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Golden Gold.


A ravishing beauty,

A golden yellow,

A sparkling  star,

Gold is  up above.

 

An enriching  bounty,

A tempting hue,

A twinkling ray,

Gold is up above.

 

An enticing treasure,

A  rapturous colour,

A glittering spark,

Gold is up above.

 

An enduring charm,

A metallic amber,

A  shining  flash

Gold is up above. 

 

 

An aging grace,

An ancient cherish,

A fortifying  vision,

Gold is up above.

 

 

A scintillating glamour,

A  lucrative  revenue

A screaming  rise,

Gold is up above.

 

 

An exhilarating  gloss

A resolute gain,

A guarded  elegance,

Gold is up above.

 

 

Steep over the hills,

Lofty over the  clouds,

Soaring over the sky,

Gold clambers up

 

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Heavy Luggage.


The executives of top notch companies are entitled to excessive pay and generous freebies.. The economy is bleeding . The recession is over taking normalcy. But the top brass go high in private jets to the capital to get alms for their sustenance.

The begging bowl and the jet  show an ironical depiction, a satirical subtlety, and a deranged euphoria.The retrograding economy compels an austerity. The precedent should emanate from the top officer. Then , an ideal, subjugated tempo would prevail over the mid level and junior cadres.A voluntary surrender of a percentage of salary and politely avoiding perquisites by the Chairman and Chief executives  would go a long way in promoting healthy  salubirious condescension to the company which supports them. This conduciveness that looks up in the small nucleus will fetch a powerful acrimony , by alleviating the otherwise obscene industrial perspective.

To forego a little  benefit ,we need a lot of determination ,a full dare out to retrieve the soiled grace, an entire resolution to pull out the economy from the woods. But such a realisation is hard to decipher among the executives. They bargain for even more perquisites, and claim a hike in salary to befit the strain they undergo in conducting the business. If a willing submission is difficult , then the government should appoint regulators to monitor the “luggage”,that is disbursed,and designate inspection to deduce the bonus ,free air tickets, holiday packages and other allowances that are recorded, and  compensations that are not entered.

Austere ,sober , serene movements will certainly push in a quick recovery and germinate a soft blend of prosperity and magnificence. 

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Silence Is Golden.-Metaphorically.


Bragging and prattling ,make no sense. Chattering and gibbering render you small.Fussing and exacting pose you ridiculous.But being silent and quiet ,remaining placid and passive, staying calm and still ,yields accolade.

The stock market made enormous noise a year back. There was high tone of buoyancy, top voice of celebrations, shrill note of excitement.It was a happy commotion. There was revelry  all over.

Then , the sensex tumbled.It fell unceremoniously. It touched the nadir. There was a pitched wail, noisy heaving, loud disappointment. It was a sad confusion. There was moaning all over.

The price of gold is shooting in a jet speed. It may reach 1500$ level,The predictions are exactly firm. The forecasts are firmly pointing up. It is proclaimed as a safe investment. There is restlessness all over.

The quiet investor , who was steadfastly composed throughout the quaky syndrome, has made profit. A buy order on exceptionally performing stocks has enriched him. They have earned him dividends .They have also enhanced his asset worthiness. Now as, the market is upbeat, his wise act of purchasing stocks at low prices ,would definitely give him an enchanting return.

His methodical ,prudent, exercise steeped in simplicity and quietude has borne fruits.

The adage can be metaphorically alluded to the acquisition of the glittering yellow metal. Golden investments in gold earn silent gains .Profits are in an explosive endorsement.

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Indian Bureaucracy-A Tedium


Laksmi Mittal , Chairman ArcelorMIttal , has informed that his company ,is close to pulling out of a$20 billion plan to build two steel plants in India, due to dificulties in buying land.The farmers are reluctant to sell the land ,identified in Orissa and Jharkhand. There are also other procedural delays ,that hamper the setting up of industries,which make industrialists to shy away .

The Tatas,had to undergo similar hardships in Bengal. They ,then shifted to Gujarat, a more friendly region . The political buoyancy ,the Chief Minister, urged the Tatas to put up their plant  in Bengal. The Tatas identified an appropriate land area, started their preliminary work, when Mamta , protested against the proposition . There was a big agitation, shooting,, fasting and clashes, that made the Tatas, to withdraw. Bengal’s loss was Gujarat’s gain. The government ,should have worked on the plans, called for a meeting of the farmers, discussed with the local politicians, and should have arrived on a suitable compensation. All these would have taken place, but in a haphazard manner, or in a hush hush programme.So there was loss of time, work and cost.

