THE BIG BOSS IS WATCHING

The big boss is watching.

World over investigating authorities engage in spying and surveillance of people speaking against police and other government authorities including the party in power.

This is done under the pretext of preparing for riots and other disturbances during otherwise peaceful protests.

So far so good. Governance is a complex job and the trouble makers should be kept at bay. In most cases the police know them as they know the petty thieves.

What happens if the information so gathered is distributed among public and private sector organizations, who happen to be the employers or future employers of people involved in public demonstrations and protests against the misdeeds of the people in authority? Wouldn't they fire them on flimsy grounds? Wouldn't they refuse to hire them for no reason?

So, watch out, the big boss is watching all of your activities on the social media. They may put blocks in your daily life. They may get you fired.  They may add unfavorable lines in invisible ink in your CV.

Does this mean curtailing freedom of expression? Yes.

 Does it mean to intimidate you? Yes.

Does it mean you mind your business? May be.

Choice is yours.

Age is more than a number

AGE IS MORE THAN A NUMBER

The realization came to him too late. All this time he was smarting under the impression that age is only a number and the fear of aging is in mind only. He was stupid enough to go by these softy words with lofty tit bits between the lines.

Well, he was suffering from cough and cold and a little fever which was nothing new and all these years he was treating it with OTC drugs with good effect. He never visited a physician for common cold. Rather would make a joke and say common cold goes in a week if you take medicines and seven days if you don't.

This time however it refused to subside even after two days, Crocine, notwithstanding. On the third day morning, he felt dizzy and fell down early in the morning. Got up dusted himself and hummed ' bin piye Mai to gira , (stumbled without having a drink). Head was still heavy and as he was trying to sip his morning cuppa, he felt like throwing up and he did.

It was enough for his wife to take him to the doctor. The diagnosis revealed high fever 102, low BP 90/65. Was prescribed some medicines and if no improvement in a day, hospitalization. While doctor wanted to watch a day more, children and wife insisted that he gets to the hospital immediately. Next day he was in the hospital under treatment for which in medical jargon is as under:

"Acute febrile illness due to viral pyrexia with postural hypotension with vertigo and Dyselectrolytemia "

In simple words dehydration that caused drying up of body fluids and thickening of blood resulting into low BP, loss of sodium and potassium in the blood. They put him on saline and other fluids administered IV for three days, took complete blood count and bio-chemistry every three hours and BP every two hours.

He was back home after three days, fully recovered and 50000/- short of bank balance not forgetting the physical discomfort. One stupid misadventure at this age troubled everybody. Added to this was the collateral damage of cancellation of our 15 days tour to London and Europe with heavy cancellation charges. The biggest consolation however is that he is fine now. In the process he learnt a lesson for rest of my life.

I am posting this with his permission, to all oldies with a request not to be as stupid he proved to be. Age is a merciless number when we grow as far as our body is concerned. It is both in our mind and body. Next time you feel like this sort of or any sort of discomfort, visit your doctor. At this age our resistance power takes a beating and cannot hold longer as it used to. The doctor is the best judge.

Baki sab Theek Chhan

बाकि सब ठीक छन

शांता बौ  गांव मां ही रंद । जाण भी कख च। जब तक दादा बच्य्नू छे एक द्वी बेर लड़िक ब्वारी और नाती नतणौ ताई देखणौक बंबई गै छे । दादा क जाणक बाद कखी नी गे।

जगजीत कबी कबी ऐ जान्द । पिछल मैना ऐ छे। एक मोबाइल देगे । चार्ज कन करण, घंटि बजण पर कु बटण दबाण सिखै गे। यन नी कि बौ की याददाश्त कमजोर च पर आन्ख कमजोर ह्वै गेन । की पैड पर कुछ नी दिख्यान्दू।

ब्यालि बौ न ब्वाल कि हे चैतु जग्गू कुण एक चीठ्ठी लिखणी छे। मीन ब्वाल परबात सुबेर  ऐकन लेखुलु। यखम  ई बताण जरूरी च कि गांव मां  अब हम गिनती क दस बूढ बुढ्या  और चार परिवार  और छन। एक टाइम छे जब गांव मां रौनक रैदि छे। मछख्वाल, वलिख्वाल, पलिख्वाल, मुडख्वाल मिलाइक तीस परिवार छे।  100/150 लोग गांव मा रंद छे। खूब रौनक छे। आपस मा लड़द झगड़द छे पर दुख सुख मा शामिल रंद छै। अब सब उन्द  चलि गेन,  मतलब शहरी ह्वै गेन । अब क्वी झगड़ा करणौक बि नी।

