A simple proposition for increasing tax base and simplifying tax regime in India

    In India very small percentage of people (less than one third can be a rough guess) earn enough to pay tax and even a smaller percentage (less than 5%) actually pay. We have a small tax to GDP ratio (about 18%). 

There are two strange things. The famous 80:20 rule applies here too. Rather it become 90:10. Of those who pay tax, 90% pay 10% of the tax (those earning below 5 lakh per annum) and 90% of tax come from very rich that are less than 10% of the taxpayer population.

And secondly, as clear from tax GDP ratio , its the indirect tax which plays a huge role in total tax collection.

Two main reasons i think why tax collection are,

1. the tax rates are too high and 

2. poor perception of government due to corruption. People think the govt is taking almost a third of their income and wasting it.

I think the tax rates for lower income group should be minimized so that people can have a better standard of living. They anyways pay a lot of indirect tax whenever they purchase any product or service. I have this proposition of lower tax rates with mandatory investment in long term bonds. My idea seems very simplistic but I think we should at least think in this direction. It is just the first draft and is open to suggestions and revisions based on advice of experts.

Instead of taxing, make it mandatory to invest in long term bonds for social and physical infrastructure. This will include govt. bonds, municipal bonds, long term infra bonds and long term (5 yr +) deposits etc. When people will invest in municipal bonds, they will be able to see how that fund is utilized and will have an ownership feeling.

My proposal is like this.

Annual income (Rs.)	Tax rates	Exemption detail	Target
Upto 3 lakh	No tax		Low income population
3-10 lakh	10%	Exemption on investment in insurance and long term bonds upto Rs 2 lakh The tax seems to be less but we will remove all other exemptions like LTA HRA etc and overall process will be greatly simplified	Most of service class population Purpose is to simpify tax process for 5-10 lakh Rs income group
10-20 lakh	15%	-minimum 10% of income above 10 lakh to be invested mandatorily  -More exemption on upto 30% of income above 10 lakh, that is upto 3 lakh) for long term investment -5% surcharge on tax on income above 10 lakh	Middle class with white color jobs, professionals (Removing HRA and home loan exemption would balance the lower rate of tax. This will help reduce interest rates and inflation in real state sector)
		Now focus on rich who does not pay tax. its better to make certain part of income to be mandatorily invested instead of taxed	special tax saving bonds with moderate return should be made for them
20-50 lakh	20%	-minimum 10% of income above 20 lakh to be invested mandatorily (in addition to mandatory investment of 1 lakh in previous slab) -exemption on upto 30% of income above 20 lakh(that is upto 9 lakh max) on long term investment (in addition to 3 lakh exemption of previous slab) -10% surcharge on tax on income above 20 lakh	high income professionals (encourage investment and avoid tax evasion)
50 lakh  to 2 cr	25%	-minimum 10% of income above 50 lakh to be  mandatorily invested (in addition to 4 lakh) -more exemption upto 30% above 50 lakh -10% surcharge on tax on income above 50 lakh	small businessmen who do everything to avoid taxes, investment in capital infrastructure can be exempted
2 crore and above	30%	-minimum 10% of income above 2 cr to be invested (in addition to 19 lakh) -up to 30% of income above 2 cr can be invested in long term bonds without tax -more rebate can be given on special bonds above 1cr value for tax saving purpose only that may have low returns (say 5%)	Instead of 30% tax, make 30% investment. even if rerun is low, tax saving itself is 30%.

With lower tax rates some simplification should also be done to balance that. All exemptions on HRA, LTA etc should be removed and only insurance (health and general), PF and pension fund should be exempted. HRA contribute to higher rent and ultimately the landlord or the home loan giving bank get what the govt. should have got. Exemption on Home loan should also be removed as it also contribute to high home prices and high interest rates which makes real estate even more costlier and contribute in making a bubble in this sector. Simplified calculation would help easier assessment and greater compliance.

This will solve many problems,

1. with lower tax rate, tax base will increase

2. presently banks are stressed because they are financing long term projects while there income is from small term saving accounts. We must have a separate long term fund in terms of a strong bond market to fund long term infrastructure projects.

