Maverick in Disguise

Mysore Trip with Mom and Dad

2011-01-26T10:44:00.001+05:30

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Trip to Jaipur

2011-01-26T10:39:00.002+05:30

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नये सत्र का प्रथम दिवस

2010-02-04T20:25:00.001+05:30

नव सत्र सुधामय फिर आया
प्रफुल्ल मुदित मन भावन दिन लाया
मनस पटल पर अंकित छवि कॉलेज की
सजीव देखने का दिन आया
व्याकुलता के पल काट काट पहुंचा मैं कॉलेज के द्वार
प्रथम दृश्य मैं दिख गया मुझे
कुछ सहपाठियों का होता विचित्र सत्कार
देख मुझे खुश हुए सिनिअर
मिल जाए जैसे माँ को बच्चे का उपहार
मिला आदेश;
कर दो उस कन्या से प्यार का इजहार
खुश हुआ मेरा मन, इच्छा वर्षों की
होने को थी साकार
किंतुं शारीर मेरा था कम्पित
कर ना दे कहीं कन्या प्रतिकार
सहज भाव मैं गया निकट
और हो गया मेरा जीर्णोधार
कन्या ने चुम्बन लिया गाल पर
पुनः दिखाया सिनिअरों का द्वार
मेरी सफलता से प्रसन हुए सिनिअर
बन गए मित्र पल मैं दो चार
उल्लास भरा दिन ढल गया शीघ्र ही
देकर मुझको प्रेम अपार

Its been long

2009-08-15T19:28:00.002+05:30

Oh yes! It's been long since I been here, wrote something. I always thought when I started this my personal blog that I would dedicate 1 hour each day thinking about what good or evil thing I did today and pen then down in this blog. Unfortunately it very well looks like it did not work out that way. :)

Writing about self is a big task. If you read through the "My Experiment with Truth" autobiography of the Great Mahatma Gandhi certainly you would realize that. Every word, line, paragraph, pages you pass by you would think as to how can some body write so much truth about himself? But thats what Mahatma was known for. Truth and all but Truth.

Reading through this you would simply think that this guy is gone mad and writing something just because he wanted to write, because its been long for him. But then its you to the reader to decide.

Spoilt hopes of Rajsthan Royals

2009-05-20T19:49:00.002+05:30

All hopes were set, set a good sccore and win the match....

but it all was SAD when the runs were minimal and not a good fight. Though the game went to the last over but it was alsways a goos over and a good partnership which could do the trick for KKR. And thats what happened. With a BAD start from KKR and wickets falling in quick sucession. It was all upto Lakshmi Ratan Shukla and Agarkar... and BOY what job did they do... Great work... This crucial patnership took KKR to home and a great upset in IPL....

IPL Season II - Destination South Africa

2009-04-26T09:33:00.002+05:30

Watching our cricketer fighting each other to win the coveted IPL season II cup; it gives me immense pleasure to see players overcome the fear of overseas playing.

South Africa stint for many young players will definitely give lots of confidence and commitment. They will learn a lot from the African conditions and many overseas players. They will learn the art of commitment and consideration. They will learn about the passion involved in playing the game which is earning them millions of bucks. They will learn about the skill development. Playing cricket is not just about having the skill or the charisma; it mainly is about exploiting the skill and taking advantage of the strengths.

Most say, if you have it in you then you just simply have it but it’s not just about having it in you; it’s about possessing it and possessing it with passion and commitment. That’s what the player like Sachin, Shewag, Dravid, Ganguly, Kumble and may more legend like them give to the cricket world and the world out side. In this season of IPL II we are seeing the different shapes and sizes of these legends; they not just perform but are taking the cricket to a different level.

This does not only take skills, it takes more then that. It takes commitment, passion, vision and exploiting one’s strength. If you ask me, what I will see at the end of the IPL season II; then it’s not the winner team with the cup. It’s the evolution of commitment, confidences and respect for all that we are going to see.

All the best, IPL Season II

Know me to know more, what to know more?

2009-03-16T08:54:00.003+05:30

Question raises a question, its human nature. You ask a question and before you get an answer for that question; you already have another one ask. Has this fast paced life style made us impatient? Do we want things to happen faster, if faster then even faster?

We want to grow fast, rise fast, ride fast, eat fast, sleep fast; fast, fast, fast… is there an end to it. No, there is no end. It’s always a start. Always a start; Just for a moment think, you were in collage, studying the subject you liked… again a question from me, ask yourself, the subject you are studying is really something that you liked and you always wanted to study? Very few people will have Yes, many will have yes and as the time passes by, it will be no. This is the typical Indian student mentality. I want to study this, but think for a moment did you really wanted to study this? Did you really pass you tenth grade or PUC to study this or do this?

