tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87043072024-03-07T01:48:35.542-08:00AmbidextrousTechnology , Humor, Sports, Random TalkAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.comBlogger136125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-27944110057753583272018-01-08T19:42:00.002-08:002018-01-10T17:27:35.256-08:00500 Miles<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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"How do you dare to unearth the dead ones? How could you do that?", that's like a million dollar question I am asking myself about my own blog. I haven't posted on this blog in so long that I had forgotten that I had a blog even. But as every post that tries to make the blog new one, I wanted to announce a new year with a great news and that is the publication of my first book <b>500 Miles.</b><br />
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Probably I wouldn't divulge much about the book here as I would prefer readers to read it and give me honest feedback. It has been a long journey to publish this book and over last few years, I struggled to even comprehend that I was writing a book. I doubted many times, I have received amazing support from my friends and family to continue to write. One thing that stuck in mind during this writing process, is to write anything and everything. May be that's why I say </div>
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"I don't have opinions about anything and everything, but my characters do." </div>
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The idea to write book came from the paintings by artist Bijay Biswal, which you can check out at <a href="https://scroll.in/article/739955/a-ticket-examiner-captures-the-beauty-of-indian-railways-in-these-colourful-paintings" target="_blank">Indian Railways</a>.</div>
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These paintings capture the essence of Indian train stations, the work by Bijay Biswal is so real that it brings life to forefront. I couldn't resist, but find my own inspiration in these paintings to write a book about people and characters that I have watched through out my train journeys. I hope that I have done justice to my characters. I enjoyed writing these stories, I hope you enjoy them reading too. Any feedback will be appreciated. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-75854598857613886142015-09-14T10:18:00.001-07:002015-09-15T11:10:18.210-07:00Novak Djokovic - A Champion of Nerves <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The delayed US Open 2015 final between Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer had put my plans in jeopardy for the Sunday evening. Since I had already committed to meet my friend, I decided to keep the match on back burner and get going with my plans. Grand slam finals happen every year, but these moments of extraordinary Tennis remind you to cherish Tennis (at least on personal level). I convince my pliable friend to change the plans. We watch tennis together while playing some video games. </div>
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Now back to the game. Last few years have defined consistency of Novak and extension of Roger's career in Tennis world. We are not strangers to their superlative display of Tennis. Roger's serve and volley game has evolved under Stephan Edberg, while Novak has added sharpness and knife like edge to his server under Boris Becker. Boris Becker was Stephan Edberg's nemesis, always. It seems Boris has taught all the tricks in his bag to Novak to overcome Roger, always (at least in recent history). Match started late. When the players took on the court, Roger looked unsettled from the beginning. First game went for 7 minutes where Novak getting 3 breakpoints which he was unable to take advantage of. But it didn't take him long to break Roger's serve. Roger broke back Novak's serve and that brought partisan crowd to its feet. </div>
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Novak is not considered affable tennis player compared to his opponents and he being consistent and number 1 in the world add to his woes. That's why when the crowd is against you and you are playing against the best tennis player in the history of game, it makes Novak more resilient and stronger mentally. That also makes me support him more. Back to the match, Novak won the first 6-4 with a resolve against crowd and the early fall he took on the cement court which did cause some bruises on his arm. </div>
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Once again, Roger's new weapon SABR(Sneak Attack by Roger) was in display, but I was astounded that he did not use as much he had used in previous rounds. Despite struggles by both players, the set eventually landed in Roger's pocket when he broke Novak in the 12th game of the set. Roger won that set 7-5. Roger's supporters which were majority in the stadium, cheered Novak's unforced errors and double faults, it was such a plight that an ardent tennis fan will cry for Novak. In amidst all drama, Novak has grown over the time with his nerves and mental toughness. It's hard to beat him in that area. </div>
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Third set was again neck-to-neck and Novak got the crucial break through after escaping a jam on his own serve. He went on to win 6-4. Fourth set looked cakewalk for Novak, but Roger showed why his still one of the best players in the history. Roger fought back with a break when Novak was leading 5-2. Those efforts were not enough for Roger to survive and Novak won the set and championship at 6-4 in fourth set. </div>
