A THING ABOUT COMMITMENT

Author:- Sudhananda Rath

Any business you are in, commitment is absolutely necessary for the sustenance and long-term development of the business. Commitment refers to any kind of sincere binding whether it is a moral responsibility or legal obligation. If you are committed to do any action not only to your customers or potential customers, but also to your superiors, subordinates and colleagues you should perform that in the specified time. Otherwise it creates a negative impression for your and your organization’s image.

If you are not fulfilling whatever you have promised, you will be called as unprofessional and from next time onwards the person will not believe you. We can discuss it with a very common and day to day example. Suppose you are going to a vegetable vendor regularly. You need 10 K.G. of potatoes for a big celebration in your home. The vendor has promised that on the specified day he will provide you what you want. But on that day he refuses to provide that much of potatoes to you. And because of that you are feeling insulted for canceling the party. Will you ever go to that man again? I don’t think so. Because of his lack of commitment he loses a vital customer.

Think it in a broad sense. In a big organization also, it happens. But here the lack of commitment affects in a big way. In this case, your reputation, which you have earned after years of hard work, can be at stake. Taking your customers into consideration, in most of the cases, it is not their requirement to have a deal with you. Rather it is your need to close the deal in a positive note with the customers. They may have a number of options. But you can not afford to lose even a single account (customer).

With position and power come responsibilities. Anybody who is having those should look back and see what are the responsibilities and commitments he/she has and he/she should try to take those and find out better ways to fulfill those. The individuals as well as the organizations while getting bigger and wealthier should be up to the mark with their commitments.

Thus, I want to say here if you are committing something, fulfill it. Otherwise do not commit anything. For longer and healthier relationship in a business scenario, commitment is the only way to keep it intact and then success will definitely kiss your feet.

AVATARIZED

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

It was October 2009 when I saw the trailer of AVATAR for the first time. From this movie my expectations were very high. The main and probably the sole reason was the behind AVATAR. James Cameroon, after making the 1997 cult classic TITANIC, has taken a long gap of 12 years before returning to the silver screen with the 2154 MAGNUM OPUS AVATAR. I was taken aback by the glimpse of amazing visual effects I saw of AVATAR from the trailer. Finally on December, the movie saw a worldwide release. When I saw this visual extravaganza, I knew it was one of the finest cinematic experience I ever had along with KING KONG. The lush world of PANDORA, the wonderful and beautiful NAVI tribes and the futuristic yet primitive battle scenes made me hold my breath.

Frankly speaking, the storyline was nothing special. It follows the exploit of JAKE SULLY, a US MARINE who undergoes AVATAR program and is converted into a NAVI alien. At the same time he develops a bondage with the tribe and falls in love with NEYTRI and finally decides to fight for his adopted home against the greedy human race who is after a mineral deposit which lays under the settlement of NAVI. The movie uses many path breaking technologies when it comes to visual effects. I liked the movie very much but never expected that the movie would shatter all the box office records. The movie surpassed the record held by another JAMES CAMEROON MOVIE TITANIC of being the highest grossing movie of all time. It became the first movie in the entire history to earn revenue of more than 2 BILLION USD.

AVATAR became the frontrunner for this year’s OSCARS. It has earned itself 9 nominations including best picture and best director. Running alongside is THE HURT LOCKER which is a WAR THRILLER. It follows the missions of a 3 member BOMB DISPOSAL SQUAD of the US ARMY during the 2004 Iraq invasion. This movie has its fair share of thrilling moments and can be coined as a masterpiece. But according to me, the best movie is INGLORIUS BASTERDS. What more can you expect from a genius like QUENTIN TARANTINO whose movie PULP FICTION is my favorite movie. BRAD PITT is the major star in this WORLD WAR spaghetti movie but CHRISTOPHER WALTZ as HANS LANDER steals the show. This movie has earned itself 8 Oscars nominations. Whichever movie wins the awards, for me all these three movies are winners. They define every aspect of movie making in a vivid and near to perfect manner. While AVATAR continued to break every barriers of technology and is a magnificent display of visual and special effects, THE HURT LOCKER describes a hard day at office for a soldier at a battlefield in a dangerous  yet thrilling and realistic manner. Inglorious basterds is a hard hitting entertaining movie with dialogues being a very strong point.

INDO PAK- A SINGLE LIFE APART

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

The year was 1947 when thousands of Indians faced an identity crisis after the BRITISH RAJ decided to divide INDIA and form another new Muslim Dominated nation named as PAKISTAN. This decision was followed by mass protest somewhere and was welcomed somewhere. Further blood was added to this boiling issue by HINDU-MUSLIM and SIKH-MUSLIM riots. This was well portrayed in the blockbuster movie GADDAR.

The following years saw this issue reaching more heights of tension. The subsequent wars in 1948,1965,1971,1999 wars are testimony of how the two countries and also the entire international community are unsuccessful in resolving the main cause of the dispute i.e. KASHMIR. But have we questioned ourselves who are the persons from both the countries hating each other. Is it the government or is it the people of these two large dominions?

These two countries have great potential to emerge as powerful economies. KARACHI COMPOSITE 100 is one of the largest stock exchange index of the entire world. KARACHI and LAHORE are becoming the investment darling for the cash strapped CORPORATIONS from the ARAB WORLD. Pakistan has a rich culture just like INDIA when it comes to food, clothes, manners or lifestyle in general. The ONE KM. LONG FOOD STREET in Lahore is a symbol of culinary choice the PAKISTANIS have. The ever rocking music bands from Pakistan are a continuation of the great PAKISTANI MUSICAL LEGACY.  But lately talk shows featuring individuals like war strategist ZAEED HAMID who is a regular feature in the Pakistani media increases the friction of hostility between the two nations.

