THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Solution

"An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions."

- Robert A. Humphrey

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (Hindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी, Urdu: محمد رفیع, December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) was an Indian playback singer.He was one of the greatest Indian playback singers in Bollywood. Rafi still remains popular in India and in many other parts of the world with people of Indian origin. His voice is referred to as "the voice of god". He continues to inspire new Bollywood playback singers like Sonu Nigam, Mohammed Aziz, Shabbir Kumar and Anwar. Rafi sang many well known duets with Lata Mangeshkar, Geeta Dutt and Lata's sister Asha Bhosle. He has sung in many Indian languages like Hindi, Urdu, Marathi and Telugu, but he is chiefly remembered for his songs from Hindi cinema (also known as Bollywood). His songs are widely popular in the Indian subcontinent. Along with Mukesh and Kishore Kumar, he was one of the three leading male Bollywood playback singers from the 1950s to the 1970s.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Truth

"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes."

- Mark Twain

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Sonu Niigaam

Sonu Nigam (Hindi: सोनु िनगम), born July 30, 1973 in Faridabad, Haryana, India, is a playback singer whose songs have been featured in numerous Bollywood movies. He has also released numerous Indi-pop albums. He changed the spelling of his last name from Nigam to Niigaam to reflect an auspicious number in astrology.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Practice

"An ounce of practice is worth more than tons of preaching."

- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

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J.R.D.Tata

Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata (July 29, 1904–November 29, 1993) was a pioneer aviator and important businessman of India. He was one of the few people who were awarded Bharat Ratna during their life time.


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Perfection

"Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education."

- Burk Hudson

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Otto Hahn

Otto Hahn (March 8, 1879 – July 28, 1968) was a German chemist and received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. He is considered a pioneer of radioactivity and radiochemistry, and regarded as "the father of nuclear chemistry" by Glenn T. Seaborg, who was also a Nobel prize winner in Chemistry and President of the United States Atomic Energy Commission. Hahn was also called the "founder of the atomic age" by his contemporaries and, officially, by the senate and the scientists of the Max Planck Society.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

choice

"For what is the best choice, for each individual is the highest it is possible for him to achieve."

- Aristotle
BC 384-322, Greek Philosopher

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Giosuè Carducci

Giosuè Carducci (pseudonym: Enotrio Romano) (July 27, 1835 – February 16, 1907) was an Italian poet, oft reckoned one of Italy's greatest; also, a teacher. He was very influential and was regarded as the unofficial national poet of modern Italy. In 1906 he became the first Italian to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Experience

"Experience is one thing you can't get for nothing."

- Oscar Wilde

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Vijay Divas: Remembering the Heroes of Kargil

July 26, 1999 will go down in the annals of Indian history as a day when the determined Indian forces achieved a glorious victory over the retreating Pakistani army.
It was on this day that the Indian victory over Pakistan was complete. True to its character despite having to pay a heavy price for fighting a war within its territory, the Indian forces allowed the Pakistanis to return across the Line of Control (LoC). It was a gesture which depicted the great Indian tradition of forgiving even the enemy, when it pleads for it. For Pakistan, it was another lesson which it would probably not forget for a long time. It would also put Pakistan to shame, for it chose to torture and kill the Indian prisoners of War (PoWs), rather than handing them over safely as was done by India through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Grief

"The only cure for grief is action."

- George Henry Lewes

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer

Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer (Tamil: ஸெம்மங்குடி ஸ்ரீனிவாச ஐயர்) (July 25 1908 - October 31 2003) was considered to be one of the greatest Carnatic vocalists of the twentieth century. He was the youngest recipient of the Sangeetha Kalanidhi awarded by the Music Academy in 1947[1] and has received many awards including Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan from the Government of India, Sangeet Natak Academy award (1953), Isai Perarignar from Government of Tamil Nadu and Kalidas Samman from Government of Madhya Pradesh. He was affectionately addressed as "Semmangudi Maama" (Semmangudi Uncle) by his disciples. He was also considered the "Pitamaha" or the grand sire of modern Carnatic Music.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Wise

"A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends."

- Baltasar Gracian

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Azim Premji

Premji (born July 24, 1945) is the Chairman & CEO of Wipro Limited, which today is one of the largest software companies in India. It has its headquarters in the Indian Silicon City Bangalore. He was rated the richest person in the country from 1999 to 2005 by Forbes. His wealth today is estimated at 74,000 crores INR which places him as the third richest Indian; ahead of DLF Chairman Kushal Pal Singh.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Change

"Disconnecting from change does not recapture the past. It loses the future."

- Kathleen Norris

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Bal Gangadhar Tilak

Bal Gangadhar Tilak (Marāṭhī: बाळ गंगाधर टिळक) (July 23 1856 - August 1 1920), was an Indian nationalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who was the first popular leader of the Indian Independence Movement and is known as "Father of the Indian unrest." Tilak was one of the first and strongest proponents for Swaraj ( complete independence) in Indian consciousness, and is considered the father of Hindu nationalism as well. His famous quote, "Swaraj is my birthright, and I shall have it!" is well-remembered in India even today.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Innocence

"It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't."

