RUINS IN THE INDIAN ECONOMIC EMPIRE

There have not been many days in the year we wake up to read the newspaper that the inflation in the country has touched an historic high. But in the last few years, the news has become the most common thing an avid news reader has come across daily. Is it important for a common man or in simple terms, a citizen of the country to have a concern about this issue? The answer is definitely YES. It may be the simplest thing in words to see the numbers of inflation flying high, but nobody cares to understand that it in turn affects the common man by the increase in the prices of basic commodities like petrol, milk, vegetables, rice, etc. Over the years, this situation has touched a point of normalcy to an extent that hardly anyone cares about the burning issue. Not until July 2012 happened. Wondering what, the first three months of this financial year 2012-2013 has witnessed the heaviest decrease in the percentage of industrial production in more than 15 years. This decline in the manufacturing is mainly due to the sudden decrease in the production of small scale industries due to less or lack of small scale investments, capitalists and withdrawal of shareholders. Fitch Ratings an agency monitoring the world economy in independent terms has voiced its concern over India has said that there is a good chance for the country to downgrade the Sovereign Rating in the next 12 to 24 months. The enormity of the situation is well read by this report. Sovereign Rating is a stamp over economical authority based on which a country's stability over its own financial conditions is established. This agency has sent a serious note to the financial authorities of our country that over the next 2 years, India will witness a threat to its Sovereign Rating as the economic slump is growing a tad too fast. Irresistibly in the last quarter of 2011-12, our GDP growth rate touched a reasonable 5.3%. But after driven by a slump in manufacturing, the most recent data showed factory output declining sharply by 1.8% in June. Thus it is making the situation -probably for the financial establishments- out of control. Even in his Independence Day speech yesterday, Dr.Manmohan Singh highlighted the economic instability over national security issues. Such was the extent of this economic 'disaster' that the Prime Minister moved the key points on Assam domestic violence to the backstage. Every Indian's responsibility is to have confidence in the country and its establishments. If the small scale capitalists and shareholders fail to invest, the situation definitely is unimaginable. The national banks which have prime responsibility of regulating money and bringing out brave decision to outwit the 'black magic' surrounding our economy is the 'need of the hour'. Both the national security issues and the growing 'economic breakdown' are important to be tackled. An empire is built using hard rocks. Even the slightest of damage is a serious concern. But now even the biggest crack in the sidewalls seems to be common. Let the concern arise! Wish the empire lives! Believe the tradition upholds. Be sure, the legacy continues!

Godliness in peace!!

'God is the protector. Godliness is strength. But sometimes, devotion to god turns as murder' said Alfred The Great, The Roman Emperor of London, 6 A.D. seeing the religious practices of Roman people. Not so long ago, our eyes were filled with the news of a terrible stampede at Sabarimala Hills when the devotees of Lord Ayyapan were made to face last year. This is a news which touched our ears and heart and of course, not the mind and eventually faded away. This is one of the few religious deaths -which are both man-made and natural - in the so many deaths the world has seen so far. One such biggest 'religious' massacre which happens continuously over the last few years and the casualties climb up the ladder of death toll year by year are the pilgrims who devote and 'chance their lives' to Amarnath. This particular Amarnath Yatra is the biggest Indian pilgrimage in the Indian sub-continent and has been followed ever since the first foreigner Vasco da Gama of Spain landed in the country. The biggest mishap in the last few years just shows that it’s no more a perfect holy performance rather it may be accounted as risking the lives of people trying to obtain holiness. This is truly unfair in the part of the state and central governments if they fail to consider this growing havoc and to reduce the risk in undergoing such devotion. The nobleness in portraying the goodness lies within the man itself. If in case, he seeks the ability of an external supernatural force to withstand him, he has to be adorned in good hands. This maybe a result of the year long following of religious practices and that cannot be curtailed. Even in the year 2009, when the death toll was 45 pilgrims - many who were dead due to cardiac arrest and pulmonary diseases - the government by the next year should have organized many medical base camps in all the possible ways through the yatra. Instead the matter was still in negotiation and the decisions were not fruitful either. Unfortunately the catastrophe just got bigger by the next year, counting the carcasses up to 68 and 97 in 2011. This is mostly because of the fact that most of the pilgrims are middle-aged and old-aged men and women are vulnerable to heart problems. We can't avoid such cases; instead we could better the efficacy of the authorities to organize a risk-free pilgrimage. It may sound weird to talk about conducting medical camps at an astounding altitude of 12755 feet from the sea level, but given the wide welfare and the prospective and chances our nation possesses, this sounds really possible. Taking into serious consideration the causalities in the ongoing year - 97 so far in the 28 days of the total 39-day pilgrimage - the responsibility is with the government. Further, there needs to be a medical screening or test for the pilgrims and reasonable health care has to be delivered. Meanwhile, the pilgrims also are needed to be taught of analyzing their capability to attend such life-potential-outraging pilgrimage. Awareness has to be created to the religious masses through media, religious bodies, etc. Although it may be against the religious practices followed, some rules can be broke in a civilization which is longing to grow. The chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir, Mr. Omar Abdullah - the youngest Chief Minister India has ever obtained, then - has said the same opinion. Really at this crucial juncture of human outrage, some decisions could change the fate of a whole nation. Wish the responsible authorities are brave enough to decide which is better and are courageous to make laws that would outlaw the present (f)laws. It’s not what you are underneath, it’s what we do that defines you. God, Man, God. God made man. Man made god. This is where human civilization began. As said, there is god in man and he can do anything possible or impossible. This is really true, because he is the one who even created the God - The Almighty -. So men, let’s leave our madness in the name of godliness. Bravo!!

