धर्मं मंदिर नहीं , ज़रूरत है कर्म मंदिरों की!!!

A ruined Jain Temple of Great Historical Importance

बीते सालो में मंदिरों के बेतहाशा निर्माण हुएं | कही से लाखो करोड़ का धन निकला तो कुछ के स्वामी संत एवं प्रभावशाली व्यक्ति धनवान निकले| छोटे छोटे गाँव में जहाँ की जनसंख्याँ दो-तीन हज़ार या इस से भी कम है वहा हर वर्ष एक नया मंदिर निर्मित हो जाता है| यद्यपि, इस तथ्य में कोई संदेह नहीं है कि हम भारत वासियों की धार्मिक भावना/प्रतिबद्धता की मिसाले विश्व में कही और नहीं मिलती, तथापि जब यह प्रतिबद्धता, धर्मान्धता में तब्दील हो जाएँ तो यह मसला अवश्य ही विचारणीय हैं! गौरतलब है कि जब-जब नए मंदिर बनाये जाते है,जिनकी लागत १०-२० करोड़ से कम नहीं होती हें, तो मूर्ति स्थापना, सामूहिक भोज, यज्ञ अनुष्ठान आदि संपूर्ण आयोजन पर हजारो रूपये मुक्त-हस्त लुटाये जाते है(ज़ाहिर है, यह खर्चा मंदिर निर्माण के लागत के अलावा होता है) जबकि उसी स्थान पर पुराने मंदिरों कि दुर्दशा पर रोने वाला तक नहीं मिलता| वे कुटेवो के अड्डे बन चुके होते है. मूर्ति का स्नान, सफाई एवं पूजा अर्चना जैसे नियमित कर्म नहीं हो पाते है. जबकि इनमे से अधिकांशतह मंदिर इतिहास, कलात्मकता एवं पौराणिकता कि दृष्टी से बेजोड़ होते है. ऐसे में, और अधिक मदिरो का निर्माण इसलिए किया जाए कि कुछ बरस बाद मंदिरों के भगवान् को "भगवान्" के हवाले ही छोड़ना पड़े? इससे बेहतर यही हो कि पुराने मंदिरों का जीर्णोद्धार कर उसे व्यवस्थित किया जाए या फिर सबसे उत्तम कि नए मंदिर कि राशी में गाँव कि सड़के, गरीब छात्रो के लिए आश्रय, यात्री प्रतीक्षालय आदि जैसे अभिनव प्रयास किये जाएँ जो मानव सेवा का अनुपम उधाहrण बने. क्या मानव सेवा ईश सेवा नहीं है? क्या ऐसा करने में हमारी धार्मिक आस्था प्रश्नों के कटघरे मै खड़ी हो जाती है? निश्चित ही यह प्रश्न विचारणीय है और यह तीखा सच भी है कि अब हमें नए धर्म मंदिरों कि नहीं अपितु कर्म मंदिरों कि ज़रुरत है!

सान्निध्य नानावटी

इंदौर

100 things I want to do before I die.!!!

~Sanidhya

I was tagged by one of my friend in a FB post telling “what do you want to do before you die?”. At first I thought …I have enuf time to think about it…whats the deal..! But I was helpless to figure out what these things should be. There are n(as usual, my 'n' always tends to infinity :P) number I haven’t yet thought off..tried…nailed! This realization made me compile a list of 100 things one should do before their death. I already nailed few….many more to go!!!
So the crazy list goes like this:(these are my personal preferences...and thus they are one of the best list :P)

