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A Peculiar Girl!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:37:00 +0530

In the first part of the Poem, a Boy is telling about his girlfriend to his friends. What does he say:

1 वो सुन्दर है, वो कोमल है, वो बाकी सबसे न्यारी है !
2 वो लिखती है, वो पढ़ती है, और बातें उसकी प्यारी हैं !!
1 वो हंसती है तो भाती है, दिल को घायल कर जाती है !
2 पर थोड़ी सी वो डरती है, न जाने क्यों ये करती है !!
1 मैं फ़ैन हो गया हूं उसका, बस कारण मत पूछो यारों !
2 कुछ तो है उसमें ऐसा, की अपनी सी वो लगती है !!

Now, he talks about the moments when he is with her on a date. And the good news is: these are the last few lines.

1 जब मिलती है तब लगता है, की वक़्त थम जाये अब !
2 रुक जाएं ये सुइयां अब, जो हर पल टिक-टिक चलती हैं !!
1 उन चंद लम्हों में लगता है, बातें ही तो हैं जीवन !
2 थोड़ा हंस लेना संग में, ही तो हैं मेरा मकसद !!
1 जाने की मनहूस घडी, अगले ही पल आ जाती है !
2 फिर वापस आ जाता हूं मैं, पर सोच से ना वो जाती है !!
1 है उसमें कुछ ऐसा जो - ढूंढ रहा था कब से मैं !
2 भगवान तुझे मानूंगा तब, गर वो मुझको मिल जाती है !!

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sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:31:00 +0530

लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !
जम के खेलें, ओप्पोसिशन को पेलें,
आगाज़ तो हैं ही, अंजाम भी हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

सख्शियत है ऐसी की प्यार हो जाये,
तेवर हैं ऐसे की दुश्मन को नींद ना आये,
एनपीएल की जान हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

बैटिंग को उतरें तो बोलर्स घरबरायें,
फील्डर को बाउंड्री लाइन के पार लगाये,
बॉल गुमाने में तो कमाल हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

बोलर्स तो फाड़ हैं ही वैसे,
गोयल - दिक्षित - कीना जैसे,
धज्जियाँ उड़ाने में तो पक्के शैतान हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

देखो ट्रॉफी तो हमारी है, सबसे मजबूत दावेदारी है,
कह कर लेने में तो उस्ताद हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

मिलेंगे मैदान में, मन करे तो आ जाना,
वैसे नहीं भी आओगे तो कोई नुक्सान नहीं है,
धुल चटाने में तो तजुर्बेदार हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

सच्ची बात बताऊँ - काबिलियत तो है हममें,
पर कभी घमंड नहीं किया,
अच्छा क्रिकेट खेलें, काफी है,
क्योंकि इस जेंटलमैन गेम के डाई हार्ड फैन हैं हम,
लखनवी नवाब हैं हम !

महिला शशक्तिकरण : नए दौर का भारत !

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:27:00 +0530

This poem is about a girl named Meena who pursues her passion & becomes a role model for many..

इक्कीसवीं सदी के भारत की मैं, गौरव गाथा गाता हूँ,

महिला शशक्तिकरण की तुमको आज एक कथा सुनाता हूँ !

एक लड़की, मीना, थी सीधी साधी चंचल भोली वो,

पढ़ लिखकर पैरों पे खड़ी हो, देखती थी ये सपना वो !

बाबा की थी लाडली मीना, जान से प्यारी थी बाबा को,

शय में बाबा की हरदम, किया करती थी मनमानी वो !

गावं की पहली लड़की थी जो मीट्रिक तक पढ़ पायी थी,

पर आगे पढ़ना था उसको, रोके ना रुकने वाली थी!

विज्ञानं विषय लिया बारहवीं में, और अव्वल नंबर पाये,

आखिर बात तो थी मीना में जो वो गावं में सबको भाये !!

पर फिर एक संकट का बादल मीना पर आ छाया था,

बाबा के असमय देहांत ने उसपर घोर कहर बरपाया था !

माँ और छोटे भाई की ज़िम्मेदारी उसपर आई थी,

जीवन में पहली बार ये लड़की हालातों से घबराई थी !

पर तूफ़ान चीर कर आगे बढ़ना मीना जानती थी,

टुइशनस देकर बच्चों को घर का खर्च चलती थी !

इंजीनियर बनने का सपना अब भी रात में आता था,

पर पढाई के खर्च का डर मीना को हर दम सताता था !

फिर एक दिन मीना ने ठाना जो उसका दिल कहता था,

प्रवेश परीक्षा में अव्वल आकर उसे वज़ीफ़ा पाना था !

परीक्षा में अव्वल आकर मीना ने खूब नाम कमाया,

और अपने प्रदर्शन के दम पर IIT में दाखिला पाया !

पढाई पूरी करके मीना को MNC में जॉब मिला,

पर ऑफर को ठुकराना ना जाने क्यों उसने तय किया !

गावं जाकर स्कूल खोलकर मीना आज पढ़ाती है,

अपने जैसी अनेकों मीनाओं को हर दिन तराशती है !

सत्य कहानी है ये मेरे पावन देश महान की,

इज्जाजत चाहूँगा अब आप सब से मैं प्रस्थान की !

धन्यवाद !!!

वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम !

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 27 Mar 2016 12:23:00 +0530

Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam is a Sanskrit phrase which means "the world is one family"

1 एक बंधन जो जोड़े सबको कहलाता विश्वास है,

2 वसुधैव कुटुम्बकम का फैलता प्रकाश है!

Now, I would request you to please close your eyes. Listen to the words and make a picture of that perfect world in your mind.

1 सोचो गर सब एक हो जाएं,

2 भेदभाव सब शुन्य हो जाAएं!

1 एक दूजे को गले लगाकर,

2 ईद दिवाली एक हो जाएं!

1 भूल जाएं हम जात पात सब,

2 इंसानियत को धरम बनाएं!

1 कर पाये गर इतना हम तो,

2 विश्व हमारा स्वर्ग हो जाये!

But, how is that new world going to be different from our world. So, here’s my answer for that!

1 विश्वास जगह ले ले संशय की,

2 प्यार जगह ले ले ईर्ष्या की!

1 एक दूजे से आगे बढ़ना,

2 बात हो जाये बीते कल की!

1 हम करे वो, करना चाहे जो,

2 कही सुनें हम अपने मन की!

1 सहयोग मिले सबको सबका,

2 बात करे हम उन्नत कल की!

This ladies and Gentlemen is my definition of a Perfect World.

जी ले ज़रा !

