English is very important for communication, but lets not neglect the below facts.
“At least 3000 languages out of more than 6000 in the world are on the verge of disappearance. It is predicted by the year 2050, 90 percent of human languages will disappear from the earth”.
Mostly we all are moving towards international languages because of our work, Internet and Globalization which is happening. We shouldn’t stop communicating or using our native or regional languages. They are the identity of our culture heritage and customs.
Another fact is “UN has registered more then 6000 languages but half of them are spoken by only 10,000 persons and one fourth of them spoken by 1,000 persons. Our India (which has great linguistic diversity) is at the top in the list of countries having maximum number of dialects on the verge of extinctions. UNESCO has listed 196 languages of India as endangered.”
Thinking about other countries (Japan, China) that they force their people to develop everything and make available everything in their own languages, India should take some stand like this.
Many species are getting extinct because of global warming, but languages are on the verge extinction because of globalisation something new which I come to know today.
Source for the facts mentioned above are from “Times of India”
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Have to be an Indian when you are in India
You are right..!! I am not exploring about the Indian nationality and their laws. My intent here is when you are staying in India, you have to adhere the characteristics of the Indian otherwise its difficult to live a life in India.
Below are the some of my observation :) :)
Most of them are interested in other’s life rather than thinking about their own life. Thanks to those prime time serials and their stories.
Can’t stop talking about the big ideas about the country and their improvement but when their responsibility come then they become invisible. Truly shown in movie “Mr India”
They will not forget to talk about and do celebration about their fellow Indian who achieved new heights in some other countries and took the pride that he or she was an Indian. But if you check about their nationality record, long back they have removed their name from Indian nationality and haven’t looked back.
“Let’s do a bit for environment and wild life conservation”. They do the discussion on such kind of topics sitting into the Air conditions conference room and also to attend this discussion they are coming into their own fabulous cars.
People are very religious in India and ready to fight for the religions. Even they are very keen to show that their customs and rituals are the highest in the world.
Many of them spent money eating in the big hotels. After that they order 60Rs Pan Masala for their own mouth fresheners but they resist in giving 10 bugs to the beggar who has not having anything since morning.
People play lots of wrong tricks to save their income tax and at the dinner table the same people discuss that government is not doing anything. Also, they are not at all interested in casting their votes!!!
If you are not interested in cricket then may be you will feel that you are out of caste sometime.
Most of them don’t know how to store the number in the phone directory but carrying black berry is their own way of showing fashion. They really don’t know what their need is. :) :) :)
If you think about daily problem then you really have to spend more energy for getting into the train or bus rather than working into the office; I think it is just your own will that will help you to get into the train or bus.
For them or rather for us (I would say) emotions are more important then the actual reality.
Lastly but the most important, you will find many such blogs saying many things about India and Indians. Actually speaking things are changing gradually. We are annoyed because the pace is very slow.
By the way I forgot to tell you that “INDIA is GREAT” -- It’s very important.
Below are the some of my observation :) :)
Most of them are interested in other’s life rather than thinking about their own life. Thanks to those prime time serials and their stories.
Can’t stop talking about the big ideas about the country and their improvement but when their responsibility come then they become invisible. Truly shown in movie “Mr India”
They will not forget to talk about and do celebration about their fellow Indian who achieved new heights in some other countries and took the pride that he or she was an Indian. But if you check about their nationality record, long back they have removed their name from Indian nationality and haven’t looked back.
“Let’s do a bit for environment and wild life conservation”. They do the discussion on such kind of topics sitting into the Air conditions conference room and also to attend this discussion they are coming into their own fabulous cars.
People are very religious in India and ready to fight for the religions. Even they are very keen to show that their customs and rituals are the highest in the world.
Many of them spent money eating in the big hotels. After that they order 60Rs Pan Masala for their own mouth fresheners but they resist in giving 10 bugs to the beggar who has not having anything since morning.
People play lots of wrong tricks to save their income tax and at the dinner table the same people discuss that government is not doing anything. Also, they are not at all interested in casting their votes!!!
If you are not interested in cricket then may be you will feel that you are out of caste sometime.
Most of them don’t know how to store the number in the phone directory but carrying black berry is their own way of showing fashion. They really don’t know what their need is. :) :) :)
If you think about daily problem then you really have to spend more energy for getting into the train or bus rather than working into the office; I think it is just your own will that will help you to get into the train or bus.
