Thursday, 14 April 2011
Thursday Tagline Award
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010
Leaders of the fee world - The Economist
Politicians' salaries
How much a country's leader is paid compared to GDP per person
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Revaluing the Indian Football
We have world’s richest cricket board. We have IPL, which have changed the way cricket was played, watched and perceived. We have nurtured cricket so well that we have topped ICC rankings. While for Indian football team, July 2010 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ranking is men at 21 and women at 13, while FIFA ranks men at 133 and women at 56.
Saturday, 15 May 2010
It is not safe, anymore.
- To resolve all these, Modimania, BCCI, IPL’s JHOL
- To get players back in shape (good shape)
- And I am personally really very bored of news with all the cricket in it
Saturday, 1 May 2010
And This Too Shall Pass
It's beautiful, mythological story.
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One day Solomon decided to humble Benaiah ben Yehoyada, his most trusted minister. He said to him, "Benaiah, there is a certain ring that I want you to bring to me. I wish to wear it for Sukkot which gives you six months to find it."
"If it exists anywhere on earth, your majesty," replied Benaiah, "I will find it and bring it to you, but what makes the ring so special?"
"It has magic powers," answered the king. "If a happy man looks at it, he becomes sad, and if a sad man looks at it, he becomes happy." Solomon knew that no such ring existed in the world, but he wished to give his minister a little taste of humility.
Spring passed and then summer and still Benaiah had no idea where he could find the ring. On the night before Sukkot, he decided to take a walk in one of the poorest quarters of Jerusalem. He passed by a merchant who had begun to set out the day's wares on a shabby carpet. "Have you by any chance heard of a magic ring that makes the happy wearer forget his joy and the broken-hearted wearer forget his sorrows?" asked Benaiah.
He watched the grandfather take a plain gold ring from his carpet and engrave something on it. When Benaiah read the words on the ring, his face broke out in a wide smile.
That night the entire city welcomed in the holiday of Sukkot with great festivity. "Well, my friend," said Solomon, "have you found what I sent you after?" All the ministers laughed and Solomon himself smiled.
To everyone's surprise, Benaiah held up a small gold ring and declared, "Here it is, your majesty!" As soon as Solomon read the inscription, the smile vanished from his face. The jeweler had written three Hebrew letters on the gold band: "gimel, zayin, yud", which began the words "Gam zeh ya'avor" -- "This too shall pass."
At that moment Solomon realized that all his wisdom and fabulous wealth and tremendous power were but fleeting things, for one day he would be nothing but dust.
Source - http://www.inspirationalstories.com
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If you are bestowed with happiness, love and prosperity, enjoy it - coz, may be, "this too shall pass".
And if you are caught in some sad situation or are afraid of something, don't worry - coz, definitely, "this too shall pass".
Love.
A
Monday, 19 April 2010
Friday, 9 April 2010
Review: The White Tiger (Novel)
Author: Arvind Adiga
Publisher: HarperCollins
The review is somewhat late (by 2 years, only!), but I wish to give some crisp review of whatever I read, then it could be a 50 yrs old writing. Yeah. Especially for those who didn’t read it.
- The White Tiger is first novel of Arvind Adiga and lucky guy won The Man Booker Prize, 2008, at first attempt
- The entire book is in the form of a letter to the Premier of People’s Republic of China, Wen Jiabao, who is scheduled to visit India and is keen to know about the development of Bangalore and the entrepreneurs there
- Story is of Balram Halwai alias Munna, the main character and narrator in the book
- Book is about Balram’s journey from a school boy to a tea stall worker to a driver to a murderer and to a entrepreneur. From Laxamangarh in Gaya Dist. to Delhi to Bangalore
- Enlightens us about the life and relationship of the dedicated servant and master in the democratic (?) India, about America returned confused being, about rotten bureaucrats and rotting Indian system, about the eccentric lifestyles of categories of people, about China, America and much more to mention here
- There are many moments when you can hear yourself crying out words like -- Yuk!...EEEEEEEE!(if u r a girl ;)), how he could!! And many of your personal vocabulary gathering
- You may hate Delhi and overall metros at some (rather many) points. Sometimes India too
- And you may hate your driver too, if you have one
- Its humorous, justifiable and unjustifiable at the same time, very angry sometimes and very true
- Simple and slangy in expression
- Ratings???? - - 4.13 Stars out of 5
Wednesday, 26 August 2009
Weirdly Funny
Tuesday, 11 August 2009
An Outreach
Tuesday, 28 July 2009
We Cure Insomnia
Friday, 17 July 2009
Too much to read
Too precious to waste…

Discovery channel says, after 30 years, 1 liter water will cost more than 1 liter of petrol, too much eh?
Too innocent to poach…

Tiger Population in India -
At the beginning of 19th century - 45,000 ----------Year 2008 – Approx - 1411 or may be less…
Tiger – India’s National Animal…really?
The few minutes nuisance…

The result of few minutes of comfort, PLASTIC Bags--- I-WILL-NOT-DECOMPOSE-EVEN-AFTER-1000 YEARS…..It’s always wise to carry your own carriers.
A shop owner said to customer, “madam, please get your own bag, coz I have to pay 58 paise, for one polythene bag, if you buy one milk pouch, I would hardly earn anything on it.”
I would suggest to tax polythene bags to take that amount to at least 3-5 Rs, eventually, usage MIGHT decrease.
GM Crops – A harmful boon?

