A welcome move among women

The dress code of women has been drastically changed of late. The sari-cladded women are soon to become a rare species. The dhavani and blouse have become obsolete. The churidar is the most attractive and attracted dress of ladies now. The schools and colleges that demand a dress code for their teachers should shift to churidar as its moreo convenient to wear.
Much to the surprise, in an attempt to equalise with men, more women are cutting their long hair to look like men. Most young women these days cut their hair after a break-up to announce their escape image. Some Hollywood and even Mollywood celebrities too have changed their hairstyle.

Though there is no rule book to understand the psyche behind this move women have understood that smart men like smart women and not the long haired slow moving sari-cladded women. A long haired woman has to spend a lot of time for caring her hair and now she understands it is a total waste. It may also be noted that a woman wants to get a makeover and look more confident, sexy and wants to get over the break-up, hence she goes for a hair-cut. A woman likes haircut that changes her look more refreshing. The hair-cut could also help uplift the confidence of woman and also revive the hope of finding someone new in the social circuit who may fall for the new look. The hair-cut suits to face of modern woman.


K A Solaman

Politicians should swallow their hollow words

The Kerala political leaders are ostensibly excited over the high voter turnout that crossed 75 percent in the final analysis. The turnout witnessed during polling on Wednesday was the highest in the Assembly elections since 1991.Top leaders of the ruling LDF expressed confidence of retaining power while leaders of the Congress-led Opposition UDF said the people had voted for a change in rule. Both the main fronts claimed that the heavy voter turnout would prove supportive to them.

Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan claims his party would score a three-digit victory in the Assembly and according to KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala the UDF is set to win more than 100 seats. As there are only 140 seats in the Assembly some politicians may have to swallow their hollow words soon.

K A Solaman
The Day After Magazine, May 1-15, 2011 » Open House

BSNL aims to hoodwink 20 lakh new GSM customers.

The BSNL think that there are about 20 lakh fools still remain in Kerala to be hoodwinked by them. This I say because the Principal General Manager of BSNL said they were targeting 20 lakh new GSM mobile customers in the state during the current financial year.

When BSNL is betraying lakhs of land phone subscribers their attempt to maintain good relationship with the customer reach nowhere. It is better for BSNL to sell their gadgets and properties to other telecom providers and watch their performance. The common people have lost in confidence BSNL. Not even a single customer now says a good word about BSNL for their approach was so damaging for last few years. I feel wise when I surrendered my land phone which incurred me huge loss and brought much embarrassment when that gadget was with me.

It is a welcome to see the General Manager has understood the broad feeling among public that the response from the BSNL was inadequate compared to private cellular providers in the country. However, his attempt to seek cooperation of his employees to attract more customers will never work out in the present circumstance. Most of the BSNL employees are customer-rude.

K A Solaman
The New Indian Express dated 9 May 11

Grand affair

Indians in general do not seem to take any special interest in the affairs of the British royal family. But several Indian newspapers and television channels treated the royal wedding with utmost importance (“I will (kiss twice)”, April 30). A huge amount of money was squandered on the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton, even as many other countries of the world, like Japan, struggle with grave misfortunes. A common man like me fails to understand the need for such wastage. There are millions of poor people in the world, a great many of whom could have been fed with the money that was spent on the wedding.

K.A. Solaman,
The Telegraph, Calcutta, 5 May 11

Frailty thy name is Kanimozhi!

Yet another hot subject for DMK MP and poet Kanimozhi to write down a new poem about her experience with the CBI. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court in connection with 2G spectrum allotment scandal has summoned her and she appeared along with co-accused, the MD of Kalaignar Sharad Kumar. Kanimozhi submitted in court that it was all folly done by A Raja, the Telecom Minister then.

Justly Karunanidhi's daughter has surprised A Raja, who is now in Tihar jail counting zeros behind 176 of the bribe he and his company received in 2G scam. And after that it is his turn to write a poem in tune with Shakespearean style: "Frailty thy name is Kanimozhi!"

