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Karan and Arjun were woodcutters working in a forest. Both were under a contract in which they were paid a lump sum amount for the period of 1 year for felling trees. During the time of contract renewal, Arjun was paid an increment of 12% as his fees and Karan was given an increment of only 5%. Karan went to the boss and questioned this. The boss replied, "I agree. In the initial days, both of you used to fell 3-4 trees a day. Slowly you could fell only 2 trees and Arjun still continues to fell 3-4 trees." Karan was furious and went out. He went with vigor and started felling trees however; he could not fell more than 2. He was surprised. How is that I cannot fell more than 2 while Arjun does. In fact he even takes breaks during the day while I do not. He went to Arjun and asked the reason. Arjun replied, "Yes. I do take breaks but during the breaks, I used to sharpen my axe! That’s why I could still fell 3-4 trees. When was the last time you sharpened your axe?" M...

Once a successful Business tycoon was answering a press-conference on his success. One of the young journalists asked enthusiastically, "Sir, what is the secret of your success?" The businessman replied, "I took right decisions on right time" The journalist not satisfied with the answer asked, "How is that you took right decisions at right time?" The business man answered, "This comes by experience!" The journalist not to be outdone asked, "how did you gain that?" The businessman replied, "By taking wrong decisions at wrong time!" Making mistakes is common. One who learns from the mistakes (not to repeat them) become successful. Learning is Experience!

It was the final year in an MBA school and the professor gave the students a pop quiz. All of the students were conscientious and had breezed through the questions, until they read the last one: "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?" Surely this was some kind of joke. All of the students had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall, dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would they knew her name? Almost all of the students handed in their paper, leaving the last question blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if the last question would count toward our quiz grade. "Absolutely," said the professor. "In your careers, you will meet many people. All are significant. They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello'. Respect each and every individual" This is an important lesson for those who aspire to be on the top post of an organization!

One evening an old Cherokee told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, "My son, the battle is between two "wolves" inside us all.. One is Evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego". "The other is Good. It is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion and faith." The grand son thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather: "Which wolf wins?" The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Rule 1: The Boss is always right. Rule 2: If the Boss is wrong, see rule 1. Rule 3: Those who work get more work. Others get pay, perks & promotions. Rule 4: Ph.D stands for “Pull him down”. The more intelligent a person, the more hardworking a person, the more committed a person; the more number of persons engaged in pulling that person down. Rule 5: If you are good, you will get all the work. If you are really good, you will get out of it. Rule 6: When the Bosses talk about improving productivity, they are never talking about themselves. Rule 7: It doesn’t matter what you do, it only matters what you say you’ve done and what you are going to do. Rule 8: A pat on the back is only few centimeters from the kick in the butt. Rule 9: Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted. Rule 10: The more crap you put up with, the more crap you are going to get. Rule 11: If at first you don’t succeed, try again. Then quit. No use being a damn fool about it...

The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant is a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the Ant is warm and well fed. The Grasshopper has no food or shelter so he dies out in the cold. We all are aware of this old Story and the moral of "Think in advance and plan your life" Now goes the modern version.... The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and laying up supplies for the winter. The Grasshopper thinks the Ant's a fool and laughs & dances & plays the summer away. Come winter, the shivering Grasshopper calls a press conference and demands to know why the Ant should be allowed to be warm and well fed while others are cold and starving. NDTV, Star News, Aajtak, Tej, Headlines, show up to provide pictures of the shivering Grasshopper next to a video of the Ant in his comfortable home with a table filled with...

December 13th. Five years ago on this same date, India was shook by the news and the so-called leaders of the country were trembling in fear that they skipped their beats, sleeps for a week's time. I hope all of you would have got the idea on which this blog is being discussed. There was an attempted attack on the Parliament House of India that was thwarted by genuine soldiers of India who gave their lives and saved the so-called leaders of the country who were inside. After 5 years, if one has to say that politicians have done something in this regard, then it must be - "Cook politics". This is what precisely is being done. All the soldiers were given posthumus awards. Leader after leader shed their tears, eloborated in eloquence about the sacrifice made by the soldiers, sang hymns and went by. THat's it! We can expect only these and not more than these from them. Today, the Government is more concerned about the culprit who was sentenced to death by the Supreme Cour...

