Today India has officially relegated its चवन्नी's as useless bits of small change
On 18th May 2011 RBI announced the retirement of the good old 25 Paisa coin. The retirement comes into effect from 30th June 2011 (The day of writing the post)
The notice is available in the RBI website (you can follow this link)
Though decimalization happened about half a century back, 25 paisa were always known and will continue to be fondly remembered as the ..... चवन्नी
So the logical question is - When will अठन्नी go ? ....
We can come to an approximate time by reasonable deduction - here's one flow of reason ....
- अठन्नी would go at that time when the value represented by अठन्नी becomes too small for people to care about it .... we now need to know the value below which people generally don't care to discriminate... And it's here चवन्नी 's retirement will serve as a good benchmark... So, after putting 2 and 2 together - अठन्नी will (most probably) go when its value is equal to that of today's चवन्नी
... or in other words when the price levels doubles (and money's value halves)
... Assuming a conservative inflation rate of 7% this is going to happen in about 12 years from now .... sometime in the year 2023 ..
So in 2023 अठन्नी will (most likely) become useless and Indian currency will be staring at an interesting crossroad ... one of it's two units of measuring money (rupee and paisa) will become useless ...
We will be left with only Rupee ...
At that point government would have many options ...
One would be to introduce higher value units ... say a Mohur or Asharfi ... with one of Mohur/Asarfi equal to 15 (traditional) or 100 (plausible) or 1000 (my reco) Rupees ...
Another option would be to come out with a New Rupee and Paise which will be about 100 times the value of current Rupee and Paisa .... This option is very likely to cause a lot of confusion ...
Third, and most rational, option would be to do nothing .... and just let Rupee continue as the sole unit of Indian money ....
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Saturday, March 19, 2011
भाग्य भविष्य का जीवन ज्ञान - 1
यह ज्ञान "लाल किताब के टोटके व उपाय" नामक पुस्तक से अर्जित है.
" लाल किताब .." वह पुस्तक है जो की सुख-सम्पति, सौभाग्य और शांति के लिए लिखी गयी है.
इस पुस्तक के माध्यम से आप अपनी सभी तक्लीफों, दुखों एवं परेशानियों से छुटकारा पा सकते हैं.
निम्नलिखित नियमों का पालन किये बिना नौ ग्रहों के उपाय का फल निष्प्रभावी सिद्ध होगा -
निम्नलिखित नियमों का पालन किये बिना नौ ग्रहों के उपाय का फल निष्प्रभावी सिद्ध होगा -
- शंख-ध्वनी प्रातःकाल अवश्य करें
- तुलसी का वृक्ष अवश्य लगायें
- ब्राह्मणों को भोजन अवश्य कराएँ
- लक्ष्मीजी की उपासना अवश्य करें
- एकादशी के दिन दान अवश्य करें
- दिन में मैथुन न करें
- नग्न हो कर स्नान न करें
- माता पिता का अनादर न करें
- सास, श्वसुर एवं परिवार के सदस्यों को आदर दें
- नित्य प्रातःकाल बड़ों से आशीर्वाद लें
- मदिरा का सेवन न करें
- तन-मन से भोजन ग्रहण करें
- सूर्य की ओर मुख करके लघुशंका न करें
- ऋण लेकर अवश्य चुकाएं
- टूटे बर्तन घर में न रखें
- खाने से पहले गौ-ग्रास अवश्य निकालें
- गंजे आदमी से दोस्ती न करें
Sunday, January 02, 2011
Is it just me ?
I have been around for some time now ... long enough to remember at least 3 decades ... of all the three - the one that has just gone past seems to be the most happening one ... job ... school ... venture ... illness ... recovery ... throw in a few nice friends (including the female kind) ... a few memorable trips ... a wonderful wife ... an adorable son ... and the decade rates high on the interesting scale ...
is it just me? ... or is everyone going through interesting times? ...
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is it just me? ... or is everyone going through interesting times? ...
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Friday, August 13, 2010
It's a small world
Here's an interesting one -
Late Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran ... of the Rushdie fatwa fame (older generations might remember the overthrow of Shah's regime)
... He has a huge India connection ... It seems his grandfather was born in Barabanki , India and grumps supposedly lived in Lucknow for a long time ... said to have moved on when the British gained the upper hand in India ... the Ayatollah's born name - "Ruhollah ibn Mustafa Musawi Khomeini Hindi" ... so he was called "the Indian" ....
