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May 03, 2008

http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab

I have been reading Indian super star Amitabh Bacchan’s blog for a couple of days now. I am amazed at his humility in dealing with his fans and also at his patience in acknowledging people’s comment. I am nobody to comment about his blog content though. How can a spark come anywhere close to a blazing inferno? I am a great fan of Amitabh, and have grown up watching his movies and imitating his body language. And I am one among those million Indians who prayed for his good health, when he met with an accident during the shoot of Coolie. I think I was just 8 years old then!

To directly connect to someone whom you saw as a role model all through your life is a beautiful experience in itself. Thanks to the Internet, thanks to bigadda.com, and thanks to that someone who conceptualized the idea of blogging!

There are people who tell me it ain’t Amitabh who is keying in the content of his blog. But I am sure he does, because it sounds very Amitabh, and I feel very close to my all time hero whenever I read it.

I have been noticing a strange thing about his blog especially the timing at which it gets updated - some times at 3 am and sometimes at 12 mid night. I am astonished to know that he blogs amidst his busy schedule. And what is his schedule like? Morning he is in Chennai, evening he is in Mumbai to catch a flight to Bangkok in the night. He has 42 interviews lined up, he has few press meets, he has to talk patiently with a woman like Burka Dutta, he has to address a celebrity music release, and on top of that he has to attend to his call sheets!

In fact ‘I’ got tired reading about his plans for the day. At 33 I cannot attend to more than 5 clients a day, and at 68 Amitabh is whirling like a magic wand.

I wonder how would it feel when you are a celebrity. When you walk, all stare at you. And when you talk, you are reported wrongly. I am sure it would be a great feeling initially, but could become highly irritating after a while. Or is it my ‘grapes are sour’ feelings getting reflected here?

Few weird comments that were posted by few ‘nobodies’ on Amitabh’s blog

*I have been blogging for 2 years now, and I got only 10,000 comments. And you started just a couple of weeks back, and you are getting impressive number of comments. Not a bad start.

Huh – how can people get so cheap?

*I visited your blog, have put a comment. Here is my address http://……….com. Please visit and leave a comment

Now this bugger thinks he is Dharmendra!

*You should keep your cool and ignore what the press feels about you.

This choot thinks he is agony uncle. And wants to advice Amitabh about what he should do, and how he should live his life.

I learnt two important things after reading AB’s blog. One – that Amitabh is a great human being, and second that most of his educated fans who post comments are dumb!

But for the people’s comment Amitabh’s blog rocks!

Posted by Kenni at 06:36 AM | Comments (0)

March 21, 2008

Will the stock market fall further?

On October 19, 2007 when the Stock Market was at 19,000 points I had mentioned the following –

*.....how it was visible looking at the points Sensex had touched - 19000! I said don’t worry it will fall soon, and when it will fall it will be horror – to the extent that people will start committing suicides! (Well that was a strong statement, but then very much possible!) And the very next day the market fell 200 points, and is still falling!

*So what is my take on the topic? Anything that grows very fast comes down at the same speed – that is the rule of life - and any growth should always be gradual. The DOT COM industry came down, because it grew too fast in too little time. Now it is stabilized. Same way Sensex touching 19000 is too fast in 2 years, and it will come down drastically and stabilize at 10000 to 12000 points.

To be honest I didn’t use any astrological analysis for this prediction. I used only my insight, few expert advices and also God’s grace to a large extent.

Today it is at 14, 994 points and to avoid panic the market is kept closed for 2 days! So will it fall more – the answer is yes – it will!

Few Random Thoughts

I am ashamed at how we Indians create an illusion around ourselves about India’s development and how we believe in what these politicians say in the name of India Shining! Wherever you are, and whichever city you are, just travel 50 kms from it and you will see the real India.

Huge IT buildings in metros, modern shopping malls in cities, and multiplexes aren’t signs of development. India will and can develop only when farmers make good money. No wonder 9000 farmers committed suicide when Chandrababu Naidu was busy in beautifying Hyderabad!

I read in a recent newspaper about how happy Coke is happy about its business in India, and how happy they are in investing some 1000 crores in India. Why wouldn’t they be happy? They use Indian water, they use Indian cheap labours, they use Indian market to sell their product, and are least bothered about the farmers who get affected miserably due to shortage of water for irrigation due to their water-consuming plants.

These days advertisements ask us to eat Oats instead of Idli and dosas, and we think may be the West is right. We forget to think that they eat red meat almost most of the days, which balances their energy levels, which we don’t. Watch any herbivorous animal they keep eating the whole day, and where as carnivorous animals can go for weeks together after a heavy meal. Indians eat vegetarian food most of the times hence just a bowl of oats won’t suffice! That was the reason why Indians always stuck to a heavy break fast!

Former Indian President Abdul Kalam can be successful in selling few more copies of his book by saying India will be a developed country in 2020. But the fact will remain that until and unless Indian economy doesn’t depend on the US or UK, and that India becomes self reliant – we can never be a developed country for centuries to come.

We started our slavery by imitating the Moghuls for a while then came the British who made us look down upon our own vernacular language. And now we are slaves at the American hands – directly and as well as indirectly! It is shameful that our economy depends on American recession!

Long live India!

Posted by Kenni at 07:06 AM | Comments (0)

March 05, 2008

Looking out for a rented house in Chennai!

Astrology has taught me one important thing in life and that is to become ‘STILL.’ It precisely is a state of doing nothing, which doesn’t necessarily mean that I have a laid back attitude or I have become lazy. It is a condition where you neither seek nor avoid – you just try to be, and try to be a witness. It is simple - when you know how your future is going to unfold, and when you know that your destiny cannot be changed a bit, and when you know that whatever has to happen will happen anyways - then where is the need to put any effort and to struggle in life?

The best example to understand this concept is to imagine a river with strong currents taking people with it. Here river is life, current is destiny, and people are we. Of course we have been trained to swim and struggle and put efforts to reach the shores, but then what if we stop doing anything and just try to float and allow the river to take us to the place where we are destined to belong. In this process you stop worrying, you save your energy, and also you have no regrets or complaints about life – because whatever has happened, has happened for the best and was perfectly in divine tune.

Well when Saturn moved into Simha (Leo) in the later months of year 2006 and early months of year 2007 – I thought I would be changing my house – rather I thought there will be a change in place of residence for me. I kept my predictions about me to myself, and didn’t reveal them to anyone – including my wife.

Out of the blue one day my wife started looking out for new houses. I didn’t comment about the Saturn factor to her. And suddenly in the month of March 2007 – she stopped seeing houses. And this was exactly the period when Saturn went back to Kataka. So astrologically there won’t be any change in house at least till the later months of year 2007, when Saturn would move into Simha once again after it completed its retrograde period in Kataka.

Astrologically when Saturn moved into Simha once again – it should ideally bring change in place of residence for me in the later months of year 2007 and early months of year 2008 – and I couldn’t see any signs of it until Mid-January 2008, when one fine morning I got a call from my land lady. I was driving, and asked my wife to pick up the call. Normally both of them are good over the phone to each other, but that particular day they had some heated arguments, and as an extension – my landlady asked us to vacate the house. And my wife agreed immediately.

I personally thought that the fight wasn’t a serious one, and that my landlady was just threatening us. But no, she had really meant it. I got a call from her yesterday to vacate the house before the coming Saturday, and I have 3 days more to go. Finally Saturn transit has done its job. It has forced me look out for a new house. We have checked few houses already – thanks to Sulekha.com classifieds, and if you have any lead do let me know-

Here is my add for a rented house -

Family of 4 – husband (33), wife (27) and 2 kids (6 and 3)– is looking out for a 2 bed room house in Chennai, preferably in and around areas like - Velacherry, Adyar, Besant Nagar, Thiruvanmayur, Perungudi, OMR, and Kottivakam. Rent negotiable, advance negotiable. The tenant was a non-vegetarian, and still supports non-vegetarianism, had a mixed parentage, is not a Brahmin family luckily, was baptized, loves Islam, and follows Hinduism, and is not circumcised – if that really matters.

Posted by Kenni at 12:59 PM | Comments (0)

December 29, 2007

Good news for free loaders!

Five years back when I started to read horoscope for people and predicting their future, I always wanted to keep my services free of cost for lifetime. But it led to many confusion – firstly none took it seriously (anything given out for free loses its value) and secondly people got into unnecessary arguments just for the heck of it. Well who doesn’t want to know their future without shelling a penny out of their pockets?

Later I thought I should at least segregate sincere seekers and people who see me as a mere entertainer. I thought I wouldn’t do it for free anymore, and gave a chance for the people to fix their fee. It led to another problem – people earning in lakhs will just come home when they find free time, talk for hours together and pay Rs 50 and go. I thought this isn’t working either.

There is a very thin line between charging for your services, and working for money alone. Given a chance I will always keep my astrological services free for sincere people, but then I am yet to find sincere seekers in the modern age. I also hate to sound like a vegetable vendor – where in people bargain on rates.

We bring many changes in ourselves depending on the situations we are subjected to. Recently a lady called me from Gurgaon saying she wanted a reading. I asked her to mail me her details, and also her preferred mode of transaction – she said innocently, “I just want answer to one question? Do you charge for one question too?” I accept her ignorance but I wanted to tell her – I would do a reading free of cost if you cannot afford me. But if you think astrological predictions are not worth your money – then sorry find another astrologer!

Though most people who get in touch with me know the seriousness of astrology and are kind enough to ask my service charges, there are few who still think I am desperately sitting in front of the computer to answer their astrological queries and that my happiness depends upon serving them.

Recently someone kept sending me mails - at least 6 to 7 – trying to persuade me for a free reading. Of course I refused – not because I don’t want to do, but because I hate the marketing smartness people try to use on anybody and everybody.

With experience it becomes very easy to guess what people are up to by just reading their mails or by reading the message they sent by messenger. There are many mails I still receive that sound very arrogant – My date of birth is …., my time of birth is…., my place of birth is…Send me my future report. I don’t ignore those mails. I send a mail asking for preferred mode of fee remittance – and there is no reply from them. It is fun.

Though I strictly charge for my services, I would somehow want to stick to the promise I made when I started reading for people or do some kind of justice to it. Hence I decided that on every Tuesdays I would keep my reading free. This isn’t applicable for online consultation or consultations over phone. Anyone who reaches my house with a printed horoscope on Tuesdays – I will do a consultation absolutely free of cost!

Posted by Kenni at 07:45 AM | Comments (0)

December 14, 2007

Where Science stops, Arts begin!

Scientifically any woman is a bag full of bones, blood, flesh, and excreta. But the moment we think about women like Aishwarya Rai or our own girl friends we feel elated about an all-new concept called beauty, which sounds very unscientific. Also according to science when a man with a relatively good semen count has sex with a woman with proper ovulation– they will have children. But science cannot explain why a particular man falls in love only with a particular woman, and why a particular woman prefers to sleep with only those men whom she loves? There is where science stops and Arts begin…..

I have referred many books written on astrology, and in most of them I have noticed that the author struggles to refer to many scientists who believed in astrology. They do it may be to convince the readers about the greatness of astrology and to increase the credibility of their approach towards astrology. They also mention how scientific astrology is – right from the placement of planets in the horoscope to how mind influences the lines on our palms – and how scientifically it is used for predicting human lives.

