My CAN-I Thought Process!: July 2004 Archives

July 31, 2004

Participate in Google IPO

You have been thinking about participating in Google IPO and don't know how to do it, then click on Google IPO and register yourself and start bidding.

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July 30, 2004

Choose your look of Amercian President

Visit this link Build a better Bush, and have fun making the look of Bush better.

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Software Engineering or Art ?

For the last 3 days there is a discussion going on in the IT developers mailing lists in Dallas area, whether they can use their title as 'Software Engineer'. There is a lot of mailing going on back and forth and in one of them I came across a link which talks about engineering software, see the details @
Software engineering

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July 29, 2004

BMW beams in on Hyderabad

German luxury car manufacturer BMW seems to have homed in on Hyderabad as the destination to set up its Rs 1,000 crore automobile assembly plant in India.

A five-member senior BMW team, which came here on a two-day visit, to seek fresh assurances on the commitments on facilities and incentives offered by the previous government, has given concrete indications to the state industry department officials that were are no longer interested in setting up operations in Chennai.

The high-level BMW is understood to have dropped its plans to visit Chennai after listening to the assurances given by the political leadership in the state.

According to government officials, BMW is planning to set up the plant with an initial investment of Rs 500 crore and later upgrade the facility with another investment of another Rs 500 crore. The entire project is expected to take off in the next 24 months.

Besides giving fresh commitment on the facilities offered to the plant by the previous TDP regime under Chandrababu Naidu, the state officials led by the Industries minister Botsa Satyanarayana have welcomed new suggestions from the BMW representatives. The BMW team had first visited the state last year when Chandrababu Naidu was the chief minister.

State government sources told Business Standard that the state government had assured the BMW team that it would help the company representatives get all the necessary clearances pertaining to FDI and other formalities at the centre in the earliest possible time frame.

The fact that the Congress is in power at both the centre and in the state seem to have swung the BMW deal in favour of Andhra Pradesh. The car manufacturer had earlier seriously thought of setting up operations in Chennai, according to sources here.

Source: BMW beams in on Hyderabad

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looks like BMW is also going to chennai.. hyundai, ford, mitsubishi, TVS, Ashok leyland, BMW and may be, just may be volkswagen too may side in chennai

Posted by sathya.

Check out the latest news.

Posted by ASDF.

I think Chennai(our neighbouring city) is really the Detroit of India. Its turning out to be a fact.

Posted by Venky.

Now BMW has planned to set up assembling unit in Chennai, Hence other German major VW may also set up their production unit in Chennai.

Posted by Shoba.

Do you want to learn English ?

If you are looking to learn english, visit this link which got info about various websites that helps you get there.

See Link @ E M E R G I C . o r g: Comment on Learning English

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Google - A Black Swan

Rajesh Jain writes @ Business Standard

A Google happens once in many, many years. It is almost impossible to predict before hand that such a company will at some point of time in the future occupy a position of great power and influence over not just across its vertical but across the industry. Because, if we knew, we would do something about it. Competitors would seek to put roadblocks and hurdles, or failing that, try and possibly acquire it. Even otherwise helpful partners may think carefully if they realise they are going to help in building the next big behemoth. In other words, events and circumstances which lead to the creation of the once-in-a-lifetime companies are rare and almost unpredictable.

That is what makes Google a black swan.

Nassim Taleb, author of “Fooled by Randomness” and founder-chairman of Empirica LLC, a research laboratory and financial products trading house in New York, has this to say: “A black swan is an outlier, an event that lies beyond the realm of normal expectations. Most people expect all swans to be white because that's what their experience tells them; a black swan is by definition a surprise. Nevertheless, people tend to concoct explanations for them after the fact, which makes them appear more predictable, and less random, than they are.”

Read the whole article @ Of black swans and Google

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Here is the bill for your Riot

It started at the University College, Trivandrum, a once-reputed institution that has had the misfortune to have the A K Gopalan Center (a Marxist stronghold) come up right next to it. Today there is no difference between the cadres and normal students who have come to pursue an education. Any issue becomes an excuse to get into pitched battles with the police, and to cause wanton destruction.

Right next to the University College, alleged students led by the Marxist SFI attacked and set fire to a health department van, pelted stones at a phalanx of police in riot gear whom them held off for three hours, and torched a branch of the bank that had denied Rajni the loan. And they snarled traffic on a main arterial road for hours. The police fired teargas to get the rioters away.

This scene was repeated all over Kerala, and the toll in damage, injuries, overtime pay to police and the opportunity cost of their being on riot duty, destruction of public property, etc. would have gone into the tens of lakhs. Not to mention loss of business and hassle to the general public and travelers. Bankers are now complaining that the rioters are declaring open season on bank branches; and they are threatening to down shutters.

There is an intriguing question here. Who pays for all this?

The simple answer is: you, gentle reader. This is all coming out of your, that is the taxpayer's, pocket.

The next question is: Why shouldn't those who created the violence pay for it?

I agree: yes, they should be forced to pay for it.

There is an unfortunate culture in India that holds no respect for public property. I wonder if this is a post-Independence phenomenon, when a perverse sense of entitlement made people believe that since public goods were owned by everybody, they could be damaged: a sort of 'Tragedy of the Commons' phenomenon on a large scale. Don't people understand that by destroying public property, they are destroying their own property, now that the State is no longer a bloodsucking imperialist? Or is it still? That's another story, but let's assume that the State is relatively benign, for now.

In this context, I saw the interesting news that some court has ordered the BJP and the Shiv Sena to pay damages of Rs 20 lakhs each for agitations called by these organisations last year. I think this is an excellent idea. This has to become the norm, so that anyone who catalyses a riot-like situation is forced to pay the painful financial costs.

So, for instance, in Kerala, the SFI, DYFI, KSU and SUCI and the other alphabet-soup student organisations (I recollect only these four, I am sure the others are equally culpable of bad behaviour) should be hauled up before the court, the damages caused by their actions tallied up, and the bill presented to them. Oh, so they say they have no funds to pay? Well, then, their office-bearers can go to bankruptcy jail and enjoy rigorous imprisonment.

This is the sort of mechanism that has been put to great use in the US by such groups as the Southern Poverty Law Center. They have sued habitual offenders, such as the racist Ku Klux Klan, won large punitive judgments against them, and driven the offending groups to bankruptcy. If I remember right, the Ku Klux Klan was forced to actually sell its headquarters building.

This is a rare positive outcome in litigation-mad America. I think it was the Jewish Anti-Defamation League that started this trend of punitive litigation: if you say or do anti-Jewish things, you can expect the ADL to sue your pants off. This has a deterrent effect, and I hope the Hindu Americans are listening: the sundry enemies of Hinduism in America will behave themselves if there is the threat of hefty lawsuits and negative publicity.

Similarly, I hope civic-minded lawyers will come together to file public-interest litigation in India. If, for example, the trade union CITU is bankrupted and loses its assets in a court ordered auction because they instigated Rs 50 lakhs worth of damage to public property during a strike, then that would have a tremendous deterrent effect on future would-be strikers. They will behave themselves.

Read the whole story @ Welcome to rediff.com

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How to make your Entity Beans really perform well!

Debu Panda in his article @ TheServerSide.com - TSS - Optimizing CMP Entity Beans with Databases gives really good tips. The tips are broadly classified into the following.

1. Reduce Database operation
2. Tune Database/SQL Access
3. Caching in the middle-tier
4. Use Right Locking/Isolation Mode

Resources:
Discussion Thread here.
Open Souce Too: http://www.p6spy.com/

An excellent read for the J2EE techies.