1.    Board a random train/bus/plain with a ticket to unknown destination.

2.    Go on a Blind Date.

3.    Write a letter to your University that how they suck in their business.

4.    Own a flat downtown.

5.    Eat “pakodas” with “Garma garm chai” during rainy seasons listening rain pouring down on the tin roof.

6.    Learn French, English or any other foreign language. More interesting…hunt  a friend who can teach you this…!

7.    Learn to prepare your favorite dish.

8.    Construct a Tree house…better a multipurpose one…! Envy others !!

9.    Work for some NGO or govt. as a social service. Teach someone illiterate.

10.    Run a marathon or participate in some competition.

11.    Hunt for an opportunity to meet your favorite movie star. Better, get a photo clicked.

12.    Gym…! Get a perfect shape.

13.    Try adventure sport: Sky Diving, bungee jumping, climbing etc etc  etc…

14.    Bath in Garam Chashma (hot geyser) in Hindukush ranges, Himalayas.

15.    Learn your favorite dance: ballroom, salsa, folk or classical.(Barat dance will do if you have two left feet)

16.    Spend a night in BHOOT BANGLA( haunted house)

17.     SCREEEEAM in the Library.

18.    Share food with unknown. (Its about their food…”I never share my food”..the joey thing ^_^)

19.    Write an article or novel or poem …get them published.

20.    Stay all night partying..dancing…get up Early for office/college…better…stay up for 24 hours.

21.    Practice in a shooting range.

22.    Work part time in a pizzeria or a coffee shop.

23.    Get tickets of India v/s Pakistan cricket match(even though in ‘Black’)

24.    Dance in some random Baraat…! Attend the marriage in which urnt invited.

25.    Eat samosa, kachori pizza..johhny hot dog all day long....without caring about fats and strict diet schedule...!(just for a day)

26.    Call your friends from school...if you haven’t talked in years.

27.    Forgive !!!

28.    Show off…and make someone jealous!!!

29.    Plant a tree.

30.    Pilfer in your Boss’ office and spray paint about how fat does he/she look. If you are college student you can try this with your teacher! :P

31.    Go for a superman ride or..any other ride to …Experience zero gravity.

32.    Get passionate about things to such an extent that you forget food and life. It should be Colossus :P

33.    Buy yourself the most expensive gift you ever dreamt to have.

34.    Love someone.

35.    Have a break up.

36.    Love someone again.
>>>>36.5.  repeat(34 to 36)untill(you get your true love) :P  

37.    Make sand castles during your vacations…better if its Goa..!

38.    Fart in a crowded place or vomit on someone else’s tee..

39.    Create a website. Dedicate it to your friend.

40.    Go for a trip with your best friends.

41.    Go for a job you love..(at least once in your lifetime)

42.    Get a role in some show in your local news etc. or get a chance to be live on radio.

43.    Learn a musical instrument.

44.    Sing aloud your favrt song amongst sophisticated philistines. (better if its kinda obscene item number…eg:”MUNNI, SHEELA, JALEBI BAI"...you have options )

45.    Praise someone wholeheartedly.

46.    Celebrate all the festivals with full enthusiasm.

47.    Fight…against injustice.

48.    Drive across Indian pastorals on a bike. (Leh laddakh…)

49.    Act stupid…mimic Jim Carrey whole day at your school, clg or work.

50.    Watch illegal movies...you know what i mean ;)

51.    Grow your hairs or beard until it is difficult to look or do daily stuff.

52.    Pee in the open air.

53.    Insult someone…’sarcasm’ ..i am talking about.!

54.    Prepare lunch or dinner for your parents on their anniversary.

55.    Get your room wall painted with portrait of your favorite cartoon character.

56.    Run naked for a mile.

57.    Be a part of political campaign.

58.    Visit Taj Mahal or any of the seven wonders.

59.    Walk in rain, holding hands with your loved ones.

60.    Get a pet…(for those who are allergic…you can try virtual pet)

61.    Help  your dad in his work.

62.    Watch movies all day long in a theatre...9-12 , 12-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12

63.    Bird watch...stalk someone.

64.    Sleep under the stars on the beach.

65.    Lose money in a bet.

66.    Kick best friend on his birthday…THE GrAND BHANDARA.

67.    Mooh se aag nikalana bhiyaooo...! (I seriously dunno what this is called…but am talking about the thing in which you take a sip of Kerosine and spit it out,…aag bahar nikalti hai ). :P 

