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February 28, 2004

Prajwala - A home/school for Molested Children

PRAJWALA is a hyderabad based NGO from Andhra Pradesh, started by started and managed by Suneetha a 31 yr old lady. She is providing councelling/shelter for girls/children who are raped/molested and trying to provide them a new life and hope.

Prajwala is started in a house donated by prostitutes in hyderabad with a hope for a better future for their kids. Now it has 6 schools in hyderabad and 16 schools across Andhra Pradesh helping arround 3000 unfortunate kids to get a better education. Every year arround 400 students graduated from this schools go for higher education. Prajwala also runs home for girl childs who are raped and needs shelter and councelling.

Suneeta has dedicated her life to the cause from a very early state. When she was 16yrs old she survived a rape attempt by 8 people. Even though she escaped from it, she had to carry the stigma with her for a long time and that prompted her to work for the cause. She did her bachelors in Environmental Science which helped her to work with social workers in an intimate way, then did her master from Mangalore university in Psychiatry of Social Work and then did phd in studying prostitution in Mumbai. She published a paper 'Psychological Status of Prostitutes'.

Source: Eenadu

I need to make a visit to this amazing schools in my next visit and see how I can contribute.

Details:
Organization : Prajwala
Location : Hyderabad
Contact : Dr. Sunita
Email : sunita_2002 yahoo . com
URL : http://www.ashanet.org/focusgroups/sanctuary/partners.htm#prajwala
Scope : Education for children of sex workers, counseling Highlights

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Madam...
I am from Kerala.A 25 yr lady with a post graduation in Library science.I came through a feature about prajwala in a magazine.I am interested to do any services to others than leading a usual family life.Here I wish to know how can I join you to do my services.

with wishes and prayers
Yours sincerely
ManjuSingh

Posted by ManjuSingh.


Can I have your phone number? I want to talk to you about a girl who was in a prostitute house for a few days and later escaped.

Posted by Swarna.


madam,

i saw about prajwala on tv yesterday i would like to help in which ever way i can except for monetary service....if u feel i am worth for any help u require pls contact through this id.

Regards,
Nisha

Posted by nisha.


Hi,

I am willing to donate monetarily to help the little children in your school. Please e-mail me back and give me further information. I also sent you a personal e-mail.

Thanks

Posted by Pallavi.


Hello,

I represent The Emancipation Network, a non-profit group based in Massachusetts U.S.A. Our mission is to fight the trafficking of young girls through programs that promote self-sufficiency. We will be in Hyderabad in March and are hoping to meet with Dr. Suneeta to see how our organization might be of benefit. I have not been able to reach her through e-mail. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Posted by Bruce.


? I want to talk to you about a girl who was in a prostitute house for a few days and later escaped.

Posted by kevin.


hi .wanna be a member ,i stay in hyd n persin my b tech final yr ....let me know abt the

Posted by saif.


Dear All,
Thank you for all the strength you are giving me.It is definitely good to have people believing in your convictions..do get in touch with me directly at my mail sunitha_2002@yahoo.com and we can take it from there...thanks once again
Dr Sunitha

Posted by Dr Sunitha Krishnan.


I would just like to thank you for doing what you do to help young girls survive the horror that they have endured for so long. You give them a way out and a new beginning. I wish one day that I can be able to help young girls to become survivors and not victims for the rest of their lives. You are an insperation for many suvivors and you will truley be blessed.

Posted by Chantel.


How can we women - from a global or international standpoint, help in supporting this endeavor to keep our threatened children in a safe and supportive environment? How can we help support Prajwala - financially or by other means - to the best of our abilities?

I, for one - as a mother and a grandmother - am ready to do my part!

Terry Spencer
Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA

Posted by Terry Spencer.


Dr Krishnan,
I am deeply impressed by what I have heard about your organization. Is there a way for me to learn more about your organization and support you in your work?
Indu Shivaram
New York

Posted by Indu Shivaram M.D..


Osama Bin Laden Caught ???????

Iran's state radio, quoting an unnamed source, on Saturday said that Osama bin Laden was captured in Pakistan "a long time ago".

The report said that US defence secretary Donald H Rumsfeld’s visit to the region this week was in connection with the arrest.

The state radio said a reporter for its Pushtun service in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar "confirmed the news" that Bin Laden had been captured in a tribal region in Pakistan.

He said the news was from "a very reliable source in Peshawar," but the source was not identified.

Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mehmood Kasuri termed reports of Laden’s capture as "incorrect" after initially declining to confirm them. A few minutes after saying at a joint press conference with visiting French foreign minister Dominique de Villepin that he cannot confirm the reports, Kasuri told reporters the news was "incorrect".

Source: Has Osama been caught? - The Times of India

Possible/Not Possible - Lets wait and see. All's fair in war, love and politics.

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Company fires its employees through SMS!

South Korea's third-largest credit card issuer fired a quarter of its workforce via mobile phone text messages, after negotiations with striking unionized workers broke down.

KEB Credit Service Co sacked 161 employees, a spokeswoman for the company's parent bank said.

"The layoff date is February 28," the message said, according to a member of the union. "We will receive applications for voluntary retirement package until February 28."

The firm said it had no method for contacting striking staff other than using the short message service (SMS).

Unionised workers, who make up nearly 90 percent of the firm's 662 staff, have been on strike since mid-December over a takeover by Korea Exchange Bank (KEB), fearing job cuts.

"Marathon negotiations with the labor union fell through early this morning and we had to go ahead with the job cuts," said Lee Nahm-yon, a spokeswoman for KEB.

Source: Company fires its employees through SMS! - Sify.com

The most non-guilty way of firing people, lol.

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Good To see Lot More Hits from New Countries

morefebcountries.JPG First time saw so many hits on a single day from India 19 of them, which is a good thing to see. Then there is actually a hit from ARPA net, which is suppossed to be next generation internet with speeds having some 100 to 200 times than what is there today, i just read about it, don't know exactly. One more cool thing is that my host gave me another 50MB of space of freely cool na. But may be by the mid of this year, I should be able to host stuff from my house itself which will be even cooler, but some times I think the risk of maintainance might be too much and the cost also will be very high to do it from home, right now I pay almost peanuts.

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NetIP Business Card Exchange

Today went to NetIP business card exchange meeting. Well, its more of a happy hour than a business card exchange and its very well attended. Well people from the last dinner meeting again came and its nice meeting again, this time got more names in, well met Tanya again, well she told she likes my site and now my fan hehehe, this is the best part, Ragini, gosh forgot the Canada girls name again, she always talks about MBA test thing, she was looking georgeous today actually her eyes were pretty, may be got contacts, then Aman, Nira a bengali agarwal she got a boutique called Nirus Boutique in greenville ave need to visit it some time, Sindhu and Purvi after a long time, two Rajesh guys, Vinay, well Vinay and Tanya palyed bro and sis prank and it was fun, Deepa punjabi girl, Another Tanya and her hubby who I met during last years golf event and Saurabh. Not bad, my memory is increasing better.

And the worst part is I did not carry business cards with me, lol.

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February 27, 2004

`Knowledge' Workers Won't Make India Prosperous

Via Rajesh Jain Bloomberg.com
has an excellent article by Andy Mukherjee on how India needs to look beyond its knowledge industries and focus on getting its manufacturing sector to take-off if India has to "catapult itself from poverty to prosperity":

For those who believe India will on the strength of its ``knowledge'' industries, here's a sobering statistic: three-fourths of Indian workers, or 300 million people, don't have high-school diplomas.

India's educated elite is too small, and its purchasing power too limited, to lift the broader economy. What can really make India prosperous is something that will boost the incomes of workers who are stuck in low-productivity occupations -- farmhands and housemaids -- that pay the national average of $500 a year, or less.

And that something can only be manufacturing.

