Friday, May 8, 2009

A REVIEW OF 'SLUMDOG MILLIONER'

SATYAMEVA JAYATHE “TRUTH ALONE TRIUMPHS”

Ah what an irony? We needed an Englishman to show our greatest cultural belief of “satyameva jayathe” which if translated in to English reads as ‘Truth alone triumphs”.

Slumdog millioner , was a treat to watch as the drama unfolds to be of one greatest suspense thriller than any contemporary movies. Perhaps “sholay” too might fit in to our minds as an epoch of a movie. The reality strikes on the bulls’ eye and the director could not have been more forthright than what he has shown. It did convey the greatest of all SATYAMS. The real country and the life has been depicted just the way we saw our youth in an emerging India about a couple of decades back and similarities of Bachan movies are unmistakable and as a Bachan fan, who grew up traveling throughout India of the Eighties and Nineties clicks the right chord in ones mind of our younger days and for a whole generation we have known Bachan movies just as like our Harry Potter generation of the present.

The name ‘slumdog’ might be little disturbing for our elite, who has slammed the movie as just one among so many alike. But watching the girl waiting for young Jamaal, as a child in the shade from the brutal rains, and ultimately sitting tired to be invited in to the shade in spite of his elder brothers order not to do so, was exactly the time when the name meant its meaning to be conveyed, could not have been a more refined word so as to be solace for all and sundry. The director was showing and conveying a strong message for our own elite to think about and do something about it. Or just another futile exercise which is not enough to move the hard nuts who does not get cracked that easily.

What ever be the arguments, the fact and truth is that “truth can not have been more stranger than fiction story”. There is a dog eating dog world out there or rather man eats man times in reality.

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Thursday, May 7, 2009

DEATH CAUSED BY IGNORANCE OF THOSE RESPONSIBLE EQUALS TO MAN SLAUGHTER

HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS, SPEEDY REDRESSAL FOR SURVIVAL.

I have been through the worst period in life since last couple of months when suddenly, my bosses’ takes a ‘u’ turn in my case as a heart patient who has reached the fag end of his life.

First breach came when I pointed out certain irregularities, in planning and execution of our system changes. Any layman with common logic will certainly go for the best in terms of network and software used for our bank which then had about 1350 branches all around the country but majority in West Bengal, North East and Orissa.

Once the settlement was reached between the Unions and management after years of negotiations for getting our branches fully computerized and subsequently to be networked so as to make it CBS Branches, which means a customer who is holding an Account any where in the Country will be able to do banking and access his account from any where in the country where we, our bank, has a branch.

Those who came out with a solution and choose the right software especially foreign banks who were the late entrants to our country along with the new generation banks reaped the harvest, of having a network of branches in important towns, as our management was sitting in their respective Offices waiting for their day of reckoning, which is their retirement day.

Our Recruitment was banned for some years and as a result of the status of our bank as one of the weakest after the prudential accounting norms were introduced in the Nineties, we only had old guys with obsolete mind tuned to our working culture of ledgers and ledger keepers. Though other Nationalized banks were quick to recoup and made their of Virtual Private Network on war footing, as our old guys who were sitting pretty with out any job as majority of our funds were kept in Government Securities with out lending and the earnings out of Govt. Bonds doesn’t need so many officers, as any 8th std guy could have done the same for almost a decade. Even as our fellow bankers were seen recruiting fast of youngsters who are more tuned to the systems and networking still our big bosses were sleeping and refused to act. Corruption and fixing each other in traps were the order of those days resulting in chaos and utter mismanagement and their blunders till our first VRS batch, employees who left out in masses with what ever money was offered to them out of sheer frustration of the in action and delayed decisions so bafflingly slow as years went by, and every guy was aware that out of the employees left almost one third officers were old and was retiring in 2008 alone. Only such a scenario made our biggest guys to open their eyes and make some intake which in itself was in sufficient and to add on to our woes out of those 300 new Officers who joined I am told only 100 is with us as others have gone to greener pastures once they realized that ours is a Bengali Bank with the out look still that of a man in his Sixties and the top bosses were almost one hundred percent Computer illiterates. They simply refused to move out and make way for the youngsters who are experts in networking and CBS. Those unfortunate ones who dared to point out the mistakes were either ‘fixed’ or kicked out as our management never wanted to listen to better sense or common sense.

In my case too I was targeted for having pointed out our banks flaws and corrective measures on war footing was needed instead they targeted me personally and has ever since been after me and I was told by some of our union big wigs that they have decided to kick me out un ceremoniously and as a first measure started to bounce my cheques.

