Sunday, December 01, 2019

Hormones and happiness

There are four hormones* which determine a *human's happiness -*
1. *Endorphins,*
2. *Dopamine,*
3. *Serotonin,*
and 
4. *Oxytocin.*
It is important we understand these hormones, as we *need all four* of them *to stay happy.

Let's look at the *first hormone* the *Endorphins.*
*When we exercise, the body releases Endorphins.*
This hormone helps the body cope with the pain of exercising. We then *enjoy exercising* because these Endorphins will make us happy.
*Laughter is* another good way of *generating Endorphins.*
We need to spend *30 minutes exercising* every day, read or *watch funny stuff* to get our day's dose of Endorphins.

*The second hormone is Dopamine.*
In our journey of life, we accomplish many *little and big tasks, it releases* various levels of *Dopamine.*
*When we get appreciated for our work at the office or at home,* we feel accomplished and good, that is *because it releases Dopamine.*
This also explains *why* most *housewives* are *unhappy* since they *rarely* get *acknowledged* or appreciated *for their work.* Once, we join work, we *buy* a car, a house, the latest gadgets, a *new house* so forth. In each instance, it *releases Dopamine* and we become happy.
Now, do we realize why we become happy when we shop?

*The third hormone Serotonin* is released when we *act in a way that benefits others.*
When we transcend ourselves and give back to others or *to nature or to the society, it releases Serotonin.* Even,
providing useful information on the internet like *writing information* blogs, answering peoples questions on Quora or *Facebook groups will generate Serotonin.*
That is *because* we will use our *precious time to help other* people via our answers or articles.

*The final hormone is Oxytocin,*
is released *when* we become *close to other human* beings. 
When we *hug our friends* or family *Oxytocin is released.*
The *"Jadoo Ki Jhappi"* from Munnabhai *does really work.*
Similarly, when we *shake hands* or put our *arms around* someone's shoulders, various amounts of *Oxytocin is released.*

So, it is simple, we have to *exercise every day* to get *Endorphins,*
we have to *accomplish* little *goals* and get *Dopamine,*
we *need to* be *nice* to others to *get  Serotonin* and 
finally *hug our kids,*
friends, and families to *get Oxytocin* and we will *be happy.* 
*When we are happy, we can deal* with our challenges and *problems better.*

Now, we can understand *why we need to hug a child who has a bad mood.*

So to.
*make your child* more and more *happy* day by day ...

1.*Motivate him to play* on the ground
*-Endorphins*

2. *Appreciate your child* for his small big achievements 
*-Dopamine*

3. *inculcate sharing* habit through you self your child 
*-Serotonin*

4. *Hug* your child
*-Oxytocin*

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Ponds and farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/201544/ias-hero-water-well-scheme-madhya-pradesh-drought-relief-system-india/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ias-hero-water-well-scheme-madhya-pradesh-drought-relief-system-india

Thursday, October 17, 2019

The Mahabharata and it's relevance

One Constant question that crops up in my mind or a regular basis is "Who am I, and what is the purpose of my life on earth?"  This then leads me to think about God and the Hinduism, if it is a Religion or just a way of life. It has to be a way of life as their is no Church or head of Church like the Pope. There are Hindu Temple places of worship and the priests role is to say Sanskrit prayers on your behalf. The Temple Priest is no Church Pastor and never tells you how to live your life. Hinduism is not a man made religion and there is no one between me and my God. I have always believed that Truth is God, Love is God and my inner voice aka Conscience is God. But then what are the Hindu Epics Ramayana and Mahabharata ? Mere Stories ? Never fully understood despite having read so many pieces trying to explain Hinduism

And then a few days back this landed on me sent by a whatsapp buddy. I read it and as I was reading it, I sat up, as it was what I have been looking for explained in simple english. Wow All my questions have been answered in one Whatsapp message.

This is a Whatsapp Forward and not written by me but will cherish for ever......

It is said in the texts that 80% of the fighting male population of the civilization was wiped out in the eighteen days "Mahabharata war".

Sanjay, at the end of the war went to the spot where the greatest war took place; Kurukshetra.

He looked around and wondered if the war really happened, if the ground beneath him had soaked all that blood, if the great Pandavas and Krishna stood where he stood.

“You will never know the truth about that!” said an aging soft voice.

Sanjay turned around to find an Old man in saffron robes appearing out of a column of dust.

“I know you are here to find out about the Kurukshetra war, but you cannot know about that war till you know what the real war is about.” the Old man said enigmatically.


“What do you mean?” 

The Mahabharata is an Epic, a ballad, perhaps a reality, but definitely a philosophy.

The Old man smiled luring Sanjay into more questions.

“Can you tell me what the philosophy is then?” 
Sanjay requested.

Sure, began the Old man.

The Pandavas are nothing but your five senses, 

sight, 
smell, 
taste, 
touch 
and sound..., 

and do you know what the Kauravas are? he asked narrowing his eyes.

The Kauravas are the hundred vices that attack your senses everyday but you can fight them... and do you know how?

Sanjay shook his head again.

“When Krishna rides your chariot!”

The Old man smiled brighter and Sanjay gasped at that gem of insight.

Krishna is your inner voice, your soul, your guiding light and if you let your life in his hands you have nothing to worry.

Sanjay was stupefied but came around quickly with another question.

“Then why are Dronacharya and Bhishma fighting for the Kauravas, if they are vices?”

The Old man nodded, sadder for the question.

It just means that as you grow up, your perception of your elders change. The elders who you thought were perfect in your growing up years are not all that perfect. They have faults. And one day you will have to decide if they are for your good or your bad. Then you may also realize that you may have to fight them for the good. It is the hardest part of growing up and that is why the Geeta is important.

Sanjay slumped down on the ground, not because he was tired but because he could understand and was struck by the enormity of it all.

What about Karna? he whispered.

“Ah!” said the Old man. “You have saved the best for last. Karna is the brother to your senses, he is desire, he is a part of you but stands with the vices. He feels wronged and makes excuses for being with the vices as your desire does all the time.

Does your desire not give you excuses to embrace vices?”

Sanjay nodded silently. He looked at the ground, consumed with a million thoughts, trying to put everything together and then when he looked up the Old man was gone.... disappeared in the column of dust..... leaving behind the great philosophy of Life!

Have a blissful day!

Thursday, October 10, 2019

Grow trees with one litre water

Following are the steps that Verma uses to grow trees with just a litre of water:

1. Level the farmland to prevent rainwater from draining away.

2. For 5-6 days after the first rain, plough the fields till one feet deep to remove the weeds and capillaries so that rainwater can seep into the ground and does not rise to the surface.

3. Deep plough for the second time immediately after the rains are over. This will turn the upper soil to a minimum of 10 inches deep in the field locking the water in the soil.

