That morning in 1946 was not usual. There were tensions existing in the villages scattered near Alleppy. The dogs were still barking. Even the dogs know the something real going to happen there.
The hate and fear about the Diwan is very strong. There was a man who were sphere heading a section of peasants in a small village. His name is Achuthanadan.
In 2008
The man who came through hardship and agony is the chief minister. But the irony is that this man elevated into the same ‘Diwan” by his remarks attributed to Sandeep who died in encounter with terrorist in Mumbai.
Mr Chief Minister, I know that the situation at Sandeep’s house is not a welcome sign for you. But you must understand the pain his family is going through. As a chief minister you must have called immediately when the news broke out . You can have any excuses in this age of mobile and net enabled phone.
When you and your comrades came to know the seriousness of the issues it was too late. You and your leaders were attending polit beauro. What polit beauro hai?
Each and every Indian citizen is praying for India and its marityors.You were in Polit beuro? No wonder you and your party supported Chinese aggression.
After that the drama and insult you created is so painful. You must know the people in Kerala see all these dramas. They are not fools.
Saturday, December 06, 2008
Friday, November 07, 2008
A man and his mission
Barak Omaba connects himself into this world that is quite unusual to any other leader who ruled the United States.He proclaimed to US that the change has come into America. A dream cherished by Martin Luther King. But I would like to link Obama more to Lincon than to King. Many white Americans it’s a golden moment that their democracy is giving something in return to them . For black its something the democracy is in store for them
The change he promises does not limit to US . It clearly relates to the world at large.
Look at his victory words “watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in the forgotten corners of our world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared”.
Instead Bush cried loudly after the twin towers got attacked “every nation in every region now has a decisions to make” - either you are with us or against us.
Obama knows the world is clearly connected . He seek support and understands clearly that its world which is very well inter connected like never before.
Bush after his 4 years in white house clearly failed to understand the people and how to persuade them in the next term he got
Obama’s childhood in a Muslim majority and Asian country like Indonesia makes him something strange powers that is quite unusual to anybody who have been destined to sit at Oval Office
Friday, October 24, 2008
Meeting a poet in ujjain
Let me take myself to Vikramditya’s court. I am entering into a huge palace. I feel that it’s the golden era happened in India. People are happy. No poverty. Everybody is rich and happy. There I was standing.
I heard one man coming and telling me that I will show you a genius. A poet! Wow. Well OK. There he is. He is physically well built and handsome too.
Is this the man who received praise from Goethe? Is this a man who created Sakauntala. Is this a man who came after Ashvaghoshha to take Sanskrit literature into much higher level.
I can’t believe that he is uneducated in the beginning. He was ditched by his fiancée who were so disappointed by knowing that he doesn’t know anything. But Kali saved him.
I thought about my childhood and my Grany’s answers about my stupid questions.
Why Kali gone out Ammuma?
Ammuma: Kali wanted to go out of the srikovil because she had some unfinished work.
Me: Well Ok. So the sree kovil is empty?
Ammuma: Hmm. So the idiot prince went into that and locked.
Me: Ayyooo? Then how Kali will get into it. If people come in the morning to see her. What will happen Daivame?
Ammuma: Kali came back and saw the Srikovil is locked inside. Who is inside? No Ans. Kali repeated who is that and who is locked .
After that one voice came from inside “Who is outside?”
Kali got very angry. Are you questioning me?
Me: My God. He asked the Goddess. Mone gaya
Ammuma: Kali frustrated after asking the same questions again and again and finally replied. I am Kali standing outside and tell me who is inside?
I am Dasan inside and he came out. Kali given him the name and wrote “ Hari Sree Ganapathaye namah” on his tougue with her weapon.
The main poetic centre at Ujjain. People are gathered. Kalidasa is standing there and reciting his poem.
King Dushhyanta is hunting in the forest and he meets the hermit-girl Shakuntalaa, whom he marries by a ceremony of mutual consent. He made everybody stading there romantic literally including me.
Maharajan, you have to return back to the Kingdom.
Ohhhh all are disappointed including me
He presnts Shakuntalaa his signet ring and promise her that she will be taken into palace.
But curse is curse. When pregnant Shakuntalaa comes to the court, Dushhyanta fails to acknowledge her as his wife because of a curse.
All the temple bells ring all over Ujjain. Kalidasa stood and started moving towards Kali temple nearby by leaving his fans on the edge. He said to the anxious crowd!
Next part is tomorrow
Ujjain is red by sunset. The maha yogi is going for pooja at the kali temple. He passed me. I am near to him and looked at him admirably. The man who created Meghadūta, Abhijñānashākuntala and Kumārasambhava .
I called him “Deva”. He stopped and looked at me. Really
Make me your "YakSa" please. I will give your message to your beautiful wife and I will describe the beautiful course of my journey. I will paint the city of Alaka as it is.
I heard one man coming and telling me that I will show you a genius. A poet! Wow. Well OK. There he is. He is physically well built and handsome too.
Is this the man who received praise from Goethe? Is this a man who created Sakauntala. Is this a man who came after Ashvaghoshha to take Sanskrit literature into much higher level.
I can’t believe that he is uneducated in the beginning. He was ditched by his fiancée who were so disappointed by knowing that he doesn’t know anything. But Kali saved him.
I thought about my childhood and my Grany’s answers about my stupid questions.
Why Kali gone out Ammuma?
Ammuma: Kali wanted to go out of the srikovil because she had some unfinished work.
Me: Well Ok. So the sree kovil is empty?
Ammuma: Hmm. So the idiot prince went into that and locked.
Me: Ayyooo? Then how Kali will get into it. If people come in the morning to see her. What will happen Daivame?
Ammuma: Kali came back and saw the Srikovil is locked inside. Who is inside? No Ans. Kali repeated who is that and who is locked .
After that one voice came from inside “Who is outside?”
Kali got very angry. Are you questioning me?
Me: My God. He asked the Goddess. Mone gaya
Ammuma: Kali frustrated after asking the same questions again and again and finally replied. I am Kali standing outside and tell me who is inside?
I am Dasan inside and he came out. Kali given him the name and wrote “ Hari Sree Ganapathaye namah” on his tougue with her weapon.
The main poetic centre at Ujjain. People are gathered. Kalidasa is standing there and reciting his poem.
King Dushhyanta is hunting in the forest and he meets the hermit-girl Shakuntalaa, whom he marries by a ceremony of mutual consent. He made everybody stading there romantic literally including me.
Maharajan, you have to return back to the Kingdom.
Ohhhh all are disappointed including me
He presnts Shakuntalaa his signet ring and promise her that she will be taken into palace.
But curse is curse. When pregnant Shakuntalaa comes to the court, Dushhyanta fails to acknowledge her as his wife because of a curse.
All the temple bells ring all over Ujjain. Kalidasa stood and started moving towards Kali temple nearby by leaving his fans on the edge. He said to the anxious crowd!
Next part is tomorrow
Ujjain is red by sunset. The maha yogi is going for pooja at the kali temple. He passed me. I am near to him and looked at him admirably. The man who created Meghadūta, Abhijñānashākuntala and Kumārasambhava .
I called him “Deva”. He stopped and looked at me. Really
Make me your "YakSa" please. I will give your message to your beautiful wife and I will describe the beautiful course of my journey. I will paint the city of Alaka as it is.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Apple bites Orange
Apple bites Orange
Usability and design are two brothers that quarrel with each other always. I screw my mind to see why that is happening? Can we both sit together and deliver better products, a great website or a user happily surfing interface. An open minded understand will do good to all. Isn’t it?
Usability engineering is not design.
Usability engineering always marks problems but not suggest solutions. They never report facts when user researchers put forward solutions. But when they collide with each other both are wrong.
Designers always disrespect usability reporting. UI engineers underestimate the importance of design. Bark always at each other. Its not a case of effective communications. Designers have to face constrains what the technology will give them on plate and the most cut throat dead lines. The UI guys never understand this limitation and avoid normally the role of design. So the problem is structural in nature.
If UI people need to understand the designers, dude must understand the design. It in cludes it’s importance and it’s constraints too. The UI lad must actually become a designer. They must apply interactive method by fully understanding the design concepts. Then the problem solved forever.
Usability is always based on data and it can be analyzed thoroughly and very methodological in nature. But design on the other hand is pure and art and talent. It always needs respect and understanding
UI address concerns but design is solving problems by giving adequate solutions.
