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What is life?

Life - What is life?


This question was asked once to Swami Vivekananda. He replied that life was struggle against forces that try to put the organism down. This gives us a deep insight. Life is a struggle. We live as long as we struggle. If we stop struggling, we will stop living. Every moment the body is fighting against germs and disorders that are trying to destroy it. Same is true with the mind also. Every life struggles to Exist, Express and Enjoy. There are forces from within and from outside that are constantly trying to suppress these. Every moment every life form tries to establish its individuality. Without these problems, there is no life. We should face problems in life. If we succumb to them, that will be death. The body might continue to live, but we may be dead in other aspects of life like cultural, intellectual, moral and spiritual. We need to keep struggling against forces external and internal. This is life.




Lead -


What is leading a life? How is it different from merely living? The direction of our life is governed by two factors – Preyas (likes and dislikes) and Shreyas (right and wrong). Animals don’t have a concept of right and wrong. They live as per their likes and dislikes. Human beings should lead a life based on right and wrong. There may be things that are right but not very pleasant. Nevertheless we should follow them and continue to stick to them. There may be things that are wrong but pleasant. But we should abstain from them. If we don’t, then we are not living life as human beings but as animals. To live as human beings, we should lead our lives based on right and wrong, irrespective of likes and dislikes.




Purposeful -


What is the purpose of life? Is there a purpose of life that can lead us till our last breath. Some children may think “to become a doctor” or “to become a teacher” is their aim in life. But after that, what? Does life become aimless? These are all means. The purpose of life is to “Be Good and Do Good“. This is a purpose that is applicable today, tomorrow and till our last day. “To be a doctor”, “to be a teacher” are all means to “do good”. That is the real purpose. We should not lose the purpose in pursuit of the means. The purpose is to “Be Good and Do Good”.




Why should we “Be Good and Do Good”? What will happen if we are not so? Being good and doing good will give us peace of mind. Without peace of mind, we will not enjoy what we achieve in life.




Once there was a king and his minister. The king said, “Peace of mind is more important than material comforts.” The minister disagreed. The king became angry and said, “Tomorrow morning you will be hanged. You can go home now.” The minister went home sadly. Soon a messenger came from the king with a letter from the king. It said, “I am very sorry that I gave an order to hang you tomorrow. But I cannot change that now. As a compensation, you are welcome to the palace to live a life of royal comforts today.” A request from the king is as good as a command. So reluctantly the minister went to the palace. He was taken on a big elephant. He was given a royal welcome at the palace. A royal lunch with several dishes was waiting for him. After lunch, he was given the royal bed to take rest. In the evening, there was a great music and dance program arranged specially for the minister. There was a great dinner too and in the night also, a great
bedroom was given for the minister in the palace. In the morning the king came to meet the minister in the room. The king asked, “I hope you enjoyed the royal treatment given to you yesterday.” The minister replied, “When I am going to be hanged the next day, how can I enjoy? The welcome was uninteresting. The food was tasteless. I could not sleep. I did not have the mind to hear or see the music and dance. With great difficulty I sat through the performance.” The king replied, “Now tell me. Isn’t peace of mind more important than material comforts? Without peace of mind, you cannot enjoy anything even if you are in their midst. I created this drama only to make you understand this. You will not be hanged. You can go home now, freshen up and come to the palace for your regular duties.”




This peace of mind can come only by being good and doing good. Also, we live a normal life based on the assumption that the people around us are good. Without that faith, we cannot live. When we go in a bus, we sit peacefully only because we believe that the vehicle is in good condition, the driver is not drunk, he is not sleeping and the other vehicles and drivers on the road are also in good condition. Without this faith, we cannot travel by a bus. Similarly, when we buy something from a shop, we believe in its quality and quantity. The entire world runs on faith. If people do not follow “Be Good and Do Good”, the entire world will be a chaos. To maintain the order in the world, it is the duty of each one of us to “Be Good and Do Good”.




How -


For any work to be properly accomplished, three questions have to be answered – What, Why and How. What we get by answering these questions are called “Jnaana Shakti”, “Iccha Shakti” and “Kriya Shakti”. In English they are termed as “Head, Heart and Hand”, respectively. These three should come together to do any work. We saw that the purpose of life is to “Be Good and Do Good”. That answers the “What”. We also discussed “Why” we should “Be Good and Do Good”. Next comes the question “How”.