Interestingly .... the guy against whom he pronounced the (in)famous fatwa- Salman Rushdie .... also has Indian roots ... He was born in India and he studied in Bombay
aren't the Indians everywhere ...
Late Ayatollah Khomeini of Iran ... of the Rushdie fatwa fame (older generations might remember the overthrow of Shah's regime)
... He has a huge India connection ... It seems his grandfather was born in Barabanki , India and grumps supposedly lived in Lucknow for a long time ... said to have moved on when the British gained the upper hand in India ... the Ayatollah's born name - "Ruhollah ibn Mustafa Musawi Khomeini Hindi" ... so he was called "the Indian" ....
Interestingly .... the guy against whom he pronounced the (in)famous fatwa- Salman Rushdie .... also has Indian roots ... He was born in India and he studied in Bombay
aren't the Indians everywhere ...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
Vidya Dadati Vinayam - Gyan from the past
Bringing to you the famous 6th verse from the preface of "Hitopadesha" .
Wikipedia tells us that Hitopadesha is a Sanskrit text that was probably written by a guy named Narayan and that " ..The book has many stories in common with the Panchatantra; it is believed that the author Narayana loved the Pachatantra so much that he rewrote it, improving the flow and adding stories of his own .." .
The book probably contains stories and gives us some "good advice".... There is no unanimity(on the net) on the year of creation of these verses ... some say they were writen in 11th - 12th century AD... I haven't read the book (though might have read the stories at various places)
So here we go -
विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥
vidyA dadAti vinayaM, vinayAdyAti pAtratAM ।
pAtratvAddhanamApnoti, dhanAddharmaM tataH sukhaM ।।
विद्या vidyA = knowledge । ददाति dadAti = dad verb, to give । विनयं vinayaM = training, discipline, cultured mannerism (from training), humbleness, Prudence(my interpretation for usage) । yAti = comes । पात्रताम् pAtratAM = worthiness । pAtratvAt = from worthiness । dhanaM = wealth, money, enrichment । dhanAt = from wealth, from enrichment(my interpretation for usage) । dharmaM = Right thought and action, Right conduct (my interpretation of usage) । some words morph when used in combined form in Devanagari rendition of sanskrit , have not given the devanagari for those words in this translation key।
My interpretation -
Knowledge makes one prudent, prudence begets worthiness ।
Worthiness creates wealth and enrichment, enrichment leads to right conduct, right conduct brings contentment ।।
They had taught me these words in school Sanskrit ... but that was a very long time back ... and school was such a waste of time .....
Coming soon - Interesting Persian words and their usage in Hindustani
Sources for which links were not given in the post - HITOPADESHA -Collection of Tales , Practical Sanskrit Note at facebook
Wikipedia tells us that Hitopadesha is a Sanskrit text that was probably written by a guy named Narayan and that " ..The book has many stories in common with the Panchatantra; it is believed that the author Narayana loved the Pachatantra so much that he rewrote it, improving the flow and adding stories of his own .." .
The book probably contains stories and gives us some "good advice".... There is no unanimity(on the net) on the year of creation of these verses ... some say they were writen in 11th - 12th century AD... I haven't read the book (though might have read the stories at various places)
So here we go -
विद्या ददाति विनयं विनयाद्याति पात्रताम् ।
पात्रत्वाद्धनमाप्नोति धनाद्धर्मं ततः सुखम् ॥
vidyA dadAti vinayaM, vinayAdyAti pAtratAM ।
pAtratvAddhanamApnoti, dhanAddharmaM tataH sukhaM ।।
विद्या vidyA = knowledge । ददाति dadAti = dad verb, to give । विनयं vinayaM = training, discipline, cultured mannerism (from training), humbleness, Prudence(my interpretation for usage) । yAti = comes । पात्रताम् pAtratAM = worthiness । pAtratvAt = from worthiness । dhanaM = wealth, money, enrichment । dhanAt = from wealth, from enrichment(my interpretation for usage) । dharmaM = Right thought and action, Right conduct (my interpretation of usage) । some words morph when used in combined form in Devanagari rendition of sanskrit , have not given the devanagari for those words in this translation key।
My interpretation -
Knowledge makes one prudent, prudence begets worthiness ।
Worthiness creates wealth and enrichment, enrichment leads to right conduct, right conduct brings contentment ।।
They had taught me these words in school Sanskrit ... but that was a very long time back ... and school was such a waste of time .....
