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Of late, everyone gets to see lot of politicians on the roads. No surprise… elections are nearing. Many of them are visiting their constituencies after a long gap. Some of them seem perplexed while others look desperate. Some of them trying to recollect the promises & commitments made during the last campaign while others trying to cover up the ignominious act which might have happened during the tenure. Anyway, all are back in action. Colorful hoardings & cutouts occupied the entire constituency. Why our current politicians requires all such marketers. In spite this, why they still flounder? Without any such hype, how come people like Gandhi & Sardar Patel became our inspiration?  Every action they initiated, millions of people followed them.  Today’s politicians find it extremely difficult to add followers list, even though, “ following” has become as simple as click of a button now. In my opinion, the following qualities separate them from current politicians.

Crossing lines can give mixed feelings as it purely depends on circumstances. For a Rugby player, crossing line  is a success symbol. No one in the planet would know the feeling better than Usain Bolt, when he crossed the line  at Berlin in 9.58 seconds. Recall the ecstasy dear Tortoise had after crossing the line to emerge as the winner against speedy Hare. But what about those fisher men who were taken to Pakistan's jail after crossing the international boarder line . In Ramayana, crossing a line cost Sita most of her life. (The flip side is that had Sita not crossed the line, Ram would not have killed Ravana as well.)  There are Help lines  which always offers you help & can approach them with out any hesitation. If you have to become successful in life, you have to cross the  line  which separates you from your comfort zone because life begins at the end of your comfort zone.  Also remember, in religious belief system, crossed  lines  are the symbol of purity & s

Happy Birthday, Sachin. Runs & records aside, you are truly a gentleman. An idol & legend in the truest sense.  You are the inspiration for we, the  1.27 Billion people.  A million prayers for you.  Regards Anil Panicker

I am of the opinion that every man in this world has his own human greatness. Only the platforms may be different. Some worship power, some worship knowledge, some worship service & some worship true love. But my vision about the truly great man is different.  According to me, the truly great man should be the person who has influenced your life more than anything. He should be the person whom one should know & feel best. That’s why my ideal of a truly great man is none other than my father. He is the man who has influenced me most & get to know me the best. He is the one I see the most and have known for a long time.  He always stands by my side & whenever I fall down, he encourages me to stand up by myself. He may skip any of his comforts, but all these years, I have not seen him saying NO to any of my demands, even at the time of dire straits. He always encourages me for higher education & made me understand the value of education. He also taught me t

Today is the day of our Earth. Yes, April 22 nd is celebrated as Earth Day .  & the theme identified for the year is   "Tr ees for the Earth" .  On this day, leaders from 160+ countries will officially sign the Climate Agreement which was discussed & finalized in Paris a year back. Hope there will be some respite for our Earth and some respect for it's inhabitants in future.  The brutal exploitation of the Earth by humans started around 100 years back & is still continuing in gruesome manner. Our activities may or may not be deliberate. But all we need to understand that our poor Earth is taking the toll in the most heaviest manner.   The concept of Earth Day started in 1970 after a devastating oil spill in Santa Barbara where entire ocean was contaminated & in turn eliminated millions and millions of water inhabitants. T his created a huge uproar among the natural lovers across globe which resulted in the formation of  Earth Day   The main inte

From the very childhood we often represent our earth as epitome of Gigantism. Does the same earth has become smaller these days. The answer is YES, if you see from social media perspective. It has helped you to connect with anyone & everyone on this planet within a matter of few clicks. The modern technology makes it easy for people to communicate even when they are in different hemispheres of the world. It has become so facile nowadays to know the whereabouts, work movements & achievements of friends & relatives.  The impact of technical advancement are so big that the humans started considering themselves as bigger than the planet. Some young kids are so expert in dealing gadgets which makes their parents feel that the entire Cosmos is on their finger tips. There are people thinking that the planet not goes around the Sun but actually goes around them. Some of them feels they are immortal. Yes, we have advanced so much.  Never before another generation of peopl

Swachh Bharat Mission , one of the greatest step our PM has initiated, is the main inspiration for me to post this blog. I really appreciate the effort taken by him to introspect the minuscule of issues. It is also commendable that he sets example himself for all the actions he initiated. I am sure, many intellectuals might have raised their eyebrows & termed this as whacky in the initial stage. I feel the other way. I am of the opinion that this mission could be the best thing ever happened to our country since independence.  Even such an act in our country requires 65 long years !! Anyway, better late than never.  It is also decided to observe 30 th January of every year as National Cleanliness Day . In past as well, many such days were born in India. How many of them really made impact. It is our collective responsibility to ensure that  National Cleanliness Day  should not be a symbolic observance but should be a wake up call to all 127 crores of people to maintain high st

The whole day was not good for me. You know what's the reason.  Getting restless as Summer in Mumbai is picking up. Mosquitoes are working overtime. They feel I am only delicious. Severe water shortage makes me think thrice at least twice before flushing. While on roads, people just don't obey traffic rules & this makes me feel terrible. Traffic was horrible. The rickshaws as usual occupied the entire roads. I tried to jump the signal but was halted due to an intruding rickshaw. I looked at him with a fuming face & he too flashed a nasty one at me. I even cried why don't these rickshaws call for yet another strike. The condition of the roads were appalling.  In totality I am pissed off. Nothing is going right.  I just stopped the car. I was thinking why nothing is going right.  I thought of taking 'Google's help. I often do this. I entered "nothing is going right what should I do" Here comes the answer " If nothing goes right...

Precious OR  Perfect : Which ONE are YOU looking for This recalls one of the commercials which appeared in TV  a couple of weeks back. It was about Diamond pendants. They claim their pendants as perfect & absolutely precious. Yes, only such things can be precious & perfect. We the human beings never fall in such category. We can either be precious or perfect. I am not disputing which one is better. But let me put my two cents worth.  We never measure ourselves in carats. We never follow users manuals as a curriculum when we grow. We follow simple procedures which makes us happy. But the saddest point is that some of us still  look for perfection in life & in the process ruin the relationships. These people are not learning the fact that they are neglecting the preciousness in life. The two categories which really suffers are your own spouses & parents. In this blog, I would like to talk about parents & their worthiness.   Many of you may feel you have

U-Turns in Life We all take U-turns in life. Right from the moment of our birth, taking U-turns have become an essential part of our life. Reason may vary.... sometimes to dodge problems, sometimes to surrender,  sometimes to save our face & sometimes even to make the best moves in life.  Normally 2 things associated with this decisions. One is an internal act which is the change of mind & the other one is an external act, which is to provide justifications or reasons to those who were affected badly due to this act of yours. If the justifications provided are not convincing, you will be  blamed for this reckless act &  may even be noted as flaky or a person with perplexed mind.  So it is imperative that you explain & convince others about this change of mind. What to consider when making a U-Turn When it comes to the very decisions of your life, taking a U-turn is always advisable. Same way, U-turns are absolutely needed when you realized that you were

The art of making friendship How do you know you are with good people. When you do yourself something horrible or badly & no one is bothering to stop you, then I strongly feel you are with wrong people. But it has a flip side as well. Why they are behaving to you like this. Why they are not stopping you from bad deeds. Why can't you get along with them & make them your friends.  Even though everyone around you are of different types but please understand  " no one is all evil" . But it is our perception on that individual which determines whether someone is good or bad & we start behaving to him in that fashion. If you are capable of enhancing your perception & able to find out the GOOD in everyone, they will certainly be good to you as well. Means you will be surrounded with only good people, good thoughts & positivity.  But if you are a master of finding evil from others, everything goes in a haphazard manner & please analyse who is g