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July 28, 2004

Roller Blading Joke

Well, i have been doing roller blading for a while and my coleagues know about that. Its been fun learning it, falling once in a while and get going, now I am kind of quite confident rolling without falling, still there is a lot more to learn.

Anyways, one of coleague sent this joke to me on roller blading, enjoy it

A cat died and went to heaven. God met her at the golden gate and said, "You have been a good cat all these years. Anything you want is yours for the asking." The cat thought for a moment and said, "All my life I lived on a farm and slept on wooden floors. I would like a nice fluffy pillow to sleep on." God said, "Say no more," and instantly the cat had a huge fluffy pillow.

A few days later, six mice were killed in an accident and they all went to heaven together. God met them at the gate to heaven with the same offer that he made the cat. The mice said, "Well, we have had to run all our lives from cats, dogs, and even people with brooms. If we could just have some little roller skates we would never have to run again." God answered, "It is done." All the mice had beautiful little roller skates.

About a week went by and God decided to check on the cat. He found her sound asleep on her fluffy pillow. God gently awakened the cat and asked, "Is everything OK? How have you been doing? Are you happy?" The cat replied, "Oh it is wonderful! I have never been so happy in my life. My pillow is fluffy and those little meals on wheels you have been sending over are delicious."

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July 27, 2004

Lessons For Entreprenuers

Via Rajesh Jain, here are excerpts of two articles on entreprenuerism.

12 Secrets to Success:

They have a sound knowledge of their marketplace.
They have a sound knowledge of their competition.
They have a sound knowledge of the financial dynamics of their companies.
They have a true understanding of the importance of cash flow.
They have internal loci of control.
They have inner confidence.
They plan and they execute their plans.
They inject reality into their attacks.
They hire smart.
They hit it hard.
They make it fun!
Maybe most important, They've got fires in their bellies.

Entrepreneurial Death Traps

50-50 Partnership death trap
Three musketeers' deathtrap
One or Two Customer Overreliance deathtrap.
"Mousetrap" Teams
Inadequate Pricing
Insufficient start-up capital
Failure to Look at the Downside
Failure to Look at Industry Norms
Lack of focus
Bringing on the Vulture
First Class from the Start
Inappropriate Distribution Path to Market
Emotional Litigation
Product Never "Ready" for Market
Low Barrier to Entry Growth Industry
Inadequate Market Research
Failure to Segment Market
No Reason for Customer to Change
Payback Can't Be Calculated
Failure to Admit a Mistake
Step Function Growth
Betting the Ranch
Ignoring the Handwriting on the Wall
Spiraling costs
Silliness phase

Very interesting read and points to be noted and for the record 'I AM THE ONE, I AM THE ONE'.

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July 26, 2004

HTs - Does Bihar Matter

Hindusthan times has a page dedicated to the situation in bihar @ What Ails Bihar? - HindustanTimes.com. The is a nice collection of articles about caste, crime, politics, day to day living and future (may be no future) of bihar.

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July 24, 2004

Whizkid from Kerala gets death threats

Nineteen-year-old Stephen Antony could never have thought that acquiring advance knowledge in IT would prove to be life threatening.

A graduation student in Kollam, Anthony has been put under police protection after he complained of receiving threats on telephone and through e-mails from unknown people who want him to develop a software to hack bank ATMs.

Anthony has been hooked on to computers since he was barely 10 years old. Although he has no formal qualifications in IT, Anthony has already won the Superior Coder of the Planet award in the US thrice.

The last one he received was this year for software Online Super Guest Register used worldwide by hotels.

Anthony has written 16 software codes used in various fields. The Kottayam-based Mahatma Gandhi University has used his expertise to update master's course syllabus.

Kollam superintendent of police S. Sreejith told IANS he was approached by the computer wizard with a complaint against unidentified people for making threatening telephone calls.

"We posted a batch of policemen for 10 days two months back at his residence and after that the threats over telephone and emails for developing a software to hack bank ATMs died down," he said.

"We have put his residence under surveillance to ensure that he doesn't face any problems. We are trying to identify the people who have asked Antony to develop the software for hacking ATMs."

While admitting that the number of threatening calls and e-mails has gone down after the police protection, Antony said he would continue his work in the IT field despite all odds.

"I am yet to make any money in this field. The only thing that I ask when called for meetings at clients' destinations is the reimbursement of my travel expenses," Anthony told IANS.

"For my needs I require Rs.2,000 every month and that is taken care of by my parents."

As a school going kid, Anthony cultivated his interest in IT through books. "Slowly I got interested in the field. I created my first website when I was in the eighth standard," he said.

Source: Police protection for computer wizard - Newindpress.com

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It's amazing that Our friends are making Histories i am realy proud of STEPHEN ANTONY...... May God bless him lot....... Let him get success to achieve his ambition....

Posted by Prashod.

Middleast <--> India - Connection

The Times of India has an interesting presentation on Why The Middle East can't do without Indians. Got very interesting statistics like.

• In Saudi Arabia, 20% of the expat population are Indians

• Expat workers account for 61% of the total workforce of Oman

• 60% of these workers are Indians

• 83% of Kuwait’s workforce are expats, of which 25% are Indians

• UAE has 93 per cent of its workforce from other countries – of which over 60% are Indians

The above statistics are just tip of the iceberg which will give a basic idea. Check the presentation for more details.

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Hi Ram. This is a great presentation. I grew up in Dubai and know for a fact that without the Indian population most of the buildings and infrastructure never could have been built. Thanks for posting this Ram.

Posted by Tanya.

Glad to hear that.

Posted by Ramdhan Yadav Kotamaraja.

Story Blog

Via Rajesh Jain, check out this StoryBlog where you can find stories by various people which you can use in presentations and things like that. Does this give you an idea of starting a Stories blog which can be updated by anyone.

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July 23, 2004

Check out Desi Spider Man

Check out Desi Spider Man here: Desi Spidey swings! - Newsmakers - The Times Of India

The first issue of the new comic strip, featuring a completely Indianised version of Spiderman, is all set to be released.

The new series is being published simultaneously in India by Gotham Comics and in the US by Marvel. "The Spiderman-India project will push the boundaries of traditional comic books," claims Gui Karyo, Marvel's president of publishing.

The desi Spiderman is being released in English, plus regional languages including Hindi, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam. The first issue is expected to have an initial print run of 3 lakh copies.

"The series totally reinvents the Spiderman legend by borrowing heavily from Indian mythology, and spinning a tale of good versus evil set in the Indian context," says Sharad Devarajan, CEO and president of Gotham Comics.

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Wonder who will play the deshi spiderman in the movie version?

Posted by Preetam Rai.

My Site on 123Greetings.com

Well, my site is linked on 123greetings - Independence Day (India) Related Web Sites

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join us, make new desi friends at http://www.desitwist.com

Desi Friends Online

join the Desi Forums Here

Site Map

Desi Web Directory - Add Your Link Free

Posted by Desi Girl.

Teen Talks Forum

Posted by Desi Girls.

thats great

Posted by Desi Magazine.

July 22, 2004

How to build a better News Site

Via Rajesh Jain, Checklist for Building the Ideal News Web Site

Design Issues:

The scroll-less home page
Get smarter about photos
Get smarter about ads
More multimedia

Content Issues

Where's the "Breaking News" page?
Blog, group, blog!
Reader, blog thyself
Wiki it
Add interactive, from-the-community content

Business Issues

Kindler, gentler registration
Develop local-search capabilities
Develop local-search capabilities

Publishing Strategies

Think (and link) outside yourself
RSS feeds -- lots of 'em
Take a cue from blogs: Permalink

Oh boy, this article is god sent, perfect one :D

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Want to Transfer H1B - Go back to India

Source: New visa norm to aid staff tracking: US

Under the new guideline, an employee has to come back to India and make fresh petition for applying for a new H-IB. In case, he/she is found wanting to establish the case for quitting earlier assignment mid-way and shifting to new job, the visa could also be denied.