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Novak may not be people's champion, but he has earned enough to support him through his mental toughness. The more people don't support him (specially against Roger), the more he becomes resolve to win against his opponent. If his opponents need any formula to beat Novak, it should be to beat his mental toughness, otherwise nobody has got a chance for next few years. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-32986904309158947602015-06-02T20:53:00.003-07:002015-06-02T21:19:38.739-07:00The rivalry to die for <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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There is something poetic about the rivalry between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal. They have played umpteenth time and every match brings enthusiasm, rejuvenation or just a new life to tennis. If I die tomorrow, I will totally tell everyone happily that I was blessed to see Novak, Rafa and Roger in same era. The fierce competition, the rivalry , the elegance, the athleticism and just being human. Every sports produces finest athletes and comparing athletes across different sports is not new. Eventually sports is nothing but skill which you hone over the years, but there is also a factor of talent and many may disagree with me, but yes the hard work these players can put in. </div>
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A final before a final , that's how I describe tomorrow's match between Novak and Rafa, The two of greatest competitors ever born to play the beautiful game of tennis. Each others' fans are ready with their swords to dis each other and speculate who will win, but I just want to enjoy those beautiful ground strokes, those backhand shots or those drop shots on the beauty of clay court in Paris. If Vincent Van Gogh was alive, he would totally describe this match with The Starry night. </div>
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Rafa, the undisputed king of clay court in Paris, has been immensely talented for many years, but his recent struggle with his body is very inevitable. This is the first time in many years, he is without a clay title while entering into Roland Garros. The struggle before the French Open was very much making him vulnerable to fall to any player, but current form has been staggering, specially in this tournament. The constant struggle and win over it only reminds me of the Irish poem </div>
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His unbreakable record on the red clay is with him, I hope that gives him the confidence. Five-set matches are a different beast altogether compared to matches in ATP 1000 tournaments. Whether it is his elegant double handed backhand or his pre-match rituals , he has won hearts every where.</div>
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Another morning, another match between the two great warriors with different style and attitude towards the game, but hard core lover for the game. This French open has been revelation in the sense how top 10 players have been consistent with their ability to win matches on different surfaces. I don't like to speculate or nor I care about the result. I am ready to get enthralled for great strokes, rallies and some great tennis. </div>
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The excitement, the fervor, the enthusiasm, the joy , everything was there for a cricket fan in me. The match obviously was secondary, but it was still going to be a lifetime experience to enjoy a World Cup match in New Zealand. </div>
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After a long trip from all the way midwest, US to New Zealand, the weather was a welcome change, From frenzy cold to summer hot. I love summer.The hot day at Seddon park was perfectly set for a match which was very important for Ireland.India was already in quarter finals and thought they will take this match easily. </div>
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<b>Moment of the match</b> - When Virat Kohli on third man boundary to field. All Indian fans went berserk in that corridor of the stadium. "Jeetegi bhai Jeetegi, Anushka Jeetegi" started buzzing everywhere. As always Virat has that arrogant look on his face and don't really care about his fans or spectators. </div>
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<b>Fan Moment of the match</b> - When it is an India match, you can expect a sold out crowd. Indians are cricket crazy we know it. If I can travel all the way from US to watch India match, you can imagine the local Indians staying in New Zealand and Australia coming to watch the match. On the ground, there were like 95% Indians and rest were Ireland fans. Such was a dominance of sound of Indian fans was that Irish fans were dancing to Bhangra songs all the time. During all the crazy crowd, an Indian fan lost his wallet somewhere , but an Irish fan ran after him and returned to the wallet to Indian fan. Great gesture. </div>
