main aam aadmi hoon

Main Aam Aadmi hoon ,mai baap!

I am Bittu , Shittu , Tito, Ram Dulari , Sunita Basanti , the nameless , faceless Indian who makes up the great nation.I am the silent, mustachioed old man with a wisp of hair , dressed in a dhoti and jacket, an iconic creation of R.K.Laxman of Times of India fame. I am also the Budhiya Das Manikpuri of the Peepli live fame who is driven to suicidal tendencies due to farming debt which spirals out of control.I am the widow of the countless farmers who commit suicide everyday .  I am also the sweeper, beggar , rickshaw-wala bhaiya, the corner pan walla , the sabzi wallah , the doodh wallah who brings in sustenance without any protest . Of course the price rise by him is met with vehement protests and we always try not to give him the money on time but delay it. We also try to haggle with the rickshaw-wallah with the two rupees extra he demands and we feel so smug in bargaining with him.

Our forefathers when they chartered out the constitution,kept this common man in mind . All the rules and regulations were made for him , keeping him into forefront. The politician brings him in the front when fighting elections, he sits out to fight for the aam-aadmi. Rahul Gandhi says,"aam aadmi in India is that person who does not have a connection to the system. Whether he is rich or poor, hindu , sikh, muslim , christian , educated , uneducated , if he is not connected to the system , he is an aam aadmi. while the BJP, spokesmen Prakash Jadvaker says, "the common man is anybody who has a stake in the  system , but does not have a say in the system,is an aam aadmi."

Fatima Sultan ,from Pakistan says, the common man has to worry if he can still make ends meet at the end of the day,week, month as opposed to uncommon man who worries if he can afford the classic Chanel for his wife's birthday . He needs to budget ,plan everything and a slight price hits him the worst.He however does not know or even comprehends what a price rise is, or what the inflation index is ,or what  FDI is. He is worried about providing two square meals , clothing , shelter and also have a little extra to save for a rainy day.He is the one who suffers red-tapism in the government office , he earns barely 100Rs a day to pay the bribe. He is the one who still forms a monthly budget tries to stick to it, he is the one who travels on public transport and uses it to commute.

The primary schools which dot the landscape of India educate him , he has no big expenditures or conspicuous consumption says Komal Randhawa,lecturer at Punjabi university , Patiala. He is in fact the system ,a billion hearts which beat as one. For him the shining India slogan was coined.

Religion ,superstitions , beliefs ,a core belief in them makes them fight adversities head on.Life ,death, misfortune, accident, birth ,marriage are all God's doing ! The mandirs, masjids , gurudwara all sustain me, and my faith . The festivals like Holi, Diwali, Karva chauth , the satsangs, the shivratris are for me and we take happiness in live's simple pleasures.   Flowers, glass bangles, simple mithai, a samosa or a pakora make my day . Nor do I need new clothes, or jewels to make the festival festive. Red glass bangles mingled with green are my ornaments says Dulari , a sweeper working at primary school in the city . She says , who has the money to buy silver bangles? With a large family and prices sky high she can't even afford milk any more just a watered down version .The benefits of the government are unknown to her , she knows about the blue card , the BPL card , the new UID card but to get these made,to fill out the forms , she has to pay Rs 50 , she is illiterate.A shagun scheme for girls gets released only if she promises money to the Sarpanch , and the officer in charge. 

All these schemes are for the aam-admi Mai-baap but whose door does one knock to get what is due to me ?

All the laws , schemes with those long winding  names were made for me, are formulated for me but do they reach me? Did anyone find out ? The common man is lost in the race for globalization and the identity has been lost .  

Of course , globalization has given me a new identity ,I am a stul caste ( scheduled caste ) asking for a lunch ( loan money ) , and I have lot of pratise ( practice) in asking for help .

