Amazing Predictions

I dont know why people in India go crazy when it comes to cricket World Cup. Many seems to collect the statistics and make their own predictions. Just take a look at some of the predictions people made.

Year 1981.
1.Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
2 years later India won the world Cup!!!

Year 2005
1. Prince Charles got married
2. Liverpool crowned Champions of Europe
3. Australia lost the Ashes
4. Pope Died
2 years later will India win the world Cup ?????

Now take a look at this one.

1979 – Prime number – WI won
4 years later – India upset reigning champs

1987 – Prime number – Aus won
4 years later – No WC to upset them

1993 – Prime number – No WC

1997 – Prime number – No WC

1999 – Prime number – Aus won
4 years later – India upset fans

2003 – Prime number – Aus won
4 years later – India (can/could/hope/might/should/will) upset reigning champs


Amazing:

1982 Football World Cup won by Italy against Germany
1983 Cricket World Cup won by India against West Indies

2006 Football World Cup won by Italy in Germany
2007 Cricket World Cup: INDIA?? ?in West Indies

5 days to go!!!

After 4 years of so called hard work and night studies during the examinations, last May i was declared engineer unofficially. However just 5 days to go for me to be officially declared an Engineer. It was 4 unforgettable years in my life where i met people of different culture and got some great friends who have changed my life a lot. No one can forget their college life and i am nothing special. i learnt a lot about life and i should thank all those who stood by me and my professors and lecturers without whom i wouldn't have become an engineer. The support i got from my parents which is not something new has helped me get a good career. I got a job in Infosys Technologies Ltd, and fortunately or unfortunately i was posted in Mysore. There are many people who have made difference to my life and i think i cannot mention about them here. I may not be poetic in writing about my college life like others but i can tell one thing "If you miss your college life, then i am sorry to say this you miss the best part of your life". People used to ask me how come i studied in a college like St.Joseph's which is known for its rules, but one thing for sure you can enjoy like anything in those kind of colleges. Infact i realised this only after joining Infosys. The life after coming here has become like a machine and i bet it is hard to get friends like those you get in college. I dont know how to finish this hence i repeat what i said earlier "If you miss your college life, then i am sorry to say this you miss the best part of your life".

An insult to our National Flag

Hello everyone,

I got this mail and i just wanted everyone to see this.

These pictures shows the gross disrespect and insult to the Indian National flag by this so called "spiritual leader" and self proclaimed "GOD" Mataji Nirmala Devi. This disrespect to our countrys flag shows that she has definately no respect or love for the country that gave her so much and her husband who was an IAS officer and chief of the SCI (he is seated next to her in the pics). Such a shame. I do urge and plead with all Indians who deeply love their country to forward the photos to as many people as possible so that it does catch the eye of someone higher up in the Indian Govt who can really take some action against this.

World Cup 2007- A Preview

Last year I wrote about soccer world cup and its time for me to write about cricket world cup 2007. This is the first time the tournament is being played in West Indies. There are 16 teams participating and they are divided in 4 groups. The inaugural ceremony is on March 11th and the first match starts on March 12th.

Australia:

The defending champion Australia is set to win their 3rd straight title and a record 4th world cup and as expected they are the tournament favourites. However recent slump in form and injury woes will make their task difficult. The Australians are backed by a strong batting line up with captain Ricky Ponting leading from the front. Wicket Keeper Adam Gilchrist will be a key player and he along with Mathew Hayden can take the game away from the opposition in a matter of 10 overs. Then they have the in form Mike Hussey who has been in a splendid form in recent times. The bowling department is not too bad with Glen McGrath playing his last world cup along with Shaun Tait, Nathan Bracken, Stuart Clarke can go through the opposition’s batting line up. One area where the Aussies score over the opponents is their fielding. They are perhaps the best fielding side in the tournament.

South Africa:

The current world number 1 will be riding high in their confidence after their performance against India and Pakistan. They will look to win their first world cup after 4 unsuccessful attempts. They have a good batting line up with Opener and captain Graeme Smith along with A.B.DeVillers will look to continue their good form. Then they have the class Jacques Kallis and the dangerous Herchelle Gibbs. Following them will be the dashing wicket keeper batsman Mark Boucher and wily Shaun Pollock. Their bowling department is packed with fast bowlers and given the fact that West Indies wicket have slowed down they will find difficult to tighten the grips in the middle overs in the absence of a spinner. Makhaya Ntini and Shaun Pollock will try to run through the top order and they have Jacques Kallis, Charl Langeveldt and Andrew Hall in the middle overs. They are probably the best fielding side after Australia and I am sure they will be one of the team to be watched for.

India:

The current slump in the form and injuries are the major areas of concern for the team. However the two series win against the West Indies and Sri Lanka would have been a morale booster for the men in blue. They are looking for their second world cup after a gap of 24 years. They have got a good balanced side and if the players play up to their potential there is no doubt that they can be the champions. Their batting line up looks strong with the come back of Saurav Ganguly and the form of Robin Uthappa. Dravid, Tendulkar and Yuvraj will look to play down the middle overs and they have got the dashing wicket keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni. The bowling department looks fine with Zaheer Khan in great form and in the company of Ajit Agarkar, India’s successful bowler during the tour of West Indies and Munaf Patel. One area where India holds the edge is their spin department. Harbhajan Singh and Anil Kumble, two of the world’s best spinners in the side will be looking to contain in the middle overs. However the side’s poor fielding is a major concern. Except for Yuvraj, the fielding looks pretty weak and its high time that the team management works on it.

Pakistan:

The most unpredictable side in cricket. On one day they can be world beater and on the other day they can be chokers. They will be looking for their 2nd world cup after 1992 edition. The side looks good and with the presence of Inzamam in the middle and taking the fact of Mohamed Yousuf’s current form, the side has got a well balanced batting line up in the middle overs. However it is their openers who would like to take the bowling attack during the power plays and if they come good, Pakistan ahs got a very good chance of winning the cup. Then they have the dashing Abdul Razzaq to take attack during the slog overs. However with the absence of Shoib Akthar and Mohd Asif, their bowling department looks bleak. One more area of concern is their fielding. On the whole if the players play to their potential they win the cup.

Sri Lanka:

1996 champions will look to erase their bad run they had against India last year and this year. However after Jayawardene took charge as captain they have performed well in the one dayers. They have a good line up with Jayasuriya will be looking to continue his form he showed in New Zealand late last year. In the middle they have former captain Marvan Atapatu and captain Jayawardene. The form of Sangakara will be really helpful for them as he can take the game away from the opposition single handedly. The bowling department looks good with Vaas and Muralitharan will be looking to run through the oppsition.

