The paradox of rich and poor...

Today is Diwali - the most important festival of Hindus; the festival in which we pray to Goddess Lakshmi to bestow us with happiness and prosperity. And, I am one of those few fortunate people, who have their parents to ensure that all the world's happiness - the one I deserve and the one which I do not - is all mine. To celebrate Diwali with some street food I went out around 9:00 pm with a thought in the mind that we might not get much food due to early closing of shops. To my happiness, I found BTW open. I jumped out of the car and ordered food; telling mom and papa that we are fortunate enough that a decent eating outlet is open. However, while collecting my Rawa Dosa and Aaloo Tikki from them, I realized that I was taking food from some really sad people. Then, I thought, that they, like me, would have desired to celebrate Diwali with their kids, their family. That it was almost 10 pm, the time by which they should have reached home, had their dinner and should have been spending beautiful time with their family. While taking the bite of delicious tikki and dosa, I felt if I was being selfish, if I was taking advantage of belonging to so called "better off" family, if it was "my" society, if I would also become selfish when I become a full-fledged part of the corporate world.....

When I was a child.....

When I was a child, I always thought good people were respected

When I grew up a little, I thought intelligent people were respected,

When I grew up a little more, I thought smart people were respected,

When I grew up still some more, I thought rich people were respected,

It has now turned out that people aren’t respected, it’s just money

Some more money, and yet some more of it.

When I was a child, I always thought innocent people were loved,

When I grew up a little, I thought hard working people were loved,

When I grew up a little more, I thought sincere people were loved,

When I grew up still some more, I thought people at high position were loved,

It has now turned out that people aren’t respected, it’s just power

Some more power, and yet some more of it.

When I was a child, I always thought life was all about my chocolates and butterscotch,

When I grew up a little, I thought life was about my dreams and desires,

When I grew up a little more, I thought life was about happiness of my loved ones,

When I grew up still some more, I thought life was about uprightness and his blessings,

It has now turned out that there are some, for whom, life is but a choice between survival and survival.

When I was a child, I always thought, I could be innocent forever,

When I grew up a little, I thought, I could be good forever,

When I grew up a little more, I thought, I could be honest forever,

When I grew some more, I thought, I could be ethical forever,

It has now turned out that, it is, but a choice between being bad and pretending to be good.

When I was a child, I always thought I was free,

When I grew up a little, I thought my senses were bound by my childlike wishes,

When I grew up a little more, I thought my heart was bound by love,

When I grew some more, I thought my mind was bound by respect,

It has now turned out that my soul is forged with the chains of selfishness, greed, wants and desires.

I dreamt a dream

I dreamt a dream,
A dream of beautiful butterflies,
Of royal house, of lush-green garden,
Of peaceful doves, of deep blue water.

I dreamt a dream,
A dream of selfless love,
Of pure beauty, of blissful happiness,
Of innate satisfaction, of wise enlightment,

I dreamt a dream,
A dream of unwavering faith,
Of innocent smiles, of pure blessings,
Of honest heart, of conscious soul.

I dreamt a dream,
Woken up by the knocks of suspicion,
I saw the half-burnt souls, fake smiles,
Preferring slumber of ignorance

I dreamt a dream,
I dream my dream in every breath,
For my people, for my faith,
For His love, for His blessings!!

My letter to an angel or i should say "The Angel"

My dearest angel,

Well, you're an angel - because you're good, way too good. But you're an enlightened angel, in the sense that you know everyone out here isn't as good or even a neg less good as you. Also, you have some counted people in your life whom you respect and who you think are good people. However, it so happens at times that the people who "appear" to be good turn out to be just the same - selfish, political and callous. And it hurts! Yes, it does! I agree, I understand or at least that's what I claim.

Now, I want to tell you a story and here it goes( I always speak before you can ask me to just shut my mouth):

There was a sage called Uttanka who stood in the middle of the desert.  He was suddenly thirsty. He remembered a promise made to him by Krishna long ago, “I will bring you the nectar of the gods whenever you genuinely yearn for it.”  Yes, that is what Uttanka genuinely wanted at that moment: nectar of the gods.   He shut his eyes and wished for it.  He opened his eyes expecting a smiling Krishna to stand there with a cup brimming with sparkling nectar.  There was no Krishna. There was no one, just a vast sandy emptiness stretching to the horizon.

