S Band: A secret story sought to covered up over 6 years

It was a great ploy intelligently crafted and then unwillingly broken declared ‘annulled’. All the top notch people and esteemed institutions were instrumental in making this episode crucial, juicy and dramatic. Prime minister office as usual tried to shrug off the onus of this issue. One of the most reputed organizations – Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) was in the helm of the entire episode. Even the role of foreign institutions and investors involvement added all due elements to elevate the seriousness of the matter. And as this issue is comes under the jurisdiction and direct supervision of Prime minister – which has already earned the reputation of Silence/Weak/Compromising PM- and his complete unawareness from the license allotment add woe to his government which earnestly proved itself to be the most corrupt, tainted, & irresponsible government country has ever saw. The amount which is presume as a loss to exchequer is staggering 2, 00, 000, 000, 000, 00 or $32 billion  or simply 2 lakh crore, making it the biggest scam ever happened in India.

 

S band spectrum scam which emerged as the biggest scam in the country was the outcome of unfair and opaque (back-door) policy opted by government and allotted the valuable and scarce asset at throwaway prices to a Bangalore based private company Devas Multimedia. The S band is the part of frequency spectrum ranging between 2 GHz- 4 GHz. And what makes this airwave frequency so crucial is its usage for the satellite communication and other sophisticated purposes like security and high-end technological applicability in WiMax and LTE, other than basic mobile services.

Though the estimated loss of 2 lakh crore is calculated by Comptroller Auditor General (CAG), which earlier estimated the 2G spectrum scandal as 1.76 lakh crore to the exchequer. Later Kapil Sibbal has declared this estimate as highly erroneous. God knows what if Kapil shab again given chance to defend government what he would say? Utterly ridiculous!!!!

 

Government worldwide used to make billions of dollars by putting such waves on auction and inviting bid in a highly competitive process. Last year Indian government earned more than 1 lakh crore rupee by selling Broadband and 3G spectrum in a competitive auction. This money is now a cushion to the UPA-2 government to meet all its populist and so-called pro-people flagship schemes.

Just have a look to the other aspect of this S Band spectrum scandal. Recently 20 MHz of spectrum was given to two state owned company BSNL and MTNL at 12,847 crore for offering broadband spectrum. And as per the media reports Devas Multimedia was awarded with 70 MHz in the same band with just 1,350 crore. 

Though the entire paperwork related to the license allotment has fianlised in Jan 28, 2005 when ISRO by its commercial wing Antrix granted a contract to a small start-up firm Devas Multimedia without proper bidding process. But the entire issue came to surface only recently when a leading business newspaper published the CAG observation in which he had questioned the manner in which ISRO-Antrix rented out transponders to Devas.

The worth of S-band telecom spectrum is in billions of dollars to communication providers. While S-band is not in intensive use but likely to become increasingly valuable in India’s growing mobile phone market with its ability to provide wireless broadband and other mobile data services.  And this is the reason why a Bangalore start-up Devas Multimedia by MG Chandrasekhar, a former scientific secretary at ISRO attracted the foreign investors. The company’s three major investors Deutsche Telekom Asia, Columbia Capital/Devas Mauritius and Telecom Devas Mauritius, holds 53 per cent of the stake in the company. The deal which now has declared as annulled by Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) would have given Devas a back-door policy to highly monetizeble S-band spectrum. Strategically importance spectrum became the blue-eyed cash rich spot for capitalist investor’s greedy-eagle eye.

Now everything seems to be set in right manner as government has scrapped the deal but few questions remain unanswered:-

Ø      Why the ISRO-Antrix has allotted the license to a start-up founded in 2004 without any bidding process of such a scarce national assets that too without PMO approval?

     Ø      Who set the price of 70 MHz spectrum at 1350 crore rupees on Jan 28 2005 for the deal              as it is only after 2008 an airwaves price has got high evaluation?

     Ø      Why government has took almost 7 months to scrap the deal though Space Commission                has recommended to cancel the deal on July 2, 2010?

     Ø      Why if Space Commission has raised its eyebrow on the deal despite of canceling it Prime               minister and government was denying any of such scandal till recently?

SMALL FACT ABOUT THE BIG PICTURE

 Founder and Chairman of Devas Multimedia

Dr. Chandrasekhar has over 35 years of experience in satellite services with leading institutions. He served as Scientific Secretary and Member of Apex Management Council, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) (1988-1997). Prior to that, he joined ISRO in 1973 and held various senior techno-managerial positions and played a key role in developing IRS and INSAT programmes and operating its fleet of satellites. 

