There is a saying in Hindi - Dian Bhi Do Ghar Chhod Ker Shikar Kerti Hai ( Even a witch, when she goes fetching for her prey, she skips her neighbourhood and acquaintances). Azim Premji, the whole and soul Wipro empire, is even worse than a witch. Why? This is why . Two days back Mr Premji have requested Karnataka Government to roll back the tax increase on IT products, instead double the Professional tax on IT employees because they already have high earning. Great going sir ! Keep s...
If you are banking on it, then you can't be blamed. But apart number one ranked Malleshwari, forget about others. Here is the reason behind it. That day they were showing an interview of Kunjurani Devi on some news channel . She was asked about her preparation. Her reply gave me a thorough jolt. According to her, representing her country in the Olympics itself is a big honour, however she will try for the medal as well ! This has been the attitude of most of the players till now beca...
Yesterday I was watching MTV Bakra , which reminded me of a funny incident which happened a long time ago. There are some pranks which are unusual and some pranksters who are even more unusual. This post is about one such prank and prankster. I was in X standard, so it was time for our first board examination. Ours was the ICSE board, which along with my school is very particular about English Language paper. Already, at that time the passing percentage in any subject at my school ...
Yesterday I was watching MTV Bakra , which reminded me of a funny incident which happened a long time ago. There are some pranks which are unusual and some pranksters who are even more unusual. This post is about one such prank and prankster. I was in X standard, so it was time for our first board examination. Ours was the ICSE board, which along with my school is very particular about English Language paper. Already, at that time the passing percentage in any subject at my school ...
Ask me one player whom I could bet my life on and my answer would be Leander Paes. He does not give his 100 % percent when playing for the country, rather he gives 300%. What else one could explain the reason behind his phenomenal success in Davis Cups? He plays the game with passion and when plays for the country, this passion manifolds. ATP rankings don't daunt him as he has felled many an aces in his career. The kind of respect he generates in the circuit is awesome, ask Martina Nav...
The more I watch these news channels (especially the vernacular ones) , the more I get irritated. The above mentioned heading is their favourite punch line these days. They seem to have nothing else to ask or do. Not that they care about what poor victims of their attraction really mahsoos about the whole situation. It's just that they want to make news. They will pop this question on every possible situation. That day when they jumped the gun and wrongly informed the hapless family memb...
For quiet a few, the heading it self may seem far fetched, me included. I want to assess the realistic chances of India attaining any medal at Athens. I begin with Hockey not because India has the maximum chance in it but simply for the historical reasons. We are the country whose national sport is Hockey(the only Gold fetching event so far) and who have won the gold most number of times, albeit the last on was 24 years back in Moscow Olympics. We must also note that due to cold war, m...
Today, Mahatma Gandhi started famous Bharat Chhodo Andolan , in 1942 prompting Britishers to leave 5 years later, eventually. We all remember this from our favourite text books. However, there was another dare-devil act, which took place on same day, 17 years earlier and shook the mighty pride of the British - The Kakori Rail Dacoity , but failed to find many text books.These two incidents are no coincidence. Infact, Bharat Chhodo Andolan itself was launched in memory of Kakori Ra...
This is a piece of conversation which took place between me and my landlord, a few months back . I had gone to his place to discuss the terms and conditions on which I could rent his apartment. Landlord : "So you are from UP ?" Myself : I thought he might get frightened and shoo me off, therefore I decided to be more specific to sound less frightening . "I am from Lucknow, uncle." Landlord : "It's one and the same thing." No it's not, I wanted to stay, but smiled...
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...
Didn't want my 50th post to be like this . But it's really very touching. I get shivers down my spline imagining this guy's plight. Actually, I can't imagine at all.
It is the 489 pages, 105 chapters thriller by Dan Brown. Have finished reading it only today. Fantastic page turner ! All those usual clichés apart, this one is a bit different murder mystery. The book has involved tremendous research work of art and history. As the book progresses, author puts reader on a hot treasure hunt where clues are in the art work of Leonardo Da Vinci . Reader can look forward to learn about the hidden interpretations of Vinci 's paintings and invention...
Mehmood at his peak was even more popular than most of the heroes. Infact, a few snobbish ones even refused to work with him due to inferiority complex. He was the one who gave major breaks in films to the personalities like R D Burman ( Chhote Nawab ), Rajesh Roshan ( Kunwara Baap ), Amitabh Bachhan ( Bombay to Goa - though this was not his first movie), Sanjeev Kumar, Aruna Irani and helped Vinod Khanna, till then a villain, to bag a positive ...