Planting Trees - Who's Job (is it) Anyway!!

Planting trees!! I have been hearing about this, since the last 30 years, the same sentence, right from my school days. When I just joined the high school there was a painting and elocution competition - Topic? (I stood 1st in painting and 2nd in Elocution) .  The irony is, even after so many years, the situation has not much changed. If you go thru the information and the project, every government, be it centre or the State have announced and have earmarked so much of funds. what happened to them?  I have been a traveller right from my school days (I had to travel from Bangalore - my place of schooling, for my summer or winter vacations or for family functions to my native Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh). I used to watch the entire stretch of about 800 kms (approximately) found, water bodies, trees, rivers flowing lush green paddy fields, large trees,  small trees, Coconut trees, toddy trees. The crossing from Karnataka to Taminadu used to change the temperature and then from Tamil Nadu to Andhra Pradesh used to change the landscape.

Today, baren land is the sight, not many trees, that one can see. The older trees which were about 25 years or greater, have been cut by villagers or smugglers or in the name of deforrestation, no one chided them or taught them the importance of the trees. The question is where did this funds vanish? the funds that were earmarked to create awareness of tress & environment,  to the children of 80's, 90's, then 2000's  till 2010's, not a single soul, in all these decades gone by, have done anything nor were willing to do any thing.

I'm now stationed in Hyderabad, Telengana (formerly part of the unified AP) I keep seeing, what is happening with environment,  I have not seen any government focusing of this issue, In the name of "Harithaharam" - planting of saplings & turning the state green. The officials in the government have a plan and am sure, they are suggesting the government to cut the existing trees which have been blocking their developmental strategy.

Today, the so called governments, work on a Just In Time Approach towards their requirements. All they see, is that things are coming between their so called development of making money, is the Trees!! As you know,  Trees cannot protest, they cannot speak for themselves, they cannot do Rasta roko, they cannot throw chairs like our politicians do in the parliament nor do they hurl abuses like some of our elected representatives do on the leaders. And unfortunately they do not have backing from any of the business houses nor do not they have support of the common man, they do not have support from the youth nor they have support from the environmentalists.  I find, curious looking individuals, when any protest is happening and they do not wish to take part in this as well.

I can assure all those who read this, will tink that, some guy has written and they forget about it by the end of the hour or the minute.   I am giving you a reference to an article which was published to create awareness amongst us, lets wait and see, what is the response would be:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Road-project-to-uproot-3100-trees-in-Hyderabad/articleshow/51886997.cms   

I am sure; we have options to protect the trees.

1. Change your plan
2. What are the technologies available to relocate trees?
3. What are the best possible options to ensure that the trees remain?
4. Environmental consultants to be used for this purpose
5. Can any celebrity take over this and be a part of the protection?

I am sure there are many who would like to dedicate their time in, whatever little or large effort in this protest to save trees.

Shivaram S Vinjamuri
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I am the biggest fan of SPB

I am the biggest fan of SPB

I heard this not once but  number of times from someone who is very close to me.  I would look at him, wonder and see how much he enjoys the music how much he relishes. I have many times met him alone and with a group of friends after a couple of normal transactional communication finally we would end up discussing the songs of Legend.

I remember we were both involved in a project I think the year was 2012 we were working day and night after the work at about 12 ish middle of the night we were sitting after  hard work in  Le Royal Meridian Chennai  we started the discussion about Abhinandana songs the emotions that this great legend has put into the songs stressing on the lyrics with variations as per the mood of the song picturized  he sang then and made sure that each of the song was sung to perfection should give the due credits to the Music Director  Ilayaraja who gave such wonderful songs for the years 1988 till date they are sung by every singers and receives applauds

And again at times during my visit to Chennai or his visits to Hyderabad we would discuss over the evening, could be only us or in the company of many or few. Every time its like a wonderful experience listening to him sing enjoy and also make comments about how the song is and what he loves and tries to get the same alapanas, swaras and tries variations. At times these sessions will go on and on never ending I would be that exclusive audience who would have gone thru the entire session listening live the song, the comments or those things which he would like about the legend. Some times we are in the company his cousin who will start a song channel full of collection of the legends songs and make us listen to the songs which he would have got during the latest shows and explain to us how the legend improvisations made and then there would be a slight altercation at times or appreciation about the song all this will take us to the mesmerized condition of doubt the reality of the occurrence. 

In the recent past I happened to see more closely the real enjoyment of the music. He had a planned tour with couple of his friends and I was fortunately included in that party. 4 days I happened to hear him sing all the songs either in Tamil or Telugu, and telling how wonderfully  the legend  put that sangathi there, or how beautifully he did that uchararana of the word.  Along with this they would be a choice of which song was good what song was better and who as a music director was cool who gave him the best songs.  Poththi vecha mallige poove or thakitathadimi, or Vanam konda vennilave 

Vaa venilla . Such songs and many more I just cant recollect as many as a few hundred songs were belted.

I do remember we meet a orchestra singer, a fan of SPB who kept on pouring laurels about the legend and kept taking about him my friend was cool and was listening to all he said and finally after all that was done he told him yeah that was so nice of him. A common friend of ours who was a witness to this discussion wanted him to sing any song of SP Charan and there was a genuine try by the singer but could not do so ending up singing another of the popular SPB number.  

At this point when the singer apologized me and our common friend, who was the one who wanted to listen to the song of SPC at that point of time feeling a little annoyed, sorry and of course quite guilty of not able to produce one, the singer was almost humiliated with himself.

At this juncture the man himself comes to the rescue and cajoles him not to worry for not getting the song, Finally he told him, and as I keep thinking till date what an humble self and with such a large heart full of understanding with no ill feelings what so ever to witness and then accept, what a fan he is, and he says " I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF SPB " - SP CHARAN  

Hi you know I am the biggest admirer of this guy  I have been with him listening and enjoying so many moments god bless him and the the generation X love him and listen to him , a Legends son yet so humble so humane his social conscious efforts were seen during Chennai Floods, His friends keep talking about his abundance talent, He always ready to take the plunge to experiment on the creative cinema, He is open to challenges either in Songs, or movies always loves the movies and watches them has a word of appreciation for all who ever be it.  
He says "I AM THE BIGGEST FAN OF SPB"

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