LEGENDS!!!
Its been a really tough week for me. I have seen two of my heros say good bye to the world of sport.
Last week Andre Aggasi retired from the tennis world after captivating the world for 21 long years. And today the greatest of my heros announced his retirment.
MICHEAL SCHUMACHER!!!
LEGEND, BEST DRIVER OF THE GENERATION OR EVEN THE BEST DRIVER EVER!!! CALL WHATEVER YOU MAY BUT I WILL ALWAYS CALL HIM GOD!!!!
People say he may be the best but he didnt have the sportsmen spirit in him, well man all i have to say to you all is if someone plays to win and only win, then its not the matter of seeing how he won... but how many time did he win.
People say he cant handle loosing... man there where 3 years with Ferrari when he had joined that didnt give him any wins.... Yet he stuck by them. Even last year he had a torrid time but he stuck on. He knew and believed in himself and his team. And look today he may just win another world championship.
And that brings me to the most important point about htese two amazing individual. One was the champion of individual sports arena and the other is a stalwart of team sport.
Yet you find so much in common between them. Both were branded as rebel and rash when the started of, but both went on to change the face of their feilds and thus, earned the respect of everyone, not just in their feild but also from beyond.
It is this quality that made me crazy for them. Their ability to transform their modest qualities into something so strong that most of thier oponents just droodled in their awe.
Andre made it when everyone said small tennis players cannot win. He was a small player by size, who by the end had become a giant in every sense!!!
Similarly with Schumacher. From his benetton days it was ability to change the way people worked with him that realy set him apart. Both Benetton and Ferrari were stuggling before he joined them... and he single handedly turned them around.
That takes skill and quality.
There is so much we can learn from these amazing gems i have had the pleasure of watching.
I know for sure that my sundays will never be the same again, nor will i ever stay up to watch a tennis match.
But i know for sure that i have learnt a lot from these two gentlemen.
Andre keep returning man...
Schumi.... Chequered flag will always be yours and i will always say sunday for me is schumacher day!!!!
Hageln den König Schumacher!!!
Sunday, September 10, 2006
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Its been long since i posted anything... really busy with work and study.
But i came across something which i think everyone should read... its an inspirational piece about one of the best person to grace this land of India.
His thought makes me feel what are we doing with our country?
Have a read and plese leave your thought about the article... remember its not i who has written this...
It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and
gulmohars were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my
postgraduate department and was staying at the ladies' hostel. Other
girls were pursuing research in different departments of Science. I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer
science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US . I
had not thought of taking up a job in India . One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I
saw an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-
requirement notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata
Motors). It stated that the company required young, bright engineers,
hardworking and with an excellent academic background, etc. At the bottom was a small line: "Lady candidates need not apply." I read
it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up against
gender discrimination. Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I
had done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers. Little did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not
enough to be successful. After reading the notice I went fuming to my room. I decided to inform
the topmost person in Telco's management about the injustice the company
was perpetrating. I got a postcard and started to write, but there was a
problem: I did not know who headed Telco. I thought it must be one of the Tatas. I knew JRD Tata was the head of
the Tata Group; I had seen his pictures in newspapers (actually, Sumant
Moolgaokar was the company's chairman then). I took the card, addressed
it to JRD and started writing. To this day I remember clearly what I
wrote. "The great Tatas have always been pioneers. They are the people who
started the basic infrastructure industries in India , such as iron and
steel, chemicals, textiles and locomotives. They have cared for higher
education in India since 1900 and they were responsible for the
establishment of the Indian Institute of Science. Fortunately, I study
there. But I am surprised how a company such as Telco is discriminating
on the basis of gender." I posted the letter and forgot about it. Less than 10 days later, I
received a telegram stating that I had to appear for an interview at
Telco's Pune facility at the company's expense. I was taken aback by the
telegram. My hostel mate told me I should use the opportunity to go to
Pune free of cost and buy them the famous Pune saris for cheap! I
collected Rs.30 each from everyone who wanted a sari. When I look back, I
feel like laughing at the reasons for my going, but back then they seemed
good enough to make the trip. It was my first visit to Pune and I immediately fell in love with the
city. To this day it remains dear to me. I feel as much at home in Pune as I do
in Hubli, my hometown. The place changed my life in so many ways. As
directed, I went to Telco's Pimpri office for the interview. There were six people on the panel and I realised then that this was
serious business. "This is the girl who wrote to JRD," I heard somebody whisper as soon as
I entered the room. By then I knew for sure that I would not get the job.