68.    Go on an Auto Ride with your loved One or better spend all day in a City Bus with them.

69.     Learn a magic trick…and show it to others.

70.    Tease your best friend with the name of a gal/guy which he/she hates a lot.

71.    Grow the biggest Pumpkin or similar thing Or better Try to get into guiness record.

72.    Try a stunt !!

73.    Address a huge gathering or Plan an event.

74.    Accompany your grandma to some Holy Place.

75.    Plan a Surprise Birthday Party!!!

76.    Trip round the world ..!

77.    Nukkad pe baith kar Gappe maarna.

78.    Participate in Ganesh Chaturthy Competitions.

79.    Eat…until you are on the verge of vomiting.

80.    Search marine life. Visit Galapagos, Australia etc.

81.    Feed young one of the elephant .. . the elephant  calf.

82.    Flirt with someone.

83.    Visit some national Park.

84.    Get yourself clicked…the most beautiful photograph.

85.    Visit any of the poles…tough one…! (Visit Antarctica)

86.    Purposely tease your teacher.

87.    For a day..Dress as HOT and Sexy as possible.

88.    Own a car…the coolest one.

89.    Once in a life time…have a huge bank balance

90.    Get Married.

91.    Get a patent on your name.

92.    Get Famous.

93.    Hitchhike

94.    Lie whole day in the bed! (With or without someone as per your comfort :P)

95.    Call ‘100’..and give a fake news…!

96.    Conquer a powerful addiction of something…! (Sweets…I would say ..)

97.    Create a gang or group and popularize it.

98.    Write a blog.

99.    Try to follow your dream for a while.

*This list can expand or compress in size. Still it would be great if you help me to make it BIG…!

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KEYBOARDS…Seriously!!

The most essential part of a computer system is KeyBoard(Yeah we know its CPU…but this article is about KEYBOARD...so we will give a lil exaggerated benefits to it!!!). So,  Keyboard form the basis of all the input devices..from mouse, lightpens to touch generation devices. Since the ages of Early men they were important. Keyboard can be found in prehistoric cave paintings and in recent excavation in Silicon Valley, California.

There are mainly two species of keyboards which are being used by Facebook Addicted Humans or those who use Computers:

1)      Qwerty     and     2)Dvorak

Recently, many new hybrid variants of both of ‘em , like Maltron Keyboard & Microsoft Keyboard , have been developed to prevent the much dreadful disease of software engineer community, The Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.

Well, most of you know that what a QWERTY is! Still, for general dim witted humans, it’s a type of keyboard used mostly in the world or just browse your keyboard to find the letters QWERTY. Before QWERTY, there were around 51 patents for keyboard model, but our QWERTY emerged a winner and is still being used since 1873. And yeah, the creator of this marvel is, Mr. Scholes(*Should not be confused with fuball player, Paul Scholes).

So, what’s wrong with this QWERTY and what this hack Dvoark is? (Even this dvoark is bit tough to pronounce…and yeah damn uncool..!)

The reason is simple, QWERTY keyboard was designed to make typing slower! SHOCKED?!? Yeah, that’s true; actually, the patented QWERTY keyboard was actually a typewriter in 1870’s. The typewriter should be optimum in speed so the alphabet hitting rods of typewriter should not collide with each other while printing on paper. If two keys near each other were pressed quickly in succession, the bars they controlled sometimes collided or jammed. So QWERTY was deliberately made slower!

Dvorak: An alternative to Qwerty.

So August Dvorak created a keyboard in 1936 to solve the lazy problem of QWERTY. It is a keyboard layout designed to minimise movement, and make typing as easy and painless as possible. The idea behind it is to have the most commonly typed keys under the fingers, and make it as easy as possible to type common words and combinations of letters. To give an impression of just how big a difference this makes, consider that the average Dvorak typist's fingers will travel about one mile in a day of typing. A Qwerty typist's will travel anything from 16 to 20 Kilometer. Try to consider, for a moment, the effect that must have on your fingers.(We are not sure of this fact ‘coz we have plagiarized this part :P)

DVORAK KEYBOARD:

It is a fact that Dvorak keyboards are expensive as they are not produced in bulks. But still you don’t need to rush out and buy Dvorak keyboard. Today computers come with free Dvorak software installed and all you need to do is to switch in Control Panel to Dvorak keyboard. Also if you are quite adamant that you already know Qwerty - if you do not have a need to retrain that's fine, but does the new generation have to use obsolete typing method because once up on a time there was a typewriter with moving arms in it?