4. A few days after the second ploughing, dig pits of one-feet-deep and 4-5 inches wide.

5. Plant the saplings in the pits and ensure that the roots are at least 20 cm below the surface. Cover the plant with wet mud to keep the moisture for long.

6. Finally pour one litre of water in the pit and allow the plant to grow.

It helps to plant the saplings by September end as the temperatures in Rajasthan are low at this time of the year which allows roots to penetrate as deep as possible. As we enter summer, the top soil surface starts to dry up and the moisture content of the plant moves downwards.

Verma uses traditional methods taught by his father that use less water, “My dad would also fetch the wet mud from the lake and mix cow dung in it. The wet mud would retain the moisture and the cow dung would prevent capillaries from growing.”




Tuesday, September 24, 2019

Hydroponic farm

https://www.thebetterindia.com/194171/lifestyle-delhi-hydroponic-workshop-terrace-garden-organic-food/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=lifestyle-delhi-hydroponic-workshop-terrace-24%20sept&utm_term=reshare&utm_content=tanvi

Sunday, September 15, 2019

Bye bye mails from colleagues

From managers:


From Simon

Thank you Rohin, for all your hard work and sound judgement. We are going to miss an expert around here and we are all very sad to see you go. If I were to describe you I would say – Passionate!!

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From Luke


Hi Rohin,You will be missed! Personally I will miss your guidance and knowledge. I know our paths will meet again in the not so distant future. I’ll always look forward to working together again. Take care

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From Andrew

Thank you Rohin – you have gone above and beyond not just wrt supporting a number of very challenging projects but for consistently designing solutions with strategic intent and seek out opportunities to do things better…

You will be missed.

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From Atap

Hi Rohin,

We started working 7 years ago on Hornet 1A and I still remember it like yesterday. From our initial heated scope discussions,  to now , where we have formed an everlasting friendship and worked on so many deliverables is a testament to how far we have come.  

On the professional front I will miss your advice, critical thinking, honesty, integrity and passion to always deliver the best outcome.

On the personal front we will always be in touch

Good luck mate! and a big thank you for all your help over the years.

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From colleagues:


From Sunny:

Rohin,

Thank you very much for all the support you gave to me and the team. We always had this comfort zone working with you knowing you were always there to assist and tackle if something goes wrong.
Not often you get to work with someone who not only gives you work but also guides you. I personally have learnt a lot of things from you. And still have a lot to learn.

Wish we would work again sometime in future. All the very best.

Many thanks,

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From Rekha

Hi Rohin,

It was really great working with you. I appreciate your support provided to each and every developer in off-shore and it is a very rare thing that such a senior person getting onto the ground and lending the support.
When I joined newly into the organisation it was you who helped me with each and every queries. I’m very thankful for that J

Hope you will not forget us.
I wish you all the very best for your future endeavours and I know for sure you are and will be the best buddy wherever you go J

Thanking you once again,

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From Uma:

Hi Rohin,

Thanks a lot for all your support and encouragement.  It's hard to say goodbye to you.
I wish full of happiness, joy and success as you begin a new journey in life. Good luck.

Please keep in touch.

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From Praveena

Hi Rohin,

Wish you all the best for your future endeavours.
It was pleasure working with you and you have been a passionate mentor to the team on the ground.

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From Edilson:

Hi All,

As many of you know today is Rohin's last day at CBA after 7 years of countless contributions to the bank and to many of us professionally and personally. He's participated on so many important projects and processes, bringing new joiners up to speed (including me), he was a key piece in on boarding the off shore team, and I know that even after he's gone we'll be able to benefit from the results of his hard work. I'm sure many of us have worked and learned with him during this time and I hopefully we will carry a little bit of the same passion and care he's always shown.

He also made sure we had cake for our team members birthday so it's only fair we now share together some cake at the kitchen and wish him all the best on his new journey.

P.S - I heard @Akhil is bringing the cake, chase him if you didn't get a piece J

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Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Organic garden

https://www.thebetterindia.com/186488/organic-farming-lakhs-mysuru-vegetables-home-garden/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=ananya

Friday, June 07, 2019

Barren land farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/185363/karnataka-woman-organic-farmer-earns-lakhs-inspiring-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=lekshmi

Vertical garden in railway station

https://www.thebetterindia.com/152858/irs-officer-india-railway-station-vertical-garden-ludhiana-punjab/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=reshare&utm_content=tanvi

Shrimp farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/185106/gurugram-ex-serviceman-earns-lakhs-shrimp-farming-blue-revolution/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=lekshmi

Sunday, June 02, 2019

Biogas to restaurant to profit

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179539/bengaluru-biogas-from-kitchen-waste-bbmp-restaurant-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=reshare&utm_content=jovita

Saturday, June 01, 2019

Rainwater syringe

https://www.thebetterindia.com/184426/kerala-rainwater-harvesting-syringe-innovation-water-conservation-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=tanvi

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Miyawaki forest

https://www.thebetterindia.com/183977/bengaluru-man-green-hero-grows-forest-cubbon-park-inspiring-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=tanvi

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Park out of dumping ground

https://www.thebetterindia.com/183590/maharashtra-waste-free-town-vengurla-govt-officer-inspiring-india/

Friday, May 24, 2019

Bio fuel

https://www.thebetterindia.com/182303/haryana-man-innovation-waste-cooking-oil-biofuel-green-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=tanvi

Water conservation in three steps

https://www.thebetterindia.com/182369/bengaluru-water-bill-saving-rain-water-harvesting-sustainable-homes-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=tanvi

Water purifier@10

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179089/kerala-student-innovation-low-cost-water-filter-organic-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=reshare&utm_content=gopi

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

5 layer of crops in one land

https://www.thebetterindia.com/183068/madhya-pradesh-organic-farmer-multi-layer-earns-lakhs-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=jovita

Saturday, May 11, 2019

Aquaponics farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/181762/uttarakhand-aquaponics-farm-red-otter-organic-leafy-greens-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=fresh&utm_content=jovita

Saturday, May 04, 2019

Water based farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/169520/chennai-hydroponics-grow-plants-at-home-india/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=reshare&utm_content=jovita

Friday, May 03, 2019

Internet of things to save water

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/iot-helps-utilise-waste-water-at-in-mall-flats/articleshow/68529370.cms

Trash segregation

https://trashcon.in/

Wednesday, May 01, 2019

Greening an almost desert land

https://www.thebetterindia.com/169271/latur-swades-real-story-water-drought-village-maharashtra/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=reshare&utm_content=jovita

Tuesday, April 23, 2019

Organic farming in barren land

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179678/rajasthan-woman-farmer-earns-lakhs-grows-pomegranate-apple/