I have enough proof to move my case to an authority or a human rights watch dog and get compensation for my family who may suffer due to my ill health or demise. It became clear that instead of addressing our woes they were more interested in removing those who points out their mistakes. Having the proof of number of new quality accounts opened in the last 5 years, I wanted Comparisons with those who were promoted while as one of the leading quality accounts opener in last 5 years I was alone rejected. So it is clear that performers will be given a kick in the back, while those without the backing of performance are given promotions.

But the serious issue is the denial of funds even on medical grounds, proves the attitude of our bosses who are keen on not saving lives but is deliberately causing constraints to those sincere employees, who may be unfortunate and not in very good shape healthily due to their very nature of sincerity and commitment towards their institution and customers.

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Balakrishnan Mechakkatt. Coimbatore. For more visit ‘solitairebala’

Saturday, May 2, 2009

WRATH OF THE DEVIL.

WRATH OF THE DEVIL.

As a stressful bank employee, I have seen the devils of money laundering and the most corrupt people of India. I have this first hand experience of seeing and observing all throughout my 21 years tenure, during which I worked from Nagaland down to the southernmost tip of Kerala.

As the matter is very sensitive and needs absolute confidentiality, I can only wonder why work for the most corrupt? Why not quit and look for some other job, which though may not fetch much and there will be also a lack of security in times of recessions and depressions. Firstly, I will be relieved of the stress of working, where there is money involved, and for the same reason as custodians we have to be on our toes all throughout.

When I joined a bank it was then considered as the most sought after job in India and the aura of being a bank employee was regarded very high perhaps even now. But my brother in law who too was a banker advised his daughters not to join banks as he had suffered so much, a little at least, due to his own temperament but in majority of cases, he was put through untold sufferings by his management, which ultimately resulted in a suspension followed promptly by a bye pass surgery.

The ground of his suspension was that he had advanced to a fictitious guy according to his rival manager, the bank to without verifying suspended him immediately, but the truth came out eventually and though the bank took him back, the damage has been done and he became an innocent person who was made to go through hell, any humanitarian watchdogs certainly would have got him compensation, had he fought further. But due to his daughters who were both studying engineering, he suffered silently until the stress got the better resulting in heart attack.

In my case too, I had to go through hell due to my very nature of honesty and commitment towards our customers, for whom I always lend my supporting hand and they all loved me for being a gentleman who gives the quickest possible service in our retail outlets called branches. This not only made those ‘chamchas’ and ‘kamchores’ as told in Hindi for those ,who are parasites and survives without working by indulging in such activities to please their bosses. Some don’t mind working in the kitchen of his boss to please him at times also can be seen doing the brokers job for elevation in life by way of promotions. The best qualities needed in these cases are the ability to work in the kitchen of his bosses, while errand running and in some cases even pimping for his bosses.

If you are an upright person who is not willing to compromise on your principles and virtues such as honesty, sincerity and the refusal of sops for the work we are supposed to do honestly and to the best of ones capacity, then you are bound to remain at the bottom as ninety percent of the people are corrupt in today’s world. Naturally you also will have to face the wrath of such guys if you happen to stand in the middle denying him an opportunity for a quick buck.


But my strength always was the truth and the truthful 10 percent who is still willing to stand by you to face the music together. God also plays his own chess games with people always reminding them of the futility of a sinful life. Though, at times I have had to take harsh beatings, I have always bounced back with strength after each such setback in my 48 years of life.


Even when the whole world may seem against you on some occasions, providence alone saved me from certain death at least a dozen times in my life. In rare cases the most acutely planned and exercised ambush got destructed even before I realized what was about to hit me. Such occasions gave me more strength just because I know god is with me. Every person dies once but cowards dies thousands of times before his actual death, due to the very fact that they are feeling insecure due to the crime behind each fortunes made. The curse will definitely follow because Truth will have the support of God almighty the greatest balancer of lives.


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Wednesday, April 29, 2009

WOMEN THE BEST COMPANIONS DURING RECESSION

FEMALE COMPANY THE BEST WAYOUT DURING WORST BLUES.

As a person I have undergone hell during my 48 years. In different locations under different situations when depression becomes our companion for life, especially men or women with responsibilities, some times also due to financial woes and the need to earn bread for your family will inevitably eat up your time and energy to the hilt in some instants to the extreme edge, when some even think of ending life as an escape route, it may look and experience, as if there are no end to ones blues and bad times, at times out of job for no fault of yours.

