Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Debrief Zone Donates for Typhoon Hiyan Relief

Good people are all over the world and some of them are here with Debrief Zone. We feel grateful for them for donating whatever they can to help fellow humans in crisis.

Donors:
Mangoes Batch - Radhika Vadlamudi, Sunil Pamulapati, Phani Yarlagadda, Srikanth Dropati, Anusha Gade,  Deepika, Rohit Venkata, Gopi, Teju

From D.C - Buchanna, Jithender, Shoba



 

Sunday, November 10, 2013

Telangana Activist Buchanna Gajula proposes Future Tax policy

Buchanna Gajula, Activist from Peddapalli, Telangana region proposes a Tax policy which includes complete waiver of tax in order to ease the burden of fresh development to take place smoothly. Here's a summary of what he said:

Telangana, as the newest state of India, is ready to utilize its massive work force, natural resources, pre-existing businesses and infrastructure projects to start developing itself afresh. Buchanna Gajula, points out that for certain amount of development to happen, and to get up to speed with the rest of the states of India and to achieve its ambitious goal to be among the front runners in development, it needs a waiver of tax from central government. He has proposed a tax waiver for 20 consecutive years starting this election so as to make sure we achieve this.
Furthermore, Telangana might also need financial assistance package from the central government as needed in future.

Broadcast on TNN News:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OmBgWEbo3U 
Raw Feed from Debriefzone
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9A5b_pN3N7Q






Friday, November 8, 2013

Indians: Through Google's Eyes

Why do we yawn, why do we cry and why do we kiss, are some of the questions people have with respect to all of humanity, or google says so.

People of different countries have differnet behavior traits. For example Australians on the whole have a tendency to say "oi" as a slang to say "We're here" and so on and so forth. The English pronounce the letter "z" as "Zed" on contrast the americans say it as "Zee". These tendencies and cultural differences are apparent in googel's instant search. The number of searches a question has, the more common it becomes. Until now, all is fun and well, until you see what google says about India. What do Indians do?  Google reveals a startling revelation about what Indians are good at doing: Rape. Image below illustrates google's perception of what each country's majority of people are good at. The only country to be stereotyped to commit a grave human rights violation seems to, unfortunately be India. Digest the fact. This is a country where one rape is reported every 20 minutes[1] ! The remedy and what steps can be taken to remove India's notorious reputation would be addressed in the next article.


Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Basic Survival skills: How to Survive a Bus accident


The reason you are reading this article in the first place, is probably because you might have read the news about a disastrous bus accident, or have witnessed one firsthand, or just planning to be safe and you believe in being prepared. In any case, this article has just the right information to have you prepared for such a scenario where you need to escape from a bus. Your decision to be prepared and take necessary action instead of being passive, is a great new step in averting or preventing any mishap and to have a safe journey.

Most of the 52 passengers who were on-board the ill-fated bus that struck a culvert and engulfed into flames were under 30 years of age. They were travelling home for Diwali celebrations and most of the bodies were charred beyond recognition and DNA analysis needs to be performed in order to make a positive identity.



The lack of standard protocols about the maximum cruising speed, health check for drivers, etc. is a grave concern for public health and safety and there is a need for the Government to enforce these protocols for the sake of safe transit of buses.

The incident caused a few of us in SCI, to think about the basic question; "What if something could be done by a few passengers which could have saved more lives?"; "Can anything be done at an individual level to save oneself?"

The article below is the accumulation of those ideas and even with some rapid active measures, how a few lives could be saved. At an individual level, this article will help us to be vigilant and prepared in case such a scenario unfolds in front of our eyes.

Let's look at a few cases about how to avoid a mishap or to deal with it.

Case 1: Prevention


The best way of escaping a bus mishap is to prevent it.

Make your best possible attempt to prevent it by being a good citizen. Before a potential Mishap:
Plan to stay awake. Irrespective of the length of your trip, stay awake. That gives you an edge about what's happening in your surroundings and any unexpected event won't catch you off guard. Get a good 8 hour sleep before you travel or a 4 to 5 hour sleep atleast in case you are traveling after work.