Friday, April 19, 2019

12 forgotten places to visit in india

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179541/hidden-heritage-sites-india-unesco-offbeat-travel/

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Desert farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/179101/gujarat-farmer-bhuj-dates-fruit-orchard-israel-india/

Monday, April 15, 2019

Vertical garden

https://www.thebetterindia.com/176722/mysuru-woman-vertical-garden-plastic-bottle-upcycled-tyres-india/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=reshare&utm_campaign=organic

Friday, April 12, 2019

Management lessons from GOT

https://www.forbes.com/sites/francesbridges/2017/07/13/the-8-best-leadership-lessons-from-the-game-of-thrones/#7a45a73d35b1

Thursday, April 11, 2019

Residue free farming

https://www.thebetterindia.com/178816/rajasthan-farmer-earns-lakhs-investment-fruit-natural-farming/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Friday, April 05, 2019

Organic farming on barren land

https://www.thebetterindia.com/177664/noida-organic-farming-solar-rainwater-harvesting-beejom-india/

Wednesday, April 03, 2019

Growing forrest from barren land

https://www.thebetterindia.com/176908/iit-iim-alumni-quits-job-helps-400-madhya-pradesh-farmers-grow-organic-food-forests/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Guerilla gardening

https://www.thebetterindia.com/175951/kolkata-man-grows-forest-green-hero-india/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Saturday, March 23, 2019

How is destiny created?

In Mahabharat, #Karna asks Lord #Krishna - "My mother left me the moment I was born. Is it my fault I was born an illegitimate child?

I did not get the education from Dhronacharya because I was considered a non-Kshatriya.

Parshu-Raam taught me but then gave me the curse to forget everything since I was a Kshatriya.

A cow was accidentally hit by my arrow & its owner cursed me for no fault of mine.

I was disgraced in Draupadi's swayamvar.

Even Kunti finally told me the truth only to save her other sons.

Whatever I received was through Duryodhana's charity.

So how am I wrong in taking his side?"

Lord Krishna replies,
"Karna, I was born in a jail.

Death was waiting for me even before my birth.

The night I was born I was separated from my birth parents.

From childhood, you grew up hearing the noise of swords, chariots, horses, bow, and arrows. I got only cow herd's shed, dung, and multiple attempts on my life even before I could walk!

No army, no education. I could hear people saying I am the reason for all their problems.

When all of you were being appreciated for your valour by your teachers I had not even received any education. I joined gurukula of Rishi Sandipani only at the age of 16!

You are married to a girl of your choice. I didn't get the girl I loved & rather ended up marrying those who wanted me or the ones I rescued from demons.

I had to move my whole community from the banks of Yamuna to far off Sea shore to save them from Jarasandh. I was called a coward for running away!!

If Duryodhana wins the war you will get a lot of credit. What do I get if Dharmaraja wins the war? Only the blame for the war and all related problems...

Remember one thing, Karna. Everybody has challenges in life.

LIFE IS NOT FAIR ON ANYBODY!!!

Duryodhana also has a lot of unfairness in life and so has Yudhhishthir.

But what is Right (Dharma) is known to your mind (conscience). No matter how much unfairness we got, how many times we were disgraced, how many times we were denied what was due to us, what is important is how you REACTED at that time.

Stop whining Karna. Life's unfairness does not give you license to walk the wrong path...

Always remember, Life may be tough at a point, but DESTINY is not created by the SHOES we wear but by the STEPS we take...

Friday, March 22, 2019

Bio gas plant at home

https://www.thebetterindia.com/175796/how-to-portable-biogas-plant-at-home-jharkhand-india/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Thursday, March 14, 2019

Rain water harvesting, tanker independence

https://www.thebetterindia.com/174824/pune-rainwater-harvesting-water-conservation-hero-maharashtra/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Sustainable water model

https://www.thebetterindia.com/92434/a-r-shivakumar-rainwater-harvesting-bengaluru-karnataka/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=reshare&utm_campaign=organic

Tuesday, March 12, 2019

Biogas in rural india

https://www.thebetterindia.com/174765/bihar-farmer-free-electricity-biogas-plant-woman-india/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=organic

Sustainable apartment complex

https://www.thebetterindia.com/143646/mumbai-apartment-recycles-8000-kg-waste-own-organic-food/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=reshare&utm_campaign=organic

Wednesday, December 19, 2018

Heart surgery remedy

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Recently, one person was admitted to a nursing home at Dharwad, due to severe chest pain. He had an earlier attack  in 2012 and was under treatment. The doctors now suggested Angiography.
 
Upon undergoing Angiography at multi speciality Hospital  Doctors diagnosed multiple blockages for which Angioplasty was ruled out and instead,  suggested 'Bypass Surgery'.

That evening, he was brought home as  doctor suggested his heart being very weak, bypass could be performed only after 10 - 15 days.
 
Meanwhile, after discussing the matter with relatives and close friends, fresh  information came from a family friend.
 
A new treatment known as-"Chelation Therapy" has been introduced into the Indian medical theatre.
 
With this therapy, a patient who has to undergo by-pass need not do so.

Instead, the patient is given about 30 bottles of IV fluids in which certain medicament are injected. The medicine cleans the system and removes all blockages from the heart and the arteries. The number of bottles given may increase depending upon the age-factor and health of the patient.
Cost per bottle may be around Rs.1,500/- .

Currently, only a few doctors in India specialise in this field

One of them is DR. C Shashikant (Dharwad)

He has a list of patients who had to undergo by-pass from major hospitals; but, instead after undergoing the new treatment, they are absolutely fine and are leading a normal life.
Doctor's details for your info are:
 
Dr. C Shashikant
"SPARSH" Cardiac Rehabilitation & Research Center.
MR Nagar
Dharwad 580001

Mob: +919481723663

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Sunday, July 01, 2018

Khushwant singh learnings

Very nice article by Late  Khushwant Singh. Preserve this .😊

How To Live & Die

I’ve often thought about what it is that makes people happy—what one has to do in order to achieve happiness.

1- First and foremost is good health. If you do not enjoy good health, you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct something from your happiness.

2- Second, a healthy bank balance. It need not run into crores, but it should be enough to provide for comforts, and there should be something to spare for recreation—eating out, going to the movies, travel and holidays in the hills or by the sea. Shortage of money can be demoralising. Living on credit or borrowing is demeaning and lowers one in one’s own eyes.

3- Third, your own home. Rented places can never give you the comfort or security of a home that is yours for keeps. If it has garden space, all the better. Plant your own trees and flowers, see them grow and blossom, and cultivate a sense of kinship with them.

4- Fourth, an understanding companion, be it your spouse or a friend. If you have too many misunderstandings, it robs you of your peace of mind. It is better to be divorced than to be quarrelling all the time.

