Crosses and Diagonals , Isles                               May  16 , 2012                                   Wed  10 : 30 PM local       Pleasant skies, clear visuals [...]

In light of our recent challenges with J, DB send me a short note this afternoon :"You are making J feel like she can never make a mistake, you need to prove and demonstrate to her through actions that you will forgive her when she does make a mistake.. her recent behavior is her way of testing a self fulfilling prophecy"That is possibly the best summary of everything that describes the dynamic between J and I. On the one hand I want to be the mother who is always available, is able to walk in her shoes and understand the importance of balance. To that end, her schedule is fairly light, the supervision is on an as needed basis and I never talk down to her or be disrespectful. On the other hand, I do have a high bar in terms of my expectations from her - I want her to be a very genuine person, have the capacity for empathy and be brave.  It turns out that meeting these standards is significantly harder than making good grades. So DB is right that I expect her to be [...]

As soon as Pranabda said that we have to take austerity measures, Mamtadi immediately acted on this, She would have done this even if the Rupee was at 38 to a US$!  I hope she does not expect me to do something like this...even after I retire.

Should I wear false eyelashes? Should I wear bright red lipstick more often? Should I live up to my turquoise shoes? Should I learn to braid my hair into intricate french braids?Should I stop dressing only for comfort?Should I... sing?Would you recognise me if I did?

Stars in a moonless skyWhat is it that you dream about she asks.Your Smile,Your lookYour Kiss,Your hugYour love,your trustYour words,Your feelingsYour warmth,Your concernYour presence,Your eyes He replies. And she smiles as she understands the language of truth.She mulls over his wordsLong after he has sleptShe lies awakeWeaving with themHer security blanketWrapping them around herself And then carefully squirreling them awayOn the days when there is nothing but blacknessFor his words are the stars that illuminate the moonless sky.And they are hers. Nothing can take them away from each other now. For words once uttered find their way into heartsand later spill over to paperIn form of poetry.Immortalised forever. Perhaps this is what they call love.© 2012 Preeti Shenoy   For more poems click here. Some poems have already appeared in print. Kindly do not reproduce without [...]

UCO BankPersonnel Services Department, Head Office -2, 3-4, DD Block,Sector - 1, Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700064. UCO Bank invites applications On-line only from Indian Citizens for the following posts of  Clerks for those candidates who have valid CWE  Score Card for Clerks conducted by IBPS in 2011 : Clerk : 1000 posts, Pay Scale : Rs. 7200-19300, Age : 18-28 years Application Fee: Rs. 100/- for General/ OBC (Rs. 20/- for SC/ST/PWD/Ex.SM candidates). The fee should be deposited in the cash at CBS branches of UCO Bank through Payment Challan only. How to Apply: Candidates are requested to apply On-line between 16/05/2012 and 02/06/2012 only through UCO Bank's website.Please view details at http://recruitment.ucobank.com/recruitment_dt-10-5-12_no-12-5-12.doc and  online submission of the application can be done from 16/05/2012 onwards at  http://recruitment.ucobank.com/job_offers.htm

The Karnataka State Co-Operative Apex Bank Limited(A Scheduled Bank)No.1, “UTHUNGA” Pampa Mahakavi Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore- 560 018Applications are invited for the following posts :Clerk-cum-Cashiers : 69 postsClerk-cum-Stenographers : 07 postsPay Scale : Rs. 9570-29260Age : 18-33 years, relaxation in age as per rules.Application Fee :  Rs.300/- (Rs.200/- in case of SC/ST/Category and Ex-Servicemen in the form of DD/PO payable at Bangalore favouring “ The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KSC Apex Bank Ltd., Bangalore” How to Apply :  Completed Application in a closed Envelope superscribing “Application for the post of Clerk-cum-Cashier/Clerk-cum-Stenographer/ST Backlog” may be sent along with the copies of therequired certificates and fee addressed to The CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER & MEMBER SECRETARY, RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE, KSC Apex Bank Ltd., No. 1, Pampamahakavi Road, Chamarajpet, Bangalore – 560 018 by post/courier so as to reach on or before [...]

Vijaya Bank(A Government of India Undertaking)Head Office, 41/2, M.G. Road, Bangalore - 560001Vijaya Bank, a leading listed Public Sector Bank, having Head Office in Bangalore, with all India representation, invites Online applications from young & Dynamic Candidates who have qualified in the Common Written Examination (CWE)-PO/MT- conducted by Institute of Banking Personnel Selection IBPS in 2011-12 and holding a valid score card issued by IBPS, for recruitment for the posts of Probationary Assistant Manager (JMG-S-I) in Officers Cadre :Probationary Assistant Manager : 894 posts (SC-147, ST-125, OBC-273, UR-349) (PH-48), Pay Scale : Rs. 14500-25700, Age : 20-30  years, Qualification : Graduate in any discipline and IBPS CWE score 138 & above for General candidates and 113 & above for SC/ST/OBC/PWD Application fee : Rs.200/- (Rs.50/- for SC/ST) should be  paid by directly in any of the Vijaya Bank Branches by payment challan only.How to Apply :  [...]

