Something Went Wrong.

     Something actually went wrong on the day of interview. 
     It was a usual day until something unusual happened. I woke up, freshened up myself and left for my college, a 30 mins travel. I reached college, exchanged some abusive words with my friends (which is a proof of my strong bonding with my friends).
     Then came an announcement in the speaker regarding a job opportunity for students who had secured more than 7.0 CGPA ( Cumulative Grade Point Average) in the semesters and the list of students eligible to take part in the interview was put on the notice board. This was the opportunity I was looking for. I always had a dream of experiencing a professional lifestyle. Opportunity knocked.
     I wasn't sure whether I had secured above 7.0 CGPA. I always checked whether I had passed not worrying about the marks. As soon as the break time started, I raced towards the Notice Board with such excitement. I checked every notice board that came in the way (Only then I came to know about how many Notice Boards my college actually had). There had never been so much students around a notice board. On seeing that, my friend had a very valid point to say. He said, Notice Boards are visited only once in a year during the placement season. 
     I rushed to the notice board and sneaked to the front and searched for my name in the list. When I saw my name in the eligible list, I was so excited and in the excitement I jumped and almost broke my friend's nose. I got more excited when i saw that my grades were around 7.4 CGPA which I never expected. My friends, who were not selected showered punches on me, for I was selected. The scheduled date for the interview was exactly after 7 days.
     I prepared my resume and all certificates were ready with all mark sheets in place. I was all set for the interview. In all the excitement, I totally forgot that I hadn't shaved from the past 1 month and I had a thick beard. 
     Then came the day of interview. I got up early, freshened up, got blessings and left for college. All the way to college, I felt something wrong but couldn't find out what. I reached college. I reached the place where I was asked to. First round was an Aptitude Test, which I cleared with ease. Soon, shortlisted names were announced for the 2nd round. 2nd round was an interview round. I was excited. Before the interview, I wanted to ensure that I am well dressed. I went to the mirror and then I realised what was bothering me. I forgot to shave. Excitement turned into fear. Hopes washed away. Morale down. 
     With a depressed look, I went to the interview and nothing went right. As soon as I finished the interview, I left the premises because I knew that I have missed the opportunity. As expected, I was not shortlisted. 
     I promised myself about being double sure so as not to miss an opportunity and not giving an opportunity or people to ask me, #WillYouShave


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Ebola-Stay Aware Stay Safe

     I see people everywhere talking about Ebola, a disease, only the name of which is known to people. A few people, who know about this disease try to make others aware of the symptoms and safety measures through messages and what not. But, people ignore those messages assuming them as fake ones. Through this blog, I give a attempt to spread awareness about this Ebola Virus Disease.
     First, what is Ebola Virus? 
          Ebola Virus, also known as Zaire Ebolavirus, is one of the five viruses within the Genus Ebolavirus. The other four are, Bundibugyo ebolavirus, Reston ebolavirus, Sudan ebolavirus and Tai Forest ebolavirus. All these viruses are named according to the region where they were originally identified. Four of the viruses cause Hemorrhagic fever in humans and also mammals. The Zaire EbolaVirus has the largest number of outbreaks among the five and also with the most number of death. It was first recorded in 1976 in Zaire, a Central-African State. The term Ebola Virus was derived from Ebola river in Zaire.
     Ebola Virus is also known as EBOV. Its variant is Mayinga, EBOV/May, named after Mayinga N'Seka, a nurse who died in 1976 during the outbreak.

     Ebola Virus Disease:
          Ebola Virus Disease is a disease of Humans and Mammals caused by Ebola Virus.
     Symptoms:
          The time for contact with the disease and developing symptoms can usually 2 to 21 days.
Some initial symptoms include,

• Beginning with a sudden Influenza
• Feeling tired
• Hemorrhagic Fever with a usual temperature of more than 100°F
• Pain in the muscles and joints
• Headache
• Sore throat

     Followed by,

• Vomiting
• Diarrhea
• Abdominal Pain
• Shortness of breath
• Swelling
• Confusion and
• Maculopapular Rash

     In some cases, internal and external bleeding may also occur. All infected also show some decreased Blood Clotting. Recovery occurs only after 7 days after the symptoms start. It does not cause instant death. Death, if it occurs, takes 6-16 days from the start of symptoms and is generally due to Low Blood pressure from Fluid Loss. EBOV often results in blood loss which results in Death. People, near to their end of life, are often in COMA. 