Man this is going to be hell for the employees, they are going to get killed big time, they are already taken advantage of.

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July 21, 2004

Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

HBS Working Knowledge: Marketing: Your Customers: Use Them or Lose Them

Commerce Bank entered a mature industry where the overall level of customer satisfaction was "pretty low," Frei observed. The conventional wisdom for banks was that in order to grow they should offer the best rates of deposit or buy another company. Instead, she said, Commerce Bank offered the worst deposit rate in every single local market. It has never made an acquisition. Yet it is the fastest-growing bank in the country, she said. Reason: Commerce Bank decided to differentiate on service.

For starters, it offers seven-day branch banking, giving customers extra convenience. In addition, every branch includes so-called penny arcades, coin changing machines that are free for customers and non-customers.

"There are genuinely friendly employees," Frei continued. "The employees are friendlier in part because Commerce Bank only has four checking accounts; others may have forty checking accounts. So the bank can train employees on service, not on compliance."

Newspapers, coffee, coin machines, friendly staff—all of this costs money, Frei said. Commerce Bank pays for it by paying lower rates on deposits compared to the giant banks.

"Think about it," she told the group. "Would you trade half a percentage point on your account to have what is truly exceptional service?"

"Every company with the exception of maybe five loses money on auto insurance. They make up for that loss and make a little bit of profit by investing the pre-paid premiums. So they lose money on insurance but make up for it by investing premiums."

By contrast, she said, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company makes money on insurance and spends more on service in the provision of insurance than any other company, she said. They do it in two ways.

One, if a Progressive customer gets into a minor accident, he or she can phone the company from the scene and will be met by a member of its Immediate Response fleet. "It's not unusual for them to show up at the scene of an accident before the police do," said Frei. Fleet management is expensive; so is wireless technology. But in the end Immediate Response is a cost saver for Progressive. The staffer may write the customer a check on the spot and such quick assessments end up reducing lawyer fees. It also substantially reduces the potential for fraud, she said. "The Immediate Response fleet is their fraud buster."

A second Progressive service is called Comparison Quote, said Frei. If a potential customer logs on to the Web site, Progressive will give a quote for Progressive auto insurance as well as similar insurance from all their nearest competitors, she said. The quotes are accurate, Progressive's are lowest less than half the time, and if they are not the lowest then the customer usually goes elsewhere.

"So how does that make sense? What they're capitalizing on is that Progressive is better at data analysis than all of their competition. Comparison Quote is their clever service design that takes advantage of their data analysis superiority. They can get at the true 'riskiness' of a customer in a more refined way than anyone else can, so they know the true risk better than the competition," she said. If a potential customer is such an apparent risk that the quoted Progressive rate is higher than the competition's, Progressive is happy if that customer goes elsewhere to buy cheaper insurance. "They are happy to have the competition get those customers," said Frei.

At Intuit, customer service is excellent and the need for it is rare, she said. People answering the phone are part of the product development team and they are expected to talk with the engineers about the calls they receive. These employees are paid more than their counterparts in other companies.

"Intuit wants engineers who will design products that their mothers could use. Engineers who do whiz-bang things are not welcome at Intuit. Intuit's philosophy is to increase the customer willingness to pay via e-commerce; the other is take operational savings and wrap it up in a stealth kind of way in service features," she said. Intuit found a way to make customer service excellent by removing most of the need for it.

"If you think about companies you know, there are more on the customer-as-adversary than customer-as-advocate side," said Frei. She added, "If you win when your customers lose, then you're leaving the door open for someone else to come in and champion the customer."

I am trying to do the same thing, I want succeed in my efforts.

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OverStock.com

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At Overstock.com, you'll find a great selection on your favorite brands, all backed by the warranties and service you'd expect.

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BugMeNot.com

BugMeNot is one of those ideas that seem obvious in hindsight. Much like Mailinator, a site it works well in conjunction with, it helps to make your day to day web browsing easier and enhances your privacy.

The best description of the sites purpose comes from the sites own FAQ: "BugMeNot.com was created as a mechanism to quickly bypass the login of web sites that require compulsory registration and/or the collection of personal/demographic information (such as the New York Times)."

Every time someone uses one of these sites they set up an account (using Mailinator as an anonymous email box if needed) and then add it to the BugMeNot database. When you want to read registration required content you use either the bookmarklet, FireFox plugin or hopefully this one to retrieve the credentials from the database and save yourself from entering your own details and risking spam or the effort of setting up your own fake account.

This plugin was inspired by the FireFox BugMeNot addin written by Eric Hamiter. I really like the ideas behind th site and wanted an IE version.

The exe can be found here and a zipped version with (GPL'd) sourcecode and documentation can be found here.

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July 20, 2004

Talk about disruption

Via Acorn look @ thisRs 1 lakh car? Pak beats India

Pretty cool idea, this is the kind of disruptive thinking that is needed to redefine the markets and lifestyles. The picture and design though looks aweful, Just want to see how much this concept is going to be welcomed in the markets. Will this really be a replacement or upgradation to the 2 wheeler?

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Dear Pakistani friends,

In many sites and discussion forms you people are claiming Pakistan is way ahead of India. Entire world is saying this era is an era of China, Brazil, India and South Africa. Only two countries in this world not agreeing this (Why????) are Pakistan and Bangladesh. Here the discussion is about auto industry. Please check following links of Indian automobile companies. They are real manufacturers not assemblers. Please challenge this with proof.

Truck and car makers

http://www.tatamotors.com/
http://www.ashokleyland.com/home.jsp
http://www.eicherworld.com/home.aspx?id=1&mid=1
http://www.volvo.com/trucks/india-market/en-in/
http://www.marutiudyog.com/index.asp
http://www.hyundai.co.in/
www.india.ford.com/
http://www.hindmotor.com/
http://www.fiat-india.com/
http://company.monsterindia.com/dcin/
http://www.mercedes-benz.co.in/
http://www.gm.com/company/corp_info/global_operations/asia_pacific/indi.html
http://www.opel.co.in/action/home
http://www.toyotabharat.com/
http://www.mahindra.com/
http://www.hondacarindia.com/

Two wheeler makers

http://www.bajajauto.com/1024/index.asp
http://www.premjis.com/tvs/
http://www.herohonda.com/site/home/home.asp
http://www.premjis.com/lml/
http://www.honda2wheelersindia.com/

More details from http://www.siamindia.com/ so please don't fool .

Answer back with solid proof.

Posted by Indian.

Mumbai Lives in Peace.......

Even five years back, land grabbing, property disputes, music rights, film distribution, business dealings, smuggling—even government contracts and tenders—were controlled by Mumbai’s expatriate dons.

But phones don’t announce extortion calls any more. The guns have fallen silent too. Even police encounters are down to a trickle.

This is how it happened.

Read the story @ Who is afraid of the underworld now?

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Dalip Giant Singh - Indian WWF dude

India's answer to WWF has emerged in the form of Dalip 'Giant' Singh. Singh has exhibited his prowess and now is staking his claim to being the only Indian citizen to pursue this particular wrestling style actively.
Weighing ~~110~~410 pounds, and towering an inch over seven feet, this one-time roadside daily wager was brought into the sporting limelight by former Punjab director general of police M S Bhullar.

Dalip started off with athletics and then took up bodybuilding, but it was WWF that captivated him.

