Thoughtful

Cheap Romance

In 2016, some of the most irresponsible people produced a movie, Nirmala Convent. The movie revolves around two school going children falling in love and fighting with their parents to save their love. 

Most pertinent question:

Will any parent wish their children to get into this kind of a mess during their schooling? Can the parent digest this? 

Leave the parent; will not every child repent this action of his/her when they realized they messed up their lives? 

A great man, Principal of Dr. LB College, once said, if you try and relish a pleasure of 25-30 at 15-17 years of age, then you will also get other things in advance; DEATH

It is very unfortunate to see that our film industry doesn't realize one important thing; "what you sow,  so you reap". All kids have very few things to learn from. Video games and Movies are the some of the primary learning tools. 

If all these idiots focus is love, violence and that too at young ages, what is our young going to learn? Don't these fools have any responsibility towards the society?

Something very serious to PONDER!

Worst is when Mr. Nagarjuna resorts to the cheapest level of Romance: Soggade Chinni Nayana

People wasting God given gift: TALENT

Once I was on a flight to SanFrancisco. The flight was full of doctors heading to a conference. After few hours of movies and sleep, I asked the doc sitting next to me what was he upto. He told me that his research is about finding out if that one specific chromosome was behaving like a carrier for cancer to offspring. 

May be his explanation was so intense that I felt I wasted one life time. 

On a similar note I still remember the following adrenaline rush moments of my life

Ecology: I was talking to Dr. Raghundha Rao on few topics and he was explaining how animals sense the changes on earth. I was told that animals sense the depleting vegetation/food options and thus refrain from reproduction so that their offspring will not suffer. 

Astronomy: My Physics professor in +2, who was a scientist in NSTL has really provided me that love for the subject. It used be awesome to learn about those phenomena. Movie Interstellar was just a Video blog of those classes. 

Oceanography: There is an office of National institute of oceanography in Visakhapatnam. As a child I always wondered what the hell they do. Recently I read in papers that they developed huge concrete blocks and threw them in the bay which will serve as homes for the aqualife and create new nesting grounds. This not only helps the oceans but also the fisherman as they need not now go longer distances to find fish. 

The world of science and technology is so beautiful that one cannot satiate the hunger within one lifetime; at the same time it is not everyone's cup of tea to relish the same. However, almighty has created few individuals who can actually contribute to this great ocean, called Science. 

It's unfortunate to see such really bright minded people losing focus about life and rather making a career which makes them rich, JUST FINANCIALLY.

I think God gave some super abilities to such people and they just waste it. 

I know at least 2 of them in my life till now.

One joined Amazon after studying MS in Artificial Intelligence with 4.0/4.0 and the other is doing Emergency Medicine after being a topper in Medicine. 

The best brains should not be lost to service industry. They should be R&D delivering better good to humanity! 

The great gamble of Mahabharatha

Why did Krishna not save the Pandavas when they played dice with Duryadhana & Shakuni?

Wonderful explanation by Krishna himself:

From his childhood, Uddhava had been with Krishna, charioting him and serving him in many ways. He never asked for any wish or boon from Sri Krishna. When Krishna was at the verge of completing His Avatar, he called Uddhava and said,‘Dear Uddhava, in this avatar of mine, many people have asked and received boons from me; but you never asked me anything. Why don’t you ask something now? I will give you. Let me complete this avatar with the satisfaction of doing something good for you also’.

Even though Uddhava did not ask anything for himself, he had been observing Krishna from his childhood. He had always wondered about the apparent disconnect between Krishna’s teachings and actions, and wanted to understand the reasons for the same. He asked Krishna, ‘Lord, you taught us to live in one way, but you lived in a different way. In the drama of Mahabharat, in the role you played, in your actions, I did not understand many things. I am curious to understand the reasons for your actions. Would you fulfil my desire to know?’

Krishna said, ‘Uddhava, what I told Arjuna during the war of Kurukshetra was Bhagavad Gita. Today, my responses to you would be known as ‘Uddhava Gita’. That is why I gave this opportunity to you. Please ask without hesitation.’

