Living in the Indian Subcontinent has changed in some or the other way since 26th Nov, 08. Somehow its strange to see people on the other side to having the same sufferings but since the intellectual class has been the one was the sufferer this time in Mumbai, we can see a harsh & prolonged consequences of it.
7 years have gone by since the attack on the Indian Parliament in which 9 common men/women lost their lives to save those 500 sitting inside but today just 10 of them sitting inside came out to acknowledge the sacrifice they made for them and the country on a whole. I am fearing this might be the case when we will be looking at 26th, Nov, 08 attacks in 2015.
Mr. Singh is talking strong with his counter part in Pakistan but having faith on them in these kind of situations has been one of our biggest mistake in the last 60 years. Its time to take some strong steps(Diplomatic or Defence Related) so that we should not be in a position to forget & make what the Karkares' & Unnikrishnans' have done for their & our motherland make some significance.
Things have to change and i feel it has to start not from you first but from me!!
I should be the one who has to start in bringing upon some change in myself for the betterment of the country. This should be the priority of each & every Indian who beleives that something wrong has been happening in the country since last 60 years...
I pledge to change myself to bring down this level of uncertainity & fear.....Do you??...
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Saturday, October 4, 2008
New Commandments for Bloggers....
Ten commandments for bloggers are
1 You shall not put your blog before your integrity
2 You shall not make an idol of your blog
3 You shall not misuse your screen name by using your anonymity to sin
4 Remember the Sabbath day by taking one day off a week from your blog
5 Honour your fellow-bloggers above yourselves and do not give undue significance to their mistakes
6 You shall not murder someone else's honour, reputation or feelings
7 You shall not use the web to commit or permit adultery in your mind
8 You shall not steal another person's content
9 You shall not give false testimony against your fellow-blogger
10 You shall not covet your neighbour's blog ranking. Be content with your own content
I would like to show my support towards the above mentioned commandments and Pledge to Act according to them....
Friday, October 3, 2008
Current State of Mind...
As i again start with a new post to my Blog after a long time, it has been quite an eventful period in late August and September.
Was rediscovering myself by indulging myself into a bit of studies along with a holiday @ Goa and Mumbai...
Tough must confess a badly needed one...
Anyhow it was not like that only my life was full of events and stuff but there are a certain streak of events which have shaken up the world...
> Terror Attacks all around the Country
> Financial Crisis in US & Europe
> The Rise of "Palinism"
> 700 Bn$ Financial Bailout
> 1-2-3 Bill Passed by US Senate
> I-Phone Launch in India
> No Smoking in Public Places in India w.e.f 2nd Oct,08(Dry Day)...
And last but not the least...my prep for CAT08....lolzz... :-P
Wish me Luck for that....
It wasn't an easy time for me to stay away from my beloved "Blogosphere" but will sure make it a habit to constantly update it and will also luk forward the new entrants into my Blogosphere in the time to come.....
Promise not to keep you waiting for so long....
Njoie n Have Fun...
Was rediscovering myself by indulging myself into a bit of studies along with a holiday @ Goa and Mumbai...
Tough must confess a badly needed one...
Anyhow it was not like that only my life was full of events and stuff but there are a certain streak of events which have shaken up the world...
> Terror Attacks all around the Country
> Financial Crisis in US & Europe
> The Rise of "Palinism"
> 700 Bn$ Financial Bailout
> 1-2-3 Bill Passed by US Senate
> I-Phone Launch in India
> No Smoking in Public Places in India w.e.f 2nd Oct,08(Dry Day)...
And last but not the least...my prep for CAT08....lolzz... :-P
Wish me Luck for that....
It wasn't an easy time for me to stay away from my beloved "Blogosphere" but will sure make it a habit to constantly update it and will also luk forward the new entrants into my Blogosphere in the time to come.....
Promise not to keep you waiting for so long....
Njoie n Have Fun...
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Dreaming of the New Era to Begin!!...
Life has taken numerous turns since i have been in my senses...Really its time for me to go out and do something, to achieve something which should be a benchmark for the society to achieve and for which people know and recognise me...
Society needs a change, a change in every possible sphere we think and we live in, the resources that we use, the leaders we choose, things and aims we aspire off, the way we handle things and issues, energy management, etc...But how the things are really gona change??...Its not always like that whatever we dream off in the day time has to happen without any effort from our side...Guys its totally upto us how to define this word "Change"
Change was the need of the hour in 1991 when we were on the verge of bankrupccy but Dr. Manmohan Singh was bold enough to make a change, Abhinav Bindra, 1st Individual Gold Medal Winner since 1896 for India in Olympics. He was there since 2000 Sydney Olympics but what really brought the change was his temprament and the zeal to be right in what ever he does. When Sabeer Bhatia started with Hotmail, no one thought of the fact that its gona set a benchmark for the future email service providers. People like E Shreedharan has brought about a change in the people travel in a city like Delhi with a population of 15 million.
I strongly feel for the issue related to the youth of the country. Being a part of the youngest country in the whole world gives us certain amount of responsibilities which we have to fulfill which is to have the right direction of thinking which is beneficial for the humanity and the development of the mankind!!..
We as Indians also require to rise above the geographical identities of being a Kashmiri, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannadiga and rise above to be, act and think like a true Indian...We all Belong to the Country India and work for its development as a whole in a world power....
Today youth are bein driven into areas like Terrorism and related activities on the name of religion and wrong faith...Their energies are being misused by some of those who dont like peace and unity to prevail in a country like India!!...
Just want one thing out of the youth...work,think and divert all your senergies into the welfare of the country and make a Dream of a New India Come True!!...