But if you design is bad then you screwed yourself and even someone spend considerable amount of UL engineering time will not solve your problems.
Design is much more than colorizing picture for kids. ARTSYFARTSY websites do exist. For God sake web sites and web applications must stand alone and do not misunderstand each other. Most importantly do not reduce design. Each project have it’s own constraints and requirements.
At the starting point of product development very limited attentions has been given to product on the part of design. Sorry guys design is not something we can terms as optional. Properly not acknowledging design is nothing but not taking your customers and products seriously.
But did we given the adequate importance to design yet? I would say no.
UI testing is very important and never put behind. How important. Well that is a question. A well calculated question. But always stand up for only what the user wants, you are doing nothing more than expecting trouble. Concentrating on user needs I refer that not But wants?
I pointed out effective communication at somewhere before. I am taking back attention to that word to put in a way that is more perceptive. Researchers must understand the core design tools like composition, layout, and color. They must stay and at the same time due respect to them while they give lecture .I think they must understand users constrains with regard to technology, business and integrity. Designers must be ready to sit down with them.
Designers must come down and ready to apologize to things they need to. They must look respectively to technology that will improve the design. They must bring their standard of quality to a much higher level. Design will ultimately lead to innovation. With respect and understanding we must bring UI into our products with mutual respect .
Usability and design are two brothers that quarrel with each other always. I screw my mind to see why that is happening? Can we both sit together and deliver better products, a great website or a user happily surfing interface. An open minded understand will do good to all. Isn’t it?
Usability engineering is not design.
Usability engineering always marks problems but not suggest solutions. They never report facts when user researchers put forward solutions. But when they collide with each other both are wrong.
Designers always disrespect usability reporting. UI engineers underestimate the importance of design. Bark always at each other. Its not a case of effective communications. Designers have to face constrains what the technology will give them on plate and the most cut throat dead lines. The UI guys never understand this limitation and avoid normally the role of design. So the problem is structural in nature.
If UI people need to understand the designers, dude must understand the design. It in cludes it’s importance and it’s constraints too. The UI lad must actually become a designer. They must apply interactive method by fully understanding the design concepts. Then the problem solved forever.
Usability is always based on data and it can be analyzed thoroughly and very methodological in nature. But design on the other hand is pure and art and talent. It always needs respect and understanding
UI address concerns but design is solving problems by giving adequate solutions.
But if you design is bad then you screwed yourself and even someone spend considerable amount of UL engineering time will not solve your problems.
Design is much more than colorizing picture for kids. ARTSYFARTSY websites do exist. For God sake web sites and web applications must stand alone and do not misunderstand each other. Most importantly do not reduce design. Each project have it’s own constraints and requirements.
At the starting point of product development very limited attentions has been given to product on the part of design. Sorry guys design is not something we can terms as optional. Properly not acknowledging design is nothing but not taking your customers and products seriously.
But did we given the adequate importance to design yet? I would say no.
UI testing is very important and never put behind. How important. Well that is a question. A well calculated question. But always stand up for only what the user wants, you are doing nothing more than expecting trouble. Concentrating on user needs I refer that not But wants?
I pointed out effective communication at somewhere before. I am taking back attention to that word to put in a way that is more perceptive. Researchers must understand the core design tools like composition, layout, and color. They must stay and at the same time due respect to them while they give lecture .I think they must understand users constrains with regard to technology, business and integrity. Designers must be ready to sit down with them.
Designers must come down and ready to apologize to things they need to. They must look respectively to technology that will improve the design. They must bring their standard of quality to a much higher level. Design will ultimately lead to innovation. With respect and understanding we must bring UI into our products with mutual respect .
Good topic while I chit chat with colleagues. That too while sipping a glass of strong coffee @ Barista in Brigade road or Richmond road. Not with soul mate @ office
Friday, October 17, 2008
The kis factor -1
When I term this word kis here don’t confuse it with “actual one Kiss”. I refer the word here as “Keep It Simple and deliberately removing “extra s”
It is really happy to see that the old and rather complex way of web development is out there in the corner but not like before. But surely not prominently like before. Developers are always keen on simple way of making web sites and of course they imagine always!
But the ghost, I rather say Ravan is there in the present day of web development. Not in the form very complicated nested tables but in the form of complex CSS hack.
They catch you before you look into!
All including me spend lot of time surfing what exactly is CSS hack in the end of 1999s. But let me tell you these creeps are a threat to both developments.
I am not in the masses saying that with hack we replaced frames and nested tables there were on the main menu of web developers. But rather with the use of these web developers always felt a feeling of mastery in the event of uncertain web content display
One thing is where CSS hack will do wonders is in the mailing list Mails using “Funny Fred’s Hilarious replaced Right-Bracket hack” will definitely amaze the newbie. Taken into consideration that the CSS Hacks always seek complex solutions is also matters. Its like I will never let you go away from me and at the same time I will help you also.
The point is clear web is still an uncertain place where even if you use all the CSS techniques available you can’t be make sure that you will get the desired result on the browers. By using hacks if you will get the desired effect you are inviting more uncertainty.
For a new guy who are just into the world of CSS its more practical that to follow the way the website is going on and make it simple. No browsers will ever support CSS 100% correctly.
Where the threat is actually?
Now the problem is that the finest CSS hack will not have the clear idea of the final outcome of what he is doing. In the case of Bug fixing imagine the Hack found a bug fair enough! But there is a second BUG related to CSS selectors. The Hack will take the second bug to solve the first bug. Crazy Isn’t?
So what you prefer solving a bug with another bug. Well that will definitely go beyond the web standard!
In any case you can’t trust the browser to be released soon. It might solve your problem or it might solve one bug and will not touch another or in this uncertain world the browser won’t touch either. Gosh!
So you expect extra rule for you unnecessary while you apply a hack
The smart hackers will get a pair of complicated bugs and will convince you that the browser will make the bug never solved and will seduce the newbie to follow them to master the craft.
Do you think it’s professional? Not at all!
A sense of responsibly matters!
Let me tell you one thing finally do not go for it! It screws you royally! After all a 10px doesn’t matters a lot guys
If a glaring bug happens I suggest you guys go for a real solution in CSS itself. If you try almost all the CSS technique then go for a HACK. But not recommended personally!
@import hacks for Netscape. But use it for dead browsers not for living browsers.
It is really happy to see that the old and rather complex way of web development is out there in the corner but not like before. But surely not prominently like before. Developers are always keen on simple way of making web sites and of course they imagine always!
But the ghost, I rather say Ravan is there in the present day of web development. Not in the form very complicated nested tables but in the form of complex CSS hack.
They catch you before you look into!
All including me spend lot of time surfing what exactly is CSS hack in the end of 1999s. But let me tell you these creeps are a threat to both developments.
I am not in the masses saying that with hack we replaced frames and nested tables there were on the main menu of web developers. But rather with the use of these web developers always felt a feeling of mastery in the event of uncertain web content display
One thing is where CSS hack will do wonders is in the mailing list Mails using “Funny Fred’s Hilarious replaced Right-Bracket hack” will definitely amaze the newbie. Taken into consideration that the CSS Hacks always seek complex solutions is also matters. Its like I will never let you go away from me and at the same time I will help you also.
The point is clear web is still an uncertain place where even if you use all the CSS techniques available you can’t be make sure that you will get the desired result on the browers. By using hacks if you will get the desired effect you are inviting more uncertainty.
For a new guy who are just into the world of CSS its more practical that to follow the way the website is going on and make it simple. No browsers will ever support CSS 100% correctly.
Where the threat is actually?
Now the problem is that the finest CSS hack will not have the clear idea of the final outcome of what he is doing. In the case of Bug fixing imagine the Hack found a bug fair enough! But there is a second BUG related to CSS selectors. The Hack will take the second bug to solve the first bug. Crazy Isn’t?
So what you prefer solving a bug with another bug. Well that will definitely go beyond the web standard!
In any case you can’t trust the browser to be released soon. It might solve your problem or it might solve one bug and will not touch another or in this uncertain world the browser won’t touch either. Gosh!
So you expect extra rule for you unnecessary while you apply a hack
The smart hackers will get a pair of complicated bugs and will convince you that the browser will make the bug never solved and will seduce the newbie to follow them to master the craft.
Do you think it’s professional? Not at all!
A sense of responsibly matters!
Let me tell you one thing finally do not go for it! It screws you royally! After all a 10px doesn’t matters a lot guys
If a glaring bug happens I suggest you guys go for a real solution in CSS itself. If you try almost all the CSS technique then go for a HACK. But not recommended personally!