The Arcelor Mittal project is also progressing towards similar destiny. Orissa and Jharkhand are industrially backward. The Steel plants will ensue a rapid growth to the region,by bringing in prosperity. If the farmers refute to part with their lands, alternatives should be thought off, instead of allowing such mega projects to slip . The state governments should keep this in mind and sort out the problem, that befits the industry requirement and the farmer’s compensation.

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More Sad .


We are on Saturday. We have heard distressing news from all over the world. Death is in all enormity. It is outrageous, particularly this week.Despair mounts. Gloom permeates. Sorrow fills. Tears well. Heart sinks.

The earthquake ,followed by tsunami in Samoan islands, two successive earthquakes in Padang Indonesia, Typhoon Parma  in Philliphines, floods  in India, great drought in East Africa, have installed a delerium , have imposed a deliberate shock on the community.

Besides, such rude violence, a boat capsize in Thekkady , in Kerala,has aroused an indignation over the safety measures adopted by authorities.The indifferent , light hearted attitude of the staff of the tourist centre has cost forty precious lives.The amusement has been converted to a tedium.

Nature seems to be enraged. The unholy behaviour of Nature is ascribed to an environmental disaster, created by Man. It is, in a way right. In a way , wrong. Such grotesque episodes occurred  from the time of vedas, in the age before CHrist, some 2000 years ago. There was the great deluge , which converged in the tale of Noah’s ark, the submerging of Lemuria beneath the Pacific Ocean also adds evidence to the fact that  Natural  disasters were a regular phenomenon. We read about the disintegration of land masses, land slides , tornadoes  hurricanes that took place. even a few centuries back.

This cyclic eventualities did and do happen , causing hardships, creating disappointments, producing misery, and issuing bereavement. The loss is irreparable, both materially and mentally.

The week is drawing to a close. Let us be kept away from  pralayams,catastrophes, .”bencanas”

” Krishna  mukunda nee murare,”

Praise ye the Lord,

Allahu Akbar.——Allahumma salli-ala Muhammad

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Who Is Immortal?


Who is immortal?

Man or animal,

Plant or tree,

Bush or thorn,

None at all.

 

Which  is immortal?

Hill or mountain,

Brook or pond,

River or ocean,

None at all.

 

What is immortal?

Palace or hut,

Plane or cart,

Beauty or ugly,

None at all.

 

I am immortal,

I am safe,

I am ageless,

I am  a terror,

True,Death  does not die.

 

 

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Mom In Tears.


When you beget a child, the happiness is so overpowering ,that you forget the pain  during labour and the toil you endure  during all the ten months of pregnancy. Seeing your child for the first time,is a bliss that is inexplicable, a joy that cannot be expressed ..Fondling the child for the first time, nestling her close to you, caressing her body, running the fingers through her hair , holding her tightly, are all experiences that cannot be put in words. A poet, while describing the mother’s nascent desire  may miss the most intimate feelings. A scupltor,  while  carving the figure of a mother with a new born child, may unknowingly slip to create the  mother’s intricate affection  A painter , while sketching the new born with the doting mother errs a little in portraying the sweet  smothering elation  .Such a wonderful  loveliness prevails over this beautiful bondage.

Taitasi Fitiao,  ran to her daughter,s school  in Samaon islands ,early Tuesday, when an earthquake shook the terrain, as the magnitude was violent , -8.0.She caught hold of Valjorefa,took a few steps. The wave got them, the child let go the mother’s hand. She floated away , crying “Mom, please”. The mother stood watching her youngest daughter drifting away, floating in the terrible waves.

The next day , they found her in her school backpack and uniform. The mother could not believe that her daughter was dead. The child lay in the school uniform. The family plans to bury her with her uniform, her notebooks, crayons and backpack, as she loved her school much.

Tragedy strikes  with unknown strength, with unbelievable  force,from unexpected quarters. The child is gone forever. The mom is in tears, which will dry in course of the day, but the grief is so enamouring ,so consuming and so stifling

A part of Taitaisi Fitiao has floated with her pretty daughter.

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Deafening Noise -Deadly Silence.


Padang  in Indonesia experienced 7.6magnitude earthquake.Successive quakes devoured 529 lives officially, though more than thousands are feared dead., in reality. Indonesia ,the island country is ripped by earthquakes . A fortnight or so, it was heavily affected by a violent quake.

As day and night are natural occurences of the other parts of the world, quakes of high velocity has become a routine happening to the poor Indonesians. Voices from the rubble,cries from the ruins, wails from the dying , are heart rending. Seeing the disaster in video makes us weep. The sadness is so overwhelming that we become frozen and pale.

