HATS OFF PRATAP -ALL THE BEST

Pratap, I  hope nothing will stop you. Really we are proud that  ,such a young age you managed such a responsible position at  VK and created so many readers. No one will  match  you  the way you present the subjects with numbers, proof etc. 

ALL THE BEST 

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Heartfelt condolences to Rajiv Dixit

Heartfelt condolences to the soul of  Rajiv Dixit. We lost great leader, Nationalist.

 Rajiv Dixit was born in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. From childhood on he was fond of various Indian revolutionaries. He is also a scientist and has worked with A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. He also worked in France in the telecommunications sector. For the last 20 years he has been promoting the concept of Indian SwadeshI (self-sufficiency) from foreign goods and businesses.


Dixit supported the movement of opening a chain of Swadeshi General Stores, where only Indian-made goods are sold. The concept is that the consumer can get the goods at cheaper rates and the whole chain from producer to consumer gets equal benefits, instead of most of the money going to producers and suppliers. He initiated movements like the Swadeshi Movement and Azadi Bachao Andolan and became their spokeperson. He addressed a rally of over 50,000 people under the leadership of Swadeshi Jagaran Manch in New Delhi. He also took leadership of the programme held at Calcutta which was supported and promoted by various organizations and prominent personalities and was celebrated all over India on the eve of the 150th Anniversary of the 1857 war of Indian independence.

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LEARN TULU ....3

 Hello , How are you? 

Namaskaara , Eer encha ullar?

Come in. I am fine. How are you? 
Oh Bale . Yaan saukhyodu ulle. Eer encha ullar?

I too. What else? 
Yaanlaa sowkhya. Bokka dhaadha vishesha?

Nothing special. Tell if you have any. 
Vishesha dhaadhala ijji. Poora eer paNodu.

I need a favour from you. 
Eereddh yenk onji upakaara aavoDiththnd.

We are very much pleased with your visit. 
Eer enklena illaade baththina enkleg baarI khushi aand.

Can you sell a dead donkey?

A city boy, Kenny, moved to the country and bought a donkey from an old farmer for Rs. 100.00. The farmer agreed to deliver the donkey the next day.
The next day the farmer drove up and said, "Sorry son, but I have some bad news, the donkey died last night."

Kenny replied: "Well then, just give me my money back."

The farmer said: "Can't do that. I went and spent it already."

Kenny said: "OK then, just unload the donkey.."

The farmer asked: "What ya gonna do with him?"
Kenny: "I'm going to lottery  him off."
Farmer: "How ?"

Kenny: "Sure I can. Watch me. I just won't tell anybody he's dead."

A month later the farmer met up with Kenny and asked, "What happened with that dead donkey?" Kenny: " I sold 5000 tickets at five Rupees a piece and made a profit of Rs.25000 .00."

Farmer: "Didn't anyone complain?"
Kenny: "Just the guy who won. So I gave him back his Five Rupees."

 

TULU NUMBERS

English : One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine, Ten
Kannada : Ondu, Eradu, Mooru, Naalku, Aidu, Aaru, Elu, Entu, Ombattu, Hattu
Tulu : Onji, Raddu , Mooji, Naal, Ain, Aaji, El, Enma, Ormba, Pattu

LEARN TULU ....

