Once Raped, Caught For Adultery

Under Pakistan's hudood laws, a woman who reports that she has been raped is liable to be arrested for adultery or fornication - since she admits to sex outside of marriage - unless she can provide four male eyewitnesses to the rape.

On January 2, Dr. Shazia woke up in the middle of the night, and at first she thought she was having a nightmare. "But this person was really pulling hard on my hair, and then he started pressing on my throat so I couldn't breathe. ... He tied the telephone cord around my throat. I resisted and struggled, and he beat me on the head with the telephone receiver. When I tried to scream, he said, 'Shut up - there's a man standing outside named Amjad, and he's got kerosene. If you scream, I'll take it and burn you alive.' ... Then he took my prayer scarf and he blindfolded me with it, and he took the telephone cord and tied my wrists, and he laid me down on the bed. I tried hard to fight but he raped me."

The man spent the night in her room, beating her, casually watching television, raping her again and boasting about his powerful connections. A 35-page confidential report by a tribunal describes Dr. Shazia tumbling into the nurse's quarters that morning: "semiconscious ... with a swelling on her forehead and bleeding from nose and ear." "They told me to be quiet and not to tell anybody because it would ruin my reputation," Dr. Shazia remembers.

One official warned that if she reported the crime, she could be arrested. That was a genuine risk. Dr. Shazia wasn't sure she dared to report the crime, but she begged for permission to contact her family. So, she says, officials drugged her into a stupor and then confined her in a psychiatric hospital in Karachi. "They wanted to declare me crazy," Dr. Shazia said bitterly. "That's why they shifted me to a hospital for crazy people." Dr. Shazia's husband, Khalid Aman, was working as an engineer in Libya, but he finally was notified and rushed back 11 days later.

Dr. Shazia, by then freed, couldn't face him, but he comforted her, told her that she had done nothing wrong, and insisted that they report the rape to the police so that the criminal could be caught. That was, perhaps, naïve, particularly because there were rumors that the police had identified the rapist as a senior army officer and were covering up for him.

"When I treat rape victims, I tell the girls not to go to the police," Dr. Shershah Syed, a prominent gynecologist in Karachi said. "Because if she goes to the police, the police will rape her." That's the way the world works for anyone unfortunate enough to be born female in much of the world.

Doctor Accused of Demanding Sex for Drugs

An Indian American doctor in Washington has been charged with asking sexual favours from a female patient for months in return for much-needed but highly addictive prescription drugs.

Abhay Vivek Aggoria, 51, of Woodbridge in the greater Washington area was charged with making a patient perform sex acts with him in return for treatment, in a case that is part of a broader probe into physicians, pharmacists and patients suspected of distributing potent narcotics.

The doctor fondled the woman and then prescribed Percocet pills for her during a series of office visits starting last year. The behaviour is alleged to have continued until January.

According to the court papers, at one point Aggroia told the woman that if she wanted more Percocet, she would have to provide 'more' for him. When the woman asked what that meant, Aggroia told her in 'blunt and graphic terms' that he wanted oral sex, the papers said, adding she complied during weekly and biweekly visits because she had become addicted to the medication.

Protests in School over Salwar Kameez

Some male teachers at Kolkata's outskirts staged a protest against a recently-appointed lady colleague, for wearing the salwar kameez.

They unleashed a campaign against the lady teacher and asked her to come to school in a sari and with traditional bangles of conch and vermilion on the parting of hair to signify her married status.

In January, a woman teacher in a school in north Kolkata was reprimanded for putting lipstick.

What a world is this!

Held for Parading Junior Naked

If taking ragging and playing pranks is the prime choice, why join college, go to some railway station or bus stands!

Six students of an engineering college in Chhatisgarh allegedly parade a junior student naked and then physically assault him inside the campus.

The students have been arrested under the Ragging (Prevention) Act, 2001, which makes their offence non-bailable and invites a punishment of a maximum of 5 years in jail if the charges are proved.

This is the first major ragging incident in Chhattisgarh in the current academic session that began on July 1. The education department has warned that action would be taken against the principals of institutions reporting ragging cases.

Dalit Auto Driver Blinded

A Dalit auto-rickshaw driver in Bihar was blinded by the sharp end of an umbrella by five passengers, enraged that he had asked them for his fare of Rs.50.

Sanjay Paswan, who is in his early 30s, was beaten and blinded when he demanded the fare in the presence of the village headman in Maner near Patna.

