I slept and dreamt that life was joy,
I awoke and saw that life was service,
I acted and behold, service was joy.
Rabindranath Tagore
PS: Now I know why Tagore got a Nobel Prize.....partha
For things which happen in my personal life.
2010-09-28
2010-09-19
My roots .....Dusi
I have been trying to get a good picture of my own roots. I did a lot of research and hard work, and created the "Dusi family tree" and put it up on the web, at ::
http://algolog.tripod.com/dusi.htm
just so that this information is not lost. I now need a young volunteer from my family, to take over the tree and keep it up-to-date. No one has responded till today.
If you are reading this, and if you are part of the above Dusi family tree, please get in touch. Let this heritage not be lost forever.
BTW, I was in Chennai last week, and met two people whose families hail from Dusi. They had found me, thanks to the dusi tree, and had contacted me. Although I could not find any link from them to my tree, it was a pleasure meeting them and talking to them. Strangers find me, but my own kinsmen do not seem to find me. How sad !
partha
http://algolog.tripod.com/dusi.htm
just so that this information is not lost. I now need a young volunteer from my family, to take over the tree and keep it up-to-date. No one has responded till today.
If you are reading this, and if you are part of the above Dusi family tree, please get in touch. Let this heritage not be lost forever.
BTW, I was in Chennai last week, and met two people whose families hail from Dusi. They had found me, thanks to the dusi tree, and had contacted me. Although I could not find any link from them to my tree, it was a pleasure meeting them and talking to them. Strangers find me, but my own kinsmen do not seem to find me. How sad !
partha
2010-08-12
One more achievement, by India ....
My other blog (the Professor's blog) speaks of an achievement by an Indian (in USA), which makes us all proud. This blog is about another achievement, by Indians in India, which makes me hang down my head in shame and disgust. The Government of India, has now decided to ask every Indian, his caste, and record it officially. We will thus give an official stamp for the unnatural, unnecessary, uncivilised concept of caste. What about people who do not believe in this concept ? What caste will they call themselves ? Why should they give themselves a caste in any case ? Who cares ?
63 years after we got our independence (we will celebrate our Independence day on 15 August), we still seem to be a "developing country". I was wrong. We are no more a developing country, we are a "regressing country", taking steps to go back to the dark ages, as fast as possible.
Thank GOD, Vinay Deolalikar, Chandrasekhar and Amartya Sen are not living in India.
partha
63 years after we got our independence (we will celebrate our Independence day on 15 August), we still seem to be a "developing country". I was wrong. We are no more a developing country, we are a "regressing country", taking steps to go back to the dark ages, as fast as possible.
Thank GOD, Vinay Deolalikar, Chandrasekhar and Amartya Sen are not living in India.
partha
2010-08-07
Shame of India ....more
First it was the Chairman of AICTE, the apex body which supervises technical education in India.
Then it was the Chairman of the Medical Council of India, the apex body which supervises medical education in India. And now, it is a Director General of Police, who is in jail, for molesting a young girl and harassing her family.
The only thing we are good at is in letting these criminals flourish for several years, and then nab them. Never mind the irreparable damage they have done.
partha
Then it was the Chairman of the Medical Council of India, the apex body which supervises medical education in India. And now, it is a Director General of Police, who is in jail, for molesting a young girl and harassing her family.
The only thing we are good at is in letting these criminals flourish for several years, and then nab them. Never mind the irreparable damage they have done.
partha
Shame of india ... again
This time it is a HUGE scandal concerning the Commonwealth Games, to be held shortly in India. The swindlers' list includes top politicians, bureaucrats and sportsmen. We are making a shameless donkey of ourselves in the international arena. When we learn to behave more respectably ?
partha
partha
2010-08-05
Vive le progres....
Let us keep parents happy. Send them a tweet, or an email greeting. Dont have to waste your time calling them up or visiting them or holding their hands while they fumble around, all alone.
We are all very busy, aren't we ? We have so many more important things to do, don't we ?
partha
PS Mr Subhani, the cartoonist who drew this cartoon lives close to my place, in the same neighbourhood. Congrats, and well said, Mr. Subhani.
We are all very busy, aren't we ? We have so many more important things to do, don't we ?
partha
PS Mr Subhani, the cartoonist who drew this cartoon lives close to my place, in the same neighbourhood. Congrats, and well said, Mr. Subhani.
2010-08-02
Why ?
Why don’t people stop and smell the roses ?
Why don’t people applaud a singing bird ?
Why don’t people appreciate a good job done ?
Why don’t people stop grumbling that this life is so terrible ?
Added by Partha .......
Why don't people answer mails ?
Why don't people read and respond to blogs by well-intentioned people ?
Why don’t people applaud a singing bird ?
Why don’t people appreciate a good job done ?
Why don’t people stop grumbling that this life is so terrible ?
Added by Partha .......
Why don't people answer mails ?
Why don't people read and respond to blogs by well-intentioned people ?
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