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                                        MOTIVATION MATTERS...!

Everyone of us will face difficult situations at some point in life,it is the time when we look up to something or someone for inspiration.Here are some inspirational quotes through which we can learn something about life and stay motivated because MOTIVATION MATTERS.............

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SATNAM SINGH:INDIAN CREATES "NBA" HISTORY.....!!!

SATNAM BECOMES THE FIRST INDIAN...!!

• Satnam singh bhamara aged 19 became the first Indian to be picked for an NBA(National Basketball Association,hailing his achievement as "inspiration " for the youth of the country.

• The  7-foot 2-inch tall Satnam was the 52nd pick in the NBA Draft for the DALLAS MAVERICKS team.                                             

What is NBA?

• The National BasketBall Association(NBA) is a men's professional Basketball league in North America,and is widely regarded as the premier men's professional Basketball league in the world.

WHO IS SATNAM SINGH BHAMARA??

• Satnam hails from a small village called 'Ballo Ke' near Ludhina in Punjab State,the 7 feet 2 inches player has now made it to the home of Basketball in the world.
• Satnam went to US in  September 2010 as a part of  scholarship program between IMG and Reliance.
• The towering youngster has been training in Florida for the last 5 years along with players of 39 countries on an initiative of US-based IMG Reliance academy.

Remarkable Achievement:

• It is a massive achievement to get selected to play in NBA and to be the first Indian to achieve that feat is a very big achievement and it will definitely provide inspiration to lot of youngsters in the country  who want to become professional Basketball Players.
• Satnam, you have made every Indian proud and remember we will be with you and our support will always be with you..!!!

  
GO AHEAD AND SCALE NEW HEIGHTS IN THE GAME OF BASKETBALL..........!!!!

ANTI-QUOTA SPEECH : 8 YEAR OLD BOY STUNS BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER..!!!

             "ONE EDUCATION SYSTEM FOR ALL"- 8 YEAR OLD KUMAR RAJ CHOURASIA

8 year old Kumar Chourasia with the Placard

Patna,May 15:The occasion was a conference for people of the Chourasia caste,generally into Betel trade,at the S K Memorial Hall in Patna.Before Nitish Kumar's(Bihar Chief Minister) arrival,the boy was seen  roaming around with a placard requesting participants and the Chief Minister to allow him to speak.As soon as Nitish entered the hall,the boy rushed towards the dais with the placard,before security personnel stopped him.
          But the boy did not lose heart.He kept raising the placard along with a garland that he wanted to offer to the Chief Minister.The boy did not move an inch as leader after leader delivered his or her speech.
        Around half-an-hour later,Nitish noticed the boy and asked the organisers to allow him to speak.The boy climbed onto the stage and garlanded Nitish.He was then given a cordless microphone.
Microphone in hand,the class III student spoke Extempore.
                   "I thank the chief minister for including people of our caste under extremely backward classes(EBC's),but I stand here to demand a system which does not require such doles,"the little speaker said, adding:"Why can't we have a system which doesn't require such doles?The root cause of inequality is the different type of education offered to children.While children of poor people study in Government schools,those from affluent homes go to private schools where standards are far better."
                 The organisers butted in to ask the boy to make his speech short,but Nitish said:"Let the boy  speak."
          The boy said : "If I become the Prime Minister,I will close all the private schools and there would be only one system of education for all.Let me ask you people of Chourasia caste,do you think that by getting quota,the future of children would be bright?No,it is not so.Why cannot we grow without reservation?"
            A hush fell as everybody,including Nitish,listened to the boy attentively.The boy spoke for 10 minutes,laying emphasis on the education system in Bihar. 

Nitish placing the Betel garland on the boy

 A huge round of applause followed.Nitish called him over and placed the Betel garland the organisers had given him on the boy's neck.
               Asked how the boy knows many things,his father said : "He takes interest on his own and sits with me when I read the newspaper.When I heard Nitish would attend this programme,I brought him along,as he wanted to attend it."
              Nitish praised the boy,saying : "I am impressed and bless this boy for a bright future.He said he wants to become a Prime Minister.It is possible.If a chaiwala(referring to Narendra Modi) can become PM,Why can't a paanwala (Betel Trader)?
         You must think big."

