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Mumbai 26/11 Documentary

The real truth behind 26/11 Mumbai attacks:
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=1e4_1246490858

Just doing my bit to spread the word...

India Rising: The New Empire

1.1 Billion People, 100k Millionaires, 53 Billionaires. 4 of the Worlds richest men.
Second fastest growing economy on earth. Biggest democracy. Indian children
outnumbering the US population. India is the new land of opportunities.

I am proud to be an Indian.

I will shut up and let you have your informative eye candy:
http://www.hulu.com/watch/70312/cnbc-originals-india-rising-the-new-empire

Jai Ho,
Mandar

Ghulam

Kyun banu mein kisika Ghulam?
Kyun karu kisi aur ke marzi ka kaam?
Bandisho ko todke aage badhna hai Aaj,
Kyun waqt ka karu mein intazaar?

Kyun bandhoon apni dor kisi gair ke saath?
Kardu saaso ko kisi aur ke naam.
Hai haath khule aur hai khula asmaan,
Kyun na lu parindo jaisi udaan??

Hai baazuo mein dum, aur mann mein vishwaas,
Aashayein bhi deti hai neende kam,
Phir kisne banaya hai mujhe bebas aur lachaar?
Kyun waqt, paristithi aur karma ka mein ban gaya Ghulam?

Is baar nahin...

Is baar nahin

Is baar jab woh choti si bachchi mere paas apni kharonch le kar aayegi
Main usey phoo phoo kar nahin behlaoonga
Panapney doonga uski tees ko
Is baar nahin

Is baar jab main chehron par dard likha dekhoonga
Nahin gaoonga geet peeda bhula dene wale
Dard ko risney doonga,utarney doonga andar gehrey
Is baar nahin

Is baar main na marham lagaoonga
Na hi uthaoonga rui ke phahey
Aur na hi kahoonga ki tum aankein band karlo,gardan udhar kar lo main dawa lagata hoon
Dekhney doonga sabko hum sabko khuley nangey ghaav
Is baar nahin

Is baar jab uljhaney dekhoonga,chatpatahat dekhoonga
Nahin daudoonga uljhee door lapetney
Uljhaney doonga jab tak ulajh sake
Is baar nahin

Is baar karm ka hawala de kar nahin uthaoonga auzaar
Nahin karoonga phir se ek nayee shuruaat
Nahin banoonga misaal ek karmyogi ki
Nahin aaney doonga zindagi ko aasani se patri par
Utarney doonga usey keechad main,tedhey medhey raston pe
Nahin sookhney doonga deewaron par laga khoon
Halka nahin padney doonga uska rang
Is baar nahin banney doonga usey itna laachaar
Ki paan ki peek aur khoon ka fark hi khatm ho jaye
Is baar nahin

Is baar ghawon ko dekhna hai
Gaur se
Thoda lambe wakt tak
Kuch faisley
Aur uskey baad hausley
Kahin toh shuruat karni hi hogi
Is baar yahi tay kiya hai

... Prasoon Joshi


Prasoon Joshi gave me food for thought today..

Actions speak louder than words, and a pen is mightier than a sword. So, I use the modern day pen.......

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As I blog, I am on AIM with my office colleague spending her vacations in Mumbai. Priti AIM's me "Mumbai is like God yaar, same old traffic, and people back to work. Was is traffic from Santacruz link road to Kandivli for 5 hours yaar"

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It's high time the Government stops reacting and starts acting. Time for Mumbai politicians to show their true "Aks". Srini pings me on gtalk - " Mumbai mein saala CEO hona chahiye, aur sab ek corporation ki tarah chalna chahiye". I agree. The Govt can act as the Board of Directors and hire a CEO who runs Mumbai. We need a system in place to protect and preserve.

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Chirag is also angry. Actually, he is blogging away his tears - http://ofthesubsipodandthedollar.blogspot.com/. I love the way his writing flows and he narrates his stories...

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Amol emails me:
As usual I again try to search for ROOT cause and not symptoms/after effects etc. It is impossible to safeguard thousands of miles of Indian border as well as 1.1 billion citizens of India even USA the richest country of the world is not able to FULLY safeguard it's Mexican border(they are lucky to have Mexicans neighbours and not Pakis..:)) so how on earth we can expect a relatively poor country like India to spend billions of dollars to safeguard ALL???

The root cause is Islam itself no matter how much you try to PACKAGE it and call it religion of peace etc etc..Truth to be told we are lucky that only a very small minority among Muslims (that is Alquaida/Talibans/Lashkar) are following it's TRUE teachings which is FULL of killings of infidels i.e. people not belonging to Islam.

http://www.faithfreedom.org/book.htm

go through this site it's AWESOME the TRUTH..

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Enough is Enough. Lots said, and less done. Indians are inherently cowards and forgiving by nature. Rather than blaming the politicians, government and all forces that disrupt Mumbai's spirit, I would like to salute the Mumbai Police and NSG for their efforts. They are true bollywood heroes. Indeed, "Their actions speak louder than words......"

"Six Pack Abs" for the cubicle guy

Software developers, managers and anyone working in a cubicle setting have a sedentary lifestyle. Lack of physical activity leads to accumulation of body fat, which may lead to obesity. Lets talk about statistics -

In the US, the state of Mississippi had 32% of its population as obese, whereas Colorado was the only state that had a prevalence of obesity less than 20% (2007 data. Obese is a person with BMI >= 30. Normal weight 18.5 <= BMI <= 24.9 )

In India, 12.1% of the males and 16% of the females are obese ( Punjab has 32% males & 37.6 % females as obese. Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Andhra Pradesh also rank high - The first thing that comes to mind is "South Indian Actress" )

Aamir Khan worked out for 3.5-4 hours a day for Ghajini, and now apno gujju bhai Himes is also working on his six packs. Those of you who cannot devote time to working out at a gymnaesium need not worry. Just follow any one of my Six Pack Abs routine and you would see the results in a couple of hours (sorry, I dont have before and after pictures).

Without wasting any time, here they are:

1. Simply paint them - Investment of $20 and a trip to Michaels Arts & Crafts store. Along with body paint (your skin color) and a paint brush, don't forget to get a permanent marker if you want to show off your toned rectus abdominus.

2. Search for a "Dard-e-disco" Sharukh image, use maskable layers in Photoshop and you have the image you desired! Feel free to upload to Orkut and Facebook. The number of people visiting your profile will multiply with immediate effect.

3. Haloween is a good time to shop for "Hero" costumes. Wear the ripped 6-pac Batman costume inside and cover it with a body hugging T. You will be an instant eye turner. If you have it, flaunt it!!

4. This one is for the guy on the beach (read bench): Spend your time surfing bodybuilding.com. Wear a fat loss belt on your stomach while surfing.

For a cubicle guy who has time for the gym - eat good food (avoid carbs at night), sleep for 8 hours a day, workout for an hour 4 times a week and do 100 crunches daily. (I have the before and after pics for this ;) )