tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-189450752024-03-13T10:30:30.207+05:30Vinay's BlogMy Thoughts, My observations, My opinions, My confusions and much moreVinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-24276676745996176922008-06-29T23:55:00.034+05:302008-06-30T03:41:07.403+05:30Its been an yearIts been an year since I last posted on my blog.<br /><br />So many things have happened in the last one year. So many events nationally, internationally. Some have made people happy, but majority have resulted in gloom. I am trying to recall some of them which I followed regularly, not necessarily in the chronological order, loosely in the order of their consequences. Since I follow Politics more than anything else, they are going to dominate the list.<br /><br /><ul><li>First the BIG one, which is hitting the entire world's population in one or the other way. Sky rocketing Crude Oil prices, which is leading to high food prices. The support the ethanol production is getting in Americas and the EU is resulting in less food grains being supplied to the developing world. Countries which do not grow their staple food are hit hard. Egypt, world's largest importer of wheat has seen violent clashes and has increased the salaries by 33% to support people to buy the wheat. Protests have also taken place in Pakistan, Afghanistan. The supply of rice to Middle East is almost cut off.<br /></li></ul>Ever increasing demand of energy has made developing economies like China, India also compete with US, EU for the Crude Oil in Middle East, spiraling Crude Oil Prices. India and China, at last, increased Petroleum products prices few weeks back. I do not know how far can they go shielding the half the world's population from a World Phenomenon. Its high time they educate everybody that both of them DO NOT have enough OIL with in their boundaries and they depend on overseas.<br /><br />I hope at least this event makes people aware that Oil is not a permanent source of Energy and educate them to save every 'joule' of energy. Only Solar, Wind or Oceans can be answer for the world's hungry for energy.<br /><br /><ul><li>Second one too is a BIG one, which is important to the entire world. Barack Obama won the US Democratic Party Candidature for the US Presidential elections, after a long, close battle with Hillary Rodham Clinton. In the beginning, analysts believed Hillary will sweep the US Democratic Primaries against Obama. But Obama with his motto of "Change" steadily built his path to victory. He will be fighting with John McCain, who is the US Republican Party Presidential Candidate. This will be great fight to watch out for.</li></ul><ul><li>Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in Rawalpindi during an Election Rally. I have read that she has never been good for India. But I think she was of some hope for US to fight the Al-quaeda.</li></ul><ul><li>Russian Parliamentary and Presidential Elections. The One-party dominated (Remember Congress in Nehru's time) democracy in Russia sweeps both the polls. Vladimir Putin is continuing his strong influence in Russia as Prime Minister. He has selected Medevedev as the next President. Italy gets its 63rd Government since World War II. Argentina gets their first Woman President - <span class="mw-redirect">Cristina Fernandez.</span></li></ul><ul><li>Now this is a recent one. National Drama over Energy. The Nuclear Deal with US. Congress vs. CPI(M). The demand for Electricity in India is so high that, for the time being, I believe Nuclear Energy is the only answer, since all renewable sources still need more research and high investment and not capable of producing the Electricity needed. As the 2009 Union Elections are approaching, CPI(M) definitely cannot be with Congress till the Elections, as they cannot fight with their ally - Congress on their 3 strongholds - West Bengal, Kerala and Tripura. On top of this their "Anti-US" agenda is inspiring them to threaten to pull out support for Congress led UPA government at the Centre.</li></ul><ul><li>Now something to cheer! Karnataka gets a near-One-Party Government. After the debacle and the unholy tie ups of the opponents after the 2004 State Assembly elections, people have been eager to see one party Government. With BJP installing the first Goverment down south, BJP is now hoping to win the next Union Elections too. There is little possibility a single party Government will be installed at the Centre in near future.</li></ul><ul><li>Supreme Court clears path for Arjun Singh to implement the OBC reservations in admissions to IITs, IIMs. Now his yesterday's order says the quota will also be implemented for the Teaching Faculty as well. I see the caste based reservations in Buses and trains coming in the near future.</li></ul><ul><li>Now the showdown of Vote Bank! Gujjars went on rampage demanding the State/Central Government (The case went on a merry go round between the State and Centre, finally landing With Raje). The public bear the brunt of no trains between Mumbai and Delhi. The Gujjar leader Mr. Bhainsla walks free and sets an example of how to arm twist the Governments when the next elections are near, and get the work done. Is Democracy just securing the Vote-Banks?<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Sudden burst of protests in Tibet. And the whole Anti-China world woke up and called for dialogue between Dalai Lama and China. The protests went so far that many countries threaten to pull out of the Olympic Games, which the Chinese Government is using to show China's Prominence in today's world. China faced a mammoth Earthquake in Siachun province with the death toll raising to more than 100,000. The sorrow, the quick response of the Chinese Government, and the media freedom allowed to cover the event suppresses the Tibetan protests. A new conspiracy theory is floating around in the internet, which are linked to the 5 Olympic Mascots. There have been 5 disasters in the recent past in China which some people have linked with those Mascots. Chinese are strong believers in Superstitions. The Olympics are starting on 08-08-08 at 08:08:08 PM, yes, no prizes for guessing, 8 is the lucky number, so believe the Chinese.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Another Disaster. Cyclone in Burma. The effect of that gets multiplied thanks to the Military Government in Burma. The Government even held a referendum for its new constitution amidst the disaster! The exact death toll is still unknown. Many International Media reporters are directly sent back from Rangoon Airport. China. Floods in Tobasco, Mexico, US Mid-west have been severe this time.</li></ul><ul><li>Elections in 2 key African Countries go haywire. Nobody is ready to give up the post. Nobody is trying to accept the defeat. Kenya saw a long period of protests, battles. At last some sort of Compromise has been made. Robert Mugabe does not seem to give up power till he dies. Even though he lost in the First round of elections, through his Presidential influence, he made sure that he wins the second round. Zimbabwe inflation at 6 figures!</li></ul><ul><li>Now the Indian Media. Sensational at its best! Price rise - Go on listing the effects of it in the first page. A short article for the reason of Price-rise in the Business Page, which 99% will not read! Who will educate the people about the World wide phenomenon? Amitabh, Rajinikanth, Shahrukh, Reality Shows, Smriti's comeback to Kyunki have come over to the front page in News papers and become Breaking News in News(?) channels. Reality show SMS business model must be growing in leaps and bounds looking at the number of Reality shows in each GEC on all Saturdays and Sundays.</li></ul><ul><li>IPL took over the Front + Sports pages of almost all newspapers for almost 2 months. People replaced their serials with Cricket Matches. I guess by next year by April, there will be 2 TV sets in around 10% of households in India, one for IPL and another for non-IPL. Thank God! At least some people do not waste time on the day long Cricket Matches from now on.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>When I am writing this blog, Spain have won the Euro - 2008. I do not know Football much. I had read that Spain have played really well in all their matches. Spain have won in the final too. A win to cheer! No Italy, No Portugal, No controversies.<br /></li></ul>Many events are continuing as before.<br /><ul><li>Global Warming increasing. Arctic Ice Caps now getting lesser. Russia plants their flag to establish sovereignty over the North Pole.<br /></li><li>Terrorism attacks/threats as before.<br /></li><li>The call for "Talks" and Dialogues" (I have heard enough of these words. I guess they will loose their meaning in a few years from now, like many few words mean now the opposite of what they meant before) for the ever continuing Middle East Crisis. Gazans broke the Border wall with Egypt because of the blockade by Israel.<br /></li><li>Iran-Nuclear crisis is still continuing. Some doubts were raised also on Syria on the basis of some satellite photographs.<br /></li><li>TOI is still printing 1/2 page news daily and they have extended the same to 3 more cities - Chennai, Goa and Jaipur. I feel sorry for them. TOI Bangalore fills 2 page news about Bangalore's new International Airport for 15 days.</li></ul><br />I hope the days ahead brings more happiness to world.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-82383065838611470052007-07-01T18:32:00.000+05:302007-07-01T19:34:30.891+05:30ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ, ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ, ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಬನ್ನಿ - ಕಮಲಹಾಸನ್ ಒಂದು ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾದಲ್ಲಿ Bus Conductor ಆಗಿ ಹಾಡುವ ಮೊದಲ ಸಾಲುಗಳು. ಈಗ Busನಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಾಡುವ ಜನರನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರೆ, Conductorಗೆ ಒಳಗೆ ನಿಂತು ಮೇಲಿನ ಸಾಲುಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಈಗೇನಿದ್ದರೂ ಹೊರಗಿನಿಂದಲೇ 'ಒಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋಗ್ರಿ' ಅಷ್ಟೆ!<br /><br />Bus Conductor ಕೆಲಸ ವಿಪರೀತ ಕಷ್ಟಕರವಾದದ್ದು. ಬೆಳಗ್ಗಿನ ವಿಪರೀತ ಜನಸಂದಣಿ. Bus ಒಳಗೆ ನೂಕು-ನುಗ್ಗಲು. ಬಸ್ ಬಾಗಿಲುಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರಕ್ಕೆ ಜೋತಾಡುವ ಜನ. ಪ್ರತಿ Bus Stopನಲ್ಲೂ Ticket ಕೊಡುವ ಕೆಲಸ ಹೊರಗೆಯೇ. ಒಳಗೆ ನಿಲ್ಲಲು ಜಾಗ ಇದ್ದರೆ ತಾನೆ? ಜೊತೆಗೆ Bus Stopನಲ್ಲಿ Busನ ಒಂದು ಬಾಗಿಲಿನಿಂದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಬಾಗಿಲಿನೊಳಕ್ಕೆ ಏರುವ Conductorಗಳ ಸಾಹಸ. ಸಂಜೆಯ ಸಮಯದಲ್ಲೂ ಇದೇ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ. ಆ ಹೊತ್ತುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರನ್ನು Busನ ಒಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹತ್ತಿಸುವಷ್ಟರಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ Conductorಗಳು ಕೆಂಡಾ-ಮಂಡಲ. ಜನರೂ ಕೂಡ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಒಳಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದರೆ ತಾವು ಇಳಿಯಬೇಕಾದ Bus Stopನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಳಿಯಲಾದೀತೋ ಎಂದು ಬಾಗಿಲಲ್ಲೇ ಜೋಕಾಲಿಯಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಇನ್ನು ಕಾಲೇಜು ಹುಡುಗರಿಗಂತೂ ಅದೇ ಮೋಜು.<br /><br />ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು Busಗೆ ಒಂದು Character ಅನ್ನು ತಂದು ಕೊಡುವವರೇ ಅದರ Conductor. ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ, ದಿನವೂ ಅದೇ Busನಲ್ಲಿ ಒಡಾಡುವ ಜನರೊಡನೆ Conductor ಉಭಯ ಕುಶಲೋಪರಿ ಇದ್ದೇ ಇರುತ್ತದೆ. Busನಲ್ಲಿ ಜನ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇದ್ದರಂತೂ ಜನರೊಡನೆ ಕೂತು ಮಾತು ವಿನಿಮಯ. ಇನ್ನು Busನಲ್ಲಿ ಶಾಲಾ-ಕಾಲೇಜು ವಿದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿಗಳೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ, Conductor ಕೂಡ ಒಬ್ಬ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು. ಶಾಲಾ ಮಕ್ಕಳೊಡನೆ ಅವರ ಒಡನಾಟ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ನಾನು ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ಓಡಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದ Busನ Conductorಗೆ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಓಡಾಡುವ ಅಷ್ಟೂ ಜನ ಗೊತ್ತಿರುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. BE ಮುಗಿದ ಕೆಲವು ತಿಂಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ 43D Busನ Conductor ನಾನು ಅವರ Busನಲ್ಲಿ ಸುಮಾರು ದಿನಗಳಿಂದ ಕಾಣಿಸದೇ ಇದ್ದುದನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ, BE ಮುಗಿಯಿತಾ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದ್ದರು.<br /><br />ಕೆಲವರನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ, ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ Conductorಗಳು ಕೆಲಸ ಎಷ್ಟೇ ಕಷ್ಟವಿದ್ದರೂ ಆ ಕೆಲಸವನ್ನು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. Bus ಎಷ್ಟೇ rush ಆಗಿದ್ದರೂ ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಜನರೋಡನೆ ಅವರಾಡುವ ಸ್ವಾರಸ್ಯಕರ ಮಾತುಗಳು Busನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಇತರರಿಗೆ ವಿನೋದ. ವಯಸ್ಸಾದವರಿಗೆ Conductorಗಳು ತೋರುವ ಕಾಳಜಿ ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಉದಾಹರಣೆ. ಬರಿ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆ ಹಿಡಿದುಕೊಂಡು ಮದುವೆಗೆ ಹೊರಟಿರುವವರಿಗೆ ಮಂಟಪದ ದಾರಿ ತೋರಿಸುವವರೂ ಅವರೆ.<br /><br />ಬಹುಶಃ ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್ಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗಳಿಗೆ ಜನರನ್ನು ಸೆಳೆಯುವಲ್ಲಿ, Conductor ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಳೆಸಿಕೊಂಡ ಜನರ ಒಡನಾಟ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡಿರಲೇಬೇಕು. ಹೇಗಿದ್ದರೆ, ಹೇಗೆ ಮಾತಾಡಿದರೆ ತಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಜನ ಇಷ್ಟಪಡುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ರಜನೀಕಾಂತ್ Conductor ಕೆಲಸದಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಕಲಿತಿರಲೇಬೇಕು.<br /><br />Bus Conductor ಅನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ, ಜನರನ್ನು ಹತ್ತಿರದಿಂದ ನೋಡುವ, ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ವಿಶೇಷವಾದ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಬೆಸೆಯುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ವೃತ್ತಿ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-81683816197340973942007-07-01T09:40:00.000+05:302007-07-01T18:25:36.606+05:30The Golden OnesHave you ever wondered about the arrangement of florets in a Sunflower?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeX9KXzTcI/AAAAAAAAAMY/GNHKuDAsXd4/s1600-h/sunflower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeX9KXzTcI/AAAAAAAAAMY/GNHKuDAsXd4/s320/sunflower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082197781522894274" border="0" /></a>Whats the secret behind this pattern?<br /><br />Its Nature's best kept secret - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Ratio"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">The Golden Ratio.</span></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclqXzTjI/AAAAAAAAANQ/X9pLJO5xkvE/s1600-h/ratio.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclqXzTjI/AAAAAAAAANQ/X9pLJO5xkvE/s400/ratio.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082202875354107442" border="0" /></a>"Two quantities are in the <strong style="font-weight: normal;" class="selflink">golden</strong> ratio if the ratio between the sum of those quantities and the larger one is the same as the ratio between the larger one and the smaller. The golden ratio is approximately 1.6180339887."<br /><br />The golden ratio can be expressed as a mathematical constant by the Greek letter φ. Expressed algebraically-<br /><br />(a + b)/a = a/b = φ <p>This equation has as its unique positive solution the algebraic irrational number.</p><p class="MsoNormal">φ = (1 + √5)/2 <span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >≈ </span>1.6180339887</p> There are a several geometric entities that are based on Golden Ratio.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Golden Rectangle</span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclaXzThI/AAAAAAAAANA/lhR1yo7pRrk/s1600-h/rectangle.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclaXzThI/AAAAAAAAANA/lhR1yo7pRrk/s400/rectangle.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082202871059140114" border="0" /></a>A <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_rectangle">golden rectangle</a> is a rectangle whose side lengths are in the golden ration, 1:φ, that is, approximately 1:1.618. A distinctive feature of this shape is that when a square section is removed, the remainder is another golden rectangle, that is, with the same proportions as the first.<br /><br />Artisits have used Golden Rectangle in their art works. The dimensions of many paintings are Golden Rectangles. Architects have also used the Golden Rectangle in their designs. The Parthenon's, the UN Headquarters in NYC are examples where Golden Rectangles have been used. Golden Ratio was also used in constructing Egyptian Pyramids.