Meri baat to sun lo, mai baap ji,

Ravneet Sangha

World Aids Day 2011

World Aids Day 2011

Thirty years after the first reported case of AIDS was diagnosed , AIDS has reached 33.3 million people who are living with HIV/AIDS  ; it is not an illness anymore but an epidemic of gigantic proportions , a human rights issue. It is not limited to just wearing the iconic red ribbon o releasing red balloons or going to gala charity events to raise money , yes these are all important but we need to remember this epidemic the other 364 days of the year too. We need to stem the path of this virus . We all need to collectively pitch in and pitch in right now . The year 2011 is of decisive action , it says go on Facebook, Twitter, social media networking sights, download posters , spread the information , play on limes games , show solidarity and join the initiative.

Stage your own 'digital death' highlighted by Time Healthland  in which celebrities like Lady Gaga, Justin Timberlake, Kim Kardashian log off twitter, Facebook another social sites for one day . This hunt is to support Alicia Keys charity,'Keep the Child Alive' which provides antiretroviral drugs another medical treatment to children in developing countries who are living with AIDS.

The group also supports caregivers, and orphanages that raise children whose parents have dies due to AIDS.Keys and friends are going 'digitally dead'-logging off media in honor.The aim is to raise one million dollars and has provocative ads which are made to entice with teasing one-liners and gain support. You and I are nothing but show solidarity . Every vote counts or if you can't survive without tweeting or posting a status, well mr Money bags just donate generously.

We all need to understand the science and technology have advanced rapidly that AIDS is not a deaths entence anymore but a virus which can be dealt with a cocktail of drugs and a focussed will power. Antiretroviral drugs which are now accessed by 50% of people has reduced the fatality rate .The number of deaths is 1.8 million deaths this year , the lowest since its peak in 2005.

AIDS had reached its peak due to injectable drug use, men having sex with men , female sex worker, migrant labor, truck drivers , blood transfusions , and heterosexual people are affected to.

The digital era has an interesting offer too-Play the AIDS challenge,Play online, even tweet your score(#AVERTAIDS CHALLENGE ) .World AIDS day reminds us to raise money , increase awareness, fight prejudice,and improve education awareness. This day is paramount as it reminds us of the significance of the threat and that we should not forget that this virus has gone away but is omnipresent at all times. The UNO,WHO,ILO, all are working hand in hand with countries all around the globe to stop this menace. The ILO has a 'Getting To Zero' poster which should due downloaded and put in industries, factories . The posters highlight that there should be no discrimination,or stigmitization of workers on grounds of real or perceived status .Workplaces, should facilitate access to HIV prevention, treatment , care and support. Privacy should be maintained and screening of workers should not be made mandatory.That is an infringement of privacy of an individual.

Closer home, in Jalandhar City we have a humanitarian Prof Lakhvir Singh who is the President of a NGO , Pahal is working in the Tehsil Nakodar of Jalandhar district specifically where they have set up a 5 member committee ,where they have a TARGET INTENTION  to assess the IMPACT. They are targeting the high risk group and are preventing the by behavior motivation.In  an interview he says, that high risk group are truckers, adolescence, sex workers, and drug users in Punjab. He further retreats that the situations serious and alarming. 

The aim today is to hold widespread rally in the Jalandhar City to highlight and pinpoint the causes which can be prevented by behavior motivation . Prof. Lakhvir Singh , passes on a message that ,"we should stick to Indian values and the family culture and philosophical way of life of elders which was holistic and spiritual."

The vulnerability he says lies in the 15-25 years age group in India where there is maximum proportion of population." 

Do you feel the government is helping out in the AIDS program?

Yes, the government supports the ventures of accredited NGO's. NACO (National Aids Control Agency)  and NGO's all work hand in hand to reach out intensively for reaching the high risk group . This in turn will lead to target intervention. They have a sufficient budget to fund their work and research. 

He has a message for the parents of today , that the present generations vulnerable and susceptible , that the parents of today need to take care of their children not only in school but in colleges to. They are gullible and prone to falling to the trap where they try out or give in to hormones. Parents need to raise their children in holistic manner, holistic means that they should revert back to the Indian values of the yore. They are not even aware of what their children do in colleges , in fact there should be a PTM ( Parent Teachers Meeting ) in colleges to keep alive the interaction .

