THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Learn

"The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn."

- David Russell

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950) was a political and social leader of India who played a major role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. In India and across the world, he was often addressed as Sardar, which means Chief in many languages of India.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Humor

"Humor is a rubber sword - it allows you to make a point without drawing blood."

- Mary Hirsch

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Homi J. Bhabha

Homi Jehangir Bhabha (October 30 1909 – January 24 1966) was an Indian nuclear physicist of Parsi-Zoroastrian heritage who had a major role in the development of the Indian atomic energy program and is considered to be the father of India's nuclear program.

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Talent on Demand: Managing Talent in an Age of Uncertainty By Peter Cappelli

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Fear

"People living deeply have no fear of death."

- ANAIS NIN

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Windows XP first became available

Windows XP is a family of 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, notebook computers, and media centers. The name "XP" stands for eXPerience.[2] Windows XP is the successor to both Windows 2000 Professional and Windows Me, and is the first consumer-oriented operating system produced by Microsoft to be built on the Windows NT kernel (version 5.1) and architecture. Windows XP was first released on 25 October 2001, and over 400 million copies were in use in January 2006, according to an estimate in that month by an IDC analyst.[3] It is succeeded by Windows Vista, which was released to volume license customers on 8 November 2006, and worldwide to the general public on 30 January 2007. Direct OEM and retail sales of Windows XP ceased on 30 June 2008, although it is still possible to obtain Windows XP from System Builders[4] (smaller OEMs who sell assembled computers) until 31 January 2009 or by purchasing Windows Vista Ultimate or Business and then downgrading to Windows XP.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Time

"If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves."

- Maria Edgeworth

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Alexander Gelfond

Alexander Osipovich Gelfond (October 24 1906, St Petersburg - November 7 1968, Moscow) was a Russian mathematician, author of Gelfond's theorem.

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The Breakthrough Imperative

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"A discovery is said to be an accident meeting a prepared mind."

- Albert Szent-Gyorgyi

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Chandrayaan-1

Chandrayaan-1 ( Telugu: చంద్రయానం,Tamil: சந்திரயான்,Kannada: ಚಂದ್ರಯಾನ್ , lit: Lunar-vehicle, Hindi: चंद्रयान, Sanskrit: चंद्रयान-1 ) is an unmanned lunar exploration mission by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India's national space agency. The mission includes a lunar orbiter and an impactor. The spacecraft was launched by a modified version of the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle on 22 October 2008. 'Chandrayaan' (in Sanskrit and Hindi) roughly translates to 'Mooncraft'.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Nobility

"Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath."

- Solon

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Clinton Davisson

Clinton Joseph Davisson (22 October 1881 – 1 February 1958), was an American physicist and Nobel Prize in Physics laureate for his discovery of electron diffraction. Davisson shared the 1937 Nobel Prize with George Paget Thomson, who independently discovered electron diffraction at about the same time as Davisson.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed."

- Emily Dickinson

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Shaye J. D. Cohen

Shaye J. D. Cohen (b. October 21, 1948) is the Littauer Professor of Hebrew Literature and Philosophy in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations of Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. in Ancient History, with distinction, from Columbia University in 1975.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Business

"Joy is prayer - Joy is strength - Joy is love - Joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls."

- Mother Teresa

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Virender Sehwag

Virender Sehwag (born 20 October, 1978, in Delhi) also known as "Veeru" is an Indian cricketer (batsman) and member of the Indian national cricket team since 1999 (one-dayers) and 2001 (Tests). He is a blistering right-handed opening batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He is the current record holder for the highest score made by an Indian in Test Cricket. He was appointed as vice-captain of the Indian team under Rahul Dravid in October 2005, until poor form saw him replaced by V. V. S. Laxman in December 2006 as Test vice captain and January 2007 saw him dropped from the ODI team. During this period, Sehwag stood in for the injured Dravid in 2 ODIs and 1 Test Match.

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Modern Financial Markets: Prices, Yields and Risk Analysis By David W. Blackwell

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Business

"In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield."

- Warren Buffett

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar

Padma Vibhushan Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, FRS (October 19, 1910 – August 21, 1995) was an Indian born American astrophysicist. He was a Nobel laureate in physics along with William Alfred Fowler for their work in the theoretical structure and evolution of stars. He was the nephew of Indian Nobel Laureate Sir C. V. Raman.

Chandrasekhar served on the University of Chicago faculty from 1937 until his death in 1995 at the age of 84. He became a naturalized citizen of the United States in 1953.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind

on the present moment."

