This weekend was like regular weekends, go meet some friends, do some chit chat and plan something about global odiya. I went to Benu Bhai (A scientist B at NAL). And having some food at his house. I asked him casually what motivated him for doing research and what is the success behind him? The answer I got was terrific. He is a scientist, because there were no professors for his specializations during his MS!!
Benudhar Sahoo was an average student who was doing his Post-graduation in Odisha. He was a chemistry student and fund of organic chemistry. So he wanted to do his specialization in organic chemistry. But he failed to get enough mark to get organic chemistry specialization. So he was forced to take inorganic chemistry as his specialization. To add to his problem, there were no professors to teach inorganic chemistry. So he was worried for sometime. Then there come the relief-buster India Pak cricket match.
He was watching the day and light match till the end and the highlights etc. By the time he thought anything other that cricket (food yarr) and decided to move on from the TV room it was 2 AM. That day he stayed without any food as no food was available at 2 PM. But it allowed him to do a self analysis which changed his life.
He was thinking about the moments on that day when he did not get organic chemistry specialization, he was thinking about the indo pak match. And the number of hours he has spend in TV room. He thought he can spend hours and skip his dinner for a match and could not help himself in a subject. Wasn't it ridiculous? So he decided to spend time with book in stead of TV room and to spend time in library in stead of watching cricket matches. That is all.
What happened next was as well known. He has dated with books and prepared best notes in inorganic chemistry. He did well in his GATE exam and did his Ph. D. And currently working at NAL as a scientist.
He calls his last year at his MS as his golden period of his life and I have a different opinion. I call the 2 AM on that specific day as the EURECA moment which transformed him.
Sunday 29 March 2009
Tuesday 24 March 2009
Prithviraj Chauhan Vs Babur
Who are they? If your answer is Babur is an invader and Chauhan is the last independent Indian ruler, you disagree with our honorable prime minister. Babur is remembered as great fighter ( and Prithiraj Chauhan?? Hmmmm.. may be somebody.. You know our prime minister Dr Singh have a major in eceonomics and not history.
You might think I am kidding. But I am serious. Dr Singh never said this explicitely, but has said it with his work. Action speaks louder than word. In his last visit to Afganistan (We are paying $$$ to Afgan to rebuild) he ensured that he visited the grave of Babur. Reason??? It is not communal in nature, He did not want to woo Muslim voters or anything. He was just paying tribute to a great leader.
You may say you agree with me for his attitude towards Babur but not with Chauhan. hmm..Then let us listen the other part of the story.
To cut the long story short, Prithviraj died in Afganistan after Killing Sultan Mahmud Ghori. And his Grave still exists in Afghanistan just below Muhammed Ghori's grave. Reason being??
To enter to Ghori's grave one need to step on infadel Prithiraj Chauhan's grave. Andas per our primeminiter he deserves this. Otherwise he would have spoken something about our national hero. It is nothing communal rather secular to visit Babur and ignore Chauhan. And Chauhan is too ordinary a people to get attention of our estimed prime minister.
Do you see the points? If you think our PM has done the wrong thing and we need to show repect to Chauhan, please sign petition here
You might think I am kidding. But I am serious. Dr Singh never said this explicitely, but has said it with his work. Action speaks louder than word. In his last visit to Afganistan (We are paying $$$ to Afgan to rebuild) he ensured that he visited the grave of Babur. Reason??? It is not communal in nature, He did not want to woo Muslim voters or anything. He was just paying tribute to a great leader.
You may say you agree with me for his attitude towards Babur but not with Chauhan. hmm..Then let us listen the other part of the story.
To cut the long story short, Prithviraj died in Afganistan after Killing Sultan Mahmud Ghori. And his Grave still exists in Afghanistan just below Muhammed Ghori's grave. Reason being??
To enter to Ghori's grave one need to step on infadel Prithiraj Chauhan's grave. Andas per our primeminiter he deserves this. Otherwise he would have spoken something about our national hero. It is nothing communal rather secular to visit Babur and ignore Chauhan. And Chauhan is too ordinary a people to get attention of our estimed prime minister.
Do you see the points? If you think our PM has done the wrong thing and we need to show repect to Chauhan, please sign petition here
Monday 23 March 2009
Right to Cheat
My elder brother is a primary school teacher at my village Kural in Odisha. He was one of the teachers who believe in going to school in time and putting school duty above personal duty. He was respectable among the peer and students. Recently he was manhandled by a group of people for not allowing to cheat in 10th board exam. The group of people manhandled him as he asked to close the window where the people used to send the copy to the classroom.
