A interesting journey to SPJIMR, Mumbai

Mr X secures seat in SPJIMR which is one of the leading B-School in India placed in Mumbai. He decided to go to Mumbai alone. His parents also accepted his decision. There is only week left to go. He don't know any one in Mumbai but the only confidence is three years ago he went to Mumbai with his friends. He came to know the place of the college by the college website and he searched in the net which is the nearest station to the college. Now the problem is with the accommodation, one fine day when he was visiting the college website in the alumni list he find the company called "Bridge Accommodations" which will provide the PG's in Mumbai. He opened the official website of the company and called to him they said they are not providing the Accommodation in andheri, but there is a alternative, we can provide the accommodation in goregam which is near to the college by train there is only one stop between andheri and goregam he replied k then book the accommodation and said the date when he will come to Mumbai. So every thing is fine now the problem is with train reservation he is going alone with two heavy loaded bags to minimise the risk he decided to go in three tire AC compartment he went to near village to get the Tatkal ticket on one day before the journey he get the ticket every thing is fine till now.

The departure of the train is at early morning 5.30 from the place he live it takes one and half hour to reach the railway station by bus so they decided to go in car. They felt by car we can reach by half an hour in early morning. He woke up late in the morning and he get ready and started journey with his parents by 4.40 they felt no problem we can reach in 30 min but due to winter season the roads are fully covered with fog the driver unable to drive the car fast so all are in tense weather they reach in time or not luckily after some time the fog is cleared then the driver drives the car fast they went to platform by 5.20 by chance the train is 20 min late. The train will stop for 20 min in that station they stepped in and sit in their compartment by the time train start mom and dad was given the send off and stepped out from the train. He was slept when the train started the compartment is cold and berths are separated by the curtains the journey is for 22 hrs and he will arrive to Mumbai at 3 am he was not thinking about that and slept happily at 10am he woke up and had his breakfast  at that time only two berths are filled out of six they both are not from his region he don't know Hindi much just he can manage with the few words he hope at least one in rest of the three will be from his region but rest of the three are also not from his region so no one is there to speak a regional language with him so he stared reading the "Turning Points" book written by Abdul Kalam. Later boy brought the lunch after lunch all started to sleep he chooses the upper berth this time, the compartment is very dark even in the mid day. At night boy came and woke up them and provided the dinner after eating he was waiting for the boy to pay the bill the boy came in 10 min and said INR 160 each meal INR60 and tiffin INR40 so he paid the bill and slept again he had a long sleep from afternoon to next day morning he know only three places names in Mumbai one where he has to step out the train Dadar , second the place where the accommodation is provide Goregam and the third where the college is placed Andheri. The lights in the compartment is switched on by the passengers by that he woke up and asked 

" Agala station Kya hey"

Replied "Dadar"

So he came from the upper berth and get alert to step down from the train. The train is stopped but the station is Thane so he waited next stop is Dadar unfortunately the train is one and half hour late it favours him the train stoped  in Dadar.

He stepped down with two heavy loaded bags it is very difficult to carry those bags he is not believing the kuli so he want to carry the bags even though they are heavy loaded he asked one person in the platform 

" local train ke Jane keliye platform number Kya he"

Replied "chaar"

It is opposite end to the station so he need to fly the flyover while walking in the platform so many taxi drivers asked for taxi but he was not believing them so he refused to take taxi and started flying flyover to catch the local train  and asked one person

" local train ka ticket counter kidar hey"

Replied " samne javo"

He found the ticket counter with long queue even though he stranded in the queue with language 

He asked " Goregam Jane keliye ak ticket"

Replied " a counter nay opposite counter chalo"

He was irritated and helpless he is feeling very difficult to move with the language he stand there for a minute and decided to go in taxi he was searching for taxi no one is there so he came out from the station so many taxi's are there he get into one taxi 

He asked " Goregam Jane keliye kitana rupee "

Replied 300 

He barged for 220 and then he put the bags in taxi and step into taxi after sitting in the taxi he asked the change or INR 1000 I said I have only five 100 notes he said to give and he gave INR 1000 note. Due to some reasons he shifted me to another taxi which is in running so with in seconds he gave back my notes and he was taken his note back the taxi drive was moving fast I said to driver I will pay 220 he replied in Hindi I came to understand by his words that I need to pay per meter I was irritated and I said the address to him "Goregam, gokuldham, Aarey bhasker garden, daya sagar complex" he replied " garden malum nie gokuldham malum" He was fully irritated but helpless gokuldham came he said "bas bas" and came out from taxi driver said 300 by meter he find only three 100 notes in his valet and he came to know the previous taxi driver manipulated and stolen two notes he paid to him and from that time he was very alert for every situation he catcher the auto and said the address driver asked INR 50 he have only 50 rupees with him at last he reaches his destination in auto he call the kul preth the MD of Bridge accommodation he replied the office will be open at 10 am now it is 7 am so he need to wait for 3 hrs so he decided to stay in the garden and started walking with bags he got a call from kul preth he said that I will message you one number he will guide you he said. He felt happy and called to that number he replied wait there only I will come in 5 min his name swalin. Swalin came in few minutes and opened the office and finished the formalities swalin said he need to pay 6500 first month rent 3000 for registration and 15000 advance he said I will pay 10k now and afternoon I will pay rest of the money he accepted swalin take him to apartments on his bike it is one km away from the office in a few minutes they reached to apartment. He observed so many apartments in the way with the average height 25 stares it feels strange to him. His apartment is only 7 stares and his flat is in 7th floor in the lift they went to 7th floor and entered in to the flat. He felt very happy by seeing the flat it is triple bed room flat and six members are going to stay in that flat so in each bed room going to stay two members there is a TV in each bed room and fridge, Stove, cylinder, heater etc every thing is  available after showing the room swalin went away. His room mate went to office and rest of the rooms are locked inside and they are sleeping all are employes. He was hungry so fresh up quickly and stepped out from the apartment.