Uddhava starts asking – ‘Krishna, first tell me who is a real friend?’

Krishna says, ‘The real friend is one who comes to the help of his friend in need even without being called’.

Uddhava: ‘Krishna, you were a dear friend of the Pandavas. They trusted you fully as Apadhbhandava (protector from all difficulties). Krishna, you not only know what is happening, but you know what is going to happen. You are a great gyani. Just now you gave the definition of a true, close friend. Then why did you not act as per that definition. Why did you not stop Dharmaraj (Yudhishtra)

from playing the gambling game? Ok, you did not do it; why did you not turn the luck in favour of Dharmaraj, by which you would have ensured that dharma wins. You did not do that also. You could have at least saved Dharmaraj by stopping the game after he lost his wealth, country and himself. You could have released him from the punishment for gambling. Or, you could have entered the hall when he started betting his brothers. You did not do that either. At least when Duryodhana tempted Dharmaraj  by offering to return everything lost if he betted Draupadi (who always brought good fortune to Pandavas), you could have intervened and with your divine power you could have made the dices roll in a way that is favorable to Dharmaraj. Instead, you intervened only when Draupadi almost lost her modesty and now you claim that you gave clothes and saved Draupadi’s modesty; how can you even claim this – after her being dragged into the hall by a man and disrobed in front of so many people, what modesty is left for a woman? What have you saved? Only when you help a person at the time of crisis, can you be called ‘Apadhbandhava’.  If you did not help in the time of crisis, what is the use? Is it Dharma?’  As Uddhava posed these questions, tears started rolling from his eyes.

These are not the questions of Uddhava alone. All of us who have read Mahabharata have these questions. On behalf of us, Uddhava had already asked Krishna.

Bhagavan Krishna laughed. ‘Dear Uddhava, the law of this world is: ‘only the one who has Viveka (intelligence through discrimination), wins’. While Duryodhana had viveka, Dharmaraj lacked it. That is why Dharmaraj lost’.

Uddhava was lost and confused. Krishna continues ‘While Duryodhana had lots of money and wealth to gamble, he did not know how to play the game of dice. That is why he used his Uncle Shakuni to play the game while he betted. That is viveka. Dharmaraj also could have thought similarly and offered that I, his cousin, would play on his behalf. If Shakuni and I had played the game of dice, who do you think would have won? Can he roll the numbers I am calling or would I roll the numbers he is asking. Forget this. I can forgive the fact that he forgot to include me in the game. But, without viveka, he did another blunder. He prayed that I should not come to the hall as he did not want me to know that through ill-fate he was compelled to play this game. He tied me with his prayers and did not allow me to get into the hall; I was just outside the hall waiting for someone to call me through their prayers.

 Even when Bheema, Arjuna, Nakula and Sahadeva were lost, they were only cursing Duryodhana and brooding over their fate; they forgot to call me. Even Draupadi did not call me when Dusshasan held her hair and dragged her to fulfil his brother’s order. She was also arguing in the hall, based on her own abilities. She never called me. Finally good sense prevailed; when Dusshasan started disrobing her, she gave up depending on her own strength, and started shouting ‘Hari, Hari, Abhayam Krishna, Abhayam’ and shouted for me. Only then I got an opportunity to save her modesty. I reached as soon as I was called. I saved her modesty. What is my mistake in this situation?

‘Wonderful explanation, Kanna, I am impressed. However, I am not deceived. Can I ask you another question’, says Uddhava. Krishna gives him the permission to proceed.

'Does it mean that you will come only when you are called! Will you not come on your own to help people in crisis, to establish justice?’, asks Uddhava.

Krishna smiles. ‘Uddhava, in this life everyone’s life proceeds based on their own karma. I don’t run it; I don’t interfere in it. I am only a ‘witness’. I stand close to you and keep observing whatever is happening. This is God’s Dharma’.