     

     Transmission:

          At the initial stage of transmission, EBOV is spread through close contact with infected animals, mainly Chimpanzees, Fruit Bats and Antelopes. Between humans, EBOV spreads ONLY through direct contact with blood of body fluids of the infected person.

          Body fluids that may contain this virus include, saliva, mucus, semen, breast milk, urine, vomit, feces, sweat and tears.
          Entry points for the virus are nose, mouth, eyes, open wounds, cuts and abrasions. Contact with contaminated syringes and injections can also result in transmission.
          Dead bodies of people infected with EBOV remains infected. So, people who handle dead bodies at the burial ground for religious practises are also prone to this virus. It is believed that around two third of the cases of EBOV in Guinea in 2014 are due to contact with infected corpses.
          Bushmeat, a source of animal protein for people mainly in West and Central Africa is a major source of transmission of EBOV
          Healthcare people are most likely to be affected with EBOV as they be in contact with infected people for a long time. It can be reduced if the doctors have adequate suit of a certain level. Hazmat Suits are generally used when working with such a disease.

     Prevention:

          The infected person should be in barrier isolation. All the medical equipments that may have come with contact with the patient's body fluid, patient's waste and all other things which may have come in contact with the patient needs to be disinfected. EBOV can be eliminated through heat. It requires 5 minutes of boiling. 
          The WHO have recommended some protective measures like, avoiding direct contact with the infected person, washing hands regularly using soap and water. 
          ZMapp is a antibody vaccine used to treat EBOV patients. Its supply is limited. Though some people have recovered through this ZMapp, its results are not statistically significant for being official. Bill and Melina gates foundation have contributed $150000 to Amgen, an American International biopharmaceutical company who produces this vaccine. 
          According to an UN Agency, EBOV has killed around 4922 people out of the total 10121 cases recorded. Three West African countries, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, have recorded the most number of cases with 4912 deaths out of total 10114 cases recorded.

     So, Stay Aware and Stay Safe.

More Indian Than You Think!

Lufthansa TVC
http://www.moreindianthanyouthink.com/
Truly Said:

While India is getting Globalized, The world is getting Indianized.

     While Indians think of visiting foreign places and having a trip around in holidays, people from all over the world wish to visit India, a Heaven in itself.

Things that make India Unique:
     A country of Religions:
          There are basically 8 major religions in India and Hinduism consists 80% of the population on India. People with different religions, caste and creed come together peacefully. People with different lifestyles, different way of living, different standards, different perceptions, people who follow different gods live together in a society and live for each other. Yes, in India, people live for primarily for others and then for themselves. India consists of The dedicated Jains, The following Hindus, The god Loving Muslims, The Strong Sikhs, The Helpful Christians and many such people.
     A Country of Rich Cultural Heritage:
             Monuments like Taj Mahal, which is also a Wonder among the seven wonders, The Agra Fort, Jantar Mantar, Fatehpur Sikri, Qutb Minar, Ajanta Caves, Humayun's Tomb, Kaziranga National Park, The Bodh Gaya and many such monuments, caves, temples, churches, makes India rich in Cultural Heritage. These type of monuments and Heritage sites can be found only in India. They are the gems of India making our country different from others.
     A country of Heroes:
          India has produced many heroes in its past and when we talk about Heroes of our past, the first name people tell is Mahatma Gandhi. Indeed, a great leader and truthful person and follower of Non-violence who helped India get freedom. Many such Heroes like Bose, Nehru, Bhagat Singh, Vallabhai Patel. Abdul Gaffar Khan, Tatiya Tope, B.G.Tilak helped India to get freedom. When we talk about sports, Milkha Singh, Sachin Tendulkar, Dhanraj Pillay, Rahul Dravid, and the list goes long. Such players have made our country proud multiple times in their lifetime. Sir Abdul Kalam is not to be forgotten. 
     A Country where the number of languages spoken outnumbers the number of states. According to the Hindustan Times, there were around 780 languages spoken in our country sadly out of which 250 have vanished in the last 50 years. 
     A country of Unity. People are very united in India but sometimes, out of some personal greed, people try to break the unity among the people and divide them. But, whenever it comes to national issues, people are always united.
     A country of food lovers. India is famous for its spicy food. The world's spiciest chilli, The Bhut Jolokhia, is cultivated in Assam.People are fond of wide variety of food. Apart from restaurants and hotels, the road side is always which people like. People gather around small food stalls on the road side and enjoy the delicious food. 
     The Gongura Pachadi of Andhra Pradesh, The Litti Choka of Bihar with Desi Ghee, The Dehrori of Chhattisgarh, The Bebinca of Goa, The Khandvi of Gujarat, The Bajra Khichdi of Haryana, The Kalaadi Cheese of Jammu, The Rugda of Jharkhand, The Bhutte ka Kees of MP, teh Thalipeeth of Maharashtra, The Chenna Poda of Odisha, The Makki-Roti and Sarson-Saag of Punjab, The Malaai Ghewar of Rajasthan and The Saapaad of Tamilnadu are some famous dishes. 
     Lufthansa and India have a strong bonding. Since years, Lufthansa have been providing quality service to Indians in Indian Style like Food with a desi tadka, choice of various Indian Movies to watch and Indian crew for better services. The first Lufthansa touched down on Indian soil on 1934. 
      