President and CEO of Devas Multimedia

Ramachandran Vishwanathan is  a veteran of 20 years in the internet and satellite communications space — sectors that are controlled tightly by the government. He has studied engineering at Stanford and finance and marketing at MIT Sloan. He worked with McKinsey and Goldman Sachs before he signed up with WorldSpace. Ram’s next job was as chief strategy and corporate development officer at Cidera, a leader in broadband Internet content distribution. He was next seen as the managing director of Forge Advisors, a strategic consultancy and technology incubator.

DevasMultimedia, a startup in Bangalore, was founded in 2004 to set up a national satellite system for delivering applications for rural development, e-governance, emergency communications, remote connectivity and strategic services, according to the company's website.

Final note:-

News are floating in political and bureaucratic corridors that the inside information on the contract that is now in the public domain came from a senior bureaucrat and relative of the first family of Tamil Nadu with sole motive to shift attention from the 2G scam and the role of the former telecom minister A.Raja to the prime minister; a move that could drive a bigger wedge between the already strained relations between the DMK and the Congress. The dubious role of the bureaucrat in revealing classified information about the Isro/Antrix-Devas contract — which cannot be accessed through the Right to Information Act — and thereby, whipping up a smear campaign against the prime minister, who holds the portfolio of space and the organisation.

 

People and institutions directly came in picture during this whole uproar Mr. Manmohan Singh, Law Minister Veerappa Moiley, ISRO, Space Commission, PMO, Cabinet Committee on Security, Department of Space, Defense Minister A.K.Anatony, Antrix, Devas Multimedia, Three major Foreign Investors.

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Should We Need To Change Our Opinion For Common Wealth Games?!!!

A lot has been written on Common Wealth Games which we hosting in our national capital city. All the bad mouthing , rebuke, sacrilege, and condemnation which we can throw on the Organizing Committee and other person related directly or indirectly to the games has been done. Wishes, or better say 'curses' had made by Mr. Mani Shankar Aiyyar not to meet the successful completion of this grand event; intellectuals, individuals have had same vocal opine too. I am, too, is a very vocal critique of this game from the very beginning as the issues of labor exploitation, lethargic approach of machinery towards such a sensitive and mega event which is supposed to reflect the status of our country as a Super Power & Growing Economy, plundering of national resources has never been done ever before by putting national grace on ransom- by deliberately delaying the construction and other work to make mammoth money in last.

Nexus of Contractors, politicians, bureaucrats, and negligence of monitoring & administrative agencies orchestrated this event to make it flop.

But i would like to mention here the words of our Sports Minister Mr. Gill that in the end we will make it like, as Indians, finally manage to host a successful Marriage.

How can we forget the negative publicity of our local, regional, and national print & electronic media has done? All FM channels exclusively broadcast bite to 'expose' the CWG preparation. International media left no stone unturned to condemn India's reputation. BUT IN SPITE OF IFS & BUTS IT WAS NECESSARY IN A DEMOCRATIC COUNTRY LIKE US. And I personally admire my system to give real freedom to express our views, thoughts and opinion---uncensored!!!!

Kudos to the labors, volunteers and other literally low profile people who has made the OPENING CEREMONY so successful which has fetch the applauds -then and there for the India. International media has given all the positive reporting after watching the opening ceremony. I was really touched and impressed that finally India is reflecting its 'pink-image'. On the other hand the glow on the face of Suresh Kalmadi reflecting his confidence to meet the deadlines handsomely, contrast to it, the expression of other people in VVIP stand proving at what cost!!!

I am the staunch believer in the potential of India. And people of India has proved it again that physically, financially and technically we are strong and capable enough to achieve impossible herculean task. Message is clear if utilized properly our untrained people can built world class infrastructure. And if not done, in any case, we have our own jugaad to make that happen...........

Now what about the tax payer money, plundering of COMMON WEALTH loot, scamps, throwing the national resources to make (an island) Delhi as the TOKEN of India's development-that to partially, negligence of national & Delhi's political and administrative people, environmental damage to Delhi, not nurturing national sports talent, and list is long. Nepotism in the Organizing Committee by Suresh Kalmadi, giving tenders to favorite companies on the sky-rocketing prices needs some rewards too.

Simple Question like :-

• Why the initial budget of few hundred crores reached to more than lakh crores?
• Why if we get approval to host 19 CWG in 2003 we were not ready to host the game till September 2010?
• Why our honorable PM and their ministerial team fail to show any interest in the CWG preparation until when it was not vehemently exposed by media?
• Why there was not any timely audit,check or monotoring being done by CBI, CVC or other agency?
• Why we have foolishly dig out all our national capital?
• Who and why planned to throw all the beggars and laborers outside the Delhi? Aren't they the stakeholder of national development?
• WHY WE ARE CELEBRATING THE LEGACY OF BRITISH IMPERIALISM EVEN WE HAD BEEN PLUNDERED BY THEM ALMOST FOR 200 YEARS?
• Why we have enough money to feed the greed of shrewd individual & perfection to hide their heinous crime, but not a money to empower the poor people- on their education, health and shelter?
  

