A day which saw the return of the "Prince of Kolkata", Sourav Ganguly, to the Indian Cricket Team was marred by 2 unruly incidences. From the scenes that I watched on the News Channels, after returning home, just made me realize that....."India has returned to the pre-historic times - STONE AGE".
To summarize the 2 incidents -
1. Unruly scenes at the Assembly due to attack on the MP, Mamta Bannerjee, at Singur
2. Unruly scenes all over Maharashtra due to desecration of Dr. Ambedkar's statue at Kanpur, which had happened yesterday
I saw people throwing microphones, breaking benches, throwing away books in the Vidhan Sabha. Thats one incident. In the second one I saw people burning public buses / trains & what not. The second incident also led to the loss of 6 lives.
Dr. Ambedkar is the father of our Constitution. He would have commited suicide if he would have seen his followers breaking the constitution by damaging public property, worth crores of rupees & causing incovenience to public....this way. I don't think that Dr. Ambedkar, even in his distant dream, had ever dreamt of such an India. Leave apart India, Mumbai which dreams to become SHANGHAI, looked like those 3rd world countries, on TV. Mumbai bore the maximum brunt of this entire desecration episode.
I do agree that desecration / insult to any person is a shameful act. But is this the way to protest ??????.....DEFINITELY NOT. Benches, Microphones, 4-5 bogies of train, 80-90 public transport buses, numerous private & public property damaged due to all these vandalising acts. Who is paying for this damage ? The answer is WE - The citizens of this country - THIS MESSAGE IS FOR THOSE WHO ENGAGED THEMSELVES IN THESE SHAMEFUL ACTS & TO ALSO THOSE WHO ENCOURAGED SUCH VIOLENCE. They forgot that they are destroying property which has been generated from their own paid taxes.
Every time I see the country returning to peace, there is something or the other which happens & breaks the silence again. I guess the State machinery & the Police should take stringent action against those directly / indirectly involved in these acts, else we will find cities like Mumbai turning into ELEPHANTA CAVES rather than SHANGHAI.
Is Bombaiyya Hindi changing the true Hindi vocabulary?...I guess YES
"प्लेटफार्म नंबर तीन कि लोकल Churchgate के लिए जलद लोकल है ......" - This is one of the few common announcements which we Mumbaikars daily listen to while travelling in the local trains. Do we ever bother about the language or grammar involved in these messages. Please remember, the RAILWAY is a Government organisation whose official language is HINDI. In the announcement which I just quoted, the word "जलद" is not a Hindi word, but a word from the Marathi dictionary. The actual word that is supposed to be used is "तेज़".
This is just one of the few words from another language which we find creeping into the Hindi vocabulary, in Mumbai. The same thing also reflects in the Bollywood songs. Some of the other words commonly used are "कंटाल आ गया" meaning "पक गया", "वैतक गया" meaning "दिमाग खराब हो गया". Please remember that these are also not Hindi words. Its fine using them in our day-to-day communication, but definitely not for official Hindi communication. Every language has its own sweet vocabulary & its better for us to stick to that. Thus, Hindi also has its own sweet शब्दकोश & व्याकरण (Dictionary & Grammar).
So next time you officially speak in Hindi, do remind yourself, to use the correct language.
This is just one of the few words from another language which we find creeping into the Hindi vocabulary, in Mumbai. The same thing also reflects in the Bollywood songs. Some of the other words commonly used are "कंटाल आ गया" meaning "पक गया", "वैतक गया" meaning "दिमाग खराब हो गया". Please remember that these are also not Hindi words. Its fine using them in our day-to-day communication, but definitely not for official Hindi communication. Every language has its own sweet vocabulary & its better for us to stick to that. Thus, Hindi also has its own sweet शब्दकोश & व्याकरण (Dictionary & Grammar).
So next time you officially speak in Hindi, do remind yourself, to use the correct language.
