Kingfisher IndiBlogger meet at Bangalore #indiblr 21/02/2010

I went to this Awesome meet organised by a website called Indiblogger . Indiblogger is a website with a directory of all bloggers in India. This meet was organised by bloggers in bangalore at KYRA pub and restaurant sponsored by Kingfisher. KF sponsored the free beer.

 It was gud to see so many people from all walks of life of all ages, came to the event. A gentleman Mr. saraswathan just enlightened everyone with his witty comments and information. He was awesome.

Well with the beer in hand, comments were flowing from all bloggers.. There was sum interesting discussions about how to make blogging better. Sum people took lotta objections for making money out of blogging.. which btw i feel thers nuthing wrong about it. In fact i feel people should make enough money from blogs and they need not get to their 9-5 job again. And then u'l have enough time for doing what u like, i.e blogging:) anywayz they are my views. But i was gud to see so many people eager to speak out. One guy i forgot his name, but everyone had to plead him to stop talking :P .. haha.

Another issues discussed were the copyrights and license issues, which was very informative for me. Some felt putting widgets in their blog is useless, nevertheless it gets u visitors and looks cool too :)

There was a interesting game arranged too, we were given big sheets to be hung up in our neck and people will write comments for u behind ur back. Ive put up a photo of the comments i got. I got to know lotta interesting people and got some interesting and encouraging comments too. Saw some funny comments on people's posters like " Im Mad", " I want free snacks" , " Man U sucks" which btw is totally true :) 

We winded up with a video on IPL. I winded up with a bottoms up with anwin . On a whole a very nice meet, lotsa interaction, lots of special moments, lots of humour, lotsa beer, and lotsa tweeting. Thanks to Indiblogger, KYRA, and Kingfisher for arranging such a wonderful meet. 

Cheers 

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Save our Tigers !!

1411.. only 1411 tigers left in India. Once we boasted about our national animal, and the beauty of the beast. But sadly there might be a day, when we can't see any one of them. Tiger hunting started as a sport in olden times, now it has lead to a stage where tigers are hard to find. 

India has about 37 tiger sanctuaries across the country. The number is slowly decreasing in each sanctuary. Its sad that we are left with so few tigers. Poaching of tigers for that matter any animal should be banned. Tigers are killed for their skin and body parts.The Bengal tiger is endangered because it is poached for its body parts to cater to an illegal market. Another reason is habitat loss due to depletion of forest cover interference of humans and encroachment of forest land by people causing fragmentation. At the turn of the century, there were almost reportedly 40,000 tigers in India, but now only 1411 remain in the wild.

Some facts 

• 2009 was the worst year for tigers in India, with 86 deaths reported.
• There are 37 Tiger sanctuaries in India. However, 17 sanctuaries are on the verge of losing their tiger population.  
• Corbett National Park is the oldest tiger park in India. It was created in 1936 as ‘Hailey National Park’. 
• The Kanha National Park’s lush sal and bamboo forests, grassy meadows and ravines provided inspiration to Rudyard Kipling for his famous novel, The Jungle Book.
  

Tiger is symbol of wilderness and well-being of the ecosystem. By conserving and saving tigers the entire wilderness ecosystem is conserved. In nature, barring human beings and their domesticates, rest of the ecosystem is wild. Hence conserving wilderness is important and crucial to maintain the life support system. So saving tiger amounts to saving the ecosystem which is crucial for man's own survival.

 

If u want to make a difference, make your voices heard. Join the Roar. Join the campaign "Save our tigers"  

To know more about tigers visit :

WWF India

Project Tiger  

 

 

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Sorry !!

To Err is Human, to love is also human.
Every time u muttered those never ending statements, i became deaf. 
Every time u rose with excitement after seeing, i never saw it. 
Every time u asked for time, i never had a second. 
Every time u held my hands, my hands slipped away. 
Every time i praised u, u never liked my style.
Every time u looked at me into my eyes, i never could look back.
Every time i hurt u, i could never see the tears in your eyes.


The winds swayed away the branches of trees, but never even touched me. 
My heart is stony, no it ain't, but its scarred, but not afraid. 
Life is not all about love, but love has a lot to do in life.
Life is never A B C D E, its always COMPLICATED!!
Things mite be out of my reach, but i can always lend u a helping hand.
Good times mite never come, but times can be good with me.
Wander your eyes for sometime, winds will sway your way.
It may not be the right way, but it will be your way. 


