I too thank you for your regular "news"... I am in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA... I was in Goethals in 1942 and in St. Edmund's College in Shillong in 1941 . I attended St. Joseph's College, North Point, Darjeeling from 1943 through 1947 and in 1948 attended St. Xavier's College in Calcutta (Kolkata) for 1/2 year before leaving for the USA. Please forward this info to Dev.
Thank you
Mark Jonah
Msg from Ashok Mirchandani, North Point
Thank you Radhe for your weekly offerings, which we read with interest, and pass on some to others also. In return, I forward the following. Take life easy as the situations in our Pashim Bangal will always give you enough material to fill in the blogs!
When the hospital had to make a decision:
The Gastroenterologists had sort of a gut feeling about it, but the Neurologists thought the Administration had a lot of nerve, and the Obstetricians felt they were all laboring under a misconception.
The Ophthalmologists considered the idea shortsighted; the Pathologists yelled, 'Over my dead body!' while the Pediatricians said, 'Oh, Grow up!'
The Psychiatrists thought the whole idea was madness, the Radiologists could see right through it, and the Surgeons decided to wash their hands of the whole thing.
TheInternists thought it was a bitter pill to swallow, and the Plastic Surgeons said, 'This puts a whole new face on the matter.'
The Podiatrists thought it was a step forward, but the Urologists felt the scheme wouldn't hold water.
The Anesthesiologists thought the whole idea was a gas, and the Cardiologists didn't have the heart to say no.
In the end, the Proctologists left the decision up to some a**h**e in Westminster.
It reminds me of the definition of a psychologist; The last person one speaks to, before you speak to yourself!
Or the message written on a gravestone dedicated to a kleptomaniac. " I wish i had realised that taking this stone was going to give me a heart attack"
Or the one on a gravestone of a hypochondriac: Now do you believe me when I say I'm ill!?
Hot air syndrome :
A woman in a hot air balloon, realizing she was lost, reduced altitude and spotted a man below. She descended further and shouted to the man "Excuse me, can you help me? I promised a friend I would meet her an hour ago, but I don't know where I am"
The man below replied, "You're in a hot air balloon, hovering approximately 30 feet above the ground. You're between 40 and 41 degrees north latitude and between 59 and 60 degrees west longitude."
"You must be in IT," said the balloonist.
"Actually I am," replied the man, "How did you know?" :
"Well," answered the balloonist, "everything you have told me is technically correct but I've no idea what to make of your information and the fact is I'm still lost. Frankly, you've not been much help at all. If anything, you've delayed my trip."
The man below responded, "You must be in Management."
"I am," replied the balloonist, "but how did you know?"
"Well," said the man, "you don't know where you are or where you're going. You have risen to where you are due to a large quantity of hot air. You made a promise, which you've no idea how to keep, and you expect people beneath you to solve your problems. The fact is you are in exactly the same position you were in before we met, but now, somehow, it's my f***ing fault..."
Regards
Ashok
Msg from Bishan Dewan
Just to let you know that I will cease using my current bishan@brune.bn address from next week.
Please keep me in the loop by using the following new email address in order of preference:
laurey.dai@gmail.com
bullbahadur@yahoo.com
Bishan
Msg from Viraj Thacker
There was a gentleman walking with two heavy suitcases in an airport terminal.
Someone approached and asked him what time it was.
The gentleman bends down to park the two heavy suitcases and stares at his watch.
But this was no ordinary watch! He touches a tiny button and his administrative assistant's face appears.
He asks her, "Mary, what time is it?" Mary answers instantly and with a smile!
The questioner is thoroughly impressed!!!
He asks, "What kind of a watch is that?"
"It's like a TV with two-way real-time communication, " the gentleman explains. He adds that the watch is the latest technology with Intel's brand new 128-bit chip with processor speed of 10 Gigahertz.
The onlooker is now quite impressed and wanted to know if he could buy this watch from the gentleman. They agree on a heavy price and the cash was handed immediately. The gentleman takes his watch out and hands it over and then walks away.
The new owner stares at the two heavy suitcases and shouts, "Sir, you forgot your suitcases."
The gentleman stops, smiles, and replies, "No, they are yours now. They are the modems you always need to carry for your new watch !!!!
Msg from Desmond
Why English is must
Most cricketers, who are not comfortable in conversing in English, go prepare for some standard questions that are asked to them when commentators chat with them during the awards ceremony. Inzamam was once asked a different question after Pakistan won the match, for which he was not prepared. He always used his standard response to the first question after winning.
But this time.....
Tony Greig: So Inzi, that's fantastic, your wife is pregnant for the second time and u must be happy!
Inzamam: All credit goes to the boys. Everyone work hard for it, especially Afridi. It was tight situation when he went in. Also Bob Woolmer was keeping close watch on progress and giving instructions. It's all team effort. Insha Allah, we all will work together as a team, put in big effort and deliver good result all the time and will be able to REPEAT the same result.
