tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post115014004179783139..comments2023-10-08T04:20:40.882-07:00Comments on The "Save Kerala" Initiative<br> - <br>Dogs Own Country?: Dog Day AfternoonsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151910908143215502006-07-03T00:15:00.000-07:002006-07-03T00:15:00.000-07:00heyThank god for that i am not in keralai think pe...hey<BR/><BR/>Thank god for that i am not in kerala<BR/><BR/>i think people of kerala deserve it. since they voted the commies into power.<BR/><BR/>This what happens when u have 100% literacy<BR/><BR/>This new commies rule will take kerala atleast 5 years backwards.<BR/>Perhaps the land prices will come down. <BR/>perhaps i can by that house on the beach if the prices come well enuf !!! :DClemenzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09526316111456416371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151422590997539052006-06-27T08:36:00.000-07:002006-06-27T08:36:00.000-07:00Guys,WHy don't someone start a blog about saving o...Guys,<BR/>WHy don't someone start a blog about saving our little Keralam from menaces of mafias,filing of paddy fields,poaching of animals,sand mining,dying rivers, etc.etc,all in the name of development?THese are the real problems which we are facing;and not hartals!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151325760784171852006-06-26T05:42:00.000-07:002006-06-26T05:42:00.000-07:00@mindcurry: I think this mode will be more convini...@mindcurry: I think this mode will be more convinient for us to communicate ;)<BR/>I had similiar sentiments about arundhati roy until i learned that she was nothing but a salon level crybaby who would preach something and do the exact opposite take for instance i dont know whether you people are aware, notice was issued to arundhati roy's hubby for encroaching on tribal lands the case was filed Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151264036592901322006-06-25T12:33:00.000-07:002006-06-25T12:33:00.000-07:00I read this report in Manorama. I dont know if thi...I read this report in Manorama. I dont know if this link will work after today. the statement goes like this."It is not practicable to invest in Kerala after all strikes and harthals are over. Strikes and harthals are part of Kerala.If some one thinks that you can invest in Kerala once all the strikes and harthals are over they are never going to invest. Usually from harthals marraige and Brijesh Nairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560498643825612202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151226645456302042006-06-25T02:10:00.000-07:002006-06-25T02:10:00.000-07:00@ sp and everyone - did you hear our great Tourism...@ sp and everyone - did you hear our great Tourism minister speak when asked about their hartals?<BR/>he said, there are many tourists visiting kerala only to see the "shutdown" and "strikes".<BR/><BR/>just like him, other bosses are also trying to figure out how to run the state-machinery. its like flying a plane without learning to fly.<BR/><BR/>god save us!Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151226313926989352006-06-25T02:05:00.000-07:002006-06-25T02:05:00.000-07:00@ everyone - i guess for once the commies and thei...@ everyone - i guess for once the commies and their blogsupport dont have much to say. that is a very positive sign and gives me hope.<BR/><BR/>@ anonymous - i am losing track which anon :)<BR/><BR/>arundhati roy is a person i respect, because she has class and great talent. i dont think just because she supported NBA or other causes, about which <I>she</I> thinks differently about, we should Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151167277760955032006-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:002006-06-24T09:41:00.000-07:00Finally someone speaks up! Great job.Finally someone speaks up! Great job.Bishwanath Ghoshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499834715638337891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151075988022968622006-06-23T08:19:00.000-07:002006-06-23T08:19:00.000-07:00thanks shinu if i was that lucky "anon" ;)Arudhati...thanks shinu if i was that lucky "anon" ;)<BR/>Arudhati roy is definitely a bane for our country.Instead of whining, she should physically help the people she whines for. Instead she keeps whining. Yet another loon on the commie pay roll. Pathetic sell outs. But i believe medha is a class apart from this oppurtunist.India must reovke roy's citizenship as she practically does nothing but piss on Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151038210308930532006-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:002006-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:00Anon;:). Yes these publicity seeking starlets, lik...Anon;<BR/>:). Yes these publicity seeking starlets, like Roy & Patkar is the bane these days. Now Roy has stopped writing and started politiking..<BR/>Medha sees the Narmada stuff of hers is losing steam and want to multi-task :O<BR/>Good post AnonShinu Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221292281555891671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1151012331291391962006-06-22T14:38:00.000-07:002006-06-22T14:38:00.000-07:00oh kerala is one place where the favourite pasttim...oh kerala is one place where the favourite pasttime is going on a strike. Hartal and bandhs in themselves sponsor a small thriving economy. And I heard umpteen jokes. Sample : why does the mallu cross the road? Answer : To join the striking group squatting on the other side. :-) Again, I heard actually the MG road and stretch of road near the secretariat is blocked on alternate days by either of sphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08523243819617682645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150990738376843282006-06-22T08:38:00.000-07:002006-06-22T08:38:00.000-07:00The commies follow one policy in WB ,another polic...The commies follow one policy in WB ,another policy (dumb socialism) in kerala and minority appeasement at the centre.how nice !!<BR/>cheers!!!<BR/>georgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150981843401897602006-06-22T06:10:00.000-07:002006-06-22T06:10:00.000-07:00but bottomline..commies and congress is part of th...but bottomline..commies and congress is part of the same dirty pit!!!mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150977817808962942006-06-22T05:03:00.000-07:002006-06-22T05:03:00.000-07:00@mind curry: true, the commies preach obsolete soc...