Technology at its Best: App helps blind to send text messages

Technology at its Best: App helps blind to send text messages

We always wonder of what technology is capable of and how it brings everything at our finger tips to “Enabled people” (like U & I). But at least for me I feel doubly proud to be in the IT sector when we see examples like these helping the disabled (In this case for the BLIND). Gives that sense of happiness and responsibility to relate ourselves directly or indirectly to what is being done at least in bits for them. Next time you are building an app or a web application or a solution or supporting a group also think of creating something that will help these special people in one way or the other. They are special because at least 90% of them dream of doing things that we can’t even dream of even without being handicapped.

Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17105225

As we think about our next-generation communication experiences, our multi-endpoint focus should include thinking through the accessibility needs of our customers on these new devices.

“Researchers at Georgia Tech produced the app – to be made available on Apple and Android devices – based on the Braille writing system.

It is claimed typing with the app is up to six times faster than existing methods for texting without sight. Access to technology for the visually-impaired is a growing issue due to the proliferation of touchscreens.

Experts say currently available tools, such as Apple’s Voiceover technology, are functional but too slow to be used effectively.

Brailletouch, which the team hope to release in the next couple of weeks, uses a system that is controlled with six fingers and, crucially, does not .

"Users who know how to type Braille well never move their hands," explained Mario Romero, lead researcher on the project. "When users hold the phone they hold the phone with the screen facing away from them in landscape mode. "They wrap the index, middle and ring finger in each hand around the phone. "It’s not like the Qwerty keyboard where you move up and down. That’s why this thing works – we can get away with only six keys."

Top Most Aniticipated Technology Products of 2012

With 2011 being one of the eventful years with some revolutionary products being released that made a difference to how people lived. I am taking this opportunity to bid this year good bye giving you some of the anticipated products of 2012 that can change our world further. With too many products from various companies competing I am splitting my blog into different categories followed by the products in those categories (TV, Gaming, Tablets and Mobile). Before you start scrolling down I would snatch a chance wishing you a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2012.

TV: (Apples iTV, Samsung SMART TV & LG OLED HDTV)

Apples latest TV rumored to be Apple iTV could be released in 3 different sizes to compete with Samsung and LG who are also in producing next gen Smart TV.

iTV will sport a new processor – one that will also appear in the upcoming iPad 3, and a new software interface which will include support for Siri, the charming voice-based personal assistant that came with the iPhone 4S

Samsung SMART TV

In an attempt what looks like to bring worlds of PC/Mobile and TV together into a single device Samsung seems to be bringing up its concept named “SMART TV” powered by Android.

They would rather remove a remote and be controlled by your mobile device.

LG 55” OLED HDTV:
LG has revealed plans to bring a huge 55-inch OLED HDTV to CES 2012 in January, with the super-slim panel using new OLED technology to deliver better color quality and response times. The new set, LG Display claims, demonstrates how AMOLED systems more commonly used in the smaller displays of smartphones can be extended to encompass far bigger panels for televisions.

Gaming: (Nintendo Wii U/Microsoft XBOX 720/Sony PS VITA)

Nintendo trying to create revolution in gaming products by adding a new controller with an embedded touch screen that allows you to continue gaming session on a portable controller even when TV is off.

The Wii U’s new controller incorporates a 6.2-inch, 16:9 touch screen and traditional button controls, including two analog Circle Pads. This combination removes the traditional barriers between games, players and the TV by creating a second window into the video game world.

Microsoft’s next version pet named XBOX 720 is still in speculation. Although XBOX 360 which was a big hit and the Kinect Bundle (here and more) providing a more innovative way of gaming. Although I cant even imagine what the next version of Kinect could be as I am already flabbergasted by the body gaming technology using Kinect sensors and cam that enables hands free and no-controller gaming. So the next version is still not in the open nor is the spec. It’s come to know that the XBOX 720 would be full HD stereoscopic 3D visuals similar to 3D movie theatres. Also rumored that it will have 8 core processor, 3D, 4K2K, multiTV (DPConnect), live TV and webcam, as well as GPS that allows users to view the location of any other user on an active map.
*Note: (Pictures below are imaginary and are not official released designs)

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Sony’s PS VITA in US @ Feb 2012 to discover completely new ways to play. PS Vita revolutionizes the gaming experience with dual analog sticks, front and rear multi touch pads, motion sensors, and front and rear cameras. Game at the speed of your mobile lifestyle, start your game on PS3 and continue on the go with your PS Vita. The Wi-Fi version is priced at $249 and the Wi-Fi/3G version will cost $299.99

Tablets: (iPad 3/KindleFire2)

iPad3

Speculation that iPad 3 would be powered by quad-core A6 processor, it’s IOS 5.01 Beta and equipped with super high resolution Retina Display. And likely to be launched in first half of 2012.

