I am planning to start a general, news, infotainment monthly magazine. I know the timing for bringing out such a magazine is not best suited in the present business environment without the backing of any financial group. It is also perhaps not the best time to get into business as over cautious investors are holding on to their resources and plans.
However, I feel that recession trends are not going to last. And instead of waiting for the tide to ebb, I am planning to stand up and start working on the dream which have been nurturing for long.
I am seeking your guidance and views so that it would enable me answer few of the questions any conscious reader would like to address:
1. What kind of content would you like to read at home
A – For time pass
B – For information
C – For news
2. How much time are you able to spare in a month for reading
A – Newspaper
B – Magazines
C – Non-Fiction/Fiction
3. In the era of TV/Mobile/internet – do you think you get all the information/news/infotainment at one go and one platform?
4. What kind of information/news/help do you often seek but are not able to access?
5. What does an ideal magazine mean to you?
These are simple questions and hopefully you will be able to spare a few minutes to answer the questions diligently. Your reply will enable me to understand the requirements of a reader/consumer and will equip me to address the content of the magazine in a more systematic and planned manner.
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Saturday, April 18, 2009
We need a leader
Congress President Sonia Gandhi at a rally in Bhadrak(Orissa) today praised Prime Manmohan Singh for “putting a lot of pressure on Pakistan” for the Mumbai attack. Gandhi also said that Singh had all the qualities to hold the top job.
Sorry, Madam! Singh does not have all the qualities to be the king. Had he really been the KING, he would have attacked Pakistan.
In all fairness, Singh has many qualities but perhaps not all of them. Our king has to be perfect. We cannot, and should not, accept any person less than perfect as our prime minister. Let us evolve a zero tolerance policy towards our PM.
Enough has been written and a lot more has been said about Singh and his qualities or the lack of it… In fact he has been perfect in one thing – becoming the PM and staying put for five years. He has done a great job just being there.
But I am not sure if we can give him full marks in other spheres of general administration of the country, ensuring corruption free governance and complete leadership.
For one thing that the government really deserves full praise is empowering the people with the RTI. The remaining is just filling the gaps (even though this is essential). Like for instance, modernizing the airports – the time has arrived for us as a nation to move into the big league. Of course, who gets to modernize the airports and who pockets what percentage is another question. The bottom line is that airports are being given a better look with improved facilities.
Then of course the schemes – employment guarantee scheme, etc… have been initiated. They do deserve good grades for at least trying to initiate meaning plans. How successful they remain, only time will tell.
But given our administrative structure that empowers our babus, enslaved mindset, archaic laws, rules and regulations and incoherent will of the people we are not making much headway. It is not that we are a young nation craving to compete and succeed in a hurry. They will not be done in a day or two. But we need a good prime minister who can pull in all together.
If Singh had been Sonia Gandhi or Singh had been L K Advani then it would have been different. But Singh was Singh and most of the time he was more interested in saving his skin and keeping Gandhi in good humour. So where is the question of him being an ‘independent person’ or a strong PM. Advani says Singh is a weak PM. Sure! Singh just ended up pressuring Pakistan for the Mumbai attack.
More than two weeks ago, on a TV channel I said that Pakistan would disintegrate in six months to two years time.
Many areas of Pakistan are not in its control. Pakistan Army is on a weak footing. They are constantly being the World for money. Recently their president was seeking aid from Japan to tackle terrorism. More than half the forces are deployed along the Afghanistan border. The Americans are operating inside Pakistan. So we could have, had we had a tough Prime Minister, attacked Pakistan instead of just pressuring Pakistan. We need a PM who will be able to change – not only the administration, legislature and judiciary, but we the people also. We need a PM who will be willing to take bold decisions and eliminate corruption. The country needs a leader.
Sorry, Madam! Singh does not have all the qualities to be the king. Had he really been the KING, he would have attacked Pakistan.
In all fairness, Singh has many qualities but perhaps not all of them. Our king has to be perfect. We cannot, and should not, accept any person less than perfect as our prime minister. Let us evolve a zero tolerance policy towards our PM.