It is very true that the present generation of pseudo intellects expects some strong scientific base to accept any subject, which doesn’t have clear-cut logic. But I strongly feel that the very effort to combine sciences and arts together is wrong. They exit on different planes where science can take you till the door, while Arts can take you beyond.

Take a rose to a scientist and peep into his eyes – and he will say calyx, corolla, androecium & gynaecium. And take the same rose to your beloved and peep into his/her eyes – you will see only love!

Adobe Photoshop is a scientific tool, which is used for designing purposes. Anyone can learn the usage of this particular software with in 2 days. You can explore the menu, and study what result each function can produce. But then only a creative person can produce something worthy out of this scientific tool, and this creativity isn’t science – it is an art. And give any tool to this creative person – he will come out with a beautiful design. Creativity doesn’t come out of a science lab - it comes out of the heart! The same holds true with any musicians, singers, moviemakers, writers, and astrologers.

Go to a psychiatrist if someone ditches you in love. All that he can do is give you sleeping doses. He neither can make you feel better nor could he help you come out of it. But psychologists can bring you out of your emotional pain in a couple of sittings – and psychology is again arts and no science. Man is an emotional animal, and for him to live a better life it is art that can help him more than science.

Nitrogen Dioxide can make you laugh for a while, but there is no scientific medicine to make you happy, content and blissful. Hence Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s meditation course is known as Art of Living and not Science of Living. (I neither have attended the course, nor am I marketing his course – it is just an example).

There are many things in life, which we need to believe and trust with closed eyes, or I should say just for the heck of it. There need not be any strong logic or scientific evidences behind them. That simply doesn’t mean they don’t exist - existence of God is one among them and working of astrology is another.

Posted by Kenni at 05:48 AM | Comments (0)

December 02, 2007

You are born with a personal destiny!

My BIL (brother in law) is a highly efficient computer wizard and I am yet to meet someone who is in tune with computers as much as he is. But before getting into the IT field he was working as a government employee in Indian postal service. The salary was meager, but I am not sure about his contentment level then. Later I arranged an interview for him in Mumbai, and with a help of one of my close friends he got into IT. From then there was no looking back in his life. He earns in lakhs now, has invested in 3 houses and also a car.

At times I surely feel that whatever he is today is because of me. Here is another example.

I arranged an interview for another brother in law of mine at Sify.com. And he screwed it big time. He not only put me into trouble but also dragged another close friend of mine into it. The relationship between my brother in law and me got strained and it remains so still.

If I were really responsible for my first BIL’s success, then my second BIL should have also done well in his life. It never happened. Hence the truth is – you cannot be responsible for any body’s success or failure. Many a times things just happen through you, for which you cannot take responsibility. If my first BIL is successful, he is because of his own destiny and not because of my help. If it has happened through me, I can only be thankful and not egoistic about it.

Many a times people are already on the verge of change, and someone comes and gives them the needed break. This doesn’t mean that the one who was responsible for the break becomes greater than the seeker. They just compliment each other’s life. The doer ceases to exist if the seeker doesn’t exist. Just like a doctor ceases to exist if there are no patients, a spiritual master ceases to exist if there are no disciples, and an astrologer ceases to exist if there are no clients. They exist in perfect harmony – none is greater than the other.

The great Ramakrishna Paramahansa had 10-15 close disciples. But only one of them was able to make it big in his spiritual path - rest all were mere failures. In fact Ramakrishna Paramahansa was known to the world through Swami Vivekanand and not vice versa.

Of course Ramakrishna helped Vivekanand immensely, but it didn’t happen only because of the Master’s help. If it was so – then all the 15 disciples should have made it big in their lives, which never happened. The contribution should have been equal from Swami Vivekanand’s side too. And it is very much possible that whatever had to happen to Swami Vivekanand could have happened even without Ramakrishna, may be through some other master. And there is where personal destiny comes to play – whatever has to happen in your life, will happen - whether someone deliberately helps you or refuses to help you doesn’t really matter - destiny will overtake your course of life – sooner or later.

This particular blog comes in wake of few nasty comment passed by few important people in my life. They claim that whatever I am today in the field of astrology is just because of them. I am not sure whether I am successful today or not, but then they at least feel I am. Of course I am thankful and grateful to all those who helped me in my course of life – right from my Kinder Garten teacher who taught me English to ‘you’ who is reading my blog. I cannot deny it. But then if someone claims that I am what I am only because of certain people – then I refuse to take that shit. I am what I am ONLY because of MY personal destiny.

Here is another instance –

Whenever there is exchange of ideas between me and one of the managers of a particular website he/she always makes it a point to say – “remember Kennedi, we were the first to give you the break.” Point taken, but then what about my personal destiny? Just because they gave me the first break, I cannot be obliged to them forever. At the same time I cannot be less grateful to them. Also it was not that I was a mentally retarded beggar before taking up astrology as a career. I was doing well, and also was excelling in my dot com career. If I had not taken up astrology as a full time profession, I would have marveled in the IT firm.

And if I am doing well in astrology today - it is because of grace of God (50 per cent), blessing of a good teacher (25 per cent), and my personal destiny (25 per cent).

PS – Kindly don’t confuse personal destiny with personal effort – they are not the same.

Posted by Kenni at 08:55 AM | Comments (0)

November 28, 2007

Should men watch their wife’s delivery?

This is a new crap we are learning from the West. In India men were never allowed to watch their wives deliver babies, while the West say men should be allowed so that the women get some emotional support. Also the West say, by watching women deliver babies men will understand the pain a woman undergoes. And whatever is downloaded from the West becomes a nonsensical fad in India. Now women want their husbands to watch them going through the pain. It is not that men don’t understand the pain a woman undergoes, then what is the point men watching their wives undergoing the torture? Should they stop having sex with them? Or should they never allow their wives to have babies? What difference does it make anyways?

And coming to providing emotional support to the wife while in pain - take this example - a man takes his wife to a good restaurant, makes her eat good food, which he also enjoys. The next day if the wife is constipated in the loo, she doesn’t call her husband for emotional support. Same way sex is always a mutual relationship, where both the persons involved enjoy it – and children are byproduct of sex – then why do women need emotional support? Delivering babies is a natural process – and no animal in the world delivers in crowd, until they are forced to. They move alone in solitude to deliver. Are human beings emotionally weaker than animals?

There are many things, which has to be seen in Indian context. Indians were not fools to keep men away from the scene, and to keep the wife’s mother close to her while delivering babies. Each and every system of India had higher meanings, which after the advent of Western thoughts into weaker countries like India went beyond our capability of interpretation.

Woman’s sexual organs have a beauty in itself. The more closed it is and the more secretive it is, the more is the curiosity to know, and more is the urge to have good sex. Hence Indians always wore civilized clothes unlike the West who prefer to wear that help them protrude nipples through their tight Tees, and show the butt cleavage wearing a dangerous low jean. Women don’t look sexy in Western clothes they look whorish to be honest.

A man’s natural consciousness always sees woman’s sexual organ as pleasure giving points and not as organs of giving milk, or an organ to pee or an organ to shit. The moment he visualizes them as biological organs, he might lose his interest towards sex. Hence he always visualizes them as clean points – this is one of the reasons men in India were never allowed to have sex with women who had periods. For the simple reason that – how can you imagine something as ‘good’ that is oozing out blood?

During delivery the holy point looks the most ugly. It throws out dirty water, puss, blood, mucous and also women shit while delivery. Now if the man, who till now thought that vagina was the most beautiful thing on earth, is allowed to see the same with full of disgusting things coming out of it – he naturally will lose interest in her. And the sexual life between the married couple will suffer a lot.

The case is completely different in the West – an average man has many choices and they go for many women in their life. But in India men are forced to be content with one and only one wife and one and only one vagina. So better keep it clean and holy!

Posted by Kenni at 09:21 AM | Comments (0)

November 16, 2007

Jupiter transit 2007!

In the cosmic zodiac the planet Jupiter, which is considered to be a natural benefic astrologically moves into Dhanus (Sagittarius) Sign from Vrishika Sign (Scorpio). According to the calendars transit takes place on November 16th, 2007, but the exact transit happens only on November 22, 2007. Well the dates doesn’t matter much – the movement of Jupiter into another house will surely bring major changes in your personal lives.

Jupiter will remain in Dhanus – between November 22, 2007 and December 10, 2008 and I have added this aspect and its impact on your life in the yearly predictions 2008 I did for you. For specific questions you can always get in touch with me!

Posted by Kenni at 12:27 PM | Comments (0)

October 23, 2007

Mobile Etiquette!

Any human invention is a boon provided it is used in the correct proportion. Inventions have made life simpler and have provided more luxury to ‘Man’kind. But then it is the extensive usage of them that transforms them into a bane. And mobile phone is one of them. A couple of weeks back, I was stuck in traffic and I saw two girls, who seemed friends, walking on the platform. They moved talking - but not to each other. They were over the phone with someone else.

I watched them for about 5 minutes, and they really didn’t bother about the other person’s presence. They kept talking and talking and from their face it was quite obvious that the call wasn’t that important. I found them really funny to have ignored each other presence – a real cruelty to Human form I guess.

The previous episode was acceptable to some extent, but not this one. I saw other two girls, one was chatting her glory over the phone and her friend was just following her like a dog. And this time too the call didn’t look serious. Why can’t you just tell the other person to hang up or to get in touch you later as you are busy with someone else, who also is important?

People have started to assume that mobile phones have become a part of human anatomy, and when someone calls you – you ‘SHOULD’ pick up. Recently two of my friends got offended when I didn’t pick up their calls. And I found it a bit childish on their part. Why should I pick up all the calls I get? And why is there a necessity for me to pick up all the calls?

I read a beautiful sentence in the book ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrarri’, which says ‘Phone are for your convenience and NOT for others convenience! And I strongly agree to it.

I had already blogged about how literate people behave like ignorant assholes in cinema halls by flashing their lights on the neighbours face and how least bothered they are about doing so. People even cross the roads with one hand in the pocket and other hand on their mobile phone stuck to their ears. They could be adept at multitasking but they are completely unaware about how disturbing it could be for others. And using your phone while driving could be the most dangerous - none is bothered about your life, you can die the way you want – but none should die because of YOUR lack of intelligence.

I personally don’t use mobile phones -
“WHEN I AM – “
· eating
· shitting
· driving
· with my family
· playing with my kids
· in serious discussion with MYSELF
· meditating
· praying
· watching movies in the theatre
· with another client
· eating out with my family
· feeling tired
· in a temple or any other religious place and
· not in a mood to talk

There is no room for people to get offended if someone doesn’t pick up a call - it is your mobile, and it is completely your prerogative whether to take a call or not. And world has been functioning for millions of years without mobile phones, and it will continue to function so – whether you take a call or not doesn’t really matter.

Posted by Kenni at 01:20 PM | Comments (0)

October 09, 2007

Hail Hitler!

All that I knew about Adolf Hitler was - he was a dictator, that he was responsible for deaths of 6 million and above Jews, that he was the main person behind the 2nd World War, and he died committing suicide. And this was just one side of the coin.

