some of my camp photos..........
Friday, June 26, 2009
MASTI AT NSS
Earlier in 09, we went to a children's hostel, which is more or less an orphanage.......some photos from there.......
Thursday, June 25, 2009
YOURS HOPEFULLY
INDIA,
25 june,09.
From
citizen,
middle class,
INDIA.
To
The prime minister,
Government of India.
Respected Sir,
Some 45 days back, I stood in a long queue to vote .... When i went to vote many a things flashed in my mind...... my son's education, increasing prices of commmodities, low interest rates for deposits,towering rates of petrol,gold.... my daughter's marriage...the candidates of ruling and opposition parties....the corruptive politics....a parliament filled with walking sticks and cash bags......the respect and response given to me in government offices...oops...nothing would change.... I took a decision not to vote for anybody.....
But by that time, I have come near the polling booth......I saw the government officials working sincerely and systematically,making good arrangements for the electIons....I saw physically challenged people and elderly people coming to vote.....I wondered what took them to the booths....Though some were bribed to vote, many people have come out for a cause... I thought of how the people had changed the fortunes of big leaders and big parties in the past.... as I have stood in the queue bearing the merciless sun for about an hour, I was reluctant to go back without registering my choice......so I pressed some button in the evm and went back...
Then results came.... I was happy that a stable government was ready to be formed with a non political and a highly educated person as its head....It surprised me when young ministers took oath.....and gave me some signals of a possible change in the near future........but....
Nothing has changed in the past fifty days..... except the ministers and the ministries....Though it is not possible to change things so quickly , your cabinet is capable of doing that.....Dont think I will forget ur election promises.....and in a cabinet comprising of 14 lawyers and 4 doctorate holders, of whom 9 were former chief ministers of states , you can never fail unless your government is power corrupted..... I am keenly watching you and your govt. everyday...... rather than my well being , it is my son s future which i am concentrating at.... I will expect the same from you too.... please dont turn into yet another politician....
THANKING YOU,
YOURS HOPEFULLY,
middle class citizen.
25 june,09.
From
citizen,
middle class,
INDIA.
To
The prime minister,
Government of India.
Respected Sir,
Some 45 days back, I stood in a long queue to vote .... When i went to vote many a things flashed in my mind...... my son's education, increasing prices of commmodities, low interest rates for deposits,towering rates of petrol,gold.... my daughter's marriage...the candidates of ruling and opposition parties....the corruptive politics....a parliament filled with walking sticks and cash bags......the respect and response given to me in government offices...oops...nothing would change.... I took a decision not to vote for anybody.....
But by that time, I have come near the polling booth......I saw the government officials working sincerely and systematically,making good arrangements for the electIons....I saw physically challenged people and elderly people coming to vote.....I wondered what took them to the booths....Though some were bribed to vote, many people have come out for a cause... I thought of how the people had changed the fortunes of big leaders and big parties in the past.... as I have stood in the queue bearing the merciless sun for about an hour, I was reluctant to go back without registering my choice......so I pressed some button in the evm and went back...
Then results came.... I was happy that a stable government was ready to be formed with a non political and a highly educated person as its head....It surprised me when young ministers took oath.....and gave me some signals of a possible change in the near future........but....
Nothing has changed in the past fifty days..... except the ministers and the ministries....Though it is not possible to change things so quickly , your cabinet is capable of doing that.....Dont think I will forget ur election promises.....and in a cabinet comprising of 14 lawyers and 4 doctorate holders, of whom 9 were former chief ministers of states , you can never fail unless your government is power corrupted..... I am keenly watching you and your govt. everyday...... rather than my well being , it is my son s future which i am concentrating at.... I will expect the same from you too.... please dont turn into yet another politician....
THANKING YOU,
YOURS HOPEFULLY,
middle class citizen.
Monday, June 22, 2009
PAYANIGALIN KANIVAANA GAVANATHIRKU
These are the very first words which anyone can hear on entering the historic Chennai central..Like many people , these words mean a lot to me....The majesty and warmth with which the central welcomes its passengers had not been recognised by many so far....It is the only south indian railway station to welcome with wide opened hands nearly a lakh people everyday....The regular passengers include students , IT professionals , Government officials and businessmen.....The geographic location of chennai and its economic significance nurtures this marvellous place with a wide variety of passengers...... We could easily hear telugu, malayalam and hindi anywhere in and around the platforms....It would be absolutely enthralling to see a Rajasthani lady with a baby in her lap , a Bihari businessman , a Malayali student and a typical Tamilian sharing the same row in the longue.... What a diverse nation India is !!!
The saravana bavans , rathna cafes , aaavin parlours and the aquafina dispensaries inside the station would definitely be among the most crowded places in chennai....... chennai central teaches its people the theory of "survival of the fittest ".... U need to be on your toes to get into a general compartment and book your place....Also u must learn some really difficult things like sharing a single-seater(!) with a co passenger...... The elderly people will have a hard time once they do not reseve tickets for their journey......
However the central has a lot of negative things such as the rats and mice boarding the trains...The situation gets worse when the nasty rain lashes 'singara chennai' , with the pathway outside the central as well as the path between central and he park station gets flooded....Also in festive times and during holidays , there would be a near- stampede situation....
