Living life KING SIZE

new year 2009

2009-03-13T00:31:00.000+05:30

The Army Man

2009-02-17T13:42:00.002+05:30

I happened to read this in a Blog.

Loved it , and here it is to all of you.

Dedicated to the all my friends in the Defence.

The average age of the army man is 23 years.

He is a short haired, tight-muscled kid who, under normal circumstances is considered by society as half man, half boy. Not yet dry behind the ears, not old enough to buy a beer in the capital of his country, but old enough to die for his country.

He’s a recent school or college graduate; he was probably an average student from one of the Kendriya Vidyalayas, pursued some form of sport activities, drives a rickety bicycle, and had a girlfriend that either broke up with him when he left, or swears to be waiting when he returns from half a world away. He listens to rock and roll or hip -hop or bhangra or gazals and a 155mm howitzer.

He is 5 or 7 kilos lighter now than when he was at home because he is working or fighting the insurgents or standing guard on the icy Himalayas from before dawn to well after dusk or he is at Mumbai engaging the terrorists. He has trouble spelling, thus letter writing is a pain for him, but he can field strip a rifle in 30 seconds and reassemble it in less time in the dark. He can recite to you the nomenclature of a machine gun or grenade launcher and use either one effectively if he must.

He digs foxholes and latrines and can apply first aid like a professional.

He can march until he is told to stop, or stop until he is told to march.

He obeys orders instantly and without hesitation, but he is not without spirit or individual dignity. His pride and self-respect, he does not lack.

He is self-sufficient.

He has two sets of combat dress: he washes one and wears the other.

He keeps his water bottle full and his feet dry.

He sometimes forgets to brush his teeth, but never to clean his rifle. He can cook his own meals, mend his own clothes, and fix his own wounds.

If you’re thirsty, he’ll share his water with you; if you are hungry, his food. He’ll even split his ammunition with you in the midst of battle when you run low.

He has learned to use his hands like weapons and weapons like they were his hands.

He can save your life - or take it, because he’s been trained for both.

He will often do twice the work of a civilian, draw half the pay, and still find ironic humor in it all.

He has seen more suffering and death than he should have in his short lifetime.

He has wept in public and in private, for friends who have fallen in combat and is unashamed to do so.

He feels every note of the Jana Gana Mana vibrate through his body while at rigid attention, while tempering the burning desire to ’square-away’ those around him who haven’t bothered to stand, remove their hands from their pockets, or even stop talking. In an odd twist, day in and day out, far from home, he defends their right to be disrespectful. Just as did his Father, Grandfather, and Great-grandfather, he is paying the price for our freedom.

Beardless or not, he is not a boy.

He is your nation’s Fighting Man that has kept this country free and defended your right to Freedom. He has experienced deprivation and adversity, and has seen his buddies falling to bullets and maimed and blown.

And he smiles at the irony of the IAS babu and politician reducing his status year after year and the unkindest cut of all, even reducing his salary and asking why he should get 24 eggs a week free! And when he silently whispers in protest, the same politician and babu aghast, suggest he’s mutinying!

Wake up citizens of India! Let’s begin discriminating between the saviours of India and the traitors!

Innovative promotions

2008-09-25T18:04:00.002+05:30

The ban of hoarding in TN has resulted in two things

1. The political parties get all the skyline in the state to project their loyalty by putting up hardings across the state.

2. The film producers/exhibitors becoming more innovative in reaching out to the people.

Apart from the regular wall posters , these days we also find even buffalos being used to promote the movies.

Recently when I was commuting to office on the local AC bus, I was given this ticket

I was pleasantly surprised by the unconventional medium used to promote the unconventional movie

Amaravian Alumni Association

2008-07-24T17:33:00.003+05:30

my batchmates, Pad and Jags along with me infront of the Harvard, presented by the IAF.

This is probably the most photographed location in the school... this gate has become the identity for the institution

விருந்தோம்பல்

2008-07-23T19:32:00.006+05:30

Being a student of marketing , I was time and again told "Customer is the king" and if I borrow a quote from Gandhi, he has said " Customer is the most important vistor in your premises"

Certainly its obvious that anyone who is in the service industry was of the same opinion as the about quote reveal.

My belief took a beating when I visited KARAIKUDI , an upmarket restraunt in Tiruvanmiyur , Close to where I stay in Chennai ,with my friends for lunch on the sunday. This was one decent restraunt , as the food was pretty decent than the restraunts nearby.

This is converstaion that happened between me and the waiter.

Me: (in hushed tone): Boss, both my previous experiences were not that great on the service part. But I have brought my friends here today,so please take care of the service.

Waiter(loud voice):Sir we cant assure you of the service, it can be bad as well, dont complain at the end.

Me: (in hushed tone):Boss, listen, dont shout , they are my guests, try and manage to provide a good service, so as not to disappoint.

Waiter(loud voice):Sir am again saying , we cant assure anything, its sunday and we are all busy

By this time I was frustrated to sit there any further and we all went to a ok type one which cared to take care of the service.

This was not only with us, while we were leaving we could hear an irrate customer shouting at the manager for making his family sit on a dirty table for half an hour.

Tamilnadu is known for treating guests, and Karaikudi an example for the virunthombal. Its quite disappointing to see such a name being slaughtered by irresponsible few.

Hilarious

2007-10-24T15:42:00.000+05:30

Amazing translations.....

hilarious

water , water everywhere , not a drop to drink

2007-10-05T19:52:00.000+05:30

this is a short film created by Karthick,

Sethusamudram & Swami

2007-10-01T19:18:00.000+05:30

It is strange that in the politically and religiously charged discussion on Ram Setu, nobody is talking of the (lack of) economic benefits of the project. Entire media seems to be following only one politician’s statements vs. the other. One good article listing out the economic reasons on why the project SHOULD NOT be carried out. Courtest Swaminathan Aiyar and his website