3. the purpose of tax is to invest in social infrastructure. If we make people invest directly in these developments, people will be more willing to pay tax.
4. the black money would be redirected to white economy and bubble of real estate will also come deflate  as black money has a huge role in high real estate prices.
5. A municipal/panchayat level fund mgmt body can be created to utilise this fund in local area and infra dev like hospital, road , transport, water mgmt etc. This will provide better infrastructure investment in local area governance.


We need to have a change of mindset about how we tax our citizen and how much value we provide to them from the tax they give to the government.

Note:

Some idea of data from this blog

How many Indians pay income tax

Rainbow of income: Lets get rid of poverty line

    Poverty line has always been a work in progress in India. It has been a issue of great debate. How to determine it without coming out with an absurd idea of a living standard has been a huge challenge to the panning brains of our country. Last year there was a huge controversy with the planning commission of India coming out with figures of about Rs. 32 per month per head which was later reduced to Rs 27. Though lot of ridicule was invited with such announcement, the reality is that the figure was per head per month for a family of five which turn out to be about Rs 4000 per month. What perplexed me that while condemning planing commission  for its insensitivity towards the poor, people easily sidelined the fact that there are more than 20 crore (200 million) people in India actually living with lesser income. So who should be given priority while being careful in drawing such a line which can be a matter of life and death in terms of the facilities being provided to the poor.

   Today this idea struck me that why not have a continuum of poverty or economic status instead of a single 'in or out' line. I call it the "Rainbow of income". I have deliberately kept the term poverty out of it to keep it away from all the controversy but at the same time giving the better picture of the economic condition of the people and economic equality of the country as a whole. This is the initial thought and can be developed further.

Here is the outline of the concept of this Rainbow of Income which is like the VIBGYOR of the colours of the rainbow.

LINE            FAMILY INCOME PER MONTH              PRIORITY

Red line       Rs 5,000 or less           All basic needs with focus on survival as well as dignified life

Orange line  Rs 5,000-Rs 10,000     Food, Water, Health, Basic education, Employment

Yellow line Rs 10,000-Rs20,000    Heath, Housing, Education, Employment, Skill development

Green line   Rs 20,000-50,000        Higher education, Income security,Health insurance

Blue line      Rs 50,000-100,000      Better services at a fee

Indigo line   Rs 100,000-500,000    Better investment opportunities

Violet line    Rs 500,000 and above Opportunities and incentive to contribute to the society

                    As you can see that these can be sub-grouped in poor, middle and rich class. The last line (violet line and Indigo lines) can be called Gold lines and Silver lines also respectively and I have left the Diamond line (billionaires) which is for the super rich. The items in the priority are indicative and can be expanded with due deliberation. The idea of an exclusion list is also very good in terms of targeting the government programs. However, I believe that all services should be as universal as possible. That would not only reduce targeting cost but also give everyone a sense of equality in terms of attention from the government. It is sometimes a little demotivating for a middle class person to know that her tax is funding the welfare schemes and she is not getting anything out of it. Although she may choose not to take those benefits but excluding her from the schemes she herself is funding may sound unfair to anyone. There is seemingly a conflict between individual rights over larger good but that conflict can be transformed in to a synergistic collaboration with due diligence.

The AAPrising

    The Aam Adami Party has come out as a face of the aspirations of Aam Adami as well as a reaction to deteriorating trust towards our political class. Its a simple distinction between institutional politics as it has become and instrumental politics as it should be. Politics for the sake of power is an open invitation to corruption while using politics as a tool to serve people and develop the country, no matter who is in power, is what the AAP offers.

    The vicious cycle of corruption which starts from politics has to be broken. First someone 'invests' money to come in power and then misuses his power to get the 'return' on that investment. The people and the democracy remain limited only to the ballot box. The politics has become a business while it used to be one of the greatest kind of service to the people. The AAP has given people hope that they won't have to choose between the devil and the deep sea. It has also forced the existing political parties to think again that they can not go on ignoring the people. The politics is not just about winning elections but also about delivering governance to the people.

   In an era where honesty and truth does not seem to be valued, this new movement has given a hopeful picture which takes us away from cynicism and actually talk about real participation of the people. Lets hope this movement will achieve it's objective. Otherwise, as Mr. Kejriwal says, it's not the question about what AAP, his party, would do, it's about what we, the people of India, would do!