West Indies:

The only team that beat Australia in the champions trophy along with its current form against India makes them as one of the favourites. Brian Lara playing his last world cup will look to end on a high note. The dashing opener Chris Gayle and wily Chanderpaul holds the key for the West Indies and Lara and Sarwan will look to play down the middle overs. Their bowling department looks good and the form of Dwayne Bravo is very important as he will be a useful bowler during the middle overs. On the whole if they play the way they played during the champions trophy they can be successful in winning their 3rd world cup.

New Zealand:

After their poor show in Australia they bounced back well to beat Australia 3-0 in the Chappel-Hadlee series in New Zealand. Their success both with the bat and ball would have improved their confidence. The man to look out for is Shane Bond and wicket keeper Brendon McCullum. These two players can take the game away from the opposition in a matter of minutes. Then they have Daniel Vettori to slow down the run rate during the middle overs. If they continue their good form they have a very good chance of winning their first world cup.

England:

Following a disaster in the Ashes, they had a poor show in the league matches of the CB Series. However they bounced back well to win the last league match to qualify for the finals and thereby winning the cup. The man to look out for is Andrew Flintoff and Paul Collingwood. They are the key players and are in prime form of their career. The bowling looks good with the likes of Plunkett, Anderson, Panesar, Sajid Mahmood. The fielding looks ok and I don’t think they have chance of winning the cup. Who knows, cricket is a funny game where no one knows what will happen.

Is Sachin the greatest batsman???

Hello everyone!!!!!!!
I am updating my blog after a very long time however anything is better late than never.

I would like to start my second innings the way I started my first. Yes, its about cricket. This is the topic which is discussed in each and every street of India and still no is able to come to a conclusion to this. I think I am playing with your patience so its time for me to come to the topic.

Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar a.k.a the little master is arguably one of the greatest batsmen to have ever played the game. Let us take a look at his statistics projects him as the greatest batsman India has ever produced.

One Day Internationals:
40 centuries, highest by any one.
60 odd half centuries
More than 14500 runs in 376 matches
Average of over 45
Maximum number of man of the match and man of the series awards than any one else
More than 100 wickets

Test
35 centuries, highest by any one.
40 odd half centuries
More than 10500 runs in 125 odd matches
Average of over 55

These figures are truly amazing and it is obvious that he is the best Indian batsman. However has done enough to be declared as greatest batsman to have ever played the game? This is the question that is running in every cricket lover’s mind. The reason for this????

Now let’s take a look at his contemporaries.

Rahul Sharad Dravid, a.k.a ‘The Wall’:

He is another great player India has produced. Even though the statistics may not be on par with Sachin Tendulkar, experts rate him above Sachin Tendulkar because:

He has won test matches single handedly for India and he was instrumental in India’s recent success in tests abroad. Let’s take a look at it.

Headingly 2000, Ganguly won the toss and elected to bat on a seeming pitch. The ball was moving like anything and the openers found it difficult to handle it and as expected India lost its first wicket as Virender Sehwag departed when the score was 8 on the board. In came The Wall and he along with Sanjay Bangar put on a slow and patient 150 runs stand for the second wicket pulling India out of danger with Dravid went on to make a double century helping India to post a incredible 628 in the first innings and went on to win the test match. Even though Sachin scored a century in that game it was that 2nd wicket partnership that helped India win this test match.

Adelaide 2003, In reply to Australia’s 535, India were struggling at around 80/3, in came Laxman and the duo went on to make a century stand with Laxman scoring 135 and Dravid went on to make a double century and they helped India in posting a big total in the first innings. Australia set India a target of 220 in the second innings and Dravid scored a patient 53 not out to take India to its first test win in Australia in more than 20 years.

Rawalpindi 2004, India’s first tour of Pakistan in 15 years. Dravid once again made double century and helped India win the test match and series 2-1, Its first test and series win in Pakistan.

Kolkota 2000, the famous India – Australia test where Laxman made a brilliant 281 to take India to marvelous victory. He along with Rahul Dravid who made 180 were responsible for that famous victory against Australia which turned the tide against them and India went on to win the series.

Brian Charles Lara:

Experts believe that he is the greatest left hander to have played the game and compared him wit the great Sir Garfield Sobers. However he was always rated next to Sachin, but is he really next to Sachin?

Scored more than 11,000 runs in test cricket with 9 double centuries second only to Sir Donald Bradman.
Have scored 33 test centuries behind Sachin Tendulkar.
Holds the record for highest individual score in test cricket.
First cricketer to score 400 runs in an innings.
Holds the record for maximum runs in a first class match (501).
Averages more than 53 in test cricket (Lesser than Sachin).
Holds the record for maximum number of runs in an over.

Even though the statistics are on par with Sachin, one feature that makes him the greatest is his innings against Australia in 1998 Frank Worrel Trophy.

West Indies required more than 100 runs to win with two wickets in hand and the batsmen at the crease were Lara and Curtly Ambrose. The duos were facing the bowling attack of Glen McGrath, Shane Warne and Jason Gillespie. The duo put a partnership of around 50 runs with Lara making almost all the runs. When the runs required were 50 odd Ambrose got out and in came Courtney Walsh whose is known for his batting abilities. Lara single handedly took West Indies home from no where situation.


It is these kinds of innings that eludes Sachin from being the best in the world. However every person in this world requires some sort of luck on his side and I think Sachin doesn’t have one. Let’s see why.

It was against Pakistan in 1998 at Chepauk, Chennai. Pakistan had set India a target of 251 odd and India was reeling at 98/5 with Sachin at the crease. In came wicket keeper Nayan Mongia. The duo put on a century stand to take India towards victory when the disaster struck. Sachin was battling a severe back pain to an extent that he was not able to bat. Sachin wanted to finish off the game and started attacking and eventually got out for 135 and India lost the match by 12 runs. He was declared man of the match but unfortunately he didn’t come for the presentation because of the back pain.

Year 1999, Melbourne Cricket Ground. India‘s tour of Australia with Sachin leading the team. India off to a poor start with openers getting out early and in came Sachin Tendulkar. He scored a brilliant century which eventually went in vain. He score 116 and the next highest score was 23. This shows how India performed and how Sachin played. I still remember the headline that came in The Hindu. “Sachin stands tall among the ruins.”

India v/s South Africa, year 2000 at Cape Town. India as usual off to a poor start with both the openers getting out cheaply. India was reeling at 130/5 and Sachin and debutant Virender Sehwag put on a century stand with both the players scoring centuries and eventually India lost the match.

