डिजिटल रंगरंगोटी आणि जागतिक समस्या

नुकताच पॅरिस हल्ल्याचा निषेध म्हणून फेसबुकनी आपला प्रोफाईल फोटो फ्रान्सच्या राष्ट्रध्वजाच्या रंगात ठेवण्याचे आवाहन केले. नेहमीप्रमाणे त्याला चांगला प्रतिसाद मिळाला. जगभरातून हल्ल्याचा निषेध म्हणून आणि फ्रान्सच्या लोकांचे मनोधैर्य उंचावण्यासाठी असंख्य फेसबुककरांनी आपले प्रोफाईल फोटो बदलले/ रंगवले. फेसबुकचा जन्मदाता मार्क झुकरबर्ग आणि विविध महत्त्वाच्या व्यक्तींनीसुद्धा आपापले फोटो रंगवले.

दोन महिन्यापूर्वी नरेंद्र मोदी साहेब अमेरिकावारीसाठी गेले होते तेव्हा त्यांनी फेसबुकच्या मुख्यालयाला भेट दिली आणि तेव्हा झुकरबर्ग आणि मोदींसह सर्वांनी आपले फोटो तिरंग्याच्या रंगात रंगवले होते.

काही महिन्यापूर्वी समलैंगिक संबंधांना पाठिंबा म्हणून फेसबुकने आपला प्रोफाईल फोटो इंद्रधनुष्याचा रंगात रंगवण्याची आवाहन केले आणि त्यासही उत्तम प्रतिसाद लाभला होता.

काय साध्य होतं यामुळे ? माझ्या मते काहीच नाही. असे केल्याने उलट फेसबुकचाच फायदा होतो. त्यांना लोकांची मानसिकता समजण्यास मदत होते आणि स्वतःमध्ये काय बदल करता येतील ते समजते आणि ते ही पैसे खर्च न करता!

आपले फोटो रंगवून मृत व्यक्तींना श्रद्धांजली कशी काय मिळणार ? त्यांचे दुःख कसे काय दूर होणार ?  एका व्यक्तीने केले म्हणून त्याचे अंधानुकरण आवण किती काळ करणार? 

जगभरात सध्या दिवाळीची धूमधाम आहे. बऱ्याच  जणांनी आपले दिवाळी साजरी करतानाचे फोटो अपलोड केले आहेत. अशे फोटो रंगवून आपल्यास झालेले दुःख कसे काय व्यक्त होईल ? यातून फक्त काही घटका मनोरंजन होते बाकी काही नाही. 

फ्रान्सच्या मृत व्यक्तींना श्रद्धांजली म्हणून इतर अनेक गोष्टी करता येतील. स्वतः फेसबुक यात पुढाकार घेऊन कार्य करू शकते. माझ्या मते, सर्वप्रथम फेसबुकने दहशतवादाशी संदर्भ असलेली माहिती, फोटो, व्हिडिओ नष्ट करावेत.कारण सोशल मीडियाच्या माध्यमातून आज माहिती एका वेळी जगभरात पोहोचते. आणि फेसबुक हे एक प्रभावी सोशल मीडिया व्यासपीठ आहे. त्याचप्रमाणे प्रत्येक भाषेत सर्व सामान्य नागरिक या बाबतीत काय करू शकतात हे सांगावे. त्यामुळे मोठ्या प्रमाणात जनजागृती करता येईल.

तसेच डिजिटल भारत म्हणजे काय, यामुळे आपल्या आयुष्यात होणारा बदल काय, त्याचे चांगले परिणाम काय, इत्यादि विषयी माहिती द्यावी, ती सुद्धा सर्व भाषेत. तरच सर्व जण डिजिटल भारत साठी पाठिंबा देतील 

असे उपक्रम नक्कीच करता येतील. माझी फेसबुकला एवढीच विनंती आहे की फोटो रंगवण्याची पद्धत बंद करा. त्यापेक्षा दहशतवाद, अश्लीलता, रोगराई, कुपोषण, एड्स, स्त्री-पुरुष असमानता हे प्रश्न सोशल मीडियाच्या माध्यमातून कसे दूर होतील याकडे लक्ष द्यावे.

-ओंकार आंबवणे 

Sachin's Anjali

Behind every successful man there is a woman…. Seems it is true atleast in Sachin Tendulkar’s case.

