Abhishek Kumar

Life of Women in Ancient India

abhishek — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:54:05 +0000

It is myth that Women held very important position in ancient Indian society. Today I have come up with some proofs that show that in ancient India, life of women was pathetic and they had very low status in the society. We have many evidences of suppression and ill-treatment of women in Ancient Indo-Aryan society. Most of the problems like Child Marriages, Dowry system, Bride-Burning; No rights in their paternal property, Mass Wife-Burning (Jauhar) and Widow-Burning (Sati) have their roots in ancient India.

Female infanticide — The father of daughter was supposed to give huge dowries to the boy’s family and this system was also recommended by the Vedas. Hence a girl was seen as a burden. The woman who gave birth to a daughter was ashamed. Husbands were not supposed to have intercourse with a wife who bore only daughters. Hence infanticide arose as a convenient way of getting rid of the burden called daughter. Holy Aryan texts say:

“Tasmat striyam jatam parasyanti ut pumamsam haranti“

It means, Hence they reject a female child when born, and take up a male.”

Child marriage was common in ancient India due to the custom of dowry and to avoid scandals. Old Hindu mythology books including vedas prescribe that the best partner for a man in one-third his age.

” A man, aged thirty years, shall marry a maiden of twelve who pleases him, or a man of twenty-four a girl of eight years of age; if (the performance of) his duties would otherwise be impeded, he must marry sooner.” [Manu Smriti]

Wife-Burning — An Aryan husband could at any time accuse his wife of infidelity. In case the wife protests her innocence, the council of village elders would then order an ordeal by fire. The accused wife would be required to pass through a blazing flame. Not just death, but any signs of burns would be taken as a sign of guilt and the wife would then have to undergo the penalty for infidelity. Adultery carries the death sentence in Aryan law, so either way she would have to pay with her life for her husband’s or elders’ mere suspicions. The ideal role model for this custom was Sita, Ram’s wife. She was required by her spouse, the `ideal husband’ of the `Hindus’, to pass through the fire ordeal after her return from Sri Lanka.

Jauhar – It refers to the practice of the mass burning of all the wives and daughters in an entire town/district to prevent them from falling into the hands of the enemies. Often the husbands forced their unwilling spouses, sometimes the women practiced it themselves, encouraged by the elders. It is merely a variant of sati, since it occurred in anticipation of the women’s widowhood.

Sati — The Aryans, upon their invasion of India ca. 1500 B.C. introduced the horrific custom of sati, ie. the burning of a woman after the death of her husband. When performed singly it is referred to as sati, when performed en masse by all the women and daughters of a town in anticipation of their widowhood (eg. when the men were to fight a battle against all odds), it is known as jauhar. It is sanctioned by their most sacred texts, and was practiced from the fall of the Semito-Dravidian Indus Valley civilization to the modern age.

Old Texts and quotes supporting Sati ::

“Let these women, whose husbands are worthy and are living, enter the house with ghee (applied) as corrylium ( to their eyes). Let these wives first step into the pyre, tearless without any affliction and well adorned.” [Rig Veda]

“It is proper for a woman, after her husband’s death to burn herself in the fire with his copse; every woman who thus burns herself shall remain in paradise with her husband 35,000,000 years by destiny.”

On her husband’s death, the widow should observe celibacy or should ascend the funeral pyre after him. [Vishnu Puran]

” The 8 queens of Krishna, who have been named, with Rukmini at their head, embraced the body of Hari, and entered the funeral fire. Revati also embracing the corpse of Ram, entered the blazing pile, which was cool to her, happy in contact with her lord. Hearing these events, Ugrasena and Anakadundubhi, with Devaki and Rohini, committed themselves to the flames.” [Vishnu Puran]

Methods of punishing women in Ancient India ::

Cutting off the ears and nose of wives — Aryan husbands cut off the ears and nose of their wives if they left the house without their prior permission. The Ramayana and Lord Ram practiced the cutting off of women’s noses for minor offences, thereby providing divine sanction for the custom. Shurpanakha was a Dravidian lady who fell in love with Ram. She proposed to him, but he directed her to his brother Laxman. He cut off her ears and nose for this crime.

Death Penalty — The death penalty was prescribed for Aryan women guilty of infidelity. Manu Smrti says “When a woman deceives her husband (with another man), then the king should ensure that she be torn apart by dogs in a public place and the evil man should be burnt in a bed of red-hot iron’. Infidelity to husband was considered a grave sin and it was believed that such women went to hell. The husband had the power to curse the wife who was disloyal to him. Thus the sage Gautama cursed his wife Ahalya for sleeping with Indra though through no fault of her own. During the Maurya period, if a woman was found guilty of a carnal crime her generative organs were cut off and she was ultimately sentenced to death.

Other Restrictions ::

No Property Rights — Women and Sudras in ancient India have no property rights.
Dressing — Aryan women had to wear a face-veil when going out. They were not supposed to entertain strangers.
Not allowed to Sleep alone — Ancient women were not allowed to sleep alone. During the absence of her husband, she was supposed to sleep with one of her female relatives.
No Education for women — Women and Sudras were declared to be unfit for study of the Vedas.