The Era of Remakes & Remixes
We currently are living in an era of duplications. By duplications I mean nothing but remakes & remixes. All this which I'm currently talking about is with regards to the Indian Film & Music industry. I can understand that we lead a very fast life nowadays & that reflects in the Music & the Movies. We invariably prefer fast numbers when it comes to Music. So it was nice listening to the remixed song "Intezaar" by Anamika. But it is rather stupid to find the remix of "Soniye" from the movie "Aksar". Come on.....this is a new track & is a big time hit. Its already a fast number. It is foolish to remix that one also.
That was all about Music. It applies to Movies also. You find remakes of all time hit old Hindi films. There is no point in investing the money in the same theme again & again. I personally feel the Indian Music Directors, Producers & all those people working in the Entertainment industry have run out of ideas. They hardly can make any film which does not include the words "Pyaar, Ishq, Mohabbat". Finding no other theme they head towards remakes & remixes, to take false credits. I'm still waiting for the Indian Film industry to produce good Children & Science fiction movies.
JAAGO GRAHAK JAAGO....."Pyaar, Ishq, Mohabbat" ke alava bhi duniya mein bahut kuch hai.
That was all about Music. It applies to Movies also. You find remakes of all time hit old Hindi films. There is no point in investing the money in the same theme again & again. I personally feel the Indian Music Directors, Producers & all those people working in the Entertainment industry have run out of ideas. They hardly can make any film which does not include the words "Pyaar, Ishq, Mohabbat". Finding no other theme they head towards remakes & remixes, to take false credits. I'm still waiting for the Indian Film industry to produce good Children & Science fiction movies.
JAAGO GRAHAK JAAGO....."Pyaar, Ishq, Mohabbat" ke alava bhi duniya mein bahut kuch hai.
Major Nokia Phone Software Bug
Hutch recently launched its 99 services in Mumbai & offered me an add-on card where all the numbers would be same as my number except that 98 would be replaced by 99. I thought of gifting this number to my mom. I thus purchased a new Nokia handset & activated the new number. To my surprise I discovered a strange problem. Whenever I called any of my friends from the new number they saw my name being displayed on the screen though the new number was not stored in their address books. I immediately reported the same problem to Nokia & they suggested me to carry my new Nokia 6030 handset to their Service Centre. I immediately explained them the problem & told me that it was not specific to my model. They kept on giving me vague replies. Finally find no other solution they pulled up the rule-book saying that as per DOT regulations it is mandatory for Nokia to match only the last 5 digits for the Caller Line Identification Service provided by the Mobile Service Operator (in my case, Hutch). When I again told them that this problem would also be reported outside India they again sent me the previous mail without trying to acknowledge their mistake & thanking me for reporting the bug. This bug is prevalent in almost all Nokia handsets.
To explain you the problem in detail:
Presume your number to be 9[8]20312345 & your friend stores this number on his/her Nokia phone in the contacts with any name, say "XYZ". Now if you call up your friend from the number 9[9]20312345, your friend sees "XYZ calling...", though there is a different of 1 digit.
This is Nokia's reply:
Dear Mr. Lahiri,
Thank you for emailing Nokia Care.
This e-mail is in reference to your feedback about Nokia products. We would like to inform you that as per DOT guidelines and license conditions, for CLI (Caller Line Identification) purposes the CellularMobile Telephone Service Operators are only obliged to match the last 5 digits. The Cellular Handset manufacturers are not obliged to provide software that may match more than 5 digits of a number stored in the Handset.
We understand your concern and regret the inconvenience this may cause.
We solicit your cooperation in this regard.
For further enquiries, please feel free to contact our Technical Support Executives at 30303838 or 1800-425-3388 between the hours of 6:00am and 12:00 midnight, seven days a week. For online support, visit "Have a question? Ask Nokia" at www.nokia.co.in. You may also find answers to your queries at www.nokia.co.in/support. We reassure you of our continuous support.
Please help us improve our services by clicking on the following link: https://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=42955&chk=EPHPXYH6
Kind regards,
Nehal Al Khadeer
Nokia Care
To explain you the problem in detail:
Presume your number to be 9[8]20312345 & your friend stores this number on his/her Nokia phone in the contacts with any name, say "XYZ". Now if you call up your friend from the number 9[9]20312345, your friend sees "XYZ calling...", though there is a different of 1 digit.
