Do strikes really work?

Strikes have always been a form of right to freedom of speech.
An opportunity for the muffled voices to be heared.
Poking at the authority, keeping them in check.
To give problems a spotlight.
         It is these strikes that bought us our freedom, it is this outburst against inefficiency that has created so many changes, and has molded the world we live in today.
         But now strikes seem to be nothing more than, daily occurrences. News in a corner of a "not so important" section of news papers (unless these is some action, abuse, violence), which the government gives permission to conduct at a certain venue and people limit to show how tolerant or how democratic they are.
         But do these strikes really cause fear in the governments, keep them in check?. Are these strikes anything more than just publicity stunts for parties and students bodies, to show people they care and they are out there?. Why is that these strikes seem to happen around a topic that is so right now I.e something that is so hot in the media that the government is already under massive pressure to do something?, what happened to the idea of giving voice to the voiceless?, and if those striking can amass so many people why and really care about the issue, why can't they become a part of the solution, why can't act  instead of shouting, protesting?.
         The governments have become so used to them that they just don't seem to care, "ok it's just them, do we have anything important?". The strikes are now more of a hinderance than a boon to the public, and to the governments a Mosquito bite, and to the media, paper fillers.

    

The story of Indian currency

           The First signs of Indian currency was found in dwaraka (which according to mahabaratha is where Lord Krishna ruled), these coins called as mudras carbon date to 5 th century bc.

                Then there has been records of Indo Greek Coins which bear the architecture of Greeks, But bears the symbol of Indians.These have a charecteristic square shape, with either potriats of authority, or animals like bull.

                       Then there are records of coins being used by  Mauriya dynasty from 300 bc, these coins usually contain a mauriyan king with a bow, the coins were considered to be one of the first record of preserved fine Indian art, as they have multiple varieties and have been crafted to very incredible detail. 

This was also the time when the word rupiah is considered to have been widely used, the word is derived from either sanscrit or dravidian word Rupa meaning a silver coin.

                 The word had been mentioned by Chanakya the minister of Chandra Guptha Mauria in his book, he also mentions that there were, gold, silver, copper and lead coins and they all have different names, gold coins (Suvarnarupa), copper coins (Tamararupa) and lead coins (Sisarupa).

                  During the middle ages the Rajputian coins were used widely they usually contained an image of the goddess Lakshmi with four hands, unlike the Maurian's which had only two. (600-1200 AD).

                       The Alf coins by the muhal emperor Jalal uh din Muhammad fondly known as Akbar bears the period and the dynasty to mark history. (In 16 centuryAD)

                       The coins minted during the period of Marathi King Chatrapathi Shivaji

               The first paper currencies were introduced by the British, during the middle of 18 th century by the bank of Hindostan.

                      During the post independence period, each rupee was subdivided in to 16 annas, 64 pisa, 192 pies.

                         After Independence particularly 1957 each rupee was divided in to 100 naye paisa, and naye was stopped from use after 1964. Then rupee fought two major inflation in 1966 and 1991, but survived all that and still seems to be going strong. That is how rupee got its name fame, shape, and everything, it's also the official currency in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, not Indian rupees per say but rupees ( you get the point don't you?).

The story of money

               Money was not always the way people traded their goods or services, in the ancient times it was the barter system, people gave away what they had for what they wanted, this didn't always work as whatever they have might not be in demand so they would be left to starve.
           
              One of the oldest currencies known to man was  Anatolian obsidian a hard glass mineral which existed in 12000 bc i.e during stone age people gave away this stone in exchange of other stone's "me needs that caved thingy, I give this shiney thingy".

             Cattle and grains were used as money in 10000 bc and was used as late as the mid 20 century AD in Africa.
       "Moo" "Moo" "Moo".

Roman Silver coin

Chinese paper money

Lydia

         Then gold was a widely used form of money as everyone desired gold, soon gold coins were made by smiths.

