This is my favourite comedian ,the Indian Canadian Russell Peters Finally in India
INDIA IPPON DESU
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Indians Protest in Australia over the race attacks
THE anger and frustration of Indian students spilled on to the streets of Melbourne yesterday as scuffles broke out during their protest against continued violent attacks.
There was pushing and shoving on the steps of Flinders Street Station after the crowd of about 2000 refused to move and began pelting the windows above the station entrance with stones and bottles.
Up to 60 police, some on horseback, soon restored order and pushed the crowd back onto the streets.
An Indian law student, who did not wish to be named, said the police had caused the trouble by pushing people back. One man, a 22-year-old from St Albans, was charged with riotous behaviour and criminal damage.
Gautam Gupta, a spokesman for the Federation of Indian Students of Australia, said late last night that the protesters had issued a series of demands, which the State Government must meet.
"We want a multicultural police section and we want crime statistics made public so that we know the extent of the problem," he said.
The protesters also wanted on-site accommodation for Indian students at all universities and colleges.
"We want blanket cover for all international students, covering them for accidents and assaults and the government should run an ad campaign highlighting positive influence that migrants and international students have made to this country."
Mr Gupta blamed outsiders for the trouble outside the station, saying it was always meant to be a peaceful rally.
"People have been angry over the past few weeks, especially the young people, but it was supposed to be a peaceful rally. Unfortunately there were some agitators there, stirring things up … They had their own agenda," he said.
Yarra Trams said services along Swanston and Flinders streets had been disrupted since 2.30 pm yesterday and would not run until the area was cleared. Cars were also blocked along Flinders Street.
As the night drew, protester numbers dropped to about 600, and they decided to stage a sit-down protest.
A protester shouted: "If you are a real Indian, you will not leave until the morning", and many agreed.
The march started peacefully earlier in the day at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where 25-year-old Sravan Kumar Theerthala remains in a serious condition in intensive care after being stabbed in the head with a screwdriver at a party in Hadfield two weekends ago.
Nearly 2000 students chanted as they marched down Melbourne's streets, carrying signs which read "I pay fees, I pay tax, I get stabbed in Oz" and "Racism is more dangerous than swine flu". While there was widespread support for the rally, there was also evidence of the racism the students were protesting against.
Several bystanders yelled racial slurs, one man shouting at the protesters to "f--- off home".
Among the marchers were friends of Mr Theerthala.
Srikanth Guttapalia said that the 25-year-old was now breathing unaided, but his long-term prognosis was still uncertain.
"We are hoping, praying for the best," he said. "But these attacks have been happening for a long time, and it is very serious. People are scared. Everyone has roommates and classmates who have been attacked."
Suresh Chokkakula said agencies promoting international study "painted a picture that Australia is very safe".
"But it is not safe; the picture is very different. We do not feel safe, we do not feel welcome, in this city."
Baljinder Singh is still recovering in The Alfred hospital, a week after he was stabbed in the stomach with a screwdriver by two men as they robbed him of his wallet.
"My advice to every Indian student now who wants to come to Australia is, 'Please don't come'."
There was pushing and shoving on the steps of Flinders Street Station after the crowd of about 2000 refused to move and began pelting the windows above the station entrance with stones and bottles.
Up to 60 police, some on horseback, soon restored order and pushed the crowd back onto the streets.
An Indian law student, who did not wish to be named, said the police had caused the trouble by pushing people back. One man, a 22-year-old from St Albans, was charged with riotous behaviour and criminal damage.
Gautam Gupta, a spokesman for the Federation of Indian Students of Australia, said late last night that the protesters had issued a series of demands, which the State Government must meet.
"We want a multicultural police section and we want crime statistics made public so that we know the extent of the problem," he said.
The protesters also wanted on-site accommodation for Indian students at all universities and colleges.
"We want blanket cover for all international students, covering them for accidents and assaults and the government should run an ad campaign highlighting positive influence that migrants and international students have made to this country."
Mr Gupta blamed outsiders for the trouble outside the station, saying it was always meant to be a peaceful rally.
"People have been angry over the past few weeks, especially the young people, but it was supposed to be a peaceful rally. Unfortunately there were some agitators there, stirring things up … They had their own agenda," he said.
Yarra Trams said services along Swanston and Flinders streets had been disrupted since 2.30 pm yesterday and would not run until the area was cleared. Cars were also blocked along Flinders Street.
As the night drew, protester numbers dropped to about 600, and they decided to stage a sit-down protest.
A protester shouted: "If you are a real Indian, you will not leave until the morning", and many agreed.
The march started peacefully earlier in the day at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where 25-year-old Sravan Kumar Theerthala remains in a serious condition in intensive care after being stabbed in the head with a screwdriver at a party in Hadfield two weekends ago.
Nearly 2000 students chanted as they marched down Melbourne's streets, carrying signs which read "I pay fees, I pay tax, I get stabbed in Oz" and "Racism is more dangerous than swine flu". While there was widespread support for the rally, there was also evidence of the racism the students were protesting against.
Several bystanders yelled racial slurs, one man shouting at the protesters to "f--- off home".
Among the marchers were friends of Mr Theerthala.