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ, ಹೇಗಿದ್ದಿರ ?
ತುಳು : ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ,  ಎಂಚುಲ್ಲರ್ ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಾನು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೀನಿ.
ತುಳು : ಯಾನ್ ಉಸಾರುಲ್ಲೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಮನೇಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ್ರು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದಾರ?
ತುಳು : ಇಲ್ಲಡ್ ಮಾತೆರ್ಲ ಉಸಾರುಲ್ಲೆರಾ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಎಲ್ಲ್ರು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದಾರೆ.
ತುಳು : ಮಾತೆರ್ಲ ಉಸಾರುಲ್ಲೆರ್.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಿನ್ನ ಕೆಲಸ ಹೇಗೆ ನಡೀತಾ ಇದೆ?
ತುಳು : ನಿನ್ನ ಬೇಲೆ ಎ೦ಚ ನಡತ್ತೊ೦ದು೦ಡು?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಇವತ್ತು ಟಿಫಿನ್ ಗೆ ಏನಿತ್ತು?
ತುಳು : ಇನಿ ಟಿಫಿನ್ ಗ್ ದಾದ ಇತ್ತ್೦ಡ್?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಮತ್ತೇನು ವಿಷಯ?
ತುಳು : ಬುಕ ದಾದ ವಿಷಯ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಕಾಫಿ ಹೇಗಿತ್ತು?
ತುಳು : ಕಾಫಿ ಎ೦ಚ ಇತ್ತ್೦ಡ್?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಕಾಫಿ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿತ್ತು.
ತುಳು : ಕಾಫಿ ಎಡ್ಡೆ ಇತ್ತ್೦ಡ್.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ವೀಕೆ೦ಡ್ ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೆ?
ತುಳು : ವೀಕೆ೦ಡ್ ದೂರ ಪೋದಿತ್ತ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಈ ಸಲಿ ಮೈಸೂರಿಗೆ ಹೋಗಿದ್ದೆ.
ತುಳು : ಈ ಸರ್ತಿ ಮೈಸೂರುಗ್ ಪೋದಿತ್ತೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ವೀಕೆ೦ಡ್ ಹೇಗಿತ್ತು?
ತುಳು : ವೀಕೆ೦ಡ್ ಎ೦ಚ ಇತ್ತ್೦ಡ್?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ತು೦ಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿತ್ತು.
ತುಳು : ಮಸ್ತ್ ಎಡ್ಡೆ ಇತ್ತ್೦ಡ್.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಯಾವಾಗ್ ಬ೦ದೆ?
ತುಳು : ಯೇಪ ಬತ್ತಿನಿ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಾನು ನಿನ್ನೆ ಬ೦ದೆ.
ತುಳು : ಯಾನ್ ಕೋಡೆ ಬತ್ತೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನ೦ಗೆ ಕಾಯ್ತೀಯಾ?
ತುಳು : ಎ೦ಕ್ ಕಾಪುವನಾ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಸರಿ, ನಾನು ಕಾಯ್ತೀನಿ.
ತುಳು : ಸರಿ, ಯಾನ್ ಕಾಪುವೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಾವು ಇವತ್ತು ಸ೦ಜೆ ಮೀಟ್ ಆಗೋಣ.
ತುಳು : ನಮ ಇನಿ ಬಯ್ಯಗ್ ಮೀಟ್ ಆಕ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಿನಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಬರ್ಲಿಕ್ಕಾಗುತ್ತಾ?
ತುಳು : ನಿಕ್ಕ್ ಆಡೆ ಬರ್ರೆ ಆಪು೦ಡಾ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಸರಿ, ನ೦ಗೆ ಅಲ್ಲಿಗೆ ಬರಕ್ಕಾಗುತ್ತೆ.
ತುಳು : ಸರಿ, ಎ೦ಕ್ ಅಡೆ ಬರೊಲಿ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಇದು ಹೀಗೊ?
ತುಳು : ಉ೦ದು ಇ೦ಚನ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಹೌದು ಮಾರಾಯ.
ತುಳು : ಅ೦ದ್ ಮಾರ್ರೆ.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಿನ್ಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತಿರ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ್ವಾ?
ತುಳು : ನಿಕ್ಕ್ ಗೊತ್ತಿಜ್ಜಾ೦ಡಾ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಿನ್ನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ತು೦ಬಾ ಖುಶಿಯಾಯ್ತು.
ತುಳು : ನಿನನ್ ತೂದ್ ಮಸ್ತ್ ಕುಸಿಯಾ೦ಡ್.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಈ ವಾಚು ತು೦ಬಾ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿದೆ.
ತುಳು : ಈ ವಾಚು ಭಾರಿ ಸೋಕು೦ಡು.

ಕನ್ನಡ : ಈಗ ಏನು ಮಾಡೋದು?
ತುಳು : ಇತ್ತೆ ದಾದ ಮಲ್ಪುನಿ?

ಕನ್ನಡ : ನಾವೀಗ ಮಾತಾಡೋಣವಾ?
ತುಳು : ನಮ ಇತ್ತೆ ಪಾತೆರ್ಗನ?

ಅಲ್ಲಲ್ಲಿ .... ತೋಚಿದ್ದು ....

ಕನಸುಗಳಿಗೆ ರೆಕ್ಕೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿ ,

ಹಾರೀಬಿಟ್ಟೆ...

ಎಲ್ಲೆಲೋ ಸುತ್ತಿದವು ,

ಮರಳಿ ಕೈಗೆ ಸಿಗಲೇ  


ಇಲ್ಲ............

