Kolhapur Land of Football Lovers
Kolhapur the city of Goddess Shree Mahalaxmi is renowned for the artistically designed traditional silver ornaments, leather footwear Kolhapuri Chapals and highly delicious signatory cuisines like Misal, Koorma Puri, Pandhara & Tambada Rasaa and Sukha Mutton etc. In the sports arena, over the years, decades and centauries Kolhapur is considered as Lords or Mecca of wrestling, beside that citizens of Kolhapur city are also famous for their love for the football and other games & sports, especially those which provides opportunities for exhibiting individual skills and shared efforts.

In the Kolhapur city there is a long illustrative history of football, the season of sports lost here for almost eight months. This year Loksabha elections had affected the competition adversely and season was limited to just four tournaments and that too with almost two months without tournament in the mid of sport season.

As usual season of Kolhapur football was started KSA [Kolhapur sports association] league with participation of 16 teams. The tournament lost for 52 league games in seven rounds and was won by Patakdil Talim “A” , but as there was gap of almost four five days after every round and junior tournament was also conducted simultaneously hence KSA league was extended for almost five months. This was surely amazing that KSA authorities not only looked over the unhappiness of football lovers of the city over the schedule of the tournament but also don’t bother about the conduction of other tournament.

Dasara cup was the next tournament of season which was won by Shivaji Tarun Mandal and Patakdil Talim were forced to remain satisfied with the second position. As Loksabha elections falls in interim hence organized were asked to suspend tournaments till the elections. Unfortunately Kolhapur football is not rich as the BCCI and could not afford to conduct tournament overseas like IPL, hence almost for two months green carpet of Kolhapur football grounds were waiting for a kick off.

In the post election period Sarnobat Cup was organized by Netaji Tarun Mandal and here again Patakdil Tamil was runner up though this time they were beaten by Khandoba Talim Mandal in the final of the tournament.

This year of Kolhapur football season will go in history with the last tournament “Mahasangram” which was with the ever highest prize money of over Rs. 5 Lakh. This time Patakdil Talim was not in mood of missing the honours so did not left any effort space vacant and defeated Khandoba Talim 3-0 in the finals match. The significant feature of this tournament was not only the sponsors offering cash prize and many individual awards in the form of consumer electronic goods but also the number of football lovers present on the ground to watch the match. Probably this was the first tournament for which rural football lovers turned in large numbers and this also results in a short boost of Kolhapur market.

Kolhapur Political Turns and Twists

Alike the most of political parties most of Kolhapur citizens, having interest with district politic are looking forward to noon of 16th May, the day when results for both of Lok Sabha seats are to be declared. Traditional Kolhapur is the strong hold area for the Congress [both] but this time situations were not the same.

Since the defeat in the last, 2004 Lok Sabha elections Dhananjay Mahadik was working hard for preparing victory grounds for the 2009 elections and was assured of getting ticket of NCP but this remained unrealized dream and against the odd of prospective candidates Shri Sambhaji Raje become authorized candidate of NCP. As Mahadik as taken a lot of pains during last five years and had started election preparations even before the day of announcement hence this action of state and national leaders of party was hard to digest for him. Similar as the seating M P Mandlik was also kept deprived of the party ticket hence there was atmosphere of confusion almost till the date of filling the nomination forms. There were gossips about the candidature. Some of them were reporting that Mahadik is going to fight elections as independent candidates, other says probably he will get ticket from Shiv Sena, Third stream was suggesting about compromising talks between Mahadik & Mandlik, but one thing was sure that candidature of Shri Sambhaji Raje has opened the gates of unhappiness for many leading leaders of the districts.

Finally Kolhapur Lok Sabha elections become triangular as besides Shri Sambhaji Raje [NCP] and Shri Vijay Devane [Shiv Sena], seating MP Mandlik [NCP] was fighting election as the independent candidate. This was first time that during the election campaign NCP superimo Sharad Power was forced to have 3-4 visit to Kolhapur and appeal people to vote for Shri Sambhaji Raje because this was very strongly visible that Mandlik is holding upper hand which might turn into votes on the polling day. Sambhaji Raje’s image of being from the royal family of Kolhapur and some what non aware of local problems and Devane’s limited urban area effectiveness were also attracting voters to think in terms of supporting Mandlik. There was also another stream flowing underground and indicating when the worker & strong candidate like Mahadik is denied of ticket, how the people can trust congress leadership?