5- Fifth, stop envying those who have done better than you in life—risen higher, made more money, or earned more fame. Envy can be corroding; avoid comparing yourself with others.

6- Sixth, do not allow people to descend on you for gossip. By the time you get rid of them, you will feel exhausted and poisoned by their gossip-mongering.

7- Seventh, cultivate a hobby or two that will fulfill you—gardening, reading, writing, painting, playing or listening to music. Going to clubs or parties to get free drinks, or to meet celebrities, is a criminal waste of time. It’s important to concentrate on something that keeps you occupied meaningfully.

8- Eighth, every morning and evening devote 15 minutes to introspection. In the mornings, 10 minutes should be spent in keeping the mind absolutely still, and five listing the things you have to do that day. In the evenings, five minutes should be set aside to keep the mind still and 10 to go over the tasks you had intended to do.

9- Ninth, don’t lose your temper. Try not to be short-tempered, or vengeful. Even when a friend has been rude, just move on.

10- Above all, when the time comes to go, one should go like a Person without any regret or grievance against anyone.

Read it...it mean a lot

Friday, June 22, 2018

Cancer cure

Life was a dream for Amit Vaidya, who soared high financially and professionally till he was diagnosed with cancer when he was 27.

Amit Vaidya lived the American dream. A Gujarati, born and brought up in the US, with a Ph.D. in economics, he worked in the entertainment industry’s business department. “It was an active but not a healthy lifestyle as I was an overachiever,” says Amit. His dreams “were shattered” when a few months after his father’s death he was diagnosed with first stage gastric cancer. “The fall was great as I had risen to great heights when I was 27.”

Opting not to do surgery, he went in for “aggressive chemo radiation” in New York. Two years later he went into remission.

Within two months of his recovery, his mother was diagnosed with grade three brain tumour. “Nothing worked and I lost her too. Away in a foreign land, being the only child, I felt lonely and a scan showed my cancer had returned after 18 months. This time it showed up in my liver. Nine months later, in 2011, reports showed I was not responding to treatment and the cancer had spread to my lungs too,” he says emotionally. 

Doctors told Amit that his life too was just a matter of time. “Not wanting to burden my friends, I started planning my funeral.

Soon he planned a trip to India. An aunt also told me about an Ayurvedic hospital in Gujarat that claims to cure cancer in 11 days for just a rupee! Having nothing to lose I wanted to give it a shot.”

So off he went and explains that the treatment was disciplined with yoga, meditation and he was made to drink a mix of _“desi cow milk, curd, ghee and gobar, go-mutra. I was to drink it on an empty stomach. For years everything tasted like saw dust because of the chemo. It was easy to drink something that smelled and tasted as it should. Others there were traumatised by this. I kept faith and did it diligently. I saw no change but felt no worse either.”_

Scans showed that the cancer “had not spread”. Amit then went back to the hospital and lived there for another 40 days. Reports showed the cancer had decreased. “Wanting to continue the therapy,” Amit stayed with a farmer, who opened his house to Amit. _“He offered me a tiny shack on his farm, a cot, a goshala with desi cows, a well and a toilet. I continued the therapy and after months was able to walk. Over time, walks became jogs, jogs became runs and I started finding joy in my mind. The villagers had time for me, which was the best gift I got, especially when I needed time to heal.”_

After 18 months Amit claims he is cancer free and decided _“on planning to live his life instead of planning a funeral. I now talk to people about my journey and that healing is possible. I make time to spend with cancer patients. It is all free. I have started an NGO called Healing Vaidya.”_

He does not plan on going back to the US as _“this country has given me much. I have learnt that people here don’t value what it can offer.”_

Amit has written "Holy Cancer - How A Cow Saved My Life" (Aditya Prakashan, Rs. 495) which was launched in the city recently. The book is available in book stores. For more log on to healingvaidya.org

Also available with amazon and Flipkart. 

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/a-journey-from-death-to-life/article7558731.ece

Vaidya is referring to *RM Dhariwal Cancer Hospital at Valsad* - *Gujarat* where Panchagavya is the treatment and charges are Re. 1- only

Friday, April 27, 2018

Quick workouts

20-Minute Arm Workout:

Repeat 4 times for a total of 20 minutes
1st minute: 15 push-ups2nd minute: 15 dumbbell rows3rd minute: 15 shoulder presses4th minute: 15 biceps curls5th minute: 40 seconds jumping jacks; 20 seconds of rest

20-Minute Lower Body Workout:

Repeat 5 times, resting 30 seconds between sets.
30 seconds: Squats30 seconds: Rest30 seconds: Alternating lunges30 seconds: Rest30 seconds: Kettlebell deadlifts30 seconds: Rest30 seconds: High-knees

10-Minute Core Workout:

Repeat 4 times, resting 30 seconds between sets.
1 minute: Jackknife crunches1 minute: Plank

Wednesday, March 07, 2018

Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress

Pressure Doesn’t Have to Turn into Stress

Nicholas Petrie

MARCH 16, 2017

https://hbr.org/2017/03/pressure-doesnt-have-to-turn-into-stress

When I was in my late twenties, I was diagnosed with stomach cancer. Doctors operated and told me to hope for the best. I returned to Japan, where I was working, and tried to forget about it. The tumors returned a year later, this time in my liver. After a long search, the surgeons found a new procedure to remove them, but I knew this was, again, perhaps only a temporary fix. I was a mess for the next six months. The hardest part of my illness was my constant anxiety about it coming back.

Then I met a man who changed my outlook. Dr. Derek Roger had spent 30 years researching why some people in difficult situations become overwhelmed, while others persevere. He taught me everything he’d learned, and as I started applying it, my anxiety subsided, even though my situation didn’t change. In fact, the cancer came back about five years ago and remains relatively stable in my liver. But I no longer worry about it. Derek became my mentor, and over the past 10 years we have trained thousands of leaders to overcome their stress.

The process starts with understanding that stress is caused not by other people or external events, but by your reactions to them. In the workplace, many people blame their high anxiety levels on a boss, job, deadlines, or competing commitments for their time. But peers who face the same challenges do so without stress. Derek and I often meet executives who have high levels of pressure but low levels of stress, and vice versa.

Pressure is not stress. But the former is converted to the latter when you add one ingredient: rumination, the tendency to keep rethinking past or future events, while attaching negative emotion to those thoughts. Of course, leaders must practice reflection — planning for the future or reviewing past lessons — but this is an analytical, short-term process, with positive fallout. Rumination is ongoing and destructive, diminishing your health, productivity, and well-being. Chronic worriers show increased incidence of coronary problems and suppressed immune functioning. Dwelling on the past or the future also takes us away from the present, rendering us unable to complete the work currently on our plates. If you ask ruminators how they are feeling, none will say “happy.” Most feel miserable.

