ML Update 48

A CPI(ML) Weekly News Magazine

Liberhan Report:

Inaction in the name of ‘ATR’ will not do –

Punish the Perpetrators of the Babri Masjid Demolition

17 years after the demolition of the Babri Masjid, the Liberhan Commission’s findings are finally in the public domain and have been tabled in Parliament.

The report itself holds no surprises: debunking the BJP’s claims that the demolition was a spontaneous act by kar sevaks, it establishes instead that the act was elaborately pre-planned, and indicts top Sangh and BJP leaders for conceiving and executing the plan. Vajpayee, Advani, Joshi, Thackeray and other leaders of the saffron brigade are indicted for having fanned communal flames in the country. The report highlights the role of Kalyan Singh, the then CM of UP, in facilitating the demolition. It also names several members of the district and state administration who facilitated the demolition and were rewarded for it later.

Coming at the end of 17 long years and no less than 48 extensions, however, the report is noticeably lacking in sharpness and urgency. Most significantly, the report stops short of recommending any specific action against the perpetrators of the demolition (confining its recommendations to vague prescriptions of a general nature, such as ‘religion and politics should be separate’), and absolves the Narasimha Rao government at the Centre of failure to prevent the demolition, on the flimsy and unconvincing ground that the Centre could not act without a recommendation from the UP Governor.

The report’s credibility is further undermined by the UPA Government’s response and the manner in which it came into the public domain. Justice Liberhan’s report was submitted to the UPA Government on June 30 2009. At that juncture, the Home Ministry, in spite of the popular demand that the report be made public without further delay, refused to table it in Parliament, claiming that it was “studying” the report in order to take action and would subsequently present the report along with an Action Taken Report. Instead, the Report eventually became public through a ‘leak’ to the media, carefully timed to precede elections in Jharkhand.

The BJP has tried to use the occasion to close ranks and try and check the disarray in its leadership. It has also questioned the Report’s indictment of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who was not physically present at the demolition site. Such arguments carry little weight. The demolition was a carefully crafted political act for which the entire political leadership of the BJP and RSS including Vajpayee undoubtedly bear the responsibility.

However, if history will hold the saffron leadership responsible for the fascist act of demolition of the Babri Masjid and the communal trail of blood that preceded and followed it, history will also not forgive the Congress Government at the Centre for its culpability – through criminal inaction – for the demolition.

Even today, the UPA Government is playing politics with the Liberhan Report, showing scant concern for or commitment to secularism and justice. Its ‘Action Taken Report’ is shamefully lacking in any action taken or even intended to be taken against the culprits of the demolition. In other words, the ‘action taken’ by the Manmohan Singh Government against the perpetrators of the demolition is exactly of the same character as the ‘action taken’ by the Rao government to prevent the demolition – in both cases, the Congress confined its role to some public hand-wringing and lip service, while choosing to take no action against the communal fascists. Interestingly, some of the communal leaders indicted by the Liberhan Report – such as Shankersingh Vaghela – have now switched sides and found a place in the Congress. Another Sangh product and former BJP leader, Babulal Marandi is now a coveted ‘secular’ ally of the Congress in Jharkhand.

Exonerating and emboldening the communal fascists is of course nothing new for the Congress: even way back in 1963, the first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru invited the RSS (in spite of the taint of its linkages with Gandhi’s murder) to participate in the Republic Day Parade.

The Liberhan episode once again highlights the Congress’ characteristic complicity and collusion with communal forces and trivialization of the entire agenda of secularism and justice. The Liberhan Report establishes what is a self-evident truth, recognized by the people of India: that the BJP and Sangh leadership perpetrated the demolition of the Babri Masjid. After such an indictment, impunity for the culprits of the demolition is shameful and unacceptable. As we approach 6 December this year, the anniversary of the infamous demolition of the Babri Masjid in 1992, secular and democratic forces all over the country must demand real action against the culprits in the light of the findings of the Liberhan Report.