Spiritual quotient is the buzz word of the modern day management. No doubt Indian gurus mint money all over the world spreading the spiritual management to the corporates and also doing yeomen service. Yoga, Pranayama, Meditation and list goes on and on. Newspapers, magazines, websites invariably all of them carry pages of reports on teh benefits of these to common people. More so, the bigger corporates insists on practicing this and are getting benefited in this. "why dont you try it! its amazing!" my pal shared. I never dared to ask him whether had he tried it or not for what would he think about me! Perhpas this may be worth trying and i am a novice who is unaware of what meditation is let alone its benefits. I have seen my boss used to go on a meditation spree after his lunch for 30 minutes in his cabin and we are not supposed to disturb him. My neighbor also persuaded me to join him in meditation. till then i never knew that meditation could be done in a joint venture. I...

This is not my workpiece but worth a reading. When you were 8 years old, your dad handed you an ice cream. You thanked him by dripping it all over your lap. When you were 10 years old, he paid for music lessons. You thanked him by never even bothering to practice. When you were 13, he suggested a haircut that was becoming. You thanked him by telling him he had no taste. When you were 15 years old, he warned you not to watch certain TV shows. You thanked him by waiting until he left the house. When you were 17, he taught you how to drive his car. You thanked him by taking it every chance you could. When you were 18, he was expecting an important call. You thanked him by being on the phone all night. When you were 19, he paid for your college tuition, drove you to campus, carried your bags. You thanked him by saying good-bye outside the dorm so you wouldn't be embarrassed in front of your friends. When you were 50, he fell ill and needed you to take care of him. You thanked him by re...

It is one of the biggest issues faced by the entire world; Much is discussed about this topic. Invariably all magazines, NGOs, news channels devote some time or pages to cover this subject. I really used to wonder many a times that whether eradicating child labor is possible in India? How far this could be achieved? Would this really do good or harm to the Indian Economy? i am not an expert to give comments on these but i can submit my views (my frank opinion and it may differ from person to person) All these institutions suggest one thing that provide them primary education. I do agree that they have their own right to be educated. I just can’t imagine the amount of the problems faced by families under the poverty line. Are the parents not interested in getting their kids educated? then why they have to depute their kids to earn money by doing some job or other. While we talk all rosy pictures, we fail to see the reality of those people who suffer from the poverty. Can any one assure...

It is not an exaggerated statement if someone said that the Indian News channels provide more masala than these soaps. It has got every ingredient of an typical Indian film in its coverage and many a times they even better Indian masalas. As usual that evening I was surfing the Indian news channels and stopped (rather shocked to stop) at one channel that ran a documentary(?) titled "mere papa to fansi do" The news was pathetic one that the father sexually absued his own daughter (that too in front of her mother) and also had sexual relations with other girls in front of his daughter and wife. What a pervert he could have been? This news does not worth a coverage of 30 minutes. But these news channels kept on showing the photographs of the father with other girls and interviewed the daughter. The small girl unknowing of what some people (in the name of the news) are making money and fun out their story, kept on telling what she was taught. I am not saying what the father did w...

 One who considers the Company expectations to be the base from which to build, rather than the ceiling to reach  One who can maintain high operational standards through proper recruitment, team building, training, and delegation and follow up, and who is continuously trying to find a balance between control and growth.  One who takes seriously Local Store Marketing and works hard to make time to get out into the community and get involved, rather than finding reasons why he/she doesn't have the time.  One who develops a safe and friendly work environment by proper training and open, two-way communication. One who challenges himself/herself and others to think outside the box when it comes to Customer service, Customer recovery, Local Store Marketing, etc.  One who understands the difference between working hard and working smart, and who is open to new ways of doing things.  One who can handle higher sales volume and still manage to take care of his/her a...

