alpha to omega of life

One interesting fact for our knowledge Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata was once, travelling to Germany. As he stood there, at the door of his First Class Cabin in the Steam-liner, he noticed a lot of activity on the lower decks of the Ship.  On enquiring, he learnt that a great Indian Saint Shri Swami Vivekananda was on board the same ship. Out of genuine respect and curiosity J.N. Tata decided to pay a visit to the great saint. Swami Vivekananda had of-course heard about the respected industrialist. As the conversation grew J.N. Tata explained that he was on his way to Germany. "I have with me sacks of soil : From various parts of India. I am taking these samples of soil to Germany. I wish to know if Iron can be extracted profitably from any of these districts." said J.N. Tata to the Saint. To which Swami Vivekananda replied, "Well, Sir, Even if these sacks contain Iron-rich soil, do you honestly believe that the Germans will tell you the TRUTH??? You must understand that No...

A worker took up a serious issue. He said the quality and hygiene of toilets for the workers was very bad. Whereas, he  pointed that the cleanliness and the hygiene of executive toilets was always very good.  Chairman asked his top executive how much time he needs to set it right. The executive asked for a month to set it right.  Chairman said "I would rather do it in a day. Send me a carpenter." Next day, when the carpenter came, he just ordered the sign boards to be swapped.  The sign board on the workers’ toilet displayed "Executives" and the Executives’ toilet displayed "Workers”. Chairman then instructed this sign to be changed every fortnight. The quality of both the toilets came at par in the next three days. The Leadership is something much more than being an Executive *Learning from this message.. Problem identification requires critical thinking But Problem solution just requires creative thinking

A Very Interesting Story Must Read and Think...! One Sunday morning, a wealthy man sat in his balcony enjoying sunshine and his coffee when a little ant caught his eye which was going from one side to the other side of the balcony carrying a big leaf several times more than its size. The man watched it for more than an hour. He saw that the ant faced many obstacles during its journey, paused, took a diversion and then continued towards destination. At one point the tiny creature came across a crack in the floor. It paused for a little while, analyzed and then laid the huge leaf over the crack, walked over the leaf, picked the leaf on the other side then continued its journey. The man was captivated by the cleverness of the ant, one of God’s tiniest creatures. The incident left the man in awe and forced him to contemplate over the miracle of Creation. It showed the Greatness of the Creator. In front of his eyes there was this tiny creature of God, lacking in size yet equipped with a bra...

*Here is what you need to know...* *The receipts you receive during your travel on National Highways Roads is not only to cross the Toll gates.*  *Then what else is it for?*  *1. During medical emergency you can call the phone number given on the other side of the receipt. Ambulance will arrive within 10 minutes of your call.* *2. If your vehicle has some issue your wheel has got  punctured you can call the other number mentioned there and you will get assistance in10 minutes.* *3. If you are running out of fuel you will be supplied with 5 or 10 litres of petrol or Diesel very soon. You can pay them for the fuel supplied and get it.* *All these services are included in the money you pay at the toll gates. Many people do not have this information and we unnecessarily go through the pain during such situations. Please share this message with all your all your friends and family.*

*Please, don't trouble the Senior Citizens.* At the outset  we wish you success in  your endevaours like "Make in India", " Swatch Bharath" "Digital India" etc..... *1. Request you to pay Interest on SCSS (Senior Citizen Savings Scheme) of all nationalised banks  atleast to 10 percent at par.  Currently it is paid 7.25  percent.* Interest payable quarterly to be paid  monthly.  *Raise the limit from 15 lacs to 30 lacs.* *As senior citizens will be able to get Rs 25000 monthly interest as sustainable  income without having to depend on  their children for it. Don't deduct tax on this income or request to fill form 15 H etc.* *The period of investment should be for 15 years and not five years* as life expectancy  is 75 and increasing *Pass a resolution to this scheme that the interest rates should never be reduced but increased to fight inflation.*  *2. No returns to be filed if the income of an SC  is less than five lacs.* If in...