Response to the CPI(ML)’s Bihar Bundh Call of 24th November

The bundh called by the Party on 24th November (when the NDA Govt. completed its four years in Bihar) against the four years of betrayal by the Nitish Government on all fronts – be it the failure to implement of the recommendations of the Land Reforms Commission as well as the Common School Commission; failure in providing relief, ration and employment to the poor under assault from severe inflation; failure in providing dignity and security to the dalits, women and poor; and failure in curbing loot and corruption in NREGA, ration and other schemes; or industrial and agricultural development, received a massive support from the people of Bihar.

During the bundh surface transport including rail traffic was completely shut-down and more than ten thousand people across the State were arrested. Thousands of bundh supporters all over the State carrying red flags and banners sat on dharna on roads/highways and railway tracks since morning thus blocking the traffic for hours. Also, due to extensive propaganda of the bundh many vehicle owners stayed off the roads. Many district headquarters and market places in several towns wore deserted look.

At Arrah hundreds of bundh supporters led by veteran communist leader Ram Naresh Ram sat on dharna near the main bus terminal thus completely blocking NH-30. Similar dharna and blockades were also reported from Dinara, Kochas and Maliyabag in Rohtas dist. Thousands of bundh supporters blockaded the GT road at Mohania, Dehri-on-Sone and Aurangabad completely paralysing this arterial highway.

At Jahanabad about two thousand people led by State Committee members (SCMs) Ramadhar Singh, Pradip Kumar and Mithilesh Yadav completely blockaded the Gaya-Patna railway track. Unions of rickshaw pullers and horse-carts (tumtums) supported the bundh, so there was hardly any traffic in the town and markets also remained closed. At Arwal more than five hundred bundh supporters led by SCMs Mahanand Prasad, Ravindra Yadav, Upendra Paswan and Jitendra Yadav sat on dharna on NH-98 connecting Patna and Aurangabad since 6 a.m. GT road and NH-2 were blocked at Gaya and Khijarsarai also.

At Siwan NH-85 connecting Patna with Siwan was blockaded by bundh supporters led by Com. Amarjeet Kushwaha since early morning. Hundreds of bundh supporters led by CPI(ML) leaders Vijendra Mishra and Jugnandan Rai completely jammed the NH-85 since 6 a.m. near Bheldi village in Chhapra connecting it with Muzaffarpur.

Bundh supporters also laid complete blockade of NH-57 at Mabbi (Darbhanga) and Bochahan (Muzaffarpur) connecting Muzaffarpur-Kishanganj, NH-28 at Sakra (Muzaffarpur) and Motihari connecting Barauni-Muzaffarpur, NH-105 at Aaunsi (Darbhanga) connecting Darbhanga-Jaynagar, NH-77 at Khanuachak (Samastipur) connecting Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi, NH-103 at Rosra (Samastipur) connecting Samastipur-Rosra, NH-31 was blockaded at Begusarai, Kursela, Khagaria, Purnia, NH-28B at Pipra (West Champaran) and NH-80 at Bhagalpur.

Hundreds of bundh supporters also sat on railway tracks at Darbhanga, Madhubani, Samastipur, Ramnagar, Bhagalpur, Jahanabad, Nawada, Biharsharif, Buxar, Raghunathpur, Siwan, Arrah, Masaurhi, Bihta, Fatuha, . Gandhi Setu was blockaded at Hajipur and rail-road bridge at Jhanjharpur. Several superfast and express trains remained immobile for hours due to these protests.

One hundred bundh supporters were arrested at 7:30 a.m. in Daudpur (Siwan), more than 400 were arrested in Nawada, 50 arrested at Mainatand in W.Champaran, more than 500 were arrested in Biharsharif, 200 in Begusarai, two thousand in Siwan, 500 in Mairwan, 500 in Dumraon, 50 in Arrah and more than 3000 bundh supporters were arrested in Capital Patna. Among those arrested were CPI(ML) State Secretary Com. Nand Kishore Prasad, Ram Jatan Sharma – Polit Bureau member, comrades KD Yadav, Rameshwar Prasad, Mina Tiwary, Saroj Chaubey – all CC members, Kamlesh Sharma, Shyam Chandra Chaudhary, Shashi Yadav, Pawan Sharma, Amarnath Yadav and Satyadev Ram – all prominent CPI(ML) leaders in the State.

