Written By Pawan Pareek on Wednesday, 2 March 2016 | 06:00
So, what do you do when you passed out from the prestigious IIT - Kharagpur, are a 6-pointer and want to work with a high-end start-up as a Project Manager, and you REALLY believe that you are cut out for the job?
At times, you just can't prove yourself enough - you need to find newer and cleverer ways to prove that you ARE the one for the job.
That's when maybe, Akash Neeraj Mittal had his stroke of genius - he put himself up for sale on the online E-Commerce Giant Flipkart. He literally tried to "sell himself". In case, you were wondering, that was his crazy idea of submitting his resume.
This is exactly what he wrote: "When you are a 6-pointer and competing with best of the best minds of the country, you know how hard it is to land a job. You start doing some crazy and random stuff to stand out from the crowd. This is my resume for Flipkart's APM Profile. I didn't get an interview call though, but I hope it will bring a smile on someone's face."
Unfortunately, he did not get a call for the interview, but it did make us smile.
Written By Pawan Pareek on Tuesday, 1 March 2016 | 00:48
मुंबई. Kissing सीन भले ही आज की फिल्मों में आम हो गए हों। लेकिन कम ही लोग जानते होंगे कि बॉलीवुड में पहली बार इस तरह के सीन का प्रयोग 1933 की फिल्म 'कर्मा' में किया गया था, जिसे जॉन हंट ने डायरेक्ट किया था। वैसे, बॉलीवुड फिल्मों और स्टार्स के बारे में ऐसे कई फैक्ट्स हैं, जिनके बारे में लोग ज्यादा नहीं जानते।
one thing being perfectly dressed on screen. There is a team of stylists, make-up artists, and hairstylists who put in a lot of work to make actors look their best. But not all celebs can keep up their looks when the cameras aren't rolling. Except these 10 Bollywood celebs who are always stylish.
1. Deepika Padukone
Every girl wanted the wardrobe she had in the movie Cocktail. No, actually, every girl wants everything Deepika Padukone ever wears.
She's the original style diva of Bollywood. Whether she's the overly stylish Poo in Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gum or the girl next door, Geet in Jab We Met, her on-screen persona has been nothing short of fabulous! And well, she takes that style with her even when she's not on the silver screen.
The latest heartthrob of tinsel town, Ranbir dresses to kill. Whether he sports a classy suit (Like in Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) or he steps out in a pair of jeans, t-shirt, and a cap, he looks drop-dead handsome!
She's known as the fashionista of Bollywood, and why shouldn't she be, after all, she's perhaps one of the most stylish people in the industry. Whether on-screen or off, we all know that if we ever got a chance to raid a wardrobe, it would be Sonam's.
One of the most beautiful faces in B-town, Katrina is probably one of the most effortlessly fashionable women in the industry. Whether it's in her movies or while stepping out for a casual errand, Katrina looks perfect no matter how she dresses.
She literally danced her way into our hearts and continues to do so. Her focus shifted from movies to judging reality T.V shows but her focus on her style never faltered, even for a second.
His good looks and impeccable style make him one of the hottest actors in Bollywood. Be it on-screen or off, Arjun really knows how to carry himself with panache.
Recently, Shahid Kapoor seems to be killing it. On his wedding, people couldn't take their eyes off him, just because he looked so good. And while Shandaar, the movie, didn't fair too well on the box office, Shahid surely did!
How much have you ever spent on your own birthday or the birth anniversary of someone very close to you? More importantly, if money was no object, how much would you be willing to spend?
The Indian government seems to have answered that question today: Rs 100 crore.
It was the last item Finance Minister Arun Jaitley mentioned before he moved on to tax reforms in Budget 2016.
"I have also allocated initial sums of Rs 100 crore each for celebrating the birth centenary of Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay and the 350th birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh," Jaitley announced. He did not elaborate.
Make no mistake. Both personalities mentioned are already famous in their own right.
Guru Gobind Singh is the final temporal leader of Sikhism. His birth anniversary on January 16 is understandably a major occasion for every follower of the religion.
But let's face it, he is not a pan-Indian religious leader. And the Punjab government has already spent Rs 100 crore to observe the day. Which means that thanks to the generous addition by the government there is now going to be a whopping Rs 200 crore spent to commemorate the birth anniversary.
But while it is understandable that Punjab and even Sikh bodies would want to celebrate the occasion, does the Union government really need to be spending Rs 100 crore more on the same event? Does it plan to show the same level of generosity towards celebrating all festivals in the near future, whether of the majority or a minority? Or does it have more to do with an early state election next year?