@mind curry: true, the commies preach obsolete socialism and lives thriftlessly<BR/>@mutiny: if they had stopped after burning the factory it would have been nice but your life would continue to be plagued forever with slogans and demostrations in front of your house.Hunger strikes,stone throwing,howling,tents,camps,meetings,arundhati roys,medha patkars OMG and long goes the list.<BR/>cheers!!!<Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150969733973501642006-06-22T02:48:00.000-07:002006-06-22T02:48:00.000-07:00The day I start my own company in Kerala, I will n...The day I start my own company in Kerala, I will never close for any hartal of bandh. I don't care if they burn my place, I will not go down without a fight. It's about time 'we the people' back our talk with the bite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150859499348573552006-06-20T20:11:00.000-07:002006-06-20T20:11:00.000-07:00@mind : I guess with Achu mama at the helm, it is ...@mind : I guess with Achu mama at the helm, it is time to rewrite that song of theirs...sadly! :(quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150815750800110742006-06-20T08:02:00.000-07:002006-06-20T08:02:00.000-07:00@ quills - i was in trivandrum today and passing a...@ quills - i was in trivandrum today and passing a government institution, front of which there was a "samaram" by the red flags, with loud blaring music..and the song went "munnottu, munnottu, munnottu nammal" (forward, forward, forward we go!)<BR/><BR/>@ george - what if the exchequer is empty, their own coffers are overflowing..<BR/><BR/>@ maverick - you have captured the mentality so well!!<Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150558981543675792006-06-17T08:43:00.000-07:002006-06-17T08:43:00.000-07:00If you are wondering why the common man doesnt pro...If you are wondering why the common man doesnt protest against these frequent hartals, it is plainly because they enjoy these unexpected holidays. One of my friends did jokingly say that we have started celebrating hartals much like our onam and vishu. People buy all the necessary commodities in advance and spend a peacuful day with their children at home. those who are adversely affected by the Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162421916920765763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150470430628543792006-06-16T08:07:00.000-07:002006-06-16T08:07:00.000-07:00That is a whopping lot and the commies go around ...That is a whopping lot and the commies go around crying the exchequer is empty.2 hartals in five days, heard there is a NDA sponsered hartal on the 19th,the college students are the luckiest lot.<BR/>cheers!<BR/>george<BR/>www.indianoutlook.tkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150389149098973962006-06-15T09:32:00.000-07:002006-06-15T09:32:00.000-07:00Trivia for you: Our State apparently loses around ...Trivia for you: Our State apparently loses around Rs. 1000 crores each time we have a hartal/bandh.quillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150361911255951072006-06-15T01:58:00.000-07:002006-06-15T01:58:00.000-07:00@ everyone - well i thought there will be atleast ...@ everyone - well i thought there will be atleast someone coming up in "support" of the hartal..but thankfully, atleast on this blog, we did not see such fanatics. or perhaps they chose not to comment.<BR/><BR/>@ jasmine - 50% wont happen overnight..it will take a while..but in the meantime even if we change even one persons mentality for the better, it will be good. sometimes what we say here Mind Curryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11788912357913882065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150342831342821072006-06-14T20:40:00.000-07:002006-06-14T20:40:00.000-07:00Quills;Me too saw the two contradicting pics of a ...Quills;<BR/>Me too saw the two contradicting pics of a harthal in two CPM ruled states and it tells the whole story. In Bengal it's practial politics over petty ideologies wherein Kerala, it's petty politics against practical and Ideology. Budha can attract capital investment in anything he chose, and the PB agrees wholeheartedly. But In kerala our leaders are more interested in settling scores Shinu Mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16221292281555891671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150336054369894342006-06-14T18:47:00.000-07:002006-06-14T18:47:00.000-07:00How many times can I write the same about God's Ha...How many times can I write the same about <A HREF="http://sureshtb.blogspot.com/2005_10_01_sureshtb_archive.html" REL="nofollow">God's Hartal Country?</A><BR/><BR/>Now there is a site on <A HREF="http://www.harthal.com" REL="nofollow">Harthal</A> too.Mynahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02177938341622297086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150326985771057332006-06-14T16:16:00.000-07:002006-06-14T16:16:00.000-07:00Well written Comments!!Babin said...I wish agencie...Well written Comments!!<BR/><BR/>Babin said...<BR/>I wish agencies like AC Nielsen or Gallup Poll will conduct detailed surveys about the peoples attitude towards these bandhs/Samarams and how it effects their political decisions.<BR/><BR/>Nobody is there to do any survey! No news papers, TV channels to do regular deep surveys on various issues and to bring it up for public debate. BJP had only 5ശശി വര്മ്മhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200870234189910190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150326770472150492006-06-14T16:12:00.000-07:002006-06-14T16:12:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.ശശി വര്മ്മhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200870234189910190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7848730.post-1150308815726639422006-06-14T11:13:00.000-07:002006-06-14T11:13:00.000-07:00Thanks for the post hartal update.I too saw the tw...Thanks for the post hartal update.<BR/><BR/>I too saw the two contrasting images in the newspaper. Our entire city and state came to a grinding halt that day. How many hartals causing complete disruption to normal life will people take before they can do something about it. What if the people decide not to cooperate with these public enemies' call for bandh? But will that ever happen, I doubt. Itquillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15613220530338545884noreply@blogger.com