From the Indian side, efforts like SADAA-E-SHARAD bus service from DELHI to LAHORE or SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS train from ATARI to LAHORE acts as a catalyst in the relations. The sharing of culture in entertainment field is a melting point of hatredness in the relation between these two nations. The successful operations of many Pakistanis in INDIAN HOSPITALS are gesture of friendship towards Pakistan. But still everyday rockets and mortars are being exchanged from both the sides on the FRONT.

This issue can be resolved by promoting bilateral trades as there are many anti social parties who are benefitting from this hostile standoff between these two nations. Education in both these nations will ensure the eradication of poverty and in a literate society it is difficult to create dangerous ideologies which would harm the nations in a potentially great magnitude. We, the people should realize that boundaries are drawn but human spirit is above all. Let’s hope that both the countries go hand in hand in the peace process and the white dove fly peacefully around the world.

NEW DESIGNS........BY ANURAG SAHOO

BATTLE ROYALE

India may sound a land of poor masses and starved urchins but this beautiful country had faced countless wars in its heart. It’s own children have fought for their own greed and many times martyrs have laid their lives to save this holy land. No place in India describes better than KASHMIR or PANIPAT. While the former is continuously subjected to modern warfare, the latter saw 3 major battles which redefined the Indian history.

The first major battle to be recorded was ironically on our homeland i.e. KALINGA

The furious annexation of KALINGA by a hot blooded ASOKAVARDHAN MAURYA or ASOKA saw the death of over 1,00,000 lives including royal soldiers and civilians. This tremendous loss of lives changed ASOKA’s mindset to embrace the teachings of LORD BUDDHA. The first battle of PANIPAT saw the clash between the forces of an AFGHANI chieftain BABUR and The sultan of Delhi IBRAHIM LODHI.

Babur had a force of only 8000 men while Lodhi had a 1,00,000 men strong army with 300 war elephants. But the decisive point of the battle was the use of field artillery by Babur. The sound of artillery made lodhi’s elephant panicked and they tramped their own men. Thus with that battle, the foundations of the greatest empire in India was built. After 30 years, on the same plains of PANIPAT again the MUGHAL empire under the leadership of a teenager JALAL-UD-DIN MOHAMMED AKBAR and his guardian GENERAL BAIRAM KHAN faced a brave and strong SAMRAT HEMRAJ VIKRAMADITYA or HEMU. Defeat was almost inevitable for the Mughal forces but Bairam Khan with a small troop of army shot an arrow straight to the eyes of Hemu. Seeing their leader almost dead, the forces lost their morale and finally the war was won by AKBAR. The battle of PANIPAT in 1761 was one of the biggest battle in the 18^th century. It was fought between the MARATHA CONFEDRATION and an AFGHANI invader AHMED SHAH ABDALI. The former turned up with a army of 70000 men including infantry, civilians and Pindaris. The latter came up with 42000 cavalry,48000 infantries and 200 cannons. The battle was waged for the capture of DELHI SULTANATE. It resulted to the defeat of MARATHA CONFEDRATION.

India had been a mute spectator to many bloody wars. Unfortunately till now also India is witnessing a never ending legacy of battles. The 1948,65,71,99 wars against the traditional rivals PAKISTAN has seen the loss of numerous lives. Today, our country is pitted against battles of illiteracy, hunger, poverty and many things else. HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF and if we don’t learn from it we are bound to repeat it again. :

ANOTHER MASTERPIECE

SORRY GUYS......it's been a long time since my last post. Life was in a turmoil so cud get few or no time for blogging. NOW, i am back on track and am working on a short story.

NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR FOLKS!!!! This year is a very decisive year for all of us here. We will be taking a mammoth leap from academic to job. It seems like we have arrived in a difficult mode of life where maybe lots of struggle ad hardships are waiting for us. We are now open to the predators of the world who are hungry to gobble anything and everything. The best way out is to polish yourself with ample talent and knowledge and portray a sign of optimism no matter how much mud the world throws at us. Still a new year is celebrated as it brings us hopes and aspirations. SO LET US WELCOME THE NEW YEAR. AND KEEP ENJOYING THIS BLOG. MAYBE WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY.

GOD BLESS YOU ALL

INTERACTIVE BLOCKBUSTERS

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

Movies have co-existed with us since the last century and it has been part of our society and many times influenced certain actions of our society. Today movies means big business and it involves lots of money. As we travel through various technological advancement phases, new forms of entertainment were innovated. Among these one of the striking forces are VIDEO GAMES. In my previous post, PASSIONATE ABOUT GAMING I had mentioned about some distinct video game titles which has made some impact on the entertainment sector. In this post I am going to discuss about how some video games are source of inspiration for movies and how some video games are themselves nothing sort of a blockbuster movie.

In MID MAY 2010, WALT DISNEY is going to release PRINCE OF PERSIA THE SANDS OF TIME which will be produced by JERRY BRUCKHEIMER of THE PIRATES OF THE CARRIBEAN and TRANSFORMERS fame. This movie is based on PRINCE OF PERSIA game in which a young Persian prince who has a dagger which allows him to set the course of time saves his kingdom from an evil villain from invasion.

Nowadays, video games in terms of storyline are no less than movies. Take for example the critically acclaimed ASSASIN’S CREED in which a bartender’s mind is read by his ancestral DNA in which his ancestor Altair’s exploits is followed. ALTAIR used to be an assassin during the CRUSADES in the MIDDLE AGES. He assassinates 9 targets who were involved in the creation of a war between SALAHADIN and KING RICHARD. The game takes place in JERUSALEM, ACRA and DAMASCUS which were in reality the mainstay of the CRUSADES. Such advanced storyline can inspire any movie studio to spin off a blockbuster movie. Another great example is MODERN WARFARE 2 which was made with a budget of 40-50 million dollars and is expecting a revenue of 1 billion dollars. This game takes place in a modern world war setting in which US and RUSSIA fight against each other in urban settings and also nuclear bombs destroying the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION to disrupt communications. Games like sabouteur which focuses on 2^nd world war in a sandbox free world environment or FARCRY 2 in which the player takes on revolutionary forces and armies of a battle ravaged AFRICAN NATION also add to the believe that many times games can be a source of inspiration for MOVIES. And how can we forget the phenomenal HALO by MICROSOFT GAMES. A movie project was planned by PETER JACKSON of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and KING KONG fame but it was called off due to the requirement of heavy budget.

