What Am I

In continuation with my previous blog on the catch-22 situation of renewable energy companies in Andhra Pradesh, India, a probable radical solution as detailed below, may be explored by the Government of Andhra Pradesh. Renewable plants boast about their ability to serve the green agenda but are still dependent on subsidies and one of the subsidy being offered to them is the "must run" category. What if this "Must run" category is revoked. None of the plants would fall in the Merit Order Despatchability Curve and scheduling them will only be subject to the discretions of the DISCOM. While this would definitely send a wrong signal to the investors, but DISCOMs are unable to make good of any pending payments, and hence they might as well explore a legal way to get around.  And what happens when the MUST RUN category is revoked. There is no fixed/variable price component difference in Solar/Wind. 95% is a fixed cost component. Hence, technically the...

This is in the context of the recent attempts of Andhra Pradesh state Government, in India to renegotiate the PPAs of existing Solar/Wind assets. To give you a brief context, the previous Government encouraged renewable power installations in an attempt to encourage green power generation in the state inspite of the government's financial conditions in not such a great condition. The new Govt., came and alleges that the contracts with those renewable assets would be renegotiated as the Govt. cannot afford payments to those companies and also that the contracts were awarded only to a few companies that had alleged relationship with members of the previous regime. AP govt has been insisting upon renegotiating the PPAs that have been signed as it is unable to honour the high cost contracts, inspite of the recommendation from govt of India to not do so. Is there any merit in the approach by AP. Before we get into further analysis, if we take a peek into the ground reality...

When all that matters is, what will happen the next day. When you know the inevitable When you know the eventuality cannot be stopped When you know you are going to lose an identity When you know your voice is unheard When you know your days are counted When you know your next morning will be split When you know your next drop of water will have to be fought for When you know the decision may never give an option to look back When you know that you will be forced to pay for the visit which we believed was common ancestral property When you know that the days of bilingual talk are over and the pride in staying together ceases to exist All this, when I know that no anguish matters any more! I wish that I did not know!!

In our place, after the end of meals, betel leaf and nuts are given which earmarks the complete closure of the meal. After this the person who was hosting his role is officially considered complete. He would not care what happens later. So, the phrase above means that "we've extended the betel leaf, our role is over, now you may go to dogs!!" This is the stand of Congress. Hell bent on splitting my state, for a desire of meeting the short term objectives of one elections and later they will decide about the way forward. How will the states compete, what are the aspirations of people, what will happen to the resources sharing? What benefit does it actually create to the state .. Nothing seems to be a matter of concern to the Congress party. Once a party of unification, Congress has siphoned off itself as a party with a track record of splitting the states. I am not sure, what is fun that congress is deriving out of it. We cannot afford so many states. Every one kno...

Turn back your pages in the dairies and go to your childhood, and you'd remember that one of the most important events at the onset of summer holidays is the preparation of Avakaya, the most solicited, famous & revered pickle of Andhra Pradesh. I was actually surprised that when I typed Avakaya there was no article cherishing the experiences of Avakaya. Then I thought of penning my memories associated with it.  ఎవడు  కనిపెట్టాడో కానీ  ఆవకాయని, అది లేని జీవితం ఎందుకూ పనికిరాదు !! At the onset of summer Holidays, when Mango is raw, the pickle preparartion season begins. More details about the preparation of the pickle itself can be found on the wiki page , but I want to write about the sweet nuances surrounding its preparation. On the day, when the mango pickle is decided to be kept, we used to go out to the fruit market and start looking out for Mangoes which are as sour as possible from as many dealers. Since my mother cannot really taste very sour ...

I could see that the gate opened into a small ground followed by two rooms with not even a concrete slab. We were waiting for some one to open the lock of the gate. Some guy came with keys. He looked alright..well built and decently dressed and with a badge in his neck. I appeared to be overly dressed up for the occasion in a suit and the laptop. He didn't bother to look into our eyes and was trying to unlock but it didn't happen. The person with me signaled him in some unfamiliar signs and the guy went in, brought another set of keys which opened the lock. I wondered what did the person tell the guy!!  The guy went away with no change of expression in his face as if he has ignored our presence and that he didn't care whether we came in or not. I was bemused at the least! I walked in and I met the lady of the place and the guy, who heads the center, invited me inside. For a place handling the students from Below poverty line, the place was well furnished. It had a...

I didn't know how to coin the term for this...you can help me with the right term after reading the blog During my childhood when high rise apartments weren't the norm and urbanization wasn't in vogue, lot of people would come across your street, perform and ask for alms..more than alms I'd say they were seeking money for the appreciation of their art. Some one would play a shehnai, some one would make a bull perform dance (referred to as gangireddu melam ) or there would be small drama etc.. At the end of all these acts people would contribute what ever amount they can, and the performers in turn would bless whoever has turned up.  In many cases, these performers themselves were considered divine and hence people would throng to see and give whatever they can. This helped many of these artists to survive and flourish in a few instances. They also brought the culture and folklore into limelight and ensured that traditional music thrived. But of late, how many time...

How does it matter? they are just idols... (Famous idols demolished in Hyderabad today) idol of a person who has translated the total epic of BHagavatha into telugu, he has taught us the versses, epitome of Telugu literature...so what, if his idol is destroyed.. a king who has built the temple of tirupathi, who being a non-telugu has learnt and has developed beautiful verses in telugu, so what, if his idol is destroyed. big deal, if the idol of Mrs. Molla is destroyed..what contribution did he provide...after all she was the one who translated ramayana in sanskrit to Telugu...is that any great acheivement worth so much that she deserves a idol...big deal... so what if veersalingam pantulu's idol is destroyed..what does he mean to us...all that he does is probably remove sati..eradicate caste differences..was one of the greatest reformer...so what.. and so what if sri sri's idol is destroyed...the one who proclaimed that let me atleast shed a tear to the woes of the world...s...