@import hacks for Netscape. But use it for dead browsers not for living browsers.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
I am sorry Bangalore.
When Dinesh told me Hay Manoj did you see anything different? I got wondered what happened to my house. It’s more visible now. Something is terribly missing. Oh My God the black berry in front of my house has been mercilessly slaughtered. My Blackberry I screamed. Who did this?
The neighbors. Dinesh Replied.
Oh Man So cruel so cruel. I told him
I felt something terribly missed on that day. I felt somebody died. I asked him why they did that.
Dinesh told me the neighbor was saying we need to cut the tree as it is the source of all our miseries.
I didn’t hear the birds singing next morning and I felt the sun rays on my face that morning through the windows.
I am sorry Bangalore. I am really sorry. How can I do we are slaughtering you in the name of blind beliefs. I am sorry dear.
The neighbors. Dinesh Replied.
Oh Man So cruel so cruel. I told him
I felt something terribly missed on that day. I felt somebody died. I asked him why they did that.
Dinesh told me the neighbor was saying we need to cut the tree as it is the source of all our miseries.
I didn’t hear the birds singing next morning and I felt the sun rays on my face that morning through the windows.
I am sorry Bangalore. I am really sorry. How can I do we are slaughtering you in the name of blind beliefs. I am sorry dear.
Sunday, July 20, 2008
An idea can change your life
When Island express reached Ernakulam town I was reading Chetan Bhagat’s famous novel five points someone. I was little curious to know that Hari will bump into Prof Cherians daughter Neha. If that happens the coming chapters will be more exciting. But at the same time I couldn’t control my sleep and my eyes are literally shut. It was almost 2pm and town railway station was as hot as furnace in the July afternoon
I closed my novel and went to upper birth to sleep. I was awakened soon by someone speaking loudly in the compartment. I lifted my head and tried to capture on what is going on? I saw two people are just below my birth. One is bleeding and the other was consoling him. He was saying.
“Hay calm down, calm down just cool down and relax.”
“And sit here.”
He left after sometime and the train started moving towards Trichur. By this time my sleep had gone somewhere and I was just curious to know what exactly happened to this chap and came down
Our hero is around 25 years old and studying in a college. He is tall and thin. He looks like a chocolate hero with little beard. He was wearing a tshirt and jeans. He is from an affluent family in Trichur
Hay let me ask what happened to you. Your wounds are bleeding and you need medical treatment.
He looked at me and wept. I didn’t know what to do next. I asked Hay do you need any help. You look like that you from a decent family. What is the matter? You can tell me.
After some time he started to narrate his story. It all happened with this mobile phone and he picked a Nokia’s latest set from his jeans pocket. I got this damn thing few months back. I have been collecting money for the last few years to buy a mobile phone. Finally I got this one.
One fine Sunday I was about to visit a friend and I got a missed call. After saying this he made a sound like “Aaaah” out of pain.
I thought it must be one of my friends from a local booth. But a closer look changed my thinking that the STD code showed that it is someone who called me from alleppy district. I called back. The one who took the phone was a Girl called Nina. This was the beginning of my tragic life.
Hay I am sorry but what is your good name?
Vinod he replied. If you don’t mind, let share a tea I asked.
Of course he replied and Island express was approaching Trichur station slowly.
While he was sipping tea Vinod told me Nina’s voice was very sweet and I started to call her daily and our relationship grew day by day. One day I told my friend Asok about the incident. Asok was quite surprised. I told him its actually impossible for me now to live without calling Nina. She is very nice. I given her number to Asok.
Asok was Vinod’s classmate. He had to appear for the examination and was busy with studying. Oneday Asok got bordom after his studies and just dialled Nina’s number. Nina picked the phone and started talking with Asok. Asok never told Nina that I am Vinod’s friend.
Now the picture is that Nina started giving missed calls to both of us and both spent so many cards by making STD calls to Nina.
Days passed on. One day Asok met one of his friends Roopesh at a mall in Trichur and told him about his mobile love story but he never told Roopesh that he actually got the number from Vinod. Vinod is also Roopesh’s friend.
Roopesh just had a break up with his girl friend and was in search for a girlfriend. So after reaching home Roopseh just given a missed call to Nina and Nina given a missed call back to roopseh. On seeing Nina’s missed call on the cell roopseh called Nina immediately. Nina didn’t disappoint him too and entertained him daily
On a cool evening Vinod proposed to Nina saying that even if I didn’t meet you, I know that you are born for me on this world and I am ready to marry you. Nina also couldn’t control the emotions and accepted it. But Nina didn’t stop giving missed calls to the other two characters and continued romantic conversation with them too.
Oneday Vinod told Nina that I am coming to Cochin.So if you could reach there we can meet. So many times Vinod invited her but she declined. This time Nina couldn’t control her temptation and agreed to it. That was too much for Vinod .He suddently called Asok and told him that finally she agreed to meet him at Cochin. But Asok also requested her so many times to meet him. But she declined.
Out of jealous Asok asked Vinod about the place and time for the scheduled meeting and decided to be there. On that night Roopesh called Asok and Asok narrated the whole incident to Roopseh. Now both Asok and Roopesh were jealous about Vinod.
Finally the day has come. Vinod got up very early and bump into his latest t shirt and jeans and set out for ernakulam railway staion. By this time his two friends were also on the way\ to ernakulam. The funny thing is that even Asok didn’t know that Roopseh is also following him.
Vinod came exactly at 10 o clock in front of ernakulam town railway station and waited for Nina. Nina came by Allepy Ernkulam passenger train at 10-15 and they met each other. Nina was really beautiful. Upon seeing this our other two friends jumped into the scene. A fierce battle followed among them for Nina.
The fight continued for 10 minutes and by this time railway police came to the spot, arrested four of them and taken them to station. Police called Nina’s father . It took tow hours for him to reach Kochi from alleppy and was very tense. Police warned Nina’s father and Nina and allowed them to go. After questioning Nina's father police came to know that Nina's marriage was actullay fixed with another guy!
By this time police took Vinod into hospital for treating his bleeding nose and put some stiches. One of Vinod’s uncle who is working in cochin came to the station to meet Vinod. Uncle then brought Vinod to ernakulam station to catch 2pm island express.
I looked at Vinod and couldn’t say anything. What should I say? I just asked him what is your sim card?
He replied "Idea"
I thought "Hmmmm An idea can change your life"
I closed my novel and went to upper birth to sleep. I was awakened soon by someone speaking loudly in the compartment. I lifted my head and tried to capture on what is going on? I saw two people are just below my birth. One is bleeding and the other was consoling him. He was saying.
“Hay calm down, calm down just cool down and relax.”
“And sit here.”
He left after sometime and the train started moving towards Trichur. By this time my sleep had gone somewhere and I was just curious to know what exactly happened to this chap and came down
Our hero is around 25 years old and studying in a college. He is tall and thin. He looks like a chocolate hero with little beard. He was wearing a tshirt and jeans. He is from an affluent family in Trichur
Hay let me ask what happened to you. Your wounds are bleeding and you need medical treatment.
He looked at me and wept. I didn’t know what to do next. I asked Hay do you need any help. You look like that you from a decent family. What is the matter? You can tell me.
After some time he started to narrate his story. It all happened with this mobile phone and he picked a Nokia’s latest set from his jeans pocket. I got this damn thing few months back. I have been collecting money for the last few years to buy a mobile phone. Finally I got this one.
One fine Sunday I was about to visit a friend and I got a missed call. After saying this he made a sound like “Aaaah” out of pain.
I thought it must be one of my friends from a local booth. But a closer look changed my thinking that the STD code showed that it is someone who called me from alleppy district. I called back. The one who took the phone was a Girl called Nina. This was the beginning of my tragic life.
Hay I am sorry but what is your good name?
Vinod he replied. If you don’t mind, let share a tea I asked.
Of course he replied and Island express was approaching Trichur station slowly.
While he was sipping tea Vinod told me Nina’s voice was very sweet and I started to call her daily and our relationship grew day by day. One day I told my friend Asok about the incident. Asok was quite surprised. I told him its actually impossible for me now to live without calling Nina. She is very nice. I given her number to Asok.
Asok was Vinod’s classmate. He had to appear for the examination and was busy with studying. Oneday Asok got bordom after his studies and just dialled Nina’s number. Nina picked the phone and started talking with Asok. Asok never told Nina that I am Vinod’s friend.
