tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14820461352042727422024-03-05T15:01:03.052+05:30my dzire to writefulfilling my wish to writeRaghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.comBlogger84125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-62430900782452052752021-09-17T21:46:00.003+05:302021-09-17T23:14:11.275+05:30Sensitivity Analysis<p> </p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">What is Sensitivity Analysis?</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #292929;">The technique used to determine how independent variable values will impact a particular dependent variable under a given set of assumptions is defined as </span><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><span style="color: red;">sensitivity analysis</span></span><span style="color: #292929;">. It’s usage will depend on one or more input variables within the specific boundaries, such as the effect that changes in interest rates will have on a bond’s price.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">It is also known as the what – if analysis. Sensitivity analysis can be used for any activity or system. All from planning a family vacation with the variables in mind to the decisions at corporate levels can be done through sensitivity analysis.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><br /></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Sensitivity analysis works on the simple principle: <span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Change the model and observe the behavior.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The parameters that one needs to note while doing the above are:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">A) Experimental design:</em></span> It includes combination of parameters that are to be varied. This includes a check on which and how many parameters need to vary at a given point in time, assigning values (maximum and minimum levels) before the experiment, study the correlations: positive or negative and accordingly assign values for the combination.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">B) What tfo vary:</em></span>The different parameters that can be chosen to vary in the model could be:<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />a) the number of activities<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />b) the objective in relation to the risk assumed and the profits expected<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />c) technical parameters<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />d) number of constraints and its limits</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">C) What to observe:</em></span><br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />a) the value of the objective as per the strategy<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />b) value of the decision variables<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />c) value of the objective function between two strategies adopted</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Measurement of sensitivity analysis</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Below are mentioned the steps used to conduct sensitivity analysis:</p><ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin: 15px 0px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Firstly the base case output is defined; say the NPV at a particular base case input value (V1) for which the sensitivity is to be measured. All the other inputs of the model are kept constant.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Then the value of the output at a new value of the input (V2) while keeping other inputs constant is calculated.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Find the percentage change in the output and the percentage change in the input.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">The sensitivity is calculated by dividing the percentage change in output by the percentage change in input.</li></ol><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">This process of testing sensitivity for another input (say cash flows growth rate) while keeping the rest of inputs constant is repeated until the sensitivity figure for each of the inputs is obtained. The conclusion would be that the higher the sensitivity figure, the more sensitive the output is to any change in that input and vice versa.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Methods of Sensitivity Analysis</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">There are different methods to carry out the sensitivity analysis:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Modeling and simulation techniques</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Scenario management tools through Microsoft excel</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">There are mainly two approaches to analyzing sensitivity:</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Local Sensitivity Analysis</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Global Sensitivity Analysis</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Local sensitivity analysis</span> is derivative based (numerical or analytical). The term local indicates that the derivatives are taken at a single point. This method is apt for simple cost functions, but not feasible for complex models, like models with discontinuities do not always have derivatives.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Mathematically, the sensitivity of the cost function with respect to certain parameters is equal to the partial derivative of the cost function with respect to those parameters.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Local sensitivity analysis is a <em style="box-sizing: border-box;">one-at-a-time</em> (OAT) technique that analyzes the impact of one parameter on the cost function at a time, keeping the other parameters fixed.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">Global sensitivity analysis</span> is the second approach to sensitivity analysis, often implemented using Monte Carlo techniques. This approach uses a global set of samples to explore the design space.</p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;">The various techniques widely applied include:</span></p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Differential sensitivity analysis:</em></span> It is also referred to the direct method. It involves solving simple partial derivatives to temporal sensitivity analysis. Although this method is computationally efficient, solving equations is intensive task to handle.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">One at a time sensitivity measures:</em></span> It is the most fundamental method with partial differentiation, in which varying parameters values are taken one at a time. It is also called as local analysis as it is an indicator only for the addressed point estimates and not the entire distribution.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Factorial Analysis:</em></span> It involves the selection of given number of samples for a specific parameter and then running the model for the combinations. The outcome is then used to carry out parameter sensitivity.</li></ul><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">Through the sensitivity index one can calculate the output % difference when one input parameter varies from minimum to maximum value.</p><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Correlation analysis</em></span> helps in defining the relation between independent and dependent variables.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Regression analysis</em></span> is a comprehensive method used to get responses for complex models.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; font-weight: 700;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box;">Subjective sensitivity analysis:</em></span> In this method the individual parameters are analyzed. This is a subjective method, simple, qualitative and an easy method to rule out input parameters.</li></ul><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Using Sensitivity Analysis for decision making</h2><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; margin: 0px 0px 10px;">One of the key applications of Sensitivity analysis is in the utilization of models by managers and decision-makers. All the content needed for the decision model can be fully utilized only through the repeated application of sensitivity analysis. It helps decision analysts to understand the uncertainties, pros and cons with the limitations and scope of a decision model.<br style="box-sizing: border-box;" />Most if not all decisions are made under uncertainty. It is the optimal solution in decision making for various parameters that are approximations. One approach to come to conclusion is by replacing all the uncertain parameters with expected values and then carry out sensitivity analysis. It would be a breather for a decision maker if he/she has some indication as to how sensitive will the choices be with changes in one or more inputs.</p><h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 500; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 20px;">Uses of Sensitivity Analysis</h2><ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 20px; padding-top: 20px;"><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">The key application of sensitivity analysis is to indicate the sensitivity of simulation to uncertainties in the input values of the model.