A TOP TEN SINGLES TENNIS PLAYER : A DREAM NOW...BUT A REALITY FEW DECADES AGO..!

                                      Friends,
Today as we see, there is no Indian singles tennis player who features among the top tennis players.People may think that it has been the case for many years and it is continuing even now.But that's wrong........Our country has tasted success in this sport in singles discipline in yester years.
In this post I would like to briefly recall the glorious past of singles Tennis in India.

RAMANATHAN KRISHNAN:

• He was among the world's leading players in 1950s and 1960s .He was  twice a semifinalist at Wimbledon reaching as high as World no.6 in those days.
• He was also the first Asian to win the boy's singles title at Wimbledon.
• He was also a key member of the Indian Davis cup team.
• Critics hailed Krishnan as a "Marvel",with some describing his tennis as "Pure Oriental Charm",with some calling his style of play as "Eastern Magic".

                             Although we are having successful Doubles players in Mahesh Bhupathi,Leander Paes and Sania Mirza,we lack that top singles player who could make strong impression on the public and children to take up the beautiful game of Tennis in our country.Hope  we see a player as good as Mr.Krishnan or even better to represent India on the World arena in the near future.

INDIAN ICE HOCKEY TEAM:THE TRENDING STORY!!!

                                                ICE HOCKEY..!!

• India is making rapid strides in world sport with our athletes reaching the top in various sports like Cricket,Badminton,Tennis,Chess,Shooting,Kabaddi etc.
• But now a certain sport called ICE HOCKEY which is lesser known to Indians is making all sorts of headlines in the country.

                     Why is Ice Hockey making headlines in the country???

 The Indian Ice Hockey team is scheduled to play Championship cup of Asia in Kuwait from April 18-25.

                                     What's the big deal in that..?
Well the thing is they do not have sufficient funds to go and play there and the sports federation i.e., the Ice Hockey Association of India(IHAI) too lack money,so,they took to social media to invite donations for their players to realize their dreams.
And that's the reason the sport of Ice Hockey is trending on social media.

• The Federations touching message on social media read : 'We demand our share of love,because be it Cricket or Ice Hockey,the association of Tricolor shall be respected everywhere',Please support our Ice Hockey Team travelling to Kuwait.We need to raise funds for the team.A 20k donation will cover costs for 1 player'.

RESPONSE:

• The response was tremendous.Donations came from South India Shelters,Mahindra Group,Cricketer Gautam Gambhir and various others.

Their target was reached and they promised to use the money for the players and the money that is left out will be used to develop facilities for Ice Hockey in India.

PLAYERS:

• The players are neither full time nor professional players,but passionate players.The captain of the team is a B.Tech student and he reckons the team is ready to showcase it's talent and is confident that they will get the much needed support once they do well in the tournament.

After overcoming all the obstacles the team of 27 individuals reached kuwait to  prove themselves on the Asian Sporting arena.

                            ALL THE BEST to the Indian Ice Hockey Team!!!!

The entire nation will support you...

                 DO WELL and let the Tri colour flag fly high...!

HUMOROUS,SATIRICAL - "YET TRUE......"!!!

                                       

Friends,

• Generally people have different opinions about politicians like,"some say they are responsible for corruption,some say they only come in to politics to earn money and not for serving people,some say they misuse their power for illegal deeds and only few say there are good politicians as well.Yes, I agree that there are good politicians but the sad part is they are only few in number.

         

• The reason why I mentioned the above statements is that there is lot of dissatisfaction among majority of people  about politics and politicians.Taking that into perspective I would like to share 2 example stories which I have read on politics and politicians.

• It may sound humorous,satirical but what I wish to convey is people are looking for good administration and it is the duty of the elected representatives to develop trust among people through their deeds which will help the society.

STORY 1:
                   
                A busload of politicians fell off a road deep into a farmers fields.Seeing this, the farmer rushed to the spot and started to dig a hole to bury the politicians.

                  Next day the police came to investigate and they asked the farmer,
"You buried all of them.But were they all dead?"  

The Farmer replied,
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"Some of them said that they weren't dead.But you know,how 'politicians' lie".