Enough has been written and a lot more has been said about Singh and his qualities or the lack of it… In fact he has been perfect in one thing – becoming the PM and staying put for five years. He has done a great job just being there.
But I am not sure if we can give him full marks in other spheres of general administration of the country, ensuring corruption free governance and complete leadership.
For one thing that the government really deserves full praise is empowering the people with the RTI. The remaining is just filling the gaps (even though this is essential). Like for instance, modernizing the airports – the time has arrived for us as a nation to move into the big league. Of course, who gets to modernize the airports and who pockets what percentage is another question. The bottom line is that airports are being given a better look with improved facilities.
Then of course the schemes – employment guarantee scheme, etc… have been initiated. They do deserve good grades for at least trying to initiate meaning plans. How successful they remain, only time will tell.
But given our administrative structure that empowers our babus, enslaved mindset, archaic laws, rules and regulations and incoherent will of the people we are not making much headway. It is not that we are a young nation craving to compete and succeed in a hurry. They will not be done in a day or two. But we need a good prime minister who can pull in all together.
If Singh had been Sonia Gandhi or Singh had been L K Advani then it would have been different. But Singh was Singh and most of the time he was more interested in saving his skin and keeping Gandhi in good humour. So where is the question of him being an ‘independent person’ or a strong PM. Advani says Singh is a weak PM. Sure! Singh just ended up pressuring Pakistan for the Mumbai attack.
More than two weeks ago, on a TV channel I said that Pakistan would disintegrate in six months to two years time.
Many areas of Pakistan are not in its control. Pakistan Army is on a weak footing. They are constantly being the World for money. Recently their president was seeking aid from Japan to tackle terrorism. More than half the forces are deployed along the Afghanistan border. The Americans are operating inside Pakistan. So we could have, had we had a tough Prime Minister, attacked Pakistan instead of just pressuring Pakistan. We need a PM who will be able to change – not only the administration, legislature and judiciary, but we the people also. We need a PM who will be willing to take bold decisions and eliminate corruption. The country needs a leader.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Throw a shoe at a politician
Gift a shoe or spit at… depends on what you prefer!
Jarnail Singh is hardly the kind of journalist who could have thrown a show at anyone. He is one of the few low profiles scribes, who recently lost a dozen of kilos. Not only does he become a worldwide hit but also may contest elections to sit amongst these bloody suckers and eventually get a bigger and better opportunity to … stack the moolah in a Swiss bank account or drive a comfortable sedan in one his swanky islands in the Panama with babes by his arms.
But P C Chidambaram is the kind of minister who could have attracted such kind of attack. And interestingly he is not the only one. …
I can think of hundreds of such netas and ministers who journalists like Singh and even ‘Aam Admi’ would not mind not only throwing a shoe at but even spitting… Please join the boot it camp. This is a serious effort to tell the politicians where they stand. Shall we start alphabetically or start from who comes first.