After the incident, local police allegedly refused to lodge a complaint fearing retribution by the five men who are said to be powerful and enjoying political patronage.

In a society steeped in caste prejudices, Paswan's troubles did not end there. He was refused admission in two government-run hospitals in Patna before finally being allowed treatment at a private nursing home.

Another Gangraped in Moving Car in Delhi

A 22-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in a moving car in southwest Delhi today.
The victim was abducted from Mayapuri area and allegedly raped by four men in the vehicle.

What a unsafe city Delhi is!

Paro in Haryana, India

Paro is a term used for any outsider girl, usually hailing from Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh, who has been 'married' to a Mewati local. It's not a new phenomenon and has existed in this society for years now.

The arrangement is well formulated. Any local boy or man, who is unemployed, poor and landless, handicapped, a divorcee or widower, basically anyone who has a problem getting married locally, procures a girl, usually a minor, from poverty-stricken districts in other states and ‘marries’ her.

The marriage is dubious as they usually don't have any marriage certificates and are simply relationships of convenience. Clearly, all these girls who reach here are being trafficked. Trafficking of women in India is largely for prostitution but a small percentage of them are also trafficked to live as sexual brides in many regions of Haryana, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh.

Mewat is one region where it is done on a large scale. It is the most backward district in Haryana. The problem (of sexual brides) is really grave there due a host of factors. It's a Muslim-dominated area and has a large population. On an average, every family has 8-10 children. It is an archaic society where women have no say and are confined to their homes. There is very little education in this region.

The groom makes no bones about the fact that he got a new bride only for procreation and sexual gratification. The case of sexual brides is a natural corollary of the socio-economic system prevailing in the country. Such unions are of mutual convenience. The men are poor, unemployed, handicapped and cannot get married locally as there are no girls for them in districts with extremely skewed male-female ratios.

Desperate to get girls, they want no dowry and are instead willing to pay the girls' family. The girls are illiterate; their families impoverished due to droughts, famines or cyclones and incapable of offering dowries demanded by boys of their area. So it's a symbiotic relationship.

The men get girls to carry their family name forward and the girl's family is relieved of the burden of dowry. All these Paros come for a price that is cheaper than cattle, mostly Rs. 3000-4000. Some of these Paros have been married to Mewati men for a long time. Several cases of reselling are also coming to the fore. At times, if a man who gets a Paro is not 'satisfied', he sells her again or passes her on to her kinfolk.

In addition to this, the victims are subject to mental and physical violence and are exposed to all kinds of diseases, including sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV/AIDS. Trafficking in all its forms violates the universal human right to life and liberty.

First Electronic Paper That Bends

Japanese researchers showed off a bendable electronic paper that uses almost no power whilst displaying images, making it useful for advertising on buildings and vehicles.
Electronics maker Fujitsu said the electronic paper was the first that can preserve images in vivid colour and without distortion when they are folded or bent.
The paper has an image memory function that means it has no need for electricity other than a minimal amount when changing the picture.

Tourism Plan in NE India

Indian government attaches great importance to the development of tourist infrastructure in the North East region in view of its immense tourist potential. To pacify the mad hill tribes, Indian government chalked out various strategies. In the name of developing the entire NE region, an announcement was made by the Ministry of Tourism today.

Watch out! Is the package meant for entire NE or for Nagaland, state whom India most afraid!

Under the scheme of integrated development of Tourist Circuits and Destination Development, some of the major projects sanctioned in the year 2004-05 are as under:

* Naga Heritage Complex, Nagaland

* Development of Touphema complex, Nagaland

* Destination Development of Pfutsero, Nagaland

* Rural Tourism project in Nagaland, PM’s package

* Development Zeminthang,Arunachal Pradesh

* Development of NE Circuit, Assam

* Development of Tourism Circuit, Meghalaya

* Destination Development of Mizoram

Where are other NE states!

Forget it, Who cares! This hilly state needs to be revamped as NSCN (IM) often visits as Official VVIP of India. Tourism needs to grow for him in his state…

Grandmom, You Are Wonderful!