"The services sector, and in particular the knowledge-based industries, is unlikely to provide opportunities to the poorly educated sections of our society,'' say Sanjay Jain and Uday Bhansali of the consulting firm Accenture India in a study titled "Making Indian Manufacturing Globally Competitive.''

Create more factory jobs, and India's economic growth rate can easily accelerate to 10 percent a year, making it the fastest- growing major economy in the world, the authors argue.

It's easier said, than done. There are many factors -- high cost of credit, inflexible labor laws, expensive and unreliable electricity supply, and inefficient ports -- that hamper Indian industry's global competitiveness; although, by far the biggest problem with Indian manufacturing is its insularity.

Thanks to the blinkeredness left over from Soviet-style socialism of 1960s and 1970s, the Indian industry treats the local population, a large part of which earns subsistence wages, as the main source of demand for factory-made goods. Manufacturers go on producing large volumes of low-quality, low-margin products to turn a profit. Much of what they make, can't be exported.

Where does one begin to break the vicious cycle? The surefire way is to "force'' Indian manufacturers to tap global demand, so they're able to expand operations, and create more and better-paying factory jobs. As more workers find employment in manufacturing industries, they'll have the spending power to demand better goods and services.

In a chaotic democracy like India, how does one draw out local manufacturers and make them go global? The easiest way is to open more of the domestic consumer-goods market to overseas investors. Competitive pressures, thus unleashed, would ripple through the supply chain and force even small manufacturers to look beyond the local market.

The biggest assistance the Indian government can give local manufacturers is to open the floodgates of competition wider by slashing import tariffs...More than anything else, such a step would be in India's own interest. Let the U.S. worry about saving white-collar jobs, creating more blue-collar jobs should be India's immediate priority.

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Bush Bashing By RSS

The Sangh picked up from where Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee left it this week at a BJP minorities meet.

RSS spokesman Ram Madhav on Thursday described it as an “insult to the democratic people of our country” and “a direct interference in the internal matters of India.”.

The Sangh has asked the Indian government to lodge “strong protests with the US for infringing on the sovereignty of our country.”

US President George Bush, bound for another election, came in for some hammering: “It will be the saddest day for India if it were to seek lessons on democracy, communal harmony, social justice etc from a country which is run by a person who assumed Presidency despite losing public vote...a democracy that was made to hang precariously for one full month because of its inability to decide who actually won.”

There is more. The RSS also described American democracy as one where “Presidents lose elections if their wives do not make up properly for campaigns.” And, “a nation that imprisons hundreds for years without trial using draconian laws, a nation that harasses its own minorities like ISKON, OSHO...and a nation that runs amok over countries like Iraq.”

Whereas Indian democracy, said the Sangh , was a vibrant one “where even strong and mighty bite the dust and governments change at the drop of a hat through a perfect democratic coup of the people of India without a single drop of blood flowing.”

On Wednesday, Vajpayee had not taken names when he said: “One power is trying to take over the world, we should not allow that to happen.”

RSS slams 'Globo-cop' Bush - The Times of India

Give me a break, US validating India's democracy, I cannot find anything more hilarious. The country where people has to choose between two parties, they don't have any choice other than two parties is making comments about the vibrant democracy where people has more freedom to choose their leaders. As long as US has a two party system, I will have reservations towards its true democratic nature. Finally one nice protest by RSS.

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SC upholds Govt's IIM fee-cut decision

The Supreme Court on Friday ended the legal challenge to the government's decision to drastically reduce the admission fee to the prestigious IIMs by disposing of a petition on the issue.

A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice V N Khare disposed off the petition saying Government has made it clear that it will compensate the deficit to be incurred by IIMs due to reduction of fee.

The bench observed Government has also taken the stand that fee reduction would not interfere or influence the autonomy of institutions of excellence.

In view of this, the bench disposed of the petition .

SOurce: SC upholds Govt's IIM fee-cut decision - The Times of India

Hmmm!

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The Real Badshaah Of Bollywood!

He is the only actor of his era to still reign supreme at the Bollywood Big Screen.
He is the only actor to win awards even after receiving the Lifetime Achievement award.

He is the only actor for whom special categories are created for felicitation at award functions.

He is heading 62, but seems to be in his thirties going by the list of his films, which are supposed to be hitting the cinemas this year.

While Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan & Salman Khan will be having 1, 2 and 6 releases respectively this year; it's Big B all the way to the bank with at least 10 releases in 2004.

Sify Movies profiles the forthcoming movies of the Baadshah of Bollywood. Here's a trip…

See: Special Feature - Sify.com

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hello shurk khan. I am seydaraza and i"m 13 years old i like your moives i love you Kaal moive my sister love you so much and want to see you.

Posted by seyda raza.


hi shah rukh
i think u r an awesome actor n evn better human being i read ur auto biograhy god ur philosophy of life rox n no1 can love their parents as much as u do
u look really cute in all ur recent movies ur son aryan is also verrrrrry cute i hope evn hez planning to bcum an actor i m dying 4 paheli to release u look nice wid a mush
shah rukh plz reply to m e if u eva read dis msg i hav fanmailed u on many other sites n u hav replied to other ppl on dat site so plz reply to me also my id is akta_roolz@yahoo.co.in and truteen_akta@hotmail.com
plz reply
keep doing ur amazing work
god bless ya n ur fmly n frens bi
khuda hafiz

Posted by akta.


February 26, 2004

How Can I Forgive Them - Bilkis rape Case?

When Godhra happened my husband Yakub was unemployed. But we lived in a well-kept home and I was happily married. We had a baby named Saleha. She was three years old. I was five months pregnant.

On February 27, 2002, the Sabarmati Express was burnt in the morning. The next morning, the sarpanch of our village took out a rally. It turned violent and people started burning the homes of Muslims in the village. At that point in time we thought of fleeing the village, but our village leaders assured us that nothing would happen, no one would touch us.

But then mobs began pelting stones at our homes. We ran for cover. I didn't even wear my chappals. All the Muslims of the village took shelter in the home of former sarpanch Karja kaka [uncle]. We wanted police security, but it was refused. More than 500 Muslim children, women and men were gathered there. We felt unsafe. We wanted to run away but all roads were blocked. At the main exit points they had kept live electric wires.

On the 28th midnight they started burning homes systematically. 'We will kill you, chop you off,' they were shouting. The men rushed to the police station with the names of 573 people. We needed protection. But the police refused. Many Muslims then fled to the jungles and hid there for days.

On the 28th, for the whole day between 11 am and 8 pm, without food or water, we kept hiding at various places in our own village. But hiding was not possible owing to the charged atmosphere. Wherever we were hiding the host would receive a call that 'you have kept Muslims in your house. You better drive them out, otherwise we will attack your home.' We don't know who called Karja kaka and threatened him. But he got frightened and asked us to vacate his home.

Our houses and tempos were burnt. When we asked the police for protection they too advised us to run away from the village. So we left the village and late at night reached former Congress MLA Bijalbhai Damor's home in nearby Chundadi village. He was not at home. His son gave us water and some snacks. But he too asked us to leave after a while. We went to Kuagher village, but here too the Muslims had fled. We stayed overnight in a mosque.

On the 28th, we walked so much that my cousin Shamim who was with us got intense labour pains. She was nine months pregnant. It was a very difficult time. She gave birth to a child in the mosque itself. It was a normal delivery.

Kuagher village also had a communal clash. We went to Kudra village with the help of tribals. We were around 500 Muslims in the beginning, but later just 17 family members were left. Shamim, who had just delivered a baby, was unable to walk. So all of us stayed back at Kudra and most of our men left the place. My mother, my two sisters, my maternal uncle, my two brothers, my father's sister, her husband and her three sisters were among the 17 persons who stayed back. Some tribals helped us. We hid there for two days. They took pity on Shamim, so along with her all of us were given refuge. They fed us and gave us clothes.

