My CAN-I Thought Process!: January 2006 Archives

January 12, 2006

Green Green Green Andhra Pradesh

I have been going around Andhra Pradesh for the last one month. One common thing that I saw is the increasing hope in the eyes of rural folk. This hope is due to various reasons.

The primary one being the abundant rains that Andhra and Rayalaseema regions received last year. I saw plush green fields with numerous varieties of crops and tanks filled with water that is sufficient to raise crops for another year. I could see greenery everywhere I went except in the Telangana region. Of course I went only to very few places in Telangana region, and where ever I went I could clearly see the lands filled with rocks, hills and meager water storage facilities. I think the policies initiated by the previous CBN’s government are going to yield more and more industries in the Telangana region. The current YSR’s regime is taking the policies forward which will certainly help in the industrialization of Telangana.

Another reason for the hope in the eyes of rural folks is the current governments numerous irrigation initiatives such as mini dams, cross linking rivers, watershed areas and other huge investments to support the agriculture industry. The successful completion of these projects will certainly revolutionize the lives of rural folks; Andhra will become a role model for other states in utilizing the rain water resources and may hopefully yield to interlinking of rivers across India, thus making India’s rural community prosper.

I would like to conclude that the current YSR’s regime is certainly putting efforts in the direction of shaping a Green Green Green Andhra Pradesh. Thanks to CBN’s regime that started a culture of embarking on huge initiatives. If everything goes right, it is not a distant dream to see Andhra Pradesh becoming ‘Annapurna’ of India again.

Posted by Ramdhan Yadav at 05:01 AM Perma Link | Write A Comment (7)

HI anna...hope your having a good time in india and a Happy Sankranthi. Howz Ganesh. I atleast hope now the YSR govt will do something to Telengana, which CBN has completely ignored in developing his so called Hitech city and Banjara n Jubilee hills, where he even lost in elections.Even I would be hoping for green Annapoorna Pradesh.

Posted by gautam.

Hi Gautham,

Good to see message from you and happy Sankranti to you too.

Well coming to CBN I really don't think that one should NOT criticize him, instead one should commend him for bringing a competitive work culture, progressive thinking, huge investments and a I-M-POSSIBLE attitude to A.P. With out his precedence I would doubt if YSR govt. would ever embark on 'Jala Yagnam' projects.

I wish that Telangana people utilize the current opportunity that is knocking their doors in the form of huge investments and transform the region into a developmental workhorse.

Posted by Ramdhan Yadav.

yes Telangana people utilize the current opportunity :)

Posted by Jeeth.

Nice and comprehensive site

Posted by ashwini.

me gusta todas las

Posted by karina.

What happened buddy. YOU STILL IN INDIA? i guess it's a pretty long vacation?(almost 3 months now).
Look to see you back soon,

Posted by Shekar.

hi, nice blog,
why have u not updated for so long...?

Posted by Pooja.

January 09, 2006

What do you enjoy - The Coffee or The Cup?

Jamshed Wadia writes:

Group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university lecturer. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work life

Offering his guests coffee, the lecturer went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups: porcelain, plastic, glass, some plain looking and some expensive and exquisite, telling them to help themselves to hot coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the lecturer said: "If you noticed, all the nice looking, expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is but normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress. What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the better cups and are eyeing each other's cups."

"Now, if Life is coffee, then the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain Life, but the quality of Life doesn't change." "Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee in it."

So folks, don't let the cups drive you...enjoy the coffee instead.

For me COFFEE is very important and the CUP is also important. I would say that I would like to enjoy "A NICE CUP OF FRESH AROMATIC COFFEE".

Posted by Ramdhan Yadav at 05:20 AM Perma Link | Write A Comment (5)

Ram, a nice lesson for many, i felt shamefull that some times even i do the same thing seeing the cups rather than enjoying the coffee, well shall take a serious note of it.
And hope i remember the Cup and Coffee example always in life. Thanks a lot.

& Felt good seeing u'r post after a month, good comeback.
*Hemu*

Posted by Hemu.

Hi Hemu,

I have been in India and practically enjoying it a lot. I am kind of really busy trying to find the right girl to get married. Looks like its gonna take some more time. I will try to start posting more content as and when I get a chance.

Posted by Ramdhan Yadav.

Hey Ram, seems u r looking for girl to get married, well my best wishes to u, hope u meet the dream girl soon and get married.
Cheersssssssssssss
*Hemu*

Posted by Hemu.

Ph I just love coffee, It's the coffee that I love more than the cup itself.

Well great article there mate, do keep us updated on your wedding. :-)

Posted by Endurer.

A philosophy professor stood before his class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly he picked up a large empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with pebbles, about 2" in diameter.

He then asked the students if the jar was full, and they agreed that it was.

So the professor then picked up a box of shingle and poured it into the jar. He shook the jar lightly and the shingle, of course, rolled into the open areas between the pebbles.

Again he then asked the students again if the jar was full, and they agreed it was.

The students laughed. The professor then picked up a box of dry sand and poured it into the jar, and shook it, and of course, the sand filled up everything else.

"Now," said the professor, "I want you to recognise that this is your life. The pebbles are the important things - your family, your partner, your health, your children - things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The shingle is the other things that matter like your job, your house, your car. The sand is everything else. The small stuff."

"If you put the sand into the jar first, there is no room for the shingle or the pebbles. The same goes for your life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out dancing. There will always be time to go to work, clean the house, give a dinner party and fix the disposal."

"Take care of the pebbles first - the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

But then...

A student then took the jar which the other students and the professor
agreed was full, and proceeded to pour in a can of beer. Of course the beer filled the remaining spaces within the jar making the jar truly full.

The moral of this tale is:

That no matter how full your life is, there is always room for BEER.

Posted by Mike Hinton.