To break this stress-inducing habit, Derek and I recommend four steps:

Wake up. People spend most of their day in a state called “waking sleep.” This is when you pull into the office parking lot but can’t remember the drive there, or when someone in a meeting asks for your opinion but you’ve missed the last few minutes of conversation. Since all rumination happens during this state, the first step is to break out of it. You can do this physically: Stand or sit up, clap your hands, and move your body. Or you can do it mentally: Connect with your senses by noticing what you can hear, see, smell, taste, and feel. The idea is to reconnect with the world.

Control your attention. When you ruminate, your attention gets caught in an unproductive loop, like a hamster on a wheel. You need to redirect yourself to areas in which you can take useful action. Here’s one exercise we encourage executives to use: Draw a circle on a page, and write down all of the things you can control or influence inside of it and all of the things you cannot outside of it. Remind yourself that you can care about externalities — your work, your team, your family — without worrying about them.

Put things in perspective. Ruminators tend to catastrophize, but resilient leaders keep things in perspective for themselves and their teams. We tell people to try three techniques: contrasting (comparing a past stress to the current one, i.e., a major illness versus a missed sale), questioning (asking yourself “How much will this matter in three years’ time?” and “What’s the worst that could happen?” and “How would I survive it?”) and reframing (looking at your challenge from a new angle: “What’s an opportunity in this situation I haven’t yet seen?” or even “What’s funny about this situation?”)

Let go. The final step is often the hardest. If it was easy to let it go, we would have done it already. We find that three techniques help.

The first is acceptance: Acknowledge that whether you like the situation or not, it is the way it is.

The second is learning the lesson. Your brain will review events until it feels you’ve gained something from them, so ask yourself, “What have I learned from this experience?”

The third is action. Sometimes the real solution is not to relax, but to do something about your situation. Ask yourself, “What action is required here?

Saturday, March 25, 2017

Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Another amazing example of RWH

http://www.thebetterindia.com/92434/a-r-shivakumar-rainwater-harvesting-bengaluru-karnataka/

Tuesday, March 21, 2017

Curing cancer the natural way

Please share this post as much as possible.

*Eating Fruit on Empty Stomach*

Cancer patients shouldn't die..

This will open your eyes ! Read to the end and then send it on to all on your e-list. I just did !

Dr Stephen Mak treats terminal ill cancer patients by an "un-orthodox" way and many patients recovered.

Before he used solar energy to clear the illnesses of his patients, he believes on natural healing in the body against illnesses.
See his article below.

"It is one of the strategies to heal cancer. As of late, my success rate in curing cancer is about 80%."

"Cancer patients shouldn't die.
*The cure for cancer is already found - *its in the way we eat fruits.*"

"It is whether you believe it or not."

"I am sorry for the hundreds of cancer patients who die under the conventional treatments."

*EATING FRUIT*

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths.

It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know *how* and *when* to eat the fruits.

What is the correct way of eating fruits?

*IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS!*

*FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH*

If you *eat fruits on empty stomach*, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities.

*_FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD._*

Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit.

The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so due to the bread taken before the fruit.

In the meantime the whole meal of bread & fruit rots and ferments and turns to acid.

The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.

So please eat your fruits on an *empty stomach* *or before your meals !*

You have heard people complaining :

Every time I eat *watermelon* 🍉 I burp, when I eat *durian* 🍈 my stomach bloats up, when I eat a *banana* 🍌 I feel like running to the toilet, etc.. etc..

Actually all this will not arise if you *eat the fruit on an empty stomach.*

The fruit mixes with the putrefying of other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat !

Greying hair, loss of hair, balding, nervous outbursts and dark circles under the eyes all these will *NOT* *happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach.*

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange 🍊 and lemon 🍋 are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter.

If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the  *SECRET of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight.*

When you need to drink fruit juice - *drink only fresh fruit juice,* *NOT* from the cans, packs or bottles.

*Don't* even drink juice that has been heated up.

*Don't* eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all.

You only get its taste.
_Cooking destroys all the vitamins._

But eating a *whole fruit* is better than drinking the juice.

If you should *drink the fresh fruit juice*, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it.

You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse or detoxify your body.

Just eat fruits and drink fresh fruit juice throughout the 3 days.

And you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look !

*KIWI fruit:*
Tiny but mighty.
This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. _Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange._

*APPLE:*🍎🍏
An *apple* a day keeps the doctor away?
Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby _helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke._

*STRAWBERRY:*🍓🍓
Protective Fruit.
*Strawberries* have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & _protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging and free radicals._

*ORANGE :*🍊🍊
Sweetest medicine.
Taking 2-4 *oranges* a day may _help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer._

*WATERMELON:*🍉🍉
Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which _helps boost our immune system._

They are also *a key source of lycopene the cancer fighting oxidant.*
Other nutrients found in *watermelon* 🍉 _are Vitamin C & Potassium._

*GUAVA & PAPAYA:*🍑🍑
Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their _high vitamin C content._

*Guava* is also rich in fiber, which _helps prevent constipation._

*Papaya* is rich in carotene; this is _good for your eyes._

*Drinking COLD water or drinks after a meal = CANCER*

Can you believe this ?

For those who like to drink cold water or cold drinks, this article is applicable to you.

It is nice to have a cup of cold water or cold drinks after a meal.

However, *the cold water or drinks will solidify the oily stuff that you have just eaten.*

_It will slow down the digestion._

Once this *'sludge' reacts with the acid*, it will break down and be *absorbed by the intestine faster than the solid food.*

_It will line the intestine._

Very soon, *this will turn into FATS and lead to CANCER !*

_*It is best to drink hot soup or warm water after a meal.*_

Let's be careful and be aware. The more we know the better chance we could survive.

A cardiologist says:
if everyone who gets this msg & share it to other people you can be sure that you'll save at least one life.

So lets do it! 😃😄

Friday, March 17, 2017

Save water and generate electricity at the same time!

http://www.thebetterindia.com/91624/thinkphi-ulta-chaata-rainwater-solar-energy/

Organic farming in cities!

http://www.thebetterindia.com/91718/homecrop-organoponics-urban-farming/

Pumped hydro - another renewable source

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-17/how-seawater-hydro-could-help-south-australia/8363054?pfmredir=sm

Friday, February 17, 2017

Letter from Bill gates to Warren buffet

https://www.gatesnotes.com/2017-Annual-Letter?WT.mc_id=02_15_2017_00_AL2017Twitter_GF-TW_&WT.tsrc=GFTW

Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Disposing toxic waste

The toxic waste that we generate on the planet can be probably dumped onto another planet once ISRO crosses the threshold to launch satellites at dirt cheap prices at road travel prices.

