Enough...

Type JESSICA and send to 6388.

No I am not downloading a ringtone of some lousy remix number or any vulgar wallpaper. This is my support to the petition that NDTV will present to the President for re-opening Jessica Lal’s case. Seems like effortless but for some reason I got a strange satisfaction when I received an acknowledgement from NDTV thanking me for supporting the cause.

I know I am not forwarding any kind of support. My SMS is immaterial for anyone. But at the last count NDTV received 160,000 SMSs supporting the cause. I think we’ve reached a stage where the people of India are ‘atleast’ ready to say ‘Enough is Enough’. ‘Atleast’ there’s a shift from ‘What am I supposed to do?’ or ‘Things will remain as they are, we cannot change all this’.

Sabrina Lal (Jessica’s sister) had stated that she does not have the patience of running from pillar to post for another seven years. Seven Years!! Some might say that there are other trials that must’ve lasted longer. Others might say that Jessica was a celebrity and that’s reason enough for such a hype around this case. But then hasn’t it been like this always.
What’s the harm in making this an opportunity for questioning a system, which we all know has rotten beyond repair. Witnesses turn hostile, there’s no such thing as perjury. Evidence is tampered, there’s no such thing as responsibility. Hearings are biased, there’s no such thing as fair trial. Is the Judicial system a mockery of the Indian Democracy? Or have we impaired the Judicial System with our disinterest, lack or participation, and ‘cowardice’?

We’re Emotionally Twins

She is me. She is definitely a reflection of the good and bad in me. I cannot believe this happened to me (and her) but we’re definitely twins, emotionally. I identify with her joys and fears, she does so too (very well). She thinks I am predictable now, I think she was always predictable.

With You...

It blossoms in your hands,
It moves with your steps,
It beats with your heart,
It chuckles with your thought,
It sobs when you’re low,
It shivers when you’re cold,
It tickles when you touch,
It brightens when you’re there,
It’s my life with you that I share…

The Art of Living Your Dreams

What makes it possible for a company ranked 253 on Fortune 500 Global bid for a takeover of another giant ranked 118. I call it the Art of Living Your Dreams. It's a form of art as it is an expression of desires and reflection of an individuals personal goals. Mittal Steel to take over Arcelor, not a bad piece of case study for any B-School in the world!
Imagine, if executed, this will lead to creation of an entity (I know this makes it look small)that will have a combined revenue of $ 60 Billion and jump to Fortune 50! They will virtually contrul the entire steel production in the world. Now there are pros and cons to this but then that's something that I leave to politicians and bureaucrats. For me it's a dream that I must've lived for throughout my life and I can now live it.
Ok, that's enough of facts, I don't wanna sound like a grungee wannabe M&A commentator! I think that in the modern (post 2K1) economy, every person can dream big and live it too. Gone are the days when you used to hear - 'where's the money honey??'. If you know how to make it a reality, money will chase you. If you can make it a reality, the world will chase you.
When the whole world shifted focus to technology, Mittal was right there in his cosy villa planning on where to dig and how much. While the Googlers were successful in making a statement and raking the moolah, Mittal was making steel (how boring?), buying mines, and then making money out of all this (did I read something similar - Atlas Shrugged???). But at the end (or should I say at the beginning) of all this Larry Page, Sergey Brin, and LN Mittal made it a reality for themselves. Larry and Sergey are seen as a threat to Microsoft. Mittal is seen as a threat to not just steel companies but, if I may, Steel Countries!
Nah, I am not going to ask 'what was their motivation?', 'how did they feel?', 'did it sink in?'... nope, not at all. As I said, it's an art which one acquires, masters, perfects, and then cherishes.