"MENTAL INTEGRATION"

Lo caro triumphale-Anulekha

2011-11-21T13:19:00.000+05:30

Time is eternal
Fragmented only by the human mind
A drop out of sea

"Death"
Deceit to the eyes
Transformations of all forms -
Love unencumbered

"Unity"
Stretching meadows -
Our souls breathe in unison
With the pulse of wind
- Lily Wang

WHY I AM A HINDU- Post taken from the site bangladeshihindu.com

2011-10-15T11:49:00.000+05:30

I found this post while randomly browsing the net , a very very well written article, i was surprised to see that not many people have read the article, hope this article is transmitted to a wider audience after i post it on my Blog.
WHY I AM A HINDU – Best Explanation..
Four years ago, I was flying from JFK NY Airport to SFO to attend a meeting at Monterey , CA. An American girl was sitting on the right side, near window seat. It indeed was a long journey – it would take nearly seven hours. I was surprised to see the young girl reading a Bible unusual of young Americans.
After some time she smiled and we had few acquaintances talk. I told her that I am from India Then suddenly the girl asked: ‘What’s your faith?’ ‘What?’ I didn’t understand the question.
‘I mean, what’s your religion? Are you a Christian? Or a Muslim?’*
‘No!’ I replied, ‘I am neither Christian nor Muslim’. Apparently she appeared shocked to listen to that. ‘Then who are you?’
‘I am Hindu’, I said.
She looked at me as if she was seeing a caged animal. She could not understand what I was talking about.* A common man in Europe or US knows about Christianity and Islam, as they are the leading religions of the world today. But a Hindu, what?.*
I explained to her – I am born to a Hindu father and Hindu mother. Therefore, I am a Hindu by birth.*
Who is your prophet?’ she asked. ‘We don’t have a prophet,’ I replied.*
‘What’s your Holy Book?’* ‘We don’t have a single Holy Book, but we have hundreds and thousands of philosophical and sacred scriptures,’ I replied.*
‘Oh, come on at least tell me who is your God?’* ‘What do you mean by that?’* ‘Like we have Jesus and Muslims have Allah – don’t you have a God?’*
I thought for a moment. Muslims and Christians believe one God (Male God) who created the world and takes an interest in the humans who inhabit it. Her mind is conditioned with that kind of belief.* According to her (or anybody who doesn’t know about Hinduism), a religion needs to have one Prophet, one Holy book and one God. The mind is so conditioned and rigidly narrowed down to such a notion that anything else is not acceptable. I understood her perception and concept about faith.
You can’t compare Hinduism with any of the present leading religions where you have to believe in one concept of god.* I tried to explain to her: ‘You can believe in one god and can be a Hindu. You may believe in multiple deities and still you can be a Hindu. What’s more – you may not believe in god at all, still you can be a Hindu. An atheist can also be a Hindu.’*
This sounded very crazy to her. She couldn’t imagine a religion so unorganized, still surviving for thousands of years, even after onslaught from foreign forces.*
‘I don’t understand but it seems very interesting. Are you religious? ‘ What can I tell to this American girl?*
I said: ‘I do not go to temple regularly. I do not make any regular rituals. I have learned some of the rituals in my younger days. I still enjoy doing it sometimes..’*
‘Enjoy? Are you not afraid of God?’*
‘God is a friend. No- I am not afraid of God. Nobody has made any compulsions on me to perform these rituals regularly. ‘*
She thought for a while and then asked: ‘Have you ever thought of converting to any other religion?’*
‘Why should I?. Even if I challenge some of the rituals and faith in Hinduism, nobody can convert me from Hinduism. Because, being a Hindu allows me to think independently and objectively, without conditioning. I remain as a Hindu never by force, but choice.’
I told her that Hinduism is not a religion, but a set of beliefs and practices. It is not a religion like Christianity or Islam because it is not founded by any one person or does not have an organized controlling body like the Church or the Order, I added. There is no institution or authority.*
‘So, you don’t believe in God?’ she wanted everything in black and white. ‘I didn’t say that. I do not discard the divine reality. Our scripture, or Sruthis or Smrithis – Vedas and Upanishads or the Gita – say God might be there or he might not be there. But we pray to that supreme abstract authority (Para Brahma) that is the creator of this universe.’*
‘Why can’t you believe in one personal God?’* ‘We have a concept – abstract – not a personal god. The concept or notion of a personal God, hiding behind the clouds of secrecy, telling us irrational stories through few men whom he sends as messengers, demanding us to worship him or punish us, does not make sense. I don’t think that God is an autocratic emperor who wants others to respect him or fear him. ‘I told her that such notions are just fancies of less educated human imagination and fallacies, adding that generally ethnic religious practitioners in Hinduism believe in personal gods.
The entry level Hinduism has over-whelming superstitions too. The philosophical side of Hinduism negates all superstitions.* ‘Good that you agree God might exist. You told that you pray. What is your prayer then? she asked’ ‘Loka Samastha Suk ino Bhavantu. Om Shanti, Shanti, Shanti, ‘* ‘Funny,’ she laughed, ‘What does it mean?’* ‘May all the beings in all the worlds be happy. Om Peace, Peace, Peace. ‘*
‘Hmm ..very interesting.. I want to learn more about this religion. It is so democratic, broad-minded and free’ she exclaimed.* ‘The fact is Hinduism is a religion of the individual, for the individual and by the individual with its roots in the Vedas and the Bhagavad-Gita. It is all about an individual approaching a personal God in an individual way according to his temperament and inner evolution – it is as simple as that.’
‘How does anybody convert to Hinduism?’ ‘Nobody can convert you to Hinduism, because it is not a religion, but a set of beliefs, practices and a way of life and culture. Everything is acceptable in Hinduism because there is no single authority or organization either to accept it or to reject it or to oppose it on behalf of Hinduism.
‘* For a real seeker, I told her, the Bible itself gives guidelines when it says ‘ Kingdom of God is within you.’ I reminded her of Christ’s teaching about the love that we have for each other. That is where you can find the meaning of life. Loving each and every creation of the God is absolute and real. ‘Isavasyam idam sarvam Isam – (the God) is present (inhabits) here everywhere – nothing exists separate from the God, because God is present everywhere. Respect every living being and non-living things as God. That’s what Hinduism teaches you. Hinduism is referred to as Sanathana Dharma, the eternal faith. It is based on the practice of Dharma, the code of life. The most important aspect of Hinduism is being truthful to oneself. Hinduism has no monopoly on ideas – It is open to all. Hindus believe in one God (not a personal one) expressed in different forms. For them, God is timeless and formless entity. Ancestors of today’s Hindus believe in eternal truths and cosmic laws and these truths are opened to anyone who seeks them. But there is a section of Hindus who are either superstitious or turned fanatic to make this an organized religion like others.
The British coin the word ‘Hindu’ and considered it as a religion. I said: ‘Religions have become an MLM (multi-level- marketing) industry that has been trying to expand the market share by conversion. The biggest business in today’s world is Spirituality. Hinduism is no exception’* I am a Hindu primarily because it professes Non-violence – ‘Ahimsa Paramo Dharma’ – Non violence is the highest duty. I am a Hindu because it doesn’t conditions my mind with any faith system. A man/ woman who change ‘s his/her birth religion to another religion is a fake and does not value his/her morals, culture and values in life. Hinduism was the first way of life originated. Be proud to be a hindu and be proud of who you are. Om Namo shivaya, Om Namo Narayanaya Namaha

CRM and Social Media-Article from Blog.relaso.com

2011-10-07T12:31:00.000+05:30

Social Media is at a hype. If you really wanna get into a persons life check out his Facebook and/or Twitter profiles and I’m sure you will have enough whereabouts of the person required to approach him. Indeed to get on with your business today, social networking is a big necessity, it is mandatory to set up accounts with sites such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, Orkut and Myspace perhaps.

Let us guide you through the queries as to how you can get the most out of the online social media and market yourself well.

There are free tools like HootSuite or TweetDeck which will enable you to monitor your customers and clients, look out for their recent activities and get on with their exact requirements, perhaps their state of mind also.

Well, the other way through is by creating a Tweeter list which not only will help you organize your contacts but also help create and synchronize the target audience for a particular phenomenon.

A very good approach is to let your CRM hold the keys to important Twitter and Blog URLs that come in handy.

