tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67925778012896010452024-03-23T14:03:52.909+05:30RamranConnecting PeopleRamesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.comBlogger204125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-46430512013073466622023-06-28T10:09:00.004+05:302023-06-28T10:10:44.718+05:30Congratulations Sanju<p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> Dear Sanju,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></o:p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW9zRDnY1AOSADXBPayilNSMCzWTQT7mBcB1fKmqNZFuWLK_D1i0D2fAWNtNH9n9xOdMu3LrJ59hw6OrX12TIpbI39Do91cOWq-Cf3bGqO2XghmIHKd9Ww26No4XgqUKFXnDfzMuydiPcqwfwndkytx76kvL5gu6cMXQjQC-wm7gdDUqf15PCZar6uEs/s2000/IMG-20230626-WA0163.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2000" data-original-width="1500" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicW9zRDnY1AOSADXBPayilNSMCzWTQT7mBcB1fKmqNZFuWLK_D1i0D2fAWNtNH9n9xOdMu3LrJ59hw6OrX12TIpbI39Do91cOWq-Cf3bGqO2XghmIHKd9Ww26No4XgqUKFXnDfzMuydiPcqwfwndkytx76kvL5gu6cMXQjQC-wm7gdDUqf15PCZar6uEs/w480-h640/IMG-20230626-WA0163.jpg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz9LCQtivlUVBKWt7wMTBoPfPexrUDbrDksfDuw40EBslTMDkyZZEtctWEjPWsGV512O_fGhzWI6h1EEjynE-D4xlgd01_CXIi9OaGM1BEjak62Sw45UCyH6kH9u5jJGU1pCld4XWUIqohvpY1oDukF2rCEYcRH0KWzLRtQ6ZXjO05lTDhExiYMU0b2A/s1600/IMG-20230627-WA0002.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKz9LCQtivlUVBKWt7wMTBoPfPexrUDbrDksfDuw40EBslTMDkyZZEtctWEjPWsGV512O_fGhzWI6h1EEjynE-D4xlgd01_CXIi9OaGM1BEjak62Sw45UCyH6kH9u5jJGU1pCld4XWUIqohvpY1oDukF2rCEYcRH0KWzLRtQ6ZXjO05lTDhExiYMU0b2A/w640-h480/IMG-20230627-WA0002.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br />Words cannot express the immense pride and joy that your
mother, I and family feel for you today. We missed being there in Prague to
witness your Graduation Ceremony. But, seeing you walk across the stage at your
graduation ceremony yesterday, receiving your Masters in Management with
distinction from the Prague University of Economics and Business, was an
incredibly emotional and unforgettable moment for us.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Throughout this journey, you have shown an unwavering
determination and a remarkable spirit of independence. Your sense of
responsibility and maturity have been evident in every decision you made. Not
only did you excel academically, but you also funded your own education during
the second year, relieving us of any financial burden. Your self-reliance and
resourcefulness are truly admirable. Your actions speak volumes about your independent
character and the strength of your conviction.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Sanju, you have exceeded our expectations in every possible
way. Your accomplishments have filled our hearts with an overwhelming sense of
pride, and we want you to know that our faith in you has been repaid beyond
measure. We have always believed in your capabilities, but witnessing your
growth and witnessing you achieve such a significant milestone reaffirms our
unwavering belief in you.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As parents, our greatest hope has always been to see you
happy, fulfilled, and flourishing. Today, as we celebrate your remarkable
achievement, we also celebrate the incredible person you have become. Your
determination, intelligence, and kindness cockles our heart daily, and we
couldn't be prouder to call you our daughter.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Sanju, remember that this is just the beginning of a
lifelong journey of growth and success. As you embark on new endeavors, always
trust in your abilities and continue to nurture that incredible spirit of
independence and responsibility that has brought you this far. We are confident
that you will continue to achieve greatness in all your future endeavors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Congratulations, dear Sanju. You have made us the proudest
parents in the world, and our love and admiration for you know no bounds. May
your future be filled with even greater accomplishments and endless happiness.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">With all our love and blessings,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Ranjan, Sahana, Anish & Shwetha</p>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-44628746122797418792022-08-30T14:14:00.001+05:302022-08-30T14:14:18.526+05:30Ahoy - Czech Republic & Prague <p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Czechoslovakia was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938–45 and
was under Soviet domination from 1948 to 1989. On January 1, 1993,
Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the Czech Republic
and Slovakia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Czech Republic, also known as Czechia, is a landlocked
country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by
Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and
Slovakia to the southeast. The Czech Republic has a hilly landscape that covers
an area of 78,871 square kilometers (30,452 sq mi) with a mostly temperate
continental and oceanic climate. The capital and largest city is Prague; other
major cities and urban areas include Brno, Ostrava, Plzeň and Liberec.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiB4G3eMSIGrLamKvEgbiKH20wVUTDl4zYs6rWCtkqTcCsAxgZ_hLbI_y-IQueVpM1Ff3cB9P_xK4S9KFd1bZm4WIRIR0Zu6qWWaJkp8eyhr8ZSqrQhNP5QflSd8QKC3bq9yrb9B-3FvMW2gy0by7rjglp5EIfX077eBlgU4rGYqamYjuhu8c-2sBM/s429/PrgCol.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="214" height="544" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiB4G3eMSIGrLamKvEgbiKH20wVUTDl4zYs6rWCtkqTcCsAxgZ_hLbI_y-IQueVpM1Ff3cB9P_xK4S9KFd1bZm4WIRIR0Zu6qWWaJkp8eyhr8ZSqrQhNP5QflSd8QKC3bq9yrb9B-3FvMW2gy0by7rjglp5EIfX077eBlgU4rGYqamYjuhu8c-2sBM/w272-h544/PrgCol.png" width="272" /></a></span></div><br /><span style="color: #073763; font-family: Fjalla One; font-size: medium;">Prague (known as Praha)</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> is the capital and largest city in
the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia.</span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It is known as the </span><span style="font-family: Fjalla One; font-size: medium;"> "city of a hundred spires" and "the golden city".</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> It is one of the most
thriving Cities in Central Europe. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about
1.3 million people. The city has a temperate oceanic climate, with relatively
warm summers and chilly winters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central
Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque
architecture. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of
several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an
important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city
played major roles in the Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty
Years' War and in 20th-century history as the capital of Czechoslovakia between
the World Wars and the post-war Communist era.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It became part of <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>the
European Union in 2004. It is a member of the Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
economy of the Czech Republic is a developed export-oriented social market
economy based in services, manufacturing, and innovation that maintains a
high-income welfare state and the European social model. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Prague is 6</span><sup style="font-family: Roboto;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> in the Best Cities to Live in the World and 3</span><sup style="font-family: Roboto;">rd</sup><span style="font-family: Roboto;">
most beautiful country in the world</span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Czech capital came in sixth in <a href="https://www.expats.cz/czech-news/article/prague-ranked-world-s-sixth-best-city-to-live-according-to-time-out">Time
Out’s annual poll of best cities</a> and ranked third for its beauty in the
world. Out of the 53 cities ranked in the list, the top five were Edinburgh,
Chicago, Medellín, Glasgow, and Amsterdam. Prague, as stated, was sixth.
Finishing out the Top 10 were Marrakesh, Berlin, Montreal, and Copenhagen.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="347" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/AhUDmrmpyr8" width="558" youtube-src-id="AhUDmrmpyr8"></iframe></div><br /><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Its rich history makes it a popular tourist destination and the
city receives more than 8.5 million international visitors annually (pre-covid).
In 2017, Prague was listed as the fifth most visited European city after
London, Paris, Rome, and Istanbul.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Prague is the third richest region in the EU</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Prague ranked third among Europe's 281 regions in terms of
gross domestic product per inhabitant, according to the data from 2019.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Czech Republic ranks 12th in inequality-adjusted human
development and 24th in World Bank Human Capital Index, ahead of countries such
as the United States, the United Kingdom or France. It was described by The
Guardian as "one of Europe’s most flourishing economies".(Wikepedia)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As of 2022, the Czech GDP per capita at purchasing power
parity is $46,811 and $28,077 at nominal value. As of September 2021, the
unemployment rate in the Czech Republic was the lowest in the EU at 2.6%, and
the poverty rate is the second lowest of OECD members, following Denmark. The
Czech Republic ranks 21st in the Index of Economic Freedom (ranked behind
Chile), 24th in the Global Innovation Index (ranked behind Australia), 32nd in
the Global Competitiveness Report, 41st in the ease of doing business index and
25th in the Global Enabling Trade Report (ranked behind Canada). The largest
trading partner for both export and import is Germany, followed by other
members of the EU. The Czech Republic has a highly diverse economy that ranks
7th in the 2019 Economic Complexity Index. The Czech Republic also ranks as the
6th most peaceful country, while achieving strong performance in democratic
governance. It has the lowest unemployment rate in the European Union.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Programme for International Student Assessment,
coordinated by the OECD, currently ranks the Czech education system as the 15th
most successful in the world, higher than the OECD average. The UN Education
Index ranks the Czech Republic 10<sup>th</sup> in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Health care in the Czech Republic is similar in quality to
that of other developed nations. The Czech universal health care system is
based on a compulsory insurance model, with fee-for-service care funded by
mandatory employment-related insurance plans. According to the 2016 Euro health
consumer index, a comparison of healthcare in Europe, the Czech healthcare is
13th, ranked behind Sweden and two positions ahead of the United Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The population of Czech Republic is 10.7 million people and
the average age is 43 years. The population of Prague is 1.3 million people
spread over 473sq km. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Some of the famous companies from Czech Republic are Skoda, Pilsner,
Budweiser, Bata, Tatra etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: Roboto; font-size: large;">Education in Czech Republic</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Charles University is one of the oldest University in Europe
and is situated in Prague. Stated in 1374 and is also the largest university in
Central Europe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Prague University of Economics & Business is another major
University and its Business School is <a href="https://whichmba.economist.com/ranking/mim/2021">ranked 23 in the Top Masters
in Management (MIM) program in the world.</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It uses its own currency, the Czech koruna, instead of the Euro.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></o:p></p>
<h2><span style="color: #c00000;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-size: medium;">References:</span><span style="font-size: small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Source Wikipedia.</span><o:p></o:p></p>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-55794167214292432572022-06-14T18:32:00.019+05:302022-07-05T21:18:39.667+05:30Road to Himalayas - Bangalore to Ladakh - a self drive Trip<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi-5HyZ3GyAMgbWipNJ-g6UwrjID5Df58lqRgrmUfXmbSQ3V0A3laMQqLVC8xByWWVdwo64ziLUi2XSwLy1__xz7FAl_Zo3B3XCi1PH2Of-FuAHf8QxwucxJTrABU_gfZxu5XbHGwGIhiaDm73HPn2NPjLLJJiY9sP7JOUEIEBDdT07xBCTPhv2GL/s2048/RtHim.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsi-5HyZ3GyAMgbWipNJ-g6UwrjID5Df58lqRgrmUfXmbSQ3V0A3laMQqLVC8xByWWVdwo64ziLUi2XSwLy1__xz7FAl_Zo3B3XCi1PH2Of-FuAHf8QxwucxJTrABU_gfZxu5XbHGwGIhiaDm73HPn2NPjLLJJiY9sP7JOUEIEBDdT07xBCTPhv2GL/w640-h426/RtHim.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uUO45L9uSFL5uiv-1SMpNvU0ukvsDj_UuBhe2aXHdGLJSFh8F7uGcgizTCyHBD5bOibCjjlcP6CjqRz3ITeDMxtuY0_C9RWSMBex_fTEUgydM5W8Bb1DaS_NlGNQAV8_Lw7-dlea3bFC1LX2TmfDBGE4_jE7BOC6B0XzN0FMXS_RwxiM-3_VJCnd/s623/RTH%20Leh%20Road%20Map.PNG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="623" data-original-width="418" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uUO45L9uSFL5uiv-1SMpNvU0ukvsDj_UuBhe2aXHdGLJSFh8F7uGcgizTCyHBD5bOibCjjlcP6CjqRz3ITeDMxtuY0_C9RWSMBex_fTEUgydM5W8Bb1DaS_NlGNQAV8_Lw7-dlea3bFC1LX2TmfDBGE4_jE7BOC6B0XzN0FMXS_RwxiM-3_VJCnd/w430-h640/RTH%20Leh%20Road%20Map.PNG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="430" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr></tbody></table><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span>We are embarking on a epic journey, Road to Himalayas by car from
Bangalore to Leh/Ladakh and back. We will be covering 10 States, 2 Union
Territories covering 18 cities. We will be covering around 9500 kms over a
period of 22 days on this Road Trip. This trip is organised by Roy Cruiser LLP.</span></div><div>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">56 participants and 15 Cars from Bangalore will criss cross the country
and roar in the Himalayas. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We start our Journey on 21 May 2022 and will return on 11 June 2022. Our
Journey starts from Bangalore and will be covering the following places :<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> 1. </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Pune</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">2.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Kevadia
in Gujarat</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Jaipur</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">4.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Chandigarh</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Manali</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">6.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Sarchu</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">7.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Leh</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">8.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Nubra
Valley via Khardungla Pass (one of thee highest motorable road in the world @
17,582 ft)</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">9.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Turtuk</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">10.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Pangong
Tso Lake</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">11.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Leh Via
Chang La Pass, (another highest motorable road in the world @ 17,586 ft)</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">12.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Kargil
via Magnetic Hill</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">13.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Srinagar</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">14.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Amritsar</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">15.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Agra</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">16.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Gwalior</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">17.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Nagpur</span><br /><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">18.<span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span face=""Century Gothic", sans-serif" style="color: #050505; text-indent: -18pt;">Hyderabad</span><!--[if !supportLists]--></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I am travelling with my beasty Renault Duster (diesel AMT) and will be accompanied
by my friends Sabitha, Sujatha and Kuldeep in our car and 52 others in 15 cars.</span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 1 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Flag off & Bangalore to Pune<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We all met at the Sajan Rao Circle in VV Puram at 5 am. Offered some
pooja and then flagged off at 6.30 am after all the meets, greets & hugs.
There was confusion moving out of Bangalore on to the Tumkur – Pune Highway.
Some got lost including myself and then we all re-assembled at the Nelamangla
Toll gate and regrouped into a convoy.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We stopped at Belgaum for a late lunch and then proceeded towards Pune. We
reached the ghat section at night, but the roads were very good but with a lot
of traffic. Pune looked very impressive at night, the roads/highway were broad
dotted with number of colourful dhabha’s/restaurants on the way.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">After a tiring journey of @900 kms we finally reached our hotel well
past mid-night. The reality of a Road to Himalayas trip finally sinked in and
we got a taste of what is in store for us the remaining days.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 2 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Statue of Unity at Kevadia, Gujarat. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Today we are driving from Pune to the Statue of Unity at Kevdia in
Gujarat.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Statue of Unity is the world's tallest statue, with a height of 182
metres (597 feet),located in the state of Gujarat, India. It depicts Indian
statesman and independence activist Vallabhbhai Patel (1875–1950), who was the
first deputy prime minister and home minister of independent India and an
adherent of Mahatma Gandhi. Patel was highly respected for his leadership in
uniting 562 princely states of India with a major part of the former British
Raj to form the single Union of India. In Gujarat the statue is found on the
Narmada River in the Kevadiya colony, facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam 100
kilometres (62 mi) southeast of the city of Vadodara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Just in time for sunset and laser show.after a grueling 550 km ride from
Pune and passing through Navi Mumbai, Thane, Vapi and Ankleshwar....so far
travelled 1500 kms . .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 3<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kevadia – Udaipur - Jaipur<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A</span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"> gruelling 800+ km drive from Kevadia to Jaipur thro Halol,.Godhra,
Udaipur, Kishangarh and reached Jaipur at 1.20 am. A pit stop for an hour at
Udaipur. Roads were great in the daylight but night driving was dangerous as
there were no lights on the highway or reflectors. Pathetic indifference to
drivers safety on Indian roads at night.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Weather was surprisingly different. Cloud cover kept us cool through the
day but we faced dust storm, hail storm, lightning and thunderstorms at night
which made us drive slow under darkness at night and hence reached late.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Surprisingly many parts of Gujarat the public signboards on the road and
other communications are only in Gujarati and wonder how do others
communicate......<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Had an opportunity to vist the Monsoon Palace, also known as the Sajjan
Garh Palace, is a hilltop palatial residence in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan
in India, overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake. It is named Sajjangarh after
Maharana Sajjan Singh (1874–1884) of the Mewar Dynasty, who it was built for in
1884. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The palace offers a panoramic view of the city's lakes, palaces and
surrounding countryside. It was built chiefly to watch the monsoon clouds;
hence, appropriately, it is popularly known as Monsoon Palace. It is said that
the Maharana built it at the top of the hill to get a view of his ancestral
home, Chittorgarh. Previously owned by the Mewar royal family, it is now under
the control of the Forest Department of the Government of Rajasthan and has
recently been opened to the public. The palace provides a beautiful view of the
city of Udaipur and the Taj Lake Palace hotel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Next off to Chandigarh tomorrow.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 4 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Jaipur-Chandigarh<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Started the day by visiting the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Hawa Mahal structure was built in 1799 by the Maharaja Sawai Pratap
Singh, grandson of Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh, the founder of the city of Jaipur,
India. He was so inspired by the unique structure of Khetri Mahal that he built
this grand and historical palace.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was designed by Lal Chand Ustad. Its five-floor exterior is akin to a
honeycomb with its 953 small windows called Jharokhas decorated with intricate
latticework. The original intent of the lattice design was to allow royal
ladies to observe everyday life and festivals celebrated in the street below
without being seen, since they had to obey the strict rules of
"purdah", which forbade them to appear in public without face
coverings. This architectural feature also allowed cool air from the Venturi
effect to pass throughthus making the whole area more pleasant during the high
temperatures in summer. Many people see the Hawa Mahal from the street view and
think it is the front of the palace, but it is the back.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Then left for Chandigarh via Western Express and the Delhi-Chandigarh
highway. Great roads to drive and reached Chandigarh by 9pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Earned a well deserved sleep after 4 days.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 5<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Chandigarh - Manali<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">We are now driving to Manali today. its about 330 km from Chandigarh. We
left at 10.30 am .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Manali is one of the oldest and most popular tourist destinations in
Himachal Pradesh,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">With endless views of the breathtaking Greater Himalayas on one hand,
the colorful multi-cultural communities on the other, Manali has become a
popular road trip for many. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Manali trip from Chandigarh, you will experience the changing
landscape from the cityscape of Chandigarh to the lush farms and fields of
Punjab, finally merging into the higher altitudes of Himachal, and passing
through pine forests and mountains of Himalayas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Once we crossed Chandigarh city limits and hit the sun-kissed highway,
the world seemed different. The dusty roads bluer skies and endless greenery on
both sides offer a mesmerizing glimpse of Punjab.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We crossed through Rupanagar and then crossed into Himachal Pradesh
where we got the first glimpses of the Himalayas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">it was time to breathe fresh air and some fuel to the body and we took a
break for lunch at the Himalayan Cafe in Bilaspur <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The quieter sister of Manali, Kullu is a very popular tourist
attraction. It is more of a valley resort and gives you the taste of the
Himachal life, different than the other towns we had left behind.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We took the National Highway NH3 and is under road widening project.
