Friday, 16 September 2011

Stains are good

Hi there. I was asked to write a fiction/non fiction on this very famous topic "stains are good". I say that this quote is very famous because of its ability to keep people ticking and because of surf excel (supposedly the best company producing detergents)! Surf excel has brought about a revolution in the minds of school kids (including me-the little imp) by asking them to cook up an exciting story on the above topic. the top story will not only appear as advertisement on television but the kid with the most enthralling story will also have the privilege to acquire some of the "oh wow" gadgets and a mini laptop for their own personal use! Ok so the story (sorry, my story) goes thus:
"Mom, it’s getting late! I need my lunch box now or the van driver will honk the life out of me and I will miss out on the most exciting lunch!" said Brad, exasperated at his mom's slowness. After what he thought was an hour his mom came running out of the house with his lunch box, calling out morning cries of worries about his uniform. Brad could never keep his uniform clean and by the time he came back home his uniform was anything but white in color. His mom used to spend an eternity trying to clean up his messy uniform .so his mom advised him day in and day out to keep his uniform clean. Though Brad tried his hardest to keep his uniform clean, he could never accomplish that mission. So he ended up going home dirty .he ran to his van and went to his school with enthusiasm and vigor for yet another day of fun with his friends. They had art class that day and I think you people can imagine what would have happened! He was using red water color to paint his drawing. he heard somebody calling him and he whipped around to see who it was and 'plop', the red paint was all over his uniform! He knew that he was going to be murdered by his mom for his carelessness. So he walked back home with dread written all over his face. There was unusual traffic that day in his street. When he saw the pedestrians struggling to make their way across the road, a sudden idea sprung up in his head. He jumped into the middle of the street and started diverting the traffic and the best thing was that since his uniform was smeared in red paint he could use that as a sign to make the vehicles stop on their tracks. He used his carelessness to his advantage and diverted the traffic. When the road was back to normal once again, he picked up his bag and walked off with a feeling of self satisfaction. He reached home and guess what? The local traffic police was already there to applaud his work. He praised him and gave him a pat on his back. His mom was proud to see her son being lauded by the police. Just when he was expecting to be grounded by his mother for dirtying his uniform he heard her whispering in his ears-" sometimes stains are good". A dreaded nightmare turned into a memorable event for Brad and he remembered that day for a long time in his life.
That is the end of my perception on ‘stains are good’. Hope you enjoyed it and hope its good enough to win me a prize in this competition. If I end up getting the prize, I will be astounded and pleased with myself and my effort. On the other hand, if I don’t win a prize, I would take this as an opportunity to fine tune my English skills as my life is at the English language’s mercy!
That’s all for now. I hope I write something interesting soon.
Cheers,
Aishwarya Kumar

Obama vs. Osama!

The battle of the "O's" drew the attention of millions of people around the world. It was a new moon night when the swash buckling operation of the American intelligence blew apart the most wanted terrorist of all times "Osama bin Laden"! The way in which the US intelligence took control of the Pakistani air space is awe inspiring. I was bowled by the fact that the American commandos entered into Pakistani air space without being detected. The efficiency and accuracy with which they carried on the well planned operation is greatly commendable. "Geronimo EKIA" was the sentence that the American president Barrack Obama and the secretary of state Hillary Clinton waited for with desperation and when they heard it they gave a sigh of relief! They had finished the most wanted person of all time! I appreciate the fact that the US intelligence kept the ISI and the Pakistani government out of this operation because any news passed on to the Pakistani government would have alerted Geronimo and he would have fled the country even before the operation had begun. The US President should be applauded for his decision to send commandos to shoot down the terrorists instead of choosing the easier and less risky decision of blowing away that portion of the land by dropping a bomb. This shows that he is a man with a good heart. He did not want to disturb the civilians and thus he chose the harder and riskier decision of sending commandos into the mansion of the most wanted man in the world!
Pakistan government's reaction
The statement by the Pakistan government that they were not informed about the attack only proves that they are inefficient and untrustworthy! They had inside their country, the most wanted man and they were not least bothered to take an effort to finish him off! Statements by the Pakistan government justifies that they prefer words to action! How is it possible for a terrorist like Osama to establish a living in the heart of the Pakistan military force unless he gets inside support? The death of Osama is a very significant break through in the war against terrorism but this does not mean that it will put an end to terrorism. Pakistan government will have to become vigilant and drive away terrorism from both their nation and the world.
Cheers,
Aishwarya Kumar

