புலவர் அய்யா நீர்

ஒருவருக்கு கரெக்டா தெரியறது மற்றோருதருக்கு தவறாக தெரிவதும், ஒருவருக்கு தவறாக தெரிவது மற்றொருவருக்கு சரியாக தெரிவதும், எல்லாமே தவறா இருந்தாலும் சரியாய் தெரியறதும், எல்லாமே சரியாய் இருந்தாலும் தப்பா தெரியறதும் உலக இயற்கை.
இத தான் ஜெயகாந்தன் சில நேரங்களில் சில மனிதர்கள்னு டைட்டில் வெச்சி எழுதினாரு. கரெக்டு தப்பு எல்லாம் மாயை.

erkanave pala kolappam ithula ithu veriaya

அது சரி எங்க ரொம்ப நாளா ஆள காணோம்?




thesis elutha solli ore torture pannittanga rendu maasama :)

Jay Leno buys Tata Nano :)

http://tamil.drivespark.com/news/2012/05/american-talk-show-host-jay-leno-buys-nano-002482.html

நீயா நானா கோபிநாத் போல ஜே லெனோ என்பவர் அமெரிக்காவின் பிரபல டாக் ஷோ தொகுப்பாளர். தவிர, ஸ்டான்ட் அண்ட் அப் காமெடியிலும் புகழ்பெற்றவர். இதுதவிர, இவருக்கு இன்னோரு முகமும் உண்டு.

தீராத ஆட்டோமொபைல் காதலரான இவர் அத்தோடு நின்று விடாமல் விதவிதமான கார்களையும், பைக்குகளையும் வாங்கி சேகரித்து பாதுகாப்பதிலும் மிகுந்த ஆர்வம் கொண்டவர். ஆம். இதுவரை 200க்கும் மேற்பட்ட கார்களையும், 90க்கும் மேற்பட்ட பைக்குகளையும் வாங்கி தனது ஷெட்டில் வைத்து பாதுகாத்து வருகிறார்.

விண்டேஜ் கார்கள், கஸ்டமைஸ் கார்கள் மற்றும் சூப்பர் கார்கள் இதில் அடக்கம். இதேபோன்று அனைத்து ரக பைக்குகளும் இருக்கும் இவரது ஷெட்டை பார்த்தால் மினி வாகன மியூசியமாகவே வியக்க வைக்கிறது.

இந்தநிலையில், உலகின் மிகக் குறைந்த விலை காரான டாடா நானோவை ஜே லெனோ சமீபத்தில் இறக்குமதி செய்து தனது கார் கலெக்ஷன் பட்டியலில் இணைத்துள்ளார். மேலும், நானோ காரை தனது ஷெட்டில் முறைப்படி இணைக்கும் விதமாக ஒரு நிகழ்ச்சியும் நடத்தது. அதில், நானோ காருடன் ஜே லெனோ போஸ் கொடுத்தார்.

எப்படி தெரியுமா?.. நானோ கார் நிறுத்தியிருந்த இடத்திற்கு பின்புறம் இந்திய தேசியக் கொடி கட்டப்பட்டிருந்தது. நானோ காரிலும் இந்திய தேசியக் கொடி வண்ணத்தின் மூவர்ண கோடுகள் வரையப்பட்டிருந்தது. அப்போது ஒலித்த மெலடி பாலிவுட் பாடலுக்கு காரை சுற்றிலும் பாலிவுட் நடனக் கலைஞர்கள் இசைக்கேற்றவாறு நடனமாடினர்.

அப்போது நானோ காருக்கு முன்னால் வந்த ஜே லெனோ இந்திய பாரம்பரிய உடையான ஷெர்வானி அணிந்து, இந்தியாவில் கூறுவதுபோன்று இருகையையும் கூப்பி வணக்கம் தெரிவித்தார். மேலும், உலகின் மிகக்குறைந்த விலை காரான நானோவை வாங்கியது குறித்தும் பெருமையுடன் குறிப்பிட்டார்.

Ivanunga school uniform kuda vitu veikala.....

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/17/20120517a_005107007.jpg

Read these articles talking on how technology could play a big role in development..


Mobile — A game changer for financial access
(http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3426063.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

Satellite broadband access, crucial to empowering a new India (http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/info-tech/article3426066.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home)

erkanave pala kolappam ithula ithu veriaya



thesis elutha solli ore torture pannittanga rendu maasama :)
ethai mudicheenga? theesis or torture panravanai-ya? :)

My try to start a weekend Dhamaka :D :

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/576891_331027330302389_100001853735123_798636_966465888_n.jpg

Hindu pilgrims to get government doles

Fulfilling yet another promise made during her campaign for the 2011 Assembly elections, Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa

on Tuesday announced grants for Hindus to undertake a pilgrimage to Manasarovar in China and Mukthinath in Nepal in the State Assembly.

To visit Manasarovar and Mukthinath it would cost Rs One lakh and Rs 25,000 respectively. The State would provide a grant of Rs 40,000 and Rs 10,000 per devotee respectively. �

The assistance would be given to 250 devotees visiting Manasarovar and 250 devotees visiting Mukthinath. They would be selected by the External Affairs Ministry.

Recalling that she has already extended similar assistance to Christians for pilgrimage to Jerusalem, Jaya said that though many Hindus wish to visit Manasarovar and Mukthinath at least once in their life, they find they can’t afford the trip.� Leaders of various political parties hailed the measure.
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/hindu-pilgrims-to-get-government-doles/258269-60-118.html

^^ What is that brown colored thing on their plates??

Cutlet?

chocolate cookies and butter cookies. :)

@Geico:
I was touched by your post. My salutes to your father.

@ freebies:
Sorry to restart the topic. But this may be a different POV.

During one of our Infra Program implementation meeting just after 2011 elections, I raised the same questions on freebies and cited the same quote on "Teaching to fish".

Pat came the reply. "If I have not announced and implement freebies scheme, you and me will not be sitting here and discussing what to do for the sate."

Velile ukkandhu comment panradhu easy. (Enakkum Serthudhan)

Naveen Patnaik's BJD backs P A Sangma as President, gets Jayalalithaa's nod

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Naveen-Patnaiks-BJD-backs-P-A-Sangma-as-President-gets-Jayalalithaas-nod/articleshow/13214091.cms

Naveen Patnaik's BJD backs P A Sangma as President, gets Jayalalithaa's nod

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Naveen-Patnaiks-BJD-backs-P-A-Sangma-as-President-gets-Jayalalithaas-nod/articleshow/13214091.cms

playing the tribal card!!

Much better choice than the current one.

Sangma is lot better choice than the current President and the other useless choices proposed by Cong.

Sangma is lot better choice than the current President and the other useless choices proposed by Cong.

yes, hope he will look after the Rastrapathibhavan garden better than Abdul Kalam. MS.Swaminathan will be a good choice for garden maintaining.

yes, hope he will look after the Rastrapathibhavan garden better than Abdul Kalam. MS.Swaminathan will be a good choice for garden maintaining.


:lol:

yes, hope he will look after the Rastrapathibhavan garden better than Abdul Kalam. MS.Swaminathan will be a good choice for garden maintaining.

Sure.. I didnt know about your gardening interests.. Planning to apply... Will get Thatha and AAtha to back you..

@Geico:
I was touched by your post. My salutes to your father.

@ freebies:
Sorry to restart the topic. But this may be a different POV.

During one of our Infra Program implementation meeting just after 2011 elections, I raised the same questions on freebies and cited the same quote on "Teaching to fish".

Pat came the reply. "If I have not announced and implement freebies scheme, you and me will not be sitting here and discussing what to do for the sate."

Velile ukkandhu comment panradhu easy. (Enakkum Serthudhan)

Thanks Kannan. I told him yesterday about all these applauds, he was really pleased. (off course, I have to explain all about forums, etc. He knows till email, chat. Now one step ahead :) )

Regarding the reply you got, its is the reality. This shows the freebies, are not programmed/planned to empower the poor, but mostly programmed to attract votes. she would have come to power without these freebies, which is a totally different story . But after coming to power, she could have started implementing some really useful schemes and should have taken immediate steps to improve FDI. I haven't lost hope with her, let's hope the best.

Of course they were for attracting votes!! Its all abt marketing..

Those who think otherwise must be naive.. I think everyone knows this..

Sure.. I didnt know about your gardening interests.. Planning to apply... Will get Thatha and AAtha to back you..

I like gardening but ve no aspiration to become a rastrapathi bhavan resident.

I know why Abdul Kalam is considered a good president..

* He visits schools and gives talk
* He is a celebrated scientist
* He is a muslim, yet a wannabe Hindu
* He maintained his garden nicely and a simple man

I wonder why Prathiba Patil is seen as a bad President ? Why Pranab Mukerjee or Hamid Answari are useless candidates? Why Nagma is better than these two old men? Atleast avaroda daughter'a president akalaam.

I like gardening but ve no aspiration to become a rastrapathi bhavan resident.

I know why Abdul Kalam is considered a good president..

* He visits schools and gives talk
* He is a celebrated scientist
* He is a muslim, yet a wannabe Hindu
* He maintained his garden nicely and a simple man

I wonder why Prathiba Patil is seen as a bad President ? Why Pranab Mukerjee or Hamid Answari are useless candidates? Why Nagma is better than these two old men? Atleast avaroda daughter'a president akalaam.

When we talk Abdul Kalam and talk about the others, they look bad. Its all Kalam effect. More over they were lot of negative press about Prathiba and she and Answari are seen as Sonia puppets. Instead of going for these kind of party oriented candidates, we should go for a common one like Kalam.

Nagma may be a good one.

Nagma may be a good one.

I recommend Nami, so that I can get some favors from KT.. hehe..

a wannabe Hindu

err....

Pat came the reply. "If I have not announced and implement freebies scheme, you and me will not be sitting here and discussing what to do for the sate."

Velile ukkandhu comment panradhu easy. (Enakkum Serthudhan)
thats true.. that is the comment, most of the political analyst are saying..
but she has to conc more on other useful projects right?
ok.. give freebie.. at the same time, do the changes for the schools..
make sure appropriate people got the cows and goats, ensure that they solve the purpose what they meant for ..right?
i also justified her freebie during Election time. Once she won, she can tweak little bit to do justification on both sides.. right?

yes, hope he will look after the Rastrapathibhavan garden better than Abdul Kalam. MS.Swaminathan will be a good choice for garden maintaining.
appo E.Sreedharan enna pannuvaru?

T I haven't lost hope with her, let's hope the best.
1 problem with her is, she keeps distance from her party cadres(now it is improved), media and people.
1 good thing thatha will do is read all the magazines. so he is hearing the people voice.
here in Aatha rule, she never listens to the people. she listends to babudom, decides on what to do and order it to her m.ministers. They right loyally screws.
She is giving the image ..that only some pet projects she reviews it closely. Others even though they are good projects, good schemes, she asks her m.ministers to do with the Babus.. then both of them screws them...

Classic Example is Road Transport and EB..
though she reviews EB projects, she never focus on improving the operations of TN EB. Same on the Road Transport..

IMO, Her "projects" on announcements are good, when it is implemented not all of them implemented in a right manner on the right need..

most of them are executed like a "software" projects.. where the customer asks for Camel and we will deliver Elephant. We will equate both of them saying.. "both of them are tall"..

She might be good.. but her team is poor...what to do?
We need Dada as captain.. not "Sachin" as Captain...Even though Sachin is talented, Dada Delivered the results..
lets get Dada first to demonstrate our capability consistently and then we can think of Dhoni to win few tournaments.

Current JJ rule is like Sachin as captain. he packs the field on offside and bowler bowls a juicy full toss on the leg side..

I wonder why Prathiba Patil is seen as a bad President ? Why Pranab Mukerjee or Hamid Answari are useless candidates? Why Nagma is better than these two old men? Atleast avaroda daughter'a president akalaam.
Kalam showed at 1 or 2 times what the real power of president is..

Kalam showed at 1 or 2 times what the real power of president is..

Dr. Kalaam is an inspiration for youths regardless of our party affiliation, IMO that's a biggest advantage for him.

Dr. Kalaam is an inspiration for youths regardless of our party affiliation, IMO that's a biggest advantage for him.
Boss, what do you say when some one comparing Kalam and Pratibha Patil...
entire world knows what they are before becoming President.. and how they are on President role..

I wonder why Prathiba Patil is seen as a bad President ? Why Pranab Mukerjee or Hamid Answari are useless candidates? Why Nagma is better than these two old men? Atleast avaroda daughter'a president akalaam.
Its not only here, everywhere current Incumbent has the bad image..she is getting into lot of controversy from the Cong supported media itself.
her son got into some trouble during mumbal election.
Her expenses on foreign trip is more than her predecessors
She is expecting a big luxury home.
do you remember any 1 +ve contribution from the current incumbent?
Atleast Kalam gave beautiful speech on his foreign trips, he keeps talking about 2020 vision and he is able to inspire the youth and young children...

is she has done atleast any 1 thing?

idhe point'e anti-ADMK stand'lendhu pesama as a concerned citizen, government (in)efficiency point of view'lendhu naanga yaravathu pesirundha accept pannirupeengala? (irrespective of who is in power). illa appo tamizhagam olirgirathunnu sollirupeengala?

I am not saying that you will not accept if argument is not from party POV. accept panna nalla irukkumnu than solluren. (che butterfly effect thothikichu)

Point is simple as before fare rise ,going by government buses saves lot money compared to private and in private you pay more and get luxury.But both are same in fare and facility is has not changed in government ,just image if people start realizing setc fare so partonage reduces ,utlimately revenue going to come down.So even after fare raise revenue is going to remain same and its surely a plus point for private operator who have mini bus from many places to koyambedu or some common place

Indian President Post, musical chair mathiri akkitangale...
Dalit, muslim, Woman, Tribal..appo next?

