THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Achievement

"Never mistake activity for achivement."

- John Wooden

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Vikram Sarabhai

Vikram Ambalal Sarabhai (August 12, 1919 – December 31, 1971) was an Indian physicist. He is considered to be the Father of the Indian space program.


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Forgiveness

"Forgiveness means letting go of the past."

- Gerald Jampolsky

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Shri Ramana Maharshi

Sri Ramana Maharshi (Tamil: ரமண மஹரிஷி)(December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950), born Venkataraman Iyer, was an Indian sage. He was born to a Tamil Hindu Brahmin family in Tiruchuzhi, Tamil Nadu. After having attained liberation at the age of 16, he left home for Arunachala, a mountain considered sacred by Hindus, at Tiruvannamalai, and lived there for the rest of his life. Arunachala is located in Tamil Nadu, South India. Although born a Brahmin, after having attained moksha he declared himself an "Atiasrami", a Sastraic state of unattachment to anything in life and beyond all caste restrictions.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Business

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

- Warren Buffett

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Rajesh Khanna

Rajesh Khanna (Hindi: राजेश खन्ना; Punjabi: ਰਾਜੇਸ਼ ਖੰਨਾ) (born Jatin Khanna on December 29, 1942 in Amritsar[1]) is an Indian Bollywood thespian and laureate of the Dada Saheb Phalke Legend Golden Actor Award, bestowed on him in 2008. He has also served a five year tenure as an MP in the Indian parliament (1991–1996). Also known as Kaka, he has been termed "perhaps the first Superstar of the Indian film industry"
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Economy

"In the new economy, information, education and motivation are everything."

- Bill Clinton

TOPIC OF THE DAY

World Economy in 2008

Across the world, people, irrespective of their religion and nationality, are all set to celebrate the advent of New Year 2008 with much verve and enthusiasm. All hope for a better future and prevalence of happiness and prosperity in the global family. Economy Watch wishes you all the best for the forthcoming year. On this occasion, we join the global festivity by presenting to our global audience a short analysis and set of predictions on World Economy 2008. The world economy is predicted to continue growing in 2008. However, the rate of growth is ...

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Fact

"The fact speak for themselves."

- Demosthenes

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Mirza Ghalib

Dabeer-ul-Mulk, Najm-ud-daulah Mirza Asadullah Baig Khan (Urdu/Persian: مرزا اسد اللہ بیگ خان ), pen-name Ghalib (Urdu/Persian: غالب, ġhālib means dominant) and (former pen-name) Asad (Urdu/Persian: اسد, asad means lion) (27 December 1796 — 15 February 1869), was a great classical Urdu and Persian poet of the Indian subcontinent. Most notably, he wrote several ghazals during his life, which have since been interpreted and sung in many different ways by different people. He is considered to be the most popular and influential poet of the Urdu language.

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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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Shankar Dayal Sharma

Shankar Dayal Sharma (August 19, 1918 - December 26, 1999) was the 9th President of republic of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr. Sharma had been the 8th Vice President of India under President Ramaswamy Venkatraman. He was also Chief Minister of the erstwhile Bhopal State (1952-1956), Cabinet Minister, Government of Madhya Pradesh, holding the portfolios of Education, Law, Public Works, Industry and Commerce, National Resources and Separate Revenue (1956-1967) and was thereafter Union Minister for Communications (1974-1977). Dr. Sharma was the President of the Indian National Congress in 1972-1974.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Chase

"If you chase two rabbits, both will escape."

- Anonymous

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Mohammed Rafi

Mohammed Rafi (Hindi: मोहम्मद रफ़ी, Urdu: محمد رفیع, December 24, 1924 – July 31, 1980) is greatest Indian playback singer. A versatile singer,[1] Rafi sang in many Indian languages including Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Marathi, Kannada, started singing by imitating chants of a fakir in his village.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Strength

"Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will."

- Mahatma Gandhi

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P.V.Narasimha Rao

Pamulaparthi Venkata Narasimha Rao (Telugu: పాములపర్తి వెంకట నరసింహారావు) (28 June 1921 – 23 December 2004) was the 12th Prime Minister of the Republic of India.[1] He led one of the most important administrations in India's modern history, overseeing a major economic transformation and several incidents affecting national security.[2] Rao accelerated the dismantling of the license raj, work that originally initiated under the government of Rajiv Gandhi. Rao, also called the "Father of Indian Economic Reforms,"[3] is best remembered for launching India's free market reforms that rescued the almost bankrupt nation from economic collapse.[4] He was also commonly referred to as the Chanakya of modern India for his ability to steer tough economic and political legislation through the parliament at a time when he headed a minority government.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Sports

"It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling."

- Mark Twain

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Srinivasa Ramanujan

Srīnivāsa Rāmānujan FRS (Tamil: ஸ்ரீநிவாச ராமானுஜன்) (22 December 1887 – 26 April 1920) was an Indian mathematician,[1] who, with almost no formal training in pure mathematics, made substantial contributions to mathematical analysis, number theory, infinite series and continued fractions.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Good

"The good or ill of a man lies within his own will."