The place he was living is called Riddhi gardens and around ten plus apartments are there in Riddhi gardens and entire place is filled with full of trees and it is completely  residential and decent place. So he came out from Riddhi gardens and started searching for hotel to have breakfast there are so many hotels but all are looking small in size and the roads are full of crud and looks like entire population in India are seams to be in Mumbai all shops are conjusted and adjacent to each other after some time he find one decent hotel. In Mumbai if the food court is furnished then the closed room with tables is called as restarent there are only two options to eat weathered to eat in the footpath or in restarent. Generally in his region only lower middle class and poor people only will eat in the footpath stops with that assumption he entered into a decent restarent he saw the menu vada INR 50 and idly INR 20 all dosa items are more than INR 80 so he ordered vada idly he felt very expensive and expected he will deliver two vada and two idly but he delivered only one vada one idly by seeing that he was shocked and no words to him at least one forth part of the stomach is also not filled with that stuff he was taken couple of sambar cups extra with that half of the stomach is filled and rest of the stomach is filled with water, the idly and vada is very tasty but small in size he paid the bill and came out and he felt this is the first and last time to come to this restarent later he started searching for hair dressing saloon every saloon is looking like expensive he found one small saloon and get trimmed his hair he charged INR 100 at. That time he realised that why there are still hair cutting stops are in footpath like in a village generally he used to see the road side hair dressing stops in villages. He felt every thing is expensive in Mumbai and went back to room and finished his bath, after that he want to buy a mobile and sim card to maintain both romping sim and local sim so he went to mobile shop and buy a mobile generally mobile prices will be same at any place later he asked for the sim card he said that not there after stepping o four mobile shops he came to know that sim cards will available only in the stores like Vodafone store etc. 

He asked " Vodafone store kidar hey"

Replied " station ke pass"

So he catches the share auto and went to the Vodafone store he came to know that he need to pay INR 550 to get the new prepaid connection and 520 rupees balance will come when it activated he finished the formalities and they said that it takes one week time to get activate the sim card. He was surprised because in his region the sim card will get activated in a few minutes, he finished the formalities and return back to the Riddhi gardens and stared searching for restarent which will suit for his budget this time he went to the small restarent and saw the menu all items are expensive the didn't find the meals in the menu so he ordered the sambar rice later he saw one member neighbour to him ordered the meals so he called the waiter and said cancel the sambar rice and order meals waiter asked puri or chapatti or roti he said no need waiter said need to choose one so he ordered puri the order is delivered quickly he found five small puris and small cup of rice and two curries samar and dal food is very delicious but rice is in small quantity after lunch he paid the bill of INR90 he came to realise that getting a rice in mumbai is very expensive and tuned his mind to have chapati daily and came back to room still two bed rooms are locked and they were sleeping inside he was very tired so he was also slept and he woke up at 7.30 pm he observed that the two bed rooms are unlocked and they were not there so he was alone in the room. Swalin came to the room to collect the rest of the amount he paid the amount and he planned to see the college which makes easy to go to college tomorrow. He catches the city bus at Riddhi gardens to go to railway station he collected the ticket in the counter and catches the train and went to andheri he came to know that there is only one stop between andheri he went to andheri bus stop and waiting for the bus to go to SPJIMR he waited for 10 min bus didn't came he felt that it is getting late and he want to go back to room any way he can go by auto to college he felt and he went to ticket counter and given INR 10 and said one ticket Goregam he was given ticket and instead of going change he was given the token he don't know what it is any way he was taken the token and cathed the train and reached andheri he had the puri on footpath stop he felt that on footpath also food is very tasty and have good quality  and came back to room back to room. He felt that there is no one in the flat after 10 min his room mate saurab who is working in the HDFC came from the office he was a nice guy he feel comfortable with saurab and he came to know rest of the four guys have the night shifts every day he was sleepy and slept after having a general conversation because he need to go to college by 9am.

It is Saturday for his room mate Saturday and unsay is holiday as usually rest of the four members rooms are looked inside and sleeping so quickly he get ready and without breakfast he went to station he found that there is a three types of upma's selling in the footpath stop he asked one type of upma he served in the small disposal cup generally those cups are used in the temples to serve the prasadam in the temple he treated this as a prasadam and had two cups o upma and paid INR 20 it is also very tastes and had a good quality he realised that in Mumbai every where we will find with a good taste and good quality. Due to lack of time he ran to station and he don't know how to convey the token as the ticket so he stood in the queue and taken a ticket for andheri and reached andheri there a less time so he called the auto and said to go to SPJIMR in it is just 2 Km from the college with in 5 min he reached to college

He stepped into the college and he came to know that his class is going to conduct in the 5 th floor so he went to 5 th floor in lift the class is looking great and seating arrangement is also very nice it look like a board meeting room seating arrangement is in the U shape all 28 students will sit in that seating arrangement. The room is very cold because all four air conditioners are switched on. After that the course organiser was entered into the room she addressed her self as the benal and guided us on each and every desk half litre water bottle is placed. Benal said to collect the name boards which are placed in the shelf we have to place the name boards on our desk. Later benal said to we need to choose two course coordinators coco voluntarily one girl neha raised hand to be as coco for the second coco he raised the hand so these two are the coco's for the course they need to take the responsibilities while providing materials, partitioning groups, collecting ppt's etc. After few minutes chairperson Mr M.S.Rao entered into the room to address us and he said students in the class need to choose the coco at the end of the day we need to choose the coco. In a few minutes prof Radhika Narayanan was entered who is going to handle the morning session the session is from 9.30 to 1 pm the session is great and very interactively she said that in SPJIMR claps are not permitted we have to beat the desk instead of claps for appreciation he felt  its interesting the time runs very faulty and between lunch there is a tea break they will provide the cookies and tea and lunch also provided by them afternoon session is started at 2 pm and ended at 6 pm session is really very interesting by the end of the day every one become very close and with in a day every one became very close they was chosen neha and his as a coco he found two of them in the class are from his region one in them dropped him in Riddhi garden and in the journey he guided how to live in Mumbai and how systematic the Mumbai will be finally he is very happy because the course and college is very nice and good place he came to know that life in Mumbai is very systematic and peace but it is expensive comparatively with in two days how was habituated with that life and leading the life exciting systematic and happily. By the by I didn't address the person in the journey he is none other than the admin of the blog.

