But in Meghalaya this has never been the criterion. If in Shillong the capital of Meghalaya water carriers are doing brisk business at the cost of the common citizen can the PHED claim to be delivering anything at all?Īrdent Basaiawmoit pointed at the irregularity of appointing an electrical engineer to head the PHED which should ordinarily have been headed by a technician – a civil engineer with specialization in water technology or water-based projects and/or with a background in environmental science. PHED is a big budget department but the results are hardly visible. Basaiawmoit drew the attention of the House to an issue of life and death – WATER and how it is being managed or mismanaged in our State. While we hear of many generic complaints taken up in the Assembly there is hardly anyone who will take up a single issue and name and shame the people concerned. The reason why I am referring to this call is to draw a comparison between solo operators and one such MLA, Ardent Basaiawmoit. This song has appealed to many solitary reapers who do not believe in the force of numbers but in the power of one. Translated in English it reads, “If no one listens to your call, walk alone.” It was Indira Gandhi’s favourite song and she learnt it while at Shanti Niketan. At one point in Balan’s arduous journey and moment of despair comes the deep baritone of Amitabh Bacchan singing Tagore’s, “Jodi Tor Daak Shune Keu Na Ase Tobe Ekla Chalo Re.
A much pregnant (?)Vidya Balan lands up at Kolkata, feverishly looking for her husband only to be rebuffed at every step. The husband, an intelligence official and a Bengali visits Kolkata for an official brief and just disappeared. Vidya Balan’s latest release Kahani, is the story of a London based Indian couple. Some movies are classics in that they teach remarkable lessons.