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Common Hindi lines after people get drunk

abhishek — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:39:30 +0000

Normally drunk people, after completing their drinks come into ‘bombed’ state and they become unable to comprehend exactly what they are doing and what other people are saying or doing? Overall, the situation becomes quite funny, once 2 or 3 people get drunk. Drunken people make awesome nonsensical words and phrases and create quite humorous situation for non-drinkers. When drunk, some people scream, shout and do whatever they please. In India, the man after getting drunk come to the house and beat his wife. A wife who has not had a beating for many days mostly gets worried as she starts thinking that her husband does not have enough money to drink. Today I have compiled the list of Common Hindi Lines which people speak after getting drunk. So these are the common lines after people get drunk.

1. Tu to Mera bhai hai…bhai !
2. You know the I am not drunk…
3. Aaj mein Gaadi Chalaunga, tum logo ko jyada chad gayi hai.
4. Ye neat wala peg, girlfriend ke naam ka
5. Tu bura mat manana bhai…
6. Mai teri Dil Se Izzat Karta hu…
7. Abe bol daal aaj usko, aar yaa paar….
8. Aaj saali Chad nahi rahi hai kya baat hai? Daru kahi nakli to nahi.
9. Tu Kya samajh raha hai, mujhe chad gayi hai…
10. Ye mat samajh ki peeke bol raha hu…
11. Abe yaar kahin kam to nahi padegi itnee..
12. Ek akhiri Chota Peg ho jaye.
13. Apne Baap ko mat Sikhao…
14. Yaar magar tune mera dil tod diya…
15. Kuchh bhi hai par saala Bhai hai Apna…
16. Tu Bolna Bhai, kya chahiye…Jaan chahiye hazir hai ??
17. Abe mere ko aaj tak nahi Chadee…shart laga saala aaj tu..
18. Chal teri baat karata hoon usse, phone number de uska…
19. Saale teri bhabhie hai wo…bhabie ki nazar se dekh usko
20. Yaar tu samjha kar.. wo tere layak nahi hai…
21. chal bhai tu kah raha hai to tere liye chodh diya usko.. aaj se wo teri…bana issi baat par ek – ek aur peg !!!
22. Tujhe kya lagta hai chadh gayi hai… abhi ek full aur khatam kar sakta hun…
23. Yaar aaj uski bahut yaad aa rahi hai
24. Tune mere se 2 peg kam pee thi!!
25. oye sab chup karo,meri baat suno
26. Main akele chala jaunga
27. Abe BHABHI ke baare main mat bolna koi bhi !
28. Mere ko malum hai tere ko pyar ho gaya hai.
29. Agla peg bottom’s up.
30. Salla… kal se daru band

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Top 10 most popular Facebook Applications

abhishek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:59:01 +0000

Internet has witnessed great shift from just being a static web pages to web 2.0 over the last 10 years. Only a few sites have seen as amazing growth as social networking site like Facebook. The UK-based Facebook has come a long way since its inception in a Harvard dorm room to emerge as one of the Internet’s most popular destinations. As we have seen earlier that Facebook became the second most visited site after google, replacing Yahoo. And also its worth reached over USD 1 billion. The 5 year old site achieved another milestone last month having registered 300 million users globally. An important role in the Facebook’s growth has been played by the various applications that amateur developers globally build for the site. We have picked the top 10 popular application of this social networking site.

1) Business applications (mainly e-commerce) are very popular on Facebook. They provide a social online shopping marketplace. Products on sale include everything from electronics to apparel to jewelery to books. Just like Amazon and eBay, users can buy & sell their items at low prices.
2) This application produces your business cards online. The Facebook application allows users to use its various tools and instruments to design their virtual online business card.
3) Third on popular list is nifty application for developers, designers and bloggers that allows them to tag photos and upload them to Facebook. The application allows users to drag and drop the photos they want to upload, select the album of their choice or create a new album.
4) Facebook notification application allows users to get notifications on their homepage or desktop of their computer. It allows users to change their status message, and see their friend’s latest status updates in a simple form.
5) The 5th place goes to the mobile application, Fonebook, which is a desktop application that transfers user’s contacts’ photos and information from Facebook to Outlook. It also allows users to see their contacts’ photos on their phone whenever they call.
6) Sixth place is hold by calendar application, 30 Boxes. 30 Boxes is a personal calendar that lets users to organize and share their schedule. Key features of this app are SMS reminders, integrated to-do list items, and integration with Facebook, MySpace, Flickr, Wordpress, etc.
7) Bloom is on seventh place on popular list. This application is for Mac, Windows, and Linux users. Bloom allows users to upload photos, download albums, and view their connections photos instantly. It also enables users to add captions to images, edit, rotate, and tag different people.
Application Builder is on 8th position. It allows users to add your own application to the list. The application lets users create own Facebook application. user can do it without knowing those programming languages. Users can create applications related to poll, quiz, gifts, pictures etc.
9) This application shows the best of World Wide Web. It allows users to share anything they find interesting on the Internet by posting it on their profile. It can be music, photos, videos, blogs and articles related to their business, interest or anything.
10) Mobile application which allows users to store phone numbers in a private phonebook. It can also be used for sending or requesting phone numbers. With the help of Mobile Organizer Calendar, users can also receive SMS birthdays and event reminders.

