Wild Imagination

Yeh tou main chutkiyo main kar dun.(I can finish this in no time). You would have said and heard this many times. But in this era it has actually become true.

Now u can do many tasks just on click. Just remember when was the last time when you waited in a queue to pay for bill or to book train tickets. I know it was not long back when you might need to take a day off to finish of these inevitable things. I remember that time I used to dream that there should be aladin ka chiraag(magical gin) to do all these things and see it has actually become a reality. Internet is no less than a super powered gin.

But there are still some things which you have to do on your own. One of them is cooking and eating :). After cooking dinner after lunch and breakfast I was thinking(dreaming) .

There should be some automatic way to do that. I was so tired of buying grocery and cooking thrice a day. I still remember that when I was a kid I used to say there should be a zipper on the stomach to engulp the food. Now with all this technology around, my thoughts have become more wilder. Now I think there should be more than that.

There should be two pipelines coming to your home. No, not to supply gas. These pipelines will supply Essential Flavoured Nutrients. You can open up the valve ,Select the amount, select your flavours, select the percentage of protein ,carbohydrates and other minerals you want and fill your vessel. Wait this vessel is not a simple bowl. This will be a cylinder with spray valve. You have to just spray it in your mouth and you are done. You can choose it spray it continuously or on your way. If you are one of those who carry their lunch box long with then you just need to fill that cylinder with appropriate amount. There are no issues of big and small cylinder . You can simply make the fluid more concentrated. Imagine in that situation when you get up in the morning you just need to fill your cylinder .May be your company already has the pipelines in the office so no need to even carry.I think this will be the FASTEST possible food.

Are you thinking why do we need to pipelines, Let me take a moment to explain. These two pipelines will work alternatively . Vendors will be replenishing them continuously. Every alternate day one pipeline will be sterilized to avoid any kind of contamination.
Just imagine at that time all these big grocery malls will turn to nutrients supplying vendors. The success of these vendors will depend on the standards they follow to provide hygienic food. Their capability to continuous on time supply. There might be offers of getting a strawberry flavour free with Mango flavour. Being a vegetarian ,there should be pure vegetarian suppliers. They need to take special precautions to avoid leakage. Otherwise , beggars may be the frequent visitors to your place(inhaling the free supply from your pipeline) There will be discount offers of one day free supply with a year long package or may be free cylinders with pipelines.

During Diwali ,X-Mas they will supply different flavors of sweets, chocolates etc. Your package may vary as in you can get different type of flavours on different days. Imagine getting Italian on one day, Thai on other , Indian food on next day.How many flavours you can get will define the your status.
Oh My God!!!My imaginations are going beyond myself. I am stopping it here. Let me know your thoughts.

Be Honest

Life comes as full circle.One has to continuously and repeatedly deal with people.Sometimes one has to work with people to whom S/he never wants to see again. But that never happens. from my not much but small experiences I have realized that life makes sure you come across people to whom you never want to meet.

There will be many situations when you do things which you dont like to.Given a chance you will leave at the very moment.But life is not fair. There might be different priorities which force you to do many things against your wishes.Many of those things have happened to me as well. And I have learnt that no matter what you are asked to do, no matter whether you like to do that job or whether it is enforced you need to do your job with honesty. It always pays in longer run. It may happen that you come across same person some time. If you had done your work responsibly you will always feel comfortable and confident to approach them.

I have many incidents to recite regarding this but I dont want to bore you with that. All I want to say is earth is round and you are bound to meet same people again and again so do your share of work with honesty. In case you have some issues which forbids you to perform your duties be honest and let your manager/master know. You might suffer short term losses but you will earn long term good will.

Be honest to your duties ,responsibilities your colleagues ,clients or whosoever you come across. As I said you might not like the job you are doing but after all you are not getting paid to like the job but to do the job.

Remember Honesty is still a best policy.

Uncle's Shop (Part II)

In my last article I supported big malls coming up .I said that it might not matter too much for our Uncles' . But today I got the news that shop beneat my house is shutting down. They are not able to sustain now.Earnings are decreasing day by day due to upcoming shopping malls. I felt so sad.

