Wikipedia - taking the place of google ?

I've got stuck to wikipedia for some time as I'm in search for a vast variety of topics these days..Ranging from Probability distributions to Indian history, i've been reading a lot .. Compared to google, if u know the exact phrase to be searched, wiki is a better option. 99% of the searches in wiki will get the correct pages. If it doesnt have info , it clearly says that. And many of the google searches invariably lead to wiki. I think this is perhaps the tool which will challenge the hegemony of google once it gets popular among the average user...
A bit busy, so an abrupt stop to the blog today...

Ajith

Political parties & Principles ? Mutually exclusive terms

True to the spirit of being world's largest democracy, you can find political parties of all sorts of names and fashions.... Whenever a split comes in a political party, ppl tend to form new parties taking bits and peices from the list of words which goes like this -- 'Nationalistic, Democratic,Rashtriya, Congress,Samaj, Dal,socialist....It goes on' .You can find parties which do sense or have no knowledge about their names....

The party formed on the ideals of erstwhile Ram Manohar Lohya, perhaps the greatest socialist India has produced indulging in caste based politics..The parties bearing a religion's name and even restricting the primary membership of that party to one particular religion claiming to be a secular party, people who were brought to the forefront by the great JayaPrakash Narayanan organising perhaps the second biggest corruption scandal in India ( The first place goes to Abdul Karim Telgi ,undoubtedly ), the so called NCP allying with congress compromising the very basic principle under which it was formed....., politics nowadays is all about opportunism, capturing power and making money..

Well, ever thought about what could be the worst name to a political party ? Come to my home state , the God's own country...U can see in most places banners heralding the new political formation in kerala --- DICK -- yes , thats the name.. It has been there for about 5 months.. It reads "Democratic Indira Congress Karunakaran" ..Still wondering , how could they choose such a name..In the coming months, u'll be able to see the banners bearing this name multiplying in numbers as the assembly elections near... And the latest news is that they are seeking alliance from AIADMK .. Thats another opportunistic pole vault...

Perhaps one good news is the growing popularity of Paritrana . A group of people passionate about reforming the system...Hope they'll succeed.

Ajith

V-day , marketing of human tendencies..

There are two basic things that an average human being tends to strive for ..

1. To acquire money, position, fame ...

2. To find a companion of opposite sex ...

I would say, these are complimentary. When the seriousness of career gets into one's head, the second tendency will subside... And once u find a companion, the first tendency will be very limited..

As today's globalised world implies, there is competition and marketing in all the segments. You cannot blame Archies or for that matter anyone , who popularised this concept in India. Its their right to do whatever business they want... But the bad point is that, this has influenced even children . Yesterday, i phoned home to find that my brothers( they're in 8th ) are excited abt these celebrations..They say that entire class ..mind you, 8th std ... is excited.. Isnt it a little bit early.. "The fourth estate doing too much ?? " . I dont advocate moral policing, because I'm a firm believer that the childhood and teenage experiences plus education should develop one's individuality...And this development is often filled with failures... If you learn out of those, tomorrow is yours..

Its good to go through these emotions..love,sentiments,solitude,companionship...etc. They teach u a lot. They really make you a better person. But there is an age and an occassion for all these..If u get caught in this before you are mature, u may fall. And if these fall comes too early, where u dont have the composure to get out of that pit, you may endup really in a trying life..

It is a false notion spread by media so as to make you believe that unless u have a lady/guy with you, you are not complete....Countless movies prophezing the glory of love in an immature way has added up to this. Life is VERY VERY much different from these silverscreen sops.

The ideal life partner should be some one with whom your frequencies of thoughts and interests match...And its not possible to identify him/her unless you have identified yours.. So the first step is in defining yourself..Identify what you want in life? And to get to that answer itself it takes some time..It is far from saying that I want to earn money/ I want to be CEO of something or anything like that. Identify your path..Put yourself firmly in that path .. And then , try for your other half...

There are people who question the significance of having a day like this.. But, then I would say,I've no objection to that..Why do we have independence day ? To make us aware of our history and all that we enjoy now are the result of the efforts of those great people..Symbols like that play a great role in imparting the right kind of values... But V-day celebration, is definitely imparting a wrong perception in youth about love.. Read the history of Valentine's day.

To stop on a funnier note .. One SMS i read today "Dont overdo Valentine day celebrations..Children's day comes exactly nine months after this"...

So, for those who believe in this ...
"Hope u had a good valentine's day"

Ajith