Half the road is still work in progress and the ride was treacherous and tiring
and gave us a test of off roading experience. But the other half that was
completed was a joy to ride.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">When we thought we were there at Manali it took us 45 mins to travel the
last 5 km to enter Manali city and check into our hotel by about 10pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 6<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Rest day @ Manali<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">A day spent at Manali to recharge ourselves. Also first glimpses of snow
capped Himalays from our room itself.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Manali is a town situated in the northern end of the Kullu Valley, in
Himachal Pradesh & formed by the Beas River. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It is the beginning of an ancient trade route through Lahaul and Ladakh,
over the Karakoram Pass and onto Yarkand and Hotan in the Tarim Basin of China.
Manali is a popular tourist destination in India and serves as the gateway to
the Lahaul and Spiti district as well as the city of Leh in Ladakh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Preferred to relax today and just took a visit to the Manali town, vana
vihar, lake and the Mall road <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Ended evening with some cultural program where local Himachal folk music
and dance was presented. A fun filled evening.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Off to Sarchu tomorrow.....and the adventure over the toughest terrains
begins ...stay tuned...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 7<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Manali – Sarchu via Attal Tunnel<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We are departing Manali to Leh but with an overnight stay at Sarchu.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">On the Manali to Leh route, Sarchu is preferred by most travellers for
night stay. This is where the border of Himachal Pradesh and J&K is
located. Manali to Sarchu distance is approx 230 km.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">This is the midpoint in Manali Leh route and took us almost 10 hours to
travel. We passed thro Rohtang, Kelong, Jispa. Zingzingbar, Baralacha.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We drove through the Attal Tunnel which is the longest tunnel 9.4 km in
the world above 10000 ft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We had our first experience of off roading and passing through river
streams and challenging terrains at Pagal Nala. Many vehicles got stuck and needed
assistance and we took were very nearly stuck and had to switch to manual gears
to get out of the rocky river streams. The most challenging terrain of my life
but memorable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">At Baralacha we had our first experience with snow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Situated at a staggering height of 14,500 feet above sea level, Sarchu
is nestled on the border of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal. Surrounded by snow
capped mountains and extraordinary natural beauty.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We reached Sarch by 7pm and the temperature was 1 degree but with wind
chill factor minus 4 degrees. We had to sleep in tents and many fell sick due
to high altitude sickness with vomitting, cold shivers, headache and fever. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">i too had cold shivers avnd a severe sinus attack and headche and a
disturbed sleep in the cold tent, covered with two razais and layers of
protection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">That's day 7 a memorable adventure ride and off to Leh tomorrow.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="412" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4STl1R6cIPM" width="496" youtube-src-id="4STl1R6cIPM"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><br /></span><p></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 8 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Sarchu - Leh<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Today we are riding from Sarchu to Leh. We will have to pass Gatta
Loops,Nakee La & Lachulung La, Pang, Tanglala, More Plains, Rumtse and The
landscape between Lachulung La and Pang is as dramatic as it gets.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The colors varying from white to brown to black to at times even yellow
and pink.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Those high mountains let in just about the right amount of light
creating a play that is simply poetic; especially at that time of the day. The
tiny Lachulung river adds to the charm of the place. The desolateness of it all
making it look almost post-apocalyptic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">the road all the way to Pang from there is just classic. The
anthill-type formations on mountain tops soon become visible. The Grand
Canyon-ish feel of the place simply cannot be ignore<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Dramatic scenery is an understatement between Lachulung La and Pang. It
boasts of one of the most inhospitable terrains of the region. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The structures are formed by wind erosion over centuries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Tanglang la is the 3 rd highest motorable road at an altitude of 17500
ft and was a great and a tough ride on difficult and challenging terrains with
bumpy roads and melting snow water streams on the road <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We did reach Leh at around 8pm after passing through magnetic hill where
you defy gravity .... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A challenging day for both man and machine. Off roads,plenty of hairoin
bends, steep slopes, muddy and water strewn roads made it a memorable journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Finally we got LEHD .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="386" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/v22sWst9_Xs" width="464" youtube-src-id="v22sWst9_Xs"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><br /></span><p></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 9 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Rest Day - LEH<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we spend our day in Leh. i chose to relax and not go for
sightseeing as i have already seen it before and was a bit tired after two days
of gruelling drive. I was invited for lunch by my neighbour and friend Col
Rohit Thakur posted in Leh Army HQ almost situated in the lap of Khardungla.
Later in the evening went for a stroll to the Leh market. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Leh is the joint capital and largest city of the region administered by
India as a union territory of Ladakh. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 m (11,562 ft), and is connected via
National Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via
the Leh-Manali Highway (part of National Highway 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Ladakh capital city of Leh lies near the eastern parts of Jammu and
Kashmir, on the crossroads of the historic "Silk Route" from Sinkiang
to West Asia and to the plains of India. The humbling monasteries of Shey,
Hemis, Alchi, Thikse and Lamayuru will nurture your spiritual needs, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Quite a relaxed day with no driving.......<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 10<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Leh – Nubra via Khardungla Pass<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Nubra is approx 150 Kms from the Leh town and takes approx 5 hours
(Including small halt at Khardung la and couple of other places). The road from
Leh to Khardungla was well paved but narrow and with winding roads and hair pin
bends. Its quite a steep ascent to Khardungla. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Khardungla pass is at 5359/18500 ft meters and the amount of oxygen here
is very less. At one point of time Khardungla pass was considered the world’s
highest motorable road but it has lost this place after recalculation of height
by latest GPS technology. There are mostly barren mountains on both sides of
the road till Khardungla pass from Leh, we drove on a narrow road with the high
mountain on one side and the deep valley on another side.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">As our car got near the Khardungla pass, the air got thin and I can feel
it while breathing.At this altitude, my lungs were screaming for oxygen and
after the initial excitement of reaching at one of the highest motorable
points, my brain started going dizzy and the cold was making me somewhat numb.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The mountains and valleys on the side of roads were mostly barren but
created a beautiful dramatic landscape with blue sky.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">As we moved closer to the Nubra Valley landscape started changing. Now
we were driving on a road, which has a high mountain on one side and a river
fast flowing on the other side. Finally, I saw some greenery after a long
drive. The Yaks and goats were grazing in these meadows. Surrounded by high
mountains Nubra Valley is one of the most fertile regions of Ladakh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">As we came closer to the Hunder village in Nubra valley, the landscape
changed dramatically. There were sand dunes on side of roads and it was very
dusty with swirling dust storms <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We visited the Diskit Monastery in Hunder. Diskit Monastery also known
as Deskit Gompa or Diskit Gompa is the oldest and largest Buddhist monastery
(gompa) in the Nubra Valley of Ladakh, northern India. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Diskit Monastery is a major tourist attraction in the Nubra Valley, not
just for its incredible location, but for the 106 feet Maitreya Buddha statue
which is located just below the monastery.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Diskit Monastery in Nubra Valley is situated at an altitude of 10,308
feet, 15 kilometers northwest off the Khalsar-Panakil route, right at the edge
of the desert in the Nubra Valley. It stands atop a hill at the edge of a road,
which links Partharpur & Those. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">it offers breath taking view of the Hunder valley especially during dusk
and sunset.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Another gruelling day but with a great sense of achievement having
scaled the 2nd highest motorable road in the world and one of the most
challenging roads to drive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="433" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eWlMw3JUqIA" width="520" youtube-src-id="eWlMw3JUqIA"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><br /></span><p></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 11<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Nubrah – Turtuk via Siachen<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are going to Turtuk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Turtuk, in Ladakh district, is in the Indian-administered part of the
Baltistan region and borders Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Turtuk, is an unknown little hamlet, flanked by Nubra on one side and
Baltistan on the other, lies along the shores of Shyok River. An enigma in
itself, this curious little settlement of ~4000 people is the last northernmost
village before Pakistan – Occupied Kashmir.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Turtuk was part of Pakistan – Occupied Kashmir up until 1971 when Major
Chewang Rinchen got the village under India’s command<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Turtuk opened its doors to tourists in 2010.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Turtuk is at the height of 3,001 mt., it is one of the gateways to
Siachen Glacier, making it a strategically important location and is about 205
KM from Leh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">35 KM after Hunder, we stopped at Thoise, a military airfield, and a
tiny settlement. Thoise is an acronym – Transit Halt of Indian Soldiers Enroute
(to Siachen). While no photography is allowed due to the sensitive nature of
the region, the landscapes are exceptionally stunning. We got to hear about the
Siachen war and how our Indian soldiers braved extreme weather conditions and
defended our Indian territory. We paid homage to all those who laid their lives
and also visited the Model living accommodation in Siachen Glacier.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">At Turktuk we spent a couple of hours lazing around the river, gazing at
the Himalayas on the Pakistan side and had something to eat before we rode back
home to Hunder in our Tents <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The drive was scenic on good roads most of the time. We wound our way
through curvy roads and passed through barren dessert with sprinkled vegetation
and with no signs of civilization for most part.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">An interesting day well spent exploring the Nubra Valley.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Tomorrow we are offf to Pangong....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="413" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Nj2BK3duJT0" width="497" youtube-src-id="Nj2BK3duJT0"></iframe></span></div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><br /></span><p></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 12 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Nubrah – Pangong Tso Lake<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are driving to Pangong Tso Lake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Pangong Tso (lake), is the largest brackish lake in Asia. A large part
of it extends into Tibet. The lake is 80 miles (130 km) long and 3 miles (5 km)
at its widest point. It freezes completely in winter and there's no marine life
here, except for a few migrating birds like gulls and Brahminy ducks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">As this is a border region, the furthest point you're allowed to go to
is Spangmik after which itis controlled by China. You can see some spectacular
views of the mountains of the Changchenmo range to the north, as well as their
reflections in the ever-changing surface of the blue-green lake. Above Spangmik
are the glaciers and snow-capped peaks of the Pangong range.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Pangong Lake is the most gorgeous lake on the planet; that colour of
blue is something you would have only seen in picture books. The road linking
Nubra valley to Pangong lake via Shyok, is certainly one road trip you'll want
to capture extensively. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">This place became a very popular destination after the 3 Idiots movie.
More recently it was in the news for Chinese Army incursions into our Pangong
territory but effectively thwarted and defended by our Army. There is heavy
presence of Army all along the route.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The journey from Nubra Valley to Pangong Lake via Shyok is roughly 140
kilometres long. Half the distance the roads are manageable but the other half
is dirt roads, roads under construction and water flowing on roads with rocks
and pebbles strewn along. Its a test of man and machine. With Duster we managed
the trip well driving mostly on manual mode to deal with challenging road
conditions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We left Nubra around 9 am and reached Pangong at around 5pm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We were welcomed with freezing temperatures and accentuated by swirling
winds which made it even more colder. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We played around the lake edges, took photographs and then after dinner
tucked into our tents.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The temperature went down to -5 and a real feel of _10 C. We were
worried if the tents on the banks of the lake could insulate us from extreme
weather conditions and more importantly withstand the gutsy winds. However we
managed to have a disturbed sleep and get ready for another challenging drive
back to Leh...... <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Despite all odds and challenges managed to tick another milestone.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 13<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Pangong Tso Lake – Leh via Changla Pass<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are returning to Leh via Changla Pass.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Ww assembled one last time at the lake for a group photograph and then
bid goodbye to Pangong lake.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The night temperature was -5 and am sure with the winds blowing the real
feel would have been -10C. i caught severe cold and slight temperature despite
wearing layers of warm clothes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We drove through Tangtse Village, Changla Pass and Kheru before reaching
Leh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Changla Pass is another pass used during the Silk Route period. Located
close to 17000feet above ground, the weather changes quickly and we were
fortunate indeed to wotness snowfall at Changla Pass for few minutes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We had to pass through another Pagal Nala with water streams flowing
through the road and strewn with pebbles and even small rocks. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">This was the toughest drive of all days. The roads for most part was
dirt roads and strewn with pebbles, mus roads and water streams passing
through. It was a test of man and machine.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">In fact we saw BMW, Thar and Pajero stuck in a few places. Luckily for
us the Duater in manual mode helped us to navigate through these difficult
terrains.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">My health started detiorating and temperature risung. Hence I asked Roy
to drive from Changla Pass upto Leh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We finally reached Leh at 5pm after yet another adventurous day....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Alvida for now and tomorrow we are off to Kargil......<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 14 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Leh - Kargil<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are moving to Kargil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Leh to Kargil highway goes alongside the beautiful Indus River as well
as through certain barren terrains. We rode past Hall of fame, Magnetic Hill,
Sangam, climbed the Namika La, Zozi La, and Fotu La passes located at a greater
altitude. There were breathtaking sights of the untouched landscapes through
the trip. The roads were very good with black tops.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Kargil is the 2nd biggest city of Ladakh and also the joint capital of the
union territory. It is also the headquarters of the Kargil district. Kargil is
located 204 kilometres to the east of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir, and 234
kilometres to the west of Leh.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We visited the Kargil war memorial. Kargil War Memorial is a famous
tourist attraction in Kargil. Kargil War Memorial, is a war memorial built by
the Indian Army, located in Dras, in the foothills of the Tololing Hill.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Built in pink sandstone, it commemorates the soldiers of the Indian Army
who lost their lives in the Kargil War.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">the winter of 1998-1999, the Pakistan Army crossed the Line of Control
(LoC) and occupied the roads connecting Leh and Kargil to Srinagar, along with
numerous heights along the National Highway.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Indian Army, in response, launched Operation Vijay (Victory) in May
1999 to retake the territory. Consequently, several fierce battles were fought,
with the Indian Army finally winning the war.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Every year, 26th July is observed as Kargil Vijay Diwas, which means
Kargil Victory Day. The memorial, as it stands today, was constructed by the
Indian Army in November 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">At the war memorial we can see major sequence of events which transpired
during the course of the war. A documentary movie is also shown, which explains
the entire war, and the events leading up to it, in detail.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">After visiting the war memorial it was so heartening to see how the
Indian Army is protecting us in such difficult terrains and harsh weather
conditions. Hats off to them.....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 15 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Kargil – Srinagar via Sonamarg<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><o:p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are driving to Srinagar from Kargil.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The journey to Srinagar is about 220km. Along the way we passed by
Kargil War memorial, Drass War Memorial, Zoji La Pass , Baltal Wildlife
Sanctuary, Baltal Valley and Sonamarg.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The road is a mix of good, bad and ugly. The ugliest part is limited
around the Zoji La Pass (11500 ft) For the rest of the distance, the road
remains good or average.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We stopped for lunch at Sonamarg. it was very crowded with hundreds of
vehicles and a few thousand people. The restaurants were full. The snow had
turned black and the snow slides looked unimpressed. So we drove on the
outskirts to a peaceful area by the riverside and enjoyed the scenary and had
our lunch and left for Srinagar. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We come across picturesque landscapes and the roads were dotted with
maple trees which makes the journey more beautiful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">While Ladakh region of Himalays was all rocks, sand and brown in colour,
we saw a dark contrast in the Kashmir region with greenary after a long time.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Srinagar is sometimes called the “Venice of the East”. The city’s lakes
include Lake Dal – known for its houseboats – and Lake Nigeen. In addition to
Dal Lake and Nigeen Lake, Wular Lake and Manasbal Lake are north of Srinagar.
