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Ratan Tata: From fighting fiefdoms to a global giant

Credited with creating India's top most brand, Ratan Tata -- search for whose successor is on now -- had to fight hard in the 1980s to create a brand for Tatas and keep the companies from being run as 'fiefdoms'.

"We did not have a brand... We identified our brand in 15 or 20 different ways, each company doing its own thing," Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata was quoted in a book, Tata: The Evolution of Corporate Brand.

Tata, who has led the group to global heights, had to fight a hard battle from the times when he was waiting in the wings to take charge of the conglomerate.

After he took the reins of the group in 1991 amid stiff resistance from within, his task was to stop the breaking down of systems established by his predecessor J R D Tata.

Now, Sehwag taunts Sri Lankans

In an apparent taunt to Sri Lankan players who denied him a century in the controversial tri-series match at Dambulla, Indian opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ] on Wednesday suggested that the fear of defeat might have prompted them to abandon playing the game the right way.
"If we play with energy, poise and unselfishness, we will be playing the game the right way," tweeted Sehwag, who was denied a century as Sri Lankan off-spinner Suraj Randiv [ Images ] bowled a no-ball at the fag end of the match.
Sri Lankan local media on Wednesday reported that it was senior batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan [ Images ] who suggested Randiv to bowl the no-ball.
In another tweet, Sehwag indicated that the Sri Lankans might have been "unsettled" with the thought of losing the match which India [ Images ] won easily by six wickets with more than 15 overs left.
"Worry and fear just make you frazzled and unsettled. And the truth is that win or lose, life still goes on. Right effort has to do with unselfishness and working to benefit the team," he added.
With the scores levelled in Monday's tri-series match between India and Sri Lanka [ Images ], off-spinner Suraj Randiv bowled a no ball to deny Virender Sehwag a hundred and the ploy was condemned by everyone as it was not within the spirit of the game. Sehwag was left stranded on 99 though he hit the no-ball for a six.
After the match, Sehwag lashed out at Randiv for deliberately bowling a no-ball to deny him a century.
Randiv later apologised to Sehwag and Sri Lanka Cricket officials did the same to Indian team management which declared the episode a "closed chapter".
SLC also initiated an inquiry into the incident by team manager Anura Tennekoon who submitted his report on Tuesday to the Sri Lankan Board.

Satyam Ramalingaraju Got bail

Satyam Computer's tainted founder B Ramalinga Raju on Wednesday secured bail from the Andhra Pradesh high court, over 17 months after his arrest on charges of allegedly fudging the IT company's accounts.

Raju, who was arrested on January 7 last year and is currently undergoing treatment in a Hyderabad hospital, was granted bail on the condition he stay in Hyderabad and provision of on two sureties of Rs 20 lakh (Rs 2 million) each.

Justice Raja Elango granted the bail to the former chairman of Satyam Computer, which has since been taken over by Mahindra group and renamed Mahindra Satyam, even as the Central Bureau of Investigation said he could influence witnesses numbering 250 if let out.

With Ramalinga Raju getting bail, all the 10 accused in the Rs 14,000 crore (Rs 140 billion) Satyam accounting fraud case have been granted bail by various courts.

A Small Theory to Survive

Guys who wants to survive in their future must read this blog...

Im giving some hints..

There was once a newspaper vendor who had a rude customer.

Every morning, the customer would walk by, refuse to return the greeting, grab the paper off the shelf and throw the money at the vendor.

The vendor would pick up the money, smile politely and say, "Thank you, Sir." One day, the vendor's assistant asked him, "Why are you always so polite with him when he is so rude to you? Why don't you throw the newspaper at him when he comes back tomorrow?"

The vendor smiled and replied, "He can't help being rude and I can't help being polite. Why should I let his rude behavior dictate my politeness?"

In my youth, I thought of myself as a rebel and was many times, a rebel without a cause.

Today, I realise that my rebellion was another kind of conformity.

