Wake up folks...

I received this image in a mail...... I am not sure how true it is, but don't you think we lost our self esteem by preferring alien culture to our native??? 

Enthiran (film)

No exaggerated hero introduction, No extravagant first song. It is all a Shanky's than a Rajinikanth movie. I personally felt like watching a Cameron plus Spielberg stuff in Tamil. I hope no one would have missed it, yet as it has to be a movie review I'm adding the plot here. Dr.Vaseegaran, a robotics expertized professor spends his time and effort (even avoiding his girlfriend Sana) to make an andro-humanoid robot and names it as Chitti. He wants to help the Indian Army by replacing infantry by Chitti like robots and for that purpose takes the robot to AIRD evaluation which was headed by Dr.Bohra where Chitti was rejected for not having emotions and feelings. Vaseegaran works on Chitti by using artificial hormone simulation gives him all human feelings which in turn makes Chitti fall love with Sana. Knowing this Vaseegaran gets angry and dismantles Chitti and throws him in garbage. Dr.Bohra, being sold himself to European Weapon dealers brings back Chitti's life and inserts a Red Chip with destructive programs. Chitti being more powerful than ever creates many robot similar to him and kills Dr.Bohra who opposes it. Chitti and other robots capture the AIRD building and abduct Sana. Chitti forces her to marry him. The story goes on like how Dr.Vaseegaran defeats the robots and saves his lover Sana.

Rajinikanth has shown his grace in style for the Robot character. Some 'I Want to Whistle' like moments(though i could do it only like King Julian) are

• Robot walking like Superstar in the first scene.
• Chitti giving answers for the questions asked in the Robotic Conference.  
• Vaseegaran and Chitti hugging as Chitti declares God's existence in his creator Vaseegaran.
• Chitti version 2.0 calling Vaseegaran as 'Black Sheep'
• Chitti version 2.0 explaining about Robo-Sepians to Sana.
• Touching climax dialogues by Chitti.

Although it was a nice movie, some of the scenes were really irritating and could have been avoided. The mosquito scene and Kalabavan mani appearance scenes were unnecessary. Pre-Climax scenes were very lengthy and could have been shorted.

Coming to other departments Music was done exceptionally well by ARR. No better words can describe the way CG had been done. Once again hats off to Shankar and team..:) and watch the movie only in Theatres...;)

What works for Me???

26.09.2010

Someone told us it is a personality development programme, someone told us it is to know how to use your basic senses in an effective manner. I didn't refer any wiki sites to know what it is, that gives a definition as 'NLP is a controversial approach to psychotherapy.....', which might have stopped me from gaining an wonderful opportunity to know how do I communicate with others.

It was a Volunteer Value Addition Programme organised for Students Quality Club volunteers by one of our seniors, Mr.Vivek. This full day foundation workshop on Neuro Linguistic Programme was conducted well by Mr.Ramesh Prasad, a NLP trainer. He made us speak. He made us ask questions and answer for them by which we could analyse ourselves and could gain self awareness. It personally gave me a better view on how to communicate professionally, how to make my listener to have a better idea about me. I learnt a lot. Thank you vivek anna..., thank you Ramesh...:)

We - presenting a momento to Mr.Ramesh

Advantage India....

First day was the worst day. Both the Indian singles lost their respective matches to their Brazilian opponents and after that day it was all smiles over the Chennai crowd as India made its perfect comeback from 0-2 to 3-2. If it was the veteran pair Paes-Bhupathi who brought their nation to life in the Davis Cup, it is young Devvarman to bring to a tie and Bopanna to ensure its Victory. This victory helped India to join the elite world group to have won the tie after being 0-2 down. The 30 year old Indian after the fresh doubles show in the US Open with Aisam Qureshi, delivered his excellent single outcome here. Another single blast Devvarman was referring the earlier defeats as a saviorship match. He mentioned,"..friday didn't hurt us, in fact it helped us". While talking about Paes, Bhupati explained that Paes plays a level higher than usual when he plays for the country. And the 37year old veteran who completed his 20 year tennis journey said it was the young teammates deserved the victory. Now India has secured what it has required and they look forward for February and to win the first round to ensure avoiding the play-offs. Hail India....!!!

