Pallavaram Sandhai


I didn’t know Chennai has such Sandhai (Market Place) which is a common phenomenon in rural places… I came to know about this thru Soniya and from then I wanted to visit this Pallavaram Sandhai which happens every thursday & it is very opposite to Meenambakkam Airport…

It was definitely a nice experience where there were stall for everything… There were second hand things which were uses & only there I came to know anything in this world is sellable and it finds a user… I came accross many shops selling;

  • Rooster
  • Chickens
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Home Made products
  • Plants
  • Electronic gadgets
  • Furniture
  • et more

Though I didn’t buy anything out there it gave me lots of business ideas…. Here are some pictures I shot;

Capitalist Votes for Communist


Reached home by 9.30 AM from Madurai & immediately took bath and went to take bath… The very scene was different as I’ve never seen such a crowd in the past 2 occasions I voted… On last two occasions I immediately went inside and voted; but this time I had to wait for 45 min… That was the amount of crowd and everyone I interacted wanted a Change….

Coming to my choice of vote I’ve been open about my loyalty this time & I had not confusion because there was neither DMK nor AIADMK were contesting from my constituency… So, the fight was between the allies PMK & CPM… Considering both I didn’t want to vote for a Party which runs on polarization…

So, my choice was obvious and I had no confusion….

Full Filling Day


Came to Madurai on a days trip which was just to put some signatures to avail a loan… There was some hiccups but things ended with a result which is what matters…

Reached Madurai & I was picked by Major… He gave me Road Trip CD to watch which both of us use to hunt for & finally he got thru it… And day started with Road Trip & then started the confusion part… An essential document required as a part of documentation… Then Bala promised to send it before 12 in the noon & he kept to his words…

By the time I signed and Jegan reached the bank; manager of the bank left for some field visit… I got down as the entire purpose of my travel would have become waste if the work was not completed on the same day… The reason is;

  • We wasted a lot of time because of a useless NBFC Sriram City Union… They prolonged our application with lots of crazy policies & finally they were not offering the loan amount which we needed…
  • We badly needed a Gen Set as we have 3 hours of scheduled power cut along with some sundry hours which is not scheduled…

Finally I got a call from Jegan by 4  o clock asking me to come to the Bank to finish the formalities… Then it was a 30 min documentation formality & I had to sign some 15 – 20 pages… Any I immediately got the Demand Draft in the name of the vendor…

I take this opportunity to thank my friend Laxman without whom this would not have happened because;

  • I didn’t have an account with the Bank.
  • No rapport with the Manager.
  • Gave no collateral.

It was only for Laxman’s face value and thanks a lot my friend for this timely help… I’ll definitely bring you pride dude :)… Also I must thank the Branch Manager for taking the risk & offering us this loan… Jegan for his constant follow-ups & co-ordination between Bank Manager & CCS and making this happen… Also must thank Bala Murugan for his efforts to prepare all documents requested by the Bank…

We are World Champions


Cricket is something which unites us irrespective of caste, color, creed, religion or language… This is one game we take it soo serious that we make our players Villan’s when they loose and break their house… And we make them real super heros when they win… Today we had a bunch of Super heros led by my Thala(Leader in tamil) Dhoni… What to say I really have no words about this victory… Some synopsys of this world cup;

  • Booked room at Green Park hotel for England match and the match ended in draw.
  • We to a pub in green park for South Africa match and we lost it.
  • Then decided not to venture out and tried watching the match from home & I didn’t take bath for the match with Australia & we won it…
  • Followed same sentiment and i dint take bath, wore the same costumes I did for previous match & this time it was against Pakistan… I was restless the whole day… All I wanted was to win against Pakistan and even if we had lost the cup I’d have forgiven our heros… Hooray we won against pakistan too…
  • Then it was finals yesterday & same sentiment continued & we won it against Sri Lanka too…

Immediately after the victory I wanted to celebrate it with bunch of my city folks and immediately caucht up couple of folks in a pub & went to Bessie (Besant Nagar Beath…

Bhoy it was absolute party all over the roads… I was very emotional and so as others… Now this will last for a week atleast & this is one of the special day in my life… Here are some snaps I took & in next blog I’ll share the videos taken…

Support Anna Hazare


“The world suffers a lot. Not because of the violence of bad people, But because of the silence of good people!”- Napoleon

There is no point in just saying “I Love my India” , raise your voice for right demands.