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My Name is Khan Cast, Trailer and Movie Snaps

abhishek — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:29:59 +0000

My Name is Khan, which brings together the hottest on-screen couple Shahrukh Khan and Kajol after a gap of eight years, is set to hit theatres in India, UK and over 40 other countries on February 12, next year. Shah Rukh stars as Rizvan Khan, an unconventional hero who embarks on an incredible journey across America in order to win back the love of his life. Along the way his unique brand of goodness and humanity touches the lives of many and inspires a nation. My Name is Khan, at its core, is an epic love story between two people who have a unique way of seeing the world, but what sets it apart is the landscape on which the story unfolds.

This movie has been directed by Karan Johar, co-produced by Johar (Dharma Productions) and Shahrukh Khan, (Red Chillies Entertainment) has a screenplay by Shibani Bathija. Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy composed the film’s music. Over the years, Karan Johar and Shah Rukh have enjoyed an unbelievable run at the box office, working together on hit films, with some of them being the most successful Indian films at the international box office.

The story of the movie goes something like this…..

Rizvan Khan is a Muslim child he grew up with his mother in the Borivali section of Mumbai. Rizwan has Asperger syndrome. As an adult, Rizwan falls in love with a Hindu single mother, Mandira who lives in San Francisco. While not focusing on the events of 9/11, the storyline explores the period afterwards. At that time, authorities arrest and detain Rizwan, after interpreting the visible aspects of his condition as “suspicious” behavior. After his arrest, he meets Radha , a therapist who helps him overcome the ordeal. Rizwan then begins a journey to find and meet President Barack Obama in order to clear his name.

My Name is Khan Actor/Actress (Role)

Shahrukh Khan (Rizwan Khan)
Kajol (Mandira Khan)
Jimmy (Shergill Rizwan’s brother)
Zarina (Wahab Rizwan’s mother)
Sonya (Jehan Rizwan’s sister)
Arif Zakaria (Faisal Rahman)
Tanay Chheda (Rizwan Khan as a child)
Sheetal Menon (Radha)
Arjun Mathur (Raj)
Christopher B. Duncan (President Barack Obama)
Shane Harper (Tim)
Steffany Huckaby (Kathy Baker)
Katie A. Keane (Sarah)
Kyle Hamon (Jim)

My Name is Khan Movie Snaps

My Name is Khan Movie Trailer (Coming Soon!)

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Sachin Tendulkar completes 20 years in World Cricket

abhishek — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:33:00 +0000

Some people call him the Master Blaster, some call him Little master, some Born Genius and while others call him a perfect Entertainer. I would prefer to call him a great performer. He is the greatest batsmen of the century along with Sir Donald Bradman and Vivian Richards. He is the hero of the nation as declared by many columnists. He holds the most of the world records in cricket. Cricket in India begins with him and ends with him. People treat him like a God. When he plays, no one bothers to move and the whole nation stand still when he is in rhythm. The whole nation celebrates when he surpasses the century mark. He is the idol of every young cricketer. What else a cricketer can dream about? Still he has the hunger like a 16 year old boy and he wants to continue forever. He has scored an avalanche of runs in every form of the game, reached three figures 87 times, and all the while has retained his freshness; he is none other than the little champ Sachin Tendulkar.

The little master of India has completed two decades in the international cricket arena on 15th of November. 20 years back, he made his debut against Pakistan in 1989. He has covered a long journey so far, but his bat is still hungry for more and more. Only a few days ago, he hit 175 against Australia in 5th ODI to show that he is still the best batsman in the world cricket. One of the greatest cricket thinkers Peter Roebuck described the champion Indian batsman as the “most satisfying cricketer of his generation”. Over decades it has been Sachin’s rare combination of mastery and boldness, blend of the sublime and the precise that has delighted connoisseurs and crowds alike. More than any other batsman, even Brian Lara and Ricky Ponting, Sachin’s batting has provoked gasps of admiration. The master still wants to continue at least till the 2011 world cup and there are reasons to cheer that we will be witnessing a mission of him to win a world cup for India as he missed the chances in 1996 and 2003 when he was at his peak.

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See the original photo of Sai Baba

abhishek — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:57:53 +0000

Sai Baba was an Indian guru and yogi from Shirdi, a place in Maharashtra. He was regarded as an incarnation of God. Some of his Hindu devotees believe that he was an incarnation of Shiva. However, many devotees believe that he was a Sadguru. There are many stories and eyewitness accounts of miracles he performed. He is a well-known figure in many parts of the world, but especially in India, where he is much revered. The meaning of Sai is “well learned” or “knowledgeable” whereas Baba means “father.

Sai Baba taught their followers a moral code of love, forgiveness, helping others, charity, contentment, inner peace, devotion to God and guru. His teachings combined elements of Hinduism and Islam and tried to achieve communal harmony between these religions. Sai Baba is a very popular saint and has been worshiped by people around the world. This is the original picture of Sai Baba.