Kindle fire 2 is set to be quite a bit different from its predecessor. It is thought that Amazon will redesign the device so it doesn’t have the same look and feel of the PlayBook – something many of the reviews refer to

Mobile: (Apple iPhone5/Samsung Galaxy S III)

iPhone5

iPhone mania continues with iphone 4 and iPhone4S. Quad Core Processor, 4.5 – 5″ Retina Display, 4G LTE should be most likely be part of iPhone 5.

When we’ll see the iPhone 5 launch is anybody’s guess, but whether it’s released in June or November, it seems like a safe bet that it will have a new design and most likely support for 4G networks

Samsung Galaxy S III

If you could name one company that had made its influence felt even after the sweep of mobile market by iPhone its none other than Samsung. Samsung has made its mark with its wide range of mobile products be it the galaxy series etc. powered by andriod and are still the ones to be watched. Samsung sold around 10 million units of the Galaxy S II just in three months of it’s release, and it was the one of the fastest phone at the time of release. So many Android and Samsung fans are waiting for the next version.

Apart from the variety of technology products that we just talked about if I had to mention one more aspect of technology that is expected to raise more eyebrows its would be Microsoft’s Win8 Operating system.

Win8
Microsoft Next Version of Operating System Windows 8 will be major change. I mentioned it when pre-beta got released and its huge set of changes at Link. Microsoft is bringing the Metro UI found on smartphones and XBOX 360 to the PC and tablets. Word is a beta may be out as soon as February with the final product ready to ship on PCs in late fall. Microsoft windows 8 will include support for ARM Processors as well as X86 INTEL and AMD processors. A new Start Screen interface has been added that was designed for touchscreen input in addition to mouse, keyboard, and pen input.

Next Generation Browser: IE9 Finally Releases Today WorldWide

After various test preview, beta and RC releases we now have a final version of IE9 released.

I still remember when I posted in my blog about the very first Ie9 platform preview getting released at Mix10.

“Dean Hachamovitch, Corporate Vice President, Internet Explorer, at the Internet Explorer 9 launch event at SXSW in Austin, Texas.”

You can watch the launch event at:

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/presskits/internetexplorer/videogallery.aspx?contentID=IE9Launch

There has been a lot of feedback on the previous beta versions which in my opinion were itchy.

The ie9 RC version that released couple of weeks back fixed most of the issues. At least I am happy for now.

I don’t have to mention all the new capabilities of the browser as there are tons of implementations demonstrating the browsers capabilities.

In fact Microsoft already has a public site that demonstrates all the various features of IE9.

Just go to http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/

Make sure you have a HTMl5 supported browser like ie9 installed to actually experience all the examples mentioned in the test drive site.

Some of them includes:

· Most talked about HTML5 support.

· Hardware Acceleration

· Simplified Interface (Critics call it Chrome like.. but its unique in its own way)

· Windows 7 Jump Lists/Pinned Sites to Task bar etc. (I love these features)

· Do Not Track feature (Tracking Protection)

· Improved IE9 developer tools

I am just listing out just couple of important features that are worth to note in the release from previous version ie8.

Microsoft is devoted to making IE9 in compliance to support most of the HTML5 standards/features.

And believe me the percentage % of support is increasing every day.

Finally did I just forget to mention the link to download IE9… So here it is:

http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/

Yes, A dedicated site for ie9 indeed. The name “Beauty of the Web” says it all. Just means you can experience the beauty of the web via IE9 that gives you better performance of the site that’s loading in the browser with its wonderful feature set.

Before I end I always take a chance to post some referral links where you can learn more about Ie9 in huge web of internet:
http://www.beautyoftheweb.com/

Internet Explorer Developer Guide

Internet explorer in pictures

IE9 RC1 vs. Firefox 4 vs. Chrome 9

Future Of Windows7 Operating System – Full of Gestures with Kinect SDK?

Now that Microsoft has demonstrated the future trend of Gaming with its hands free control gaming console.

The biggest super hit of gaming consoles – XBOX w/Kinect. Completely gesture based gaming entertainment.

If you want a brief overview of what Kinect is read my earlier blog post at link (Or) for more information visit link .

So let’s get back to the main topic and the present buzz topic at least for me if not the whole world.

With the introduction of Kinect the developer community started hacking Kinect and use it for different possibilities which even Microsoft hadn’t thought about. The right way to say would be probably Microsoft might have already thought about but not announced about. But with some very cool demonstrations of Kinect already being made Public. Read More

Watch some very cool videos lightsaber and gestures.