     
     

The Ice Bucket Challenge.

The Ice Bucket Challenge.
     People, without even knowing about what this challenge is all about, keep sending funny messages and post status updates about it on social networking sites.
     First of all, What is the Ice Bucket Challenge all about?
     The Ice Bucket Challenge, sometimes also called ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was started to raise funds and also spread awareness about the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis disease. It involves people pouring a bucket of ice water on them or getting it poured and record a video of the same. The participant can then can challenge 3 people to perform the challenge. The person should mention names of those 3 people in his recorded video. 
     Then, the people who are challenged have two options with them and they have only 24 hours to choose. Either perform the challenge and donate 10$ towards the cause or deny the challenge and donate 100$ towards the same cause.
                               

     Briefly speaking about "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis", it is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects cells in the brain and the spinal cord. People suffering with this disease loses muscle movement and it eventually leads to total paralysis and death in the next 5 years. There is no cure to this disease. The U.S government has approved only one drug which modestly extends survival.
     The Challenge has gone viral on the social sites. According to the New York Times, people shared around 1.2 million videos on facebook between June 1 and August 13. It was mentioned more than 2.2 million times on twitter. Mashable, the famous British-American News site named the phenomenon as,"The Harlem Shake of The Summer".
     The "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis" is also called " Lou Gehrig's Disease" named after the baseball player "Lou Gehrig" who revealed about his diagnosis in 1939. Before the trend got viral, only half of America's population were aware of the disease. But, during the challenge, this disease got 8000+ wiki hits per day on a average and a maximum of 430000 views on a single day (Aug 31).
     This challenge got viral after many celebrities accepted and performed this challenge. Some of them are,

• Bill Gates
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Jennifer Lopez
• Justin Timberlake
• Steven spielberg
• Robert Downey Jr.
• The Rock
• Tim Cook
• Selena Gomez
• Justin Bieber
• Cristiano Ronaldo
• Lady Gaga
• Britney Spears

     The ALS association reported that over 3 million donors have donated more than 100 million dollars. The association raised only 2.8 Million dollars during the same period last year.

     This fundraising challenge has also faced many criticisms. Some critics say that this challenge primarily focuses on fun rather than fund. The Evening Standard Magazine said that, "It is less about raising funds and more about showing off your star-pulling power." Pamela Anderson refused to take this challenge due to use of Animal-Experimentation in ALS Research.Some doctors also suggests that performing the ice-bucket challenge may have adverse affects on health and can lead to unconsciousness. 

Past Vs Present.

Present world is a totally different world unlike the past. The present world we are living in is way ahead in technology as compared to the past. 

     Globalisation, World Wide Web, Mobiles, Computers are the main reasons for the difference. Globalisation has made trade so easy. World Wide Web has made world a very small place where no one is far from the other. Mobile Phones is considered as one of the best inventions after the Invention of Electricity. 

     Communicating to anyone, anywhere and anytime is just few clicks away. Mobile phone was meant for communication only when it was invented. Now a days, it is far more useful, far more advanced, far more improved. A person can do anything with a smartphone. From communicating to sharing pictures and videos to banking to payments to video calling to shopping to ordering food to playing games to business to Blogging and many more. The TOs list is neverending. Everything can be done in few minutes.

     Electricity. The best invention ever.A Invention Which paved the way for all the inventions that exists today. In today's technological world, nothing can be done without electricity. 

     All things which the past lacked is improved in the present and still improving. 

But, are we people actually happy? 

    The answer is NO! 

As technology grows,

Selfishness in people is also growing. 

Greediness in people is also growing.

Cruelty in people is also growing.

Laziness in people is also growing.

Insanity in people is also growing.