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8 Stages of Career

abhishek — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:37:20 +0000

Today we will see the 8 stages of a career in terms of Bollywood songs. First let’s us define what actually the Career is? Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual’s “course or progress through life (or a distinct portion of life)”. It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work (and sometimes also formal education). You will be surprised to know that this word has been derived from a latin word called carrera, which means race (as in “rat race,” a pejorative implying the opposite of a useful career). Now come to the point, see the 8 stages of career.

1. When you are in college

2. While giving interview to a Multi National Company:

3. waiting for interview result:

4. just joined the company:

5. after some time in the company:

6. After some more time in the company:

7. floating the resume on naukri, monster and other job portals:

8. finally when you don’t get a better offer any longer:

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ICC World Cup Cricket 2011 Schedule

abhishek — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:12:31 +0000

International Cricket Council, ICC has announced the format and schedule of cricket World Cup 2011. There will be total 14 teams playing in the tournament, divided in the 2 groups of 7 teams each. Each team will play each other team in a group once. So total 42 league matches will be there. Four top teams from each group will qualify for the next stage which will be knock out stage. Four quarte finals will be played and then two semi-finals and a final. So total 49 matches will be played in the tournament. The 2 groups consists of following teams:

Group A
Australia
Pakistan
New Zealand
Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
Canada
Kenya

Group B
India
England
South Africa
West Indies
Bangladesh
Ireland
Netherlands

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, the 10th Cricket World Cup, will be hosted by three South Asian Test cricket playing countries; India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Pakistan has not been allowed to host any match because of the terror situation there. It will be Bangladesh’s first time co-hosting a Cricket World Cup. The World Cup will of 50 over One Day International format, with fourteen national cricket teams competing for the championship.

The World Cup will take place during February and March 2011. And the opening match will be played on 19 February 2011 between India and Bangladesh at Dhaka. The World Cup was originally to have been hosted by Pakistan as well, but in the wake of the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, ICC were forced to strip Pakistan of its hosting rights.

In World cup 2011 14 teams will participate instead of originally planned 16. The first round of the tournament will be a round-robin similar to the one held in South Africa in the 2003 edition. 14 teams are divided into 2 groups of 7 teams each. The 7 teams play each other once in each of the group and the top four from each group will qualify for the quarter-finals. The format ensures that each team gets to play at least six matches even if they are ruled out of the tournament due to early defeats.

The planned semi-final venues are the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka and PCA Stadium in Mohali, India. The final is scheduled to be played at the renovated Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India.

14 teams which will play the world cup include 10 full members of the ICC, which are qualified automatically. These are Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Other teams have qualified through a qualifying tournament organized by ICC in South Africa. Ireland who had been the best performing Associate nation since the last World Cup, won the tournament, beating Canada in the final. The Netherlands and Kenya also qualified for finishing third and fourth respectively in the tournament.

All the matches of the tournament will be played in the month of February and March, 2011. Schedule of the tournament is as follows:

Saturday 19 Feb – Bangladesh v India, Dhaka
Sunday 20 Feb – New Zealand v Kenya, Chennai
Sunday 20 Feb – Sri Lanka v Canada, Hambantota
Monday 21 Feb – Australia v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Tuesday 22 Feb – England v Netherlands, Nagpur
Wednesday 23 Feb – Pakistan v Kenya, Hambantota
Thursday 24 Feb – South Africa v West Indies, New Delhi
Friday 25 Feb – Australia v New Zealand, Nagpur
Friday 25 Feb – Bangladesh v Ireland, Dhaka
Saturday 26 Feb – Sri Lanka v Pakistan, Colombo
Sunday 27 Feb – India v England, Kolkata
Monday 28 Feb – West Indies v Netherlands, New Delhi
Monday 28 Feb – Zimbabwe v Canada, Nagpur
Tuesday 1 Mar – Sri Lanka v Kenya, Colombo
Wednesday 2 Mar – England v Ireland, Bangalore
Thursday 3 Mar – South Africa v Netherlands, Mohali
Thursday 3 Mar – Pakistan v Canada, Colombo
Friday 4 Mar – New Zealand v Zimbabwe, Ahmedabad
Friday 4 Mar – Bangladesh v West Indies, Dhaka
Saturday 5 Mar – Sri Lanka v Australia, Colombo
Sunday 6 Mar – India v Ireland, Bangalore
Sunday 6 Mar – England v South Africa, Chennai
Monday 7 Mar – Kenya v Canada, New Delhi
Tuesday 8 Mar – Pakistan v New Zealand, Pallekele
Wednesday 9 Mar – India v Netherlands, New Delhi
Thursday 10 Mar – Sri Lanka v Zimbabwe, Pallekele
Friday 11 Mar – West Indies v Ireland, Mohali
Friday 11 Mar – Bangladesh v England, Chittagong
Saturday 12 Mar – India v South Africa, Nagpur
Sunday 13 Mar – New Zealand v Canada, Mumbai
Sunday 13 Mar – Australia v Kenya, Bangalore
Monday 14 Mar – Pakistan v Zimbabwe, Pallekele
Monday 14 Mar – Bangladesh v Netherlands, Chittagong
Tuesday 15 Mar – South Africa v Ireland, Kolkata
Wednesday 16 Mar – Australia v Canada, Bangalore
Thursday 17 Mar – England v West Indies, Chennai
Friday 18 Mar – Sri Lanka v New Zealand, Mumbai
Friday 18 Mar – Ireland v Netherlands, Kolkata
Saturday 19 Mar – Australia v Pakistan, Colombo
Saturday 19 Mar – Bangladesh v South Africa, Dhaka
Sunday 20 Mar – Zimbabwe v Kenya, Kolkata
Sunday 20 Mar – India v West Indies, Chennai
Wednesday 23 Mar – First quarter-final, Dhaka
Thursday 24 Mar – Second quarter-final, Colombo
Friday 25 Mar – Third quarter-final, Dhaka
Saturday 26 Mar – Fourth quarter-final, Ahmedabad
Tuesday 29 Mar – First semi-final, Colombo
Wednesday 30 Mar – Second semi-final, Mohali
Saturday 2 April – Final, Mumbai

