400,000 regrettable reasons

Some thoughts while cycling

I had taken some wonderful pictures but unfortunately lost it as I deleted it unknowingly. It was a costly mistake as I lost hours and hours of effort. Before I post this blog, I have to point out that I had taken some telling pictures of elephants being used for begging inside Thiruchendur temple, also note that this temple (quite well known) is located on the beach much away from any greenery in what is arguably one of the driest terrain, further from elephant habitat, hence putting this hapless magnificent animal to utmost discomfort. The place of elephants is not in temples. It is an amazing level of animal abuse that no one seems to be bothered, indeed not even aware and that put serious questions on what kind of mindset religion perpetuates that it cannot make people see basic violations. Religion is clearly about self-aggrandisement while people queue to get boon where god is seen as distributor of favour that they stampede, and do whatever possible, to please and attain their desire. Meanwhile cleverer section exploit the situation, some as hereditary ordained priests with absolutely no moral bearings, while others as greedy businessmen ready to fleece money wagging Trump like tongue. There is no moment of contemplation or reflection, and this is served as aspects of myriad forms of religion that sane people are to respect and tolerate as part of humanity. Then there are holy book miracle driven bunch who instead of evolving have steadfastly been scrapping the bottom so much so they find it difficult to stay in any civilized setting constantly demanding and stretching what is to be humanly possible to tolerate hence in perpetual state of angst as victims…   

         

From Velankanni to Ramanathapuram to Thoothukudi along the beach it’s the same plight for people, scampering for precious water continues throughout, although places like Kilakarai there doesn’t seem to be much problem but further ahead the situation is dire. Incidentally, it is same place that find mention in Sainath’s iconic Everybody loves a Good Drought that was written more than two decades back. The situation hasn’t changed a bit. People have resigned to their fate, and finding innovative ways to carry water, a kind of trolley is used with some modification, and you see people of all ages, more of women, pushing these. And that is what occupies much of their lives and thoughts in here. There are small tankers with loud speakers hawking water, the kind I haven’t seen anywhere else. The situation is always been dire here, and a morally corrupt traditional ways riding on modern ideas of democracy through bureaucracy and elected representatives definitely has no chance. It just goes miserable for the people who have been domesticated on fatalism to somehow eke out, while these are celebrated as Indian democracy in party circuits with antennas attuned to west.    

  

At one point I saw a farmer judiciously cupping water in his hand from the container and dripping on to each sapling. I stopped to observe him. The sun had already started to sting and I felt extremely distressed for the old man, it was an overwhelming sight and so decided to get down. I know some basics of Tamil with that I set out. His name was Packiam (again, unfortunately the picture got deleted. All pictures herein are taken from the net), not sure but it could be a distorted version of bagyam (luck) which undoubtedly was ironical. He told me that if doesn’t atleast provide few drops of water to his crop (chillies in this case, and when was the last time anyone of us gave a proper price for chillies? We generally try to get it as freebees with other vegetables, atleast women in North Indian cities are quite vicious about it. There is no space for haggling in malls but then do the farmers get the price for their effort?) it will not survive the day. AND there has been no rain, he is expecting and fervently hoping for rain. These are stopgap arrangement that cannot go on for more than a week. Next few days I was quite concerned as there were no signs of rain and my thoughts fixed on his plight, fag end of the week cyclone, and not monsoon, threat loomed the region which brought scanty rain. I quite keenly followed the event to look at the region of rainfall in the weather map.      

In the caste cauldron of Tamil Nadu human life has no value as they are already classified, condemned and forgotten. While effete elite, themselves the nurturers and beneficiaries of these degradations, make all attempts to hide these, or else if it is unavoidable, work it out as diversity to cleverly not only discount their complicity in these horrendous realities but carefully showcase themselves as kindred souls. The level of degradation is amazingly dreadful, that tinges everyday dealings and varies in subtleties of indecent ways to horrible discriminations, lynching and murders. These are so normalised that even violence are cleverly contextualised into something personal. I was reading a news report from a nearby town of teenage school children brutally beating each other on caste related matters while a Tamil actor’s marginalized identity was being made into derogatory fun to provoke. It is sickening, and these are demographic dividends of India’s future. I scanned through the newspapers, even asking someone to read it for me in tamil. While one newspaper (in its Dravidian fervour) gave it much prominence even positing “Where is our society gone wrong for youth to behave like this?” It even suggested remedial measures to remove caste from society, most significantly suggesting that it be made important part of school teaching. Idealistic morons, is what caste entrenched effete elite is going to say with a smirk while nudge and wink it out. Likes of Ayerji will patronise “paakalaam” and sickular swing his arse. Precisely, the most common tamil word heard in corridors of power is ‘paakalaam’, (not quite coincidently this is something that sanctum scums also elucidate) as people queue up to find solutions to their miseries. Indeed, not at all surprisingly, Indian judiciary too is very much entrenched in ‘paakalaam’ as luminaries fattens (they charge on ‘appearance’, it’s amazing) and delay it as matter of fate. Not ironically this word is rarely used by common people.  