You could call him a monster of a man. Dalip is a sight to behold, one of the tallest men in wrestling history.

He has participated in over 250 tournaments so far in Japan, the United States and in Mexico and won about 200 matches.

Life started in Jalandhar when Dalip become a pro wrestler for All Pro Wrestling in the US, making his first appearance in October 2000, teaming up with Tonny Jones against the West Size Playaz 2000.

In August 2001, he was brought into New Japan by the Team 2000, Masahiri Chono and had won several tournaments here.

Dalip suffered his first loss in a tag match at the Tokyo Dome in January 2002. The 31-year old wrestler says that it was not easy for him to reach where he has today.

Source: WWF mania grips 'giant' Punjab cop - Sify.com

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Can somebody give me contact address/telephone no. of Mr. Dalip Singh (wrestler)?

Posted by Kunal Banerjee.

Come to Jalandhar, Punjab. You will find Dalip singh in a healthclub owned by TARA's Weight Training.

Posted by Nitin.

Dear Viewer
I am currently pursuing a career in studies but since childhood my passion has been bodybuilding I want to meet Dalip Singh and train with him at Tara Weight Training centre I am ready to give up my studies and everything else.Please send his contact to my e-mail id.

Posted by P.Ranganathan.

THere is a mistake on this page.Dalip Singh weighs 410 pounds and not 110 pounds as printed.

Posted by P.Ranganathan.

NAh man he will break all limits and achieve fame for Great INDIA,,,,,, wot i feel he will get same fame as GAMMA "pahalwaan" nd GULAAM "Pahalwan"....nd TIGER JEET SINGH nd ALI SINGH also the one DARA SINGH have achieve in thier life.
BEST OF LUCK

IT goona b freat joy for me if DILIP SINGH read al ths nd answer u will remember ths for whole life

Posted by sumeet joshi.

Yeah, I too am a great fan of Dalip Singh, giant bodybuilder/wrestler. I would love to meet him, and as a keen photographer at shows, maybe get some photos of the truly awesome man.
How can I contact him?
Perhaps someone who knows could e-mail me his contact details.
Thanks

Posted by neville giloi.

my name is shak khan and i am currently the mid heavy weight asian wrestling and streetfight champion of azad kashmir pakistan. ihave been dominating the uk wrestling scene for the last 15 years.my highlight of my career has been to fight in dubais desert challenge match against world champion marty jones.i have fought all over the world and will be touring pakistan in the near future to follow in the footsteps of fellow legend palwan ali shan.more info can be found at www.shakkhan.com i also run a wrestling school in england and am looking for asians to join my wrestling tours around the uk and overseas.

Posted by shak khan.

Is there a website with photos of Dalip Singh? Does he have a website?

Posted by Mark.

Hey Guys,

First of all,he is doing is Fake Wrestling. He is not doing Olympic free style or Greco roman wrestling. Dara Singh and Tiger Jeet Singh are all fake wrestlers. Dara Singh was never even a national champion. All the titles like Rustam E hind, etc are fake, given to each other by these fake wrestlers.

However Gamma was a real Indian Freestyle wrestler, But at that time there were no formal world championships and gamma got old for olympics( could not compete bcos of world wars)

The only india wrestler who did something was KD Jadhav from Maharashta, took 3rd at 1952 olympics and took 4th at 1948 olympics.

Mr P Ranganathan, you don't need to workout with a body builder to become a body builder. You can create your own path, Get in touch with a good coach, buy videos, books, read on internet . You can become a good body builder. But i would like to tell u , that is an amateur sport. Its hard to make it a professional sport. No money.

Posted by raghav.

Hey Guys,

However Gamma was a real Indian Freestyle wrestler, But at that time there were no formal world championships and gamma got old for olympics( could not compete bcos of world wars)

The only india wrestler who did something was KD Jadhav from Maharashta, took 3rd at 1952 olympics and took 4th at 1948 olympics.

Posted by raghav.

Please guys Giant Singh is just another Giant Gonzolas. For those who don't know who Giant Gonzolas is he was a wrestler who was a legit 7'7 300 pound guy but he couldn't speak a lick of english and is widely considered one of the worse wrestlers in pro wreslting history and Giant Singh is basiclaly the same thing

Posted by LT.

I don't get all these people saying the wrestling is fake. Sure the wrestlers go through motions to make sure they don't hurt one another, and yes the storylines are all scripted. But every single one of these wrestlers have paid their dues and it's not easy getting to a level of international exposure. These guys 'fight' night in, night out, and though they do help one another in the ring so that they don't kill one another, the moves they go through do STILL hurt a lot.

Tell Mick Foley (Mankind in WWE) that wrestling is fake when he fell over twenty feet on to a wrestling ring, or when his ear got caught in a turnbuckle and was ripped off.

Yes it is choreographed, but only for the sake of safety. Wrestling is still a painful sport regardless.

I don't watch it because all the scripted storylines are too melodramatic, but I respect these guys for the time, effort, and pain they have gone through to get to where they are.

If wrestling was fake, I would like to see the average person do what these guys do, whether they are average wrestlers (in comparison to the talent at the international level as opposed to average in your local gym). They don't get paid the money they do at the international level just to be an average person off the street.

Posted by Jas.

hi guys , come on , wwe is all fake...tht is a truth ..bitter fact, but please do give dalip singh the respect he deserves. He was a poor labour in 93 , AT 95 he became mr india , he has awesome awesome physique..No two opinions on tht. i respect u dalip from bottom of my heart .In his interview dalip told reporter " i m against violence" .tht is the limit of humbleness of a giant...way to go dalip. u r proud of india..

Posted by sony ghumman.

I just saw Dalip Singh in "The Longest Yard" and he was so huge I had to look him up and find out about him. The only thing is I can't find any pictures.. Anybody help on that?

Posted by Fugi-La.

This guy Dalip is about to become famous in the US.

The movie "The longest Yard" is going to be huge for his career.

Posted by Fitz.

pictures of the great man can be seen at the imdb (imdb.com) just click on 'other pictures' below the empty slot where his picture isnt. (thats right...no picture on front page...must search for them)

Posted by jon l.

Dalip Singh Rocks. He is soo big and he must of really done a lot of hard work to be where he is now.He is soo big in Longest yard

Posted by Nakey Bains.

Dalip Singh Is a beast. He is absolutly huge. He mayb 410 pounds but that is all muscle and He can kik the shyt outta any1

Posted by Arsh B.

Why is Dalip Singh Not in the WWE right now?

Posted by Nick Bains.

dear sir,
i think iam giving second time information to you that dont give false information to any body regarding dalip. if you want real information regarding dalip plz contact or mail me iam the secy. of dalip if you want call me on cell 09814453353. ill help you even that ill give you chance to talk with dalip.

Posted by pradeep.

Dalip really inspires me. If he could go from an average guy to a pro wrestler then thats good enough for me. He made me laugh so hard in the longest yard and to all of you who think hes just another macho man fake wrestler, take a look at yourselves. Hes done something amazing with his life, you dont have room to talk.

Posted by jenna.

Dalip singh SHOULD become big in the US- he is a role model for many people out there and he should take advantage of that.

Posted by m. singh.

DALIP SINGH WILL BE A FORCE TO RECKON WITH. I MEAN THAT IF WWE GETS HIM HE COULD BE THE NEXT BIG SHOW OR SID VICIOUS OR EVEN KANE. HE IS A TRUE INDIAN. INDIA ROCKS.

