Counting My Annas…..
me if I am wrong please.
Counting My Annas…..
Fire-fighter RBI Governor….
Here is a delightful piece I read about Subbarao and his coin-tossing tactics to decide tricky issues, like the coin-tossing act in the famous Hindi movie SHOLAY (released around 35 years ago)
Sholay and Subbarao—Business Standard ,New Delhi,August 08,2011…. Ramesh Sippy’s Sholay has even influenced monetary policy making, it seems. Asked how the Reserve Bank of India decides between a 25- and 50-basis point rate increase, Governor D Subbarao joked that they toss a coin. Sometimes, it falls on the edge. And when that happens, he says, he asks Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee!
LALOO AND BILL GATES...
Here is a fictional dialogue between the above two,recalled from my old joke book.Sometimes,re-cycled stuff is good too ! E..n..j..o..y..!!
Bill Gates -: Namaskar! You must have heard of Windows.
Laloo -: Oh yes! Most Govt. offices we have the single window clearance concept.
Gates -: Have you installed Windows at home?
Laloo -: I have removed all windows due to increased burglaries in our house.
Gates (Confused) -: Then what is the system you operate on?
Laloo -: OPERATION? Yes, I had a Hernia operation last month.
Gates (Sweating) -: Hope the internet is being used a lot inIndia.
Laloo -: Oh Yes! Due to increased mosquito problems many people are sleeping under the net.
Gates -: By the year 2020India should export computer chips.
Laloo -: We are already exporting Uncle Chips.
Gates (Feeling very Uneasy) -: Do you regularly use Lap Tops?
Laloo -: My grand-child sleeps on the top of my lap.
Gates (Sweating Heavily) -: The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh knows a lot about RAM and ROM.
Laloo -: RUM? Prohibition is being lifted and it will be shortly available in A.P.
Gates (Feeling Dizzy) -: I would like to take your leave before my system crashes.
Laloo -: I have exhausted all my leave.
Gates: I have no energy left, let us go out and have a bite.
Laloo -: BITE? I believe in non-violence. I will not bite.
Gates-: (System Crashes and Found Missing). “Windows is restarting. Please wait………….”
Keep Smiling !!
The games they play…
There was an interesting article in Financial Express of 20th July 2011.Here is the link to the said article :http://www.financialexpress.com/news/short-of-talent-india-inc-in-a-fix-over-9year-norm/819665/0
After reading the piece,here is what I had written to the Editor in response : Dear Sir, The article by Ronojoy Banerjee titled :”Short of talent,India Inc in a fix over 9-year norm” in FE of 20th July 2011,exposing gross violation of clause 49 of SEBI’s listing agreement by several leading companies,was a shocking expose about board games played by corporates in the name of independent directors.The list of 6 violating companies given in the article,astonishingly shows Tata’s Nusli Wadia with maximum tenure of 32 years followed by S M Palia (23 years).With inclusion of independent directors for such long terms,on the board,the basic purpose of their induction viz uninfluenced decision making,gets defeated.”Familiarity breeds contempt”-the oft quoted saying, is quite apt in such cases too.Exceeding the prescribed norms results in sacrificing of transparency,non-compliance of corporate governance guidelines and turning independent directors into mere puppets and mute spectators watching the board’s shenanigans instead of using their judgement for whistle-blowing against wrong-doings that may lead to corporate apocalypse.It is high time that SEBI reinforces the need for strictly adhering with the prescribed norms and making it mandatory for the auditors to comment specifically and critically on the tenure of independent directors on the board.Such business tactics can be broadly likened to “match-fixing” incidents in the game of cricket.It is high time the corporates play a true and fair game to win the confidence of its shareholders.-J S Broca New Delhi.
Pregnant with ideas…
The following Editorial in HT of 31st July 2011 tickled me pink ! Read it herebelow :
Expectant posts
For many, social networking sites are like ‘digitally pieced’ autobiographies where nothing is sacred or private anymore. So it is hardly surprising that Facebook, which revolutionised the way we live our online (and offline) lives, has added a new option to user profiles that allows expectant mothers to add their unborn child to the already available family circle. And that’s not all: she can even add the chosen name or the due date of his or her arrival. Once the announcement is made, it can go viral. So in one click of the button, friends, relatives, acquaintances, colleagues and just about everyone will know the good news once considered private. The critics have panned the new drop-down button, saying it is an impersonal way of letting the world know about one’s personal life. The converts will obviously have a different view. ‘What is wrong with this?’ they say. It’s just a new way of life where we have less time and more friends and, therefore, the best way is to tell everyone at the same time. If we can post photographs of a just-born child from the hospital room, surely we can also announce her to-arrive status much before. After all, the warmth of congratulatory posts and advices are not exactly unwanted.In India, however, we don’t understand what the problem is all about. First, we don’t need a Facebook account (although many of us have an account) to let people know about our current status — be it about our family life, jobs or romantic condition because we have our very own mood trackers: curious chachis and mausis. They are way better than FB posts as they can ‘read’ your ‘status’ (many a times wrongly) by just looking at your face. And the greatest bit is that you don’t need to press a button to spread the news: it goes viral automatically. Instead of a button, it’s a mantra here: before divulging any secret, just prefix it with: “Don’t tell anyone but…”. The rest, as they say, will be public.
Here are my comments on above :
See how times change.With the controversy about pregnancy clause in Bollywood contracts after Aishwarya Rai’s pregnancy affecting Madhur Bhandarkar’s latest multi crore project “Heroine”,having been debated in several news papers and magazines filling pages and pages and column meters,now FB has come out with this ! Girls are now empowered to discuss and reveal the status of their unborn/to-be-born child on FB.Thats 21st Century Girl for you.Thats real Women’s Liberation isn’t it ? I am reminded of dialogues from old Hindi movies in 70s-80s.Mother says to her unwedded daughter on learning of her pregnancy:”Kal moonhi,kis key saath moonh kaala karr key aayi hai?” (With whom have you had this affair?) An elder in the family says:” Tu ney hammarey khaandaan ka naam kalankit kar diya!” (You have tranished our family name).In the movies the heroine would ponder for some reels before she uttered the words:”Main tumhaarey bachchey ki maan bananey waali hoon”(I am going to become the mother of your child.”) What next ? Perhaps FB will permit the boys/fiances/men to declare their status of being the father of so and so’s forthcoming child ! Equality for both the sexes ! We seem to be heading for exciting times on the face of FB.
Your comments/responses please.The merrier ones more ! Keep smiling….
A STORY WITH A MORAL…
Author: Jatinder Pal Singh Broca Aug 29A STORY WITH A MORAL …