      

It need be pointed out that, as these horrendous happening were being debated, there was no mention of this in Kasturi&Son's world (it such a ‘unity in diversity’, ‘live and let live’ quaint world), there though was some serious bleating for french muslims!! While litters are now apprenticing in luxuries of European cities, cementing their embryonic link of pretentions and surely very soon will land to teach us about tolerance and subtleties of modernity. Leave them few kilometres away from even big cities like Chennai and, I can assure you, they will never find their way back. For an outsider these degradations and serious human rights violations are benignly morphed, cleverly presented, so that it cannot be deciphered at all, to make worst they are fed fictions of moralities that seem to miraculously bind the primitive society. That is why monarchy democracy representatives in London can be so easily be factored in with enlarged pupil and that sly wink that only colonial angst can patronise. Meanwhile back home castetva forces are now sharpening for hindutva forces.      

Great souls like Periyar (they don’t exaggerate as Mahatma, nor do they have manipulative coterie settled in power centres to viciously deal with any challenges) tried their best to remove these horrendous ways with their deep felt humanitarian concerns and channelized anger. The egalitarian intents of self-respect movement, probably the only movement in India that has close parallel to Civil rights movement of US and other egalitarian movements across the world, indeed leaders like Martin Luther King have more in common to Periyar than anyone else. I take strong exception for referring Gandhi as an inspiration for King (that too by Nobel Award website). Race discrimination is undoubtedly serious human right violation, that holy book (like any holy book has amazing level of nonsense in it, and has inspired many normal humans to behave like religious nutcase and viciously exploit in the name of god) believing whites expertise in. But casteism takes human degradation to next level, it creates distinction to discriminate and put everything on god’s will!! Gandhi is a product of this primitive ways, and cannot be accepted as any beacon for anyone anywhere. Nothing of value can come about from this horrendous structure, if ever then it is justifying and acceptance of ghastly. It will not be forgiven. Gandhi must be put in context, and scrutinised to his primitive bearings. Caste entrenched clever mahatmas are effete elite’s set up for self-justifying reasons and arrogance, to carry their nefarious acts with a glow. These are not part of what was once thriving narration of egalitarian traditions, indeed these are degraded counter narration that is now carefully posited to not only undermine and desecrate but usurp quaint traditions into its primitive fold, to create a grander narration to awestruck the world. From this putrid pit some even stake claim to be moral authority of the world. Gandhi is such an attempt; it has been fairly successful so far as castetva forces took a self-obsessed homerun bludgeoning any challenges with feudal might of the state. Not any longer, it will be fiercely resisted.       

Moral High Ground

These are the shortest of route to the top

From here all efforts looks easy and futile

There are sights of glitter pointing to direction of Hope Boulevard without going anywhere   

The Main Street of Manipulation is crisscrossed by gilded Rue de Good-natured Pretensions

The gravel filled rarely used Humanity backstreet evokes nostalgia but is a dead end

Honesty Highway is accident prone while Integrity Avenue is full of potholes   

Ethics Superfast Lane go round and round in bigger and bigger Semantic circles

confounding even the best intentions

There are half hearted attempts to carve out Path of Fact and semblance of dimly lit Truth tunnels

but the stunning beacons from Moral High Ground makes it all redundant

    

Meanwhile hidden in the background an escalator that zooms right up to the top of Moral High Ground

Seats specifically reserved for Quid pro quos, Camaraderie, Hypocrisy and Chicanery

Religion has a special mention in the Moral High Grounds and utterance taken with much significance and totality  

While the species that emerge from regressive confluence of Democracy, Market and Tradition take elevated position contemplating the future for unfortunate dwellers in the plains

They showcase best of behaviour for mass consumption but in private snarl and cannibalise each other at slightest of provocation

No breach seems to effect or impact their cosy settlement in Moral High Grounds

They consider themselves as specially blessed goodness, and

in their exaggerated estimate hold firmly in skills of flying like bird.

You could see them flapping their arms as if readying for flying,

leaving fine final footprints on the precarious edges of Moral High Grounds. 

(Ofcourse inspired! Once you read Syzymborska it starts to itch. Few days back I read ‘Utopia’)          

Urgent need for “Carbon Footprint” labelling code

What can I as an individual do to be more responsible towards environment, specifically in reducing my carbon footprint? Trying to reduce food mile and packaged food, favouring organic food so on are methods but it is strongly felt that these shouldn’t be kept subjective or vague for me as a consumer. There is a need for clarity keeping in mind the serious environmental consequences of my choices. So when I buy something I should know what is its carbon footprint, and if it is in red, i.e. severely unsustainable, then I avoid buying it without much thought. Hence it is felt that a code on carbon footprint be created that is easily understood and help consumers make informed responsible decision. Experts can come out with modalities, colour code so on, could be created so I, as a consumer, can reduce my carbon footprint as also the corporates are forced to take mitigative measures.    

An interesting development

UttarPradesh (UP) is largest state in India and with a population of more than 200million people –if UP was a separate country it would be 5th largest country in the world, with a population that is more than that of Pakistan. These statistics are mindboggling, and when it comes to numbers any statistics is mindboggling in Indian context. That this blogger is just one of the 1.3billon people i.e. 16% of world population, in 2.5% of land area of the world, located at somewhat lower end of teeming millions in varying degree of miseries viciously competing in overcrowded spaces should also put things in perspective when people see Indians as just another one. And to be elected leader, from this overcrowded exploited context, of a mega state like UP at a relatively young age, that too from an ordinary background with no relatives/contacts at high places or nepotism and money power at work but by sheer grit, hardwork and commitment is amazing. What makes it worth mentioning is that he is also religious head i.e. temple priest, of a well-known temple, not because of hereditary incompetent reasons but achieved by crossing primitive casteist barriers in a society that is notoriously nurtured by despicable elites on casteist lines to ooze benefits when so desired. It is amazing and refreshing that he is able to cross these, also a reflection that given an option people would like to civilize themselves and remove these degraded shackles, unlike the effete elite pupating in power centres sucking on to the ease of nepotism driven camaraderie. Though this blogger is stridently against religious practices without any egalitarian frame or enlightened ways but considering contemporary degraded realities of this nation this is an amazing achievement, remarkable feat indeed. Therefore I congratulate the framework that has support these egalitarian ways and traditions, atleast in its limited sense in what is still largely a primitive society.   

