What does your Boss Really Mean When He Says:

 

1.”We will do it” means “You will do it”

2.”You have done a great job” means “More work to be given to you”

3.”We are working on it” means “We have not yet started working on the same"

4.”Tomorrow first thing in the morning” means “Its not getting done, at least not tomorrow"

5.”After discussion we will decide-I am very open to views” means “I have already decided, I will tell you what to do”

6.”There was a slight miscommunication” means “We had actually lied”

7.”Lets call a meeting and discuss” means “I have no time now, will talk later"

8.”We can always do it” means “We actually cannot do the same on time”

9.”We are on the right track but there needs to be a slight extension of the deadline” means “The project is screwed up, we cannot deliver on time.”

10.”We had slight differences of opinion “means “We had actually fought”

11.”Make a list of the work that you do and let’s see how I can help you” means “Anyway you have to find a way out no help from me”

12.”You should have told me earlier” means “Well even if you told me earlier that would have made hardly any difference!”

13.”We need to find out the real reason” means “Well I will tell you where your fault is”

14.”Well Family is important; your leave is always granted. Just ensure that the work is not affected,” means, “Well you know…”

15.”We are a team,” means, “I am not the only one to be blamed”

16.”That’s actually a good question” means “I do not know anything about it”

17.”All the Best” means “You are in trouble”

The Unshakable Thought of being an Inventor

 

Google bought Motorola. A heap of patents (24,500; can you imagine?) thus got the search-engine giant's stamp.

Nineteenth century was a century of needs. Twentieth century was a century of physical-revolution. And, the twenty-first century is a century of research and development.

I had earlier blogged about getting a Ph.D. degree. The objectives may be any-many but point remains the same. A Ph.D. person is capable of thinking what 90% can't think and a Ph.D. person is able to DO what 98% of people can't even think of. For, you may compare it with a plumber (read the blog, If Einstein were a Plumber here) or may complain about the researcher's status in India, the fact remains that a researcher is a researcher by choice, not by chance.

If you have chosen the path, its time to excel in it. Isn't it true that we preach people to do their work sincerely? Do we not blame school, college, society, government and a few more agencies for not doing a thing or other on time and in a manner they should? If the answer of any of the above two questions, first, the individual blaming and second, blaming a group, is yes, then:    

“It is THE time to soliloquize”.

Being researcher is a step before what India is most deprived of: an inventor. Ask yourself, if you really have an unshakable thought of being an "Inventor".

Read it or not: The Choice is Yours!

 

There are two ways to write error-free programs.  Only the third one works.

There are very few personal problems that cannot be solved through a suitable application of high explosives.

There can be no twisted thought without a twisted molecule.

-- R. W. Gerard

There cannot be a crisis next week.  My schedule is already full.

-- Henry Kissinger

There has been an alarming increase in the number of things you know nothing about.

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable.  There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

-- Douglas Adams, "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

"There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum."

-- Arthur C. Clarke

There is no satisfaction in hanging a man who does not object to it

-- G. B. Shaw

There is no time like the present for postponing what you ought to be doing.

There is no TRUTH.  There is no REALITY.  There is no CONSISTENCY. There are no ABSOLUTE STATEMENTS   I'm very probably wrong.

There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.

-- Oscar Wilde

A Sixty Year Old "Longest Platform" of Education: Glimpses of IIT Kharagpur

 

Established on the grounds of Hijli Detention Camp in 1950, IIT Kharagpur is famous for its world class education along with world's longest platform of Kharagpur railway station. A pool of more than 2000 highly talented brains equipped with latest information and knowledge in their domain are supplied to the world each year. The sixty years old college has a very large knowledge base, alumni network and facilities for research. In the last six decades the branding of IIT Kharagpur has become so powerful that they are assumed to be bright and well trained to deliver the best in all the faces of life. 