The statement “Be Good, Do Good” has been more elaborately presented by Swami Vivekananda as the motto of the Ramakrishna Mission – “aatmano mokshaartam, jagat hitaaya cha” – “For the freedom of the self and for the good of the world”. The first part means in simple terms – “Be Good”. The second part means “Do Good”. In the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna calls the first part as “Tapas”. He deals with the second part as two aspects – “Yagna” and “Daana”. There are several verses in the Gita that talk about these three “Yagna”, “Daana” and “Tapas” in great detail.




Everyone of us takes so much from the world and society. We need air to breathe, water to drink, food to eat, clothes to wear, place to live, etc. All these are provided by various objects and people in the world. This debt is called “Runa”. Paying them back with gratitude is called “Yagna”. There are five kinds of “runa”s described in the scriptures. Our debt to the natural world of air, water, earth, etc is called Deva runa. We should not waste resources. We should plant more trees and take care of the environment. We should not create pollution. These are the ways to pay back Deva runa. We take so much from other plants and animals for food, clothing, etc. This is called Bhutaruna. We should take care of the plants and animals in the world with respect and treat them with kindness. This the way to pay this back. We take services from different people in the society like farmers, masons, tailors, etc. This is called Manushyaruna. We should
pay them their dues and treat them with gratitude and kindness. We should do social service to uplift the under privileged. This is
the way to repay this. Our parents and ancestors have given us this human body. We are indebted to them for that. This is called Pitruruna. We should take care of our parents, grand parents and all elders in the society. Similarly, we should take care of children. We should care for orphans and old people who have no one to take care of them. These are the ways to pay back Pitru runa. We have got our human culture in the forms of science, arts, technology, religion, philosophy, etc. Without this rich cultural heritage, we are no different from animals. We are indebted to our teachers and the great people who lived before us. This debt is called Rishiruna. We should learn well and donate to people and institutions who are developing and spreading knowledge. We should respect our teachers. We should also develop knowledge and pass on to others. These are the ways to pay back the Rishi runa. This five kinds of paying back is called Yagna. It should be done
with gratitude as a duty without expecting any further returns. For children, studying well and being obedient to the parents and teachers is itself a great Yagna.




We should give more than what we take. We should consume less and contribute more. We should help people who need help and will not be able to help us back. We should do this with humility with due respect to the other person. This is called Daana. For children, not to demand too much from parents and to help them in their work is a good way to start. Help your friends and support them in their weak moments. This is a good beginning to do Daana.




If we follow these two – Yagna and Daana – we will be able to follow the purpose “Do Good”.




“Tapas” means austerity or discipline. Being conscious and in voluntary control of what we think and do is called Tapas. Krishna talks about several kinds of Tapas. To start with, we can consider one of them now and try to make it a part of our life. Krishna describes five disciplines as “Vaak tapas” – “discipline of speech”. They are:


anudvegakaram – Non-violent – We should talk softly without using harsh words.


satyam – Truthful – This is the greatest discipline. We should avoid telling lies under all conditions.


priyam – Pleasant – We should tell only that is pleasant. We should avoid telling unpleasant truths.


hitam – Useful – We should avoid all useless and harmful talk.


swaadhyaayam – Study – We should read good books. We should be selective in TV programs and movies so that we watch only things that will help us to grow.


Following these five disciplines, we will be able to follow the purpose “Be Good”.




To summarize, life is a struggle. We should lead our lives based on “good and bad” and not based on “likes and dislikes”. The purpose of life is to “Be Good and Do Good” as elaborated as “Yagna, Daana and Tapas”.

Good Songs

I Miss My College days
Gunna Mamidi Komma Meeda
Ee Divilo Virisina Parijatamo

Think Out Of Box...

Many years ago, somewhere in a small village, a farmer had the misfortune Of owing a large sum of money to a village moneylender. The moneylender, who was old and ugly, fancied the farmer’s beautiful daughter. So he proposed a bargain. He said he would forgo the farmer’s debt if he could marry his daughter. Both the farmer and his daughter were horrified by the proposal.

