Thursday, 29. January 2009, 14:48:40
sarsij, sarsiz
Hi friends......
I have moved my Blogs to Blogspot, and when I say Blogs I actually mean a lot of Blogs. I have started writing for more than 20 Blog Pages.....and dont worry I don't exepct anyone to read all those 20+ blog pages, instead I am diversified my blogs in a manner that I do not need to stuff all types of diverse discussions in a single page, Like what I used to do on this page.
Anyway, Hope you all to see on this page sarsiZ = Sarsij
http://sarsiz.blogspot.comThis page also acts as a gateway to all other blogs........
So hope to see you all coming to my pages soon.
Thanks & bbye!
Sunday, 5. August 2007, 16:05:33
random thoughts
Hey friends.......its been really long since I have actually written something on this page.........but today while sitting on a fine Sunday evening (worrying for office tomorrow :-) ), I thought of keying some thoughts here.
Since last few months I have been thinking about something which applies to everyone (no exceptions) who is living on this earth, that, Why dont people want to come out of the comfort zone ever? Be it our relations, our jobs, our earnings, and the list grows to an unimaginable extent. People really dont want to come out of their comfort zone ever.
I am suddenly reminded of the Newton's first law of motion - Inertia, either of rest or motion, always resists a change in its state. And we need to apply an external force to change its state. Similar is the case with human behavior. We always compensate and compromise with things around us to fit into the situation. And then we train ourselves to enjoy the surroundings and also mechanics & dynamics working behind the surrounding. And the story doesn't stop here, we also keep on motivating others to join the gang and make the community bigger.
But this whole inertia of pleasure (yes, I want to call it inertia of pleasure) gets a shock-therepy when we see someone else enjoying some other inertia of pleasure at a different level or in a different sphere of life. Thats the time when we start to think again about our current level and feel like shifting to that particular level(thats sheer nature of human mind). I am sure that everyone of us have felt such a desire at some point of time.....just try recollecting!
Well now coming to an end of this short blog.....(probably I am still enjoying my inertia of pleasure)......I would just love if you comment about this blog and write an instance when you felt that this has happened with you.
I will extend this thought in coming few weeks.......keep visiting this page.
Thursday, 8. February 2007, 08:17:59
It is fast, performs stunts like bikes and it will now take part in the Formula Student Race at Silverstone in the United Kingdom this July.
The brainchild of four final year students of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT), Mesra, Formula Srijan (FS-07) and Spowdy — two innovative cars — would now race with over a hundred machines across the world.
Both the cars have a patented mechanism and are cost effective, eco-friendly, with a low fuel consumption and enhanced safety.
Sponsored by the government of Jharkhand and BIT, Mesra, the team would take part in the international competition where students of 140 universities from across the globe are expected to participate.
A two-seater bright red Spowdy became the centre of attention at the ongoing tech fest Unnayan-2007. FS-07 will be doing the rounds tomorrow, which is the concluding day of the fest.
The team used a technology called “advance steering mechanism” and the estimated cost to construct Spowdy amounted to Rs 90, 000.
The team is used to winning and has made its mark on the national arena already.
The tech-gang had bagged the Innovative Idea of the Year Award (2005) and also won a second prize in a paper presentation at IIT Kharagpur in the same year.
Ankur Agarwal, a member of the team, spoke to The Telegraph about their project.
“We thought of the concept two years ago. We have used a mechanism which was reviewed by the European Design Centre, Tata Motors, TVS Motor and Hindustan Motors. The mechanism helps cars to remain stable even at high speed and can be used to manufacture luxury as well as sports cars.”
Team member Nirbhay Chadda said they began work in 2004.
“We are feeling really good. It has been a team effort,” he added.
Many technical events ranging from competitions to paper presentations were held today in the institute.
Hitesh Bhatnagar, a corporate consultant based in Pune presented a paper Abhivyakti, that discussed topics in the field of electrical engineering and biotechnology.
Students from the Engineering College in Gwalior also presented a paper that discussed the mechanism of automatic speed limiting in cars.
Students tested their brains in a tech quiz, crossword and image processing competitions that followed next.