   

Yogi Adityanath is unique happening in a nepotism driven corrupt society, and that he was unanimously supported by more than 300elected representatives is truly incredible. It has –as a common person, put my faith in democracy to some extent, and that these things are possible in degraded society like India without any caste or money power other nepotistic affiliations. Meanwhile look at INC winning in Punjab, and who do we have? An erstwhile ‘royal’ sucking on to power and working on status quo fault lines, in clear camaraderie with exaggerated lutyen’s vermins wallowing in its own muck. Clearly people have been trapped in a status quo, and that is what these people are good at trapping people in their misery and benefitting from it. That it is still happening in a relatively egalitarian society like Punjab (thanks largely to Sikhism) is shocking. And who is the other Congress ‘star’? A cricketer (that in itself is a degradation, showcasing manipulation and least of sporting skills), party hopper with no moral bearing but opportunism and not the least to note the fellow is fixture in a comedy show (and since refuse to quit it despite being appointment as a Minister. The utmost contempt is not really baffling, its a trait that is nurtured in feudal frame). But I must add in all fairness the fellow is a genius when it comes to talking non stop, truly. This is what democracy, nurtured and sustained by elite driven Congress, have been producing all these decades. Clearly people are not having options, it is also shocking that unlike many region around the country no credible regional powers have emerged to challenge these ‘national’ vestiges and wasted people. 

That large numbers of common people have voted against the religious stranglehold of mullahs in UP need to be noted. Machiavellians and clever feudal casteist based in power controlled comforts have been dividing people in whatever ways possible. It helps these pretentious when the society is kept degraded, as it benefits their devious ways to control, and most significantly it helps in thriving of irresponsible and mediocre ways both these aids in wanton corruption without any discernable talent or claim whatsoever (look at arrogant trash like Aiyerji or Digvijayji, even after having done significant damage they are retained showcases amazing lack of leadership, or very likely, knowing this section, a plain contempt for common people…that miserable Indians will realise their mistake and come back to the open arms of casteist feudals for security. It’s a frame they ardently hope will work but surely should not. Punjab has shown that beleaguered people have no options). Common people, specifically the poor and marginalised muslims, are tired of these religion driven arbitrators who are keeping them in tight control, while casteist centrist and elite feudals have been feeding mullahs to keep common people as vote bank flock, meanwhile concomitantly encouraging them to be in extreme ways to slot as distinct identity. Clearly these are having significant polarising effect over the decades. Despite these risks people have in large numbers shown inclinations to break this self-defeating mould is significant. It is now the duty of elected leaders to respect these, particularly the plight of marginalised muslims in their fight against exploitative regressive mullah –who were nurtured and fed by casteist centrist and nepotistic communal feudals. Like the caste exploited and marginalized hindus the plight of poor muslims is also truly heart breaking. These are the sections that are being kept under control by vicious elite, and not very ironically in the lowest of human living standards, significantly contributing to India’s place in the lowest of pile in HDI. It is a hell that is maintained for benefit of elite section with a strong international kindred link like BBC/TheGuardian, they posture to the world their ever rising high moral grounds. BBC needs to apologise for providing space to casteist scoundrels like Vinod Sharma, he masquerades as ‘senior’ journalist. This fellow was caught saying in RS TV that caste is important identity that decides the “aukath” of a person (his words). HT promoted by Congress sycophants with Gandhian hooligan tradition bearing Birla litters at the helm have nurtured this ecosystem for these to pupate, in a strange irony this scoundrel is also appointed member of NCM, beat that!...and now aims for RS and Padma awards, that is the trajectory of these parasites while they suck on the free goodies, quid quo pros and nudge n wink camaraderie as they degrade institutions posturing bearers of higher values! Meanwhile ayatollahs at BBC are also conducting a debate on “What is appropriate punishment for blasphemy?” Such a bunch of fluffs. 

Yogi Adityanath is a significant happening and by no small means an achievement of Indian democracy in all its lacunas, and these lacunas will try to showcase itself as extreme hindu right exploiting the grassroot awakening and backlash of neglect and perceived appeasement tries to wrest the narration from casteist centrist and nepotism driven feudal machiavellians ruling the roost for last many decades. It is a sign of degraded society that positives will take time to establish, very likely will never ever even get a chance in competing regressive narration and subterfuge skills. Nevertheless India is changing despite strong tug from the past.     