During the bundh massive rallies were witnessed at all district headquarters in Bihar and ensured the closure of markets and businesses. Bundh was successful also at Shekhpura, Jamui, Munger, Lakhisarai, Khagaria, Madhepura, Araria, Saharsa and Banka.

In Capital Patna, three different contingents of thousand bundh supporters each ensured successful bundh in the city. Members of the All India Students’ Association led by Com. Abhyuday ensured total closure of Patna University and all colleges. More than three thousand people were arrested in Patna at IT crossing, Dak Bungalow crossing, Bailey Road and Patna bypass during the day.

Hundred more were arrested at Phulwari Sharif after burning an effigy of Nitish Kumar, 200 were arrested in Bihta, 150 and 100 were arrested in Punpun and Bikramganj respectively. NH was also blockaded at Naubatpur and Fatuha.

CPI(ML) State Secretary Com. Nand Kishore Prasad said that the agricultural labourers, peasants, student-youth, State employees, shopkeepers, vehicle drivers and all toiling, democratic section and justice loving citizens of Bihar by supporting the bundh massively have slapped hard on the State machinery controlled by feudal, communal, anti-people and regressive forces, and that this bundh has exposed the hollow statistics and false propaganda of Nitish Govt. He also appreciated the support extended by CPI, CPI(M), Forward Block, SUCI, RSP and other Left parties and other dozens of organisations including the RJD and BSP to the bundh call. He also condemned the arrests and lathi-charges on bundh supporters.

Students from JNU, Jamia and DU Protest against the Hike in Metro and Bus Fares

On 23rd November, students belonging to the All India Students’ Association (AISA) from Delhi University, Jamia Milia Islamia and JNU protested against the Delhi’s Sheela Dikshit Govt.’s move of hiking the fare of Metro trains, DTC buses, and the indiscriminate hike in fees of Students’ Passes in DTC. The protest was held at Vishwa Vidyalaya Metro Station in North Campus. The protesters formed human chain and later burned an effigy of the Delhi Government, at the Chhatra Marg of University, after blocking the road for some time.

DU AISA unit General secretary Sunny said “the protest was to give a message to the Delhi government against its decision of increased bus and metro fare whose consequences has mainly fallen on the students, who commute on a daily basis. So the demand is to withdraw the increased bus and metro fare, issue of concessional rate metro pass for the students and extension of DTC Bus passes to all buses in Delhi”.

“It has been a great concern for the student community that the Congress govt. is taking a lot of anti-students moves of which the increased fares of buses and metros are an integral part. At a time when the govt is hell bound to make education a reserved enclave for the rich, the present moves are no surprise. However the students will also respond by fighting back if these autocratic decisions are not done away with immediately and this protest is only a starting point”, said AISA General Secretary Ravi Rai.

The gathering also condemned the recent brutal lathi-charge by Delhi Police on students of JNU, while defending some outsiders with high connections, who eve-teased girl students at the campus. The gathering demanded that the guilty police officers involved in the lathi-charge must be suspended immediately, and the harassers be punished.

Health Camp Organised by AIALA & AIPWA in Karnataka

All India Agricultural Labourer Organisation (AIALA) and All India Progressive Women’s Association (AIPWA) jointly organised a health camp at Sogahalli in HD Kote taluq, Mysore dist in Karnataka. It was attended by Dr. Manikarnika and Dr. V Lakshminarayana. More than 150 patients were examined and free medicines distributed. The doctors also made speeches before the health camp and emphasized the role of hygiene and balanced nutrition in maintaining a healthy body and mind.

Report from AP

CPI(ML) Liberation, Sathupalli Mandal, Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, organized a memorial meeting on the death anniversary of Com. Narra Venkanna who passed away on 13/11/2008. Nearly 200 Party and AIALA members participated. A Martyr’s Memorial was inaugurated by Com. N Murthy. Red Flag was hoisted by Com. Bangaru Rao and a meeting was organised by District Leading Team presided by CK Damodar, District Leading Team Secretary of Khammam district.

State Secretary Com. N Murthy called upon the Party activists and members to strengthen the Party at the grass roots level in Khammam. R Veeraswamy, AIALA, B Venkateswara Rao, AICCTU, N. Vijaya, AIPWA, M Sarveswara Rao and other leaders attended and addressed the gathering and meeting.

