Thoughts from today and Hopes for the future...

• The Hartal called by UDF to protest against the general price rise and the Motor Bandh that was called by the Union of Motor workers on Sunday, 17 February: 2 consecutive strikes and two whole days of loss of productivity. Is anyone bothered about the kind of time, money and resources that are being wasted in the name of Hartals/ strikes? Kerala, no doubt, is on its way to become "Devil's own country" thanks to the kind of support these Hartals/ strikes get from the general public. Let's hope things get better soon!
• The Kottayam conference of the Communist Party that more than made it clear about the many factions that are at work within the party. No communist ministry in the past has exhibited such bad governance. The V S Achuthanandan led ministry should be the last Communist ministry in the state. Not even a single department has functioned properly under this governance and never before has opposition within the ruling party hogged so much of media attention. God save Kerala!
• India's victory over Sri Lanka in the Commonwealth Series today: Dhoni's boys have done it again but not before making the whole nation e. Easy win is something that does not come easy to Indian cricket team. An innings that should have ended positively in 45 overs was stretched out unnecessarily to the 49th over. Yuvraj is back in the reckoning and Dhoni provided the team adequate support to win the game. It initally looked like one of those matches where the batsmen all for failing the team, but for a change, India has done it again. Hope the winning streak continues!!