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I am surprised by the mere fact of discussion being done on a MMS scandal in a population of 1 billion. The Noida MMS scandal is topping charts of being the most read article on TOI after it came into light. What we fail to understand here is that masses get bored of reading Kasab,AIG,Satyam,Raju,manmohan singh or India. It becomes so obvious and easy to be excited about the spice a particular "NEWS" or specifically its the human tendency to be interested in whats happening next door? I do not disagree with the seriousness of the crime and the damage meted out to the girl. But arent we aware that in such a huge system there ought to be some viruses plaguing it. With the intiation of this incident will be lot of reactions extended and demanded. It will surely be talked out, know why?.. because it is spice, we are bored and above that we are democracy. It is just a projection of how sick the human mind can become or the portrayal of degrading Moral value and the protectionist nature of Parents to coverup the ills their pupils bring. the internet is filled with MMS and other explicit content as result of someones' emotions to get a high, being recognised, being hurt or anything. Crimes are always result of motives or emotions. Maybe the nations media need to be redirected. Maybe their is a expoitation of democratic freedoms granted to the press. The Nation and its people need to be focused on most important aspect of Indian Society:Development. And having said that i do not recommend the swaping of moral issues with our drive of economic progress, it should cover all aspects of an ideal society be it economic,social,political or communal. There is a sense of change in the nation, lets capitalise on it.

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Lets see where your imagination lands you on this one. Happy reading !!

Come February 14th and candies,chocolates,flowers,teddies and gifts are exchanged between couples. It i a celebration with its origin in the western countries. Not surprisingly enough around billion greeting cards are sold for this particular eve worldover next to christmas.Approx. 85 percent of cards however are bought by women. The day is most closely associated with the mutual exchange of love notes in the form of "valentines." Modern Valentine symbols include the heart-shaped outline, doves, and the figure of the winged Cupid. Cupids with bows and arrows represent Roman mythology. Cupid was the son of Venus, the goddess of love. The shot of the arrow would strike the unsuspecting desired person or god, making him fall in love.
Even though the history of Valentines Day is unclear, it has become one of the most popular holidays. It dates back its origin to two among the numerous Early Christian martyrs named Valentine(Valentine of Rome & Valentine of Terni) No romantic elements are present in the original early medieval biographies of either of these martyrs. One legend contends that Valentine was a priest who served during the third century in Rome. When Emperor Claudius II decided that single men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, he outlawed marriage for young men — his crop of potential soldiers. Valentine, realizing the injustice of the decree, defied Claudius and continued to perform marriages for young lovers in secret. When Valentine's actions were discovered, Claudius ordered that he be put to death. According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a young girl — who may have been his jailor's daughter — who visited him during his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter, which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today. during the Middle Ages, it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14 was the beginning of birds' mating season, which added to the idea that the middle of February — Valentine's Day — should be a day for romance. The oldest known valentine still in existence today was a poem written by Charles, Duke of Orleans to his wife while he was imprisoned in the Tower of London following his capture at the Battle of Agincourt. It is on display at the British Museum in london.

As we continued with the "Chillax" session, i noticed a strange figure, a man in a rotten state in the dark sitting alone under a shed nearby. We ignored,we forgot,we laughed,we fagged,we drank, a lot. It was awesome to relish nirvana playing from the car boot increasing the pace of bloodflow in my veins. Girls gave up midway.Guys continued their thing. Sun broke out early that day. I bid bye to all of them. I always liked being alone after a hangout. That man was not there. What could bring a man alone to drink all night? I remembered to have noticed him with the last memories i had. I slept more in the car.
There was a knock on the car. As i opened my eyes sunlight caught my eyes straight. I must have slept long. couldn't notice the person there. I lowered the window. In came a blow, a strong blow to my head.. I couldn't resist. I had seen this person somewhere. Oh, it was this... this... i got unconscious.