Who killed her???

Today she died. Everyone is shocked and sad. A mix of sadness, anger, frustration and helplessness and gloom. She is no more and it makes no different to her what happens now. But will her death go in vein just like any other case? So many crimes happen everyday and are forgotten with the news of the day, but this time whole country is mourning for her.
Who killed her?

The police?
for not providing protections?
for not filing FIRs for hundreds of such and similar cases happening everyday.
for not taking action on molesters and criminals?

The judicial system?
for being so slow and inefficient that it takes decades and all your earnings to get judgement, but still not the justice. Where advocates and judges have a nexus to delay the case forever. Where all kinds of reforms and accountability measures are just pending like millions of cases.

The transport department?
for letting such illegal buses run in the city and letting those criminals use it without any check. For not providing safe and secure service. for not taking any action on them despite complaints.

The politicians?
for letting all that happen. Do I need to even talk about them? Do they even care?

or
Us, the people, the society? for ignoring hundreds of such cases happening everyday.
for living comfortable despite everyday some crime was happening in the very city we live in.
for not doing anything for inferior and insecure position of woman.
for blaming and shaming the victim for no fault of hers.
for letting woman be treated as a property since the Pandavas used Draupadi as a property in a game of dice.
for not letting them feel equally human?
for not respecting them.
for not being sympathetic but pathetic.
for voting for politicians who themselves are rapists?
for letting the corrupt rule and letting the whole system rote?

what were we waiting for? A gruesome death to shake and awaken our conscience or to happen it to ourself?
Is it gender insensitivity and discrimination, lack of reforms (police reform, judicial reform, social reform, political reform, election reform .......the list is endless) ,corruption, negligence, or moral decay or defeat of humanity?

Till when we will keep ourself in this illusion that "it is not my job to care" or "what can I do about it".

Who is to blame? what be the punishment? or we should rather think on how to make it the last such case ever. There is a great distance to go, but when will we take the first step? when will we start moving? When will be understand that cumulative small steps of millions will make the journey smaller. When will we realize that millions drops makes an ocean. That we need to walk together but we also need to walk alone before we can join others. lets not keep standing, lets move. its time to act. Be vigilant. Use RTI , use vote, use yourself against any thing wrong, no matter how small or big, related to this crime or anything. Because those small things, when left unchecked come out as a monster who do heinous things and then we say we are helpless, weak, alone.

Act! or else we are also among those who killed her...... or let her die.... whats the difference!

The Life particle

The Life is an active force. It is not passive like gravity and electromagnetic field. It gives us choice, ability to think and consciousness.
    This "activeness" and choice is required to enable life to propagate itself in future. As all forces of physics are following their basic natural attributes, life also has a natural instinct, which is, to exist, to survive, to adapt, to propagate and go on. It tries all possibilities and take a suitable form to adapt in that environment. Once our earth had life, it reached down there in volcanoes at thousands degree temperature and even at poles at sub zero temperature and even at the ocean bed and everywhere it can be in whichever form. We don't know the origin of life but neither do we know about the origin mass of the matter!
    Just like we are hunting for higgs boson, which gives mass to the matter, there may be some dark matter like element, which we can't see or detect, which makes a difference between living and dead, which may be the life particle, which is even more important than so called God particle. Because we don't know whether there is a God or not, but we certainly know there is life, just like there is matter and the dark matter. The quest for life will go on, it is in all of us and yet is so illusive. This real world is made of things which are so surreal, the solid mass is made of hollow atoms and the living things are made of non-living things. Who says there is no universal theory of the world, the life itself is the Grand Unified Theory of the Universe.