For them or rather for us (I would say) emotions are more important then the actual reality.
Lastly but the most important, you will find many such blogs saying many things about India and Indians. Actually speaking things are changing gradually. We are annoyed because the pace is very slow.
By the way I forgot to tell you that “INDIA is GREAT” -- It’s very important.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Assumptions...!!!
Facts + Assumption = Conclusion.
Facts are already present in this world. We can’t question them and we just have to accept them. To reach the conclusion, the only variable parameter in above equation is Assumption.
This equation is also applicable in our day to day life. You can see that we are living with lots of assumption. Actually speaking we can’t live without assumptions. Of course, out of which some are really true and lead to the right conclusion. On the other side, the ones which are not true might lead you in deep valley sometime.
But the important point which I would like to point out is the assumption should be your own. You shouldn’t flow with other’s assumption. While flowing with your own assumptions,my opinion is you will learn a lot…!!!!
Facts are already present in this world. We can’t question them and we just have to accept them. To reach the conclusion, the only variable parameter in above equation is Assumption.
This equation is also applicable in our day to day life. You can see that we are living with lots of assumption. Actually speaking we can’t live without assumptions. Of course, out of which some are really true and lead to the right conclusion. On the other side, the ones which are not true might lead you in deep valley sometime.
But the important point which I would like to point out is the assumption should be your own. You shouldn’t flow with other’s assumption. While flowing with your own assumptions,my opinion is you will learn a lot…!!!!
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Enemy’s enemy is our friend …!!!
Is that really true…?
We heard this dialogue many times in our everyday conversation, also sometime in the movie, drama and all.
In general, we take time to build a trust on someone or relationship with someone. But when the situation arises as the above dialogue describe, somehow we will start feeling trust when we meet enemy’s enemy. We never scrutinize them as we usually did while making trust on others. We feel some kind of attachment and without reluctant we start sharing many things. We somehow feel that someone is there in our legion to support us in a war against our enemy.
We always look for the shelter and support when we are in deep trouble but it’s not true that every shelter is genuine and trustworthy.
It’s not always true that “Enemy’s Enemy is our friend…!”
We heard this dialogue many times in our everyday conversation, also sometime in the movie, drama and all.
In general, we take time to build a trust on someone or relationship with someone. But when the situation arises as the above dialogue describe, somehow we will start feeling trust when we meet enemy’s enemy. We never scrutinize them as we usually did while making trust on others. We feel some kind of attachment and without reluctant we start sharing many things. We somehow feel that someone is there in our legion to support us in a war against our enemy.
We always look for the shelter and support when we are in deep trouble but it’s not true that every shelter is genuine and trustworthy.
It’s not always true that “Enemy’s Enemy is our friend…!”
RoadSide Ring walah....
Few days back, on the Footpath, I encountered one Ringwala on my way towards office, who was selling fortune rings, He was claiming that all his rings can change fortune and help in increasing your wealth.
Actually speaking, I don't believe in all those things but with curiosity, I went there and started hearing his conversation very carefully. Whoever interested has to give their name and birthday, on that basis he was calculating something and selecting one ring from the box. Very interesting...!! That fortune ring cost you Rs 50. I thought very pittance amount to change your fortune… If it’s really true.
Sudden question clicked in my mind and without hesitation I asked Ringwala. “Bhaiya, using this if you can change anyone's future or fortune, why can’t you use one for your own self...” That guy understood my point but he didn't want to argue because he was worried that he might loose his rest of the customers. Even I was also getting late so left the conversation in-between and start walking on my way towards office.
Just giving a thought to this whole incident, you can see that Ringwala is also trying to change his fortune by selling fortune rings to those who do not believe that "change of fortune is in our own hand, not in some ring". Ringwala also knows very well that ring can’t change your fortune and that’s why he is not wearing but just selling them.
Friday, April 3, 2009
sharing the thoughts....
Always in discussion with your friends or in office culture, there are chances that views and opinion will clash. As per my view this should happen because you come to know many more ways how others are looking at that thing.
At times people get so rigid on a particular point because of their ego or sometime due to their self esteem, so that others will come to know what you want to listen as colleague or boss or a friend. As soon as the other person come to know about it, he will only tell you only those things what you want to listen. When this happens, you are become vulnerable. The actuality lost in that case and you end up sometime in a big mess. Becoming so rigid on some points may clear to others that this is the only way other person want everything, so handle him in that direction.