MUST READ

 

    I was walking around in a store making shopping, when I saw a Cashier talking to a boy couldn't have been more than 5 or 6 years old.

 

The Cashier said, 'I'm sorry, but you don't have enough money to buy

this doll. Then the little boy turned to me and asked: ''are you sure I don't have enough money?''

I counted his cash and replied: ''You know that you don't have enough money to buy the doll, my dear.'' The little boy was still holding the doll in his hand. Finally, I walked toward him and I asked him who he wished to give this

doll to. 'It's the doll that my sister loved most and wanted so much . Iwanted to Gift her for her BIRTHDAY. I have to give the doll to my mommy so that she can give it

to my sister when she goes there.' His eyes were so sad while saying this. 'My Sister has gone to be with God. Daddy says that Mommy is going to see God very soon too, so I thought that she could take the doll with her to give it to my sister.''

My heart nearly stopped. The little boy looked up at me and said: 'I told daddy to tell mommy not to go yet. I need her to wait until I come back from the mall.' Then he showed me a very nice photo of him where he was laughing. He then told me 'I want mommy to take my picture with her so my sister won't forget me.' 'I love my mommy and I wish she doesn't have to leave me, but daddy says that she has to go to be with my little sister.' Then he looked again at the doll with sad eyes, very quietly. I quickly reached for my wallet and said to the boy. 'Suppose we check

again, just in case you do have enough money for the doll?''

'OK' he said, 'I hope I do have enough.' I added some of my money to his with out him seeing and we started to count it. There was enough for the doll and even some spare money.

The little boy said: 'Thank you God for giving me enough money!'

Then he looked at me and added, 'I asked last night before I went to

sleep for God to make sure I had enough money to buy this doll, so that

mommy could give It to my sister. He heard me!'' 'I also wanted to have enough money to buy a white rose for my mommy,

but I didn't dare to ask God for too much. But He gave me enough to buy the doll and a white rose. My mommy loves white roses.'

I finished my shopping in a totally different state from when I started. I

couldn't get the little boy out of my mind. Then I remembered a local

news paper article two days ago, which mentioned a drunk man in a truck, who hit a car occupied by a young woman and a little girl. The little girl died right away, and the mother was left in a critical state. The

family had to decide whether to pull the plug on the life-sustaining

machine, because the young woman would not be able to recover from the coma. Was this the family of the little boy?

Two days after this encounter with the little boy, I read in the news

paper that the young woman had passed away.. I couldn't stop myself as I bought a bunch of white roses and I went to the funeral home where the body of the young woman was exposed for people to see and make last wishes before her burial. She was there, in her coffin, holding a

beautiful white rose in her hand with the photo of the little boy and

the doll placed over her chest. I left the place, teary-eyed, feeling

that my life had been changed for ever.

The love that the little boy had for his mother and his sister is still,

to this day, hard to imagine. And in a fraction of a second, a drunk

driver had taken all this away from him.

Please DO NOT DRINK & DRIVE.

 

10 TIPS for Good Night's SLEEP

 

Stick to a schedule. Erratic bedtimes do not allow for your body to align to the proper circadian rhythms. Mum was right when she set a time we always had to go to sleep as kids. Also, make sure you try to keep the same schedule on weekends too, otherwise the next morning, you wake later and feel overly tired.
 
Sleep only at night. Avoid daytime sleep if possible. Daytime naps steal hours from nighttime slumber. Limit daytime sleep to 20-minute, power naps.

Exercise. Its actually known to help you sleep better. Your body uses the sleep period to recover its muscles and joints that have been exercised. Twenty to thirty minutes of exercise every day can help you sleep, but be sure to exercise in the morning or afternoon. Exercise stimulates the body and aerobic activity before bedtime may make falling asleep more difficult.

Taking a hot shower or bath before bed helps bring on sleep because they can relax tense muscles.

Avoid eating just before bed. Avoid eat large meals or spicy foods before bedtime. Give yourself at least 2 hours from when you eat to when you sleep. This allows for digestion to happen (or at least start) well before you go to sleep so your body can rest well during the night, rather than churning away your food.

Avoid caffeine. It keeps you awake and thats now what you want for a good nights sleep. We all know that.

Read a fiction book. It takes you to a whole new world if you really get into it. And then take some time to ponder over the book as you fall asleep. I find as I read more and more, regardless of the book, I get more tired at night and so find it easier to fall asleep. Different for others?

