tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post114957976976261997..comments2023-11-02T19:22:32.651+05:30Comments on Dateline Bombay: Rescue Us From Bombay's Mis-Managers..Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150610912852819612006-06-18T11:38:00.000+05:302006-06-18T11:38:00.000+05:30When you move to Bangalore, you realise that Bomba...When you move to Bangalore, you realise that Bombay is paradise. I miss the trains, I miss the fact that I can step on the road at any time of the day or night and hail a cab. I miss the roads and the traffic that moves at a better pace. I miss hearing languages that I understand. But, yes, I still remember being stuck at the corner of Mori road for hours on end, just because it had rained.Lubnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04952407396902290193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150555236472334632006-06-17T20:10:00.000+05:302006-06-17T20:10:00.000+05:30NATO - No Action Talk Only. Why do mediamen like y...NATO - No Action Talk Only. <BR/><BR/>Why do mediamen like you not use the power at your disposal ? Like the relentless Fight For Jessica. <BR/><BR/>Politicians thrive on publicity - cut that link and that only media can do. <BR/><BR/>Tell the Deshmukh govt that you will air only programmes on Mumbai/MH that focus on work done post 26/7 and no other and see the turnaround.<BR/><BR/>Everytime you interview an official of the MH govt or the MH MLA / Bureaucrat ask about 26/7. <BR/><BR/>Its only the media and the judiciary thats going to bring results.<BR/><BR/>Speak to any of the active RWAs in the affected areas and they will tell you of the apathy they have confronted in the past year.<BR/><BR/>And finally make it a little personal - ask viewers not to watch any movie starring Ritesh Deshmukh ;-) <BR/><BR/>IlaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1150029526918833942006-06-11T18:08:00.000+05:302006-06-11T18:08:00.000+05:30hi govind. i completely agree with you. the gap in...hi govind. i completely agree with you. the gap in terms of accountability between the private sector and govenment is constantly widening.and every city, despiet growing at a fast pace, has very inept people trying to manage essential services and the police.and now the areas where we do have a meritocracy-the private sector and some educational institutions are going to become the victim of 'reservations'- so that they cease to be meritocracies. where is it all going to end i wonder? btw, check out my writing on reservations on my blog. appreciate your comments.<BR/>davidAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193321251142024546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1149677210228004282006-06-07T16:16:00.000+05:302006-06-07T16:16:00.000+05:30Hi Govind - thanks so much for your kind praise on...Hi Govind - thanks so much for your kind praise on the Hafta. It's the collective effort of some 20 odd people, mostly bloggers. It's a whole lot of fun and - as you correctly said - effort. <BR/><BR/>Needless to say I agree with your reply. Somehow I just hope that Dr. Chandrashekhar doesn't become a victim of the larger political system, which I doubt will let him get too much control of the city. <BR/><BR/>Thanks again.Bombay Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813763491251675343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1149668735540434752006-06-07T13:55:00.000+05:302006-06-07T13:55:00.000+05:30Hi BAFirst, I liked the Hafta (www.haftamag.com). ...Hi BA<BR/><BR/>First, I liked the Hafta (www.haftamag.com). I don't know who all are contributing, but its a truly spirited effort. And it looks and `feels' good as well. Congratulations and my best wishes to you all. <BR/><BR/>It also tells me, once again, that when you want to do things, you can. Am sure Hafta was conceptualised, thought, mulled over for some time. And finally executed. At a larger level, that's what we fail so terribly in..we think and think and think and do not do !<BR/><BR/>On MMRDA's Chandrasekhar, I agree, he's trying hard. The solution, maybe, is to hand over the whole city to him, instead of parts. which obviously is causing more logistical nightmares and diffusion of responsibility.<BR/><BR/>The inability to bring these chaps together or hand over the whole problem (Bombay) to one guy is another gargantuan management failure..and worse, our collective inability to even recognise the problem !<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/><BR/>GEAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1149605298745670052006-06-06T20:18:00.000+05:302006-06-06T20:18:00.000+05:30Sometimes I wonder if it makes any sense for us to...Sometimes I wonder if it makes any sense for us to feel outraged at the fact that the government/politicians/BMC/etc, have failed in most cases in this country. <BR/><BR/>Yes, sure, I want to desperately sound optimistic about things but where are the hints or signs that things will improve? Very often, when I ask this question, there are umpteen instances that people suggest are signs that things will improve. But the fact remains that every year, come monsoon and another traffic jam and I hear the same people suggesting yet again that there are signs that things will/are improving. And so on and so forth this country will meander, with a few props here and burst seam elsewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11594319.post-1149591581882510642006-06-06T16:29:00.000+05:302006-06-06T16:29:00.000+05:30GE - you've clearly hit a raw nerve. It took me 2 ...GE - you've clearly hit a raw nerve. It took me 2 hours that night, and I considered myself lucky. I kept telling myself that "this is nothing, if i could survive 26/7, this is nothing" (FYI - it took me 6 hours to reach Bandra - from Siddhivinayak - that fateful night last year.)<BR/><BR/>You've raised valid points, which I also assume you've thought for a long time. But as you can see, nothing has been done. We failed miserably that night, as we did on 26/7. And the operative word I use is "we". Where are the people ? Why don't we have a say in all this ?<BR/><BR/>I'm not a believer of the "spirit of Bombay". I'd rather we have the people do something to change things, than stand out on wet nights helping people. And I also recall that we are the same people that ignored a Jaybala Ashar. <BR/>Yet, yet, yet...I still see a very thin ray of hope. For whatever its worth, Dr. Chandrashekhar at MMRDA, is doing a good job. In a thankless, unenviable job. At no point of time in the past have I seen so many things being done to change the city as I see now. The Metro, the Sealink, expansion of the rail lines, BRIMSTOWAD, to some extent, the Mithi river. Sure, these will take time - a lot of time. But at least these 30 year old projects are finally taking off. <BR/><BR/>Nothing can take away the fact that the BMC has failed us. The politicians have failed us. But - haven't we as people failed ourselves ? Didn't the people of Pune come out <I>on the road</I> when Arun Bhatia was shifted ? Can't we as people do something ?<BR/><BR/>The fault dear Brutus....<BR/><BR/>PS - would love your thoughts on above, which - if you forgive - has come out as more of an emotional outburst !Bombay Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17813763491251675343noreply@blogger.com