The realisation abolished all fear from my mind, so I was rather cool
while the interview was being conducted. Even before the interview started, I reckoned the panel was biased, so I
told them, rather impolitely, "I hope this is only a technical
interview." They were taken aback by my rudeness, and even today I am ashamed about
my attitude. The panel asked me technical questions and I answered all of
them. Then an elderly gentleman with an affectionate voice told me, "Do you
know why we said lady candidates need not apply? The reason is that we
have never employed any ladies on the shop floor. This is not a co-ed
college; this is a factory. When it comes to academics, you are a first
ranker throughout. We appreciate that, but people like you should work in
research laboratories. " I was a young girl from small-town Hubli. My world had been a limited
place. I did not know the ways of large corporate houses and their
difficulties, so I answered, "But you must start somewhere, otherwise no
woman will ever be able to work in your factories." Finally, after a long interview, I was told I had been successful. So
this was what the future had in store for me. Never had I thought I would
take up a job in Pune. I met a shy young man from Karnataka there, we
became good friends and we got married. It was only after joining Telco that I realized who JRD was: the
uncrowned king of Indian industry. Now I was scared, but I did not get to
meet him till I was transferred to Bombay . One day I had to show some
reports to Mr. Moolgaokar, our chairman, who we all knew as SM. I was in
his office on the first floor of Bombay House (the Tata headquarters)
when, suddenly JRD walked in That was the first time I saw "appro JRD".
Appro means "our" in Gujarati. This was the affectionate term by which
people at Bombay House called him I was feeling very nervous, remembering my postcard episode. SM
introduced me nicely, "Jeh (that's what his close associates called him),
this young woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate. She is the first woman to work on the Telco shop floor." JRD looked at
me. I was praying he would not ask me any questions about my interview
(or the postcard that preceded it). Thankfully, he didn't. Instead, he remarked. "It is nice that girls are
getting into engineering in our country. By the way, what is your name?" "When I joined Telco I was Sudha Kulkarni, Sir," I replied. "Now I am
Sudha Murthy." He smiled and kindly smile and started a discussion with
SM. As for me, I almost ran out of the room. After that I used to see JRD on and off. He was the Tata Group chairman
and I was merely an engineer. There was nothing that we had in common. I
was in awe of him. One day I was waiting for Murthy, my husband, to pick me up after office
hours. To my surprise I saw JRD standing next to me. I did not know how
to react. Yet again I started worrying about that postcard. Looking back,
I realise JRD had forgotten about it. It must have been a small incident
for him, but not so for me. "Young lady, why are you here?" he asked. "Office time is over." I said,
"Sir, I'm waiting for my husband to come and pick me up." JRD said, "It
is getting dark and there's no one in the corridor. I'll wait with you till your husband comes." I was quite used to waiting for Murthy, but having JRD waiting alongside
made me extremely uncomfortable. I was nervous. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at him. He wore a
simple white pant and shirt. He was old, yet his face was glowing. There
wasn't any air of superiority about him. I was thinking, "Look at this
person. He is a chairman, a well-respected man in our country and he is
waiting for the sake of an ordinary employee." Then I saw Murthy and I rushed out. JRD called and said, "Young lady,
tell your husband never to make his wife wait again." In 1982 I had to
resign from my job at Telco. I was reluctant to go, but I really did not
have a choice. I was coming down the steps of Bombay House after wrapping
up my final settlement when I saw JRD coming up. He was absorbed in
thought. I wanted to say goodbye to him, so I stopped. He saw me and
paused. Gently, he said, "So what are you doing, Mrs. Kulkarni?" (That was the
way he always addressed me.) "Sir, I am leaving Telco." "Where are you going?" he asked. "Pune, Sir. My husband is starting a
company called Infosys and I'm shifting to Pune." "Oh! And what will you do when you are successful." "Sir, I don't know whether we will be successful." "Never start with
diffidence," he advised me. "Always start with confidence. When you are
successful you must give back to society. Society gives us so much; we
must reciprocate. I wish you all the best." Then JRD continued walking up the stairs. I stood there for what seemed
like a millennium. That was the last time I saw him alive. Many years
later I met Ratan Tata in the same Bombay House, occupying the chair JRD
once did. I told him of my many sweet memories of working with Telco. Later, he wrote to me, "It was nice hearing about Jeh from you. The sad
part is that he's not alive to see you today." I consider JRD a great man because, despite being an extremely busy
person, he valued one postcard written by a young girl seeking justice.
