100 years of our National anthem

• Our National anthem "JANA GANA MANA" turns 100 years today.,i.e 27th Dec2011.
• It was first written and sung at the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress on 27th Dec1911.
• Thanks to Rabindranath Tagore for scripting a song which describes our India very well and it was sung at the event called "Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress" which was held at the place Madanpalle in AndhraPradesh where it was sung for the first time.
• Please spread the news to every Indian and be proud to be an Indian.

Ayn Rand-The FountainHead

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The Fountainhead is a classic, written by Ayn Rand in 1943 and it is by and large a philosophical novel. The book's title is a reference to Rand's statement that "man's ego is the fountainhead of human progress".

The purpose of the book is to exemplify Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism. Ayn Rand classifies herself as a romantic realist. She explains romantic realism as a portrayal of things and people as they ought to be (this implies the romantic approach) placed in real life situations (this implies the realistic approach). It is therefore, that her writing expounds the heroic in man; man as man should be – the ideal, the prime mover, man as an end in himself - and not as a means to a further end.

AnimalFarm

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Animal Farm is an allegorical novella by George Orwell published in England on 17 August 1945. According to Orwell, the book reflects events leading up to and during the Stalin era before World WarII. Orwell, a democratic socialistic, was a critic of Joseph Stalin and hostile to Moscow-directed Stalinism, especially after his experiences with the NKVD, and what he saw of the results of the influence of Communist policy ("ceaseless arrests, censored newspapers, prowling hordes of armed police" – "Communism is now a counter-revolutionary force"), during the Spanish Civil War. In a letter to Yvonne Davet, Orwell described Animal Farm as his novel "contre Stalin".

Aakash Tablet is now available online for Rs 2500/-

Aakash Tablet is available online for Rs 2500/- .The piece is manufactured by Datawind which has put up for a sale of 30,000 tablets with in a delivery period of 7 days.
The seven inch tablet with android 2.2 is now available through its portal www.aakashtablet.com. This is limited version with 366 MHz.The next version which is called Ubislate 7 will be available from late January.Ubislate 7 has 700 MHz processor which will be available online for Rs 3000/-

Viru hits a doubleton

"Replies believes it or not"
Virendar Sehwag (Captain) of Indian Cricket team created a world record by hitting a double century against West Indies in Indore.He surpasses Sachin's record of 200* against SA by hitting 219 runs in the Holkar stadium.This is the first day-night match in Holkar stadium.Viru also has the highest strikerate of 82.50 by hitting the record 219 runs in just 147 balls.He thrashed 25 fours n 7 sixes in the form of boundaries.Viru's 219 helped India reach 400 for the 4th time in ODI's.India made it to 418-5 in 50 overs.
Can Windies Chase this?

RIP DevAnand

Dev Anand, the 'Evergreen Romantic Superstar' of Indian cinema, has passed away in London on the night of 3rd December 2011 following a cardiac arrest. He was 88.

Dev Anand, who had come here for medical check up, was not keeping well for the last few days, family sources told PTI. His son Sunil was with him when he breathed last.

He is one of the top 3 heroes in pre Independence era..the other being Raj Kapur and Dilip Kumar.

SteveJobs Bio

1. Unrelenting attention to detail.

2. Impeccable taste.

3. Indefatigable passion.

4. Absolute conviction.

5. Unwavering vision.

6. Boundless curiosity.

7. Mercurial motivator.

England won by 6 wickets

 England won by 6 wickets

1st Innings - IND: 165/10 (19.4)
2nd Innings - ENG: 169/4 (19.3)

• Jade Dernbach is man of the match picking up 4 wickets off P Patel,R Ashwin, P Kumar and M Patel. England remain undefeated in this series, taking their win tally to 5 in a row over India. Ajinkya Rahane ends up as the top performer with 61.
• Rahane's 61 is the second highest individual innings for India against England in Twenty20 Internationals, behind Virender Sehwag's 68 at Durban on September 19, 2007
• England's convincing six-wicket win is their biggest over India in T20Is.