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Indian Railways to fill up 40000 vacancies

abhishek — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:59:02 +0000

Indian railways have come up with good news for the group C workers in the country. Indian Railways have lifted the freeze order, which was issued six months ago, on the process of recruitment of around 40,000 posts of Group C employees. So now there will be 40000 vacancies to be filled in the coming months, it will help in reducing the unemployment among the lower socio-economic class. As the unemployment is one of the major issues to deal with, there are various initiatives being taken by government these days and this step can be considered the first step to curb unemployement in India.

The process of recruitment under Railway Recruitment Boards (RRBs) was frozen by the Railway Ministry in May. There was an order from the Railway Minister Ms Mamata Banerjee, to stop the recruitment process undertaken by the RRBs because of tests being taken in regional languages.

Indian Railways is the largest employer after the department of Defence and every year about 50,000 employees retire from the Railways.

In India, we have 2nd largest network of railways and 20 zones all over the country. Now with the appointments of new chairmen in 20 all RRBs, the freeze order has been lifted and the process of recruitment will be commenced. And RRBs will conduct examinations for the appointments of various posts of Indian Railway including Loco Driver, station master, supervisor and guards.

The RRB examination is going to be conducted in February next year. Also Mamta Banerjee has allowed the use of local languages apart from Hindi, English and Urdu in RRBs examinations. Railway ministry has recently appointed 20 senior railway officials as new chairmen of all the RRBs after the removal of the current incumbents.

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India Australia ODI Cricket series well poised

abhishek — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:42:53 +0000

It was a great comeback by Australian team in the 4th One day international cricket match against India after losing 2 matches in a row. The match was important for both the teams as a win would have secured top spot for India and would almost secure the series for India. But in the end it was Australia, which won the vital moments during the chase to level the series in Mohali. It was a roller-coaster type of match and whenever India appeared to be getting a hold on match, Australia fought back with a vengeance. It wasn’t the great bowling performance that did the trick, but it was disciplined enough to force mistakes under-pressure. Now as the 7 match ODI series is leveled at 2-2, there will a lot of excitement towards the end of the series. And it will also be a clash for gaining the top spot in ICC ODI Rankings as the winner of the series will be the number one team.

Earlier in the series, we have seen some good cricketing performance from both the sides. In the 1st ODI at Varodara, Ponting and Hussey came with good knocks and put a winning total on board. But Harbhajan Singh and Praveen Kumar threatened to pull off a heist towards the end of the match and fell 4 runs short. The 2nd ODI was flawless victory for India, as Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed why he is the number one batsman in the world. His knock was superb and full of aggression towards the end. And the total of 354 proved too far from the Australian reach in front of good bowling performance by Indians. 3rd ODI at Delhi again proved to be great for India as they restricted Australia to a mere 229 on a slow pitch. Australia had their chances in the match when India was 3 down for 52, but the partnership between the Yuvraj and Dhoni stole the match for India. Now we have 3 matches on 5th, 8th and 11th of November and fight will be worth watching.

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Interview Questions for an Entrepreneurship course

abhishek — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:23:19 +0000

As the Indian economy is gaining momentum again and there is stiff competition globally, India needs to look into a new direction which is called Entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship is something which has been there for many decades. It is more about Invention and Innovation rather than just sticking to the existing Business. From the time of Galileo, Newton, Edison, and Einstein, till the time of Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, we have seen many entrepreneurs. Now the general perception today is that those who start some businesses are the only entrepreneurs. While the great management thinker Peter F Drucker says “Entrepreneurship is mainly driven by Innovation and creates value to the society and economy.” As there are many courses starting in India which focuses on entrepreneurship, here are some questions which can be useful when preparing for an interview for an entrepreneurship course:

1.) What do you understand by Entrepreneurship?
2.) What are the qualities of an Entrepreneur?
3.) Why do you want to join the entrepreneurship course and why not 2 year mba?
4.) What is relation between entrepreneurship and management?
5.) What will you do after the completion of the course if there is no placement offered?
6.) Do you have any business idea in mind?
7.) How much research have you done for your business idea?
8.) Is it necessary for an entrepreneur to have his/her own business?
9.) Does your business idea create any social impact?
10.) What values will your business idea create for the potential customer?
11.) What if your business idea fails?
12.) What are the main components which makes a business idea successful?
13.) Why do you want to leave your well secured job?
14.) What do you understand by the word profit?
15.) Have you ever taken any entrepreneurial activity in life?