Have the room slightly cooler. I prefer this to a hot room. I prefer to turn off the heat and allow the coolness to circulate in and out of the windows. If I get cold, I wear warmer clothes. It also saves on the bills as you are not going to require the heat all night long.
 
Sleep in silence. I find sleeping with no music or TV on more easy and restful. I guess others are different, but sleep with no distractions is best for a clearer mind.

Avoid alcohol before bedtime. Its a depressant; although it may make it easier to fall asleep, it causes you to wake up during the night. As alcohol is digested your body goes into withdrawal from the alcohol, causing nighttime awakenings and often nightmares for some people.

Barack Obama AND TelePrompter

 

 

President Barack Obama doesn't go anywhere without his TelePrompter.

The textbook-sized panes of glass holding the president's prepared remarks follow him wherever he speaks.

Resting on top of a tall, narrow pole, they flank his podium during speeches in the White House's stately parlors. They stood next to him on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Indiana as he pitched his economic stimulus plan. They traveled to the Department of Transportation this week and were in the Capitol Rotundalast month when he paid tribute to Abraham Lincoln in six-minute prepared remarks.

Obama's reliance on the teleprompter is unusual — not only because he is famous for his oratory, but because no other president has used one so consistently and at so many events, large and small.

After the teleprompter malfunctioned a few times last summer and Obama delivered some less-than-soaring speeches, reports surfaced that he was training to wean himself off of the device while on vacation in Hawaii. But no such luck.

His use of the teleprompter makes work tricky for the television crews and photographers trying to capture an image of the president announcing a new Cabinet secretary or housing plan without a pane of glass blocking his face. And it is a startling sight to see such sleek, modern technology set against the mahogany doors and Bohemian crystal chandeliers in the East room or the marble columns of the Grand Foyer.

"It's just something presidents haven't done," said Martha Joynt Kumar, a presidential historian who has held court in the White House since December 1975. "It's jarring to the eye. In a way, it stands in the middle between the audience and the president because his eye is on the teleprompter."

Just how much of a crutch the teleprompter has become for Obama was on sharp display during his latest commerce secretary announcement. The president spoke from a teleprompter in the ornate Indian Treaty Room for a few minutes. Then Gov. Gary Locke stepped to the podium and pulled out a piece of paper for reference.

The president's teleprompter also elicited some uncomfortable laughter after he announced Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius as his choice for Health and Human Services secretary. "Kathy," Obama said, turning the podium over to Sebelius, who waited at the microphone for an awkward few seconds while the teleprompters were lowered to the floor and the television cameras rolled.

Obama has relied on a teleprompter through even the shortest announcements and when repeating the same lines on his economic stimulus plan that he's been saying for months — whereas past presidents have mostly worked off of notes on the podium except during major speeches, such as the State of the Union.

 

Ari Fleischer, a former spokesman for George W. Bush, said while it's entirely a matter of personal style, using a teleprompter at these smaller events has its drawbacks.

"It removes you from the audience in the room," Fleischer said. When speaking from notes, Fleischer said, the president can pick up his head and make eye contact with those in the audience, as opposed to focusing on the teleprompter to his left and right.

Bush, Fleischer added, "would use the teleprompter for his major big events, but when he would travel around the country or do events, he would almost always work off of large index cards."

The White House says Obama's point of reference is insignificant. 

"Whether one uses note cards or a teleprompter, the American people are a lot more concerned about the plans relayed than the method of delivery. This is not always true of the media," said Bill Burton, deputy presssecretary.

Obama has never tried to hide his use of a teleprompter. It was a mainstay during the final months of his campaign. He brought it to county fairs and campaign rallies alike — and once had it set up in the ring at a rodeo.

In a break from his routine, Obama did not use a teleprompter during his pre-Inauguration speech at a factory in Bedford Heights, Ohio — and his delivery seemed to suffer. He paused too long at parts. He accentuated the wrong words. And overall he sounded hesitant and halting as he spoke from the prepared remarks on the podium.

As president, the stakes in what he says are higher. Governing is not campaigning, and, as a former first-term senator, Obama has not held a previous elected position where his words carried even close to this level of influence.

"In this kind of environment, you don't want to make mistakes — on the economy you're talking about doing things that affect the markets," Kumar said.

But be it extra precaution, style or a mental crutch, Obama has shown in the past that he needs the teleprompter. And while he still has his prepared remarks placed on the podium in a leather folder, the White House has shown no sign of trying to wean him off of it.