India v/s South Africa, year 1996/97 at Cape Town. India were reeling at 55/5 and went on to make 330 odd. Thanks to a brilliant 167 from Sachin Tendulkar and quick fire century from Mohammed Azharuddin. However our bowlers let us down and India lost the match.

India v/s Australia 1992 at Perth. India were struggling at 120/5. In came the little Tendulkar and scored a brilliant 120 at the fastest pitch in the world facing quickies Craig McDermot, Merv Hughes & co. India made a partly 240 odd and eventually lost the match as he had no support from others.


With such a big article or what ever you may call this can any one help me in clearing my doubt. Is Sachin the best batsman in the world?

One day @ Bangalore DC

This is not something like One Night @ Call Center, but this is my story. It goes like this...

On 24th August i ve been asked to report at Bangalore DC. On reporting there i was asked to wait for an hour. Then i got a call from HR saying that i ve been transferred to Mysore DC and have to report on Monday. Hope they wont ask me to report somewhere else when i join Mysore.

Aatha naa pass Part-2

This is the second part of Aatha naa pass..In the first part i became engineer. In the second part i ve cleared the great Infosys training....

There were 6 exams totally where one should get a minimum of 65 inorder to pass. Just take a look at my marks

Programming Fundamentals: 66
RDBMS: 66
Oracle:66
Java:Re-Test
J2EE:Re-Test
Comprehension exam: Re-Test

My life At Infy(contd...)

This is just a continuation of my previous post "My Life at Infy". Here i would like to talk about that one week which i can never forget in my life. Take a look at it...

Monday: Woke up at 8 and went for training for doing project, went to room at 11:00 PM

Tuesday: Completion of project and was preparing for J2EE exam the next day, went at 12:30 PM

Wednesday: Woke up at 6:00 AM and went for J2EE exam, fortunately or unfortunately failed in the exam by 2 marks, was preparing for the comprehensive exam scheduled for the very next day, went to room at 2:30 AM

Thursday :Woke up at 6:00 AM and went to write my comprehensive exam and started preparing for the practicals exam where a project has to be completed in 3 1/2 hrs,went to room at 3:00 AM

Friday: My practical exam got over and as usual i didn't get the output, was bit dejected.

My life at INFY

My life at infy goes like this:

• Get up at 7
• Have my breakfast and have to report at 9
• 9 to 10:30 theory class
• 10:30 to 10:50 tea break
• 10:50 to 12:30 Theory class continues
• 12:30 to 2:00 Lunch which is the worst part
• 2:00 to 5:45 Lab class where we will be doing our daily assignments.However it takes for me to complete the assignments at minimum 11:30.

Other than this after completing each module, test will be kept in which i have to take 65 on 100 to pass. So for all those who are going to join software company BEWARE......

Rs 500 is enough

Yesterday i was roaming with my friend for getting his duplicate 12th mark sheet as he lost his original. For getting a duplicate we need a certificate from police which should be given at taluk office where they will issue another certificate which should be given to the school. So we went to Arumbakam police station to got the certificate. After getting we then went to Taluk office Egmore. There as we were entering the office a person approached us asking what we want. We explained him everything. We were made to wait for few minutes as he was talking to another person who wanted community certificate. He asked them Rs 700 for completing the formalities and getting the certificate. After sometime he sent us to another person nearby. He asked us to get a letter from my friend's father addressed to Thasildar. Later he told us that Rs 500 will be enough for completing the formalities and getting the certificate. I got stunned for a minute. It is the first time in my life i experienced such things in my life. If this is the state how will poor can survive. Is this the situation in both the DMK and ADMK government?? Only god can save our country from such things.

Aatha naa engineer!!!!!!!

After 4 years of so called hard work yesterday i was officially declared software engineer. The only barrier was 8th sem results which was declared yesterday. I use this tool to thank everyone who stood by me and helped me to acheive this.

yours sincerely

M.Barath B.Tech

I have already posted 10 things that i like to do most. Now i will post those things which i hate the most....

1. To watch mega serials
2. To travel alone
3. Sit in a place and do work for long hours
   
4. Fight against someone
5. Write long essays
6. Wait for someone for long time
7. Watch India losing in Cricket especially against Pakistan
8. To talk to those persons who think they are great
9. To read books
10. See someone crying

World Cup - A Preview

FIFA World Cup 2006 begins today. This is the 18th edition taking place at Germany. 32 teams are participating in the tournament and 64 matches will be played. Brazil is defending the title for the 5th time, most by any country. Host Germans will kick off their campaign today against Costa Rica at Munich without their captain Michael Ballack, who is out due to injury. Out of the previous 17 edition, teams from South America have won it 9 times whereas teams from Europe have won 8 times with Brazil being the maximum with 5 trophies and as expected odds favour Brazil. However no South American team have won in Europe except for Brazil in 1958.

Germany eventhough not as strong as it was earlier has a great record at home with only Brazil beating them in the last 2 years. Supported by a huge fan crowd, Germany cannot be written off. Players like Miraslov Klose, Michael Ballack and Oliver Khan have to play key role for their win.

England, playing as one of the strongest contenders will be delighted by the return of striker Wayne Rooney. Beckham, Gerrard are in their prime form and it has got one of the best defence with Cole, Campbell, Ferdinand. However they will be missing David Seaman who was one of the finest goal keepers. Odds says England is the team to beat after Brazil.

France, after their poor display in the previous edition will look to perform better than what they did in the previous edition. It has got some great players like Zidane, Henry and its time for these players to strike for their country inorder to restore their pride.

Italy called as Azauri blues too will look to restore their pride in the game. After a disatarous 2002 world cup and Euro 2004 and a poor show in the warm up matches, it has to lift the game inorder to win their 4th title.

Argentina, one of the strongest team in the tournament will be playing for their 3rd title. Teenage sensation Messi, already tagged as next Maradona will be the player to watch. With the confidence being sky high after a stupendous performance in the qualifiers, Argentina starts as the favourites after Brazil and England for the title.

Other contenders include Sweden, Netherlands, Czech Republic, Portugal, Spain. Eventhough these team have the ability to be the champions they have failed to perform when it mattered. But nothing can be written off till the final whistle is blown on 9th july.

A baby with 3 arms...

Have you ever heard of a human being with 3 arms. If no, take a look at this picture. In China a baby has born with 3 arms.

Eureka...