*_Some Very Interesting, but very scary Predictions for the Future.._* *1-Conventional Car Repair workshops* will vanish over a period of time. *2-A Petrol Engine /Diesel Engine-driven Car has almost 20,000 individual components*  An electrical Vehicle has less than 50. *In future, Electric cars will be sold with a life-time Warranty* and will be repaired only by authorised outlets.. It will take only a few minutes to remove and replace an Electric Motor in a Battery-powered Vehicle. *3-Faulty electric motors* are not repaired in the conventional car workshops teaming with Mechanics,, but will be sent to an automated Repair shop that repairs them using Robots. *4-The Electric motor in your Electric Vehicle malfunctions- A warning light goes on* -- so you drive up to what looks like a car wash, and your car is towed inside. While you have a cup of coffee,  out comes your car with a repaired Electric motor ! *5-Petrol Pumps* will go away. *6-Street corners will have Power meters...

It's a real pity that today's young Indians are being denied the real essence of Deepavali which was being enjoyed by earlier generations in the form of fireworks, even till as recently as just a few years ago. Among all the available firework brands, one particular brand which had become synonymous with firecrackers, was the Sivakasi based "Standard Fireworks".  The roots of Standard Fireworks Ltd can be traced all the way back to 1942, when NRK Rajarathnam, a highly dynamic & ambitious young entrepreneur established Rajarathnam Industries to produce "safety matches" (matchbox) at Sivakasi. Soon, he noticed that most of the firecrackers sold in the market were shoddy, with very high defective rates. That's when he came up with the idea of venturing into the firecrackers segment as well, with focus on very high quality standards, and thus aptly named it "Standard".  Word soon spread about this new brand in which "Not even a single crac...

I got on to the bus. But seeing the crowd inside, I  was scared. There was no place to sit. At that moment, a seat became vacant. The next person could have easily occupied it. Instead he offered me that seat. Next stop. Same thing happened. Again he gave his seat to another person.  I was observing him... this happened for four times in our entire bus journey. The man looked tired, he must have been going home after his job. In last stop, we all got off. Out of curiosity I spoke to him.  Asked why you were giving your seat to another every time ??  The interesting answer he gave was I haven’t studied at all or have much money. I have nothing to give, neither knowledge, nor money. This is the only thing which I can do for others, easily. So I do this everyday. Though working for all the day,  I can still stand for a little longer. When I gave you the seat, you said thank you. I felt very happy. I believe I'm contributing to the best of my abilities. Doing someth...

In the mid 1920s, a brilliant young man felt suddenly confused & disappointed. Born in a tiny village where most of his friends spent their time playing in muddy waters, this shy, introverted boy preferred to regularly walk deep into the woods and read popular English literature under the cool breeze of banyan trees.  Soon, he began to compose his own poems, and by the age of 15, he had already published his own booklet of short English poems. As he moved to a bigger city to pursue higher education, he continued publishing more poems & plays, and his literary charm impressed many, including his University Professors who had no hesitation in hailing him as the next Wordsworth or Milton.  However, things took a U-turn when this young man gifted his latest composition of poems to a very Popular Visiting Professor at the University, and sought his honest feedback. While the Professor acknowledged the young man's efforts in expressing his creativity in a "foreign language...

1. *PAN* - permanent account number. 2. *PDF* - portable document format. 3. *SIM* - Subscriber Identity Module. 4. *ATM* - Automated Teller Machine. 5. *IFSC* - Indian Financial System Code. 6. *FSSAI(Fssai)* - Food Safety & Standards Authority of India. 7. *Wi-Fi* - Wireless fidelity. 8. *GOOGLE* - Global Organization Of Oriented Group Language Of Earth. 9. *YAHOO* - Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle. 10. *WINDOW* - Wide Interactive Network Development for Office work Solution. 11. *COMPUTER* - Common Oriented Machine. Particularly United and used under Technical and Educational Research. 12. *VIRUS* - Vital Information Resources Under Siege. 13. *UMTS* - Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. 14. *AMOLED* - Active-matrix organic light-emitting diode. 15. *OLED* - Organic light-emitting diode. 16. *IMEI* - International Mobile Equipment Identity. 17. *ESN* - Electronic Serial Number. 18. *UPS* - Uninterruptible power supply. 19. *HDMI* - High-Definition Multimedia In...

