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Foreign Investment In India - Analysis Of Factors And Policies

2010-11-22T17:09:00.001+05:30

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Foreign Investment In India - Analysis Of Factors And Policies

Khalil Gibran on - "The Marriage"

2008-07-09T14:52:00.001+05:30

You were born together, and together you shall be forevermore.
You shall be together when white wings of death scatter your days.
Aye, you shall be together even in the silent memory of God.
But let there be spaces in your togetherness,
And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.
Love one another but make not a bond of love:
Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Fill each other's cup but drink not from one cup.
Give one another of your bread but eat not from the same loaf.
Sing and dance together and be joyous, but let each one of you be alone,
Even as the strings of a lute are alone though they quiver with the same music.
Give your hearts, but not into each other's keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts.
And stand together, yet not too near together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow not in each other's shadow.

Some 34 years old memories of Sudha Murthy: The First Lady Technical Officer in Tata Motors

2008-07-09T12:26:00.005+05:30

Sudha Kulkarni Murthy needs no formal introduction that she is wife of Narayan Murthy , that she is chairman of Infosys Foundation , that she is a devoted social worker and an acclaimed writer .
Here I am putting the excerpts from her write up that she written on 24-July-2004 on the occasion of JRD Birthday that was published in the ‘TELCO Magazine ‘ .

It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and gulmohars were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my postgraduate department and was staying at the ladies' hostel. Other girls were pursuing research in different departments of Science.

I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US ... I had not thought of taking up a job in India .

One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I saw an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-requirement notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata Motors)... It stated that the company required young, bright engineers, hardworking and with an excellent academic background, etc.

At the bottom was a small line: 'Lady Candidates need not apply.'

I read it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up against gender discrimination. Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I had done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers...
Little did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not enough to be successful? After reading the notice I went fuming to my room. I decided to inform the topmost person in Telco's management about the injustice the company was perpetrating. I got a postcard and started to write, but there was a problem: I did not know who headed Telco.

I thought it must be one of the Tatas. I knew JRD Tata was the head of the Tata Group; I had seen his pictures in newspapers (actually, Sumant Moolgaokar was the company's chairman then) I took the card, addressed it to JRD and started writing. To this day I remember clearly what I wrote.

'The great Tatas have always been pioneers. They are the people who started the basic infrastructure industries in India , such as iron and steel, chemicals, textiles and locomotives they have cared for higher education in India since 1900 and they were responsible for the establishment of the Indian Institute of Science. Fortunately, I study there. But I am surprised how a company such as Telco is discriminating on the basis of gender.'

I posted the letter and forgot about it. Less than 10 days later, I received a telegram stating that I had to appear for an interview at Telco's Pune facility at the company's expense. I was taken aback by the telegram. My hostel mate told me I should use the opportunity to go to Pune free of cost and buy them the famous Pune saris for cheap! I collected Rs30 each from everyone who wanted a sari when I look back, I feel like laughing at the reasons for my going, but back then they seemed good enough to make the trip.

It was my first visit to Pune and I immediately fell in love with the city. To this day it remains dear to me. I feel as much at home in Pune as I do in Hubli, my hometown. The place changed my life in so many ways. As directed, I went to Telco's Pimpri office for the interview.

There were six people on the panel and I realized then that this was serious business. 'This is the girl who wrote to JRD,' I heard somebody whisper as soon as I entered the room. By then I knew for sure that I would not get the job. The realization abolished all fear from my mind, so I was rather cool while the interview was being conducted.

Even before the interview started, I reckoned the panel was biased, so I told them, rather impolitely, 'I hope this is only a technical interview.'

They were taken aback by my rudeness, and even today I am ashamed about my attitude. The panel asked me technical questions and I answered all of them.

Then an elderly gentleman with an affectionate voice told me, 'Do you know why we said lady candidates need not apply? The reason is that we have never employed any ladies on the shop floor. This is not a co-ed college; this is a factory. When it comes to academics, you are a first ranker throughout. We appreciate that, but people like you should work in research laboratories.

I was a young girl from small-town Hubli. My world had been a limited place. I did not know the ways of large corporate houses and their difficulties, so I answered, 'But you must start somewhere, otherwise no woman will ever be able to work in your factories.'

Finally, after a long interview, I was told I had been successful. So this was what the future had in store for me. Never had I thought I would take up a job in Pune. I met a shy young man from Karnataka there, we became good friends and we got married.

It was only after joining Telco that I realized who JRD was: the uncrowned king of Indian industry. Now I was scared, but I did not get to meet him till I was transferred to Bombay. One day I had to show some reports to Mr Moolgaokar, our chairman, who we all knew as SM.. I was in his office on the first floor of Bombay House (the Tata headquarters) when, suddenly JRD walked in. That was the first time I saw 'appro JRD'. Appro means 'our' in Gujarati. This was the affectionate term by which people at Bombay House called him.

I was feeling very nervous, remembering my postcard episode. SM introduced me nicely, 'Jeh (that's what his close associates called him), this young woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate. She is the first woman to work on the Telco shop floor.'

Munawwar Rana

2008-06-13T12:14:00.007+05:30

The excellent URDU Poem (Sher) by Munawwar Rana over 'The Mother - Maan' . Not sure you remember the SUB TV (Now it is a subsidiary of SONY Channel ) and one of its famous program used to be broadcasted on Sunday .I can not remember the name of the program but it was a class in itself .It was being hosted by Ashok Chkradhar and latter Mr. Shailesh Lodha took the Podium .

Some of Sher by Munawwar Rana from the same programe -

kisi ko ghar mila hisse men ya koee dukan aayi
main ghar men sabase chhota tha mere hisse men man aayi ...

labon par uske kabhi bad'dua nahi hoti,
bas ek maaN hai jo kabhi khafa nahi hoti...

is tarah mere gunahon ko wo dho deti hai,
maaN bahut gusee mein hoti hai to ro deti hai...

maine rote hue poonchhe thhe kisi din aansu
muddaton maaN ne nahi dhoya dupatta apna..

abhi zinda hai maaN meri mujhe kuchh bhi nahi hoga,
main jab ghar se nikalta hoon dua bhi saath chalti hai...

jab bhi kashti meri sailab mein aa jaati hai
maaN dua karti hui khwaab mein aa jaati hai

aye andhere dekh le munh tera kaala ho gaya,
maaN ne aankhein khol di ghar mein ujaala ho gaya

meri khwahish hai ki main phir se farishta ho jaun
maaN se is tarah liptun ki bachcha ho jaun

'munawwar' maaN ke aage yun kabhi khulkar nahi rona
jahan buniyaad ho itni nami achchhi nahi hoti

lipat jaata hoon maaN se aur mausi muskurati hai,
main udru mein ghazal kehta hoon hindi muskurati hai

Munawwar Rana

New Exam pattern in India (Revised):

2008-06-04T10:39:00.002+05:30

Are we living in a country of reservation? Are we really honest while making 'RESERVATION' a policy or a way to exploit the political mileage?

I do not know or honestly saying not interested in knowing.