So these are some instances which showcases that even video games can be profitable businesses and can be an inspiring source for BLOCKBUSTERS. Hence we can put it this way that video games are nothing but INTERACTIVE BLOCKBUSTERS.

AN INTERNATIONAL EPIC

A STORY BY: ANURAG SAHOO

This beautiful blue planet EARTH is covered with lands which have vast stretches of lush greenery, high mountains, small streams of waters and mammoth water bodies. The entire globe is diversified geographically. There are places where there is only sand and in another there is only snow. During the Jurassic ages, there were only empty lands with only animals and plants. But after the evolution of human, empty lands became kingdoms and borders were drawn. The intelligence of human have also given them ways to divide the land which belonged to only one domain called MOTHER NATURE. Today, there is a USA, RUSSIA, UNITED KINGDOM, INDIA and CHINA with their own flags, cultures and their own set of indifferences. The great EARTH which once boasted of its individuality has TODAY, due to her most advanced race of children is divided into 7 continents. The continents are further divided into nations. Each nation has a brighter side but unfortunately also a dark side. This is where my story begins.

I’m Mohammed Rizwan. I’m from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh. My father runs a carpet shop and we always get enough to keep ourselves alive for the struggle with the life in India. I am lucky enough to be staying in Hyderabad which seems to be in the centre of economic development in India. I saw how IT took over the reins of the economy and the transformation of this NAWABI SAHAR to CYBERABAD. As an Indian, my Mathematics and Science basics were strong and that let me get an admission in INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KHARAGPUR-the best one and after 4 years I qualified myself as an ENGINEER. Even before I got my DEGREE CERTIFICATE I got a job offer from an U.S based company which was among the top notch company in IT sector. The convocation happened and I was ready to join those millions of Indians who had left the World’s largest democracy and the World’s 12th largest economy and culturally, one of the richest nations but economically one of the poorest (ironically) of the world to earn money outside. Thus the time had arrived to move to the second continent that I’d been which North America is and the country was none other than UNCLE SAM’S nation.

Days have passed and I remember about my mother crying while seeing me off in the airport. I was equally nervous about the fact that how UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is going……..sorry……..gonna welcome me. As the Boeing 777 of the Fly Emirates was preparing to land I saw skyscrapers. Tall man made mountains which defied the nature made me realize that my destination is near. TOUCHDOWN and the next moment I was in JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and the name of my destination was NEW YORK. I joined my office and noticed that every American colleague were well cultured and behaved. Healthy work culture prevailed at my workplace. But who could forget MAA kya PYAAR and DAL ROTI. Still days passed and I saw the Statue of Liberty which till today celebrates freedom and welcomes thousands of immigrants who come to this land of opportunity to pursue THE AMERICAN DREAM. I got accustomed to the quintessential U.S culture. I had McBURGERS at McDonald’s and washed it all down with a glass of COCA-COLA. I purchased a Chevrolet’s sedan and went to LAS VEGAS to play poker and enjoy my night watching SHOWGIRLS and EXTRAVAGANT

CASINO. I went to GRAND CANYON to admire this awestruck beauty of the nature. I felt the cosmopolitan atmosphere of TIMES SQUARE in New York where if you stand for only 30 minutes you’ll get to see people of varied nationality. I saw MANHATTAN where real estate costs more than even a man’s life (kidding). I saw in AMERICA the best Human brain can offer.

After 8 years, I decided to head back to India. From India I was selected to join a team of Indian scientists in MAITRI-the Indian Base in ANTARTICA which is built to carry out scientific expeditions. So I took a flight to a place named AUSTRALIA which is the world’s smallest continent. DOWN UNDER I witnessed a beautiful place which like India has unique wildlife with animals like Kangaroo, kookaburra and Koala. Sydney’s OPERA HOUSE and IRON HARBOUR BRIDGE reflected the transition of a continent from a prison land to an Economical Powerhouse. And of course on the way to ANTARTICA I was lucky enough to enjoy a cricket match on BOXING DAY with a glass of FOSTER’s Beer.

From Christchurch, New Zealand I took off by a small CESSNA plane to MAITRI. ANTARTICA. The entire continent has known only one color for hundreds of years which is WHITE. Right from day one I had to freeze my ass off as temperature was dipping below day by day. Man, the warm base looked like paradise when I and my team used to come after a hard day’s or rather a chilly day’s work. We were also lucky to see AURORA lights in winter nights. The only sign of life we saw in this vast snowy desert were PENGUINS and SEALS.