Jai Hind...Feel Pround to Be an Indian!!... ":)"
Society needs a change, a change in every possible sphere we think and we live in, the resources that we use, the leaders we choose, things and aims we aspire off, the way we handle things and issues, energy management, etc...But how the things are really gona change??...Its not always like that whatever we dream off in the day time has to happen without any effort from our side...Guys its totally upto us how to define this word "Change"
Change was the need of the hour in 1991 when we were on the verge of bankrupccy but Dr. Manmohan Singh was bold enough to make a change, Abhinav Bindra, 1st Individual Gold Medal Winner since 1896 for India in Olympics. He was there since 2000 Sydney Olympics but what really brought the change was his temprament and the zeal to be right in what ever he does. When Sabeer Bhatia started with Hotmail, no one thought of the fact that its gona set a benchmark for the future email service providers. People like E Shreedharan has brought about a change in the people travel in a city like Delhi with a population of 15 million.
I strongly feel for the issue related to the youth of the country. Being a part of the youngest country in the whole world gives us certain amount of responsibilities which we have to fulfill which is to have the right direction of thinking which is beneficial for the humanity and the development of the mankind!!..
We as Indians also require to rise above the geographical identities of being a Kashmiri, Gujrati, Marathi, Bengali, Kannadiga and rise above to be, act and think like a true Indian...We all Belong to the Country India and work for its development as a whole in a world power....
Today youth are bein driven into areas like Terrorism and related activities on the name of religion and wrong faith...Their energies are being misused by some of those who dont like peace and unity to prevail in a country like India!!...
Just want one thing out of the youth...work,think and divert all your senergies into the welfare of the country and make a Dream of a New India Come True!!...
Jai Hind...Feel Pround to Be an Indian!!... ":)"
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Disturbing Environment..
Hi People.....Finally back to my Blogosphere!!...
I am really disturbed these days with the happenings and incidents taking place in and around the country...
Be it the 45 day long violence taking place in Jammu and Kashmir, Bombings in Bangalore and Ahemdabad, Terror threat in Surat, The Bandhs and Agitations taking place all over the country over the Amarnath Land Row...
Everyone seems to be right on their part but one has to think logically too...The Law and Order Situation in the Country has deteriorated and is worsening day by day. Some immediate steps on the part of the policy makers and the state are the need of the hour...
But can anyone explain me that how can people from a certain section of society or community benefit by disturbing the public property like destroying Railways property, Jamming the vital roads of a city or national highways and related stuff???...
People are having the right to thinking and follow a particular point of view regarding matters and saying this also hold true on their right to protest. But does it makes sense to disturb the public life of those people who dont even carry any view on the issue???...
The police force in our country is week. There is an urgent need to give more and more powers to handle the terror threats and the intelligence network should also be beefed up. Almost 1/5th of the total posts in the police force in our country are empty. This can give a clear picture as to what more is needed to be done on the part of the policy makers to fight against terror....
Hoping that peace prevails everywhere...signing off till the next post....
Take Care...
I am really disturbed these days with the happenings and incidents taking place in and around the country...
Be it the 45 day long violence taking place in Jammu and Kashmir, Bombings in Bangalore and Ahemdabad, Terror threat in Surat, The Bandhs and Agitations taking place all over the country over the Amarnath Land Row...
Everyone seems to be right on their part but one has to think logically too...The Law and Order Situation in the Country has deteriorated and is worsening day by day. Some immediate steps on the part of the policy makers and the state are the need of the hour...
But can anyone explain me that how can people from a certain section of society or community benefit by disturbing the public property like destroying Railways property, Jamming the vital roads of a city or national highways and related stuff???...
People are having the right to thinking and follow a particular point of view regarding matters and saying this also hold true on their right to protest. But does it makes sense to disturb the public life of those people who dont even carry any view on the issue???...
The police force in our country is week. There is an urgent need to give more and more powers to handle the terror threats and the intelligence network should also be beefed up. Almost 1/5th of the total posts in the police force in our country are empty. This can give a clear picture as to what more is needed to be done on the part of the policy makers to fight against terror....
Hoping that peace prevails everywhere...signing off till the next post....
Take Care...
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
UPA Wins Confidence of Parliament but What about the Trust of 100Cr People???...
I am really in a fix currently, shall i be happy that the Govt of the Father of Modernization of the Economy has won the trust vote or shall i be ashamed of the fact that what all happened on the floor of the Indian Parliament by the BJP MPs and their claims of corruption are those choosen by me!!...
It doesn't hold the importance as to what i believe in or which party's ideology i support, there is a discontentment in my mind and heart that what level has the Indian Politics has reached that now the Parliament is also having the exchange of Khokhas & Petties to get their work done...I am just thinking about the fact that how Atal Behari Vajpayee would have reacted on the proceedings that took place on 22nd July, 2008 in the Parliament, Regarded as the Bhisma Pitamah of the Indian Politics, His Soul must have had shed tears after seeing this...
Winning the Vote of Confidence is a quite a milestone acheived by Dr. Manmohan Singh and due to this we have seen a much more matured politician and a true leader out of him but will he be able to sustain the level of Economic Growth promised by him, will he be able to control the rising Inflation which is strongly affecting the 40Cr population of the country, will he be able to meet the challenges of managing new coalition members for the next 9 months after which all the parties are due to face Electorate, will he be successful in the implementation of the series of Reforms that were thought of by this Govt in 2004???....These are some of the tasks i feel are crutial for the Govt in the next 9 months which can decide the course of actions taken by the Electorate in 2009
On 22nd July,2008 Every Indian was glued to the Lok Sabha TV Channel which touched record highs of the TRPs. Everyone is aware of what all took place in the Parliament and how our beloved MPs tarnished the image of the Inidan Parliament all around the World, after havig said that the basic point arises that weather the trust of the 100Cr strong people will be regained by the MPs??...There were times that MPs were regarded as the representatives of the people but now they seek money to raise questions in the Question Hour in Parliament,they seek money for Abstaining the Vote of Confidence and the money being offered is now in Crores. Their image has just been left to those Pimps who seek money for every task performed by them...
In the last 4 yrs, Rs 400Cr have been on the proceedings of the Indian Parliament and on an Avg only 33% of the total working days could be utilised because of our "Honourable" MPs, rest of the time was utilised for Dharnas, Walk Outs, Shouting and what not all...
