Friday 22 March 2024

Democratic Extravaganza - 2024

Dear friends,

Congratulations to all, we all have collectively made it to the times wherein we have secured that valuable outlook w.r.t. our voting rights from being washed away in the din engineered by the ruling class. 

It was such a horrendous journey of picking best of the two evils and placing the restrictions within its own game. However challenging it might have turned out to be but everything is worth the effort.

I am not going to dive deep into the subject but the culmination of the factors lies in the way you chose in harnessing potential of your voting rights that can formulate the challenges and consequences thrown from the future.

I know that each one of you have a diversified view points in taking a stand on how your vote should be caste in a meaningful way. 

According to me the most dangerous thing that got a spotlight in these testing times is something called 'Whataboutery'. This is nothing but two parties competing with each other towards a negative direction. And this phenomena has to be contained as it feeds more of rabidity amongst the two competing bodies than being any part of useful productivity.

And finally, I would like to conclude that you are not voting to decide on the future of your children instead you are voting on behalf of the future of your children. 

Lets make this democratic extravaganza a memorable event to cherish.

Sunday 17 March 2024

Green space - the lung space

Being an odd place amidst hustle bustle filled city life are green parks. Parks may not be as spacious as the greenery filled wild forest but they add a different color on overall picture of the area which houses the same. 

 

One such park in my locality is the abbigere park sprawled over 2.5 lakh sq feet serves the purpose of inducing sense of pleasant feel to the morning walkers as well as to the green lovers. Moderately maintained by the BBMP is populated with plants and concrete seats welcoming the visitors with open arms.

People have to be appreciated for not spoiling ambience of the place by keeping it litter free. Visitors consists of all ages from kids to age old people who refresh themselves by admiring the lush greenery of the space. It does have child playing area but the equipment needs an overhaul.

 

I have been to the place many times with my friends and family members. But as everyone feels that greenery with water body adds more creativity to the place. I do sometimes feel a small lake or atleast a fountain body nearby the park could arouse a sense of mushiness.

Saturday 16 March 2024

I will tell who you are based on what you do with my data

Gone are the days when people used to judge you based on what you do with their money or property when they transfer the ownership owing to illness or some other kind of crisis. As everyone mention data is the new gold and so is its tranquility. Everyone is cautious before filling those online forms which needs to divulge their personal information as it may used as an instrument to harm you in future.

 We can never be sure about how a simple information such as our phone number and email ID shared with non-credible handler might end up becoming the base point for further detrimental activities. We are informed about phishing, KYC fraud and other forms of scams which doesn't require any need of your physical involvement but completely based on access to your sensitive data.  

Next question is where can your data be safe. You may have a password protected electronic locker to store your valuable in order to safeguard the same but question arises how to safeguard the password data which in turn safeguard your valuable. Isn't it true that a simple password data which safeguards your valuables is more valuable than the stored valuables itself? So is the case with your online bank account password and so on.

 

But we are still in a dilemma on how to safeguard our data. Theoretically best place would be in our memory which is accessible to only us away from the possibilities of being hacked. But practically it is close to impossible with current level scientific status quo. The very next option would be an electronic memory which again is incomplete without a password for the same too.


 


  

Saturday 9 March 2024

Binary language called Exile politics

Our society however progressive or diversified it may be, is still binary in nature when it comes to assigning power to govern itself. We may say that we are multiparty system but the fight is always between two dominant competitors in the game while the other regional parties has to align with the one of the two dominant factions.

 

In a forward thinking society this wouldn't be a problem, as this competition is quite healthy in conceptual as this is only during the election season. After the announcement of result organizations are back to business wherein the indifferences are handled in background while their leadership share a cordial relationship in foreground. That is basic etiquette of power balancing.

But the entire gamut turns sour wherein this basic etiquette is overridden, I mean the competition turns into enmity  to such an extent that the looser in forced to go into exile rather than being accommodated in the system as an useful opposition by the winner. Danger is imminent and its ticking.

 

What does it mean to us as a citizen who were guided into democracy by our forefathers to be precise our freedom fighters? We can claim immunity citing our responsibility of empowering the guardians of our culture as a way of honoring our great forefathers. But you should be well versed with the level of empowerment of bestowing ultimate powers.


 


Tuesday 5 March 2024

Deviyon aur Sajjano namaskar

Its my 100th post on my blog and I couldn't ask for something more. Though a lot can be written about my blog journey but less said is more. I would like to thank google for providing the platform for dissemination of my ideas through the virtual space. An interesting insight is that my post about Father of nation, Mahatma Gandhiji has garnered highest views amongst all the post till date. And there are some people trying to convince me that days of Gandhian is over.

 Apart from cherishing the track record, I want to share my point of view about latest buzz in fintech industry known as 'IOT sound box'. Yes, little piece of crap that you find in almost all kirana stores near you. I wonder why would someone like that his/her transaction between giver and taker should be broadcasted on a loud speaker. 

Interesting thing about sound box is that it is available on a monthly rent from fintech companies. Though it saves kirana store owner from hassles of scrolling the smart phone each time to verify payment but that should not be a point of contention to fall back w.r.t. sound box.

 

 

Its easy to figure out a problem but suggesting the alternative is not a child's play. Best alternative would a be paper/ digital audit trail, a technology used in EVM system. Some may argue that we receive receipts on payment through a app, but the primary point would be about acknowledging authority. I mean who is acknowledging your payments, it is definitely not from the receiver of the payments. You continue to be at the mercy of fintech platform providers. 



Sunday 3 March 2024

What bothers me ???

What would you say If I mentioned your preparedness bothers me. Being prepared is something erudite. There is no two ways about it. Some prepare for next exam, some for next interview and some for the next promotion. Art of being prepared differs with individual. I mean some prepare by working on their skills and talent through continuous practice but many prepare themselves by obstructing fellow person who wish to be prepared too.

Being prepared is something futuristic in time domain. Best thing about being futuristic is that future has not yet been conclusive and it is open ended. We prepare ourselves with some facilities for the next big moment and starve ourselves for that little bit of perfect moment. Its not only an aspect of survival skills but also a matter of pride.

Preparation indicate how far a particular individual has put himself in the shoes of the time relatively. But all the hell breaks out when ones preparedness comes in the way of others point of interest. Classic example is hoarding. Its good to save some supplies to survive the winter but something fishy when you start stacking for the next to next winter.

 

Why would someone hoard is a catchy issue basically a function of fear and disbelief. Fear drives people to start behaving selfish. In tamil there is a saying "eriyera neruppala pudungara varaikkum labam". It simply says we prepare ourselves on someone else destruction.

Friday 1 March 2024

Weaponization of diversity

God allowed us to group into different clans to push forward the concept of diversity. This makes it possible to dwell into multiple worlds which are as unique as every important chapter of a book. One missing page of book changes very purpose of the book as imagined by author (the creator).

 But what have we understood about it, the very special aspect of us that is to discriminate between the two sides of coin. If it were to be plainly explained in terms of book. One chapter would be in A4 size and another will be A3. One chapter background colour would be of saffron and another would be green. One chapter would be of 70 gsm and another would be 120 gsm.

Have we ever considered that what would be value of these variations if the contents of the book were simply hollow which fails to connect with the reader which is the actual purpose of the book as imagined by the author. Yeah, it is easy to accept we are basically tuned to view the variations rather than content. But the buck doesn't end there wherein we begin to fight for the variations rather the content.

 

We should feel blessed that our livelihood in full of diversified colour, whose very purpose to delight you rather than fight for upmanship to severe connectivity amongst them.