Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Menace of Over Population


Menace of over population has always bothered me. On top of that religious encouragement by preaching children are gifts and messengers of a holy god, that population control is a sin plus government inaction irks me a lot.

The statistics are alarming. In just 200 Years there has been a phenomenal increase in population from 1 Billion in Year 1801 to more than 7 Billion in 2011. If that is not serious enough to ring alarm bells, then we are into some deep and very serious trouble!
Governments and Religious institutions have their agenda to propagate if the earth is over populated.

Lets have a closer look:

RELIGION: Now this is the greatest shit of all time. As man evolved from being a hunter gatherer to a social animal with the invention of agriculture 10,000 years ago, he started settling down. This gave birth to the monster of ORGANISED religion. Stray practices that had always existed dating back to the lower paleolithic era of archaic homo sapiens started getting more organised and monstrous since within last 5000 years. Religious scripts from Egyptian pyramids are among the oldest ones discovered dating back to 2400 BCE.

All said, each religion competes with the other for world domination with population expansion of their stupid  followers. There are 2 ways to accomplish this 1) Conversion 2) Procreation.
ISLAM follows the 2nd approach mostly and the former through brute force (at least a few hundred years ago in India/Asia) and CHRISTIANITY is more into conversion through financial incentives and also to an extent uses the 2nd approach.
But both are against birth control. I remember a funny statement of the Pope sometime back during his visit to South Africa that Condoms are the real reasons for AIDS epidemic in South Africa. Can a man sound more hilarious and stupid??

Surprisingly the second most populated country India where I reside is a predominantly HINDU nation but Indians just love procreating at the slightest sexual recreation.Here HUMANS breed like MOSQUITOES. People swarm everywhere in this densely populated country.                                         

Fertility rate world map (Source: Wikipedia):




GOVERNMENTS: Agenda is simple and short. More number of people meaning more poverty and illiteracy in third world. This would perpetuate more of social strife creating a fertile ground for politicians to deceive masses and earning votes would be much easy and cheap.(Sad that electoral politics is succeeding in a prosperous country like America and  that explains why  an environmentalist like Al Gore lost to a rogue oil tycoon Bush).


Corruption index in densely populated countries barring very few exception(Source: Wikipedia):






MEDICAL SCIENCE: It's simple to understand that advancements in medical sciences along with being a BOON are also proving a BANE for mankind by completely eradicating many epidemics/pandemics that used to get rid of millions annually and increasing life expectancy at the same time. This is the greatest irony of recent times. Thus proving to be a contributor to endemic population growth.

Now lets face some hard facts and still if this is not alarming enough we as a species are doomed in deep filth:

Projections of population growth by 2050 is 9 billion while some estimates indicate it could touch 12 billion! Currently its growing at 74 million per year! India is major culprit being a major contributor along with few other African and Latin american nations. The parody is the whole nation was celebrating with pride recently that the 7Th Billion child was born in India while I was feeling ashamed. This I would say is national BUFFOONERY!!

Living in a highly overpopulated country like INDIA, I cringe at the sight of overcrowded trains and buses. There's a long queue everywhere one goes. People people and people! Its a ocean of people here. Human life is so cheap now a days that I hardly find any difference between people swarming in a busy market or flies buzzing over a dump yard. I have seen people falling on tracks from running trains in MUMBAI because of fights jostling for space in seriously overcrowded compartments. In BANGALORE a man near my house was murdered for a gallon of water because the city reels under water scarcity for most parts of the year. Its the same city that was tagged as Garden City 40 Years back.


Countries by population density (Source: Wikipedia):




But still INDIA celebrates it's overpopulation and hails it as an asset while corruption, scandals and sky high inflation have marred the political and economic landscape of this country. Recent Coal Gate scam which followed the 3G telecom              scam amounts to a whooping INR1,060,000 crore (US$191.86 billion)!! 
This is mind boggling and sends me into a tizzy!
I would say India is a corrupt nation because of its a land of scarcity and wants
which are a byproduct of its overpopulation.


People clambered on every inch of space on a Mumbai Suburban train. 


Common sight in Mumbai.



People bathing in a Mumbai Slum besides a Gutter.