Those are the exact times to mingle with girls ,if possible in gangs as they can get you out of the blues instantly by their presence and laughter and the smiling faces are enough in 99 times out of 100, to change your moods to positive energy and creativity. I have real life experience and sex is the last thing in my mind. Just being with them makes me forget all my blues. There are days on which on incidentals makes you meet women and if you are able to talk to them for 5 minutes of just silly weather talk or juicy stuff about other women can actually have a real life effect of lifting you and your spirits.

Music, Films all creates such highs to your mind and conscious but the most practical inexpensive and exhilarating experience is for me talking to girls pretty or even otherwise. They are certainly tuned better for the blues and tough times as they normally take life momentarily which is the only way of living for a better living by leaving all your worries of past or future. Our latest Guruji Sri.Sri.Ravisankar of ‘the art of living’ has pointed out that the only way of surviving is by not worrying too much about your past or future as god has already made out a plan for you to follow and you will have to face all the music called life experiences good bad and ugly. But to think of having a no way out will be more disastrous way of giving up only due to despair is the most cowardly act a person can do as in majority of the cases we have found, it was after all for good only, which has lead us in setbacks, as we may think but to be proved as the biggest opportunity in ones life when you think back in hindsight after a few years.

So guys don’t worry, all you to do is have girls around to lift you up, spend time with them they have this mantra called liveliness and seeing them giggle is enough for most guys. Perverted ones with weird childhood and un- natural or for that matter according to ones inclinations the cases may differ and may not have the effect cited above in such circumstances, in such cases they may choose their partners and spend times together.

Women are best equipped for survival and are happy most times, unlike men like me who takes things too seriously and spoil my own mood and turn myself towards depression. This is also having a negative effect on the persons surrounding me as well, which is a crime. We must try to radiate positive side rather the half filled glass than the half empty side.

Mistakes and misfortunes are part and parcel of all lives no man or women is perfect, what ever you make your life to be will remain as it may but if you can make that little difference to lift up people during their bad times is the righteous way of living.

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Friday, April 24, 2009

CONTRIBUTION OF RELIGIONS FOR GOOD DEEDS.

CHRISTIANITY, FAITH & CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY.

Christianities’ role in uplifting tribal lives in India has been a glorious story, the social status of the most backward Indians was seen to have converted and made to toil for an upright living no matter which fields they choose. Education was the main tool used by putting in systems and institutions around the globe did help in numbers of educated youth getting higher and higher. The talents were identified to maximum levels and gave education perhaps a little materialistic out look prevails the half hearted approach in any religion may result in such materialistic per suits. Other wise the story has been a great success especially in Kerala [For the first time an Indian Sister Alphonsa has been rewarded posthumously the sainthood status].


In my mind I am sure the conversions of tribal development has no harm in it, and I fail to understand the ultra Hindu’s who are against it is clearly playing for vote bank politics, only acting for selfish politics or for want of suppressing the downtrodden by higher caste hindus’ perhaps. In any case it is highly intriguing to see the 5 percent Brahmins out of the 1.20 billion holds almost a mind boggling guess which is about 95 percent of the government jobs being held till recently as a couple of decades back, by the 5 percent. Now at least things are beginning to change in India except for mainly the earlier big states of M.P, U.P and Bihar.

The social revolutions have to take place otherwise people will lose faith in god himself leave alone the governments. But the fact that it is taking awfully long, as we would have cherished the thought of seeing the reality changes on the ground in real measures. There are naturally people who don’t want to share but those are selfish guys who don’t deserve any sympathy.

I have high respect and regards for some individuals especially, who is keen on putting the records straight for the benefit of the mass around the globe. Having spent considerable years in Nagaland in India I have seen the efforts of a Christian Missionary by accident, an American who lost all his family in a ship wreck near present day Kolkatta and as the lone survivor he thinks that his life was saved by god to change him and his outlook and spends the rest of his life for the up liftment of Nagaland and the tribes who were bafflingly backward just like our US American Red Indians ,he succeeds in turning them to good Christians and most of all cultured and educated youth working for the society along with their own families.

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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

JUSTICE DELAYED EQUAL TO JUSTICE DENIED.

JUSTICE FOR ALL, OUR ULTIMATE FRONTIER OF PROGRESS.

Justice meted late, though was not desirable, but has become inevitable in our great country. We have lost count of the number of cases accumulated over decades still languishing in court files with out an end, even after the defenders and accused are no more alive. I simply can not fathom such degree of ignorance by those who governed for the last six decades after independence. How to make and set the records correct speedily, must be the priority of government. Justice delayed is equal to justice denied.

A simple narrative may explain the reasons for not fast tracking of certain cases but, when the mechanisms put in place for speedy justice for bank and service rendered, and the official apathy towards day to day banking and frauds related to corporate etc., should at least have speedy justice, the purpose behind such mechanisms. Banking Ombudsman for instance has been loaded with cases making the fate of such complaints, never being addressed in time of the effected generation’s life time. This can be the worst scenario as during present times.