- Buddha

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Om Puri

Puri was born in Ambala, and spent early part of his life in Sanaur, Punjab, India. He graduated from the Film and Television Institute of India. He is also an alumnus of the 1973 batch of National School of Drama where Naseeruddin Shah was a co-student.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Experience

"Men are wise in proportion, not to their experience, but to their capacity for experience."

- James Boswell

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Anil Kumble

Anil Radhakrishna Kumble (Kannada:ಅನಿಲ್‌ ರಾಧಾಕೃಷ್ಣ ಕುಂಬ್ಳೆ) pronunciation? (born 17 October 1970 in Bangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian cricketer and currently the highest wicket-taker for India in both One-Day International and Test matches. Since his debut in international cricket in April 25, 1990, he has taken over 560 Test wickets and 330 ODI wickets. Although often criticized as not a big turner of the ball[1], Kumble is the second highest wicket taker among leg spinners in Test cricket behind leg spinner Shane Warne of Australia and the third of all bowlers after Warne and off spinner Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka. He is one of only two bowlers in the history of cricket to have taken all 10 wickets in a test innings, the other being Jim Laker of England.[2] Kumble is currently ranked the 7th best bowler in Tests by the International Cricket Council. He was awarded Padma Shri by Government of India in 2005.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Achieve

"Always and never are two words you should always remember never to use."

- Wendell Johnson

TOPIC OF THE DAY

GMAT

The GMAT is the Graduate Management Admission Test, a test meant for people who wish to pursue graduate study of business. Most graduate schools of business use the GMAT as one of the criteria by which they assess potential students. The weight given to the GMAT when applying to a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) program varies from school to school, with some giving it a great deal of importance and others focusing much more on an interview or prior experience in the business world.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Mercy

"We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it."

- Sir Winston Churchill

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Bahadur Shah I

Muazzam Bahadur Shah (Persian: بهادر شاه Bahādur Shāh; his name Bahādur means "brave"; October 14, 1643 – February 1712), also known as Shah Alam I was a Mughal emperor who briefly ruled India from 1707 to 1712.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Parents

"Mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary."

- Dorothy C. Fisher

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Stock market

A stock market, or (equity market), is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Ability

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

- Mother Teresa

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Ram Manohar Lohia

Lohia's father, Hari Lal, was a nationalist by spirit and a teacher by profession. His mother, Chanda, died when Ram was very young. He was introduced to the Indian Independence Movement at an early age by his father through the various protest assemblies Hari Lal took his son to. Lohia made his first contribution to the freedom struggle by organizing a small hartal on the death of Lokmanya Tilak.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Deed

"Deeds, not words shall speak me."

- John Fletcher

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Amitabh Bachchan

Amitabh Bachchan (Hindi: अमिताभ बच्चन Pronunciation: /əmitaːbʱ bətʃtʃən/ born Amitabh Harivansh Srivastav on October 11, 1942), is an Indian film actor. He gained popularity since the 1970s and has since become one of the most prominent figures in the history of Indian cinema.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Truth

"Truth is more of a stranger than fiction."

- Mark Twain

TOPIC OF THE DAY

R. K. Narayan

R. K. Narayan (October 10, 1906 - May 13 2001), born Rasipuram Krishnaswami Ayyar Narayanaswami, is among the best known and most widely read Indian novelists writing in English.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Praise

"He who praises you for what you lack wishes to take from you what you have."

- Don Juan Manuel

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Zaheer Khan

Zaheer Khan (born October 7, 1978, Srirampur town in Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra), is

an Indian cricketer who has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000. A left arm

pace bowler, Zaheer is known for his ability to swing the ball both ways, and as batsman

also holds the record for the highest Test score by a No. 11.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Right

"Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest."

- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Yash Johar

Yash Johar (September 6 1929 - June 26 2004) was an Indian Bollywood film producer. He made Hindi films that were noted for their lavish sets and exotic locations, but containing Indian traditions and family values.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Anger

"Anger is never without an argument, but seldom with a good one. s."

- Indira Gandhi.

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Navratri

Navratri (Sanskrit: नवरात्रि) is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit; Nava meaning Nine and Ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi i.e. female divinity are worshipped.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Givers

"Givers have to set limits because takers rarely do."

- Irma Kurtz,

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Akio Morita

Akio Morita (盛田昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26, 1921 in Nagoya, Japan – October 3, 1999 in Tokyo) was a co-founder of Sony Corporation.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Life is half spent before we know what it is."

- George Herbert,

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Subramaniya Siva

Subramaniya Siva (4 October 1884 - 23 July 1925) was an Indian freedom fighter and prolific writer. He was arrested many times between 1908 and 1922 for his anti-imperialist activities. While serving his last prison term, he was afflicted by leprosy to which he succumbed in 1925.

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