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<b>Hamilton & Seddon Park Experience</b> - No doubt, New Zealand is my favorite country. From childhood, the cricket matches in New Zealand were exciting. They used to start in early morning in India and will go till 11 AM or 12 PM. The grounds were always exotic and very people friendly. Open spaces to sit anywhere you want. I always adored that part of cricket experience that you should be allowed to sit anywhere. Seddon Park is hell of a picturesque stadium with just around 12000-13000 capacity. But it's beautiful around sunset time.</div>
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<b>Memory of lifetime</b> - Definitely one trip to New Zealand is not enough to appreciate New Zealand completely. I will be back , baby. But the experience in Hamilton has left me spell bound and I hope to explore rest of New Zealand in my next trip. The below picture is of Hobbiton where the movies LOTR and The Hobbit have been shot. The Hobbiton lies in close to a town called Matamata which is an hour drive from Hamilton.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-44785561533271202902014-09-08T17:13:00.000-07:002014-09-08T17:13:16.055-07:00New winners and new beginnings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Tennis has always been a sport close to my heart with all those childhood memories discussing about Edberg or Becker or Courier. Even when I had an argument with my dad about Graf or Seles, tennis was always growing in life. Players come , they dominate and they go. Tennis is also only game where the mental toughness is more required than any other game. One major reason for that is it is an individual sport and not a team sport where your team mates can cover for your flaws and make a better team. Tennis requires individual person just not physically fit, but also mentally strong and always prepare for all the different challenges life throws at you. e.g. Seles after a fan stabbing her in the back or Clijsters winning grand slam title after becoming a mom or Djokovic battling his health and improving his diet and then winning number of grand slam titles. One era ends and another begins. It is always hard to see old champions who we have started loving , lose and new players rising with totally different game. But that's life. Sun sets and sun rises. Probably we have to appreciate whatever we have in our hands rather than worrying about what we don't have. </div>
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Since I have watched tennis from childhood and have seen how generations change in tennis, it is always easy to form new alliances along the way. Courier, Sampras dominated for sometime , Agassi came back from retirement to dominate the sport, Graf was ever dominating before Hingis and Venus Williams arrived, Federer dominated in first decade of 2000 and then Nadal stopped him , as Nadal was becoming new favorite, Djokovic arrived from the shadows of both great players to dominate the sport. Now we are in 2014 and last grand slam of the year, for the first time in decade there is no Nadal, Djokovic or Federer in the final.</div>
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Marin Cilic and Kei Nishikori are in US Open final after beating No. 1 and No. 2 seeds who were crowd favorites, specially after their thrilling 5-setter at Wimbledon 2014. Is this another new beginning? Marin Cilic with his strong first serve and volley game defeated Nishikori 6-3,6-3,6-3 to win his first grand slam title. Both are 25 and 24. With the new talent always coming to shore, old stalwarts are not forgotten , but just replaced with new champions. Dimitrov, Rionic , Nishikori and Cilic will dominate new few years. But we still have to see where Djokovic and Nadal go from here. They still have few more years left in them. Djokovic's marriage and arrival of his baby are definitely going to be top priority for him. It would be interesting to see him in Australian Open 2015 if he comes with same intensity of winning. There is some time to go for ATP World Championship, till then let's celebrate Marin Cilic's victory and Nishikori's resilience he showed during the last week of US Open. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-44811394272672863542014-06-29T22:28:00.001-07:002014-06-29T22:28:07.083-07:00What do you listen while running? <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Running is a meditation while being active. Running is a love for yourself. Running is a bliss. I have got to that point about running that the day I don't run, I feel I have lost some part of my body. I have been running from last year on and off, but the focus for running has come in last 3-4 months and every time I run, I feel I should run that extra mile. So what inspires you while running? Here is the list of my 5 songs I listen while running that keeps me on my feet all the time.<br />
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2) <b>Sirens by Eddie Vedder</b> - The song has such a profound meaning and it is a typical Eddie Vedder song where it touches your heart if you have followed his other songs like "No Ceilings" or "Society".<br />
3) <b>Make your own kind of music by Mama Cass</b> - This is a very chirpy song and very refreshing dancing kind of song. Also considering its connection with TV show "Lost", the song has been in my playlist for long time now.<br />
4) <b>Final Countdown by Europe</b> - I think this is my eternal favorite song considering how geeky this song is. From early 90s to till now, the song has always been in my every music playing instrument. Tape recorder, walkman, ipod, cd player, TV or even my phone now.<br />
