tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34034337543911092482024-03-22T07:30:52.387+05:30NIMMONDIGE NAANUSuresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-53300906687356950602013-02-28T14:40:00.001+05:302013-02-28T14:40:09.801+05:30INTERVIEW IN UDAYAVANI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is a candid interview in today's Udayavani. Pls read and offer your comments<br />
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S SURESHKUMAR</div>
Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-72253735553459236292012-12-05T08:47:00.000+05:302012-12-05T08:47:01.758+05:30NEW WRITE UP IN KANNADAPRABHA 5.12.2012<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rajajinagar now boasts of a state of the art new dialysis centre offering completely free treatment for the poor. What prompted me to think of a such a centre's necessity in my area? My feelings appear in today's Kannada Prabha (5.12.2012). Pls read and offer your comments.<br />
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S.SURESH KUMAR</div>
Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-78698471561014804362012-09-10T15:22:00.000+05:302012-09-10T16:00:12.497+05:30LET THIS YEAR’S GANESH UTSAV BE ECO FRIENDLY<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tilak – the Great Patriot of this soil was responsible for the “Sarvajanik
Vinayak Mahotsav” in the early years of last century. His intention was to use
the celebration to spread the message of Freedom movement. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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also, we have an excellent opportunity to become Eco-friendly through these
celebrations. These are the days when we come across many Vinayak Utsavs in
every area and in every street. But unfortunately, the celebrations of festival
of the most people-friendly God – Lord Ganesh, are no longer eco-friendly.
Chronic poison, ‘Lead’ is rampantly used in the glossy paints that help to colour
the idols of Ganesh. This metal when enters the water sources, during the
immersion of idols, millions in number, starts destroying the balance of the
eco-system. Incidentally, Lord Ganesh is revered as “Master of intellect and
wisdom”. We should be aware that his worship too reflect that intellect and
wisdom. Sadly, it is the other way round, as our celebrations are anything but
sound and intelligent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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program at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Vivekananda</st1:placename>
<st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place> today was an
earnest effort to spread the message about the need to worship Eco-friendly
Ganesh idols. That was attempted through
a student rally. The message was that only clay made, unpainted Ganesh idoAl be
used for this year’s Ganesh Chaturthi and henceforth. Worship Lord Ganesh,
while respecting our environment was the message. Thousands of students distributed
pamphlets to the citizens in a bid to make them understand the noble motive
behind this programme. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial Narrow";">This
programme should become a movement. The brain behind this healthy thinking is
Prof. Sripathi Head of the Department, Chemistry (Mob-9480109221), <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Vivekanada</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype></st1:place>.
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Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-81699230941079603022012-08-27T08:42:00.002+05:302012-08-27T08:44:15.733+05:30LETTER TO HON'BLE CJI<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Sri C H Kapadia<br />
Hon'ble Chief Justice of India<br />
New Delhi<br />
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Respected Sir<br />
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I read a news item in Sunday Times of India ( Bangalore Edition) dated 26th August 2012, with a headline "Hounding out NE youth from Bangalore brought tears" attributed to your speech in New Delhi. The news item quoted you saying " It was said because days before that young people from north east were being thrown out of Bangalore . The way the exodus was happening , it had brought tears in my eyes".</div>
Sir, I am holding the portfolio of Law and Parliamentary Affairs as a minister in the government of Karnataka . Though it is true that thousands of persons - especially youth - moved out of bangalore for four days , it is not correct to say that they were 'hounded out' of Bangalore . The people of Bangalore and the entire Government Machinery did it's best to prevent their moving out of Bangalore. In fact, on 16th August I myself stayed at the railway station for nearly 14 hours making all efforts to prevent their moving out. When it could not give us result, we facilitated their smooth travel with food , drinking water and special trains. It may be pertinent to mention here, that on 19th August, the two honorable ministers from Assam who came to assess the situation first hand, wholeheartedly praised the swift action taken by our government to give protection and our attempts to prevent their moving out . Even the central government has acknowledged our quick and sincere efforts in this regard .<br />
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Sir. It is essential here to mention the reasons for this temporary - what can be called as - reverse migration .</div>
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A) Most of the persons , at least 60% of those who wanted to go back have on record said that they want to be with their parents when Assam is facing serious conflict . In fact, it was the fervent appeals from their parents to return that made these youngsters to rush back.</div>
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B) Few SMSes which were sent to this particular section created a sort of apprehension about their safety after a particular date i.e, August 20th.</div>
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C) In very few isolated incidents some individuals were threatened by some anti-social elements .<br />
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Sir, these are the real reasons. With full humility I want to reiterate that north east youth were neither 'hounded out from Bangalore' , nor were 'thrown out of Bangalore'. The people of our state have full faith in the rule of law and we adhere to the letter and spirit of the Constitution of India . We have never allowed and we will never allow any such attempt to throw out any Indian - more so, persons from north east from Bangalore, because we feel all of us are Indians first.<br />
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Respected Sir. I request you to appreciate the spirit behind the words in this mail. I request you further, not to mistake me for writing this. I honestly felt that the real picture should also be brought to your lordship's notice.<br />
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With regards</div>
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Sincerely, </div>
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S.SURESH KUMAR.<br />
LAW MINISTER</div>
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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA</div>
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Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-3732039758627595252012-08-23T09:29:00.000+05:302012-08-23T09:30:47.135+05:30AN EYE OPENOR<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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recent Assamese exodus should act as an eye opener for variety of reasons. While
being continuously aware of the damage that the anti social elements could
cause to the Society, we as the citizens should also have a fresh perception of
our responsibilities too. My views on the incident find mention in today’s
Kannada Prabha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-48193378010199263312012-08-08T08:36:00.002+05:302012-08-08T08:36:30.250+05:30AN IDEAL EXAMPLE FOR INSTITUTIONAL PATRIOTISM<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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intend to write anything after I witnessed the state of affairs of the
Bangalore University in Jnanabharathi yesterday. It is literally a tale of woes
and a galore of loopholes. Badly maintained and blocked toilets, dilapidated
hostel rooms greeted me and Mr CT Ravi, Minister of Higher Education. The ego
clash between the two key players i.e., the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar
is the rootcause for the present day malady. As I said, “When two elephants
clash, it is the grass that suffers.” Unfortunately, in this case, the
suffering grasses are the hapless students who have their own dreams but are
full of night mares today. The Institution which otherwise should have
been an epitome of emulation is sadly a shocker by the state of affairs it has been
reduced to.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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prompted me today to pen my feelings was my visit to the Direct Taxes Regional
Training Institute at Bangalore today. DTRTI as it is shortly described is an
arm of the National Academy of Direct Taxes which heads the training sector of
the Income Tax department of India. The Institute offers training for
departmental personnel from Karnataka, Goa and Andhra Pradesh.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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never believe it is a Government run Organisation. So high is the degree of
professionalism that has been infused in its working atmosphere. DTRTI is
located amidst the lush green campus near Jalahalli. Constructed four years ago
at a total cost of 30 crores, the whole campus is so aesthetically built, that
it has everything that an ideal training centre offers. The building has six
state of the art lecture halls named after philosophers from different parts of
the world.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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offers specialised training in frontier areas such as e commerce,
e-investigation with professional capability in core areas of direct taxation,
law-jurisprudence, accountancy and attitudinal reinforcement through soft
skills. These specialised courses have national jurisdiction. Training of Tax
administrators of other countries too, of late has become a feather in the cap
of the Institution.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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care has been taken so the whole campus is quite sensitive towards the
environment that every existing tree has been protected and retained by
designing the construction around its presence. Rain water harvesting, ground
water recharging, using treated water for horticulture and flushing purposes,
sensor based taps - everything is in place to make it ideal. On top of all, the
cleanliness- it’s just spic and span. The zero tolerance towards dust and waste
has made the whole Institute so neat and clean.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Institute stands out, all thanks to the single minded pursuit of one person.