These are just a few questions there can be many more questions on the same line. Basic idea is to get the real feel what the entrepreneurship is all about. And you should have vision for a longer term rather than just being happy for a shorter period.

A great speech on Entrepreneurship by Steve Jobs ::

Atul Jain, the author of this article is PGPCME 2009-10 student at MICA Ahmedabad. Recently his business plan has been shortlisted at MICA’s Annual Brand Management Festival.

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Talat Mahmood : A Dream in Music

abhishek — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:18:56 +0000

Talat Mahmood is known as ‘velvet-voice’ singer, ‘unique transparent voice’ singer, ’silky voice’ singer,’ satin-voice singer,’ golden-voice singer,’ ‘king of ghazals’, ‘king of sad and soulful songs’ etc. He was born on February 24, 1924, in Lucknow, India, in a conservative, middle-class family with a musical background in the sense that his father and sisters were talented singers. However, he was essentially left with two options: either to keep a low profile and remain in the background, or to embark upon a movie career. He thought for a while and then decided to become a singer. It took Talat ten years to regain the confidence and respect from his near and dear ones, because by that time, the then Indian film industry had achieved considerable respect and recognition. Talat took music lessons for three years and then completed his music course at Morris college, Lucknow.

Soon he moved to Calcutta in 1945, at the age of 22, and began his career in broadcasting from ‘All-India radio’,Calcutta, where he achieved popularity as a singer, and his songs were regularly broadcast from the radio station. Anil Biswas, gave Talat his first major break-through in Bombay, at the end of 1948, for film ‘Arzoo’:’ Aye dil mujhe aesi jagah lay chal’.

Apart from being a legend in the music world, Talat was an extremely friendly and a highly refined gentleman. His typical smile was his hallmark. He was at peace with himself all his life. Since he was born and bred in Lucknow, therefore, he was immaculate in urdu literature and poetry. His pronunciation was flawless. He spoke softly and he was a very softhearted person. He had too much respect for other singers and music directors. Those who met him once never forgot his hospitality and kind nature. His immediate family was comprised of a wife, a son, and a daughter, and they always enjoyed mutual trust and understanding. He never engaged in backbiting, nor spoke loudly; these things were not in his habit.

From day one, Talat knew his limitations. He was acquainted with the fact that his extra-soft voice was not conducive for loud songs, which required a high-pitched voice. Thus, Talat’s songs, geeth and ghazals have a selected audience. His fans are proud of the fact that Talat, with his unique voice had ruled the Indian music for twenty years. Primarily due to his high moral character and superb family background, he always kept away from scandals and rumors.

In the endless list of super hits, there is one song, which is not only filled with utter pathos, but it conspicuously combines complain and pain. Who could have done justice to that tragic score other then Talat: ‘Dekh lee teri khudai, bus mera dil bhar gaya’.

Talat played the lead role in a few movies, including:

Dil-e- nadan : 1953
Waris
Aik gaaon ki kahani
Lalarukh: (Talat, Shyama: popular song:’Tujhko parda rukh-e-roshan say hatana hoga’: Music: Khayyam, Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi)
Uran khatola
Sonay ki chirya
Babul
Malik

These are some of the Talat’s memorable songs ::

‘Bay-reham Aasmaan, meri manzil: Film: Bahana, Composer: Madan Mohan
‘Ham say Aaya na gaya’:Film: Dekh kabira roya, Composer: Madan Mohan
‘Dau dinki mohabbat mein’: Film: Chotay babu, Composer: Madan Mohan
‘Jab chhayekabhi sawan ki ghata: Film: Reshmi roomal, Composer: Babul
‘Ashkon mein jo paya hai’: Film: Chandi ki deewar, Composer:N.Dutta.
‘Ghazal kay saaz uthao, bariudaas hai raat’
‘Jahan mein koye naheen apna’.
‘Nigahon ko chura kar reh’
‘Gham-e- zindagi ka ya rub’.
‘Dil ki duniya basa gaya’
‘Phir mujhay deedaitar yaad Aaya’
‘Ishq mujh ko na sahi’
‘Dil-e-nadan tujhay’
‘Mera pyar mujhay lauta dau’
‘Tum ko neend ayegi, tum tau’
‘Ro,ro beeta, jeewan sara’
‘Kiya itna bhi adhi kaar naheen’

Talat’s velvet-voice was literally immortalized under the baton of Burman Dada (Sajan Dev Burman). Take, for instance, this inimitable ghazal: ‘Jaltay hain jis kay liye’: Film: ‘Sujata’, film director:Bimal Roy, Lyric: Majrooh Sultan Puri, music: S.D.Burman. Some other great songs with S D Burman.