‘Wow, very good Krishna. In that case, you will stand close to us, observe all our evil acts; as we keep committing more and more sins, you will keep watching us. You want us to commit more blunders, accumulate sins and suffer’, says Uddhava.

Krishna says.’Uddhava, please realise the deeper meaning of your statements. When you understand & realise that I am standing as witness next to you, how could you do anything wrong or bad. You definitely cannot do anything bad. You forget this and think that you can do things without my knowledge.  That is when you get into trouble. Dharmaraj’s ignorance was that he thought he can play the game of gambling without my knowledge. If Dharmaraj had realized that I am always present with everyone in the form of ‘Sakshi’ (witness), then wouldn’t the game have finished differently?’

Uddhava was spellbound and got overwhelmed by Bhakti. He said, ‘What a deep philosophy. What a great truth! Even praying and doing pooja to God and calling Him for help are nothing but our feeling / belief. When we start believing that nothing moves without Him, how can we not feel his presence as Witness? How can we forget this and act? Throughout Bhagavad Gita, this is the philosophy Krishna imparted to Arjuna. He was the charioteer as well as guide for Arjuna, but he did not fight on his own.’- Realize that Ultimate Sakshi/ Witnesser within & without you! And Merge in that God-Consciousness! Discover Thy Higher Self- The Pure Loveful & Blissful Supreme Consciousness!

Leaders

Leader leads by example (source: message forwards)

Dhoni's distance from the stumps for the last ball : 13 meters from the stumps

Mustafizur Rahman was standing at the non striker end when the ball was delivered: 19 meters from the stumps, with the bat and hand extension giving him a 1.5 meter advantage: 17.5 meters from the stumps

When Pandya bowled the last ball, Mustafir had already left the crease and when the ball reached Dhoni's hands, he was already half way down the pitch: 10 metres

Now it was a battle between Dhoni at 13 meters from the stumps (who had to start running) and Mustafir who was 10 meters away from the stumps with the added advantage of 2 meters (extended bat): 8 meters ( who had already running in full throttle). Mustafir had a 5 meter advantage

No other wicket keeper in the world would have tried to run all the way to the stumps considering the fresh fast legs of Mustafir. Some might have thrown the ball at the stumps. If Johnty Rhodes was behind the wicket, he would have attempted to fly down and knock the stumps. But Dhoni tried to do the unthinkable. He tried to do the impossible. He took on Mustafizur. 

Dhoni covered the 13 meter distance in 2 seconds (A start that Ussain Bolt would be proud of) and also defeated Mustafir's extended bat. 

Everyone talks about the presence of mind that Dhoni has and the manner in which he removed the gloves for the last ball; yet if we analyse the last ball minutely, we will realize the roaring lion that resides inside the captain cool Dhoni that made him run like a mad man. That is the confidence that moves the entire team.

Leader leads by example..

Definition: Software Engineer

Disclaimer: The author doesn't demean any job type or role or an individual performing them. Everyone is equally human.

I wish I could play a small video clip in english and show my audience what is the perception of people in my country about a guy going to a glossy building, with an ID card around the neck in a cab. 

let us create an imaginative character and called him Mr. DUDE

His attire:

1. Semi casual pants

2. Some ugly/unprofessional shirt

3. Shoes which can't be called floaters or formal shoes; something like that.

4. A three day old beard

5. An ID Card around the neck or hanging to the belt buckles of the pant

6. Goes mostly to office in a cab

7. Sometimes has a laptop bag

Irrespective of what this guy does inside the building, the entire country thinks he is a SOFTWARE engineer. I understand that education or knowledge is not a thing for granted in this country. I was once walking on the road, after college (during my engineering days) and stopped for tea at a small shop. The adjacent shop guy, enthusiastically looking at my Drafter, asked, "Sir, is that a gun?". I replied, "where the hell do I load the bullet?". 

So in a similar context, I wish to, via this blog, educate my fellow citizens on who does what and why should they stop calling every Tom, DICK & Harry a SOFTWARE ENGINEER!