Gods may not be helpful, but i won't repent my chances.
Moments spent with you were special, but i can't go on. 
Never wanted to be Brutus
Can't see the pain in your eyes anymore.
Can't see the guilt in your acts anymore.
Can't see the hope in your mind anymore.
Can't keep u hurting anymore.
Sorry !!!

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God is Human !!

Recently i visited a place in Andhra Pradesh called Puttaparthi. It is where Sri Sathya Sai Baba resides and an Ashram is built on his name. It was part of an official all doctors' visit from my hospital. I would like to share some of my experiences and tell more about Sri Sathya sai baba. 

Sri Sathya Sai Baba was born as Sathyanarayana Raju on November 23, 1926 in the village of Puttaparthi, in the state of Andhra Pradesh in South India. Even as a child, His spiritual inclination and contemplative nature set Him apart from other children of His age. But it was not until 20 th October 1940, he declared himself of his Avatarhood. Today millions of people around the world worship him as God, Saint, Spiritual Leader, and all kinds of names. Thousands of people daily come to his Ashram, Prasanti nilayam in the small village of Puttaparthi to seek his blessings, seek solace and peace. 
Sri Sathya Sai Baba is an integral manifestation who combines two very significant roles. Firstly, He is a great spiritual Master, famed for His simple and sweet exposition of the greatest and most intricate of spiritual truths which form the fundamental teachings of all the religions of the world. Elucidating on His mission, He declares “I have come not to disturb or destroy any faith, but to confirm each in his own faith, so that the Christian becomes a better Christian, the Muslim a better Muslim and the Hindu a better Hindu.” His formula for man to lead a meaningful life is the five-fold path of Sathya (Truth), Dharma (Righteousness), Shanthi (Peace), Prema (Love) and Ahimsa (Non-Violence). Love for God, fear of sin and morality in society – these are His prescriptions for our ailing world.
Secondly his Love for humanity is immense. Its pretty evident from all the charity work his organization does, by building free hospitals, free education, establishing drinking water plants, even supplying water to metros like chennai and free housing projects. This all stand testimony to his selfless love and compassion for the needy and less privileged. He has inspired and continues to inspire millions of his devotees worldwide by his personal example to live the ideal that service to man is service to God. The Sri Sathya Sai Organization today has a presence in over 167 countries in the world and members undertake group service activities that benefit their immediate community.
I work in one of such free hospitals in bangalore. Its a superspeciality hospital, where all complicated cardiac and neurosurgeries are done free of cost. Right from patient entering the hospital, his daily medications and food everything are taken care by the hospital.  Sathya Sai Medical Trust operates two super-speciality hospitals:
· Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Prasanthigram located in Anantapur District of Andhra Pradesh, with the departments of Cardiology / Cardio-Thoracic Vascular Surgery, Urology and Ophthalmology.

· Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Medical Sciences, Whitefield located in Bangalore(where i work) in the state of Karnataka, with the departments of Cardiac sciences and Neuro-sciences.

and two General Hospitals one in prasanthigram and one in whitefield. 

I wanted to share my experiences during last weekend visit to puttaparthi. As we r hospital doctors, we got special darshan and we even got to touch Sai baba's lotus feet and seek blessings. He even accepted personal letters from most of the doctors. Was really a spiritually rejuvenating experience being there. 

Finally, whatever people may say, whether good or bad about him. There are lot of accussations against sathya sai baba in the last decade tantalizing him but at the end of the day we must respect him for the good work hes doing. i don't think no where in the world you can get free cardiac or neurosurgeries done, nowhere in this world you can find a university which has the motto of free education, which by the way is if very high standards. They even stress on sports, for an overall development of a child. 

In our hindu religion, we worship so many idols of gods, other religions also worship different gods, then why can't we worship a human, who has done so much for mankind, making him nothing less than god. 

There are lot of websites about Sathya sai baba. Interested people can check it out. 

http://www.srisathyasai.org.in

www.sathyasai.org

www.saibaba.ws/miracles.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sathya_Sai_Baba 

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Remembering Carnage 26/11/2008

Exactly an year ago, Few youngsters across the border, stepped in to our country, into the city of joy and life "Mumbai" , and opened gunfire at every innocent face in the city.  Many innocent people died, who were just leading a normal life. Tears rolled out in the eyes of every indian, they left our hearts bleeding. Less that we knew , we'l be left just being sympathetic towards people who died and could do nothing when just so many people were killed in the CST  railway station. The unpreparedness on our part, played a big catalyst for the terrorists in these attacks

The lives of the slain officers' family has changed, has changed dramatically. We may sing praises for years together for officers Ashok Kamte, Vijay Salaskar, Hemant Karkare, Major Unnikrishnan, the names are never ending. But whats done about it. To mark the Anniversary of 26/11, we must pledge to have a better security system, better intelligence, better resources, better training to tackle such situations. We need a effective crisis management committee. We must ensure the family of the people affected should not suffer. Of course , nothing can compensate their loss, but atleast we can help them in their grief, and support both mentally and financially. 

