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Showing posts with label India. Show all posts

Monday, 23 December 2013

Top 10 Law Firms in India - December 2013

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Top 10 Law Firms in India - December 2013

1.Mulla & Mulla & Craigie Blunt & Caroe

2.Desai & Diwanji

3.Khaitan & Partners

4.Anand and Anand

5.Gagrats Advocates & Solicitors

6.Jehangir Gulabbhai & Bilimoria & Daruwalla

7.Surana & Surana International Attorneys

8.Titus & Co.

9.Singhania & Partners

10.FoxMandal Little


Sunday, 15 December 2013

10 Things that are Stopping India from Progressing

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10 Things that are Stopping India from Progressing


India Vision 2020! Yes that’s what we call it. This very term is used to denote India as a developed country by 2020. Well, it could be possible, but I doubt it. We Indians are so much indulged in many off the beat mundane things due to which I think we must re-plan our vision to something like 3020! What had been done in 2010 itself is being inculcated by rash ideas and things which are still retarding the pace of development. Here, we came up with 10 very strong points which are hollowing India. Here is the list:-

10) Infrastructure:

Infrastructure is not just a term; it is a hub of myriad of energies. Roadways, buildings, colleges, godowns, railway etc. these all constitute this section. But we are still on short hands with all of these. We haven’t got very good roadways system, as the roadways are root of any type of trade or means of transport, we lack behind here. Talking about buildings and colleges, many of these were built long back (I think we must go for carbon dating to calculate their actual built up date…hahhh!). Railways, we all know that Indian railway is one of the biggest railway networks in the world, added to which it holds a rank 9 in employing largest number of people. But, again why we are still using forbidden technologies in this area which should have all the latest equipped systems and engines?!

9) Defence dependencies:


We all do praise our ‘Armed forces’; be it Army, be it Navy or be it Airforce. They are the ones who are protecting us in lieu of their own life and their family’s security. Holding firm that’s what they do all the time from the day they join ‘Armed forces’. Then why this sector is not independent? Why they still have to take orders from our government to incept a step? Why we still import 70% of the arms and gadgets from countries like Russia, America etc.? Why?! Are we incapable of generating them here? Are we so clumsy beings that we should all the time raise our hands not for a revolution but to begging? Our defence system is very much dependent, which must be given its own jurisdictions.

8) Our Neighbours:


Ahh our dear dear neighbours! We are surrounded by Sri Lanka in south, by China in North region, by Pakistan in west and by Bangladesh in east (and there are many other countries, but we’ll talk mainly about these). Now, for a country which is surrounded by many such countries which are all really powerful economically as well as terms of powers, then such country is bound to take every step with very sincere care! Every country neighbouring India is equipped with nuclear weapons, so any blunder may cause a 3rd world war. Just to maintain the normalcy, India is bound to compromise with many development projects or ideas. We make visions but are unable to execute many of them because of our neighbouring nations.

7) Naxalism and terrorism:



The two major factors which retard us in all respects are Naxalism and Terrorism. We launch a new policy and there comes an AK47, demanding their needs; we elect a superior leader and there comes a suicide bomb to exhume him! Yes, we ourselves are reason for the inception of Naxalism and terrorism, but we ourselves are incapable of dealing with these menace now. We are to protect our people and our existence so we find ourselves in conditions negotiating with these people, which kick us back.

6) Unawareness:


We all must have listened to CII speech of Rahul Gandhi. In his speech he quoted one point which was, a friend of him came to India from U.S. looking for a solution to a problem related to Engineering, he suggested him to go to an IIT and ask a professor for it. The person did the same and when he came back, he told Mr. Gandhi that, that professor was amazing! He solved his problem very intuitively for just a couple of thousand rupees, which actually worth millions. Now, that’s the unawareness we are webbed with. People don’t know their worth here just because of this unawareness. We confine ourselves to a cocoon.

5) Economic imbalance:


Amir-Gareeb that’s what we call this system. Rich people exploit poor ones and dominate them in all respect that they never ever try to raise their voices to raise their standard of living. According to a survey report, there are 36% malnourished and 38% overweighed children living in Delhi itself. Now, what does it shows? Rich ones will over exhaust the resources no matter what! And poor one will have to take care of their bellies with what left for them (if any). The gap is not narrowing, instead, it is dilating day by day.