A research centre has to be set up in this region. The causes for such natural eruptions should be analysed by the scientists.A forewarning centre has  to be arranged. Mainly habitation in quake prone areas should be withdrawn.They should be settled  in safe areas. Houses and shops should be built with light quake resistant materials, such that even if they collapse, no major harm would  take place..People should be educated ,as how to react to the turbulence. Swift decision and quick action should be their mantra. As soon  as they feel anything amiss ,they should rush out  of the buildings. Everything , the entire rummaging is caused in a fraction of a second. Presence of mind should be the motto.

Indonesia had undergone such trials in the past. But , the quick successions  of outbursts, has diluted its spirit. The invincible courage and indomitable bravery   found in the Indonesians has been broken.Fear and nervousness have set in. Gloom and despair have settled.

We, the fortunate , should do something to alleviate their misery. Small pebbles make a mighty ocean.A small contribution or a volunteer help through organisations will mitigate the crisis .

God help them

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Common Cold-Then And Now.


Cold is an infection that keeps on meddling you time on and time again. People .like me in my childhood had a perennial water supply from my nose. I was not put on any antibiotics, any special diet, nor quarantined from  my siblings. Cold and I grew together. In the mornings , I had starting trouble. my nose would be blocked , my voice choked,thus no sound came out. Half asleep , I would be dragged from my bed, given a tepid bath, hair combed, and I was dressed up for my school. An oil bath was a must on Tuesdays and Fridays. I used to struggle ,shout,but nothing worked. The oil bath was performed with exact   measure of oil warmed with  a fragment of garlic, a small piece of red chili, pepper and jeeragam.THe oil was profusely applied on my head and body,. I was made to sit in the bathroom for fifteen minutes. Then  shikakai  or soap nut powder was rubbed , to remove the oil. The shikakai was mixed with rice boiled water. The bath used to be warm.  My cold appreciated. in leaps and bounds. proceeded to school with a big towel in hand. My friends used to make fun of me.I did not mind their provocation, instead , threatened them ,that if they continued their jeering , the infection will catch them. That was the way , I was brought up. in strict military discipline along with the sense of pride and independence.In course of time the cold virus, baffled by the treatment and contempt meted out   bade farewell to my system. Immunity developed by itself. I grew hale and healthy.

In recent times, if a child sneezes , the parents rush to the doctor, who prescribes, antibiotics, paracetamol, and cough syrup . The child has to take thrice a day , for five days. The child is  given a sponge bath, and put in a separate room. She is not allowed to go to school, instead put in bed with warm clothes and socks. The child is made to feel pretty sick. The confidence is lost. The medicine weakens the system, kills the appetite and renders the child helpless. After five days , she is allowed to have restricted movements. A week later the child goes to school, half tired . A week’s activities is lost.

Feed the cold and starve the fever is the maxim that comes in my mind. Leave the  cold to itself . It will disappear in a week’s time. Cold in small children is a growing symptom, that gradually diminishes as the child advances in age.

  

 

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Investors Made Scape goats


Jose Vinals, a senior official in IMF,told a news conference that banks should hold the equity buy backs and the dividend payouts. They should resist these temptations,as they have started to make profits ,so to conserve capital, adds the executive. 

A vital statement at this stage, when the banking sector is turning around. This renaissance was enabled by the stimulus package and regulations. The injection of billions into the industry has revived the dying functionaries. The call by the official  is a significant reminder, compelling the executives to work in a disciplined ,diligent method.

Deploying funds in the equity buy backs should be restricted. This measure would thoroughly ensue building up of the reserves. The conservation of capital can be programmed by declining bonus,by stalling hike in pay packages, by compressing the  internal expenditure of the institutions. Cost cutting in establishment charges, in adopting frugal norms in travelling , simplicity  in conducting meetings., should also be implemented to bring down the outflow of funds.

Vinals suggestion to stop the dividend pay outs ,propounds a serious harm to the investor, who did a service to the bank, by putting his funds  in the stocks. He did so with a futuristic desire, of getting good returns. If that right is denied to him,what will be his status?His money gets locked up He has to limit his spending. Is it not a severe punishment?He has to face this ordeal, for no fault of him.

X commits a sin. But Y is penalised. The banking executives did all incredible manipulations. They emptied the Bank’s treasury, but filled their own coffers.They enjoyed hefty salary, relished in high perquisites , revelled in unaccounted money ,brought disgrace to the institutions as such  ,the capital got eroded, the reserves depleted resulting in  a crash of the financial system. All these while, the shareholder ,unable to control the illegalities , sat with hands folded in mute shock.

He started feeling happy, when the companies in which he invested , achieved a refreshing look with their stability reinstalled,and profits accruing. He expects a moderate dividend. But , I anticipate , that small assuage would be stoutly denied by the officials. He has to once again resign to the role of a dumbbell.