Feb 19th
Facts
325 million copies of Harry Potter have been sold so far.
6 billion dollars was paid by Aditya Birla to acquire US based Novelis Inc.,
80 % of flights in India take off with fewer than 80 people on board
15 % of the voters in Punjab are migrants
Quotable quotes
I am a singer by default -- Shaan Singer
Those leaders who want a reduction of security forces should surrender their personal security-- Ghulam Nabi Azad-- J & K CM
We are aiming for Pluto, but we may end up on Saturn or on the worst case end up on Mars, which still is where no man has gone before-- Chris Denring-- MD ICC world Cup on the ticket sales for the world cup ( Cricket )
I wish they would attack us with a nuclear bomb and kill us all so we will rest and anybody who wants the oil- which is the core of the problem can come get it-- Haydar Abdul Jabbar -- A witness to the recent truck bombing
Snippets
Tamilnadu
Shelling out Rs 25,000 for a short scribble! Crazy , one would say. But Neel Kamal Maheswari 28 did not think twice before spending the amount to travel to Mumbai for an autograph of painter M.F. hussain-- from Rajnikant to jackie Chan and Neil Armstrong to Bill Clinton, NeelKamal has collected over 500 celebrity signatures from across the globe, No paper seems worthy enough to hold these names, as Neelkaml gets them to autograph their own pictures.
This year, lovers from Madrid to Melbourne night have wooed their heartthrobs with blooms from Amudhagundapalli in Krishnagiri district. Well , the name should not be too much of a tongue - twister for tonsil- hockey experts. Forger orchids and gladioli, the village's transcontinental rose exports alone is worth 2.55 Crore. Next, you may have to describe her complexion as "Roja " instead of peaches and cream
Kerla
They are CSW: not commercial sex workers but causal social workers. Recently, almost two dozen prostitutes of Movattupuzha plunged in to social service in a bid to keep the town neat and tidy. Cleaning up dirt may not be rewarding them well enough, but it sure has cleansed these ex- sex workers of the soiled image they had
Harsha Bhogle and Leadership
ICICI bank had arranged for a program where Harsha Bhogle talked about leadership traits in relation to sport and specifically in relation to Cricket-- Harsha talked about successful captains ( leaders ) and stars that did not succeed as a leader ( ex was Tendulkar ) -- Harsha said that Tendulkar failed on two counts as a leader --
1. he was not approachable 2. he was not aware of the fear of failure which haunts newcomers--
He also stressed the need to build a winning team -- which results in success and that leads to talent getting drawn in to the team and leading to more success--
He also talked about critical leadership qualities-- Some that I recollect are
Leaders should create vision and communicate them to people
Leaders should have a fine eye to recruit shining eyes
Leaders should be approachable
Leaders should hold the team and give space for others to grow
Empowerment ( here he talked about Ganguly who was promoting people like Yuvaraj, Zaheer even at the cost of his own place )
Have competition with counterparts not colleagues
It was very interesting since I follow the sport and can understand/ criticize a Ganguly or Dravid-
The Q & A took more time than the presentation and Harsha had tons of energy to talk about cricket-- When I left at around 10:30, he was still on and surrounded by 15- 20 people-- Speaks about Harsha's intensity and his love for the game
325 million copies of Harry Potter have been sold so far.
6 billion dollars was paid by Aditya Birla to acquire US based Novelis Inc.,
80 % of flights in India take off with fewer than 80 people on board
15 % of the voters in Punjab are migrants
Quotable quotes
I am a singer by default -- Shaan Singer
Those leaders who want a reduction of security forces should surrender their personal security-- Ghulam Nabi Azad-- J & K CM
We are aiming for Pluto, but we may end up on Saturn or on the worst case end up on Mars, which still is where no man has gone before-- Chris Denring-- MD ICC world Cup on the ticket sales for the world cup ( Cricket )
I wish they would attack us with a nuclear bomb and kill us all so we will rest and anybody who wants the oil- which is the core of the problem can come get it-- Haydar Abdul Jabbar -- A witness to the recent truck bombing
Snippets
Tamilnadu
Shelling out Rs 25,000 for a short scribble! Crazy , one would say. But Neel Kamal Maheswari 28 did not think twice before spending the amount to travel to Mumbai for an autograph of painter M.F. hussain-- from Rajnikant to jackie Chan and Neil Armstrong to Bill Clinton, NeelKamal has collected over 500 celebrity signatures from across the globe, No paper seems worthy enough to hold these names, as Neelkaml gets them to autograph their own pictures.
This year, lovers from Madrid to Melbourne night have wooed their heartthrobs with blooms from Amudhagundapalli in Krishnagiri district. Well , the name should not be too much of a tongue - twister for tonsil- hockey experts. Forger orchids and gladioli, the village's transcontinental rose exports alone is worth 2.55 Crore. Next, you may have to describe her complexion as "Roja " instead of peaches and cream
Kerla
They are CSW: not commercial sex workers but causal social workers. Recently, almost two dozen prostitutes of Movattupuzha plunged in to social service in a bid to keep the town neat and tidy. Cleaning up dirt may not be rewarding them well enough, but it sure has cleansed these ex- sex workers of the soiled image they had
Harsha Bhogle and Leadership
ICICI bank had arranged for a program where Harsha Bhogle talked about leadership traits in relation to sport and specifically in relation to Cricket-- Harsha talked about successful captains ( leaders ) and stars that did not succeed as a leader ( ex was Tendulkar ) -- Harsha said that Tendulkar failed on two counts as a leader --
1. he was not approachable 2. he was not aware of the fear of failure which haunts newcomers--
He also stressed the need to build a winning team -- which results in success and that leads to talent getting drawn in to the team and leading to more success--
He also talked about critical leadership qualities-- Some that I recollect are
Leaders should create vision and communicate them to people
Leaders should have a fine eye to recruit shining eyes
Leaders should be approachable
Leaders should hold the team and give space for others to grow
Empowerment ( here he talked about Ganguly who was promoting people like Yuvaraj, Zaheer even at the cost of his own place )
Have competition with counterparts not colleagues
It was very interesting since I follow the sport and can understand/ criticize a Ganguly or Dravid-
The Q & A took more time than the presentation and Harsha had tons of energy to talk about cricket-- When I left at around 10:30, he was still on and surrounded by 15- 20 people-- Speaks about Harsha's intensity and his love for the game
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