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeUBqXzTYI/AAAAAAAAAL4/elMro2MJdQo/s1600-h/325px-ParthenonGoldenRatio.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeUBqXzTYI/AAAAAAAAAL4/elMro2MJdQo/s400/325px-ParthenonGoldenRatio.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082193460785794434" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >Golden Angle</span><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclaXzTiI/AAAAAAAAANI/d5O75lMWRDU/s1600-h/angle.bmp"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeclaXzTiI/AAAAAAAAANI/d5O75lMWRDU/s400/angle.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082202871059140130" border="0" /></a>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_angle">golden angle</a> is the smaller of the two angles created by sectioning the circumference of a circle according to the golden ratio that is, into two arcs such that the ratio of the length of the larger arc to the smaller is the same as the ratio of the full circumference to the larger.</p> <p>Algebraically, let c<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>be the circumference of a circle, divided into a longer arc of length a and a smaller arc of length b such that</p><p>c = a + b and c/a = a/b<br /></p> <p>The golden angle is then the angle formed by the smaller arc of length <i>b</i>. It measures approximately 137.51°.</p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeY3aXzTfI/AAAAAAAAAMw/NhZQmOVFxqA/s1600-h/succulent-top.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeY3aXzTfI/AAAAAAAAAMw/NhZQmOVFxqA/s320/succulent-top.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082198782250274290" border="0" /></a>The Plant kingdom uses Golden Angle extensively in the arrangement of leaves, branches, petals, florets. In the picture, a new leaf is formed at golden angle to the previous one.<br /><br />The florets in Sunflower are <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20070505/mathtrek.asp">arranged</a> at golden angles forming a spiral arrangement. Golden angle results in the most <a href="http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/nature-golden-ratio-fibonacci.html">optimal way</a> of arranging the florets. In the figure below depicting arrangement of florets in Sunflower, Floret 1 is at a golden angle to floret 2. Similarly Floret 2 forms a golden angle with floret 3.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeaIaXzTgI/AAAAAAAAAM4/mQKRa477bc4/s1600-h/f8430_4521.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RoeaIaXzTgI/AAAAAAAAAM4/mQKRa477bc4/s320/f8430_4521.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5082200173819678210" border="0" /></a>Any better mathemetician than nature?<br /><br />Read More<br /><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fibonacci_number">Fibonacci Numbers</a></li><li><a href="http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci/fib.html">Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio</a></li><li><a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/27890/applications5.html">Fibonacci Sequence in Nature</a></li><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logarithmic_spiral">Logarithmic Spiral</a><br /></li></ul>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-68516769390031343832007-06-24T22:49:00.000+05:302007-06-25T10:52:15.181+05:30The Green OscarsThe <a href="http://www.ashdenawards.org/">Ashden Awards</a> for Sustainable Energy are presented every year to renewable projects in UK and developing countries in the world which aim at protecting the environment and improving the quality of life. The Ashden Awards are also called the Green Oscars. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashden_Awards">Read More</a><br /><br />This year, projects BIOTECH from Kerala, SKG Sangha from Karnataka have won the awards under Biogas category. This year's 'Outstanding award', awarded to <span class="verdanamb">a past winner whose work has accelerated since winning an award</span> has been given to Bangalore based Selco.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.ashdenawards.org/media_summary07_skg"><b>SKG Sangha</b></a> has radically improved the lives of thousands of rural families in Karnataka, by supplying them with both dung based biogas plants for cooking and a specially designed unit that turns the slurry from the biogas plant into high quality fertiliser. It provides a cheap, reliable source of energy, reduces indoor air pollution and eases pressure on forest resources. The units supplied by SKG Sangha produce fertiliser simply by combining the slurry with straw and leaves and then adding worms which re-digest the mixture to produce vermicompost. SKG Sangha has installed over 43,000 biogas plants in the state of Karnataka alone.<br /><br /></span>The SKG Sangha's plant can be easily installed in rual areas where dung is readily available. We do have this plant installed at our native village. The plant needs no major maintainence. The gas produces highly bluish flame making it better than the LPG!<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://www.ashdenawards.org/media_summary07_biotech"><b>BIOTECH</b></a> has succeeded in tackling the problem of the dumping of food waste in the streets of Kerala through the installation of biogas plants that use the food waste to produce gas for cooking and, in some cases, electricity for lighting; the residue serves as a fertiliser. To date BIOTECH has built and installed an impressive 12,000 domestic plants (160 of which also use human waste from latrines to avoid contamination of ground water), 220 institutional plants and 17 municipal plants that use waste from markets to power generators. </span><br /><br />The BIOTECH Project is really boom for the urban areas. It can be easily installed in every house hold in cities as having a underground small plant is feasible. This also results in proper disposal of organic wastes, also reduces the pressure on under ground drainage. <span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /><a href="http://www.selco-india.com/">Selco</a>, based in Bangalore, <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/06/22/eaashd22.xml">provides its solar photovoltaic</a>, electricity generating technology to families through microfinance, which means underwriting the cost for poor families. The price of a Selco solar home system is between US$275 and US$325 and it uses solar power to charge batteries during the day so lights and other appliances can run off them during dark hours.</span><br /><br />With long power cuts in rural areas, Selco's solar systems have become a saviour of the rural people, also easing the pressure to build more power plants.<br /><br />Rural India is making great progress in the field of sustainable energy by harnessing Solar energy and the bio-wastes. Thanks to Government's encouragement and sky rocketing electricity bills, people in urban India are going for solar water heaters. Much research needs to be done in the field of harnessing energy from the huge amount of wastes produced by the cities. Making Rain water harvesting and a small bio-gas plant mandatory in every house hold in cities makes a good start.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-25696435944324724382007-06-24T19:45:00.000+05:302007-06-24T21:58:59.697+05:30ಅವರ್ರಾ? ಗಂಟೆನಾ?"ಇನ್ನು ಎಷ್ಟ್ ಹೊತ್ತಾಗುತ್ತಪ್ಪ?"<br /><br />"ಇನ್ನು ಮೂರ್ ಅವರ್ ಅಗುತ್ತೆ ಸಾರ್."<br /><br />ಇಂತಹ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ, ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತ ಇದೇ ಮಾದರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಉತ್ತರ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಅಯ್ಯೊ! ಇದೆಂತಹ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ, ಈ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದೆ ಇಲ್ಲ, ಮುಂದೆ ಇಲ್ಲ! ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಈ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಗೂ, ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕೂ, ಈ ಬರಹಕ್ಕೂ ಏನು ಸಂಬಂಧ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತೀರ? ನಾನು ಹೇಳುತ್ತಿರುವುದು ಈ ಉತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿನ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅಷ್ಟೆ.<br /><br />ಮೂರ್ ಅವರ್! ಅಯ್ಯೋ, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಗಂಟೆ' ಎನ್ನುವ ಪದವಿಲ್ಲವೇ ಬಳಸಲಿಕ್ಕೇ? ಹೋಗಲಿ ಬೇಡ, ತ್ರೀ ಅವರ್ಸ್ ಅಂದರೂ ಪರವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಂಕಿಯ ಜೊತೆ ಬಲವಂತದ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಬಳಸುವುದೇತಕ್ಕೆ? ಏನು, ಮೂರು ಕೆಜಿ ಎನ್ನುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೇ ಎನ್ನುವುದಾದರೆ, ಕೆಜಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವ ಪದವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಕಿ, ಅಳತೆಗಳ ವಿಚಾರವಲ್ಲ, ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಮುಖ್ಯವಾದುದು, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಲವಂತವಾಗಿ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ತೂರಿಸುವುದೇಕೆ?<br /><br />ಹೌದು, ನಾವೆಲ್ಲರೂ, ದಿನನಿತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಲೀಲಾಜಾಲವಾಗಿ ಈಗೀಗ ಬಳಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಕೆಲವು ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪದಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಮಾನಾಂತರ ಪದಗಳಿಲ್ಲ. ಆ ಸಂಧರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವುಗಳ ಬಳಕೆ ಸರಿ, ಸಮಂಜಸ. ಕೆಲವು - ಮೊಬೈಲ್, ಸ್ಪೀಕರ್... ಇವುಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಬಹುದಾದರೂ ಅವುಗಳ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಇರುವ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳ ಬದಲು ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷ್ ಪದವೇಕೆ?<br /><br />ನೋಡಿ, ತಿಂಡಿ - tiffin, ಲೋಟ - glass, ತಟ್ಟೆ - plate, ಖಂಡಿತ -guarantee, ಕೋಣೆ - room.. ಹೀಗೆ ಪಟ್ಟಿ ಮುಗಿಯುವುದೇ ಕಾಣೆ! ಏಕೆ ಹೀಗೆ? ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನಮ್ಮವರಿಗೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷಿನ ವ್ಯಾಮೋಹ ಹೆಚ್ಚೇ ಎನ್ನಿ. ನಾನು ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷನ್ನು ಕಲಿಯಬಾರದೆನ್ನುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಳಸುವ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ 'ಆದಷ್ಟು' ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳನ್ನೇ ಬಳಸುವುದಕ್ಕೇನು? ಇದು ಕೇವಲ ಕನ್ನಡ-ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷಿನ ಚರ್ಚೆಯಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತ ಪದಗಳನ್ನೂ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ ಬಳಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಕಣ್ಣಾಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ - ನೇತ್ರಾಲಯ, ಬೀದಿ - ರಸ್ತೆ, ಗುಡಿ - ದೇವಸ್ಥಾನ. ವಾರಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳನ್ನು ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದಿಂದಲೇ ಎರವಲು ಪಡೆದಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ನೋಡಿ, ಕಣ್ಣಾಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಟ್ಟರೆ, ಯಾವುದೋ ಮೂರನೇ ದರ್ಜೆಯ ಆಸ್ಪತ್ರೆ ಎಂದು ಜನ ಎಂದುಕೊಂಡಾರು ಅಂತ ಭಾವಿಸಿ, ಅತ್ಯುತ್ತಮ ದರ್ಜೆಯದ್ದು ಎಂದೆನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆಂದು, 'ನೇತ್ರಾಲಯ' ಎಂದು ಹೆಸರಿಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ, ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿದರೆ ಉತ್ತಮ ದರ್ಜೆ ಎಂಬುದು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜನರ ನಂಬಿಕೆ. ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೇಲೆ ಏಕೀ ಕೀಳರಿಮೆ?<br /><br />ಇದೇ ವಾದವನ್ನು ನಾನು ಕೆಲವರ ಮುಂದೆ ಹಿಂದೆ ಇರಿಸಿದಾಗ, <em>'ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವ</em> <em>ದೊಡ್ಡತನವಿರಬೇಕು</em>', ಎಂಬ ಉತ್ತರ ಬಂತು. ಇದರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷನ್ನು ಉದಾಹರಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಹೌದು, ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಂದು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪದಗಳೇ ಇವೆ. ಅದು ಇಂದು ಸರ್ವ ವ್ಯಾಪಿ. ಆದರೆ ಅದು ಸರ್ವವ್ಯಾಪಿಯಾಗಿರುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣಗಳೇ ಬೇರೆ. ಬಹುಪಾಲು ಜಗತ್ತನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸಿದ ಬ್ರಿಟಿಷ್ ಸಾಮ್ರಾಜ್ಯ ಒಂದಾದರೆ, ಯು.ಎಸ್.ಎ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದರ ಬಳಕೆ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಕಾರಣ. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿದರೆ, ಅದೂ ಇಂಗ್ಲೀಷಿನಂತೆ ಆಗಬಹುದು ಎಂದೆನಿಸಿದರೆ ಅದು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳೇ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತಾಗುತ್ತದೆ ಅಷ್ಟೆ.<br /><br />ನನ್ನ ಮಾತೃ ಭಾಷೆ ತಮಿಳು ಮೂಲವಾದ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanketi_language">ಸಂಕೇತಿ</a>ಯಾದುದರಿಂದ, ತಮಿಳು ನನಗೆ ಬರುತ್ತದೆ. ಓದಲಿಕ್ಕೆ ಕಲಿಯಲು ಇನ್ನೂ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗಿಲ್ಲ. ತಮಿಳು ಇಂದು ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಗ್ರ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಪಡೆದಿದೆಯೆಂದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ಅದರ ಪದಗಳ ಶ್ರೀಮಂತಿಕೆ. ತಮಿಳರಿಗೆ ಅದರ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ಗೌರವ. ಕನ್ನಡ-ತಮಿಳು ಎರಡಕ್ಕೂ ಸಮನಾದ ಇತಿಹಾಸವಿದ್ದಾರೂ, ಕನ್ನಡ ತನ್ನ ಅದೇ ರೂಪವನ್ನು ಕಾಯ್ದುಕೊಂಡಿಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡ, ತೆಲುಗು, ಮಲಯಾಳದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಪದಗಳು ಹೇರಳವಾಗಿ ನುಸುಳಿವೆ. ತಮಿಳು ಹಾಗೇ ಕಾಯ್ದುಕೊಂಡಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ಹೇಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಎಷ್ಟೋಪಾಲು ವಾಸಿ. ಈ ಕನ್ನಡ-ತಮಿಳು ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ, ತಿಂಗಳ್ - ಚಂದ್ರ, ಅರಸ್ - ಸರ್ಕಾರ, ಇಳೈ - ಭೂಮಿ, ವಂಡಿ - ಗಾಡಿ... ನೋಡಿ ತಮಿಳಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಪದಗಳು ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಇವೆ. 'ಬೆಳದಿಂಗಳಿ'ನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ತಿಂಗಳು ಮರೆಯಾಗಿದೆ. 'ಅ-ಅರಸ'ವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಬೇರೆ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕಡೆಗಳಲ್ಲೂ ರಾಜರೇ ರಾರಾಜಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಯಾವುದೋ ಕವಿತೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ, 'ಇಳೆ'ಯನ್ನು ನಾನು ಬೇರೆಲ್ಲಿಯೂ ಕಂಡಿಲ್ಲ. 'ಉಗಿಬಂಡಿ'ಯನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟರೆ ಬಂಡಿ ಎಲ್ಲೋ, ಯಾವಾಗಲೋ ದಾರಿತಪ್ಪಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಇನ್ನೂ ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಪದಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯವೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.<br /><br />ಎಂತಹ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನೋಡಿ, ಇದ್ದರೂ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತಹದ್ದು.<br /><br />ನಾನು ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಕಲಿಯಬೇಡಿಯೆಂದು ಎಂದೂ ಹೇಳುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರೆಯಾಗುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕನ್ನಡದ್ದೇ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿ ಎಂದಷ್ಟೇ. ಇದೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಮಗ್ಯಾಕೆ ಎನ್ನುವುದಾದರೆ, <em>'ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಲ್ಲದೇ ಬೇರಾರೂ ಬಳಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ'</em> ಎಂಬುದೇ ನನ್ನ ಉತ್ತರ.<br /><br />ಮೇಲಿನ ಬರಹದಲ್ಲಿ, ನಾನು ಕೂಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತದ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸಿದ್ದರೆ, ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಪದಗಳಿಲ್ಲದೆಯೋ, ಇಲ್ಲ, ಇದ್ದೂ ನನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿರದೇ ಅಷ್ಟೆ. ಇದ್ದೂ ಬಳಸಿದ್ದರೆ ಸಮನಾದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ಸೂಚಿಸಿ.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-53074743656102049922007-06-23T14:41:00.000+05:302007-06-23T16:35:56.128+05:30Please, Please Vote for me !"<span style="font-style: italic;">If you want me to win, please, please vote for me. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please type xx </span><space><span style="font-style: italic;"> xxxx and send it to yyyy. </span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Please send as much SMSs as you can.</span>"<br /><br />ufff, I am fed up listening to the that statement multiple times in almost every 'Talent Hunt'(?) programme on TV. Almost every so called 'Talent Hunt' programme boils down to participants pleading to the audience to vote for them to make them win!<br /><br />Talent should always be judged by a team of experts in the respective field. Experts can appropriately recongnise the ability of the participant.<br /><br />At present, all these 'Talent Hunt' programmes have become a 'joke'. They neither stress on the talent of the participant, nor they allow him/her to be judged by a panel of judges. Though experts are present, they are just to 'praise' or 'criticise very little' the participant. These programmes involve make overs for the participants with designer clothes and colored hair, with those brands promptly being displayed in the background! The 'talent' takes a back seat.