         First form of Banks existed in Babilonia at around 3000 bc in the form of temples and palaces to store grain, cattle, precious metals.
 "How did the cattle not eat the grain?"

     

  Cowrie shells were used as currencies in China at  1200 bc, they were also in Africa and other parts of Asia.

First coins were supposedly minted in Lydia which is in middle east, the currency was made of gold and silver  it existed in 600 bc.
       " Roman phylosophers criticised the idea called it capitalism". But soon joined the party and started giving loans for interests in 400 bc.

      Around 250 bc Chinese cash coins were introduced, these were made of copper with a circle or square in the middle, these were state made. These were one of the first state owned coins made, along with the India and Lydia.

       Jewish temple coins had been around since 0 AD ,which was the only money allowed to be spent in and around the temple, pilgrims were supposed to exchange their currency for the copper coins.  "was probably a secret  scam to collect gold and silver made in Rome and Greece".

        At 1000 AD paper money in China was introduced, which unfortunately stopped after 500 years of use after repeated inflations and reforms. ( we have been using paper currencies foe only around 200 years we still have time to reach that point ).

        In 1619's Tobacco money was widely used in Virginia after just 100 years after its introduction there.
       The gold Smith paper bonds were introduced in 1650's which formed the basis of morden banking which is for an another day.
     Soon countries started minting their own currencies in 1700, bank of England was one of the first to do so. That is how the present day money was born.

A block

When you sit to write
Something down,
But a lump waits
In your throat
And you can't swallow,
Throw around paints
But the colours
Don't mix,
Everything seems like
A mockery
Not art,
When you try and weave
Something magical,
A beethovan's symphony,
Perhaps,
But tragically,
What comes out,
Is a mediocre sound,
That already exist.
No storm
Surrounds,
no sounds,
No secret pathways
Open,
No new lands,
Just you broken,
Down to
Your ordinary self,
No inspirational dance,
No trump of creation,
no pleasures of immortality,
A block.

Non violence

All and any notion,
How great it may be,
loses it's value,
When you use
The same force,
You fight against,
To attain it,
Contain them,
And deem you fit.
You fight against,
Oppression,
Slavery,
For your right to live,
But
Build it over blood,
And slaughter,
By manipulation,
Fear, force and weapons.
Though the battle seems to
have ended,
That war is never ending,
Prey becoming the predator,
Is hardly called winning.
You riding over,
The one that rode you,
Treat them like trash,
Letting them rot
Till they are blue,
Burning them in sun,
Till they turn to ash,
Battle seems to have ended,
The War is never ending.
Prey becoming the predator,
Is hardly called winning.
The victory will have no pride,
No one leaves happy,
Not even you,
Unleashing one's fury,
Erecting a blackening hue,
Hunting them down,
Till they they can't shout,
Till they can't stand,
Till they bow,
The victory will have
No life
Have no love,
It will  have blood smeared,
O'er your hands throught the future,
From now.
Leaving your children with rage,
Their's Thirsty for revenge.

Creatures around the house 3

Superficial

 
Me,
you,
everyone,
I today see,
throw around "I love you",
Like a bag of tea,
We don't really mean it, do we?.

We laugh around,
Have fun times,
Make a lotta sound,
Rock our primes,
That's where it ends,
Fun and lies,
Why would anyone
Waste their lives,
Pursuing ties?.

We are so scared
To share our hearts,
We fail to make
Emotional bonds
From the start.

Friends or family,
Partner or terrier,
We always see them
Through this
Giant glass barrier,
One day when they
Bid us good bye,
For reason like
'Stupidly fought',
Or some disaster parts,
leaving us with a crack
Don't wanna get caught
In despair wanting them back,
So you concentrate on
What they lack
Than what they have,
So you cannot care,
let them impair
You, from the success
You so long wanted to taste,
Let the word see you,
For what you are,
But why will anyone
Be happy for you?
Exept you
when you do.