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When India becomes a Bihar 2006-10-17 19:31:00 An old Joke:
Singapore Prime Minister visits India
and meets up with the then Chief minister Laloo Prasad Yadav. As Laloo shows him around Bihar
.
Singapore PM: "This place is so dirty, so much crime and corruption. Give me 10 years and I will make Bihar into a Singapore".
Laloo:"... arre hat budbak... Gibhe me bhan month and I bhill make Singapore into Bihar.
Back then Laloo jokes had
Graffiti 2006-10-12 19:22:00 Graffiti (noun): A rude decoration inscribed on rocks or walls
In the book Blink, Malcolm Gladwell mentions a theory about Priming. If you keep mentioning specific words randomly in different sentences, the mind somehow picks them up correlates them and subconsciously starts thinking in a different way. The first example he gave was with words which made you feel old. By writing a dampening Read more:Graffiti
24: Too young to be old, Too old to be young! 2006-10-08 10:25:00 I stood at the bus stand watching a beautiful sight approaching. Such sights are rare in this part of the world, I thought to myself while wondering why women considered it rude when men admired their beauty. "Does Nature complain when we admire it?". As I kept imagining conversations that would never happen...
.. (a kid tugging my hand): "Uncle, Uncle, What is the Time?"
.. (I break away from my Read more:young
The Noble Big Bang 2006-10-04 19:09:00 American astronomers John C. Mathers and George F. Smoot have been awarded the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work on the Project COBE (Cosmic Background Explorer). COBE is a satellite launched by NASA in 1989 meant to measure the diffuse infrared and microwave radiation from early universe. It has helped the COBE team develop theories which approve the theory of Big Bang
, the Read more:Noble
Software Mechanics 2006-09-30 20:43:00 Mechanic (noun): Someone whose occupation is repairing and maintaining automobiles
A mechanic is a very important person. You can buy the best automobile in the market, take as many spins on it you like, but if something goes wrong with it you need a specialist to fix it. A mechanic is almost as knowledgeable about your automobile as is the architect who designed it. But can a mechanic Read more:Software
, Mechanics
Countdown to Extinction 2006-11-03 18:16:00 Just came across an article that said about a recent study by an International team on marine life ( Seafood stocks are under siege, scientists say). The study says that if we keep functioning the way we do currently, i.e the excess fishing and pollution of our seas, the marine life would become extinct by 2048. Such dire consequences to the marine life can have even more drastic outcomes than Read more:Countdown
Antariksha Yaatri or Gaganaut? 2006-11-04 18:14:00 Americans call them Astronauts after Astronomy, Russians labelled them Cosmonauts after Cosmos and the Chinese in 2003 called them Taikonauts (Taikong meaning space in Mandarin). These are 3 countries that have their own Space programmes. Not to be left behind, Indians too are planning to join the elite league of countries possessing their own Space programmes. Counting the eggs before they are
Remember Remember, the 5th of November! 2006-11-07 18:07:00 Remember, remember the fifth of November
,
The gunpowder, treason and plot,
I see of no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes, 'twas his intent
To blow up the King and the Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below,
Poor old England to overthrow...
As recollected in the movie V for Vendetta, the 5th of November is remembered Read more:Remember
We've come a long way, Baby! 2006-11-11 17:49:00 About a decade there was a video by the music group Fatboy Slim that showed an animated version of Evolution on Earth. From a tiny amoeba to an aquatic creature, to an amphibian, to the apes and the Cave man, the video depicted motion as time at the bottom kept running at lightning speed. Then came the homo sapiens and from running, the man starts walking, keeps slowing and growing in size.
Etching with Fire 2006-11-15 18:28:00 Etching with Fire Originally uploaded by Sudhamshu. A day of festivity, Celebration of a renowned victory,Of Good over Evil.The Evil still persists,The Good still fights it,The Perpetual Dance continues.Win a battle,cast out the darkness,Light up your Life.Feel the jubilation in the air,Laugh like you were a kid again,and etch your name with Fire.