MPs like Govinda and Dharmendra were are delight to watch after 4 long yrs in the Indian Parliament. Thank God people like Nehru and Gandhi are not alive today to see all this...
With the current situation, its really sad to say that the trust won in the parliament by MPs has resulted in the lost of trust of the electorate which had choosen them. Without any Doubt,
A "Black Tuesday" in the History of Indian Parliament and Politics...
It doesn't hold the importance as to what i believe in or which party's ideology i support, there is a discontentment in my mind and heart that what level has the Indian Politics has reached that now the Parliament is also having the exchange of Khokhas & Petties to get their work done...I am just thinking about the fact that how Atal Behari Vajpayee would have reacted on the proceedings that took place on 22nd July, 2008 in the Parliament, Regarded as the Bhisma Pitamah of the Indian Politics, His Soul must have had shed tears after seeing this...
Winning the Vote of Confidence is a quite a milestone acheived by Dr. Manmohan Singh and due to this we have seen a much more matured politician and a true leader out of him but will he be able to sustain the level of Economic Growth promised by him, will he be able to control the rising Inflation which is strongly affecting the 40Cr population of the country, will he be able to meet the challenges of managing new coalition members for the next 9 months after which all the parties are due to face Electorate, will he be successful in the implementation of the series of Reforms that were thought of by this Govt in 2004???....These are some of the tasks i feel are crutial for the Govt in the next 9 months which can decide the course of actions taken by the Electorate in 2009
On 22nd July,2008 Every Indian was glued to the Lok Sabha TV Channel which touched record highs of the TRPs. Everyone is aware of what all took place in the Parliament and how our beloved MPs tarnished the image of the Inidan Parliament all around the World, after havig said that the basic point arises that weather the trust of the 100Cr strong people will be regained by the MPs??...There were times that MPs were regarded as the representatives of the people but now they seek money to raise questions in the Question Hour in Parliament,they seek money for Abstaining the Vote of Confidence and the money being offered is now in Crores. Their image has just been left to those Pimps who seek money for every task performed by them...
In the last 4 yrs, Rs 400Cr have been on the proceedings of the Indian Parliament and on an Avg only 33% of the total working days could be utilised because of our "Honourable" MPs, rest of the time was utilised for Dharnas, Walk Outs, Shouting and what not all...
MPs like Govinda and Dharmendra were are delight to watch after 4 long yrs in the Indian Parliament. Thank God people like Nehru and Gandhi are not alive today to see all this...
With the current situation, its really sad to say that the trust won in the parliament by MPs has resulted in the lost of trust of the electorate which had choosen them. Without any Doubt,
A "Black Tuesday" in the History of Indian Parliament and Politics...
Monday, July 14, 2008
Save the Environment : Give in ur bit to make a Difference...
Here i am again, to add another feather onto my Blogosphere...Something really serious and close to my heart!!...
Somethings around me are disturbed, when i tried to get into the matter, i realised that it was me causing harm to the environment around me...Past 2-3 days was a self realisation and self actualization period as to what i did to cause harm to the environment around me..
I woke up on 13th July and went to washroom, i used a Florescent Tube Light of 40W rather could have used a CFL of 15W resulting in contribution to the wastage of electricity....
While brushing my teeth, the tap was running which i realised was a huge wastage of water in itself...to my utter surprise, when i researched, i got to know that leaving the tap open for just 2-3 minutes results in wastage of 5-6lts of water, enough for a person to drink for 1-2 days....
Due to some reason, i was not in a good mood and decided not to do the breakfast one day to show my revolt one day, my parents being working had made the breakfast and had kept it in the kitchen. The next day, the same breakfast which i had left had to go into the dustbin which could have had fed someone other. A sheer wastage of hard earned money of my parents along with the food prices soaring, someone who cannot afford that much food too, i feel that i have insulted them by duing this...
Most of us would agree with me on the point that our computers are on the stand by mode most of the time, consuming some amount of electricity along with the contributions towards Global Warming. I too realised this that i leave my computer sometimes on the stand by mode...
Most of us keep our AC's at the lowest temperature possible and the reason given behind that is "We are feeling hot". Now that is also right....What to do now with this thing known that AC's consume loads of electricity???....The solution is simple, try to keep the energy saver on and keep the temperature at 25 degrees, resulting in maximum comfort and cooling and lower power consumption....Atleast try it today and give in ur feedbacks in the Comments Section afterwards!!....
I see use of plastics and other non degradable items like rubber etc for burning purposes by the poor, atleast we guys know that harmful gases emit when we burn them. Being among the educated and learned, we can atleast educate them who do this kind of stuff!!...
I have stopped using my car for joy rides and for long unmeaningful drives to just give in my bit onto saving the fossil fuels and the pollution resulting in the Global Warming. Moreover whenevr possible try to use the metro or the public transport. Its not that bad since we are having the new Green and Red Low Floor Buses on the roads of Delhi. They simply rock!!..
Being a complete "Foodie" as mentioned in my other post too, i am trying to order only that much that i can have and eat only till my stomach allows...I too difficult for me but i am doing this only to contribute to a larger issue of the Society and the Environment in which we are living in...
I really hope atleast "You" who is reading this can try and contribute to the cause of saving the Environment, the Globe from the Global Warming, Saving Yamuna and Ganga from getting extinct or becoming a Sewer/Drain because of the pollutants in it....
Please try it on your part and see a lot would be changing around u or will change(atleast have that bit of Optimism in Yourself)...
Think Green...Think Environment...Save Earth!!.. ":)"
Somethings around me are disturbed, when i tried to get into the matter, i realised that it was me causing harm to the environment around me...Past 2-3 days was a self realisation and self actualization period as to what i did to cause harm to the environment around me..
I woke up on 13th July and went to washroom, i used a Florescent Tube Light of 40W rather could have used a CFL of 15W resulting in contribution to the wastage of electricity....
While brushing my teeth, the tap was running which i realised was a huge wastage of water in itself...to my utter surprise, when i researched, i got to know that leaving the tap open for just 2-3 minutes results in wastage of 5-6lts of water, enough for a person to drink for 1-2 days....