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 2 Sep 2015 15:06:00 +0530

दो पल का ये है जीवन, ना सोच - है ज्यादा के कम,
क्यूँ व्यर्थ में चिंता करता है, करना ही है - तो कर चिंतन !
जो कब से दिल में था तेरे, वो अब भी दिल में है कहीं गुम,
मानेगा मेरी तो सुन: तूं मन की कर - पर सबकी सुन !
जीवन एक ही है प्यारे, तूं मत रख मन में कोई भ्रम,
सपनों को तू कर पूरा, अब ना व्यर्थ किये कोई क्षण !
आनंद ले जीवन का तूं, ना कर केवल - जीवन यापन,
आज अभी से ठान ले बस तूं - कि पाना है परमानंद !

खुशियाँ है मकसद

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 11 Aug 2015 15:00:00 +0530

सपने हैं इन आँखों में और हिम्मत है इन बाँहों में,
लक्ष्य साध लिया है अब तो, निकल पड़ा हूं राहों पे !
कर लूंगा, जो भी है करना, इतना है विश्वास मुझे,
अपनी पहचान बनानी है, नहीं रहना है सायों में !
नाम कामना नहीं है मकसद, मकसद है खुशियाँ पाना,
पा लूंगा मैं खुशियों को, क्या रखा है नामों में !
माना प्रतिस्पर्धा है, आपाधापी है दुनिया में,
नहीं बनना है भीड़ का हिस्सा, क्यूँ पडूँ मैं इस सब में !
मंज़िल नहीं नज़र आई है, पर राह है सही मेरी,
चंद लम्हों की और बात है, मुझे यकीन हो जाने में !

स्व. डॉ. कलाम को समर्पित

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 28 Jul 2015 03:20:00 +0530

सूरज उगता सूरज ढलता , दिन है चढ़ता दिन है ढलता,
ये सब है निरंतर चलता !
पर एक सूरज ऐसा था, जो उज्जवल था - बस उज्जवल था,
कभी ना थकता, कभी ना ढलता, दुनिया को प्रकाशित करता !
वो लिखता था, वो कहता था, और सबको ये बतलाता था,
ना थकना है, ना रुकना है, वो सबको ये समझाता था !
वो सबका आदरणीय था, सबकी आँखों का तारा था,
ऐसा पावन मानुष था की देवों को भी प्यारा था !
आज मगर उस सूरज ने इस धरती से प्रश्थान किया,
मायूस था, पर क्या करता, था देवों ने आह्वान किया !
दुःख की नहीं है बात, है ये घडी - जश्न्न मानाने की,
एक अलोकिक आत्मा के ईश्वर में मिल जाने की !
नहीं रहा तू बीच हमारे, पर यादों में अमर रहेगा,
सूरज चाँद रहेगा जब तक, तब तक तेरा नाम रहेगा !

MY TRYSTS WITH LIFE (Speech)

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 6 Jun 2015 16:22:00 +0530

Hi! My name is Gopal Sharma. I am 23 years of age. I am working here at Oceaneering as a Design Engineer. My father is a teacher, a strict teacher I should say. My mother is a home maker and world's best cook. My elder brother is an IT Engineer.

Today, I am going to talk about my trysts, i.e., some romantic moments, with life. Apart from being a Mechanical Engineer, I have great deal of interest in Creative Writing. I have a blog on which I write on highly irregular basis. The blog of mine has got nearly 3 lakh hits till date. Being a writer, what I look for in everyday of mine, is the content which I can put on my blog for my readers. For me, life is an assignment given to us by the almighty and we must always try to find the contents for it. At the end of the day, what will matter? Your content!

My way of finding the content for my assignment is very simple. I talk to people. I am going to use this opportunity which is presented to me today to narrate a few of the instances which have left everlasting impressions onto me.

First instance:

During my B.Tech., one day I was going back home after a long day in the college. Not to mention, I was a day scholar. I took an auto rickshaw. The auto was nearly occupied except one seat which was on the right to the driver in the front. As I was tired and wanted to reach home asap, I didn't hesitate taking that seat. On the way, I asked the auto driver a very tricky question. I asked him, 'What's the mileage of your auto?' I wasn't expecting a convincing answer. But, to my surprise, the auto driver did have an answer to that. He said, 'Sir, as my auto has a diesel engine, the mileage is good. It's around 50kmpl.' I was surprised more by the way he explained rather than what he explained. Then I asked a second question, 'How much do you earn in a day? It must be a descent amount, huhh?' His response was a negative. He said, 'I don't earn much as I can't give my whole time to this. This in fact is my part time business.' I asked again, 'What else do you do?' He gave me a scare by saying, 'I am doing my B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from Kurukshetra University.' I don't remember his name, I don't remember his face, but, I will remember these words till the end of my life.

Second Instance:

I studied in a Hindi Medium school till 5th standard. I had an excellent academics till that time. After 5th, my parents planned to admit me in an English Medium school. I was damn afraid. I always had that inferiority complex when it came to English schools. But, even after all my pleadings and promises of doing even better in the present school, I was admitted to the new school. I was a bit late in joining my 6th standard in the new school (1 & a half month almost). Then I had to cover the syllabus which was already covered and I was supposed to make a few friends from whom I had to borrow their 'fair copies' for copying. I did!

After then came the summer break. I was damn excited and a bit relieved too. I spent most of the 40-day break in making fair copies by copying from my friends'. But, I wasn't able to complete my Homework in time as most of my friends completed theirs at the last moment and I couldn't get the time to copy it! I couldn't do it myself either as the English Grammar was too hot for me to handle.

Well, the vacations got over. On the first day after vacation, in the morning assembly, our School Principal addressed us. She talked about different topics ranging from the significance of morning prayer and physical exercises to upcoming terminal exams and the significance of Homework. At the end of her speech, she asked, "Is there anyone who hasn't completed his homework?"

I thought that I'm gonna get in trouble if I don't raise my hand, as I thought that the teacher in the class will castigate me for not raising my hand in the morning assembly when the homework will be checked later in the morning. So, I raised my hand!

Principal asked me my name. I answered in my shivering voice. Then she asked me the reason for not completing the work. In my shivering voice, I made 'the second mistake of the morning' by saying, "No one gave me their Notebook to copy!"

The morning assemblies in typical Indian schools are noisy. Amidst the prattle, my excuse went unheard by the principal, but, my friends sitting around me got it! They chuckled and started murmuring. A few gazed at me too. I realized my mistake.

Principal asked again the reason for non-completion. It was the time to unleash Plan B! I started looking at the floor and behaved as if I'm the dumbest of the lot! As soon as the Principal shifted her attention from me, my friends pulled me down and I sat even when I wasn't told to do so. I got an important lesson that day: Plan B's are awesome!!!

