Sunday, 30 December 2012

Where rape is seen as violence

RUCHIRA GUPTA
original Source : http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/open-page/where-rape-is-seen-as-violence/article4253546.ece

Rape cultures are nourished by norms, attitudes, and practices that trivialise, tolerate, or even condone violence against women.The legitimisation of prostitution and trafficking will only support the myth of male supremacy, increasing such crimes

A cruel and bizarre idea has surfaced since the rape of the 23-year-old student in Delhi — that prostitution should be legalised because ‘men will be men’ and, if prostitutes exist girls from ‘good’ families will not be raped.

Besides the very elitist notion that poor women should be sexually available to protect middle-class women, the idea is an insult to most men who do not have an unbridled sexual desire. Most men will not rape women if they are not obtainable otherwise. Most men, like most women, know that there is an appropriate place and time for sex and build relationships around it. They don’t see rape as sex, but rape as violence.

However, the masculinity of the minority of men, who rape women, is not questioned by their fellow men. Men are silent, even if they don’t condone acts of sexual violence and domination by other men. They do not break the unwritten code of honour among men, by speaking up or reporting sexual violence and harassment.

This gives free reign to the cult of masculinity that creates supremacy crimes. Damini (name changed) was not just raped but monstrously violated with several objects ultimately leading to her death, showing that the rapists’ actions were based on a desire to dominate and violate. The legitimisation of prostitution and trafficking will only support the myth of male supremacy, increasing such crimes.

Prostituted women do exist. The CBI admits to three million prostituted women in our country. Yet National Crime Records Bureau data shows that between 1953 and 2011, the incidents of rape went up by 873 per cent. Obviously the root cause of rape is not lack of access to sex but a hatred for women and a desire for violence to women’s reproductive parts. Perhaps this data proves that the existence of prostitution normalises a rape culture.

Rape cultures are nourished by norms, attitudes, and practices that trivialise, tolerate, or even condone violence against women. They are further normalised if there is impunity for perpetrators either due to a lack of effective legal mechanisms or apathy to prosecuting crimes against women.

ROLE OF PORNOGRAPHY

These misogynistic norms are actually being promoted by the sex industry turning huge profits. India has become the third largest user of pornography in the world. Blue movies and CDs are available at any street corner, besides of course as phone and Internet applications. For many 12-year-olds, the first sexual encounter is a pop-up character on a TV screen, being penetrated in every part of her body, crying with tears streaming down her face, yet asking for more. This confusing message socialises some boys into believing that sex is connected to violence and domination and when a woman says no she means yes.

I would be curious to know if police investigators have thought to ask Damini’s rapists if they ever watched porn and how much. The answer may require a response, in addition to punishing the individual men.

It may require looking at a multibillion dollar sex industry that is creating notions of masculinity, which are increasing, not acting as a buffer, to the violence and rape in our culture.

The writer is Founder, Apne Aap Women Worldwide

Friday, 28 December 2012

Rape In India: Why Are There No Mass Protests For Raped Dalit Women? – OpEd

A foreigners view on India 
Rape In India: Why Are There No Mass Protests For Raped Dalit Women? – OpEd


Original Source
 http://www.eurasiareview.com/28122012-rape-in-india-why-are-there-no-mass-protests-for-raped-dalit-women-oped/

Thursday, 27 December 2012

Islam: Religion of Peace By: Maulana Wahiduddin Khan


Islam: Religion of Peace

Islam is a religion of peace. The Arabic root of Islam is ‘silm’ which means peace. Islam aims to build a peaceful society at all cost for that is the bedrock on which all human progress rests. It is because higher human objectives cannot be achieved in the absence of peaceful circumstances. The spiritual as well as moral progress of the individual is possible only in peaceful atmosphere. Hence the atmosphere of peace is essential for the building of good society.
Reconciliation is Best
According to a verse in the Quran, ‘reconciliation is the best’ (4:128). In the present world, problems inevitably arise between different groups, for no human situation is ever absolutely ideal. Everyone at some point in their life is faced with injustice and the misappropriation of what belongs to them by right. In these situations, only such individuals can establish peace as can rise above all considerations and disdain all pretexts to engage in violent retaliation. Therefore a peaceful man is the truly courageous. Those who are lacking in courage will continue to fight, and will thus never allow the history of the world to be re-written in terms of blessed peace.
Unilateral Maintenance of Peace
Islam enjoins the unilateral method for maintaining peace as exemplified by an event in the early period of Islam. This is known as the Treaty of Hudaybiya (Sulh Hudaybiya). On this occasion the Prophet of Islam brought matters to a successful conclusion by unilaterally accepting the conditions of his opponents. In this peace treaty, the Prophet had not apparently received justice. What was in effect a 10-year no-war pact, gave the Prophet an opportunity to work uninterruptedly on a constructive program which would otherwise have been impossible. By means of this peaceful non-political program the Prophet and his companions were able to consolidate themselves so thoroughly that they had no need to wage war: their opponents were left with no option but to surrender. Islam, therefore, gives unilateralism as the method of maintaining peace in society.
To bring about an atmosphere of peace within the society Islam has given many other commandments. For instance, the Prophet of Islam observed: ‘A believer is one from whom people feel secure as regards their lives and property’ (At-Tirmizi). According to another hadith: ‘By God, he is not a believer from whose nuisance his neighbour is not safe’ (Bukhari)
Islam aims at making all individuals peace-loving to the ultimate extent. That is why Muslims are enjoined to greet one another by saying ‘Assalam-o-Alaikum’, that is, peace be upon you. According to another saying of the Prophet, ‘The best Islam is to greet everyone you come across, whether or not you are acquainted with the person.’ (Fathul-Bari 1/103).
The frequent reiteration of this phrase ‘peace be upon you’ is in actual fact an external manifestation of the desire for peace within. Islam wishes to inculcate this feeling within every individual that he should become a true lover of peace, to the point that this feeling starts welling up in his heart, finding expression whenever he meets a person. Islam, in essence, is truly a religion of peace.
 

Sunday, 23 December 2012

Dash your dentin, Dart a dazzling smile

Dazzling white teeth are every body's obsession but teeth begin get darker after a certain age. Over the period of time tiny potholes and cracks naturally form in the teeth. At the same time enamel gets thinner which will lead to more dentin, a yellowish inner layer of the tooth beneath the enamel.



