tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.comments2022-05-31T21:32:07.015+05:30Shetty's Take: Merciless musings of a libertarianKarthik Shettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comBlogger144125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-88424545364508532572013-03-16T01:57:28.527+05:302013-03-16T01:57:28.527+05:30Yeah.i agree with the blogger.In india over 100 cr...Yeah.i agree with the blogger.In india over 100 crore population, hindi is mother tongue to only 40 crore population.<br /> But why all other people learn hindi. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-1763511569243633012012-08-30T06:17:05.737+05:302012-08-30T06:17:05.737+05:30The only thing you've said that can be respond...The only thing you've said that can be responded to is that "language of the land is always the best." True, and it makes sense to learn that particular language ONLY if it makes sense, i.e. if you will be using it and if it helps you. If not, it's a complete waste of time, energy, and resources.<br /><br />And in this case, people will oppose because they are being forced to do something that they (a)won't benefit from, and (b)aren't interested in.Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-81063613502580804762012-08-29T23:25:09.532+05:302012-08-29T23:25:09.532+05:30Why should anyone learn Hindi,or any other languag...Why should anyone learn Hindi,or any other language?. Unlike animals we have the ability to speak and express our emotions, feelings etc. For this we need a language and that language is required for communication.<br /><br />If you speak Hindi in an area where no one understand that language it is same as any animal barking,mooing,or squealing. The same thing happens the other way round.<br /><br />If you speak the so called great Indian Languages, where in the Indians themselves don't respect them, abroad the situation would be the same.<br /><br />I don't understand why people go crazy about languages. It doesn't matter whether you speak Hindi, English when you don't understand the other person.<br /><br />Grow up guys stop fighting on languages, language of the land is always the best.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-84045706871049892992011-09-01T17:20:07.102+05:302011-09-01T17:20:07.102+05:30Dear KKG, I have just posted a factual account of ...Dear KKG, I have just posted a factual account of what happened, and I am not justifying any sort of generalisation. The person who threw that soda can out of the vehicle was a well educated person, probably someone who knows how to use a computer and the internet like you and me, and I'm sure he even knew that it was a wrong thing to do. What effort I have done? For one, I don't throw garbage on the road, and when I see others doing it, I make sure to tell them, or pick the stuff up myself and throw it in the bin. And the westerner who called that person a "bloody Indian", well, I'm sure she did so only because she probably has seen many Indians do the same thing in her country. Also, I'm sure she doesn't personally export toxic e-waste to our country, so you can't blame all westerners just like how you rightly said that all Indians can't be blamed for the incident.Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-25314259239296333092011-09-01T11:16:26.851+05:302011-09-01T11:16:26.851+05:30She may use any other word other than bloody india...She may use any other word other than bloody indian. First you should not post it in public forum if you are real indian. What effort you have done other than blogging like this. There are persons who are born in dust bin who dont know any thing about what you acquired durlng your life. In how much public places in india we have built dust bin and public toilets. You got a chance to get education. If you born as child to a begger you will not be here to discuss this. All like you are trying to act like westerners. In india some bastards importing electronic waste etc which are very toxic and western bastards just exports their waste while getting money. So no any bloody westener has right to say that..... -KKGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-43102887910753220712011-08-13T14:18:46.720+05:302011-08-13T14:18:46.720+05:30Hey confused fellow.......