Remembering Mother Teresa...

Today, August 26, 2010, we step into the birth centenary of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta - a simple nun who came from the Ottoman Empire to Calcutta and showered love and care to the poor, orphaned, sick and dying for 45 years. Let's all remember her and work for love and peace as she did...

Works of Love are Works of Peace

Check to the Stalemate

Most of us might have been familiar with the Indian Crab story. It is the story about how a fisherman kept a basket with crabs  uncovered, and when asked about not closing with lid, he replied "They are Indian Crabs; If one tries to climb up, the other will not let it go and they will pull it back in, hence there is no need for a lid". All right, It is a old story, probably used to teach kids about unity and it is outdated now as India and Indians have improved a far better level. But this story came to my mind when I heard about Vishy's Doctorate Controversy. Asking nationality about a man who made his country proud and an upstanding level in International Chess arena is totally out of sanity.

He appeared to be little hurt when the nationality crisis started and his wife Aruna Anand had immediately faxed his passport and it was sent to the HRD ministry immediately. Treating persons like Anand in this manner will surely disappoint them and their career. Though he had controversies around his neck he tackled 40 mathematicians  beat 39 of them, drawn a match to Srikar Varadaraj - a 14 year old teen from Bangalore. Anand looked cool all around the play and said "I always played under Indian flag and held Indian passport right from the time I took my first overseas trip. I came here to play chess and to enjoy the conference. So let us leave it at that". Aruna later said "Every time he plays a match, the tricolor is placed beside his table, and when he won the world championship, the National Anthem was played. He never bothered about these awards. But asking to prove his nationality is disappointing."

HRD minister Kapil Cibal apologised  to  Anand and  said "I told him that we are sorry for what has transpired. It should not take time [to implement such decisions], but sometime it happens. He has done India proud like Arjun Atwal [who won a top professional golf championship in the U.S. on Monday]. We should be proud of those who climb the heights of global excellence and keep the Indian flag flying.” Meanwhile, Vice Chancellor of the University of Hyderabad Seyed E. Hasnain met Mr Sibal on Tuesday to sort out the issue. He said "There was a system failure, but things have been sorted out and he [Mr. Anand] will be given the degree,”, as clearing the deadlock.

Thanks for Cibal to end the controversy in a smooth manner. Most of the Indian sportsmen prefer to stay in Europe as most of the world tournaments takes place around the continent. By means of just staying there, doesn't mean they are not Indian citizen. They work from outside the country to make the country proud and up on the stage. We have excellent individual sportspersons and they should not be constrained within the sub continent. Only few Indians take sports as their career. It would be better if we let them have some freedom and help to get expertised with International arena. It is every Indian's responsibility to upgrade other Indians. Let an Indian be an Indian....

Happy b'day India...

Mother India has completed her 63rd year and today stepped into 64th. She has been giving us everything needed for survival - food, shelter, peace and so on. It is our duty to remember the martyrs who shed blood for Free India. Here are some pictures of the First Independence day celebrations. 

The Union Jack is replaced by Indian Tricolour flag on Aug 15,1947

Jawaharlal Nehru, Lord Mountbatten, Lady Edwina during independence celebrations

Jawaharlal Nehru's 'Tryst with destinies' speech on Midnight of Aug14,1947

Nehru sworning in as PM of India

Mountbatten and Lady Edwina on their way to celebrations

Troops presenting arms to Lord Mountbatten

People around Raisina hills, New Delhi

People along Red Fort

People gathered near Red Fort

Photos: Chathriyan

"FREE INDIA IS BORN" these were the Hindu headlines on August 15, 1947. It is good to see them again in today's newspaper. Hats off to The Hindu.