Might be while climbing up the management ladder, you might have to be the person who always tell their own boss that what they want to listen. But while internal ethics come, you realize that you did something very wrong for your own selfishness. On the other side, you end up in a situation that your boss will show a red-eye while you oppose their opinion and show them the actual genuine way. In these circumstances, you might have to look at the situation and hit the ball such that there you will not get caught at the boundary.
This is not true when you are in friend circle. Ensure that you will have a friend who will not give you a biased view. This should be the discriminating factor between the actual real friend and just visitors in your own life.
At times people get so rigid on a particular point because of their ego or sometime due to their self esteem, so that others will come to know what you want to listen as colleague or boss or a friend. As soon as the other person come to know about it, he will only tell you only those things what you want to listen. When this happens, you are become vulnerable. The actuality lost in that case and you end up sometime in a big mess. Becoming so rigid on some points may clear to others that this is the only way other person want everything, so handle him in that direction.
Might be while climbing up the management ladder, you might have to be the person who always tell their own boss that what they want to listen. But while internal ethics come, you realize that you did something very wrong for your own selfishness. On the other side, you end up in a situation that your boss will show a red-eye while you oppose their opinion and show them the actual genuine way. In these circumstances, you might have to look at the situation and hit the ball such that there you will not get caught at the boundary.
This is not true when you are in friend circle. Ensure that you will have a friend who will not give you a biased view. This should be the discriminating factor between the actual real friend and just visitors in your own life.
Would like to know your views on this... :)
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Miserable night before the Holi day
I think its too late to say happy Holi but still "Happy Holi" to everyone
Because of some mythology about Holika and Bhkat Prahalad, Holika Pujan has been followed by the people. Holika Pujan takes place on a day before the Holi festival. People light bonfire to celebrate the victory of "good" over "bad". Another purpose is to burn all your impurities from your body and make yourself pure to live healthy and wonderful life ahead.
The actual motive behind writing this blog is little different. Let’s see the actual reality on that night before the Holi festival.
When I was walking towards home after my office hours, I saw in each and every building premises, people were lighting woods. I saw that this bonfire will stay long as they had made thick layer using lots of woods. People were really happy by doing all this worships and Pujas around this bonfire.
By seeing all this, in a little frustrating mood I have reached home. After sometime when I was planning to go to bed, I had opened my window. Just shocked..!!! So much smoke was in the air on both the side of my flat. This smoke was because of (Holika) bonfire on both side of my building. All smoke was coming into my room and spreading all over as fan was running. Immediately, I closed the window. Because of this smoke, it was really difficult for me to sleep and get the proper oxygen. It was really a miserable night a dramatic sleep in this smoky environment.
I was just thinking that why people become so blind to follow the rituals. In madness of following these simple rituals, they cut many trees and used tons of woods in bonfire. Why can't they gathered at one place and do whatever Puja and worship, if they can't live without it. They are just not seeing the future in the madness of following this kind of rituals. I really have a doubt that GOD has ordered them to follow all these rituals.
Because of some mythology about Holika and Bhkat Prahalad, Holika Pujan has been followed by the people. Holika Pujan takes place on a day before the Holi festival. People light bonfire to celebrate the victory of "good" over "bad". Another purpose is to burn all your impurities from your body and make yourself pure to live healthy and wonderful life ahead.
The actual motive behind writing this blog is little different. Let’s see the actual reality on that night before the Holi festival.
When I was walking towards home after my office hours, I saw in each and every building premises, people were lighting woods. I saw that this bonfire will stay long as they had made thick layer using lots of woods. People were really happy by doing all this worships and Pujas around this bonfire.
By seeing all this, in a little frustrating mood I have reached home. After sometime when I was planning to go to bed, I had opened my window. Just shocked..!!! So much smoke was in the air on both the side of my flat. This smoke was because of (Holika) bonfire on both side of my building. All smoke was coming into my room and spreading all over as fan was running. Immediately, I closed the window. Because of this smoke, it was really difficult for me to sleep and get the proper oxygen. It was really a miserable night a dramatic sleep in this smoky environment.
I was just thinking that why people become so blind to follow the rituals. In madness of following these simple rituals, they cut many trees and used tons of woods in bonfire. Why can't they gathered at one place and do whatever Puja and worship, if they can't live without it. They are just not seeing the future in the madness of following this kind of rituals. I really have a doubt that GOD has ordered them to follow all these rituals.
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