30 September, 2009
Naxalism
A senior IAS officer of Jharkhand recently told the Kolkata press that naxalism in Jharkhand had been exaggerated, hurting tourism in the state. A couple of months later, Union Home Minister declares Jharkhand along with Chhatisgarh as the 'epicentre' of naxalism.
28 September, 2009
Boredom
Backbiting is the outcome of some persons' fear and jealousy. The following lines from a famous author can erase the two dreaded senses from their mind.
"What he had once hoped for the Flock, he now gained for himself alone; he learned to fly, and was not sorry for the price that he had paid. Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull's life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed."
"What he had once hoped for the Flock, he now gained for himself alone; he learned to fly, and was not sorry for the price that he had paid. Jonathan Seagull discovered that boredom and fear and anger are the reasons that a gull's life is so short, and with these gone from his thought, he lived a long fine life indeed."
27 September, 2009
Ravan1
A man and his son had come to a fair where hundreds of people were celebrating the burning of Ravan's effigy.
Here is a brief dialogue between the son and his father over the effigy burning.
Son - Papa, why Ravan's effigy is being burnt.
Father - Because Ravan was an evil and pigheaded character who stole Ram's wife Sita.
Son - But the person who lighted the effigy himself is facing charges of bigamy and swindling of government funds.
The man hussed up his son and headed home without waiting the effigy to reduce to ashes.
Here is a brief dialogue between the son and his father over the effigy burning.
Son - Papa, why Ravan's effigy is being burnt.
Father - Because Ravan was an evil and pigheaded character who stole Ram's wife Sita.
Son - But the person who lighted the effigy himself is facing charges of bigamy and swindling of government funds.
The man hussed up his son and headed home without waiting the effigy to reduce to ashes.
Ravan1
A man and his son had come to a fair where hundreds of people were celebrating the burning of Ravan's effigy.
Here is a brief dialogue between the son and his father over the effigy burning.
Son - Papa, why Ravan's effigy is being burnt.
Father - Because Ravan was an evil and pigheaded character who stole Ram's wife Sita.
Son - But the person who lighted the effigy himself is facing charges of bigamy and swindling of government funds.
The man hussed up his son and headed home without waiting the effigy to reduce to ashes.
Here is a brief dialogue between the son and his father over the effigy burning.
Son - Papa, why Ravan's effigy is being burnt.
Father - Because Ravan was an evil and pigheaded character who stole Ram's wife Sita.
Son - But the person who lighted the effigy himself is facing charges of bigamy and swindling of government funds.
The man hussed up his son and headed home without waiting the effigy to reduce to ashes.
24 September, 2009
18 September, 2009
Forward mail
Forward mail
This has got to be one of the cleverest E-mails I've received in awhile. Someone out there must be "deadly" at Scrabble. (Wait till you see the last one)!
PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER: When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER
DESPERATION: When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES: When you rearrange the letters: THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH: When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE:When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS
DORMITORY: When you rearrange the letters:DIRTY ROOM
SLOT MACHINES:When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:When you rearrange the letters:IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:When you rearrange the letters: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters:I'M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters:THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters:TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW:When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER
This has got to be one of the cleverest E-mails I've received in awhile. Someone out there must be "deadly" at Scrabble. (Wait till you see the last one)!
PRESBYTERIAN: When you rearrange the letters: BEST IN PRAYER
ASTRONOMER: When you rearrange the letters: MOON STARER
DESPERATION: When you rearrange the letters: A ROPE ENDS IT
THE EYES: When you rearrange the letters: THEY SEE
GEORGE BUSH: When you rearrange the letters: HE BUGS GORE
THE MORSE CODE:When you rearrange the letters: HERE COME DOTS
DORMITORY: When you rearrange the letters:DIRTY ROOM
SLOT MACHINES:When you rearrange the letters: CASH LOST IN ME
ANIMOSITY:When you rearrange the letters:IS NO AMITY
ELECTION RESULTS:When you rearrange the letters: LIES - LET'S RECOUNT
SNOOZE ALARMS: When you rearrange the letters: ALAS! NO MORE Z 'S
A DECIMAL POINT: When you rearrange the letters:I'M A DOT IN PLACE
THE EARTHQUAKES: When you rearrange the letters:THAT QUEER SHAKE
ELEVEN PLUS TWO: When you rearrange the letters:TWELVE PLUS ONE
AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE:
MOTHER-IN-LAW:When you rearrange the letters: WOMAN HITLER
17 September, 2009
Shashi Tharoor
".....To my fellow-citizens-of-the-future, Independence Day merely meant early mornings in starched uniforms on parade grounds, relieved only by the comforting thought of no more classes....
"India's challenge is not to perfect it, but simply to make it better than it now is....