At the yet another seat of Kolhapur district seating MP Sou. Mane of NCP was fighting elections again but this time she was facing very strong challenges from the gross root worker and leader grown from the agricultural background Shri Raju Shetti. This is sure who may be declared winner on the 16th, but one thing is assured that margin of victory votes will be nominal.

In the Kolhapur, this was quite common view that people were favoring for the defeat of NCP candidate, just because this will force state and national leadership to take Kolhapur a bit more seriously, though most of people were not in the mood of predicting the winner. Any way elections held as usual smoothly and now ever one is waiting for the results and new twists and turns of district politic because Vidhan Sabha elections of state are round the corner and as there is conflict stream is flowing among the parties of ruling alliance hence this is sure that after the Lok Sabha elections district politics is bound to shape as different.

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Elections IPL and Indians

Cricket is not just another sport as for as South Asia, especially when India is taken in consideration. Kapil Dev and Sachin Tendulkar are more than living God for the cricket passionate Indians, Though this is fact that cricket is not beyond the reach of market dominating powers as huge money is involved with the conduction of the game but still cricket is the red life supporting liquid flowing in the blood vessels of Indians.

Unfortunately in our country, though we have a democratic setup of ruling but still most of us didn’t dare to cross the verbal reaction lines and enter into field of action. BCCI has decided to move the IPL to foreign land in reaction of central government’s refusal to provide adequate security as the dates of tournament and Loksabha elections are clashing with each other. A lot of voices will raised in the country an favor and against of this but one thing is sure that all the accountable persons will be allowed a safe rescue passage for not being responsible for this.

It was very much clear even before the IPL started last year that during the 2009 country will have to go for Lok sabha elections during the April May, surely there were chances for pre elections but all that was case of ifs and buts. It was much clear on the first day of year 2009 that elections will held during this time and after the terrorist attack on the Mumbai, security of the players will be the measure concern for the government and IPL organizers. I can’t understand in these conditions why the BCCI agreed to play an additional Test Match in the New Zealand? Why the wisdom of holding the tournament early has not be opted by the IPL and BCCI? Yet another question is to be answered by the BCCI and IPL organizers, in the democratic set up what should be kept at preference Lko sabha elections or a regular sporting event? One thing is sure that Indian capacities are sufficient enough to tackle the security concerns of elections and this mega sporting event. As Shri Narendera Modi, has already offered his willingness for conducting all the IPL matches at scheduled dates in the Gujarat. Some other states are also there ready to provide security in these conditions surely the decision of moving the IPL away from the country, taken by the BCCI, is beyond the boundaries of understanding?

We are living in the world of market dominated era and cricket is the most profitable commodity, every one, even those claims working for the providing and creating opportunities for the talent are eventually working for gaining the monetary benefits and no one is questioning their this attitude even when in the country, cricket is life style. The question is raised only when the market dominating forces and national pride appear to clashing each other. Surely moving IPL to another country will carry a message of failure of Indians as the nation though this will indicate professional excellence. The only question is there, are we Indian are ready to be renowned as the professional people at the cast of national pride?

As the media reports says most probably IPL will held in Landon because of availability of two cricketing grounds in the city. Is the Landon is more suitable venue than Gujarat? Will the BCCI, who had shown the concern over the losses of market dominating force in case of IPL is not held, dare to think the losses of Indians living in the Gujarat, as Shri Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat is ready to conduct whole IPL tournament?

As I had stated in the opening lines we Indians have an attitude of satisfying our accountability with verbal reactions and don’t hold courage to enter into action fields so nothing will happen and this prestigious Indian sporting event will held on the foreign land. BCCI and political parties will blame the central government and central government will push the ball in the court of states.

The ideal action situation for the Indians will be, if the BCCI persists for his decision of moving IPL away from the country even when Gujarat is ready to assure safe conduction of tournament, not just only boycott the television rely of the matches but also stop using the products of companies sponsoring IPL in the foreign country?
How beautiful these words are appearing because we all know these are the words and not deeds and we Indians are masters of words like the cricket.