- Mignon McLaughlin

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Mukesh

Born Zoravar Chand Mathur in Delhi, Mukesh left school after the 10th standard and worked briefly for the Delhi Department of Public Works. Mukesh experimented with voice recordings during his employment in Delhi and gradually developed his singing abilities.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Happiness

Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open.

- John Barrymore

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Alexander the Great


Alexander the Great (July 20 356 BC – June 10 323 BC),also known as Alexander III, was an ancient Greek king (basileus) of Macedon (336–323 BC). He was one of the most successful military commanders in history, and was undefeated in battle. By the time of his death, he had conquered most of the world known to the ancient Greeks.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Wisdom

"Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower are the three factors which motivate action; the senses, the work and the doer comprise the threefold basis of action ."

- Bhagavad Gita

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Edmund Hillary


Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919 – 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Funny

"Women are wiser than men because they know less and understand more."

- James Thurber

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Mangal Pandey


Pandey was born in the village of Nagwa in district Ballia (Uttar Pradesh). Families in Nagwa village claim Mangal Pandey to be their first ancestor and trace their family lineage to him. There is some dispute over his exact place of birth. One account (Misra, 2005) claims that Mangal Pandey was born in a Bhumihar Brahmin family to Divakar Pandey of Surhupur village of Faizabad district’s Akbarpur Tehsil. He joined the English East India Company's forces in 1849 at the age of 22, as per this account. Pandey was part of the 5th Company of the 34th B.N.I. regiment and is primarily known for attacking the officers of that regiment in an incident that was the first act of what came to be known as the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857 or the First War of Indian Independence. Mangal Pandey was a devout Hindu and he practiced his religion diligently.



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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Consistency

"Little by little, one travels far."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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Highlights Of Karnataka’s Budget 2008-09

HIGHLIGHTS OF KARNATAKA’S BUDGET 2008-09

OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET

1.The Budget of Government of Karnataka for 2008-09 with an outlay of
Rs.56542.15 crores from the State Consolidated fund has been
presented in Parliament. The Budget focuses on promoting “Growth
with Equity”.

2.The emphasis in 2008-09 budget will be on sustaining the economic
growth of the State while seeking to uplift the economically and
socially weaker sections.

3.In particular, the budget seeks to promote the development of human
capital in the State by enhanced investments in education, health and
social welfare. Further, the budget also seeks to initiate special steps to
improve the productivity of the agricultural sector and the economic
condition of the farmers.


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Experience

"Experience is a good teacher, but she send in terrific bills."

- Minna Thomas Antrim

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Jim Bridger

Jim or James Bridger (March, 1804 – July 17, 1881) was among the foremost mountain men, trappers, scouts and guides who explored and trapped the Western United States during the decades of 1820-1840. He was also well known as a teller of tall tales.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Fools

"The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools."

- Herbert Spencer

TOPIC OF THE DAY

John Cocke

John Cocke (May 30 1925 – July 16, 2002) was an American computer scientist recognised for his large contribution to computer architecture and optimizing compiler design. He is considered by many to be "the father of RISC architecture."

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Speech

"A man never tells you anything until you contradict him."

- George Bernard Shaw

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Dhanraj Pillai


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Answers

"Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple."

- Dr. Seuss

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Alexander Melentyevich Volkov

Alexander Melentyevich Volkov (July 14, 1891 in Ust-Kamenogorsk – July 3, 1977) was a Russian novelist and mathematician.

He wrote several historical novels, but is mostly remembered for a series of children's books based on L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

success

"Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success."

- A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

TOPIC OF THE DAY

B. S. Yeddyurappa

Bokanakere Siddalingappa Yeddyurappa, Kannada: ಬಿ.ಎಸ್. ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ, (born February 27, 1943) also known as B. S. Yediyurappa, B. S. Y. and Yeddi, is an Indian politician. He belongs to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and represents Shikaripura in the Karnataka legislative assembly. After the BJP's success in the May 2008 Karnataka Assembly election, he is the present Chief Minister of Karnataka, sworn in on 30 May 2008. He was also briefly Chief Minister in November 2007 before the coalition government with Janata Dal (Secular) collapsed. He is the first person from the BJP to become the Chief Minister of a South Indian state

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get."

- Dale Carnegie

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Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen

German physicist who was a recipient of the first Nobel Prize for Physics, in 1901, for his discovery of X rays, which heralded the age of modern physics and revolutionized diagnostic medicine. Rontgen studied at the Polytechnic in Zurich and then was professor of physics at the universities of Strasbourg (1876-79), Giessen (1879-88), Wurzburg (1888-1900), and Munich (1900-20). His research also included work on elasticity, capillary action of fluids, specific heats of gases, conduction of heat in crystals, absorption of heat by gases, and piezoelectricity.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
."

- A.P.J.Abdul Kalam

TOPIC OF THE DAY


World Population Day

World Population Day is an annual event, observed on July 11, which seeks to raise awareness of global population issues. The event was established by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Programme in 1989. It was inspired by the public interest in Five Billion Day on July 11, 1987, approximately the date on which the world's population reached five billion people

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Duties

"Life is not so important as the duties of life."

