He lost his eyes after an attack of measles.
He passed the school final exam with 70% marks in aggregate.
His father stopped working because of old age.
His elder brother left home five years ago & started living separately with his wife & children.
He took up his father's occupation of hawking food items.
He sent an application to the local district magistrate seeking a job.
"Earning bread & butter for my 83-years old father and 70-years old mother became a challenge for me. So, I had no option but to take up my father's occupation of hawking food items. I would be grateful if I get a decent job," Nityananda wrote in his application.
The local d.m. was moved & called him. He decided to offer him a monthly pension of Rs 500.
Nityananda told him, "I have come a long way to meet you. And for this, I have not taken any help from others. It is just a matter of fact that I'm blind, but am capable of earning my own bread. Your offer is for those handicapped, I do not consider myself one......"
Maybe he lost his eyes....but his vision stands tall.
Source : The Telegraph.
Happy Birthday To You.
You are warm-hearted but impulsive,
intelligent yet humble about it.
Your generosity is endearing.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
You're not 56, you're eighteen with 38 years experience.
intelligent yet humble about it.
Your generosity is endearing.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.
You're not 56, you're eighteen with 38 years experience.
Do u hate love ?
"Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn't it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defenses, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that nothing can hurt you, then one stupid person, no different from any other stupid person, wanders into your stupid life...You give them a piece of you. They didn't ask for it. They did something dumb one day, like kiss you or smile at you, and then your life isn't your own anymore. Love takes hostages. It gets inside you. It eats you out and leaves you crying in the darkness, so simple a phrase like 'maybe we should be just friends' turns into a glass splinter working its way into your heart. It hurts. Not just in the imagination. Not just in the mind. It's a soul-hurt, a real gets-inside-you-and-rips-you-apart pain. I hate love."
By `Neil Gaiman.
By `Neil Gaiman.
The Results.
1. I read two newspapers daily. -TRUE.
3. I was a popular cricketer in my University. -TRUE.
4. I am crazy about eating Biriyani. -LIE.
5. I like trekking. -TRUE.
6. I love to get drenched in rains. -TRUE.
7. I dont trust people easily. -TRUE.
So the winner is : : .......... (no one) ?????
Indifference cost her childhood.
After seven years of confinement, Rupa Kumari is finally free. Back in 1998, little Rupa had loitered into a railway station without a platform ticket. She was promptly caught by the cops, produced before a magistrate and fined Rs 300. The girl didn't have the money, so she was sentenced to nine days in a detention centre. And that's where she stayed for seven years. Away from her known world, the child grew into a woman.
On a recent visit to the centre, Jharkhand's chief justice found her, initiated proceedings against the Bihar and Jharkhand governments and ensured her release.
But the girl has lost seven long years of her life in the detention centre. She lost her childhood. She lost her career too. Whom should she blame for it ? Her fate ? or some inhuman careless people ?
The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give. ~Ellen Glasgow
On a recent visit to the centre, Jharkhand's chief justice found her, initiated proceedings against the Bihar and Jharkhand governments and ensured her release.
But the girl has lost seven long years of her life in the detention centre. She lost her childhood. She lost her career too. Whom should she blame for it ? Her fate ? or some inhuman careless people ?
The older I grow the more earnestly I feel that the few joys of childhood are the best that life has to give. ~Ellen Glasgow
INDIFFERENCE.
The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference.
The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
And the opposite of life is not death, it's indifference.
Sweet Little Lie
Well I've been tagged by Rohit (Who finally fixed that) !!!
Now spot my sweetest little lie....
1. I read two newspapers daily.
2. My favourite writer is Arundhati Roy.
3. I was a popular cricketer in my University.
4. I am crazy about eating Biriyani.
5. I like trekking.
6. I love to get drenched in rains.
7. I dont trust people easily.
Avik tags Puneet, Arz000n, Dewdrop, Cheesy, Divya.
Now spot my sweetest little lie....
1. I read two newspapers daily.
2. My favourite writer is Arundhati Roy.
3. I was a popular cricketer in my University.
4. I am crazy about eating Biriyani.
5. I like trekking.
6. I love to get drenched in rains.
7. I dont trust people easily.
Avik tags Puneet, Arz000n, Dewdrop, Cheesy, Divya.
My Sweet Home.
copyright : www.asianinfo.org
HOME is not where you live but where they understand you.
A woman's wish reigns supreme.
BY and large, primitive societies are rather tolerant as far as sexual relationships and marriages are concerned. Several tribes can also be considered promiscuous by the Victorian standards of morality.