A Berlin grandmother who has worked the city's diplomatic quarter as a prostitute for the last 49 years plans to retire when she turns 64 next year.
Even though prostitutes were forced to leave the area after the Berlin Wall fell because dead-end streets in the downtrodden district were re-connected to east Berlin and property values surged, Renate Dolle was allowed to stay, the German newspaper said.
"I've got a lot of regular clients," the blonde woman told the newspaper. She said she charges 30 euros ($36) and on good nights she has four to five clients.
"I'm going to stop at 64 and retire," said Dolle, whose husband drops her off for work each night after the television evening news and who has a nine-year-old granddaughter.
She is one of 10,000 prostitutes in Berlin and 400,000 in Germany, where prostitution is legal. Dolle said she tried to work in a popular red light district nearby recently but was chased away by younger competitors.
"What do you want here, you old whore, get lost," Dolle said they shouted at her. "What did I ever do to them?"
Strange World!

Look Out, Future Police!

Three IPS probationary beat up indiscriminately a father and son. The father was running a pan shop. The incident occurs over Re.1 extra on MRP of a cigarette packet. Father and son did not know they were policemen. If they knew the future consequences, the man would have kept quiet while they were beating up his son.

The IPS probationers who are undergoing training in the nearby Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy beat up the father and son indiscriminately. Unable to tolerate their highhandedness, the locals attacked those trainee officers - Keval Khurana, Anand Kumar Tiwari and Irshad.

The poor family never thought that a small argument for just Re 1 would ruin family. Even today the son could not forget the reign of terror unleashed by the IPS trainees on the fateful night.

Another fear is that the police may pick up the son at any moment as an attempt to murder case (Section 307 of IPC) was registered against him after the clash.

The police registered cases against the IPS trainees under Section 323 (beating with hands) and Section 427 (damaging property) of IPC. The slow pace of the case investigation had strengthened the suspicion that the police were trying to shield the probationers.

What will be the public's fate if they become an IPS officer? God knows but not a good sign for general public.

Forest Fire Now Turns Office Fire

What a shame, ANSAM!

Becoming enemy in own land-burning, rioting, blockade and destroying What for my ignorant patriot?
What have you gain after all those gutted down of office?
Rice costing Rs. 50 per kg and what is your future?
Stop making forest fire for if that spreads in the valley, that will be the last and ultimate now.
What is the harm in state celebrating June 18 as a day for those lives that were lost in the great uprisings! Do you lost anything from it?
Forget Manipur if you don't love and have feeling for it. Don't think of holding both hands- Manipur and Nagaland.
Think radically, what you want, Nagaland or Manipur, choose only one and leave quitely in jungles of pre historic where people used to live separately and in scattered herds thinking world is so limited.
Go out.. seek what the world is preparing for global village.. and you a selfish ...
Stop forest fire, don't ever play with it!!

Painting, Rather Than Writing!

"Often while reading a book one feels that the author would have preferred to paint rather than write; one can sense the pleasure he derives from describing a landscape or a person, as if he were painting what he is saying, because deep in his heart he would have preferred to use brushes and colours." - Pablo Picasso

Americans Uncomfortable of Sex !!

I came across some articles in my mailbox recently that Americans are uncomfortable talking about sex. I'm not sure where I saw it, but it doesn't matter -- almost every magazine article about having better sex makes a statement like this. They don't even bother to attribute it to anyone, but assume that we all know it's true, and it merely needs to be restated for context.

Americans are talking about sex all over the internet. In fact, to judge by the blogs, podcasts, chats and e-mail discussions, we can't shut up about it.

Whatever kink, fetish, preference or lifestyle turns us on, we'll find other people eager to converse with us about it online. Connecting with others and discovering that each of us is special and normal at the same time -- no matter how freaky we thought we were -- has brought healthy sex talk into the open all around the world, not just in America. Along with plenty of smut, of course.

Coming back to a small yet, advanced Manipur state in India - See on e-pao.net! A good meeting place for all Manipuries, chat room is so dirty, never dare to open in public, especially when at home. No control over language, sex, sex, sex all the time!

Neverheless, sex should be in the forefront of our conversations these days, as erotic entertainment has been attacked yet again by well-connected zealots bent on destroying the adult industry through censorship, unfair regulation and exposing performers to danger.

Amazingly, among other things, updated US federal regulations require distributors and retailers of adult content to maintain detailed records about performers' ages, real names and home addresses.

Sound familiar? You're right! The content producers already do this! But now everyone else in the supply chain has to as well -- and from what I can tell, so do you, if you're running a nudie cam out of your basement.

Suffice it to say that I remain unconvinced the revised code will do anything to prevent the sexual exploitation of children.

