So this is what happened exactly…

There was this group who just celebrated Milad Unnabi and who forgot to remove these decorations. Yesterday was Hanuman Jayanti and some folks wanted to celebrate it just like we celebrate any other festival, decorate all the roads like they belong to you and then later leave them like a mess after the festival and don’t care a damn about it.

Now they had to remove the previous decorations to add theirs and thats where a group of 2-3 people had an argument about which led to riots in more than 20 areas in the city of Hyderabad.

I don’t even have any words to say…Why do we do this to ourselves and to our surroundings?

GOD show them a way to understand you better, that you are more than decorations, proclamations of who owns which place, who is the superior. Its love all that matters at the end of the day…

Ever heard the verse “Love your neighbor as yourself”? I’m more than sure this is preached everywhere.

Let there be peace….

This is the new website of Hyderabad Traffic Police. I was going through it and has very useful links.

Services :  Gives you a list of  al the services available on the website.

Statistics:  Talks about accidents, Analysis and Enforcement.

Road Sense :  Talks about some of the basic road sense and is a good refresher.

Road Smart: Talks about Parking zones, Towing zones, Accident prone zones and fly over information.

Road Rules: Talks about basic Road rules covering mandatory, cautionary and informative signals.

E Chalaan Status : Directly gives you the status of your Chalaan. (This one is a good improvement I must say) 

Route Map : Gives the traffic route map and alternatives.

Traffic Police Stations : Gives a list of all Traffic Police stations in the City.

Wrong Chalaan: If you got a Wrong Chalaan you can enter the details here.

Over all a very good improvement and I’m hoping it will be a hit. 

A 45 min movie. I didn’t know that it was sucha a short one, but nevertheless a good one

It talks about this 11 yr old kid who starts his journey to meditate in Himalayas and find a purpose of his life.

I do not have anything to say about the story, direction and narration, it was a documentary and had its elements to keep you occupied.

But yes, you have to watch it on the IMAX screen to enjoy it. The experience is completely different and it was very beautiful . 

The colors, the culture, the lights and the beauty of India was shown very well. Go with no expectations, you will enjoy it  

The heat wave, Elextions and IPL!!! 

Its one of the most hottest and happening Summer I have been through !!! 

Heat wave – I spend most of my day in the office no nothing more I can do about it, evenings are pathetic for me considering that I’m in AC the entire day. One saturday, I could not sleep at all and this troubled my dad, he decided to buy an AC .. Awwhhh suchaa pamperd soul I’m Love u papa  

Elections : Abusing was the top gun used by politicians to get at each other and OMG I have heard some new, fancy and funny abuses. There was a time when all news channels were covering how each party was abusing each other and how the ones who were aubisng each other yesterday are best buddies and are ready to do anything for each other types today !! hahahha at them !! 

IPL : My favourite,  you get to see the best of all from all other locations come together and play the gentleman’s game as they say. and second well ya .. I get to see the DADA who went all guns blazing last summer and stole my heart away … like always.. and I was not on the ground as long as he was batting every six and four I was in the air .. and I loved it totallyyy and so am i enjoying it .. As i belong to Hyderabad yes hell I want Hyderabad to win this time and have been cheering and enjoying the matches , but the clash comes when DC and KKR play. As long as DADA is batting or bowling I support KKR else am DC. Fair enough.. my heart first goes to that man who can hit those sixes which will make me go .. awwwhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh  

The battle is fun and am loving it along with everyone.. and yes one of my fav summer’s so far

NDTV has the voting open on its website
You can vote on 7w.ndtv.com

What did you vote for ??

We have some news !!!!!

Join the Pink Chaddi campaign ..

What is the Pink Chaddi Campaign?

The Pink Chaddi Campaign kicked off on 5 February 2009 to oppose the Sri Ram Sena. The campaign is growing exponentially (1,300 at this point in the life of our Consortium of Pub-going, Loose and Forward Women) and that is not surprising. Most women in this country have enough curbs on their lives without a whole new franchise cashing in with their bully-boy tactics. Of course, a lot of men have joined the group as well.