The bond I was talking last time became more evident. He was not a mere shopkeeper but our neighbour too.We never had to worry about buying essential groccery no matter whether we had money or not. It never mattered whether it was end of month or starting. It never mattered whether out relatives or parents were visiting us when we were running short of money.

I remember at times I used to run late for my office and on the way just used to grab my packet of biscuits for break fast without even asking the price and without even paying for it. Some times used to pick it up by my own to avoid the waiting period because of other customers.

Can never even think of repeating the same in any big mall. No body will give u any thing even if you are just a penny short.

Thats the importance of these uncles shops.

I gonaa miss them a lot.

Brave or Foolish!!!!!

Just take a look at this image.

What do you think who are these guys and what are they doing!!!! What is this packet in their hands???

Let me tell you.

This is the pic of Bomb diffusers in Gujrat(India).These guys are busy diffusing a live bomb.Shocked?????

But thats true.Just think about them , they know they are carrying a live bomb and there is no protection. What if this bomb blasts . I dont know whether these guys are so brave that they dont care or they are just too foolish to consider any protective measures.

In my view cost of a life is much more than a security jacket(suit).

Theory of Relativity

Wait a second!!! This is not the Einstein Theory of relativity (E=mc2).

This is my theory. In my view everything in this universe is relative. If one says he is rich.He is actually saying he is richer than some one else in some or other manner. One is never poor but he is always poorer. If a student is intelligent it means his class mates(Students of same age group) are not as intelligent as he his.

Imagine an era where every one has just one car one house and one job of same salary. Now tell me who is rich. Did you say every one. I think you are relating this scenario with your psychology. You are relating it with your knowledge. You are still thinking that there are people who don't have these amenities. So actually you are comparing.

Now if you can leave your definitions lil away for a while and think about another scenario where people have nothing. They are nomadic. They go places in search of food and live happily after getting it. They can sleep any where night falls. Now you are saying they are poor. I don't agree.I think they are as rich as the people of first scenario.

One is brave. That statement is a comparison. It says rest of his companions are not as brave as he is. If any one can go and join Army and confront with enemies or fight with wild animals there is no question who is brave.

One is Nice. It means rest of the people are actually not as nice as he is.One is a good cook.it means there is a possibility of cooking bad food.

I feel there is no adjective as such .There are only comparisons.One is braver than other or is richer or poorer.And I think this comparison is the motivation of doing things. This is the feeling of comparison which drives one towards betterment.

From child hood we always learn to do better and better and be in a better situation.This is the impetus to go on.

Team Effort won us World Cup 1983

Its been 25 years since we won the world cup in cricket (25th June 1983).
Really appreciate the BCCI for felicitating and honouring the heroes.For the first time I got a chance to see all of them together in a team.(As I was just two when they played :) )

They were sharing the memories and precious moments of their life. While watching them I realised how good they gel as a team.Each of them were showering the praises for their team partners and captain (Kapil Dev). Then the captain Kapil Dev made a speech and praised each one of his scouts. His speech showed how well acknowledged he was with the abilities of each member.

There could be a little bit rivalry between little master(Sunil Gvaskar) and Kapil Paaji. But no one was leaving behind to sing about others accomplishments. After hearing them about their feelings and intuitions at that time,I felt how these players had huge respect for their team members. They had confidence in each other and their captain. The captain had a full faith in his squad. He was so motivating.Also as we all know he is so simple and down to earth.Just imagine how good the dressing room would be with their high spirits.

I felt a particular kind of dedication in each one of them. A true sports man spirit was there. No one had any attitude.I was thinking about that time when there was not much money involved.Cricketers used to play for their country and for the love of game.There was not much hype not much advertisements.

There was not a good past record of Indian Cricket. But I think, it was the real team spirit and bonding between players which won us the prestigious World Cup. It does not matter how good and world class players we have in the team. What matters is how nicely these players cover for each other. How they cover for others weaknesses and enhance their strengths. IPL winner Rajesthan Royals is an another evidence of team winning over Stars.When one learns to keep the game and team over personal interests no one can stop him/her from winning any game.