I have been reading Hitler’s autobiography Mein Kempf these days, and found him one of the most talented, intelligent, and knowledgeable person the world has ever produced. I should also add that he was one of the very few people I have came across who loved his country and countrymen more than his own life!

A couple of years back someone came to consult me. I think it was on August 15th, and he had a paper- made national flag pinned to his shirt. For a moment I admired his patriotism. I opened his chart and the horoscope showed luck for him in foreign nation – hence asked him whether he worked in a foreign nation? And he said yes. And his main concern was whether he will settle in the US and when exactly would he get his green card! I saw an incongruity in the attitude.

Why is this inappropriateness? Why would anyone want to worry about settling in a foreign nation, when outwardly he feels so proud to show off the flag on his chest?! It is simple. The basic questions you need to ask yourself are – do you love your country and countrymen? If yes – why do you love your country and countrymen?

Hitler beautifully says that you cannot give your life for a country you don’t love. And what induces you to love your country? Does the country and countrymen make your life easy? Does your country and countrymen make you feel better? If not, then what is that makes you love the country?

I personally love my country only because of its past heritage and its contribution to Indian civilization, or else there is no reason for me to love my country. I hate the corrupt politicians, I hate the corrupt government systems, I hate the lethargic bureaucrats, I hate the lazy judiciary system, and I hate the irresponsible press. None of them make me feel proud or make me feel better. Of course the system is bad in every country – but it is worse in India.

I would hate to call myself belonging to India only because I was born here – it would be an animalistic approach to say that I am territorial. I want to love my country because it makes me feel good and better – which seem impossible in the near future.

The moment I get out of my house – the auto guys are on their toes to cheat me, the vegetable vendor tries to cheat me, the consumerism cheats me, I go to an government organization to get a new electric connection for my mother - he openly says Rs 7500 deposit and Rs 2500 corruption charges, if I go to the police he is acts deaf, and when I go to the press he asks what is that we get out of the news? And when I am fed up and go to a temple for some mental peace – priests and beggars flock to make some quick money.

No wonder Indians these days love to move abroad and settle there. If given a chance they would never come back, though they will keep complaining about homesickness. Let us face the truth - lives are better abroad where as each day is a struggle, and every system is corrupt in India. The present India has nothing to offer to the countrymen, and this is the saddest part. We can only keep forwarding mails about India’s past glory and one of Abdul Kalam’s speeches to feel some console!

Posted by Kenni at 02:40 PM | Comments (0)

May 24, 2007

The difference between Main Business & Core Business – part 2!

Before I get into the main business/core business funda about astrology, let me give you another example to take my point home. Here is an example how VGP Golden Beach (amusement park in Chennai) makes most of its revenue today. Most people in Tamil Nadu know that VG Paneerdas was a man from rags to riches - he was a self made man indeed. And he was the one main person to have made installment schemes a big success in India. But then the main business he was associated with was smuggling of Gold in the 60s and the 70s!

Example 2

VGP Golden beach is one of the star attractions of Chennai, where people from all across the country come to celebrate their vacations and holidays. The entrance fee is just Rs 125, which is very less when compared to other amusement parks in Chennai.

The rush is impressive in the months of March, April & May, and rest of the months the crowd is just ok. But where does the main money come to maintain such a big place in off-season time. Here is what happens –

The stalls – like ice cream shop, juice stall, games - inside the park are maintained not by VGP but by outsiders. If you want to open a stall you need to pay a non-refundable amount, which goes at least to 30 k to 50 k depending upon the place you choose. Later a monthly rent of 10 k to 20 k is collected from them during off seasons. And this monthly rent is increased during the season time.

Looking at the crowd which comes in most businessmen think that they can make a killing during the time of season, but then as the monthly rent is increased proportionately - he sees no chance of making money and leaves the premises in a year or so. The same place is again given to another businessman who comes in with lots of hopes and pays a non-refundable amount.

The business through selling ticket is just a bonus!

It is simple – the money made by selling newspapers and magazines are just bonuses, the main revenue comes from advertisements. This way every business has a main business / core business funda and astrology has it too.

Most astrologers keep their consultation fees very minimal, because that is not the core business that brings in revenue. The core business for most astrologers is giving remedial measures. They would charge Rs 100 for a consultation but then charge Rs 2000 for selling you a Gem, or few 1000s to make you perform a special puja! The case is similar with doctors. The core business for a doctor is not consultation – but then selling medicines, performing operations, and the commissions they make through scans, blood tests and x rays!

So what would happen to an astrologer who doesn’t believe in remedial measures, who doesn’t sell gem or who doesn’t suggest costly pujas? He will keep his consultation fees a bit on the higher side, and go in for a second hand car first.

Posted by Kenni at 07:41 AM | Comments (0)

May 22, 2007

The difference between Main Business & Core Business – part 1!

I am looking out for a second hand car. The search started off with Premier Padmini and now it waits at Maruti Zen. I would love to possess a Maruti Gypsy too as it is my childhood passion to own one. I was discussing the same with one of my clients/friends and he was a bit taken aback. His questions were simple – why a second hand car, why not a new one? And why do I have to wait for 3-4 months to save money to buy a second hand car, when many astrologers make at least 1-2 lakhs per month?!

There are many pros and cons of being on your own and being employed. Let me talk only about the negative part of being on your own. First thing is – no banks will give you loans –neither for vehicles, nor for home. They would want you to file IT returns or to at least have insurance policies. My only policy in life is to not have any insurance policies, and I don’t file IT returns either. Hence the option of getting a loan from the bank for a new car closes completely.

My friend asked then what about earning 2 lakhs a month with ease, and I had to tell him about the difference between Main Business and Core Business philosophy.

Example 1 – Jewelry Shop

Go to any jewelry shop. Beautiful ornaments are showcased in 1000s, which prompt you to buy something for your loved ones. And we think selling those beautiful ornaments to the customers is the only way jewelry shop makes a living. No, there is a core business associated with these shops, which most people fail to see.

Whenever a new ornament is bought, the customer is charged for the wastage. Secondly cheap stones that come with the jewelry are weighed and sold as gold. And thirdly, after the purchase is done they will ask if you want a bill. If you ask for a bill, some 4 per cent is charged as sales tax. So obviously to save that 4 per cent extra, you take the jewels without a proper bill – and these jewelry are adjusted in smuggled gold, for which the shopkeeper need not show account to the government.

And when you want to sell gold – once again the customer is charged for the wastage, the jewelry is weighed after the stones are removed. The whole funda is to buy gold from the customer at the cheapest rate possible!

Hence the main money for any jewelry shop doesn’t come from selling new ornaments, but by selling smuggled gold. And they make a killing when they buy used gold.

To be continued….

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May 19, 2007

Just buy cycles!

Partly or rather fully influenced by Kiruba (http://www.kiruba.com) I invested in a bicycle yesterday. The other reason to have bought one was to stop using Auto Rickshaws for small distance travel. And for long distance travel any day taxis are more luxurious and economical - at least in Chennai. Riding a bicycle after more than a decade was indeed an experience in itself, and it actually rushed loads of teenage memories into my 33-year-old mind.

My father was a lot worried to buy me my first bicycle when I was 17. He knew astrology, and by seeing Saturn in my 4th house in my horoscope he thought vehicles were always dangerous to me. I was a lot influenced by Western Astrology at that time, and had learnt that the lucky colour for Aries is red. Hence I invested in a Red Colour Hero Ranger. To my dismay in the very first 6 months my first cycle was stolen, and that was the first time I ever entered into a police station to file a FIR.

I got another cycle in a couple of months and it was black. My father was totally against black colour and he always thought black brings bad luck. But then very late in my life – I found an astrological secret, according to which if someone has a strong Saturn then black proves lucky to them.

Most successful lawyers have a very strong Saturn, or their 4th lord happens to be Saturn. Fourth lord in astrology is something that covers you – it could be dress, helmet, bag, vehicle, land & house. (My neighbour invested in a white colour Santro and had many problems with it, later he got a black colour Maruti Alto – when I read his horoscope he had Saturn in his 4th house).

No points for guessing my new cycle’s colour – it is black again!

The brochure given out by the BSA cycle showroom mentioned 6 good things about cycling –

Fitness – Cycling encourages healthy behaviour, and increases stamina
Heart – It lowers risk of heart attacks
Weight – It helps in shedding excess weight and flabby flesh
Stress – It helps in reducing stress
Money – no fuel cost, hence you save money
Environment – you help to cut air and noise pollution and traffic congestion

It is a different story altogether that you won’t be respected on the roads if you are seen on a bicycle. Also none will give you any heed when it comes to traffic rules. And as on date cycle in India is considered to be a poor man’s vehicle, so get ready to lose your identity before you invest in one and start cycling.

Of course there is good news in the offing. Big cycle companies are in talks with the government to encourage cycling in metros by providing special tracks for cycles on main roads. If that happens – more and more people will get back to cycling, as it happens in most developed nations. And we can leave behind a cleaner environment at least for our kids.

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May 08, 2007

The economics of watching a movie in a multiplex!

I ‘try’ to go by law. Hence when they asked the movie lovers to stop watching new movies on pirated VCDs and DVDs - I stopped religiously. And it is a decade I watched a new Tamil or a Hindi movie on pirated CDs. I don’t watch them in spite of me having enough sources to provide me crystal clear prints of the latest movie the very same day of the release. But recently I had this transformation of thought - whether I have been deliberately allowing myself to be fooled by these multiplexes!

Of course I love the latest cinema halls, I love the a/c, I love the digital sound effects, and there are few movies, which compulsorily have to be watched on BIG screens. I am even ready to pay double the amount of ticket’s cost for any movie just for the experience I get. But then what drives me mad is the exorbitant price of the snacks that are sold inside the building.

Good they don’t allow outside food may be they think people might dirty the hall. Or probably they want people to buy snacks available in their counters – point taken. But then why is Rs 10 MRP wala Lays cost Rs 15, why Rs 5 wala puff cost Rs 30, and why Rs 15 worth popcorn cost Rs 50?

Any public place should compulsorily provide a clean bathroom and pure drinking water free of cost (at least in India). Recently at Satyam Multiplex – I found an old man searching for the bathroom and the security coolly said – the bathroom is on the 2nd floor, and the movie was shown in the ground floor! And at Mayajaal I found no source of free water this time, and they charge Rs 30 for 1 liter of water, which otherwise is just Rs 10.

The law says that no product should be sold above MRP price anywhere in India, and the lawyer I had met said – you can very well sue them provided you have the bill for the purchase. But who has the time?

This is just one part of the headache. The second part is the mobile phone nuisance created by the well-educated literate crowd. They have the least idea about how disturbing their mobile phones could be on their neighbour’s eyes. They either scratch their crotch or keep fiddling with their mobile phones sending and forwarding SMSs! It is not the age where only the elite have the luxury of possessing a mobile phone. Today every asshole has the later one – just imagine if all the 300 and odd people seated in the theatre either talking over the phone or sending SMSs. There will be total chaos. Then who will watch the movie in peace?

Well today my logic says – to avoid getting fooled deliberately for the snacks and to avoid nuisance created by the literates - I can very well break the law!

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April 27, 2007

Beware of Social Networking Ads!

