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rambabu replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
usha manohar wrote:
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS wrote:
The tax comment was for GK Ajmani. I don't think it was send to where I wanted it to go!
For Jincy Aby, here's a lot of coconuts coming at ya. So move out of the way!
And for Usha, thanks for your insight.
(I posted separate replies but they haven't hit where I wanted, so I'm going to sound like a parrot and repeat myself again, in order. Otherwise my responses won't make any sense.)
Cheers and hope things didn't turn out too badly for you alls,
Shana
Most welcome Shana, you may need some time to get used to the site ! If you want to individually address a member, you can press the quote button under their post and then post your comment below theirs , so that there is no confusion , like I have done here ..
@ rambabu, making posts one after the other is not considered a spam any more , the admin has already clarified this, you probably forgot !
Good, you reminded me Usha.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Bangalore agin in the news for all the wrong reasons ...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
I feel that it is a combination of all this that has made things come to this level...Earlier when I was in college , we had many Tanzanian students living in our neighboring house and no doubt they were a bit noisy but very friendly with all the neighbors and my parents had kept in touch with a couple of them for a long time. Things are different now with many of them misbehaving and making a nuisance of themselves in most areas where they stay. There are also Iranians who have been in Bangalore for may years but they are much more disciplined and blend in well with the society without standing out like a sore thumb. Again it might be because of color as MG Singh points out that any minor incidents by the white skinned people may be overlooked but when it comes to black skin it gets blown out of proportion !
I agree Usha, in Pune too there are a large number of African students and also students from Arab and Persian countries, as well as youngsters from Fiji Islands and Mauritius who come to study in India. Majority of them are quite friendly and peaceful, mostly sticking to their country members, living together but are also quite friendly and genial with the local people. It is only a handful of them who create trouble, major one being indulging in drug trafficking and harassing local women. But we cannot also deny the unhealthy fixation that we have on the fair skin and looking down at those who do not have. What is worse our people look down at Indians who are from North-East states too, they are also not spared from the prejudice. Overall mindset needs to be changed regarding looks of a person.
I was thinking of the same thing Kalyani, a nation where anyone looking slightly different due to geographic location becomes a target needs to do some serious rethink ! Even now I see people looking at East Indians with suspicion and as if they have no morals because the girls are smartly dressed and move around freely. If a population can crush the spirit of one's own people, what more can one expect with regard to foreigners especially blacks ?
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS wrote:
The tax comment was for GK Ajmani. I don't think it was send to where I wanted it to go!
For Jincy Aby, here's a lot of coconuts coming at ya. So move out of the way!
And for Usha, thanks for your insight.
(I posted separate replies but they haven't hit where I wanted, so I'm going to sound like a parrot and repeat myself again, in order. Otherwise my responses won't make any sense.)
Cheers and hope things didn't turn out too badly for you alls,
Shana
Most welcome Shana, you may need some time to get used to the site ! If you want to individually address a member, you can press the quote button under their post and then post your comment below theirs , so that there is no confusion , like I have done here ..
@ rambabu, making posts one after the other is not considered a spam any more , the admin has already clarified this, you probably forgot !
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
This discussion to my mind is missing the wood from the trees. Muslim personal law is followed only in a few nations. People forget the actions of kemal Ataturk, who modernised Turkey. ALL the western nations do not allow anyone to practice their personal law and everybody accept it. there is nothing holy about personal law and can be changed any time.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
usha manohar wrote:
Nothing is written on stone afteral religion is man made and laws were written based on the times they were written and to hold on to that and continue with the same old laws makes life difficult for everyone around them. This is precisely why we need a uniform civil code and uniform laws regardless f religion - accept it or lump it ! Will the political parties think on those lines ?
I think the people who make and govern these laws consider themselves to be the most superior beings, perhaps second only to God and they cherish the power that they feel rests in their hands. So the problem would be if this power was taken away, they would be reduced to being common people who would not then be able to exercise their superiority over others. It is probably this reason why they refuse to accept the uniform civil law. And most political parties refuse to play the hardball against thsi simply for vote bank politics.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
Nothing is written on stone afteral religion is man made and laws were written based on the times they were written and to hold on to that and continue with the same old laws makes life difficult for everyone around them. This is precisely why we need a uniform civil code and uniform laws regardless f religion - accept it or lump it ! Will the political parties think on those lines ?
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Bangalore agin in the news for all the wrong reasons ...
usha manohar wrote:
I feel that it is a combination of all this that has made things come to this level...Earlier when I was in college , we had many Tanzanian students living in our neighboring house and no doubt they were a bit noisy but very friendly with all the neighbors and my parents had kept in touch with a couple of them for a long time. Things are different now with many of them misbehaving and making a nuisance of themselves in most areas where they stay. There are also Iranians who have been in Bangalore for may years but they are much more disciplined and blend in well with the society without standing out like a sore thumb. Again it might be because of color as MG Singh points out that any minor incidents by the white skinned people may be overlooked but when it comes to black skin it gets blown out of proportion !