Coming soon - Interesting Persian words and their usage in Hindustani
Sources for which links were not given in the post - HITOPADESHA -Collection of Tales , Practical Sanskrit Note at facebook
Thursday, March 04, 2010
Cool Obama
Not covering his politics ... there is lots of it ... and I haven't been following it ...
This is about his cool quotient ...
Came across the piece on his physical condition in news ... here's dugout news for you ... seems like Obama is a real cool dude ... resting heart rate of 56/minute and BP of 105/62 ... both the numbers are impressive ... when Obama gets worked up both his heart rate and BP are expected to rise ... but since the rise will be from a very low base he would still remain cool for an increasing amount of (for the lack of a better word) "agitation" ... very cool thing to have if you are in a position where calm and rational thinking (of whichever shade of political thought) is extremely important ... some might say US President is a job which may not require one to have calm and rational thinking ... the previous President can be sited as a supporting artefact for this line of thinking ... leave "calm" and "rational"... he was accused of having done no thinking at all ...
Coming back to heart rates ... for comparison- an average person can expect a heart rate in the 70-80 beats/minute range ...my resting heart rate would be somewhere in the 75 to 85 beats per minute range ... and Lance Armstrong's resting heart rate would be around 32 (reported here) ... which probably explains why I haven't been winning any US President's elections or Tour de France lately...
This is about his cool quotient ...
Came across the piece on his physical condition in news ... here's dugout news for you ... seems like Obama is a real cool dude ... resting heart rate of 56/minute and BP of 105/62 ... both the numbers are impressive ... when Obama gets worked up both his heart rate and BP are expected to rise ... but since the rise will be from a very low base he would still remain cool for an increasing amount of (for the lack of a better word) "agitation" ... very cool thing to have if you are in a position where calm and rational thinking (of whichever shade of political thought) is extremely important ... some might say US President is a job which may not require one to have calm and rational thinking ... the previous President can be sited as a supporting artefact for this line of thinking ... leave "calm" and "rational"... he was accused of having done no thinking at all ...
Coming back to heart rates ... for comparison- an average person can expect a heart rate in the 70-80 beats/minute range ...my resting heart rate would be somewhere in the 75 to 85 beats per minute range ... and Lance Armstrong's resting heart rate would be around 32 (reported here) ... which probably explains why I haven't been winning any US President's elections or Tour de France lately...
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
What should I be doing this year?
So it’s a new year… (not that “new” actually…. about 20 of the 365 allocated days of this year have already gone past)… and Its another year into remission (the test was on 9th, Result came out on 15th – all clean) … so in keeping with long standing traditions (whose logic has not been verified ) it is a good time to take stock of things and then indulge in some wishful thinking for the future..
Before I get into it- acknowledgements -This job was made slightly easy by Gokhale who has already shared his thoughts on the subject … Taking a cue from him... I am making this public declaration of my intentions … With the hope that a positive public pressure will help me meet the targets….
here’s my list
1. Physical wellbeing
1.1. Eat and drink properly- If I do this one correct, a lot of ground will be covered on the health front...
Targets
1.1.1. Drink at least 2.5 liters of water a day … spread over the whole day … (baseline – currently irregular, around 2 liters/day)
1.1.2. Eat at regular intervals … with the last meal to be a small one taken before 9 PM ... (baseline - currently last meal is heavy and usually after 9:30)
1.2. Get ample sleep – Sleep, in my opinion, is an absolute must for physical well being … and I think I haven’t been getting enough of it
Targets
1.2.1. Sleep atleast 8 hours in a night … (baseline - less than 8 on most nights)
1.2.2. Carry no sleep deficit to next week week …
1.3. Waist and Stamina – Waist is a key downstream indicator… To control waist I will have to get a lot of other things under control… (Much like project tiger… where to protect the tiger the whole ecosystem has to be protected)… The approach is to work away the waist rather than starve to a thinner midsection.
