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  • ‘India Hates Women’ Is It? Don’t Talk Shop.

    I came across a post titled  ‘Being Female in India:A Hate Story’  more or less a Mayo’s Report on India.

     

    As usual we do not need foreigners to misinterpret India , we Indians are adept at it.

     

    Yes , it is written by an Indian where you find sweeping statements on India and Indian women, probably to show off as an intellectual.

     

    Let me , at the out set state I am an out right critic of rape and advocate stringent punishment for the rapists.(read my blogs)

     

    What are the statements made by the author?

     

    Teen Pregnancy.

    As expected the source is from Wall Street Journal which again is based on a UN report on Teen Pregnancy.

     

    If Statistics can be twisted and quoted out of context , this is it.

     

    The figures are for Human Development Index and under Women are these statistics.

     

    It mentions Teenage pregnancy along with Malnutrition, Early marriage and forced marriage at an early age for girls.

     

    Malnutrition is not selective for Girl child it is generic to both the Sex

     

    Early marriage is definitely is on the wane and as to forced marriage,in fact the forced marriage often emanates from the girls/boys concerned now,look at boys and girls eloping when they are studying in X standard.( Forced marriages do exist albeit Ina small way as compared to the population and Literacy)

     

    Teenage pregnancy;

     

    The data does not provide an insight into how many rapes are due to Teen pregnancy .

     

    All teen pregnancies are not due to rape.

     

    That a woman can call even a consenting sexual act a Rape latter is some thing else!

     

    So much for these Statistics.

     

    Now to India’s ‘Rape’

     

    Incidence of Rape.
    Rape Tally,India
    Rape Statistics World.
    Assuming parity in definition, India on a population that is 400% larger has a rape incident ratio which are 24% of US. | Graphic source – hindustan times.com; Hindustan Times e-Paper dated 2012-12-23 accessed at 17-29-59.

    Out goes your argument that India Tops the Rape List!

     

    ‘We abort Millions of fetuses’

     

    The source for the writer in The telegraph article.

     

    Tell me how many of these are from rape?

     

    Look at this from the same article.

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    The mean number of children per Indian woman fell from 3.8 in 1990 to 2.6 in 2008.

    Selective abortion of female fetuses accounts for two to four per cent of female pregnancies in India, roughly 300,000 to 600,000 per year out of 13.3 to 13.7 million carrying a girl in 2010, the study found.

    From 2001 to 2011, the practice increased at a rate of 170 per cent, slowing from 260 per cent over the previous decade.

    In the study, researchers led by Prabhat Jha of the Centre for Global Health at the University of Toronto, analysed census data from 2011 and earlier.’

     

    Figures speak.

     

    Single woman. Quoted from WSJ. No body eyes a Single woman with suspicion ,in fact . at least in the South we try to take care of her as

    in loco parentis.

     

    Only when male visitors stay up late in the night in her room or drinking and partying goes on we do object it.

     

    Reference has been made to Dowry.Please tell us whether it is the Boy, The father of the Boy or the Mother of the Boy demands the

    Dowry.

     

    How many female Fetuses are aborted by the commands of women?

     

    No doubt Rape is a heinous crime and has to be eradicated.

     

    It does not mean that all men are ogres and Rapists.

     

    Shall I talk of Female rapists? ( especially at the work place)

     

    The article is curiously silent about the provocation of women in scantiest of Clothes.

     

    On top of it there is a placard showing .

    Placard on Rape.
    Placard against Rape.

    Unfortunately the advice is given only to protect two men and not to encourage Rapists.

     

    Sex is a primordial urge;don’t incite it by sexiest dresses(revealing) or statements like ‘I want to look sexy.

     

    If women continue finding fault only with men there is no solution,look at your self as well .

     

    Remember Your Father, Brothers, Husband and Sons are all…….MEN.