I got an email from one of collogue, Anant Jha , which is an analogy but truly describe the 'Reservation System' . (Thanks goes to ARJUN SINGH - HRD Minister, Government of India)

1. GENRL - Answer ALL questions.

2. OBC - WRITE ANY one question.

3. SC - ONLY READ questions.

AND.
4. ST - THANKS FOR COMING..

CHEERS RESERVATION……

The basics of Patanjali’s Hath Yoga or Astang Yoga

2008-04-29T13:45:00.004+05:30

The science of Hatha yoga is attributed to Shiva – one of the trinity in the Hindu pantheon. Sage Patanjali systematized the art of Yoga around 500 BC and wrote the first textbook on the subject called Yoga Sutra.
The word Yoga is derived from the Sanskrit root word “yuj” which means to bind, conjoin, attach. Yoga is the art of bringing an incoherent and scattered mind into a coherent state of making a communion of the jivatma, or human soul, with paramatma, or supreme soul. When the mind, intellect, and self are in full control, one is liberated from the feelings of sorrow and pain, and a state of bliss or enlightenment is achieved. And that is what Yoga is all about.
Patanjali describes Yoga as consisting of 8 limbs or parts – hence he named it Ashtanga (Eight) yoga. These 8 limbs are:

Yama (moral commandments)
Niyama (self purification by discipline)
Asana (body posture)
Pranayama (control of the breath)
Pratyahara (control of mind from the domination of senses)
Dharana (concentration)
Dhyana (meditation)
Samadhi (a state of super consciousness where the individual becomes
one with the universal spirit).

Yama and Niyama control our passions and emotions. Asanas keep the body and soul healthy and strong and in harmony with the nature. These three parts – Yama, Niyama, and Asanas represent outward quests or Bahiranga (External) Sadhana .

The next two stages – Pranayama and Pratyahara – teach us to regulate breathing and help us to free our senses from objects of desire. These constitute inner quests or Antaranga (Inner) Sadhana.

The final three stages – Dharana, Dhyana and Samadhi – take us to the inner most compartment of our soul. The idea is that the supreme spirit is within us – known as Antaratma. Therefore, these final stages are called Antaratma sadhana.

Each topic in Aashtanga yoga is very broad in its scope. In this topic, we shall concentrate on the third limb, viz., Asana. Asana are not mere gymnastic exercises. They are body postures that develop agility, balance, endurance, poise, and great vitality of body and mind.

ASANA

Asana have evolved over 1000s of years to exercise every organ system in the body. There are supposedly 8,400,000 asana. The system of asana is truly very ingenious. The central idea is to devise a body posture in such a way that a particular organ system is exercised and toned by compressing, or stretching, or twisting certain body parts while being in perfect balance. The real importance of asana lies in the way they train and discipline the mind. The yogi conquers the body by the practice of asana and makes it a fit vehicle for the spirit, particularly for the supreme soul.
The naming system of asana is very significant and it embodies the principle of evolution. Some asana are named for vegetation. Others are named after insects, aquatic animals, amphibians, birds, quadruped, and other animals, human embryonic state, legendary heroes, sages, and the gods of the Hindu pantheon. The different body postures taking these different forms of life symbolically underscore the importance of life, no matter what bodily form it takes, because of the Universal Spirit that exists in all of them

In my next post I will write the details of ‘YOGASANA’ .

References: 1. Patanjali Yogsutra (Shankar Bhashya Tika)
2. The Raj Yoga – by Swami Vivekananda

The Lost Childhood

2008-04-25T11:34:00.002+05:30

During the web surfing , as usual , I came across a very good Hindi Poem by Saroj Kumar Verma , very appropriate to the present situation of a child.

साक्षी स्‍कूल जा रहा है

...............-सरोज कुमार वर्मा

पीठ पर बस्‍ते का पहाड़
और वाटर-बॉटल में चुल्‍लू भर समंदर लिये
साक्षी स्‍कूल जा रहा है।

जूते काट रहे हैं पांव
गरदन कस रही है टाई
पीछे लदी किताब-कॉपियों के कारण
बैलेंस बनाये रखने की कोशिश में
आगे झुकी-झुकी दुख रही है कमर

मगर इन सब के बावजूद
साक्षी तेज-तेज कदमों से
स्‍कूल जा रहा है
कि देर हो जाने पर
क्‍लास से बाहर रहना पड़ेगा
या भरना पड़ेगा जुर्माना।

साक्षी ने आज होमवर्क नहीं किया
कल आई थी बुआ की बेटी झिलमिल
वह उसी के साथ खेलते-खेलते सो गया था
पर अभी स्‍कूल जाते
कांप रहा है उसका मन
कि इंग्लिश वाले सर
बड़ी बेरहमी से पीटते हैं।

साक्षी कभी-कभी स्‍कूल जाना नहीं चाहता
वह तितलियों के पीछे भागना चाहता है
उड़ाना चाहता है पतंग
खरगोश के बच्‍चे के साथ खेलना चाहता है
और चाहता है बाबा के पास गांव चला जाना

मगर उसे छुट्टि‍यां नहीं मिलती।
पापा कहते हैं – पढ़ो बेटा! खूब पढ़ो
तुम्‍हें कलक्‍टर बनना है
मम्‍मी कहती है – नहीं। डॉक्‍टर;
मगर साक्षी से कोई नहीं पूछता
वह क्‍या बनना चाहता है?
उसे पसंद है चित्र बनाना
गीत गाना और बजाना वायलिन।

लेकिन साक्षी क्‍या करे?
कहां फेंक आये पीठ पर लदा पहाड़?
कैसे खोले गरदन कसी टाई की गांठ?
आसमान में उड़ते पंछियों को देखकर
सड़क पर लगे माइल-स्‍टोन होने से
खुद को कैसे बचाये
सोचता हुआ साक्षी स्‍कूल जा रहा है।

यह कदम्ब का पेड़ / सुभद्राकुमारी चौहान

2008-04-23T14:57:00.001+05:30

चलिये मैं अब अपनी कुछ और पुरानी यादों को ताजा करते हुये आपके सामने ये कविता रखता हूं।

यह कदंब का पेड़ अगर माँ होता यमुना तीरे।

मैं भी उस पर बैठ कन्हैया बनता धीरे-धीरे।।

ले देतीं यदि मुझे बांसुरी तुम दो पैसे वाली।

किसी तरह नीची हो जाती यह कदंब की डाली।।

तुम्हें नहीं कुछ कहता पर मैं चुपके-चुपके आता।

उस नीची डाली से अम्मा ऊँचे पर चढ़ जाता।।

वहीं बैठ फिर बड़े मजे से मैं बांसुरी बजाता।

अम्मा-अम्मा कह वंशी के स्वर में तुम्हे बुलाता।।

बहुत बुलाने पर भी माँ जब नहीं उतर कर आता।

माँ, तब माँ का हृदय तुम्हारा बहुत विकल हो जाता।।

तुम आँचल फैला कर अम्मां वहीं पेड़ के नीचे।

ईश्वर से कुछ विनती करतीं बैठी आँखें मीचे।।

तुम्हें ध्यान में लगी देख मैं धीरे-धीरे आता।

और तुम्हारे फैले आँचल के नीचे छिप जाता।।

तुम घबरा कर आँख खोलतीं, पर माँ खुश हो जाती।

जब अपने मुन्ना राजा को गोदी में ही पातीं।।

इसी तरह कुछ खेला करते हम-तुम धीरे-धीरे।

यह कदंब का पेड़ अगर माँ होता यमुना तीरे।।

All Time hit Errrrrrrrr. My time hit TV add

2008-04-18T14:51:00.002+05:30

Time to post some of those sarkari jingles.