Watch the players @

http://www.cricketnext.com/videos/32374/1983-champions-recall-magic-moments.html

Kapil Dev's sppech

http://www.cricketnext.com/videos/32320/watch-kapil-heaps-praise-on-83-teammates.html

Why Do People.......

Why do people blog:

1) Because gone are the days when you had enough time to hang out with friends. To express your views, to listen to others.Now people sitting next to each other prefer to hook to their computer than indulging in any argument.Any thing which is not required is considered as 'interfernce'.Thanks to BPOs and IT/ITes people hardly have common time to share their thoughts. Either coz of odd work hours or coz of frequent travel.

2)While blogging people are able to express them selves in a better way. Genuinely people are more comfortable while writng than speaking. Not everone is a blessed orator.

3) People get their own time to express their views without fear of confrontation with any one in the middle.

4) The most important point the audience is huge.After all your thoughts are on www(world wide web)

I was wondering Why am I writing on blog.....My reason is simple I am sitting alone in my apartment with no one to talk to and I could not find any other better time pass.

So thought of boring you guys when you are in the same boat.Hopefully it helped you in killing few moments, while you have nothing in hand to do than staring at your System :p

Jai Mata D

Specially for Navratras



This is a beautiful collection of all adayas of durga stuti.

Keep listening.

Jai Mata D

Myth About Punjabis

Main ik Punjab di Kudhi ! Te mera naa ha ..................... Wait a second What did you think? My name is some XYZ Kaur? No. I am Neeru Gupta and I am a Punjabi. I am a proud Punjabi.
Yep, I get the same impression whenever I tell some one my name and my place. People all through world think that all Punjabis are Sikhs and have their last name either Kaur (for gals) or Singh (For Guys). But actually it is not the case.
There is no doubt that Punjab is the land of Ten Gurus. Main religion is Sikhism. Almost everyone is aware of this. But how many people know about ‘Sikhism’. What it actually means? How did it originate?

Sikhism was actually founded by Tenth and last Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Ji in 1699 AD. So who are the rest of nine Gurus. What religion they followed?
All of them were originally Hindus. Sikhism was not started as separate religion but it was originated for a purpose. It was the time of Mugal emperors Aurganjeb. He was forcing people to convert  Islam. At that time Guru Teg Bahadur ji (Father of Guru Gobind Singh ji) was fighting against the evil. After his 'shahidhi' Guru Gobind Singh ji was chosen as new Guru.

Guru Gobind Singh ji was fighting against the Mugals. He built his army. He asked his people to send one of their son to army. These army men were called ‘Singh' (The Lion). This way Guru ji started building the army. Over a period of time it became difficult to differentiate between 'Singhs' and 'Mugal' army men. Many of the ‘Sikhs’ were getting killed by mistake by their own men. To recognize 'Sikhs' Guru ji founded Khalsa panth. He asked his ‘Shers’(Lions) to keep 'kais' long hair and wear 'paghdhi' (turbon) . It made the identification easier. He asked them to keep 'kirpaan' (sword ) with themselves all the time. This was a sign of being ready to attack the enemy any time. He asked them to wear kadha, kangi (comb) and kacha. Then they took oath to serve their nation and fight against evil. Till now sikhs follow these customs. This is called 'Amrit Chhakna' (Baptism) .
So this was how Sikhism was originated. This tradition of sending one son to army continued for long time and then their next families started following it as religion. Over a period of time it became a different religion. A religion in which wearing turban became a symbol. People forgot the purpose.

This is the story of origin of a beautiful religion. A religion which was originated for the purpose of service. Till date Sikhs and people of Punjab have fought bravely in every war. War against terrorism or war against cross border enemies. I am so proud to be a part of this Land. I am proud to the sikhs and proud to be a Punjabi.

Kya tumhe yaad ha....

An old forward but good one.........................................

When gulli-danda and kanche (marbles) were more popular than cricket ...

When we always had friends to play aais-paais (I Spy), chhepan-chhepai and pitthoo anytime ...

When we desperately waited for 'yeh jo hai jindagi'...