Educational and religious, social , political parties, should come forward to deal with this problem . His endeavor is honored and we hope that soon we might stem and eradicate this virus completely . 

Ravneet Sangha

A WIZARD WITH WORDS - HARMAN JEET

Harmanjeet - A wizard with words

Harman ,a young poet who is unheard presently but is slowly and slowly making inroads in the literary world of Punjabi literature. What strikes you when you read him is the unique flair, the wizardry of words and the singular ability to create images vividly with his compositions which are grounded in Nature.As he quotes, Frank Wright, 'I believe in God, only I spell it Nature."

Harman in his purity , his innocence writes about Nature as an alter ego. He says the time when he writes about  nature, counts birds flying, gives water to birds, talks to kittens that is the time when he feels happiest . Harman a young lad of 20 from District Mansa, Punjab stumbled into poetry writing since an early age .The dark brooding eyes, give him a romantic look aka a Victorian gentleman but the passion in him is limited to his writing. He is creative , paints as well , again nature playing a big role in his compositions. This young man is different from his peers and age group as he is so grounded and is not swayed by  the superficial and artifice which lures the youth of today. The inherent nature of his sets him poles apart from the Gen-X .

In a telephonic interview Harman airs his views on life, philosophizes about religion , God and gives us a message .

Q1( Ravneet) : How did you discover this talent in yourself , or how did you start this journey?

A1(Harmanjeet) : I have been interested in reading books since childhood,and the environment was always conducive to reading and writing. His father who used to bring a magazine "Nanhe Samrat 'and that started this journey .Initially he used to write , scribble and not show it to any one but in a school debate he won the second prize for his composition and rest is history. Now his four songs have been recorded and mixed, the album being released in Canada, India in a few months by Gagandeep Singh.

Q2 (R): What medium do you use to express yourself ?

A2 (H) :  I write in Punjabi and Hindi . Actually , I find Hindi more comfortable but am conversant in both . Face book has widened my exposure and consequently , a lot of web sites, nationally , internationally use my work. In fact, saanjh  weekly.com features my work.

Carrying on , more philosophically , wise beyond his years, Harman continues,

 " As a sculptor uses his tools on a piece of wood, a poet uses a pen , a painter a brush, but the finished result is not known before. It is all a mystery, a hidden puzzle which unravels by itself.In the same fashion , he does not know how he writes, he just writes. It is God's gift , and he believes all is pre-destined, and everything happens according to a pre-set plan. He does not know how he lives, he just lives."

Q3 (R):Who is your favorite poet, name a few?

 A3(H): Prof. Mohan Singh, Shiv Batalvi,Heer Waris Shah, Sahir Ludhianvi,paash, Sant Ram Udasi, Paash to name a few.

Q4(R): What is your aim? Where do you see yourself in a few years?

A4(H): I want to be a lyricist , a writer like Gulzaar sahib, contributing in my native language to leave a mark in the society. I want to write for meaningful movies, books . Also , I read a lot of scriptures and feel that the compositions of the Guru Granth sahib are perfect . The ragas, the meanings are complete and reading them give me a lot of peace of mind.

Q5(R):What is the message you would like  to give to the readers of TOI?

A5(H):  Laughs, and says, that in today's world there are more writers, and less readers but , if one writes poetry they should respect the meter, rhyme the words, the flow of composition should be there.He further states that as he had a balanced environment where everyone inspired him and gave him confidence to write he did and that is reflected in his writings.

Harman , reflects and then tells the youth of today to do what their heart tells them to do but to do it with maximum passion and to follow it through. Don't  leave it half-way.And to listen o good music but to read good literature which according to him is better. In fact, folk songs of all over the world reflect the same passion , intensity and it is in them the culture of the world exists.

Harman is a master craftsman of words who whips out vivid pictures and weaves a web according to Mannjit Singh from Patiala. Dr. Nirmal Singh Dhallu, an NRI from England, says,"A young poets with his unique flair and rich composition . He has tremendous potential and so much to offer Punjabi language in the future. I wish him all the best and hope that he stays on track ."