He must have received thousands of letters everyday. He could have thrown
mine away, but he didn't do that. He respected the intentions of that
unknown girl, who had neither influence nor money, and gave her an
opportunity in his company. He did not merely give her a job; he changed
her life and mindset forever. Close to 50 per cent of the students in today's engineering colleges are
girls. And there are women on the shop floor in many industry segments. I
see these changes and I think of JRD. If at all time stops and asks me what I want from life, I would say I
wish JRD were alive today to see how the company we started has grown. He
would have enjoyed it wholeheartedly. My love and respect for the House of Tata remains undiminished by the
passage of time. I always looked up to JRD. I saw him as a role model for
his simplicity, his generosity, his kindness and the care he took of his
employees. Those blue eyes always reminded me of the sky; they had the
same vastness and magnificence.
But i came across something which i think everyone should read... its an inspirational piece about one of the best person to grace this land of India.
His thought makes me feel what are we doing with our country?
Have a read and plese leave your thought about the article... remember its not i who has written this...
It was probably the April of 1974. Bangalore was getting warm and
gulmohars were blooming at the IISc campus. I was the only girl in my
postgraduate department and was staying at the ladies' hostel. Other
girls were pursuing research in different departments of Science. I was looking forward to going abroad to complete a doctorate in computer
science. I had been offered scholarships from Universities in the US . I
had not thought of taking up a job in India . One day, while on the way to my hostel from our lecture-hall complex, I
saw an advertisement on the notice board. It was a standard job-
requirement notice from the famous automobile company Telco (now Tata
Motors). It stated that the company required young, bright engineers,
hardworking and with an excellent academic background, etc. At the bottom was a small line: "Lady candidates need not apply." I read
it and was very upset. For the first time in my life I was up against
gender discrimination. Though I was not keen on taking up the job, I saw it as a challenge. I
had done extremely well in academics, better than most of my male peers. Little did I know then that in real life academic excellence is not
enough to be successful. After reading the notice I went fuming to my room. I decided to inform
the topmost person in Telco's management about the injustice the company
was perpetrating. I got a postcard and started to write, but there was a
problem: I did not know who headed Telco. I thought it must be one of the Tatas. I knew JRD Tata was the head of
the Tata Group; I had seen his pictures in newspapers (actually, Sumant
Moolgaokar was the company's chairman then). I took the card, addressed
it to JRD and started writing. To this day I remember clearly what I
wrote. "The great Tatas have always been pioneers. They are the people who
started the basic infrastructure industries in India , such as iron and
steel, chemicals, textiles and locomotives. They have cared for higher
education in India since 1900 and they were responsible for the
establishment of the Indian Institute of Science. Fortunately, I study
there. But I am surprised how a company such as Telco is discriminating
on the basis of gender." I posted the letter and forgot about it. Less than 10 days later, I
received a telegram stating that I had to appear for an interview at
Telco's Pune facility at the company's expense. I was taken aback by the
telegram. My hostel mate told me I should use the opportunity to go to
Pune free of cost and buy them the famous Pune saris for cheap! I
collected Rs.30 each from everyone who wanted a sari. When I look back, I
feel like laughing at the reasons for my going, but back then they seemed
good enough to make the trip. It was my first visit to Pune and I immediately fell in love with the
city. To this day it remains dear to me. I feel as much at home in Pune as I do
in Hubli, my hometown. The place changed my life in so many ways. As
directed, I went to Telco's Pimpri office for the interview. There were six people on the panel and I realised then that this was
serious business. "This is the girl who wrote to JRD," I heard somebody whisper as soon as
I entered the room. By then I knew for sure that I would not get the job.