Samuel Butler, an English author said, ‘Most people have never learned that one of the main aims in life is to enjoy it.’ Life is a journey and we must live it pretending that we will be writing an autobiography someday. Let's make everyday better than yesterday. So, when are you having your tryst with your life, huhh???

My speech on Murphy’s Law

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 24 Mar 2015 17:49:00 +0530

Last week, I was searching for Inspirational Speeches on Youtube. I found one titled ‘Life is easy. Why do we make it so hard?’ by Jon Jandai, who is a farmer from Thailand. His philosophical views on Life inspired me a lot. In that speech of his, he talked about his village where everything is simple & straight forward. He talked about his people who work hard in planting rice for a month, harvesting the same one more month and spending rest of the 10 months enjoying themselves.

Well, certainly the thought which is coming to your mind is completely apt. We are not cultivating Rice here. But, what his speech made me realize was that whatever problems we have, howsoever sufferings we go through, we need to take a pause and think: Is it worth it? If you believe it’s not: change your path and if you believe it is, then, there is something which can make your sophisticated journey unsophisticated. This is something I’m going to talk about next.

We all have problems in our lives; no one has something called a picture perfect story in the real world. For all the bad things that happen to us, we curse our luck for it. Bad luck is something that seems to haunt people and I am sure that all of you assume that you have the worst luck; nothing goes the way that you plan.

Your bad luck is due to Murphy’s Law, a law that affects us all. No matter how hard you try to escape, Murphy’s Law will find you and turn things from bad to worse. The most popular version of Murphy’s Law is that “Anything that can go wrong; will go wrong”. If there is a possibility of several things going wrong, the one that will cause the most damage will be the first one to go wrong. Let me give you an example:

You're sitting in eight lanes of bumper-to-bumper traffic. You're more than ready to get home, but you notice, to your great dismay, that all of the other lanes seem to be moving. You change lanes. But once you do, the cars in your new lane come to a dead halt. At a standstill, you notice every lane on the highway (including the one you just left) is moving -- except yours.

Welcome to the aggravating world of Murphy's Law. This isn't because of some mysterious power the law possesses. In reality, it's us who give Murphy's Law relevance. When life goes well, little is made of it. After all, we expect that things should work out in our favor. But when things go badly, we look for reasons. From the most failsafe plan to the faultiest one, Murphy’s Law will make something happen that was not expected. This law has become the downfall of humanity and mankind as we know it.

Murphy's Law taps into our tendency to dwell on the negative and overlook the positive and it uses the rules of probability -- the mathematical likeliness that something will occur -- to support itself. For example, the chances of the Bread falling with the Buttered Side down are higher than 50% if we use simple Physics. There’s a popular saying though: the chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet.

The law captures our imagination. Murphy's Law and its offshoots have been collected in books and Web sites. Several bands are named after Murphy's Law, and it's also a popular name for Irish pubs. It was also used as the title of an action movie.

The most obvious question that comes to our mind is, ‘How can we escape Murphy’s Law?’ Unfortunately there is no way. Much to the disappointment to everyone, this is the way life works, get used to it.

So, if you are one of those who keep on blaming their stars: stop doing it; because now you all know what you should be cursing instead. Even when things seem the worst, think of this: Smile today because tomorrow will be worse.

Thank you!!

FERGUSON CASE: LET'S STRIVE FOR 'FAITH'!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 1 Dec 2014 15:03:00 +0530

Source: Reuters

What connects people? What unites them? I had this thought in my mind after reading about the Ferguson Case. Indeed, it’s not easy, but, not that difficult either, I believe. After thinking for a while, I finally got the answer. Faith, I believe, connects us all! Faith helps in building relationships, scraps: insecurities, hatred and inequality. Just imagine a world where every individual has faith in the rest of the community. That world, I believe, is what we call Haven.

We (humans) are aggressive. Probably, it’s our nature. The aggression of ours can be assessed from our History. We have harmed the Nature, killed our own selves (by fighting countless wars), and are now destroying our very identity which we call humanity. We had reforms, reformers, revolutions, revolutionists, who have tried to make a difference, but, their sustenance is questionable in today’s era. It’s like we are not learning from our History. We are fighting for the land, for the territories, for the religion, for the peace etc. But, we need to fight for the mankind, for the elongation of our sustenance on our Planet. And for this, we have to have faith on our own selves.

Prayer for Faith (Source: Catholic Online)

Lord, I believe:
I wish to believe in Thee.
Lord, let my faith be full and unreserved,
and let it penetrate my thought,
my way of judging Divine things and human things.
Lord, let my faith be joyful
and give peace and gladness to my spirit,
and dispose it for prayer with God
and conversation with men,
so that the inner bliss of its fortunate possession
may shine forth in sacred and secular conversation.
Lord, let my faith be humble and not presume
to be based on the experience of my thought and of my
feeling;
but let it surrender to the testimony of the Holy Spirit,
and not have any better guarantee than in docility to
Tradition
and to the authority of the magisterium of the Holy Church.

Amen.

Source: quoteeveryday.com

From the Old School to the New School!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 22:30:00 +0530

The other half of the story:

Principal asked again the reason for non-completion. It was the time to unleash Plan B! I started looking at the floor and behaved as if I'm the dumbest of the lot! As soon as the Principal shifted her attention from me, my friends pulled me down and I sat even when I wasn't told to do so. I got an important lesson that day: Plan B's are awesome!!!

WHAT IF BOOKS START SPEAKING? ACTUALLY THEY DO AT READO!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 6 Sep 2013 18:43:00 +0530

A Snapshot of the good looking Reado.com

Do you read books? Of course, you do! Books are our best friend and believe me; best friends, these days, are scarce in this world. Reading books is a very good habit. It enhances one’s knowledge of the language as well as of their interest. It is my favorite pastime and I enjoy reading them. I want my books with me everywhere I go. But, the problem is: their size. I can’t carry them most of the time because of this reason.

With the advent of eBooks and the advancement of Science & Technology, this problem of carrying books was sorted out. But, are you really being able to read those eBooks that effectively as the normal books when travelling? No! Reading eBooks or books, for that matter, while travelling is a very difficult task as the surrounding will not be stable at that time and you will find it hard to focus on the book. As a whole, readability is not there.

But, what if the books start speaking? What if you just need to plug in earphones to enjoy your favorite book? And what if I say, ‘All this is possible’? Yes, this is true! Reado has made it possible. Sumit Suneja and Kunal Pancholi, two young entrepreneurs, made it possible by building a large store of Audio books in Reado.com. Today, they have 100’s of titles available in the market and online. The best part about Reado is that the books they are offering are handpicked. You go to the website, see the collection of books and you will definitely wonder, ‘How they know what I like?’ When I first visited the website, I saw my favorite book: 'Art of War' on the home page of the website which is the best seller at Reado. I purchased it the same day and I am currently 'listening' to it.