Mrs Jhankab Akthar who heads this wonderful office is the one who has brought
the reform here. Being herself, an IRS Officer, she has completely eradicated
the hierarchy. She has lead from the front for the continuous upliftment of the
Institute. I should mention special thanks to her relentless enthusiasm in
making this Institute a truly world-class.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was still languishing to come out of the awful experience of yesterday, it was
a refreshing feeling that assured faith in the system we are in.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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wrote in the visitor’s book this way: BOTH HARDWARE (STRUCTURE) AND SOFTWARE
(ATTITUDE) ARE EXCELLENT AND WORTH EMULATING. That summed up the feelings of my
visit to this excellent campus.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
</div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-56892833370266671922012-05-03T08:43:00.000+05:302012-05-03T08:44:25.811+05:30A SHOW OF STRENGTH FOR THE STATE'S CAUSE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The who-is-who of Karnataka political spectrum were part of the delegation to
Delhi today. CM, ten of his cabinet colleagues, Union Ministers (Sri SM
Krishna, Veerappa Moily, Mallikarjun Kharge, KH Muniappa), leaders of the both
the houses of legislature (Sri Siddaramaiah, Smt Motamma), JDS(s) leaders
(HD Kumaraswamy, HD Revanna, Basavaraja Horatti) and almost all the members of
Parliament from the State (including the Rajya Sabha members) were there.</span></div>
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been reeling under severe drought conditions. In many villages, drinking water has
to be supplied through tankers. There has been severe shortage of fodder for
millions of cattle and the same is being procured from long distances. Farmers
have faced huge crop losses.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">b) Further to the
memorandum submitted to the Central Govt last December, the State today submitted
an updated request for Rs 5800 crore assistance.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">c) Prices of very
many crops like Tur Dal, Ginger, Onions, etc., have collapsed due to market
fluctuation and the farmer needs market support.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">d) Thanks to the severe reduction in the import duty on
Silk, from 30% to 5% by the Central Govt, silk is generously imported from
China causing inexplicable damage to the state's farmers who contribute about
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Apart from these issues we reiterated the long standing
demand for amendment of the Constitution (Article 371-d) to grant
special status to Hyderabad Karnataka region comprising Bidar, Gulbarga,
Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Bellary districts, to give more thrust to
Education, Employment and Development in this historically most backward area.</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">It was heartening to see all these leaders speaking in one
voice, forgetting all political differences for a day, with just the interest
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<br /></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-73923606335906266702012-04-24T09:09:00.002+05:302012-04-24T09:09:47.668+05:30SAKAALA's success story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's 22 days since the my ambitious program SAKAALA was launched all over the State after one month of pilot in four different districts.<br />
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Today, I reviewed the progress with our SAKAALA mission team. I am happy to submit that the rate of delivery of services is 98.4% of the total 6,47,500 applications received so far. Nodal officers for all the departments both at the State and the District level have been appointed. Every day, our SAKAALA mission contacts 4 persons in each district, two applicants who have been delivered their respective services and the other two awaiting theirs.This is to gain a feedback and also to gauge the satisfaction index among the citizens.<br />
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At the end of this month, a folder containing the details of the progress made in each department, corrections / improvements needed and suggestions received so far will be brought out to spur further quality delivery.<br />
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Out of 151 services listed, strangely there are 21 services which are yet to receive a single application. Few of these are seasonal services like retotalling of PUC and SSLC answer sheets.<br />
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At the end of the review, our team exuded confidence that delivery rate will go beyond 99% in the coming weeks.<br />
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As of today, the best performing districts are<br />
a. Bijapur (Where the pending applications are just 0.80% only)<br />
b. Chitradurga (Where the pending applications are just 0.81% only) and<br />
c. Dakshina Kannada (Where the pending applications are just 0.89% only)<br />
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SAKAALA is progressing with full vigor thanks to your wishes. Will keep you posted.<br />
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S SURESH KUMAR<br />
<br /></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-62187590874887058322012-03-08T11:31:00.000+05:302012-03-08T11:31:14.517+05:30WISHING THE WELL KNOWN KANNADA POET SRI KS NISAR AHMED A SPEEDY RECOVERY FROM HIS AILMENT<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Book Antiqua', serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify;">A couple of days back; I had called upon the ailing Kannada poet Sri Nisar Ahmed at the Sagar Apollo Hospital. THE NITHYOTSAVA KAVI as he is fondly identified by every Kannadiga, is a prominent poet of our times. His contribution to Kannada literature is immense, as he is known to have provided a new impetus to Kannada poetry. Recipient of many awards including the Prestigious Padma, the achievements have never belittled him. People living in South Bangalore would have spotted the great poet walking simply along the busy roads of DVG road all alone for himself.</span><br />
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Immediately upon my return, I met the Hon’ble CM, requested for it and yesterday a cheque of 1.80 lakhs drawn out of Chief Minister’s relief fund was sent through my officer to hand it over to him. While it was a sense of satisfaction for me that the work was done as promised and as fast as it could, I didn’t have an idea that my little effort could render me to one of the biggest embarrassments. What I learnt from my Officer who visited him, would be a proof of what I was intending to tell you.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5qlQPP4P9WbabiliH0oa8z6GRJnyiBqQdfNwaIbQANITCgPQQCjFnk_Pr615_4s-YW5WFGUFMBDAk0RsG_iwHWW1JEf9Y4Mi6fChkkqgibWC6GSZjh8mkH1eelwZ8-zKeXYKcm6GvxQa/s1600/DSCN1528.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib5qlQPP4P9WbabiliH0oa8z6GRJnyiBqQdfNwaIbQANITCgPQQCjFnk_Pr615_4s-YW5WFGUFMBDAk0RsG_iwHWW1JEf9Y4Mi6fChkkqgibWC6GSZjh8mkH1eelwZ8-zKeXYKcm6GvxQa/s320/DSCN1528.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The veteran poet was somehow in dire need of money to meet his medical expenses. While he and his wife were shocked to see the bills that were given to them earlier by the Hospital, his wife is said to have consoled him that something would surely happen that wouldn’t leave them in lurch. It was just accidental that I visited them on that day, and more coincidental that I assured, his medical expenses will be borne by the Government. They too must have rubbed off my assurance like any other persons’. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
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<br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">I am an Advocate since 1981. In fact the immediate past President of Bangalore Advocates Association Sri Putte Gowda and myself were enrolled on the same day. In my capacity as the Law Minister I have always tried to positively respond to the needs of the Courts and Advocates and I think my friends in the Bar will agree with me.</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">I was really sad to read about the demand of my Resignation from the the delegation of Advocates Association. What are my omissions and commissions?</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">On 2nd March, which can rightly be termed as Black Friday what should not have happened became an unfortunate and tragic reality. On that day I had left by road at 5-30 am to reach Kalasa (Chikmagalur) for the Election meetings, as I have been given the responsibility of the district in the ensuing Bye elections. At the time of my leaving the capital I did not have any premonition that troubles of that magnitude would erupt on that day. Even as I reached Kalasa at 12-00 pm, I came to know about the war like situation. I spoke to Police Commissioner, DGP, Home minister and Chief minister.( may not be in the same order). One knows that Kalasa is at a distance of nearly 350 kms from Bengaluru. Even as I came to know about the ghastly happenings, I started my return journey. On that day I traversed around 700 kms. I reached CM’s residence straight and discussed with him about the situation. By that time CM had completed few rounds of meetings with Home department officers.</span><br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <br style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;" /> <span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">On the following day High Court had announced a sort of holiday to all the courts in Bengaluru. Incidentally, a Lawyer friend of mine who is the President of Tumkur Advocates Association had lost his wife on the previous day. I went to his place. It was an ironic death. His wife who was a well known Doctor, after finishing her customary rounds entered a ward, sat on a cot and felt a little uneasiness. Before medical help could reach her in her own hospital the Doctor passed away. And she was only 42. My friend was inconsolable. He hugged me and broke down saying 'she has left me an orphan'. I was really disturbed. After making feeble attempts to calm him down, I left that place one hour later. Both Home Minister and I along with our officers continued our deliberations to diffuse the situation. The one thing that I should have done and failed to do was meeting the injured(both advocates and police) in different hospitals. As High court had announced holiday, I could not go to City Civil Court Premises too.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">On Sunday, Hon'ble CM, Home Minister and myself decided to attempt to bring both Advocate fraternity and Media friends to a negotiating table. Time was also fixed. I spoke to many senior Advocates including the past Advocate Generals, members of the Bar Council etc., All agreed that this meeting is much needed and accepted to attend. Similarly I spoke to my friends in the media field. (both from Print and Electronic) Very well known personalities in the media appreciated the effort and agreed to be a part of this meeting. But Alas. The 6-00 pm meeting could not take place as the president of the Advocates Association could not make it.( He was in his native place apparently for his father's ceremony)</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yesterday again we continued our efforts. I met our Advocate General. Then had discussions with two Hon'ble Judges of High Court one of whom is the Administrative Judge of Bengaluru. A formula was envisaged. After discussing with our State's Chief Secretary, I and Sri Ashok met The Hon'ble Chief Justice. We explained our preparedness to move forward to end this conflict by implementing around 7 points immediately that are felt necessary.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We are hopeful to see both media and advocates who have their respective issues through their representatives at the negotiating table today. We have asked the CM to reach Bengaluru canceling all his engagements from his tour. It may happen only if our friends are ready.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">These being the hard efforts made in the prevailing situation, I really do not know the reason of my Advocates friends' demand. I am ready to accede to that demand for resignation, if that facilitates smooth functioning of Courts thus putting an end to lakhs of litigants and also facilitates the healthy relationship between the Advocates and Media. My sincere appeal to both the responsible professions of our society is this</span> "When two powerful Elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers". <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Please announce a full stop. The mudslinging is not doing good to either party. Black coat should not be humiliated in the manner as being done as this BLACK COAT has produced thousands of First rate Patriots. Similarly Independent Press of our country is responsible for our many rights getting protected. We have to relax our rigid stands in the interests of our larger society. I appeal once again.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