SWAMINOMICS

150-year dream for 150-year-old ships

SWAMINATHAN S ANKLESARIA AIYAR

Religion and history do not mix well. I shrug my shoulders at those opposing the :placeSethusamudram Canal because it will damage the remains of the bridge that Ram’s army used in the Ramayana.
Now, i too oppose the canal, but on economic and environmental grounds. Its rationale is more political than economic. It will become one more public sector white elephant.
The Palk Straits, between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka , are so shallow that only small boats can pass through. So, east-west coastal ships have to go around :placeSri Lanka . So do ships from Europe and Africa to the east coast.
Sethusamudram will be a furrow dredged in the sea-bed of the Straits, deep enough to accommodate ships of 20,000 DWT. The canal will save ships both distance (saving fuel) and time (saving daily charges for chartering ships). So, it should be able to charge ships for passage, like the Suez :City and Panama Canals . This revenue is supposed to make the project economic.
The project is a political gift for Tamil Nadu. It will hugely help Tuticorin port, which today can receive ships only from the west, and not the east. It will improve the viability of existing and planned minor ports in the state. Hence, Tamils call the canal a 150-year dream about to come true (it was first proposed around 1850).
Dreams are costless, but canals are not. Project documents claim that the canal will save ships 36 hours of time and 570 nautical miles of distance. But a recent study by Jacob John in Economic and Political Weekly exposes these claims as highly exaggerated. Up to 70% of the traffic through the canal is projected to come from Europe and Africa . And John estimates that the time saving from Europe to Kolkata will be only eight hours, and the distance saving 215 nautical miles. From Africa to Kolkata, the time taken will actually increase by 3.5 hours (being piloted through the canal is a slow process), and distance reduced will be only 70 nautical miles.
John calculates that ships could lose up to $4,992 per passage if they are charged the tariff laid down in project documents. In which case ships will find it cheaper to go round :placeSri Lanka . If the government cuts the proposed tariff to attract traffic, John estimates that the project’s rate of re turn could fall to an uneconomic 2.5%. I expect that the project will also suffer cost overruns in capital and maintenance dredging, and hence be in the red.
The canal is supposed to be ready by November 2008, not far off. So why has the project not been able to sign up potential users? The finance mini ster has appealed to private shipping companies to participate in a project that will benefit them, yet no shipping company has come forward. The economics of the canal look much too dicey.
The Suez and Panama Canals save ships thousands of miles, and that makes them profitable. Sethusamun daram is not remotely comparable. It is designed for small ships (the project documents talk of 20,000 DWT), whereas the Panama Canal takes ships of up to 65,000 DWT and Suez takes ships up to 150,000 DWT.
The Suez and Panama canals were dug through land corridors, and once dug stayed dug — they did not face sand inundation from the sea. However, Sethusamudram will be a furrow in the sea-bed, at the constant mercy of currents bearing sand.
The government’s environmental assessment has cleared the project on ecological grounds. Yet, much of that assessment was not about sand incursion, but about fears of possible damage to coral reefs, coastal erosion, oil spills, and changes in ocean salinity and temperature. Besides, the ecological studies were done from the Indian side of the Palk Straits, and not the Sri Lankan side, and so are technically incomplete.
My major fear is not so much that the project will ruin the environment, but that the environment will ruin the project. I fear that ocean currents will keep dumping fresh sand in the furrow of the canal. The Palk Straits are shallow not by accident but because sand-bearing currents have made them so. Combating the full force of nature is perilous, expensive and sometimes impossible.
The project envisages maintenance dredging of two million cubic metres per year, infinitely more than required by the Suez and Panama canals. Jacob suspects (and so do i) that actual maintenance dredging will far exceed project projections, rendering the canal uneconomic. An extreme event (like the 2005 tsunami) could dump enough sand to close down the canal.
Finally, global shipping is shifting to ever-larger vessels. Bulk carriers and tankers often exceed 200,000 DWT, and those under 60,000 DWT are being phased out as uneconomic. Old general cargo vessels have been replaced by container ships, which started small but now exceed 35,000 DWT, and may soon touch 75,000 DWT. Such vessels cannot use the canal. So, Sethusamudram will be unsuitable for the large vessels of the 21st century. It is a 150-year-old idea for 150-year-old ships. That may be its epitaph.

Campus Interviewing

2007-05-09T15:27:00.000+05:30

Lightning Strikes Everyday: Campus Interviewing

this is taken from one of the blogs i read everyday.... just felt like sharing this with you all... wonderful read... and how true the article is

Digital Art: Yahoo - Microsoft merger?

2007-05-07T19:28:00.000+05:30

Digital Art: Yahoo - Microsoft merger?
RK has been doing quite some interesting stuff on his blog....

Home Town..........................

2007-05-07T19:15:00.000+05:30

Following on from the last post..

We never got the fridge we had ordered till 23rd, then thought enough of the experience from Home Town and cancelled the order.

Now another unique experience happens.. they dont refund the money paid, we keep following up until yesterday(6th may)... and we thought of solving the issue once and for all and walked into the store. We are introduced to the fourth different guy, he gives an amazing answer, " the fridge was not delivered because the bill was not computerised", and finally gives us a copy of a mail.

GOD KNOWS WHEN THE MONEY WILL BE REFUNDED

Disappointed with Home Town

2007-04-20T09:13:00.000+05:30

Recently the Future Group has opened a Home Town outlet at The Great India Place( really a cool mall to hang out, large one , very exhaustive), and as excited as I was with the display and the format of the store , I persuaded my friend Rajesh to buy a fridge from there.

And he bought it, that was long back on the 8th of April with a delivery deadline of 12th April. The day came and went , nothing happened. We made frantic calls to find out when it was being delivered, waited at home, nothing happened. Decided to walk in and find out. We were led to an exec, who promptly said he would deliver on the 18th evening, nothing happened. Then we decided to meet the Head of the store, he promised to sort the issue in 20 mins flat and give us a call.. nothing happened yet again.

Now we are lost, dont really know where to go. Am only bothered if this is what happens in the beginning of the service, what would happen as they scale up? Delivery time of two months? In that case am happy to buy things from my local dealer than from here.

HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

2007-04-07T14:28:00.000+05:30

hi guys

I need some help from you all.....

I need you guys in supporting two needy guys in their college fees...

those of you who can for go one of their treats, or one of their allen sollys in a year can contact me....

Am really looking big on your support

those of you who can give a helping hand can mail me at spsarathy@gmail.com

Thanks in Advance

A milestone

2007-03-16T19:19:00.000+05:30

I achieved another milestone in my endeavour to master the kitchen. I learnt to make rasam. It was after several days of mental preparation that i got courage to make one and eat it too.

