....An Island....A development ....

....thr  is  a Lull  in  the  Clinic  corridors after  the  morning  blitz....as  the  mnth  draws to  a  close ....purse  strings  r  tight .....the  acute cases  wud  visit  now  only  .....others  will  wait  for  the  new  mnth  &  a  pay  chk  ....for  a  visit  to  the  clinic ....1/3  rd  of  the  lot  is  covered  but  a whopping  2/3 rd  is  uncovered  in  these  Pvt  clinics  here....though  the  Stately  Hosp. wud  render  cashless  service as for  the  Expats a Work visa  is  issued  after  due  insurance procedures ...for  the  locals  its free service  managed  by  a  company  with Governmental  say in  its  mgmt ....thr  is  an  air  of  volatility   as  the Country  goes  to  Polls  nxt  mnth....a  quiet  affair  to  the  run up so  far.....Sinamale'  bridge  over  the  sea  linking the  capital  to  the  Airport  &  adjacent Hulhumale' City is ready  for  inauguration ....its  a  big  development  here....as  it  will  further  economic development ....Friday  will  be  the  designated day  to  hv  a look &  take  some  pics for posterity .....!!!!

....The Deluge....

.....as the festivity week is coming to an  end  , with  visuals  both frm India  , Bangladesh , Pakistan , Maldives pouring  in warming  every  home  &  Hearth.....I  take  this opportunity to  wish all  frnds & fmly .....fabulous week this has  been...&equally heartbreaking , as  we see our  brethren , battered mercilessly  by  floods  ...visuals , tales  pouring  in now  ....the  aftermath grim  ....as  kerala  struggles....Onam  is  round  the  corner....I am  speechless....paralysed...even wishing Happy Onam  will  be  hard to be  made to my  dear colleagues...as near total damage to the spirit  of our lovely  ,  homely ,  beautiful State of kerala  is  inflicted  by Nature's fury....Help is being rendered....both indigenous  &  Foreign .....huge  homework is  to be  done   to avoid  such  a scale  of  calamity  to be inflicted  ....Co ordination between  states   & Central water commission ....learning  lessons frm past  calamities  need  of the  hr.....If  India  is to  be recognized as a progressive  , democratic , modern society with state of  the  art   governance....we need  to pull  our socks ....actually  Kerala  was  sitting dangerously for  this  tragedy to occur....Visionary planning to  handle  huge  population  settlements  in  river basins need  robust  initiatives ....We  the People hv  our task  cut out frm now  .....!!!!

...God Bless the subcontinent .....

 

.....the Rain Gods battered "Gods own Land"...as if Life has no value ...the effects resonating here too with sporadic heavy rains....back2 back hols on account of festivity, Asiad @ Jakarta...Trentbridge heart warmer keeps us busy ...Application on the crease is the Mantra....the recent demise of Political heavy weights in the Subcontinent in quick succession , drains us...as the better part of youth is spent observing thm...Heavenly abode.....above all board....the Comeback of Dr Mahathir Mohammad as PM at 92 @ Malaysia to salvage the Malay prestige is truly age defying...God bless him & Malaysia....last yr at this point of the yr we were all set for the fabulous visit to KL....fond memories...intently watching Imran Khan taking over....Winds of Change is sweeping the Indus....Let Peace & Better sense prevail.....!!!.....God Bless the subcontinent ......!!!

...15 th August : India Independence day ....

.....animated  discussions  at  morn  tea  with  the  children regarding  India  ...her  current  stature &  Past....as  15  th Aug  Our  Independence day is round  the corner ....an  Imp  day  in  the  Indian Calendar  as  "Swatantrata  Diwas" ...every  Indian  is  touched  by  the  auspicious  nature  of  the  day  .....Post Aurangzeb India  fast  relinquished  indigenous  control  to  the  East India Company  followed  by take  over  by  the Crown  after  the  first war  of Independence  in  1857 AD....the  slide  post  Aurangzeb  was gradual  with  internecine  wars  amongst  the  vassals  &  Principalities  now  uncontrolled  by  the  Mughals .....a  fertile  ground  for  the Superlative leadership  of  Clive  , Hastings  , Cornwallis  &   Wellesley  to  be  in  full  bloom  usurping  Indian independence  rapidly....the  exposure  to  the  English  led  to  exposure  to  western  education  of  Western Ethics  ,  Legal, philosophy  , Language  & Literature  over  a  decadent  Indian society....the  Bengal  renaissance  was  fast &  as  fast  as  it  cud  be  as  if  waiting  for  ages  to  burst onto  the fore  ......the  result  cataclysmic  for  the  Colonialists as  they  were  upstaged by  India's  talents ....this  was  sweet  revenge  as Iron  will  cut  Iron the  age old adage  .....hence  this  emancipation  from  foreign  domination is   ever  heart  warming , rejoicing  ,  remembering  every  15  th day  of August  to  come....wishing  every  frnd  &   fmly  a Happy Independence day  ...Long Live  the  Indian  Nation .....!!!!   

....FIFA World Cup & A Test Match Cricket ......

....the  completion  of the FIFA  world cup  recently & ongoing  Test  Cricket  series   with England  hv  gobbled  much  of  our leisure   time  ....Test cricket  is real treat  to  watch  .....India  lost the  well  contested  Edgbaston Test ....Imran khan's  prophecy  on India  Cricket hit hard as  he  spoke  recently  at  Pataudi  Memorial  inaugural Lecture  on  "Tiger Pataudi"   &  Indian Cricket ....a  strong  advocate  of  Test  Cricket  he  forbade  excessive  attention  to  the  shorter  form  of  the  Game  ...the  top order fell like  a  pack of  cards  with Kohli as exception   with   little  application ....missed    terribly  the  likes  of  Tendulkar  , Dravid ....the  T20  has  brutally  decimated  the  Gentleman's  game ....there are  no  more  "Walls"....the  Patience  to  build  an  Innings.....missed  Dhoni  though  in the  middle  order ,  he  cud  hv  stemmed  the  rot  .....Test  Cricket  is the  ultimate  test  of  batting  , Bowling  &  Fielding  skills  ....its a  great  pleasure  to  watch bowlers  having  long  spells  with varieties  of  arsenal unleashed  frm  their  armament .....whn  Holding , Roberts  , Croft  &  Garner  bowled  with  the  new  ball  &  the  little master  Gavaskar   with Farokh  engineer  facing thm  bravely  without  helmets  .....some  Cricket  it  was ......now  a Stokes  , an  Anderson, a Broad is  rattling  the  hell  out  of  the  top  order ....Kohli  impresses....a  trace  of  the  old  order  in  his repertoire ..... FIFA world  cup  was  an  even  more let  down  .....the  individual  brilliance in players  appeared  jaded &  the  games  just  routine  .....here  the  fault lies  with the  Leagues  prior to  the  Finals ....Cobbling  up National teams  with tired  players  will  surely  rob  the  Lustre  from the  FIFA  world cup finals .......much  like  the  T  20  in Cricket ....the  Defence &  Defenders  hv  turned  out  to be croppers  in  the  quest  of  all  seeking  a  goal  .....in  the  process  conceding  a many  .....Missed  Italy....