Mahatama Gandhi : Why I respect him the most

Mahatama Gandhi.. what comes's to your mind first.. father of nation..freedom fighter..and now you will start to compare him with other freedom fighters like Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose, ...

I have immense respect for all our great leaders, they were a breed par excellence.

One quite strange phenomena I have noted though :
Young generation will support Bhagat Singh, Subhash Chandra Bose...
and Old generation would support Gandhiji more.. and all over the world other great leaders will talk a lot about Gandhiji. Even Einstein, Nelson Mandela.. have talked a lot about Gandhiji and respected him a lot.

So why not us.. this thought had puzzled me a lot of times..

And then I thought of researching about him. I read many books like
Experiments with Truth
Mahatama Gandhi : Autobiograph
Bharat Ek Khoj..etc
Some literatures written by Einstein, Nelson Mandela, freedom movement, etc

As i read those, I got to know the greatness of Mahatama Gandhi..
Mahatama Gandhi was not only freedom fighter..he fought for all the things which meant freedom, not only getting rid of British Raj. How many of our past leaders have fought for
* Untouchables
* Farmers
*How many have worked with Leprosy patients ? We even fear going near them.
*..

He was at a complete service to humanity.

During those times Un-touchability was a big scar on our society. Some sections of the society didn't let some sections to even drink water from wells? they blocked their access to temples ? my dear what use is getting freedom if you aren't free from all these ?? and how many have fought for their cause ? wasn't getting rid of these necessary for our society ?? its still prevalent around us ..

I respect Gandhiji for the service he did for the humanity. He wasn't only a freedom fighter. He was fighter for all the wrongs in our society. And the way he carried out speaks volumes about his strength.

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This is what Einstein and Martin Luther King said about Gandhiji (http://www.indianembassy.org/amb/amb_gandhi_houston_04.htm)

Albert Einstein on Gandhi: "Generations to come, it may be, will scarce believe that such one as this ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth".

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Gandhi: "……..If humanity is to progress, Gandhi is inescapable. He lived, thought, acted and inspired by the vision of humanity evolving toward a world of peace and harmony………….."

The above were great people, and if they have immense respect for Gandhiji, then there must be something.

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I can go on and on and on...

I would say to the today's generation that read about your leaders, read about their work, and then make your views. The problem today is we don't spend time enough to know the facts, and we go by what people say. We don't have our own views.


to be contd..

Silver screen on Idiot Box

Nowadays its quite common to find film actors/actresses appearing on TV, whether for any Realty show or game show, or something else. Not only actors/actresses we find directors, composers, musicians, and all appearing on TV sets.

What a change... few years back none of them would have approved for TV. This shows the potential of channels... What I don't like is mad following, just for the sake of money and popularity.

I remember KBC (Kaun Banega Crorepati) with Amitabh Bachchan, which was a turning point. A huge success and a brave decision which not all are capable of. He will be remembered for yet another feat, doing things which not all do, or I will say not all are capable of.. and I always salute the originality, because it takes a lot to produce one original thing.

PC cofiguration : Be wise in your configuration

Whats the best and cheapest way to increase satisfaction level of any computer user?

Many think providing higher configuration system, the latest in the market will make end user happy.. end users also think the very same for most of the time...but it's not true always..

how many of us need the highest configuration.. rarely few... and if used and configured intelligently, you can experience the difference..

Intelligent selection of hardware and software both decide the overall experience. So lets talk of the hardware first...

RAM : More than anything else, you should have this the most. In most of the companies I have noticed this strange thing.. If you are working on XP you will be provided 512 MB of RAM, and if on VISTA you will be working with 1 GB of RAM.. because this is what most systems today come equipped with.. Any wise user will suggest of doubling it i.e. 1 GB with XP and min 2 GB with Vista and so on..if you can upgrade to more, always the merrier :-) and the price isn't too high nowadays..so always make a plan of upgrading to higher RAM's and it should be more.. RAM impacts your performance the most ..

