Ant & The Grasshoper Story-Indian Version

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold.
The Indian Version
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.
The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.
Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.
NDTV, BBC, CNN show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with food.
The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?
Arundhathi Roy stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.
Medha Patkar goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter.
Mayawati states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.
Amnesty International and Koffi Annan criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.
The Internet is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance).
Opposition MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for "Bengal Bandh" in West Bengal and Kerala demanding a judicial Enquiry.
CPM in Kerala immediately passes a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and Grasshoppers.
Lalu Prasad allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all Indian Railway Trains, aptly named as the "Grasshopper Rath".
Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the winter.
Arjun Singh makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.
The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, it's home is confiscated by the Government and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by
NDTV.
Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.
Lalu calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.
CPM calls it the ' Revolutionary Resurgence of the "Downtrodden".
Koffi Annan invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.
Many years later....
The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar company in Silicon Valley , 100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation somewhere in India, AND
As a result of loosing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers, India is still a developing country.
Ants and Grasshoppers & this story goes on in India as new parties join in to support the Grasshopper.
Rajesh Nair

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Event Title: Free Workshop by SPARK
Organized By:SPARK
Venues:22/23 C wing Shreenath plaza,opp to petrol pump FC Road
Open For All/Restricted to :
Open for the registered students...( for this one has to register themselves with SPARK)
Dates : 4th july & 5th july.
Timings: 4th july sat 9am - 3pm
5th july sun 1pm - 7pm
Tickets at:22/23 C wing Shreenath plaza,opp to petrol pump FC Road

Details: It is a workshop that is being held for the students who are preparing for the CAT. This is a session where you can clear all your doubts and querries . At this workshop one will come to know the difference between what one have been taught and what one get in real cat exam. Here one will be learning the real methodolgy to tackle CAT questions.

Phone:020 -64018532/34,9890671597

Rajesh Nair

HAPPENING EVENTS IN PUNE TILL 30th OCTOBER.'08

'Biryani Food Festival' at The Bowl House
 Venue : Bund Garden Road, Pune, , Pune
 Event Schedule : 15-10-2008 to 31-10-2008 (Daily)
 The Bowl House is presenting Biryani Festival - Relish Biryani in different flavours. The menu will consist of : Veg Dum Biryani with Raita, Kulfi or Ice Cream Hyderabadi Chicken Biryani with Raita, Kulfi or Ice Cream, Chicken Tikka Biryani with Raita, Kulfi or Ice Cream. This festival will be Organized at Bund Garden.
 Contact : The Bowl House
 Phone : 020- 410456511
Painting Exhibition 'Acrylic' by artist Kranti Banker at Malaka Spice
 Venue : Malaka Spice, Vrindavan Apt , Lane 6, North Main Road, Koregaon Park , Pune
 Event Schedule : 21-10-2008 to 31-10-2008 (Daily)
 An exhibition of acrylic on canvas painting by artist Kranti Banker. This painting exhibition will be organized at Malaka Spice.
 Contact : Malaka Spice

Engineering Expo - A Premier Industrial Trade Fair
 Venue : HA Ltd Ground, Pimpri, Pune , Pune
 Event Schedule : 20-11-2008 to 23-11-2008 (Daily)


 Engineering Expo is the leading industrial trade fair. It will provide an excellent platform for buying & selling. It will bring together the buyers and sellers, under one roof. The event will be very beneficial for creating business contacts. It will provide a superb opportunity to the firms/companies to show their services, products and technology to the potential buyers.
 Contact : Engineering Expo