Before Obama entered a room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Wednesday to announce his crackdown on defense contracts, a CNN reporter asked an Obama aide if the teleprompter could be moved further away from the podium or lowered. The answer was an unequivocal 'no.'

"He uses them to death," a television crewmember who also covered the White House under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush said of the teleprompter. "The problem is, he never looks at you. He's looking left, right, left, right — not at the camera. It's almost like he's not making eye contact with the American people."

Wednesday's event posed another scenario photographers and television crews have to work around. Obama had five others join him at the announcement, including Sen. John McCain. The takeaway shot was of Obamaand McCain. But the teleprompter on Obama's left was almost directly in front of McCain.

"You couldn't get a good angle on him with McCain," said a White House photographer who also covered Bush. "So if there's someone else important in the frame, it's hard to get a shot without the teleprompter."

 

corporate culture

 

 

A Senior Manager working in an MNC, as usual afte= lunch goes to the cafeteria for coffee.

He relaxes in canteen. He sees a canteen boy cleaning tables there.

To Kill time he decides to have fun with him.

He calls him.

Senior Manager - (Asks canteen boy) :=How much do you earn?

Canteen boy smiles...

Senior Manager - what=are your future plans?

Canteen boy keeps quiet...

Senior Manager = where do you see yourself 10 years down the line?

Canteen b=y gives a cold stare.

Senior Manager - Jab mai Bangalore aaya tha=tab mere paas bhi kuch

nahi tha.... Aaj mere paas kya nahin hai...

naa= hai......... .,

shohrat=20 hai......... ,

paisa hai......... ...

Izzat Hai......... ....,

tumhare paas kya hai?


Don't think that he answered like Shashi Kapoor of Deewar ki "Mere paas Maa hain"=or those stupid Pj - "Mere Paas Raaj Maa Hai Types"

Just Scroll some more........ ......




Canteen boy - Sab mere paas bahut KAAM hai....

Senior Manager leaves the=20 cafeteria silently.... ...

Indias Top 50 Powerful people

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Diffeence Betwen Appraisal and Resignation

 A newly joined trainee engineer asks his boss "what is the meaning of appraisal?"

Boss: "Do you know the meaning of resignation?"

Trainee: "Yes I do"

Boss: "So let me make you understand what a appraisal is by comparing it with resignation"

Comparison study : Appraisal and Resignation

In appraisal meeting they will speak only about your weakness, errors and failures.
In resignation meeting they will speak only about your strengths, past achievements and success.

In appraisal you may need to cry and beg for even 10% hike.
In resignation you can easily demand (or get even without asking) more than 50-60% hike.

During appraisal , they will deny promotion saying you didn't meet the expectation, you don't have leadership qualities, and you had several drawbacks in our objective/goal.
During resignation, they will say you are the core member of team; you are the vision of the company how can you go, you have to take the project in shoulder and lead your juniors to success.

There is 90% chance for not getting any significant incentives after appraisal .
There is 90% chance of getting immediate hike after you put the resignation.

CREATION OF GOD

 

God created the mule, and told him, "You will be mule,   working constantly from dawn to dusk, carrying heavy  loads on your back.  You will eat grass and lack intelligence.  You will live for 50 years." 
 

  The mule answered, "To live like this for 50 years is too much.  Please, give me no more than 20." 
 And it was so.

Then God created the dog, and told him, "You will hold  vigilance over the dwellings of Man, to whom you will be his greatest companion.  You will eat his table scraps and   live for 25 years." 


And the dog responded, "Lord, to live 25 years as a dog like that is too much.   Please, no more than 10 years."
And it was so.

God then created the monkey, and told him, "You are monkey.  You shall swing from tree to tree, acting like an idiot.  You will be funny, and you shall live for 20 years."

And the monkey responded, "Lord, to live 20 years as the clown of the world is too much.  Please, Lord, give me no more than 10 years." 
And it was so.

Finally, God created Man and told him, "You are Man, the only rational being that walks the earth.   You will use your intelligence to have mastery over the creatures of the world. You will dominate the earth and live for 20 years."

And the man responded, "Lord, to be Man for only 20 years is too little.  Please, Lord, give me the 30 years the mule refused, the 15 years the dog refused, and the 10 years the monkey rejected."
And it was so.