STORY 2:
                  
                  One night, a mugger pointed out a gun at a well dressed man and said,"Give me all your money".

The man replied,"You probably don't know who I am.I am a politician".

The mugger said,
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                 "In that case,give me all my money". 

THE WORLD LOST THE "WORLD RECORD HOLDER"......!

Malli Mastan Babu : The "Fastest 7 SUMMITEER" Passes away..
04-04-2015:

• Malli Mastan Babu(40 Years Old),one of INDIA'S top mountaineers who went missing since March 24, after he went on a climb up the high mountains named Cerro Tres Cruces Sur(21,748 feet) between Argentina and Chile has been found dead.

ABOUT MALLI MASTAN BABU:

• Malli Mastan Babu hailed from Nellore in Andhra Pradesh-INDIA.

EDUCATION:
He studied in some of the best institutes across the country.

• Sainik school Korukonda                                       -1985-1992
• NIT Jamshedpur(Bsc Engg.,Electrical Engg.)          - 1992-1996
• IIT Kharagpur (M.tech,Electronics Engg.,Automation and Comp.Vision)-1996-1998
• IIM(Indian Institute of Management,Calcutta) PGDM    -  2002-2004
• He worked as Software Engineer in Satyam Computer services Ltd. from February 1998 to December 2000.

ACHIEVEMENTS:

• Only Indian to accomplish 7 summits.

• Only South Asian to accomplish 7 summits.

• 1st Indian to summit Mt. Vinson Massif,the tallest peak of Antarctica.

• 1st Indian to summit Mt. Cartensz pyramid,the tallest of Oceania.

• WORLD'S FASTEST 7 SUMMITEER(i.e., Fastest to climb summits in all 7 continents in just 172 days in 2006).

• Have shared experiences at several corporate goal setting sessions,invited as speaker at ISB Hyderabad,IIM Calcutta,IIM Kozhikode,IIM Indore Dubai campus etc.

FAMOUS QUOTE:

"Challenge is what enthralls me and free spirit is what I exhibit.
'Never give up,never give in!' is a phrase that works miracles for me.
Courage and Conviction has been a way of expression of myself."
                                                                                                                               - Malli Mastan Babu

• An announcement on the Facebook page 'Rescue Malli Mastan Babu' created by his friends and well wishers read;

          "Mountains retained it's favourite child..R.I.P. Malli Mastan Babu."

• The loss of Malli Mastan Babu is a great loss to the country not only in the field of mountaineering but in various other fields as well.He was a multi talented person which included skills like Entrepreneurship,Social Media Marketing,Project Management,Project Planning,Rock Climbing,Kayak etc.

Sir,
Henceforth you may not be present physically with us but your personality,contribution and numerous achievements will be with us forever....

                             On 04-04-2015,India lost one of it's favourite sons..!
                            Sadly,but truly "Mountains retained it's favourite child".
Sir,
                          MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN ABSOLUTE PEACE!!


To know more about him,visit:

https://in.linkedin.com/pub/mastan-babu-malli/9/652/637

http://www.1stindian7summits.com/

INDIA FROM THE PAST : RARELY SEEN PHOTOS!!!

OUR INDIA!!!!

Friends,

In this post I would like to share with you some of the rarely seen photos of  our India from the past. I was very fascinated when I looked at some of these photos and I thought it would be great to share these photos with all of you.I firmly believe that you will like these photos because these are not just photos......they depict our country of yester years.

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Rabindranath Tagore with Albert Einstein in 1930

This was believed to be Netaji's last photo

NZ vs SA(WORLD CUP SEMIFINAL):A GREAT SPECTACLE!!!!

                               

2015  CRICKET WORLD CUP 

• All cricket lovers were disappointed with the one sided matches in the quarter finals but the match between South Africa and New Zealand lived up to the expectations with the match going all the way to the last over.
•        Before the match, it was evident that one team is going to create history as the winner would reach the world cup finals for the first time. It was New Zealand today which made history.  