99% of so called Indian IT people do the following:

Call people and ask when are they going to pay the money back

Receive calls and inform the customer about their ...

... flight timings

... book their orders

... make purchases

... resolve issues

... give information

... complete a trade on your behalf

... etc

Any many other things, where they use phone and PC as tools.

Out of the left 1%

10% of the people are in top management doing nothing but meetings

25% are into IT sales

20% are into Tech Support (pure technical support; pure is defined later in the article)

35% are into system integration

10% are REAL SOFTWARE engineers

So let's define software engineer:

An individual who writes in-depth code to make a new software for a particular business purpose is called a Software Engineer. 

An individual who writes code (low, medium or complex) to make an existing software work for a particular domain/customer is called a Systems Engineer.

An individual who understands a platform like Java, SQL etc and a particular domain (Retail, Manufacturing etc) is called a Software Architect

An individual who understands several technologies (already manufactured software products (viz. Microsoft Active Directory, SAP etc) and probably multiple domains is called a Systems Architect

A combination of Software and Systems Architect is called an Enterprise architect

Now let's define PURE:

There are several people to whom you might call and ask for a password reset or tell them that your keyboard is not working. They are really not into tech support. They are doing something using a computer for which a step-wise document is fed into their brains to do so. 

Pure Technical support people attend to your issues while you are using products which are manufactured by software engineers.

Example: when you are using your MS Windows and you see a blue screen of death, they analyse the logs and the error codes and try to fix your PC.

So ...

please do not address everyone with a tag around their neck as software engineers. I do not say that it's an offense but calling you a plumber when you are an electrician is not right. 

To the South Indian Film industry especially the Telugu Film Industry:

Not all in IT and non-IT are perverts. The women in the industry are not S**ts. We just wear some modern clothes and still respect our modesty. 

A snippet to show how pervert the directors of Tollywood are ....

Indianism: Ambhi

Ambhi

Recently I was reading an article on how the current (YR2015) lead opposition in the largest democracy is plotting to destabilise the working government. While the current government is placing the best efforts of the century to drive the country forward the leading opposition is just behaving like our famous Ambhi (A reason why India fell to foreign invaders). 

Leaving the politics aside, I pondered a bit and wondered if this was only to be attributed to politics? Or is it a common Indian behaviour? I might want to reserve my statement's purview to India only, as my experience with the rest of the world is limited. 

I started looking in retrospection into my own life. I have recently quit a company which was the longest duration of my stay at one company in my career. I started to pursue my dream and was provided a chance by the CEO to do so. It was either mere luck or years of hard work which unknowingly started falling into place, I was able to take the brand from non-existential to a ferocious and reputable state in few months. 

How long is 2 years? I had to jump huge hurdles; mind you not externally, INTERNALLY! So many obstacles were either wilfully created or just happened. Not even one employee with high pay had any accountability; instead all behaved like anti-catalyst. 

In spite of crossing 3M USD in 2 years and heading to 10M USD in the next, in Sales, all that the organisation provided was huge resistance to growth. Just as unnatural for a parent to hamper his own kids' future, it is quite cruel for a HR to divide the organisation into parts and finally kill the overall organisation. 

The beautiful part: CEO sitting in Utopian land doesn't know what to do. 

Les Paribus! 

This is quite natural to all people who try to progress and take people to progress are met with, in the world's largest democracy. 

We all have heard of the ants in a bottle where one tries to go up and the rest of them are placing all efforts only to pull the ant down. 

I am not sure how, yet we all need to cultivate a habit of encouraging and working towards everyone's growth in our kids. May be few generations later we will have a different world. 

2 Lively examples to end with:

Mr. Pichai was mentioning about the difference of startups in silicon valley vs. India. He was mentioning about the encouragement an individual in silicon valley receives vs. India. 

Russell Peters in one of his shows was explaining how Indians behave when it comes to getting things done. He said Indians are so lazy and it resembles in the number of games we play, especially the ones like soccer etc. He intended to mention that due to our laziness we neither motivate ourselves nor other around us. 

