Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Sadhvi Pragya

Sadhvi Pragya should be declared to be on par with Jhansi Rani because the sadhvi has become a symbol of the fight against anti-nationals.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/vhp-defends-sadhvi-pragya-and-col-purohit/781603/

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Amby's new design

13/04/2011
Ambassador's new gamble
Hindustan Motors’ iconic car is set to get a radical makeover, but is it too late in the day?

The oldest face of Indian automobiles is set to get a radical makeover with a new design and styling. But not many are convinced whether nostalgia and the latest move by Hindustan Motors (HM) would be enough to ensure a smooth ride for the Ambassador (Amby) in future.
Many say that the Amby is to Indians what the iconic Volkswagen Beetle is to Germans. But the similarity ends there. While Europe's largest car manufacturer has painstakingly resurrected the original 'People's Car', making it one of the most popular small cars ever made, the Amby has had a neglected past.
The biggest problem is while the Indian auto market has changed completely, HM has remained in the past for far too long, giving almost a free run to newer models from nimble-footed competitors.
India's top automobile designer Dilip Chhabria says, "It's an uphill ride. Apart from some very timid efforts, they haven't done anything to it for decades. Being an icon is what has powered Amby sales since 1950's. I believe the company should treat it the way Porsche has treated the 911, and BMW has treated the Mini."


K.Venugopal
23 April 2011 16:44:07
There is still a huge population in India for whom the Ambassador would bring undiluted nostalgia. Therefore the design should not change. Other aspects should incorporate the latest technology. No doubt a new generation would find something ethereal about its design and it would be a runaway hit.

Monday, April 11, 2011

Kumaraswamy on corruption and Gandhi

By R Shankar, India Syndicate, 11/04/2011 Gandhiji -- a corrupt Mahatma in today’s politics? Karnataka’s former chief minister says in today’s politics, Gandhiji would have been corrupt You may believe it or not, Mahatma Gandhi would have been a corrupt man today if he were to swim or waddle in India's murky politics. If he were to fight corruption, Gandhiji would have quit politics and probably taken to sanyas. Well, this is the view of former chief minister of Karnataka, H D Kumaraswamy, the president of Janata Dal (Secular) and the son of humble farmer turned once-upon-a-time prime minister H D Deve Gowda - a man who began his political journey riding a motorcycle as a contractor in dust-filled Hassan and now owns large tracts of land in and around posh areas of Bangalore. Addressing newspersons in Hubli (north Karnataka), Kumaraswamy said there cannot be politics without corruption. "In the present political scenario, no one can organise a political party, rally or win elections without being in corruption. There could be nothing more far from the truth to say that you can organise and run a political party from the money you get from home. If anybody speaks about non-corrupt system, it will not be the truth". View All K.Venugopal #1 11 April 2011 17:02:46 For once, I am in agreement with Kumaraswamy. The entire political system is rotten. Passing of yet another bill on corruption would not do much - the corrupt would always find a way out because there would always be other corrupt people who would bail them out. The only way corruption would end is when we refuse to have any service the corrupt would want to provide. Only when we do not want the corrupt person's service would we be free enough to pursue corruption. Therefore there must be a campaign urging people not to have too many wants. The market for corruption would then dry up. The inherently corrupt can then be easily rounded up. http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=5113263&pgnew=true&_p=2d98b1f9-a309-4aa0-a07f-d78e0237c9c8&_nwpt=1#uc2Lst2d98b1f9-a309-4aa0-a07f-d78e0237c9c8

Tuesday, April 5, 2011

Burning the Quran is un-American, says White House

http://www.zeenews.com/news697713.html If burning the Quran is un-American, why does America have a law that condones the burning of the Quran?