Uttanka was irritated.  He shut his eyes once more and wished for nectar and remembered Krishna fervently.  This time when he opened his eyes, he saw a beggar covered with filth holding a dirty stinking bowl in his hand. It contained water. “Drink,” said the beggar, “You look thirsty.”  Uttanka turned away from him, repelled by his ugliness. The beggar went away.

Uttanka was now parched. In fury he yelled, “Keep your promise, Krishna.”  A voice boomed from the sky, “I did. I forced Indra to offer you a bowl of nectar.   He just did. And you just refused.”  It dawned on Uttanaka that the filthy beggar who offered him a bowl of water was actually Indra offering him nectar.  He had assumed how Indra should look.  He had paid a price for his assumption.

 Keeping faith on your linguistic skills, and being brief( apparent to myself) I assume you understood what I so very wanted to convey - "You had an assumption, a long one, so much so that it had become hypothesis of some of your actions or so to say and now that the hypothesis has fallen flat, you must pay the price. Negotiate the price, and ensure that you pay the minima. That's the game theory way! Just do it!"

Now that you have listened so much, I'll come to our actual terminologies - yes, you guessed it right - Digital Signal Processing. It's like a Gibb's Phenomenon. In an ideal situation, all the happiness is in the fat main lobe and the side lobes tend to zero energy.However, being an electronics engineer with DSP major you know that there are two "prominent" side lobes with the main lobe. Trust me, but this one was one of those prominent lobes.

So, the last thing, as your mentor says " Khush Raho, Mast Raho". Be happy, keep smiling. There're a lot of people who love you and respect you; and for them you're their life.

With million smiles and lots of love,
Your FriendForever

Deep in anger I was….

All filled with ire, like flames of fire,

World seemed to be in mire of disgust,

I saw a happy rose, swinging in the air of my wrath,

I stared, it smiled, I stared some more, it smiled some more

I turned my face high, it danced in the happiness

With a red face, deep in anger, I stared again,

But at last, I had to paint a smile on my face

Spreading the wings of its petals,

My happy rose said, take my three advices,

And you would be happy like me forever,

Still deep in anger I was, but I nodded.

Angry you are, I understand,

But listen to me, listen to everyone,

Listen to the one you’re angry at,

For just one failure to listen,

May bestow upon you regret for lifetime.

Angry you are, I understand

But even if you are wise,

Answer not someone in anger,

For anger makes you bitter.

Angry you are, I understand,

But even if you are right,

Punish not someone in anger,

For anger makes you a beast,

And men of humanity, not beasts

Yes, not beasts have such rights.

The painted smile was now colored,

Colored by the enlightenment,

Smile was now my own, my heart’s ecstasy,

My intellectual mind posed a savior question,

Oh, why this anger does not leave me?

My happy rose was an intellectual too,

Cleverly he continued,

Angry you were, I understand

But make sure, the anger holds you

And not you hold the anger,

For anger leaves you, as promptly as it comes,

It’s you, yes it’s you who does not leave it.

Behaviour vs Belief

I owe my life, my ways, my demeanor to two kinds of people - the ones who have affected my behavior and the others who have altered my beliefs. While I believe that behavior comes by domestication, belief needs inspiration. And I am thankful to both kind of people, but I am indebted to the second. The difference between behavior and belief is the one between politeness and respect. The one, who respects you, would be polite towards you because being respectful is the belief. On the other hand, that someone is polite to you does not necessarily mean he respects you because politeness is just a behavior. It's sad that we all being intellectual human beings think about tangibles rather than intangibles. Because we believe in seeing and tangibles can be seen, while intangibles can only be felt. And we forget that given the same colors, two equally good painters cannot make exactly same paintings. Given the same ingredients, two cooks cannot make same dish with exactly same taste. Given the same education, two people cannot have exactly same knowledge. And it’s nothing but that unknown, unseen, uncountable element of uniqueness – the reflection of their inner self that makes them different. Because paintings are not always about colors, dishes are not always to satiate the hunger, education is not just about knowledge – these things are about us and our Self.