Srinagar prides itself on red apples, orchards, trees of different shapes, ripe
peaches; Everything seems to contribute to Srinagar’s charm.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We reached Srinagar in time for a Shikara Ride on Dal Lake at Sunset. It
was again overly crowded with vehicles on roads and boats on the lake. It was overflowing
with tourists and for most part our Shikara boat was colliding with one or the
other boats and nudging its way around.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We finally settled into our boathouse at the back. A good one with 2
bedrooms, a dinning room and a living room and a veranda which Usher's you into
the boathouse.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I was terribly tired and carrying my illness from Pangong with cold,
sore throat and intermittent fever. Took some strong medication and retired for
bed early.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">There was apprehensions about safety and security at Srinagar. But we
had a smooth entry and a safe journey but offcourse with heavy army protection.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Alvida for now and see you tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 16 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Srinagar – Amritsar via Jammu<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are driving to Amritsar in Punjab from Srinagar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Its about 420kms and should normally take around 9-10 hours to reach.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We left at 10.30am and were instantly struck by traffic. Heavy vehicles
and army convoys throughout the Valley. Every time an army convoy passes other
vehicles are stopped.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We passed through Pulwama, Uri, Anantnag, Udampur and Pathankot....do these
places sound familiar?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It took us 10 hours to reach Jammu side and another 6 hours to reach
Amritsar at 3.15 am. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We drove through the Himalayas and wild life sanctuary through the
night. Also were lucky to esacape a landslide on the way <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Yet another eventful adventure spent entirely waiting in car or
driving......<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 17 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Rest day – Amritsar<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today is rest day at Amritsar.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We visited the Attari border also known as wagah border and witnessed
the unfurling of the India and Pakistan flags at the International border.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was quite a experience with temperature at @45 degrees. We had to
drive around 45 minutes and wait in que for about half hour and then a mad rush
to get a vantage point and also shade under the sun. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We had to wait another 2.5 hours before the proceedings began. The BSF
engaged with the audience and kept egging us to outshout our neighbours and
invoking Nationalism and stoking passion.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The final time came and the gates were open and the BSF gaurds exchanged
pleaseantaries shook hands, did some grand standing and finally unfurled the
flags.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">In between they called all women and children and asked them to dance to
national music and it was a sight to behold.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">A great moment to witness and come close to Pakistan border.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 18 <o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Amritsar - Agra<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we are going to Agra.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The direct drive from Amritsar to Agra is @665 km. We passed by <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Ambala, Kurukshetra, Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Ghaziabad, New Delhi
outskirts, Mathura and finally reached Agra.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Due to some missouts and a car getting stuck near the xpress way we
reached late by 2am.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 19<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Agra to Gwalior<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Many of my colleagues visited Taj Mahal and then we left for Gwalior.
Gwalior is about 120kms from Agra is about 2.5hours drive.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We visited the Gwalior Fort in the evening.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Gwalior Fort (Gwāliiyar Qila) is a hill fort near Gwalior, Madhya
Pradesh, India. The fort has existed at least since the 10th century, and the
inscriptions and monuments found within what is now the fort campus indicate
that it may have existed as early as the beginning of the 6th century. The
modern-day fort, consisting a defensive structure and two palaces was built by
Tomaras of Gwalior ruler. The fort has been controlled by a number of different
rulers in its history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The present-day fort consists of a defensive structure and two main
palaces, "Man Mandir" and Gujar Mahal, built by Tomar ruler(reigned
1486–1516 CE), the latter one for his wife Queen Mrignayani.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The second oldest record of "zero" in the world was found in a
small temple (the stone inscription has the oldest record of the numeric zero
symbol having a place value as in the modern decimal notation), which is
located on the way to the top. The inscription is around 1500 years old.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Also sharing beautiful pictures of Taj Mahal captured by my friend
Sabitha....<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 20<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Gwalior - Nagpur<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Today we reached Nagpur after about 700± km ride. The day was spent only
riding.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 21<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Nagpur - Hyderabad<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We visited the Gandhi Ashram at Sewagram in the morning before
proceeding to Hyderabad.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Gandhiji Ashram Bapu Kuti is renowned as Sewagram where Mahatma Gandhi
is believed to have continued the Quit India Movement after 1934.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Bapu kuti is now a well published tourist place where most of people
from foreign tourist who believe in bapu's teaching visit there frequently. It
is nearly 20 km from wardha bus station and railway station as well.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The ashram has a collection of several articles which were used by
Gandhiji when he stayed at this site. In addition to this, the ashram houses
Adi Niwas, Kishore Kuti, Akhri Niwas, Mahadeo Kuti and Ba Kuti. all the houses
are made with the old traditional way using mud. the whole area is well
maintained. there is free entry to visit.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">This is indeed a very different kind of place, far removed from one's
day to day experience. One has to visit this place if only for that, to get a
different perspective on things. So serene, peaceful, natural and simple.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We had a sumptuous satvic lunch at the Ashram and then left for
Hyderabad. Another 500+ km ride and made it to Hyderabad by 7pm. The last 1
hours drive was in bumper to bumper traffic.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We have reached the penultimate day and look forward to returning home
to Bangalore tomorrow......<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h1><o:p><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> </span></o:p></h1>
<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Day 22<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<h2><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Hyderabad to Bangalore<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was a nostalgic day as it was the last day of our trip but at the same
time all of us were eager to return home in Bangalore after a gruelling 22 day
trip.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">After breakfast, greet & meets and hugs, all of us jumped onto our
cars and started our last leg of our journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We all met at Anantpur for a late lunch and finally reached Bangalore
(Bangalore International Airport) by about 6 pm. There after it took me about
2.5 hours to reach home after dropping my car mates Sabitha & Sujatha on
the way. After being used to cruising at 100+ km speeds it was frustrating driving
bumper to bumper the last couple of hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
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<h1><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The Trip was organized by Roy Cruisers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">It was a memorable trip and helped fulfill our long cherished dream of
self driving on the Himalayas. We drove through highways, deserts, hills,
mountains, dirt roads, snow, pebble roads, river crossing, dust storms etc and
it was a test of Man and Machine and also Physical & Mental endurance. Its
not for the faint hearted but as Evazubeck says </span><span class="IntenseQuoteChar"><span style="mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">“the
world belongs to the brave”.</span></span><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I strongly believe that age is only a number. I drove almost around
6500km and my friends shared the remaining with the bulk being driven by my
friend Ms.Sabitha. Yes the thought of embarking on a 9000km journey across 15
states and spread over 22 days is daunting but when you are passionate and love
to drive on challenging terrains and explore the world, its no more stressful.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Its not the absence of fear, challenges, stress but it’s the conquest of
fear, challenges and stress that differentiates between a successful person and
the not-so successful person.</span></i><span face=""Century Gothic",sans-serif" style="color: #050505; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Yes every day I used to get up at 5.45 am, get ready by 7 am and get
ready for a long challenging drive. We reached our destination many a times in
the night as late as 3.30 am at Amritsar. We drove through mountains, forests
and other challenging terrains at night with near zero visibility. We faced
dust storm, hail storm, snow and other challenges thrown at us by mother
nature.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">My body was pushed to the limits. 66 different breakfast, lunches,
dinner and water. The temperature at Pangong Lake was -5 (actual feel -10C
because of wind) and in 4 days we were in Amritsar with temperature soaring to
47degrees.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">By Gods grace I managed to pass through the ordeal and but for some cold
& cough & feverishness for a few days nothing to cry about.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Every day we thought that we had faced the toughest road and challenges
only to realise that the next day was even tougher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">If we thought that day1 – Bangalore to Pune @900km was tough, the ride
to Kevadia was even tougher, navigating through Navi Mumbai. The next day to Jaipur
was even tougher, the route from Manali to Sarchu was tough with Pagal Nala, dirt
roads, water streams, snow clad roads etc, but the next day Sarchu to Leh was
even tougher having to climb the dreaded 21 Gatala Loops and ride past
Khardungla. If we thought we had conquered the 2<sup>nd</sup> highest motorable
road in the world, we found that the route was even tougher.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We passed through some of the highest motorable passes Kardhungla Pass,
Changla Pass, Tanglang Pass, Bara Lacha La Pass, Fotu La Pass, Zoji La Pass and
each one of them were tougher than the previous one.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">We passed through various sensitive areas across the border Turktuk,
Siachen, Tiger Hill, Drass, Kargil, Srinagar, Pulwama, Anantnag, Udampur &
Pathankot but never felt unsafe. Offcourse there was sporadic presence of Army
men deployed in some of these sensitive areas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">If we thought we were done with Himalayas with Srinagar, we were in for
a rude shock. The journey from Srinagar to Amritsar was the toughest one and
took almost 16 hours to reach about 450 kms. Heavy army convoy movements, narrow
roads, roads under construction, landslides and heavy vehicular movements
towards Jammu made us move bumper to bumper for most part of the journey. And when
we thought we had climbed the highest peak and were climbing down, another peak
to scale and we had to scale a wave of mountains and curvy roads before passing
through a National Reserve Forest near Udampur at mid-night.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Roy & Rohit from Roy Cruisers and Jaideep & Munish from
Himalayan Panthers did a great job in planning the itinerary and coordinated
all the arrangements to ensure that the large convoy and participants
successfully complete the trip and return back safely. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">There was not a single incident of safety or accidents for all the 15
cars and 58 participants. My car did not have a single dent or even a puncture.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">The accommodations were good and the safety back up was very assuring.
Roy & the team were ever ready to help us in distress even in midnight.
They were very supportive, worked tirelessly, took some flak but yet retained
their composure and were always with a smile. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I drove a Renault Duster, Diesel Automatic and should say that it was
very reliable and efficient. Except for high altitude mountains (where there
was power loss due to low oxygen), the beast sailed through most difficult
terrains with full load (4 passengers and dicky packed to the brim with
luggage’s). I had to shift to manual mode a few times during these challenging
high altitude places but other wise cruised in auto mode. It’s a very reliable
all terrain SUV. No wonder the Renault Duster is a popular SUV world over.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">Met a lot of people, made new friends and will truly cherish this trip
in my life and also look back with a feeling of accomplishment……<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I would like to thank my friend Ms.Sabitha who was a constant source of
support and who pitched in to drive in challenging circumstances and share my
load.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I would also like to thank my fellow car mates Sujatha, Kuldeep for
their support during the journey. Would also like to thank my room mate <a href="https://www.facebook.com/vasanthklr?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZU4A5xhsRIVklDUra87izJjpaUa5TdI9hd3AnzZgMXJWdcTDbu4xJWnGPApGIFCWG5WsUd4aCOx_nvrd4b1mVBvddFE2hiBYe5z-r8idBWzol8p46hHeedr-VHIhh7Ws_c1BMyYKcCOvXYKHQYY9EHya5xP7biqi2QaLRh0VQl9QQ&__tn__=-%5dK-R"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; padding: 0cm; text-decoration-line: none;">Vasanth Kumar</span></a>
who treated me like an elder brother and helped me with my luggages and other
arrangements.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I would like to also thank all my fellow drivers who lent their support
and encouragement to other participants. There were moments of high and low and
in all this, we felt like one family. Without their support, it would not have
been possible to complete this arduous journey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="color: #050505; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-IN;">I will be failing in my duty if I don't thank <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sahana.ranjan.1?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZU4A5xhsRIVklDUra87izJjpaUa5TdI9hd3AnzZgMXJWdcTDbu4xJWnGPApGIFCWG5WsUd4aCOx_nvrd4b1mVBvddFE2hiBYe5z-r8idBWzol8p46hHeedr-VHIhh7Ws_c1BMyYKcCOvXYKHQYY9EHya5xP7biqi2QaLRh0VQl9QQ&__tn__=-%5dK-R"><span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; color: blue; padding: 0cm; text-decoration-line: none;">Sahana Ranjan</span></a>
& all of my family members, friends and well wishers who kept following my
journey, encouraged me and motivating me. Thanks for all your kind wishes and
words of encouragement..........<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri;"> </span></p><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span><p></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-84552247938738504962022-02-03T17:42:00.000+05:302022-02-03T17:42:14.452+05:30Its time that we celebrate our Indian Business Leaders<p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5RF2garhOEnbKhkRuCaqSuXQIFrDNcAj-_M993t6KW8BbfLwA_N__rEnlp433SVmm30mDbpKVKZ8XIlaOdSDKEC2qhW1MS2wKUR80KZUyfBjpffGxOspyZBF96E-YtHTJjtN2KnDq4R-cz-3KEqg1S2COBwpHMVR3voFRe4Ivy7HImaIEwRbrzmFl=s4000" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5RF2garhOEnbKhkRuCaqSuXQIFrDNcAj-_M993t6KW8BbfLwA_N__rEnlp433SVmm30mDbpKVKZ8XIlaOdSDKEC2qhW1MS2wKUR80KZUyfBjpffGxOspyZBF96E-YtHTJjtN2KnDq4R-cz-3KEqg1S2COBwpHMVR3voFRe4Ivy7HImaIEwRbrzmFl=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><br /></span></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">Everytime a person of Indian origin become a Global CEO, we either embark on Self loathing or feel as if we now control the American corporate and the person will focus on Indian Interest!</span></span></p><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">FACT is from Pepsi to Google to Microsoft to Twitter CEOs first KRA is their respective corporate Interest and the ugly truth, they are of Indian origin only.... NOT INDIAN</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">None has Indian Citizenship. They surrendered it long back </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So grow up and feel proud of folks in India who have stayed back and toiled hard to create wealth for the country and created employment and touched the lives of millions of people in India.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></div><blockquote><h2 style="background-color: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>Indians love to take pride in CEOs of Indian Origin based in other countries. <br /></i></span><span style="color: #4c1130; font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>But the same tribe is most hated by folks in India? </i></span></h2></blockquote><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Ambani, Adani, Tata, Birla....</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They stayed in India and created Indian products, companies for Indian people, created huge shareholder wealth for the common man, revolutionized the digital space, renewable energy sector, O&G, food supply chain, clothing, telecommunication etc.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">FACT IS, We Indians loathe at anything Western but detest anything Indian.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Ambani-Adani have generated more Wealth & Jobs for the Nation than -</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">20 Nadella's, </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">200 Pichai's & </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">1000 Parag's </span></li></ul></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">multiplied by 10 times, yet Ambani-Adani only get Hate in India from....</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">We are a Nation that Worries about Brain Drain & Abuse the Wealth Creators in the Nation...</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It’s not US and China anymore,</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">India is becoming the world's fastest-growing startup ecosystem with over 70 Unicorn ( A startup company with valuation of more than 1 billion dollars) Startups, 40 in 2021 !!! <img alt="🇮🇳" aria-label="🇮🇳" class="an1" data-emoji="🇮🇳" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f1ee_1f1f3/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" /><img alt="🚀" aria-label="🚀" class="an1" data-emoji="🚀" loading="lazy" src="https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/e/notoemoji/14.0/1f680/32.png" style="height: 1.2em; vertical-align: middle; width: 1.2em;" />....but people have problem with Adani becoming the richest person in India! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja8Yfb_2eVVPEtRn0i9hxo-nRS3ewGJLsRafMladmn9EIyZk5EqKp0ZaLsk3N1M5juNZU1VOpyvosOLt1fkLASck1qd9SgPd2FyiJgZdxN7R_AfaNBkq02EcrpgO8vsaKIc2p3ZAMverTv46cet2hPSce70IbOu2ixT9ADpABDmGPi-Ufei2aU8Tmo=s684" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="684" height="492" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja8Yfb_2eVVPEtRn0i9hxo-nRS3ewGJLsRafMladmn9EIyZk5EqKp0ZaLsk3N1M5juNZU1VOpyvosOLt1fkLASck1qd9SgPd2FyiJgZdxN7R_AfaNBkq02EcrpgO8vsaKIc2p3ZAMverTv46cet2hPSce70IbOu2ixT9ADpABDmGPi-Ufei2aU8Tmo=w640-h492" width="640" /></a></div></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Tata Group has 7,50,000 employees. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">L&T employs 3,38,000 people. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Infosys has 2,60,000 employees.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Mahindra has 2,60,000 employees.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Reliance Industries has 2,36,000 people. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Wipro has 2,10,000 employees.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HCL has 1,67,000 employees.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">HDFC Bank has 1,20,000 employees. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">ICICI Bank has 97,000 employees.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">TVS group has 60,000 employees. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Quess Corp has more than 400,000 employees</span></li></ul></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #222222;">These are employees on their rolls. There is a whole ecosystem out there supporting these companies, real-estate, housekeeping, landscape, security, canteen, transport and their suppliers etc. Thus they give employment to more than 30 lakh employees themselves but also support more than 30lakh others who are in their ecosystem. </span></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">These Corporates alone match the Central Govt jobs (48.34 lakhs)! It is also 5 times the total government jobs in a big state like Karnataka!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">The govt. provides jobs to one crore plus people( 1%) and private and organized sector provide 6-8% and rest 92 % are employed in unorganized sector. </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Respect the Private sector. Adore millionaires and billionaires. Cheer for job creators. They are creating livelihood for millions of Indians! </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Lets not fall prey and listen to the failed socialist politicians who ruined the economic potential of 60 years of India since independence. If you want bright future for future generations, India needs 1000s of new corporations which create 1000s of high paying jobs!</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Imagine a India without these Businesses and their Leaders, our economy will collapse, our GDP will shrink to nothing and millions of livelihood will be disrupted.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Be Proud to support these Business Leaders living in India and serving India and creating wealth for India and Indians. That is being a true Indian.</span></div>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-77431465438221066722022-02-03T11:49:00.010+05:302022-02-03T20:12:01.743+05:30Road to Himalayas<div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWCKz8kuWHimi6nHXUH_69c9vUL6DW9hSm8xn5vw4ZIxHyujolxX49Pmu5StN6e0n7AivsTKUDooNiSSwtcZ0SJzIJ2lGeKwE83g1aLgHGVD6jzQjqg1Lcb8HU5T8ZhY61zLuGxNdItLSY60AX_Fczk93EMXs9JDv2Tjt4xPpRPQrkR4CyH2c0JzZK=s2048" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWCKz8kuWHimi6nHXUH_69c9vUL6DW9hSm8xn5vw4ZIxHyujolxX49Pmu5StN6e0n7AivsTKUDooNiSSwtcZ0SJzIJ2lGeKwE83g1aLgHGVD6jzQjqg1Lcb8HU5T8ZhY61zLuGxNdItLSY60AX_Fczk93EMXs9JDv2Tjt4xPpRPQrkR4CyH2c0JzZK=w640-h426" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">It's once said that </span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><blockquote><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i>"If you travel to Ladakh be a traveller and not a tourist"</i></span></blockquote></div><p><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.roycruiser.com/" target="_blank">Roy Cruiser</a> a pioneer in Self Drive Tours in India is organising the 3rd edition of Road to Himalayas, a road trip from Bangalore to Leh/Ladakh.</span></p><div class="kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; color: #050505; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">They bring to you another season of "Roads to Himalayas" - A Road trip to the land of high passes, Ladakh this May 2022. </span></div></div><div class="cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql o9v6fnle ii04i59q" style="background-color: white; margin: 0.5em 0px 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Expect adventures through out the way from no roads, water crossing to even driving to the highest motorable roads in the world.</span></div><div dir="auto"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><div dir="auto" style="color: #050505;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Be the part of our upcoming epic road trip to <a class="oajrlxb2 g5ia77u1 qu0x051f esr5mh6w e9989ue4 r7d6kgcz rq0escxv nhd2j8a9 nc684nl6 p7hjln8o kvgmc6g5 cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x jb3vyjys rz4wbd8a qt6c0cv9 a8nywdso i1ao9s8h esuyzwwr f1sip0of lzcic4wl gpro0wi8 q66pz984 b1v8xokw" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/ladakh?__eep__=6&__cft__[0]=AZW6oU_cKYEa5QCLC_zwAYTz7ia8bMEKWsZzIxLFt1x9SX5Vc1c0X2Qx09Jw-lqxFrsutbI-0IxY-kdSzYzDfG48_UYM39FPv-N5zR6I1iB4fGzTKiuz84VcsrR1s27HDkmBabO9xR1CLrGeZ8gbGhbS&__tn__=*NK-R" role="link" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #050505;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span></div></div></div><div style="height: 0px; left: 0px; padding-bottom: 129.412%; position: relative; text-align: center; width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" src="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XFIJVCPqYBMX5U8g-tz6-kbD-d3PQ2Hh/preview?usp=embed_googleplus" style="border: 0; height: 100%; left: 0; position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%;"></iframe></span></div><div style="height: 0px; left: 0px; padding-bottom: 129.412%; position: relative; width: 100%;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-76291427622828111302022-02-03T10:06:00.000+05:302022-02-03T10:06:54.715+05:30Whats your- NORTH STAR<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Where are you headed? What's your NORTH STAR?</span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><o:p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-size: large;">The North Star is important for plenty of reasons. As it
doesn’t change its position in the sky, it’s been used since time immemorial as
a navigation tool for travelers. Psychologists and Philosophers have used it as
a metaphor for an unwavering and unchangeable ideal to follow in ones life.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">As Chiara Viscomi on <a href="http://Healthpsych.com">Healthpsych.com</a> says:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">“Just as the literal North Star provides direction and helps
us stay on course, so does our inner North Star. It’s our inner compass; the
part of us that knows our passion, purpose, and life direction.”</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">You can identify your “North Star” by reflecting on
questions such as, "How should I shape my LIFE. What direction should I
pursue. What are my values and beliefs that should guide my LIFE path.?”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">When you find your North Star, you know where you're headed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">So aiming toward it is a step towards bringing a sense of
purpose and lead to fulfilment & happiness. It helps us to take more
chances in life since if you lose your way, you've got a lighthouse to anchor.
