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Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:59:46 PST

India Sir ye cheez dhurandhar,
Jeb Daliddar Dil hai Samandar!

Another still from the bus ride back to Mandla from Kanha!

House Number 76 [Flickr]

Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:10 PST

Prashant ॐ Bhardwaj posted a photo:

Traveling in public transport in India has one big advantage. Often treated as a disadvantage though, public transport slows down the pace of your travel to a considerable extent. To a few who believe the destination is about traveling, its a pain in the wrong places, but for people who treat the journey as the destination enjoy it like nothing else!

This is an image from somewhere near Mandla taken from a bus to Mandla from Kanha.

Recommended Reading : More about this part of the MP trip on Chai Ki Dukaan

मोजा-दस्तूर

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:51:00 +0000

नौकरी धंदे पर तरक्की की कार्यनीति बनाने के लिए कुछ विचार : अपने से वरिष्ठ पदाधिकारी की मेज़ में अपने पुराने मोज़े रख दें. रोज़ सुबह दफ्तर जाकर वही मोज़े पहने औरध्यान रखें के उनको धोएं नहीं! यदि आप दफ्तर में बहुत ज्यादा समय व्यतीत कर रहे हैं और आपके मोज़े में सेबदबू आने लगी है, तो आपने उच्चतर पदाधिकारी को इसकी सूचना आपके बदबूदार मोज़े से मिल जायेगी इस परिस्थिति में दो बातें हो सकती हैं १. या तो आपको तरक्की मिलेगी २. या फिर आपका बॉस आपको साबुन खरीदने के लिए कहेगा! तरक्की मिली तो ठीक, यहीं साबुन...

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The large and small!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:55:00 +0000

I have been able to experience a few extremes with my stay in the US, and I really like that fact... Things that I could only imagine, or maybe not, were there in front of my eyes! Talking about large ... Being the country with more than 9 times zones all territories considered Niagara which has close to about 561000 litres of water flowing down per second Being able to drive the distance between New Delhi and Kanya Kumari over a long weekend and the other extreme... small... What would...

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बोलो राधे श्याम राधे श्याम

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:34:00 +0000

शुक्रवार का था इंतज़ार हफ्ता बीता और आ गए सरकार खरीदी उड़ने वाली चिड़िया की टिकेट डाला झोले में सामान जा रहे हैं सहर से बाहर करने थोडी मस्ती ऊपर वाला हैं हम पर मेहरबान बोलो राधे श्याम राधे श्याम !!!!

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A girl A boy and A planet

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:47:00 +0000

"I am a star, a rock star", she said! "Maybe more than that, maybe a real star", he said. "And I am out of this world", she said "Maybe then you need to have a place to stay outside this world too", he said "I think so too", she said "Maybe I will make a planet for you, and you could stay there", he said "Fantastic", she said "And I will name it after you", he said "No name it after yourself", she said "Kabhi ghar ke upar contractor ya architect ka naam dekha hai likha hua? tere naam...

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Hold on

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:44:00 +0000

Say the truth, the way it should be said but hold on to your immediate reactions check if the words are worth it, or the person is worth it, or is the time right! Also, keep your distance from the people 1. who are judgmental and like to jump to conclusions 2. who tend to swing like pendulums with their actions/words/feelings/emotions

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right place right time

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:40:00 +0000

Got a comment on one of the photographs that I posted on Flickr yesterday… The photograph is from Kanha, a weeklong getaway in Madhya Pradesh last year in March. The comment says, “u r always at right place at right time with right gear :) “ and I have been thinking about it since I read it… my reaction to this comment was “Or let’s say there is something right about every place every time where I end up being! :) ” Too philosophical, maybe impractical too, but something inside me has started...

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Krazy and Korrect

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:02:00 +0000

At least that's what the latest on blogthings says about me!!! I am pretty glad to read it too! You may not have long hair or a closet full of tie-dye, but you definitely dance to the beat of your own drum. (And you may even play the drum as well.) You are a true free spirit. You don't let yourself be weighed down by rules and expectations. You are creative, philosophical, and caring. You want everyone to have a better life. For you, the worst thing in the world is being stuck in some rat...