No special relation with truth, not at all

To start with not all religions are same but all religions are expressions of power. Aim of democratic society is to negate this power structure and liberate individuals. But unfortunately varying degree of inegalitarian ways have prevented these, regressive trends and insecurities have seen to that people are hoarded in the name of religion. Fiction based identities are increasingly taking individuals away from humanity while religion driven arbitrators haggle for pound of flesh. This is now being claimed as human right. It is being suggested that religion has some special relation with truth. Probably in the beginning there were sincere attempts by some enlightened souls but now, in the contemporary dangerously polarising world, it doesn’t. It really doesn’t and the line will have to be drawn, vehemently so, and should be the immediate concern. Lots of hard won egalitarian ideas and humanitarian spaces are being lost in this religion driven balderdash. Religion is just a structure that is being passed hereditarily to coalesce people into collective amnesia and cruder ways, and is very clearly constricting the individual, very dearly the expressions that make him or her an individual. The absences of humans in the name of faith and tradition, as also the collective presence as subservient follower, is having a detrimental impact in the matters that gravely concern society and the world. It has crossed from being a nuisance and is now source of serious ramification.

If faith is based on questioning, contemplation and attempting to connect with surrounding that exude empathy and concern then it makes positive contribution to the society, meanwhile expressions of these deeply connected ways are how diversity makes it presence. Something that is followed as strictures negates this at the outset itself. Degraded ways are not how diversity is understood and if it is not protested then the intrusion into egalitarian ways happens. Religions, with its varying degree of ludicrous ways, some in amazing level of primitiveness while others atleast make some sincere attempts (influential Pope comes to mind but he is very much restricted by the very religion), is making this world dangerous place to live in, and critically, doesn’t hold any promise whatsoever to challenges that face the world and has very clearly killed all possibilities as an individual. It is route to fatalism and assured mythical end. A mind nurtured under religious myths and fantastic fictions will necessarily be insular, narrow minded, lacking any inquisitiveness and unconnected to reality while passion is wasted in searching rationale to miracle driven texts and narrations. There is no future here, and if ever, it cannot be something to savour and at some point will go vicious. It is in the nature of myths when faced with reality, it can only be fatalist. Undue respect to oppressive authority, inability to critically question devious elders, incapacitated to lambast chicaneries and decipher ethical absences herein is ingrained as appreciable mindset and tradition achieved through heavy tempering by degraded religions and appalling crude ways. 

While religion gnaw into humanity there is another deceit going on with some claiming as atheist, quite assuredly humanists, who go about scouting religious tolerance by siding, and with ham handed self-assured arrogance that comes with fluff –no skin in the game, the worst of the kind of religious expressions. Cleverly placing themselves as protector of underdogs whilst rightly questioning the majority bigots in the regions they are placed. The concerns of wide populace get diluted into the hands of these increasingly influential bigots and xenophobes who are spreading to most of the part of the world that carries much of our hope for future. While those posturing as humanitarians refuse, in their native arrogance to even conduct basic ethical scrutiny, to what is being supported as religion as this is none of their concern and does spoil the narration. This arrogant section, some posturing as intellectuals, pegs its high humanitarian concerns into the inhuman. Thus it reels into varied kind of degradations fiercely competing for space. In the melee the issues that matters get relegated. The loss is of humanity and irretrievable hard fought ways of expressing life in all its completeness and concern is becoming unbearable. What is also being lost is inquisitive fresh ways of looking at and understanding things, rational logical ways of dealing with matters. Religion is increasingly capturing the angst driven narrations of being discriminated while furiously maintaining and intimidating with counter narration that negates all that is rational about our understanding of world. Religion as the defining identity of human is worst of the outcome. People who should be living unobtrusively with other and welcoming to the needy have become threatening and cruel in a way that only religion can achieve and reason. Fictions and myths have started to severely intrude the reality. Systematic ways of enquiry and critical thinking is curtailed for total obedience into constructed realities that claims to be true since it is specially handed over from some supreme mythical power. There is nothing to offer except misery and fantastically irresponsible conceptions, of other worldly fictions at the expense of this world. They take the life out of living and convert them into scripture driven zombies with absolutely no connection with nature but an exalted place for themselves in the universe. Such ignorance was laughable sometime back but now these are seriously impacting us. What religion (particularly the miracle driven egotists) needs to get into their bloated head is that the human beings never had any entitlement for anything on earth nor does its self-conceived god figure in grand scheme of life. They are too insignificant in the face of truth.    

 Religions must be dealt severely and kept in constant check in its corner. There is, and there never was, any connection of religion with truth. Each religious person must be scrutinised, claims cannot be hid under the guise of faith or capricious traditions. If it is discriminatory, creates segregation and dehumanise humans then it must be dealt strictly as if the whole of humanity depends on it. It really does. Few centuries ago, with limited understanding of mystery filled world, religion had encompassing role, and yes also created much misery as is the case with any fiction –it can be manipulated by powerful. Ignorance is the easiest to manipulate. Religion did had an element of spiritualism as also compassion filled practical aspects to it as it was not much centralised hence easily complement common people’s lives away from the hold. It had strong element of common place common sense unless ofcourse the power structures were established and control were created by vested interests over people. But now as the understanding of the world has exploded exponentially therefore to hold on to ways that contradicts evidences, or even basic practical things, cannot be seen in the egalitarian frame of choices. It is not ignorance, it is denying of knowledge and understanding. It is a violation of human values that undoubtedly has control and play of brutal power in it that masquerades as tradition, indeed many a times it is an expression of plain arrogance that expects world to be treated in a special way. It causes dissension and accepting these in the monolith of faith gives space for regressive ways. It is like a poison being introduced in the system, as the little dose spreads it creates reaction and excites reactionary revivalist forces. The outcome is rarely positive and ends up expressions of sick minds competing for space while hapless people seek security in stable or seek sense of control through nostalgic utopia. There is no hope or possibilities here, it is barren world that seeks to push miserable people into its cold grip. It will have to be resisted.      