Most would answer yes, but given some time to think and analyze many will say mmm… yes… no… of course yes… let me think no no no… it’s a no no… I never wanted to do this, I never wanted to study medicine, I never wanted to study engineering, I never wanted to study science, I never wanted to study business… many don’t realize what we have and what our potentials are. Did I always want to become to become an IT professional? Did I always want to become a doctor? These entire questions come up after you have become one.

So, how can we decide what we want to do and more important what we want to be? That’s where the “Know me more, what to know more?” principal come into focus.

There are two ways of looking at things… 1) Want to do 2) Have to do

In both the above reference, you have something in mind. The task, the job, the work, the thing is there, it’s only that we have to decide as to we want to do or we have to do. Most of us look to go with the second option. That is, we choose have to do over want to do. Why does that happen? Oh god, not again… one more question. That’s it, that’s the end… if we can answer that we know it. Why we have to do, once we know we have to do it becomes easier and our ability to do what we want to do increases.

The final conclusion of “know mw to know more, what to know more” lies in our self, our ability to ask question to our self, and answer them. The more we can do that, there is higher chance that we can do what we want to do and not what we have to.

Dhawal Kulkarni receives maiden call-up

2009-02-13T13:05:00.001+05:30

Dhawal Kulkarni receives maiden call-up

IBM Grand Slam Widget

2009-01-20T14:06:00.001+05:30

I wish it comes soon

2008-12-11T16:30:00.001+05:30

If ever you thought that travelling on the roads of Bangalore is a nightmare then believe me your nightmares are not going to change any time soon. I travel daily to and from between my home and work place which is around 27KM. This is the most heart breaking part of my day and it has to happen 5 days in a week from Monday till Friday. I encounter horns, dust, foul languages, fallen building constructs, rising buildings.

I am sure all these are adding to the Bangalore’s development but it certainly is making us uncivilized. I remember when my dad use to say me; Bangalore is one place where you want to go finally after retirement. But now if you ask my dad he would prefer to stay in Patna. That where I come from. Its not that I am just trying to find the fault in the city or city people or the city administration; it’s just that I am now bored of facing that same heart breaking sequence of my travel to and from Office. This definitely needs a change, may be something good or even worse. But it’s needed.

Who know it might be tomorrow or even day after tomorrow. I wish it comes soon.

Nov 26, 2008 – will make every body sad

2008-12-04T13:43:00.000+05:30

In the world some people are happy, some are worried. Some people are very happy and some are very worried.
Nov 26, 2008 – will make every body sad, Mumbai cried and with it cried the entire nation. Some 10 mental idiots held the economic capital of India under its captivity. It took us 60 odd hours to kill those bloody idiots. It will not be long before everything goes back to normal and in terms of business it will be BAU (Business as usual). But point I am trying to raise here is, yes! The life will return to BAU but when these attacks will be stopped. It has become like a fashion statement today for every terrorist today in the world to cause harm.

India has definitely been in the thick of the things of terrorism. It’s because of our incompetent politicians who do not even know how to react. Leave alone being proactive; Today we have one of worst Home minister India had ever had. He is there in that post just because of his loyalty to Gandhi family. Let me tell you, today we need people up there who can give us results. But what we have are a bunch of fools who are not even ashamed of doing things which they do.

Read about Dhoni!!! - Posted on Cricinfo (October 21, 2008)

2008-10-31T13:21:00.002+05:30

There's something about Dhoni. His detractors call it luck, but whatever it is, it has worked. Twice this year, he has been told about half an hour before a Test that he will have to lead the side, and twice India have won comprehensively under him. If in Mohali, as he admitted, he was lucky to win the toss; in Kanpur, India won despite batting last on a crumbling spinners' paradise. If at all, he has been lucky that his players have produced special performances: Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman conducted a workshop on batting on bad pitches in Kanpur, and Dhoni got special performances from nine of the players in Mohali.

His 100% win record is safe but Dhoni isn't shouting triumphantly from the rooftops just yet. "Playing [just] one Test and hitting a half century, you get an average of 50. So is the case if you hit a 100," Dhoni said, moments after securing India's biggest victory in terms of runs. "Your performance is counted over a longerduration of the game. I got my chance here but it was a team effort."