- Epictetus

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Frank B. Kellogg

Frank Billings Kellogg (December 22, 1856 – December 21, 1937) was an American lawyer, politician and statesman who served in the U.S. Senate and as U.S. Secretary of State. He co-authored the Kellogg-Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Imagination

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus."

- Mark Twain

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Matt Neal

Matt Neal (born 20 December 1966 in Stourbridge) is a British motor racing driver. He won the British Touring Car Championship in 2005 and 2006. He has also won a European Touring Car Championship race. He is 6' 6" (2 m) tall, making him almost entirely unable to race single-seaters.
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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Success

"Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value."

- Albert Einstein

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Value based Education

For a number of years I have been thinking about the art of education. In 1990, I attended a conference for women religious in Ireland and each participant was asked to say in a sentence something about their ministry. Without hesitation, I replied "I touch the future. I teach". (1)

When I ponder what is happening in some colleges and schools today, I am both frightened and frustrated by the fact that too many students see college as a proving ground rather than a training ground. Many teachers and students spend their time trying to convince others that they are knowledgeable rather than concentrating on knowing. Admitting ignorance is hard. Yet if the truth were known, we all know very, very little.

Having a degree should not give people power. Real power is being able to make the choice between good or evil, life and death, between empowerment and nurturing of people or putting people down. Education is too often viewed as the exit route to a better lifestyle rather than the beginning of a journey, which will take a lifetime.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Music

"Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue."

- Plato

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Benchmarking

Benchmarking is a process of comparing an organization's or company's performance to that of other organizations or companies using objective and subjective criteria. The process compares programs and strategic positions of competitors or exemplary organizations to those in the company reviewing its status for use as reference points in the formation of organization decisions and objectives. Comparing how an organization or company performs a specific activity with the methods of a competitor or some other organization doing the same thing is a way to identify the best practice and to learn how to lower costs, reduce defects, increase quality, or improve outcomes linked to organization or company excellence.


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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Grow

"Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."

- Chinese Proverb

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Kerry Packer

Kerry Francis Bullmore Packer, AC (17 December 1937 – 26 December 2005), son of Sir Frank Packer, was an Australian publishing, media and gaming tycoon who owned the Nine Network. He was famous for his outspoken nature, wealth, expansive business empire and clashes with the Australian Taxation Office and the Costigan Commission.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Money

"Never spend your money before you have it."

- Thomas Jefferson

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Piet Hein

Piet Hein (December 16, 1905 – April 17, 1996) was a Danish scientist, mathematician, inventor, author, and poet, often writing under the Old Norse pseudonym "Kumbel" meaning "tombstone". His short poems, gruks (or grooks), first started to appear in the daily newspaper "Politiken" shortly after the Nazi Occupation in April 1940 under the pseudonym "Kumbel Kumbell".

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Life

"To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals."

- Benjamin Franklin

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Gustave Eiffel

Alexandre Gustave Eiffel (December 15, 1832 – December 27, 1923 was a French structural engineer and architect and a specialist of metallic structures. He is famous for designing the Eiffel Tower, built 1887–1889 for the 1889 Universal Exposition in Paris, France, the Basilica Minore de San Sebastian, the only all-steel basilica in Asia, found in the Philippines, and the armature for the Statue of Liberty, New York Harbor, U.S..

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Experience

“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.” - Oscar Wilde

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Experiential Marketing

Experiential marketing attempts to connect consumers with brands in personally relevant and memorable ways. The alternative term customer-experience marketing emphasises the idea of communicating the essence of a brand through a personalised experience.

As a marketing methodology, experiential marketing aims to...

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Time

"Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it."

- M. Scott Peck

TOPIC OF THE DAY

Terrorist Attack on the Parliament of India

Terrorists on December 13, 2001 attacked the Parliament of India resulting in a 45-minute gun battle in which 9 policemen and parliament staffer were killed. All the five terrorists were also killed by the security forces and were identified as Pakistani nationals. The attack took place around 11:40 am (IST), minutes after both Houses of Parliament had adjourned for the day.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Life

"Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future."

- John F. Kennedy

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Rajinikanth

Born - 12 December 1949
Achievements - Rajinikanth is an immensely popular actor of the South Indian film industry. Recipient of the coveted Padma Shri Award in the year 2002, he has worked in a string of hit films like Murattukaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Thanikattu Raja, Naan Mahaan Alla and Moondru Mugam.

Rajinikanth is a celebrated actor of the South Indian film industry i.e. Tollywood. Born on 12 December 1949, Rajnikanth's was originally named Shivaji Rao Gaekwad. The most unique feature about Rajnikanth's acting is that he can enact comedies, drama, suspense and thrillers with absolute ease. In recognition of marvelous contribution to Indian cinema, he was recently awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in the year 2002. To know more, read on this biography of Rajnikanth.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

God

"You can't be angry with God and not believe in him at the same time."