I reached India after 3 months in Antarctica. On board of the QANTAS flight, I met a gentleman named SAYED WAHEB who is Egyptian by origin. He was a tall, sturdy and broad chested handsome man who seemed to be in his late thirties. He told me about his profession as an Arabic teacher in various schools all over the Middle East. He understands the culture of Middle East. He discussed with me about the various issues related to India like Kashmir, economic development and poverty. I realized that he was a learned and intelligent person. Then he suddenly changed the dimension of his conversation towards a common thing between both of us which is our religion ISLAM. Our plane made a stopover of 5 hours at Malaysia. There I was having a sip of Coffee at a restaurant when he came to me again and invited me to a nearby hotel room. Inside that room I saw lots of CDs and two shady characters. The CDs contained video of an ISLAMIC leader saying some inspiring slogans. Sayed talked to me about the atrocities committed on Muslims by Hindus during riots, the KASHMIR issue and the WAR ON TERRORISM. He tried to convince me that we all have to teach the western world and other non-believers infidels (KAAFIRS) a violent lesson. He sounded so convincing that I began to feel that I was not made for India but for my religion. At last he told me that he work for an organization which has waged JIHAD (holy war) against infidels. The organization goes by the name PRO JIHAD ORGANIZATION (PJO). After that day, my meetings with many active members of PJO took place by internet and Phone. I was getting brainwashed as I became a complete follower of PJO’s philosophy and ideologies.

Then finally the chance came to travel MEDELLIN which is located in COLOMBIA,SOUTH AMERICA. The basic purpose was to oversee a deal which involves PJO supplying opium grown in AFGHAN-PAK border to the MEDELLIN DRUG CARTELS who will pay astronomical amount of money to PJO for arms purchase. The MEDELLIN CARTEL, CALI CARTEL and many other organized crime syndicates operates in SOUTH AMERICA which is a haven for COCAINE, MARIJUANA and other drugs producing activities. The drug lords maintains their own supply and distribution network which leads to NORTH AMERICA which is the market for them. The powerful cartels have top government and military officials inside their pocket. So opium produced by Asians in VIETNAM, NEPAL and AFGHAN-PAK borders get supplied to these cartels who distribute these in US, CANADA and EUROPE. So my first assignment was to establish a connection between PJO and MEDELLIN CARTEL and facilitate the transactions.

Time passed by and I became a globe trotter. I left my family forever in India to join PJO as an active operative. PJO was supporting a warlord named ABDUL SIAD in SOMALIA. I had to go to MOGADISHU,SOMALIA where I have to supply arms and ammunitions to SIAD. Thus I traveled to the DARK CONTINENT AFRICA which is my sixth and reached SOMALIA in one bright afternoon. I was escorted by 2 gunmen by a jeep to SIAD’s headquarters. On the way, I saw people firing at each other. The BLACK HAWK HELICOPTERS of the US AIRFORCE were patrolling in the sky. Some of the buildings were razed and others had large holes from Bullets and ROCKET SHELLS. Yes, welcome to the poorest continent on Earth where majority of nations are crippled by civil wars. The deal went smoothly with SIAD as I moved around his gigantic and palatial headquarters which had limousines and swimming pools in a place where majority of people couldn’t find food. At the streets there were shops which sold bullets. Before leaving Africa, I got a call from my old friend and mentor SAYED WAHEB who told me the big day has come to strike a blow on west and make PJO heard in the entire world.

The target was OLD TRAFFORD, the home stadium of MANCHESTER UNITED and the date was on the FINAL MATCH OF ENGLISH PRIEMERSHIP LEAGUE between MANCHESTER UNITED and CHELSEA. I went to ENGLAND and landed in HEATHROW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. There I went straight to SOUTHALL area which is ASIAN DOMINATED area of London. There I and 3 of my associates who were all Pakistanis by nationality rented an apartment and stayed. We prepared the explosives with chemicals and all other essentials. We had already bribed 3 guards in OLD TRAFFORD and our plan was to plant 6 bombs in the washrooms. When the explosions will take place in a packed stadium, people will panic and run here and there and a stampede will be inevitable. So there will be a chance of maximum casualty in this high profile sporting event.

The big day arrived and we first prayed and then took a cab to OLD TRAFFORD. This is where I am now. Until this part, the entire story was just a flashback of how I started my journey from India and traveled all seven continents all over the world. As I was moving towards my destination, I saw LONDON TOWER BRIDGE, THE PARLIAMENT BUILDING,THE CANARY WHARF and INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE which are London’s most famous landmarks. But suddenly I noticed that 3 police cars were following us. My friend Rashid pointed his gun towards the BLACK CAB’s driver and told not to stop. The police seemed to know where we were going. That’s why they had placed spikes on the road which bursted the taxi’s tires. Before I could realize anything Salim, another associate kicked RASHID and the gun fell out of his hand. Salim ran out of the car. I immediately realized that Salim was an informant and he betrayed us. The entire mission is now jeopardized. The police arrested me and Rashid and AFZAL, my 3rd associate.

Today, as I am continuing my days at a maximum security prison in UK, I begin to recollect that I have seen the best and worst of this entire world. It’s not the countries which make the world an example an utopia of economic and social development or an inferno of raging war, hunger and poverty but it is the PEOPLE residing in the countries who claim to be the most advanced species on the planet. I had chosen my destiny of being a person who strongly believed in ideology of JIHAD which was wrongly and intentionally interpreted by some leaders as war against infidels and it should be done by terrorizing people. I, MOHAMMED RIZWAN, am closing my story here which knew no boundaries. It started from the streets of HYDERABAD which was filled with the fragrance of BIRIYANIS and traveled through the BLUENESS OF PACIFIC, the HUSTLE OF TIMES SQUARE, THE EXPLOSIONS IN A TYPICAL SOMALIAN LOCALITY, THE FREEZED WATER BODIES OF ANTARTICA, THE GREAT BARRIER REEF DOWN UNDER, THE AMAZON RAINFORESTS OF SOUTH AMERICA and others.

KNOWLEDGE IS FOR EVERYONE

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

Internet has opened the gates of a world of entertainment, services and information to us. By far it is one of the greatest innovation for which the world’s greatest invention computer has found its many application. Internet is accessed by millions or maybe billions all over the globe every day. Internet has gone through many groundbreaking phases and is continuing to do so.