मी भी क्वी ज्यादा पढ्यू लिख्यू नि पर काम चलाणकुण खार्यून्  छौं ।  कागज़ कलम, लिफ़ाफ़ा क इंतजाम रंद च।

खैर,  दुसर दिन बौ क दरवार मा हाज़िर । बौ बोल्द गे, मी लिखद ग्यू।

“म्यार बेटा जग्गू,

खुश रै, राजी रै। मी ठीक छौं । जब तक हथ खुट चलणाई  छन, ज्यादा फिकर करणैकी बात नी।  फिकर करीक कन बि क्या च।  न त तू फोन करदी, न मीताई करुण  आन्दु । चैतु काका से चिठ्ठी लीखवाअंणाई छौं । फोन त तु देगे पर म्यार बस की नी । आन्ख कमजोर ह्वै गेन । बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

बिना दूधैकि चाय मा  क्वी श्वाद नी। मुड़ख्वाल झाबा ब्वारी दूध दे जान्दि छे, गौड बिसिक ग्या । गांव मा और कैक लैन्द नीं च। बिहारी क दुकान बिटीक पाउडर मंगाई। भले ह्वेन ऐ बिहारी कु जु अपर देश छौड़ीक हमारी जरूरत पूरी करणाई च। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

सग्वाड़ सब बांझ पड़्याअं छन। बिहारी क दुकानीम आलु प्याज मील जान्द । बाकी सामान भी वखी बिटीक ऐ जान्द ।      काम चलणाई च। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

पकाण भी कैन च। प्रेमैकि ब्वारी कुण ब्वाल, मना कर दै। सुबेर कुछ पकाई लीन्दु । बिहारी क दुकान बिटीक ब्रेड मंगाई, गरम कैक, प्याज भून  और काम चल गै। बाकी सब ठीक छन।

गांव सुनसान च। हमार ख्वालम मी छौं । डिग्गी म पानी छै  च।  छोटी  बाल्टी भरीक लान्दु।  बट्टा भरीक नी लै सकुद।  द्वी तीन बेरि जाण पड़द।  बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

बुनाइ छन कि स्कूल बंद ह्वै सकद। द्वी मास्टर और दस बच्चा। जब हमार गांव मा स्कूल छै छे त अगल बगल क गांव मा स्कूल खोलणैकी क्या जरूरत छे। एक द्वी मील त बच्चा तनी ऐ जान्द छे।  पैली बि त आन्द छै। सब ताई मिलाइक एक करणाई छन बल। खैर मिताई क्या । म्यार ल्याखन। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

तबियत भी ठीक च। ई उमर मा कुछ न कुछ लग्यू रंद । पान्च दिन से हल्कु बुखार च। ठीक ह्वै जालू । बोलणकुण गांव मा प्राथमिक चिकित्सालय च पर डाक्टर नी। कंपाउंडर चलाणाई च। वैन बि क्या कन, दवाई खत्म छन। पता नी कब आलि। तु चिंता नी करी। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

हाँ बताण भूलि ग्यू। त्यार मूल चाचा नि रै। बिन्डि दिन बिटीक बीमार छे। दगड त बस चाची छे। बड़ी मुश्किल  से आस पास क  गांव से कुछ लोग जुटेन । नदी जैकन फूंक  ऐन। लड़का तीन दिन बाद  आई। तेरवी करीक चलि जालू बल। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

मिताई पता च कि तु बोलिल बंबे ऐ जा। नी ऐ सकदू। अब कब कुण  आण। ज्यादा कटि गै,  थोड़ा रयी च। पैसा तु भेजी दीन्द। बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

ऐ बारी घर  ऐली त ब्वारी और बच्चों ताई जरूर लै। छोट छोट छै जब देख छै। अब त ज्वान ह्वै गे ह्वाल । बाकी सब ठीक छन ।

अपर और बच्चों क ख्याल राखी । और बोलु भी त क्या ।

मां”

Conquering the Mountains

Conquering the mountains.

A stray thought, may be not worth echoing but still disturbing.

Why would humans conquer the mountains? Why would it be called a great feat? Well I have nothing against adventures but conquering mountains!

Sherpas of Nepal went up and down the Everest many times, without glory or claim of ownership for their livelihood and still continue doing  For them the mountains are sacred and should not be sullied. But there is no choice.  Governments allow this in the  name of tourism for a  few bucks.

If Edmond could do it , me too can. And this 'me too' phenomena has created havoc. What happens to the sacredness of these mountains  which is buried unfer tons of plastic and other disposables scattered all over?

Mountains have started their revenge.  Watch out.