RelianceIndiaCall vs AirtelCallHome

Some times back Airtel launched a service called "Airtel Call home" at https://www.airtelcallhome.com/. This service was there to give some competition to similar service from Reliance at http://www.relianceindiacall.com/. The calling rate at Reliance were somewhere close to 12.9 Cents per minutes, which was a huge, but was accepted as the call quality and availability was excellent. In addition there were no hidden charges. Well once Airtel came into market, its introductory offer was 7.9 Cents per minutes and double talk time which made a lot of user to shift from Reliance to Airtel. But it looks like Airtel was never ready for that no of users in such a small time and they faced a lot of problem and criticism from many users. e.g. There website crashed, there toll free no was virtually unavailable, users credit card got charged more than once and so on.

This indicates that upper management at Airtel has a very low foresight. Also tech team even dint do enough testing of website before launching it. It does not take a Rocket Science to have website up and running, just need to have proper resources and infrastructure. On the other hand Reliance was quick in responding to it, and introduced the new rates which were close to what Airtel got.

It seemed like the fate of Airtel was closed, and Reliance will be able to retain her monopoly, but in recent past (from mid of Jan) I got some positive response about Airtel and thinking of registering with them as there offer is quite impressive provided they live to the expectation. No matter how is the quality of Airtel but for sure they gave a second thought to Reliance and forced them to get the rates down. Though still Reliance suffers the absence of Double Talk (appropriate one) time offer from Airtel, but it will survive as the quality and service is still better at Reliance, but the case is not going to be the same always. I can see that Airtel is here to survive and give some tough time to Reliance. Who wins this Price war only time can tell but for now consumer is the one who is getting the benefit of it.

Is Israel done with his job in Lebanon?

The recent cease-fire between the Hezbollah and Israel, has given relief to hundreds of thousands of civilians of both the side of borders. Both the parties involved in the conflict are declaring victorious to themselves, but it looks like the Hezbollah has upper hand compared to Israel. If you want to look at from Hezbollah side the conclusion is that even after almost 30 days of conflict with one of the worlds highly powerful defense service, hezbollah is surviving and the Israel could not make any major damage to Hezbollah in terms of its popularity in Lebanon and among other Arab countries. In fact its has grown up. Hezbllah will continue to enjoy the support of locals in Lebanon and in other Muslims countries.


On the other hand if we look at the situation from Israel's side, they have done significant damage to Hezbollah's infrastructure in Lebanon. Also Lebanon is completely being destroyed. The progress made by the Lebanon in last 6 years is now being wiped out. Now Lebanese have to go back 6 years and rebuild the city.


That makes me feel that it was the intention of Israel, that go and cripple the economy and infrastructure of a country who support the groups like Hezbollah. They knew its not possible for them to destroy an enemy who fights like thieves. So cripple the government who supports them and send them 5 years back.


If this was the intention of Israel then Israel is totally victorious and they are done with their job, but if there intention was to cripple Hezbollah then they are the big looser.


So its only time who is going to tell us who's side Lebanese, going to stand after the dust of war settles, and people get the deal with real life problems.

Should India take the same step as Israel?

Recently in some forums people asked this questions so many times that why India cannot take the same step as Israel takes against the extremist groups in middle est. The question is not "Should" India follow the path of Israel but the question "Can" India take the path of Israel. In my view India cannot take the steps which Israel is taking and the reason is well known to us. None of the Israel's enemy (Syria, Lebanon - Hezbollah, Iran etc) are as tactfully powerful as Israel. Israel can crush all its nebhour in any given day, because they have blanket support from USA.

On the other hand we have a nuclear powered neighbor who supports the terrorism. And if India takes the force as action it will be disastrous in long run. Because we cannot just attack on them and get away with that. There will be retaliation from Pakistan in the form of force and that will become a national agenda in Pakistan. We need intelligence power and that's the last option for country like India. We have seen the success of RAW in the past years, creation of Bangladesh, Operation Bluestar are some of them . But there were huge budget cuts for RAW in recent years.

We need to contain the terrorism and we need to isolate them. And the best thing is we should help Pakistani government to control the religious extremist in their own country. Diplomacy and Covert Action (here we can use the force) are the two best solution available. If you think we haven't got anything from that then I tell you if we have opted for the force we would have been in the for worst condition we are today.

Now here is my question if Israel had neighboring country like Pakistan, can dare to go bomb the country and come back?

I don't think so, Let me know what you think.