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">They help in decision making</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Sensitivity analysis is a method for predicting the outcome of a decision if a situation turns out to be different compared to the key predictions.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">It helps in assessing the riskiness of a strategy.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Helps in identifying how dependent the output is on a particular input value. Analyses if the dependency in turn helps in assessing the risk associated.</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Helps in taking informed and appropriate decisions</li><li style="box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 21px; line-height: 1.5; padding-top: 10px;">Aids searching for errors in the model</li></ul><div><span style="color: #292929; font-family: Rubik, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 21px;">Credit : https://www.edupristine.com/blog/all-about-sensitivity-analysis</span></span></div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-9015196350994181452015-03-31T02:43:00.000+05:302015-03-31T02:48:02.974+05:30Kaka's imagination - his first story<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vinayak, my year old has started weaving his own stories. Here is one, probably the first documented one. Its his imagination, his narration, i have just been a scribe, verbatim - its all his his words, as written on a sheet of paper </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">ones upon a time there was a Lion called Don. He was the baddest King in the forest. He ate everyone in the forest. Then a empire had a rule. He said to Don that whenever He saw somebody He will say to him that he will eat Him the next week.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Everybody was happy. they cheered. Soon somebody was going his home the week had begin</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">One clever rabbit had an idea. He had 4 friends. one was the crocodile called <b>Likey, </b>an elephant called <b>Wes, </b>and a tiger called <b>lotty </b> and <b>shonny</b> the deer<b>. </b>they made an idea to make the lion a good lion.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the plan was that the rabbit came to behave as dead first but he said to the lion to close his eyes. Then the elephant will come to squash his neck with his trunk. then the crocodile will come to eat this legs. then when the lion would open his eyes the tiger right away jumped on his tummy and would not let him see them. then the tiger will become good so that forest can be saved.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">when his idea worked the Lion said sorry to everyone. </span><br />
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Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-22916716921154472932015-02-27T12:36:00.000+05:302015-02-28T11:51:35.911+05:30dedicated to daughters<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">..बेटियाँ..</span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"> </span></div>
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..पीहर आती है..</div>
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..अपनी जड़ों को सींचने के लिए..</div>
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..तलाशने आती हैं भाई की खुशियाँ..</div>
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..वे ढूँढने आती हैं अपना सलोना बचपन..</div>
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..वे रखने आतीं हैं..</div>
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..आँगन में स्नेह का दीपक..</div>
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..बेटियाँ कुछ लेने नहीं आती हैं पीहर..</div>
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..बेटियाँ..</div>
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..ताबीज बांधने आती हैं दरवाजे पर..</div>
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..कि नज़र से बचा रहे घर..</div>
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..वे नहाने आती हैं ममता की निर्झरनी में..</div>
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..देने आती हैं अपने भीतर से थोड़ा-थोड़ा सबको..</div>
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..बेटियाँ कुछ लेने नहीं आती हैं पीहर..</div>
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..बेटियाँ..</div>
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..जब भी लौटती हैं ससुराल..</div>
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..बहुत सारा वहीं छोड़ जाती हैं..</div>
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..तैरती रह जाती हैं..</div>
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..घर भर की नम आँखों में..</div>
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..उनकी प्यारी मुस्कान..</div>
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..जब भी आती हैं वे, लुटाने ही आती हैं अपना वैभव..</div>
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..बेटियाँ कुछ लेने नहीं आती हैं पीहर..<i class="m_fbEmoji_icon m_fbEmoji_size_16 img sp_uUw4or6TUXU sx_798f1c" style="-webkit-user-select: none; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yt/r/1Iuh2Zm391i.png); background-position: 0px -1309px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; border: 0px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: top; width: 16px;"></i></div>
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Dear Papa....</div>
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"बेटी" बनकर आई हु माँ-बाप के जीवन में,</div>
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बसेरा होगा कल मेरा किसी और के आँगन में,</div>
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क्यों ये रीत "रब" ने बनाई होगी,</div>
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"कहते" है आज नहीं तो कल तू "पराई" होगी,</div>
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"देके" जनम "पाल-पोसकर" b</div>
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जिसने हमें बड़ा किया,</div>
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क्यों "रिश्ता" हमारा इतना "अजीब" होता है,</div>
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"खुशनुमा " सी होती है "बेटिया".</div>
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"नाज़ुक" सा "दिल" रखती है "मासूम" सी होती है "बेटिया".</div>
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"नादान" सी होती है "बेटिया".</div>
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"रेहमत" से "भरपूर"</div>
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"खुदा" की "Nemat" है "बेटिया".</div>
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"अजीब" सी "तकलीफ" होती है\</div>
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जब "दूसरे" घर जाती है "बेटियां".</div>
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"घर" लगता है सूना सूना "कितना" रुला के "जाती" है "बेटियां"</div>
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"ख़ुशी" की "झलक"</div>
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"बाबुल" की "लाड़ली" होती है "बेटियां"</div>
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ये "हम" नहीं "कहते"</div>
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"प्यारी सी बेटियां"</div>
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Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-693526309230472242015-02-18T21:12:00.000+05:302015-02-18T21:24:01.502+05:30Ganesh ji aarati - Shendur laal chaadaayo<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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शेंदुर लाल चढायो अच्छा गजमुख को <br />
दोंदिल लाल बिराजे सुत गौरीहर को <br />
हाथ लिए गुण लड्डू साई सुरवर को <br />
महिमा कहे न जाए लागत हूँ पद को <br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
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जय देव जय देव<br />
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता<br />
धन्य तुम्हारोदर्शन मेरा मन रमता<br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
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भावभगत से कोई शरणागत आवे<br />
सम्पति संतति सबही भरपूर पावे<br />
ऐसे तुम महाराज मुझको अति भावे<br />
गोसावीनंदन निशिदिन गुण गावे<br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
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जय देव जय देव<br />
जय जय जी गणराज विद्यासुखदाता<br />
धन्य तुम्हारोदर्शन मेरा मन रमता<br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
जय देव जय देव<br />
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घालिन लोताङ्गन वंदिन चरण डोळ्यांनी पाहीं रूप तुझे ।<br />
प्रेम आलिङ्गिन आनंदन पूजिन भावें ओवाळीं म्हाने नमा । ।<br />
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त्वमेव माता पिता त्वमेव बन्धुश्च सखा त्वमेव ।<br />
त्वमेव विद्या द्रविणं त्वमेव, त्वमेव सर्वं मम देव देव । ।<br />
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काएं वाच मनसेंद्रियैर्वा बुद्ध्यात्मना वा प्रकृतिस्वभावा ।<br />
करोमि यद्यत् सकलं पारसमई नारायणायेति समर्पयामि । ।<br />
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अच्युतम केशवं रामनारायणं कृष्ण दामोदरं वासुदेवं हरि ।<br />
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श्रीधरम माधवं गोपिकावल्लभं जानकीनायकं रामधरान्द्रम भजे । ।<br />
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हरे राम हरे राम, राम राम हरे हरे </div>
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हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे । </div>