Notwithstanding the above factors , the chennai central is a pride not only for madrasis but for any indian , as the place often reminds people that "India is a diverse yet a united nation ".... It consistently teaches the divisive forces that no one can seperate the mighty Indians permanently..... Chennai central is the real face of India ........
The saravana bavans , rathna cafes , aaavin parlours and the aquafina dispensaries inside the station would definitely be among the most crowded places in chennai....... chennai central teaches its people the theory of "survival of the fittest ".... U need to be on your toes to get into a general compartment and book your place....Also u must learn some really difficult things like sharing a single-seater(!) with a co passenger...... The elderly people will have a hard time once they do not reseve tickets for their journey......
However the central has a lot of negative things such as the rats and mice boarding the trains...The situation gets worse when the nasty rain lashes 'singara chennai' , with the pathway outside the central as well as the path between central and he park station gets flooded....Also in festive times and during holidays , there would be a near- stampede situation....
Notwithstanding the above factors , the chennai central is a pride not only for madrasis but for any indian , as the place often reminds people that "India is a diverse yet a united nation ".... It consistently teaches the divisive forces that no one can seperate the mighty Indians permanently..... Chennai central is the real face of India ........
Sunday, June 21, 2009
SIMPLY GR8
The title explains my NSS camp experience at a small village called somangalam near tambaram...Last week was one of the most memorable weeks of my life ,to say the least......With encouraging seniors turning into caring siblings and students turning into singers , dancers , directors , screenplay writers , choreographrers ,the camp was more thrilling than I expected ....The stay at school and early wake ups (with girls waking up as early as 3 o clock in the midnight ) initially worried us..... but that pain was encountered with happiness in the later days....
The school was gifted with a very big ground ... And we boys played cricket in that paradise with a lot of happiness..... I dropped a couple of catches and managed to hold on one.......The josh of the game made all our seniors and even our sir to join us.....One day , we woke up at five o clock in the morning to play....... The way we played brought girls to the ground......On the penultimate day we started playing mixed doubles in badminton ....And the most popular game was a new version of "monkey" played with a ring ball......We had all the fun and were drenched in happiness....We had a lot of masti with our seniors .......We conducted a tobacco awareness program for the school students with the guidance of the Adyar cancer institute.....We learnt with great astonishment that atleast one member of the families of those children were under the 'tobacco effect'.. So that campaign will definitely make atleast some of those young minds to restrain from tobacco..... The 'disaster mangement program' on the final day was very much boring,yet very very useful.... We were taught some first aid techniques which would help us sometime in the future....... Since we were not at a comfortable position for a village visit,we were mostly restriced to the school premises..... We cleaned the school campus and also took tuitions for the school students after their school hours......The only hitch was the forgetttable minor accident of the science exhibition bus in which the girls travelled for a primary school in the village....Fortunately they escaped with minor injuries........
Apart from never ending fun , we learned a lot of things from the camp such as placing others before self , team work , appreciating the work of a team member and some people learnt how to lead from the front..... The interaction with seniors were very helpful in more than one way.... We got many people who can care for us......We were amazed by the way the camp was organised.....But for some very very negligible hiccups , the programs were on track..... It's not that easy to manage with a strength of 60, comprising nearly 35 girls.....The seniors never showed that pressure on their faces.....
The camp ended with a typical 'camp fire' event and with an unexplainable feeling of sadness......The tears shed at the final meeting were not from the eyes of the volunteers but from their heart.......
The school was gifted with a very big ground ... And we boys played cricket in that paradise with a lot of happiness..... I dropped a couple of catches and managed to hold on one.......The josh of the game made all our seniors and even our sir to join us.....One day , we woke up at five o clock in the morning to play....... The way we played brought girls to the ground......On the penultimate day we started playing mixed doubles in badminton ....And the most popular game was a new version of "monkey" played with a ring ball......We had all the fun and were drenched in happiness....We had a lot of masti with our seniors .......We conducted a tobacco awareness program for the school students with the guidance of the Adyar cancer institute.....We learnt with great astonishment that atleast one member of the families of those children were under the 'tobacco effect'.. So that campaign will definitely make atleast some of those young minds to restrain from tobacco..... The 'disaster mangement program' on the final day was very much boring,yet very very useful.... We were taught some first aid techniques which would help us sometime in the future....... Since we were not at a comfortable position for a village visit,we were mostly restriced to the school premises..... We cleaned the school campus and also took tuitions for the school students after their school hours......The only hitch was the forgetttable minor accident of the science exhibition bus in which the girls travelled for a primary school in the village....Fortunately they escaped with minor injuries........
Apart from never ending fun , we learned a lot of things from the camp such as placing others before self , team work , appreciating the work of a team member and some people learnt how to lead from the front..... The interaction with seniors were very helpful in more than one way.... We got many people who can care for us......We were amazed by the way the camp was organised.....But for some very very negligible hiccups , the programs were on track..... It's not that easy to manage with a strength of 60, comprising nearly 35 girls.....The seniors never showed that pressure on their faces.....
The camp ended with a typical 'camp fire' event and with an unexplainable feeling of sadness......The tears shed at the final meeting were not from the eyes of the volunteers but from their heart.......
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