Now the picture is that Nina started giving missed calls to both of us and both spent so many cards by making STD calls to Nina.
Days passed on. One day Asok met one of his friends Roopesh at a mall in Trichur and told him about his mobile love story but he never told Roopesh that he actually got the number from Vinod. Vinod is also Roopesh’s friend.
Roopesh just had a break up with his girl friend and was in search for a girlfriend. So after reaching home Roopseh just given a missed call to Nina and Nina given a missed call back to roopseh. On seeing Nina’s missed call on the cell roopseh called Nina immediately. Nina didn’t disappoint him too and entertained him daily
On a cool evening Vinod proposed to Nina saying that even if I didn’t meet you, I know that you are born for me on this world and I am ready to marry you. Nina also couldn’t control the emotions and accepted it. But Nina didn’t stop giving missed calls to the other two characters and continued romantic conversation with them too.
Oneday Vinod told Nina that I am coming to Cochin.So if you could reach there we can meet. So many times Vinod invited her but she declined. This time Nina couldn’t control her temptation and agreed to it. That was too much for Vinod .He suddently called Asok and told him that finally she agreed to meet him at Cochin. But Asok also requested her so many times to meet him. But she declined.
Out of jealous Asok asked Vinod about the place and time for the scheduled meeting and decided to be there. On that night Roopesh called Asok and Asok narrated the whole incident to Roopseh. Now both Asok and Roopesh were jealous about Vinod.
Finally the day has come. Vinod got up very early and bump into his latest t shirt and jeans and set out for ernakulam railway staion. By this time his two friends were also on the way\ to ernakulam. The funny thing is that even Asok didn’t know that Roopseh is also following him.
Vinod came exactly at 10 o clock in front of ernakulam town railway station and waited for Nina. Nina came by Allepy Ernkulam passenger train at 10-15 and they met each other. Nina was really beautiful. Upon seeing this our other two friends jumped into the scene. A fierce battle followed among them for Nina.
The fight continued for 10 minutes and by this time railway police came to the spot, arrested four of them and taken them to station. Police called Nina’s father . It took tow hours for him to reach Kochi from alleppy and was very tense. Police warned Nina’s father and Nina and allowed them to go. After questioning Nina's father police came to know that Nina's marriage was actullay fixed with another guy!
By this time police took Vinod into hospital for treating his bleeding nose and put some stiches. One of Vinod’s uncle who is working in cochin came to the station to meet Vinod. Uncle then brought Vinod to ernakulam station to catch 2pm island express.
I looked at Vinod and couldn’t say anything. What should I say? I just asked him what is your sim card?
He replied "Idea"
I thought "Hmmmm An idea can change your life"
Monday, May 19, 2008
Mumbai – A dream fulfilling city
Riding through the western express highway to , I really thought for a while. Tomorrow I am leaving this wonderful city and putting behind some of the sweet memories that this city given to me. Of course it’s true that my life here was hard and painful. But it has been a smooth journey. Continous stay here in Mumbai suburbs for 10 years changed my perception about Mumbai, India and the World.
I stayed in posh apartments and small huts throughout my stay here in Mumbai. I experienced the joy of luxury and the pain of sufferings. I stayed more than 4 months in a slum near Dharavi just to know bout the life of people staying there. But tell you a truth, I met the most lovable people there.
I came here and roamed the dark and smelly gallis of Dharawi’s slums though out midnight. I exchanged the pains and sorrows of the people staying there. Whether it is a Mahesh who didn’t have money to continue his studies and Ram who is selling leather products in Dharawi, these faces are still in front of me.
Mahesh came from Orissa , one of India’s most improvised states to Mumbai to earn his daily bread. Landed up straight in Dharawi and started a new life. Though employed in a hotel near Sion Mahesh was determined and wanted to do his bachelors degree. I helped him. Seriously I don’t have big mind but I don’t know. Mahesh determination to study and do better in life inspired me a lot. I forgot about anything and told him I will give you a part of my salary to support you for your studies. Not ashamed to tell you that later it inspired me to do my Masters.
Ram came from Chennai. He was born in city but born as an orphan. But he is extra brilliant. Always I thought if this guy is getting trained in IIM he will be in the chairman seat of DELL or Microsft. He trained well in the great university of life. He knows in and out of all the trade secrets. Leading a big leather business in Dhrawi, I asked him coming from a poor background, how much you earned this much. Nothing I know he replied but life here taught me all these things or forced me to learn all these things.
When I am saying goodbye to Mumbai, these two faces are not allowing me to fade away from my mind. I have great friends in Mumbai. Friends from different backgrounds and lifestyle. But these two shining stars of Mumbai give me strength and boldness to sail through the hardships of life.
I stayed in posh apartments and small huts throughout my stay here in Mumbai. I experienced the joy of luxury and the pain of sufferings. I stayed more than 4 months in a slum near Dharavi just to know bout the life of people staying there. But tell you a truth, I met the most lovable people there.
I came here and roamed the dark and smelly gallis of Dharawi’s slums though out midnight. I exchanged the pains and sorrows of the people staying there. Whether it is a Mahesh who didn’t have money to continue his studies and Ram who is selling leather products in Dharawi, these faces are still in front of me.
Mahesh came from Orissa , one of India’s most improvised states to Mumbai to earn his daily bread. Landed up straight in Dharawi and started a new life. Though employed in a hotel near Sion Mahesh was determined and wanted to do his bachelors degree. I helped him. Seriously I don’t have big mind but I don’t know. Mahesh determination to study and do better in life inspired me a lot. I forgot about anything and told him I will give you a part of my salary to support you for your studies. Not ashamed to tell you that later it inspired me to do my Masters.
Ram came from Chennai. He was born in city but born as an orphan. But he is extra brilliant. Always I thought if this guy is getting trained in IIM he will be in the chairman seat of DELL or Microsft. He trained well in the great university of life. He knows in and out of all the trade secrets. Leading a big leather business in Dhrawi, I asked him coming from a poor background, how much you earned this much. Nothing I know he replied but life here taught me all these things or forced me to learn all these things.
When I am saying goodbye to Mumbai, these two faces are not allowing me to fade away from my mind. I have great friends in Mumbai. Friends from different backgrounds and lifestyle. But these two shining stars of Mumbai give me strength and boldness to sail through the hardships of life.
Monday, December 03, 2007
Lady at dusk
I had been to my Mom’s place this time when I was in Kerala. It was a very old house with two ponds, one grove, and rice paddy fields. The left side is a huge courtyard where different kinds of mango tree are planted. There is an open space inside the house where various kinds of Ayurvedic medicinal plants are cultivated.
If you have been to such kind of environment you will really forget everything including yourself. Trust me, you don’t need cooler or fan inside the rooms made by teak woods. It was amazingly very cool!
The two ponds I mentioned above have two different purposes. One is used for water which is mainly for agricultural purposes. The other pond is used for taking bath. Its really green water with different kinds of fishes.
When dusk comes one senior lady member of the family will walk up to the grove with a lamp in hand. Wearing traditional Kerala set sari, jasmine flowers on her head and lighted lamp she slowly walks around one kms from the house to the grove in a blue dusk time. She will be walking with prayers in her lips. Prayers to protect the family and its members. Even God can’t avoid that. I think so.
There is a divine spirit in an around there. It becomes so evident only on dusk. Sometimes fear grips me thinking that being in Mumbai I must be severely punished by God for all the good habits I am having. Scenes like this you will experience only when you are in your native place. Sometimes I really think I am alive only because of their prayers.
I raised my hands and prayed. Prayed for all who are known to me and strangers to me.
If you have been to such kind of environment you will really forget everything including yourself. Trust me, you don’t need cooler or fan inside the rooms made by teak woods. It was amazingly very cool!
The two ponds I mentioned above have two different purposes. One is used for water which is mainly for agricultural purposes. The other pond is used for taking bath. Its really green water with different kinds of fishes.
When dusk comes one senior lady member of the family will walk up to the grove with a lamp in hand. Wearing traditional Kerala set sari, jasmine flowers on her head and lighted lamp she slowly walks around one kms from the house to the grove in a blue dusk time. She will be walking with prayers in her lips. Prayers to protect the family and its members. Even God can’t avoid that. I think so.