Note: I am NOT talking about the life particle mentioned in the so called The Secret or law of attraction which I do not believe at all. They anyway take that only in context of humans, not as life in general. That's unscientific and bullshit! I am talking about all life in general, be it a microbe or a whale or a tree or us. I just checked on google if anyone has used this term before and its just a coincidence that the term is same.

ek aur kavita

कुछ करो नया, कुछ करो नया
कुछ नया रंग फ़िर भरो जरा,
फ़िर कुछ बिजली सी चमकाओ
तूफ़ानो सा फिर चलो जरा।

कुछ बात व्यंग से निकली थी
तुम बात नई फिर करो जरा,
होते होते जो रह गयी थी
उस विपदा का हल करो जरा।

कुछ कहने वाले कह गये थे
कुछ हमसे भी तुम सुनो जरा,
जो कहते सुनते रह गयी थी
उस बात मे दम फिर भरो जरा।

कुछ अजब रंग की चालों से
ये जीवन गाथा भरो जरा,
कुछ देर अभी तुम और रुको
पग धरती पर रहे धरो जरा |

आकाश उमड़ कर आया है
जीवन का सागर लाया है,
इस वर्षा मे तुम भीग डूब
जीवन मे रस फिर भरो जरा।

कुछ आशायें बाकी हैं अभी
कुछ देर अभी दम रखो जरा,
सूरज बस उगने वाला है
निज ध्येय को जाके छुओ जरा।

-प्रदीप

PMs letter disclosed by wikileaks

If our beloved PM Dr. Manamohan Singh would have got a chance to reveal his thoughts, probably that's how it would have been. प्रिय प्रधानमंत्री जी से मेरी सहानुभूति है और उनके लिए इस काल्पनिक पत्र का असली खुलासा!

विकीलीक्स का एक और खुलासा ..मनमोहन सिंह ने खुद देश के नाम सन्देश लिखा

प्रधानमंत्री मनमोहन सिंह अपनी दुनिया भर की आलोचना से तृस्त हो गए और उन्होंने अपना पक्ष रखने का निर्णय लिया!
पंद्रह अगस्त को अपने भाषण के बाद उन्होंने ये ख़त देश को सुनाने के लिए लिखा था लेकिन वो मौका उन्हें दिया नहीं गया! बारिश में ख़त भीग गया और उन्हें बेमन से लौटना पड़ा!
विकी लीक्स ने ये ख़त उनके घर से निकली रद्दी में से बरामद किया !

