Bengaluru Steel Flyover

I will say there has been a lot of debate both for and against the Bengaluru Steel Flyover.
In this post I will try to outline a few points.

• People will try to paint it as a Congress BJP conflict.
• But the fact is it is not a Congress BJP conflict.
• Each party wants to use the issue for its advantage.
• Now I just read an interview where DV Sadanada Gowda is linking UP Elections with the Steel flyover.
• Let me tell that it is foolishness and malice on part of BJP to link a distant UP Elections with the Steel flyover issue.
• The issue is actually between "politician builder" nexus.
• It is the same thing like politician bus operator nexus which is not making the one way happen again in Madivala.
• What has happened in Madivala let me outline:
• Madivala there is too much traffic around the St. Johns hospital area.
• There has been experiment of one way and then traffic used to flow smoothly.
• Then work was started for cementing the road near Madivala market.
•  For several months, traffic was restored to two way and it was decided to resume one way after the completion of the cementing work.
• Now the cementing work is completed but the one way will never happen again?
• Why? because of the bus operators.
• They take the straight road to Madivala Masjid and then take a U-turn there and join to pick up the passengers. 
• In the absence of that they have to take a full roundabout after St. Johns hospital.
• So the Govt./traffic police simply obliged to this bus operator mafia and two way is continuing as it was inconveniencing thousands as the traffic is simply too heavy.
• If it was one way, traffic flow would have been faster but not anymore.
• They have even cemented the divider so that no one thinks about making it one way again.
•  Now let us go back to the earlier flyovers.
• There are three main flyovers to look out for:
• Flyover at Mohammad Ali Road in Mumbai
• Flyover over KR market at Bengaluru
• Flyover at Hosur road (Silk board to Electronics city).
•  Apart from this there are flyovers in other cities like Hyderabad and Kolkata but we can ignore those for now.
• When KR market flyover was done it was like a boon. I had come to Bengaluru in 1996 and there was no flyover at KR market. Fast forward to 2002 when I came to Bengaluru there was already this flyover at KR market.
• Similarly the Md Ali flyover at Mumbai was not there in 1998 but by 2002 it was up and running.
• Hosur Road flyover construction also started right before my eyes late in 2006 and by 2010 Feb it was open for public.
• All there flyovers were like "ready to assemble" ones.
• The pillars were built in place but the structures which were to support the vehicles were built elsewhere and just shipped and fitted.
• That makes the construction speed too fast and completion sooner.
• Now if you build a bridge at the spot it takes time.
• But if you assemble it after importing the parts from elsewhere it happens fast.
• It is much like furniture. If we build in out house it will take months. but if already ready to assemble ones are ordered it would take days.
• Now the Hosur Road flyover was a disaster. I think the road comes under National Highways Authority of India which is under central Govt. And when Hosur Road flyover was built there was UPA i.e. Congress in Center. Also the contractors were from Hyderabad and Govt. in Andhra Pradesh (capital hyderabad) was Congress and there was a like minded Govt. here in Karnataka.
• Unfortunately, when such kind of flyover work has already commenced, nothing can be done by succeeding Govt.
• And BJP Govt. did not come into power on its own in Karnataka until 2008 when much of the flyover work was already done.
• But we should not elevate the BJP as we know that much of area around the Agara lake was developed when BJP was in power in the state.
• Also they were planning to build two underpass in Koramangala and a flyover from Shoolay Circle till Silk Board.
• Those underpasses never happened and gladly we don't hear about the elevated road from Shoolay Circle till Silk Board.
• What we hear about now is the flyover from Chalukya Circle till Hebbal.
• I will say this flyover is welcome if the Govt cannot find any other option.
• Why is it better than Hosur Road flyover I think. It is because of below:
• Hosur Road flyover has no exit. Once you enter you exit at the end and its bad. The Steel flyover will be having plenty of exits.
• Hosur Road flyover is blatant builder-land owner nexus. Where they want to "jack up" property prices at the other end of the road. This steel flyover wants to improve access to airport which is always welcome. Property price and acccess should be secondary when airport is involved. At Hosur Road there is no airport.
• Hosur Road flyover is paid road. The Govt. promises the Steel flyover to be free. And that should be the criteria for the same. Money collection should not be the motive of Govt.
• At Hosur Road following flyover we find no trees in the entire stretch. For steel flyover the Govt. has promised 60000 trees in place of 1000 or 2000 which will be lost which is fair enough.
• Much of the land 80% is Govt owned. So Govt. can always use its land for the betterment of the city. We do not know if the Hosur road flyover was built on Govt land. Maybe not.
• The Hosur Road was built by Center Govt and not state so there was not good planning.
• This Steel flyover is being built at the heart of the city at the heart of where the State govt is based so obviously they will think how best to help the citizens of the city. The Chief Minister is also taking personal interest in this.
• Metro access to airport can happen anytime and through any route of the nine routes suggested by the Govt.
• But no harm in having a latest flyover from Vidhan Soudha till Hebbal where it can join the Airport road.