Dead body... That too will fit that role. :)

Its not only here, everywhere current Incumbent has the bad image..she is getting into lot of controversy from the Cong supported media itself.
her son got into some trouble during mumbal election.
Her expenses on foreign trip is more than her predecessors
She is expecting a big luxury home.
do you remember any 1 +ve contribution from the current incumbent?
Atleast Kalam gave beautiful speech on his foreign trips, he keeps talking about 2020 vision and he is able to inspire the youth and young children...

is she has done atleast any 1 thing?

She has inspired other wannabe's like Pranab, Ansari, because of the highlighted part. She had inspired The Big Madam, Sonia ji to get this seat, (but not big enough to seek a second term). what else we need?

Inspiring youth and young children is not a big deal compared to this. :bash:

appo E.Sreedharan enna pannuvaru?

He will keep bitching about Chennai mono rail and JJ

anniyan
Onga comment a padichu Gardeners ellam Sahum Varai Tharkolai porattam Arivichu irukkanga. :-'LOL

மணல் கடத்தல்காரர்களுக்கு முதல்வர் கடும் எச்சரிக்கை (http://www.dinamalar.com/News_detail.asp?Id=469163)
Let her really implement this.. then i will agree,TN Vision 2023 is on right track...
her own party members join hands with IAS and IPS to do this..
I do not see any difference between this stmt and thatha's stmt on "thani eezham"..

If she implements this fully, construction cost will sky rocket.

appo E.Sreedharan enna pannuvaru?

Im going to request the CM to give some top post to B.Rajaram in the monorail project. That will add fuel to his jealousy and ego lol

If ES would have only kept his mouth shut he would have atleast been considered.

Have anyone noted this?

http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-uses-IT-to-cut-travel-time/articleshow/13231189.cms

In U.S, the President is elected directly by people. Also there are many things I like in U.S politics which I feel better than India (I know they too are not perfect):

1. Presidential/Governor/Senator candidates from a party is NOT selected by party boss but by party workers or normal people depending upon state. Clean politicians has higher chance this way. In India only money/muscle candidates have higher chance.

2. While voting on issues, it's not like one party senators totally vote for it and other vote totally against. Here, they vote on their will. Many senators are bipartisan. In India, party bosses never allow this, even if accidentally someone tries to be one, the media will create a big mess out of this.

IMO our electorate system needs to be revised.

Also

Right to recall

Right to put a law/change for referendum. This is really awesome.

Financial disclosure, even though super PACs have screwed that

Primary elections to select a candidate

Retaining the Same person in the cabinet if the person is talented

Working towards the same target in different ways


There are some nasty thing which I don't really like for which I really like India, if somebody is interested, will discuss

Have anyone noted this?

http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-uses-IT-to-cut-travel-time/articleshow/13231189.cms

This is not noticed here b'cos it is done by TN and this is a TN thread.:lol:

This is not noticed here b'cos it is done by TN and this is a TN thread.:lol:

:)

Did you notice the name of the vehicle, interesting...:) Romdas

But the project is very interesting. I have to check with my family about the Arcot - Villupuram road for any changes.

^^ ROMDAS was discussed when it was introduced. after that now only we have got the information about that.. you can scroll back on TN Highways project.

This is not noticed here b'cos it is done by TN and this is a TN thread.:lol:

we will notice and wait in q as soon as the maavu, oil, and other required groceries are purchased and when vada chatti is hot. now too early to be in q.

adhu varrikum nanga vada suttu thara, ennai satti sooda irukura veetu munnala than nipom

Have anyone noted this?

http://m.timesofindia.com/india/Tamil-Nadu-uses-IT-to-cut-travel-time/articleshow/13231189.cms

Yes, it is a pavement management system. This article is not written well and it's misleading too.

Romdas was developed by a Australian company.

Aus and NZ are the leading nations in highways asset management field, UK is 7 yrs behind them and US much behind.

we will notice and wait in q as soon as the maavu, oil, and other required groceries are purchased and when vada chatti is hot. now too early to be in q.

adhu varrikum nanga vada suttu thara, ennai satti sooda irukura veetu munnala than nipom
good one..:)

Also

Right to recall

Would be a disaster.

Right to put a law/change for referendum. This is really awesome.

Not practical.

Financial disclosure, even though super PACs have screwed that

It is already there, right? Though, most of them have huge swathes of money in black which is not revealed.

Primary elections to select a candidate

U mean like the US system of primaries? That is workable when u have just 2 parties. Here in India, with so many parties, don't think its workable.

Retaining the Same person in the cabinet if the person is talented

Well, if he is re-elected by people and a good guy, he would again find a place in cabinet. Pranab for example.

Oh wait, do u mean even if BJP comes to power, it should retain good talents from Congress in the cabinet? I know these things happen in the US..

Working towards the same target in different ways

That should be ideal.. I hope our politicos mature a bit more and form a bipartisan committee of major parties or something and set a long term national agenda which will be implemented whomsoever is in power.. Hmm.. Wishful thinking??


Answers in bold.

Murlee... Just to give an example, Governor of Wisconsin was recalled. Why do you think such thing will be disaster in India? Do you think politicians would become populist?


Regarding your comment on "Primary elections to select a candidate

U mean like the US system of primaries? That is workable when u have just 2 parties. Here in India, with so many parties, don't think its workable"

--- I think such system will slowly lead to two party system at state & central level, if we also have option of party with most votes takes all MPs.

Well.. Here is my problem with Right to Recall:

To initiate a recall process, u would need atleast a significant number of the people living in the constituency to first sign a petition, calling for a recall, right? ( This is how it is done in the US)

This is a huge process, with the kind of population we have.

Anyways, lets assume that somehow the signatures are collected. How to verify the authenticity of the signatures? Whether they are authentic or forgeries?

Also, u will have to give the MLA/MP who u want to recall, the right to go to court so that it is not done as a vendetta by opponents.
the MLA/MP who u want to recall would surely go to court questioning the validity of petitioners and the authenticity of the signatures. This would absolutely clog the already overburdened judiciary.

Another scenario.... Our electoral system is a First-past-the-post system and winning margins are usually very narrow except for top leaders.And our politics is extremely vengeful..
Say, DMK candidate lost by 5000 votes.. Now, his entire focus would be to somehow buy some extra 5000 votes and he would resort to all kinds of mischief( Sarakku, money, biryani etc etc).. If he gets it, he would initiate a recall saying he has more number of supporters now and this comedy will go on...

And with the amount of time court cases take in India, by the time the judgement comes, that guy would have finished his tenure..

And most importantly, this would lead to the biggest policy paralysis ever.. No politician would even dare to take slightly controversial or bold steps or reforms fearing his unpopular decision would initiate recall..
For eg, our electricity charges were extremely low before and huge losses occured. So, Jaya increased fares which surely people didn't like. So, if someone initiates recall due to this, there will be support, naturally..

This would lead to more and more populism especially in a country where a majority of people do not understand economics and policies and where votes are sold for money, sarakku, biryani and what not!!...

This will be an absolute burden on the entire system and would be a catastrophe.

yea..Quershi too told about the same.. but they can implement right to Reject right.. what stops 49o to be included in EVM? i think supreme court has directed the parliament to look into the inclusion of 49o. Thirudan kaiyele saavi?

If she implements this fully, construction cost will sky rocket.
so can we promote sand mining?
now itself we are not having clean drinking water...if sand mining continues, we need to use Paper only in India..

http://www.firstpost.com/wp-content/image2png.php?src=/2012/05/BREAKING_201205180424_940x355.jpeg&width=940&height=355&quality=70&mode=fixed&form=jpg

so can we promote sand mining?
now itself we are not having clean drinking water...if sand mining continues, we need to use Paper only in India..

But eliminating will only be a pipe dream unless we can manufacture artificial sand. Using paper might not be a bad idea considering the population and qty of water we have.

Though I feel sorry for the guy, I just can't stop :rofl:

Telugu wife wants divorce over husband's Facebook status: Report


A woman has filed for divorce in a court in Aurangabad because her husband refused to change his relationship status to "married" on his Facebook profile.

A report in the Deccan Chronicle says the couple married two months ago. The husband allegedly told the judge hearing his case that he had forgotten to change his status from "single" to "married." His wife says that she cannot trust him, reports the paper. The judge has reportedly asked the couple to spend six months in counseling.



http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/telugu-wife-wants-divorce-over-husbands-facebook-status-report-212631?pfrom=home-topstories

^^ Murlee, last week i saw a post in facebook showing a photo of a newspaper Matrimony section.

They had specified their need something like this "A girl that don't have a facebook account" :lol:

:lol: Ya.. I saw that too..

Facebook kudumbathula neraiya prachanainga pannuthu pola!!

On a serious note:

Has there been any study or research analysing the social impact of Facebook on our daily lives?

Would make an interesting thesis.

:lol: Ya.. I saw that too..

Facebook kudumbathula neraiya prachanainga pannuthu pola!!



My sister, one of her friends did a role in a short film "Mama Cheers". You could see a love break up because the girl don't disclose her facebook password to her B.F :lol:

^^ :) We saw something similar like that in Kadhalil Sothapuvadu epdi movie too..

The country of Tamil Nadu

Some time ago, I was again there to speak at a Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) event about catalyzing entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu. As I landed in Chennai, I was surrounded by people speaking only Tamil.
Let me start out by saying that I have many Tamil friends and have recently funded a company where the founder grew up in Chennai. But, nowhere else do I feel more alien within India than when I visit Tamil Nadu. Some time ago, I was again there to speak at a Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) event about catalyzing entrepreneurship in Tamil Nadu. As I landed in Chennai, I was surrounded by people speaking only Tamil (I am sure folks from TN will say, “no %&*$ Mohanjit. You are in Chennai. Of course, you are only going to hear Tamil”). But it’s different. It’s no co-incidence that Auroville and the French influence is there, or at least nearby (although Pondicherry is a different world altogether), because I am now convinced that the TN natives are equivalent to the French in India. They love Tamil and will pretend only to know Tamil, even if they know other languages (I tried getting by with broken Spanish in France, but that didn’t work either). BTW, soon after I landed in Chennai and was having trouble figuring my way around, I got a call from one of our portfolio CEOs asking, “Mohanjit, which country are you in today?” I quickly responded, “I am in the country of Tamil Nadu”. We both chuckled.

Back at the airport, there are three taxi kiosks. I had made the mistake of not making taxi arrangements ahead of time, thinking that I would be able to get a private taxi for the day at the airport itself. That was a mistake. The two private taxi services told me that there would be a 30 minute wait since there were no cars available at that time. I applied my rule of thumb in India which basically says that when someone uses a unit of time, multiply it by at least 2. So, an hour wait was not something that I could afford. Hence, I was left with no choice but to begrudgingly go with a black and yellow government taxi. As I made my way outside the airport (which, by the way, is the one metro airport that most closely resembles a railway station, with all its chaos, crowds and space constraints). I am sure everyone is looking forward to the day when the ongoing renovation will actually result in a somewhat world class facility.

In any case, something in the back of my head was causing me concern as I meandered through the crowds towards what generally looked like a catch-all location for everyone who was equally lost as I. I made it to the taxi pick up area, and was asked to follow one of the drivers to his Ambassador (I couldn’t understand the gentleman, but that is what I assumed). It was an interesting car to say the least. It had plush interiors, with a neon green light reminding me of a prop for a bad B movie with the 70s funk music. I expected some “Dancing Queen” or “Night Fever” to be blasting (probably with a Tamil version). By the way, it has been at least 25 years since I was last in an Ambassador, so a part of me was fairly excited to be getting a ride in a relic, especially given the interior design. I curiously tried to glance at the odometer to find out how many kilometers had actually been driven. The odometer was actually physically missing (even it had given up after multiple decades of service). Then came the more interesting part.The driver asked me a question in Tamil, presumably inquiring exactly where I was headed.

I almost felt like saying “no comprendo” trying my Spanish in response to his Tamil. I was able to tell him the locality where I needed to go, and picking out only names of a “junction” or an “intersection” or a landmark hoping that one of them would get a promising nod and hopefully a smile (which required unnatural facial movements on his part, since that was completely missing). I think the fact that a mostly American, somewhat Indian non-Tamil speaking sardarwas his first customer of the day probably caused him severe heartburn. We started moving in what I hoped was the right direction. I did realize that the poor guy got paid for a one way drop, and his whole purpose in life at that time was to drop me as quickly as possible so that he could be back at the airport for another pick up of hopefully a Tamil speaking passenger (or a Caucasian with whom he would likely speak perfect English).

As part of the directions, the gentleman with whom I was meeting had told me that I needed to come to an Indian Oil petrol pump. Well, I got to a petrol pump and the driver started speaking with me in Tamil again. He pointed to the petrol pump and loudly said, “Hindustan Petroleum petrol pump, noooo Indian Oil”. If I could translate what he implied, he was basically saying, “you idiot! It’s an HP petrol pump, not Indian Oil. Now get the hell out of my pimpmobile”. He had put his palm on his forehead and was shaking his head in disbelief. Now I had to convey to him politely that although he was accurate in indicating that the petrol pump was indeed an HP one, my instructions/directions clearly indicated that we had to get to an Indian Oil station. I was at an impasse. He had stopped the car at the HP petrol pump, refusing to move further since he wasn’t sure if he was moving closer to or farther away from my eventual destination. Finally, I decided to break the stalemate by relying on the one person who dedicates his life to the people, for the people and by the people (no, I did not see Jayalalitha) but rather – the traffic cop. I tried indicating to the drive to move towards “traffic police, traffic police”, and in a silly way pointed to my Blackberry (hoping that the driver would understand that I was going to have the traffic cop translate the emailed instructions and break the deadlock). I was able to get through and he slowly rolled towards the cop. I opened the door (since the window mechanism was not working), and showed the traffic policeman my Blackberry with the emailed instructions. Much to my delight, he actually understood English. He actually scolded the driver a little saying that there is indeed an Indian Oil petrol pump about five hundred meters down the road. I thanked the officer and breathed a sigh of relief. There were still two more turns involved until I got to my destination, so I wasn’t quite done yet. Nervously, we proceeded and I did what I do in Bangalore. Instead of saying “right” or “left”, I say “right-o” and “left-o”. That little “o” at the end with a south Indian accent seems to give some comfort to the locals that the pardesisardar (that’s me), is at least trying to communicate in some version of the local language. After a couple of jerky turns, I was dropped off. The driver was more relieved than I was, although he still had the palm of his hand on his forehead as he sped off (I actually didn’t realize that an old Ambassador could still have that kind of power) back to the airport.