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Mission Mountains! Accomplished beyond expectations!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 22:51:00 +0000

Our affair started way back in 1999 when I had gone to Shimla for the first time... I was preparing for MCA and Shimla University offered one of the nicer courses at that time! Tough exam! I knew we would meet, but I never knew how much of affection would develop in this first visit... Looks like something magical happened, and I have been in Love with mountains since! My love for mountains has taken me places, all around the north of India from small hills to the world's highest pass at...

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Hello Ween!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:05:00 +0000

Ok Day at work on Friday Bad Evening with a repeat muscle pull... and temporary reduction of movement around the house for a few hours with much uncomfortable pain!!! Worse Evening with a totally ridiculous movie called "Management"... what a piece of crap!!! Better ending to the day... sleeping while some movie is on... not even realizing when you slide into a deep sleep is one of the nicer ways to fall asleep! Not so good start to the day... waking up because of a strange dream at 4 in...

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some this some that!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 23:32:00 +0000

some learn it some know it some learn it and then know it some know it but never learn

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Patekar Barishkar!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 22:38:00 +0000

ध्रिष्ट्ध्युमं पद्मनाभ प्रजापति नीलकंठ धूमकेतु बारिशकर (Dhristdhyumna Padmanaabh Prajapati Neelkanth Dhoomketu Barishkar)is one of my favorite names and characters in Hindi Cinema!!! I remember trying to recall his complete name in the movie so many times in college.... For the ones who do not know or do not remember, this was the on-screen name of Nana Patekar's character in "थोड़ा सा रूमानी हो जाएँ" (Thoda sa Romani ho Jayen). The movie was directed by Amol Palekar and released in...

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Closure!

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She kept asking herself what went wrong! She did everything it takes to keep a relationship, or so she thought! She never felt away from him, even though they were miles apart... though he never felt close to her or so he thought! She always made time, and he never bothered She wanted, and he did not need it She spoke, he never heard She wanted to hear, he never spoke An year after they spoke last, she finally gathered enough courage to call him and ask! the phone rang, and her heart...

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अंग्रेजी की माभेन

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:32:00 +0000

1. I onderw hatw si os reatg bouta nglishe ro orf hatt atterm nya anguagel... tsi os asye ot akem a ewn ets fo ordsw... lla ouy eedn ot od si, aket het irstf lphabeta nda utp ti ta het nde!!! hatw ays!!! ________ 2. Oh John, please don't do it Oh John, please don't do Oh John, please don't Oh John, PLEASE Oh JOHN, OHHHHH... _____________ 3. Hi, I am looking for sharing accommodation with female roommate preferably, in 2bhk.Pls let me know if anyone is offering. Thanks, Nancy

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Jim Halpert vs. Dwight Shrute

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:45:00 +0000

"The Office" happens to be my favorite television series of all times! I adore the characters in the series, and have a certain amount of dislike for a few in a certain sense!!! Jim and Pam, also are my favorite on-screen couple of all times!!! And Jim, the guy who knows how to sort things out! and make life a bit tougher on others too in a funny way! :) See here in the video are some moments between him and Dwight, who is another salesman and peer competitor! If you have not seen the series,...

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Its not just Maple that makes Fall pretty!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 23:54:00 +0000

The weekend was forecasted to be cloudy with rain throughout, however in the last one year, I have learnt to not really trust the weather forecast here and it seems to work almost every single time... including today!!! The morning started cloudy outside, and very sleepy inside!!! Waking up around 8 and still being in bed when its almost 12 is an amazing experience! To be specific, I have not been sleeping on the bed at all... Have been camping on the floor after the terrible muscle pull last...

