This Weeks Member of the Week-soulsoup - Page 101

Originally posted by: adi_0112

Hi taran , what's up?? haven't seen you in a while.

So haven't you got any question for the MOTW???

Adi he is not posting questions for Anol instead helping him with the replies 😆

Check few pages back to see the options he gave Anol to my present questions and also to future questions that may come later😆😆

Originally posted by: dotdiddydot

😆😆 Sounds to me to be a purrfekt case of pleasant but definite identity crisis.. May Wanda or Not to May Wanda..😉

kya well 😆 😆maywanda aka may aka maya😳

Originally posted by: Bhaskar.T

Adi he is not posting questions for Anol instead helping him with the replies 😆

Check few pages back to see the options he gave Anol to my present questions and also to future questions that may come later😆😆

OMG !!!😆

I hope Anolda doesn't make the same reply !!! Iss ke aage have we had any instance when a viewbie got banned ??? That help will surely make a record !!!😆

Where is Anolda today ? don't tell me he's gone scuba diving !!!

Originally posted by: adi_0112

Member of the Week, its been ages since we saw you last.. where are you??

Originally posted by: dotdiddydot

Anol do you bat left handed?
your profile tells me you have right leaning hence this question ok.. 😉

Originally posted by: dotdiddydot

Anol while i concur fully on all what you pontificate here.. I'd like to offer a choice sequence for a future question that may flumox you when asked to choose between one good mod or the other ..

Between Jem and Bhasker.. Jem+ Bhasker = Jemsker..

Jem+ S.priya= jepriya and add that mysterious S for Priya since i know not what that stands for..😉

Jem + Barnali= Jernali... or Barnem..

Barnali + Bhasker= Barker.. But i would not shout this one out since this would mean bark at her..😆

Bhasker+ Barnali = Bhasnali

Priya + Barnali=Perish the thought between two ladies.. but here goes with my leftover gumption (since I am sure the next time I am banned its going to be the august honor of that hindustani music lover Barnali anyway) Prinali or if reversed it would be Bariya..with a hanging S off course for Priya ...😆

Barnali + jem= Barjem or Jemnali..

Barnali by her self (since you equivocally chose her over the choice of the other two august mods Bhasker ji and S. Priya ji ) would mean Bar that is Bomb of explosion and Nali which is a tube or a pipe..

Hence Barnali would mean implosion ..

Id stick with the IF admin Vijay if I were you Soul Soup or what I call a conglomeration of good atman to make a great parmatma..cheers and congrats on becoming a Member of the Weak.. oops I meant week..😆

Originally posted by: Bhaskar.T

Break Ke Baad....... 😉

Bichara anol thak gaya hoga aaj.... Jis tarah sab uspe tut parae hai 😆

Okay Anol ab mera edited question again......

Choose who is your fav....... and you can choose just one....

GM at India-Forums.com Priya (s.priya) or Bhaskar (Bhaskar.T) 😆

Leaving no scope hopefully this time round.... 😆

These 2 sets are from same genre – so let me answer together. First – I am glad to see that few from the young generation are still not swimming with the stream of extreme 'de-politicalization' and ready to talk about some burning issues apart from chartbusters and fashion statements! 😊

Regarding Quota system – I already said my viewpoint in a very short post before – and some follow up too – let me quote few of that:

Originally posted by: soulsoup

Who will implement that Amogh? Same politician, same bureaucracy, same red tape. Nothing will happen there too – only some officials will get an extra chance to grab some more avenues of bribe!

Originally posted by: soulsoup

Again – aren't your words are flavored with urban snobbishness? Why only at elementary level? That's the basic – I agree, without providing the basics working on only at top of the pyramid of life is dangerous -I know that too! But trust me you need push from every level.

Why? Let me ask you – how many son/daughter of a street vendor you've seen doing great in their life? This change requires decades and generation. But without proper execution and most importantly the intension – NOTHING going to work -that's for sure.