Keyboard and Mouse : Whatever your configuration, you can't be working on your system longer without having a good set of Mouse and Keyboard. Many will go with features, which isn't good always. Never compromise on this front and don't save here..yes don't save here. Ever tried typing with a good and bad keyboard, and what effect it has on your experience..now you can understand why I am stressing on this aspect.. And do you know when BALL mouse should be preferred, and when you should go for OPTICAL mouse. Most of the time OPTICAL will suit your needs, but in some cases BALL mouse is the best choice...

The above two affects the most, and it doesn't cost that much considering the PC's overall cost. So be wise while deciding configuring of your system, and upgrade it with better options.

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About software, I will just like to throw some light on Antivirus installed in the computer.

Antivirus : Most of the time we don't go by our need, we go by the name. You will go for McAfee, Norton and other big names. My simple question is why don't you prefer Quickheal or AVG or some other ones ?? Have you ever considered how much resource your antivirus requires and is it that worth ? Most of the times we aren't wise here too.

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And in the end, a little bit of common sense can make your system and your experience a lot to rejoice about.

Google and Forums : Quite helpful

Sometimes I feel how difficult it would have been without help of Google. Google has made doing lots of things quite simple, you just need to be smart enough to look for information.

And when you get in some trouble, which even google can't solve, then there are forums which help you out. I admire the way people help each other in this field :-)

we lack in Development culture

ever wondered ..

why don't we create great sports person ??
why don't we create great software ??

and biggest question is ... why don't we do it on a REGULAR BASIS ???

Well the answer is simple..we don't have CULTURE of that sort and we don't promote whats required.. whats strange is we do the opposite, we try to stop who ever challenges this juggernaut...

Will bring my own story on Sports and Computer.. the biggest passion i have..n passion for me is passion !!

to be contd...

my name on Big B's blog

hey I am thrilled, to have my name listed on Big B's blog, so what if its just a name.. :-)

http://blogs.bigadda.com/ab/2008/05/20/day-33/

my first hotel review on Raahi.com

I wrote my first hotel review on www.raahi.com ..

http://www.raahi.com/hotel-reviews/hotels-in-shirdi/sun-n-sand-hotel.html

NDTV India : Nice news channel

One hindi news channel which is worth viewing is NDTV India. They are far far ahead of any other TAMASHA channels .. Keep up the good work !

Personal blogs will act as news sites too ...

It is still raw, but I firmly believe people would be getting to know the latest of anywhere from blogs.. because blogs are written without any vested interest..and out of 10 you can safely assume authenticity of any news from 8..puzzled...see below

suppose something happens at a remote place, news channels won't have any access.. but still people living in those areas can submit the information on some site, or their blogs.. now you will say, not all have internet..and why will someone take pain in writing..well I already said it will take some years ..may be 10 also..but it is quite possible.. n GOOGLE needs to work on how to extract news items from BLOGS and how to differentiate blogs from other sites.. and will GOOGLE be there at that time ?? nice question .. :-)

so all the news sites..be aware of a revolution which will be there in some years from now ...

...to be contd..

blogs on Weekend

hey I have decided to devote couple of hrs every Sat/Sun for my blogs.. will try to update on what I am doing, what i wish to do.. overall it will be full of my thoughts whatever they may be :-)

Mouse , CD/DVD will be replaced soon

Mouse in computer is quite useful, but I think it won't be there for long. The biggest drawback of mouse what I feel is its size, it should be something like Pen..which you can hold, write, draw, ... so lets keep our mouse safe, who knows one day you won't find any :-)

CD/DVD : this will be replaced by some other storage media..or something which is reliable. With the increase in their use, their reliability is not 100%. I have seen many times CD's getting corrupted. This is more so with Movie CD's.. and all the fun goes when you have to watch your movie with poor quality video.. so innovators need to think on that.. and I am sure either some sort of coating will be there which will be scratch proof, or some other way.. PEN drive is an alternate but not a replacement for CD's... definitely not ... :-)

and there are lots more that will be obsolete in near future .. ...to be contd ..