Here are some of the natural home remedies for stained teeth. Get rid of tooth stains with these do's and don'ts of teeth whitening


Do's:

  • Brush your teeth effectively with soft bristled toothbrush with a proper technique that is brush firmly and not forcefully.
  • Use baking soda with your toothpaste and brush normally. Rinse it away with water afterwards.
  • Gargle with a small capful of peroxide and rinse thoroughly with water after brushing your teeth.
  • Mix charcoal ashes with your toothpaste, and brush for 10 minutes. Brushing with only ashes will still make wonders, as the crystal base chemical has a powerful satin remover. However remember that only hard wood ash contains significant concentration of potassium hydroxide whereas soft wood does not contain the same. It is still practiced in most of the villages in India.
  • Rubbing the bark of walnut tree will also help to remove teeth stains.
  • Eating apple after meal is the easiest and most preferable method to get rid of yellow teeth. Other foods like celery and carrots scrubs away the stubborn stains effectively.
  • Drink water after eating any food or beverage like coffee or blueberries that causes stains. Water will help in preventing stains from accumulating.
  • Rub teeth with the inner white part of an orange peel for a lovely white shine.
  • Strawberries are the natural teeth whiteners. Rubbing the teeth with strawberries will remove all the stains. If you choose to use this method then remember to brush your teeth immediately with fluoride toothpaste and floss, as the sugar and acid may worsen the effect if it is not brushed.
  • Gargling the teeth with a cup of water containing a half teaspoonful of rock salts prevents all tooth problems.
  • Brush your teeth with apple cider vinegar every night.
  • Rub the paste made of half teaspoon of bi-carbonate and soda on your teeth.
  • Make a paste made from toothpaste and baking soda and spread it on an aluminum foil. Cover the teeth with the foil and leave it for an hour. Brush the teeth afterwards. Repeat this twice a week.
Don'ts:
  • Don't use your fingernail to remove tooth stains, as your teeth are not hard as a rock. Fingernail can actually scratch the enamel which will led debris to lodge in the enamel thus worsening the situation by making the tooth more prone to tooth cavities.
  • Do not use lemon or anything that has Vitamin C on your teeth. Lemon helps your teeth to become white as it reduces the major component of your healthy teeth, 'calcium'. Once it is lost it is susceptible to decay.
  • Avoid excess intake of coffee, tea, red wine, carbonated drinks and smoking.
  • Also avoid too hot and too cold drinks.


Us these simple methods to get the most desired dazzling smile in just few days.

1. Brush your teeth as usual with a natural toothpaste or you can use the banana peel first and then brush. Use a ripe banana as it has the most potassium content in it. Peel from the bottom end as this is how monkeys peel their bananas and it will keep you from having all those loose threads.
2, Take a piece of the inside of the banana peel and gently rub around on your teeth for about 2 minutes. The amazing minerals in the peel like potassium, magnesium and manganese absorb into your teeth and whiten them.
3. Repeat the same procedure at night or before bedtime, to whiten teeth. Leaving the banana peel on longer is optional if you have stains that need to come off.
4. Do the banana peel routine twice daily to see teeth whiten.

Candles – made from Oranges...
It probably smells a lot better too....
(Most candle wax are made from petroleum products and when burned are not a healthy choice).
You will need:
A navel orange (they are easier to peel)
a knife
Olive oil or other kind of vegetable oil
Lighter

Using a small, sharp knife cut around the orange – but only skin deep.
Use your fingers to work the skin away from the orange. Be gentle, so you don’t rip the skin! (If you are using a navel orange, the skin should loosen quite easily.)
Once it has been loosened, remove the skin – but leave the white stem-like piece intact. This will be the wick.
Fill with olive oil until it is about 1cm from the top of the wick. Dunk the wick in the oil, so it is coated. Light. Enjoy! The flame will last several hours.


If you want your house to smell heavenly,

Boil orange peels with a half teaspoon of cinnamon on medium heat. Smells amazing !!

Get Rid Of Black Heads In 5 Minutes...

Black heads on face are a common problem which all of us face, especially the blackheads on nose and areas around it. Though scrubbing helps to get rid of black heads to some extent but the results are not much satisfactory. Here’s one quick and very effective homemade remedy for your black heads and white heads.
So what are you waiting for friends , go and try this one out


Wednesday, 19 December 2012

The customer is always right


Everyone has heard the adage, “The customer is always right.” And while there are times that this idea can really be put to the test, quality customer service is something that every business, no matter what industry, should aspire to possess. Addressing customer complaints is a key part of nailing down that sterling customer service image. Customer complaints can actually benefit your business, as it gives you a clear idea of what areas need improvement and provides you with direct feedback from your clients. Deftly handling customer complaints can build you a strong and loyal client base; disregarding them can result in nothing but lost sales and a poor brand image. 
Jameel Aahmed 

By listening to your customers and responding quickly to their concerns, you give them a good reason to keep doing business with you. Customers find change difficult, but they appreciate changes that are in direct response to their suggestions. 

You must take action at the time of the complaint or the problem will only grow larger in the customer’s mind. Left unresolved for too long and the customer will be telling other clients, friends and co-workers about the negative experience. Please use the following format to handle complaints quickly and effectively: 

1. When the customer comes to you with a complaint, stop whatever you are doing and listen. Acknowledge the customer in an open and positive way. Make eye contact and nod to show you are listening. 

2. Never argue with a customer. Arguing will not lead to a resolution of the problem. 

3. When a customer is upset, you need to stay calm and clear-headed. 

4. Listen patiently until the customer finishes venting. Do not interrupt. If you need more information, ask questions such as “What happened next?”, “What exactly are you requesting that we do?” or “How would you like to see this issue resolved?” 

5. Assure the customer that you will do everything you can to resolve the problem. Express empathy for their situation. 

6. Ask the customer to clearly document their complaint in writing, either via letter or email. You might want to create a simple complaint / feedback form so that the customer can easily provide their information and complaint at the time of the incident. 

7. If you can resolve the problem immediately, do so while the customer is still there. If it cannot be resolved immediately, tell the customer what you plan to do to get a resolution. For example, if the customer is upset that an item is not in stock, immediately research if it can be ordered and let them know as soon as possible. 

