The Season of Spring....is the best

                                                 

                                                             

The season of Spring is the season I love the most in our Country.......it's the time when the old gives way to the new......the old leaves are swayed away in the wind only to be replaced by new blades, sparkling and colorful....shying and hiding away as if covering their 'new found' identity....much like a child turning into a teen....

The flowers are at their colorful best, their colors derived by the proper dose of sun and sparkle....the birds are singing a varied tune, and the promise of a new life is there for all to see....

Spring is also the time when the skies are clear, the blue appears so soothing to the eyes, the sun is neither piercing nor too hot, just enough to make you happy and grateful for its light and energy one derives by just looking at the things around....

 Spring is just the season one looks forward to, the season of procrastination, and new beginnings.....

All of you who've been putting off new projects, this is the time to make new beginnings, get off to a new start....and give your life the 'kick start' it needs to revive back into vitality.....

Get that Spring back in your step and nothing but the best for all of you....

Cheers!

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Rahul Gandhi's spirited response in his interview to Arnab Goswami

Rahul Gandhi's spirited response to political barbs unleashed on him by Arnab Goswami 

I respond by understanding why I'm being attacked. I'm being attacked because I'm doing things that are dangerous to the system. I'm being attacked because I'm asking questions that are dangerous to the system. And I'm not asking superficial questions. I'm not asking questions over here (pointing at the ceiling). I'm asking questions over there (pointing to the ground). And everybody understands that this fellow here is not just a superficial chap who talks. This fellow over here is thinking deeply and is thinking long term. That's why I'm attacked. I understand that. And frankly, attack me all you want. Beat me to death. It's not going to stop me. I'm going to keep doing it. And I'm going to ask the questions that are relevant. And you know what, I have thousand people in the Congress party, two thousand people in the party who are working on this stuff. They're not letting go. And I'm proud of them, they're not letting go. It doesn't matter. Keep throwing stones at us. That's the point. The point is, people who are attacked in this system, the people who are actually attacked, are the ones fighting the system. You understand that? They're not the people who sit and ask, the superficial questions. They're the ones who're actually saying, let's do something about this system. They're the ones who are going deep into the system and understanding that this is the crux of it. And the crux of it, Arnab I've told you. The crux of it is how we choose candidates. The crux of it is how we make policies. That's the crux of it. The thing is, you don't like discussing it. You like discussing stuff that really, doesn't go to the core and I'm a serious politician. I'm not somebody who's here to get power, or make money or something. I'm somebody who's here, who's seen what the system does to people. I've seen, and I can give you example after example which is on my mind. But I'm not going to fight the superficial battle. I just am not. It's not interesting to me. I'm going to fight a battle. I'm going to fight a deep battle. I'm going to take the youngsters of this country and line them up. And I'm going to then take the system on. Don't forget that."

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We are proud of you Mr Rahul Gandhi.....and will take the fight forward

Cheers!

Ruskin Bond conferred Padma Bhushan

Congratulations to #Ruskin Bond  for being conferred the Padma Bhushan by the President of India - fully deserved and more so as he's my childhood hero....

the magic he created through his books....the call of the tiger, the smell of the jungle and the cries of the wild animals, the chatter and twitter of the birds all went towards building up one's interest in nature as well as protection of wild life....some of his books like 'Rusty Series', 'Leopard on the Mountain', The India I Love' are so popular....and so many others...

may he continue to enthrall through his books, for more time to come and attract the love and attention of numerous of his fans.....

had the pleasure of meeting him at New Delhi last year when he had come down to deliver a lecture at the Penguin Festival...and release one of his books....we exchanged phone numbers and will meet him again.

Many congratulations once again.....

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Happy Republic Day.......let's celebrate

On this eve of our Republic Day what are the first thoughts which come to mind?

Obviously the progress made by our Nation from the day we got our Freedom and Independence till today....the infrastructure built, the flyovers, the railway tracks, the power stations, the water dams, the 6 lane highways, the airports, the metro, the malls, the telecom boom, and so many other things which have signaled our progress.

Imagine where we were when we started out, and where we have now reached. The growth has been phenomenal in spite of economic slowdown, in spite of rising oil prices and rising dollar.