- Sara B. Cooper

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Viswanathan Anand

Viswanathan Anand (pronounced, Tamil: விசுவநாதன் ஆனந்த்) (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and the current World Chess Champion.

Anand won the FIDE World Chess Championship in 2000, at a time when the world title was split. He became the undisputed World Champion in 2007 and defended his title against Vladimir Kramnik in 2008.

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Sincere

"Be sincere; be brief; be seated."

- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945)

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C. Rajagopalachari

Chakravarthi Rajagopalachari (Tamil: சக்ரவர்த்தி ராஜகோபாலாச்சாரி) (December 10, 1878 - December 25, 1972), known as or Rajaji or C.R., was an Indian lawyer, writer, statesman and a devout Hindu . He was the second Governor-General of independent India. Later he became the Chief Minister of Madras State, and was one of the first recipients of India's highest civilian award Bharat Ratna (in 1954).

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Fact

"If the facts don't fit the theory, change the facts."

- Albert Einstein

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Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi (born December 9, 1946), is an Indian politician and the president of the Indian National Congress (Congress Party). Also, she is currently the chairperson of the ruling United Progressive Alliance in the Lok Sabha. She is the Italian-born widow of Rajiv Gandhi.

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Individual

"Every individual matters. Every individual has a role to play. Every individual makes a difference."

- Jane Goodall

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George Boole

George Boole (November 2, 1815 – December 8, 1864) was an English mathematician and philosopher.

As the inventor of Boolean algebra, which is the basis of all modern computer arithmetic, Boole is regarded in hindsight as one of the founders of the field of computer science.

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THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Drown

"He who is drowned is not troubled by the rain."

- Chinese Proverb

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Armed Forces Flag Day

The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a special day dedicated towards collection of funds from people of India, for the welfare of the armed forces personnel in India. It is observed on December 7, every year in India, from 1949. Funds are collected from the general public for the welfare of the Indian Armed Forces personnel. Over the years, it has become a tradition to commemorate this day as an honour to the brave soldiers of India.

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Criticism

"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much."

- Donald H. Rumsfeld

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Haraprasad Shastri
Haraprasad Shastri (Bengali: হরপ্রসাদ শাস্ত্রী), also known as Haraprasad Bhattacharya, (6 December 1853–17 November 1931) was an Indian academic, Sanskrit scholar, archivist and historian of Bengali literature. He is most known for discovering the Charyapada, the earliest known examples of Bengali literature.

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Fool

"He who hesitates is a damned fool."

- Mae West

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Sri Aurobindo

Sri Aurobindo (Bengali: শ্রী অরবিন্দ Sri Ôrobindo, Sanskrit: श्री अरविन्द Srī Aravinda) (August 15, 1872–December 5, 1950) was an Indian/Hindu nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru [1]. After a short political career in which he became one of the leaders of the early movement for the freedom of India from British rule, Sri Aurobindo turned to the development and practice of a new spiritual path which he called the "integral yoga," the aim of which was to further the evolution of life on earth by establishing a high level of spiritual consciousness which he called the Supermind that would represent a divine life free from physical death.

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Virtue

"All virtue is summed up in dealing justly."

- Aristotle

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Gateway of India

The Gateway of India is a monument in Mumbai (earlier Bombay), India. Located on the waterfront in South Mumbai, the Gateway is a basalt arch 26 metres (85 ft) high. In earlier times, the Gateway was the monument that visitors arriving by boat would have first seen in the city of Bombay.


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Wisdom

"No man was ever wise by chance."

- Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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Dr. Rajendra Prasad

Rajendra Prasad was a great leader of the Indian Nationalist Movement and also one of the architects of the Indian Constitution. He was elected as the first President of Republic of India. Rajendra Prasad was a crucial leader of the Indian Independence Movement, who left his lucrative profession to participate in the nationalist movement of India. He was also awarded with Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award. on 28 February, 1963, following a brief illness, the great soul passed away.


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Cheer

"The best way to cheer yourself up is to try to cheer somebody else up."

- Mark Twain

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Sabu Dastagir

Britain's first above-the-title film star of Indian origin - indeed, for many years India's only truly international star - Sabu's own life story was as unlikely and fantastic as that of many of the characters he played. Despite his lack of acting experience and a less than perfect command of English, it's easy to see from his opening straight-to-camera narration alone just why the veteran documentarist Robert Flaherty was literally charmed into casting him as Toomai, the title role of Elephant Boy (1937).

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Education

"Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance. "

- Will Durant

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World AIDS Day

According to UNAIDS estimates, there are now 33.2 million people living with HIV, including 2.5 million children. During 2007 some 2.5 million people became newly infected with the virus. Around half of all people who become infected with HIV do so before they are 25 and are killed by AIDS before they are 35.
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