"मेरे प्यारे देशवासियों . आज मैं आप सबसे अपने मन की बात कहना चाहता हूँ. मुझ पर हर कोई आरोप लगाता रहता है की मैं कुछ बोलता नहीं हूँ. कमजोर हूँ और एक कठपुतली हूँ ! मुझे भी आज आप लोगो से शिकायत करनी है! आखिर मुझे भी अपनी भावनाएं व्यक्त करने का हक है! पहले तो  आप मुझे समझाओ  की रामलीला मैदान में इकठ्ठा होने से या जंतर मंतर पे धरना देने से देश का विकास कैसे होगा. अगर जो कानून आप कह रहे है वो मैं बना भी दूं तो क्या होगा. इतने सारे कानून पहले से हैं !  हमने सूचना का अधिकार एक्ट बना दिया लेकिन आप लोग हैं कि उसका पूरी तरह इस्तेमाल ही नहीं करते. ये सारे प्रोफेसनल्स जो अपने ऐसी ऑफिस छोड़ के रामलीला मैदान में आ गए... ना तो सूचना के अधिकार का प्रयोग करते हैं न वोट देते हैं..और न ही किसी भी तरह से प्रशासन में कोई भी योगदान देते हैं. अपना एक घंटा बचाने के लिए किसी भी बाबू को तुरंत रिश्वत दे देते हैं.. आधी जनता के पास पीने का पानी नहीं है तो आप सरकार को गाली देते हैं और खुद जाने कितना पानी बर्बाद करते हैं. और मुझे समझ में नहीं आता कि ये कोल्ड ड्रिंक क्यूँ पीते हैं.. उसमे कुछ होता तो है नहीं..मैंने सुना है एक लीटर ड्रिंक बनाने में फैक्टरी कई लीटर पानी बहा देती है. और जिम का कांसेप्ट तो मुझे समझ में नहीं आया. एक खाली पैकेट कूड़ेदान में डालने में आपको आलस आता है लेकिन जिम में घंटो पसीना बहाते हैं. देश में गरीबी है और आप शादी , पार्टी में लाखो रुपये उड़ा देते हैं. दस लाख कि गाडी लेंगे पर डीज़ल वाली ! अरे भाई सब कुछ मैं थोड़े करूंगा ..बिना आप लोगो के एक्टिव पार्टीसिपेशन के कोई बदलाव नहीं आ सकता . आप जो नियम क़ानून हैं पहले उनका तो यूज करो.फिर नए कानून कि दुहाई देना ! और ये मीडिया वाले बड़े अजीब लोग हैं. कोई मर रहा होगा तो उसकी फोटो लगा देंगे लेकिन उसे बचायेंगे नहीं क्यूँ कि ये उनका काम नहीं है! क्यूँ भाई ..आप इंसान नहीं हो क्या! अगर मीडिया वाले टी आर पी बढाने कि बजाये लोगो को और जागरूक बनाये तो कितना कुछ हो सकता है लेकिन आपको तो राखी और कटरीना की पड़ी रहती है ! और बाकी टाइम मेरी बुराई.
आपको इतनी दिक्कत है तो बताओ ...है कोई और आपके पास पी ऍम बनाने लायक. माना मैं उतना अच्छा लीडर नहीं हूँ लेकिन मैंने तो कहा नहीं था कि मुझे पी ऍम बना दो. आपने कोई अच्छा नेता ही नहीं चुना तो मजबूरन मुझे ही ये बोझ उठाना पड़ा. हम तो केवल आपके प्रतिनिधि हैं. हमारे हाथ में सब कुछ नहीं है. असली ताकत तो जनता के पास ही होती है. आप अपने मतलब के लिए किसी कि भी जी हुजुरी कर लेते हो और हम देश में राजनीतिक संतुलन बनाये रखने के लिए कुछ कर दें तो हमें कमजोर कहते हो. अरे आपने खुद ही अपने आप को कमजोर बना रखा है. आपको बिजली पानी सब चाहिए लेकिन इनके संरक्षण में खुद कुछ नहीं करना. आपके सामने कुछ गलत हो रहा हो तो कौन टेंशन ले कह के आगे बढ़ जाते हो. और ये किसान जो बेचारे गरीब हैं उनके लिए हम प्रोग्राम बनाते हैं और जो पहले से अमीर हैं वो बी पी एल कार्ड बनवा के उनका हिस्सा मार लेते हैं. अब ये सब मैं थोड़े रोक सकता हूँ. ये काम तो आपको और मीडिया को करना होगा. ब्लैक में गैस आप लो, और सप्लाई न हो तो हमें गाली दो!  अपराधियों को वोट आप दो और हम इलेक्सन रेफोर्म न करें तो हमें गालियाँ दो. टैक्स चोरी , ब्लैक में बिना बिल के सामान आप लें, भ्रष्ट नेताओ कि रैली में आप जाएँ, मार्केट में होर्डिंग और स्पेकुलेसन आप करें, और इकोनोमी कमज़ोर  हो तो हमें गाली दें. अगर आपके सामने कुछ गलत हो रहा है और आप कुछ नहीं करते तो आप भी उतने ही ज़िम्मेदार हैं. अरे जब आप सब मिलके संसद को हिला सकते हो तो इन छोटे मोटे भ्रष्ट लोगो के खिलाफ कुछ क्यूं नहीं करते! हम सब मिलके ही , मेहनत और ईमानदारी से हिंदुस्तान को आगे ले जा सकते हैं. मेरी आप सबसे अपील है कि आलोचना करने के बजाये खुद को और अपने आसपास के सिस्टम को सुधारने में हिस्सा लें , देश अपने आप आगे बढेगा!
जय हिंद!"

आपका
मनमोहन सिंह
दिनांक १५ अगस्त २०११
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Meri zindagi pe ek kavita

Zindagi to meri ekdam suljhee huyi si hai..

kuchh jyada hi seedhi saadi si..

ek seedhe resham ke dhaage see..

jo hawa ke sath udata hai..

jisme nahi pada koi fanda ya koi gaath..

bah rahi hawa ke sath mano doondh raha ho apna bandhan ..

meri zindagi ek sidhe bina ulajhe dhage see!