- Divvela

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How to Get People to Listen to You on Social Media

It's unlikely your social media posts will enjoy the level of popularity as these public figures, but you certainly don't need to be a White House resident or have a trendy chili-bowl haircut to make your voice known. It just takes a few key strategies to put your company out there.

Make it count.

Whether it's a 140-character tweet or a blog post, be clever with your words. Consumers don't have the time or attention span to read through several paragraphs. Make your posts short, sweet, and to the point.

Don't overdo it.

On social media, there is such a thing as over-doing it. Feel free to share pictures of company events, post about new product launches, and share any upcoming news, but don't clog your audiences' feeds with unnecessary information. Consumers will start ignoring you if they feel bombarded with information, and you might end up losing advocates.

Listen to your audience.

Have you ever been on a bad date in which the person wouldn't stop talking about himself or herself? It's a huge turnoff. The same "it's not all about me" etiquette applies to social media interactions. 

A key part of business-to-business and business-to-consumer communication is two-way engagement. If somebody asks you a question or tweets at you on a social media channel, respond in a timely manner. If something negative or inaccurate is posted, apologize, offer a solution, or clarify the discrepancy. Listening pays off, and you might end up actually learning something.

Analyze your results.

There is a plethora of social media analysis software out there--programs that analyze sentiment, activity, top influencers, engagement patterns, and more, so you can watch your progress and learn what it takes to get the better results in the future. By observing what works and what doesn't work over time, you can make your outreach better suited for your audience.

Patience, especially in the case of social media, is a virtue. Growing a following takes time, and you need to build trust and nurture relationships that you want to keep.

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The man who can create "YASH CHOPRA"

Yash Chopra was born in the year September 27, 1932. He was an Indian film director, script writer and film producer, predominantly working in Hindi cinema. Chopra began his career as an assistant director to I.S. Johar and his elder brother, B.R. Chopra. He made his directorial debut with Dhool Ka Phool in 1959, a melodrama about illegitimacy and followed it with the social drama Dharmputra (1961). Encouraged by the success of both films, the Chopra brothers made several more movies together during the late fifties and sixties. Chopra then rose to prominence after the commercially and critically successful drama, Waqt (1965), which pioneered the concept of ensemble casts in Bollywood.

In 1973, Chopra founded his own production company, Yash Raj Films and launched it with Daag: A Poem of Love (1973), a successful melodrama about a polygamous man. His success continued in the seventies, with some of Indian cinema's most successful and iconic films, including the action thriller Deewar (1975) which established Amitabh Bachchan as the leading actor in Bollywood, the romantic drama Kabhie Kabhie (1976) and Trishul (1978). From the late seventies till 1989 marked a professional setback in Chopra's career as several films he produced or directed in that period failed to leave a mark at the Indian box office, notably Doosra Aadmi, Kaala Pathar, Silsila (1981), Mashaal (1984), Faasle (1985) and Vijay (1988) were his productions. However, in 1989, Chopra directed the commercially and critically successful cult film Chandni which became instrumental in ending the era of violent films in Bollywood and returning musicals.

Chopra then directed and produced the cult classic Lamhe in 1991. Considered by critics and Chopra himself as his best work to date, the film became one of the biggest Bollywood hits in the overseas market. In 1992 he directed Parampara which was critically panned. Chopra followed it with the box-office hit and trend setter Darr (1993). Starring Shahrukh Khan in his debut, it showed a sympathetic look at obsessive love and defied the image of the conventional hero. Since then, Chopra directed three more romantic films, all starring Khan; Dil To Pagal Hai (1997), Veer-Zaara (2004) and Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) before he announced his retirement from directing in 2012.

Chopra founded and was chairman of the motion picture production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, which ranks as India's biggest production company as of 2006, as well as the founder of Yash Raj Studios. 

Chopra's career has spanned over five decades and over 50 films and is considered one of the leading filmmakers in the history of Hindi cinema. He came to be known as the "King of romance" of the Indian cinema. Chopra has won several film awards, including six National Film Awards, eleven Filmfare awards and four Filmfare Award for Best Director. The Government of India honoured him with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 2001 and the Padma Bhushan in 2005 for his contributions towards Indian cinema. BAFTA presented him with a lifetime membership for his contribution to the films, making him the first Indian to receive the honour.

