Re: Diwali Special: Kaun Banega Diwalipati

[Guest guest]

Nice way of putting the " aam aadmi's " hopelessness into perspective. Well

written Kishore :-)

Ravin '82

> **

>

>

> Adapted from my newspaper Article:

>

> Kaun Banega Diwalipati?

>

> The huge crescendo of music ended with the baritone voice exclaiming

> " Welcome! Welcome! To this Diwali special edition of Kaun Banega

> Diwalipati!

> Our contestant for this special show is Mr. Aam Aadmi. "

>

> A huge round of applause followed Aam Aadmi trying to scramble up the tall

> seat for contestants. " So Mr. Aam Aadmi, where do you live? "

>

> " Good Evening! I live in India and I work in an office. Sometimes I also

> work in the fields. But many times I am underpaid, overexploited and

> sometimes unemployed! "

>

> " Very Good! Let's get straight to the questions and see if you can win our

> game of Kaun Banega Diwalipati? "

>

> Applause!

>

> " Let us begin our game of Diwalipati with Goddess Laxmi. Who is accused of

> the most corruption?

> A. Suresh Kalmadi B. A Raja C. Amar Singh or is it D. Kanimozhi? "

>

> Aam Aadmi looked puzzled. Thinking aloud he said, " All of these are

> champions of Laxmi. They are all accused of crores of rupees scandal, but

> I'd

> like to go with Amar Singh. "

>

> " Why? "

>

> " Simple! All the rest are devotees of Laxmi and are accused of accumulating

>

> cash for themselves. But Amar Singh is the only one who is accused of

> distributing someone else's cash to somebody else, making more and more

> people corrupt. Thus he is accused as the most corrupt! "

>

> " Sahi Jawab! Let's go to the next question. Who is the loudest firecracker

> amongst all? Is it

> A. Mamata Banerjee B. Jayalalitha C. Mayawati or D. Sushma Swaraj?

>

> Again Aam Aadmi looked flummoxed, but then suddenly his face lit up. " I'd

> like to go with Sushma Swaraj because Mamata, Maya and Jaya all make loud

> noises, but their noises are restricted to their states. Sushma makes

> noises

> in the Parliament and is heard all over India, so she is the loudest

> firecracker of them all. "

>

> " Bahut Khoob! You have given the right answer! Let's quickly go to the next

>

> question. Why will we light up diyas this Diwali? "

>

> " I know this one! " shouted Aam Aadmi with joy. " We will light Diyas in

> Diwali to welcome Goddess Laxmi to our homes. "

>

> " Okay, but let us see if it is in the options. Oh Oh! There is no such

> option. Your options are:

> A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Hyderabad and D. Delhi. "

>

> Poor Aam Aadmi looked crushed and defeated in his seat. He scratched his

> head and thought deeply. Then suddenly his face lit up like a diya. " I'll

> go

> with Hyderabad. "

>

> " Why? "

>

> " That is because, due to the Telangana stir, the coal supply to all the

> power stations is affected. Thus we are facing power cuts due to heavy load

>

> shedding. Our only option is to light up diyas!'

>

> " Wonderful! Bilkul Sahi Jawab! Okay now we come to our final question

> before

> we declare you a winner. The most important question is this one: Who is

> the

> real saviour of the Aam Aadmi? Is it:

> A. Narendra Modi B. Advani C. Hazare or is it D. Rahul Gandhi? "

>

> Now the Aam Aadmi was completely nonplussed. He thought for a long time but

>

> could not think of anything. After a long time he tentatively said, " I

> don't

> think any of these is the right answer. After all it the common man who has

>

> to save himself by working hard and doing honest work. All these people

> cannot help him improve his life. So the real saviour of the Aam Aadmi is

> the Aam Aadmi himself! "

>

> " Absolutely correct! If there is corruption, the Aam Aadmi has to stop

> being

> corrupt. If there is bad governance, the Aam Aadmi has to vote the persons

> out of power. Congratulations! You have become the Diwalipati! "

>

> " So what's my prize? "

>

> " Oh! Nothing! The Aam Aadmi never wins! He just gets a few perfunctionary

> mentions but all the prizes that he gets are through his own hard work. So

> Happy Diwali Aam Aadmi! "

>

> -Kishore Shah

>

>

[Guest guest]

Dear Kishore

Very correct---Aam Admi never wins. Well said fir Diwali.

But the joy comes from within. You need not to ask for. Hence

the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.

So be joyful and make others joyful too. Wish you a very happy Diwali

OPGupta

> To: mgims

> From: ravindas@...

> Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:34:22 +0530

> Subject: Re: Diwali Special: Kaun Banega Diwalipati

>

> Nice way of putting the " aam aadmi's " hopelessness into perspective. Well

> written Kishore :-)

>

> Ravin '82

>

>

>

> > **

> >

> >

> > Adapted from my newspaper Article:

> >

> > Kaun Banega Diwalipati?

> >

> > The huge crescendo of music ended with the baritone voice exclaiming

> > " Welcome! Welcome! To this Diwali special edition of Kaun Banega

> > Diwalipati!

> > Our contestant for this special show is Mr. Aam Aadmi. "

> >

> > A huge round of applause followed Aam Aadmi trying to scramble up the tall

> > seat for contestants. " So Mr. Aam Aadmi, where do you live? "

> >

> > " Good Evening! I live in India and I work in an office. Sometimes I also

> > work in the fields. But many times I am underpaid, overexploited and

> > sometimes unemployed! "

> >

> > " Very Good! Let's get straight to the questions and see if you can win our

> > game of Kaun Banega Diwalipati? "

> >

> > Applause!

> >

> > " Let us begin our game of Diwalipati with Goddess Laxmi. Who is accused of

> > the most corruption?

> > A. Suresh Kalmadi B. A Raja C. Amar Singh or is it D. Kanimozhi? "

> >

> > Aam Aadmi looked puzzled. Thinking aloud he said, " All of these are

> > champions of Laxmi. They are all accused of crores of rupees scandal, but

> > I'd

> > like to go with Amar Singh. "

> >

> > " Why? "

> >

> > " Simple! All the rest are devotees of Laxmi and are accused of accumulating

> >

> > cash for themselves. But Amar Singh is the only one who is accused of

> > distributing someone else's cash to somebody else, making more and more

> > people corrupt. Thus he is accused as the most corrupt! "

> >

> > " Sahi Jawab! Let's go to the next question. Who is the loudest firecracker

> > amongst all? Is it

> > A. Mamata Banerjee B. Jayalalitha C. Mayawati or D. Sushma Swaraj?

> >

> > Again Aam Aadmi looked flummoxed, but then suddenly his face lit up. " I'd

> > like to go with Sushma Swaraj because Mamata, Maya and Jaya all make loud

> > noises, but their noises are restricted to their states. Sushma makes

> > noises

> > in the Parliament and is heard all over India, so she is the loudest

> > firecracker of them all. "

> >

> > " Bahut Khoob! You have given the right answer! Let's quickly go to the next

> >

> > question. Why will we light up diyas this Diwali? "

> >

> > " I know this one! " shouted Aam Aadmi with joy. " We will light Diyas in

> > Diwali to welcome Goddess Laxmi to our homes. "

> >

> > " Okay, but let us see if it is in the options. Oh Oh! There is no such

> > option. Your options are:

> > A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Hyderabad and D. Delhi. "

> >

> > Poor Aam Aadmi looked crushed and defeated in his seat. He scratched his

> > head and thought deeply. Then suddenly his face lit up like a diya. " I'll

> > go

> > with Hyderabad. "

> >

> > " Why? "

> >

> > " That is because, due to the Telangana stir, the coal supply to all the

> > power stations is affected. Thus we are facing power cuts due to heavy load

> >

> > shedding. Our only option is to light up diyas!'

> >

> > " Wonderful! Bilkul Sahi Jawab! Okay now we come to our final question

> > before

> > we declare you a winner. The most important question is this one: Who is

> > the

> > real saviour of the Aam Aadmi? Is it:

> > A. Narendra Modi B. Advani C. Hazare or is it D. Rahul Gandhi? "

> >

> > Now the Aam Aadmi was completely nonplussed. He thought for a long time but

> >

> > could not think of anything. After a long time he tentatively said, " I

> > don't

> > think any of these is the right answer. After all it the common man who has

> >

> > to save himself by working hard and doing honest work. All these people

> > cannot help him improve his life. So the real saviour of the Aam Aadmi is

> > the Aam Aadmi himself! "

> >

> > " Absolutely correct! If there is corruption, the Aam Aadmi has to stop

> > being

> > corrupt. If there is bad governance, the Aam Aadmi has to vote the persons

> > out of power. Congratulations! You have become the Diwalipati! "

> >

> > " So what's my prize? "

> >

> > " Oh! Nothing! The Aam Aadmi never wins! He just gets a few perfunctionary

> > mentions but all the prizes that he gets are through his own hard work. So

> > Happy Diwali Aam Aadmi! "

> >

> > -Kishore Shah

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Well said Kishoreda and Gupta sir.

The happiest people live in one of the poorest countries I.e., Bangladesh,

according to global surveys.

Money doesn't buy happiness ( philosophically at least ) and still people pray

to Goddess Laxmi to bring us more wealth and peace and happiness.