I posted that picture in a small Read more:Etching
The Hi-tech Chennai Police 2006-11-21 18:24:00 Very recently, the Chennai
police were gifted 100 Hyundai Accent cars from Hyundai Motors. These cars are fitted with digital cameras, revolving lights, fire extinguishers and lots of other stuff. These cars just look fabulous and everytime the traffic police take out any of the 25 cars given to them heads turn around. Some look with awe, but most start grumbling saying they never needed such Read more:Police
Sachin Tendulkar: Why there won't be another 2006-11-23 18:09:00 Part I: Debunking the Tendulkar
Myth
The Sachin
-Kambli record
Two kids from Shardashram Mumbai created history when they scored 664 runs for their school team in 1987-88. People expected miracles from them, and what are miracles? Acts that normal average men are incapable of doing? or maybe things they think they are incapable of doing. So act after act, every event keeps adding to the miracle Read more:Sachin Tendulkar
Moon Halo 2006-12-07 18:09:29 Moon Halo Originally uploaded by Sudhamshu. For the couple of decades that I've been an earthling, I feel surprised to know that I never noticed the closed Celestial object to our Earth properly. Around a year back I saw a Circle around the moon, it was a perfect circle, too perfect to be just clouds. Didn't scourge the internet then to find out why it ever happened. Then saw an image
Breaking the Law! (of Physics) 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I was told about this news a few days back and since then I'm just baffled. An Irish company by the name - Steorn has claimed to have discovered/invented a tool that can generate Free limitless energy. It has an efficiency of close to 285%, which means the power generated is almost 3 times the work done to make the machine work. If the claim turns out to be true, then they have finally managed to Read more:Breaking
, Physics
From Madraasi to Bombaykaar 1970-01-01 00:59:59 India is a land of contradictions. That statement is self-explanatory and without citing examples every one associated with this country would understand my feelings. One thing which we Indians like to do is form instant opinions. How these opinions affect our imagination and our behaviour can be seen in the manner how our own countrymen view their own people.
The Madraasi
New Acquaintance: "
Slavery is not Dead! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 "Slavery
is not dead. We've just stopped recognising it.
When did you agree to be watched all the time?
When did you allow others to decide for you?
When did you forget that the only person who can help you... is you?
It takes little to Reclaim your Life"
... and then some rockstar shrieks as an SUV wiggles at top speed... signifying liberty... breaking away from the shackles.
Capturing Lunar Eclipse 1970-01-01 00:59:59 LunarEclipse7Sep06 Originally uploaded by Sudhamshu. I thought there was going to be a complete Lunar Eclipse on the 7th (continuing to the 8th) of Sep 2006 and hence went to the roof of my apartments armed with my binoculars and my Canon A95 Powershot Digital Camera. After about an hour I realised I wouldn't be able to see the complete Eclipse in Chennai. However, I've collated the few Read more:Lunar
Unwelcome US Interference 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The United States Government always finds ways of interfering in the affairs of other countries. The dozens of coups it has arranged in numerous countries are a proof of the vulgar depths to which it can resort to just for the sake of having friendly administration in that country. It takes some very bold communists to tell the US that they should rather Mind their own business.
A study by
Political Cricket! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Everyone hates politics; Everyone loves Sports; But what happens when you mix both? As it was seen through the developments in the day in the test match between Pakistan and England at the Oval, the result is very ugly. The worst part of it has been that even after 2 hours of melodrama not a single person including the ICC Officials, the respective boards or the players know if the match would Read more:Cricket
Towards the Webtop 1970-01-01 00:59:59 What separates a personal Web page from a Blog? If I kept writing these articles on some website and provided links for them would that be a blog? What separates looking up information on Encyclopedia Britannica and doing the same on Wikipedia? What about the ad space bought on websites and Ads springing up from the words you write in a page? How is downloading a music file from one server
Mumbai - The Machine 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Mumbai has been in the eye of the storm lately, mostly for undesirable reasons. But still, like everyone keeps pointing out, the city keeps bouncing back and the Brave Mumbaikar is yet again being lauded. You only need to spend an hour in the city and notice the speed with which Time flies by. And then you too will agree that the city is like a Machine
.