I did the rest of my trip (from my meeting to the convention center and from the convention center to the airport) in an auto rickshaw, not wanting to repeat the morning routine. As I have realized over my few years in India, the fewer the number of wheels, the more efficient the mode of transportation. The language barrier was not that bad with the auto guys since the destinations were clearly understood. It’s hard to mess up “convention center” and “airport”. Although I am convinced that every auto ride in India results in some days taken off my lifespan, thanks to the fumes I end up inhaling.

India is fascinating. But when many north Indians refers to everyone south of Uttar Pradesh as a “madrasi” and many south Indians refers to anyone north of Andhra Pradesh as a “bihari” or a “Punjabi”, you know there are bound to be situations where one feels like a foreigner in one’s own country. But again, like so many other things in India, one has to truly relish and enjoy the diversity rather than be alienated by it, as tricky as it may be at times. The lesson I keep learning from experiences like these is that India truly is a conglomeration of many different mini-nations, with different languages/dialects, historical and cultural nuances, different levels of homo and heterogeneity of socio-economic, demographic, political and religious strata, all of which makes is fascinating and challenging to build businesses here. And that’s part of the reason for me to conclude that if a team can create a successful business in India, it can do it anywhere in the world.

http://www.vccircle.com/blog/2012/05/18/country-tamil-nadu

The above kind of stories I have read many times.

When a non hindi speaking person goes to Delhi he will face same music as he will be surrounded by only Hindi speaking guys and he will term it as he is hindiland.

By the way no one will refer the people from MP,Maharastra ( states located below UP) as Madrasi

^^ :) We saw something similar like that in Kadhalil Sothapuvadu epdi movie too..

The country of Tamil Nadu



http://www.vccircle.com/blog/2012/05/18/country-tamil-nadu

load of krap rehashed several times.

Is Suguna chicken bigger than Venkys? In their website it say they are the biggest poultry company in India. I was surprised when I came to know that Venky has bought a premier league football club in England, I didnt knew they were so big.

Yep.. venkys bought blackburn rovers almost a year back...

venkys is much more diversified than suguna.

Im going to request the CM to give some top post to B.Rajaram in the monorail project. That will add fuel to his jealousy and ego lol

Anniyan

Scoop News a ? :nuts:

@ Face Book:

There is a big study going on "Social Interaction websites & their impacts".

I happened to see a few submissions. Interesting points are:

Indians below 30 live by FB, 30-40 by FB, Linked In. 40-60 - Linked In, emails

Many marriages are made through FB but more marriages are spoiled / marred by FB.

GenY wakes with FB and sleeps with FB.

The more inferiority complex, more indulgence in FB esp checking what others have commented.

Many Gen Y have 1000s of FB friends but hardly any friend in real life (in physical sense)

FB Admin collects info on all users and profile them according to their disclosures and interests. These info is sold to other companies for marketing purpose.

Even tracking of physical position of the FB users is possible.

Too much of personal info is being given out.

If you keep GenY away from cellphone / FB, they may even commit suicides. :bash:

I don't have a FB account ;)

Yes, it is a pavement management system. This article is not written well and it's misleading too.

Romdas was developed by a Australian company.

Aus and NZ are the leading nations in highways asset management field, UK is 7 yrs behind them and US much behind.

Thanks for the info Anniyan. Saw some videos in u-tube, really interesting.

I don't have a FB account ;)


You have made a big blunder murlee, may god forgive u :)

On a lighter note, good, you are not wasting time. Good for you

@ Face Book:

There is a big study going on "Social Interaction websites & their impacts".

I happened to see a few submissions. Interesting points are:

Indians below 30 live by FB, 30-40 by FB, Linked In. 40-60 - Linked In, emails

Many marriages are made through FB but more marriages are spoiled / marred by FB.

GenY wakes with FB and sleeps with FB.

The more inferiority complex, more indulgence in FB esp checking what others have commented.

Many Gen Y have 1000s of FB friends but hardly any friend in real life (in physical sense)

FB Admin collects info on all users and profile them according to their disclosures and interests. These info is sold to other companies for marketing purpose.

Even tracking of physical position of the FB users is possible.

Too much of personal info is being given out.

If you keep GenY away from cellphone / FB, they may even commit suicides. :bash:

Added to that, many aim for maximum likes/shares and hence these days, you can see these words by many persons/pages at the end of their posts : "How many likes for this" :lol: Avainga imsa thaanga mudiyala.

See the below link for another effect : http://ph.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110330011840AAB5Bqh

There are many such going on in Internet world.

^^ Some more funny :

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110225152124AAi4Xnu

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20110222160510AAj2AXK

:)

You have made a big blunder murlee, may god forgive u :)

On a lighter note, good, you are not wasting time. Good for you

:D


That was the exact reason why I didn't join FB.. Huge waste of time..

And heard that it is extremely addicting.. Already, I m kinda addicted to SSC. Didn't want another addiction in the cyber world.

Anyways, FB valued at $104 billion :nuts:

Thats more than TN's GDP :lol:

@ Face Book:

naanga ellam Gen Z. nalla figure oda face'a ye book maadiri padichi aaraichi pannuvom

face-a book maadiri ninaicha................
.............
..............
book-a ennava nenaipannu eda gudama kelvi kekka koodathu

naanga ellam Gen Z. nalla figure oda face'a ye book maadiri padichi aaraichi pannuvom

I heard this recently

People born during

1940- 1960 - Bloomers

1960 - 1980 - Gen X

1980 - 2000 - Gen Y

2000 - 2020 - Gen Z.

Neenga enna ongaloda Cloning a? :lol:

kannan sir, neenga porantha kaalam bloomer ille boomeru

engala maadiri sinnam sirusunnga than bloomers. naanga ellam ippa than bloom aayi( bjp maadiri) vayasukku vandirukkom

naanga ellam ippa than bloom aayi( bjp maadiri) vayasukku vandirukkom

:lol:

:hilarious

:laugh:

:hahaha:

:rofl:

naanga ellam Gen Z. nalla figure oda face'a ye book maadiri padichi aaraichi pannuvom

face-a book maadiri ninaicha................
.............
..............
book-a ennava nenaipannu eda gudama kelvi kekka koodathu


:rofl: ..Ipdiyellam Solli unga vayasa decrease pani neenga teenage valibarnu soneengana , Makkal tension aga vaipu iruku KT Sir... :lol:

kannan sir, neenga porantha kaalam bloomer ille boomeru

engala maadiri sinnam sirusunnga than bloomers. naanga ellam ippa than bloom aayi( bjp maadiri) vayasukku vandirukkom

Naanum onga madhiri Gen X dhan KT.:lol:

same blood

Anniyan

Scoop News a ? :nuts:

summa sonnen. ungaluku theriyumla how Sreedharan played politics against Rajaram.

He is a skybus man, dont know if he would like to be involved in a rail based project. I think he is in USA now. his site http://www.atrilab.com/Rajaram.html

summa sonnen. ungaluku theriyumla how Sreedharan played politics against Rajaram.

He is a skybus man, dont know if he would like to be involved in a rail based project. I think he is in USA now. his site http://www.atrilab.com/Rajaram.html

Rajaram rejected the offer. #chennaimonorail

Is the skybus project of his totally buried??

Its sad that Indian technology is not preferred and encouraged by our govt.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/s320x320/36564_310039362407304_156862661058309_699751_1777076890_n.jpg

:D
That was the exact reason why I didn't join FB.. Huge waste of time..
that is why its IPO is in demand? just kidding...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/s320x320/576949_268783979887485_100002676549184_517773_68501244_n.jpg

I heard this recently

People born during

1940- 1960 - Bloomers

1960 - 1980 - Gen X

1980 - 2000 - Gen Y

2000 - 2020 - Gen Z.

Neenga enna ongaloda Cloning a? :lol:

2020 la ulagam azhiya povudha? from doubtu kovalu :banana:

naanga ellam Gen Z. nalla figure oda face'a ye book maadiri padichi aaraichi pannuvom

face-a book maadiri ninaicha................
.............
..............
book-a ennava nenaipannu eda gudama kelvi kekka koodathu


neenga book a face panni varudam pala urundodi vittana enru engalukku theryadha enna?

...

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=469773
"""தினமும் 60 மணல் வண்டிக்காரர்கள், இரவு பகல் எந்த நேரமும் மணல் எடுத்து வந்தனர். அதை வெளியில் கொட்டி வைத்து, டிராக்டரில் விற்று கொள்ளையடித்து வந்தனர். இப்படி மணல் எடுத்தவர்கள், கடைசியில் கிராம மக்களின் குடிநீர் ஆதாரமான கிணற்றின் அருகிலேயே மணல் எடுக்க ஆரம்பித்து விட்டனர். கிணறு இருக்கும் பகுதியில் மணலை முற்றிலும் எடுத்து விட்டால், கோடை காலத்தில் தண்ணீர் இருக்காது.""ஒரு காலத்தில் கிணற்றை மூடும் அளவுக்கு கூட்டாற்றில் மணல் இருந்தது. இப்போது பத்தடி ஆழத்துக்கும் மேல் தோண்டி எடுத்து விட்டனர். எனவே நிலைமை மேலும் மோசமாகி விடக்கூடாது என்பதற்காகத்தான், அனைத்து ஊராட்சி நிர்வாகத்தினரும் எதிர்ப்பு தெரிவித்து, மணல் கொள்ளைக்கு முற்றுப்புள்ளி வைத்தோம். அந்த ஆத்திரத்தில் யாரோ இப்படி செய்திருக்கலாம் என்று தோன்றுகிறது,'' என்றார்."
possiblity of Sand mafia in mixing poison on the drinking water...since the villagers opposed sand mafia...
so do we need to worry about illegal sand mining on river, streams, lakes or construction cost of our homes?
:wallbash:

Only 2 from Chennai make it to top 50 in IIT-JEE (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3433512.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01087/TH19_vasudha_eps_1087305a.jpg

Students from Andhra Pradesh steal the show this year too, with 19 toppers

Students from Andhra Pradesh once again stole the thunder at the JEE this year. Nineteen of the first 50 All India Ranks went to students from that state, including the first three from the IIT-Madras Zone (which comprises all southern states). Only around 40 students from Tamil Nadu could make it to the top 1,000, which is not unusual considering the results of the past couple of years.

In the last 60 years, it was just once — in 2001 — that Chennai produced a JEE topper, while Delhi and Mumbai have done it more than thrice. This year, the Madras zone has nearly 40 students in first 100 ranks and 27 more between 100 and 200.

But most of them are from Hyderabad and other places in Andhra Pradesh. Compared to over 193 students from Hyderabad who have made to the first 1,000, only 41 have made it from Tamil Nadu.

While some ascribe these results to the rigour of coaching classes in other States, others blame the disconnect between the State Board syllabus in Tamil Nadu and the JEE curriculum. Very few students from the State Board stream even attempt JEE here, say the numbers.

“The syllabus of Andhra Pradesh is very similar to JEE. In Tamil Nadu, though the State syllabus covers more topics than CBSE or JEE, the testing patters are entirely based on 'text book sums',” said Balajee Sampath, a trainer.

According to experts, nearly 200 students of the nearly 9,000 who took JEE from Tamil Nadu cleared the test. “This is not really bad. It is more about less number of students from the state attempting the exam, it is not about their performance,” said Mr. Sampath, who emphasised that over 38, 000 students from Andhra Pradesh took the JEE this year in contrast.

“Also there is almost no awareness about IITs in cities such as Coimabtore and Madurai, whereas every district in Andhra Pradesh has a coaching centre,” he added.

While most coaching centres in the city conduct three-hour classes thrice or four times a week, those in other centres have a very different schedule. Shantanu Mohan, a student of IIT-Madras, from Hyderabad , who underwent ‘intensive coaching,' there said, “Classes for us used to start at five in the morning, every day for four five years. The emphasis is on solving as many sums of every kind that you and over time, you learn to solve sums even without thinking.”

The training is not that rigorous in Chennai, which is a good thing, he believes. A IIT-Madras professor added that students who spend six years of coaching in Kota or Andhra Pradesh come are so bogged down by the process that they fail to perform here. “That way, the students from the city, though few in number, manage quite well,” he said.

Yeah... Rural students totally lack the awareness. When I joined B.E (EEE), i joined it without having much knowledge and selected it since that is the only free seat I got. Also I was so stupid that after selecting the course, I did not even know the abbreviation for EEE, I used to tell my family members and friends that I took Electronics and Electronics engineering. I came to know the correct abbreviation only after joining the college. :(

During my final year of EEE, all my AP class mates used prepare GATE, TOEFL and other courses secretly and even there I did not have awareness on those thought I am one of the top 5 in my class. The other folks in top 5 are also from TN and bakara like me. Luckily 2 are now in ISRO and reminder in good IT companies.

@ IIT:

Awareness is growing in the TN districts also about IIT but their +2 curriculam (State Board) can not help them to prepare. But only a few dare to try.

Even City guys who have all the tools & aids like coaching classes, peer knowledge etc are not so successful.

AP, KOTA and similar models have been the successful ones so far for cracking IIT JEE. If Kapil Sibal has his way, in AY 2012-13, a common entrance for all is possible. But TN Govt may not agree to that.

TN Govt and the parents (and students) are fooled by the high % age of IT Jobs offered to TN students. The Core Industries are ignored.

Recently read a news that a women filed a divorce case on seeing her husband status as single in Facebook. This incident happened in India.