A couple of months back there was an interesting article in ‘The Week’, which talked about how the number of Red Light Areas have gone down, and how the number of sex workers are on the rise. Sex workers are no more people who are illiterate or people who are pushed & forced into flesh trade. These days high profile women working for BPOs, IT companies, bored housewives, and even college students get into prostitution out of curiosity, interest or for some effortless quick monies to maintain their lifestyle.

There are middlemen in most business, and these businesses have them too. They are called Social Networking Agents/Companies. They put up their ads in major newspapers – like The Times of India, or the Hindu, and frame the content in such a way that only the real seekers understand it. (You might have seen White Mischief Holidays - ‘I am in the mood of mischief’ on the TV while watching World Cup 2007, let me know what that ad actually mean).

These middlemen have contacts with sexually active women, and will get you in touch with them – of course for a fee. This is a multimillion business in India now apart from porn CDs and sex toys.

One of my friends spotted an ad in the Times of India, which advertised themselves as Social Networking Agents. They had given their phone number too. My friend called the guy to enquire about the procedure, and he said, “you need to transfer Rs 2500 into my ICICI account, and once I receive the money, I will mail you some 10 phone numbers of women (married or unmarried) who are looking out for some wild sex. Then it will be your headache to contact them, and get it done”. This Rs 2500 was yearly fees for 10 mail IDs and phone numbers for a year. Quite a good deal, said my friend.

Though the deal was mouth watering my friend was a bit sceptical to go ahead. What if the guy is a fraud? He called him to say, he will deposit only Rs 1500, and in turn he has to forward 5 phone numbers as a sample. This was just to find the genuineness of the agent. The agent said it was fine, and mailed my friend his ICICI account.

My friend transferred Rs 1500 into the agents account a couple of weeks back, and there is complete silence from the other end till date. The agent doesn’t pick up his phone.

This indeed is a nice business idea. Advertise as a social networking agent in any of the top newspapers, and you at least will get 100 calls, 50 of them would want to go for the service, even if Rs 1000 is deposited by each guy, the agent can make 50,000 in a day! And who will have the guts to file a legal case against an agent who promised to give phone numbers of 10 sexually active women in India?!!!!

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December 26, 2006

Wish You A Happy New Year!

Askenni.com wishes one & all a very Happy & Prosperous New Year.

Also, for whom it matters, I won’t be updating my blog till January 10, 2007. I am extremely sorry for the ‘convenience’ caused!

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December 12, 2006

A unique case – part 2 - Final!

Mutual attraction leads to love, and love leads to marriage. And what happens after marriage? Both attraction and love fades out within 3 months of being together under one roof, and what you are left out is mere dejections and disappointments. One major thing we miss completely to think about or to concentrate on before getting into a committed relationship is a factor or concept called ‘duty’ towards each other as wife and husband!

Forget about divine love for a moment, where they keep blabbering that your love should be unconditional, that you should love your partner completely, that you should accept the person as she or he is, or you should learn your life’s lessons – they are all crap. They don’t help you in practical life. It just helps you in creating an illusion around you, which with time breaks apart completely.

Also the spiritual path is not for everyone and many use it as an escape route. If you had a bad marriage you take up Art of Living course, if your girl friend ditches you - you join Osho meditation centre, when you are full of lust – you learn Kriya Yoga, and if your mood is down – you join Alma Matter!

None in the world has ever grown spiritually when material success – like wife, job, money, power, and sex – has left them. But it was always the other way round – whoever has grown spiritually, were the people who themselves have rejected material success for their love towards God - and there is a major difference between the both.

So let us talk from the human plane –

From my experience, I have seen that MOST marriages break if the couples are bad on bed. And whatever be the problem, if their sex life is good – their marriage survives. This is a hard truth, though people might keep arguing that it is true love that binds the marriage.

Marriage is of course an institution and we can also call it a corporate structure, where in wife and husband are employees who are expected to do their duties perfectly to supplement each other’s life course.

It can be compared to a guy being passionate about joining Infosys. First he has to get qualified to take up a job in infosys, then he should have the desire to work, then he has to apply for a job, and when he gets a job – he cannot sit idle in the chair whole day saying he is in love with the company. If he does so, he will be sacked the first day. He is supposed to do his duties – love, honesty, and attraction takes a back seat after you get into a committed relationship with a company or marriage for that matter.

What a man expects out of marriage / Wife’s duty to provide to her husband

*Good sex
*Good food
*Love for home, family, and family members
*Financial support & emotional support (not mandatory)

(In the given order)

What a woman expects out of marriage / Husband’s duty to provide to his wife

*Financial support/Security
*Emotional support
*Sex
*Children

(In the given order)

Marriages start having problems when the duties are interchanged or when the duties are not done with commitment. Like for instance from the spiritual angle there is no difference between a peon of a company and the CEO of the company both are one and the same. But then you need hierarchy to take the company towards profits. Same way for a family to be run successfully – you need hierarchy, and if you give equal rights to all take my word your marriage will tumble down sooner or later!

So who should be the head of the family? And it should be the man, for he is physically strong, he is mentally strong and also he is emotionally strong. Equal rights work perfectly till you are in love with each other, but then when you are bound in a family – you need hierarchy.

Not that the man should always dominate the show. Let the wife select the colour of the fridge, the brand of the fridge, and the day and date of delivery too. But then it should be the man who should decide whether they need a fridge on the first place!

Marriages have problem when woman earns equal to man, marriage have problems when the woman earns more than the man, and marriage break when woman is more successful than the man. Of course it is man’s ego, and there is no need for a man to compromise on his ego and self-respect – by adjusting to a dominating wife.

I have noticed another subtle thing too that a successful man is always humble to his wife, whereas a successful woman is always arrogant to her husband. Woman by nature seek a stronger person to partner with, and money decides who possesses more strength these days. That is one of the reasons why most women who were or are successful in their lives had or have a bad marriage or would have preferred to stay single – Indira Gandhi, Jaya Lalitha, Jhansi Ki Rani, Mother Teresa, Shobha De, Lata Mangeshkar et al. And whoever married successful woman never allowed their wives to work after marriage – this includes Anil Ambani – who married Tina Munim – a ex Bollywood actress! If you VP is a woman, walk into her cabin and predict that your marital life will be in dismay, and she will say YES, how do you know?

So what happened to the NRI couple whose wife was a lesbian? They are planning to separate and the reason is simple. In spite of loads of love existing between them there is no sex and hence the marriage is heading towards a permanent separation! Not only men do this - I know other cases where wives’ have got separated from their men because men didn’t have an erection!

So ultimately marital relationship revolves around how good you perform on the bed, and not on the unconditional love you might have on each other or would try to have on each other!

Posted by Kenni at 10:11 AM | Comments (0)

December 11, 2006

A unique case – part 1!

“Even a leaf doesn’t move without my consent” – says Krishna in the Bhagvath Geetha. If that was true then every action of human being gets justified perfectly, and the very difference between good & bad actions doesn’t exist. Whatever has happened has happened because God wanted it to happen – whether it is Tsunami or it is air attacks on Twin Tower.

None in the world thinks that what he/she has done or is doing is right or wrong. We always choose to do the best in a given situation of a given environment. A woman who aborts the child doesn’t think she was wrong, but the Christian missionaries say it is a sin. If a self-proclaimed saint gets angry and yells at his disciples, he says he is helping his disciples grow, where in the scripture says anger is bad. And if a married man sleeps outside marriage, he says – men are genetically engineered so, but the wives mind that a lot. And if a woman sleeps outside marriage, she says she didn’t get enough attention from her husband, while the society says she is wrong.

With so many contradictions & difference of perceptions the very concept of good and bad actions get sublimated and everything gets complied into a mere concept of relativity – what one finds right might be wrong for someone else, and what one finds wrong might be right for someone else, and believe me no mortals have any authority to give anyone a clear cut guideline about what is a right action and what is a wrong action. Pray to God. Follow your instinct and also the inner light you are born with - things will be taken care of….

Out of my many clients, I have few interesting clients who are gays, lesbians, swingers and swappers. To be honest my job isn’t to make them feel bad about whatever is giving them momentary pleasure or happiness. And whichever path you choose – to go behind money, to go behind power, to go behind woman or to go behind God – there are struggles, there are ups and downs, there are dejections and there are happiness.

Never ever think that enlightened people are always happy – they are unhappy too, they fall down too, and they get dejected too. But then they choose to go on with a smiling face just to escape being called a hypocrite. If you are born a mortal, you will remain a mortal all through.

From my meager knowledge of spirituality I can vouch that there is no difference between a drunk womanizer and a holy saint – they are one the same! Just that the drunk womanizer tries to find happiness in booze and woman, while the Holy Saint tries to find happiness in the concept of God - end of the day both try to seek happiness one way of the other!

It should be in the year 2003 I met a couple who seemed to be completely happy about their marriage. They were good looking, they were rich, and they had wonderful jobs on hand. I checked the guy’s chart, and found an astrological combination that was completely opposite to what I was seeing. He had massive affliction for marriage – a combination to the extent of physical separation from spouse. I asked him – don’t you have any problems in your marriage, and he said not at all - we love each other, we are good friends, and we are happy that we met each other.

This particular case was a challenge to me. The question kept popping up in my mind day in and day out for almost 3 months – how come they are having a good marital life in spite of his chart being so bad for marriage?

My doubts got cleared when the guy opened up one day – saying you are right in a way Kennedi. I said what happened? And he replied that – they never had sex after marriage. I asked why? And he replied - his wife is a lesbian!

To be continued….

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November 19, 2006

Will India ever become a Super Power!

He called me at 9 pm, and the conversation went on for an hour or so. We argued, and argued, and at end of the conversation, we stuck at where we had started. The topic of debate between my friend and me was - will India ever become a Super Power? He said it will and I said it will never!

President Kalam has said that by 2020, India will emerge as a Super Power, and there are many astrologers who say the same too. They are right in one way. India would have developed a lot, salaries would have increased multifold, and the purchasing power of people would have gone up. All true. But will India be anywhere near the US or UK in money power, lifestyle, & development is a big question mark. And the answer is a clear no. Also not that only India will grow in the next 16 years and rest of the countries would stop growing. With time every country grows. We of course can have the solace that we grew faster than Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and other South East Asian countries.

He had a valid point to debate. He said he used to make Rs 3000 in the year 1997, and with in a span of 9 years he has started making 50 k a month – is that not a development the IT industry has brought in? And I replied – you are an individual and you don’t represent India as such! My maid in Mumbai used to charge Rs 350 per month for all the work in 1997. And the maid I have today, in the year 2006, charges me Rs 500 for all the work! I cannot see any development? He skipped saying – it will take time….

Living in a metropolitan and closing your eyes from stark reality is not development - it is mere ignorance. I had been to Varanasi recently, and they still have man-powered cycle rickshaw. And they charge Rs 2 per person for at least 3-4 kms of journey. If the number of people is double they charge Rs 5. And trust me – the customer bargains for Rs 4. To be honest I never knew that even today, transaction happens in Re 1!

Just showing a glossy picture of India on televisions, newspapers, and other media, doesn’t mean India is in the brink of development, and that it is just 16 years away from becoming a Super Power. The reality is something else. Even today India lives in the villages and not in the cities. The IT industries have only succeeded in recruiting few lakhs of people, while India’s population is more than 100 crores (in which even people like me are not included according to the census).

