Meenas PoemsGold is lying over there uncared for!
Gold is strewn over there afar
Gold is found in heaps and piles ,
Gold is thrown out like broken tiles,
Gold lies untouched by anyone,
Gold brings lust to none,
The yellow metal lies dormant and idle
The shining commodity lacks sheen and bridle,
I go on with my untrue false ramble
I wish it becomes a truly real preamble.
Every delicacy is laid out with great care,
Every entry is taken care off with attention rare,
Every possible way is chalked out with minute tare,
All things are set in exquisite style calling it fair.
The stage is well set for the game,
The parties look for a medium to blame,
They locate no such disqualifications to name,
They settle for a compromise all the same.
Suddenly controversies and conflicts get ahead in a speed,
Rebellions and revolts race swiftly in a lead,
The finality draws to a close intensive bleed,
Succumbing to the afflictions of a strangling breed.
Bombshell and grenades cause a tumultous loud,
Shrieks and shouts keep the land in terrible cloud,
Collapses and fall downs attempt a consideration shroud,
The rejection of peace and joy is felt aloud.
The dictators raise a hue and a cry,
The revolters
agitate for freedom and try,
The West stealthily creeps in a sly,
Eyeing the oil wells with a shy.
The desert falls a prey to the conspiracy ,
Its wealth is robbed in high frequency,
The self proclaimed leaders deal with a piracy,
Along with the Western assured tenancy.
The emptying of the platter is swift
The treasure gets almost over in a regular drift,
Oh! No! the oil wells keep on supplying like a gift
Unmindful of the turbulence and a wicked drift.
Earthquakes have shattered the land,
Tsunami has devastated the sand
Economy has bewildered the band,
Demoralizing and disorienting all in hand.
Dollar and Pound go down the crack
Yen and Yuan slip into the back,
Euro and Rupee fold into a rack,
All other currency follow the track.
World wide Economy is in a fearful limbo,
People everywhere are exposed to a violent tornado,
Countries are amidst a crusading crescendo,
Falling into broken pieces without much ado.
It is metals in a limelight hue,
Gold is shining in a yellow brew,
Silver rising in a brandished true,
All other metals animate the cue.
Predictions go
Gold will clamber to $2000 by December 2011,
Silver will shoot up to $100 by 2011 closure,
Gold and Silver will go to the museums as treasure,
Where they will remain as art pieces just for pleasure.
Almost anything is found in the road fare,
Not only wears but also wares,
Not only snacks but also dinner
Not only play guns but also missiles,
All apparently posing absolute simplicity,
Priced latently with utmost felicity.
Bargains go in a hectic range of float,
The vendor comes out with a quote,
That baffles the alert buyer
Who hides his rising temper,
In a feigned distraction,
Kindling the seller’s inclination.
There arises a verbal dual,
Keeping both in a gruel,
The seller claiming too much
The purchaser refuting such,
The rest delight in the argument,
Procrastinating the settlement.
The tug extends to a time,
Either of them unresponsive to the prime,
Lastly the giver of the goods yields to a limit,
The taker of the product unwilling to leave the summit,
Comes out with a feasible tag to both,
Finally the 
deal ends in a solemn oath.
Long long ago , so long ago,
When the people were with no ego,
There was a small self made man
Who sold beautiful art pieces in a can,
Cries out by soliciting each and every household,
His voice made every one behold,
The glittering crafty skill,
Of the artisans frill,
A one to one admiration arose,
While the buyers browse,
The vendor comments on the pieces,
Quotes easily the prices,
In his familiar friendly tone
Inducing the buyer to a bargain shown,
Expressing an easy mode of payment,
By extending a fair discount,
Summing up the transaction in a benign note,
Bidding adieu to the customers with a smiling dote,
Pushes his rattling cycle along the lane
Ringing his bell in a rejoicing plane.
They knew not the moderen trade,
Of malls and markets grade,
Remained contented with grace,
Which kept all othere efface
,
,
Not a day dawns without a scam,
Not a night sets in without a scandal,
Day in and day out there are hundreds ,
Oh! No! well over thousands ,
Which talk of a rigging and digging,
Which speak of a manipulation and a negotiation,
Which harangue about hoarding and amassing,
Accumulating undue wealth and distinctive property,
Becoming rich all in a wink of a moment.
Corruption creeps and blinks from every corner,
Turning east there lies the housing discrepancy,
Towards west there emerges an insider trading leak,
Looking north a strong blow of bank anomalies strike,
Down south a serpentine smash of Ponzi schemes wriggle.