So the cunning money-lender suggested that they let LUCK decide the matter. He told them that he would put a black pebble and a white pebble into an empty money bag. Then the girl would Have to pick one pebble from the bag.

1. If she picked the black pebble, she would become his wife and her father’s debt would be forgiven.
2. If she picked the white pebble she need not marry him and her father’s debt would still be forgiven.
3. But if she refused to pick a pebble, her father would be thrown into jail.

They were standing on a pebble strewn path in the farmer’s field. As they talked, the moneylender bent over to pick up two pebbles. As he picked them up, the sharp-eyed girl noticed that he had picked up two black pebbles and put them into the bag. He then asked the girl to pick a pebble from the bag.

Now, imagine that you were standing in the field. What would you have done if you were the girl? If you had to advise her, what would you have told her?

Careful analysis would produce three possibilities:

1. The girl should refuse to take a pebble (Her father will be thrown in jail)
2. The girl should show that there were two black pebbles in the bag and expose the money-lender as a cheat (but the money will still be owed)
3. The girl should pick a black pebble and sacrifice herself in order to save her father from his debt and imprisonment (Girl will have to marry the cruel lender)

Take a moment to ponder over the story. The above story is used with the hope that it will make us appreciate the difference between lateral and logical thinking. Think of the consequences if she chooses the above logical answers.

What would you recommend to the Girl to do?

GIVE UP?

Well, here is what she did ....

The girl put her hand into the moneybag and drew out a pebble. Without looking at it, she fumbled and let it fall onto the pebble-strewn path Where it immediately became lost among all the other pebbles.

“Oh, how clumsy of me,” she said. “But never mind, if you look into the Bag for the one that is left, you will be able to tell which pebble I picked.”

Since the remaining pebble is black, it must be assumed that she had picked the white one. And since the money-lender dared not admit his dishonesty, the girl changed what seemed an impossible situation into an extremely advantageous one.

Moral of the Story: Most complex problems do have a solution. If only we Think Logically and Out of the Box.

MindSet

An elephant can lift in excess of a ton of weight with just its trunk. Still an elephant is conditioned to stay in one place with a weak rope and a stake. Only a small rope tied to its front leg holds an elephant. No chains, no cages. It is obvious that the elephant can, at anytime, break away from its bonds but for some reason, it does not. The reason is that, when the elephant is a baby and much smaller, it is tied to a strong chain and strong tree. The baby is weak but the chain and tree are strong. The baby is not used to being tied, so it keeps tugging and pulling the chain, in vain. A day comes when it realizes that all the tugging and pulling will not help and it gives up, thinking that it cannot break away from the bond. It stops and stands still.

And when the baby elephant becomes the mighty giant elephant, he is tied with a weak rope and a small stake. The elephant could with one tug, walk away free, but it goes nowhere because it has been conditioned to believe that it cannot break away. It believes that the rope can still hold it, so it never tries to break free.

REFLECTION: Like the elephants, we also go through life hanging onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before. We are also being held back by old beliefs and avoid trying something new because of a limiting belief about ourselves. At times, we are also held back by someone else's limiting beliefs about ourselves. Whatever we can conceive and believe, we can achieve.

An Inspiring Piece

Indeed an inspiring
story, please do read on.



I was born in a secluded village on a mountain.
 Day by day, my parents plowed the yellow dry soil   with their backs
towards the sky.

I have a brother who is 3 years younger than me.  I wanted to buy a
handkerchief, which all girls   around me seemed to have. So, one day I
stole 50 cents from my father's drawer.  Father had discovered about the
stolen money right away.

He made me and my younger brother kneel against the wall as he held a bamboo
  stick in his hand.

'Who stole the money?' he asked.

I was stunned, too afraid to talk. Neither of us admitted to the fault, so he
said, 'Fine, if nobody wants to admit, you two should be beaten!'

He lifted up the bamboo stick.

Suddenly, my younger brother gripped father's hand and said, Dad, I was the one
who did it!'

The long stick smacked my brother's back repeatedly.  Father was so angry
that he kept on whipping my brother until he lost his breath.