Dhoni, however, has the Midas touch and it was summed up best when he asked the debutant Amit Mishra to go round the stumps in the last over of the second day. Mishra bowled an accurate wrong'un to trap Michael Clarke in front and one was reminded of the ploy to give Joginder Sharma the final over of the World Twenty20 final. But Dhoni, to the amusement of all present, only said, "Fluke tha yaar [It was a fluke]."

What wasn't a fluke, though, was how Dhoni batted. He infused urgency into India's mindset with his aggressive approach and timely changes to the batting order. He had batted defensively in Bangalore and failed miserably, but in Mohali, he hooked his first ball for four - a statement that he wanted to make amends.

"It was a perfect scenario," Dhoni said. "We had got off to a good start on a good batting track and the ball was old. I think that suited my form of batting because that is my strength. In between, if there is a situation, I can go back [on the defensive] like the Lord's innings."

"But I should play the kind of cricket that I play more often, and that is aggressive cricket. In between I was not really playing my natural game, thinking more about the scenario and conditions. I need to play to my strength which is going out there looking to score runs. It is not only about hitting, it's about being fractionally more positive than others."

There was a beautiful moment after the completion of India's 320-run win. While everybody rushed to grab a stump as a souvenir, Ganguly merely walked up to congratulate his team-mates. Dhoni gave the man playing his last series, and also a centurion in this match, the stump he had taken for himself.

Dhoni later revealed that watching Ganguly was the most special part of this Test. "Sourav's getting to 7000 was very special. This is his last series and he is just going out and enjoying the game. He doesn't have any sort of pressure and that's how you want him to play. Sourav at his best, when he is playing his shots, is very different to others." And Ganguly, on his part, has played outstanding innings in both the Tests that Dhoni has captained.

Keeping calm on the field is quickly becoming Dhoni's signature, and he kept his cool off it as well, when a couple of potentially explosive questions were put to him. He was asked about his players' behaviour during the Test - Zaheer Khan was fined 80% of his match fee - and whether overtly aggressive sledging was the only way to beat Australia. "The only way to beat Australia is to play good consistent cricket," was Dhoni's response. "If it was verbal we would have had hired a few guys who are very good in that aspect." The reporters, if looking for a controversial quote, could only smile in resignation.

Dhoni was also asked to explain his appeal for a catch against Mitchell Johnson, one that he had taken on the bounce. Dhoni had appealed but straightaway asked the umpire to call the third umpire because he was not sure. Ricky Ponting was asked a similar question after the Sydney Test and he responded angrily asking the journalist whether he was questioning his integrity. Dhoni's response, however, was different. "I was not sure about the catch so I immediately got up and asked the umpire [gestures as if referring a decision to the third umpire], and Rudi [Koertzen] said that he [Johnson] never nicked it. So there was no point," Dhoni said.

"There are times when the ball bounces in front of you and you are not really sure. Your eyes are closed at times but when you feel hard [impact] on the gloves, you think it has carried to you. Since, in this series, it is not about players, it is ultimately the umpire's decision whether to refer to the third umpire or not."

His jokes apart, it was a perfect match for Dhoni. He won the toss and batted India to a dominant position in the first innings, almost all his bowling changes seemed to work, and, most importantly, he brought a ruthless touch to India's approach while setting a target.

However, like he did in Kanpur, Dhoni was wearing Anil Kumble's blazer when he went out for the toss. "Stand-in captain, stand-in blazer," Dhoni said. The way he is going they might need to stitch one for him soon.

Mind your money

2008-09-26T14:52:00.001+05:30

LATELY, I have been thinking a lot about the Lehman crisis . Spending money that they didn't have and going beyond their means is one of the main reasons for their situation today. In fact that is the cause for the current economic crisis in the US.

When I see all this happening, I can only remember the good old days. Then, karz was bad. People looked down upon those who took loans. Parents would not give their daughter’s hand in marriage to a man with loans.

But of course, the times have changed now. Everyone I know has a loan. The buzz word is EMI (equated monthly installment). Today, you can buy everything on EMI - a house, a television, an i-Pod. In fact I know of someone who just bought a fancy BMW 3 series on EMI, instead of buying a cheaper car outright with cash. I mostly prefer to take public transport, but then I am an old man with old thoughts!

Anyway, coming back to what caused the crisis. Imagine having Rs 2 lakh in your bank account, no regular income, yet buying a house worth Rs 65 lakh, in the hope of selling it for a higher price. Even if the price of the house fell by just 5 per cent (that is Rs 3 lakh), you will go bankrupt. This is what Lehman Brothers did; with around USD 20 billion they went and bought assets worth over USD 600 billion. Isn't it suicidal and simply foolish?