Blogs to Brands- An Article on exchange4media

2007-03-13T13:34:00.001+05:30

World is taking note of the blogging community seriously.....

Below is an article on the media industry website exchange4media today.

Blogs to Brands: It can hurt if you are not on it

Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy
March 13, 2007

The Internet space in India is galloping towards newer heights with features like blogging and social networking sites receiving immense responses from the users. Blogging as a tool for communications, across the vast digital space, has been on the rise over the years with more users relying on reviews on them, before subscribing to a service or buying a product. In that sense, these are becoming the next form of advertisements for the brands and most importantly, the companies owning the brands as any negative publicity about them or the brand will be detrimental to their sales.
With the growing knowledge of Internet and in this case, blogging, brands and corporations are trying their best to maintain a good image among the consumers. As a result, PR companies are acting on behalf of the clients to quell any negativity about their clients and a new segment called ‘e-initiatives’ are emerging in this area.

“With the increasing PC penetration in India, we believe that there will be more focus on Indian companies using blogs, community sites like Wikipedia, Youtube, Orkut etc. I see this change by the turn of the decade,” observed Ameer Ismail, President, LINOpinion.

Explaining these e-initiatives, N Chandramouli, CEO, Blue Lotus Communications said, “This so-called uncontrolled forum, which is still in its nascent stage, is bound to grow by ten folds in seven to eight months. There are two parts involved in the process – one is the company’s image building, by reinforcing the positive image with as many touch points as possible, and second, is the control of negative information.”

Agreeing that the medium is nascent, Sunil Gautam, MD, Hanmer & Partners, explained the medium, and divulged some of the initiatives H&P has taken here. He stated, “At present we continuously monitor niche segment blogs and keep the blog owner updated on developments on our clients, who fit the blog’s profile.”

Ashwani Singla, CEO, Genesis Burson-Marsteller believes that as a representative of a client, a public relations company can respond to those views, correct any factual inaccuracies or present facts not known, or presented. He remarked, “The most important part of this dialogue is ‘transparency’ and ‘disclosure’ of the person or the company making the representation.”

When queried on the increasing plugging and falsifying of data, Chandramouli observed that it is inevitable in any medium. However, Gautam feels that blogging is a form of media and hence an opinion maker. “Therefore, as long as the blog has a strong editorial policy governing its content, I am sure it can continue to maintain its fiercely independent stance, thereby reducing chances of ‘plugging information’ or publishing biased opinions,” he pointed out.

Echoing similar thoughts, Ismail noted, “They are the voice of real people who may exist or potential stakeholders of a company. Blogs essentially are an unregulated platform for ordinary people to speak out and talk about their experiences.”

Concluding the conversation, Gautam remarked, “Going forward, we do expect blogging to become an important and integral part of corporate communications, especially since internet search is becoming a mainstay of primary research and data basing,”

With almost every PR agency on an image building drive of their clients, there has to be a thin line of differentiation between fact and fiction; good and bad. The problem is, ‘Who will draw the line?’ No one knows.

Stereo typing of youth in media

2007-03-09T17:28:00.000+05:30

What you find above is a front page article in a leading newspaper , the day after the Pune Rave party raid. I totally find these type of journalism wierd. They have taken a huge dig on the whole IT/ITES workers in the country.

For those of you who could not read the above piece , here are a few snippets from the above master piece.

-The IT /ITES guys get lots of money at an young age. They dont know how to spend the money they earn , so this leads to a lavish life style.They also get the opportunuty to go abroad and which spoils them more.

-The stress levels in these industries are more so they get 2 days off per week. And also the companies organises parties to beat stress, where the guys learn to drink and take to partying and dancing with women. The dance helps in development of intimacy between the couple which leads to an intercourse.

This article also goes on to discuss the disc culture in cities and how the spoil the youth.

I have always thought that the guys who write in the papers (atleast the front page articles) are well informed and maintain the a non -biased attitude before they write an article. This hardly stands up to any of teh expectations.

In a country which, in the disguise of celebrating HOLI lets loose all its inhibitions in the streets , I hardly find any reason to panic if a person goes to a disc or dances with a person from the opposite gender

Juvenile offenders & Media

2007-02-13T17:56:00.000+05:30

What you see above is an article in a widely read Tamil daily regarding a crime by two young boys.

Here what troubles me is the way in which not only the identity but also the photographs are published. Though I respect the "Freedom of Press", I only wish if we can follow little journalistic ethics and not expose the juvenile offenders to the media.

This is just one of the many such articles that keep getting published in the papers these days. I still remember the elaborate article on the boys who killed a younger kid a few weeks ago along with an interview of the father of one of teh offenders

Where are we going in the name of sensationalisation of the media?

SSA in news

2007-02-13T17:28:00.000+05:30

A news article about my school ......

these only bring back the memories of the glorious seven years i spend there to earn a life.......

Team

2007-02-05T11:14:00.000+05:30

An interesting view on Teams from the movie Any Given Sunday

Makes lots of sense

IF

2007-02-01T15:53:00.000+05:30

I was going through a mailer and chanced upon this piece if wonder.... One of the most inspiring poetry from Rudyard Kipling

If

If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or, being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise;

If you can dream - and not make dreams your master;
If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with triumph and disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with wornout tools;

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breath a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on";

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with kings - nor lose the common touch;
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you;
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run -
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And - which is more - you'll be a Man my son!

Writing a poem for your sweet heart was never this easy!

2007-01-27T16:30:00.000+05:30

I felt the urge to put my feelings in writing
I really feel our connection is tightening
You are my eternal sunshine
You are my true valentine

Meeting you was like winning the grand prize
Especially when looking into your beautiful eyes
The moment I saw you my heart was sold
We fit together like a nut and bolt

We met each other, some time ago
Since then my love for you did only grow
I anxiously await our time ahead
With impatience, I am fed

All of you is what I need
Please tell me where it can lead
Bye bye, my love
You are someone I am very proud of

Hey how was the poem above, do you want to write something for your sweet heart then login to http://www.dotsphinx.com/love.en/poems/ and impress your love....Happy Loving

A few snaps of RD Parade

2007-01-27T14:02:00.000+05:30

Men on bikes who stole the show

Canvas in the sky- three IAF SU30 aircrafts show its skill in the Delhi skyline during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi

IAF fighter aircrafts flying in a formation and followed by a bird .