I am an Engineer by profession; a design engineer to be precise. I work on my computer all day long and an audio book for me is like something I will embrace the most. I will recommend all you readers to go to the website: Reado.com and I bet, you are coming back to my blog to thank me.

Keep Reading & Keep Listening!

ELECTIONS IN INDIA: MONEY MATTERS MORE THAN VOTES!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:09:00 +0530

Financial researcher Paul A. Spindt rightly said, “Money is what Money does.” It is a medium of exchange, yes it is! It is a basic necessity, yes it is! It is an index of living, yes it is! It is a store of value, yes it is! I am a firm believer in the fact that money plays a crucial role in life, but, it is not everything. But, to some extent, I am wrong!

Money is a lot more than we think of it! It can make a king-a beggar and a beggar-a king. Want to do a degree, have money to spend, purchase the degree, why waste time doing it. Want to marry your daughter in a rich family, have ‘Money in the Bank’, promise a heavy dowry and you get your wish fulfilled. Want a Govt. job, you don’t need talent, but, you need money. And if you want to become an 'Uncommon Man', you don’t need spectators, you don’t need followers, you don’t need supporters, but, you need money. Voter, the Common Man of India, is nothing, but, a mindless, voiceless, faceless person, who is a part of the society, but, only in the Census lists. He matters a lot, but unfortunately, he doesn’t know it. He has the power which not many have, the power to Vote. He can elect the Uncommon Man from his own Common Men, but, he don’t care! Why he don’t care? This is, actually, the point to ponder for us. He don’t care because nothing is going to happen, no ‘change of state’ is going to take place for him. He was Common, he is Common and, most probably, he will remain a Common Man.

How is India different from other countries? India is the second largest populated country of the world with 1.21 bn population, true! It is home to the largest number of Poor in the world, true! But, one positive thing about our country is that we have a democratic system and the people have the right to vote, right to elect the Government. But, do they use their right well? Are there options for them to elect the right person for the job? The answer is: Can’t say!

In elections, when the people use their ‘Right to Vote’ as their ‘Right to Earn’ is unfortunate. For some hundreds of Rupees when the Common Man sells his vote, he is, actually, selling his future! And, when a person who is elected not by soliciting votes, but by purchasing them, prepares his balance sheet for the next 5 years to get his Earnings surpass his Spending! Election Commission is there to control the election process, to keep an eye on these illegal deeds, but, is their eye going to catch the ‘Exchange (Note for Vote)’? I am in doubt!

Is it, really, the duty of the Election Commission to make people aware of the fact that money is no match for an exchange with Vote? Not at all! In actuality, Election Commission can’t! All the talks on the Electoral Reforms are nothing but the Chit-Chats which are done just to kill the time, talk about the hypothetical situations and perpetuate them, hypothetically! Really, it’s not the Votes that matter, but, it is the money which matters in Elections in India. May God bless the power to believe the Common Man of the Country that money is not everything! Money, actually, is not what ‘money does.’

“Money is what we think Money is!” - Gopal Sharma

10 STUPID REASONS FOR BUYING AN iPHONE.:)

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 15 Oct 2012 08:21:00 +0530

Apple iPhone is the best phone as far as the quality is concerned, features are concerned, reliability is concerned, innovation is concerned and the brand image is concerned. But, what is the logic behind buying a phone which is costly and having the features which are there in other cheaper phones offered by Samsung, Nokia, Sony, HTC, Motorola, LG etc.

Lets see some of the Stupid reasons people give for buying an iPhone:

If I don't have an iPhone, I'm not having an iPhone..:)
I love the brand Apple and money is no bar for me.
Why buy something cheaper now, if I can buy an iPhone the next year saving 'some' money (not some actually).
Good to have a gadget in the pocket that is a scarcity in my friend circle.
I want to buy Apple iPhone, because I want to buy it and own it.
I want to buy Apple iPhone to pay my homage to Late Steve Jobs.
I can afford it. Why I shoudn't?
My friend has it. I want it too.
I want to buy iPhone 5 because I want to dump my Samsung S3..:)
This is what I was waiting for and now my wait is over. So, I'm going for it.

Find out your Stupid reason from the above 10 and do suggest me other stupid reasons which you feel are funny as Comments on this post.

IS 'COMMON MAN' SO 'COMMON'?

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sun, 2 Sep 2012 14:01:00 +0530

In India two types of people reside, 'Common' and 'Uncommon'. All ‘Uncommon Men’ are common, but, every Common man need not be Uncommon! Common Man, which has the most important role to play in the democratic system of electing the Uncommon Men from their own community of Common Men, seems very common and ordinary today.

Why a Common Man is called Common by the way? India is a country with the population of around 14% of the World population. Today, every seventh human is Indian! With a population of 1.21bn India is the country where: 75% of the people need Food Security, the subsidies, the Employment Guarantee Schemes, the free primary education. So, how can one say that the India’s Common Man is not a common and an ordinary person as the name suggest? A Common Man is nothing but a ‘hypothetical term’ used to define and address the vast and helpless Indian Population.

A Common Man is possessor of multi-personalities. At home, he is a loving, caring, sensitive person. The same person when becomes a part of the crowd, becomes aggressive and indiscriminate. The same man casts his vote in a 3×3 (3 by 3) polling booth on the basis of Caste and Religion. And the one that gets elected as an Uncommon Man reaches the Parliament, eats up money for asking questions there. Common Man is a rush, is uproar for no reason.

The elections in Uttar Pradesh proved once again that how common the Common Man is. The election manifestos of all the political parties had the same Promises, same reasons for them to be voted and the same way of dealing with the Common Man; on the basis of their castes. The poor people get attracted to the aggressive orations and the hollow promises and end up electing a Party which is not going to rethink what they said and promised while soliciting the votes. The people do not have any other choice, but, to believe these hollow promises and to hope for the best!

Recently, Hon'ble President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil came to the Holy City of Kurukshetra to attend the Convocation of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra(Haryana). Her program was to attend the Ceremony and then, she had to visit Brahma Sarovar. The road between the two places is not at all in a good condition, but, actually this applies to all the roads in Kurukshetra (accept a few). The Road which was between the two locations was built overnight seeing the President’s arrival, but, the rest of the roads in the city are awaiting someone else to come. This clearly means that the Problems which the Uncommon Men can have are known as ‘Problems’ and problems which the Common Men are having are their ‘Misconceptions’!