Due to some reason, i was not in a good mood and decided not to do the breakfast one day to show my revolt one day, my parents being working had made the breakfast and had kept it in the kitchen. The next day, the same breakfast which i had left had to go into the dustbin which could have had fed someone other. A sheer wastage of hard earned money of my parents along with the food prices soaring, someone who cannot afford that much food too, i feel that i have insulted them by duing this...
Most of us would agree with me on the point that our computers are on the stand by mode most of the time, consuming some amount of electricity along with the contributions towards Global Warming. I too realised this that i leave my computer sometimes on the stand by mode...
Most of us keep our AC's at the lowest temperature possible and the reason given behind that is "We are feeling hot". Now that is also right....What to do now with this thing known that AC's consume loads of electricity???....The solution is simple, try to keep the energy saver on and keep the temperature at 25 degrees, resulting in maximum comfort and cooling and lower power consumption....Atleast try it today and give in ur feedbacks in the Comments Section afterwards!!....
I see use of plastics and other non degradable items like rubber etc for burning purposes by the poor, atleast we guys know that harmful gases emit when we burn them. Being among the educated and learned, we can atleast educate them who do this kind of stuff!!...
I have stopped using my car for joy rides and for long unmeaningful drives to just give in my bit onto saving the fossil fuels and the pollution resulting in the Global Warming. Moreover whenevr possible try to use the metro or the public transport. Its not that bad since we are having the new Green and Red Low Floor Buses on the roads of Delhi. They simply rock!!..
Being a complete "Foodie" as mentioned in my other post too, i am trying to order only that much that i can have and eat only till my stomach allows...I too difficult for me but i am doing this only to contribute to a larger issue of the Society and the Environment in which we are living in...
I really hope atleast "You" who is reading this can try and contribute to the cause of saving the Environment, the Globe from the Global Warming, Saving Yamuna and Ganga from getting extinct or becoming a Sewer/Drain because of the pollutants in it....
Please try it on your part and see a lot would be changing around u or will change(atleast have that bit of Optimism in Yourself)...
Think Green...Think Environment...Save Earth!!.. ":)"
Friday, July 11, 2008
Coffee...The Aroma that Cajoles the Soul Inside...
People who know me also know my love for Coffee...
If we talk the business aspect of it, the second largest commodity traded after Crude Oil is Coffee...I guess this is enough to make it clear the number of Coffee lovers all around the World!!...
Coffee is a by product of a plant and is collected in the form of green or red beans, which are roasted and processed in special ways to maintain the quality of the coffee....
Italians roast their beans in a different style as compared to Indians, Americans, Brazil, English people have their special combinations of Arabica & Robusta (Types of Coffees) which have their distinct flavor...
India has one of the finest coffees mainly grown in South India, Famous for its Filter Coffee!!....
Robusta and Arabica are the 2 most prominent types of Coffees available with Arabica being considered by the most as the superior one in terms of taste, less amount of Caffiene & its aroma....Robusta is majorly used as a blend in coffees like Expresso and Latte...
Being in New Delhi, eagerly waiting for the grand entry of Starbucks into the Indian Coffee Market....but till then there are several flavours of coffee to be enjoyed...
Costa Coffee, Cafe Coffee Day, Barista serving Lavazza (The Famous Italian Blend Coffee) are some of the prominent players there in the Coffee Market. How can i forget the South Indian Filter Coffee served @ The Madras Hotel, Outer Circle, CP....If u r a coffee lover and havnt tasted it, u have realy missed something!!!...Take my word on tht!!!...
There are various blends of coffee according to which it is brewed....Cappuccino, Latte, Irish, Mocha, Expresso being some of the most prominent blends...Taken with milk or without, with lemon, with chocolate, people love to have it, be it with anything!!...
Coffee is such a drink, some take it to feel alert throughout night, some take it to feel fresh after an hectic day @ work, some take it just for the flavour....
People all around know, I luv Coffee, in the purest form to the most exotic blend of its...I have been Cojoled by its Aroma....Wanna experience the same, go and have a cup of it!!...
Cheerzz!!...
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Look into the Grey Sky....
Every one of us loves rains whose droplets can make any dull moment special for some, they make people miss their loved ones with whom there were countless walks on lonely roads with holding hands of each other. Rains, such a natural phenomenon which results in life on earth, be it for Malaria Mosquito or a new born Andes one, without water nothing is possible, not even our survival but our favorite dreaded diseases too!!...lolzzzz.....Therefore what shall we do. When it rains, we say "Why is it Raining???..." and when it doesn't rain then we will complaint till the time we get exhausted that "Why isn't it Raining???..."
Different people with different perspectives of Grey Skies in their lives. Some people in Bihar pray all the time that it shouldn't rain this time as they will have to shift to safer places because of the Floods destroying their houses and crops. People of Vidharba in Maharashtra hold special Yagnas to impress the Rain Gods to get at least that much rain to make their survival possible....
Such a apathy is carried along with the Grey Clouds which cover the Sunshine to make us think that what all can we do as a human being to face the problems in our life. Sunshine is loved by most as a sign of positivity and good in life but the real perseverance is tested at the time one faces something dark in life....Lets learn from the rains itself, its really easy to compare the lows in our lives with the Grey Clouds which help us to rethink our basic fact of survival(Fate of Farmers)....
Look into the Grey Skies of your life and try to face them with the faith to get the best out of you in those times, you know god tries to test the mind and heart given by him at each and every step of life, its just that we fail sometimes and come out with flying colors in some!!...
Its just a matter of the view point...how you take things in your life, have positive attitude towards life and just try yo even look for positives even in the Grey Shades...believe me...u will start loving yourself after seeing the changed person in you....
Look into the Grey Sky with positivity and you will get to see the real person inside u!!...After the Grey Sky there is bound to be Sunshine!!... Keep Smiling!!...
