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A legal mess called Ayodhya, serving as a political potpourri

I am made to believe that few hours from now, a judgment regarding the Ayodhya title suit case would be declared to the Country. Hopefully, justice shall be done. But what is more important, is the question. Whether Indians would learn any lessons out of this holy mess they have generated? Fried with healthy dose of politics of pseudo secularism, spiced by the unfair reporting by the Press, slowly cooked by the Judiciary for more than 60 years. I, the follower of Lord Ram, feel that my God has been insulted. Thoroughly. You divided the country for the sake of power on communal lines, fine, but to drag Gods in the middle of the street and use it for I don't know what, is bad. Very very Bad. History, points out to the fact that, Babar, the Mughal Emperor, in an attempt to escalate his power, demolished several Hindu Shrines and built Mosques on it. Many of chroniclers of this fact belonged outside India and were not even Hindus. Some evidence has even come to light, which i...

The Chutki Girl

I don't know whether I would ever write an autobiography or not. My business mind reminding me always, a hard core fact that very few people would be interested in it and those probably already would know all about my life. Or, at least whatever I want to tell of it. But their is one incident, carved in my memory that I would always find important to include in any book about myself. Here it goes. Few years ago, on a breezy night, I had gone for a walk with a friend. He wanted a cigarette for himself and I decided to get a meetha paan for myself from the same place. So, while we were about to approach the Pan Shop, a girl comes in front of us, begging for money. Not interested in encouraging begging on the streets, we shooed her away. The girl in question, I still recall was about 3 or 4 feet in height, and I don't remember her face, hence I cannot estimate her age. Nevertheless, we can say that she was a kid. At the shop, as we were ordering the stuff we needed, this...

Shayari, poems and thoughts in Hindi and Urdu

 चाहने वाला हूँ तेरा, देख ले दर्द ज़रा; तू जो वेइखे एक नज़र कारा लखान दा शुक्र सोहनीये! देख तू कह के मूझे , जान भी दे दूंगा तुझे; तेरा ऐसा हूँ दीवाना, तुने अब तक ये ना जाना हीरीए !!! ---- सरकार शराब बेचकर जिनको गेहूँ चावल बाँटती है वही लोग गेहूँ चावल बेचकर शराब ख़रीद लेते हैं। --- वक्त की यारी तो हर कोई करता है मेरे दोस्त, मजा तो तब आये जब वक़्त बदल जाये, और यार ना बदले ! --- हम नेकीया उस उम्र में करते हैं जब गुनाह करने के काबिल नहीं रहते हैं --- Kyun na badlu main, tum wahi ho kya? Chalo galat hu main, tum sahi ho kya? --- विकराल नहीं ये चक्र समय का  कमजोर तुम्हारा हृदय हो रहा है लहरें तो निभा रही हैं धर्म अपना  आत्मबल तुम्हारा धैर्य खो रहा है --- "Na hone ka ehsaas sabko hai,  Maujudgi ki qadar kisi ko nahi..” --- कर लेता हूँ बर्दाश्त हर दर्द इसी आस के साथ कि खुदा नूर भी बरसाता है आज़माइशों के बाद ... Aadhe dosto ne toh isliye dosti tod di q ki mai ameer nahi hu ... वैसे ही कुछ कम नहीं थे बोझ दिल पर और ये दर्जी भी जेब बायीं ओर सिल देता है ... बुल्लेशाह कहते हैं "पढ़...

Is you tube the next blogging platform?

Is you tube taking over as a blogging space? I wonder this, because in past few months I am really enjoying a lot of time on you tube. And I found that, a lot of experiences that you could write here, or rant about stuff here on our blogs, you can do it on you tube, with more fun and more spice. People are using their handy cam and video cam and web cams to record while they rant off stuff. Also, at many a times the personal moments, that you could later blog about, can now be video graphed and immediately pulled up on you tube. So actually, the same thing we do on blogging, we can do now on you tube and more. For, while you are speaking or narrating, you can add up a lot more than you are writing. But their is a lot of featured or dramatized ranting and story telling too. Balaji telefilms recently launched bol niti bol, a series of videos where a young girl talks about her life. There are too many English versions of such concepts too. Like lonely girl 15. One that I really like is th...

How much do we pay as taxes?