Democratic Elections

Lok Sabha elections are round the corner and in the country like India this opportunity is generated at the regular interval of usual five years and citizen get a chance show and express their attitude and accountability towards the building of geographical land as the nation India.

This is time, the usual democratic elections are meaning a lot more as recently we had seen the anger expression of Indians generated from the terrorist attack on Mumbai and still this threat is withholding the government to grant permission for the IPL in tandem of elections.

Will this time, we the citizens of India, be able to deliver something notable towards our contribution for the development of nation? Will our choice fulfill the standards of selecting a proper representative? After the election will we have the satisfaction of fulfilling our responsibility, laid down on us by our constitution? These are the some of the questions which are bound to get an answer by these elections.

It is often said that elections are the acid test for the politicians, but if we look with wider vision and true sense, eventually democratic elections are the biggest obligation and acid test of wisdom of common citizens, because this one minute individual action is bound to play all important role for the future and contributes very significantly towards the building of nation. The most important question waiting for a reply from this election, is the Indian citizens, during these over fifty years of democracy, does the Indian voters had gained enough maturity and learned art of unbiased voting?

Before we get answer for this on 16 May 2009, this will be beneficial to learn how we had voted in the past, because it is past which gives birth to future on the surface of present. Till today we Indian have voted on the lines of

1] Political Party: At the dawn of democracy in the country, Indians were under the influence of political parties and since recent past not much considerable change is visible as for as this influence is concerned. We are voting on party lines without bothering or even thinking about the ability, social background, educational level, life ideology and many more things related with the individual candidate.

2] Cast:  In this line of voting also we ignore all the demerits and shortcomings of individual candidate and vote on solitary line of cast to which we and candidate belongs to.

3] Personal Relation: More than 20% of the people, who comes out for voting are slave of this criteria of voting. We often vote for a candidate only because we have good social relations with candidate or with the friends and relatives of the candidate.

4]Influenced voting: This is yet another significant pattern of voting and very distinctly visible in the rural and areas with low educational levels, where under the influence of threat, greed or short term economic gains, people comes out to vote for a particular candidate.

5] Aggressive Publicity Voting: We had reached to status of living in the market so how can the elections be remaining unaffected from this. Today elections are the reason of economic boost and occasion of huge flow of money. Unfortunately more than 50% people of urban areas, coming out to exercise voting rights are falling pray to this aggressive publicity. The amazing things that most of this educated lot know that, what the candidate is promising and publicizing is not more than seasonal rain of elections and bound to get evaporate as soon as the sun of reality starts to shine in the sky of normal life.

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Democratic Elections Selecting Candidate

Run Barase

Young Indian cricket team has changed the more than three decade old history by winning the rain affected Hamilton one day and took unbeatable 3-0 lead in the series of five ODI. This is not at long distance in the history that Indian team was considered as the strongest opponent on the home soil but always failed to prove the same beyond the Indian subcontinent. Though there were few incidents of overseas wins by the Indian cricket team were seen here and there but one thing was sure Indian team had always been considered weaker opponent on the foreign tours especially in the Australia, New Zealand and England.

Eventually the scene has started to show the changes, when Sourav Ganguli took the charge of captaincy and started emphasizing on inclusion of young players but as Ganguli has to work against the decade old tradition of proven names so he failed to deliver the desired results, this is yet another fact that till date he is one of most successful Indian captain but during his era team was not looking as unbeatable as the present one. M. S. Dhoni can be said fortunate because he got very strong foundation lay down by Sourav and has been able to include young talent in to Indian team by replacing some of the proven names and as the result today Indian team is not depending upon some proven names for the performance, almost every time the performing stars of Indian team are changing, this might be the master blaster Sachin, Hard hitter opener Shewag, Skillful Gambhir, Cool minded Dhoni, Sixser man Yuvi, Run stealer Raina, or the all rounder Yusuf who emerges as the batting hero in the victory of Indian team. In the bowling also Indian team has progressed miles and miles today Eshant is looked with fear for his speed, Zahir is demonstrating accuracy, Pravin kumar, Irfan Pathan, Munaf Patel, Shrishant, and Balaji are making wide open the choice option for the third and fourth fast bowler. Harbhajan Singh is successfully leading on spinner front with able and talent assistance from the Pravin Ojha and Amit Mishra with part time rounding the arm effects of Shewag and Yuvraj.