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</div><!--[endif]--></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-36228024777661757602012-03-02T08:40:00.000+05:302012-03-02T08:40:33.561+05:30AND HENCE - SAKAALA - TOOK SHAPE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="rtl" style="text-align: right;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">My sojourn of over three decades from the grassroots level of a corporator to a cabinet Minister in the Government system was at an all time high today in terms of satisfaction. My most ambitious project, SAKAALA has been unveiled.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was four and a half months back, I and the Chief Minister Sri Sadananda Gowda were discussing about the immediate need to make the government machinery more accountable to the people. With every government department becoming a breeding place for corruption, more often, we see an all round disgruntlement when it comes to functioning of this system in our society. Our discussion cantered on how to bring a pro people change here.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">There are few states like Punjab, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh etc which have thought constructively in this manner. They have gone on to implement an act called Right to services for ensuring time bound delivery of government services to the people. While our discussion zeroed in on emulating the right to services implemented in those states, it also set a mood how to better it. The Chief Minister assigned the task to me with a desire to come out with the best.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">You will appreciate, that myself and a team of Senior Officers were so obsessed with the purpose that we must have conducted over a dozen interactions before we came up with a strong bill. Just in a couple months the bill came up for a lively debate</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">in both the houses of legislature and it was passed with highest concurrence. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Not just that, every legislator, cutting across party lines was full of praise for it.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was a journey we undertook to Bihar later to meet the Chief Minister Mr Nitish Kumar with an intention to know how effectively the act has been implemented there. So happy he was, that his utterance that Karnataka should implement the act more effectively thanks to its better administrative culture still lingers in my mind. Apart from meeting the Deputy CM, Mr Susheel Modi, we also visited 2-3 blocks in Bihar to ascertain the practicality of implementation. It bettered our confidence and a resolve to implement more able Act, grew stronger.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">And today, was the day I yearned for. <b>SAKAALA – right time, suitable time and within the stipulated time</b> has hit the notes finally. Today four Sri Harikotas in Karnataka have formally projectiled the weapons for the service of the common man. Aurad taluk in Bidar, Puttur taluk in DK, Dharwad and Chitradurga taluks have started functioning as pilot places for effective implementation of the act. Jayanagar in Bangalore saw the formal inauguration by the CM himself. April 2<sup>nd</sup> will see all the departments and all the places implementing SAKAALA.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">While Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab have as fewer citizen services as 50 and 60, Karnataka is set to give as many as 151 services of eleven departments in stipulated time frame to the common man.(This number is bound to increase). This number of services is at least three times more compared to other states. While our intention is to minimize the point of interaction of common man with officials so that corruption recedes, it is our endeavor to punish the guilty too. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Getting government services is the right of every citizen, which this bill will surely ensure. I thank the Chief Minister whole heartedly for reposing faith in me in handing over this responsibility. My special thanks also go to all the Officers esp. Sri K Jairaj, Additional Chief Secretary, Dr Shalini Rajnish, Principal Secretary (DPAR), Pradip Singh Carola, Commissioner, Commercial Taxes and Dr Amita Prasad, Principal Secretary, Rural Development.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial Narrow","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It’s a process designed for continuous improvement. Your suggestions will also be heard. You can call on 080-44554455, a designated call centre for any query and suggestions. You can email me too as always.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-2311409832163753452012-03-01T11:41:00.000+05:302012-03-01T11:41:29.262+05:30ARGHYAM- BRINGING POSITIVE CHANGES TO THE SOCIETY WE LIVE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Smt Rohini nilekhani</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">, who is heading an organisation very appropriately named ARGHYAM made me to visit Mulbagilu town in kolar dt yesterday. Mulbagilu is a place where the great DV Gundappa, popularly known as DVG was born. He is the creator of MANKUTHIMMANA KAGGA - the kannadiga common man's Bhagavadgeetha. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwTKs3hVoF_4ZG5t52JYjZFX5YpWjvFW8RzDR3-LOPhu5v-9ezlxFFMJ37eUfBdp2dOhUJ6_zVUpqpoTPgNEULynkk24CMP48qdsYDzJ6gebLMmFTPqj9KOtVtnvV9fk-HL5tiyKaniDx/s1600/DSC07102.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimwTKs3hVoF_4ZG5t52JYjZFX5YpWjvFW8RzDR3-LOPhu5v-9ezlxFFMJ37eUfBdp2dOhUJ6_zVUpqpoTPgNEULynkk24CMP48qdsYDzJ6gebLMmFTPqj9KOtVtnvV9fk-HL5tiyKaniDx/s200/DSC07102.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">Although, Mulbagilu has known live water source nearby, the town’s water resources were dried up thanks to its mismanagement. ARGHYAM has rightly selected this town, to come out with a model to every habitat of Karnataka. Arghyam concentrated on four main issues of water, ground water discharge, rain water harvesting, solid waste management and sanitation. In my available two hours of visit to the town, I visited a community toilet, a revived kalyani and a place where the local community participated in solid waste management. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The public toilet was abandoned years back as no one was there to maintain it. The voluanteers of ARGHYAM motivated local families to ensure that the people stopped public defecating and ensured they started using this toilet. Today, not only the toilet is maintained very well by one of the members of the community, it is being used by fifty families surrounding it. People voluntarily pay a small sum of Rs 50 a month against which an identity card is issued to them. No one is reluctant to pay the amount, as everyone is sure of a clean atmosphere there. The toilet houses bathing facility too.</span><o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JyT3DMFolmpBh2u8cfOiIJOjB9dTIVDeUOnzyjvjPpCKFMvOF55jNmRm_tzsXgJUOy7bPY9SsGpoJzP44OwgAwyxPuE6G0JPE0BNekiKEGtyO4vrCsoe5P56zovKVcd6X4HyW1h9P6cB/s1600/DSC07123.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6JyT3DMFolmpBh2u8cfOiIJOjB9dTIVDeUOnzyjvjPpCKFMvOF55jNmRm_tzsXgJUOy7bPY9SsGpoJzP44OwgAwyxPuE6G0JPE0BNekiKEGtyO4vrCsoe5P56zovKVcd6X4HyW1h9P6cB/s200/DSC07123.JPG" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<b><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">Kalyani</span></b> is a word almost extinguished in present days. It was a popular and a holy water body usually attached to a temple or similar place. There are over 8 kalyanis in mulabagilu. One such kalyani has been revived jointly by ARGHYAM and the local TMC. Today the kalyani boasts of containing 9 million ltrs of water in it. This has happened in just a span of a year.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXcxgCZBMiSrL0MCPY8qokwfNml4T1RepWcdSast2SJV0HkGNtDMhPGwWiUgV0vmIAmPRKOjhOk2LPrZLiRwxWnvcvK-dLQymJDccxhB-O7Cmn27cZKT179wWeh3brk3q-3dfWTdb7ELx/s1600/DSC07093.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuXcxgCZBMiSrL0MCPY8qokwfNml4T1RepWcdSast2SJV0HkGNtDMhPGwWiUgV0vmIAmPRKOjhOk2LPrZLiRwxWnvcvK-dLQymJDccxhB-O7Cmn27cZKT179wWeh3brk3q-3dfWTdb7ELx/s200/DSC07093.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
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</span></span></div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">I was told a small anecdote. The then municipal president who was a muslim readily accepted to participate in reviving this kalyani attached to a temple. This surely sent a message in the days when the word called secularism remained just a slogan. The story of community participation in solid waste management was still more encouraging. The local deputy superintendent of police was all praise for ARGHYAM's initiative. He was telling about the changed atmosphere today thanks to active community participation. Each family pays Rs 10/- for the collection of garbage and the garbage is segregated at the house level itself.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">After successful initiative, ARGHYAM has decided to hand over the management of these works to the local body as it believes that till now it has served the role of a felicitator and the local empowerment and good governance coupled with proper planning is the manthra. Now, everyone is crestfallen about the news of moving over of ARGHYAM from mulabagilu. People here want ARGHYAM to continue further and guide them in these endeavours.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;">You all very well know, Mrs. Rohini Nilekhani is the wife of Mr Nandan nilekhani who is heading the central government’s gigantic task of UID. It was just amazing to see this lady's enthusiasm to bring change to the society we live. My kudos to her.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Book Antiqua","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.917969); text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It was a video conference of all the Deputy Commissioners that I took part with Hon’ble Chief Minister in CM’s official residence <st1:place w:st="on">Krishna</st1:place>, today. Implementation of Our Government’s ambitious project, Right to services and a review of drinking water scenario in the state were discussed in the meeting. Many senior IAS Officers were with us. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">The ambience for setting up of a video conference meeting needs a lot of planning and preparation. Any little problem would make the whole event a failure. With the Chief Minister himself around, one can understand the anxiety of the technicians who are working behind its success. The moment any district is named by Chief Minister that particular DC with his team will appear on the screen. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In Chief Minister’s office, here is a person called Mr Srinivas, an Engineer who looks after the functioning of every video conference event. The conference scheduled today at 2.30 was a smooth sailer, thanks to this youngster. He was all around before the meeting kicked off, silently checking for proper working of every connection. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">You might wonder, how the story of this youngster matter to this. Yes, it has connection. It was his day of wedding and he was here bothering about the meeting’s success. So involved was he, that it was his cheeky request that prompted me to write all this. He humbly came up to me at around 5 pm with a request to relieve him for the day as he had his marriage reception in the evening. Dumbfound by his duty consciousness, I couldn’t resist my appreciation for him before everyone. I introduced this youngster to all the senior officers only to let them know the “duty consciousness” of this young engineer. It was a big applause from every one around. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">While I wish this youngster a happy married life, I also hoped his duty consciousness is emulated by every one who works in the Government system. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-40324177024757550192011-12-23T09:56:00.000+05:302011-12-23T09:56:38.129+05:30MADESNANA RITUAL - THE CIVILISED SOCIETY NEEDS INTROSPECTION<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXZ-uso_PUo/TvQBqCiydCI/AAAAAAAAAZo/GddbRfla4n4/s1600/23.12.2011+kannadaprabha-001-001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oXZ-uso_PUo/TvQBqCiydCI/AAAAAAAAAZo/GddbRfla4n4/s320/23.12.2011+kannadaprabha-001-001.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>The MADESNANA ritual is the most talked issue these days. The recently concluded legislative session also had a hot debate . An article of mine appears in today's Kannada Prabha which throws light on the need for checking these kinds of social evils before which a consensus must reach between every one who is party to it.<br />
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S.SURESH KUMAR</div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-43817082886328198112011-11-17T22:11:00.000+05:302011-11-17T22:11:01.299+05:30A little effort to restore faith in the system<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jIfkfCCv2Llk3Jz-vwavFZBkcekDBLRpsT-lg4JTJFX_wWyqHLE6Cp1lTXAXp9OIjevGuxSuuf-8kBfqqRSc-iowaqG0y8vmz-uaEnTTkAMFDEcmrSz_QQLBoaibEiZ4zBbo2kTyKrBR/s1600/DSC_2165+%25281%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jIfkfCCv2Llk3Jz-vwavFZBkcekDBLRpsT-lg4JTJFX_wWyqHLE6Cp1lTXAXp9OIjevGuxSuuf-8kBfqqRSc-iowaqG0y8vmz-uaEnTTkAMFDEcmrSz_QQLBoaibEiZ4zBbo2kTyKrBR/s320/DSC_2165+%25281%2529.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The 10th October last, I had attended the world health day programme</span> </span><span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">organised by NIMHANS, an institution of great repute. In fact, I had represented the Chief Minister, who deputed me on this assignment. The registrar, Dr Ravi while rendering his vote of thanks had come up with a request. He had put forth an appeal for a shuttle bus service between Victoria Hospital and NIMHANS touching Kidwai, Jaideva and Govt Hospitals that would cater to the need of hundreds of weary Patients.<br />
