Bomb Blast in the Morning & Meal in the Mid of the Day : Is sun going to set for Nitish Kumar ?

Yesterday, a  survey conducted by CNN IBN- The Hindu , states that Nitish popularity in Bihar is going down and that of BJP is going up.The inference is debatable.
JDU's divorce from BJP rocked the STATE. (there was bandh the next day with a show of goondagiri from both sides)  Bodh gaya Blasts rocked the WORLD. Recent Mid Day meal deaths in a school at Chhapra rocked the COUNTRY. These incidents will definitely have strong repercussions, as much as coming General Election is concerned.

The question on the table is -- will Nitish abdicate power next year due to issues in smooth running of government machinery/law and order/safety of people, the very same reasons for which he is popular?

My take is that Nitish will still be the main leader of Bihar........ Lalu has lost his sheen. he has not been able to prove that he has not eaten fodder and he has not anything for the growth of the state and also for law and order....... Ram Vilas Paswan's LJP has emaciated......BJP has no leader face in Bihar. NaMo's Modi factor cannot have its rub off effect on sushil modi. He is good being a deputy. Plus Congress is inclined towards Nitish. It was evident in recent show of strength in Bihar assembly.

Nitish has demonstrated growth and has been able to take credit of being pro-muslim , especially after the separation with BJP.

It seems to me that, NaMo willnot be able to beat Nitish in the bastion of Bihar at least in today's time.

Dharavi defies all economics -- A shanty costs a Crore there !

Economic Times (ET) reported on 11 July, that a shanty in Dharavi (a slum in mumbai) costs over a Crore.

Who says money lies with the richest..... Look at Dharavi. Today the owner of a shanty in Dharavi is a crorepati. Have we ever thought what could be the reason? 

ET says that its the geographical accessibility to entire city that has resulted in exponential jump in "demand" for the land and hence subsequent upward spiral of real estate prices.

Well - In my view, its not the "demand" rather the "scarcity" that is responsible for such a ridiculous phenomenon. Scarcity of better place to spend life and to work/do business.

But too much of crowd , does that make the city a better place? Life has become hell in todays era.  Flash flood at kedarnath is a recent example.

Our government & Corporates needs to focus on these 5 parameters if we don't want to pay Crore to live in a slum-cluster:

Outsource offshore service sector to other geographies other than Metros :

Shifting of offshore services such as IT sector , manufacturing done for exports to other cities will stop migration to big cities and would ease the stress on civic systems.More jobs at cheaper cost, will be win-win for both employer and employee. 

Create more cities:

More cities especially along the business centres needs to be created at war level. E.g. mathura/agra/meerut near delhi needs to be ramped up at war level.

Connectivity :

Connect these new cities with major roads, metro trains and airports.

Join rivers:

Look at rajasthan. The canal irrigation projects have fetched results. It is green all along now. On same line we need to connect rivers all across india like electricity grid system. this will not only avoid floods but also save us from draught. Moreover we would have more fertile lands with us to enhance agri production. Today china is crying as all its fertile land has become a concrete jungle. 

Mechanize farming

Mechanisation in farming will allow farmer to produc more and earn more. GDP of nation would improve due to better agri productivity.The per capita would go up as 70% of us are living in farmer belt.

Our government need to act fast on these initiatives. or else there would be many more Dharavi waiting in line.

India Post Bank

Today Economic Times dissected the list of 26 applicants who can be among the list of 4-6 probables getting that apple pie.The one that most caught my attention was that of our dear Post Office applying for the Bank  License.

My heart says that, i would be delighted if they get the license. These guys were there when there were no e-mails, no e-banking and no mobile telephony.They helped us communicate to our near and dear ones via telegrams, inland letters, post cards and helped those who were away from family earning far off via money orders. They serviced the length and breadth of the country.

But my mind says that its not an easy walk for India Post, considering the strong balance sheet of its rivals such as LICs, Ambanis, Birlas and Tatas of the world.India Post is financially not in a robust condition. Even telegram would die on 15th of July.

But then 2 things might turn table in its favor:

1- If given the license, India post would have widest possible reach with more than 1.5 Lakh branches.
2- If rural servicing is a significant criterion, then nobody can beat India post with over 3/4th of post offices in rural areas.


Lets shower our wishes to India post ---- that it's dream sees the light of the Day, after all Government backs it and it would definitely be a strong point from RBI point of view.

Panchayat Poll in Bengal

Mamata Banerjee is hll bend on having her own way in administering the Panchayat Polls that would be held in July.

She wishes to have it in 2 phases, so as to avoid the use of central forces. Why so?

Even when the judiciary is all out in stating that what State election Commission is suggesting is right and should happen the SEC way.Didi is all out there to prove to the world that ALL IS WELL as much as her support base in bengal is concerned.Over the years infact less than 3 years that she has been in power in bengal, her support base seems to be dwindling especially from the intellectual class - from academician Sunando Sanyal to Painter Samir Aich to Actor Kahshik Sen to director Aparna Sen to poet Sankha Ghosh ... and many more eventually are drifting from didi due to her dadagiri.

My message to Didi - please understand the real problem of bengal, create the vision but leave the task to find path to reach that vision ion hands of those who are capable. Donot meddle there as then your entire effort and mission that you sought before coming to power would go waste.