Today, the Government wants the people not to speak against the Uncommon Men on the Social Network; the Uncommon Men have the privilege to place a ‘Red Light’ on their vehicles and they get the special treatments, no action is initiated against them for not fulfilling the promises they made to the Common Men during Elections. Is Common Man So Common?

What this person is (Former Hon'ble President APJ Abdul Kalam), a 'Common Man' or an 'Uncommon Man'?

CHANGE... THERE'S TOO MUCH TO CHANGE!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 1 Sep 2012 17:08:00 +0530

President Barack Obama speaking about the Change
in the year 2008 in an election rally.

Is this the ‘Time to Change’ for us? India got its independence in the year 1947. From that time till today, what has changed? In the year 1947 we were 0.35 billion (35 crore), but today, we are 1.21 billion (121 crore). We were one of the best managed countries in the world in the last couple of decades under the British rule, but today, we are amongst the worst managed countries. Today, India is considered a dangerous country to live in. The scams galore in the last 3-4 years have badly hurt the exchequer. So, one cannot say that India has remained stagnant all these years. But, these changes are not healthy signs for our country, I repeat, for our country! American President Barack Obama once said, "Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek."

We are the people who have to bring this change, we are the youth, and we are the Generation Next and being the future, we have to rectify the system. Now, what this system means? The system signifies all of us (the 1.21 billion Indians). From the people residing in their bungalows to the people living in slums, from the people earning thousands of rupees per month to those earning below Rs.27 in the urban areas and those earning below Rs.23 in the rural areas, from those studying in the convents to those who have a zeal to see how a school looks from inside, from those eating hamburgers, pizzas to those not able to earn the livelihood; all are the part of the system! So, what should change and what role the youth has to play for those changes to take place is the real question.

Today, more than half of the population of our country is composed of the youth. The system, which I mentioned above, involves the ‘Political System’, the ‘Education System’ and the ‘Bureaucratic System’.

POLITICAL SYSTEM

Results of the Census-2011 which shows the Population,
the Literacy level and the sex ration in India.

Politics is the most annoying part of our present system. We, the common people, pay taxes with the thought in mind that the money we will pay will serve us back and much more. But, the Government finds that money insufficient for the developmental works and knocks the door of the World Bank for borrowings. It seems weird that even after paying huge amount in taxes we are still not being able to contribute fully for our development. The common man is the basic building block of our democratic system. He has the power to vote, but unfortunately, he can use that power only after 5 years and in these 5 years, he has to live on his own (without the power). He pays the taxes and when doesn’t find the clue where the money went murmurs famous poet Tennyson’s lines (slightly changed by me):

Mine is not to question ‘why?’,

Mine is but to pay (the taxes) and die!

The scams galore in the past 4 years have attenuated the image of our country internationally. However, we made the progress, but unfortunately, in the list of the most corrupt nations. Today, when the people talk of politics, they talk about the corruption, they talk about their links with the politicians, they talk about the bribe they paid to the so and so leader to get their work done and they talk about their approaches. Today, when the Politicians solicit the votes of the voters during the Election season, they promises the free laptops, the higher percentage of quota for so and so cast under the menace called reservation, the television sets etc. They have forgotten the basic agendas: food for the poor, education for the children, roads, water supply and, unfortunately, ‘etc’. Either they think that these problems have been sorted out or they want to change their oration matter. When the leaders discuss a topic in the parliament or on national news channels, they talk in such a manner as if they are the small children and their teacher (Hon’ble Speaker in Parliament and anchor in a news channel) is shouting on them to keep silence. When ‘Party A’ leader says, “Your leader did this”, the ‘Party B’ leader immediately retaliates, “Yours did that!” So, where the common man stands? The Politicians, by definition, are the representatives of the Common Man and these 'Common People' have given them the right to be called as the Politicians by exercising their vote.

The Political System needs urgent changes, or rather, I should say, improvements and the rectifications. Many of the leaders sitting in the parliament are having the Criminal charges on them and, still, their parties are interested in them and give them the party ticket. The Education norms for the people stepping in to politics should be a necessary criterion in the years to come, because, the education is the only characteristic trait of human beings that differentiates us from animals. Strict action should be initiated against those who found guilty and close eye should be kept on the Million dollar deals, which unfortunately had never been the case earlier.

EDUCATION SYSTEM

Talk about the hygiene, the services and the Govt schemes,
all these are alien to these children.

As I said earlier, the education is the only characteristic trait of ours that differentiates us from animals. Indian Education System is one of its kind and, probably, amongst the best ones in the world. Many countries have appreciated it and have shown their desire to implement the same in their own countries. When our country got its independence in the year 1947, out of the total population of 35 crore 83% were illiterate and a mere 25 lakhs were employed at that time. Today, the population is 121 crore and 74% are literate, that is, we have made a progress in the literacy level. But still, the unemployment is there. Why? The basic point is that school drop-out rate in India is quite high and the children do not complete their schooling. The country’s primary school enrollment is nearly 100 % which is remarkable. However, this good news overshadows a bad news too, which is that only half the kids who enrolled in Class 1^st make it to Class 8^th. This is reported by the National University of Education Planning and Administration (NUEPA) in a report released in the month of January, 2012. Most of these children dropping out of school ended up with practically no education at all. Another matter that has compounded the problem is the fact that even the school-going children are not learning enough. A recent report on the level of learning in rural schools shows that half of all children in Class 5^th cannot read texts meant for Class 2^nd students: two-third cannot solve a division sum.

The Government of India has invested a lot of money in Education. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, the Uthan Saksharta Samiti have been established at the National level to educate the children as well as the adult living in the rural areas. The mid-day meals, free books, school dresses, satchels, shoes and bicycle, literally, everything is provided by the Government, but still, it is not showing up the results. The reason for this is the implementation of these schemes. Another reason can be that the Mid-Day meal is provided to the students till the 8^th standard, so, after that they have no reason to come to the school. This is our misfortune that the money which the Government allots for the poor gets depreciated to a great extent in the process of its movement from top (Govt.) to bottom (Schools). The EDUSAT which was a very giant step forward by the Indian Government is lying in the locked stores in almost all the Government schools.

In 2010, the government brought into force the landmark Right To Education (RTE) Act, making it a child’s right to free and compulsory education in the Constitution. But the point is, the implementation of it is to be seen, because, all in vein if after the end of it all, the children are not benefited.

BUREAUCRATIC SYSTEM

India is among the most corrupt nations of the World.

The most corrupted system today in India is the Bureaucratic System. Bureaucracy is like a cancer to the Indian Democratic System which is clawing the country in its hold and, unfortunately, we are neither having a provision of the prevention against it nor do we have the cure for it. The workers working under the Government are accountable to no one, practically speaking. They will do your work on their table, if you pay them a decent bribe under-the-table! This is the truth and certainly, a bitter truth.