     

    India hates women. It is with this bald fact that I wish to begin—and end—my response to the horrific crime that occurred this week in Delhi, the rape, by multiple perpetrators, of a young woman on public transport in our capital city. She was raped by a gang of men, and she and her companion were both severely beaten, stripped naked and thrown from the bus in which they had been travelling. The young woman, to whom this response is dedicated, now lies fighting for her life, her uterus and intestines ruptured from the brutal attack, in a Delhi hospital.

    If any Indian claims to be surprised by this crime and that Indian is a mentally competent, responsible adult, then he or she is lying. There are, of course, other, gentler names—ignorance, hypocrisy, denial. But let us call a spade a spade. Anyone who has experienced life growing up in India, who can claim the minimum level of education and awareness that should come with reading the newspapers, with a high school diploma or by simply keeping one’s eyes open, knows about India’s hatred for women. If he or she says otherwise, that assertion is false. In other words, he or she lies. And it is in those lies of ours, in that denial that persists in spite of India’s shameful record asone of the most misogynistic countries in the world—it is those lies that beat up and raped that young woman, that sent her crushed and bleeding, torn and broken inside and out, to that hospital where she lies now in her agony. Our lies made the attack possible, created a space for it to happen.

    http://transhumanity.net/articles/entry/being-female-in-india-a-hate-story

     

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  • ‘The Rajiv Brief’ Officer In Hiding Speaks Rajiv Killing

    On publishing my post.

    Rajiv Killing Bofors LTTE French Intelligence Untold Story, I received a comment from Mr.Anil Gupta

    Rajiv Gandhi assassination Book.
    Book on Rajiv Ganndhi Killing

    ‘Ramanan ji, Thanks for posting the untold story of Rajiv Killing.On April 29,2012 a mail was posted by someone claiming to be aa ex-intelligence officer now living somewhere in anonymiyt”

    I checked the blog site.

    Excerpts from the blog.

    The Rajiv Brief.

    ‘I was part of various analysis teams of Indian intelligence agencies during the 80’s and 90’s and now live a anonymous life in a distant land. What I am going to propagate over a 3 part series in the next few days might seem very farfetched and even fantastic to most people and many conspiracy theorists might gleefully accept it as vindication for whatever they have been screaming from rooftops for quite some time now. My attempt though is neither to please any one nor to prove someone else wrong or right; it is just to come out with the truth as we perceived it. Most of the theory that I am going to put forward in part 1 is the work of us 5 people in 1991 while analyzing all the intelligence inputs over the years in connection with the assassination of former Prime Minister Mr. Rajiv Gandhi. We in the intelligence parlays termed it as “the Rajiv brief”…

    Scenario 1: The Rajiv-Sonia marriage
    At the outset there is nothing more than just another love story to Mr Rajiv Gandhi’s romance with Miss Antonia Albina Maino in the mid 1960’s. Any suggestion that there were characters in the Cambridge university campus that not only hooked them up but also nurtured the famous romance is too farfetched. But having said that, let us consider some of the London tabloid reports of that time which variously suggested Rajiv was “constantly influenced” by a couple of students of European origin (I would not take names and let researchers do some hard work) and that at least one of those students was later absorbed by the Vatican’s intelligence wing. It would also be farfetched to speculate on Indian intelligence requesting the help of MI5 to analyze the Rajiv-Sonia romance, at least am not aware of any such report ever being filed. All these rumours and theories have done their rounds in the intelligence quarters of Delhi, especially during 1991-1992, but then we are rushing ahead of time so we shall deal with that later. I would now present as to what intelligence agencies actually did, which was very little, and let people draw their own conclusion.
     
