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usha manohar created new topic Books Indian readers cannot read ...
There are a few books that are beyond the reach of Indian readers because they have been banned for various reasons. The authors include V.S Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Jaswant Singh among others ..
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/find-out-8-books-you-cannot-read-in-india/1/534187.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Madarsas (Islamic educational institutes) declared as Non - Schools by Maharashtra Government.
One more joins the chorus against Madarassas ...This time a film director from Kerala !
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-was-a-victim-of-child-abuse-at-a-madarsa-filmmaker-ali-akbar/1/534266.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian Passport Holders - Take Note !!!.
MG Singh wrote:
Even if one does not travel abroad, a passport is a good thing as it serves also as a document of identity. Passports are now much easier to get, but more passport Kendras need to be set up
At least there are more collection centers now in district headquarters which makes it easier now to get a passport , as well as renew it..Of course Passport is a document that every Indian should have by right ! Even my school peon has it because his son works in the gulf and he hopes to visit him some day !
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
There is no need for anyone to go around proclaiming that he or she is a rationalist and group around and look down on the rest of the people ...Actions speak louder than words.Recently Kalburgi who went to the extent of supporting people who had peed and spat on Hindu gods statues , was cremated with al Hindu ceremonies...Most of these people who claim to be rationalists are on unsteady ground , with one foot there and one foot here , not knowing which is truly theirs !
Cremation is an act of the successors and the dead person has no role in this. Personally I would like to be cremated without any religious ceremony and body burnt in electronic crematorium or donated to medical college. But what if the relatives perform religious functions. I would not be there to interfere.
I agree that once you are gone , that's it ! What I was trying to say is that in many cases people do not forget their roots . I have known couple of other cases where people who were against god and religion have asked a relative or a close friend to cremate them according to tradition and custom, depending on the religion into which they were born!
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Travel need not be an expensive affair ...
Most government run guest houses are given on a priority basis to government employees and unless you have influence with some officers or politicians , it is difficult to get any rooms...
I prefer winter travel since the weather is normally very pleasant and you get to see snow in hilly regions !
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Travel need not be an expensive affair ...
@Anil- I agree because whenever I visited Rajasthan during summers I found it warmer than NCR. And the warm weather begins right from February in Rajasthan so one should avoid March to July. The best time to visit Rajasthan is November-February esp Jaisalmer side.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Mulayam Singh's Birthday Celebration.
I think let's see how he takes our discussion and acts next year. Thanks everyone, the thread is locked now.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
@vijai now that you have created doubt in my mind I will take extra care, thanks
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
You can write a will, then relatives will perform as per your desire.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
More than the Chinese it is Indian traders who buy defective goods at throw away prices and reap high profits back home. It is these practices which have given Chinese goods bad name in India. China is number one exporter and its international trade is to the tune of $3 trillion per year. If its products were shoddy they would not be number one. @ Suni are their staircases safe?
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
Maybe but I have heard so many accidents taking place in Chines escalators I will avoid using one next time I go to China.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
I think you are right although the job may not be as popular in India where tea tasters are more in demand. I have seen its complicated procedure in Guwahati where the tasters use 40-50 different samples mixing them with each other. As far wine tasting is concerned it's a popular job paid on job basis in Australia and European countries.
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
Well i don't know that but i have tasted wine mostly in winter because it keeps my body warm in winter
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
Tasting wine is indeed a very bizarre job. Many could envy the wine taster. But this is continuous job throughout the day. First smell. Your must have powerful nose to distinguish as to which glass has a different wine. Then swallow a little from the glass and explain whether this is okay. Then spit out the content and take water. Again the routine continues.
https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/best-job-world-takes-taster-173600667.html
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
usha manohar wrote:
There is no need for anyone to go around proclaiming that he or she is a rationalist and group around and look down on the rest of the people ...Actions speak louder than words.Recently Kalburgi who went to the extent of supporting people who had peed and spat on Hindu gods statues , was cremated with al Hindu ceremonies...Most of these people who claim to be rationalists are on unsteady ground , with one foot there and one foot here , not knowing which is truly theirs !
Cremation is an act of the successors and the dead person has no role in this. Personally I would like to be cremated without any religious ceremony and body burnt in electronic crematorium or donated to medical college. But what if the relatives perform religious functions. I would not be there to interfere.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
anil wrote:
vijay wrote:
The Chinese think big and thus produce cost effective goods in very high volumes and thus find markets all over the world. Appiication of technology is a key factor in this.