There is a divine spirit in an around there. It becomes so evident only on dusk. Sometimes fear grips me thinking that being in Mumbai I must be severely punished by God for all the good habits I am having. Scenes like this you will experience only when you are in your native place. Sometimes I really think I am alive only because of their prayers.
I raised my hands and prayed. Prayed for all who are known to me and strangers to me.
Thursday, November 29, 2007
Renaming Web into Web2.0 - Manoj Pillai
Although a matter of discussion among the techies and net users all around the world to get a clear cut definition of what is exactly Web 2.0, the term itself has matured enough to capture the imagination of the people who use internet. The term and its usage have grown up into a phenomenal topic over the last couple of years. Thousands of developers all over the world are eager to give their own definition to Web 2.0 without getting the actual meaning. The people who daily depending on the search engines for their bread and butter are the front runners. So now here is a cool topic open to debate.
According to Wikipedia's definition “ Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.”
According to Tim O’Reilly "Web2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.
The core idea behind is attracting more people to use rich internet applications without the burden of network load. That leads to more and more traffic. It is all about linking, sharing and better collaboration with lots of people.
Let us have look at the common features of Web2.0
We2.0 is very simple. That means the website built on the basis of web2.0 must be very simple to use. Here your creative aspects come into the picture. You have to develop your own features on your website.
Second feature is the centrally focused layout. The allocation of the lay out is fully centralized. This can be attained by cascading style sheet thereby you are separating your design from the content. It also means that your website must be positioned in straight front. That makes your website more bold and honest.
Finally Web2.0 allows users to use applications through web browsers. The products offered by Google are good examples. This gives more interaction among users .That means you can edit and share documents online with others at the same time.
All we getting from these very four characteristics are very rich and interactive internet applications. Active participation of users from all over the world for social networking is the mantra of Web 2.0. Very systematic way of creating and up gradation of data at a lightening speed is another challenge. Modification by users and freedom given to them is also important. Basically it’s a global platform for users around the world to interact more comfortably.
Technically it’s a combination of three important things.
1) Rich Internet Applications
2) Service Oriented Architecture
3) Social Web
With these characteristics Web2.0 has given birth to some wonderful technologies also. The most beautiful among them are Blogging, Mashups, Ajax and Youtube. It all depends on the end users to make the maximum use of the above said applications. How this will help you? Suppose if you are into online marketing business and your website uses all the Web.20 techniques like participating and submitting their contents online using Ajax, Blogging etc, this will create much stronger relationship with you and your end users. It will also lead to a great deal of traffic into your website. We can call this whole process as Web2.0 process.
It’s a huge challenge for the developers who are dealing with these new technologies to place it for the maximum utilization of the powers internet offering to us. It’s a real challenge and at the same time, its fun also.
According to Wikipedia's definition “ Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.”
According to Tim O’Reilly "Web2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform.
The core idea behind is attracting more people to use rich internet applications without the burden of network load. That leads to more and more traffic. It is all about linking, sharing and better collaboration with lots of people.
Let us have look at the common features of Web2.0
We2.0 is very simple. That means the website built on the basis of web2.0 must be very simple to use. Here your creative aspects come into the picture. You have to develop your own features on your website.
Second feature is the centrally focused layout. The allocation of the lay out is fully centralized. This can be attained by cascading style sheet thereby you are separating your design from the content. It also means that your website must be positioned in straight front. That makes your website more bold and honest.
Finally Web2.0 allows users to use applications through web browsers. The products offered by Google are good examples. This gives more interaction among users .That means you can edit and share documents online with others at the same time.
All we getting from these very four characteristics are very rich and interactive internet applications. Active participation of users from all over the world for social networking is the mantra of Web 2.0. Very systematic way of creating and up gradation of data at a lightening speed is another challenge. Modification by users and freedom given to them is also important. Basically it’s a global platform for users around the world to interact more comfortably.
Technically it’s a combination of three important things.
1) Rich Internet Applications
2) Service Oriented Architecture
3) Social Web
With these characteristics Web2.0 has given birth to some wonderful technologies also. The most beautiful among them are Blogging, Mashups, Ajax and Youtube. It all depends on the end users to make the maximum use of the above said applications. How this will help you? Suppose if you are into online marketing business and your website uses all the Web.20 techniques like participating and submitting their contents online using Ajax, Blogging etc, this will create much stronger relationship with you and your end users. It will also lead to a great deal of traffic into your website. We can call this whole process as Web2.0 process.
It’s a huge challenge for the developers who are dealing with these new technologies to place it for the maximum utilization of the powers internet offering to us. It’s a real challenge and at the same time, its fun also.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
US – Friend or Foe?
A nuclear alliance with the US is a good gift from Uncle Sam and at the sometime a tool that US can use on his own to keep its interests alive in south east Asia.
To how much extend we can trust the people sitting in the US congress? This is a difficult question. Most of the law makers sitting in the congress were born in the cold war era. They were brought up and fought for the ideals in a period where India bashing was on high scale.
There is a clear cut answer for it. Though we were proclaimed ourselves as the champions of Non alliance movement, the whole world knows we were with the USSR.
Lets us come back to the US congressman. They were very well aware of that. At that period they were in love with our neighbor Pakistan. Shamelessly Pakistan did a wonderful lobbying in and out the US congress. But we were in strong romance with USSR.
Not surprisingly, the US executing bosses including their Presidents were not in fine relationship with the world’s largest democracy. When we were in wars with our neighbors, US never helped us. We didn’t fax a request for help to Washington also.
US words were not sweet when we annexed Goa by a military action and also when we proclaimed Sikkim as an integral part of India. Kashmir is a complex issue for India as well as US too.
Things started changed when Indian IT workers landed in US in 80’s. They played a major role in changing Indian image in the US. Young and smart engineers from our IITs and IIMs landed in Silicon Wally and started companies. These companies grew on a fast space and generated huge income sufficient enough to build a new and vibrant lobbying in US politics. US approach to India changes from there.
Coupled with other political factors happened around the world like growing power of China, threats from North Korea , Iran and attack of US by Taliban forced US think tanks to rewrite its India vision.
From 80’s major US multinationals were on a hunting spare for a nation where they can invest. India was the best bet. After Mr. Sing opened our economy to US the amount of investment to this country was unimaginable.
Now its 2008
1) US wants to protect its assets in India as US investments in India are growing like on an alarming rate
2) US wants to make sure India will never be a threat to it’s super power status
These are the two main hidden agendas for this nuclear deal.
US done it very cleverly after the Second World War. The two nations Germany and Japan were the super powers in the world threatening even the US. After the world war US pumped millions of dollars and investment into these two countries to recover from the War losses. But never allowed them to become a military power. NATO is another strategy. And our 123 agreement is also the same
To how much extend we can trust the people sitting in the US congress? This is a difficult question. Most of the law makers sitting in the congress were born in the cold war era. They were brought up and fought for the ideals in a period where India bashing was on high scale.
There is a clear cut answer for it. Though we were proclaimed ourselves as the champions of Non alliance movement, the whole world knows we were with the USSR.
Lets us come back to the US congressman. They were very well aware of that. At that period they were in love with our neighbor Pakistan. Shamelessly Pakistan did a wonderful lobbying in and out the US congress. But we were in strong romance with USSR.
Not surprisingly, the US executing bosses including their Presidents were not in fine relationship with the world’s largest democracy. When we were in wars with our neighbors, US never helped us. We didn’t fax a request for help to Washington also.
US words were not sweet when we annexed Goa by a military action and also when we proclaimed Sikkim as an integral part of India. Kashmir is a complex issue for India as well as US too.
Things started changed when Indian IT workers landed in US in 80’s. They played a major role in changing Indian image in the US. Young and smart engineers from our IITs and IIMs landed in Silicon Wally and started companies. These companies grew on a fast space and generated huge income sufficient enough to build a new and vibrant lobbying in US politics. US approach to India changes from there.
Coupled with other political factors happened around the world like growing power of China, threats from North Korea , Iran and attack of US by Taliban forced US think tanks to rewrite its India vision.
From 80’s major US multinationals were on a hunting spare for a nation where they can invest. India was the best bet. After Mr. Sing opened our economy to US the amount of investment to this country was unimaginable.
Now its 2008
1) US wants to protect its assets in India as US investments in India are growing like on an alarming rate
2) US wants to make sure India will never be a threat to it’s super power status
These are the two main hidden agendas for this nuclear deal.