Targets
1.3.1. Under 32 inches (baseline -38 inches at the widest :-(
1.3.2. Enough stamina to run a half marathon by the end of the year (baseline 2.5 KM max)
2. Mental wellbeing
2.1. Learn a Language - This is part of a more ambitious target of learning one new language a year . Since I know Hindi and a bit of Sanskrit and Urdu … Persian(Farsi) looks achievable
Target
2.1.1 Work @ 1 Lesson/day on http://www.easypersian.com
2.2. Gyan Recap – Whatever I am supposed to know... Small background- In my student life, I was very efficient… I used to pass most of my examinations with minimal effort … I lapped up the subjects as fast as they were thrown at me… With time (and there was plenty of it) I perfected the art to such an extent that I could pass with very little studying… As a result, I fear that, I might not have learnt as much as some of my more studious mates …To top it up my jobs hardly require any of the learnt knowledge … so I have started to loose the gyan .. I think a recap would be a good idea …
Target
2.2.1. Finish reacp of one broad topic a month
2.3. Write more often – Another background - As I have mentioned somewhere earlier- I was very efficient in childhood…. So efficient that I felt no need to maintain proper homework copies after as early as class 2 … This required a lot of skill in maneuvering myself through the schooling system without getting caught- for some strange reason, my teachers had a fetish for checking homework copies... they kept on asking me for HomeWork copies … I devised many successful ways to give slip to the teachers… As a result of my success in keeping away from homework, I could never get enough practice on writing… Which explains why writing doesn’t come spontaneously to me… It think its time to make amends and therefore I should write more blog posts.
Target
2.3.1. At least 50 blog posts in 2010 (baseline - 4 blog posts in 2009)
3. Relative wellbeing
3.1. Travel more often– Family that moves together, grooves together. I think i should take wife and son out more often
Targets
3.1.1. Take atleast 26 leave in this year .
3.1.2. Take Shams to three new places in a month
3.2. Stay in touch with family
Targets
3.2.1. Whenever Mom is in Delhi, meet her at least thrice a month
3.2.2. Visit In-laws at least once in a quarter.
3.2.3. Call Mom, Sis and Dad at least once a week.
3.2.4. Call all other relatives at least once a quarter.
3.3. Learn to Invest – Learn and try to limit all the mistakes to now (when I don’t have that much) rather than latter ( when I expect to have more).
Target :
3.3.1. Not lose money
4. Social wellbeing
4.1. Have lots of friends
Targets
4.1.1. Connect more often with existing friends
4.1.2. Make atleast 5 new friends outside office
4.2. Cooking – Learn new stuff
Targets
4.2.1. Make 6 sets of folks eat lunch/dinner cooked by me (might be counterproductive to social well being , but what the heck)
4.3. Help a few people – People near me, around me
... In earlier times … I used to ask friends to send feedback (on me) on Newyears… Very few replied … lesser number replied truthfully … I can easily trace the cause to the time of the year… Newyear makes people lie and it also prevent them from giving good feedback… all this primarily because people get into the habit of lying while filling their yearly appraisals.... and then some more when they read other peoples appraisals (which they appraise)… too much of appraisals also keeps people from giving good feedback.
Anyways… not much can be done about this … And I am still open to suggestions... So shoot if you have nice targets to suggest to me.
Before I get into it- acknowledgements -This job was made slightly easy by Gokhale who has already shared his thoughts on the subject … Taking a cue from him... I am making this public declaration of my intentions … With the hope that a positive public pressure will help me meet the targets….
here’s my list
1. Physical wellbeing
1.1. Eat and drink properly- If I do this one correct, a lot of ground will be covered on the health front...
Targets
1.1.1. Drink at least 2.5 liters of water a day … spread over the whole day … (baseline – currently irregular, around 2 liters/day)
1.1.2. Eat at regular intervals … with the last meal to be a small one taken before 9 PM ... (baseline - currently last meal is heavy and usually after 9:30)
1.2. Get ample sleep – Sleep, in my opinion, is an absolute must for physical well being … and I think I haven’t been getting enough of it
Targets
1.2.1. Sleep atleast 8 hours in a night … (baseline - less than 8 on most nights)
1.2.2. Carry no sleep deficit to next week week …
1.3. Waist and Stamina – Waist is a key downstream indicator… To control waist I will have to get a lot of other things under control… (Much like project tiger… where to protect the tiger the whole ecosystem has to be protected)… The approach is to work away the waist rather than starve to a thinner midsection.
