Infosys Mysore...

Yaad aata hai woh Mysore ka zamana,
Tha jo saath doston ka isiliye lagta sab kuch suhana..
Chalo kuch lamhein guzaarte hain saath,
Karte hain us zamaane ko yaad…

Shuru hue the din jo Orientation class se,
Ache lagne lage the din sab jo saath the…
Utar gayi sab ki hawa jab shuru hua exams ka daur,
Magar usme tha maza bohat pur zor…

Raaton ke 12 baje GEC1 ke seedhiyaan utarna,
Hostel tak ka rasta bak bak karte tay karna,
Phir subah uth kar apni lady-bird ko dhundna,
Mil jaane par khush hona warna phir daud lagaaana!

Kya rehte the woh subah ke sessions,
Tha toh asal woh Lipton-Nescafe ka season,
Dopahar mein oongte hue hands on karna,
Aur woh last attendance ka be-sabri se intezaar karna...

Karte hain ab module exams ki baat,
Jis se ek din pehle hoti thi jagne ki raat,
Jaan adhar hoti thi karte waqt paper submit,
Ban jaata tha din agar hojaaye A-grade hit…

Kaise bhool jaaoun, I need to mention,
Bohat hoti thi compre ki tension,
Par kisi bhi haal kar gaye use paar,
Ab hone lagi thi streams mein maraa-maar..

Jab aaye streams ke samaachaar,
Bat gaye .Net, Java, MF mein doston ke vichaar,
Classes hue alag, dost the door,
Par phir bhi milte the lunch-dinner pe zaroor..

Aur kaise bhoolein woh DJ nites aur fashion shows,
Jiske aane pe hota tha hafton pehle se shor,
Yaad hain mujhe woh sunsaan amphitheatre mein doston ke saath gaana,
Aur kabhi “Khaja mere Khaja” gaane pe do-teen thumke lagaana.. :P

Yeh thi kuch khaas yaadein,
Karte hain ab roz-marra ki baatein,
Khane se badke kuch nahi tha hamara talking point,
Har khaane mein nikaal lete the kuch toh kuch point..

Bohat pasand thi hamein FC1 ki biryaani,
Kaise bhool sakte hain saath hi Pathankot ki biryaani,
Woh meals, woh Delhi darbaar, woh can-o-la ka glass,
Mujhe toh bohat pasand tha FC6 ki lassi ka glass... :)

Aur pichle saal ka Ramzan tha sab se alag,
Phirte te iftar ke waqt dar-badar so woh alag..
Kya hi maze the FC3 ki sehri wali poori mein,
Aur phir saf bandh khade ho fajr ki namaz padhne mein..
Iftar ke waqt tak sabka haal hojaata tha behaal,
Par kya karein dinner kar humein padhai karni padti thi kisi haal... :(
Jab aayi thi Eid Mubarak ki baari,
Acha nahi laga jab ghar na pohanch sak apni paltan saari..
Eid bhi thi sooni sooni doston ke bina,
Magar kya karein hamein bhi toh tha sheer-khurma peena.. :P

Yeh thi AZIZ ki yaari mysore aur doston ke saath,
Pasand agar aaye toh dad dete jaana haatho-haath…. :D

12 Rabbi-ul-Awwal

I guess we're just over-doing Milad un Nabi.. :(
Its the day to remember our Prophets SAWS guidelines which he gave us, Its the day to remember hardships our Prophet SAWS went thru for ummah..
But what I've seen is guys taking green flags in hands blocking the road in the name of clebration of Prophet's SAWS birthday! Thats not done.. We need to show the true picture of our relegion rather than creating chaos on road and blotting the image of Islam!
I urge everyone to do their bit and make people understand the importance of proper portrayal of our religion!!
Lets study more about our beloved Prophet's SAWS life and take follow his Sunnah, Ameen.

Telangana Protests

"T-issue" is not a new one for Andhra Pradesh. Telangana is factor since the formation of AP state! First it was bone of contention in 1967 and again its burning like fire.