The Bureaucratic System can only be improved if some pressure is created on the employs and strict provisions are made for handling the Corruption cases. There must be some accountability for these workers, so that, if they do not do their work correctly, the sufferers can complaint about them to those higher ranks. The Citizen’s Charter Bill can heal this system (Bureaucratic System) and, will surely; make its immune system better as well. The Bill makes it mandatory for every public department to publish a Citizens' Charter and address grievances within 30 days, failing which the official concerned would face action, including a fine of up to Rs.50,000 (to be recovered from his salary) and disciplinary proceedings. The charter seeks to make it mandatory for government officials to acknowledge complaints from people within two days of receipt.

We talk about the problem, we talk about the solution, what then? The system needs the healing and need it urgently. OK, healing done! What then? We, the common people, have to change as well. We have the Right to Vote and if we use this privilege of ours to pick up the best leader for us, most of the problem will get solved. We must remember that 'Prevention is Better than Cure' and these changes fall under the category of 'Cure'. If we change ourselves, we will 'Prevent' our system from these social infections and probably, or rather, surely, it will make our future better.

Amen!

This post is submitted for the 'Time To Change' Contest at 'Indiblogger' sponsored by 'Stayfree'.

SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES: MODERN SCAPEGOATS OF CONGRESS!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 20:57:00 +0530

There is a popular phrase in Hindi which says, ”JAB GEEDAD KI MAUT AATI HAI TO WHO SHAHAR KI AUR BHAGTA HAI,” which means that everything starts going wrong for a person when his bad time starts and he starts taking self-destructing decisions. This is what happening with the ‘Manmohan Singh & Co.’ or rather ‘Sonia Gandhi & Sons’ i.e. the Congress Party. First, Anna Hazare’s campaign proved fatal to the reputation of the Government. Second, the price hike. The recent price hike in the petrol price which proved to be heavy on the pocket of the Common Man, but, the Common Man of India has adapted himself to these blows by the Govt; he is a strong fellow, mind you! Third, the act of passing the Cabinet’s recommendation of implementation of the FDI(Foreign Direct Investment), for which the Government got wide criticism and ultimately, changed their decision. Four, the recent action of the Govt. to ban 6 twitter accounts and to force social networking sites to sensor their matter.

See, on the social networking sites, it is in your hand whom to make a friend, what you want to see and from whom you want to see. If you are not fond of ideas of a person, you can simply hide him. The Freedom of Speech is our right. But, this is a clear case of constraining our right of speech.

I heard an eminent cartoonist (Sudhir Tailang) on a news channel (NDTV India) saying that the social networking sites help the people get relieved of all their frustration on the Government by expressing their views on their network. He also referred a story in which a person employed in a company after his job hours goes to a graveyard and remains there for half an hour and then goes to his house. One day his office mates follow him to see what he does there. What they found was amazing! He has kept a photo of his ‘BOSS’ there and goes there to give the photo a beat. This is what helped him get relieved of his frustration.

The stubborn attitudes of the Government on the Lokpal Bill, which was supported by millions of people, the time and again hikes in the petrol prices, the never ending unveiling of corruption cases are all frustrating the common man. The social networking websites provide a platform for the common man to get relieved from the anguish by making a laugh of it. So, in a way, it helps the Government!

There are various other grounds on which we can compete with China which are very much feasible for us, then why are we trying to follow the unfeasible changes, that is censoring the social networking sites, the FDI (which is going to haunt us in long term). India does not have the capabilities which China has. They banned Google and launched their very own search engine. They have banned many social networking sites and replaced them with their own substitutes for them. In India, the democracy of ours disables the Government even thinking about it.

Yes, Assam incident was unfortunate; but it doesn't mean that the people of the country forgot to live in communal harmony. Our neighboring country, Pakistan, is the root cause of the migration of the North-East students from the Southern part of the country feeling insecurity living there anymore. Pakistan can never become our reliable neighbor, for sure! But, still we agree on playing Cricket with them. What's the need? Why India is so flexible on the demand of investigation on the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

Think over it and give your 'frank' comments on this 'spot'...:)

Social Networking sites today are connecting old mates and making them find each other and talk.

'LOVE' BUT 'ARRANGED' OR 'ARRANGED' BUT 'LOVE'!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:59:00 +0530

Love Marriage Ya Arranged Marriage?

Love Marriage or Arranged Marriage? Love Marriage is one in which a couple first falls in love and then, they get married. In Arranged Marriage, the parents of the two arranges their marriage and that is why the name Arranged Marriage.

Let me explain what I think with the help of two cricket scenes.

Scene 1: Last ball of the match, four runs to win, batsmen discussing something, bowler ready to bowl. All in readiness! The bowler balls, the batsman swings the bat and the ball goes over the long-on boundary for a huge SIX!

Scene 2: Last ball of the match, four runs to win, batsmen discussing something, bowler ready to bowl. All in readiness! The bowler balls, the batsman swings the bat and the ball goes high in the air. Keeper getting under it and he takes it!

Batsman in the two cases batsman was the same, bowler was the same, the match situation was the same, but, the difference was of that one moment, of the last ball! No one can say with surety that he/she will not love anybody or they will go for love marriage or arranged. It’s all a matter of chance.

Well, in my opinion, marriage is a relation that makes two lives a team for the rest of their lives and if understanding is there between the couple, then the nature of marriage does not matter at all. It is good if you know your partner for longer but, for this, love marriage is not the only option. The time is changing and the parents too are feeling that their children should marry the person they like and this is why the middle class mentality, today, is changing. Today, the love marriages are also getting the nodding of parents to go ahead.

Well, I said time is changing, but, there are many people, many families who haven’t changed or I should say, don’t want to be changed. Especially in the northern part of the country this can be clearly seen. The couples in love are brutally killed by their own parents just because they went against their acceptance. The Khap Panchayats in Haryana, UP, Rajasthan had been in the news for wrong reasons in the last couple of years.

There are two faces of a coin and both are different. But, the end result they make is a coin! I do believe it is the surprise that life gives to us when ‘one’ comes across ‘someone’ made for him/her, and the rest is all we have seen in the Bollywood movies. I do believe, if you love someone, tell your parents about it; convince them, make them know your love closely and if they give assent to you, alright then! But, if they are not fond of your opinion, then you have to make a decision, to take a step ahead or take one back. It’s on to you completely. If your love is clean, if it is pure, your love will win. Amen!

'Love' But 'Arranged' or 'Arranged But 'Love' Marriage! In my opinion, this is the question which needs answer and the answerer is none other than you yourself. What you say?