Chal padi hain ik lahar
Gao gao aur shehar shehar
Shishu ki raksha sandesh hamara
Shishu ki raksha uddesh hamara
Jacha Bacha Teeka Kendra or something

A boy writing something on a board
Purab se soorya uga
Faila ujiyara
Jaagi har disha disha
Jaaga jag saara
Manohar Singh - Yakeen nahi hota yeh wahi Kishan hain
Rashtriya Saksharta Mission
And whenever this guy Kishan in our class answered any question, all used to say together 'Yakeen nahi hota yeh wahi Kishan hain'
Another ad with the same song n theme, in which a lady teaches a young woman how to read n write.

Bol sakhi bol
Tera raaz kya hai
Kya hai teri khushi ka raaz
Tu bata de humko aaj....
Garbh nirodhak goliyaan Mala D hai mera raaz
(Thx Nishant for reminding me the remaining lines)
Bachonmein antar ke liye
Jeevan mein khushi ke liye
Tum bhi apna lo aaj
Mala D, Mala D, Mala D

2 body builders with these large hammers hitting 2 coconuts, one inside a helmet
Marzi hain aapki aakhir sar hain aapka

This one is my outright favorite
Aman Verma and Hemant Chaudhary (I guess that was his name) in a campaign regarding safety at unmanned railway crossings.

[HC as a yankee bike rider](the bike was Yamaha RX100, Silver petrol tank)
AV - Rukiye bhai sahab rukiye zara saawdhani se... aagey train aa rahi hain
HC - Saawadhaaani... what saawadhaaani man??? Thand rakho thand ... Cool down .. Koi farak nahi padta hain.

[As a Bihari Matador driver] (matador was one of those which carried the F for Firodia in front)
HC - Ka hain??? Aur doosra kauno kaam dhaam naahi hain ka....Jab dekho bakar bakar bakar!!!
AV - Bhai sahab train .. blah blah blah
HC - Arrey hatiye saamne se .. kauno farak naahi padta hain

[As a Jaat bus driver]
The bus comes to a screeching halt....
HC - Akhaan phoot gayi ke??? Hor koi gaddi na mili maran ke liye. Ibbi ho jaata tera Happy Budday.
AV - Par bhaisahab wahan train aa rahi hain
HC - Manne na pakadni...aur tu jara sad (side) ne holey.. mar mara jayegaa .. late ho rahe hain late
AV - Bhaisahab train....
HC - Rey, koi farak na padta
HC on a potrait with a flower garland around his neck
HC - Farak to padta hain bhai!!

This ad made the line 'Ibbi ho jata tera happy budday' so famous that it was used left, right n center henceforth. The line 'Jab dekho Bakar Bakar Bakar' also became very popular.

Some smart people gave the logic that AV was repsonsible for getting the poor bus driver killed coz he engaged him in that conversation. Had he not stopped him the bus driver would have long been gone before the train came :) and hence came the revised moral of the Story - Dont stop n listen to anybody on a unmanned railway crossing. Just keep driving :P

UPDATE:
Another sarkari oldie (Thx Nishant once again)

Padhna likhna seekho oh mehnat karne walo
Padhna likhna seekho oh dhoop mein chalne walo
क ख ग घ को पहचानो
अलिफ को पढना सीखो
अ आ इ ई को
हथियार बना के लड़ना सीखो...
Padhna likhna seekho oh mehnat karne walo
Padhna likhna seekho oh dhoop mein chalne walo

Posted by Lalit Singh at 4:53 PM 11 Vishesh Tippani

Labels: nostalgia

Thursday, April 19, 2007
Jingle Bells II

Continuing with jingles... Installment Number II

Ravi Baswani & Archana Joglekar
Oye oye, Oye oye
Khujli karne waale
B-Tex lagale
B-Tex lagake tu apni
Daad khaaj khujli mita le
Oye Oye

Samay ka pahiya ghoome
Dil tere sang jhoome
Yeh jo apni preet hai
Yeh jo apna saath hai
Ik do din ki baat nahi
Barso purana saath hain
Dekhun jab bhi khoob lagey
Naya Naya tera roop lagey
HERO CYCLES

Badami badami mausam
Badami...sapnon ka sangam
Baalon mein resham aur sapnon ka mel
Bajaj Sevashram ka
ALMOND DROPS KESH TEL

Another Tel
Ghane mulaytam kaale baal
Khile khile matwale baal
DABUR AMLA KESH TEL
Resham ka ehsaas jage
Chehhra kitna khaas lage
Aap ke baal hon ya Sridevi ke baal,
saalon saal rakhe khayal
DABUR AMLA KESH TEL

The lovely(then) Sonali Bendre
Tum husn pari
Tum jan-e-jahan
Tum sabse haseen
Tum sabse jawan
Saundarya sabun NIRMA
Saundarya sabun NIRMA

I only rem the last 3 lines of this ad, maybe u can fill me if u rem
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Har khel mein safalta paate hain
Hardil mein rang laate hain
Ispat bhi hum banate hain
TATA STEEL

VIDEOCON WASHING MACHINE
It washes...it rinses
It even dries ur clothes
In just a few mintues...
You are ready for the show!

Nanhe munhe bacche teri mutthi mein kya hai
Muthi mein hain mera nanha munna RASNA
isme swad ka jaaaaduuu bhara hain
Packet Kholo, paani mein daalo
Paani mein ophir chini mil lo
Naya chota RASNA
3 rupaye mein aaye
6 glass banaya
I love u RASNA

Landlord(angrily)- Bhada naheen dena to makaan khaali kar do
PAN PASAND - Pan ka swad, gazab ki mithas
Bhada nahi dena hain to kyon na yeh makaan khaali kar do

Pan Pasand ad with Archana Joglekar(man I loved her eyes)
KYA!!! Shadi aur tumse, kabhi nahi.

Pan Pasand ad with Bharati Achrekar
Dekho mujhey gussa mar dilao, apni biwi pe hukum chalate ho

The ad which featured Sunil Gavaskar
Take the world in his strides... DINESH
I wonder if the brand is still alive

Humko pata hain jee
Aapko pata hain jee
Sabko pata hain jee
Barso se chahat apni
Yehi hain jee.. Apni bhi
swad bhare, shakti bhare
PARLE G

Vivek Vaswani - Sir, which shaving cream do you use?
Guy 1- GODREJ
VV - But why?
G1 - Great shave. Cologne fragrance. Wife loves it!
VV asks same questions to another guy
That fellow turns around, but turns out he has a beard "Me?"

