January 30, 2011

Dealing with rude autodrivers...

FYI Bangaloreans.

Have you ever confronted an auto driver who is demanding excess fare refusing to use the meter or even refusing to come to the destination you intend to go.

Have you ever felt like doing something about it. Here is your chance, as a customer u can now lodge your complaint against such auto drivers.

The System

Note the vehicle number (KA-XX-YY-ZZZZ) and email the details to transcom@kar.nic.in. Based on the prefix XX (for example KA-01), complaint will be sent to one of the ten RTO offices in Bangalore and adjacent taluk areas.

Alternatively, one can also call these offices at the number given below based on the vehicle number prefix and directly lodge a complaint.

Vehicle Prefix (KA-XX) Bangalore location Phone number
  • KA-01 Koramangala 080-25533525
  • KA-02 Rajajinagar 080-23324104
  • KA-03 Indiranagar 080-25254310
  • KA-04 Yeshwantpur 080-23376039
  • KA-05 Jayanagar 080-26630989
  • KA-41 Gyanabharthi 080-28602833
  • KA-50 Yelahanka 080-28561366
  • KA-51 Electronic City 080-25735522
  • KA-52 NeelaMangala 08234-285598
  • KA-53 KR Puram 080-25617951

Once the complaint is received at the corresponding office, a notice is issued to the address of the vehicle’s registered owner, requiring him/her to turn up at the RTO office within 7 working days. Every RTO has about 10 IMV’s (Inspector of Motor Vehicles) who seize the vehicles which don’t report to the RTO.

The penalty levied on the auto-drivers is
Rs.100 under section 200.

The various offences for which one can lodge a complaint

  • Refusal to come to destination (Any destination!!!)
  • Demanding excess fare
  • Using rough language
  • Cheat the public, for e.g. taking longer routes.
  • Faulty Meter

There is also a helpline number - 080-22353785 available Monday – Saturday from 10:00 am - 5:30 pm on which one can call to lodge complaints.


January 26, 2011

Love and Jealousy

Story of Love and jealousy....

She is my first and the only love till this point. Her name is Nivedita,a software engineer by profession. She is turning twenty-four shortly and she is undoubtedly the most beautiful girl on earth. I made it a point to share my feelings today with her, hoping this letter would do it all. I have not written any letters in my life till now, and this is perhaps the first time I pen down my thoughts and expectations for the person I love the most on earth.

It's been four years since we met each other and a strong bond has grown between us through these years. I was unaware of her love for a long time.In fact, I hadn't spoken a word with her till about a year I had seen her for the first time. It was in one long journey in train, I understood her love for me. It happened a year ago.

It was a trip from Kanyakumari to Chennai in Kanyakumari Express. We had passed Vizhupuram and it was 3 am in the morning. I thought I was the only one who was awake in the whole compartment in that early hour. But to my surprise, she was also awake.I didn't know then that it was for me she had got up that early. Hardly
had she seemed to move her sight away from me. She smiled at me very often and
every time I encountered that cute smile, I started eagerly awaiting the next battle with her smile and shining eyes. Her smile had everything in it, the story of unbelievable affection, care and what not.

From that moment, till now, I too have loved her to a great extent. We have never exchanged words about the love we have towards each other, but words are too less to reflect the amount of affection and love we share. I have always thought that the love would remain throughout our life and it happened to be the same till three months back.

Vivek had come into my life three months back. In fact I myself had waited his arrival for quite a long time, but from the moment he arrived, he has been the worst enemy in my life. Nivedita and he had grown close over times,and the fraction of time she spent with me got lowered to a great extent.Even the latest Sensex fall would be less compared to the fall in her affection for me.

I have wondered how it could suddenly happen, after near to four long years of understanding and love amidst us. At times, I have felt like killing that guy Vivek, but I have not had that much strength or braveness to do that.

Still, what can he do? He did no mistake to his part, except for being born charming, cute and fair.

