Rahul Writes

Hi Rahul,

A point comes in each one’s life when one clearly sees the utter futility of all material achievements. Ultimately, we all have to experience the real purpose of our lives and, as you’ve said, become free. This is the view of all ancient rishies and present spiritual masters. Yet, the materialistic lust is the largest in our country and consequently, the corruption. This is a great riddle…..

Warm regards,

- Hari Om

In ‘The grand race of exhibition’ u hit d bull’s eye.gud read.Then I thought ‘Moderation’ is d key wrd here.as long as u r not overdoing it it is ok. isnt it so?

:):):) for smile post. and thanx for ur visit to my iland and leaving those encouraging comments :)

hi Rahul,
Thanks for all the efforts you have put in to post the series of ‘lessons from Ramayana’…….I finished reading all the parts today …..apart from that i specially liked your post ‘Bhishma’s role’…a good thoughtful comparison…..others are as always….. interesting :)

hi Rahul,
Thanks for all the efforts you have put in to post the series of ‘lessons from Ramayana’…….I finished reading all the parts today …..apart from that i specially liked your post ‘Bhishma’s role’…a good thoughtful comparison…..others are as always….. interesting :)

Hi Rahul, I really liked the story”smile chain”..no words after that..keep writing.

Hi, Rahul,

Wish you and your family a very happy and fulfilling new year 2011. May you be blessed with the best of everything.

Pl. read my latest post Desirable Women.

Regards,

Hari Om
2.1.11

Rahul, happy new year ! Wish u and your family all the best …..

Hi Rahul,
Your article reg. creamy layer in reservations is timely. I don’t know whether we’d ever see an end to caste based policies in India. Vote bank politics is the biggest flaw of our democracy and pobably a big souce of corruption. when most of the sects are clamouring for backward status and there is no advantage of being upper caste, these reservations have no role to play in upliftment and must be abolished all together. In present day India, only money matters and if any reservations are required, the same must be strictly on economic basis and must be granted to the poorest..
Regards,
Hari Om

Hi Rahul, thanks for the visit and for your valuable views. Regarding your blog, the concerned authorities(?) must see whether Kerala IAS officers have committed any impropriety in campaigning for PG Thomas.

Hi Rahul,
The story of big bird is really nice and explanatory. I also liked the series of lessons from Ramayana. Your post titled ‘animal lovers’ is noteworthy. Keep sharing your experiences…..and have a nice day :)

Hi Rahul,

Your writeup on Obama’s visit is really good. You’ve rightly said that adding 50,000 more jobs for Amercans won’t may any siginificant difference to improve the situation. I’ve noticed that there are only a very few politicians in the world whose actions towards improvements would actually make a great difference. And you just can never be sure whether they’re making sincere efforts or intend to show that they are doing something in the right direction, at least not in case of Indian politicians.

Pl. go through some of my recent posts and offer your views.

Regards,

Hari Om

The Karva Chauth piece was interesting. Mr. Amitabh Bachan and Mr. Abhishek Bachan have gone public with the fact that they also keep fast for their wives. Yes, it is a matter of personal choice and as an expression of love for each other. Many men give gifts to their wives on this day to strengthen their bond. Many of the traditional festivals have taken a modern look and interpretation and as long as we bond with the tradition, a new way to celebrate is welcome!

Hi Rahul,
I read some of your new blogs. some of them are pretty interesting. I wonder why you keep your comments on the off mode. When you write something, I think you should accept the boquets and the brickbats.
For your information, your blog ‘take on dowry system’ - the dowry system has been around from 300 BCE. It existed in ancient Greek and in European countries too. In India it is recorded to have been there from the 13th century. And not as you mentioned it began with Muslim Rule.
Looks like bashing Muslims for all the evils and faults of India is a favourite with you too.
It has more to do with the sucession laws among Hindus where women do not inherit property in both the schools -Dayabhaga and MItakshara. So some gifts in the form of kind and cash were given to the daughter as her property. Now ofcourse laws have been amended so women can also inherit property. But dowry per se has not stopped. Infact this system has seeped in other cultures where dowry was unheard of!!!
Dowry is said to have existed even in the Vedic times too.