This is Nokia's reply:
Dear Mr. Lahiri,
Thank you for emailing Nokia Care.
This e-mail is in reference to your feedback about Nokia products. We would like to inform you that as per DOT guidelines and license conditions, for CLI (Caller Line Identification) purposes the CellularMobile Telephone Service Operators are only obliged to match the last 5 digits. The Cellular Handset manufacturers are not obliged to provide software that may match more than 5 digits of a number stored in the Handset.
We understand your concern and regret the inconvenience this may cause.
We solicit your cooperation in this regard.
For further enquiries, please feel free to contact our Technical Support Executives at 30303838 or 1800-425-3388 between the hours of 6:00am and 12:00 midnight, seven days a week. For online support, visit "Have a question? Ask Nokia" at www.nokia.co.in. You may also find answers to your queries at www.nokia.co.in/support. We reassure you of our continuous support.
Please help us improve our services by clicking on the following link: https://digiumenterprise.com/answer/?sid=42955&chk=EPHPXYH6
Kind regards,
Nehal Al Khadeer
Nokia Care
PAN or PAiN Card
Good to see that the Finance Ministry in India are taking lot of initiatives to make the Securities market more secure by making PAN compulsory. But this should be done with a very practical approach. I hold a Demat Account as well as an Online Trading Account with a big Brokerage firm. Every third day I receive a call from their Call Centre saying that due to change in SEBI guidelines you need to provide XYZ documents along with a self attested photo-copy of my PAN card. Although all my accounts (viz. Demat, Online Trading) are with the same firm, they repeatedly ask for a self attested photo-copy of my PAN. Till date I have already submitted my PAN card photo-copy thrice. Day by day the PAN card is turning out to be a big PAiN for me. I don't know how many more times I'll have to submit the same document again & again. Its high time that the authorities make things secure in a more practical way rather than going by the rule books.
Express urself
Just had a chance to attend IndiMix'06 yesterday. A conference for Developers & Designers hosted by Microsoft. A great event which also had a live webcast on the Net & many other Indian IT companies like TCS, Wipro, Accenture were also webcasting the event on their Intranets.
One of the great things to learn from these events is the presentation skills of the Westerners. The way the Microsoft CEO spoke was absolutely stunning. His words attracted the entire crowd & kept them focussed on the event. When we compare his speech with that of some CEO's from Indian companies, its just miles apart.
I happen to attend many IT events & interact with many Westerners during these events. I must say that they have a lovely way of distributing information. They also interact in a very informal way relating them with us. This brings us closer to them. When it comes to the big shots from India Inc., they mainly concentrate on business data, providing Gartner statistics & IDC reports. They lag very much in making sessions interactive & lively.
I have full faith in the talents of the biggies of India Inc. but hope that they improve in their presentation skills. They need to be lot more informal & try to make presentations more lively & interactive.
Gone are the days of reading out big long speeches with statistical data.................
One of the great things to learn from these events is the presentation skills of the Westerners. The way the Microsoft CEO spoke was absolutely stunning. His words attracted the entire crowd & kept them focussed on the event. When we compare his speech with that of some CEO's from Indian companies, its just miles apart.
I happen to attend many IT events & interact with many Westerners during these events. I must say that they have a lovely way of distributing information. They also interact in a very informal way relating them with us. This brings us closer to them. When it comes to the big shots from India Inc., they mainly concentrate on business data, providing Gartner statistics & IDC reports. They lag very much in making sessions interactive & lively.
I have full faith in the talents of the biggies of India Inc. but hope that they improve in their presentation skills. They need to be lot more informal & try to make presentations more lively & interactive.
Gone are the days of reading out big long speeches with statistical data.................
IT Infrastructure Management made Ez
- Do you have a SOHO Network ?
- Are you new to the field of Networking & Network management ?
- Are you pressurised by your seniors to properly Manage & provide Reports ?
If answer to all the above given questions is YES.....then I'll briefly guide in effectively manage your Network using some free NSM tools. The tools mentioned have been successfully deployed in Windows environment.
- Syslog - Kiwi Syslog Daemon -
If you know about any other tools please update me too.
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