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हरे राम हरे राम, राम राम हरे हरे </div>
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हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे ।<br />
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हरे राम हरे राम, राम राम हरे हरे </div>
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हरे कृष्ण हरे कृष्ण, कृष्ण कृष्ण हरे हरे । </div>
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Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-17098126898632747012015-02-18T00:42:00.000+05:302015-02-18T00:42:26.353+05:30Rudhraashtak - Namamee shameeshan Nirvan roopam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Namaameeshameeshaan nirvana roopam, vibhum vyaapakam brahma veda swaroopam</div>
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Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-39438151906590863082014-03-16T23:02:00.002+05:302015-02-18T00:39:17.031+05:30shuklaam vardhanam vishnu <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had to prepare my son for his shloka competition, but it was so hard to find it..</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, I managed to find the right sanskrit lyrics, hopefully, they are correct.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">शुक्लां वर्धनम् विष्णुं शशिवर्णं चतुर्भुजं ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">प्रसन्नवदनम् ध्यायेत् सर्वविघ्नोपशान्तये ॥ </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Shuklaam Vardhanam Vishnum Shashivarnam chaturbhujam</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">prasannavadanam dhyaayet sarvavighnopashaantaye</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope it helps</span><br />
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Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-72988105816685607552014-02-05T07:27:00.001+05:302014-02-05T07:27:55.718+05:30National Pension System (NPS) - India<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The National Pension System (NPS) in India has been pushed for some time now. Government has been trying to increase the scope of the scheme, and hardly been successful at that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">One of the primary reasons has been the low cost structure for the Pension fund managers. While a regular mutual fund charges around 1.5% for the fund management effort, NPS fund managers were charging somewhere between 0.0009% to 0.25%. At such low costs, it would have made little sense for anybody to be in business.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">However, some of the fund managers persisted and are in relatively better standing today. Some of them who did not continue (e.g. IDFC) continue to observe from a distance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Over the last few years, returns from the NPS fund managers have been surpassing the general market returns, mostly in all categories.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Also, recently, govt regulations allowed hiking the fund management charges to 0.25% in addition to allowing partial withdrawals from the NPS corpus. Both of these measures have flamed the interest in NPS. By and large, people are now taking notice of the possibility of considering NPS as a possible investment vehicle. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Slowly, but surely, many private sector companies are also adopting the NPS route for their employees. Beyond the long term investment option, NPS offers an instant benefit in terms of tax benefit above and beyond 80C. 10% of your Basic Salary </span><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">+ DA is the cap for Tax benefit under NPS. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Therefore effectively, who falls in the 30% tax bracket, stands to shave of a substantial amount from his taxable income. Furthermore, the returns on this additional investment are not as measly as the EPF (approx 8-9%), but much more controlled (you can chose ur fund options) and market linked.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">All these measures are slowly resurrecting NPS as a possible investment vehicle.</span></div>
Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-47563619745306027302012-04-22T22:48:00.004+05:302012-10-31T13:49:35.173+05:30Life is once.. just this once...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Watching a movie and then reminiscing my own life's memories made me realize this.. rather abruptly... that, whatever is going to be, is going to be in this single life only.. there is not going to be another chance to fix situations.. relations.. or anything else...<br />
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If you have not had something in life, there is not going to be another chance to get it.. something like second attempt at childhood/growing up... its probably better to get over it and move on in life. Or if possible, do something about it.</div>
Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-25976039003274572372011-11-29T12:30:00.001+05:302011-11-29T12:30:47.269+05:30Very intersting on Sardars...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">कुछ दोस्त मिलकर डेल्ही घूमने</span><br style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">का प्रोग्राम बनाते है और रेलवे</span><br style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: grey; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">स्टेशन से बहार निकलक</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: grey; display: inline; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">र एक<br />टेक्सी किराए पर लेते है , उस<br />टेक्सी का ड्राइवर<br />बुढ्ढा सरदार था,<br /><br />यात्रा के दौरान<br />बच्चो को मस्ती सुजती है और<br />सब दोस्त मिलकर<br />बारी बारी सरदार पर बने<br />जोक्स को एकदुसरे को सुनाते है<br /><br />उनका मकसद उस ड्राइवर<br />को चिढाना था . लेकिन<br />वो बुढ्ढा सरदार<br />चिढाना तो दूर पर उनके साथ<br />हर जोक पर हस रहा था ,<br /><br />सब साईट सीन को देख बच्चे वापस<br />रेलवे स्टेशन आ जाते है ...और तय<br />किया किराया उस सरदार<br />को चुकाते है , सरदार<br />भी वो पैसे ले लेता है , पर हर<br />बच्चे को अपनी और से एक एक<br />रूपया हाथ में देता है<br /><br />एक लड़का बोलता है<br />"पाजी हम सुबह से आपकी कोम<br />पर जोक मार रहे है , आप<br />गुस्स्सा तो दूर पर हर जोक में<br />हमारे साथ हस रहे थे , और जब ये<br />यात्रा पूरी हो गई आप हर लडके<br />को प्यार से एक-एक रूपया दे रहे<br />है , ऐसा क्यों ? "<br /><br />सरदार बोला " बच्चो आप<br />अभी जवान<br />हो आपका नया खून है आप<br />मस्ती नहीं करोगे तो कौन<br />करेगा ? लेकिन मेने आपको एक-<br />एक रूपया इस लिए दिया के जब<br />वापस आप अपने अपने शहर जाओगे<br />तो ये रूपया आप उस सरदार<br />को दे देना जो रास्ते में भीख<br />मांग रहा हो , इस बात<br />को दो साल हो गए है और<br />जितने लडके डेल्ही घूमने गए थे सब<br />के पास वो एक रुपये<br />का सिक्का आज भी जेब में<br />पड़ा है ...उन्हें कोई सरदार भीख<br />मांगता नहीं दिखा<br /><br /><br />" MORAL: The secret<br />behind their universal<br />success is their willingness<br />to do any job with utmost<br />dedication and pride.<br /><br />A Sardar will drive a truck or<br />set up a roadside garage or a<br />dhaba, run a fruit juice stall,<br />take up small time<br />carpentry.. but he will never<br />beg on the streets<br /><br />Because Sikhs contribute:<br /><br />* 33% of total income tax<br /><br />* 67% of total charities<br /><br />* 45% of Indian Army<br /><br />* 59,000++ Gurudwaras<br />serve LANGAR to<br />5,900,000+ people<br />everyday &<br /><br /><br />All this when THEY make<br />only 1.4% of the total<br />INDIAN POPULATION.<br /><br />Press like if you agree to this<br />Post..\♥/</span></div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-82900825019678548482011-11-06T10:49:00.001+05:302011-11-06T10:50:01.129+05:30Something is not right...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Its been a while since I wrote here, and today seems to be a good reason...<br />
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In today's Sunday Times of India, there are at least 2-3 articles that made me thought, "its not fair". <br />
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Comment on Sonu's exit by fellow strikers at Manesar Maruti Plant</span></b><br />
After Sonu Gujjar's exit from the company, there are people in worker's saying that he did not know anything of labour laws, he just chose some populist issues and rode the wave. My question to those workers is, "where was your feeling about Sonu's lack of knowledge when you were supporting his strike for umpteen days. Now that he's not there, you are quick to come out and talk against it"<br />
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Notwithstanding his sudden disappearance, combined with reports about he and some other leaders receiving huge sums of monies for exit from Maruti, the intention should not be doubted.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Low wages in Gujrat in addition to low strikes rates</b></span><br />
An article talks about why industries have been successful in setting up shot in Gujrat compared to other states, example in case being the Tata Nano plant. The article further provides some statistics about how labour in Gujrat is paid less compared to rest of the country and some other states competing for such industrial units.<br />
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There is another factor, the state govt has setup a law/amendment to central law, that allows businesses to hire/fire workers rather easily.<br />
