Our Great Country, India

Hail Everybody,

I read the complete thread, and enjoyed every bit and nibble of it. I really appreciate – Shaiwal, Ishani and Shivam – for their conjurers over the topic. We can clearly see a violent streak in you all, against the Indian Judiciary System, just like me.

I completely agree with Shaiwal and Shivam on may points regarding lethargic attitude of our Governement regarding Capital Punishment. Regarding fast execution of any damn project and getting it done in time. Be it power stations, transportation, vikas yojna or census counting or be it Court Cases. There are lacs of cases still pending in courts and I can’t believe, Judicial Judges, who had taken an oath once upon a time to serve the country are on leave, gone on vacation, shit on them.

Indian Courts are closed on week-ends. Why? Though, lots’ of cases are pending, why to take leave on week ends. Currently, all court judges are on 45 days summer holiday.

What will happen to the millions of piled pending cases?

There are lot’s of vacancies left open, buy no bodies caring to recruit to fill them.

Very poor law system, that we have adopted way back in 1952 regarding crimes, has hardly changed since then. It’s in dire need of a 180 degree phase shift. But the problem is, who will change it? Shivam you said, we need to change everything, I agree. But, in order to change a single law, the whole procedure needs to get passed through the Legislative assembly (Lok Shabha).

There is a law ministry who takes care of all this laws regarding everything, including crime laws. Now in order to change a single law, this law ministry, first need to have insights that here is the problem and need to change. If they don’t find a problem in the existing system, why would they take unnecessary steps? Second, if “they” see a grave problem, they in accordance with the Rulling party, will write an amend, a decree with obligation to Mr. PM and Mrs. President regarding the same. The law will be introduced in the Assembly and will get a slot to discuss by the Speaker. The whole thing would then pass trough the Assembly. All the parties would hear and discuss the pro’s and con’s of it. In the end the resolution can be passed and can be made legal if an only it gets the majority of 2/3. Majority of 2/3 is essesntial in Lok Shabha, for each and every law to be passed. Even to change this rule of 2/3 majority, and make it 1/3 or ½, it needs to get 2/3 majority. You see the irony in this.

(Note: Money Bills need 50 % majority)

This is why; we aren’t able to make changes in our Judiciary System. A mea culpa.

Shaiwal you asked about, why the verdict of primary courts and primary fast track courts are not made final? This is simply because the law is made so, back in 1952. Second to change it, there has to be a rigorous discussion initiated by the law ministry in the legislative assembly and need to get the majority of 66 %.

In India, only one sect, only one cult works; Industrialists, and not the Government. This is a pitch dark truth of our country. Industrialists, work day-in and day-out, even on weekends to get the best and in bulk. But government officials are askew and snails, with lumpy paunch and staggering weights. They don’t believe in work during week ends, and during night, and in heat, and in rain. They work when they think its high time to work now, and that even just for the sake of completing the given work.

Ishani you said, our country India is the most non-violent country in the world, I completely agree with you. We are the dumbest and the most calm and peace loving country existing on this planet earth.

Let me give some examples:

China, if a terrorist/murderer is caught, there’s a rule, he/she need to be assigned a sentence in a 30 days time. Be it prosecution or bars. That’s it. Period. No time wastage.

In Israel, people don’t even wait to take the murderer or specially a terrorist to the court or even jail. Gunmen direly shoot them at sight. That’s the Israeli way to curb the terrorism.

Why So? Why so much of difference?

The reason is: these people, Chinese, United States, Germany, Japan, et al; understands the price and value of their freedom. They still remember the price they had paid to gain their freedom. We don’t.

Chinese and Israeli people have fought a shitty war of blood and gore to regain their inch – inch of land from their enemies. Their land, even today is soaked with their hot blood, and these people understand the importance of it. But we don’t.

Back in 1942, when Quite India movement started, Churchill clearly stated to Mr. Gandhi, “You’re a big fool Mr. Gandhi, you people can’t, simply can’t run this big country on your own. It’s a pretty mess. We are capable of and has the needed experience. Your country is feeble and shall be segregated and shall be collapsed with in no time. It’s a big mistake you’re doing Mr. Gandhi. Think once more”. I remember, this is written clearly in the famous book, ‘Freedom at Midnight’, by Dominique Lappirie.

Churchill was right. Believe me. We have, not yet, learned the way to rule this gigantic country with a population over 130 Crore. We're still in gestation period. We're still green, unripe, immature and juvenile.

Problems of brain drain, attrition, no proper legal policy, now and then interference of council of ministers, president in the law, no fix time duration of execution of a court case, lethargic behaviour, poor attitude toward work are the stark symptoms of our degraded Government's Management.

Just compare Government work with Private Channels:

Government Work: Sardar Sarovar Damn, Municipality work, PWD, et al

Private Work: Konkan Railway, Delhi Metro, Golden Quadrilateral, et al (Made on the law of BOT - Built, Operate and Transfer)

Spot the difference?

Plight of BSNL, post 1991 reform of libralization and after - how it changed, after springing up of other 12 mobile spectrums across the sky of Indian Subcontinent.

In short, to tame the government, public themselves has to kick the government’s ass.

Now to do this, there are two tools at our stake.

1. Ballot

2. Education.

As what Shivam and Shaiwal says.