Different people with different perspectives of Grey Skies in their lives. Some people in Bihar pray all the time that it shouldn't rain this time as they will have to shift to safer places because of the Floods destroying their houses and crops. People of Vidharba in Maharashtra hold special Yagnas to impress the Rain Gods to get at least that much rain to make their survival possible....
Such a apathy is carried along with the Grey Clouds which cover the Sunshine to make us think that what all can we do as a human being to face the problems in our life. Sunshine is loved by most as a sign of positivity and good in life but the real perseverance is tested at the time one faces something dark in life....Lets learn from the rains itself, its really easy to compare the lows in our lives with the Grey Clouds which help us to rethink our basic fact of survival(Fate of Farmers)....
Look into the Grey Skies of your life and try to face them with the faith to get the best out of you in those times, you know god tries to test the mind and heart given by him at each and every step of life, its just that we fail sometimes and come out with flying colors in some!!...
Its just a matter of the view point...how you take things in your life, have positive attitude towards life and just try yo even look for positives even in the Grey Shades...believe me...u will start loving yourself after seeing the changed person in you....
Look into the Grey Sky with positivity and you will get to see the real person inside u!!...After the Grey Sky there is bound to be Sunshine!!... Keep Smiling!!...
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Flare for Great Food : Food for Thought!!...
Being a true lover of Good and Tasty Food, i can say everyone has some flare or liking for some or the other kind of Food...What i mean is the Taste changes from person to person, its just a matter of liking and taste...
When i use the term "Foodie", it refers to person who has passion for Food, who likes to explore various avenues of Food and related Cooking and stuff.....for more watch Kunal Vijayaker on Times Now's show Foodie....lolzz
Being a true Delhiiete who is fond of Good Food, I love Paranthe Waali Gaali, Road Side Dhabas, Sam's Cafe @ Paharganj, Exotic Restaurants of CP to the Food Courts of Malls in Gurgaon,Select City Walk and those of Rajauri Garden....
I strongly feel that here i should talk about myself, my philosophy about Food,Cuisines,Cooking,etc...Since the time i have been in my senses, i have known my liking about Food and its related fields...I have got Food in my jeans i guess("Dad Luvs Cooking") and believe me he is awesome in it!!...
Indians specially have liking for their food somewhat like Italians who just love their food along with their creative abilities. North Indians love their Tandoori Chicken and Dal Makhni, West Indians loves their Vada Paw and Paw Bhaji, South Indians go mad for the Idlies,Sambhar and Dosas, East India is having its flare for Fried Bengali Fish and the finger licking good sweets. One also has to look over here the fact that what all goes in for the food that we cherish, the vital ingredients, spices, vegies n all....
As my Dad always says, Cooking is an Art...Carrying on this belief forward i recall the moment when i met Chef Sanjiv Kapoor once. He said "Food and Cooking are to different things all together"
I was a little amazed at that point of time as how can the food and the cooking be different, but now i can frankly say that i love eating food and my inclination towards exploring food & cuisines is much more than my flare for cooking the same for myself or for someone (Exception is always there for Someone Special)..... ":)"
All of us love Some or the other kind of cuisines and delicacies but realizing the basic art behind them and understanding it is what i have always cherished and have amazed me throughout my life.....This is what i want you to do, Do love your eating and food but also have some inclination towards the fact as to what it takes to make the end product which u fall for!!....
This is what i call Food for Thought....Happy Eating and Keep Smiling till my next post.....":)"
When i use the term "Foodie", it refers to person who has passion for Food, who likes to explore various avenues of Food and related Cooking and stuff.....for more watch Kunal Vijayaker on Times Now's show Foodie....lolzz
Being a true Delhiiete who is fond of Good Food, I love Paranthe Waali Gaali, Road Side Dhabas, Sam's Cafe @ Paharganj, Exotic Restaurants of CP to the Food Courts of Malls in Gurgaon,Select City Walk and those of Rajauri Garden....
I strongly feel that here i should talk about myself, my philosophy about Food,Cuisines,Cooking,etc...Since the time i have been in my senses, i have known my liking about Food and its related fields...I have got Food in my jeans i guess("Dad Luvs Cooking") and believe me he is awesome in it!!...
Indians specially have liking for their food somewhat like Italians who just love their food along with their creative abilities. North Indians love their Tandoori Chicken and Dal Makhni, West Indians loves their Vada Paw and Paw Bhaji, South Indians go mad for the Idlies,Sambhar and Dosas, East India is having its flare for Fried Bengali Fish and the finger licking good sweets. One also has to look over here the fact that what all goes in for the food that we cherish, the vital ingredients, spices, vegies n all....
As my Dad always says, Cooking is an Art...Carrying on this belief forward i recall the moment when i met Chef Sanjiv Kapoor once. He said "Food and Cooking are to different things all together"
I was a little amazed at that point of time as how can the food and the cooking be different, but now i can frankly say that i love eating food and my inclination towards exploring food & cuisines is much more than my flare for cooking the same for myself or for someone (Exception is always there for Someone Special)..... ":)"
All of us love Some or the other kind of cuisines and delicacies but realizing the basic art behind them and understanding it is what i have always cherished and have amazed me throughout my life.....This is what i want you to do, Do love your eating and food but also have some inclination towards the fact as to what it takes to make the end product which u fall for!!....
This is what i call Food for Thought....Happy Eating and Keep Smiling till my next post.....":)"
Thursday, July 3, 2008
Changing Face of Marketing in India!!...
- Did u catch a glimpse of the new advt. campaign of Idea Cellular featuring Abhishek Bachchan as a Father who is the Principal of a School???....
- The previous campaign had a serious message that of Communal Harmony...
- Anyone of u remember the Polio Eradication Campaigns involving the Big B???...
- The Lead India Campaign of Times of India By JWT won the Golden Lion Award @ Cannes 2008.
All the above campaigns that have been talked about didn't had that conventional way of marketing the final product over to the consumer. No one before this thought of conveying the message over in such a way that some major problem of the society is also tried to be covered to somewhere touch that mentality of society which has been the major deterrent in the development of people be it Health Care, Child Marriage, Communalism, Education to name a few...