PM Narendra Modi paying tribute to Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay | Source: bjp.org
Then there's the case of Deen Dayal Upadhyay, who apart from being an RSS ideologue is among the founding fathers of the BJP. His legacy may be spectacular, but the question you need to be asking yourself is: should the union government be celebrating this so lavishly? While the BJP might see the need to celebrate, lets not forget whose money is being spent for this.
Indians are no strangers to tax money being spent on random causes that are the brainchild of the government of the day. The Congress, during the UPA regime, spent crores on advertising the legacies of various Nehru-Gandhi family members. And there was the purely cosmetic Nirbhaya Fund just so that it could be made to seem like the government was responding to the protests seeking women's safety in the country.
Budgets denote how the government of the country will spend every rupee it borrows and gets from its citizenry, and when it spends on schemes that have no obvious public gain, one has to wonder why. Look at all the other things it is spending on. Boosting public education, insurance schemes for the poor, agriculture insurance, irrigation schemes and novel initiatives that could make the life of its citizenry much easier. And that's what the people of India want to see.
Admittedly Rs 200 crore is small change in a budget where thousands of crores that are being allocated to change and improve lives across the country. But the greater question is, why? Is there no rural school that needs Rs 200 crore to be upgraded? No growing urban centre that needs better roads ? No public hospital in a district headquarters that needs new equipment?
Arun Jaitley | Source: PTI
Let's face it, there are multiple public facilities that could benefit from that amount, as small as it can seem to a man handling thousands of crores. It's a pity the government that the Modi government would fall prey to the same failing that they criticised in the Congress.
Written By Pawan Pareek on Monday, 22 February 2016 | 20:48
पंचायत चुनाव में अपने मताधिकार का प्रयोग कर बाइक से बैंगलोर लौट रहे 23 वर्षीय हरीश एक ट्रक की चपेट में आने से दुर्घटना का शिकार हो गए. इस दुर्घटना में उनका शरीर दो हिस्सों में कट गया और जब तक उन्हें अस्पताल पहुंचाया जाता उनकी मौत हो चुकी थी. मरने के बाद उनकी इच्छा के अनुसार उनके अंगों को ज़रूरतमंदों को दान कर दिया गया.
मामले के अनुसार तुमकुरु जिले के गुब्बी के रहने वाले 23 वर्षीय हरीश अपनी पल्सर बाइक से बैंगलोर लौट रहे थे, जहां NH 4 पर एक चीनी के कट्टों से भरा ट्रक उनकी बाइक पर चढ़ गया. प्रत्यक्षदर्शियों के अनुसार ट्रक हरीश के ऊपर से गुजर गया, जिससे उनका शरीर दो हिस्सों में बंट गया. लोगों द्वारा एम्बुलेंस को इसकी सूचना दी गई. 7 8 मिनट में दो एम्बुलेंस मौके पर पहुंच गई और नजदीकी अस्पताल ले जाते वक़्त हरीश की मौत हो गई. पर मरने से पहले हरीश ने एम्बुलेंस में मौजूद डॉक्टर्स और स्टाफ से अपने न रहने पर पाने अंग दान करने की बात कही.
नारायणा नेत्रालय के चेयरमैन डॉ. भुजंग शेट्टी ने हरीश के फैसले पर आश्चर्यचकित होते हुए कहा है कि "जिस समय इंसान गंभीर चोटों और दर्द से पीड़ित हो, उस समय भी वो अपने नहीं बल्कि दूसरों के बारे में सोचे ये वाकई काबिले तारीफ और हिम्मत की बात है. हरीश को काफी चोटें आई हुई थी पर हेलमेट होने की वजह से उनका दिमाग चोटिल होने से बच गया".
HOSMAT अस्पताल के मेडिकल डायरेक्टर डॉ. अजित बेनेडिक्ट रयान का कहना है कि "हरीश की मांसपेशिया शरीर से अलग हो गयी थी, हड्डियां टूट चुकी थी और स्किन भी शरीर का साथ छोड़ चुकी थी. इसके बावजूद हरीश ने अंग दान के बारे में सोचा, ये किसी रियल लाइफ हीरो से कम नहीं".
50. साइकिल को भी कभी मॉडीफाई करके देखिए, मज़ा आ जाएगा..
लोगों को हमारे देश से कुछ सीखना चाहिए, यहां सस्ते-मंहगे की बात नहीं है. बल्कि ये लोगों की कला, उनकी रचनात्मकता है जो वो इतनी चीजों को जोड़कर कोई काम की चीज़ बना देते हैं. जिसका इस्तेमाल हम रोज़मर्रा के कामों में आसानी से कर सकते है.
