Saturday, July 26, 2008
Review July 05
The month of July 2005 was satisfactorily productive for this new blog Ignoramus. In comparison this July for Day I Live is empty.
‘This and That’ which afterward became ‘Babble’ was started. A few experiments were started. Knokan was asked to submit his view of life. Ignoramus used to spend 25hrs in internet of which 19hrs to read blogs per week. What is the shape of blog today? Ignoramus has to spend time to read blog again.
Ignoramus is daydreamer. Why not try to keep record of daydreams? Three daydreams surfaced after a search.
Monday, July 21, 2008
Babble 035B
Why does individual indulge in politics? There are big allures namely Ramah Rajya or Communes of equality or violent armed struggle against oppression, etc. Then there are preambles of justice and socialism. These etc are for masses. Of course some use it for immediate needs. For local leaders and upwards it is money, power and salutes combo. Politics is, as it seems today, mother of all professions.
Some, few in fact, remain in politics for some idealism. Like fire flies they come, many many young hearts, burn their wings of imagination by fire of reality and become simple nuisance. It is a trap; easy to be in, getting out bit tough. The terrorists, communal and communist, trap as many young hearts to kill or be killed. The glamour of holding guns or ruck(en)-sack bombs, to usher a new day is troublesome for so many parents.
Money, power and salute are main stay for both, main stream and gun totting politics. Money comes from robbery, extortion, embezzlement, arm twisting, non-Government taxing etc. For registered Parties eye wash of donation and cess is regulation only.
Voter identity card is also one useful tool to prove nationality, sometimes accepted as address proof. But there are rumors that political parties arrange voter card and ration cards often more than one for verified members/supporters.
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Babble 035A
Give ‘em addresses.
After sixty years of independence
But how an ‘am admi’ can prove that he is Resident Indian citizen?
Ration Cards are a corrupting nuisance. System is that if Ignoramus does not use the card two consecutive weeks the card become invalid or dormant or whatever. So a ration card is a proof of your address and residence partly. He likes it or not, has to arrange presentation of the card at the shop alternate week, at least, to revalidate the document of residence and to buy anything useless. Sometimes things in shop are good but mostly they are of very bad quality. Secondly card holders have no choices; he is tied to one (fair price) shop only for ever.
Days of scarcity haunts Bengal/India. So the Governments maintain big largely idle and perhaps wasteful machinery to distribute food and other essential items in time of famine. Rationing system is now used to distribute/channel substandard items/materials to poor and unsuspecting people.
Resident Indian / Non Resident Indian and People of Indian Origin may or may not be Citizen of India. Foreign Born migrated to
Can a ration card be issued to a foreigner? Ignoramus has no answer at present.