In 2008, We set a record @ Cannes by winning 2 Golds, 7 or 8 Silvers n equal number of Bronze...Noticeable fact was that there was a downfall of the guys like Piyush Pandey of O&M and Prasoon Joshi...
I wont be afraid if the people say its the Changing Face of Marketing in India...New Minds are at work with new avenues of thinking and the understanding of the changing mentality of the consumers of the country, the results achieved till now are commendable!!...
People like Prasoon Joshi came out with lines "Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola"....This made Coke the market leaders...JWT came with lines "Whts the Program???..." I would say it has become a rage in the young consumers of India which account for 50 - 60 % of the consuming class....
The Path Breaking Thinking was done by JWT in the Lead India Campaign in which starts like Shah Rukh Khan n Amitabh Bachchan featured calling the people to take out the real leader within themselves. If one wants to Change India, be the 1st one to start it...Things will change automatically. Basically it targeted that mentality of the Indians which had a strict framework of not being the one to take an initiative....
Products are getting swankier and peppy taglines, high budgets, great ideas related to marketing strategies, big stars and sportpersons having great fan following.....I personally feel that this is a Golden Period for the Marketing Industry in India....
Indian Products and Advertisement Campaigns are crossing Borders and catering the needs of a new class of consumers which demand a great deal of creativity and ideas....
Companies like Idea Cellular have found a great way to fulfill their social responsibility through Ad Campaigns these days like spreading the message of Communal Harmony and Education for all and at the same time market their products in a out of the box way!!...
New Principals are being set by the Indian Marketing Industry that the Great Philip Kotler and Ogilvy and Mather wouldnt have ever thought off...
- The previous campaign had a serious message that of Communal Harmony...
- Anyone of u remember the Polio Eradication Campaigns involving the Big B???...
- The Lead India Campaign of Times of India By JWT won the Golden Lion Award @ Cannes 2008.
All the above campaigns that have been talked about didn't had that conventional way of marketing the final product over to the consumer. No one before this thought of conveying the message over in such a way that some major problem of the society is also tried to be covered to somewhere touch that mentality of society which has been the major deterrent in the development of people be it Health Care, Child Marriage, Communalism, Education to name a few...
In 2008, We set a record @ Cannes by winning 2 Golds, 7 or 8 Silvers n equal number of Bronze...Noticeable fact was that there was a downfall of the guys like Piyush Pandey of O&M and Prasoon Joshi...
I wont be afraid if the people say its the Changing Face of Marketing in India...New Minds are at work with new avenues of thinking and the understanding of the changing mentality of the consumers of the country, the results achieved till now are commendable!!...
People like Prasoon Joshi came out with lines "Thanda Matlab Coca-Cola"....This made Coke the market leaders...JWT came with lines "Whts the Program???..." I would say it has become a rage in the young consumers of India which account for 50 - 60 % of the consuming class....
The Path Breaking Thinking was done by JWT in the Lead India Campaign in which starts like Shah Rukh Khan n Amitabh Bachchan featured calling the people to take out the real leader within themselves. If one wants to Change India, be the 1st one to start it...Things will change automatically. Basically it targeted that mentality of the Indians which had a strict framework of not being the one to take an initiative....
Products are getting swankier and peppy taglines, high budgets, great ideas related to marketing strategies, big stars and sportpersons having great fan following.....I personally feel that this is a Golden Period for the Marketing Industry in India....
Indian Products and Advertisement Campaigns are crossing Borders and catering the needs of a new class of consumers which demand a great deal of creativity and ideas....
Companies like Idea Cellular have found a great way to fulfill their social responsibility through Ad Campaigns these days like spreading the message of Communal Harmony and Education for all and at the same time market their products in a out of the box way!!...
New Principals are being set by the Indian Marketing Industry that the Great Philip Kotler and Ogilvy and Mather wouldnt have ever thought off...
The Political Turmoil....What lies Inside???...
The Political Situation in the Center is as interesting as an India-Pakistan Match in the Final Over with 6 runs to win in the last 2 balls with 1 wicket in hand...
One often thinks that what are actually our political leaders made off???...
Mulayam Singh says "There are no enemies in Politics"!!!!.....
His party, Samajwadi Party is thinking to give support to the UPA govt on the Nuke Deal Issue with the US. The same UPA govt which was formed in 2004 didn't even called Mr. Amar Singh for the UPA's Dinner Party of which SP was an outside supporter. I know that it sounds funny though but a Common Indian Man (The AAM AADMI) will never get to understand the Permutations and Combinations of the Indian Politics.
Lets Try to make the Picture more clearer for you guys....
2004 - UPA Govt formed with an outside support of the Left Parties with Congress being the single largest party in the Parliament
2005-2007
This period saw various clashes between the UPA and the Left Parties on issues like Pension Reforms, Disinvestment in the PSU's, Taxation Structure along with Issues of International importance like the Indo-US Nuke Deal Pact. If has always been felt that the Left Parties like CPI,CPI(M) and the Northern Block have acted as an opposition to the govt rather being a supporter to them!!...
2008 - This year the ties in between the UPA were to its bottom. The Left parties have been constantly opposing the Policies of UPA and that of Congress. There are differences between PMK and DMK in Tamil Nadu which is also affecting the govt @ Center. Over and above that the Inflation Problem creeping, Mr. P. Chidambaram is again on the target of the coalition parties as 2009 being a year of General Elections.
With the Left not doing that well in Kerela and West Bengal, they are also fearing from going into elections early but then also they don't miss the opportunity to threaten the UPA govt of withdrawing the support if the PM, Mr Manmohan Singh goes ahead with the Nuke Deal with the US.
This fact puzzles me a lot that since the last 2 years the Left has been constantly been criticizing the govt on various fronts and talking about withdrawal of their support but then too being constantly being with the UPA.
I guess they lack some amount of self respect and credibility has been decreased in the market of the Left Party Leaders like A.B. Bardhan, Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechuri after the turmoil that was created at Nandigram and Singur in West Bengal.