At this juncture I wish to question the candidates fighting in elections under different names, purposes, religion based, communal based etc. They should be made accountable for the justice systems in our great country to be able to give fast track judgments, which is absolutely possible with the latest media gadgets along with phone call records and saved proof in the systems around the world. Don’t go on beating around the bush when you are sitting on top of the evidence and give instant judgments.

There again, I am not ruling out manipulations in mass scale, even in our history there is this case related to Karnagi [An incarnation of goddess Durga] According to our history Karnagi was a rich businessman’s only daughter who was brought up as a princess ,born with golden spoon. Unfortunately, her business man father, successful one at that, could not make the right choice for a husband as his son in law. As a result she was married of to a man who was financially broken and went out to sell his wife’s ‘chilenga’ with her consent ,worn by ladies of India according to their wealth position, some with gold and diamond stones inside the leg bangles, to give the dancing rhythm, while others with cheaper metals and unfortunately her husband got caught by the soldiers of the king of Madurai, who promptly took him to the king and seeing the item he was trying to sell off, the queen decided, seeing the worth of the stuff ,that it can only belong to a queen hence, the man was branded a thief and his head was chopped off instantly on the king’s orders.

Karnagi on hearing the word of her loved husband being killed by the king with out a fair trail, was turned in to the most ferocious Goddess Durga at her best and uttered with the sound of a thousand thunder together, the queen to prove in front of the people of their country with proof of belonging of the leg bangles [I am not sure what name the British has given to chilenga]. Her question was what the chilenga was filled in with, if the queen rightly points out the contents inside she is right or else if Karnagi could prove what is inside and if proved right will certainly have the king at her mercy. The queen could not tell what was inside correctly due to the very fact that it did not belong to her, while; Karnaki declared it is full of diamonds of the costliest variety from the country. She threw her other ‘chilenga’ down on the floor in front of the king and stunned people watching in horror the truth, that when it was broken by her throw, diamonds of the highest quality withered around making the king ashamed of his hasty and bloodiest mistake of all times and as a result the people must have revolted against the king and is said to have burned the whole town of Madurai, For Karnaki, her life was changed for ever and never stayed there, she came to Kerala still with anger, and took rest near a river at present day Attukal near Trivandrum capital city of Kerala. Rightly the people of Kerala and Tamilnadu, still believes she was a reincarnation of Goddess Durga , she ultimately came to present day Kodungallur near Trichur in Kerala. Both places are the most visited temples in South India as a testimony for the righteous justice and a symbol of meting out justice to only punish the culprits, while innocent people should not be punished for the crimes committed by other big fishes.

This should be borne in mind when we sit on judgments for different crimes by some crooks in our country.

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LACK OF MIDDLE CLASS IN UP, MP, AND BIHAR

STATE OF AFFAIRS AMONG INDIAN STATES.

India in itself is so huge a mass of different cultured people speaking so many different languages, which has derived from Sankskrit, Urdu, Tamil and so many countless number of tribal languages mostly with script new and old. You have all the cultures and still have managed to unite as a country with the second highest population after China.

After independence in 1947 we have definitely come a long way in so many spheres but for the inequalities of the main states of UP, MP and Bihar as known earlier. We can see the richest or the poorest in all those three states, where unfortunately and deliberately by some made the people beggars while, only very few big guys alone indulging in luxury and politics. Unlike in almost all other Indian states we have seen the emergence of young educated middle class with the best values for life and society as a whole.

Thriving middle class, educated most of all, has to become the majority to be able to check and balance, also identify the wrong doers to punish them by voting them out of power, that exactly is the reason at least some parties are blocking the development by the most horrific goons culture prevailing, so that the people remain passive and dies out eventually.

It is high time that we demand from our elected representatives, while giving oath of office should also be made to sign a document stating his willingness to donate any funds later found to be in his custody or else where, belonging to him other than what actually has been shown while putting the papers in, and the people of India should own all such funds to be identified from different tax havens around the world. This is absolutely possible provided the people become aware of the genuine and committed personalities among our leaders. Left to each states to survive themselves almost all states in India is rich enough to survive alone, but for the above three states which eats up all the excess from the whole country.

It is high time that people react to the communal and regional manipulations to divide our populace among ourselves. Just remember that we have all lived together happily in the past and also can do so in the future only if we come out of our shell named bondage from the land lords. I sincerely hope the media succeeds in showing the culprits just as they are and expose their corrupt ways for the people to judge in the true sense with conscious.

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