Srikanth Guttapalia said that the 25-year-old was now breathing unaided, but his long-term prognosis was still uncertain.
"We are hoping, praying for the best," he said. "But these attacks have been happening for a long time, and it is very serious. People are scared. Everyone has roommates and classmates who have been attacked."
Suresh Chokkakula said agencies promoting international study "painted a picture that Australia is very safe".
"But it is not safe; the picture is very different. We do not feel safe, we do not feel welcome, in this city."
Baljinder Singh is still recovering in The Alfred hospital, a week after he was stabbed in the stomach with a screwdriver by two men as they robbed him of his wallet.
"My advice to every Indian student now who wants to come to Australia is, 'Please don't come'."
Friday, May 29, 2009
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Mancow and Olbermann
This was an interesting interview where Mancow the right wing radio talk show host who tried waterboarding himself and admitted that it was torture after campaigning in the previous two weeks that it wasnt
Monday, May 25, 2009
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Achmed the dead Terrorist
This is a hilarious clip of Jeff Dunham the Ventriloquist doing one of his famous characters "Achmed"I have been watching his videos for a long time now and they are simply amazing and you wont get offended by the racial stereotyping as it is extremely funny.This is one such clip
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Sunday, May 17, 2009
The 3rd movie in the Terminator series but not the best but yet seems to be satisfying to see the end of the saga(Not really as the 4th installment is already on its way due for release in Mid June with "Christian Bale" in the lead)Finally we can get the entire story behind the Man Vs Machine battle.It was very confusing in the first two parts but the third one explains everything.Surprised to come across this movie on Youtube.Even youtube allows movie(though a little old) to be uploaded.Here is the entire movie Enjoy
Monday, May 11, 2009
Wanda Sykes White house Correspondents Dinner
THis is a hilarious segment of Wanda Sykes berating Rush,Cheney and HAnnity
17 Again
This is the movie i watched a couple of weeks back.It stars the Friends star Mathew Perry and the High School Musical Fame Zack Efron.It is the story of a middle aged man who is unhappy with his life with a divorce and his job was'nt very endearing.Suddenly he realises that he has gone back to his younger self of 17 years due to some magic.This unforseen incident leads him to take a look at his life and relive his younger days and enables him to take a positive outlook on his life.THis is a comedy movie with not much comedy in it.Probably this is an average movie with nothing special.Probably could watch it once.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
Rachel Maddow
She is the most popular liberal news host on tele in USA .She talks some sense into the mostly conservative America like here
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Eternal Sunshine
This is by far the best movie i have seen this year I cant just seem to get away from this movie Came across this discussion about the movie with the cast and crew
Duplicity movie
Last week i have seen the movie " Duplicity " which stars Julia Roberts and Clive Owen.This is a corporate espionage thriller with a very different ending.I would consider it to be a good movie with some nice scenes.There is very good chemistry between Julia and Clive.This must be a good comeback for Julia.
Saturday, April 04, 2009
IPL moving to South Africa
I was really fascinated by the inaugural IPL and had a nice experience watching it last time as it had fulfilled my dream of watching a domestic League of any sport like the NBA or EPL and as indians we must give all our support for such a domestic competition.The western countries have succeeded in developing a strong domestic leagues of every sport and milk money out of it.The US Basketball team finished fifth in the last World Basketball championship but still the NBA earns 50-100 times more than the rest of the world put together.The English soccer team has never looked like winning a world cup but they have the highest earning league in the world which is about 30 times larger than the Brazilian league who never looked like not winning a world cup.Why is this anomaly , shouldn't money follow talent.Not necessarily,cause a country may be good at a sport but if they dont have the economy and adequate infrastructure to showcase the sport as a spectacle then it will not be successful in promoting their league.The United states and England are masters at this game.They have made sure that all their domestic leagues dont just have a loyal support of the local public but also made sure that the world watches their leagues.The EPL has equal number of viewers outside England as in England primarily in the Asian region.Now this is where i think the rest of the world should wake up.
This is where India has joined this game,already IPL is right up there with the top 3 sporting leagues in the world.Now you can call it as a disappointment that the league has moved to South Africa but it will be good if we could market this on a global level and make it entertaining for the global viewer to watch "OUR" league ,then we all could say that India has finally arrived on the Global Arena.
This is where India has joined this game,already IPL is right up there with the top 3 sporting leagues in the world.Now you can call it as a disappointment that the league has moved to South Africa but it will be good if we could market this on a global level and make it entertaining for the global viewer to watch "OUR" league ,then we all could say that India has finally arrived on the Global Arena.
Sunday, March 08, 2009
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
What a great movie if you are really into it
Will say more about this movie afterwards
Will say more about this movie afterwards
Saturday, February 28, 2009
American History X
This movie blew my mind away.This was the most honest depiction of the race issue in America.Edward Norton has excelled in this movie,he should have won an oscar for this movie.His role as Derek as a estranged youth by the death of his father and moved towards a racist group against the Blacks and other immigrants.
I will never forget this movie,this is an insight into the family of a troubled youth and how he tries to deal with it.
I will never forget this movie,this is an insight into the family of a troubled youth and how he tries to deal with it.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
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