Targets
1.3.1. Under 32 inches (baseline -38 inches at the widest :-(
1.3.2. Enough stamina to run a half marathon by the end of the year (baseline 2.5 KM max)
2. Mental wellbeing
2.1. Learn a Language - This is part of a more ambitious target of learning one new language a year . Since I know Hindi and a bit of Sanskrit and Urdu … Persian(Farsi) looks achievable
Target
2.1.1 Work @ 1 Lesson/day on http://www.easypersian.com
2.2. Gyan Recap – Whatever I am supposed to know... Small background- In my student life, I was very efficient… I used to pass most of my examinations with minimal effort … I lapped up the subjects as fast as they were thrown at me… With time (and there was plenty of it) I perfected the art to such an extent that I could pass with very little studying… As a result, I fear that, I might not have learnt as much as some of my more studious mates …To top it up my jobs hardly require any of the learnt knowledge … so I have started to loose the gyan .. I think a recap would be a good idea …
Target
2.2.1. Finish reacp of one broad topic a month
2.3. Write more often – Another background - As I have mentioned somewhere earlier- I was very efficient in childhood…. So efficient that I felt no need to maintain proper homework copies after as early as class 2 … This required a lot of skill in maneuvering myself through the schooling system without getting caught- for some strange reason, my teachers had a fetish for checking homework copies... they kept on asking me for HomeWork copies … I devised many successful ways to give slip to the teachers… As a result of my success in keeping away from homework, I could never get enough practice on writing… Which explains why writing doesn’t come spontaneously to me… It think its time to make amends and therefore I should write more blog posts.
Target
2.3.1. At least 50 blog posts in 2010 (baseline - 4 blog posts in 2009)
3. Relative wellbeing
3.1. Travel more often– Family that moves together, grooves together. I think i should take wife and son out more often
Targets
3.1.1. Take atleast 26 leave in this year .
3.1.2. Take Shams to three new places in a month
3.2. Stay in touch with family
Targets
3.2.1. Whenever Mom is in Delhi, meet her at least thrice a month
3.2.2. Visit In-laws at least once in a quarter.
3.2.3. Call Mom, Sis and Dad at least once a week.
3.2.4. Call all other relatives at least once a quarter.
3.3. Learn to Invest – Learn and try to limit all the mistakes to now (when I don’t have that much) rather than latter ( when I expect to have more).
Target :
3.3.1. Not lose money
4. Social wellbeing
4.1. Have lots of friends
Targets
4.1.1. Connect more often with existing friends
4.1.2. Make atleast 5 new friends outside office
4.2. Cooking – Learn new stuff
Targets
4.2.1. Make 6 sets of folks eat lunch/dinner cooked by me (might be counterproductive to social well being , but what the heck)
4.3. Help a few people – People near me, around me
... In earlier times … I used to ask friends to send feedback (on me) on Newyears… Very few replied … lesser number replied truthfully … I can easily trace the cause to the time of the year… Newyear makes people lie and it also prevent them from giving good feedback… all this primarily because people get into the habit of lying while filling their yearly appraisals.... and then some more when they read other peoples appraisals (which they appraise)… too much of appraisals also keeps people from giving good feedback.
Anyways… not much can be done about this … And I am still open to suggestions... So shoot if you have nice targets to suggest to me.
Saturday, December 05, 2009
Chalo Copenhagen
My cousin Ramsha is headed to Copenhagen for climate negotiations
Here's a picture of hers (extreme right) with rest of the official youth contingent and the Environment Minister
Picture taken from Hindu web article
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article60174.ece
Here's a picture of hers (extreme right) with rest of the official youth contingent and the Environment Minister
Picture taken from Hindu web article
http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Delhi/article60174.ece
Sunday, September 13, 2009
Dream TV Channel
I would happily pay huge sums for this TV channel -
Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Amir Khan, Shahid Kapoor ... these along with Bheegi billi and other characters of 9Xm ... singing, dancing and doing stuff that teaches fundamentals of colours, counting, alphabets, size, animals etc etc
My Three and a half year old loves all these characters ... wants us play their songs on the comp ... likes to watch Bheegi Billi... but has totally revolted against learning the regular stuff that is expected from kids his age.
