tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51591920341769985492024-02-20T17:27:18.861-08:00My ExperiencesGagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-34893473057170663732014-11-06T06:49:00.001-08:002014-11-06T06:49:18.190-08:00Trip to Abbott Mount<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Abbott Mount</span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-transform: capitalize;">Rahiye Ab Aisi Jagah Chalkar Jahaan Koi Na Ho </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #383838; max-width: 728px; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-transform: capitalize;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #383838; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-transform: capitalize;">HamasuKhan Koi Na Ho Aur Hamazabaan Koi Na Ho </span></span>
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Thus wrote Mirza Ghalib a long time ago. At times you feel like going to a place where you can feel the silence, the buzz of the city, the sound of horns, the screech of tyres is all behind you. Books are your only companion and the mountains your only friend. In search of this place brought me to this amazing place called Abbott Mount.</div>
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<li>Drive to Moradabad-Rampur-Rudrapur-Tanakpur-Loha Ghat-Abbott Mount. This is about 410 kms and would take 7-8 hours depending upon the traffic.</li>
<li>Drive to Budaun-Bareilli-Pilibhit-Tanakpur-Lohaghat</li>
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One may take a train also to Rudrapur and take a cab from there. We chose the second route via Budaun as we had a night stay at Budaun.</div>
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From Budaun to Tanakpur the route is what you expect in Uttar Pradesh. Bumpy, single lane and altogether bad. A very strange thing happens near Tanakpur, suddenly the mobile picks signals from Nepal Telecom. The Indian telecom signals being too weak and the place being as close to Nepal as it is.</div>
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The road from Tanakpur to Lohaghat is very bad. For a short journey of 88 kms, we took more than 3 hours. Lohagjat to Abbott Mount is 8 kms. All provisions like soda , cigarettes and liquor need to be purchased from Loha Ghat. </div>
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Abbott Mount is named after Mr Harold Abbott who bought a bungalow here a century ago. as of now there would be 6-7 bungalows at Abbott Mount one of which belongs to my wife's family and was purchased by her grandfather about 40 years ago. The family has now partnered with M/s Asian Adventures as maintaining the property while living in Delhi is both a costly as well as difficult ask.</div>
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My better half had very fond memories of the place as she had spent a lot of her summer vacations with her family here. As for me, my love for mountains and the chance to catch-up with my reading after a financial year end was reason enough to be here.<br />
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The good thing is that the cottage, though modified partly to suit visitors, has retained most of its original charm. The staff is extremely friendly, though it may not be correct of me to praise them too much given the obvious bias they had towards us.<br />
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One may take quiet long walks here without the chance of getting run down by a bus or by a teenager playing Yo Yo Honey Singh at full volume.<br />
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A walk around the entire mount shall not take more than an hour and you shall pass the church built by the Abbott family in 1942 which is now closed. The Abbott Bungalow and a couple of more bungalows.<br />
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A small graveyard of the Abbott family is close to the church.<br />
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On a clear day one may have a spectacular view of the mountains from the cottage garden. We weren't so lucky as the weather at the time of our visit was partially cloudy.<br />
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We stayed here for 4 days in April and it was an amazing stay. The books, the mountains and the quiet do make a lethal combination.<br />
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The throne where i read 'The Best of National Interest' by Shekhar Gupta and 'The Siege' by Adrian Levy.<br />
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Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-12963881367122673252014-10-16T07:32:00.001-07:002014-10-16T07:32:03.485-07:00Delhi-Orchha-Kahjuraho-Delhi( Part 4) A Photographic Journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b><u>Kalinjar Fort</u></b><br />
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(Kalinjar) is one of the most characteristic specimens of the hill-fortresses, originally hill-shrines, of central India. Its antiquity is proved by its mention in the Mahabharata. Kalinjar means <i>The destroyer of time</i> in Sanskrit. 'Kal' is time and 'jar' destruction. Legend says that after manthan Hindu God, Lord Shiva, drank the poison and his throat became blue (hence the name Neel (blue) Kantha (throat)) and he came to Kalinjar and overcome the 'Kal' i.e. he achieved victory over death. This is the reason the Shiva temple at Kalinjar is called <b>Neelkanth</b>. Since then, the hill has been considered a holy site, casting its shadow across the patches of grasslands as well as the densely forested valley. The natural splendor of the surroundings makes it an ideal place for penance and meditation and, surprisingly, a strange mystique still pervades all over the hill.</div>
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The hilly peak has several legends attached to it. Its origin being shrouded in mystery, not much is known as to when and by whom the fort was built on this holy hill, though modern historians conjecture that Bargujar Kings built it from 150 to 250 CE. The fort contains Shiva temple of Neelkanth Mahadev. Similar to the one built by King Manthandev Bargujar,(a shilalekh/rock edict stands testimony to this fact,now inside Sariska Tiger Reserve ) confirmed by Col.James Tod in his classical, "Annals and Antiquties of Rajasthan" 18th century British historian,and at Baroli near Rana Sagar Dam. Later the Bargujars were part of a much bigger Gurjara–Pratihara Empire in North India which was at its peak from 500 to 1150 CE. The fort was a unique monument of its time and had no parallel in any other part of the country in terms of sheer grandeur and artistry.</div>
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Its historical background is replete with numerous battles and invasions. The Hindu princes of different dynasties as well as the Muslim rulers fought hard to conquer it and the fort continued to pass from one ruler to another. But, except for the Chandelas, no other ruler could reign over it for long,Chandelas are also a branch of the Bargujars called Chandela Rajputs.</div>
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It was besieged by Mahmud of Ghazni in 1023 without success, and later by the Mughal Babur who was the only commander in history to have captured the fort in 1526 when driving away Raja Hasan Khan Mewattpati. It was also the place where Sher Shah Suri met his death in 1545 when he was killed either in the fort or nearby on the grounds. Kalinjar played a prominent part in history down to the time of the Revolt of 1857, when it was held by a small British garrison. Both the fort and the town, which stands at the foot of the hill, are of interest to the antiquary on account of the remains of temples, sculptures, inscriptions and caves.</div>
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In 1812, the British troops marched into Bundelkhand. After a long battle they were able to annex the fort. The British seizure of Kalinjar proved to be a great watershed, transferring the legacy of the old aristocracy into the hands of the new bureaucracy of officials who showed their loyalty to British imperialism by damaging the captured fort. The damages caused to the fort can still be seen on its walls and open spaces.</div>
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With as much history attached to the fort, we were quite excited to be there. A long steep road leads you to the fort.<br />
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<b><u>Neelkanth Temple</u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I have been to many temples in India and having seen the beautiful Khajuraho temples i was of the firm view that nothing can be more beautiful or enchanting. I was wrong. The Neelkanth temple is probably more beautiful than any other that i have seen.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #252525; line-height: 22px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The western part of the fort rewards all who take the time to look inside the temple of Neelkanth Mahadev. Each time one peeps through a cave-like opening and glances at an imposing Shivlinga of around five feet, one is awe-struck. The idea has been to use landscape and cave-isolation to set the solemnity of the mood for prayer. Its intrinsic feature is to reflect and refract light in the appropriate seasons, letting in light in winter and darkening to restrict its entry in summer. Just above the temple is a natural water source and water in this source never dries up. Water continually drips on Shivalinga. The priests, who are Chandela Rajputs since the time of the Chandela kings, point out an interesting factoid: The neck of the sculpture of lord shiva on the shivalinga, though made of solid rock, is always moist to touch. In some sense reminding every visitor the "neelkantha" or drinking of poison story.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Close to the Shivling cave, stand the idols of Bhairava and goddess Parvati, made of black stone. Images of numerous gods and goddesses are carved on both sides of the gateway. A number of broken pillars are seen at regular distances. On these pillars, it is said, six-storey constructions were raised, but they were demolished later. There are numerous rock-cut sculptures showing neglect and ravages of time. The vagaries of nature and of man have taken their toll but the remnants indicate a synthesis of several ancient cultures and faiths, the legacy of a glorious past.</span></div>