US done it very cleverly after the Second World War. The two nations Germany and Japan were the super powers in the world threatening even the US. After the world war US pumped millions of dollars and investment into these two countries to recover from the War losses. But never allowed them to become a military power. NATO is another strategy. And our 123 agreement is also the same
Monday, October 01, 2007
A reception !
On my way to Worli from Byculla station I was forced to be in the cab for almost half an hour. Yesterday was the final day for this city to say goodbye to one of her favorite deities Lord Ganesha. There was any single point of doubt in my mind why I have been stopped?
Mumbai. Where Bollywood icons and Cricket stars have been treated almost equal to God, the reason for the my stoppage was the 30 kms parade of the victorious Indian cricket team. From Sahar airport to Stadium.
To my surprise irrespective of the fear that I was already late, I found almost all my colleagues were on the road. In the mass crowd, I saw people who belong to almost all professions. From the top level Executives who work in posh cabins to panipurui wallha who makes panipuri.
There was a small function going on arranged by the local shiv sena to welcome the super 20 heroes. I saw a mallu speaking loudly in his cell phone that he has been waiting to see the brave hearts. There was a small Durga exactly opposite to Mobile phone shop people there came out wearing the cap to cheer for our team.
The roof of the Parsi ladies hostel nearby was filled with girls holding tri color. The crowd I saw included lot of people who belong to different corners of this great country.
It was the biggest celebration and welcome this great city given to anyone. Here the superstar is not Dhoni or Yuvraj. It’s the sports who bring this huge courty divided by cast , creed, language.
Sunday, June 03, 2007
IT workers are workaholic!
Yesterday I read about an article which explains how much IT workers are workaholic? It is true to some extent. Considering the facilities given to them, its natural that they become addicted to work.
I must make a point that most of the companies presently working in Tecnopark, Trivandrum have succeeded in developing a work culture which is quite alien to the culture existing in and around Trivandrum city.
I am happy to see that the people eating Pizza and having Lemon tea from a world standard restaurant instead of eating parippuvada and cuttan chaya. But I seriously fear that the change is for good and bad? Naturally in an orthodox city like trivandrum, where every change will be scrutinized with the typical mallu attitude of suspicion and clear cut leftist mentality, my doubts have some values.
Quick money coming into the pockets of fresh IT engineers will end up at five star betrothals! There is a chance. So it will affect the society and its values. Huge spending of money is good for society but at the same time it will make you bankrupts soon.
Another reason is that today’s youngsters have a feeling that money is easy to make and can buy every thing. So there is a danger. Money can buy everything means money can buy your WIFE also. Thereby avoiding the sanctity that comes along with the marriage . Divorce suits filing are turning out to be a prestige issue among many youths in Kerala today.
Another terrible reason is the sudden change of food habits. Mallu youth choose fast food and inviting diabetics very soon. Sudden deviation from a traditional diet to Chinese food cause major cause of concern. According to doctors, people turn out be heart patients at the age of 30.
To sum up all the above points, I must say there is a danger you love IT too much better be ready to spend your quality time with your parents and of course wife also.
I must make a point that most of the companies presently working in Tecnopark, Trivandrum have succeeded in developing a work culture which is quite alien to the culture existing in and around Trivandrum city.
I am happy to see that the people eating Pizza and having Lemon tea from a world standard restaurant instead of eating parippuvada and cuttan chaya. But I seriously fear that the change is for good and bad? Naturally in an orthodox city like trivandrum, where every change will be scrutinized with the typical mallu attitude of suspicion and clear cut leftist mentality, my doubts have some values.
Quick money coming into the pockets of fresh IT engineers will end up at five star betrothals! There is a chance. So it will affect the society and its values. Huge spending of money is good for society but at the same time it will make you bankrupts soon.
Another reason is that today’s youngsters have a feeling that money is easy to make and can buy every thing. So there is a danger. Money can buy everything means money can buy your WIFE also. Thereby avoiding the sanctity that comes along with the marriage . Divorce suits filing are turning out to be a prestige issue among many youths in Kerala today.
Another terrible reason is the sudden change of food habits. Mallu youth choose fast food and inviting diabetics very soon. Sudden deviation from a traditional diet to Chinese food cause major cause of concern. According to doctors, people turn out be heart patients at the age of 30.
To sum up all the above points, I must say there is a danger you love IT too much better be ready to spend your quality time with your parents and of course wife also.
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Then what is India?
India is not Malabar Hills!
India is not Bollywood!
India is not Lakme fashion Show!
India is not TaTa, Birla and Ambani!
Then what is India?
India is Vidarbha!!!
India is Wynad!!!
India is Kalahandi!!!
There were no Kerala MPs present in the parliament when there was a special debate on the special relief packages for the farmers committing suicide in Vidhabha. It also covered the alarming number of farmers committing suicide in the various parts of India including the Wynad district of Kerala.
Two famous Marxists MPs ( supposed to be the champions of weaker sections and working class) who were very busy with a celebration function of CPM. One Congress MP came late exactly after the meeting
I feel ashamed about myself because We, including I elected those people to sit in Paliament.
India is not Bollywood!
India is not Lakme fashion Show!
India is not TaTa, Birla and Ambani!
Then what is India?
India is Vidarbha!!!
India is Wynad!!!
India is Kalahandi!!!
There were no Kerala MPs present in the parliament when there was a special debate on the special relief packages for the farmers committing suicide in Vidhabha. It also covered the alarming number of farmers committing suicide in the various parts of India including the Wynad district of Kerala.
Two famous Marxists MPs ( supposed to be the champions of weaker sections and working class) who were very busy with a celebration function of CPM. One Congress MP came late exactly after the meeting
I feel ashamed about myself because We, including I elected those people to sit in Paliament.
A june night and an early morning
What kind of a job it is? He was a very gentile man to me. But this question really shocked me. For a moment I thought I have been cheating them. Next moment I thought he told me like this because he likes me. Whatever it is those words really shocked me. I decided its time to say goodbye.
There was a beer bar in Sion near to Sion circle. In the company where I was working there were only one man left after 11 pm. That was me. Even watchman wanted to sleep at that time. So he genuinely told me “Boss you keep the key of the company.”
I agreed with a smile.
Ulhasnagar was very far away from Sion. It will take near to 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach there. I used to visit the book shope after my shift. My favorite was indian short stories. It will make you "romantic" suddenly. Walking towards Sion station with a JavaScript book in hand and Forsters spirit in head on a hot June night was a thrilling experience.
Sitting in an empty bench at the railway station waiting for the Ambernath local was a boring experience. Vivid memories about my future came into my mind. As those memories were not pleasant I tried hard to clear them from my mind.
One day I got a Kalyan local. It was around 12 am. Kalyan station was almost empty. I reached the station at around 1.30 early morning. I came to know that Ambernath local is scheduled for platform no 5. I walked slowly toward the platform.
Suddenly I saw blood. It was very hot blood. It was flowing towards the track As I raised my eyes to see the source, I saw a man laying. His face was calm and it looked like he was sleeping calmly. But he was divided into two pieces by the local.
I was looking for water. No saliva left in my mouth.
When you reach Ulhasnagar, your will smell chemicals. The river that is flowing near the station is black in color filled with chemicals from a nearbychemical factory. There is no escape from the bad smell for you especially when you reach there by 2 am. The flat I was staying was two kilometers way from the station. There were couple of rickshaws parked near the station. But no trace of drivers. You left with no option but to walk to cover the two kilometers.
Pigs were roaming in the road as if they were enjoying the empty road. They started making wired sound at the sight of a strange intruder. It happed at the first time . After that they became calm as they too expecting me at that time. Dogs were barking. The unbearable chemical smell of the river still in the air. I remember the face.
My hands were wet when I reached the flat and knocked the door. Uncle came with an angry face and told me you must leave the place.
There was a beer bar in Sion near to Sion circle. In the company where I was working there were only one man left after 11 pm. That was me. Even watchman wanted to sleep at that time. So he genuinely told me “Boss you keep the key of the company.”
I agreed with a smile.
Ulhasnagar was very far away from Sion. It will take near to 1 hour and 45 minutes to reach there. I used to visit the book shope after my shift. My favorite was indian short stories. It will make you "romantic" suddenly. Walking towards Sion station with a JavaScript book in hand and Forsters spirit in head on a hot June night was a thrilling experience.
Sitting in an empty bench at the railway station waiting for the Ambernath local was a boring experience. Vivid memories about my future came into my mind. As those memories were not pleasant I tried hard to clear them from my mind.