After that, he sat down on our stone bed and scolded my brother, 'You have
learned to steal from your own house now. What other embarrassing things will
you are possibly doing in the future? You should be beaten to death, you
shameless thief!'

That night, my mother and I hugged my brother. His body was full of wounds from
the beating but he never shed a single tear.

In the middle of the night, all of sudden, I cried out loudly.  My brother
covered my mouth with his little hand and said, Sis, now don't cry anymore.
Everything has happened.'

I still hate myself for not having enough courage to admit what I did. Years
went by, but the incident still seemed like it just happened yesterday.

I will never forget my brother's expression when he protected me.

That year, my brother was 8 years old and I was 11 years old.

When my brother was in his last year of secondary school, he was accepted in an
upper secondary school in the central. At the same time, I was accepted into a
university in the province.

That night, father squatted in the yard, smoking, packet by packet.  I
could hear him ask my mother, 'Both of our children, they have good results? Very
good results?'

Mother wiped off her tears and sighed,' What is the use? How can we
possibly finance both of them?'

At that time, my brother walked out, he stood in front of father and said,
  'Dad, I don't want to continue my study anymore, I have read enough
books.'

Father swung his hand and slapped my brother on his face.

'Why do you have a spirit so damn weak? Even if it means I have to beg for
money on the streets, I will send you two to school until you have both
finished your studies!'

And then, he started to knock on every house in the village to borrow money.

I stuck out my hand as gently as I can to my brother's swollen face, and told
him,  'A boy has to continue his study; if not; he will not be able to
overcome this poverty we are experiencing. ' I, on the other hand, had decided
not to further my study at the university.

Nobody knew that on the next day, before dawn, my brother left the house with a
few pieces of worn-out clothes and a few dry beans. He sneaked to my side of
the bed and left a note on my pillow; 'Sis, getting into a university is not
easy. I will go find a job and I will send money to you.'

I held the note while sitting on my bed, and cried until I lost my voice.

That year, my brother was 17 years old; I was 20 years old.

With the money father borrowed from the whole village, and the money my brother
earned from carrying cement on his back at a construction site, finally, I
managed to get to the third year of my study in the university.

One day, while I was studying in my room, my roommate came in and told me,
'There's a villager waiting for you outside!'

Why would there be a villager looking for me? I walked out, and I saw my
brother from afar. His whole body was covered with dirt, dust, cement and sand.
I asked him, 'Why did you not tell my roommate that you are my brother?'

He replied with a smile,' Look at my appearance.  What will they think if
they would know that I am your brother? Won't they laugh at you?'

I felt so touched, and tears filled my eyes. I swept away dirt and dust from my
brother's body. And told him with a lump in my throat, 'I don't care what
people would say! You are my brother no matter what your appearance is?'

From his pocket, he took out a butterfly hair clip. He put it on my hair and
said, 'I saw all the girls in town are wearing it. So, I think you should also
have one.'

I could not hold back myself anymore. I pulled my brother into my arms and
cried. That year, my brother was 20 years old; I was 23 years old.

I noticed that the broken window was repaired the first time I brought my
boyfriend home. The house was scrubbed cleaned.

After my boyfriend left, I danced like a little girl in front of my mother,
'Mom, you didn't have to spend so much time cleaning the house!' But she told
me with a smile,

'It was your brother who went home early to clean the house. Didn't you see the
wound on his hand? He hurt his hand while he was replacing the window.'

I went into my brother's bedroom. Looking at his thin face, I felt like
hundreds of needles pricked in my heart.

I applied some ointment on his wound and put a bandage on it, 'Does it hurt?' I
asked him..

'No, it doesn't hurt. You know, when at the construction site, stones keep
falling on my feet ...Even that could not stop me from working.'

In the middle of the sentence, he stopped. I turned my back on him and tears
rolled down my face. That year, my brother was 23 years old; I was 26 years
old.

After I got married, I lived in the city. Many times my husband invited my
parents to come and live with us, but they didn't want..

They said, once they left the village, they wouldn't know what to do.

My brother agreed with them. He said, 'Sis, you just take care of your
parents-in-law. I will take care of Mom and Dad here.'

My husband became the director of his factory. We asked my brother to accept
the offer of being the manager in the maintenance department. But my brother
rejected the offer. He insisted on working as a
repairman instead for a start.