Gudiya rani, badi seyani, paye hamesha plus
BOROPLUS BOROPLUS BOROPLUS

Yeh hain badhta baccha dekho kaisi kood lagaye
Yeh hain badhta baccha kapda chota hota jaye
I'm a COMPLAN Boy
I'm a COMPLAN Girl
(Shahid Kapoor & Ayesha Takia)

Someone crying in a boys dorm/hostel
Bakeman's kha
Chup ho ja
Ab tu zara muskura
Rona dhona bas kar bas
BAKEMAN"S GLUCOSE PLUS
I remember my Mom used to threaten me by saying "Agar kehna nahi mana to tere ko bhi hostel mein bhej dengey" and that used to scare the shit out of me :)

3 demons Kabz, Acidity, Sardard
3 gunshots Dhickkaun Dhickkaun Dhickkaun
Rakesh Bedi - Goliyon ka bhi asar nahi
Swami ji - Inka ilaaj goliyaan nahi, Ayurved hain
Dekho iske asar se Kabz, Acidity aur Sardard jaise rakshas kaise gayab hote hain
RB - KAYAM CHURAN
Bhavnagar wale Sheth Brothers ka KAYAM CHURAN

A boy in Superman like costume. The S being replaged by G
GLUCON D
Yeh jaan mein jaan daal de
Peete hi

Kya hai nam janab ka
Yeh hai little cooler VIDEOCON ka
Thandi hawa hai aah aah aah
Daam bhi kam hai wah wah wah
Har mausam me kaam ka
Bin awaaz araam ka
Ghar office ya dawakhana
Pahiyon pe chalke aasan hai aana

Hema Malini - Aaj bacchon ke kamre mein gulab CASPER
Esha & sis - Aur mummy ke chandan CASPER

School se aate dhoom machate
Ek pal nahi ruk paate (Thx Sakshi for correcting)
Ek hi baat hain doharaate
MAGGIE MAGGIE MAGGIE
Pal bhar mein taiyar
Khaane mein mazedaar

Salesman ho ya vyapaari
Manager ya karamchari
Sabhi ki tarakee ka kya hain source
RAPIDEX ENGLISH SPEAKING COURSE

And the lovely Preeti Sagar singing
Baagon ki taazgi laye
Packet band shuddhata aaye
Brooke Bond Red Label chai
Har bar tassali dilaye
BROOKE BOND RED LABEL chai
Packet band shuddhata aaye

A robot holding a tubelight like sword
Bijli ke bill mein katauti
Raushani mein badhotari
BAJAJ BULBS
Roshni ki duniya ka sartaj - BAJAJ

DHARA DHARA shudh DHARA
Asli tel hain dhara
Tamper proof hain dhara
Thode se hi paiso mein
Ho jata hain guzara
DHARA DHARA shudh DHARA

Kyon? Aakhir kyon behtar hai AEROSTAR HELMETS?
Zara sochiye

Yeh BULLET meri jaan, manzilon ka nishaan
Zindagi ek safar, chalna shaam-o-sehar
Iski raftaar ki, baat hai aur hi
Lambi Rahon pe yeh kya gazab ki chale
Raaste tai kare faasle tai kare
Yeh BULLET, yeh BULLET, yeh BULLET, yeh BULLET!!!

Laal Kaala Peela,
Gulabi Hara Neela
CLASSIC hai badhiya bristle wala
CLASSIC ka to andaaz hain nirala
Yahi hain yahi hain yahi to hain wooooooooooh

Girl1 - Excuse me kaunse college mein padhti ho tum
Girl2 - Collge aur main hehehehe
a small girl shouts to Girl2 - Mummyyyyyyyy
Meri Twacha se meri umr ka pata hi nahi chalta
Haldi aur chandan ke gun samaye SANTOOR
Jeevan ko khushhaal banaye SANTOOR SANTOOR
This 'meri twacha se ...' line became such a cliché later on

Girl(Ayesha Takia) - Daddy yeh aadha kya hain?
Daddy - Toothpaste aadha
CIBACA FLORIDE toothpaste.

Bachey budhey aur jawan
pehne Young India
Young India
YOUNG INDIA BANIYAN!!!

M-D-H, MDH
Kitchen king ho, ya garam masala
Chai ka masala, ya chane ka masala
Kasuri methi, ya deghi mirach
Asli masale, sach sach
M-D-H, MDH

Khana meri jaan meri jaan sunday ke sunday
Khana meri jaan meri jaan murgi ke ande.
Boiled khilaoon, omlette khilaoon, fried khilaoon...
Khilana meri jaan meri jaan sunday ke sunday
Sunday ho ya monday, roz khaiye ande
Fantastic!!!
National Egg Coordination Comittee

This was hilarious one.. dunno about the rest but i found it very amusing
Chehre se raajrani
Aur paero se naukarani
KRACK cream

Ik sawaal sab karein
rang tera kaise nikhra
HIMAMI GOLD TURMERIC SE
Haldi dhoop, taap se bachaye
Doodh kheera nariyal paani
Jadi bootiyaan rang nikhare
Aur kuch hi hafto mein rang tera
Nikhar nikhar jaaye
This ad featured Raveena Tandon
I think Sonali Bendre was also in another Fairness cream ad - FEM fairness cream but dont rem anything else else about the ad.

Hongey bachey swasth
Fale foolegaa bachpan
Inhe pilao
MUGLI GHUTTI PAANCH SAU PACHPAN
A-ha mithi mithi

Khilta bachpan
Rog se mukti
Isiliye Maa ki mamta ko pyari
Baal Jeevan Ghutti , haan
BAAL JEEVAN GHUTTTI

Another ad for a similar product but I don't rem the jingle, only the last lines
Dabur Janam ghutti
Yaani bachon ki tandurusti
which we distorted as - Dabur Janam Ghutti, kar de bachon ki chutti

And thx Anshul for reminding me this gem
Pyar hua ikraar hua
Pyar se phir kyu darta hain dil
Deluxe Nirodh
50 paise mein 3
(S, u know now, it wasnt a cheap candy :P)

And how can anyone forget this gem:-
Doodh doodh doodh doodh
Doodh hai wonderful
Pi sakte ho roz glassful
doodh doodh doodh doodh

Garmi me dalo doodh me ice
Doodh ban gaya very nice
Piyo daily once or twice
Mil jayega tasty surprise

Doodh doodh doodh doodh doodh, wonderful doodh,

Doodh hai must in every season
Piyo doodh for healthy reason
Rahoge phir fit and fine
Jiyoge past ninety-nine

Doodh doodh doodh doodh doodh, wonderful doodh,

Charon aur, mach gaya shor
Give me more, give me more
Gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme wonderful doodh
Piyo glassful doodh doodh doodh doodh

The Things

2008-04-16T13:08:00.004+05:30

The things I've done are in BOLD, the ones that I want to do have an ITALICS FONT followed by asterisk (*) at the end (the number of asterisks indicates, how desperately I want to do them).