I agree Usha, in Pune too there are a large number of African students and also students from Arab and Persian countries, as well as youngsters from Fiji Islands and Mauritius who come to study in India. Majority of them are quite friendly and peaceful, mostly sticking to their country members, living together but are also quite friendly and genial with the local people. It is only a handful of them who create trouble, major one being indulging in drug trafficking and harassing local women. But we cannot also deny the unhealthy fixation that we have on the fair skin and looking down at those who do not have. What is worse our people look down at Indians who are from North-East states too, they are also not spared from the prejudice. Overall mindset needs to be changed regarding looks of a person.
9 years ago
rambabu created new topic Places to explore Incredible India.
Here is a list of a variety of Wonders in India.
http://www.walkthroughindia.com/attraction/top-15-lesser-known-wonders-of-incredible-india/
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
MG Singh wrote:
Fleet reviews are a show of naval might. This was a good time to show case indian navy.
P.M Modi said that India was a direct victim of Sea-borne Terrorism and piracy were two key challenges to maritime security of the Country It is highly essential a peaceful and stable maritime environment is critical for regional and Global security.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic stocking liqueur- a privilege to wealthy .
MG Singh wrote:
why have prohibition? It was tried in USA for two years snd failed. Man must drink and prohibition leads to greater ills.Thus stocking liquor should be ok
I agree with you. Not only in USA, even in India prohibition failed in many states. The more Liquor is prohibited, the more violations of Prohibition takes place
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
Fleet reviews are a show of naval might. This was a good time to show case indian navy.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
Shana, here is an advise. Please refrain from posting the threads one after another as you have done above. This is considered as Spam. I know, a first timer commits such mistake. Try to combine both the Posts. Sorry, I had to say.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic stocking liqueur- a privilege to wealthy .
why have prohibition? It was tried in USA for two years snd failed. Man must drink and prohibition leads to greater ills.Thus stocking liquor should be ok
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
Yes. Visakhapatnam is the place where I live. I witnessed the entire spell binding Spectacle. Warships from the USA, Antitum, Defender from the UK Lijuhu Sanya from China, Darwin from Australia, P.R.O Ovens mtook part in the IFR, I felt a thrill watching representatives from Different countries marching and saluting the President Pranab Mukherjee.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
usha manohar wrote:
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS wrote:
The tax comment was for GK Ajmani. I don't think it was send to where I wanted it to go!
For Jincy Aby, here's a lot of coconuts coming at ya. So move out of the way!
And for Usha, thanks for your insight.
(I posted separate replies but they haven't hit where I wanted, so I'm going to sound like a parrot and repeat myself again, in order. Otherwise my responses won't make any sense.)
Cheers and hope things didn't turn out too badly for you alls,
Shana
Most welcome Shana, you may need some time to get used to the site ! If you want to individually address a member, you can press the quote button under their post and then post your comment below theirs , so that there is no confusion , like I have done here ..
@ rambabu, making posts one after the other is not considered a spam any more , the admin has already clarified this, you probably forgot !
Good, you reminded me Usha.
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Bangalore agin in the news for all the wrong reasons ...
Kalyani Nandurkar wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
I feel that it is a combination of all this that has made things come to this level...Earlier when I was in college , we had many Tanzanian students living in our neighboring house and no doubt they were a bit noisy but very friendly with all the neighbors and my parents had kept in touch with a couple of them for a long time. Things are different now with many of them misbehaving and making a nuisance of themselves in most areas where they stay. There are also Iranians who have been in Bangalore for may years but they are much more disciplined and blend in well with the society without standing out like a sore thumb. Again it might be because of color as MG Singh points out that any minor incidents by the white skinned people may be overlooked but when it comes to black skin it gets blown out of proportion !
I agree Usha, in Pune too there are a large number of African students and also students from Arab and Persian countries, as well as youngsters from Fiji Islands and Mauritius who come to study in India. Majority of them are quite friendly and peaceful, mostly sticking to their country members, living together but are also quite friendly and genial with the local people. It is only a handful of them who create trouble, major one being indulging in drug trafficking and harassing local women. But we cannot also deny the unhealthy fixation that we have on the fair skin and looking down at those who do not have. What is worse our people look down at Indians who are from North-East states too, they are also not spared from the prejudice. Overall mindset needs to be changed regarding looks of a person.
I was thinking of the same thing Kalyani, a nation where anyone looking slightly different due to geographic location becomes a target needs to do some serious rethink ! Even now I see people looking at East Indians with suspicion and as if they have no morals because the girls are smartly dressed and move around freely. If a population can crush the spirit of one's own people, what more can one expect with regard to foreigners especially blacks ?
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
SHANA MARIA VERGHIS wrote:
The tax comment was for GK Ajmani. I don't think it was send to where I wanted it to go!
For Jincy Aby, here's a lot of coconuts coming at ya. So move out of the way!