Microsoft have finally decided to get ahead of the hackers and infact started to provide them a more official medium to use its product saying that it is planning to release an SDK.

The SDK (Software Development Kit) will help developers/enthusiasts work with the core technology of Kinect on Windows7 based computers.

So wondering what could be the possibilities? The unthinkable that we could have had to wait for at least 5 years can now be possible right this year.

Windows 7 – Full of Gestures?

Yes, Using gestures to perform tasks in your PC is what you can do. Few of the images below and a video that will demonstrate the same.

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With all these being announced I can’t wait to get my hands on Kinect. But I will at least wait for Microsoft to release its toolkit first.

I just keep giggling just by the thought “Imagining everyone in the organization pointing their fingers at their PC to perform events”. Ha Ha it would just be as if they are fighting with the PC.

If so let the war between PC vs. Human begin.

When you see this happening for real remember me that I was the first to tell you. J

How to Give Feedback to Google?

This blog post started with My Colleague asking me:

“hey dude how to give feedback to Google about it’s webpage?”

Surprising enough I couldn’t find a feedback button for Google on the homepage. But that’s where any human being would expect it to be.

And I now have one more reason to like “BING”. Go to homepage and Bingo you find the feedback link.

Not sure why Google don’t like to receive feedback whereas it is one of handy features to receive free advice and to know of what’s “right” or “wrong” about your product.

On the other hand Microsoft no matter how big their developer community is they always asks for feedback and have been driving all their products via Community feedbacks.

On saying that here is where you can find feedback option for “Bing”. Right on the HOMEPAGE. J I know “Bing” is yet to reach “Google” in terms of search relevance. Which it has improved a lot from where it’s started couple of years ago. But this is how Microsoft works. (Take Feedback and act up on it and continuous improvement)

Ok now I was determined to answer to my colleagues question:
“hey dude how to give feedback for Google webpage?”

And I had to use “GOOGLE” to search for the option of providing feedback. And after looking into various forums and posts found the information that I was looking about.

I can now understand why “google” hasn’t provided a feedback option readily available. Because they wanted people to SEARCH for it. J

Here is the information that I wanted to blog about and again “Google” only takes “Suggestions” not “Feedbacks“.

Here’s what Google says (see http://www.google.com/intl/en_extra/contact/search.html): To help you get your answer faster, we’ve put together an informative help section and comprehensive list of frequently asked questions. If you cannot find your answer, please contact us by selecting the category that best pertains to your feedback.

* Suggestions: suggestions@google.com
* Praise and complaints: comments@google.com
* Not satisfied with search results? search-quality@google.com
* Report errors, bugs and broken links: webmaster@google.com
* I have a question and/or need help using Google: help@google.com

Ok, so a localization error would fall under the “report errors, bugs …” case but here’s what I got back after writing to the webmaster:

“Thank you for writing to Google. We’d like to assist you, but we only
respond to messages submitted through our online contact form. Please
visit http://www.google.com/support/ to submit your message, and we’ll get
back to you soon. We apologize for any inconvenience, and we look forward
to hearing from you.

Regards,
The Google Team”

The link above points to a help section with no feedback form. So, in order to help them you need to let then try to help you ?!

To end this post I would recommend Google to get the basics right before boasting all their accomplishments. And at the other end Microsoft’s “Bing” they have got the basics right but will reach the pinnacle very soon.

Insight into the Future of Microsoft Products: Steve Ballmer Keynote at CES2011

Watched Steve Ballmer’s Keynote at the one of the awaited event CES2011 (Consumer Electronics Show).

I thought I will give you some highlights in this article accompanied by some pictures that will give you an idea on where Microsoft is heading towards in the coming years.

The keynote included not only demos of Microsoft products released in the recent times but also the future prospects of all those products including:

· Xbox live (Partnership with ESPN to feature live sports experience with family in XBOX and also connected social experience. Some other cool features have also been demoed. To know more about Xbox go to link)

· Xbox 360 Live with Kinect. (If you are a gamer and haven’t heard about Kinect then you better go bing more about this technology. It’s just so amazing experience to play games with your body as a controller. I had just 5mins experience of this in a store on one of my favorite games “Volley Ball” and I just loved it. I can keep going on and on talking about Kinect so let me get back to the main topic. So at CES the Next version of controller free Kinect in “Avatar Kinect” was demoed which also now recognizes facial expressions too. Looked really interesting and astounding on to where technology is moving forward to. To know more about Kinect go to link)

· Windows Phone 7 (Demo on the features of the phone along with future prospects of Xbox live games coming soon on WP7. To know more about WP7 go to the link)

· Windows7 Laptops and PC’s with increased GPU performance. (Demos of the new touch enabled windows7 laptops have been demoed)

· Surface2.0 – This is a wonderful touch screen device that has been further enhanced with build in Intel Core processor. Its already a wonderful device mostly used in schools and educational institutions/News channels as a touch device. The demo showed a much improved and lot sleeker version of the Surface and its introduces “Pixel Sense” in its latest version. If you don’t know what Surface is all about. You can imagine it as a Table top touchscreen device that can be used for various interactive scenarios. For more information on Microsoft Surface go to the link.