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My point then is, is it worthwhile for Gujrat govt to push for relatively higher wages for the labour when it can provide the business entities an assurance for a relatively calmer working environment, less losses, and therefore more productivity. But I doubt if something in that direction is being thought about by the state government.<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>The new media council and Justice Katju's remarks</b></span><br />
The media today is rather more powerful and is troubling govt by uncovering rather large list of scams and corruption instances. In such a situation why is it that govt is trying to put a restrictive institution on the media freedom, rather than looking inside and figuring out as to why is it that there is so much muck to be found out and thrown all over the place ?<br />
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The idea that the media should be controlled by a panel consisting of govt representatives among others is highly prohibitive to the freedom of press that is given as a right in the constitution...</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14696105144745852031noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-69801396773251230842010-11-09T23:51:00.001+05:302010-11-13T23:05:31.168+05:30Experience with Air India - 2<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The return flight from Delhi to Bangalore, on the evening of Sunday 7th Nov 2010, turned out to be the most horrible flying experience I have ever had, till date. The flight was AI-622, bound to fly out from T3 at 2010 hours 7th Nov. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When I reached at the airport, the check-in area was a mess in itself. The Air India staff had invited all the passengers to check-in from all the counters, basically creating a mess of a situation. When they realized what they have done, they scrambled to a fix, and started calling out to the people for whom the flights were about to depart (and these ppl were still stuck in check-in queues).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">When these people were taken away, my checkin process suddenly looked easier and faster. Basically, I was all checked in at around 6:45 and inside the boarding gates area by that time.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The display panel had no mention of my flight but other flights both domestic and international, before and after my flight were listed properly, with whatever status applicable to them. When inquired, they said, it was ok, not to worry, and told me of my gate no for boarding (also that the flight was on schedule).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">By 7:25 pm, the boarding should have begun, but there was no air india official to be seen around the gate till that time, or even later, till 2000 hrs. I think thats when I begun to think, that something was wrong. I went to the info desk and asked the person there, he had no information.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Slowly people started assembling around the gate and asking questions. There was nobody to answer them. Slowly the mob mentality was becoming visible. People shouting, grabbing whoever was visible in an air india garb, or with some kind of airport office link.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Initially, someone caught hold of a lady, fairly senior (by age i mean), and started asking her questions. She DID NOT know anything. Someone said that she was the duty manager, and this angered people even more. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">By now, it was well past 2100 hrs and still nobody had appeared on the assigned gate. Then people caught hold of two air india officials who were just passing by. The mob really got angry and wanted answers. The two guys were so visibly helpless they couldnt do anything. Ppl asked them to call up the responsible officials, but none of the officials were picking up their phones. Then one passenger asked for the officials' number and called from his own mobile. The official did pick up the phone, but, still couldnt offer any answers to the situation.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Slowly a pattern was emerging out of the situation. No flights scheduled to leave after 1900 hrs or so were taking off. Flights to Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai and Dubai were in this unknown situation. Some people for bangalore flight were waiting since 1100 in the day since their 1300 flight was cancelled and they were bumped up to this 2010 flight. Effectively they were the worst hit guys, waiting for about 10 hrs already.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, the mob started walking with this official, demanding to be put in touch with the officials face to face, nothing happened, since the passengers are not allowed to leave the boarding area after check-in. People were diverted to another official at another gate, who could not answer any questions anyway.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">By now, it was already 2300 hrs, and still no answers. It was pretty chaotic, since nobody knew whats the status of the flight, and whats going to happen. There was some infants among the passengers. Their parents were the more anxious lot. A Danish national got migraine attack during all this chaos. There were at least 10 people who were over 70 yrs old, and the waiting process was not helping them at all, let alone the uncertainity.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">As it turned out, around 2330 there was announcement of the cancellation the bangalore flight. It just broke some patience barriers. People started shouting at the info desk guy, since he had not been advised about the next steps for the passengers. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He made a few phone calls and a lady appeared. This lady tried to offer some hope, but it was a failed attempt. People had realized by now that air india has no intention of flying the people to their destinations and it would be a cancelled flight for good. They are just not announcing it in good time so that they wont have to pay the passengers' hotel stay etc.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">They still had no clue around the solution to the problem. Now a new face appeared, Mr Nalin. He claimed to be in an executive authority and wanted to fix the problem for good. He promised a special flight to Bangalore at 0145 hrs in the night. After making some other promises, he went off. Nowhere to be seen again.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">People thought that they have been conned again. By now, its already 0015. Suddenly, people caught hold of two female officials in air india garb. The poor girls didnt know anything but were shouted at anyway. A new face appears now, Mr Pankaj, supposedly GM of Air india.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">He was shouted at all possible ways. Everybody was venting his anger on him, but guy showed remarkable patience and didnt react even once. We were thinking, had he reacted even once, god knows how the mob would have acted/reacted. I would say, he was not physically handled, barring that, all possible ways were used to vent anger at him.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, he started moving some things, the officials started appearing. He found a crew for one of the flights, and then another crew came in. Some more officials came in, a lot of CISF people showed up. Apprantly to handle the situation if the mob went physical with him.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Already 0100 hrs and no sign of boarding activity. Mob had not let him go anywhere, so he announced that the bangalore flight will leave "if not 0145 perhaps by 0200 or 0215". Another 30 minutes passed by, and now the mob was on the brink. A gentleman, father of two young kids, literally charged at him, wanting to know when the flight would actually go. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Now he says, 0300. And this was genuinely interesting, the guy asked Mr GM, what would you do if the flight does not depart by 3 AM... the GM guy had no answer, literally tense face, sweating brows, no voice. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Finally, around 0255 there was an announcement for boarding for the bangalore flight. A decent 7hrs 30 mins delay, and I am sure, had the people not been so vocal and demanding, the flight would never have been arranged and we got home the way we got home.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At the end, the flight, which should have landed bangalore 2240 the previous evening, now landed past 0600 the next morning, spoiling the next day for everybody, more so for the working passengers.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Someone rightly spoke, "this is my last flight with air india, never again". Well, I am with the group who says, "never say never", but for once, for this one I feel like agreeing with him. Never Again with air india, or at least till the wounds are fresh :)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-64012963671553583752010-11-09T23:00:00.000+05:302010-11-09T23:00:40.307+05:30Experience with Air India - 1<div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It was not my first time flying with air india, perhaps 2nd or 3rd, but its going to be the last one, at least these are the emotions rights now...