Awake Spot

This might be a stale topic to write on considering the life expectancy of a scam in India depends solely on Indian news channels blasting our TV screens for that day/evening. Nevertheless I had to pen my views... The tapes show/expose the thirst for power and information in this rat-eat-man-race (rats' appetite has burgeoned over the years) with ulterior motives. We all knew politics as a dirty game played by saathvi aur paanchvi kaksha pheil goondas or even worse angutha chaaps . But even the fairly educated ones who we thought can be entrusted with the job of development want the kursi to simply satisfy their ego or personal ambitions. One-upmanship or at least attempting to show one’s superiority by its lobbying for a post in the Union cabinet shows these MPs will go to any extent to become a power centre (we know that they are masters rigging polls anyways). Ministries & portfolios were being selected just like ticking an option from a multiple choice question wi...

En route to Tirupati(T) from Hyderabad(H), there's a small station called Renigunta(R) which is only about 15 mins from Tirupati. Having done our reservation only till Renigunta, Dad had wanted an extension( TTE seldom checks whether you get off at R or T when you are on your way to visit the Lord's town). Now our TTE at H, suggest to pay 300 bucks as official charges for extension( bollocks) else he'd "help" us by talking to a change over TTE in the morning for an unofficial mandvaali for a lower "fee" . Now who wouldn't jump at this option-discount on 300 bucks for an extension ticket, when your fare from H-T itself costs 900 . Sensing that the kaala coat wala uncle was about to take us for a royal ride, Satyavaadi Harishchandra that my Dad is said he'd talk to the changeover TTE instead, . And like always the latter didn't even bother. Simple Lesson learnt: - Question whatever doesn't make sense. If we are actually in the wrong,...