Cogitations of Vishwas Jain

Through my  previous blog posts , you must be knowing that it took almost 9 months for my passport to travel from Lucknow to Kanpur, even Indian Railways are faster than this. After this incidence I decided to file an RTI application to unearth the data of different regions and to find out that which region is working efficiently in processing the passport application. Application: 1.      How many days it takes for a Normal and Tatkal passport application to process and to issue   a passport in different regions? 2.      How many passports are issued within 3 days, 7 days, 14, days, 21 days and 30 days in case     of Normal Passport and how many passports are issued on the same day, within 2 days and 3   days in case of Tatkal Passport? Despite the fact that I asked for the time taken in issuing the passport, including Police Verification Time but the reply I got was excluding the Police Verification time which does not provide the clear picture but it's good

 On 2nd October, 2014  Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi launched Swachh Bharat Abhiyan(Campaign Clean India) to clean the streets, roads and infrastructure of the country. Government nominated 9 prominent personalities to propagate the campaign of Swachh Bharat. The endeavor is to clean India by 2019. Who  wants to live in filthiness?. Nobody. I went to Tokyo to attend a conference, a couple of weeks before PM Narendra Modi visited Japan. I was mesmerized after seeing perfectly cleaned roads, streets. It was difficult even to find a piece of paper somewhere on the streets. Let me give you some contrasting figures comparing India and Japan broadening the perspective. We are almost 9 times in area and population than Japan, but the density of people per sq km is almost the same which means that countries are comparable.  Although GDP (PPP) of India is 1.5 times that of Japan, but per capita GDP ratio is still 0.04. The per capita income ratio of India to Japan is 0.15 which in

To directly go to Part-1 of the story Click here To go to Part-2 of the story Click here I was in huge uncertainty till 10th April when the status on passport seva portal revealed that my passport is out for printing. On 21st April I got a mail that my passport is being dispatched and finally on 25th April I received 'THE PASSPORT' after 9 months of complete frustration. This is not only mine's story, this is also the story of many others like me. One of my friends recently got the passport after 8 months, one got in 6 months and a friend of mine also obtained in 25 days. This shows that the number of days also depends on the location of your respective Regional Passport Office. My case was involved with Lucknow and most of the delayed cases which I heard of are dealt by Lucknow office and the cases where passport are delivered within 1 month are dealt with Jaipur Office. The data which I found on the website of Passport Seva left me shocked. It says that on a pan Ind

To read Part-1 of the story Click here Still, I was in no hurry and then November also went by in preparing for End-seams and then screwing up in them too. After the exams, I checked the status, it was still the same, but I went home for the vacations in December and did volunteer-ship in Disha, an NGO for children with multiple disabilities. To read my experiences click here. I came back to campus in January to find out the same status on the Portal. I decided to do something about it and the very first thing that came in my mind was the toll free number. I called and they never listened to me and instructed me to call the regional office which is in Lucknow for Kanpur applicants. I asked them for the contact details of  Lucknow office, but they denied. I searched on the internet and found two numbers which I dialed the whole day but nobody responded. The only alternative left was proceeding to Lucknow Regional Office and inquire about my application. I also went there and to my lu

I was very much enthusiastic to write the extraordinary tale of my passport. When I started, I never knew that it will turn out to be so long but it happened because of the intensity within, so I decided to break the story into 3 parts to maintain a little level of suspense and also to make it a little bit of interesting. The story takes you through the poorly managed 'Passport Seva' (The name should change from Seva to 'Self Seva') in India, especially in some states which is well supported by the Police in the best possible way and surprisingly supported by the staff here at IITK. It was 21st July during the Hot summers of 2013 when I decided with full determination to apply for the passport. I am still wondering if there was something wrong with the day or something that it took 9 months to the PAS to dispatch my passport (almost a baby to me :D), even 'Mangalyaan'  reached Mars Orbit in 9 Months (Many Many congratulations to ISRO for the same). When I

Have you ever dreamt of walking in or above the clouds? Ever wanted to see how the world looks from the escape to the world, the suicide point and how it feels when you have chocolates plants all around? Heartwarming beauty, awesome climate, terrific atmosphere and pleasurable hot flavored tea.....If all these stuff tantalize you then without thinking anything else explore the blue mountains (Nilgiri Hills) of OOTY. How to reach? If you are in a group you can hire a cab otherwise the best option is KSRTC Volvo service AIRAVAT.  It takes 7-8 hours to reach from Bangalore by the bus.  There is a check post before Bandipur National Park, which remains close from 9pm to 6am.  So you have to take another route which is quite risky or plan your trip according to the check post timing if you are planning to go by your own car.  Check post is around 60 km from Ooty and it takes almost 3 hours to reach out from there, so it is better to reach the check post early in the morning. 