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive

05. Been inside the Great Pyramid *****

06. Held a tarantula -
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it

09. Hugged a tree

10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris

12. Watched a lightning storm at sea ***

13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise

14. Seen the Northern Lights *********

15. Gone to a huge sports game

16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa ****

17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne (On second thoughts, I don’t think I got all high)
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can (At all the Echo points i ahve visited so far... I think every hill station has one)
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day (Never happened.. never will)
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 10 provinces (NA :P)
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip

48. Gone rock climbing ************

49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them

54. Visited Japan ******
55. Milked a cow – rather a buffalo - (Both)**

56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lazed around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64.Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater

66. Visited the Great Wall of China *******
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Been in a movie
73. Crashed a party
74. Gone without food for 5 days
75. Made cookies from scratch
76. Won first prize in a costume contest
77. Ridden a gondola in Venice ******
78. Gotten a tattoo
79. Rafted the Snake River ******
80. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
81. Got flowers for no reason
82. Performed on stage
83. Been to Las Vegas *****
84. Recorded music (not my own though)
85. Had a one-night stand
86. Gone to Thailand ********
87. Bought a house
88. Been in a combat zone
89 Buried one of your parents
90. Been on a cruise ship******
91. Spoken more than one language fluently ******
92. Performed in Rocky Horror – But have attended a midnight showing.
93. Created and named your own constellation of stars – Still do.
94. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
95. Wrote article for a large publication*********
96. Petted a stingray
97. Broken someone's heart
98. Gone on an African photo safari
99. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
100. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
101. Ridden a horse
102. Had a snake as a pet
103. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon ********
104. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
105. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
106. Visited all 7 continents
107. Eaten sushi
108. Had your picture in the newspaper
109. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
110. Gone back to school************
112. Eaten fried green tomatoes
113. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
115. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read
116. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
117. Skipped all your school reunions
118. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language (So many times)
119. Dyed your hair
120. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream

Ye Bihai Ja Raha hai :

2008-03-26T15:57:00.001+05:30

बिहारी सिर्फ़ वही हैं जो बिहार में रह गए हैं या बिहार से बाहर निकलकर भी ग़रीब हैं या फिर जिनकी बोली चुगली कर देती है, बाक़ी लोगों का बिहारी होना या न होना स्वैच्छिक है. जिन्होंने पद पा लिया है, पैसा कमा लिया है, अँगरेज़ी साध ली है... उन्हें बिहारी कौन बुलाता है? उनसे कहा जाता है, 'तो आप बिहार से हैं.'

बिहारी होना और बिहारी बुलाया जाना दो अलग-अलग बातें हैं. बिहारी कहा जाना भौगोलिक-सांस्कृतिक-भाषायी पहचान से बढ़कर एक सामाजिक-आर्थिक टिप्पणी है. दिल्ली में छत्तीसगढ़ का मज़दूर, बंगाल का कारीगर, उड़ीसा का मूंगफलीवाला, बंदायूँ का गुब्बारेवाला... सब बिहारी हैं. बिहारी होने का फ़ैसला अक्सर व्यक्ति के पहनावे, रोज़गार और हुलिए से होता है, पूछने की ज़रूरत नहीं पड़ती कि व्यक्ति कहाँ का रहने वाला है.

कुछ लोग अपना 'श' दुरुस्त करके, बस और रेल को 'चल रहा है' की जगह यत्नपूर्वक 'चल रही है' कहकर बिहारी बिरादरी से तुरत-फुरत नाम कटाना चाहते हैं (झारखंड बनने से ढेर सारे लोगों को स्वतः आंशिक मुक्ति मिल गई). दुसरी ओर लाखों-लाख लोग ऐसे हैं जो बिहारी न होकर भी बिहारी होने के 'आरोप' को ग़लत नहीं ठहरा सकते, उसके लिए उन्हें अपनी क़िस्मत बदलनी होगी.

बिहार में जन्मे-पले-बढ़े ज्यादातर लोगों पर उनका प्रांत किसी और राज्य के लोगों के मुक़ाबले कुछ ज्यादा ही सवार रहता है. वजह बहुत साफ़ है, बिहारी होने के साथ जिस सामाजिक-आर्थिक कलंक का भाव जुड़ा है उससे कौन पीछा नहीं छुड़ाना चाहेगा? जो किसी वजह से छुड़ा नहीं पाएगा वह ज़रूर झल्लाएगा और यह झल्लाहट कभी बिहारी होने के उदघोष में, कभी दूसरे राज्यों के लोगों की बुराई करने में और कभी बिहार को ही बढ़-चढ़कर कोसने में प्रकट होती है.

जैसे माँ-बाप की हैसियत से तय होता है कि रिश्तेदार उनके बच्चों से कैसा व्यवहार करेंगे उसी तरह राज्यों की आर्थिक हैसियत से तय होता है कि उसके बाशिंदों से दूसरे राज्य के लोग कैसा व्यवहार करेंगे. ग्लोबल स्तर पर यही सिद्धांत लागू होता है. ग़रीब का कुछ भी अनुकरणीय नहीं होता, न उसकी भाषा, न उसका खान-पान. आग में भुनी हुई नाइजीरियाई मछली को देखकर लोग मुँह बिचकाते हैं और जापान की कच्ची मछली वाली सुशी खाते ही लोगों को जापानी सिंपलिसिटी की ब्यूटी समझ में आ जाती है. लोग फ्रेंच सीखते हैं, स्वाहिली नहीं.

बिहार भारत के लिए वैसा ही है जैसा भारत बाक़ी दुनिया के लिए, बड़ी आबादी, पिछड़ापन, जात-पात, क्षेत्रवाद, भ्रष्टाचार वगैरह. मैं जानता हूँ कि जिन्हें भारत पर गर्व है लेकिन बिहार को कलंक मानने का आसान रास्ता अपनाते हैं, उन्हें यह वाक्य पसंद नहीं आएगा. राष्ट्रवाद जैसी अमानवीय और सत्तापोषित अवधारणा का ही विकृत रूप है प्रांतवाद या क्षेत्रवाद, इसकी सबसे बड़ी बुराई यही है कि यह व्यक्ति के ऊपर प्रांत और राष्ट्र को जबरन लाद देती है, जन्म के आधार पर, ठीक जाति की तरह.

बिहारी होना एक लांछन है, यह हर बिहारी जानता है, अलग-अलग लोग इससे अपने-अपने तरीक़े से निबटते हैं. बिहारी होने की अपनी कुंठाएँ भी हैं, हीनभावना भी है. इसका ये मतलब नहीं है कि बिहार के लोग अपनी करनी के लिए जवाबदेह नहीं हैं, उन्हें बिहारी होने के लिए जवाबदेह नहीं ठहराया जा सकता लेकिन बिहार की सामाजिक-राजनीतिक-आर्थिक अनीति-कुनीति का जवाब तो उन्हें नागरिक और मतदाता के रुप में देना ही होगा, उसे स्वीकार करना होगा, उसे ठीक करना होगा.

पंजाब की दरियादिली पाँच नदियों की देन और हरित क्रांति की उपज है तो बिहार का संयम और संघर्ष सूखे और सामंतवाद की पैदाइश. सबका अपना इतिहास, भूगोल, समाज, अर्थतंत्र और संस्कृति है और उसे पूर्णता में समझना चाहिए. बिहार की तरह सारे ऐब कमोबेश देश के सारे राज्यों में हैं लेकिन वे उनकी बेहतर आर्थिक स्थिति, कम आबादी वग़ैरह के कारण छिप जाते हैं.

