All the political parties are mediocre. Who do i vote for?
Like Ram Jethmalani said (0:52 to 1: 20), probably I should vote for the party that I least disagree with.
I am really scared of what the Indian Politics is becoming.
- Cross posted from Sri’s Views
As Indians we did the following and still a non-negligible population follow these:
We used Banana leaves instead of plates.
We used Shikakai for our hairs. Shampoos were unheard off. Pure Coconut oil was used. No creams or sprays.
The serving laddles were made with coconut shells and bamboo sticks. Not metal. The vessels were also stone pots or earthern pots.
The daylight was used to its fullest. The houses built had good cross ventilation.
Hand held fans (Pankha in Hindi and Visiri in Tamil) were used. No air conditioners.
Neem tree twigs were used to brush the teeth. No tooth pastes.
For grinding purposes, the tranditional grinding stones were used. No mixies or grinders.
Henna/Mehendi/Marudhani was used. Nail polish weren’t used.
Fresh vegetables and fruits were used. No cheese/frozen products.
Every locality had a cow barn. The cows were milked at each and every doorstep depending on the requirement. Thus arose no questions about transportation, packaging etc., The cows were allowed to graze the fields freely.
Curd was made at home. Not bought in stores.
Fresh cheese (paneer) was prepared at home. Cheese was unheard off.
Naan, roti, chappatis, rice were the staple food. Porridge was consumed for breakfast or other dishes based upon the staple grains. Bread/cornflakes weren’t known to us.
A refrigerator was never needed to store food. Food prepared on a day was consumed the same day itself. In summer, drinking water was stored in earthern pots which kept the water cool.
For packaging groceries, old newspapers and jute were used. No plastic sachets.
Why then have we changed now? 
Everybody is welcome to contribute to the list.
Came across a nice news item. Here is an excerpt.
‘They do it because everyone else is and they feel they should, too. Information isn’t guidance. Telling people they can have contraceptives in school or giving them sex education at five just isn’t enough. What young people need is moral guidance - that is what is missing.’
To read the entire article, click here.
Photo courtesy: BBC news
The above pictured in the BBC website.
I felt very sad looking at the photo.
The Woman was collecting rice that was spilt on the
ground. Its really heart breaking to see somebody
lowered to such a state.
Whether this Woman is a terrorist, muslim, Iraqi etc., etc., she is a Woman first. She is so caring that she
picks up rice for her family.
To top all this, the Photographer thought that it was appropriate to photograph her. Dear Photographer, do
the words “Photography ethics” tell you something? Shame on you.
And a soldier is happily posing for the photo without even a shade of shame or pity for the women.
Cross posted from Sri’s views
There are some sundays, when you lie on your bed and try to sleep. You listen to soothing songs, may it be Tamizh, Hindi, English or whatever.
Some songs make you nostalgic and some bring in the monday blues, like this one by Mohd. Rafi.
Khoya khoya chand, Khula aasman,
Aankhon mein saari raath jayegi,
Thumko bhi kaisey neendh aayegi…..
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