This is what the Director of IIT Kharagpur says:

Q. Do you think IIT Kharagpur will eventually become 'world-class'? 

Dir: "We do have a positive state of mind to achieve this vision, but we have to make pragmatic  plans  and  real efforts to execute it. The real thing is  to  strive qualitatively reaching that – in our actions and in our in-depth achievements – in our research, teaching and outreach  programs  –  both nationwide and worldwide. I would say, one among many things  – 'The  real  secret is  to re-discover our strength, and project that in all angles'."

Q. What should be your vision for the next 15 years?

Dir.: "We  should  fully  explore  in establishing connectivity with our worldwide alumni network. There  has  to  be face-to-face interactions and establishing interconnectedness  with  its best alumnus worldwide holding many important positions,  this  pool  needs  to be  roped  in.  If  we  are  not able  to  reach out within our own  resources  that  we  had once  shaped  and  created in-house, then the vision is not going  to  work  out.  But  I  am hopeful."

The information about IIT Kharagpur alumni network can be found here. 

Why Should We Download Our Facebook Profile Information?

 

 

 

If you are a user of Facebook, you would better know that before you know, all the information about you becomes public. You would have posted or re-posted your comments, photos, videos or what-not.

To avoid facing any trouble or losing your information about your family and friends, you should download copy of your profile information to your PC. 

Yes, its possible and easy and allowed officially by Facebook. 

The information includes your photos, videos, wall-posts by you or your friends on you wall, your messages and Most importantly, your friend list.

Following are a few simple steps to download the information:

Step No. 1: Login to your Facebook Account (if you haven't yet done so!) and go to "Account Settings" on the top right corner of your homepage.

Step No. 2: Click on "Download a copy of your Facebook Data" just below the Language option.

Step No. 3: Click on Start my Archive and you will get an email containing the link of your download when it gets ready

Step No. 4: Click on the link you get in email, verify, and start download.

Step No. 5: A zip file will be downloaded to your PC. Use any unzipping tool or software to get access your Facebook data.

Enjoy, Be safe and Share with your friends.

Sadbhavna: Will a "Will" for "Goodwill" develop?

 

 
 

"Will" is a tool for free thinking. "Goodwill" is an intangible asset valued according to a disposition of kindness or compassion. 

A quick test will give a wider understanding. It is a quick and dirty method to see if you want to waste your time negotiating a friend's offering to do something which you are not interested in. When someone asks for your perception about soul or conscience, you would give a dirty look or look at bottom just as to peep into yours. Take the time to normalize the things better and to sharpen your understanding. A little intention of doing good  is more good than a even little intention of doing bad.


Is this so important? 


If not, you know there is not going to be any goodwill.  What are the assets you own except your body and soul, which you are so proud of?  Are they more valuable than the conscience you were peeping into? If so, you can pretty much build the bank balance but not the personal balance. On the fact that you are asked such questions, you would rather think of possibility that the person is made is too high. Look at alternatives.  Could you frame a system of goodwill without understanding a bit about it. 


And we talk that the "System" is bad, when we are unable to defend ourselves. 


What I am just asking is that start your goodness and goodwill and the world around us would be a better place to live in. Lets see if a will for goodwill develops.  

Laugh at your own risk!!

 

 
 

He could die any moment. Doctor had informed to call everyone. Old uncles, fancy aunties, talkative sisters, and cool dudes, all were standing near his bed. Sob! Sob!

"Hey God! Please forgive me", he spoke to himself looking at his mother, for the last time in his life.

He murmured something in wet-throat, holding metal fence of bed firmly tightening fingers. 

The pent-up voice depicted an inner gloom.

“Excuse me. Would you mind dying after ten minutes?” asked Uncle boldly interrupting him and said, "“Life is an intricate assortment of fragile dreams, exuberant memories, mixed emotions and precious relationships. One may discover truth, relativism, misery, mystery, monomania and more- A complete hide and seek. Attitude, lassitude, faith, hope, desire, risk are all determinants of life. It is all about selections and choices we make. It gives us alternatives everywhere and an intellectual picking is which decides the path persisted.”