The quiz, in particular, was a crowd-puller that saw students rattling their brains to reach the correct answer.
It was time to speak out and be heard in the event “Straight from the gut” where participants were given a crisis situation and had to provide reasonable solutions.
The day ended with a presentation on “Nuclear Physics Research in the Globalisation Era” by professor Guiseppe Viesti of the University of Padova in Italy.
Thursday, 8. February 2007, 08:08:39
There are two Mr Modis I know in Gujarat, one spells his surname with an 'i', the other with a 'y'. Mr Narendra Modi is a familiar household name. He is the chief minister of a 'Vibrant Gujarat", his political constituency's "Hindu Hriday Samrat", and the BJP's man in waiting. After more than five years in power, he is the unquestioned leader of the Gujarat BJP and easily the most popular political figure in the state today. In the last five years, he has won every election in the state with a comfortable majority, from panchayat polls to a two third victory in the assembly elections. His face adorns hoardings across the state, his supporters and well-oiled propaganda machine have anointed him Gujarat's modern day Sardar. Truly, in the last five years, Narendra Modi has been catapulted from a relatively faceless RSS pracharak to becoming a larger than life figure within the Hindutva pantheon.
But this article is not meant to be about the Modi you know. Let me introduce you to another Mr Mody from Gujarat: the one who spells his surname with the "y". Its unlikely you've ever met or heard of Dara Mody. In his early 40s, Dara Mody is the typical anonymous Indian. He works in the Gujarat government's Science City in an Ahmedabad suburb as a projectionist in an Imax theatre. Driving around in his two wheeler across the city, he is a god-fearing Parsee, soft spoken and rather shy. Television cameras are unlikely to follow him, no one will chant his name, and he hasn't ever appeared on a hoarding. He is very different to the other Mr Modi, and yet the fate of the two men are strangely linked.
For the last five years, while Narendrabhai has been winning election after election and building an ever-rising personality cult, Dara Mody has been roaming the streets of Ahmedabad and its police stations in search of his son. Dara's 14 year old son Azhar went missing on February 28th 2002, the day the post-Godhra violence tore apart parts of Gujarat. It was a defining day in the lives of both the Modi(y)s. While the violence transformed Narendra Modi into a modern-day hero of hatred and a "saviour" of Hindus, Dara Mody's humdrum middle class life was shattered irrevocably.
Dara lived in Ahmedabad's Gulberg society. When he left for work at 9.a.m. that February day, he could have scarcely imagined how his little world would be changed forever. Gulberg was the scene of one of the worst massacres of the 2002 Gujarat riots, more than 49 people butchered (there is no other word that can be used to express the savagery) to death. Among them was the former Congress MP, Ehsaan Jaffrey. Dara's teenaged son Azhar was with his mother Rupa and sister Binaifer when the mob attacked Gulberg. A frightened Rupa held onto her two children, desperately telling the attackers that she was a Parsee and not a Muslim. Her son was snatched away, never to be found. She and her now 13 year old daughter have lived to tell the tale of horror and bestiality.
While Narendrabhai has thousands of supporters cheering him on, Dara has his distraught wife and shell-shocked daughter for company. What binds Dara's family together is their search for their lost son, his memories captured in a fading photo album, including the last image of Azhar in his school uniform proudly holding the tricolor. In the last five years, Dara like the other families in Gulberg society has been unable to return home. Their three room house is still locked, a portrait of Zarathustra and a wall calendar with a February 2002 dateline, the only reminders of what was once a happy, innocent little world. Time has stood still in Gulberg, a burst of bougainvillea in the central garden the only sign of life in an abandoned neighbourhood. Not one person has been convicted for the Gulberg massacre, and Dara cannot hope to return to his home for fear that the killers may be roaming on the streets outside the colony.
Till a few weeks ago, Dara's story was just another statistic on the bloody map of Gujarat 2002, a map that includes both those who lost their loved ones in the Sabarmati train tragedy and those who suffered in the riots. Atleast the families of those who died in the Sabarmati blaze have the comfort that the alleged perpetrators have been arrested under POTA and are awaiting sentencing. By sharp contrast, there has not been a single conviction in any of the major riots cases. Ask Dara what he feels today, and the eyes become moist. "How can I feel anything when I have lost my teenaged son," he says, without remarkably, any trace of rancour or bitterness. And then, with a hint of a smile he reminds you, "I work for the government in Science city, how can I say anything about my boss!".