One day, my brother was on the top of a ladder repairing a cable, when he got
electrocuted, and was sent to the hospital.

My husband and I visited him at the hospital. Looking at the plaster cast on
his leg, I grumbled, 'Why did you reject the offer of being a manager? Managers
won't do something dangerous like that. Now look at you - you are suffering a
serious injury.  Why didn't you just listen to us?'

With a serious expression on his face, he defended his decision, 'Think of
  brother-in-law. He just became the director, and I being uneducated, and
would become a manager, what kind of rumors would fly around?'

My husband's eyes filled up with tears, and then I said,

'But you lack in education only because of me!'

'Why do you talk about the past?' he said and then he held my hand.

That year, he was 26 years old and I was 29 years old.

My brother was 30 years old when he married a farmer girl from the village.
During the wedding reception, the master of ceremonies asked him, 'Who is the
one person you respect and love the most?'

Without even taking a time to think, he answered,' My sister.' He continued by
telling a story I could not even remember.

'When I was in primary school, the school was in a different village. Everyday,
my sister and I would walk for 2 hours to school and back home. One day, I lost
the other pair of my gloves. My sister gave me one of hers.

She wore only one glove and she had to walk far. When we got home, her hands
were trembling because of the cold weather that she could not even hold her
chopsticks. From that day on, I swore that as long as I  live, I would
take care of my sister and will always be good to her.'

Applause filled up the room. All guests turned their attention to me.

I found it hard to speak, 'In my whole life, the one I would like to thank most
is my brother, 'And in this happy occasion, in front of the crowd, tears were
rolling down my face again..

Love and care for the one you love every single day of your life. You may think
what you did is just a small deed, but to that someone, it may mean a lot.

Have a nice day everyone! May this story inspire you in any way!

God is just so good and He's good all the time.  Remember, prayer does
change things!

ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!

ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!


Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.


From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?


To this Arthur Ashe replied:


" The world over -- 50 million children start playing tennis, 5 million learn to play tennis,


500,000 learn professional tennis, 50,000 come to the circuit, 5000 reach the grand slam,


50 reach Wimbledon, 4 to semi final, 2 to the finals,


when I was holding a cup I never asked GOD 'Why me?'.


And today in pain I should not be asking GOD 'Why me?' "


Happiness keeps you Sweet,

Trials keep you Strong,

Sorrow keeps you Human,

Failure keeps you humble and Success keeps you glowing, but only Faith & Attitude Keeps you going...

26 things a perfect guy wud do

Things That A Perfect Guy Would Do

i don't know if its true...


1.. Know how to make you smile when you are down .


2.. Try to secretly smell your hair, but you always notice.


3.. Stick up for you, but still respects your independence .


4.. Give you the remote control during the game .


5.. Come up behind you and put his arms
around you.


6.. Play with your hair.


7.. His hands always find yours ..


8. Be cute when he really wants something.


9.. Offer you plenty of massages.


10. Dance with you, even if he feels like a dork.


11. Never run out of love.


12. Be funny, but know how to be serious.


13. Realize he's being funny when he needs to be serious.


14. Be patient when you take forever to get ready.


15. React so cutely when you hit him and it actually hurts.


16. Smile a lot.


17. Plans a romantic date full of cheesy things he wouldn't normally like to do, just because he knows it means a lot to you.


18. Appreciate you.


19. Help others out.


20. Drive 5 hours just to see you for 1.


21. Always gives you a peck on the cheek when you depart from each others company, even when his friends are watching.


22. Sing, even if he can't.


23. Have a creative sense of humor.


24. Stare at you.


25. Call for no reason.


26. Quit smoking, chewing, drinking, or drugs - just because he loves u that much to quit it.

A Violinist in the Metro

A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning. He played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, since it was rush hour, it was calculated that thousands of people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. Three minutes went by and a middle aged man noticed there was musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried up to meet his schedule.


A minute later, the violinist received his first dollar tip: a woman threw the money in the till and without stopping continued to walk. A few minutes later, someone leaned against the wall to listen to him, but the man looked at his watch and started to walk again. Clearly he was late for work.