There are several types of marriages prevalent among the tribes. One of them is Marriage by intrusion. This is usually resorted to by married women. An unhappily married woman may enter the home of a particular man she likes. She will stay there and refuse to go back to her husband’s home and express her wish to be married to the man of her choice. When such an incident occurs, the panchayat is called and a certain sum of money is paid to the husband, and the woman is then married off again. The usual procedure for such a marriage is that the woman who wants to marry another man first goes to the village headman. She tells him of her intention. The headman then informs the man she has chosen and, subsequently, takes her to his house and leaves her there. Later, matters are sorted out with her first husband in an amicable manner. Sometimes unmarried girls also resort to this practice. They enter the home of the boy they wish to marry and stay there. The couple is then married by both sets of parents.
The widows in the tribal societies are not neglected. Widow marriage is extremely common. When a woman is widowed, she takes off the bangles that she had worn in her husband’s name. After the various funeral ceremonies are over, she is asked whether she would like to marry any one in particular. If she expresses her choice, the consent of the particular man is taken and he gives her metal bangles to wear. She then becomes his wife. In case the man whom she chooses does not want to marry her or when she does not have any particular choice, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of her husband’s younger brother. In case she refuses, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of any one of her husband’s male relatives. If she still does not agree, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of her son’s son. If she still refuses or does not have a grandson, as a last resort she has to wear bangles in the name of her husband’s house. This means that she will never leave the house. Sometimes after wearing bangles in the name of a particular person, the woman marries again. In such a case, the new husband would have to pay a sum of money to the previous husband. But if she had worn bangles in the name of her husband’s house, he does not have to pay anybody. However, she can wear bangles in the name of someone only after all the ceremonies involving her dead husband are taken care of. Sometimes, due to lack of money, this can take a long time, and until then the widow has to remain unmarried.
Dont u think that the women of the tribes are much better-off than their so-called advanced sisters in the city ?
There are several types of marriages prevalent among the tribes. One of them is Marriage by intrusion. This is usually resorted to by married women. An unhappily married woman may enter the home of a particular man she likes. She will stay there and refuse to go back to her husband’s home and express her wish to be married to the man of her choice. When such an incident occurs, the panchayat is called and a certain sum of money is paid to the husband, and the woman is then married off again. The usual procedure for such a marriage is that the woman who wants to marry another man first goes to the village headman. She tells him of her intention. The headman then informs the man she has chosen and, subsequently, takes her to his house and leaves her there. Later, matters are sorted out with her first husband in an amicable manner. Sometimes unmarried girls also resort to this practice. They enter the home of the boy they wish to marry and stay there. The couple is then married by both sets of parents.
The widows in the tribal societies are not neglected. Widow marriage is extremely common. When a woman is widowed, she takes off the bangles that she had worn in her husband’s name. After the various funeral ceremonies are over, she is asked whether she would like to marry any one in particular. If she expresses her choice, the consent of the particular man is taken and he gives her metal bangles to wear. She then becomes his wife. In case the man whom she chooses does not want to marry her or when she does not have any particular choice, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of her husband’s younger brother. In case she refuses, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of any one of her husband’s male relatives. If she still does not agree, she is asked to wear bangles in the name of her son’s son. If she still refuses or does not have a grandson, as a last resort she has to wear bangles in the name of her husband’s house. This means that she will never leave the house. Sometimes after wearing bangles in the name of a particular person, the woman marries again. In such a case, the new husband would have to pay a sum of money to the previous husband. But if she had worn bangles in the name of her husband’s house, he does not have to pay anybody. However, she can wear bangles in the name of someone only after all the ceremonies involving her dead husband are taken care of. Sometimes, due to lack of money, this can take a long time, and until then the widow has to remain unmarried.
Dont u think that the women of the tribes are much better-off than their so-called advanced sisters in the city ?
Memoirs
After leaving my office, I was walking down the street to the nearest tube station. Suddenly I heard someone calling, "Hi".......
I looked back....though I was not alone in the street........a few more people also looked back with me.
From a distance.......I could see a lady, standing in the front of a Chinese Restaurant and beckoning me.
It was Amisha.......it took me only a few seconds to recognize her......though I met her after a good ten years.
I rushed to her, she was alone.......for the first few seconds we are just looking at each other......speechless.
At last I broke the silence.....saying, "Let's get into the restaurant first".
Sitting at a corner.....facing each other.....she asked, "How are you ?"
Memories of my college days came rushing in. We mused upon our fun days.
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Now I don't want to bore you more with minute details of the meeting............since it lasted for one and half hour.
After reaching home........I discovered that I forgot to take her cell no or the present address.
My first reaction was........how could I be so careless !!!
Maybe we will meet again after another 10 years.......or more.......or never in my life.
How could I let her go so easily from my life !!!
But friends.....you know.....after a few days when I looked back at the whole affair I didn't have any repentance.
What of it......if I wouldn't have a chance to meet her again.........I am lucky enough to meet her even for once in my life.............since our separation.
Let that be a treasured memory for the rest of my life.
I looked back....though I was not alone in the street........a few more people also looked back with me.
From a distance.......I could see a lady, standing in the front of a Chinese Restaurant and beckoning me.