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The fort cries of lack of maintenance and neglect. A place of such immense historic significance lies in ruins today. A must visit for anyone going to Khajuraho.</div>
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<b><u>Ajaigarh Fort</u></b><br />
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The Ajaigarh fort is situated about 100 kms from Khajuraho. This fort is in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh. From the town of Ajaigarh you need to climb about 600 steps to reach the fort. While climbing the stairs i was thinking 'this may be worth it'. It was Bakrid day so no guide was available and frankly we did not know much about the place anyway.<br />
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As we reached the fort we realized that all hard work had been in vain and from the gate which is called the Kalinjar Gate there was just nothing to see. We also did not find a soul at the place. We ventured further in the jungle only to realize that there was actually nothing to see.<br />
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We then decided to return and were deeply disappointed. On our way back near the gate we found Mr Pooran of the ASI, he told us that there is actually a lot to see but we will have to go about 2 kms in the jungle.<br />
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With no mobile signal, no information, not a soul around, and being deep in a jungle, i can assure you that the 2 kms stretch was scary. We were not even sure what we will see, how we will find whatever there is etc. After 2 kms into the jungle we saw what appeared like a temple.<br />
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At the temple we found two gentlemen who told us that there is a place called Rang Mahal closeby. We decided to have a look at it and believe me, all the hard work of climbing the stairs just vanished.<br />
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There is no information about what appears to be a temple but is called the Rang Mahal. As is with most places, ASI probably started restoration and then due to lack of will or money or both stopped midway. The place is in ruins but extremely beautiful nevertheless.<br />
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Stones with carvings of what must be parts of this heritage are lying in the jungle neglected.<br />
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There is no water, no food , not a human being in sight. Packed lunch and enough water is a must. The fort is about 90 minutes drive past the Panna sanctuary, the road is good and this fort beautiful.</div>
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175 kms from Orchha. We started around 3 pm from Orchha and reached around 7
pm. The roads in general are good though single lane. Kahjuraho has a railway
station and an airport. I heard that a
new airport with better facilities and international connectivity is in the
making and that will be a big boost to tourism in and around Khajuraho.
Khajuraho happens to be the second most worth visiting place after the Taj
Mahal at least by international travellers and is a UNESCO world heritage site.
The UP Sampark kranti starts from Delhi( Nizamuddin) and is a good way to reach
Khajuraho. The place has all major hotels viz Lalit, Bundela by Taj, Ramada, Radisson
and smaller cheaper options are a plenty. We stayed at Bundela which is a
magnificent property with excellent service.
I have travelled across and stayed in a lot of national and
international hotels but, for the first time I found a room with a bathroom that has glass walls as a connecting wall to
the room. It did have an electrically operated curtain but was amusing
nevertheless.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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divided into the Western temples and the Eastern Temples. They are Hindu and
Jain temples with nearly similar design. Whatever I knew about Khajuraho till
now was what was available on the net which included the sexual art in the
temples, I have visited enough and more temples and my expectations were
limited when I started out the next day morning to visit the Western Temples
which are walking distance from the Hotel. On transportation, cycle rickshawas,
autorickshwas and taxis are readily available in the city. Most of the temples
may be visited by any mode of transport, depending on the depth of your pocket
and idea of the holiday.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thought we should understand something about the history of the town and the
kings who made these marvels of stone. Most of the details of the town and
history are available online. I have tried to include my experiences more than
the details. However for deeper understanding especially architecture wherein I
am a novice, some help has been taken from websites, though I have tried not to
complicate it too much while still providing some insight. This may be taken as
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the name and history<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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name Khajuraho, or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">Kharjuravāhaka</i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, is derived from
ancient<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; text-decoration: none;">Sanskrit</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span 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="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span></span><span 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><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">kharjura</i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">खर्जूर</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> means<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; text-decoration: none;">date palm</span><span 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="text-align: -webkit-auto;">,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"> </span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">vāhaka</i><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">, </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;">वाहक</span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial;"> means
"one who carries" or bearer</span><span style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">). Local legends state that the temples had two
golden date-palm trees as their gate (missing when they were rediscovered).</span>
Another school of thought suggests that the name Kharjura also means the
scorpion which would imply that the meaning maybe ‘scorpion bearer’ referring
to Shiva.Shiva in his aghora avatar wears a garland of scorpions so the name
may well be taken as an epithet of Shiva. Given the number of Shiva temples,
this may well be the case.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the monuments were built by the Chandela dynasty starting around 970 AD to
around 1040 AD. Most of the temples were built during the reign of Yashovarman
and Dhanga. Yasovarman's legacy is best exhibited by Lakshmana temple,
Visvanatha temple best highlights King Dhanga's reign. The largest and
currently most famous surviving temple is Kandariya Mahadeva built in the reign
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Chandela dynasty except that they were destroyed by visitors, both during the
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surviving temples, 6 are dedicated to Shiva and his consorts, 8 to Vishnu and
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western group temples are the best maintained and attract maximum tourists. The
eastern group are Jain temples and the others are spread across, quite close to
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area of Khajuraho is devoted to one or several holy Hindu Gods. In
all the sacred temples, the primary deities are placed in the sanctum and are
created according to the conferences of the amazing Shilpa text messages. These
deities are usually in addition to several other numbers organized in content
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<span style="background-color: white;">The sacred demi-gods
are numbers from the incredible world and are placed on the top row of the
walls. These consist of numbers of holy vidyadharas, Lord Gandharvas and great
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<span style="background-color: white;">The sexy apsaras or
incredible women type the significant slice of the statues at the area of
Khajuraho. These extra ordinary sexy surasundaris can be seen involving in
various actions and in different postures.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The Indian sex postures constitute only 10% of the total statues at Khajuraho. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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sacred temples also include statues that illustrate the everyday lifestyle of
people during the middle ages. Scenarios of elegant search, the elegant judge,
walking military, instructor and students, performers studying from their
instructor or great Acharya, investors with camels and artists at work can be
seen on the platform or plinth of the sacred temples.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The renowned Khajuraho
statues not only consist of people but also a variety of animals – actual as
well as legendary. The list of actual creature statues contains monsters,
fluff, farm pets, camels and tigers. Mythical creature statues consist of that
of the amazing vyala, which is a creature with one's human body of a lion and
head of different animals such as wild boar, tiny bird and amazing hippo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Apart from these
numbers, the renowned Khajuraho statues consist of remarkably designed summary
geometrical and flower styles designed on sections, support beams and surfaces.