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I assured the Hospital that their truly essential request will be met as early as possible. In the meanwhile, I had taken up the matter with the transport department. And today, I was glad to be a part of the function to flag off that service. My efforts have indeed yielded results. Two brand new buses started their shuttle service between all these hospitals from today.<br />
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I could see happiness and little disbelief on the faces of those present in that small, yet meaningful function. Their mixed feelings had a reason too. After all, the universal acceptance of definition of a politician being 'one who shakes your hands before elections and shakes your confidence after elections’ obviously would not have given them sweet feelings. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Arial Narrow', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This day was different. A promise was met to everyone’s satisfaction.My colleague and Transport minister Mr Ashok and myself inaugurated the service by helping the patients and children to board in to the buses.. I thank the BMTC for responding to my desire. It was a little effort of trying to restore people's faith on the system. It made my day.<br />
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</div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-41361917697912429622011-11-15T19:10:00.000+05:302011-11-15T19:10:37.323+05:30CHILDRENS DAY AN EVENT TO RELISH<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Sirigere is a tiny village in Chitradurga District. It is a well-known place in our Karnataka, as a religious spot, thanks to immense societal initiatives of Sri Taralabalu Mutt. The pontiff Dr. Shivamurthy Shivacharya Maha swamy, who heads the religious institution, is a university by himself thanks to the enormous literary achievements of him. The mutt runs numerous educational Institutions, especially in Rural Karnataka. It is a real yeomen service to the rural poor families, whose children are being given quality education, more so the value based education.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcZnt_fbPYQIQjGRd_DsIu8smG-Q19X2gcHruqrH1yPOKan0G1lqHMXicNr11566ek0dIFGvlRHVfALkTJDb0neT4r5Det_H4u_-qv2bOQssXZ1jPATIDqRGw8uCNmG43KBPiLNth_5fp/s1600/DSC05922.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpcZnt_fbPYQIQjGRd_DsIu8smG-Q19X2gcHruqrH1yPOKan0G1lqHMXicNr11566ek0dIFGvlRHVfALkTJDb0neT4r5Det_H4u_-qv2bOQssXZ1jPATIDqRGw8uCNmG43KBPiLNth_5fp/s320/DSC05922.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yesterday being former Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru’s Birthday, which is observed all over the country as Children’s Day because of Nehru’s immense love and affection for the children, I was invited to a function organised by ‘SRI JAGADGURU TARALABALU MUTT’. It was truly a programme with a difference. It was Of the children, By the children and For the Children anyway. The Dignitary who presided over the entire function was Ku. Manvitha B Patil.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Who is this person? It is interesting to know that this very young dignitary is a 6<sup>th</sup> standard student in Sirigere’s Higher Primary School. How she was selected? In a debate competition held exclusively to select the right person to chair this November-14 occasion, she was the victor. And her victory was really, really, well deserved.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">The whole audience consisting children, their Parents and Teachers, were flowered by this young lady’s oratory when without an iota of any sort of inhibitions, Chi Manvitha narrated the purpose of the Childerns Day, and also highlighted in Nehruji’s life in a wonderful manner.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I must have been a witness to nearly thousands of welcome speeches in all my working years, but it was the little girl “PRAKRUTHI’ another 6<sup>th</sup> standard student who brought life and meaning to the Welcome Speech, which otherwise will normally be lifeless and just ritualistic. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I must appreciate that the Talents exhibited by those rural students were in no way inferior to any of our sophisticated, so called 5 star schools.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">And the way in which Swamiji who had his education in Vienna (Germany) about 3 decades back, connected himself to the children was something marvellous. He sang a Nursery Rhyme in German language as he cherished the sweet memories of those 30 years. He translated it to Kannada too, for us to relish. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: 36pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Yes! It was a children’s Day in the real sense, For the Children, Of the children and By the children. My best wishes for all those young, talented, disciplined students of those rural schools of quality managed by the great Sri Jagadguru Taralabalu Vidya Samsthe. My heartfelt salutes to Swamiji.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-</span></div><div class="MsoListParagraph" style="line-height: 150%; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;">-<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 150%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">S.Sureshkumar<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
</div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-20623949596153865052011-11-05T11:41:00.000+05:302011-11-05T11:41:23.065+05:30A PHILANTHROPHIC ACT BY SRI HS DORESWAMY- AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO SET THINGS RIGHT!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2tNI1TSSaxrJMrkLyK53eC2gOCYRdAfWUGgW3HLaxBavhAFFKE9mQoJbNx_Y5TNudtm7HQr5fs2QzyGkead2yM6wpWV8qbI-KUNQgs26hTbx1mbKAWVkMZVJYVy-GahZAr1LyAH45I7/s1600/Doreswamy%252520inside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; height: 404px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; width: 201px;"><img border="0" height="320" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjda2tNI1TSSaxrJMrkLyK53eC2gOCYRdAfWUGgW3HLaxBavhAFFKE9mQoJbNx_Y5TNudtm7HQr5fs2QzyGkead2yM6wpWV8qbI-KUNQgs26hTbx1mbKAWVkMZVJYVy-GahZAr1LyAH45I7/s320/Doreswamy%252520inside.jpg" width="217" /></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Every Bangalorean knows about Sri HS Doreswamy the nonagenarian freedom fighter. This most adorable person is one of the conscience keepers of our society. Even at this age of early Nineties, his daily schedule will put many a youngster into shame. Gandhian in true spirit, his righteous anguish filled actions give hope for many.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I had the opportunity of meeting him a couple of days back at my residence. He had brought an unusual issue to me about which he was emotionally very much disturbed. He desired to set right a wrong committed for which her required my intervention.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">His elder brother HS Seetharam was also a veteran freedom fighter. In fact, he was one of the first Mayors of Bangalore City, in early nineteen fifties. His son Sri Srinivas had the passion for Bonsai plants and had cultivated nearly a thousand beautiful Bonsai trees. When he thought that these trees for which he had given his life, can be more suitably and safely sheltered in Lal Bagh, he donated these valuable trees worth few lakhs to Horticulture Department. His simple desire was that this Bonsai Park at Lal Bagh be named after his parents. In 2002 in a function held in the presence of the then Minister for Horticulture Sri M Shivanna, a foundation Stone was laid naming the park as HS Seetharam - Padmavathamma memorial Bonsai Park. Srinivas who was popular as Bonsai Srinivas was nominated as the Advisor for this Bonsai Park too. After all this, Srinivas had left for US to stay along with his only son. After his return some time back, he has visited Lalbagh. Only to his chagrin he has found that the Foundation Stone depicting the name of the Bonsai Park after his Parents name had been unceremoniously removed and it was nowhere to be found.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Sri Doreswamy who visited me, expressed his strong displeasure about<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the utter disregard shown for this act of philanthropy. Yesterday, I personally paid a visit to Lalbagh and inspected. Sri HS Doreswamy, Bonsai Srinivas, Director of Horticulture and officers were with me. All of us felt the need to take the necessary corrective step immediately. This visit was followed by a meeting in which Minister for Horticulture was also present. We resolved that the foundation stone shall be restored and the park shall be named after Srinivas' parents immediately. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My view is that we can’t become so much insensitive and impassive when it comes to respecting such really great philanthropic acts. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">For having contributed those invaluable Bonsai Plants whose value one cannot measure in terms of money, this was the simplest demand one could make. At the end of everything, Bonsai Srinivas remarked 'at last I have reason to smile'.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This outwardly very small incident which brought smiles back on that Donor's face made all of us delighted. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">My special thanks to the nonagenarian Sri HS Doreswamy who brought this injustice to my notice and thus gave an opportunity to correct it. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">S.SURESHKUMAR</span></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-45127141790359343552011-10-20T19:26:00.000+05:302011-10-20T19:26:54.502+05:30A TRIBUTE TO THE GREAT SAINT OF OUR TIMES<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">If there is one personality who is an inspiration to every youth of this land, it must be undoubtedly Swami Vivekananda. Millions and millions have been influenced by his life and his noble mission. Incidentally, Anna Hazare’s path of social reformation is an influence of this great saint. That being the case, it is my firm belief that we should bring Swami Vivekananda emotionally nearer to everyone and wherever it is possible. Government of Karnataka got an opportunity recently and it was done exactly what it was expected to. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2EctazGWt9fjkBAWTdfxc4Ixz9X-I2Cmt8NU0hy1PJWmNHW8DaO8zzmKU0wH_RjsCj3xMZYNfEj3XJnjYwK4Y9qA8Mh5GLzXlPbmPWFVgi1fxnrajZ5LH0gRDRpUUda6yrGZKskkhmuz/s1600/Ramakrishna+Ashram+Belgaum+05.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd2EctazGWt9fjkBAWTdfxc4Ixz9X-I2Cmt8NU0hy1PJWmNHW8DaO8zzmKU0wH_RjsCj3xMZYNfEj3XJnjYwK4Y9qA8Mh5GLzXlPbmPWFVgi1fxnrajZ5LH0gRDRpUUda6yrGZKskkhmuz/s320/Ramakrishna+Ashram+Belgaum+05.JPG" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Everyone knows that Belgaum City is a historical town. All India Congress Committee Conference that was held in 1924 here was presided by none other than Mahatma Gandhi. And that was the only time that Gandhiji presided a Congress session ever. Very few know another significant feature of this City. In 1892, Swami Vivekananda, when he visited Belgaum for over a week stayed in a house. This house went on to become a centre of attraction for all the social and political leaders during the freedom movement. The road on which this house is situated is also named after him. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">In fact, Mahathma Gandhi during his visit in 1924 stayed in this very own house. Many other eminent personalities also drew inspiration after their visit here. The entire house is a place of great historical importance and sanctity. And incidentally, this year happens to be Swami Vivekananda’s 150<sup>th</sup> birth anniversary year. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unfortunately in these days of real estate “allurement”, the historical value takes a backseat to commercial craving. One third of this house is owned by Ramakrishna Mission of Belgaum. But the owner of the remaining 2/3<sup>rd</sup> of the property had his own ideas. Infact, the authorities of Ramakrishna Mission of Belgaum requested the owner to sell the remaining portion of the property to them so that entire property could be preserved. But the owner had refused the request saying he neither had an idea to sell it nor alienate it. A few days later, an advertisement in a vernacular daily made the intentions of the owner clear when he had announced his intentions to demolish it. The Ramakrishna Mission authorities were flabbergasted and the Swamiji of Ramakrishna Ashram communicated to me the sinister design of the owner to demolish and probably come up with a commercial complex. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Being aware of the importance of the holy place, I immediately swung into action and instructed the officers to act. In less than 24 <span> </span>hours the Government Order was issued as per the provisions of concerned laws (Karnataka Town and Country planning act <span> </span>1961) declaring the house as a "heritage site". The restoration and maintenance of the house will be taken up by the authorities concerned immediately and this place will soon become a centre of Inspiration in its real sense. Of course, the present owner will be compensated monetarily. He will be paid the guidance sum of the property by the Government itself. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">I think that was the minimum one could have done from the Government’s side and I am happy the Government did it. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Palatino, serif; font-size: 16px;"><br />