Jaise ek hawa me girta pankh ka tukda...

na to ud sakta aur na girta jameen pe..

bahta rahata apni halki si kaya liye..

chad jata kisi bhi foonk ki sawari

Jaise ped pe ek sukha patta..

jo atka hai ek sukhe huye sire se..

apne vajood se alag hoke bhi..
juda hai kisi jod se..

ya

Ek dhalan pe ludakta hua patthar....

jharane ke pani sa bahta..

kis rah pe jayega wo..

ya ruk jayega kisi tane se takara ke..

ya fir ek pani kee boondh si..

jo chali thi badal se...ek anjani see rah pe..

udegi hawa ke sath ..ya pahuchegi zameen par.

giregi kisi patte pe ya milegi samandar se...

banane ko fir se ek boond...kabhi pani se bhap.. kabhi bhap se pani  !
Meri Zindagi!!!

(Please see previous post for Hindi font version)

(c) Pradeep Singh

मेरी ज़िन्दगी पे एक कविता

ज़िन्दगी तो मेरी  एकदम सुलझी  हुयी  सी है ..

कुछ ज्यादा ही  सीधी सादी  सी ..

एक  सीधे  रेशम  के  धागे  सी ..

जो  हवा  के  साथ  उड़ता  है ;

जिसमे  नहीं  पड़ा  कोई  फंदा  या  कोई गाँठ ...

बह रही हवा के साथ मानो  दूंढ  रहा  हो  अपना  बंधन  ..

मेरी  ज़िन्दगी  एक  सीधे  बिना  उलझे  धागे  सी !

जैसे हवा  में  गिरता एक पंख  का  टुकड़ा ...

न  तो  उड़  सकता  और  न  गिरता  जमीन  पे ..

बहता  रहता  अपनी  हलकी  सी  काया  लिए ...

चढ़  जाता  किसी  भी  फूंक  की  सवारी !

जैसे  पेड़  पे  एक  सूखा  पत्ता ..

जो  अटका  है  एक  सूखे  हुए  सिरे  से ..

अपने  वजूद  से  अलग  होके  भी

जुड़ा  है  किसी  जोड़  से ..

या

एक  ढलान  पे  लुड़कता  हुआ  पत्थर ...

झरने  के  पानी  सा  बहता...

किस  राह पे  जायेगा  वो ..

या  रुक  जायेगा  किसी  तने  से  टकरा  के ..

या  फिर  एक  पानी  की  बूंद  सी ..

जो  चली  थी  बादल  से ...

एक  अनजानी  सी  राह  पे ;

उड़ेगी  हवा  के  साथ  या  पहुंचेगी  ज़मीन  पर ...

गिरेगी  किसी  पत्ते  पे  या  मिलेगी  समंदर  से ...

बनने  को  फिर  से  एक  बूँद ...कभी पानी से भाप .. कभी  भाप  से  पानी   !

मेरी ज़िन्दगी!!

(c) प्रदीप सिंह  

Story of an incredible journey

December 18 2010,sunday

My exams were over and I had already planned a long holiday. I love mountains and my friend Ashish lives in Haldwani, so Nainital was my preferred destination.
I , instead of going by train or bus  chose to go for a 300 km long drive alone. my santro CNG was ready . I started and my ipod started playing dil chahta hai songs to make my journey easier and enjoying.