We could better be human!!

Not so long ago, when human beings - the darest living species on planet Earth - grew a world that made the lives of the entire world beautiful. This may be heartening for the 7billionth child born last year as now she sees only the world that could be far away in her wildest dreams. The biggest question is what happened between the first human being born and the 7billionth one? That is planet Earth all about! It may just take a single line to post a question like this, but the enormity of damage that was witnessed by the total living species all these years is better than the worst! We fail to see life as a gift; 'we' here refers to the so-called human beings including the writer. We misunderstand life! The theme of a purposeful life has been completely vanished! The character of compassion, kindness, benevolence and truthfulness is hard to seek and find! It is better to be playing the child-games than be on the competitive race starting from mid-20s to early 60s. Everyone who has seen this world with a narrow-minded thought has disappeared like the sand dunes in deserts. All great men who are still remembered are just because they lived a life with a human feeling. The feeling of oneness and humanity was in their blood and thus, they are here amidst us as statues, inspirational figures, currency notes, postal stamps, offices and still in the hearts of some men. Nowadays, the common man is more like a machine. He runs behind money; he runs for fame; he runs for settling his life; he keeps running; but finally forgets that the run never ends and that the run for settling life is still a run! The world is full of doubts and inconsistency. The aspect of being betrayed by the fellow beings is inevitable. Nobody in this world is sure of what they need to do and how. The questions are plenty but answers are less. The seekers are more but solvers dry in this vast sand-ocean. We have got achievers but they even aren't content. As said always, god has betrayed. He gave everything that one needs to find themselves happy but he failed to give the quality of 'contentment'! The seekers keep seeking until the seek becomes sick. The world would be empty. If there are no buyers, who will be the sellers? Similarly, a common man would soon be deprived of everything a child born on this planet has to ask for - food, water, shelter! Where are we going ahead? Sorry, ahead is contradictory here. Yes, even we are not sure whether we are moving ahead or not. It’s an utter useless life if we fail to give back something useful to the nature which has till now brought us up. Further, we are human beings and are written on our forehead to leave this great earth one day. None knows when the D-day is. So what is there in living a meaningful life within that 'life' period? What is there in sharing love, smiling at people, admiring nature, adoring calmness, authenticating calmness, adobing your colors of happiness on the life's portraits? It's not work. It's a process. It's not justification. It's mere acceptance! He who lives life to the most is considered god! We needn't be gods; let’s just be the children of them! Love your neighbors. Share your good thoughts with friends. Keep your family together. Make your workplace as heaven. If you are a leader, make your followers praise you. Be good to them and they'll repose their likeness on you through faith and hard work. There is nothing bigger than forgiving. There is nothing worse than betraying. Forgive and forget the worst; target and treasure the best! Let’s be the ambassadors of goodwill and the ghost-riders of bad! Let’s be the promoters of peace and Prometheus of terror. At least if not for others, let’s be true to our ourselves. Let’s accept that everyone born on the planet is meant for a purpose. Let’s believe nature is our friend and we are their brothers - because even before man was born, trees came into existence - and not foe. Let’s appreciate ourselves and give the world of confidence. Life is beautiful and we are blessed to the best of possibility to be born with six senses. Even species with a single sense goes with the nature, why aren't we? The answer lies within, search for it! Live life; years are rolling! Time never stops; tide never stops! Spread the cheer; sky is constant; earth is constant; air is constant; truth is constant. We could better be human!!