Its ones best friend at times of adversity.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: medium;">Here is my NORTH STAR?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV9SP0sSiU7vX9KM5q7pkH2zOFE2fDaKuNH5-5i56EQLZ9MJ6SSOYh_VMQf4LDJOBrZq8hA8zlXqJsrWinRS42wkZtR3M8mXEN_9bqsDB6sHfkwsMi1-ogq3BiZvU1cMd7j2NomWFinpZLhqxpjGMhCKdjv5zoYC75EvRzT5uPl2uAXD-p_9hLbHPs=s526" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="526" height="475" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiV9SP0sSiU7vX9KM5q7pkH2zOFE2fDaKuNH5-5i56EQLZ9MJ6SSOYh_VMQf4LDJOBrZq8hA8zlXqJsrWinRS42wkZtR3M8mXEN_9bqsDB6sHfkwsMi1-ogq3BiZvU1cMd7j2NomWFinpZLhqxpjGMhCKdjv5zoYC75EvRzT5uPl2uAXD-p_9hLbHPs=w475-h475" width="475" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span><p></p>
<h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>What is Yours?</i></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: helvetica;"><span style="font-size: medium;">May the course of your life be aimed at your own North Star, and more importantly</span><o:p></o:p></span></p><h2 style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #464646; font-family: helvetica; font-size: large;"><i>Are You someone else’s guiding star.</i></span></span></h2>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-63727624612424976762021-08-19T10:53:00.005+05:302021-08-19T19:28:38.335+05:30What is Religion – a means to an end or an end by itself?<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcc_3FRrAB6X7NRnSdrioPeZ3f9_P17uQzDaZ6tQ0_JuaW8CZt27r7yw6WzdlCI6FUeKPFdnI8Qe5ixaugTzrg56fcIOCx3RqsAAms074XHDX8_udzkd0Bs_GqQoehyjQl3PjlTfWDr0g/s2048/olivia-snow-CPPFtCHY6mo-unsplash.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcc_3FRrAB6X7NRnSdrioPeZ3f9_P17uQzDaZ6tQ0_JuaW8CZt27r7yw6WzdlCI6FUeKPFdnI8Qe5ixaugTzrg56fcIOCx3RqsAAms074XHDX8_udzkd0Bs_GqQoehyjQl3PjlTfWDr0g/w400-h266/olivia-snow-CPPFtCHY6mo-unsplash.jpg" title="Photo by Olivia Snow on Unsplash" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Photo by <a href="https://unsplash.com/@olivia_snow?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Olivia
Snow</a> on <a href="https://unsplash.com/s/photos/religion?utm_source=unsplash&utm_medium=referral&utm_content=creditCopyText">Unsplash</a><span face=""Verdana",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Religion is
once again becoming the talking point with the recent developments happening in
Afghanistan. People must realise that Religion is only a means to an end and not
an end by itself. But Religious Leaders and ambitious Politicians have turned
into an instrument for power and controlling the society for their own ends.</span><br /><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></span></p>
<h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Wikepedia
defines Religion as </span></h3>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"></span></i></b></span></p><blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;">Religion</span></i></b><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> is a </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_system" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Social system"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">social</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">-</span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_system" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Cultural system"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">cultural system</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> of designated </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_behaviour" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Religious behaviour"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">behaviors</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> and practices, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Morality"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">morals</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Belief"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">beliefs</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Worldview" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Worldview"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">worldviews</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_text" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Religious text"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">texts</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_site" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Sacred site"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">sanctified places</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Prophecy"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">prophecies</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethics_in_religion" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Ethics in religion"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">ethics</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, or </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_organization" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Religious organization"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">organizations</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, that relates humanity to </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Supernatural"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">supernatural</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcendence_(religion)" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">transcendental</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">, and </span></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirituality" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;" title="Spirituality"><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">spiritual</span></a></span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> elements;</span><sup id="cite_ref-1" style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; unicode-bidi: isolate; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion#cite_note-1"><span style="color: #c00000; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">[1]</span></a></sup><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; float: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"> however, there is no scholarly consensus over what
precisely constitutes a religion</span><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background: white; color: black; line-height: 115%;">Another definition says </span></i><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;">Religion is an
organized collection of beliefs, cultural systems, and world views that relate <u>humanity
to an order of existence.</u></span></i></span></p></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><i><span style="background: white; color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><u></u></span></i><i><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the name
of GOD and Religion, they first instill fear in people – that if you don’t follow
their dictates they will not attain Moksha, end up in Hell, born again in
another form and other threats. They also dangle a carrot that if you follow
their dictates they will go to Moksha, Heaven, not suffer re-birth and other
incentives.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">On the face
of it, it sounds reasonable but in practice it is the other way round. In the name
of religion, we have seen atrocities being committed- killings, torture,
suppression of fundamental rights, stripped of dignity, respect and subjugation
of people. Freedom is sacrificed in the name of adherence to religious norms.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">When one goes
into the core of all these religions be it Hinduism, Christianism, Islam, Buddhism and other religions- it is one of<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; line-height: 115%;">Love, brotherhood/sisterhood,
service to humankind, peace, good conduct (virtuousness-physical & mental),
respect for elders and peaceful co-existence with all living beings</span></i></b><span style="color: #0070c0; line-height: 115%;"> <b><i>on this planet.</i></b></span><span style="color: #0070c0;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">But when
practiced it becomes the first to be sacrificed. What else will explain the numerous
instances of killings, torture, inter-religious fights, hatred, communal
violence and fanaticism.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Religion has
also become a big business. In the name of GOD, billions of money are collected.
<i><span style="color: #c00000;">Depending upon the amount of money that you pay,
the more you are blessed by GOD – is what they want you to believe.</span></i><span style="color: #c00000;"> </span>While many of the money collected goes into
charity, many others are diverted to promote fanaticism and drive deeper wedges
in the society to protect their territory, religion and importance. And many politicians
jump into Religion as a means of amassing easy money. Income from Charitable
and Religious Institutions are exempt from Income Tax in many countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In the past
religion was needed to control the society in order to bring in order in the
way we behave/relate with each other. It was a strong influence at a time in
the absence of a formal government and a just judicial system. Times have changed
and we have evolved over a period of time. People are more educated, well
informed and well connected thanks to technology. The younger generation care a
hoot for these religious bigots and politicians and hence their importance &
influence is waning. So in order to keep their importance and influence intact,
they create communal hatred, tensions and violence.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">The common person
on the street or at the workplace, doesn’t bother about religion but it is the
religious heads and politicians who keep provoking people in the name of
religion and drive a wedge in the society. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Yes, people must retain their identity,
practice what ever religion they like and follow whatever rituals that they
believe, but that should be confined within the confines of the four walls of
their homes. It should not spill out into the neighborhood or the society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Religion is personal and private and should
never become a public<br /> debacle. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORt-yIfe-9ojdQXu5-_Zdhs_rK4XmPYzvBt5QD71obduZVf65jrSliY-vQvB-2m5McQz2fJZ9l6ElQaHPdwkv830wygl5hSnCrkoF0-vGC2yb0S311ZZzmsyzgu2pMccotWYvFOLTvEs/s2048/pexels-matt-hardy-2624031.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Photo by Matt Hardy from Pexels" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgORt-yIfe-9ojdQXu5-_Zdhs_rK4XmPYzvBt5QD71obduZVf65jrSliY-vQvB-2m5McQz2fJZ9l6ElQaHPdwkv830wygl5hSnCrkoF0-vGC2yb0S311ZZzmsyzgu2pMccotWYvFOLTvEs/w240-h320/pexels-matt-hardy-2624031.jpg" width="240" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", roboto, oxygen, cantarell, "helvetica neue", ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;">Photo by </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", roboto, oxygen, cantarell, "helvetica neue", ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/@matthardy?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Matt Hardy</a></span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", roboto, oxygen, cantarell, "helvetica neue", ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; color: #1a1a1a; text-align: start;"> from </span><span face="-apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "segoe ui", roboto, oxygen, cantarell, "helvetica neue", ubuntu, sans-serif" style="background-color: #e8e8e8; box-sizing: border-box; color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: start;"><a href="https://www.pexels.com/photo/shallow-focus-photo-of-road-2624031/?utm_content=attributionCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pexels" style="box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-decoration-line: none;">Pexels</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Religion should be the compass, the guiding path and the lighthouse that helps you sail through life's ups and downs with least amount of discomfort and pain to one self and others. It should act as the conscience keeper and drive from within and not be driven from outside. Only then will it be effective and serve the purpose.</span></span><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Religion should be driven through the freedom of one's choice and not by an external force.</span></div><div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;">Yes there is a basic need for need for
survival – <u>roti, kapad and maakan</u>. But is should not be attained at the cost of
</span><b><i><span style="color: #0070c0; line-height: 115%;">Love, brotherhood/sisterhood, service to all kinds of living
beings, peace, good conduct (physical & mental), virtuousness, sharing,
caring & respect for elders, tolerance to diversity and peaceful co-existence with all living beings</span></i></b><span style="color: #c00000; line-height: 115%;"> . <o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><b>Only then we can be grateful and show our gratitude to
our Creator (whom we call GOD) and be humane. Otherwise we are no different from the other species on this planet and live by the rule - might is right & fight for survival.</b></span></span></p></div>Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-39220555643440333732019-07-20T11:04:00.000+05:302019-07-20T11:04:19.442+05:30Can we be Human Engineers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "britannic bold" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 28.0pt; line-height: 115%;">CAN WE BE HUMAN
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Hey you <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There
are people out there working 9-5<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Working
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So
very mechanical<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">No
fun, no life, so boring<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
are we waiting for<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its about time, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">we brought some LIFE, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bring the HUMAN,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>back to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can we be more </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: #00b050; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HUMAN
than ENGINEERS</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #00b050; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">All
those, out at work<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Life
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its
about, living with people<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its
about, caring for each other<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are we waiting for<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its about time, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">we brought some LIFE, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bring the HUMAN,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>back to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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let, money control us<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are we waiting for<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its about time, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">we brought some LIFE, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #c0504d; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Its about time, <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bring the HUMAN,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>back to work<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: #0070c0; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Can we be more </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="background: yellow; color: #00b050; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">HUMAN
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-43605326730576689962019-07-14T13:34:00.001+05:302019-07-14T13:41:30.561+05:30An Ode to Pankaja Ram Bhat<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd13jV99yPmV-8zcOBVI1kAuyFbppgHSTkbLqphmqtPS7naGHATkpcB2dS33lRV5Gfsq3NddYLnpKBHv5tZcnz7xBEuf7aGCoH7fIGQWwX1XvnC0R_aBnD8qkX6VXKqBBfMsKKX1ko54/s1600/DSC_6149.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="1600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd13jV99yPmV-8zcOBVI1kAuyFbppgHSTkbLqphmqtPS7naGHATkpcB2dS33lRV5Gfsq3NddYLnpKBHv5tZcnz7xBEuf7aGCoH7fIGQWwX1XvnC0R_aBnD8qkX6VXKqBBfMsKKX1ko54/s400/DSC_6149.JPG" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Mrs. Pankaja Ram Bhat is a Retired Assistant Post Master and wife of Mr. Ram Bhat from Mudipu. She is born into a very respectable & a large family in Mudipu. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Early in her life at an young age, she lost her hearing faculty after a bout of typhoid. It resulted in her not being able to hear and also difficulty in speaking. She is able to follow people talking through the lip movement. She cant hear what she speaks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A deafening silence surrounded her life and for most people would have shattered their dreams and jeopardised their lives to a great extent.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">But not for Mrs. Pankaja. She went on to complete here Masters Degree in History and work in the Indian Postal Service for 27 years and even worked as a Cashier handling difficult customers and managing cash.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After her daughters (Shwetha) marriage to my son (Anish Ranjan) in 2015, she took an early retirement and began her second innings. She started exploring her hidden talents – gardening, cooking, stitching designer blouses, clothes, craft work, origami and literature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She started writing Poems and short stories in her native language - Kannada and used to publish them like a production assembly. Every other day she would publish Poems on her Face Book post.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She has written on various topics like relationship, marriage, devotional, social norms, society, education, selfie, live-in relationship, children, nature (Prakrithi), etc. Through her Poems she has shared her life experiences, her views, pains, frustrations, anguish, joy, gratitude and her emotions. It has created a platform for her to express, showcase her creativity and be able to reach out and influence a larger community.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She has helped us to focus our attention on the almost hidden, and the too often unnoticed incarnations of life and helped us appreciate the larger canvas of life. With her creative verses, she would draw her reader in and then do with her words what no magnet could do. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">With her Poems, she could thread her camel-like thoughts through the eye of a needle.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdpYpHvjRX8sGrzs8CjL4CZx_VEsZ8AzKkyT_tvnbFjrle63JWrqbBlCrnBFyZeSGY3O57b-OMhD5bRZHHPwtV-BM0vXGQGJjZE216GiNjph74Q-3SbNPCBgSl-s-tHjPTvVocwrgnZ0/s1600/IMG_20190714_110312__01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1014" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbdpYpHvjRX8sGrzs8CjL4CZx_VEsZ8AzKkyT_tvnbFjrle63JWrqbBlCrnBFyZeSGY3O57b-OMhD5bRZHHPwtV-BM0vXGQGJjZE216GiNjph74Q-3SbNPCBgSl-s-tHjPTvVocwrgnZ0/s400/IMG_20190714_110312__01.jpg" width="252" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Her Poems have been published in various magazines, newspapers and local media. She has been invited to speak and also recite her Poems in Literature Festivals, programmes and honoured by many Literary Associations, media houses etc.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Till date she has written/published/posted over 200 poems and has been posted on her blog <a href="http://baalasanje.blogspot.com/">http://baalasanje.blogspot.com/</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She received much encouragement from her family, friends and well wishers including renowned literary greats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She shortlisted 100 of her best Poems and has published a book <b>SAVITRI </b>and released it on 7th July 2019. At a grand function organised at her house Shri Ganesha Kripa at Mudipu.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">A galaxy of Literary greats attended the program and released the book.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">1.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Chair person - <b>Gunaje Ramachandra Bhat</b> - M.A. retired teacher St Aloysius College, BC Mangalore. He has published many including Munnudi to My Savitry kavana sankalana ,kavigalu ankanakaararu etc. He was honoured as a best teacher and also the member of D.K District Chutuku Sahitya Parishattu. He is writer of Chutuku Havana. His articles are widely published in local Kannada media.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Other Guests included :</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">2.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>Dr.Vasanthakumara Perla</b> M.A.Phd retired Nirdheshakaru Akashavani Mangalore ,kavigalu, sahitigalu uttama vagmigalu etc. He was a writer of kathe kavana vimarshe vyakti chitra samsodane charana etc He has written many books in English, Kannada and Tulu </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">3.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>V.B. Kulamarva</b> .M.A.B Ed. Retired head master shishana tajnaru patyapustaka rachanaa samitiya, adyaksharu kathe kavana chutuku, gamaka kalaavidaru etc. He was honoured Sahitya Chudaamani Kavyshri Karnataka, Horanaada Rathna etc. He has written and published many books and poems including shatpadhi sangatya ragale, tripadi chaupadi etc in Kannada</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">4.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>Ganesha Prasada Pandelu</b> - Editor Udayavani Kannada Daily, Manipala Edition. He has written in kavana chutuku hanigavana gajal etc. He has written and published books in Tulu, Kannada etc He was honored Kalaasadhaka kurunada chethana etc. He was a former Chair Person of D.K.District Chutuku Sahitya Parishat </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">5.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>Ganapathi Bhat Permukha</b> M.A.B.Ed. He is the Kannada teacher of Bilinele High School, well-known in ghamakist and a good singer . Has passed his gamaka exam in 2nd rank and introduced savitri kavana sankalana by singing some poems in his own way </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">6.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>M Subramanya Bhat </b> Purohita and retired Sanskrit teacher. H</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">e is well known in jyotishya Shastra and has written hinnudi to my Havana sankalana savitri and made prastavika Bhashana </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">9.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Shri <b>K.Narasimha Bhat</b> a well-known compounder of Puttur </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After the release of the Book, a galaxy of Poets presented their Poems and was well received and appreciated by all guests & luminaries that had gathered. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I had the honour of being present on the occasion and was happy and proud to see the release of the Book SAVITRI by Pankaja Ram Bhat. We were very proud to hear so many literary greats speaking so high and heaping praise on her Poems and on Mrs. Pankaja. It surely is a proud achievement for her and the entire family.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I guess this is the beginning and the poet has opened her entire treasure-trove of her vast creations for all of us to enjoy, pick and choose from for her creations.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">She may not be able to hear but she has ensured through her Poems and her Book that she is HEARD. </span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: #444444;">And in this journey her family and especially her husband Ram Bhat have been of tremendous encouragement, support and help.</span></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She is challenging me and at the same time inspiring me to write a Book that I have been contemplating for long…… only time will tell….</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Dear Students,</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I am lucky to have such a fun loving team that made happy surrounding during the course of Teaching. I miss you Students because I know you all are the best ones I have ever met and am very proud to say that is was one of the best batch of Students that I have taught in the last four years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Time has gone by so fast… They say time flies when you are having fun. It was true with my experience with you . This has been an incredible association and journey. We have grown and learned so much …</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Bringing the world into our classroom has been really powerful and absolutely inspiring, not just for you, but also for me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Watching each of you put your heart into your studies, projects and everyday work has been very encouraging and motivating for me as Teacher and has helped me realize how meaningful learning can be when connected with passionate Students. I am definitely not the same Teacher that stepped into our classroom in our first session. I have changed and grown too. What I liked the most was that we walked through this together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Each of you has given their best, each of you has worked really hard throughout this year. I can’t find the words to describe how proud I am of you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I’m so thankful for all your smiles, thank you for opening your hearts and sharing your warm feedback & kind wishes. I will treasure them for ever.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our sweet memories will forever remain in our hearts. Days spent with you all have been very memorable. Thank you for your honesty, support, and flexibility. Thank you for being yourselves. Thank you for helping me become a better Teacher. Thank you for making me feel that my job is not a job, but a passion. Thanks to you, I love being a teacher more and more every day. Each of you has made a difference for me. I will never forget you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There were so many days I came to school stressed about something personal, but spending time with you made me forget about it all. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">As you leave the college, this is a turning point of your career and you are going to enter into your Careers in the Corporate World. There is a new world waiting for you with new success and goals. Hope, you can scale your new heights without much trouble . Expect that some challenges await you, which of course, I strongly believe going by your antecedents and the manner you have conducted yourselves over the year and the skills and knowledge you have acquired, you will surely overcome them. With focus, discipline and sustained effort no matter the challenges, you will have what you need in order to becoming great HR Professionals & Leaders.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I hope that you recognize your greatness, that you have deep self love and confidence in yourself, that you know the only person you should compete with is you.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">See yourselves as good ambassadors of this college and always act with passion & integrity, live by the discipline and ethics you are learnt here and always listen to your heart before making any decision.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Be kind and good to people you meet on your way up. Think big thoughts and be optimistic in whatever you are doing. Always do right things, thing positive, stand for justice. The words by you should bring happiness to others and actions should bring hopes. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Believe in yourself and all that you are. Know that there is something inside you that is greater than any obstacle. Believe that, you can do what you want to do in your life.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Make new friends, but do not forget the old ones who always love you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our journey with you may stop here, but for you, it is the beginning of your life. Most of you are already placed in top-notch companies so do well there and share your experience with me and stay in touch. Be dedicated to your work. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whenever you need help, guidance or support, just feel free to reach out to me and I will be more than happy to extend my support to you.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wish you a great journey for the future and a successful joyfull & fulfilling life.</span><br />