See one or two pages back. This has been discussed already. :)

I heard this recently

People born during

1940- 1960 - Bloomers

1960 - 1980 - Gen X

1980 - 2000 - Gen Y

2000 - 2020 - Gen Z.

Neenga enna ongaloda Cloning a? :lol:

Oh no.. me at the cross-roads again.. being born in 1980 !!! Am i gen X or Gen Y....By the way.. am a huge FB addict.. but now am turning to purely social issues on FB and no one likes/comments on my posts anymore.. :) SSC is more to my liking....

@ IIT:

Awareness is growing in the TN districts also about IIT but their +2 curriculam (State Board) can not help them to prepare. But only a few dare to try.

Even City guys who have all the tools & aids like coaching classes, peer knowledge etc are not so successful.

AP, KOTA and similar models have been the successful ones so far for cracking IIT JEE. If Kapil Sibal has his way, in AY 2012-13, a common entrance for all is possible. But TN Govt may not agree to that.

TN Govt and the parents (and students) are fooled by the high % age of IT Jobs offered to TN students. The Core Industries are ignored.

Agree abt the syllabus part to a great extent.. I studied my 10th and 12th in Orissa and even a supposedly less developed state like that has a far better standard in schooling as compared to TN.. We encourage learning by rote in TN.. whereas in Orissa, its all about what u understand.. and absolutely no marks for "presentation" (ie sketches, colors, lines)...unlike in TN

^^ Continuing on the above, TN students tend to fill up service companies like Wipro, TCS Infosys and largely the SW sections.. which actually dont do any earth shattering work (lets face it..)
And not very many TN ppl in core areas like VLSI...Keralites and AP guys tend to do far better here...

Continuing on the above, TN students tend to fill up service companies like Wipro, TCS Infosys and largely the SW sections.. which actually dont do any earth shattering work (lets face it..)
And not very many TN ppl in core areas like VLSI...Keralites and AP guys tend to do far better here..


where else they are doing earth shattering works in India?

where else they are doing earth shattering works in India?

do u want a factual reply? or did u make a sarcastic comment :)

where else they are doing earth shattering works in India?

Quarrying

http://tamil.oneindia.in/news/2012/05/15/tamilnadu-mullaiperiyar-dam-holes-still-open-154002.html

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Also like the Manipal one. Looks cool.

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Only 2 from Chennai make it to top 50 in IIT-JEE (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3433512.ece)

http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/01087/TH19_vasudha_eps_1087305a.jpg


This is a very serious issue and shame for TN.
We will realize this not now but after 10 to 15 years we will see the consequence of this issue and start feeling bad.

Even the brightest and wealth family kids who can afford coaching classes are content just thinking of TCS and CTS and we are going to suffer.

Probably Mr Kannan can answer this question.
Why generally less awareness or interest to join about good Indian institues in other states by TN people.(Not only IIT but management etc).
Are they showing more interest to go abroad(I dont think so because it involves cost and TN is low on that front people from AP and Kerala somehow get loan and they want foreign degree)
I see no toppers from TN etc in exams only names like Agarwals,Guptas and Reddys are coming up prominently nowadays.

Looks like the whole TN now only thinks about TCS and CTS and nothing else.

Only 2 from Chennai make it to top 50 in IIT-JEE (http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article3433512.ece)



"IIT-Madras professor added that students who spend six years of coaching in Kota or Andhra Pradesh come are so bogged down by the process that they fail to perform here. “That way, the students from the city, though few in number, manage quite well,” he said"

I know from where such quotes of IIT madras professor comes from ... I studied in IIT madras and had to put up with the bullshit that ********students are "naturally" deserving of seats in IIT as they are genetically intelligent. The **********students are just drones who are crammed with coaching ...they may crack the stupid JEE but they cant match out "natural" intelligent boys fed by rasam etc. All this gyan used to be given to us .

I believe it is this atitude which is costing ****** now. In *******they focussed on what needs to be done to enable students succeed in TN the focus was on who deserves to succeed and who deserves to fail.

This is a very serious issue and shame for TN.
We will realize this not now but after 10 to 15 years we will see the consequence of this issue and start feeling bad.

Even the brightest and wealth family kids who can afford coaching classes are content just thinking of TCS and CTS and we are going to suffer.
I dont understand. What exactly is this 10 to 15 years? Everywhere I see this. In auto thread to IT thread. OMG we will be gone in 10 -15 years. That state will beat us Tsunami will eat us. And why is that someone working in CTS and TCS is bad? And why should someone who you dont know have to work his @rse out for you too see a flashy cool headline? Hope there is some article with details of TCS, CTS hiring from IITs.

If you have a Sunday to spare


Kaniyakumari

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Thiruchendur

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Srirangam

(the one gets this banner up in SSC will get minister post from TN amaiyar a.k.a CM JJ) :lol::lol:

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sounds like good pakistan is good for India argument

Few years back we heard the same thing, that TN is not doing well in Civil Services. But offlate that has changed fairly though more is desired. I feel TN follows direction where wind blows. Moreover what a big deal in getting seat IIT, Let us see how many sucessful DRDO directors, Project director of NASA are being produced among this lot

@ IIT JEE:

Please - NO State vs State arguments..

No comments bordering on racism also.

IIT JEE in the present Avtar has been well understood by AP based & Kota based or similar coaching systems. They start the coaching very early (in 6th std ???) and they keep solving various question banks. As a result, they are able to crack the IIT JEE well. The result is because of sheer hard work. I know many parents shifting jobs to Hyderabad so that their children can join Chaitanya or Narayana Academies.

But the fact that many students from such institutes are finding it difficult to cope up with the different system followed by IITs (colleges are not like schools and the students have to be on their own - not much guidance). There is no differentiation between states here.

Few years back we heard the same thing, that TN is not doing well in Civil Services. But offlate that has changed fairly though more is desired. I feel TN follows direction where wind blows. Moreover what a big deal in getting seat IIT, Let us see how many sucessful DRDO directors, Project director of NASA are being produced among this lot

Any data to show TN didnt do well in Civil Services few yrs back?

Road safety in reverse gear in Tamilnadu

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3421945.ece

^^KT..ithu old article..ithai potta odane 2 peru sandaikku varuvanga.. TN-neriya accident ille, Gujarat-le than neriya accident-nu...
Its a known fact that TN only lot of fatal accidents...

hee...hee..
http://ibnlive.in.com/cnnibnvideos/top-us/259232.html

I dont understand. What exactly is this 10 to 15 years? Everywhere I see this. In auto thread to IT thread. OMG we will be gone in 10 -15 years. That state will beat us Tsunami will eat us. And why is that someone working in CTS and TCS is bad? And why should someone who you dont know have to work his @rse out for you too see a flashy cool headline? Hope there is some article with details of TCS, CTS hiring from IITs.

Iit majority of top CEOs from India come from its, low number of Iitian for state can roughly translate to less decision makers which means decisions skewed slightly towards their home state that is the long term impact for the state loosing out

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=470108
hm.. they will not accept the decision of technical committee formed by supreme court. they will not listen to supreme court judgement. .. but they will file 1 more case in Supreme court..
what these politicians are thinking about the People?

Iit majority of top CEOs from India come from its, low number of Iitian for state can roughly translate to less decision makers which means decisions skewed slightly towards their home state that is the long term impact for the state loosing out

In a country where majority of the companies are family owned, not sure how IITians are running companies. Tell me one industry where IITians dominate in India.

I dont understand. What exactly is this 10 to 15 years? Everywhere I see this. In auto thread to IT thread. OMG we will be gone in 10 -15 years. That state will beat us Tsunami will eat us. And why is that someone working in CTS and TCS is bad? And why should someone who you dont know have to work his @rse out for you too see a flashy cool headline? Hope there is some article with details of TCS, CTS hiring from IITs.

OK guys now let me tell your one thing. The kind of motivation in IIT is superior then Anna or any other TN colleges. IITians dont just end up in TCS or CTS they eventually go to US - MIT, Princeton,Stanford kind of colleges eventually they might be one of the founders of Facebook kind of companies. I want the cream of TN to aim that not ending up as TCS or CTS which is ok for a above average guys.

Also IITians go to become CEO and they will decide to keep their companies in Hyd or Vijawada not in Chennai or Madurai so the loss for TN is unimaginable.:bash:

Also IITians go to become CEO and they will decide to keep their companies in Hyd or Vijawada not in Chennai or Madurai so the loss for TN is unimaginable.:bash:

Absolutely. TN has already lost out in a lot of ways.. Which are the semiconductor-design hubs of India ? This is the order:
1) Blore
2) Hyd
3) Pune/NCR

Where are we? Nowhere...
Blore is of course the big magnet for all kinds of talent.. Hyd has done well for itself in Semiconductor field... it probably has to do with a lot of ppl from AP goin on to study in IITs etc...Which MNC has its development center in TN?
Google? Yahoo? Microsoft? Intel? ......:bash:

In a country where majority of the companies are family owned, not sure how IITians are running companies. Tell me one industry where IITians dominate in India.

Karkal.. i work for a company where the vast majority of freshers come from IITs and i can absolutely see the difference between this company and others where ppl from normal colleges work.. the gulf is humongous..trust me

An industry may or may not employ IITians.. but for those who employ IITians, the huge difference in productivity creates a positive impact on their products...

I think the discussion is about CEO's and not regular employees. I agree for regular they could be more productive, but for CEO type jobs it is still an exception in India to have an IITian at the top. I have seen more of them have Harvard (or) Stanford education (or) even IIM than IIT.

A lot of these employees dont remain employees forever.. :) they create start-ups in one of the cities i mentioned above

Absolutely. TN has already lost out in a lot of ways.. Which are the semiconductor-design hubs of India ? This is the order:
1) Blore
2) Hyd
3) Pune/NCR

Where are we? Nowhere...
Blore is of course the big magnet for all kinds of talent.. Hyd has done well for itself in Semiconductor field... it probably has to do with a lot of ppl from AP goin on to study in IITs etc...Which MNC has its development center in TN?
Google? Yahoo? Microsoft? Intel? ......:bash:

Krap...whatever we have in India is called semiconductor hub. we have only semi there is no conductor.

Dont get me wrong I'm for TN getting into IIT more but also against the overhype of the value of IIT.

One of the early founders of google Mr. Sriram is Bsc Physics grad from Madras university.

Er .. mind ur language...
1) Lets go by wat u say.. "Whatever we have in india"... so do we have even that in TN?
2) Bangalore has been recently named one of the semiconductor hubs of the world.. i work in this industry.. take it from me... there are quite a few companies here.. tho not all of do architectural work in india, it still is a very very significant contribution...

I think the discussion is about CEO's and not regular employees. I agree for regular they could be more productive, but for CEO type jobs it is still an exception in India to have an IITian at the top. I have seen more of them have Harvard (or) Stanford education (or) even IIM than IIT.

Yes this is where I am coming tell me who can get into Harvard or stanford or IIM an IITian or a guy from other good colleges(like NIT,Anna etc).

Do you know the facebook employees share options even for an ordinary employee and in India they recruit mostly only IITians. Again I mean TN guys are not interested and they dont even know about some good colleges like IIFT(Foreign trade) and even very few from Chennai go to those institutes.

Er .. mind ur language...
1) Lets go by wat u say.. "Whatever we have in india"... so do we have even that in TN?
2) Bangalore has been recently named one of the semiconductor hubs of the world.. i work in this industry.. take it from me... there are quite a few companies here.. tho not all of do architectural work in india, it still is a very very significant contribution...

True I saw that report by Zinnov.

Several areas in chennai to go without power on Monday

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Several-areas-to-go-without-power-on-Monday/articleshow/13309124.cms

Yes this is where I am coming tell me who can get into Harvard or stanford or IIM an IITian or a guy from other good colleges(like NIT,Anna etc).

Do you know the facebook employees share options even for an ordinary employee and in India they recruit mostly only IITians. Again I mean TN guys are not interested and they dont even know about some good colleges like IIFT(Foreign trade) and even very few from Chennai go to those institutes.

I also happen to know about several facebook employees of Indian origin working there without IIT degrees. My company works with them on a day to day basis and the guys who run the integration platform with my company and facebook is a non IITian.

Precisely my point, IIT's are not the only good institution in India, there are several more and you named a few of them. BTW no report says semiconductor hub is not blooming in chennai (or) anywhere in TN b'cos we are not interested in IIT.

Family hangs hope for boy on unproven therapy in India

Indian clinic's stem cell therapy real?

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/19/health/embryonic-stem-cell-therapy/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

http://www.cnn.com/video/?hpt=hp_c1#/video/health/2012/05/19/griffin-stem-cell-clinic.cnn

A village that puts metros to shame!

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/A-village-that-puts-metros-to-shame/articleshow/13309567.cms

Maybe our villages need to look at this model of development - bottom up.

New EVMs to give printout of votes cast (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/250815/evms-give-printout-votes-cast.html)

http://www.deccanherald.com/page_images/thumb/2012/05/20/250815_thump.gif

An innovative and state-of-the-art Electronic Voting machine (EVM) is going to be introduced into the stable of Election Commission of India (ECI) soon.

Now, information under RTI in local languages (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/250810/now-information-rti-vernacular-languages.html)

Now, you don’t have to be a master in English language to read and digest the information obtained under Right to Information (RTI) Act.

The Central Information Commission (CIC) has asked all the government organisations to provide details sought under the RTI Act in local languages. Without giving any direction, the apex body, under the transparency law, concluded that information should be provided in vernacular languages as far as possible.

New EVMs to give printout of votes cast (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/250815/evms-give-printout-votes-cast.html)

http://www.deccanherald.com/page_images/thumb/2012/05/20/250815_thump.gif

An innovative and state-of-the-art Electronic Voting machine (EVM) is going to be introduced into the stable of Election Commission of India (ECI) soon.

Now candidates who paid for the vote will be able to verify whether the vote has been cast as promised. Might as well ask the paying guys to vote proxy.

