1. No criticisms?
Wonder what Mamata Banerjee is upto? From her actions and utterances, she seems to be on a disastrous path of frittering away the tremendous goodwill of the masses she'd accumulated over the past so many years, thanks to the misrule of the communists.
Her zero level tolerance of any form of criticism of her policies is fraught with danger. A good leader must keep her ear to the ground and listen to the groundswell of criticism/dissent, understand and analyse as to what's causing them and apply swift corrective action even to the extent of scrapping a wrong order, if required. Ego has no place in such instances. And good points/suggestions, coming from the opposition, must be accepted as an opportunity for implementation.
And it goes without saying that one should not take oneself seriously and must be able to take on jokes and have the ability to laugh at oneself. It can be stifling otherwise!
A couple of her recent actions, appended below, does not even sound rational :-
(a) Putting behind bars, a gentleman who'd featured her in one of his cartoons.
(b) Exhorting people to shun the communists to the extent of ostracising them socially.
Here's hoping that she comes out of her idiosyncrasies soon.
2. India set to join the select club of the ICBM gang.
India's poised to test fire the over 5,000 km range Agni V rocket. To me, as an Indian, it's a moment of great pride and achievement. With the ICBM in our arsenal, our strategic position will be greatly enhanced. The nuclear capable Agni V, weighing about 50 tons and of length 17.5 mts, is surely gonna be a game changer and comes at a time when China has been up to tricks on our northern borders.
3. The eternal romance of the Titanic saga.
What makes the Titanic saga an enduring, nay endearing, story for the people all around the world? It's the centenary of the ship's sinking and its lasting appeal prods people to write books, pen TV dramas and of course, the latest is the return of James Cameron's Oscar sweeping movie of 1997 in 3D.
To my mind, the fact that the ship's passengers formed a slice of every strata of society and their collective ecstasies, dreams, the fears and the final disaster when death chose its victims with scant regard to their social positions makes it fascinating, even intriguing. It mirrors the ecstasy and the agony that's life which is a continuous journey to the unknown!!
Wonder what Mamata Banerjee is upto? From her actions and utterances, she seems to be on a disastrous path of frittering away the tremendous goodwill of the masses she'd accumulated over the past so many years, thanks to the misrule of the communists.
Her zero level tolerance of any form of criticism of her policies is fraught with danger. A good leader must keep her ear to the ground and listen to the groundswell of criticism/dissent, understand and analyse as to what's causing them and apply swift corrective action even to the extent of scrapping a wrong order, if required. Ego has no place in such instances. And good points/suggestions, coming from the opposition, must be accepted as an opportunity for implementation.
And it goes without saying that one should not take oneself seriously and must be able to take on jokes and have the ability to laugh at oneself. It can be stifling otherwise!
A couple of her recent actions, appended below, does not even sound rational :-
(a) Putting behind bars, a gentleman who'd featured her in one of his cartoons.
(b) Exhorting people to shun the communists to the extent of ostracising them socially.
Here's hoping that she comes out of her idiosyncrasies soon.
2. India set to join the select club of the ICBM gang.
India's poised to test fire the over 5,000 km range Agni V rocket. To me, as an Indian, it's a moment of great pride and achievement. With the ICBM in our arsenal, our strategic position will be greatly enhanced. The nuclear capable Agni V, weighing about 50 tons and of length 17.5 mts, is surely gonna be a game changer and comes at a time when China has been up to tricks on our northern borders.
3. The eternal romance of the Titanic saga.
What makes the Titanic saga an enduring, nay endearing, story for the people all around the world? It's the centenary of the ship's sinking and its lasting appeal prods people to write books, pen TV dramas and of course, the latest is the return of James Cameron's Oscar sweeping movie of 1997 in 3D.
To my mind, the fact that the ship's passengers formed a slice of every strata of society and their collective ecstasies, dreams, the fears and the final disaster when death chose its victims with scant regard to their social positions makes it fascinating, even intriguing. It mirrors the ecstasy and the agony that's life which is a continuous journey to the unknown!!
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