<br /><br />After every performance, the participant regardless of whether he/she performed good or bad, pleads to the audience to vote for him/her to save from elimination. Everybody in the audience is not able to judge the talent of the participant. They can neither catch the participant's mistakes nor judge their capability. Most of them go by their looks. Now comes the regionalism which plays a 'monster' role. People vote for the participant who hails from their region regardless of whether he/she was good or bad. </space>People in Assam and Meghalaya are holding rallies to ask people over there to vote for the participant from their region. <space>Adding to this even the participants ask for votes in their mother tongue to get votes from 'their' people. Disgusting!<br /><br />The winners of last seasons of these 'Talent shows' are no where today. They are no where to be seen. Why? because they were not the best talents! Where is Abhijeet Sawant? where is Sandeep Acharya? Where is Sanjaya Malakar? They were stars made by the TV rather than the audience. They will be stars till that season of the programme ends.<br /><br />On the other side, the programmes where the winners were judged by a panel of judges have produced the best talents. '<span style="font-style: italic;">Meri Awaaz Suno</span>' gave highly talented <span style="font-style: italic;">Sunidhi Chauhan</span> to the music industry. '<span style="font-style: italic;">TVS SaReGaMa</span>' brought <span style="font-style: italic;">Sonu Nigam</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Shreya Ghoshal</span>, <span style="font-style: italic;">Archana Udupa</span> to the lime light. Even the present '<span style="font-style: italic;">Ede Tumbi Haduvenu</span>' on <span style="font-style: italic;">ETV Kannada</span> is bringing the best child talents to the people with children being judged by experts in the music field. All those programmes have/had made people wait anxiously every week for them to enjoy the performances by the best talents.<br /><br />Almost every talent hunt show is just behind the money and not the talent. Talent show is being made into '<span style="font-style: italic;">Audience Voting</span>' show by the big money, the cellular operators are offering to the programme. These programmes are clocking more TRPs because people want to see 'their' candidate winning. Is there end to these 'Audience Voting' Talent hunts?<br /><br />And now, this 'Talent Hunt' has spilled over to 'Wonders of the World'! <a href="http://www.new7wonders.com/">New7Wonders</a> is asking people of the globe to select the '<span style="font-style: italic;">Next 7 Wonders of the World</span>' among many Ancient Monuments of the world. People of a country are voting en masse to the monument of their country. Indians are including <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taj_Mahal">Taj Mahal</a> </span>in the 7 wonders they are choosing, Greeks are including for <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acropolis_of_Athens">Acropolis of Athens</a>, Brazilians <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_the_Redeemer_%28statue%29">Christ the Redeemer</a> in Rio, Chinese <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_wall_of_china">The Great Wall of China</a>.<br /><br />First of all making a select few as 'Wonders of the world' itself is not justice. Every monument is wonder on its own. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyramid_of_giza">Pyramids</a> cannot be compared to Taj Mahal. Great Wall of China cannot be compared with Macha Pichu of Peru. Upon this, electing them through voting in global level just makes people high on regionalism rather than making them select the truly great ones. I am sure almost all of them wouldnt have seen every participant in the monument list. If Acropolis fails to get into among the seven finally, nobody can say its not a wonder!<br /><br />Already beauty contests like Miss World have become prey to this 'Audience Voting'. I just hope the day will never come when the winners of the Gymnastics or Diving or Fencing in Olympics are not selected by the global audience vote!</space>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-36713770223724240482007-06-21T22:45:00.000+05:302007-06-22T08:55:42.191+05:30ಟಪ್.. ಟಪ್.. ಟಪ್ಟಪ್.. ಟಪ್.. ಟಪ್... ಎಂದು ಹೊರಗೆ ಮಳೆ ನೀರಿನ ಹನಿಗಳು ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿವೆ.<br /><br />ಮಳೆಗಾಲ ಬಂದಾಗಿದೆ. ಮಳೆಯ ಕಪ್ಪು ಮೋಡಗಳು ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಗುತಿವೆ. ಮಳೆಗಾಲವೆಂದರೆ ಅದೇನೋ ವಿಶೇಷ.<br /><br />ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ ಹಚ್ಚ ಹಸಿರು. ತಣ್ಣನೆಯ ಗಾಳಿ. ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ ಒದ್ದೆ. ಭತ್ತದ ಗದ್ದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸ ಸಸಿಗಳು. ಮೈದುಂಬಿ ಹರಿಯುವ ನದಿಗಳು. ಭೋರ್ಗರೆಯುವ ಜಲಪಾತಗಳು. ರಸ್ತೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬಣ್ಣ ಬಣ್ಣದ ಕೊಡೆಗಳು. ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಹೊಸದಾದ ರೈನ್-ಕೋಟ್ಗಳು. ಎಲ್ಲೆಡೆಯೂ ಶುಭ್ರ-ಸ್ವಚ್ಛ.<br /><br />ಊಟದ ಜತೆಗೆ ಎಣ್ಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕರೆದ ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಣಗಿಸಿಟ್ಟ ಹಪ್ಪಳ, ಸಂಡಿಗೆ, ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕಿದ ಮಾವಿನ ಮಿಡಿ ಉಪ್ಪಿನಕಾಯಿ. ಮಳೆಯನ್ನು ನೋಡುತ್ತ ಬಿಸಿ-ಬಿಸಿಯಾದ ಕಾಫಿಯನ್ನು ಹೀರುವುದೇ ಆನಂದ. ಶಾಲೆಯಿಂದ ಮನೆಗೆ ಹಿಂದಿರುಗುವಾಗ ಬೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ನೀರಿನ ಹೊಂಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲಾಡಿಸಿ ಬರುವುದೇ ಒಂದು ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಅನುಭವ. ಇನ್ನು ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಲೇಜಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕೊಡೆ ಹಿಡಿದು ಸೈಕಲ್ ತುಳಿಯುವುದೇ ಒಂದು ಸಾಹಸವೇ ಸರಿ. ಕೆಸರು, ಕೊಚ್ಚೆ, 'ಪಾಯಸ'ಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ 'ಲಾಂಗ್ ಜಂಪ್' ಮಾಡಿಕೊಂಡು ನಡೆದಾಡುವುದೂ ಅದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಸಾಹಸವಲ್ಲ. ಜತೆಗೆ ಪೂರ್ತಿಯಾಗಿ ಒಣಗದ ಒಗೆದ ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳು. ಹೊರಗೆ ನಿಲ್ಲದ ಮಳೆ.<br /><br />ಸರೀ... ಮಳೆಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಳುವ ಅಷ್ಟೊಂದು ನೀರು ಎಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಹೋಗುತ್ತದೆ? ಹಳ್ಳಿಗಳಲ್ಲಾದರೆ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪುಟ್ಟ ಹೊಂಡ, ಕೆರೆ-ಕಟ್ಟೆ ಬಾವಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸೇರುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಗರ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ನೀರು ಚರಂಡಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿ ಕಲುಷಿತಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ. ಮಣ್ಣಿದ್ದರೆ ಅಲ್ಪ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ನೀರನ್ನು ಮಣ್ಣೇ ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತದೆ. ಇದ್ದ ಕೆರೆ-ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಡೆದು ಹೊಸ-ಹೊಸ ಬಡಾವಣೆಗಳನ್ನಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಮೇಲೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿರುವ ಮನೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀರು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಕೊಳವೆ ಬಾವಿಗಳನ್ನು ತೋಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಕೊಳವೆ ಬಾವಿಗಳ ಸಂಖೆಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರೆ, ಜನ ಬಾವಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ಸದಾಕಾಲ ದೊರೆಯುವುದೆಂದು ನಂಬಿರುವ ಹಾಗಿದೆ. ಈ ಕೊಳವೆ ಬಾವಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಎಷ್ಟು ದಿನ ನೀರು ಇದ್ದೀತು?<br /><br />ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಿರುವ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೆರೆಗಳೂ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಅರಸರು, ಪಾಳೇಗಾರರು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿರುವುದಷ್ಟೆ. ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಬಂದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ನದಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಲಾಗಿ ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸಿತೇ ಹೊರತು ಕೆರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕೂ ನದಿ ನೀರನ್ನೇ ಆಸರೆಯಾಗಿ ಮಾರ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಮನೆಗೆ, ಹೊಲಕ್ಕೆ, ಗದ್ದೆಗೆ, ತೋಟಕ್ಕೆ, ಕಾರ್ಖಾನೆಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲದಕ್ಕೂ ನದಿ ನೀರೇ ಗತಿ. ಆದರೆ ಇವೆಲ್ಲವನ್ನೂ ಪೂರೈಸುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅಷ್ಟೊಂದು ನೀರಿದೆಯೇ? ಕೆರೆ ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೂಳು ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡು ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರೇ ನಿಲ್ಲದೆ ಬತ್ತಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿವೆ.<br /><br />ಈಗ ಕಾಲ ಮೀರಿದೆ. ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಕೆರೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಜಾಗ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಬಳಿ ಇಲ್ಲವೂ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಜನರೇ ಎಚ್ಚಿತ್ತು ಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಷ್ಟೆ. ನೀರಿನ ಮೌಲ್ಯದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಅಷ್ಟಕಷ್ಟೆ. ನೀರನ್ನು ಪೋಲು ಮಾಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ. ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕಾರು ತೊಳೆಯುವುದಕ್ಕೆ ಬಳಸುತ್ತೇವೆ. ನೀರಿನ ಪುನರ್ಬಳಕೆಯ ಕಡೆ ನಾವಿನ್ನೂ ಒಂದು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಯೂ ಮುಂದೆ ಇರಿಸಿಲ್ಲ.<br /><br />ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಮಳೆ ಬರದಿದ್ದರೆ ಹಾಹಾಕಾರವೇಳುವ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಜತೆಗೆ ನದಿನೀರಿನ ವಿವಾದಗಳು. ನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿನ ನೀರು ಏರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯ ಹಾಗೆ ಏರುವುದಿಲ್ಲವಲ್ಲಾ! ನಮ್ಮ ನೀರಿನ ಬಳಕೆಯನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಉಳಿಯುವುದು ಎರಡೇ ದಾರಿ. ಒಂದು ಸಮುದ್ರದ ನೀರನ್ನು ಉಪ್ಪು ತೆಗೆದು ಬಳಸುವುದು. ಆದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ವಿದ್ಯುತ್ತನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ತರುವುದು? ಉಳಿದ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ದಾರಿ ಬೀಳುವ ಮಳೆಯ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಹನಿಯನ್ನು <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainwater_harvesting">ಶೇಖರಿಸಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು</a>. ಈಗೀಗ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಹಾಗೂ ಜನರೂ ಕೂಡ ಇದರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗೆ ಒಲವನ್ನು ತೋರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇದನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬರೂ ಪಾಲಿಸಿದರೆ ನೀರಿಗಾಗಿ ಎದ್ದಿರುವ ಹಾಹಾಕಾರ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಮಟ್ಟಿಗಾದರೂ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾದೀತು. ಭೂಮಿಯ ಅಂತರ್ಜಲವನ್ನು ಪುನಃಶ್ಚೇತನಗೊಳಿಸಬಹುದು. ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ, ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾ ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಎದುರಿರುತ್ತಿರುವ ಬರವನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಮೈ ಜುಮ್ಮೆನ್ನುತ್ತದೆ. ಆ ದೇಶಗಳು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇದ್ದುದರಿಂದ ಹೇಗೋ ನಿಭಾಯಿಸುತ್ತಿವೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ದೇಶದಲ್ಲೂ ಅಂತಹದ್ದೇ ಬರ ಬಂದರೆ ದೇವರೇ ಗತಿ !<br /><br />ಛೆ! ದೊಡ್ಡವರಾಗುತ್ತಾ, ದೇಶದ, ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ನೈಜ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳು ನಮಗೆ ತೆರೆದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತವೆ. ಚಿಕ್ಕವರಾಗಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅನುಭವಿಸುವ ಆ ಸುಖ, ಶಾಂತಿ, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ಕಳೆದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತವೆ. ನೋಡಿ, ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವಯಸ್ಸಿನ ಮಳೆಗಾಲದ ಆ ನೆನಪುಗಳು ಇಂದಿನ ಕರಾಳ ಸತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮರೆಯಾದವು.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-73328158525167764912007-05-16T21:15:00.000+05:302007-05-16T22:09:20.915+05:30Searching an address? Just zoom!Zoom?<br /><br />'Yes!', says Google Maps!<br /><br />Google Maps provides loads of data like driving directions, real time trafic, toll roads and of course local search in US, Europe, Japan and Australia. In India, Bangalore has always been the first city which gets update in Google Maps. And this time, Google maps are showing all major roads, main roads, cross roads clearly marked and named. It also marks schools, colleges, pharmacies, post offices, police stations, temples, mosques, shopping centres, banks, swimming pools with special symbols. It even shows the driving directions for circles!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksvhYz7LBI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Ecq2GlWce60/s1600-h/5g.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksvhYz7LBI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Ecq2GlWce60/s400/5g.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065194456550681618" border="0" /></a>Though it is still a long way when we get the driving directions, real time traffic or local search for Bangalore in Google Maps, I am happy to see the detailed Bangalore in Google Map. Take a look into these screen shots. (Click on the pictures to see them in their original size)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksxJ4z7LFI/AAAAAAAAAKw/ikW6_YU539U/s1600-h/6g.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksxJ4z7LFI/AAAAAAAAAKw/ikW6_YU539U/s400/6g.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065196251847011410" border="0" /></a>Lalbagh, Basavanagudi, Wilson Garden, VV Puram, Chamarajpet, Jayanagar with many important landmarks mentioned.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksviIz7LDI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Pb-LOS-4sC4/s1600-h/7g.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksviIz7LDI/AAAAAAAAAKg/Pb-LOS-4sC4/s400/7g.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065194469435583538" border="0" /></a>Vidhyarthi Bhavan, Bugle Rock Park, Dodda Ganesha temple, Bull temple, DVG Road, Basavanagudi Post office...on a Satellite map.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksvjIz7LEI/AAAAAAAAAKo/jq8e6rYBIvM/s1600-h/8g.bmp"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RksvjIz7LEI/AAAAAAAAAKo/jq8e6rYBIvM/s400/8g.bmp" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5065194486615452738" border="0" /></a>RV Road, Jayanagar Shopping complex, Jayanagar Police Station with main roads and cross roads of Jayanagar.<br /><br />I am still wondering how Google shows up such detailed maps.<br /><br />So, Searching an address in Bangalore?<br /><br />Just zoom into Google Maps!Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-85762411234684092642007-05-09T22:00:00.000+05:302007-05-10T08:18:40.061+05:30Simple is BeautifulPeople must have read the title phrase multiple times before!<br /><br />Simplicity can make anything look pleasant, elegant and beautiful.<br /><br />Simple designs..<br />Simple colours..<br />Simple dressing..<br />Simple language..<br />Simple writing..<br />Simple fonts... this is what is this blog about!!<br /><br />Helvetica !! Unarguably the most simple, pleasing and hence the most beautiful of all fonts that have been created till today. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetica">Helvetica </a>was created by a Swiss, Miedinger in 1957. So 2007 is the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/6638423.stm">Golden Jubilee Year </a>for the world's heavily used font 'HELVETICA'. It was named after the Latin name for Switzerland '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helvetia">Helvetia</a>'.<br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643385369333554" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RkIfVgFrjzI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/uML3AlAuOHE/s400/collage.jpg" border="0" /> Helvetica alphabets are very clean, clear, uniform and no-shrill. Helvetica symbolizes seriousness, assurance, simple and natural. Helvetica is heavily used by all major companies of the world dealing with Money, Airlines in their display boards and logos as they want to convey the same message for which Helvetica stands for. Lufthansa, American Airlines, Panasonic and others use Helvetica. Even Sony uses it in its websites. </p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643514218352450" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RkIfdAFrj0I/AAAAAAAAAJ8/ut8DeNNE21g/s400/collage1.jpg" border="0" />Every font symbolizes a character. Each style creates an impression in the reader's mind. Some fonts symbolize seriousness. Some have comic sense. Some display leisure. Some display antiqueness. Some symbolize speed. Some display even horror as well.<br /><br />I am amazed by the power of fonts. The character of a person can be determined by analyzing his handwriting, conversely the alphabet style gives a character to the word it is part of.