Diseases in people are also growing.

Inhumanity is also growing.

     The list of Negatives is longer than the list of positives.

     Technology was actually meant for the betterment of the society, which is not actually happening. 

     The difference technology has made in our life is drastic.

Joint families have turned Nuclear. In the past, joint families existed. People then were far more happier than today's nuclear families. 

     Satisfaction has turned to greediness. People in the past had only a little as compared to today. But, they were satisfied with what they had. People today have a lot more than required, but, they are greedy. They keep demanding more. If a person owns a Royal Enfield and sees someone riding a Harley, he gets dissatisfied with his Enfield.

     Feelings have turned to Emoticons. There is no value for people's feelings. 

     Relations have become minimal. In the past, people knew each person of the village. Now, people communicate with people around the world but they are not even aware of who is in their neighbourhood. 

     In the past, relations of people were real and not fake. Its the opposite in the present. Not all relations are fake, but, real relations are lesser in number. People keep relations with other only for their own selfish needs.

     Laziness is the worst effect of Technology. People are becoming lazier which is also harmful for their health. In the past, people used to play in playgrounds and nowadays they play in their mobile phones and computers. People used to roam from shop to shop for shopping which is now replaced by online shopping. People used to visit every house to give invitations which now replaced by a simple text message through whatsapp and facebook. 

     Humanity is another thing that people of this generation lack. A person is being murdered by 5 people on the road in daylight and people around just look at it and walk away. They are so busy in their work that they lose Humanity in them. And, after all these rape cases happening, humanity in people is at the extinction level.Today is the time where people believe in minding their own business than bringing out some humanity in them.

     And what to tell about Diseases. As technology grows, it brings a lot of harmful diseases with it. People say that they have invented cures for most of the harmful diseases, but they don't realise that technology is root cause for all those diseases.

     People prefer having their lunch in some fast food restaurants rather than having food at home. MAny people of the past has crossed 60 years of age and are still strong enough without any harmful diseases. And people now a days start getting diseases in the age of 30. 

     Technology indeed has made transportation easier and very fast, but the number of accidents that occur yearly is a shocking number. According to the WHO, around 1.24 million lose their life due to accidents on roads. 

     Technology is only for the well being of the people. But the people has highly misunderstood the concept. On the whole, Technology is, no doubt, a boon for the world, but only till it is used in a way it was meant to be. 

Actual Happiness!

"Happiness is a mental or emotional state of well-being characterized by positive or pleasant emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy."

This is the definition of happiness. Very complicated,right?

Well, in simple words, Happiness is when you have peace of mind. When you are happy from inside.

One of my friend sent this message to me few days back which really touched my heart.

If you have a family that loves you, a few good friends, food on your table and a roof on your head, You are Happier than you think.

Many people now-a-days, consider Money as the primary source of happiness. They think that money can buy everything. Even Happiness!

They think that they can buy a PS4 which will make their child happy. But, whom will he play with? Whom will he shout at? Whom will enjoy his win with?

Thus, happiness in not in electronics goods or things bought. Happiness is enjoying those things with a friend or companion.

They think that by buying their child cake pieces everyday makes him happy. But,

Whom will he tease while eating his cake? Whom will he share his cake with?

Remember people, the value of happiness increases when it is shared with others.

A single person can never be happy.

Happiness is not when you play with your PS2. Happiness is when you play along with your friends or brothers. When you can enjoy with them. When you can tease them when you win.

Happiness is not a bar of chocolate. HAppiness is when you share that chocolate with your friends. When you tease them by showing the chocolate. And when they run behind you to snatch your chocolate.

Watching a World Cup FIFA match is not what is happiness. Happiness is when you watch it with your cousins and brothers and family. Happiness is when you cheer together for the country you support. When in a crucial moment, Messi scores a goal and you jump and dance with your brother.

Money is the root cause of all evils. Happiness never stays for long time where money drives it. Happiness stays as long as money is not involved with it.

In the past, parents with 5 children used to live in a single hut. Still, they had peace and harmony. Now people have big houses with only 1-2 children with garden and pool and all facilities available to them. They still don't feel that happiness.

Happiness can never be purchased. It can only be felt.

So people, always be happy and keep smiling.

Some Common and Funny Phobias!

Xanthophobia- Fear of the colour yellow.
     Maybe because our mom has taught us in our childhood that, yellow yellow dirty fellow.

Walloonphobia- Fear of the Walloons.
     Walloons are french speaking people whom live in Belgium.