We defied our elders to fall in line with our peers.

Ultimately; we must learn to respond instead of reacting. When we respond, we evaluate with a calm mind and do whatever is most appropriate.

We are in control of our actions.

When we react, we are still doing what the other person wants us to do.

I wish you all the best in your life and career.

I hope you achieve success in whatever way you define it and what gives you the maximum happiness in life.

Remember, those who win are those who believe they can.

Thank you.

What is behind Raavan

TEN HEADS
TEN MINDS
A HUNDRED VOICES
ONE MAN.
Did such a man ever exist…?
Was he just a myth..or a metaphor…?
Is Raavan the line that divides Good from Evil..?
Does our understanding change when we look from
the opponent’s perspective..?
The bond between the Hunter and the Hunted -
between the Captor and the Captive seems to be
a bond of do or die…
The tension between opposition often seems so electric,
that it isolates them from the rest of the world,
leaving just the two..all alone..
Are Ten Heads better than one..?
Is there a Ram inside Raavan?
And a Raavan inside each of us?!

-    Maniratnam

Dont Let Go

dont let go

of the memories

that storm ur thoughts

dont let go

of the feeling

that flood ur body

dont let go

dont let go

hold on

to the excitement

of the ride

hold on

to the sensations

inside u

hold on

hold on

dont let go

of forever

with this

hold on

to those pages

of words with meaning

hold on nd

dont let go

Wanted: Rs 456,00,00,00,00,000 for infrastructure!

Aiming at an annual 10 per cent growth, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Tuesday said investment in infrastructure sector should be doubled to an ambitious $1 trillion (Rs 45.6 lakh crore) during the 12th Five-Year Plan ending 2017 from the current level.
Asserting that a successful infrastructure development strategy would depend critically on implementation, he said, "I urge the finance ministry and the Planning Commission to draw a plan of action in achieving this level of investment."
He underscored the need for private participation for achieving the $1 trillion investment target, which is four times than that in the 10th Plan and double from the 11th Plan, but said lack of financial viability of many of the projects could come in the way.
"The central government has dealt with this problem by offering a capital subsidy, which is completely determined through the bidding process," he said, adding that this viability gap funding process could be accessed by states as well.
Singh said a growth rate of 10 per cent, though ambitious, was not impossible and would hinge on "continual improvement in our policy regime and our implementation procedures."
The huge investment of $1 trillion is a tad lower than the current size of Indian economy.
The prime minister exuded confidence in the Indian economy saying it would grow by 8.5 per cent next fiscal and 9 per cent a year later against 7.2 per cent estimated in the current fiscal.
"I believe that we need to do even better. For eliminating poverty and providing productive employment for our young population in the near future, we must aim at accelerating the pace of economic growth to about 10 per cent per annum," he said at the inauguration of Conference on Building Infrastructure: Challenges and Opportunities.
After growing at over 9 per cent in the three preceding year, India's economic growth declined to 6.7 per cent last fiscal due to the global financial crisis.
However, due to the three fiscal stimulus packages given by the government to prop up the economy, the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO) has estimated economic growth at 7.2 per cent in the current fiscal.
"These rates are well above what is seen in the developed worlds, and reflect the underlying strengths of our economy," he added.
Singh said, double-digit growth would not happen automatically and would require infrastructure development across the country to make it inclusive.
He said power sector is crucial for fuelling the 10 per cent growth, while outlining the growth drivers for the sector.
"The capacity addition achieved already in the 11th Plan period is much higher than the achievement anytime in the past. But we have made less progress in this area than we should have," the prime minister said.
Power shortages remain a problem in many parts of the country and the distribution segment, which is entirely in the states, continues to be fragile, he added.
The prime minister said: "Let me begin by clarifying that when I say infrastructure, I do not mean only infrastructure for the modern part of our economy. For truly inclusive growth, we need to meet the infrastructure needs of the whole country. Infrastructure must therefore be defined broadly to include highways and roads of all kinds including rural roads, railways, air and water transport, irrigation, electric power, telecommunications, water supply and sewerage system."
"Our experience shows that private participation in infrastructure development is indeed a feasible proposition and can help expand infrastructure much faster than it would have relying only on public resources. The telecom sector is the most compelling example of this proposition," he said.
However, he agreed that it was not very easy to get the private sector excited about some infrastructure projects. "One of the reasons why it is difficult to attract private investment in infrastructure is that all projects may not be able to generate adequate revenue streams. The projects may have high economic rates of returns but may not be financially viable," he said.
"The central government has dealt with this problem by offering a capital subsidy which is competitively determined through the bidding processes. Since the capital subsidy is only a proportion of the total capital cost, government resources effectively leverage a large volume of private resources. This Viability Gap Funding arrangement can be accessed by state governments as well. The scheme has been received well and a large number of PPP projects have been approved under this scheme," the prime minister said.