The lotus regarded to be the most excellent can be seen in various kinds and
styles on the roofs as well as by means of providing to the gods.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to Khajuraho poses endless questions, and answers to most of them we don’t have
till date. Answers to questions like why so many temples at one place, who
built them, what gods do they enshrine, what is the reason of the erotic
structures and female structures. Most of them we can only guess till date.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Khajuraho temples,
like almost all Hindu temple designs, follow a grid geometrical design called<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>vastu-purusha-mandala</i>.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This design plan has three important
components -<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Mandala</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>means circle,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Purusha</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>is universal essence at the core of
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<span style="background-color: white;">The design lays out a Hindu temple in a symmetrical,
concentrically layered, self-repeating structure around the core of the temple
called garbhagriya, where the abstract principle Purusha and the primary deity
of the temple dwell. The sikhara, or spire, of the temple rises above the
garbhagriya. This symmetry and structure in design is derived from central
beliefs, myths, cardinality and mathematical principles.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">The circle of mandala circumscribe the square. The
square is considered divine for its perfection </span><span style="background-color: white;">and as a symbolic product of
knowledge and human thought, while circle is considered earthly, human and
observed in everyday life (moon, sun, horizon, water drop, rainbow). Each
supports the other.</span><span class="apple-converted-space" style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white;">The square is divided into perfect 64
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Most Khajuraho temples deploy the 8x8 (64) padas
grid Manduka Vastupurushamandala, with pitha mandala the square grid
incorporated in the design of the spires.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The primary deity or lingas are
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Khajuraho temples use
the 8x8 (64) Vastupurusamandala Manduka grid layout plan (left) found in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Hindu temples. Above
the temple’s brahma padas is a Sikhara (Vimana or Spire) that rises
symmetrically above the central core, typically in a circles and
turning-squares concentric layering design (right) that flows from one to the
other as it rises towards the sky.<o:p></o:p></div>
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The architecture is symbolic and reflects the
central Hindu beliefs through its form, structure and arrangement of its parts.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The mandapas as well as the arts are
arranged in the Khajuraho temples in a symmetric repeating patterns, even
though each image or sculpture is distinctive in its own way. The relative
placement of the images are not random but together they express ideas, just
like connected words form sentences and paragraphs to compose ideas.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>This fractal pattern that is common in
Hindu temples.Various statues and panels have
inscriptions. Many of the inscriptions on the temple walls are poems with
double meanings, something that the complex structure of Sanskrit allows in
creative compositions.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Above the vastu-purusha-mandala of each temple is a
superstructure with a dome called<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>Shikhara</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>(or<i>Vimana</i>, Spire).<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Variations in spire design come from
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In each temple, the central space typically is
surrounded by an ambulatory for the pilgrim to walk around and ritually
circumambulate the Purusa and the main deity.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>The pillars, walls and ceilings around
the space, as well as outside have highly ornate carvings or images of the four
just and necessary pursuits of life - kama, artha, dharma and moksa. This clockwise
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Larger Khajuraho temples also have pillared halls
called mandapa. One near the entrance, on the east side, serves as the waiting
room for pilgrims and devotees. The mandapas are also arranged by principles of
symmetry, grids and mathematical precision. This use of same underlying
architectural principle is common in Hindu temples found all over India.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Each Khajuraho temple is distinctly
carved yet also repeating the central common principles in almost all Hindu
temples, one which Susan Lewandowski refers to as “an organism of repeating
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western group of temples are the most well preserved and have a total of 9
temples. One of these temples Matangeshwara is still used for worship by locals. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a smaller temple and the only temple dedicated to Surya, the sun god was
built between 1000-1025 AD. The icon of Surya here is about 7 feet tall.The
exterior of the of the temple is adorned with sculptures of beautiful apsaras ,
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The small temple on the left is the Mahadeva temple. Both share the same base platform with the much larger Kandariya Mahadev temple.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The temple is named for the image of the Goddess now found in the enshrined in the sanctum, but was originally dedicated to Vishnu.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The Kandariya Mahadev Temple is <span style="background: white; color: #252525;">the largest and most ornate<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background: white;">Hindu<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span></span>temple<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">in the medieval temple group found at<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Khajuraho<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">in<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Madhya
Pradesh<span style="color: #252525;">,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>India<span style="color: #252525;">. It is considered one of the best examples of temples
preserved from the medieval period in India.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Khajuraho was once the religious
capital of the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>ChandelaRajputs<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">and today is one of the most popular<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>tourist destinations in
India<span style="color: #252525;">. The Kandariya Mahadeva temple is the largest
of the Western group of temples and was built by king Dhangadeva</span>,
arguably one of the greatest Chandela kings. The temple was built around 1050
on Hindu beliefs dating back to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>1000
BC<span style="color: #252525;">; The main spire or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><i style="text-align: -webkit-auto;">sikhara</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>rises
<st1:metricconverter productid="31 m" w:st="on">31 m</st1:metricconverter> to
depict<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Mount
Kailash<span style="color: #252525;">, the Himalayan mountain abode of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Shiva<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">and is surrounded by 84 miniature spires (or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Urushringas<span style="color: #252525;">). Inside the sanctum is a marble<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>linga<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color: #252525;"> </span></span><span style="color: #252525;">representing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Shiva<span style="color: #252525;">.</span> A place of amazing beauty,
undoubtedly the most beautiful temple in Kahjuraho. I went to see this temple
twice, once during sunrise and once during sunset. These are east facing