Anyhow, one also thinks that whats in there in the Nuke Deal that the Left Parties are opposing it with such a amount of belief and vigor.
Nuke Deal was signed by PM on his visit to the US in summer of 2006. This will help India in ensuring the regular supply of Uranium and other Technology relate to the Nuclear Power Generation resulting in the self sufficiency of India in its energy needs but at the same point of time binding the country to sign on CTBT and being under the surveillance of the US govt for not conducting any Nuclear Test in the future.
PM, Mr Manmohan Singh has been in favour of the deal as it will mark in the history of the India that a Doctorate in Economics from Oxford has been the father of the Nuclearisation of the Country and opened it to new technology to satisfy the ever growing energy needs of the country.
This has lead to the Political Turmoil which has resulted that the political leaders are trying to save their seat in place of taking some strong and effective measures to curb inflation and issues related to the deaths of farmers.
This is not new for the people of India but i feel that its high time that we should try to just get over all this and think of the betterment of the Country as a whole and concentrate on issues related to the national importance.
Parties like CPI & CPI(M) only know to protest and to go for a Bandh in West Bengal and Kerela. I don't think with the current scenario, anyone all over the country is going to be benefited out. Rather it is having negative impact on the economy and specially Share Markets have stumbled in the recent past due to this only.
One often thinks that what are actually our political leaders made off???...
Mulayam Singh says "There are no enemies in Politics"!!!!.....
His party, Samajwadi Party is thinking to give support to the UPA govt on the Nuke Deal Issue with the US. The same UPA govt which was formed in 2004 didn't even called Mr. Amar Singh for the UPA's Dinner Party of which SP was an outside supporter. I know that it sounds funny though but a Common Indian Man (The AAM AADMI) will never get to understand the Permutations and Combinations of the Indian Politics.
Lets Try to make the Picture more clearer for you guys....
2004 - UPA Govt formed with an outside support of the Left Parties with Congress being the single largest party in the Parliament
2005-2007
This period saw various clashes between the UPA and the Left Parties on issues like Pension Reforms, Disinvestment in the PSU's, Taxation Structure along with Issues of International importance like the Indo-US Nuke Deal Pact. If has always been felt that the Left Parties like CPI,CPI(M) and the Northern Block have acted as an opposition to the govt rather being a supporter to them!!...
2008 - This year the ties in between the UPA were to its bottom. The Left parties have been constantly opposing the Policies of UPA and that of Congress. There are differences between PMK and DMK in Tamil Nadu which is also affecting the govt @ Center. Over and above that the Inflation Problem creeping, Mr. P. Chidambaram is again on the target of the coalition parties as 2009 being a year of General Elections.
With the Left not doing that well in Kerela and West Bengal, they are also fearing from going into elections early but then also they don't miss the opportunity to threaten the UPA govt of withdrawing the support if the PM, Mr Manmohan Singh goes ahead with the Nuke Deal with the US.
This fact puzzles me a lot that since the last 2 years the Left has been constantly been criticizing the govt on various fronts and talking about withdrawal of their support but then too being constantly being with the UPA.
I guess they lack some amount of self respect and credibility has been decreased in the market of the Left Party Leaders like A.B. Bardhan, Prakash Karat and Sitaram Yechuri after the turmoil that was created at Nandigram and Singur in West Bengal.
Anyhow, one also thinks that whats in there in the Nuke Deal that the Left Parties are opposing it with such a amount of belief and vigor.
Nuke Deal was signed by PM on his visit to the US in summer of 2006. This will help India in ensuring the regular supply of Uranium and other Technology relate to the Nuclear Power Generation resulting in the self sufficiency of India in its energy needs but at the same point of time binding the country to sign on CTBT and being under the surveillance of the US govt for not conducting any Nuclear Test in the future.
PM, Mr Manmohan Singh has been in favour of the deal as it will mark in the history of the India that a Doctorate in Economics from Oxford has been the father of the Nuclearisation of the Country and opened it to new technology to satisfy the ever growing energy needs of the country.
This has lead to the Political Turmoil which has resulted that the political leaders are trying to save their seat in place of taking some strong and effective measures to curb inflation and issues related to the deaths of farmers.
This is not new for the people of India but i feel that its high time that we should try to just get over all this and think of the betterment of the Country as a whole and concentrate on issues related to the national importance.
Parties like CPI & CPI(M) only know to protest and to go for a Bandh in West Bengal and Kerela. I don't think with the current scenario, anyone all over the country is going to be benefited out. Rather it is having negative impact on the economy and specially Share Markets have stumbled in the recent past due to this only.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
The Indian Stock Market Scenario - An Insight
This is one thing which is all over the place...be in Newspapers, News Channels, Pink Papers and all...
Now i am gonna join the league of people talking about it...
Share Markets are driven on various factors some of which can be
- Company's Performance
- The PE Ratios
- The Global Scenario
- Trends in the Market
- Govt Policies
These are some of the main drivers of the Stock Markets. Assisting them was the so called "Great India Growth Story"...
Just 6 months ago, So called Market Experts and Analysts on all the Business Channels were talking about 6000 levels for Nifty and 25000 levels for the Sensex. Its not that they were just guessing to increase the level of confidence of investors in the markets and to increase the levels of TRPs of the Channels.
All these were calculated with a great deal of fundamental and technical analysis.
Then the question arises that what happened suddenly that the downfall happened in the markets and we are seeing the levels below 13K as on 1st June, 2008. People say that there is some kind of Economic Slowdown happening in the Developed Markets, Some say this is an after effect of the Sub-Prime Crises, There are many who say that the depreciation in the value od the US Dollar ($) is the cause of concern.
But the main factor remains that what happens to the small and medium investors who have invested their hard earned money into the markets @ levels around 18K or 19K....
Those people cite no logic of such drastic fall which have resulted in the corrosion of their wealth up to the levels of 50%....