I am not an economic student, but with conviction I can say that the economic policies China has chosen is far better than India. And in years to come China would have surpassed India in most industries.

With my limited knowledge of economics I can say that a country will develop only when they are self sufficient, self-reliant and start providing services or products to other countries at a HIGHER rates. By projecting ourselves as cheap labours to the West, and being happy with the polished peanuts thrown to us can only affect India in the long run. Only few individuals will become rich, but the country will go to shambles with years to come.

End of the day you cannot eat softwares and Compact discs, you would need food to eat and water to drink. You can argue that you will drink Coke instead, that is what exactly will happen. With time we will get addicted to Western foods, and will start importing food at a high price from them.

So what is the first thing we need to do to make India prosperous? Stop hankering for USDs & Euros….rest will be taken care of….

Posted by Kenni at 09:41 AM | Comments (0)

November 06, 2006

His Visa got rejected and I got dejected!

Until and unless people get one tight slap directly from the God, none realize ‘His’ presence. I am sure out of 10 readers of my blog, 9 think I talk crap, and few even think I am a fraud. Not me per se, but because I have taken up something that the pseudo scientific minds of modern crowd cannot accept. They think that it is outdated long back – I am talking about astrology here! Of course even I got a tight slap a couple of years back, which made me drop my Bsc Chemistry & MA Mass Communication mind set, and take up astrology full time!

In fact a guy sent a mail to one of the leading bloggers asking her to remove my link from her site, saying I am a fraud. Huh. He neither consulted me, nor would have consulted any other astrologer in his life I am sure. Thankfully that blogger happens to be my friend/client, and she refused to remove my link – for she knows that I don’t predict from thin air. I use horoscopes invented by our great saints to base my predictions – which most of the times work perfectly. If I go wrong in my prediction that simply means that as a human being I have erred and doesn’t mean that astrology has ever failed.

A close friend of mine (another blogger) referred another friend of his to me. Yeah, my friend never believed in astrology nor had any trust on me as an astrologer. But since 2004, he has been consulting me regularly, and by God’s grace most of the things I told him looking at his chart have come true. If not then why would he refer his friend to me?

His friend met me a month ago, and looking at his horoscope I told him that he will go abroad around November 2006. He was expecting something from Malaysia, which eventually got cancelled after he consulted me. He later got another assignment from another country, which looked very positive. But then his Visa got rejected at the consulate. He met me once again, I saw his chart, once again said the same thing – “astrologically you should go abroad around November 2006.”

In fact he was going abroad to attend a seminar, which already had started, and he was busy here applying for the Visa. He applied for the Visa once again, and once again his Visa got rejected. He called me to say, his Visa got rejected, and they need some special letter from the other country, which might take a lot of time. I asked him, what is the other option, he said he can apply as a tourist, but then that could create more problems, because his Visa has already been rejected.

I checked his chart once again. Though I told him he would go abroad around November 2006, till October 21st, he wasn’t running a good time astrologically. And the last time he had visited me was October 18th.

The feeling of my prediction going wrong is the sickest feeling I get. I understand that not always would God help me to predict right, and to err is human. Also most astrologers can only try to reach perfection, but can never become perfect for God limits human power by making him prone to commit mistakes.

This time I thought I should pray for him, so that the temporary delay gets resolved faster. And that when he calls me the next time, he should call me to say that his Visa is approved…

Day before yesterday, I got a call. He said, he had gone to the consulate, and they rejected the Visa once again, and asked him to bring the letter they had asked for. He went home, and received a call from the consulate in half an hour saying – there is no need for that letter. Kindly come and collect your Visa! He has booked the ticket for Sunday, and is meeting me tomorrow to say adieu!

“This blog is not to glorify my achievement as an astrologer, but it is to glorify all those people, saints & rishis who worked & died to save this wonderful Indian art and to have handed over the same safely to the generations to come.”

Long live Indian Astrology!

Posted by Kenni at 07:01 AM | Comments (0)

October 19, 2006

Is puberty ceremony an embarrassing event? – Part 2

Looking at their faces, it is very easy to know whether a woman is having her periods or not. And I have done that to many close friends, relatives and people I know. They might try to hide a lot behind their makes up & foundation, but then it is quite clearly visible for anyone who can see a bit beyond what is seen.

Usually just before having their monthly cycles and also on the days of periods, women become a lot depressed. Their energy level falls, and they behave very moody & irritated. Not their fault at all.

Menstrual bleeding is also termed as uterus cry by few docs and psychologists. The depression happens because – the egg that was released to be fertilized is not happy being ignored. And also the blood oozing out brings in a lot of bodily & chemical changes that leads to weakness for women. Imagine men bleeding for 3 –5 days from their butts – and still expected to report to work at 9 am?

For these reasons, women were given complete rest in olden days. They were made to sit idle for all the 3-5 days, and do nothing and take complete rest. I think even the Corporate companies should give women holidays on their days of periods, and compensate it by making them work on Saturdays & Sundays. It will help the women to remain healthier, and eventually will lead to increase in company’s productivity.

Now the sad part, like most people may complain about, is – women were made to sit outside their house, they were given just mats to sleep, they were never allowed to touch or cook or enter prayer rooms.

Go to any meditation center to learn yoga or meditation – they will make it a point that women don’t do them when they run their periods. Why is that? Even today women are advised not to enter temples, or meet an astrologer or saintly person, or to cook for people (both men & women) who are on abstinence (like abstinence for lord Ayyappa). Why is that?

From the spiritual angle, when a woman is having her periods – her energy points also known as chakras are affected very badly. And meditation & yoga is all about working on your chakras. In fact even the Aura they carry around them gets badly affected – proven by Kirlian photography scientifically.

Whichever brand they might use – Carefree or Stayfree – nothing keeps them germ free. Not them alone, anyone who is bleeding will be a prone zone for any virus & bacteria. Hence for simple hygiene purpose they were asked not to cook, or visit places where lot of people come – it could be market or it could be temples.

And why sleep on mats and not bed? Experiment this for yourself – when you have an acute body pain out of tiredness & exhaustion, try sleeping once on a cozy mattress and the next time on the floor spreading an Indian mat, and check for yourself, which option cures your body pain faster!

No Indian system (few existing now and few been eradicated due to mere ignorance) did or had anything to embarrass women or put them into trouble. They were always pro women, and always in the interest of guarding & supporting the weaker sex.

Posted by Kenni at 07:47 AM | Comments (0)

October 18, 2006

Is puberty ceremony an embarrassing event? - Part 1!

I read these two statements in one of the blogs recently hence thought would put some light on the subject, & also make some people understand few things they are ignorant about - in spite of being well educated.

“To this day, there exist educated girls' families who will announce to the whole world that she's attained puberty; create and celebrate her embarrassment.”

&

“To this day, there exist educated girls' parents who won't let the girl touch household stuff or other people during her monthly cycle. And make her sleep on the floor during that time.”

But then saw the age of the blogger – just 24 – hence thought his ignorance is completely justified. Just because you can write few software codes, just because you can hack into someone else’s computer and just because you make 4 times the money your grand father made – doesn’t mean you become more intelligent than our ancestors. Still in the age of computers – we drink water & not 250 KBPS broadband Internet connectivity and we still eat rice & not Compact Discs.

“Celebrate her embarrassment?” Nature’s blessing to have made a woman capable of becoming a mother is an embarrassment? Scientifically if a woman doesn’t attain puberty – she cannot conceive, and she can never have kids. I have seen a family going through hell when the girl in their family didn’t attain her puberty till the age of 18. They ran from one doctor to another, injected many medicines, spent loads of money and only then she could have her periods! There was celebration after she finally attained it. Meaning – she was ready to get married and become a mother. If nature does it, we call it embarrassment, when a doctor induces it we call it an achievement?

I get many woman clients who have sadness written on their face because they don’t have kids even after years of marriage. And the main reason for the delay is – they don’t get periods on time. Women with irregular menstrual cycle are prone to various health problems & also become obese in nature. So from now kindly don’t call woman’s puberty a thing of embarrassment, if our mother’s hadn’t had it on time – we would have never born!

Now the second part –

In South India when a girl attains her puberty or has her first menstruation, the parents call upon all the relatives, and the people around their vicinity to celebrate the function. It always used to be a public function, so that everyone could see the girl.

There were basically two important reasons why they did this –

*One because everyone should come to understand that the girl is no more a kid, but capable of getting married. Hence from now treat her like a woman and not a child. When everyone in the vicinity knew about her, the chances of the girl being exploited by men reduced a lot.

*Secondly to announce that she is ready for marriage and capable of becoming a mother. Hence if anyone was interested can approach their family with a marriage proposal – things became easier that way.

There is/was no need or necessity to put your picture on the Internet and see yourself morphed into a nude picture later!

Nature doesn’t abide to government’s rules. Government approves 18 years to vote and 21 to get married. Funny – a person can decide about the nation when 18, and can decide about his/her life only at 21? Government’s moves were not to help people, but were to reduce the population and increase the vote bank.

And the docs huh! They think they are the ones who create & save human lives. They claim a woman is not physically or mentally fit to get married young. Nonsense. In that case my grandmother could have never had 13 children and lived till the age of 70 with one husband (She was married at the age of 14). And when it comes to mental fitness - people should not be going in for divorce when they get married after the age of 21! Divorce are more these days than few decades back - why is that? Have we stopped growing with age?

And here is another beautiful concept, which never existed in the North. Though the scriptures (Bhagwatgeeta) has a mention about it.

Maternal uncle (mother’s brother) always had a major part to play in a niece or nephew’s life. On the day of puberty ceremony the maternal uncle is called to tie walls of coconut leaves around the girl (called Olai in Tamizh).

(Similar to how tying Rakhee (raksha bandhan) is a symbolic representation of protection of women by their brothers in North India)

In fact it is still believed that the maternal uncle has more rights on his niece or nephew than her/his parents.

The wall is symbolic to show that –

*the maternal uncle becomes a protector of her niece from now (not necessarily get married to her)

*if she marries someone else and becomes a widow later, the maternal uncle can remarry her and give her social security

*if the girl’s parents die, the maternal uncle becomes solely responsible for the girl. He can either get her married to the guy of her own choice or if she agrees can marry him itself

*if by chance the maternal uncle is in love with the girl, and the girl is in love with someone else – then the guy should win over the maternal uncle through power or some competition

Earlier physical power was an important criterion to get married to a pretty & rich girl. Sita got married to Ram, only after Ram proved his power by breaking the bow of Shiva. Not that it has changed now. With time – the physical power has been transformed into money. So today women prefer men who have more money or the capability to make more money. Money is another form of power.

Another question is why should a maternal uncle have so much right on his nephew or niece. Astrologically too the lives of maternal uncle and niece/nephew is closely linked. With the birth of niece or nephew the maternal uncle gets substantial lift or drop in his life, depending upon the horoscope of the child born.

The Bhagwat Geeta Part

An invisible voice told Raja Kamsa that his 8th nephew will bring bad luck to him. Hence he killed all the 6 kids that were born to her sister Devaki, while the 7th (Durga) flew off warning Kamsa about Krishna’s birth and survival.

