Bandra Blazeeeee+Homeless!!!!!!!!!!

Certain Unforseen circumstances can make you homeless, by this I mean not only losing your belongingness, basic amenities like food, clothing shelter but also your loved ones and the emotional bonding. By the very thought of these hapless incidences it causes consternation in our minds. Last week 2000 families faced the brunt of the huge conflagration which resulted in the collateral damage for the people living in the shanties of Garib nagar adjacent to Bandra East station. It took 34 fire engines and 16 jumbo water tankers over five hours to douse the fire.Fortunately there were no major casualties but my prima facie question is: Are we prepared to combat such calamities in future? Infrastructure in Mumbai does not support the strength to prevent such adversities in the present; this can be observed in the peak hours where traffic moves in the beeline manner which dawdles the cure for such scenario, in such a state even a pedestrian gets squeezed to move ahead from one end to another, it is a miracle if an ambulance or a fire brigade gets the chance to escalate and reach the affected areas. Our government needs to resolve the basic issue of infrastructure that can boost the prevention of such calamities rather than rest on its laurels by investing time and money in more unproductive areas. When the incident happened everyone murmuredin in one language that slums were illegal, there is a possiblity of conspiracy by the developer of the area to demolish the same; well it was the time to render relief to the ppoverty stricken families rather become a critique. It should be a scecondary debate over the illeagal encroachment, once the situation is brought under control and homeless families receive the basic amenitiesfor the survival. Government should address this problematic situation with diligence unlike amateurs by laying down stringent norms to own an establishment in this over populated city. Instead of shying away from their responsibilities, they should have been on the forefront to provide relief to the beleagured Garibwasis. It was the small chunk of NGO's that took charge of the situation and provide immediate aid to the poor which was the only ray of hope for the survival. Aftermath followed various political parties with relief camps to assist with the last bit. these camps were supposed to heal the emotional wounds but it turned out to be business for such scavengers for whom there was an opportunity to make moolah by selling the paraphernalia meant for relief. Such opportunistic people do not understand that by engaging in such activities they will not build castles for themselves and if they believe it so then one day it will be broken into pieces as one cannot build castles on the death bed of such ignorant people. We all should not sympathize but empathize with the situation as this stroke can occur to anyone of us be it in any form like earthquake, cyclone, storms,etc. Only the youth of this country can withstand such grave problems an dprovide standstill support to combat such calamities, may we all be united to contribute every bit of us in order to be come a saviour for such helpless clan?

Go India Go in the right direction!!!!!!!!!

खुद को इतना मजबूत बना हर मुश्किल आसानी से टटल जाये,
तिनका तिनका जोड़ कर भी एक घरोंदा बन जाये,
अपनी आवाज़ कोट इतना बुलंद कर जिससे हर फैसला तेरे पक्ष में बन जाये,
एक छोटीसी सोच हर एक मन में कुछ ऐसी उमंग जगाये,
जिससे पुरे देश का भविष्य उज्वल हो जाये।

~Illuminating Lives

Thoughts on Life's Moments!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

इतना भी स्वार्थी मत बंजाओ की अपने भी गैर हो जाए,
जिन्दगी कुछ पल की है मेरे दोस्त, इसे मुस्कुराकर यूंही बिताये।
वह पल ही क्या जो हम अपनों के साथ ना बिठाये,
जिन्दगी कुछ पल की है मेरे दोस्त, इसे यूंही जाया मत होने देना।
मुश्किल घड़ी हर एक के जीवन में आती है, यूंही मत मुह मोड़ रहना,
जिन्दगी कुछ पल की है मेरे दोस्त, इसे संजोये रखना।
कोशिश करते रहना की सांस तब तक रुके न तब तक यह दिल धड़कता रहे,
जिन्दगी कुछ पल की है मेरे दोस्त, इसे हर एक रूह में बस जाना है तुम्हे।
अपने लिए तो सभी जीते है, कभी गैरों के लिए भी जीकर देखना,
ज़िन्दगी कुछ पल की है मेरे दोस्त, असली मज़ा तभी है जब गैर भी अपने हो जाए।

Coal Versus Forest Tussssssssssle...Its Just the Beginning

Are We chalking out a means of livelihood to prosper or the intense search for prosperity has lead to annihilation of human being?

Do you feel the pinch when a tree is chopped, I am sure it does not because your hands are not slit. We can only feel the pain when our so obsessed physical body bleeds. I am not drafting a thesis on deforestation but enunciating my deep pain on the recent tussle over 'No Go Zones' for coal mining. Every state or country needs development or rather have desire to scale up the GDP growth but does it has to be obtained at price of livelihood of millions and home to wild life. Last year environment and forest minister Jairam Ramesh marked certain dense forests as 'No Go Zones' for coal mining; the coal ministry wants access to all those areas to support huge steel, cement and power projects which seeks 0.54% of the toal land that provides 55% of the country's energy need and 70% of power generation. Today we require just 0.54% of the total land, tomorrow it will increase to 1% an so on, and soon ministry would require substantial proportion of the available land to sustain enhancement or growth. In our stride towards development we forget that a healthy tree stores about 2.6 tons per acre each year without this or rather dense forests, our country would be polluting hub which we will only boast about in years to come. We are proud to have educated & chauvinist ministers in our government but they lack the wisdom to devise alternative means of resources for the progression of our society. Whom should we bell the cat, the municipal commisioner, the mayor, the state or central government or the industrial fraternity who puts undue pressure on the authorities of the society to boost their heavy investment on billions of multi-national projects. We want to spend our money by globetrottingbeautiful scenic places but when it comes to our land we shy away fom our social responsibilities, we should instead devise some strategies to earn foreign exchange that will benefit our nation. can we all stand up together and pledge our support for India's forests by asking Minister Pranab Mukherjee to hold a public consultation before taking a decision.

~Puneet
Illuminating Lives!!!!!!!

Thoughts On Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

आज का dइन बड़ा सुनेहहरा है,
तुम्हारे लिए खुदा का एक तोफा है,
अब हर पल एक सवेरा है,
ज़िन्दगी में खुशियों का बिचौना है।

यह आवाज़ अब बुलंद है,
निश्चय, निडर और स्थिर है,
हर मुश्किल राह में आप अजय है
हर अंदाज़ में आप विजय है।

हम इश्वर से येही प्रार्थना करते है,
हर कोशिश में आपकी कामयाबी रहे,
और आनेवाला पल आपके लिए उज्जवल रहे।

तथास्त्हू!!!!!!