Rahasya

Watched this 2014 movie on Zee Cinema HD Channel after recording it on pen drive using Airtel Digital TV.
Liked this movie. It is too good. It shows how criminal people can become.
You don't need to watch horror movies because the crimes people commit makes real life like a horror story.

Missing on a Weekend, Shahid, Cycle Kick

Watched three movies as mentioned in the subject line.
Missing on a Weekend
Watched this movie on Airtel Miniplex HD Channel after recording on pen drive. It is okay to be watched once. But not a good movie at all I feel.
Shahid
Was watching this movie on Airtel Zee Cinema HD Channel after recording on pen drive.But found the dialogues to be censored. So immediately re-joined Netflix where I knew this was on offer and could watch it uninterrupted and liked it. It is a sad story. The thing is man is getting squeezed and when he tries to help others his efforts get hindered.
Cycle Kick
This movie was also watched on Airtel Star Gold HD Channel after recording on pen drive. It is very good movie. It shows how a cycle unites two different people and they decide to work together to defeat a bigger adversary in a football match. Worth watching.

Russia India

• Russia India Relations should be the title of this blog post.
• I can tell for certain that Russia and India have been partners for decades.
• Erstwhile it was the Soviet Union and now the successor state is Russia.
• Now what has been happening is that US has been "cozying up" to India.
• And US has been protesting and obstructing Russia for several years now.
• US traditional ally has been Pakistan.
• But now India under BJP rule is a "new damsel" who is offering herself to US.
• US cannot just ignore such a beauty and wants to bed with India.
• Now Russia is alarmed what is it do?
• First it goes after US traditional ally Pakistan and then it goes back to the drawing board.
• What does it find? It finds that BJP ruled India is aggressive towards Pakistan.
• So Russia sacrifices Pakistan for India.
• This aggressive India wants to wage war against Pakistan.
• Now we have seen much of the military equipment of India is Russian made.
• Now when war is waged spare parts would be required in tens of thousands.
• War with Pakistan cannot be waged by India without Russian support.
• Russian technicians have to be on the ground with Indian forces if war is to be waged or if war has to happen between India and Pakistan.
• Much like what is happening in Syria.
• Without Russian support war cannot be waged with Pakitan and that Modi and BJP ruled India have realized.
• India under Modi and BJP have reversed the policies of Dr.Manmohan Singh where there was less and less engagement with Russia and slowly slowly India was moving towards US.
• Modi and BJP soon reallized that US is a hard nut to crack.
• I mean it is US for crying out loud. They have CIA and FBI and they have waged a "War on Terror" for 15 years.
• I was also watching video on Youtube that there was no plane which struck the World Trade Center.
• I mean if the US can fake something like 9-11 and even the moon landing what is India.
• India can cozy up to the US all it wants but it would be very easy to take "India for a ride" by the US.
• US has been able to "fool the world" for decades. What is India. Indian people can be fooled easily.
• I feel even BJP and Modi have realized this.
• And now elections in US are happening and BJP and Modi knows both Hillary and Trump are very unpredictable characters.
• Hillary is a highly unstable lady.
• Trump would be a very tough taskmaster.
• No more Obama and Modi bromance would be happening in the future.
• Both Hillary and Trump would try to take the juice out of Modi and India.
• And Russia is desperate.
• Russia is totally becoming like outcast.
• So like in earlier blog I had outlined (http://anup2016.blogspot.in/2016/09/world-war-scenario.html), Russia now has to engage itself everywhere where America is engaged else it will get wiped out.
• Now survival of Russia depends on "containing US" at least in the regions where it "sphere of influence exists" like South Asia, East Asia, Middle East and Europe.
• US is truly a global power and its power extends to whole world.
• But Russia has to think for itself and survive and hence it has committed itself to help India in any way possible before US takes over India.
• Russia does not care whether there is a "hardline Hindu" Govt in India.
• It has to engage with whoever is in power in India.
• All the while China is laughing their asses off.
• China is least affected by what is happening between India Pakistan and US Russia.
• But China subject is different and cannot be brought into this picture.
• For China economic development is paramount and China is trying to grow itself through economic development.
• If India is not offering place for Chinese interests to grow, China will find a way through its neighbours like Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Maldives and Pakistan.
• For Russia it is about survival and relevance in this modern world.