I always believe that a business mind never rests. Even on a holiday. So I spent my Sunday, trying to figure out how much do we pay as taxes in India and what is the ROI (return on investment) of that amount that we are paying. To cut a long story short, my calculations tell me, that a middle class Indian can pay over 50% of his/ her income in taxes and never even know about it. The return on this investment, can be seen with the standard of living in India and the kind of facilities Indians get. My maths is bit weak, so I won't indulge in a jumbo bumbo of numbers. Still I can assure you that you lend your Govt about 50% of what you earn. Taxes are levied by the Central Government State Government Municipal Corporations/ local bodies All this to make a World class India, with world class highways to cruise on which, incidentally you need to shell out a toll tax. Almost everything that you buy, has a tax. It is a heady mix of excise, VAT, customs duties etc etc. All services render...

Management of Financial Institutions

Use of financial plans and budgets Forecasts, or long range plans are necessary in all the firm's operations. This forecast of financial requirements is used to draw up the strategic financing plans during the planning period. In addition to the long range planning, the financial manager must also make accurate short run forecasts to be sure that funds will be available to meet seasonal and other short - run requirements. The financial manager would have calculated the key financial ratios to show both his actual and his projected financial positions for the banker.

Feelings on a reunion at School

The other day, a friend informed about reunion happening at our alma mater. The internet is a forest land and in the jungles of Facebook, news was spreading around like a wildfire. And it was yet another occasion to stop work and feel nostalgic about school life. The good and the bad of it. I always try to look upon the positive side and I feel, if not very happy memories, my school did grant me a lot of knowledge. I learned a lot. And I would be always grateful for the education and knowledge that my School gave me. But as much I try to push away the not so pleasant memories, a few embarrassing moments, some memories I am uncomfortable with, to date, all these do come back. It is like being aware of the tiny specks of dust on your desk, but you chose to ignore it, feeling you would take care of it, at later stage. Or you wipe clean it, but still it rushes back, the next day. In the midst of these fuzzy thoughts and unending nostalgia, I see a very obvious question. Should I attend th...

Business Management

Delegation - Every superior delegates the authority to subordinates for getting a work done. I often wonder, why the process of delegation is never adopted in Indian families. Is it the reason that the large joint families broke into smaller nuclear portions? Delegation takes place when one person gives another the right to perform work on his behalf and his name and the second person accepts the duty or obligation to do what is needed of him. In several Indian families, culture has it; that the head of the family, usually the oldest, should have supreme powers and very little delegation happens in the actual sense of the word.

BBA - PTU - Introduction to Modern Business

BBA - Semester 1 Introduction to Modern Business Maximum Marks - 75 Time:03 Hours Instruction to Candidates: 1) Section - A is compulsory. 2) Attempt any Nine questions from Section - B. Section - A (15*2 = 30) Q-1) a) State the nature and benefits of planning. b) Define Planning and list few types of planning. c) Define Ownership and Partnership. d) Define Organization and what are its types? e) List few principles of organization. f) What do you understand by responsibility? g) What are the fundamentals of communication? h) What are the requirements of staffing? i) Define Leadership. j) List few advantages of a committee? k) What is the role of job enrichment? l) List at least five different types of Communication. m) List few characteristics of an effective control system. n) what are benefits of budgetary control? o) What are the basic elements of control process? ...

Role of development finance

The investment institutions comprise LIC of India and GIC of India. With increasing integration b/w different segments of financial markets facilitated by liberalization, the conduct of monetary and credit policy has become critical for the efficient functioning of the financial system. Recent years have witnessed a blurring of the traditional distinction between banks and financial institutions. The financial savings and households hold by these institutions are long term liabilities which can be converted into long term assets.

BBA - 1st Sem - PTU - Introduction to Modern Business

Maximum Marks: 75 Time Allowed: 3 hours Introduction to Modern Business Section - A Attempt all questions of 2 marks each. 1) Trade 11. Objectives 2) Economic Activities 12. Routine and Strategic decisions 3) Government companies 13. Organization 4) Two features of sole trade business 14. Departmentation. 5) Ideal partnership 15. Job Enlargement vs. Job Environment 6) Co- Ownership 7) Subsidiary Company 8) Management 9) Co - ordination 10) Six P's of Planning Section - B Attempt 9 questions of 5 marks each Q-1) Discuss the classific...