Chiu Tai, Chiu Tai - where have you gone ?

I remember there was a poem in Marathi (one of the Indian Languages spoke in the State of Maharashtra) which i learnt during my primary school days.

It was a rhyme by a kid asking Chiu Tai (common house sparrow) where it has gone.

it brings a lot of nostalgia to me personally as the poem influenced us to observe and care for the sparrows. I also faintly remember how a sparrow would get into my room the moment it found the windows open and then peck at its refelected image on the mirror.

The sparrow is a feeble bird, the gender of its kind can be distinguished by the dull woody brown - Male and the dark reddish brown-Female.

They collectively build a nest from hay & twigs and the female lays around 3-4 eggs at a time. The venue for the nest is usually at the loft or in the unreachable spots of an structure like an apartment. unlike the weaver birds, the sparrow's nest is a bit clumsy structurally and built to just to fit the need.

I am no Ornithologist nor did i do any reasearch on birds. but i think this might be one of the reasons it got its name as the common house sparrow as it prefers to stay close to us - Humans.

let me ask you my dear friends - When did you last notice the Common House sparrow in India.

answer - a year back or maybe when you were hit by someone and you saw stars and chiu tai singing around your head !

nah.jokes apart, I was shocked when I heard this news but its true.

Pls read the article in the following link. http://www.indiatogether.org/2005/aug/env-sparrow.htm

Its pathetic we (humans) have sucessfully wiped out yet another of the species.

It high time we care for such beautiful creatures around us !

we will have rhymes but would be in a dilema if our little ones ask us the same question back....Chiu Tai, Chiu Tai - where have you gone ?

regards,
Ganesh

Foreigners flock to India for good jobs

Foreigners flock to India for good jobs

For a change this is a reverse trend of RFs (Resident Foreigners) or firangs coming to India to work not to rule or setup a mission.

What is quiet interesting is the geographical locations and domains is not the most sought for,

HR and Customer services executives, managers and other specialists in the globalisation effected markets like FMCG and Hospitality are the attraction factors.

To Indian businessmen this means having a Firang greeting rich desi's and making them feel good about it. giving whatever the service is a 'pohren' touch.

I like the idea, and would love if the government by some magic can lure skilled workers in domains like oil exploration, medicine, electronics and fabrication to name a few, into seeking jobs here in India.

The initiative that some governments like Singapore employ is to get the best talent from around the world and tie them down so tight that they contribute back the profits both to the community as well as the government in form of ERP, Professional TAX or GST. at the sametime they reduce the burden on Lower income sections, provide more relaxation to the Aging citizens.

I know some of you might snigger i am comparing a drop of water (Singapore) to the ocean (India).

But IMAHO- good things come in small sizes and can come from the tiniest to the youngest.

India as a nation drastically needs to improve on its wealth - manpower, human investment, living conditions, health, security.

Thinking and converting everyone who read this blog is the only thing I can do now, when I meet a group of like-headers, My vision is to go ahead with the planning, logistics and implementation.

More of such news articles are predictable. After all who can ignore the fact that we are the 2nd largest population on this planet.

Lets make it a place that more of us and our future generations can prosper on.

ciao.