Chapekar Brothers

Chapekar Brothers
Watched this movie on Airtel Miniplex HD Channel.
I liked this movie. It is okay for a one time watch.
This movie deals with pre independence India and how Brahmins were discriminated against by the British as they were not considered to be a "martial race" and hence were denied entry to the Army.
They were told to do "bhajan kirtan".
And then Plague happened British Indian Govt. sent the people to concentration camp like situation. Like if in a locality a person suffered from plague, the entire locality was vacated. And in fear people used to hide the plague patients and the bodies out of fear of not getting evicted.

Happy Bhag Jayegi, Welcome to Sajjanpur

Watched two movies as mentioned in the subject line.
Happy Bhag Jayegi
Watched this movie on Tata Sky Showcase HD Channel. Fully enjoyable movie. I liked it too much. To tell the truth I did not want the movie to end.. But all good things must come to end and so did this movie.


Welcome to Sajjanpur
Watched this movie on Miniplex HD Channel on Airtel HD Channel.  This movie is too good. This movie is ahead of its times. It could predict how the democracy is being misused by powerful individuals to their advantage by denying rights to minorities and others.
In this initial certificate it is mentioned as "Mahadev ka Sajjanpur" since the main character name is Mahadev. But such a kind of title would have brought the "Hindu brigade" in full force and so it was renamed as "Welcome to Sajjanpur".

Trump and Clinton Debate

This blog post is about Trump and Clinton Debate.
I watched this debate today moring and I have few observations which I will outline below:

• Both Trump and Clinton fought too hard and both are fighters.
• But Trump was more like a gentleman and Hillary was less like a lady.
• By electing Hillary also known as "Kill"ary we have to realise that we would not be electing a "lady" but a "character worse than a human". Trump has correctly described her as "crooked Hillary"
• Sanders had given hope to millions of Americans but this "corrupt system" "swallowed him whole" and he just "ceased to exist".
• For the way the candidacy of Sanders was handled for that reason alone people should not vote for Democrats.
• What I feel America is on its way down. Its power is diminishing in the world.
• It is only identified as a "troublemaker" in much of Asia, Africa and Middle East. Perhaps even in North and South America. Only people who would be appreciating America is Europe (Western Europe mainly) and Australia and Oceania.
• Now when Hillary is elected President, I have a feeling that there will be further downfall of America. People will cease to look towards America as a "hope" and a leader.
• With Trump at the helm we can expect something different.
• Trumps catchphrase has been "Lets make America Great Again" and "America first".
• Whether Americans acknowledge it or not their ultimate aim is to work for the development of themselves. In the meantime they forget about their country.
• Trump being a long standing businessman knows the big picture and he can know how to benefit the country when people work for themselves.
• If we see what Obama has done much of his effort has been in "destroying countries abroad" while not thinking about US of A even 1%.
• Trump is not thinking of destroying other countries. He wants to work with existing countries for the common good. 
• "Regime change" is not on his agenda. And for that reason only we should elect Trump as President.
• Everybody kept quiet when ISIS emerged. Only when Trump came around he raised the issues as to why ISIS emerged.
• ISIS emerged because Obama and Clinton withdrew from Iraq completely while supporting rebels in Syria. Remember we are not talking about Syrian rebels but "rebels in Syria" who were nothing but "bunch of foreigners".
• Now Syria and Iraq are next door neighbours. It was very simple for the rebels to forget about Syria and move to greener pastures in Iraq and that is what happened.
• Then in Afghanistan, Obama did an Iraq type surge and increased tp 150000 troops but what happened? The war has not ended and 15 years are over. It is America's longest war now.
• Destruction of Libya is another thing. Libya was one of the most developed nation under Gadaffi but Hillary/Killary antics just destroyed the country.
• All this issues no one had the courage to take up and bring it to notice.
• Only Trump could take up this issue. He had the courage and willpower and knowledge.
• He is an empowering person and empowered all (men and women) with the power of knowledge.
• "Trump is like Gandhi". There is a saying in Hindu religion. "Whenever injustice increases tremendously, God himself comes to the world in human form to rescue the world". Trump is like Gandhi like God has sent who has come to America to rescue the nation.
• America has hope with Trump and certainly not with Hillary.
• Republicans should realise this and come behind Trump. Else Republicans will be swept away under a tide of Democrats who have no "principle" and will ruin America further.