I have qualms about what You are to Your angels and my best people.....

Dear God,

I have always believed that You see everyone and everything. I have always believed that You love good people. And whenever things go wrong with anyone, You know it, I always say "God has better plans for us". And I've been saying it to myself as well whenever things have not gone the way I wanted them. I've always believed that I want more out of my desire than out of my need , and so You sometimes ignore my request. But, now You are being callous, yes CALLOUS towards Your own angels and my favourite people. How can You not listen to the prayers for them! How can You just let things go so bad that people who have faith on You also break down! And it's not their break down, it's not their tears or sadness, I will not say, but it's Your inability to be a good Father. It's Your inability. I know You will never forgive me for saying or thinking all this. But, I am fine with it. It is very important for me to ask you "Why can't you take care of Your good people?".

With deep apology,

Your Child

I wish one could see the other.....

Walking on the populated street,

I saw two of the children sweet,

There was one whose caring father held his hand,

And then there was the other, carrying his sibling.

There was one, crying for a bigger chocolate,

And then there was the other, eating bread crumbs happily.

There was one, happily sitting in the car looking at bigger ones

And then there was the other, walking barefoot on and on.

There was one, buying chandelier for his home,

And then there was the other, seeing water dropping from the roof.

There was one, fighting for the bigger, red remote car,

And then there was the other, cleaning the real cars on road.

There was one, buying red, yellow and pink from Lilliputs

And then there was the other, fighting cold and sun all on his own.

There was one, jumping in his new woodland shoes,

And then there was the other, polishing shoes helplessly.

There was one, smiling all day like a prince, the king of his home

And then there was the other, crying for love.

There was one, asking for his desires to be fulfilled,

And then there was the other, waiting for his needs to be fulfilled.

I wish one could see the other, one could help the other.

I desire, one sees the other, one helps the other.

I believe one would see the other, one would help the other.

When God stops endorsing what you think for yourself, then the best strategy is to just wait and watch what He has thought for you.... Because God has to either give you what you want or what He wants to.... Certainly, He's not going to leave you midway....!!

Liberation from anger...

Today morning, probably due to tiredness, i responded badly to my papa. Then, the very next moment, i said to him " Sorry papa, i don't know why i am feeling so angry right in the morning." He smiled and said that it was okay. He started telling me a story which goes like : Once there was a king, very intelligent, very wise but had one dis-quality that he was short-tempered. He goes to a wise sage and says to him "Oh Mahatma! I don't know why i cannot get rid of this anger. Why does this anger not leave me?" The sage smiles and asks him to sit down. Then, sage goes to near the iron pole, a big, strong iron pole and holds it with both his arms and starts shouting " Oh God, help me! Why this iron pole isn't leaving me? Someone help!" The king rushes from his place and tells sage that he was himself holding the pole and not vice-versa. Then, sage says to the king " Just like i was holding this pole and thought that the pole was holding me, similarly, it's you who is holding the feeling of anger in your heart. You can liberate yourself from that feeling."

The attempt to buy freedom....

Right from childhood, we want freedom, freedom from the parental control, freedom from the studies and to buy it, we work hard. Yes we would work hard on Sunday morning so that, we can go out and play in the evening, without mom calling after an hour to return and do the homework. Then, as we grow up, pass out from our colleges, we realise we've to work, work alot; and we carve for ourself a shorter path. We go for post graduation, where we again work alot. That's out attempt to buy freedom from the pyramid of slow growth, and freedom to take decisive roles. Then, we join the companies, and then instead of reaching the office at 9 am, we reach at 8:30 am - just to buy freedom, freedom from the control of the boss. As we grow up further, we become part of family, with greater responsibilities. And then, we work towards them, just as our parents are doing for us - to buy freedom for ourselves in the old age. And then we grow old, we again desire to go to heaven or in Hinduism we call it, merging with God almighty and freedom from the life cycle; but we fear death.
I wonder we could, instead of running, stroll through the beautiful garden of life, take that sip of tea, look at the clouds more often, dream our dreams, talk our heart, smile more freely and realize the purpose of our one, wonderful life. I wish we could have ambitions not just for ourselves, but for others too...... I wish......