The realisation abolished all fear from my mind, so I was rather cool
while the interview was being conducted. Even before the interview started, I reckoned the panel was biased, so I
told them, rather impolitely, "I hope this is only a technical
interview." They were taken aback by my rudeness, and even today I am ashamed about
my attitude. The panel asked me technical questions and I answered all of
them. Then an elderly gentleman with an affectionate voice told me, "Do you
know why we said lady candidates need not apply? The reason is that we
have never employed any ladies on the shop floor. This is not a co-ed
college; this is a factory. When it comes to academics, you are a first
ranker throughout. We appreciate that, but people like you should work in
research laboratories. " I was a young girl from small-town Hubli. My world had been a limited
place. I did not know the ways of large corporate houses and their
difficulties, so I answered, "But you must start somewhere, otherwise no
woman will ever be able to work in your factories." Finally, after a long interview, I was told I had been successful. So
this was what the future had in store for me. Never had I thought I would
take up a job in Pune. I met a shy young man from Karnataka there, we
became good friends and we got married. It was only after joining Telco that I realized who JRD was: the
uncrowned king of Indian industry. Now I was scared, but I did not get to
meet him till I was transferred to Bombay . One day I had to show some
reports to Mr. Moolgaokar, our chairman, who we all knew as SM. I was in
his office on the first floor of Bombay House (the Tata headquarters)
when, suddenly JRD walked in That was the first time I saw "appro JRD".
Appro means "our" in Gujarati. This was the affectionate term by which
people at Bombay House called him I was feeling very nervous, remembering my postcard episode. SM
introduced me nicely, "Jeh (that's what his close associates called him),
this young woman is an engineer and that too a postgraduate. She is the first woman to work on the Telco shop floor." JRD looked at
me. I was praying he would not ask me any questions about my interview
(or the postcard that preceded it). Thankfully, he didn't. Instead, he remarked. "It is nice that girls are
getting into engineering in our country. By the way, what is your name?" "When I joined Telco I was Sudha Kulkarni, Sir," I replied. "Now I am
Sudha Murthy." He smiled and kindly smile and started a discussion with
SM. As for me, I almost ran out of the room. After that I used to see JRD on and off. He was the Tata Group chairman
and I was merely an engineer. There was nothing that we had in common. I
was in awe of him. One day I was waiting for Murthy, my husband, to pick me up after office
hours. To my surprise I saw JRD standing next to me. I did not know how
to react. Yet again I started worrying about that postcard. Looking back,
I realise JRD had forgotten about it. It must have been a small incident
for him, but not so for me. "Young lady, why are you here?" he asked. "Office time is over." I said,
"Sir, I'm waiting for my husband to come and pick me up." JRD said, "It
is getting dark and there's no one in the corridor. I'll wait with you till your husband comes." I was quite used to waiting for Murthy, but having JRD waiting alongside
made me extremely uncomfortable. I was nervous. Out of the corner of my eye I looked at him. He wore a
simple white pant and shirt. He was old, yet his face was glowing. There
wasn't any air of superiority about him. I was thinking, "Look at this
person. He is a chairman, a well-respected man in our country and he is
waiting for the sake of an ordinary employee." Then I saw Murthy and I rushed out. JRD called and said, "Young lady,
tell your husband never to make his wife wait again." In 1982 I had to
resign from my job at Telco. I was reluctant to go, but I really did not
have a choice. I was coming down the steps of Bombay House after wrapping
up my final settlement when I saw JRD coming up. He was absorbed in
thought. I wanted to say goodbye to him, so I stopped. He saw me and
paused. Gently, he said, "So what are you doing, Mrs. Kulkarni?" (That was the
way he always addressed me.) "Sir, I am leaving Telco." "Where are you going?" he asked. "Pune, Sir. My husband is starting a
company called Infosys and I'm shifting to Pune." "Oh! And what will you do when you are successful." "Sir, I don't know whether we will be successful." "Never start with
diffidence," he advised me. "Always start with confidence. When you are
successful you must give back to society. Society gives us so much; we
must reciprocate. I wish you all the best." Then JRD continued walking up the stairs. I stood there for what seemed
like a millennium. That was the last time I saw him alive. Many years
later I met Ratan Tata in the same Bombay House, occupying the chair JRD
once did. I told him of my many sweet memories of working with Telco. Later, he wrote to me, "It was nice hearing about Jeh from you. The sad
part is that he's not alive to see you today." I consider JRD a great man because, despite being an extremely busy
person, he valued one postcard written by a young girl seeking justice.