Arnab Ranjan Goswami is an Indian journalist, who is the managing director and editor-in-chief of Republic Media Network. Goswami’s Republic Media Network presently owns and operates two channels namely Republic TV in English and Republic Bharat in Hindi. Before Republic TV, Goswami was the editor-in-chief and a news anchor of Times Now and ET Now, from 2006 to 2016. Previously, he had also served stints at NDTV and The Telegraph. On Times Now, he anchored The Newshour, a live debate at 9 pm (IST) weekdays, which propelled him to widespread fame. He also hosted a special television program Frankly Speaking with Arnab. In November 2016, Goswami resigned as editor-in-chief of Times Now. His news channel Republic TV was launched in May 2017. Goswami started his career with The Telegraph in Kolkata, as a journalist; less than a year later, he moved to Delhi and joined NDTV. Goswami has mentioned having a strong connection with the city, despite his exceptionally short stint there. Goswami ...

Among all the exotic things that a foreigner might encounter at the various tourist spots across India, one particular aspect that would definitely catch his attention, is the sachet phenomenon. Sachets can be found for various products, ranging from shampoos to toothpastes, which are not only a boon to travelers, but also to rural households who prefer them due to economic reasons and usage patterns. How & when did sachets become such an integral part of India? The origins of the sachet revolution in India can be traced all the way to the 1970s, when Chinni Krishnan, an agriculturist, had begun to notice a growing divide in consumption patterns between rural & urban. While on the one hand, the urban dwellers had embraced products like shampoo, cream, etc as part of their normal lifestyle, on the other hand, the rural masses couldn't afford to try them even sparingly, because those packs usually came in large sizes like 1 kg, 500 ml etc, which raised the entry barrier.  Tha...

Most youngsters born in the 21st century would be surprised to find that there was a time when the law of the land mandated every manufacturer to equip bicycles with a "cycle lamp", and every cyclist, apart from having a licence to own a bicycle, had to light it while riding after sunset. Violating the law would result in a traffic cop confiscating the bicycle, and the "offender" had to pay hefty fines at courts the next day, to retrieve his bicycle.   In the first half of the 20th century, the lamps used were popularly called "Carbide lamps" which had a lower chamber regularly refilled with calcium carbide, and an upper chamber refilled with water. As the water trickled down and reacted with calcium carbide, it released acetylene gas, which in turn acted as a fuel for the flame, whose brightness could be adjusted by varying the flow of water through a regulator tap.  By the 1960s, as kerosene was distributed at highly subsidized prices through ration shop...

SPB life was not all that hunky dory in the past 15 years or so.  The reason is his son Charan.  After getting his daughter married to a business family Shri Ram chit funds and have her settled in USA, he wanted charan to study and settle down in USA as well.  Charan studied MBA in USA but returned back to India and moreover wanted to venture into films production (a risky business).  SPB had produced a successful film “Hello Brothers” but was not regular in production.   Charan took production in his hands and paid a hefty amount to remake the Telugu hit prabhas and Trisha starrer “varsham” in Tamil.  Those days jayam Ravi and his brother Mohan raja combo had delivered two successful remake films in Tamil, jayam and kumaran s/o mahalakshmi.  So, Charan signed up jayam Ravi and in place of Trisha he signed up shreya since Trisha was busy that time.  He named the movie as “mazhai” and started the shooting.  Jayam Ravi gave a tough time to...

Rivers ! They are the veins, arteries and capillaries of Bharatiya Dharmic civilization, even before the nation India is formed. They are the bloodlines that shaped Bharatavarsha and enabled the ancient Rshis like Marichi, Atri, Bhrgu, Angiras, Pulaha, Pulastya and Kratu to discover the cosmic system of living vuz. Sanatana Dharma. This discovery the passed on through Vasistha, Agastya, Parasara, Vyasa and Valmiki to reach us through their works called the Mahabharata, Ramayana and the Puranas.  Ganga with Yamuna forms the largest river network of Bharata as seen in the map with light blue color.  The Ikshwakus at Sarayu central to Ramayana and the Bharatas at Ganga-Yamuna central to the Mahabharata both are from the Ganga river network. This network contains almost 70% of all kingdoms mentioned in the Mahabharata and Ramayana  like Kuru,  Panchala, Kashi, Kosala, Videha, Malla, Magadha, Anga, Vanga, Pundra, Suhma, Lauhiti, Dasarna, Chedi, Karusha, Matsya, Kunti, Ava...