When chitrahaar, vikram-baitaal, dada daadi ki kahaniyaan were so fulfilling ...

When there was just one TV in every five houses and

When bisleris were not sold in the trains and we were worrying if papas will get back into the train in time or not when they were getting down at stations to fill up the water bottle ...

When we were going to bed by 9.00pm sharp except forthe 'yeh jo hai jindagi' day ...

When Holis & Diwalis meant mostly hand-made pakwaans and sweets and moms seeking our help while preparing them...

When Maths teachers were not worried of our mummys and papas while slapping/beating us...

When we were exchanging comics and stamps and chacha-chaudari and billu were our heroes ...

When we were in nanihaals every summer and loved flying kites and plucking and eating unripe mangoes and leechis ...

When one movie every Sunday evening on television was more than asked for and 'ek do teen chaar' and 'Rajni' inspired us...

When 50 paisa meant at least 10 toffees ...

When left over pages of the last years notebooks were used for rough work or even fair work ...

When 'chelpark' and 'natraaj' were encouraged against 'reynolds and family'....

When the first rain meant getting drenched and playing in water and mud and making 'kaagaj ki kishtis'...

When there were no phones to tell friends that we will be at their homes at six in the evening...

When our parents always had 15 paise blue colored 'antardesis' and 5 paise machli wale stamps at home...

When we remembered tens of jokes and were not finding 'ice-cream and papa' type jokes foolish enough to stop us from laughing...

When we were not seeing patakhes on Diwalis and gulaals on Holis as air and noise polluting or allergic agents ....

the list can be endless...

on the serious note I would like to summarise with ...

When we were using our hearts more than our brains, even for scientifically brainy activities like 'thinking' and 'deciding'...

When we were crying and laughing more often, more openly and more sincerily ...

When we were enjoying our present more than worrying about our future ...

When being emotional was not synonymous to being weak...

When sharing worries and happinesses didnt mean getting vulnerable to the listener ...

When blacks and whites were the favourite colors instead of greys ...

When journeys also were important and not just the destinations ...

When life was a passenger's sleeper giving enough time and opportunity to enjoy the sceneries from its open and transparent glass windows instead of some superfast's second ac with its curtained, closed and dark windows ...

I really miss ... do u ?

You are what you wear

I am a Lazy person. Especially, when it comes to getting ready and going out I am damn lazy. I hate traveling as I feel exhausted. Stepping out of home is more of a task for me than fun. Whenever I step out I hardly care about what am I wearing. Partially it is because of my sheer laziness and partially because of my attitude of choosing convenience over style. Being a strong believer of simplicity I don't care much while picking up the clothes as long as those are comfortable and not look extremely bad. I used to believe that while you are traveling people dont know you so you can wear any thing.

But I realized now that actually the same reason that people don't know you well forces you to take care of what you wear all the more. As people identify you with what you wear.After all your clothes will give them the first impression of your identity. I know it sounds silly .Like you I also believed that what difference it makes, When you don't know him and most likely not gonna meet him again . But it makes a difference ,I presume no body wants to get a rash treatment from a security guard or for that matter from a auto rickshaw driver. After all those guys know nothing about you than your style. it becomes very embarrassing when in front of others those guys ignore you .Believe me your attire has a role to play in their behavior.

So take a minute before you step out of your house. You may not be visiting any one but still you expect a decent treatment from the people on the way.

Some one has chosen an appropriate punch line for his/her boutique "You are what you wear"

Fools' Paradise

Have you ever seen two people deep in thoughts discussing about a BIG business Idea!!!!!!

I am sure u would have come across them at least once in your life time. (Amway is very famous in India.usually I see their agents at CCD).Yep!!! I am talking about a marketing agent of an MLN(Multi Level Networking)

For me I share a close relation with these MLN associates. Yes they call their agents “Associates “.Term looks more lucrative. Isn’t it!!!! Yep!!!! That’s the beauty of it. These agents or so called associates are very well versed with their strategies. If you get a chance to listen to them ,you will feel like why the hell you were doing so much of hard work and earning just peanuts. Why did you spend years in studying hard and earning good grads, degree or clearing entrances. As ultimate aim is to become rich and famous. Look at these guys ,they are earning moolas. They will make you believe that you can be millionaire in no time. They will never speak in hundreds or thousands but always in six digits.yep they will start from you number ‘01’ and before you realize the magic they do with numbers, you will be somewhere on moon, counting millions/lacs.

