Indian constitution

Indian constitution is inspired from many other constitution making it one of the bulkiest and most comprehensive constitution.The constituent assembly ,while trying to
make the constitution dynamic and relevant ,also made it comprehensive .The following list elucidates the important aspects and from which countries our constitution has inspired it from
concurrent list --australian

Britain

rule of law,law making process ,parliament
1. The office of the president of India is based upon the British Queen who is a ceremonial head of the state.

2. The Cabinet system of government in India is based upon the Cabinet system as prevailing in U.K.

3. Our Prime Minster is also a replica of the British Prime Minster.

4. The parliament type of government has also been adopted from the British system.

5. Just like U.K our Parliament is also bicameral, i.e it has two Houses, the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

6. The Lok Sabha, the Lower house of parliament in India, is also more powerful as the House of commons in the United Kingdom.

7. Like in U.K, the presiding officer of Lok Sabha is also known as the speaker. Some of his powers are identical to those of the speaker in England.

8. The privileges of the Members of Parliament in India are also similar to those enjoyed by their counterparts in U.K.

FEATURES BORROWED FROM THE AMERICAN CONSTITUTION

Following features of our constitution have been adopted from the American Constitution.

1. Our Constitution is a written one like that of America

2. The federal system of government in India is influenced by the American Constitution.

3. The Fundamental Rights in our constitution were inspired by the American Constitution.

4. Like the Head of U.S.A. our head of state is also as President.


5. Just like the constitution of U.S.A. we have also made a provision for a supreme Court in India with the power of judicial review.

6. Our provinces are known as States after the American States under the Constitution of U.S.A.


7. Just like the senate of U.S.A., the Rajya Sabha in India also represents the States.



FEATURES BORROWED FROM THE CANADA CONSTITUTION

From Canada we have borrowed the scheme of federation. Influenced by the Constitution of Canada, India is also known as a 'Union of States' and not as 'United States of India' like U.S.A.

FEATURES BORROWED FROM THE IRELAND CONSTITUTION

From Ireland, we have borrowed the concept of Directive Principles of State Policy.

Feature Borrowed from germany
the principles of Emergency

bank taglines

Most banks in India have always had odd punch lines. Some are functional; many emotional. Some are good; many bad.

=>Some banks are nowhere in the league their taglines speak of
Karur Vysya Bank - Smart way to bank

=>Some have always banked on emotions to get people bank with them. Not necessarily with success.
Bank Of India - Relationsip Beyond Banking
Bank of Rajasthan - Together we prosper

=>Some use taglines which could mean nothing to the customers
Bank of Baroda - India's International bank

=>Some force-fit. They may mean, er, nothing again.
Canara bank - Serving to grow, growing to serve
Bank of Maharashtra - One family one bank
Vijaya Bank - A friend you can bank on
Nainital Bank - Banking with personal touch
Dena Bank - Trusted Family Bank

Nationalized Banks - have a strange way of putting things across.

=>Consider this
IndusInd Bank - Care at every stage of life; then changed it to "Dil Se", and current one is "we make you feel richer"
Consistently non-sensical (Dil Se? for a bank?? ; Make you feel richer; don't make you richer)

=>ICICI Bank - it was "hum hai na"; now it is "khayal aapka" - both emotional. They have used two superstars to be their brand ambassadors.

Honestly, not with much success. Anyone who has analyzed numbers of banks knows what I mean.

=>State bank of India - The nation banks on us.
They have 10k+ branches. And when they have government - the richest corporation - business as captive, they can claim that the nation banks with them.

=>Functional. And has lived up to it consistently.
HDFC Bank - We Understand Your World
Indeed!

indian companies and their taglines

1. Pepsi : Yehi hain Right Choice Baby
2. Thums Up : Taste The Thunder
3. Surf : Daag Acche hain
4. Tata Safari : Reclaim Your Life
5. Asian Paints : Har Khar Kuchch Kahta hein
6. Air Deccan : Simplifly
7. Rasna : I love you Rasna
8.Frooti : Fresh N Juicy / Why Grow Up
9.Coca Cola : Thanda Matlab Coca Cola
10. Raymond's : The Complete Man
11. Bajaj Pulsar : Definitely Male
12. Dairy Milk : Swad Zindagi Ka
13. Peter England : The Honest Shirt
14.Bingo : No Confusion, Great Combination
15. Boost : Boost is the secret of our energy
16 Polo : The mint with a hole
17. Lifebuoy : Thandurusti hain vaham
18. Ceat : Born Tough
19.MRF : Tyres With Muscle
20.Havelles RCB : Shock Laga Kya
21.Idea : An Idea can Change your life
22. Hutch : Where ever you go , our network follows
23. Maggi : Taste Bhi, Health Bhi ( Ketchup : Its Different)
24. Onida : Neighbor's Envy , Owner's Pride
25. Kingfisher : The King of Good Times

Smile Train

Today i happened to read an article on SmileTrain in The Hindu.Smiletrain is a attempt of charity to increase awareness about cleft lip deformity .People with this deformity in India are considered as curse of God as the generally held belief is that it cant be cured.Though now it needs just a 45 min surgery that would cost 12000rs the lack of awareness and poverty prevalent in rural india has impeded the cure of this condtion and has ensured its prevalence in extreme rural pockets of the world .The aim of smiletrain is to educate local surgeons to perform the surgery and to create awareness. Almost 1100 hospitals in 77 countries with 170 from india have associated the campaign making it quite a successfull endeavour .
The surgical removal of cleft lip has a remarkable effect on the individuals life .It helps the person to overcome the social stigma and isolation originating out of it. The documentry
smile pinky which went on to win various awards shows how the life of a little girl changes after the surgical removal of her cleft lip,bringing a smile to her face.This attempt is a noble one and we should all support it as it is the least that we can do to bring a smile to a person

The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand

I just finished reading the book The FountainHead by Ayn Rand. It was a brilliant read,very different from the other books i have read.It was refreshing and thought provoking.I never thought i could reach such a serious book so soon but i surprised myself by finishing it in less than a month.