:-)
Shahrukh Khan, Akshay Kumar, Amir Khan, Shahid Kapoor ... these along with Bheegi billi and other characters of 9Xm ... singing, dancing and doing stuff that teaches fundamentals of colours, counting, alphabets, size, animals etc etc
My Three and a half year old loves all these characters ... wants us play their songs on the comp ... likes to watch Bheegi Billi... but has totally revolted against learning the regular stuff that is expected from kids his age.
:-)
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Dead in the news
Michael Jackson .. mai-ka-lal jai-kisan (in desi jokes) ... Mikaeel ... is dead ... he died a few days back ... the whole world knew MJ ... most know about his death (its all over the media) ... many are sad ... he might even be remembered by a generation or two ...
I didn't know Michael ... and am sort of indifferent to his death ... it just makes me wonder why some immensely successful people face multiple troubles in their post-success lives ...
Hidden somewhere in the papers was news of another death ...
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/renowned-educationist-anil-wilson-passes-away/481449/
An ex-principal of St Stephens, New Delhi had passed away ... some people people knew Anil Wilson ... most of them would be sad .... he would also be remembered by a generation or two ...
Unlike MJ's case I am not indifferent to Anil' death ....I had shared a very brief period of my life with Anil .... all of about 2 hours... when we sat in the same room.... along with 5-6 other people ... all loaded with radioactive glucose... in AIIMS ... ... All of us were in for a PET scan on 16 Oct 08 ... and though he was the known educationist ... it was I who was giving all the gyan... I was more experienced ... I had dealt with cancer for longer .... and was trying to build up some positive vibes in an otherwise gloomy room ...
anyways ...
I had wished him luck and said goodbye when I left ...
goodbye again dude ...
peace to all
I didn't know Michael ... and am sort of indifferent to his death ... it just makes me wonder why some immensely successful people face multiple troubles in their post-success lives ...
Hidden somewhere in the papers was news of another death ...
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/renowned-educationist-anil-wilson-passes-away/481449/
An ex-principal of St Stephens, New Delhi had passed away ... some people people knew Anil Wilson ... most of them would be sad .... he would also be remembered by a generation or two ...
Unlike MJ's case I am not indifferent to Anil' death ....I had shared a very brief period of my life with Anil .... all of about 2 hours... when we sat in the same room.... along with 5-6 other people ... all loaded with radioactive glucose... in AIIMS ... ... All of us were in for a PET scan on 16 Oct 08 ... and though he was the known educationist ... it was I who was giving all the gyan... I was more experienced ... I had dealt with cancer for longer .... and was trying to build up some positive vibes in an otherwise gloomy room ...
anyways ...
I had wished him luck and said goodbye when I left ...
goodbye again dude ...
peace to all
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Oouche Roche
Article from TOI
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/HC-scraps-Roches-plea/articleshow/4445931.cms
" ...The bench also said that public interest was predominant and it required that patients get access to cheap cancer medicines in the country ..."
The Patients vs Patents battle continues ...
I personally think that our society has chosen a flawed model for supporting and promoting innovation and growth in area of lifesaving drugs.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/HC-scraps-Roches-plea/articleshow/4445931.cms
" ...The bench also said that public interest was predominant and it required that patients get access to cheap cancer medicines in the country ..."
The Patients vs Patents battle continues ...
I personally think that our society has chosen a flawed model for supporting and promoting innovation and growth in area of lifesaving drugs.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Silent Observer
History, society, economics and communication
they are the themes of this post, this rumination
And why ??..... Because ...
Now is the time to look at these four -
History's in making, like never before
Prejudice's resurgent, hatred is it's core
Profits are moving from shore to shore
and communication ???
cause the net and the bloggers are changing the game
and readers and writers are one and the same
the youtube generation is wielding the mike
professional reporters can go take a hike
I watch from a distance, tune into the climes
A silent observer, I learn with the times
I hope to be smarter and wiser sometimes
-then pour all my thinking in beautiful rhymes
they are the themes of this post, this rumination
And why ??..... Because ...