He must have received thousands of letters everyday. He could have thrown
mine away, but he didn't do that. He respected the intentions of that
unknown girl, who had neither influence nor money, and gave her an
opportunity in his company. He did not merely give her a job; he changed
her life and mindset forever. Close to 50 per cent of the students in today's engineering colleges are
girls. And there are women on the shop floor in many industry segments. I
see these changes and I think of JRD. If at all time stops and asks me what I want from life, I would say I
wish JRD were alive today to see how the company we started has grown. He
would have enjoyed it wholeheartedly. My love and respect for the House of Tata remains undiminished by the
passage of time. I always looked up to JRD. I saw him as a role model for
his simplicity, his generosity, his kindness and the care he took of his
employees. Those blue eyes always reminded me of the sky; they had the
same vastness and magnificence.
Wednesday, July 19, 2006
So what do you do when you get angry, irritated and bugged by all the non-sense going around you? When you dont have a proper outlet to tell people why you are angry?
I believe most of my fellow Mumbaikars (and yes i am one) would be feeling the same way as i am feeling right now.
Its become a trend for people to comment on Mumbai's Spirit of Bouncing back.... which is a fact, but we mumbaikar's already know that!!!
What we need to know is, though we stayed afloat after the floods, did anyone in the government, state or central, even bothered to rectify the whole thing? Going by this years' managment it doesnt seems like!!!
What we need to know is, after paying the highest service tax, sales tax and income tax in the country, why is our city not getting enough water & power?
What we need to know is, although number of blasts have rocked the city, not just now, but since 1993, has a single person been prosecuted for it?
People it is very easy to stay away from all this and make a statement, but try living it out here then you will understand what WE feel.
When you get back home after a bad day in office, where some one climbs up because of thier sources and not merit ( no this has nothing to do with reservations) you get irritated. Then the local trains are over crowded which irritates you more. If you take the roads its no better. Your house may have been flooded while you were away due to floods. Or it may so have happened that there is shortage of water... Dont you think we will get very irritated?
Then it may so happen that blasts will take place and we looose near and dear ones.... all over the country it will be said MUMBAI WILL BOUNCE BACK, and we do, but nothing is done about it.
IRRITATED!!!!!!!!!!
On top of it, some wired person makes a study that MUMBAI IS THE RUDEST PLACE ON EARTH!!!!!!!
Boy if i meet that person i will show him what being rude can mean... and i tell you, I have lived in Delhi for good long time!!!!!!!
WE BOUNCE BACK BUT IT DOESNT MEAN YOU TAKE US TO BE THE HIT ME JOKER!!!!!!!
If we strike and decide not to pay the taxes and duties that we do... the costlies petrol that we buy... you guys making these statement will really have a big problem.
So please stop telling us to bounce back. We have done it and we will do it.
And by the way, this may be my last blog as the government has decided to block all indian blogs.
Boy does this government find new ways of being called Backward!!!!
I believe most of my fellow Mumbaikars (and yes i am one) would be feeling the same way as i am feeling right now.
Its become a trend for people to comment on Mumbai's Spirit of Bouncing back.... which is a fact, but we mumbaikar's already know that!!!
What we need to know is, though we stayed afloat after the floods, did anyone in the government, state or central, even bothered to rectify the whole thing? Going by this years' managment it doesnt seems like!!!
What we need to know is, after paying the highest service tax, sales tax and income tax in the country, why is our city not getting enough water & power?
What we need to know is, although number of blasts have rocked the city, not just now, but since 1993, has a single person been prosecuted for it?
People it is very easy to stay away from all this and make a statement, but try living it out here then you will understand what WE feel.
When you get back home after a bad day in office, where some one climbs up because of thier sources and not merit ( no this has nothing to do with reservations) you get irritated. Then the local trains are over crowded which irritates you more. If you take the roads its no better. Your house may have been flooded while you were away due to floods. Or it may so have happened that there is shortage of water... Dont you think we will get very irritated?
Then it may so happen that blasts will take place and we looose near and dear ones.... all over the country it will be said MUMBAI WILL BOUNCE BACK, and we do, but nothing is done about it.
IRRITATED!!!!!!!!!!