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हिंदी की कक्षा

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:16:00 +0000

नीचे लिखी कुछ पंक्तियों का विशलेषण और व्याख्या करें मेरी भैंस को डंडा क्यों मारा मेरी भैंस को डंडा क्यों मारा वो खेत में चारा चरती थी तेरे बाप का वो क्या करती थी तेरी भैंस ने इतना दूध दिया मेरा लोटा उसमे डूब गया! तेरी भैंस को डंडा यूं मारा !!! ____________ इस पोस्ट पर मिली प्रतिक्रिया मुझे ऐसा प्रतीत करा रही हैं, जैसे कुछ व्यक्ति विशेष इस गाने के बारे में नहीं जानते! ये गीत है, १९७० (1970) में बनी फिल्म "पगला कहीं का" से! संगीत दिया है शंकर जयकिशन ने और आवाज़ है मेरे प्रीय मन्ना डे...

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The world is flat

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:38:00 +0000

Laughter, farts, and Idiots sound exactly the same, no matter where you are in the world! Prashant BhardwajOct'09

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is equal to...

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:54:00 +0000

Reliability leads to Trust Trust leads to Faith

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Went to be a newton, came back with apples!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 21:13:00 +0000

So I went to an Apple farm to wait below a tree and see if an apple falls on my head and I can figure something better than Gravity!!! but the trees were so small... I wonder how Newton was sitting under an apple tree... there was no place to sit below any of those trees for sure!!! :) So I did the next best thing, picked apples! It was fun to walk around trees trying to find apples... there were 1000s of them lying all around the farm as well... The apples varieties that we finally managed...

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At home this Diwali!!!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 16:25:00 +0000

I was just not excited about Diwali, for ONE simple reason! I am not home! However, one evening when I reached home from work, I found this packet lying outside the door... now the only thing that I am ordering these days are DVDs of some movies, and this packed could not have a DVD... I picked it up! shook it a bit and realised that there are a few things inside... Wondering what it could be and who would send it, I opened the door, kept my bag aside and opened the box!!! And I...

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शुभ दीपावली

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 12:50:00 +0000

Hope this Diwali You feel rested and relaxed... You find peace, outside and within... And you make memories that you can save for life in a glass bottle :)!!! Happy Diwali folks !!!!

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Happy Diwali!

noreply@blogger.com (Aarbee) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 17:20:00 +0000

I saw people getting invites to write at the Chai ki Dukaan and secretly hoped for a day when I'd get the invite too. My 'corny and cliched' initiative displayed below worked, and here I am. :D Here's wishing all the visitors of Chai ki Dukaan a safe and joyous Diwali. Hope you don't burst crackers. And make up for it all by eating lots of mithai. :D

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Lets the games begin!

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:39:00 +0000

I am really looking forward to the 2010 Commonwealth Games, and looks like they started one year too early!!! Suresh Kalmadi and Mike Hooper have started the first game, India and most politicians are world champions at... the Blame Game!!! In the first round, Mike Hooper warms up to the press in a conference and tells in detail about all the plans and that he was optimistic about the completion of all preps before the games... and a day later, Mr. Suresh Kalmadi plays his side of the game by...

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Work Smart

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:04:00 +0000

1. look busy! have at least 2 documents on your desk printed always.. and keep changing them every week... print old documents/flowcharts/graphs... it’s not the content that matters, but the presence that matters 2. never walk empty handed around office! Always have a notepad/document file with you... and if possible a coffee mug as well which keeps you fresh while you are working so hard(ly) 3. Always be upto date... keep at least one web-page of some recent news/report/event about your work...

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awwww...hmmmm...

noreply@blogger.com (~ ॐ ~) — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:18:00 +0000

My problem with Romantic movies is that they more often than not end up being all dreamy and the "awwwww...." types... I don't like it... but then they are movies, right! My other problem with romantic movies is that they remind me of some part of my personality and character that I have been through and it did not turn out the way it turns out for the people in the movie! I don't like that either! but then they are movies, right! But having said that, if one is smart enough, there are amazing...

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