Small things matter, yes they do!

Well, an old student of mine came to visit me today and while conversing raised a question "How does it matter if i am honest, if i am good, if i am sincere when rest everyone is not. How, the fact that i don't pay a bribe, would matter in a system which is immersed in corruption?" This one's for him. Yes, small things matter. They do. As an individual, i might be smaller than a speck on the great wall of universe, or may be even lesser but it matters; It matters to me, it matters to those who love me, it matters to those who respect me, it matters to my parents, my mentor, my teachers; it does. This reminds me of the story of Ramayana. When the bridge was being built on the ocean, it was being built by an army of monkeys, bears and vultures - all majestic creatures. A squirrel tried to help in the construction of the bridge and she was laughed at by monkeys. However, when Ram noticed, he acknowledged her effort and desire, and blessed her(that's why squirrels have stripes). What do you think was the contribution of that squirrel in the construction of the bridge? Nothing may be, that's true! Did it matter for the construction of the bridge? No, it didn't. But there's something more to it. It mattered to the squirrel, to Ram. And that outweighs everything or for that sake everyone else!

Three tests that will never.... ever let you down...

When you are in the biggest of your dilemmas of whether to do something or not, whether to say something or not, and whether to listen your heart or your head....or if you think, your soul has become silent for a while... use either or all of these tests... and if either fails, trust me, with a blind eye do the other way round....
1. G-test
Yes, i call it guru test. Think for a while if your mentor would ever give you a suggestion to do what you want to... Or if you will ever let your student that... And if the answer is No, it's the time to re-think or probably stop there and then..

2. M-Test
I call it, Mom-test. Think for a while, if your mom sees you doing that or listens you saying that, will she be proud of you...? Will that make her happy? If the answer is No, you've more than self-rejected your own proposition.

3. P-Test
That's papa-test. Think for a while if you see your father doing that or saying that, will you feel good? Will you still respect him and think that he's a sage and kindest of all the people you know? If the answer is No, God forbid, please stop, lest on your death bed you shall not be able to respect yourself...

All that might sound silly, and i must ensure it is, indeed it is. However, silly things sometimes help and work more often than not...!

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The vision of this institution is to help you unlearn all that you've unconsciously learned over the years through society and culture and you never wanted to. It aims to make you realize how amazing the world is, how incredible is it to be alive, what it means that we are mortals and the way a new born would have looked at this world, could he speak.
ELIGIBILITY :
Anyone from neg infinity years to infinity years of age can apply  provided the applicant meets the following conditions :
1. Ready to learn and unlearn(loop unrolling).
2. Understands that once the familiar becomes strange, it's never quite the same again.
3. Believes that skepticism cannot resolve, either the cases or the principles.

COURSE DURATION
The duration might vary from 4 years( 1 year for each subject) to lifetime depending on the person's interests and speed.

COURSE CURRICULUM
The students of the course are required to choose freely from the subjects given below in the order that suits them.
* Bhagwad Gita
The manual for life. Irrespective of which religion you belong to, whether you believe in God almighty or not, it'll give you an insight into rights and wrongs, dos and donts of life. It'll teach you the power of belief and answer all your questions. It is suggested to be taken up as the first  subject to be taken up. It'll transform you from a human to a humanE being.

*Stumble upon yourself
This involves standing right in the front of mirror, the way a child looks at a cat when he sees it for the first time - with amazement, with curiosity. The answer to the biggest question : "Who am i?". The question seems to be unanswerable and you may agrue - who are we here to find the answer when millions, more intellectual than us haven't. True, but the fact that the question has persisted and recurred suggests that though impossible to be found in one sense, it's unavoidable in another because we leave some answer to this question everyday.