7 Engineers and 7 Doctors are going from PUNE to Mumbai. So they bothgather at Pune Station. Both groups are desperately trying to prove theirsuperiority. SCENE 1 (PUNE- MUMBAI) :--------------------------------------- 7 engineers take only 1 Ticket and 7 doctors buy all 7 tickets..Doctors are desperately waiting for TC to come......When TC arrives, All 7 Engineers get in one toilet SO when TC knocks , onehand come out with the ticket and the TC goes away....Doctors say "Dekhlenge" NOW on return Journey All of them don't get a direct train to PUNE. So theyall decide to take a Passenger till Lonavala, from there they can easilyget a LOCAL to PUNE SCENE 2 (MUMBAI - LONAVALA) :--------------------------------------------- Doctors decided, "this time we will prove that we too are equallySHAANE"....All 7 Doctors take 1 Ticket Engineers don't buy any ticket atall!!!!!..TC arrives.... ALL DOCTORS IN ONE TOILET.ALL ENGINEERS IN THEOPPOSITE ONE.. One engineer ge...

Arz kiya hai : Woh jab chalti hai to raahon main 100-100 ke note bichhaa deta hoon Woh jab chalti hai to raahon main 100-100 ke note bichhaa deta hoon Uske jaane ke baad woh sab note utha leta hoon.. (wah,wah,wah, wah....... taaliyon ki gad-gadahat) Jab tumne thaam lee hai mere jeevan ki dor, Jab tumne thaam lee hai mere jeevan ki dor, Yeh dil maange more..Yeh dil maange more.. (wah,wah,wah, wah....... taaliyon ki gad-gadahat) Pyar mein kitne ghar doob gaye yaaron.. Pyar mein kitne ghar doob gaye yaaron.. Pyar mein pandrah-bees ghar doob gaye yaaron.. (wah,wah,wah, wah....... taaliyon ki gad-gadahat) Tumko dekha to yeh khayaal aaya Tumko dekha to yeh khayaal aaya Ke kal raat maine itna kyon khaya? (wah,wah,wah, wah....... taaliyon ki gad-gadahat) WOH SADAK KE IS PAAR THI, HUM SADAK KE US PAR THE; KUCH HUM AAGE BADHE, KUCH WOH AAGE BADHI; HUM KUCH AUR AAGE BADHE, WOH BHI KUCH AUR AAGE BADHI; HUM KUCH AUR AAGE BADHE, WOH BHI KUCH AUR AAGE BADHI; AB HUM SADAK KE US PAR THE, AUR WOH SADAK ...

Only when a tree has fallen can you take the measure of it. It IS THE same with a man. -- Anne Morrow Lindbergh It's discouraging to think how many people are shocked by honesty and how few by deceit. -- Noel Coward What some people mistake for the high cost of living is really THE COST of living high. -- Doug Larson No man was ever wise by chance. -- Seneca Habit, if not resisted, soon becomes necessity. -- St. Augustine He who praises everybody praises nobody. -- Samuel Johnson One of the nice things about problems is that a good many of them DO not exist except in our imaginations. -- Steve Allen Real courage is when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. -- Harper Lee Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time. -- Steven Wright Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response. -- Mildred Barthel The food that enters the mind must be watched as closely as the food that enters the body. -- Patrick J....