Both of these have got certain powers, but half baked powers. If not understood properly by the public, it can go against us. And, that’s exactly what is happening. I won’t say, both of these factors should be used hand in hand or should concentrate on one, rather, we should be focused.

(a) People get educated, and go abroad or even if they stay here, get so involved with their work that they can’t vote.

(b) Uneducated, illiterate people vote hardly knowing whom to vote.

These are too simple layman practical phenomenon’s happening at the ground level.

And they are true.

Giving my own example,

Case 1:

In my voting right period of 6 years till now, I have voted only once. Why? Because since I got 18, I never lived at my home town, I kept on shifting alone without my family. Second, even when I voted once, in State Assembly Election of April 2009, didn’t know why I voted a particular person. I completely didn’t know the characteristics of the person I voted for at that time. Believe me, I voted just for the cause of voting. I was excited, then. I didn’t know any of the person standing for elections because I never stayed at my home town. So now, what does it mean? Does my vote had any weighting? Did it matter the final result in a fruitful way?

Case 2:

Now, the case turns to us all. We all 180 students of the batch 2009-11 of isbm, puna are like me only. When next election shall come for respective State Assembly, for example, not only we 180, but together 8 Lacs we like students who are potential voters but lives in pune for study purpose (and cannot be calculated in the census of Puna), will become deceitful, fraudulent crook, a big time hypocrite. For a single day – even though we are all well educated - will become boorish and hooligans and uncivilised and barbaric’s, isn’t it? Tell me if I’m wrong.

And this is only for Puna. What about other Tier II and I cities. What about those billions of people who have migrated for the purpose of job and due to famine? No body can vote, thought they are educated !

And believe me, I’m just chugging my way through the bottom of the pyramid of the whole constellation. There’s a lot to come. The thing is, India is a big vast blue ocean, where industrialists are churning money, white topi – babu’s- are churning money, only middle class govt. job doer is getting pissed off.

Industrialists hardly care; rather give a damn for govt. officials and their policies and Babus (policy makers) are always busy in calculating black moolahs. This is the true face of Our Great Country where, only it's name is a singular thing and we're sitting helpless, unable to reform the decree.

That's it, as of now.

From the Editor's Desk

Dear readers,

At the outset let me wish all the dear students, a behemoth voyage called NOISE, and may you all blossom into ever vibrant, energetic and responsible citizens and technocrats of tomorrow, so that you all can take the cudgel of moulding one self, the country, so as to ease the lives of our countrymen.

It appears that the white elephant of the Orient is now getting up from deep slumber, and is now all set, to shed out all its laziness, which as been amply taken note of by all those concerned. Such news are welcome, and it bodes good for all of us.

The world has seen two vital revolutions, affecting all of mankind on this Earth which has changed the times and shape of things, decidedly in favor of those yearning for the changes for the good, and in the process has made the world look like a village. In the rat race to be one up, and in some cases in order to survive, one needs to be optimistic on all fronts, innovative, and alert and above all never to be complacent with the results. We are young, and to desire such of the above traits, is not a tall order. It is heartening to note that almost half of the nation’s population is in the age group of 18 to 35. This in itself is a great piece of news. Every second Indian is of our age group. It connotes that we youngsters constitute an important element that needs to be taken note of, and that any action taken also affects us in many ways. On the other hand, this group is an important work force, and if guided in the right path, I am sure, would take our country to great heights and even beyond the yonder.

Even today, we have been importing some vital technologies, so as to give fillip to our wheels of progress. The nation is paying through the nose in such imports, in spite of the fact that we have the third largest technically trained manpower and scientists in the world. It is an economic drain on the nation which led to serious repercussions. This trend needs to be stemmed, stopped, and even put in the reverse gear. Only then can a true smile of triumph would look apt on our face.

This then is our challenge. John F. Kennedy had once said to his citizens in the U.S. “Ask not what your country can give you, but ask what you can give to your country”. Of the total children who enters the portals of the school, only 7% can make it to the college level education, and we are those of the chosen few who have made it to the engineering colleges, still a small miniscule %. Professional education in our country is a luxury item, and it would be insane to waste such a golden opportunity, that has come our way. Our countrymen have been expecting sanguine results and deliverance of goods and techniques from us. Are we doing anything to measure up to their expectations? Are we able to pull our weight, over and above of the others, as we are expected to pull the weights of the have-nots.

At some time or other during our interaction with others, we have felt that there is a generation gap, and that others do not understand us and that at times we youngsters feel forlorn and disgusted. Of course, life is not a bed of roses all the way, and all days are not sundays. A pen is mightier than a sword, as the adage goes, and herein lies our opportunity.

It has been envisaged to launch the monthly periodical NOISE wherein every one of you who may have something to say vehemently, coherently, emphatically, can jot down your views, so that our colleagues, peers, and the reading fraternity can be in the know of what you say. Who knows, your views can bring a change in lives of some one, or bring solace to the other, or bring a windfall to someone else, or trigger a thought to innovate or simply spin a thread for some one, which can become an enlighted path for the wary. Opportunities are not to be wasted, and it is better late than never.

I, on behalf of you all, on the propitious occasion of the second issue of this monthly periodical, invite, regular contributory articles on scientific, literary, case studies, experiences, peer reviews, innovate ideas, et al, so as to enrich all, so as to satisfy us of the fact that we have done something to bring about a change for the better. If we start today, we might end up somewhere, but if no start is made, we do not end up anywhere.

Adieu for now.