Posted by deepak gupta.

hey Dalip
I think that you should join wwe coz mant people in india watch wwe and you should make our country proud by becoming the world heavyweight champion and you can easily do it.So please join wwe

Posted by Elias.

i am a arun chandel from delhi in taekwondo in black belt i am a junier player

Posted by Arun Chandel.

HI this SUkhpal from the usa chicago i just wanna say good luck to huge buildup dilip singh and all the guy s who s askin to meet and all that its simple just work out 6 7 tiems week 2 3 hours a day take good suppelments eat good eat high protien ia m huge muscular guy and i am only 18 if u want to reach ur goal let me tell u sumthin email me all give u all the information andi will give u my number as well i know all the guys out their wanan look muscular but the thing u got bussss ur ass in the gym take high amount of prootiennn eat 5 to 7 meals per day thats all u need need good rest as well ok thats it for now i got alots of email from guys iam ready to help them ok
satsriakal

Posted by Sukhpal Dhillon.

forgot to give u my email its www.CUTEBOYUSA18@yahoo.com or Harmanjatt2k@yahoo.com ok take care

Posted by Sukhpal Dhillon.

hii my name is sameer and i need some from u

Posted by sameer.

People that think Dalip singh is just a buildup are stupid. And that one guy that was talking about the 7'7 300 pound guy think about it, dalip is 7'2 and 400+ pounds. C the difference genius. And he shouldnt be in wwe cuz its all fake and scripted and the person who will become the champ is decideed by the CEO. He should become a wrestler or something. And sukhpal stop with all u need is protein. To much protein is bad for u, and working out for 2-3hrs a day for 5-6 days a week is horrible for your bodies. You need rest for your muscles to grow. If you keep stressing ur muscles, it wont make u big unless u have some time off to be relaxed. How big can u be dhillon, im pretty sure u aint 400pounds or anywhere close. So keep ur tips to urself. U can find lots of info on the net and it will tell you that what u need is only 3-4days a week. OR JUST Take JUICE. LOL

Posted by someone3.

dahlip sinhg can make his own mind up fuck that WWE crap UFC and Strongest man hollywood Movies thats where its at

Posted by kris.

Dilip Singh should cash in on his big Hollywood hit and go for more movie roles and get paid!

Posted by Sim.

hi this is sonu from jalandhar, first of all i would like to say that the things JAS said are true, WRESTLING ISN'T FAKE, the thing wwe(world wrestling entertainment) does is make a storyline to keep it entertaining also. if it wasn't that then who can ever beat a guy like big show hahaha, so they have ta make a storyline for their and fans sake, coz if they dont make storyline who would come ta see wrestling.
dilip singh was a very normal person before M.S BHULLAR learnt abt him and thought for his well being. so first M.S BHULLAR is to be thanked for what dilip singh is today, it wasn,t a easy go for dilip singh, coz he was very weak then imagine 7'2" and only 110 pounds, he looked like a cane, but he got to his diet, exercise and training. IT WAS NOT A CHILD'S PLAY. so i respect him very much and wish him best of luck in what ever he does in future. i never got to meet him in person but my friends did meet him and looked like toys in front of the MASSIVE GIANT SINGH

Posted by sonu aujla.

i think dalip singh is beautiful! he profession that he chooses in life is really up to him, not to be judged by any one else! what he's doing is great and should keep it up! i love his physic! this is coming from a african american1

Posted by yana shelby.

All you creeps who cannot appreciate the hard work, dedication and subsequent achievements of a humble and great person like Dalip Singh can take a hike and get a life!I saw the movie and believe me, this guy is just AWESOME!Fake or whatever, WWF wrestlers are hard working athletes who endure and take a lot of pain and I respect them for what they are and what they do, though I am not a wrestling fan.I also think that there are big things waiting to happen for Dalip and he shouldnt waste time on wrestling..instead he should find a sponsor,get an agent and audition for roles in Hollywood.Finally somebody is making waves in Hollywood so lets be a part of that..its a proud moment for our country so lets bask in the sunshine.My wishes and respect to the big man...am a great admirer and fan and will always be.People who think otherwise, can mail me..I will reincarnate them.I love everybody who's taken time to put in their good words of admiration for the man.Cheers!

Posted by Amit Gungune.

Dalip Singh,to me, is a new rising star. In whatever field he chooses. I would like to see more of him in movies. He has great physical strength, but his eyes have an intensity that will take him far in the movies.I wish the best to Dalip Singh and hope to meet him some day in the futre.

Posted by Barbara.

Hey guys, I first heard about Dalip Singh back in 1999. That time he had got some position for himself. I met one of his childhood friend in the train. The description he gave was unbelievable. I couldn't resist but went with him to see the giant. He was not big, boy, he was huge. His buddy told me that he was one of many siblings in a poor family. He was a school drop out and started working as a stone breaker. He was hungry all the time so he joined a dhaba as a waiter. He used to eat all the left out food there. Once the Punjab Police chief M S Bhullar saw him and he quickly offered him a peltry job in police. There he got the opportuninity of becoming an athlete. He was a very fast runner, a good gyminast and a good thrower. But finally he took to body building. And thats how he is where he is today. Secret... his close frnd told me his penis is 18" long.

Posted by Avinash.

I also became aware of Dalip when I saw The Longest Yard, he is truelly amazing. I was first impressed with his size, then I read his bio and gained a huge amount of respect for him as a person. It would be great to see him make it big, joining WWE would be nice, but we'll all have to wait and see what happens. Whatever makes him happy is what's truelly important, right?
For those who feel the need to bash WWE for being "fake", nobody in their right mind believes that those people actually beat the hell out of each other with the intent of causing injury, but it really isn't fake. They are entertainers (hence WWE = World Wrestling ENTERTAINMENT) who are there to put on a show. There are some real conflicts at times, such as the Matt Hardy vs. Edge over Lita storyline. If you ever watched Tough Enough, you would see that the performers have to endure intense training and conditioning to be able to do what they do. Do you watch a movie and scoff at the stunts while stating "That wasn't real"? No, of course not, you know it isn't real, but it was still entertaining to you. I have seen some disturbing videos of wrestling mishaps (one shows a guy's leg literally snapping at the shin while landing after a turnbuckle jump), which proves that wrestling is just as real is it is intended to be believed. If we were supposed to believe that it's all real, it would be more convincing, don't you think? So rather than bashing WWE to go play your poorly designed video games that somehow seem more real to you, show some respect to the men and women who put their bodies and lives on the line every day for our entertainment, whether you watch it or not...because if it's so fake, why aren't you out there with them making an "easy" buck?

Posted by Dusty.

I truly believe that it takes a great man to pursue the passion from his dream.I support you and your efforts 100%.I think you are great.Keep that agressive look.It really works for you.I am sure you get this all the time...yet should you ever need a friend.I am here.

Yours Truly,
Andiee

Posted by Andiee.

I have read as much material on this wonderful man and his career. I was most intrigued with his gentle and sweet character on the Longest Yard, which appeared to bring together a great mixture of talent and humor. I would love to opportunity to no more and possibly one day meet this gentle spirit who has in some way intrigued me as well.

Tina/Atlanta

Posted by Tina Zaakkaheildevachetia.

Hi Everyone!

I'm such a big fan of Mr. Singh. Saw the "The Longest Yard" and like you all said, it was awesome and wouldn't be the same without Mr. Singh.
I'm not going to tell him what to do but if wants to join WWE, he wouldn't be making a bad choice.
I know there is a whole big thing about WWE being fake. I don't know if it is or isn't but come on! Everything else on TV is fake (except reality TV). A lot of the shows we watch are fake so it doesn't matter if WWE is fake or not because so is a lot other things on TV.
That's my say but we are all entitled to our own opinions!

