Entrepreneur Acumen from Jharkhand.

It’s a long gap that I am writing this post, quite similar to me in fact, irregular and pretty consistent in my irregularity.
But since last week, when the news of Madhu Koda started buzzing all around I got up from my “Blog-Slumber” and thought of justifying the name of my blog, “WorldzStrange”.
I still remember the time, when the little state of jungles – Jharkhand was taking birth. There was a state of jubilation in the air. For a 15-year-old boy, it was difficult to understand the fruit of their accomplishment. “How come a small home for you become a matter of jubilation than a bigger one” was little difficult for me to comprehend, but in any case I was happy because there was a holiday in the school. Although I was not that studious kind, who rarely misses his school but holidays had an altogether different flavor.
Anyways, leaving my anecdotal flashback, I should throw some light on my main topic.
Being myself having a strong root in Jharkhand, news from the small Eastern state always inflicted a greater interest in me. So when last week, the name of Mr. Madhu Koda flourished all over the national media, I took some time out from my retiring student life and googled about him. And the story was simply fascinating, from a mine-worker to the mining minister of the state and ultimately holding the chief minister’s chair for two years, courtesy to Indian algebraic Politics [Coalition Politics] was really commendable. But his other accomplishments are even more laudable. Even, great Ambanis would have been proud to achieve something of this stature in such a span of time. It took Reliance Industries something around 25 years to increase its turnover from 70 odd crores to 75,000 crores, whereas the acumen of Jharkhand build an asset pool of around 4000 crores in JUST TWO YEARS!!!
Hats off Mr. Koda, if the figures come out really accurate you have done a tremendous job. After all, it’s not easy to amass almost 3/4th of the entire state’s GDP in just a two year term!! I am sure, that you must not have allowed a fraction of your rickety tenure for any kind of unproductive work. Otherwise these kinds of results are unattainable. I think the people of India should give you a public felicitation, for managing public money so well and make it grow like anything by opening up offices and hotels across the globe. After all our democracy allows us to offer felicitation only, for everything else we have our blind grumpy legal framework. The way it has delivered justice in cases of earlier scams, we can be assured of the same legacy to be continued.
In a country where some of the poorest but most resourceful states are being headed by some of the most _____________* chief ministers like you, our country require some magic tricks from the center to keep the voices at bay, otherwise from the land of Tilka Majhi and Sidhu –Kanu, the sound might get louder. Its high time Madam Sonia, that you start searching someone with a CV heavy with some ground level realities and not an expert of Marginal Economics to manage this country.
There might be some jobs in the offering, start making your CV accordingly.

* You can fill WORD of YOUR CHOICE in the BLANK SPACE.

Where Are We Heading Towards Mrs. Chief Minister?

When Mrs. Dikshit took over the reins of Delhi, she promised that she would transform Delhi into Paris. Yes, the same old romantic Paris. Most of us were never been to Paris, but knew that somewhere in the world there exist a picturesque city to live in called Paris. Everyone started to paint a picture of their own of Paris in their heart.
Slowly, the developmental works started, flyovers were built throughout the city. Delhi’s very own killer ‘Blue Line’ was slowly replaced with modern, ultra day low-rise buses. Metro is spreading its wings to the maximum possible extent that too in the fastest possible time span with limited casualties. The city is in a festive mood, full of joy and happiness. We were very happy, and were slowly witnessing the transformation of our very own Delhi to Paris. There were some hiccups though, but who cares. We are not bothered with the routine molestation and rapes, after all development does take its toll. Last year, when a lady journalist was murdered in her way to home from office, you said that women should take care of themselves and plan their daily schedule accordingly. But, Mrs. Chief Minister is this what Paris looks like?
But who cares, flyovers are still being built; ‘thanda-thanda’ metros are replacing sweaty buses.
Last week, seven girls of a government school were stamped to death in their school. Initially the rumour was, that there was some short circuit in the school because of which there occurred this accident. Sad, very sad.
You ordered a compensation of 1Lakh to each of the girl’s family, instantly. Does the same happen to Paris, Madam, when something of this magnitude takes place? I would be eager to know.
As all of us were coping with the incident, the next day came the shocking news. Yes, it was really devastating. The stamped was not due to some short-circuit, but the girls were chased to death. Yes, you read correct. The boys of the same school, tried to misbehave with the girls, assaulted them. The girls got panicked and in order to protect themselves, ran for cover. But the boys chased them, and chased them to death.
The people are not only shocked, but much more. We are wondering, if this is what Paris is, then we don’t want our Delhi to be Paris. We want our Delhi back. We don’t mind, congestion in the traffic, sweaty buses.
We still have not heard anything from you Mrs. Chief Minister after that, but we are eager to know, exactly ‘Where are we Heading Towards’????