</p><p>So creation of fonts is some sort of reverse engineering, isn't it?</p>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-68916922416035245102007-05-08T21:05:00.000+05:302007-07-01T20:17:37.065+05:30ನೆನೆದವರ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ...<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RkC7_QFrjpI/AAAAAAAAAIk/JkoDrbvRUFY/s1600-h/Resize+Wizard-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062252676489383570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RkC7_QFrjpI/AAAAAAAAAIk/JkoDrbvRUFY/s320/Resize+Wizard-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><div><br />ಮುಂಗಾರು ಈಗ ಪ್ರಾರಂಭವಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ತಿಂಗಳಿಂದ ಸುರಿಯುತ್ತಿರುವ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು '<span style="font-style: italic;">ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ'</span>, ಕಳೆದ ಕೆಲವು ವರ್ಷಗಳಿಂದ ಆವರಿಸಿದ್ದ ಹಿಟ್ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಬರವನ್ನು ಅಲ್ಪ-ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ದೂರವಾಗಿಸಿದೆ. ಹೊಸ ಹೊಸ ನಟ-ನಟಿಯರ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು ಚಿಗುರೊಡೆಯುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಎಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲೂ 'ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ'ಯ ಅಬ್ಬರ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಚಿತ್ರರಂಗಕ್ಕೊಂದು ಪುನಶ್ಚೇತನವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದೆ.<br /><br />ಮಳೆಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಲೆನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಸುರಿಯುವ ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಿಸಿರುವ <span style="font-style: italic;">ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ </span>ನೋಡುಗರಿಗೆ ಮಲೆನಾಡಿನ ಹಸಿರಿನ ಸೌಂದರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಉಣಬಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಸಕಲೇಶಪುರದ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳನ್ನು ಜನರ ಕಣ್ಮುಂದಿರಿಸಿದೆ. ಯಾರೂ ಕಂಡಿರದ ಜೋಗದ ಸಿರಿಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಿದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳ ಸೊಗಡನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಹಾಡುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೆರೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿದೆ. ಯಾರು ತಾನೆ ಸವಿಯಾರು ಈ ಹಿತಾನುಭವವನ್ನು ?<br /><br />ಕಿರುತೆರೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಹೆಸರು ಮಾಡಿರುವ 'ಪಕ್ಕದ ಮನೆಯ' ಗಣೇಶ ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪರಿಪಕ್ವ ಅಭಿನಯವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಮಾತುಗಳು ಜನರ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸ್ಪಂದಿಸುತ್ತವೆ. ಚಿತ್ರದ ನಾಯಕಿ ಸಂಜನ ಕೂಡ ತೃಪ್ತಿಕರ ಅಭಿನಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇನ್ನು ಅನಂತನಾಗ್, ಸುಧಾ ಬೆಳವಾಡಿ ಮತ್ತು ಪದ್ಮಜಾ ರಾವ್ರವರುಗಳ ಅಭಿನಯ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮೆರಗು ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಎಳೆಯನ್ನು ಕಥೆಯಾಗಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡು ಯೋಗರಾಜ್ ಭಟ್ ಅದ್ಭುತ ಚಿತ್ರಕಾವ್ಯವನ್ನು ರಚಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತಮ್ಮ ಊರಿನ ಹುಡುಗನಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿರುವ ಕೃಷ್ಣಪ್ಪನವರು ಇತರರಿಗೆ ಮಾದರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಮನೋ ಮೂರ್ತಿಯವರ ಸಂಗೀತ ಕೇಳುಗರ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಸದಾ ಗುನುಗುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಚಿತ್ರವನ್ನು ಸೆರೆ ಹಿಡಿದಿರವ ಕೃಷ್ಣರವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಇವರೆಲ್ಲರ ಜತೆಗೆ ಮೊಲ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಮುದ ನೀಡಿದೆ.<br /><br />ಮೇಲಿನ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನೂ ಯಾರೋ ಒಬ್ಬರು ಕಾಣೆ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?<br /><br />ಯಾರದು?<br /><br />ಚಿತ್ರದುದ್ದಕ್ಕೂ ಹಿನ್ನೆಲೆ ಸಂಗೀತವನ್ನು ನೀಡಿ, ನೋಡುಗರೆಲ್ಲರನ್ನು ತನ್ನ ಹನಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆಸುವ ಮಳೆ !! ಚಿತ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಳೆ ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಚಿತ್ರ ಈ ಪರಿ ಹಿಟ್ ಅಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ! ಈ ಮಳೆ ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ವಿಶೇಷ ಮೆರಗನ್ನು ತಂದುಕೊಟ್ಟಿದೆ. ಚಿತ್ರೀಕರಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದೇ ಮಳೆ ಚಿತ್ರ ತಂಡದವರಿಗೂ ಹೊಸ ಹುಮ್ಮಸ್ಸನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಿರಬೇಕು.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ</span>ಯ ಹನಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೆನೆದವರ ಮನದಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿತ್ರ ಮಲೆನಾಡಿನ ಕಾಡಿನಂತೆ ಹಚ್ಚ ಹಸಿರಾಗಿದೆ. ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಗಿಡ-ಮರಗಳೊಡೆಯುವ ಹೊಸ ಚಿಗುರಿಗೆ ನೀರೆರೆದು ಆಸರೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡುವ ಹಾಗೆ, '<span style="font-style: italic;">ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ'</span> ಹೊಸ ಪ್ರತಿಭೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಆಸರೆಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಹೊಸಬರ ಅನಾವರಣಕ್ಕೆ ನಾಂದಿ ಹಾಡಿದೆ.<br /><br />"ಹೊಸ ಚಿಗುರು, ಹಳೆ ಬೇರು ಕೂಡಿರಲು ಮರ ಸೊಬಗು".. ಎಷ್ಟು ನಿಜ ಅಲ್ಲವೇ?<br /><br />Read More @ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mungaru_Male">Mungaru Male</a><br /></div>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-69893444637754850222007-05-08T00:12:00.000+05:302007-05-08T01:07:34.411+05:30Bus-PassIts the same time of the year again when college students line up for the renewal of their bus-pass.<br /><br />Bus-pass!! Its the most important after air, water, food for any college student who uses public transport. Getting a bus pass was a tough task. Standing in long long queues, getting the signature of the college Principal and of course ensuring that the bus pass route covers majestic bus stand as the change point so that we can freely commute to and from Majestic Bus Stand :).<br /><br />Bus-Pass was issued in two phases. First one was for ten months from July to April. Issuing bus-pass in first phase was fairly organized by the BMTC. Getting Principal's signature on the Application form was another uphill task as Principal wasnt available most of the time. Sometimes it used to take few days :( Bus-pass was issued on submitting this Application form along with the pass fee. It would be the happiest day as if we have been awarded and looking at the new bus-pass multiple times.<br /><br />Now the second phase, really tough one. All College students badly needed to renew their pass as they used to have classes unlike the school children during April-May. Several thousand students used to descend to the Majestic BMTC bus stand on May 1st. Getting the bus-pass renewed for the second phase did not require a fresh application form again, but getting the pass among the thousands was challenging !!<br /><br />But having the bus-pass was equal to having an extra power to commute in the public transport. It was a proud feeling saying 'pass' to the conductor of the bus. I remember running to the bus stops and even changing the buses at many bus stops to catch my favourite buses 43C, 43D which used to take us near the college. I cannot forget leaving a part to study on the way to bus stop and in the bus during exams!! Some of regular co-commuters of the bus became close friends.<br /><br />I go down the memories of the city bus travel to college the moment I see a 43C or 43D. I always wonder how buses, trains and even our own vehicles hold a lot of memories of our life.<br /><br />I am missing the city bus travel to college badly !!!Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-23252791803335508902007-05-07T20:37:00.000+05:302007-05-08T07:41:50.400+05:30Faces of DemocracyDemocracy !!! The buzz word in today's world politics. Some countries have very successful democracy. Some others are struggling with it. Some others are facing army coups. Some others are starting to introduce it. Some events that took place around the globe in past few months show different faces of democracy.<br /><br />There were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_general_election,_2007">elections in Nigeria</a>, which most of the observers called to be scrapped. The Elections were not conducted in free and fair manner. In some places the elections were delayed by a day as the ballot boxes did not reach even on the election day !!! Expectedly the ruling party managed to win again. Zimbabwe is struggling with <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Mugabe">Robert Mugabe</a>, who is ruling the country since its independence. Protests by the opposition were banned. Thailand had its another army coup to overthrow its Prime Mintister. Bangladesh's army government <a href="http://www.voanews.com/bangla/2007-04-22-voa1.cfm">planned</a><a href="http://www.voanews.com/bangla/2007-04-22-voa1.cfm"> </a>to remove its two most powerful women from its political scene, which was revoked later.<br /><br />Another election attracting the World Media is Turkey's Presidential Elections. People came out in millions in Istnabul and Ankara to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_Protests">oppose</a> the Presidential Candidate <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6595511.stm">Mr. Gul</a> who many think has a hidden Islamic Agenda which many turn Turkey into another Islamic nation affecting Turkey's image around the world. People wanted their country to be secular. As of now, Mr. Gul's election has <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6629305.stm">failed </a>in the first and second round and hence withdrawn from the race.<br /><br />The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_presidential_election,_2007">2007 French Presidential Election </a>has been the focus of World Media. I was simply bowled over seeing the percentage of polling that is around 85%. I was again shocked to see the polling percentage of 85.5% in the second round of the Presidential Elections, where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Sarkozy">Nicolas Sarkozy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9gol%C3%A8ne_Royal">Segolene Royal</a> fought it out on issues of Employment, Economy. Finally Sarkozy has won the Elections by getting 53% of the votes. I am not able to stop congratulating the French people for the display of Democracy. French people have shown the world that they really care about their country and its future by coming out in huge numbers to vote.<br /><br />In our country, the 7 phase elections of the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly have been going on for around a month now. The polling percentage has been around just 50%. With multiple parties in the election arena, exit polls have indicated that no single party is going to win a majority resulting in Hung Assembly. Hung Houses seems to have become a norm in our country. Parties forming all sorts of alliances to form governments which are always marred by uncertainty due to fights between them.<br /><br />Most of the 'Educated' people in our country always blame the politicians for all the problems our country is facing today. But is that fully fair? Arent the politicians elected by the people. Most of the 'Educated' people do not even go and vote in the elections. Many dont even care to include themselves in the voter's list.<br /><br />Is each one of us doing our duty before we point somebody else? Why doesnt the polling percentage never touch the levels of the French Elections? Are we too lazy to stand in a queue to vote? Arent we patriotic enough about our country? People make a huge hue and cry over Narayana Murthy's <a href="http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/apr92007/state05631200749.asp">National Anthem issue</a> or Madira bedi <a href="http://www.rediff.com/wc2007/2007/apr/28man.htm">wearing saree</a> having Indian Flag on it. People have really forgotten the real issues. With large population under poverty in our country, even politicians have forgotten real issues. With Election manifestos containing giving <a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/04/14/windia14.xml&sSheet=/news/2006/04/14/ixworld.html">free TV</a>s instead of addressing real issues like Employment, Corruption, Democracy in India has lost its way. People participation is missing in our Democracy as we seem to be following the 'dont care' attitude towards the country. Determination is missing in people when it comes to anything related to the country.<br /><br />Shouldn't the clearing of this mess start by the people themselves by voting compulsarily in the elections? Elections are the only way people can participate in Democracy.<br /><br />Even though we call ourselves 'World's largest Democracy', we have a fair election system, our Democracy is much better than Bangladesh's, Nigeria's or Thailand's, Democracy has to go still a long long way (many decades?) to achieve success in our country.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/Rj9yjQFrjnI/AAAAAAAAAIU/bbKpsEBszYA/s1600-h/vote-ballot-box-un-security-council-afp-bg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/Rj9yjQFrjnI/AAAAAAAAAIU/bbKpsEBszYA/s400/vote-ballot-box-un-security-council-afp-bg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061890456127508082" border="0" /></a>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-74073313682063707952007-02-12T15:02:00.000+05:302007-02-12T16:49:57.004+05:30ಮತ್ತದೇ ...ಇವತ್ತು ಅದೇಕೋ "ಮತ್ತದೇ ಬೇಸರ, ಅದೆ ಸಂಜೆ, ಅದೇ ಏಕಾಂತ" ಭಾವಗೀತೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಗುನುಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಏನು ಕಾರಣ ಎಂದು ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಇಂದು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ಬಂದ್. ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ಮತ್ತೊಮ್ಮೆ ನಿಶ್ಯಬ್ದ. ಹೊರಗೆ ಬೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜನರಿಲ್ಲ, ಜೋರಾಗಿ ಸದ್ದು ಮಾಡುವ ವಾಹನಗಳಿಲ್ಲ. ದಿನವೂ ತನ್ನಲ್ಲಿ ಜಾಗವಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೂ ಜನರನ್ನು ತುಂಬಿಕೊಂಡು ಹೋಗುವ ಬಸ್ಸುಗಳ ಅಬ್ಬರವಿಲ್ಲ. ಕೇವಲ ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾರಾಡುತಿರುವ ವಿಮಾನದ ಸದ್ದು ಮೇಲಿಂದ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೇಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಪಕ್ಕದ ಬೀದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಕ್ರಿಕೆಟ್ ಆಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಅದೇಕೋ ಇಂದು ಮನಸ್ಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಸರ.<br /><br />ಕಳೆದ ಒಂದು ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರನೆಯ ಬಾರಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಬಂದ್. ನಾನು ಕೇರಳ, ಬಂಗಾಳವೆಂದರೆ ಬಂದ್ ಎಂದು ಅಣಗಿಸಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ. ಈಗಿನ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವೂ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕಮ್ಮಿಯಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದೆನಿಸುತ್ತಿದೆ. ಆದರೂ ಕೇರಳ, ಬಂಗಾಳವನ್ನು ಬಂದ್ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೋಲಿಸಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಿಲ್ಲ ಬಿಡಿ.<br /><br />ಕಾವೇರಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಅನ್ಯಾಯವಾಗಿದೆ ಎಂದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ತೀರ್ಪನ್ನು ವಿರೋಧಿಸಿ ಇಂದು ಬಂದ್. ಕಾವೇರಿ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ತೀರ್ಪು ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿಗೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಪಾಲನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಕಿರಿಯ ಪಾಲು ಸಿಕ್ಕಿರುವುದು ನಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಸಹಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಾವಿರ ಪುಟಗಳ ತೀರ್ಪುನ್ನು ಓದಿದರಷ್ಟೆ ನಿಜವಾದ ಅಂಕಿ-ಅಂಶಗಳು ತಿಳಿಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ ಪತ್ರಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ತೀರ್ಪನ್ನು ಎಳೆ-ಎಳೆಯಾಗಿ ಬಿಡಿಸಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಟಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತೀರ್ಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಬಾಧಕಗಳೇ ಇವೆ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ್ದಾರೆ.