To hide our identity we wore tribal clothes. We had to leave their home because many inquiries were made if they had kept any Muslims. We left Kudra at 4 am in disguise.

All those days all of us were crying constantly. Fear had captured our hearts and minds. We could not think of much else. The only issue before us was how to save our lives.

Out of the 17, four were men, eight were women, and the rest were children. After two days the tribals escorted us to Chaparwad village. From here we thought of meeting Manabhai, an old acquaintance. He lives in Panivela. While going there we rested for a few minutes at a tribal hamlet. The place was between two hillocks and a narrow road passed by it.

When we were passing by that road a man came and hit one of my uncles. He fell down and regained consciousness only an hour later. Soon more people came along. All of them were from Randhikpur, my own village. People from Chaparwad gave them our whereabouts.

'Mussalmans are here, kill them, kill them,' they were shouting.

They were able to collect more people from Panivela and Chaparwad. We were too tired and helpless. We didn't have the strength to fight back. Since we were running for cover, we never thought of picking up even a stick. We started running in all directions, but we could not escape. We were 17 and they were more than 25. They had come in a Tata Sumo.

They started molesting the girls and tore off their clothes. Our naked girls were raped in front of the crowd. They killed Shamim's baby who was two days old. They killed my maternal uncle and my father's sister and her husband too. After raping the women they killed all of them.

They killed my baby too. They threw her in the air and she hit a rock. After raping me, one of the men kept a foot on my neck and hit me. They hit me with sticks and stones, then picked me up and threw me into the bushes. I was unconscious. They thought I was dead. But after a few hours I recovered my senses.

Those men were using such foul language, I can't repeat it ever. They were saying, 'Since you have killed our people (in Godhra) we will kill you too. We will not leave any Muslims alive."

In front of me they killed my mother, sister and 12 other relatives. The way we kill animals, they slaughtered us. On the 28th morning my husband and other family members had gone to a village meeting held at the home of a BJP worker. There they had pleaded for protection. All those who raped me and my sisters and murdered them were present there.

Out of 17 only three of us survived -- two small children and me. I have no idea how they managed to survive. There were no Hindu women in the crowd. All of them were young or middle-aged men. While raping and killing us, they were shouting the choicest sexual abuses. When they were raping me I could not even tell them that I was five months pregnant because all the time their feet were on my mouth and neck.

Hindus of all castes were involved. My fellow villagers were part of the crowd that killed my relatives. How can I not identify them? They were all my gaonwale [fellow villagers].

After two hours when I opened my eyes I saw that my world had been destroyed. I could not even stand on my feet. But I was scared that people may see me and come back. A night and a day passed on top of the hillock. I was very hungry and thirsty. I could not bear it anymore. I thought I may die of thirst. So I started to come down from the hillock.

I saw a hand-pump belonging to some tribals. Those tribals also wanted to beat me up because I am a Muslim. I lied to them and told them in their language that I was one of them. They gave me water and clothes. I slept a little. By that time a police van had started combing the area. They had heard about the killings of families from Randhikpur.

They asked me to rest on the back seat of their vehicle. They told me I was very lucky to have survived. I didn't tell them my tale then. They took me to Limkheda. There they gave me food and heard my complaint. I told them everything that I have told you. But they changed my version. They scared me. They said if you make an allegation about rape, you will have to be taken to hospital for a medical checkup. How can you in such a weak state of health go to hospital? They also frightened me by saying that I could be killed. I was too tired to fight with the police. So I dropped the idea and requested them to take me to Godhra camp. I wanted to meet my relatives.

My mother, two brothers, two sisters and my three-year-old daughter all got killed. But I can identify all the culprits. I have known the men who raped me for many years. We sold them milk. They were our customers. If they had any shame, they would not have done this to me.

Five days after the rape and after taking a bath three times I finally went for a medical checkup. I have the medical certificate that proves rape. I am an uneducated woman. I belong to the Ghanchi community and follow the Tableeghi Jamaat where girls are not sent to school. My father has become deranged after this incident.

But I will not leave the fight halfway. How can I forgive them?

Source: 'How can I forgive them?'

A true story, a true incident that shows how cruel the human beings are and insane they can get. And a ture story of a lady who is fighting the system and fighting for her rights. I want Bilkis to win the fight and show the whole world that they will not be spared for their insanity and give the people of India a ray of hope about the system and its credibility. Whatever I speak about this will be less, the feeling is so deep that its really difficult to express in words.

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A truly shocking account. Very disturbing.

Posted by Jag.


Well, a live story of riots, its is such a horrible situation during riots, humanity is crushed by savegery, time for the so called human beings to satisfy the devil sleeping in them in the most horrific non-guilty conscious way.

Can't believe how BJP, by participating in Babri Masjid Demolition, has transformed the wonderful India with in a span of few years into a place where there is mistrust across the nation, if you are muslim you are a culprit. I feel guilty facing my numerous muslim friends when I go to India. I hate discussing it with them, still out of conscience I raise the problem with them indirectly and encourage them to fight for a solution. I don't know if I am doing right or wrong and I really don't know how to find a solution.

Posted by Ramdhan Kotamaraja.


Yes the story is truly shocking and worrying. However, to NRIs who are not fully aware of the ways in India (and I hesitate how to put this mildly), there is no shortage of people who hate the bjp and modi enough to make up stories - enough for the courts to comment that there is a danger that the affected are being misused by people to further their ends...this is no comment on the veracity of this specific case...just to say let us be careful in arriving at conclusions - there is a full industry in India built up on winning awards and recognition overseas by running down everything even if it means damaging India..I reserve judgement on various stories floating in the Indian press for this reason

Posted by indianalways.


Hmm, the riots are true, mass killing and brutal raping and killing selectively based on voters lists are true and you are telling not to come to conclusions. I have been in India all the time except during the BJP rule period and I have seen/experienced various incidents in various parts of India, and I know what I am talking about. I love india to the core, and thats the reason why I am so worried about the rising of the fundamentalists and calculative distruction of the credibility of the system. I don't support congress either, its rotten.

Posted by Ramdhan Kotamaraja.


Well - Indian Cinema industry must also be guilty of conveying some of what goes on - although usually as a backdrop to some love story or something like that. Take for example "Me and Mrs Iyer" and similar films that have characterised intra-community riots etc. If anything - the feelings extend to the NRI communities as well - but the civility, our minority presence and the strength of unocrrupt law-enforcement here in UK does not lead to death by murder or rapes like the above story. The situation is shocking - whether this particular story is true or not.

Posted by Jag.


Hmm Jag,

Well the issue is in India the police system still has the fundamentals from British Raj and carries the culture. British obviously had one kind of police system for Britan and another kind of police system for its colonies. The fundamental policy was the Police is the friend of the society in Britan and Police is the enemy of the society, a tool of the British(currently political/bureaucrat powers) so that they can have a hold on the law and order of the society the way they want. Sadly in India the police system fundamentals are not renovated much after the independence, I know I am whining, but can't help it, there needs to be a fundamental change to be done.

And I don't think bollywood has much impact on the core culture, the movie(s) is just giving away information about the possible reality and the emotions in the environment.

The story that is under investigaton.

Posted by Ramdhan Kotamaraja.


Let me tell you frankly, there are many thinks that makes me ashamed of being an Indian. One is BJP and shivsena and these gangs.

But most of the time, during riots, people take advantage of the weaker section, to salvage their venganance or long kept secret desires.

In this story, these people must have come after these women, just b'cos they know no one will protect them now.

The attrocitire are not done by the normal Hindu's whom they met on the way, but by people they know for long.

This is what happened to shoba shopping complex in coimbatore 6 yrs ago.

By and large, individuals are Good and helping when they are afraid of showing their hatred, but give them a chance, there is no limit to the crimes they will commit.

Posted by Windows Games.