BT Brinjal can kill Indian agriculture

Dr Shiv Chopra, the 75-year-old, Canada-based microbiologist and well known human rights activist, was in India recently in connection with the release of his latest book, Corrupt To The Core - Memoirs Of A Health Canada Whistleblower, which is about how corruption in government endangers public food supply.

In the last 49 years that he has been living in Canada, Chopra and other fellow scientists have waged many a battle against successive Canadian federal ministries of health and helped protect food supply. One of his major successes was the banning of the Bovine Growth Hormone in Canada and in the European Union in 1999.



According to him, the five substances that are unsafe are hormones, antibiotics, slaughterhouse waste, genetically modified organisms and pesticides.

Resort with MAHESH name in Goa

Our Telugu heroes used to spend their leisure time at nearby resorts for pastime. However, Namrata, wife of Prince Maheshbabu is learnt to have developed a highly sophisticated resort on her husband’s name in Goa. It is learnt to have named after Maheshbabu’s name. It is further learnt that there was a small disturbance in their family over the issue as Namratha is bringing pressure on Maheshbabu to play films in Bollywood and shift to Mumbai. However, she was happy to some extent after the development of resorts at Goa and as per indications the resort would be ready for occupation after February'09.

Telugu finds glam speakers

Speaking Telugu like a native is in these days. Many popular personalities have not only made Hyderabad their home but have also gone as far as adopting the local language as their own. Priyamani, the famous Tollywood actress, is Malayali by birth and has grown up in Benguluru. But she speaks Telugu fluently and takes pride in it. This Malayali kutty says, “Since I can speak the language it becomes easy for me to converse with my unit on the sets. I am confident I can do my own dubbing very soon.” However, this trend of learning the language by non-Telugu actors dates back to the 90s when Amrish Puri did his own dubbing for movies. Prakash Rawal, the popular villain has taken a leaf out of Puri’s book and does his dubbing himself.
Popular anchor Suma, hosts her show in telugu and seeing how comfortably she converses in Telugu one can hardly make out that she is a Malayali. “I studied in St.Ann’s School where I opted for Telugu as my second language. It was after I entered the TV industry that writers, producers and artists taught me the language. It is easier to learn Telugu than Malayalam,” says Suma. These determined actors have learnt the language through various ways. Some have learnt it from their colleagues and some by watching Telugu films. Says Nikita, a Punjabi by birth, “Nitin helped me learn the language when we were shooting for Sambaram. I also picked up a lot after watching Telugu movies.”
Apart from the actors many other people settled in the city too have learnt the language as this makes their work easier. Says Chetan, RJ at Big FM who speaks Khatri at home, “I could not speak Telugu till tenth grade. I have learnt it from my friends in college.” He also runs a Telugu show on his station. Business czars have also benefitted by speaking the language of the natives. As this makes interaction with local clients easier. “Learning Telugu was not tough as I have been here since my childhood. It was after my marriage that I picked up the language. As most of my employees are local people speaking in Telugu helps,” says Bunty Bajaj of Krsala Jewellery showroom, Banjara Hills.