Women from lower strata in Bangalore lined up for free water as one has to shell out Rs. 2000/ $50 per month for water. Bloody fights break out at such sites for water:




Mother Earth simply can't sustain such a massive population. This is exerting tremendous pressure on natural resources from fresh water to food supply, urban infrastructure and the list is endless... Ground water levels have depleted to an all time low which is bound to worsen with ever ballooning population. Overpopulation would breed more poverty and scarcity. This would create a vicious cycle of agony and despair resulting in strife and conflicts. 
A UN report 2 years back indicated direct correlation between rise in starvation and rise in terrorism.Glance at this chilling article.  http://www.cfr.org/africa/failed-states-world-terror/p4733   

 Have a look at the following map of malnourished percentage of people in respective countries to see for yourself the correlation. Malnourished nations are equally politically unstable as well:

To sum up mankind is in dire straits and if urgent measures aren't taken for this population explosion we as a species are doomed. UN report 2070 figures are astounding at 12 Billion and it says then population growth would start stabilizing because of decrease in fertility rates. But in this present scenario do you think we would survive this population mayhem till 2070? You think and decide!

Thanks for your patience going through my piece....







Poem on Enigmatic Europe..



The following poem is based on my impressions of the European cities I visited:



Wandering down those eerie streets on a chilly night,  
Hunting for a shelter cozy and tight.
Seems like an elusive seductress exuding ghostly aura,
As I gasp in awe, at the splendour of Praha.




City by the sea under sun,
Of gondolas, canals, frolic and fun.
Feels so warm and nice,
In this timeless city of Venice.




Iconic city of German engineering,
Running seamlessly like a fine tuned machine.
Crown of Bavaria with BMW its jewel,
Where time is god and punctuality practised as religion,
So perfect, clean and green, that am in love with Muenchen.



Air heavy with smoke of dope,
Harbour bellowing with ship horns,
Red light district oozing in exuberance with booze flowing on its streets.
Beguiling and teasing,
Bicycling paradise and fun Mecca.
So tolerant, cosmopolitan and liberal,
That night ambience feels surreal while biking in Amsterdam.




Picturesque city by the lake,
With fancy cars plying its streets and splendid mansions dotting skyline,
Sitting on piles of riches and so expensive that I deride,
Thank God, it doesn’t cost to breathe in Zurich!






Epitome of Roman wealth and might,
With the colloseum as its icon of indulgence,                
That had taken away its upright prudence.
History drips in the city of Rome.







Paradise of music and museums,
An art lover’s manna,
This is enchanting Vienna.





So ancient and captivating,
Its Pizzas delicious, mouth watering,
And glancing at it from top of the fuming Mount Vesuvius is enthralling.
With the ruins of Pompeii beside,
For Naples my heart starts praying,
To save it from the Mount’s furor and might.






Has gotten better by getting rid of its dreary past relating to Hitler,
Democracy all pervasive with people so helping and friendly,
That one wonders this was once world war epicenter.
Change is what Berlin means.




Split into two by the mighty River Danube
Emerged out of communist past and thriving in modern present.
Landscape that is mesmerizing and riveting,
A city so welcoming and caring,
That it feels like home in Budapest.





Sparkling metropolis teeming with life,
Pride of France and cradle of renaissance.
Victim of its own success, fast losing its sheen,
With illegal immigration on the rise.
Eiffel tower  standing tall and watching it all in stoic silence,
While Gustavo Eiffel is shedding tear and turning in his grave.
As I roam around in Paris…

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Best Bullshit Story of all time.



Yes, you guessed it right. It's the same old Fuckin' RELIGION! What a fuck invented by mankind to FUCK itself UP! Divine gift of reasoning and logic that only man is gifted with in the Animal Kingdom somehow goes down in a religious gutter for the religious BIGOTS, who are nothing but super IDIOTS and can also be turned into beastly IDIOTS by their holy shitty god men to plunder and butcher their fellow men.



Religion easily has the best bullshit story of all time. Think about it. Religion has convinced people that there’s an invisible man…living in the sky. Who watches everything you do every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a list of ten specific things he doesn’t want you to do. 

And if you do any of these things, he will send you to a special place, of burning and fire and smoke and torture and anguish for you to live forever, and suffer, and burn, and scream, until the end of time. But he loves you. He loves you. He loves you and he needs money.

Now here are some goodies for you to relish if you happen to be an agnostic like me or even an atheist :













































Pathetic Indian performance at the London Olympics.





Pathetic performance of India at the Olympics should serve as a stark reminder of where does India stand in International sports arena! While we rejoice with pride and pomp in India winning Cricket world cup, the world might be pitying us 
at the Olympics. As long as cricket mania doesn't subside amongst Indians, India is bound to score badly in Olympics. 

Olympics are the real barometer to measure sports mettle of a nation not cricket.