DEMOCRATIC ALZHEIMER

DEMOCRATIC ALZHEIMER
We all live in a Democratic country, what do you say guys? Personally, I have read, listened, tasted, and even smelt the democracy of our 62-year-old grumpy country. Believe me, its good. Not only good, but also commendable. Generally, we Indians have an uncanny quality of comparing ourselves with the underprivileged ones, in whatsoever conditions we are in, and feel a sense of great pride in it. After all we are taught like this from our childhood days. Still I remember those primary school teachings, which I am sure most of us have been taught so. Like, ‘always compare with the inferior ones when you are in misery’, ‘participation is more important than winning’, etc. Sounds very good.
Now when this teaching is prevalent in Athletics, Music or I should say in any kind of competitive affairs, why not in politics? After all it’s the most fiercely fought sport of our country?
We have some wonderful teams, a couple of in the national domain and quite a few PRIVATE ONES in the state level. They all are terrific, having respective expertise in their DOMAIN. Their ultimate aim is to fight for the development of this country, and run it on the principles of our constitution. Now this is a very big writing, and not everyone’s cup of tea to read it completely. So I don’t complain much, when these old players sometimes deviate from it. It’s not so easy to remember it, and play this game always.
Its 20-20 time, you need to be DYNAMIC and frame on the ground strategies.
So when in the ‘SUMMER CAMP’ oops sorry!! I mean in the ‘BRAIN STORMIG CAMP’ of BJP the heads of the party decided to ask Mr. Singh to quit the party, I was not very astonished like the big hue and cry happening around. ‘Arre baba’ why so ‘hulla’, may be they forgot the page where DEMOCRACY was written. It might also happen, that the page have been tear off; after all it’s a pretty old almost 60 year old writing. And above that, the process of his outcast was pretty democratic, unlike Iran or Afghanistan.
I would blame Mr. Singh also, what was the need to play with such an old topic, he could have written about so many new happenings. Its 20-20 time Mr. Singh, not a test match. After playing in so many important positions, like Defense, Foreign Affairs, Finance, I don’t understand how he can make such a lopsided effort, strange. But once he left the team, the way he pounced upon ‘ADVANIji’ is commendable. The true soldier came out from the lieutenant colonel!!
The whole affairs in the practice session of Shimla, made one bold statement, that’s sure. Our democracy is in safe hands, the only thing we need, is to be little more patient and remember that primary teaching of ours, ‘Compare with the inferior one, when you are in a crisis’ you will see how good you feel. At least I am feeling pretty good.

Bruised Ricky Ponting

BRUISED RICKY PONTING


When Swann spin the ball to knock out Mr. Cricket [Michael Hussey], a dejected Ricky Ponting took the longest walk of his life to a cricket ground, to shake hands with the English cricketers. A bruised Ricky Ponting was telling the whole story of the series, which the two team is playing for since 1882.
In 1882 when the two played it for the first time, no one even imagined that this would become one of the most fiercely battled Cricketing legacies for the subsequent centuries.
But in the last decade the fierce rivalry was quite docile and Australia overpowered England most of the time, during their roller coaster period. A stoic tactician like Steve Waugh at the helm of the affairs and some finest cricketer this world has ever seen, in team most teams were a cakewalk for them, except some personal brilliance and up to an extent India as a team they whistled away most of their oppositions.
Such was the invincible aura of the team, we almost forgot that Australia could also loose. We were so used to the brilliance of McGrath, Warnie, Gilly, Ponting and the Waugh brothers in an Ashes that almost a brigade of English cricketer were left unnoticed in the last decade especially in an Ashes, except a few. Among the few noticed, Freddie Flintoff, was one. And when he announced the world about his retirement in the current Ashes, very few people knew that once the pin up boy of English cricket will once again leave his stamp of authority in this series like the 2005 one, and motivate the dressing room to outplay Ponting lead Australia to rope in the series 2-1.
This time the English gelled under Andrew Strauss pretty well, and played as a team. The way youngsters came into the party, especially Broad who bowled a series deciding spell in the final test, Trott the debutant who made a century on debut that also in a series deciding Ashes Final is praiseworthy. Veterans like Collingwood; Harmission played their role too. Australia have also a few positives to take home, like the form of Michael Clark, emergence of North, Siddle, Hilfenhaus into the big league.
Warne with his ball of the century, wrote the script for Australia’s dominance, may be its time for England to Swann into glory.