And for Usha, thanks for your insight.
(I posted separate replies but they haven't hit where I wanted, so I'm going to sound like a parrot and repeat myself again, in order. Otherwise my responses won't make any sense.)
Cheers and hope things didn't turn out too badly for you alls,
Shana
Most welcome Shana, you may need some time to get used to the site ! If you want to individually address a member, you can press the quote button under their post and then post your comment below theirs , so that there is no confusion , like I have done here ..
@ rambabu, making posts one after the other is not considered a spam any more , the admin has already clarified this, you probably forgot !
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
This discussion to my mind is missing the wood from the trees. Muslim personal law is followed only in a few nations. People forget the actions of kemal Ataturk, who modernised Turkey. ALL the western nations do not allow anyone to practice their personal law and everybody accept it. there is nothing holy about personal law and can be changed any time.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
usha manohar wrote:
Nothing is written on stone afteral religion is man made and laws were written based on the times they were written and to hold on to that and continue with the same old laws makes life difficult for everyone around them. This is precisely why we need a uniform civil code and uniform laws regardless f religion - accept it or lump it ! Will the political parties think on those lines ?
I think the people who make and govern these laws consider themselves to be the most superior beings, perhaps second only to God and they cherish the power that they feel rests in their hands. So the problem would be if this power was taken away, they would be reduced to being common people who would not then be able to exercise their superiority over others. It is probably this reason why they refuse to accept the uniform civil law. And most political parties refuse to play the hardball against thsi simply for vote bank politics.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Personal law not subject to court validation .
Nothing is written on stone afteral religion is man made and laws were written based on the times they were written and to hold on to that and continue with the same old laws makes life difficult for everyone around them. This is precisely why we need a uniform civil code and uniform laws regardless f religion - accept it or lump it ! Will the political parties think on those lines ?
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Bangalore agin in the news for all the wrong reasons ...
usha manohar wrote:
I feel that it is a combination of all this that has made things come to this level...Earlier when I was in college , we had many Tanzanian students living in our neighboring house and no doubt they were a bit noisy but very friendly with all the neighbors and my parents had kept in touch with a couple of them for a long time. Things are different now with many of them misbehaving and making a nuisance of themselves in most areas where they stay. There are also Iranians who have been in Bangalore for may years but they are much more disciplined and blend in well with the society without standing out like a sore thumb. Again it might be because of color as MG Singh points out that any minor incidents by the white skinned people may be overlooked but when it comes to black skin it gets blown out of proportion !
I agree Usha, in Pune too there are a large number of African students and also students from Arab and Persian countries, as well as youngsters from Fiji Islands and Mauritius who come to study in India. Majority of them are quite friendly and peaceful, mostly sticking to their country members, living together but are also quite friendly and genial with the local people. It is only a handful of them who create trouble, major one being indulging in drug trafficking and harassing local women. But we cannot also deny the unhealthy fixation that we have on the fair skin and looking down at those who do not have. What is worse our people look down at Indians who are from North-East states too, they are also not spared from the prejudice. Overall mindset needs to be changed regarding looks of a person.
9 years ago
rambabu created new topic Places to explore Incredible India.
Here is a list of a variety of Wonders in India.
http://www.walkthroughindia.com/attraction/top-15-lesser-known-wonders-of-incredible-india/
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
MG Singh wrote:
Fleet reviews are a show of naval might. This was a good time to show case indian navy.
P.M Modi said that India was a direct victim of Sea-borne Terrorism and piracy were two key challenges to maritime security of the Country It is highly essential a peaceful and stable maritime environment is critical for regional and Global security.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic stocking liqueur- a privilege to wealthy .
MG Singh wrote:
why have prohibition? It was tried in USA for two years snd failed. Man must drink and prohibition leads to greater ills.Thus stocking liquor should be ok
I agree with you. Not only in USA, even in India prohibition failed in many states. The more Liquor is prohibited, the more violations of Prohibition takes place
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
Fleet reviews are a show of naval might. This was a good time to show case indian navy.
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic Introduce Yourself.
Shana, here is an advise. Please refrain from posting the threads one after another as you have done above. This is considered as Spam. I know, a first timer commits such mistake. Try to combine both the Posts. Sorry, I had to say.
9 years ago
MG Singh replied to the topic stocking liqueur- a privilege to wealthy .
why have prohibition? It was tried in USA for two years snd failed. Man must drink and prohibition leads to greater ills.Thus stocking liquor should be ok
9 years ago
rambabu replied to the topic International Fleet Review, thrilling experience ..
Yes. Visakhapatnam is the place where I live. I witnessed the entire spell binding Spectacle. Warships from the USA, Antitum, Defender from the UK Lijuhu Sanya from China, Darwin from Australia, P.R.O Ovens mtook part in the IFR, I felt a thrill watching representatives from Different countries marching and saluting the President Pranab Mukherjee.
9 years ago