For those of you who want pictures of him, go to this website:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1724637/photogallery

Take care all!
Cube

Posted by Cube.

Does anyone have a fan mail address for Mr. Singh?

Amanda

Posted by Amanda.

Dalip looks like he has being using too much growth hormone.....

Posted by d.

Dalip hasn't been signed to wrestle because he killed a guy in the ring in APW. Roland just got sued over it though the accident wasn't all Singh's fault.

Posted by sider.

Dilip Singh is massive, and deserves all he is getting. For all those that say wrestling is fake, I'd like to see you do that day in and day out, on the road most of the year, not being able to see your family much at all. I'd just like to see you do it and make the so-called easy money. There's a reason why there are loads of indy wrestlers who can't get in the WWE, because you need talent.

Also, DUsty the person that broke his leg jumping off the turnbuckles was Sid Vicous,l he was facing Scott Steiner that night. :p

Posted by CBM.

Hey,does anyone know, how to get in contact with Dalip Singh? You know address, e-mail, etc... Does anyone know what's he up to now?

Posted by Barbara.

Hey'dudes i do not know about this guy but if he is an Indian i do respect him .But wwe is not fake can a guy stand there jumping from ladders,cages,etc... if you can why didn't you take a job like this where you are paid for ypur blood. I can tell you that in 2011 you will see an Indian face in wwe beating some one in a blood bath match.That time not only the India but whole world will understand what's real wrestling.

Posted by Anubhaw Shukla.

I am Sahil Mehta and I am related to Dr. Randhir (Dalip's coach). I am related to him because my dad is Dr. Randhir's cousin. Dr. Randhir is probably the best coach in all of India and owns 5-6 gyms only in Punjab. The gyms all begin with Tara (after his dad's name). Dr. Randhir himself was Mr. Universe and made my other 2 uncles Mr. Punjab. One of them was in "Punjab Times". His name is Parvesh Kumar. If you want to contact Dr. Randhir and see Dalip Singh or associate however you like, please email me. Also www.bodybuildingindia.com is the OFFICIAL website of Dr. Randhir and at the very bottom of the page is the address of his gyms' and his email and phone. I live in Australia however when I go to India I see them all the time and workout myself there. The gyms are one of the best you can get. The one at Jalandhar is where Dalip Singh trains.

Posted by Sahil Mehta.

WWE type wreslting is fake, scripted and based on story line. The acrobatics are real, however very few od the wrestlers have good talent. Mostly they are big, muscular like bodybuilders.
Surely they have worked hard to get to this level, but the point is that this is NOT REAL.

Even guys in circus have more talent than them.

They don't have a chance against UFC fighters or Olympic wrestlers.

Kurt Angle who has joined WWE , was an 1996 olympic gold medalist wrestler. There is no other olympic wrestler in wwe except him.

Dalip Singh is a nice person, who started from body buidling, then migrated to Rassling(Pro-wresrtling).

He plan to join WWE around april 2006 and has a one year contract with them. His problem is that he does not know ho to speak fluent english,which is very important in WWE.

Posted by solidman.

if somebody is giving good advice, it should be appreciated.

You dont have to be an extremely good player in order to become a good coach. As an example Coach of the greatest olympic wrestler in the world alexander kareline of russia , was not even a national champion. But under his guidance kareline won 3 olympic gold medals,9 world championships,11 europeans championship and one olympic silver medal.

He was only defeated once in his career.

Proteins are good for body, at least 25% of the food source should be from proteins. it want to bulk up, your protein intake should be 40 percent.

Too much protein as said by one of the person is bad.

Posted by solidman.

I wanna be a pro-wreslter & it's my dream. Chk my site here www.indian-wrestler.cjb.net
www.boyzone100in.4t.com

I m looking for some Sopnsor-ship.If any buddy know about that then ple let me know. It's my dram to become a pro-wrestler.

Posted by Ayush.

dalip singh is great. maybe in feature there will be tall strong huge punjabi like dalip singh maybe.. not sure dalip singh will remembered forever//

Posted by jassa.

It's intersting to read all of the posts about this great athlete. I admire him also, he's truely overcome obstacles in life which we should be grateful to God we didn't face. From different sources, I've heard that he will working in next Superman movie along with Hrithik. Speaking of Hrithik, another Punjabi Sher is currently shooting with Sly in Rambo 4 movie, playing adopted son of Rambo. This movie is war against Terrorism. In this movie, you'll also see Amitabh Bachchan. Hrithik will be the Angry Young Man of the new era for both Hollywood and Bollywood. He will carry on the persona of Amitabh which made him a revolution as you know from 70s-90s. Badboy/playa Salman's movie (Marigold-Adventures in India) is scheduled to realease soon. So you see from 2006 how Indians will penetrate deep into Hollywood and be successful. Its gonna get pretty exciting in 2006.

Posted by Punjabi Babbar Sher.

Hello everybuddy,
As i see everybuddy taling about Wrestling. And i want to tell everybuddy that wrestling is not fake at all. If you don't beleive then go inside the ring & wrestler on time with any wrestler & then u will find what the truth is. Well it's my dream to become a wrestler & this year my study will be finish & then i will move to USA soon (for getting wrestling trainig). But now i m looking for sponsorship. For more info about sponsorship ple visit at: http://blog.myspace.com/6341821

Also take a look to my site at: www.indian-wrestler.cjb.net & ple try to forward this web-site add to ur frds & relative (that will help me to get sponsorship). And don't forget to leave comment on my guest book.
**Help me & Help Future of Indian Wrestler**

Posted by Future of Indian Wrestler.

Wrestling is fake. Doesnt mean it is bad.Then movies and TV shows are bad. Its called entertainment. Deal with it.

Posted by kristenfreakingmeza.

I met Dalip singh 7-8 years ago when i was in 11th std..He came as a group of bodybuilders from punjab where mr. degra was also scheduled to come but haven't.. Although he is acromegalic, he looks impressive...He started bodybulding when in Punjab Police and was one of the main proteges of Tara's Health Care Systems.....

In tara's they mentioned his stats as :
7 feet
64" chest, Biceps = 21.5"
164 kgs (which adds to 362lbs)...

He was actually stated
as being 6' 11 1/2"
and 357 lbs by Muscle Magazine of US...

He is basically from Himachal Pradesh....
DGP Mahal Singh Bhullar brought under spotlight...

In the first days of bodybuilding was 275lbs(125kg) in weight...

Went to All Pro Wrestling(California based independent wrestling council)

and then to New Japan Pro Wrestling(NJPW) where he was a part of the team of giants with Giant Silva..and was with Japanese Legend Mashiro Chono..

There first they published him as 7'3 and 408
and later 7'7 and 500+ lbs...

These figures are surely exaggerated .
A more real weight as realized by many wrestling critics is 360 to 380 lbs and height of 7'0"(if he's growing)....

Although he would be a big draw in WWE provided he has good mic skills(in the 'Longest Yard' he didn't seem upto par with the dialogues but looked intimidating in the lockup), but may do great without talking....

Maybe he will work as an enforcer with any heel stable or may be henchman to Mr. McMahon and then gain fan favourability..but all requires good mic skills....

a good way to get gold early is to team him with the giants like Kane, Big Show...

He sure has to make impact in the first contract that he gets. he may stay if impresses but will be gone if blows it....

Posted by WitchKing.

Its good that Dalip Singh will be making big in WWE. Well, language is a lil challenge but even Yokuzuna couldnt speak english but he was an extarordinary athlete.