बिहार का संकट सिर्फ़ छवि का नहीं बल्कि एक जटिल संकट है, क्या भारत का संकट पिछले दशक तक जटिल नहीं था. अब लोगों को लगने लगा है कि सारे संकट टल गए हैं और देश प्रगति के स्वर्णिम पथ पर अग्रसर है. इसकी वजह सिर्फ़ मध्यवर्ग का जीवनस्तर सुधरना है जिससे दुनिया में भारत की छवि पर लगा ग्रहण छँटता दिखने लगा है हालांकि वास्तविक समस्याएं अपनी जगह बनी हुई हैं.

बिहार की समस्या भी वैसे ही सुझलेगी और उतनी ही सुलझेगी जैसे भारत की सुलझ रही है. पूंजीनिवेश, उद्योग, बाज़ार और रोज़गार के अवसर उपलब्ध होंगे, मित्तल, जिंदल, अंबानियों को करोड़ों की ख़रीदार आबादी दिखेगी तो छोटे-मोटे सियासी लुच्चों की ज़मीन अपने-आप खिसक जाएगी. करोड़ो की पूंजी का खेल छवि की समस्याएँ दूर कर देगा.यह सब कब और कैसे होगा, देखना काफ़ी दिलचस्प होगा, लेकिन यह होगा ज़रूर.

यह निष्कर्ष भी उतना ही सिंपलिस्टिक है जितना भारत में विकास की अवधारणा. जहाँ से विकास का आइडिया आया है वहीं से एक मिसाल भी लीजिए. अठारहवीं सदी में किसने सोचा था कि अमरीका में मरुस्थल का मारा-हारा बेचारा 'नेवाडा वाला' होना शर्मनाक नहीं रह जाएगा, इज़्ज़त जुआ खिलवाने से भी मिल सकती है. बिहार के लिए विकल्पों की क्या कमी हो सकती है.

जब देश के दूसरे हिस्सों के लोग मोटी तनख्वाह पर कार्पोरेट नौकरी के लिए बिहार जाएँगे तो सच मानिए, बिहार और बिहारी उतने बुरे नहीं लगेंगे. ऐसा होने में जिन्हें शक है क्या उन्होंने सोचा था कि भारत में अंगरेज़ और अमरीकी वर्क परमिट लेकर नौकरी करने आएँगे, उनसे पूछिए भारत और भारतीय कितने अच्छे लग रहे हैं आजकल.

HOLI - JOGIRA ( JOGIJEE Sa Ra Ra

2008-03-26T15:37:00.002+05:30

Anyone who hails from Bihar/Eastern UP will understand how exciting this JOGIRA becomes in the season of HOLI ( Fagwa in local dilect ) . Now I miss all these MASTI and really want to run the time machine in reverse . During surfing I came across some of JOGIRA and could not stop to make it my new post . Here it comes :-

दानापुर दरियाव किनारा, गोलघर निशानी
लाट साहेब ने किला बनाया, क्या गंगा जल पानी
जोगी जी वाह वाह, जोगी जी सार रा रा।
दिल्ली देखो ढाका देखो, शहर देखो कलकत्ता।
एक पेड़ तो ऐसा देखो, फर के ऊपर पत्ता,
जोगी जी वाह वाह, जोगी जी सार रा रा।
कौन काठ के बनी खड़ौआ, कौन यार बनाया है,
कौन गुरु की सेवा कीन्हो, कौन खड़ौआ पाया है,
चनन काठ के बनी खड़ौआ, बढ़यी यार बनाया है,
हम गुरु की सेवा कीन्हा, हम खड़ौआ पाया है,
जोगी जी वाह वाह, जोगी जी सारा रा रा।

सवाल
किसके बेटा राजा रावण किसके बेटा बाली
किसके बेटा हनुमान जी जे लंका जारी... फिर देख चली जा।
किसकी बेटी तारा मंदोदरी किसकी बेटी सीता?
किसके बेटा राम-लछुमन चित्रकूट पर जीता?
किसके मारे अर्जुन मर गए किसके मारे भीम?
किसके मारे बालि मर गये, कहाँ रहा सुग्रीव?

जवाब
विसेश्रवा के राजा रावण बाणासुर का बाली
पवन के बेटा हनुमान जी, ओहि लंका के जारी
कृष्ण मारे आर्जुन मर गए कृष्ण के मारे भीम
राम के मारे बालि मर गए लड़ता था सुग्रीव।

कौन जिला का रहने वाला, क्या बस्ती का नाम?
कौन जात का छोकड़ा बता तो अपना नाम? फिर देख चली जा।
धरती माँ का जनम बता दो, कौन देव का टीका
कौन गुरु का सेवा किया, कहाँ जोगीरा सीखा? फिर देख चली जा।
क्या चीज का रेल बना है, क्या चीज का पहिया?
क्या चीज का टिकट बना है, क्या चीज का रुपैया? फिर देख चली जा।

कौन देस से राजा आया कौन देस से रानी?
कौन देस से जोगी आया मारा उलटा बानी? फिर देख चली जा।
काहे खातिर राजा रूसा काहे खातिर रानी?
काहे खातिर जोगी रूसा काहे मारा बानी? फिर देख चली जा।

BACHPAN - Where are you

2008-02-28T16:50:00.002+05:30

Mujhko yaqeen hai sach kahti thi jo bhi Ammi kahti thi

Jab mere bachpan k din thay chaand mein pariyaan rahti thi

Ek yeh din jab apnoon ne bhi humse naatha thod liya

Ek wo din jab ped ki shaakhein bhoj humara sahti thi

Ek yeh din jab sari sadkein sooni sooni lagti hain

Ek wo din jab aao khelein saari galiyaan kahti thi

Ek yeh din jab jaagi raatein deewaaroon ko thakti hain

Ek wo din jab shaamoon ki bhi palkein bojhal rahti thi

Ek yeh din jab laakhoon gham aur akaal para hai aansuu ka

Ek wo din jab ek zara si baat pe nadiyaan bahti thi

(Source:-Unkown)

Free

2008-02-28T14:47:00.002+05:30

In the middle of sea,
I was about to drown,
I was struggling,
to balance on a raft,
N then noticed me,
Someone from a boat,
Looked like he was my savior,
But He was a predator,
He saved me from the water,
But, was there anybody,
to save me from his wrath,
I was in the middle of the sea,
Free to drown,
But now I was in the prison,
Bound to live,
N now I was thinking,
How better it was to die freely,
Than to live with bounds,
One day,He came rushing to me,
With a sword,
I could not move,
I thought the time to be free had come,
A full swing,
it did hurt,
I did bleed,
but then i was free,
Free to fly,
Free to live..........

I really miss these things.... Do U ?

2008-02-13T12:09:00.003+05:30

Got this message as a forward in my mail and its content was such that I thought hey its what i always feel....

...When gulli-danda and kanche (marbles) were more popular than cricket ...

...When we always had friends to play aais-paais (I Spy), chhepan-chhepai and pittoo anytime

...When we desperately waited for 'Yeh jo hai Zindagi'

...When chitrahaar, vikram-baitaal, dada daadi ki kahaniyaan were so fulfilling...

