Here is the long awaited update (especially for those who are following this).
The eggs have hatched and two chicks (I suppose pigeons are called that) were spotted yesterday (right after Diwali). They may have been hatched a day or two earlier. The mother pigeon allowed us to ta
ke a look now and then by moving
away.
So here is the second egg. Must have been laid some days back but because she had not moved since then, I was not able to get a picture of the second one. Most probably 8th should be the hatching day.
Something good after the depressing news of the cowardly shelving from the Indian Govt of the Indo US nuclear technology agreement.
A pair of pigeons have built a nest in my balcony and an egg has been laid yesterday. This site says that another should be coming by tomorrow and they should be hatching on Diwali. Will keep the updates coming.
Thanks messers Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi for putting the Indo-US Nuclear co-operation agreement into cold storage. You prefer to stick to your seats and power rather than keep your word and promises (Manmohan Singh had dared the left last month to pull down the government over the nuclear deal. Now he has covered down and defended his chair.)
This may encourage the Left parties to try and stop even other things like the Indo-US military co-operation. The left which has got its parliamentary seats from basically Bengal is ruining the rest of the nation. And we say that democracy is the bet system there is... a system where a minority can dictate terms.
Why dont the Left parties spell out clearly what the hell do they want to be done with India? How long do they expect India to be a laggard in terms of infrastructure? Or do they actually want India to be a laggard in these things... if poverty is reduced then who will vote for "Messiahs of the Poor"?
Indian cricket is crying out loud:
"We anyway cant win 50 over with the BIG THREE anymore. Lets get them out and try with new folks, maybe we have a chance"
Hope the authorities and the BIG THREE listen.
The Lord surveyed the Ram Setu and said "Hanuman, how diligently and strenuously you and your vanara sena had built this bridge several centuries back. It is remarkable that it has withstood the ravages of the climatic and geographical changes over centuries. It is indeed an amazing feat especially considering the fact that a bridge at Hyderabad built by Gammon using latest technology collapsed the other day even before they could stick the posters on its pillars."
Hanuman with all humility spoke "Jai Sri Ram, it is all because of your grace. We just scribbled your name on the bricks and threw them in thesea and they held. No steel from TISCO or cement from Ambuja or ACC was ever used. But Lord, why rake up the old issue now."
Ram spoke "Well, Hanuman some people down there want to demolish the bridge and construct a canal. The contract involves lot of money and lot of money will be made. They will make money on demolition and make more money on construction. "
Hanuman humbly bowed down and said "Why not we go down and present our case?"
Ram said "Times have changed since we were down there. They will ask us to submit age proof and we don't have either a birth certificate or school leaving certificate. We traveled mainly on foot and some times in bullock carts and so we don't have a driving license either. As far as the address proof is concerned the fact that I was born at Ayodhya is itself under litigation for over half a century, If I go in a traditional attire with bow and arrow, the ordinary folks may recognize me but Arjun Singh may take me to be some tribal and, at the most, offer a seat at IIT under the reserved category. Also, a God cannot walk in dressed in a three-piece suit and announce his arrival. It would make even the devotees suspicious. So it is dilemma so to say."
"I can vouch for you by saying that I personally built the bridge."
"My dear, Anjani putra, it will not work. They will ask you to produce the lay-out plan, the project details, including financial outlay and how the project cost was met and the completion certificate. Nothing is accepted without documentary evidence in India. You may cough but unless a doctor certifies it, you have no cough. A pensioner may present himself personally but the authorities do not take it as proof. He has to produce a life-certificate to prove that he is alive. It is that complicated."
"Lord can't understand these historians. Over the years you have given darshan once every hundred years to saints like Surdas, Tulsidas, Saint Thyagaraja, Jayadeva, Bhadrachala Ramdas and even Sant Tukaram and still they disbelieve your existence and say Ramayana is a myth. The only option, I see, is to re-enact Ramayana on earth and set the government records straight once for all."
Lord smiled "It isn't that easy today. Ravan is apprehensive that he may look like a saint in front of Karunanidhi. I also spoke to his mama Mareecha, who appeared as a golden deer to tempt Sita maiyya when I was in the forest and he said that he won't take a chance of stepping on earth as long as Salman Khan is around."
Without the BIG THREE of Indian cricket the team has become world champions in Twenty Twenty which was one of the most competitive tournament that I have ever witnessed.
But there could also be a method to the actions taken by Dravid in first convincing the other BIG TWO to shun this tournament, and later, in resigning from captaincy.
Had he resigned from captaincy without convincing the other BIG TWO to shun Twenty Twenty cup the BCCI might have made one of them the captain which would indeed have been a step back.
Also, by resigning from captaincy after the new Twenty Twenty captain was announced and had left for the tour it was ensured that Mahi would definitely be offered the One-Day Captaincy and no one else. The BCCI could not have gone any other way on this.
So now in hindsight it looks like the perfect steps were taken to ensure the next level was passed on the baton and that 'experience' was not called up again for captaincy for a 2nd or 3rd time.
Now did this happen by chance, or did Dravid make this happen deliberately, trying to ensure the good and progressiveness of Indian cricket?