*Justice and righteousness
Is it okay to torture suspects to find if they were involved in the last attack? Would you steal a medicine for your child's survival? Would you save a disabled person or a so called normal person, if you could save only one of them? Would you spend a crore to save someone dying or rather go on a world tour? Is it right to lie sometimes?
This course attempts to answer these questions.

* Game theory of life
This course attempts to explain life using game theory. It explains why, what often forces things to happen the same way so often. It explores the games we play in boardrooms, constitutions, relationships and the patterns of behaviour that reveal our hidden feeling and emotions. It shows the underlying motivation behind everything and explores the roles, games we're forced to play. It shows how the equilibrium situation, for everyone is to play strategically.

DISCLAIMER
The institution is not responsible for the change in thinking patterns of the student. The student must understand the risks of the course. Also, the student needs to understand that self-knowledge is like lost innocence, it can never be regained however hard you may try.

When your mentor says "God bless you..." and you feel, you know that God indeed blessed you....!

There i was four years back, after preparing tirelessly for JEE right from 23 April'05 to 31 May'07, and getting admission into the so called "government" and "best" college of my hometown's university drowned deep into the wells of despair... looking at God, for giving me some explanation.... I fought with God, i got annoyed, i accused Him of neglecting me, and that's not all, i cried sitting in his lap, still fighting with Him though.... Not just for days, for months but for a year... i remained calm... praying Him, respecting Him everyday... but i didn't talk to Him... And then, He said to me with a smile... See what i've in this bag for you... Two people, who would love you, be with you forever, millions of blessings every morning, loads of smiles, birthday songs every year.... And ofcourse, what you so very wanted from me.... an institution of your choice.... And trust me, you now know and understand that institution better... He smiled yet again, and said to me in His baritone... "You're My child... you may fight Me... but I love you, I care for you and so, I ensured, if I could not there be with you all the time, I've My reflection and My angel, so that you can learn the ways of world, without getting hurt with their harshness... And now you know that."

God's response to child.....

My dearest child,

My child, i know you, i remember you and i see you every moment. We've met many times. Infact, you're my sweet and innocent child and i send my angels also to meet you. Remember that shining rose flower which seemed to smile at you that morning? It was my angel.. That beautiful butterfly, which comes to see you every evening is also my angel.. And those rain drops, which you enjoy, they're my angels too.. Also, your papa and mom, they are two angels i've sent to take care of you. Still we can meet whenever you want... And my child i am not on holidays, sometimes i just want my children to learn themselves... I know my earth has not been doing well... But i've been working hard to make people realize the importance of goodness and truth... But they never listen to me, they prefer the idols they have created as those cannot speak... Those who have faith on me are not poor or unhappy... They are always happy and relaxed and make everyone else too happy.... How can i help someone who doesn't even believe in me! I know you believe that i can do everything and i've all the power... I appreciate your knowledge... But i want to tell you that i am also bounded by karma... If you do something wrong, i may only give you the strength to undergo its atonement and forgive you but i cannot decrease the pain, yours sins are going to give you... I know all this does not sound convincing to you... But that's the truth... All those who you can see suffering have done something wrong somewhere... I promise you, if you have faith on me, believe my words for the time being... Right now you're too young my child to understand all this... But when you grow up you would know what i mean.... Though, i am bad at scolding, i've scolded my manager and also told your mom to make Rajma Chawal for you... She says she cannot make them everyday as it is not good for your health... I know you are thinking i've not answered the question that confused you the most and that i am trying to be smart, just as you tell your papa when he doesn't want to answer you... As for karna, you're too young to understand the intricacies and it's a puzzle for life... One day you would understand Krishna's foresight and appreciate it... And one thing that i want to tell you... Be good always the way you are and you will find me besides you always!

Your loving father,
God

A child's letter to God...