Anjali Tendulkar- is India’s favourite Bhabhi. I have not seen a single person who has a negative comment to make about Sachin’s wife. She is pleasant looking, ever smiling (We saw her crying in Sachin’s farewell test), discreet and admirably low key. She has hardly spoken in media during their long marriage. We saw glimpses of her driving their kids to school or picking up Sachin at the airport. Not one for partying, Anjali managed to stay out of hectic social scene, without offending anybody. At a time when celeb couples are busy cashing in on their colossal brand value and shooting together for multi-crore commercials (Saif-Kareena,ShahRukh-Gauri, Abhishek-Aishwarya, Amitabh-Jaya), can you imagine how much money the Tendulkars could have earned had they endorsed some product together? We don’t know, it may happen in future, but it is a wonder it hasn’t in the past.

Anjali definitely falls into the ‘neighbour’s envy, owner’s pride’ category. Somewhere, at the backs of our minds, we secretly admire an Anjali for all the qualities that are fast disappearing in our cities. Anjali gave up a career (she’s a doctor) to raise a family. She chose to become a full time homemaker when her generation of educated women world over was forging ahead aggressively. She stayed out of the limelight when other wives/ girlfriends (Sakshi Dhoni, Geeta Basra, Sangeeta Bijlani) of star sportsmen were busy flaunting their privileged status. She has always dressed in sensible as opposed to super glam couture clothes. She has resisted walking the ramp for any high profile charity, though she quietly supports quite a few. She has lived the role of a modern day pativrata – silent, loyal, caring. The Perfect Wife, who has understood her position in marriage and placed her own personal priorities on a backside. No ego. No conflict.

Even Michelle Obama (Barak Obama's wife) play up to the media while pushing her image as a fashion icon. Being an intelligent, educated, smart wife of the ‘most powerful man on earth’, is a tough call for any woman. Similarly, for Anjali, being the wife of one of the biggest sports icons in the world, is an equally daunting job – what with more than a billion people tracking each move and word. So far, Anjali has not missed a single step. Being Sachin’s wife can’t be easy. For most of their married life, the cricketer has been missing in action. No matter how wonderful a dad/husband he may be, the fact is, he can’t be around like a regular family man who holds down a 9-5 job. Anjali has never complained (I guess..)… at least, not in public.

Her son Arjun plays cricket, daughter Sara watches cricket, she herself lives cricket, while husband Sachin breathes cricket. Waah! Family ho to aisi. Sachin is one of the blessed guy. He, more than any other icon – from Bollywood stars, sports personalities, politicians, seems to have it all. And a lot of that ‘all’ rests in Anjali............................. & she is swiftly gathering fan following of her own after Sachin’s 200th test at Wankhede, Mumbai.

Onkar Ambavane

SURYAMAL- A perfect Hill Station

What comes to your mind when you hear names Khandala, Lonavala, Matheran, Mahabaleshwar? Right…. These are famous hill stations in Maharashtra. These are perfect destinations for weekend picnic.

But if you look around your city you’ll definitely find many picnic spots as beautiful as above mentioned places. Today I’m going to tell you about one such place called ‘SURYAMAL’…

Suryamal is a place in Mokhada taluka of Thane district (Maharashtra) situated 40km away from Wada and 85 km from Nashik and 120 km from Mumbai. Located at an altitude of 1800 ft above sea level, Suryamal is less explored hill station though it is situated not far from Mumbai. Attractive trekking spots and natural beauty makes this place special. Major attraction of this hilly area is one can experience breathtaking view of green mountains and valley.

A tribal village, untouched by modernization gives perfect picture of rural life and culture. A visit to Suryamal  offres a wonderful experience of adventurous sports like trekking, mountain biking, waterfall rappelling. Thick green forest around Suryamal is heaven of beautiful birds.

Other attractions are Deobandh Temple, Mountain Range wild camp resort, Dr. Lajpatrai Mehra’s Neuropathy Centre.

An amazing hilltop surrounded by magnificent topography, Suryamal is a recommended place for those tourists who need break from the tiresome busy city life.

जनलोकपाल बिल मध्ये नक्की काय आहे?