A sardar sees lot of guys running on the highway. Asks a bystander as to why are the guys doing what they are doing. The bystander: A Marathon race is going on Sardar: What do they get from that? Bystander: The winner will get a prize. Sardar: Then why are the others running A sardar and an American were walking outside when the American said "Oh, look at the dead bird." The sardar looked towards the sky and said "Where, where?" Sardar: I was born in the Punjab. Friend: Oh really, what part? Sardar: All of me, silly. Sukhbinder : Tell me five FEROCIOUS animals you can think of... Yoginder: 3 Lions and 2 Tigers. Q: How can you recognize a sardar in a submarine? A: He is the one with the parachute on his back. Santa Singh got up in the middle of the night to answer the telephone."Is this one one one one?", says the voice. "No, this is eleven eleven." "Are you sure it isn't one one one one?" "No, this is eleven eleven." ...

The prime Minister of China called President Bush to console him after the attack on the Pentagon: “I’m sorry to hear about the attack. It is a very big tragedy. But in case you are missing any documents from the Pentagon, we have copies of everything." ============================================= Vajpayee and Bush are sitting in a bar. A guy walks in and asks the barman, "Isn't that Bush and Vajpayee?" The barman says "Yep, that's them." So the guy walks over and says, "Hello, what are you guys doing?" Bush says "We're planning world war 3" The guy says, "Really? What's going to happen?" And Vajpayee says, "Well, we're going to kill 14 million Pakistanis and one bicycle repairman." And the guy exclaimed, "A bicycle repairman?!!!" Vajpayee turns to Bush and says, "See, I told you no-one would worry about the 14 million Pakistanis!" ============================================ Pakis...

A timeless lesson on how consultants can make a difference for an organization... Last week, we took some friends out to a new restaurant, and noticed that the waiter who took our order carried a spoon in his shirt pocket. It seemed a little strange, but I ignored it. However, when the busboy brought out water and utensils, I noticed he also had a spoon in his shirt pocket, then looked around the room and saw that all the staff had spoons in their pockets. When the waiter came back to serve our soup I asked, "Why the spoon?" "Well," he explained, "the restaurant's owners hired Anderson Consulting, experts in efficiency, in order to revamp all our processes. After several months of statistical analysis, they concluded that customers drop their spoons 73.84 percent more often than any other utensil. This represents a drop frequency of approximately 3 spoons per table per hour. If our personnel is prepared to deal with that contingency, we can reduce the numb...

To realize the value of one year, Ask a student who has failed in examination. To realize the value of one month, Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby. To realize the value of one week, Ask an editor of a weekly. To realize the value of one day, Ask daily wage laborer. To realize the value of one hour, Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet. To realize the value of one minute, Ask the person who has missed the train. To realize the value of one second, Ask the person who has survived in an accident. To realize the value of one milli - second, Ask a runner who has lost a Gold medal in Olympic.

Cigarette: A pinch of tobacco rolled in paper with fire at one end & a fool at the other. Love affairs: Something like cricket where one-day internationals are more popular than a five day test. Marriage : It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degree and a woman gains her master Divorce : Future tense of marriage Lecture: An art of transferring information from the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the students without passing through "the minds of either". Conference: The confusion of one man multiplied by the number present. Compromise: The art of dividing a cake in such a way that everybody believes he got the biggest piece. Tears: The hydraulic force by which masculine will-power is defeated by feminine water-power .. Dictionary: A place where divorce comes before marriage. Conference Room: A place where everybody talks, nobody listens & everybody disagrees later on. Ecstasy: A feeling when you feel you are going to feel a feeling you have ne...

If your Company has a problem in recruiting the right person for the right chair!!!!! Then, try out this simple experiment!!!!!! Put around 100 bricks in some particular order in a closed room with an open window. Then send 2-3 candidates into the room and close it from outside. Leave them alone and come back after 6 hours, and then analyze the situation: If they are counting and recounting the number of bricks PUT THEM IN CASH If they have messed up the whole place with the bricks PUT THEM IN THE CLEARING DEPT If they are arranging the bricks in some other order PUT THEM IN PLANNING If they are throwing the bricks at each other PUT THEM IN OPERATIONS If they are sleeping PUT THEM IN SECURITY If they have broken the bricks into pieces PUT THEM IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY If they are breaking all the bricks in order to check which one is strong PUT THEM IN CREDIT & MARKET RISK If they are sitting idle PUT THEM IN HRD If they have thrown the bricks out of the window PUT THEM IN THE LOA...