5) <b>Demons by Imagine Dragons</b> - Imagine Dragons' first album's song that made them famous. The deep meaning of the song and the voice of Dan Reynolds is very influential. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-62239779690904092402013-08-11T21:53:00.002-07:002014-01-25T11:42:57.884-08:00Book Review: The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma and other hauntings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Manish starts with a folk story and while growing up in a small village in India, I have come across such stories. The main attraction of the story is the finesse with which Manish tells the account of the happenings in a small village. In general I love the book when I can relate to characters or happenings and probably I love this story even more because there are characters which I might have come across in my life. It is a big thing for an author to achieve this in his first book because it makes the stories personal and unforgettable. </div>
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Last time, I was terrified for whole night or there was a chill down my spine, it was when I watched "The Shining". Stephan King and Jack Nicholson is a combination which can create nightmares and cause you sleepless nights. I had a similar feeling with the central piece of the book <i><b>"The Disappearance of Tejas Sharma"</b></i>. This story is a master piece in story telling and Manish has done a tremendous job. Since I know Manish personally, the certain aspects of the story are very close to my observation and those even make this story more chilling.</div>
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<i>There is a pleasure in the pathless woods,</i><br />
<i>There is a rapture on the lonely shore,</i><br />
<i>There is society, where none intrudes,</i><br />
<i>By the deep sea, and music in its roar:</i><br />
<i>I love not man the less, but Nature more,</i><br />
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<i>What I can ne'er express, yet can not all conceal.</i><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-89072188896771391952011-06-22T23:14:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:43:15.768-08:00Rahul Dravid - A Common Man<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Rahul Dravid, the batsman and a common man who works hard, struggles for his runs, but he never gives up. Every time he steps on the ground, he battles with himself more than opponent. From last 15 years, it has been pleasure to watch him in action on the cricket field. He has that serious, studious student look which gives clear impression about him that he is learner of this game for life. </div>
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I still remember his debut ODI match against Sri Lanka in Singapore when he walked into bat with that typical white hat which is rare these days. He struggled against Muralitharan and then walked back into pavilion after scoring 4 runs. That first impression of him gave me enough to say about him and I thought he is almost another Manjerkar , but he made it bigger than Manjerkar. It has been a constant argument back home with father and brother where I always favored Dravid more than Tendulkar and my father and brother are staunch Tendulkar fans. It has always been hard to convince them about Dravid. Well it doesn't end there, it has been the same case friends too. If Tendulkar fans are stubborn, then probably I have learned to remain as strong as WALL in supporting Dravid. </div>
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The question has always been asked to me , but I have never given any satisfactory answer to anyone or neither I feel like to give. Why am I so hard core Rahul Dravid fan? Probably here I will explain it better. Coming from a middle class family, I have always been taught to work hard and believe in simplicity of life. Probably that belief has led me to support Dravid strongly. On the other hand, Tendulkar is a genius, a rare breed. In this world, there are very few geniuses and Tendulkar is such a genius that it is hard for me to describe his talent. He has achieved everything in his life, that doesn't mean he hasn't worked hard or that also doesn't mean genius people don't work hard. Tendulkar might have worked harder than Dravid, but I feel he was bound to achieve what he has now. Life is no easy for anyone and it hasn't been for Tendulkar even, but when you see Tendulkar , you just realize how genius he is. We are lucky to witness him in our generation. So I can only dream of like Tendulkar, but it is not the same case with Dravid. Dravid is immensely talented, but he is not genius like Tendulkar. When I see Dravid, I see myself, a common man. Dravid is a common man who works hard, struggles for his dreams, but eventually achieves them. Dravid gives me that belief which I need to achieve greater things in life. Dravid has struggled, fought with his conditions, has made improvements in his game, played for the team eventually. Despite achieving so much success, still that man is away from limelight and still a common man.<br />