Amar Singh – for being our famous dalal and for his awful parodies
Mulayam Singh Yadav – What has he done? For being an alleged American man, for promoting gunda raj in UP, promoting Yadavs and Muslims, for taking crores in bribes and possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income (this we will let is pass – since it is the norm of any politician), recruitment scam, for opening Mayawati’s nada
Mayawati - for the Taj Express corridor scam, float pump scam, for openly accepting money for her happy birthday and for taking action against her own MLA who was collecting the cash, for getting hooked to Kanshi Ram and Ambedkar, for allowing Mulayam Singh to open that nada
Laloo Prasad Yadav – for fodder and other scams (just too many)
Jayalalitha – For possessing too many sarees, sandals, accessories, and just being horribly fat (this is just for kicks)
L K Advani – Damn it. He is not worth it. For being a shame of a home minister, for allowing Kandhar to happen, for not taking action against BDR after they slaughtered BSF men
A B Vajpayee - for the Kargil fiasco, for letting his crony Mahajan get away with murder, for Shining India, for Rs 20,000 crore highway projects, for promoting Ambanis (this again we will let is pass – since it is the norm)
Jansanghis – For accepting crap from leaders like Advani and Vajpayee
Shivraj Patil – for changing three dresses on the terror attack evening. Just this is enough. (the only place where a full stop is essential)
Manmohan Singh – For making the PM’s post insignificant, for allowing Tamils to be killed in Sri Lanka, for going soft on Pakistan, for accepting nuclear terms of the US
Sonia Gandhi - for being an agent – KGB or CIA or whatever, for smuggling, for removing Sitaram Kesri, for becoming God Mother of Congress
Congressmen – for accepting a person like Sonia Gandhi as their leader
Rahul Gandhi – for being the Casanova around town, for that sex and rock and roll thing when the country needs him
Left (Karat, Bardhan and Gang) – for taking their cut in deals, for having their cake and pudding and eating it too, for backing naxals in Nepal and India, for following the Chinese model of communism, for Nandigram and Singur
Menaka Gandhi – for not taking off that towel in the advertisement
Please send a shoe to the neta’s address who you think deserves one. You must tell your reasons for sending your shoe. I can help you find the address or phone number of any place.
Jarnail Singh is hardly the kind of journalist who could have thrown a show at anyone. He is one of the few low profiles scribes, who recently lost a dozen of kilos. Not only does he become a worldwide hit but also may contest elections to sit amongst these bloody suckers and eventually get a bigger and better opportunity to … stack the moolah in a Swiss bank account or drive a comfortable sedan in one his swanky islands in the Panama with babes by his arms.
But P C Chidambaram is the kind of minister who could have attracted such kind of attack. And interestingly he is not the only one. …
I can think of hundreds of such netas and ministers who journalists like Singh and even ‘Aam Admi’ would not mind not only throwing a shoe at but even spitting… Please join the boot it camp. This is a serious effort to tell the politicians where they stand. Shall we start alphabetically or start from who comes first.
Amar Singh – for being our famous dalal and for his awful parodies
Mulayam Singh Yadav – What has he done? For being an alleged American man, for promoting gunda raj in UP, promoting Yadavs and Muslims, for taking crores in bribes and possessing assets disproportionate to his known sources of income (this we will let is pass – since it is the norm of any politician), recruitment scam, for opening Mayawati’s nada
Mayawati - for the Taj Express corridor scam, float pump scam, for openly accepting money for her happy birthday and for taking action against her own MLA who was collecting the cash, for getting hooked to Kanshi Ram and Ambedkar, for allowing Mulayam Singh to open that nada
Laloo Prasad Yadav – for fodder and other scams (just too many)
Jayalalitha – For possessing too many sarees, sandals, accessories, and just being horribly fat (this is just for kicks)
L K Advani – Damn it. He is not worth it. For being a shame of a home minister, for allowing Kandhar to happen, for not taking action against BDR after they slaughtered BSF men
A B Vajpayee - for the Kargil fiasco, for letting his crony Mahajan get away with murder, for Shining India, for Rs 20,000 crore highway projects, for promoting Ambanis (this again we will let is pass – since it is the norm)
Jansanghis – For accepting crap from leaders like Advani and Vajpayee
Shivraj Patil – for changing three dresses on the terror attack evening. Just this is enough. (the only place where a full stop is essential)
Manmohan Singh – For making the PM’s post insignificant, for allowing Tamils to be killed in Sri Lanka, for going soft on Pakistan, for accepting nuclear terms of the US
Sonia Gandhi - for being an agent – KGB or CIA or whatever, for smuggling, for removing Sitaram Kesri, for becoming God Mother of Congress
Congressmen – for accepting a person like Sonia Gandhi as their leader
Rahul Gandhi – for being the Casanova around town, for that sex and rock and roll thing when the country needs him
Left (Karat, Bardhan and Gang) – for taking their cut in deals, for having their cake and pudding and eating it too, for backing naxals in Nepal and India, for following the Chinese model of communism, for Nandigram and Singur
Menaka Gandhi – for not taking off that towel in the advertisement
Please send a shoe to the neta’s address who you think deserves one. You must tell your reasons for sending your shoe. I can help you find the address or phone number of any place.