Aneet Randhawa, from Punjabi University (SDO)  says," the first thing that comes to my mind is earthiness, it smells like the first raindrops on a parched surface , his strength lies in similizing nature , he successfully captures its essence in the written word often evoking pathos ,it is certainly cathartic.

  

100 crores and eating away

100 crores and still eating.

By Feb 2011 , Ajmal Kasab had eaten 100 crores of the Indian tax payers money and is still enjoying the hospitality of the country. He continues to live his worthless existence in the country , and we ( the government ) keep on extending him the famed hospitality. 26/11 had the highest rate of death casualties 164/11= 14.9 in three days. The country was paralyzed inaction and was standing mute to the dastardly heinous act of terrorism to a handful of zealots. We never thought that at the twilight time commuters would be targeted and simultaneously at different places in the commercial capital  killing innocent people with sophisticated,well planned acts against older obsolete weapons of our policemen. 

The courage , loyalty, strength , courage  would ultimately shine through and would overpower these men who created terror and were ruthless in their act. The common man as always was the one who was hurt.

On the third anniversary we hold vigils, peace marches wearing the white 'Rin ki Safedi " the color of our politicians but does that hide the blood of the Aam Aadmi? Why has justice been denied for so long? More inch space is given in the newspapers to the core committees, to the journalists , high ranking officials, think-tanks who devise ways to save the nation .  Why is effective action delayed, what are we prisoner to? 

The memory of the nation is limited, we move on in our daily lives , prisoner to wants needs to eke out a living, an existence, do we even remember the names of the policemen who died defending the honor of the country? Do we ever recount their stories; the men who had families ,children wives who have been left destitute by the death of a living one? The constable is just not a name on a lapel but a real being, 

I strongly feel to give justice which should be swift we need to be direct , quick ,and not make a mockery of the lives laid down. Justice delayed is justice denied. We also need to clothe our soldiers be it the jawan , the soldier man guarding the borders the right kind of clothes and equipment of the 21st century. It should not be something out of a bad 1920's Bollywood pot-boiler or be so obsolete , out-dated that it is worth auctioning !

We need clothes which are light , not which are gravity based which drag one down, shoes which are light , not huge and heavy which are a relic from the British Raj. 

Where does the heavy , astronomical defense budget go?Is it just for missiles,huge tanks, scams and lining pockets in the upper echelons of power ? What about the person who faces the bullet? He needs protective gear , the latest weaponry and not rations to line his stomach. Think ,reflect for one moment about the human life which is extinguished so easily. This is the most draconian way to reduce population woes. 

This day which has the perfunctory two minute condolence salutation , vigils and marches needs action. Sometimes, we do need to not follow the Mahatama's path of dharma but be ruthless to get the message across.

Ravneet Sangha

Woman on a Mission- Dr. Harshinder Kaur

She has a Facebook page. She has authored 22 books , been felicitated allover the world, for her path-breaking work on giving recognition to the subtle unsaid biggest truth of all -feticide. She started the cause 15 years and gave shape to the cause which recognizes and threatens to wipe out the fairer sex into oblivion in Punjab.

She is the gutsy lady who has single-handedly stormed Punjab's bastion by pointing out the loop-holes ,inefficiencies  and inadequacies of the bureaucratic tangles we all are embroiled in . She is DR. HARSHINDER KAUR, president of Harsh Charitable trust Patiala who works to save the female child .

Dr. Harshinder Kaur is MD , MBBS  and works at Rajindera Hospital, as a pediatrician.

Dr. Harshinder , is a doctor, a humanist too who has adopted over 300 female girls and apart from this is an accomplished author of numerous books and papers internationally singularly winning awards always. In fact , two weeks ago , she won the "Best Children's Book Award" given by the Bhasha Vibhyag  Punjab ,the title begin 'Dr. Massi di Kahaniyaan'. She was conferred this award on Nov. 1st ,2011.