Ironically they are inversely proportional !

Ashok 1984

Sent from my iPad

>

> Dear Kishore

> Very correct---Aam Admi never wins. Well said fir Diwali.

> But the joy comes from within. You need not to ask for. Hence

> the joy that you give to others is the joy that comes back to you.

> So be joyful and make others joyful too. Wish you a very happy Diwali

> OPGupta

>

> > To: mgims

> > From: ravindas@...

> > Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:34:22 +0530

> > Subject: Re: Diwali Special: Kaun Banega Diwalipati

> >

> > Nice way of putting the " aam aadmi's " hopelessness into perspective. Well

> > written Kishore :-)

> >

> > Ravin '82

> >

> >

> >

> > > **

> > >

> > >

> > > Adapted from my newspaper Article:

> > >

> > > Kaun Banega Diwalipati?

> > >

> > > The huge crescendo of music ended with the baritone voice exclaiming

> > > " Welcome! Welcome! To this Diwali special edition of Kaun Banega

> > > Diwalipati!

> > > Our contestant for this special show is Mr. Aam Aadmi. "

> > >

> > > A huge round of applause followed Aam Aadmi trying to scramble up the tall

> > > seat for contestants. " So Mr. Aam Aadmi, where do you live? "

> > >

> > > " Good Evening! I live in India and I work in an office. Sometimes I also

> > > work in the fields. But many times I am underpaid, overexploited and

> > > sometimes unemployed! "

> > >

> > > " Very Good! Let's get straight to the questions and see if you can win our

> > > game of Kaun Banega Diwalipati? "

> > >

> > > Applause!

> > >

> > > " Let us begin our game of Diwalipati with Goddess Laxmi. Who is accused of

> > > the most corruption?

> > > A. Suresh Kalmadi B. A Raja C. Amar Singh or is it D. Kanimozhi? "

> > >

> > > Aam Aadmi looked puzzled. Thinking aloud he said, " All of these are

> > > champions of Laxmi. They are all accused of crores of rupees scandal, but

> > > I'd

> > > like to go with Amar Singh. "

> > >

> > > " Why? "

> > >

> > > " Simple! All the rest are devotees of Laxmi and are accused of

accumulating

> > >

> > > cash for themselves. But Amar Singh is the only one who is accused of

> > > distributing someone else's cash to somebody else, making more and more

> > > people corrupt. Thus he is accused as the most corrupt! "

> > >

> > > " Sahi Jawab! Let's go to the next question. Who is the loudest firecracker

> > > amongst all? Is it

> > > A. Mamata Banerjee B. Jayalalitha C. Mayawati or D. Sushma Swaraj?

> > >

> > > Again Aam Aadmi looked flummoxed, but then suddenly his face lit up. " I'd

> > > like to go with Sushma Swaraj because Mamata, Maya and Jaya all make loud

> > > noises, but their noises are restricted to their states. Sushma makes

> > > noises

> > > in the Parliament and is heard all over India, so she is the loudest

> > > firecracker of them all. "

> > >

> > > " Bahut Khoob! You have given the right answer! Let's quickly go to the

next

> > >

> > > question. Why will we light up diyas this Diwali? "

> > >

> > > " I know this one! " shouted Aam Aadmi with joy. " We will light Diyas in

> > > Diwali to welcome Goddess Laxmi to our homes. "

> > >

> > > " Okay, but let us see if it is in the options. Oh Oh! There is no such

> > > option. Your options are:

> > > A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Hyderabad and D. Delhi. "

> > >

> > > Poor Aam Aadmi looked crushed and defeated in his seat. He scratched his

> > > head and thought deeply. Then suddenly his face lit up like a diya. " I'll

> > > go

> > > with Hyderabad. "

> > >

> > > " Why? "

> > >

> > > " That is because, due to the Telangana stir, the coal supply to all the

> > > power stations is affected. Thus we are facing power cuts due to heavy

load

> > >

> > > shedding. Our only option is to light up diyas!'

> > >

> > > " Wonderful! Bilkul Sahi Jawab! Okay now we come to our final question

> > > before

> > > we declare you a winner. The most important question is this one: Who is

> > > the

> > > real saviour of the Aam Aadmi? Is it:

> > > A. Narendra Modi B. Advani C. Hazare or is it D. Rahul Gandhi? "

> > >

> > > Now the Aam Aadmi was completely nonplussed. He thought for a long time

but

> > >

> > > could not think of anything. After a long time he tentatively said, " I

> > > don't

> > > think any of these is the right answer. After all it the common man who

has

> > >

> > > to save himself by working hard and doing honest work. All these people

> > > cannot help him improve his life. So the real saviour of the Aam Aadmi is

> > > the Aam Aadmi himself! "

> > >

> > > " Absolutely correct! If there is corruption, the Aam Aadmi has to stop

> > > being

> > > corrupt. If there is bad governance, the Aam Aadmi has to vote the persons

> > > out of power. Congratulations! You have become the Diwalipati! "

> > >

> > > " So what's my prize? "

> > >

> > > " Oh! Nothing! The Aam Aadmi never wins! He just gets a few perfunctionary

> > > mentions but all the prizes that he gets are through his own hard work. So

> > > Happy Diwali Aam Aadmi! "

> > >

> > > -Kishore Shah

> > >

> > >

[Guest guest]

Good one.