temples, the first ray of the sun fall on the Shiva Linga. I had the pleasure of
seeing that as well.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It will be incorrect of me to write anything more about the
temple. I bow to the architectural knowledge of those that made this amazing temple.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The eastern group of temples consist mainly of Jain temples. Some of these temples have been reconstructed using cement and bricks. Two of these are still like the original structure. The difference between these and the Western Group is in the architecture, these temples do not have any sexual structures, unlike the Western Group. The primary deities in these temples are Jain tirthankaras. The Jain temples probably date to 11th century AD.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dedicated to Shiva. This temple is a couple of kilometers from the Eastern Group.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Dedicated to Lord Vishnu, this temple is another couple of kms from the Duladeo temple. Comparatively a simpler temple then others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The photographs below are from a temple discovered later than the other temples mentioned above at a place called Bija Mandal in 1999. The sad part is that the ASI has done nothing about this temple since the time it was discovered. There is a guard who sits near the temple. Precious architectural and historical structures are lying close to the temple with nothing being done towards restoration. This appears to be a Shiva temple, the main Shiva linga lies in the open crying about the neglect. Fifteen years have passed and i feel that an equal number shall pass before something happens here, if at all.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Located in near a dirty pond is the Brahma temple. This temple is located in a residential locality. Again, little is done towards promoting this temple. Most of the tourists dont even visit this temple. Nothing is known about the construction era etc. It is known as the Brahma temple because of the status inside that resembles Brahma.</span><br />
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Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-60408357002458492452014-10-10T06:36:00.000-07:002014-10-10T06:39:18.260-07:00Delhi-Orchha-Kahjuraho-Delhi( Part 1) A Photographic Journey<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Delhi-Jhansi (Shatabdi)-Orchha-Kahjuraho (Cab)-Ajaigarh-Kalinjar-Khajuraho(Cab)-Delhi(
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Orchha is located about 18 kms from Jhansi and is a town in
the Tikagarh district of Madhya Pradesh. Orchha lies on the banks of the Betwa
River. This is a small town where there are some beautiful architecturally significant
buildings, temples and Palaces. Orchha was founded in the 15<sup>th</sup>
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The town survives on tourists. There are two significant
palaces close to each other Raja Mahal and Jehangir Mahal. The palaces are visited
by numerous tourists( more foreigners then Indian) and are a reflection of the
quality with which we maintain our archeological buildings. The palaces cry due
to neglect of hundreds of years. Each and every wall of the palaces are carved
with names of those amazing people who couldn’t achieve anything significant in
life and engraved their names on the walls of these beautiful buildings. The
paintings have been destroyed by neglect and lack of maintenance. I think the interior
of the palaces are now beyond repair. The architecture of the palaces is
excellent and these palaces and cenotaphs ( chhatris) speak volumes of the
architectural capabilities of the people 500 years ago. These are mainly
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The place could have been easily one of the most revenue earning place for the government had someone ever focused on maintaining the place.</div>
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Raja Mahal is right next to the Jehangir Mahal and though less beautiful architecturally, is worth a visit.</div>
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Below is a view of the Chturbhuj Temple from the Raja Mahal. <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: white; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial;">Chaturbhuj Temple<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>was built, during the reign of<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>Emperor<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Akbar, by the Queen of Orchha Ganeshi Bai</div>
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Next were the Cenotaphs or Chhatris. A chhatri is an empty
tomb in the memory of someone who is buried elsewhere. Honestly, these I felt
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Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-10971626025279964352010-03-01T21:20:00.001-08:002010-03-01T21:20:45.723-08:00IFIf you can keep your head when all about you<br />Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,<br />If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you<br />But make allowance for their doubting too,<br />If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,<br />Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,<br />Or being hated, don't give way to hating,<br />And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise: <br />If you can dream--and not make dreams your master,<br />If you can think--and not make thoughts your aim;<br />If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster<br />And treat those two impostors just the same;<br />If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken<br />Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,<br />Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,<br />And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: <br />If you can make one heap of all your winnings<br />And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss,<br />And lose, and start again at your beginnings<br />And never breath a word about your loss;<br />If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew<br />To serve your turn long after they are gone,<br />And so hold on when there is nothing in you<br />Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!" <br />If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,<br />Or walk with kings--nor lose the common touch,<br />If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;<br />If all men count with you, but none too much,<br />If you can fill the unforgiving minute<br />With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,<br />Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,<br />And--which is more--you'll be a Man, my son! <br />--Rudyard KiplingGagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-14926182639739030362010-02-12T04:23:00.000-08:002010-02-12T04:26:21.045-08:00Another Good oneIf successful people have one common trait, it's an utter lack of<br /><br />cynicism. The world owes them nothing. They go out and find what they<br /><br />need without asking for permission; they're driven, talented, and<br /><br />work through negatives by focusing on the positives.Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-54455018382203780492010-01-12T20:16:00.000-08:002010-01-12T20:17:09.097-08:00Good One3 Qualities of Leaders Without a Title: 1. Obsessive focus 2. Relentless Passion 3. a Refusal to LoseGagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-15948354655392068752009-10-27T02:54:00.000-07:002009-10-30T00:59:40.329-07:00Quotes<div align="justify">These are some of the quotes that are different from the run-of-mill variety that we come across everyday. They are quotes on LOGIC/DATA ANALYSIS/KNOWLEDGE etc, quite relevant. Read it from many Sherlock Homes stories that i have read over a period of time. Excellent work by Sir Doyle.</div><ul><li><div align="justify">His ignorance was as remarkable as his knowledge.</div></li><p align="justify"><br /> </p><li><div align="justify">It is a capital mistake to theorize before you have all the evidence. It biases the judgment. </div></li><li><div align="justify">You know a conjurer gets no credit when once he has explained his trick; and if I show you too much of my method of working, you will come to the conclusion that I am a very ordinary individual after all.</div></li><li><div align="justify">What you do in this world is a matter of no consequence," returned my companion, bitterly. "The question is, what can you make people believe that you have done? </div></li><li><div align="justify">I never guess. It is a shocking habit — destructive to the logical faculty.