This blog for me is about protests not about whether its right or wrong! As a Hyderabadi I'm just frustrated with these agitations. I DON'T WANT MY CITY TO HAULT just cause few people want to disrupt normal life! Its sick and insane!!
Above pic is taken by me near Nagol when the traffic on highway is stopped in the name of Telangana Protests -- Its frustrating!

If you want new state, protest in constructive way not by blocking roads, railways... Guys who seem to think for state must think for human beings first who live on daily wages.. If there's bandh in city, what a guy will feed to his family who work day for the dinner of his family!!

I hope these people could get some brain and understand how they're ruining the city's economy and name.. I feel DISAPPOINTED and ASHAMED when my city is called "not a peaceful place to live in!"

Can you beat the resume???

RESUME

EDUCATION /Qualification:
1950: Stood first in BA (Hons), Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh ,
1952; Stood first in MA (Economics), Punjab University , Chandigarh ,
1954; Wright's Prize for distinguished performance at St John's College , Cambridge ,
1955 and 1957; Wrenbury scholar, University of Cambridge ,
1957; DPhil (Oxford), DLitt (Honoris Causa); PhD thesis on India 's export competitiveness

OCCUPATION /Teaching Experience :
Professor (Senior lecturer, Economics, 1957-59;
Reader, Economics, 1959-63;
Professor, Economics, Punjab University , Chandigarh , 1963-65;
Professor,International Trade, Delhi School of Economics ,University of Delhi,1969-71 ;
Honorary professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University ,New Delhi,1976 and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ,1996 and Civil Servant

Working Experience/ POSITIONS :
1971-72: Economic advisor, ministry of foreign trade
1972-76: Chief economic advisor, ministry of finance
1976-80: Director, Reserve Bank of India ;
Director, Industrial Development Bank of India ;
Alternate governor for India, Board of governors, Asian Development Bank;
Alternate governor for India , Board of governors, IBRD
November 1976 - April 1980: Secretary, ministry of finance (Department of economic affairs);
Member, finance, Atomic Energy Commission; Member,finance, Space Commission
April 1980 - September 15, 1982 : Member-secretary, Planning Commission
1980-83: Chairman , India Committee of the Indo-Japan joint study committee
September 16, 1982 - January 14, 1985 : Governor, Reserve Bank of India .
1982-85: Alternate Governor for India , Board of governors, International Monetary Fund
1983-84: Member, economic advisory council to the Prime Minister
1985: President, Indian Economic Association
January 15, 1985 - July 31, 1987 : Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission
August 1, 1987 - November 10, 19! 90: Secretary-general and commissioner,
south commission, Geneva
December 10, 1990 - March 14, 1991 : Advisor to the Prime Minister on economic affairs
March 15, 1991 - June 20, 1991 : Chairman, UGC
June 21, 1991 - May 15, 1996 : Union finance minister
October 1991: Elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam on Congress ticket
June 1995: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
1996 onwards: Member, Consultative Committee for the ministry of finance
August 1, 1996 - December 4, 1997: Chairman, Parliamentary standing committee on commerce
March 21, 1998 onwards: Leader of the Opposition, Rajya Sabha
June 5, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on finance
August 13, 1998 onwards: Member, committee on rules
Aug 1998-2001: Member, committee of privileges 2000 onwards: Member, executive committee, Indian parliamentary group
June 2001: Re-elected to Rajya Sabha
Aug 2001 onwards: Member, general purposes committee

BOOKS:
India 's Export Trends and Prospects for Self-Sustained Growth -
Clarendon Press, Oxford University , 1964; also published a large number of articles in various economic journals.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Adam Smith Prize, University of Cambridge , 1956
Padma Vibhushan, 1987
Euro money Award, Finance Minister of the Year, 1993;
Asia money Award, Finance Minister of the Year for Asia , 1993 and 1994

INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS:
1966: Economic Affairs Officer
1966-69: Chief, financing for trade section, UNCTAD
1972-74: Deputy for India in IMF Committee of Twenty on
International Monetary Reform
1977-79: Indian delegation to Aid-India Consortium Meetings
1980-82: Indo-Soviet joint planning group meeting
1982: Indo-Soviet monitoring group meeting
1993: Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting Cyprus 1993: Human Rights World Conference, Vienna