8. Follow up with the customer within 24 hours of the complaint.

Tuesday, 18 December 2012

Hindu Muslim Unity: Kashmiri Muslims help Hindu family in distress

SRINAGAR: Muslims in Srinagar found a way around curfew to help a Hindu family in distress. When Krishan Chander Purvi died in the sensitive old city on Wednesday, his daughter Anita knocked at the door of their Muslim neighbours, who came rushing to help the lone pandit family in the area. From informing relatives to calling police for a curfew pass to arranging firewood to taking the body to the crematorium, Muslims did it all. Scores joined the funeral procession of Purvi at Chinkaral Mohalla in sensitive Habba Kadal.
“When my father passed away, we first informed our Muslim neighbours. They gave us a lot of support and courage. Even when my father was ill, they would frequently visit to enquire about his health,” Anita said.

“Muslims and pandits have been living in harmony for ages. That is why despite curfew people came out in hordes to join Krishan Purvi’s funeral. He was an illustrious son of the soil. Had there been no curfew, nearly 50,000 people would have joined the funeral,” Showkat Ahmad, a neighbour, said.

Monday, 17 December 2012

The right to dissent


Original Source : http://tehelka.com/the-right-to-dissent/?singlepage=1
Tehelka
Bal Thackeray’s legacy thrives on his anti-national Bhumiputra theory, which stands in contradiction to the idea of a united India, writes Justice Markandey Katju
“Enil maipuram ondrudayal
Ival eppumozhi padhinetudayal
Enil Sindhanvi ondrudayal”
This Bharatmata has 30 crore faces
But her body is one
She speaks 18 languages
But her thought is one
—Subramania Bharati, Tamil poet
“Bhedaadganaa vinashyanti bhinnah supajapah parai
Tasmaat sanghata yogeshu prayateranganaah sadaa”
Republics have been destroyed
Because of internal divisions among the people
Hence a republic should always strive to achieve
Unity and good relations between the people
—Mahabharat, Shantiparva, Chapter 108; Shloka 14
“Teshaam anyonya bhinnanaam svashaktim ushthtaam
Nigrahah panditaih kaaryah kshipramev pradhaanatah”
Therefore the wise authorities should crush the separatist forces
Trying to assert their strength
—Mahabharat, Shantiparva, 108; Shloka 26
POLITICAL leaders, film stars, cricketers, etc are all falling over one another in paying tribute to the late Bal Thackeray. Amidst this plethora of accolades and plaudits pouring in from the high and the mighty I humbly wish to register my vote of dissent.
I know of the maxim ‘De mortuis nil nisi bonum‘ (of the dead speak only good), but I regret I cannot, since I regard the interest of my country above observance of civil proprieties.
What is Bal Thackeray’s legacy? It is the anti-national son of the soil (Bhumiputra) theory.
Article 1(1) of the Indian Constitution states: “India, that is Bharat, shall be a Union of States”. Thus, India is not a confederation but a union.
Article 19 (1)(e) states: “All citizens shall have the right — to reside and settle in any part of the territory of India”. Thus, it is a fundamental right of a Gujrati, South Indian, Bihari, UP-ite, or person from any other part of India to migrate to Maharashtra and settle down there, just as it is of Maharashtrians to settle down in any part of India (though there are some restrictions in J&K, and some North Eastern states, due to historical reasons).
The bhumiputra theory states that Maharashtra essentially belongs to Marathi people, while Gujratis, South Indians, North Indians, etc are outsiders. This is in the teeth of Articles 1(1) and 19(1)(e) of the Constitution. India is one nation, and hence non-Maharashtrians cannot be treated as outsiders in Maharashtra. The Shiv Sena created by Thackeray attacked South Indians in the 1960s and 70s, and vandalised their restaurants and homes. In 2008, Biharis and UP-ites living in Mumbai etc (the bhaiyyas who are eking out a livelihood as milk and newspaper vendors, taxi drivers, etc) were described as infiltrators and attacked, their taxis smashed, and several beaten up. Muslims were also vilified.
This, of course, created a vote bank for Thackeray based on hatred (as had Hitler, of whom Thackeray was an admirer), and how does it matter if the country breaks up and is Balkanised? Apart from the objection to the son of the soil theory for being anti-national and unconstitutional, there is an even more basic objection, which may rebound on Thackeray’s own people.
I have shown in my article ‘What is India?’ that India is broadly a country of immigrants, (like North America) and 92-93% people living in India today are not the original inhabitants but descendants of immigrants, who came mainly from the North West seeking a comfortable life in this sub-continent (read my article on justicekatju.blogspot.in and the video on kgfindia.com). The original inhabitants (the real bhumiputras) of India are the pre-Dravidian tribals, known as adivasis, (the Bhils, Gonds, Santhals, Todas, etc) who are only 7-8% of our population today.
Hence, if the bhumiputra theory is seriously implemented, 92-93% of Maharashtrians (including perhaps the Thackeray family) may have to be regarded as outsiders and treated accordingly. The only real bhumiputras in Maharashtra are the Bhils and other tribals, who form only 7-8% of the population of Maharashtra.
Several separatist and fissiparous forces are working in India today (including the bhumiputra theory), which tend to break up the country. All patriotic people must combat these forces.
Why must we remain united? We must remain united because it is only a massive modern industry which can generate the huge wealth we require for the welfare of our people, agriculture alone cannot do this, and modern industry requires a huge market. It is only united India which can provide the huge market for the modern industry we must create to abolish poverty, unemployment and other social evils, and to provide for the huge healthcare and modern education system we must set up if we wish to come into the front ranks of the most advanced countries today and give our people decent lives.
Hence I regret I cannot pay any tribute to Mr. Bal Thackeray
Justice Markandey Katju is Chairman, Press Council of India. The above article has also appeared in The Hindu.

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Persistence of a Sore: Communal Violence Today

The events taking place in different parts of the country in October-November 2012 have been very disturbing to say the least. It is the continuance and recurrence of communal events, communal violence in different parts of the country, in UP, Assam and Hyderabad in particular. In UP since the Akhilesh Yadav Government has come to power there has taken place a series of acts of violence in UP. Since Samajwadi Party took over the reins of the state in March 2012, in the past few months’ communal violence took place in Mathura, Pratapgarh, Bareilly, Meerut, Allahabad and Lucknow. The latest in the series has been the tragic events of Faizabad, where On 24 October 2012, when the immersion procession of Durga was going on, a girl was molested by few miscreants. Making this as a pretext few people started stone throwing in the nearby areas. A rumor was spread in Faizabad that Muslims are doing the stone throwing. The mob went on to burn nearly 25 shops of Muslim traders. They also rampaged the office of bilingual (Urdu and Hindi) paper Aap Ki Takat. This paper is continuously giving the message of Peace and calling for Hindu-Muslim unity. They also vandalized the mosque.


