Saturday, May 17, 2014

An open letter to Mr. Prime minister

Congratulations Sir! What you have done is truly amazing. To get a mandate such as this, is some thing which not many people has done. I know the amount of hard work and discipline put in to this and hats off to that sir. Hope and pray this mandate gets the work it deserves.

Sir, but to be frank I am a bit skeptical. I am as passionate about this country and its people as you are; And so I hope you will take us (all these skeptics) along, in this path of the so called development.

Sir, let us be honest first. This ministry of yours is not made up of saints. There may be good people. But for the first time in Indian history, 34% of the MPs who won yesterday have criminal records and that is sad. So the first job you have in your hand is to keep track on them. Remember, the previous prime minister was considered clean, yet his ministry was also considered the most corrupt in the post independence India. There are rats in every ship sir and hope you are aware of them. If you don't kill them quickly they will eat up your mandate soon.

Sir, When you said "India has won" after yesterday's victory lot of people said they had goose bumps! I am sorry sir. I din't. It smelled gracelessness. India has not won yet sir. Your party won. All those who voted against you also wanted India to win. And for that to happen, you have to work with an integrity and passion which is unmatched. Your own state which you had ruled for a decade now has yet to give even food to all its people. And if that is the plight of the so called most developed state, imagine the other states. And this sir, is only one of the works to be done for India to win!And there are many many more.

Sir, There are minorities in this country who don't trust you. And you know this better than I do. And they have reasons for it. If you want this country to win, minorities also have to be taken along. Sir, as you would have known now, your ministry is the one with the least number of minorities in independent history. And let this not hamper you in taking them along.

Sir, I hope you know there are your followers who abuse anybody who oppose you at the drop of a pen. I also hope sir, that you know it reflects on you badly. When taking the country forward teach them grace. Grace is the best way to reach people sir. Believe me, It is!

Sir, I know you used a lot of money from the capitalists. Sadly I agree, without them it is not possible to win elections in this country. But sir, If you go out of the way to give whatever you got, Life in this country for the common man will be,well-nigh impossible.

Sir, economic development in this country is sadly measured by stock markets and GDP. But this is not how it should be measured. Education, health and sanitation are important factors which are to be taken in to consideration. Without measuring them, any growth is a sham sir. There are good economists who can show you the way, if only you take them in consideration.

I know you have just won a huge election and it is time to celebrate. Celebrate sir! It is after all a huge victory. But then your honey moon period will be too small and if you don't start delivering on the promises, people won't forgive. If you want to know about that sir, ask your predecessors. They know it all too well!

All the best sir in your endeavour to make India win. God be with you.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Why I cannot not write on her!

There are people I admire and there are people I love! Yes, both are different. And when she called me today just to tell me a 'hi' I realized that she belongs to both the categories. I love her for what she is, a friend I can go to and a sister who has stood with me and I admire her for the personality she is and the life she lives.

Sudarshinika, is somebody who has been pretty close to me for years now. Ever since her young son Oby became my fan(Yes! my fan) as a toddler, we have been close. And she has been one of my best friends since then.

I love her for she has been my go to person for anything and everything. For the failures and disappointments, for the times of shock and disgust and to the days of immense joy hers has been the first go to number for years now. And she has been wonderful! 'Wonderful' is too small a word I think.

And did n't I tell you I respect her? Not for all the love she has poured out, but for the life she lives and the personality she is! The honesty and the integrity she brings to her workplace, the love she has shown on her inlaws, the ways she brings up her little children and to top it all the humility she is bestowed with, have all been lessons for life.

Akka, not many people know what you are to me! Life has thrown a lot of wonderful people at me, yet you are special. Thanks for everything you have given. Hope you remain the same incredible human being you are, and remain the special person you are to me in the years to come.