It is also not surprising that when a person takes religion seriously, becomes pious, there is a sense of unease and lack of jubilation indeed there is a dread. Clearly it is not syncing with the contemporary understanding of the world. It is a retrograde step that ends up in serious mental health issues and depending on nature of religions on offer could range from sense of grandeur to hallucination about after life. If you negate the contemporary reality and insights in the quest for world through religious doctrines or traditions then it is persistence on superstition and choosing to be dumb. It is a disconnect to the world, indeed to one’s own mental faculties, a psychopathic quest that in its collective form and established doctrines has dangerous consequences. Providing space for these degradations in the name of diversity is negating the humanity in each one of us.

 Psst....Caste cannibals have been playing local guardian for some time now. Without any understanding of socialism or secularism these rear end plugged showcase themselves as kindred souls and awestruck the world with liberal thoughts and bleeding diversity (they do exchange their smelly plugs if that is how you could tell). Meanwhile hopefully some of these are evicted from RS TV at the earliest. They shouldn’t be given public expense refuges. Need to earn it boy, the days of manipulations and pandering to delhi based sycophantic unconnected-to-people-connected-to-family leaders are over…   

Primitive Indian media should be restrained

It is a well-known fact that Indian media, like most crucial aspect of this godforsaken society, is infested with mediocres –essentially neoliberal stenographers and ace word defecators, with agenda to normalise degradation. They have ease of entitled hold on things as they shift from god given tenure as sanctum scums pouring butter over gods to now replicate those moral vacuum and sycophantic skills to double the moneybags in the name of freedom of expression and ofcourse ensuing modernity. The SC ruling on strictures against caste (and obnoxious framework that it sustains) being used by political parties is undoubtedly seven decades too late, clearly exhibits lackadaisical ways of effete and parasitic elite. These primitive ways have eaten into the fabric of society and infected souls of humans. But then parasitic and nepotism driven elite section that ransack angst with mahatmas and pundits had open field for grab and consolidate camaraderie, they sold these as uniqueness of Indian democracy. A much stricter evaluation will show these as sham and that this society is too degraded wherein anything good (or rare commendable) is not norm but exception. The society putrefies in its own puss while the worms gorge and fatten then gladly take the task being our spokesperson, packaging us to the world. Gandhi’s shot to mahatma was consolidated with authority to “speak for hindus”, a clever move that much helped casteist feudal primitives to work out their nefarious ways in the name of freedom fighting, and very simply negated the egalitarian traditions and pushed the people into putrid fold that was embedded to power and degradation. A tradition that followed the kings, during medieval times, into its nefarious fold of fatalism, superstitions and meaningless degrading rituals meanwhile emasculated and divided the society. Indian history is testament of effete elite held by sanctum scums who worked in their defeating useless ways while the foreign armies caused amazing level of misery that ended in colonialism, meanwhile sanctum scums bobbed along the easier pastures and least resistant sycophancy in moral bankruptcy. So now we have primitives who want to revive old assumed grandeur while others play liberal from greener pastures.

SC must strongly come on Indian media (unfortunate that there isn’t any other authority who can control these hooligans) who seems to exist in the realm of holier than thou and god given right to play local guardian to common people. As much as politicians cannot use caste the media cannot and shouldn’t be allowed to use or mention caste. This is a gross violation. They also patronise common people as zombies with caste and thumbs, and nothing else, not even common sense, as vote. Indeed never ever have these casteists feudal effete Indian elite masquerading as journalist (essentially slaves of market media) got it right. All these prepoll, exit polls, predictions so on just helps to defecate vacuous words to fill up the time for sponsors. Indeed one fellow who had the temerity to go for most ‘comprehensive’ prediction (that included all type of caste matrix in elaborate spread sheet argued by professional bullshit artists/experts) had atleast the decency to apologise. Speculation/prediction, grandness while bullshitting, are skills that is in demand in market world and clever “bania moneybags” knows who can excel hence surplus of sardesais and mishrajis, the speculators with otherworldly connections and benign presence that should please mysterious forces and prevent mishaps, and yes the camaraderie that it brings into TV studios is like shower of blessing from heaven. The inhouse ritual specialist bullshit artist is good omen all the way, that he or she has pretensions of journalist helps. Meanwhile “bania moneybags” carry ever spreading beatifying smile and piety to match, away from the war zone, as they keenly evaluate the next person in the spiritual gathering.         

SC must take these violations by these primitives seriously, they have been eating into souls of humanity (fig leaf of godforsaken mahatmas are no help). Media cannot mention caste. They can keep that pus sore to lick in private pleasure and let it seep between the lines through wink and nudge camaraderie. Patronising mullah’s angst and right wing rant should balance it out while hedonism will take care the modernity loose ends.  

It’s time for basic income

A basic income is a periodic cash payment unconditionally delivered to all on an individual basis, without means-test or work requirement (basicincome.org). 