As a matter of fact your Linkedin profile can very well be used to ramp up your networking and to add to it you can stretch out for new prospects and horizons.

Providing special coupons, discounts, holding out contests in-front of Facebook contacts, fans Twiiter followers may just as well do the trick for you.

What’s more you can also time and again give it a shot to entertain all your consumers and clients by posting some hilarious stuff or some thought-provoking or funny questions.

With Social Networking there is always the chance that you will get the news when somebody makes a status update. Suppose a client from another province is dropping by your city, why not send in an invitation.

Try and Help or may be just Interact with your clients time and again, obviously maintaining an interval and notice the difference.

Social Media may just be the very best way to spread the buzz for your upcoming new product, so try it out. Not only can you just spread the word for that new product but also you can opt for forums and discussions as to how you can improve the product and what are the various pains that the consumers are facing.

Whether you are running a business, or you are a doctor, may be a lawyer or an elite executive, when it comes to spreading your word you very well need an audience. Now, why do you expect them to listen to your speech and not others’. They should be able to relate to you and that would require building up relationships.

Growing Up As a WWE Fan in The 90's in India

2011-08-12T12:42:00.001+05:30

The 1990's in India was a fabulous period for all of us who grew up in it, no SMS, no Facebook, No Twitter, No multiple SIM mobile phones e.t.c , it was a Renaissance period for India. It was the time where for the first time the Indian Economy became liberalized thanks to economic reforms. Notwithstanding all the mumbo-jumbo it was the time where blood-relations, filial obligations were stronger than business obligations. The Human Factor in daily life was at its zenith then , the whole para/moholla/locality Knew each other, Addas were common there as life was still lived at a leisurly pace unlike today. The onslaught of Cable Tv had not yet begun then and Doordarshan was still a popular channel, the shows were classy and generated huge TRP'S before the TRP'S became such a craze, serials like Mahabharata, Sri Krishna, Jungle Book, Chitrahaar e.t.c made people finish their work quickly so that they could come home and watch the shows in peace.
WWF(wwe) was the show that had grabbed my fancy during that time, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Triple H, Goldberg, Hulk Hogan ,The Undertaker, Kane, Rikishi e.t.c were my role models then :p, Vince Mcmohan was a villain to me who tried to destroy the lives of these guys, it gave me great joy to see that these guys could overcome the devious schemes of Vince Mcmohan and emerge victorious. Of course i was naive at that time and believed Wrestling to be real, every stunner , every people's elbow, every pedigree brought me immense happiness, i cried when they were busted open or were struck with steel chairs. The Whole show made me believe that being macho is the way to go. My friends and I used to practise the moves in School much to the horror of the onlookers, our whole life apart from studies seemed to revolve around WWE. Possessing a pack of WWE cards was equivalent to possessing an I-pHONE in our circle. We tried to connect every incident occuring in our life with the incidents happening in WWE. For the first time in my life i was not sure about my decision of whom to support during the Triple H -Austin rivalry. Triple H was a certified badass but his evil personality exuded irresistible charisma which made me become his fan while Austin was the toughest dog ever to set foot on earch causing Hell wherever he went. My life during that period was pathetic by my standards, two of my role models were kicking the life out of each other while i could not do anything, the rivalry continued for about 1 year and by that time i had reached Class 6 that is High School. Due to my hectic routine i could not squeeze in enough time to watch my favorite show and slowly i lost interset in it. Now in 2011 while surfing the channels i came across Ten Sports which beams WWE and saw a familiar figure from the past dressed formally , yes it was Triple H , he had now become the Head of the WWE replacing his father-in law Vince Mcmohan, now as a somewhat mature individual i could realize that the dialogues,rivalries, fights were all scripted. But instead of being disappointed or heartbroken i was happy as it reminded me of my glorious past, the past innocence which made me believe whatever was shown to me. India may have progressed rapidly in the 21st Century but for me India in the 90's was the best period as Values of Humanity, Love, Trust still held prominence over matters of Money .

Past is always glorious
by that only you have become known or famous
that must remain on or continuous
the reason may be many or various

you can't go by the past
though it might have ended fast
the present may still be eluded
if past is not at all included

you love the present and think of future
the thing which is not there for sure
Think of the past with little from present
you won't feel future too absent

don't read much about anything
you will have to prove for everything
you can't trust the present trend
you may plan accordingly with some mends- hasmukh amathalal
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Major Reasons for the failure of CRM

2011-08-05T13:21:00.000+05:30

After Reading different blogs, watching demo versions of softwares, listening to different people i have discovered some of the Major Reasons for the failure of CRM. They are as follows:-

Strategy Errors- This type of errors occur because
a-of the absence of right leadership
b-A business leader needs to be in charge of the CRM effort. A successful CRM is basically a major business initiative
c- Quite often the strategy is hazy and not clearly sketched out

A perfect CRM strategy and vision need to anticipate and define what customers are going experience at each touchpoint, and how will they be handled at each touchpoint. The vision needs to be clear to everyone. Problems occur when an Organization's business constituents have differing expectations of the benefits of CRM.
CRM strategy and business strategy are not properly aligned

CRM is an expensive way to automate inefficient or ineffective processes.

Companies get better results from CRM when they begin by focusing on sales processes:

Customers not consulted

Implementation Errors
Inability to link channels
People errors
Introducing CRM simultaneously to thousands of employees.

It's easy to want to do too much, too fast. Get it right first with a small team of employees chosen to represent a cross-section of your company. Choose an initial project that can make a dramatic difference, with clear key performance indicators. Strong pilot results will help you avoid the next pitfall:
Changing the system, but not the people
Process errors

To avoid the pain of revision, some companies don't take the opportunity to re-engineer and optimize their processes. They look to CRM as a patch rather than an opportunity from the ground up to increase customer satisfaction, revenue, service and overall productivity.

Technology Errors that is double entry of Data

Often marketing, sales and service departments already have different types of CRM software, from different vendors, to track the same customers. As a result, these departments can't share data, and have redundant support and administration costs.

Customer Management Errors
Customers do not get to experience the new benefits.

इमानदारि करने वाला हमेशा विजय पाता है! - HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY

2011-07-14T15:10:00.000+05:30

Mr. S these days looks upon at “elected” officials as nothing more than “Saints”. He associates saints and politicians as if they are alike. The Older generation too looks upon them as the Spiritual Heads of the country. According to Mr. S the Politicians symbolize whatever is right in this country. But their names hardly appear in the news, social as well as print media why? Because according to Mr. S Honest People need not appear in front of people to prove their Honesty. Mr. S THINKS that the world needs more of corruption, greed, and scandals rather than the transparency and honesty and intellectualism that is prevailing today.
Mr. EXPLAINS:-
The main function of a modern Politician is to not worry about the security of his job and speak his mind freely without any sycophancy. He must be very watchful so that his comments do not become a part of mainstream media coverage.
A politician’s journey is not over unless he does considerable good for the society which can be measured in terms of economic growth. The Politician also has to avoid meeting with Stars of The Film Industry, and spend the rest of his life talking about the welfare of the “Aam Aadmi”
Mr. S Remarks Indian politics is the place where criminals are reformed and where thugs and goons become Honest. The Indian Politicians sensitivity towards societal welfare is unmatched and unsurpassed.
The only reason why India has still not ascended in the ranks of Honest Nations is due to the dishonest people who make wild allegations of nepotism , corruption against the “GODLY” POLITICIANS , But the Politicians have a big heart and forgive and forget whatever is said against them and continue doing their good work

P.S (These remarks were made by Mr. S while he was being transported to the RANCHI MENTAL ASYLUM)

"Rot in hell OSAMA"

2011-05-02T22:08:00.000+05:30

American President Barack Obama today announced Osama Bin Laden’s death in a subtle manner Ordinary Americans took to the streets, celebrating the news. They were frustrated, having waited nearly a decade to capture al Qaeda’s ideological guru.
Osama Bin Laden considered himself as a radical prophet-preacher a Jihadist firing off Islamic fatwas one minute and RPGs the next.His life in some way or the other taught us a very harsh lesson

The ghastly act of 9/11 shattered the lull of the post-Cold War era, highlighting the super-power’s vulnerability to the modern world. America to some extent was responsible for the creation of this monster, they funded and financed the jihadi operations in Afghanistan during the Russian Invasion by providing them with arms and money, they did not expect these very jihadis whom they had financed to recoil and strike their very benefactor.