City speaks, thinks, dreams in Telugu

Purists who were left aghast when the younger lot in the city turned their nose up at the mere mention of anything to do with Telugu, can finally.put their fears to rest On Telugu Day, which is celebrated today, the picture is anything but bleak. Telugu is cool again and young Hyderabadis are not just proud of their language but also patronise it. Tollywood movies are not ‘mass’ anymore. Telugu music, once scorned at, is now hep and all those whose spoke their heavily aglisised lingo only at their hometowns, now break into Telugu even in the hottest nightclubs.
“I remember those days when people scorned at Telugu. My sister was in college then, and no one in her large group of Reddy and Raju girls even pretended to know Telugu, leave alone speak the language,” says Dr J. Swathi Reddy, a young medico. Swathi points out that there is a clear shift in trend. “While in hostel, all the Telugu speaking students not only conversed in Telugu but we also taught the language to those in our group. We bonded over our language, much to the envy of those from other states.” In fact Telugu phrases like ‘Light teesko’, ‘antha ledu’, et al have crept into college lingo and are also used by non-Telugu speaking youngsters who have adopted the language as their own.
Madhushalini, one of the few Telugu speaking actresses in the industry says, “I think this condescending attitude towards Telugu developed in the younger generation because we were restricted from speaking in Telugu at school. Soon, it became “downmarket”. But that’s changing now.” Madhu confesses that the language is one unifying factor in an industry like Tollywood where talent is outsourced from all parts of the country. “It’s a language we think, speak and even dream in. Thankfully, new age T’wood movies have done their bit in making Telugu cool again.” Movies are not all. Telugu music too is the pulse of the public, says DJ Sharon who has been living in the city for 16 years. “There is an increasing demand for T’wood numbers especially at private parties. Soon, all the DJs in the city will have to be well versed in Telugu music.”

Mahesh Plans Multistarring

Maheshbabu to play in multi-starrer

Maheshbabu, who was unhappy with his recent films (Sainikudu and Atithi), is looking for another major hit and has become very selective in accepting the subjects. His next film would be directed by Trivikram Srinivas. According to Film Nagar sources, Maheshbabu gave his nod to play in a multi-starrer next year.

To be directed by VV Vinayak the film would be produced by Y.S. Jaganmohan Reddy, son of Chief Minister Y.S. Rajasekhar Reddy. In this film Maheshbabu is going to co-star with popular Tamil star Surya of ‘Gajini’-fame. The film would be simultaneously produced in Tamil and Telugu languages. The film is most likely to go to sets in 2009.

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Hyderabad-Second Largest???

Hyderabad is the capital city of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Greater Hyderabad has an estimated metropolitan population of 10 million, making it an A-1 status city and the second largest in the country.


For Clarifications, Visit- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyderabad,_Andhra_Pradesh

Hyderabad-RealEstate and Tallest Building in India

Hyderabad has witnessed a remarkable growth in the real estate business, thanks to a predominantly information-technology-driven boom in the 1990s and the retail industry growth over the last few years which have spurred hectic commercial activity. A number of mega malls have come up or are being built in the city. Real Estate demand in the suburban and rural areas surrounding Hyderabad has gone up exponentially leading to reckless increase in prices over the past few years.

The retail industry in Hyderabad is on the rise. Many International and national brands have set up retail chains here. The city has multiple CBDs (Central Business district) spread across the city. Major business/commercial districts are Abids, Ameerpet-Punjagutta-Somajiguda areas, Banjara Hills, Charminar area, Dilsukhnagar, Kukatpally etc. For the advancement of infrastructure in the city, the government is building a skyscraper business district at Manchirevula with a 450 m supertall APIIC Tower at its centre, which upon completion will be the tallest building in India.