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15 years ago he made his debut against England in a test match and missed a century on debut. After 15 years he has remained center of Indian batting line up in test matches. That beautiful cover drive or that perfect straight drive makes wonder on everyone's eyes and make you fall in love with this beautiful game of cricket. His current inning of 112 against West Indies might not be fast paced, but he was never fast run scorer in test matches , but it has always a pleasure to watch his battle with opposing bowlers. He beats them first mentally and then physically. Technically he has remain as perfect as he can be, but the most important thing that he still considers himself student of this game and rates the game better than him. No game teaches you to be bigger than anything in life, it is you who have to keep the foot on ground. </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-2546423913622816902010-08-17T09:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:43:42.646-08:00YFormulator<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Few weeks back I released my first android application YFormulator. YFormulator is a productivity application for phones with android OS. Initially it was named Formulator, but due to some legal issues, I had to change it to YFormulator. YFormulator was a simple idea for different formulas personal as well as conversion. The idea behind this simple application came to me when I was thinking of creating an application for Electrical Engineers, but eventually I thought to create this for general public. Based on feedback, I will be releasing major update for this application. In this update, there will be some changes to UI and ads added to application .</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-17017965484807402192010-05-24T22:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:16.676-08:00Google TV<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently Google announced its entry into TV market. I was kind of expecting this considering Google's money making model of advertisements. Probably with that announcement, we will be able to see the web on TV and even browse. I have always been a fan of Google products, but recent failures of Buzz, Wave, I am getting a feeling that Google might be doing the same thing what Microsoft did a decade back. When we were introduced to computers in India, it was all about Microsoft products, starting from Windows, DOS, Office. Human psychology behind using graphical user interface than command line interface is always stronger. Somehow, most of us got trapped in using windows more often. Geeky linux guys kept themselves glued to linux for years and even now open source struggles to make its presence through linux. Despite Google's efforts to support open source, non-profit organizations and its products in energy economy(powermeter) , it might just monopolize the world where friends might turn into foes. Concept of TV is so strong and since there is slow innovation in that area, I am sure even Luddite will appreciate Google TV. Finally it's all entertainment business.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-48993607876058059212009-12-24T19:50:00.000-08:002010-05-31T19:29:42.167-07:004 Photos<div style="text-align: justify;">Yeah, I know it's been a long I posted anything here. You can say I have committed one of seven sins (sloth, just for clarity). No excuse for that. So much hooked to twitter , that I was just procrastinating to post anything, here. I know even right now I don't have much to share. But in mean time, <a href="http://www.mykodak.blogspot.com/">Moi</a>, being inspiration for photography , I have created a photoblog <a href="http://yogsma.livejournal.com/">here</a>. It is just amateur work , so expert comments are welcome.</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-40146626641117759742009-05-26T18:54:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:37.553-08:00IITs and Rat Race<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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These are the established IITs : <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">IIT Powai, IIT Delhi, IIT Kanpur, IIT Chennai, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Roorkee, IT BHU, ISM Dhanbad</span>.</span> The entrance exam for these IITs makes them prestigious colleges in India. Equation has changed from 2008. New IITs have been started at following places: <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">IIT Punjab, IIT Patna, IIT Rajasthan, IIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT Gandhinagar, IIT Hyderabad</span>. In 2009, <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">IIT Himachal and IIT Indore</span> will be started. Beside these there are extended colleges , <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">IIST, IISERs, RGIPT, IIMS</span>. The rat race will continue with increasing number, but who is going to monitor the quality of education, specially in IITs here after. Instead of investing money in new IITs and their infrastructure, isn't it wise to convert existing some top quality colleges in IITs? When will Government learn this simple thing? May be my perspective is one sided and with no complete justification, but on first look , it does make sense.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-82166937575414687452009-05-08T18:35:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:44:51.189-08:00Indian Premier League<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Well, this has been a good season in south africa. I would have loved it if it would have been in India more. The most interesting thing happened to IPL this year is fake ipl player and his blog. I am a regular reader of his blog and laughs at every statement he has made about some inside scoop in KKR and IPL camps.</div>