Ever since 9/11 there have been trillions and trillions of dollars spent to strengthen defenses, fighting the "axis of evil", but something more serious has happened during this period of 10 years , a sort of fear psychosis has developed among the citizens of the world where an unclaimed bag, a torn wire, an unattended car all resemble a bomb, people's privacy has been violated, country's sovereignties have been violated , thousands of people have been killed, in the midst of all these we have our very own "RATTLESNAKE" PAKISTAN , Pakistan is the biggest aid-getter of America in the war against terrorism- thats a surprise since Pakistan itself is a terrorist country , for decades Pakistan has grown and exported terror to India, but no one seemed to take notice, America considered Pakistan to be a strategic asset and hence did not take any action against it , It is only after 9/11 that the world began to seriously take note of Pakistan's terror exports, but alas! they were let of the hook every time , now this is not an article about Pakistan bashing but the ground reality is that OSAMA BIN LADEN'S Radical ideology has seeped into the conscience of the Pakistanis , they need to be cured from it or else its doomed, By the killing of Laden we cannot afford to think we have killed TERRORISM , kill the thought that created Osama, terrorism will automatically be killed
"LADEN KO MARNE SE KUCH NAHI HOGA
USKI SOCH KO MAARO
AATANK KHUD BA KHUD KHATAM HO JAYEGA"

To the earth, I was the master,

Till my greed turned into disaster;

And now I die in my youth,

For what I always thought was the truth.

Thirsty, drenched, lying on the ground,

Bleeding, waiting for the death to hound;

Countless others who died just before,
are asking me the reasons for.

There is no flesh, there is no bone;

In its prime, my story is gone;

Above me, the sizzling sun mocks,

Deep below the pinching rocks.

Where are the Mullahs, where is the fun,

Where is the heaven, where are harems;

That all was a bluff, now I know,

But I had just come, and now I go.-Dr. Sanjeev Kumar

"My father's father -le père de mon père-моего отца отца"

2011-05-01T22:57:00.000+05:30

Yaalini had never really got along with her दादा(grandfather), in fact she detested him, but she had been giving her Father truckloads of trouble hence she had been packed off to live with her grandfather in Lepchajagat, near Ghum in West Bengal to see if he could rectify her factious, daughter. As soon as she reached Lepchajagat Grandpa set to work giving Yaalini lots of work to keep her engaged. Yaalini however soon became disillusioned and at every given opportunity, usually late at night when Grandpa was roaming in “la-la” land, sneaked out to meet a group of choloz(Southern California slang term) she had befriended at the local market. She was soon back to her old mannerisms and was now increasing the crease lines on Grandpa as well. Now this group of teenagers that Yaalini had befriended, were a graphic lot, they loved their tattoos something that Yaalini had not dabbled in, yet... Her GRANDPA allowed her to hang around with them during her idle time praying that allowing this would stop Yaalini 's late night sojourns, but this was not to be the case. She drove the poor old man nuts, but grandpa was not a man to give up so easily he gave Yaalini more work, he began to treat her the way she treated others.. He warned Yaalini that that no matter where he was he would always be watching her, He also told Yaalini not to even dream about getting a tattoo, as in his days they were only worn by the anti-social elements and the Naxals, he said that he considered tattoos as a form of self -mutilation. Yaalini the rebel as she was upon hearing this lecture decided at once that she must have one. Two years went by, Grandpa had gotten very ill, and after a visit to his doctor found out that his stay on Earth was coming to a logical end the big "A", had claimed another victim. Six months went by, and Grandpa lay on his death bed, his family surrounding him,. He wanted to speak to Yaalini, he wanted to tell her something. As Yaalini bent down , he whispered to her, " I know you detested my very existence, I have no regrets about that , but always remember this, no matter where you go, no matter what you do, I’ll ALWAYS watch upon you " , Grandpa breathed his last a few minutes after he had spoken these words. Yaalini went back to live with her father One sunny afternoon Yaalini
Decided now that grandpa was gone she could finally ink a tattoo on her body, a petite one on the nape, a dragonfly. She sat nervously on the tattoo artist’s chair, she had a fair idea of what to expect as she had already seen her mates get one .As the tattoo artist’s needle pierced her Epidermis to trace the outline of the tattoo, Yaalini suddenly felt very sleepy, and dozed off .She awoke to the gentle nudging of the tattooist. "All done and dusted " the tattooist said, " That will be 400 rupees please" Yaalini asked the man if she could see her tattoo, he handed her a mirror so she could view the nape, as soon as she saw the tattoo Yaalini gasped in horror for there at the nape was a face not any face but the face of her deceased grandpa" Holy shit!" exclaimed Yaalini "its the one you chose" replied the tattooist, before you fell asleep i have witnesses to establish this fact. Yaalini quietly paid the money, and walked out the store shaking her head in utter disbelief, but as she did, she heard a voice, an iner voice saying “tumi jekhanei aacho amar chokh tomar opore sobsomay aache” (wherever you are my eyes are always upon you).

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A "Kapitalist" AND "SOCIALISTES"(CAPITALIST AND SOCIALIST)

2011-03-04T13:05:00.000+05:30

My Friend was about to finish his first year of life after school i.e college life.

He considered Himself to be very liberal and was very much in favor of the imposition of higher taxes to support more government programs, in other words redistribution of wealth.

He was deeply ashamed that his mother was a rather dévoué conservative, a feeling he openly expressed. Based on the lectures that he had participated in, and the occasional chat with a typical liberal professor, he felt that his mother had for years harbored an evil and selfish desire to keep what he thought should be his.

One day he was challenging his mother on her opposition to higher taxes on the rich and the need for more government programs. The self-professed objectivity proclaimed by his professors had to be the truth and he indicated so to his mother.

She responded by asking how he was doing in College. Taken aback, he answered plutôt hautain(rather haughtily) that he had a 4.0 GPA, and he let her know that it was very difficult to maintain, insisting that he had taken a very difficult course and hence was constantly studying, which left him no time to go out and party like other people he knew. He didn't even have time for a girlfriend, and didn't really have many college friends because he spent all his time studying.

His mother listened intently and then asked, "How is your friend Mei-li doing?" he replied, "Mei-li is barely scrapping through. All she takes are easy classes, she never studies and she has merely scored a 2.0 GPA. Even then She is very popular on our campus; college for her is a blast. She's always invited to all the parties and lots of times she doesn't even show up for classes because she's too Crudo"(crudo is Mexican slang for hangover)

The wise Mother asked her son, "Why don't you go to the Dean's office and ask him to deduct 1.0 off your GPA and give it to your friend who only has a 2.0. That way you will both have a 3.0 GPA and certainly that would be a fair and equal distribution of GPA."

The son, visibly shocked by his mother's suggestion, angrily fired back, "That's a crazy idea, how would that be fair! I've worked really hard for my grades! I've invested a lot of time, and a lot of hard work! Mei-li has done next to nothing toward her degree. She played while I worked my a** off!"

The Mother slowly smiled, winked and said gently, "Welcome to the capitalist side of the fence."

If anyone has a better explanation of the difference between capitalist and socialist or progressive or neocon I'm all ears. If you ever wondered what side of the fence you sit on, this is a great test!

If a capitalist doesn't like guns, he doesn't buy one.
If a socialist doesn't like guns, he wants all guns outlawed.

If a capitalist is a vegetarian, he doesn't eat meat.
If a socialist is a vegetarian, he wants all meat products banned for everyone.

If a capitalist is down-and-out, he thinks about how to better his situation.
A socialist wonders who is going to take care of him.

If a capitalist doesn't like a talk show host, he switches channels.
Socialist demand that those they don't like be shut down.

If a capitalist decides he needs health care, he goes about shopping for it, or may choose a job that provides it.
A socialist demands that the rest of us pay for his.

If a capitalist reads this, he'll forward it so his friends can have a good laugh.
A socialist will complain

because he's "offended".