The biggest obstacle for any one wanting to write about Madras / Chennai is the Madras Man S.Muthiah. His articles and books on Madras and its history are so comprehensive that they make one wonder what more is there to write. Bishwanath Ghosh side steps this problem right at the outset. As he says in the foreword, this is not a complete guide to Chennai. Ghosh makes his book a series of anecdotes interspersed with various personalities who are part of  Chennai. There is an obligatory article about Carnatic music season, but there are surprises too. From sexologists to trans-sexuals to dalit activists to actress Saroja Devi, there is a varied bunch of people in this book whom you will not find in any book written about Chennai. Ghosh's take on Chennai is not sentimental as Muthiah (on Marina beach, it is hard to imagine S Muthiah writing about kaikku anju, vaikku patthu.), nor irreverent like every other Amit. Being an outsider to the city, he looks at it [...]

There is nothing like counting your naati chickens before they hatch and licking your fingers in expectant glee. On the day sleuths of the CBI escorted B.S. Yediyurappa one step further into the dark, deep hole that he diligently dug for himself over four years, exultant Congress workers take out a “funeral procession” of the [...]

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Traditional media is Gung Ho about whatever Mukesh Ambani does and in the process doesn’t weigh the Business / Model and just paints a shangri-la picture irrespective of what the outcome is. It is well known fact that 3G hasn’t gained much traction despite eco-system in place as affordability is still the main concern. In [...]

Hirakud Dam is built across the Mahanadi River, about 15 km from Sambalpur in the state of Orissa in India. Built in 1957, the dam is one of the world's longest earthen dam. Hirakud Dam is the longest man-made dam in the world, about 16 mi (26 km) in length. It is one of the first major multipurpose river valley project started after India's independence. The name of the dam is mostly mis-pronounced in North India as Hirakund which is actually Hirakud.Hirakud Dam Project is a multipurpose scheme intended for flood control, irrigation and power generation. The foundation stone of Hirakud Dam was laid by Sir Howthrone Lewis, the then Governor of Odisha on 15thMarch 1946. The project report was submitted to Government in June 1947. The first batch of concrete was laid by Pandit Jawaharalal Neheru on 12thApril 1948. The project was formally inaugurated by Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru on 13th, January 1957. Power generation along with supply for irrigation [...]

A 10-page defamation notice sent by the legal advisors of The Indian Express to Open magazine, over an interview granted to the latter by Vinod Mehta, editorial chairman of Outlook* magazine, criticising the Express ‘C’ report, is now in the public domain. The letter—on behalf of the Express, the paper’s editor-in-chief Shekhar Gupta, its reporters [...]

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy  AP Biodiversity board is now claiming royalty for ‘Brahma or Brahman’ bull an Ongole bull taken and bred widely in Brazil, United States and Australia.The bull, scientifically known as Bos indicus, has great demand as it is known to have resistance to foot and mouth disease and for 'delicious beef'.  The biodiversity Board chairman Dr R Hampaiah who returned to city from Brazil after attending a conference on Biodiversity said that steps are being initiated for access benefit sharing from the breeders associations of countries using the Ongole or Bhrama bull.Ironically farmers from AP associated with an NGO and other parts of India are now going to 'World Brahma Bull Congress' in Panama for buying the brahma bulls to be held from July 1 to 8. “An NGO called Ankush based in Himayatnagar has approached us for buying Brahma bulls from this congress and sought the permission of animal [...]

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy Elephant census will begin in the State from May 22 and go on till May 24th. The jumbo census is taken once in five years.Koundinya wildlife sanctuary in Chittoor district bordering Tamilandu is reported to have around 25 elephants and in Vizainagaram-Srikakulam forest area bordering Odisha have four of them.Chief Wild Life Warden Mr S V Kumar said,”We are conducting elephant census simultaneously along with the neighboring states Orissa, Karnataka and Tamilnadu. The elephants made Koundinya sanctuary as their resident area and earlier they were only migrating from neighboring TN and Karnataka,” Koundinya sanctuary spread over 357.6 square kilometers is the only elephant reserve in the State where the elephants have returned after 200 years.However the Vizainagaram-Srikakulam forest cover which is the habitat of elephants is yet to be declared as sanctuary.‘We have been paying compensation to [...]