With visual porn under attack, it's entirely possible Americans will wind up talking about sex even more than we already do. Text and audio are not subject to the same rules that govern images, and podcasts are more discreet and portable than porn.

At Least They Admire Lord!

A new survey in London has found that youngsters are 'highly responsible' and identify Jesus Christ as their superhero, followed by Florence Nightingale and ace footballer David Beckham.

According to the Telegraph, for 92 per cent youngsters, the definition of a 'superhero' is 'the one who stops bad things happening', while 91 per cent said that 'a superhero is generally a good guy', followed by 90 per cent who feel 'a superhero would always tell the truth'.

Ninety per cent youngsters claimed that they want to put an end to hunger in their 'ideal world', and 25 percent advocated no restrictions or rules as the path to a better life.

They also showed concern for the environment, with 86 percent wanting to get rid of litter, 83 percent wanting to stop people smoke, 72 percent wanting graffiti cleared up and 69 per cent wanting a ban on alcohol and drugs.

Wow! what a good genX London got in times of terror and devastating world. Hope so called modern Indian genX too think it, rather than on imitating utopian culture which doesn't exist at all!

Suing Parents, Why so Late?

More than 28 years after being dumped in the street as a newborn baby, Menezes, a computer science graduate is suing her biological parents for one million rupees for abandoning her. But, Karanjia, foster mom said Menezes' biological mother returned to Taran Tarn to reclaim the child when she was 12. They even take away the litle Menezes, but she returned.

The case, the first of its kind in India, is set down for hearing on July 20 in the Punjab and Haryana High Court, where Menezes was abandoned outside a hospital in Taran Tarn soon after she and her twin sister were born on May 7, 1977.

Hey! Read out what the women said - "How can I forgive? It was their duty to care for me; instead I was abandoned. Do you know what it is like to grow up without a father's hug? A kiss, just one kiss from a mother? They should have strangled me when I was born."

Menezes' 31-year-old husband says he wants to start afresh with his wife. "I now have a job in Kuwait and the moment I am settled there I will take her and we will start a new life. I want to end this pain ... all this anger and move on in life."

<>But boss, why don't you request to your wife to act sensibly? Is it the right time to trouble the old parents? It's wrong that they abandoned, but is it not your duty to look after instead the old helpless couple! Are you doing all this for one million rupees! <>

Be loyal to your parents whatever they did, this is Indian society where parents are respected as god! You open a Pandora box for the future...

India Really Afraid of NSCN (IM)

Why the hell Indian government negotiating with some anti social elements of the outlawed leaders of separatist National Socialist Council of Nagaland (IM) group. I heard that a close door meeting is expected outside the country to discuss extension of a ceasefire aimed at ending nearly 6 decades of insurgency in Nagaland.

But who said the decade long insurgency happens in Nagaland. That small state is always a peaceful; centre always favours them, no bankruptcy, no massacre, no raping of women by Indian army and no ransom. Who says the state as hell!

The NSCN-IM, led by Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muiva has been terrorising in the adjoining state of Manipur, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, only for personal gain.

What a bullshit suggestion from an Indian official, "There is no reason why we should not extend the ceasefire by another year as we are committed to finding an acceptable political solution."

Go and stay in adjoining state like Manipur, walk the street there in Ukhrul, Senapati and other hilly regions. One could witness how these so called Naga (naked) playing dirty political games. Surely those Naga sympathisers from Delhi will get a couple of slaps even from a school going kid, without any reason. So terrible, barbaric yet give them peace loving.

The governments of Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh have rejected the NSCN demand for unification of the Naga dominated areas. But why, give them and let them die in their own den. These narrow minded ones is using expansionist theory that ends with British rule.

<>Really India is afraid of NSCN (IM). If they win, India will 100 percent lost South, North, East and West regions too. That’s a bet !

What You Will Eat in Future!

What if eating bread could help diabetes, if breakfast cereal could help fight cholesterol? Imagine food tailored to your bodies needs.

These are just some of the issues Dr Jan Mahoney, CEO, Grain Foods CRC Ltd, will be addressing at the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology Inc (AIFST)’s 38th Annual Convention in Sydney.

Dr Jan Mahoney says the company is combining genomics and applications technology to develop new products. Consequently, differentiating the World grains industry and to drive prosperity along the value chain into the future.

“We will be focussing on the whole grain, the various fractions and many compounds produced by grains. Grains have healthy, disease fighting compounds such as anti-cancer compounds. And how we can naturally fortify food by increasing the nutritious components in grains and pulses,” Dr Mahoney said.