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INDEPENDENCE DAY SPECIAL- KARAMVEER MANAV!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 14:25:00 +0530

THE DARK NIGHT RISES IN INDIA!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Mon, 6 Aug 2012 13:48:00 +0530

Source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/

Have you seen the movie ‘The Dark Knight Rises?’ If you haven’t, no problem! I’m not going to talk about this movie here. There’s lot more to talk about in India apart from Cricket, Bollywood and Team Anna.
After my second year of Engineering Degree, I did the summer internship from a thermal power station of 600MW capacity (having two units of 300MW each). It is a coal fired thermal power plant. I was in the Boiler Maintenance Division (BMD) there. It will look a bit technical to many, so, let me explain it in some non-technical terms. The Plant hardly produced the Power which the same is capable of producing. And the reasons for this are many: the shortage of coal (which has a very small influence on low power production), the breakdown of the machinery, the planned shutdown for maintenance and many more. The Tripping of the plant is also a major reason for the less production than the full capacity.
Why am I talking about Thermal Power Plant? Why am I explaining all this? Last week, in the early morning at around 3 o’clock, electricity cut off in my town. The inverter backed up and all looked normal. In the morning news, I saw the shocking story. What I was conceiving a normal power cut in my town was actually a grid-failure of more than 2/3rd of India. The Northern, North-Eastern, Eastern Grid failed and near about 80 crore people were affected by this huge power breakdown.
It was shocking to hear that the people in the mines under the earth got stuck there, the operations stopped amidst, the trains stopped and the country looked motionless. In the news, I got to know the first time that we are purchasing electricity (in the peak hours) from a country like Bhutan! And for getting out of the trouble of Grid failure, excess of electricity was purchased from Bhutan for that day.

Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk

On one side, more than half of the country was suffering from unprecedented Power crisis and on the other side the Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde got promoted as Home Minister of the country. And the worst, no clear reasons for the Grid failure are given by the Power Ministry and said that U.P, Punjab and Haryana are consuming more electricity than their allotted part. Mr. Shinde even appreciated his men for restoring power so quickly. This clearly authenticates what my guide for the project at the Thermal Power Station said. He was in the maintenance department and I asked him once what your work in the maintenance is? He said that there are two kinds of maintenance: Pre-maintenance and Post-maintenance. In the plant, the post maintenance work is so much that they do not get time to look after the post maintenance. And then, we had a good laugh about it.

I think we Indians laugh a lot. On our failures, on our mistakes, on our dispossessions and on our system!

May God bless our system! May God bless our country!

Source: http://im.rediff.com

HOMOSEXUALITY DECRIMINALIZED IN INDIA..:)..!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 19:29:00 +0530

Written by Vivek Ranjan, resident of Gurugram. An unknown entity for some, but, a person with strong hold on the mother tongue, Hindi. Not many people today have this excellence in Hindi. He worked in Akashwani, Delhi in the early days of his career as a News writer.

Leave your comment as a token of appreciation for Ranjan sir!

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DLF IPL: WHERE EVERYTHING IS (MORE THAN) EXTRA!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 2 Jun 2012 17:06:00 +0530

King Khan with the West Bengal CM Mamta Banerjee and the co-owner of the KKR Juhi Chawla and the Captain Gautam Gambhir.

The hype called DLF IPL is now over. The people now will get out of their houses in the evening, the children will rush up in the parks and the shopkeepers will also start making money in this period of the day. The newspapers will not be having the Analysis and the detailed Score Sheets of the last evening games and the controversies happening in the IPL.

What we saw in this year’s IPL? Some fantastic Cricket, unfortunate match fixing allegations on some players, the rave party incident, the demolition of ‘the God of Off-side’, the title clinching of the Kolkata Knight Riders and the ‘unprecedented’ involvement of a CM in the celebration of the KKR.

The IPL TV Commercials always had some senseless taglines like: ‘Aisa Mauka or Kahan Milega’, ‘Yahaan Sab Kuch Milega Extra’, ‘Bharat Band’ etc. And in a way, these TV Commercials are giving the right message as well. The IPL gives the media everything including the match report, the thrilling moments, the controversies, the debate on the league and, thus, it matters a lot to the Media people.

The TRP Graph shows this was the best IPL of the lot and, by far, the most profitable to the BCCI. No wonder, they decided to share the revenue with the Ex-Cricketers as they might be having shortage of the space to keep their money in!

The Champions of the DLF IPL 2012.
Source: bcci.tv

'MOBILE' IS A NECESSITY AND 'INTERNET' ON IT IS FUN!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Fri, 18 May 2012 20:35:00 +0530

Vodafone's advertisement creature 'ZooZoo' in a Vodafone 3G advertisement.

Mobile, used to be a device which connected a person to the rest of the world, a device which enabled a person to communicate with his kith and kin without the constraint of the distance falling in between, is not the same device any more. Today, a mobile enables a person to talk with the other person face to face, the entire world is in his pocket if the person is using the internet, the games, the music, the photography and ‘the conventional talk’, you can do anything you want to do on your phone. I googled the number of mobile phones in use in India and I found the astonishing numbers on Wikipedia which says that India is at the second position in the world and is there comfortably as the margin between the US (at the 3^rd position) and the India is near about 600 million. 76% of the Indians own Mobile phones. Who says that going by the definition of poverty (which says people living on less than 28 in urban areas and 23 in rural areas are poor) we have 30% people still poor in the country and the people who do not own a mobile, are just 24%. Interesting, isn’t it?

List of countries by number of mobile phones in use (Source: Wikipedia)

Rank	Country or region	Number of mobile phones	Population	% of population	Last updated date
	World	Over 5.6 billion	7,012,000,000	79.86	2011
1	China	1,010,000,000	1,341,000,000	75.32	March 2012
2	India	919,170,000	1,210,193,422	76.00	Mar 2012
3	United States	327,577,529	310,866,000	103.9	June 2011
4	Brazil	250,800,000	192,379,287	130.36	April 2012
5	Indonesia	250,100,000	237,556,363	105.28	May 2009

I use the social networking websites like Facebook, Twitter and a whole lot of other websites as well. I remember an instance when I was returning from my college to my home with one of my friends in his car. I connected my phone with the speakers in the car and when I reached my destination, I forgot to take the phone back. I got out and swayed my hand saying goodbye. When he went some distance far away from me, I realized the mistake and the hand which I raised to say good bye, now, I was signaling him to stop with the same. But, he didn’t see it. I stood at the same place for nearly 5-7 minutes thinking what problems I am going to face that evening because it was just a matter of the evening as we were to meet in the college the next day and I would have got the phone back. What if someone calls me, what if some important massage or a call come, how will I check the results of my test, how will I check my facebook profile and …! I was still standing at that place where I got off the car and, suddenly, I saw the car of my friend coming near to me. And I can tell you, at that time all those unanswered questions which I had in my mind got answers and I heaved a deep breath. That day I realized what an integral part a phone has become of our life.