Tony fainted!
Msg from Thondup Sherpa
Dear Chief
Thank you for all the mails ... they are informative and pleasant to read. However on one point I would beg to differ... and that is your view about Reservations. I woud like to present my point of view and hope you will read it with an open mind.
Going off on a tangent I would like to inform you about Nepal vis-a-vis Reservations. I worked there for about 18 years and most of my friends were Brahmins. In fact the company I worked for a major part of the time in Nepal was owned by a Brahmin. Anyway the point I would like to make is
The people of Indian origin - called Madhisays and living in the plains bordering UP and Bengal and Bihar - constitute about 40% of the population of Nepal. About 55% consists of the other communities like Sherpas, Tamangs , Magars, Rai, Limbus, and Newars. Brahmins constitute between 2 to 5%. BUT THEY OCCUPY MORE THAN 90% OF ALL THE TOP GOVERNMENT POSTS ( INCLUDING THE CABINET, MINISTERIAL AND DIPLOMATIC CORP ). In fact just after King Birendra was toppled the first issue of an English Fortnightly paper came out with the headlines " 11 Ambassadors out of the 12 Appointed are Brahmins " That set the country on fire. When the Political parties came out of hiding in the first flush of Democracy there was a ground swell which promoted a party called "SETO MAGURALI " an acronym for ' SHERPA , TAMANG , MAGAR , RAI and LIMBU ". The Newar community ( the equivalent of the Marwari community in Nepal ) insisted that they too be included and that the name should be SETO MAGURALIN - the N for Newars. The first order of the day of the Interim Government was to squash this movement. The Interim Government consisted of 99% Brahmins. What was obvious to even the most uninterested and non-political observer was that this movement was a REACTION against the oppressive / nepotism of the Brahmin. One of the reasons for the succes of the Maoists and their popularity in their infancy was their inclusion of all the other communities - even though both the top leaders are Brahmins. This anti-brahmin sentiment hurt a lot of innocent brahmins no doubt but then even my friends were honest enough to agree that perhaps they , the Brahmins , were responsible for the back lash. In fact they even pointed out how the Nepal Civil Service Examinations were slanted to making it much more Brahmin-Friendly and difficult for the other communities.
Chief, as a person who was a staunch Gandhian (khadi et al ) in his college days I am NOT and anit-brahmiin person but then when I see and read about the anti-reservation hoo-ha that seems to have gripped the nation I feel that perhaps the SC / ST side of the story needs to be heard too. So perhaps you too will hear me out. Thanks
thondup
Dear Thondup,
I understand your feelings.
The beauty of our school was that we knew nothing of castes while we were there.We read of caste system in our history books and believed it was all ancient history.
The full effect hit me after finishing college and I started living in Bihar.
Even in Bengal where I got my first job, I never felt the effect of caste politics.
And now after forty years, I find that it is becoming worse and not better, just because of reservations.
It is more than sixty years since our independence and yet we have not been able to remove the crutches we have given to the people who have been at the receiving end of the ire of society for centuries. Instead, more and more castes, creeds, tribes are demanding a larger piece of the pie. People now, instead of rising to the next higher level aim to go lower so that they are not deprived of the benefit of reservation.It is easier to go lower than to aim higher.
The poor and the deprived should be given help to raise their standard of living. But I believe, you may not agree with me, that they should be given free education right up to the graduation level. They should be given food, clothes and shelter if their parents cannot provide it to them. They should be able to study in a congenial atmosphere. And after being given all this for free, they should be able to compete with those who have had these benefits for centuries. If only we get the best talent for a job can we get the best output.
These benefits should be given to all poor, irrespective of caste, creed, tribe or religion. You never know where you may find the gems like Dr Ambedkar or Dr. A P J Kalam.
This way we will gradually improve our standards .The present policy our government follows is leading to mediocricity as everyone is tending to lower himself to gain advantage over others.
For all this funds are required.
If the government could control the corruption in all its department and stop pampering its employees every five years through Pay Commission Awards, there would be no dearth of funds. Together with the above, if the government controlled the population with carrot and stick policy, India and all its citizens would rise very fast.
Will we ever see India free of the caste evil?
I doubt it.
Our politicians benefit from it and they will feed the flames until eternity.
Do we have no hope?
Yes, we have. If some enlightened person thinks above caste and religion politics for betterment of India. Somebody like Swami Ramdeo.
I have very high hopes on this man.
You should watch his programme on Aastha Channel from 5.30 am to 7.30 am. Swamijis different programmes are transmitted daily at this time.Besides teaching you pranayam, dhyan and yoga, he talks of Bharat Swabhiman, a movement he has started to cleanse Indian politics. plus other points, most of which cannot be faulted.
Every Indian, who loves his country should have a look at this programme for at least a week, to get the full gist.
Bye for now.
Radheshyam
Msg from Willy Wu
If you wake up in the morning looking like this
Don't go to work
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