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A conversation between a Soldier and S/w Engineer

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A conversation between a Soldier and Software Engineer in Shatabdhi Train -An interesting must read Article! Vivek Pradhan was not a happy man. Even the plush comfort of the air-conditioned compartment of the Shatabdhi express could not cool his frayed nerves. He was the Project Manager and still not entitled to air travel. It was not the prestige he sought; he had tried to reason with the admin person, it was the savings in time. As PM, he had so many things to do!! He opened his case and took out the laptop, determined to put the time to some good use. " Are you from the software industry sir ," the man beside him was staring appreciatively at the laptop. Vivek glanced briefly and mumbled in affirmation, handling the laptop now with exaggerated care and importance as if it were an expensive car. " Thanks, " smiled Vivek, turning around to give the man a look. He always found it difficult to resist appreciation. The man was young and stockily ...

Sky is the limit!

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For some people they have everything, but they complain on others if any thing goes bad. For some people they have only some thing and they try to reach the sky in any given situation. Such a kind of person is Mr.Ilango, his blindness did not  put a stop in his life, but in-stead it gave him the power to explore the real world inside!. After several struggles, he was able to complete his higher secondary schooling and he secured 100/100 in his favorite  accounts subject.  He did not stop there, then he joined B.A English Literature at the Loyola college, Chennai and he successfully completed the course with the honorable Gold Medal . During that year, the Loyola College Administration, congratulated him as the best outgoing student. Ilango is a dynamic and versatile professional who believes that sky is the limit when it comes to exploring individual potential. He leads by example, and has been excelling and making a mark for himself in three ...

A Rare Picture..

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Chandrashekar Azad's dead body kept on public display by the British to serve as a warning message for other revolutionaries.  Betrayed by an informer on 27 February 1931 Azad was encircled by British troops in the Alfred park, Allahabad. He kept on fighting till the last bullet. Finding no other alternative, except surrender,Chandrashekar Azad shot himself.

Magicians of anti-venom

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Most people will mock the idea of getting cured of a snake bite by hearing some mantras over the mobile. However, when it is a matter of life and death, snake healers provide relief. They have saved lives of many who have been turned away by hospitals. Shalini Saksena talks to some healers and those who have been pulled out from the jaws of death  Year: 1960. Place: Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. A man is walking towards his home when he sees a huge King Cobra slither past him over the tall grass. Seeing snakes during rainy season was not rare, but this one had wandered too close to the human habitat. “ Lana toh danda, bahut bada hai (Get me a stick, it’s a big one), ” he tells a few workers who had been working at the construction site nearby. Immediately, the snake turns back and bites him in the ankle. The man, who happens to be the chief engineer’s manservant is rushed to the Government hospital. The doctors do everything in their power to save him, including administering an...

How to see God?

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The child feels bewildered when he is separated from his mother, and weeps longingly for her. If one can weep like that for God, can even see Him.  - Sri RamaKrishna Paramahamsa

SwamiVivekananda's Birthday today-January 12, 1863

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  Lets recollect Swami Vivekananda's saying on this beautiful day and lets all pray to Swami Vivekananda that we should all attain Self Realization to get rid of Birth and death life cycle. UNIVERSAL TEACHINGS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDA SEE GOD IN ALL :      This is the gist of all worship - to be pure and to do good to others. He who sees Siva in the poor, in the weak, and in the diseased, really worships Siva, and if he sees Siva only in the image, his worship is but preliminary. He who has served and helped one poor man seeing Siva in him, without thinking of his cast, creed, or race, or anything, with him Siva is more pleased than with the man who sees Him only in temples.  GOD IS WITHIN YOU:     It is impossible to find God outside of ourselves. Our own souls contribute all of the divinity that is outside of us. We are the greatest temple. The objectification is only a faint imitation of what we see within ourselves. PERSEVERE IN...