Maiden posting

I used to wonder why people blog. After reading the reaction to some of the blogs of Amitabh, I realised that there is an audience/reader to the blogs, even if the blogger might have made some irrelevant comments. I hope not to be irrelevant in my postings. The postings will be exclusively what I feel about some of the happenings, in the world of human beings, and their behaviour at various times. I do not expect anyone to agree with me, but am glad that I will have a platform through which I can make views known to a section of the intelligentsia. I know from my experience that it is difficult to get your views published in print media, since the views may not be palatable to the editor, and have his reservations.

Today's headlines in the DNA 'Food prices push inflation to 10 month high. Worse Ahead", have compelled me to pen some random thoughts on rising prices of food products. It is predicted that the inflation will raise to 8% by March 2010. Have you wondered who is most effected by this!It is the common man, with fixed income, or daily wage earners, with no chance of DA increases periodically as in the case of Govt. or bank employees. They know not what hits them. Does it matter to them the reasons/explanations shouted about in print and visual media, since they hardly read or view the news. Has any one in the Govt. given thought to the situation? Are any steps being taken? I wonder, since one does not see any such steps being taken. I recall the days around 15 years back, when parties like Shiv Sena, or our comrades in CPI/CPI(M) used to come out with cadre on to the streets, and pressurise the govt./authorities of the day to take some action. The free market economy probably has made the powers that be complacent and leave the poor to the wolves. The slogan appears to be Garib Hatao, from Garibi Hatao, which probably was what Indira meant when her party coined the slogan for political gains. The ration shops in most places are empty of the promised grains at subsidised rates or what is available is of such a quality that even the poorest of poor would not like to partake of it. Will some one raise his voice against the current situation.

Every one talks about Global village, but without any results to show.