IS NATIONALISM A BOON OR A CURSE ?

                 

               Nationalism- when one hears this they at once think about their motherland. Everyone consider their homeland to be superior to others in one way or the other. Here we do not talk about the spirit of one’s nationalism but bearing it in mind that is nationalism A BOON OR A CURSE? It would be wrong to see nationalism as either an unmitigated evil or a universal virtue. It can be both a boon and a curse, depending on the circumstances such as two sides of the same coin. Nationalism tends to be negative when people confront each other along the lines of national divisions whereas it can be productive enough when social divisions and hostilities tend to be based on other identities such as religion, community or ethnicity. Central to understanding the contingent viability of the role of nationalism is the need to see nationality as one identity among many that we all have.

               But we must never forget that even we come from different races, color, caste, religions, creed, our hearts beat as one. So let us keep aside our spirit of nationalism when the circumstances make it a terrible curse, and deliberate it when it would be a great boon. There is no mystery in the variability and contingency of the effects of nationalism. But there certainly is a firm invitation here to think and reason and scrutinize before we decide what to do.

Urs lovingly,
Helsing.

IS SWAMI VIVEKANANDA'S PHILOSOPHY ACCEPTABLE

Since i have been named after this great person who had his and preached his own principles i have read his books.His preachings are all around one basic principle ,detachment.He gives an example of a circle of relations where expectations are indefinite.When a stone is being thrown into a pond,we can see ripples.When we do a deed that somehow forms ripples and are always in the sub-concious level of the mind.And these ripples together form the character.He wants us to love and be detached at the same time.Is this possible??Personally i feel that we indians are at times rather often reffered as sentimental idiots.That is something i am proud of and we all should be proud of.The westerners abandon their child in the name of helping them to face life.They postpone childbirth saying that they arent prepared for it and want to live their life to the fullest.The bonding between the parents and the children,the brother and sister relation,the joint family culture are things we were following once.And with all this happening around and the bond getting stronger each day.How is it possible to be detached.Maybe i haven got it in the right sense and if anyone does do post me.
urs lovingly,
 HelsinG

A COOL EVENING

I was strolling by ma old school when i saw my old friend.For the next five mins i dint know what was happening but were laughing in each others arms.We were talking about the times when we were in short pants cracking jokes at each and every one we saw,how we enjoyed playing basketball,our staff,our school and lot of these stuff which friends would be sharing when they see after a long time.And the conversation turned spicy when it came to this part.Both being engineers though different mains we knew were we would land in the end.Talking about higher studies we discussed whether MBA or MS would be more suitablefor us to pursue.Visiting a foriegn nation has been my lifelong dream though not as an ambassador let me go there with a student visa was what he said.Suddenly he turned cynical saying that no one is gonna care for you unless you prove your worth.Yeah that was true and i accepted with him.But he was circling over this one point for a long time.It took me time to realise that he was actually not happy with the way proffesionals are being treated in India.He was against the outsourcing stuff, he had a long list of them.All this time he was telling about how India is and then i asked him what he wanted it to be like.He had no words.As always it was an another letter into the complaint box.Then we wished each other good luck and rode back each fending over the fact that we have never changed.
urs lovingly,
 HelsinG

THE IPL EXTRAVAGANZA

Cricket is a lovely game of which i am a vived fan.The introduction of the T20 was a masterstroke that made the game more interesting.Lets not debate on the fact whether this is going to affect the temperament of the yougsters who also have to play the test matches which is of a different calibre.Whether u agree it or not the latest form of cricket has caught the imagination of not only cricket lovers but also the general public.But by adding masala and glamour to it THe BCCI has transformed the game into a fashion show.Bollywood used to be the craze until recently.But now it seems even Bollywood stars have become cricket crazy.One thing is certain;neither it is the love for the game nor the spirit of sporstsmanship that is attracting them but the glamour,publicity and the money associated with the game.When one part of India is plagued with hunger, unemployment, indebtedness;the other is indulging in extravagance.This is what we call "THE GREAT INDIAN DIVIDE".

urs lovingly,
HelsinG

AN INDIAN SCRIBBLING

i have been scribbling a lot ......from the day i started to write my day today happenings....from this day let me share it with u people over the net..........from my childhood i have been brooding over the fact that.......
"""""""""WHY ARE THE POOR POOR AND THE RICH RICH"""""''''"""""""""'
This dilineation is not something to exhibit power over the people.But to show the reincarnation of a true Brahmin(karma).i wonder how many of my friends hav felt for the poor and needy.But i personally give a mooments prayer rather than alms.Hav u ever thought of what would be ur fate if u were an illegal child,a deaf,dumb or a blind one.These are in real terms ad-ons to the existing worries.Is it enough that we keep praising mother theresa over the fact that she helped people overcome their shortcomings.Let us think about this for a moment why doesnt Vijay Mallya,The Ambani bros who are hailed to be the icons of todays india be the eleventh hour samaritan in the lifes of the people below the line of poverty.The reliance adds to the woes of the merchants but i dont say that he has to restrict his ambitions.Why not his be something which would help out the entire lot of indians.And the other one Force India we have made our stand in hockey our national game where we couldn even clear the preliminary rounds..................

So where shall i conclude,as already said these are just scribblings for u to think over

urs lovingly,
HelsinG

BRAIN DRAIN IN INDIA

Can you ever imagine a country without engineers, scientists, doctors and other professionals? That is exactly what is happening in India. Most of the talented students are running after dollar driven outsourcing work or call centerr work. Indian engineers from mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Civil, Instrumentation, Chemical and Biomedical engineering leave their field after graduation and work for BPO companies like TCS, Wipro etc. If this is not brain drain then what is?

In the mean time India is facing acute shortage of talents in the fields of science, engineering and technology. On the other hand the US and UK engineers work on their own technical field and they shift the dirty but talent-needed IT work to countries like India.

Indian students had little reason to learn computer coding before there was a software industry to employ them. But such an industry could not take root without computer engineers to man it. The dream of a job in Silicon Valley, however, was enough to lure many of India’s bright young things into coding, and that was enough to hatch an indigenous software industry where none existed before.

In general, we would do well to remember that India’s experience is different from that of other poor countries. It makes as much sense to generalize from India’s experience to that of another third world country as it would to generalize from the American experience to that of Luxemburg. For better or worse, India is unique, and therefore should not be seen as a model for the rest of the world.

urs lovingly,
  HelsinG