Series Posts on this blog

Technology

23-Feb-2008	Extending the OSI Model	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
22-Nov-2006	Beta Wars	Part 1, Part 2

Economics & Entrepreneurship

04-Mar-2009	Entrepreneurship Education In India	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Coda
04-Dec-2005	Innovation = Invention + Insight	Part 1, Part 2
27-Jul-2009	Bloozle – the Startup that never was	The Story, The Concept, Product Vision Mistakes, Product Development Mistakes, Environmental Factors, Conclusion

Socio-political

26-Jan-2009	The Character of a Nation	Part 1, Part 2
16-Jul-2008	Politics of Clean Fuel	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
17-Apr-2008	Cities In India	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
26-Jan-2008	India Rising	Part 1, Part 2
15-Jan-2007	A Tale of two Indias	Part 1, Part 2
28-Nov-2006	Drutgamini Railroad Idea	Part 1, Part 2
15-Aug-2006	Independence Day	Part 1, Part 2
16-Mar-2006	1NDIA	Part 1, Part 2
24-Oct-2005	India Shining	Part 1, Part 2
14-Jul-2004	The Indira Sagar Project	Part 1, Part 2

Personal

Undated	Mast Hai Yeh Life (unrelated posts with the same title)	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
22-Mar-2007	Swiss Tours	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
08-Dec-2006	LONDON	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
29-May-2005	Arbit Friendship - the "Pun"dit in my life	Part 1, Part 2
01-Jan-2005	How I became an MBA	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4
29-Nov-2004	Life mein Twist Hai	Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
11-Oct-2004	MastishK Credits	Part 1, Part 2
12-Apr-2004	The Missing Links	Part 1, Part 2

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Ekla Chalo re

Watched "Bose- The forgotten Hero" on Saturday. Gem of a movie and probably the best of Shyam Benegal. Subhash Chandra Bose has always been an inspiring character in the history for the youth. This post however is not about the movie, its about the lead song 'Tanha Rahee' which is based on the poem 'Ekla Chalo Re' by Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. I had pasted the English translation of this poem on my blog earlier. http://the-complete-man.blogspot.com/2004/12/tsunami-times_30.html However, yesterday I found the original bengali text of the poem and found that the meaning in the above translation was not exact. So I have endeavourer (with the help of Shubham ) to re-translate it into English and Hindi by myself. Here is the output of my work: Bengali Jodi Tor Dak Soone Keu Na Asse Tobe Ekla Chalo re Ekla Chalo Ekla Chalo Ekla Chalore Jodi Keu Katha Na Kai Ore Ore O Abhaga Jodi Sabai Thake Mukh Firae Sabai Kare Bhay Tabe Paran Khule O Tui Mukh Fute Tor Maner Kath...

Vikramaditya - Myth or Reality

A statue of Vikramaditya at Vikramaditya ka Tila / Vikramaditya's Singhasan Battisi On a recent visit to Ujjain, I found myself drawn to the city's extraordinary blend of history, mythology, and spirituality. As I stood before the Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga, I reflected on its significance as one of India’s most revered shrines. Yet, amidst these sacred surroundings, I encountered narratives of Vikramaditya - the legendary king of Ujjain, celebrated for his valor and wisdom, who's name resonates from the folklore of locals to every part of India. Every time we celebrate a festival in India, it is marked with a tithi i.e. date as per the Indian calendar - which is called the Vikram Samvat calendar, attributed to being founded by Vikramaditya of Ujjaini (the then name of Ujjain). What struck me, however, was the curious fact that despite Vikramaditya’s pivotal place in Indian cultural memory, his existence as a historical figure lacks definitive evidence. My exploration l...

A lakh! A Crore! ... then why not an Arab?

India is a true melting pot - and the language we speak are true representations of the same. In any given location, the way people speak (the dialect, the accent and vocabulary inclusive) is a wonderful mix of local, regional, national and even a bit of international influences. To take some examples: Bangalore lingo: "Enjoy Madi!" Mumbai lingo: "Its all over Akhha Mumbai yaar" Some International sprinkled in: "Dude! Hows life yaar?" All in all - India has been pretty successful in integrating its regional disparities with nationally pervasive trends and a bit of International lingo as well (thanks to its diaspora). The same has happened in terms of the numeral terminologies that we use. In India - even with the English media, we use terms like a 'lakh' (= hundred thousand) or a 'crore' (= ten million). But what is surprising is that beyond these, the media usually follows the international numeric term - billion. This is in spite of th...

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