    Background
    Post World War 1, Turin was a hub of political activity. Communism was at its peak in Europe and many left leaning socialist organizations were dabbling with the Marxist ideology and as a counter balance to that the fascist forces were emerging as an attractive alternative to many Catholics of Italy, and Turin was no exception. The small village of Orbassano near Turin mainly composed of orthodox Roman Catholic families and they all dreaded the arrival of communists on their shores and decided to join hands with the fascists lead by Mussolini. Paolo Maino was one of them. Indian intelligence gathering techniques are never given their due credit, but we have done some first rate jobs which have never been acknowledged and Mrs Sonia Gandhi’s background check was one of them. It was found that after the end of Second World War when many fascists were purged, Paolo Maino was protected by the church and no less than the Vatican itself intervened in his case and all papers pertaining to him were there by transferred to the Vatican! It was furthermore established that one of the more mysterious uncles of Paolo Maino worked for the super secret intelligence organization of the Vatican, the Opus Dei. Paolo was a construction contractor and had little savings; he could not entirely afford the educational and other expenses of his children. This mysterious uncle; who was working for the Opus Dei and whose name had been deleted from all the intelligence files; sponsored Antonio Albina Maino’s education in Cambridge in the 1960’s.
    During her stay in Cambridge Miss Antonio took an “unusually high degree” of interest in the activities of groups concerning students of Indian Diaspora much before she met Rajiv. In fact, their first meeting took place in the presence of other Indian origin students and not in a Greek cafe as widely reported later. But throughout all of this she continued her association with the church and its activities and was in constant touch with “certain sections of the Vatican” which were previously also associated with the fascists. When Indian intelligence officials later questioned one of Miss Antonio’s close associates during her stay in the Cambridge, he described her relationship with the Vatican as akin to “umbilical cord”. All of these titbits were filed by many field officers of various intelligence agencies over a period of years but most analysts in the intelligence parlays of India termed them as “innocent” at worst and “needs evaluation” at best. Of course one can always concede that the analysts of that era lack the luxury of retrospective analysis as we do have now, there was definitely some lax attitude shown by these analysts in trying to decipher these events. Thus one day in 1968, after 3 odd years of courtship Mr. Rajiv Gandhi and Miss Antonio Maino; the daughter of former Fascist soldier, Paolo Maino; were married in Delhi. Miss Maino then became Mrs Sonia Gandhi for all intentions and purposes and the stepping stone to her destiny was covered with roses.
    Scenario 2: Event 1, June 23rd 1980
    The first player in the political theatre to have been eliminated and also the most important first link to the series of events that led to the present dispensation in the corridors of Delhi. Circumstantial evidence in the June 23rd 1980 Sanjay Gandhi air crash near Safdarjung airport points to foul play but let’s not get sucked into those futile arguments that have been raging ever since. Just suffice it to say that the single-member enquiry commission headed by Mr M L Jain which was formed to study the circumstances that lead to the plane crash has never submitted any report what so ever to the government in 3 decades. Now isn’t that fishy?…
    Scenario 3: 1984, the assassination of Mrs Indira Gandhi
    It was one of those events in the young life of a nation that can be termed as a defining moment in history. At the outset it was a clear case of Khalistani fundamentalists avenging operation blue-star, but there were many characters at the periphery and many events preceding it which raised many an eyebrow in the intelligence communities of the world. This was also that one colossal event that catapulted the young Mr Rajiv Gandhi, a novice in politics, to the highest seat of power in South Asia and Mrs Sonia Gandhi was now the next in the line of succession by the virtue of being his wife…
    Scenario 4: 1991, the assassination of Mr Rajiv Gandhi
    When Mr Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Sriperumbudur on 21stMay 1991, it did come as a shock to the intelligence community in India but it would be false to suggest that we had absolutely no clue about it. Tamil Tigers animosity towards Mr Rajiv Gandhi was by no means a universally accepted fact in the intelligence circles and yet there were “elements” in the establishment who had assessed the risk factors from time to time. Many analysts had pointed out way back in 1985 (when Rajiv first tried to establish channels to tigers) the unpredictable nature of the leadership of LTTE and their perceived closeness to “certain” European and Western intelligence agencies. Mr Rajiv Gandhi was more influenced by a section of foreign policy analysts and he paid little heed to whatever little reservations the Indian intelligence agencies had vis-à-vis Tamil Tigers. I must confess that intelligence community in India did not really cover themselves in glory in this whole episode, because it might come as a surprise to most readers to know that we had threat perception for Mr Rajiv Gandhi from many other quarters like Sikh separatists, Islamic (Pakistani funded) militant groups, Chinese sponsored mercenaries and even rogue KGB agents, but had very few inputs and analysis about Tamil Tigers! That was a grave error to say the least. Due to myriad intelligence inputs and even more complex analysis the enquiry following the assassination was mired in many ideas and was muddled in too many complexities.”