</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">I booked this round trip in october last week, attempt to go home for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diwali">Deepawali</a> utilizing the long weekend. It was a Bangalore - Delhi - Bangalore round trip, and I was pretty excited to have clinched this deal.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Flying out to Delhi from Bangalore was already giving indications of trouble with Air India. When I reached airport, they had already cancelled my flight. Later I got to know that they had in-fact merged my flight with another flight, which was an international flight, coming from somewhere. The fact was, almost nobody was certain whats the situation. On the check-in counter, I was told that my seat was not confirmed yet, was on standby. Luckily, it was confirmed within the next few seconds itself, and I had a seat (which I realized later, was the last available seat on the flight).</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The flight was delayed by about half an hour was another fact. During the waiting period, I met a few passengers, who were waiting since 4-5 hours since another afternoon flight was delayed and the passengers were supposed to leave together on this flight.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Inside the aircraft, we were welcomed by two angry air hostesses, and a third one relatively better. Mis-management was rampant there too. Ground staff had put in some stuff meant for passengers cabin luggage and the air hostesses were having hard time accomodating passengers' luggage.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Once I got to my seat, I found out a few more things. The hand rest of the seat was taped using cello tape, or else it would just come out into your hands. Later during the flight, one of the overhead lights came out into the hands of of the passengers when she was trying to refocus the beam. All in all, the aircraft looked like from stone age, not withstanding the fact that they didnt have aircrafts in stone age :) .</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">Eventually, we reached delhi airport, but were informed that we would land on the newly built-operationalized terminal (known as T3). While going to the baggage claim area through a bus, we could actually see labour working here and there. Basically, it was evident that construction work is not over.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">The baggage claim belt didnt start until about half an hour after our arrival in the lounge. Some passengers had literally shouted out to get some air india officials around there and take some action for that.</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">At the end, it turned out, the new terminal is really still new for the people also, and they have issues synchronizing everything. </div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;">It turned out that the whole ordeal took about 2 hours extra than the normal.</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-16782101556535906932010-09-02T22:37:00.000+05:302010-09-02T22:37:19.529+05:30आरती कुंजबिहारी की... Aarti Kunj Bihari Ki...<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;"><strong>श्री कुंजबिहारी जी की आरती</strong><br />
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</strong>आरती कुंजबिहारी की, श्री गिरिधर कृष्णमुरारी की ॥</span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">गले में बैजंती माला, बजावै मुरली मधुर बाला ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">श्रवण में कुण्डल झलकाला, नंद के आनंद नंदलाला ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">गगन सम अंग कांति काली, राधिका चमक रही आली ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">लटन में ठाढ़े बनमाली;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">भ्रमर सी अलक, कस्तूरी तिलक, चंद्र सी झलक;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">ललित छवि श्यामा प्यारी की ॥</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">आरती कुंजबिहारी की...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">श्री गिरिधर कृष्णमुरारी की…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">कनकमय मोर मुकुट बिलसै, देवता दरसन को तरसैं ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">गगन सों सुमन रासि बरसै;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">बजे मिरदंग, ग्वालिन संग;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">अतुल रति गोप कुमारी की ॥</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">आरती कुंजबिहारी की...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">श्री गिरिधर कृष्णमुरारी की…</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;"> </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">जहां ते प्रकट भई गंगा, कलुष कलि हारिणि श्रीगंगा ।</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">स्मरन ते होत मोह भंगा;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">बसी सिव सीस, जटा के बीच, हरै अघ कीच;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">चरन छवि श्रीबनवारी की ॥</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">आरती कुंजबिहारी की...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">श्री गिरिधर कृष्णमुरारी की…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">चमकती उज्ज्वल तट रेनू, बज रही वृंदावन बेनू </span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">चहूँ </span><span style="font-size: 130%;">दिसि गोपि ग्वाल धेनू;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">हंसत मृदु मंद,चांदनी चंद, कटत भव फंद;</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;">टेर सुन दीन भिखारी की ॥</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;">आरती कुंजबिहारी की...</span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="color: black; font-size: 130%;"></span></span><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-size: 130%;">श्री गिरिधर कृष्णमुरारी की…</span></span>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-39221644968096788912010-08-25T09:45:00.001+05:302010-08-25T09:45:14.149+05:30I also feel like saying, 1984...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>This story appears in Economic Times, wherein Apple claims to have developed (or is busy doing that) sensitive info about an iphone user. Subsequently, Apple intends to hold/halt usage of the iphone device from the "unauthorized" user, this unauthorized reportedly includes - <br/><br/>1. an iphone that has been hacked to work outside the contract with which it was sold, read "jailbroken"<br/><br/>2. an iphone that is perhaps being used by someone other than the person who registered the first heartbeat or facial recognition info..<br/><br/>Apple intends to capture the phone location using GPS/other tech and perhaps control the device remotely if they feel its being used "unauthorized"..<br/><br/>i agree with people who remember 1984 after reading apple's intentions...ha.. time does come back...George Orwell.. were u too right ??</p>in reference to: <a href='http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/infotech/hardware/Apple-to-make-iPhone-theft-proof/articleshow/6428949.cms'>Apple to make iPhone theft-proof - Hardware - Infotech - The Economic Times</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/QV-9xOOG-Al1wr-wgDpsrKMxaek'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-1080768414599270992010-08-18T17:29:00.001+05:302010-08-18T17:29:01.692+05:30Use (misuse) of Tax Money in India<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Use (or should I say misuse) of my tax money...<br/>Interesting one, Only this morning I was thinking about the damned MPs.<br/><br/>You know, they are protesting in parliament to increase their salaries…<br/><br/>And now, look at the irony, they are the same people who have to vote for their own salary hike, there’s no one above them who has to approve of it…<br/><br/>Think about the group of cheats that we have as MPs who are now going to get a salary hike, which basically means, the amount of expenditure on 534 MPs, approx 855Cr would go still higher.. to where, nobody knows…<br/><br/>The problem is, on no other issue, do these guys show the kind of unity that they are showing here, on salary hike issue…<br/><br/>Read some here…<br/><br/><a href='http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_congress-bjp-mps-join-hands-on-salary-hike-issue_1424181'>http://www.dnaindia.com/india/<wbr/>report_congress-bjp-mps-join-<wbr/>hands-on-salary-hike-issue_<wbr/>1424181</a><br/><br/>And some more insights, on the current expenditure -<br/><br/>Monthly Salary : 12,000<br/><br/>Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000<br/><br/>Office expenditure per month : 14,000<br/><br/>Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000<br/>( eg.For a visit from kerala to Delhi & return: 6000 km)<br/><br/>Daily DA TA during parliament meets : 500/day<br/><br/>Charge for 1 class (A/C) in train: Free (For any number of times) (All over India )<br/><br/>Charge for Business Class in flights : Free for 40 trips / year (With wife or P.A .)<br/><br/>Rent for MP hostel at Delhi : Free<br/><br/>Electricity costs at home : Free up to 50,000 units<br/><br/>Local phone call charge : Free up to 1 ,70,000 calls.