‘Bharam teri wafaon ka, bata detay tau kiya hota’:Film:’ Armaan’, music: S.D.Burman
‘Jaayein tau jaayein kahan’:Film: Taxi driver, music: S.D.Burman, picturised on Dev Anand.
‘Teray saath chal rahayhain: Film: ‘Ungaray’, music: S.D.Burman

Madan Mohan was convinced about the enormous potentials of Talat from the beginning, and Talat’s silky voice gave new dimensions to the Indian music. Talat-Madan team created one masterpiece after another, like:

‘Mein pagal, mera munwa pagal’:Film: ‘Aashiana, music: Madan Mohan
‘Teri chamakti Aankhon kay Aagay’: Film: ‘Chotay babu’ music: Madan Mohan

Music lovers will never forget that evergreen Talat-Rafi duet, highlighting the harsh reality of life:’Gham ki andheri raat mein’: Film:’Sushila’, Composer: C.Arjun. lyrics: Jan Nisar Akhtar. Similarly, tens of hundreds of movie -goers have found solace in the following lyrics, which brings a ray of hope for the heart-broken people:’Jab gham ka andhera ghir Aaye, sumjho kay sawera dooor nahi’

Talat teamed up with Anil Biswas and produced numerous hits like:’Seenay mein sulagtay hain armaan’: Film: ‘Tarana’: Talat- Lata, music: Anil Biswas. ‘Tera khayal dil say mitaya naheen abhi’: Film: Doraha, music: Anil Biswas.

Talat always felt at ease with the music maestro, Naushad. The two had tremendous understanding and respect for each other. The first song which Talat recorded for Naushad was: ‘Mera jiwan saathi bichar gaya’: Film: Babul, picturised on Dilip Kumar. ‘Husn waalon ko na dil dau’: Film : Babul, picturised on Dilip Kumar.

Likewise, composer Ghulam Mohammed did full justice to the silky-voice Talat to record tragic numbers like:’Zindagi denaywalay’: Film: ‘Dil-e-nadan’: 1953. Super performer Talat brought laurels for composer Roshan with scores like:

‘Kisi soorat lagi dil ki’: Film: ‘Naubahar’, music: Roshan.
‘Mein dil hoon ik armaan bhara’: Film: ‘Unhoni’, music: Roshan, picturised on Raj Kapoor.
‘Dil-e- bay qaraar so ja’: Film: Raagran, music: Roshan.

Shankar-Jaikishan produced marvelous compositions for the golden-voice Talat, which resulted in magnificent numbers like:

‘Hain sub say mudhur wo geeth jinhein’: Film:’Patita’, music: Shankar-Jaikishan
‘Hum dard kay maaron ka’: Film:’Daagh’:music: Shankar-Jaikishan, picturised on Dilip Kumar.

Further, composer Salil Chowdhury availed Talat’s satin voice for hit numbers like:

‘Aansoo samajh kay kyon mujhay: Film: ‘Chhya, music:Salil Chowdhury.
‘Dil diwana, dil mastana’: Film: ‘Aawaaz’: music: Salil Chowdhury.

Furthermore, Talat’s soulful songs brought fame and glory for many other musicians, for instance:

‘Teri zulfon say pyar kaun karay’: Film: ‘Joru ka bhai’, music: Jaider.
‘Pyar per bus tau naheen’: Film: ‘Sonay ki chirya’, music: O.P.Nayyar.
”Sub kuchh luta kay hosh mein aye’: Film: Aik Saal, music:Ravi.
‘Teiray dar pay Aaya hoon’: Film: Laila mujnu, music:Sardar Malik
‘Mohabbat main aye say zamanay’: Film: ‘Sagaai’, music: C.Ramchandar
‘Raaz seenay mein mohabbat ka’: Film: ‘Hum hain rahi pyar kay’, music:Khayyam.

Moreover, melancholy strains like:’Aye gham-e-dil kiya karun’: Talat-Asha Bhonsle, is yet another example of Talat’s artistry. Although Talat was the king of tragic songs, however, he gave excellent performance for relatively faster scores like:

‘Raat nay kya, kya, khwab dikhaye’
‘Itna na mujh say tu pyar barha:Talat-Lata.
Aankhon mein masti sharab ki.
Andhay jahan kay andhay rastay.
Neela amber jhoomay, dharti ko choomay

Talat had been battling with parkinson’s for a long time, which had virtually stopped him from singing. Slowly but surely, his health grew from bad to worse, so much so that people could not understand a word he spoke. Besides, he could not properly sit, stand or walk. He went into profound depression and was bed-ridden.

Amidst immense misery and acute affliction, Talat greeted all his visitors with his peculiar smile, though his adorers knew what Talat felt in the innermost recesses of his shattered heart. Talat did spend long, lonely evenings, looking at the four walls of his room and the door, as if to say: ‘Sham-e-gham ki qasam, Aaj ghamgeen hain hum’:Film: ‘Footpath’: 1953,music:khayyam, picturised on Dilip Kumar. And also: ‘Sunnay walay meri Aawaz tau suni, dil bhi toota hai mera, uski bhi jhankar suni’.

Talat breathed his last due to a heart attack, on Saturday morning, May 9, 1998 at his ‘Sunbeam’ house at Bandra, which is located in northwest Bombay. He was 74: ‘Teri rehmath chup rahi, mein rotay, rotay mar gaya’. Today, 11 years after his death, he is still very much here. His innumerable loyal fans who share enthusiasm and interest agree that Talat was one of the most decent artist, ever to grace the Indian film industry, with his charismatic personality.