With the quota being implemented and everything under control, there were voices saying that quota should be based on economical background and should not be based on caste. Yes, thats right and i personally support the idea. However in a country like India will we be able to find out who are all economically backward??? When people are able to get a SC certificate for an amount is it not possible for them to get a certificate saying that they are economically backward????One of my friend said that caste should be abolished as in France. Is it possible to compare India and France??? Ok, even if we abolish caste, is it possible in India to control the people's sentiments??? Indians are more sentimental towards God and religion. Ok, imagine that we have controlled that too, but will we be able to change the people's mentality who are ready to do anything to be eligible for reservation. Oh..it has become a cycle. I came back to the same point from where i have started. Atlast i found out the way to change India's fortune. People's mentallity should be changed and i think it will take a lot of time.

Driving Licence

Myself and my friend were talking about the placements and other stuffs in our class.

Myself: Why the companies are asking for four wheeler licence

Friend: If you go abroad public transport will not be as good as in India. So for travelling you need licence.

Myself: Oh!!!ok...

But after a few minutes i thought how can a person drive a car abroad using an Indian licence.

Thank God i realised it soon, else i would have told the same to someone else.

Information is wealth??????????

After seeing Jaggy, Janani and Manoj's blog, i thought why shouldn't post one regarding reservation.

This is a scene from the movie Boys where Senthil and Manikandan will be interacting with each other in a Temple. The scene goes like this.....

Manikandan: Etavathu vela iruntha thaangalaen

Senthil: Vela iruku. Samblam kedaikathu aana 3 velaiyum saapdau kedaikum paravaliya

Manikandan: Seri paravaala

Senthil: (Gives two vessel and asks him to go to some temple and get the food given there)

Manikandan: (Gets astonished and says...)eppadi ellathayum therinji vechirkeenga...

Senthil: Information....Information is wealth, database potu vechirkaen..
and the scene goes on..........

Now i ve made a change. Take a look at it.......

Manikandan: Etavathu vela iruntha thaangalaen

Senthil: Vela iruku. Samblam kedaikathu aana 3 velaiyum saapdau kedaikum paravaliya

Manikandan: Seri paravaala

Senthil: (Gives two vessel and asks him to go to some temple and get the food given there)

Manikandan: (Gets astonished and says...)eppadi ellathayum therinji vechirkeenga...

Senthil: Information....Information is wealth, database potu vechirkaen..

Manikandan: Athu antha kaalam sir..ippo information is not wealth, caste than wealth. Ungalala information vechindu seat vaanga mudiyuma, aana naa OBC ndra caste vechindu quota la seat vannguvaen....

And the oscar goes to.....

Some sporting spectacles.....

Pakistani Mathematics Paper

How a Pakistani Mathematics paper will look like.....take a look at this


i) Students found copying will be shot on the spot.

ii) Any student coming late after 10 minutes after the exam starts will be forced to join Al Qayda group .

iii) AK 47's and Grenades are not allowed in the exam hall. Students may keep their daggers, revolvers and pack of anthrax bombs only for self defense.

Math Exam Time : 3 hours
Maximum Marks : 100
All questions are compulsory.


1. Abdul was sent to jail for murder. He has 7 wives in his house. Abdul distributed money to his wives in such a proportion that the youngest and most recent wife receives maximum and oldest wife gets minimum, and each wife gets double of her former competitor. Abdul has 1700 Rupaye left in his house. Abdul's oldest wife needs atleast 25 rupaye per month. Find out the time when Abdul will have to break jail to come out and earn money so that his wives do not starve.

2. Karim is a drug seller. Prices per gram of marijuana, hasis, haroine and LHD are 50, 60, 70, 80 Rupaye respectively. Karim offers a discount of Rupaye 20 for his buyers who buy more than 50 grams of drug. If Rahim, a buyer gets Rupaye 7 discount per gram, find out the grams of LHD he bought.

3. Imran tampers the ball thrice per over. He deforms the ball .02% of itsoriginal shape each time. Find the percentage deformation of the ball due to tampering in a one day series match against India in which Imran bowled 9.4 overs.

4. Mohammed has a Company named Al Allah Kidnapping & Murder Private Limited. He has to threat 10 people per day over Telephone. 40% of the people he threats are cinema stars in Mumbai, 30% are businessman in Delhi, 20% are cricket players in Madras and 10% are shopkeepers in Calcutta . If ISD charges are Rupaye 15, 25, 40, 50 per minute fromMohammed's city Islamabad to Bombay, Delhi,Calcutta and Madras respectively and he gets a Telephone bill of 10,230 Rupaya in a month, find out the number of cinema stars in Mumbai, threatened in that particular month.

5. A terrorist group has to provide one Ak 47, one Ak 49, one Rocket Launcher, 50 Grenades and one pack of RDX to its Rugroots after training. One Ak 47 costs 100$; one Ak 49 costs 150 $, a Bazuka rocket Launcher costs 50 $, a grenade is for 3 $ per piece, a pack of RDX Bomb attached with remote Control is 500 $. The terrorist group admits 2000 new people every year out of which 30 % are lost or shunted out while training. Find the amt. of Foreign Money Pakistan Govt. has to provide each year to run such a group.

6. If stability of a democratic Govt. in Pakistan is given by the following equation X exp3 + X exp2 -16 = i ; Find out X.

7. Probability of a Pakistani Prime Minister to be shot is 78 %. Probability of a Military General to be shot is 42%. Find the joint probability of a Prime Minister to be shot who is also a Military General.

8) Find out geometrically the area of Paktunistaan using PI Theorem with Osama Bin Laden's Correction (That is taking the value of PI = 786, instead of 3.14.....), if Paktunistaan is taken as a
heptagon.

9) A 'GHAURI' controlled missile tries to fly from Drass to Kargil which is not too far from Drass (say 100 miles) and is exactly to the East of Drass . The wind is blowing from the South and the
speed of the wind is exactly equal to the speed of the missile. The controller decides to steer straight to Kargil all the time during the flight. Will the missile everreach Kargil? What if the speed of the wind is k times the speed of the missile, where k is a positive number (can be greater or less than 1)? Try to sketch the trajectory of the missile (with respect to the ground, of course) in each of the three cases: k=1, k 1 and k<1.

10) Briefly discuss the Unsolved problem of "Bisection of a Triangle" with a Compass and an unmarked ruler if the triangle is named as KASHMIR.

A trip to capital

It was December 2005 when myself and my friend Prakash went to New Delhi, India's political capital. We both had great experience there and i think i would like to share.

