Atma-Shuddhi

WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH! This is not a sound of adulation. This is the sound of retching and vomiting one suffers from when he looks around his political environment. Yeddy without his chaddi, A weak Raja with his weak (or otherwise) defense alleging the PMO and HMO knew about the wrongdoings in his office, Two chief-ministers being pulled up by a vigilance body for impropriety. Packs of Ministers hounding one father-figure or another to get Yeddy's place. Swamijis telling parties that a person from a particular caste or community should be made chief-minister because of the majority the caste/community enjoys in the cabinet and among the MLAs, another swami who hides crores and crores worth gold and silver in his bedroom and so on and so forth. There is no doubt that the religious bodies, wheteher it is Saibaba's Ashram or Ashrams in Karnataka, have strong influence on the polity of this country and state. Businessmen too are not above suspicion. From Jindals (who are mentioned in the Karnataka Lokayukta's indictment report) to someone who always enjoyed a clean image like Mr. Ratan Tata, businessmen are alleged to have had clandestine deals with the politicians for personal gains.
During the droughts and the floods that followed in North Karnataka, state government mercilessly hounded business establishments and individuals all over the state first for contributions towards drought-relief and then for Flood-relief. It came with a warning of 'or else'. Buildings were razed in the name of lack of authorization, service-houses like restaurants were raided by city corporation officials and businesses were shut down on one pretext or the other. The big question is, was all well just before the drought/flood occurred that there was a sudden spurt in Karnataka Government's action against unauthorized activity? Or was it just arm-twisting tactics to extract money in the name of flood/ drought relief? Any one who is in touch with the current events knows how many flood-victims actually benefited from the relief funds.
Now that the Bharatiya Janata Party has sacrificed it's pet lamb in Karnataka, it is evident that it is only to ask for the head of a bigger game in New Delhi. Otherwise what did they find now in Lokayukta's report that Nitin Gadkari was not appraised of during his previous 'Save- Yediyurappa' Mission where he gave a clean to yeddy and lauded the Yedddy-led government and its achievements? The Mining scam then could have only been a couple of thousand crores smaller.
Now The Big Question from me is (please answer the question with a YES, NO or a MAYBE):
If You Were Yediyurappa, Or A Raja Or Kanzhimoli (if you prefer to be the fairer sex) and were lured by these scamster businessmen with thousands of crores of rupees in bribe, would you say "NO, I don't want it, It is Immoral and It is Illegal."?
I Don't need to know your answer but it is time for some atma-shuddhi.

Choron Ka (A) Raja

Dear Congress Party President a.k.a. Centre's Remote Control,
We the citizens of India would like you to answer these questions:
1.If Stupid Sibal claims that there isn't a single rupee loss to the public exchequer by his calculations then why is choron ka A. Raja being arrested?
2. Can anyone tell me who is the Roop ki Rani behind Choron ka A. Raja who threatened to commit suicide if he was not made the telecom minister? was this done to Mozhify someone?
3. Does the Congress Party at last accept that there is a scam for real?
4. What an Honest Man Karunanidhi must be that he comes to Delhi and his best man in central cabinet A. Raja is Arrested almost immediately! Is it Because Karunanidhi Comes, you show him proof of how much money Raja has made, Karunanidhi finds out that Raja has shortchanged him in the booty sharing and THEREFORE he is dumped by the treasure of Compassion (Karuna-Nidhi).
5. Who is Correct Rascal Raja or Stupid Sibal?
6. Can you tell us if the Prime Minister knew of Raja's misconduct or not at last?
7. Can you tell us who are the beneficiaries of the 2G scam since Raja is being arrested for impropriety? What do you propose to do to them?
8. Can you name the 50 Businessmen who are named by The Lichtenstein Bank?
Are you ( or a dear one) one of the named people in the Bank's List?
9. Can you tell us whether or not the government knew of CVC Thomas' involvement in the Palmolien Oil Scam (directly or indirectly)?
10. Why is it that you oppose a JPC on the telecom scam and the CWG scam?
11. When are you going to arrest Suresh Kalmadi?
12. Who has been arrested in the Prasar Bharti for the CWG scam?
13. How much are you getting for letting these scams lie low? Are you the Control?
Or else why so much resistence for the revelations of names and a JPC probe?
and finally
14. How long is the congress party planning to loot Indian Citizens in the name of common wealth games, telecom spectrum allocations, Adarsh Society and Sukhna like defense land deals and pretend that all is well with our system and there is no corruption?
Rascals and Rogues have been Ruling us for too long. The Political Human Waste is overflowing. It's time the country had a change of diapers.

Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis - Part 4

So now i go to the endocrinologist. There's only one in town. So after 3 days of chasing him, I finally got an appointment. After seeing all the reports he told me to take another test That is Anti Thyroid Antibodies (Anti Thyroid Perdoxidase) test. The result came in 1.5 hr time and I had a reading of 90 I.U. whereas the upper limit was 36. The Endo felt that it was only moderate increase and yet he said that he'll give me the benefit of doubt and started me on a thyroxine tab regimen 50microgram per day once. Today is the fifth day and already my vertigo has vanished and my skin has lost its dry scaly appearance!Hopefully my fat will also go away albeit slowly. Now It looks like I'm on the right track. Also no headaches so far. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis? - Part 3

Post sleep study and blood test for TSH (Which showed normal thyroid status) and the visit to the Pulmonologist,I showed the reports to my ENT Surgeon who said I better undergo some conservative treatment for my snoring and sleep apnea before I dive into the unknown sea of breathing machines like CPAP/ BiPAP or surgery. Then I had gone to my family physician who asked me throw all these things out of the window and concentrate on my Hypothyroidism and Hypertension. Now Sleep Apnea can induce Hypertension and Hypothyroidism can induce Hypertension and Sleep apnea both!!! Both Hypertension and Hypothyroidism can produce dizziness and vertigo!!! Both can produce frontal hemicranial(one-sided) headaches (These were my Primary complaints). Hypothyroidism can produce dry, scaly skin, weight gain, puffiness of the face, all the features I suffer from. So my physician asked me to repeat all the blood tests and added Liver Function Tests, Serum Albumin and Serum Urea and Uric Acid. And Guess what The results showed normal blood sugar levels, Increased Uric Acid Level, Elevated SGPT and decreased Serum Albumin and a slightly elevated TSH. All these again point to Hypothyroidism.Tomorrow I am to see an Endocrinologist to get a verdict on my thyroid status. Hopefully this will bring down the curtains on all my symptoms.
And I also think I suffer from Cervical Spondylosis which can again cause neck stiffness and vertigo and tingling and numbness of the face. So I think my symptomatology is due to two seperate problems: Hypothyroidism & or Hypertension and Cervical Spondylosis. I would like to list my symptoms for the benefit of my readers:
1. Frontal, One Sided Headache that does not disappear with either painkillers or with sleep
2. Vertigo and Dizziness: not related to position of the head
3. Blurring of Vision
5. Sleep Apnea
6. Snoring: So loud that the family members are irritated
7. Dry Scaly Skin
8. Weight Gain: Almost Sudden and not proportionate to the quantity of food intake
9. Puffiness of the face
10.Tingling of the Face
11.Twitching of the muscles eply. in the thigh
12.Lethargy
13.Depression
14.Neck Stiffness; and to relieve it, if you crack the joint by giving a sudden jolt 9which I often do)it gives you a stinging pain in the forehead which goes away only after 2-3 days.