Producer:

Daag (1973)

Kabhi Kabhie (1976)

Doosra Aadmi (1977)

Trishul (1978)

Noorie (1979)

Kaala Pathar (1979)

Silsila (1981)

Nakhuda (1981)

Sawaal (1982)

Mashaal (1984)

Faasle (1985)

Vijay (1988)

Chandni (1989)

Lamhe (1991)

Darr (1993)

Aaina (1993)

Yeh Dillagi (1994)

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995)

Humko Ishq Ne Maara (Telefilm) (1997)

Dil To Pagal Hai (1997)

Mohabbatein (2000)

Mujhse Dosti Karoge! (2002)

Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai (2002)

Saathiya (2002)

Hum Tum (2004)

Dhoom (2004)

Veer-Zaara (2004)

Bunty Aur Babli (2005)

Salaam Namaste (2005)

Neal N Nikki (2005)

Fanaa (2006)

Dhoom 2 (2006)

Kabul Express (2006)

Ta Ra Rum Pum (2007)

Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)

Chak De India (2007)

Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007)

Aaja Nachle (2007)

Tashan (2008)

Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic (2008)

Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008)

Roadside Romeo (2008)

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008)

New York (2009)

Dil Bole Hadippa (2009)

Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)

Pyaar Impossible (2010)

Band Baaja Baaraat (2010)

Mujhse Fraaandship Karoge (2011)

Mere Brother Ki Dulhan (2011)

Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011)

Ishaqzaade (2012)

Ek Tha Tiger (2012)

Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012)

Director

        Movie Name       Year of Release 

1 Dhool Ka Phool.       1959

2 Dharmputra         1961                           

3 Waqt                         1965                       

4 Aadmi Aur Insaan 1969                    

5 Ittefaq                         1969                                         

6 Daag                         1973                              

7 Joshila                         1973                                        

8 Deewaar                 1975

9 Kabhi Kabhie         1976             

10 Trishul                         1978

11 Kaala Patthar         1979  

12 Silsila                         1981                             

13 Mashaal                 1984         

14 Faasle                         1985

15 Vijay                         1988   

16 Chandni                 1989                

17 Lamhe                         1991                                               

18 Parampara                 1991  

19 Darr                         1993           

20 Dil To Pagal Hai 1997      

21 Veer-Zaara         2004        

22 Jab Tak Hai Jaan 2012

National Film Awards: 

1990, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Chandni

1994, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Darr

1996, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1998, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Dil To Pagal Hai

2005, National Film Award for Best Popular Film Providing Wholesome Entertainment, Veer-Zaara

Film fare Awards:

1965, Filmfare Best Director Award, Waqt

1969, Filmfare Best Director Award, Ittefaq

1973, Filmfare Best Director Award, Daag

1975, Filmfare Best Director Award, Deewar

1991, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Lamhe

1995, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1997, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Dil To Pagal Hai

2004, Filmfare Best Movie Award, Veer-Zaara

2006, Filmfare Power Award

2007, Filmfare Power Award

2008, Filmfare Power Award

Honours and recognitions:

1. 2005: Padma Bhushan, one of the country's highest civilian honours.

France's highest civilian honour, Legion of Honour,

2. Vice President of the Film Producers’ Guild of India for the last 10 years.

Handpicked by the British Film Institute for a book written by Rachel Dwyer in their ‘World Directors Series’. This book showcases the glorious five-decade career of Yash Chopra.

3. Pusan International Film Festival – Asian Filmmaker of the Year, 2009

Honoured along with the Egyptian comedy superstar Adel Imam and the Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman as the Asian, Arab and Hollywood honorees in the Dubai International Film Festival "In the Spotlight", which honours the work of eminent actors, producers and directors from around the world for their distinguished service to the film industry.

4. Honoured by the Swiss Government for rediscovering Switzerland and recently, he was presented a Special Award by Ursula Andress on behalf of the Swiss Government.

5. Currently on the Advisory Board of the Information & Broadcasting Ministry of the Government of India.

6. Founder Trustee of Film Industry Welfare Trust established in the year 1996.

7. Received the BBC Asia Awards twice – in 1998 and 2001 for his outstanding contribution in films.

8. Dr. Dadabhai Naoroji Millennium Lifetime Achievement award in 2001.

9. Certificate of Recognition from the British Tourist Authority and British Film Commission for promoting tourism in the UK through his films.

10. Vocational Excellence Award by the Rotary Club

Outstanding Achievement Awards by the apex bodies of Indian Industry – like the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry).

11. He was honoured by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) at Malaysia for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

12. Honoured by NAASCOM (National Association of Software and Service Companies) and AIAI (All India Association of Industries) for his outstanding achievements.

13. He has also been awarded the Priyadarshini Award for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema.

14.  Phalke Award for 2001, the topmost and the highest honour given in the Indian film industry.

15. He had been given the Maharastra state government’s Raj Kapoor and V. Shantaram’ Awards, in recognition of his impressive contributions to the Hindi film industry.

16. Lifetime Achievement Award at the 4th Pune International Film Festival 2006 [P.I.F.F.]

17. A lifetime membership to BAFTA for his contribution to the Indian film industry. He is the first Indian to be honoured at BAFTA in 59-year history of the academy.

18. On 13 November 2007, Chopra was conferred the Zenith Asia Honour for his contribution to Indian cinema.

19. FIAPF Award for Outstanding Achievement in Film at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.

20. National Kishore Kumar Award by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.

Swiss Ambassador's Award 2010 for his contribution in promoting 'Brand Switzerland' through his movies.

21. In October 2010 he was given the Outstanding Achievement in Cinema award at The Asian Awards.

22. In 2011 Chopra was honoured with the title of Ambassador of Interlaken.

Honorary Doctorate degrees:

2004: by the Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, India in recognition of his stature as a leading luminary of India.

2007: by the Leeds Metropolitan University in Yorkshire

2008: by the Punjab University, Chandigarh, India for his contribution to Indian cinema.

2010: from the School of Oriental and African Studies.

2012 Honorary Professorship from Trinity College Dublin.

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Darkness of lightning Diwali

The diyas lit on the moonless Diwali night signifies the end of darkness of ignorance and the beginning of light that enlightens all. 

Our traditional use firecrackers in Diwali cause of reasons, possible reason and a more scientific one for lightning firecrackers Is that the fumes produced by them kill insects and Mosquitos found after the rain.