· Next version of Windows (An updated on what I would call it as “Windows8” was given and it will support the SOC architecture(System On Chip architecture). I am still new to what this architecture is all about. MS has already started engineering for the next version of windows partnering with Nvidia/Intel/Qualcomm/AMD etc. That will build products on this technology. This is a demo of just the platform support of the future windows OS and not the UI. High performance and easy portability on any device is the motive of the future windows. It’s also about enabling windows experiences to run natively on ARM extending windows commitment to SOC architectures.) For more information on SOC go to the link.

I should say to everyone’s surprise Microsoft is still mum about the Windows Tablet. Many expected there would be an announcement about the tablet at CES but there wasn’t any. Looks like MS fans have to wait more..!

These are just few of the key points and my personal thoughts from the keynote presentation.

For viewing the recorded keynote go to the link. Fast forward to the 2hrs:07 mins for Steve’s Talk to start.

Whose Mistake Was It Anyways?

Ok it’s been a while since I had done a paper boat..but today I thought I had something to share with one and all. An incident that really touched me to write this post and equally shocked me to hear. At the end of the story….hmmm not a story but infact a real life incident that took place as recent as Yesterday. Since this is an employee blog post I would expect a paper boat to be not only just be heart touching but give me a take away thought by reading this..So I just thought of comparing the incident to a real time project scenario and then ask the typical common question that would try to get some thought provoking responses on the topic…

With no delay i will jump into narrating the incident. This is about my aunts friends grandfather who should be around his 60+ or 70 age. A farmer by profession and very healthy comparing to his age. Still actively doing all his day today activities without being dependent. An example of him not being dependent is him not even borrowing his sons cars for travelling to close by places. So its a habit of his to daily go to a nearby cafe around 2km from his house in a village for an evening snack. Even though he has his sons 2 luxury cars he prefer to go by an auto (Most popular Shared Auto’s) to the place and he has been doing this for past 10-15 yrs. So as usual he was travelling in the auto to the cafe and the auto(TATA mini van) was almost carrying 15-20 people on the day. Which constituted of school/college going youngsters as well. You could easily imagine what would be the state of the auto with 20 people loaded in it. He was sharing the drivers seat with his legs partly out of the auto. Most common scene in our daily hectic lifes. You can see similar scenes in every auto around Hitec City. So here starts the problem. There was this speedy biker who was trying to overtake and catch a bus that he wanted to board. the bus was starting to take a turn to the right from a bus bay. To avoid contact with the bus the biker took a steep right all of sudden not realizing an overloaded auto coming from behind. The autowala had no time to react and in his condition where he was just riding the auto by virtually a single hand had no idea to escape. He tried to prevent accident with the biker and also took an immediate right turn that ended up rolling over of the auto. A disaster which he would not have expected. With the auto rolling over the entire auto coming on top of grandfather and with the people on top also being a part of accident. It was havoc all over the place. You can imagine the situation yourself as I wouldnt want to describe it anymore. So with everyone being rushed to the hospital the grandfather was miraculously found uttering these words "I am OK and nothing has happened to him". Irrespective every one were rushed to the closeby hospital and media also taking their gaurd at the hospital. The all famous news channel TV9 reporter coming to the grandfather who was yet to be medicalized asking him a quick question.."How are you feeling now with a leg cut?" The shocking question took grandfather by surprise and when he looked at his leg he didnt find his leg. He was stunned to death on the spot. What really happened was with the auto rolling all over him his leg got cut-off and he being a sugar patient couldnt feel anything. But when he was asked the question he was literally pertrified and had a heart stroke.

The condition of atleast 5 other youngester/children is very serious and doctors say they dont have any chances.

So before I ask you the question I would compare this with a project scenario.

Where the Bus can be compared to customer/client which every company want to bid for and get it. The biker can be the Sr.Management that wants to board it at any cost. The autowala can be the Project Manager who is trying to load in as many resources and be ready for the task. And the passengers/employee who dont have much vision of where they are heading to and the consequences just board any auto. Finally the reporter can be compared to the HR manager who gives the ultimate news. The incident could be the RISK that the PM should have monitored. In this case we can compare it with the recession or the cost cutting process.