According to activist Yugal Kishore Sharan Shastri, this was a pre-planned attack. The editor of the paper Manzar Mehdi feels, this is an attempt to silence the voice of peace. The police took long time to reach the spot and did not intervene effectively. Similarly the fire brigade also took four hours to reach, by which time the shops were totally destroyed.

In the far off Assam, the recurrence of violence resulted in the death of six people, and it seemed whether there is going to be recurrence of the tragic incidents of July 2012, when nearly four lakh, mainly Muslims, were displaced and sixty people died. Assam violence was a bit different than others as here the number of displaced were much more and it seemed that there is a plan to get the Bodo areas cleared from the presence of the Muslims. Here one also saw that in the process of rehabilitation the Government is having a lopsided approach and Muslims are not being rehabilitated as many of them do not fuilfil the criterion of proper records due to various reasons. This was one case of violence where apart from police playing its role of a mere onlooker, the propaganda, based on misconceptions was made the base of violence. It has been propagated that Muslims are infiltrators, Bangldeshis and have been encroaching the lands of Bodos. Lot has been written to dispel this myth. Muslims have mainly been coming from Bengal from 18th Century due to the British policy of reducing the pressure on overpopulated Bengal and to ensure that the stretches of Assam, having low population density are populated. Since the perceptions have made a deep root in social common sense, the violence against Muslims, the citizens of Assam-India have gone on and communal forces have taken full advantage of that.

The third incidence is from the Southern state of Andhra, where the historic monument of Charminar is being vandalized by putting up renovation of Bhagyalaxmi temple, which is abutting the Charminar. This violates the norms of Archaeological Survey of India. The plea of ASI that the changes in temple may damage the Minar and that this an illegal act is falling on the deaf years and government has been letting the act of desecration of Charminar going on, much to the annoyance of the people of old city of Hyderabad and historic Charminar area. There have been minor skirmishes due to which many a people have been injured and the area saw the curfew for some time.

These three incidents are very typical of as to what goes on to make a communal violence. There is preplanning in these acts, as is clear in all these cases. The pretext and rumours about violation of the modesty of women, is very much visible in the case of Faizabad. In case of Faizabad, apart from intimidating the minorities, burning their shops, the ransacking of the office of bilingual paper, Aap Ki Taqat is very symbolic. This paper is bilingual, Urdu and Hindi. Its belief is that Hindu Muslims are brothers and Hindi-Urdu are sisters. It has been talking of peace in Ayodhay and is opposed the communal politics which led to Babri demolition. In UP while the Samajvadi party (SP) is very much in the total control of situation, how come violence is taking place? SP has been always claiming to be secular and in past many a times it has come forward to protect the values of secularism. There seem to be deeper forces which are beyond the control of SP, or does SP sees a political benefit in letting violence happen remains to be seen. It is painfully obvious in case of UP, Faizabad also that police machinery is not interested in controlling the violence, even when it can. It either helps the rioters or looks the other way round when the violence is taking place. In Hyderabad one sees the use of historical places to incite the communal tension. How systematically communal forces built up the Ram Temple campaign leading to demolition of Babri Masjid is a sad reminder to what can happen in Hyderabad. In Ayodhya also Babri Masjid was a monument under control of ASI, but with political hysteria built around it, it was demolished in the broad day light with state, police very much in the know of things.

The multiple factors which lead to communal violence remain unaddressed so the recurrence of these acts of violence goes on in such a painful way. Social activists and scholars have pointed out the role of communal forces, state machinery, irrespective of who is in power; the role of rumours, the ‘social common sense’ targeted against minorities persists. It is very sure that unless the problem is dealt with in its totality the country will keep suffering the pain of this violence and minorities in particular will keep suffering. It also reminds us as to what is the state of our democracy and the need for an effective and balanced Communal Violence Bill? No democracy can be satisfactory unless the minorities are safe and secure and are having equity in economic matters. These incidents are reminders to all those having faith and longing for a peaceful, secular, democratic society that we need to work against those who operate on communal ground, we need to ensure that social misconceptions are removed and an atmosphere of amity is created and that pressures have to bring in Communal Violence prevention Bill to punish the acts of commission or omission by political authorities and the police forces…

http://beyondheadlines.in/2012/12/persistence-of-a-sore-communal-violence-today/







Ram Puniyani

Wednesday, 28 November 2012

Abdullah Adyar famous Tamil writer who reverted to Islam

Islam is the religion of intelligent and educated people. Prior to British , Muslim India had a 100% literacy rate. therefore highly educated and intelligent people have always been attracted towards Islam. Abdullah Adyar, famous Tamil Writer is one such person.

Journalist,poet,writer and politician Abdullah Adyar belongs to chennai the capital city of Tamilnadu.He served for 17 years in the editorial staff of famous Tamil Daily "Murasoli", where he served as News Edior. The Founder Editor of this Newspaper is Dr.M.Karunadhi who later became Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. Mr. Adyar is a fiery speaker and belongs associted with DMK party. He has written many dramas and has also worked in two films. He has been writing short stories and is also editor of "Karudan", a literary magazine. The Tamilnadu government awarded him Literary award of "Kalaimamani" (Diamond of arts).

His efforts as a political worker bore fruit and Congress was defeated and DMK won the polls. But Mrs. Indira Gandhi could not tolerate her defeat and dismissed the provincial government and put its leaders behind bars. Although they were political prisoners but they were beaten like common criminals. Since he was bold and outspoken he got more than equal share of the torture. At one time he was beaten so badly that his belly cut open and intestines became visible.

In this state of fear and terror, his soul needed some consolation, so for the first time he started thinking about religion. Questions about the Universe and its Creator came tohis mind and he asked his Christian wife to bring him some books on Christianity. But he was not satisfied. Then he read books on Buddhism, Jainism and Judaism. But none of the religions was able to answer questions that came to his mind , nor the thirst of his soul could be satiated.

At long last, he started reading about Islam and the English Translation of Holy Quran cleared the dirt from his soul. He got answers to all his questions and the Quranic teaching that one must have only fear of God and one who fears Him is afraid of nobody,gave him immense courage. He was satisfied that Islam is a complete code of life and a natural religion. It can solve the material as well as spiritual problems of humankind.

Therefor after release from Jail, he started reading about Islam in more depth and studied  books of Syed Abul Hasan Ali Nadvi and famous Tamilnadu Writer P.S.A.Muhammad (author of about 100 books) When he became completely satisfied about the truthfulness of Islam, he started writing in Tamil daily "Nairotam" about Islam. Later he published collection of his articles by the name " I love Islam". One by one he wrote 13
books on Islam, but he had not embraced Islam .