The one who paid the most attention was a 3 year old boy. His mother tagged him along, hurried but the kid stopped to look at the violinist. Finally the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. All the parents, without exception, forced them to move on.

In the 45 minutes the musician played, only 6 people stopped and stayed for a while. About 20 gave him money but continued to walk their normal pace. He collected $32. When he finished playing and silence took over, no one noticed it. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition. No one knew this but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the best musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written with a violin worth 3.5 million dollars.


Two days before his playing in the subway, Joshua Bell sold out at a theater in Boston and the seats average $100.

This is a real story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of an social experiment about perception, taste and priorities of people. The outlines were: in a commonplace environment at an appropriate hour:


Do we perceive beauty?
Do we stop to appreciate it?
Do we recognize the talent in an unexpected context?


One of the possible conclusions from this experience could be:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world playing the best music ever written, how many other things are we missing? Think on!!!!

Beautiful story, please read, applicable to all...!

The Japanese have always loved fresh fish. But the water close to Japan has not held many fish for decades. So to feed the Japanese population, fishing boats got bigger and went further than ever. The further the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring the fish. If the return trip took more time, the fish were not fresh. To solve this problem, fish companies installed freezers on their boats. They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go further and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little thrashing around, they were tired, dull, and lost their fresh-fish taste. The fishing industry faced an impending crisis! But today, they get fresh-tasting fish to Japan .
How did they manage?To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put the fish in the tanks but with a small shark. The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. The challenge they face keeps them alive and fresh! Have you realized that some of us are also living in a pond but most of the time tired and dull ? Basically in our lives, sharks are new challenges to keep us active. If you are steadily conquering challenges, you are happy. Your challenges keep you energized. Don't create success and revel in it in a state of inertia. You have the resources, skills and abilities to make a difference. Put a shark in your tank and see how far you can really go!

'Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character' - Albert Einstein

The First... ( INDIAN )