The book presented an extraordinary tale of a young architect,Hoard Roard who represented the free ,unsupressible human spirit ,his struggle against the glorified ineptitute of the masses and his victory. The novel presents a new and different perspective to ubiquitous human qualities like altruism,sympathy, egoism,selfishness and so on. It is refreshing in its novelty and portrayal of characters. The bussiness magnate Gail Waynard who represented a man deluded into believing that he could control the city and people with his immense wealth, was another powerfull character.His realization of his failure is brilliantly essayed in the book.His megalomania cal belief of manipulating the masses through controlling the media and immense wealth, backfires towards the end opening his eyes and making him realise that we was just a twig in the big wave of public emotion,swept everywhere by it. Elswerth Monkton Toohey ,the main villain is the ideal master manipulator who pulls all the string behind the scenes.He controls people by suppressing individual brilliance and by enshrining mediocricity.He knows his capabilities and his limitation and is well aware what he is doing.his manipulation of people ,especially Peter keating shows how good a manipulator he is.Peter Keating was one character whom most of the masses could associate with.He represented the man who craves for societies approval and appreciation.He had no goals or ideals.He represents the perennial rat race for fame and glory ,which for most people represent life.He derived pleasure by comparing himself with the less talented and less capable around him.
Dominique Francon, Hoards love was another strange character.Her life was filled with her sarcastic response to life .Her indifference to others and ineptitude and devotion to the qualtiy and capability of free human will made her the best companion a guy like hoard could get

The novel is the portrayal of these various characters and shows the triumph of the indomitable human spirit characterized by Hoard Roarks relative success.The novels beauty lies in the various philosophies espoused by the various characters.Ayn Rand has thrown some light on ones selfishness and need to be selfish.Self is the one thing that no man should let go.It represents him,it is his identity. The clamour for charity and sacrifice of self is a pathetic destruction of human individuality .It thrives on the wretchedness of the society as people derive satisfaction by being sympathetic to it. It left me thinking about many of the socially accepted norms regarding charity and selflessness. What is charity?Does charity mean that we should sacrifice our happiness and luxuries for others? What is the purpose of living if we are giving scant regard for the concept of self? Isnt self the most precious thing for a person.The moment we disregard this wont we start becoming second handers living off others.Such a person would be happy seeing others misery as that is when he can be altruistic.Is that what we all want?Shouldnt we all aim for individual excellence?
These are some thoughts that came into my mind after reading the book

THE SHADOW OF THE WINDS by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

I am back to blogging after a very long hiatus.I must admit,after my rather pompous introductory blog i went hiding in a shell of inferiority complex and diffidence. Perhaps the reason for my reluctance to blog was my lack of imagination and a high level of self consciousness. I still havent got over these feelings ,but i cannot let my weakness ruin my chance to improve my written english. So i have decided to renovate this blog into a personal diary. This has two main advantages.I can work on my language and try playing with words and I wont have to keep maintaining system specific electronic diaries(now that is a bit too much jargons in a single line to digest)

So what makes me rekindle my blog?Well I have rekindled my reading habbit after a long break ,during which i was mostly forcing down my throat words and ideas beyond my comprehension,being a pseudo intellectual .I was reading abstract and philosophical books which never made much sense to me.But last week i started reading a fictional thriller called the THE SHADOW OF THE WINDS by Carlos Ruiz Zafon .Little had i heard of the author or the book before but i took the word of my colleague on it and started devouring it .Slowly slowly my i was returning back to that sincere bibliophile who was sucked into the books he read . I was so captivated by the book that i couldnot keep it down despite having to spent time for Cat prep .I felt like being back in those olden times when the choice of books went by your heart and not ur esteem.

My words fail me when i try to describe the beauty of this book. All i can do is pen down some words that fail to create the same effect as this book. No wonder people respect authors. Any way i shoud leave behind a partial vignette of the story ,to the point i have finished reading it. The story is about a boy who belongs to a bibliophilic family who owns and safe guards a library which is more of a treasure trove of all kinds of books. He follows his family tradition of picking a book to be his special one when he is first taken to the library. The mystery shrouding the author and mysterious people offering to buy the book from him at exorbitant prices causes the boy to go on a search to know more about the author .The course takes him through a surprising and unexpected trail finally culminating in the author realising how his life is strikingly similar to the author julian caraxes. The story proceeds at a modest pace initially with the pace catching up towards the middle of the story.Then its all a roller coaster ride for the reader as the mysteries are revealed .Though i felt i bit disappointed towards the end with the feeling of expecting too much ,on the whole i loved the book. On the whole it was a nice book light in content but gripping in its narration and ability to keep the reader on the edge of his seat.