<br/><br/>TOTAL expense for a MP [having no qualification] per year : 32,00,000 [ i.e. 2.66 lakh/month]<br/><br/>TOTAL expense for 5 years : 1,60,00,000<br/><br/>For 534 MPs, the expense for 5 years : 8,54,40,00,000 (nearly 855 crores)<br/><br/>AND THE PRIME MINISTER IS ASKING THE HIGHLY QUALIFIED, OUT PERFORMING CEOs TO CUT DOWN THEIR SALARIES.....<br/><br/>This is how all our tax money is been swallowed and price hike on our regular commodities.......</p>in reference to: <a href='http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_congress-bjp-mps-join-hands-on-salary-hike-issue_1424181'>Congress, BJP MPs join hands on salary hike issue - India - DNA</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/lmn2R7-ieBrIj96NyK30BDinE7U'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-47872406938761759192010-08-18T17:27:00.001+05:302010-08-18T17:27:18.284+05:30Priceless Words<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>A husband wakes up at home with a huge hangover.<br/><br/>He forces himself to open his eyes, and the first thing he sees is a couple of aspirins and a glass of water on the side table.<br/><br/>He sits down and sees his clothing in front of him, all clean and pressed. He looks around the room and sees that it is in perfect order, spotless, clean. So is the rest of the house.<br/>He takes the aspirins and notices a note on the table.<br/><br/>"Honey, breakfast is on the table, I left early to go grocery shopping.<br/>Love You!"<br/><br/>Totally shocked with the note , he goes to the kitchen and sure enough there is a hot breakfast and the morning newspaper. <br/>His son is also at the table, eating. He asks, "Son, what happened last night?"<br/><br/>His son says, "Well, you came home around 3 AM, drunk and delirious. Broke some crockery, puked in the hall, and gave yourself a black eye when you stumbled into the door".<br/> <br/>Confused, the man asks, "So, why is everything in order and so clean, and<br/>breakfast is on the table waiting for me?<br/>I should expect a big quarrel with her!"<br/>His son replies, "Oh, that! Mom dragged you to the bedroom, and when she tried to take your clothes n shoes off, you said,<br/><br/>"LADY LEAVE ME ALONE! I'M MARRIED!"<br/><br/>Moral<br/>Self-induced hangover - $ 400.00<br/>Broken crockery - $ 800.00<br/>Breakfast - $ 10.00<br/>Saying the Right Thing While Drunk – "PRICELESS”<br/><br/><br/>There are truly some things that both money and MasterCard can't buy</p>in reference to: <a href='http://in.reuters.com/search?blob=samsung+galaxy+s'>Reuters – Search Reuters</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/cIYR6j4aUb4_CUgcg7r9KdzcnAc'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-27594517040313120412010-08-09T10:16:00.001+05:302010-08-09T10:16:39.939+05:30Nuclear Weapons : Devices for peace ??<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Well, the point is there, just because the other country has nuclear weapons, parties stay within a certain limit lest the fury of nuclear capable country might incinerate them.<br/><br/>The result is either a gorilla war kind of situation, one that is going on in Kashmir, one that is going on in parts of Iraq or a Cold war kind of scenario, where everything happens behind the curtains...<br/><br/>I dont really think they are devices of peace, but yes, they help avoid direct confrontation, acting as a deterrent. Though its needless to point out the continued civilian loss in gorilla warfare...<br/><br/>weapons are evil, anyway, nuclear or napalm or any other type... must be avoided..</p>in reference to: <a href='http://www.livemint.com/2010/08/08202052/The-bomb-65-years-later.html?h=B'>The bomb, 65 years later - Views - <a href='http://livemint.com'>livemint.com</a></a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/K0j-GCLb7dYIfWEQ98S1u8AEgYM'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-73615373223505259082010-08-05T13:28:00.001+05:302010-08-05T13:28:24.828+05:30Corruption @ Common Wealth Games in Delhi<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>I guess you have missed out the latest reports in Indian newspapers regarding the corruption scandal that has broken out of the CommonWealth Games Organizing committee. They are renting stuff for 45 days by paying more money than is required to buy that item in first place. Contracts have been given to the relatives of the OC members, and stadium rooftops are falling down hours after inauguration. <br/><br/>All this results in more money being spent, in addition to the insult that the nation carries because of this bunch of "organizers". And who pays the money, the poor taxpayer like me and you (assuming you are a salaried indian). The fact that the budget of the event has come to about 10 times the original estimates is an alarm bell nobody is ready to listen to. At this moment, everybody is in a mood, "ok, so what if some corruption happened, some planning glitches, they happen everywhere. Lets spend some more of tax payer money, and try to fix it."<br/><br/>I read a statement by Mr Aiyyar, where he was wishing for the games to fail. Perhaps its a cost that other nations need not pay (by appearing in a failed games event), but may be thats what this corrupt govt system needs to wake up, and change a few things for good...<br/><br/>I dont even want to start about the level of preparations for the event, and the mismanagement that is rampant in there... Let me just say this much, I've never felt worse on being part of what its they call "India". Its genuinely a shame to be called from the same country as these corrupt organizers and their bosses are...<br/><br/>Just one example to point to the corruption level, they are renting, mark my word, renting, not buying a chair for the event (i.e. about 6 weeks) for about 8000 INR, which would be used by spectators, whereas you can buy a decent chair for a few hundred rupees... Thats the worth of taxpayer's money in this country... and this report was filed by Vigilence committee a while back, nobody took note of it, until someone filed a RTI request...<br/><br/>Shame organizers.. shame..</p>in reference to: <a href='http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/08/05/the-commonwealth-games-is-it-safe/tab/comments/#comment-14949'>The Commonwealth Games: “Is It Safe?” - India Real Time - WSJ</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/lYViucBErz8n_vb34cfZFh1kqQ8'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-62616701960977226092010-06-17T12:29:00.001+05:302010-06-17T12:29:48.602+05:30Should India learn a lesson from the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill ??<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Not undermining the terrible tragedy of the oil leak in the gulf, this is some ways a more environmental disaster than humanitarian.<br/><br/>If you stop for a moment and give a thought to the Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 80's (at a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, read more here <a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhopal_disaster'>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/<wbr/>Bhopal_disaster</a>), that tragedy had taken lives of more than 3000 people, in addition to contaminating air and water around the place. The genetic effects of that appear to date. And I am not even counting the wounded/disabled due to that accident.<br/><br/>What happened there, from the point of view of compensation to the affected ? Well, nothing is my feeling, but if you count what was paid to the people, I wont be able to say more than, "peanuts", which is nothing anyway.<br/><br/>Here, you see, in the current context of the oil leak (where only 10-20 people have passed away, but lots more have lost jobs), the US govt is handling BP as if it has committed a genocide.<br/><br/>Well, I am sure the Indian govt and legal system can take a cue from this and start holding the business corporation behind Bhopal tragedy responsible for that too. In case of Bhopal, nobody was held accountable, and the CEO of that company was allowed to leave country hours after he was "formally" arrested. I wonder if bribery of govt officials and/or politicians was playing any role there ??<br/><br/>Seriosly, anybody at Indian govt offices listening ??</p>in reference to: <a href='http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/us_and_canada/10337146.stm'>BBC News - US Congress set to grill BP chief Tony Hayward</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/yzt424bj3RNIE2zALNZD8nuKWsA'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-2130831791253630392010-05-31T08:53:00.001+05:302010-05-31T08:53:15.720+05:30An interesting essat on flyovers [in Indian context]Forwarded by a friend, couldnt help but sharing -<br />
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निम्नलिखित लेख उस छात्र की कॉपी से लिया गया है, जिसे निबंध लेखन<br />
प्रतियोगिता में पहला पुरस्कार मिला है। निबध का विषय था - फ्लाईओवर।<br />
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फ्लाईओवर का जीवन में बहुत महत्व है, खास तौर पर इंजीनियरों और ठेकेदारों<br />
के जीवन में तो घणा ही महत्व है। एक फ्लाईओवर से न जाने कितनी कोठियां<br />
निकल आती हैं। पश्चिम जगत के इंजीनियर भले ही इसे न समझें कि भारत में यह<br />
कमाल होता है कि पुल से कोठियां निकल आती हैं और फ्लाईओवर से फार्महाउस।<br />
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खैर, फ्लाईओवर से हमें जीवन के कई पाठ मिलते हैं, जैसे बंदा कई बार<br />
घुमावदार फ्लाईओवर पर चले, तो पता चलता है कि जहां से शुरुआत की थी, वहीं<br />