It was Amisha.......it took me only a few seconds to recognize her......though I met her after a good ten years.
I rushed to her, she was alone.......for the first few seconds we are just looking at each other......speechless.
At last I broke the silence.....saying, "Let's get into the restaurant first".
Sitting at a corner.....facing each other.....she asked, "How are you ?"
Memories of my college days came rushing in. We mused upon our fun days.
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Now I don't want to bore you more with minute details of the meeting............since it lasted for one and half hour.
After reaching home........I discovered that I forgot to take her cell no or the present address.
My first reaction was........how could I be so careless !!!
Maybe we will meet again after another 10 years.......or more.......or never in my life.
How could I let her go so easily from my life !!!
But friends.....you know.....after a few days when I looked back at the whole affair I didn't have any repentance.
What of it......if I wouldn't have a chance to meet her again.........I am lucky enough to meet her even for once in my life.............since our separation.
Let that be a treasured memory for the rest of my life.
WHAT MEN SAY IS NOT WHAT THEY MEAN.
A German handbook has set out to bridge the gulf between the sexes by explaining that what men say is not necessarily what they really mean.
The Langenscheidt publishing group, best known for its respected foreign language dictionaries, says tests have shown men utter about half as many words as women in a typical day so it is imperative they are understood.
When out shopping, "that doesn't suit you" means "it is too expensive", and "buy that one" means "I want to go home", said co-author Susanne Froehlich.
The guide's female authors hope they can help solve some couples' lack of communication -- the sixth most popular reason given for divorce in Germany.
They also list ten questions women should never ask men as men will not understand the logic -- including "would you still love me if I was fatter and uglier?", "why do you love me?", and "what are you thinking?".
Source : Reuters.
However I say what I mean (though conveniently).......what's your take on it ?
The Langenscheidt publishing group, best known for its respected foreign language dictionaries, says tests have shown men utter about half as many words as women in a typical day so it is imperative they are understood.
When out shopping, "that doesn't suit you" means "it is too expensive", and "buy that one" means "I want to go home", said co-author Susanne Froehlich.
The guide's female authors hope they can help solve some couples' lack of communication -- the sixth most popular reason given for divorce in Germany.
They also list ten questions women should never ask men as men will not understand the logic -- including "would you still love me if I was fatter and uglier?", "why do you love me?", and "what are you thinking?".
Source : Reuters.
However I say what I mean (though conveniently).......what's your take on it ?
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12 THINGS WE WANT FREEDOM FROM.
- Terrorism in Kashmir.
- Dowry - in all it’s forms.
- Extravagant weddings that put unnecessary pressure on parents.
- The horrific caste system.
- Repeated neglect of the North East.
- Committees, commissions and all other such boards.
- Politicians with police records.
- Prehistoric and discriminatory rape laws.
- Bureaucracy and Red-tapism.
- Doctors who prescribe tests and check-ups just to make money.
- Item girls.
- Negligence towards adulterated and spurious goods.
FRIENDSHIP IS A SHELTERING TREE.
"When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives means the most us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion, who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing, not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is a friend who cares." - Henri Nouwen.
LIFE TERM FOR BLASPHEMOUS AUTHOR
A Pakistani anti-terrorism court sentenced a man to life imprisonment for writing an allegedly blasphemous book about the Holy Qur’an and the Islamic justice system, a lawyer said yesterday.
Police in the Islamic republic arrested 40-year-old writer Younus Shaik early this year in Karachi after he brought out the book called Shaitan Maulvi (Satanic Cleric).
Blasphemy in Pakistan carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty. Although no-one has ever been executed, the country’s harsh laws for the crime have been heavily criticised by rights groups.
READ MORE : Gulf-Times
Police in the Islamic republic arrested 40-year-old writer Younus Shaik early this year in Karachi after he brought out the book called Shaitan Maulvi (Satanic Cleric).
Blasphemy in Pakistan carries a maximum sentence of the death penalty. Although no-one has ever been executed, the country’s harsh laws for the crime have been heavily criticised by rights groups.
READ MORE : Gulf-Times
DESIGNER BABIES.
Ever heard of designer babies ? Yes, it is the latest invention in genetic science that is all set to bring about a revolution in human life. Using this technique parents can have a child born with the right mix of genes so that they can avoid the inherited diseases.However the application of this process is still debated.
Do you think its ethical ? This embryo screening technology stops children being born with faulty genes as it prevents unhealthy embryos from being implanted in the womb. But one can never be sure whether the unhealthy embryos with faulty genes would always result in having the disease actually. But in my view when the medical science is still in the dark about finding a remedy to deadly genetic diseases, this technique comes as a useful tool to prevent the birth of the affected child.
I AM BACK
Hi friends....I am back. This time i am riding on "the surging waves". My job compulsions forced me to drop blogging temporarily but the addiction to blogging brings me back. And I think you will continue giving your constant support like before.
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