हमारा राष्ट्र गीत

हमारा राष्ट्र गीत बंगाली में गुरुदेव रवीन्द्रनाथ टैगोर द्वारा लिखा गया था । भारत का राष्ट्रीय गान वन्दे मातरम्‌ है । वन्दे मातरम्‌ आप मेरी इससे पूर्व की प्रविष्टि मे पार्प्त कर सकते हैं ।

जन गण मन अधिनायक जय हे

भारत भाग्य विधाता

पंजाब सिन्ध गुजरात मराठा

द्राविड़ उत्कल बंग

विन्ध्य हिमाचल यमुना गंगा

उच्छल जलधि तरंगा

तव शुभ नामे जागे

तव शुभ आशिष मागे

गाहे तव जय गाथा

जन गण मंगल दायक जय हे

भारत भाग्य विधाता

जय हे जय हे जय हे

जय जय जय जय हे

Elglish Translation of Vande Mataram

In my previous post you can find Vande Mataram, in hindi, and here is english translation of Vande Mataram

Mother, I bow to thee!

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

bright with orchard gleams,

Cool with thy winds of delight,

Dark fields waving Mother of might,

Mother free.

Glory of moonlight dreams,

Over thy branches and lordly streams,

Clad in thy blossoming trees,

Mother, giver of ease

Laughing low and sweet!

Mother I kiss thy feet,

Speaker sweet and low!

Mother, to thee I bow.

Who hath said thou art weak in thy lands

When the sword flesh out in the seventy million hands

And seventy million voices roar

Thy dreadful name from shore to shore?

With many strengths who art mighty and stored,

To thee I call Mother and Lord!

Though who savest, arise and save!

To her I cry who ever her foeman drove Back

from plain and Sea And shook herself free.

Thou art wisdom, thou art law,

Thou art heart, our soul,

our breath Though art love divine,

the awe In our hearts that conquers death.

Thine the strength that nervs the arm,

Thine the beauty, thine the charm.

Every image made divine In our temples is but thine.

Thou art Durga, Lady and Queen,

With her hands that strike and her swords of sheen,

Thou art Lakshmi lotus-throned,

And the Muse a hundred-toned,

Pure and perfect without peer,

Mother lend thine ear,

Rich with thy hurrying streams,

Bright with thy orchard gleems,

Dark of hue O candid-fair

In thy soul, with jewelled hair

And thy glorious smile divine,

Lovilest of all earthly lands,

Showering wealth from well-stored hands!

Mother, mother mine!

Mother sweet, I bow to thee,

Mother great and free!

Vande Mataram

Recently there was news in Media about Fatwa against singing Vande Mataram, by some mufti (or Moran). Sometimes I start feeling that these bast**ds should be immediately kicked out of country, but our government is so impotent and minority pleasing that it will lick their shit and say nothing. A woman gets raped by her father-in-law and our government will not take any action because some shit law made in 14 th century, is not considering that as a sin. And now some bastards comes announce Fatwa against singing Vande Mataram. I dont know whats going to happen to this country, but for sure its not heading in the right direction.

वन्दे मातरम
वन्दे मातरम्
सुजलां सुफलां मलयजशीतलाम्
शस्य श्यामलां मातरम् ।
शुभ्र ज्योत्स्न पुलकित यामिनीम
फुल्ल कुसुमित द्रुमदलशोभिनीम्,
सुहासिनीं सुमधुर भाषिणीम् ।
सुखदां वरदां मातरम् ॥ वन्दे मातरम्...
सप्त कोटि कन्ठ कलकल निनाद कराले
निसप्त कोटि भुजैब्रुत खरकरवाले
के बोले मा तुमी अबले
बहुबल धारिणीं नमामि तारिणीम्
रिपुदलवारिणीं मातरम् ॥ वन्दे मातरम्...
तुमि विद्या तुमि धर्मं, तुमि ह्रदि तुमि मर्मं
त्वं हि प्राणाः शरीरे
बाहुते तुमि मा शक्ति,
ह्रदये तुमि मा भक्ति,
तोमारे प्रतिमा गडि मंदिरे मंदिरे ॥ वन्दे मातरम्...
त्वं हि दुर्गा दशप्रहरणधारिणी
कमला कमलदल विहारिणी
वाणी विद्यादायिनी, नमामि त्वाम्
नमामि कमलां अमलां अतुलाम्
सुजलां सुफलां मातरम् ॥ वन्दे मातरम्...
श्यामलां सरलां सुस्मितां भुषिताम्
धरणीं भरणीं मातरम् ॥ वन्दे मातरम्

Why America cant Invade Iran

I personally don't like Iran as this is the place where most of the terrorism gets its root. I am also not in favour of Iran occupying the nuke power. In fact not only Iran but any country which is governed by the religious extremist group. Who will have no second thought to use it. I also hate Americans acting like international cops.