You are ashamed of being indian because of BJP, Shivsena and gangs?

Let me tell you sir/madam...If BJP and Shivsena didn't rule the way the did, India would still be living in 1930s. And believe me, all the glitter, gitter, and porsche'ness' that you see in metro cities, is BECAUSE of these gangs. When the public work needs to be done on an instantaneous basis, there is no law that allows for someone to do quick changes. It's these "anti"social elements that do the work.

And of course, whatever happened to Bilkis is truly a sad story and representation of our mental patheticism. On the other hand, it is a good question to raise WHY it happened.

And last comment. This may sound disturbing to a lot of you, but I'll write it anyways. Muslims are the fastest growing community (in terms of population) in India. When government is trying to control the birth rate, I don't think they get the message. Or at least MOST of them don't get it. I'd like to know a solution for this situation.

Posted by Divya Mistry.


3 Month Old Baby Raped

Appalled by the rape of a three-month-old baby at Kheri in Uttar Pradesh in December, Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on Thursday announced Rs 1 lakh for the child who is at present undergoing treatment at AIIMS at state expense.

The baby and her hapless parents were taken to the Prime Minister's residence in the morning by HRD Minister Murli Manohar Joshi and National Commission for Women Chairperson Poornima Advani.

Advani said Vajpayee announced the Rs 1 lakh relief from the Prime Minister's Relief Fund. The money would be put in a fixed deposit in a bank and the interest would be given to the family.

She said the child has already been operated thrice and two more surgeries would be carried out at the AIIMS when she is six months old.

Source: PM announces Rs 1 lakh relief to three-month-old rape victim : HindustanTimes.com


I have no words except a stunt disbelief, and can't imagine what kind of animal can do this kind of gore act. I have read about babies being killed by chopping off/burning etc. due to family/village/community/caste/religious fueds/riots/hatred/vodoo and thought those acts are dispicable. And now a baby is being made a victim of lust/crazyness what should I call it ?????? I am speechless, dumbfounded and disbelif what a human being can get so low.

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these men have a massive prob in there heads and should be killed

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they should be killed. they are weeds of the society.

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India swims into NATO ken

India has been invited to take part in air exercises with NATO countries in July this year, the first step in what appears to be a new great game to draw New Delhi into the western sphere of influence.

The exercises, to be held in Alaska, will also feature Japan, a close and traditional US ally, besides NATO stalwarts UK and Canada.

The invitation is part of a new American strategy to take NATO beyond the confines of Europe, where ties between Washington and some of its allies are tetchy. Expanding NATO with new members outside Europe, while diluting its "North Atlantic" charter, is evidently aimed at enhancing American influence at the expense of its European allies.

Getting India on the NATO platform will also help US scupper the frequently touted Russia-China-India axis .

There is now a realisation in US strategic circles that this triangulation could hold the key to future world power, not with black gold (oil), the 20th century’s currency, but with grey cells or intellectual capital.

The three countries are expected to have some 300 million educated elites between them in the next three decades, making it a giant intellectual bloc.

Just as the US came to depend on the Middle-East for much of its energy needs in the 20th century, it will need to draw on this bloc for the 21st century fuel.

Source:India swims into NATO ken - The Times of India

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'You've got mail' from the PM!

Indian elections are becoming hitech faster.


The BJP's campaigning has gone into overdrive, using all the means possible in a high-technology age. For example, Prime Minister A B Vajpayee's one-minute election campaign message is now delivered over the phone. Not to mention 'saffron' e-mails from the BJP. Millions of cell-phone users will also be receiving 'Vote4BJP' text messages as well.

There's more - download a new tune for the mobile telephone - Vande Mataram or the BJP anthem - or go to the new website, Mission 2004, to get all the data and documents related to party activity.

A power-point presentation on the BJP's nationwide 'e-campaign' for the Lok Sabha polls was made on Wednesday by the party general secretary in-charge of the campaign Pramod Mahajan.

The television, radio, mobile telephones, the Internet and all the modern gadgets for communication will be used by the party in a few days from now to reach some estimated 12 to 15 crore people right in their homes, said Mahajan.

The younger generation of voters, Gen Y2K4, as Mahajan preferred to describe them, would get their messages on their favourite television channel, MTV, the FM radio or other music channels. Besides, universities and other educational institutes are also to be bombarded with the BJP's electoral pleas.

Read More: 'You've got mail' from the PM! - Sify.com

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British agents spied on Kofi Annan

In a sensational revelation, a former minister claimed that Britain had spied on the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in the run-up to the Iraqi war, a charge immediately rejected by Prime Minister Tony Blair who termed it "deeply irresponsible."

"The UK in this time was also getting, spying on Kofi Annan's office and getting reports from him about what was going on," said Claire Short, who resigned as International Development Secretary protesting Britain's decison to join the US-led invasion of Iraq.

She made the revelation in an interview while commenting on the government's decision to drop legal proceedings under Official Secrets Act against Katharine Gun, a former translator with the British spy center who leaked a confidential memo raising concerns about spying in the United Nations.

Blair told a press conference at Downing street that "we and previous governmnets have never commented on intelligence exept to say that this country acts in accordance with domestic and international law."

He said "I think the fact that those allegations were made I think is deeply irresponsible."

Short, asked whether British spies had been instructed to carry out operations within the United Nations on people such as Kofi Annan, said: "Yes, absolutely."

"I know, I have seen transcripts of Kofi Annan's conversations," she said.

Source: 'British agents spied on Kofi Annan' - Sify.com

UN Chief is being spied, where's the world heading. UN is already being mocked by America and now this controversy will take away the confidence of the world in UN and its ability.

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Anger Man Vs Woman

One cool link that I found, Click on the link geven below and see what happens when a man gets angry vs. when a woman gets angry.

Click Here and ENJOY!!

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February 25, 2004

Filmy Problems

Well, Filmy Problems, Cinema Kastalu in telugu. What are these? Well in desi movies you will find that when the hero is leading a real happy life with a nice family, nice girl friend, good job/business/college etc. suddenly he finds himself in all kinds of problems, like dad gets paralysis, mom looses speech, sister gets raped, hero gets implicated in a murder case, heroine dumps him(uh ohh, not usually heroine is always with the hero), better one would be best friend dumps him etc, with in a span of 10 to 15 mins movie time, he will end up in all these problems. These are Filmy Problems.

For me this week kind of seemed to be like that. Let me see what all I am facing !!!


  • Started week with deadly flu where I don't know if I am awake or asleep at any point of time. Got this fever after almost few years.
  • Found that my laptop's power module is broken again. There is a 30 day warrenty on it, and the stupid thing broke exactly on 31st day and had to shell another $250 to get it fixed. Waaaaaaaaaaaaa.
  • Flu left me with a little residue and that residue is dry caugh, i ignored it and yesterday it became so intense, the skin at the top of my mouth almost got ruptured with the force and amount of caughing I started doing. I had to buy some more medicines, my room is like a typical patients room which I used to hate all the time. Why things that I hate so much come searching for me, I don't know.
  • When ever I call home, i found this new ending from my parents 'God Bless You'. Thats actually is a really good thing, but I kind of get a feeling when George Bush says 'God Bless America'. Feels as if they are showing some kind of mercy on a guy who is completely hopeless. Sorry ma nanna, I know you have good intensions.
  • I successfully broke the repaired laptop with in 2 days, and gave it back for repair. And called up Nick today about the status of the laptop, he told he is not going to give it today as he is afraid I might break it again by wrestling with it. He is waiting for the cemented part to dry completely. So I don't have my laptop in my bed today and cant talk with butterfly.
  • My cellphone antenna broke suddenly and its worse I cannot fix it and cannot afford to buy a newone(Well, the problem is I don't like simple phones, hehehe, and a fancy one costs lot of money). I have to carry the phone and antenna and hold them together and talk, gosh its a nightmare.
  • The shoe that I have been loving and using for almost a year, broke yesterday, huh, whats going on, every thing is breaking or am I having outdated stuff, c'mon they are just a year old.
  • My car today is making some weird sounds, and my heart started making weird sounds listening to the sounds of car, arrghhhhhh, i am getting looted.
  • Tried to go to 'The Passion of Christ' and they put a sold out board, gosh its crazy going this way.
  • Tried to call Namrata, and seems like she is very angry with me and she banged phone on my face and switched of phone, she also seemed very very sick caughing like hell, poor girl must be out of her brain with sickness.
  • Arvind gave deadline of this week for the logo stuff that I promised him.
  • Found out that there is chance that butterfly might fly away, oh nooo, hmmmmm don't know, butterfly is more beautiful when it is actually flying freely, right.