But now people use firecrackers in am amount that it harming the mankind, environment, increasing the pollution.

"Say 'No' to Fire crackers and 'Yes' to life!" 

For most people lighting of firecrackers is the highlight of Diwali. Brighter the sparkles, louder the noise the greater the thrill!! In fact to many of us, these aesthetic forms of light seem so appropriate and most essential when celebrating the 'Festival of Lights'. 

But little do people realize that in our increasingly populated and polluted cities, the temporary joy of watching the firecrackers is soon replaced by the intense air pollution caused by these. The toxic substances used in the firecrackers release toxic gases that are harmful to the health of all living beings. The high level of noise generated by the crackers cause immense suffering to birds and animals. Besides, Diwali crackers are dreaded by the sick and the ailing. 

Sadly, few of us realise that the firecrackers used on Diwali are mostly made by very young children. Since the substances being handled are extremely toxic many of these child labourers get sick and die in their early teenage years. 

Chemical.          Impact

Copper              Irritation of respiratory tract

Cadmium          Anemia and damage to kidney

Lead                  Affects the nervous system

Magnesium     Its dust and fumes cause metal fume fever

Sodium.            Reacts violently with moisture and can attack the skin

Zinc                   Leads to vomiting

Nitrate             Could lead to mental impairment

Nitrite.             Could lead to coma

From the Financial view it is wrong to spread smoke of crackers costing millions of rupees, in the atmosphere crackers worth Rs. 50 crores are burst only in the State of Andhra Pradesh and this is a figure taken from the date of 2012. The present turnover of crackers has gone up to more than Rs. 1000 crores and must have crossed thousands of crores in whole of the country. Is it right to spread smoke of millions of rupees in the atmosphere for celebrating Diwali festival?  

From the phycological point perversion created among small children due to crackers : Today’s children enjoy frightening a beggar by bursting ‘atom bomb’ near him to scare him rather than giving him some food. This is a mental perversion created by crackers.  

Make children take oath in schools that they would not burst crackers. Students from few schools in Mumbai had taken such oath before start of Diwali vacation that they would not burst crackers during Diwali.

Parents! Tell your children that child labour is used in manufacturing of crackers and explain to them why crackers should not be burst !: In the city of crackers in India, i.e. in Shivkashi in the State of Tamil Nadu, child labour is mainly employed in manufacture of crackers. The continuous hard work in factories and pollution due to poisonous gas affects these children’s life very badly hampering their growth. Considering the above, parents should motivate their children for boycotting crackers in Diwali.

America : In a developed country like USA, there is a ban on crackers that make noise. Only sparkling noiseless crackers are allowed to be burst but for that also, permission is required to be taken. If crackers are to be burst on a special occasion, special permission is required. Permission is granted only after ensuring that crackers would be burst at a place away from residential area and would not pose any kind of danger to anyone. It is also seen whether fire-brigade’s service is available at such place. Do we take such safety measures?

Only major citizens are allowed to purchase crackers in countries like New Zealand, Italy, France, Belgium etc. It is necessary that in India too, such law is passed.

This articles endeavours to sensitise the readers towards celebrating an environmentally safe Diwali by pointing out the major impacts that Diwali has on our environment. It is hoped that this articles will encourage you to celebrate a green Diwali, where there will be an explosion of joy without crackers! Please don't invest the money to pollute the environment. I completely avoided the firecrackers from two years, to motivate to the people first I need to change myself. I hope at least one person will realise the effects of firecrackers and celebrate the green Diwali for next year by seeing this post.

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My voice, Why i want to become Entrepreneur...?

I guess I am addressing two categories of people through this post. One – who are still in college and confused about what they have to do in life and two – who have completed college and are still wondering what they are doing with their life!

It’s sad that our youngistaan is utterly confused and wandering here and there without any direction. If you ask them “dude! You’re a mechanical guy, why are you sitting in Infosys campus drive?” He’ll reply – “yaar, I just need a job. I want to earn money”. He’ll join that company, will be fascinated by the amazing glass building and stellar hostels of the MNC and when he’ll be asked to do Java training, things would change into a nightmare for him. The moral of the story is that there’s no point in blindly following others, you MUST identify what your passion is.

The point is that I am not against MNC’s. There are people who love telecom and like the idea of a stable job with Ericsson. It’s great! Go Join. But if you love being your boss and are willing to chase your dreams with extreme passion, you’re bound to become an Entrepreneur. It is said that if you are an Entrepreneur, you’re the CEO, the HR Manager and the peon too. You’re no more the “babu” sitting on the chair all day.

What does it take to become a successful Entrepreneur?

It is passion, passion and passion! You got to have big dreams and the ability to chase them with passion.

 “Passion is the most potent fuel for your dreams”

That’s it – you ought to keep yourself fueled up all the time. 

I want to learn, each and every moment! Grow, each and every moment! That’s what makes an entrepreneur. You MUST be willing and eager to learn.

As Steve Jobs says “STAY HUNGRY, STAY FOOLISH”.

What is the first step?

Have you ever ridden a bicycle? The first move is the most difficult, isn’t it? The first step towards Entrepreneurship requires the maximum courage. First of all, be ready to be scrutinized by your parents, family and neighbors. When you announce that you don’t want to work for a company, you want to own a company! They’ll say that you’re mad! It’s alright. Everyone used to call Einstein mad. Everyone who dares to be different is called mad in the initial days.

Therefore, in the initial stage, COURAGE is on the essentials. You MUST be driven towards your goal, no matter what! You will have to face new challenges every day. And you have to face them with a smile.

Don’t stop BELIEVING! You just have to BELIEVE in yourself and the thing is done.