All focus on successive trials of consolidation,
Linking up to an adventure of yearning ,
Leading to an unethical aspiration,
Of adding up illegal and illegitimate money,
To keep the coffers in an enormous bulge and unwarranted glory
Article first published as Economy and Inflation – Growing Together on Blogcritics.
Growth is a healthy phenomenon. If growth gets stagnated, the world would be in turmoil. Recently there has been an unprecedented growth in prices. Precious metals have reached a new peak. Oil saw a hike and retreated. The price of land and buildings is high. Last but not least, prices of vegetables and cereals are getting out of the grip of the average man.
Inflation is worldwide, as recession is global. The International Monetary Fund’s food price index has risen by 29% in the last six months. The high inflation on primary articles is more on account of supply side constraints. Prices of most staples have nearly doubled, while productivity and yield have risen marginally.
India , which is emerging as an economic force to reckon with, is struggling to fight inflation. The Reserve Bank of India, as always, is fighting a lone battle. Retail price of wheat in Delhi has risen by 90%, while production increased by 16% and the yield went up by 4.5%. Sugar prices have doubled,onion prices have tripled, and pulses have more than doubled.Prices are stubbornly high. A fall in prices is not seen in the near future.
In India , it runs so,
a kilo of onions costs Rs 65 ($1.44)
a liter of petrol costs Rs 65 ($1.44)
a bottle of beer costs Rs 65 ($1.44)
India practises socialism. Do not the above quotes substantiate its proclamation?
As the Indian economy grows, more and more people are moving out of poverty and joining the teeming middle class.The population is becoming self reliant as there is shift towards a low dependency ratio. Twenty years from now there will be a rise in the working age population from 1022 million to 7812 million. India will have more mouths to feed.
The chance of achieving a double digit growth looks dim as food inflation is taking its toll. To harness growth and development the government should focus on increasing agricultural production.
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Article first published as Inflation Hits India Hard on Blogcritics.
Inflation is at its height in India.
A kilo of onions costs 50 rupees (that’s about $1.10 in a country where the average per capita annual income is under $450).
Raw onion is the poor man’s side dish in India, but the escalation in prices has left him with no alternative: his diet is now only rice. The government, soaked in scams and scandals, is not capable of curbing the soaring prices. The political opposition is stiff and vehement. The administration is paralysed.
Parliament was not able to hold its winter sessions. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is in a tight corner. His ally, the southern-based DMK, has taken him to the verge of resignation. The Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority of India, is looking into cases of misappropriation of funds. The Central Bureau of Investigations is engaged in probing ministers, officials, and their aides who participated in the scams. In recent months there has been essentially no governance.
The disruptions have led to discontent among the people. They yearn for a change. But the choices are limited. The BJP, which was in power a few years back, is also not free from aberrations. Its drawbacks force the people to think twice.
There is crisis in every state. Andhra Pradesh is facing the Telengana revolt. Tamilnadu is in the grip of maladministration. Karnataka is in trouble, with an unstable coalition government. West Bengal had a spate of shootings and bloodshed a month ago.
The inflationary trend, which ranges from 12-13%, has led the Reserve Bank of India to hike interest rates.
The average Indian is feeling desperate. To survive, he needs an iron will. But, as always, he must struggle to sustain himself. He knows no happiness
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Globalisation has a great significance,
Which has impressed with deference
To a terrible turn down of difference,
In the fields of economic reference,
Evolving a voluminous grievance.
The concept is a latest addition,
To the already piquant rendition,
Of trade and commerce transaction,
Meriting an upsurge in the progression,
Of gain and profit all in an illusion.
The lead aimed at outsourcing jobs,
Relying on cheap labour throbs,
Projecting a high revenue snobs,
Working on unnatural robs,
Resolving to an irrelevant sops.
The expected predicaments have misfired,
The established economy has inspired,
As a rational and principle discipline is required,
To condemn the upstart ambiguity acquired ,
In the form of globalisation that is most admired.
Well ,let us switch to the olden theory,
Of barter system though weary,
Confirms a progress not too dreary,
Accepting the reality in a cheery,
Promoting an entire prosperity.
Baffles many corporations.
Of business and government,
Leaving an astounding empowerment,
Of balancing and reigning,
Creating a profound signing,
Of a pro forma and a policy,
Including a trial and secrecy,
Of profit and principle,
Establishing a gospel,
Of truth and discipline .
Impressing an ethical legitimacy
Of revenue and transparency,
Measuring a standard deviation,
Of logarithmic calculation,
Founding a translucency,
Of light and clemency.
In trade and administration,
Which works out a conservation
Of reserve and regulation.
All arithmetic operations,
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