Hypothyroidism or Multiple Sclerosis - Part 2

Hurray, The tests came out negative and this morning my ENT chap asked to get a CT Scan of my brain. After 4 hours of waiting I got my Brain Scanned. After another 2 Hours I got my report. And no Multiple Sclerosis!!! All parameters normal! Therefore now the question is is my sleep apnea, my vertigo and my paraesthesia and my headaches the doings of a Hypothyroid State or is it My Hypertension (I was detected to be a hypertensive)? Let us move to Phase two of my treatment and I'll keep my followers posted.
I went and saw a pulmonologist at the behest of my ENT Guy. His suggestion is immediate measures to reduce my 86 kgs of flab and to use a AutoPAP machine while going to sleep. This should oxygenate my brain enough to stop the headaches, he feels.
Ta ta for now.

Hypothyroidism or Multiple Scerosis?

For a few days now I've been feeling a sense of tingling and numbness all over my face and rest of my body with a couple of episodes of vertigo thrown in and once in a way Severe migraine like headache in the forehead which would not go away for about 3 days! I myself being medically qualified (MB,BS graduate)on further investigation the symptoms led me to suspect that these could be the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. I was devastated! But I nevertheless went to a good ENT Surgeon and told him about my complaint and also about my major snoring and sleep apnoea problem. He put the two and two together and asked me to undergo a sleep study. The study will measure he oxygen saturation of the body which should be about 98%. Mine was 91%. This will lead to fatigue of the brain and therefore the next-day-lethargy. He also has asked me to test my thyroid hormone levels (right now only TSH), my Blood Sugar levels and an ECG. The results are due tomorrow. If the culprit is Hypothyroidism (I'm hoping it would be!)then it will explain all my symptoms like Weight Gain, Dry Skin, Dry Hair, Loss of Hair, Puffiness of the Face, The tingling sensations, the vertigo and the lethargy. I am going for the results tomorrow. If it is Hypothyroidism induce obesity induced sleep apnoea, then I think I'll have to go in for a CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) machine. This will do two things. It will make me stop snoring and it will make my wife a happy person!The next step will be to tackle Hypothyroidism. Also there is an option of a pharyngeal surgery. Hope It is just that and not Multiple Sclerosis.

Mahabalipuram: An experience

We had gone for our US Visa to Chennai from Mysore and thought that since we are going that far anyway we might as well spend some time in a resort in Mahabalipuram. So we had made bookings at the Radisson Temple Bay.
We utilised the services of a travel agent called Mr. Thyagarajan of Apporva Travels
(+ 91 44 24986389 Mob: +91 9040163702)who is a good travel agent with reasonable charges. It is a hour and a half drive to M'puram from Chennai. We saw an art village called Dakshin Chitra on the way to M'puram which is alive with actual weavers weaving the fabric and other artisans also doing their stuff. There are traditional houses built in the various traditions of South India.
Then we reached our GRT Temple Bay Resort. It is wonderful. Extremely Courteous Staff will make you feel like you've come to your mum's house! It has the longest Swimming pool in India and the second longest in Asia. (I've seen the longest one in Asia which is in Langkawi called the Asiania Resort). The resort itself was wonderful with a couple of restaurants and bars. Sipping on a Caipiroska and listening to the Sea waves perched on pool side chair in an otherwise silent place on a sultry humid afternoon not thinking of anything in particular is my ultimate idea of a good life! and I had it! Moksha achieved!
There are also some shacks on the beach-side which make the most delicious sea-food you've never had! The best on is called the Fisherman Restaurant owned by one Nagamuthu. Call him on 09677013104 and he'll tell you what is the freshest catch of the day. Since only he and is family form the staff of the restaurant it is advisable to call him and tell him how you'd want your pomfret or prawns cooked for dinner or lunch. He'll arrange for some chilled beer too, if need be.
If you don't know how to get there, call Raju on 09384622203 and he'll appear before you in his auto rickshaw and doesn't fleece!! He speaks fluent Hindi and Tamil. He'll also take you around the town to see the shore temple and other sight seeing places. It is better that you discuss the fare before you take the trip. Should not be more than a couple of hundred rupees!
If you are going to M'puram be advised that their season starts mid November and ends in April.
Happy Holidays.