- John Randolph

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Vakkom Majeed

S. Abdul Majeed, (December 20, 1909 – July 10, 2000) known as Vakkom Majeed or Majeed Sahib, was a veteran Freedom fighter and a former member of Travancore-Cochin State Assembly.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Laughter

"Silence is a text easy to misread."

- A. A. Attanasio

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King C. Gillette

King Camp Gillette (January 6, 1855 – July 9, 1932) was an American businessman, popularly known as the inventor of the safety razor. While Gillette did improve the design of the safety razor (patent US775134), his true invention was an inexpensive, high profit-margin stamped steel disposable blade and a unique business model. This beat out competitors and became the most popular razor of its time.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Vision

“Vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others” - Jonathan Swift

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Web 2.0 and Business

"Web 2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the Internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform." - Tim O'Reilly

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Dreams

“Dreams are today's answers to tomorrow's questions." — Edgar Cayce.

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone became one of Hollywood's highest paid actors, usually playing monosyllablic, antisociety, underdog heroes. While Stallone has attempted to extend his range into film comedies and drama, his real box office success continues in action films.


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Great Business Quotes

“Do first things first, and second things not at all" — Peter Drucker.

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Case Studies

Rather than using large samples and following a rigid protocol to examine a limited number of variables, case study methods involve an in-depth, longitudinal examination of a single instance or event: a case. They provide a systematic way of looking at events, collecting data, analyzing information, and reporting the results. As a result the researcher may gain a sharpened understanding of why the instance happened as it did, and what might become important to look at more extensively in future research. Case studies lend themselves to both generating and testing hypotheses.

Another suggestion is that case study should be defined as a research strategy, an empirical inquiry that investigates a phenomenon within its real-life context. Case study research means single and multiple case studies, can include quantitative evidence, relies on multiple sources of evidence and benefits from the prior development of theoretical propositions. Case studies should not be confused with qualitative research and they can be based on any mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence. Single-subject research provides the statistical framework for making inferences from quantitative case-study data.[2][3] This is also supported and well-formulated in (Lamnek, 2005): "The case study is a research approach, situated between...

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Winning

“Satisfaction does not come with achievement, but with effort. Full effort is full victory.”

- Mahatma Gandhi


TOPIC OF THE DAY

Swami Vivekananda

Swami Vivekananda (Sanskrit: स्वामी विवेकानन्द, Svāmi Vivekānanda) (January 12, 1863 – July 4, 1902), whose pre-monastic name was Narendranath Dutta (Narendranath Dut-tta), was one of the most famous and influential spiritual leaders of the philosophies of Vedanta and Yoga. He was the chief disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahamsa and the founder of Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission. He is a major figure in the history of the Hindu reform movements



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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Honesty

“No legacy is so rich as honesty” - William Shakespeare

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Sumantra Ghoshal

Sumantra Ghoshal (1948-2004) was the founding Dean of the Indian School of Business in Hyderabad, which is jointly sponsored by the Kellogg School at Northwestern University and the London Business School. Ghoshal co-authored Managing Across Borders: The Transnational Solution, with Christopher Bartlett, which has been listed in the Financial Times as one of the 50 most influential management books and has been translated into nine languages.

Ghoshal graduated from Delhi University with Physics major and at the Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management[1] and worked for Indian Oil Corporation, rising through the management ranks before moving to the United States on a Fulbright Fellowship in 1981. Ghoshal was awarded an S.M. and a Ph.D. from the MIT Sloan School of Management in 1983 and 1985 respectively, and was also awarded a D.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School in 1986. In 1985, he joined INSEAD Business School in France and wrote a stream of influential articles and books. In 1994, he joined the London Business School. Ghoshal was a Fellow of the Advanced Institute of Management Research (AIM) in the U.K and a Professor of Strategic and International Management at the London Business School. He served as a member of The Committee of Overseers of the Harvard Business School.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

“Difficulties mastered are opportunities won.” -Winston Churchill


TOPIC OF THE DAY

Inflation

Is an inflation rate of 6.8 percent bad news for India when countries like Zimbabwe have hyper-inflation of 100,000 percent?


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Strategy

“Strategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations” -C. K. Prahlad

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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu ("Master Sun") is an honorific title bestowed upon (544—496 BC), the author of The Art of War, an immensely influential ancient Chinese book on military strategy. He is also one of the earliest realists in international relations theory.

In the author's name, Sūn Wǔ, the character wu, meaning "military", is the same as the character in wu shu, or martial art. Sun Wu also has a courtesy name, Chang Qing.

Historians debate whether or not Sun Tzu was a real historical figure. In some histories, such as the biography written in the 2nd century BC by the historian Sima Qian, Sun Tzu is born in the state of Qi State, during the Spring and Autumn Period of China (722–481 BC), and becomes a heroic general for the King of Wu. His victories inspire him to write the Art of War. Other historians place the writing of the Art of War to the Age of Warring States (403–221 BC), based on its description of warfare. It was a time of constant war between...

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