BTW no report says semiconductor hub is not blooming in chennai (or) anywhere in TN b'cos we are not interested in IIT.

You have a couple of facts in front of u and if u chose to ignore the connection inspite of it being so obvious, u end up making the same mistakes all over again.. all the best to u... am not commenting on this topic again...

Krap...whatever we have in India is called semiconductor hub. we have only semi there is no conductor.
No Karkal we lost! But somehow Air China, China airlines, Unitop make lot of profit by connecting Chennai with Shanghai and they apparently carry no semiconductors. :lol: For those who say there is no core industry in Chennai can check the press release of all the three airlines and Jade Cargo on why they chose to fly to Chennai.

Absolutely. TN has already lost out in a lot of ways.. Which are the semiconductor-design hubs of India ? This is the order:


How many semiconductor-design jobs were created in those cities?

China Airlines press release

http://www.china-airlines.com/en/cargonewsen/cargonewsen000109.htm

Chennai is India’s third-largest air cargo market, trailing only Mumbai and New Delhi in annual shipment volume. In terms of shipment growth, Chennai International Airport is India’s fastest-growing airport for exports and imports, predominantly comprising electronics, automotive parts, textile products and ready-made clothes and leather products. By including Chennai in its new cargo route to Luxemburg, China Airlines is the only airline to offer direct scheduling cargo service from Chennai to Luxemburg, giving it an edge in the India-Europe air cargo market while also capturing more business in Southeast Asia bound for southern India and Europe.

Air China Cargo press release

http://www.airchinacargo.com/en/index.php?section=0-0149-0151-0164-0236&id=1331877663


Chennai is a city at the east coast on South India and is situated beside the Bay of Bengal. Since the progressive development of economy and culture, Chennai has become a second major industry city in South India and the 4th populated city in India, while Chennai is also a transport hub city in India and one of most famous import and export trade harbor cities. Chennai enjoys her advanced car manufacture industry. The worldwide leading car companies, such as BMW, Ford and Mitsubishi, and a great amount of Indian domestic car brand companies have established their factories in Chennai. In terms of communication equipment manufacture industry, such brand companies as Nokia, Sony and Motorola have constructed their own manufacture factories in Chennai. A famous Taiwan enterprise of Foxconn has also launched 4 factories.

Never knew CEOs of BMW, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nokia, Sony, Motorola and Foxconn are Tamils who studied in IITs who invested in Chennai just because its their town.

One of the early founders of google Mr. Sriram is Bsc Physics grad from Madras university.

He was a financier, not a technical founder. With all due respect to Mr Sriram, even a roadside bania's moolah also would be accepted from any startups.

Never knew CEOs of BMW, Ford, Mitsubishi, Nokia, Sony, Motorola and Foxconn are Tamils who studied in IITs who invested in Chennai just because its their town.

Still you are not getting the point. In traditional industries lot of other factors come into picture BMW decision making w.r.t new plants are based on existing eco system and govt soaps etc which TN has advantage over other states.

But in IT say an Andhra IIT guy with 15 years experience and working as a VP in an american company when they talk about outsourcing always they will try to take the project to Hyd under that circumstances only Bangalore(IT capital) will be considered chances of other cities are very slim. If you look at new generation industries like BT,Pharma BT , Aero etc TN is still very behind when compared the leaders like KN,AP and Maha.

HYD will reap the benefits when these IIT'ians are in decision making positions 10-15 years from now. However, childhoods of students is getting ruined in AP since they are being forced by parents to go to 5 AM tuitions for 4-5 years to prepare for JEE.

But in IT say an Andhra IIT guy with 15 years experience and working as a VP in an american company when they talk about outsourcing always they will try to take the project to Hyd under that circumstances only Bangalore(IT capital) will be considered chances of other cities are very slim. If you look at new generation industries like BT,Pharma BT , Aero etc TN is still very behind when compared the leaders like KN,AP and Maha.
Who issues travel advisory in your company? VP?

Let AP take everything, we're in the playoffs......

Still you are not getting the point. In traditional industries lot of other factors come into picture BMW decision making w.r.t new plants are based on existing eco system and govt soaps etc which TN has advantage over other states.

But in IT say an Andhra IIT guy with 15 years experience and working as a VP in an american company when they talk about outsourcing always they will try to take the project to Hyd under that circumstances only Bangalore(IT capital) will be considered chances of other cities are very slim. If you look at new generation industries like BT,Pharma BT , Aero etc TN is still very behind when compared the leaders like KN,AP and Maha.
bangalore was the IT Capital in 90s because of good weather. later on companies realised that Chennai has good talent of resources and started moved into chennai. Also couple of reason for infy, wipro, to come in chennai in big scale is Bengaluru that time(in early 2000) was horrible in traffic and power. that was the real scenario.
now 1 out of 4 companies are thinking to start their ODC in Chennai.
IBM, hp,Intel, microsoft,google, yahoo did not come to Chennai. because they were setup in early 2000, that too IBM way back.
but oflate, IBM,hp are developing in Chennai pretty fast.
am sure in the next few years, those big companies too will come here..
IITians may love their place, but they will decide the companies by looking at the other parameters too....
i do not want to compare other cities.. but Rate of growth of IT in TN is growing since early 2000.

HYD will reap the benefits when these IIT'ians are in decision making positions 10-15 years from now. However, childhoods of students is getting ruined in AP since they are being forced by parents to go to 5 AM tuitions for 4-5 years to prepare for JEE.
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We are all on your side. En kitae erukirathu Adhangam , Athiram Ellae. We have not yet grown to match our full potential. But we are going to be there. i am very much certain about that. This faith is not because of Atha or thatha but because of Hope on our traditionally earned values. we may slip here and there. But certainly we will not fall.

Thamizhan Endru oru Enam undu Avanku Thanie one kunam undu

Ezhurai Kodi Theivangal Vazhum Poomi

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/india/9275124/India-the-delights-of-devotion-in-Tamil-Nadu.html

Jayalalithaa steps up campaign for Sangma (http://expressbuzz.com/nation/jayalalithaa-steps-up-campaign-for-sangma/393574.html)
hm..ammayar "bulb" vangitta?

Jayalalithaa steps up campaign for Sangma (http://expressbuzz.com/nation/jayalalithaa-steps-up-campaign-for-sangma/393574.html)
hm..ammayar "bulb" vangitta?

Participation is more important than to win, this applies not only for sports but in love and politics too.

Thamizhan Endru oru Enam undu Avanku Thanie one kunam undu

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I think that gunam is Nakkal adikiradhu. I have not seen any other inam so good in that.

Karunanidhi and goundamani were the champions.

I found a nugget of information that might answer the question that is frequently bandied around in this thread from the observations of a foreign tourist.

We fell in love with Tamil Nadu over the course of our trip. Like that gloriously belly-busting lunch, it offered us a surfeit of treats. Most beguiling of all was that its wealth of architecture and history was not accompanied by the kind of tourist maelstrom that forms an inescapable part of a visit to some of India’s more well-known regions; also, that its people were some of the warmest and most laid back I have met on the continent. When we left Tamil Nadu we left a part of our hearts behind us.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/asia/india/9275124/India-the-delights-of-devotion-in-Tamil-Nadu.html

Even ‘bhoodan’ lands encroached in Tamil Nadu (http://www.deccanherald.com/content/251020/even-bhoodan-lands-encroached-tamil.html)
Chennai, May 20, 2012, DHNS:

Illegal occupation on 89 acres of land allotted to landless: CAG

It was nearly 61 years ago that Acharya Vinobha Bhave started the ‘Bhoodan (Gift of Land) Movement’ as a voluntary, non-violent means of transferring surplus lands to the landless poor across India. And the irony is, in Tamil Nadu, even such gifted lands have not been spared from encroachments.

The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) on the performance of various state departments recently has revealed that nearly 89 acres of ‘Bhoodan land’ allotted to the landless poor between 1956 and 1984, “had been occupied by other persons for more than ten years”.

As a result of the ‘Bhoodan Movement’ , a little over 28,060 acres of land had been gifted to the Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Board. Of this, 20,485.35 acres had been allotted to landless poor persons in the state over the years, CAG said.

As on December 2011, another 7,575.06 acres of land with the ‘Bhoodan Board’ were to be distributed to the landless in the state, CAG reports, quoting the Director of Land Reforms.

However, even from the allotted ‘Bhoodan lands’, in 12 Taluks of Tamil Nadu, the CAG found that in 66 cases, lands totaling to about 89 acres, had been occupied by others. The value of such encroached ‘Bhoodan lands’ was placed at Rs 7.56 crore as on June 30, 2010. The encroached ‘Bhoodan Lands’, as provided for in the ‘Tamil Nadu Bhoodan Yagna Rules’, should have been taken back by the government and re-allotted to eligible persons”.

But this has not been done so far though the Commissioner of Land Reforms for Tamil Nadu has said that it would take necessary action to evict the unauthorised occupation of ‘Bhoodan Lands’, said the report.

Ministerspeak

However, state Finance Minister O Pannerselvam, referring to the CAG’s latest report, for the period ending March 2011, on the performance of various sate government departments including state PSUs, has clarified in a statement that “all these lapses pointed out by the CAG have occurred during the tenure of the previous DMK government”.

“On the contrary, the present Jayalalitha–led AIADMK government has been taking a number of steps to set right the shortcomings pointed out by the CAG,” Pannerselvam said here.

“For instance, one of the CAG report has pointed out that the subsidy payment (by the government to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board) to compensate for providing free electricity to farmers in the state at Rs 250 per horse power (HP) per year was very low.
But after the AIADMK government assumed office, the subsidy payment on account of free supply of electricity for agriculture has been increased from Rs 250 to Rs 1750 (per HP per year),” Pannerselvam added.

VicVin and others
http://www.siliconindia.com/shownews/IITs_IIMs_produce_over_half_of_CEOs_in_India-nid-53724-cid-Others.html

Like it or not IIT is the only prominent Indian university well recognized outside of INDIA and so far most of the top CEOs come from IIT's, compared to miniscule % of seats they represent. The reason why TN grew this far is because of Human Talent, to gain market share high level Knowledge based Industries and R&D we need to top talent from the state with good education in a competetive environment to a certain extent IITs are the only ones that caters , I Agree College of Engineering/NIT's are OK. but missing the bus for IIT's will cause a problem in state's advancement in long term.

One disclaimer:
BTW Today the quality of IIT grads are not same as 80's and 90's because of lot of training opportunities so we may find more NON IIt'ans and Non engineers grabbing leadership limelight in future.

In the hope our Loyalas, MCC's and SRM's and VITs do and can produce good talent we can be little happy

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/259724/question-time-didi.html

1. Atleast the CM shows up for open questioning, which is sorely missing in TN.
2. Does any one know whether Anna univ students(not engineers, but political science or Arts,commerce students) have such good communication skills?

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/259724/question-time-didi.html

1. Atleast the CM shows up for open questioning, which is sorely missing in TN.
2. Does any one know whether Anna univ students(not engineers, but political science or Arts,commerce students) have such good communication skills?
IF the TN CMs are willing, definetely we have lot of people...from every corner of TN...
Chennai,Trichy, CBE, Madurai... you can get excellent people who can question them in a polite way...

Nanga ready...Neenga Ready-a?:lol:

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/259724/question-time-didi.html

1. Atleast the CM shows up for open questioning, which is sorely missing in TN.
2. Does any one know whether Anna univ students(not engineers, but political science or Arts,commerce students) have such good communication skills?

We dont even have smart journalist to ask good questions.

Cho hospitalised

watch latest Neeya Naana latest show...its on politics..(not political parties) or political leaders..
debate between "politics" critics group and "politics" supporter group..
some good points.. some junk points..

Topic?

Topic?
Its about people's participation in Politics.
not about particular party or leader..

Cho hospitalised
yea..he was discharged last week for some lung problems and again hospitalised on saturday(i think)...

NDTV Hindu channel also now broadcast over entire TN. Initially it was broadcast only in Chennai. there was a talk that Hindu might sold it and Dinathanthi group was about to get its stake.
but to the surprise, it is broadcast all over TN. its not a news channel alone.
lets see how they are performing..
is it a good sign to get more "neutral" channel?(though Hindu is commies, and PT belongs to SRM group "IJK".)

Karunanidhi and goundamani were the champions.

+Santhaanam

http://ibnlive.in.com/videos/259724/question-time-didi.html

1. Atleast the CM shows up for open questioning, which is sorely missing in TN.
2. Does any one know whether Anna univ students(not engineers, but political science or Arts,commerce students) have such good communication skills?

JJ took on the entire Delhi press a year back....including the questions from DMK's paid journalists.

DMK ran its own media empire to take care of these questions. When compared to our TN politicians managing the messaging the other state CM's are bachas.

watch this video on PT...Chinese construction company has built 3 floors in 2 weeks.. dont know where to post it..
http://puthiyathalaimurai.tv/news/videos?video=656

NDTV Hindu channel also now broadcast over entire TN. Initially it was broadcast only in Chennai. there was a talk that Hindu might sold it and Dinathanthi group was about to get its stake.
but to the surprise, it is broadcast all over TN. its not a news channel alone.
lets see how they are performing..
is it a good sign to get more "neutral" channel?(though Hindu is commies, and PT belongs to SRM group "IJK".)

NDTV Hindu Channel is already sold to one of maran companies with the branding intact. I think Hindu gets royalty (or) something for using its name.

NDTV Hindu Channel is already sold to one of maran companies with the branding intact. I think Hindu gets royalty (or) something for using its name.
Maran? i heard it, will be daily thanthi(Aathithanar group)...this is as per the Hindu group manager(3 yrs back) and this article also confirms..
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/ndtvhindu-break-awayjoint-venture/451861/

He was a financier, not a technical founder. With all due respect to Mr Sriram, even a roadside bania's moolah also would be accepted from any startups.