World's Largest IMAX-Hyderabad..

IMAX (short for Image Maximum) is a film format created by Canada's IMAX Corporation that has the capacity to display images of far greater size and resolution than conventional film display systems. A standard IMAX screen is 22 m wide and 16.1 m high (72.6 ft x 52.8 ft), but can be larger. Currently, IMAX is the most widely used system for large-format, special-venue film presentations. As of March 2007, there were 280 IMAX theatres in 38 countries (60% of these are located in Canada and the United States). Half of these are commercial theatres and half are in educational venues. A variation of IMAX, IMAX Dome (originally called OMNIMAX), is designed for projection on tilted dome screens. Films can also be projected in 3D with IMAX 3D. The Hyderabad, India Prasads IMAX has the world's largest display screen. This theatre also includes sub theatres and other malls inside it.

For clarification visit- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMAX

Tollywood-The Second Largest

Telugu Cinema refers to the Telugu film industry. The industry is the second largest in India in terms of number of movies made in a year and third largest in terms of infrastructure. The state of Andhra Pradesh has the highest number of cinema halls in India. The IMAX theater in Hyderabad has a few world records to its credit. The industry has a few Guinness records for the most films directed by male and female directors, the most number of films produced by a person and also for having the largest film studio in the world.

240 Telugu movies are released every year (.Popular movies tend to open during the three festive/holiday seasons of the region: Sankranthi, Ugadi, and Dussera. Just like any other film industry, the Telugu movie industry produces all genres of movies. In 2005, the annual turnover reached Rs. 2.3 Billion ($52 Million), with Rs. 700 million coming from the ticket sales itself next only to Hindi.

Box Office Collections

The Telugu film industry accounts for 1% of the gross domestic product of Andhra Pradesh. Telugu films enjoy significant patronage in the neighboring southern States like Tamil Nadu, Karnataka.

There is a fair amount of dispersion amongst the Indian film industries. Many successful Telugu films have been remade by the Hindi and Tamil film industries. For instance, Pokiri which was a Telugu film starring Tollywood heartthrob Mahesh Babu, was remade into Tamil and now being remade in Hindi with Salman Khan as the lead actor.

The state of Andhra Pradesh has more than 2700 theaters, of which 150 are in the city of Hyderabad alone.

My First Flight

Hi ... These are d Images Wen I travelled in flight for the First time... From Bangalore to Pune...

Its My First Flight Experience ...

Dat is March 10, 2008..

It was My first time... I walked into d Airport... Im so excited.... My flight timing is 10:15 AM
I gave my luggage bag.. B4 1 hour of d departure I went for Security Check with my hand Bag... and walked into departure block... B'lore Airport is very small.. and too much rush like buses in the city...

I felt little scarred as im going in flight for the first time.. Dat too in Air...

My Hands are getting chilled... I felt shivering... A little swet is started in my palms..

A small tension in Heart... As I saw d films like Final Destination in which a Flight will Blast...

Within in that time Time is 9:45AM.. There is an announcement for boarding...

I walked and stood in Q....

Der is a bus waiting for us to drop at Flight...

We got into d bus... Dey dropped at Flight...

I was walking into flight... Der r two beautiful Girls... Welcoming us.. Dey were none other dan AirHostesses... Looks good with high MakeUp...

Flight got 1 Hour delay to Depart from Airport due to other flights r delayed and Heavy Air traffic....

And My tension reached Everest....

Flight is ready to take off... My hands are spraying swet like water with tension.. Flight is taking off...

Its wobbling while take off... I felt very Uncomfortable...

Going Up n Downs to reach the 35000 feet height...

B4 Im coming out of my tension, It reached Pune Airport...

And Landing down... again My tension reaches high...

At last landed Down....

Dat was my First Flight... U may get bored to from few minutes to travel with me...

Wat to Do...? I want to share everything with U... Bye...

Take Care...