 Dr. Harshinder, is THE lady who raised her voice in an UNO seminar at Switzerland for Punjabi language and for female child. 

Her voice has gained momentum slowly and steadily over the years and has eventually become a movement . She has been recognized by the state and allover the country. Her latest award being, "Dheen Punjab di " award conferred by Chief Minister, S. Prakash Singh Badal and she has also got the Rani Jhansi Award by the Indian government. Her latest accolade is International Woman Rights Activist and she is the only MD to have been given this award. Bhagat Puran Singh award, Baba Farid Virasat Award a few of the other honors . 

Last week ,a Dutch documentary Marnel Breure has come to Punjab to shoot a film on female feticide, drug abuse and domestic violence. This is based on her book 'Female Feticide - A curse" This movie is to highlight the reasons why females are aborted in the womb . The documentary will begin production in 2012.  She also has to her credit a Hollywood movie on her book and is called ROARING SILENCE.

In an interview , which left one inspired to follow and also hoped that she has strength to carry on this work, I found an insight to the strong character which makes her tick and the complete woman she is.

 Q1 (Ravneet) : How did you start this journey?

Dr H:  I was traveling ,outside a village near Pattran where I heard a baby crying violently. When I went close , I saw the most horrifying, inhumane sight which has till date left scars on my psyche. A newborn baby was being eaten alive by rabid dogs . That , made me cry at first but then I decided to change the course of history and devote myself to stopping this blind injustice. I , being a woman had to stand up and be the change to see the change.

Q2(R): Why did you make your speech in Punjabi , why the emphasis?

Dr H:  When I had gone to attend the UNO seminar , in Geneva I saw that the Japanese, French, Germans all came and spoke in their native languages. Then I thought that why should I speak in english ? My own native language , Punjabi is older than English ;Baba Farid spoke it 400 years before the first english poet .I wanted to make my lectures in punjabi and since then have stuck to my stand. If I don't feel any pride in my own self , my identity how will the rest of the world respect me? This led to the transition.

Q3(R) What about an insight to the woman behind the steel she is?

Dr H: Dr Harshinder laughs here, a twinkle in her eyes and she reveals that,' I learnt how to paint under Sobha Singh ji  " and am an accomplished painter. I am also a poet and was adjudged the best poet in medical college.

Q4(R):What message would you like to give to the readers of TOI?

Dr H: I would like to tell the reader that the path to any destination is always full of speed breakers, full of obstacles and hurdles and to reach the end one has to cross them . Do not be afraid , you will surely reach the end , bruised and battered but the fight and the result is worth all the pain . Do not ever give up hope , there is always light at the end of the horizon.

  

Q5(R) What is your legacy to your daughter and son?

Dr H: To my daughter , I say you will have to carry on my work, my flame will be carried forward by you.You are tomorrow's woman , you are the hope so be strong . To my son who is very young right now, I would want him to respect and protect woman when he grows up. 

Q6 (R): And, coming to the last question , what about Dr sahib, your better half?

Dr H: Laughs , her melodious laugh and she says ," Without his 100% support , I could not have made this journey . It is with his unflinching support and stand by my side I have come this far. 

We salute this strong woman who took up the cudgels to fight and stem the rot in Punajb which has a dismal and skewed sex ratio. She is the granddaughter of Prof. Sahib Singh who did the first ever exposition of Guru Granth Sahiband was awarded D.Litt by Punjabi University , the daughter of Prof. Pritam Singh,renowned Punajbi writer and Honorary Professor San Jose university, California who was awarded D.Litt. by Punjabi University, and sister of Dr. Jiarup Singh , former Vice Chancellor of Guru Nanak Dev University -Amritsar and present Vice Chancellor of the Central University , Bhatinda in Punjab.

We need people like her , the real unsung heroes of the society.

Ravneet Sangha .