"Revolutionary Chaos-Rivoluzionario Chaos"

2011-02-24T13:29:00.000+05:30

In my grief I hear demons shriek;
I weep while wolves and jackals laugh.
Though tears I shed to mourn a hero,
With head raised high, I draw my sword .-Wang Juntao

The recent happenings in the Middle East are growing increasingly serious day by day . All feature large-scale destabilization. seeing the latest twitter feeds it seems that the the epicenter of the upheavals has moved to Libya.Latest Reports coming in from Libya’s second-largest city—Benghazi—says that mercenaries have massacred hundreds of anti government protestors. Some news channels report that that the Libyan government has lost control over the Western Part of the country. According to a statement by Qaddafi son of Gaddafi , protesters have reached the capital—Tripoli—from the eastern part of the country.Political Experts are speculating about what these Libyan “agitaciones” mean. Libya has become an associé important pour l'Europe after he was forgiven for his involvement in the Lockerbie bombing.
But the most frightening fact is that Tehran is trying to introduce a military component into the situation, moreover the dictators may use the time-tested method of blaming the U.S or Israel for the chaos and channeling the protesters rage against these countries and thereby saving their "throne".The most distinct part about this "Jasmine Revolution" is that this is not a revolution by the downtrodden caste but an outburst of pent up frustration by the rising middle-class in these countries, like in Tunisia we found the revolution being led by doctors and engineers, while in Egypt it was by the student community, Social Media channels like Facebook and Twitter have played a very important role in making these revolutions a success. But beneath all this hullabaloo there lies something sinister, Fundamentalists may use this situation to set up base in these countries, they may even start brainwashing the youth, we have to be on our guard.
It is almost certain now that Beijing will soon join the melee, as these countries carry great Geo-political significance and are largely untapped markets with vast potential.

I fight a battle every day
Against discouragement and fear;
Some foe stands always in my way,
The path ahead is never clear!
I must forever be on guard
Against the doubts that skulk along;
I get ahead by fighting hard,
But fighting keeps my spirit strong.

I hear the croakings of Despair,
The dark predictions of the weak;
I find myself pursued by Care,
No matter what the end I seek;
My victories are small and few,
It matters not how hard I strive;
Each day the fight begins anew,
But fighting keeps my hopes alive.

My dreams are spoiled by circumstance,
My plans are wrecked by Fate or Luck;
Some hour, perhaps, will bring my chance,
But that great hour has never struck;
My progress has been slow and hard,
I've had to climb and crawl and swim,
Fighting for every stubborn yard,
But I have kept in fighting trim.

I have to fight my doubts away,
And be on guard against my fears;
The feeble croaking of Dismay
Has been familiar through the years;
My dearest plans keep going wrong,
Events combine to thwart my will,
But fighting keeps my spirit strong,
And I am undefeated still!-S.E. Kiser

OMINOUS SIGNS-SIGNES SINISTRES(OMINÖSE ZEICHEN)

2011-02-23T13:13:00.003+05:30

I Was reading the Interview of Fathi Baja aged 58 who is old enough to remember Sept. 1, 1969, when, as a high school student, he had joined the throngs of excited crowds pouring into the streets to chant their support for the then dashing young military officer called Muammar Gaddafi, who had just pulled off a coup to oust the Libyan King.According to him it was a revolution not a coup, a revolution which they thought would lead them to freedom and peace. Benghazi is Libya's second biggest city, It is here that last week's revolt first exploded. It is the third instance of an Arab nation revolting against a despotic regime. The signs are very clear, revolution is in the air and it is up to the responsible NATIONS Like AMERICA , INDIA e.t.c to take stock of the situation, this revolution in the middle-east has been called the Jasmine Revolution by some, but for me this is a Pre-Apocalyptic Revolution, I am 21 years of age going on to 22 so i have not seen the World Wars but I have read about them , and the parallels i find are shocking, there had been discontent brewing in Austria prior to WW1, which ultimately drove a wedge between the Prussian and Bavarian sides, now when we compare this with the present day situation in the Middle-East we find that the role of Austria has been taken up by Tunisia which has opened the floodgates in the Arab World, care should be taken that the fundamentalists should not capitalize on this situation,already despots like Gadaffi have begun to blame America for this situation, in normal cases this can be brushed aside as the sayings of a madman , but the ground reality is that most of the protesters are young and can be easily brainwashed into believing whatever they hear, we should urge our nations to monitor the situation closely and take punitive action before it is too late, I am not being pessimistic but just stating the hard reality , Dr A.Q Khan the rogue Pakistani scientist had black-marketed nuclear fissile material to countries like North Korea and Libya, GOD FORBID that these WMD'S do not fall into the hands of the fundamentalists.I Just received news that about 200 people have died on the streets in Libya due to firing, i urge everyone do something before its too late , Twitter alone can't save Libya.

"beauty"

2011-02-20T14:00:00.003+05:30

Here they are. The soft eyes open.
If they have lived in a wood
It is a wood.
If they have lived on plains
It is grass rolling
Under their feet forever.

Having no souls, they have come,
Anyway, beyond their knowing.
Their instincts wholly bloom
And they rise.
The soft eyes open.

To match them, the landscape flowers,
Outdoing, desperately
Outdoing what is required:
The richest wood,
The deepest field.

For some of these,
It could not be the place
It is, without blood.
These hunt, as they have done,
But with claws and teeth grown perfect,

More deadly than they can believe.
They stalk more silently,
And crouch on the limbs of trees,
And their descent
Upon the bright backs of their prey

May take years
In a sovereign floating of joy.
And those that are hunted
Know this as their life,
Their reward: to walk

Under such trees in full knowledge
Of what is in glory above them,
And to feel no fear,
But acceptance, compliance.
Fulfilling themselves without pain

At the cycle’s center,
They tremble, they walk
Under the tree,
They fall, they are torn,
They rise, they walk again.

"I WANT TO LIVE-SHAATIR"

2011-02-16T13:19:00.001+05:30

abhi zinda hoon main, dekho meri pehchaan baki hai.........

badan zakhmi hai lekin abhi mujhmain jaan baaki hai.....

tum apni hasraton ko zalimon marne nahi dena........

shahadat ka mere dil main abhi armaan baaki hai.........

aap teer-o kamaan rakhte hain

hum bhi seene main jaan rakhte hain

aur itna ooncha na boliye

hum bhi moonh main zubaan rakhte hain

ENGLISH TRANSLATION

I AM STILL ALIVE, The Person I was is left in me

This Body is Wounded but there is still life left in me

You , my killers, don't let your ambitions die

The desire for martyrdom is still left in me.

You have weapons in your arsenal

I too have this lust for life in my heart

And please don't shout so much

I too have a tongue in my Mouth.

"THE GOOD MAN"

2011-02-03T12:37:00.002+05:30

THE GOOD MAN

It is a lie universally acknowledged that an individual enters politics to serve his people. This theory holds “true” in 99.99% cases, the only notable exception being that of Mr. S, from a very early age Mr. S had started exhibiting his leadership skills, his skills included beating up his classmates, bullying them and lying to his parents, such was his charisma that he spent 5 years in the same class without the Teachers getting bored of him, he was also a very good singer, his singing was so good that people provided him with sumptuous meals by showering moldy bananas and apples on him. After Graduating from “The University of Crime and Deceit” he joined the “BACKGRESS” party, the Motto of his party was to improve the world and bring back Paradise on Earth, and to fulfill their aim they were trying to enter into an alliance with “LUCIFER”, Mr. S was a very honest politician, he never took bribes, he only accepted bank drafts, his honesty was the stuff of legend in the political arenas, he was so honest that Mr. Laden began preaching “sainthood” after hearing Mr. S’s tales of honesty. Mr. S always stood up for the rights of people, he banned all voices of opinion as it may influence the innocent mind, and moreover he banned the Internet as it was a corrupting influence on people, Mr. S was a very sympathetic man, during his reign all educational institutes were closed as they put too much stress on people’s minds, in their place he opened bars so that people can enjoy, Mr. S took necessary measures so that business could flourish in his country, the most profitable industry in his country was “KIDNAPPING” & “MURDER” , besides having all these qualities Mr. S was a very disciplined man , this explains the reason why no one ventures out of their homes after sunset.

HE IS TRULY THE GREATEST POLITICIAN ALIVE.

2010-11-06T18:37:00.001+05:30

2010-11-06T18:35:00.000+05:30

WHAT AM I WRITING?

2010-11-05T18:03:00.001+05:30

WHAT AM I WRITING?

