Somewhat close to my personal situation, me in Manipal and family in Bangalore!
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Best Emotional Song - Amitabh Bachchan
My ever favourite actor, singer, and a gentleman! I am watching Baghban songs, dances and dialogues too
XE - World Currency Symbols
XE - World Currency Symbols
Two days back I was teaching my MBA students in the Second Year elective course - Management of Banking and Financial Institutions. The session was on Foreign Exchange, Letter of Credit and Export Finance. While beginning the session, I asked the group as to in how many countries, we have Dollar as the currency. No clear answer came from the class but some one in the last row said that Taiwan has Dollar as their currency. Neither the class nor myself could believe it and brushed it aside. Some students mentioned Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, etc while I was nodding my head for one by one answers.
Today, from the above site, I count that in all 23 countries have their currency as the Dollar. Amazing and interesting, na? Here is the list: 1.America (USA), 2.Australia, 3.Bahamas, 4.Barbados, 5.Belize, 6.Brunie-Darussalam, 7.Canada, 8.Cayman Islands, 9.East Carribbean, 10.Fiji, 11.Guyana, 12.Hong Kong, 13.Jamaica, 14.Liberia, 15.Namibia, 16.New Zealand, 17.Singapore, 18.Soloman Islands, 19.Suriname, 20.New Taiwan, 21.Trinidad -and-Tobago, 22. Tuvalu and 23. Zimbabwe. I could not believe it. Next in line is the currency Euro. There are 14 contries with Euro as their currency, 1.Belgium, 2.Cyprus, 3. Estonia, 4. France, 5. Greece, 6. Holland, 7. Ireland, 8. Luxemburg, 9. Malta, 10. Netherlands, 11. Slovenia, 12.Spain, 13. Vatican, and 14. Italy.
Pound Sterling which is the currency mainly of UK (British) has did not adopt to Euro . The other six countries who use Pound are: 1. Egypt 2. Jersey 3. Lebanon 4. Saint Helena 5. Somalia and 6. Syria. Interesting news is that India has adopted a new symbol for its currency 'Rupee' in July 2010, which is very late. Five other Asian countries viz., Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka - all adopting their currency as "Rupees" have much earlier itself, a different symbol for Rupees, which is common across all the five! As many as seven countries who have chosen UK Pound Sterling symbol.
Seven countries viz., Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines and Uruguay have a currency of same name - PESO with the standard US Dollar as symbol!! And the Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuvan Renminbi - though have different currencies, have the same symbol!!
Two days back I was teaching my MBA students in the Second Year elective course - Management of Banking and Financial Institutions. The session was on Foreign Exchange, Letter of Credit and Export Finance. While beginning the session, I asked the group as to in how many countries, we have Dollar as the currency. No clear answer came from the class but some one in the last row said that Taiwan has Dollar as their currency. Neither the class nor myself could believe it and brushed it aside. Some students mentioned Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Hong Kong, etc while I was nodding my head for one by one answers.
Today, from the above site, I count that in all 23 countries have their currency as the Dollar. Amazing and interesting, na? Here is the list: 1.America (USA), 2.Australia, 3.Bahamas, 4.Barbados, 5.Belize, 6.Brunie-Darussalam, 7.Canada, 8.Cayman Islands, 9.East Carribbean, 10.Fiji, 11.Guyana, 12.Hong Kong, 13.Jamaica, 14.Liberia, 15.Namibia, 16.New Zealand, 17.Singapore, 18.Soloman Islands, 19.Suriname, 20.New Taiwan, 21.Trinidad -and-Tobago, 22. Tuvalu and 23. Zimbabwe. I could not believe it. Next in line is the currency Euro. There are 14 contries with Euro as their currency, 1.Belgium, 2.Cyprus, 3. Estonia, 4. France, 5. Greece, 6. Holland, 7. Ireland, 8. Luxemburg, 9. Malta, 10. Netherlands, 11. Slovenia, 12.Spain, 13. Vatican, and 14. Italy.