I am sure things would have been different, had I been the head of Lehman brothers. But who wants an old conservative man like me to head a complex financial institution.
But there are a few lessons that we can learn:

1. Live a balanced life and avoid overspending.
Tip: As soon as you get your monthly salary, set aside a fixed amount, usually 35 per cent, for insurance, savings and investments. You can then spend the rest.
2. Not all loans are bad. Loans that are ‘need based’ (home loans, education loans) can always find a place in your finances against those that are largely ‘want based’ (personal loans, car loans).

3. Borrow only if repayment is financially comfortable.
A thumb rule: Keep EMIs within 30 per cent of your monthly income

In that respect, there is one American who I really respect – Warren Buffet. He has lived in the same ordinary house for over three decades, drives his own medium sized car and leads an extremely regular ‘middle class' life. If that’s all it takes for the richest person on earth to be happy, why do all of us need to take extra stress just so that we can get things which aren’t even essential?

India still has a lot of growth ahead and the future holds immense opportunities for us. Let us make the most of it and save and invest it wisely instead of wasting our precious little on things we don’t need.

Note: Content picked from some site

Will India make it 4-1?

2008-08-29T15:44:00.000+05:30

Will India make it 4-1?

Idea cup is already ours but if India makes it 4-1 today, we all will be proud. These are the glory Indian days…

India scored 1G and 2S in Olympics and now this unprecedented series win against Sri lanka.

All The Best Team India…

GO INDIA GO…

Sri Lanka v India, 2nd ODI SRI LANKA WICKETS - IDEA CUP

2008-08-29T15:43:00.000+05:30

Idea Cup:India vs srilanka 1st ODI full highlight

2008-08-29T15:33:00.000+05:30

आज एक बटन तो दबाना है

2008-03-13T19:15:00.002+05:30

आज किसी डेवलपर को मुझे चलाना है
उसने सोचा होगा की
सिर्फ़ एक बटन तो दबाना है

कितना खुश है ओ मुझे चल कर
सोच रहा होगा
बस कुछ देर मैं success को आना है
लेकिन जीवन का एक है सच
और error है उसका ठिकाना

मैंने सोचा, चल अब कुछ ठण्केगा
दिमाग अब तो इसका चलेगा
कुछ देर मैं विश्राम करूँगा
साला डेवलपर भी तो कुछ करेगा

दो तीन बार उसने मुझे निहारा
फ़िर मुझे हिलाया और झकझोरा
कुछ भी पल्ले नही परा तो
थोरा PeopleBook को भी निचोडा

थका-हारा उसने थोरा विचार किया
दोस्तों से फ़िर सम्पर्क कर
अंत मे संकल्प लिया
आज तो success को पाना है
किसी तरह जीवन से error को मिटाना है

खोल कर मुझको सोचा
साला ऐ है क्या चीज जो
PeopleCode और SQL मे है भिगोया
नजर उसने और दौराई

जो DoUntill से सुरु हुई थी
DoWhen से गुजर कर
DoSelect पे ठहराई
एकदम सन्न उसने सोचा

अगर पाते रहना है अन्न
तो कुछ तो करना होगा
उसने फ़िर दिमाग को थोरा दौराया
दो जगह पर exit(१) लगाया

फ़िर उसने बटन दबाया...................................

---------------------- मुकेश कुमार

Kahani ek Gdhe ki....

2008-02-01T09:32:00.000+05:30

Clash of the titans

2007-09-25T15:44:00.000+05:30

There isn't a scriptwriter in Hollywood, or Bollywood for that matter, who could have written it any better.

A tournament that started with many sceptics doubting whether it would be taken seriously, will end on Monday with the game's two biggest teams squaring off in an encounter which promises to be rich in drama, intrigue and excitement.

India versus Pakistan is about as good, and as big, as it gets in cricket, and that it should be the grand finale at the end of 13 days of exhilarating theatre will only motivate the International Cricket Council to look for more avenues down which this Twenty20 format can travel.

If you thought India will win the 1st Test @ Lords??

2007-07-23T13:57:00.000+05:30

England were well placed for victory at stumps on the fourth day of the first test at Lord's on Sunday with India on 137 for three after being set 380 to win.

Kevin Pietersen struck 134 for his ninth test century to set up England's push for a win, before India lost opener Wasim Jaffer (eight) and their two most celebrated batsmen Rahul Dravid (nine) and Sachin Tendulkar (16).

Opener Dinesh Karthik, 56 not out, has batted for three hours and put on 53 with Saurav Ganguly, who is unbeaten on 36, but India require another 243 for a win against the odds.