I deserve something big and I WILL achieve it, no matter what! I took the first step, the second and I am still on the struggling stage. Still, I am happier, richer and better. And, I will NEVER stop trying, no matter what!

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The 6 important factors that effect the Gold price

The price of gold is considered as a major indicator of the status of global economy.gold prices depend on demand and supply in the gold market which is dominated by future market and speculation. Central banks can be the biggest player both as a seller and buyer. Gold prices increased because people ran to gold to help them hold on to the value of their savings.

There are 6 main factors that affect the price of gold.

1. Value of US dollar

The foremost factor that governs the price of gold is the value of US Dollar. A stronger US dollar will keep the price of gold controlled and low. A weak dollar will set the price of gold spiralling to a very high price. US economy plays a major role in shaping the macroeconomics of the world. When the dollar is strong, people invest, buy and trade in dollars.

However, in recent times, the US economy has suffered a lot. Dollar has not remained as powerful and promising as ever; this is the reason why people and nations start investing and hoarding in bullion. The high gold reserves strengthen the national economies and act as a hedge against inflation.

2. Production of gold

Due to the rising cost of production in gold mining, strikes by gold-miners, worsening political situation, the sharp increase in the oil prices after the Iraq war, and terrorist attacks, a decline in the gold-mining production has been recorded for the past 5 years. The world population is constantly rising, and so is the demand of investment in bullion. Man has always believed in investing in bullion since ages. So, the prices of gold are also affected by the natural desire of man to hoard gold.

3. Demand for jewellery by the China and India markets

China and India are the biggest buyers of bullion for their jewellery market. In the year 2004, Chinese citizens were granted the ownership of ignot for the first time in history. This triggered a very high demand of bullion, which subsequently affected the price of bullion worldwide. In 2009, a record 32% decrease in the demand for gold-jewellery was recorded, due to the global economic crisis, which resulted in a slight decline in the gold-price.

4. Central Banks

Central banks and mining companies, with a large amount of gold reserve, can and do affect the gold price. By massively selling or buying gold (or reducing the output, in case of mines), these market players can change the gold rate.

But the power of central banks should not be overestimated. First, they hold only 16% of the produced gold. Additionally, the Washington Agreement on Gold (WAG) from 1999 puts a cap on the sales of gold by its members (United States, Japan, Europe, Australia, Bank of International Settlements and the International Monetary Fund). This agreement limits the sale to less than 500 tonnes annually.

Besides huge gold stocks, central banks have another way of directing the gold rate. If central banks increase the interest rate, they make gold investments less favourable, as gold does not produce interests. Therefore, investors would realign their portfolio in favour of national currencies or bonds.

5. Speculation and Investing

Surely, gold is not only bought and sold to govern national economies, but investors also appreciate gold. It can be used as a hedge against inflation (inflation reduces the value of currencies). The gold price is negatively correlated with the US dollar. If the dollar becomes weaker, gold will become more valuable. Speculators can also choose futures and options to even benefit from falling gold rates, and to profit disproportionally from gold price movements.

6. Supply and Demand

This is true of any commodity. If the demand for gold increases (particularly in the Asian markets of India & China) suddenly and the supply cannot meet the demand, the prices will increase. Similarly, if production of gold is hit because of a miners' strike and the supply falls, this will also lead to an increase in prices.Although there are many hidden factors that are said to influence price of gold, broadly speaking, there are only a few factors that certainly do. The remaining factors are generally speculative and not mutually agreed upon.

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Complete list of Cabinet ministries and portfolios

There are three categories of ministers, in descending order of rank:

Union Cabinet Minister: Senior minister in-charge of a ministry. ACabinet minister may also hold additional charges of other Ministries, where no other Cabinet minister is appointed

Minister of State (Independent Charge): With no overseeing Union Cabinet Minister for that portfolio

Minister of State (MoS): Junior minister with an overseeing Cabinet Minister, usually tasked with a specific responsibility in that ministry. For instance, an MoS in the Finance Ministry may only handle Taxation

Union council of ministers

CABINET

1. Prime Minister

2. Finance

3. Agriculture, Food and Civil Supplies, Consumer Affairs and Public 4.Distribution

5. Defence

6. Home Affairs

7. Railways

8. External Affairs

9. Health and Family Welfare

10. Human Resource Development

11. Law and Justice

12.  Information and Broadcasting

13. Commerce and Industry

14. Urban Development

15. Petroleum and Natural Gas

16. Housing, Urban and Poverty Alleviation, Tourism

17. Power

18. Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises.

19. Surface Transport and Highways

20. Steel

21. IT and Communication

22. Textiles

23. Water Resources

24. Rural Development and Panchayati Raj

25. Youth Affairs and Sports

26. Chemicals and Fertilisers

27. Labour and Employment

28. New and Renewable Energy.

29. Food Processing Industries

30. Shipping

31. Parliamentary Affairs

32. Overseas Indian Affairs

33. Mines, Development of North-Eastern Region

34. Social Justice and Empowerment

35. Tribal Affairs

MINISTERS OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

1. Civil Aviation

2. Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and MoS in the PMO; Personnel, 3. Public Grievances and Pensions and Parliamentary Affairs.

