tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post113991203242006287..comments2023-10-08T04:20:40.882-07:00Comments on The "Save Kerala" Initiative<br> - <br>Dogs Own Country?: Gainfully UnemployedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1166231084696797572006-12-15T17:04:00.000-08:002006-12-15T17:04:00.000-08:00I strongly oppose the name "Dog's own Country" for...I strongly oppose the name "Dog's own Country" for Kerala - The reason? <BR/><BR/>How many of the fine qualities of a dog do we share?<BR/><BR/>Sincerety, absolute loyalty, friendliness, unconditional love ... The list goes on.<BR/><BR/>The title is highly defamatory to the canine community!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1157363921466514242006-09-04T02:58:00.000-07:002006-09-04T02:58:00.000-07:00Yes,its really heading to the "dog's own" country,...Yes,its really heading to the "dog's own" country,but i doubt the dogs may oppose,when someone equalise them to the wily politicians.It is because the politics is their bread and butter not the service!There are hell lot of small scale industries sent to heaven before maturity by the filthy hands of officials.Once some one come out with his long patted dream of opening a small business,these മണ്ണുണ്ണിhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15987517283945597828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150375142870777142006-06-15T05:39:00.000-07:002006-06-15T05:39:00.000-07:00The Blog above written is exactly 100% correct.i t...The Blog above written is exactly 100% correct.i think there are some more stories remaining.i have an experience in RTO office while i went there to take my license.its one of the big bribery collecting center, another one is the village office...there are several others...politicians are truely helpibg themAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1147513474596413702006-05-13T02:44:00.000-07:002006-05-13T02:44:00.000-07:00Nice article.It is pretty sad to understand the re...Nice article.It is pretty sad to understand the reality that your dream of settling in your home town after a lot of roaming is worth thinking twice.You have only one life and you have to shape your future.Everything and everyone has to go through through their journey to attain the quality of life and so is kerala.Heroes will be born for revolution let them change the system.Once in a while i Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144599912022598542006-04-09T09:25:00.000-07:002006-04-09T09:25:00.000-07:00@ jiby - well i am sure if all the progressive thi...@ jiby - well i am sure if all the progressive thinking malayalis made a concerted effort to make a change, it will happen. i am also trying my level best to set that in motion.<BR/><BR/>you write amazingly well.<BR/><BR/>@ arjun - absolutely..as much as we express despair and disappointment, the whole idea of this blog is to begin somewhere. to unite like minded people, educated people, and to Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144584436044235882006-04-09T05:07:00.000-07:002006-04-09T05:07:00.000-07:00Your post reminded me of the Sethumadhavan who sta...Your post reminded me of the Sethumadhavan who started ‘Dakshyani Biscuits’ in the movie Mithunam. All these are true I do agree with you. But high political consciousness and awareness of rights are good. There is no other state in India which is so balanced in development. After Chennai and Coimbatore Tamilnadu is nothing and after Bangalore, Mangalore and Mysore Karnataka is nothing. So our Mithunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428128645233137973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144484866444796912006-04-08T01:27:00.000-07:002006-04-08T01:27:00.000-07:00I don't think we should lose hope or feel depresse...I don't think we should lose hope or feel depressed even though the ground situation is really as bad as portrayed in this wonderful post...<BR/><BR/>I think the situation in many other states are even worse but they don't really come into the spotlight because people there are <BR/>1) unaware of their rights or dignity<BR/>2) too terrorized and exploited so that all they care about is survival<ARKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13329734378765360656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144428347881833702006-04-07T09:45:00.000-07:002006-04-07T09:45:00.000-07:00these attitudes of our malayali brethren have scar...these attitudes of our malayali brethren have scared away so much precious talent from our soil...i wonder if i'll have to add myself to the list twice...your posts depress me but what you write is the reality of kerala that i escaped coz i was just a student enjoying my college life...i want to live the rest of my life in kerala and thats why i returned but to be frank i am shit-scared. <BR/><Jibyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07324353796946088382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144419680753934092006-04-07T07:21:00.000-07:002006-04-07T07:21:00.000-07:00one big reason i posted this was because a lot of ...one big reason i posted this was because a lot of visitors here have written to me thinking i am sitting in some plush city in north america and "whining" about kerala and fellow keralites. that is not the case, and i spend a lot of time in kerala, trying to be a part of the system myself and inculcate change when possible.