No matter what happens I strongly believe that America will not (and should not ) invade Iran. It should try to use it diplomatic power to bring the Iran on its knee. It can also use it CIA and other espinoage technique to liberalise the Iran. The process is lengthy but is the best. Here are some of the reason what make me feel why USA will not invade Iran.

- Iraq is still unstable.

- Iran is a country 4 times the size of Iraq, with a greater population

- American forces are overstretched, they can barely recruit enough.

- Iran's terrain is hilly and mountainous in many regions, making any fighting much harder.

- Iran has too much diplomatic power, including three world powers; Russia, India and China, who are not eager to see an invasion (and I am sure they will intervene and force Americans to engage Iran in dialogue)

- Iraq was a different story. Saddam's armed forces were destroyed in the first Gulf War, Iran's are still intact, making the initial invasion even more costly than the one trillion dollar figure of the Iraq war

- Iran might actually use long range missiles, etc, whereas Iraq was never going to.
Invading Iran would just destabilise the world and send oil prices through the roof.

- While we have to be fair and say that there are dumb people everywhere, it is safe to say the American public are at the top of the dumb list of developed countries. But even they would not (and should not) give support for invading Iran.

Reservation in Education: Bad for the Nation

Since I heard the news of 27 % of proposed reservation in higher studies I am really worrying the future of our people. Lets forget for a moment what this reservation is going to do but what the reservation word gives message to the people. It makes one group senior than other. You are eligible for a job/task/admission just because you were born in a different caste? Is this is the definition of secularism? Where one caste is given more preference over other. Where are we leading this. This is going to create threat to our unity. This will lead our yougesters those who are talented and still not getting seat just because of their caste being different, to go out of the country for the education.

If this proposal gets in to action then there will be almost 50% reservation in education system. That means that weather a person is eligible or not he will be entitled for the admission in IIT (or any other institute) just because he was born in lower caste! This fills anger in me towards the OBC people. My eligibility for the admission in a institute should be totally based on my past performance, my degree, my percentage in entrance test, else we will finally end-up producing graduates who are not up to the mark but they are there just because they are OBC. Is this is the way planed to bridge the gap between the casetes. This will widen the gap. "We are one" by saying we are not going to achieve the unity, rather that should reflect in our actions and policies.

Why everything in my country is motivated by caste. Why there is no reservation for people in poverty. Why don't we give them a free education. The answer is politics. In India everything is driven by the caste. It brings people of the same caste together but divides them with other castes. And the same is promoted by the political parties. They don't give dam to the future of the countries or the minorities but there vote bank. To increase there vote bank they will do anything. Let it be Congress, BJP or any other party.

Government need to concentrate more on the foundation of the education. The quality in elimentry / primary schools should be improved. If possible the elimentry education should be made free for everyone or atleast subsidized to everyone. Thats the basic of the education that will help our kids to be a better student and they dont need any reservation.

When I think of the recent proposal of the reservation in the education system it gives me a sick feeling that I am a foreigner in my own country. I get a second treatment in compared to my fellow citizen who happen to be son of SC/ST or OBC.

Find the similar views Here, here, here and here.

Sleeping Divorce

Akhtar, a resident of from West Bengal uttered the word "Talaq" 3 times while he was sleeping. And now the situation is that he is supposed to leave his wife. The only way they can get back to each other is that her wife should marry to someone else and then divorce him. As he is not ready to leave his wife so he got his marriage registered, and that is making the villagers to boycott him.

This incident raises a few questions in my mind. How come someone in sleep very precisely can say the word Talaq 3 times? Even if it happen what was the need to bring the "Mullah" and "Moulavis" in between. Why did you forgot the few cases which happened in UP where a woman was raped by her father-in-law, and when he appealed to these "Mullah" then asked her to leave her husband and stay with his father-in-law. I don't think I can ever understand this law, its a piece of shit.

To add glamour to that our honorable chief minister or the administration did not even interfere in that. That bastard who raped must have been brought behind the bar. But who has time for that. Let them take care of themselves, and let them use the same barbaric rules made in 14ht centuries. Any way Welcome to India Baby! Here is link to full story.

Aus beat India

Even in Hockey Australia is beating India! My God!

India have lost to Australia in the final of the Women's hockey competition at the Commonwealth Games.

Australia have had a dream run in this tournament, not dropping a single match.

India who were keen on avenging their 4-2 loss to Australia in the qualifying round, did manage to hold the Aussies in the first half.

However, Sera Taylor had other plans as she deflected a pass straight into the net to make it 1-0 with just eight minutes left for the final whistle.

India had won the gold at the last edition in Manchester but had to settle for a silver this time.