She also added that over 80 percent of the bread market is sliced white bread. It can be made healthier by combining the beneficial components of grains and pulses into the bread without changing the texture or flavour of the bread.

And bread is not the only product that can provide healthy benefits with the addition of grains and pulses. There are a range of consumables from noodles to even beer can be fortified by certain components of grains to provide a more nutritious product to the consumer.

What Emotion is This?

Emotions provides depth to my life. And what a sad life it would be, to feel no emotions at all. Better to feel painful emotions than no emotions at all!

That may sound odd, but let me proof. Those painful emotions exist as little more than an oil slick covering the surface of a pond. What seems so 'heavy' - really has less weight, and much less substance - than the positive, expansive emotions that ALWAYS lie on the other side of the painful, constrictive emotions.

Food!

Food!

Another food blog.....

Very helpful to me !!!!

Lara Barrett: Photography

Lara Barrett: Photography

A good source of rich photography for my magazine caption. Try this blog to enjoy the excellent skill of Lara's lens.

wine2-wine7

wine2-wine7

This blog gives me my knowledge on wine, a new career which I need to learn.

Where Can These Girls Go?

Sexual abuse and rape of minor girls in NGO home in Maharashtra, India shows there's no safe place for the girls to stay. This incident only shows the collapse of the system that’s meant to help destitute girls.

These homes are there to prevent exploitation of girls on streets. But today, girls are safer on the street than in such homes.

Amidst media flashing news on Duncan Grant, head of the childcare NGO Anchorage in Mumbai and a paedophile suspect, a similar incident with more serious import was making regional headlines in Vidarbha.

Aurangabad Zilla Parishad Social Welfare Officer Sahebrao Jadhav was arrested for allegedly sexually exploiting girls from Maheshmurti Bal Griha, a government-aided NGO run by his wife Nanda, at Akola.

Twelve-year old Geeta (name changed) ran away last week from the institute only to be caught and thrashed by Jadhav in public. A lady saved the girl and approached the police against Jadhav.

The incident opens up the alleged malpractices at the destitute home. Geeta complained of sexual abuse, later corroborated by other inmates. Jadhav was arrested on June 27 and sent to police custody by the local court.

What Will You Do For Them?

Attappady tribal in Kerala(India) fends off sexual exploitation and death. The story is as follow:

It's time for the harvest of illegal marijuana fields,outsiders in jeeps and other vehicles would begin clawing up steep dirt tracks on the misty hills.

Outsiders silence the tribal chiefs with cash and threats; hire people to look after the crop and then cut and take it out through forest paths. They leave their young girls pregnant. Then new people come and take their place. Heavy unchecked influx of outsiders and 'consensual cohabitation' led to 378 unwed tribal mothers at last count in the Attappady hills.

Due to this, nearly 40 percent incidence of venereal diseases among pregnant tribal women. Young tribal women are also being exploited to feed the local pornography market. "There’s a market for these CDs, especially in the Gulf. It won’t cost anything to film them — many won’t even know a camera," said a local businessman, popping a CD into his computer. One of these films had a 14-year-old Kurumba girl, a student in a government-run Model Residential School for tribals.

Sugathakumari, one of Kerala’s top poets and former Chairperson of the State Women’s Commission said, ‘‘I went there last month, and a tribal mother, Marutha, pleaded with me to take away her two young daughters. I promised to take the three of them away. But they killed Marutha and threw her body out— the post mortem said her body had 142 wounds, and no one has been caught.’’

Dead stalks Attappady. Killing that is going unpunished. ‘‘We’ve had 24 murders since 2003 but there could be more. The tribals often quietly bury their people found dead, blaming it on the Odikkaran (evil spirit),’’ CI of police at Agali. Records speak of 108 cases of murder, rape and other atrocities involving tribal victims in the last 10 years.

Are You Agree !

A troubled brain can not think clearly, vigorously, logically. Worry
clogs the brain and paralyses the thought.

Faith is the great antidote for worry. We fear because we can not see the way. Faith sees the way.

The man who can smile when everything seems to go against him shows
that he is made of winning material, for no ordinary man can do this.

There is no place in civilisation for the morose, gloomy, or despondent man. Nobody wants to live with him. Everybody is dejected and depressed in his presence, and tries to get away from him. There is nothing more contagious than mental depression and the "blues."