Shyam Lal, a Hindu from UP who was impressed by his writings, came all the way to see him, but when he found that he had still not embraced Islam, he was greatly disappointed and started crying. Then he remarked : "You are showing light to others but are yourself are wandering in the dark". He was spellbound. Then he accepted Islam in the presence of ulemas and scholars. After the functiom, the people gathered
around him and showed great respect and affection as if they loved him more than his own brother.

Mr. Abdullah Adyar is a great admirer of unparalleled verse of Holy Quran. He says it has
such a beautiful and impressive rhythm that provides ecstasy to the listener and brings tears in his eyes.He says that Holy Quran has given the mankind courage to fight tyranny, unjust laws and oppression. It has enabled them to fight against war,sickness,poverty and even death. Thus Quran makes a Muslim brave and honourable
man of character.He
also speaks very highly of Prophet Muhammad.

(In Hindi)
इस्लाम कबूल करने के पहले अब्दुल्लाह अडियार डी। एम.के. के प्रसिद्ध समाचार-पत्र 'मुरासोली के 17 वर्षो तक संपादक रहे। डी.एम.के. नेता सी.एन. अन्नादुराई जो बाद में तमिलनाडु के मुख्यमंत्री भी रहे, ने जनाब अडियार को संपादक पद पर नियुक्त किया था। जनाब अडियार ने 120 उपन्यास, 13 नाटक और इस्लाम पर 12 पुस्तकों की रचनाएं की।
जनाब अब्दुल्लाह अडियार महरहूम तमिल भाषा के प्रसिद्ध कवि, प्रत्रकार, उपन्यासकार और पटकथा लेखक थे। उनका जन्म त्रिरूप्पूर (तमिलनाडु) में हुआ। प्रारंभिक शिक्षा कोयम्बटूर में हुई। वे नास्तिक थे, लेकिन विभिन्न धर्मों की पुस्तकें पढ़ते रहते थे। 
किसी पत्रकार और साहित्यकार को विभिन्न धर्मों के बारे में भी जानकारी रखनी पड़ती है। जनाब अब्दुल्लाह अडियार अध्ययन के दौरान इस परिणाम पर पहुंचे कि इस्लाम ही सच्चा धर्म है और मनुष्य के कल्याण की शिक्षा देता है। आखिरकार 6 जून 1987 ई। को वे मद्रास स्थित मामूर मस्जिद गये और इस्लाम कबूल कर लिया। इस्लाम कबूल करने के पहले वे डी।एम।के। के प्रसिद्ध समाचार-पत्र 'मुरासोली के 17 वर्षो तक संपादक रहे। डी।एम.के. नेता सी.एन. अन्नादुराई जो बाद में तमिलनाडु के मुख्यमंत्री भी रहे, ने जनाब अडियार को संपादक पद पर नियुक्त किया था। जनाब अडियार ने 120 उपन्यास, 13 नाटक और इस्लाम पर 12 पुस्तकों की रचनाएं की। इमरजेंसी के दौरान उन्हें गिरफ्तार किया गया और काफी प्रताडि़त किया गया। 
जेल में उन्होंने जनाब यूसुफ अली का कुरआन मजीद का अंग्रेजी अनुवाद पढ़ा और उससे काफी प्रभावित हुए। इस्लाम (इस्लाम जिससे मुझे प्यार है) पुस्तिका लिखी, जिसका बाद में हिन्दी, अंग्रेजी, मराठी, सिन्धी, मलयालम और उर्दू में अनुवाद हुआ। उनकी पत्नी थयममल जो ईसाई थीं, इस पुस्तिका को पढ़कर मुसलमान हो गयीं। इसे पढ़कर उ.प्र. के एक जमीदार 1987 ई. में मुसलमान हो गये।
जनाब अब्दुल्लाह अडियार को पाकिस्तान के तत्कालीन राष्ट्रपति जनरल जियाउल हक ने पाकिस्तान आमंत्रित किया और विशेष अतिथि के रूप में उनका स्वागत किया। वे प्रखर वक्ता भी थे और इस्लाम पर धाराप्रवाह बोलते थे। उनके ब्रिटेन में अनेक संभाषण हुए, जिनका विषय था हजरत मुहम्मद (सल्ल.) का पवित्र जीवन। इनके कैसेट उपलब्ध हैं। वे तमिलभाषियों के आमंत्रण पर श्रीलंका और सिंगापुर भी गये। 1932 में तमिलनाडु सरकार ने तमिल साहित्य के विशिष्ट पुरस्कार 'कलाईमम्मानी' से उन्हें पुरस्कृत किया। इमरजेंसी के बाद उन्होंने 'नीरोतम' (पत्रिका) का प्रकाशन किया, जो बहुत लोकप्रिय हुआ। उन्होने नीरोतम प्रकाशन से ही 'तंगागुरूदुन'(पत्रिका) भी प्रकाशित की। जनाब अडियार इस्लाम को एकमात्र मुक्ति मार्ग के रूप में प्रस्तुत करते थे।

Monday, 26 November 2012

S Asif Ibrahim: First Muslim as the Intelligence Bureau chief

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer S Asif Ibrahim is likely to be appointed as the new Intelligence Bureau chief.

Formal orders of Ibrahim's appointment are expected to be issued on Monday. His name has been cleared by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Mini
ster Manmohan Singh. Mr Ibrahim will be the first Muslim to head IB with four officers senior to him having been shifted out.
Asif, a 1977 batch IPS officer, has wide experience covering various departments of the organisation which mainly deal with intelligence and internal security.

He will succeed Nehchal Sandhu who retires on December 31. 
59-year-old Ibrahim, a 1977 batch IPS officer from Madhya Pradesh cadre, will take over as officer on special duty on 1st December, a procedure for smooth transition of power from the incumbent Director to the new one, Ibrahim will have a fixed tenure of two years beginning from January one, 2013.

Ibrahim, who is at present in Special Director in the organisation after his return from London where he served as Minister (Coordination), has been with the IB for nearly three decades and served the organisation in various capacities handling operations, Kashmir, Naxal, security and cyber security. 
He was also Private Secretary to Madhavrao Scindia and Mufti Mohammed Sayeed.

