Consumption sans Production Economy: Bollinger CEO distributes bonus to employees

Last updated on: April 4, 2009 at 4:03 am By Desh Kapoor

Bollinger Insurance CEO Jack Windolf had sold 51 percent of Bollinger to a private equity firm last year, which gave him a $500,000 bonus. Instead of take it to his bank, he distributed to his staff. In these days of unscrupulous CEOs, Windolf would probably stand out as a rare gem.[1] But what really got my attention was what he said while giving the money: "We encourage them to spend it. We hope they can help jumpstart the economy," Windolf said. "I like it when they spend on themselves rather than pay bills." This is what every politician and President also keeps insisting on in the US. And I keep thinking as to what are we trying to say here? Read more

LeT targeting Indian Space Program: War of Dark Consciousness of Evil vs Light of Knowledge

Last updated on: April 4, 2009 at 2:32 am By Desh Kapoor

Sarfaraz Nawaz had joined Students Islamic Movement of India in 1995 and attended Nadwat-ul-Ulema in Lucknow and then worked at the SIMI HQ in Delhi in 2000. He was an Lashkar-e-Toibba operative in India. Basically, hired by LeT, this SIMI member was trained by LeT. [1] He had attended meetings in Muscat along with Jasim alias Tahsin (a citizen of Pakistan) and another LeT operative named Ali. Jasim and Ali had discussed targeting Indian scientists from Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). The targets? Alex, Sajivnath Suresh Kumar A female Muslim scientist from UP (a lady scientist working in Agni missile project) G Madhavan Nair, Head of ISRO In December, 2005 an attack was carried out on scientists of Indian Institute of Science, where one died (Professor MC Puri, retired Professor Emeritus in the Mathematics Department of Delhi's IIT) and four got injured. The main target, says Nawaz, are the scientists who work on India's Space Programme. That is very significant. Read more

Flogging under Sharia in Swat

Last updated on: April 3, 2009 at 6:33 pm By Desh Kapoor

A 17 year old girl was flogged in public in Swat. Listen to the cries of this lady. Her crime? She had come out of the house in company of a married guy who was not her brother or father. This is just a few miles from Islamabad, btw. Some say that the local Taliban Commander wanted to marry that girl and when she refused he charged her of adultery and used that as a ruse to order this flogging. The girl is seen shouting in Pashtu. She says “Please! Enough! Enough!" at one time.. and then “I am repenting, my father is repenting what I have done, my grandmother is repenting what I have done...” The guy flogging then shouts to his colleague holding her to do so tightly! Now, in all this... WTF happened to the GUY who was with her??? Women have to bear too much in Sharia Law for the downright "Haiwaaniyat" and "darindagee" or animal instincts of men.. and that is passed of as a VIRTUE! I am not sure how this is to be done.. but someone has to "bell the cat" on this law and either throw it in the sea.. or rewrite it "ground up"! It is not useful to hide behind Imaginary Divinity to uphold such Demonic principles! And btw, if things keep going the way they are going.. then conceivably it might be seen on a street in Lahore by as soon as next year! Read more

Pakistan Existence is at Stake and Still it fights India: US Army General

Last updated on: April 3, 2009 at 7:11 am By Desh Kapoor

In all my recent posts I have been trying to get a message across - specifically for the Pakistanis, if they could read and admit.. that Pakistan's existence is at stake. And, guys, it is NOT India, but your "own" that you hitherto considered as "Strategic Assets" who will devour your state! But it finally took US Army General David Petraeus to actually lay it out perfectly and clearly as only an American communicator could do .. in just two statement![1] "The Pakistan state faces a rising -- indeed, an existential -- threat from extremists such as al Qaeda and other transnational terrorist organisation, which have developed in safe havens and support bases in ungoverned spaces in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border regions," the United States Central Command head said. Petraeus bemoaned, "Many Pakistani leaders remain focused on India as Pakistan's principal threat, and some may even continue to regard Islamist extremist groups as a potential strategic asset against India." [emphasis added] This is significant! Read more

Billoo Bhayankar by Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana, Raghuveer

Last updated on: April 2, 2009 at 6:47 pm By Desh Kapoor

Manna Dey's "Chalat Musafir" was the quintessential bonfire song for so many decades. Specially when one was in mood for some really rustic stuff. This is one song that has the potential to upstage that song from Teesri Kasam. It is from the movie "Billu Barber" (SRK's movie) and what a riot this song is! UP's dialects and songs have a charm of their own - which can't be delivered by Punjabi or Hindi or any other language. These other languages have their own charm.. and in their own "domain" these are tops.. but there is a niche - rustic, central Indian charm that has its own fans.. I am certainly one of them! What say? Singer: Ajay Jhingran, Kalpana, Raghuveer Lyrics: Gulzar Please do share what you think of it? Read more

Secret of Success

Last updated on: April 2, 2009 at 6:21 pm By Desh Kapoor

Take up one idea. Make that one idea your life - think of it, dream of it, live on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves, every part of your body, be full of that idea, and just leave every other idea alone. This is the way to success, that is way great spiritual giants are produced. Read more

The Injustice of Secularism in India

Last updated on: April 2, 2009 at 4:25 pm By Desh Kapoor

For a long time now, I have repeatedly raised the question of 1984 Sikh Massacres and the complete silence from the Indian Pseudo-secular burgeosie. These same people jump on anything Hindu - from Muthalik to Varun Gandhi - to push the blame on them for all that goes wrong with Muslims; but are loathe to even utter a word against the perpetuators of the worst crimes outside of the "Hindu" confines. From 1984 Delhi to Nandigram, people from Congress and Communist Parties specifically targetted the minorities and the lower class (Nandigram) and are protected by the Culpable and Deliberate Silence of the Pseudo-Secular. And I have not even touched the plight of the Kashmiri Pandits yet - who have had to see the day when a butcher like Bitta Karate was set scott free by the same administration! It is this deliberately biased and downright unethical definition of "Secularism", which I had argued that I REJECT its semantic and application. I reject the "pick-and-choose" Secularism championing that goes with impunity in the Indian Media and political debate! Read more

Aj Aakhaan Waris Shah Noon by Amrita Pritam

Last updated on: March 31, 2009 at 5:36 pm By Desh Kapoor

This poem was written at the time of partition and is one of the greatest poems by Amrita Pritam, probably one of the top Punjabi poet in modern times. Listen to this poem in her own voice. As for lyrics, I have found the lyrics on the net but they aren't complete. I am looking for the complete version. When and if I find them, I will post them here. One of the reason I am posting this poem is as a response to the bloodshed and terrorism being wrought in Lahore for the last one month specifically. Punjab was a place - specially the part in Pakistan - which gave stories of highest love like Heer-Ranjha, Sohni-Mahiwal, Mirza-Sahibaan, and spiritual giants like Bulleh Shah, Sultan Bahu, Waaris Shah. From Bulleh Shah to Jehadis has been a long journey, which one hopes had never begun... and not knows where it will end! Who will survive in the Punjab of future is a question mark. Read more

Drishtikone Newsletter Vol 1 Issue IV

Last updated on: March 29, 2009 at 10:36 pm By Desh Kapoor

This is the fourth newsletter in our series. And this will be in pdf format as well. Hope you like it. Please share with us your thoughts on this newsletter. Read more

Limitations of Mind

Last updated on: March 29, 2009 at 6:44 pm By Desh Kapoor

Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind. Read more