IN THIS TURBO-CHARGED WORLD WHERE WITH EACH PASSING DAY THE DAILY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY PERSON GETS MORE AND MORE SANDWICHED BETWEEN THE LOAVES OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PERSONAL OBLIGATION, THERE COMES A WELCOME RELIEF IN THE FORM OF MR S. MR S IS UNLIKE ANY YOUNGSTER I HAVE EVER MET, HE WAS BORN IN THE YEAR WHICH SAW THE FALL OF THE BERLIN WALL, AND BY THE TIME HE STEPPED INTO HIS TEENAGE YEARS, THE WORLD HAD ALREADY STEPPED INTO THE NEW MILLENNIUM. THE FIRST 5 YEARS OF HIS LIFE SAW HIS COUNTRY HAVING TO SUFFER THE IGNOMINY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO PAY THEIR DEBT, AND NOW AT THE “RIPE YOUNG” AGE OF 21 HE FINDS HIS COUNTRY ENJOYING CONSIDERABLE CLOUT IN THE LEAGUE OF NATIONS. ON FIRST TALKING TO HIM I FOUND THAT HE PRESENTED HIMSELF AS A CHARMING JOKER WHO’S SENSE OF HUMOR BORDERED ON THE RIDICULOUS (BUT FUNNY AT THE SAME TIME), ON CLOSER INSPECTION I REALIZED THAT HE WAS A VERY SHREWD AND INTELLIGENT FELLOW WHOSE COMIC TIMING ENABLED HIM TO SAY WHATEVER HE FELT LIKE WITHOUT BETRAYING ANY EMOTION. HIS SARCASM WAS LIKE “VITRIOL COATED WITH HONEY”. HIS UNDERSTANDING OF RELIGION STUNNED ME, WHEN I ASKED HIM ABOUT HIS RELIGION, HE REPLIED O (-) VE, I WAS SHOCKED. HE SAID GOD RESIDES IN HIS HEART AND SINCE HIS HEART PUMPS O (-) VE BLOOD INTO HIS VEINS SO HE THOUGHT HE MUST BELONG TO THE O (-) VE RELIGION. HE HAD AN ABSOLUTELY DIFFERENT WAY OF THINKING, FOR HIM HEROISM IS TO BE APPLIED DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS, AS HE IS NOT ASHAMED TO RUN WITH HIS TAIL BETWEEN HIS LEGS DURING EXTREMELY UNFAVORABLE CIRCUMSTANCES. HIS KNOWLEDGE OF WORLD AFFAIRS WAS EXCELLENT. IN MY OBSERVATION OF MR S, I REALIZED THAT SOMETHING, HE WAS A CROSS BETWEEN A GEEK AND A NERD, AN INTELLECTUAL AND A JOKER. DURING OUR CONVERSATION HE SAID THAT HE ONLY FEARS 2 THINGS IN THE WORLD- TIME AND HIMSELF, HE TOLD ME THAT HE IS A MILDLY NARCISSISTIC MEGALOMANIAC WHO DAYDREAMS A LOT, HE FEARS THAT IF SOMEDAY THESE deficiencies INCREASE HE IS DOOMED, BUT IN HIS NOW USUAL MANNER HE TOLD ME “BETTER THAN BEING DROWNED IN THE BATHTUB OF HUMILITY EH!”. REALLY A PECULIAR BUT A LOVABLE CHARACTER.
WAIT A SECOND “WHAT AM I WRITING?”

"BEING FAMOUS"

2010-03-09T13:56:00.000+05:30

BEING FAMOUS
Nestor Andrews was born in a small nondescript town near Texas, from childhood only he had begun to show traits that he was going to become one of the greatest boxers that the world had ever seen. His father Dominique was employed as a supervisor in a construction firm, Nestor’s mother Amelia had passed away during his childhood. Nestor’s favorite pastime was to punch the cement bags which he found, while he was at the construction site, this type of behavior shocked the co-workers of Dominique who then advised him to send his son away to some distant place where he can find peace of mind and stop exhibiting such aggressive behavior. Dominique heeded his co-workers advice and promptly sent away his son to his uncle Lex. Now Lex was a former professional boxer , but his exit from the boxing ring was rather disgraceful , he was thrown out because of rampant drug use, when he heard of his nephew’s predicament , he saw in it a golden opportunity to redeem himself . On that very night in which Nestor arrived, Lex asked him whether he was interested in becoming in becoming a boxer, Nestor was thrilled to hear this and promptly agreed , from the next day itself Lex began to train his nephew, he would make him run for 5 miles, he would ask him to do 100 one-handed push-ups, he would ask him to sit in a bath-tub full of chilled water for about 2 minutes, and lots of other rigorous workouts , this practice continued for about 4 years. During this period the reigning “WBF” champion Goran Medved had issued an open challenge to anyone who wanted to face him for his championship, Lex did not waste anytime , he immediately registered his nephew’s name with the organizers. The organizers joy knew no bounds , they were gleaming at the prospect of minting thousands of dollars by projecting this match as a battle between a champion and an underdog . The match was booked to be held at Madison Square Garden on the 13th of august 2010 which incidentally happened to be a Friday. Preparations were at full swing , during this time Nestor was closely examining his opponents movements on the T.V screen, Now the champion Goran was a giant in the true sense of the term, he was 6ft 5 inches tall, and his punch felt like a sledgehammer on the skull, in comparison Nestor was 5ft 8 inches tall, that’s a considerable difference meaning that Nestor had to move quicker and had to reach out further to cause some damage to his adversary . On the other hand Goran was confident that he would win the bout, but the only thing bugging him was that he had no videos on Nestor and hence did not know much about the boxing style of Nestor. The D-DAY finally arrived, it was Friday the 13th, the stands were packed to the rafters, Goran entered the ring first followed by his entourage, finally came Nestor accompanied by his uncle Lex. After the opening formalities , the much hyped bout finally started, the first two rounds of the bout turned out to be damp squibs as both guys were too reluctant to attack , but from the third round onwards the fireworks started, Nestor delivered the first serious punch of the match which left Goran dazed , this was followed by a left hook , this sudden assault left the champion reeling and he retreated to a corner. But the champion retaliated with a heavy barrage of punches followed by a scorcher which busted open the left eye of Nestor, During the next round Nestor was finding it increasingly difficult to see, but he did not quit , he began to employ a new strategy, instead of employing heavy duty punches he began to deliver quick but sharp punches to the champion , the champion was surprised , he did not expect such a fight back from Nestor , he tried to close of the match by delivering his deadly knockout punch , but his effort was thwarted and in return he received a bone crunching punch on his cheekbone, after which he fell like a 18 wheeler crashing and burning . In the final round , both opponents attacked each other with renewed vigour , it seemed like Nestor was gaining the upper hand when suddenly Goran delivered his deadly knockout punch which shut out the lights of Nestor. The match was officially over , Goran had won the match and thereby retained his belt , the crowd were on their feet, they knew they had been witness to one of the greatest matches in boxing history, meanwhile Lex was shattered, he realized that he had lost the chance of redeeming himself , he slowly entered the ring and helped Nestor to his feet , they were about to leave when Goran came up to them, he said, ‘Well Done young man, you took me downtown to Chinatown for a one way trip to hell, I was plain lucky to escape with a win today, your boxing technique was impressive, I think it needs a little bit more of fine tuning after which I am sure you will become one of the greatest boxers in the world’, Goran then turned to Lex and told him “Great Job, Man! You have discovered the next big thing in Boxing , by doing this favor for the boxing world you have effectively redeemed yourself”. Lex thanked Goran for his advice and promised to make Nestor better prepared next time, before leaving Nestor was asked to say a few words , to which he said “I realized you can break a man but you can never destroy his spirit” , he then dropped the mike and walked off with his uncle with a smile on his face.

"AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE DEVIL"

2009-12-13T17:15:00.000+05:30

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE DEVIL

Hello to all of you, My name is SATAN. I am the “GOD” of HELL. You must have heard about me from your parents or religious priests . I have been written about in a lot of works by famous writers like Milton, I also have been depicted in plays, drama e.t.c . I found out that no writer, or dramatist has been able to describe me completely, instead of telling the world about my “QUALITIES” they were trying to preach the tenets of their religion to the people. For this reason I have decided to tell my story to all of you. I was created in “GOD’S OWN IMAGE” My name was LUCIFER then . I was the Angel closest to GOD. But I did not want to commit my whole life in serving GOD. I wanted to become “GOD” I wanted to end the dictatorship ways of GOD ,for this reasons I assembled about one third of the total angels in heaven and declared war on GOD. But GOD cheated us ,he had not shown us his full power , for this reason we were tempted to wage war against him. The result was catastrophic , I along with my followers were flung headlong into the burning river STYG OF HELL. For a few minutes we were speechless but I have never ever accepted defeat and never will, I told my followers that by throwing us out of HEAVEN GOD has done us a favour ,he has given us a new kingdom “HELL”, and I said “IT IS BETTER TO RULE IN HELL THAN SERVE IN HEAVEN” this quote inspired my followers and they regrouped and arranged in battle formation .In Hell my name became SATAN OR DEVIL OR SHAITAAN(in hindi). From that day I decided that evil will be my good. My first act of evil while ruling Hell was to seduce the father and mother of all HUMANKIND ,ADAM AND EVE. But instead of punishing them severely GOD showed his favoritism he created “EARTH FROM CHAOS” and put them in it but I did not lose hope I created a bridge from Hell to Earth . I am also thankful to all “MANKIND” that they have assisted me in my war against the almighty by telling lies, creating weapons and fighting wars with each other , moreover corruption, perversion and discrimination have acted as perfect protein supplements for my offspring “SIN” to grow in size, stature. I urge all of you to kill the feeling of love friendship and brotherhood ,it is like salt on a open wound to me. I Want all of you to stop worshipping GOD ,worship money instead it will help you financially, I think that faith is useless ,it makes people hope and trust which is not at all correct .I hope that this will make my character clearer to all of you .Hope all of you have a very very evil day, commit a lot of crimes, break a lot of hearts and swindle people. BADBYE.

( P.S. IN HIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY SATAN SHOWS THAT HE IS A LEVIATHEN SORT OF CHARACTER ON ONE HAND HE IS URGING HUMANS TO DISCARD ALL HOPE WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND HE HIMSELF HOPES THAT HE CAN DEFEAT GOD SOMEDAY.)

“SCOURGE” Of Society"

2009-11-30T21:11:00.000+05:30

It has been said numerous times and shown innumerable times on the celluloid that how society makes a criminal out of ordinary people .Yes to some extent this theory viable, but beneath their lies a dark reality that each of us choose to ignore, the theory is that that some people are born criminals, they are people who are not victims of society ,they do not have an abusive childhood but they do not need an invitation to venture into the deep dark murky world of Crime, Deceit &Treachery. This whole theory can be shown with the help of the main protagonist of this story “Rick” . Rick was like any other guy of his age-group but the only difference was that under his innocent exterior ,he hid his Sadistic intentions ,he was a pervert in the true sense of the term ,these were not his only qualities he was a Drug-Peddler as well .His idea of enjoyment was to ogle lecherously at women and to see people cringe in pain .His intentions were given away when Rick began to slowly brainwash the youngsters of his locality ,he poisoned their minds and made them addicted to drugs such as cocaine & brown sugar, so severe was the effect of this drug on the youngsters that they began to resort to steal money from their homes to buy this white stuff .When the parents of the youngsters found out that it was Rick who had made their children become addicted to drugs, they promptly caught hold of him and handed him over to the police. The parents of Rick were shattered they had never in their wildest dreams even thought that their son was a drug-peddler. Inside the police station the police had resorted to 3rd degree torture on Rick to make him spill the beans on the people who supplied him with drugs , but the police were in for a shock because even after enduring such punishment Rick was still smiling , the police did not know that he was a sadist who derives pleasure from pain , at that very moment Rick’s mother entered the police station ,she was stunned to see her own son licking blood from his own wounds, the police officers tried to calm her down but in a split of a second she snatched a revolver from the waist of an officer and pumped in 3 bullets right in the heart of her own son, she then turned to the officer and said “ I HAVE NOT KILLED MY SON I HAVE JUST GOT RID OF A CANCEROUS GROWTH IN SOCIETY ,I HAVE GIVEN MY SON PEACE FOR HE WAS HUMAN NO LONGER HE HAD TRANSFORMED INTO AN ANIMAL AND THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY TO STOP HIM” . She then dropped the gun and asked the officer to arrest her but the police did not arrest her and asked her to go home . The headlines of the next day paper read as “Drug peddler shot dead by police while trying to escape”

"RAPIST OR FRAMED????"

2009-09-24T13:38:00.000+05:30

It wasn't Shiney Ahuja's DNA on victim's body: Lawyer

By - DNA

The DNA profile of the 20-year-old rape "victim" does not match the sample on the body of accused Shiney Ahuja, the actor's lawyer, Shrikant Shivade, told the sessions court on Wednesday.

Shivade moved an application, seeking a copy of the documentation maintained by the forensic expert at the Forensic Science Laboratory, Kalina.

Additional sessions judge SR Trivedi adjourned the hearing on framing of charges on the actor till September 25.

The forensic reports in the chargesheet claim that semen traces of Ahuja were found on the clothes of the complainant, the bed sheet, and the curtains at his Oshiwara residence. Besides, the DNA profile of Ahuja was found on the victim's body.

Meanwhile, the actor's bail application in high court, which was listed for Wednesday, will now be heard on September 29. The sessions court had rejected his bail plea about two months ago.

In his bail application before the high court, Ahuja has contended that the medical reports placed before the court do not support the allegations of rape and the DNA tests conducted have also resulted in the negative.

"Intransitive Senses"

2009-08-09T22:40:00.001+05:30

Intransitive Senses

Rajiv was a 20year old strapping young man who possessed a very well-toned body which was the result of very rigorous work-outs in the gym, but this was not the only quality that he possessed. He was a very intelligent boy and was a favorite of his teachers from the university. The only quality of rajiv which can be faulted was his “self-love” and “super-ego” ,he considered himself to be the best in every sphere of life, another negative quality was that rajiv had acquired was the art of womanizing ,his love-affairs were so brazenly in your face that sometimes he resembled the hero of a “AUGUSTINE AGE” drama. Once at a inter-college debate in which rajiv was participating ,the coordinator gave the topic of the debate which was “ALL IS FAIR IN LOVE AND WAR” ,this topic was debated for a long time but the most horrific and bizarre answer came from rajiv , he said that if he loved one person dearly he expected the love to be reciprocated and if the other person did not reciprocate his love he could go to the extent of killing that person as he believed in the concept of everything is fair in love and war ,this statement shocked the Hall ,Rajiv said that he had done the same thing with snigdha his classmate 2 years ago when he had pushed her into the river during a school picnic ,the falling of snigdha into the river was attributed to her slipping and losing her balance ,No-one had an iota of suspicion that she was pushed into a river, The suprising part was that how could a smart suave and intelligent guy like rajiv confess to a crime which he had concealed so brilliantly for 2 years and that too in a debate .The Police was called and rajiv confessed his crime in front of them ,the police interrogator said that Snigdha was a better student than rajiv and she had resisted advances made by him this had bruised his ego which led to him taking this drastic step ,but the thing which baffled the police the most was that rajiv kept talking about an unnatural force which forced him to confess ,the READER may assume that it was snigdha’s ghost while others may say that it was his conscience that made him confess ,some readers may even attribute this confession to be a case of reverse physiology of the sub-conscious human mind but one thing was certain that rajiv could not live under a burden any longer ,his semi-conscious mind showed him images of his heinous act which did not let him sleep and this resulted in him being under the illusion that he was being stalked by an unnatural force. This story may be classified as bizarre ,crime or even horror by some or even as a story of the complexities of the human mind.

"MILEY JAB HUM TUM"

2009-03-22T11:58:00.000+05:30

Television actor Arjun Bijlani insists that he has always been a thorough professional though the media has labelled him a walk-out specialist, says Jyothi Venkatesh

Arjun Bijlani who is playing the lead in the new show Miley Jab Hum Tum on Star One asserts that today he is what he is, thanks to his debut with Left Right Left and not Mohe Rang De and hence he has no qualms for having walked out of Mohe Rang De after shooting for the show.