Now is the time to look at these four -
History's in making, like never before
Prejudice's resurgent, hatred is it's core
Profits are moving from shore to shore
and communication ???
cause the net and the bloggers are changing the game
and readers and writers are one and the same
the youtube generation is wielding the mike
professional reporters can go take a hike
I watch from a distance, tune into the climes
A silent observer, I learn with the times
I hope to be smarter and wiser sometimes
-then pour all my thinking in beautiful rhymes
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
Back to the future
Small time personal announcement-
picking up a regular job from day after tomorrow
Thank-you thank-you thank-you in advance
picking up a regular job from day after tomorrow
Thank-you thank-you thank-you in advance
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Downers
-- It is not a fair world
-- Markets have ugly distortions and frictions which mar their theoretical beauty
-- The system sure works - only hitch is - it doesn't work for you
-- Markets have ugly distortions and frictions which mar their theoretical beauty
-- The system sure works - only hitch is - it doesn't work for you
Thursday, March 27, 2008
no SCANdal here - I am clean (updated)
Well... the PET scan results are out ... This was the second PET after treatment got over ... An unassuming pre-printed report says that things are fine
Am posting some of the PET Scan pictures for the curious ones who have never seen such images
Here's the latest update from my Hematologist Dr Auro Viswabandya
I had a loook at PET scan and it appears absolutely fine.
Your blood reports are normal and no intervention is required at present.
You can definitely get prepared for half marathon run in November 2008 ! Absolutely no problem.
For some people, the weakness / tiredness remains for a longer time post chemo and radiotherapy. Try to ignore that and get back to your normal schedule. Should be alright.
It will be better to have a repeat PET after 6 months and if everything is fine, then the next PET can be after 1 year.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
PET Scan at AIIMS
If you are looking at getting a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan done in New Delhi, then getting it done from AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences) is an option that you might consider.
AIIMS advantage
AIIMS was one of first few Indian hospitals to set up a PET/CT center. They have (what seems like) competent staff. Very importantly they are much cheaper than the private PET centers.
The drawbacks are -
a) Long waiting list - you have to book well in advance - 1.5 months lead would get you a scan date of your choice ... If you are lucky, you can get earlier appointments ... The more resourceful can try pawwa/jack ... a senior AIIMS doctor (preferably from dept of Nuclear Medicine) would a be an ideal jack
b) Government Hospital treatment - I will not call the AIIMS PET experience bad, but it pales in comparison to the royal treatment given at Apollo PET center at Hyderabad ... AIIMS guys might call you empty stomach at 9:30 in the morning and then do your scan 4 or 5 in the evening ... To be fair they are not totally inhuman - children, elderly and the extremely weak are scanned first ... but still, I think smarter scheduling will result in substantial improvement in the customer experience.
Rates
First time scan (full body) - INR 7,500
Subsequent scans - INR 4,000
Tips
- PET center is the first building (just one floor tall) on the left .. when entering AIIMS from Aurobindo Marg gate (opposite Safdarjung Hospital)
- For booking a slot, you would need a written test prescription from your doctor . Things would be smoothest if this prescription is from an AIIMS doctor.
- Preferred way of payment is thru bank draft. At the time of booking they tell you the exact amount and details for the draft. I had to get a draft in favor of "Director, AIIMS, New Delhi" payable at New Delhi
- Bring previous scan reports/sheets and diagnosis records/discharge summaries. They might ask for a photocopy of the earlier reports and medical records. A photocopy of previous scan report(from AIIMS) serves as proof of repeat scan (repeat scans are cheaper)
- Bring a one liter bottle of water along. Some types of scans require you to drink a "contrast". The technician makes this "contrast" by mixing something in your 1 liter water bottle.
AIIMS advantage
AIIMS was one of first few Indian hospitals to set up a PET/CT center. They have (what seems like) competent staff. Very importantly they are much cheaper than the private PET centers.