4. Coal; Statistics and Programme Implementation

5. Corporate Affairs; Minority Affairs

6. Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

7. Women and Child Development

8. Environment and Forests

MINISTERS OF STATE

1. Road Transport and Highways

2. Health and Family Welfare

3. Rural Development

4. Tourism

5. Shipping

6. Information and Broadcasting

7. Social Justice and Empowerment

8. Information and Broadcasting

9. Health and Family Welfare

10. Tribal Affairs

11. Communications and IT

12. Youth Affairs and Sports

13. Heavy Industries and Public Enterprises

14. Road Transport and Highways

15. External Affairs

16. Water Resources

17. Rural Development

18. Home Affairs

19. Petroleum and Natural Gas

20. Railways

21. Chemicals and Fertilisers

22. Planning, Parliamentary Affairs

23. Commerce and Industry

24. Human Resource Development

25. Textiles

26. Finance

27. Defence

28. Urban Development

29.  Steel

30. External Affairs

31. IT and Communications

32. Labour and Employment

33. Agriculture, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution 

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Top paid Executives in India

1) Naveen Jindal, the Chairman and Managing Director of Jindal Steel: His annual income is Rs 672051008

2) Kalanithi Maran, the Chairman & Managing Director of Sun TV Network: His annual income is Rs 644000000

3) Kavery Kalanithi, the Joint Managing Director of Sun TV Network: Her annual income is Rs 644000000.

4) Sunil Bharti Mittal, the Chairman & Managing Director of Bharti Airtel: His annual income is Rs 275065408.

5) Brijmohan Lall Munjal, the Chairman of Hero Motocorp: His annual income is Rs 267517728

6) Pawan Munjal, the Managing Director & CEO of Hero Motocorp: His annual income is Rs 264730816

7) BG Raghupathy, the Chairman & Managing Director of BGR Energy Sys: His annual income is Rs 259235008.

8) Pankaj R Patel, the Chairman & Managing Director of Cadila Health: His annual income is Rs 250000000

9) Sajjan Jindal, the Chairman & Managing Director of JSW Steel: His annual income is Rs 208000000

10) Debnarayan Bhattacharya, the Managing Director of Hindalco Inds: His annual income is Rs 173122800

11) Murali K Divi, the Chairman & Managing Director of Divi's Lab: His annual income is Rs 162900000

12) PR Ramasubrahmaneya Rajha, the Chairman & Managing Director of Madras Cement: His annual income is Rs 156263760

13) Jayadev Galla, the Managing Director of Amara Raja Batt: His annual income is Rs 151000000

14) Mukesh D Ambani, the Chairman & Managing Director of Reliance Industries: His annual income is Rs 150000000

15) AM Naik, the Chairman, MD & CEO of Larsen & Toubro: His annual income is Rs Rs 141846000

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List of billionaires in India

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1. Mukesh Ambani.                        Petrochemical, oil&gas

2. Lakshmi Mittal.                        Steel

3. Azim premji.                              Software

4. Savitri Jindal.                          Steel

5. Sunil Mittal.                               Telecom

6. Kumar Birla.                             Commodities

7. Anil Ambani.                              Diversified

8. Dilip Shanghvi.                          Pharmaceutical 

9. Shashi & Ravi.                         Diversified

10. Kushal pal singh.                    Real estate 

11. Gautham.                                    Commodities , Infrastructure 

12. Shiv Nadar.                              IT

13. Uday kotak.                             Banking

14. Micky Jagtiani.                      Retail

15. Anil Agarwal.                           Mining, metals

16. Malvindar,Shivindar.             Health care

17. Brijmohan lal.                            Motorcycle 

18. Cyrus poonawalla.                  Biotech

19. Kalanithi maran.                       Media

20. Adi Godrej.                               Diversified

21. Rishad Naoroji.                          Diversified

22. Indus Jain.                                  Media

23. Pankaj Patel.                             Pharmaceutical 

24. Désh Bandhu Gupta.               Pharmaceutical 

25. Ajay Kalsi.                                  Oil

26. Rajan Raheja.                           Diversified

27. G. M. Rao.                                    Infrastructure 

28. Rahul Bajaj.                                Motorcycle 

29. Subhash Chandra.                     Media

30. N. R Narayana Murthy.          Software

31. Chandru Raheja.                          Real estate 

32. Senapathi Gopalakrishna.      Software

33. Vikas Oberoi.                              Real estate

34. Nandan Nelakani.                      Software

35. Ajay Peramala.                           Pharmaceutical 

36. K. Anji Reddy.                             Pharmaceutical

37. Gautham Tapar.                          Paper

38. Venugopal Dhot.                         Electronics

39. Brij Bhushan Singal.                  Steel

40. Benu Gopal Bangur.                  Cement

41. Ashwin Dani.                                  Paints

42. Yusuf Hamied.                             Pharmaceutical

43. Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.            Investment 

44. K. Dinesh.                                     Software

46. Mangal Prabhat.                        Real estate

47. Vijay Mallya.                                 Liquor 

48. Bhupendra Kumar.                     Telecom

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Factors that influence the exchange rate of the currency

Aside from factors such as interest rates and inflation, the exchange rate is one of the most important determinants of a country's relative level of economic health. Exchange rates play a vital role in a country's level of trade, which is critical to most every free market economy in the world. For this reason, exchange rates are among the most watched, analyzed and governmentally manipulated economic measures. But exchange rates matter on a smaller scale as well: they impact the real return of an investor's portfolio. Here we look at some of the major forces behind exchange rate movements.

Overview

Before we look at these forces, we should sketch out how exchange rate movements affect a nation's trading relationships with other nations. A higher currency makes a country's exports more expensive and imports cheaper in foreign markets; a lower currency makes a country's exports cheaper and its imports more expensive in foreign markets. A higher exchange rate can be expected to lower the country's balance of trade, while a lower exchange rate would increase it.

Determinants of Exchange Rates

Numerous factors determine exchange rates, and all are related to the trading relationship between two countries. Remember, exchange rates are relative, and are expressed as a comparison of the currencies of two countries. The following are some of the principal determinants of the exchange rate between two countries. Note that these factors are in no particular order; like many aspects of economics, the relative importance of these factors is subject to much debate.