Nonplussed. Puzzled. The red-eyed patient took a one-eighty-degree turn and inquired in a wet voice, “Why do we eat Mintos?”.

____________END of The STorY_________________

Some stories have no meaning or moral attached and we call it non-sense. To be very specific, non-sense tickles our sense and we laugh. 

We Laugh. 

Laugh to forget. 

To forget misfortunes. 

To forget past.  

We Laugh.

First without sound. 

Then with a little sound. 

Then the load goes to mouth producing irresolute sounds. 

We laugh till our eyes dry. 

Till face becomes pale and eyes waterless red. 

Can You Recall Your "Right to Reject"?

 

 

 

People are often annoyed if necessitated to respond to the most common question, “Who am I?” Don’t they know themselves, or are they so poor in language so as to reply to such a modest issue. Actually, we recognize ourselves but don’t realize our-self. Every day we wake up in the morning, see the face in mirror and recognize our face as we have seen this face several times before. What if, you wake up one fresh morning and find the face of your neighbor pasted firmly and naturally on yours. You may wash that face but in vain. You try to wash it but don't find your real face. Now, realize your “self”, find that who is deep within you, your body, your face, or someone most important, that is YOU. 

Human beings are submissive by nature. We are, by all means, taught to accept things since our childhood. A simple law of Physics, a Mathematical corollary or a Chemical equation is to be stated as it is. You are told to accept that what is taught is the ultimate truth and nobody can reject it. The things are to be accepted, the way they are. We are taught, by multiple ways and through multiple agencies, to accept corruption, poverty and terrorism. The beauty of nature lies in its change. Accepting anything and everything doesn't bring change. Someone had rejected the fact of flatness of earth and somebody rejected to stay in darkness to invent a bulb. Recall that you have your own right to reject too. Reject the things which are harming your growth in any way.   

Some people believe in chiromancy. They show their palm to a palmist who forecasts fortune, predicted on the basis of arrangement and intersections of lines in palm. But what if, a person meets an accident, loses his hands or one who is born armless. Rules of nature are always generalized for one and all, for armless and for others. Imagine that you are watching a movie with your friend who has already watched it three times earlier, and is pre-telling you about every upcoming scene or suspense. What will you do? You will demand his mouth shut, because you want to enjoy film to the fullest. And suppose again, he is pre-telling you the story which may or may not happen- He is making a guess. What will you do? Again you want him to keep quiet or shut-up. 

If you want to enjoy life to its fullest, stop bothering about future. Future is not pre-written. Write it with your own hands, mind and soul, according to your terms and conditions. But remember, past cannot be re-written. So, live the present with your every effort and attempt, at its full volume, strength and energy, to seek a scintillating future and to have a memorable past. Look into your “self”, decide who you are. Others need you very much, they want to know you but first you know your-self, realizing who is that YOU within you.

A Little Magic with Microsoft Word!

 

 

 

Do you like playing with documents. Then this one is certainly for you. Following steps will lead you to a beautiful lady. 

Download the word document from here: https://docs.google.com/uc?id=0B_Mcn0jIWTQLYWQ2MjJlYTUtNGY3Ny00ZWUxLWI1ZjItYjlmOWZkNDljMDMz&export=download&hl=en_US

Follow the following steps in the word document:

1. Select All (Ctrl + A)

2. Press Ctrl + B

3. Set the font to Courier New and font size as 4

4. Press Enter

5. Zoom the document to 60%

6. Press Enter

7. See Print Preview or print in a pdf using cutepdf or any other software.

You have got it. The magic!!

Stop "Daily-Belly" Increase: Choose a Suitable Diet Plan

 

 

 

Look around and find any three people, and you would find at least one among them who is conscious about reducing  tummy. For most of the people, reducing fat is one of the important area to work on. Sooner or later, each one of us, Googles information to have a balanced diet and a finer look. Of course, it is better to kill a few cells in and around button to reduce belly rather than doing trouble-walk and suffer daily.