Yes china's products are cost effective but they are also known for quality effective, poor quality.
I was recently told by some informed business man that the Chinese export inferior goods to India because we want cheap. But they sell better quality products to America where quality is more important than price.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
I think the discussion has lost its steam and the same things are being repeated again and again. Hence, time to lock the thread. Apologies in advance for fear that I too might be labelled as "intolerant" for locking up this thread!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
No matter how one looks at it, Aamir Khan has got the best anyone can get out of this country regardless of what religion he is born into,,,in fact his entire family has been given royal treatment by the nation which is reason enough for him to have used some prudence while coming out with comments that ultimately don't mean anything to him personally because he has neither been harassed nor ill treated nor suffered in any way ! If he was a socially conscious person he should have done so long back when far worse things happened ..
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Why People behave very strangely?.
Sarala I understand what you are going through but you are young and inexperienced and this is the time when you need to understand that it is not right to air such things out in public forums. You could have best kept silent and ignored things but since you went out and posted things of FB is what has escalated issues for you. Not the right way to go. As Usha has said, you have a long way to go in relationships which once broken, are hard to mend, and something that started over such a silly thing from a 5-year-old girl, is simply not worth fighting for. So let me repeat, it is not right to wash dirty linen in public and also this is not the right forum. Hence I am locking the thread now. Please do not open another thread with same issue.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
vijay wrote:
Aamir is where he is because of his talent. It is not because Hindus patronized his movies. We are now breaking audiences into Hindus and Muslims. Talent will attract audiences irrespective of religion. Millions of Indians watch Hollywood movies. Should we start saying that Hindus are partronizing Christian makers and acted movies. Looks and sounds bizarre.
It is right religion of artists are not important for Indian audiences. Dalip Kumar Changed his name, audiences know it, but they like and love him because of his talent.
9 years ago
usha manohar created new topic Books Indian readers cannot read ...
There are a few books that are beyond the reach of Indian readers because they have been banned for various reasons. The authors include V.S Naipaul, Salman Rushdie and Jaswant Singh among others ..
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/find-out-8-books-you-cannot-read-in-india/1/534187.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Madarsas (Islamic educational institutes) declared as Non - Schools by Maharashtra Government.
One more joins the chorus against Madarassas ...This time a film director from Kerala !
http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/i-was-a-victim-of-child-abuse-at-a-madarsa-filmmaker-ali-akbar/1/534266.html
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Indian Passport Holders - Take Note !!!.
MG Singh wrote:
Even if one does not travel abroad, a passport is a good thing as it serves also as a document of identity. Passports are now much easier to get, but more passport Kendras need to be set up
At least there are more collection centers now in district headquarters which makes it easier now to get a passport , as well as renew it..Of course Passport is a document that every Indian should have by right ! Even my school peon has it because his son works in the gulf and he hopes to visit him some day !
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani wrote:
usha manohar wrote:
There is no need for anyone to go around proclaiming that he or she is a rationalist and group around and look down on the rest of the people ...Actions speak louder than words.Recently Kalburgi who went to the extent of supporting people who had peed and spat on Hindu gods statues , was cremated with al Hindu ceremonies...Most of these people who claim to be rationalists are on unsteady ground , with one foot there and one foot here , not knowing which is truly theirs !
Cremation is an act of the successors and the dead person has no role in this. Personally I would like to be cremated without any religious ceremony and body burnt in electronic crematorium or donated to medical college. But what if the relatives perform religious functions. I would not be there to interfere.
I agree that once you are gone , that's it ! What I was trying to say is that in many cases people do not forget their roots . I have known couple of other cases where people who were against god and religion have asked a relative or a close friend to cremate them according to tradition and custom, depending on the religion into which they were born!
9 years ago
usha manohar replied to the topic Travel need not be an expensive affair ...
Most government run guest houses are given on a priority basis to government employees and unless you have influence with some officers or politicians , it is difficult to get any rooms...
I prefer winter travel since the weather is normally very pleasant and you get to see snow in hilly regions !
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Travel need not be an expensive affair ...
@Anil- I agree because whenever I visited Rajasthan during summers I found it warmer than NCR. And the warm weather begins right from February in Rajasthan so one should avoid March to July. The best time to visit Rajasthan is November-February esp Jaisalmer side.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Mulayam Singh's Birthday Celebration.