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</div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-92124589962847325302011-10-18T14:36:00.002+05:302011-10-18T15:26:55.300+05:30RELIGION AND RITUALS - THE DIVERSITY AND THE INTEREST THEY OFFER<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst">Religion is something which you live with your soul. Most diversified Country as ours, India is home to many religions and sects which follow different rituals in a bid to connect with the omnipotent. </div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Although I am not very ritualistic, I am always quite curious about the ways and the means people follow them. It was one such experience that I went through yesterday through one of my friends. </div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">Jainism is a sect which prescribes the path of complete non violence. It advocates the necessity of self-effort to move the soul towards consciousness. Here was a Sadhwiji called Sarveshwari Sri Yash Varji who must be in her late thirties sitting on a complete fast for the last 100 days. Mind you, she is surviving only on hot water and just that and she desires to complete 111 days of her Vrath. She hails from Nagpur and is a lady born to a very rich family. She has left every material pleasure of hers to take up sanyas. Her routine is that she keeps travelling through the whole of country barefooted spreading the message of Jainism. There were around 800 people who assembled to celebrate the 100<sup>th</sup> day of Sadhwi’s fasting. Mind you, the Sadhwi was still able to stand up to wish the gathering. </div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle">It was quite an interesting experience for me which left me in high spirits. Felt I shared this piece with you. </div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><br />
</div><div class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast">S.SURESHKUMAR</div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-28198550615188335932011-10-18T09:39:00.000+05:302011-10-18T09:39:58.166+05:30Judgement reserved!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">HOW DO YOU DECIDE THIS CASE IF YOU WERE TO BE A JUDGE? THIS ONE IS AN INTERESTING, HILLARIOUS ONE! AND SO ELOQUENT! <o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In a small town, a person decided to open up a brothel, which was right opposite to a church. The church and its congregation started a campaign to block the brothel from opening with petitions and prayed daily against his business. Work progressed. However, when it was almost complete and was about to open a few days later, a strong lightning struck the brothel and it was burnt to the ground.The church folks were rather smug in their outlook after that, till the brothel owner sued the church authorities on the grounds that the church through its congregation and prayers was ultimately responsible for the destruction of his brothel, either through direct or indirect actions or means.In its reply to the court, the church vehemently denied all responsibility or any connection that their prayers were reasons for the act of God. As the case made its way into court, the judge looked over the paperwork at the hearing and commented:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">"I don't know how I'm going to decide this case, but it appears from the paperwork, "we have a brothel owner who believes in the power of prayer and we have an entire church that doesn't."</span><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">S.SURESH KUMAR</span></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-91832717862255109082011-10-05T17:29:00.000+05:302011-10-05T17:29:23.498+05:30WILL THE MENACE OF CORRUPTION END?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfvodZuHHnHuSquX7A9liYhfgl6vuVjYIL_GZ6UCU1gcw4BgB31LE2qOLgOIxrhTnVACXvGRJ9glZZxhHwDMUoepzXu8Y2XcFU_j4lVuE3IACDs_o9KO3BboX8995fmEy0US5J88eOWsi/s1600/IMG-20111004-00325.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMfvodZuHHnHuSquX7A9liYhfgl6vuVjYIL_GZ6UCU1gcw4BgB31LE2qOLgOIxrhTnVACXvGRJ9glZZxhHwDMUoepzXu8Y2XcFU_j4lVuE3IACDs_o9KO3BboX8995fmEy0US5J88eOWsi/s320/IMG-20111004-00325.jpg" width="320" /></a><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It happened yesterday in Chikmagalur District which is my 'Incharge' District. From 10 00 am to 1 00 pm, we had the review of Chikmagalur City Municipal Council. Then after lunch, inspected few places and then chaired a meeting to review the civil works progress at Datta Peeta. After the meeting, as I came down from the Deputy Commissioner's office, one of my friends brought before me a visually completely impaired person aged about 35-40 years. He was Chandrappa a villager from Tarikere Taluk. His Disability Pension has been stopped from July this year. He depends solely on this small amount of money.(Rs 1000/-per month) His many visits to the Village Accountant has not helped. Latest development was when one person approached this hapless man asking him to pay Rs 500/- to the village accountant as the necessary 'favor' to get the pension which is actually his right. Chandrappa has become desperate. This poor man somehow managed to reach DC's office at Chikmagalur and incidentally came to my knowledge.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After hearing his sordid situation, I necessarily became furious. But instead of asking the DC to look into the case in the usual manner, I decided to take the matter myself. I made him to sit in my official car. I had a programme at Tarikere. I took this new victim friend of mine to Tarikere. On the way I came to know about his family and made him even to sing a song too. He sang a beautiful prayer song on Ganesha. But his Vighna had not been resolved yet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I had sent words to the local Tahsildar to make the delinquent Village Accountant to be present at my destination. Once I reached Tarikere circuit house, I exchanged pleasantries with our local MLA friend Sri DS Suresh and other persons. After my informal Interaction with my press friends I came out and that VA was brought before me. He was a young officer with a very long innings in this Govt service lying before him. As I had planned I asked the blind man to offer Rs 500/- (given by one of my friends earlier) to the village accountant in front of more than one hundred on lookers and the team of Taluk Officers and the local MLA. Words are not sufficient to explain the situation in the Circuit House then. Everyone was stunned. The village accountant stood crestfallen. I just asked the VA, what if he himself was to be that blind man in that hopeless situation. After some initial blah-blah excuses, the village accountant fell silent. Then I turned towards the concerned Assistant Commissioner and Tahsildar (incidentally both were lady officers) to see that Chandrappa gets pension immediately and this should serve all those responsible in this social welfare schemes a lesson. Then the on lookers came and said that this is the best lesson one could teach to these heart less officers who make the people hapless.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It is another matter that the Village Accountant will face necessary action and the disabled man will be sanctioned his pension immediately. But if I had lost my cool and had done some unpleasant act against that errant officer in my lost temper what would have been the immediate result. The whole story would have become a negative story by the next hour and the real human angle would have gone missing. Obviously Anna (yes, i meanAnna Hazare) has obviously not reached these merciless though young officers. The sight of the blind man and his bitter state of helplessness do not touch the chords even to the minimum extent.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br />
<span class="apple-style-span">It may appear as a solitary solution to a stray incident. One may ask, what as a person in authority I am doing to cleanse the entire system. That question is very relevant and my answer is that I shall continuously send this message wherever I go and or I am in charge that these inhuman attitudes will not be tolerated. Yes for me Corruption more than anything else is 'Inhuman' pure and simple.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span class="apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Century Gothic","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">S.SURESHKUMAR<o:p></o:p></span></span></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-26393072058157021232011-09-28T15:30:00.000+05:302011-09-28T15:30:39.736+05:30GOD SAVE US<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span><br />
<blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><b><i><span style="color: red; font-family: serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">WHERE ARE BHAGAT SINGH ,RAJGURU ,SUKHDEV,CHANDERSHEKHAR AZAD,UDHAM SINGH AND<br />
OTHER MARTYRS WHO LAID DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR THIS COUNTRY HAPPILY</span></i></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div><div><div><div><div><div><span style="color: black; font-family: serif;">The following are some of the Government Schemes and Projects that have been named <b><u>after the Nehru-Gandhi family</u></b>.<br />
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<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Central Government Schemes:</span></b><br />
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1. Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana, Ministry<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Drinking Water Mission (RGNDWM), Ministry of Rural Development.<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Crèche Scheme for the Children of Working Mothers.<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi Udyami Mitra Yojana for benefit of NE entrepreneurs, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises, Government of India.<br />
5. Indira Awas Yojana, Ministry of Rural Areas and Environment.<br />
6. Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme – objective to provide social security to workers in the unorganized sector in a phased manner. Budgetary allocation in <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2008-09</a> is Rs. 3,443 crore<br />
7. Jawaharlal Nehru Urban Renewal Mission, Ministry of Urban Development,Govt. of India – 7 years time frame, 50,000 cr.<br />
8. Jawaharlal Nehru Rojgar Yojna – Ministry of Labour and Employment – A Self- employment programme for urban poor<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojna, Employees’ State Insurance Corporation<br />
10. Indira Gandhi Canal Project, Funded by World Bank<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima Yojana, Union Ministry of Textiles, in association with ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited<br />
12. Indira Vikas Patra<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">State Government Schemes:</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi Rehabilitation Package for Tsunami Affected Areas, Govt. of Tamil Nadu, Budgetary Allocation Rs.<a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2347.19</a> crores<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Social Security Scheme for poor people, Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Govt. of Puducherry<br />
3. Rajiv Ratna Awas Yojna – Congress party president and United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi.<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission , Madhya Pradesh<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Food Security , Madhya Pradesh<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Ltd is a Govt. Co. established by the Government of Karnataka to cater to the housing needs of the Economically and Socially weaker sections of the society.<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Tourism Development Mission , Rajasthan<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi Computer Literacy Programme , Assam<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi Swavlamban Rojgar Yojana, Govt. of NCT of Delhi<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi Mobile Aids Counseling and Testing Services, Rajiv Gandhi Foundation<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyarthi Suraksha Yojana, Maharashtra<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Mission for Water Shed Management, M.P.<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi Food Security Mission for Tribal Areas, MP<br />
16. Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry<br />
17. Rajiv Gandhi Breakfast Scheme, Pondicherry<br />
18. Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Divas, Punjab<br />
19. Rajiv Gandhi Artisans Health and Life Insurance Scheme, Tamil Nadu<br />
20. Rajiv Gandhi Zopadpatti and Nivara Prakalpa, Mumbai<br />
21. Rajiv Arogya Sri programme , Gujrat State Govt. Scheme<br />
22. Rajiv Gandhi Abhyudaya Yojana, AP<br />
23. Rajiv Gandhi Computer Saksharta Mission , Jabalpur<br />
24. Rajiv Gandhi Bridges and Roads Infrastructure Development Programme for the construction of new roads and bridges and strengthening of the existing ones in the state of Haryana<br />
25. Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Niwara Prakalp, Maharashtra Govt.<br />
26. Indira Gandhi Utkrishtha Chhattervritti Yojna for Post Plus Two Students, Himachal Pradesh Government Scheme, Sponsored by, Central Government<br />
27. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme, Maharashtra Govt.<br />
28. Indira Gandhi Prathisthan, Housing and Urban Planning Department, UP Govt<br />
29. Indira Kranthi Patham Scheme, Andhra Pradesh<br />
30. Indira Gandhi Nahar Pariyojana, State Govt. Scheme<br />
31. Indira Gandhi Vruddha Bhumiheen Shetmajoor Anudan Yojana, Govt. of Maharashtra<br />
32. Indira Gandhi Nahar Project (IGNP), Jaisalmer, Govt. of Rajasthan<br />
33. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Yojna, Govt. of Maharashtra<br />
34. Indira Gandhi kuppam, State Govt. Welfare Scheme for Tsunami effected fishermen<br />