A man who is at the mercy of his disposition can never be a leader, a power among men.

So what you say now!
Be Brave !!!!

Crystal Ball Improves Quality of Six Sigma

Let me tell you a process system called Crystal Ball. It is for those who uses spreadsheets and needs to forecast uncertain results. Six Sigma Black Belts, Master Black Belts, Green Belts, and other practitioners in nearly every industry, from hospitality to software to BPO to consulting, all rely on Crystal Ball to improve the quality of their Six Sigma analyses.

At present, companies like Honeywell, BAE Systems, Boeing, John Deere, Maytag, Philips Medical Systems, Johnson & Johnson, Sprint, General Mills and Seagate Technology uses Crystal Ball in their Six Sigma.

Crystal Ball is simply MS Excel-based suite of simulation, optimisation, and forecasting tools that can quickly be applied to new or existing spreadsheet models. Whether you are looking to remove variation from a process (DMAIC), establish new process capability (DMADV), or develop new product capability (DFSS), Crystal Ball is a critical tool for your Six Sigma and Quality implementations.

Up until now, you've probably dealt with variation by selecting the mean or best-guess values for your uncertain spreadsheet variables. Your final report reflects only one outcome based on your best ability to guess the future.

Wouldn't it be better if you could replace your estimates with multiple values (probability curves) and then analyse the thousands of possible resulting scenarios?

Dinner at Ally's

Dinner at Ally's

Another food blog I come across

Japanese and Singaporean Food

Japanese and Singaporean Food

Good recipes of Singapore...

London Terrorism Attack Likely to be Repeated in US

A terrorist attack against the american trucking industry is likely in US.

Trucks are the No.1 tool and method used by terroist worldwide, yet US government has done little to protect this huge and very public industry. Imagine the chaos and economic disaster that would follow a terroist attack using trucks.

Tractor trailers have access to virtually any target terrorists would desire across the entire country. Trucking companies are not providing even basic controls. While security agencies focus on airports, they have left the front door wide open. It is normal to find trucks idling unlocked and unattended while the driver sits inside having his meal.

Worse than this the shrinking driver pool has encouraged trucking companies to hire anyone with a commercial driver's license. This license is rather simple to obtain without any government screening and virtually gives the keys to opportunity to the enemy.

This view is supported by Terry M Evans, CEO, Fleet Defender Consulting Serivces, LLC, a company specialising in providing anti-terrorism and training services to trucking companies nationally.

The Cognoscenti

The Cognoscenti

Good piece!!!!!

A lot of things to gather from this blog...

We Create First in Our Mentality

Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the outline of the image
itself; the real substance, not merely a mental image. What we believe is coming to us is a tremendous creative motive.

Our whole thought current must be set in the direction of life purpose.

Whatever comes to us in life, we create first in our mentality.

What You Say !

We must believe with our heart that we will do what we were made to
do. When the mind has once formed the habit of holding cheerful, happy, prosperous pictures, it will not be easy to form the opposite habit.

It does not matter how improbable or how far away this realisation may seem, or how dark the prospects may be, if we visualise them as best we can, as vividly as possible, hold tenaciously to them and vigorously struggle to attain them, they will gradually become actualised, realised in the life.

But a desire, a longing without endeavour, a yearning
abandoned or held indifferently will vanish without realisation.

It is only when desire is crystallised into resolve, however, that it is effective.

We must think and say only that which we wish to become true.

Indian Food

Indian Food

Epicurean like me needs such blog. I always love the food menu...

Sacramentum Vitae

Sacramentum Vitae

This blog is a must for every bloggers. Good lesson for all of us!

Who is Next?

After 9/11, again 7/7 !

The world is under a one man terror. It seems he is the real satan of this universe.

US, London, and who is next?

Is it India!

We need to start immediate secure and safety measures. For Osama or fundamentalist will never let India in peace.

What is Nobel Prize Doing?

Surprised to learn that 1000 women nominated for peace prize this year. Nobel was a coveted award for a lifetime in the past. Many were honoured, still others went without even noticed by the Nobel.

This year's nomination of 1000 women for peace is something I really take on. Why Nobel is playing such dirty game. It takes more than a decade to build the popularity, leadership and greatness. But what Nobel nominated this year is not a good verdict.

Why is Nobel playing such game?
Past history shows indomitable women like Mother Teresa, Aung San Suu and recently Shirin Ebadi awarded their credit. Then how does Nobel commits blunder by nominating such group of women who have not done any extraordinary to the mankind.