Where Mobile has enabled us to be in touch with our friends and relatives, Internet on mobile has given us the liberty to be in touch with the world. Mobile is the real ‘Pocket Rocket’ if ever there is one. If you want to read the news in the morning with the tea, you want to know about the weather, you got it on the Phone. You want to know what your friends are up to, want to share something with them; you got it on the phone (by using the social networking websites on the phone). Getting bored? Playing games on the phone, browsing the net or listening to the music on the phone can become a favorite pastime of yours.

I remember, my Physics teacher in my school days used to tell us his stories of his youth. In one such story he explained the first phone which he brought at the time when the device was new to the Indians. He used to stretch the fingers of his one hand straight and with his other hand on somewhere on the wrist of the hand with stretched fingers; he used to give us the idea of the size of the phone. We used to take interest in his explanations a lot. At that time, according to him, the call rates were sky high and even the local calls were priced 16/min. But today, the time has changed with the calls being priced on the basis of the seconds. The Social networking sites have provided the impetus to the popularity of the internet among the youngsters. The role of social networking sites can be understood with the help of some statistics.

Every 7^th human is on facebook.

On an average, a person spending 7 minutes on the internet spends 3 minutes of that time on facebook.

At the end of it all, I must say, Mobile is a necessity and the Internet on Mobile is Fun!

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The first click of my Nokia X2. I'm having it at present and 'I'm lovin' it'!

IF YOU DON'T HAVE AN iPHONE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU DON'T HAVE AN iPHONE!

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Thu, 5 Apr 2012 12:52:00 +0530

IS IPL A CIRCUS? WHAT DO YOU THINK? PLEASE SHARE YOUR VIEW AS A COMMENT!

If you don’t have an iPhone, well, you don’t have an iPhone. Have you heard this before? If you have, you must have discovered the humor in this statement which is the tagline of the iPhone 4S advertisement. Practically speaking, if you don’t have an iPhone, obviously, you don’t have an iPhone. So, what is the meaning of this statement? Emotional blackmailing, I guess!

Well, the nucleus of my post is not the iPhone, but, the illogical advertisements which have flooded the TV channels. Just a few weeks ago, I saw a TV commercial of IPL 5, which is being shown these days on TV, in which the IPL is compared with a 'Circus' and in that Circus there are various stalls in the name of Lasith Malinga, Sachin Tendulkar, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and many more. So, basically this means that the IPL is a Circus that will be organized in the various parts of the country and all the people are invited to take part in the 2 month event or I should say ‘Drama’. Indeed, it’s a drama. They say (the IPL advertisers), ‘’Aisa Mauka Phir Kahan Milega” and I say, “What Rubbish?”

The TVC of the Idea Cellular Ltd, in which Abhishek Bachchan suggests some ideas to his mates and they say in return, “What an idea Sir Ji!” A person who is short of ideas in his professional life and is going nowhere as far as his career as an Actor is concerned if is suggesting someone else then one has to say, “What Rubbish?”

The Tata Nano has a tag line “Aapki Khushiyon Ki Chaabi”. The response which the company expected from the people, clearly, they haven’t got that response. And the Tata Nano is thus a flop and the uniqueness in the shape and size and the best part, the price have not been able to help the Car to emerge as a hit. In the TVC of the Online Shopping website Quikr.com, a person wanting to sell his Computer just throws a ball upward and Enters on the laptop so that the Computer Advertisement gets published on the website. Remember, the ball he threw upward has not reached the ground yet. Then some other person using the website finds his offer interesting and offers him a deal and the ball is still in the air. Then the person wanting to sell the Computers sees the deal and finds it interesting and accepts the offer. Ultimately, he sells his Computer and, only then, ‘the poor ball’ lands in his palm.

In my Marketing Management class I learnt that the Companies always want their consumers to be aware of the qualities of their product. But, comparing IPL to Circus is not advertising by any means. This is criticism at its best! Isn’t it?

So, the advertisements are the links which connects the Producers and the Customers and if the Advertisers will mislead the Customer then that link will get weak and ultimately break-up. The First Impression is the Last Impression and we all know it.
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"TEN*TEN"-DULKAR: 'CHASE YOUR DREAMS, DREAMS DO COME TRUE!'

sharma246206@gmail.com (Anonymous) — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 13:41:00 +0530

"Enjoy the game and chase your dreams because dreams do come true. Mine did when we won the World Cup after 22 years." This is what the great man Sachin Tendulkar said after hitting his 100th ton. What is so significant about this record of 100 hundreds? Do you know? Do you have any idea? Well, almost every Indian does have! But, for those who do not have any idea or do not follow the Game of Cricket, they can get the feel. How? Pick-up a Cricket Bat in your hand and raise it above your shoulder 100 times and you will come to know at the end of it all, the significance!

Well, even then some will say, he raised his bat 200 times in his 100 hundreds: for the 100 50’s and then, for those 50’s getting converted into 100’s. Valid point isn’t it? The man has served the Game for 23 years and still says proudly, "When I consider retirement, don't worry, I will not hide it from anyone. I will play as long as I am enjoying it and as long as I can contribute to the team." This is the spirit that has induced him to go on and score those 100 hundreds.

He has shared the dressing room with three generations of Indian Cricketers and is still going strong. "I am glad about the journey. It has tested my patience, my character. So many people have had questions; I don't read any of them. Somebody who has not gone through this will have only questions, not answers. I felt even after 22 years, the cricket god was testing me over the last one year. I will be honest, I was frustrated at times, but I never gave up," Tendulkar said after the match against Bangladesh which the team lost. He has almost every international record under his belt but Tendulkar insisted that he does not play for milestones. "I've never played cricket for milestones. While playing I have ended up breaking a few records (only 'a few', naughty..:)..), but that was never my goal. I play cricket just because I enjoy the game. The 100th hundred was the most difficult."

Sachin Tendulkar is a great sportsperson, no doubt about that! But what makes him great: his records? No! His consistency for the last 23 years makes him a legend. Today, he doesn’t have that power in his arms and does not muscles the ball anymore. But, he has discovered new ways of scoring: the Upper-cuts, the Paddle sweeps, the late cuts and more to come! He scored a 100 in the IPL last year which speaks about his form and his aggression, both are intact.

May the great man Tendulkar score many more and provide many more cheering moments for his followers who love their hero, respect their God!

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