When was the last time u wrote a letter to some one close to you with a paper and pen or when was the last time we received such a letter from smone close to you.This article is in marathi about todays post offices,postmen conditions and habit that we have lost of writing long personal letters.
Now days everywhere you turn there is a mind-boggling parade of clothes,gadgets,financial plans,holiday plans,super markets providing us with thousands and thousands of products,Television Channels,career plans and even when you are planning to get married.Shouldn't we be delighted? But why people are feeling so Oppressed in midst of freedom and so unhappy in midst of "Plenty"? Are huge number
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This is a small article by Apna Sachin.I found it worth sharing with all u kattakaris and tendlya's fans. :)
"To succeed, you need no detractions,no distractions. As a student of sport, I always tell people, you also have to figure out what works best for you. Often, it is sheer instinct; a basic feeling in your gut that tells you this is what you have to do. I can’t explain this logically,
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Although there is a ban of conducting interviews for kids or parents at Kindergarten admission levels there are still many schools who conduct interviews.Now parents are sending their children to some private tuition at a very young age (as young as two-and-a-half years) so that they can be well trained to attend these interviews.
If you think of life as a great struggle, or the world as a battlefield where you have to compete with and overcome others, you will turn yourself into a warrior who has no room for peace or reconciliation in life. Then if you seek freedom or happiness, you will look for it beyond this life, not while you are living. The world that appears outside you is in fact a reflection, a mirror image, of h
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Mr murthy is whole School of thoughts by himself.This link is transacript of LIVE chat with Mr.Murthy on Indiatimes on 10 Sept 2007.(Its a long transcript but I hope u enjoy reading as I did :))Below are few thoughts that he shared in a recent speech of his.(I knw its long but I found it worth sharing :( :))
BMC appoints five private agencies to police city's streets for litterbugs. Clean-up cops will be empowered to catch offenders and fine them. Deployment starts mid-November.
Check out the offence and fine list.
Feeding Animals RS 500
Spitting,littering,urinating Rs 200
Not segregating construction/demolition debris before disposing Rs.20,000
"The telecast of regional movies on Zee Marathi was an eye opener for us as it delivered ratings in the region of 6-7 TVR in All Maharashtra. The objective is to boost the Marathi film industry," says Vaidya. The current size of the Marathi film market is Rs 400 - 500 million, he adds."
What is tempting today's mumbai youth to explore Spirituality ?
They aren't turning to religion in the literal sense (worshiping); they are just looking for mental peace from the chaotic ,fast ,competitive and busy Mumbai life.
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The first printing press was imported into Bombay as early as 1670 by the Parsi businessman Bhimjee Parikh, it was more than a hundred years before the first newspaper was printed.
The first newspapers in Bombay were owned and printed by Parsis, who already owned the technological and financial basis for such ventures. The first English newspaper in Bombay was printed by Rustomji Keshaspathi
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Wanna know.Check out this blog on Mumbai.metblogs.com
"I travel the length of this city every day, realizing fully well that death and danger to life could happen in the most unanticipated, most mundane ways possible. Each day, like in the jungle, is a fight for survival. Like everyone else, I swallow that thought and go on or make a joke of it. It's just too much to bear otherwise."
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This is what the Environmentalists has to say on today's Mumbai
1) Flyover project : Bittu Sahgal, one of India's best-known writers on environmental issues blames the Bandra-Worli Sea Link, an ambitious flyover project that has come under fire from environmentalists for making ecological compromises.The flyover crossing the sea, he says, has pinched the mouth of the Mithi River that drains
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