Why not Nobel nominates those sweepers and latrine cleaners, for they also doing good to human?

In future Nobel will be awarded to University sudents who secures 100/100 marks in science stream.

Frankly speaking, Nobel does not satisfy the academician who treat the award as something very rare and exceptional than any other prizes.

But I salute to all those women which has been mentioned in the lists for their endeavours and struggles. Still, I won't agree them to be nominated cheaply.

Fear factor being within 3-4 years, the world will be full of nobel nominee, who knows even our family pandit who feeds the beggars will got a nomination letter very soon.

NOT AGAIN DEAR FATHER !

What's happening in India?

Another rapped by father-in-law!

Oh Ghost.. so horrible cleric verdict to marry the father -in-law, divorcing the husband...

This time somewhere in Assam, NE India.

Instead of punishing the culprit, victim been harashing , life is cheaper day by day.. no moral values ..

Can we ever trust on our dear father?

Need serious steps to uproot such society and culture.

indianwriting

indianwriting

This blog is a useful site.. Lucky that I found today...

Lot of interesting articles for me to learn....

Marrying Father, What Nonsense

The muslim culture are so narrow minded. What I heard is about a young innocent and pretty woman being rapped by her own father-in-law. Later the elders command that she should marry her rapist father-in-law.

What will you say about the reaction of woman's husband, the son of rapist?

Quitely he had to donate(not a good word), say sacrifice his loving distressed wife.

This is how the muslim (not all but some creature minded class in rural India) look on woman. If they hold the power, world will be hell!!

New Hostels in Delhi for NE Region

News for the NE students, just wait and watch the drama. Lots of improvement will be seen except that our so called MP's will not be here to say a word. Dumb ministers!!

The Minister of Tribal Affairs and Development of North-East Region (DONER), PR Kyndiah had a meeting with the CM, Shiela Dikshit on July 7 to discuss the construction of a 1000-room hostel in Delhi for students hailing from NE region. The Minister of State for statistics and Programme Implementation, Oscar Fernandes also accompanied Kyndiah.

In the meeting, Kyndiah expressed his willingness to provide funds for land procurement. Meanwhile the Delhi CM, Dikshit assured the Minister that she would take-up the matter with Delhi Development Authority and Delhi University for this purpose. She also assured to extend financial assistance in collaboration with the concerned ministries and State governments of NE region.

Bangkok Street Dogs

Bangkok Street Dogs

Street Dogs are of concern in India too,

They are also dog, same feeling as pet. But the people here avoids them as some dangerous creatures.

This blog gives a lot of sense to my plan of setting up a social group for the street dogs.

All are welcome to join the good cause.

DOGS are FAITHFUL Friend

West Coast Struggler

West Coast Struggler

I missed out the other blogs, but wish to read all archives.

You seems a good traveller, especially a food lover.
I apreciate your efforts to narrate your journey.

Love those food pictures. If you dont mind, I would like to have those snaps for use in my magazine.

Keep posting....

Dignity of Job Save North East Girl

One wonders why North Eastern girls from India are targetted by everyone in the capital city, New Delhi. Everyday, every moment there's eve teasing, molestation and even rape. But unheard of by us. Every girl has a tale to tell. In collges, work place or the room they stays, are like their captives. They don't know what will they face.

Life's so complex and insecure. There might be a dozen of reasons to explain why this happen to the girls from NE. I study some of the field and comes with a strong reason. Fault is with the girls, a serious offends of innocent and look out for money.

Dignity of job is what I would sugest. We could see lots of NE girls in receptionist post or some PA. Are they travel 5000 km from their home to do such type of jobs? Hanging around with their so called boss, in every late night party or some dark hotels.

A friend of mine went for a job interview. Instead of looking at the qualification and her abilities, the interviewer told her straight to her face - " Will you be my gf? " What a question! Intead asked her - " Will you sleep with me? "

Such is the situation of NE girls. I am not blaming those smart girls who topped in Universities and Colleges. They are also came under those stigma of cheap girls who earns Rs. 3500 - Rs. 7000 being RCP*. Go back and stay cool at home... Never do such cheap jobs. And who are you to blame the BID**.


So my good good sisters, look for job dignity. Else depend on parents. Never try to be independent here in the capital.
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*RCP - Receptionist Cum Prostitute
**BID - Beast In Dress