Sometimes CHANGES are necessary

Changes are what a human tendancy is.By changing his habits,behaviour,life and work a man came into existence from a monkey which we call evolution.Now,the changes in the man got reduced and a person doesnt want to change his habits or behaviour.

• 1st change:Talking about the changes,what i remember was that i used to be a silent person in my childhood.I was very much serious about my life and till class 6th i used to take things very seriously.

Since every change occurs because of an incident.So,when i was enjoying my summer holidays in Ranchi in 2001,i casually registered my name in KBC junior through a phone call.Well as i was knowing that many will be participating in that so it was very rare to get selected for it.But as everybody says "tera luck bahut achha hai" which i personally dont believe and also i want that nobody gets this "luck" which i m having.So,luckily i got selected for 2nd round and then for the third round and then was called to mumbai.
The recording of the show was on 8th june 2001,i reached mumbai on 7th night by flight.Well it was my second visit in that big city.There was traffic here and there and for me it was quite obvious that i was seeing dreams in that city of dreams.
The very next day a bus came and we were taken to the filmcity.The filmcity was the best place i had ever visited.There were sets of this and that film and you can imagine that you are in a wonderland.Since i was very happy and wanted to see Amitabh Bachhan(AB).So we entered the set and the other 9 contestants and I were taken to the make-up room.My mind was full of dreams.After this we were given the places in the fastest finger first seat and instructions were given.
When AB came all the participants were amazed and wanted to shake hands with him.He came to us one by one and then shaked his hand with us.That time i was feeling proud and was on the top of the world.The game started,and for the first question i missed by 1 second.I was very much depressed after that and when the second chance came i couldnt even answer the question.Now i broke down and started feeling that i m a looser and had lost everything.
After this the next day i came back to home and the very next day jaundice attacked me.
In this period i realised the importance of life and after that 3 months i changed myself.I used to smile always,became unserious about averything except studies(wo bhi till vlass XII) and became cool tension free person.

• 2nd change:From starting i was quite irresponsible kinda person.Even at starting i dont care what should i wear.Things changed when i came to college and that to when our 4th semester was going.In 1st,2nd and 3rd semesters it was damn sure that my name will be mentioned in the short attendance list.But i dont know(or rather dont want to tell) what happened to me in 4th semester that i started going to college and attended the classes.I became responsible,was writing notes and even was doing my lab work more sincerely.And the last thing to be changed was the habit my orkutting.It was much realxing that i deleted my account.

This was done so that i can deviate my mind to myself and further changes which could improve me and i want to thanx the person or incident which god created because of whom this changes took place.

P.S. : life gets boring after 11 because of kaushal,gaurav and jai :( .

P.S. :Cheering for KKR in the season-2 of IPL.

P.S. :O.S the worst subject in 4th sem.

P.S. :Had a fight wid parents,told them "i will not marry".

World's finest slip fielder - RAHUL DRAVID

Now I believe that everything happens for a reason. So despite waking up till 4am for my xamination,but what makes the misery bearable is that it ensured I didn't miss Rahul Dravid's record-breaking catch. I didn't want to miss it, though I always feared I would.

I remember telling him jokingly before the series that if he wanted his countrymen to watch him break the record he better make sure that it came after lunch, or better still in the final session. Of course I have been up to see the first session on most days and I saw him take the first catch of the series, in the seventh over of the first morning's play on March 18, but the next one has taken some time to come. But when I left home in the morning just after India declared, I had a feeling that I would miss it.

It was just in time that I shifted my attention from the laptop to watch Zaheer Khan induce the edge from Tim McIntosh and Dravid go down to his left at second slip to pick the ball few inches from the ground. It was a good catch, not spectacular, but not as easy as Dravid made it look. It was a result of what makes Dravid such a good slipper: good anticipation, swift movement, perfect timing, and soft hands.

Dravid has spent a lifetime in Sachin Tendulkar's shadow and the big batting records - centuries, number of runs scored - were never going to be his, but he is quite on his own in the slips. Mohammad Azharuddin will rank as the greatest all-round Indian fielder, and he was quite brilliant in the slips, but as a specialist and for sheer longevity, Dravid stands alone. Sunil Gavaskar was pretty good at first slip too, but I reckon Dravid has taken more difficult catches, and made them look easy.

There are many theories about what makes top-order batsmen such good slip fielders - Bob Simpson, Mark Waugh, Mark Taylor, and Mahela Jayawerdene are the names that spring to mind immediately - but perhaps the ability to concentrate for long periods is the most accurate. But like everything else in cricket, slip catching requires good technique and lots of practice. Mark Waugh, whose record Dravid has broken, took far more spectacular catches and he was superb in the outfield too, but what has marked Dravid out is his catching off spinners, an art in itself. It requires standing closer, reading the bowler and anticipating the batsman's response. In the recent years, Dravid has sometimes moved away from the slips against the quicker bowlers, but Anil Kumble would have none other.