Hi Rahul,

Thanks for your valuable, discerning comments on my posts. Regarding Ladies coaches in Delhi Metro, even my daughter says the journey has become more comfortable. But, why is the journey not made comfortable by the authorities without separate ladies coach? Segregation of sexes is a part of medieval thinking and, if unchecked, can stretch further and further - separate queues for women, separate seating arrangements for women in offices, exclusive traffic lanes for women, exclusive buses and trains for women, separate dress code for women at various institutions etc. etc. I think, women are safer in Sweden and other European countries than in places where there is complete restriction on their movement and total segregation is imposed.

As for Luxury buses helping in less use of private cars for work, that is a fact. I absolutely favour encouragement of better public transport and reduction of cars. One good bus helps in elimination for at least ten cars from road. But the question is about priorities in use of public funds. Why should the tax payer money be spent on luxury buses for the rich instead of improving road condition, proper healthcare and education? Governments must concentrate on providing better infrastructure and leave such tasks like luxury buses for private operators. In Delhi, privately managed chartered buses used to be a very convenient and comfortable transport for office goers. Another step for reduction of number of cars can be to encourage pool travel and to allow taxi operators to ply on office routes by charging per passenger.

Your article on dowry problem made a good reading. But I do not share your optimism about the problem vanishing by itself in near future as demands from most of the boys’ parents are increasing day be day due to current materialistic trend in the society. Every person wants to get more and more by fair and foul means. Marriage of daughters is becoming a big problem for middle class parents. I have heard about a number of engagements being broken due to demands by boys’ parents.

Please do continue visiting my posts and sharing your views.

Warm regards,

Hari Om

Dowry system : Very relevant points raised and good conclusion, agree with you.

New Five Star Ad : I didn’t notice this similarity between the two ads earlier (before reading it here )also, personally I don’t like the new 5 star ad….it may have become popular

Hi Rahul,thank u for ur humble words and taking time to read as well …godbless!

nice post Rahul on the dowry system, apart from the other stories like the weather, jootha, etc… good ones. keep posting.

Yes, I liked ur post (jhoota) and i do agree with u..
love bro
:)

hey, read your post on Paper Weights and our Life. A wonderful read indeed. But, it’s saddening that such family systems are slowly diminishing. With both spouses working and more families going from nuclear to single parent family due to divorces, I guess the situation is likely to worsen rather than improve. Quite saddening though!

hai Rahul…visiting iland after a long gap.nice 2 see u still writing nice fictions on this blog.best wishes.belated puja wishes.

a very nice description of love , understanding, misunderstanding …between most of the couples through these cute birds ……green bird massaging blue birds legs……i would love to draw this scene ……cute enough :)

Hi Rahul,thank u so much for ur kind words on my poem jala do deep naye…..Goodwishes!

thanks Rahul for reading my poetry n leaving a comment :)

AMAZING WRITE UP.

Hi rahul…thank u so much for ur thoughtful words..yes am more in facebook,thanks to all the new rediffblogs…so truly feel nice to receive feedback fro readers..have awonderful festive season…happy dusheera

Dear Rahul,
Thanks for your comments about my Novel. I would like to point out that though the novel is not autobiographical,many of the experiences narrated will be familiar to most doctors. What I have tried to do is present the life of Doctors to interested onlookers. And of course there is always a love story lurking in the background. My inspirations are Chetan Bhagat and Rahul Bajaj who have written about life in IIT and IIM. I thought of writing about life in a Medical College.Hope you like it when it comes. As of now, it is expected in January 2011.

As for the geek story, I wanted to write something wicked ( for a change). This is the worst I could do.
Thanks
Ben

P.S. I have put the name of Rediff blogs in the acknowledgement section of the novel as well as this is where I learned to write. The feedback from co-bloggers is fantastic. I wanted to name my rediff friends individually but that would have been a very long list so I put in a line thanking all my friends from rediff.

India shining and CWG: doze off , after reading such a striking post is surely difficult . Afterall to see India shining is every indian’s dream, only need is to make it our goal at individual level.

i was going through the recent blogs of yours that i missed ..awesome as usual..well researched and logically developed thoughts!

Hi rahul,thnks so much for ur nice words on my poem:)goodwishes!