So the big question is whose mistake was it anyways?

Case 1:

a) Should the bus/customer be blamed for taking such steep turns. In customer scenario it could be change of plans without notice.

b) Should the biker/Sr.Managers be blamed for being so aggressive as they need to win the bid or board the bus.

c) Should the autowala/PM be blamed for trying to build his livelihood. PM trying to get things ready at any cost. But not trying to think of consequences if something goes wrong. (In this case recession leading to ramp down of resources)

d) Should the passengers/employee be blamed for boarding an overloaded auto/project taking the risk.

e) Should the irresponsible HR/reporter be blamed for not taking the matter to the employee/grandfather in a positive manner. Or in case of HR doing their job in a rude manner.

f) Or the government be blamed for not imposing strict rules on autowalas/software companies. (Ex: Satyam Scandal)

At the end of the day there is a loss happening. But "WHOSE MISTAKE IS IT ANYWAYS"??

ICC World Cup 2011 – Schedule Released

Windows Phone 7 Series Released Today

Ok the much awaited Windows Phone 7 finally makes its debut today.

I had earlier posted the announcement of Windows 7 way back in February and now it has finally released.

You can read the earlier email below or visit my blog link to know more about Windows Phone 7.

There are many updates and lot has changed since its announcement earlier this year.

Most interesting fact is you can build in mobile apps using Silverlight and if you are a .Net developer already you would be excited to build Mobile applications using Silverlight whose code-behind is .NET

You can read the press release at link.

Windows Phone Websites

http://www.windowsphone7.com/

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsphone/en-us/default.aspx

Who Can Make India a Better Place? Government or ‘U’ ? (DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam ‘s Speech in Hyderabad)

Who Can Make India a Better Place?
Government or ‘U’? (DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s
Excellent Speech in Hyderabad) Plz Forward

read this article by giving 10 minutes from your busy life.
Really good…. ** *
The President of India DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam’s Speech in Hyderabad.
Why is the media here so negative?

Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths,
our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many
amazing success stories but we refuse acknowledge them—
Why

We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred
the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit.

There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed
in the bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper.
It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments
and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck.
But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish
gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into
an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture
that everyone woke up to.

The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths,
were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Why are we so NEGATIVE?

Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with
foreign things? We want foreign TVs, we want foreign shirts.
We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that
self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad
giving this lecture,when a 14 year old girl asked me for
my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied:
I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and
I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim.
India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise,
choice is yours.YOU say that our government is inefficient

say that our laws are too old

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don’t work, the railways are a joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach
their destination.

YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and
is the absolute pits. YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name -
YOURS. Give him a face – YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport
and you are at your International best. In Singapore
you don’t throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores.
YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.
You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through

Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road)

between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot
to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed
in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status
identity… In Singapore you don’t say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn’t dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .
YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange
in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, ‘see to it
that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.’
YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and
then tell the traffic cop,’Jaanta hai main kaun hoon
(Do you know who I am?). I am so and so’s son.
Take your two bucks and get lost.’

YOU wouldn’t chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than
the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New
Zealand
Why don’t YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ?
Why don’t YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ???
We are still talking of the same YOU..
YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries
but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes
on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you
can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country,
why cannot you be the same here in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay ,
Mr. Tinaikar , had a point to make. ‘Rich people’s dogs
are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings
all over the place,’ he said. ‘And then the same people turn
around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency
and dirty pavements. What do they expect the

officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels
the pressure in his bowels?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job.
Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?’ He’s right.
We go to the polls to choose a government and after that
forfeit all responsibility. We sit back wanting to be pampered
and expect the government to do everything for us whilst
our contribution is totally negative. We expect
the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking
garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick
up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not
going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the
best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering
at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service
to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like
those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others,
we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do
the reverse at home. Our excuse?

‘It’s the whole system which has to change, how will it matter
if I alone forego my sons’ rights to a dowry.’ So who’s going
to change the system? What does a system consist of ?
Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours,
other households, other cities, other communities and
the government. But definitely not me and YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution
to the system we lock ourselves along with our families
into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away
and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us
with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country
and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears
we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system.
When New York becomes insecure we run to England .
When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out

to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued
and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out
to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the
system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for
a greatdeal of introspection and pricks one’s conscience too….
I am echoing J. F. Kennedy ‘s words to his fellow Americans
to relate to Indians…..

‘ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY’

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change
instead of sending Jokes or junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

I humbly request you to forward this to every Indian…..Try to Follow……

 

” The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams”

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Thanks & Regards,
Fazal Basha Shaik