Today Is Punjab Bandh
I am not going to discuss pros and cons.
Bandhs and protests always cause public inconvenience.
There are methods to solve issues without inconvenience to others.
A bandh paralyses the state.
Who gets benefited from paralysis?
It is the common man that is at loss.
Anyways. I just hope it remains peaceful.
A Menace Called Railway Crossing
I am little uncomfortable today. I wish could be furious but that does not serve any purpose. Anybody would be if one has to spend 40 minutes on a railway crossing.
Yes! 40 minutes.
This happened today morning.
That delayed my journey by probably more than the period I than I waited at the crossing because it took [...]
Wide Highways, Choking Links
Indian highways are undergoing a major change.
From thin arterial structures, highways are being turned into giant entities.
Imagine a single road accomodating trafic of both directions being turned into a 8 laned road.
The roads are increasing in capacity to transfer number of vehicles at any given period.
Annoying CAPS Lock
I have always found CAPS lock on the keyboard very annoying. Because it is near to SHIFT button and often gets pressed wrongly, it often results in mistakes that are so irritating that I feel like pulling the button.
I am so surprised at the ite where it has been positioned. May be ewarlier keyboards meant [...]
Changing Face of Village
Our village is surely changing at fast pace. There is a lot of movement and lot of buildings. More than that is the the way people have changed the way they carry themselves.
Gone is the timidness and shyness of yesteryear. people are bolder in theri oulook and in their behavior.
People have dreams that are no [...]
Lack of Empathy and Callousness of Government Offices
I have grown in a village where every other government official was considered an officer. Yes! Even the peon.
I was told that in order to get your work done, you need to push the officials and the push is given by money, the famous Ghoos.
I distinctly remember many such incidents. The clerk, commonly known as [...]
The Weather Changed
I notice that my last post was also about weather, well about heat to be exact. Today I write because the weather is very pleasant. It is a beautiful Sunday. The morning leaves are still glittering from the effect of water that rain brought in the night.
There is a pleasant decrease in the temperature. UCMS [...]