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,
...
....
......
..........
............
"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,
...
....
......
........
............
...............
                 "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.

GOD AND THE SOLDIER : DO WE REMEMBER THEM ONLY IN TIMES OF NEED???

                                 IS OUR ATTITUDE RIGHT??

• God and  Soldier are the ones who protect us in life, one guides us from our birth to death and the other protects us in times of war. Here I move forward with the belief that there is a supernatural power called GOD who is at the centre of everything.
• Now I present to you an anonymous poem which depicts the general tendency of people towards God and the Soldier.

                                                     God and the Soldier
                                                         All men adore
                                                      In times of trouble,
                                                         And no more;
                                                      For when war is over
                                                      And all things righted,
                                                        God is neglected -
                                                   The old Soldier slighted.

            Does this poem really depict the "REAL" attitude of people??
When we consider this in the larger scenario, I personally feel it correctly depicts our thankless attitude in majority of the cases towards God and the soldier with few exceptions here and there. I may be wrong but this is what I feel.

GOD:

• Everyday,we pray to him to give us all the comforts in life and also a life without many difficulties, it is the general tendency of most of the people. But, as we all know, we are bound to face difficulties in life and when they come across, we are at his feet praying for answers and solutions.
• If we assume that God has shown us the way to solve our problems and if we have successfully come out of difficult situations then DO WE REMEMBER HIM WHEN WE ARE IMMERSED IN GLORY??? DOES THE THOUGHT OF THANKING HIM CROSS OUR MIND??

SOLDIER:

• Now consider the case of a soldier. A soldier protects his country and its people from enemies. He personally does not have any relationship with millions of his own countrymen. But then, he is still willing to sacrifice his life for his people. He leaves his family, friends and lives in border area in order to safeguard us. And sometimes in doing so he loses his life.

DO WE MIND THEIR UNCONDITIONAL SACRIFICES?? DO WE VALUE THEM?? DO WE REMEMBER THEM??

MY THOUGHT:

• When we consider the first(GOD) situation, there are some people who sincerely pray and thank god after achieving success. And there are some people who thank god out of fear that something wrong might happen if we do not thank him. And there are others who never thank him.

                             ARE WE TRUE IN OUR WORSHIP?
It's up to the individual to decide whether he is true in his worship or not.

• When we consider the second(SOLDIER) situation, the poor soldier never gets the credit or recognition he deserves. There are only a few who remember and value their sacrifices. The larger section of people doesn't even know his name. This brings me to a question :

                           HAVE WE BECOME TOO  SELF-CENTERED??

The answer is YES. Most of us have become too self-centered to such an extent where we forget their sacrifices in a very short span of time.
The conclusion I want to draw out here is
                                            BE GRATEFUL TO GOD!
                              SALUTE THE SOLDIERS! 
and remember them in times of trouble and also when the trouble disappears as a result of their contribution.

WHAT WE HAVE TO DO??

"GIVE THEM CREDIT AND VALUE THEIR ROLES IN OUR LIVES!"




                                                    

2015 CRICKET WORLD CUP:ALL THE BEST "TEAM INDIA"!!!!!!!

          BILLION DREAMS!!BILLION WISHES!!

                                   
                      IS CRICKET A RELIGION IN INDIA????
        FOR MANY, IT'S MORE THAN A RELIGION IN INDIA.

•  Cricket is the most popular and the most viewed sport in India.We Indians are very passionate about Cricket and we love our cricketers and we want them to do well whenever they step on to the cricket field.

 As Indians get set to defend their title, let us wish them all the best.This is a small piece of work from my side to team India.

                     MEN IN BLUE!!  MEN IN BLUE!!   MEN IN BLUE!!
           you have done it before.You have the talent to do it again.It's TRUE! It's TRUE!
                                            We may not be the best team on PAPER
                                   but,we have what it takes to become the SHOWSTOPPER
                                               bring all your talent to the FORE
                                              b'coz  it's time to settle the SCORE  
                                    Every time when you walk out from the PAVILION
                           Remember, people wanting you to win are more than a BILLION
                                                             Bear in MIND
                                           there are billion wishes BEHIND
                                                              Bear in MIND
                                               there are billion dreams BEHIND
                                                    Bring out your PASSIONS
                                                   Play like real CHAMPIONS
                                                No doubt this is an acid TEST
                                           but make sure you give your BEST
                                            and God will take care of the REST
                                   WE ARE WITH YOU AND WE WILL BE WITH YOU!!!!

                                                    The 1983 World Cup win was SPECIAL!

                                       The 2011 World Cup win was VERY SPECIAL!!
                               Hoping,the 2015 World Cup will be VERY VERY SPECIAL!!!
         GO!!!   INDIA   GO!!!