4) Educational methodology:


Yes, it is a fact that we Indians generate one of the best Engineers, Doctors, Entrepreneurs etc. etc. in this world. But, tell me one thing which is, is this ‘I’ factor alone can generate best of bests? Can only IITs, IIMs, NITs, AIIMS alone produce great people? No! Our educational system has many flaws at different levels of abstraction. Starting from schools till higher education, there are loop holes which are not at all easy to pour. We here learn theories and never ever learn how to execute them in practicality. It is simply pointless in learning something which you can’t actually apply in your day to day life. We are not making our generation industry ready, instead we are just throwing pebbles on them and saying them to digest it.

3) Youth ideology:


We live in a country where we have maximum number of youth population than any other country in this world. Utilising youths in the best possible way, does the toughest task for any country. Youths are the ones which can tear and mould any situation in front of them to an era of serendipity. Coming to the point, let me clear you something. 90% and above people use facebook; just pull out a second of your’s or two from updating your status and jump to the ‘About’ section of any youth’s profile and I am dam sure that about 80% of them will have this thing written in their political views: “I hate politics, it is drain of malfunctioned machine…………” I ask why? Are we not eligible to be a politician, a leader, a social worker? If we ourselves will have such a view then my friend this is ‘Kalyug’ and all gods are busy in their schedule. So, there won’t be anyone escorting you from the danger. Keeping such a view while living in world’s largest democracy will simply screw you!

2)Hindu–Muslim:


In 1992 we faced babri masjid verdict, in 2002 we faced Godhara Kand in Gujrat and what else if we look back into history. There was a person named Mahatma Gandhi Ji, who took a step to create harmony between Hindus and Muslims but, it failed! What Britishers did to us is very much clear to each and everyone. And I bet, someone else will be doing the same thing in future by bifurcating Hindus and Muslims, all it needs is a little spark. No matter how much we forge ahead in this scenario, if we are incapable of making Hindus and Muslims one, no progress would be seen in near 1000 years.

1) Female discrimination:


The biggest problem which we have, which is stopping India from progressing is ‘Female discrimination’. We are totally unaware of the powers in women. They are the ones which can escalate growth to the 200% higher rate than now. But still, we are indulged in cases like dowry, female foeticide, rape and what else. If GDP of our country is to be increased then we must support our women in all respect. If we consider countries like U.S., China, France and many more we can easily see that the real power they have is their women. Talking about India, we are nowhere near to it yet.

So these were the 10 things which are stopping India from progressing. Wait!! Did I miss anything? What was it that I missed? Ohhhh, ya ya CORRUPTION!!

Actually, I never missed it. Corruption is something which is a part of every single point written above. For time being let’s take an example of ‘road’, if roads are build excellently then there wasn’t any corruption involved, another one if females are given equal opportunity then people have worked honestly, again no corruption!

Monday, 2 December 2013

Man With Motorbike On His Head

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Man With Motorbike On His Head

 Do you think this man decided to become famous by using this trick? Do not guess ... He just simply loader, and this for a living. This person can be found on the road or railway stations in India. It is less than $ 2, raise the heavy luggage on the roof of buses with the head, in this case a motorcycle, weighing not less than 150 kg! Just think, weighing 150 kg. On the head!

Man With Motorbike On His Head




Man With Motorbike On His Head

Man With Motorbike On His Head

Man With Motorbike On His Head

Friday, 29 November 2013

Snake Myths and Facts !

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Snake Myths and Facts

Myth: Rat Snakes are poisonous.
Fact: Rat snakes are Non-poisonous, rodent-eating Reptiles.

Myth: Rat Snakes mate with cobras.
Fact: Rat Snakes or any other snakes will not mate with any snake out of its own species. Cobras eat other snakes so a mating between a Cobra and a Rat snake is not possible.
       
Myth: Snakes drink Milk.
Fact: Snakes drink water and do not drink milk, neither can they digest it properly. They are reptiles and have no association with milk, only mammals who have mammary glands can produce milk and thus a liking for milk in non-mammals is unlikely. But in a crises when severely dehydrated, a snake might drink any liquid available.
       
Myth: Some Snakes grow a beard as they get older.
Fact: Snakes are reptiles and do not have any hair on their bodies let alone a beard. It is impossible for them to have beards for their bodies do not have any ability of growing hair.
       