Republic Day Parade

2007-01-27T13:05:00.000+05:30

Republic day parade (RD Parade) has been a dream to attend during my school and college days. I even reached the south zone level of RD parade selection during my college days, but had to turn back because some gentleman in teh selection committee said only one from a university can be selected and my friend Bala was selected.

So I thought I should atleast see the parade once when I am in Delhi. Here was the opportunity for as I am in Delhi during this years RD parade. we were required to buy tickets for the parade, which due to my laziness and my friend's busy schedule at work we could not buy.But we thought we will find a way to see the parade at any cost.

So we both started at around 6AM to Rajpath, we reach there far ahead of time and get through the security checks and reach a place near the India Gate, only to find that the view from this place will not be good, so then we started out in search of a better place, then get this place on the Rajpath, we walk through the few more rings of security checks and find a place on the ground to sit and see the parade.

The parade was awesome, far more interesting than all those many parades that i have seen on TV, one thing that made the day was the diaplay by IAF fighters, amazing display of the strength to the people gathered there.

26th Jan 2007 will always be the most memorable day in my life

proto.in

2007-01-24T10:37:00.001+05:30

Proto.in, India's premier event celebrating Indian innovation took place on Saturday & Sunday (Jan 20 & 21). The event was held at IIT Madras auditorium

Life is NOT beautiful

2007-01-23T16:30:00.000+05:30

the worst thing that can happen to an individual is being dis- satisfied and not knowing why. this is a phenomena which happens where you feel that you are dissatisfied but you are not able to find the reason behind that. this results in frustration and stress.

Happy New Year

2007-01-02T15:45:00.000+05:30

I Me Myself!!!

2006-12-30T17:56:00.000+05:30

Just check this link, nice one to read

http://www.nilacharal.com/stage/kavithai/tamil_poem_287a.asp

Celebrations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-12-30T16:45:00.000+05:30

A winter evening.
Four friends.
Raindrops.
Four cups of tea.

Hundred bucks of gas.
A rusty old bike.
And an open road.

Maggi noodles.
A hostel room.
4.25 a.m.

3 old friends.
3 separate cities.
3 coffee mugs.
1 internet messenger.

Rain on a hot tin roof.
Pakoras deep-frying.
Neighbours dropping in.
A party.

You and mom.
A summer night.
A bottle of coconut oil.
A head massage.
Gossiping about absent family members.

You can spend Millions on occassions but to celebrate all you have to do is spend your Time ..

A Very Happy New Year to all of you. May all your dreams come true . God Bless!!!

A wonderful piece, Thanks to Anupama for sending me this

Nothing Frivolous. Only Serious: The battle for free newspapers

2006-12-30T16:14:00.000+05:30

Nothing Frivolous. Only Serious: The battle for free newspapers

Reading this entry , its quite interesting why in India we have not tried the free newspaper route.

Let me think aloud why the free newspaper route may not work in India

Quality of the paper will have to take a beating, as anyone and everyone will pick your paper. Now here the question arises, what do we mean by quality and 'everyone will pick your paper'.

When we talk about the quality of the paper , it dwells on the fact about how a newspaper is being produced, the low costs today atleast help the newspapers manage some part of cost involved in talking the papers to the readers. In today's scenario there are little too strong competition in the country for a new entrant to come in and survive.

THen what do we mean by ''everyone will pick your paper', it talks about the quality of readership, today the major fighting ground for the print media is to garner maximum readership among the classes that actually spend defined clearly by Socio Economic Classifications, so when we are talking about SECs , how will we make our free paper to reach the right audience in a larger scale. This is the major reason why an Anna nagar times or a Noida times can exist in smaller location but not on a major scale

I Me Myself!!!

2006-12-30T11:20:00.000+05:30

......."newspaper business has an inbuilt system to take care of this. journalists like to call that a chinese wall, or lakshman rekha, between the editorial and ad departments. for those in the editorial department, reader is the customer, and it is him, and only him they have to serve. for the ad guys, advertiser is the customer. the job of the management is to make sure that these two serve their respective customers without breaching the wall......."

this is an interesting observation on the media industry, being a relatively new insider in the media biz , i completely agree with the fact that 'lakshman rekha' or the 'chinese wall' has to be maintained and following that or not is totally depends on the top management.So today you will always find a newspaper who will write anything to satisfy an advertiser and in turn get more revenue and papers that have a wall built between the ad dept and the editorial.

More over the scope of media companies have gone beyond serving the people with latest news, its much more than news , entertainment.today the print media has very many competitors, they range from the other players in print media, tv, radio, outdoor medium like the one you find in krishna sweets or Mc Donalds, those large display syou find in malls, sms, internet,and growing by the day.

These new media which have sprung up only put the print business in not so favourable light, thats one of the major reason why these days the 'traditionally print majors' have gone in for investment in various other media, like radio, television, internet. And also led companies to find other sources of revenue from the print , like books ( the B-School guide from Businessworld,the speaking tree from Times of India,and so on)

though the comfort zone of the advertisers in print has been breached , no doubt print will always remain to rule the roost and continue to grow in this very competitive media world..

Lost life!

2006-12-17T16:23:00.000+05:30

i was going through my friends scrap book.. he said he was searching for his lost life...It just brought in thought of my lost life....

Am trying to list down what all i miss...

1. school days.. where hardly anyone cared about anything
2. the fun of living in a boarding school.. all those fights.... teasings.. competitions...
3. those days of inter school athletics which will be only time when gals would visit our school campus
4. days in maths dept of ramakrishna when we would bunk all the afternoon classes

lots more... when i try writing it only makes my heart heavy

MURPHY's Laws on Girls!

2006-12-02T11:31:00.000+05:30

Murphy's laws on girls.....

1. If u think a girl is beautiful, she'll always have a boyfriend
to confirm that

2. the nicer she is...the quicker u will be dumped!!!!!