Mumbai has become the punching bag for terroists. Attacks keep coming and we are helpless. The candlelight vigils and sms campaigns may seem ineffectual, but lets not underestimate the power of an enlightened citizenry in the media age. But how effective will be this enlightenedness, or will it die down as we get used to lead a normal life as nothing has happened is to see in the future. Together as a nation, we must stand against terorrism and protect ourselves and our country in whichever way we can.

In a small way, i want to donate some money to an NGO which is still working in rehabilitating affected people in attacks. You can also play a part. For every comment, i'l donate Rs. 20  towards the relief fund. Details of the NGO will be updated later. 

Thank you !!

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Have a Hearty Life !!

There has been a growing incidence of heart diseases in India in the last decade. The levels have almost increased exponentially.

Today i had a patient for Coronary artery bypass surgery. He looked like a routine case for surgery. I took a look at his file. It said " 27 yrs / M " . I was really shocked to see his age. He has had an episode of Myocardial Infarction some 6 months back and now had come for a bypass surgery. Above all he was diagnosed of having Diabetes too. A guy with such young age has come with symptoms and problems, which a person used to have only after some 45-50 yrs a decade ago. Everyone had this mindset that heart diseases occur only in elderly. But nowadays, lot of  young population in india are having stress related cardiac problems. The incidence of heart diseases and similar problems, have been alarmingly high these days, with so much stress involved in day to day life. In this over competitive world, its tough to stay ahead of the rest, without taking a toll on ur health and mind.

Its better to take precaution from early age, rather than suffering later. Ive just put some points to take care of your beloved Heart -

Exercise regularly 

If you have a family history of heart disease, you really need to exercise regularly and maintain healthy lifestyle  

Meditation helps a lot , de-stresses you

Avoid eating oily fried food daily

Use refined safflower or sunflower oil for cooking, avoid coconut oil - lot of heart diseases seen in malayali population 

Avoid any addictions like alcohol or smoking, occassional drinking or smoking should'nt hurt :P

Eat more nutritious foods like green leafy vegetables, eggs, avoid more of meat.

Use less salt and sugar in your food

Be happy, don't worry much

Take 1-2 trips in a year. Its really important to get out of you routine schedule and visit some places of solaces and calm. 

Take less stress in life, you got just one life, so live it easy.

More Importantly be positive in life and be cheerful and smiling everyday.

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Birthday over , Fun over

Yesterday 10th of october was my birthday. Another candle in the cake of my life. got to spend time with my friends.
Day began with my colleagues, throwing me a nice surprise, got me a cake. was kinda nice, though it was not the ideal place to cut cake.Since we were all busy and it was a working day, i cut my cake in the Operation theatre. well not exactly operation theatre but in a room beside the OT complex. Felt nice, i mean i guess i cut a cake on my birthday after about 3 years.
This time people who called up to wish me on my birthday were very less. I guess once u get older, people who remember u also goes on reducing. Still i got wishes from most of the expected people and few unexpected ones too :)
In the evening, went for a drink with couple of friends. It was a much needed break from the busy work schedule.For one day you feel on top of the world, you are the centre of attraction. Everyone is dying to talk to you. and when it comes to an end, you feel sad, that the special day is over. Still what the hell, i had a great birthday, not the exact way i wanted it to be. But still better than last year..
Thanks a lot again for everyone for making my birthday special in a special way ..

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A Legend called Arsene Wenger!!