Dear God,

I am sure You don't remember me, though papa says You know everything. They've told alot about You but it seems they never told You anything about me. They say i am Your creation but i've never met You. Though, i've always believed my mom and papa can do everything, papa says You are much stronger than him and have all the power to do what he cannot do. Even mom agrees with papa and says you're omnipotent. Infact, mom also says You're there everywhere.... something that she calls omni... omnipresent.. It seems to me that like my uncle who is a CEO, you too go on holidays... And keep your phone switched off... But it came to my mind today only that i could send you a letter from a speed post.. I am writing You this short letter to tell You that Your earth has not been doing well... God i saw Mahabharata, i want to ask you... i always liked Karna.. He was nice... Daadi says You are Krishna, then why did Krishna not help that nice man... I think the man who made the serial has done some mistake... Only You can tell him what is it... And also, i want to tell you everyone is fighting... Even monitors of the class are fighting with everyone... Why don't You give a lot of money to everyone..? You've everything.. Daadi says You're infinite... God, i want to ask You why are some people poor..? Why does that child on the street not have his papa and mom to give him good clothes, food and lots of teddys? Also, i request you to create people with a little more brain and very big hearts... Papa was saying that the products of his factory aren't nice when his manager does not see to things... Please scold Your manager... I have many questions. But i've to do a lot of homework, mom will scold me if i don't do my work... My homework is on Adolf Hitler.. I don't know why my teacher wants me to know about such a cruel man... Thank you for reading.... Mom says You are busy taking care of everyone.... I'll write more tomorrow... And please ask mom to make Rajma Chawal for me everyday... She will definitely agree with whatever you say...

Your loving Child(Papa says You're everyone's Father)

PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN....

