April 2nd
Facts
1 million tourists are expected to visit India during the commonwealth games in 2010
5.5 million people are short of drinking water because of drought in south western china
1,000 billion rupees will be the size of the media and entertainment industry in the next four years in India according to a report by FICCI and PWC.
Quotable Quotes
The biggest regret of my life is not having an MBA degree. I wanted to go to a B school after my graduation , but involvement in family business denied me that _ lakshmi Mittal President and CEO Arcelor Mittal
There is some response ( From the PM ), but pleasantries are not a substitute for substantial steps-- Mufti Mohammed Sayeed PDP Chairman on his talks with the PM
I have no brothers and men generally seemed like mysterious creatures to me. I always have to ask myself would a man think this or do that-- Jhumpa Lahiri Writer on writing from the male point of view
Snippets
Tamilnadu
The world cup might have been a cup of woes for Team India. But chennaites are still smitten by the Cup. After the Cricket ball shaped cakes and diamonds studded cricket balls, wedding invitation cards in the shape of cricket bats are doing the rounds. Thank God India is out of the world cup, the couples can at least look forward to a decent turnover at their weddings..
Bihar
Seers advise mortals to seek God for freedom from misery. For a change , devotees prayers for the release of their gods- idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi. Stolen from a temple in Basantpurgram in 2004, the idols has been lying in the Bhojpur police station for the last three years. A recent court order set them free but Liberty did not come cheap. The disciples has to submit a bond of Rs 2.5 lakh almost twice the cost of the Idol.
Balaji Sampath :
I have to mention about this IITian and a Phd from one of the US universities-- balaji closed shop in the US and returned to India to help out with education. He belongs to the AIDS India a NGO formed by Indians out of the US. Balaji gave up a lucrative job in the US , returned to India and immersed himself in getting the right tools to the schools. AIDS India did a survey in few districts in TN and found that children in standards 4 to 6 , only 35 % could read ( this is in Govt schools ) and went about producing leaflets and other material to be given to children that will give the habit to read. Children of city schools get to read comics , watch CD's and also other media where their knowledge and awareness increases.. They made the kit and covered 7000 school in three districts and the survey showed that the percentage went up from 35 % to well past 70 %- All this took three years of full time-- today there is lot of awareness of Balaji, AIDS India and tamilnadu Science Forum.. My club supports these orgn., in a very small way.Two weeks back, Our Club recognising Balaji's dedication to the society conferred him with a " Distinguished Service Award ".Balaji while accepting the award informed that the Govt of Tamilnadu has taken notice of his work and a announcement was made by the CM in the Budget speech, that the TN govt will adapt the toolkit that has been developed . The tool kit is a typical " Montessori " material which helps the students on their own to progress.
It is indeed a great sacrifice by Balaji to give up his job and do what he is doing today.
NATS
NATS spoke on the Sun TV news channel on 1s t April ( yes but true ) ( thanks Gayathri for the tip )-- he spoke with great eloquence and subject knowledge on the BPO industry , the issues , the concerns , the expectation. He handled all the questions very well and spoke in good tamiz.. Nats is going places and it is great to see him do well
. Nats has lost lot of hair and weight -- Nats is the COO of Xansa ( for those who are wondering who this is )
1 million tourists are expected to visit India during the commonwealth games in 2010
5.5 million people are short of drinking water because of drought in south western china
1,000 billion rupees will be the size of the media and entertainment industry in the next four years in India according to a report by FICCI and PWC.
Quotable Quotes
The biggest regret of my life is not having an MBA degree. I wanted to go to a B school after my graduation , but involvement in family business denied me that _ lakshmi Mittal President and CEO Arcelor Mittal
There is some response ( From the PM ), but pleasantries are not a substitute for substantial steps-- Mufti Mohammed Sayeed PDP Chairman on his talks with the PM
I have no brothers and men generally seemed like mysterious creatures to me. I always have to ask myself would a man think this or do that-- Jhumpa Lahiri Writer on writing from the male point of view
Snippets
Tamilnadu
The world cup might have been a cup of woes for Team India. But chennaites are still smitten by the Cup. After the Cricket ball shaped cakes and diamonds studded cricket balls, wedding invitation cards in the shape of cricket bats are doing the rounds. Thank God India is out of the world cup, the couples can at least look forward to a decent turnover at their weddings..
Bihar
Seers advise mortals to seek God for freedom from misery. For a change , devotees prayers for the release of their gods- idols of Vishnu and Lakshmi. Stolen from a temple in Basantpurgram in 2004, the idols has been lying in the Bhojpur police station for the last three years. A recent court order set them free but Liberty did not come cheap. The disciples has to submit a bond of Rs 2.5 lakh almost twice the cost of the Idol.
Balaji Sampath :
I have to mention about this IITian and a Phd from one of the US universities-- balaji closed shop in the US and returned to India to help out with education. He belongs to the AIDS India a NGO formed by Indians out of the US. Balaji gave up a lucrative job in the US , returned to India and immersed himself in getting the right tools to the schools. AIDS India did a survey in few districts in TN and found that children in standards 4 to 6 , only 35 % could read ( this is in Govt schools ) and went about producing leaflets and other material to be given to children that will give the habit to read. Children of city schools get to read comics , watch CD's and also other media where their knowledge and awareness increases.. They made the kit and covered 7000 school in three districts and the survey showed that the percentage went up from 35 % to well past 70 %- All this took three years of full time-- today there is lot of awareness of Balaji, AIDS India and tamilnadu Science Forum.. My club supports these orgn., in a very small way.Two weeks back, Our Club recognising Balaji's dedication to the society conferred him with a " Distinguished Service Award ".Balaji while accepting the award informed that the Govt of Tamilnadu has taken notice of his work and a announcement was made by the CM in the Budget speech, that the TN govt will adapt the toolkit that has been developed . The tool kit is a typical " Montessori " material which helps the students on their own to progress.
It is indeed a great sacrifice by Balaji to give up his job and do what he is doing today.
NATS
NATS spoke on the Sun TV news channel on 1s t April ( yes but true ) ( thanks Gayathri for the tip )-- he spoke with great eloquence and subject knowledge on the BPO industry , the issues , the concerns , the expectation. He handled all the questions very well and spoke in good tamiz.. Nats is going places and it is great to see him do well
. Nats has lost lot of hair and weight -- Nats is the COO of Xansa ( for those who are wondering who this is )
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