  

Inner quest - a

A thought which has been rankling in my mind for a few days is finally being penned down or rather typed. Gone are the old- fashioned days when one would write first on a paper , correct it and then have the final result . Well , with all these auto-check facilities, erase , undo copy paste , I wonder where we are stuck.
Coming back to my thoughts , which are few and plenty as always ( depending on the diminishing brain cells) I wanted to write about Inner Quest. In fact, for the first time I would not rant or rave . It is my personal belief that the journey is mine ; cannot be on any shoulders how much ever I want to cry or want to share. It is not even lessened by a book or by constant prayers or by making a pilgrimage to all the holy places I do so want to visit. If someone, says share , lighten the burden that is the biggest con line . No amount of reading or sharing one's woes will make you feel better , till you dont want to.
It is not prisoner to anyone nor is to a moment where one feels temporary euphoria by the possession of a materialistic item .Be it the next phone , the biggest most expensive purse , or the rock which you get. In fact, isn't it ironical ,that what we want so lustily from nature , we abuse rape it  the most . Man is nature's finest creation but we will abuse, kill , slander , stuff it in a caste-ridden box-hole and fight wars.  To posses, stamp is what we aim at. Well back on track , ( sorry ingrained habit of rambling) a quest is a journey with a purpose to achieve something .Please don't be cynical here and say here comes her latent desire of acquisition, and I'm not sugar coating it to sound very spiritual here . Nor am I mincing any words.
My inner quest comes at a moment when I see, sense a growing disquiet , a little sense of something is missing and slowly it becomes bigger .
We all choose religious organisations first , Punjab is famous for it!, bookstores, browse the net , do jaap endlessly, boasting about one's dhyaan, meditation classes ( quite the business) , flower therapy,angel therapy, crystals, magical balls, workshops , retreats to the remotest corners of the world, keeping maunvrat , have endless discussions over HIM ---- the list goes on and on. Many of these are helpful ,but as they say the trail peters out before we find out what we are looking for.
A quick fix, the glimmer of a real answer there, but never quite the feeling that we're making progress.
The spiritual quest is in fact a journey according to me. If I wanted to go from Jalandhar to Chandigarh, can't go to Pathankot and then think that Chandigarh is on the way. Be clear , precise, definite is what I've figured out.  Don't confuse yourself about the path , you should be familiar with the destination the terrain that lies where you are going to cross and have a plan for crossing it . Don't be a dodo.Have an accurate game -plan to reach the point of satisfaction.
I realized that along the way , I wanted a guide to spirituality not religion which is confined to dogma, superstition , practices , customs, cultural activities limited to an area. I did not even want mysticism , which according to me is religion accompanied with difficult , subtle practices which reveal inner realms.
For me, what I wanted, is a philosophy of life, incorporating ethical and moral values that are indispensable to health and well being, and at the same time provided me a workable system of self- training leading to self- transformation ( so need to cut down the caffeine n chocolates).
I felt that till I did not want it, really want it ,it was just a show, a mimic of rituals or parroting till I did not imbibe the first principle . To commit .I needed my mind to be clear and not be confused by exterior distractions.

Part 2 tmrw .