We Are Consistently Making Our Leading Presence on Human Development Index but from the bottom sharing rank with Somalia, Sudan and other least African developing contries.

Well point here is to notice is that we can achieve everything and I am quiet satisfied by the performance of our athletes as they have won 4 gold and several silver & bronze in various category.

Hope our athletes made us proud like the neglected hero of this CWG ceremony at the end. There is an urgent need to change our outlook towards our 'hidden' & 'take for granted' talent. Our policymaker should invest more enthusiastically than CWG to nurture the world-class people who tirelessly did their job to make this event happen. We need to change our opinion about our delaying approach..............oh no ....... its not in our blood but it is external and given right environment we can change the IMAGE. And what about Common Wealth........ just give damn condemn to it and look for the future which belongs to us. Yes, its true, if can do it.......we can do this toooooo!

यादॊ का झरॊखा

जानता हू 

बचपन गुजर गया, मेरा बचपन                                   
                         वॊ शरारतॆ, वॊ प्यार, वॊ डाँट तॊ कभी-कभी मार
घर सॆ स्कूल स्कूल सॆ घर
चलता रहा साल दर साल  

मिला गर कदम कदम पर, तॊ छूटा भी कुछ कम नही 
मुसकुराहट रही चेहरे पर - मानॊ कॊई गम नही  

                               
                         गुजरे वॊ दिन मेरे बचपन के,  स्कूल के, कॅालेज के 

                      रह रह कर याद आते है
                         अंजाने  सॆ बॆगानॆ सॆ कैसे हम अपनॆ बन जाते है 
                                                                                                    
स्कूल से घर, होस्टल से स्कूल का ये खेल अब खत्म हॊ जायेगा
यकीं करना जरा मुशकिल है मेरे लिऎ                              
                   कैसे इतना हँसी ये पल यादॊ मे सिमटकर रह  जायेगा!!

Do We Do Our Best

Titles allure us. Fame make us crazy. Craving all the time for success is fashion. But when its time to action we are blank, no where on the scene!!!

Cut short!!!!!

Today i along with Ujjawal shared a good movie that we can say a really of our taste and touched us deeply after 3 Idiots! Ya, you got it right My Name Is Khan, the most awaited movie and eventually became one of the most controversial movie because of certain other reason.

My Name Is Khan keep disturbing me till now and addressing number of questions,issues, and problems (in a simple way GOOD or BAD)which people around us has been making them complex day by day because to realize their vested interest. BUT OF WHAT COST!!

MNIK, was totally of Sharukh standard, which hardly disappoint his fans, viewers since he started his journey with BAAZIGAR and if you can go back to Circus and Fauji serial thats too good. A man who has traveled his journey from almost rags to riches in Bollywood on his sheer determination, hard work, and passion kept his promises to all his fans and viewers all across the world.

An actor, Saharukh Khan constantly delivering one blockbuster after another. But the movie i want to quote here is CHAK DE INDIA which move every Indian and instill a feeling of team work, passion to fight for the National pride and now MY NAME IS KHAN a movie which rolled out unparallel acting scene after scene was the evidence of being the BEST in his field. I do not want to praise Sharukh's contribution to stir the Nationalism and Humanism (tough he did) by his acting but simply wants to share HOW MANY OF US ARE EQUALLY BEST TO SHARUKH KHAN IN OUR RESPECTIVE FIELDS?

Maharashtra is not confine to Mumbai only but includes Vidharab and lot more than this. Itself Dharavi is the part of Financial capital of India. Maharashtra has its own perennial problem but do the Thackery family did their BEST to erradicate these serious problems of Maharstrians and ever aligned their development, well being to rest of India.

Big B, Aamir khan, Sachin Tendulkar, M. Ambani are truly the jewel of their field. Can we proclaim such attributes from our politicians, the so-called well-wishers.........why they fail to deliver their BEST even they have more power, more potential to make their acts at par with these people.

Why our teachers fail to meet standards of Rancho, why our journalist fails to meet the benchmark of Big B in RANN, why the human inside us fail to see people on the basis of their GOOD OR BAD VIRTUE? why we all are making life around us so complicated around us which demands only honesty, humbleness and respect for others? why we fail to think that we are human first and after a title holder. And Act our Best according to that.