पर पहुंच गए हैं। उदाहरण के लिए ऑल इंडिया इंस्टिट्यूट ऑफ मेडिकल साइंसेज<br />
के पास के फ्लाईओवर में बंदा कई बार जहां से शुरू करे, वहीं पहुंच जाता<br />
है। वैसे, यह लाइफ का सत्य है, कई बार बरसों चलते -चलते यह पता चलता है<br />
कि कहीं पहुंचे ही नहीं।<br />
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फ्लाईओवर जब नए-नए बनते हैं, तो एकाध महीने ट्रैफिक स्मूद रहता है, फिर<br />
वही हाल हो लेता है। जैसे आश्रम में अब फ्लाईओवर पर जाम लगता है, यानी अब<br />
फ्लाईओवर पर फ्लाईओवर की जरूरत है। फिर उस फ्लाईओवर के फ्लाईओवर के<br />
फ्लाईओवर पर भी फ्लाईओवर चाहिए होगा। हो सकता है कि कुछ समय बाद फ्लाईओवर<br />
अथॉरिटी ऑफ इंडिया ही बन जाए। इसमें कुछ और अफसरों की पोस्टिंग का जुगाड़<br />
हो जाएगा। तब हम कह सकेंगे कि फ्लाईओवरों का अफसरों के जीवन में भी घणा<br />
महत्व है।<br />
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दिल्ली में इन दिनों फ्लाईओवरों की धूम है। इधर से फ्लाईओवर, उधर से<br />
फ्लाईओवर। फ्लाईओवर बनने के चक्कर में विकट जाम हो रहे हैं। दिल्ली<br />
गाजियाबाद अप्सरा बॉर्डर के जाम में फंसकर धैर्य और संयम जैसे गुणों का<br />
विकास हो जाता है, ऑटोमैटिक। व्यग्र और उग्र लोगों का एक ट्रीटमेंट यह है<br />
कि उन्हें अप्सरा बॉर्डर के जाम में छोड़ दिया जाए।<br />
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फ्लाईओवर बनने से पहले जाम फ्लाईओवर के नीचे लगते हैं, फिर फ्लाईओवर बनने<br />
के बाद जाम ऊपर लगने शुरू हो जाते हैं। इससे हमें भौतिकी के उस नियम का<br />
पता चलता है कि कहीं कुछ नहीं बदलता, फ्लाईओवर का उद्देश्य इतना भर रहता<br />
है कि वह जाम को नीचे से ऊपर की ओर ले आता है, ताकि नीचे वाले जाम के लिए<br />
रास्ता प्रशस्त किया जा सके।<br />
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फ्लाईओवरों का भविष्य उज्जवल है। कुछ समय बाद यह सीन होगा कि जैसे डबल<br />
डेकर बस होती है, वैसे डबल डेकर फ्लाईओवर भी होंगे। डबल ही क्यों,<br />
ट्रिपल, फाइव डेकर फ्लाईओवर भी हो सकते हैं। दिल्ली वाले तब अपना एड्रेस<br />
यूं बताएंगे - आश्रम के पांचवें लेवल के फ्लाईओवर के ठीक सामने जो फ्लैट<br />
पड़ता है, वो मेरा है। कभी जाम में फंस जाएं, तो कॉल कर देना, डोरी में<br />
टांग कर चाय लटका दूंगा। संवाद कुछ इस तरह के होंगे - अबे कहां रहता है<br />
आजकल रोज अपने फ्लैट से पांचवें लेवल का जाम देखता हूं, तेरी कार नहीं<br />
दिखती। सामने वाला बताएगा - आजकल मैं चौथे लेवल के फ्लाईओवर में फंसता<br />
हूं। अबे पांचवें लेवल के जाम में फंसा कर, वहां हवा अच्छी लगती है। अबे,<br />
ले मैं तेरे ऊपर ही था, पांचवें वाले लेवल पर और तू चौथे लेवल पर, कॉल कर<br />
देता, तो झांककर बात कर लेता। आने वाले टाइम में दिल्ली वाले अपने<br />
मेहमानों को फाइव डेकर जाम दिखाने लाएंगे।Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-73067972133744679842010-05-08T01:19:00.000+05:302010-05-08T01:19:07.778+05:30101 Romantic ideas1. Remember to say "I love you" and "I need you" often.<br />
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2. Walk hand in hand in the rain.<br />
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3. Write a love poem.<br />
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4. Call a radio station and dedicate a favorite song.<br />
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5. Write "I Love You" in lipstick or shaving cream on the mirror.<br />
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6. Hide love notes in a lunch box, briefcase or purse.<br />
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7. Make heart-shaped cinnamon toast for breakfast.<br />
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8. Place a love note in the personals section of the newspaper.<br />
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9. Take a carriage ride around the city.<br />
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10. Plan a surprise getaway.<br />
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11. Do your mate's household chores.<br />
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12. Write notes on future dates in their date book ("I love you," I miss you," etc.)<br />
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13. Make reservations at a favorite restaurant.<br />
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14. Let them choose the movie.<br />
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15. Give a foot massage.<br />
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16. Make a heart-shaped bookmark, and place it in their book.<br />
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17. Pop in a romantic music CD and slow dance.<br />
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18. Throw a just-because surprise party for two.<br />
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19. Buy a stuffed animal for your honey.<br />
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20. Read each other's horoscopes.<br />
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21. Make a list of the top 10 things you love about your partner.<br />
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22. Display it in a prominent place.<br />
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23. Tattoo your mate's name on your body.<br />
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24. Make an album or scrapbook of your favorite memories together.<br />
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25. Go camping together and only take one sleeping bag.<br />
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26. Send a mushy message in a bottle...a balloon...a sandwich...<br />
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27. Cut out a silly cartoon that you know they'd enjoy.<br />
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28. Shower together.<br />
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29. Dim the lights, and snuggle together on the couch.<br />
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30. Be the first to say "I'm sorry" and kiss and make up.<br />
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31. Give each other a full-body massage.<br />
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32. Kiss every hour on the hour all day long.<br />
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33. Send a gift basket of indulgent items.<br />
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34. Write "I'm hot for you" in the steam on the bathroom mirror.<br />
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35. Ribbon wrap your bed with a big bow.<br />
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36. Fill up the gas tank of your partner's car.<br />
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37. Act like teenagers. Maybe even pierce something!<br />
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38. Show up with a bouquet of flowers -- for no reason at all.<br />
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39. Play Scrabble���� together, using as many "love" words as<br />
you can.<br />
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40. Run a warm bubble bath for your partner, with lots of lit<br />
candles.<br />
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41. Meet in the park for a picnic.<br />
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42. Hold hands.<br />
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43. Leave a trail of rose petals through the house, leading to a romantic candlelight dinner.<br />
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44. Make a donation in your mate's name to a special cause or charity.<br />
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45. Pick up their clothes from the floor -- without saying a word about it.<br />
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46. Watch an old black and white romantic movie and share a bowl of popcorn.<br />
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47. Reenact your first date.<br />
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48. Surprise your partner with tickets to a special event.<br />
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49. An unexpected hug can brighten any day.<br />
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50. Buy a silly, impromptu gift.<br />
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51. Send an email just to say "I'm thinking of you."<br />
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52. Bring home a balloon bouquet.<br />
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53. Serve breakfast in bed.<br />
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54. Make an ornament with a picture of both of you for the Christmas tree.<br />
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55. Play tag.<br />
<br />
56. Wash and wax your partner's car, and leave a little note on the dashboard.<br />
<br />
57. Plant a garden together.<br />
<br />
58. Leave a mushy message on voicemail.<br />
<br />
59. Stay at a hotel for the night, just because.<br />
<br />
60. Make angels in the snow.<br />
<br />
61. Every time you say "hello" or "goodbye", seal it with a hug and a kiss.<br />
<br />
62. Take a drive in the country.<br />
<br />
63. Spend the evening looking at the stars -- and make a wish together.<br />
<br />
64. Cast a playful wink any time, anywhere.<br />
<br />
65. Think up a list of silly little pet names for times when you're alone together.<br />
<br />
66. Read poetry to each other.<br />
<br />
67. Celebrate your half-birthdays together.<br />
<br />
68. Put a picture of both of you in your wallet.<br />
<br />
69. Buy that favorite book or CD for no reason at all.<br />
<br />