Rakthbeej

Rakthbeej

Watched this movie on Airtel Digital TV Miniplex HD Channel.
This movie is too good and I liked it.
We should not watch the "Run of the Mill movies" and should watch "offbeat movies" like this.
I will say this movie deserves some award like they give an award to the movies that are so bad that they actually become very good and become "cult classic".
This movie deserves that kind of "cult classic" award.
It is also shot in places like Mumbai, Lucknow and Goa.
Mainly the Lucknow connection makes it too good.
We slowly realise that UP has a certain control over India.
We know that BJP Govt could not have come into power in India at Center without winning in UP and Bihar. Now Bihar state elections already have been lost by BJP.
Now UP holds the future of India in its hand in 2017 elections.
If UP elects BJP it will lead India into a downward spiral. But if "good sense prevails", UP will decide on Congress of BSP or SP, anyone other than BJP for growth and development and not narrow mindedness and so on.

Trump Clinton and Middle East

This Weeks Developments I will try to outline here.
Basically I will try to cover two or three scenarios which have the ability to affect our future.
First I will try to cover US Elections. Here we find a conflict which is happening between Trump and Clinton.

• Here basically what is happening is that there have been allegations of "sexual misconduct" on behalf of Trump.
• Now who is spreading the news regarding all these.
• We know Clinton is being funded by Arabs and all her "money in the bank" is flowing from rich Arab states like Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the like.
• These Arabs have a "definite interest" in continental United States.
• They are responsible for the wars between Iran-Iraq, Iraq invasion when it invaded Kuwait, 2nd Iraq invasion and Yemen war.

Here we come to the 2nd situation which is the war in Yemen.
The war in Yemen is "forced war". America is waging the war through its proxy in Saudi Arabia. Yemen war began last year around Apr 2015. And it is continuing till today. Just yesterday there was a bombing in a marriage function and more than 120 people have died if reports are to be believed.

