Fasts and more .. but fast please

So now that the period of fasting is over for Team Anna and also a lot of other people around India – the period of introspection begins as we have got a lot of food for thought . Did we really win as a democracy or such movements are possible only in a democracy ? The heartening thing is that the cause managed to awaken the urban middle class from the ennui that has set in .

I personally think that we need to take up the cause of the Mumbai infrastructure in a big way i.e. the Anna Hazare way if you may say . The flooding and perennial construction work has affected the commute , the general living standards . Then there are a host of issues related to infrastructure, certain amenities like playground etc - but no one really has taken up the cause in a focused way like the way it was done in nearby Thane and other places . We really need some help here !!

Back after a long time …..

It took so much time to get back to blogging . There was too much on my platter ..
But at least I am back .One thing that comes to my mind when we talk about finding time for things is the amount of time we spend on phone calls . We cannot invariably forget the numerous unsolicited calls these days due to the last minute rush of various companies related to sales of personal investment product and services . As a result one is subject to ruthless calling for mainly insurance or other financial products . And not to forget credit cards – you might be in a meeting and suddenly there is a call : we are pleased to tell you that your card has been upgraded . Well it could be a great distraction at times . But these are the outcomes of a booming economy where consumerism is on the upswing .

So much for Team Anna !!

The Team Anna sojourn !!
So what is happening with the state of corruption in India or the corrupt State ? It is a simple yet difficult questions . Millions throng on the streets to express their solidarity. But will the Machiavellian moves suppress the honest and sincere attempts to shake a giant monster that has only flourished since years and years of " thought and mind enslavement "


Chennai snippet
One of the work related trips took me to the southern city of Chennai and what a change when dinner was served in the hotel on the roof top in a typical Dhaba kind of a setting !! More than the food it was the ambience which was delightful – with the live music , the lights and the general enthusiasm in the environment.

BTW – It is Hotel Pride at Kilapuk !!


State of Mumbai
The state of roads in Mumbai certainly calls for a certain amount of radical thinking and some fast work . Day by day the state of roads does not become the commercial capital status which the city has .The rains only add to the woes of the commuters . Of course there is metro rail work going on and there is general digging which has made Mumbai land surface similar to that of the Moon – if we may say so . But when will these craters pave the way for smooth roads . All other major cities – Hyderabad , Delhi have moved ahead with their wide and spanking new roads ,airports and general infrastructure !!