MATCH STATS:
SOUTH AFRICA : 297-5(43 overs)    (D/L Method)
NEW ZEALAND : 299-5(42.5 overs)

• There were key moments in the match which swung it in the favour of the Kiwis. Missed run-out chances, catches have costed South Africa dearly in their semifinal defeat.
• It's an irony that South Africa produces some best teams and yet, they cannot go past the semifinal hurdle in the world cups. Whenever South Africa plays in the world cups it's not only their team's performance that has a bearing on the result but also the impact of rain as was the case today.
• When the score was 216-3 in 38 overs the rain came down and the match was reduced to 43 overs per side and eventually RAIN again became the crucial factor in  South Africa's defeat. Who knows what would have happened if the rain hadn't come, they might have well scored in excess of 330 or 340 and it would have been a stiff target for New Zealand to chase it down. 

                           But that's how cricket is and that's how life is.......we are just players in a script that has been already written.

Ecstasy on one side

Despair on the other

                                                

• This match has seen some brilliant individual performances from both sides in both Bowling and Batting: Duplessis, De villiers, Miller, Mccullum, Anderson, Elliott with the Bat and Boult,Tahir, Morkel with the Ball.
• A special mention to Grant Elliott, who was very composed under pressure and batted brilliantly to take New Zealand home in a tight situation.

IRONY:

• A South African born(Grant Elliott) has paved the way for South Africa's exit from the world cup.
• Nevertheless this match will go down as one of the greatest matches in the history of cricket let alone World Cup cricket.

     A big salute to both the teams who have done so well.
                  Congratulations to New Zealand.

                           What can we say to South Africa?
You are a fantastic team and you will someday lift the world cup as there is none who deserve it more than you.Well played.

             Hoping the coming matches will be as good as this one or even better!!!!!

INDIA:SWINE FLU(H1N1) ON THE RISE!!!!!

                                             SWINE FLU!!!! 

• According to a recent report released in the first week of March 2015, the deaths due to Swine Flu in the country went up to 1,239 and more than 23,000 cases have been reported of the disease.
• Gujarat seems to be the worst affected state in the country followed by various other states.This disease is rapidly spreading and posing severe threat to people across the country.

What is this Swine Flu(H1N1 Virus)?

• The sporadic H1N1 Swine Influenza Virus(SIV) infection that people can experience has a great potential to produce a number of clinical signs and symptoms. Numbers of the persons with SIV infection have a history of recent,physical contact with pigs before becoming ill.On the other hand, there have been confirmed cases of SIV that have not occurred  through exposure to pigs.

SYMPTOMS:

• There are a variety of symptoms that are associated with this dangerous virus.They include cough,fever or sore throat,sometimes respiratory illness without fever,diarrhea,vomiting ,headache ,Myalgia ,Dyspnea,fatigue,chills,pneumonia,conjuctivitis etc.

Intensity of the Disease:

• This SIV is more prevalent in younger adults between the ages of twenty and forty years of age.

Definition of a Swine Flu case:

• A confirmed case of a SIV is defined as a person who is experiencing an acute respiratory illness combined with laboratory confirmation of one of the following tests:
• Real-Time RT-PCR
•  Viral Culture
• Four-Fold rise in Swine Influenza a virus specific neutralizing antibodies.

Treatment:
One of the methods include Treatment with Antivirals like Zanamir(Relenza) or Oseltamivir(Tamiflu).These recommendations can change as information regarding susceptaibilities become available.

OUR DUTY:

• This fatal virus is fast spreading and we should try to curb it as soon as possible before it takes away many precious lives.
• Awareness should be brought among masses about this virus.
• It is also the duty of every individual to keep the surroundings neat and clean so that we do not lend a helping hand for it's growth.
• Try to wear masks when moving in crowdy places.

NOTE:For more information regarding this virus,treatment and precautions visit the following link:
                      
                    http://www.disabled-world.com/health/influenza/swine-flu/ 


We all can fight against this deadly virus

                                  BE BRAVE INDIA !!!!!

2015:THE RICHEST PEOPLE IN THE WORLD!!!!

                                 FORBES RICH LIST:2015

• We are all interested in earning huge money at some point in life, we are also interested in knowing about the issues related to money. we are keen to know about the richest people in the world and  their source of income.In this post I would like to present the Forbes report of the richest people along with their main source of Income. 

