If there was any country with true democracy it must have got to be India. As with any other system , Even the worlds biggest democracy is only as good as the least moral politician/administrator. India is also known throughout the ages for spiritual democracy as well. Never have the world witnessed a country with such diverse believes and culture. There were so many million ways in which you could attain the ultimate state of being human. They even invented the original name for the sacred experience . Nirvana. The only way you can explain it is to call it unexplainable. Such was the the rich cultural heritage that we even identified the real nature of our selves. That we are not merely the labels. We are not the name , we are not the labels that we are known with , that we are not defined even by what we do. Such is our cultural heritage that we are even large hearted enough to let grow such retarded and stunted people to govern us. India the land of a million and one culturally vibrant and originally creative ingenuity now needs so many ways to identify yourself to the government

Who am I ? 

The never ending question of ones identity. It is almost impossible to objectively identify your identity to some definition. It keeps changing and evolving. but for all convenience and governance, government need to issue me an Identity card. To identify to even myself that I am a real person, that my name is so and so ! So complicated is this identification process that even a letter changed would make me a different person altogether. So in India just like any other country, the biggest and most original asset is actually your own identity in the form of cards. The real person is not important, his name and identity card is more important. Today I cant answer about my identity simply with just one identity card, Each day government needs new identity card. Earlier a ration card would be enough. Today I need ration card, My Voter id card, Passport , Driving license. The list is endless. Now there is one more Aadhar

What is Aadhar card 

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), is an agency of the Government of India responsible for implementing the AADHAAR scheme, a unique identification project. The agency, which enjoys no legal backing,was established in February 2009, and will own and operate the Unique Identification Number database. The authority aims to provide a unique id number to all Indians, but not smart cards. The authority will maintain a database of residents containing biometric and other data.
The agency is headed by a chairman, who holds a cabinet rank. The UIDAI is part of the Planning Commission of India. Nandan Nilekani, former co-chairman of Infosys Technologies, was appointed as the first Chairman of the authority in June 2009. Vijay S Madan, an IAS Officer, joined as the Director General and Mission Director of the Unique Identification Authority of India on 1 April 2013 . He replaced Ram Sewak Sharma, who has moved to Jharkhand as the chief secretary of the state

Aadhaar is a 12-digit supposedly unique number which the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) will issue for all residents. The number will be stored in a centralized database and linked to the basic demographics and bio metric information – photograph, ten fingerprints and iris – of each individual.[9] The Aadhaar data collection programme is the largest biometric data collection programme in the world without any data protection law or data protection authority to provide any privacy safeguards.[10] Rattled by the Supreme Court ruling on Aadhaar, the Government of India is looking for statutory cover for the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), which has been operating through an executive order for the past four years after the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance had termed the executive decision “unethical and violative of Parliament prerogatives” in December 2011. The Ministry of Planning had also shockingly admitted to the parliamentary panel that no committee had been constituted to study the financial implications of the Unique Identification Authority(UID) scheme and it was given a go-ahead without a detailed project report.[11] The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has also slammed the Aadhar and said it is not credible proof of residence. The security establishment was severely critical of the UIDAI’s introducer system where anyone with an Aadhaar number can introduce others without any documentation to get the identity number. This means that a person can introduce someone, say a terrorist, with a fake name and address.

India is only the second largest population in the world, With China's strict and aggressive family planning I assume India will soon have a human resource tragedy. So many of them being born every single day without even thinking about the future of our country. India is not the India shining as it was projected by so many previous and current governments, India is poverty, ignorance and illiteracy for most of the part. Aadhar card is a very costly excercise with no direct and evident benefit apart from taking a census of  potential votebank.

It is nothing but a costly political data analysis. Sort of big data approach to democracy. May be political corporations found out big machines to analyze the data you will get with Biometric analysis and formulate election strategies. Before your laugh it off, just remember that Indians are sizeable force in information technology. and with very huge IT companies and large talent pool in India, It just about might be a possibility.

Ideally we must just have one single identity card. I already have a passport, I have a drivers license, even ration card and certificates of education too. Still Government asks me to take Aadhar card. But this aadhar card is so flawed in process of identifying a person also. There is no verification process. Simply taking the iris , finger prints thats all. Just to think that private agencies have been outsourced proves how fundementally flawed and inadequate this system is

More information

http://newindianexpress.com/nation/Aadhar-card-optional-centre-informs-apex-court/2013/09/24/article1800296.ece

Andrapradesh. It is one of the largest state in South India. It was in news in the mid 90s mainly because of the IT boom. Satyam computers. There was one point of time when almost 80 percent of IT workforce were from this State. It was one of the very few states in South India which had a little respect for people who work in the IT field. Out of my 10 friends who were also my colleagues, almost 6 were from Andra. They almost always invited me to visit Andra and especially Hyderabad. But in my mind Andra and Hyderabad was mostly like a desert. Infinite expanse of vast barren nothingness.