Between 18 and 20 a woman is like Africa, half discovered, half wild, naturally beautiful with fertile deltas. Between 21 and 30 a woman is like America, well developed and open to trade - especially for someone with cash. Between 31 and 35 she is like India, very hot, relaxed and convinced of her own beauty. Between 36 and 40 a woman is like France. Gently aging but still a warm and desirable place to visit. Between 41 and 50 she is like Yugoslavia, lost the war - haunted by past mistakes. Massive reconstruction is now necessary. Between 51 and 60, she is like Russia, very wide and borders are unpatrolled. The frigid climate keeps people away. Between 61 and 70, a woman is like Mongolia, with a glorious and all conquering past but alas, no future. After 70, they become like Afghanistan. Most everyone knows where it is, but no one wants to go there. Geography of a Man: Between 15 and 70 a man is like Iraq - ruled by a dick!

1. Count to 10, slowly 2. Take deep breaths and repeat ... relax, relax 3. Walk away 4. Change your thoughts from negative to what can I learn from the experience 5. Decide ahead of time that you won’t let anyone’s anger control your emotions. 6. Practice meditation or pray for self control so you can stay calm under stress. 7. Anger causes stress, isolation and anxiety. Ask yourself...is it worth it? 8. Self control is a powerful tool to self empowerment. Use self discipline to handle anger. 9. Don’t speak out of anger because you may regret the moment. Bite your tongue. 10. Write out your anger issues. Work on forgiving others and giving up anger. Anger gives other people power over you. Do it for yourself. 11. Get involved in sports to relieve frustrations. 12. Talk to a trusted adult. 13. If you are mad and you write an angry letter, don’t send it until you have a chance to reflect on it’s contents. The next day, you may decide not to send it. 14. Don’t act on impulse. Practice con...

Maybe God wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one so that when we finally meet the right person, we will know how to be grateful for that gift. When the door of happiness closes, another opens, but often times we look so long at the closed door that we don't see the one which has been opened for us. The best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, never say a word, and then walk away feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had. It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. Giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they'll love you back! Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart but if it doesn't, be content it grew in yours. It takes only a minute to get a crush on someone, an hour to like someone, and a day to love someone, but it takes a life...

For the husband who snores all night, Because he is at home asleep with me And not with someone else! For my teenage daughter who is complaining about Doing dishes, because that means she is at home And not on the streets! For the taxes that I pay, Because it means that I am employed. For the mess to clean after a party, Because it means I am not alone and Have been surrounded by friends! For the clothes that fit a little too snug, Because it means I have enough to eat. For the windows that need cleaning, and gutters that need fixing, because it means I have a home. For all the complaining I hear about the government, because it means that we have freedom of speech. For the parking spot I find at the far end of the parking lot, because it means I am capable of walking and that I have been blessed with transportation. For the noise I have to bear from my neighbors, because it means that I can hear. For the pile of laundry and ironing, because it means I have clothes to wear. For...

"It has long been known." ...I didn't look up the original reference. "A definite trend is evident." ...This data is practically meaningless. "While it has not been possible to provide definite answers to the questions..." ...An unsuccessful experiment, but I still hope to get it published. "Three of the samples were chosen for detailed study." ...The other results didn't make any sense. "Typical results are shown." ...This is the prettiest graph. "These results will be in a subsequent report." ...I might get around to this sometime, if pushed or funded. "In my experience..." ...Once. "In case after case..." ...Twice. "In a series of cases..." ...Thrice. "It is believed that." ...I think. "It is generally believed that." ...A couple of others think so too, like my wife and mother. "Correct within an order of magnitude." ...Wrong. "According to statistical...