Forbes have announced the list of richest people in the world for the year 2015.The list includes:

 1)Bill Gates(USA)
                                                        Source: Microsoft           
                                                     Net worth:$79.2 Billion
          Bill gates ranked number 1 by the Forbes Magazine for the year 2015.Gates' net worth increased from $76 Billion to $79.2 in the last one year putting him in the top spot for a record 16th time in the last 21 years.

2)Carlos Slim Helu(Mexico)
                                                           Source:Telecom
                                                       Net worth:$77.1 Billion

3)Warren Buffet(USA)
                                                            Source: Berkshire Hathaway    
                                                        Net worth:$72.7 Billion

4)Amancio Ortega(Spain)
                                                            Source:Zara
                                                       Net worth:$64.5 Billion

5)Larry Ellison(USA)     
                                                            Source:Oracle
                                                     Net worth:$54.3 Billion

6)Charles Koch(USA)
                                                             Source:Diversified
                                                       Net worth:$42.9 Billion

7)David Koch
                                                              Source:Diversified
                                                        Net worth:$42.9 Billion

8)Christy Walton(USA)
                                                              Source:Walmart
                                                         Net worth:$41.7 Billion

9)Jim Walton(USA)
                                                                Source:Walmart
                                                         Net worth:$40.6 Billion

10)Liliane Bettencourt(France)
                                                                   Source:L'Oreal
                                                                  Net worth:$40.6 Billion

OTHERS INCLUDE:


15)Jeff Bezos(USA)
                                                                    Source:Amazon.com
                                                                 Net worth:$34.8 Billion

16)Mark Zuckerberg(USA)
                                                                   Source:Facebook
                                                              Net worth:$33.4 Billion 

19)Larry Page(USA)
                                                                     Source:Google
                                                              Net worth:$29.7 Billion

20)Sergey Brin(USA)
                                                                        Source:Google
                                                              Net worth:$29.2 Billion

INDIANS INSIDE THE TOP 100:

39)Mukesh Ambani
                                                                     Source:Petrochemiacls,Oil and Gas
                                                                     Net worth:$21 Billion

44)Dilip Sanghvi
                                                                     Source:Pharmaceuticals
                                                                     Net worth:$20 Billion

48)Azim Premzi
                                                                     Source:Software
                                                                   Net worth:$19.1 Billion       

66)Shiv Nadar
                                                                     Source:Information Technology
                                                                   Net worth:$14.8 Billion

82)Lakshmi Mittal
                                                                      Source:Steel
                                                              Net worth:$13.5 Billion
                                                                                                           
                                                                     







                                                       

21-02-2015:"INTERNATIONAL MOTHER LANGUAGE DAY"

                       

•  The United Nations and people all over the world  celebrate the 'International Mother language Day' on 21 February 2015. 

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE:

• The day was proclaimed by the General Conference of the United Nations Educations, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in November 1999.The United Nations General Assembly, on May 2007, called upon its member states "to promote the preservation and protection of all languages used by peoples of the world." The concept of the 'International Mother language Day' was thus created.
• The first observance of the day was marked in February 2000 in order to promote linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism in the world. The date 21 February has a great significance in history as it represents the day in 1952 when two students demonstrating for the recognition of Bangla as one of the two official languages in Pakistan were shot dead by police in Dhaka, which was then called 'East Pakistan'.
• "All moves to promote the dissemination of mother tongues will serve not only to encourage linguistic diversity and multilingual education but also to develop fuller awareness of linguistic and cultural traditions throughout the world and to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue," the UN website added.

THEME OF 2015:

• 2015 is the 15^th anniversary of International Mother Language Day. The theme for this year is 'Inclusive Education through and with Language – Language Matters".

UN'S MESSAGE:

• The Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova has mentioned in her message for the day that education in the mother language is an essential part in achieving the goals of equality education, inclusiveness and promotion of education for global citizenship.International Mother Language Day is a moment for all of us to raise the flag for the importance of mother tongue to all educational efforts, to enhance the quality of learning and to reach the unreached," she said via the official UN Website.

 FRIENDS,

    MANY LANGUAGES,MANY DIVERSITIES BUT ONE COMMON DAY TO CELEBRATE!!!

                  

• Understand the uniqueness of your MOTHER LANGUAGE and be proud but never hesitate to speak in your Mother Language.