I wanted to write this article for sometime now. Im a big fan of Arsenal since the last 10 years . Ive seen this club change and evolve under the leadership of Arsene Wenger.
Arsene Wenger is now the longest serving manager in the history of Arsenal. He took over as manager of Arsenal after the Bruce Rioch in 1996. Since 1996, he has been at the helm of Arsenal's managerial position till now. With Wenger at arsenal, its not always been about trophies and accolades, but hes given unique memories and made up the career of many great players of this decade. Its been a pleasure for all the Arsenal fans around the world  to watch this team evolve in the last decade. 
There has been some special moments while he has been in Arsenal.
Arsenal's 1st double in 1998 season and the 2nd double in 2002
Making of Legend called Thierry Henry
Showcasing the awesome Dennis Bergkamp to the world.
2004 : The Invincibles. One of  the greatest achievement by Arsenal and Arsene.
The final stats read : Played 49, Won 36, Drawn 13, Lost None
FA cup victory in 2002.
Snapping Sol Campbell from arch rivals Tottenham , who later on became on of the successful defenders at Arsenal.
Dominance over Arch rivals Tottenham in the whole of last decade.
Runner up in Champions League 2005 -06 , because the run up to the final was just memorable with some great performances.
The Rivalry  with Alex ferguson and Manchester United has been really fulfilling to watch the competitive spirit between the 2 managers and both teams. Perhaps the most successful managers of English club football. Leave aside the rivalry, but both managers don't shy to give appreciation for each other.
The Belief of Arsene wenger in his youth policy, thereby unearthing some gems in to mainstream football like Cesc fabregas, Theo walcott, Mathieu flamini, and more recently Jack wilshere.
Its like Arsene Wenger was born to be at Arsenal, even his name is embedded in club's name. 
Theres more to write about Wenger, its just unending.. 

There has been some frustrating moments too in the last few years. many trophyless seasons, but finally we all gooners believe  " IN ARSENE WE TRUST "

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How to be Mr. Impossible ??

With special request from some one, i am creating this weird post. Many would like it :)
So How do u be Mr. Impossible . so much that gals will get fed up of you .

1 - First and foremost act pricey :) as if u were the most charismatic personality in the world

2 - Act as if u know it all, u're super wise.
 
3 - Pretend you are always busy and have no time to date.
 
4 - Be as lazy as you can and never call.
 
5 - When you meet a gal after long time and she asks ' How do i look? ', You say 'you look healthy' .
 
6 - When a gal shows off her hand expecting you to hold her hand, you just say, 'Oh ! ur hands are really pale'

7 - When you meet a gal after a long time, reach late, and make some lazy, lame excuses for reaching late.
 
8 - When the gal wants a real nice hug, hug as if you are hugging your sister.
 
9 - When a gal comes closer to kiss you, you look away and look at the sky and say 'looks like its going to rain'.
 
10- And lastly when the gal wants to come to your house, to spend some time with you. You say you have some friends coming over for a party. 


P.S - Make sure you have enough cover to run, before you say such things to gals :P
All the Best ..

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Sexual Abuse in Children!!

Recently i was talking to a friend. I just realized child sexual abuse is so rampant in india. Almost 50% of women ive met have suffered some kind of sexual abuse in their childhood. Whats more disturbing is their own relatives are involved in such bad practices. 
where are we heading to. At one end our economy is progressing up and people in our country are embracing the broader, global mentality into their day to day living and at the other end such kind of abuse with children still continues or should i say maybe increased too. Who is to blame? Our society, people, system. Sad part is the children don't even know what they're going through. when they realize, its too late. People in own blood relationship indulge in such cowardly practices. There has been instances of father molesting his own daughter. Many of them don't have the courage to stand up against such wrong practices due to threats from the accused, or the fear of affecting familial relations. One should realize, if someone indulges in such dirty doings, he is not fit to be in the family. The society should stand up against this abuse, and protect their children. Recently i read an article in newspaper, where young boys are also being sexually abused by their relatives. 
We seriously need some proper sex education in our system. Every school whether government or private, should give proper sex education to all the students by maybe class 6th or 7th. The word should be spread to smallest of smallest villages to biggest cities in the country, so that these young children don't become a victim or accused as they grow up. After all those who do abuse children also have turned into what they are because of proper education, or maybe otherwise. I don't know whether these things happen in developed literate countries but I strongly feel good education plays a big part in our upbringing in life. 

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Westernisation

I was casually browsing few websites. I noticed all the websites of different organisations and companies in india have photos of american n european males and females. Even the top notch hospitals and indian organisations do it. I don't understand why. The company establishment is in india, the employees are indians, still they want to put some foriegn faces on their websites.
Here in india , people have a very wrong notion, that if we put colourful foriegn faces in our websites, people will get impressed. No !! infact i find it very irritating. I want to see faces of people associated with the firm on the website, not some unknown foriegn faces. Here we think westernising things adds to the cool quotient. ya it may be cool for some, and works to some extent, but should not cross the limits.
Why do we need some foriegn faces to improve any company's stature. Right now india has developed into a strong economy, people from abroad come to india, because we got lot of scope of expanding. we have lot of indian faces who've established themselves successfully in the world scene.

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