Jul 17, 2006
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--Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy
Jul 12, 2006
Bombay blast
Well now on a more serious side... The response was not bad mostly from the people of the city. But what one desires is that this was prevented since the city has experienced this before. As the days will pass things will unfold but blame has already been laid on the "terrorists".
Jul 1, 2006
Jun 30, 2006
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Some take us back, they're called memories.
Some take us forward, they're called dreams.
-- Jeremy Irons
Jun 29, 2006
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-- Hugh Prather
Jun 28, 2006
Anbe Sivam (finally got the lyrics)
Vaalvae dhavam, anbae sivam,
Aatthigam paesum adiyaarkellaam sivamae anbaagum,
Aatthigam vaesum nallavarukkoe anbae sivamaagum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, endrum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, engum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, endrum,
Anbae sivam, anbae sivam, engum,
Idhayam enbathu sathaithaan endraal erithalal thindruvidum,
Anbin karuvi idhayam endraal saavai vendruvidum,
Yaar yaar sivam? Nee naan sivam,
Anbin paathai saernthavanukku mudivae illaiyadaa,
Manathin neelam edhuvoe, athuvae vaalvin neelamadaa,
Secret of India's booming economy
Summary: After being shackled by the government for decades, India's economy has become one of the world's strongest. The country's unique development model -- relying on domestic consumption and high-tech services -- has brought a quarter century of record growth despite an incompetent and heavy-handed state. But for that growth to continue, the state must start modernizing along with Indian society.
This article has lambasted the Indian bureaucracy and points out that we should still be hopefull of achieving something big inspite of such a system. A very well written article must read.
Jun 15, 2006
Taken for granted....
Jun 7, 2006
World War III has began....
i couldn't help but put this up....
GOOGLE vs MICROSOFT battle has picked up pace
Google guns for Microsoft from CNET
google spreadsheet???!!!!!
now back to hibernation........
Hibernating
Jun 2, 2006
Man Ke Darpan Main - Om the Fusion Band
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
saat sur milke jaise sangeet main dhale,
phool chunchun ke jaise gulshan koi khile.
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
pal main badal hai, pal main kirne hai,
bhor hai, sanjh hai kabhi.
ek pal man nirash hai, aas hai kabhi.
pal main muskan, pal main hairaan,
pray hai, bair hai kabhi.
log apne hai ek pal, gair hai kabhi.
pal ye kab jane din bane, jane kaise din badle sal main
ungloin par gine agar yu to sal bhi guzra hai kai
pachi mudh ke jo dakhe ek bar aaj bhi yaad hai sabhi
yaadion ke saath khaboon ke silsile chale
beete har pal ke rang, har khab main mile.
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
Man ke darpan main dakhe hai kitne rang jivan ke
din ladkhpan ke, manchale pan ke kitne masoom the sabhi
aab hai aphsos lot ke aayege nahi,
pal do pal ke hai sare ehsas, pal do pal ki hai zindagi.
rishte nate bhi khel hai pal do pal ke he.
bahti nadya ki dhar ke jaisi har kushi aani jani hai,
sase jab tak chal rahi dharkno main jab tak ravani hai.
ek roshan diye ki lo jaise zindagi ki khani hai
andhiyo main bhi zindagi ki ye lo jale
sas ki lo per umar ki gastan chale
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--Unknown Author
How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.
--From the movie Annie
May 31, 2006
am waiting for some action to be taken!!!
Different Backward Class Commissions have given varying figures. The latest figures claim 52 percent of India’s population as being OBC. It was spread among 3743 different castes. Putting them all together in one OBC category is ridiculous. The powerful Yadavas have hogged most of the reservation benefits for OBCs.Even among Dalits the powerful Chamars have done likewise. Dividing OBCs into Most Backward Castes (MBC) and Extreme Backward Castes (EBC) does not help. There are too many castes to ensure equitable reservation, on a caste basis, for all the castes.
What is the objection to well defined economic and social criteria to determine reservation? Only one objection comes to mind. Pro-reservationists might claim this would result in partial selection because of forward caste bias.
There is a simple solution to this. Let all selection boards have reservation. Ninety percent of board members could be Dalit, OBC and Minority. That would allow affirmative action without accentuating caste in society.
To establish a genuine level playing field would require compulsory standardized government-run neighborhood schools throughout the nation. Even if the entire budget outlay for education were spent on implementing this the results would justify the investment.
Other ideas to ensure effective affirmative action for circumventing caste could be considered, but it would be pointless. It is the politics of caste that motivates politicians to support caste-based reservation.