3. The more the makeup, worse the looks...

4. "99% of the girls in this world are beautiful. Remaining 1%
would always be in your company.".................100% true

5. The guy standing next to a beautiful girl can never be her
brother.

6. If by any chance the girl you like , likes you too, she will
let you know in about 10 years from now ,when you are committed..

7. The more you ignore a girl, the more she'll want to be friends
with you.

8. Theory of relativity......

The more u run towards a hot chick....the more she goes away from u...

9. Rule 1:
Even if you got her out alone... just when you are about to let her know about your feelings...she will spot a long lost friend( I guess from Kumbh ka Mela)

Corollary to rule 1:
The more desperate you are to tell your feelings to a girl on a private chat, the more probability the long lost friend she discovered is a handsome superman, who beats you in everything 9:1

Axiom 1:
The more dedicated you are to the girl, the longer it takes before things work out, but ultimately it will (somesmile for the guys)

10. the day the chick you really like comes and speaks to you
will be the day when-1. You are dressed badly 2. You forgot to brush your teeth for the first time in your life 3.Have a bad hair day

11. all the good girls are either nuns or married .the rest gonaround with u and ruin ur money,health and leave u a total wreck.

12. the more seriously u like a girl...the more seriously her dad will hate

13. the love you shower a girl with is directly proportional to the number of bullets her dad will be showering at you

How true.... Long live Murphy

I Me Myself!!!

2006-10-18T16:43:00.000+05:30

Ganges- the event on Ganges and its influence on human life, organised by the Alumni association at Calcutta was held on 7th October.

It was ver well received by the audience, actually we had more than 100 people in audience, though the total capacity was only 80.We had to turn down few people due to lack of space. Out of the 100 present in the boat ,36 were paid audience,who paid 500 rs each for the programme.

It was a lifetime experience as well as a learning for all of us in the team. The boat was beautifully decorated with the colors of the festival season, red and yellow. We also had a stunning background and also a green room made for the dancers from the Tanushree Sankar dance company who did a splendid job of bringing the emotions of the season and the river by their choreography.

The boat set sail from the Jetty No 1 near Eden Gardens and went upstream, showing the splendour of Calcutta along the banks , going under the magnificient and grand Howrah bridge and beyond Belur Math.

The speakers were a rare combination.

Dr Rudrangshu Mukherjee, Editor, The Telegraph had strong views about Ganges and its influence in the life.

Anjan Mitra, an arcitect with INTACH ,spoke about the architecture along the banks of the river.

Prof.Prashanta Roy, HOD, Sociology & Pol.Science ,Presidency College spoke about Ganges as a metaphor and its influence in the languages.

Our very own Alumni and Prof, Prof. Nagarani, compered the event .

Alumni President, Siddharthan also took to the stage and interacted with the audience and talked about BIM and the alumni association.

The audience were a collection of bureaucrats , educationist, royalty, environmentalists & journalists.

Ganges..an expression of India,India an expression of self

2006-08-21T18:32:00.000+05:30

BIM Trichy Alumni Association

The Telegraph

Present

GANGES

Ganges an expression of India, India, an expression of self

India derives a part of her identity from Ganges, she has bred not only prosperity but also art and culture on its banks and beyond. Ganges is not just a physical phenomenon. It is also a cultural symbol, a religious implement, a scientific wonder, and an embodiment of faith.

The event “GANGES” shall explore how the river has contributed to the formation of character of the societies that it has nourished and also what role it may play in shaping the minds of peoples of India in future.

Sailors

Dr Rudrangshu Mukherjee,
Editor – Editorial Pages The Telegraph

Mr Anjan Mitra,
Architect & Urban Planner, Associate INTACH

Prof Prashanta Roy
Professor Emeritus, Calcutta University

Ballet “Ganga” by dance troupe of Ms Tanusree Sankar.

Time & Date: 1800 hrs on 7th October (Saturday) 2006
Outram Ghat, Jetty No – 1, Aboard MV Sumangal

For invites please contact me.

Delhi

2006-07-25T21:56:00.000+05:30

Even after the two days of rains in Delhi nothing has changed in the weather, its back to the humid and very uncomfortable days. So as many of you should be doing, staying all day in office was a better solution to face the heat of the afternoon sun, well even I tried that way only to find myself too bored and depressed and also it was unhealthy to both my health and health of my profession as a marketer. So back I am on the fields braving the heat and humidity of the Delhi. But now that I have seen both the extremes of Delhi, I understand it’s the specialty of Delhi and way the nature wants to train its people to face the world. I think I should do a little research on “if the climatic conditions have any connections to the way people behave in a particular place”. My arguments supporting this will be the behavior of people in Delhi, a little harsh, a sort of rough and tough like the weather and the behavior and that of the behavior of the people from Coimbatore, where the people are a soft and pleasant of course like the weather always any one who has enough time and energy can do a bit of more study on this and may let me know.

After seeing the scenes of Mumbai blast(thanks to the news channels who on their fight to increase the TRPs showed us the most comprehensive footages), I just feel helpless, helpless for being in a country that in the name of being a peace loving nation fails to take the necessary action to curb those element who distort the peace. Can we just take some action against those elements like how the countries in the West Asia react to? Just see the same news what Israel has done to Lebanon for killing its soldiers. Can we not react or retaliate in the same way against the elements that we think are responsible, instead of just walking out of meetings or condemning in the public? When is India going to get a strong backbone and stand up strong against the acts of terrorism?

Thinking more on this India cannot retaliate like Israel because;
1. Israel is far more superior to its neighbours in terms of military strength, whereas if we consider India it’s a question concerning the neighbour is a country with nuclear capability.
2. Israel has full backing of Washington, which India can only dream of.

I Me Myself!!!

2006-07-21T17:25:00.000+05:30

yup.. my days in delhi have been so engaging(or we can say i hav become lazy)that i was not able to blog on this space..Lots changed in life , suddenly people are starting to see me as " responsible guy" and thrust me with more and more responsibilities(read work)...

So am back again in this space to put my thought.. but beware they are just as weird as I am .. so kindly adjust

Moving to Delhi...