After 6 hours drive I was close to Haldwani. it was hilly forest area and is no wonder to see wild animals wandering on the road. I was driving slowly as I was tired too.
 Suddenly I felt something strength in the sound of forest. I was thrilled inside as it was my first long journey passing inside a jungle. it was early evening time and the shadow of trees has made it like pseudo night. and then I heard a slow roar , not terrifying in strength but the very fact that it was a roar was enough to chill my bones. Terrified,  instead of rushing I stopped. and then what I saw stole my breath for a few seconds. There was a whole pride of lions appearing on the road. not just one but three lioness . Strangely they were neither crossing the road, nor were in an attacking mode. They were just staring at my car which made my fear more intense. Then my over optimistic inner-self tried to calm me down. It told me that I am safe inside car. May be they are just enjoying the road view. but then I was little surprised and shocked when I saw another smaller figure in that group. It was a cub that was bleeding on its front left leg. Probably it fell down into some small pit. The lioness was making a strange but not terrifying gesture. If it was shown by a human, that gesture was certainly friendly and more precisely asking for help. But that was a big cat. and no comparison there.
My mind started wondering what is going to happen to me now and then it stopped working as the herd was coming closer to my car. The lioness was giving slow roars and raising her right front leg and was close enough that she could directly look in to my eyes. my blood dried and I was sunk deep in to fear. But then suddenly something strange happened to me. I just remembered the old story of lion with injured leg and the man who helped him. But that was a story, it doesn't happen in real life. Before I could think further the one lion started knocking at my door. I knew that they can easily break into car or break it or send me directly into valley or may be it's a hungry family and a ready to eat material is being served here as me. But I guided my ongoing thoughts, unlocked the car and opened the door of backside. the lioness came carrying  her cub by her mouth and put it on the back seat and again stared in to my eyes and I could read the need for help. I was surprised not getting attacked yet. That was the most hilarious moment of my life. The other lioness sat at that very place , looked at me and then turned her head to road as giving me indication that come back here, I will wait.
I , understanding the situation rushed to the next town Bilaspur there I inquired about a veterinary doctor. Hills are not so developed to keep a veterinary doctor in every town. But I realized that I was in forest area and forest office must have some help. I rushed to the forest office but was stopped at a check post. to add to my worries when they saw a cub in my car they immediately came to arrest me. I understood they are not trusting me so I ran over and broke the check post. I entered in to the office of forest officer and asked for help. To my (and the cub's) luck a doctor was there and he rushed to my car. The cub was very much in pain. Two more assistants came and slowly took the cub inside.  Then it was treated and a small cover of supporting  sticks were tied around the leg.

I got some relief. now there was another problem , the police came to arrest me but forest officer handled the situation telling them that I was helping not trafficking. But another issue, no body was going to believe my story and the officer insisted on keeping the cub there only. He could not believe that I was actually being waited for some 8 km away by a lion family. I was perplexed. I asked him to come with me and see himself but he denied. But suddenly came a hope, there was a lady forest officer who interrupted and asked to give me a chance. She was in mid twenties and her face was glowing with graciousness of a young lady. Her eyes was filled with sympathy .....so affectionate. I was allowed to go take the cub back to its family. It was getting dark and I was not sure about the condition I was going to face. but at least I was not alone. In 30 minutes I reached that place and was surprised to see the lioness sitting at same place. The lady officer looked at my face with disbelief . She was afraid and held my hand when I went on to open the door. I looked in to her eyes and assured her that it was alright. I opened the door and the lioness came closer. I don't know why but I came out of the car  forgetting about the danger. The lioness picked her cub and placed it out. the lion picked it up and went little away to reduce our fear. the lioness looked at me again and came closer and I felt the whiff of her breath on my face. However, this time I was not terrified . I touched her hair, the 4 ft and 120 kg giant cat was thanking me , and then she turned and got vanished in the dark forest. It was 750 pm already . I got back in the car. Raina (the lady officer) looked at me with fascination as she was astonished by absence of fear on my face. I smiled and drove back to the town.
This evening become most hilarious and cherished incidence of my life.
 I thought feeling to be communicated are not dependent on words or language..... just a look in to eyes conveys it all.

me and my computer..the journey from 2001 to 2009

My hands are tempting to write something...after such a long interactions with computer, my fingers have fallen in love with the keyboard.. always want to write..to browse..to push the keys..they are so immersed in this love that they don't need much help of my eyes to the keys...sometimes i feel as fingertips have some memory. my fingers......all of them..are just always ready to touch their beloved (keyboard).