Its hight time Dalip makes his WWE debut. I am sure he would not dissapoint with the kind of size and muscularity he has. Hats off to him

Ashish

Posted by ashish.

i met dalip twice as i was working at walmart supercenter in mcdounough georgia in feb of 2006 he was shopping with his wife and two other people buying groc.he was he staying in locust grove ga,for a week for a wrestling match he was very kind but his wife was a little rude she didnt like people talking to him

Posted by d.

he is only a man and in the black neighbour hood every 2 man is like him and there is only 1 like him in hole india soo forget it... he is not wise and we need wise people and not people that think its smart to have a big arm..

Posted by ganesh.

He killed someone you fucktards.

Posted by bane.

He killed someone you fucktards.

Posted by bane.

Dalip Singh has just joined the WWE and been renamed THE GREAT KHALI.He has a bright future ahead of him. Yes wrestling is scripted choreographed entertainment, but the athleticism and hard work is all real. Try working their schedule and you might quit out of fustration. Dalip Singh is set to be a phenomenon in the wrestling buisness not just because of his size, but his determined attitude to suceed. Anyone who looks down at pro wrestling needs to becomed informed wrestling is called sports entertainment. now if they call it FAKE they need to grow up and learn to respect what these athletes are able to do. Dalip Singh will become a huge star. Thats my promise.

Posted by Dannyboy.

This guy is fuckin huge. His diet is 6 chickens, 2 dozen eggs, 1 gallon more along with other stuff everyday. Anybody who talks shit about him your just jelous and you can go fuckin lick yourself you fuckin homos. I would like to see you talk shit to his face you fuckin losers.

Posted by Sukha.

i admire dalip singh going into the wwe, i hope he is there for more then 3 month before he gets axed, that will be a great shame this all depands on the wwe story line, my hat off to this man!!!
its about fucking time we had asian's in the media from big sing ( mr efb bodybuliding champ 1985 london and still going strong 5ft 5inch 100kg the beast

Posted by big singh.

He's a terrorist just like all you towel heads. Go hump a camel.

Posted by Ali Baba.

dear sir,
could u can tell me that how could i can become a pro wrestler as i am a diostrict judo champion and as well as a freestyle wrestler.

Posted by ratul.

first of all my best wishes to Dalip singhji.
I really hope that he stays in WWE for a long time and has a great run there.

This might get more people interested in taking up this sport.

Posted by pradude.

hello i am very glad singh has debuted in the wwe as the great khali dear sir, i was wondering if there is anyway i could be able to see dalips whole training program and diet?

Posted by Erik.

hello i am very glad singh has debuted in the wwe as the great khali dear sir, i was wondering if there is anyway i could be able to see dalips whole training program and diet?

Posted by Erik.

i had a chance to see dalip once at his in'laws relatives at khanna.that's destiny my friend's that has brought him from no one to giant one.

Posted by dee.

I don't think WWE will let Singh make it big within the business. Vince and his pack are the one of the biggest racists ever lived. Imagine an Indian holding a WWE Title. That wouldn't sell good in the Us market. Gone were the days when the likes of Iron Sheikh were tolerated. Today it's the era of the green bucks and sure the racist vince won't do anything to displease the American people. I am sure Dalip will just be dragged along as a heel and capitalized until his contract expires.Imagine him being marketed as from the jungles of Punjab. Bull shit, this is the american stereotyped view of India filled with only jungles, tigers, snake charmers etc. still trying to be marketed as they were in Indiana Jones era. Look what happened to Muhammad Hassan, He was a great talent no doubt but the jerk Vince would only utilize him as much the tremors of The Iraq war had it's effect. America doesn't even respect it's own citizens. Daivari and Hassan speaks as fluent an english as any other normal american. But all they are made to speak are jibberish and we have a bunch of zombie crowds chanting "USA USA" for apparently no logical reason at all. Instead of promoting the message of globalization and peace with it's advantage of wide media coverage and huge viewership, WWE is sadly promoting racism where the normal athelete is catgorized as an irish, american,arabic, indian etc. With this scenario going on, we can jsut hope that singh will succeed in winning the hearts of few with his talent and forfeit the dream of he ever becoming a WWE champion. Coz ultimately it's business as usual.

Posted by Vipin.

The idiot can't wrestle, and he's killed a guy. This is pathetic. Demote the fool. Don't push him. Push the likes of Paul London, Finlay, Kendrick, even Mizanin. What's this scoundrel murderer doing in the main event.

Posted by Khali means empty.

Right said Vipin, very right.

Posted by Siddharth.

Unfortunately, I see Vipin's point...everyone knows Vince is a prick. I just hope that it doesn't go that way. Dalip could dominate if given the opportunity. As far as him killing someone- I don't know if I really belive that, where do you get your information from? Everything else I have read about him describes him as gentle with a wonderful personality. I was extremely excited when I first saw him on WWE because I was waiting for it to happen, but also because I noticed one thing: HE'S GOTTEN BIGGER! No matter what happens, it's going to be interesting. And for the idiots still talking shit about how wrestling is fake...I want to see every one of you try to do what these men and women do for ONE WEEK, and if you don't run home crying to Mommy, then you can talk shit.

Posted by Dusty.

What your problem everybuddy.he does't kill someone that's accident.as i see everybuddy taling about wrestling .and i want to tell everybuddy that's wrestling is not fake at all.
if you don't beleive then go inside the ring's wrestling on time with any wrestler then u will find what the truth is . he is wonderful man.he have a hard work.i love his wrestling he's punjabi babar shar. i wish you and best of luck great khali will become a huge star. that's my promise everybuddy.

Posted by harpinder.

Virpin -

Panties in a bunch, ehh? I hope you don't take all satire on its face, that just couldn't be good for your health.

Fact is pro wrestling is scripted melodrama. That's what sells. It's a soap opera marketted to guys. So you better believe the characters and backstories are exaggerated to the Nth degree - that's what sells. Your racism concerns are all over the place - is McMahon the root of the problem? The people in bookings? Americans? Pro Wrestling fans? It's real easy to accuse the whole industry of racism, but to do so you have to ignore the positives.

Or during Mohammad Hassan's run, and the "idiotic USA USA chants" - were you paying attention to any of the storyline? Do you remember the point of view taken by the announcers, then? That he was free to hold whatever opinion he did, and say what he wanted, but that nobody was forcing him to be a part of the system?

Hassan was scripted as an anti-American muslim because it was a cheap way to tug at the audience's passions in light of the terrorism war. But it raised some real issues. How many Indians haven't been harassed due to profiling since 9/11? I don't particularly enjoy having to drop trou when I fly - and the idiotic ramblings Hassan was made to represent at least brought such stories the public attention they deserve. Sure, Hassan was made to play a character that was too over the top in his protestations of unjust profiling, but that storyline at least made people stop and think about how profiling really does occur - and to what extent it's acceptible.

Sure, historically a lot of minorities get their breaks playing heels. Iron Sheik when the Iranian Revolution occurred. Nikolai Volkov at the height of the Reagan-era Cold War. But at least that opposing viewpoint was presented to the American fans. Most had the common sense to realize that it was presented in an exaggerated form - just part of the overall "over-the-top-ness" that permeates WWE culture. That's what made it entertaining.

But even when Hassan was an "American-hating-villain", every time an announcer or commentator would criticize him it was always with the caveat that people shouldn't believe all Muslims and Middle Easterners thought like Hassan supposedly did. Maybe it's just me, but I thought the tolerance message was very well handled. It's safe to just take explosive, divisive issues and sweep them under the rug. Much like South Park, the WWE uses the opposite approach - taking the most extreme ends of the conflict and shoving them in the audience's faces in as extreme a manner as possible.