Myth: Snakes carry a diamond in their forehead.
Fact: It is impossible for a Snake to carry anything in its head. The mythological status attached with a Snake in India is probably responsible for this myth.
       
Myth: Snakes remember you if you hurt them. 
Fact: Snakes are not vengeful animals and do not have the necessary intelligence to remember people or places for getting revenge. Hindi Movies (Bollywood) have a lot to do with the creation of this myth.
       
Myth: If one Snake is killed its partner will trace you (no matter wherever you are).
Fact: Snakes are not vengeful animals and are not interested in chasing or tracing people who hurt them. They do not have the necessary memory and intellect to remember people to trace them back. Neither do snakes have a feeling of camaraderie nor do snakes pair for life. Once again Bollywood is responsible for this myth.
       
Myth: Flying Snakes can pierce somebody’s forehead or put out their eyes.
Fact: A Flying Snake does not actually fly but only glides through the air by extending its ribs and pulling in the underside. It can glide a distance of 330 feet or 100 metre. It has an elongated head, which gives the scary feeling that it can pierce a person’s head or eyes.
       
Myth: Snakes found in India can spit venom.
Fact: No Snake found in India can spit venom. Only Spitting-Cobras can spit venom and they are not found in India.
       
Myth: There are “Two- headed” snakes. 
Fact: The Snake-charmers spread the myth about the Two-headed Snakes only to maintain the mythological status of the snakes in India so they can continue attracting large crowds to their Snake shows. In reality nothing like a Two-headed Snake exists.



(Photo courtesy of: Jarmotuisk)

Wednesday, 13 November 2013

12 Unbelievable People Who Married Animals !!!

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The Man Who Married His Pony (1992)


In 1992, Mark Matthews married his pony named Pixel.

The television personality Jerry Springer tried to unravel the mystery of these relations on his talk-show in 1998. However, he failed because talking about zoophilia seemed too outrageous for some TV directors. Therefore, the show was never broadcast.



The Balinese Teenager Who Married a Flirty Cow (2010)


Ngurah Alit, an 18-year-old Balinese teenager, was caught in the act of intercourse with a cow after claiming that it had flirted with him.

So in June 2010, Alit was forced to marry the animal in a ceremony as part of a Pecaruan ritual, a ceremony to cleanse the village of the unholy act of a man mating with a cow. After that, Alit's victim and new bride was drowned in the ocean. Thankfully, Alit was just "symbolically" drowned. (Link)


The Millionaire Woman Who Married a Dolphin (2005)


In December 2005, Sharon Tendler, a 41-year-old eccentric British millionaire, married the love of her life — a dolphin named Cindy — at an Israeli resort.

Sharon Tendler met Cindy 15 years earlier when she first visited the resort. Tendler took a liking to the dolphin and made a habit of traveling to Israel two or three times a year and spending time with her underwater sweetheart.

After a years-long romance, Tendler decided to embark on the highly unusual path of tying the knot with her beloved dolphin.

On the afternoon of December 28, the thrilled bride, wearing a white dress, walked down the dock before hundreds of astounded visitors and kneeled down before her groom, who was waiting in the water.

Cindy, escorted by his fellow best-men dolphins, swam over to Tendler and she hugged him, whispered sweet nothings in his ear, and kissed him in front of the cheering crowd.

After the ceremony was sealed with some mackerels, Tendler was tossed into the water by her friends so that she could swim with her new husband.

Regrettably, Cindy died on the afternoon of June 18, 2006, and her remains were disposed in the ocean. (Link 1 | Link 2)


The Indian Man Who Married a Dog to Get Rid of a Curse (2007)


When the Indian young man Selva Kumar was 18 years old he stoned and clubbed to death two dogs he had found engaged in mating. He then hung their carcasses from a tree. That's the moment when he claims that his personal suffering began. His legs and hands became paralyzed and he lost hearing in one ear.

Fifteen years later, Kumar could no longer take the physical pain of the "dog curse," so he sought the advice of an astrologer.

What was the cure for his maladies? "Marry a dog."

That is just what Kumar did in November 2007 with a 10-year-old female dog named "Selvi."


The German Man Who Married His Asthmatic Cat (2010)


In 2010, Uwe Mitzscherlich, a German man, wanted to tie the knot with his asthmatic cat Cecilia as soon as vets told him that she didn't have long to live.