On top of it, some wired person makes a study that MUMBAI IS THE RUDEST PLACE ON EARTH!!!!!!!
Boy if i meet that person i will show him what being rude can mean... and i tell you, I have lived in Delhi for good long time!!!!!!!
WE BOUNCE BACK BUT IT DOESNT MEAN YOU TAKE US TO BE THE HIT ME JOKER!!!!!!!
If we strike and decide not to pay the taxes and duties that we do... the costlies petrol that we buy... you guys making these statement will really have a big problem.
So please stop telling us to bounce back. We have done it and we will do it.
And by the way, this may be my last blog as the government has decided to block all indian blogs.
Boy does this government find new ways of being called Backward!!!!
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Ever thought if democracy was not an option for us, how things would have been?
Dont wonder to much for we are very nearly in that age where democracy will not be something we are used to.
With every person in this government and on the whole... the political parties of this country... trying to fill their pockets at the expense of the country, it's people and above all the democracy of this country.
People don't have the right to expree not do they have equality.
Being governed in this state means being forced to live according to mental level of few people who have the power circuits with them.
Even our society is now becoming one of the most ill tempered, unbehaved society in the world. Tolerence, once our forte, is now just something shown by weak person.
Everyone takes to the street and starts assaulting whoever, wherever and whatever if its not to his or he liking. Imagine, one day you will have to buy a new car because your present chevy was banned in this country for it was American and some people dont like america or any of its product.
Live life 5 years at a time seems to be the way for our new generation. Thats according to the tenure of the government... hopefully after 5 years if the government doesnt change there may be some continuity in our lives.
With our best admin people now just catering to orders of few outsider... and please dont think i am against anyone, this whole country is becoming one circus.
And then few people would turn around and ask, "why the hell do these engineers study in iits at governments expense and then go to America?" or so for IIMs.
Why should they not... when the very mean of studying in these institute is based on your caste and not merit, what good will it to stay here and work with those same classmates who dont deserve to be with them.
Atleast let these IITians and IIM grads go to America before a 50% eservation is imposed on granting of visa to OBCs, ST, SC, and many more.
Someone rightly said, "India is the only country where people fight to be called.... BACKWARDS"
Dont wonder to much for we are very nearly in that age where democracy will not be something we are used to.
With every person in this government and on the whole... the political parties of this country... trying to fill their pockets at the expense of the country, it's people and above all the democracy of this country.
People don't have the right to expree not do they have equality.
Being governed in this state means being forced to live according to mental level of few people who have the power circuits with them.
Even our society is now becoming one of the most ill tempered, unbehaved society in the world. Tolerence, once our forte, is now just something shown by weak person.
Everyone takes to the street and starts assaulting whoever, wherever and whatever if its not to his or he liking. Imagine, one day you will have to buy a new car because your present chevy was banned in this country for it was American and some people dont like america or any of its product.
Live life 5 years at a time seems to be the way for our new generation. Thats according to the tenure of the government... hopefully after 5 years if the government doesnt change there may be some continuity in our lives.
With our best admin people now just catering to orders of few outsider... and please dont think i am against anyone, this whole country is becoming one circus.
And then few people would turn around and ask, "why the hell do these engineers study in iits at governments expense and then go to America?" or so for IIMs.
Why should they not... when the very mean of studying in these institute is based on your caste and not merit, what good will it to stay here and work with those same classmates who dont deserve to be with them.
Atleast let these IITians and IIM grads go to America before a 50% eservation is imposed on granting of visa to OBCs, ST, SC, and many more.
Someone rightly said, "India is the only country where people fight to be called.... BACKWARDS"
Sunday, April 30, 2006
GOD WE INDIANS HAVE HELL LOT OF TIME LITTLE WORK AND EVEN LESS BRAINS!
Its been 400 yrs since "TAJ" was 1st seen the way it is today and we have the time to stir up an issue about it. Hindu temple or a Muslim Sanctum........ god when will we rise beyond r sickness of religious divide??? when oh when will we ever call r selves Indians... TAJ is a proud symbol of r country... let it be an indian wonder rather than making a point by finding out if its a hindu or a Islamic building...
As a guy who once lived in Agra and visited Taj ever so often i can hardly think of a city dweller who would not be proud of the building... no questions asked hindu or muslim.