Agitation in Puducherry

Movement for Protection of Roofless in Pondichery held a protest demonstration on 11th November 2009 demanding relief for the rain affected families of urban poor. The recent incessant rain in Puducherry and Karaikal regions of Puducherry Union territory terribly affected all poor people living in slums and other semi urban areas. The demonstrators demanded from the territorial Congress Government a free supply of 25 kgs of rice and 5 litres of kerosene to all rain affected families in the UT. They also demanded compensation of Rs.2000/- to all families of unorganized workers who lost employment due to continuous heavy rains. Rs 5000/- to each family who lost their dwelling places including households articles. A compensation of Rs two lakhs was demanded for the family members of victims who lost their lives during rains and that of Rs 75000/- to the victims injured during the rains.

The year 2010 is the Centenary year of Sri Aurobindo’s arrival at Puducherry. The Aurobindo Ashram which was developed by Sri Aurobindo grew larger and larger in size in terms of wealth and properties. The movement for protection of roofless on the same day demanded free housing quarters to the workers of Aurobindo ashram and also free schooling and education for the workers’ as well as the local people’s children. They also demanded from the management of Sri Auribindo Ashram free medical services for the general public. The demonstration was addressed by Com Mothilal, GS of the movement and by Com. CS Sagayaraj, President.

Com. P Shankaran, organizer of AIALA in Puducherry State also addressed the demonstrators. Finally a memorandum was submitted to the Chief Minister of Puducherry in this regard. A large number of women and other activists of the movement participated in the demonstration. Workers from AICCTU also took part in the demonstration in large numbers.

Women Workers Hold Protest against Govt.’s Anti-Women Policies

As a part of the All India Central Council of Trade Union’s (AICCTU’s) nationwide call for a Demand Day for women workers, women workers in different parts of the country and different production units held protest demonstration on 23rd November.

DELHI: Women workers from different parts of Delhi marched to Jantar Mantar to press for their specific demands. They held a dharna at Jantar Mantar and sent a memorandum to the Union Labour Minister as well as Delhi CM Mrs. Shiela Dixit. Women present in the Dharna condemned government’s policies causing further inequality and hardships for working women and demanded equal opportunities in jobs as well as equal pay for equal work besides other demands.

All India Progressive Women’s Association’s (AIPWA) National Secretary Com. Kavita Krishnan addressed the protestors where she demanded from the Sheila Dixit Govt. in Delhi and the Union Govt. specific legislations for the women workers. She said that the liberalisation policies have led to more and more exploitation of women workers and they are now being pushed to more hardships.

AICCTU Secretary Santosh Rai spoke of utter violations of labour laws for women workers and said that in Delhi lakhs of domestic workers and other women workers have been facing atrocities and violation of their fundamental constitutional rights for a long time but the state government, headed by a women CM, is not doing anything to improve the working conditions of women.

Letter that was submitted included demands for Rs. 200 in wages for 8 hours of work, central legislation for domestic workers, permanent employment for Anganwadi and Aasha workers, safety of women at workplace, crèche facility at the workplace, BPL cards to all toiling women, and 50 Kg. ration and 10 litre kerosene oil at Rs. 2 per kg. or litre to ensure the food security of all workers.

TAMIL NADU: Demand Day was observed at Pricol in Coimbatore in which over 100 Pricol women workers participated in a pledge taking meeting. They decided to celebrate the 1000th day of their struggle in a big way. They also decided to reach out to 1 lakh people around Pricol and take up a campaign about their struggle. Comrades Mallika, Tamilselvi, Sridevi and Indrani spoke in the meeting.

In Chennai, women workers of Leela Scottish P. Ltd, an export garment company participated. They said only after they joined Trade Union, the attitude of the management toward them changed. They have decided in the hall meeting to take up a campaign for revision of minimum wages for tailoring industry, which is the only industry for which the TN government did not revise the minimum wages. Comrades Bhuvana and Palanivel, State Secretary, AICCTU attended the meeting.