1. Differentials in Inflation

As a general rule, a country with a consistently lower inflation rate exhibits a rising currency value, as its purchasing power increases relative to other currencies. During the last half of the twentieth century, the countries with low inflation included Japan, Germany and Switzerland, while the U.S. and Canada achieved low inflation only later. Those countries with higher inflation typically see depreciation in their currency in relation to the currencies of their trading partners. This is also usually accompanied by higher interest rates. (To learn more, see Cost-Push Inflation Versus Demand-Pull Inflation.)

2. Differentials in Interest Rates

Interest rates, inflation and exchange rates are all highly correlated. By manipulating interest rates, central banks exert influence over both inflation and exchange rates, and changing interest rates impact inflation and currency values. Higher interest rates offer lenders in an economy a higher return relative to other countries. Therefore, higher interest rates attract foreign capital and cause the exchange rate to rise. The impact of higher interest rates is mitigated, however, if inflation in the country is much higher than in others, or if additional factors serve to drive the currency down. The opposite relationship exists for decreasing interest rates - that is, lower interest rates tend to decrease exchange rates. (For further reading, see What Is Fiscal Policy?)

3. Current-Account Deficits

The current account is the balance of trade between a country and its trading partners, reflecting all payments between countries for goods, services, interest and dividends. A deficit in the current account shows the country is spending more on foreign trade than it is earning, and that it is borrowing capital from foreign sources to make up the deficit. In other words, the country requires more foreign currency than it receives through sales of exports, and it supplies more of its own currency than foreigners demand for its products. The excess demand for foreign currency lowers the country's exchange rate until domestic goods and services are cheap enough for foreigners, and foreign assets are too expensive to generate sales for domestic interests. (For more, see Understanding The Current Account In The Balance Of Payments.)

4. Public Debt

Countries will engage in large-scale deficit financing to pay for public sector projects and governmental funding. While such activity stimulates the domestic economy, nations with large public deficits and debts are less attractive to foreign investors. The reason? A large debt encourages inflation, and if inflation is high, the debt will be serviced and ultimately paid off with cheaper real dollars in the future.  In the worst case scenario, a government may print money to pay part of a large debt, but increasing the money supply inevitably causes inflation. Moreover, if a government is not able to service its deficit through domestic means (selling domestic bonds, increasing the money supply), then it must increase the supply of securities for sale to foreigners, thereby lowering their prices. Finally, a large debt may prove worrisome to foreigners if they believe the country risks defaulting on its obligations. Foreigners will be less willing to own securities denominated in that currency if the risk of default is great. For this reason, the country's debt rating (as determined by Moody's or Standard & Poor's, for example) is a crucial determinant of its exchange rate. 

5. Terms of Trade

A ratio comparing export prices to import prices, the terms of trade is related to current accounts and the balance of payments. If the price of a country's exports rises by a greater rate than that of its imports, its terms of trade have favorably improved. Increasing terms of trade shows greater demand for the country's exports. This, in turn, results in rising revenues from exports, which provides increased demand for the country's currency (and an increase in the currency's value). If the price of exports rises by a smaller rate than that of its imports, the currency's value will decrease in relation to its trading partners.

6. Political Stability and Economic Performance

Foreign investors inevitably seek out stable countries with strong economic performance in which to invest their capital. A country with such positive attributes will draw investment funds away from other countries perceived to have more political and economic risk. Political turmoil, for example, can cause a loss of confidence in a currency and a movement of capital to the currencies of more stable countries. 

7. Activities of foreign exchange markets and speculative currency transactions

 If the rate of a currency tends to decline firms and banks sell it for a more stable currency and it worsens the position of weakened currency. Currency markets react quickly to changes in the economy and politics, fluctuations in exchange ratios. In doing so, they increase opportunities of currency speculations and spontaneous movement of "hot" money.

8. The degree of confidence in the national and world currency markets

It depends on the economy and political situation in the country as well as the factors indicated above which affect the exchange rate. Dealers take into account not only the rate of economic growth, inflation, the purchasing power of currencies, the balance of demand and supply of currency, but the prospects of their dynamics. Sometimes, even the expectation of the publication of official data on the trade balance and the balance of payments or election results affects the ratio of supply and demand and currency rate. Sometimes, in the currency market there is a change of priorities in favor of political news, rumors of resignations of ministers, etc.

9. The monetary policy. The ratio of market and state regulation of the exchange rate affects its dynamics

The formation of the exchange rate on foreign exchange markets through the mechanism of demand and supply of currency is usually accompanied by sharp fluctuations in exchange relations. Real exchange rate forms in the market which is an indicator of the economy, money, finance, credit and confidence in a certain currency. State regulation of the exchange rate is aimed at its raising or lowering on the basis of the purposes of monetary and economic policy.

10. National income is not an independent component that can change itself

However, in general, the factors which lead to changes in the national income have a great impact on the exchange rate. Thus, an increase in the supply of products enhances the exchange rate, while increases in domestic demand reduce its rate. In the long run, a higher national income means higher value of the currency of the country.

11. Market factors

These factors can significantly change the value of currency at short intervals. Thus, the overall expectations for future economic growth, changes in fiscal and foreign trade deficits directly affect the exchange rate. In addition, the foreign exchange market participants' expectations have a significant impact on the value of the exchange rate. Seasonal peaks and downs of business activity in the country have a significant impact on the rate of national currency.

Conclusion

The exchange rate of the currency in which a portfolio holds the bulk of its investments determines that portfolio's real return. A declining exchange rate obviously decreases the purchasing power of income and capital gains derived from any returns. Moreover, the exchange rate influences other income factors such as interest rates, inflation and even capital gains from domestic securities. While exchange rates are determined by numerous complex factors that often leave even the most experienced economists flummoxed, investors should still have some understanding of how currency values and exchange rates play an important role in the rate of return on their investments.

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