Queen victoria building in Australia

Queen Victoria building with Wall clock

Blowing out someone else's candle does not make yours shine any brighter.

Blowing out someone else's candle does not make yours shineany  brighter.

Letter to Indian Prime minister

Dear P.M.
Shri Narendra Modi ji,

Namaskar !

Make this change and the country will recognize your leadership...

Life time pension accorded for one tenure of politicians - is gross injustice compared to the rest of the government servants who have to put in a minimum of 20 years of service. This is a drain on the public exchequer.

No one has been able to explain why young men &  women who serve in the Military for 20 years or more, risking their lives protecting our freedom get only 50% of their pay on retirement & Short Service Commissioned Officers who also risk their life for a term varying from 5-14 yrs - get ZERO retirement benefits after their assignment.

But Politicians who hold their political positions in the safe confines of the capital, protected by these very same men &  women, receive Full-Pay on retirement after serving just one term of 5 yrs. Does it make any sense ???

PM SIR, CHANGE THIS RULE AND THE NATION SHALL BE GRATEFUL TO YOU FOREVER...

Abolish, politicians' pension for life.

Just like you motivated common people to give up subsidy, motivate MPs to give up numerous undeserving exorbitant perks and subsidies granted unanimously by themselves, including pension.

And we hope it starts with yourself... You are a great motivator...

Thanking you in anticipation of a favourable response,

Yours sincerely...

[ If each person who receives this forwards it to 20 people, in 3 days, most people will have this message, and it may lead to a national campaign.

If you choose not to pass it on, you still have made a choice. These braveh soldiers have given you that right to "freedom" for which they pay dearly...! ]

Jai HIND!...

The answers you seek never come when the mind is busy, they come when the mind is still.

The answers you seek

Never come when the mind is busy,

Gold Fountain pen

Cesky Krumlov Castle

                    Cesky Krumlov castle, this fairy tale town a few hours outside of Prague

Pastries special to Prague called Trdelniks

Pastries special to Prague called Trdelniks

Pastries special to Prague called Trdelniks,  It is made in tubular format, thereafter they add

Nutella or jam or ice cream in the middle.

Kashmir

Deepak Kunte: FYI on behalf  of Our Trade Partner Mr Amit Kapil

APPEAL:
Dear Friends, I Just reached from pahalgam after a miserable life from Kashmir, we have started at journey at mid night, the entire roads either full of rocks, trees or broken till 70 kms from pahalgam. They burnt our Langer's, looted the people and even they made them nude, seriously they are not human they behaved like Zombie's.
The entire Kashmir community (exceptions are there) i am surprised to see hotelier n Taxi Union hate entire  Indian community, they thrown out our baggages from the hotels, no food, no water even to kids, they have forced people to say Hindustan Murdabad, Pakistan Zindabad. Both Kashmir n Central Govt. Police n CRPF are useless they don't have power to shoot a single bullet that what the people taking benefits, the only solution is Army to save the nation. Have you seen movie Airlift we lived life for 3 days like them, hats off to Langar Walo Ki who feed us otherwise we gave up. We were at base camp but on chargeable basis on high price even we paid for our transport from pahalgam to Delhi or Jammu no help to Srinagar, rescue ke naam pe ghanta, who don't have the money they are still there. Boycott Kashmir Tourism then they get to know the power of Indians, they are least bothered about Tourism, they said we don't want you and your tourism, these are the words from hotel n taxi people. You can't imagine how we spent our 3 days in hell so called Kashmir heaven on earth.

Pictures of Chicago

The Cloud Gate, also called the Bean, sculpture in Millennium

View of the Sears Tower 

View from Willis tower

Hwy 1 Miami to Key west Road

Hwy1, Miami to Keywest

If you continuously compete with others, you will become bitter. But if you continuously compete with yourself, you become better.

If you continuously compete with others,

You will become bitter.

But if you continuously compete with yourself,

Gold & Silver ballpoint pen

Goddess Lakshmi Fountain pen

Goddess Lakshmi Fountain pen

The Goddess Lakshmi pen is beautiful from any angle.
The pen is made of 925 Silver. Goddess Lakshmi is the Goddess of wealth standing on a lotus flower. At her feet baby Ganesha is playing. This colorful pen is painted with red & blue enamel.

Indira Gandhi International airport

Buddha statue at New Delhi airport

Change in India

Mark Tully, ex BBC Correspondent in his Book No Full Stops in India, while discussing about change writes ; “In India change takes some time, the birth will be slow and perhaps painful. I believe it could be the birth of a new order which is not held up by the crumbling colonial pillars left behind by the Raj but is GENUINELY Indian ; a modern order, but not a slavish imitation of other modern orders”.
He goes on to say that – “For all its great achievements, the Nehru dynasty has stood like a banyan tree overshadowing the people and the institutions of India, and all Indians know that nothing grows under the Banyan tree”.
As Mark said , Change will be slow and painful, therefore for someone who doesn’t read and makes judgement based on perception will for quite some time not be able to see the change taking place or will pretend as if nothing is changing. The way changes are coming in Railways, Power sector, Defense Production and in governance and at the same time accompanied by the resentment of the old forces indicate that the process of change has begun albeit slowly and is going to be painful.
Let us not undermine the capabilities of this termite ridden old Banyan tree which will still try its best to stop any one growing to the extent that it may even turn the soil upside down before falling down.
For a year or so we may witness more of Dadris, more of Kaniyahas, more of Owaisi style shouting but finally if the Society keeps its cool, acts maturely and continues to perform we will sail through and the old forces will die a natural death.

Chandertal Lake Himachal Pradesh, India

We must accept the end of something in order to begin to build something new.

We must accept the end of something in order to begin to build something new.

 

Parker 51 fountain pen

Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist

Without imperfection, neither you nor I would exist

Review: Noodler's Neponset Fountain Pen - Music Nib

Review: Noodler's Neponset Fountain Pen - Music Nib

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

A man is not finished when he is defeated. He is finished when he quits.

Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Remind yourself that God is with you and that nothing can defeat Him.

Do not build up obstacles in your imagination. Remind yourself that God is with you and that nothing can defeat Him.