Incidentally, the third sentence of the above paragraph is also applicable to me. Having read a couple of blogs like this, I decided to share my own views on what it is called a Diet Plan.

Reminds of my Science teacher at school who said that, "A balanced diet provides all of the nutrients our bodies need, by the consumption of an appropriate amount of elements that contain energy. It is has no nutritional or calorific imbalances that might lead to inappropriate body weight (being  under- or overweight) or to general health problems. A person’s nutritional and energy requirements depend on their age: a healthy adolescent does not have the same needs as a sedentary elderly person, a pregnant woman or a professional sportsperson".

  

No single food material contains all the required items for a balanced diet and thus, the question remains, "What is a balanced diet?".

A balanced diet is based on three basic principles:

1. Meeting the body’s calorie or energy requirements.

2. Meeting nutritional requirements.

3. Eating a varied diet to have foods from different groups.

Reading about Nutrition gives an idea about how to fulfill above three objectives but apart from eating a balanced diet, following key points are to be kept in mind:

• Take water
• Water molecules are required to disintegrate food molecules and hence avoid their collection in the body. Whatever!! Take around 2-3 Ltrs. of water everyday and you would be fine.
• Eat regularly
• You can reduce fat by eating, literally. Regular eating habits is one of the most important lesson in a suitable diet plan.
• Don't stress
• An increased belly sometimes causes stress which initiate other problems as well. Don't stress when you have a belly because 33% of world is with you. 
• Have a proper diet
• A regular diet and a proper diet are different things. Proper diet contains all the items which are prescribed in balanced diet which you have to eat properly (timely).
• Stop comparing
• Don't compare with others. Compare with yourself.
• Control your mind
• Eating junk and oily foods is a bad habit. Instruct your mind not to ask a chips pack when your eyes see one!

   

One out of the remaining two people I was talking about really want to increase their weight. So don't worry if you have some weight, you are with the majority of people who want a change in their life. Stop "Daily-Belly" increase, choose a suitable diet plan but remember to recognize yourself in your new slim look. 

What's new in Gate 2012

 

 

 

GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) 2012 is being organized by Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi (IIT Delhi) this year. Apart from the fact that Pre-Final year students cannot attend the exam, following are the key changes in the exam this year:

Application Process:

In GATE 2012, candidates need to register and fill the application ONLINE only by accessing the zonal GATE websites of IISc and seven IITs. The application process is complete only when a print out of the filled ONLINE application with the candidate's signature and a good quality photo affixed in the appropriate place is received by the respective GATE office along with necessary documents, if any, on or before 24 October 2011. Please note that sale of application forms through banks and GATE office counters has been discontinued.

Downloadable Admit Card:

Sending Admit cards by post has been discontinued from this year. Admit cards can only be downloaded from the zonal GATE websites from 2nd January 2012. Bring the admit card to the test center along with at least one original (not photocopied / scanned copy) and valid (not expired) photo identification.

ONLINE examination in two additional papers:

In GATE 2011, the papers with codes GG, TF, AE and MN had ONLINE examination. In GATE 2012, two additional papers, AR and AG, will also have ONLINE examination. The ONLINE examination will be conducted in two sessions on Sunday, January 29, 2012.

Forenoon session (09:00 hrs to 12:00 hrs): AR, GG and TF.

Afternoon session (14:00 hrs to 17:00 hrs): AE, AG and MN.

Numerical answer type questions in ONLINE papers:

In the ONLINE papers (AE, AG, AR, GG, MN and TF), the question paper will consist of questions of multiple choice type and questions of numerical answer type. For multiple choice type questions, each question will have four choices for the answer. For numerical answer type questions, each question will have a number as the answer. The number of numerical answer type questions may vary between 5 and 10 in each question paper.

More information and the application form is available here:

GATE 2012

An Earthquake, A Riot, A Fast and An Earthquake again!

 

 

 

Nature plays its unique role in all the situations, be it the natural nature or the human nature! The sequence of events in the past decade are naturally a proof of the above sentence. 

