For a nation, where Sachin is loved like a Greek God, Cricket brings all religions together, and where a billion wishes come true when India wins, this small poem is dedicated to all IPL fans:
"Yeh Khel nahi yeh jung hai, Veeron par khilta rang hai,
Yodhaon ki bhumi par, dekh rahe sab dang hai, sab dang hai, sab dang hai!!!
Bin sarhadon ki ladai mein, pradeshon ka prakop hai,
Do dalon ki yeh mahabharat nai,Shoorviron ki yeh jung hai, jung hai, jung hai!!!
Bin bhalon aur talwaron ke, tu marne ko tyaar hai, Tu Dekh har phoonkar ko, apni chonti par buland hai, buland hai, buland hai!!! Kuch palon mein hai haar-jeet, lambi mehnat aur sangarsh hai, Ekkathe hue shoor-viron mein, shatruaon jaisa pratibhimb hai, pratibhimb hai, pratibhimb hai!!!"
Today, 5th March 2012, earthqiake with strong intenstity shoook Delhi and NCR Region at around 1:08p.m. Strong ripples were felt in KG Marg, Barakhamba road and my buidling, Hindustan Times started shaking intensily (could figure it out from the lock hanging hitting the latch here).
The earthquake alomost lasted for 10-15seconds.
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*Ever wondered how to be a part of eco-drive (eco for ecology, good if you could also guess economic in these uncertain times) while working in a corporate organization!!! In today’s time, though it has become imperative for every organization to have CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) on it’s books or in policy, I certainly believe there are more than one ways to truly reflect the same in spirits.
Think about the provision of 110 litres of petrol reimbursements to employees of an organization with the preconditions being having an owned car and production of fuelling bills for making claims. I figure out two strong negatives in this approach when dimensions of ecology and sustainable development are taken into consideration. It encourages an individual to buy a second hand car in order to be eligible for the same or go for a new one. This will certainly not make much difference if the applicants are few, but what if this scheme is available to 50 odd employees of an origination, with 1/5th of total organizations following the same policy in a state (assumption a total of 100 organizations here). Well the number goes to 1000 eligible employees, which means 1000 more cars on otherwise jam-packed and chaotic roads, and hence 1, 10,000 litres of petrol consumption on monthly basis. This would mean additional 13, 20,000 litres of annual petrol consumption, resulting in burgeoning stress on Mother Nature. Using a carbon footprint calculator for car with a mileage of 1500 kms monthly, efficiency of 100kms for every 5litres of petrol, it gives an annual figure of 2.04 metric tons of carbon consumed individually or effectively 7.46 metric tons of CO2 emission per individual per year. Now isn’t that way too much of a single user contribution??? Apply above statistics pan India, and we find some mind boggling numbers at our disposal.
Secondly, this proposition, increases the propensity of an individual to consume more, and any rational individual would agree no less that the rate at which your consumption increases is more than the corresponding increase in incentives/salary; and simultaneously, the propensity to decrease the increased consumption is lot less when compared to the rate of decrease in individual income. Hence, aren’t we making the otherwise scant non-renewable sources of energy even more extinct???
What if an organization is able to holistically follow CSR by making its employees earn carbon credits/ certificates instead of 110 litres of petrol? This would not only reduce the demand for cars on roads, but would also reduce the fuel consumption, smoothen the otherwise burgeoning demand for crude, and also make our country an ecologically concern nation in line with Kyoto protocol. And allow individuals to trade the credits in future earning higher returns on their pseudo-investments!!! It’s time to do some serious thinking….
* Any reflections/references are coincidental with no intentions towards any specific person/entity/organization, analysis based on assumptions and hypothetical cases are taken into consideration.All views are personal.