The recent fall may be because of the understated reasons
1.FII's - Foreign Institutional Investors. They form quite a major share in the current market format and also drive the upward and the downward movement of the index. This thing gets support from the fact that the FII's accounted for 30% - 40% of the total market inflows into the markets in 2007. Now in the current scenario, there have been losses in tune of about 200Bn $ in the US alone because of the Sub Prime Crisis. So there has been profit booking from the side of the FII's since then only.
2.Rise in the Crude Prices all around the World - The crude has touched the levels of 143$ per barrel and this has resulted in the hike in the losses for the Retailing cos like IOC,BPCL and HPCL. There is a negative impact of this on the markets
3.Waiver of the Farm Loans by the Center Govt of 18Bn $ - This has impacted the Balance Sheets of the Banks straight away. Because 2009 being a poll year the UPA has tried to play the Pro Aam Admi Card which has affected the market sentiments in the negative way.
4.Inflation Touching 11.42% - With the inflation touching 11.42%, there is a rise in the costs for all sections of society and hampering the growth of the economy in a bad way.
5.Rise in Repo and PLR Rates by RBI - Citing the unprecedented growth in the Inflation, RBI acted by increasing the lending rates and the Repo rates which forced the banks to increase the interests rates at all levels. This again impacted the markets and expansion plans of many cos citing debt raising from the banks as an option for funding their expansions.
These are some of the main factors leading to the downfall in the share markets in the recent past 6 months. The Markets has been bullish since the year 2004 and it recorded a new high each and every time but since there are many factors now which have been functional enough to bring back the bears into the market!!....
But then also the world cant ignore the potentials of the Emerging Markets like India and China which are going to be the Power Economies of this 21st Century...
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Passions in Life!!...
Genuinely, i feel one should have some or the other passion in his life.
Now the 1st thing that comes into my mind is that, What exactly is Passion???....
Meaning of Passion - The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself
It means something which is there in your mind and you can exceed any limit to do it. It sounds a bit crazy to exceed any limit but when we talk about a "Passion in Life" we generally relate to things we are having interest in, about which we want to learn more and more, etc....
Now lets talk something practical. As far as i am concerned, Passion for me is something which attracts all of the attention, i should get curious about that thing(as in what exactly it is), getting deep into it and trying it out.
These feels are really important for me to get actually realize what exactly i am interested into and can get passionate about...
QUIZARDO - The name of my blog.....
You might get confused as in from where this word "Quizardo" arrived...
Quizardo brings out the Passion for Quizzing out of me...One thing in Life about which i have felt from the core of my heart that i am made for it...
Therefore, Quizzing is one of my Passion in life....
Lets go to something other than Quizzing...
Knowing about people and different places of another thing in life which i feel i have inherited from my Dad. Saying that its in my blood wont be wrong. One has to understand his nature, what things interests him and suits his personality on a whole and after sensing this you can realize the true passions in your life!!...
Being an Admirer of Good Food, Eating has always been one thing in my life for which i have gone till limits...Ranging from street food of Chandani Chownk and Walled City over here in Delhi to anything and everything. I like to spend time having great food with friends and family and if they aren't available then maybe alone to!!....
People who know me are well averse of the above mentioned fact of mine...
I guess...its high time of this philosophical side of mine!!...
This Avtar of mine has also caught me by surprise too!!... :)
Anyhow, Everyone in his life carries one or more Passions along with him!!...
If you are not having one, then just take your life as a Passion and live it like a King!!...
Keeep Smiling till my next post!!.... :)
Take Care
Have Fun
Now the 1st thing that comes into my mind is that, What exactly is Passion???....
Meaning of Passion - The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and influenced by something external to itself
It means something which is there in your mind and you can exceed any limit to do it. It sounds a bit crazy to exceed any limit but when we talk about a "Passion in Life" we generally relate to things we are having interest in, about which we want to learn more and more, etc....
Now lets talk something practical. As far as i am concerned, Passion for me is something which attracts all of the attention, i should get curious about that thing(as in what exactly it is), getting deep into it and trying it out.
These feels are really important for me to get actually realize what exactly i am interested into and can get passionate about...
QUIZARDO - The name of my blog.....
You might get confused as in from where this word "Quizardo" arrived...
Quizardo brings out the Passion for Quizzing out of me...One thing in Life about which i have felt from the core of my heart that i am made for it...
Therefore, Quizzing is one of my Passion in life....
Lets go to something other than Quizzing...
Knowing about people and different places of another thing in life which i feel i have inherited from my Dad. Saying that its in my blood wont be wrong. One has to understand his nature, what things interests him and suits his personality on a whole and after sensing this you can realize the true passions in your life!!...
Being an Admirer of Good Food, Eating has always been one thing in my life for which i have gone till limits...Ranging from street food of Chandani Chownk and Walled City over here in Delhi to anything and everything. I like to spend time having great food with friends and family and if they aren't available then maybe alone to!!....
People who know me are well averse of the above mentioned fact of mine...
I guess...its high time of this philosophical side of mine!!...
This Avtar of mine has also caught me by surprise too!!... :)
Anyhow, Everyone in his life carries one or more Passions along with him!!...
If you are not having one, then just take your life as a Passion and live it like a King!!...
Keeep Smiling till my next post!!.... :)
Take Care
Have Fun
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
This is Shashank Sharma writing the 1st ever Blog. Life has been not easy since last 20 years, Loads of struggle, have been through all sorts of ups and downs in life but i am content with what i am right now.
I feel what ever i am currently, i m only due to the good deeds of my parents, people know me in the society by the son of my Mom and Dad.
Just have this feeling somewhere in my heart that i want to create my own identity, people should talk about me, my good deeds, my good nature and the person that i am....
Thts wht there Deep in my soul!!....
I feel what ever i am currently, i m only due to the good deeds of my parents, people know me in the society by the son of my Mom and Dad.
Just have this feeling somewhere in my heart that i want to create my own identity, people should talk about me, my good deeds, my good nature and the person that i am....
Thts wht there Deep in my soul!!....
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