I don't think after finishing his studies he went to US with his dad's money to invest in Google. He created several startup's including Junglee (which was sold to Amazon) before he invested in google. I don't consider sweat equity is somehow bigger than cash equity. In my opinion, serial entrepreneurs like him in his lifetime will help create several more companies than the technical founders. Looks like you are on a mission to insult anything and everything tamils do and achieve. This is my last post on this topic as we have digressed way off topic.

Again TNEB announced power cut for "maintenance" between 9 am to 5 pm in some parts of Chennai.

I have a simple question.. Indian cities that supply 24 hrs Electricity does not do "maintenance" at all? why frequent "maintenance" here?

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/s320x320/48094_277742732322684_100002608784022_573241_347471879_n.jpg

@Kris : It is a daily maintenance of around 5 hours for Madurai/may be for Southern TN and Western TN also. :lol:

Naaraayana... Naaraayana... :cool:

VicVin and others

I am asking it again..
Who is going to issue travel advisory? The CEO? the VP?

பொள்ளாச்சி:கேரளாவிலிருந்து தமிழகத்துக்குள் இறைச்சி, மருத்துவம் உள்ளிட்ட அபாயகரமான ரசாயன கழிவுகளை கொட்ட தடை விதிக்க வேண்டும் என்று பொதுமக்கள் வலியுறுத்தியுள்ளனர். கோவை மாவட்டம், பொள்ளாச்சியிலிருந்து 15 வது கி.மீ.,ல் கேரள எல்லை துவங்குகிறது. பொள்ளாச்சியில் இருந்து கேரளாவுக்கு ஆறு முக்கிய வழித்தடமும், எட்டு குறுக்கு வழித்தடமும் உள்ளது. கேரளாவுக்கு தேவையான பால், காய்கறி, மாடு, கோழி இறைச்சி மற்றும் அத்யாவசிய பொருட்கள் பொள்ளாச்சி வழியாக செல்கிறது.

தமிழகத்தால் பலன் பெறும் கேரளா, அதற்கு கைமாறாக, இறைச்சி, மருத்துவ மற்றும் ரசாயனக்கழிவுகளை தமிழகத்தில் கொட்டிவருகிறது. கேரளாவில் கோழி இறைச்சிக்கழிவு, மருத்துவமனைக்கழிவு மற்றும் ரசாயன கழிவை கொட்ட அம்மாநில அரசு ஏராளமான நிபந்தனைகளை விதித்துள்ளது. அதனால், தமிழகத்தில் இருந்து கேரளாவுக்கு கறிக்கோழி கொண்டு செல்லும் லாரிகளில், கோழி இறைச்சிக் கழிவுகள் திருப்பி அனுப்பப்படுகிறது. "சிமென்ட்' பைகளில் கொண்டு வரும் கழிவுகள் தமிழகத்திலுள்ள எல்லையோர கிராமங்களில் ரோட்டோரத்தில் வீசுகின்றனர்.
கேரளாவிலிருந்து தமிழகத்துக்கு 17ம் தேதி ரசாயன கழிவுகளை; பொள்ளாச்சி - பாலக்காடு ரோட்டில் உள்ள செடிமுத்தூர் கிராமத்தில் கொட்டப்பட்டது. போலீஸ் அதிகாரிகள் பேச்சு நடத்தி, 24 மணி நேரத்தில் ரசாயன கழிவுகளை கேரளாவுக்கே அள்ளிச்செல்ல வைத்தனர். கேரளாவில் கழிவை கொட்டாமல் தமிழகத்துக்கு கொண்டு சென்றால், அம்மாநில அதிகாரிகள் அந்த வாகனத்துக்கு சிறப்பு அனுமதி வழங்கி வழியனுப்பி வைக்கின்றனர்.

இப்பிரச்னையில் அ.தி.மு.க.,- தி.மு.க., உள்ளிட்ட பிரதான கட்சிகள் எதுவும் அக்கறை காட்டாமல் வேடிக்கை பார்க்கின்றன. ம.தி.மு.க., மாவட்ட செயலாளர் ஈஸ்வரன் கூறியதாவது:இயற்கை வளம் பாழாவதை உணராமல், கேரளாவின் மருத்துவ, இறைச்சி மற்றும் ரசாயன கழிவுகளை தமிழகத்தில் கொட்டுவதற்கு இடம் கொடுத்து சிலர் அனுமதிக்கின்றனர். அரசு இப் பிரச்னையில் கவனம் செலுத்தாததால் கேரளாவின் அத்துமீறல்கள் தொடர்கின்றன. தமிழக எல்லையோர கிராமங்களின் சுற்றுச்சூழலை பாதுகாக்க அரசு கவனம் செலுத்த வேண்டும் என்றார்.
நடவடிக்கை உறுதிகோவை மாவட்ட உதவி சுற்றுச்சூழல் பொறியாளர் செந்தில் விநாயகம் கூறுகையில்; கேரளாவிலிருந்து தொழிற்சாலை கழிவை கொண்டு வரும் போது, அம்மாநில மாசுக்கட்டுப்பாட்டு வாரிய தலைவர், "இது இயற்கை உரத்துக்கு பயன்படுத்தும் கழிவு' என்று சான்று கொடுத்தார். அது உண்மையல்ல. இயற்கை உரத்தை எங்கு வேண்டுமானாலும் கொண்டு செல்லலாம்.

ஆனால், மருத்துவக்கழிவுகள், அபாயகரமானவை. வேறு மாநிலத்தில் இருந்து தமிழகத்திற்குள் கொண்டு வரக்கூடாது. விதிமுறைக்கு முரணான இச்சம்பவம் சுற்றுச்சூழல் பாதுகாப்பு சட்டப்படி நடவடிக்கை எடுக்கப்படும். இவ்வாறு, செந்தில் விநாயகம் கூறினார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/district_detail.asp?id=470895

TMC ministers are union ministers.. hence i am posting mamata's poor behaviour.
watch the people's reaction after she left the stage..
http://ibnlive.in.com/cnnibnvideos/top-us/259724.html

We are over hyping this small blip in a politicians huge career. Would we do the same if the favorite politician from the other side of the pond did the same ?

3 மாதங்களில் வாக்குறுதிகளை நிறைவேற்றாவிட்டால் : புதுச்சேரியில் தேர்தல் அறிக்கை எரிக்கும் போராட்டம் : மத்திய அமைச்சர் நாராயணசாமி எச்சரிக்கை

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=470734

:lol: Indha (INC) pasanga 'Thaerdhal arikkai' yai erikurathu epavo nadanthurukanum nu kuthi kamikiraaro?

பாராளுமன்றத்துக்கு இப்போது தேர்தல் நடந்தால் பா.ஜனதா வெற்றி பெறும்: கருத்து கணிப்பில் தகவல் (http://www.maalaimalar.com/2012/05/21103103/opinion-calculation-informatio.html)

பாராளுமன்றத்துக்கு இப்போது தேர்தல் நடந்தால், பாரதீய ஜனதா வெற்றி பெறும் என்று கருத்துக்கணிப்பில் தெரிய வந்துள்ளது. மத்தியில் ஆட்சி நடத்தி வரும் ஐக்கிய முற்போக்கு கூட்டணி அரசு பல்வேறு பிரச்சினைகளில் சிக்கி, அதை விட்டு வெளியே வர முடியாமல் தவிக்கிறது. விலைவாசி உயர்வு, ஊழல்கள், கூட்டணியில் மோதல், மூத்த தலைவர்கள் மீது செக்ஸ் புகார் இப்படி பல்வேறு சிக்கல்களில் மாட்டிக் கொண்டுள்ளது.

இந்நிலையில், தற்போது மத்தியில் தேர்தல் நடந்தால் எந்த கூட்டணி வெற்றி பெறும் என்பதை அறிய, ஏ.பி.பி. நியூஸ்- ஏசி நீல்சன் நிறுவனம் கருத்துக்கணிப்பு நடத்தியது. நாடு முழுவதும் மொத்தம் 28 நகரங்களில் ஏப்ரல் மற்றும் மே மாதங்களில் இந்த சர்வே மேற்கொள்ளப்பட்டது.

கருத்துக் கணிப்பில் தெரியவந்துள்ள விவரங்கள் வருமாறு:-

பாராளுமன்றத்துக்கு இப்போது தேர்தல் நடந்தால் பாரதீய ஜனதா ஆட்சியை பிடிக்கும். பெரிய அளவில் வெற்றி வித்தியாசம் இருக்காது. பாரதீய ஜனதாவுக்கு 28 சதவிகிதமும் காங்கிரசுக்கு 20 சதவிகிதமும் ஓட்டுக்கள் கிடைக்கும்.

கடந்த 2009-ல் காங்கிரஸ் கட்சிக்கு வாக்களித்தவர்கள் மீண்டும் அக்கட்சிக்கே வாக்களிக்க முடிவு செய்துள்ளனர். ஆனால், நடுநிலை வாக்காளர்களில் 31 சதவிகிதம் பேர், காங்கிரஸ் கட்சிக்கு எதிரான நிலையை எடுத்துள்ளனர். அவர்களில் 12 சதவிகிதத்தினர் பாரதீய ஜனதாவுக்கு ஓட்டுப் போட தீர்மானித்துள்ளனர்.

அதே சமயம், கடந்த தேர்தலில் பாரதீய ஜனதாவுக்கு ஓட்டுப்போட்ட நடுநிலை வாக்காளர்களில் 2 சதவிதம் பேர் மட்டுமே இந்த முறை காங்கிரசுக்கு ஓட்டுப்போட இருப்பதாக கூறியுள்ளனர். மொத்தத்தில் காங்கிரஸ் கட்சிக்கு 8 சதவிகிதம் ஓட்டிழப்பு ஏற்படும். ஆனால், அந்தப் பலன் முழுமையாக பாரதீய ஜனதாவுக்கு போகாது.

ஒரு சதவிகிதம் மட்டுமே பாரதீய ஜனதாவுக்கு கிடைக்கும். மீதி ஓட்டுக்கள் மாநில கட்சிகளுக்கு செல்லும். பிரதமர் பதவிக்கு யார் வரவேண்டும்? என்ற கேள்விக்கு, குஜராத் முதல்- மந்திரி நரேந்திரமோடிக்கு 17 சதவிகிதம் பேரும், மன்மோகன் சிங்குக்கு 16 சதவீகிதம் பேரும் ஆதரவு தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

கடந்த ஆண்டு நடந்த கருத்துக்கணிப்பில் நரேந்திர மோடிக்கு 12 சதவிகிதம் பேர் மட்டுமே ஆதரவு தெரிவித்து இருந்தனர். கடந்த ஆண்டு சர்வேயில் மன்மோகன்சிங் 21 சதவிகிதம் ஆதரவை பெற்றிருந்தார். ராகுல் காந்திக்கு 19 சதவிகிதம் பேரும், சோனியாவுக்கு 14 சதவிகிதம் பேரும் ஆதரவாக கருத்து தெரிவித்து இருந்தனர்.

தற்போதைய கருத்துக் கணிப்பில் இவர்கள் இருவரின் செல்வாக்கு குறைந்துள்ளது. ராகுலுக்கு 13 சதவிகிதம் பேரும், சோனியாவுக்கு 9 சதவிகிதம் பேரும் வாக்களித்துள்ளனர். விலை உயர்வு, ஊழல் போன்ற விஷயங்கள் காங்கிரசுக்கு கெட்ட பெயரை ஏற்படுத்தி உள்ளன.

2ஜி ஸ்பெக்ட்ரம் ஊழல், உலக அரங்கில் இந்தியாவின் மரியாதையை சீர்குலைத்து விட்டதாக 54 சதவிகிதம் பேர் குற்றம் சாட்டியுள்ளனர். இந்த ஊழலில் ப.சிதம்பரத்துக்கு பங்கு இருக்காது என்று 10 சதவீகிதம் பேர் மட்டுமே நம்பிக்கை தெரிவித்துள்ளனர்.

இவ்வாறு கருத்துக்கணிப்பில் தெரிய வந்துள்ளது.

survey by ABPNews(start News) and A.C.Nielsen on who can win Loksabha election if the election happens at any time sooner. the answer is BJP.
Na.Modi is tops the list of choice of PM with 17%. His % is increased from 12% last year. Rahul % decreased from 19% to 13%...
but the survey is done on 28 cities and hence it is expected bjp has more presence in urban voters.

3 மாதங்களில் வாக்குறுதிகளை நிறைவேற்றாவிட்டால் : புதுச்சேரியில் தேர்தல் அறிக்கை எரிக்கும் போராட்டம் : மத்திய அமைச்சர் நாராயணசாமி எச்சரிக்கை

http://www.dinamalar.com/News_Detail.asp?Id=470734

:lol: Indha (INC) pasanga 'Thaerdhal arikkai' yai erikurathu epavo nadanthurukanum nu kuthi kamikiraaro?
appadi partha velaye seiyame irukkure UPA-II govt enna panratham?
"Vadivelu" comedy is much better..

One of my favourite "Hai Madhan" series in Ananda Vikatan is gone now. All because of politics.:bash:

UPA loses sheen as BJP inches ahead: Survey (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/UPA-loses-sheen-as-BJP-inches-ahead-Survey/articleshow/13327310.cms)
As expected "TOI" reported this in a corner.. imagine where they would have put this survey, if it favoured UPA?

watch this video on PT...Chinese construction company has built 3 floors in 2 weeks.. dont know where to post it..
http://puthiyathalaimurai.tv/news/videos?video=656

athelam chinna record... but i guess that 3 floor comes under green building category

4 months before same company did 30 floors hotel building in 360 hours!!!!

5q-Mc2xgAKE

^^TFS this video arul. in the other video that i posted, they also mention about this 30fl building..
they took 15 days after the foundation? even the foundation will take lot of time right..

^^TFS this video arul. in the other video that i posted, they also mention about this 30fl building..
they took 15 days after the foundation? even the foundation will take lot of time right..

If you look into the video they started from load testing and ended at interior deco... load testing comes before foundation.