Waste can be packed into small cannisters made of lead or other similar material that can withstand long distance travel. These cannisters can then be launched using mechanical giant catapults into outer space.

Each  cannister should be labeled with a number and the direction and angle  recorded.  In absence of any matter in space the object would continue to gain momentum until it reaches the gravitational field of a stronger star that starts pulling it towards itself.

If there is life on thst star and if the canister manages to reach the surface of the star undamaged it'd be great. If it is a more intelligent life form than us,, they'd be able to analyze the content and might even figure out where we are judging from the direction.

The only catch is that if there is no life form ever out there and once the canister reaches the outer peripherals of universe (if ever there is any outer oeriphery), it might rebound and start coming back at an even greater speed, a slight miss in direction might see it come back towarda Planet Earth in a million years or so..  So imagine a day once generations much in future wake up to see tiny objects enlightening the sky and missiles being fired to destroy them..

These were random musings in a bus.

Sunday, April 29, 2012

A DOG AND A DONKEY



There was once a washer man who had a donkey and a dog. One night when the whole world was sleeping, a thief broke into the house, the washer man was fast asleep too but the donkey and the dog were awake. The dog decided not to bark since the master did not take good care of him and wanted to teach him a lesson.

The donkey got worried and said to the dog that if he doesn't bark, the donkey will have to do something himself. The dog did not change his mind and the donkey started braying loudly.

Hearing the donkey bray, the thief ran away, the master woke up and started beating the donkey for braying in the middle of the night for no reason.

Moral of the story "One must not engage in duties other than his own" 


Now take a new look at the same story...

The washer man was a well educated man from a premier management institute. He had the fundas of
looking at the bigger picture and thinking out of the box. He was convinced that there must be some reason for the donkey to bray in the night. He walked outside a little and did some fact finding, applied a
bottom up approach, figured out from the ground realities that there was a thief who broke in and the donkey only wanted to alert him about it. Looking at the donkey's extra initiative and going beyond the call of the duty, he rewarded him with lot of hay and other perks and became his favorite pet.

The dog's life didn't change much, except that now the donkey was more motivated in doing the dog's duties as well. In the annual appraisal the dog managed "ME" (Met Expectations). 

Soon the dog realized that the donkey is taking care of his duties and he can enjoy his life sleeping and lazing around.

The donkey was rated as "star performer". The donkey had to live up to his already high performance standards. 

Soon he was over burdened with work and always under pressure and now is looking for a NEW JOB... 

Moral of the story… ehmmm, same as above. 

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Indian Railways and the Classes

A train journey from Bangalore to Delhi by Rajdhani takes close to 32-34 hrs with an entire one day thrown in. Naturally it becomes boring, sometimes especially if you are traveling alone, so the only place you seek refuge in is either books or some music.

Well this time around in search of company, I happened to go the Pantry car to grab an extra cup of tea and there I sat down to chat with the TCs (Ticket Checkers as they are popularly known). Chatting with three of these TCs for around an hour gave me a good insight into the behavior and way of living of people who travel across different classes in the Indian railways, this was from the perspective of those TCs but nevertheless a very good one, something which took my thoughts back to the STP lessons in my MBA Marketing classes.

A typical Indian railways train is a long serpent making its way through the various terrains of our country, the wagons or bogies as they are more typically known number close to 20, add and subtract a few numbers on either side depending on the booking schedule and festive seasons. The segmentation is done on the basis of various categories of classes it has and they are five in number:



  1. General category

  2. Sleeper

  3. 3rd AC

  4. 2nd AC

  5. 1st AC

Till here you all too know the same facts, now for some change from the eyes of TCs.

General Category: Utter chaos, everyone talking to everyone else present, total mayhem in place.. Try hard to decipher the common thread of conversation and you wouldn’t find any. Privacy, space for the other person all are alien words here. Travel in this class if you want to get a first hand experience of how to travel with the masses(I believe the campus recruits at HLL each year have to travel in this section too as a part of their initial trainings, they do travel with truck drivers in their zones that’s for certain) You want find unruly young guys here because they don’t have any space to show their antics.

Sleeper: Some order here, people would still be talking around to everyone present but the action would now be restricted to the same coupe, eight people or less engaged in conversation at the same time. There is some common thread, with the vagaries of nature pouring in too to add more action. Here you would find young guys eager for some action, they include the unreserved category people trying to find an inch of space here and there adding to the chaos. Two or three Antakshari sessions in progress in the same bogie is not something unusual.

3rd AC: Ah, the cooling effect is in now.. The vagaries of nature are no longer there as you are shielded by tinted windows on both ends. Conversation between fellow passengers becomes less frequent here as people talk in toned down voices, action is very much restricted to the same coupe and as compared to earlier where one or two were outside the conversation, here at a time only 2-3 people would be engaged in at the same time. One more interesting parameter comes into play here, in the earlier two classes you would find large gatherings of people playing Antakshari or discussing loudly over certain topics , in short enjoying life as it is. That phenomenon is absent here because people pay that lot extra money to get some solace, silence and privacy. Loud talking or chaos here results in TC coming in and reining you in.

2nd AC: The last but one runk of the ladder. Privacy is re-inforced this time by the presence of curtains. On one side you have four people behind the curtain and on other side two people. This class is popular with newly married couples as they find the side which has two seats to be very romantic and private too. Here people hardly talk to each other, nevertheless you would still find some exceptions here and there. An interesting feature of this class is that the TCs have to take extra care here of the passengers and their whims… why? Its because during night time the passengers draw in the curtains and sleep, now if any passerby accidentally hits someone sleeping with his hand or elbow, people raise a din over here because they want that the curtains provide total disturbance free zone, this is not the problem in other classes as none of them have curtains and in the first ac its closed compartments as a whole.

1st AC: Isolated islands in the wagon. Four people each in each isolated island. If people inside the coupe know each other then they talk else there is no point of talking. Each person is lost in his/her thoughts and wants total mental solitude as well. Loud talking, group talking etc etc is out of the question here. Welcome to the elite class.

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Swedish Incident

This incident is more than a year old but definitely worth a narration.

The time was Feb 2006 and I was working out of the Volvo IT premises in Skovde, Sweden.
Quite close to my apartment where I used to stay with two of my fellow Minds, there was a large building on a small hilltop, we could never figure out what was it for as when we used to leave for office in morning it used to be dark outside and when we used to come back in the evening then also it used to be quite dark and hence we missed out on any human activity that

took place in and around the building.