Saturday, 24 November 2012

WOLVES OF THE FINANCIAL MARKETS PART-I

When someone loses, someone gains from their loss. How the promoters, operators, manipulators, investment bankers, brokers, market makers , media and its connected persons and insiders make trillions of rupees when the stock market decline and stock prices go-down and vice versa. How the stock markets and commodity, currency, bond and option markets are controlled and manipulated by a gang or it won’t be wrong to say wolves of these markets.

Thousands of crore of rupees have been stolen by these wolves through the manipulations of either running or jacking up the prices or of short selling. Masses are always slaughtered like pigs.

The general notion of the investors is that money is made only when markets go up. But these wolves of the markets are making billions and trillions of as the markets go down.. No one seriously analyse the market. Rather everyone is unhappy that the markets are declining and the wolves of the markets are enjoying and celebrating the downfall in the stock & commodity prices. When there is decline, every media channel advocates for its rising. They call the analysts, brokers, corporate big wigs, politicians, bankers on their TV screens with a well written script and try to convince the gullible investors that this is just a temporary phenomenon. Fundamentals are good. It is the best time to buy for long term. Coloured graphs, pie-charts and glossy headlines on Business channels brain wash the minds of investors and traders.

And the innocent investors again believe them and again cheated.

When these wolves wants to have a big sale in any particular stock they have accumulated over a period of time at the lower price, they substantially raises the price of the particular stock .that they makes a market for so they can easily sell their paper stock. In order for him to do them, news stories, analyst recommendations and media publicity may conveniently appear to get people’s attention. The unsuspecting investors may get excited to buy the particular stock as they see the price go up substantially. Then these wolves easily sell their own stock that they have previously accumulated over a period of time at lower prices.

Not many people are aware of short selling or I will say even after knowing about short selling they never think or are scared of selling short. The implications of short selling I will explain later in this piece of article.

Who is going to make the investigation? Nobody will, because everyone from the decision makers to regulators to analysts to media is all a part of this looting process. As the investors has the mindset to just buy or invest for getting a percentage of return, these wolves of Markets steal the people money in all these markets. Business channels invite the so called analysts, sit with them, discuss with them, rather I will say tell them what to speak and what not to speak. Now I will state you an incidence. I was sitting with one of my friend in his office at Connaught place. My friend is a chartered accountant and now diversified into real estate. He made a good amount of money from the share market. He always used his own mind in identifying when, where and how much to invest. When we were having tea, a reporter with a camera man and his assistant came to his cabin to have his view on the market. Last few days market was in a bad shape. Nifty came down from 6350 to 2500. Reporter had given him a set of questions. First he asked “As the market has come down so drastically how much you lost.” My friend replied” “I have not lost. Rather I have made a good amount of money. I sold my whole portfolio when the Nifty was at 6200” Reporter told him “No, no. we don’t want this. You say that you have bought at 6000 and by this time he has lost a big chunk of money” My friend said “Sorry, I don’t lie” Another question asked by reporter “Now what you feel about the market. How much downfall is there more in the coming days” My friend replied “This is the time to buy and I have already started buying it. I expect the market to be at least double from this level in a short span of time.” Again Reporter said “Sir, what are you saying. You please say that from here nifty is going to touch 1800 in a month time.” My friends said “sorry Mr…… (whatever was the name of the reporter) and with folded hand given him a handshake.” When they went off, we both burst with laughter. And from that day onward I advice all my friends to keep the mute button on of their TV set while viewing the rates of shares or commodities on these business channels.

Stock and commodity markets are the biggest regulated, authorised gambling and gambling casinos. Like in the casinos whatever you make in the short run, you are going to lose all whatever you have in the longer prospective. Common Investors and traders trusts the markets and think that stock and commodity markets are legitimate one and is regulated by the Governments. But the true fact is that the Governments are controlled by the wolves of the markets and the markets are licence casinos to loot innocent unaware investors and traders and players of the markets worldwide.

The stock exchanges in the world are set up is set up to steal the investors and traders money. A specific strategy to pocket the money of the investors and traders is made by a cartel of operators and then implemented in a systematic way by all the intermediaries like promoters, institutions, brokers and the corrupt and manipulative media besides the greedy politicians. The investors are misled by the corrupt media channels and already ‘sold analysts’ to trust the stock and commodity market as a legitimate way to make money. In reality it is a different story altogether. Only few people make the money. One can make profits for sometimes but ultimately one is going to not only loose all his money but lands up in debts.

The Stock and commodity markets should be thoroughly investigated by outside uncorrupted members of civil society forum and the masses will come to know the truth that how everybody is being cheated by the set up and the operation of these markets.

A time has come that some new fair investment vehicle be created that people can understand and trust. The new investment vehicle should help in raising capital and at the same time give the innocent investors or traders a fair and real chance to succeed and not loose their money. This new market should be designed in a way where these wolves of the markets should not be able to artificially create ‘boom and bust’ cycles to loot the investors and traders.

The stock and commodity exchanges should have no place in a country likes India .It is not an institution to promote industrialization. In fact, it is more or less a gambling den where the savings of the middle class people are regularly siphoned off into the coffers of these wolves of the markets.

Since the inception of the exchanges, wolves of the markets had induced & made the people buy worthless printed stock certificates on the guise of making them the co-owner of a company and making dividends and growth of the amount invested. Thousands of companies came, raised the money from the investors and vanished. After every four five years a new breed of wolves enters the Financial Markets. Like wolves, the wolves of markets operate in a group, they get very serious when they are on hunting and they love the life and they never remorse after stealing money from the masses. The wolves of the markets has almost the same characteristics as wolves of jungle like they are an effective, widespread, and basic predator and they are not very good adapting to change.

These wolves know if they will push one market up, automatically other markets also run up. And if they want to make market fall, so do basket trading and make one market fall, automatically each and every markets will tumble down.

And if you look at the news, data or information it is a big stupidity. How the data will be reliable when half of the economy is running on black unaccounted money. There news and information are manipulated. And even if it is not manipulated these wolves takes those information and make their strategy to prey on the investors.

It was on January 12, 2011. Negative IP data came in the market. On the face of it the market should have gone down. Moreover all the anchors & the analyst were singing the songs and making tunes of Mandi in their morning sessions of their programmes.

Investors & traders got panicky & the market manipulators got the chance to make loot from poor investors & traders who just listen to these channels & their analysts and the Sensex is up from that point around 500 points.

And again in the closing session every analyst changed their tune and started singing songs of Teji. This is not a story of a day it is of everyday.

