July the Thirty First has come and gone, but not many are aware that two Greats are associated with this day. Legendry poet, novelist and writer of short stories - Munshi Premchand was born on this day 125 years ago, while it's also marks the death anniversary of legendry playback singer Mohammad Rafi. In the times, when writers used to pen the stories around fantasies, kings, royals - Premchand's hero would invariably be a common, downtrodden man especially, a villager. He gave lite...
No, this is not about the crook, who sold the Taj Mahal to a foreign tourist. This about an idiot who heads the Foreign ministry. Natwar Singh. To me, he appears to be Congress' counter part of Madan Lal Khurana. Like Khurana, he doesn't need an occasion to speak . Foreign ministry is one of the most sensitive ministries, that has to be handled with utmost care. And when one have a hostage situation like this, mind must know what mouth is about to speak. Although, being a forme...
The TV channels today are abound with the news of suicide committed by former Miss India , Nafisa Joseph. I felt sad, not because she was a great model or anchor but because a life has been snuffed out at such a young age. That reminds me of the unfortunate incident that took place more than two years ago. Nandu will feel upset reading this but I can't help remembering Chattu . I still can't believe that Timir is dead and that too by committing suicide. Known him for so ma...
Seeing the heart stopping thriller between Ind-Sri yesterday, it becomes plain that Jayasurya- the Matara Mauler is back to his best. There was hardly a ball he mistimed. Nevertheless, it was an exciting match. Following are a few interesting observations about the match which could be shared. This was the match - Which was played between India vs Jayasurya. - Which was played between India vs Srilanka A as...
I remember this cousin of mine. When he was some six-seven years old, I noticed if he was denied anything, he used to bring havoc on the surroundings. Crying, yelling, hitting( even his mother), rolling on the floor - everything. One way or the other, her mother had to yield to his demands. When his mother would be advised against spoiling her child this way, she used to take a grudge on the advisor itself. Whenever the demand was beyond the scope of his mother, he would try to snatc...
Yes guys, if you would have noticed, some 40 + posts and 270 hits later, Confusing Musings is one month old today. I won't call it a long journey 'cos it has just begun. It's not a great beginning because readers haven't poured in. I was not expecting it, either. But even one word of encouragement during a failure is worth more than an hour of praise after success. I have had a fare share of mine. So I will keep going on. Keep reading!
I mean with my employers. Last week they gave me the scare by blocking http://www.blogger.com/ . So I had to move to http://manishchauhan.joeuser.com from http://manishchauhan.blogspot.com . This morning, they have again provided access to that site. My cherished, loyal audience is forced to have a topsy-turvy roller coaster ride. I apologize. So for your convenience and my inconvenience, I will maintain and update both. Feel free to pick your choose.
Comment from Manish (Manke) on my previous post , reminded me of an incident relating the concept of Hindi in Mumbai. Most of you who have watched Old Hindi movies and not-so-old Hindi movies must be remembering Leela Mishra. The ever lovable grandma of Hindi cinema. Tough facade but good at heart. The famous Mausi from Sholay . Some 50 years back, when she arrived at Mumbai to try luck in movies, she was facing quite a difficulty in finding a house maid. No sooner did she h...
At least that's the impression I got when I landed over here, five years back. All those Puneri junta over there, pardon me if you feel offended. I myself love Pune ( though not as much as Lucknow ), but I was really shocked to see how little informed general public is over here about the rest of the country. I realized the reason much later. My sister took admission in XI standard in a reputed school on Paud Road. Imagine the questions asked by her classmates for first few weeks....
Reflecting upon the developments shaping up since past few days, our irrepressible Neta brethren have seems to run into some trouble. Especially those, who have graduated into politics from the world of crime. When they are into crime , police is behind - trying catching them, while in politics they are both behind and front - saluting. But lately, there is a twist in the tale. - A Criminal Court has issued arrest warrant in a case of mass murder against Sibu Soren, Cabinet Minister C...
There is a story in TOI . This is about the discovery of diamonds in Uttar Pradesh. This in itself is an encouraging news for my home state, but that's not why this posting has been made. Here comes the more intriguing part. The discovery has been done by a guy called Anurag Srivastava who is research assistant in GSI, Lucknow. Incidentally, he was my two year senior at school. His younger brother, Anuj Srivastava was in same class as mine but in Biology section. There was somethi...
The day began badly for me. My landlady expired last night. Next, when I checked my bloggers site in the office, I came to know that my company has blocked the site www.blogger.com. I can't blog from there. It really pained me. That's why I am sulking since the morning. I have shifted Confusing Musings to this new site but the biggest problem is that I can't change my templates settings. That means no links to Photos, no webpage counter. Sulk! Sulk!! Sulk!!!
Certainly, Sehwag won't put his money where his mouth is. Neither will I. There are reasons behind it. Just have a glance at the following pattern. - "Given a chance, I would like to play in middle order in test matches. However, in one dayers, I would like to open." Considering this comment was made immediately after he completed his triple century, it had everyone completely bamboozled. - "I am more comfortable if I have a defensive batsman at other end while opening in a test m...
Pune , argubaly has the largest number of two wheelers in Asia. The total number of registered vehicles in the city have by far exceeded Mumbai's. Whole city is smoked and choked. So looking at the traffic woes Pune is facing, these are a few lines which aptly define the situation. Arz kiya hai - Yeh Bola Pune ke kutte se Gaon ka kutta, Kahan se seekhi tuney ada dum dabane ki, Dum dabane ko meri Buzdili mat samajh, Kahan hai jagah dum talaq hilane ki!
There has been such a windfall of taxes in PC's budget that I am still recuperating from it. I already have lost some Rs 3000/- with the newly introduced "educational" cess, and I am still counting. These FMs don't realize that when they increase service tax or include a new service in the tax net, it's not the service provider but the consumer who suffers. Service provider simply passes the burden to the consumer. Damn !