35. Indira Gandhi Drinking Water Scheme-2006, Haryana Govt.<br />
36. Indira Gandhi Niradhar Old, Landless, Destitute women farm labour Scheme,Maharashtra Govt.<br />
37. Indira Gandhi Women Protection Scheme , Maharashtra Govt.<br />
38. Indira Gaon Ganga Yojana, Chattisgarh<br />
39. Indira Sahara Yojana , Chattisgarh<br />
40. Indira Soochna Shakti Yojana, Chattisgarh<br />
41. Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana , HP<br />
42. Indira Gandhi Garibi Hatao Yojana (DPIP), MP<br />
43. Indira Gandhi super thermal power project , Haryana Govt.<br />
44. Indira Gandhi Water Project, Haryana Govt.<br />
45. Indira Gandhi Sagar Project , Bhandara District Gosikhurd Maharashtra<br />
46. Indira Jeevitha Bima Pathakam, AP Govt<br />
47. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshani Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt.<br />
48. Indira Mahila Yojana Scheme, Meghalaya Govt<br />
49. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, Chhattisgarh Govt.<br />
50. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Vivah Shagun Yojana, Haryana Govt.<br />
51. Indira Gandhi Calf Rearing Scheme, The government of Andhra Pradesh helped most of the respondent families in acquiring female calves through this scheme.<br />
52. Indira Gandhi Landless Agriculture Labour scheme, Maharashtra Govt.See More<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Sports/Tournaments/Trophies :</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup Kabaddi Tournament<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Run<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Federation Cup boxing championship<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi International tournament (football)<br />
5. NSCI – Rajiv Gandhi road races, New Delhi<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi Boat Race, Kerala<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi International Artistic Gymnastic Tournament<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Kabbadi Meet<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Roller Skating Championship<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi memorial marathon race, New Delhi<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi International Judo Championship, Chandigarh<br />
12. Rajeev Gandhi Memorial Trophy for the Best College , Calicut<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Cricket Tournament, Initiated by Rahul Gandhi in Amethi<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Gold Cup (U-21), football<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi Trophy (football)<br />
16. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Sportspersons<br />
17. All Indira Rajiv Gandhi Basketball (Girls) Tournament, organized by Delhi State<br />
18. All India Rajiv Gandhi Wrestling Gold Cup, organized by Delhi State<br />
19. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Jhopadpatti Football Tournament, Rajura<br />
20. Rajiv Gandhi International Invitation Gold Cup Football Tournament, Jamshedpur<br />
21. Rajiv Gandhi Mini Olympics, Mumbai<br />
22. Rajiv Gandhi Beachball Kabaddi Federation<br />
23. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Trophy Prerana Foundation<br />
24. International Indira Gandhi Gold Cup Tournament<br />
25. Indira Gandhi International Hockey Tournament<br />
26. Indira Gandhi Boat Race<br />
27. Jawaharlal Nehru International Gold Cup Football Tournament.<br />
28. Jawaharlal Nehru Hockey TournamentSee More<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Stadium :</span></b><br />
1. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Delhi<br />
2. Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi<br />
3. Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Stadium, Bawana</span></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"><span style="color: black; font-family: serif;">5. Rajiv Gandhi National Football Academy , Haryana<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi AC Stadium, Vishakhapatnam<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Pondicherry<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Nahariagun, Itanagar<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Badminton Indoor Stadium, Cochin<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Kadavanthra,Ernakulam<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Complex , Singhu<br />
12. Rajib Gandhi Memorial Sports Complex, Guwahati<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Indoor Stadium, Cochin<br />
15. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Vijayawada , Andhra Pradesh<br />
16. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Una, Himachal Pradesh<br />
17. Indira Priyadarshini Stadium, Vishakhapatnam<br />
18. Indira Gandhi Stadium, Deogarh, Rajasthan<br />
19. Gandhi Stadium, Bolangir, Orissa<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Airports/ Ports :</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi International Airport , New Hyderabad , A.P.<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Container Terminal, Cochin<br />
3. Indira Gandhi International Airport , New Delhi<br />
4. Indira Gandhi Dock, Mumbai<br />
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Nava Sheva Port Trust, Mumbai Total budgetary plan outlay 2008-9 - 69.92crore Total budgetary plan outlay <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2009-10 – 324</a> crore<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Universities/Education Institutes:</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management, Shilong<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Ranchi , Jharkhand<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Technical University , Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal , M.P.<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Kharagpur, Kolkata<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy , Secundrabad<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Patiala , Punjab<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Tamil Nadu Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Budgetary Allocation <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2008-09 – 1.50</a>crore Budgetary Allocation <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2009-10 – 3.00</a> crore<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Aviation Academy , Begumpet, Hyderabad , A.P<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kottayam, Kerala<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering Research & Technology, Chandrapur, Maharashtra<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Airoli, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi University , Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Chola Nagar, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Gandhi Nagar, Bhopal , M.P.<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi D.e.d. College , Latur, Maharashtra<br />
16. Rajiv Gandhi College , Shahpura, Bhopal<br />
17. Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, Rajiv Gandhi Institute for Contemporary Studies, New Delhi<br />
18. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Raebareli, U.P.<br />
19. Rajiv Gandhi Homeopathic Medical College , Bhopal , M.P.<br />
20. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Post Graduate Studies, East Godavari District, A.P.<br />
21. Rajiv Gandhi College of Education, Thumkur, Karnataka<br />
22. Rajiv Gandhi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Pondicherry , Tamil Nadu<br />
23. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of IT and Biotechnology, Bhartiya Vidhyapeeth<br />
24. Rajiv Gandhi High School , Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
25. Rajiv Gandhi Group of Institutions, Satna, M.P.<br />
26. Rajiv Gandhi College of Engineering, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu<br />
27. Rajiv Gandhi Biotechnology Centre, R.T.M., Nagpur University<br />
28. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala<br />
29. Rajiv Gandhi Mahavidyalaya, Madhya Pradesh<br />
30. Rajiv Gandhi Post Graduate College , Allahabad , U.P.<br />
31. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Technology, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
32. Rajiv Gandhi Govt. PG Ayurvedic College , Poprola, Himachal Pradesh<br />
33. Rajiv Gandhi College , Satna, M.P.<br />
34. Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala<br />
35. Rajiv Gandhi Madhyamic Vidyalaya, Maharashtra<br />
36. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Contemporary Studies, Islamabad , Pakistan<br />
37. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Innovation and Entrepreneurship<br />
38. Rajiv Gandhi Industrial Training Centre, Gandhinagar<br />
39. Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge Technologies, Andhra Pradesh<br />
40. Rajiv Gandhi Institute Of Distance Education, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu<br />
41. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Aquaculture , Tamil Nadu<br />
42. Rajiv Gandhi University ( Arunachal University ), A.P.<br />
43. Rajiv Gandhi Sports Medicine Centre (RGSMC), Kerela<br />
44. Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre, Mauritus<br />
45. Rajiv Gandhi Kala Mandir, Ponda, Goa<br />
46. Rajiv Gandhi Vidyalaya, Mulund, Mumbai<br />
47. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Polytechnic, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
48. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Circle Telecom Training Centre ( India ), Chennai<br />
49. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Kasagod, Kerala<br />
50. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College Of Aeronautics, Jaipur<br />
51. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial First Grade College , Shimoga<br />
52. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial College of Education, Jammu & Kashmir<br />
53. Rajiv Gandhi South Campus, Barkacha, Varanasi<br />
54. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Teacher’s Training College , Jharkhand<br />
55. Rajiv Gandhi Degree College , Rajahmundry , A.P.<br />
56. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi<br />
57. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development & Research, Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
58. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy , Dehradun<br />
59. Indira Gandhi RashtriyaUran Akademi, Fursatganj Airfield, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh<br />
60. Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai<br />
61. Indira Gandhi National Tribal University , Orissa<br />
62. Indira Gandhi B.Ed. College , Mangalore<br />
63. Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Education, Nanded, Maharashtra<br />
64. Indira Gandhi Balika Niketan B.ED. College, Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan<br />
65. Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur , Madhya Pradesh<br />
66. Smt. Indira Gandhi College of Engineering, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra<br />
67. Smt. Indira Gandhi Colelge, Tiruchirappalli<br />
68. Indira Gandhi Engineering College , Sagar, Madhya Pradesh<br />
69. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Kashmere Gate, Delhi<br />
70. Indira Gandhi Institute of Technology, Sarang, Dist. Dhenkanal, Orissa<br />
71. Indira Gandhi Institute of Aeronautics, Pune, Maharashtra<br />
72. Indira Gandhi Integral Education Centre, New Delhi<br />
73. Indira Gandhi Institute of Physical Education & Sports Sciences, Delhi University , Delhi<br />
74. Indira Gandhi High School , Himachal<br />
75. Indira Kala Sangit Vishwavidyalaya, Chhattisgarh<br />
76. Indira Gandhi Medical College , Shimla<br />
77. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, Andhra Pradesh<br />
78. Nehru Institute of Mountaineering, Uttarakashi<br />
79. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Business Management, Vikram University<br />
80. Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi<br />
81. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore<br />
82. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kukatpally, AP<br />
83. Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad , Maharashtra<br />
84. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced Scientific Research, a deemed university, Jakkur, P.O. Bangalore<br />
85. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Social Studies, affiliated to Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapith (Pune, Maharashtra )<br />
86. Jawaharlal Nehru College of Aeronautics & Applied Sciences, Coimbatore , (ESTD 1968)<br />
87. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Katraj, Dhankwdi, Pune, Maharashtra<br />
88. Kamal Kishore Kadam’s Jawaharlal Nehru Engineering College in Aurangabad , Maharashtra<br />
89. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Education & Technological Research, Nanded, Maharashra<br />
90. Jawaharlal Nehru College , Aligarh<br />
91. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad<br />
92. Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Jabalpur<br />
93. Jawaharlal Nehru B.Ed. College , Kota , Rajasthan<br />
94. Jawaharlal Nehru P.G. College , Bhopal<br />
95. Jawaharlal Nehru Government Engineering College , Sundernagar, District Mandi, H.P.<br />
96. Jawaharlal Nehru PublicSchool, Kolar Road , Bhopal<br />
97. Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Kakinada , A.P.<br />
98. Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Technology, Ibrahimpatti, Andhra Pradesh<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Awards:</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi Award for Outstanding Achievement<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Shiromani Award<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Awards, Delhi Labour Welfare Board<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi National Sadbhavana Award<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Award Scheme for Original Book Writing on Gyan Vigyan<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi National Quality Award, Instituted by Bureau of Indian Standards in 1991<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi Environment Award for Clean Technology, Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt. of India<br />