The union government (under PM Modi) has the capacity to take radical steps, and uproot the entrenched rent seeking feudal exploiters in the garb of capitalism. This sinister nepotism driven ways of crony capitalism that is thriving in last 70years have been nurturing incompetence and amazing level of mediocrity under high democratic ideals, that they trained to use in the most opportune occasion and successfully ran their status quo driven camaraderie enterprise thriving on misery of common people. The banality of bullshit artists, mostly legal luminaries of amazingly tardy legal system, is only upped by another equally devious trivialities of economists. These combine squatter scum attributes of high sounding words and speculative grand standing. Predicting with no skills of anticipation or basic competence is another of cottage industry that some have taken as entitlement ofcourse with all available traditional support system. Even necessary humility of humans in dissuasion –backing down from grandness, accepting one’s fallibility, is a thought that never found any space in this entitlement driven control over future. Some come in the garb of psephologists too, and like mediocre sociologist and allied journalists, they get on with the business of normalising caste with gandhian ease. It is told that Indians vote with caste and thumb, and so set about grand ways of speculating election results. They comeback everytime with same intend and try influence politicians into caste bracket. I am sure through direct blessing from sanctum scums, atleast one’s at Tirupati can shower it. There is a reason why those who emerge from these buffoon thriving frames have walk over in all fields, as Indians count their blessing. Even scientists are known for their skills of communicating with gods. Therefore sanctum scums with invoking skills have professional advantage. 

Basic income therefore is a necessary step against exploitation by rent seeking elite in the name garb of professionalism. Further, basic nutrition security through cheap canteens is the need of the hour, like the one in TamilNadu (I sense sarcasm from #lutyenskelaunde), in a country that suffers from severe malnutrition and deprivation, though midday meal schemes have been major steps. Basic income, atleast for impoverished and marginalised women, will be good beginning and definitive step towards gender empowerment and against exploitation, as also step towards liberty and dignity as also will lead to compassion towards environment and surrounding that is being plundered in the name of development. The people of the country have stood up with the Union Government in the matter of demonetisation despite misery and provocation by vested interest to use them. In a nepotism driven morally bereft and corrupt society common people understand good intention, even if it may fail.  

Cycling from Puducherry to Kanyakumari

It was meant to be cycling in Northeast monsoon, but never was there any rain except two cyclones. Passed through following coastal districts (and UT) Puducherry, Cuddalore, Karaikal, Nagapattinam, Thiruvarur, Thanjavur, Pudukottai, Ramanathapuram, Thoothukudi, Tirunelveli, Kanyakumari…about 800kms. It was sponsored by TI Cycles and with help from WWF.
 About 30 educational institutions were covered and direct interactions with about 4700students. One hour talk session were conducted, 40minutes was put on a power point presentation (ppt) followed by 20minutes quiz. The need for educational institutions to be extension of nature was stressed. Frameworks for Nature Clubs/Eco Clubs and activities were suggested. The quiz focused mostly on TamilNadu, so as to create awareness on local biodiversity. Pens were distributed for appreciation.

 The main focus was to create awareness among younger generations on fragile coastal ecosystem as the region falls in the same

•    Broader aspect of greenhouse gas (specifically CO2) initiated global warming and sea level rise
•    The issue of ocean acidification and ocean warming (bleaching of corals)  
•    Plastic pollution of ocean and its serious consequences were explained

The journey had some hiccups starting with constant liquidity crunch due to demonetization therefore depended on debit card payment or cheaper options, unfortunate passing away of CM Ms Jayalalitha, which delayed the event by about four days as also messed up the schedule. Cyclone Nada cost one day while I was not affected by cyclone Vardah. Add to it many institutions were having exams leading to last minute cancellations and festival holiday. Otherwise the event went smoothly and with sufficient accuracy, fulfilling the intentions that were set out.

Meanwhile....

..in the alley of a small town in Tamil Nadu

Amma canteen: Basic nutrition for all

There is a move towards basic income for all in some western countries. This blogger supports these initiatives, people should be assured for basic income rather than slaving for few money for some exploiters. This may not happen in India, being a poor country, as also the richer sections are habitual manipulators therefore will scuttle any moves that benefit the marginalised. In this context it is worth to study Tamil Nadu that has done amazingly well in social indices in recent times despite the persistent degradation from sanctum scums in the last many decades. It must be noted that low lives like CRajagopalachari was specifically sent by high end manipulators for these very purpose. The advantages of social justice movement and egalitarian ways suggested by amazing humans like Periyar is  significantly downplayed as the Dravidian movement is eaten from inside. Sanctum scum squatter camaraderie have placed themselves around all the vital points to scuttle and destroy any egalitarian ways or attempts. They spread thin along judiciary, media, art and sports. Common people’s aspirations through elected leaders were curtailed. Everything was reduced to its lowest competent denominator so as to make it convenient to showcase their bearings. Judiciary and media are known to be biased camaraderie driven feudal casteists, who have been reaping the benefit with minimum of effort and competence but high on ambition and scale sometimes even giving the vision of high ethical ways and attempt to supersede even international (mahatma being one such attempt, that is preciously nurtured and protected). Art is reduced to some stupid movies and is used to normalise the squatter narration and degraded ways. TV, a wonderful invention, is just another source of degradation as Indians dig deeper pit. While these so called artists (mostly intellectually limited) coming from the same frame are nothing but careers of these degradation. They also spread across other source of entertainment. It is no wonder in the international scene Indians figure nowhere, and rightly so. Excellence has no space for these manipulators. Sports is also reduced to game, a colonial left over elite promoted cricket (that like squatter temples have taken root in the zombie society) now an effective medium for money multiplication as youngsters ogle TV and waste their precious lives hooting for non-entities. Standards are so low that when it comes to sport they are forced to revert to mediocrities of this stupid game and feel good about themselves. Study the management, running and players from Tamil Nadu representing this stupid game and you know what forces are manipulating. Wherein, athletic and hardworking tamilians are effectively relegated by effete and ineffectual sanctum scums. It is ‘CR plan’ well executed that even sport symbols have sanctum reference, indeed the State symbol –that should be secular, too is degraded. There is a sinister degradation happening since the camaraderie took over the structures of power. India has been severely degraded since the so called independence. In recent times because of technology driven democratization (that surely didn’t, and really cannot, originate in India) the narration too is shifting its control.