In Nellai, over 60 women workers of Workers’ Rights Forum staged a demonstration before the Collector’s office demanding work under NREGA and to check malpractices in NREGA. They were led by Com. Thenmozhi, State Vice President, AICCTU. They later submitted a memorandum to the Collector. Com. Jayalakshmi, who was elected as a ward member in a recent by-election, Com. Rave Daniel and Com. Ganesan, State Executive Committee Members, AICCTU, also spoke in the demonstration.

In Kanyakumari, a meeting of Workers’ Rights Forum was held in which around 60 unorganised women workers participated.

WEST BENGAL: “Demand DAY” was observed at Krishna Nagar, Nadia, where 150 women workers assembled before DM office for a sit-in demonstration for 12 hours and continued till 5 p.m. A Memorandum was also submitted to the DM. Com. Amal Tarafdar, President, AICCTU Nadia District committee, Com. Apu Kaviraj, Secretary, AIPWA and Com. Anima Haldar, leader of Bidi workers led the demonstration and delivered speeches. Com. Nitish Roy and Com. Biplab Bagchi sang revolutionary songs.

Demand day was also observed in Howrah Dist. A campaign meeting was held at Howrah Maidan. Com. Mina Pal, Vice-president, AICCTU, WB, Com. Sabita Koley, Secretary, Domestic Workers’ Association, Com. Sobha Mallick, unorganised women worker and Com. Debabrata Bhakta, Secretary, AICCTU, Howrah, delivered speeches there.

Demand day was observed at Kaliachak, Malda district. Mainly Bidi workers particiapated here. Com. Ibrahim Sheikh led the demonstration.

ASSAM: 500 women workers blockaded road at Tinsukia in support of their demand.

CHHATISGARH: 500 women workers, mostly sanitary workers, held a militant demonstration in Bhilai in support of their demands.

An update on the Chunar struggle that was carried in earlier issues of ML Update:

Subsequently, a meeting was held between the Mirzapur district administration, representatives of the party and Jan Samasya Nivaran Samiti on 21 November. The delegation was led by the UP State Secretary Sudhakar Yadav. Specific demands placed before the administration were – Repeal of Gangster Act on the 23 people; a check on the pollution being spread by the factory; ensuring that no passage for transit of locals is blocked by the factory; full payment to casual labourers working in the factory, who as of now are being paid Rs. 100/- per day while they are made to sign against a sum of Rs. 132/- by the labour contractor hired by the company.

The officials agreed to initiate a magisterial inquiry into the events that led to the imposition of Gangster Act on the innocent villagers. Also, a date for tripartite talks involving the party and villagers, administration and representatives of JP Associates has been fixed. The Kisan Sabha has decided to lift the dharna till the talks. It has been decided that if there is no fruitful outcome, the movement will be renewed again.

CPI(ML) Candidates for the Jharkhand Assembly Election:

1 Dhanbad – Kiran Hembrom (F)

2 Jharia – Bhajohri Mahto

3 Devghar – Rakhi Devi (F)

4 Podaiyyahaat – Motilal Bhagat

5 Nala – Jagat Mandal

6 Dumka – Rameshwar Soren

7 Shikaripada – Paltan Hansda

8 Jarmundi – Sahdev Prasad Yadav

9 Tamar (ST) – Sukhdev Munda

10 Mandar (ST) – Budhva Oraon

11 Gomia – Baleshwar Gope

12 Gandey – Rajesh Yadav

13 Giridih – Israpheel Ansari

14 Barkattha – Basudev Yadav

15 Barhi – Javed Islam

16 Badkagaon – Qayamuddin Ansari

17 Mandu – Chandranathbhai Patel

18 Koderma – Parmeshwar Mahto

19 Chandankyari (SC) – Janardan Harijan

20 Dhanwar – Rajkumar Yadav

21 Bagodar – Vinod Kumar Singh

22 Jamua (SC) – Satyanarayan Das

23 Manoharpur (ST) –Durga Sundi

24 Chakradharpur (ST) – Bahadur Oraon

25 Bishunpur (ST) – Suresh Bhagat

26 Simdega (ST) – Birjanand Oraon

27 Kolebira (ST) – Shyamsundar Badaik

28 Lohardaga (ST) – Ashamani Oraon (F)

29 Garhwa – Kalicharan Mehta

30 Bhavnathpur – Sogra Begum (F)

31 Panki – Kavita Singh (F)

32 Vishrampur – Anwar Ansari

33 Manika (ST) – Kanhai Singh

34 Chatarpur (SC) – Ramraj Paswan

35 Chatra (SC) – Pramod Ram

One of the world’s biggest computer and laptop manufacturers – Dell – has announced that as part of its corporate growth strategy – that it has begun installing Ubuntu 7.10 / Gutsy Gibbon, on its Dell consumer Linux PCs in the United States and will also make it available on the Inspiron 530 in England, France and Germany before the end of 2007.

Dell began offering consumer systems running Ubuntu in May 2007. Ubuntu’s Gutsy Gibson has been available on laptops since October.

The OEM and laptop testing teams of Dell have been testing the code and hardware drivers for several weeks and are ready to launch the Ubuntu 7.10 Laptop based on the free and open source Ubuntu Linux operating system.

“We believe Ubuntu 7.10 is a solid step forward <span style=”font-weight:bold;”>for both Linux enthusiasts as well as the mainstream consumer market</span>,” wrote Daniel Judd, Product Group Strategist on the Dell2Dell blog on Tuesday. “The answer is simple. With any operating system, we take gold code and take the time to do extensive testing on our systems to make sure that customers have as few issues as possible.”

Daniel Judd, Dell product manager has cited “cool” 3-D visual effects, easier desktop search for applications and the “ability to quickly switch between users and easily share a system with family members” as key new features of Ubuntu’s 7.10 release. He has also cited two minor Dell developed innovations much in demand by younger generation of laptop users — pre-installation of Flash and improved recovery options — as other significant enhancements for Gutsy Gibbon on Dell consumer PCs.

Judd also one key request was the ability to watch DVD movies from the Dell Linux desktop. “We totally agree and that’s why we now include built-in DVD movie playback with all Ubuntu 7.10 systems.The experience we wanted is simple — when you put a movie in, it plays. It is easy enough for a child and an example of the steps we are taking to make Ubuntu as enjoyable as possible.

Backwardness of Infrastructure or Backwardness of the Mind ?
For the Indian enthusiasts of Ubuntu and Linux it sometimes comes as a complete shock that a country which bursts into raptures when women are launched into outer space, a country that just freaks out when it sees fillums like Swadesh, Chak de India etc and a country which regards itself as one of the providers of choice of IT services, innovation and IT expertise to many parts of the world – is very silent when it comes to the question of IT infrastructure.
However if you have had ocassion to talk to some of the smartest Indian IT professors, working for well over decades in premier science and technology teaching and research institutes, one cannot help asking them a few questions on Linux and the Indian community :
1. For how many years have you been using Linux ?
2. For how many years have you been teaching Linux ?
3. How many world class conferences you have attended or hosted on Linux with lots and lots of government money ?
4. How many times you have given media interviews regarding IT innovation strategy for this country ?
5. How many years you have spent on accumulating experience on clusters of computing hardware ?

And then if you ask them one simple question as to why – if when a user in an Indian village wants to download Ubuntu Linux from an Indian server there is no Indian server offering free downloads – they just go suddenly quiet.
How long is this state expected to last ?
Just try going to the Ubuntu Linux download page and see (forget the world) – just check out which Asian countries have servers from which common people can download Ubuntu Linux from.
You will be amazed that all these high flying science and technology bureaucrats of India have not even found the time or the resources to offer a server for simple downloads.
And do you wonder what countries figure there ?
Well certainly not the so called big boss of IT – India. Nor the IT capitalists who profess to be socialists at heart.
There is no NASSCOM there. No IIT. No IIIT. No IIM
Then who is there ? –
Surprise of surprises – China, Uzbekistan, Thailand, Vietnam.
No Indian servers at all from any of the high flying prestigious IT computing hubs sprinkled all over India.
Is this issue symptomatic about ills and achievements of Indian Science and Technology, some fifty years after the dreams of public sector and science and technology revolution in India ?