What can you do?

I really like the spirit with which people are celebrating “Independece day” and “Republic day” and apprciate the gatherings.

But the thing I hate is the after celebration part. I see those flags lying in garbage and people stamp it on the roads when they are walking..

Is all that you have in your heart only for that one day ? and people who celebrate have to take care of disposing the flag in a proper way.

I wonder how many people actually know how to dispose the national flag???

Well the answer is… it has to be disposed with due respect which is a burrial.

Last two years, the two days after republic day or independence day went in picking up these flags from the road and disposing them.

 I request everyone to create awareness in this regard in your respective localities so that we will maintain the pride and prestige of the flag and not let it ruin in the rags…

Now coming to the second point.. 

I see these plastic flags all over the place… Can we please please please get rid of thoses?? paper flags are much better .. arnt they ?? 

Well now that we are talking about Environment.. NDTV is doing the “Greenathon”   on 7th and 8th of Feb.. Please join hands and do your best to get the best outcome  

Thanks…

Jai Hind !!!

I want to scream at the pitch of my voice…..ITS MY COUNTRY GET THE HELL OUTTAA HERE

I think we all got used to hearing something like this from news….there are blasts and we watch it on TV discuss with friends over coffee, read about them in paper and at the max curse the culprits…

Did we ever see any action taken to avoid such things in future? Ohh yaa I do remember security tightened up at malls, theaters etc…did that help?

I woke up to the shock and started calling my friends to find if they are ok….they all are…but what about the ones that aren’t, the ones who actually fought for their lives…what can I do to  help them?

The answer was nothing…there is no answer to this one questions…how can I save my country? I hear people talking about military regime, taking the govnt down, voting for someone new, setting up a new party….but is that the main problem?

The problem is people, we, one among us….why? just to get their presence felt? that there is a group called “Deccan mujahedin” which has taken the responsibility. Its not only this one the 6 other blasts that occurred in the country from some other 6 different groups…

Why? why do you have to kill someone to make your point? Is it coz we are not listening to then that they have to make us go thru so much pain to make their point…or is it that they are just so damn heartless and killing without a motive..There is something that everyone wants and that is why they come out with such incidents…how do we address them?

Whats the best way to tell them lets make peace….Gandhigiri? or Dadagiri?

No wonder people made movies like “A Wednesday”. How long will we live like this? Call up friends/family to make sure they are ok every time something happens.

“The right way is to target the root cause. I bet that most of the people involved in the attacks are Indians by nationality, maybe misguided by miscreant foreign power.”

- I agree…How do we handle this one? How do we bring the awareness? Launching campaigns?
Will that reach the root?

I have been reading since morning but did not find a reason why they are doing this? An eye witness spoke they wanted someone with a British or American passport? And then what kill them? So that no one will ever come to India again? and then what ?

Will voting help? how to know whom to pick? all these promises are so fake..everyone comes up with heavy bhashans and that’s it…its all the same when they come into power…

I the root is to get into their heads…I think we have to find a way to do that…may be…we can collect more Ideas like we did on Google Project 10^1OO….help the Govt to get them implemented…We wont be able to do anything without the political support for sure…

My heart goes to the ones who lost their lives and to their families…
May peace prevail on earth!!!

Hyderabad 10k Run

Taken from their site….they say…”The Hyderabad 10K Foundation has been established with an objective of promoting Health, Fitness and Sports. The Foundations uses it funds for these causes- including organizing the 10 Km Running race in Hyderabad.”

Its a fun event….you will see kids running with so much enthusiasm and also all the uncles, aunties….don’t be surprised to see the grandpa’s and grandma’s ther…

Sad that I wont be in Hyderabad for the Run.. .. will miss the event.. I was planning to work with my camera during this event…I will be heading to kerala on 28th for a wedding a then a vacation (again!!!!) to munnar, cochin etc…will update you with more pics…but n e ways….you guys go n have a gala time !!!

Register here….