Pre Engineered Building is the new kid in the block.

Lot of innovations are possible. This is revolutionising the construction industry.

Stitching Lingerie Improves Women’s Lives in South India (http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/21/stitching-lingerie-improves-womens-lives-in-south-india/)

+Santhaanam

but i dont think he has created a style on his own.

but i dont think he has created a style on his own.

Yes, he at times say about himself that he don't follow Goundamani.

+Santhaanam

+ Anniyan

^^TFS this video arul. in the other video that i posted, they also mention about this 30fl building..
they took 15 days after the foundation? even the foundation will take lot of time right..

There used to be a show in Discovery/Natgeo in this context - Fast construction. I don't remember the name of it.

From idlyvadai

http://idlyvadai.blogspot.com/2012/05/19-5-2012.html

டேய் முனி,

நல்லாருக்கியா? சத்தத்தையே காணும் ரொம்பநாளா? ரொம்ப நாள் கழிச்சு உனக்கு லெட்டர் எழுதறதில் மன்னுமோகனுக்கு அப்பப்போ கடுதாசி எழுதி சந்தோஷப்படும் முக மற்றும் அம்மா போல எனக்கும் மகிழ்ச்சி. ஜாதிகள் இல்லை என்று சொல்லுபவர்கள் கூட தங்கள் வீட்டுக்கு ஜாதி கணக்கெடுப்புக்கு வரும் போது தங்கள் ஜாதியின் பெயரைச் சரியாக சொல்லுகிறார்கள். ஜாதிகள் இல்லையடி பாப்பா என்று பாரதியார் சொன்னது வெறும் பாப்பாக்களுக்கு தான், பெரியவர்களுக்குக் கிடையாது. ( படம் : உடையாத ஜாதிக்காய்! ) [For more continue here (http://idlyvadai.blogspot.com/2012/05/19-5-2012.html)]

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RCB :lol:

RCB :rofl:

That reminded me of Kohli..

Cho hospitalised

Anything related with san(s)i

Anything related with san(s)i

sani'yum illa.. sasi'yum illa.. sali' nu ninaikuren

RCB :rofl:

That reminded me of Kohli..

With beer bottle might me more apt. I think RCB habit of choking may be a marketing strategy of King Fisher, So that its fan and Players might consume more Urchaga banam not so much chilled as claim by santhanam.

sani'yum illa.. sasi'yum illa.. sali' nu ninaikuren

or may be he might accidently gone thorough his magazine completely or else

Sani = Sali caused by Sasi

I am asking it again..
Who is going to issue travel advisory? The CEO? the VP?

unlike your photos, Your questions theliva purialae. Pun intended.

Any reason why Srini's son in law runs CSK instead of his son.

Any reason why Srini's son in law runs CSK instead of his son.

His son would sell CSK to KF for a load of Chilled bear

unlike your photos, Your questions theliva purialae. Pun intended.

+1

Any reason why Srini's son in law runs CSK instead of his son.

he is interested in textiles, not sports.

http://www.icltextiles.com/management.html

Any reason why Srini's son in law runs CSK instead of his son.

I heard that Srini is not happy with his son's sexual orientation, maybe he wants to keep him away from the KKR owner.

I think that is why CSK cheerleaders are cladded more. I wish he should be interested in lingierie shops.

sani'yum illa.. sasi'yum illa.. sali' nu ninaikuren

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I think we should not criticise Didi here. Media here is directing a very good script. They are capitalising on her mercurial and Inferiority complex to increase their TRP. How can you keep on asking a CM about the rape of a woman who went to bar in Wee hours. What is democracy asking freely only about rape. Her duty is to provide security to all including the good womenfolks going to bar. They way media admoshis implies to me that she is doing something good. Like this media discourages good people entering politics.

This is high time Media barons has to declare their backgrounds, share holding pattern in their media house and Wealth every month. Let them show the way how transparency should be practised.

Media here is in bed with brewery industry by forcing government to provide security to bar going woman, So that all those kudumba kutuvillakukal spent their time in a meaning ful ways. If a government fail to do so media whip lashes it.

unlike your photos, Your questions theliva purialae. Pun intended.
If your company sends you somewhere they take inputs from people who are good at analyzing the local condition and categorizes places accordingly. This is done for one single employee even if he is going to travel for a day. If that is the case how come a company just like that start ops based on a VP or a CEO.

I think I posted something and its gone in a second

JJ visited CHO in Hospital

Maybe Presidential election discuss panna Hospital vida nalla edam kidayathunu ninachangalo ennavo.

Amma Avala nallavangala, discuss panni step Eduka. Ennuku Therinchu Avanga Modhalae mudivu edupanga apparum than Discuss panuvanga, anda mudiva oppose panravangale enda case-la book pannurduhina.

I dont know in which case i will be booked for this post. I hope Kabil sibal has not yet passed the that he was proposing

Amma Avala nallavangala, discuss panni step Eduka. Ennuku Therinchu Avanga Modhalae mudivu edupanga apparum than Discuss panuvanga, .
yea..i want her decision to support Sangma on Presidential candidate to go flop so that she will come to the earth to see the reality...
look at Mamata.. she was arrogance to the core and her walk out now gave her a very bad name...
JJ is sailing towards it..

Naan korthu vidura velai parkuren. This is what happens in most of the companies. The answer for

If that is the case how come a company just like that start ops based on a VP or a CEO.

is

Ennuku Therinchu Avanga Modhalae mudivu edupanga apparum than Discuss panuvanga,

Well sort of. The higher executives mostly veto it. In executive meetings they push over some of the risks and findings of research committee with a corporate term "informed risk" which is loosely and widely used nowadays. Further they add jargons like this strategy aligns with their vision of "saving cost" and any risk associated with it is normal. "Informed risk" is a term used (rather abused) to sweep things under the carpet.

Welcome to the corporate world.

So they don't answer anyone? A guy from India goes there, grows becomes a VP of an organization and just like that pushes something favoring is hometown with no backing of relevant info. That is a fairy tale. And this Corporate World is not a standalone thing. Can there be some evidence for this? With all this oor pasam how can he first leave his town?

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with Tagline : Meanwhile in PWI.. When Gaptain Gangu wanted play-off...

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Naan korthu vidura velai parkuren. This is what happens in most of the companies. The answer for



is



Well sort of. The higher executives mostly veto it. In executive meetings they push over some of the risks and findings of research committee with a corporate term "informed risk" which is loosely and widely used nowadays. Further they add jargons like this strategy aligns with their vision of "saving cost" and any risk associated with it is normal. "Informed risk" is a term used (rather abused) to sweep things under the carpet.

Welcome to the corporate world.

They are atleast investing some of their money to take so called informed risk. To learn kadai Thengai eduthu vazhi pillaruku odikarathu Welcome to political world. Expert is in gopalapuram and Doctorate is in Garden. :nuts:

:lol: Terrific.. Laughed so hard..

^^ CSK....
:rofl:

Naan korthu vidura velai parkuren. This is what happens in most of the companies. The answer for



is



Well sort of. The higher executives mostly veto it. In executive meetings they push over some of the risks and findings of research committee with a corporate term "informed risk" which is loosely and widely used nowadays. Further they add jargons like this strategy aligns with their vision of "saving cost" and any risk associated with it is normal. "Informed risk" is a term used (rather abused) to sweep things under the carpet.

Welcome to the corporate world.

Well if ,what you said is followed by some executives it is called capitalism. When it is followed by all the company it is called crony capitalism which prevalent in the world now.

KT Neenga periya socrates enga Enna kooda Aristotle Akkitinga. Ungalku enga Sila vachu guru poojai seiayren. Dhatchanai Enna vennum.

They are atleast investing some of their money to take so called informed risk. To learn kadai Thengai eduthu vazhi pillaruku odikarathu Welcome to political world. Expert is in gopalapuram and Doctorate is in Garden. :nuts:


idhuvum kadai thengai vazhi pullayar kadhai than. Enna enga echicutives mattum sondha kasu potta invest pannuranga? shareholder money eduthu vazhi pullayarkku udaikkaranga avvalavu than difference.

BTW a doubt. Is corporate world not part of polititical world? After all both are business. The later is business with bad/mad power

So they don't answer anyone? A guy from India goes there, grows becomes a VP of an organization and just like that pushes something favoring is hometown with no backing of relevant info.

Answer this. Why India missed the industrial revolution but caught up with IT wave?

Answer Hint: Personal/working relationship with vellai karan, trust, and oor pasam.

Oor pasam to few people stops at country level, to majority it extends to state level, and again to few up to city. (no stats to prove that to majority it is state level. just based on some random observations)

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When the dengue fever still causing causalities in Tirunelveli district, and now moving to other district... what is that the "health" minister doing in Pudukottai?
mere suspension of one "bakra" officer is enough?

Higher education minister P Palaniappan gets mom treated at govt hospital to prove a point (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Higher-education-minister-P-Palaniappan-gets-mom-treated-at-govt-hospital-to-prove-a-point/articleshow/13370467.cms)

CHENNAI: The Government General Hospital in the city now has a new ambassador - the state higher education minister, P Palaniappan. Doctors at the hospital have successfully conducted a surgery on his 84-year-old mother after some leading private hospitals in the city declined to do so saying it was risky for her to undergo the surgery.

Ponniammal, a resident of Pappirapati village in Dharmapuri district, has been living with goitre for nearly 34 years. The 240-gram cyst in her throat made it difficult for her to speak or eat and she constantly complained of pain. Doctors in private hospitals told her that she would get relief only if the huge cyst was removed. But they had hesitated to operate on her as they feared that the surgery would leave her with a weak voice, lead to a hole in the neck, and could even be fatal. "I was scared. I did not want any such thing to happen to my mother," said Palaniappan. He then sent his mother to a senior surgeon at the government hospital.

Elected representatives and senior politicians usually prefer to receive treatment outside the public healthcare sector. The issue was even debated in the recent assembly session and an opposition MLA said many people prefer to be treated at private hospitals. The minister said he decided to brave it to prove a point that the services in a government hospital were on par with those in private facilities. "We have senior doctors and the best equipment in government hospitals," he said.

The Chennai government hospital has been conducting such surgeries for over three decades. On May 16, while Palaniappan was busy in the state legislative assembly, doctors there operated on his mother and removed the cyst, which weighed more than 240 gram. The surgery was completed within an hour and Ponniammal was able to speak a few hours later. "It was a risky surgery but it wasn't something we had never done. We have operated on patients who had cysts that were nearly double the size," said surgical endocrinologist Dr M Chandrasekaran.

^^ good one...
but mentality of staffs in GH should change and in the way they treat the poor.

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Only the absolute best will do for South India parents


For those of us who grew up in Madras (now called Chennai) in the 1970s, the name Vishwanathan Anand carried a certain mystique.


Every now and then we would see this slim bespectacled boy in the newspapers - usually with his mother - being hailed as a chess prodigy. Often we paid no heed, for chess then, as now, played second - if not fourth or fifth - fiddle to cricket.

But as the years passed and Anand won more trophies, slowly the photographs of him in the papers became bigger and bigger, occasionally making the front page.

In the following decades, Anand went on to win world championships and honours and awards from the Indian government, including the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian honour.

Chess, unlike some other sports, is closely linked to temperament, and this perhaps is why the world's greatest chess player comes from India; specifically South India.

The burgeoning Indian middle class values academic success, and drives this desire into its younger generations through back-to-back coaching classes that drill, coax and push children towards intellectual stardom. This push towards building intellect, memory and focus plays out in contests that require these attributes, such as chess and spelling bees.

As Slate magazine reported in an article entitled Why are Indian kids so good at spelling?, the Indian community in America has nurtured a disproportionate number of spelling-bee champions. Once Indian parents spot chess or spelling or other talents in a son or daughter, they get behind the gifted child. And not only the two parents, but also the entire community holds local competitions in preparation for national and international victories.

Vishy Anand learnt chess from his mother. Kavya Shivshankar, the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion, was coached by her father. Both have the cool equanimity so valued by Indians; one that masks a killer instinct.

Perhaps this temperament is best illustrated by a story with which every Indian can empathise: Year after year, legions of Indian students return home triumphantly with report cards after their exams. This being India, many of them get high grades in maths in particular.

I was one such student. One day I returned home bearing what I thought was an exceptional score from my crucial tenth grade exam. I handed the report card to my grandfather, the patriarch of our household. He glanced at my 99th percentile in maths, and quietly asked, "Where is the centum?"

Centum means 100 out of 100. No mistakes; the highest grade possible. It is what Indian parents expect from their children. When you bring home what you believe is a fabulous grade, Indian parents don't laud you for your performance. Rather, they ask why you didn't get the top score.

This is the kind of parenting that could put to shame Amy Chua, the Chinese-American author of the parenting memoir Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. Indian students have not only tiger parents but also grandfathers, grandmothers, uncles, aunts and random relatives.

This focus on winning, getting the top score, competing with yourself is what makes Anand a chess prodigy and an international champion. Indian parents don't make relative comparisons. Only the absolute best will do for them. They don't care whether you topped the class; they care only that you get the top score possible - 100 per cent, the centum.

Anand grew up in this milieu, where it was not enough just to win against weaker opponents. What was important was to win against yourself, be the best you could be, not make silly mistakes, get the top score. No wonder he excels at chess.

Like most South Indians, particularly those of us from Chennai, I am deeply invested in the current World Chess championships going on in Moscow.

It matters not whether Anand beats Israel's Boris Gelfand. What matters is that he has shown us Indians that we can play the game; that we can produce a champion; that we can be on top of the world.

The numerous chess clubs that have popped up all over the country owe their existence and enthusiasm to a geeky bespectacled Chennai boy called Anand.



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Higher education minister P Palaniappan gets mom treated at govt hospital to prove a point (http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Higher-education-minister-P-Palaniappan-gets-mom-treated-at-govt-hospital-to-prove-a-point/articleshow/13370467.cms)

Well, there will be a sea difference between the treatment a minister's mom gets and a normal patient gets.