2006-02-07T20:11:00.000+05:30

Yeah as someone said good things come to an end.. So is my rendevous with Calcutta - the city of joy.. I am moving into the Capital Delhi next week, the very thought of which brings in me a surge of excitement about the new task and a life ahead. Calcutta has been very good experience for me and ofcourse a very good learning too.

After staying here for 8 months I now feel Calcutta has grown into me..Now feel a sense of vaccum whenever I think of moving out of this beautiful city. I will always miss the Calcutta People where ever I go.

Sleepless in Calcutta - A Review

2006-01-27T11:45:00.000+05:30

Had Philip Kotler and Abraham Maslov attended Sleepless in Calcutta - a programme organised by the alumni of Bharathidasan institute of Management Trichy and Businessworld at Inox Forum- they would have probably have chosen movies to express their management theories.

For, the differentiating line between the science and the art of management and the science and art of movies were blurred by the speakers, for the benefit of the audiences, at the event. How dialogues have subtle theories and practices of management significance, especially soft skills , were brought under the spotlight at the programme, probably the first of its kind in a movie hall.

The speakers , all self confessed movie maniacs, used Ben Hur, Gone with The Wind, Gandhi and The Wizard of Oz to elucidate their points.

Who could have thought that The Wizard of Oz was actually a good motivator, and not a terror as the movie initially portrays, but Mr. Atul Chaturvedi, COO of Bharti Televentures for the North east. Playing final clips of the movie - where wizard shows the way to the other characters- the COO explained how being a good leader means staying in the background yet motivating the team members.

" Let them(team members) take the steps. You have to suggest rather than direct and let the person do the job. Allow them to make small mistakes because in the end when the work is completed, the employees will feel more achieved than what they would do if you had directed them through the process."

Not only Hollywood classics, even Bollywood movies have pointers of management, marketing to be precise, in them. Thus proved Mr. Shiloo Chattopadhyay, Director of MODE. Using clips from Deewar where Amitabh Bachan purchases a building for more than its worth to gift to his mother, the " perpetual student of marketing" pointed out that a transaction has intrinsic and different values to the buyer and the seller." Perceived value of a product differs from person to person,"he saidand added that this is how the concepts of a product bein "costly" or "cheap" varies from one seller to another and even from the manufacturer to the seller.

The practicality of the event was perhaps best brought to the fore by the BIM Director, Prof. M.Sankaran. Referring to clips from the movie Zanjeer , where the speaker- Senior General Manager of Eveready , Ms. Madhumita Basu- had explained the consequence of a corporate vision statement, he said," I have spent as many as 8 hours in the classroom sessions trying to explain what a vision statement is. But even after that the students have not been able to grasp I properly. But one clipping and everyone here has a firm grasp on what a vision statement is and should be"

This review was written by Ram Mohan of The Telegraph .

Visit this space for more post event updates.

Sleepless in Calcutta

2006-01-18T15:34:00.000+05:30

Its always a great feeling when you do something for your alma matter which has helped you reach top a respectable position in the society.. thats my feeling when I work for the event " Sleepless in Calcutta" , a event relating to the management concepts which can be unearthed from the popular movies. And also I feel this will be the first management seminar to be held in a movie hall... We are organising this event on the behalf of the Bharathidasan Institute of Management Trichy Alumni Association (Calcutta Chapter).

The event will take place in Inox at Forum Mall in Calcutta. We have invited three speakers who will take movie clips from various popular movies and elucidate the management concepts hidden in them.

The main brain behind the event is Abhisek from the 16th batch of BIM who has been sleepless for the past 2 months to organise this event. The event is on 22nd January Sunday.

Guys Must be Crazy

2006-01-16T16:09:00.000+05:30

“These Guys must be crazy yaar”, Asha suddenly remarked while adoring herself in the mirror.

Her roommate priya who was busily playing Minesweeper in her laptop, turned to Asha and asked, “c’mon, ma’m wat happened..you talking about Guys suddenly……watz the matter?”

Asha : True yaar, these guys must be crazy…… I think they do all sort of stupid things if they fall in love
Priya : aaha, Asha…what happened pa, suddenly you talking about love…who is that idiot ? Asha : Hey keep quiet ok! Me already in anger……. You don’t try to tease me further
Priya : hahaha, you angry… see yourself in the mirror…… your drooling is quite apparent… Tell me whoz that guy who made you talk about love all of the sudden
Asha : our next cubicle northie yaar, Vikram I mean…… He is following me wherever I go
Priya (surprised) : What you mean Vikram? Hey come so many girls in our office are drooling about him…….. don’t just blush ok? You shouldn’t lie too much esp when you are seeing urself in the mirror
Asha : hey come on yaar, you know, that day in FC, I went to wash my hands. All other taps were free only. But this guy purposely waited and came to the tap where I washed my hands after I went…
Priya : hmmph.. Big deal……. This is more feebler than BSNL signal… (shakes her head) I cant accept this as a Love signal
Asha : wait wait. Even I didn’t think it as a big issue. But yesterday no, after finished with my dinner, I missed my mobile in the desk while leaving. When I came back to pick it up, I noticed this Vikram picking up my paper towel and put in his pocket. What would you say for this? Priya : Really??? Do u mean it
Asha : hey true yaar…… thatz why I said…… these guys are all crazy…… they tend to do all sorts of stupid things for love and romance
Priya : aah..dont tell me you didn’t like that
Asha : hehe thatz a different story J ….. you come with me to Food court today.. I’ll show you live action today

That afternoon........Priya and Asha dine together in the Food court. Vikram who enters the Food court at the same time, takes the seat just behind them.

Asha : Look where he is sitting
Priya : O.K O.K.. Relax Both finish their lunch and go to wash their hand.