K A Solaman

Osama is dead, fear not

Osama is dead, fear is not. People are, no doubt, indebted to all those who risked their lives to get rid of the terrorist. But his followers are unlikely to sit back with crossed arms. They are more enraged than ever before. A lurking fear, therefore, haunts people across the world.


K A Solaman, The Hindu, May 4, 2011

All India Engineering Entrance Examination question papers out !

All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) question papers were sold out in Uttar Pradesh. The cost is only Rs6 lakh for a set. The fate of 12 lakh minus a few privileged students is unsafely in the hands of the CBSE. Immediately after the question papers were leaked, CBSE postponed the two exams to 5 to 8pm with set of question papers kept in the lockers Syndicate Bank.

It is in fact a fierce drill for the students and parents. If the second question paper also out, the schedule of examination with third question paper kept in 'Albarack Bank' is from 9 to 12 and then from 1 to 4am in the night! Who said India is not a wonderful country?

-K A Solaman

Royal Wedding a waste.

I'm an Indian and I, like many other Indians, keep no special interest in the affairs the British Royal Family. However, many of the Indian channels and News papers gave special importance to the royal wedding. I place my strong discontentment for the huge sum spent for the royal wedding waste when countries like Japan are striving hardly for a comeback from Nature’s fury.

Further I don't understand the need for this royal profligacy. The huge money spent for the royal wedding can be benignly used for feeding millions of the poor. Certain newspapers even published the marriage photo of the parents Prince Charles and Diana along with that of the newly wedded. Does it mean that another Kamilla Parker would stand on their way?
K A Solaman

Royal wedding live

Comment: This is the style of the Roayal family. The 'west looking' Indians will soon enact this.
K A Solaman

Kerala shutdown

The pesticide endosulfan is banned in Kerala. For what, then, Left Front conducted the state-wide shutdown is known only for them. One thing is very obvious. The one day hartal is surely an exit poll result indication to make aware the people the outcome of the election. The LDF need to teach a lesson those stupid Keralaites who voted against them in the election on April 13.

Even though the government had announced that state-owned buses would operate passengers arriving on long distance trains and at airports were left stranded with no public transport vehicles operating. Most of the offices, including government departments and even banks, remained closed. The state shutdown is a menace recurring so frequently in Kerala and that too with the blessing of the government. This sort of rare phenomenon would never happen elsewhere in the world.

The most interesting matter is, the hartal was called to protest against the delay by the central government in banning the pesticide, the use of which the CPM had defended in the past. A group of Leftist trade union activists had attacked protesters in Kasargode who were marching against the aerial spraying of endosulfan in the cashew plantations of the state-owned Plantation Corporation of Kerala in 1999. For CPM, as it is widely accepted, wisdom occurs a little late.

A meaningful agitation by the Chief Minister of Kerala has been torpedoed by his own party bigwigs, surely a matter of group politics in CPM.
K A Solaman

A big mishap averted!

The sudden nuptial of the young superstar of Malayalam cinema Prithviraj is second one of the sort in Kerala after Kodiyeri’s son. The actor got married to Mumbai-based journalist, Supriya Menon. Only around 30 very close relatives were present to witness the function. Many young girls of Kerala and around were waiting with platform tickets to jump in front of trains on May 1, the date initially scheduled for his marriage. The abrupt wedding, however, averted a big mishap!

K A Solaman

Momentous life of Baba.

Spiritual leader Sri Sathya Sai Baba is no more. He entered into the last phase of man’s life. Many broke down in tears as his exodus gave deep sorrow to millions of followers worldwide. Celebrities expressed sadness at the Baba’s departure. Baba was a great pious personality who worked selflessly to help others. As the honourable Prime Minister pointed out “Baba’s death is an irreparable loss to all’’ especially the ailing and the poor.

He is truly the re-embodiment of god not in the sense of making rings, watches and "vibhuti" from nowhere but for making an asset of worth Rs 40000 crore from emptiness for helping the poor. His life was incredibly momentous.

