Posts from — December 2002

Santa fights accusations, bad press.

Santa Claus has been getting some bad press this year from Austria to Australia, accused by critics at Christmas time of being a fraud, an interloper and even politically incorrect.
But now it seems Santa’s defenders are striking back…

Indians pay Rs 26,728 cr as bribe annually. - The Times of India

Indians spend a whopping Rs 26,728 crore annually on paying bribes with the health sector being one of the most corrupt fields, a survey conducted by a non-government organisation, Transparency International India in collaboration with ORG-Marg, said.

Are we a nation of ethically corrupt masses? … Or are we just a nation of people tired to cut through the bureaucratic red-tape? … so tired, that we prefer to pay bribes rather than suffer inordinate delays in whatever we try to do?

We all make noises that we should decrease corruption and stop paying bribes. But do we pay any heed to our own voices? Is this our motto…
What we need is either less corruption, or more chance to participate in it.

And, honestly, how many times did you have to pay bribes during the last one year?

Lit.Org - Writers resources, epublishing, zines, stories, authors, interviews, chat, links and more!

Lit.Org is a community for Readers and Writers. They provide a place to share your ideas and thoughts. You can use it to publish your stories, poems, essays.. whatever it is you have to say or if you prefer to read you can browse their extensive collection of Stories, Poetry and Classics. Read. Write. Respond.

Now, since I was impressed very much by W. Somerset Maugham’s quote (see a couple of posts below this), I signed up at Lit.Org yesterday and submitted a piece, My Dieting Blues, that I had written quite some time back. And it was published!! Now, it features on their main page under the heading of stories. And guess what, I already got a comment on it with a rating of 7 out of 10! *LOL* ;-)

Cricket World Cup 2003: Tournament Format

The ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 will run for 44 days, from the Opening Ceremony in Cape Town on Saturday, February 8, to the final, in Johannesburg, on Sunday, March 23. There will be a total of 54 matches — a record for the cricket World Cup.

Remember this??….

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ting ting ting tindig tiding…
ting ting ting tindig tiding…
tuu tuu toooo
tuu tuu toooo
ting ting ting tindig tiding…
ting ting ting tindig tiding…
tuu tuu toooo
tuu tuu toooo



Didi ye anek kya hota hai ?
Anek…. anek yani bahut saare….
jaise…
suraj ek…
chanda ek…..
taare anek….


achcha to taroN ko anek bhi kehte hain ?????
nahi nahi !!


dekho phir se batati hooN
suraj ek…
chanda ek…..
taare anek….


ek gilhari, ….
ek aur gilhari……
ek ek ek karke ho gayee ab anek gilhariyaaN…
ek titali, anek titaliyaaN….


ek chidiya.. ek ek anek chidiyaaN……
anek chidiyoN ki kahani sunoge ….
haan sunao…


ek chidiya anek chidiya….
dana chugne baith gayee thi …..
(chorus :) didi humen bhi sunao…….


phir se suno…
ek chidiya, anek chidiyaN
dana chugne baith gayee thi …..


WahiN ek byaadh ne jaal bichhaya tha…
byaadh, byaadh kya hota hai didi ?
byaadh … chidiya pakadne wala


to phir kya hua, usne chidiyoN ko pakad liya,…
unhe maar diya ……
un..huh…


Himmat se jo jute rahe to bada kaam bhi hove bhaiya..
bada kaam bhi hove bhaiya …
1..2..3.. furrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


Chaturrr cidiyaaN sayaani chidiyaaN,
miljul kar, jaal le kar…
Bhaagi chidiyaaN….
furrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr


door ek gaaon mein chidiyon ke dost chuhe rahte the….
unhone unka jaal kaat diya………


dekha ekta mein kitni shakti hai……
didi agar hum ek ho jaayen to kya koi bhi kaam kar sakte hain ?
haan haan kyon nahi …
to kya is ped ke aam bhi tod sakte hain ???
haan magar jugat lagani hogi …
JUGAT ???


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achchha ye jugat …. wah bada mazaa aayega….
HO GAYE EK …
BAN GAYEE TAKAT..
BAN GAYEE HIMMAT…
hind desh ke niwasi sabhi jana ek hain,
rang-roop vesh-bhaasha chahe anek hain


—- repeat —-
bela gulab juhi champa chameli…..
phool hain anek kintu mala phir ek hai …
ek-anek-ek anek


suraj ek, chanda ek, taare anek,
ek gilhari , anek gilhariyaaN,
ek titli, anek titaliyaaN,
ek chidiyaa , anek chidiyaaN……


are bela gulab juhi champa chameli..
phool hain anek kintu mala phir ek hain…..



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