I’ve been an avid user of internet for various reasons ranging from watching video to online share trading to booking tickets. But one website has, is and will continue to captivate my thought . The name is WIKIPEDIA. The philosophy behind this amazing web based encyclopedia is that KNOWLEDGE IS FOR EVERYONE. It was founded by JIMMY WALES, an American in 2001 through the WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION. The foundation is an entirely non-profit organization. Let me share with you some facts that makes WIKIPEDIA simply the best. It is the world’s 5th most visited website and runs on a budget of only 10 million dollars unlike its counterparts like youtube, orkut which runs in hundreds of millions USD. Wikipedia’s total number of employees are, hold your breath, only 35. But it has around 2 million contributors who writes, edit and updates the articles. It is the largest encyclopedia known to human history and is growing every day. And another respectful fact is WIKIPEDIA despite being such a popular website is free from any kind of advertising. You can never find an advertisement or pop up on WIKIPEDIA.

WIKIPEDIA is so named after the concept of WIKI.which means a website which is free to use and edit.WIKIPEDIA is visited by 350 million people every month which almost 1/3rd of the total internet users all over the world. Previously I used to visit wikipedia only when I was given an assignment in college and I had to find materials for that. But today I have highest regards for JIMMY WALES and WIKIPEDIA which provides free knowledge. Everyday I come across many terms and WIKIPEDIA is capable of explaining all those terms. Wikipedia is really a website worth respect and I am highly indebted to wikipedia which I considered as on eof the best thing that happened to internet along with GOOGLE search engine. So jimmy wales says knowledge is for everyone.

AN IDEA FOR APOCALYPSE

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

Destruction is hard to experience but fascinating to watch. We don’t want a meteorite to hit the Earth or a massive earthquake rocking our existence. But when we see those things in movies like 2012 or ARMAGEDDON, we like it and they become blockbusters. Often I wonder what could be possible reasons by which the world faces mass destruction within a snap of fingers. The occurrence of following events may create instant mayhem and would result to APOCALYPSE.

1. If all the satellites goes down at a single moment, numerous planes and choppers flying over the skies will miss the link between themselves and ATCs.

2. If one nuclear bomb falls on a civilian area, then possibility of Third World War will be there which will be a nuclear war and within seconds world may get destroyed.

3. If any extraterrestrial race comes to earth and decide to wage war on us with their superior technology.

4. If any cosmic body like asteroid or meteorite hits the earth, then it will create an impact of thousands of nuclear bomb and the entire face of humanity will wipe off from the Earth.

A DEVIOUS GAME

written by: ANURAG SAHOO

In my post named “THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A MOVIE,” I had mentioned about how one can know about world issues from movies. Movies are after all the reflections of our society. There were different genres like WILD WEST, HORROR, ACTION, COMEDY, THRILLER, ROMANCE. But lately, I’ve been seeing too much of SPY movies. JAMES BOND stands out as the most famous spy ever. But my point in this post is not discussing about him. It is to discuss rather about some of the disturbing things about US policy in MIDDLE EAST which often forms the subject of many HOLLYWOOD HITS.

The other day I watched RIDLEY SCOTT‘s BODY OF LIES which starred stalwarts like LEONARDO DI CAPRIO and RUSSELL CROWE. The movie deals about CIA (central intelligence agency, USA) and Jordan’s GID (general intelligence directorate) relentless pursuit of a terrorist leader and the double crossing game played by CIA. The movie portrays a strong yet erratic picture of how USA deals with its contacts in Middle East and how it dumps them after the use. Another movie SYRIANA starring GEORGE CLOONEY and MARK WAHLBERG shows how deceiving US government can be for OIL. It can kill the royal family member of an OIL RICH NATION; it can make dangerous double dealings with anybody and in this process can fool even an agent who is so loyal. And it’s not better to mention about the controversial documentary FAHRENHEIT 9/11 by Michael Moore which established conspiracy theory of the 9/11 attacks and was one of the small yet effective reasons for George W Bush’s stepping down as US President. SPY GAME starring BRAD PITT and ROBERT REDFORD is another classic example of the dangerous manipulations US intelligence makes in its MIDDLE EAST operations. And I’m not going to forget all those violent and gory images and video clips of terrorist beheading their hostages and captives which millions of people see in news channels or in the internet. These shows the various atrocities man commits to fellow men.

These movies showcases that not even the Americans trust their intelligence agency when it comes to fair play. Is the CIA so cunning and inhuman when it comes to COUNTER TERRORISM combat? If the answer is YES, then what is the difference between those terrorist who at least claim their responsibility behind the attacks and CIA who is doing everything in a hideous manner. It is high time the entire world takes notice about this as movies are indeed the reflection of life and all this maybe happening in reality while I’m sitting comfortably inside my hostel room and writing this post and listening to DJ TIESTO.

VIVA LA MUSIC

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

As an avid lover of music, I couldn’t help myself from writing something about music. Music is a form of entertainment which has co-existed with or I must say within us for centuries. Music has evolved a long way. From the classic styles of MOZART, LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN or MIAN TANSEN to punk rock with heavy bass like METALLICA, AEROSMITH OR U2, music has been an entertaining journey which has the power to move human emotions.

Crippled by terrorism, Pakistani youths are finding solace by forming rock bands all over and I might add that the result has been simply awesome. Greek music composer YANNI has been the biggest philanthropist as majority of the money generated from his concerts are used as aid to downtrodden people. The MOZART OF MADRAS ALLAH RAKHA REHMAN’s BOMBAY THEME had made audiences at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL, LONDON spellbound. LATA MANGESHKAR’S AAE MERE WATAN KE LOGON had brought tears in the eyes of PANDIT JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU, the then prime minister of INDIA. Such is the power of music that in spite of political indifferences, Pakistani and Indian musicians are performing together. Music has the power to dissolve all boundaries and it knows no language barriers. Otherwise why the entire world would have listened to RICKY MARTIN’S UN DOS TRES which is a Latin track. All the UK’s major nightspots are hitting BHANGRA tracks. MICHAEL or MIKHAEL JACKSON is a household name in INDIA. MICHEL LEARNS TO ROCK has performed in a remote place like SHILLONG as part of a CHANNEL V concert series.