As I said initially I share a close relation with them .My first job was with a MLN firm. Though, I was working in back office in technical department. But I was lucky to get a chance to meet our associates. At times there used to be gatherings .Attendance of all employees used to be mandatory. As it helps to know about business. Being techie it helped us to know the importance of software we were making. How critical were these as a small misfit of simple ‘if/else’ can change the flow of money. Before I divert towards technical side of it ,lets come back and talk about associates.

These associates are really great sellers. I think they are better than any marketing people who have business degrees. The enthusiasm they have is noticeable. They have great selling (fooling) capabilities. They are confident. They are confident of their product .Atleast they look confident.Now why are these MLN companies are making so much money .Basically they target middle class/poor people.who have big dreams but less resources.Everone wants to earn more and more. These guys show them BIG dreams. These Associates generally approach people to whom they know. So they don’t need to spend much energy in finding out what their client actually wants. They know the weak point and strike directly there. On the other side new person (bakra) trusts his friend .As they know each other. And since he is already in business and shows that he is making money or atleast he has a list of candidates who have become lakhpatis and crorepatis after joining this business. Few of them have also left their jobs. All these things make the poor fellow believe that he is going to be at least better than his current situation. If spending a hew hundreds can earn him lacs they Why Not!!! And here he is trapped. Once he pays to Associate, Associate gets his commission but this poor fellow is excited for a while. But does he really possess the skills of marketing (fooling) .If he is lucky he might be able to sell the idea to others and get out of it. But somewhere down the line there are hundreds of people(Associate) who were promised they will get their money automatically as soon as someone joins them. They are never able to do that and loose their hard earned money.

Yes that’s a fact. hardly 10% of people make money from these shortcuts. Yes!!they make tons but there are many more who get deceived. They can’t even complain as its up to them to fool others and get their money .Yes!!that’s the idea of this business. You get fooled by someone and you are suppose to fool others. But It not every ones cuppa tea.
Suddenly this idea of writing about MLN came to my mind as after coming to US first call I got was from an associate who wanted to earn me easy money. Moment he started talking about his great business ,I asked him is it MLN.I could make it out from the way he was speaking .Basically the way he was selling the idea to me without explaining anything about business. I was amazed as I thought this was a business for county of poor people like India. But people are same always and so is Money.
Everyone wants more and more!!!

Common Sense

Recently I attended an interview with one of the top IT company at Bangalore. I was pretty excited after all technical rounds.Went for final HR interview. I will like to discuss my expereience in that.

Q1 : Why did you do Engineering and why Chemical Engineering

:O after 4.5 years of expereince I was least prepared for this question.wanted to say the truth that Engineering has better job prospects than any thing else.and enhances the IQ but gave some blah...


Q2:describe ur self in 5 adjectives!!!
again gave some blah

Q3: Why do u think u r Adj3.Proove by some condition.

Q4:What was your favourite subject.

I was getting so irritated on these Qs and then came the final one.

Qxx:You dont want to relocate to Delhi?

I said no.

She asked : Why?do you like blr?

said yes.

She asked : why?

said its safer than delhi.

She exlained it lil more : Oh yes it is safer as in south India people have more family values and r more conservative and are God fearing so crime is less.....


I got really shocked at this explaination and asked her again what exactly she meant.people in North have no values?
She tend to say the same thing.Finally, interrupted her in between and explained her that every person has values.Its not about region .But its about conditions. Typically in Delhi people come from remote regions and people are illitrate and unemployed .People are poor and so their conditons are pathetic .So crime rate is more.

explained this to her and walked off.

I was really shocked the way she said this.i was thinking how could a well educated person who is representing a company can make a statement like this.

I think need to improve our education system a lot . Or its just the sense of speaking right at the right place,which no education provides.I call it commmon sense which is really not so common.