<BR/><BR/>that said,<BR/><BR/>@ prasad - great point. gulf money has Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144388522015143742006-04-06T22:42:00.000-07:002006-04-06T22:42:00.000-07:00@Prasad, good point. Sometimes I wish kerala shoul...@Prasad, good point. Sometimes I wish kerala should be a separate country for a while so that it will be forced to run its own economy and thus learn the lessons in the hard way. Our politicians (and people) need an economic shock treatment, right on their door step, like what happened to India and other socialist countries in early 90s or like whatever realization that forced chinese leaders to Babinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039355877707713998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144381888296032582006-04-06T20:51:00.000-07:002006-04-06T20:51:00.000-07:00in the last sentence I meant to say guilty in that...in the last sentence I meant to say guilty in that count :)Shinu Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221292281555891671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144381792520326192006-04-06T20:49:00.000-07:002006-04-06T20:49:00.000-07:00Bulls Eye pal;I am baffled by one thing though; Wh...Bulls Eye pal;<BR/>I am baffled by one thing though; Why you still nurture a hope about kerala? I have stopped such notions way back. Ours is a astate built on paranoia and jealosy. We never aprove of anything. We cherish in rebellion. Our mindsets are made in such wa way that no good is good for us. Damn it man, I am speaking about my state, of which I always take great pride, but you gotta Shinu Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221292281555891671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144331686348472992006-04-06T06:54:00.000-07:002006-04-06T06:54:00.000-07:00@Babin: Thats a great idea lol. If political parti...@Babin: Thats a great idea lol. If political parties became private enterprises then it will be very interesting to see their HR and labour policies :))silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144324790378626332006-04-06T04:59:00.000-07:002006-04-06T04:59:00.000-07:00Hey babin..That’s a good suggestion. In most of th...Hey babin..That’s a good suggestion. <BR/>In most of the cases the promoter of the company runs this department. And eventually it will become the only surviving dept with plenty of transactions :-)).<BR/><BR/>If there were no "Gulf Boom" and there were no NRKs pouring money to this state, we would have become the worst state to live in India. But I feel such a scenario would have, to an extend, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144316851902055602006-04-06T02:47:00.000-07:002006-04-06T02:47:00.000-07:00@ quills - yeah the big problem is every single pe...@ quills - yeah the big problem is every single person in kerala feels he has party pinbalam and display some kind of arrogance against any system or policy.<BR/><BR/>@ silverine - very true. malayalis are always worried about the other person - and not in a good way. <BR/><BR/>i remember a story my dad told me when i was small.<BR/><BR/>a little after power first came to kerala, in a small town,Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144301138671782882006-04-05T22:25:00.000-07:002006-04-05T22:25:00.000-07:00True True True...Politics is at least providing em...True True True...<BR/>Politics is at least providing employment to otherwise unemployed dudes in the state:(<BR/><BR/>Be it a new public or private venture/reform, 'political feasibility' is the biggest hurdle it has to pass more than the question of its own financial, operational or environmental feasibility.<BR/><BR/>May be the businesses in kerala should be structured to have a separate Babinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04039355877707713998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144291376971383732006-04-05T19:42:00.000-07:002006-04-05T19:42:00.000-07:00This is something I was waiting to read from you b...This is something I was waiting to read from you because I have seen so many close relations go through this. These people run successful businesses in Bangalore after their initial attempt to start a business in Kerala.<BR/><BR/>The Malayalee employee looks at the turnover of his employer and thinks "why should he earn so much?". He is not bothered that he is paid well or has a job. It is very silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144280528811295462006-04-05T16:42:00.000-07:002006-04-05T16:42:00.000-07:00It is so disheartening to read about the power (ob...It is so disheartening to read about the power (obtained through vile threats and various forms of work disruption and property damage) that these local honchos and their thugs wield. Unfortunately that's the way its been and unless people who collect bribes are dismissed from service or office and suitably prosecuted however hard people like the instituition owners you mentioned here try and quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1144269749788840272006-04-05T13:42:00.000-07:002006-04-05T13:42:00.000-07:00Great post! Will come back to write a detailed com...Great post! Will come back to write a detailed comment.quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.com