...When there was just one tv in every five houses and When bisleris were not sold in the trains and we were worrying if papas will get back into the train in time or not when they were getting down at stations to fill up the water bottle

... When we were going to bed by 9.00pm sharp except for the 'yeh jo hai jindagi' day

... When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made pakwaans and sweets and moms seeking our help while preparing them

... When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and papas while slapping/beating us

... When we were exchanging comics and stamps and chacha-chaudaris and billus were our heroes

... When we were in nanihaals every summer and loved flying kites and plucking and eating unripe mangoes and leechis

... When one movie every Sunday evening on television was more than asked for and 'ek do teen chaar' and 'Rajni' inspired us

... When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees

... When left over pages of the last years notebooks were used for rough work or even fair work

... When 'chelpark' and 'natraaj' were encouraged against 'reynolds and family'

... When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing in water and mud
and making 'kaagaj ki kishtis'

... When there were no phones to tell friends that we will be at their homes at six in the evening

... When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored 'antardesis' and 5 paise
machli wale stamps at home

... When we remembered tens of jokes and were not finding 'ice-cream and papa' type jokes foolish enough to stop us from laughing

... When we were not seeing patakhes on Diwalis and gulaals on Holis as air and noise polluting or allergic agents

...the list can be endless ...on the serious note I would like to summarise with

... When we were using our hearts more than our brains, even for scientifically brainy activities like 'thinking' and 'deciding'

... When we were crying and laughing more often, more openly and more sincerily

... When we were enjoying our present more than worrying about our future

... When being emotional was not synonymous to being weak

... When sharing worries and happinesses didnt mean getting vulnerable to the listener

... When blacks and whites were the favourite colors instead of greys

... When journeys also were important and not just the destinations

... When life was a passenger's sleeper giving enough time and opportunity to enjoy the sceneries from its open and transparent glass windows instead of some superfast's second ac with its curtained, closed and dark windows ...

I really miss these things .. do u?

Other Side Appears Always Green

2008-01-09T15:43:00.000+05:30

हर काम से ऊब होती है। एक न एक दिन होती है। सबको होती है। मुझे भी होती है। लगता है जहां हूं वहां क्यों हूं। जहां नहीं हूं वहां क्यों नहीं हो जाता हूं। यह काम अच्छा नहीं है। वह काम अच्छा है। उस काम वाले से मिलता हूं तो कहता है आपका काम बड़ा अच्छा है। ऊब से कंफ्यूज़ हो जाता हूं। लगता है टीवी नहीं अख़बार ठीक है। अख़बार कहता है टीवी ठीक है। अपने दफ्तर को भला बुरा दूसरे दफ्तर को ठीक समझने लगता हूं। दूसरे दफ्तर वाले से मिलने के बाद अपने दफ्तर को ठीक समझने लगता हूं। लगता है हर अच्छी चीज़ बुरी होती है और हर बुरी चीज़ अच्छी होती है। मैं ऊब रहा हूं। इन दोनों ही स्थितियों से। कुछ नया करना चाहता हूं। पिछले दिनों जो नया किया उन्हीं से ऊब गया हूं। फिर एक और बार ऊबने के लिए कुछ और नया क्यों करना चाहता हूं।

शर्मा जी पड़ोसी थे। ज़िंदगी भर एक ही मेज़ से क्लर्की करते रिटायर हो गए। रिटायरमेंट के दिनों तक पहुंचते पहुंचते उनकी मेज़ चमकने लगी थी। सागवान की लकड़ी संगमरमर लगने लगी थी। तीस साल एक ही कुर्सी और एक ही मेज़। बैठने की एक ही जगह। दफ्तर के काम की कोई प्रगति नहीं। सिर्फ दिन बीतने की प्रगति। पहले दिन से रिटायर होने के आखिरी दिन तक पहुंचने की प्रगति। शर्मा जी ने कभी नहीं कहा कि ऊब गया हूं। हर दिन दफ्तर जाते रहे। कभी नहीं कहा कि दूसरे दफ्तर में क्यों हूं। पर दावे के साथ नहीं कह सकता कि शर्मा जी ऊब से बेचैन नहीं होंगे। एक ही करवट बैठे बैठे और हर सर्दी में पत्नी का बुना नया स्वेटर पहनते हुए वह अपनी ऊब किससे कहते होंगे पता नहीं। ऐसे तमाम लोगों पर शोध होना चाहिए। वो एक ही तनख्वाह, एक ही दफ्तर और एक ही दिशा में बैठे बैठे ऊबते क्यों नहीं हैं। हम क्यों ऊब जाते हैं। मैं क्यों ऊब जाता हूं।

Are They Yours ?

2008-01-02T15:56:00.001+05:30

Your children are not your children.
They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.
They come through you but not from you,
And though they are with you, yet they belong not to you.
You may give them your love but not your thoughts.
For they have their own thoughts.
You may house their bodies but not their souls, For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.

You may strive to be like them,
but seek not to make them like you,
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
and He bends with you ,his might that his arrows might go swift and far.

Let your bending in the archer's hand be for gladness;
For even as He loves the arrow that flies,
so he loves also the bow that is stable.

"The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran "

Negative side of Positive thinking

2008-01-02T15:11:00.000+05:30

This is a article appeared in the Times of India (Ascent section) and i found it
Pretty interesting and wanted to share.

Thoughts are neither negative nor positive. Thoughts just are. What they turn out to be depends on the context. Given a context, thoughts can be realistic or unrealistic; mean or generous; selfish or selfless. Many chronic positive thinkers insist that the glass is half full — do they still remain positive when the glass is half full of polluted water? A positive thinking fellow is like someone who decides that it is more honorable to fall down from the Eiffel Tower rather than from a ten-storied building! It doesn’t matter where you fall from, the consequence will be disastrous. In reality, no positive thought can rise without a negative thought hiding around it. They are like the two poles of a magnet. For instance, if I ask you not to think of Mallika Sherawat for the next one minute — you will invariably think of her. Just try it! Positive thinking can turn negative very quickly. Why? Because they originate in the same source. They are interconnected like marigold and manure. It takes a blooming marigold just a few days to become manure. Similarly, manure becomes a flower in the course of time. Marigold and manure are two expressions of one shared identity. Negative thinking comes from the same-shared space as positive thinking. I am not endorsing negative thinking. I am simply saying, thoughts become positive or negative depending on you. It is you who sets the standards and values by which you evaluate thoughts. A lot of people talk about falling standards of every thing: food, music, newspapers, movies, the young generation or whatever. Actually standards have neither fallen nor risen. Standards have just shifted; your value frames have changed. This can be even seen in the cricket field, when a captain gives the ball to the bowler and sets a full offside field so that he can save the runs and slow down the run rate. While on his way back to long run-up the bowlers does not think about bowling on the off side but he thinks that he can not stray on the leg side and if he does that he will concede the runs.

My Home in Durgapur As I see it.

2007-07-18T15:43:00.000+05:30

Life Is..........

2007-07-18T14:31:00.001+05:30

“Hazaron Khwahishen aisi ki har khwaish par dum nikle,
Bahut Nikle mere armaan magar fir bhi kam nikale.... ”

Life is about having the “Hazaron Khwahishen” and a desire to realize all of them.