Now let's come to the questions:

Originally posted by: kabhi_21

Anol.... U answered me yesterday that if u go in politics u wd like to grow to the position of Finance Minister or Prime minister.....

1. If u are a Finance Minister and as the demand is being made currently if your opinion is asked on spending 22% of budget funds on SC/ST. Whether u will agree with the demand? If yes.... which are the areas u will use the funds in?

Also

5. What would be your priority in budget spending.... till date the priority has been security.

Yes I will support that. In a country where for last 40+ years 57.6% to 64% of total budget use to be allocated to DEFENSE! We can do this if we can cut down the defense budget. But cutting defense budget was never implemented – by Congress or BJP or the short lifespan of 3rd Front; several agendas are hidden behind this decision, not only national but international agendas – we all know that but never say anything – because apparently that doesn't bother us directly! But we are ready make this much of stir regarding the issue of quota – because that have something to affect our 'agenda'. Imagine – not only SC/ST support – what we could have done with that amount of money!!

We can start with the basics – health, job, education, shelter. I did make a complete plan for a tribal community once, long time back – although only half implemented, due to lack of funding, it worked to a certain extent. I'll try to digit up and share later – if you are interested.

2. If you are a Prime Minister.... But urs is a coalition.... and they have extraordinary demands for their state only.... what will be ur say.....

History says coalition government never works – period. Coalition is just a manifestation of immature democratic environment. I'll not accept the seat in a coalition government to start with.

3. What will be your opinion on quotas based on castes.....

Already stated…

4. What will be your opinion on foreign visits of ministers as a finance minister.....

I think it is important component of capitalist economy to actively endorse foreign investment in government level. For example in Singapore – the finance and Prime minister (along with Senior Minister Goh) always visiting other countries – almost like a business delegation – gathering investors, searching for investment opportunity. Whereas India (starting from Manmohan Singh as Finance minister for Narasimha Rao's cabinet) opened the marketplace but never actually took the active effort to bring heavy industry investment. Due to some great businesspeople there some industries are still thriving, like IT and Service, but not the heavy industries – which are very important for the economic infrastructure.

Originally posted by: ans24us1

1. Do you think Human Equality is must?? If yes then why do we have QUOTA RESERVATION??

Already answered! Equality only can be valid if you have a common starting level. Don't ask a handicapped person to race with P.T. Usha and call it equality!

2. If you were Arjun Singh - Then after all these protests, would you ever bring the Quota Reservation back??

I think many of us forgot the background of that A******* (sorry –couldn't stop myself). His 'Marble Palace' scandal was quite famous during 90's. That guy is NOT doing anything with a golden intention anyway. His, as well as all others pushing this quota system with only political agenda! Nothing else! So – protest or no-protest – doesn't quite matter to them – if the vote banks get increments!

3. If you were Mahatma Gandhi during 1947 - Would you have taken the decision of India Partition?? Please give the reason

Anu – you are asking this question to a person whose grandfather had to leave his everything in Bangladesh and spend 6 months at the refugee camp in India after partition!! I believe that's the biggest blunder of Indian history. Let me not go into that in political sense – I'll get too emotional and might make some people very unhappy!!

Rather let me say something IF made me realized.

Just after few days I joined IF – I had few PM conversations with Mishtimoni (she is not coming to IF anymore due to her humongous higher study pressure). She is originally from Bangladesh (now in USA) and exactly same age as mine. I was really surprised to know that how similar we are – exactly the same things, same books, same music, same movies and thought leadership shaped and formed both of our minds. After that interaction it made me think again – how unnecessary those decision was!!!

4. If you are given a time machine and asked to go either to past or future - Which one would you choose and why??

Is it a read-only option – means if I go to past – can I change something there? If yes – then I will choose past. If not – I will go to the future.

Originally posted by: SolidSnake

Anolda, who was the first girl in your life? 😉 Don't say that it was your wife. 😆