Pound Sterling which is the currency mainly of UK (British) has did not adopt to Euro . The other six countries who use Pound are: 1. Egypt 2. Jersey 3. Lebanon 4. Saint Helena 5. Somalia and 6. Syria. Interesting news is that India has adopted a new symbol for its currency 'Rupee' in July 2010, which is very late. Five other Asian countries viz., Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka - all adopting their currency as "Rupees" have much earlier itself, a different symbol for Rupees, which is common across all the five! As many as seven countries who have chosen UK Pound Sterling symbol.
Seven countries viz., Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Philippines and Uruguay have a currency of same name - PESO with the standard US Dollar as symbol!! And the Japanese Yen and Chinese Yuvan Renminbi - though have different currencies, have the same symbol!!
Welcome to epaper.timesofindia.com
Welcome to epaper.timesofindia.com
Yet another interesting and controversial story of a popular Social Entrepreneur - Capt G R Gopinath son of a rural School Teacher. His childhood was in a remote village near Hasan in Karnataka, he studied in Kannada medium in a village school, per chance entered NDA and later served Indian Army and experienced 1971 Bangladesh Operations, then turned to Sericulture-Stock Broking-Motor Cycle Dealer-Restaurant owner-Irrigation Pipe Dealer - Heli Services provider and then offered India's first Low Cost Carrier (Cheapest Airline services). He also tried his hand at politics and elections unsuccessfully. His narration of all his life events in Simply Fly (autobiography) is very interesting and revealing. In the course of reading the book, you also come to know of our archaic rules in various government departments.
Yet another interesting and controversial story of a popular Social Entrepreneur - Capt G R Gopinath son of a rural School Teacher. His childhood was in a remote village near Hasan in Karnataka, he studied in Kannada medium in a village school, per chance entered NDA and later served Indian Army and experienced 1971 Bangladesh Operations, then turned to Sericulture-Stock Broking-Motor Cycle Dealer-Restaurant owner-Irrigation Pipe Dealer - Heli Services provider and then offered India's first Low Cost Carrier (Cheapest Airline services). He also tried his hand at politics and elections unsuccessfully. His narration of all his life events in Simply Fly (autobiography) is very interesting and revealing. In the course of reading the book, you also come to know of our archaic rules in various government departments.
The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 01, 2010
The Hindu Business Line : Sunday, August 01, 2010
Do you know? The first Sunday of August month is celebrated as Friendship Day, ie., today.
These days, half of my writing blogs is linked to the net-based news items in The Hindu-Business Line and Financial Express. A close friend of mine and ex-colleague at SBI (now a CGM in Mumbai), Mr Pradeep K Khosla yesterday responded and complimented my blog stating that I am able to provide many items or information that he would neither have known or heard of. Thank God, some one is reading my blog.
The above link is provided to just help the viewers quickly access to a page on Private Banks reporting in Business Line. When we see the index itself, we get to know the happenings in the Indian Banking Sector. If you go on navigating and browsing, you would certainly get several new and newer items to enrich and reflect. Similarly, you may go to Public Sector Banks, Foreign Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks, Micro Finance Institutions, Non-Banking Finance Companies, Insurance Companies, Stock Exchanges and SEBI, etc.
Do you know? The first Sunday of August month is celebrated as Friendship Day, ie., today.
These days, half of my writing blogs is linked to the net-based news items in The Hindu-Business Line and Financial Express. A close friend of mine and ex-colleague at SBI (now a CGM in Mumbai), Mr Pradeep K Khosla yesterday responded and complimented my blog stating that I am able to provide many items or information that he would neither have known or heard of. Thank God, some one is reading my blog.
The above link is provided to just help the viewers quickly access to a page on Private Banks reporting in Business Line. When we see the index itself, we get to know the happenings in the Indian Banking Sector. If you go on navigating and browsing, you would certainly get several new and newer items to enrich and reflect. Similarly, you may go to Public Sector Banks, Foreign Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Local Area Banks, Micro Finance Institutions, Non-Banking Finance Companies, Insurance Companies, Stock Exchanges and SEBI, etc.