Time to seriously think. This is quite the reason why we have very less entrepreneurs and innovators!

Godspeed! 

Mahindra XUV - A beast at engine and a bummer at software

My recent purchase of XUV and the feedback to Mahindra Team (for which there was no response)

Respected Mahindra team

I have been a huge fan of Scorpio for a long time. However, after a test drive comparison in Sep/Oct 2014 I am finally a proud owner of an XUV W8. I am overwhelmed by the way the entire engine and the system is designed. One word to describe, fantastic.

Just like any other Indian scenario, the software for the entire system really sucks. Your software engineers couldn't think the minimum basics. 

1. Biggest disaster is the maps. I as a customer can pay you at least 50K INR More if you can give me google maps. 

2. The audio system software. it is completely buggy.

2.1 there is no way one can go to the next folder by a press of a button

2.2 When once clicks/taps on list and comes out of the current folder (for ex: Zeher movie) then the list starts at Aankhen. so in the mid of traffic if i wish to go to ZNMD then i have to press the down button for few seconds for it to scroll all folders and come down to Zeher or next which actually is my current folder and I just wanted to move to the next

2.3 the system takes good enough seconds to even show the song on display

2.4 which ever fool designed the USB area should be awarded. I have changed 2 pen drives till now. out of courtesy/ignorance many a times my co passengers tried close the lid on the USB area and the pen drive broke. 

2.5. when i take a call, the music system in the background keeps playing the song. if i had a call for 20 mins, i almost missed 4 or 5 songs straight. shouldn't it pause? how foolish. 

2.6 there are up and down arrows which can be used by your engineer for next and previous folders (just a suggestion)

3. Blue tooth: Ask about problems then there are plenty. the device it detected yesterday it doesn't detect today. sometimes it doesn't even switch off when you try to turn off blue tooth. 

4. the reverse camera switches on after 4 seconds and the beeps only start after 2 seconds. Does anyone know that microprocessors work at 10 to the power of -8 transactions per second? then how nasty did someone code that software? 

5. My tyre gets punctured. I replace it. in spite of driving for 4 KMS it still says that the tyre actually replaced is at 0PSI :-)

6. AC: when kept in AUTO mode it always opts to pick wind from outside. that sucks because of the dust that comes from outside. 

7. Voice control: You should name it BETA and stop developing it. absolutely waste. 

why should somebody press for 3 seconds and then say NEXT for getting to a next song. there is already a button for that, isn't it? 

I request you to get these simple fixes done in your software and send it as an update to all your service centers or allow some users to apply themselves. (using documentation)

I might be sound sarcastic or rude, but trust me with my decent experience across the mechanical, electronics and software domains, I understand how easy or tough it is. 

Just for your reference I am providing my car details, for you to adjudge me as a genuine customer. 

Registration no & RTO Location Make & Model Engine No. Chassis No. MFG Year CC Seating capacity Type of body 

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Mechanically and electrically it is an amazing vehicle. However the user experience is lost due to software. 

Thanks & Regards

Esesve Digumarthi

Respected Mahindra Team

Looks like you all chose to keep silent to a customer who has brought to you some intelligent observations. 

While that is going on, please add the below observations too.

1. USB 3.0 drives do not work

2. How many times i ever complain, the cabin (internal) noises do not come down. there is always something internally making some filthy noises.

Woes of a colleague - Fortis Noida

Woes of a colleague - Fortis Noida

Dear All,

Please forward to all.

With deep regret I want to inform you the demise of my wife Rupali Sharma on 17th July due to post operative complication after brain surgery.

I would also like to bring to your notice how private hospitals like FORTIS are robbing people of their life and money. Please be very careful while dealing with such hospitals. Find below the details of my experience with Fortis Noida.