As they return they see Vikram standing near the place where they had their lunch

Asha : Now see what he does
Priya : Wait , wait
Vikram looks here and there, after getting convinced no one is around, picks up the tumbler that was used by Asha during her lunch.
Asha : (triumphant smile) What do yaa say now?
Priya : Yep yep, Guys must be crazy only…… I will go and catch that Vikram red handedly Asha : hey relax priya, Me feeling shy
Priya : hello this is not a murali film story to keep postponing love proposal until a railway station climax. You just wait here
Priya straightly goes to Vikram, who is quiet surprised to see her..
Vikram : Hi priya..how do u do
Priya : Dei, what are u doing da
Vikram : err..whatz the matter pri?
Priya : Watz the tumbler u are holding in ur hand
Vikram : oh this one ah? This is your friend Asha’s work. Arrey, she is so careless yaar… Whenever she goes to wash her hands in the wash basin, she leaves the tap open and let water go waste. She never disposes of the paper towel, once she is done with lunch and leaves it there itself. See even now, she doesn’t even care to keep the tumbler back in the place. How many times you expect me to keep reminding in mails as part of the cleanliness initiative of the week. Nobody cares.. see, for being a volunteer what sort of job I have to do. Regardless of the number of posts in the bulletin about etiquette nobody cares to listen…”

Saying this, a disgusted vikram goes to pick up the tumbler in the next desk. An apparently shocked Asha could not mutter any other words except mumbling
“GUYS MUST BE REALLY CRAZY……………..”

(Thanks to my friend Zaheer Abbas for sending this one.. I really liked this one , so it finds a place here)

Happy New Year 2006

2006-01-04T17:27:00.000+05:30

Hope everyone reading this piece of writing had a great new year bash....!!!

My new year did not start on a great note.. what would say when you go to a disc and your entry is turned down even though you had an invite from the Disc but you did not have a girl who can accompany you.. I faced just the same, I had gone to one of the famous joints to celebrate the new year but only to be turned down as I did not have a female partner.. Though much is spoken about discrimination of women no one really comes forward to speak for men...

Ok lets leave that.. let me atleast follow my new year resolution " Think Positive"

How do I take this positively..?

I was not allowed 'coz they did not want me to waste my energy
T was not allowed 'coz the security felt I was too good to drink

And you guys can pour in your grey cells so that I may be able to get a " positive" thing out of this episode.

Otherwise it was a great beginning ...And hope this year fulfills all our dreams and hopes.

The days so far !!!

2005-12-28T18:33:00.000+05:30

Its been seven months since i came to Calcutta, these months have been a period of learning and transition from th epampered, looked after public school kid to that of independent, and more confident individual that I am today.I wonder if the same thing would have happened if I had been in Chennai or Bangalore instead of Calcutta.In Chennai or Bangalore I would still be under the wings of so many who care about me. But Calcutta where I had been left to fend for myself has taught me just not only life but something more than that.this City of joy, which was the place of all the sorrows in the beginning of june when I landed here first has taught me the sweet essence of life in the months I have been here.

The city , like anyother has its own ups , downs , woes, and worries. The city through the eyes of a new comer is nothing more than a sleeping city with full of poverty and red politics, but as you stay here for a extended period of time , one learns to see the joyful part of the city.There's more harmony in everything thats found in Calcutta than anyother city that I have visited.Everything here is exciting , the peolpe , the climate, the roads and of course the puja pandals.Theres always a celebration in the inds of the people , its either the celebration of the religion, or views or art. The life in Calcutta suddenly seems to be a long festive season. As, I take the Metro everyday to office , i realise that it would be tough to commute through the local transport when I go to places like Chennai or Bangalore.It would be tough to miss the comfort of the Metro , the fun at the pubs and ofcourse the laid back attitude that exists here .But all these comes at a price, the sky rocketing mobile bills, unpalatable mustard oil cooked food, and of course missing the people I love the most.

Does this all equate to the gains from the city, I feel certainly not. Whatever the condition be, whatever the reason be, I always miss my home and will always wait for a chance to be there. Whatever we earn, whatever we learn , its all to live life.

So live life kingsize !!!!

2005-04-13T12:45:00.000+05:30

The 2 years at BIM has come to an end ... and its time to say thanks to all the people who had lived for us these two year.

2005-04-05T18:32:00.000+05:30

My Batch at Sainik School Amaravathi Nagar, one of the elite batches in the Sainik History

2005-04-05T18:29:00.000+05:30

My School which made me what I am today...Had it not been for my school I wonder where I would have been

2005-04-04T00:10:00.000+05:30

One of the memorable moments in BIM ... the terrace parties continue as the year comes to an end, today we had a party by the YOEMEN gang at their terrace... Had real fun and freaked out,,,

2005-04-02T14:57:00.000+05:30

Thats Sakthi.... the Beckham of BIM..(in style)

2005-04-02T14:42:00.001+05:30

Arun .... A Special person in my life at BIM

2005-04-02T14:42:00.000+05:30

During Bon Voyage...With Satya, Lopa, Sandeep, Sangeetha and Vinod...

2005-04-02T04:50:00.000+05:30

During Bon voyage...

2005-04-02T03:55:00.000+05:30

AP Sara and Anand

Only You..!

2005-04-02T03:36:00.000+05:30

A perfect girls sketch,
Brought to life by God's poetical touch,
Is the girl about whom i am always think much.

To think about her its nice,
Especially her innocent little eyes,
Holds my heart firmly like a vice.

My eye lens searches for her and zooms,
If ever a snap is taken, my heart blooms.

Each time i meet her eyes in close-up,
What to say? My heart Chills-up !

Between me and her eye lash,
Whenever there is a clash,
I always face a defeat,
Still waiting for the clash to repeat.

So understanding she is, like a loving mother,
NEVER from my heart she is going to wither.

Oh Dear!
You are my bride,
You are my pride.
You are my breathe,
Without you for me it only DEATH.

An Admirer in ME!
Jai Prakash R S

2005-04-02T02:36:00.000+05:30

The QUIZ KIDS of BIM Trichy, Aravind and Prabhu

2005-04-02T02:22:00.000+05:30

Chandru with Amit

2005-04-02T01:21:00.000+05:30

Sangeetha and me at Cherai beach

Comments about me in Nostalgia.....( I never knew people loved me so much)

2005-04-01T17:56:00.000+05:30

He is a "pothu arivu freak"- leave alone his arivu, pothuva sollaren. He proclaims himself to be the perfect HR guy, but dare he does so for the benefit of his employees. This guy has such a good command over the language and a learning aptitude that he gets you by surprise cos he doesn’t actually seem so.