<br /><br />ತೀರ್ಪು ಬಂದಾಕ್ಷಣ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರೆಲ್ಲಾ ಕರುಣಾನಿಧಿ ಸಮೇತ ಕೇಂದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ತಮಿಳನಾಡಿನ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳ ಕೈವಾಡವೆಂದು ತಮ್ಮ ಕೋಪ, ಸಂಕಟವನ್ನು ತೋರಿದರು. ಆದರೆ ಇದೆಷ್ಟು ಸರಿ ? ಈ ತೀರ್ಪನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದರೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ಕಾವೇರಿಯನ್ನು serious ಆಗಿ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದಾರೆಯೇ ಎಂಬುದೇ ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆಯಾಗಿ ಕಾಡುತ್ತಿದೆ. ೧೭ ವರ್ಷ ನಡೆದ ನ್ಯಾಯಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಕಲಾಪವನ್ನು ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಕೂಲಂಕುಶವಾಗಿ follow ಮಾಡಿತ್ತೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ ಎಂಬುದೇ ಸಂಶಯಾಸ್ಪದವಾಗಿದೆ. ತೀರ್ಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳ ಕೈವಾಡವಿದೆಯೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೊ ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ. ಆದರೆ ಒಂದೊಂತೂ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿಯೂ ಸತ್ಯ, ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳು ನಮ್ಮವರಿಗಿಂತ ತಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯ, ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆ, ತಮ್ಮವರಿಗೆ ಬದ್ದರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿಗೋಸ್ಕರ ಅವರು ಏನು ಮಾಡಲೂ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಎಂಬುದೊಂತೂ ಹಿಂದಿನಿಂದಲೂ ಹಲವಾರು ಬಾರಿ ಸಾಬೀತಾಗಿದೆ. ಅವರಿಗೆಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ನನ್ನ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆಗಳು. ನಮ್ಮವರು ಬಿಡಿ, ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು, ಆಶ್ವಾಸನೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ಎತ್ತಿದ ಕೈ !!<br /><br />ಬಿಡಿ! ಎಲ್ಲವೂ ನಮ್ಮ ಹಣೆಬರಹವೆಂದೆನಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಸರಿ, ಇಂದಿನ ಬಂದ್ ಯಾರ ವಿರುದ್ಧ ? ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ಕೈವಾಡವಿತ್ತು. ಕಳೆದ ಬಾರಿ ಬಂದ್ ಕೂಡ ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ವಿರುದ್ಧವಾಗಿತ್ತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯವೂ ಇತ್ತು. ಆದರೆ ಕಾವೇರಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ತೀರ್ಪನ್ನು ನೀಡಿರುವುದು ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ. ಬಂದ್ ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯದ ವಿರುದ್ಧವೇ ? ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿ ಪಾತ್ರದ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು ನೀಡಿರುವ ಅಂಕಿ-ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ ತೀರ್ಪುನ್ನು ನೀಡಿದೆ. ಹಾಗಾದರೆ ಈ ಬಂದ್ ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರದ ವಿರುದ್ಧವೇ ? ಗೊತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ... ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ತೀರ್ಪಿನ ಮರು ಪರಿಶೀಲನೆಗೆ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಎದುರು ಅರ್ಜಿ ಸಲ್ಲಿಸಲು ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಿದೆ. ಇಂದಿನ ಬಂದ್ನಿಂದ ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗೂ ಒಂದು ದಿನದ ರಜೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವ ಉದ್ದೇಶವೂ ನನಗೆ ಕಾಣುತಿಲ್ಲ.<br /><br />ನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ ಕಡೆಯ ತೀರ್ಪಿನಲ್ಲೂ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ನಮಗೆ ಅಗತ್ಯವಿರುವಷ್ಟು ಕಾವೇರಿಯ ನೀರು ಸಿಗುವುದು ಕನಸೇ ! ನಾವು ಕಾವೇರಿಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಗತ್ಯಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಿದ್ದೇವೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ನೀರಿನ ಬೇಡಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಾವೇರಿಯಿಂದ ಪೂರೈಸಲು ಅಸಾಧ್ಯ. ನಮ್ಮ ನೀರಿನ ದಾಹವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಇರುವುದು ಎರಡೇ ಮಾರ್ಗಗಳು. ಒಂದು, ನೀರನ್ನು ಪೋಲು ಮಾಡದಿರುವುದು. ಎರಡು, ಮಳೆಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿರುವ ನೀರನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲಾ ಕೆರೆ-ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಹರಿಸಿ ಭರ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವುದು. ನಾವು ನಮ್ಮ ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟುಗಳಿಂದ ಮಳೆಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿರುವ ನೀರನ್ನು ನದಿಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ಬಿಡುತ್ತೇವೆ. ಅದರ ಬದಲು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕೆರೆ-ಕಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಕಟ್ಟಿ ಅವುಗಳಿಗೆ ತುಂಬಿಸಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡರೆ ಬೇಸಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ತಾಪತ್ರಯವನ್ನು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗಿಸಬಹುದು. ಕಳೆದ ಬಾರಿ ಕೃಷ್ಣಾನದಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರವಾಹ ಬಂದಾಗಲೂ ಬಿಜಾಪುರ, ಗುಲಬರ್ಗಾಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿಗಾಗಿ ಪರದಾಡುವುದು ತಪ್ಪಲಿಲ್ಲ. ನ್ಯಾಯಾಲಯ ನೀಡುವ ತೀರ್ಪಿಗಿಂತ ಒಂದಿಷ್ಟನ್ನೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಬಿಡದೆ ಶೇಖರಿಸಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ನೀರಿನ ದಾಹವನ್ನು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪವಾದರೂ ನೀಗಿಸಬಹುದು.<br /><br />ಕಾವೇರಿ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಈಗಲಾದರೂ ಎಚ್ಚೆತ್ತು ಸರಿಯಾದ ಸಾಕ್ಷಿ, ಪುರಾವೆ, ಅಂಕಿ-ಅಂಶಗಳನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕಕ್ಕೆ ನ್ಯಾಯವನ್ನು ತಂದು ಕೊಡಲಿ.<br /><br />ನಮ್ಮ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ಎಲ್ಲಾ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಜತೆ ಯಾವುದೇ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೂ ಜಗಳವಾಡದೇ ಮತ್ತಿದೇ ಬೇಸರ, ಇದೇ ಏಕಾಂತ ನಮ್ಮ ನಾಡನ್ನು ಎಂದೂ ಕಾಡದಿರಲಿ........Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-34771418772070745572007-02-04T12:40:00.000+05:302007-02-04T16:59:47.480+05:30ಆತಂಕನಾಳೆ ಅಂದರೆ, ಫೆಬ್ರವರಿ ೫ರಂದು ಕಾವೇರಿ ನ್ಯಾಯ ಮಂಡಳಿಯ <strong>ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿ ನೀರು ಹಂಚಿಕೆ</strong>ಯ ತೀರ್ಪು ಹೊರಬೀಳಲಿದೆ. ೨ ದಶಕಗಳ ವಾದ-ಪ್ರತಿವಾದಗಳ ನಂತರ ಬರಲಿರುವ ತೀರ್ಪು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ತಮಿಳುನಾಡು ಜನರಲ್ಲಿ ಆತಂಕ ಮೂಡಿಸಿದೆ.<br /><br />ಕಾವೇರಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೈಸೂರು ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯ ಹಾಗೂ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ಜೀವ ನದಿಯಾಗಿದೆ. ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಲಕ್ಷಾಂತರ ಜನರು ಕಾವೇರಿಯನ್ನೇ ನಂಬಿ ಬೇಸಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಕಾವೇರಿ ನದಿಯ ನೀರಾವರಿಯಿಂದ ಒಂದು ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರಡಾಗಿದ್ದಂತಹ ಭೂಮಿ ಇಂದು ಭತ್ತದ ಕಣಜಗಳಾಗಿವೆ. ಹಸಿರನ್ನು ಹೊದ್ದುಕೊಂಡಿವೆ.<br /><br />ಆದರೆ, ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳೂ ಕಾವೇರಿ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತಲೇ ಇವೆ. ಈ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ನೀರುಣಿಸುವಷ್ಟು ಕಾವೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿದೆಯೇ? ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಜಲಾನಯನ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾದರೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, ತಮಿಳುನಾಡುಗಳ ನೀರಿನ ದಾಹವನ್ನು ತೀರಿಸಬಲ್ಲಳು. ಮಳೆ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಯಿತೆಂದರೆ, ಮತ್ತೆ ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಕಚ್ಚಾಟ. ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಕಾವೇರಿ ತಮ್ಮ ಹಕ್ಕು ಎಂದು ಕೂಗಾಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಕೆಲವೊಮ್ಮೆ ಈ ಜಗಳ ತಾರಕ್ಕೇರಿರುವುದೂ ಉಂಟು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕೆಲವೊಂದು ಸಾರಿ ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿಗಳೂ ಕಾರಣ. ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಜನತೆಗೆ ತಮ್ಮ ನಿಷ್ಠೆಯನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಚೋದನಕಾರಿ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡುತ್ತಾರೆ. ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿ ಜಯಲಲಿತಾ ತಾವು ಅಪ್ಪಟ ತಮಿಳು ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಎಂದು ತೋರಿಸಲು ಸುಪ್ರೀಂಕೋರ್ಟಿಗೂ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ.<br /><br />ಆದರೆ, ಈ ಕಾವೇರಿ ಜಗಳಕ್ಕೆ ನಿಜವಾದ ಕಾರಣವೇನು ? ಮೊದಲೇ ಹೇಳಿದಂತೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚುತ್ತಿರುವ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಕಾರಣ, ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ನೀರಾವರಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಭತ್ತವನ್ನೇ ಬೆಳೆಯುವುದು. ಮಂಡ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಬ್ಬನ್ನೂ ಬೆಳೆಯುತ್ತಾರೆ. ಎರಡೂ ಬೆಳೆಗಳಿಗೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ನೀರು ಬೇಕು. ಮಳೆ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ ತಾನೆ ನೀರು ಸಾಲುತ್ತದೆ ಹೇಳಿ ? ಇದರ ಮೇಲೆ ಎರಡೂ ಕಡೆಯ ಜನರ ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದವರು '<strong>ನಮಗೇ ನೀರು ಸಾಲುವುದಿಲ್ಲ, ನಿಮಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಕೊಡುವುದು ನೀರು'</strong> ಎಂದು, ಇನ್ನು ತಮಿಳುನಾಡಿನವರು, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಳೆ ಆಗುತ್ತದೋ ಬಿಡುತ್ತದೋ, ನೀರು ಇದೆಯೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ, <strong>'ನಮಗೆ ನೀರು ಬಿಡಿ'</strong>. ಇದು ಸ್ವಾರ್ಥವಲ್ಲದೆ ಮತ್ತೇನು ?<br /><br />ಕಾವೇರಿ ನಮಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ್ದೆಂದು ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರು ಕಚ್ಚಾಡಿದರೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಪರಿಹಾರವೆಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಕ್ಕೀತು ? <strong>ಕಾವೇರಿ ಪ್ರಕೃತಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದ್ದು</strong>. ಅದನ್ನು ಇಬ್ಬರೂ ಹಂಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಲ್ಲವೇ ? ಜತೆಗೆ, ಎರಡೂ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರೂ ಕಡಿಮೆ ನೀರು ಬೇಕಾಗುವ ಬೆಳೆಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆಳೆದರೆ ಕಾವೇರಿಯಲ್ಲಿರುವಷ್ಟು ನೀರು ಸಾಲುತ್ತದೆ. ಹನಿ ನೀರಾವರಿಯನ್ನು ಅನುಸರಿಸಿದರೆ ನೀರಿನ ಬಳಕೆಯೂ ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗುತ್ತದೆ.<br /><br />ಭಾರತದ ಅಂತರ-ರಾಜ್ಯ ಜಗಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜ್ಯ-ಕೇಂದ್ರ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳು ಕೇವಲ ತಮ್ಮ ತಮ್ಮ ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಲಾಭದ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಯೋಚಿಸುವುದೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು. ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳು ತಣ್ಣಗಾಗುತ್ತವೆಯೇ ಹೊರತು, ಪರಿಹಾರ ಮಾತ್ರ ಕಂಡುಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಅಗಿಲ್ಲ. ಭಾರತದ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳು, ಯುರೋಪಿನ ದೇಶಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ ಹಲವು ಸಮಾನತೆಗಳಿವೆ. ಯುರೋಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂಡ ಹಲವು ನದಿಗಳು ಹಲವು ದೇಶಗಳ ಮೂಲಕ ಹರಿಯುತ್ತವೆ. ಆದರೆ ನೀರಿಗಾಗಿ ಜಗಳವಾಡಿರುವುದನ್ನು ನಾನು ಕೇಳಿಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲ. ಹಲವು ಯೋಜನೆಗಳನ್ನು ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲಿನ ದೇಶಗಳು ಸೇರಿ ಕೈಗೊಂಡಿವೆ. '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine">ರೈನ್</a>' ಮತ್ತು '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danube">ಡಾನ್ಯೂಬ್</a>' ನದಿಗಳ ಮಧ್ಯೆ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhine-Main-Danube_Canal">ಕಾಲುವೆ</a>ಯನ್ನು ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಸಿ '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Sea">ನಾರ್ತ್</a>' ಸಮುದ್ರದಿಂದ '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sea">ಬ್ಲಾಕ್</a>' ಸಮುದ್ರದವರೆಗೂ ಹಾಯ್ದುಹೋಗಬಹುದಾದಂತಹ <a href="http://www.communitywalk.com/map/12225">ಮಾರ್ಗ</a>ವನ್ನು ನಿರ್ಮಿಸಿವೆ. ಇವೆಲ್ಲಾ ಯೋಜನೆಗಳು ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಹಕಾರವಿಲ್ಲದಿದ್ದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು ? ನಮ್ಮ ಸರ್ಕಾರಗಳು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ರಾಜಕೀಯವನ್ನು ಬದಿಗಿಟ್ಟು, ಪರಸ್ಪರ ಸಹಕಾರವನ್ನು ತೋರಿದ್ದರೆ ಇಂದಿನ ಈ ಆತಂಕ ಎಲ್ಲಿರುತ್ತಿತ್ತು ?<br /><br />ಭೂಮಿಯ ಈ ದಿನಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬರ, ಪ್ರವಾಹ, ಚಂಡಮಾರುತಗಳು ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿವೆ. ಎಲ್ಲೋ ಓದಿದ ನೆನಪು, "ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ". ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷದಲ್ಲೇ, ಗುಜರಾತ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿವೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾದರೆ, ಅತಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಮಳೆ ಬೀಳುವ ಅಸ್ಸಾಂನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರ. ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಹೀಗಿರುವಾಗ ನಾವು ಮಳೆಯನ್ನು ನಂಬಿ ಬದುಕಿರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ? ಅದರಲ್ಲೂ ಮುಂಗಾರು ಮಳೆಯಿಂದಲೇ ಮೈದುಂಬಿ ಹರಿಯುವ ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಭಾರತದ ನದಿಗಳನ್ನೇ ನಂಬಿರಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ? ಪ್ರಪಂಚದಲ್ಲಿ ಈಗಾಗಲೇ ಆಫ್ರಿಕಾ, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought_in_australia">ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾ</a> ಖಂಡಗಳು ದಶಕಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಕಂಡಂತಹ ಬರದಿಂದ ಮತ್ತೆ ತತ್ತರಿಸುತ್ತಿವೆ. ಕುಡಿಯುವ ನೀರಿಗೆ ಹಾಹಾಕಾರವೆದ್ದಿದೆ. ಆಸ್ಟ್ರೇಲಿಯಾದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಳಸಿದ ನೀರನ್ನು ಮತ್ತೆ ಪರಿಷ್ಕರಿಸಿ ಬಳಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ. <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/6328873.stm">ಜಕಾರ್ತ</a> ಪ್ರವಾಹದಿಂದ ನರಳುತ್ತಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ರಾಜ್ಯವೂ ಎರಡು ವರ್ಷಗಳ ಹಿಂದೆ ಬರದಿಂದ ನರಳಿತ್ತು. ಕೇವಲ ರೈತರ ಆತ್ಮಹತ್ಯೆ ಸುದ್ದಿಯಾಯಿತೇ ಹೊರತು, ಮುಂದಿನ ಬರದ ದಿನಗಳನ್ನು ಹೇಗೆ ಎದುರಿಸುವುದು ಎಂದು ಯಾರೂ ಯೋಚಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಕೊಳವೆ ಭಾವಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸಿಕ್ಕಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ತೋಡಿ ನೀರನ್ನು ಹೀರುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇವೆ ಅಷ್ಟೆ. ಅಂತರ್ಜಲಕ್ಕೆ ಮತ್ತೆ ನೀರುಣಿಸುವ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಯೋಚಿಸಿಯೇ ಇಲ್ಲ.<br /><br />ಹೀಗೇ ಮುಂದೆ ನಡೆದರೆ, ನಮಗೆಲ್ಲಾ ಒಂದು ದೊಡ್ದ ಆಘಾತ ಕಾದಿದೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಜನರಿಗೆ ಕುಡಿಯುವುದಕ್ಕೂ ನೀರಿರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ.<br /><br />ಭಾರತೀಯರು ಕೇವಲ ಪೂಜೆ-ಪುನಸ್ಕಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ಅತ್ಯಮೂಲ್ಯವಾದದ್ದು ಎಂದು ಹಾಡಿ ಹೊಗಳುತ್ತಾರೆ ಅಷ್ಟೆ. ನಿತ್ಯ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರಿನ ಬಳಕೆಯ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಅತ್ಯಲ್ಪ ಕಾಳಜಿಯನ್ನೂ ತೋರುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ನೀರಿನ ಮಹತ್ವ, ಅದು ಇಲ್ಲದಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ಅರಿವಾಗಬೇಕೆ ?<br /><br /><strong>ಮುಂದೆ ಏನೋ, ಹೇಗೋ ಎಂಬ ಆತಂಕ</strong>.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-47282327415265847112007-01-26T09:40:00.000+05:302007-01-26T12:11:53.650+05:30If humans...Humans have been exploiting the Wealth of Mother Earth for their greediness. They have destroyed the forests, polluted the water, air, contaminated the soil, mined the mineral wealth of Earth..... They are doing irreversible damage to earth. Every one has become so selfish that they dont even care for the Earth which supports their life. Every one is after the material wealth, building big houses, converting forest land to farm lands, saving money by dumping the garbage to rivers directly.<br /><br />The exploitation of earth has been going since humans came on earth. It has reached an alarming level today. From many days I getting thoughts on - if humans did not exist on earth, then....<br /><ul><li>The whole world would have been '<span style="font-weight: bold;">Picture Post Card</span>' like. The pictures of Nature with Mountains, Rivers, Greenery all over.. Just imagine, the whole world would have been untouched if humans did not exist. The mountains would have been still ice capped. There would have been 'Song of Nature' playing every where.</li></ul><ul><li>Numerous species of the Animal and Plant Kingdom would have been still present. Because of the greediness to acquire more wealth, trees have been cut for their wood, elephants have been killed for their ivory, tigers, deers, leopards have been killed for their skin. Millions of sharks wouldnt have tried to swim without their fins after they have been chopped off by the Chinese and Japanese. Many bird species wouldnt have been lost forever.</li></ul><ul><li>The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ganges">Ganges</a> would have been as pure and sacred as described in the Vedas. Ganges has been identified to contains medicinal properties, but no more... Every garbage, drinage water from the Cities of Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi joins Ganges. There would not have been human dead bodies, which are thrown into the Ganges. Apart from these the Ganges wouldn't have been carrying huge amount of flowers which the devotees throw. Every river on earth would (specially Indian Rivers) have been as pure as Ganges.</li></ul><ul><li>The '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_sea">Dead sea</a>' would have been still alive in future. The 'Dead sea' in the border of Israel and Jordan is fed by the river <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_river">Jordan</a> and without any outlet, making it saltier and saltier. With Israel and Jordan blocking every drop of the river, it is not far when 'Dead sea' will permanently die.</li></ul><ul><li>Most of the forests of Karst Plateau of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia">Slovenia</a> would have been still there, if they wouldnt have been chopped down long ago to provide the wooden pylons on which the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice">Venice</a> now stands. There wouldnt have been <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chernobyl_disaster">Chernobyl disaster</a>, four square kilometres of pine forest in the immediate vicinity of the reactor wouldnt have gone ginger brown and died.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>Africa's biggest lakes, Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganayika wouldn't have been shrinking because of enroachment by humans to convert their banks into farmlands. In order to encash the demand for the ornamental flowers in Europe and around the world, people in Kenya have encroached the banks of these lakes to ensure permanent supply of water. The surface area of these lakes are decreasing at an alarming rate.