He was a friend of friends. Apparently, his admirers will keep his name alive by listening to his songs again and again. ‘Daleel -e- qurb-e- qayamath tau wo na tha laykin, juda hua tau qayamath see dha gaya ik shaks’ This is, indeed, the greatest reward, appreciation and tribute that we can offer to the singer with the wistful magic, whom we all know as Talat Mahmood.

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How to book the cheapest flight tickets in india?

abhishek — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:57:55 +0000

Now a days people prefer to travel by air. Air travel is fast and comfortable. It helps use to reduce travel time. Arrival of many private companies in aviation industry has made air travel more affordable in India. Kingfisher Airlines, IndiGo, Air India and Jet Airways are the most popular brands in domestic air travel market. They connect almost all the major cities of India and also operate in foreign countries. Today I am going to tell you an easy way to book the cheapest flight ticket in India. Finding cheap flights or airfares to fly is not a difficult task. Just you have to compare the prices offered by different travel sites. Let us take an example. Suppose you have to book a ticket for a round trip from Bangalore to Patna.

Travel Plan :: 5/11/09 Departure from Bangalore and on 15/11/09 Departure from Patna.

For booking this ticket, we are going to visit three sites.

MakeMyTrip.com
Yatra.com
GoIndiGo.in
TravelGuru

Let’s first visit MakeMyTrip. You can click on the thumbnail to enlarge.

Now turn to Yatra.com

Now finally GoIndiGo.in

TravelGuru

So the prices offered by makemytrip, Yatra and IndiGo.in are INR 10,818, 10,728 and 10,618 respectively. No need to say, we should book our ticket through IndiGo. TravelGuru’s price is same as IndiGo as it directly redirects you to the IndiGo website.

What is the moral of the story?

First find the price of air tickets on third party sites like MakeMyTrip, Yatra etc and then book your ticket only through the official website of that airlines.

Official Web sites of major Indian air giants ::

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3 Idiots Cast, Trailer and Movie Snaps

abhishek — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:01:51 +0000

This December Vidhu Vinod Chopra is coming up with 3 Idiots. Three Idiots has been directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with Aamir Khan, Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, and Boman Irani in lead roles. It is scheduled to be released on December 25, 2009. According to Bollywood Hungama survey, 3 Idiots is the most anticipated Bollywood films of the year 2009. The film is based on a famous novel, Five Point Someone written by Indian writer Chetan Bhagat. However, Chetan Bhagat has said that he was not involved in the scriptwriting of this movie. 3 Idiots is likely to be a big Christmas present to all Bollywood fans. I am also eagerly waiting for the release of the film.

3 Idiots Cast ::

Aamir Khan as Rancho
Kareena Kapoor as Pia
R. Madhavan as Farhan
Sharman Joshi
Boman Irani
Mona Singh
Javed Jaffery

3 Idiots Synopsis ::

Two friends (Madhavan and Sharman Joshi) embark on a quest for a lost buddy. On this journey, they encounter a long forgotten bet, a wedding they must crash and a funeral that goes impossibly out of control. As they make their way through the perilous landscape, another journey begins: their inner journey through memory lane and the story of their friend – the irrepressible free thinker Rancho (Aamir Khan), who in his unique way, touched and changed their lives. It’s a story of their hostel days that swings between Rancho’s romance with the spirited Pia (Kareena Kapoor), and his clash with an oppressive mentor, Viru Sahastrabudhhe (Boman Irani). And then one day, suddenly, Rancho vanishes….

Who was he? Where did he come from? Why did he leave?

The friend who influenced and inspired them to think creatively and independently, even as the conformist world called them three idiots. Where is the original idiot now?

Finally in misty mountains of unparalleled beauty, the friends find the key to the secret.

Three Idiots is a comedy of ideas that is as provocative as funny, as wildly entertaining as insightful. A laugh-riot that talks about the most important of human pursuits: self-actualization.

3 Idiots Trailer ::

3 Idiots Movie Snaps ::

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Michael Jackson film This is it released worldwide

abhishek — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:41:53 +0000

The documentary film based on Michael Jackson’s life is released successfully today. Four months after Jackson’s death, red carpets rolled out for 18 simultaneous screenings on five continents for “This Is It”. The movie was earlier set for a release on October 30, 2009, but the film’s release date was rescheduled for October 28, 2009, with a limited two-week run. This Is It is an American concert film documenting Michael Jackson’s rehearsals of the concert series of his performances, both on stage and behind the scenes. The film shows MJ mentoring his team for the 50 shows. It also shows MJ creating, developing, and ultimately staging these high-tech performances. The footage is filmed at The Forum and the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, US.

The Hollywood screening involved events being held in Europe, Africa, Asia and South America before the movie released in 99 countries. Earlier, on August 10, 2009, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mitchell Beckloff approved a deal between Sony Pictures and Michael Jackson’s estate, concert promoter AEG Live. This allowed Sony Pictures to edit the hundreds of hours of rehearsal footage of MJ’s performance needed to create the motion picture. Sony also paid $60 million for the film rights. The trailer of the movie “That is it” first premiered during the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards on September 13, 2009. Early reviews of the movie Tuesday were positive. The USA Today newspaper said that while the film did not “restore Jackson to his past glory” it did “offer glimpses of his bygone greatness.”

This is it trailer ::

Check out the official This is it movie site.

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