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-56019000558550615532018-07-13T17:44:00.002+05:302018-07-13T17:52:27.183+05:30Sexual Orientation is a matter of Choice<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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but the Supreme Court's judgment on Section 377 of IP in 2013 which inter alia
penalises homosexual relations was quite unfortunate and regressive. Section 377
of the Indian constitution is a descendant of an archaic law from the colonial
British rule, which described homosexual acts as “unnatural”. It was
incorporated into the IPC in 1860. The judgment discloses an intolerant mindset
and which is also insensitive to the real problems of those with a different
sexual orientation for which they are not to be blamed nor branded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender) community are equal citizens of this country and thus entitled to
all the constitutional protections of equality, liberty, privacy, dignity and
health. By setting aside the Delhi High Court ruling , the Supreme Court — the
supposed protector of fundamental rights of citizens in this country,
particularly the marginalized communities — has snatched away from the LGBT
community all these fundamental rights. It more or less brands them as
criminals and is grossly unfair.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The right to choose must be left to
an individual and cannot be forced upon. As long as it is a consensual
relationship between 2 adults, no one has the right to impose their views on
them. It defeats the basic principles of equality, freedom and liberty
enshrined in the Constitution. Its absurd to believe that relationships must be
only between a man and a women. Its a norm laid down by the society in the
past. Times have changed, the world has moved on and become more liberal and
tolerant to diversity. In these liberalised times, people are increasingly
speaking up for the rights of deviants. Even the current Pope who represents
the Catholic and who were once terribly opposed to Homosexuality and same sex
marriage has openly expressed that its not a sin, which shows changing mindset
by religious leaders. India once again joins the ranks of countries such
as Afghanistan, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, where homosexuality is considered a
criminal offence and the penalty is life imprisonment or even death.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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has been opened up for review by the Supreme Court after a huge public debate
and seen people from all walks of life expressing their disappointment and
disagreement to this judgement. The politicians for once are listening to the
voice of the public and are talking about taking corrective action through
an amendment to the Article 377. It is against the right to life
as it includes one’s freedom to choose one’s life partner. It is an inviolable
right of an individual to choose his partner for life. One must have a broad
outlook to analyse the emerging trends and the transformation that society is
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-88957209202452881642018-01-06T12:35:00.001+05:302018-01-06T12:35:21.560+05:30Dharma - a path to Righteousness<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfxFH7-1_LHR1UGHKXYHkjUkpOUeWCH7kYICXYZ4SolGQ_HUAnNi0QHfPOy9MwXzgFBAJKGjXYZgerQFYX2FZ0OYJGJgpScU1ujea0O1R03dJ9zP_VtcbwieKAZihm-6mUwF-GES2ewo/s1600/dharma2.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="481" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHfxFH7-1_LHR1UGHKXYHkjUkpOUeWCH7kYICXYZ4SolGQ_HUAnNi0QHfPOy9MwXzgFBAJKGjXYZgerQFYX2FZ0OYJGJgpScU1ujea0O1R03dJ9zP_VtcbwieKAZihm-6mUwF-GES2ewo/s320/dharma2.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><i><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">dharma</span></i></b> is the religious and moral law governing individual conduct. It’s a way & principle of righteousness</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dharma is the law that maintains the cosmic order as well as the individual and social order. Dharma sustains human life in harmony with nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<i><span style="color: blue;">What you desire for yourself, you should desire for others. What you do not like others to do to you, you should not do to others</span></i>." (Mahãbhãrata, Shãntiparva, 258)</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Bhishma says in his instructions to Yudhishthira that whatever creates conflict is Adharma, and whatever puts an end to conflict and brings about unity and harmony is Dharma. Anything that helps to unite all and develop pure divine love and universal brotherhood, is Dharma. Anything that creates discord, split and disharmony and foments hatred, is Adharma.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In order that we fulfill our role in the divine play we must behave within our Dharma. That is, we ought to do the right thing, at the right time, in the right way, and for the right reason. By this we attain balance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Dharma is your purpose. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">It’s what you set out to do in life. It’s the end goal, whereas karma is what you do to get to the end goal (or what you do not do). It’s the path of righteousness and living one’s life according to the codes of conduct as described by universal spiritual teachings.</span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">The purpose of dharma is not only to attain a union of the soul with the supreme reality, it also suggests a code of conduct that is intended to secure both worldly joys and supreme happiness.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>The ancient sage <span style="color: blue;">Manu</span> prescribed 10 essential rules for observance of dharma:</b></span></div>
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<li>dhriti (Patience) – Staying secure in your own inner peace.</li>
<li>kshama (forgiveness) – Letting go of things that don’t necessarily serve you.</li>
<li>Dama (self control) – Knowing that the best things come to those that wait.</li>
<li>asteya (honesty) – This is really more about non-stealing; don’t take that which does not belong to you.</li>
<li>shauch (cleanliness/purity) – Cleanliness in mind, body, and soul.</li>
<li>indraiya-nigrah (control of senses) – Meditation and life force control.</li>
<li>dhi (reason) – Guiding your life with calm reason leads to great success.</li>
<li>vidya (knowledge/learning) – Gaining skills that significantly add to your ability to offer value is a huge step towards well-rounded success.</li>
<li>satya (truth) -Realizing that truthfulness brings about the highest outcome for you and others.</li>
<li>krodha (anger) – Anger poisons our ability to lead our lives in a positive and powerful way.</li>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>These are guidelines that will help you ride on the right track, and help you lead a life that is truly fulfilling.</i></span></div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-7239880512259055762017-12-26T12:09:00.002+05:302017-12-26T12:09:49.844+05:30Shape Of Your Navel Tells A Lot About Your Personality<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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You may be surprised to know that the belly button—the tiny, often ignored part of our bodies is also an indicator of what we may be from within and on the outside. It is also an essential energy point or chakra and point of healing as per many orthodox as well as alternate systems of medicine. Though it has largely been a symbol of body aesthetics with an erotic appeal, it is also a part whose difference or rather uniqueness holds the key to many subtle and obvious differences that we may find between people and their personalities. It holds many interesting dimensions as per scientific and cultural contexts.</div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-50179152490786744232017-09-12T09:36:00.001+05:302017-09-12T09:36:31.731+05:30A tribute, to a Noble Soul, my Father - Late Dr. K Rajagopal<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Today, 12th September, is the Birth Anniversary of my father, Late <b><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">Dr.K Rajagopal</span></b> and its about 20 years since he passed away.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was one of the 11 children of Late C R Krishna Rao and the illustrious Coimbatore Krishna Rao clan. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My grandfather Late CR Krishna Rao, was a very illustrious person. A District Judge, a Philosopher and an Author. His books - </span><span style="color: blue; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/harshalarajesh/madhvacharyaslibrary" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white;">Madhva and Brahma Tarka & </span><span style="background-color: white;">Madhva, His Life and Doctrine</span></a></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/harshalarajesh/madhvacharyaslibrary" target="_blank"> </a>on "<b>Madhwa Philosophy</b>" is even today regarded as an authentic rendering on Madhwacharya and his philosophy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My father was married to Mrs. Manoranjini Rajagaopal and were popularly known as Raju Dodanna and Manna Vadhani in our family circles.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He studied his MBBS from the Kilpauk Medical College, Madras. He then did his MSc and was a Fellow of the Institute of Chemists. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Though he was a doctor by </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">qualification he never really practiced medicine. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was always interested in research. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was one of the few early Indians who went on a </span><a href="http://dimes.rockarch.org/xtf/search?keyword=Krishna+Rajagopal" style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;" target="_blank">Rockefeller Scholarship</a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> to the Dunn Nutrition Laboratory at Cambridge University in Britain, in 1938. He went there to pursue his Research in Vitamins.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">According to my late uncle Dr. CK Prahalad, an illustrious and a famous Management Guru himself, he said that had my father continued to pursue his Research in Cambridge University, he could have probably won a <b>Nobel Prize </b>for his work, because the person with whom he had partnered with (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archer_Martin" target="_blank">AJ Martin</a>) at Cambridge University won the Nobel Prize in 1952.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">My grandfather was not too pleased that my father had gone to Britain as he was very patriotic and being a Districts and Session Judge, he requested his son to come back to India. As an obedient son, he gave up his lucrative work at Cambridge University and returned back to India, when the 2nd World War broke out. My father came back to India to serve the Army in the Indian Medical Core. He served during active war and served for some years in Baghdad. He rose to become a Major in the Indian Army. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">After the war, he found that it was not very fruitful carrying on in peace time and quit army to pursue his passion - Research and Teaching.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He had opportunities to work for the United Nations and FAO but turned down those opportunities because he felt that serving one's own Nation was more important than serving other Nations.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He served in </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">the Pasteur’s Institute in Conoor. He took up </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> Research and Teaching at the All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Calcutta. He later moved south to take up a teaching position in Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">I felt that he was never able to live up to his potential in India. The environment, the ecosystem didn't recognize or encourage the potential in my Father. He had many ideas, wanted to do so much, but being a very straight forward and simple person, he couldn't survive or navigate through the political environment in the workplace and never was allowed to succeed. Sad that a person who could potentially have been another Noble Laureate from India, had he continued in Cambridge University, couldn't succeed back in his home country, for which he returned and shunned going abroad again. A sad state of affairs in this country and no wonder there is so much of brain drain.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He finally moved to Chennai to stay next to his parents and set up a private Pathology Laboratory and also some medical practice for the poor needy. He was an epitome of a <i>Doctor being a Noble Profession</i>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">If during the course of his investigation he found that some extra tests need to be done to confirm his findings, he never used to charge for the extra tests as he would say that I did it for validating my doubts. </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Can we ever imagine a Doctor today who lives by these values.</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He went on to work till the ripe old age of 82 years and after his cataract operation he finally quit work. He donated his clinic for free to the hospital where he had set it up.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He went on to live a healthy life till 90 years and passed away in 1997. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was recognized and honored for his distinguished work in the field of Science by the </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">New York Academy of Sciences </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">posthumously</span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;"> </b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">in 1998. The New York Academy of Sciences is among the oldest scientific organisations in the United States and the world and for 200 years since 1817 brought together extraordinary people working at the frontiers of discovery. What a tragedy that he wasn’t alive to receive this great honor.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He had a wide repertoire of interests in life.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He had an appetite for reading and had a rich collection of books in the library from Literature, Science, Medicine, Fiction, Philosophy, Cosmic Sciences, etc. We had hundreds of books at home in our library. He loved all forms of entertainment. He would love watching MGR/Sivaji Ganesan movies, watch Ramayana on TV, listen to MS Subbalakshmi, Abba, Michael Jackson and even Deep Purple. He would patiently sit with me to watch the Test Matches and loved watching Wimbledon Tennis matches on Television. He was widely traveled in India, Middle East, Europe, UK , Scotland ,USA and Canada.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Late in their lives, my parents were fortunate to travel to USA in 1988 courtesy my late Uncle Dr. CK Prahalad and other cousins in the USA. They truly enjoyed their trip to the US and treasured the trip memories for the rest of their life. He was particularly happy to have taken his wife to Cambridge University during their visit to United Kingdom and show her the place some 50 years later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">During his trip to the US and UK, my father had maintained a tour diary and jotted down meticulously each day events. I managed to publish a book "<b><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0ByCR2AsE3ktkcUhzWjdjWUQzQjQ" target="_blank"><i>Our Journey to the New World</i></a></b>" recapturing their memoirs of the wonderful trip. Long after their demise, we organised an Event - <b>Raju Remembre</b> and had my Uncle Dr. CK Prahalad release the book. The event was very well attended and all relatives and friends paid rich tribute to my parents.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was a connoisseur of life and lived a full life till the end. He would love petting our dogs and cats at home. Spend time in the garden and take a walk. He managed to cure his diabetic without any medication and would eat all kinds of healthy food till the end. He never believed</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> in diet but always used to eat in moderation. He used to advise me that anything in moderation is good in life. He used to be dressed immaculately till the end and was very fashion conscious. When he went to the US he picked up almost 25 ties and a few blazers. As his brother late Dr CK Prahalad has said, he was never sloppy and was always well dressed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He was the biggest source of strength to me. Much of my life has been molded on his life and values. <i>Whatever I am today, its because of him and my mother and </i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>I am and will be indebted for life. T</i></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i>hey have truly been an inspiration and a guiding light for me in my life and will continue to be so, as long as there is life in me </i>.....</span></div>
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<li><a href="https://grofers.com/prn/Santoor-Beauty-Talc-Buy-1-Get-1-Free/prid/217352?">https://grofers.com/prn/Santoor-Beauty-Talc-Buy-1-Get-1-Free/prid/217352?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.bigbasket.com/ps/?q=santoor+powder">https://www.bigbasket.com/ps/?q=santoor+powder</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.zopnow.com/santoor-talcum-powder-buy-1-get-1-free-v-100-g-p.php">https://www.zopnow.com/santoor-talcum-powder-buy-1-get-1-free-v-100-g-p.php</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.snapdeal.com/brand/santoor/bath-body-talcum-powders?sort=plrty">https://www.snapdeal.com/brand/santoor/bath-body-talcum-powders?sort=plrty</a></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Wipro Consumer Care Ltd claims that it is offering Santoor Beauty Tal as a deal – <b>Buy 1 Get 1 Free</b>. Which means that I pay Rs.170 for 150 gms can and get another 150 gms can free. Is it really true, that I am getting another can free?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">In fact in the picture shown above they are getting exposed. A 400gm Santoor Beauty Talc is sold for Rs.201 with 2 Santoor Beauty Soaps free. Which means that the actual price of 300gm of Santoor Beauty Talc is around Rs.170/- and there fore the actual price of 150 gm of Santoor Beauty Talc is around Rs.85/- So if the are really offering 150gm Can free under the scheme <b>Buy1 Get1 Free</b>, they should be selling at Rs.85/- and not at Rs.170/-. </span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZReoitEs4Cfdc5y5E7XL8l5rFDBGARK1cuH17Q_89sp5X3JxznpB_PEJ4l9qOmjliSjOeioxBpDMo_QQ1D3rXDjXkT4a6mLLDm4ysdWkJrEFXh6PjtoVAIC38f7raS1fxl_px-5fgMU/s1600/Santoor-Perfumed-Talc-400gm-With-SDL072646901-1-04ef3.webp" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="258" data-original-width="220" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqZReoitEs4Cfdc5y5E7XL8l5rFDBGARK1cuH17Q_89sp5X3JxznpB_PEJ4l9qOmjliSjOeioxBpDMo_QQ1D3rXDjXkT4a6mLLDm4ysdWkJrEFXh6PjtoVAIC38f7raS1fxl_px-5fgMU/s200/Santoor-Perfumed-Talc-400gm-With-SDL072646901-1-04ef3.webp" width="170" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Here is an open challenge to WIPRO and to Azim Premji. Sell Santoor Beauty Talc as a standalone 150gm can for Rs.170 and share with us the number of units you sold in a month. At Rs.170 for 150 gm it works out Rs.1.07 per gm of Talcum Powder, when the average market price of competitors is around Rs.0.30 to a max of Rs.0.50.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Who would ever buy double the price. Even the original Mysore Sandal Talcum powder costs Rs.0.28 per gram.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Is it that the Marketing Team at WIPRO dont know the meaning of <b>FREE</b>. Its about time that their Marketing team are taught what <b>FREE</b> means.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><i><b>FREE</b> means to get something for which you pay nothing.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It is very clear that this is a marketing gimmick and is cheating gullible consumers who really think that they are getting a Can of Powder free. In actual sense you are selling 300gms of Santoor Beauty Talc at Rs. 170 but split in 2 cans of 150gms each and just labelling <b>Buy1 get 1 Free </b>to attract gullible customers and make them believe that they are actually being rewarded with a free can. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It’s a huge disappointment that a company from WIPRO group under Azim Premji who boasts of high moral values, ethics, Corporate Governance, charity and philanthrophy, is actually resorting to such cheap gimmicks just to promote their product sales.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">An old lady who I knew and who was regularly using Santoor Beauty Talc told me that she was happy buying it because she was getting rewarded with a Free Can everytime she bought one. I then explained to her that she wasn’t getting anything free and was charged every penny of the grams that she received and explained the above logic. Do you know what she said “<i>these damn CHEATS. I will never ever buy this again………….</i>”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">She is right. Doesn’t this tantamount to cheating the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>act dishonestly or unfairly in order to gain an advantage</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>to influence or lead by deceit, trick, or artifice</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>cheating customers through false advertising</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Its about time that such misleading advertising gimmicks are taken up in Consumer Courts and put to an end.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There are many others who resort to such cheap gimmicks and induce gullible customers to buy thinking that they are actually getting a deal and freebies, when actually they are not.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However we expect a company of WIPRO standards led by Azim Premji to desist from such unfair practices and be a leader in the market.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Its time that WIPRO and Azim Premji take up my challenge of selling 150gm Santoor Beauty Talc without any offers for Rs.170/- or put to end this cheap marketing gimmick or risk being called "Cheats".</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Whatever said and done the mask is off Azim Premji and his WIPRO…………</span><br />
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<a href="https://rranjana.blogspot.in/2012/11/game-of-discounts-do-you-know-that-you.html" target="_blank">PS : read my earlier blog on Game of Discounts </a> </div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-53823939508402626092017-07-02T10:32:00.002+05:302017-07-02T10:33:35.109+05:30It's payback time - Mr Modi<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitroEqRkRCTYqcduR-nWOR13Xr0dqk9G81GAUljKEtViCTDchPPyLp9ucv6H6bQ8l9dGAgv6SgemCvdKS_eudfTWIRAqX97eVO_4tOYg4sEPuP-5I-Wh0GWGtZ2vFcuH6rz2frDOQ2HvY/s1600/modi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="620" data-original-width="1170" height="169" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitroEqRkRCTYqcduR-nWOR13Xr0dqk9G81GAUljKEtViCTDchPPyLp9ucv6H6bQ8l9dGAgv6SgemCvdKS_eudfTWIRAqX97eVO_4tOYg4sEPuP-5I-Wh0GWGtZ2vFcuH6rz2frDOQ2HvY/s320/modi.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">India needs Narendra Modi as much as the BJP needs power.