When you board the bus, greet the driver with a smile and, wish him a pleasent drive.
Example: Say, "Hello, Wish you a pleasant drive" with a smile. If you get a chance to talk to him casually about anything simple, like the weather, etc. just so that you and the driver know each other and there's a basic level of acquaintance and trust between you two for the rest of the journey.

This takes courage to do it, because it's not part of our culture considering the majority of times we just go about boarding with a serious grin. But doing so would drastically increase the probability of survival of a potential mishap because the driver and you know each other well enough to start coordinating simple maneuvers during a potential evacuation.

During the journey look out for erratic driving behavior like sudden jerks during your travel, specially at nights. Observe the centrifugal forces acting on your body to get an idea. For instance, if the driver is trying to avoid oncoming traffic at speeds that jerk your attention off of what you're doing, or if your body is shifting towards the opposite direction of the turning direction of the bus more than it should, with a sudden jerking motion, and if it keeps repeating more than two to three times, make an attempt to stop him from doing so.

Go to the driver and say to him in the most concise manner, "Please drive smoothly. I'm taking notice and would give a feedback to the travel agency." Give the same information in written on a piece of paper if you think you will be disturbing him and diverting his attention and put it near him and get back to your seat. This should make him aware that people are watching and he is most likely to drive in a more alert state of mind.

Even after this in case he drives more erratically, call the Travel agency and let them know that your journey is not so pleasant as it should be. If this further repeats even after doing so, call the police and let them know that you feel unsafe in your journey because of this. Call 108 and tell them your situation and your whereabouts.

Promptly give a feedback to the Travel agency about how your trip was and what you think would make the trip better next time. Even if the suggestions are a bit too vague, this will help on the long run because the travel agencies need to evaluate all the feedback always and they will pick a significant percentage of important suggestions from the lot.

Case 2: Hazards


Hope our journey safely ends but In case "A mishap happens"

Lets first discuss about some basic essential items that we Must have before we being a journey
What you need before you travel. Here's a list of what we need to have before we start traveling as a compulsory set of items most of which you might already be taking with you all the time.

- Pen and a small stick pad,
- A Cell phone with 100% charge
- Water bottle (1 liter)
- A small hammer that can fit in your pouch(listed where to purchase)and
- A pocket fire extinguisher (listed where to purchase, if you can't get it that's fine too)
- Some candy worth the calorific value of 2000 Calories (For sustenance during crisis)
- A small travel pouch (which can fit in the 6 inch sledge hammer)

The thought of carrying a hammer and the fire extinguisher with us makes us feel like being a stereotypical paranoid elderly old person from the 1900s OR, you might think yourself as Thor, the God of thunder from Asgard, in Viking mythology wielding his mighty hammer protecting his 9 realms, depending on what kind of a person you are.

I think of myself as Thor when I do such a thing as my primary objective is to get out alive. (Most obviously :P ).


But whatever you might think, look at the images of the post disaster situation of the charred Volvo bus above. That image is exactly why we're designing a contingency plan. We would want to do whatever it takes to prevent this.

In order to simplify our actions, we would like to divide the scenarios into levels of Hazard and we have 3 levels of hazards from all the situations we came across in life, news and friends' stories.

Level 1 Hazard: Breakdown of the bus

In a remote case, if there is a bus breakdown, due to causes unforeseen, like a fuel tank blockage or a blown out tire, and the bus needed to make a halt in the middle of nowhere, the first thing we need to do is staying calm and alert. Freaking out will lead to irrational thoughts and actions and we should try our best to avoid that. By staying calm and thinking that everything will be alright, we will be taking the necessary action for getting to safety for not only ourselves but our family and fellow travelers.