Choice is yours…you want to die or use DVORAK ?? ….  : |

Maltron Keyboard:

These keyboards are special type of boards with idea taken from both QWERTY and Dvoark. Here special placements of ENTER and SPACEBAR makes typing easy and comfortable plus the tilted positions of keys make further easy to type. Still they are under research and let’s see what our kids will be using ;) :P.>!

 Microsoft Keyboard ctrl+alt+dlt keyboard:

Microsoft has launched a special all purpose keyboard with consideration to keys which are being used most by the user. This streamline design thus can solve all the problem of your system. Cttrl+alt+dlt can solve all your problems....the hang, restart..counting the most. Delete button can remove all viruses and unwanted downloads. SO get this ASAP, THE only keyboard you need.

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Let the Apple Fall again !

What is the special ingredient which can help you to be different among that swarm of aimlessly moving crowd? The answer to this simple question is to "EXPLORE". We have loadz of things around us, the necessity is to search and chose the best possible option. 

As a Software Engineer, options are many but choosing from the following would really help you to create a not-so-typed-profile: So here we go....let your mind breathe...Let the apple fall again ..! 

Microsoft Student Partners

The Microsoft Student Partners is a worldwide educational program to sponsor students majoring in disciplines related to technology. The MSP program attempts to enhance students' employability by offering training in skills not usually taught in academia, including knowledge in various Microsoft technologies.
The program is available in most countries, and all students in college and university level are eligible to apply. Typically, few most skilled students from each institution are chosen at a time. If accepted, Student Partners are assumed to further share the knowledge among the academic community by, for example, arranging courses, giving presentations and initiating projects

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Google Ambassador

The Google Student Ambassador Program is an opportunity for students to act as liaisons between Google and their universities. These ambassadors …

• Learn about innovative Google products and programs
• Plan and host fun events on campus
• Act as a campus contact for Google teams
• Help Google better understand each university’s culture

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Opera Campus Crew

Are you a student or educator passionate about bringing Opera and Web standards to your campus?* Then become a volunteer member of the Opera Campus Crew, and join our team of more than 700 Opera representatives at 400 schools and universities in 40 countries around the world! The Opera Campus Crew is a community outreach initiative to spread the word about Opera and Web standards on campuses.
Membership in the Opera Campus Crew is open to students from all degrees and majors. Be the gateway between Opera and your campus!

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Mozilla Campus Representative

Be the face of Mozilla at your school and help spread the word about Firefox and why it's the browser of choice for students everywhere.

Feel the need to educate people about why Firefox is the best browser on campus? Know people that are passionate about open source software and the participatory Web? If you answered Yes to any of those questions, you should be a Mozilla Campus Rep!   

Source: From various heads

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

I wrote down this thing on one of the desks of my classroom. Scribbling something is my passion and often is an ingredient of my works. I lost this poem but i tried to recollect and present this in its pristine form.

If you find such stuff written on any of your desk, please notify me. I'll really be thankful to you.

  

~Sanidhya Nanavati

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

I sat down,

On a chair near bar

Asked for a coffee

Two cup and cakes

With some cinnamon and some flakes

It was nine, still half to go

As I watched the sun for a toast

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

The porcelain glittered,

As beam smirked

I took up my coffee mug

Poured some milk and choco crumbs

 With a newsletter in my hand

I savored till the last dearth

As time passed, timepiece clicked

Helio rose to its sturdy peak  

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

I was eying the rolling door

To watch some clink

On the keeper’s door

Clock tickled and      

She entered in pink

With teashade glasses

And a glittery elegance 

She brought with her

Some rustic fragrance,

An aura of glee.

I set down with my lids upright

As I watched the Venus

Drawing her steps

Headed my side

A man escorted her to my desk

With grinning husk

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

This was the time I waited for

The golden chance

Created for.