Day1: We both boarded the train at chennai central. The night went smoothly with no problem

Day2: Day time we had no problem, but the real problem came during the night. Since it was a night train i went with a cotton pyjama. As the train crossed Madhya Pradesh temperature dropped to around 4 degress. I had 2 bedsheets but that was not enough. I was shivering. However Prakash had a deep sleep. the whole night i was sleepless.

Day3: We reached Delhi and was picked up by my family friend and we stayed their in R.K.Puram. We took bath and breakfast and went for a walk to a market nearby. The day passed on smoothly and as usual during the night we felt cold. But thank god we had rug to protect ourselves from winter. In the evening we visited Balaji temple which was nearby and the sarojini market where bomb blast took place few months ago.

Day4: Prakash had interview at National Stadium. After attending the interview we went to India Gate then walked down to Rashtrapathi Bhavan. We walked for around 3 KM. From there we went to Parliament. Then we took a metro rail and thought of going to Red Fort. But we didnt know where to get down. I asked a person there and we got down at that station. It was Old Delhi. The place was so different from New Delhi. It was so crowded such that Prakash got frightened and we again took a metro rail and got down at the last stop. There we were roaming for few mins and again took a metro rail and came back to Parliament. From there we took an auto and went to R.K.Puram. The day then went well.

Day5: I had interview at the same place. It was Vijay Diwas and all the arms that were used during 1971 war was on display. So we had a glimpse of it and had a Bhel Puri. It was so hot that we emptied a chill 1 litre Fanta in 5 mins and the temperature outside was around 5 to 6 degrees. Then we again took the metro rail and got down at Cannought Place and had our lunch. Then we went to Paalika Bazaar, an underground shopping mall. We purchased few things and took an auto to R.K.Puram. Then we visited Mother ashram near by and then to Prakash's friend's house. We spent few minutes there and came back. It was semester time for us. So we took a flight to Chennai, but fortunately or unfortunately the exam was postponed due to heavy rain.

It was a great experience eventhough was a short trip. We enjoyed each and every moment over there and I enjoyed the climate a lot. It was cold but after a long time i experienced such a climate.

Following a request from Janani, i am posting 10 things which i like the most

1. Spend time with friends in the beach
2. Listening to Ilayaraja's Music
3. To roam alone during the night
   
4. Like to see those movies which has something in it unlike masala movies
5. Love cricket to the core. I am mad about cricket
6. To spend time in forest (looks strange na)
   
7. Sleep in the terrace looking at the stars
8. Get drenched in rain
   
9. Like to sing but unfortunately voice is not that good
10. To discuss about my future with someone who can understand me
    

College or Jail - You decide

With exams got over i just want to share a few things about my college.

Name: St.Joseph's College Of Engineering.
Location: Chennai
Chairman: Mr. Jeppiar

These things are very common and most of the chennaites know. However i would like to say the rules of the college which may help those who are seeking admissions.

Here comes the famous rules of St.Joseph's:

• Boys and Girls are not allowed to talk inside the Campus
• No electronic items except calculator are allowed inside the campus
• Cumpulsory college bus and college mess
• Bus fees should be paid even is there is no bus for your route
• Cumpulsory Tie and ID card
• Only formals are allowed except on saturdays when no dress code
• Notebooks will be provided by the college for which a sum of Rs 3,500 has to be paid
  
• Coachimg will be provided by the college for campus placements but students should stay in the college upto 5'o clock.However buses will be provided to all.

Eventhough these rules seems to strict, my college provides

• Excellent infrastructure and campus placements.
  
• It has got more than 40,000 books in the library
  
• It is the number 1 college in Tamil Nadu when it comes to sports.
  
• Defenders of the TIES and other major sports events held in and around Tamil Nadu.
  
• Celebrations will be done for all major festivals which includes Deepavali, Onam, Christmas.

So those who are reading this hope would have come to know about the college more. It is up to you now to decide whether you would like to join the college or not.

Power Theft in Delhi

Its May and the mercury is rising new heights in several parts of the country especially in North India where the temperature has gone more than 45 degrees. People started switch on their AC early in the morning to beat the heat. But this has backfired them especially in New Delhi. There has been a plenty of power cuts all throughout the day.

Why this power cuts happening???

Almost 40% of the total power in Delhi is being stolen every day and in this 60% is used by domestic users and the remaining 40% is given for industries.

courtesy-CNN-IBN

What is He?????

What is he????

Is he a:

• Actor
• Playback Singer
• Director
• Choreographer
• Producer
• Lyricist
• Writer

This multi faced personality is one of the greatest actor India has ever produced. Winner of 3 national awards and many other awards. Hope you would have guessed. Its none other than the great Kamal Hassan. However it still amazes me how a person can do it with great quality. So those who are reading this blog please clear my doubt.

Actor- No question. He is the greatest.
Direction- Hey raam was awesome and never looked like his direction.
Playback Singer- Voice is great especially "Yaar Yaar Sivam" from Anbe Sivam

Eventhough he has not done other things as he did these three, but still amazes me.

So please clear my doubt.

What is he????

Is he a:

• Actor
• Playback Singer
• Director
• Choreographer
• Producer
• Lyricist
• Writer

My way of looking at GOD

This is just my view and not intended to hurt anyone's feelings.

Everyone in this world believe in God and i am no exception. There are so many religion and each has their own God. Everyone worship God for their welfare and wants everything done by God. However there is an important fact which many couldn't understand.

Will God come in person and help people?

The answer is NO.

Then does this mean God does not exists.

NO, God exists.

Quite confusing right!!!

Ok let me explain this concept.

Actually the following was a conversation between Kamal Hassan and Madhavan in the movie Anbe Sivam ( i may not be correct with the dialogues) which made me think who God is.

Madhavan : (crying) Ean ippadi nadakanum

Kamal Hassan: Ean enna aachu

Madhavan : Ethuku kedaikatha oru blood group onnu kedavachi avana pozhaka vechi ippo.... avana ean savadikanum. Ippo than enaku kadavul irukara illiya nu santhegam varthu. Illa illa naa ungala madiri illa. Enaku kadavul nambikai iruku.

Kamal : Enaku kadavul nambikai illa nu yaar sonna.

Madhavan : Oh! Enna thideernu. Yaar antha kadavul

Kamal : Nee than

Madhavan : Naa na. Onnum puriyalayae

Kamal :Munna pinna theriyatha oruthanuku kaneer sinthariyae athan kadavul.


Hope those who had read this would have understood what I am trying to say.
Any comments are welcome.

Once again no ill feelings as this just my way of how i look at God and not intended to hurt anyone.