England, starting the day on 77 for two with Michael Vaughan and Pietersen at the crease, looked to build a healthy lead but in as little time as possible, aware of the likelihood of more rain affecting the match.

In their haste to push on, wickets fell and Vaughan became the first of five victims for Rudra Pratap Singh, who finished with five for 59 and his test best figures.

The situation of the match suited Pietersen and gave him the freedom to play flamboyantly, like the whip through midwicket for four he played even though Shanthakumaran Sreesanth's delivery pitched outside off stump.

He went from 89 to 104 next over to Anil Kumble, with a four, a straight six and a clip through midwicket.

Matt Prior played the supporting role efficiently and ensured his in-form partner was on strike most. When Prior raised the 100 partnership, Pietersen had contributed 71.

Prior's innings of 42 from 61 balls ended when he edged Zaheer Khan (four for 79) to the wicketkeeper. Chris Tremlett was bowled next ball, giving him a pair on debut, though Ryan Sidebottom safely blocked the hat-trick ball.

India started solidly when they reached 38 without loss but when Jaffer clipped James Anderson to Pietersen at square leg, they began to wobble.

Dravid was lbw to Tremlett after playing outside the line, which made it 55 for two. Tendulkar followed 11 overs later when Steve Bucknor adjudged him lbw to spinner Monty Panesar, who ran towards point in jubilation. The score was then 84 for three.

Dravid and Tendulkar have never scored test centuries at Lord's and both have said they are unlikely to tour England again. India have not won a test series in England for 21 years.

Home sweet home

2007-05-01T17:19:00.000+05:30

hey people guess what, i am back home in PATNA(So much hotter then B'lore :) for a week. I feel so much happy to be here in my home after a long time of six months. I know, I know its not so long but still it is.... :)...

let me start my journey, i was suppose to leave bangalore on 27th of April by 5 o clock in the evening by flight (Spice Jet), then after that i had to board a train @ 11:45 in the night for Patna from the Howrah station.Courtsy Spice jet the flight for calculta form bangalore got delayed in bangalore for 2 hours. But thank god i manage to reach Calcutta by 10:30. after that the taxi driver took 500 from to take me to Howrah station in half an hor. Thanks a lot to that taxi driver i managed to catch my train. Though he took Rs.500, but its ok. I reached my house... :)

Check your Pplsoft Skill

2007-03-08T15:26:00.000+05:30

Across

1. SAP’s envy People’s Pride(10)
2. Trapped in the sound sense of a spider(8)
3. Staple up and seal your parcel(14)
4. Test Director’s current avatar(13)
5. A Dinner jacket for men for formal or semiformal occasions(6)
6. Feature common to Banks and PeopleSoft(5)
7. Checks for crimes against UE compliance : Booked under ____ (10)
8. Check-in and check-out.(9)
9. The DHL of PeopleSoft(9)
10. Let it pass through the chimney(5)

Down

11. An occurrence or event that interrupts normal procedure(8)
12. Test it upside down because the world cup is coming!(3)
13. To work together to suite the requirement.(11)
14. Crystals just shifted to Hyderabad!(4)
15. Official Airline of an Asian country(3)
16. Mama says don’t play with it u will catch cold(3)
17. Record that cannot be queried(7)
18. CHECK what you WEAR(8)
19. Insect that lives in dirty houses and beds…can literally give you sleepless nights(3)

Cricket in Indian Kids

2006-12-15T10:34:00.000+05:30

Vikram was at school this morning in the outskirts and the teacher asked all the children what their fathers did for a living.

All the typical answers came out, Fireman, Policeman, Salesman, Businessman, Captain of Industry etc, but Vikram was being uncharacteristically quiet and so the teacher asked him about his father.
"My father is an exotic dancer in a gay club and takes off all his clothes in front of other men. Sometimes if the offer is really good, he'll go out with a man, rent a cheap hotel room and let them sleep with him."

The teacher quickly set the other children some work and took little Vikram aside to ask him if that was really true.
"No" said Vikram, "He plays cricket for India but I was just too embarrassed to say."

Getting Started...

2006-08-18T15:48:00.000+05:30

Where do you find people trying to do what they love to do all the time??

These kinds of people are hard to find. There are very few people who get to work and earn from there hobbies. I mean to say “very few people have there Hobby as there Profession”.

You might well imagine that “is this one of those guys having his hobbies as his profession??”
--The answer is simple….. NO!!!

I belong to the largest group of professionals who call themselves proudly as
“The IT – Professionals”