</div></li><li><div align="justify">I never make exceptions. An exception disproves the rule. </div></li><li><div align="justify">How often have I said to you that when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth? </div></li><li><div align="justify">It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. </div></li><li><div align="justify">Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.</div></li><li><div align="justify">"Data! Data! Data!" he cried impatiently. "I can't make bricks without clay." </div></li><li><div align="justify">Education never ends Watson. It is a series of lessons with the greatest for the last. </div></li><li><div align="justify">We must look for consistency. Where there is a want of it we must suspect deception. </div></li></ul><p> </p>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-85662063823679987082009-07-05T21:53:00.000-07:002009-07-05T21:59:00.269-07:00The boiling frogSlow change in organisations and even in personal life are more easily absorbed than sudden changes which are resisted. An interesting metaphor to explain.<br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="color:#660000;">If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, it will float there quite placidly. As the water gradually heats up, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death.<br />—Version of the story from </span><a title="Daniel Quinn" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Quinn"><span style="color:#660000;">Daniel Quinn</span></a><span style="color:#660000;">'s </span><a title="The Story of B" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_of_B"><span style="color:#660000;">The Story of B</span></a><span style="color:#660000;">oiling Frog</span></div>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-73076707367533004472009-06-29T20:47:00.000-07:002009-06-30T00:33:44.773-07:00Myopia and AmnesiaMyopia and Amnesia are two problems that plague leaders worlwide.Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-53446361915882608602009-06-23T21:51:00.000-07:002009-06-23T21:54:18.141-07:00WorkersThis is dedicated for professionals who work their guts out to make sure that their bosses get hefty pay hikes and bonusses. I read it in class X and found it apt in professional set-ups.<br /><br /><strong>जो पुल बनायेंगे वोह इतिहास में पीछे ही रह जायेंगे,</strong><br /><strong>पार हो जाएँगी सेना, विजयी होंगे राम, मारे जायेंगे रावण,</strong><br /><strong>जो पुल बनायेंगे वोह इतिहास में बन्दर कहलायेंगे.</strong>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-50939910334841114252009-06-15T03:08:00.000-07:002009-06-15T03:10:02.334-07:00Meetings<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjj0KFeMikN54YqMO39sBoIYlatDKoF6pjZWQw1CaN_hTv5UBmcm7gkH2u1s1U764-_ed5UoMOxN4BIlcQ6ug4DsOk6y4CKQeqeryPs56ElaZSoShuAD_lz582c6Zls0FBV-HkTUPIHE/s1600-h/meeting.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347494499060611202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBjj0KFeMikN54YqMO39sBoIYlatDKoF6pjZWQw1CaN_hTv5UBmcm7gkH2u1s1U764-_ed5UoMOxN4BIlcQ6ug4DsOk6y4CKQeqeryPs56ElaZSoShuAD_lz582c6Zls0FBV-HkTUPIHE/s400/meeting.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-59035960280488575762009-05-30T02:25:00.000-07:002009-05-30T02:31:08.126-07:00Questions and AnswersJust when i think i have answers to life's questions, the bloody questions change.Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-84417235544354565952009-04-04T04:22:00.000-07:002009-04-04T04:25:22.645-07:00Performance Appraisals<div align="justify">In March every year comes that part of the financial year when everyone either gets appraised or is doing a performance appraisal. This is one time of the year when everyone from your boss to his boss has to conduct what they find least pleasing. Nevertheless, being a necessary evil, everyone has his or her own style of performance appraisals. I have myself been appraised by very good and pathetic bosses during the course of my banking career and have thought of some things that one must keep in mind while carrying out an appraisal.<br /><br /><strong><u>Time</u></strong>-This is probably the only time of the year when someone reporting to you has a chance to voice his or her own opinion about various things in the organization/department. It is important that rather than your tongue doing overtime, the appraisee talks more. Listen to him/her; cajole him/her to speak out. If the appraisee agrees with what you are saying then either you or your department is perfect or they don’t have confidence in you to speak out. Since the former is an illusion, the latter is true in most cases. Ultimately, it is your failure as a boss.<br /><br /><strong><u>Importance</u></strong>- It needs to be made very clear to each and everyone that the Performance appraisal is not a form filling exercise and that you mean business.<br /><br /><br /><strong><u>Direction</u></strong>- The performance appraisal is also a time when you give/get directions for the next year. It is important that the appraiser is very forthright and clear in what is required from the appraisee in the coming future. While change is certain, broad guidelines will remain the same. A performance appraisal is not a fault finding exercise and should not be treated as one.<br /><br /><strong><u>Objectivity</u></strong>-Try and remove any element of subjectivity from the entire exercise, the more objective a performance appraisal is, more meaningful and less painful it becomes. While it may not be possible to remove all subjectivity from the process, it always helps if you are ready with numbers, both as an appraisee and as an appraiser. Even in case of soft skills, be ready with e-mails etc to make it clear of the guidelines given by you at times/alarms raised by you at times. Try and remove your likes and dislikes about the person as much as possible in the process. While this may sound clichéd, however the more it is adhered to, the better is the appraisal process.<br /><br /><strong><u>Rating</u></strong>: In most of the cases in my professional career, the final word in the appraisal exercise is not the last one. Words like ‘moderation’ ‘bell-curve’ exist in every organization. While it may not be possible to give exact ratings for fear of embarrassment in front of the appraisee at a later date, you need to broadly tell and update the appraisee of where he or she stands. If you have reasonable amount of intellect, this is not a very difficult thing to do.<br /><br />Finally, this is the time the poor guy after working his guts out throughout the year has been waiting for, it is important that he is reasonably satisfied at the outcome of the process. It is not humanly possible to satisfy everyone at the same time, if you are rational and objective; in most of the cases the objective is achieved. Finally a boss is only as good as his team; the converse is not true, if you need to run your business for the next year as well, try not to de-motivate the poor chap to death but to encourage him to do better.</div>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-36688031695373933112009-04-01T20:38:00.000-07:002009-04-02T05:10:25.347-07:00The Financial Year-2008-2009 in retrospect<p align="justify">Today the financial year 2008-2009 comes to an end. This was the most difficult year at least in my banking career and resulted in a lot of changes both positive and not so positive both in personal and professional lives of bankers across. I try and recollect some of the things that happened in this financial year.</p><ul><li><div align="justify">Recession became the key word to be used in every party/meeting/discussion.<br />Most of the professionals became experts in the macro economics of not just the country but globally.</div></li><li><div align="justify">People reconciled to the fact that they will not get increments and bonus, no one cribbed when the banks/companies declared that they will not pay anything this year, owing to the recession. Everyone, on the contrary was happy that they are still on the company role.<br />The hardest impact came when no mutual fund gave diaries/calendars on Diwali and New Year and no-one even asked them.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Husbands and boyfriends saved a lot of money claiming to be victims of the global recession.</div></li><li><div align="justify">The household savings increased as the fear of job-cuts loomed large.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Men started spending more quality time at home, there was nothing to watch on CNBC and going out was expensive. Fights over the remote were less and women-folk were happy to watch their choices on TV.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Ladies had to sharpen the culinary skills, not used for years now, as the family dinners at posh restaurants came down sharply.