• Now US and UK have been selling hundreds of billions of dollars worth of weaponry to Saudi Arabia.
• Saudi Arabia is a hardcore "Sunni state" and it considers the Houthis who are "Shias" as heretics and non-Muslims and that is why it is bombing left-right-center to Yemen and considers the Houthis as its enemies
• Same Saudi Arabia is the main sponsorer of Hillary Clinton.
• Now we know that Bill Clinton indulged with Sexual misconduct while he was "President" and it is highly unlikely that Hillary did not know about it.
• I mean it is clear that Hillary would be complicit in Bill Clinton's activities in the White House.
• Thankfully during Bush and Obama no such news has come around as the focus has been on "War on Terror" and external wars.
• Now with Trump the focus has come back on Sexual conducts and misconducts.
• I will say the choice that American people have is "far and few between".
• The American choice is there between a rock and a hard place.
• Now whom will the American people prefer. 4 more years at least of Obama or give a chance to someone who has been thinking about America the whole time.
• Electing Clinton will imply that Obama policies will continue.
• And situation in Islamic world would will become worse. Because during Obama, the world lost Syria, Libya, Egypt, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Palestine, Turkey.
• Obama has been a disaster for Islamic world.
• We can be 100% Certain that Clinton will be a disaster for time to come for the Islamic world.
• But electing Trump will be a sign for change. A sign that "Make America Great Again" is something that can be fulfilled.
• Saudi Arabia is only a proxy for US in the war in Yemen.
• Even UK has supplied lot of arms to Saudi in its war in Yemen.
• Everyone knows that war is big business and only when old weapons are "expended" can new ones be bought. Only when old bombs are "used up" new ones can be purchased.
• And that is the reason for the war in Yemen and Iraq and Somalia and so on.
• These are so linked that it is hard to draw a line between the US Elections and war in the Middle East and so both the topics are getting mixed.
• But I will say US thrives on porn. And already the treatment of women is relative to a society.
• Like porn may be illegal in Islamic societies and Asia it is not so in Europe and America.
• So what Trump did in his earlier life is what every American does or at least hopes to do. Trump has already apologised for his actions.
• But let us not forget that this "libido" or the "testesterone" is their in every man. Let us not forget the data where we had read that a man cannot go 2 or 3 minutes without thinking about sex.
• So Trump is just a man. And not a God. But now he has reformed himself.
• And I still feel that he wants to make "America great again" and thinks about "America first"
• America should first think about itself. It should not try to wage wars through its proxies. Or indulge in costly military misadventures. That is what Clinton will do.
• Clinton is bound to follow Obama policies. If Sanders were the candidate then I would not have said the same. But with Clinton as the candidate things are just going to get worse for everyone Americans and Islamic world included.

Saare Jahan Se Mehenga, Shor in the City, Aamir

Watched three movies as mentioned in the Subject line. All three movies were watched in Airtel Miniplex HD Channel after recording on Pen drive.
Saare Jahan Se Mehenga
This movie is enjoyable and good timepass movie.
Shor in the City
This movie is enjoyable and definitely must watch. They can bring a sequel also with all the actors and that will be just great. Hoping for that soon.
Aamir
This movie is like a tragedy and aims to discredit the Indian community of minorities. Such kind of movies should not be encoraged. But since it is already made you can watch it I guess. Timepass movie.

CPEC the Gamechanger

• I feel CPEC i.e. the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor has the ability to be a game changer.
• And that is the reason India is crying like a baby and creating all sorts of disturbance in Kashmir and border to disrupt it at all costs.
• But I feel India should not complain because if India had gone closer to China than China would not have approached Pakistan in the first place.
• If we look at the route of the CPEC it cuts through Pakistan Occupied Kashmir or Azad Kashmir.
• Now this path through PoK is nothing new. The highway through the Karakoram mountains has been in existence for a long time.
• What will happen is the highway through the length of Pakistan right up to the doorstep of PoK.
• Also the existing highway will have to be widened to accomodate more of the traffic expected to flow.
• Also in the pipeline would be railway tracks which will expedite the project.
• China can do well to build high speed tracks including bullet trains through the entire length.
• Now India could have offered its own territory to China for building access roads and railways upto Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea.
• At the situation where India would have offered Indian territory to China towards Indian ocean, China would have chosen to ignore Pakistan.
• But India did not do that? Why you may ask?
• After some deliberations with people well aware with Indian history the reason for that is the 1962 war between India and China. As well as the long standing conflict between the Right wing Hindu and the Left wing Secular forces.
• 1962 war made Chinese as enemy in the eyes od Indians and India will for that reason alone never ever forgive China and can never accept China.
• In the same situation India will have no qualms embracing US or Japan who are traditional enemies and competitors of China. Even when products from Japan or USA cost 10 times more than China, India will still prefer them over China and that friends is a tragedy.
• because China and India could have been so great together
• China could have build railways including bullet trains in India and Chinese factories could have made in India and Chinese labourers and employees could have found work in India.
• But that is not to be. The conflict in 1962 has given rise to "decades of mistrust" and Chinese never can be assimilated in Indian society.
• So now what? Similar conflict is happening between Pakistan and India. And it is in times like this both China and Pakistan were bound to come together.
• Also India is not allowing Pakistan to expand in India. So, Pakistan had to found an outlet and that is through China.
• If we look at the map of China and Pakistan, we find a place called Kashghar located in Xinjiang very close to Kashmir and that is where all the development is happening. Something called as the "New Silk Road" is happening and CPEC is a part and parcel of it.
• Now India can be well advised instead of opposing CPEC, it has to "get on the train" so as to speak and support it fully. PoK needs to be surrendered to Pakistan and Line of Control has to be made into international boundary.
• Then again, "slip routes" can be made from the CPEC into India through Kashmir or Punjab and it will change the landscape of the country and the region.
• India needs to realise that USA and countries of Europe are thousands of kms away. And our neigbours are China and Pakistan and India should get into this CPEC bandwagon instead of creating unrest at border and doing harm to Pakistan through Balochistan.
• India should abandon USA and countries of Europe and they have to have a lesser role than our neighbors. They can join in CPEC because ultimately economic development and not war is beneficial to all. That the BJP and RSS should realize. They have been given the mandate for development and peace and not war and hatred towards neighbors.