"जनलोकपाल बिल" मध्ये नक्की काय आहे???
१. केंद्रामध्ये "लोकपाल" नावाची संस्था काढली जाईल आणि प्रत्येक राज्यामध्ये या संस्थेचा"लोकायुक्त" निवडला जाईल.
२. सर्वोच्च न्यायालय आणि निवडणूक आयोग यांच्याप्रमाणेच लोकपाल आयोग हा सुद्धा शासनापासून पूर्णपणे स्वतंत्र असेल. कोणताही सरकारी अधिकारी किंवा नेता या आयोगावर नियंत्रण ठेवू शकणार नाही.
३. भ्रष्टाचाराचा कुठलाही खटला वर्षानुवर्षे चालणार नाही. चौकशी साठी जास्...तीत जास्त १ वर्षआणि खटल्यासाठी १ वर्ष दिला जाईल, जेणेकरून २ वर्षांत शिक्षेची अंमलबजावणी होईल.
४.आरोप सिद्ध झाल्यावर सर्व नुकसान त्या व्यक्तीकडून वसूल केले जाईल.
५. सामान्य जनतेला या बिलाचा फायदा काय? ...
......आपले कुठलेही सरकारी काम जर सुनिश्चित वेळेत झाले नाही तर लोकपाल विधेयाकानुसार जबाबदार सरकारी अधिकार्‍याकडून दंड वसूलकेला जाईल आणि तो नुकसानभरपाई म्हणून आपल्याला दिला जाईल.
६.म्हणजेच, जर तुमचे रेशनकार्ड/ मतदानओळखपत्र/ पासपोर्ट यासाठी निश्चित वेळेपेक्षा जास्त वेळ लागला असेल तर तुम्ही लोकपाल आयोगाकडे जाऊ शकता. लोकपाल तुमचेकाम १ महिन्याच्या अवधीत पूर्ण करेल. शिवाय रेशनदुकानावर खराब धान्य, खराब रस्ते, पंचायत फंड घोटाळा अश्या तक्रारीही तुम्ही लोकपालकडे करू शकता. लोकपाल आयोगजास्तीत जास्त २ वर्षांत याविषयी पूर्ण निर्णय देईल.
७.पण या आयोगवर आयुक्त सरकार नेमेल का? नाही! आयुक्ताची निवड ही नागरिक आणि न्यायमूर्ती करतील. कुठल्याही राजकीय हस्तक्षेपाशिवाय !
८.आणि लोकपालमधलाच एखादा अधिकारी भ्रष्ट निघाला तर? नाही!या आयोगाचे काम पूर्णपणे पारदर्शक असेल. त्या अधिकर्‍याची २ महिन्यात चौकशी करून दोषी आढळल्यास त्वरित हकालपट्टी केली जाईल.
९.मग सध्याच्या भ्रष्टाचार विरोधी यंत्रणा बंद पडणार का? नाही... या सर्व यंत्रणा "लोकपाल" मध्ये समाविष्ट कार्यात येतील.
१०.ज्या व्यक्तीने भ्रष्टाचाराविरु द्ध आवाज उठवला आहे त्याच्या जिविताची काळजी घेण्याची पूर्ण जबबदारी लोकपाल आयोगाची असेल.
११.आणि सगळ्यात महत्वाचे... लोकपाल आयोगाकडे कोणताही अधिकारी, नेता आणि न्यायाधीश यांची चौकशी करण्याचे अधिकार असतील.
आज आपल्या देशाला "लोकपाल" ची नक्कीच गरज आहे.
म्हणून अण्णा हजारे यांना पाठिंबा द्या.......

 

AMBAVANE's

I'm gonna miss my college dayzzzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!!

Finally farewell party took place and college life has come to an end. This is not just end of student life but end of one of the most interesting chapter of our life….

I’m sure we all are going to miss our college. By saying college I want to emphasize on friends, fun, and enjoyment done during these days.. But guys University exam is going to be finale of this fantabulous life….. So cheer till exams..

After University exam many things are going to be changed in our life… And student life will become nostalgia..

I’ll certainly miss my flat mates with whom I spent my two years… Ameesh kaka, Rahul abbe, Lokesh don’t tell me, Kanha, Dheer…. I really enjoyed their company at Kanchanganga and Navrang…I’ll miss fights with Kanha & Dheer over Maharashtra -Rajsthan issue….  and especially arguments with Lokey over silly topics.. Lokya thanks for bearing with me..

I’m gonna miss food points in Pune.. Durvankur, Goodluck, Malgudi, bavdhan chaupati, Chorge Lassi, and many more… 

i'll miss all MITSOM friends…. Breakfast at Durga… Fights with Suraj over paying restaurant bills…. Shafvan’s tiffin… Mane’s silent mode… 

I’ll also miss crazy dance performed by all of us during ‘Vasant Utsav’… dance on FC road after India’s world cup win.. Rangpanchami celebration with friends..