So, while the bus is at a halt, the driver and the conductor would most likely know what to do and would be having a set of protocols to follow. From your side, see if your fellow travelers are okay or if someone needs water or anything. Look for the the right time and approach the driver and ask him if he needs any help with anything for fixing the issue. If he asks for help, try to assist him fixing the issue. Make sure you don't cross the path of oncoming traffic whatsoever. Try to be as far away as possible from the main road if you need to get out of the bus. Don't loiter away from where the bus has halted or into the dark if it happens at night.

In most cases the issue will be fixed within the hour and the journey resumes. In case that's not happening and you need to stay halted more than required, make sure you keep yourself adequately hydrated with the water you have and stay alert. Reassure your fellow passengers that everything will be alright. Positive attitude is highly contageous as you might have already experienced at some point in your life and your optimism would cheer up others in staying calm and positive.

In another scenario where it's more of a disaster where people get injured, like the bus falling on it's, look for signs of injury and don't panic. Try to feel your arms, legs, neck and head are okay and you are not immobilized by a serious injury. Keep calm and leave the bus one after the other and avoid a stampede. Help children and elders if possible.
In case you see your fellow passengers are in a panic mode and are rushing, just tell them to calm down and don't let people trample over you or don't get tempted to rush out of the bus. Everyone can get out of most situations one by one and in most situations there is always time to escape.

Level 2 Hazard: Smoke Billowing out of the window.


In case there is a lot of smoke billowing up into the interior of the bus, and you feel that getting out of the bus through the main entrance is not going to be possible for a long time, you might have to break open the window near you and jump out of the window. Make an attempt to do the following.

1. Take the hammer that you brought with you, and ask the adjacent passenger to move aside from the window.

2. Hold the hammer in such a way that the head of the hammer is parallel to the window near you. The hammer's handle should be clasped in your left hand so that the head is on the side of your Pinky finger and away from your thumb. Place your right hand on top of the grip on the other end so that your palm would be pushing the grip perpendicularly.

3. Stand near the window facing the other side and with a swift circular motion of your torso, hit the window hard with the hammer head in an attempt to break it open. If the window doesn't seem to have broken, make an attempt multiple times to accomplish the task.
Here is the reason we are doing this. The situation calls for swift evacuation of the structure. If we utilize most of the muscles in our body to do it, it's more likely that we achieve the desired result.
Paddle boarders and surfers paddle their boards using their biceps, shoulders and their core body strength and the way they hold the paddle is similar to the way we hold the hammer. The circular motion enables us to gain rapid movement with the help of our code abdominal muscles and would be highly efficient.
Also it is a safe alternative rather than facing the window when breaking it because we would be facing the other side and our eyes and face are away and would avoid getting injured by flying glass debris. In the image below, the rotation motion of the torso and the way the hammer is held is depicted.


Hammer in the picture for demonstration only and the one you carry should be much more compact and not as big
4. Great job! You've broken the window so now you and your fellow passengers can escape from it. But, When the window shatters, it is likely that the broken panes hang around because the glass of a bus might be laminated and plastic based fiber holds the glass together as a safety mechanism.
Clear the broken glass with your hand covered in the pouch that you brought with yourself to avoid cutting your hand with the shattered glass. Clear up most of the window so that you have adequate space to crawl out of the window.

5. Once you cleared the window and it's safe to crawl out of the enclosure, look through to find any hazardous terrain outside like thorns, rocks, etc. and make sure you land on your feet when you jump out. Cover up your face with your hands in a "blocking" style position of a kick-boxer and roll over when you hit the ground to distribute the amount of force.

6. Pass on the hammer to the fellow passengers and help people get out of the window.

Level 3 Hazard: A Crash and fire inside the bus

At this point, we would like to emphasize that this kind of situation is life threatening and swift action is needed for survival. Each second is as important as all the good things you experienced in your entire life combined. Doing the following would help you come out alive.
As soon as you regain composure from the crash take notice of the fire inside the bus,
1. Take out the canister of fire extinguisher you brought with yourself and try putting it out in and around where you are. If you don't have an extinguisher, pour the water over yourselves from the bottle you have brought. Make sure you don't spend more than 5 to 10 seconds to do so. This step is designed only to increase your chance of not getting burnt while implementing the next steps and to extinguish the fire in your proximity. This action is the predecessor of what you are planning to do next and a prerequisite.