Hey,

Thanks for the comment on my son’s photo… He tries to speak a lot in child language which we can hardly understand, but I can vouch for his naughtiness… a real hurricane if you can think of one in small size… makes me firm in the belief that size is no constraint to power:))

Business Risk in Marital Convenience was great. But, there are ups and downs either way I guess. Ego clashes are inevitable and unavoidable even in couples working in different industries if the couple involved do not have absolute understanding and appreciation of each others capabilities and growth. That’s one thing, that is most important in any relationship.

This is true, but consider Doctors, who prefer to have partners from the same profession as it enhances their Consultancy and Publicity. One of the reasons often quoted is that ‘we understand the difficulties of this profession and sympathise with our partner’. One recent example reported was on the sets of the film “Jhoot Hi Sahi”, where Abbas Tyrewala ( the director) and his wife Pakhi ( who is acting in the film), chose to stay away from each other for 3 months to maintain their ‘professional’ relationship. (Shayad Jhoot Hi Sahi)

nice post - Jai Shri Ram….:)) particularly, I liked the bit about being fashionable ram-bhakt:))

Thanks very much, Rahul, for all those comments; needless to say, it was a pleasure to read them, more so when one finds comments on some of those old posts. Also, I have always noticed the fact that you have a perspective to offer on the theme of the posts through your comments. I genuinely appreciate your kind words and your patience to read several of those posts. Warm regards, dilip

nice post - Jai Shri Ram….:)) particularly, I liked the bit about being fashionable ram-bhakt:))

hi buddy,

nice posts… but, the comments in your blog are turned off, so got to come to the friends page to comment on your blogs. do turn on the comment section.

Rahul,
The comments on your blogs is still turned off so one has to venture to the guest book to write comments. While expressing happiness at the fact that there may be a Ram temple at Ayodhya in near future I would like to point out that the court’s decision to award a part of the land to Wakf board is a step in the right direction keeping the highest principals of secularism in mind. After all, the sentiments of a very large section of our population cannot be simply ignored or wished away.
It is high time that the people of the country rise above the petty games our politicians play and both the communities learn to live together and foster tolerance for each other’s sentiments and beliefs.

Jai Shri Ram, Rahul ………it was nice to read your writeup.

let there be light: good thought ,but practically, bad photography

Hi Rahul,
I liked your ‘What is Personal.’. Sometimes, I also think on similar lines and feel that most of the things and situations in our life are beyond our conscious control, but then I feel that life can’t be so meaningless. In every given situation, we do have choices to respod, tholugh in most of the cases, our reaction is guided by habit patterns formed over the years. Of course, one’s relation with the inner self and God, if one has succeed to form the same though meditation etc, is absolutely personal.

Thanks for the comment on my blog on CWG. I will change the font colours.
Yes, u r right about who else benefits from the CWG. It was late night and I was sleepy, I’ll edit that right away.
Read ur blog on sport - the cwg. But why have you kept it off comments? Anyways, that made a real good read. I still feel we never get our priorities right in India.

Have a nice day!

Yes Rahul,u said it right..In our life,we meet so many people and with few of them we do feel some unknown connection..sometimes these relations have no name…even our close people dont ever know about it..our feelings,our moments shared with our loved ones,the feeling of never understood bondings..are personal..and they will remain with us ..always..
Love Bro’
:)

personal

hahah too long since i ventured into blog world. How are u..u seem well and in form :)))))) carry on please

Dear Rahul,

It is very obvious that you have an incredible talent in writting.I wanted to specifically comment on social non integration by Hindus - but the comments are off.

I am glad that there is someone out there who thinks like I do about Hinduism - that our biggest threat is our deep belief of Hinduism as a social binder than as a religion.This very accomodating attitude has made us come under carious scanners/guilt loading.

Example - the rampant and I do not use this word lightly conversion of poor Hindus into christian at not only remote areas but metros like Bangalore - for 5 kgs of rice and sugar given every sunday - you are baptised and now a christian.Will anyone get away with anything like this in the so called “developed” nations?

We sometimes do have our excesses - but we are made to pay hell for it publicly and immediately - while other religions are gnawing at us in a systematic way.

Will you sometime - focus your attention on female infanticide in India?It is a topic of serious magnitude and may be you can put it in a way people would like to hear.

THabk you
regards