11. RajivGandhi Travelling Scholarship<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi( UK ) Foundation Scholarship<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Film Awards (Mumbai)<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Khelratna Puraskar<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi Parisara Prashasti, Karnataka<br />
16. RajivGandhi Vocational Excellence Awards<br />
17. Rajiv Gandhi Excellence award<br />
18. Indira Gandhi Peace Prize<br />
19. Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration<br />
20. Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award<br />
21. Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Awards, Ministry of Environment and Forests<br />
22. Indira Gandhi Memorial National Award forBest Environmental & Ecological<br />
23. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Purashkar<br />
24. Indira Gandhi NSS Award<br />
25. Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration<br />
26. Indira Gandhi Official Language Award Scheme<br />
27. Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film<br />
28. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Awards for The Town Official Language<br />
29. Indira Gandhi Prize” for Peace, Disarmament and Development<br />
30. Indira Gandhi Prize for Popularization of Science<br />
31. Implementation<br />
32. Indira Gandhi Shiromani Award<br />
33. Indira Gandhi NSS Award/National Youth<br />
34. Indira Gandhi Paryavaran Pushar award – search n correct<br />
35. Indira Gandhi N.S.S Awards<br />
36. Indira Gandhi award for social service, MP Govt.<br />
37. Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship Scheme<br />
38. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Award Scheme<br />
39. Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Shield Scheme<br />
40. Indira Gandhi Vision of Wildlife Conservation Zoo, a seminar organized by Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy.<br />
41. Jawaharlal Nehru award for International peace worth Rs 15 lakh cash given to many international figures, every year, including Yasser Arafat of Palestine Liberation Front in 1988 and U Thant in 1965.<br />
42. Soviet Land Nehru Award, a cash prize of Rs. 20,000 given to Shyam Benegal in Dec 89, in recognition of the above film.<br />
43. Jawaharlal Nehru Balkalyan awards of Rs.10,000 each to 10 couples by Govt. of Maharashtra (ToI-28-4-89).<br />
44. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund, New Delhi , for Academic Achievement<br />
45. Jawaharlal Nehru birth centenary research award for energy<br />
46. Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding<br />
47. Nehru Bal Samiti Bravery Awards<br />
48. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Medal<br />
49. Jawaharlal Nehru Prize” from 1998-99, to be given to organizations (preferably NGOs) for Popularization of Science.<br />
50. Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Competition<br />
51. Jawarharlal Nehru Student Award for research project of evolution of DNA<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Scholarship / Fellowship:</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for SC/ST Candidates, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Budgetary Allocation for <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2008-9 – 26.40</a> crores, for <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2009-10 – 23.70</a> crores<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for ST Candidates Budgetary Allocation for <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2008-09 – 29.00</a> crores Budgetary Allocation for <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2009-10 – 42.00</a> crores<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, IGNOU<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Science Talent Research Fellows<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship, Ministry of Tribal Affairs Budgetary Allocation for 2008-9 - 16.00 crores Budgetary Allocation for <a href="" rel="nofollow" style="color: #215894;">2009-10 – 22.50</a>crores<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship Scheme for scheduled castes and scheduled tribes candidates given by University Grants Commission<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Fellowship sponsored by the Commonwealth of Learning in association with Indira Gandhi National Open University<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi science talent research fellowship given by Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for advanced scientific research (to promote budding scientists) done in tandem with Department of Science and Technology and Rajiv Gandhi Foundation<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi HUDCO Fellowships in the Habitat Sector (to promote research in the field of sustainable Habitat development) for MPhil, {PhD Students for 2 to 3 years, conferred by HUDCO<br />
11. Indira Gandhi Memorial Fellowships check<br />
12. Fullbright scholarship now renamed Fullbright- Jawaharlal Nehru Scholarship<br />
13. Cambridge Nehru Scholarships, 10 in number, for research at Cambridge University , London , leading to Ph. D. for 3 years, which include fee, maintenance allowance, air travel to UK and back.<br />
14. Scheme of Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowships for Post-graduate Studies, Govt. of India .<br />
15. Nehru Centenary (British) Fellowships/Awards<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">National Parks/ Sanctuaries/ Museums :</span></b><br />
1. Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) Wildlife Sanctury, Karnataka<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Sanctury, Andhra Pradesh<br />
3. Indira Gandhi National Park , Tamil Nadu<br />
4. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , New Delhi<br />
5. Indira Gandhi National Park , Anamalai Hills on Western Ghats<br />
6. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Vishakhapatnam<br />
7. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS)<br />
8. Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary, Pollachi<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Health Museum<br />
10. The Rajiv Gandhi Museum of Natural History<br />
11. Indira Gandhi Memorial museum, New Delhi<br />
12. Jawaharlal Nehru museum in Aurangabad , Maharashtra opened by state govt.<br />
13. Jawaharlal Nehru memorial Gallery, London<br />
14. Jawaharlal Nehru planetarium, Worli, Mumbai.<br />
15. Jawaharlal Nehru National Science Exhibition for Children<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Hospitals/Medical Institutions:</span></b><br />
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1. Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Science, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute & Research Centre, Delhi<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Home for Handicapped, Pondicherry<br />
4. Shri Rajiv Gandhi college of Dental ... Science & Hospital, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Bio Technology, Thiruvanthapuram, Kerala<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi College of Nursing, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital , Raichur<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Chest Diseases, Bangalore , Karnataka<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Paramedical College, Jodhpur<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi Medical College , Thane, Mumbai<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Pharmacy, Karnataka<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi Hospital , Goa<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Mission on Community Health, Madhya Pradesh<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Super Specialty Hospital , Delhi<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi Homoeaopathic Medical College , Chinar Park , Bhopal , M.P<br />
16. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, , Shilong, Meghalaya<br />
17. Indira Gandhi Medical College , Shimla<br />
18. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bangalore<br />
19. Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura, Patna<br />
20. The Indira Gandhi Paediatric Hospital , Afghanistan<br />
21. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health Hospital , Dharmaram College , Bangalore<br />
22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Heath, Bangalore<br />
23. Indira Gandhi Medical College , Shimla<br />
24. Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Science, Kerala<br />
25. Indira Gandhi Memorial Ayurvedic Medical College & Hospital, Bhubaneshwar<br />
26. Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital, Nagpur<br />
27. Indira Gandhi Eye Hospital And Research Centre, Kolkata<br />
28. Indira Gandhi Hospital , Shimla<br />
29. Indira Gandhi Women and Children Hospital , Bhopla<br />
30. Indira Gandhi Gas Relief hospital, Bhopal<br />
31. Kamla Nehru Hospital , Shimla<br />
32. Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya<br />
33. Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry<br />
34. Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, Bhopal<br />
35. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College in Raipur .<br />
36. Nehru Homoeopathic Medical College & Hospital, New Delhi<br />
37. Nehru, Science Centre, Worli, Mumbai<br />
38. Jawaharlal Nehru Cancer Hospital & Research Centre, Bhopal<br />
39. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Homoeopathic Medical Sciences, Maharashtra<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Institutions / Chairs / Festivals:</span></b><br />
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1. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development. (RGNIYD), Ministry of Youth and Sports<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi National Ground Water Training & Research Institute, Faridabad , Haryana<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Food Secu...rity Mission in Tribal Areas<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development<br />
5. Rajiv Gandhi Shiksha Mission , Chhattisgarh<br />
6. Rajiv Gandhi Chair Endowment established in 1998 to create a Chair of South Asian Economics<br />
7. Rajiv Gandhi Project – A pilot to provide Education thru Massive Satellite Connectivity up grassroot Level<br />
8. Rajiv Gandhi Rural Housing Corporation Limited (Government of Karnataka Enterprise)<br />
9. Rajiv Gandhi Information and Technology Commission<br />
10. Rajiv Gandhi Chair for Peace and Disarmament<br />
11. Rajiv Gandhi Music Festival<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Lecture<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Akshay Urja Diwas<br />
14. Rajiv Gandhi Education Foundation, Kerala<br />
15. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayati Raj Convention<br />
16. The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Educational and Charitable Society, Kasagod,Kerala<br />
17. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial trophy ekankika spardha, Prerana Foundation, Kari Road<br />
18. Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Janpath, New Delhi<br />
19. Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj & Gramin Vikas Sansthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan<br />
20. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam<br />
21. Indira Gandhi Institute for Development and Research , Mumbai<br />
22. Indira Gandhi Institute of Cardiology (IGIC), Patna<br />
23. Indira Gandhi National Center for the Arts, New Delhi<br />
24. Indira Gandhi National Foundation, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala<br />
25. Indira Gandhi Mahila Sahakari Soot Girani Ltd, Maharashtra<br />
26. Indira Gandhi Conservation Monitoring Centre , Ministry of Environment & Forest<br />
27. Post-Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child<br />
28. Jawahar Shetkari Sahakari Sakhar Karkhana Ltd.<br />
29. Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan<br />
30. Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary celebrations<br />
31. Postal stamps of different denominations and one Rupee coins in memory of Jawaharlal Nehru.<br />
32. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Trust ( U.K. ) Scholarships<br />
33. Jawaharlal Nehru Custom House Nhava Sheva, Maharashtra<br />
34. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for. Advanced Scientific Research, Bangalore<br />
35. Jawaharlal Nehru Cultural Centre, Embassy of India , Moscow<br />
36. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Udyog Kendra for Juveniles, Pune, Maharastra<br />
37. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru college of agriculture and research institute , Pondicherry<br />
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<b><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: yellow; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">Roads/Buildings/places:</span></b><br />
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1. Rajiv Chowk, Delhi<br />
2. Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung, New Delhi<br />
3. Rajiv Gandhi Handicrafts Bhawan, New Delhi<br />
4. Rajiv Gandhi Park , Kalkaji, Delhi<br />
5. Indira Chowk, New Delhi<br />
6. Nehru Planetarium, New Delhi<br />
7. Nehru Yuvak Kendra, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi<br />
8. Nehru Nagar, New Delhi<br />
9. Nehru Place , New Delhi<br />
10. Nehru Park , New Delhi Nehru House, BSZ Marg, New Delhi<br />