RECREATION :
Gymkhana Club, New Delhi ; Life Member, India International Centre,
New Delhi

PERSONAL DETAIL:
Name: Dr Manmohan Singh
DOB: September 26, 1932
Place of Birth: Gah ( West Punjab )
Father: S. Gurmukh Singh
Mother: Mrs Amrit Kaur
Married on: September 14, 1958
Wife: Mrs Gursharan Kaur
Children: Three daughters


Our Prime Minister seems to be the most qualified PM all Over the world.
So, be PROUD to have such a PRIME MINISTER coming back to second term... :D

My take on IPL-2 Team's new outfits

There are changes done in outfits of teams in second season of IPL2. Here's my perspective on their changed look..

Banglore Royal Challengers:



I just loved this bright dress of Challengers. They refined their last dress and gave it a sparkling look. Golden lines on Dark Red are making them shine on the field specially at night. Best makeover I see is of their helmet which is now of Golden color. Its adding warrior look. Double thumbs up for the changes done in RC's dress.

Chennai SuperKings:



This team has made the least change in their outfit... Light Orange shade with yellow is going well showing exuberance and intensity but its not the best. They've chosen to continue their simple yellow colour which I think can be worked out more to look better.

Delhi DareDevils:



This team in my view can be sued by English Board!! Just look at their new outfit; a 'Vodafone' logo on chest would make it England's previous outfit.. C'mon, these franchise owner don't have eyes or what. We all know that Blue and Red is a royal combination but just blindly copying someone else is worst.

Deccan Chargers:



Here comes the drastic change. This is the team which learnt lessons from last season and threw their damn uncomplementing combination of T-shirt and trousers and come up with great looking colours! Its sorta dark royal blue with shine and much better when compared to their last season's outfit!!! It really looks damn cool now!

Rajasthan Royals:



The champions of first season liked to remain in blues! Few designer changes made it look bearable than the last seasons'. They don't had the best of outfits in first season! But now with golden borders here and there is making them look - ok!

Kolkata Knight Riders:



They rocked with their glamorous Black-Golden outfit last time. This time they refined their look; changes are visible here and there. Golden stripes on shoulder are now changed to one arm-side golden and other black. It looks good. But the sponsor's logo i.e. of Star Plus at their black takes away all the shine! Imagine Big Blue Logo on shiny Black-Golden outfit.. Awwgh!

Kings XI Punjab:



One more celebrity team! Mohali had changed their outfit once in first season only. This is their second change.. They made it look more shiny this time. Red colour is more bright and silver color is shining! Overall not the best but good!

Mumbai Indians:



Mumbai has maintained their decent outfit in season 2 also! They looked awesome last time in their blues and continues to rock this time also. But the thing i didn't like is the "Idea" logo which is printed on their front side of T's. Yellow colour is looking very bad on nice blue background..

I wish these logos can be customised for the dresses!!

IPL - An addition to NRI List?

Truly, Indian Cricket League is now International Cricket League..
With biggest extravaganza of cricket going abroad to South Africa, its asking few serious questions from Indians! Are we so in capable that we can’t provide security to 1000 people for a month?? Can’t we secure one stadium of country at a time??? After 61 years of independence we’re still helpless in providing security to foreigners!! It’s a blot on our country’s name :(
What if elections are ON? Don’t we have resources to work on simultaneously when IPL governing body was ready for all sorts of twisting in schedule! Its really a shame on Indian machinery and no doubt its going to be burning topic in this current election scenario! BJP will take on Congress government for the same, and cricket will get a political flavor...
Anyways from cricket point of view, IPL will be very much an international event now! Hopefully, free from inside politics of all regional cricket boards and might be safer in hands of franchises.
But the thing which is making me very glad is the international exposure our domestic players are going to get! Many aspiring youngsters from India who got the opportunity last time to rub their shoulders with international players; now they’ll be on moon getting chance to play in abroad conditions and couldn’t have ask more in the name of exposure :)
Financially, this time IPL won’t be able to make large revenues as that of last time cause expenditure in Africa would be on higher side when compared to India! But lets hope Mr. Modi’s team can pull off a great spectacle away from its original home...

Is it that just Goody is dying of cancer???