Rustom, Gaur Hari Dastaan, Pink

Watched three movies as mentioned in the subject line.
Rustom:
This movie was watched on Tata Sky HD Channel. Movie is great to be watched once. The disturbing point of the movie is that it snows a snuff scene like a man getting shot over and over again and people including kids would have watched it several times. C'mon now where is the humanity? We cannot make a scene like that mainstream.
Gaur Hari Dastaan:
This movie was watched on Airtel Digital TV Miniplex HD Channel. It is okay for a one time watch. Time pass movie.
Pink:
This movie was watched on the big screen. This movie shows the feminist point of view I feel. It shows that a woman can get away with "promiscuity" but when she says no it means no. Now tell me if the male victim had died or had lost one eye then what. Would they still be "not guilty"? A crime is a crime. For the men and women if they indulge in those acts regularly when one off case leads to physical damage then what? Who would be more guilty?

Cauvery Issue Solving

I feel it is very important issue for all to work for Cauvery Issue Solving.

• This Cauvery Issue at least in 2016 needs to be solved and I believe Karnataka can show the way as to how to solve it.
• We know few days back Karnataka has declared drought and farmers know that they will lose their crops.
• The little water available with Karnataka is now needed to be stored for future drinking water needs.
• Similar step has to be taken by Tamil Nadu.
• What I feel that Tamil Nadu must have plenty of water in Stanley reservoir aka Mettur dam.There is also one more dam in Tamil Nadu namely Bhavani Sagar Dam.
• These dams will be having plenty of water.
• Now when drought is declared and Karnataka farmers lose their crops they have to be paid compensation.
• Similar step needs to be taken by Tamil Nadu.
• Is water is that much required by Tamil Nadu farmers that they do not care for Bangalore city and Mysore city who rely on Cauvery water for drinking water needs?
• Can they not sacrifice their crops for one season?
• What does a farmer grow a crop for? He grows the crops to feed his family and make a living.
• For that reason alone drought can be declared and farmer be paid compensation.
• Tamil Nadu can do that.
• But they will not do that because unlike in Karnataka there is no drought in Tamil Nadu. It is an artificial problem created by Modi and Jayalalitha combine.
• And when there is no drought in Tamil Nadu why are they demanding more and more water?
• No I am sure it is only due to BJP-RSS combine and Modi that the state of Karnataka is facing the problem.
• Tell me when Jayalalitha is in hospital who are the people who are spearheading this Cauvery related problem towards this region.
• It is the people backed by Center or directly Center itself.
• They want to target Congress led Govt in Karnataka and establish President Rule in Karnataka.
• People should realise that BJP rule is no beneficial to anyone. They are the party of hate.
• Elsewhere like in Kashmir there is so much water that BJP and Modi cannot even dream of storing that much water. They have no option but to release it to Pakistan.
• But here in Cauvery area there is paucity of water. There will be no rains in Karnataka for eight months (till next monsoon). But Tamil Nadu will get its dose of Return monsoon starting October-November.
• In times like this why create problem in Karnataka. If it is not targetting the Congress led Govt.
• It is nefarious design by BJP-RSS and needs to seen clearly by the people everywhere and not just in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. 
• BJP-RSS are the enemies of this nation who want to destroy the peace and harmony in their lust for power.