Malini

From: mgims [mailto:mgims ] On Behalf Of Shah

Sent: 23 October 2011 04:18

To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;

Subject: Diwali Special: Kaun Banega Diwalipati

Adapted from my newspaper Article:

Kaun Banega Diwalipati?

The huge crescendo of music ended with the baritone voice exclaiming

" Welcome! Welcome! To this Diwali special edition of Kaun Banega Diwalipati!

Our contestant for this special show is Mr. Aam Aadmi. "

A huge round of applause followed Aam Aadmi trying to scramble up the tall

seat for contestants. " So Mr. Aam Aadmi, where do you live? "

" Good Evening! I live in India and I work in an office. Sometimes I also

work in the fields. But many times I am underpaid, overexploited and

sometimes unemployed! "

" Very Good! Let's get straight to the questions and see if you can win our

game of Kaun Banega Diwalipati? "

Applause!

" Let us begin our game of Diwalipati with Goddess Laxmi. Who is accused of

the most corruption?

A. Suresh Kalmadi B. A Raja C. Amar Singh or is it D. Kanimozhi? "

Aam Aadmi looked puzzled. Thinking aloud he said, " All of these are

champions of Laxmi. They are all accused of crores of rupees scandal, but

I'd

like to go with Amar Singh. "

" Why? "

" Simple! All the rest are devotees of Laxmi and are accused of accumulating

cash for themselves. But Amar Singh is the only one who is accused of

distributing someone else's cash to somebody else, making more and more

people corrupt. Thus he is accused as the most corrupt! "

" Sahi Jawab! Let's go to the next question. Who is the loudest firecracker

amongst all? Is it

A. Mamata Banerjee B. Jayalalitha C. Mayawati or D. Sushma Swaraj?

Again Aam Aadmi looked flummoxed, but then suddenly his face lit up. " I'd

like to go with Sushma Swaraj because Mamata, Maya and Jaya all make loud

noises, but their noises are restricted to their states. Sushma makes noises

in the Parliament and is heard all over India, so she is the loudest

firecracker of them all. "

" Bahut Khoob! You have given the right answer! Let's quickly go to the next

question. Why will we light up diyas this Diwali? "

" I know this one! " shouted Aam Aadmi with joy. " We will light Diyas in

Diwali to welcome Goddess Laxmi to our homes. "

" Okay, but let us see if it is in the options. Oh Oh! There is no such

option. Your options are:

A. Mumbai B. Chennai C. Hyderabad and D. Delhi. "

Poor Aam Aadmi looked crushed and defeated in his seat. He scratched his

head and thought deeply. Then suddenly his face lit up like a diya. " I'll go

with Hyderabad. "

" Why? "

" That is because, due to the Telangana stir, the coal supply to all the

power stations is affected. Thus we are facing power cuts due to heavy load

shedding. Our only option is to light up diyas!'

" Wonderful! Bilkul Sahi Jawab! Okay now we come to our final question before

we declare you a winner. The most important question is this one: Who is the

real saviour of the Aam Aadmi? Is it:

A. Narendra Modi B. Advani C. Hazare or is it D. Rahul Gandhi? "

Now the Aam Aadmi was completely nonplussed. He thought for a long time but

could not think of anything. After a long time he tentatively said, " I don't

think any of these is the right answer. After all it the common man who has

to save himself by working hard and doing honest work. All these people

cannot help him improve his life. So the real saviour of the Aam Aadmi is

the Aam Aadmi himself! "

" Absolutely correct! If there is corruption, the Aam Aadmi has to stop being

corrupt. If there is bad governance, the Aam Aadmi has to vote the persons

out of power. Congratulations! You have become the Diwalipati! "

" So what's my prize? "

" Oh! Nothing! The Aam Aadmi never wins! He just gets a few perfunctionary

mentions but all the prizes that he gets are through his own hard work. So

Happy Diwali Aam Aadmi! "

-Kishore Shah

[Guest guest]

Thanks Ravin, Gupta Sir, Ashok, Malini for your kind words.

Kishore Shah 1974