It so happened that one day one of our Swedish colleagues invited us over to his home for lunch and he came to pick us up, after picking us he was briefing us on the various landmarks in the area and in the process he pointed out to that building and said that’s the "Gymnasium". I was like Wow, such a huge gym! Man these guys are something, they really are too much of fitness conscious.

So, the next day I left from office early so as to go to this gymnasium and inquire about their working times and membership charges and all. I parked my cycle at the foot of the hill, climbed the stairs and started searching for the entrance. There were many doors and as is the case with Automatic doors they open from inside only and from outside if only I know the code. So now started my process of testing each door .. In vain.. Now I resorted to next step, of peeping into various rooms and searching for a human soul… again in vain… I was beginning to think that whats wrong with these people, they build such huge gymnasiums with no-one in rooms, no information signs outside when I noticed light coming from one of the rooms.

I peeped in through the Window and hallejulah there were 3-4 pretty girls inside, now this was an even better incentive for me to become a member.. I started tapping the window first slowly then frantically… As my fairy godmother would like it, the prettiest girl of the lot looked up… I was like "Yes, meri to nikal padi"… Now with the help of sign language I started conveying that I want to come inside, she walked over to where I was standing and opened the window and spoke to me… left me wondering why did I resort to sign language in the first place? She asked me to come over to the door on the other side and she would open the door for me.

In the excitement I circled the wrong side of the building and when I didn’t find her there then I realised it must be on the other end.. By the time I reached there, to my utter grief she was no longer there instead she had stuck a broom in the door so that it doesn’t close and I can go in…

Well I picked the broom and entered the premises, my eyes were frantically searching for the girl when a huge gentleman came into the view.. Greetings exchanged and then he says "Ah! You must be the gentleman for whom the young girl was waiting over here, your girl has left and she must be in one of the rooms"

By this time I was like going crazy, God what sort of Gym is this, I have seen everything but where is the equipment?

I told the gentleman.. Sir, I think there is something wrong here in what I know, firstly, that lady isnt my lady(though I'd loved to say the other way) and secondly I want to join this gymnasium. The gentleman reacted in a way as if something real hard stuck him. He said.." You look as an educated person to me" I replied yes I am, I have done my Masters and I am working with Volvo right now. Then he replied "Then why do you want to join the gym?" I replied "To stay physically fit" He wore a puzzled look for sometime and then burst out into peals of laughter. Seeing him laugh so hysterically I also started smiling, though I was completely unaware of the reason.

Then he said.. Young man, you follow the British english right? I said yes, I do.. He said that’s the point .. In British english Gymnasium refers to a place where you work-out whereas in Swedish English it stands for a high school.. And that’s why I was wondering that since you have already done your masters why do you want to come back to the school…

Then he took me to one of those patio windows and showed me the real fitness gyms down the road, this time he led me to the door and ensured that I left safely.
All in all… I came back very disappointed, my joy of being a member of such a huge gym was washed out and my dreams of that pretty girl didn’t even survive beyond one meeting :-( I hope that gym and that girl are doing well, as for myself I and gym continue to play hide-and-seek with each other as always..

Monday, December 03, 2007

Delhi traffic.. Saddi Dilli

Delhi traffic is a classic case of how things can go totally haywire when people have a scant disregard for the laws, rules or regulations (term it what ever you like)
Driving on Delhi roads is much more tough and stressful than Formula-1 racing because over there you have only one type of competitors fighting for the same space – cars, albeit of different make but still cars. On Delhi roads you have as much variety as you would find in a local vegetable market. Small to large, cheap to costly you name it and you have the variety.

For the uninitiated who are unacquainted with Delhi traffic, they might find this all gibber and gabber and would dismiss this article with a shrug saying “Big Deal, same is the situation in all the major metros in India”. But no dear friend, you have to be in Delhi, sit in the driver’s seat and drive around any major or minor road and you would get a first hand experience of what I am driving to.

There are exceptions everywhere and so are here, please don’t include the green heartland of Delhi – Sir Lutyen’s Delhi in this category.. reasons? All other conditions kept the same the security is so tight in this area that as this is a VIP zone that try any of your circus acts here and you wont pass by the next two traffic signals, you would be intercepted by one of the famed Delhi cops beforehand. Trust me when I say this, you’d rather prefer to wait in the serpentine queue for another 10 mins rather than risk having a confrontation with the Delhi cops because they wont distinguish if you are a software engineer or a vice-president. The result of which is that they wouldn’t hesitate even a second to man-handle you and talk to you in such a rural and harsh language resulting in you praying to god that why wasn’t I born as a snail so that I could retreat into my shell this very instant.

Coming back to the main subject, Delhi traffic.. Delhi has by and large the widest streets/roads in the entire country.. No second opinions on this. And Delhi would soon be the city to have the largest number of fly-overs in the entire continent. Still, venture out at any time/hour onto the streets of Delhi, be it the arterial ring road or the by lanes and sub lanes you would never find them devoid of traffic snarls. In short, there is no predictable time when I can venture out and reach my destination in a relatively shorter amount of time. Now why is this so? Primarily because of the various players we have on the Delhi roads.. So I’d give you a vivid description of these players now.

Buses: two types, the state run DTC(Delhi Transport Corporation) and private buses.
The state run DTC buses would keep on rolling on the left side of the street in their lane.. rickety and smoke emitting, they are relics of a by-gone era.. not from the times of Raj though. They are the least of a disturbance as you can overtake them anytime you want, they wont run you down on red-lights because once they stop at signals it takes an equivalent of electric shocks to bring them to life again.

Private buses – Ah!! These are the notorious, street robbers, gangsters, bullies… call them n number of names and they wont suffice. In Delhi these buses make the Page3 headlines each day with the number of people they ran down the previous day on Delhi roads. Popularly known as the Red Line or Blue Line buses, they are operated by private owners who do an excellent job of packing people like sardines in a can in the bus. They are very customer friendly, give them a hand and they would stop for you bang in the middle of the road with a screeching halt, the customer friendliness ends here.. Try haggling with them over the price of tickets and you might find yourself either thrown out of the door or beaten black and blue by the conductors and driver. You might wonder that I am over- exaggerating, ok take a sample size… visit the Delhi Edition of TOI and Hindustan times online for just five days and you would very well get it if I am exaggerating or not.

Cycles, Rickshaw pullers, four wheeled carts and 3 wheeled luggage carts – These guys are the uncrowned kings of Delhi roads primarily because they don’t need a “License To Drive” and hence they do not have any fear of the law what-so-ever. These chaps drive their respective vehicles with such a major disdain bang in the innermost lane, that they very well act as bottlenecks to choke the incoming traffic and smoothline the outgoing traffic. These guys are simply crazy, they change their lanes at the last moment by just lifting their miniature hands a little bit, no consideration at all for the vehicles approaching from the back… screeching sounds of brakes also acts as no deterrent for them. And Dare you, yes Dare you touch even their royal wagons with your peanut vehicle, they’d make sure you don’t leave the place with 2000 bucks less in your pocket.