Yet we could have done better.....we could have recorded more growth, more development could have been made, more manufacturing could have been done, yet the growth was slow....

Point is who is responsible for the slow growth......is it the Govt alone which is responsible for the decline? After all the real investors are the private sector, so why are they shying away from investment and if they fail to invest, how can the Govt be blamed?

If things are read in the proper perspective, the private sector is more responsible for the slow growth rather than the Govt.....after all the private sector has to take the initiatives in investing their capital and lending a helping hand in making the Country grow....

Anyway that's old news and we should look to the future......let's all make the Country grow and make it a Super Power in its own right.....

Cheers on that thought......A Happy Republic Day to all of you
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Your Voice Our Pledge - Voice of the People ......#Rahul Gandhi

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It's good the silent revolution #Rahul Gandhi is leading.....listening to the people from all walks of life, humbly, silently and with rapt attention....capture their opinion and then take it to your manifesto....Cheers!

Empower the Pradhans for India to progress.....#RahulGandhi at Wardha

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Wardha, Maharashtra – Leaders of Local Bodies need to be involved in political decision making if democracy had to be strengthened in the country, Congress Vice President Shri Rahul Gandhi said on Friday in Wardha.

Speaking to representatives of local bodies at the party’s open election manifesto event, Shri Gandhi said local bodies should be given more powers if the country’s political system had to work better.

“Decision making of political parties should include representatives of local bodies. Their voice should be heard by political parties. I will get this done hundred percent,” Rahul Gandhi assured village Pradhans and other local leaders from across India.

Shri Gandhi said that local leaders were not consulted when parties identified their candidates for State Assembly and Parliament. He pointed out that the Congress party was initiating a new process to select candidates from 15 parliamentary constituencies, where it would take into account the views of local leaders and party members.

The task before us today is to make the voice of the MP powerful in the Lok Sabha, the voice of the MLA powerful in the Assembly and the voice of the Pradhan powerful in the village, according to Rahul Gandhi.

Shri Gandhi said that for India to become a superpower it must do three things. First, empower millions of grassroots level workers and elected representatives. Second, empower women, who constitute 50 per cent of India’s population. And third, provide systematic employment to the youth.

Close to 300 elected representatives from Panchayati Raj institutions had gathered in Wardha to give their inputs and suggestions.For the past one month, the Congress party and Shri Rahul Gandhi have been holding dialogue with different groups to incorporate their suggestions in the manifesto.

Amethi is home says Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi was in Amethi for two days - the love he got and received is there for all to see....he was accompanied by his sister Priyanka

If you work for your people surely you get the results......

Hope the people can take a cue out of #Rahul's performance for his constituency and the amount of hard work and solid work he and his organization have put in.....

This splendid example set up by Rahul Gandhi can be followed by all his party members and this way they can improve the lot of the common people in their respective constituency....

Good luck Rahul Gandhi and may your tribe increase....keep up the good work, we know how sincere you are for the cause of your people especially women....

Cheers!
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I want to empower the women of #India says Rahul Gandhi

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Rahul Gandhi interacted with the women of India at an interactive platform called 'Your Voice Our Pledge' where he was seeking the opinions of a very strong but vulnerable section - the women of India.
Rahul wanted their voice on a host of problems and invited suggestions from them in incorporating them in the Congress manifesto for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections 2014...
It was heartening to see Rahul Gandhi listening patiently to the views of women from all over India......and they were well represented though more women from the absolutely weaker section should have been heard...
Rahul Gandhi should have stayed on a bit more longer and replied to all the views expressed....the time given was slightly less....yet the whole interaction went off well and the views expressed were really illuminating....
In fact he should have these interaction with women more often and in different parts of the Country so that he can get to hear and interact with as many views as possible...his young ministers can also do the same in their region.....
After all the backbone of any democracy is the dignity and empowerment of its women....
Rahul Gandhi has also called for passing of the Women Reservation Bill in Parliament which will empower women to enter the law making process and gain their rightful place in society...
Cheers for #Rahul Gandhi and his dynamic vision for the Congress Party
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