बुरा ना मानो होली है

This is a light hearted post please do excuse me if you feel that I might have dedicated more meaningful song for you.

इस होली पर अपने पुराने दोस्तों को कुछ नए पुराने फ़िल्मी गाने सम्पर्पित कर रहा हूँ आशा है कोई भी बुरा नहीं मानेगा कियोंकि आज होली है |

विद्या मदर
कांटों से खीचकर ये आँचल तोड़कर बंधन बांधी पायल ….. आज फिर जीने की तमना है आज फिर मरने का इरादा है |

प्रीती
जाने कंहा गए वो दिन कहते थे तेरी राह में ……….

इंकटंक

ज़हर है कि प्यार है तेरा चुम्मा ………

वीरेंदर

जानेवालों जरा होशियार यंहा के हम है राजकुमार आगे पीछे हमारी सरकार ……..

आडिअल माइएंड

दिल ऐसा किसीने मेरा तोडा अमानुष बनाकर छोडा ……..

सिंडी सिंडी

घुँघरू की तरहा बजता ही रहा हूँ में ………..

लाइफ इज फन

तोबा तेरा ज़लवा तोबा तेरा प्यार …. तेरा इमोशनल अत्याचार

के . राजिब

कितने अजीब रिश्ते है यहाँ पर , दो पल मिलते हैं ………

अरुणा कपूर

हम लोगों को समझ सको तो समझो दिलबर जानी …. फिर भी दिल है हिन्दुस्तानी

सत्यकाम

चला जाता हूँ में अपनी धुन में धड़कते दिल के तराने लिए …….

स्नेहा

आ देखें जरा किस में कितना है दम , जमकर रखना कदम मेरे साथिया ……

मधु वामसी

लड़की देखी मुहँ सीटी बजी हाथ से ताली …. मैं खिलाडी तू अनाडी

और भी बहुत सारे मित्रों के बारे में लिखना चाहता था परन्तु वक़्त की मजबूरी है|फिर भी यदि खुद के लिए कोई गाना नहीं लिखा तो शायद यह लेख पूरा नहीं माना जायेगा इसलिए अन्त में
एस. पी. सर
 

नहीं समझे वो जो हमें तो किया जाता है, हारी बजी को जितना हमें आता है …..
 

Accountability

Accountability is the noun of word accountable, which itself is an adjective dictionary meaning of accountable reads like responsible, required to account for one’s conduct.
Since the decades one of the Hindi phrase “Bali Ka Bakara” in the use of day to day life of Indians which is nothing but the hilarious expression of word accountability.

Eventually accountability is a concept related with the work attitude of individuals, but unfortunately in our country the word accountability is used in different prospective and meanings. For the same action might an employee be held accountable and for the same a politician might be allowed to enjoy a safe passage or in very rare situations vice versa.

Just look at few illustrations for our accountability
History of Indian railway says late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, had resigned from his post of railway minister, considering self accountable for a major train accident but in the last one decade in the same railway many accident took place and property worth of millions is destroyed, the interesting fact is that still railway ministry is searching for the person accountable for all this.

On 29/11 country faced deadly terrorist attack on the Mumbai and about 200 innocents were forced to die untimely. Union Home Minister Shri Shivraj Patil and State Home Minister Shri R R Patil were assigned accountability of this and were forced to resign the posts but in the same Maharashtra state some thousands of farmers committing suicide and no one from the same political party comes forward for being accountable for this.  

Recently Padam awards were announced and Silver & Bronze Medal winner Olympians were missing from the list where as few other persons from team sports were on the list but no one is there to held accountable for this action injustice with Indian youth representing country in the arena of international sports.

Kapil Dev and few other players who brought glory to nation by winning OD I world cup, are fighting for their retirement benefits in the court and many people nothing to do with playing cricket or nation are enjoying best of economic comforts offered by BCCI , the highest governing body of cricket. The most interesting fact of this episode is that no body knows or rather has instinct to find the body and mind accountable for all this.