Free of Cost!!!!!!

After seeing all these manifestos i found it very easy to write my own manifesto if at all i join politics. So as of now this is my imagination and any resemblence is purely coincidental.

My manifesto goes like this.

• Free slippers to everyone
• Each one will get free cow for making business
  
• For every colour TV you buy you are eligible for a free remote control
• Ration rice will be given free of cost irrespective of how many kilos you buy
• 10 kg of gold will be given free of cost for every 10 gms of gold
• Mount Road will be divided and will be given to every one equally free of cost
• Will make sure that every one in Tamil Nadu will get everything for free even if exchequer becomes bankrupt
• Engineering colleges will be opened in nook and corner of TamilNadu
• Lap-Tops along with broadband internet connection will be given free of cost
• Free cellular phone along with connection for everyone
• For every 1 litre of petrol 2 litres of oil will be given free of cost

Sorry, i am able to give only this much free of cost. If at all our country becomes economically stronger than what it is now i ll try to give Rs 10000/- for everyone who has no job.

Thank you and hope you will vote for me.

VOTE FOR XXXXXX

A Musician Par Excellence

Born and brought up in a remote village near Kambam, Ilayaraja one of the greatest music directors of all time India has ever produced. He is the first Asian to symphony for London Philharmonic Orchestra. Raja as people call him has scored music for over 1000 films (albums) in a span of 28 years. Annakili directed by Mohan in 1976 marked his entry into Tamil film industry. He has scored music for many great directors which includes K.Balachander, Maniratnam, Bharathiraja.

Came to Chennai at the age of 29,learned guitar and piano under Dhanraj master and later earned his diploma in music in London's Trinity College of Music. He has won 3 national awards for the film Sagara Sangamam, Sindhu Bhairavi and Rudra Veena. Apart from scoring music, Raja likes to write poetry not only in Tamil but in Hindi as well. He has a great passion for photography and painting. He is a spritual person and has composed several devotional songs on Ramana Maharishi and the latest being Thiruvasagam, which was a huge success among the public.

His song "Rakama Kaiya Thatu" in Thalapathi was the number one song in BBC's list of best song. He was the music composer for the 1996 Miss World held at Banglore. He had a great affinity towards carnatic music which is evident from his works. He gave music of life time for the film Sindhu Bhairavi which was of carnatic style. He also invented a raga named Panchamukhi. He also penned his own Keertanas.

One interesting fact about Raja is that during the 80's films ran for more than 100 days jus for the sake of his name. Songs which he composed during those period was a instant hit. He has scored music in many languages which includes Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Hindi and English. He has produced some great compositions which includes:

• Sindhu Bhairavi
• Salangai Oli
• Puthu Puthu Arthangal
• Hey Raam
• Thevar Magan
• Poovae Poochudava
• Agni Natchatiram
• Anjali
• Nayagan

Apart from films, Raja has scored various albums like "How To Name It", "Nothing But Wind" which are mind blowing. Raja's music has bought laurels not only to TamilNadu but for the whole nation. We should be proud of him. According to me he is one of the pride of India.

What a leader!!!

India has produced great leaders who fought for the nation's freedom. Not only India, every country has got great leaders. However no country could have seen such a leader who is the Railway Minister and other is former chief minister of Bihar. The respect they give for the country is such that no one in this world would have given. Confused about this, just take a look at this photo and you will understand what it is.

These two leaders were sitting when national anthem was being played and i still couldn't understand how they ruled Bihar for 15 years. Hope atleast after seeing this people will realise and vote them out of power in the future.

Budhiya Singh

A 5 yr old child from Orissa went for a long run of more than a marathon and half before retiring a mile short of his goal. With his coach by his side on a bicycle, Budhia Singh started from his hometown at 4:00 AM and ran for 40 miles in just 7 hours. Soldiers, Ambulance and Doctors accompanied this kid. He had hoped to reach CRPF head quarters at 11 AM but fell short of his goal. The boy fell on the ground and was taken to the hospital near by where the doctors reported he was in stable condition.This child could be the answer for India's challenge in Athletics at the world level if he is trained properly and i hope the government supports Budhia.

Who Will Win???

THE BATTLE CONTINUES

With elections round the corner the political parties fighting it out in the streets of Tamil Nadu, campaigning for their candidates. With the pre-poll surveys predicting a close contest between the ruling AIADMK and DMK, both the parties are confident of getting clear majority. However history suggests that which ever party has a pre-poll alliance wins the election. In 2001, AIADMK had a grand alliance with the then TMC (now joined with Congress) and other parties. But this time around it is the reversal where the DMK has a grand alliance called Democratic People's Alliance which comprises of Congress, PMK, CPI, CPI-M and of course DMK whereas AIADMK has joined hands with MDMK and DPI. But nothing can be written off before the elections. If DMK wins then this will be the 5th time that M.Karunanidhi will be the chief minister of Tamil Nadu whereas Jayalalitha is seeking her 3rd term as the chief minister.

This election will see AIADMK contesting in 182 seats, 35 seats for MDMK, 9 to DPI whereas DMK will contest in 129 seats, 48 to Congress, 31 to PMK, 13 to CPI, while CPM and UML got 10 and 3 seats respectively.

Lets look at the manifesto of both the parties:

DMK:

• Rice at Rs 2/kg.
• A free colour TV for women of every family.
• Rs 1000 maternity assistance for 6 months.
• Free gas stove for every poor family.
• Coop loans to farmers to be waived.
• Free power to ryots, weavers.
• Reservation for minorities.
• Free electricity to Weavers in addition to farmers.
• 2 acres of land to the landless poor families.
• Old age pension increased to Rs.400/-

AIADMK:

• 5 lakh IT Jobs in 5 years.
• Opening a Engineering colleges equivalent to IIT Chennai in more then 5 major cities of Tamilnadu.
• Ensure Tamilnadu garden of peace.
• Develop new technology for more growth.
• Take the states economy to new heights.
• Introduce more development schemes for people’s welfare.
• Eradicate illiteracy.
• Improve the lot of women.
• Attracting foreign companies to invest in Tamilnadu.
• Works towards prosperity of farmers, weavers, fishermen, students, government employees, teachers, workers and other sections of peoples.
• Control prices.
• Snuff out communalism, extremism, un separatism.
• Deal with inter-state issues in amicable manner.

Other than these two parties, other parties contesting the elections are Vijaykanths's DMDK, BJP, and Lok Paritran started by the IIT'ans. Eventhough Lok Paritran is contesting only in 5 to 6 seats hope they ll bring some change in TamilNadu politics.