simple solution.. If yo...Hey confused fellow.......<br />simple solution.. If you don't like hindi movies don't see it ,instead writing about hindi movies ,spend your valuable time for constructive issues for 1- people at your home,2- people of your mohalla,3- people of your village, taluka,district,state and India. Don't time on movies, language etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-90694801036011546872011-08-13T11:34:50.819+05:302011-08-13T11:34:50.819+05:30I wish you anonymous douche bag cowards would at l...I wish you anonymous douche bag cowards would at least leave your names so I can address you by your names. In any case, to the latest anonymous person, I have listed out reasons. If you have found a flaw in the reasoning, then please comment, else you're just ending up making a total fool out of yourself by barking something and not providing any substance to your tirade.Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-53488183697741363392011-08-13T11:25:01.174+05:302011-08-13T11:25:01.174+05:30Hey confused fella, you are ready to make English ...Hey confused fella, you are ready to make English as Rashtra Bhasha and official language of India but BLOODY don't want to learn HINDI .You dont have any proud for Mother INDIA, You better raise an issue related to your Rural people facing tough time.....dont waste your energy in dividing people ...do some thing constructiveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-61387501413936021182011-07-07T09:05:33.111+05:302011-07-07T09:05:33.111+05:30@Anonymous, next time please leave your name so I ...@Anonymous, next time please leave your name so I can address you by your name. Firstly, you've missed the point about this post. It's about language being forced on people. No one adopting a foreign language OVER an Indian language. I'm saying for me, being from Karnataka, I want to be taught English and Kannada (no Hindi), and someone from UP can be taught English and Hindi (no Kannada). Simple, isn't it?<br /><br />Organic farming is good but obviously it wasn't able to meet the demands of an ever growing population which is why hybrid came in. I'm not a fan of hybrid, but then no one wants to tackle the population problem, and that's an entirely different discussion.<br /><br />Coming back to the language issue, a little story from history. When the USSR existed, and had so many countries under it, it forced all those countries to learn Russian which wasn't native to them. This led to disgust among the common people, and eventually when the split happened, ALL Russian documents and texts were burnt because they did not want to have anything to do with a language that was going to be of no use to them. Same case here, when Hindi isn't going to be of any use to someone from the South (maybe a poor villager), why should he/she be taught the language?Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-16549472744825003902011-07-07T08:54:53.618+05:302011-07-07T08:54:53.618+05:30V r so habituated with the word change, that v c n...V r so habituated with the word change, that v c now-where & try to adapt ourself easily.V also tend to get carried away with the so called glamour & lifestyle of the foriegner's, that v tend to forget our own culture.India is basically a country where agriculture was the main occupation.Development has gone to our head so much that India which was once an organic cultivator of food, has shifted it's base to hybrid cultivation.Thank's to foriegner's.The first mistake the ruler's of India did was to involve the foriegn in their affairs of the kingdom.That is where the Pandora's box lid was opened.Development has gone to our head so much that v r willing to part with our own country's heritage & culture.I know science has given us a lot, but iam sure v donot need the involvement of foriegner's.. Indian's r more capable of it. It's absolutely true v need guidance in the development of our country from the external forces beyond our country, but not to that extent that v ruin our culture, language, and give them the base of foundation............What do v all need, roti, kapda aur makaan..............Iam sure the techie's now r so pissed of their hectic life, that they r opting to the basic occupation, organic culture.<br />Where, it is time to save, the lost culture of India, y r Indian's cribbing over in the issue's of language..blah...blah...blah.In the name of development has done more harm than good.............People have no time for family, themselve's, suicide rates r increasing.Food is b'coming poison than life.....I think v need to divert our attention to these issue's, rather than tackling issue's like what should be spoken....Thank's to those techie's who have opted to main occupation sooner or later.<br /><br />Which is the foriegn country that has adopted a foriegn language & not given importance to their local language ?<br />I firmly believe lead a simple life, the more gain the more pain.....Going to the moon will only widen the gap between us.Development in the name of science will only give us lot of carbon than oxygen in the air...Leave the culture alone, that is where they belong, & that is what we have right now....The treasures from the ages, the sages.........................:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-41489370055642969752011-06-24T14:08:43.577+05:302011-06-24T14:08:43.577+05:30Just b,coz plant,s r eaten doesn,t prove u,re stat...Just b,coz plant,s r eaten doesn,t prove u,re statement that animals can b eaten too..Think about the thing,s u need to survive, rather than satisfy u,re tintilating taste bud,s.....It all depend,s what b,comes u,re necessity & luxury.Iam not trying to prove what is good/bad....Iam trying to prove how much difference u can make by not giv'n u,reself to u,re weakness....