Two – Wheelers( Motor cycles, scooters) :- These guys are the equivalent of F1 drivers in the motorcycle racing. They live in the truest spirit, nothing can stop them on Delhi roads. If there is a long traffic jam in front of them, they would either mount their vehicle on to the middle partition or take it straight on the sidewalks and wroom wroom they’d start racing again. The act of driving your two wheeler zig zag between vehicles standing on a red light is an art typical in Delhi. I tried emulating the same in Chennai twice/thrice, my pillion friends closed their eyes and started chanting that very instant, that was the last time they sat behind me on any vehicle.


If you have reached so far, then I’d say I am tired of punching out, see you sometime in my neighboring car on one of the Delhi roads and then we too would wroom wrooooom.

Monday, August 20, 2007

Where do we stop

These thoughts have been crossing my mind very lately after arriving here in New York.

When in India most professionals (IT or non IT) want to go abroad as a part of their jobs. For a significant chunk, US is the mecca.. one has to go there at least once. I am no exception. So after reaching here I realise there is wealth, abundance of wealth all around.. New York is bloody huge with massive companies in terms of numbers not employee heads. After coming here you start thinking, you should be here i.e. you should move your base here and earn dollars. You get married and get your spouse here too, both start working and start getting dollars. With the passsage of time your life style changes and expenses increase. So even if you manage to save 20K USD per year, its a big deal by Indian standards but not in US, here it's peanuts.

Then why are you here in the first place? You come here far from your country, start working here much to the anguish of your near and dear ones and finally after 4-5 years you are cribbing..

I think cribbing is the birth-right of every mortal, it begins from child hood itself.

When a person is child, he is always eager to go into the next class and be more big. In the final years of school he wants to be in college so fast so that he lives an independent life. Once in college you start missing your school days and all the fun. Final years of college, students worry about their PG, once in PG you worry about Jobs.

Got a new job, the excitement lasts only for few weeks, only that is the time when the new company is all rosy and everything from reception to vending machines all is great. Few months in the org and the same company now sucks big time and start looking out for change.... and so it goes on and on.

If not each one of us starts dreaming about being a Bill Gates and start enjoying life with the current levels, happiness would prevail at large.

Now this is a preacher at work, the big question is would I practice what I preach? As of now, I dont, I hope I do it in future but am not sure...

Wish me Luck :)

Friday, March 23, 2007

Hi I am back

Hi,

For people who havent read the earlier post please read the post earlier to this and come back to this again. Because its then that what I am saying would make relevance.

I had read the story of 1000 marbles a long time back.
Once I had read the story I thought about it for some time and then stored it in one of the folders in my mail-box. But recently, I have felt the need to revisit it again. The primary reason being that more than 4 months in Singapore now, I wasnt doing much apart from my work, reading, music and watching occasional TV.

I felt I was wasting away the weeks of my life, more predoominantly the weekends. Its then i decided that let me make a conscious effort to make productive utilisation(apart from cooking, ironing clothes and all) of all the weeekends that come my way because otherwise most of my weekends I spend just doing mundane tasks or dozing off.

So for the past 3 weekends, I have been trying to move out the confines of my house, and doing somethign extra. the first weekend I had been for the IIT Singapore Alumni Association Holi celebrations. The next weekend I went to donate blood. Last weekend nope didnt do anythign out of house but was at home customising my new lap with new warez to suit my needs.

Today being Saturday, the first day of the weekend, I am writing this article, reading a MCKC report on Latin America. After this I have to read up on some stuff for my D80. Once I am done with the same I have to download some photo tools for my beloved camera.


So, friends Romans and fellow country men what are you guys doing this weekend to make it more productive as compared to just eating, drinking and sleeping?

Enjoy....

See you soon.
Rohin

A Thousand Marbles

Hi guys,

Its after a long time I am making a post this time again its not my words but someone else's words which I am copying here to enable all of you to read it. They are real good. Just take 5 mins to read thru it and after that dont forget it, remember it..

A Thousand Marbles
By Jeff Davis

I’m a Ham radio operator and spend some time working with radios and electronics. So when I heard this story it really made me think! I hope that you will find some application in your own life as well...

A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement shack with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one of those lessons that life seems to hand you from time to time? Let me tell you about it.

I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way, I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golden voice. You know, the kind, he sounded like he should be in the broadcasting business. He was telling whomever he was talking with something about “a thousand marbles.”

I was intrigued and sat down to listen to what he had to say. “Well, Tom, it sure sounds like you’re busy with your job. I’m sure they pay you well but it’s a shame you have to be away from home and your Family so much. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter’s dance recital.”

He continued, “Let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped me keep a good perspective on my own priorities.” And that’s when he began to explain his theory of a “thousand marbles.”

“You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, but on average, folks live about seventy-five years.”

“Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. Now stick with me Tom, I’m getting to the important part.”

“It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in any detail,” he went on, “and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy.”

“So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to roundup 1000 marbles. I took them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right here in my workshop next to the radio. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.”

“I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight.”

“Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday then God has blessed me with a little extra time to be with my loved ones...”

“It was nice to talk to you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your loved ones, and I hope to meet you again someday. Have a good morning!”

You could have heard a pin drop when he finished. Even the show’s moderator didn’t have anything to say for a few moments. I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to do some work that morning, and then go to the gym. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. “C’mon honey, I’m taking you and the kids to breakfast.”

“What brought this on?” she asked with a smile.

“Oh, nothing special,” I said. “It has just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we’re out? I need to buy some marbles.”

Friday, December 22, 2006

Steve Job's Speech in Stanford Ceremony

This is an amazing speech by Steve Jobs in Stanford University's graduation ceremony!

Friday, November 17, 2006

Life Re-defined

"The most unfair thing about life is the way it ends. I mean life is tough. It takes up a lot of your time. What do you get at the end of it? A death. Whats that a Bonus?!?! I think the life cycle is all backwards. You should die first get that out of the way. Then you go live in an old age home. you get kicked out for being too healthy. Go collect your pension then when you start work you can buy a gold watch on your first day. you work for forty years until you are young enough to enjoy your retirement. you drink alcohol, you party and you get ready for high school. you go to primary school you become a kid, you play you have no responsibilities, you become a little baby, you go back where you spend your last nine months floating with luxuries like central heating, spa and room service on tap. Then you finish off as an Orgasm!!!! Amen"

And here is a classic to finish it……

"Looking at a cleavage is like looking at the sun. You don't stare at it. It's too risky. You get a sense of it and then you look away"