This record is likely to stay with him for a while. At the average rate for catches, the men behind him, Ponting, Kallis and Jayawardene, will need about three years to catch up, and given how well he has played in this series, Dravid, if he chooses to, still has a season or two left in him.

TATA NANO

Finally the so-called 1 Lakh Rupee was launched last week with lot of fan fare and great reviews. Well the manufacturing cost might be just below a lac for the basic model but by the time it gets on the road its costs about 1.23lac in Delhi. But still that’s a very very cheap price tag for “a car”. Yes it’s a car not just a tin box with an engine in front. It can comfortably seat 4 fully grown adults. It has a max speed of a 105KM/H. now the Tata’s r claiming it’s a safe car and meets all existing emission norms currently in India now. But it would be interesting to see how many changes the Nano undergoes to meet the EU or Americans safety and emission norms and how that affects the prices of the car there. Now Nano will not be easily available right now coz their production plans were hampered by the useless agitation by the great Ms. Mamta Banerjee. I hope she would be happy to see Nano rolling out from Sanand instead of Singur. Anyway back to Nano. Once the production for the car gets underway and the Nano is actually available for the public to buy it would bring a much-needed relief for the cash strapped Tata Motors in these hard times. I heard on the TV a lot of the so-called auto experts complaining about the top speed of 105KMPH or the noise levels. what are they expecting for a lac rupees?? It has ample leg space, comfortable seating, power window (in the 1.83Lac version) and they are complaining about 105KMPH. The only bad side of the story that I can see is the increase in amount of traffic on our already existing Indian roads. And the amount of pollution that these many cars will be adding. But then that is not only the case with Nano that’s with every other car that comes out on the street from any of the factories. Well lets c what happens when the booking actually opens in April. Would love to get my hand on one of these babies :-)

P.S. - worried about the maths xam
P.S. - listening to "Ek lau" frm aamir
P.S. - relaxed after deleting orkut
P.S. - will be very busy frm the next sem

Domination Starts With DO

"Terrorism".....this word was first heard by me in 1999 during kargil war,but i realised it after the 2001 9/11 attack.The words "terrorist" and "taliban" were all new for me.But after this incident i came to know that terrorist activities were carried out in india long back.The 1993 mumbai serial blast was the best example till the 26/11 attacks.

Terrorism is the major problem the world is facing today.But here are some facts :

• After 9/11 attacks in US,no terrorist activities were ever carried out.After 9/11,the US govt carried out a mission to find Osama Bin Laden,the main mastermind behind 9/11. 8 years have passed and not a single terrorist activity has been carried.
• 7/7/2005,the London train blasts which killed around 33 people,the blasts was carried out in 2 trains and a bus. 4 years have passed no attaks in london have taken place.In fact british army is on a joint mission with US army in Afghanistan

On the other hand,after 9/11 around 6 major terrorist attacks were carried out in India.

• 13th dec 2001,parliament attack - A shame to the country as its called the most secure place in India
• 11th July 2006,mumbai train blasts - After 1993 it was the biggest terrorist activity carried out killing around 174 people.
• 26th Aug 2007,hyderabad blasts - killed around 42 people
• 13th May 2008,Jaipur blast - 5 serial blasts were carried out killing around 80 people in the pink city
• 25th July 2008,Bangalore blast-9 serial bomb blasts,3 people killed
• 27th July 2008,Ahmedabad Blast-6 serial bomb blasts took place killing around 45
• 14th Sept 2008,Delhi Blast- 4 bomb blasts in north south and central delhi,killing around 30.
• 26th Nov 2008,Taj and Oberoi attack,Mumbai - Again the Business capital was hit by 7 terrorist who took charge of Taj and Oberoi hotels and all people inside were turned to hostages.Around 101 people were killed.

After these many attacks,no one feels secure in the country,Not even a single step or assurance was given by the govt.In fact they play the dirty politics in the name of terrorism to defend themselves.Will anyone take the responsibility that because of he/she this attack had taken place.

The intelligence in this country too is weak.No prior information was given to any of the state govt officials about the attck by the intelligence.

The second most important part is that ,the Indian police is ill equipped in terms of everything.

In other countries police uses the automatic guns and SUV's for better control over the criminals.On the other hand Indian Police uses the traditional old "lathi" and "Mahindra Legend Jeep". After the 26th Nov attacks i had visited Mumbai on 7th Dec just 10 days after the attacks. I was there at the chaupati and seen that there were only two policeman patrolling that place with "lathi" in their hand.So,how come they will tackle with a terrorist who is having a MP-4 or SMG or AK-47?

One more doubt was there in my mind.Why the country warned Pakistan?When India was sure that it was Pakistan territory that was used ,why not it attacked as soon as possible to stop the further attack which will be going to take place again and the government will not do anything about it.

For a quick step India shouldnt have warned Pakistan.A dominant step should have been taken by the government like what U.S. and U.K. did,so that it should have stopped.Why not we become a dominant country?

The answer lies within us and within all indians that Domination Starts With DO and the country has to change itself to a Dominant state.