Most of us would have come across hard-hitting statistics which suggests that out of every 100 startups, only 2-3 survive, while the rest 97 fade into obscurity. Looking at such data, one cannot help but wonder if entrepreneurship is just a big gamble where only a few lucky survive. However, when we look at the struggles of entrepreneurs like RG Chandramogan, we realize that luck factor is just 1% while hard work & perseverance is 99%.  Exactly 50 years ago, after dropping out of college, Chandramogan decided to venture into some business where he could "make it big". With Rs 13,000 as funding from his parents (who in turn had sold their ancestral property and family jewelry to arrange those funds for him), he started a tiny factory to produce ice-creams, which he aptly named "Arun ice-creams"  (In Tamil, Arun means Sun). Every morning, Chandramogan loaded all the ice-creams from his tiny factory, into an ice-cream cart, and would manually push the cart for 12 h...

Back in the 1980s, when the television industry was in its infancy, and India was a closed economy (with restrictions on imports), it was the respective state govts which rose to the occasion by producing high quality, state of the art televisions at affordable prices to the masses. Each state govt had its own enterprise unit for electronics where top notch engineers were recruited from reputed colleges, who then went on to design reliable television sets which are still running in mint condition in many houses even today. UP had the state backed "Uttar Pradesh Electronics Development Corporation" (UPTRON LTD) which manufactured the elegant Uptron TVs, Odisha had Konark Television Ltd which produced Konark TVs which were way ahead of their times, Karnataka had "Karnataka State Electronics Development Corporation Limited" (KEONICS) which manufactured compact TVs, while Kerala had "Kerala State Electronic Development Corporation Limited" (KELTRON) which prod...

  A group of friends visited to old hindu monk Conversation soon turned to complaints about 'STRESS' & 'TENSION' in life. Monk offered them coffee & returned from kitchen with coffee in different kinds of cups (glass cups, crystal cups, shining ones, some plain looking, some ordinary n some expensive ones.) When all of them had a cup in hand, the Monk said: "If YOU noticed, all the nice looking & expensive cups are taken up, leaving behind the ordinary ones. Everyone of YOU wanted the best CUPS, & that is the source of YOUR STRESS & TENSION. What YOU really wanted was "Coffee", not the "Cup", but YOU still went for the best Cup. If life is Coffee,then Jobs, Money, Status & Love. . . .etc are the Cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life. Don't let the CUPS drive YOU.  Enjoy the COFFEE. Have a wonderful Life ahead.🙏 

Two aspiring law students, belonging to the general category, have moved Calcutta High Court with a writ petition challenging the constitutionality of the law mandating a 30% domicile reservation for admission in West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (WBNUJS). Being prospective candidates at NUJS, these students from Delhi and Mathura have challenged the vires of the West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences (Amendment) Act, 2018 (Amending Act) which introduces Section 4A to the original WBNUJS Act, 1999. This amendment necessitates reservation for students domiciled in the state of West Bengal to the extent of at least 30% of the total admissions from the academic year 2020-21. The petitioners outrightly contend that the Amending Act is in violation of their rights guaranteed under Articles 14, 15, 19, and 21 of the Constitution of India. Thus it is sought that the amended provision is struck down as unconstitutional and the notification issued by the Unive...

Be in alignment with what’s most important to you (your values). Do not change because of what others want, change because of what you want. Be making decisions based on what you really want for yourself. Don't be influenced by your fear of the consequences. Your decisions are meant to empower others, not control them. Honor people where they are, not where you want them to be. Make decisions based on who you are and want to be, not who you were. Fulfill your needs first so you have enough to give to others. Question fears that you have held onto since childhood. Your fear, anger, or upset in the moment could be an old emotional trigger and may not have the same meaning as it once did. When someone triggers you, focus on healing yourself, not changing them. What you want is just as important as what other people want. Be compassionate to yourself first, then to others. You don’t have to wear your emotional armor all the time. People can hurt you only if you let them take my power. ...