The drawbacks are -
a) Long waiting list - you have to book well in advance - 1.5 months lead would get you a scan date of your choice ... If you are lucky, you can get earlier appointments ... The more resourceful can try pawwa/jack ... a senior AIIMS doctor (preferably from dept of Nuclear Medicine) would a be an ideal jack
b) Government Hospital treatment - I will not call the AIIMS PET experience bad, but it pales in comparison to the royal treatment given at Apollo PET center at Hyderabad ... AIIMS guys might call you empty stomach at 9:30 in the morning and then do your scan 4 or 5 in the evening ... To be fair they are not totally inhuman - children, elderly and the extremely weak are scanned first ... but still, I think smarter scheduling will result in substantial improvement in the customer experience.
Rates
First time scan (full body) - INR 7,500
Subsequent scans - INR 4,000
Tips
- PET center is the first building (just one floor tall) on the left .. when entering AIIMS from Aurobindo Marg gate (opposite Safdarjung Hospital)
- For booking a slot, you would need a written test prescription from your doctor . Things would be smoothest if this prescription is from an AIIMS doctor.
- Preferred way of payment is thru bank draft. At the time of booking they tell you the exact amount and details for the draft. I had to get a draft in favor of "Director, AIIMS, New Delhi" payable at New Delhi
- Bring previous scan reports/sheets and diagnosis records/discharge summaries. They might ask for a photocopy of the earlier reports and medical records. A photocopy of previous scan report(from AIIMS) serves as proof of repeat scan (repeat scans are cheaper)
- Bring a one liter bottle of water along. Some types of scans require you to drink a "contrast". The technician makes this "contrast" by mixing something in your 1 liter water bottle.
Scan done
Monday morning I got a PET Scan done. This is the second scan after treatment got over. The previous scan (done in Sep 07) had come out clean. If this one comes clean, then there are good chances that my blood cancer will not come back again.
Results will be out tomorrow.
Results will be out tomorrow.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Complan works best on girls
Don't believe me ???
It's not my imagination ... it was proven in a scientific experiment
This well regulated study was started when Ayesha Takia and Shahid Kapoor were kids ... what did you say - they still look like kids !! ... well well ... this was started they were real kids.
At that time, in keeping with scientific temperament and in the quest for the enlightened truth, they were given Complan
A few days back the results were evaluated -
Shahid hasn't done that well ... He has managed to grow just 2 inches more than the average Indian male( avg height 5'5") ... Even today he looks slightly smallish and does boyish things ... Here is a picture of Shahid
Ayesha, on the other hand, has grown quite well. She is a good 5 inches taller than the average Indian female(avg height 5'0") and is sumptuously endowed in other dimensions too. Latest pic (wearing green) -
Conclusion - Complan definitely has different effects on boys and girls
sources - video by psvyas on youtube, Ayesha from masalaababes Shahid from bollywood.ac
Note - Some of the external sources are not as discrete as I am ... they may carry titillating and objectionable images.
It's not my imagination ... it was proven in a scientific experiment
This well regulated study was started when Ayesha Takia and Shahid Kapoor were kids ... what did you say - they still look like kids !! ... well well ... this was started they were real kids.
At that time, in keeping with scientific temperament and in the quest for the enlightened truth, they were given Complan
A few days back the results were evaluated -
Shahid hasn't done that well ... He has managed to grow just 2 inches more than the average Indian male( avg height 5'5") ... Even today he looks slightly smallish and does boyish things ... Here is a picture of Shahid
Ayesha, on the other hand, has grown quite well. She is a good 5 inches taller than the average Indian female(avg height 5'0") and is sumptuously endowed in other dimensions too. Latest pic (wearing green) -
Conclusion - Complan definitely has different effects on boys and girls
sources - video by psvyas on youtube, Ayesha from masalaababes Shahid from bollywood.ac
Note - Some of the external sources are not as discrete as I am ... they may carry titillating and objectionable images.
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
And the award goes to ... Daso
If I were to give away an award for the best captions on an Online Photo Album ... I would definitely give it to the captions on my pal Hrishikesh Das and his mate Jyotsna's album of their Goa trip
This Album (click to view) contains gems like
"Don't think it is a lighthouse...looks pretty heavy to me!"
and
"They tried to break the fort with love writings...but I guess fort was stronger than love... "
This Album (click to view) contains gems like
"Don't think it is a lighthouse...looks pretty heavy to me!"
and
"They tried to break the fort with love writings...but I guess fort was stronger than love... "
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