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  An analysis published by National Election Watch (NEW), a collective of more than 1,200 NGOs and citizen-led organisations, shows the rot going deeper than before. NEW's report says 153 out of 355 candidates analysed (i.e. about 43 per cent) have criminal cases pending against them, as declared by them under oath . 54% of congress candidates are having pending criminal cases. 45% of CPI[M] candidates are having pending criminal cases. 67% of CMP candidates are having pending criminal cases. 43% Muslim League candidates are having pending criminal cases. All major parties have given tickets to candidates accused of extortion, murder, and such other culpable offences. Here is a party-wise list of tainted candidates: Here is the complete analysis.

Super markets are relatively new in India taking into account that newyork had its first super market in August 4, 1930 to be precise. Though new there are several studies and criticism that these business houses are going through. There are these agitations against super markets and the social change disaster it could possibly bring. Then again there are people who believe that it will eat the small retailers. What ever the criticism be, supermarkets have always survived, grown and prospered in our land. The way super markets change the social structure is astonishing. Read More

    തുനീഷ്യയിലെ  ജാസ്മിന്‍വിപ്ലവം ഒരു ആത്മഹത്യയില്‍ നിന്നുണ്ടായതാണെങ്കില്‍ , ഈജിപ്ത് വിപ്ലവം അങ്ങനെ ഒന്നല്ല. കൃത്യമായ ആസൂത്രണവും ദിശാബോധവുമുളള ഒരു മുന്നേറ്റമായിരുന്നു അത്.  ഇതുമായി ബന്ധപെട്ടു നമ്മള്‍ ഒരുപാട് പേരുകള്‍ പല മാധ്യമങ്ങളിലൂടെയും  വായിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ടെങ്കിലും 'ജീന്‍ ഷാര്‍പിന്‍റെ' "From Dictatorship to Democracy" യെന്ന ബുക്ക്‌ എവിടെയും പരാമര്‍ശിച്ചിട്ടില്ല.   ഇരുപത്തിഒന്നാം നൂറ്റാണ്ടിന്‍റെ തുടക്കത്തില്‍  Eastern Europe - ലെ രാജ്യങ്ങളില്‍ ആഞ്ഞുവീശിയ വിപ്ലവം(Colour Revolution) തികച്ചും സമാനമായ ഒന്നായിരുന്നു. അതില്‍ ഷാര്‍പിന്‍റെ കൃതി വഹിച്ച പങ്ക് വളരെ വലുതാണെങ്കിലും ലോകജനത ഷാര്‍പിനെ വല്ലാതെ ഒന്നും അറിഞ്ഞിട്ടില്ല. 2009 -തിലെ സമാധാനത്തിനുള്ള നോബല്‍ സമ്മാനത്തിനു ‌നോമിനേഷന്‍ കിട്ടിയതും ഷാര്‍പിനേയും അദ്ദേഹത്തിന്‍റെ കൃതിയെയും വല്ലാതെ ഒന്നും പ്രശസ്തമാക്കിയില്ല.     അനുസരിക്കാനുള്ള ജനങ്ങളുടെ സന്നദ്ധതയാണ് ഏതൊരു എകാധിപതിയുടെയും ശക്തി എന്ന് ഷാര്‍പ്പ് വാദിക്കുന്നു. എന്നാല്‍ അനുസരിക്കാതിരിക്കാന്‍  ജനങ്ങള്‍ മാര്‍ഗങ്ങള്‍ വികസിപ്പിക്കുമ്പോള്‍ ഏകാ...

I see the truth, But live in wrong. I love my parents, But do what they love not. Read More

പുതിയ തലമുറ ഒട്ടും  ‘ പോളിറ്റിക്കലല്ല ’  എന്ന ആരോപണം മുതിര്‍ന്നവര്‍ക്ക് ഇനി അത്ര എളുപ്പത്തില്‍ ഉന്നയിക്കാനാവില്ല. തുനീഷ്യയില്‍ നിന്ന് തുടങ്ങി ഈജിപ്തിലൂടെ പടരുന്ന, എകാധിപത്യത്തിനെതിരായ ജനകീയ പ്രക്ഷോഭങ്ങളുടെ രൂപവും ശൈലിയും പുതിയ തലമുറയെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആശങ്കകള്‍ അസ്ഥാനാനെന്നു അടിവരയിടുന്നു. തങ്ങള്‍ ജീവിക്കുന്ന ‘ അയഥാര്‍ത്ഥ ലോക ’ ത്തിന്‍റെ സാധ്യതകളെ രാഷ്ട്രീയ പ്രവര്‍ത്തനത്തിന്‍റെ ഉപകരണങ്ങളാക്കി മാറ്റി, ഈ തലമുറ ഭൂമിയില്‍ നിലനില്‍ക്കാനുള്ള തങ്ങളുടെ കഴിവും അര്‍ഹതയും തെളിയിക്കുമ്പോള്‍, ഈജിപ്ത്യന്‍ വിപ്ലവത്തിന്  ‘ യൂത്ത്‌ റിവോള്‍ട്ട് ’  എന്ന് കൂടി പേര് വീഴുകയാണ്. വിവര സാങ്കേതികവിദ്യ ഒരുക്കുന്ന കെണികളില്‍ കുരുങ്ങി പൊലിഞ്ഞ് തീരുന്നവര്‍ എന്നാണ്  മുതിര്‍ന്നവര്‍ സഹതാപം കലര്‍ന്ന ഭാഷയില്‍ ഏറ്റവും ഇളം തലമുറയെ വിശേഷിപ്പിക്കുന്നത്. ആ ഇളം തലമുറയാണ് ഉജ്ജ്വലമായ ഒരു പ്രക്ഷോഭത്തെ തങ്ങളുടെ ലോകത്തിലെ സങ്കേതങ്ങളുപയോഗിച്ച് നിര്‍മ്മിക്കുകയും വികസിപ്പിക്കുകയും ചെയ്യുന്നത്. വിവര സാങ്കേതിക വിദ്യയുടെ സാധ്യതകളെ സാംസ്കാരികമായും രാഷ്ട്രീയപരമായും പ്രോയോജനപ്പെടുത്താന്‍ നിരവധി വഴികലുന്ടെന്ന് അ...