Monday, April 6, 2009
The Prime Minister is sorry
"The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh has strongly condemned the blasts at Maligaon area and Dhekiajuli in Assam. He has expressed profound grief and shock over the incidents and conveyed his condolences to the near and dear ones of those killed in the blasts and his sympathies to those injured. The PM has said that the Government remains committed in its resolve to thwart the designs of terrorists and adequate measures would be undertaken to ensure peace and stability in the State."
This the official press release from the Prime Minister's office. I carry it as it is.... This is so ordinary, unemotional, dispassionate, least reassuring statement by the Prime Minister of India. It is the same drab copy-paste job that comes out from the office of the PMO. It just shows how much regard the PM has for the life and liberty of the people of India. The PM strongly condemns the blast. Even if does not, what is the big deal. Ironically, there is no action. WE will continue to strongly condemn any such blast that may happen in the future. There is no price of death. It comes with a phrase – ‘strongly condemn’.
The PM has express profound grief. Big Deal! And has conveyed his condolences. Does anyone in the country or world, who is human , not share the sad moments of the families of those who die in such attacks.
Last but not the least – the consolation prize: The PM still remains committed in the “resolve to thwart the designs of terrorists” and “adequate measures would be undertaken to ensure peace and stability in the State”.
Hello! Bloody suckers. Its their job, damn it. The government has to fight the terrorists. They are not doing anybody a favour. Either do it or just be booted out from the air conditioned plush office in South Block.
The SPG was quick to cancel the PMs’ rally in Dibrugarh – 500 km away from the blast town of Guwahati.
The people want to know what measures has the government taken to ensure peace and stability in the STATE, not just Assam.
Last year, after the Army has surrounded a village in Assam with more than 30 ULFA members trapped inside the cordon, the operation was called off. WHO ordered that the operation be called off? The government has not replied to this question, which till today haunts those who wonder what measures the government of the day takes.
I am sorry to say that we have such a ‘shame of an excuse’ heading us. I am sorry that we had PMs who have been just routinely sorry, so far.
I am sorry.
This the official press release from the Prime Minister's office. I carry it as it is.... This is so ordinary, unemotional, dispassionate, least reassuring statement by the Prime Minister of India. It is the same drab copy-paste job that comes out from the office of the PMO. It just shows how much regard the PM has for the life and liberty of the people of India. The PM strongly condemns the blast. Even if does not, what is the big deal. Ironically, there is no action. WE will continue to strongly condemn any such blast that may happen in the future. There is no price of death. It comes with a phrase – ‘strongly condemn’.
The PM has express profound grief. Big Deal! And has conveyed his condolences. Does anyone in the country or world, who is human , not share the sad moments of the families of those who die in such attacks.
Last but not the least – the consolation prize: The PM still remains committed in the “resolve to thwart the designs of terrorists” and “adequate measures would be undertaken to ensure peace and stability in the State”.
Hello! Bloody suckers. Its their job, damn it. The government has to fight the terrorists. They are not doing anybody a favour. Either do it or just be booted out from the air conditioned plush office in South Block.
The SPG was quick to cancel the PMs’ rally in Dibrugarh – 500 km away from the blast town of Guwahati.
The people want to know what measures has the government taken to ensure peace and stability in the STATE, not just Assam.
Last year, after the Army has surrounded a village in Assam with more than 30 ULFA members trapped inside the cordon, the operation was called off. WHO ordered that the operation be called off? The government has not replied to this question, which till today haunts those who wonder what measures the government of the day takes.
I am sorry to say that we have such a ‘shame of an excuse’ heading us. I am sorry that we had PMs who have been just routinely sorry, so far.
I am sorry.
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