Now, Dara's story is the subject of a major movie, Parzania, a film that has already won critical acclaim across the world, but is unlikely to be screened in Gujarat itself. Why should we have to revive the ghosts of 2002, Gujarat has moved on, runs the argument. On the face of it, Gujarat has indeed moved on. The state ranks second today in terms of new investments, proof say Mr Modi's fan club that Gujarat's entrepreneurial spirit has triumphed over the scars of violence. The "Vibrant Gujarat" conclave - the showpiece of the Modi government - has been seen as a resounding success, with 363 MOUs being signed, and investments worth thousands of crores being promised. With the entire weight of India Inc - from Ratan Tata to Mukesh Ambani - lining up behind the chief minister, Gujarat's pariah status is gone. Five years ago, CII and several corporates had questioned the Modi government's handling of the riots. Today, virtually every business house is extolling the virtues of the chief minister, widely seen as being non-corrupt and administratively efficient. In a state where the opposition is feeble, and where previous chief ministers have been seen as either corrupt or ineffectual, Modi stands out as someone who has brought a muscular energy and a reputation for financial probity to the chief minister's office.
Why then should pesky "secularist crusaders" spoil the party by repeatedly raising the ghosts of the 2002 violence? Why should human rights activists from outside Gujarat hold public hearings in the state to find out more on missing persons? Why should only the story of the grieving families of the riots cases be told, why not make a film on the Panchal family, whose four members died in the Godhra train burning? And why give so much attention to Dara Mody when the real hero of Gujarat is perhaps the other Modi? Unfortunately, those who ask these questions fail to answer certain more basic questions : how can the quest for individual and collective justice be seen in narrow, partisan terms? How can the political ascent of an ideology be used to sweep aside the human dimension of a tragedy? Can a state's success be measured only in terms of monetary investments, what about the social fabric which remains badly ruptured? Is the shining present good enough to simply sweep aside the darkened recent past?
Perhaps, some answers can be found if the two Modis meet. Maybe, Narendrabhai may wish to consider placing his arm around Darabhai's shoulder, maybe he might find the time to share his grief, maybe he could even consider doing something as simple as saying sorry to the Mody couple. It is not just communal hatred that divides Gujarat even today, it is the absence of a sense of remorse or compassion. In the long run, this cannot be the recipe for a "Vibrant Gujarat".
Monday, 27. November 2006, 12:03:06
Misc
Today only I discovered something......there is someone who is ready to give you the free MBA material on the net......through a web-site cum blog.....dont know how.....but thats what he claims to do.
Here is the web-address : http://catchers.blogspot.com/
The opening page says that 'Keep watching this Space'........and I am watching it 
Monday, 27. November 2006, 11:57:31
Misc
Suppose you are planning to get back to your house on Sunday night after a cheerful weekend celebration, and suddenly you come to know that your tyres have gone out!!!!!! Also add one more dimension to it......you are with your girlfriend [Friend who is a girl....thats it!].......so what are you going to do?????
Last night exactly this is what happened to me..........I was expecting to get at least one puncture shop open, but seems only wine shops follow the strict rule to open till 11pm.....I didn't find any shop even after dragging myself for approx 3kms......And then suddenly someone called up and gave me the number of a guy who could help me by coming on the spot and repair my tyre.
Thankfully, he actually came [despite the fact that I was sure that he wont turn up]........
Guys, I can just give you all an advice that you ppl too keep this number handy, it appears to be useless to keep such numbers, but when its urgent they appear to be someone equivalent to god......so, keep it....9845764439.....this is only for Bangalore.
Friday, 17. November 2006, 08:42:39
Here are the details of an unfortunate incident that had taken place in
Apollo Hospital , Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad , Andhra Pradesh , India ..