IAS couple invested Rs 300 crore in stocks
IAS couple invested Rs 300 crore in stocks
Is it Indian Atrocious Service, or Indian Arrogant Service, by the way? They, in fact, succeeded what was Indian Civil Service (ICS) which was prestigeous during the British regime. Unbelievable; that the country's best brains are picked up through Union Public Service Commission's toughest examination process to select to this cadre! And these IAS Officers (a couple in this case) from Madhya Pradesh indulge in such mean methods to become rich through corrupt practices. Indian Administrative Service and Allied Services (like Police, Audit, Railways, Forest, Foreign, Postal, etc) are always the most sought after by the intelligent, smart, hard-working and dedicated youth of the country. They are supposed to be the cream of the Society! What a shame that these two Officials (couple) are looting the public left and right!!
And all along, there has been a debate as to who should be blamed for the cancerous decease called 'Corruption'? The businessman, the politician, the bureaucrat or the citizen? If it is businessmen, yes - they want profits by hook or crook!. Politicians (of course, we have some extra-ordinary exceptions like Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as Presidents, late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dr Manmohan Singh and Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee as Prime Ministers, to name a few) these days enter into politics not for Jana Seva for free nor do they have sacrificing mind. They are the real and shrewd businessmen that they have different formulaes and models of investing in their business called Politics and look for highest Return on Investment within the minimum period (less than five years, generally) plus party, power, popularity and position (my own 4Ps). Even the Rules of Election Commission pertaining to declaration of assets prior to filing of nominations itself is being defeated by many. Then, they reluctantly file their Assets & Liabilities data with Government; forget paying of taxes and other dues regularly.
While the Citizen are gullible and silent victims of the atrocities of all the other three sections, Bureaucrats rule the country, in reality. Politicians may come and go, Parties in Power may change, Businesses may survive or perish but these Babus go on and on manipulating with all the systems and procedures, mis-interpreting the provisions of laws and control the country's governance. They have a very strong lobby for protecting their own cadre. Once selected in the entry stage, they are there for life. No further exams or interviews nor performance evaluation for their postings or promotions. It is all through manipulations and corruption only. Where is merit? And there are so many types of reservations too. Look at the portfolios of the couple who are involved - she is in Women (self) and Child Development and he is Jail & Parliamentary Affairs Departments. Very deserving positions! If they were honest, it would take more than ten generations to earn Rs. 300 Crores and Rs. 3 Crores in Cash seized! Mera Bharat Mahaan! Jai Ho!! Long live IAS Cadre!!!
Is it Indian Atrocious Service, or Indian Arrogant Service, by the way? They, in fact, succeeded what was Indian Civil Service (ICS) which was prestigeous during the British regime. Unbelievable; that the country's best brains are picked up through Union Public Service Commission's toughest examination process to select to this cadre! And these IAS Officers (a couple in this case) from Madhya Pradesh indulge in such mean methods to become rich through corrupt practices. Indian Administrative Service and Allied Services (like Police, Audit, Railways, Forest, Foreign, Postal, etc) are always the most sought after by the intelligent, smart, hard-working and dedicated youth of the country. They are supposed to be the cream of the Society! What a shame that these two Officials (couple) are looting the public left and right!!
And all along, there has been a debate as to who should be blamed for the cancerous decease called 'Corruption'? The businessman, the politician, the bureaucrat or the citizen? If it is businessmen, yes - they want profits by hook or crook!. Politicians (of course, we have some extra-ordinary exceptions like Dr Rajendra Prasad, Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam as Presidents, late Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri, Dr Manmohan Singh and Shri Atal Behari Vajpayee as Prime Ministers, to name a few) these days enter into politics not for Jana Seva for free nor do they have sacrificing mind. They are the real and shrewd businessmen that they have different formulaes and models of investing in their business called Politics and look for highest Return on Investment within the minimum period (less than five years, generally) plus party, power, popularity and position (my own 4Ps). Even the Rules of Election Commission pertaining to declaration of assets prior to filing of nominations itself is being defeated by many. Then, they reluctantly file their Assets & Liabilities data with Government; forget paying of taxes and other dues regularly.