Anna Hazare fasts unto death starting 5th April.
He is demanding enactment of a strong anti-corruption law – Jan Lokpal
Bill – to ensure swiftness and certainty of punishment to the corrupt.
Will his fast have any impact on the deaf  Government of India?

Yes, it certainly would. Because, last time when Anna sat on fast –

• 6 corrupt ministers in Maharashtra had to resign
• 400 corrupt officers were dismissed from job
• 2002 – Maharashtra RTI Act was passed
• 2006 – Central Government withdrew its proposal to amend Central RTI Act

Now Anna is fasting to demand Jan Lokpal Bill.
JAN LOKPAL BILL will act as deterrent and instill fear in the minds of
corrupt people.

What can you do?

“Let the whole nation pray for a corruption free India. Collective prayers are very powerful. Let the whole nation pray against
corruption,” appeals Anna Hazare.

“Lets reach Jantar Mantar in thousands, in lakhs from 5th April. I will be there – day and night – with Anna. We will all sleep on the roads of Jantar Mantar. Anna’s fast can change India’s history. Can’t you take a few days off from your work and be a part of it?” Arvind Kejriwal

“Send us a missed call at 02261550789 to stay updated about this movement. Forward this mail to everyone,”
– Kiran Bedi

Across India, join Sri Sri Ravishankar, Swami Agnivesh, Arch Bishop of Delhi Vincent Concessao, Mahmood A Madani, Kiran Bedi, J M Lyngdoh, Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Arvind Kejriwal, Mufti Shamoom Qasmi, Mallika Sarabhai, Arun Bhatia, Sunita Godara, Swami Ramdev, All India Bank Employees Federation, PAN IIT Alumni Association, Common
Cause, Foundation for Restoration of National Values and many other prominent organizations and leaders, as India comes out on the streets!

200+ CITIES WILL RALLY BEHIND ANNA!

Salient features of Jan Lokpal Bill

Drafted by Justice Santosh Hegde, Prashant Bhushan and Arvind Kejriwal, this Bill has been refined on the basis of feedback received from public on website and after series of public consultations. It has also been vetted by and is supported by Shanti Bhushan, J M Lyngdoh, Kiran Bedi, Anna Hazare etc. It was sent to the PM and all
CMs on 1st December.

1. An institution called LOKPAL at the centre and LOKAYUKTA in each state will be set up

2. Like Supreme Court and Election Commission, they will be completely independent of the governments. No minister or bureaucrat will be able to influence their investigations.

3. Cases against corrupt people will not linger on for years anymore: Investigations in any case will have to be completed in one year. Trial should be completed in next one year so that the corrupt politician, officer or judge is sent to jail within two years.

4. The loss that a corrupt person caused to the government will be recovered at the time of conviction.

5. How will it help a common citizen: If any work of any citizen is not done in prescribed time in any government office, Lokpal will impose financial penalty on guilty officers, which will be given as compensation to the complainant.

6. So, you could approach Lokpal if your ration card or passport or voter card is not being made or if police is not registering your case or any other work is not being done in prescribed time. Lokpal will have to get it done in a month’s time. You could also report any case of corruption to Lokpal like ration being siphoned off, poor quality roads been constructed or panchayat funds being siphoned off. Lokpal will have to complete its investigations in a year, trial will be over in next one year and the guilty will go to jail within two years.

7. But won’t the government appoint corrupt and weak people as Lokpal members? That won’t be possible because its members will be selected by judges, citizens and constitutional authorities and not by politicians, through a completely transparent and participatory process.

8. What if some officer in Lokpal becomes corrupt? The entire functioning of Lokpal/ Lokayukta will be completely transparent. Any complaint against any officer of Lokpal shall be investigated and the officer dismissed within two months.

9. What will happen to existing anti-corruption agencies? CVC, departmental vigilance and anti-corruption branch of CBI will be
merged into Lokpal. Lokpal will have complete powers and machinery to independently investigate and prosecute any officer, judge or politician.

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