EPL WITHOUT CR7

EPL without CR7


Weekends will not be mundane any further, all those who were confused how to plan out their weekends at a time when even visiting the Cineplex are not a safe proposition courtesy Mr. H1N1 and its strong promotional team, EPL resumed from today….

The grounds are buzzing, teams are bubbling with energy.

This season will be a big test of nerve for all ManU lovers as well as the team management. Ronaldo ‘CR7’ will not command the flanks of Old Trafford anymore, once wonder boy of England Owen have taken the No. 7 mantle to prove all the critics wrong. All our hopes are pinned on Sir Alex the ‘old wily Scot’, king of strategic masterstrokes.
Though the transfer of CR7 and Kaka to Real Madrid, have once again turned the spotlight to La Liga this time. But I am pretty sure, that EPL will once again be able to come out the winner. We are waiting to see, who will come out the showstopper this year. But we will miss CR7.

FELIPE MASSA

FELIPE MASSA

Last Saturday, in the qualifying race for Hungarian Grand Prix, Felipe Massa, the Brazilian national Ferrari Driver met with a life threatening accident. He has already been operated, and is under the effect of sedatives. Still, the 1994 mishap in the F1 circuit is not completely forgotten from our mind. This one although a frisky one again reminded us about the threats associated with this highly risky but adventurous sport.
The F1 lovers and the fans of Ferrari stand behind his family in this time of crisis, and I wish Felipe a fast recovery, and hope to see him in track pretty soon.

SACH KA SAMNA

SACH KA SAMNA

Do you know Hindi, or I should translate the title for you. Anyways for your convenience, it is ‘Face the Truth’. Now it is the most sought after REALITY SOAP of our TRADITIONAL COUNTRY recently. I don’t know from where actually the CREATIVE HEAD of this show, got the idea for this. I really wish they had copied it from somewhere. No I really do so, because if it’s a product of India’s imagination, it’s very painful. We can expect this kind of voyeuristic creativity from the Uncle Sam, but not us. I might be sounding typical but still, lets live this makeshift belief, if at all it’s a false one.

Last week, while surfing TV channels, I bumped into this program. And believe in me, I was shocked. I didn’t know that world is really turning so strange, it’s almost not recognizable sometimes. Now, people will say that what’s wrong in it, we should know the truth. But the kind of truth they are dealing with that also in front of your family and in Television, is it really that necessary. I mean, I just can’t comprehend in the wildest of thought, that why the hell any participant would come and take part. Is it the money, I don’t know? I think India has thousands of other truths that should be dig, rather than finding which man have slept with which other women, or which women have fantasized which other man. Already we are having shows, to find your groom, or to loose your virginity and thousand other strange topics. Now this is the new one. Earlier, we used to visit pilgrimages to wash our sins, now I suppose it’s the reality shows, where you will be awarded with crores of rupees to wash your sins. Or I should say, not even wash; rather glorify it by showing it in a TV show. I don’t know about the married life of the newly wed man, who was contesting the show, but if they can continue after the show, I salute India’s Institution of marriage. No, I am serious. If a couple can withstand the show, their heart is made up of steel, and what else I don’t know.

Till now, whomever I have discussed have some sort of monetary gains from this show. But I don’t know who all are watching it, I mean pornography is still better than pleasing yourself with this kind voyeuristic pleasures. I really wonder, where this beautiful place, which we used to call world, is heading. I really wish, that some sort of a complete eclipse outweigh us, and form a ring of fresh life around us. Its very suffocating, we sincerely require a cultural eclipse for ourselves, that also a complete one.