Two days before when I saw her, she was feeding food for him and I was hurt to the core on seeing the incident. My anger had boiled down to tears, and I broke. It took almost close to three hours for me stop crying, I felt I had cried more than how much I would have cried when I was born.

I have been trying to understand where it all went wrong, but to my fortune,till now, I haven't been able spot it out. Once for all, I decided to tell all my feelings to her, no matter how she is going to deal with it. I have heard my dad saying a lot of times 'Something is better than nothing!' and I made up my mind to do 'something'.

I fixed today to be the 'DATE' for throwing open in front of her the 'TALE' of my pure love for her. I don't know whether I will get a positive response from her, but I pray God that only the best happens.

Trrrrriinnnnnnggggg.

My school bell has rung. The lunch break is over. My 'UKG' classmates would be ready to welcome me with the same cute smile as ever.

I hope my 'MOTHER' Nivedita will be alright, understands me and shares sometime with me also, apart from that she spends with my three months old rascal 'BROTHER' Vivek.

See you after a break!!!

With Love,
Deepak UKG-B

January 12, 2011

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma

'Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma' is one of the most commonly sung devotional song. This song is composed by Purandara Dasaru.

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

hejjaya mele hejjeyanikkutha
gejje kaalina naadava torutha
sajjana sadhu puje velege,majjigeyolagina benneyante

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

kanaka vrstiya kareyuta bare, manake maanava siddhiya tore
dinakara koti tejadi holeva, janaka raayana kumari bega

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

attittalagalade bhaktara maneyalu, nitya mahotsava nitya sumangala
satyava torutha sadhu sajjanara cittadi holeva puttali bombe

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

shankheye illada bhagyava kottu, kankana kaiya tiruvuta bare
kumkuma ankitha pankaja lochane, venkataramanana binkada rani

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

sakkare tuppada kaluve harisi, shukravaradha pujaya velage
akkareyulla alagiri rangana, cokka purandara vithalana rani

Bhagyada lakshmi baaramma
nammamma ni
saubhagyada lakshmi baaramma

January 1, 2011

Mile sur mera tumhara...

My all time favorite song...

Mile sur mera tumharaa, to sur bane hamaraa....
Sur kee nadhiyaan har disha se behkee saagar mein milee...
Baadalon ka roop lekar bharse halke halke...
Mile sur mera tumharaa.. thoo... sur bane hamaara..
Mile sur mera tumhara...

Chaain taraj tahin nyay taraj
Ek but baniye saayen taraj

Tera sur mile mere sur de naal
Milke bane ek nava surtaal

Mile sur mera tumharaa....
To sur bane hamaara..

Mohnja sur tohi desa pyara mile jadein
Geet ashaanjo madhur tarano bane tadein

Sur ka dariya bahte saagar me mile
Badlaan da roop leike barasan hole hole

Isaindhal namm iruvarin suramum namadhakum..
Dhisai veru aanalum aariser aarugal
Mugilai mazaiyai pozivadu pol isai
...Namm isssaiiii....

Thik thakida thathikakidA....thaka thimi thaka junu

Nanna dhwanige ninna dhwaniya,
Seridante namma dhwaniya..

Naa swaramu nee swaramu sangammamai,
Mana swaram ga avatarinchey

Ente swaravum ningalude swaravum
Otthu chernnu nammude swaramai....

Tomaar shoor moder shoor srishti koroor koi ekshoor...
Tomaar shoor moder shoor srishti koroor koi ekshoor...

Srishti karoon woi katha

Toma mora swarer milan srishti kare chalbochatano

Male sur jo taro maro, bane aapno sur niralo

Majhya tumchya julta tara madhur suranchya barasti dhara

Sur ki nadiya har disha se behke saagar mein mile...
Baadlo ka roop leke barse halke halke..
Oh...Mile sur mera tumhara tho....sur bane hamara...

Mile Sur mera tumhara
To sur bane hamara tho sur bane hamara
To sur bane hamara