Why Smart working is preferred nowadays and not Hard work? The two stories found below gives you the answer: STORY # 1 One of the most memorable case studies on Japanese management was the case of the empty soap box, which happened in one of Japan's biggest cosmetics companies. The company received a complaint that a consumer had bought a soap box that was empty. Immediately the authorities isolated the problem to the assembly line, which transported all the packaged boxes of soap to the delivery department. For some reason, one soap box went through the assembly line empty. Management asked its engineers to solve the problem. Post-haste, the engineers worked hard to devise an X-ray machine with high-resolution monitors manned by two people to watch all the soap boxes that passed through the line to make sure they were not empty. No doubt, they worked hard and they worked fast but they spent whoopee amount to do so. But when a rank-and-file employee in a small company was posed wit...

Do we ever realize that most Westerners are Karma Yogi’s par excellence! They may not be aware of the subject meaning of the word (or the word “Karma Yogi” itself) ... Yet they have practiced and followed Karma Yoga since times immemorial, not willingly but inherently. They were not even aware of the purport of it! To be or not to be is not the question but inherently following a form of Yoga best suited to needs of today, what more could a person of the present Materialistic World ask for!! Karma Yoga stands for doing your duties towards your own self, family, society and masses without a feeling of doubt, obligation or lust but as a duty one has to perform in the service of God. Karma denotes one’s capability to think (invoke positive or negative thoughts) followed by action (thoughts in crystallized form). None can perform even a single act without a thought preceding it! Can you? The correct approach towards the path of Karma Yoga is living in the present. The fleeting seconds pass...

The person who has acquired the qualities of the soul, lives for universal expansion; only giving - like Nature, without asking for returns. Ego is knowing and believing what you are not. Use ego as a driving force for growth but not for the pride of 'doer-ship'. When inertia, hurt, anger, depression, pain, violence dominate us then we are not in the right state of being. Some other self comes in between our true self and divinity. That is Ego. Ego is a weakness; it limits growth and creates stagnancy. It seeks constant approval from others and is energy consuming in it maintenance. But the person who lives in the attributes of the soul and has acquired the gunas or qualities of the soul, her existence is for universal expansion, just giving and giving like Nature, without asking for returns. Such a person’s karma is to spread joy. She does not aspire for any sort of approval and is beyond all worldly demands. This happens due to a supreme state of non-attachment. In this state...

Morning is the best time for all meditative methods. It is the time when the whole existence is waking up and one can try different methods. It is the time when the whole existence is waking up and one can try different methods of meditation. The moment you wake up, get connected with your being. And the best way to get connected is to become aware of your breath. Watch your breath – coming in, going out. Watch it. Don’t breathe, just watch. Passive watching. Listen to the soft and subtle sound of the movement of your breath. Listen to the birds chirping outside your house, sound of breakfast being made in the kitchen. The newspaper boy has dropped the paper outside your door. You can hear the sound of vehicles on the roads. These are situations you have no control over. You can listen passively and there is no need to get involved with them or judge them. Just listen to them in their totality without choosing anything. This can be the best method of relaxation and acceptance. Later in...

In one of his discourses, Osho tells a remarkable story. I have heard about three Chinese mystics. Nobody knows their names now, and nobody ever knew their names. They were known only as the "Three Laughing Saints" because they never did anything else; they simply laughed. These three people were really beautiful - laughing, with their bellies shaking. And then it would become an infection and others would start laughing. The whole marketplace would laugh. These three people were really beautiful - laughing, with their bellies shaking. When just a few moments before, it was an ugly place where people were thinking only of money, suddenly these three mad people came and changed the quality of the whole marketplace. Now they had forgotten that they had come to purchase and sell. Nobody bothered about greed. For a few seconds a new world opened. They travelled all over China, from place to place, from village to village, just helping people to laugh. They travelled all over Chin...