Actress of the TalkiesZubeida, Alam Ara(1931)
Actress to win Padma Shri AwardNargis Dutt(1958)
ArchitectMaha Govinda(5th C.BC)
Aryabhatta Medal WinnerK.R. Ramanathan(1977)
Bharat Ratna Award WinnerC.Rajgopalachari(1954) British Governor General of Indian UnionLord Louis Mountbatten(Aug. 15, 1947-June 20, 1948)
Captain of Test CricketC.K.Nayudu(1932)
Century in Test CricketLala Amarnath(1933-1934)
Chairman of Rajaya SabhaS.V.Krishnamoorthy(1952)
Chevalier Award WinnerSivaji Ganesan
Chief Election CommissionerSukumar Sen(1950-1958)
Chief Justice of IndiaHiralal J.Kania(1950-1951)
Chief of Air StaffSir Thomas Elmhirst(1947-1950)
Chief of Army Staff to die in harnessB.C.Joshi(1994)
Chief of Coast GuardV.A.Kamath(1978-1980)
Chief of Naval StaffR.D.Katari(1958-1962)
Commander-in-ChiefK.M.Cariappa(1949-1953)
CosmonautRakesh Sharma(1984)
Cricketer to have battled in all positions(1 to 11)Vinoo Mankad
Dada Saheb Phalke Award WinnerDevika Rani Roerich(1969)
Dancer to perform abroadUday Shankar
Deputy Prime MinisterVallabhbhai Patel(1947-1950)
Deputy Prime Minister to die in harnessVallabhbhai Patel(1950)
Elected PresidentS.Radhakrishnan(1962-1967)
Emperor of Mughal DynastyBabar(1526-1530)
Field MarshalS.H.F.J.Manekshaw(1973)
Film Star Chief MinisterM.G.Ramachandran(Tamil Nadu, 1977)
Financial Minister to present the Budget three times in a rowManmohan Singh (1933, 1994, 1995)
Finix Award WinnerSr.P.C.Sorcar
GeometerBaudhayana, Sulva Sutras(800 BC)
Governor General of British IndiaWarren Hastings(1774-1785)
GrammarianPanini, Ashtadhyaayi(6th C. BC)
Helms Award WinnerKunwar Digvijay Singh Babu(1952)
Home MinisterVallabhbhai Patel(1946)
ICS OfficerSatyendranath Tagore
Indian Chief of Air StaffS.Mukherjee(1954-1960)
Indian Governor General of Indian UnionM.Rajendra Singh(April 1, 1955-May 14, 1955)
Indian Woman President of Indian National CongressSarojini Naidu(1925)
J.C.Bose Medal WinnerV.Ramalingaswami(1977)
Jain TithankaraRishabha Dev
Jananpith Award WinnerG.Sankara Kurup, Odakuzhal(1965)
Lady of the Indian FilmDevika Rani Roerich
Lata Mangeshkar Award WinnerNaushad(1984)
LawgiverManu, Manu Smirti(3100 BC)
Man to climb Mount Everest without oxygenPhu Dorjee(1984)
Man to climb Mount EverestTanzing Norgay(with Edumund Hillary, 1953)
Man to make solo Flight(from US to India)Satish Soman(1994)
Man to swim across English ChannelMihir Sen(1966)
Man to swim several Straits in one calender yearMihir Sen(1966)
Managing Director of World BankGautam Kaji(1995)
Member of British ParliamentDadabhai Naoroji(1862)
Member of Viceroy's Executive CouncilSir S.P.Sinha(1909)
Miss UniverseSushmita Sen(1994)
Miss WorldReita Faria(1966)
Musician to get Padma Bhushan and Padma VibhushanaM.S.Subbulakshmi(1954,1975)
Musician to get Ramon Magsaysay AwardM.S.Subbulakshami(1974)
Naval PilotY.N.Singh(1941)
Nishan-Eey-Pakistan Award WinnerMorarji Desai(1991)Nobel Prize WinnerRabindranath Tagore, Gitanjali(1913)
Olympic Medal WinnerNorman Pritchard, Silver(1900)
Oscar WinnerBhanu Athaiya
PatricideAjatshatru's killing of Bimbisara(494 BC)
Physically handicapped mountaineerBaba Manindra Pal
PilotJ.R.D.Tata, Tata Airlines(1929)
Presentation of BudgetR.K.Shanmugham Chetty, Finance Minister(1947)
Presentation of General BudgetC.D.Deshmukh, Finance Minister(1952)
PresidentRajendra Prasad(1950-1962)
President of Indian National CongressW.C.Bannerjee(1885)
President of International Court of JusticeNagendra Singh(1970)
President to die in harnessZakir Hussain(1967-1969)
Prime MinisterJawaharlal Nehru(1947-1964)
Prime Minister to be assassinatedIndira Gandhi(1984)
Prime Minister to die in harnessJawaharlal Nerhru(1964)
Prime Minister to head a minority governmentChoudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan,14, 1980)
Prime Minister to resign from officeMorarji Desai(1979)
Prime Minister who did not face ParliamentChaudhary Charan Singh(July 28, 1979-Jan 14, 1980)
Raman Medal WinnerSalim Moinuddin Ahmed Ali(1979)
Raman Magsaysay Award WinnerVinoba Bhave(1958)
Recipient of Stalin Peace PrizeSaifuddin Kitchlew(1954)
Recipient of World Food PrizeM.S.Swaminathan(1987)
S.Ramanujan Medal WinnerS.Chandrashekhar(1962)
S.S.Bhatnagar Medal WinnerAtma Ram(1959)
ScientistUddalaka Aruni(560 BC)
Slave Ruler of IndiaQutb-ud-din Aibak(1206-1210)
Speaker in Hindi at the UNAtal Bihari Vajpayee(1977)
Speaker of Lok SabhaGanesh Vasudeo Mavalankar(1952-1957)
Test-tube babyBaby Harsha or Indira(1986)
Vice-PresidentS.Radhakrishnan(1952-1962)
Viceroy of IndiaLord Canning (1858-1862)
Woman (Muslim) Ruler of IndiaRazia Sultana(1236-1240)
Woman AdvocateCornelia Sorabji(1894)
Woman AmbassadorVijayalakshmi Pandit(U.S.S.R., 1947-1949)
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Woman Chief Justice(of High Court)Leila Seth(Himachal Pradesh, 1991)
Woman Chief MinisterSucheta Kriplani(Uttar Pradesh, 1963-1967)
Woman Foreign MinisterLakshmi N. Menon(1957-1966)
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Arithmetical Magic - Must See