A boy named Rahul(20) who was doing his engineering IIIrd year from
Karshak Engineering College was suffering from high fever and was
admitted to the Apollo hospital on Sunday, October 29th, 2006, in the
evening. The doctors said that the case was serious and admitted the boy
in the ICU which was closed from all sides. No one could see what was
happening inside.
At around 9 'o' clock Rahul called his father and told him that the
doctors were talking about removing the kidneys from his body and hence
he wanted them to take him away from there but since his father was from
a small village, he thought the boy was scared and so the father took no
action.
In the night, the doctors at Apollo Hospital removed both the kidneys
from Rahul's body and killed the boy. The next day, i.e. on Monday when
the case came to light, the students of Karshak college made a big issue
and called the press from all over India because the police was not
letting them go inside the hospital. When the police saw the press, they
let the students in.
On seeing the body, the students could see stiches on both the sides of
the body just above abdomen that clearly proved that the kidneys were
removed. But the doctors somehow got hold of the boy's uncle and offered
him big money to end the case there. The Greedy Uncle agreed and took
the boys body back home and burned the body leaving behind no proof for
the students to prove that the kidneys were stolen. Rahul's family was
in a shock and not in senses and hence did not want to do anything.
Now its in the hands of we, the people of India , to decide whether we
want to forget the matter or spread the message and prevent more of such
cases from happening.
Please spread the word so that people can be saved from more of such
cases.
Check this article:
http://www.thehindu.com/2006/10/31/stories/2006103117010400.htm
Tuesday, 14. November 2006, 14:01:54
Misc
hi all
I am looking for a house to move into, can anyone help me?
I am getting desperate to shift, and these conditions have been created mostly because of traffic and also my increased working hours.
So guys if can help me [or all those real-estate agents/house owners] plz do so.
I am looking for a furnished 1BHK house in a decent locality near Kormangla.
Please do contact me at 9886990585 or do mail me at sarsij.nayanam@gmail.com
I hope to hear from you all.
Monday, 13. November 2006, 04:25:21
Misc
Recently, Telegraph Kolkata edition wanted some inputs from me for their survey which was related to Jharkhand Bloggers.........here is the output of those conversations......
The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jamshedpur
Catching up with klogs & blogs
- Surfers from across the state are making their mark in virtual world and they want to make a difference
SUCHI ARYA
Sarsij Nayanam (25), a software engineer from Ranchi currently placed in Bangalore, says, “Though there are few active bloggers in Jharkhand, the count is definitely growing.” He maintains five blogs (http://my.opera.com/sarsij) and also formed PetitionOnline.com — a forum which gained popularity during the anti-quota protests.
Nikhil Kumar Verma (21), a student of BIT, Mesra, has been blogging for a year now (etscientia.blogspot.com) and finds it an appropriate medium to express thoughts. “Blogging gives me unfettered freedom without making any demand on my time,” says Nikhil, who, in one of his recent posts gives tips on how to stay young!
Another anonymous blogger (http://facelessind.blogspot.com) says, through this medium one can reach out to a greater audience without spending any money. In his recent post he speaks about his latest accomplishment — his Pulsar 180 running over 50 kilometre per litre.
While our anonymous blogger likes his machines Manish Kumar (33), deputy manager at Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL), Ranchi has a blog dedicated to poetry lovers. “I started my blog — Ek shaam mere naam — a destination for poetry lovers (http://manishkmr.blogspot.com) last year followed by my English (http://indianspirit.blogspot.com) and Devnagari blog (http://ek-shaam-mere-naam.blogspot.com),” Manish says.
Shailesh Bharatwasi (23), a B. Tech student from Garhwa has been writing Hindi poetry for over four years and has now started publishing them. “I can think easily in Hindi and therefore I used Unicode (an encoding system) to publish my Hindi blog (http://merikavitayen.blogspot.com),” says Shailesh.
Rakesh Kumar (25), a software engineer from Deogarh, agrees with Sarsij’s views. “Jharkhand bloggers could form a strong online community. If one finds roads in a bad condition — take a picture and put it on the blog. Or even local leaders taking bribes — upload a video on the blog. It’s surely going to help,” Rakesh (http://rakesh.in) pointed out.