  My deed shall justify my cause; For my dreams shall justify my deeds. Read More

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"Two roads diverged into the concrete wood, And sorry i could not travel both! Oh, I kept the first for another day!" I'm at a very difficult juncture of life where for me to live i have to choose, not between 2 or 10 or 100! But from infinite.I have to choose whats next! I have to choose to learn or to work; to work while learning or learn at work; to learn then work or to work then learn; to go by what dad said or by what friend said; to follow billgates(dropout) or to follow Larry Page(Google founder). This list is exhausting! Peer pressure is unbearable! When I read philosophers writing that the biggest problem of  future will be of choice, I used to laugh at them and now life laughs at me. The line of clarity have been crossed and chaos of choice is every where!  'Road Not Taken' was written by Robert Frost when he had to choose from two roads! What should I write when i stand clueless before many? My bachelor degree is over, friends...

The fun, fights and moments we had together, Shall all be buried in the ashes of time… I will never forget these days… And I shall never forgive this change! For me friends where life… So what is left when it’s taken way by fate? Tears shed; won’t be enough to cure all those pain! And this too shall pass… Posted via email from esafwan's posterous

Are you tweeple tweeting so much? I mean are you sleep-tweeting sometime or tweeting, "Thinking about what to tweet! #thinking"? Then i guess this video of David Letterman show is for you. The video list top ten signs that helps you find out if you are a twitter addict! Watch the video and tell us the result! Or may be you can tweet your result. ;) If the video is not loading, click here . Posted via email from esafwan's posterous

Routines took away the flavors of our life and reasons took the possibilities. People are bothered of what others think? when they have enough to bother for themselves! What others think may give some satisfactions but its momentary! What we feel is more lasting! My car is mine, it just has to fit my needs and LIKES . But people often try to match things with others LIKINGS! Just because of this "what others think" syndrome they get into serious problems & huge debts and never get to live a free and happy life. It's not your possessions and monetary richness that make others envy you more... Show them the richness of your life and happiness, you will find behind what, man really is!

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Friendship and Loss There are times in friendship when the gap between two diminishes to nil and ones loss becomes others too. The pain is shared rather than being multiplied and tears wiped instead of being shed. Loss is soon substituted with love and care. Pain forgotten and life restored to normal. _____________________

I did my best! World did its! I was busy inviting and requesting friend to download firefox on the download day; and now i'm happy! This is one of those moment when 'Open Source' proves 'BiG'

A Father’s Dream, from his Eldest Son. Ya it’s about me and my dad. But I think it’s similar for all of you who are the eldest to your dad and the earnest too… My dad has been abroad in K.S.A for last few decades. Half of his youth and the lions-share of his whole life itself were there. Away from his native, in that desert with wild climate he worked and his only concern was his family. 6 Children and his beloved wife was his universe and their prosperity his primary concern. At first my dad lived with all of us there in the kingdom… and thank god was happy to be together. As usual time played the tricks and things changed. His children grew and had to leave for education. And so did the family left back to native. In the city build on desert with wild climate my dad lived no… strived! For his ‘six’ and the beloved wife! His children his greatest treasure is now learning at different grades; which he is seeing with great dreams, great expectation! And among them is I the humble....

Prarambha (The Beginning) Prarambha (The Beginning), directed by renowned cinematographer and director Santosh Sivan, features the South Indian Superstar Prabhudeva as a truck driver who discovers a little boy in the back of his van. The boy is on a journey to find his mother, who left him upon discovering that she was HIV positive. Prarambha is one of four short dramatic films by cutting-edge Indian directors Mira Nair, Vishal Bhardwaj, Santosh Sivan and Farhan Akhtar that aim to dismantle myths and misconceptions about HIV/AIDS.

I don’t understand this emptiness! __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ 17 Nov of 1988 won’t have anything to do with you; but for me that day was important, because I landed on earth that day! I don’t remember anything of that moment (of course no one would!). But one thing I know, from then to the age of 16 I have known no pain nor did I think of life seriously (thanks to my dad and mom! For the no pain part!). Then things changed, I started understanding life…not the whole life…philosophically speaking; I thought like some Greek philosophers. What am I doing here?!! Who holds the remote control of my life?!! And the questions came like the bullets from an AK47 on trigger! And it drove me through a few 100 books and there I was changed! Never in my life have I felt emptiness after that. Don’t know if I was a good writer but I wrote, don’t know if I was a good speaker but I have spoken to different crowds...