Animal love - Love Conquers all

Animals apparently get more say in the world , rather than humans these days. In fact the gay penguins in Toronto zoo  Buddy and Pedro were going to be split up so that they could be busy with female penguin(sic) .But, with popular reader intervention,  the pair has been reportedly left alone. They show distinct homosexual tendencies and groom , mate with each other taking . They have been separated for a limited time but will re-unite in 2012.
This happened only when there was an open poll where the opinions of 34,000 readers who participated in the poll overwhelmingly said that they should be left alone, they chose so they should be being the popular mandate.
Closer home , in a village next door the sordid tale of humans loving humans is not tolerated . The time old tale of one not being of the same caste is repeated again and again. Just visualise the scenario, where a jat girl has the guts to fall in love with a lower caste boy and then runs away in the fear of the family targeting them. Well that's exactly what happened, they are being hunted for , by the girl's family who has descended in hordes from Malaysia. Their izzat , honor is at stake and they want revenge.
It's all simple, cut clean and dried, there are no two things about it.
Where are we stuck? Why do we not rise above all this?
Humans show streaks of animal behavior which is cruel , sadistic , evil . The value of human life is nil and it is expendable just to satisfy social pride. The women of the village follow are harping the same song of blaming the girl's mother who did not take care and her upbringing! Imagine,  always the woman is the sufferer, the devil who tempts. Beant kaur, one of the older women cackled,'How can we allow this? Peedhi (Genealogy ) kharab ho jaandi hain, Daag lag jaanda hain, in chaste Punjabi.
The village elders, Panches, Sarpanch are divided over the method of justice meted out but the consensus is to punish both of them to set an example.
Boodhi Singh, condemned the act of the youngsters saying that ,the munda- kudi cannot marry as they are from the same village and hence are brothers and sisters. They should respect the lines of traditions. The girl's grandfather has written her off and saying she is a blot to the family honor and is dead to them.
Punjab, Haryana have the highest amount of honor killings followed by Rajasthan. We want development, a square meal , education but the villagers ( majority of 67%) are still stuck in a time warp where castes lines are deeper . It is where bloodlines can make break the feudalism which still is rampant . Inequality to the core .
These deep rooted prejudices which are still existing are there to stay , nothing changes . For the country to move forward , the dis favorable practices need to end . We need to collectively have a social revolution to stem the rot . In fact , considering another aspect the religious books of ours be it Sikhs, Hindus have contributions from all sects of the society . When we can read, follow , worship these why do we question His children? Who puts the mark on the forehead demarcating them ? Is the blood thicker, thinner than the others?
We need to leave a society which is tolerant an dis not prejudiced for our children and then only can the purges of poverty , inequality finish in India.

Punjab, Yatras, Kabaddi , missing birth certificate.

Punjab is in an uproar. What with all the yatras being planned to save her , we have the Congress trying to woo us, the Sanjha Morcha singlehandedly ( troika based alliance) trying to effectively wipe out corruption and clean Punjab, I wonder where these chappies were sleeping before . Strange bedfellows , you see. We also have Advani ji coming in to save us with a Chetna yatra .
Next we , have Bollywood invading us at a so - small cost of roughly Rs 5cr ( declared price) and I thought Shahrukh was intelligent , sorry my mistake. He tries ( fails miserably ) and makes a joke about Don being released in Punjabi ! Shahrukh bhaijaan, when did they release the movies in regional languages ? It must be simultaneously when they did them in Urdu and Marathi? Why , the ignorance?
A sport is introduced which has no future of being recognized in Asian , Commonwealth games as this form is not played anymore. Why this political gimmickry on the day when all Punjabis want is a few jobs, reclamation of the lost pride, basic infrastructure and yes save the girls .. where ever are we going to get them? Can't make tigers sit behind a motorcycle, eh boys? We don't want weird Punjabi songs,tired lewd dancers who don't even look native .
My respected politicians who actually make us dance to their tunes aka Pied Piper style  be it the emotional yellow .Bhagat Singh revisited, the Panth which is in danger of being  swallowed by the Congress or the Congress trying hard to not let the Pm visit Punjab. Isn't the Pm above this petty pullings of strings, last I saw the Indian Map , Punjab was in the boundaries!!
Even more pertinent is the question of an aged marathon runner who gives a new meaning to the word endurance and vitality who stuns the world by his feat. But , we have a company who could actually make it big here ( breweries !!) but they ain't no Sherlock . Just because there isn't a birth certificate .. well they can't certify or give Fauja his due. The joke being on them as this man is not even bothered by his awards, felicitations .
Hmm , that is a story for another day , but Im sure some resource ful chap at the municipal corporation could dig out an antiquated certificate from a time where people in the villages were more worried about the birth of their calves or harvest season than kids. But , how would the gora log ever understand all this? The only they understand money and for that they would embrace us..
Now  what matters to be seen , is whether 20 days hence what will end K- cup , Katrina's Jawaani or  Kareena's Chamak challo..

There was a reported increase in the all over lozenge sale in the chemist shops allover Punjab due to the hoarse shouting by politicians who all ever saving Punjab in their various yatras in the state.