Virginitiphobia- Fear of rape.
     Every woman and every girl in India now-a-days has developed this phobia.

Venustraphobia- Fear of beautiful women.
     That unlucky guy!

Sophophobia- Fear of learning.
     Strange!

Metrophobia- Fear or hatred of poetry.
     Not a good sign for Poets. 

Meteorophobia- Fear of meteors.
     Have you ever seen a Meteor falling on the earth? Neither have I.

Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia- Fear of long words.
     This does not require any explanation.

Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia- Fear of the number 666.
     A strange one.

Gelotophobia- Fear of being laughed at.
     Everyone, Including Me, has that fear, not the phobia though. People hesitate in talking in a group of people, expressing their views to people due to the fear of being laughed at. Stage Fear is majorly due to this fear.

Euphobia- Fear of hearing good news.
     How can a person have a fear of hearing good news? 

Didaskaleinophobia- Fear of going to school.
     We all had that fear of going to school in our childhood. But, when we complete our schooling, we miss those days and wish to go back to school. But, that is totally different from this fear.

Chrometophobia - Fear of money.

     A very common yet less known phobia. Money is generally considered as "The root of all evils" unless used in a proper way. This made me remember that greedy King Midas who had a wish that everything he touches should turn into gold. And then, even his food turned in to gold and he couldn't eat anything because of his greediness.

Atychiphobia- Fear of failure.
     Fear of failure is a good thing to possess. FEar of failure often makes us to put in the utmost effort and achieve success. Indeed, a very usefull fear.

Athazagoraphobia- Fear of being ignored.
     A common fear with the teenagers. A common reason among teenagers committing suicide. When ignored, the person often feel lonely and depressed.

Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
     Often happens. :D

Phobophobia- Fear of Phobias.

For the full list of Phobias, visit The Phobia List.

The Value Of LIFE!

I woke up in the morning and as usual switched-on the T.V in hope of some refreshment and some early morning news. All I saw in the news channels was news about road accidents all around India.

Some accidents which occurred recently, 

• 7 killed in Gujarat Road Accident and 11 injured.
• Student loses hand in School bus accident.
• Boney Kapoor, producer, suffers minor injuries in road accident.
• 2 dead and 3 injured as car crashes into divider.
• 15 killed as a mini-bus rolled down a forge in Himachal.
• 1 killed and 20 injured in bus accident in andhra.
• A couple killed in car accident .
• 4 die in road accident on NH near mahbubnagar.
• 15 killed as truck hits tractor-trolley in MP.

       If you people start counting the no. of accidents per day, it will out number the no. of good news in the whole day. 

       According to Wikipedia, traffic collisions in India are amongst the highest in the world. It says that, every year, nearly 140000 people die due to road accidents in India. That is a big number. 

       Rural Development Minister and Senior BJP leader, Gopinath Munde died in a road accident few days after BJP won the general elections. Death of such people is a set back for the government. 

What can be the causes?

1. Firstly, driving under the influence of liquor. According to a research, 40% of the total road accidents in India are due to this reason.
   
2. Not wearing helmets. Many people feel lazy wearing helmets. When the government imposes fine on people not wearing helmets while driving, people prefer paying fine. Though some people have genuine reasons for not wearing helmets, most of them doesn't like wearing helmets. 
3. Rash Driving. Another reasons for road accidents. People feel that they look cool when they drive in a rash way. They prefer being cool over their life.
4. Exceeding capacity. India is famous for such accidents. A bike with a capacity of 2 is loaded with 5. People think that they would save money by doing this. 
   
5. Seat belts. Seat belts may not reduce the no. of accidents but can reduce the impact of the accident. Even after the goverment has the wearing of seat belts compulsory, many people doesnt follow the rules.
6. Mobile Phones. Mobiles were invented for a better communication but has been a cause of accidents many a times. Usage of mobile phones while driving can prove vital. 
7. Roads. This is also a major cause for road accidents in India. 60% of roads in India are weak and in many places there are no roads. 
8. Teenage driving. Teenagers who go for night parties are often drunk and drive recklessly. 
9. Racing. Accidents due to racing on the streets are on the rise. Watching Michael Schumacher race is definitely fascinating but trying to imitate him is dangerous. People race on streets and are often killed in accidents.

        This is the value of LIFE for people now a days. For people, LIFE is fascination, LIFE is recklessness, LIFE is of no value. They attend calls while driving because they cannot waste time standing aside and talking on the phone. They prefer work over their LIFE. 