It is in this context, that although the leaders in TN don’t carry the fervour of social justice movement and indeed have been severely compromised to squatter scums and the overwhelming degradations, despite these TN carries the remnants of enlightening social justice ambitions. Amma canteen is one such initiatives (it is unfortunate that everything has to be personality/ego driven) that should be appreciated and must be replicated across the nation. One rupee idli, five rupee lunch and ten rupee bottled water at bus stops, and around the state is an amazing initiative. It provides basic nutrition for marginalised people at minimum of cost. Delhi too had jan ahar but again the manipulative and morally corrupt elite spoiled it. I must add Amma canteens are well managed, hygienic and yes best part is it is run by women from impoverished sections. If every State in India emulated such initiatives it would really provide much needed nutritional needs of vast malnourished population as also gender empowerment. It will prevent needy people from exploitation by casteist feudals, pupating as they are in sanctum moral vacuum, and thus can be source for self-dignity. Tamil Nadu also has one of the cheapest transportation systems –bus fares, and excellent infrastructure. These surely are the product of visions and intents of great men like Periyar –who is deeply revered, despite the best effort of manipulative sanctum scums to degrade and displace. Casteist and racist Gandhi and Gandhian hooligans have no space wherein kindness and compassion are the narrative. They can do their truth seeking business in the sidelines, we aren’t much concerned. The mainstream narration must be wrenched from manipulator camaraderie and casteist feudals who are masquerading as liberals and trapping hapless people into vicious frames. The world community should take note, and yes African nations must immediately dismantle degrading references. These are demeaning for younger generations.          

Waiting for Northeast monsoon…

It’s been a long wait for monsoon at Cuddalore. These cirrus clouds don’t bring rain...  

Its a contemptuous world out their mylord (suggestion,take it on the chin and learn to live with it)

We are aware of tardy Indian judicial system that is known for pomp and grandeur in all its attempt to replicate feudal arrogant ways carefully trying to showcase modern values but never quite able to reach these higher goals because of their limited proficiency and understanding of life and indeed justice. They haven’t really understood, with their limited little entitled mind, the reason for power being placed on them and immense significance of justice in democracy. These arrogant gnats are parasites of their law books without having ever understood the fine lines, and is quite clear will ever. Meanwhile as they eke out their grandness, and a burden to common people, they also have godforsaken expertise views and opinions on matter that sometimes is too shocking to common sense. It is expected that they give their verdict and move on, but no, these will disgrace with their unsolicited opinion as if they have the god given right to speak and elaborate to us common people. This blogger sometimes wonder whether they ever understand the onerous expectation on them in what is essentially an unfair and unjust society, and are sometimes only beacons of hope for more than billion people.

Then there are legal luminaries mostly scums and low lives who have understood the nuances of how to maximise and extricate from the system, and have networked everything to their cosy advantage, so much so that one of the most tardiest judicial system has produced many millionaires and powerful people who even with desultory ease slip into branches of executive, some even end up as ever powerful ministers. That there is a significant conflict of interest, nepotism and cronyism never miss the observation. It is indeed amazing and unique that most of so called freedom fighters were lawyers, who were quite adept in semantics and traditional chicanery of word jugglery, mostly devoid of passion or intent that worked it. They played it safe, hence it was but transfer of power without much democratic intention, that is reflected in the laws and machinery that delivers these. It is this legacy, and indeed a huge burden, that we carry all the time. These arrogant little mediocre minds have very high estimate of themselves therefore are also very concerned about propriety and have contempt as weapon, a horrible joke in bleak and distressing society that we live in, something that is in the garb of justice and freedom but is cleverly posited to showcase their entitled worldly ways as blessed souls.