A Mesmerising Song

This is the lyric of the song which mesmerises me. The music by Vidhyasagar is truly amazing and Harini's voice is awesome. Lyrics by Kapilan, hmm..no words to describe. Just take a look.

yenna thavam seyidhanai yashodha
yenna thavam seyidhanai yashodha
ingum niRai para brammam - ammaa
yendarazhaikka
yenna thavam seyidhanai aaa...

aalanguyil koovum rayil aariraaroa yaelaeleloo
yaavum isai aghumada kannaa
aalaapanai naan paadida arangaeridum kaadhal isai kannaa
aalanguyil koovum rayil aariraaroa yaelaelo
yaavum isai aghumada kannaa kannaa kannaa kannaa...

cell phone
isaikkuyil ammai azhaithidum poadhu
tholaivinil vaazhndhaalum thoduvoam naamae

cigarette
viralgalin idayae oru viral poala sila nodi vaazhkindra aaraam viral

okay ha vaetkkam
idhu penmai paesidum mudhal aasai vaarthaidhaan

meesai
idhu yenakku mattum sondhamaaghum koondhal kuzhandhaidhaan
aalaapanai naan paadida arangaeridum kaadhal isai kannaa...

thirukkural
iru vari kavidhai oru porul tharumae
iruvarum idhu poalae irundhaal sugham

nila
iravinil kulikkum devadhai ivaLoa
vaLarndhae thaeygindra vellai nizhal

sari...kannaadi
idhil yennai paarkiraen adhu unnai kaattudhae

mm... kaadhal
gari neesa reega reega reega mmm...
nam naangu kannil thoandrugindra ottrai kanavadaa
wow, beautiful

aalaapanai naan paadida arangaeridum kaadhal isai kannaa...
aaah..
(alanguyil...)
nisa ni dha pa............
yenna thavam seyidhanai yashodha
yenna thavam seyidhanai yashodha
ingum niRai para brammam - ammaa
yendarazhaikka
yenna thavam seyidhanai

Indian Music

Indian music is one of the oldest and the richest in the world. In India, the word music is called as SANGEETHA which means the art of singing, playing of instruments and dancing. Indian music is composed of two major components namely RAGA and TALA. Raga is the structure of melody whereas Tala is the structure of rythm. The former deals with the rise and fall of sounds and the latter deals with the pattern of beats.

Tala is the pulse of Indian music. The term Tala is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Tal' which means to strike with palms. Early musicians may have employed claps or palm-strokes to mark time in dance and music which later developed into a complicated system of 108 talas of classical music. It is a time cycle that remains fixed through out a particular rendering. Tala, binds music together and offer a regularity that calms the mind.

Raga is the basic scale or note-pattern of a melody formed by selecting notes from the thirteen tonal intervals, conventionally established in the octave space. The notes are selected from ascending as well as descending progressions. They are Sa, Re, Ga, Ma, Pa, Dha, Ni in the ascending order and Sa, Ni, Dha, Pa, Ma, Ga, Re, Sa in the descending order. Frameworks, thus provided by the selected notes function as the ground-plan. Musicians can elaborate Ragas on the basis of this plan and create more tonal patterns pleasing to the ears of the listeners.

In India two types of music exits namely Hindustani and Carnatic. The former is follwed in the North while the latter in South.

Hindustani music offers various kinds of music namely Dhruvapada, Khyal, Thumari, Tappa and Ghazal. Some of the well known instruments used in Hindustani music are

• the sitar.
  
• the sarod.
  
• the rudraveena.
  
• the santoor.
  
• the flute.
  
• the shehnai .
  
• the sarangi.

Carnatic music require deeper understanding of vocal notes. It is rigid and deeply spiritual. The important element in carnatic music is "Kirti", a composition of three elements. The three great composers of carnatic music called TRINITY of carnatic music are Thyagaraja, Shyama Shastri and Muthuswamy Dikshithar. Some of the instruments used in carnatic music are

• the flute.
  
• the violin.
  
• the veena.
  
• the nadaswaram.
  
• the gottuvadyam.

Some of the music festival celebrated in India are :

• Chembai Music Festival, Kerala in September.
• Dover Lane Music Festival, West Bengal in December-January.
• Saptak Music Festival, Gujarat in January.
• Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav, Maharashtra in December.
• Tansen Music Festival, Madhya Pradesh in December.
• Thyagaraja Music Festival, Tamil Nadu in January.

Some of the well known musicians of India are:

• M.S.Subhulakshmi- Vocal
  
• Ustad Bismillah Khan- Shenai
  
• Ustad Zakir Hussain- Tabla
• Hari Prasad Chaurasia- Flute
• Pandit Ravi Shankar- Sitar
  

Osama - A brief history

Yet another tape from Osama-bin-Laden stating that West is against the Islams and asked his followers to go to Sudan to fight a proposed UN force. This has become routine since America's war against terror in Afganistan, but still have to find this man who says messiah of islam. Who is this man? What is his background? So many questions......

Lets see who this man is and his life history....

• Born in Saudi Arabia to a Yemeni family.
• Left Saudi in 1979 to fight against invasion of Soviet in Afganistan.
  
• Ploughed inherited fortune into armed activities.
• Rarely seen in public.
• Reported to have at least three wives.
• Aged 49.
• Head of the terrorist group Al Qaeda.
  

Is he a hero or Villain???

Wanted by the CIA for his alleged connections in thew 1998 bombings of American embassies in Africa and on many other international criminal charges.

However he is a hero to many young people in Arab for his fight against discrimination of Islams by the west.

Some of his criminal charges are:

• 1993 World Trade Center bombings.
• 1996 killing of US soldiers in Arab.
• Nairobi and Dar es Salaam Bombs.
• 2000 attack on USS cole in Yemen.
• 9/11 attack on World Trade Center.
• Bombings in Madrid killing as many as 250 people.

From where does he get money to buy arms????

His power is funded on a personal fortune earned by his family's construction business in Saudi Arabia.

The Afghan jihad was backed with American dollars and had the blessing of the governments of Saudi Arabia and Pakistan.

He received security training from the CIA itself, according to Middle Eastern analyst Hazhir Teimourian.

While in Afghanistan, he founded the Maktab al-Khidimat (MAK), which recruited fighters from around the world and imported equipment to aid the Afghan resistance against the Soviet army. Egyptians, Lebanese, Turks and others - numbering thousands in Bin Laden's estimate - joined their Afghan Muslim brothers in the struggle against an ideology that spurned religion.