    Thanks Mr.Anil Gupta.

     

     

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  • Indian Bloggers Meet At Bangalore, Indiblogger.

    Bloggers in India are meeting to day,11 November 2012, at Bangalore at 530  pm-1030 PM.

    The event is conducted jointly by IndiBlogger and Nokia.

    Attendees are 284 at the latest count.

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    Indiblogger.

    It’s going to be an epic evening of blogging and apptasting at Bangalore! Register quick and mark your calenders, because you’re not going to want to miss this one!

    The Hosts

    Vikas Khanna
    New York based, Michelin Starred, Celebrity Chef!

    Rajiv Makhni
    Popular TV anchor, one of India’s leading technology analysts, gadget guru!

    Note: This event is for approved IndiBloggers only.

    Item Time By
    1. Registration 5:30 PM Bloggers
    2. In The Beginning 6:00 PM IndiTeam
    3. Welcome 6:10 PM Nokia
    4. What’s in store? 6:15 PM Rajiv & Vikas
    5. 30 seconds of fame 6:30 PM Bloggers
    6. The Apptasting begins! 7:00 PM Rajiv & Vikas
    7. Trendify 7:45 PM Everyone
    8. Your wish is my app 8:15 PM Everyone
    9. Q&A 8:45 PM Rajiv & Vikas
    10. Apptasting blogathon 9:15 PM Rajiv & Vikas
    11. Dinner & Drinks 9:30 PM Everyone
    12. Head home and keep blogging! 10:30 PM Bloggers

    http://www.indiblogger.in/

    Normally I do not attend functions.

    But I am surprised at the interaction of the Attendees, the warmth with which they communicate with each other and the  seemingly painstaking arrangements made by the organizers change my mind.

    May this continue.

    I am quite new to this Community.

    Some observations.

    Most prominent of the Community seems to be youngsters and they seem to have a thing or two to express which is quite interesting.

    I have visited many of the sites and find them to be original,Tech savvy and quietly different, without being brash.

    I interacted with a few of them on telephone, the warmth is spontaneous and refreshing.

    Let me hear these people and report.

    May be some of my readers are also in this Community.

    Would you please contact me by mail/at this site/venue?

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  • Swamy On Sonia, Rahul 1600 Crore Graft ,Text Video

    Dr.Swamy has leveled serious allegations against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on illegal donations , land deals, violating Company Laws and owning property worth Rs. 1600 crore.

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    Subramanian Swamy.

    Rahul Gandhi has threatened to sue Dr.Swamy.

     

    Hope he does.

     

    Please read my blog KGB paid money to Rahul Gandhi.

     

    http://ramanisblog.in/2011/02/16/kgb-paid-money-to-sonia-rahul-rajiv-gandhi/

     

    Read my other blogs on Sonia Gandhi ,Rajiv Gandhi deals  filed under Corruption.

    1. Mrs. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi had floated a Section 25 private company called Young Indian, and acquired the public limited company, the Associated Journals Ltd., which is the owner of National Herald and Quami Awaz Newspapers, and all high value real estate property in Delhi and other places in Uttar Pradesh of the said company. The deal is a sham, bogus, and a violation of several laws. It is a fraud committed in order to grab the Herald Housein Delhi, that is located in a hub and which is valued at about Rs.1600 crores. 

       

    2. The first dubious fact of the AJ Company RoC details is that Jawahar Lal Nehru, Indira, Feroze Gandhi, GD Birlaand other like noted deceased person, are shown as current shareholders! In fact 80 per cent of the original shareholders are no more alive So too many of the defunct firms, including several companies having dubious addresses in Kolkata, are shown as shareholders of the Associated Journals Ltd. 