From my personal experience, my uncle works for one of 'the' chief doctor in GH and once when my uncle's son wasn't well (lil bit critical) the doctor spoke to some people who made all arrangements in a matter of few hours and he received one of the best treatments. I was with him personally and I should say it was as good as the treatment given in any private hospitals that too in an AC room.

My observation while being there, its not only the hospital staff that are to be blamed. The number of people that come to the hospital is very high, I doubt if any of the best private hospitals can even handle such a crowd. Also the patients relatives all camp (since many of them come from different parts of the city/state/country) in the corridors. I think it is difficult and stressful for the hospital staff to handle such a crowd who are not complying always.

May be they should be some sort of training for these staff and also increase the manpower.

does any one know the list of member of Select Commitee of Lokpal.
Also, How the Select Commitee Report will come into law .

There is no clear document on it.

Only the absolute best will do for South India parents




http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/comment/only-the-absolute-best-will-do-for-south-india-parents


^^To Be precise , He is a Tanjorean (district) by birth :)

Exam results comedies started coming in facebook :

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Answer this. Why India missed the industrial revolution but caught up with IT wave?

Answer Hint: Personal/working relationship with vellai karan, trust, and oor pasam.

Oor pasam to few people stops at country level, to majority it extends to state level, and again to few up to city. (no stats to prove that to majority it is state level. just based on some random observations)

Another important reason to produce high quality R&D leaders is startups, Usually person will start the company close to thier home or educational institution they graduated from, Eventually clusters will help in retaining or gaining industries (Auto for chennai for ex IT for Blore) but lot of decision making happens because of oor pasam. Amazon Chennai was started by friends of mine because of OOR pasam when all their competitors opted for Hyd or Blore (Facebook/Google/MS/)

Hampi Express accident in Andhra Pradesh: 18 dead, over 30 injured (http://www.ndtv.com/article/south/hampi-express-accident-in-andhra-pradesh-18-dead-over-30-injured-213946)

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TASMAC rocks :lol:

Well, there will be a sea difference between the treatment a minister's mom gets and a normal patient gets.

From my personal experience, my uncle works for one of 'the' chief doctor in GH and once when my uncle's son wasn't well (lil bit critical) the doctor spoke to some people who made all arrangements in a matter of few hours and he received one of the best treatments. I was with him personally and I should say it was as good as the treatment given in any private hospitals that too in an AC room.

My observation while being there, its not only the hospital staff that are to be blamed. The number of people that come to the hospital is very high, I doubt if any of the best private hospitals can even handle such a crowd. Also the patients relatives all camp (since many of them come from different parts of the city/state/country) in the corridors. I think it is difficult and stressful for the hospital staff to handle such a crowd who are not complying always.

May be they should be some sort of training for these staff and also increase the manpower.


+1. Good observation

Well, there will be a sea difference between the treatment a minister's mom gets and a normal patient gets.

From my personal experience, my uncle works for one of 'the' chief doctor in GH and once when my uncle's son wasn't well (lil bit critical) the doctor spoke to some people who made all arrangements in a matter of few hours and he received one of the best treatments. I was with him personally and I should say it was as good as the treatment given in any private hospitals that too in an AC room.

My observation while being there, its not only the hospital staff that are to be blamed. The number of people that come to the hospital is very high, I doubt if any of the best private hospitals can even handle such a crowd. Also the patients relatives all camp (since many of them come from different parts of the city/state/country) in the corridors. I think it is difficult and stressful for the hospital staff to handle such a crowd who are not complying always.

May be they should be some sort of training for these staff and also increase the manpower.

that is the reason I always dream TN should march with a vision that well equipped super specialty Gvt hospital and medical col in every dt by 2023.

It will hardly cost 50% cost of Chennai Metro rail project phase I or freebies cost of one year.

i.e
+1. Good observation

Dalits, major beneficiaries of free goats/sheep scheme

The implementation of schemes involving the distribution of goats/sheep and milch cows has thrown up several interesting social indicators to the pleasant surprise of authorities.

One of the flagship schemes of the present government is to provide goats/sheep and milch cows free to the rural poor. While the distribution of goats/sheep is being done in all districts barring Chennai, the scheme for the cows is implemented in 21 milk deficient districts.

Last year, one lakh women beneficiaries were covered under the goats/sheep scheme and 12,000 under the cows scheme. During 2012-2013, the respective figures are 1.5 lakh and 12,000.


Against the norm that 30 per cent of beneficiaries should belong to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, the coverage has been around 41 per cent. Against the total target of one lakh beneficiaries for goats/sheep during 2011-2012, 41,902 beneficiaries were SC/STs, of whom SCs accounted for 39,841.

Similarly, in the case of milch cows, against the targeted 12,000 beneficiaries, 4,874 were SC/STs, of whom 4,756 were SCs, according to sources in the Animal Husbandry Department.

As for goats/sheep scheme, around 52 per cent of beneficiaries in Nagapattinam district are from SCs, while the district has nearly 30 per cent SC population as per the 2001 census. [An official of the Census Department says that district-wise break-up of SC/ST population data of 2011 will be available only when the final report is published.]

Villupuram, another district having a high presence of the SC population (about 27 per cent), accounts for 37 per cent of beneficiaries. About one-third of beneficiaries in Dharmapuri, which has about 15 per cent SC population, is from the SCs. Against the SCs' share of one-fifth of the total Dindigul population, the community accounts for about 41 per cent of beneficiaries in the district.

In respect of STs, their share in the Villupuram population is about 2.1 per cent whereas 4.4 per cent of the beneficiaries is from the community. Likewise, in Namakkal having 3.4 per cent ST population, about 3.7 per cent of the beneficiaries belongs to the STs.

A similar trend can be seen in the case of distribution of milch cows too. For instance, 53.4 per cent of beneficiaries in Cuddalore is SCs against the community's share of 28 per cent in the overall district population.

In Namakkal, the community accounts for 72 per cent of the beneficiaries. About 46 per cent of the beneficiaries in Thanjavur belongs to the SCs, who constitute 18 per cent of the population in the district. Around one-third of the beneficiaries in Virudhunagar are from the community. A large number of widows and destitute women have also benefited. As many as 25,159 widows and destitute have been chosen under the scheme of goats/sheep distribution, representing about 25 per cent of the total number of beneficiaries. In the case of the milch cow scheme, this segment accounts for 2,056, about 17 per cent of the overall beneficiaries.

Similarly, 1,774 differently abled persons have been given goats/sheep and 181 such persons milch cows.

In respect of transgenders, 35 such persons have benefited under the goats/sheep scheme and four persons under the cows scheme.

An official says the department has put in a mechanism wherein all beneficiaries are monitored unobtrusively after being given the animals. At periodical intervals, de-worming and vaccination are being administered.

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-miscellaneous/tp-others/article3444094.ece

தூக்குகயிறுக்காக காத்திருக்கும் பேரரறிவாளனும் இந்தஆண்டு +2தேர்வெழுதினார் அவர் பெற்றமதிப்பெண்கள் 1096#வாழ்த்துகள்

சிறையில் இருந்து +2 தேர்வெழுதிய முருகன் வணிகவியலில் 200/200 மதிப்பெண்

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Just came across this para while reading the article mentioned in the link. Interesting comment from the author..:lol:

"But there are some similarities between the American system and the two major political rivals of India. The Indian National Congress has overt and covert socialist tendencies. It is willing to help the poor at the expense of the middle class. The party is, in theory, liberal. In fact, it has interpreted secularism to mean equal opportunity for thugs from all religions."

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I haven't heard anything like this before. Trying to relate my previous posts and this..

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/travel/india-poverty-tourism/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

I haven't heard anything like this before. Trying to relate my previous posts and this..

http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/22/travel/india-poverty-tourism/index.html?eref=rss_world&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_world+%28RSS%3A+World%29&utm_content=Google+Reader

These poverty tour cheapskates have taken low to another level.. Definitely any sensible government (SG or CG) should curb this.. Absolutely ridiculous. Inhumane way to make money.. Next stop is what.. how prostitutes are making a living tour ??!! This is making people living there just like zoo/safari.. :bash:

Next stop is what.. how prostitutes are making a living tour ??!!

Well they do do that in Amsetrdam! :yes: In all honesty I don't really see a problem as long as the slum dwellers get a share of money/or are the ones organising it. At least with they'll be able to pay for basic things like education, food etc. The slum dweller would probably prefer the money than empty dignity which makes no change to their situation.

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2012/05/22/20120522a_005101006.jpg

hm.. what is the use of laptop giving to students..? rather they can setup the computer lap with good internet facility or have 2-3 computers in the schools with the internet, so that the students can check their marks in the school itself.. right?

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புதுக்கோட்டை இடைத்தேர்தல் பிரசாரத்துக்கு செல்லும் அமைச்சர்கள், அமைச்சர்களாக செல்லாமல், கட்சி நிர்வாகிகளாகவே வலம் வரவேண்டும் என்று முதல்வர் ஜெயலலிதா பிறப்பித்த உத்தரவுக்கிணங்க, எந்தவித போலீஸ் பந்தாவும் இல்லாமல், சாலையோர உணவு விடுதியில் சமூகநலத்துறை அமைச்சர் வளர்மதி மதிய உணவு சாப்பிட்டார்.

இடைத்தேர்தல் பிரசாரத்தில் தேர்தல் பணிகளை கவனிக்க செல்லும் அமைச்சர்கள், அமைச்சர்களாக செல்லாமல், ஒரு கட்சி நிர்வாகியாக செல்லவேண்டும், அமைச்சர்களுக்குரிய எந்தவித அடையாளமும் அவர்களிடம் இருக்கக்கூடாது என்று முதல்வ*ரு*ம், அ.*தி.மு.க. பொது*ச் செயலருமான ஜெயலலிதா உத்தரவு பிறப்பித்துள்ளார்.

இதையொட்டி, அமைச்சர்கள் தங்கள் கார்களில் தேசிய கொடியை ஏற்றாமல், கட்சிக் கொடியை ஏற்றிக்கொண்டு செல்லவேண்டும். அமைச்சர்களுக்குரிய எந்த மரபையும் பின்பற்றக்கூடாது என்றும் முதல்வ*ர் ஜெயலலிதா பிறப்பித்த உத்தரவுகளை, அனைத்து அமைச்சர்களும் பின்பற்றி வருகிறார்கள்.

தேர்தல் பிரசாரத்துக்காக புதுக்கோட்டை சென்ற சமூகநலத்துறை அமைச்சர் வளர்மதி கட்சி கொடி ஏற்றிய காரில்தான் சென்றார். வழக்கமான போலீஸ் பாதுகாப்பு என்ற நடைமுறையை அவர் பின்பற்றவில்லை. அவர் செல்லும் வழியில், விழுப்புரம் அருகே ஒரு ஓட்டலில் சாப்பிட சென்றார்.

பொதுவாக ஒரு அமைச்சர் சென்றால், போலீசார், அவர் சார்ந்த அதிகாரிகள் உடன் செல்வது வழக்கம். ஆனால் அமைச்சர் பா.வளர்மதி மதிய உணவு சாப்பிடுவதற்காக மிகவும் சாதாரண பொதுமக்கள் செல்லும் சாலையோர ஓட்டலில் தன்னுடன் மற்றொரு பெண்ணை மட்டும் அழைத்துக்கொண்டு மூலையில் உள்ள ஒரு மேஜையில் உட்கார்ந்து சாப்பிட்டுக்கொண்டிருந்ததை பார்த்த மக்கள் மிகவும் ஆச்சரியம் அடைந்தனர்.

சாப்பிட்டு முடிந்தவுடன் தன் பில்லுக்குரிய பணத்தை அவரே கொடுத்தது மட்டுமல்லாமல், அந்த உணவு விடுதி மேற்பார்வையாளரிடம் சாப்பாடு ருசியாக இருந்தது என்று பாராட்டி சென்ற பாங்கை, பொதுமக்கள் பாராட்டினர். மிகவும் அமைதியாக வெளியேறிய அவர், கட்சிக் கொடி ஏற்றிய காரில் ஏறியபோது, ஓட்டலில் சாப்பிட்டுக் கொண்டிருந்த பல பெண்கள், மற்றும் ஆண்கள் அவருக்கு வணக்கம் தெரிவித்து, இந்த செயலுக்காக பாராட்டு தெரிவித்தனர்.

உடனே வளர்மதி, நாங்கள் அமைச்சர்கள் என்றாலும், அ.தி.மு.க. கட்சியின் சாதாரண தொண்டர்கள். அம்மா ஜெயலலிதா, எங்களை தேர்தல் கட்சி பணியாற்ற செல்லும்போதும், தேர்தல் பிரசாரத்தின்போதும் மிக எளிமையாக செல்லவேண்டும், மக்களோடு மக்களாய் கலந்து உரையாட வேண்டும் என்று கூறியிருக்கிறார். உங்கள் பாராட்டுக்கள் எல்லாம் அம்மாவுக்குதான். மிக்க நன்றி சொல்லி விட்டு புறப்பட்டு சென்றார்.

MGNREGA job demand declines this year

The Government today informed that there has been a decline in total number of households which demanded employment under MGNREGA in 2011-12 compared to 2010-11. Replying to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today, the Union Minister of State for Rural Development Shri Pradeep Jain said that the data reported for States for 2011-12 is till 27.04.2012 and the data from the States of Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland are yet to be fully updated and uploaded. He said, the demand for employment also varies from State to State and has shown increase in several States like Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Mizoram, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal in 2011-12. Number of Households which demanded employment under MGNREGA in 2010-11 was 5,57,56,087, while in 2011-12 it was 5,00,85,526.
MGNREGA provides a legal guarantee for up to 100 days of wage employment to every household in a financial year for doing unskilled manual work, on demand to be made following a prescribed process. Shri Jain informed that demand for employment under MGNREGA is dependent upon several external factors including availability of alternate employment opportunities.

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