        

MCC Vs ROW

Marylebone Cricket Club vs Rest of The World.
         The match between MCC and ROW, a much awaited match, is scheduled on July 5, 2014 at Lords Cricket Ground.
      The MCC is captained by "The God Of Cricket", Sachin Tendulkar while ROW is captained by a legendary Australian spinner, Shane Warne.
       The Teams:
MCC:

1. Sachin Tendulkar (C)
2. Shiv Chanderpaul
3. Rahul Dravid
4. Aaron Finch
5. Brian Lara
6. Brett Lee
7. Saeed Ajmal
8. Umar Gul
9. Shaun Tait
10. Daniel Vettori
11. CMW Read (WK)

  ROW:

1. Shane Warne(C)
2. Tino Best
3. Paul Collingwood
4. Adam Gilchrist(W)
   
5. M Muralidharan
6. Virender Sehwag
7. Kevin Pietersen
8. Shahid Afridi
9. Peter Siddle
10. Tamim Iqbal
11. Yuvraj Singh

Team Form:

MCC:

     With the presence of some extraordinary legendary players like, Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara, Shiv Chanderpaul along with some of the fastest bowlers of the world like Shaun Tait and Brett Lee and some classy spinners like Daniel Vettori and Saeed Ajmal, MCC is expected to show a good show at the Lords. The only two young players in MCC are Finch and Read.

     When it comes to experience and records, MCC is loaded with it. Experience will play a major role in the match.

     MCC will need its young gun, Finch to play a good knock. They also need Umar Gul to deliver well

     But, as half of the players of MCC have not played cricket for some years after retirement, it will be a challenge for them to come out of their comfort zone and practice hard for the match.

     MCC will be largely dependent on their star batsmen to fire. No player of the MCC is a star when it comes to fielding. Almost all players are either retired from cricket or going to retire except a few. 

      

ROW:

     With the spinning legend Shane warne to the classy boom boom Afridi. From the highest wicket taker of test cricket Muralidharan to the best opening batsman Sehwag, ROW looks a very balanced side. 

     Collingwood and Yuvraj with their excellent fielding capacity will play a key role. The above two with Afridi makes 3 allrounders in ROW, a plus point which they can take advantage of.

      With the blasting opening pair of Sehwag and Iqbal, ROW is ready for some cracking innings. 

      ROW has the best spinners of the world in its side. Well experienced and with a lot of wickets, they will play a key role in the match. They have also got the best keeper of the world in their side, Adam Gilchrist.

     Many of the players are still playing for their respective sides and which is a great thing for ROW. 

        But the team lacks experience. Only few players are well experienced in the game and as compared to MCC, which has loads of experience. 

       

 Overall, it will be a treat watching our Favorite players back in action again. It will be a great match with the better side winning. 

In my view, ROW is a better balanced side as compared to MCC.

What do you think? Which team is a better side? Which team is likely to win the match? Do vote.

  

A Dedicated Teacher

A Dedicated Teacher- The basic most requirement of every school and every teacher. Also, the basic most quality every teacher must possess. Dedication makes a perfect teacher.
      This blog is about, how a Dedicated retired teacher teaches his students in extreme conditions.
         Saraswati Mandir School is a school located in Meghma, a popular trekking destination towards the end of West Bengal on the Indo-Nepal border. This village is located 10000Ft above sea level and is covered in a blanket of clouds most of the time. So, biking or trekking around that area is quite a tough job.
       ChandraKumar Pradhan is that dedicated and passionate teacher who used to teach at the school since he was 19. He retired at the age of 61 as a principal of that school. But, nothing stops him from teaching. He still continues to teach the students in the school free of cost.
       Saraswati Mandir School has 3 classrooms and 20 students from lower economic background. Actually, 20 Passionate students. Because, most of the students of the school live at a higher altitude than the school. Most of them have to trek for about 2-3 Kilometers to reach the school. As I said earlier, trekking is not a easy task. Number of obstacles welcome them on the way. The main obstacle is the shaking cold and heavy downpour. But, they still choose to study ignoring the obstacles. 
       The benches at school shaky, the walls often peel off, the blackboards are faded and cracked, but the dedication of Pradhan sir motivates them to study.
        Suryakumar Pradhan decided to become a teacher when he was in 4th std. He remember writing in his diary that he wants to become a teacher, but not in the urban areas. He wanted to teach in the rural and less developed areas. He wanted to give rural children the gift of education, that too, free of cost. His aim was to ensure that every house gets education. Neela Ma'am, another teacher in the school, supports him. She often takes care about the student's basic supplies like stationery. Pradhan sir manages the administrative work of the school and also gives tuition to students free of cost.
        The students do not have proper facilities to study. They use their pencil until it turns into a stub in their hands.
Very often, the letters written on the cracked and faded blackboards are tough to understand, so they often write on floor with pebbles and stones kept on each letters.