Kamsa could not kill Krishna, and it was Krishna who came back after he grew up to put an end to Raja Kamsa. This is a perfect example about how you cannot change your destiny even after knowing it, and also how maternal uncle and nephew’s lives are interlinked!

(When I was writing this particular blog, I got a call from one of my best friends (a North Indian), and when I told him about the topic of my blog, he laughed his ass off. He said, how can you even think about celebrating a puberty ceremony? This is what I call ignorance. An intelligent person always comments after analyzing a situation and not from the face of it. That way even I could laugh my ass off – by saying how can looking at Moon through a chalna (that rava, maida filter) increase husband’s life span, when these North Indian ladies perform Kadwa Chauth? But I won’t laugh – because I have not yet analyzed that).

To be continued….

*Why women were asked to sleep on floors (of course mats were used) during menstrual cycles

*Why women were not allowed to enter kitchen & temples when they had periods

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October 17, 2006

Get Shot Alive?!

He doesn’t shoot black bucks he shoots people for a fee! I should say he was one of the first persons to tell me that I should start blogging. We were colleagues at Sify, and he has quit his job now and taken up a profession that will change the way people look at themselves. He does it without spilling a drop of blood, but then insist that you should have a smile on your face when he does his job! Click here & Get shot!

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October 16, 2006

Endorsing products!

Rashmi Bansal told me that Bejan Daruwalla (Lord Ganesha’s grandson – that is what most astrologers of Indian Council of Astrological Services (ICAS) call him) is endorsing platinum ornaments for this Diwali. There is no harm in a celebrity astrologer endorsing consumer products. He after all is a celebrity, and becoming a celebrity ain’t easy. Celebrities can endorse Coke, they can endorse Lee Jeans or they can endorse bikes. But astrologers or spiritual leaders endorsing products should not send wrong signals to the believers or the non-believers!

It should be 2 years from now that a lady from a Platinum company met me. She was asking me whether Platinum can be sold through astrology, and I replied, from the knowledge I have about astrology – platinum was never mentioned in any of the scriptures. Gold, silver, copper, brass, 9 gems, or even mercury is mentioned in Indian scriptures. They can be used for remedial measure or ayurveda, but then there is no mention of Platinum. I said of course – you can sell pendant in the shape of Ram (for Aries), Bull (for Taurean), or Fish (Pisces) – but then they will not have any astrological value, they will just have ornamental value. It would be like wearing a T-Shirt on which Aries is written – just a product to show off!

Things change with time, but rules don’t change. Even today most Indian astrologers use the rules that were written ages back, and none can or could add anything substantial to it. The scriptures on Astrology are complete, which doesn’t need anything new to be added or attached.

The moral of the story is – there is no harm in buying Platinum, but then they don’t have any astrological significance. (Kindly bear this in mind).

Here is another case –

Mass Media is like opium – very addictive. And TV the latest messiah – where people tend to believe or follow whatever is shown or published - blindly.

This is about Aamir Khan’s (in Hindi) / Radhika’s (in Tamil) new advertisement where in they visit Coke factory to let us know that – it is very safe to drink Coke. So drink and enjoy. I would treat them as Gods, if they had done the ad free of cost!

There are always two sides to the same coin. From one angle Coke says that the cola they make undergoes some 400 tests before bottled – fine - accepted for the time being. If that was true the scientists working at Centre of Science & Environment (CSE – New Delhi) should be insane crooks. They are the ones who raise the issue of Coke or Pepsi containing pesticides & insecticides since the year 2003. Did Aamir Khan or Radhika visit CSE to know the other side of the story? I am sure NO. Why should they? They won’t pay the celebrities in lakhs to ask the people NOT to drink Colas.

Just because you take up role of a social reformer in a movie, you don’t become one in real life. If that was the case Ben Kinsley should have been the next Mahatma Gandhi!

I am not against drinking Colas, though I stopped having them 4 yeas back. It is left to individuals. But then there is no value addition to your health or system by any Cola– whether it has pesticides or not. Better to sip a tender coconut, and help agriculture grow in India than allowing these companies to set up huge bottling companies, which eventually affects the environment & our farmers very badly.

Don’t miss to read this http://www.countercurrents.org/glo-sen190803.htm

Hope my blog makes at least one person in the world to choose tender coconuts or fresh juice over Colas.

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October 12, 2006

Does growing hair & beard helps spiritual growth?

There are two schools of thought – one – which says external looks supplement spiritual growth and another which says spirituality is all about inner connection to God hence there is no need that you should look spiritual to become a spiritual person – like men growing their hair & beard and wearing specified attires/orange robes. Initially there existed two kinds of sanyasis – one who would completely shave off their heads (like Aadi Shankara, Raman Maharishi or Mahavira) and second who will never cut off their hair (Guru Nanak, Guru Gobind Singh, Osho or Gautham Buddha). I really doubt people who looked like normal householder ever existed as spiritual persons those days (like Sukhabogananda or Shiv Shankar Baba or Kalki Bhagwan).

The paradigm shift happened very recently, where in people got addicted to the material world so much so that they could not leave it behind and also wanted to move towards spirituality. They are the people who always say – you can have a neat haircut, can have a clean shave, trim your beard to perfection, hanker for money, wear jeans & t-shirt & still remain spiritual. There is nothing wrong in this approach. And not all those people who grow hair are spiritual and not all those people who wear jeans t-shirt aren’t spiritual. But the debate is does outer looks supplement spiritual process.

Now this experiment is only for people who believe in Mata Amrityanandamai. And those who don’t believe in her can skip this paragraph. Close your eyes for a while, and think about her image. I said close your eyes first. What did you see? A lady with a big kum kum on her forehead, wearing a white saree covered completely on the head too. What is the feeling you get? You feel good, you feel peaceful, and you feel spiritually elated. Now imagine the same person in a tight jeans and tight t-shirt. Imagine the same face – do you feel spiritual energy or you get an awkward feeling? Now imagine the same person in a bikini – what do you feel? Ugly? It isn’t just the face, but also the attire that goes a long way….(I have huge respect for this lady, and this is in no way intended to insult Mata Amrityananda Mai).

Most of the times our outlook or the way we dress or the way we want to look like in public or to ourselves is an extension of the personality or thoughts we carry with us. If we want to look attractive – we wear the latest branded garments. If we want to look serious & decent - we wear formals. If we want to be looked upon with ‘I don’t care’ attitude – we wear jeans and t-shirt. If we want to be looked like a person, who doesn’t value money – we try to show off wearing simple & shabby clothes. And if we want to look sexy – we wear clothes that show our flesh.

Our outward & also inward behavior changes a lot based on the people who look at us, or people who know us. As a professor of a college a person would hate to be spotted at a pub dancing with young girls around him though he might have those fantasies wild in him. Hence he will avoid doing those things to save his reputation at least. A Vice President of a Corporate company would not get close to any subordinate woman in the office – though he would have great interest on her. Because he will be always conscious about what others would think. He would avoid showing signs at least in the office hours.

Now what happens when you portray yourself or dress up yourself as a spiritual person even though you are not one? You automatically tend to be more conscious about your actions in public and also in personal life, which eventually allows you go grow faster on the spiritual plane. If I have a long beard, long hair, and keep sandal paste on my forehead, and I go to Spencer Plaza and spot a middle aged lady wearing a low hip saree – I of course have a glance but then I don’t keeping staring, which I might do if I am dressed normally. I become conscious deliberately. If I go out with girl friends (this is just an example) I would not touch them, because I am conscious about what others would think. This again helps me to have control over sexual desires, which happens to be the biggest barrier in anyone’s spiritual growth.

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September 04, 2006

Steve Irwin dies!!!

This news has come to me as a nasty shock. Never felt so sad in my life ever before - for anyone else’s death. He was so admirable, and so good dealing with the dangerous Crocodiles. What else can I say? A big loss not only to Australia but also to the whole world!

Click here to know more http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/

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8 years of married life or torrid life?!

August 30th 2006, we celebrated our 8th marriage anniversary. I was 23, and she was 19, when we fell in love and got married in a short time frame of 2 months. We didn’t do too much of thinking before we got wed-locked. It happened, and I am sure it was destined to happen that way. I have heard this phrase, which says, marriage is not a bed of roses it has thorns too. But then the realization of a phrase is much different than mugging up a phrase.

There are many movies that show a man and woman falling in love, and getting married amidst various problems. And the movie ends saying, ‘and they lived happily ever after.’ Very few movies are made on life after marriage. None highlights the problems any married couple would face after marriage, and how life can go through hell in the very first year of married life.

Any man thinks he will get all the sex he wants in his life through his wife - right from what is depicted in Kama Sutra to what Jenna Jameson does in her porn movies. The first jolt is after marriage most women become aversive to sex and start having headaches most of the time. They think spreading their legs is the biggest favor they do for their husbands! And the moral is - sex life sucks after marriage.

The second jolt is about relationships. Wives have natural allergies towards their mother in law and sister in law. In the initial few months, they will mingle as if they were past life soul mates. They will shop together, they will watch movies together & even cook together. And with time (2-3 days) they start bitching about each other. They have verbal fights, and that is it about the relationship. Now men get tossed between two important people in his life – mother or wife. Man looks out for another house, and starts a new life with his wife – and that is not the end of the problem.

‘You should not meet your friends without my knowledge, you should give me all the accounts of money earned and spent, you should not reach home late, you should not have beers, you should not pick up or drop any of your girl colleagues at home, and no girl should call you over the phone.’ These are few conditions laid down by the wife for a husband. If he does any of the above, the best escape is to lie and move ahead in life. If he is honest and tells everything to his wife – then verbal fights and starvation cannot be ruled out. No food & no sex for few days – that is the punishment.

In the meantime there are other nataks too. When the fights reach new heights the wife packs her bags and moves to her parents house. And her jobless parents are more than happy to support her. They plan a conspiracy now - about how to get this man to their doorsteps and make him apologize in front of their girl! They forget that marriage is a mutual relationship and both need each other equally.

Women always think that men need women more than they need men. I personally think that unmarried men can any day have a better life than unmarried women. In the whole business deal of marriage – men face severe jolts from all the angles, and it is the women who move away with the limelight. May be because men don’t cry at their fate and women are just adept at dropping tears!

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August 23, 2006

Does violence work? – part 2!

There are only two factors that keep a society under control – the law, with the help of force & power, and religion, with the help of fear of God. Of course there are deaths on the basis of religion, but then if religions weren’t there, the deaths will be much more. And ultimately to run the society peacefully, we need to abide to violent bodies precisely in the form of police force or the military force. Does that mean violence work?

Kshatriya, Vaishya, Shudra and Brahmins are 4 important varnas. No, I am not talking about any particular caste, or creed or sect. They essentially are energy patterns found in human beings, in a particular community/movement, and also in particular countries. They are basic characteristics, and when any kind of problem arises, people tend to use one of the 4 energy forms mentioned above or a combination of all.

The Brahmin (I am not talking about the Brahmin community here) way of solving a problem is negotiations, discussions, prayers, and blessings. People associated with religious activities or peace-loving people use this way to solve problems. Not all the problems in the world can be solved using Brahminism. Even Lord Ram tried to solve his problem with Ravana through negotiations, but it didn’t work, till he took up the weapon.