One day I got a Kalyan local. It was around 12 am. Kalyan station was almost empty. I reached the station at around 1.30 early morning. I came to know that Ambernath local is scheduled for platform no 5. I walked slowly toward the platform.
Suddenly I saw blood. It was very hot blood. It was flowing towards the track As I raised my eyes to see the source, I saw a man laying. His face was calm and it looked like he was sleeping calmly. But he was divided into two pieces by the local.
I was looking for water. No saliva left in my mouth.
When you reach Ulhasnagar, your will smell chemicals. The river that is flowing near the station is black in color filled with chemicals from a nearbychemical factory. There is no escape from the bad smell for you especially when you reach there by 2 am. The flat I was staying was two kilometers way from the station. There were couple of rickshaws parked near the station. But no trace of drivers. You left with no option but to walk to cover the two kilometers.
Pigs were roaming in the road as if they were enjoying the empty road. They started making wired sound at the sight of a strange intruder. It happed at the first time . After that they became calm as they too expecting me at that time. Dogs were barking. The unbearable chemical smell of the river still in the air. I remember the face.
My hands were wet when I reached the flat and knocked the door. Uncle came with an angry face and told me you must leave the place.
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Making Sweden a home
It was a very cool evening in Uppsala County. As normally Swedish climate has little variations in almost all parts of Sweden , it was experiencing the same coolness that people living in other counties also. If we looking close into this county, we can see Stockholm is not far away. So Uppasala county has no escape from the activities going on in the Swedish capital city.
There is a say in this small county. It goes like that if you living in the Uppsala County you will live longer. As its generally true for the whole part of Sweden its not news to the residents in the county. But they have a feeling that they are superior to their other Swedish people living in other counties.
When Harry Arun was standing in the queue to celebrate June 6, National Day of Sweden, he was very happy. He put his arm on his chest and proudly said I am a Swedish. Few miles away Monica was standing, she also felt the same feeling.
Why your hair is brown? May be some genetic problem. His friends Carl and Mark cocluded.
Harry Arun! what is the meaning of Arun?
This was really confusing! Arun thought. Its very strange in Sweden a name called Arun. Why my name is like this? Why I am dark? Why my hair is black. Why my eyes are black.
These were really disturbing questions for himself, Jonathan Arun’s dad and Margrett Arun’s mother.
When Arun and Monica came to the house both of them were crying. The reason is that somebody called them aliens.
One day one interesting thing happened Arun was going to Stockholm with Jonathan he saw a man looking same as Arun. He ran towards him and stared at him. He smiled and shook Arun’s hand. What is your name ?
I am Arun.
Wow Arun exclaimed for the first time in Sweden I am hearing a name as mine. Where you from ?
INDIA
This word made a tremendous impact in young Arun’s mind. If I go there I can see a people looking similar to me. Balck hair, black eyes etc. Even Monica will be happy Arun thought.
There is a say in this small county. It goes like that if you living in the Uppsala County you will live longer. As its generally true for the whole part of Sweden its not news to the residents in the county. But they have a feeling that they are superior to their other Swedish people living in other counties.
When Harry Arun was standing in the queue to celebrate June 6, National Day of Sweden, he was very happy. He put his arm on his chest and proudly said I am a Swedish. Few miles away Monica was standing, she also felt the same feeling.
Why your hair is brown? May be some genetic problem. His friends Carl and Mark cocluded.
Harry Arun! what is the meaning of Arun?
This was really confusing! Arun thought. Its very strange in Sweden a name called Arun. Why my name is like this? Why I am dark? Why my hair is black. Why my eyes are black.
These were really disturbing questions for himself, Jonathan Arun’s dad and Margrett Arun’s mother.
When Arun and Monica came to the house both of them were crying. The reason is that somebody called them aliens.
One day one interesting thing happened Arun was going to Stockholm with Jonathan he saw a man looking same as Arun. He ran towards him and stared at him. He smiled and shook Arun’s hand. What is your name ?
I am Arun.
Wow Arun exclaimed for the first time in Sweden I am hearing a name as mine. Where you from ?
INDIA
This word made a tremendous impact in young Arun’s mind. If I go there I can see a people looking similar to me. Balck hair, black eyes etc. Even Monica will be happy Arun thought.
Getting things done!
Thousands of students who came in and came out of SIMSR with a management degree in hand know how to get things done. SIMSR will teach within the three years of your stay there not only secrets of business but also secret things you need to do in your life to get things done.
Sachin became Manager (deputy) within one year after he joined his MBA. He will say. Are you mad Pillai? How can you say that? But tell me Sachin your MBA course given you so much confidence in you to put deputy tag on your shoulder. More to say he got enough courage to drive his new swift though the traffic congested route of chembur with transportation chart in his mind.
I know Ally from the day we met at Mumbai University. We were standing in the queue to get eligibility certificate. Poor guy went back to his old heaven Amaravati to collect some certificates to submit there. But if you put in the same queue now, he won’t stand there, but he will be back with a university certificate in hand. SIMSR taught him also how to get things done.
Gavti sacrificed his job for his MBA. SIMSR ki jai.. Now Gauti has a job that he got it from SIMSR group. Gauti is doing his business well. Gauti also came to know the secrets that he can do things get done.
Shiv was a pakka UP guy when he joined SIMSR group. But believe me Shiv knows how to get things done well before he stepped into SIMSR. SIMSR added extra energy into that. What to say Shiv is unbeatable now. Guys time not far way you can spot this guy with financial times in one hand and a chit in other hand.
Whenever Katik entered into the boring financial management class at 8.59 pm that is one minute left to wind up the class, all people started laughing Nowadays nobody laugh at him because Kartik is like that only. A sudden shift from 100 cc bike to bullet Kartik came to know his things getting done. Now you can spot this guy with his new swfit in Malad area.
Sardaaar..how many times we sat at the boring canteen looking at full time girls and finished lot of samosas. But always u paid the cash. Tell me did you get enough courage from simsr to shift your job from Pune to Mumbai. SIMSR given you enough courage to go UK? He came back within one week with flying colours. JOB well done man because you learned how to get things done from SIMSR.
Stani no more to say about you. A mallu guy with no trace of mallu accent . You are lucky man. I only know the pain when ally always hear impotent instead important from me. Nobody to teach this guy how to get things done. He is a master in it. Even SIMSR can learn some tips from him .
You can spot all the above guys sitting in chairman’s seat of big companies well before 2020. SIMSR guaranties that because they know how to get things really done.
Sachin became Manager (deputy) within one year after he joined his MBA. He will say. Are you mad Pillai? How can you say that? But tell me Sachin your MBA course given you so much confidence in you to put deputy tag on your shoulder. More to say he got enough courage to drive his new swift though the traffic congested route of chembur with transportation chart in his mind.
I know Ally from the day we met at Mumbai University. We were standing in the queue to get eligibility certificate. Poor guy went back to his old heaven Amaravati to collect some certificates to submit there. But if you put in the same queue now, he won’t stand there, but he will be back with a university certificate in hand. SIMSR taught him also how to get things done.
Gavti sacrificed his job for his MBA. SIMSR ki jai.. Now Gauti has a job that he got it from SIMSR group. Gauti is doing his business well. Gauti also came to know the secrets that he can do things get done.
Shiv was a pakka UP guy when he joined SIMSR group. But believe me Shiv knows how to get things done well before he stepped into SIMSR. SIMSR added extra energy into that. What to say Shiv is unbeatable now. Guys time not far way you can spot this guy with financial times in one hand and a chit in other hand.
Whenever Katik entered into the boring financial management class at 8.59 pm that is one minute left to wind up the class, all people started laughing Nowadays nobody laugh at him because Kartik is like that only. A sudden shift from 100 cc bike to bullet Kartik came to know his things getting done. Now you can spot this guy with his new swfit in Malad area.
Sardaaar..how many times we sat at the boring canteen looking at full time girls and finished lot of samosas. But always u paid the cash. Tell me did you get enough courage from simsr to shift your job from Pune to Mumbai. SIMSR given you enough courage to go UK? He came back within one week with flying colours. JOB well done man because you learned how to get things done from SIMSR.
Stani no more to say about you. A mallu guy with no trace of mallu accent . You are lucky man. I only know the pain when ally always hear impotent instead important from me. Nobody to teach this guy how to get things done. He is a master in it. Even SIMSR can learn some tips from him .
You can spot all the above guys sitting in chairman’s seat of big companies well before 2020. SIMSR guaranties that because they know how to get things really done.