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy  Peafowl population explosion in the city is making the act of poachers easy as they are available in abundance even in layouts, small vegetations and abandoned buildings. It is found that hunters are drugging them using after mixing the chemical mixed grains.The latest census at KBR National Park in Banjara Hills in the city found that there are 400 to 450 peafowl which is almost double than the previous census. The census is carried out by forest officials along with Bird Waters Society.The peafowl population is similarly increased in Vanashtalipuram Park and the spillover is moving to the nearby vegetations.  In Vanasthalipuram at Sahebnagar morning walkers fond 'drug mixed grains' and noose which are used to trap the peafowl in HUDA layout area.M Narasimha Murthy a morning walker and head master Abdullapurmet government high school says ,”Poachers are trying to kill them by both setting [...]

Udumula Sudhakar Reddy Intermediary findings of census of big cats in the State reveal that the tigers are roaring, showing a positive growth in numbers. The reports based on camera traps and pug marks coming in from tiger reserves, sanctuaries and national parks to State wild life wing have some big surprises too. In Nagarjunasagar Srisailam Tiger reserve so far the reports found that there could be around 78 tigers including cubs. Wild life officials Atchampet division alone had shown 17 tigers including cubs which is a record sort of number. The figures are excluding the Gundla Brahmeswaram sanctuary area.  In another significant finding three tigers were found in Kinnerasani sanctuary of Khammam and officials have lifted pug marks. In 2010 census Centre declared that there  are no tigers in Khammam.  In Papikonda sanctuary too presence of tiger is identified. A Gaur wild buffalo skeleton was found [...]

This post is a long overdue one. The 9yrold loves to create stuff. Sometimes he does it by himself in a creative spurt, and sometimes it is brought on by me. In March, during their spring break, he had this brainwave to sell handmade cards. I sat down with him, and we drew, cut and pasted. I wanted to show him how we could up-cycle certain things available at home and create something useful

Well, Arnab is only an euphemism. Not just Arnab Goswamy, also Rahul Kanwal, Burkha Dutt, Rajdeep Sardesai and other major and mini-celebrities of the 24-hour TV channel world ! There used to be a time when we, the Aam Admi types, worried only about our jobs, the bosses, the salary cheques, the taxes and the domestic servants. But look at today's situation. When the clock strikes nine, Arnab Goswamy , the Assam-born Bengali babu with a boyish face peeps into our drawing room. His eyes are already red. His nostrils grow wider by the minute. His lips quiver with emotion. His voice thunders. He is the new angry young man of the decade.From the TV screen , he looks at you intensely through his bifocals, exactly as Amitabh 'Vijay' did 40 years ago, but without spectacles, in 'Zanzeer'and delivers his lines in a steadily rising pitch. Amitabh used his fists to beat up the villains, this Goswamy chap lashes at the netas with his sharp tongue.Amitabh at least used to take a [...]

Florossence Perfumes Pvt. Ltd. invites you to Corpguru, A Corporate Quiz Contest for executives from IT companies and Indian Civil Services based in Pune. Topics: Politics, History, Mythology, Geography, Movies, Religion, Literature, Business, Music, Sports, Economics and Current Affairs Quizmasters: Ajay Poonia & Deshan Tucker Rules: 3 member teams. Participants are requested to get their [...]

Today most loans or money advances can be asked for, taken out and amount credited to your account in the span of one or two hours. Pay-day loan application no longer needs a tough copy of your private and money info. These are all standard services. Nonetheless for purchasers with more accurate wants these services [...]

A screengrab of the official press information bureau (PIB) release on 14 May 2012, on the shareholding of Mukesh Ambani‘s Reliance Industries in media companies. Interesting, if true. Also read: Mint says SEBI looking into RIL-Network18/TV18-ETV deal Rajya Sabha TV tears into RIL-Network18-ETV deal Will RIL-TV18-ETV deal win SEBI, CCI approval? The sudden rise of [...]

55th match: Deccan Chargers v Delhi Daredevils at Hyderabad (Deccan) – May 10, 2012 Deccan Chargers 187/4 (20/20 ov); Delhi Daredevils 193/1 (16.4/20 ov) Delhi Daredevils won by 9 wickets (with 20 balls remaining) 56th match: Rajasthan Royals v Chennai Super Kings at Jaipur – May 10, 2012 Rajasthan Royals 126/6 (20/20 ov); Chennai Super [...] Related posts: IPL 5 Roundup – Week 3 (18/04/12 – 25/04/12) IPL 5 Roundup – Week 4 (26/04/12 – 02/05/12) IPL 5 Roundup – Week 5 (03/04/12 – 09/05/12)

India is a vast country. It has diversity in language, food and culture. People in the Northern part of the country are very different from tradition and culture of the people based in southern area. It also has drastic difference … Continue reading →