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Suddenly every ‘sale’ mattered. Everyone wanted to buy things in one sale or the other. No one wanted to miss this great opportunity to save money. A weird example of company offers ‘buy one-get three free’ ‘buy two get 3 free’ etc. </div></li><li><div align="justify">Even pubs and bars have been having strange schemes to encourage recession drinking. </div></li><li><div align="justify">Business became even more difficult. Third party became zero and bottom lines were hit heavily.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Good old banking that had Current and Savings accounts suddenly became popular. Something that made every seasoned banker happy. Bankers became less of equity brokers but unfortunately became more of Life Insurance sales guys since that was the only source of quick revenue.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Everyone just started wondering who is next, more rumours circulated the market than even before.</div></li><li><div align="justify">People who were working in the wrong industry were shown the way-out by their bosses. This will in turn help them in finding their calling in life.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Indian banking system came out to be better and more robust than banking sytems of the so called advanced nations of the world.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Business news channels and the technical and fundamental analysts who apparently were the only people other than god almighty to know how the stock market shall move made a fool of themselves and were last found looking for alternate professions.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Suddenly loans and credit cards were out and usage of debit cards increased. Credit card companies that were reckless in issuance of cards to every Amar, Akbar and Anthony showed some restraint.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Suddenly everyone was hit by recession, if you were not crying about it, people concluded that you definitely had a clandestine source of income. Even my presswala was hit by recession and started asking for advance more often.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Real Estate prices saw a correction and what a correction it was, suddenly the broker turned builders were on the verge of collapse and the neighborhood broker who in wake of 5 years started traveling in Mercedes from Maruti was cut down to size. Properties in a godforsaken part of NCR that was selling at atrociously high prices was somewhat regularized. The great Indian real estate tamasha seemed to end.<br /><br />Thus ended this financial year that caused more pain and suffering in the financial world than any that we have seen in the recent past. It had its own gains and in the longer run will result in settling down of the economies of the world, made people more financially responsible and for an economy on the path of development, will be helpful in the longer run.<br /><br />Good bye 2008-2009</div></li></ul>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-30704907498431682922009-03-01T22:48:00.000-08:002009-06-10T07:48:35.263-07:00A salute to George W BushLike the entire planet i was watching the swearing-in ceremony of Barack Obama and couldnt help but notice one of my favorite global leaders Mr. George W Bush being escorted to the chopper that would take him to his ranch in Texas. The man who shaped the history of not just people from his own country but of many nations across the globe for the worse, was all smiles, sat in the chopper with his wife, smiled, waived and left leaving his imprints in the history of the modern world.<br />A truly great man as is explained from some great quotes and photographs below. I salute the great man.<br /><br /><br /><span style="color:#000099;">"Tribal sovereignty means that; it's sovereign. I mean, you're a -- you've been given sovereignty, and you're viewed as a sovereign entity. And therefore the relationship between the federal government and tribes is one between sovereign entities." --Washington, D.C., Aug. 6, 2004<br /><br />"You know, one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror." --interview with CBS News' Katie Couric, Sept. 6, 2006<br /><br />"I'm the commander -- see, I don't need to explain -- I do not need to explain why I say things. That's the interesting thing about being president." --as quoted in Bob Woodward's Bush at War<br /><br />"I would say the best moment of all was when I caught a 7.5 pound largemouth bass in my lake." --on his best moment in office, interview with the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, May 7, 2006<br /><br />"I wish you'd have given me this written question ahead of time so I could plan for it...I'm sure something will pop into my head here in the midst of this press conference, with all the pressure of trying to come up with answer, but it hadn't yet...I don't want to sound like I have made no mistakes. I'm confident I have. I just haven't -- you just put me under the spot here, and maybe I'm not as quick on my feet as I should be in coming up with one." --after being asked to name the biggest mistake he had made, Washington, D.C., April 3, 2004<br /><br />"The most important thing is for us to find Osama bin Laden. It is our number one priority and we will not rest until we find him." --Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2001<br /><br />"I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority." --Washington, D.C., March 13, 2002<br /><br />"We found the weapons of mass destruction. We found biological laboratories ... And we'll find more weapons as time goes on. But for those who say we haven't found the banned manufacturing devices or banned weapons, they're wrong, we found them." --Washington, D.C., May 30, 2003<br /><br />"Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere!" --joking about his administration's failure to find WMDs in Iraq as he narrated a comic slideshow during the Radio & TV Correspondents' Association dinner, Washington, D.C., March 24, 2004<br /><br />"And so, General, I want to thank you for your service. And I appreciate the fact that you really snatched defeat out of the jaws of those who are trying to defeat us in Iraq." --to Army Gen. Ray Odierno, Washington, D.C., March 3, 2008<br /><br />"We're kicking ass." --President Bush, on the </span><a href="http://www.thecarpetbaggerreport.com/archives/12778.html"><span style="color:#000099;">security situation in Iraq</span></a><span style="color:#000099;">, to Australian Deputy Prime Minister Mark Vaile<br /><br /></span>And now some memorable photographs of the truly great man.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpg6kCjjD-vXpvwnHe5kGyPkbNkRFMT3rp36nFTBzBgEQHLweT8H8Vh0mKd6N-wm3HoU9VxoWDlLot4yp_tcQuvXJvLkI6TzcOZXqhUcbHDTGHNa95_HeqDumURtNyR8Bi1gc55fXjqk/s1600-h/phone.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308487388059758306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpg6kCjjD-vXpvwnHe5kGyPkbNkRFMT3rp36nFTBzBgEQHLweT8H8Vh0mKd6N-wm3HoU9VxoWDlLot4yp_tcQuvXJvLkI6TzcOZXqhUcbHDTGHNa95_HeqDumURtNyR8Bi1gc55fXjqk/s320/phone.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwlbpnqcrvdloJqgBwhS9slWOUSpKfcDDZi5zTkZeZOlDhUs6N_x8v7-H8aMkW0IQaK5BZUnRfrvPZQumUB9p2XQlTZbhmiHEG5AHqp9T_E95vnKhA7ndd3WvuJdjsorc12eNjiZlql6Y/s1600-h/osama.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308487386451446178" style="FLOAT: left; 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This is from a short story called Quantum of Solace which is a part of For Your Eyes Only</span></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> "I’ve seen flagrant infidelities patched up, I’ve seen crimes and even murder foreign by the other party, let alone bankruptcy and other forms of social crime. Incurable disease, blindness, disaster - all of these can be overcome. But never the death of common humanity in one of the partners. I’ve thought about this and I’ve invented a rather high-sounding title for this basic factor in human relations. I have called it the law of the Quantum of Solace.<br />Bond said, "That’s a splendid name for it. It’s certainly impressive enough. And of course I see what you mean. I should say you’re absolutely right. Quantum of Solace - the amount of comfort. Yes, I suppose you can say that all love and friendship is based in the end on that. Human beings are very insecure. When the other person not only makes you feel insecure but actually seems to want to destroy you, it’s obviously the end. The Quantum of Solace stands at zero. You’ve got to get away to save yourself."