2. Take one deep breath and Follow all the steps except step 6 you did for the Level 2 Hazard. Avoid breathing the toxic fumes emanating from the flames because it will render you unconscious and helpless.

3. After you have broken the window and got out of the bus, move away from the bus and go as far as possible to avoid getting engulfed in a potential explosion. Your fellow passengers should be very shortly following you with gut instinct.

This is not a Golden rule for disasters but this is the best one can do to survive and the purpose of reading this article is to do a simulation in our brains so that we would be ready to tackle such a situation and it's more of a simulated drill and we take the best action possible for ourselves and the survival of our fellow passengers.

 

First things first: Know your tools

Knowing what you're carrying is the first and foremost thing one can do to make the best use of them when the situation calls for. The diagrams below indicate the parts of the hammer and the fire extinguisher you carry with you.







Size of tools we recommend you to carry



 

Final words

Lastly, the highest emphasis that needs to be placed, is on being alert. Be alert and follow some guidelines and principles that appeal to you most in the situation. There are 7,365,321 more scenarios that can happen, but we discussed 3 of them in depth. There can be a hijack situation, burglary, the unknown engulfs us in shock and awe and we can tackle any situation minimally by staying alert and being prepared in the basic way. Keep thinking about what you would do. Simulating the circumstance in your head would greatly help during a real time hazardous situation.

Carry out drills at your home with such situations so that you develop muscle memory and you prepare yourself to react spontaneously with such drills. Good luck. Stay safe.

Rohit Audipudi

Here's where you can order the hammer and the fire extinguisher:

Hammer:
http://www.firstaidstore.com/product_details.aspx?item_guid=e0209542-6fea-41da-821b-d118a2f8d12d&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cse&utm_term=3%20lb%20Short%20Sledge%20Hammer&utm_campaign=CSE&kwid=vcDTKFHt&pcrid=27522361772&pdv={device}

Fire Extinguisher:
http://www.globalindustrial.com/p/safety/fire-gas-water-protection/fire-extinguishers/2-9lb-bc-kitchen-fire-extinguisher-21005753?infoParam.campaignId=T9A&gclid=CITz8cW7zroCFdGe4AodF0cAdg

Travel Pouch:
http://www1.macys.com/shop/product/samsonite-travel-money-pouch-security-neck-pouch?ID=734296&cm_mmc=Google_DMA_Home_Coop_PLA-_-PLA+Home+Brands+-+Luggage+Coop_PLA+-+Luggage+-+Samsonite-_-31574808057_-_-_mkwid_6MtnOUOq|d{device}_31574808057%7C-%7C6MtnOUOq

Lapse in Standard protocol by private operators:
http://www.firstpost.com/india/ap-karnataka-bus-fire-why-the-blame-may-not-lie-with-volvo-1206207.html

(Note: This article is only for educational purposes and in noway asserts anybody to do exactly or anyway remotely similar to the actions in this article and Debrief Zone or any of it's authors is not responsible for any liability whatsoever)

Happy Teachers Day!

The mediocre teacher tells
The good teacher explains
The superior teacher demonstrates
The Great teacher inspires!!

Back in the beginning of the 21st century, when I was in school, I remember our biology teacher explaining Respiration in Fish. She was a very charismatic teacher and explained most concepts in a very concise way which she holds as second nature to her as a very experienced teacher should. During that particular lesson, at one point she said "fish breathe through their gills and make use of oxygen and release carbon-dioxide" and she kept going.