The last time I visited Andra was when I was almost a toddler, to Tirupathi. My parents believed that visiting the lord Venkatachala would bring them luck and lot of money.

Little did I know that I would end up marrying from Hyderabad. Second time I visited Andra was to visit my Fiancee . The whole of Hyderabad airport melted into empty nothingness in front of her beautiful eyes. I could nt see anything else apart from what she was at that day . The city of Nawabs , city of pearls and Tank bund. City where buddha tasted Kebabs and minced meat dishes.


Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi) along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of 6.8 million and a metropolitan population of 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar—predating the city's founding—north of the city centre. It was a really lovely city, the one in which you can loose your entire life time figuring out the kaleidoscope of colours and cultures. 

It really saddens my heart to see the whole of the Andra divided in opinion regarding the Telangana. Being a blogger seems to be so dangerous. It is at the risk of being deported/executed/persecuted/killed that you show your opinion online. People are so intolerant towards independent thinking. It looks to me like democracy is dying a slow death or being well orchestrated/masked dictatorship . May be democracy is a licensed and people approved form of corruption. But I still believed in our government, only the people who spoil governance and democracy . A system is only as good as its weakest link, likewise democracy is only as good as the least moral maintainers/administers of it. 

What is Telangana movement ? 

The Telangana movement refers to a group of related political activities organized to support the creation of a new state of Telangana, from the existing state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. The proposed new state corresponds to the Telugu-speaking portions of the erstwhile princely state of Hyderabad. On 30 July 2013, the Congress Working Committee approved recommending a motion for a separate Telangana to the central government‬. The process of Telangana to be the 29th state of India with 10 Districts is expected to be completed in 4–5 months  once the Parliament passes an Act to create Telangana. Hyderabad will be the joint capital of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for 10 years

Agitations have started getting peak state. I am not really sure who is right, But dividing a state for political motivation seems to be fatal. It shows the weakness and lack of integrity of the government or misinformed policy makers. I know that many people have lost their lives in the Telangana agitations, Now many will loose their lives in the united Andra. All this is regional chauvism. From my personal experience Andra is one of the most divided state. A sense of alienation is there in each caste . I have even heard of my friends liking movie stars based on their caste. 

May be Andra needs a spiritual social reformer 

Yada Yada Hi Dharmasya

Glanirva Bhavathi Bharatha,

Abhyuthanam Adharmaysya

Tadatmanam Srijami Aham'.

Bhagavad Gita (Chapter IV-7)

"Whenever there is decay

of righteousness O! Bharatha

And a rise of unrighteousness

then I manifest Myself!"

Whenever civilization or culture is weakening or is at the worst form of decay, God will descent and help us reform. Kerala was also divided and untouchability was so rampant at one stage of life. So much so that Vivekananda who visited Kerala called it a mad house. It took courageous and compassionate Sri Narayana guru years to reform Kerala. Andra is so lost in its tollywood movies , liquor and ignorance that it is high time God came and helped them ! Not just silverscreen God , but a real god ! 

Peace and Prayers !!

There is not a single generation in the entire history of humanity who would have seen so much of change in their life time. Things change so rapidly that, it is really hard to imagine our past .
I Still remember the time when I was in college. My father used to send me around 2000 ruppees every month. And trust me most of the money would end up being charges to the daily phonecalls. Cell phone was a very big luxury back then . Even they charged for incoming calls. I remember waiting in the queue for that daily morning calls. Every day it used to cost me around 10 bucks minimum just to say hi. It was a major source of income for the small shops which used be around numerous mills. near Erode .

The biggest revolution in mobile telephony was by the Ambanis. They brought the mobile phone telephony to new level . Selling one for less than 500 bucks. Everyone who was anyone bought a Reliance handset. At one time in Salem there was even free Reliance phones being distributed if you shop for more than 2000 Rupees .

I remember seeing the first color display mobile. It was a motorola handset by one of my friend ! People would envy him and flock around him to see color display in a mobile handset. Technology was moving very rapidly indeed. Before I moved out of collage, most of my friends were having decent Camera mobiles.

Android and iPhone

Apple was truly a pioneer in many aspects . Touch screen was nothing new. They were there even before color displays

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