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Tharakan Blog: Kerala: It’s differentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-39105739832737827362008-07-04T20:06:00.000+05:302008-07-04T20:06:00.000+05:30"Your freedom to swing your arms ends where my nos..."Your freedom to swing your arms ends where my nose begins."<BR/><BR/>AT sir, I totally agree with it.<BR/><BR/>"Sometimes on really important issues, One need to swing the arm, no matter what obstacle lies in the path." <BR/><BR/>But the distinction is the "relevance of the issue". <BR/><BR/>Quote opposite of what the current political parties are practising.<BR/><BR/>If Party Head's Mother in Law gets a fever on her knee, there is a harthal- such situations are to be criticized.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-14785757860997102932008-07-04T19:31:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:31:00.000+05:30Swarna, there are so many sad stories like this. I...Swarna, there are so many sad stories like this. Imagine this situation - the relatives somehow manage to reach a critical patient to the hospital on a hartal day. What if the specialist who is to attend to the patient is held up in road blocks?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-51524720583196673462008-07-04T19:25:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:25:00.000+05:30Sunita, that's an amusing one.Sunita, that's an amusing one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-86588658148645523712008-07-04T19:23:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:23:00.000+05:30Nebu, that is a good point of view well presented....Nebu, that is a good point of view well presented.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-79321151239139956512008-07-04T19:21:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:21:00.000+05:30Kariyachan, thanks for presenting the other side o...Kariyachan, thanks for presenting the other side of the spectrum. Here, the principle that would be applicable is what an American judge once said, "Your freedom to swing your arms ends where my nose begins."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-19601007430701246702008-07-04T19:18:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:18:00.000+05:30homesick, that's a good one.homesick, that's a good one.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-9252056657111278812008-07-04T19:17:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:17:00.000+05:30sunita, if sufficient number of Malayalees get to ...sunita, if sufficient number of Malayalees get to heaven, the possibility cannot be ruled out.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-2772142824491725182008-07-04T19:15:00.000+05:302008-07-04T19:15:00.000+05:30Nikhil narayanan, thatnk you for the comment. I pl...Nikhil narayanan, thatnk you for the comment. I plan to visit your Blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13391953993560698130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-10942808450154159892008-07-04T13:27:00.000+05:302008-07-04T13:27:00.000+05:30Kerala's harthals are notorious. Imagine the pligh...Kerala's harthals are notorious. Imagine the plight of a friend, wishing to apply for a PG course, found that a instananeous Net-enabled remittance on Tuesday to his bank account was no use - the bank opened only today after two 'rest' days...Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-2386000277200576562008-07-04T08:20:00.000+05:302008-07-04T08:20:00.000+05:30When I was in college there was this verse we used...When I was in college there was this verse we used to chant to the tune of "Oh, you cant go to heaven... ". It went :<BR/>"Oh you cant go to heaven if you're a malayali,<BR/>'Coz the Lord He wants no 'vazhakkalis'..."<BR/>Enough said!<BR/>(Needless to say this was really popular among the non-mallus in the college hostel!)Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-64113224658300471702008-07-03T22:00:00.000+05:302008-07-03T22:00:00.000+05:30Harthals in Kerala are huge success because the av...Harthals in Kerala are huge success because the average Keralite is affluent enough to take frequent holidays. Government servants get their pay packet even if they don't work. The traders are assured of their sale the next day, the kin of the expatriates receive their remittances from places where there are no harthals, the planters harvest their crop on subsequent days and the head load workers, painters, electricians, plumbers, carpenters, masons, factory workers, agricultural labours et al are paid high wages compared to any other state in the country. Keralites need to work only occasionally to maintain their present standard of living. In short there is no abject poverty in Kerala and hence hartals succeed.Nebuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918391278683718111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-35095265340240209322008-07-03T18:44:00.000+05:302008-07-03T18:44:00.000+05:30Perhaps 'harthals' could be viewed in a different ...Perhaps 'harthals' could be viewed in a different angle.<BR/>It is the ultimate manifestation of The freedom of Expression, which is hailed by Indian Constitution. <BR/><BR/>If Someone or some parties need to express their views or protest about something..Harthal is the best way to get the message accross. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes it represents Unity in opinion, as the nation or region as a whole is showing their togetherness, solidarity and unity in opinion in certain matters?<BR/><BR/>Not like it's being misused by ay and every political/religious outfits?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-47947710478293826602008-07-03T18:28:00.000+05:302008-07-03T18:28:00.000+05:30there's a new saying kerala is "God's own country ...there's a new saying kerala is "God's own country given to the devil's children"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-11499847785487211762008-07-03T16:30:00.000+05:302008-07-03T16:30:00.000+05:30Hmmm.... if Kerala is God's Own Country, do you th...Hmmm.... if Kerala is God's Own Country, do you think they have strikes in Heaven? Or, a round of stone-pelting by disgruntled souls?Sunita Mohan https://www.blogger.com/profile/16395671437601246093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7795920124734881705.post-60216796412595913122008-07-03T15:36:00.000+05:302008-07-03T15:36:00.000+05:30SirI got so angry in the morning when I heard Hart...Sir<BR/>I got so angry in the morning when I heard Hartal is poornam in Kerala and posted this<BR/>http://blog.nikhil.co.in/2008/07/hartal-nationkerala.html<BR/><BR/>Seriously, why don't these people act sensibly, mature!Nikhil Narayananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01925886537201353625noreply@blogger.com