Author: vineetganti

Was this the change we were waiting for ??

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The results of elections are out. Elections were carried out in different parts of India keeping Delhi, the national capital into focus. Elections were also carried out in Rajasthan, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh also.

The result was however quite expected as BJP sweeped away major share of the seats. Narendra Modi, the Chief Minister of Gujrat and the prime ministerial candidate of BJP, was a great support for the party. His rigorous campaign in different parts of the country, brought in huge contribution to the votes. However, some people deny that it was also the joint effort of the other leaders of the party. Anyways, it is a good sign.

Arvind Kejrival’s led Aam Aadmi Party made a fabulous debut in the Delhi elections, keeping in his promises and manifesto. As per sources, Arvind Kejrival says that he will not mix with any other party to raise the number of seats because he will be cheating his voters if he does so. We appreciate his principles a lot.

As its clearly visible, Shelia Dixit resigns as the Chief Minister of Delhi after her 15 year rule. Now, its the time for BJP and AAP to show the people, a better government and bringing back hopes in people and make this nation a better place to live.

Competition is tough as the general elections will occur in 2014. All eyes on Narendra Modi as he makes his way up day by day. The nation wants an able leader, a sensible leader. And i think we have got one.

Jai Hind !

Remembering Nelson Mandela !

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WE all are really depressed by the fact that Nelson Mandela died on December 5th 2013. But who was Nelson Mandela ?

He was the first Black South African President.

He was a south African anti-apartheid

Mandela attended the Fort Hare University and the University of Witwatersrand, where he studied law.

Although initially committed to non-violent protest, he co-founded the militant Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) in 1961 in association with the South African Communist Party, leading a sabotage campaign against the apartheid government.

In 1962 he was arrested, convicted of conspiracy to overthrow the government, and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Mandela served 27 years in prison, initially on Robben Island, and later in Pollsmoor Prison and Victor Verster Prison.

As South Africa’s first black president Mandela formed a Government of National Unity in an attempt to defuse racial tension.Mandela subsequently became an elder statesman, focusing on charitable work in combating poverty and HIV/AIDS through the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

Received more than 250 honours, including the 1993 Nobel Peace Prize, the US Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Soviet Order of Lenin.

He is often described as “the father of the nation”.

The Art of Living !

This was during my 9th class in Vijayawada where my physics teacher was teaching some off subject matter regarding life when suddenly he asked

“Kids, what is the art of living ?”

The whole class was looking at his face as if he asked a question in rocket science. But yeah, they were really puzzled what to answer. After a long pause, he said ” OK, if you don’t answer i will ask someone randomly” and he pointed at a girl and told to  answer. She continued….

“Sir, whatever we do in life we have to leave a mark, a trail so that people will recognize you and praise your work even after our death. That is the art of living. ”

He said “good ! ” But there he was, not quite satisfied with the answer, the expression was clearly conveying that. He told a boy, one of my best friends, to answer the question.

After few seconds he told (in a posh way) ” sir, its all about how you enjoy each and every moment and live your passion. ” The professor smiled and was searching for another student to answer it when a part of a class from the boys section started shouting a guys name and he was quite surprised by that. So the teacher asked the boy “OK boy, tell me , Whats art of living?”

And the reply came

” Sir, if a painter wants to draw a painting, first he will think of a nice picture, he thinks the exact way to picture it and starts painting it with full passion, joy and love. The effort he puts in REFLECTS his output, the painting. He makes a flawless piece of art and when people see it, they appreciate it a lot, with the same love. The effort his puts in in painting the picture is the input and the love and appreciation he gets in return is the output. In simple, this is the art of living”And he stopped. The whole class was in total silence when suddenly the teacher starts clapping and eventually the whole class starts to clap along. You can guess what might have happened next.

 

PS : the boy who told it was myself

There comes the tide, There comes the bilss,

Filling the shore, with its magical glimpse,

Feel the joy, Feel your feet, in the water

But watch out below, as the tide pulls you

And down your feet go, beneath the shore

Meaning : Happiness is a wonderful thing, a great feeling, go grab as many moments as you can

But we watchful of whats next to come and take control of changes too. Cause if you don’t, the sea may swallow you.

Mr Varun Agarwal …. The co-founder of Alma Mater. This video was recorded in INK Talks 2013 in Cochin.

An inspiring story of how he founded Alma Mater, his concept of “Don’t think, just do”

His college experiences, his engineering life, his film making career and how he describes about Anu Aunty and how he followed his dreams.

Watch the video to find out more