Its really tough to handle so many things are a simgle instance, I am going nuts, and still half of the week is left.

Among all the filmy problems, hero still will have ray of hope and finally he will for sure come out as victor. Same way, I got some kind of hope, found a new room mate, Kulasekharan, and he loves cleaning stuff, I find the apartment especially kitchen clean all the time, what a relief. Then actually got a million hits idea, not million dollar idea silly, a million hits on website idea and told that to Sirhari. He got all excited about it and started working on that which is even better where all I do is give idea and sit and watch.

I am just sitting tight and waiting for this week to pass by, so as to see a better next week.

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i pity u so much annna. neeku distitagiliuntundi.
dont worry .i pray god that u would soon recover

Posted by akhila.


Where is the soul in Mel's 'The Passion Of Christ'?

Mel Gibson has set a record: no Biblical film in history has ever had the kind of brutality as his The Passion Of The Christ.

A soul-less film, though well acted by James Caviezel and stunningly photographed by Caleb Deschanel, it does not offer illuminating thoughts on Jesus Christ.

The debate whether the film will perpetuate prejudice and anger against Jews for their perceived role in the killing of Christ will continue. Meanwhile, the evangelical Christians who are rushing to see the film with their children may want to do something fast: look for therapists to handle their trauma and nightmares after seeing this exercise in gore. Even adults who have seen the most violent films ever could find it difficult to keep their eyes open many times.

For a nation still consumed by the controversy over Janet Jackson showing her nipple over television, one could say that transgression was indeed pardonable compared to the debauchery of violence in this film.

If there is a film festival for fetishistic films, Gibson's movie will be hailed as a classic for its depiction of the beating and torture Christ had to endure. The flogging scene alone takes over ten minutes. You see the skin tearing and tiny pieces of flesh coming off his body slowly. The crown of thorns is then -- slowly -- hammered onto his head, and we get to see more blood drip down the face.

Wait, don't close your eyes. Wait for the spikes to be hammered into his palms.

Given the wide controversy, the movie could open big. And given its medium-range budget ($25 million), it may not lose any money at all. It will of course be interesting to see what kind of tortuous fate awaits it in the long run.

Some of the finest films of our times, including The Godfather saga have had plenty of violence. But in Gibson's film, which portrays the last 12 hours before Christ was crucified, graphic scenes of torture overwhelm the viewer so much that we get to see little of Christ's soul.

If I were to see a more insightful about Christ, I will revisit The Gospel According to St Matthew, the 1996 film directed by Pier Paolo Passolini, the leftist Italian director who admired Christ's egalitarian outlook.

Pontius Pilate (Hristo Naumov Shopov), the Roman administrator, asks the crowds assembled to see Christ being tortured, "Isn't this enough?"

But Jewish elders, convinced that Christ is a heretic, call for his crucifixion. The Romans are only happy to carry it out. There are many disagreeing accounts of Pilate in the Gospels and religious books. Some show him as a ruthless administrator and some a political pawn. Here, Pilate appears to be a sympatric character, and there is no doubt in Gibson's mind about that.

Nowhere does the film hint that Christ died for humanity. It does not echo the thoughts of many Catholic theologians that the death was in response to universal sins.

The few kind Jewish characters are the people who like Christ and are beholden to him: Maia Morgenstern, a Jewish actress, plays his mother and Monica Bellucci is well cast as Mary Magdalene. But their parts are limited, and we see them do little beyond shedding a few tears for Christ. That they managed to do it well is some relief.

There are moments the movie sends mystical sensations down the spine like the eerie sequence in the Garden of Olives, where Jesus is being tempted by Satan (Rosalinda Celentano). But soon Gibson is possessed by a sado-masochistic streak and there is very little chance of a redemption.

Source: Where is the soul in Passion?

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BPO Humor In USA

"The White House announced today that it is outsourcing the work of the president's Council of Economic Advisers to India," Orstein wrote in the Washington Post .

"Ramindar Prabhakesh, an economist who teaches Introductory Economics and Macroeconomics at Bangalore University, will take over as chairman. He will earn one-sixth the salary of his outsourced predecessor, N Gregory Mankiw."

Jacob Grier, a young humourist spoofing as a "staff writer" for The Hemingway Star got stuck into CNN Moneyline anchor Lou Dobbs, who has been running a virulent anti-outsourcing campaign.

CNN has "announced" that Lou Dobbs Tonight will now be called Lokesh Narayan Tonight and be broadcast from Mumbai, he wrote.

Offshoring woes: Laugh 'em off - The Times of India

When cartoonists get into the trade govt. usually starts taking things seriously. I have seen a spate of love/hate emails exchanged in the local JavaMug jobs user group. But that kind of ended in a getting down the tempers of people down and guiding them towards a possible solutions by various people and it was really interesting to see the development. The comment that I thought was best is:

A very simple change to the visa program would fix everything. Simply remove the requirement to have sponsorship from a specific employer. Currently, visa holders are unable to stand up for their rights, because if they're fired or if they quit, they loose the sponsor for their visa, and must either find a new job within 30 days or leave the country. Thus, they don't complain or quit. Believe me, visa holders want the same rights (and salaries) that you want.

Forget a cap on agency fees. This is what you should write your congressman about.

This rule of loosing the status with in 30 days after a H1B holder looses the job is basically giving too much control to the employers and shutting down the real voices of H1B holders.

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Pakistan wants Kashmir ceasefire by militants, jihadis in a fix



"Yes, they have been asking us for some time to announce a ceasefire in Kashmir to give politics and diplomacy a chance to resolve the dispute," said a senior militant commander, who asked not to be named.

He said Pakistani authorities were arguing that the "jihad", or holy war, was no longer a viable option as the country presses for a resolution of the Kashmir dispute with India.

The Pakistani military is widely believed to have used militant groups to recruit and train proxy fighters and wage guerrilla war on Indian forces across the Line of Control dividing Kashmir between the nuclear rivals.

But the level of support for the rebels has been drastically reduced in recent months, making it harder for them to maintain their operations.

"Nobody is prepared any longer in the outside world to listen to our viewpoint that the armed struggle in Kashmir is not terrorism but a freedom struggle," the commander quoted a Pakistani official as saying.

Nuclear rivals Pakistan and India have begun peace talks on the Kashmir dispute, which has triggered two of their three wars.

Source: Pakistan wants Kashmir ceasefire by militants, jihadis in a fix

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Good news for IT sector: Thousands of new jobs

Jobs in India's booming software services sector are estimated to grow 23 per cent in the year to March 2004, as the sector benefits from outsourcing by global clients, an industry association said on Wednesday.



The showpiece sector, which includes high-end technology consulting, back-office and call centre work, is expected to employ some 813,500 people at the end of March, up from 661,000 a year ago, the National Association of Software and Services Companies said in its annual strategy report.

The number of jobs in India's information technology (IT) and back-office services sectors -- at the forefront of a drive to make the one billion people-strong nation a services powerhouse -- has multiplied five-fold over seven years, the report said.