The Shudra way of solving a problem is what a criminal uses or a politician uses. Back biting, back stabbing, black magic, usage of occult sciences are few things used in this type of solving problems. The problem is solved in such a way that the doer is unknown. In today’s world, you can see Shudra ways of solving problems predominant in Corporate offices. You will never understand who did the back stabbing work, and one fine day you get sacked!

The Vaishya way of solving problems is bringing in business deals. You give me this, and I will give you that – and our problem is solved. A man gets rid of his wife, by providing her compensation – it is a Vaishya way of solving problems. Or the problem between India and Pakistan – here is the LOC, neither you should cross this nor do we cross it - the problem is solved.

The last and the most important way of solving problems is the Kshatriya ways. When all the above ways fail then one is forced to take up the weapon and fight for his cause. You die or I die – but we need to have a solution for the problem. India doesn’t keep negotiating with Pakistan when there are cross border shootings. First India warns Pakistan, and if nothing works out it is forced to take up the weapon and fight! And the same happens to any terrorist outfits. They start of with negotiations, if nothing works – they take up weapons!

When there is violent mob on the roads lighting effigies, and putting buses on fire – try taking Sri Sri Ravi Shankar to give a public discourse. It will never work. To bring situation under control lathi charges becomes a must, or firing tear gases becomes a must. Violence works!

Now the million-dollar question is - why do innocent lives have to suffer in the process? It is simple - when a man & a woman decide on separation (divorce), who suffers the most? It is the child that suffers the most. It is part and parcel of any conflicts – the innocent will suffer in the process, and there is no way out!

So what is the moral of the story? Not that anyone wants bloodshed or anyone wants violence. All want to have a peaceful life. But then when you have a problem, and if it is not heard, it leads to problems and ultimately to violence. Though many saints, religious leaders and astrologers would say – that all wars will stop, and people will remain in harmony. It cannot happen till humanity as such exists on the planet. There will be wars in regular intervals, there will be bloodsheds, and there will death of innocent lives – nothing much can be done about the same, because violence works sometimes, and solves many a problems!

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August 22, 2006

Does violence work? – part 1!

I have been pondering over this heading for a couple of days. That - in spite of people being so civilized (at least as we claim to be), in spite of people being completely aware of the aftermath of any violent attacks or war (loss of lives & death of innocent people), & in spite of knowing for sure the futility of violence (debatable) – why does anyone take the path of violence? Does it really work?

Someone messaged me to ask when will the unrest between Israel and Lebanon come to an end. And I said within 3 months from its start. He said, “there won’t be any people left in Lebanon.” I said, that is not my area of concern, but the unrest will come to an end within 3 months of it start. When we know that any war will come to end, in a particular time frame, then why wage a war on the first place?

Indian epics are best examples of violence. Both Ramayana and Mahabharatha start with a cause and end with violence. And any movie, even today, has fight sequence or violence at the end or in between, to solve many issues. Does that mean problems cannot be resolved without wars or violence? Or it becomes a must to take up weapon to solve many a problems of life.

Before understanding this basic emotion (violence) of human beings, it becomes a must to understand what makes a person violent on the first place. To rule, or to command, or to govern on weaker people has always been the way any society has functioned. Previously Kings used to rule over the people, and now it is the politicians and the government that rules. What happens to people who aren’t happy with the rules set up by the government? Or what happens to minority who are suppressed by the majority all the time? It automatically gives way to rebellion, which sprouts into a seed of violence!

I am basically pro-LTTE. Not only me, most Tamils are. DMK, AIADMK, MGR all were pro-LTTE – but stepped back after the assassination of Rajeev Gandhi (it had a reason too). I am not for their violent outlook of course, but I support their cause. It is a debatable topic about who reached Sri Lanka first. Was it the Hindu Tamils or the Buddhist Sinhalese. But then Tamils have had contributed to their developments in most areas. But when the Sinhala Government refused to make Tamil as an official language, and also when they refused to give government jobs to Tamils, and also when they gave nil seats for Tamils in their government – the rebellion started. It started in 1983, and is still going on…great guns (literally) - and suppression of minorities was the main cause here….

To be continued…..

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August 13, 2006

Is the society & law too lenient on women?!

I am personally not for equal rights for men and women – for I don’t think they are equal. I would also go to the extent of saying that men are far more superior to women in all the ways – and this debate can be won with ease. Think I am a male chauvinist? Honestly I don’t mind being one. Of course men and women complement each other in many areas – but still men are more powerful physically, mentally, creatively & spiritually! By creating an illusion of equal rights to women in the society I think we have made the society or law more lenient to women than men.

While editing copies for newspapers or while reporting accidents and mishaps, the journalists are asked to give special focus on the number of women and children who lost their lives or who suffered injuries - as if men’s life are less valuable than women’s. If we talk about equality, then say plainly – 25 people die that’s all. Also for eve teasing, which supposedly is considered to be an insult to women, is an offense leading to imprisonment for 10 years. Then what about men who get insulted or ditched day in and day out?!

Kautilya’s Arthashastra says – the punishment for adultery by women is to amputate her nose and one ear. I have heard many instances of man’s dick cut off for adultery, but never in life heard woman’s nose or ear or boobs cut off for the same offence. Why is that? Equality means, it should be equal in all areas – both good and bad.

One of my close relatives found evidences of his wife having slept with other man before marriage. The modern woman would say what’s wrong in sleeping with other man whom you love before marriage? There is nothing wrong - provided you are open enough to tell your parents and your would-be spouse about the same before marriage. Or if you are bold enough to mention the same in your matrimonial advertisement – 24, fair, Caste- blah, blah, Religion – blah blah, Salary – 25,000, Slept with – 3 men so far…..

My relative, as a normal human being, filed a divorce without giving valid reasons – because he didn’t wanted to make the disloyalty story public. He asked his wife to go back to her parents home. The wife and her parents didn’t knew the exact reason, and filed a FIR in the police station saying she came back home because her Mother In Law tortured her – a false case!

The case turned on to their favour - as most cases filed by daughters’ in law are taken more seriously even without evidences especially after those 1980s dowry era. And now what they wanted was huge compensation in return. Ladka gaya to chalega, lekin paisa aanaa mangta hai (it is ok if the guy has gone, we need money). The case went on for few years, till my relative had to produce the evidences he found in the court. He won the case – thanks to the evidence or else I am sure both he and his mother would have been behind bars!

Just yesterday I got a call from one of my clients who was being forced by a police inspector to sign a no objection letter, which the wife and her parents wanted him to. The law, without proper verifications, was lenient towards the woman and her parents than the man. The deal was either he should sign the document or the wife will file a false FIR against him for torturing her, and put him behind bars. The guy works for an IT company, and out of fear of losing his job – had to sign the paper under tremendous pressure. The funny part was – I asked my client to hand over the phone to the Inspector, and the inspector refused to talk to me. I over heard him asking my client with doubt – aver enna vakil aa (is your friend a lawyer?).

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July 28, 2006

Do dogs and bitches have Raj Yogas astrologically? Part –2

Every country, every human being, every animal, and every plant has specific energy associated with it. Countries like US have more money, but less spiritual growth, Gulf has more money, but less intellectual capabilities, and India has more spiritual & intellectual energy, but less money. People working in India will always remain poor, compared to someone working in the US. India can become rich provided - Indians work in foreign brands/lands, work in foreign companies, and also if foreign companies invest in India. This was the reason why India had a substantial growth in her economy post 1992 liberalisation and life became more luxurious to many.

In my previous blog (prequel), I tried to explain how Raj Yoga works, and in the above paragraph have focussed on energy patterns….Now combine both and apply the same rules on Dogs and Bitches.

We find most Indian dogs on roads – digging the filth for food, sleeping in ditches, roaming around in the hot sun, getting stoned by innocent bastards, and getting killed under the speeding vehicles. But have you ever seen the same plight to a foreign bread dogs like – Doberman, German Shepherd, Dalmatian or Poms in India?

Foreign breeds are costlier and also (mis) interpreted to be more intelligent than Indian mongrels. They get a good owner, get a good house to stay in, get food on time, get the best vets to vaccine, and get the luxury of sleeping in air conditioned rooms. Moreover they also travel in air- conditioned cars – now this is what Raj Yoga is all about! They get all the material comforts without even asking for it for the simple reason that they originated from materially successful countries.

Indian dogs born in India might be spiritually inclined – but who cares about a dog being spiritual!

Of course we have Indian breeds, which are costly like Rajapalayam, Combai & Chippiparai – but then they are more or less extinct, and none prefers to invest in them. That way they also get deprived of luxury.

To summarise - what kind of life course anyone will have, completely depends on where he or she or it is born. - which country, which place, and to which parents! This happens to be one of the important criteria to chart a horoscope, to predict the future!

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July 27, 2006

Do dogs & bitches have Raj Yogas astrologically? – Part 1!

For those who are new to my blog – here is what Raj Yog means astrologically.

Raja – means King, and Yoga means Luck - hence Raj Yog means the luck that a King possesses to be successful in his life.

Success can be categorized under two major headings - one material success and another spiritual success. Most people have only one of them, but very few have both.

In today’s world people who have Raj Yog related to material success are automatically associated with fields like – movies/media, politics and industries. They are the ones – who make lots of money, get lots of fame & respect, and put less effort and reap more gains. (Bill Gates, Ratan Tata, Ramalinga Raju fall under this category)

The people who are spiritually successful are never found in the material world. Money, consumerism, cities, and skimpily dressed woman don’t attract them. You will find them in forests, in spiritual places, and places like Banaras, Kashi, or Rameshwaram - living like paupers. You can never gauge the level of their inner peace and happiness looking at their outwardly lifestyle.

Now here is the third category, which includes people who have Yogas for both material and spiritual successes. There are very few who have this yoga, and people like Osho Rajneesh and Satya Sai Baba fall under this category. They are spiritually successful, and also get all the material success through their disciples.

Miss World or Miss Universe need not be the most beautiful woman in the world. It is just that a set of woman happens to participate in a competition and one of them wins. A better looking woman or a more intelligent woman would have not bothered to participate in the competition at all! Same way – you can find better players than Sachin Tendulkar or smarted person than Bill Gates, but it is personal Yogas that take you places, and make you successful!

May be 100 years back, in India, any horoscope that had good planetary combination for spiritual growth was considered to be good. People used to be happy to hear that. But today even at the age of 60 people tend to bother more about money, sex & woman. And they give you a nasty look when you say – you have good luck for spiritual growth. We never want to retire these days or accept our real age…..thanks to hair dyes, and beauty parlours!

Well why is the content of this particular blog not in synch with the heading that talks about dogs and bitches? Check it out tomorrow!!!

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July 18, 2006

Child labour!

From what I understand about child labour is that none under the age of 14 should be made to work for money or livelihood.

Understanding the influence of kids on buying behaviour of parents, these days most TV ads have children acting in them. Whether it is about stealing milk from Lord Shiva to make their Horlicks mix and then shaking their hips yelling – hipong, upang, japang. Or it is when they introduce the new flavour of Maggie Dal or it is when Surf and Rin join hands. If we do a research, I am sure most of child models are below the age of 14. I was just wondering if that was not usage of children as labours?!