‘Cricket’ along with it’s stupid cousin ‘Bollywood(Indian Movie Industry)’ which are staple entertainment of Millions of Indians are indicative of the fact that India as a nation has very poor taste. Cricket is simply “Rubbing a HARD BALL against MALE BALLS before BOWLING” and Bollywood is “An actress running with her BALLS (oops! BOOBS) bouncing before KISSING a jackass actor” AND the crowd spins into EUPHORIA in both cases!

To quote George Bernard Shaw on cricket "Eleven fools are playing and eleven thousand fools are watching (Hundred Eleven Million Fools in case of India!)" How true because in the nation of it's birth (England), it has entirely lost luster but has gained cult following in third world banana republics like ours!!
India is yet to evolve and arrive...

Meanwhile my Waving Salutes to Sushil, Saina, Mary, Gagan and Vijay who have real BALLS to ride against the wave and earn Olympics Pride on their own accord !!!!!!





















Einstein Quote.




Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life. ~ Albert Einstein
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I wholeheartedly agree wh you Sir, Einstein and my dislike or even hatred for most teachers can't be fathomed. All they do is lull the imagination of a child without ever letting it flourish. They nip the budding intellect inside so that it never blossoms and all this in the name of disciplining >:)


Coffee experience so unique!





Sipping on Irish Coffee in a Cafe Coffee Day but what's unique about this ordinary coffee outlet is the way it is situated overlooking a verdant hill. 


Sipping on a hot coffee amidst clouds is heck of an experience!





This beats my earlier experience with a Star Bucks cappuccino on a shivery night in Munich, Germany while waiting for my train to Paris, France when a hot coffee made all the difference between sheer pleasure or stupendous torture..



The Wanderer




Saturday, August 25, 2012

My Maiden Voyage to Europe with Budapest as Gateway.

It was May, 2010 and finally the most awaited day had come for me to fly to the land of my fantasies, EUROPE! And my first point of arrival was going to be Budapest, Hungary via Istanbul, Turkey. Reason for travel? Meant to be business but planned to be a pleasure. Well as an International Business MBA student in ITM Business School, Mumbai, I had opted for studying a trimester in it's partner university ESSCA in France and Hungary with the sole intention of bunking my lectures at ESSCA and explore all or most of my dream destinations in Europe as much as possible.

Buda Castle

I had been meticulously planning for this trip 3 months in advance so that I am not left in a lurch after reaching Europe. Right from digging into my savings, raising little funds from my parents, getting Forex, purchasing Lonely Planet guide/language books, travel gear, EuroRail pass, international health insurance e.t.c I was thoroughly ecstatic about my forthcoming trip. Being a travel freak and having traveled extensively across India all alone, I had gathered considerable experience which was proving handy now. So here were the destinations I planned to visit:

  1. Budapest, Hungary
  2. Paris, France
  3. Vienna, Austria
  4. Prague, Czech Republic
  5. Zagreb, Croatia
  6. Rome, Italy
  7. Venice, Italy
  8. Naples, Italy
  9. Berlin, Germany
  10. Munich, Germany
  11. Zurich, Switzerland
  12. Amsterdam, Netherlands
  13. Copenhagen, Denmark
Even though this was my first trip abroad, because of my passion for world affairs, general knowledge and national geographic, I was entirely confident of pulling this trip all alone in Europe.

Two great challenges ahead were be-fooling my professors in Europe so that they don't flunk me and my shoestring travel budget. I planned Budapest to be the stopover to most of the above destinations. Reasons being it's an absolutely spectacular and hospitable city..
All set and I was finally ready to fly early morning Turkish Airways flight from Mumbai at 4:30 AM. Flight boarded and after some delicious food and vodka inside the Airbus Carrier, sleepless from the previous night soon I felt asleep only to wake up 8 hours later in Istanbul. Ah! The bird's view of this city of hamams (Sauna) and carpets before landing was gorgeous! I knew it to be a beautiful city and now I was seeing it with utter helplessness of not being able to stay for a day to feel it, since my halt was just for 2 hours.

Then I board my connecting flight to Budapest and after slightly over an hour I touch down at Budapest. And VOILA! I was simply excited! It simply seemed other worldly. Obviously scantily populated, weather outside was cloudy, cold and damp with spine chilling winds giving me an authentic feel of Europe. Then I boarded my bus for the city and I hardly saw any vehicles plying on the highway. Now contrast this with the mad traffic frenzy on roads with a swarming population in India, Hungary was a visual treat!! As the city of Budapest came nearer I could only watch in awe the splendid architecture of it's castles, museums, buildings and bridges on the Danube river. Finally I reach my cozy apartment, had a few shots of vodka with roasted lamb meat, sunk into my fluffy bed and drifted into deep sleep.