How to catch a corrupt politician in India…

Step 1: Question him.

Step 2: File charges against him.

Step 3: Ensure a fair and speedy trial.

Step 4: Convict him.

It’s a Herculean task to just go anywhere near Step. 1.

Thereafter, there’s many as slip between each and every step.

Not to mention the thousands of hours of TV coverage and millions of words written on the issue that all go into a Black Hole…

© Sunil Rajguru

Kal aaj aur kal

Aaj main uppar, kal main neeche, any state in India can go anywhere…

Kal: Bihar was in a mess.
Aaj: Nitish has introduced a whole lot of development.
Kal: 5 years more and Bihar could reach the top.

Kal: Bengal was in a mess thanks to Basu.
Aaj: Bengal is in a mess thanks to Buddhadeb.
Kal: Bengal will be in a mess thanks to Mamata.

Kal: Naidu and YSR were developing Andhra Pradesh positively.
Aaj: Nobody seems to be in charge of the state.
Kal: Future pretty imperfect.

Kal: Karnataka was a model state.
Aaj: Nobody knows whether BSY is coming or going.
Kal: Bhagwan bharose.

Kal: Maharashtra was one of the best and richest states of India.
Aaj: Chavan doesn’t know how long he’ll last.
Kal: Who knows who will be CM from which party?

Kal: Kalyan Singh and Mulayam Singh ruined Uttar Pradesh.
Aaj: Mayawati is ruining the state.
Kal: Aur kuch bacha hai kya?

Kal: UDF vs LDF in Kerala.
Aaj: UDF vs LDF.
Kal: UDF vs LDF. State wahin ka wahin rahega.

Kal:
Modi. (Gujarat)
Aaj: Modi.
Kal: Modi.

Kal: Kashmir caught between India and Pak.
Aaj: Kashmir caught between India and Pak.
Kal: Kashmir caught between India and Pak.

Kal: Will Posco and other companies operate in Orissa?
Aaj: Will Posco and other companies operate in Orissa?
Kal: Will Posco and other companies operate in Orissa?

© Sunil Rajguru

Just keep adding the zeroes… (Zeroes are worthless anyway)

1.76 paise: Worth something after Independence, worthless now.

17.6 paise: The price of a solitary sweet in a pack of sweets?

Rs 1.76: About the price of a bubble gum.

Rs 17.6: Enough potato chips to satisfy momentary hunger.

Rs 176: About the price of a ticket in a non-multiplex cinema hall.

Rs 1760: The cost of watching a movie in a multiplex with family.

Rs 17,600: A cheap workable sofa set is possible.

Rs 1,76,000: Enough money to buy a Nano with AC etc.

Rs 17.6 lakhs: That’ll get you a big luxury car in India.

Rs 1.76 crore: An up market flat in a metro.

Rs 17.6 crore: An independent house in a metro.

Rs 176 crore: The annual turnover of a small company.

Rs 1,760 crores: The price of an Airbus A380 with extra modifications.

Rs 17,600 crores: The annual turnover of one of India’s largest companies.

Rs 1.76 lakh crores: Phew! We finally reach the number of the (maha)Raja of Indian telecom! Laloo was small fry, Telgi is non-existent and Harshad Mehta is turning in his grave.

Rs 17.6 lakh crores: The total worth of all the scams in India put together?

Rs 176 lakh crores: Or is this the total worth of all the scams in the history of India put together?

Bhai sahib, bus zero jodte jao, jodte jao, kee pharak painde???

India invented the Zero, didn’t it?

© Sunil Rajguru

Kaun kambakht kahata hain ki education India ka corruption hatayega?

graduation-309661_1280• This LLB and MA (Political Science) got caught in the biggest animal husbandary scam of the decade.

• This BA LLB spends thousands of crores in building meaningless statues and parks.

• This BSc MBA had to resign as chief minister over the Adarsh scam.

• This PhD and double masters had to quit over his links with a cricket team which brought down the whole IPL bandwagon.

• This ex-Indian Air Force Officer and Fergusson College + NDA alumni presided over the biggest Commonwealth Games scam.

• This multiple gold medalist D.Phil and Oxford alumni survived a very shady trust vote in the past and became the first prime minister to be pulled in such a manner by the supreme court over 2G.

This version by Sunil Rajguru

Real requirements versus virtual

How requirements differ in the real world and the virtual…

Offline Friends Required: One good one will do.
Online Friends Required: At least 1000 please!

Offline Mails: So nice to get a nice letter once in a while!
Online Mails: You’re a total non-entity if you don’t get at least 50 emails a day.

Offline Likes: Some appreciation once in a while will be appreciated.
Online Likes: What? I got 10 Facebook likes? I wanted 20!

Offline Followers: Hahaha, do you think you can get even one???
Online Followers: Ha! 1000 people follow me on Twitter!

Offline requirements for communication: Just the five simple senses will do.
Online requirements for communication: Desktop, laptop, mobile, any other gadget welcome and all require a great broadband connection and all are upgradeable frequently.

© Sunil Rajguru