 

And so God made Man to live 20 years as a man, then marry and live 30 years like a mule working and carrying heavy loads on his back.  Then, he is to have children and live 15 years as a dog, guarding his house and eating the leftovers after they empty the pantry;
then, in his old age, to live 10 years as a monkey, acting like an idiot to amuse his grandchildren.

And it is so !!

 

Address by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis - Nice one

Hi Guys,

Here is an Address by Chetan Bhagat at Symbiosis for just 5 minutes.

Don't just have career or academic goals. Set goals to give you a balanced, successful life. I use the word balanced before successful. Balanced means ensuring your health, relationships, mental peace are all in good order.
There is no point of getting a promotion on the day of your breakup. There is no fun in driving a car if your back hurts. Shopping is not enjoyable if your mind is full of tensions.

Life is one of those races in nursery school where you have to run with a marble in a spoon kept in your mouth. If the marble falls, there is no point coming first. Same is with life where health and relationships are the marble. Your striving is only worth it if there is harmony in your life. Else, you may achieve the success, but this spark, this feeling of being excited and alive, will start to die.

One thing about nurturing the spark - don't take life seriously. Life is not meant to be taken seriously, as we are really temporary here. We are like a pre-paid card with limited validity. If we are lucky, we may last another 50 years. And 50 years is just 2,500 weekends. Do we really need to get so worked up?

It's ok, bunk a few classes, scoring low in couple of papers, goof up a few interviews, take leave from work, fall in love, little fights with your spouse. We are people, not programmed devices.

"Don't be serious, be sincere"!

 

Clarity in communication is important

 

 

Clarity in communication is so important
 
A woman goes to Italy to attend a 2-week, company training session.
 
Her husband drives her to the airport and wishes her to have a good trip.
The wife answers: "Thank you honey, what would you like me to bring for you?"
The husband laughs and says: "An Italian girl!!!" The woman kept quiet and left.
Two weeks later he picks her up in the airport and asks: "So, honey, how was the trip?"
"Very good, thank you." "And, what happened to my present?"
"Which present?" She asked.
"The one I asked for - an Italian girl!!"
 "Oh, that" she said "Well, I did what I could, now we have to wait for nine months to see if it is a girl !!!" :-)
 Moral of the Story: Requirements should be explicit, Elaborate and clearly communicated. 
  

  

   

A sattire on Indian Media...Judiciary system...and ofcourse...on Society...!!

 

Old Story:

 

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and

laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or

shelter so he dies out in the cold.

 

Indian Version of this old story:

 

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter.

 

The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away.

 

Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving.

 

The World is stunned by the sharp contrast. How can this be that this poor Grasshopper is allowed to suffer so?

 

Arundhati Roy

 

stages a demonstration in front of the Ant's house.

 

Medha Patkar

 

goes on a fast along with other Grasshoppers demanding that Grasshoppers be relocated to warmer climates during winter .

 

Mayawati

 

states this as `injustice' done on Minorities.

 

Amnesty International and

United Nations

 criticize the Indian Government for not upholding the fundamental rights of the Grasshopper.

 

The Internet

 

 is flooded with online petitions seeking support to the Grasshopper (many promising Heaven and Everlasting Peace for prompt support as against the wrath of God for non-compliance) .

 

Opposition

 

MPs stage a walkout. Left parties call for ' Bengal

 

CPM in Kerala immediately ask for a law preventing Ants from working hard in the heat so as to bring about equality of poverty among Ants and

Grasshoppers.

 

Mamta Bannerji

 

allocates one free coach to Grasshoppers on all

 

Finally, the Judicial Committee drafts the ' Prevention of Terrorism Against Grasshoppers Act' [POTAGA], with effect from the beginning of the

winter.

 

Kapil Sibbal

 

makes 'Special Reservation ' for Grasshoppers in Educational Institutions & in Government Services.

 

The Ant is fined for failing to comply with POTAGA and having nothing left to pay his retroactive taxes, its home is confiscated by the Government

and handed over to the Grasshopper in a ceremony covered by NDTV.

 

Arundhati Roy calls it ' A Triumph of Justice'.

 

Mamta calls it 'Socialistic Justice '.

 

United Nations

invites the Grasshopper to address the UN General Assembly.

Many years later....

 

The Ant has since migrated to the US and set up a multi-billion dollar company in Silicon Valley, 

100s of Grasshoppers still die of starvation despite reservation all over India,

AND As a result of losing lot of hard working Ants and feeding the grasshoppers,

 

 

India is still a developing country!!