Perfect 10 satellite gone with the wind...

The sea was unusually silent. They did their job of reaching the shore and receding very quietly. It was an island, not very far from the main shore. A perfect place for satellite launch, the island of Sriharikota, generally a calm island was buzz with activity. The clock showed the time as 0723 am 28th April 2008. The two hour count down had just began at that instant. It was a big day. Ten satellites being launched at one shot. A day not to be forgotten for ISRO. It was a world record. As 9:23 am approached, the launch vehicle took off and within minutes, put all the satellites into orbits. It was hailed as a theoretical launch.As I logged on to www.ibnlive.com at around 10:30 am to check about the launch, the main screen splashed with Harbhajan Singh's photo. I had to search the page to find about the launch. Other sites (NDTV,headlinestoday etc) were not far behind. Some sites had photo of Sreesanth hugging Harbhajan. I was very disappointed to find no comments in the news "Perfect 10 for ISRO, PSLV lifts off successfully" whereas the Harbhajan singh's news had more than 100 comments from the readers. The worst part was the interview of Harbhajan's mother about the incident. Does the media knows what needs to be projected and what need not? If the India's leading news channel do like this, what can be expected out of others?The satellite launch would have taken years to complete with crores of rupees spent. The Cartosat which was sent in the PSLV (Was a major payload) would be used to analyse the Earth, soil and earthly resources including water. Is this not a big achievement? Why does the media shy away from putting this in the front? putting in a big banner? These satellite launches are not to prove to the world that India is a super power. These are for the development of the country. They have been developed by the country, for the country and of the country. What is the media going to lose by projecting this? Is Harbhajan slapping Sreesanth needs this much hype?
Shame on the Indian media....

Chennai....

At last I saw Chennai... I have been a Chennizen for the past 3 years. Though my home town is Chennai, I had been moving around to many places, and for the past 3 years, I was here, and most probably going forward, will continue here.
Please do not get surprised, when I say that, I am seeing Chennai at last, even after being here for 3 years. It is almost the same case with everyone in the city.
The Chennai Corporation's order to remove all the big and illegal billboards and hoardings did the trick. The city is very different now. At some places, people are able to see the blue sky now only. Some hoardings were so huge, that it looked like they were painted on the sky.
But now, only the steel frames remain. The city looks different. For a change, many buildings can be seen.
Though the ads in the billboard were eye catchy with some of them being too good, still the removal of them is also a welcome thing.

A long gap..

Not again... I cannot allow this. It almost half a month since I last blogged. In this duration, there were many times, when I just logged in to the site, then decided against posting anything. Lack of topics, personal and professional life, I can keep on adding reasons for all this. But does that makes sense? Not at all. Will keep this going through all kinds of trials.