</div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"> </div>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-18440890468379879382008-09-14T07:01:00.000-07:002008-09-14T07:05:54.178-07:00Thoughts"The only man who behaves sensibly is my tailor; he takes my measurements anew every time he sees me, while all the rest go on with their old measurements and expect me to fit them”Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-58320493876970115242008-07-20T00:42:00.000-07:002008-07-20T00:44:48.759-07:00Thoughts<ul><li>Expecting the world to treat u fairly coz u r a good person is like expecting the lion not to attack u coz u r a vegetarian. Think about it. </li></ul><br /><ul><li> Beauty isn't measured by outer appearance and what clothes we wear, but what we are inside.So, try going out naked tomorrow and see the admiration! </li></ul>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-9571683397092437882008-05-20T02:02:00.000-07:002008-05-20T02:04:27.432-07:00Some thoughts on leadership<ul><li>Any important leadership decision will piss some people off. The bolder the decision, the more it will impact the status quo and the more it will piss people off.</li></ul><br /><ul><li><div align="left">Three important things everyone wants to know from the leader :</div></li></ul><p align="left">1. Where are we going?</p><p>2. How are we going to get there?</p><p>3. What is my role?</p>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-42310423869860250492008-03-16T06:51:00.000-07:002008-03-16T06:53:28.088-07:00A thoughtTo stick to what you stand for in life is the most difficult thing you can do.Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-35305760938319400922008-03-01T00:07:00.000-08:002008-03-01T00:26:21.376-08:00Lessons from Tough times.<div align="justify">While tough and extremely tough times take a long while to go away, they do leave a lot of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">learning's</span>. Some of what i have learned :<br /><br /></div><ul><li><div align="justify">You learn how to best make use of your finances. The credit card of course is your best friend in these trying times.</div></li><li><div align="justify">You suddenly realize that fuel is more costly than it has even been. A thousand <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">rupees</span> seem to get you less of gasoline than it did when you had enough <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">moolah</span> at hand.</div></li><li><div align="justify">You realize that your friend list seems to shrink everyday, this is the best time to say good-bye to most of them, they were not worth it anyways.</div></li><li><div align="justify">The electricity bill seems to be more than ever before and seems to come at too quick a frequency.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Eggs and not pizza is the best food ever created.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Suddenly your entire set of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">relatives</span> want a job in your organisation, if not that, nearly all have something to do with the organisation that you just quit.</div></li><li><div align="justify">The electricity pole just outside your house seems to have developed a fascination for your car and seems to move just as to hit it while you are engaging the reverse gear.</div></li><li><div align="justify">The bathroom sink and electricity fitting suddenly give up and you realise that <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">inflation</span> has actually increased when you pay a huge amount to the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">friendly</span> neighbourhood <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">electrician</span>.</div></li><li><div align="justify">All your younger relatives seems to get married at this time only and your family wants them to given the most expensive gifts.</div></li><li><div align="justify">Every meeting or party that you attend has to be in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Gurgaon</span>, if you are living in <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Noida</span>.</div></li></ul><p align="justify"></p>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-63894758886860972982008-01-13T23:50:00.000-08:002008-01-22T07:13:32.840-08:00JRD, Ratan and the Nano<div style="text-align: justify;">The year was 1989 or maybe 1990 and these were the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">pre-</span>cable days when at 9.50 there used to be program on DD where a dude called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Rajeev</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Mehrotra</span>(hope the name is correct) a bearded guy used to interview celebrities. Most of these were boring oldies in whom no one was interested, but then, there was very little choice. It was between studying and watching TV and i always <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">preferred</span> the latter. In one of these shows our dude was interviewing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">JRD</span>. I cannot forget this interview even after close to 20 years. Here was a man who was supposedly one of the richest in our country, wearing slacks and t-shirt, with a half filled crystal glass filled with scotch. Apart from the general talk about what are your future plans and all that crap, a number of things impressed me about <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">JRD</span>.<br /></div><br /><ul><li style="text-align: justify;">The fact that during the half hour he took very very small sips from the glass(unlike tanks like us). I found this most elegant. Even when the interview ended the glass was about 25% full.</li><li style="text-align: justify;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">JRD</span> had two regrets in life 1) not having been able to speak or write Hindi and having no permanent residence. The latter he added was a matter of convenience as most of the places he went, there was a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Taj</span> hotel and he need not be bothered with stupid things that he <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">couldn't</span> handle like maids and cooks etc. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">mesmerised</span> as i had never heard of anyone who did not have a permanent place to stay.</li></ul><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">JRD</span> passed away sometime later and the man who succeeded him was <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Ratan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Tata</span>. The man was most non-impressive. He did not have the enchanting personality like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">JRD</span>, the world was abuzz of his 'different' sexual preferences, he was failure in whatever he had done till date(<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Voltas</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">Nelco</span> Blue Diamond TV) and was succeeding <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">JRD</span> just because of his DNA.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Life continued after that and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Ratan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Tata</span> fought with the world just to be where he was. The fact of the matter was that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">JRD</span> was a Sultan of his empire and the world treated him like one. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">Russi</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">Modies</span> and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">JJ</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">Iranis</span> of the world were his Satraps who were just loyal to him and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">resisted</span> change, never realising that the world around them was already changing completely and these old men should hang their boots now. They were irritated by this new <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">Tata</span> who treated them as his equals and had completely different ideas to do business. The junior <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">Tata</span> fought with each one of them till they realised that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">JRD</span> is happy in his grave in Paris and his history and so will they be if they <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">don't</span> walk in line with the new guy. Most of them walked out with the prophesy that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Tata</span> group is doomed. The Buddha was smiling. The status of the group was thus : <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">Tata</span> Steel was ranked 100+ in the worldwide ranking of steel companies and was not doing well at all. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">Tata</span> Motors could never think beyond <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">TATA</span> 1612 and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_33">TATA</span> 407, those old model <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_34">Merecedes</span> trucks that were of the 1947 variety but were still loved by drivers, again, the raking being nothing to speak about. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_35">Ratan</span> later launched a new company called <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_36">TCS</span> which was into an unrelated field of software etc. Overall a bad sign for the group. Buddha was still smiling.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_37">Tata</span> Motors then planned launch of the first Indian car and the world (including yours truly) thought it would be a disaster as other of Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_38">Tata's</span> projects had been. The world <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_39">couldn't</span> have been more incorrect. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_40">Indica</span> sold like hot cakes and became a success story. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_41">TCS</span> then became one of India's best IT companies. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_42">Ratan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_43">Tata</span>, unlike his counterparts at Reliance /<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_44">UB</span>/<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_45">Birla</span> was never seen in parties, never agreed for interviews and remained a recluse for the media.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_46">Tata</span> announced the launch of a car which was priced at Rs.1 lac. The world laughed, Suzuki's of the world said that this was a impractical and the Buddha smiled. One fine morning there was news that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_47">Tata</span> Steel <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_48">had</span> decided to buy <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_49">Corus</span>, a steel major from Europe. The country stood up and noticed the fact that <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_50">RatanTata</span>, despite being media shy had done more for the economy of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_51">country</span> then some of his more brash and media savvy industry cousins. The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_52">Corus</span> deal made <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_53">TISCO</span> one of the top 10 steel companies in the world.</p><p>Jaguar and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_54">Landrover</span>, the iconic brands were up for sale and both the owner of the brand as well as the unions, who had been a pain the ass for buyers agreed on only one name : <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_55">TATA</span> Motors. </p><p style="text-align: justify;">2008- <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_56">Ratan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_57">Tata</span> drives <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_58">Nano</span>, the Rs. 1 lac dream car that he had promised that he will launch, the world takes notice. This is the cheapest car in the world. The Suzuki's of the world are feeling stupid, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_59">Bajaj</span> decides to follow suit and no one can understand how this technological miracle happened. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_60">Tata</span> still remains the media shy guy that he has always been, even, though both CNN and BBC <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_61">dedicated</span> enough time to the product and company then probably both the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_62">Ambani</span> brothers combined. The news channels of the nation went gaga over the great technological feat and the country was proud of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_63">Ratan</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_64">Tata</span> and his vision.</p><p style="text-align: justify;">Hats off Mr. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_65">Tata</span> for giving the dream car to the nation. Whether our screwed-up infrastructure will be able to handle this or not is not for you to decide. The nation has agreed to the fact that your vision, foresight and business acumen is par excellence,probably far more than your father. That you have decided to call it a day is sad news for the country, may we have many more unrelenting visionaries like you. The country is proud of you and your vision.</p>Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159192034176998549.post-28095607812817571702007-10-27T02:13:00.000-07:002007-10-28T01:21:29.920-07:00The judicial systemIn 1991 as a seventeen year old i entered the city courts of Agra for the first time, till then my idea of a court was taken from <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">hindi</span> movies with <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Muraad</span> as the judge and some side-kick as a well dressed advocate. I was aghast at what i saw in the court of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Munsif</span> 1, the judge was shabbily dressed and would have slept anytime had the poor single fan that was trying its best to perform a miracle been a little quicker. The advocates present were chewing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">gutkha</span>, giggling and treating the court as a dustbin. The bailiff was charging Rs.3 for services rendered , and ,as i understood later, the total of this collection was distributed to all in the hierarchy from Judge Saab downwards.<br /><br />After my first experience all respect for the judiciary flew out of the window and i understood why middle class individuals shudder at the very thought of entering the Indian court. I jokingly asked my advocate one day as to how many honest judges will be there in Agra( the total number was 31 if i remember correctly) and i was informed that their is just one and the advocate lobby is trying its best to get him transferred ASAP.<br /><br />My advocate was an expert in under-the -table settlements and as expected he told me that the case will be decided in my favour, with a judgement written by us, signed by His majesty for a payment of Rs.12000.00. I agreed and lo and behold, the learned Judge did just that.<br /><br />You can understand what respect i had for the community when i came to Delhi in 1997. As far as i was concerned, all judges were corrupt, the system rotten and all Judges should be thrown into the Arabian sea to save the country.<br /><br />I was in for a shock again. I realised that while most of the judiciary is rotten at the district levels, the High court and the apex court are the saviours of the Indian judicial system. With cases like Jessica <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Lal</span>, reservations to the creamy layer and many others having been highlighted off late, the faith of the people in the Judicial system has been established again to the level that most of the people now feel that it is the Supreme Court that is running the country with the total failure on part of the Executive and the people who are supposed to make the laws of the land. While I understand that the Judiciary also tends to overdo things at times, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Aaamir</span> Khans and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Mallika</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">Sherawats</span> of the world will agree, it is still the only system in the three wings of the Constitution in which we have any faith left.<br />What is needed is some amendments in the draconian Indian Penal Code, swift judicial process and a need for a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">infrastructure</span> overhaul of the courts. The number of civil suits pending in courts is appalling to say the least and need a quick solution. This may happen only with time, but hopefully for the country will happen sooner than later.Gagan Saraswathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14490462534673037279noreply@blogger.com1