My car was speeding on the road as if the wet soap slipped from my hand slide in the bathroom. The sun was bit harsher today - is what the feeling I got as the AC in my car was proving ineffective to cool the small place! I told my driver to switch off the AC and i wanted to have a feel of fresh air and saying this i slid down the glasses. "Ghosh!" it was too hot for the month of Feb. What will be the status in May if this continued". I wondered within myself. The highway was totally empty today and i was entering into the ever-crowded Mumbai roads. I was telling myself, "It took only 120 minutes to reach here from Vapi but seems it would take another 90 minutes to reach the airport!" As usual the traffic was packed on the roads and literally every vehicle was inching forward. My driver switched off the engine and suddenly sprang two innoncent faces on the windows of my car. They must be hardly 7 or 8. They were bare-footed. The hair was dry and it seemed they ...

Engineer woh hain jo aksar phasta hain Interviews ke sawaal mey Badi companiyon ke jaal mey Boss aur client ke bawaal mey Engineer woh hain jo pak gaya hain Meetings ki jhelai mey Submissions ki gehraai mey Teamwork ki chataai mey Engineer woh hain jo laga rehta hain Schedule ko failane mey Targets ko khiskaane mey Roz naye-naye bahaane banane mey Engineer woh hain jo lunch time mey Breakfast karta hain Dinner time mey Lunch karta hain aur Commutation ke waqt soya karta hain Engineer woh hain jo paagal hain Chai aur samose ke pyaar mey Cigarette ke khumaar mey Birdwatching ke vichaar mey Engineer woh hain jo khoya hain Reminders ke jawaab mey Na milne waale hisaab mey Behtar Bhavishya ke khwaab mey Engineer woh hain jise intezaar hain Weekend nights par dhoom machaane ka Boss ke chutti par jaane ka Increment ki khabar aane ka Engineer woh hain jo sochta hain Kaash padhaai par dhyaan diya hota Kaash teacher se panga na liya hota Kaash ishq na kiya hota.... Kaash....

The root of the solution Vetiver grass plants, vetiveria zizanioides (in Tamil, the word means 'dug up root') have long been known to provide economical protection against soil and water loss, and more recently they have also been found to be useful for water purification. However, the bone of contention is, while other nations have rapidly embraced it, in India its adoption remains rare. In 1987, noting that soil erosion is the most serious agricultural problem in the world, Richard Grimshaw and John Greenfield, two agricultural scientists of the World Bank decided this had to be tackled on war footing. During their visits to different states of India, they chanced upon the solution they were so eagerly looking for in a sleepy village near Gundlupet in Karnataka. "We learnt from these farmers that they have been successfully growing vetiver against soil erosion for centuries. It reduced rainfall runoff by as much as 70%, recharged groundwater (villages that use vetiver ha...

It is an irony that this river of life remains a bone of contention. Unlike what people say, “It does not happen only in India but also in many other places around the world." Shortage of water is a global phenomenon, an ever-growing problem. With ever-increasing population and the demand of water, opinion differences are bound to happen among people. As to understand what makes Cauvery problem of such a magnitude, one needs a run-through of its history. The Cauvery River originates in the Talacauvery ranges of Kodagu (Coorg) district flows through large parts of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and also some parts of Kerala and Pondicherry. No attempt was made to utilize its waters for irrigation in Karnataka until 1883. Then the Diwan of the princely state of Mysore launched a scheme. This move was objected by the then Madras presidency under the British rule. This gave birth to the dispute of the century which is yet to be solved. The Cauvery row had a sigh of relief on two ocassions - tw...

One night, at 11:30 PM, an older African American woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had broken down and she desperately needed a ride. Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car. A young white man stopped to help her, generally unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960s. The man took her to safety, helped her get assistance and put her into a taxicab. She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A special note was attached. It read: "Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway the other night. The rain drenched not only my clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along. Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying husband's bedside just before he passed away. God bless you for helping meand unselfishly serving others. Sincerely, Mrs. ...