<br />The point of culling of animal,s even otherwise..Nature has a way of taking care by itself.....Nature is made that way..Everything is balanced in it by itself.<br />I believe in organic, be organic, live organic & make a difference ...Let it start 4rom u....Y try to justify u,re views on veg/non-veg issues.....Y don,t u start to make this big difference...........Maybe not to all the animal,s but @ least a few.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-36962664761950332162011-06-24T09:18:43.454+05:302011-06-24T09:18:43.454+05:30Mr crib...Let me make u realise the other side of ...Mr crib...Let me make u realise the other side of a human mentality.....Human,s r not mere robot,s, they r an energy matter, mixture of emotion,s....World is a very realistic place 2 live, v all know that....In this realistic world, where people r corrupted, selfish, & money minded...V tend to go insane sometime,s...Reality sucks.....Man dreams in an imaginary world created by him & that gives him solace,4rom the day-to-day hectic activities of life.Movies give a sense of satisfaction to the viewer that good presides over evil....His imagination quota get,s the nod of fullfillment, 4rom the movie he watches...And he resumes his journey in this realistic world after the 3 hour,s of indulgence he take,s 4rom the movie.....I hope u agree to the point that, v r in some way or other connected, so r our emotion,s.Man tend to 4get value,s & such movies give them a kick to their memory every now & then....What is life without hope...Movies tend to make us realise that hope survives amidst each & every action of life...Otherwise human,s would go berserk, after failures.....Failures...&...Failure,s...Movies r like pills, contributing, to awareness of our attitude to-ward,s life.....<br />If movies were only realistic, & not imaginary ..Iam sure this realistic world adding to realistic movies would piss us all in one shot.....<br />So Mr Crib, aware u,re-self, that a little imagination does work wonder,s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-19020067472353558552011-06-24T08:54:11.447+05:302011-06-24T08:54:11.447+05:30O.K, don,t learn Hindi, who,s forcing u anyway,s.....O.K, don,t learn Hindi, who,s forcing u anyway,s......Since ages, Sanskrit was the media of communication, during the time of Rishi,s & Muni,s.....Then followed various languages...The reason Hindi be-came the media of communication, was due to the fact, that India was Bharath, a Hindu country...Sanskrit was preached & followed.To make it easy, after the epic age, Hindi followed......So I think the best option 2 replace Hindi would be Sanskrit, as Rashtra-bashaa.So on maga learn Sanskrit..............Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-41791921967409221712011-02-28T20:27:43.296+05:302011-02-28T20:27:43.296+05:30@Maria: I don't know if the response is suppos...@Maria: I don't know if the response is supposed to make me happy, or what. I didn't see any mention of punishing those guilty of the heinous crimes against the children. All it talks about is how sorry the Pope (big deal, that's the least he could do), and asking the Irish Church authorities to ask the lord for forgiveness after acknowledging the sins committed, but no where is there talk of punishing the guilty. And properly constituted tribunals? Where are the tribunals, what are the findings, who are the guilty and what is the punishment these tribunals have meted out? A lot of questions still need to be answered.Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-73850254814962863992011-02-28T17:24:25.888+05:302011-02-28T17:24:25.888+05:30Link to the pope's response
http://www.vatica...Link to the pope's response<br /><br />http://www.vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/letters/2010/documents/hf_ben-xvi_let_20100319_church-ireland_en.htmlMarianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-25664175440398486662010-10-12T20:12:03.809+05:302010-10-12T20:12:03.809+05:30Absolutely correct, but what's done is done. M...Absolutely correct, but what's done is done. My only point is how the verdict should be taken. Since the court said both claims are time-barred, in essence, that meant the dismissal of all suits filed by Nirmohi Akhara and Wakf Board, and only the suit of Ram Lalla, represented by a friend because junior Lord Ram was a minor, basically saying he was born there! :)Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-77653460674865148642010-10-12T20:00:33.188+05:302010-10-12T20:00:33.188+05:30The case before the court, stripped down to its ba...The case before the court, stripped down to its barest is as follows - two (legal) parties claim the same piece of land and the only decision before the court was to decide whose property it truly is. The only duty of the court is to uphold the law irrespective of the consequences and not attempt to achieve a compromise.Vnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-53406773569671410112010-09-22T23:43:59.642+05:302010-09-22T23:43:59.642+05:30Nothing about CWG Shetty saar?Nothing about CWG Shetty saar?Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-55725560379863166032010-09-06T12:09:24.387+05:302010-09-06T12:09:24.387+05:30Sorry, this concept of +ve discrimination isn'...Sorry, this concept of +ve discrimination isn't going too well... it's like the concept of good Taliban and bad Taliban. The parameters used to distinguish aren't very clear. And as far as reservation in education, I all for introducing more seats for the under-privileged, but not at the cost of reducing seats for the deserving. I still don't see how someone without a sound elementary school education will be able to to cope up with higher education. SO the elementary schooling needs to be strengthened. <br /><br />I still don't see how women aren't on the same footing. It's all in the hands of the political parties. Winnability matters the most to the parties, and if a woman candidate proves herself worthy and proves that to the party bosses, she gets a ticket. Maybe we need to bring in laws to do it at the party level, rather than at the constituency/parliamentary-seat level. And my last sentence hasn't been refuted.Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-44547862490230317752010-09-06T11:57:27.352+05:302010-09-06T11:57:27.352+05:30I think you've kinda given the answer to the q...I think you've kinda given the answer to the question yourself. While the genuine reasons for a caste-based marriage may be plenty, the reason people are opposed to inter-caste marriages is because they think the person from the other caste is inferior to them, and wouldn't want to have their family line have impure blood in it.<br /><br />Also, to say that belonging to the same caste can assure you of same/similar thought processes is not a very smart thing to say. Siblings itself have varying thought processes, so how can you expect people belonging to some imaginary division to think alike and be compatible?<br /><br />And if someone's lifestyle is going to be governed by hocus-pocus and all that, then I guess it's best if they go in for a caste-based wedding, to spare people like me the trouble of finding out the hard way that they're kooks! :)Karthik Shettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07215763312804913735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-35242765279851572362010-09-05T17:49:35.353+05:302010-09-05T17:49:35.353+05:30Hmm...let's see what's on the menu - Rotte...Hmm...let's see what's on the menu - Rotten bananas and moldy apples. Congress supporters chose the apples to side with. 'Oh whee, what the hell, at least it is not rotten' seems to be the mindset. Best of the worst.Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-57955154017451868772010-09-05T17:27:47.488+05:302010-09-05T17:27:47.488+05:30I've heard Hispanic women wear bright red pant...I've heard Hispanic women wear bright red panties and fasten a safety pin on their shirts over their belly button to avoid a cleft-lipped child. Apparently because of the superstition that a red string around the waist with an arrowhead attached to it acts as a well, to use TSN Teleshopping terms...'suraksha-kavach' that protects them from harmful radiation during solar eclipses.Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-41210067498182577382010-09-05T17:12:11.935+05:302010-09-05T17:12:11.935+05:30Mamta's obsession with Bengal politics only fu...Mamta's obsession with Bengal politics only furthers the cavalier attitude adopted by her as far as the Railways are concerned. She's up there as the hallmark of ministerial indifference. What hurts more is the number of lives lost in the numerous 'accidents by negligence or oversight' that could be traced back to many pending files regarding development plans and proposals returned to departments with comment by Mamta which read 'Please review' - only because unlike Laloo who was also obsessed with the politics of his homeland, she does not function with an advisor. Nor does she concern herself with the itty-bitties of feasibility. The freight corridor development (or the lack thereof) proposal is a mighty joke.Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-79375046178021403032010-09-05T16:03:25.032+05:302010-09-05T16:03:25.032+05:30Isn't discrimination the point here. Positive ...Isn't discrimination the point here. Positive discrimination. The idea is to bring everybody to the same footing and then let them contest. Look at it like it is a raised platform - there are those who are already on the platform and there are those who need steps to climb onto the platform.<br /><br />Lets look at reservation in education. The idea that everyone should get access to education is a good one. The idea of reservation here also seems to be a good one. Except, when implementing it, you need to look at who are you building stairs for, to climb the stairs to the platform. If you are building the stairs for somebody who is already on the platform, there is no point to the entire exercise. The ones below remain below. Hence, the proposal of an economic criteria instead of an SC/ST/OBC criteria in reservation in education.<br /><br />Similarly, what is the need of the hour is to come up with an alternative proposal to plug the loophole in women's reservation to avoid string puppets like in Laloo-Rabri scenario. While the idea of reservation here again, as positive discrimination, is a feasible one, it's implementation to fulfil it's objectives is impeded by such loopholes. <br /><br />Then again, even without such reservation, we have string puppet scenarios like in the case of CM Paneerselvam being the face behind which Jayalalitha operated in TN. When J's appointment as CM was quashed by the SC, O.Paneerselvam became her proxy heading the puppet government which was micro managed by J. Can anything really be done about it?Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26495948.post-81578834813734753512010-09-05T15:23:23.714+05:302010-09-05T15:23:23.714+05:30Ok, let me play the Devil's advocate.
Keeping...Ok, let me play the Devil's advocate.<br /><br />Keeping aside all evils that caste-ism propagates, what's wrong with caste based marriages?<br /><br />When you look for someone to marry, you check for compatibility at various levels - lifestyle, thought process,etc. Inevitably, to a large extent, people of a caste share certain practices and beliefs. People brought up in similar lifestyles would adjust quite well to each other.<br /><br />Just because compatibility comes under the garb of caste, would you reject it?Jil Jil Ramamanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155289939576524389noreply@blogger.com