Top 10 Centurians in test cricket

The list, which is dominated by the Australians (4), includes three Indian batsmen and is led by Tendulkar's 51 Test centuries.

1. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), 51 centuries

2. Jacques Kallis (SA), 40 centuries

3. Ricky Ponting (Aus), 39 centuries

4. Rahul Dravid (Ind), 35 centuries

5. Sunil Gavaskar (Ind), 34 centuries

6. Brian Lara (WI), 34 centuries

7. Steve Waugh (Aus), 32 centuries

8. Mathew Hayden (Aus), 30 centuries

9. Don Bradman (Aus), 29 centuries

10. Mahela Jayawardene (SL), 28 centuries

Team anna

Arvind kejriwal

Shanti Bhushan

Kiran Bedi

Prashanth Bhushan

Swami Agnivesh

 The above mentioned personalities are in the group of Anna Hazare.I would like to add some information of the above mentioned personalities where you can Download here.

10 things to know about Anna Hazare and Lok Pal Bill

*1. Who is Anna Hazare?*

An ex-army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War



*2. What's so special about him?*

He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahmad Nagar district, Maharashtra



*3. So what?*

Who is Anna Hazare?

Very few social activists have captured the attention of Indians across the globe as Anna Hazare did during his "fast unto death" over the issue of the Lokpal Bill in New Delhi in April 2011.

Hazare, a Gandhian by belief, outlook and practice, has become the face of India's fight against corruption. During his fast over the Lokpal Bill, Hazare, a quintessential traditional Indian by looks and mannerism, managed to inspire and mobilize the support of even the ultra-modern Indians - Indians for whom the word "social" only means having a profile on social networking sites.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

The book has six major sections. The core principles of each section are quoted below.

Fundamental Techniques in Handling People

1. Don't criticize, condemn, or complain.
2. Give honest and sincere appreciation.
3. Arouse in the other person an eager want.

How to Win Friends and Influence People

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How to Win Friends and Influence People is one of the first bestselling self-help books ever published. Written by Dale Carnegie and first published in 1936, it has sold 15 million copies world-wide.

Leon Shimkin of the publishing firm Simon & Schuster took one of the 14-week courses given by Carnegie in 1934. Shimkin persuaded Carnegie to let a stenographer take notes from the course to be revised for publication. In 1981, a new revised edition with updated language and anecdotes was released. The revised edition reduced the number of sections from 6 to 4, eliminating sections on effective business letters and improving marital satisfaction.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living

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Dale Carnegie (1888-1955) described himself as a "simple country boy" from Missouri but was also a pioneer of the self-improvement genre. Since the 1936 publication of his first book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, he has touched millions of readers and his classic works continue to impact lives to this day.

Learn how to break the worry habit -- Now and forever!

With Dale Carnegie's timeless advice in hand, more than six million people have learned how to eliminate debilitating fear and worry from their lives and to embrace a worry-free future. In this classic work, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, Carnegie offers a set of practical formulas that you can put to work today. It is a book packed with lessons that will last a lifetime and make that lifetime happier!

List of Indian players who feature on the Lord's Honours Board

Praveen Kumar with his 5-106 became the 18th Indian to be featured on Lord's Honours Board.

Here's a list of Indian players who feature on the Lord's Honours Board :

Bowling honours

2011: Praveen Kumar 5-106

2007: RP Singh 5-59

1996: Venkatesh Prasad 5-76

1986: Chetan Sharma 5-64

1982: Kapil Dev 5-125

1974: Bishen Singh Bedi 6-226

1967: Bhagwat Chandrasekhar 5-127

1957: R B Desai 5-89

1952: M H Mankad 5-196

1946: Lala Amarnath 5-118

1936: Amar Singh 6-35

1932: Mahomed Nissar 5-93

Batting honours


2011: Rahul Dravid 103*

2002: Ajit Agarkar 109*

1996: Sourav Ganguly 131

1990: Ravi Shastri 100

1990: Azhar 121

1986: Vengsarkar 126 not out

1982: Vengsarkar 157

1979: Vengsarkar 103

1979: G R Vishwanath 113

1952: M H Mankad 184

J.K. Rowling - HP 6 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth and penultimate novel in the Harry Potter series by British author J.K.Rowling. Set during protagonist Harry Potter's sixth year at Hogwarts, the novel explores the past of Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, and Harry's preparations for the final battle alongside his headmaster and mentor Albus DumbleDore.