Further, channels like MTV, VH1 and CHANNEL V have made sure that the entire becomes musically very informed and have varied the choices of people regarding music.

Coming to the global music scene, there has been a sea wave of change in music styles on every passing decade. Rock music has evolved from soft ones like CUTTING CREW, FOREIGNER to heavy guitar and bass combos like LINKIN PARK, LIMP BIZKIT. The sources of music are also fascinating. Take for example GANGSTA RAP which contains explicit language and often aimed to be a rebel to the system and society. It has its foundations from the streets of NEW YORK and LOS ANGELES. Latin music and IRISH violin based classic are from the pubs and taverns. ELECTRONIC DANCE is another genre which has emerged from nightclubs and the leaders are DJ TIESTO, PAUL VAN DYKE and ROBERT MILES. In India, the music scene is dominated by FILMY songs and there are many timeless classics of KISHORE KUMAR, UDIT NARAYAN, KUMAR SANU and now another breed of SINGERS like SHAAN, KK and KUNAL GANJAWALA are emerging towards the heart of peoples.

I can recount my own experience. Whenever I open my laptop, I locate the drive containing songs and then enter into the diversified yet closed world of music where I can travel miles away from my own place through my headphone. So VIVA LA MUSIC.

CYCLING TO HEALTH: STORY IN PICTURE

CYCLING IS COOL AND IN THE FACE OF GLOBAL WARMING WE SHOULD MAKING CYCLING A HABIT. CARBON EMISSIONS ARE ONE OF THE MAJOR CAUSES AND THE ONLY WAY TO REDUCE IT IS THE REDUCTION IN THE VEHICULAR USE. CYCLING MAKE YOUR BODY HEALTHY. SO NEXT TIME YOU HAVE TO FETCH SOMETHING FROM THE NEARBY SHOP, QUIT RIDING BIKES AND START CYCLING.

WHY WE ARE NOT GOOD BUSINESSMEN?

written by: ANURAG SAHOO

We are odias and we have a rich culture and heritage. It’s evident from the presence of temples, Odissi dance, our cuisine,etc. But have we asked ourselves a question.? Are we good businessmen?

Except from some examples, the answer is unfortunately NO. Just take a look in our cities. Whether it is Bhubaneswar, Cuttack or Angul. Everywhere the top businesses are owned by non-odia speaking people most commonly Punjabis,Haryanwis or Marwaris. I mean to say its not a harm if anybody sets up business here as we all are Indians but the question still lies with us why odias are not proving themselves to be good businessmen or entrepreneurs. Take for example BHUBANESWAR. The largest jewellery shops like LALCHAND,KHIMJI or EPARI are owned by non odias. The famous saree shops like KALAMANDIR, BANARAS BEAUTY are owned by non odias. Majority of exclusive garments showroom are also owned by non odias. I don’t want to sound like any MNS worker ad I’m against any division among races inside states.

Let’s give a thought on the possible reasons for this questions. Igot some from the activities of petty shopkeepers.

POOR CUSTOMER RELATION: odia businessmen always practice the process of short sightedness. They always try to shell some extra bucks out of a first time customer who would have been a long term customer. Thus when the first time encounter gets soar, the customer doesn’t come again and the businessman loses a customer.

LACK OF CONCERN TOWARDS BRAND LOYALTY: odia businessmen think that since the customer is loyal to us, he/she has no alternative so he/she is forced to buy from us. Therefore we can always ignore them and concentrate on newer customers. But what they fail to see is the fact that existing customers do more business than the new ones.

Still odias like DILIP RAY (already from a rich family), BANSIDHAR PANDA and many other have proved to be a successful entrepreneur. Even the legendary BIJU PATTNAIK was also an entrepreneur with a distinct vision. But we,odias have to think for long term solutions and we cannot ignore the power of customers and the need of customers relationship management.

NOVEMBER 29,1987........It maybe an insignificant day for the world but for me it is the only day in the year when the world make me feel special. That day i was born and today i have spent 22 years of life on PLANET EARTH. My friend SHOVAN DASH wished me in advance and told me maturity means how much you have learned from your experiences and not from how many birthday you have celebrated. I couldn't agree more to that fact. I've seen ups and downs in this journey and am still expecting more such varied experience to happen and make me a learned person. Well, i have designed this wallpaper and have written something which i thought would be appropriate to make my birthday an emotional occasion. So, 3 cheers to life which is now 22 years old.And yes, the post comments options are working properly for almost all posts. KEEP ON ROCKING...............!!!!!!!!

GONE ARE THE DAYS...........

MISSING BY: ANURAG SAHOO

I am writing this article not as a nostalgic emotional fool but as an optimist who believes that all good things must come to an end to make way for another good things or maybe better things. The other day I was thinking about my school and college days. Let’s start with my school days. Boy, life was so easy and complications were very less in those days. All we had to worry about was homework, friends and pocket money. Life was a bed of roses at that time. I was lean, thin and cute at that time. But the day I joined the college, I began to realize that the world is not as dazzling as it was during my school days. Behind dazzle, laid the darkness of wastage due to alcoholic consumption and smoking. Oops I’m talking like a parent. Sorry, behind the dazzle lies even more dazzle.