Let the place be and plz BBC is not final word. INDIANS WILL ALWAYS BE RULED BY THOSE BRIT ASS!And hey if some1 gets me the address of that Mr. Oak i will kick his butt myself.
Here is the link to the pages that have posted the crappy story of Taj. Read it urself.
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm
and the bbc site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A5220
Its been 400 yrs since "TAJ" was 1st seen the way it is today and we have the time to stir up an issue about it. Hindu temple or a Muslim Sanctum........ god when will we rise beyond r sickness of religious divide??? when oh when will we ever call r selves Indians... TAJ is a proud symbol of r country... let it be an indian wonder rather than making a point by finding out if its a hindu or a Islamic building...
As a guy who once lived in Agra and visited Taj ever so often i can hardly think of a city dweller who would not be proud of the building... no questions asked hindu or muslim.
Let the place be and plz BBC is not final word. INDIANS WILL ALWAYS BE RULED BY THOSE BRIT ASS!And hey if some1 gets me the address of that Mr. Oak i will kick his butt myself.
Here is the link to the pages that have posted the crappy story of Taj. Read it urself.
http://www.stephen-knapp.com/was_the_taj_mahal_a_vedic_temple.htm
and the bbc site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A5220
Sunday, April 09, 2006
Let me quote Planning commission member Mr Bhalchandra Mungekar, " We need to broaden the structure of opportunity in the country. This can be done by increasing the number of seats and teachers in all premier institutes. Plus, current expenditure on higher and technical education is 0.4% and 0.1% of the GDP. This should be raised."
A.S. Reddy principal of Venkateshwara College, one of DU college, says, " We must provide financial assistance in form of scholarships to OBCs. Cut offs can also be lower for them, but that's where molly- coddling should end.
Ratan Tata says this is not good for the country. TATAs India's best company.
Director of NIFT and NSD say they cannot make a person creative if they are not so before... no amount of Reservation will help.
So how wrong can so many people be?
Come to think of it, is India is land of these crazy people???
I wonder why this country cannot rise beyond discriminating on basis of caste creed and race!!!!
Does anyone have an answer to that?
A.S. Reddy principal of Venkateshwara College, one of DU college, says, " We must provide financial assistance in form of scholarships to OBCs. Cut offs can also be lower for them, but that's where molly- coddling should end.
Ratan Tata says this is not good for the country. TATAs India's best company.
Director of NIFT and NSD say they cannot make a person creative if they are not so before... no amount of Reservation will help.
So how wrong can so many people be?
Come to think of it, is India is land of these crazy people???
I wonder why this country cannot rise beyond discriminating on basis of caste creed and race!!!!
Does anyone have an answer to that?
To,
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam,
President,
Republic of India.
Subject: An appeal from a student wondering about his future.
Respected Sir,
As much as this is an appeal of an ordinary citizen of India to the President of this great nation, it is also a personal question asked by a student to a teacher.
At the onset, I would like to tell you, that I am an engineering student studying in third year in a small hilly place called Karjat. It is about one hundred kilometers from Mumbai. My college name is Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Engineering.
We have about one thousand students studying here, all trying very hard to become a responsible and mature citizen of this country. So that not only they make a living for themselves but also do something for the nation.
All of us share the same feeling. Of graduating with a degree and making a mark however small it may be. And all of us realize that in order to do so we need to have a better and higher education. And that’s where we see ourselves failing.
Failing not because, we don’t trust our capabilities nor that we don’t have the means to achieve them. But for the fact that someone else’s idea of equality means cutting my chances to half.
Sir, the 50% reservation proposed by the government is not just a hindrance to growth but also very discouraging to someone like me.
Why should I be given half a chance, when I might be more capable than someone else?
Why should my efforts be curtailed, when I might have worked more for it?
Our Members of the Parliament say it is to bring Indians on level terms. I ask, in fifty years of our independence we have not achieved such basics? Is our country still gripped in caste system? Is this our way to become global leaders?
Reservation in itself is an idea that divides the people. It will just bring the feeling that you are here because you were given a free ride and not because you deserved it.
Reservation of any kind is not good. Seeing the yearly results of class tenth and twelfth makes me think that since girls are doing consistently better than boys, rather give the boys a reservation for I am sure in future girls will be so far ahead, that boys will not be getting admissions.