"Economic change must reach the ordinary Indian; it must, as it has done in Malaysia and Indonesia, resulting a visible improvement in the standard of living of the overwhelming majority of the people, including the poorest of the poor. This means that liberalization must produce not only shinier foreign cars for the affluent but jobs for the unemployed food for the hungry, and sending money in the hands of the needy."
These lines were found in Shashi Tharoor's India --- FROM MIDNIGHT TO THE MILLENNIUM.
"India's challenge is not to perfect it, but simply to make it better than it now is....
"Economic change must reach the ordinary Indian; it must, as it has done in Malaysia and Indonesia, resulting a visible improvement in the standard of living of the overwhelming majority of the people, including the poorest of the poor. This means that liberalization must produce not only shinier foreign cars for the affluent but jobs for the unemployed food for the hungry, and sending money in the hands of the needy."
These lines were found in Shashi Tharoor's India --- FROM MIDNIGHT TO THE MILLENNIUM.
16 September, 2009
Fables
"When you want to say something, say it frankly instead of taking the route of fables."
"I find it deplorable people asking about region, religion and linguistic identities during introductions."
"I find it deplorable people asking about region, religion and linguistic identities during introductions."
14 September, 2009
Journalist
'How to survive in a corrupt system with the powers-that-be constantly armtwisting journos for writing materials that do not suit them and sidelining such scribes who ask unfriendly, but genuine questions ?'
The answer to this can be found in this famous quote ---"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
The answer to this can be found in this famous quote ---"All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
11 September, 2009
09 September, 2009
Govt
"...In a democracy people are allowed to use their reason...When you don't like a government, you can turn the rascals out without overthrowing the system...."
08 September, 2009
31 August, 2009
Life
"...But I just don't believe that most people are living the smooth, controlled, trouble-free existence that their careful countenances and bland words suggest...My trouble is I analyse life instead of live it."
30 August, 2009
Perception
Perception...Something to think about...
Bell
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on theirway to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musicianplaying. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurriedto meet his schedule.
Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar; a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk...
Six minutes later:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces everwritten, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.
The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.... How many other things are we missing?
Courtesy, a forwardmail
Bell
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes.
During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on theirway to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musicianplaying. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurriedto meet his schedule.
Four minutes later the violinist received his first dollar; a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk...
Six minutes later:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces everwritten, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars.
Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people's priorities.
The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made.... How many other things are we missing?
Courtesy, a forwardmail
25 August, 2009
22 August, 2009
Death
"Death is a challenge.
It tells us not to waste time...
It tells us to tell each other right
now that we love each other."
It tells us not to waste time...
It tells us to tell each other right
now that we love each other."
15 August, 2009
Vande Mataram
How many goose bumps loom up on the skin of a hungry person when s(he) hears 'Maa Tujhe Salam....Vande Mataram....
..........proper implementation of NREGA might manifest the missing goose bumps.
..........proper implementation of NREGA might manifest the missing goose bumps.
14 August, 2009
Prabhat Khabar
"Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither."
'The Prabhat Khabar' completes 25 years. Congratulations, wish you all the success for ever and ever.
'The Prabhat Khabar' completes 25 years. Congratulations, wish you all the success for ever and ever.
09 August, 2009
Morality
"As thoughts are the seeds of all actions, let me plant only good, pure seeds so that the fruit will be the best...Relations based on falsehood are like houses built with their foundations in mud...If I always hide from the truth, I must be enjoying the company of falsehood.
"If you have to see, then see the specialities of each other. If you have to leave something, leave weaknesses...If eyes are windows to the soul, do you keep your eyes clean ? Dirty windows mean you have something to hide.
"If I am honest in all my dealings, I can never experience fear...Thinking of evil or being afraid of evil brings evil on one's head...Where there is no love, there cannont be peace. Where there is no purity, there cannot be love.
"Morality and virtue are more precious than gems; the give satisfaction to man, endear hm to hes Creator and to the public."
"If you have to see, then see the specialities of each other. If you have to leave something, leave weaknesses...If eyes are windows to the soul, do you keep your eyes clean ? Dirty windows mean you have something to hide.
"If I am honest in all my dealings, I can never experience fear...Thinking of evil or being afraid of evil brings evil on one's head...Where there is no love, there cannont be peace. Where there is no purity, there cannot be love.
"Morality and virtue are more precious than gems; the give satisfaction to man, endear hm to hes Creator and to the public."
08 August, 2009
Journalist
"....with its usual propensity for lying...The heaven-born mission of journalism is to disseminate truth; to eradicate error; to educate, refine and elevate the tone of public morals and manners, and make all men more gentle, more virtuous, more charitable, and in all ways better, and holier, and happier; and yet this black-hearted scoundrel degrades the great office persistently to the dissemination of falsehood, calumny, vituperation and vulgarity."
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