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Its time to celebrate Kannda Rajyostava in more meaningful way. The decision by the Central Government to entitle ‘Kannada’ language with ‘classical’ status has made people of Karnataka happy. The efforts by various individuals, organizations or the Government should be appreciated. Everyone seems to be taking credit on this occasion, no matter, but the language with 2000 years of history has got its due recognition.  Local news channels are flashing it as “gift” by the central govt. for the Rajyostava day. I feel the word ‘gift’ is wrong word to use.

” Kannadakke shastriya stanamana sigabeku!”, this used to surface during the mid october every year and die away after November 1st. Now we have got it, its vital for me and you to understand what the ‘classical tag’ to a language actually mean. To give a overall picture, its means, the language is

• It should be ancient
• An independent tradition which is unique and grown on its own.
• The body should have connection with the ancient literature.

For more details to substantiate all these, please do take time to read:

Do watch this video:  A song i loved to sing when my voice had raaga and thala..

Kannada Rajyostavada Shubhashayagalu…

Hi reader. Hope you are having a good deepavali.., well, i spent the holiday watching films, good food and a sleep. From the past few days, a thought has been catching me. May be the events, were the reason. Sachin on completing his 12,000 runs made a statement at the press conference , ” Stones are thrown at you, turn them into milestones”. Its one of the quotes i strongly believe in.

Problems are always there. But finding a solution to it with patience requires a lot of commitment. Probably, the biggest problem of an engineering student in VTU face is the exam. In my first year, i was very low in my confidence, since what score i expected in my PU exams and the result i got were not matching. Definitely the momentum which most of us carry from PU , saved me during my first year. But in life, ’some events’ do change your lives. I wanted to prove something to myself, the competition too helped me to work hard which resulted in me topping my branch. When you have success, you enjoy it and probably might get carried away by the recognition you get. Thats what exactly happened to me. A friend of mine gave me an advice, ‘ Hard work is important, but at the sametime Smart work is equally important’. It was eye opener for me. I had to change my plans to tackle exam, probably i began to start enjoying subjects, not all though; by tackling it in a smarter way.

The reason i wanted to put this point is that, nowadays, people jump into the engineering stream due to force by their parents or the so called ‘ lucrative IT jobs’, but during their course of study, they realize that its almost impossible for them to continue. This happened with ‘X’. At this junture, one should introspect themselves. 1. whats the reason for them not having the interest? 2. they should realize that scoring is not the only thing to substantiate the success. The cause for not showing interest may be because they haven’t understood the subject and hence makes no sense for them to study. So, the solution is to plug the loop-hole. I personally felt, unless you know what a subject is intended to enlighten us, you wont appreciate it. ‘Scores’ alone, will never take anyone near to success in ‘life’. Its the overall development that matters in the longer run. People have different talents which makes them unique. I feel, they should discover it and try to work on it.

‘ Stones’ are these problems what you face in life and ‘milestone’, i feel its not just the success, its the way you acheive it and happiness you get after succeeding. Also, the path of turning ’stones into milestones’ should be in way, a better human being be born.

Summing it up, my suggestion to ‘X’ or any other is that believe in yourself. All of us have some goal, if you dont have, then its good, since when you start finding it, you will understand your weakness and strenghts. Invest on your strenghts and i bet you it wont be Stock market situation we are facing!! Have a positive attitude ( well, i m also working on it). One you achieve a goal, that itself would have a different meaning, i.e milestone. Approach and enjoy life as if it was your last day.

Keep smiling…

Google doodles reflects of what Google employees are doing; probably the event celebrated in some part of the world. On the occassion on deepavali, the doodle on the website, made me to think it in a different angle.

Deepavali , a festival of lights, the fall of the demons, the rise of the good, removal of darkness and ignorance from the mind. But i expected the doodle to be more colourful. The recession that is trying to reach every part of the world may be the reason for it to be dull. The smoke at the background could be the indication of it.  Financial crisis has affected all of us, in one way or the other. US in particular, is facing the heat. With 8 days left for the election, the battle for the US Presidentship, McCain and Palin blasting at Bush rule and his policies , trying to come out of the shadow of unpopularness of the President, it would be difficult for the duo to face Barack Obama. This is only fuelled the rising economic crisis, with parties busy in elections and not focussing on the situation that could have a global impact.

In India, the Dalal Street has witnessed some of deadly twists, running people for their money. Indeed, this has been an dampner for the deepavali celebrations. I hope the stars in doodle would give some hope to the people and the so called “stable Indian economic system” would prove its reliability..

Wish you all a Happy Deepavali…

It has been over a month writing a post. The question is that is there any time to write?  Yes, time was always there, but there were lot of thoughts to write. I realise that i missed something, the college days. Its been over three months entering into the corporate life. New style of life, new people, new goals and new values to imbibe. Corporate culture goes with its own pros and cons. Performance is the key to success in this highly competitve world where minds clash, ideas float accross and to be the best among the rest, it takes an inidvidual to be any extra step ahead.  Saying so, the work has instilled a sense of confidence and has been tuning us to be a more responsible person. Its a phase of life where we feel proud of ourselves; a phase which bolsters a kind of hatredness in us. Every friend you meet seems to be more interested in the company you work rather than the individual. Everyone tries to make a point, ” X company is better than Y”.  It is this thought which widens the relationship you share with your good old golden friends.  With a blink, everything seems to be drifting away, each finding a different direction.  A stupid mistake, they are lost.

People have different understanding for the ‘corporate life’. Companies see it ‘co-operate’ life. Its is truly evident in workshops they conduct as a part of pre-employment procedures. The dramas that we enacted about ‘Team work’, ‘Achieving together’ seems to make a meaning to me now. During those workshops, i felt what the need would be? But within three months into a ocean, i realise. I dont say corporate life is all bad, but i feel somewhere deep inside us,  we give atmost importance to ‘I’. Everyone new to the company is very much interested to please his/her boss, the talent they have etc…, this indeed at some point would have a clash with the peers.

I know that the sense of ‘my company’, praising it in all angles among friends will slowly die down. But on its course, i hope, it does not erode the sense of friendliness we share with each other.

This was my point on the corporate life, have lot of things to say, will put it as time passes by.

Now, the other monster that is grabbing all media attention these days, is the “financial crisis”. It is not only the West that is facing the wrath. It sequence of events started with the fall of Lehman brothers continued with the banks. The US government has invested billions of dollars into the system to prevent further deepening of the crisis. India, too is facing the problem. People being shown ‘pink slips’ without notice. It gives an indication of how much the Indian IT industry is dependent on the West. I hope the money people have deposited in banks are safe.

The other news making the headlines is the Chandrayan. A ‘baby’ of the ISRO- Indian Space research organization which is on its way to explore our planet’s satellite, the ‘moon’. It was a beauty to watch live telecast of the satellite launch. At this point, i began to remember Kalpana Chawla, Sunitha Williams.., their success in space field. The feel of success in the face of toiled Indian scientists made me feel, am i contributing anything to the country? Well, i need to introspect myself. All cannot become scientists, so said, we can always encourage them.

India beating Australia in the Second test match in Mohali, with Sachin crossing the 12,000 runs, with Amit Mishra making a great test debut, Ganguly having a good time with bat on his last series, Ponting men being crushed, it was a good time for the cricket sport. Kudos to Vishwanathan Anand for defeating Kramnik.

Not to forget thanks to Sidney Sheldon, the book ” The sky is falling” kept me excited in the morning cab drive to office.