i remember in college days we used to dream that when will it happen when we would be able to type without looking on to keyboard like a typical software geek :-o . now that day is here... it had been 8 years of using the computers ...how much it has changed...from a bulky P3 with win98 to a small laptop with vista! but the funny thing is that in 2001-02, that 256MB RAM 4 GB HDD 800MHz PC was worth 35-40K and this 2GB RAM, 2Ghz, 80GB HDD laptop is cheaper than that!! and imagine the value of Rs40k then and now. And the irony is that , the old big box was faster than this hi-fi laptop! I don't know how is this happening ...we are having faster technology but still slower PC...we are having faster RAM but a heavy OS which eats up all of it!
there was no single PC in hostel which could bear me..as soon i start working on it, it used to hang ..and unfortunately i have yet not found a fast enough!
computers has become a part of an average family in India....i am so much used to of doing everything online...from booking of movie and travel tickets to bill payments and banking...everything! without internet, a computer is a soul without body (or vice versa). and now this has changed the way we live...out community is now ONLINE..we meet friends online...talk on video chat to friends and family on skype ..and can't complete without mentioning orkut..that enable us to keep our social circle alive!
we are living in virtual world!!
so lets get real.... go out of the door and meet the real people there :-)

Existence day

Today is my existence day :-)

I with my friend Ashish in college defined a new term called EXISTENCE DAY

Definition: Existence day is the day of marriage of your parents.

If they were not married, the children wouldn't exist, hence the name Existence day!

Why we defined it, … Being a son/daughter, this gives a great feel of attachment to parents.

Anniversary of parents = Existence day for children.

Lets celebrate our existence!!!

Hi ..Happy 2008..

As the new year is here.. Why to keep my blog with just a forwarded mail..

Lets write something on my own too.. to have a good beginning..
Today while coming to office (after 4 days of vacation :-)) I was talking a lot to myself.. that.. I will be like this..I wont do that.. and bla bla.. you know…those typical new year resolution kindda things..

I really enjoy talking to myself.. because here I don’t have to explain why am like how I am ( hehehhehe.. now that’s sounds pretty simple..right ?) and the good thing is that we both understand each other ( hahahaha.. that may sound complicated.. the talking one me and the listening one me )

So I talked about what I should and what I shouldn't do…. it was like what to be and what not to be ( ho ho ho ho..again twisting a good dialogue) ..however I know.. I am going to be the same old pradeepsinghhbti as I am. You know..its so difficult to improve over perfection :-)

So guys .. don’t think to much.. just enjoy each mili second.. no confusion about anything.. just do it.. and follow your heart..

And yes.. TARE ZAMEN PE is a really must watch movie .. go watch it!!

Have a blasting start of the year!!

All the best!!

bas youn hi....

Its 01:18 AM...Good morning! Aaj lag raha hai ki jab jyada boriat ho to sabse achchhe 2 kaam hain: 1st talk to friends u havnt talked since long and the second see your old photo album with kishore da singing in backgroud! i bet you will feel better ( at least i am..)... pura college time review kar dala.. uploading some on my e-albums.. will share with all soon.
my friends are scattered in all parts of country ..from bombay to Bangal and from Punjab to Kerala! Bas mobile and orkut hain to sabki khabar hai!!
Ye blogging bhi mast hai sala...jo man aye likho..kam se kam koi ye to nahi kah sakta ki "chato mat" ;-) ....
....Kuchh reet jagat ki aisi hai..har ek subah ki sham huyi....( kishore da singing yaar )
chodo bekar ki bato me kahi beet na jaye raina....kuchh to log kahenge..

to bhai duniya jaye tel lene ash to kar....bole to mast rahne ka...
abhi bahut time se kuch nahi kiya to 5-10 line bhar dali blog ki.. agar apne ye ye sab pada to thank you.. aap apne vichar muhje bhej sakte/i hain.

aur bhai ek salah.. IDBI Bank ke ATM se bach ke rahana... aaaj ham IDBI Bank ATM gaye..wo ATM hamara ATM Card hi kha gaya..aji literaly kha gaya.. atak gaya..ab Bank wale ATM M/c khol ke usme se card bahar nikalenge..fir hame branch jake card lana padega.. bada jhham ho gaya..to bhai logo IDBI Bank ATM se bach ke rahana.. main to ab IDBI ATM jaaonga hi nahi..cheque book zinadabad!!
aaj ke liye itna kafi hai.. will be back soon!!

Start

hi,
this is my first blog...i found it useful when lot of things that i search on google, i found on blogs of some ppl..its really great to share your thoughts and the useful things you have..some body may be desperately looking for that you all ready have. So share all that you have!

let me start with a quote:
" Success is not key to happiness, Happiness is key to success"