What’s life without a pop of beer? As an advertisement says, CHEERS TO LIFE, yes, guys should have a beer dominated youth which has to be complimented with endless butts of cigarettes strategically concealed inside a bottle.(This is STEREOTYPING and I have never smoked or drank in my life). Fast food has to be taken in a regular basis as we come of age and regular outings with buddies demand that. Dirty jeans, chains, bracelets, sandals strap-on, funky shades are all part of the GREAT FASHION BRIGADE which rules the youth arena. Love is the greatest emotion during this time and it gets ample opportunity to blossom in the college or anywhere else. And with love comes mobile phone, regular recharge reform (RRR) and the tradition of giving. Hostel life is a life to cherish as almost everybody’s dream of 24 hours SOCIAL INTERACTION with friends become true.

Then suddenly I realize that I’m 22 and I have to shape up a career. I have to get involved in the raggedy filled world and have to be a negligible and minute part of the INDIAN ECONOMY. Really the fun days, the teenage days, the hassle free days, WELL GONE ARE THE DAYS……..

THE SKY SO HIGH

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

"THAT ONE STEP FOR A MAN IS A GIANT LEAP FOR MANKIND", these are the historic words which NEIL ARMSTRONG told to EARTH after placing his left foot on the surface on moon at 2.56 am UTC on July 21, 1969. Today the nations have united themselves to unravel one of mankind’s greatest curiosities. Man has always wanted to know what lies outside our planet. Today, the technology required has been achieved as on 1969, NASA send 3 men to set their foot on MOON.

In 2011, the INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION will be fully operational. It is a joint project by NASA, European Space Agency, Russia’s MIR space programme and Japan’s KIBO. Many satellites hover around the orbit of the Earth to help us in telecommunications, TV transmission and other experiments. India’s ISRO is no exception as it launches its INSAT satellites in PSLV (POLAR SATELLITE LAUNCH VEHICLE). Also India added another chapter in history by becoming the 4th nation to plant its flag on Moon’s surface with the successful CHANDRAYAAN-1 which although ended abruptly due to technical fatalities but has succeeded in achieving all major objectives. The Indian government has also planned for sending a lunar rover vehicle in the next phase which is named as CHANDRAYAAN-2. Chandrayaan-1 was instrumental in finding traces of water on moon’s surface. NASA has already send MARS rover to the red planet. It is also believed that INDIA’S SOLAR PROBE which is known ADITYA is expected to be launched in 2012. Even private ventures like VIRGIN GALATIC has already planned for space tourism in the year 2010 and surprisingly all the tickets of the first flight is sold out.

The sky may be very high but it is no match to our levels of nature defying curiosity which even challenges that we will conquer THE SKY SO HIGH.

THIS IS A VIDEO I CREATED OUT OF SOME PICTURES IN MY VAST AND DIVERSE WALLPAPER COLLECTION. THE IDEA OF THIS VIDEO CAME WHEN ONE MORNING I WAS BROWSING THROUGH THE COLLECTION. I THOUGHT EVERY PICTURE TELLS SOMETHING AND IT HAS TO BE STATED IN INSPIRING WORDS. SO I CAME UP WITH THIS VIDEO. I WANT TO THANKS MICROSOFT MOVIEMAKER WHICH HAS MADE MOVIE MAKING A CHEAP YET EFFECTIVE AFFAIR FOR MILLIONS.

CHARACTERS AND DOINGS- REDEFINED

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

MOTHER- THE REASON WHY YOU ARE HERE

FATHER- THE REASON WHY THERE’S A ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD.

FAMILY- THE ONLY GROUP OF PERSONS WHO REALLY WANTS YOU TO BE SUCCESSFUL

GOD- THE BELIEF AND THE POWER WHICH KEEPS US ALIVE.

MANKIND- DEBTORS TO EARTH AND ECOLOGY

EARTH- THE MOTHER WHICH SPREADS HER ARM TO US DESPITE OUR EXPLOITATION.

WAR- THE CRUEL SENSELESS WAY OF MAKING ARGUMENTS.

MUSIC- GET’S YOU OUT OF THIS SPOILED WORLD.

BORDERS- THE LINES DRAWN IN THE CANVAS OF HATRED AND DISPUTE.

TECHNOLOGY- RICH NATIONS BUY CELLPHONES, POOR NATIONS BUY GUNS.

MONEY- HAVE MADE THINGS EXPENSIVE AND LIFE CHEAPER.

DESTINY- SUCCESSFUL PERSON MAKE IT, FOOLS FAKE IT

MOTIVATION- ANYTHING WHICH MAKES A LAZY PERSON ACTIVE

SKY- EVERYBODY WANTS TO TOUCH IT BUT IT DOESN’T EXIST.

AN ETHICAL THOUGHT

A THOUGHT BY: ANURAG SAHOO

The term ethics is a rage nowadays. After the collapse of big business houses like ENRON or WORLDCOM, this term needs to be redefined in the minds of the people. Ethics is the means for which we get a clear conscience and can sleep well in the night. But it is said that the greatest responsibility an individual faces in his/her life is the burden of his family. And If for the sustainance of his family a man has to compromise with ethics then it may look reasonable and justifiable for many.

Great philosophers and thinkers like SOCRATES, ARISTOTLE and PLATO commented heavily on ethics but that time was different. At that time the world was not a global village and the class of people had less or nothing to argue. They lived, traded, fought wars and harvested. But today it is the “DOG EAT DOG” world out there. A lesson in ethics or two might garner less praise and raise more eyebrows. It’s hard to be a completely pure ethical person in this world. The entire system is filled to the brim with the cancer of red tapism, high handedness of elites, corruption and other residual malpractices. The biggest sufferer in this vicious process is the honest man who for his honesty may make the society stand against himself. Thus a RAT RACE gets created of what we say the life cycle of a human. If we, as a government employee don’t accept bribe then we may not be able to meet the needs of our children. If we, as a employee of any private sector tell the truth then we may be exposing some of the company’s secret which will lead to bankruptcy and the loss of many jobs. If anybody will not be selfish then other selfish persons will rob him of the opportunities.