Che Guevara, a role model of mine, went and fight for Cubian and later Bolivian despite being an Argentinian. SRK ala Khan, Rizvan Khan goes to help in the dire need to Mama Zenny in Willmania at the cost of his life even when the administration has almost neglect this place.

This is not only a filmy drama but more than that!!!!! When problems are of global nature haundering us we have to think in broad perspective and come up with new framework than parochial politics of Jehad and Marathi Manoos!!!

Let me quote one line "Duniya me Dau Tarah Ke Log Hote Hai Achhe Ya Bure " and on your best side you are first one at least in Acting field.

CAN WE SAY WE ARE READY TO REPAIR ALMOST ANYTHING!

I love my country, love my people and love this planet.

Way back into the Childhood

Very lucky we are to be here in Denmark, recently we visited H.C.Andersen house at Odense, world acclaimed Danish author and poet noted for his children stories. Experience was like travelling in our childhood days and cramping the poems, fascination about stories and fairy tails.

Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805-August 4 1875) was known for having children delighted worldwide. How can one forget the story of "The Snow Queen" and "The Little Mermaid". Tourist across the world came here to see, feel and experience the legacy of Andersen and how Danes are preserving it.

H.C. Andersen, is pride of Denmark. Danes love to talk about himself and his works.

To attract the children and facilitate the visitors, House has a small lake, green garden, coffe house, amusement center and a shop.

So it's another good exposure to Danes cultural heritage.

Nice to be here with my group.

Trip to Odense Military Camp

Again it was the memorable date of September 18, 2009, we just completed our appointment and presentation at Fitness.dk. Now butterflies are running inside the stomach, by this time Military Commando Mr. Anders has joined us, average but tough looking man. Are we scared no not at all we were excited about our drill to military camp, lot of anecdotes Mr. Henrick has shared with us about the thrill to be here.

We went here and informed about the dos, donts, and some other general rules. Now we are in the hand of Mr. Anders, serving as a national security guard, but on personal request of our Prof. Henrick he was with us. Amazing!!

There were 18 hurdles which we have to complete first as general (demo), then in group as fast as you can and than individually.

Mr. Anders was amazing while swiftly and confidently doing every activity. And what about us, tired in first or demo round but without any break Group has made and put on the track with the spirit of to-win. One hitch four hand gerande was assigned us which we supposed to carry till the end of the hurdle-race.

Leadership and management lesson, make your strategy, planning,assign task, tactics, take care of less competent member of the team, cooperation & coordination........And we were in full zeal and enthusiasm looking to reach the winning post while completing all the hurdles as soon as possible.

It was quiet fun. After group activity, now it was turn for individual competency, stamina and die-hard-attitude. Till now almost all of us are screaming badly, we got cramp, bruise and wounds too. Legs were no more there to help us even standing. But we have to be on the track. Both the Gentleman were there to motivate us, focus to keep moving, don't about think on the body-look for the goal, destination! Narainder won this individual hurdle race. Hurray... kudos to N bhai.

We all were very happy. I am very thankful to Henrick Sir who brought this experience in my life.

Visit to Fitness.dk

September 18, 2009 one of the fully-packed, excited, and adventurous day of mine, since being here in Denmark. It was planned to go for Military Camp, H.C. Andersen house in Odense. We all were very excited and full of various imagination, scared too about the hurdle race supposed to be happen soon. Our Professor Henrick Baadasraard Jensen was all day along with us to facilitate all the appointments and activities. He along with his friend received us from Dense railway station.

From there we directly went for "Fitness.dk" one of the premium and leading fitness chain in Denmark doing good business while spreading the concept of Sustainability and health cautiousness. We also met with the Mayor of Odense at this meeting, enthusiastically helpful about health related issues and how government or responsible person in th politics can enhance and successfully support all these activities to make their people healthy and smiling simultaneously boosting the economy. When being asked why government is so interested in health or fitness centric issues though they seems to be individualistic? His simple, straight,intelligent, and responsible reply backed by statistics that Government indirectly saved 400 millions Kroner of if people will away from hospitals because of these "luxurious-problems" and second people are the responsibility of state and because of them we are in the system so its our official, and moral duty to do take care of them with a comprehensive approach. This answer not just impressed me but touch my heart and i was just left with aha!!!!! feeling.

Fitness.dk is a equipped with state-of-art infrastructure, running by dedicated professional and making good profit with there different operating strategy for their customer.

Whats makes this trip so special?!

Idea to do things differently, systematiclly and always come with strong research to venture into new business. Prepare a base and demand for your business or try to find out if it is there too.

For India it's a emerging concept limited to high-end customer only, as a life style stereotypes. Just imagine about the craze of Quasi-gym among youngster in India, their passion to build biceps and so on. How could one neglect this huge potential market ?