I think let's see how he takes our discussion and acts next year. Thanks everyone, the thread is locked now.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
@vijai now that you have created doubt in my mind I will take extra care, thanks
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
You can write a will, then relatives will perform as per your desire.
9 years ago
vijay replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
More than the Chinese it is Indian traders who buy defective goods at throw away prices and reap high profits back home. It is these practices which have given Chinese goods bad name in India. China is number one exporter and its international trade is to the tune of $3 trillion per year. If its products were shoddy they would not be number one. @ Suni are their staircases safe?
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
Maybe but I have heard so many accidents taking place in Chines escalators I will avoid using one next time I go to China.
9 years ago
suni51 replied to the topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
I think you are right although the job may not be as popular in India where tea tasters are more in demand. I have seen its complicated procedure in Guwahati where the tasters use 40-50 different samples mixing them with each other. As far wine tasting is concerned it's a popular job paid on job basis in Australia and European countries.
9 years ago
Babu saroj replied to the topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
Well i don't know that but i have tasted wine mostly in winter because it keeps my body warm in winter
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani created new topic Tasting wine- Is this best job!.
Tasting wine is indeed a very bizarre job. Many could envy the wine taster. But this is continuous job throughout the day. First smell. Your must have powerful nose to distinguish as to which glass has a different wine. Then swallow a little from the glass and explain whether this is okay. Then spit out the content and take water. Again the routine continues.
https://in.finance.yahoo.com/news/best-job-world-takes-taster-173600667.html
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Education vs Religion.
usha manohar wrote:
There is no need for anyone to go around proclaiming that he or she is a rationalist and group around and look down on the rest of the people ...Actions speak louder than words.Recently Kalburgi who went to the extent of supporting people who had peed and spat on Hindu gods statues , was cremated with al Hindu ceremonies...Most of these people who claim to be rationalists are on unsteady ground , with one foot there and one foot here , not knowing which is truly theirs !
Cremation is an act of the successors and the dead person has no role in this. Personally I would like to be cremated without any religious ceremony and body burnt in electronic crematorium or donated to medical college. But what if the relatives perform religious functions. I would not be there to interfere.
9 years ago
Gulshan Kumar Ajmani replied to the topic Longest Chinese escalator .
anil wrote:
vijay wrote:
The Chinese think big and thus produce cost effective goods in very high volumes and thus find markets all over the world. Appiication of technology is a key factor in this.
Yes china's products are cost effective but they are also known for quality effective, poor quality.
I was recently told by some informed business man that the Chinese export inferior goods to India because we want cheap. But they sell better quality products to America where quality is more important than price.
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
I think the discussion has lost its steam and the same things are being repeated again and again. Hence, time to lock the thread. Apologies in advance for fear that I too might be labelled as "intolerant" for locking up this thread!
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar said thank you to usha manohar for his/her reply to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
No matter how one looks at it, Aamir Khan has got the best anyone can get out of this country regardless of what religion he is born into,,,in fact his entire family has been given royal treatment by the nation which is reason enough for him to have used some prudence while coming out with comments that ultimately don't mean anything to him personally because he has neither been harassed nor ill treated nor suffered in any way ! If he was a socially conscious person he should have done so long back when far worse things happened ..
9 years ago
Kalyani Nandurkar replied to the topic Why People behave very strangely?.
Sarala I understand what you are going through but you are young and inexperienced and this is the time when you need to understand that it is not right to air such things out in public forums. You could have best kept silent and ignored things but since you went out and posted things of FB is what has escalated issues for you. Not the right way to go. As Usha has said, you have a long way to go in relationships which once broken, are hard to mend, and something that started over such a silly thing from a 5-year-old girl, is simply not worth fighting for. So let me repeat, it is not right to wash dirty linen in public and also this is not the right forum. Hence I am locking the thread now. Please do not open another thread with same issue.
9 years ago
anil replied to the topic Now Amir Khan is feeling unsafe in India?.
vijay wrote:
Aamir is where he is because of his talent. It is not because Hindus patronized his movies. We are now breaking audiences into Hindus and Muslims. Talent will attract audiences irrespective of religion. Millions of Indians watch Hollywood movies. Should we start saying that Hindus are partronizing Christian makers and acted movies. Looks and sounds bizarre.
It is right religion of artists are not important for Indian audiences. Dalip Kumar Changed his name, audiences know it, but they like and love him because of his talent.
9 years ago