But still, we should always remember that this world and our existence is governed by the ALMGHTY GOD who keeps into account all our sins committed. Modern thinkers may say it is just a belief but isn’t it wonderful that how a single belief on God’s existence has bind billions of people and gave them power to make judgments of what’s wrong and what’s right. We should always do things which are mandatory for our survival but we should also notice that such activities should not harm others At the end of the day, I must say that DO THINGS WHICH YOU THINK IS RIGHT but before doing that take a deep breath and give a deep thought about your family, country and MANKIND.

SAY NO.........

WRITTEN BY: ANURAG SAHOO

SAY NO TO RELIGION WAR, AS THERE’S ONLY ONE RELIGION- MANKIND.

SAY NO TO CORRUPTION, AS THE NATION IS GETTING CRIPPLED

SAY NO TO WAR, AS LIFE DON’T COMES TWICE

SAY NO TO CIGARETTE, AS SMOKE NEVER DOES ANY GOOD TO US.

SAY NO TO DRUGS, AS HIGHER WE GO, THE HARDER WE FALL

SAY NO TO DICTATORSHIP, AS MAN IS BORN FREE

SAY NO TO TERRORISM, AS YOU CAN KILL A MAN BUT NOT HIS SOUL

SAY NO TO FAVOURITISM, AS EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS UNIQUE

SAY NO TO RACISM, AS WE ALL HAVE THE SAME RED BLOOD.

SAY NO TO GENDER DISCRIMINATION, AS WOMAN GIVES BIRTH.

SAY NO TO VIOLENCE, AS EVERYBODY WANTS TO BE LOVED.

SAY NO TO ILLITERACY, AS WITHOUT IT OUR WEALTH WILL FINISH.

SAY NO TO GLOBAL WARMING, AS IT’LL KILL US IF WE DON’T KILL IT.

BUT FINALLY,

SAY YES TO BROTHERHOOD, AS WE ARE OF SAME RACE WHICH IS KNOWN AS MANKIND.

IS THIS LOVE OR FRIENDSHIP?

WRITTEN BY: SOUMYA SIDHARTH DASH, SAGAR "SK" TALASU

To understand this topic, you have to know what is the real meaning of friendship and love. First of all I want to tell you that it is not related to any person, rather it’s based purely on my own perception. Any resemblance is treated to be purely coincidental.

Friendship means exchange of knowledge, affection, respect in between 2 or more people. True friendship comes from the degree of loyalty to each other. If you explain it in the manner of physics, it is the covalent bond i.e the strongest bond between the persons. But in case of love, the emotion, strong affection and attachment comes.

Yes , there is a relation between friendship and love, for that we say that the friendship is the stepping stone of love. Several times I become confused to see the relation between a boy and a girl. It becomes a question whether they are friends or lovers?

I agree to the fact that not only same gender but opposite gender can be friends. If a boy is good friend to a girl, they can share many things with each other. But in my perspective, the amount of time spend with each other can be an affecting factor. If 2-3 hrs per day are being spent with each other, then it’s friendship. If they are spending more than 5 hrs a day, then what it is? If a boy is always helping the girl then what is that? In that case following situations may arise-

 Either they are closest of friends
 The boy has some weakness towards the girl
 The girl is simply taking advantage of the boy
 Both are in love.

I don’t want to say anything about the point 1 because it maybe a rare case. The next 2 points means one sided love and the girl is using the boy. The last point is the best as both are unable to express their feelings towards each other because both doesn’t know what each other are thinking.

So let’s put some focus on the 2nd and 3rd point where the girl takes advantage of the boy. The girl uses the boy and then after the job is done dumps him. These type of situation is very common in real life. So it’s a humble request to you for opening up your eyes and mind. Friendship is good and love is even better but one-sided love is disastorous.

HIGH TICKET

High ticket means anything which is very expensive. There are lots of things in this world which is deemed to be expensive and only few individuals are capable of purchasing those things. But there are things which a government undertakes. Let’s take a look at those things.

PRESENTING THE WORLD’S COSTLIEST:

AIRCRAFT- B-2 STEALTH BOMBER OF USAF

AIRPORT- AL MAKHTOUM AIRPORT, DUBAI( UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

BUILDING- BURJ DUBAI, DUBAI

CITY- TOKYO, JAPAN (A COFFEE COSTS 5 USD)

CAR- BUGATTI, ITALY

EXECUTIVE JET- BOMABRDIER XRS GLOBAL EXPRESS

CELLPHONE- VERTU

EXPLOSION SEQUENCE IN A MOVIE- PEARL HARBOUR (BOMBING OF 6 SHIPS)

HOTEL- EMIRATES PALACE, ABU DHABI

MOBILE NUMBER- KUWAIT’S 666-6666

STREET TO LIVE- MONACO’S AVENUE PRINCESS GRACE

SINGLE OBJECT-INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (THE IRONY IS THE MOST EXPENSIVE SINGLE OBJECT ON EARTH IS NOT ON EARTH)

HURRAH!!!!!! THE GOLDEN POST!!!!!!!!!

Boy, Time surely passes by. It was just a month ago when i started this blog. I have tried hard to fill this blog with the colours of wallpapers, light of information, emotion called humour and above all ideas or thought blended with elements of real life. My family esp. my brother and my friends have given there inexhaustible support and suggestions which have helped this blog in gaining the momentum.THE ALMIGHTY GOD is the only driving force behind this blog and special thanks to BLOGSPOT for giving such a wonderful platform to users to share their thoughts. I hope that in future more and more useful articles and posts will make this blog even more entertaining.

50 POSTS IN A SINGLE MONTH. THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALL THIS. MAYBE WE CAN TOUCH 200,500 OR THE SKY.