Arithmetical Magic



This is Absolutely amazing!
Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!!
1 x 8 + 1 = 9
12 x 8 + 2 = 98
123 x 8 + 3 = 987
1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876
12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765
123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654
1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543
12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432
123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321


1 x 9 + 2 = 11
12 x 9 + 3 = 111
123 x 9 + 4 = 1111
1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111
12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111
123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111
1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111
12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111
123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111
9 x 9 + 7 = 88
98 x 9 + 6 = 888
987 x 9 + 5 = 8888
9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888
98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888
987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888
9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888
98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888
Brilliant, isn't it?
And look at this symmetry:
1 x 1 = 1
11 x 11 = 121
111 x 111 = 12321
1111 x 1111 = 1234321
11111 x 11111 = 123454321
111111 x 111111 = 12345654321
1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321
11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321
111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321
Now, take a look at this...
101%
From a strictly mathematical viewpoint:
What Equals 100%?
What does it mean to give MORE than 100%?
Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%.
How about ACHIEVING 101%?
What equals 100% in life?
Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions:
If:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Is represented as:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26.
If:
H-A-R-D-W-O-R-K
8+1+18+4+23+15+18+11 = 98%
And:
K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E
11+14+15+23+12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96%
But:
A-T-T-I-T-U-D-E
1+20+20+9+20+21+4+5 = 100%
THEN, look how far the love of God will take you:
L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D
12+15+22+5+15+6+7+15+4 = 101%
Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that:
While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top

The Train of Life !!!!!!!!

Some folks ride the train of life looking out the rear,
Watching miles of life roll by and marking every year.

They sit in sad remembrance of wasted days gone by,
And curse their life for what it was and hang their head and cry.

But I don't concern myself with that, I took a different vent,
I look forward to what life holds and not what has been spent.

So strap me to the engine, as securely as I can be,
I want to be out on the front, to see what I can see.

I want to feel the winds of change, blowing in my face,
I want to see what life unfolds, as I move from place to place.

I want to see what's coming up, not looking at the past,
Life's too short for yesterdays, it moves along too fast.

So if the ride gets bumpy, while you are looking back,
Go up front, and you may find, your life has jumped the track.

It's all right to remember, that's part of history,
But up front's where it's happening, there's so much mystery.

The enjoyment of living is not where we have been,
It's looking ever forward to another year and ten.

It's searching all the byways, never should you refrain,
For if you want to live your life, you gotta drive the train

The Duck & the Lawyer

*A big city lawyer went duck hunting in rural Tennessee . *
*He shot and dropped a bird, but it fell into a farmer's field on the other
side of a fence.

As the lawyer climbed over the fence, an elderly farmer drove up on his
tractor and asked him what he was doing.

The litigator responded, 'I shot a duck and it fell in this field, and now
I'm going to retrieve it.'

The old farmer replied, 'This is my property, and you are not coming over
here.'

The indignant lawyer said, 'I am one of the best trial attorneys in the
United States and, if you don't let me get that duck, I'll sue you and take
everything you own.'

The old farmer smiled and said, 'Apparently, you don't know how we settle
disputes in Tennessee . We settle small disagreements with the 'Three Kick
Rule.''

The lawyer asked, 'What is the 'Three Kick Rule'?'

The Farmer replied, 'Well, because the dispute occurs on my land, I get to
go first. I kick you three times and then you kick me three times and so on
back and forth until someone gives up.'

The attorney quickly thought about the proposed contest and decided that he
could easily take the old codger. He agreed to abide by the local custom.

The old farmer slowly climbed down from the tractor and walked up to the
attorney.

His first kick planted the toe of his heavy steel toed work boot into the
lawyer's groin and dropped him to his knees.

His second kick to the midriff sent the lawyer's last meal gushing from his
mouth.

The lawyer was on all fours when the farmer's third kick to his rear end,
sent him face-first into a fresh cow pie.

The lawyer summoned every bit of his will and managed to get to his feet.

Wiping his face with the arm of his jacket, he said, 'Okay, you old so n'
so. Now it's my turn.'*
* *
*The old farmer smiled and said, 'Nah, I give up. You can have the duck.'*