I’ll also miss fun during assignment submission time, presentation time, and exam time… Birthday celebrations in college… Competition with friends for getting chocolate from Vaibhav sir.. Shiledar sir’s interesting lectures.. 

I’ll miss funny moments with Ameesh during attending various quiz competitions… Fun during Mpower Quiz and many such moments…………..

I’ll also miss lot many things which I can’t mention on public platform…..

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But this is certainly not THE END of fun… We’ll definitely keep in touch with each other… Mark Zuckerberg aur uska Facebook kab kaam ayega?..... 

HUM HAI RAAHI PYAAR KE... FIR MILENGE CHALTE-CHALTE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

AMBAVANE's

S U C C E S S

Few days back my mother called me. She asked me a question which was completely unexpected for me. Mummy asked, When will you become successful? As I was not prepared to answer this question I said in next 5 years you’ll see me as a successful person.

After our conversation I thought that did I answer her question correctly or I just answered her as a formality? Is the span of 5 years enough to create my own identity in society? Sincerely speaking this is a topic of debate. Time required for becoming successful in life depends upon intensity of fire within you which doesn’t allow you to sleep until you achieve set target. I was not aware of exact answer. So I decided to ask my friends about their understanding of SUCCESS…

Rahul, a science graduate said, “I’ll call myself successful if within next 5 years I’ll be able to alleviate all problems associated with my family.”

 Ameesh, a software engineer &former employee of IBM said,” If my work appears in newspaper, television or when people recognize me after kind of work I do then I can say that I’ve achieved something in life.”  

 Lokesh, who holds a bachelors degree in agriculture said, “I would call myself successful if in next 5 years I get a class I officer job in state government which would not only make me happy but my parents will also feel proud on me. My success will also depend on marrying a girl as per wish of my parents.”

My opinion on success was that when society will start treating me as an important person or when I’ll enjoy my work then I would consider myself as a successful person.

After these views I came to a conclusion that everybody has different perception about success. Some consider themselves successful when they achieve financial stability whereas some prefer to measure their success on basis of their place in society. Or some people feel successful when they relieve pain from others life.

Finally I would like to say that Choice, not circumstances, determines your success.  

AMBAVANE's 

Don't be partial !!!!

Is there any similarity among films Wake Up Sid!, Aisha, once Upon a time in Mumbai &  Dhobi Ghat ?.....

All these films are based on different stories, actors are different, every aspect is different except one. In these movies word ‘BOMBAY’ is used instead of  ‘MUMBAI’.,

Around two years back  (year 2009) Wake Up Sid! was released. Along with film members one of the political parties in Maharashtra actively helped in making publicity of movie. The party was Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. The party was against use of word ‘Bombay’ instead of ‘Mumbai’, which was used quite a few times in that film. At that time, the issue raised by them was absolutely right. MNS tried to stop the shows of that film which were running across the Mumbai. The result of that agitation was that producer of Wake Up Sid! had to show a disclaimer in theatres before beginning of the film & apologise for hurting the sentiments of  a particular group of people.

After this issue MNS chief wrote a letter to Sharmila Tagore (Chairperson, CBFC) stating she would be held responsible for any film released containing the word `Bombay' instead of `Mumbai'.

Recently I watched two movies, Aisha & Dhobi Ghat. In the movie Aisha, actor Abhay Deol Speaks the word Bombay 3-4 times. At that time no such objection was taken by MNS. The movie did not face any kind of disturbances. Same was the case with Dhobi Ghat. In this film Aamir khan uses the word Bombay in his dialogues. Here also same thing was repeated. No action was taken. The most surprising fact was that MNS chief Raj Thackeray was present in the theatre for premier of  Dhobi Ghat.

How could MNS be partial to later two movies? It was just unacceptable. I personally admire Raj Thackeray. According to me, he is one of the most talented leaders in Maharashtra. But in this issue I am against him & his party.  

 MNS also has separate cell for monitoring all activities related to television, Bollywood & Marathi movies. And still such negligence? This is definitely going to affect image of MNS.

I think people should not use the word Bombay. Neither in day-to-day conversation nor in films. Officially Bombay became Mumbai in late 90’s. And unless we use word Mumbai, it will not become the routine word. The name Mumbai was given to the city by Indians and it was renamed as Bombay by British people. At least let’s not follow the names given by British people.

Finally I appeal MNS to be impartial in every activity. Don’t spoil your image. & I hope from today let's use Mumbai instead of Bombay.....

AMBAVANE's