India – the country where I was born, the country where I live and the country which has nurtured me. And you all would agree it’s the country which claims that it could stand against the meltdown like a strong iceberg; and while those top of that iceberg were enjoying the view, no body that around 300 million(Below Poverty line) cannot manage to obtain food. But, after all we’re the fourth largest economy- right after US, China and Japan. We can always celebrate overlooking the fact that our economy a mere 7% of the giant’s economy. It’s a country where people still fight for temples and mosques, on the basis of religion, caste and creed. It’s a country which is celebrating, the success of Common Wealth Games, the part of which was a great daylight robbery of 7000 crores of public money. But, after all Common Wealth games, we’re optimistic have been a success. It’s a country with a corruption index of 3.4 and let me point it out to you that here, lower corruption index refers to higher corruption! India is a country that tops the corruption list, that tops the list of unclean places, the population list, the education list and almost everything – I agree, very humbly. That’s the truth and I am no one to deny it.
But let me tell you my dear friends – I am a proud Indian. Yes, I am a proud Indian. And to validate my proud, let me tell you some beautiful facts. The corrupt India is the only society in the world which has never been known for slavery. The illiterate India gave the world the number system – yes, I am talking about Aryabhatta. And let me tell you – the world’s first university, Takshila was established in our uneducated, backward India. The directionless communal India, developed the art of navigation 6000 years ago and the very word, Navigation is derived from Sanskrit word ‘Nou’. Mathematics – the great grandfather nurtured in the cradle of this country – be it Bhaskarachya’s calculation of time taken by the earth to orbit the sun or the value of that small pi or algebra or trigonometry. Now let me tell you about the contribution of India to medical. Ayurveda-oh everyone knows belongs to India but let me tell you Sushruta, the father of surgery conducted complicated surgeries like cesareans, cataract, artificial limbs, fractures and even plastic and brain surgery- 2600 years ago! Yes, I am talking about the corrupt India, the unclean India and uneducated India.
Well those against being proud of India may smile at all this and with their hearts elated – they can say: Hey you let us remind you that’s history! India was the largest contributor to mathematics but now we’ve Princetons and Harvards- better than us! India did a great work in medical but now we’ve Texas. And they may very rightfully say that I am using past to validate the sense of worth in present. To them, my answer has two parts. One, what a nation is, where it stands now is largely determined by its past and when we talk about nations, it becomes absolutely imperative that we talk about the past. And the past of our India is fascinating and interesting as it is momentous. Well, I know most would be more than unconvinced with this reason of mine, largely conventional but the one I firmly stand with. So for unconvinced, I’ve another. India is the world’s largest democracy. Our powerless, weak India has the largest number of biomass gasifier systems in the world producing 656 mega watts (MW) of power. India was the first country to be accorded the status of a Pioneer Investor in 1987 and was allocated an exclusive area in the central Indian Ocean by the UN for exploration and utilization of resources. India signed a ground breaking civil nuclear deal with US in 2008 thus facilitating fuel supply for its nuclear reactors. The deal offers potential for a paradigm shift in India’s global role. The importance of the deal does not lie merely in the transfer of nuclear energy. Its importance is psychological. It opens the door to a new era of trust and cooperation between India and the US. India is the 3rd largest producer of solar photovoltaic cells in the world producing 2.12 MW of power. India is the world’s 4th largest wind power user. India has jumped five places to become the world’s 11th biggest exporter of commercial services in 2005, and inched one step ahead to the 29th rank among the largest merchandise exporters, according to the latest statistics by World Trade Organization. The Indian Software Industry has grown from a mere US $ 150 million in 1991-92 to a staggering US $ 5.7 billion in 1999-2000. No other Indian industry has performed so well against the global competition. IEEE has proved what has been a century old suspicion in the world scientific community that the pioneer of wireless communication was Prof. Jagdish Bose and not Marconi. India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World. Illiterate, uneducated India is the second largest English speaking nation in the world. India is the only country other than the USA and Japan, to have built a super computer indigenously. In2008, a world record was set when India’s Polar rocket successfully placed ten satellites, including the country’s remote sensing satellite, into orbit in a single mission. India born steel czar Lakshmi Mittal and Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani figure in the Forbes list of “World’s most powerful billionaires” who wield staggering authority and influence far beyond their riches. The TATA group, State Bank of India and Infosys Technologies are among 17 Indian firms that figure among the top 50 in the list of the world’s 200 most-reputed companies. World’s largest electronic ID program is underway in India. India is the largest producer of milk, cashew nuts, coconuts, tea, ginger, turmeric and black pepper, in the world. It also has the world’s largest cattle population (281 million). It is the second largest producer of wheat, rice, sugar, groundnut and inland fish. And talking about Harvards and Princetons: 38% of Doctors in America are Indians, 12% of Scientists in America are Indians, 36% of NASA employees are Indians, 34% of Microsoft employees are Indians, 28% of IBM employees are Indians, 17% of Intel employees are Indians and 13% of Xerox employees are Indians.
And if you could not digest all this, don’t worry, Indian pharmaceuticals will provide you enough pills as it’s the second largest pharmaceutical industry. I can tell you more but go home, and do it for yourself; yes you guessed it right – google it. Google sees more reasons than you do to be proud of India. And now let me come to the point, strongest in my view and may be one of most lame thing, as you may call it, to cover the negatives of India. The spirituality, the Vedas, Bhagwad Gita- the books, the words, the ideas that lay our foundation are undoubtedly ad undisputedly enlightening.
If all that leaves you unconvinced, I would accept the truth – the actual reason of my being proud of India is that I am an INDIAN. When I can be proud of myself, my accomplishments despite a hundred flaws, when I can be proud of my sibling, despite his many disqualities and when I can be proud of my parents’ kindness and goodness, though they may not be good and kind to everyone – why not should I be proud of my nation, my country – the country which has made me what I am, which has given me this right to speak!

Who is respected? Or should i ask, "what" is respected....?

When i was a child i always thought,good people were respected.When i grew up a little,i thought,intelligent people were respected.When i grew up a little
more,i thought,smart and clever people were respected. When i grew
still more,i thought,rich people were respected.It has now turned out that "people" aren't respected, it's just the money...power...some more money....some more power...

I live with you.....

We often look around, observe and judge various people. We find their mistakes and analyze their wrong doings or may be respect their noble deeds and good actions. There're some whom we hate, some we deeply love and revere, while there're still others who don't matter to us. And when we think about our life, about happiness and sadness, about pain and pleasure, it's these people, who surround us, in the form of family, teachers, friends and may be even foes, that we actually think of. But in trying to understand those around us, we often are unable to understand ourselves, the one with whom we actually live. Yes, we first live with ourself, in thoughts, in character, in words, in behaviour, though without realizing. It's actually the swimology of life, topology of soul, physiology of self, that;s more important than geology or for that sake any study.