I have heard some positive but also some threatening facts about GM.
Positive like increased productivity, pest resistance properties, improved yield, less maintenance…
Negative developments like low quality, crop limitations as it is alleged that the land cultivated with GM do not support any other crop/seed due to its harmful chemical releases in that land, generation of new pests. It is also said that GM’s high cost and non availability and total dependence on it is one of the cause of endless suicides of cotton growing farmers in Maharashtra.
I don’t know if too much interference in all the natural processes is really gonna help.
Having info on GM or any other issue? Do Share.
(photos courtesy to respective sources)
Sunday, 21 June 2009
What the Heck?!!

Monday, 1 June 2009
Tuesday, 28 April 2009
My Dear Activa
Finally they (RTO) picked my dear Activa!! For parking her in P1 zone on 20th April.
And I’m glad it happened. I was frustrated for first five minutes as it happened for first time. But optimism you see. I had a chance to see personally how this works. Its fun only till it’s happening with others.
Well, here is a tip (especially for girls) - If the pickers gang try to scare you of knotty, complicated process to get your beloved vehicle back and say that the process will sweep u of a good amount, don’t give a damn.
As I caught them catching my vehicle, they chased me instead of me doing that. I was left with two pay options Rs.100 or Rs.150, later with a receipt. After some bargain, just to check, I picked Rs. 100 option. The picker hopped back happily to his gang.
Later I said I will pay 150. As I said this, in a matter of second they all fled and advised me to get my vehicle from the centre!! J
It’s true that - 100 Divided by a Gang - is just too negligible amount to name it as corruption but at least that amount won’t end up sponsoring anything outlaw that it shouldn’t.
At the centre, after some consultation, I decided to pay off with a receipt whatever may be the amount as I didn’t had vehicle papers with me (one guy there said it would cost me around 500 bucks and offered to settle it at 250, again receipt less). I had to disappoint him too.
Final outcome was, I didn’t pay 500 or 250 but 150 with a reciept. To my surprise, I was not even asked for license, papers are far away.
You must have gone through all this, and may have had different experiences…mine was bit trouble less but full of future guidelines.
Friday, 17 April 2009
He is an Artist !!!
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Guru on Swiss
3-4 days ago, I had a little E-mail conversation with Mr. Gurumurthy over Swiss bank issue.
(Remember R. Madhavan from film Guru?? Same in real)
Here is the abstract of article –
".....Advani has only questioned why the Manmohan government is not acting now [in March 2009] in tandem with the West which has begun crusading against secret banking. Only now the West has turned against secret bank funds....."
I Asked –
--> If west had not paid any heed to this issue (openly) and if there were
no recession, then was it so that Advani Jee had not taken up the
issue as an agenda?
I, like many others, think that Swiss Issue should be taken very
seriously and should be cleared as early and as clearly possible.
On this, he said –
à I had written in the first one as to how my effort (related to Swiss bank) of 1987 was aborted by arresting me.
It is not easy to make Swiss banks to unlock their secrets. It means compelling the Swiss government to change their law.
It would be possible only if the West exerted pressure on the Swiss.
The West has begun doing only now.
Otherwise we can raise the issue, but that will be only a propaganda.
We cannot succeed. Now we can, if the government does something effective in collaboration with the West. ß
Well, I agree with him that getting information out of Swiss and acting on it is a bit of Herculean task.
Now that the western countries have started hunting for bank a/c and names, Swiss Govt has agreed to expose (only on demand) the list of account holders and related details.
It’s just worthless to ask that why any previous Govt. did not ask for Swiss exposure.
Also, as we know, many of these themselves hold a Swiss A/C!
Monday, 13 April 2009
Questioning the Questions
Some days ago, I saw on TV, a bunch of furious people (as usual, alleged to be from different parties). They were shouting at politicians, or say party representatives, over various unfortunate conditions they were facing, on the overly, cowardly failed five year old promises. People were asking what can you “give us” if we vote you to power. (I know it’s a worth laughing question)
Have we become such fools to believe in the answers given just before elections?? We shouldn’t.
Is there going to be any “NO” in answer about fulfilling public demand? NO.
It’s just the Wrong time to ask such questions.
Why we cannot have them in front of people during their tenure (for Damn Five Years!) asking about the progress of their cheerful promises?
Recently, Lok Sabha sittings have come down to a record number. Why? (552 member council, for sleeping??!). May be they don’t have any think to display to Lok in that Sabha. Or, may be, simply not interested.
Don’t we need a platform, where we could replay the promises made by candidates and cross question them about the progress? Why the work is halted, how they plan to resume it and also applaud the sincere persons who have managed to keep their election campaign words.
AT LEAST IT'S A MUCH BETTER OPTION THAN COLLECTING HURLED SHOES...!! ;-)
I know, they are answerable only to higher authorities once they are ministers’ and all. But they are ministers because of people, on the people’s money, and of course for the people.It would be a strong recommendation to have such a question answer platform during five year tenure which is only for juntas.
Not those TV debates please. Anchors, producers all seem to be politically motivated now and cannot give an unbiased view.
(Have you seen Obama initiative where he interacted with common people via internet in a hall jam-packed with few more common people. He answered questions regarding from recession to studies, jobs to house and lots more.)
They say don’t follow west, but it’s not bad always.
Sunday, 29 March 2009
Who said there is only "Lady's Finger"???

Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Snap
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
It is not always that…
It is not always that…
Everything I say is heard
Everything I do is a success
Every time I cry is real
Every time I laugh is real
Every time I pray; is answered
Everything I hide is a secret
Everytime I lie is false; Or
Everytime I pledge is a truth
But I still say, do, cry, laugh, pray, hide, lie, pledge…Why???