J.K. Rowling - HP 5 - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix is the fifth in the Harry Potter series written by J.K.Rowling, and was published on 21 June 2003 by Bloomsbury in the United Kingdom, scholastic in the United States, and Raincoast in Canada. Five million copies were sold in the first 24 hours after release.

J.K. Rowling - HP 4 - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is the fourth novel in the Harry Potter series written by J.K.Rowling, published on 8 July 2000. The book attracted additional attention because of a pre-publication warning from J. K. Rowling that one of the characters would be murdered in the book. Three million copies of the book were sold over the first weekend in the US alone.

The novel won a Hugo Award in 2001 the only Harry Potter novel to do so. The book was made into a film, which was released worldwide on 18 November 2005.

J.K. Rowling - HP 3 - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third novel in the Harry Potter series written by J. K. Rowling. The book was published on 8 July 1999. The novel won the1999 Whitbread Book Award, the Bram Stroker Award, the 20000 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, and was short-listed for other awards, including the Hugo. A film based on the novel was released on 31 May 2004, in the United Kingdom and 4 June 2004 in the U.S. and many other countries. This is the only novel in the series that does not feature Lord Voldemort in some form.

J.K. Rowling - HP 1 - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

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This is a story about Harry and his two new friends settling down for their first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry only to discover that they have a part to play in the downfall of the evil Sssh! You-Know-Who. You will like Harry Potter. He's shy and self-doubting and puts up with a lot from his awful aunt Petunia and uncle Vernon and fat cousin Dudley. Poor Harry lost his parents, supposedly in a car crash, when he was a baby and that was when he received the strange lightning-shaped scar across his forehead. Ever since then he has slept in the cupboard under the stairs at the Dursleys' perfectly normal house in Privet Drive and the best thing he has to look forward to is starting at the local secondary school next term - well away from Dudley who will be going to his father's old, expensive school, Smeltings.

Wipro chairman Mr. Azim Premji's comment on reservation-Interesting

Wipro chairman Mr. Azim Premji's comment on reservation-Interesting

"....I think we should have job reservations in all the fields. I
completely  support the PM and all the politicians for promoting this.

Let's start the  reservation with our cricket team. We should have 10
percent reservation  for Muslims. 30 percent for OBC, SC/ST like that.
Cricket rules should be  modified accordingly.

The boundary circle should be reduced for an SC/ST player. The four
hit by  an OBC player should be considered as a six and a six hit by
an OBC player  should be counted as 8 runs. An OBC player scoring 60
runs should be  declared as a century.

We should influence ICC and make rules so that the pace bowlers like
Shoaib Akhtar should not bowl fast balls to our OBC player. Bowlers
should bowl maximum speed of 80 km/ hour to an OBC player. Any
delivery above this speed should be made illegal.

Also we should have reservation in Olympics. In the 100 meters race,
an  OBC player should be given a gold medal, if he runs 80 meters.

In Government jobs, let's recruit SC/ST and  OBC pilots for aircrafts,
which are carrying the ministers and politicians  (that can really
help the country...)

Ensure that only SC/ST and OBC doctors do the operations for the
ministers and other politicians. (Another way of saving the
country...)

Let's be creative and think of ways and means to guide INDIA forward...

            Let's show the world that INDIA is a GREAT country.
            Let's be proud of being an INDIAN...!"

Stalin-The first in depth biography based on explosive new documents from Russia's new archives

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One of the most powerful and murderous dictators in history, Stalin was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century. His regime of terror caused the death and suffering of tens of millions, but he also oversaw the war machine that played a key role in the defeat of Nazism.

J.K. Rowling - Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them

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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is a 2001 book written by British author J. K. Rowling about the magical creatures in the Harry Potter universe. It purports to be Harry Potter's copy of the textbook of the same name mentioned in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, the first novel of the Harry Potter series.