SlumDog Millionaire- a movie portraying (a rags to riches story) from the slums of Corporate Powerhouse of the nation , Mumbai ,has brought India to the world's Notice. I saw many such reports being published in Indian Newspapers, magazines by reviewers, columnists and critics. Indeed India, The Dharavi slums of Mumbai, India are on a global front, And Yes, People across the world have taken notice, But might i ask the ones who are busy celebrating the nominations of the movie in the American award functions viz. The Golden Globe and the Oscars what exactly has India Got to relate in this Movie. Besides applaudes for a Music Director of Indian Origin who has actually derived all his knowledge of Music from London Music College and the Obscure adult and child starcast of this movie , an otherwise essential requirement for the plot of the slum based movie, What India has provided to this Movie is the Plot!! The Slums, The living conditions, The Open toilets, communal riots, Mumbai mafia, Human trafficking, Male dominance in society with a mixup with the million dollar formula of bollywood that has actually befooled Indian Masses for years, A determined Hero striving hard to find his lady terror-stricken and crisis-laden. But the Hollywood Bread to the indian curry is the indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire". That for the golden touch.

Besides India is also being Noticed by the stats for its economic progress but I want to question the relevance of that. Mr. Chidambram the Intellectual Economist in the Indian Cabinet ministry mentioned Slumdog to be a portrayal of many Business Ideas that exist in the slums of India. But Mr. minister, for a nation with HUman Development Index ranking of 138 behind countries like El salvador, Uruguay and even palestine Ruled States among the various nations of the world has much bigger issues to be solved in such areas besides looking for business ideas. slumDog millionaire reveals the sorry state of the Indian citizen deprived from basic social amenities and a confirmation for the WHO statistics. So, I believe a reportrayal of Q&M, again a english author based novel with changed facts to replace Muslims inplace of Hindu characters is a word of celebration for the crew of the movie but not us the Indians. India is no more a nation of poor and starving people and when we can display that to the globe, that day will be a day of celebration for us on the stage of not a american award function but on a much bigger arena.

So what are the plans of the 43rd US president after retirement from the most powerful office of the world. Well, my suggestions for him would be playing golf, making post-dinner speeches and sitting on a beach. A leading daily published the intercepts from his comments on the same in a recent press conference at the white house " I just can’t envision myself, you know, with the big straw hat and a Hawaiian shirt, sitting on some beach.”

With the kind of lifestyle Mr. President has enjoyed till now , the answer to this question becomes all the more interesting to lookout for. He doesn't need to earn more for realizing his plans actually. He has earned millions as also mentioned in the article by various initiatives like selling the baseball team of Chicago. But also taking into account the low acceptance ratings of Mr. Bush, it seems logical for him to be around the lecture circuit or is expected to write about his tenure in the white house in a book as the former president Mr. Clinton. Oh yes there will be lot to talk about, 9/11, establishment of 'democracy' in Iraq and Afghanistan, US financial crisis all too far beyond to happen in a presidents' tenure. Happy Holidays Mr. President.

Okay, so what are Indian Firms Doing in the time when Global economic slowdown is on the charts. Well, we will find our own ways of messing up things indeed we are not involved in the crisis directly. Indeed, a big movement in Indian IT industry in these testing recession times.

So, the Maytas deal was to cover up for the fake inflated results as shown in the balance sheets. Brave and intelligent Move but with satyam shares proving to be a major holding in any share market dealers’ stacks of stocks. Rightly still, in this time when IT firms are moving towards drastic cost cutting and defensive approach to markets, shareholders suspicions made raju and his fellows to refrain from sealing the deal and then prevented them to get away clean with it. Worse still was the untimely banning of the World Bank to work for it on charges of corruption and unethical use of financial services.

This has now resulted in the tumbling down of Satyam Market shares from 170 to mere 70 now. Great!! Please correct me if I am wrong, the wrong stats in balance sheets were projected to avoid any merger situation and show that satyam is fairing well. It was a bluff projected to its shareholders. Now see where has it landed the company operating in 66 countries with about 150 Fortune 500 Companies.

So new question could be any takers for the 4th largest software exporter of the nation? IT majors don’t seem interested. I don’t have any friends there. Is Crisis heading India’s way? Is it a time for Panic among IT companies and share market people? Is it enough stuff to catch Indian Medias’ attention to divert from the India-Pak-US talk triangle? These are some questions that will be answered in the time to come.