11. Jawaharlal Nehru Government House New Delhi<br />
12. Rajiv Gandhi Renewable Energy Park , Gurgaon, Haryana<br />
13. Rajiv Gandhi Chowk, Andheri, Mumbai<br />
14. Indira Gandhi Road , Mumbai<br />
15. Indira Gandhi Nagar, Wadala, Mumbai<br />
16. Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Mulund, Mumbai<br />
17. Nehru Nagar, Kurla, Mumbai<br />
18. Jawaharlal Nehru gardens at Thane, Mumbai<br />
19. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial Hall, Chennai<br />
20. Jawaharlal Nehru Road , Vadapalani, Chennai, Tamilnadu<br />
21. Rajiv Gandhi Salai (Old Mahabalipuram road named after Rajiv Gandhi)<br />
22. Rajiv Gandhi Education City , Haryana<br />
23. Mount Rajiv , a peak in Himalaya<br />
24. Rajiv Gandhi IT Habitat, Goa<br />
25. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Chennai<br />
26. Rajiv Gandhi Park , Vijayawada<br />
27. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu<br />
28. Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Trichy, Tamil Nadu<br />
29. Rajiv Gandhi IT Park, Hinjewadi, Pune<br />
30. Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Bhav , Palanpur Banaskantha<br />
31. Rajiv Gandhi Chandigarh Technology Park , Chandigarh<br />
32. Rajiv Gandhi Smriti Van, Jharkhand<br />
33. Rajiv Gandhi statue, Panaji, Goa<br />
34. Rajiv Gandhi Road , Chittoor<br />
35. Rajiv Gandhi Memorial at Sriperumbudur<br />
36. Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad<br />
37. Indira Gandhi Musical Fountains, Bangalore<br />
38. Indira Gandhi Planetarium , Lucknow<br />
39. Indira Gandhi Centre for Indian Culture (IGCIC), High Commission of India , Mauritus<br />
40. Indira Gandhi Zoological Park , Eastern Ghats of India<br />
41. Indira Gandhi Canal , Ramnagar, Jaisalmer<br />
42. Indira Gandhi Industrial Complex, Ranipet, Vellore District<br />
43. Indira Gandhi Park , Itanagar<br />
44. Indira Gandhi Squiare , Pondicherry<br />
45. Indira Gandhi Road , Willingdon Island , Cochin<br />
46. Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden , Kashmir<br />
47. Indira Gandhi Sagar Dam, Nagpur<br />
48. Indira Gandhi bridge, Rameshvar, Tamil Nadu<br />
49. Indira Gandhi Hospital, Bhiwandi Nizampur Municipal Corporation<br />
50. Indira Gandhi memorial cultural Complex, UP Govt.<br />
51. Indira Gandhi Sports Stadium , Rohru District, Shimla<br />
52. Indira Gandhi Panchayati Raj Sansthan , Bhopal<br />
53. Indira Gandhi Nagar, Rajasthan<br />
54. Indira Nagar, Lucknow<br />
55. Roads are named after Jawaharlal Nehru in many cities e.g. in Jaipur, Nagpur , Vile Parle, Ghatkopar, Mulund etc.<br />
56. Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad<br />
57. Jawaharlal Nehru Gardens , Ambarnath<br />
58. Jawarharlal Nehru Gardens , Panhala<br />
59. Jawaharlal Nehru market, Jammu .<br />
60. Jawaharlal Nehru Tunnel on the Jammu Srinagar Highway<br />
61. Nehru Chowk, Ulhas Nagar, Maharashtra .<br />
62. Nehru Bridge on the river Mandvi, Panaji, Goa<br />
63. Nehru Nagar Ghaziabad<br />
64. Jawaharlal Nehru Road , Dharmatala, Kolkata<br />
65. Nehru Road , Guwahati<br />
66. Jawahar Nagar, Jaipur<br />
67. Nehru Vihar Colony, Kalyanpur, Lucknow<br />
68. Nehru Nagar, Patna<br />
69. Jawaharlal Nehru Street , Pondicherry<br />
70. Nehru Bazaar, Madanapalli, Tirupathi<br />
71. Nehru Chowk, Bilaspur. M.P<br />
72. Nehru Street , Ponmalaipatti, Tiruchirapalli<br />
73. Nehru Nagar, S.M. Road , Ahmedabad</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: serif; font-size: 16px;">74. Nehru Nagar,. Nashik Pune Road</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"></span></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-70223543687416678572011-09-12T11:22:00.000+05:302011-09-12T11:22:31.647+05:30A SYNONYM FOR SOCIAL SERVICE<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In one's life time, what is that a person can achieve? He can become a very good doctor and build a chain of famous hospitals. He can become a big Advocate by winning every case he takes up, He can become a well known social worker and forgets himself in service of others. One can reach a top position in his respective field.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Yesterday I was in Mysore, to participate in a program to launch two web-sites. One on a great person and the other on an equally great institution.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Late M.Venkatakrishnaiah, popularly known as TATAIAH, remained an amazing personality. When I learnt about his greatness, it was my turn to be left bewildered thinking how could a person achieve so many things in one life time and that too all of them for the public cause?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
TATAIAH was a teacher, a journalist, a political activist, a litterateur, a social worker and what not. He was responsible in initiating women education in 19th century, had founded many educational institutions. In a way his life has become synonymous with the history of 19th and 20th century Mysore.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5KBzWkxNI1vhCl0uFqnuvaBd9ffEJrfIYq2r-Pwe1heb2sFdnLpmEQWNB8q6aoEcEOrPJoZEUlKwqEpHezHeC1H0rywM50F72eHogSyJNIcMbLdXzvOADL4o7Kc0RGoLeNHABasVRFLU/s1600/tataiah.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="302" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS5KBzWkxNI1vhCl0uFqnuvaBd9ffEJrfIYq2r-Pwe1heb2sFdnLpmEQWNB8q6aoEcEOrPJoZEUlKwqEpHezHeC1H0rywM50F72eHogSyJNIcMbLdXzvOADL4o7Kc0RGoLeNHABasVRFLU/s320/tataiah.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
He was a teacher for nearly 40 years. The famous education institutions of Mysore like Marimallappa, Maharani College, Sharada Vilas college, Sadvidya school were all his gifts to the city which have brought the well known name of "Shikshana Kaashi " to the City of Mysore. TATAIAH started a school exclusively to educate girls in those days in-spite of facing resistance from the society. He arranged widow re-marriages. He started skill development institutions for widows. Much before Mahatma Gandhi, TATAIAH came out with steps to fight untouchability and started many Harijan hostels and also started imparting skills that could fetch employment. TATAIAH was also instrumental in finding “Pinjarapol”, the centre for helpless, guardian less animals which has made a name in the entire State.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
He was known as the Father of Kannada journalism. Sadhwi, Udaya Chintamani, Vidyadayini were few among many Kannada papers and Mysore Patriot, Wealth of Mysore, The Civil and Social Journal were the English papers which were nurtured under his stewardship. Many of us might not know that it was because of TATAIAH, the services of another great Engineer-Administrator, Sir M Vishweshwaraiah came to be available for Mysore state and the rest is history. His greatness can be imagined when we learn that Swamy Vivekananda, Ravindranath Tagore, Mahatma Gandhi and other great personalities met him at Mysore.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Another greatest contribution of TATAIAH was the orphanage (I should say that this word has a real weak connotation in English) or ANATHALAYA that he built for the destitutes. This ANATHALAYA nourished, protected, educated future famous personalities like HY Sharada Prasad (who went on to become the media secretary to late Smt Indira Gandhi) and SL Byrappa the great thinker-writer of Kannada. Gandhiji, who met TATAIAH while he visited Mysore described him as 'Bhishma of Mysore'.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> <span style="background: white;"><br />
TATAIAH was the President of 8th Kannada Sahithya Sammelan that was held at Davanagere in 1922.</span> <span style="background: white;">TATAIAH was a member of the erstwhile Legislative Assembly which was then known as Praja Prathinidhi Sabha. He also served in the then Municipal Council and Economic Conference and he was a true public representative in these capacities.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
Yesterday, two websites were launched by none other than Sri SL Byrappa. One website is on the legendary personality of TATAIAH and the other is on the equally great product of his ANATHALAYA. The programme was organized by the once inmates of ANATHALAYA.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">All those present are well placed today in society. One of them was the additional secretary to government of India. He was proudly claiming that what he is today is because of this Anathalaya. One should visit '<a href="http://www.mysorethathaiah.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #24466b;">www.mysorethathaiah.org</span></a>' and '<a href="http://www.anathalayamysore.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #24466b;">www.anathalayamysore.org</span></a>' to learn about the Greatness, Selfless service, compassion in the real, real sense of this man. This, in today's murky and vitiated public life is definitely acts like a breath of fresh air. This website gives us the much needed Oxygen.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
My special thanks to Ramachandra Hegde, an Infosyan who is responsible for these two websites who made me to participate in this memorable function and hear S.L.Byrappa who took us by awe on to that memory lane. Byrappa said, TATAIAH could achieve all those things even though he was monetarily poor and it was only because of his unquestioned Credibility and Accountability.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">S.SURESHKUMAR</span><span><o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-12358487733838687032011-08-31T21:26:00.000+05:302011-08-31T21:26:59.191+05:30ONE OF THOSE AMUSING MOMENTS !<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br />
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px;">I was party to an unusual event in Judges Colony of Hebbal today. It was an official function on a holiday filled with reverberence of tradition.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We (The Government) are constructing 15 houses for High Court Judges in the locality. The work has been at a fast pace for the past couple of months and today, a formal handing over of a fully built house to the Judiciary happened. <br />
We all know that our Society is bound by many practices which are believed to bring about divine orientation on our everyday lives. This event of house warming was not an exception too. Mantras were chanted and puja was performed. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEgaBfEmfh7VzK2fOnLkJuxSSxmWjiwlHnQUEu5UO-PMv255MG5xAd19s4blmFaW2lh0L1tFpD7a3UZvlQa9oI1tPRMEc7U8lig7ZzxAfoxPQTMWk4DlcALmgvvXU0lyIhn_CHMkMTCnC/s1600/pg10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVEgaBfEmfh7VzK2fOnLkJuxSSxmWjiwlHnQUEu5UO-PMv255MG5xAd19s4blmFaW2lh0L1tFpD7a3UZvlQa9oI1tPRMEc7U8lig7ZzxAfoxPQTMWk4DlcALmgvvXU0lyIhn_CHMkMTCnC/s320/pg10.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">After the puja, we all were taken to the kitchen portion of the new house. Guess who were all present in the kitchen! Justice Justice R L Dattu – Hon’ble Judge of the Supreme Court, Justice Kehar- Hon’ble Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, Sri DV Sadananda Gowda-our Hon’ble CM, Sri CM Udasi-PWD Minister, Sri SV Ranganath-our Chief Secretary and many Judges of the High Court and other courts. We were all standing silently in the new kitchen witnessing an event which forced us to wait till its fruition. </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It was a ritual where a utensil filled with milk was placed over a stove. The milk has to boil over, which is believed to bring in a sort of prosperity for the occupant of the house.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> No prizes for guessing! <span style="background: white;">Every one of us was waiting for that moment of spilling over of the boiled milk. (Pls see the pic beside). For a full four to five minutes, all of us were just standing in anticipation. While the milk boiled, it was my turn to jovially ask 'if there can be any interim direction by the Hon’ble Court to expedite the process?!' Others who were present enjoyed my question! </span></span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It’s again one of those amusing moments, the public life offers to people like us!</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; text-align: justify;"><span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">S.SURESH KUMAR <o:p></o:p></span></div></div>Suresh Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05209239258956179900noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3403433754391109248.post-84101680328964052492011-08-30T10:38:00.000+05:302011-08-30T10:38:05.470+05:30ARTICLE IN KANNDA PRABHA 30-08-2011<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRrSQr6TX3rm0XWnbGJ7Q2Tj18pJLsxWWAWzmwDmQDG7D0QgNMl7UzpbxxGfx_zQTNgetGU2n1ATp_XpRv5VVj2zmM-FbldOFIE5ikTUKtz2JB5_XKsxIcplw-QKmlggzhlfo37XtPZuW/s1600/30-08-2011+bhrashtachaara1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="259" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRrSQr6TX3rm0XWnbGJ7Q2Tj18pJLsxWWAWzmwDmQDG7D0QgNMl7UzpbxxGfx_zQTNgetGU2n1ATp_XpRv5VVj2zmM-FbldOFIE5ikTUKtz2JB5_XKsxIcplw-QKmlggzhlfo37XtPZuW/s320/30-08-2011+bhrashtachaara1.jpeg" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">Hi, <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">When the Citizen’s movement against corruption is gaining ground like never before, it is high time for everyone to think and act about root cause of this social and inhuman menace. Fight against corruption should become a passion rather just remain as a fashion..! Please read my views about this in today’s Kannada Prabha. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: "Palatino","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt;">- S.SURESHKUMAR<o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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