My wife age 29 ( occupation- trainer with HCL) was diagnosed with a non malignant brain tumor on 17th June2011. She did not have any major symptoms like headache, eye problem or vomiting. She was suggested surgery for removal of tumor. We took opinions from Max, Indo Gulf and finally decided on Fortis because of the good reputation of Dr. A K Singh.

Doctors did not make us aware that it is a very complicated surgery and said that there are only incidental risks. "Amount of risk involved is same as the risk when you come from your home to hospital"

On the date of admission I pointed out several times that my wife was having severe cough and cold. It was ignored by doctors saying "Everything is perfect". Later on Dr Sanjay Gupta admitted that this could have led to infection.How could they ignore it? Moreover the doctor preponed the surgery by one day because he had to go outside India.We were totally unaware of that. Why did not they postpone the surgery instead?

From day one the team did not have any consensus on how the tumor will be removed. They said that they will try from nose first , if not they will cut open the skull. On the day of operation (8th July)they said after 5 hrs that they could not extract tumor through nose so .. they will open the skull. My dear wife had to go through both the procedures. The whole operation took 12 hrs.

Post operative care is pathetic. Why was my wife given sandwich and chole chawal in ICU after next day of such a major surgery?My wife vomitted on 13 July morning and was drowsy. We immediately alarmed the doctors on duty. But they ignored the situation saying that everything is normal. In the evening she was perspiring, We again alarmed doctors on duty but no action was taken. If the doctors have been proactive they could have saved my wife.  

By 14th morning the condition had deteriorated and doctors took her to ICU and put her on ventilator saying it is not required but as a precaution they were doing it.The worst part is that senior doctors A K Singh and Sanjeev Dua went out of country on that day. We tried to reach them through various means but they were not available for next 3 days. (How could they leave two patients in such a serious condition?There was another patient with similar case in ICU who also died )

Doctors who were available ( Vikas Gupta, Bundela, Sanjay Gupta ) acted like bunch of idiots. They could not diagnose the problem and condition deteriorated every day. There was total lack of leadership and no team work at all. Each doctor gave a different reason for the problem ( lung infection, hypo perfusion, brain infection none of which was confirmed by the time of death). On 14th July, doctors were saying that there is lung infection but they had not called any lung specialist. It is only when we suggested , they called an expert? Why did not they call the experts on there own?

On 16th July Dr. Vivek Chawla was instructed to update us the condition by 7:00 am in morning. However we were not informed till 11:00 Am that she had a cardiac arrest at 4:00 am. My wife's cousin (who is a doctor in AIIMS) visited Fortis Neuro ICU on 17th July , he told me that my wife was already dead. After he left , hospital declared dead my wife. Otherwise they would have continued with ventilator for god knows how many days. One of the lady doctor in ICU very shamefully admitted that there was negligence on part of doctors.

The hospital has international standards in only the exorbitant rated they charge. They gave me an estimate of 2.5 lakhs to cure my wife and charged Rs 5.5 lakhs for her deadbody. We were never communicated that the charges had gone beyond the estimate. How could they expect us to deposit more than double the amount at the time of death on a Sunday evening?

There was no doctor from Neurosurgery team available when the death was declared. When we shouted at the authorities they were quick enough to call the police within minutes. But they could not get any doctor to confirm the cause of death or at least give a condolence message as a human gesture. We had to immediately arrange double the estimated cost, otherwise they would not give us the dead body.

We had a meeting with hospital management and team of doctors on 4th Aug. Where doctors accepted majority of our allegations. We demanded a return of the extra money paid and action against doctors. Director Mr Sukhmeet Sandhu assured a response by phone in two days. After 8 days we received a condolence message with no action.

Nowadays hospitals believe in profiteering even at the cost of life. There is no trasparency and they put people on ventilator even when it is not required. Very careless attitude of doctors, nurses and other staff. Again warning you against such malpractices.  
 
Kindly request you to forward this mail to all your friends and relatives and request you to suggest me good lawyer/ agency who could help me in dealing with this situation.

Regards

Srijan Sharma ( F1707 )