It's easy to look at how Hassan was portrayed, or how Khali's "backstory" refers to chasing tigers, and accuse the WWE of being racist. Hell, forgetting that khali means "empty", my first thought when I heard his name was to think it was a misspelled reference to Kali. After all, who doesn't remember Amrish Puri's haunting "Kalima!" cry in Temple of Doom? Sure, Indians - like the majority of minorities portrayed in WWE - are presented in a very caricaturesque fashion. But does this really make the bookmakers racist? For me the real inquiry is to whether or not there's a racist message being presented. I just don't see one here. The guy's just freakishly large. Portraying him as a wild beast from the jungles of India seems more likely to add to his characters mystique than to portray Indians as savages.

Regardless of the subjective motives we can read into WWE storylines, the facts are much harder to argue with. The WWE has toured India. Their talent has visited hospitals, fed the homeless, held and posed with the children etc, etc. Seeing some of that brought a tear to my eye. So what if McMahon's the biggest prick on earth?

Posted by Your Missing Funnybone.

The Great Khali is f*ck'n huge!!!, I heard he killed another wrestler doing an improper powerbomb....that's bad ass!!! wrestling isnt as fake after all!..I guess "Indians are prrretty happie , my friend" LOL..k then peace out

Posted by The Ram.

the great khali very great man. great khali you doing very 2 well.keep going. all the india very proud of you. india di shaan. your my hero.

Posted by sahil.

Being a hard-core Pro-Wrestling fan (like many of you) for over a decade it is not unnatural that I get excited to see a new entrant...Being an Indian (like most of the writers in this section) it is even more natural for me to get really excited to see a fellow Indian make a mark in the Pro-Wrestling world by joining the biggest of all the leagues - the WWE. But the biggest reason for me to get excited about Dalip Singh entering the WWE is - knowing the giant himself, being a co-competitor in the Mr. India Tournament when it was held in Hyderabad. That was when I met him first and after I came to my senses (after all I don't see a seven footer everyday!) I got to know about his journey to the top (which, everybody knows by now)..where he started and where he is now. He was a true inspiration for the rest of the bodybuilders that time.

We did not really think that he would live beyond his 30's, as he was almost un-human and there were rumors (just rumors) that he was on steroids! Now, really glad to see him going strong (not in his prime shape though).

Coming back to his run in the WWE - I am some how not convinced that WWE will keep him on board for long. There are too many examples which can be cited and compared with that of Singh...Giant Gonzales, Giant Silva and many other short-lived heels who came and left the WWE. I personally feel that first of all, it is very difficult to sell the characters (gimmicks) such as the ones cited above for a long time consistently, unless the artists/athletes/players are exceptionally talented.. be it their agility or athletic ability or verbal ability. If Khali (surely a miss-spelt Kali - which is NOT empty) is to be a long lived success story in WWE, the creative dept. has to work really hard..not to be too predictable or to feud with very few for very long...But, some how, I don't think, being a practical business man, Vince would invest his resources building the character of Khali.

If all the writers in this forum are interested in making the only legit Indian in the WWE a long lived success, we must create a different story line for him and see to that it some how reaches Vince, or his creative team. And as somebody suggested rightly in some other forum, Dalip should never even attempt to speak English..he must continue in Hindi, being helped by Daivari for translation.

And if the character somehow becomes a success, I only wish WWE reveals the real life story of Dalip, and also bring in more genuine talent from India into WWE.

Posted by balaji.

A request for those who want to comment about the concept of Pro-Wrestling. PLEASE KNOW MORE ABOUT PRO-WRESTLING (or anything in life) BEFORE COMMENTING.

The critics need not endorse Pro-Wrestling as "Fake". Pro-Wrestling is definitely different from Wrestling... it is wrestling for entertainment. And the millions of Pro-wrestling fans around the world, of all ages, including me, know that very well. And if all those intellectual critics, who feel that we moron fans of Pro-Wrestling do not know the difference and still spend a good part of our lives getting involved with it (be it watching the TV Shows or browsing the net), may stop wasting their valuable time on this subject and invest else where. Just leave us and let us enjoy it. Thank you.

Posted by balaji.

HI IM JAGDEEP JAGGA DALIP SINGH IS A PICTURE OF A REAL PUNJABI THATS HOW PUNJBAI WERE LONG TIME AGO STRONGER THEN ANYBODY ELSE HE IS THE KING SHERE PUNJAB HE IS THE REAL MEAN MACHINE

Posted by JAGDEEP KAPOOR.

hmm i think he is simply the best

so many gz to him and we should all be proud of him^^

Posted by Singh-Is-King.

he would get his ass wooped in ufc, it takes skill, not just size. And you can work out 6-7 times a week, just do diff body parts every day. too much protien can be bad for you if you don't use it,and after a long time of not using it, it can start to effect your liver. but the more protein you get doesn't mean you get more muscle, it just helps regenerate muscle, and the only way to break down the muscles is to work out.

Posted by dalipfan.

Dear Friends,

I am the travel advisor of Mr. Dalip Singh @ The Great Khali. All of his international and domestic travel is arranged by my company. Please drop few words if you would like to contact him with your personal views about him.

Regards

Harjit Singh Kahlon
Sailors Tour & Travels Pvt. Ltd.

Posted by Harjit Singh Kahlon.

DEAR FRIENDS,
I AM THE TRAVEL ADVISOR OF MR. DALIP SINGH @ THE GREAT KHALI. ALL OF HIS INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TRAVEL IS ARRANGED BY MY COMPANY. PLEASE DROP FEW WORDS IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO CONTACT HIM WITH YOUR PERSONAL VIEWS ABOUT HIM.
REGARDS
HARJIT SINGH KAHLON
SAILORS TOUR & TRAVELS PVT. LTD.

Posted by Harjit Singh Kahlon.

hello bhaji dalip singh ji me aap ji tusi sade panjabian de hero ho sanu tuhade te bahut hi maan hai ke tusi panjabian da naam ucha kita hai. baheguru kare ke tusi din dugni raat chaugni taraki karo sade sare italy basde pardesian dian tuhanu shub ishamba han tusi india da naam ucha karo din raat parmatma paso ehi mangde han ke aap ji is taran hi mehnat karo parmatma aap ji nu phal denda rahe JAI HIND

Posted by kashmir.

Hey guys, I am from himachal and seen Dalip singh in my ancestor village. He was living there with sister. If i can arrang his telephone and adddress i will give it to all of you.

Posted by Rajan.

Hey guys, I am from himachal and seen Dalip singh in my ancestor village. He was living there with sister. If i can arrang his telephone and adddress i will give it to all of you.

Posted by Rajan.

we all are proud for him

Posted by THILLAI KUMAR.

Dalip Singh did not kill anyone, back in 2001 when he was practising with one of wrestling federation in california, he power-bombed a guy, the person landed on his head and later died.

It was a sports accident. Sports accidents are very common. It happens in every game Cricket, Formula-1, Baseball, Football etc.

Posted by solidman.

Dalip Singh did not kill anyone, back in 2001 when he was practising with one of wrestling federation in california, he power-bombed a guy, the person landed on his head and later died.

It was a sports accident. Sports accidents are very common. It happens in every game Cricket, Formula-1, Baseball, Football etc.

Posted by solidman.

I am pleased Dalip Singh is in the WWE.However as an Indian I am slightly upset that he has been given the role of the "freak" who beat up The Undertaker.It is completely undermining his quality and I hope that one day an Indian will lift up the World Heavyweight Championship and do us all proud.

Posted by shiv.

He won't last long, in fact it's likely he will be let go by the WWE shortly after Judgm

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