       

    3. The second dubious fact is the acquisition of the associated Journals Ltld. Judging by documents filed with RoC it is wholly illegal. On February 26, 2011, the Board of AJ Pvt. Ltd. passed a Resolution approving that All India Congress Committee9AICC) had loans to the Company unsecured and for zero interest rate to extinguish the liability of the company of more than Rs.90 crores. It is illegal for a political party to give loans to any company. The Resolution also resolved that in lieu of this deal with AICC, the Board decided to allot all AJ’s nine crore shares, of Rs.10 each to Young Indian, the private company of Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, where both together more than three fourths of the total shares and fully control the said Young Indian Company. 

       

    4. The third dubious fact is that Young Indian filed statements with the RoC disclosing that the shareholders meeting was held in Sonia Gandhi’s Government allotted 10, Janpath. This is violation of the law since the 10, Janpath, New Delhi Government accommodation cannot be used for commercial purposes and business. 

       

    5. The fourth dubious fact is that the Rs.90 crore liability of The associated Journals was owned by Young Indian for a mere Rs.50 lakhs! 

       

    6. Thus the deal was to grab the Rs.1600 crore worth Herald House and other properties of the National Herald/Quami Awaz in Delhi and in different part of UP for a commitment to pay Rs.50 lakh to AICC for the Rs.90 crores advanced as unsecured zero interest loan. 

       

    7. Therefore, I urge immediate institution of a SFIO/CBI probe into this dubious stinking deal between Young Indian and The Associated Journals as also the illegality of the AICC in giving a loan to a private company in reckless cronyism since the AICC President is Ms. Sonia Gandhi and General Secretary Rahul Gandhi who are also owners of Young Indian, the beneficiary. More curiously, the associated Journals Ltd.’s Chairman Shri Motilal Vore is also the Treasurer of the AICC! 

       

    8. In his election affidavit on assets and liabilities, Mr. Rahul Gandhi had failed to inform that he owned 38 per cent share of a company he had formed named Young Indian with his mother, Ms.Sonia Gandhi, who also owned 38 per cent of the shares.

    Ack: OneIndia News.

    Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy today targeted Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi raising questions over acquisition of a company that published the now-defunct National Herald newspaper to which Congress gave a loan of over Rs 90 crore – Swamy made a fleeting mention of Rs 1,600 cr figure too in his diatribe.

    Addressing a press conference here, he said Sonia and Rahul had floated a Section 25 company called ‘Young Indian’ each with a share holding of 38 per cent, which acquired Associated Journals, founded by late Jawaharlal Nehru, that published the National Herald and Quami Awaz.

    Swamy said Associated Journals obtained an unsecured loan of over Rs 90 crore from AICC which he claimed was illegal under Income Tax Act because a political party cannot give loans for commercial purposes.

    http://www.indianexpress.com/news/rs-1600-cr-graft-subramanian-swamy-says-sonia-gandhi-kneedeep-in-graft-sam-pitroda-rahul-to-sue/1025310/

     

     

     

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  • Corporation Bank 7.94 Crore Overdraft To Vadra

    Corporation Bank extended an overdraft facility of rs 7.74 Crore  in 2007-2008 to Robert Vadra’s Sky Light Hospitality when his company had total resources of only one lakh rupees.

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    Robert Vadra’s Business Connections.

    Asked what amount Corporation Bank would normally extend as overdraft to a borrower with a company whose issued capital was Rs. 1 lakh, Ajai Kumar, Chairman and Managing Director, Corporation Bank, told The Hindu: “It is not a question I can answer until I get the full facts. You should understand. You have to take the full picture.” He cited client confidentiality for not sharing the information, even if he were to get it, on Mr. Vadra’s business with the bank. However, he added that he could get the full facts from the branch in Delhi “may be by tomorrow [Thursday].”

    Mr Chidambaram, this is not insinuation, but a charge.

    http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/public-sector-bank-overdraft-helped-vadra-buy-land/article3985446.ece

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