Here is the full text of Steve Jobs' commencement speech to Stanford in 2005. It is one of the greatest reflections on life we've ever heard. I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I've ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you three stories from my life. That's it. No big deal. Just three stories. The first story is about  connecting the dots. I dropped out of Reed College after the first 6 months, but then stayed around as a drop-in for another 18 months or so before I really quit. So why did I drop out? It started before I was born. My biological mother was a young, unwed college graduate student, and she decided to put me up for adoption. She felt very strongly that I should be adopted by college graduates, so everything was all set for me to be adopted at birth by a lawyer and his wife. Except that whe

I love blogging!! and I think everyone should have a blog - they're awesome. Through blogs you can not only share your experiences but also you can help others by providing certain information which could be useful in many ways. Here's a quick run-through of how to start a blog (on Blogger) and the basics of writing a post. You can see my craft blog. ... Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting solution. P.S. If you really found this tutorial helpful, don't hesitate to share as it means a lot to me. Thank you for visiting and Happy Blogging!!

The whole thing started with the captivity of negativity, somebody posted on Facebook about the bad weather conditions in Banihal and Srinagar. Everybody started exploring the possibility of some other alternative of Jammu, but there was no consensus about one place. Rishikesh was on the top of their list though. But the effort made by the trip coordinators (the SOCE) was admirable (NOT USING the names in the story as they are confidential). They tried very hard in sticking with Jammu and succeeded eventually.. Although this was not the single problem they confronted. There were a few more in taking permission from the department HOD. Only the coordinator and HOD know that what happened in the close room between them, but what he told everybody was that he was literally reprimanded. Then the process of taking permissions from every professor whom quiz was expected was very tedious. One of the professor declared that he will not recount that there will be a quiz or not tomorrow becaus

... Powered by Cincopa Video Hosting solution. A side of the story This is the story of an 'Educated Beggar' as told to me by one of my friends when interviewed. Continuing in his own words - "During winter vacation, I got the opportunity to attend the marriage of my relative in Vishakapatnam. Luckily, this time, as marriage was during December as I already missed some of the marriage because all kinds of special 'Muhurut' comes in between the semester.  After the celebrations and spending a day in exploring vishakapatnam we went to the Railway Station to take Hirakund Express for the way back home in Bargarh. The train was late by half an hour, this is the minimum you can expect from Indian Railways, lucky again. I was with my parents. I put the luggage on one side of the floor at the platform. My Father started to find a place to sit properly, since it is very difficult also to find such place in the Railway Station.  Me and my mother were standing near th

Who Owns Cbi: The Naked Truth is a disclosure by B.R.Lall, former joint director of CBI has raised a Question mark on the credibility of CBI. This novel entails the working of CBI and give a deep first hand insight about corruptions in CBI through his personal experiences as Joint Director, CBI and concludes the book by giving suggestions for improving this system rotten with political powered rodents and making system of investigations through agencies like CBI, a robust one . He starts off with the famous Hawala Case and writes about his findings ( supplemented by evidences ) and proceedings in courts . But when he find out that powerful politicians like PM NR Rao and LK Advani have also washed off their hands in this cobweb and reports the same to his seniors , he receives rebuke , criticism and suppression from Director, CBI. Finally , he was transferred off the case and finally t

Watch the Video before reading and I am sure that you will not stop before watching it till the end. "Let’s stop "tolerating" or "accepting" difference, as if we’re so much better for not being different in the first place. Instead, let’s celebrate difference, because in this world it takes a lot of guts to be different." - Kate Bornstein When we got to meet someone with different abilities, we call them God Gifted but have you met some specially abled special creations of God whom we might have called disabled but after taking a short glimpse at there abilities, anyone could be speechless. In 2010, UNESCO reported that only 2 per cent of differently abled children in India were enrolled in schools. Luckily, there are some who are ready to change this depressing figure. Every child has the right to grow up in a safe environment. Unfortunately in India that's not always the case, especially when one is disabled. Many children who are di

Proceed with caution, those with a fear of heights because you will be above clouds if you are on the top of these skyscrapers. Some of these are under construction and some of these already have their heads above clouds. Don't miss them if you get the chance to visit these places in future.   10. Chow Tai Fook Centre - Guangzhou GD, China Status - Under Construction Built - 2017(expected) Floors - 111 Height - 530m 9. CTF Tianjin Tower - Tianjin TJ, China Status - Under Construction Built - 2016(expected) Floors - 97 Height - 530.4m 8. One World Trade Center  -  New York City NY, United States Status - Under Construction Built - 2014(expected) Floors - 104 Height - 541.3m 7. Lotte World Tower - Seoul, South Korea Status - Under Construction Built - 2015(expected) Floors - 123 Height - 555.7m 6. Goldin Finance 117 - Tianjin TJ, China Status - Under Cons