</li></ul><ul><li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antartica">Antartica</a> wouldn't have to bear the brunt of the harmful UV Rays entering its atmosphere because of the holes created in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_layer">Ozone layer</a> by the emission of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect">green house</a> gases from some where else on earth. Arctic many icebergs would have been still retained from melting due to increase of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_surface_temperature">temperature</a> on earth.</li></ul><ul><li>The rivers would have been flowing as they were flowing thousands of years ago without any blockage in between. Millions of dams around the earth have defaced the flow the of rivers resulting in drowing of thick forests into their back waters, Earth quakes and leaving the places downstream high and dry.</li></ul><ul><li>Many places on earth would have been still natural without the massive holes created by Humans to mine the mineral wealth and later abandoning them with the not-so fertile soil covering the fertile ones causing hindrance for the growth of vegetation, resulting in deserts. The rocks of the Earth wouldn't have been defaced to supply the demand for stones in building huge Dams, houses. Large cities of Earth Sao Paulo, New York, Tokyo, Bombay, London wouldn't have created <span style="font-weight: bold;">'Scars'</span> on Earth's surface. With humans encroaching on the sea surface by dumping the soil got by clearing an entire hill to build airports, high rise buildings, the sea shores at many places have been defaced.</li></ul><ul><li>The ground water table wouldn't have gone down, if every household boring a well to extract the ground water without any attempt to refill it. The ground water could have been still retained partially if at least the lakes wouldnt have been filled up.<br /></li></ul><ul><li>..... ....</li><li>.... ...</li></ul>The list is endless. The damage is irreversible.......Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-32949606843291573842007-01-24T22:28:00.000+05:302007-02-04T16:55:09.419+05:30Another Holocaust ?January 27th is observed internationally as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Holocaust_Remembrance_Day">International Holocaust Remembrance Day</a>. It is observed to pay tribute to the victims of genocide of minority groups in Europe during the World War II. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holocaust">Holocaust</a> destroyed millions of people, especially the Jews from Europe, particularly Germany, Poland and Austria which were ruled by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler">Hitler</a>.<br /><span onmouseup="" class="down" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);" id="formatbar_CreateLink" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" title="Link" style="DISPLAY: block" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);"></span><br />But what caused Holocaust to happen? How could the massacre at such a large scale could occur? Were the people unknown of their disappearing Jewish neighbours? I tried to find an answer.<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews">Jews </a>around the world are regarded as Intelligent race. They have contributed immensely to Literature, Music, Sports, Mathematics, Science, Politics, Arts. Jews have around 1000 years of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Europe">history </a>in Europe. Jews were present in the Social Hierarchy in Europe probably dominating in most of the fields.<br /><br />When outsiders or people who have migrated to a place start dominating it, the locals start feeling insecure in their own place which leads to the hatred towards outsiders in the minds of the local people. This always happens in every human mind because of jealousy and fear leading to hatred. People start differentiating between a local and an outsider. Their treatment to a local person and the outsider also differs. People will never accept them as one among themselves.<br /><br />People of Europe started feeling the same when Jews started to displace the local people in the social hierarchy. Some articles even write that the average European used to suffer under the Jews. People could never accept the Jews dominating them. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther">Martin Luther</a>, the German leader of the Protestant Reformation had <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther_and_the_Jews">called</a> for harsh persecution of the Jewish people in the 15th century.<br /><br />In the 20th century, Hitler built the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Party">Nazi Party</a> and rose to power by becoming the Chancellor of Germany. Among many things, he wanted to establish <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aryan">Aryan </a>race, as he thought Aryans were the early inhabitants of Europe and they were the superior race, which was even the theme of the opening ceremony of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1936_Berlin_Olympics">1936 Berlin Olympics</a>. Hitler began to claim the Jews were natural enemies of the Aryan Race. The anti-semetism led to systematic removal of Jews from the European Society. The hatred in the people's minds gathered large support or rather no opposition to Holocaust. Europe lost almost all Jews.<br /><br />Thats history.<br /><br />Coming to present times.<br /><br />Bombay has been experiencing rapid economic development post-independence attracting large immigrants from every nook and corner of the country. Marathis in Bombay felt threatened due to large scale of immigration leading to the birth of Shivsena as the protector of Maratha Pride led by Balasaheb Thakre, who is also an ardent admirer of Hitler. Shivsena had even attacked immigrants in the past. Bangalore's economic boom is attracting people from all over India. The Information Technology boom has created thousands of jobs. The land prices have sky rocketted. The cost of living has increased multiple times. The local people of Bangalore feel they are suffering because of the immirants. They feel that the outsiders have started dominating them.<br /><br />Moving to Assam, ULFA has projected itself as the saviour of Assamese people. Some days back in the state of Assam, Several workers who were the immigrants from the the state of Bihar were massacred by ULFA. Isn't this a Holocaust in a small scale ?<br /><br />Few days before, there was a huge controversy surrounding 'Big Brother' in UK. One of the participant Jade Goody made racist remarks on Indian film actor Shipa Shetty. Shilpa has more name and fame than Jade. The jealousy, fear of eviction and the dominance of Shilpa led to hatred which resulted in racist remarks at Shilpa Shetty. If Shilpa had been a British, I am sure Jade wouldnt have made those remarks. The whole world cried that Britain is still a racist society.<br /><br />Thats present.<br /><br />I am sure every individual, every society in this world is racist. People do (or rather can) not accept a person from a different race or an outsider rise above them and dominate them. In India where there are people belonging to different groups, languages, ethnicities.. racism is very much evident in everyday life. People want 'their' people to be in their group. They support 'their' people.<br /><br />Finally who is to blame for 'holocaust' ? People give 'racism' as the reason for Holocaust. Then who is to blame for 'racism' ? Should the 'outsiders' be blamed ? It will be illogical to blame immigration, as people immigrate in search of better quality of life. Then, should the people who practice 'racism' be blamed ? 'Human Nature' is the one to be blamed. The real reason for racism is the jealousy, fear and hatred which are present in every human's mind. People only vary in the level of acceptance towards other people.<br /><br />What's future ?<br /><br />The hatred and fear is increasing among people, no matter people often say 'We are all one'. With the wars happening around the world where one country wants to destroy or dominate another, people from one faith spreading hatred towards others, another holocaust may be in the offing.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-52845335683696341692007-01-23T23:09:00.000+05:302007-02-04T12:39:14.837+05:30Water in OscarFinally today the nominations for various categories for Oscars are announced.<br /><br />Indian-born Canadian Deepa Mehta's 'Water' has been selected among the final five in Best Foreign Language Film Category.<br /><br />'Water' is last of the trilogy by Deepa Mehta. The others being 'Fire' and 'Earth'. Deepa's movies have always been controversial since they deal with controversial subjects which are generally opposed. 'Water' also went through this controversy, when the shooting started at Varanasi. The sets of the film were burnt and vandalised, forcing Deepa to postpone the shooting of the film indefinitely. Later with a different cast of John Abraham, Lisa Ray she shot the film in Srilanka under the title 'River Moon'.<br /><br />Some people are up against Deepa's movies. People say that her movies show India in bad taste. But can we forget our past ? Can we say that movies should only show good times ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RbZbu9DMIBI/AAAAAAAAAHs/5PbrB-sFt-0/s1600-h/Water_POSTER.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023303296598417426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: pointer; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RbZbu9DMIBI/AAAAAAAAAHs/5PbrB-sFt-0/s320/Water_POSTER.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I felt very happy since Water has entered the Oscars as a Canadian entry and has made it to the final five, till I opened the Wikipedia page to read more about '<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_(2005_film)">Water</a>' and got disturbed when I read these two snippets - <ul><li><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RbZcJNDMICI/AAAAAAAAAH0/C-KSzARw59g/s1600-h/Water.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5023303747569983522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; CURSOR: pointer" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RbZcJNDMICI/AAAAAAAAAH0/C-KSzARw59g/s400/Water.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Prior to shooting of the film in Sri Lanka, Deepa Mehta</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> decreed that only copies of the script excluding the rape scene of the young widow were to be circulated among the crew. It was feared that either child <span style="font-size:85%;">acto</span></span><span style="font-size:85%;">r</span><span style="font-size:85%;">'s parents or local authorities would attempt to hinder the scene being shot. A plan was hatched to have child's mother, who was always present with her during shooting, distracted and led away from the set while the key scene was being shot. Senior crew members who were aware of this plan found it highly objectionable and unethical, and expressed their very strong disapproval to producers. Despite the mutiny, Mehta insisted that child artist's mother, an 'uneducated' Sinhalese housewife from small-town Sri Lanka, was not sophisticated enough to understand the true meaning of the scene, and their plan went ahead, causing a considerable amount of disaffection among the crew for several days thereafter. Many in particular felt this action was antithetical to Water's purported pro-women's rights ethos, as well as exploitative in application of a double standard by 'Westerners' shooting in a less-developed country. Crew members were warned not to discuss the incident with the press.<br /></span></li></ul>If whatever Wikipedia says is true, then it was totally unethical on part of Deepa to carry out such an act. Deepa could have taken some time to convince child actor's mother. When the mother watches the film, she will be in rude shock. Deepa should have played her responsibly.<br /><ul><li><span style="font-size:85%;">The frozen corpse of a real parrot was used in the scene where the young widow a pet parrot in the film. The Sri Lankan animal wranglers and props crew were not able to create a convincing mock-up of a dead parrot, so they finally killed a couple of parrots and brought the frozen corpses to the set in a cooler for use in the scene. A number of key crew members had expressed strong objections to killing a parrot (or parrots) for the scene, so the animal wranglers claimed that they "found" the dead parrots and subsequently frozen them.<br /></span></li></ul>Killing an animal for the sake of a film ? The parrot could have been given made unconscious for the scene rather than killing.... How can Deepa Mehta, a highly respected movie maker can go to such extents to make a film !!!<br /><br />Are directors like Deepa only for the sake of winning awards ?Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-29808048820654818412007-01-10T22:33:00.000+05:302007-01-11T10:17:16.357+05:30Apple calling !!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVCEdDMH2I/AAAAAAAAAFI/2221lp-jXaQ/s1600-h/indexhero20070109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018490004059201378" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVCEdDMH2I/AAAAAAAAAFI/2221lp-jXaQ/s200/indexhero20070109.jpg" border="0" /></a>Well, I cannot resist myself from blogging about today's BIGGEST breaking news, the <a href="http://apple.com/iphone/">iPhone </a>!!!!<br /><br />I have spent almost entire day today reading about iPhone. What an Amazing and an Unbelievable Phone !! What an invention !! I was blown away with the pictures of iPhone. iPhone plays music, it has email features, it has got browser, it has got email clients, it has got Maps plus the features of a normal phone. iPhone has not got any new features that any smart phone does not provide, isn't it?. Let us see what makes iPhone so special.<br /><br />iPhone = Video iPod + OS X 10 + Smart Mobile Phone - Keypad.<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVCPdDMH3I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Gu7_CmxO3e0/s1600-h/techhero_multitouch20070109.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018490193037762418" style="margin: 0px 0px 10px 10px; float: right;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVCPdDMH3I/AAAAAAAAAFQ/Gu7_CmxO3e0/s200/techhero_multitouch20070109.jpg" border="0" /></a>Yes! <a href="http://apple.com/">Apple</a> has removed the Keypad leaving only the "Home" key, making the iPhone entirely touch sensitive. Keypads have limited the screen of phones and all the keys are not necessary always. iPhone has got context based button, which will appear when they are required. For example the number pad when you want to make a call, accept or ignore buttons when you receive a call, play or pause button when you are playing music, a QWERTY keyboard when you want to write an email... makes lot of sense right ??<br /><br />Apple has filed 200+ patents with respect to iPhone which indicates how much research and invention has gone into making the iPhone. Some of the simple, yet very useful and necessary innovations made by Apple in iPhone are<br /><div><ul><li>Since iPhone is touch sensitive, locking can be iPhone can be difficult given that only one "Home" button is present on the iPhone. To unlock the iPhone, the user has to slide a bar on the iPhone which is unlikely to happen when kept in Pocket.</li><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018495982653677570" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVHgdDMIAI/AAAAAAAAAGY/5w6frIb_9jI/s320/Apple_iPhone.jpg" border="0" /> </ul><ul><li>iPhone has got lots of <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/technology/sensors.html">sensors</a> embedded in it. One of them is the object sensor. When you pick up a call and keep the phone close to the ear, object sensor intimates iPhone to automatically switch off the display to save power</li></ul><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018490592469720978" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVCmtDMH5I/AAAAAAAAAFg/XYcX8EgoRho/s320/techhero_sensors20070109.jpg" border="0" /></p><ul><li>When seeing a picture or browsing a webpage, and you want to see them in a wide screen, just turn you iPhone to a wide screen view, the display of iPhone autimatically changes to a wide screen, thanks to motion sensor.