However, because marrying an animal is illegal in Germany, the 39-year-old Mitzscherlich had to stage the bizarre ceremony, which he paid an actress US$ 395 to officiate.

Actress Christin-Maria Lohri asked him to say "I do" and Cecilia to say "meow" before pronouncing them man and cat-wife. (Link)


The 9-Year-Old Indian Girl Who Married a Stray Dog to Ward off Evil Spirits (2003)


On June 11, 2003, Karnamoni Handsa, a nine-year-old tribal girl in eastern India, married a stray dog as part of a ritual to ward off an "evil spell" on her (she had a tooth rooted to her upper gum, which is considered a bad omen by her Santhal tribe).

The tribe elders said that the marriage would not affect the girl's life, and that she would be free to marry again later and did not need to divorce the dog. (Link)


The Sudanese Man Who Married a Goat (2006)


In February 2006, Charles Tombe, a Sudanese man, was forced to take a goat as his "wife" and pay to the goat owner a dowry of 15,000 Sudanese dinars (US$75) after he was caught having sex with the animal. (Link)


The Australian Young Man Who Married His Labrador (2010)


In December 2010, Joseph Guiso, a 20-year-old Australian man, married his best friend, a five-year-old Labrador.

Joseph Guiso and Honey were "joined in matrimony" at Toowoomba's Laurel Bank Park in Australia - and the real surprise is that 30 friends and family members turned up to witness the event.

Guiso calls himself "religious" and claims that he felt guilty living with Honey out of wedlock. Even so, he assured people that "it's not sexual. It's just pure love." (Link)


The 75-year-old Nepalese Man Who Married a Dog for Luck (2004)


In 2004, a 75-year-old man in Nepal married a dog in a local custom to ensure good luck. However, this doesn't seem to have worked since the old man died three days later.

According to the information, he was following a custom of his Tharu community, which holds that an old man who regrows teeth must take a dog as a bride. (Link)


The 7-Year-Old Tribal Indian Girls Who Married Two Frogs (2009)


In January 2009, in a bizarre ritual, two seven-year-old girls from the remote Pallipudupet village in India were married to frogs. The ceremony was conducted "to prevent the outbreak of mysterious diseases in the village.''

The girls, Vigneswari and Masiakanni, dressed up in traditional bridal finery -- gilded sarees and gold jewellery -- and married the frog "princes" in separate, elaborate ceremonies at two different temples in the presence of hundreds of villagers.

The villagers threw themselves into the ceremonies with gusto, while residents living in the western part of the village acted as relatives of the brides and those from the eastern part play-acted as relatives of the grooms. The ceremonies had all of the usual elements of a traditional marriage including a sumptuous feast. (Link)


The Ghanaian Woman Who Married Her Dog (2009)


In 2009, a 29 year-old Ghanaian woman, Emily Mabou, married her dog (not pictured) because it has qualities that she had seen only in her late father. The a ceremony was attended by a traditional priest and curious local villagers.

Ms. Mabou said, “For so long, I've been praying for a life partner who will have all the qualities of my dad. My dad was kind, faithful, and loyal to my mum, and he never let her down. I've been in relationships with so many men, and they are all the same: skirt-chasers and cheaters. My dog is kind and loyal to me, and he treats me with so much respect.”

Her family boycotted the wedding due to the fact that they felt it was a stupid step to combat her loneliness, however the priest warned villagers not to mock the wedding but to “rejoice with her as she has found happiness at last.” (Link)


Fashion Designer Karl Lagerfeld Who Wants to Marry His Cat


In June 2013, the Fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld announced that he wished to marry his cat Choupette. The 77-year-old fashion guru said that he never thought it was possible to love 22-month-old Choupette as much as he does.

Lagerfeld is so enamored with the animal that her eyes are said to have been the inspiration for a cornflower-blue couture collection for Chanel, the fashion house for which he is head designer.

When Lagerfeld is not at home, the maids write down everything she does in little books so he can catch up on it later.

Lagerfeld adopted Choupette a year ago after looking after her for a friend for two weeks. He refused to give her back, and the pair have been inseparable ever since.