Did people like Kiran Bedi need reservation? During British rule did Indian scholars piggy back on reserved seats to become global leaders? If they could do it, why are the capabilities of my generation being doubted?
As a student I am not against a fellow student trying to compete against me, I rather have the competition so as to challenge myself. But I believe and strongly so, that I should not have to aim at only half the resource that this country can provide to me.
The entrance examination to IITs and IIMs are very tough in itself. They just got more difficult for few of us.
The Tricolour brings more beauty and colour in my life than the rainbow itself, but the very thought of being made to feel unwanted in my own country pains me and I think many others.
It is for this reason that I request you to guide the country during confusing times. When futures are about to be made or destroyed.
As a student I would like to request one of my idle, who grew up from a small town of this country to be my generations most knowledgeable person, to help us. I request Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to help the students of India.
As written in your book, “ A developed India should be able to take care of its strategic interests through its internal strengths and its ability to adjust itself to new realities.” The new reality is that caste system cannot help a country prosper. It will only tie this budding Super power in shackles of past prejudice and a feeling of not being wanted.
As I end my letter of request, I once again quote from your book “ If we come to look upon ourselves as a divided people with no pride in our past and no faith in our future, what else can we look forward to except frustration, disappointment and despair?”
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Mayur Milan.
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam,
President,
Republic of India.
Subject: An appeal from a student wondering about his future.
Respected Sir,
As much as this is an appeal of an ordinary citizen of India to the President of this great nation, it is also a personal question asked by a student to a teacher.
At the onset, I would like to tell you, that I am an engineering student studying in third year in a small hilly place called Karjat. It is about one hundred kilometers from Mumbai. My college name is Konkan Gyanpeeth College of Engineering.
We have about one thousand students studying here, all trying very hard to become a responsible and mature citizen of this country. So that not only they make a living for themselves but also do something for the nation.
All of us share the same feeling. Of graduating with a degree and making a mark however small it may be. And all of us realize that in order to do so we need to have a better and higher education. And that’s where we see ourselves failing.
Failing not because, we don’t trust our capabilities nor that we don’t have the means to achieve them. But for the fact that someone else’s idea of equality means cutting my chances to half.
Sir, the 50% reservation proposed by the government is not just a hindrance to growth but also very discouraging to someone like me.
Why should I be given half a chance, when I might be more capable than someone else?
Why should my efforts be curtailed, when I might have worked more for it?
Our Members of the Parliament say it is to bring Indians on level terms. I ask, in fifty years of our independence we have not achieved such basics? Is our country still gripped in caste system? Is this our way to become global leaders?
Reservation in itself is an idea that divides the people. It will just bring the feeling that you are here because you were given a free ride and not because you deserved it.
Reservation of any kind is not good. Seeing the yearly results of class tenth and twelfth makes me think that since girls are doing consistently better than boys, rather give the boys a reservation for I am sure in future girls will be so far ahead, that boys will not be getting admissions.
Did people like Kiran Bedi need reservation? During British rule did Indian scholars piggy back on reserved seats to become global leaders? If they could do it, why are the capabilities of my generation being doubted?
As a student I am not against a fellow student trying to compete against me, I rather have the competition so as to challenge myself. But I believe and strongly so, that I should not have to aim at only half the resource that this country can provide to me.
The entrance examination to IITs and IIMs are very tough in itself. They just got more difficult for few of us.
The Tricolour brings more beauty and colour in my life than the rainbow itself, but the very thought of being made to feel unwanted in my own country pains me and I think many others.
It is for this reason that I request you to guide the country during confusing times. When futures are about to be made or destroyed.
As a student I would like to request one of my idle, who grew up from a small town of this country to be my generations most knowledgeable person, to help us. I request Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam to help the students of India.
As written in your book, “ A developed India should be able to take care of its strategic interests through its internal strengths and its ability to adjust itself to new realities.” The new reality is that caste system cannot help a country prosper. It will only tie this budding Super power in shackles of past prejudice and a feeling of not being wanted.
As I end my letter of request, I once again quote from your book “ If we come to look upon ourselves as a divided people with no pride in our past and no faith in our future, what else can we look forward to except frustration, disappointment and despair?”
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Mayur Milan.
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