The crimson princess

Approached my side,

I wished her with subtle delight

She bent her head

With a calliphony laugh

My appearance was her reflection

 I brought down my ruddy visage

I ordered toast and a cream glass

Refilled my mug and cakes chart

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

As moment passed

Iit was pretty long,

Loquacious bug

Sunk teeth along

We chatted

For eighteen and half songs

This Coffee tasted better

And The Clock tickled as ever

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

The door bell clinked

Again

And there entered my best friend

With no arbitration,

I embraced

His thoughts puzzled

Grey cells Bamboozled

It was a satiation for my soul

A pristine happiness

Again made my drink sweeter

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

With a goony smile I asked a refill,

Of cakes and coffees and creams

Ecstatic talks, Fluttered dais

It was a bright afternoon

I put myself on my toes

Slid a bit of coffee

Hot relishing cherishing

My friend rose and she rose with him

Holding my hand firm

I saw a stick skimming up

From a pouch

Clock didn’t tickled

Nor coffee engrossed

I was stuck and numb

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

The stick was an unfortunate white

Which guides few and lay paths

For the ones with cursed fate

Those eyes behind the glass

Was gloomy dark

Which needs help

From a white cane.

I exchanged looks

With the humble being

My friend, you are

It’s a brave resolution

My heart slurred my soul again

As my clock tickled again

Coffee was sweet until now

I found some beans there again

The actual taste blossomed

The real essence

Rich cadence

Time and Clock And Coffee and Life

 Everything was related alike

My mind stalk a sneaky apostrophe

A tickle of clock and a cup of coffee!

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KNOL: A potential substitute for WIKI..…NOT!!

~Sanidhya Nanavati

 Knol is not derived from any Latin utterance meaning something weird which can further complicate this interesting discovery, it is just an abbreviation of the word “knowledge”. As Joules are units of energy, we can consider knol as a unit of knowledge. But, what the heck this Knol is? Simple, it’s a bit of some information for the people, by the people about SOMETHING written in a way so that reader can understand everything about anything. Confused? Well, the leader of this project, Udi Manber can make it clear. According to him Knol pages are "meant to be the first thing someone who searches for this topic for the first time will want to read". Knol provides you independence of language, front, style of lettering, speech and what not. But, you should have a Google account to take benefit out of this obsession. Knols can be an article written by one or more authors representing their opinions or a company describing about its product or new launches while others related to how-to-s or even a recipe to cook a particular dish. A reader can like or dislike the article and even can comment over asserts in the article. Similar to a YouTube video, it can get popularity or even banned if it contains prohibited stuff according to the codes of Knol. With Google as a backhand search engine, the greatest power on earth after ‘Rakhi Sawant’, your knol can get visibility in search results and even enough popularity to attract adverts (shh…it’s a secret).

Stupid wiki thinks that “The more good free content, the better for the world” but we are concerned how they can compete with such expansive elaborate freely structured knoll. It is assumed that Google is trying to guzzle netting bazaar from Wiki. The thing which is making a difference between typed logical searches by wikis, other ‘cyclopedias and Knol is that the articles in here are more of a perception based analysis rather than from a neutral podium, that is; the articles have authors as their ‘owners’ with rights over their literary works and belongs to their way of thinking. But we deciphered that, this can pretense few (actually many) problems of redundant articles with lots of superfluous or erroneous information which will make things easier-said-than-done for user to search. Still, knoll is in nascent stage, can’t say of what next. It’s the champion of this milieu (the WWW…oops…we meant Google) is standing against a giant of Encylopods. The fight would be out of the ordinary. May the best Man-euver win.                                                                                                                                    

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Excerpt from ode! Be expressive

~ S@nidhya

Words or speech are something high

They preach you or can destroy

Prudential way can lead your path

If be wrong ‘bout, then much to cry

The great to do with this eerie stuff

Is to fake-forge and sometime Bluff

Cause true you speak with less gimmick

Will leave your life anguish-y tough

Words are tough, tougher to tame

One needs grey to win this game

With no teeth, no potence to speak

I wish,wanna be a child again!

That’s a pearl of water or a saline treat

I wish someone please they retreat

Call it emotional sadistic play or

Please don’t be a scorn mistreat

Some tiny buds sleek leak from eyes,

Few flow fury with phony despise

Many don’t think that they’ll let it out,

Cause their chastised spirit often cries

Try some hard or let that be in vain

Let your’lids speak that veiled pain

With my eyes that cried for milk

I wish, wanna be a child again

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