Jade Goody, British celeb earned name for herself in India in not the best way.. She came into spotlight after making racial comments against Shilpa Shetty on Big Brother, a TV Reality Show. After that she tried to re-work her image by participating in Indian version of Big Brother called Bigg Boss. But she had to cut short her stay at the show after being diagnosed by cervical cancer.
Now, she’s counting last moments of her life. But she’s continuing to be a public figure in these last days of life. She is filming all her last days and its being broadcasted as well!
The question is how good this idea is? Is it good to film death for sake of money, which she says will be useful for her wards! But for me there are many poor people who are also dying cause of cancer and other severe diseases, why the hell they’re not thought about??? Just because they are celebrity make their life and death a lot more important!
Better way for us and specially media is to concentrate on the root cause and work for awareness of such diseases; and help poor people affected by such traumatic disease as they also have kids who don’t have enough fortunes! Such people need more help from us; so it’s better to work for them and make their life happier....

Third Front in Indian politics possible under present circumstances?

Indian Politics for last decade has been under two political giants viz, BJP led NDA and INC led UPA. But now time is changing and so called Third Front is emerging...
What's this third force? Its actually 'khichdi' (mixture) of all regional parties who are coming together to give big boss UPA n NDA a fight. Nine parties have come together in this third front; the four communist parties that is the CPI, CPI-M, the Forward Block and the RSP as well as the JDS, the TDP, the TRS, the AIADMK and BSP.
But are they really a challenge for NDA or UPA? Answer for me is NO! They don't pose any serious threat whatsoever. The problem starts with ideologies of these different parties.
To start with, when someone asks who is the initiator of third front; Mr. Karat and Mr. Deve Gowda name each other and don't want even to take credit himself as if its some blame! Isn't it unlike politician who jumps for credits for everything which they've not done?? Actually, the reason behind this is none of the allies of third front wants to hog limelight, they just want to play safe for post poll alliances. Then comes ‘behanji’ Mayawati, who now only asks for Prime Ministerial candidature from third front!! I don’t see any future for this third front, especially with Miss Mayawati who till date had all possible political partners from SP to BJP to Congress and now this third front. She just changes colors every moment! And lastly, BJD and AIADMK who’re still unsure of their future with third front!

To sum up I just don’t see anything in this front and can call it up political stunt. Once results will be announced I’m sure they’ll join up big players for their own interests. Its just for votes’ sake now they’re coming together and trying to pose so called ‘threat’! Anyways, lets see how much my prediction comes true after 16th May; when all these parties will get into “political deals” ;)

DDLJ completes 700 weeks!

One of my favourite movies achieved a new record. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ) became India's longest running movie, has set the new national record for being the only movie on continuous play for 700 weeks in a theatre!!
Produced under the Yash Raj Films banner and directed by Aditya Chopra, the movie -- starring Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol -released on Oct 20, 1995 and is presently running in its 14th year at the Maratha Mandir theatre in Mumbai. And today it completed 700 weeks... What an achievement for Hindi Film Industry!

Mumbai terror attacks

26th November'08 will go down as the worst nightmare for all Indians with the terrorists attack on Mumbai. It was not just an attack on Mumbai but was a stab on the very own spirit of India. A normal person with brain, won't understand the reason behind killing of several innocent people. Its not just about the lives of persons who got killed in that inhuman act, but its about those 200 families who lost their loved one, its about the kids who lost their parents in that ghastly act.
We've to thank our Police, NSG, Navy Commando and everyone who risked their lives to save others. Its because of these heroes only dozens of persons were rescued. And we'd like our politicians, please not to politicize this issue for their personal gains...
As we know when night gets darker, it indicates coming of dawn. Same is the case applied to the 3-day long terrorist attack, which will bring a dawn of United India; India where every citizen will start understanding his own responsibility towards nation and others, India where we'll be ready to defy politicians who want to rule us by dividing among over-selves in the name of religion, caste.
Lets pledge that such attacks won't kill the spirit of India, instead it'll further intensify our bonding. We won't let terrorists win over us and also we won't let go martyrdom of our heroes in vain! Lets try and change ourselves for better, so as to change the whole nation!