Happy Independence Day, I love my India, Jai Hind....:)

08.08.08

It was the date I was transformed from a school boy to a college student. Two years had gone as a wind, making me feel the breeze. Wonderful friends, colorful environment, funny moments, tricky thoughts, sleepless nights, late wake-ups, flunked up GPAs,... It is all awesome being here. Thank You Friends.... Thank You CEG

Route to Square...

Favourite Cover Drive...

Suresh Raina lofted Welegedera's delivery above the fence to end up with squaring the series. It was once again a LBW series for India. Not Leg Before Wicket but Lose Before Win. They lost their first match defying Murali's spin and Malinga's yorkers, drawn the second with an excellent debut century from Raina and masterful double centry from the Master himself, and won the third by nicely guided team performance and a saviourship century from Laxman. This series has digged out some batsmenship from Indian bowlers. Ishant, Ojha's kill time strokes, Mithun, Mishra's value adding runs are top hills for Indian batting though they have done underexpected contributions with the ball. Mithun seems to have some all rounding abilities. It would be nice if the board turnn its gaze on to him and bring him up.

What a victory Mahe!!!

But here once again Mahela Jayawardene gave some "Arnold's" kind of comment on India's aggression in the second test. He had written in Cricinfo that "I was disappointed. I thought they might go for an early declaration and make a game out of it, which they didn't. I think they are not as aggressive as a No.1 team should be...". He talked like he wanted a result with India declaring earlier. If Sri Lanka needed result they should have declared when they crossed 450, which they didn't. It seemed like they played the second test for centuries and records which was evened by our Master Sachin. He had also mentioned that they put a lot pressure on India forgetting how Sangakkara and Mahela's faces turned pale with Ishant and Ojha on crease trying to extend the defeat into draw. All I say is let India bat first and think they scored 500 up, then you will know who in the world is best at pressure building. At the end of the article he added "....as long as we know we have beaten a No.1 team in a test series. It would be a feather in our cap". What a contradictory mind. Beauty is that he paid well for his brainy thoughts in the third test. He couldn't do what a bowler Mendis had done in 2nd Innings. It was as if no Srilankan batsmen know how to bat in a Test Cricket. They scored more runs and made big partnerships in a dead pitch and were cut root down by new born spinners in a sub-continental pitch. What a pity......!!

Thats where I always hit...!!

On a whole the series ended up with 1-1 with India safely retaining its 

position and Sehwag getting both Man of the Match and Player of the Match. Hope for the best in the tri-series.

What makes us live???

'Salvation lies within', these are the words Bob Gunton says to Tim Robbins holding The Holy Bible across the bars in Shawshank Redemption. It is not that the verses in Holy Books leading us to live out the life, but the hope we have upon them. It is the trust on things that makes us live. The first breath we took, first step we walked, first scribbles of us, in every other first things we had done involves trust. But which makes us much pessimistic on trust is negative thoughts. When we feel the present insecure and hard, we imagine a future that is even more tailsome and exhausting. According to the Law of Attraction as in the Secret film, it is our thoughts that makes our life. When we think of getting lost in a chaos, we are. Instead of thinking in a pessimist's way, we can imagine a harmless, joyous future which makes us feel better so it makes us better. One may ask 'what is in imagining about pleasant future  when we are a grave helpless?'. The answer is a simple question as Morpheus says in The Matrix 'What is Reality?'. If we think what we see, feel, hear is real, it is true that reality is just the electrical signals pass from neuron to human brain. Thus brain fools us about the outer world with its own rules. Your imagination should never make you feel you as little grain of sand in the Universe, it should make you feel the whole Universe is hanging in your hand cups. Now just close your palms and look into the dark space available between them. You can just feel like holding the whole Universe inside. That's the power of imagination. It doesn't mean the thoughts cheat you, but they help you to unveil the secret of living. The Universe always tell you the truth "your wishes might come true". Optimism can make you to the top, without making you feel like climbing up. It is not that the seed under the ground fights the sand to grow. It just trusts that the gravity will pull down the sand grains surrounding it, and so it happens.

Be hopeful, Think positive & Live the life...

'While there’s life, there’s hope'

-Marcus Tullius Cicero