This incident at SC the other day will enlighten on the ways these low lives eke their living and pass their time as cosy coterie dispensing justice to more than billion people. Wonder at their amazing level of intellect and thoughts that consume their mind. Also note the legal luminary Ms Kamini Jaiswal, who is persistently jockeying for bigger deal, fervently networking the influence in TV studios and social circuits, also conveniently positioning for women’s emancipation as the occasion demands (as someone in US said ‘I don’t vote with my vagina’, in Indian context with these self-serving women this is so very true. Women’s emancipation doesn’t come through these high end vaginas. Get that CrudeWoman?). She is seen in her sycophantic best mylording the judge. Now Gogoi is the judge (mind it I don’t even use ‘Mister’, how sacrilegious, and has the possibility to unhinge all of judiciary!! Such fragile egoistic people, it is surely the primitive nature of society that produces these) here meant to dispense justice but ends up dispensing contempt with alacrity of slithery black mamba on prowl. To start with, in a civilised society a fellow with caste reference will not even come anywhere near any position in judiciary. But then this is primitive India and this glint in diversity shone to awe the world (atleast the monarchy sucking mullah feeding british elite, who never have had any skin in any game, already think this is a miracle, and that probably is self justifying for effete Indian elite! Wherever hereditary based entitlements and segregationist mindset congregate they hug and promptly dig their tent). The fellow emerging out of sanctum showcases his higher bearing by underlining paragraphs (surely mylord has spent some precious hours through the night doing that! Is Boost the secret of thy energy?!), and you will note what he is attentive to -and the intention of this fellow in the garb of judge, meanwhile also note Mr Katju (our essential proverbial bull in judicial chinashop) was prepared for the case in right earnest and argument but was left gaping. Hence the intention was to humiliate and pleasure that ensues and spreads across this debauched coterie as incident turn into event and then to back thumping raconteur's anecdote served with gourmet delight.   

 …Then Justice Gogoi handed over the photocopies of the blog to Rohatgi and asked him to read them and give his opinion on the underlined portions. The report said that “as soon as Justice Katju took a cursory glance at them, Justice Gogoi asked him what he had to say” to which Justice Katju replied: “This is a free country. I have a right to say what I want.”

Rohatgi then told the court that the contents of the blog were “scandalous”. At this, Justice Gogoi said, “Well, we are issuing contempt notice against Justice Katju.”

…While the former Supreme Court judge is known for his outspoken and bold nature, advocate Kamini Jaiswal criticised his demeanour in this case. “Have you read his blog. See the language. There is a method of speaking. Whatever he said was scandalous to the whole court. He has not committed contempt of one person, he has committed contempt of the court. And being a retired judge of the Supreme Court, the least you can do is respect the institution that has given him his own position in life. Today, he is Katju because he was a judge of the Supreme Court. Who would know Katju otherwise?” she remarked.

Noting that today the bench had called Katju “to hear him out on his views in which he said the court is wrong and on the question of reviewing that judgment”, she said even today he “committed contempt while he was there”.

On what was wrong with Katju’s conduct, she asserted: “You don’t address a judge as Mr. Gogoi. He was not attending a dinner at Justice Gogoi’s. He was addressing a judge. You are addressing a bench. You are not addressing a bosom pal. You should know how to respect the court. You will only get as much respect as you will give.”  (courtesy thewire.in)

The focus therefore is on ‘demeanour’ (what the fuck?) and language. Well at the end of the day when the dust does settle in lutyen’s delhi it is about the size of chair. Uski chair meri chair se badi kaise? That surely is another reason for contempt mylord! Such debauched people. This would have been a joke if not for horrendous reality of this society. It is also a common knowledge that under filmiest of occasions lawyers are known to turn hooligans, as they spent most of their time exploiting distressed and hapless people seeking justice (ditto what you see in Haridwar. Demeanour in ritual is an important matter). It, as always, is reduced to ego clash, a defining moment in the life of mediocre people in entitled world, and indeed humbleness is the only talent and redeeming aspect of this godforsaken coterie wallowing in debauchery. It is such a disgrace.

Post script: So what with Soumya rape and murder case. So what....it can wait. Mylord is sorting contempt. 

It’s a serious setback to Homo sapiens

This is a serious setback to survivability of Homo sapiens species on planet earth. Meanwhile this is surely beginning of downfall of USA  

It will have to be Hillary Clinton

US has some of the best kind of people. US also has some worst kind of people, thankfully they are still in minority but like all across the world, with market instigated deterioration and religion based nonsense, their numbers are increasing. The problem for Ms. Clinton begins after being elected as President. Though she has done some amazing work over the years, that is well documented, there is an increasing perception (and much truth to it) of being entrenched in establishment and cozy money making coterie, she will have lot to work against this. The world is becoming transparent and there is an ever rising popular dismay against self serving elite that mass leaders cannot afford to ignore.

This blogger strongly feels that vicious form of religion that is sustained and nurtured by insulated and arrogant elite is the reason of increasing deterioration, the reactionary right wing gaining ground and xenophobic attitude taking root in Europe, and general cynicism towards as basic human emotion as compassion for even the most vulnerable like children. It is shocking and a great loss. Indeed much of what sustains ISIS can be traced to Europe (in particular Britain). It will be interesting to see how Ms Clinton negotiates these, and yes huge number of supporters of Bernie Sander's sensitivities will not allow any status quo attempts that manipulative elites and nepotism driven corporate sleaze try. At the end of the day this is what matters, these sensibilities are important to retrieve the world from the morass in this increasingly diminishing world (ironic because the spectacular nature of scientific and technological advancement that is seen in recent times have opened up so many possibilities and hope). We will be watching. 

  

Post script: 

...ofcourse Trump was part of charmed circle only few years back, and they are also family friends. When asked what she liked about Trump Ms Clinton points to his children. Agreeing that there absolutely is nothing to admire about this psychopath, and no doubt represents the degrading atmosphere that market has created, that his sons are trophy hunters is another cringe that is beyond words. It is another of appalling American ways that is mainstream. Picture here is of “incredibly able and devoted” serial killer sons having just murdered "games". Where is at all going to end?