Monday, 30. October 2006, 05:25:54
Reservation Issue
I wrote this article for one of my blogs few months back, and today I just felt like posting it again, so as to keep the matter ignited, somewhere within me......
Hi!
Please spare your 5 mins, and I am sure that we can eliminate reservations from this country forever. If you are ready, then please read on…..
What could have happened if
- Dr B R Ambedkar would have never let reservations find a place in our constitution.
- Govt of India provided free education to all those who are financially weak.
- Our politicians would have really thought about the upliftment of this nation.
If any of these things would have ever happened, then I am sure that the present discussion regarding Reservations would not have taken the centrestage. And specially not after being independent for 59 years.
Its been really long since we got independence, and till date we are not being able to provide the basic education to a large portion of this population. So is it the fault of those people who belong to the other section of the same population [so called higher class], who worked hard to get his share of education. Or is it the fault of the those who could not implement their strategy well.
Had uplifting the backward class be an agenda for these politicians, then I am sure that it would have never taken 55 years to come up with such a disgusting proposal, instead they could have easily made certain provisions long back to do the ground-work first, by making education a bit easier for such people in the primary and secondary level. (Even now its not late to do so - Provide free education to the needy). But why is it that they have targeted the top of the pyramid? The answer is that - it would result into an easy publicity for them and also look as if they are the most caring people on this earth. And that fulfills the sole purpose their existence - to be in Power. Power is everything for such people, be it at the cost of diving this nation on the basis of caste or anything.
Britisher's ruled us on the basis of their philosophy - 'Divide and Rule', so is happening right now (or at least an attempt is being made) to divide the nation into two large sections and then keep them busy fighting with each other. Does it not sound like we are again into some kind of British Period, and this time the rulers are really smart because every five years they get back to us to say that 'We have done a great job, so bring me back to rule you again'. Only the people of this nation are to be blamed if they can not understand this vicious cycle being controlled by few people.
At this point of discussion I would let some figures do the talking for me - In India only 0.2% of the population goes for the higher education, and if 50% of these total higher education seats are reserved for backward classes then it would mean that 0.1% of the backward classes would have a higher education. Now just tell me does this talk of bringing any equality in this nation where just 0.1% of the people are being benefited? Or is it not just like showing the magnified image of an atomic to compare it with the size of earth? This is beyond my understanding that why would anyone talk of doing such a thing in the name of bringing equality. Is it not foolisness to satisfy Crores of people with a mere few thousand seats of some premere institutes. Does it not smell like something is being cooked deep within the minds of such people?
I also wish to raise a point - When did you see such a consensus over an issue among all the political parties, eversince independence? I guess none. Does it not hount your conscience that - ' it is ethically wrong to give opportunity to a less deserving candidate', but why does it not look wrong to our esteemed political parties? I leave this to be answered by you.
If all that has been mentioned above looks wrong to you, and you feel that Reservations should be there, then I guess the points mentioned below should make some sense to you.
Some proposals (If at all the Higher education is to be provided on the basis of Caste ):
1. Whichever SC/ST/OBC family gets the benefit of Reservation System, that family should not get such benefit in any form in future.
2. All those benefited by such a proposal should remain indebted to the entire nation, and hence they should be made to sign a bond that they will work in the intrest of the nation throughout their life, and they can't leave this country for any kind of their profitable intrests.
3. Goverment should show commitment to their concern for the backward classes, and they should provide a time-bound plan in order to uplift all the backward class people of this nation. And they should also produce quarterly report for the same, throughout their tenure. If they fail to show the desired results for two Qarters, then their candidature to hold the seat of being a policy-maker should come to an end by default.
4. After 55 years, when the present upper class will be relatively at a lower level (compared to those who are right now from Backward Class), what does the government plan to do with these people at that time? Implement a similar Quota at that time or some better plan? This should be made clear right now so that no confusion is created at at that time.
{ if the Government agrees to abide by the points mentioned above then it has all the liberty to implement the reservations}
Please Pass on this message to every Indian
Thanks & Regards
Sarsij Nayanam
+919886990585
sarsij.nayanam@gmail.com
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