Life is about dreaming big and working hard to make them a reality. It’s about winning a match or losing it. If lost, then a desire to win it the next time. If won, then a desire to win it again and again. Winning might be a the only thing while playing the match but sometimes outcome of the match is unimportant because the focus is lost, because the aim is not clear, because being a winner or looser won’t make any difference like when you play a TT match with your boss then thrashing him is really not important. Match doesn’t really relate only to sports. Everything is a match whether it is relationships, a competition or anything one can think of. So, you should know when a ‘win’ is important and when it is important, do not loose the focus.

Life is about celebrating the smallest thing happened to you, which brought a smile to your face like scoring the highest marks in the class, cooking the dinner for your mother while she sits and watches, being in love with one of your close friends when you were just 8 years old, buying a gift for your parents when you got the paycheck for the first time, clearing the interviews of your dream company, getting admission to your dream college, caring for those who care for you etc.

Life is about doing what you want to do. People get so involved with the work that they don’t even realize that there are few things which they used to enjoy. ‘Jahanavi’ in ‘Lage Raho Munna Bhai’ rightly said:

“Shaher ki is daud me daud ke karna kya hai?
Jab yehi jeena hai dosto to phir marna kya hai?
Paheli barish me train late hone ki fikr hai
Bhul gaye bhigte hue tahelna kya hai?
Serails ke kirdaaro ka saara haal hai malum
par maa ka haal puchhne ki fursat kise hai?
Ab ret pe nage pao tahelte kyu nahi?
108 hai chanel phir dil bahelte kyu nahi?
Internet ki duniya ke to touch me hai,
lekin pados me kon raheta hai jaante tak nahi.
Mobile, Landline sab ki bharmaar hai,
Lekin jigri dost tak pahuche aise taar kaha hai?
Kab dubte hue suraj ko dekha tha yaad hai?
Kab jaana tha shaam ka woh banana kya hai?
To Dosto Shaher ki es daud me daud ke karna kya hai
Jab yahi jeena hai to phir Marna kya hai?”

So, keep doing things which you used to enjoy because it will make you feel nice, at least for some time.

SO .......Whats New

2007-07-18T14:08:00.001+05:30

We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another.
Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough and we'll be more content when they are.
After that, we're frustrated that we will have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our spouse gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer job, are able to go on a nice vacation, when we retire.

The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now.

If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway. One of my favorite quotes comes from Alfred D Souza.

He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, Something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my "life".

This perspective has helped me to see that there is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. So, treasure every moment that you have and treasure it more because you shared it with someone special, special enough to spend your time...and remember that time waits for no one.

So, stop waiting until you finish school, until you go back to school, until you lose five kilos, until you gain three kilos, until you have kids, until your kids leave the house, until you start work, until you retire, until you get married, until you get divorced, until Friday night, until Sunday morning, until you get a new car or home, until spring, until summer, until fall, until winter, until the first or fifteenth, until your song comes on, until you've had a break, until you've scored, until you die, until you are born again to decide that there is no better time than right now to be happy.

Happiness is a journey, not a destination.

Kal Ho Na Ho

2007-07-18T13:53:00.001+05:30

Disclaimer: I copied the following poem.

Aj ek baar sabse muskara ke baat karo,
bitaye hue palon ko saath saath yaad karo,
kya pata kal chehre ko muskarana,
aur dimaag ko purane pal yaad ho na ho.

aj ek baar fir purani baaton main kho jao,
aj ek baar fir purani yaadon main doob jao,
kya pata kal ye baatein,
aur ye yaadein ho na ho,

aj ek baar mandir main jao,
puja karke prasad bhi chadhao,
kya pata kal ke kalyug main,
bhagwan par logon ki shraddha ho na ho.

Baarish main khoob bheego,
jhoom jhoom ke baachon ki tarah naacho,
kya pata beet hue bachpan ki tarah.
kal ye baarish bhi ho na ho,

aj har kaam khoob dil laga kar karo,
use samay se pehle poora karo,
kya pata aj ki tarah,
kal bajuon main takat ho na ho,

aj ek baar fir se chaein ki neend so jao,
aaj koi aacha sa sapna bhi dekho,
kya pata kal zindagi main chaen,
aur aankhon main sapna ho na ho,

kya pata kal,
kal ho na ho.

Cheers,

VISHNU SAHASRANAM ( Thousand Name of Lord Vishnu)

2007-01-16T15:47:00.000+05:30

Since last September or better saying since October,2006 my life is passing through rough patch . For the rest of world It appears that I am progressing , I am doing well but I know that I am not happy as my health is not good . I was caught by back pain , the pain is not in fact in my back but its a muscular pain in my lower back but I took it so much seriously that this has changed my entire perception of life . Though pain was never aggravated to an unbearable extent , I had never have a rest less time because of pain , My none of work suffered because of this or it did not affect my daily routine but This marked a deep impression over my emotion . I will write more on this in my latter post . During this period only I contacted with an astrologer Randhir who happened to my relative also from My wife side ( I will admit that I have a trust on Astrology ) . He suggested me to wear an emerald in gold ring although emerald has been suggested by many in past also and to enchant VISHNU SAHASRANAM every Wednesday . This appealed me a lot because I am convinced by our ancient SHLOKA , MANTRA etc . Then after I started searching e-version of VISHNU SHASTRANAM and i got without any much effort . The following link may be useful for anyone who may be interested to explore more

http://www.ecse.rpi.edu/Homepages/shivkuma/music/vishnu-sahasranamam-meanings.htm

http://www.swargarohan.org/Vishnu-sahasranama/06.htm

During this holy search I across ed couple of SHLOKAs which express the philosophy of Hinda dharma . Have feel one of them -

SARVE BHAWANTU SUKHINAN
SARVE SANTU NIRAMAYAN
SARV BHADRANI PASHYANTI
MANKASHID DUKHBHAG BHAWET .

( Let there be peace and Davine happiness in whole universe , all should be free from disease and all should be in good health externally and internally .
All should be decent and knowledgeable , Let goddess save us from all mental and emotional worries )

2007-01-12T16:59:00.000+05:30

Phir kya hoga uske baad
Ravi se ujjwal shashi se sunder
Nav kislayadal se komaltar
Vadhhu tumhari ghar aayegi
Us vivah utsav ke baad

Palbhar mukh pe smeet ki rekha
Khel gayi phir maa ne dekha
Utsuk ho kah utha kintu wo
Phir kya hoga uske baad

Phir nabh ke ye nachhatr manohar
Swarg lok se utar utar kar
Tere shishu banne ko mere
Ghar aayenge uske baad

Mere naye khilone lekar
Chale na jayen wo apne ghar
Chintit ho kah utha kintu wo
Phir kya hoga uske baad

Ab maa ka ji oob chukka tha
Harsh saranti me doob chukka tha
Boli phir main budhi hokar
Mar jauingi uske baad

Ye sunkar bhar aaye lochan
Kintu ponchkar use usi chhan
Utsuk ho kah utha phir wo
Phir kya hoga uske baad
Kavi ko balak ne sikhlaya
Such dukh hai palbhar ki maya
Hai anant ka tatv prashn ye
Phir kya hoga uske baad.