K A Solaman

Caesarean on the Easter eve

Parents’ wish to have better horoscope for their children have been spoiled by greedy gynaecology doctors of Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Cherthala. Reports had claimed that as many as 22 caesarean sections, resembling peeling of shrimp, were performed at Cherthala Taluk Hospital on pregnant women within two days so that the gynaecologists could go on leave for Easter holidays. The place, which is famous for being the birth place of many astute politicians like A K Antony, Vayalar Ravi, K R Gouri Amma and C K Chadrappan, is once again in the news for the unclean act of some doctors.

It is a pity that after collecting a sum of Rs 3000 as bribe for performing the caesarean many new-borns and their mothers are forced to lie on the floor in the post-surgical ward due to unavailability of empty beds. Seemingly, there is something seriously foul in Govt Hospital, Cherthala. All gynaecologists there need immediate caesarean operation.

K A Solaman

Exit poll in camouflage

I would like to express my strong displeasure with certain New Papers and Channels publishing poll prospects of certain candidates waiting for election result on May 13. Even though the Election Commission has banned exit poll results the candidates openly claiming a winning margin is somewhat against the code of conduct. Candidates claim that they have collected feedbacks from their constituencies and so when it is given for publication it amounts to violation of code of conduct. The exit poll operators are also doing the same job of collecting feedback from a selected group the respective constituencies.
The candidates have no right to hoodwink the people as most of the findings of the candidates would become absurd after poll result.
K A Solaman

RTI Act is not a cure-all

RTI Act 2005 gives citizens a right to get information from public authorities. However petitions filed against defaulters are not well attended by many commissioners functioning with the Commission. Many of them are appointed on the basis of their association with political parties and this connection reflects in most of their verdict. The illiterate and the labourers get little remedy from RTI Commission.
Persons with moral strength having no political or trade union affiliation should be considered for appointment in the post information commissioners.

K A Solaman

India’s spectacular victory

India’s spectacular victory in the world cup finals was witnessed by millions all over the world. Some made it to the Wankhede stadium; many others watched the game on their television sets. It was also heartening to see that the final was not won by Sachin Tendulkar but was won for him by his younger colleagues.

Both Indians and Sri Lankans prayed for victory. But some prayers were ignored, notably, those of the Sri Lankan president, Mahinda Rajapaksa. However, some of the hype around cricket could be reduced. India needs another sport, such as football, to balance the hysteria around cricket.

K.A. Solaman, Alappuzha, Kerala
The Telegraph, dated 12 April 2011

Enhanced readability for NIE

The New Indian Express surprises its readers with its improved look. I agree with the Editorial Director that the new typography has enhanced readability especially for the seniors.

K A Solaman

Nandana’s death

All deaths are sorrowful. But Nandana’s death is more sorrowful. K S Chithra's daughter Nandana’s drowning in a pool was heard with shock and sorrow by the people all over the globe.

Let the God Almighty give Chithra and her husband all the mental strength to endure their great loss.

K A Solaman

" They are both Amul babies"

Hitting back at AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi for commenting on his advancing age, Kerala CM VS Achuthanandan called Rahul "Amul baby".
"Everyone knows Rahul Gandhi is an Amul baby and he has fielded Amul babies in some constituencies” was the comment of VS.

Interestingly, after minister G Sudhakaran, who made captions for Consumerfed, it is Chief Minister's turn to make good captions for Amul. Should Amul pay adequately to Achuthanandan for his commendable job?

K A Solaman

High voter turnout creates more hollow words.

The Kerala political leaders are ostensibly excited over the high voter turnout that crossed 75 percent in the final analysis. The turnout witnessed during polling on Wednesday was the highest in the Assembly elections since 1991.Top leaders of the ruling LDF expressed confidence of retaining power while leaders of the Congress-led Opposition UDF said the people had voted for a change in rule. Both the main fronts claimed that the heavy voter turnout would prove supportive to them.


Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan claims his party would score a three-digit victory in the Assembly and according to KPCC president Ramesh Chennithala the UDF is set to win more than 100 seats. As there are only 140 seats in the Assembly some politicians have to swallow their hollow words soon.

K A Solaman

The New Indian Express published on 15 April 11