49.6

I was at my friend's place when this happened. It was the first one day between India and Pakistan at Karachi. We were following the scores through the net. At the end of India's innings the score was displayed in the site as 327 in 49.6 overs. On seeing this myself and my friend were very happy. My friend was so happy that he uttered the following:

"Dai India kalasitaanga da. 327 athuvum 49.6 overs than aayirku da innum innings mudiyala da".

On hearing this i laughed a lot. I couldn't control my emotions. Even my friend couldn't control his emotions. It was a day which i cannot forget. A nice day in my life....

Sangamam

Sangamam is musical show shown on Vijay TV every sunday at 9:30AM to 10:30 AM. Every week a playback singer will be called for the show and will be asked about their experience in the field and with the music directors they worked for. The show is hosted by Maathangi, a play back herself. Some of the greats were called and this week S.P.Balasubramaniam was called. One of the greatest singer of all time who has sung more than 35,000 songs in his career which spans 39 years. Still the voice is mesmerising.

SPB's show went for 2 weeks which was exemplary. No words to describe him. He sang some of his evergreen hits tuned by M.S.Vishvanathan, Ilayaraja, Shankar-Ganesh, etc... Some of the songs he sang on the show are

Ithu oru pon maalai pozhuthu
Ilaya Nila
Vannam Konda vennilavae
En Jodi
Thagida thagida
Ilamai itho
Pani Vizhum....

Some of the other playback singers participated on the show are Karthik, Vijay Jesudas, Harish Raghavendra, Srilekha Parthasarathy etc.... Oops..forgot to mention another great who participated. Its none other than Chitra.

Those who love music hope will never miss the show hereafter.

A Letter from Dr.Abdul Kalaam

This is a letter written by Dr.A.P.J.Abdul Kalaam.....

"I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is.

She replied: I want to live in a developed India .

For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance. Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.

YOU say that our government is inefficient.

YOU say that our laws are too old.

YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.

YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,

The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.

You say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say.

What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore.

Give him a name?

YOURS.

Give him a face?

YOURS.

YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best.

In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores.

YOU are as proud of their Underground Links as they are.

You pay $5 (approx. Rs.60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM.

YOU comeback to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over-stayed, identity.

In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai.

YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, "see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else."

YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, "Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost."

YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand.

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo?

Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston?????

We are still talking of the same YOU.

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will thro w papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground.

If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal Commissioner of Bombay, Mr.Tinaikar, had a point to make.

"Rich people’s dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place," he said. "And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job.

Same in Japan. Will the Indian citizen do that here?"

He's right.

We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.

When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?

"It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my son's rights to a dowry."

So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of?
Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government.

But definitely not me and YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr. Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.

Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system.

When New York becomes insecure we run to England .

When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf.

When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government.

Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country.

Nobody thinks of feeding the system.

Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, the article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too?..

I am echoing J.F. Kennedy's words to his fellow American to relate to Indians?.

"ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY "

Lets do what India needs from us."

Autograph

Life is a mixed bag.It has everything from happiness to sorrowness to embrassment. Everyone wants to remember those golden days which they enjoyed. Everyone will pen down those days in a dairy to remember forever.Since i dont have the practice of writing dairy i use this tool to pen down those memorable days of my life.

18/10/1984-when i was born on this world.

1988 June- when i first joined school.This day is very special in my life as on this day i met my best friend Karthikeyan who was my classmate till 12th standard.But he studied well than me and hence went to SVCE and i went to St.Joseph's.

As days passed,then came 2001 Dec when myself,karthikeyan and few other friends were playing cricket.My friend hit the ball high in the air.It fell on a old man's head and blood started coming.The whole park was against us which is obvious.That old man started shouting and another fellow went to call police.But another fellow stopped him saying that we are students.The old man asked us to take him to the hospital and we did so.There he said "sister operation pannanumna pannidunga, selavu evvalavu aanalum ivanga paarthpaanga". I got stunned a minute. But everything went well and the day passed.However i didnt sleep well that night with that incident haunted me a lot.

Then July 2002 when i got admission in St.Joseph's.I really didnt like the college till the 4th year during which i enjoyed a lot.

Then Feb 2003 when i met one of the most important person in my life.She was a source of inspiration for me when ever i was in distress.She encouraged me a lot all through my college life.

I need to mention my other friends as well especially Jagadish, Bhargav, Balaji, Saravanan, Prakash.They were with me throughout my college life and sure ll be forever.I learnt a lot from them and i learnt how to manage things efficiently through Jagadish.He also taugt me lot about business and he was one of my inspiration which made me to write CAT. However i performed badly.

It was July 2003 (3rd semester of my college life) when i met my girl.But never approached her.

Then 29 th September 2005 when i got placed in Infosys.I think my happiest moment in my life as i had a bad experience the previous year or two during a personality development programme when that guy told that i ll not get placed as my communication skill was bad.

Then it was January 2006 when myself and my school friends were talking on the road when police came and took us away. But was let off later.

Then comes the important phase of my life. It was fag end of my college life when i got great friends. It was around January and March 2006 when i started speaking to them. But as days passed i felt as if we were talking for years. I enjoyed each and every moment i passed with them.

I have penned down only those days which i cherished in my life.I am not interested to post those sorrowful days in my life as i need to enjoy each and every moment of my life and never want to think of those bad old days.

All stars but never glitters.

Real Madrid, the spanish football giant is the costliest football club in the world.It has superstars like David Beckam-one of the best midfieilder in the world,Ronaldo-at present the best,Roberto Carlos-a great striker of the ball,Raul Gonzalez,Zinidine Zidane-One of the greatest footballer of all time and stands 3rd behind Pele and Beckanbaur in FIFA's greatest footballer of all time, Robinho-Brazilian sensation and one of the best goal keeper Ilker Casillas.However the team never performed big.It lost champion's league this year too and 10 points behind Liga leader Barca with Barca played 1 match lesser than Real Madrid.

Why I started blogging

Blogging is one of the powerful tool to expres one's view.Some may do it to say some message to this world like the one which published Clinton-Lewinsky controversy.But to be frank i started blogging just because i had no other work.I was so free that my scrap count in orkut increased from single digit to 1000 within a span of 3 months.Eventhough i made lots of good friends through orkut, i had so much time other than that.So from my friend especially Jagadish Kumar i got this idea.So i started blogging.I think this will be a good idea for anyone who are jobless.Infact one can learn a lot from this.So why waiting if you are jobless like me,start blogging.......... hehehehhehehehe