Pics of my son - Chetan

Here are some pics of my baby boy.

An obnoxious little weed

Hayden raised a storm when he called Bhajji ‘an obnoxious little weed’ in an interview to Australian radio. The Indian media seems to have latched on to this comment and forgotten the rest of the comments made by him.

Hayden also said that Indians have been losing all the games and therefore we are complaining. Why isn’t anybody paying attention to this? Isn’t it bitterly true that we have lost almost all the games?

I think Indians should win the matches first and then complain. We should do what Sachin does best – let the bat do the talking. That should silence the critics.

Indians are complaining about all the provocation. Why are we getting provoked? Why can’t we play with a cool mind?

Are Australians really provocating us or are we oversensitive?

Heyy Baby

I went to watch Heyy Baby movie with the impression that it’s a copy of ‘Three Men and a Baby’ but was pleasantly surprised. The beginning of the movie is perhaps similar but the rest of the movie is completely desi.

It was quite an entertaining movie and I can safely say that this will be a super-hit.

Sajid has always been known for his comic timing and funny one-liners. Some of the scenes in the movie reflect that. Some of the scenes were so good that everybody in the theatre was laughing their heart out. Like the scene where all 3 i.e. Akshay, Ritesh and Fardeen are debating who is the father of the baby. Or the scene where they are trying to feed the baby.

The movie is full of one-liners like ‘Pehle hum hot dude baneki koshish karte the, ab hum doodh ko hot karne mein lage hain’.

Most of the songs are average but ‘Mast Kalandar’ needs a special mention. And when SRK made his entry in the song, the audience just went crazy. Okay, I know he is a great star but I didn’t know that he is still that popular.

Finally, if this is Sajid’s first movie, we can expect a lot more from him in the near future. Best of Luck Sajid.

Rs 1 lakh car

A few months back, Tata Motors announced that they would launch a Rs 1 lakh car i.e. Rs 100,000.00 or roughly $ 2500.00. This is by far, the cheapest car in the world. They are expected to start selling this car from Mid 2008 onwards.

Rs. 1 lakh car will supposedly be powered by a 700 cc Euro IV compliant engine, and would be a rear-wheel powered vehicle with engine at the back. With this car, India can expect to become a major global player in the automobile sector.

A lot of 2-wheeler owners are expected to switch over to this Rs 1 lakh car. Bajaj Auto, India’s 2-wheeler major, has already started feeling the heat. Their sales have dropped, and they are actively looking for a partner for making a foray into 4-wheeler space. Just a few days ago, Bajaj Auto announced that they are shutting down manufacturing at their Pune plant.

TVS motors - another 2-wheeler player - has decided to make a foray into 3-wheeler segment. Since 3-wheelers are mostly used by auto-rickshaws, it is widely believed that they may not be affected by the 1 lakh car.

We can expect to hear more from this 1 lakh car in the months to come.

Indo-US Nuke Deal

India and the US have signed a historic 123 Agreement, which allows India the access to critical Nuclear Technology. This ends the decades-old embargo against nuclear trade to India.

Now, even after 60 years of Independance, there are several towns and districts in India, which still do not enjoy electricity. Infact, even in Metro cities, we have acute shortage of power and have to often resort to load shedding.

Needless to say, India will benefit from this deal. But I think it (Nuke deal) will benefit US more than India. Shortly after the Nuke deal was signed, India opened a Rs 42,000 crores defence tender for purchase of fighter Aircrafts. There are several competitors in fray. But, no prizes for guessing which country will bag the order.

Besides this, we may end up purchasing a whole lot of defence equipment from United States. This will definately help the United States more than us. As we all know, United States is on the brink of an economical slowdown. And this will go a long way in helping them improve their economy.

The other angle is the changing Global equations after the end of the Cold War. Russia is no longer the force it used to be. We can no longer depend on Russia to bail us out.

With a formidable enemy like China supporting Pakistan, we need a Superpower like United States to support us. United States needs us to keep a check on China and Pakistan and we need US.

I just hope that the rest of the country understands this and votes accordingly.