SMART CITY.DO WE NEED IT?

I am writing this from my cubicle on a very hot day with a dream that oneday I will work from Kochi. I have some points to share with you guys. Lots of hi..hi..hua..hua going on 1000 miles away from where I am. Yes I am talking about the upcoming smart city in Kochi.

Let me begin by putting down these points. If you travel to Trivandrum from Kochi there is a place called Kazkoottam. The famous techno park is situated there. If you travel more you can see KELTRON. We mallus know each and everything happening in an around this globe , experiment it and leave it

We started all these well before our neighbours Karnataka and Tamil Nadu could be able to understand the golden two words . That is IT!

Today Kerala faces too many issues. There are sign of decline in the traditional business like cashew and coir. People working in these industry are struggling for their daily food. There are farmers, who commit suicide in Wynad because they couldn’t be able to re pay their loan. All these things are true, cruel facts happening in India’s one of the most developed states.

Sorry for using the word developed. But Kerala actually went far ahead on many fronts. All this happened not because of any industrial revolution or any other kind of revolution. Because of the hard work of mallus working in each and every part of this globe.

Now come back to the smart city. Smart city is the baby of Dubai Internet City. Of course they are not software or IT experts. Their basic aim is to give world class infrastructure to the software companies. So that they can come and do business.

I heard one left leader saying..DIC Dubai internet city is a real estate agency and no idea about IT. Of course they are. They never said that they are software developers.

There are lot of misconnects like this in our leaders. All this happens because they won’t study things properly.

Another argument is that only engineers will get job there. This is absolutely rubbish. If you look at the market, most of the major IT companies are ready to take normal graduates with computer language knowledge. Even in the IT related services there are lot chances that even +2 people and students will get part time job to support their studies.

Another important thing is that IT jobs are well paid jobs. If people get attractive salary, there will be a tendency to spend more. If people spend more, money movement in the in market or in the economy will increase. The result overall growth of the economy

I will explain this with an example. If a major IT company is coming to the SMART city. They recruit employees. Of course these employees have to come to the smart city. So there will be apartments for them to stay. Naturally there will be construction boom if more companies come. Then to transport them into company. That will create extra jobs. Then shopping areas for them. All these will create new jobs each and every day. The result overall development of the economy.

We mallus speak a lot. We paid a deadly price for that. We are far behind as far as IT is concerned. Don’t miss the bus please. WELCOME SMART CITY

Its time to select and elect leaders who are not only polititians but at the same time a businessman. How many are there in the present day politics in kerala who can actually deal with Bil Gates and convince him that Kerala is place where you can make set up your company and profit. Think why Bill Gates find time to meet with Budhdev Bhatachrya and Chandrababu Naidu?

DO PLAY GROUP POLITICES. NO ISSUES BUT FIND LITTLE TIME TO STUDY AND KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE GLOBE

The world of Nanappan

MP Narayana Pillai alias Nanappan was the only writer who has a special place in the hearts of mallus who know about Malayalam literature.I don’t think that any other writer has been able to create that special place in the hearts of mallus.

When I heard the news of Nanappan’s death from Borivilli in Mumbai, it was one of saddest moments I experienced in my life. Till now, no other death or loss had created a catastrophic effect in my body or in my mind. I couldn’t be able to imagine a vacuum that created with the loss our dear writer.

Each and everybody in Pulluvazhi experienced the same pain when they heard the news. Pulluvazhi is famous for the great people she contributed to Kairali. The people in Pulluvazhi also deserves a special place. The people banned all strikes and badhs in their small village. It might sound strange in a state where strikes are a routine thing. Whatever may be the reason, Pulluvazhi people never mind it. They will open their shops.

The news of Nanapan’s death pained them so much and they closed all the shops without any order.

Nanappan’s life may be new to today’s generation of mallus. A life started as a lift operator in Delhi and ended as a gifted writer.

He wrote many short stories and one novel Prinamam. It includes many stories that came from the background of Mumbai city as he was staying here.

How long mallus might wait for getting a terrific write like him. I don’t know!