Revised Syllabi!
From the next academic Read more:Mumbai
Sanctum Architecture 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Visiting temples on a regular basis is an ordeal for non-religious person as myself. Some people visit these places for peace and tranquility, some for faith, some to relieve themselves of their sins and a few to appreciate the architecture.
Ancient Splendour
Indian history dates back to thousands of years and its (Indus) civilisation has piety deeply rooted into its culture. Fritjof Capra Read more:Architecture
Non-Committal Hobbyist 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Hobby: An auxiliary activity; Spare-Time activity;
Back in school, hobbies were essential. A kid would be judged on his talent and potential only through his hobbies and essays on your hobbies would get you good marks in your exams. For years, I and my brother pursued philately, had a small collection of coins and strange match-box covers. But soon these hobbies were faded away by long hours
Looking back in Time! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I'm not talking about Nostalgia, although that too wouldn't be all that bad either. This is about the human urge to be in the Past. The wish to be back in your childhood, reliving those wonderful times with your pals or that precious moment which you might just have missed, wishing you could go back and change things. We all wish to go back in Time.
The 4th Dimension
After Einstein showed us
The bigger perspective 1970-01-01 00:59:59 The bigger perspective Originally uploaded by Sudhamshu. The Sun is up North,But the Clouds engulf its IlluminationA Fog blankets the milieuYou better clench your jacket now.The sky starts dripping,It melts with the mud,emanates a fresh aroma,Is it the mud or my mind which is Fresh?Green seems Greener than ever,and all the hues are now distinctI take a deep breath,and I am One. One with
The Cosmic Dance 1970-01-01 00:59:59 A barren seed is planted,
spiritless, motionless and passive
I breathe Life into that seed.
It grows, it matures,
With splendour it rises,
I give it the Form.
And soon it has pride,
It is Bigger than itself
I make sure it Perishes.
Desolate, inactive and static,
Motionless it lies,
It is barren again
Its time of reflection is over
A valuable lesson is learnt
I Bestow Life on Read more:Dance
India @ Asian Games 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Women provide the Silver lining
With just a day left in the AsianGames
at Doha, the India
n contingent has a lot to cheer about and a lot to be disappointed about. In the Medals tally India now lie at #6 with 9 Golds - 18 Silver and 24 Bronze Medals. (Detailed breakup of medals). Compared to their performance in the previous Games, a total tally of 51 medals so far is very good.
Jaspal Rana:
The Hunter and the Mriga 1970-01-01 00:59:59 I prowl in the chilling nights,
My shadows stalk me eerily,
Muffled footsteps in the dark
and crickets chirping merrily.
My gaze moves up North,
to a sky bejewelled,
A Trapezium stands out,
with 3 dots unmeddled.
I stare and I stare and I stare,
The silence around me grows.
I focus my lenses
and a beautiful sight now glows.
I mistake it for a smudge,
and wipe out my spectacles, Read more:Hunter
The End of Insolence! 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Where were you when I was burned and broken
While the days slipped by from my window watching
Where were you when I was hurt and I was helpless
Because the things you say and the things you do surround me
While you were hanging yourself on someone else's words
Dying to believe in what you heard
I was staring straight into the shining sun
Lost in thought and lost in time
While the seeds of live
The Mysterious Eye 1970-01-01 00:59:59 Which of the 5 senses would you think is the most important?
A little tricky. When I have cold my sense of smell is lost, somehow even the taste buds also go on vacation. Sense of touch is important, but it is used very infrequently (unless you place your finger on a live-wire!). If you've travelled in a metropolitan traffic, you would wish your sense of hearing were taken away for a while so
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