After a long time we have a politician / Prime Minister who is astute, bold,
visionary, persuasive, delivers results and can connect with People of all
sections of the society.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Economy is the fastest growing in the world, inflation
at a low, fiscal discipline at its best, good foreign relations and the image
of India at its best in the world, peace in the country (except in Kashmir),
optimism amongst the large section of the society and stable governments across
the country and a weak opposition.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No doubt that Narendra Modi is in a un-assailable position
much to the envy of many a politician in the country. This is evident by the
number of polls his party has swept across the Nation and the various public
opinion polls pointing out that he is the best suited to lead the Nation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Added to that is the <b>TINA </b>factor. There is no alternative to
Narendra Modi in the country, both within the NDA and the opposition parties.
The opposition is largely a divided house as there is no ideology in their
approach except for an anti-Modi ideology. The more anti-Modi stance they take, the
stronger Modi becomes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However the NDA must not forget history and hope it will
learn from it. Rewind and you will find that NDA and Atul B Vajpayee were in
the same boat in 2004, to the extent that they coined their election campaign
as “India Shining”. Economy was the fastest growing and in fact had touched double
digits, good foreign relations, low inflation, peace & stability in the
country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">However despite all poll predictions the UPA stumped them at
the polls and captured power and hung on to it for a decade.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No doubt in politics there will be reversals and one cannot
expect a Party / Leader to be ruling for ever. There is bound to be anti-incumbency
sooner or later. However the large majority of the population of this country
wants Narendra Modi to continue atleast for another 5 years if not longer.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If ever any one can defeat Modi it will be himself or his
party. He is unassailable now but can be dethroned if he is not sensitive and
careful.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He has undertaken some bold steps through </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>Demonetization,
GST and attacking Black Money.</b></span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> The country by and large has backed him and
supported him beyond anyones imagination.
The Government has tied all loose ends and is widening the Tax Net and
going after tax evaders, hoarders and black money in a big way. Sounds great.
But in the cross fire, the common man is beginning to feel the pinch. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">He had promised “<i><b>less government and more governance</b></i>” but
the action on the ground it is all but “<i><b>more government and less governance</b></i>”.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Every body is forced to go digital, get their Aadhar Card,
link it to just about everything – PAN, Bank Accounts, Mobile Numbers, Credit
Cards etc. The GST is supposed to bring in a unified Tax system and also make
life easier for the Corporates, trader, the shop keeper and the citizens of
this country.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ixiG-tM2AXJ5S6uV88dyltL9PK_Djv7xQCCLWhbKfXuONgQ9eTw3quzeNSuB0RuVaAt27EKzpq0FbOmy4aGhSqQvUrgSYuSzdp5INCdbwL3dOZr5lPBpeNElicHr1DW3fxLg5ymEwFw/s1600/income-tax_assesse_3069165g.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="504" height="170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8ixiG-tM2AXJ5S6uV88dyltL9PK_Djv7xQCCLWhbKfXuONgQ9eTw3quzeNSuB0RuVaAt27EKzpq0FbOmy4aGhSqQvUrgSYuSzdp5INCdbwL3dOZr5lPBpeNElicHr1DW3fxLg5ymEwFw/s200/income-tax_assesse_3069165g.jpg" width="200" /></a><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Government is on a roll and is mopping up taxes like
hell. Widen tax net, better enforcement & compliance through technology.
The citizens have patiently supported the Government in every move. Narendra
Modi and especially Jaitely must realise that this patience will wear down
sooner or later. For the common man,
nothing has changed. In fact its got worse. More procedures, more compliances,
no more privacy and more importantly higher taxes, higher cost of living
(despite the inflation figures showing lower figures) and the ease of doing
business or quality of living is getting worse.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Despite the huge collection of taxes, especially the killing
they are making on Petrol/Diesel, have the passed on any benefit to the common
man? Income Tax rates have been marginally reduced (cosmetic change) and the
GST rates have not been reduced. It was a wonderful opportunity for the
Government to pay back to its citizens by lowering taxes through GST. Instead
we have 5 slabs of GST and the highest in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Don’t understand why the Government should decide what we
should consume and accordingly tax these items. Rates of GST varies on where
you eat – roadside, non AC restaurants, AC restaurants etc. Hotel rates vary
between AC, Non AC and the bill.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">So even after 70 years of Independence the Government of
India wants the citizens to sweat it out and live in hot humid conditions and
deny them the comfort of Airconditioners. It does not want citizens to fly
because it is a luxury. Don’t buy cars because it is luxury. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">What a waste of time & energy. The Government /
Parliament wastes its time in deciding what should be the tax slab for sanitary
napkins, bangles, chappals, razor blades, wheel chairs etc.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">GST is supposed to be a unified Single Tax system. Why not
have just adopted it in its original form and intent. The Government feared
that it would lose its revenue / tax collection. They won’t have money to
splurge on politician’s salaries, Z Security for these politicians, waive loans
to farmers win votes and to cross subsidize & appease the lower strata of
the society. Therefore continue to squeeze the Rich and the middle class. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the prices down, increased the purchasing capacity of the common man, induced
higher spends & consumption and thereby boosted the Economy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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fundamentalism </b>being witnessed in the country. If there was one fear of
electing Modi, it was about polarisation and it is fast appearing to be true.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Where is the need for Gau Rakshaks, Cow vigilantism, Beef
Ban etc. Let not the Government decide what people should eat. If there is a
law, implement it by the rule book and silently without making a hula bola
about it and antagonizing the aggrieved. If this right wing, religious
fanaticism isn’t curtailed and nipped in the bud, it will be the single biggest
failure of Modi and the reason for his downfall. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b>Jobless Growth</b>. The country is witnessing a Jobless Growth. There seems to be
no urgency in dealing with this situation. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white;">It is estimated
that India’s labour market has over 470 million people. However India faces the
challenge of creating jobs for a predominantly young population. According to
credit rating firm Crisil, around 18 million people enter the workforce every
year. The number of jobs created is far lower; between 2011-12 and 2015-16,
India created 3.65 million jobs a year, according to industry lobby group
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">While service sector-led growth contributed greatly
to soaring GDP levels, it still employs less than 30% of the total Indian
population. India is still seen largely as an Agrarian Economy – the source of
most employment for Indian people still lies in the agriculture sector, which
employs almost 45% of the Indian population (with a 15% contribution to GDP).</span></span></div>
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manufacturing base has not quite been the engine of growth for India, as it has
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BPO sectors alone employ about 4 million people today and the industry’s
own estimate is upto 60% of this workforce will not be of any use with their
present skill levels.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Existing government programs
(including new programs like Skill India, Start-Up India, Make in India) may
have marginally added few jobs to the overall demand-supply gap in selected
organised sectors of employment, but none of them structurally address problems
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denial among Politicians, Industry Leaders, Trade Bodies and the HR
Community. Nobody is willing to talk it out openly and are either discussing in
hush-hush tones or brushing it under the carpet.</span></span></div>
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appears a persistent lack of willingness of the Indian state to demonstrate
timely introduction of labor reforms to increase wage incentives; create
a conducive investment climate, encourage Manufacturing, create incentives for
employers to hire more people across sectors; and with review existing impact
of acts such as the Industrial Disputes Act (which, as per a World Bank study
lowered employment in organised manufacturing by 25%), add to the joblessness
misery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Being an astute politician, he must realise that public
sentiments are only as good as last week. One leaked email and the voters
swayed 6 basis points and elected Trump in a span of 2 weeks in the USA.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It’s a matter of time that the middle class will start
baying for his blood and ask for return on investment. If GST doesn’t bring
down prices, improve ease of doing business and if the Income Tax rates are not
brought down, the middle class will start looking for an alternate leader. Just
like Modi rose from the ashes, there might be another leader who will rise from
the ashes. What a great opportunity for a politician.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and ensure that peace and harmony prevails in the country, without fear of what
to eat, what to dress and what to speak.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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and work with all stake holders to ensure that there is a favourable climate
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& more governance</i>” and live up to his
promise of “<i>Ache Din</i>”. People are eagerly awaiting for it.</span></div>
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opportunity to change the destiny of this country if he doesn’t pay heed to
these 3 important chinks in his armour.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><b>TRUST</b> is a very important factor for all relationships. When trust is broken, it is the end of the relationship. Lack of trust leads to suspicion, suspicion generates anger, anger causes enmity and enmity may result in separation.<br /><br />A telephone operator told me that one day she received a phone call. She answered, "Public Utilities Board." There was silence. She repeated, "PUB." There was still no answer. When she was going to cut off the line, she Heard a lady's voice, "Oh, so this is PUB. Sorry, I got the number from my Husband's pocket but I do not know whose number it is."<br /><br />Without mutual trust, just imagine what will happen to the couple if the telephone operator answered with just "hello" instead of "PUB".<br /><br /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />NO POINTING FINGERS</b><br /><br />A man asked his father-in-law, "Many people praised you for a successful marriage. Could you please share with me your secret?"<br />The father-in-law answered in a smile, "Never criticize your wife for her shortcomings or when she does something wrong. Always bear in mind that because of her shortcomings and weaknesses, she could not find a better husband than you."<br /><br />We all look forward to being loved and respected. Many people are afraid of losing face. Generally, when a person makes a mistake, he would look around to find a scapegoat to point the finger at. This is the start of a war. We should always remember that when we point one finger at a person, the other four fingers are pointing at ourselves. <b><br /><br />If we forgive the others, others will ignore our mistake too.</b><br /><br /><img height="385" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=2.jpg&mode=inline&" width="484" /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />CREATING PERFECT RELATIONSHIPS?</b><br /><br />A person visited the government matchmaker for marriage, SDU, and requested "I am looking for a spouse. Please help me to find a suitable one." The SDU officer said, "Your requirements, please." "Oh, good looking, polite, humorous , sporty, knowledgeable, good in singing and dancing. Willing to accompany me the whole day at home during my leisure hour, if I don't go out. Telling me interesting stories when I need companion for conversation and be silent when I want to rest." The officer listened carefully and replied, "I understand you need television."<br /><br />There is a saying that a perfect match can only be found between a blind wife and a deaf husband,<span style="color: navy;"> </span>because the blind wife cannot see the faults of the husband and the deaf husband cannot hear the nagging of the wife. Many couples are blind and deaf at the courting stage and dream of perpetual perfect relationship. Unfortunately, when the excitement of love wears off, they wake up and discover that marriage is not a bed of roses. The nightmare begins.<br /><br /><img height="269" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=6.jpg&mode=inline&" width="443" /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />NO OVERPOWERING </b><br /><br />Many relationships fail because one party tries to overpower another, or demands too much. People in love tend to think that love will conquer all and their spouses will change the bad habits after marriage. Actually, this is not the case. There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that <b>"It is easier to reshape a mountain or a river than a person's character."</b><br /><br />It is not easy to change. Thus, having high expectation on changing the spouse character will cause disappointment and unpleasantness.<br /><br />It would be less painful to change ourselves and lower our expectations..<br /><br /><img height="274" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=3.jpg&mode=inline&" width="463" /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />RIGHT SPEECH</b><br /><br />There is a Chinese saying which carries the meaning that <b>"A speech will either prosper or ruin a nation." </b>Many relationships break off because of wrong speech. When a couple is too close with each other, we always forget mutual respect and courtesy. We may say anything without considering if it would hurt the other party.<br /><br />A friend and her millionaire husband visited their construction site. A worker who wore a helmet saw her and shouted, "Hi, Emily! Remember me? We used to date in the secondary school." On the way home, her millionaire husband teased her, "Luckily you married me. Otherwise you will be the wife of a construction worker." She answered,"You should appreciate that you married me. Other wise, he will be the millionaire and not you."<br /><br />Frequently exchanging these remarks plants the seed for a bad relationship. It's like a broken egg - cannot be reversed.<br /><br /><img height="439" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=4.jpg&mode=inline&" width="686" /><br /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />PERSONAL PERCEPTION</b><br /><br />Different people have different perception. One man's meat could be another man's poison. A couple bought a donkey from the market. On the way home, a boy commented, "Very stupid. Why neither of them ride on the donkey? "Upon hearing that, the husband let the wife ride on the donkey. He walked besides them. Later, an old man saw it and commented, "The husband is the head of family. How can the wife ride on the donkey while the husband is on foot?" Hearing this, the wife quickly got down and let the husband ride on the donkey.<br /><br />Further on the way home, they met an old Lady. She commented, "How can the man ride on the donkey but let the wife walk. He is no gentleman."<br />The husband thus quickly asked the wife to join him on the donkey. Then, they met a young man. He commented, "Poor donkey, how can you hold up the weight of two persons. They are cruel to you." Hearing that, the husband and wife immediately climbed down from the donkey and carried it on their shoulders.<br /><br />It seems to be the only choice left. Later, on a nar row bridge, the donkey was frightened and struggled. They lost their balance and fell into the river. <b>You can never have everyone praise you, nor will everyone condemn you. Never in the past, not at present, and never will be in the future. </b><br /><br />Thus, do not be too bothered by others words if our conscience is clear..<br /><br /><img height="348" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=5.jpg&mode=inline&" width="575" /><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------- <b><br /><br />BE PATIENT</b><br /><br />This is a true story which happened in the States. A man came out of his home to admire his new truck. To his puzzlement, his three-year-old son was happily hammering dents into the shiny paint of the truck. The man ran to his son, knocked him away, hammered the little boy's hands into pulp as punishment. When the father calmed down, he rushed his son to the hospital.<br /><br />Although the doctor tried desperately to save the crushed bones, he finally had to amputate the fingers from both the boy's hands. When the boy woke up from the surgery & saw his bandaged stubs, he innocently said, "Daddy, I'm sorry about your truck." Then he asked, "but when are my fingers going to grow back?" The father went home & committed suicide.<br /><br />Think about this story the next time someone steps on your feet or u wish to take revenge. Think first before u lose your patience with someone u love. Trucks can be repaired.. Broken bones & hurt feelings often can't. Too often we fail to recognize the difference between the person and the performance. We forget that forgiveness is greater than revenge. <b><br /><br />People make mistakes. We are allowed to make mistakes. But the actions we take while in a rage will haunt us forever. </b><br /><br /><img height="252" src="https://mail.zoho.com/mail/ImageDisplay?na=8858395000000008001&nmsgId=8858395000001962007&f=7.jpg&mode=inline&" width="503" /><b><br /><br />"Good Life starts only when you stop wanting a better One"</b></span></div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-80750123705716360432016-11-22T21:59:00.002+05:302016-11-23T19:50:22.862+05:30Royal Enfield Rider Mania 2016 - the Thump that Binds all Riders<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">No other place gives me that kick-ass feel as Goa .<b><i>"The Hippy and Happy Capital of India"</i></b>. it is another part of India where people least bother to what you wear, what you do, with whom you hangout with. For a change and off the records there are no rules to follow. No Cops catching you for not wearing helmets – I for one looked like a man from outer space wearing helmet every time I rode in the city. Goa is all about Pubs and boozing – so you can drink and drive. No complication of white board, black board and yellow board. Every vehicle is a white board and all Foreigners drive them (rented). Travel alone at the dead of the night with complete peace of mind of safety, sleep on the beach and smoke “weed” as much as you want. Every second person you meet is a Foreigner and for a while I was wondering where am I. At the end of it, as long as you leave them alone and have money on hand, Goa welcomes you with open arms.