Exports from the industry, whose main market is the United States, are forecast to rise between 26 and 28 per cent to around $12.0 billion, up from $9.5 billion in the previous year.

Read More:Good news for IT sector: Thousands of new jobs

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February 24, 2004

The coming decline of America

If there is one thing I am willing to bet my last (declining) dollar on, it is that American power has peaked. Economic power certainly has; and military power will follow.

A country's economic power depends on its competitive strengths, and two in particular: you either have to provide the rest of the world with resources that only you can provide; or you must offer a huge market for their exports.

On both counts, American strengths are on the ebb. Its huge current account deficit suggests that exporters are taking risks in selling their wares for dollars.

When it comes to providing resources, barring high technology and defence, the rest of the world offers better bargains. Broadly speaking, China offers better low -- and middle-level skilled labour, and India higher -- skill services.

The best tell-tale signs of America's decline are emotional ones: you can't hide angst and disappointment. These days one sees more whining than shining in the US.

Today's Americans are more likely to blame the whole world for their problems than themselves. When the world's sole hyperpower acts like a crybaby, something is amiss.

Read More: The coming decline of America

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Do not mistake a whine for what is the begining of an angry growl. We created the technology that enables your new found prosperity. We know who is responsible for the theft of ours and it isn't you. Make no mistake, Americas strength lies in its flexibility and the determination that can only grow in a population of diverse cultures from all over the world. The hands stirring the pot will leave you as they left us for cheaper labor when it matures. Watch the American and Indian VCs to see where your jobs will go within this decade.

Posted by Jim.


The 'spectacular success' of Indian Taliban

Imagine a sprawling slum housing some 2 lakh people and not a single television set.



In September last year, Cheetah Camp in suburban Trombay took to heart an edict issued by the local Muslim clergy and did away with the loudspeakers blaring Bollywood numbers at every wedding and festive occasion. Now, following the ‘‘spectacular success’’ of the existing ban, the talk in the narrow bylanes and street-corners is that the next to go will be the household telly.

‘‘Even the Ulema Council praised our September farmaan (edict),’’ says Abdul Jalil Khan, a highly influential member of the local clergy and one of those who issued the diktat.

Called ‘Sadar Saab’, Khan says 50-odd weddings have been conducted in Cheetah Camp since September, ‘‘without loudspeakers or fireworks’’.

Read More: The 'spectacular success' of Indian Taliban

What is this going to bring onto the Indian society as a whole? May be nor much effect, b'cos you can see too many variations in India. Well, unless this Talibanization of Indian Muslims become a widely accepted phenomenon, which I don't see going to happen. But its time for the liberal Muslim groups to wake up to the phenomenon and do something about it.

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India not yet shining: The Economist

India is not yet shining mainly due to widening fiscal deficit and unemployment, but if the present NDA Government succeeds in election, then the country should be better placed to take advantage of shining economic opportunity, according to The Economist magazine.

"Not yet," argues The Economist 'India Survey' that delved into India's current outlook, foreign policy, political and the economic situation.

The concern areas -- unemployment, widening fiscal deficit, under-investment, widening polarisation between the rich and poor parts of the country -- continue to drag the economy downwards, the survey said.

Source: The Hindu News Update Service

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February 23, 2004

Voting is a fundamental 'DUTY'

Voting during election is a fundamental 'DUTY', not a right, you read it right, its a fundamental duty of a citizen, do you know where? Its in IRAN, surprises, well I am also surprised to hear about this in NPR program today. Every citizens voting history(whether they participated in voting or not) is recorded and it is used as a criteria for jobs, education, promotions, etc.

What a concept, I really felt that this should be implemented in all democracies across the world so that more people will come forward and start voting instead of sitting at home and that will for sure make a huge difference to the nature of democracy.

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February 22, 2004

Conversions: Escape from high-caste Hindu intolerance

The process of driving away Dalits from Hindus began in the early eighties. In April 1981, the Indian Express broke the story that harassed by the police and upper caste Thevars 180 Dalit families have converted to Islam in the Meenakshipuram helmet in Tirunelveli district of Tamilnadu. The problem began with the murder of two higher caste Thevars in the nearby village of Mekkarai. The police picked up some Dalits suspects, keeping them in detention for more than a month. By espousing Islam the Meenakshipuram Dalits chose the escape from iniquitous Hindu social order.

Christian missionaries have also been working amongst the most deprived classes and the poorest regions. They offer education, health care and an escape from social oppression - a new religious identity where everybody is to be equal.

And what has been the Hindu response - destroy the churches, attack the nuns and burn Father Stains alive but never address the problem of social inequality - the root cause of Hindu conversions.

And now the Buddhist organisations are coming forward in Gujarat to challenge the Chief Minister Modi's vision of a vibrant Hinduism. On Sunday, September 5, Bhente Sanghapriya, the leader of Vishwa Baudha Sangh proudly displayed a legion of 6,000 newly converts.

One of them, Deveshwar Khatri, who had come from Bharuch said: "Dalits have no rights. I am embracing Buddhism because it treats all humans as equals.''

Hinduism has no hope as long as it hates its own people. Upper-caste intolerance of Dalits will inevitably result in the further fragmentation of Hindu society. And organised political forces are working on a strategy to exploit this incapacitating weakness of Hindu society.

What Hindus need today is not the VHPs' tunnel visioned, temple obsessed, narrow Hindutva but an intelligent, forward looking, magnanimous, all-embracing Hinduism - a broad church that respects its own people as well as the people of all religions.

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I have a troubling question for a long time. What will be the caste of a person who adopts/converts to Hinduism. Any answers?

If there is no answer to this, then Hinduism cannot grow in the long run and I believe that is the major reason why Hinduism is confined to India and to people who migrated from India. The rest are not Hindus at all even if they try to worship Hindu Gods, b'cos they don't have existance with out a caste being attached to them in Hindu society.

The irony is that almost 1/6th of the worlds population directly or indirectly follow hinduism and so it has sustained/is sustaining /will sustain even though it is fundamentally flawed by the discriminatory structure built into it. And the biggest irony is I say I am a Hindu, even though I hate the caste system to the core. I am not an ideal person, i am a sucker of the system too, should I call it struggle for existance, lol.

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Dravid named International Sports Personality of Year

Star batsman Rahul Dravid has won the Sony TV's International Sports Personality of the Year award for 2003.

Dravid edged out former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram and countryman Leander Paes to win the coveted award at a gala function at the Hilton Park Lane on Saturday night.

"This is a very deserving award and Dravid is one of the great all-timers," former England captain Mike Gatting said after receiving the award on Dravid's behalf.

Dravid is considered one of the most technically gifted batsmen in world cricket. The year 2003 was a fantastic year for him, one of the highlights being his 242 against Australia, which secured India a historic four-wicket victory in the second Test in Adelaide.

Former Pakistan all-rounder Asif Iqbal received the Lifetime Achievement Award.

Nine-year-old Sahil Agarwal, a budding cricketer, was adjudged Young sports personality of the year while 11-year-old Humzah Mahmood, an upcoming tennis star, was given the Junior Sports Personality of the Year award.

In the women's category, 17-year-old Athisha Lohendran, a rowing champion, got the Junior Sports Personality of the Year award.

Source: Dravid named International Sports Personality of Year - Sify.com

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It is a good news. Rahul Dravid is the only detemined cricketer in India

Posted by Bineesh Behanan.


dravid is a gret player im biggest fan of him

Posted by sweta.


Live A Life That Matters!

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Ready or not, some day it will all come to an end. There will be no more sunrises, no minutes, hours or days.

All the things you collected, whether treasured or forgotten, will pass to someone else.

Your wealth, fame and temporal power will shrivel to irrelevance. It will not matter what you owned or what you were owed.

Your grudges, resentments, frustrations, and jealousies will finally disappear. So, too, your hopes, ambitions, plans, and to-do lists will expire.