It hurt me because my brother was manhandled. It hurt me because, we know the culprit and still have not complained about him to police. This pains are nothing, when I compare the pain I get from the charecter degradation.
We have accepted cheating as a means of life. Copying in 10th board is one of them. But it is omni-present. people who cheat are treated as heroes and people who help cheating are role models. And people who asks for fair means are bad boys.
I believe in solving a problem than stating it, but don't know what to do. God save such people.
It hurt me because my brother was manhandled. It hurt me because, we know the culprit and still have not complained about him to police. This pains are nothing, when I compare the pain I get from the charecter degradation.
We have accepted cheating as a means of life. Copying in 10th board is one of them. But it is omni-present. people who cheat are treated as heroes and people who help cheating are role models. And people who asks for fair means are bad boys.
I believe in solving a problem than stating it, but don't know what to do. God save such people.
Life of Man
Most of the Indians must have heard of laxmananand Saraswati. people don't know what he had done in Kandhamal. In fact nobody bothered when he died. He was infamous for multiple reasons.
1) He was a hindu
2) He was working in a tribal belt called Kaandhamal instead of some hi-fi area such as Mumbai
3) He believed in working and did not believe in promoting himself and never bribed media.
4) He did not have any god father
5) He was associated with social movement and not political movement
6) He was working against powerful political leaders (Radhakant nayak and John nayak)
7)He was supported by Sangh Paribar who were percieved as communal, no matter what they do
So what did he get?
1)Though he served the tribals for decades and changed the way they live, he was never recognised by the government.
2) He was attempted to murder and those who tried to kill him are roaming free
3) His mission is still incomplete and governemnt does not want to fullfill it. Who cares if the tribals does not have food to eat.
4) Government is busy in catching the rapist of nun (whether it is not proved that she is raped) and parading them, but does not look at doing lie detecter test for the culprits caught for murdering swamiji.
And value of his life is worth nothing.
1) He was a hindu
2) He was working in a tribal belt called Kaandhamal instead of some hi-fi area such as Mumbai
3) He believed in working and did not believe in promoting himself and never bribed media.
4) He did not have any god father
5) He was associated with social movement and not political movement
6) He was working against powerful political leaders (Radhakant nayak and John nayak)
7)He was supported by Sangh Paribar who were percieved as communal, no matter what they do
So what did he get?
1)Though he served the tribals for decades and changed the way they live, he was never recognised by the government.
2) He was attempted to murder and those who tried to kill him are roaming free
3) His mission is still incomplete and governemnt does not want to fullfill it. Who cares if the tribals does not have food to eat.
4) Government is busy in catching the rapist of nun (whether it is not proved that she is raped) and parading them, but does not look at doing lie detecter test for the culprits caught for murdering swamiji.
And value of his life is worth nothing.
When the student is ready the master appears
It is one of my favorite short stories. A person visited Ramakrishna Paramhansji; and asked why is he not getting Bhagban though he is repeatedly praying for him. Paramhansji answered in his usual style with a short story.
When a baby cries, what does a mother do? Go and give her a toy.. The baby will be engaged with toy for sometime. And after some time the baby will get bored with the toy, and mother will give her a new one. Mother will only go and pay unavoidable attention to her when she does not stop crying with a toy and need only her mother. Same with god. Whenever we are bored with the current toy, god gives us a new one. I am bored of development give me to do something different. At the end of the day we either get bored of current one search something new or be content with the existing one. So we forget about our ultimate goal, we forget about god. If we forget about everything and only look for her, she will come and take us to her lovable arm. So it is I who don't call her with enough dedication. When I call her and am dedicated to her, she is always open with her arm.
It is not only about Paramhans and god but also about the day to day livings. So when the student is ready the master appears.
When a baby cries, what does a mother do? Go and give her a toy.. The baby will be engaged with toy for sometime. And after some time the baby will get bored with the toy, and mother will give her a new one. Mother will only go and pay unavoidable attention to her when she does not stop crying with a toy and need only her mother. Same with god. Whenever we are bored with the current toy, god gives us a new one. I am bored of development give me to do something different. At the end of the day we either get bored of current one search something new or be content with the existing one. So we forget about our ultimate goal, we forget about god. If we forget about everything and only look for her, she will come and take us to her lovable arm. So it is I who don't call her with enough dedication. When I call her and am dedicated to her, she is always open with her arm.
It is not only about Paramhans and god but also about the day to day livings. So when the student is ready the master appears.
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