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If you haven't read this blog, you are definitely missing something. <a href="http://fakeiplplayer.blogspot.com/">Here</a> is the link for his blog. I am sure you are going to get a good share of laugh . And if you don't understand the players he has mentioned , here is the list of players , he has mentioned.</div>
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Sticky something=Ricky Ponting</div>
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Yes, those are the words for Rahul Dravid. This person leaves no stone unturned to appreciate his personality in every aspect. From being the most humble, calm and a true performer, he shows the world what the class means. I owe a lot to Dravid in his today's innings against Rajasthan Royals. The man was criticized so many times and he has always proved he is a team man and always ready to prove his mettle on any given test. Gosh!!! I literally got horripilation when I saw his innings and the way he played today just provided a tight SLAP on Vijay Mallaya's face.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-83619502097620799102009-01-08T19:50:00.000-08:002014-02-13T21:45:22.445-08:00Windows 7<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Windows 7 beta is releasing tomorrow to download for general public, OFFICIALLY. No big hopes from Microsoft, but at least hoping that i will get rid of Windows Wastea(Vista) from my PC sooner. More news about this can be found <a href="http://www.osnews.com/story/20741/Windows_7_Beta_Released">here</a>. Microsoft is getting inspired from Mac and Ubuntu finally.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-5221782031891359172008-11-26T14:44:00.001-08:002014-02-13T21:45:48.844-08:00Troubled Mumbai<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Mumbai is in trouble again...any help you can provide in mumbai, Please visit <a href="http://mumbaihelp.blogspot.com/">Mumbai Help</a> .<br />
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No..no this is not weird stuff...but a dialogue from movie "Mumbai Meri Jaan". Once in a time , there comes a movie which changes your perception about life, once in a time , there comes a movie which changes the way you live the life. Mumbai meri jaan is such a wonderfully directed movie , that I was almost crying. The finess of direction comes when you have five great people acting for you on the screen. Parel Rawal, Kay Kay, Irrfan Khan, Madhavan and Soha Ali Khan...well the star cast itself says something about this movie. This is a must watch movie and I am sure you will be moved at the end of this movie. Apart from direction and the reality shown from five different categories of society with poor(Irrfan Khan), lower middle class(Paresh Rawal), Hindu cynical extremist(Kay Kay), higher middle class patriotic software professional(Madhavan), a realistic journalist(Soha Ali Khan), the movie touches every body. In fact Irrfan Khan had silent role, but he outclasses everybody in the movie and set the bar of expectation high. Then , there are no words for Paresh Rawal who has grown into a veteran. And well , well .. director Nishikant Kamat , his first hindi movie , and he has proved his abilities , but I know his first marathi movie which was relased in 2005 "Dombivli Fast" which got lot of recognition. This man has seen mumbai more closely than anybody I guess. You can read<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span> about Dombivli fast <a href="http://jemimarohekar.blogspot.com/2005/12/at-least-someone-is-thinking_27.html">here</a>.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-17330409467769569472008-08-11T20:11:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:04.106-08:00Finally GOLD<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Recently I watched the movie "Into the wild" , and even before reading its story and watching it, i knew i am going to like it just because of its nice poster. Listen to the beautiful song <span style="font-weight: bold;">"No Ceiling"</span> from the same..<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-36373698920974270442008-06-15T18:30:00.001-07:002008-06-15T18:31:02.230-07:00LazinessThe blog is not updated because of my shear laziness. I will be back soon.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-22457155283260721302008-04-11T23:32:00.000-07:002014-02-13T21:46:55.199-08:00Randy Pausch<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-56339605481297816752008-03-23T07:15:00.000-07:002008-03-23T07:27:40.694-07:00Virtual RealityDoes it really exist? One of the best lectures I have ever seen...well the lecture is not about virtual reality, but this CMU professor is well known in this area. The lecture is a must watch , it reminds me of movie 'Anand', is there anything better than this in life? Initial few minutes of the lecture will give you an idea why I posted it here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">" Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted " </span><br /><br /><object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&hl=en"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ji5_MqicxSo&hl=en" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8704307.post-58044418790377611892008-02-25T17:11:00.000-08:002008-02-25T17:12:40.625-08:00Thought for the day"Don't let school get in the way of your education."<br />- Mark TwainAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13937365759339701946noreply@blogger.com3