</li></ul><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018494578199371714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVGOtDMH8I/AAAAAAAAAF4/s2jeaeb2C0E/s400/iphone-keyboard.jpg" border="0" /> <ul><li>On screen QWERTY Keyboard is also innovative. When the user hits a key on the keyboard, the key enlarges and the alphabet comes above the key, so that the user can see the alphabet pressed and ensure, that he is hitting the appropriate key.</li></ul><div>But one basic question remians... Many technology companies invent and build products constantly like Apple. The features of Apple products are also not unique. Then whats so special about Apple which makes people going crazy about them ? </div><div><br />Its the most basic thing about any product, they are Simplicity and Usability !! Apple products are known for their simple and uncluttered designs, high usability without much learning. These two very basic things along with innovation make Apple products unique among other similar products. </div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVBOdDMH0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/nucaxKlGWaA/s1600-h/indexfallingnanos20060912.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5018489076346265410" style="margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; float: left;" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaVBOdDMH0I/AAAAAAAAAE4/nucaxKlGWaA/s200/indexfallingnanos20060912.png" border="0" /></a>Take <a href="http://www.apple.com/itunes/">iPod</a>. iPod is known for its sleek design, its usability with a simple wheel with great quality music. The Macs are the benchmarks for other PCs/Laptops and the very "cool" OS X, which is the most advanced Operating system with the adjective "easy" for every application in it. Macs and <a href="http://apple.com/macosx/">OS X</a> together make an Amazing combination of sleek and stylish hardware with great set of essential softwares.<br /><br />Some people argue that, Apple just does huge marketing of its not so superior products. I agree that Apple markets its products in a big way. But only marketing with not-so-good products will not achieve the followers which Apple has today. The success of Apple products is a product of Superior quality products and good marketing.<br /></div><br /><div>Apple built the Macintosh, then invented the Mouse, iPods, built OS X, Macs, iTunes, <a href="http://www.apple.com/appletv/">Apple TV </a>and has displayed its "brilliant" iPhone yesterday. And Now I can't wait to see <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/index.html">Leopard</a>, the next version of OS X, with <a href="http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/timemachine.html">Time Machine </a>and a great set of softwares yet to be revealed !!</div></div>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-71177240210314709902007-01-09T23:51:00.000+05:302007-01-10T09:51:54.808+05:30Evolution of God !!Through some links, I landed in Judaism page in Wikipedia. I had never read about <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jews">Jews</a> or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism">Judaism,</a> which has a long history from Jesus Christ to Holocaust. I read through the wikipedia pages for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chritianity">Christianity,</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam">Islam</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zorastrianism">Zorastrianism.</a> I always had a question - how <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism">Hinduism</a> has got so many Gods ?<br />Have you also ever wondered, how Hinduism has got so many Gods ? where as Islam, Judaism or Christianity have got only one God !!<br /><br />In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discovery_of_India">Discovery of India</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nehru">Nehru</a> says about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veda">Veda</a>s -<br />"The Vedas were simply meant to be a collection of existing knowledge of the day; they are a jumble of many thing: hymns, prayers, ritual for sacrifice, magic, magnificient nature poetry. There is no idolatry in them; no temples for Gods."<br />Specifically about the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rig_Veda">Rig Veda</a>, he says -<br />"The Rig Veda, the first of the Vedas, is probably the earliest book that human possesses. In it we can find outpourings of the human mind, the glow of poetry, the rupture at nature's loveliness and mystery".<br /><br />This made me think then who created those numerous Gods ?<br />Gods have evolved with the human civilization. Every Epic has added Gods. The forces of Nature have been personified and the Gods have born. Every force of Nature Fire, Wind, Rain are depicted as Gods. Later, the principles of life have also been personified to make a model human being, and epics have been written around them, so that people follow them and worship them as God. Depicting the Nature as <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_gods">Human Gods</a> is also there in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_mythology">Old Greek Religion</a>.<br /><br />Islam, Judaism, Christianity have only one God, with the principles of life documented in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quran">Quran</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torah">Torah</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible">Bible</a> respectively, without creating a model human being with all those principles. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagavad_gita">Bhagavadgeetha</a> also preaches the principles of life. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advaita">Advaita</a> also says about the oneness of God - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman">Brahman,</a> the supreme reality.<br /><br />All the religions of the world worship God in their own way. Then are the Gods of each religion different ? Aren't we all worshipping the same forces of Nature and the principles of life directly or indirectly? or have we forgot that we are worshipping the Nature and the principles of life?<br /><br />Why are people fighting for their Gods, when their Gods are one and the same !!<br /><br />What is your opinion on this ?Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-58250587084103201822007-01-08T23:41:00.000+05:302007-01-09T12:48:32.964+05:30ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶನಾನು ಪ್ರೌಢಶಾಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಸಂಘದ ಸದಸ್ಯನಾಗಿದ್ದೆ. ಅಲ್ಪ-ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಲೇಖನ, ಪ್ರಬಂಧ, ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯ ಚಿತ್ರ ಬರೆಯುವುದು, ಆ ಸಂಘದ ಚಟುವಟಿಗೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರಿದ್ದವು. ಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಷವೂ ನವೆಂಬರ್ 14ನೇ ತಾರೀಖಿನಿಂದ 20ನೇ ತಾರೀಖಿನವರೆಗೆ ಆಚರಿಸಲಾಗುವ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಗ್ರಂಥಾಲಯ ಸಪ್ತಾಹದ ಪ್ರಯುಕ್ತ ಪತ್ರಿಕೋದ್ಯಮ ಸಂಘದ ವತಿಯಿಂದ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಪ್ರದರ್ಶನವನ್ನು ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಆಗಲೇ ನನ್ನ ಕೈಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಪುಸ್ತಕ 'ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶ'.<br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017739365627281410" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaKXXi-1QAI/AAAAAAAAADc/8EHEvpGW1MA/s320/kannada-ratna.bmp" border="0" /><br />'ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶ'ವು ಕನ್ನಡ-ಕನ್ನಡ ನಿಘಂಟಿನ ಒಂದು ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತವಾದ ರೂಪ. ಒಂದು ಕೈಪಿಡಿ. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶವನ್ನು ಪ್ರಕಾಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಜತೆಗೆ ಇದರ ಬೆಲೆ ಕೇವಲ ಐದು ರೂಪಾಯಿ !!! ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನ ಕೈಗೂ ಈ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಸೇರಲಿ ಎಂಬ ಉದ್ದೇಶದಿಂದ ಇದರ ಬೆಲೆಯನ್ನು ಎಲ್ಲರ ಕೈಗೆ ಎಟುಕುವಂತೆ ಇರಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಆದರೆ 'ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶ'ದಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಜ್ಞಾನ ಭಂಡಾರ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅಪಾರ. ಎಷ್ಟೋ ಕೇಳೇ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ರತ್ನಕೋಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾಣಬಹುದು. ನಾನು ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಬಂಧಗಳನ್ನು ಭರ್ತಿಮಾಡುವುದರಲ್ಲಿ ರತ್ನಕೋಶದ ಪಾತ್ರವೇ ಹೆಚ್ಚು.<br /><br />ರತ್ನಕೋಶ ಕೇವಲ ಕನ್ನಡ-ಕನ್ನಡ ನಿಘಂಟಲ್ಲ, ಅದರಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಹಲವು ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಭಾರತೀಯ ಸಂವತ್ಸರಗಳ, ರಾಶಿಗಳ, ನಕ್ಷತ್ರಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳ ಪಟ್ಟಿಯನ್ನೂ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ. ಅದರ ಜತೆಗೆ ಜಗತ್ತಿನ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರಗಳ ಹೆಸರುಗಳು, ಅವುಗಳ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಗಳನ್ನು ನೀಡಲಾಗಿದೆ.<br /><br />ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶವು ಕನ್ನಡದ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸುತ್ತದೆಯಲ್ಲದೇ, ಕನ್ನಡದ ಮೇಲೆ ಇನ್ನೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಅಭಿಮಾನವನ್ನು ಮೂಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ. ಕನ್ನಡ ರತ್ನಕೋಶ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗನೂ ಸದಾ ತನ್ನ ಜತೆ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ಒಂದು ಕೈಪಿಡಿ.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-7902893145292744862007-01-08T14:08:00.000+05:302007-01-08T15:29:13.022+05:30Mathemagic ??I have posted my writings on many topics - TV, Newpapers, Culture, Nature. This time it is MATHEMATICS !!<br /><br />Here are some interesting sayings about Folding paper in half.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://educ.queensu.ca/%7Efmc/june2002/PaperFact.htm">The fact : It is impossible to fold any piece of paper no matter how big, small, thin or thick more than 8 times</a></li><li><a href="http://math.rice.edu/%7Elanius/frac/code.html">You can't fold a paper more than five or six times. Dont believe? Try it. Thinner paper? Longer paper? It doesn't matter; you just can't do it.</a></li></ul><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINyC-1P_I/AAAAAAAAADE/8WUu_UkSeio/s1600-h/britney.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINyC-1P_I/AAAAAAAAADE/8WUu_UkSeio/s320/britney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017588088289181682" border="0" /></a>All the above statements have been proved to be false in January 2002 by a high school student of Pomona, California by name - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Britney_Gallivan">Britney Gallivan</a>. She has been successful in <a href="http://www.pomonahistorical.org/12times.htm">folding the paper for 12 times</a> !!!<br /><br />All started when her Maths teacher told that She would get an extra maths credit, if she took up the option of solving the problem of folding a sheet in half 12 times. She tried and failed with reasonably-sized sheets of paper.<br /><br />So she used something incredibly thin - gold foil and she succeeded in folding her gold foil in half 12 times. But her maths teacher said that ultra-thin gold foil was too easy - she had to fold paper 12 times. She studied the problem, and came with two mathematical solutions.<br /><br />The first solution was for folding the paper in alternate directions. She derived a formula relating the number of folds possible (n) to the width (W, of the square sheet you start with) and the material's thickness (t):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINgS-1P-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/iOmpi_WXvjs/s1600-h/57ebe929c900c673570957f789bfc516.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINgS-1P-I/AAAAAAAAAC8/iOmpi_WXvjs/s320/57ebe929c900c673570957f789bfc516.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017587783346503650" border="0" /></a>The second solution was for folding the paper in a single direction. This is the case when you try to fold a long narrow sheet of paper. She derived another formula relating the number of folds possible in one direction (n) to the minimum possible length of material (l) and the material's thickness (t):<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINgS-1P9I/AAAAAAAAAC0/nPSvkqFfWfc/s1600-h/1bc92d290377b24d959c3a90adfd7ced.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaINgS-1P9I/AAAAAAAAAC0/nPSvkqFfWfc/s320/1bc92d290377b24d959c3a90adfd7ced.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017587783346503634" border="0" /></a>She derived from her formula that to successfully fold paper 12 times, she would need about 1.2 km of paper. After some searching she found a roll of special toilet paper that would suit her needs. She rolled out the jumbo toilet paper, marked the halfway point, and folded again and again. After seven hours, she folded her paper for the 11th time into a slab, about 80 cm wide and 40 cm high (in the photo above). She then folded it another time to get that 12th fold !!!!<br /><br />Incredible isn't it ??<br /><p></p>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-71984167394689214192007-01-07T22:23:00.000+05:302007-01-08T15:33:12.362+05:30DweepaDuring the days of my engineering course, a film by name - <span style="font-style: italic;">Dweepa</span> directed by Girish Kasaravalli, made news. Actress late Soundarya had produced it. It was shot in the Malenadu region of Karnataka with lush green forests, large bodies of water as its back drop. I had also read that the rainy scenes were shot in the natural rain. <span style="font-style: italic;">Dweepa</span> also won the <span style="font-style: italic;">Swarna Kamala</span> (Best Film). I wanted to watch the film since then.Finally I watched it on Doordarshan in its Award films programme late night around one month back.<br /><br />The film is very good, it deals with the condition of people who are set to loose their houses in the backwaters of a dam being constructed. The film also draws lots of parallels betwen the Nature and human relationships.<br /><br />**Spoiler warning**<br />There are mainly four characters in the film. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> played by Soundarya. Nagi's husband is <span style="font-style: italic;">Ganapaiah</span> played by Avinash. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span>'s relative <span style="font-style: italic;">Krishna</span> played by Harish Raj and finally Nagi's Father-in-law. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span>'s family lives in a place on the banks of a river.<br /><br />There livelihood gets threatened by a new dam being constructed down stream, making their place coming under the backwater of the dam. All the villagers are being compensated to relocate to a safe place. But <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span>'s Father-in-law does not agree to shift to a new place whatsoever. <span style="font-style: italic;">Krishna</span> who used to be in Bombay comes to stay with them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaE-JC-1P7I/AAAAAAAAACg/YOyQOUydXhs/s1600-h/2002110800920101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaE-JC-1P7I/AAAAAAAAACg/YOyQOUydXhs/s320/2002110800920101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017359785007595442" border="0" /></a>Because of <span style="font-style: italic;">Krishna,</span> there is some trouble in the relationship between <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> and her husband. <span style="font-style: italic;">Krishna</span> leaves the place taking away the only boat Nagi has. Now <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> and her husband become locked in the village which has become an Island in the backwaters. With the thundershowers continuing, there is always a danger of water entering the house. But <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> shows great spirit and determination by staying awake whole night to protect herself, her husband, the cattle from the water. The film continues...