This cartel of international players and big brokers know at what time and at which date they are going to make market move in either direction. So, accordingly they take their future positions and attack on all the markets with their pre-planned strategy and in this process the investors lose their money.

Individual stocks are already occupied by operators who accumulate huge numbers of their stocks at lower level and then rig the prices and lure the public and investors to get attracted to the stock. Then they start rigging the price upwards and when the stock has appreciated by 40 to 50 % and in some cases double triple, they start offloading there accumulated stocks. This also creates a new level of prices always on upside.

Some of the stocks are rigged by the operators on behalf of promoters of the company, who give commission to broker to rig the prices, so that company receives F.C.C.B's or QIP's at higher market prices. Lots of companies are doing this as they are a big time need of money through QIP's route to fund their future or ongoing project or may be to fund some of the working capital or to repay their debts. There is always a driver who operates an individual stock. Like any vehicle cannot run without a driver, any stock or commodity also cannot go up and down with a shrewd manipulator or operator. Almost every stock is occupied by these operators except few whose percentage is quite negligible and which are not easy to rig.

As the share prices has already to a peak level and is over-valued, then this technical analyst starts making call for going long on the particular scrip. They also pass the rumours through other sources and give targets which are very high. Even Fundamental reports with business, strategies, future guidance and financials are inflated by the promoters. Then the anchors along with analysts on these business channels come and mislead the masses and they give further targets of particular stock and commodity so that the public should not sell and rather buy and these wolves make a killing in this process.

Why the innocent investors don’t understand that when market was at peak level 21200 in Jan' 08 these analysts talked of Sensex to reach at 30000 and celebrating on their channels after every 1000 point rise and the same set of anchors were seen talking of Sensex to come to 6000 when it slipped below 10000. Moreover again they come in 2011 to tell the gullible investors that by another year time Sensex will breach the previous high.

On the guise of educating & informing the investors, they are misguiding them. Because of no such strict regulation many of the business channels has been fooling the investors. Such corrupt business channels misleading and misinforming millions of investors. Putting a disclaimer clause has given then an escape route. Their flagrant disregard for providing fair-and-balanced reporting demonstrates that they have become a clear and present danger to our financial markets and national economy. In any other industry, such malpractice and deception would not go unpunished.

Ask any person who actively trades on the Indian indexes (BSE or NSE), follow the so called TV experts and you are doomed. Retail investors & the new trading breed are regularly trapped by following news, 'tips or calls' about stocks. These so called expert bozos don’t buy stocks they recommend but sell since there will more buyers than sellers, following their advice, taking the stock price higher. I repeat, any person who follows these business channel jokers will see his capital vanish in no time.

This loot is going on since such a long time & nobody has come forward & raised the voice. Why not the recommendations by analysts should be banned by the authorities? Why the regulatory authorities are keeping their eyes & ears close? How long this loot on investors & traders will go on? Why everybody is keeping their mum? Why not all the analysts who come on the channels & fool the investors be banned?

How do we know that which Scholar is right or which is wrong?




Question: How do we know that which Scholar is right or which is wrong??

Answer: Difference of opinion among the scholars and jurists about religious issues is inevitable. These differences of opinion occur only in the spheres where Allah and the Apostle have not given any specific and have left the issue for decision by the Muslims themselves. There generally does not, and should not, occur any difference in the main contents of the belief.
The reason of this difference is due to the fact that while drawing inferences, the factor of the understanding of the particular scholar making the inference comes into play. No scholar can claim to be absolutely right in a certain issue because every human endeavor is prone to errors. Despite the miraculous clarity of the Qur`anic text, its message can be and has been, misinterpreted by readers on many occasions because of their human limitations. Therefore, difference of opinion among jurists is neither surprising nor regrettable.

All we are required is to use intellect and weigh the reasoning they give in support of their conclusions and follow the ones most sound. The divine law cannot be in contradiction to the human intellect, basic moral values and the human nature. These are the abilities bestowed upon every human being. Therefore we need to consider the opinion held by the scholars and judge them on the above criteria. 
Thus, after having the various views analyzed we could come to a conclusion and follow the one that we consider to be most appropriate and in keeping with the spirit of the teachings and directives of the Shari`ah. Even after due care on our part, if the view we hold is erroneous we will not be held accountable as all we are required to do is to follow what we believe to be right. 

To me there is a sixth sense observation test also, I can judge the scholar just by looking at him. True Scholar is the one who acts upon every sunnah of Prophet PBUH, Act like what he says, and also good in his manners and dealings with people.
Merely Lectures, or writing books, or pretty face in tv shows are not parameters to judge a Scholar weather is he is on the right track or not....

The Only criteria is:: Does he follow EVERY Sunnah of Prophet Muhammad PBHU or not.... 

I know many Scholars of today who are very famous mashallah but when I saw them there acts are contradictory to Sunnah.

You know when we get sick and we have to go to the doctor for treatment, we try to choose most authentic and specialized doctor, we inquire that from which institute he qualified, we inquire from the people what their opinion about this doctor, how they found him, his personal hygine.etc..After our satisfaction we convince ourselves for the treatment.

So has to be the case with our Imaan (infact we should show more concern ).. and in  choosing a spiritual doctor for the treatment of all ailments within us regarding Imaan.

May ALLAH shows us the right way to follow Islam...

Wassalam

Friday, 16 November 2012

اپنی قیمت کبھی کم نا لگائیے



مقرر نے سو ڈالر کا نیا کڑکڑاتا نوٹ جیب سے نکال کر حاضرین کےسامنے لہراتے ہوئے پوچھا، کون ہے جو یہ سو 
ڈالر کا نوٹ لینا چاہے گا؟

حاضرین میں سے لگ بھگ سب ہی لوگوں نے اپنے اپنے ہاتھ کھڑے کرتے ہوئے نوٹ لینے کی خواہش کا اظہار کیا۔
مقرر نے کہا ٹھیک ہےنوٹ تو ایک ہی ہے اور میں صرف ایک ہی شخص کو دونگا مگر اپنی اس حرکت کے بعد۔ اور ساتھ ہی اس نے نوٹ کو مسل کر چر مر کیا، ہتھیلی پر رگڑ کر گولا بنایا اور پھر پوچھا، کون ہے جو نوٹ کو اس حال میں بھی لینا پسند کرے گا؟ لوگوں کی طلب میں کوئی بھی کمی نہیں آئی تھی، سب نے یہی کہا کہ کوئی فرق نہیں پڑتا وہ نوٹ اس حال میں بھی لینا چاہیں گے۔

