Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Monday, 26 September 2011

Lodge Your Police Complaint


Here is how the latest “ Innovation “ of Mumbai [ India ] police will work, when you want to lodge a police complaint ( Source : DNA / May,08,2011 ) :


Ø  SMS your complaint ( obviously, less than 140 characters ),to toll-free phone nos. 77381,44144   or   77381,33133

Ø  An inspector will note down its contents and forward it to the Deputy Commissioner of Police ( Operations )

Ø  After verifying ( ? ) the complaint, DCP ( Op ) will forward it to the Joint Commissioner of Police ( JCP )

Ø  JCP will relay it to the concerned police station

Ø  If the complaint is genuine ( ? ), the Senior Police Inspector will call you to the police station

Apparently, the “ Innovation “ is all about dramatically bringing down the number of police complaints !

With regards

hemen  parekh 

Thursday, 22 September 2011

India’s Population Explodes -- 5


2011 census tells us that India has 159 million children in the age group of 0 – 6 years.

Average age of India’s population, which was 25.3 years in 2009, will go up to 29 years by 2020 when the population itself will climb to 1370 million people – an increase of 160 million over today.

Will there be jobs for all these young people ?

National Skills Development Corporation ( set up in Feb 2011 ), has the mandate to provide “ Skills “ to 500 million people by 2022, to make them ” employable “ .

Like “ mandates “ of successive governments over the past 60 years to “ Abolish Poverty “ ?

With regards

hemen  parekh

India’s Population Explodes -- 2


In 2011, India’s population reached 1210 millions.

That is nearly as much as the combined populations of the next 6 most populous countries, viz:

Ø   USA …………………………..  309  millions

Ø   Indonesia  ………………..  233       “

Ø   Brazil  ………………………   195       “

Ø   Pakistan  …………………… 185        “

Ø   Bangladesh  ……………..  164        “

Ø   Nigeria  …………………….  158       “



It is also possible that there are more jobless in India than in all those 6 countries combined !

At least, by Government of India’s own projections, there will be 320 million jobless in India by 2020.

Count down to the explosion has already started !

With regards

hemen  parekh

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

India’s Population Explodes -- 1


In last 10 years [ 2001 – 2011 ], India’s population went up by 181 million, i.e. 18 million each year !

This means, each year, India added more people than the entire populations of :

>     Chile                      17.1  millions
 
>     Netherlands            16.7      “

>     Burkina Faso           16.3      “

>     Niger                      15.9      “

>     Kazakhstan             15.8      ‘


How long before India’s population bomb explodes ?

With regards

hemen  parekh

NO TAX ON LAND COMPENSATION ?

21 Sep 2011

NO  TAX  ON  LAND  COMPENSATION  ?

In Economic Times [ 17 Sept 2011 ], Devika Banerji reports :

“ Compensation awarded under the Land Acquisition Act for both, urban and rural agricultural land is exempt from income tax “

That must be sweet music to our 224 Members of Parliament ( MP ) , who have declared themselves as “ Agriculturist “ by profession.

Now everyone knows that in our country, only an “ Agriculturist “ can buy agricultural land

But, he cannot sell it to a person who is not a farmer

But he can sell it to Government under the Land Acquisition Act

And at market price, too

In the coming weeks and months, do not be surprised if you don’t find your MP in parliament

He is busy buying some agricultural land – in this land of perennial scams !

With regards

HEMEN  PAREKH

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

India’s Population Explodes -- 4


2011 census revealed how the populations of some of the States of India compare with entire populations of some countries. Here is the score :

Ø  Uttar Pradesh ( 199.5 millions )   Vs.   Brazil     ( 195 millions )

Ø  Maharashtra   ( 112.3 millions )   Vs.   Mexico   ( 111 millions )

Ø  Bihar             ( 103.8  millions )   Vs.  Philippines ( 94 millions )

Ø  Andhra Pradesh ( 84.6 millions )   Vs.  Egypt        ( 84 millions )

Ø  Tamil Nadu        ( 72.1 millions )   Vs.  Thailand   ( 68 millions )

Ø  Gujarat            ( 60.3 millions )    Vs.   Italy        ( 60 millions )

Ø  Jharkhand        ( 32.9 millions )    Vs.   Morocco   ( 33 millions )

These 7 states combined can surpass entire Europe which has a population of 595 millions !

This is also our wake-up call !

But wait ! Drafting of Lokpal Bill takes precedence over the ticking away population explosion bomb !

How can we let these millions die from corruption ? It is ok to let them die from starvation !


With regards

hemen  parekh