Many years ago, at a hospital, a little girl was suffering from a rare and serious disease. Her only chance of recovery appeared to be a blood transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had miraculously survived the same disease and had developed the antibodies needed to combat the illness. The doctor explained the situation to her little brother, and asked the little boy if he would be willing to give his blood to his sister. I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a deep breath and saying, "Yes, I'll do it if it will save her." As the transfusion progressed, he lay in bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did, seeing the color returning to her cheeks. Then his face grew pale and his smile faded. He looked up at the doctor and asked with a trembling voice, "Will I start to die right away?" Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his sister all of his blood in order to save her. You se...

It was those days when ice-cream sundae was not costing so much. A small kid entered the parlor and took his seat. His dress was soiled and it was evident that he is a child labor. He poiltely asked the waitress, "Is icecream sundae availableaa?" The waitress replied, "yes dear!" the kid asked, "How much does it cost?" THe waitress replied, "forty-five cents" The kid took out nickels and started counting. Then again he asked the waitress, "how much does a normal icecream cost?" The waitress is now losing patience as the que is getting longer. She replied with little anger, "35 cents" The boy ordered for normal icecream. The waitress promptly brought the bill and left the table. The kid paid the cashier and left. When the waitress went to the table she was moved to tears. All she could see was 2 five cent coins. The kid could have taken icecream sundae which he was fond of but he chose otherwise as to pay her the tip. Moral: Re...

Once lived a king. he was getting aged and wanted his son to inherit the throne. However, he wanted him to be qualified full enough for the job. Though the Prince was quite qualified for the seat, the King thought otherwise. He sent his son to a sage as to evaluate whether he qualified for the job. The sage, in turn, sent the Prince to a forest asking him to spend there a week and return. The Prince was also asked to report the sage on what all he heard during the week. Promplty after a week the prince returned and told the sage, "I heard the sound of birds, sound of branches cracking, leaves brushing, animals roaring etc., "The sage said, "No you have to listen more! Go back now and come after a week!" The Prince got puzzled and had no other option but to go back. This time after 3 weeks, he returned. This time he replied, "Oh! Muni var (var means shresht - special), i learnt to listen to the sounds of flowers bloom, fall of grass, evapooration of dew, travell...

Once lived a rich man however was a miser. He hardly spent money. He used to keep all his money in the form of gold bars and have them buried in a secluded place. Every morning, he used to take a long walk from his house to his farm and by afternoon when every one retires for lunch, he used to dig his earthern pot out and count these golden bars. He used to get satisfied with this exercise. One fine day, while doing his routines, he found several of the golden bars were missing. he became restless. he couldnot sleep. He decided to approach an hermit who was on a visit to his village. he approached the sage and reported his problem. The sage gave him a brick and said, "bury this in lieu of gold bars and count them everyday" The rich man was surprised. "how can a brick and gold bar be equal?" The sage replied, "if the gold bar is of no use to you so is this brick. thus they are equal" One can have knowledge or intelligence, but if not applied then that knowl...

Om Bhur Bhuvah Suvah - Tat Savithur Varenyam - Bhargo Devasya Dheemahi - Dhiyo yonah Prachodayat We meditiate upon that spiritiual Effulgence of That Adoroable supreme Divine Reality the source of the physical, the Astral and the Heavenly Spheres of Existence. May that Supreme Divine Being enlighten our Intellect. In short it is a prayer to the Divine Mother . "O Divine Mother, our heart are filled with darkness. Please make this darkness distant from us and promote Illumination within us". How the Gayatri mantra be translated? OM --Para Brahman BHUR -- Physical Plane - It also refers to the body made up of five elements - which constitute Nature. BHUVA -- The middle world. Bhuva is also Prana Sakthi. It is the presence of Prajnana that enable the Prana Sakthi to animate the body. It is on this account that the Vedas have declared - "Prajnanam Brahman" - Constant Integrated Awareness is Brahman. SVAHA -- Heaven - the land of the Gods TAT -- Paramatma, God o...