The wins and losses that once seemed so important will fade away.

It won't matter where you came from, or on what side of the tracks you lived, at the end. It won't matter whether you were beautiful or brilliant. Even your gender and skin color will be irrelevant.

So what will matter? How will the value of your days be measured?

What will matter is not what you bought, but what you built; not what you got, but what you gave.

What will matter is not your success, but your significance.

What will matter is not what you learned, but what you taught.

What will matter is every act of integrity, compassion, courage or sacrifice that enriched, empowered or encouraged others to emulate your example.

What will matter is not your competence, but your character.

What will matter is not how many people you knew, but how many will feel a lasting loss when you're gone.

What will matter is not your memories, but the memories that live in those who loved you.

What will matter is how long you will be remembered, by whom and for what.

Living a life that matters doesn't happen by accident. It's not a matter of circumstance but of choice.

Choose to live a life that matters.

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February 21, 2004

Sania wins first WTA title

Teen sensation Sania Mirza added one more feather to her cap by becoming the first Indian to win a WTA title when she paired with Lizel Huber of South Africa to win the Hyderabad Open doubles title at the LB stadium at Hyderabad on Saturday.

The Indo-African pair upset third seed Ting Li and Tian Tian Sun of China 7-6 (7/1), 6-4 to win a purse of US $ 6,500 and 95 ranking points. The runners-up went home richer by USD 3,475 and 67 points.

Playing in front of a highly supportive crowd, Sania and Huber raced to a 4-1 lead against the Chinese duo in the first set before they allowed their opponents to crawl back into the match with some unforced errors.

The Chinese pair levelled the score at 5-5 and then broke Sania's serve to take the lead.

However, Huber and Sania recovered very well to force the set into a tiebreaker and then rushed to a 7-1 verdict.

The 17-year-old, who won the Wimbeldon girls doubles championship last year, then grew in confidence and complementated the World no. 11, Huber, very well to take the second set and the title with ease.

"After winning the first set, I was confident of winning the match," Sania told reporters after winning the title.

The local lass, who will be preparing for the next months Standard 12 examination before the Feb Cup, said her stint with Italian coach Bob Brett had improved her game remarkably.

Commenting on the experience of playing alongside the South African, she said "Huber is a better player and joining her to win my first WTA title is a thrilling experience."

Huber was all praise for the local girl and said "she has improved a lot and can play even better."

Source:Sania wins first WTA title

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February 20, 2004

Fever Day

Today morning I woke up and felt really lot of body pains, and I woke up at almost 10 AM in the morning. I felt bad, promised myself that I will have to wake up early and again slept then again woke up at 12 in the afternoon and felt real weak, but had a meeting with Raja, so got up and washed face and went to Masala Wok and ate Chicken Fried Rice. I was feeling feverish even then. After eating started driving and thougt, damn it, I am going back and sleep. Came home took some medicine and slept. Again woke up in the evening and took some medicine slept and wokeup and am now talking to butterfly. I am kind of sweating and not sweating, singal of fever going and not going. I hope by tomorrow morning I will be ok. My heater is running at 80'F, first time my apartment is so hot, when it was 75, it was feeling cold, so had to increase it. Hopefully I will be alright by tomorrow morning. As my sis told, fever is good once in a year, I needed this fever I guess.

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Barcode Yourself

ramdhan_barcode.jpg

This is my barcode, get yours from Barcode Site

Now I am barcoded.

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Hey U, I see you are THE KING of Bollywood.......but what do yo think about coming to HOLLYWOOD....can you climb that "mountain".....don't get me wrong....your number ONE admirer here , well.. after your wife ;)

Posted by Anastasia.


Shahrukh Khan Fans

All Shahrukh Khan fans and butterfly girl, here you go there is a cool site by a Shahrukh Khan Fanatic REEMA, gosh she is one real fanatic for sure.

Check out the Shahrukh Khan fanatic site here

Gosh, i wish I have a fan/gf/wife like that ;-)

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hello shahrukh khan!

Posted by Aziz khan.


hi sharukh my name is naima iam ur fan but the only reson i think u wouldn't like me is bcu i am a muslim...............

Posted by naima.


I am foramI am big fan of yours.I think you are best.i want to meet you

Posted by foram.


hey shah rukh u r THE best actor eva i think u r awesome u hav very sensual eyes u can express a lot through dem ur movies just rock da world specially...... well all i hav given a msg in another sites too plz read dem n ya u r damn swt by heart i can say dat after hearing all ur interviews n all other celebrities talking abt u
n ya u r da best dad in da world ur kids sure r lucky i think aryan will grow up to look as cute as u but helooks a bit like gauri too evn suhana is very cute but we dont c her as much as aryan i m sure aryan will bcum an actor but is suhana also gonna enter bollywood? well plz mail me plz i think it was very swt of u to actually ans ur fan mail (i noe coz in da other site der is a msg saying dat u hav given some ismail guy ur no. ) dat was very swt well plz mail me plzplzplzplzpzlplz plz plz plz plz bye god bless u, ur fmly n frens bye
ps PLZ MAIL ME

Posted by akta.


hey shah rukh u r THE best actor eva i think u r awesome u hav very sensual eyes u can express a lot through dem ur movies just rock da world specially...... well all i hav given a msg in another sites too plz read dem n ya u r damn swt by heart i can say dat after hearing all ur interviews n all other celebrities talking abt u
n ya u r da best dad in da world ur kids sure r lucky i think aryan will grow up to look as cute as u but helooks a bit like gauri too evn suhana is very cute but we dont c her as much as aryan i m sure aryan will bcum an actor but is suhana also gonna enter bollywood? well plz mail me plz i think it was very swt of u to actually ans ur fan mail (i noe coz in da other site der is a msg saying dat u hav given some ismail guy ur no. ) dat was very swt well plz mail me plzplzplzplzpzlplz plz plz plz plz bye god bless u, ur fmly n frens bye
ps PLZ MAIL ME

Posted by akta.


hey srk plz mail me bya god bless u gudnite

Posted by akta.


hey shah rukh i noe u'll neva reply back coz u dont read all dis shit u hav bttr work to do well i thought u did coz u replied to a few ppl well i think dey were da licky ones nywayz i think u r THE best keep it up
if u eva read dis by ny luck plz mail me at akta_roolz@yahoo.co.in or at truteen_akta@hotmail.com i really really think u r THE best bye god bless u...... still waiting 4 ur reply................... gud nit

Posted by akta.


hi sallam .how are u.........?me name is Mazhar and i am from Pakistan and now i am from Dubai UAE Shahrukh is my Best friend and Favorit Actor .Ok Sharukh Take care Your self i will pray to mighty God that the days of happy cam inyour life every day and every moment ......Allah Hafiz....

Posted by Mazhar.


HI SHAHRUKH KHAN U R DA BEST ACTOR EVA I REALLY LOVE U ARE MA FAVE ACTOR EVA AND ALWAYS WILL BE SHAHRUKH KHAN 4 EVA
LOV NAZRINA
XXXXXX

Posted by nazrina.


words r not enough 4 u shahrukh...u r the best.

Posted by payal.


Hi Shahrukh,

My name is Kunzang Choden m 27 years old female from BHUTAN, the Land of Peaceful Dragon.

I watch almost all ur movies and U r my favourite actor among all bollywood actor.

I would be very happy if u response and drop atleast few lines.

My dream is to see with u in Person

regards,
KUNZANG CHODEN
BHUTAN

Posted by kunzang Choden.


you are great man

Posted by zrira.


hi shahrukh i miss you

Posted by nihal.


i love uuuuuu shahrukh khan

Posted by nihal mfarrej.


namaste kaise ho tum

Posted by nihal.


hi Shahrukh,love u so much,u r the gerat husband,actor & father,lots of love to u.

Posted by Sharvari.