I am sure they are paid for their efforts, as no parents will allow their children to be models for free.

Well did I get the argument completely wrong? May be it is not about children working for money, but it is about children being subjected to hazardous circumstances. Hazards are everywhere. Who said children would enjoy those bright lights focused on their faces, when the ads are made?

I am from a city, which exports the largest number of knitted garments across the globe. And it used to recruit children working for their companies. And not on a single day – did I saw them not having fun while working. And there is not a single case of exploitation or abuse so far.

In fact they learnt the skill very fast in their lives, and even today they make a decent living using the skill they learnt early in their lives. The irony is a tailor, working in vests & brief company, makes more money (at least 10 k per month) than a degree holder (Rs 2000) in Tiruppur. Even today, if you want to find a job in Tiruppur, your educational qualification will only get you lesser pay than the person who knows the skill!

Education is the prime necessity of any human being - agreed. But skill is equally important in the present world. In fact I personally feel that skill are more important than education. Without knowing any skills you literally become beggars at the feat of employers & the government.

There is a government run Tamil medium school near my place. It is a huge school, and should at least have 300 children. And 90 per cent of the children walk to the school barefooted in the scorching sun of Chennai – is that not hazardous? Few hang and get squeezed in the crowded bus reaching their schools – is that not hazardous?

Of course education is important – but then not every body is adept at learning or mugging up formulas. That is what our present educational system is all about. Is it not an emotional abuse, when one child good at mugging up is considered a good student compared to one, whose interests are something else - apart from getting educated?

Salman Khan failed in his 10th a couple of times, and even Sachin Tendular failed in his 12th. I am sure they make more money than any of the IITians and IIMites, based on their skills of acting and batting respectively.

Children should be subjected to both work, and also education hand in hand. It is their decision to choose between education and work, whichever they feel they can do better. By blocking one option completely, just because UNICEF needs funds to run their organization, we will create more educated dumbos than sharp professionals, which includes – mechanics, tailors, carpenters or shop keepers.

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July 10, 2006

Italy wins the FIFA World Cup, God saves me!

On July 6th, 2006 – I had predicted two important events about FIFA World Cup 2006, and also documented them on my blog site (blog dated July 6th). The first prediction was that for the 3rd place Germany will win. And second – it will be Italy, which will lift the most coveted World Cup. And thank God – both the predictions came right!

Now let me share on what basis I had done the predictions. Germany faced Portugal for the 3rd place. Portugal had played with France in the Semi-finals, and France was a stronger team. Germany played with Italy – they were equally strong. Italy was stronger than France – hence Germany played with a much stronger team than Portugal had played with in their previous matches. (a bit confusing I am sure)

Whenever you play any game with a weaker team, your caliber goes down automatically. And when you play with a stronger team – your caliber goes up, even if you lose the game. Hence in spite of losing to Italy, Germany came out as a stronger team. And Portugal became weaker playing with France. There was not much of astrological analysis I used to predict the outcome for the 3rd place - I used God’s grace & intuition to predict the same – and thankfully it was right.

For the finals – I did a tarot card reading. The card that flashed for France was Queen of Cups and the card that flashed for Italy was Page of Wands.

A year back, when I was trying to predict for a cricket match between India and Pakistan, the same card had flashed – Cups for India and Wands for Pakistan – I said India will win and shockingly Pakistan won the match.

To be honest – that time I had tried to go beyond what my teacher has taught me. I forgot to note that the Tarot Card rules change when it comes to dealing with general events & sports.

All is well, that ends well – Italy lifts the cup and become world champions – as predicted on askenni.com!

Well this gives me a lot of confidence to try my luck at predicting mundane events in future. And if you as a reader need predictions on some general event (excluding personal life) – kindly mail me at kennedig@yahoo.com (It is indeed fun to predict).

Posted by Kenni at 10:40 AM | Comments (0)

July 06, 2006

Prediction for FIFA finals!

It always gives me butterflies in the stomach, when I try to predict anything beyond individual human lives. But with time, in any profession, one should take risks and move ahead – no matter how many times he/she/? fails. With every single step forward, there is always a fear of falling two steps backward. But then what is the fun in not taking any risks? Well I predicted the results for the previous 2 matches (Semifinals) to my wife and sister, but never recorded them anywhere, and they came true. But who cares until and unless predictions are documented – that too much before the real event takes place. That way any astrologer would say, “I knew it will be Italy and France in the finals, and I had told that to my little dog at home!”

Well here is the prediction….

Italy will win the World Cup!

And between the match for the 3rd place, Germany will win against Portugal!

Pray for Italy and also for me ;)

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July 05, 2006

Will India ever play World Cup Football?!

We blame it on the insufficient infrastructure. If not, then we blame it on the corrupt system and the crooked politicians. If nothing else we blame it on Pakistan. But what is that which blocks Indians from performing well in sports? Why do we always come back empty hand from Olympics and Asian games? Why do we even not qualify for few International tournaments – like the recently held FIFA? What do we lack exactly? Here is an insight…

The Superficial Angle

The two basic things that good sportsmen need to perform exceedingly well are a good physique and more importantly killer instinct. Good physique to a very large extent depends on the food habits and the food intake. Though we hog 3 times a day, by international standards most of the us are still considered malnutritioned. Now how can we expect a person eating bonda, bhajjis and vada pavs to swim with someone who has been eating red meat from childhood? How far can Vada Pavs take him to win a Gold in Olympics?

And about having the killer instinct - it is all the genes. Human history has no evidence of India ever having tried to invade any other countries for wealth or power or women. We were always peace lovers, never fought much, and always focused on spiritual growth than anything else in life.

We tried our best to bring aggression and anger under control and became more sober and tranquil. Moreover we got independence in a way, which no other country has ever thought about – non-violence – and thanks go Mahatma Gandhi. Now how can we ask someone to snatch a leather ball, when he himself used to give his head to get punctured deliberately with the lathis used by the Britishers?

The Astrological Angle

Indian astrology categorizes people, plants, metals, and all that is visible in nature under 9 planets – basically Sun (Ravivar, Sunday), Moon (Somvar, Monday), Mars (Mangalvar, Tuesday), Mercury (Budhavar, Wednesday), Jupiter (Guruvar, Thursday), Venus (Shukravar, Friday), Shani (Shanivar, Saturday), and Rahu & Ketu.

By segmenting people under these primary planets general characteristics of anyone can be said with acute precision. I am not revealing much of the astrological secrets here, but I am just applying one such rule to understand why Indians never do well in International sports!

Mars is the planet of aggression and it is the one that rules people who are associated with sports, police force, army, NCC, gang wars, terrorism, etc. In fact criminals and people spending their lives in the jails are also dominated by the planet Mars. The basic characteristics of any Mars dominated person are aggression, killer instinct, criminal mindset, stealing objects, and crooked mental framework. The same energy gets manifested into medals when these people are allowed to compete in sporting events.

In India, there is a major difference in the social fiber. The slum dwellers, the lower middle class, the middle class, the upper middle class, the rich, and the super rich.

First point

When you notice the slum dwellers – you might be astonished to see their physique. They are muscular, they have a killer instinct, and are Mars dominated. Now notice them playing any games wherever you spot them – they will play extraordinarily well.

Second point

The lower middle class people never want their children to concentrate on sports. They want their children just to study and find a job.

The middle class people allow their children into sports – but not completely. Given a choice between sports and 10th Board Exams – they will prefer the latter.

Most people born in the rich and the super rich category aren’t Mars dominated. Yes, there are few who play good, but then they might find it very menial to struggle to get a Gold for India. They would prefer to play in clubs among friends, have drugs and make money through business instead.

The only remaining category is the upper middle class. They are the ones who allow their children to make their career in sports in the hope that they can jump into the rich segment. Now these people need not be Mars dominated, hence could not perform!

Third point

So the best people who can represent India in the sporting arena are the slum dwellers. And they can surely bring Gold to India and can perform very well in international tournaments as FIFA too. Then what is the problem?

Unfortunately as international games involve winning crores of money our slum dwellers can never get into it. And why is that? Slum dwellers are born with a destiny packet. They will be born in a poor family, slog for livelihood, and also die unknown.

So if India needs to participate in International games and also win – it should find people who are Mars dominated, and also who have good Raj Yogas for money & fame, which is a rare combination in India!

The debate is open – if my blog about Mars blah blah is right? How can India perform good in cricket & hockey? Try squeezing your brains, find an answer and mail it to kennedig@yahoo.com

Will reveal that in later blogs!

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June 29, 2006

Black Magic – part 3!

“What all can you do with Black Magic?” I asked my father just 2 months before his demise. He said he has a book, which has few mantras – one to remove Black Magic spell on others, a mantra to save the fields from attacks of rats, and a mantra to silent the dogs from barking! As usual my mom had a hearty laugh. But in life I have never seen my dad lying to us. And why would he lie to me when I was 31 years of age. In fact when young, he used to do the magic on the paddy fields to keep the rodents away – just for pocket money!

For every ill health there is a natural symptom – you will puke when you have jaundice, your joints will ache like hell when you have food poisoning, your stomach will hurt when you typhoid. Same way, when someone has cast Black Magic on you it also has many symptoms – and here are few –

*In spite of you running a good time astrologically, you won’t be able to do well in your life.

*You will lose concentration at work, and will remain in your own thoughts for long.

*There will be marked changes in your personality, which others will find out very easily

*You will start having at least one health problem, which will not get cured in spite of consulting the best doctors.

*You will start having relationship problems with friends, spouse and relatives.

*Expenditure will rise, and income will reduce leading to frustrations and disappointments.

*On few weekdays, especially on Tuesdays and Fridays – the person on whom the black magic has been spelled will behave eccentrically. These eccentricities will repeat on the same days every week.

*Plans related to visiting temples, religious people, astrologers and saints would get postponed for unknown reasons.

In fact people who run bad time astrologically also will have the above symptoms – but then few marked symptoms like health related problems, and the eccentric behaviour need to be checked perfectly before you confirm the Black Magic spell on you or your loved ones.

My dad said he will teach the Black Magic part to me, but then he died even before that. May be the divine didn’t wanted me to learn the same at that time. I searched his bookshelf for the book he was talking about – and I found it. It is a notebook, in which the mantras are written in Old Malayalam.

Is there anyone who knows to read Old Malayalam, and can translate that book for me? Kindly let me know at kennedig@yahoo.com The effort will be remunerated!

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June 26, 2006

Black Magic – part 2

We grope in the physical level of existence. While there are many other levels of existence where miraculous things happen day in and day out. You need not necessarily hurt someone physically to induce pain on him/her. Just abuse them using foul languages – and you would see that you have succeeded. That is what happens when controversial movies are released. These movies don’t affect you on the physical level, but they affect you on the mental level, your sentiments – thus creating anger and disgust. Now there are other levels of consciousness on which Black Magic works, and they are essentially the spiritual & the astral levels.

A Man essentially is a mixture of three levels of consciousness – the physical level, the mental level and the astral or spiritual level. We grow on our own, we get a physique, and to some extent it depends on what we eat. None tries to pull us to make us longer. Neither can Complan make you grow taller than what your natural height is going to be. The mind is formed with age, and it is trained and conditioned by the school, the government, and the society. The school asks us to be obedient under authority, th