After the lesson was done she asked us if we had any questions, and I raised my hand. And asked her this. " If water is H2O, How can fish release CO2 and what happens to all the missing Hydrogen in that case? Instead, they should making use of O2 and release Hydrogen and since Hydrogen is unstable when it's monoatomic, they must release H2. Why is that not happening? "

Instead of an "Answer" or an "I don't know and will tell you later" , I got a sound scolding about how I was wasting the time of the class. I was kind of bummed and I went home that way because in the end, I didn't know the answer and was perplexed about why I got scolded for asking a question.

Later I asked one of my older friends who was helping me study the same, and she told me she doesn't know and will find out and after a couple of days she said, "It's the Dissolved oxygen that the fish breathe and not the O2 in H2O and fish can't break the bond in H2O and H2O is released as it is and along with it, CO2". I still remember the whole episode to this day because it meant so much. Such a difference in approach! I remember that moment even today.

But what about the other side of the field? How does a typical teacher's perspective differ from what is written above? Let's start off from how a person starts his or her life as a teacher. The eligibility criteria of becoming a school teacher is B.Ed. Anyone who does this and has a few networking skills can become a teacher in a specific field of their choice depending on interests or experience and expertise in that field.

Let's take an example of my own school in which I studied. It's not a top end school but a rather average one. A newly joined teacher can command a salary of about 6000 to 7000 Indian Rupees( about $150 in U.S dollars). This would increase as the teacher gains experience. Typically they are allocated 5 classes per day which last upto 45 minutes. Apart from teaching the class, they need to grade homeworks, assignments, Unit tests, and everyday make notes for preparing for the next day's class. All this can be done ideally, within the 9AM to 4PM.

However, this is unfortunately not true in most cases. Every teacher you come across needs to do their "homework" of preparing for the next day, for atleast 1 hour everyday at their home. And each class has about 40 students. If you imagine how things might go in this scenario, you will see that the passion of teaching is overcome by the sluggish monotony of an everyday job. And this is the apathetic situation plaguing the Indian schooling system.

Each new lesson a child learns is something that he or she has never came across before in their life. And each new lesson is to be taught with such enthusiasm that the child is captivated by wonder of that new concept they are being taught for they must use these concepts in their near or far future. However, most of the children learn their concepts for getting an A in their exams and never to see that subject ever again in life.

For the time being, let's leave the math, and science part. How about social studies? How about history of the country and civics where they are taught what democracy is all about and how important each individual's contribution is to the voting system? How about the concept of civil liberties and equality? Are these concepts to be learned for ultimately getting an A and to be forgotten for the rest of their lives or are these concepts to be ingrained into their minds so that they turn into good citizens for the country in the future?

The dangers of the above are far reaching. A kid learns about civic sense in school and once he comes out of school, the autorickshaw he is traveling in to get home everyday is blocked by heavy weight thugs from the Autorickshaw union and forced to abandon the kids because there is an "Auto Strike" to protest the Government's decision to increase the gas price by 5 Paise (2 cents). This is a real scenario. What would a kid learn from this apart from feeling that forcing your opinion on vulnerable individuals is the best way to get your opinion across? What does a teacher need to do about this? And does the typical teacher has the capability, the enthusiasm and even if they do, do they have the will to do it for the peanuts they are getting paid every month?

This situation is grossly unacceptable in a country where a billion people live and a fifth(20%) of the country are school going children. We havve the need in these times to look at successful democratic free societies and learn from them how they are dealing with their schooling system and make adjustments at home.

Sweden, one of the top countries for the "Happiest people in the world" has something to offer us. As stated, it always tops among the happiest countries in the world, and the highest percapita, highest civil liberties, and highest in salaris paid to teachers.

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (O.E.C.D) has released an abundant number of statistics for teacher salaries, the amount of hours teachers work in developing countries and others. With an increasing need for creating sane thinking, law abiding good samaritan citizens for future India, we have the dire need to introspect at some statistics below.

