Thursday, March 18, 2010

Become A Social Investor At RangDe

"An idea that is developed and put into action is more important than an idea that exists only as an idea."  -Buddha 

A few months back, I deactivated all my social networking accounts. Because for me it was a sheer waste of time. Wasting time, is what no one likes, but because of the infinite loop created, it becomes difficult to come out of it.

Those sites and activities may recreate you or even help you building a social network or circle. Social interactions - Is it all about recreation, chatting, sharing pictures, videos, thoughts and news? If it is so, then where is the real deed? In real sense, are we making any difference, in society? And society should not be according to, where you live, or what you do. This is the era of internet and communication i.e. The World Shrinkers. If the world has shrunk so drastically, that we are calling it a global village, if it is so, then it would be unfair to exclude the poor, and underprivileged.

So to take you out of unfair scenario, there is a site called RangDe which carries the slogan "Knock out the poverty, become a social investor". On the site you can lend money to poor, in the multiples of 100. Micro-loan, is what the concept is termed out to be.

The idea it carries is a good one. Way apart from the typical concept of typical Social Networking Sites.
    
    Mr. Ravinder Kaushik (My College Senior) refreshed me with the following stats:
Borrowers Impacted 2641
Social Investors 1083
Social Investments Raised Rs. 1,30,61,000
Social Investments Repaid Rs. 68,12,942
Repayment Rate 98.9%
6:49 am

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Delhi Metro - Bringing Humans Together, In Some Sense.


From poor to rich, from Bihari to Punjabi, Hindu to Muslim, Children To Senior Citizens, Delhi Metro is bringing people of all forms and spectrum together, as one. Like a color wheel, when spun, shows only white. This was not possible in Indian Railways system, because of various coach classes. (A.C. 2 tier, 3 tier, Sleeper, General), drawing a line between the rich and the poor. 

Monday, March 15, 2010

Lazy Sunday Pictures





Sunday, March 14, 2010

Kill Bill (Soundtrack) (Vol.1) - Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Nancy Sinatra Lyrics (He Replaced By She) :(

I was five and she was six
We rode on horses made of sticks
She wore black and I wore white
She would always win the fight

Bang bang
She shot me down, bang bang
I hit the ground , bang bang
That awful sound, bang bang
My baby shot me down

Seasons came and changed the time
When I grew up, I called her mine
She would always laugh and say
Remember when we used to play

Bang bang
I shot you down, bang bang
You hit the ground , bang bang
That awful sound, bang bang
I used to shoot you down

Music played and people sang…
Just for me the church bells rang…

Now she's gone I don't know why
And till this day some times I cry
She didn't even say goodbye
She didn't take the time to lie

Bang bang
She shot me down, bang bang
I hit the ground , bang bang
That awful sound, bang bang
My baby shot me down.

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Realization Of The Day

"Thinking And Living Have An Inverse Relationship Between Them."

Fyodor Dostoevsky's Description Of Ordinary, "Commonplace People" In His Book 'The Idiot'

There are certain people of whom it is difficult to say anything which will at once throw them into relief--in other words, describe them graphically in their typical characteristics. These are they who are generally known as "commonplace people," and this class comprises, of course, the immense majority of mankind. Authors, as a rule, attempt to select and portray types rarely met with in their entirety, but these types are nevertheless more real than real life itself.

When the whole essence of an ordinary person's nature lies in his perpetual and unchangeable commonplaceness; and when in spite of all his endeavours to do something out of the common, this person ends, eventually, by remaining in his unbroken line of routine--. I think such an individual really does become a type of his own--a type of commonplaceness which will not for the world, if it can help it, be contented, but strains and yearns to be something original and independent, without the slightest possibility of being so. 



There is nothing so annoying as to be fairly rich, of a fairly good family, pleasing presence, average education, to be "not stupid," kind-hearted, and yet to have no talent at all, no originality, not a single idea of one's own--to be, in fact, "just like everyone else."

Of such people there are countless numbers in this world--far more even than appear. They can be divided into two classes as all men can--that is, those of limited intellect, and those who are much cleverer. The former of these classes is the happier.

To a commonplace man of limited intellect, for instance, nothing is simpler than to imagine himself an original character, and to revel in that belief without the slightest misgiving.

Many of our young women have thought fit to cut their hair short, put on blue spectacles, and call themselves Nihilists. By doing this they have been able to persuade themselves, without further trouble, that they have acquired new convictions of their own. Some men have but felt some little qualm of kindness towards their fellow-men, and the fact has been quite enough to persuade them that they stand alone in the van of enlightenment and that no one has such humanitarian feelings as they. Others have but to read an idea of somebody else's, and they can immediately assimilate it and believe that it was a child of their own brain. The "impudence of ignorance," if I may use the expression, is developed to a wonderful extent in such cases;--unlikely as it appears, it is met with at every turn.



This confidence of a stupid man in his own talents has been wonderfully depicted by Gogol in the amazing character of Pirogoff. Pirogoff has not the slightest doubt of his own genius,--nay, of his superiority of genius,--so certain is he of it that he never questions it. How many Pirogoffs have there not been among our writers--scholars--propagandists? I say "have been," but indeed there are plenty of them at this very day.

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Lonely Traveller 
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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Cartoon Channels "24X7".






"Everything in excess is opposed to nature."
Hippocrates


“In everything the middle course is best: all things in excess bring trouble to men.”
Titus Maccius Plautus 

Cartoon channels everywhere, broadcast their programs 24X7. Is it ethical on their part? They carry no responsibility, what so ever, on their part. Money is what matters to them. Children are very soft targets, and through them parents can be targeted very easily, but what about the health of the child. Is it healthy that  parents have to forcefully send their children out to play? Not only unhealthy for the child but also very unnatural.
 Children, they, resist sleeping at natural sleeping hours. Why to broadcast after 9 P.M.? It is not only the responsibility of parents that their children should be healthy, but as a human, it is your (Child T.V. Media) responsibility as well that the whole humanity should be healthy.
Child media had evolved very much in their content, from the 'learning' perspective. They are making programs, with a full understanding of the psychology of a child's mind. But there should be a timing protocol to be followed, among all the cartoon channels.

Friday, March 5, 2010

Insanity In Humanity


"Sunitha Krishnan fights sex slavery"

Her NGO'S Website Link

other beings.

Now I guess this 'insanity' has become the very nature of man, which distinguishes it from other beings. Because no other being is as insane as humans.

Definition From ardictionary

Realization Of The Day

"Fear is the correct antonym for Love"

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Realization Of The Day

"It is not necessarily true that, the way we are leading our lives is 'right', and what seems 'wrong' is necessarily 'wrong'."

Realization Of The Day

"People love the personality of a person, not the person, in general"

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Memorable Quote, Movie : Elegy

George O'Hearn: Beautiful women are invisible.
David Kepesh: Invisible? What the hell does that mean? Invisible? They jump out at you. A beautiful woman, she stands out. She stands apart. You can't miss her.
George O'Hearn: But we never actually see the person. We see the beautiful shell. We're blocked by the beauty barrier. Yeah, we're so dazzled by the outside that we never make it inside.

Source: IMDB
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