اس بار مقرر نے نوٹ کو زمین پر پھینک کر اپنے جوتوں سے مسل دیا۔ مٹی سے لتھڑے بے حال نوٹ کو واپس اٹھا کر حاضرین سے پوچھا کیا وہ نوٹ کو اس حال میں بھی لینا چاہیں گے؟ اور اس بار بھی نوٹ لینے والوں میں کوئی کمی نہیں آئی تھی اور لوگوں کے ہاتھ ویسے ہی اٹھے ہوئے تھے۔
مقرر نے نوٹ واپس اپنی جیب میں ڈالتے ہوئے کہا کہ یہ نوٹ تو میں تم لوگوں کو نہیں دیتا مگر ایک سبق ضرور دینا چاہتا ہوں جو ابھی ابھی ہم

نے اخذ کیا ہے اور وہ سبق یہ ہے کہ پیسوں کےساتھ چاہے جو بھی سلوک کر لو اُن کی قدر میں کوئی کمی نہیں آتی۔ اُن پیسوں کے طلبگار اور لینے والے ویسے ہی رہتے ہیں۔ میرا نوٹ نیا نکور اور کڑکڑاتا ہوا سو ڈالر کا تھا تو رگڑا ، جوتوں کے تلوے سے مسلا اور مٹی میں لتھڑا ہوا بھی سو ڈالر کا ہی ہے۔ اس کی قیمت میں کہیں سے کوئی کمی نہیں آئی۔
ہم انسان بھی تو اسی طرح کئی بار حالات کے منجھدار میں پھنس کر اپنا توازن کھوتے اور گر پڑ جاتے ہیں، کئی بار پریشانیوں کے کیچڑ اور غموں کے تعفن میں لتھڑ جاتے ہیں۔ کئی بار اپنے غلط فیصلوں کے ہاتھوں ناکام ہو کر زمین پر جا گرتے ہیں اور اسباب کی کمی کی بنا پر چر مر ہو کر رہ جاتے ہیں۔ ایسا لگتا ہے کہ ہماری کوئی قدر نہیں اور نہ ہی ہماری کوئی قیمت ہے۔ مگر ایسا ہرگز نہیں ہے، یاد رکھئیے کہ حالات جیسے بھی ہو جائیں آپ کی قدر و قیمت میں کہیں سے بھی کوئی کمی نہیں آئی۔ آپ اپنے آپ میں یکتا اور انوکھے ہیں۔ مت سوار ہونے دیجیئے اپنی لغزشوں کو اپنے حواس پر، مت دھندلانے دیجیئے اپنے خوابوں کو اپنی ناکامیوں کی پرچھائیوں کے نیچے دب کر، بھول جائیے اپنی نا مرادیوں کو۔ آپ کی اصل قیمت وہی ہے جو آپ نے خود مقرر کرنی ہے اور یاد رکھیئے اپنی قدر کو کبھی کم مت کیجیئے اور نا ہی اپنی قیمت کبھی کم لگائیے۔

Thursday, 8 November 2012

Settle with what you have

There was a married couple, the husband loved his wife deeply.. The wife always had a wish of getting a ring she saw at a store.. 

As her birthday approached, this lady awaited signs that her husband had purchased the diamond ring.

Her husband told her how proud he was to have such a good wife, and told her how much he loved her. He handed her a beautiful wrapped gift box. Curious, the wife opened the box and found a lovely, leather-bound Quran Shareef with the wife's name embossed in gold.


Angrily, she raised her voice to her husband and said, "With all your money,you give me a Quran"? And stormed out of the house, leaving her husband.

Many years passed and the lady was very successful in business. She managed to settle for a more beautiful house and a wonderful family, but realized her ex-husband was very old, and thought perhaps she should go to visit him. She had not seen him for many years.

But before she could make arrangements, she received a telegram telling her that her ex-husband had passed away, and willed all of his possessions to her. She needed to come back immediately and take care of things.

When she arrived at her ex-husband's house, sudden sadness and regret filled her heart. She began to search through her ex-husband's important papers and saw the still new Quran just as she had left it years before.

With tears, she opened the Quran Shareef and began to turn the pages. A tiny package dropped from the back of the Quran. It had a diamond ring, with her name engraved on it -- the same diamond ring which she saw at the showroom. On the tag was the date of her birth, and the words...'LUV U ALWAYS'.

How many times do we miss Allah's blessings, because they are not packaged as we expected? Trust HIM always. HE knows what is good for you and may even ignore what you thought was good for you.

Do not spoil what you have, by desiring what you have not; but remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.

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A Short take on IRCTC


Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation which is a subsidiary of the Indian Railways that handles the catering, tourism and online ticketing operations of the railways.
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First thing First keeping it real IRCTC should redirect to the flight booking page when someone clicks the tatkal option,coz the most valid excuse for coming late to office. A team mate emailed - "Booking ticket on IRCTC. Will be a bit late." to say it promptly I once Dozed off while booking a ticket on IRCTC. Woke up and found that one gif image had been downloaded on the page, as was writing this blog I'was trying to crack a joke on IRCTC but mymind says "Can't login, try again later"IRCTC is the only website which takes the same time to load irrespective of the speed of your Internet connection.The time it takes to load, it's high time IRCTC is renamed as Rajiv Gandhi Panch Varshiye Tourism Yojna.
A lot of people think IRCTC's tagline is 'This webpage is not available'.

There should be prequel of Chennai Express - about how SRK managed to book his ticket on IRCTC site,It shall be a great drama and tragedy, Its so awful task that you can add "Booked a ticket in tatkal" in your resume as one of the achievements! People who can book a tatkal ticket from IRCTC website should be awarded . I insist. it seems IRCTC represents the modern India. It is strongly against reservation.
While booking a ticket on IRCTC , I feel like a revolutionary


But what's the alternative of IRCTC that's the important question? We badly need someone who can talk real tough with the IRCTC bosses about improving things urgently. Someone like, say, Narain Karthikeyan.

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IRCTC launched app for Mobile Railway Reservation Ticket booking


Indian railways has introduced a mobile reservation app IRCTC Mobile which allows you to book Indian railway reservation tickets directly from your mobile phone.
The app has been launched by IRCTC in association with leading mobile commerce platforms like NGPAY, PAYMATE and ATOM. You can download the IRCTCMobile app from IRCTC website. When you go to the IRCTC website scroll down to the bottom of the IRCTC website. You will find a section named “Mobile Zone” on the website.