Comparing each country’s teacher salaries to the wealth of that country makes United States educational salaries appear lower. In the United States, a teacher with 15 years of experience makes a salary that is 96 percent of the country’s gross domestic product per capita. Across the O.E.C.D., a teacher of equivalent experience makes 117 percent of G.D.P. per capita. At the high end of the scale, in Korea, the average teacher at this level makes a full 221 percent of the country’s G.D.P. per capita.

India's estimates look very decent after all, in this scale. An Indian school teacher typically makes around 96000 INR and it's ratio to India's GDP per capita (~87000 INR) is about 110.3% nearly equal to that of the United States.

Now if we consider the amount of salary teachers get all over the world, India doesn't even seem to be having a footprint on the radar. An average teacher who worked for 15 years typically gets 15,000 INR a month which equals to about around 180,000 INR ( USD 3000). American teachers’ pay is more middling. The average public primary-school teacher who has worked 15 years and has received the minimum amount of training, for example, earns $43,633, compared to the O.E.C.D. average of $39,007. Considering the socio-economic situation and the economic growth and percapita over every field in India, this should not be of much concern but it benefits to look at the statistics so that we can guage how much importance a country gives for education.

Coupled with inflation and rising prices, it is more lucrative for teachers to establish their own "Tutorials" as they normally do within the comfort of their homes to teach children as additional help during after school hours, and also to teach at "Training centres" for IIT and other competitive examps that the students might face years after graduating 10th standard. Such lucrative offers coupled with less emphasis during mainstream schooling system, diminishes the need for offering quality education in schools.

The government needs to pay attention to these statistics and they need to address this problem immediately. Otherwise, we keep graduating millions of students every year, but only make a handful of good citizens. The quality of education overseas is measured in the civic sense, critical thinking abilities, courtesy towards fellow citizens, good communication skills but not the A plus grades in STEM subjects. Though they result in landing a good job in technology, which India and China always top in demographics, they fail to make good citizens which the longterm future of any country depends on.

What we desperately need are, people who think critically, people who understand individual civil liberties and who respect their own and their neighbors rights, people who believe in equal rights to women, people who believe freedom of expression and freedom of speech.

If we have such ambitious goals which the free western society has already achieved, we need to work for it and the buck starts at how we train teachers and how the teachers train their students.

And If you are a teacher, please aim to be the great teacher. Justice will be served on the long run when good citizens are made and today's teachers have a great responsibility on their shoulders. Every child deserves being taught by the great one. Happy teachers day!

Rohit A Venkata

What next for Telangana?


Washington D.C. 30th August 2013 - The Telangana issue resurfaced in the parliament session of Lok Sabha on friday as members of a political party in AP who returned after five days of suspension and dragged the proceedings to a standstill. The result? As expected, it's adjurned more than once and not much progress was made on critical issues of the economy, like the monetary value of the INR and the steps that needed to be discussed in order to rebound the rupee back to acceptable levels.

Since a decision was made on Telangana last month that the bifurcation would be taking place, there was celebration in hyderabad and the surrounding areas and a week later, people's preoccupation with other issues became rather apparent. But, what is the future looking like for Telangana and Andhra after bifurcation? What are the issues that we need to understand and prepare for the volatile times when the transion would be taking palce? And how are we going to tackle street hooliganism that normally is seen as inevitable during any major transition?

These issues are common for both fronts of Telangana and Andhra. So whatever solution we come up with should be inclusive of the situation of the people from both of the new states. And since we live side by side, intertwined heavily on cultural, industrial and historical basis, it is imperative that we solve our problems together. We split the cake but we eat it together. So what are the primary issues that are lying ahead that need to be solved?

Impact on the common Middle income worker
Towns and cities make up two-thirds of the Indian Gross domestic product. Like other states, Andhra Pradesh has millions of people living in Towns and cities. Consider Hyderabad. It has a population of nearly 7 million people from people from all over the country with the vast majority from the regions of Andhra and Telangana. The majority of these people are working in the service sector and Hyderabad houses the highest number of Special economic zones and it is the largest contributer to the GDP of India. Of all these, it's the capital of the current state of Andhra Pradesh and according to status quo, it will be a shared capital of the two new states for the next 10 years.