In fact Arjun says that it was Endomol who are producing Miley Jab Hum Tum who had offered the show first to him when he was acting in Left Right Left even before he had bagged Mohe Rang De. “I declined to be a part of Miley Jab Hum Tum because its launch was delayed and I accepted Mohe Rang De. Luckily for me, the producers approached me again when I was working in Mohe Rang De.”

Why did he walk out of Mohe Rang De? “I was not happy with the way my character in Mohe Rang De was shaping up. When I was offered the role I was told that mine was a parallel lead role, though I realised that in a 1940 period serial, I was just essaying a character. I had even put on weight to get into the skin of my character.
When I accepted Miley Jab Hum Tum, I told the producers of Mohe Rang De that I had taken up yet another show and hence would not like to do two shows at the same time. Though I had signed a one year contract with them, I felt that I deserved better. I did not ditch them at the eleventh hour. I gave them notice.”

Is there any bad blood between him and Deeya and Tony since he had walked out of Left Right Left? “I do not hold any grudge against Deeya and Tony. Nor do they hold any against me. They had even offered me their new show but I could not accept it because I am pre-occupied with Miley Jab Hum Tum. After working for a year in Left Right Left, I did ask for a hike since I was getting just peanuts. Though we had been signed for an exclusive contract, to our chagrin, we realised that our characters did not progress or graduate in any way. We wanted to quit when we were not given a hike. They cast new faces in the show when we refused to renew our contract for the third year, but had to wind the show.”

Arjun insists that he has always been a thorough professional though the media has labelled him a walk out specialist. “Ask any producer with whom I have worked till date. I have always adjusted in terms of dates and done my shows sincerely. If you ask the Mohe Rang De guys, though I had walked out of the show, they will tell you that I had never ever thrown tantrums.”

Arjun is not ready at all to be a part of saas bahu shows. “I do not want to do any saas bahu shows because I prefer to be part of young shows. The fact I is that I want to aim for a career in Bollywood and I do not want to be over exposed as an actor. Once I move onto films, I would never ever come back to TV, because I am using TV as my passport to films and have no qualms to admitting it.”

modern day chandramukhi

2009-01-30T17:01:00.002+05:30

The famous Delhi Public School's MMS case in 2004 has been reignited in Anurag Kashyap's much hyped film Dev D. Dev D is a modern take on the famous Devdas movie. The official website of the movie talks about a character named Leni who is a spoilt brat school girl with hyperactive hormones. After the embarrassing MMS scandal, she is abandoned by her family and is forced into isolation. During this tenure she encounters Chunni, who is a pimp. Leni is a college student by day and becomes Chanda, a high profile escort by night. Driven by coke and cash in her hands she now lives life on her terms and conditions.

2009-01-29T12:38:00.003+05:30

FRENCH actress Kalki Koechlin is playing Chandramukhi in Anurag Kashyap’s latest take on Devdas.

The modern version of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic novel Devdas is titled ‘Dev D’ with Abhay Deol in the lead and Kalki as Chandramukhi or Chanda and Punjabi actress Mahi Playing the ever suffering Paro.

Interestingly this unconventional looking actress didn’t have much idea about the legendary character of the courtesan Chadramukhi.,yeah i know it is quite natural because of her being french ha ha jokes apart.

Kalki Koechlin said she was, was very nervous of the camera so I would not stop till the time they would say cut so the cinematographer asked me to walk out of the house and stop, but I just kept walking, cause I did not hear cut then I walked into the driveway and then on the road…and then I realized and came running back and there was no one, I went in and all of them were laughing at me.”,moreover she remarked that anurag was a "die hard romantic" as well

cinema

2009-01-21T21:04:00.000+05:30

Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who!

Genre: Kids/Family, Animation and Adaptation
Running Time: 1 hr. 28 min.
Studio: 20th Century Fox Animation
Director: Jimmy Hayward, Steve Martino
Screenwriter: Cinco Paul, Ken Daurio
Starring: Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Seth Rogen, Will Arnett, Isla Fisher, Dan Fogler, Amy Poehler, Jaime Pressly, Jonah Hill, Josh Flitter

Sypnosis:
Based on the very popular children's book first published in 1954 by Ted Geisel, who wrote under the pen name Dr. Seuss. "Horton Hears a Who" is about an imaginative elephant who hears a cry for help coming from a tiny speck of dust floating through the air. Suspecting there may be life on that speck and despite a surrounding community which thinks he has lost his mind, Horton is determined to help.

Review:
Horton (voice of Jim Carrey) is an elephant who lives his life much as animated elephants in animated jungles do, until the day a remarkable things happens. He discovers voices coming from a speck of dust as it floats by his enormous ears. Convinced that there are tiny people on that speck of dust, Horton captures it on the tip of a clover flower and endeavors to communicate with its inhabitants. He succeeds, and begins a conversation with the Mayor of Whoville (Steve Carell), who urges Horton to find a safe place for the speck lest his entire world be wiped out. Horton agrees, but he encounters resistance. The Kangaroo (Carol Burnett) who rules over the jungle is a firm believer in the doctrine that "if you can't see it, it's not there," and she can't see any people on Horton's speck, so she hires the vulture Vlad (Will Arnett) to eliminate it. Meanwhile, the Mayor has trouble convincing the Whos that there's a big elephant in the sky talking to him. Even his wife, Sally (Amy Poehler), is skeptical. Only a Doctor Who named Mary Lou Larue (Isla Fisher) believes him.

"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who" is one of those rare family films that actually entertains the whole family. It's a perfect mix of jokes for the adults and silly moments for the children. Thanks to Jim Carrey's voice acting. It was perfectly fit for Horton. Carrey's comedy combined with the CG animation of the element ends up being a great performance which i think it was a great combination of voice acting and animation.

Fundamentally, Horton Hears a Who! is a kids' movie but, as is often the case with today's animated features, care is taken to include material that works both adults and kids. This movie was fun enough that I think even if you don't have kids, you'll find "Horton Hears a Who" to be worth checking out.

"RESULTS OF EATING A FULL TURKEY"

2008-12-29T13:21:00.001+05:30

Saif Ali Khan, who was hospitalized in 2007 after experiencing a mild heart attack, has once again found himself in a health related trouble. Saif complained of a severe abdominal pain around Christmas evening, followed by constant vomiting.

Girlfriend Kareena Kapoor rushed Saif to the Lilavati Hospital at Bandra in Mumbai where the actor was immediately admitted for diagnosis. Based on sources close to the actor, Saif had organized a Christmas Eve party the prior night at his residence; the party went on till the wee hours of the morning, and apparently something did not go too well with the actor’s belly which explains the cause of the stomach ache.

Bebo's sister Karisma shared more on Saif’s health with the media as she expressed that Saif was feeling quite well and that he would soon be discharged from the hospital.

2008-12-19T12:18:00.000+05:30

Race had opened to a record breaking response it is a box office HIT. No wonder, director duo of Abbas and Mustan is on cloud nine with Race coming as a shot in the arm, especially after Naqaab and 36 China Town not doing particularly well at the box office.

The obvious question which the filmmakers are being faced with - Would Race have a sequel? After all it is pretty much a possibility.

- The film’s ending was open ended and two of the main protagonists who supposedly get killed aren’t actually shown dead on screen. Also, the relationship between the other two protagonists too has been left open for speculation. What does the director duo feel about this?

Says Abbas, “Yes, it is true that the ending of Race has been left open. In fact Ramesh Taurani has been having discussions with us to see if we can develop the plot further and get a sequel in the running.”- With the film getting a huge response, it would indeed be quite challenging to get something as interesting, engaging and ‘twisting’ as the original, if not more! After all, audience won’t be settling down for anything lesser when it comes to shock value and surprises in store at every corner, isn’t it?

“I agree”, laughs Abbas, “This is exactly the reason why we have to be extra careful even in announcing the sequel to the film. First of all we have to get the film right on paper and then plan ahead on execution. However, on his part, Ramesh Taurani has already registered Race 2 as a title. So yes, we are not ruling out the possibility of a sequel being made. If we get a script in place which is even better than the original, we will certainly go for it.”

"LETTER TO THE HEAD OF THE STATE"

2008-12-07T21:00:00.002+05:30

THIS IS A LETTER WRITTEN BY A ORDINARY MOUSE RESIDING IN THE CROWDED COMPARTMENT OF A MUMBAI LOCAL TRAIN

LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER

Dear Mr. Prime minister

I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mouse. Mouse at least squeak but we don't even do that.