<br /><br />Though <span style="font-style: italic;">Dweepa</span> is one film, but it has lots of stories interwoven inside it. The condition of people being displaced by dams, the relationships between man and wife troubled by a third person, making each one them to live like an <span style="font-style: italic;">Dweepa</span> (island), and in the end, we can see hope personified as <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi.</span> The major part of the film deals with the parallels between the events occuring around them in Nature and the human minds becoming islands.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaE5ai-1P5I/AAAAAAAAACI/IDV_eNVCAqc/s1600-h/dweepa04.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RaE5ai-1P5I/AAAAAAAAACI/IDV_eNVCAqc/s320/dweepa04.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5017354588097167250" border="0" /></a>But I liked the last part of the film where <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> never gives up hope, does what ever she can do to overcome the situation unlike her husband who just hopes but does not do anything in that regard. <span style="font-style: italic;">Nagi</span> shows that with hope, determination to achieve the task and working towards that, one can overcome any challenge.<br /><br />The film leaves with many questions, for which the viewer has to find the answer.Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-41899291776496791612007-01-07T21:03:00.000+05:302007-01-08T12:37:33.081+05:30Sawaal-JawaabAround 15 years back, few houses had a Cable TV connection. Even the Cable TV channels were very few. So most of the people used to tune into Doordarshan. Doordarshan used to broadcast a number of very good programmes. And some programmes had a long lasting relationship with the viewers. They enjoyed huge viewer base, high TRPs which no present TV programmes can even dream of. They created a niche around them.<br /><br />One of my favourites among them are Surabhi, Malgudi Days, Vyomkesh Bakshi. These programmes were very different from one another. One of them was a Cultural Magazine, one based on RK Narayan's collection of stories and one India's Sherlock Holmes.<br /><br />Surabhi has been highly successful, running for over a decade. It used to be fresh in every episode. It was a collection of small documentaries on India's Culture, Dance, Music, Forests, Wildlife, Cinema, Cuisine ...... Two charming people used to anchor the show, the majestic Siddharth Kak and the charming Renuka Shahane, with her 10kW smile. They had a good chemistry between them. The anchors were also highly responsible for the success of Surabhi. I think in between the anchors got changed and the TRPs went down, later Siddharth and Renuka came back to anchor the show.<br /><br />People of India were shown the treasures of India, which were unknown to most of us. Surabhi had stories from North to South, East to West, from even Lakshadweep and Andaman Nicobars, where they even met the native people who are still away from the modern world. In the later part, they also showed the very unknown Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kenya, Turkey... They were not the usual Travel Documentaries, where they will show the Hotels, Lodges... The documentaries used to concentrate of the Life, Culture, Cuisine of those places.<br /><br />Surabhi was connected to the people with its Sawaal-Jawaab, the question and answer section, which was a new concept then when there were no mobile phones, no SMSs. People answered the questions with 15p post card, which was later replaced by a competition post card. I used to answer with atleast four cards, each one carrying the names of the four family members. Later, with the competition post cards, it got reduced to one or two. But I did not win in any of the lucky draws. But still there was a hope every time with the next Sawaal-Jawaab.<br /><br />Later Surabhi started a section called 'Gyan-Vigyan', where people could ask answers for their questions in science which will be answered by Prof. Yash Pal and win prizes. This seemed to be a silver lining for me, who has been unlucky, to win by writing answers. I had sent a question, which was infact suggested to me by my sister. The question was 'When we feel sleepy, why do we yawn?'. In Gyan-Vigyan section of one of the episodes, the question was read out by the anchor to Professor. I was so sure of my unluck that I thought some one else has also sent the same question I sent. When they later turned the post card, I saw my name and I became so excited that I even forgot to listen to the answer. I was Jumping around with joy. They sent four books of the Cultural Magazine - <a href="http://www.marg-art.org/">Marg</a>. I have only seen the huge pictures in those books multiple times, though havent read any of them yet.<br /><br />All those days are gone only to remember and cherish. Though Surabhi TV did not continue on TV, it gave rise to a movement with the name - <a href="http://indiasurabhi.com/">India Surabhi</a>. I still wish Surabhi comes back on TV, with the same team of Siddharth Kak, Renuka Shahane and others.<br /><br />Some of the episodes can be watched at <a href="http://amul.tv/">Amul.tv</a>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-28114839886780492912006-12-20T21:18:00.000+05:302006-12-20T23:21:05.469+05:30Specchio per i raggi del sole ?Wondering what title is this ?? The title is in Italian for the phrase - Mirror for the Sun rays ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlrGzyI2hI/AAAAAAAAAAc/tENXS6kcj4I/s1600-h/_40991892_italy_vig_milan_map203.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlrGzyI2hI/AAAAAAAAAAc/tENXS6kcj4I/s320/_40991892_italy_vig_milan_map203.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010653825150278162" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella is a small place with a population of ~200 in Northwestern Italy near the border with Switzerland on the Alps Mountains. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella is situated between 2 mountains. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">The incidence of Sun's rays goes on decreasing from 90 degrees as we move from Equator, as a result </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella would never get Sun's rays in Winter from around 11th November to 2nd February. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella residents used to describe </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> in Winter as</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> Siberia.<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">The Sun's rays are available just a few hundred</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> metres up the adjacent mountain. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">The people</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> were desperate to get the Sun's rays in the Winter. The Mayor of </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella consulted various architects to solve this problem and finally came up with an idea of Computer controlled Giant Mirror few hundred metres up</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> the adjacent hill to reflect the Sun rays to </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella. Brilliant idea right ?<br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlwPjyI2oI/AAAAAAAAAB0/9yyfFr0oKf0/s1600-h/test.0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlwPjyI2oI/AAAAAAAAAB0/9yyfFr0oKf0/s320/test.0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010659473032272514" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">The Giant mirror cost them </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;">100,000 euros</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">. The people of </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella put together some and rest was arranged with the help of the Banks. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Today</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"> </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">Viganella gets Sun rays for sometime everyday in Winter. <a href="http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20061218-063402-6751r">Read more</a><br /><br /></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlsFzyI2kI/AAAAAAAAAA0/DiO8EoTlE2M/s1600-h/_40991070_viganella_border_inf416.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlsFzyI2kI/AAAAAAAAAA0/DiO8EoTlE2M/s400/_40991070_viganella_border_inf416.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010654907482036802" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">This reminds me how Sun is closely associated with everyone's life. The daily activities are guided by Sun. Just think of the thick cloudy rainy day, everyone will be lazy the entire day. When people of the the extreme Northern hemisphere are so desperate for the Sun rays, then we in India where Sun rays are available on almost 365 days of the year, are we harnassing the solar energy to the extent we can ? There is some awareness about Solar Water heaters, thanks to Sky rocketing Electricity bills !!<br /></span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">How long can India depend upon Petroleum, Natural Gas, Coal or even Nuclear Energy to produce electricity ? With the abnormal monsoons which are going to be common in the future, Hydro-electricity is non-dependable. India will be hit by a major Energy Crisis in the coming years. With the world Oil resources depleting day by day and soon to get extinct, developing countries like India will be the victim of high Oil prices in the World Oil Market. Petrol and Diesel will become too costly for the Indians to run their Motor Vehicles. The only answer for this is to use Electric Motor Vehicles. </span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd">The only solution for Energy hungry India as well as China is The SUN, which is the ultimate source of Energy for the whole Solar System. India must take a big initiative to harness Solar Energy to the maximum possible extent.<br /></span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span class="byd"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >"Solar Energy is Free"<br /><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlsiDyI2lI/AAAAAAAAAA8/2HJx8P80IFI/s1600-h/Sun.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 145px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_iQyjg37oCFI/RYlsiDyI2lI/AAAAAAAAAA8/2HJx8P80IFI/s200/Sun.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5010655392813341266" border="0" /></a>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18945075.post-29693681439022131942006-11-15T22:30:00.000+05:302006-12-20T22:52:53.127+05:30Geography Awareness Week<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh5.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtTasb_ABI/AAAAAAAAAhM/w1jkJqOtcbM/gaw_top_pic.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 409px; height: 115px;" src="http://lh5.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtTasb_ABI/AAAAAAAAAhM/w1jkJqOtcbM/gaw_top_pic.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I always read <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/">googlesystem.blogspot.com</a>, through which I came to know that United States and Canada are celebrating November 12th to 18th as <a href="http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/">Geography Awareness Week</a>.<br /><br />Geography is my all time favourite subject. I just love geography. Geography is a study of our Mother Earth. Wikipedia has this definition - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography"><b>Geography</b></a> (from the Greek words <span style="font-weight: bold;">Ge</span> or <b>Gaea</b>, both meaning <b>"Earth"</b>, and <b>graphein</b> meaning <b>"to describe"</b> or "to write"<i>or "to map")</i> is the study of the Earth's features and of the distribution of life on the earth, including human life and the effects of human activity. So, literally, the translation would be "To describe Earth".<br /><br />Studying Geography always includes Atlas, Maps, Pictures of various places on Earth. It does not need much memorising unlike History or Civics, since memorising something related to a Picture is extremely easier. I am always fascinated by Maps. Probably this might be the reason why I love Geography more than other subjects. Studying Atlas has been my favourite pass time since my school days.<br /><br />Now a days, many online tools bring Geography much closer to people. <a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a>, <a href="http://maps.google.com/">Google maps</a>, <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/virtualearth/default.mspx">Microsoft Virtual Earth</a> are some of those. Among them Google Earth is my new Fascination. Google has done a commendable job putting huge database of satellite pictures, information about various places into one place and making them more interative. International Organizations are using Google Earth to analyze the state of Global Warming. Latest information on Google Earth can be found <a href="http://googleearthuser.blogspot.com/">here</a>.<br /><br />Google and <a href="http://www.nationalgeographic.com/">National Geographic</a> are celebrating "<a href="http://www9.nationalgeographic.com/mywonderfulworld/docs/gaw.html">Geography Awareness Week</a>". Google has <a href="http://www.google.com/educators/gaw.html">added more layers</a> in Google Earth as part of that. One of them is David Rumsey Historical Map Collection. This Collection has Maps since 15th Century. These are the pictures of the of the world in 1690. The names are in Italian.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh4.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtJ7ZyvABI/AAAAAAAAAhI/Ns0K6xxshIs/5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5171/2312/400/5.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Now Amazzoni and Brasille have become Brazil. Paraguai has become Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina. Chile has become more elongated. Peru has got divided into Bolivia, Peru and Columbia. Gujana has become Venezuala. United Mexico, Luiciana, California can be seen in North America.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh6.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtJ7VglABI/AAAAAAAAAg4/gzFUVhW2-wc/4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5171/2312/400/4.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtJ7bNmABI/AAAAAAAAAgw/qdG274bnXR0/3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5171/2312/400/3.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Our Asia. Indie was so big !!! Indie has become India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Srilanka... One can see Maratha, Madras, Bombay, Surat, Delhi, Bijapur, Cochin, Aurangabad.... Now I am remembering the history lessons of British India.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://lh3.google.com/vinay.ar/RVtJ7ViGABI/AAAAAAAAAgo/vuv6iYo2JyU/2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger2/5171/2312/400/2.2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Now the Continent which colonised the entire world in the past centuries. Germania has become Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands. Greece, Turkey, Armenia all are united in the Map. Finland and Sweden are also united.<br /><br />Geography always brings us close to our Earth and Nature. We can study the relation between the living beings and the Nature. The Mountains, Rivers, Valleys, Deserts, Grasslands, Evergreen Forests, Oceans makes one think how the earth has evolved from Millions of years and its importance.<br /><br />Now a days, Human beings are caring very little about the Nature resulting in Imbalance in Nature, Global Warming leading to abnormal rainfalls, cyclones, Droughts. The study of Geography is much more important now than before to understand the delicate relationship between the Nature and Living beings, especially in developing countries like India and China, which are just aiming to increase their GDP by destroying their Natural Resources. Human beings have to always remember that Human force is nothing compared to that of the Mother Nature.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Save Earth<br /><br /></span></span></div>Vinayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056727608733646410noreply@blogger.com1