Cursing the politicians, using very harsh words for the participation of criminals in the politics, is the most common thing among the talks of common people but had any body ever tried to find out the person accountable for this. Surely we will not dare to go for this because we all know that raised finger will be pointing towards us and only us. A few people might come forward with excuse of low standard of education but can’t in these more than 60 years of post independence our education standard and common understanding power is raised enough to tackle these political problems? Here I would quote one incident happen with during my visit to Surat last month. I was at public place and on the television, there was telecast about the safety of Kasab was being shown. There were about 4-5 young boys [age group 20-25 years] were commenting on this telecast “These news channels shouldn’t be allowed to telecast such sensitive information because this will prove handy for the terrorist”. Frankly speaking at that moment I fell proud of younger generations and thought all must have cleared at least their degree examination but to surprise of me all were doing their own business and none of them got chance to study more than higher secondary [std. 12th ].

I am still wondering how our younger generations are committing false choice for their political leaders? Why the same wisdom is not utilized during the elections? Why still the cast, religions and few other things are influencing our choice of political leadership?

Awake! Young India awake! Greatest celebration of democracy is round the corner and the need of hour is accountable action from all citizens especially from the youth, who in every era had worked as torch bearer for the change.

International Women’s Day and Gruhinimahotsav Kolhapur

8th March is the day, celebrated through out the world as salute to women power. In the country like India, since the centuries social life is considered to be male dominated, though this is fact in the universe India is only country where women is worshiped as Goddess and even in day to day life is treated as Grah Laxmi [Goddess of wealth] but the fact remained unchanged and beyond doubts that during the rule of Moguls on the country work area of Indian women was restricted within the boundary walls of homes. This status of some centuries resulted in creation of secondary status for the women as for as social life is concerned.

Towards the end of British rule movement for strengthening women power in India was started which got momentum after the Independence and in very short time Indian women started moving and sharing social responsibilities. Today after the 60 years of independence Indian women is emerging as one strongest pillar for social and family life. From politics to industrial management in each and every field foot prints of Indian women are very much distinct and clearly visible. Today an Indian woman is leading the country as Rashtrapati first citizen of the country. Kalpna Chawla becomes the first Indian to go into space and Bachindari Paul first Indian lady to climb Himalaya.

Not only in the big cities but small and rural population rich area like Kolhapur, this day is celebrated to felicitate and mark the progress of Indian women. Since last six years, sou Pratima Satej Patil is coordinating Gruhinimahotsav [ www.gruhinimahotsav.com  ] an annual event orgainsed by Dr. D. Y. Patil Arts, Sports, Educational & Cultural Trust Kolhapur under the able guidance of young and visionary leader Bunty Patil [ www.buntypatil.com  ] During this event Women Bachat Gats of Kolhapur District gets free stalls to exhibit handicraft items prepared by them, show their cooking skills and participate in the discussions related with social welfare and awareness. Some of few topics of discussion are Save Girl Child, Pre Marriage HIV Test [ www.riskfreepartner.com  ] and Save Environment etc. During the event Rangoli competition and Greeting card competitions are also held on the same topic.

Accountability and Transparency

A few days back I was blurbed by one of my ibibo co blogger Shri Vijay Kayal and the first words which strike to my mind while reading the blurb is the title of this article.

In the democratic setup in which we are living these two words are more frequently in use though the fact remains unchanged that most of the users of these are not aware of true meaning of the words. Can the political party, ruled the country for more than 80% period of post independence era be held accountable for lack of transparency in our life and systems of the country?

Wait dear; don’t jump to concluding thoughts just look at the transparency reflected from this oldest political of the country. Look at the process of electing the state Chief Minister or leader, for the name sack to show the democratic face meeting of elected MLA is held, but by this time we all know that these meeting are not called for electing the leader but for passing the resolution for handing over all rights of electing leader to party high command. If this the transparency, than how can we are complaining about, keeping millions and millions lives at the will of one person? Do we have ever though about our accountability for this? After all who is electing these MLA’s?  Can any among the common citizens have a rescue way for not to held accountable for all this?