While the Citizen are gullible and silent victims of the atrocities of all the other three sections, Bureaucrats rule the country, in reality. Politicians may come and go, Parties in Power may change, Businesses may survive or perish but these Babus go on and on manipulating with all the systems and procedures, mis-interpreting the provisions of laws and control the country's governance. They have a very strong lobby for protecting their own cadre. Once selected in the entry stage, they are there for life. No further exams or interviews nor performance evaluation for their postings or promotions. It is all through manipulations and corruption only. Where is merit? And there are so many types of reservations too. Look at the portfolios of the couple who are involved - she is in Women (self) and Child Development and he is Jail & Parliamentary Affairs Departments. Very deserving positions! If they were honest, it would take more than ten generations to earn Rs. 300 Crores and Rs. 3 Crores in Cash seized! Mera Bharat Mahaan! Jai Ho!! Long live IAS Cadre!!!
Always Be Positive (AB+)
Today, in the Lions Club program in Manipal, the Chief Guest made an interesting observation. It is not scientifically or technically valid though and neither we can extend such similar parallels to other blood groups too. We can draw any correlation here too. That her blood group is B + (Positive) and hence she believes in being positive minded and thinking to always do good to others. Then, I remembered my blood group, in fact is AB+ (Positive). So I can declare that my approach and attitude is ALWAYS BE POSITIVE. Very Interesting!
In fact, I also remember the books like 1. Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do 2. Tough-Minded Faith for Tender-Hearted Poeple 3. The Be (Happy) Attitudes 4. Believe in the God who Believes in You 5. Success is Never Ending, Failure is Never Final and others written by Robert H Schuller advocates the philosophy of POSSIBILITY THINKING, some what ahead of Positive Thinking. Schuller is America's foremost proponent of "Possibility Thinking" and all his books are best selling. He presents a day by day devotional guide designed to release our inner health, energy and power to make the impossible - into possible. We may recall the popular song from a popular Hindi movie, Amar-Akbar-Anthony - Unhonie to Hone Kar De.....
I can also refer to a few motivating books by Stephen R Covey such as 1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 2. Spiritual Roots of Human Relations 3. How to Succeed with People 4. The Divine Center 5. Marriage & Family Insights and 6. Principle-Centered Leadership. The Book at no.1 presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes. Further, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
One of the reviewers of the first book (and author of The Road Less Travelled), M. Scott Peck says " This Book has the Gift of Being Simple without Being Simplistic". In our younger days, we were also reading books on such topics by Dale Carnegie. So also those books by our own - Shiv Khera!
These books are very interesting to read and do motivate us all to look at the world in a positive manner and have self confidence that whatever we take up, we will be able to complete. All of us have seen only last year that in USA, for the first time how Mr Barack Obama won the Presidential election with the slogan -Yes, WE CAN.
In fact, I also remember the books like 1. Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do 2. Tough-Minded Faith for Tender-Hearted Poeple 3. The Be (Happy) Attitudes 4. Believe in the God who Believes in You 5. Success is Never Ending, Failure is Never Final and others written by Robert H Schuller advocates the philosophy of POSSIBILITY THINKING, some what ahead of Positive Thinking. Schuller is America's foremost proponent of "Possibility Thinking" and all his books are best selling. He presents a day by day devotional guide designed to release our inner health, energy and power to make the impossible - into possible. We may recall the popular song from a popular Hindi movie, Amar-Akbar-Anthony - Unhonie to Hone Kar De.....
I can also refer to a few motivating books by Stephen R Covey such as 1. 7 Habits of Highly Effective People 2. Spiritual Roots of Human Relations 3. How to Succeed with People 4. The Divine Center 5. Marriage & Family Insights and 6. Principle-Centered Leadership. The Book at no.1 presents a holistic, integrated, principle-centred approach for solving personal and professional problems. With penetrating insights and pointed anecdotes. Further, Covey reveals a step-by-step pathway for living with fairness, integrity, honesty and human dignity - principles that give us the security to adapt to change, and the wisdom and power to take advantage of the opportunities that change creates.
One of the reviewers of the first book (and author of The Road Less Travelled), M. Scott Peck says " This Book has the Gift of Being Simple without Being Simplistic". In our younger days, we were also reading books on such topics by Dale Carnegie. So also those books by our own - Shiv Khera!
These books are very interesting to read and do motivate us all to look at the world in a positive manner and have self confidence that whatever we take up, we will be able to complete. All of us have seen only last year that in USA, for the first time how Mr Barack Obama won the Presidential election with the slogan -Yes, WE CAN.
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