70. Send a care package to work filled with treats like food, photos, candy, a love note, heart-shaped confetti, etc.<br />
<br />
71. Go out for the evening and tell people you're on your honeymoon.<br />
<br />
72. Take a hike together and carve your initials in a tree.<br />
<br />
73. Write a thank you note for all the things you take for granted.<br />
<br />
74. Make a fire in the fireplace and roast marshmallows.<br />
<br />
75. Tape your favorite TV show and spend the evening talking.<br />
<br />
76. Do the dishes together, then apply hand lotion to each other's hands.<br />
<br />
77. Write a love letter to your partner and cut it into jigsaw puzzle pieces.<br />
<br />
78. Decide on secret signals and use them to communicate with each other in large groups of people.<br />
<br />
79. Schedule a regular mid-week "date night" for just the two of you.<br />
<br />
80. Do the laundry together.<br />
<br />
81. Romance Theater Weekend: reenact each other's favorite love scene - hers on Friday, his on Saturday.<br />
<br />
82. Call your partner at work and ask for a date.<br />
<br />
83. Pretend you haven't seen each other for a month. Actaccordingly.<br />
<br />
84. Send a written invitation to do something special.<br />
<br />
85. Take turns reading to each other.<br />
<br />
86. Stand outside the window and sing a romantic song.<br />
<br />
87. Hide favorite candy in your partner's coat pockets.<br />
<br />
88. Put a tape recording of your voice (saying anything) in the<br />
car stereo and turn it on so it plays when the car starts.<br />
<br />
89. Go to a drive-in movie.<br />
<br />
90. Get up to turn off the last light after you're both<br />
comfy-cozy in bed.<br />
<br />
91. Hold each other tight during a thunderstorm.<br />
<br />
92. Make a tape recording of favorite love songs.<br />
<br />
93. Leave a bunch of bananas on the kitchen table with a note, "I<br />
go bananas over you!"<br />
<br />
94. Hide love notes in a magazine.<br />
<br />
95. Declare your undying love via a telegram.<br />
<br />
96. Make a romantic dinner together, and serve it on your finest<br />
china.<br />
<br />
97. Surprise your partner with a big kiss on the neck.<br />
<br />
98. Give unexpected compliments.<br />
<br />
99. Share an ice cream cone.<br />
<br />
100. Have a picnic on the living room floor.<br />
<br />
101. Draw a silly picture of the two of you. Frame it.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-23805319933568511132010-05-07T11:27:00.001+05:302010-05-08T01:20:21.623+05:30Working of oil wells..<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>I personally like such diagrams and explanations. not that an accident is required to fetch such information, but its a fact that such incidents bring about a good reason to explain the technology to us non involved people.<br/><br/>This document explains the handling of stopping of oild wells in cases of temporary abandonment. Its quite interesting to understand it.<br/><br/>Further, this page explains what should have happened against what happened at the deepwater horizon oil well which resulted in death of 11 people and loss of investment on the oil rig, not the forget the huge oil spill in Gulf of Mexico...<br/><br/>Its really unfortunate that such incidents happen, perhaps its a price we humans need to pay to tackle mother nature for resources. More than that, when I was reading a page about this on cnn, i had a feeling of, "Oh God, so much oil would be wasted in the spill, and we are already talking about scarcity of oil resources". From an estimate, more than 5000 barrels of oil is|was spilling from this rig into the sea. I dont know whether the spilling has since stopped or not, but its a huge waste nonetheless.<br/><br/>I hope they can find some way to contain the spill and save the environment from destruction of flora/fauna around the place due to oil spill in the sea. This would also save the precious oil.<br/><br/>I wish I could extract the images and post them here, inline, but there might be copyright issues.. Would lookup on wikimedia later and see if there is some information/photos about it...<br/><br/>Quite informative really...</p>in reference to: <a href='http://www.pdfdownload.org/pdf2html/pdf2html.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.nola.com%2Fnews_impact%2Fother%2Foil-cause-050710.pdf&images=yes'>oil-cause-050710.pdf - By Nitro PDF Software</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/MLSGkKKm0V2FdJiETtSAQy3vzok'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-43513739887504087362010-04-16T17:31:00.001+05:302010-05-08T01:20:01.793+05:30Computerization of Indian Railways...<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Has it helped people.. You bet...<br/><br/>Lots of services are provided by Indian Railways to people over internet nowadays, including reservation and tracking a train.<br/><br/>Perhaps its not perfected yet, and there are issues sometimes here and there, but its there and working and working most of the times.<br/><br/>I am particularly fan of these two services, book a ticket and receive it in my mailbox, print it and travel. Simple, no hassles etc.. I think travel cant get simpler than this. All you need is an internet connection and a credit/debit card or a net banking account, and you are all set to plan your travels from the comfort of your xxxtop computer.<br/><br/>Try it here - <a href='http://www.irctc.co.in'>http://www.irctc.co.in</a><br/><br/>And then there is this train tracking facility. I think this one rates even better than the previous one. You can actually, to a accuracy level of upto 90% track and see your train's movement. Quite a few times it has helped me plan my journey from my home to station to be just in time. Calling up Railway Station inquiry numbers is a hassle that we all want to avoid, and this site comes like a life saver.<br/><br/>Just find your train, and you are set to track the movement of your train, whether its running on time or late or whatever. The route is also available and is equally handy.<br/><br/>Try it here - <a href='http://www.trainenquiry.com'>http://www.trainenquiry.com</a></p>in reference to: <a href='http://www.trainenquiry.com/RunningTT_Display.aspx?drop_sel=2296&date=14%2f04%2f2010&queryDisplay=2296%2cSANGHA+MITRA+EX'>Running Time Table of Trains</a> (<a href='http://www.google.com/sidewiki/entry/sharma.raghvendra/id/sOmfwT6FnTOlX8Z1NRGXfDuTB0w'>view on Google Sidewiki</a>)</div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-39652285454501350182010-03-17T20:23:00.000+05:302010-03-17T23:25:59.042+05:30Taxation of mutual fund returnsIts always tricky to understand exactly how you'd be taxed on various investment returns, especially mutual funds, primarily because not all of us go into detail regarding their portfolio structures. There are different categories of funds and their taxation rules change for each -<br /><br />a. Equity Funds<br />b. Debt Funds<br />c. Hybrid Funds<br />d. Income Funds<br /><br />I personally like value research magazine (<a href="http://www.valueresearchonline.com/">www.valueresearchonline.com</a>) for their knowledge dissemination around mutual funds. They have a decent article around the taxation of fund returns. This answers quite a lot of questions, if not all..<br /><br />Further, this article goes into another interesting topic... discussing whether dividend reinvestment is better off, or is it the growth option that is better. As per their analysis, dividend reinvestment option comes off as the winner..read on..<br /><br /><a href="http://new.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyView.asp?str=11614">http://new.valueresearchonline.com/story/h2_storyView.asp?str=11614</a>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1482046135204272742.post-43862438646970946702010-03-16T20:51:00.000+05:302010-03-17T23:25:25.791+05:30Cricketing Euphoria<div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>I did not had the chance to watch matches from the first two editions of IPL live.<br /></p><p>For the first one, I was not in India, and Europe doesnt like Cricket as much as they like Soccer.<br />For the second, I was working out of a day night schedule. Not enough time to catch up on the favourite sport..<br /><br />However, luckily this time around, I am here, and probably have life going on a bit easy to be able to watch some matches.<br /><br />It genuinely is like euphoric atmosphere. People going mad about it. Everyone you speak to, generally this topic shows up. My team.. your team.. that player.. this player.. that shot... that over... ohh.. so much of it..<br /><br />On the other hand, some people are saying that there is just too much cricket going on. Sometimes their point looks good too.. Now, in the IPL season, there is a match every day.. sometimes two a day. And it goes on like this for quite a while.. I guess 7 weeks or so..<br /><br />People at home (femalefolk to be precise) are already getting nervous... Everyday the same thing... at least its like that at my place...no big fans of cricket except me.. Other things take backseat, household assignments reserved for me never completed on time, sometimes forgotten too...<br /><br />And then, its not me only. Almost everyone around the place is getting the same feelings/treatments...<br /><br />Sometimes I love this, other times not so much...</p></div>Raghavhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180479938693760392noreply@blogger.com0