"Do Right" is a Tata Initiative, in which, Do Righters travel all over India to places where lies real stories of obstacles, sacrifices and challenges. They travel to places you have never visited, meet people you have never heard of and to know about their sacrifices and obstacles they face.
  
     In the case of Saraswati Mandir School, they contributed 2 new blackboards and 20 stationery sets for the students, so they can get uninterrupted education. 

Salute to Pradhan Sir and Salute to the "Do Righters".
Hope they continue their campaign and keep helping the ones who deserves.
To Know more about the DoRight campaign, visit www.doright.in

Duckworth-Lewis

Team batting first- Team A
Team batting second- Team B

This is something many of you know and many of you don't. Almost all cricket fans are aware of the Duckworth-Lewis term but almost all are not aware of the way it is calculated. 

      It is a method adopted by the ICC officials to fairly calculate the runs to be scored by the Team-B if the overs of the team batting second are reduced due to any interruptions. 
      In case, the match is abandoned after the team batting second has played some overs, then this method is used to calculate the amount of runs that should have been scored by Team-B, and then the winner is declared accordingly.
        This method was devised by two English statisticians, Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis. Resources are the essence of this theory. This method is calculated on the basis of amount of resources available for Team-B after the match is interrupted. The resources are calculated and accordingly judgement is given. 
 

Percentage total resources remaining reference table (D/L Standard Edition)

Overs remaining	Wickets in hand
	10	8	6	4	2
50	100.0	85.1	62.7	34.9	11.9
40	89.3	77.8	59.5	34.6	11.9
30	75.1	67.3	54.1	33.6	11.9
20	56.6	52.4	44.6	30.8	11.9
10	32.1	30.8	28.3	22.8	11.4
5	17.2	16.8	16.1	14.3	9.4

 This is the table where resources available are already calculated in percentage.

Situation 1- Team-A completed their innings and Team-B's innings is reduced by some overs.

Example- 

Team-A scored 231 runs for the loss of 4 wickets in 50 overs.
Match is interrupted and team-b has only 30 overs to play with 10 wickets in hand.

Now, According to the standard edition of D/L method,
S x R2 / R1

Where,
R2= Resources available to Team-B
R1= Resources available to Team-A
S= Runs scored by Team-A

Calculation:
231 x 75.1 / 100 = 173.481
That means, Team-B has to score 174 runs to win in 28 overs. 

Situation 2.Team-A has completed their innings and Team-B has played a part of their innings when the match was abandoned.

Example
Team-A has scored 270 in 50 overs. Team-B scored 240 with the loss of 6 wickets in 45 overs when the play was abandoned. 

Calculation:
#Amount of resources lost by Team-B= 14.3 % (Table)
#So, Total resources left for Team-B = 100-14.3= 85.7%

Therefore, according to the formula,
S x R2 / R1:

270 x 85.7 / 100= 231.39

So, Team-B had to score 232 at the end of 45 overs to win the match, having scored 240, wins the match.

Situation 3- Team-A has completed their innings. Team-B has played a part of the innings when the match was interrupted. The match is started with reduced overs for the Team-B.


Example:
Team-A has scored 270 runs after 50 overs. Team-A scored 70 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 20 overs when the play was stopped. The play was resumed and the overs were reduced to 40 overs for Team-B.

Calculation:
#Amount of resources available to Team-B after interruption= 30 overs and 8 wickets . That equals to 67.3% (Table)
#Resources available to Team-B after reduction in overs= (40overs-20overs) 20 overs and 8 wickets= 52.4% (Table)
#Resources lost= 67.3% - 52.4% = 14.9%
#Total resources available to Team-B= 100% - 14.9% = 85.1%

Therefore, 
270 x 85.1 / 100 = 229.77
Team-B has to score 230 runs to win the contest in 40 overs.

This method was first used in a match between Zimbabwe and England in which, Zimbabwe won by 7 runs.
       This method has faced many criticisms based on its accuracy and based on its calculation but it is still believed to be a fair method which provides statistically fair calculations.
       ICC uses the professional edition of this method, in which, the formula is the same but the resource percentage is different which the ICC has not disclosed publicly. 