Human being is package of hopes. They are hopeful of getting fruits even before the seeds are sown. They are hopeful of making profit even before the hands are put on to work. And, they are hopeful of getting a place in heaven, even before they start doing good things. 

NO HARM in All. There can't be any castle on the earth without a castle in the sky. But seriously, isn't it required to look into both sides of a coin. The evil and the Good. The black and the White. The looser and the Truth.

A well planned mission is one where there are more number of options than the number of soldiers. We take nature for granted and nature does the same. And we continue the war when it replies back. A man is cruel and the nature is a step ahead. Take any example, and the answer will be clear. A riot starts with a cause (which is in human's nature: to win over), and ends with nothing but a stampede and a massacre! No side gets anything except some wounds and deaths. Nobody decides the good side and the bad side and nobody can ever do so. 

On the contrary, fast is a way to clean oneself in the purest of forms available to humankind. A will to do something good comes from within and the soul gets purified!  

An earthquake is natural riot, a Nature's way to show anger and disagreement. A fast is a method of telling to nature to be considerate to us. The ten year's shift of earthquake from the west India to the east India is also natural. Let us all join together, to throw the earthquake out of country by doing fast, at least for a day to urge the Nature to consider human nature. Let us ask for the forgiveness for the good of all.

Is it SO Important to get a Dr. Before Your Name?

 

 

 

As far as higher studies are concerned, the question is around for many times whether one should do a Ph.D. (I hope, have spelled it correctly) or not? 

For the most sophisticated answer, one has to ask himself, but for the satisfaction of mind, I will write my views here. Let us first define the Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy is abbreviated as PhD, Ph.D., DPhil or D.Phil. The academic level of degrees known as doctorates of philosophy varies considerably according to the country, institution and time period, from entry-level research degrees to higher doctorates. The term "philosophy" does not refer solely to the modern field of philosophy, but is used in a broader sense in accordance with its original Greek meaning, which is "love of wisdom". The doctorate of philosophy as it exists today originated as a doctorate in the liberal arts at the Humboldt University, and was eventually adopted by American universities, becoming common in large parts of the world in the 20th century. In many countries, the doctorate of philosophy is still awarded only in the liberal arts (known as "philosophy" in continental Europe, hence the name of the degree).   

Before choosing Ph.D., you may cross check the following points:

• Do you like to go to an Industry which primarily does R&D work?
• Oh! Why not? You can still go to an industry which works on Research and Development. Have a quick look in and around, Google for information and you would find companies hiring doctorates.
• Do you love to teach?
• Now this one is what everyone will ask you. A Ph.D person is trained to manage things, people and thesis! And to train him/her to manage people, he is assigned some teaching duties (which really helps in revising you concepts) and thus, he gets an aptitude to teach. If you love teaching, you are halfway there.
• Are you an introvert? 
• It helps too, to learn more and more things by reading (Yes!! That's what people say about introvert if you are not one who like to watch movies alone). 
• Are you an extrovert?
• Really? If you are an extrovert, you would learn more with interactions with your fellow researchers around the globe. Make sure to get your conversation skills ready.
• Are you an ambivert?
• A mix of above two categories. Ok? It helps both way.
• Do you take up challenges?
• In Ph.D., you would learn what others have done? What challenges they have faced or does exist and you would solve those. Apart from many technical skills required, you must have what it is needed for solving problems and taking up challenges.
• What is that you are interested in?
• The field or broad area is always important before doing Ph.D. The more you would be interested in it, more you would learn and enjoy doing your work.
• Do you have patience?
• Last but not least, you should have a lot of patience to do a Ph.D. I could have listed it on the top of this list, but believe me, its a very obvious thing to have before you even start thinking about doctorate.

Most of the real-life problems are as intricate as girls. If you understand either of them, you can get what it is called, ‘Success’. Although, the term Success has to be redefined in the context of its comparison to a girl; the mere feeling of true warmth of a lady in life gives a sense of success. The choice of doing a Ph.D. will still be yours.