Definition of Success

One of the beautiful definitions for Success has been given by Kennedi at http://www.askenni.com/archives/2006/01/education_for_m.html#more
Q4) How would you define success?
A4) Success is an individual search and is in doing something your inner voice tells you is right. Success cannot be measured against the amount of money or fame an individual has gathered. It is all about [...]

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Misuse of Ayurveda

The reason why Ayurveda is being critised is becasue of FEW (very few ) persons who give western medicine in the name of ayurveda and also because of the guys who come in the satellite television and advice all kinds of magical cures. The situation has become to such an extent that the mention [...]

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Justifying Anna University’s VC

I came to know from http://alaphia.blogspot.com/2006/01/anna-university-faded-glory.html that the VC of Anna University has issued the following guidelines
1. Dress code for boys and girls2. No soft drinks on campus3. No bikes or cars on campus – you have to park near the gate and walk all the way in.4. Now the restriction on “no dancing to [...]

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Cell phones / Mobile phones in College

A popular blogger inhttp://alaphia.blogspot.com/2006/01/anna-university-faded-glory.htmlsays that the Glory of Anna University is Faded.
While I completely agree with the VC that cell phones should be banned inside classrooms, libraries, labs etc I see no reason as to why students should not be allowed to use the cell phones in hostels.
On the other hand, I should say that [...]

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Dress Code

As perhttp://alaphia.blogspot.com/2006/01/we-people-in-chennai.html
We the People’, hosted by Barkha Dutt is being shot in Chennai this Sunday, 29th Jan. The topic is ‘Is Chennai conservative?’ If you’d like to participate please mail audience@ndtv.com, with all your contact details and what you do. (This does not guarantee participation since there is an outer limit) Not surprisingly we’ve got [...]

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Selling India !!!!

Of late the blogosphere has become a place for few perverted minds time and again bend on degrading India and selling India
One example : A “MNC coolie” wants to sell ” 50 acres of lush greenery” in the Raj Bhavan in MUmbai. He is so worried about the congestion in Mumabai and argues that Greenery [...]

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Testing Doctors

RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN NEWSPAPERS SAYS THAT THERE WILL BE FIVE-YEARLY EXAMS FOR RENEWING MEDICAL LICENSE
Dr.A.J.PAIDHUNGAT says
THIS IS HIGHLY IMPRACTICAL,CONSIDERING THE LARGE NUMBER OF DOCTORS IN INDIA.BESIDES,THE ACADEMIC & FINANCIAL HARDSHIPS & STRESS THAT THESE STUDENTS FACE,TO ACHIEVE AN M.B.B.S DEGREE, CERTAINLY DOES NOT WARRANT SUCH A MOVE.AS IT IS,MANY MEDICAL STUDENTS SUCCUMB TO THE EXCESSIVE [...]

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Trial by ICMR

Govt of India has done a right thing by bringing the Ayurvedic drugs under trial
Read here at Rediff to know more
http://in.rediff.com/money/2006/jan/27drug.htm
Govt test for ayurveda drugs
Bhuma Shrivastava in New Delhi | January 27, 2006 13:31 IST
Days after a public controversy broke out over the contents of a popular ayurvedic medicine, the government has decided to infuse [...]

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Pseudo Northies

In my college days, we had few guys, who though from Tamil andu, would behave as if they are from Delhi or Mumbai (especially in front of a north Indian Girl) like ” I hate idly ya… I like paratha ya (paratha, not parotta !!)… Tirunelveli is too hot and cannot be even called a [...]

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The efficiency of Government of India

I am often irriated by a “MNC coolie”, who things himself to be too smart, and takes pride in hurting everything that belongs to India.
He himself says that about him as “a habitual PSU-basher” and devotes a full post about his travel experience with the Indian (Airlines) and goes gull throttle bashing the airlines.
As always [...]

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