He has a nice charm and a smile that gets him going through his rough times. He is a " hardcore " member of ZETETICA, though what or who from the 19thbatch influenced him is a mystery. But one should appreciate his passion for HR and its activities in campus. He was one guy who was fortunate enough to get settled in BIM. He met his sweetheart in BIM and their rendezvous happened every Thursday 2.30 pm to 11 pm. And some "special" classes in room no. 9 during the weekends. In spite of being rebuked in public many times by his sweetheart, Partha could'nt let his love go. . Wondering who it is?? Namma Marathadi munivar Sadagoppan dhaan...Poor Partha becomes a lamb for slaughter at the hands of Shadagopan Sir for little crimes committed by him or others. For one, his passion even drove him to bear the awry ways and snide remarks of his guru .
A HR person turned marketer! Partha, as his friends would say, is a nice, pleasant person to be with and is nice to talk to. He secretly hopes to do his research in some foreign university. A Guy who is found 18 hours in the CC and 6 hours in his room. During his time in CC he collects materials regarding HR, Marketing etc. He also gives advice/ counseling free of cost to all first year gals. He plans a lot about his professional life, works in that path to scale great heights as soon as possible. He is a self-motivated person with veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy high self esteem.

2005-04-01T15:15:00.000+05:30

At Le Meridien Trichy

2005-04-01T14:48:00.000+05:30

Dance floor on the boat... me in the background with scarf

2005-04-01T14:43:00.000+05:30

We THREE at Cherai Beach...

2005-04-01T14:23:00.000+05:30

They conquered this TUSKER.... Rakki, Arvind , Kumi and Sudhakar

2005-04-01T12:53:00.000+05:30

Ready to take on the Corporate India

Its the time to go...

2005-04-01T03:57:00.000+05:30

The two years at BIM comes to an end on this April 12th... And it has been wonderful staying here and knowing so many people.. who have made a difference in my life...

So as a tribute to them , the people who shared my happiness and sorrows at times.. I present below the snaps that I take back as the memories of two years...

This is the first part of the series and still more to come.....

2005-04-01T03:56:00.000+05:30

The Champions at ICFAI ...

2005-04-01T03:39:00.000+05:30

Its party time at BIM

2005-04-01T03:33:00.000+05:30

Managers to be....

2005-04-01T03:11:00.000+05:30

At VEEGA LAND

2005-04-01T02:58:00.000+05:30

They Conquered University of Washington

2005-04-01T02:31:00.000+05:30

Suresh and Sara at Athirampalli falls

2005-04-01T02:17:00.000+05:30

With AP and Bharathi

2005-04-01T02:01:00.000+05:30

Chinese Fishing nets

2005-04-01T01:58:00.000+05:30

Aravind ( my roomie) , Raji and Prabhakar man

2005-04-01T01:56:00.000+05:30

Saravananand and AP

2005-04-01T01:53:00.000+05:30

Dev having fun at Cherai beach

2005-04-01T01:41:00.000+05:30

He who seeks , gets.......Zetetica

2005-04-01T01:36:00.000+05:30

Jagan- The SPB of BIM 20 with FIN Prabhu

2005-04-01T01:19:00.000+05:30

During a special lecture

2005-04-01T01:15:00.000+05:30

I posted it because Dev's here

2005-04-01T01:12:00.000+05:30

A Class in progress !!!!!

2005-04-01T01:08:00.000+05:30

The Athirampally Falls....

2005-04-01T01:04:00.000+05:30

Sara and UG in the bus

2005-04-01T00:58:00.000+05:30

With Sara and Sudhakar

2005-04-01T00:55:00.000+05:30

Senthil with me

2005-04-01T00:53:00.000+05:30

At Bolgatty Palace

2005-04-01T00:50:00.000+05:30

Shakti performing a pole dance !!!!!!!

2005-04-01T00:49:00.000+05:30

With Senthil , Dev and Saravanan at Shantigiri Ashram

2005-04-01T00:46:00.000+05:30

Dev shaking his legs in the bus

2005-04-01T00:45:00.000+05:30

At Marine Drive Cochin

2005-04-01T00:42:00.000+05:30

Bharathi , Prabhu and me

2005-04-01T00:39:00.000+05:30

Anne the HR Pro, Jensi

Team Eyebloom...

2005-04-01T00:36:00.000+05:30

Team Eyebloom...... guys taught what they did not teach met BIM

2005-04-01T00:35:00.000+05:30

BIM 20 at Balgatty Palace...

2005-04-01T00:33:00.000+05:30

this is my DAD 's road !!

2005-04-01T00:32:00.000+05:30

Shaky , Dev and ME

2005-04-01T00:31:00.000+05:30

on the way to Athirampally falls

2005-04-01T00:29:00.000+05:30

we the people

2005-04-01T00:27:00.000+05:30

That was a great day ... Thank u minor

2005-04-01T00:21:00.000+05:30

me , minor priya and purnima

2005-04-01T00:19:00.000+05:30

BIM 21 wishing us BON VOYAGE

What to say...

2005-03-31T23:49:00.000+05:30

i think i am in love

but i know not how to tell

it stays deep in my heart

refuses to let me breath

i think i am in love

i dont know if its right

will she accept what i feel

or will it be end of a friend

i think i am in love

does she share the same

As i feel about her

or am i putting myself in the wrong space

i have been waiting to tell her

but the opportunity never has come

is it the opportunity i am missing

or my love thats missing me?

Little GYAN from me too........

2005-03-19T12:44:00.000+05:30

Strengths we need to succeed....

My learnings from the Temple of Learning - BIM

1. Learn the power of Team work. A few ordinary people who can work together, can do more good than one hundred geniuses who cant work with anyone else.

2. Your second thought on any subject is usually better than the first so think before you speak or communicate.

3. Avoid criticism and comparision with others. it will only make you vain or bitter. Either way you will not be able to help yourself or your clansmen.

4. Be curious about yourself, your life, your environment and your world. Curiosity is the beginning of real learning. It can take you to new opportunities beyond old frontiers of experience, tradition and habits. Curiosity can help you to learn new things and apply old knowledge in new ways. This will help you to succeed in competition.

5. Commit yourself to Continuous improvement, Culture change (evolution), Quality consciousness in the smallest of things, Firm foundation, All round growth, High Aspirations.

Remember as a BIMITE you have so much guts and energy that nothing can stop you from succeding - except yourself ................