कानपुर लखनऊ व सम्पूर्ण उत्तर प्रदेश में कम्प्यूटर उपयोग कर्ताओं के लिए लाइनक्स उबुँटू व बी एस एन एल की डाटा वन इन्टरनैट ब्रौडबैण्ड सेवा -

It seems some kids and even some adult people ( not to talk of ignorant computer, laptop hardware dealers) have difficulties getting their own or customer broadband Internet connection from BSNL India – working with Ubuntu or Kubuntu Linux.

The BSNL Broadband connection costs only Rs 250/- per month and because it is an ADSL connection you can also use the telephone connection on the same phone line. You just need to phone up the BSNL Broadband support and ask them to give you the BSNL LAN details. Usually they are very helpful and will give you : Gateway Address, Primary DNS and Alternate DNS – All very simple – Just note down on piece of paper
The ADSL modem that they give like Sterlite which is a Chinese modem works very well with Ubuntu Linux in Kanpur Lucknow and all of Uttar Pradesh and no separate drivers are required. Just connect the Ethernet and phone lines to the modem. Connect the Ethernet cable to your AMD or Intel motherboard Ethernet port. A green and yellow light comes on if you see the back of your computer or laptop.

What next ? Once your Ubuntu or Kubuntu is installed from your ISO CD go to Applications – Accessories – Terminal and log in as root user. In Ubuntu root user is sudo

Type in the following in your shell – GNOME desktop shell also called GNOME Terminal :

sudo ppoeconf – Then enter the username that BSNL gave you. Next enter the password. Keep all the default settings regarding

sudo pon dsl-provider ( sudo poff dsl-provider – to disconnect Internet connection )

Nowadays most computer dealers will give you a Ubuntu or Kubuntu CD for just Rs 100 and you can install everything yourself. To install printer, keep the printer on while installing your Ubuntu.

Check with : plog ifconfig

Go to any website from your Firefox browser like : http://www.example.com

And hey, your Rs 250/- per month ADSL Broadband connection from BSNL is working at lightning speed in Kanpur Lucknow, Jhansi, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Patna Moradabad. Nothing else to do. Just tune in to an Internet radio station from Ubuntu and enjoy the latest music and video clips.

Happy Ubuntu !! Everything is working fine !! Free legal Ubuntu !! I’m loving it baby !! And yes if somebody next door wants your help, please do help them out as wel. This is the spirit of Ubuntu in Kanpur and Lucknow. If your Ubuntu is working fine, please do spend some time to get your neighbours Ubuntu working also. No need to wait for IIT engineers. They will never come to you.

Kanpur and Lucknow computer dealers who have for years been selling proprietary operating systems are suddenly realizing that they themselves know very little about Ubuntu Linux operating system for desktops. On top of that, they have not invested in teaching their own support staff how to install Ubuntu or Kubuntu on customer laptops and desktops – that is customers who want to work with the best legal operating system already available in the markets. Many of these computer dealers have not even found the time to read the installation instructions from the Ubuntu website.

Naturally these assembled computer dealers associations in Kanpur and Lucknow feel that first they have to learn Ubuntu themselves – and then – they have to teach their staff how to install Ubuntu or Kubuntu in one hour. So it seems that school children will now have to teach these outdated computer dealers and hardware box vendors the fine points of Ubuntu Linux installation on laptops and desktops. One wonders when the the computer assemblers will start giving themselves a crash course in Ubuntu and Linux so that they can install it on their customer computers in just one hour.

But go and see the computers of children in Kanpur and Lucknow from schools such as Methodist, Jaipuria DPS, Christ Church – these kids know much more about the ease of Ubuntu installations than these hardware vendors – many of whom do not even have free CD to give to the customer just in case the customer tells them just to give them a price for the hardware box. For after all if children can install Ubuntu from CD by themselves, so can customers. And then maybe finally the staff of the hardware vendors will also learn how to install Ubuntu.

Many children of course prefer Kubuntu Desktop version because the KDE desktop is better to look at for those who only know how to send emails and chat on the Internet.

And last, the computer dealers will themselves shyly one afternoon decide to learn it themselves.

Where to download Ubuntu from ? http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download