I LOVE YOU DEAR,YOU R THE BEST IN THIS WORLD

Posted by Sharvari.


Hi! Shahrukh Here is your great fan Rajesh form Nepal ..... I wish to meet you.......

Posted by Rajesh.


hi!!!shahrukh,ur acting is best....bye

Posted by suhana.


hi shahrukh

I am fan of you. I want to see you

Posted by PUSH.


hey shahrukh hows u, my name is ritu i like u somewhat but i m not ur biggest fan,well my fav actor is aamir khan, the weak point abt ur acting is tht whichever role u do u look like shahrukh only, suppose u play a role of a king than u look like shahrukh khan, u dont seem like a king which is a weak point abt an actor now take manoj vajpayee he played d role of a king in zubeida, he acts exactly like a king tht we forget tht he is manoj neways who m i to tell but whtever i thought i told but u act well in simple roles & ur good at heart & good husband

Posted by ritu.


i like ur smile very much

Posted by ritu.


i loved ur acting in kuch kuch hota hai, kal ho na ho,baadshah, veer zara, k3g, ddlj but i hated in ashoka & paheli

Posted by ritu.


Hello Sharukh Khan, my name is masouda, Iam from afghanistan, Iam a big fun of urs and I always watch u r movies. I just want to say that u r the best actor and the good thing is that as I keep watching u r movies i learn how to speak hindi. anyways I wish u very best of luck in the future. Take Care, and I'll realy appreciate it if u reply me back,tnx

masouda from london

Posted by masouda.


hola q tal saludate eres la persona mas maravillosa del mundo te quiero mucho todas tus peliculas me gusta y las compro.eres la persona que mas admiro te amo.
sabes haces bonita pareja con kajol de verdad bueno te deseo lo mejor de la vida cuidate chau quien te ama tu fans enamorada rosario.

Posted by rosario.


Hi Shahrukh,
I am 40 years old, I live in the US, I am a big fan of yours. I want to meet you at least once. But I think it is not possible. There is only one way, it is after death. But only if you believe in Jesus, and accept Him as your personal saviour, you will go to the place I will go to after death. Can you do that for me? So I can meet you after death at least.

love you.

Lata

Posted by Lata.


Hi Shahrukh,
I am 40 years old, I live in the US, I am a big fan of yours. I want to meet you at least once. But I think it is not possible. There is only one way, it is after death. But only if you believe in Jesus, and accept Him as your personal saviour, you will go to the place I will go to after death. Can you do that for me? So I can meet you after death at least.

love you.

Lata

Posted by Lata.


hey i love you will you marry me please

Posted by Maria.


there is another day,
another way,
another pray,
another tear,
another fear;
another year,
anothersmile,
another mile;
but never ever another you.
miss you plz mile me plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Posted by raya.


HI SHAHRUKH THIS IS APARNA.I LIKE U A LOT. I'VE WATCHED ALL U'R FILMS. I'VE U'R UNLIMITED WALLPAPERS. IF POSSIBLE PLEASE PLEASE CAN U SEND ME U'R PERSONAL SITE ADDRESS? PLEASE!!

Posted by APARNA.


hi,

Reema,

any idea as to where can i catch up with SK in mumbai, cause i am going to be there next week and my sister is a fan of his…. if u can help me out with anything, it will be a big favor on me….

Regards,
Himansu

ps- u can mail me on rocder@gmail.com

Posted by Himansu.


Hai srk i like u very very much.i like to see ur movies i like the films KKHH, devdas,Kal ho na ho. i m a malayali here u have lots of fans we luv u

Posted by Riya.


Hi SHAHRUKH

Ente srk niyillateyen janmam pookkumo ninnodarenikkaradhana........ SAMJA.
O srk we don't like to see in bad Scenes in kaal the title song is good that can't see.

Posted by Riya.


Hi Shahrukh,
I hope the message reaches to u. Don't ignore by watching it's length. Anyways i wanted to point out about your 'Lux Advertise'

Don't u think it would have been more better that u were having a bath in a bathroom of black in colour because that is ur colour. And then may be the tub is filled with all red flowers with effects of yellow lights.

Second think u should not have dirctly endorsed the product. I personally did not like it. Instead u could have been in the advertise for the product by connecting it to your co-star's as most of all are Lux models. So something like lux models in the hit list of being Shahrukh Khan co-star.

I am not a professional and not at all connected with the advertising or any such kind of media. Just as a viewer and your well-wisher of course(don't like to be called as a fan) I thought of sharing it with u.

All the best for future and all good wishes for the rest of your life for all your family members and your friends, colleagues and anyone close to your heart.

If u wish u can contact me at my email address
guddi_rules@yahoo.com
I will be happy if u do so and it will confirm that the message has reached to u.

Posted by Khyati B. Shah.


HELLO KING KHAN THIS IS ME NIHAL IAM YOUR HUGE AND EXTREME FAN ALL OVER THE WORLD THAT U CAN EVER IMAGINE U ARE THE ONLY PERSON IN THIS WORLD WHOM I CAN GIVE UP ANYTHING FOR CUZ U ARE THE SWEEEEEEEEEEETEST...................................... THING AND THE MOOOOOOOOOOOST............................. (I REALLY CANT QUANTIFY) BEATIFUL THING THAT HAPPEN IN MY LIFE I CANT DO WITHOUT U SHAHRUKH EVERYTHING IN MY LIFE TELLS YOUR NAME U ARE THE BEST ACTOR IN THIS WORLD AND NO ONE CAN COMPARE WITH U WISH U TO PROGRESS MORE AND MORE I LOVE U SO MUCH AND ALL THE WORLD LOVE U NO WONDER CUZ U ARE A GREAT ACTOR AND HUMAN BEING U CHANGE MY LIFE SHAHRUKH KHAN BY YOUR MAGIC I REALLY DONT KNOW HOW MY LIFE WAS BE IF U ARE NOT IN IT U ARE SIMPLY ALL MY LIFE AND WORLD GOD BLESS U AND YOUR FAMILY

Posted by nihal.


hi shahrukh u r my fav . actor i saw ur every single movie and someday i just wanna meet u

Posted by faiz.


hai srk i like u very much. i saw ur every single movie. i think ur lucky becuse you r the BEST IN THIS WORLD.and u have green card to the next world.BTW don't forget THE NEXT WORLD!!!!!!cudaa...hafiz...

Posted by reshid.


Heyy Sharukh,
I want to be like u.Not only like cinema's character but also want 2 follow your real life character.I like your every style.

Posted by prabhat.


hey shahrukh bhai mai pak ki hoon mujai app bohut achai lagtai hain aap mujai apna emial id dai mai phir aap sai chatting akroon gi aor gori baji kaisi hain aor aap ak baita bohut pyara hain gori baji ko salam day na ok. mai class 8th mai parhti hoon acha.bye mujai mail zaroor karai ok khuda hafiz

Posted by rida.


hola, sabes me gustan mucho tuds peliculas y la acatuacion q haces en ella son facinantes suerte

Posted by cynthia.


hi i am aygun from azerbaycan I love you very much .if u saw this massage pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeease mail me

Posted by aygun.


kia yeh mails wakai he Sharukh khan kai paass jati hain.

Posted by kanzah.


Hi sharukh my name is maseera iam 24 yrs old hope u read my mail. I am ur fan from when i was 17 yrs old and have a great Ramadan if u know. Hope u like Muslims because u r a muslim am i right if iam u want to contact me hope u will but so here is my id maseera_khan6@hotmail.com and have a great eid and also wish on my birthday which is on November 2nd thanks if u did that and if u did that this is prove from u that u like muslims thanks and enjoy ur life takecare Allahafiz.

Posted by maseera.


salam alaykoum
I am imane from belgium.I am very fan to you.You are my best actor.In belgium everybody speak about you.I would like to see (perhaps inchaalah).I h