Blog Inspiration

What inspired you to be a blogger? What is it that still keeps you going? #BlogInspiration

I didn't knew anything about blogging. I didn't even knew what does the word "Blog" meant, until my close friend Abhirath Mahipal inspired me to. He himself is an excellent blogger. 
       He is the size of a Lilliputian but has a brain larger than what we can think. He keeps talking about blogging all the time but once he is done Blogging, he talks the craziest shit :D. It is him who inspired me to blog. 
       I just wanted to try blogging and gave up after I wrote my first blog. But it is due to him that I am writing my 17th post today. He keeps giving me tips, even when I dont ask for. It is only his ideas and his inspiration that keeps me going. 
            Another reason why I keep blogging is that it is fun. Blogging is where we can express our thoughts. One need not just write about news and events happening around the world. Blogging provides a good platform for Expressing our thoughts. As bloggers are all over the world, so it ensures that your thoughts are expressed to a lot of people.
       Blogging is Creative. Yes, it improves creativity. Writing a blog is not easy. We cannot just copy content from "Google". Blogging needs thinking and creative thoughts. 
       Blogging helps you connect with people with common interest through different blogger groups, like IndiBlogger. 
       Blogging keeps you updated about events happening around the world by reading blogs of news industry, incase you don't have access to television.
       If you are inspired and want to start blogging, its never late. Start Blogging today and express your thoughts.

La Signification De Mon Nom

What does your name mean to you? Do you like it or hate it? Why? #WhatsInAName

First, sorry to confuse you guys with the title. It is in French because I am a beginner in French and I like learning more and more. So, I keep using French words in my Blog.

The meaning of the title is- "The meaning of My Name".

I actually don't know the meaning of my name. I never cared about finding the meaning of my name until there came a topic in "Indispire". 

When people asked me about the meaning of my name, I would just say, "Shabdo mein kya rakha hai, Bhavnao ko Samjho", just because I didn't knew the meaning.

Well, as I have "Googled" my name, it shows that it is of a "Sanskrit Origin" and it means, "Handsome". Google also shows that my name is very rare and Unique. My name is not even translated in most of the languages. That's something to be proud of. :D

Thanks Mom and Dad. :D

People like my name so much that they even made a "Sweet Dish" outta it. May be, they were inspired by my sweetness :D. They call it Halwa. My friends got to know about this dish, and then, some of my friends still call me "Halwa".

P.S- My name is Sohan and the name of the sweet is "Sohan Halwa".

MH370

For people who are least interested in things other than their computer games,
For people who don't get time to know what is happening around because they are so damn busy with girlfriends,
For girls who are so busy applying makeup that there is very less time for anything else,
For students who were so busy studying for their board exams that they didn't have time to have a look at what is going on around,

MH370 is a Boeing 777-200ER, owned by Malaysian Airlines. This plane was enroute from kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it went missing. It lost all contacts less than a  hour after takeoff from Malaysia. It was carrying 239 people in total which included 227 passengers, out of which 152 were Chinese, and 12 crew members. 

As it went missing, world's biggest search operation started in the Gulf Of Thailand and South China Sea. 
The last words by the Co-Pilot were, 
"All right, Good Night"
Even after few days of unsuccessful search by Malaysia and China, neighbouring countries or countries where the flight could probably go,  were asked for help to find the plane.

A total of 25 countries consisted of this search operation, actually Unsuccessful search operation. The countries included, India, Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, France, Indonesia, Japan, Myanmar, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, United States and Vietnam.

Later, rumors spread that the plane may be hijacked by Taliban. The news of 2 people onboard travelling with fake passports added to the rumors and the news went viral. Knowing which, The Talibanis sent a video informing that they did not hijack the plane and also said that they would have been pleased if they had done that. 

After so many days of unsuccessful search, Malaysian Pm finally announced: 


"It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean."

He made this announcement after Australian Navy were close to finding debris in the Southern Indian Ocean. The objects, described as a "Grey or Green circular object" and a "Orange rectangular object" were found floating in the sea with many small objects spread over several kilometers.


"Malaysia Airlines deeply regrets that we have to assume beyond any reasonable doubt that MH370 has been lost and that none of those on board survived," Malaysia Airlines said in a text message to relatives of passengers and crew."

Source:Hindustan Times

Millions of tweets and photos were uploaded expressing their grief and condolences  towards the families of the passengers and crew members. 

R.I.P Mh370