In a 2001 interview with publisher Scholastic, Rowling stated that she chose the subject of magical creatures because it was a fun topic for which she had already developed a lot of information in earlier books. Rowling's name does not appear on the cover of the book, the work being credited under the pseudonym "Newt Scamander".

The book benefits the Charity Comic Relief. Over 80% of the cover price of each book sold goes directly to poor children in various places around the world. According to Comic Relief, sales from this book and its companion Quidditch Through the Ages have raised £15.7 million.

Digital fortress

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Digital Fortress is a techno-thriller novel written by American author Dan Brown and published in 1998 by St.Martin's Press.The book explores the theme of government surveillance of electronically stored information on the private lives of citizens, and the possible civil liberties and ethical implications using such technology.

A Stranger in the Mirror

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A Stranger in the Mirror is a 1976 novel written by Sidney Sheldon. The novel is one of the earliest Sheldon's works, but contains the typical Sheldon fast-paced narration and several narrative techniques with the exception of a twist ending. The novel tells the life story of two fictitious Hollywood celebrities - Toby Temple and Jill Castle, portrays the emotional extremes of success and failure and how people inevitably become victims of time.

Morning Noon Night

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Best Laid Plans

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The Best Laid Plans is a 1997 novel by Sidney Sheldon. Possible inspiration for the title comes from a paraphrasing of the Robert Burns poem "To a Mouse" into modern English.

The Naked Face

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The Stars Shine Down

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The novel tells the story of Lara Cameron, a successful real estate developer who came from a broken family in Nova Scotia. Lara's mother dies in childbirth and her Scottish father doesn't want her. Early in life, she learns to fend for herself and how to get her own way in a male-dominated world. After her father's death, Lara makes a deal with the owner of the boarding house to secure her first building. Thrilled at her success, she moves to Chicago to start her real estate empire. Even though she encounters many problems, she is able to overcome them all and become one of America's most successful businesswomen.

Windmills of the gods

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Windmills of the Gods is a 1987 thriller novel by American writer Sidney Sheldon.

Mary Ashley, a professor at Kansas State University, is offered an ambassadorship by Paul Ellison, the US president. She rejects the offer because her husband, Dr. Edward Ashley, does not want to leave his medical practice, and she is not willing to be separated from him. She also feels that it is harder to find a good doctor for a small Kansas town than an ambassador to a foreign country.

The Sands Of Time

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The Sands of Time is a 1988 action novel by author Sidney Sheldon. A best-seller, the novel follows the adventures of four women who are forced to leave their Spanish convent for the outside world of threat, violence and passions; and two men who are pitted against each other in a fight to the death.

The Otherside of Midnight

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Are You Afraid of The Dark

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In four cities across the world, four people die violently and mysteriously. The dead share a single crucial link: each was connected to an all-powerful environmental think tank. Two of the victims' widows—accomplished artist Diane Stevens and international supermodel Kelly Harris—may hold the key to their husbands' demise. Terrified for their lives, suspicious of each other, and armed only with their own wits and guile, they must join forces in a nightmare cycle of they loved...and about an awesome conspiracy whose ultimate target is as big as the earth and as close as the air we breathe.

Nothing Lasts Forever

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This medical thriller tells the story of three female doctors trying to prove themselves in a profession dominated by men. Each of them has their own story, and each of their tales are well connected and intertwined with each other.

But suddenly there is chaos, one dies, another is about to get the hospital shut down, and the third faces the death penalty for murder. The novel follows a twisty plot with a typical Sheldon surprise ending

Tell Me Your Dreams

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Rage Of Angels

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Rage of Angels is a 1980 novel by Sidney Sheldon. The novel revolves around young attorney Jennifer Parker, as she rises as a successful lawyer after being framed for threatening the chief witness against a Mafia boss by mistakenly giving him a dead canary with a broken neck. As the story progresses, the protagonist is romantically torn between a famous politician, who helps her rise again and a Mafia boss, the man that framed her who later swears to destroy her after he comes to know of her affair with the politician.