Makarajyothi-Man Made

The startling revelation about makarajyothi being man made has drawn the attention of millions of ardent ayyappa devotees. The age long belief about the jyothi not being man made has been thrashed mercilessly by the scientific answer seekers. I am very happy with the scientific explanation about the jyothi being lighted by man because I have been bugging people continuously for a scientific explanation for the light sighted by millions of devotees from sabarimala temple after the aaradhana. It gives me immense satisfaction that science is able to give a sensible answer for makaravilaku. The explanation goes thus:
The light sighted by the devotees from sabarimala is actually divided into two parts – the pre aaradhana and the post aaradhana light. The pre aaradhana light is the celestial star as we all know. The question arises only about the light that appears after the aaradhana. The logical explanation behind the light sighted somewhere in pponnambalamedu is that the practice of lighting a lamp at that day of a year was practiced by the tribal people living in that as a means of showing their devotion towards lord ayyappa. There is also another belief that lord ayyappa’a statue was initially at the hilltop at ponnambalamedu and it was later on shifted to sabarimala as the access to ponnambalamedu was very difficult. In order to remember the fact that lord ayyappa once stayed at that hill top, a lamp is lighted every year on one particular day. Though the lord is no longer at that hill top in ponnambalamedu, the powers which he had gained while staying there was too great. In an attempt to impart an idea among the devotees about the greatness of the lord, the lamp is lighted every year and this light is hence considered very auspicious. Though the tribal people moved down from the inaccessible village, their practice of lighting the village is still followed. The term makaravilaku cannot be used synonymous to makarajyothi because there is a vast difference in the meaning of the two words. While makaravilaku in Malayalam means the festival wherein lord ayyappa is adorned with all the ornaments brought from the ayyappa palace, the term makarajyothi must be associated with the process of actually lighting the lamp on ponnambalamedu hill top.
This is the logical reasoning which makes us understand about the makarajyothi that appears every year atop ponnambalamedu village.
Cheers,
Aishwarya Kumar

Manual scavenging-to hell with it!

It is horrifying to hear something as shameful as this happening in our nation. I was seriously gutted to hear that the practice, which was legally banned 17 years ago ( as a matter of fact, that was the year I was born), is still being followed by the people of vidhusha village. What is the government waiting for, new year? This is a really shameful act and it has to come to an end soon. The government has to come up with some strict rules and regulations to put a full stop to this ghastly and disgraceful predicament. The apathy and ignorance of the masses have to be removed. On one side the government is signing pacts with other countries for various causes and on the other side there are so many distressing activities going on in our nation. I wish I could take some drastic action to put an end to this monstrous nightmare. I wish and hope that my voice will reach up to the concerned authorities thus resulting in actually abolishing this practice, not just passing a law to this effect.
Aishwarya kumar,
Coimbatore

Manual scavenging-to hell with it!

It is horrifying to hear something as shameful as this happening in our nation. I was seriously gutted to hear that the practice, which was legally banned 17 years ago ( as a matter of fact, that was the year I was born), is still being followed by the people of vidhusha village. What is the government waiting for, new year? This is a really shameful act and it has to come to an end soon. The government has to come up with some strict rules and regulations to put a full stop to this ghastly and disgraceful predicament. The apathy and ignorance of the masses have to be removed. On one side the government is signing pacts with other countries for various causes and on the other side there are so many distressing activities going on in our nation. I wish I could take some drastic action to put an end to this monstrous nightmare. I wish and hope that my voice will reach up to the concerned authorities thus resulting in actually abolishing this practice, not just passing a law to this effect.
Aishwarya kumar,
Coimbatore