These statistics tell us, that there is a significant portion of population that's from working class and an industry booming with innovation and there exists a potential threat of a fragile political situation that can downward spiral into a chaos in case the transition is not peaceful. We need to address this. We need to frame a blue print of how the transition would be, detailed in the simplest way possible and how to make the least noise with respect to the tranquility and freedom of the people of the city, and how to make the least impact on the economic integrity of the city.

Any major movement be it freedom, activist or political has a majority of peaceful working class people. However, protests and movements all over the world is infiltrated by a few bad apples who would dare to cross the line of free speech and tolerance and cause havoc to the movement itself. They might be a handful, but their actions can spiral into something that everybody looks forward not to encounter. We would call these few handful of hooligans, "Bad apples" and we would discuss how to tackle the issues that might be caused by these bad apples.

For example, let's consider 4 people in any part of the two new states, who's economic and social background is as follows. These people represent people of similar backgrounds facing similar issues:
- Swathi an IT professional working for a reputed multinational in the Hitech city,
- Ram a shopkeeper of Automobile spare parts,
- Mahesh a construction worker who's livelihood depends on the casual wage he gets every day and
- Annapurnamma who's a retired Government worker and a senior citizen living off on her pension for livelihood and medication.
All of them go about their daily tasks and chores and get home and relax. Though they might be having a positive outlook on the transition, they fear to encounter certain situations:

Swathi during the transition, fears having the major roads blocked by a sea of protesters, the lack of a reliable transport system to get to her office which may results in a delayed submission of a Business report for a company based in the USA, which will impact the timelines and in turn, can impact Swathi's reputation and credibility. Swathi's potential problems may also include harassment by a few bad apples who would definitely be found in any street protest around the world.

Ram who's a shopkeeper fears to have his shop closed and vandalized by the bad apples and fears that he would need to bear the losses or property damage and lack of business which might take months to recover.

Mahesh's fear as a wage worker, is having his family skip dinner in order to save for loss of work for the day.

Annapurnamma fears lack of Medical shop access for her medicines, and the nonavailability of banks to transact money to but the medicines and food supplies and to pay her bills. Mahesh and Annapurnamma's loss is on the higher side because their life can be affected in a way which can physically harm them and their families.

These are just a few of a range of issues that can potentially arise.

What can be done
As a part of an action plan, we need to address the above issues, and make sure that the people are least affected by the due transition of power and we need to make sure that it's as peaceful as possible. Increase of police force and its mobilization ability, and registration of protesters by the concerned parties is the basic step that can be taken. Also, political parties can carry "Briefing sessions" about how to behave during a protest and about the etiquette, about Do's and Don'ts of it.

The long term solution for discrimination and hate in work places and schools based on the region of origination of people is to start thinking about it today. People from both Telangana and Andhra should be peaceful and treat their coworkers with respect and this should be encouraged by politicians who need to be role models for people to follow.

The Government must make sure there is no ambiguity with respect to the political and administration structure and it's function for the two new states. They need to take the opportunity of having "dual governance" for 10 years to establish a roadmap for future individual administrations that are going to be in place. These 10 years are the most crucial to avoid any future problems with regards to sharing resources, income, labor and waterbodies.

Moreover, after the formation of Telangana, the government must ensure that Hyderabad and other parts of the Telangana region remain friendly to Investors, foreign and domestic, so that the economy of the state is maintained and developed further for Telangana region to prosper. Through our friendly relations, and peaceful economic cooperation we can make sure that our states are in the frontlines of leadership and as the biggest players in economic contribution to the country.

Overall, the people from both sides should be aware that it's only a political boundary that separates the new states and is still and forever interconnected by the long historical and cultural roots that define Telugu and Telangana culture.

Rohit A Venkata

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