The hungry and the Privileged


Ok!.. so many of you may be wondering about the name!.. well.. hold your breath people because its one of the most burning topic which has the potential for a full blown UN debate!.. The Hungry and the Privileged!.. like two sides of a coin.. may sound opposite!.. but presently have their own similar share of woes!.. the global food prices!.. with a tremendous increase in the prices of food.. it is directly putting a strain on the inflation rate in many economies irrespective of how developed or how much the GDP of an economy is!..

With an ability to topple governments this inflation is showing no signs of coming down.. Main reason for such a sudden surge of essential commodities prices have come due to rising oil prices!.. but is this rise really all because of that!... HELL NO!!.. recently having read an article in business standard!.. "grocery and other food items have become dearer by almost 40 per cent in the last one year.. In the national capital, prices of edible oils and pulses shot up by 20%-35% in the last one year. Groundnut oil rose to Rs 121 a kg on April 1 in Delhi compared to Rs 92 a kg in Kolkata, Rs 91 a kg in Mumbai and Rs 78 a kg in Hyderabad.. In south India where rice is the staple food, prices have a shot up by over 40% despite Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu being the largest producers of grain in the country."

These statistics to a certain extent show how the prices of essential commodities are going through the roof.. with the governments world over raising eyebrows!!.. Anyways coming back the topic in hand.. In an effort to regularize the food price within their own borders the countries are putting curbs on exports!!.. which is somewhat aiding the global price rise as a whole!.. this is quite an unfair practice as in any normal circumstances government itself punishes people for putting up high stocks at godowns which affects the local price rise!.. but if its done by a government by the means of curbing exports it is termed as a fair rule aimed at keeping the inflation in control!..

We may be having some great economists at the topmost level.. n i am quite confident that they will ultimately come to a solution some time or the other!.. but the government should take all measures to check the rise of inflation.. and with that ensure steps that would go towards stabilizing the global prices!.. it is the common man who is suffering from all fronts be it, the petrol prices!.. or be it the food!.. it is to be kept in mind that people cant expect high grow rate, when inflation is high!.. as it reduces the spending power of a person!..

But whatever is the case as of now!.. it is this mantra that is quite buzzing in everyone's mind!.. "Mehengai ne maar daala!!.."

Comments

Anonymous said…
yeah buddy.... well ciggy ka rate bhi menga kar diya hai....:(...though well it good that it kept out ogf reach and of many children and govt earns...but its paing for the smokers...:P
April 18, 2008 at 12:23 PM
Biker BT said…
I would not recommend a RE 535. Some difficulty in getting the parts too... Go for a regular Bullet 350 or 500cc if u get ur hands on one.
July 6, 2008 at 5:53 PM
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