Many of politic experts are suggesting two parties political system for our country also because this is successful in some of renowned democratic setups of western world, but before going for the boons and curses of this proposal just look at the another major political party we have in the country. The party jumped to rule the country from the handful strength of just eight members of Lok Sabha, unfortunately this was achieved not on the political merits and ideology but on the grounds of emotional values of the mosses. In the democratic setup emotional values of mosses are of the utmost importance but also most easy to  manipulate and who other than us can know better this, because we are the country of multilingual, multicultural and multiregional people believing in different religious faiths, customs, traditions and having altogether opposite sets of life style.

My readers might be wondering over the my intensions of writing because till now all this is not more than the collection of scattered thoughts, actually my idea is to write about the accountability of common citizen during the elections to ensure much needed political transparency in our system and incidents like P M O is denying to provide information regarding the property of a minister asked under the Right to information act which was introduced to bring transparency and accountability among the government employees and acts.

So friends be ready for the accountable actions, this was just the catalyzing element, which doesn’t participates in the chemical reaction but helps reaction to be complete at vigorous rate and yield high products. Many of you might be thinking about the blurb of Vijay Kayal, it was about copying his idea and wining an ipod by some one in one of competition being conducted by ibibo. I am concluding this part with “Respected Vijay ji, your idea fail to bring ipod for you, but your blurb suggested me idea of writing on accountability and transparency, you can consider this as consultation award for your idea of burbling to friends.”   

60 glorious years

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India, world�s largest populated republic democracy is entering into sixties and I am also heading for this as seven years from now I will be able to use the famous Indian Saying �Satha So Patha�. I am daring to write this because at least for two third progress of country [last 40 years] I am live witness.� I can recall some political memories like going for listening speeches by Late Balraj Madhok and other political leaders in the series of Lectures by eminent Indian personalities arranged by Community Ganeshoutsav Mandals of Burhanpur or going for taking autograph of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpay direct from hospital where I was recovering after a serious operation and special permission of doctors was taken for this only. This might sound a bit hard to believe for younger generation but frankly speaking in those day life was not the utensil of complicity as the present one is.

History might be cursing Late Smt. Indira Gandhi for imposing emergency and over shading the rights of freedom of millions and million Indians, but I can recall we were discussing it among the friends as necessary action for bringing discipline in day to day life because in those days trains started running on time. This might be the sky limit for thought flight of our teen aged minds. Today when I am listening and observing consists demand from masses for the responsibility filled work attitude either by politician or by the government officials I can say seeds of this are eventually sown during the days of emergency.

This journey of 60 years was not always of the smooth roads; Himalayan obstacles were presented by wars with Pakistan and China, though India always emerged as victor but never found comfort of safe international boundaries. Communal forces and lack of strong political will had also proved speed breakers for economic and infra structural growth of country.

Since the 60 years Kashmir is burning and unsolved social problem, the souring wounds are salted with agitation and voices of separation from the north east but more importantly countries political leadership looked more interested in deepening this valley of misunderstand instead of working as strong biding force for keeping the communal harmony intact. God might have created Indian land on ideal of own because like the different colors of natural powers, India is human ocean of different faiths, customs and traditions, as nobody is sure about the liking a certain color of nature so no body can say which faith, custom or tradition has worked more importantly for making India, one among the super powers of the world.

Entire world is looking at 26/11 terrorist attack on Mumbai as one of the worst happening in the country during these 60 years but frankly speaking surely there will be people for whom this incident was blessing of God because despite of scarifying lives of some truly dedicated defense personals and some hundreds of innocent citizens Indian youth awaked with realization of self, Muslim community which always blamed for creating a separate stream, appears to be part of main Indian stream. Political leadership has realized that days are over for their decade old policy of divide and rule, common Indian citizen is not going to be satisfied with the verbal actions like the past. Official are feeling the pressures of responsibilities linked with their post and more importantly youth is stepping forward for constructing New India, defining responsibilities and persisting for getting the answer for the questions related with the progress and safety of the country. This is all important post 26/11 effect that country is now not getting satisfaction with words but looking for the actions taken for the improvement. ������