In Mumbai local
One day I was returning home in a local train. When I abroad a Belapur train from Chembur, I saw my professor in the same dabba. He told me, "Hay you man!! Come Come we will go inside and sit!!".
We sat together and started discussion about various topics ranging from US Iran strategy to Mumbai Corporation election results. People sitting beside us thought that these two people are very BIG and were looking at us admirably, I guess. Sorry to say that we were talking very loudly!!.
Suddenly TTR came and asked tickets. Both of us showed our tickets . But I didn't write my name , age and didn't even sign it. He also sat with me and took out his book and pen to fine me. I told him that I am sorry. But he didn't listen to it and fined me Rs 360.
As usual I was out of cash and I had only 250 Rs in my pocket. I begged TTR that sir I really don't have cash to pay the entire amount you fined me. TTR told me don't worry ask your friend sitting near you. I looked at my professors face. He already taken out his purse and looking for money. TheProfessor helped me to pay the rest of the amount.
Then the TTR asked me my name. I asked why? If you don't have time to write your name, let me write on it. I told him "NO". "This is my pass". "Let me write on it". As both of us raising each others voice I thought its stupidity to quarrel in front of my professor.
The TTR wrote my name , age and told me to sign on it. I asked him please put your signature also. Because next time you come for checking, you will be happy to see your signature.
We sat together and started discussion about various topics ranging from US Iran strategy to Mumbai Corporation election results. People sitting beside us thought that these two people are very BIG and were looking at us admirably, I guess. Sorry to say that we were talking very loudly!!.
Suddenly TTR came and asked tickets. Both of us showed our tickets . But I didn't write my name , age and didn't even sign it. He also sat with me and took out his book and pen to fine me. I told him that I am sorry. But he didn't listen to it and fined me Rs 360.
As usual I was out of cash and I had only 250 Rs in my pocket. I begged TTR that sir I really don't have cash to pay the entire amount you fined me. TTR told me don't worry ask your friend sitting near you. I looked at my professors face. He already taken out his purse and looking for money. TheProfessor helped me to pay the rest of the amount.
Then the TTR asked me my name. I asked why? If you don't have time to write your name, let me write on it. I told him "NO". "This is my pass". "Let me write on it". As both of us raising each others voice I thought its stupidity to quarrel in front of my professor.
The TTR wrote my name , age and told me to sign on it. I asked him please put your signature also. Because next time you come for checking, you will be happy to see your signature.
Wednesday, December 06, 2006
Buddha Smiles again
Buddha Smiles again
When Buddha sworn in as chief minister for the second term after the legend Jyothi Basu stepped down due to ill health, there was a big smile on his face. Buddha smiles again. Why he smiled. Why I noticed the smile on a face that is usually very serious.
Suddenly Buddha appointed a technocrat as his minister to handle the IT activities. The people traditionally been leftists found a green field in the company of Buddha. Have you ever noticed these so called radically Bengal Marxists, who always need a revolution? Unfortunately no alternatives to the Marxists who rule Bengal find their future in this man? There are some clear-cut reasons behind this.
People of Bengal clearly realised that they have to compromise their hardliner Marxian thoughts for the sake of their future generation. Marx always said capitalism is a sin. Go and dream socialism. Future is yours. Bengal people no more hear this. They thought about this. Practiced it. Experienced it. Then threw it away to the Bay of Bengal.
You can make a comparative study between the East European countries and the West Bengal. Before Buddha came to Bengal, the only difference was the EAST and WEST,. Rest is all the same here and there. Soviet Union has to split into so many pieces to enjoy the freedom. East Germany had to merge with West to see a new dawn.
The bottom line here is that for any kind of development in this time need "CAPITAL". The state responsibility to handle everything diminishes with the Marxian principles. Today every kid will say "PAISA CHAHIYE" to start something new. or even for dreaming something. You need investment. This formula is Buddha’s success story. People of Bengal accepted it by crowning him again as the chief minister of Bengal.
Now I will tell you why Buddha smiled. Just moments after the counting of ballot papers, Buddha got a call from TATA.I am coming to your state to establish the plant for our small car.
You say what will be our Buddha’s reaction?
When Buddha sworn in as chief minister for the second term after the legend Jyothi Basu stepped down due to ill health, there was a big smile on his face. Buddha smiles again. Why he smiled. Why I noticed the smile on a face that is usually very serious.
Suddenly Buddha appointed a technocrat as his minister to handle the IT activities. The people traditionally been leftists found a green field in the company of Buddha. Have you ever noticed these so called radically Bengal Marxists, who always need a revolution? Unfortunately no alternatives to the Marxists who rule Bengal find their future in this man? There are some clear-cut reasons behind this.
People of Bengal clearly realised that they have to compromise their hardliner Marxian thoughts for the sake of their future generation. Marx always said capitalism is a sin. Go and dream socialism. Future is yours. Bengal people no more hear this. They thought about this. Practiced it. Experienced it. Then threw it away to the Bay of Bengal.
You can make a comparative study between the East European countries and the West Bengal. Before Buddha came to Bengal, the only difference was the EAST and WEST,. Rest is all the same here and there. Soviet Union has to split into so many pieces to enjoy the freedom. East Germany had to merge with West to see a new dawn.
The bottom line here is that for any kind of development in this time need "CAPITAL". The state responsibility to handle everything diminishes with the Marxian principles. Today every kid will say "PAISA CHAHIYE" to start something new. or even for dreaming something. You need investment. This formula is Buddha’s success story. People of Bengal accepted it by crowning him again as the chief minister of Bengal.
Now I will tell you why Buddha smiled. Just moments after the counting of ballot papers, Buddha got a call from TATA.I am coming to your state to establish the plant for our small car.
You say what will be our Buddha’s reaction?
Do you believe it!
This I heard from a Swami while I was in Kochi
This is an interesting one
There are two people. One was a captain in the army and the other was a journalist.
One wanted to become a sadhu and the other wrote articles against the sadhus.
Krishnan, the first one wanted to go to spirituality. He fed up with his life in the army. He was so interested to become a monk. Oneday, he left for the Himalaya to take sanyasa from a guru.
The other Balakrishna, a journalist, wrote articles in the newspapers severely criticizing the sadhus sitting in meditation in the Himalayas. He wrote during the Indo-China war and quote”These useless creatures who do nothing for the country and hiding in the Himalayan caves. These people must be dragged out from the caves.
He also left for the Himalayas with a mission that was exactly against the first one
Both of them met on their way. They reached Himalayas and met Swami Sivananda at Rishikesh. After few days with Swamiji, both of them became two different persons
Swamiji told the first one who really wanted to become a monk, look u can’t become a monk but I see a potential of a businessman in you “GO AND START HOTEL BUSINEESS”. That guy came to Mumbai and started a small Hotel. Rest is History. Today the hotel is known as The Leela Group of Hotels”( http://www.theleela.com/)
Swamiji told Balkrishna that you have a potential of a monk and I will make you a Sanyasi
That guy became one of the the most revered spiritual gurus Hinduism has even seen. Swami Chimayanada.( http://www.chinmayamission.org/)
This is an interesting one
There are two people. One was a captain in the army and the other was a journalist.
One wanted to become a sadhu and the other wrote articles against the sadhus.
Krishnan, the first one wanted to go to spirituality. He fed up with his life in the army. He was so interested to become a monk. Oneday, he left for the Himalaya to take sanyasa from a guru.
The other Balakrishna, a journalist, wrote articles in the newspapers severely criticizing the sadhus sitting in meditation in the Himalayas. He wrote during the Indo-China war and quote”These useless creatures who do nothing for the country and hiding in the Himalayan caves. These people must be dragged out from the caves.
He also left for the Himalayas with a mission that was exactly against the first one
Both of them met on their way. They reached Himalayas and met Swami Sivananda at Rishikesh. After few days with Swamiji, both of them became two different persons
Swamiji told the first one who really wanted to become a monk, look u can’t become a monk but I see a potential of a businessman in you “GO AND START HOTEL BUSINEESS”. That guy came to Mumbai and started a small Hotel. Rest is History. Today the hotel is known as The Leela Group of Hotels”( http://www.theleela.com/)
Swamiji told Balkrishna that you have a potential of a monk and I will make you a Sanyasi
That guy became one of the the most revered spiritual gurus Hinduism has even seen. Swami Chimayanada.( http://www.chinmayamission.org/)
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