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Couple this with a ride on a bike from Bangalore to Goa, it sure adds to the excitement and thrill especially when you know that you will be joined by 6000+ others from far and wide to one of the largest congregation of bike enthusiasts in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJsJyE8rkXwhKGrCtMibP0VNzGjnYK3fdelgNULEhDIBMZg4wWiB9gLAkZsgb5COIyxE8-M8_Cygf92UHnbV53vCgLdWP1BPDFG5DXhRJXy-mP4FaULy7QqioPdxCzsRDa6q8viYts0c/s1600/screen-shot-2013-05-26-at-3-11-37-pm.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJsJyE8rkXwhKGrCtMibP0VNzGjnYK3fdelgNULEhDIBMZg4wWiB9gLAkZsgb5COIyxE8-M8_Cygf92UHnbV53vCgLdWP1BPDFG5DXhRJXy-mP4FaULy7QqioPdxCzsRDa6q8viYts0c/s320/screen-shot-2013-05-26-at-3-11-37-pm.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">We were a bunch of passionate riders travelling in a group of 40+ riders from Bangalore. We started on the early morning of the 17th Nov 2016 from SSS Motors, Nelamangala at around 5.30 am. We took the Bangalore –> Tumkur –> Sira –> Chitradurga –> Devangere –> Haveri –> Hubli –> Dharwad –> (through the ghats) –> Ponda –> Panjim to reach Murjim. We stayed at the Coco Resort, Murjim besides the Turtle Bay Beach at Murjim. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our ride itself was a long and arduous one. Drove thro National Highways, State Highways, Forest Reserve Area and thro Ghat section. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The road was great and a treat to drive. There wasn’t much of traffic except when we exited Bangalore or entered Goa. We drove thro early morning fog, hot noon, windy and cold night. It was a hot day on </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">and the mercury levels dipped significantly the moment we started off on the ghat roads. Cool air hit our faces as we drove in the shade of the thick canopy overhead. The world could not have been more tranquil. The journey presented to us beautiful vistas of giant windmills dotted along the roads and golden fields.</span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-zZqLQUg-ScGipRu4Ak0iplvGyCLHX2mRGLx2ArdflVzLSVahvGuAJ5cKSvfhhrXwhPGDhDGMtfmSIOeCssjOldS7T64lPqle0lhyphenhyphen-xmOPqcatsnjWSCXrHutJDfGFxjoP0nnx39VB0/s1600/Anmod+Ghats.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM-zZqLQUg-ScGipRu4Ak0iplvGyCLHX2mRGLx2ArdflVzLSVahvGuAJ5cKSvfhhrXwhPGDhDGMtfmSIOeCssjOldS7T64lPqle0lhyphenhyphen-xmOPqcatsnjWSCXrHutJDfGFxjoP0nnx39VB0/s320/Anmod+Ghats.png" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The best part of it was to come in the last leg - the Tinai Ghats on the Belgaum-Panjim road. We drove thro windy Ghats from Ramnagar, Anmod to Mollem and passing by Castle Rock (remember the famous Dudh Sagar water falls). The roads were winding like a snake and full of S-Curves & narrow roads, lined up with thick forest on side and steep valley on the other side. It can be very challenging for any rider. Many a accidents have happen on this stretch. One needs to be extremely careful and fully alert for any eventualities, especially while through the night and heavy opposite traffic. To our luck, we had to pass through this junction at night and finally reached Murjim at 10.30 pm.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It surely was a mania for Riders especially the Bulleteers as they liked to be known. The Annual Royal Enfield Rider Mania was a much talked about event and which every one used to brag about. Royal Enfield Rider Mania is an annual motorcycling festival where people come together to celebrate a common passion; the joy of riding. The core element of Rider Mania are the people who come together in Goa every year to celebrate their love for Royal Enfield bikes. Many of these riding groups travel thousands of kilometers all the way to Vagator, Goa.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The RM is a one of a kind event where not only bikers gather together, but they have the freedom to even bring their families and bring them into the fold of the RE community. It’s a chance for families to understand the biking community from up close and to understand the craze & passion of their better halves. We saw woman riders who had brought their husbands along and wives who had accompanied their husbands to the event. And offcourse there were may Kids at the event. The Royal Enfield Rider Mania is not only for the biking community but it’s also about welcoming in potential bikers into their fold, to experience the passion first hand and to feel the heart beat of an Enfield lover.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOubNxFRKjxAO5PzIIsh7k2OatqtP9n3SCRCYxBudKLOH_FWud0Jl5r4mTdsmV-tgynNQwhKLJJji5m0kvtfgtIJG8lEqK2W3HSznmWwg-vBx8F3c_dIyBUFXn45b5iN6tGISEjXEzCok/s1600/REmost_respected_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="151" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOubNxFRKjxAO5PzIIsh7k2OatqtP9n3SCRCYxBudKLOH_FWud0Jl5r4mTdsmV-tgynNQwhKLJJji5m0kvtfgtIJG8lEqK2W3HSznmWwg-vBx8F3c_dIyBUFXn45b5iN6tGISEjXEzCok/s400/REmost_respected_2.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The 14th Edition of Royal Enfield Rider Mania took Goa by storm as passionate riders from across the country rode to Vagator to mark their presence. With well over 6000+ riders, the venue in Vagator was a full house spread over three-days of action packed mornings, adrenalin pumping afternoons and foot tapping evenings that celebrate the spirit of 'pure motorcycling'. It was like seeing a huge barren ground suddenly come alive with bikers and their passionate Riders. What’s best about the RM is that it begins as an event but turns into one big party with the gradual arrival of the riders. The music, beers, the thump of the RE bikes, the custom bikes on display which were nothing, the competitive spirit was a feast to the audience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Vagator we can say was completely taken over by Bulleteers. Everywhere one looked; be it outside the venue or inside any restaurant in all off Vagator & North Goa, perpetually visible would be a group of shiny Enfields parked outside. Every lane or by-lane Bullets could be heard thumping away right from the dawn of the day until late night. We heard a few local grumbling about the noisy Bullets and bikers taking over Vagator! Vagator and North Goa was suddenly coloured Orange, what with all of them wearing the official RE Mania Orange T Shirts. One was wondering if it was a BJP sponsored event......<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Upon entering Goa the feeling was something else, every street, lane and by-lane, a Royal Enfield was visible. With 6000 riders coming in from across the country, Goa was pulsating with the thump of the Royal Enfield. Vagator was the centre point for the bikers to congregate and enjoy the festival. Motorcyclists are probably the only community where people and riders have mutual respect for each other, for the road and for the laws. Riders rode down from cities as far as Delhi, Chennai, Kerala, Bangalore, Mysore, Kholapur, Mumbai , Pune, Hyderabad and even Chandigarh. It was heartening to see, feel and experience the riding and brotherhood spirit among the bikers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Over the years, Rider Mania has grown into a place where experienced and new riders find common ground to engage and participate in different facets of motorcycling. The three-day festival has an expansive line up of motorcycling events ranging from contests to learning courses to live music. This is best exemplified by the learner's course at Rider Mania for people who want to learn to ride a motorcycle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The main objective is to have fun, celebrate old and new friendships, connect at one common ground which is love for motorcycling.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Every rider present at the RERM L<i>oves to Ride & Lives to Ride.</i> Each one comes with the motto of enjoying the comradeship, the brotherhood, the music & the beer. Making new friends, catching up with mates, enjoying the races; all in all it’s an event for the Enfield community, a community that every Royal Enfield lover is proud to be a part of. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The first day was as exciting as it could get with the ensemble of bikers coming in, custom motorcycles, drag races and the dirt race. With Day 2, the events turned out to be more interesting as we witnessed some extremely fun activities like the Cleanest Bike Competition, Slow Race, Carry Your Bike as well as talks from veteran riders and motorcycle enthusiasts. And Day 3 we had Assembly wars, Dirt Track racing, Stand Up Comedy and Music Concerts. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Slow Race was all about having control over your bike. The one who crossed the finish line last was crowned the winner. If you ever thought going slow was easy, this race will prove you wrong.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The Carry Your Bike competition was an interesting one with teams lifting their nearly 200 kg Royal Enfields and setting their eyes on the finishing line</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Among the activities on offer are off-road training sessions, a hands-on, one-hour session where the participants will be trained for basic riding skills on dirt by experienced coaches.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The thumps on the Dirt Track continued as 350 CC, 500 CC Bullets, Himalayan all had their races for Men, Women, Novice & Experts. The icing on the cake was the last race – the Race of Champions. All the previous winners irrespective of class of bike Bullet or Himalayan, 350 or 500 CC and behold Men or Women participated in this race and boy it was a thriller of a race. It was conducted following the International Sporting Code of the FIM & appendices of The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The other challenging activity was the Maze Chase where riders use their manoeuvrability skills to complete the specially designed course in the shortest time. Hands on events like Assembly Wars and Carry your Bike also added to the fun element.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Then there were trials, a specially designed obstacle course, where there will be a special category for Himalayan owners this year. Rider Mania also iintroduced a learner's course this year. A number of enthusiasts accompany their motorcyclist friends to Rider Mania and this initiative provided them an opportunity to be introduced to the experience of pure motorcycling.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">For the lovers of pure motorcycling Early Risers', a ride for those who wanted to experience Goa in all its morning glory, drove to places that highlight authentic Goan experiences, like Mahadai Wildlife Sanctuary, Divar Island via Panjim to Old Goa comprising of a ferry ride before culminating at Vagator.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Riders with a flair for filmmaking had a chance to showcase their skills with the camera through a special 'Shoot your Rider Mania 2016' workshop.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">And finally there was a custom bike exhibition, some of which are exclusively designed and built for Rider Mania and was on display.<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> There were some really cool collection of modified bikes.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">The music and the various artists performing were very good. They set a constant foot-tapping rhythm within the crowd & people totally loved the songs. At night the lights are switched on and the main stage comes alive with performances by indie bands, DJs and other musicians</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">If not for bikes, Rider Mania is also about meeting interesting people and discuss travel, riding and much more. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> It was an event filled with fun & frolic irrespective of gender, age, language and status where people let their hair down and soaked themselves into the event. Beer was cheaper than water (Rs.33 per beer & Rs.40 for a bottle of water) and people were guzzling beers in crates and "weed" was freely available and cheaper than a pack of cigarettes. You felt like a fish out of pond if you weren't carrying a bottle of Beer in your hand. <i>For once gender equality was never an issue. </i>Rider Mania was truly a symbolism of the Hippy Culture.</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">There is no dearth of finding fun people here. However with the event coming to an end, what firmly remains is strong bonds of the brotherhood, old friendships re-kindled, new </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">friendships formed, memories of one big celebration and bonding over beers, music and motorcycles. Tr</span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">uly the </span><b style="font-family: "trebuchet ms", sans-serif;">Thump helped bind all the Riders.</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">Our ride way back home was equally arduous and we reached home past mid night travelling the cold, windy night. All in all it was a memorable trip that let me taste the Rider Mania and more importantly reinforced the belief in myself that I will be able travel long distance on road by a bike. We covered 700 kms one way in a single day spread over 15 hours of travel and around 12 hours of driving through the day and overall drove around 1600 kms over 5 days. My daily rigours of walking and yoga helped me keep fight and stand up for the rigours of such a long and arduous drive and most importantly makes me feel still </span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>YOUNG at Heart and Physically too </b>………….. </span><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;">It motivates me to plan for bigger, longer and more challenging rides in the future and for the long awaited eager looking Leh_Ladakh bike ride next year. </span></span></div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-64613353299447158802016-07-01T10:53:00.000+05:302016-07-01T12:17:08.325+05:30A year on since I chose to chase my dreams - It’s never too late to reinvent yourself<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 15pt;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A year back, I was Frustrated, Scared, Unsure,
Anxious, Trapped &Unfulfilled. Stuck in a dead-end job. Smothered by
society’s expectations. Didn’t have a clue what I wanted to do with my life or
how to proceed further. May be it was a case of Mid-Career blues.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My time at Schneider Electric (10 years) and my
work/life balance was for most parts great except for the last year or so. The
environment was getting political, decisions were being rung in from the Top,
without logic or reason, and at the whims & fancies of the Top Leadership,
who were far flung from the realities on the ground. Merit was no more the
criteria for growth and subservience, political affiliation to a leader &
gender was the recipe for growth. I chose not to be subservient. I was no more
enjoying the job, the environment or the Leadership. I needed a trigger to
chase my dream and this was it. I needed to be pushed outside of my comfort
zone.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">After my review meeting with my Boss and a
conversation with the Global CHRO, I realised that I was going no-where and the
last straw of juice in me was being squeezed, tighter and tighter. I was
getting dehydrated mentally & physically.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Every once in a while, when you start realising
that you have had enough of the world caving on you, enough of others pointing
out your mistakes, enough of responsibilities that almost drown you and enough
of living for others.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">You hope to break free from this cruel world and
live life as it occurs to you in a world, where you gaze at the open skies and
enjoy the refreshing breeze, witness the sun shining on your face and soak
yourself in the pouring rain. You feel like putting your foot down, shutting
yourself from the concrete jungle, and escaping into the unknown, where every
turn brings on an adventure and every mile leaves behind an unforgettable
memory.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I threw away a prestigious Top Leadership Job with
one of the Fortune 500 & Linked In TOP 40 companies to work for, with a top
draw salary, leading a large team (100 members), cris-crossing the country
& the world, partying in cosy 5 star hotels, driving luxurious cars, a
comfortable living situation & a great life style, stability (financially
& career wise), and a comfortable life to chase a dream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>On paper, the decision might look a crazy one-</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I cared for myself enough to change my life, but I
didn’t have the slightest clue where to start. I spent my days wishing that
things would change—that I could escape a life that my soul could no longer
bear.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The worst part of all, I was living the life that
society had always told me to live. “Work in a Corporate Job” and your Social
Status would depend on where you work and how high you are in the organisation
and the life style you lead.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I don’t know about others, but it turns out that
for me, the “right thing to do” sucked the joy out of life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I had seen it all, been there all and done it all.
Off course there is no end and there is always scope for more, but I had
reached a point of no return.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Imagine feeling trapped in an unsatisfying
existence. Wasting your precious time doing things that you really don’t want
to be doing. Being afraid to express yourself, with fear of trodding on the
superiors. Having fun on the weekends then dreading the upcoming week, few
moments of satisfaction drowned out by a constant grind of work that doesn’t
fulfil you. Oh GOD it’s a Monday!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Then something hit me. It was a proverbial hammer
to my head. I’d heard it before, but it had never sunk in. Then, as if out of
nowhere, a voice in my head spoke loudly and clearly. “What am I doing, where
am I going”. I was only adding more zeroes to my bank balance but cutting out
precious moments of LIFE.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I was reminded of<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>“ when you have the time, you don’t have the money<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When you have the money, you don’t have the time<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>When you have time & money, you don’t have the
health”</b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">History warned that 95% of StartUps fail and I
still chose to take the risk and be in the 5% that succeeds.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There are plenty of talented people who never make
a choice to do something different, to reinvent themselves, and to pursue their
dreams. It’s hard to work up the guts to try something new. Nobody wants to
feel stupid and start from the beginning all over again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">But talent isn’t worth a thing without the
willingness to take action. It’s great to have a dream, but it’s better to
pursue it. Reinventing yourself and developing a new skill is hard work.