Today I heard your speech. In which you said 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'. I would like to remind you that fourteen years has passed since serial bomb blast in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today he is not caught. All our bolywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king meets him but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch him everybody will be exposed. Your statement 'NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED' is nothing but a cruel joke on this unfortunate people of India .

Enough is enough. As such after seeing terrorist attack carried out by about a dozen young boys I realize that if same thing continues days are not away when terrorist will attack by air, destroy our nuclear reactor and there will be one more Hiroshima .

We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb. You promised Mumbaikar Shanghai what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug.

Today only your home minister resigned. What took you so long to kick out this joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family. Loyalty to Gandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn't it?

I am born and bought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years. Believe me corruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar . Look at all the politician, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackray , Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackray, Vilasrao Deshmukh all are rolling in money. Vilasrao Deshmukh is one of the worst Chief minister I have seen. His only business is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it to Delhi so Congress can fight next election. Now the clown has found new way and will increase FSI for fisherman so they can build concrete house right on sea shore. Next time terrorist can comfortably live in those house , enjoy the beauty of sea and then attack the Mumbai at their will.

Recently I had to purchase house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen builders. Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows this and with all your intelligent agency & CBI you and your finance minister are not aware of it. Where all the black money goes? To the underworld isn't it? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate people by force. I myself was victim of it. If you have time please come to me, I will tell you everything.

If this has been land of fools, idiots then I would not have ever cared to write you this letter. Just see the tragedy, on one side we are reaching moon, people are so intelligent and on other side you politician has converted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule caste, Creamy Schedule caste only what I am not is INDIAN. You politician have raped every part of mother India by your policy of divide and rule.

Take example of former president Abdul Kalam. Such a intelligent person, such a fine human being. You politician didn't even spare him. Your party along with opposition joined the hands, because politician feels they are supreme and there is no place for good person.

Dear Mr Prime minister you are one of the most intelligent person, most learned person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR. First and foremost expose all selfish politician. Ask Swiss bank to give name of all Indian account holder. Give reins of CBI to independent agency. Let them find wolf among us There will be political upheaval but that will better than dance of death which we are witnessing every day. Just give us ambient where we can work honestly and without fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything else will be taken care of.

Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister. Do you want to be lead by one person or you want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people?"

"Confessions of a dangerous mind"

2008-12-06T13:50:00.002+05:30

I was quite suprised to hear from the various channels on television that the only surviving member of the fiyadeen squad that wreaked havoc on mumbai has broken down and wants to be killed, the "human stain" has said that the terrorist outfit of which he is a part of will kill his family,, i just have one question to him why did the image of his family not come in his mind when he was firing on innocent bystanders,i do not know kasab personally but the picture i saw of him,it was like the "DEVIL" himself, it was so devilish ,the grin he seemed like a man possessed by the "SATAN" .I was moved to tears by the story of the policeman who risked his life but caught "KASAB" alive with the help of only a lathi, this bravery should serve as a reminder to all youngsters that patriotism is still alive and kicking in the country,the whole country is in anger at the politicising of this incident,INDIA is under the grip of jingoism which is great as we were always soft on terror incidents propogated by "Unknown yet known Terrorists" against us.I just want my goverment to stand up and declare war on "Terror" .

"THE PAIN OF A FATHER"

2008-12-01T12:25:00.002+05:30

I WAS WATCHING THE IDIOT BOX ON MY HOME WHEN I SAW A SCENE THAT MADE ME SIT UP AND THINK THAT HAVE WE LOST OUR HUMANITY, THE SCENE WAS HORRIFIC NO ,IT WAS NOT THE DEAD BODIES OF THE HOSTAGES BEING TAKEN OUT INSTEAD IT WAS A HEARTBROKEN FATHER VENTING HIS ANGER ON THE CHIEF MINISTER OF KERELA WHO HAD COME TO OFFER CONDOLENCES TO THE FAMILY DUE TO THE DEATH OF MAJOR UNNIKRISHNA, REALLY IT WAS PATHETIC SNIFFER DOGS HAD ARRIVED BEFORE THE MINISTER TO CHECK THE WHOLE HOUSE JUST IMAGINE THE MENTAL STATE OF THE FAMILY ,AND WHAT IS WORSE THIS CLIPS ARE BEING RELAYED FROM CHANNEL TO CHANNEL, I PLEAD TO ALL THESE MEDIA HOUSES PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS AS A NEWS FEED TO GENERATE HIGHER TRP'S LEAVE THEM ALONE LET THEM CRY IN PEACE,THE MINISTER WHO CAUSED SUCH MENTAL STRIFE WAS EVEN WORSE HE SAID THESE WERE THE RANTINGS OF A MAN WHO HAD JUST LOST HIS SON ,WHAT MENTALITY ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING,I URGE ALL MY COUNTRYMEN TO STAND UP TO STOPE PEOPLE FROM POLITICISING THE DEATH OF OUR BRAVE SOLDIERS "JAI HIND"

"27-29,61 hours later"MUMBAI

2008-11-29T14:21:00.007+05:30

At About 6-30 am in the morning when i got up from sleep the first thing i did was to switch on the T.V to see whether the encounter at the taj had ended only to find that the encounter was now directed at a specific room in the ground floor of the TAJ at about 10 am a news came that all militants had been killed and the NSG was now busy sanitising all the rooms of the taj the amount of explosives extracted from them was mindboggling 16kg RDX, a bag full of loaded magazines for AK-Series rifles , credit cards,satellite phones,mobiles ,dry fruits they had full stock to last a week,what is more startling that these "HUMAN STAINS" had not come on a suicide mission as told by a apprehended militant, they planned to blow up the TAJ,THE OBERIO, AND NARIMAN HOUSE and escape but they met their match in our NSG Commandos,the battle was like a scene straight out from a hollywood movie but only this time the fireworks are real,Just To put my point accross i will show some pictures of the devastation these "BOARS" Caused in Mumbai.These senseless physcotic animals wanted to instill fear but they forgot"JAKO RAKHE SAIYAAN MAR SAKE NA KOY",Now we have to search for our "GHAR KA VIBHISHAN" who assisted these militants ,we also have to instill fear in a section our society who openly abuse our MOTHERLAND and support our neighbours these people should be shot dead in full public view so that the others take a lesson ,as for the apprehended militant let him confess and then a glowing red hot iron rod should be put in from his backside in full media view instead of him being persecuted by the law this will scare away the other prospective terrorists in the making .I also spare a thought for the family of the slain armymen who died in the line of duty for the country and the hotel staff who selflessly took bullets but ensured the guests are safe,if such people can invoke such courage to save others just wonder what a whole "NATION OF A BILLION INHABITANTS CAN DO"

SHAME ON YOU-"TERRORISTS"

2008-11-27T14:33:00.003+05:30

This is disgusting 12 youths brainwashed by some radical clerics to wage a war against the democratic republic of india,it is shocking to see the visuals of the youths in the age group of 18-25 attacking and killing people indiscriminately,but the people responsible for brainwashing have forgotten that the indian spirit is the most difficult to break,we will stand up again there should be no blame game our neighbouring country has once again proved to be the haven for these"JEHADIS" ,i urge all my countrymen to stand up to fight against this ,let us identify people who stay in our country but support our neighbour let them be deported there, "ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT TERRORISM HAS NO SOUL,IT HAS NO RELIGION IT HAS ONLY THE MENTALITY OF A ANIMAL WHO CANT STAND PEACE ANYWHERE IN THIS WORLD"

"mayhem in mumbai"

2008-11-27T12:13:00.002+05:30

last night around 9-00 pm there was a news flash on almost all news channels stating that firing had been reported in colaba a posh area of mumbai a haunt for the foreigners residing in the financial capital of india,but as the night progressed the joy of india winning for a 5th straight time against england vanished with the news of indiscriminate firing and bomb blasts in mumbai about 100 people are feared dead and 600 injured and this time the responsibility of creating mayhem has been taken by "DECCAN MUJAHIDEEN" a little known organisation i just have a simple question when these terrorists are caught why are they tried in court they should be paraded with their clothes stripped off and shot dead this will save valuable time and will create a sense of fear among their ilk.Any person who agrees or disagrees with me can air their views here.