The fashion world is certainly waiting for the wedding of the year. (Link)

Monday, 4 November 2013

Andaman Island's Rajan: Ocean-Swimming Elephant

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Sometime things are so unimaginable that till the time you don’t see them from your eyes, you don’t believe them. Rajan is the only elephant left in entire Indian sub-continent who swims in the sea. 


An elephant, swimming, snorkelling! Rajan, the permanent elephant resident of Barefoot at Havelock Resort, knows the water well. At 59 years of age a simple morning or afternoon ritual is a plunge in to the waves along the beach. Using his trunk as a snorkel, he finds his way along the seabed to deeper water, enjoying every moment floating.









Rajan mahout' or elephant driver told me his tragic story:

Unlike a lot of logging elephants at the time, Rajan was born in captivity in mainland India around 1950. Initially trained using very cruel methods to log the islands of the Andamans, he was forced to swim with massive loads. He was trained on the mainland and bought by a Karen Businessman to work in the Timber Industry in the Andaman Islands. He arrived in the Andaman’s in his twenties & worked in Little Andaman, until about 2002.

But in 2002, logging was banned in the islands and most of the 200 elephants were sent back to the Indian mainland. However, Rajan was kept on by a wealthy owner who had no desire to see him leave Havelock Island, and enjoyed a blissful existence eating bananas and swimming in the crystal clear water.

Five years ago a Kerala temple offered £40,000 for the elephant and Rajan almost had to leave, before a tourist lodge launched a campaign to raise the funds to keep him. Since then Rajan and Nasru have become something of an attraction. At 60 years he is the last of the group to survive. Now retired, he spends his time with his caretaker and now enjoys swimming and walking through the forests he once logged. He is truly the last of his kind.

People at Barefoot Resorts have taken it upon themselves to raise the money required to free Rajan. This amounts to nearly 70 000 USD. It is a mountainous sum of money, and in order to collect it they  undertook merchandising methods, selling Rajan T-shirts, or even offering people the once in a blue moon, exquisite opportunity to swim or dive with an elephant, with Rajan.

When swimming with Rajan you are almost certain he is aware he is being photographed. Rajan is very friendly elephant. He is like a dog paddling when he swims and his mahout swims alongside him and never loses track of him. They are almost inseparable. It was a magical moment to observe – this majestic beast paddling effortlessly through the water.

Saturday, 26 October 2013

6 Travel Apps To Assist You During Your Travels

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6 Travel Apps To Assist You During Your Travels


Ever get in a mess trying to sort out your itinerary or spend hours trying to find someone who knows your language or just sent one message using your carrier and came back home to find a huge bill awaiting you on your doorsteps. Here are a few apps which can help you out in such situations:

1. Tripit

An app that helps you to maintain your itinerary keeping all your trip details well organized from your airline reservation tickets to the address of the hotel you are going to stay in.

Available on AndroidiPhoneBlackberry and Windows Phone.

2. Google Translate

This app can save you hours of roaming around, searching for that one person who can speak your language. With more than 60 languages which can be translated, this is the best translation app out there.

Available onAndroidiPhone,Blackberry and Windows Phone.

3. Whatsapp Messenger

With this app, all you need is a wifi connection and you can text any of your friends or family members for free without the worry of insanely high international data roaming charges. You can also send pictures and videos of your trip through this application.

Available on AndroidiPhoneBlackberry andWindows Phone.

4. Weather Pro

Not only does this app provide weather forecasts for more than 2 million locations, it provides timely weather alerts and accurate 7 day weather forecasts which can help you decide where to go/not go during your trip.

Available on Android,iPhoneBlackberry andWindows Phone.

5. XE Currency

You can do live currency conversions using this app. With most of the currencies of the world available, it is a one stop solution for currency conversion. It can also be used offline using the previous rates of the currencies.

Available on AndroidiPhoneBlackberry and Windows Phone.

6. TripAdvisor

Finding the best hotels and the best restaurants has never been easier. With more than 100 million reviews and opinions from travelers and people from all over the world, you can find the right place for you to go and have your next meal.





Available on AndroidiPhoneBlackberry and Windows Phone.



Here are some other apps which you might find useful during your travels:

 Onavo TravelSafe Pro
 HopStop Yelp
 AirbnbTrip Splitter 
 FoursquareGate Guru 
Redbus Mobile App Instagram
 Dropbox  Evernote

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