Transitioning from corporate to proud entrepreneur is hard work.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I’m not an entrepreneur because it is the hep thing
to do now, or because I want to make a lot of money. I can’t just be another
cog in the wheel, amongst number of thousands of other employees. I couldn’t
concentrate any more working in an Organisation. I wasn’t feel normal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I know that I gave up a great opportunity at
Schneider Electric, but it is something I chose to do. The urge to chase my
dream and start something on my own got bigger each day.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">www.humanengineers.com became my obsession,
humanengineers is my life, and is something I was ready to throw away a great
Career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Entrepreneurship is cool now, and everyone wants to
be an entrepreneur. Every newspapers,
websites, magazines, TV shows & college campuses, everyone has an idea and
a dream.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">I don't want to be just dreaming to be an
entrepreneur, I have to be one</span></b><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The reason I chose www.humanengineers.com full time
is passion and dream that I wanted to chase. I care about humanengineers more
than I could ever imagine I would care about anything. It’s all I can think
about all day. It's mentioned within a few minutes of every conversation I’ve
had in the past year. It’s becoming less of a company, and more a part of me. I
don’t know if I will ever be this passionate about another company in my life,
and I have to pursue it now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">A year later, when I look back I am happy to have
chosen to chase my dream. Happy to have believed in my dream and pursued it
relentlessly despite hiccups & challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I feel that everyone can look back and see one
format of moment one time where they made a choice, they had to close their
eyes and jump. And that choice made all the difference. And that choice for me
was to become an Entrepreneur chasing my Dream. I had the opportunity to show
the world my unique perspective through my actions. I have the freedom to
express, to experiment and at my own pace. The fact is there have never been
more choices and opinions than there are today. Its easy to forget that you are
in fact riding your own story. This is no easy task and although I know where I
am heading, I never really know where I am going to end up. Which way would you
choose<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My venture www.humanengineers.com is very well
received.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">As per the global, </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">HYPESTAT website analysis,
https://www.hypestat.com/info/humanengineers.com & Alexa Traffic Rank (of
Amazon) – http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/humanengineers.com<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b><u>www.humanengineers.com</u></b> receives on an average 540
unique visitors per day 5292 page views per day ie 9.8 page views per visitor.
Its Newsletter reaches out to around 18,000 HR Leaders /readers every week. Its
extremely gratifying to see the kind of growth & patronage and growing day
by day in such a short span. It spurs me & my team to grow to greater
heights fulfil our dream of becoming the GOTO HR Portal.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">We have some very exciting unique offers for
release in the future and are really excited for the day of the launch.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I am happy to have chosen my own path, because it
gives me freedom, flexibility and agility. I can return home for lunch, have a
nap, work untill midnight or simply dont work (as I have no one to answer but
myself). In this journey I also found time to pursue my long lost passion for
adventure, travelling, motorcycle adventure tours, photography and most
importantly recuperate on my health & fitness. I could spend quality time
with my children and family. Work in corporate life was no more fun, it became
a source of STRESS. I was able to bring back some fun into my life & reduce
STRESS to a great extent.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Its not that I have arrived and fulfilled my
dreams. I have only made a beginning with a slow & steady start and have
miles to go before I can sleep.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">I will continue to chase my dream, I am going to
follow my heart, and the day I stop following it, is the day I want it to stop
beating</span></i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">The path to doing work you love might not look the
way you expected, but it can still get you to where you want to go — if you
make the choice to try something new.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He was know for simplicity, kindness, cheerful smile, integrity and forthrightness. He loved to spend time with Children for he felt that if he could influence the minds of the youth of India, he could help shape the future of India.</span></span></div>
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I was fortunate to have shook hands with him and listen to his address at the NHRD National Conference in Hyderabad in Nov 2013. He spoke with great passion and urged all of us to Dream and to always work with an attitude to <b>"Serve - People, Humanity & the Nation".</b> He said HR is all about serving and not just to Corporate Honcho's and to Corporate Employees but also to widen our horizon of serving the People at Large. He made a very sarcastic remark <i><b>"Love your job - Dont love your Company, because you may not know when your Company will stop loving you"</b></i>. So very true in this Opportunistic world.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He took a few questions and due to want of time, he said<span style="color: purple;"> <i>"dont worry, I will answer all your questions. Pl. write to me apj@abdulkalam.com and I promise you, you will get a reply in 24 hours"</i></span>. Amazing human being and from a Ex-President of the Largest Democracy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He has left a big void and I wonder <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>whom will the youth of India write to in future and who will answer their inquisitive questions ?</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Here is a replication of a Whatsup Message I received from a purported student <b><i><span style="color: red;">(not verified however)</span></i></b> - <b>Sirjan Pal Singh</b> , who was with Dr. Kalam during his visit to IIM Shillong and his last few hours. It reinforces the greatness , simplicity & concern for humanity, of Dr. Kalam and his love for spending time with the Youth of India . No wonder he died almost in the arms of the people he loved the most - STUDENTS :</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">"<i><span style="color: blue;">What I will be
remembered for.. my memory of the last day with the great Kalam sir...</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>It has been eight
hours since we last talked – sleep eludes me and memories keep flushing down,
sometimes as tears. Our day, 27th July, began at 12 noon, when we took our
seats in the flight to Guhawati. Dr. Kalam was 1A and I was IC. He was wearing
a dark colored “Kalam suit”, and I started off complimenting, “Nice color!”
Little did I know this was going to be the last color I will see on him.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Long, 2.5 hours of
flying in the monsoon weather. I hate turbulence, and he had mastered over
them. Whenever he would see me go cold in shaking plane, he would just pull
down the window pane and saw, “Now you don’t see any fear!”.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>That was followed
by another 2.5 hours of car drive to IIM Shillong. For these two legged trip
of five hours we talked, discussed and debated. These were amongsthundreds of
the long flights and longer drives we have been together over the last six
years. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>As each of them,
this was as special too. Three incidents/discussions in particular will be
“lasting memories of our last trip”. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>First, Dr. Kalam
was absolutely worried about the attacks in Punjab. The loss of innocent lives
left him filledwith sorrow. The topic of lecture at IIM Shillong was Creating
a Livable Planet Earth. He related the incident to the topic and said, “it
seems the man made forces are as big a threat to the livability of earth as
pollution”. We discussed on how, if this trend of violence, pollution and
reckless human action continues we will forced to leave earth. “Thirty years,
at this rate, maybe”, he said. “You guys must do something about it… it is
going to be your future world”</i></span></div>
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discussion was more national. For the past two days, Dr. Kalam was worried
that time and again Parliament, the supreme institution of democracy, was
dysfunctional. He said, “I have seen two different governments in my tenure. I
have seen more after that. This disruption just keeps happening. It is not
right. I really need to find out a way to ensure that the parliament works on
developmental politics.” He then asked me to prepare a surprise assignment
question for the students at IIM Shillong, which he would give them only at
the end of the lecture. He wanted to them to suggest three innovative ways to
make the Parliament more productive and vibrant. Then, after a while he
returned on it. “But how can ask them to give solutions if I don’t have any
myself”. For the next one hour, we thwarted options after options, who come up
with his recommendation over the issue. We wanted to include this discussion
in our upcoming book, Advantage India. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Third, was an
experience from the beauty of his humility. We were in a convoy of 6-7 cars.
Dr. Kalam and I were in the second car. Ahead us was an open gypsy with three
soldiers in it. Two of them were sitting on either side and one lean guy was
standing atop, holding his gun. One hour into the road journey, Dr. Kalam
said, “Why is he standing? He will get tired. This is like punishment. Can you
ask a wireless message to given that he may sit?” I had to convince him, he
has been probably instructed to keep standing for better security. He did not
relent. We tried radio messaging, that did not work. For the next 1.5 hours of
the journey, he reminded me thrice to see if I can hand signal him to sit
down. Finally, realizing there is little we can do – he told me, “I want to
meet him and thank him”. Later, when we landed in IIM Shillong, I went
inquiring through security people and got hold of the standing guy. I took him
inside and Dr. Kalam greeted him. He shook his hand, said thank you buddy.
“Are you tired? Would you like something to eat? I am sorry you had to stand
so long because of me”. The young lean guard, draped in black cloth, was
surprised at the treatment. He lost words, just said, “Sir, aapkeliye to 6
ghantebhikhaderahenge”. </i></span></div>
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to the lecture hall. He did not want to be late for the lecture. “Students
should never be made to wait”, he always said. I quickly set up his mike,
briefed on final lecture and took position on the computers. As I pinned his
mike, he smiled and said, “Funny guy! Are you doing well?” ‘Funny guy’, when
said by Kalam could mean a variety of things, depending on the tone and your
own assessment. It could mean, you have done well, you have messed up
something, you should listen to him or just that you have been plain naïve or
he was just being jovial. Over six years I had learnt to interpret Funny Guy
like the back of my palm. This time it was the last case. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>“Funny guy! Are you
doing well?” he said. I smiled back, “Yes”. Those were the last words he said.
Two minutes into the speech, sitting behind him, I heard a long pause after
completing one sentence. I looked at him, he fell down. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>We picked him up.
As the doctor rushed, we tried whatever we could. I will never forget the look
in his three-quarter closed eyes and I held his head with one hand and tried
reviving with whatever I could. His hands clenched, curled onto my finger.
There was stillness on his face and those wise eyes were motionlessly
radiating wisdom. He never said a word. He did not show pain, only purpose was
visible. </i></span></div>
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were in the nearest hospital. In another few minutes the they indicated the
missile man had flown away, forever. I touched his feet, one last time. Adieu
old friend! Grand mentor! See you in my thoughts and meet in the next birth. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>As turned back, a
closet of thoughts opened. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Often he would ask
me, “You are young, decide what will like to be remembered for?” I kept
thinking of new impressive answers, till one day I gave up and resorted to
tit-for-tat. I asked him back, “First you tell me, what will you like to be
remembered for? President, Scientist, Writer, Missile man, India 2020, Target
3 billion…. What?” I thought I had made the question easier by giving options,
but he sprang on me a surprise. “Teacher”, he said. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Then something he
said two weeks back when we were discussing about his missile time friends. He
said, “Children need to take care of their parents. It is sad that sometimes
this is not happening”. He paused and said, “Two things. Elders must also do.
Never leave wealth at your deathbed – that leaves a fighting family. Second,
one is blessed is one can die working, standing tall without any long drawn
ailing. Goodbyes should be short, really short”. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Today, I look back
– he took the final journey, teaching, what he always wanted to be remembered
doing. And, till his final moment he was standing, working and lecturing. He
left us, as a great teacher, standing tall. He leaves the world with nothing
accumulated in his account but loads of wishes and love of people. He was a
successful, even in his end. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>Will miss all the
lunches and dinners we had together, will miss all the times you surprised me
with your humility and startled me with your curiosity, will miss the lessons
of life you taught in action and words, will miss our struggles to race to
make into flights, our trips, our long debates. </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>You gave me dreams, you showed
me dreams need to be impossible, for anything else is a compromise to my own
ability. The man is gone, the mission lives on. Long live Kalam."</i></span></div>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-37598502638910539842015-07-28T11:37:00.001+05:302015-07-28T11:37:59.214+05:30"WINGS OF FIRE" has flown away - RIP Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He did not die while resting on his sofa. He did not die eating his favorite food at a posh restaurant. He did not die while signing his cheques. He did not die sick in his comforting bed.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">He died while he was interacting with students which has always been his favorite thing in the world. Dieing while doing our most loved thing. How many of us are going to do it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">His body may have left. His 'Wings of Fire' has no death. They'll always flutter in air. All around us.</span><br />
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after your first victory because if you fail in second, more lips are waiting
to say that your first victory was just luck.” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><i>“All Birds find
shelter during a rain. But Eagle avoids rain by flying above the Clouds.” -
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overtake me if my definition to succeed is strong enough”. - A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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difficulties in life because they are necessary to enjoy the success.” - A.P.J
Abdul Kalam</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: blue; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><i>“If you want to
shine like a sun. First burn like a sun.” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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defeat someone, but it is very hard to win someone” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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not have equal talent. But , all of us have an equal opportunity to develop our
talents.” - A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but
synthetic happiness." -A.P.J Abdul Kalam </i></span></div>
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should become your capital asset, no matter whatever ups and downs you come
across in your life." - A.P.J Abdul
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Without your involvement you can't succeed. With your involvement you can't
fail. " - A.P.J Abdul Kalam</i></span><br />
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<i><span style="color: blue;">Following are 10 quotes by the scientist, author and former President: courtesy NDTV</span></i></div>
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<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">You have to dream before your dreams can come true.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Excellence is a continuous process and not an accident.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Educationists should build the capacities of the spirit of inquiry, creativity, entrepreneurial and moral leadership among students and become their role model.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">Look at the sky. We are not alone. The whole universe is friendly to us and conspires only to give the best to those who dream and work.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.</span></i></span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;"><i><span style="color: blue;">My message, especially to young people is to have courage to think differently, courage to invent, to travel the unexplored path, courage to discover the impossible and to conquer the problems and succeed. These are great qualities that they must work towards. This is my message to the young people.</span></i></span></li>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-31083330609416861122015-07-27T19:07:00.002+05:302015-07-27T19:26:28.454+05:30Who are your REAL FRIENDS ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; line-height: 19.3199996948242px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">My uncle used to tell me that life is not going to be the same after you quit your high profile job. All those people who appeared to be your friends will not be the same after you have moved out of that position. People were with you because of the position that you occupied and you will know who your true friends are only after you have moved out of that position. Well this message is a timely reminder of that </span></span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_fM-mz8spZ1b sx_5371b4" style="background-color: white; background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yx/r/pimRBh7B6ER.png); background-position: 0px -340px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: auto; color: #141823; display: inline-block; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; height: 16px; line-height: 19.3199996948242px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">smile emoticon</u></i><br />
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-78548862775893499412015-07-26T21:04:00.000+05:302015-07-26T21:04:12.798+05:30What is maturity ?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you strop trying to change people, and instead focus on changing yourself.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;">Maturity is when you accept people for who they</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline; line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"> are.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you understand that everyone is right in their own perspective.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you learn to “let go”.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you understand that whatever you do, you do for your own peace.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you stop proving to the world how intelligent you are.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you focus on positives in people.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you do not seek approval from others.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you stop comparing yourself with others.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you are at peace with yourself.</span></span></li>
<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Maturity is when you can differentiate between “need” and “want”, and you can let go of your wants.</span></span></li>
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<li><span style="line-height: 16.0799999237061px;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Be simple. Be positive. Be relax. Show Maturity.</span></span></li>
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-41095281650561624422015-07-26T20:58:00.002+05:302015-07-26T20:58:47.525+05:30Needs can always be met but not greed - A wonderful message by Super Star Rajanikanth<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Ramesh Ranjanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12749185631409473986noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6792577801289601045.post-56366745821297517882015-07-26T13:57:00.004+05:302015-07-26T14:01:28.103+05:30Will Britain say SORRY - a brilliant speech by Dr Shashi Tharoor<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">In an explosive speech at the Oxford Union, Dr. Shashi Tharoor, a member of the Indian Parliament and a Congress MP argued that the British looted and plundered India during the 200 Years of British Raj of the subcontinent, and that Britain must accept that it owes a debt to India for its wrongdoings during the days of the British Empire.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Taking part in a debate at the famous Oxford Union, he argued why Britain owes India reparations for the economic and psychological decline of its people during the rule, and that of all the countries in the Commonwealth, India was Britain's biggest cash cow during that period.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">He explained the manner in which Britain used India and its resources for its own benefit, and that British families working for the Empire had minted money at the expense of India for over two centuries.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">He explained how India's share of the world economy fell from 24% of world economy when it invaded India to about 4% when British Empire left India in 1947 in a space of 200 years. Between 15-29 million Indians died due to starvation during their Rule. Its appalling to hear him say that when there was the great Bengal Famine where hundreds of people were dying each day because Britain diverted the food from India to UK, Winston Churchill had the temerity to ask "is Mahatma Gandhi still alive and why is he not dead".</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Violence & Racism (famous Divide & Rule strategy) was rampantly implemented in the country.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">During the world war of all all the British forces that fought in the war, </span><span style="line-height: 22px;">fifty-four thousand Indians, actually lost their lives in that war 65,000 were wounded and another 4,000 remained missing or in prison. Indian taxpayers had to cough up a hundred million pounds. India supplied seventy million rounds of ammunition 600 thousand rifles and machine and 1.3 million Indian personnel served in the war.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; line-height: 22px;"><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">In the end but total value everything that was taken out of India and that too during the Great Depresssion / Recession time and poverty and hunger was in today's money its billion pounds.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">During the Second World War (where my Father late Major Dr K Rajagopal served), it was even worse two and a half million Indians in uniform and Britain at one point $25 billion was owed to India.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">Our railways and roads were really built to serve British interests are not those for the local people. They were designed to carry raw materials from the hinterland into the ports to be shipped to Britain. Indian Railways were built with massive incentives offered by Britain to British investors guaranteed out to Indian taxes paid by Indians with the result that you actually had one mile of Indian rail was costing twice what it cost to build the same in Canada or Australia because there was so much money being paid and extravagant returns. Britain made all the profits, control the technology supplied, all the equipment and absolutely all these benefits came as private enterprise at public risk.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The wrongs that have been done cannot be denied, the fact remains that many of today's problems in these countries including the persistent in some cases the creation of racial and ethnic and religious tensions were the direct result of the colonial experience. So there is a moral debt that needs to be paid.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">It’s not without precedence. Israel gave reparations to Poland. Italy's reparations to Libya, Japan's to Korea and even Britain has paid reparations to the New Zealand Maoris so it's not as if this is something unprecedented.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">There was reference to democracy and rule of law. What sort of democracy was it, when the British oppressed, enslaved, killed, tortured and maimed people for two hundred years and then celebrate the fact that the democratic at the end of it wreaths.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 22px;">The debate is not of how much should Britain pay to India as Reparation, but the question is, is there a debt that Britain owes to India. More than in money terms it’s the moral debt that Britain owes to India. Would Britain have the gumption to acknowledge a wrong that has been done - to simply say Sorry to India for all the misdeeds perpetuated on India for 200 years during their Colonial British Rule (Raj).</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">Truly a great speech and carried a lot of resolve &guts to have spoken against the British right in Britain. Hats off to you Shashi for standing up to India right in the Opponents territory. For what ever your past and controversies, I remain your ardent fan for your sheer ability to articulate and the communication skills and the poise & grace with which you deliver........</span></div>
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