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विद्वत्त्वं च नृपत्वं च नैव तुल्यं कदाचन । स्वदेशे पूज्यते राजा विद्वान् सर्वत्र पूज्यते ॥ Scholar and king are never comparable. King is worshipped in his country, but scholar is worshipped everywhere. -- ॐ -- पाण्डिते च गुणाः सर्वे मूर्खे दोषा हि केवलम् । तस्मान्मूर्खसहस्रेषु प्राज्ञा एको विशिष्यते ॥ Noble people have all good qualities and fools have only bad qualities. So, people respect only one noble person instead of a thousand fools. -- ॐ -- मातृवत्परदारेषु परद्रवेषु लोष्ट्रवत् । आत्मवत्सर्वभूतेषु यः पश्यति सः पण्डितः ॥ He who looks at other's wife as mother, treats others' wealth as stone, and treats everyone as himself, is really noble. -- ॐ -- चला लक्ष्मीश्चला: प्राणाश्चलं जीवित-यौवनम् । चलाचले च संसारे धर्म एको हि निश्चलः ॥ Wealth comes and goes, life and youth goes from the living, in this world of coming and going, 'dharma' alone is firm. -- ॐ -- वरमेको गुणी पुत्रो न च मूर्खशतान्यपि । एकश्चन्द्रस्तमो हन्ति न च तारगणोऽपिच ॥ One good and no...

                                                                            -- ॐ -- अधना धनमिच्छन्ति वाचं चैव चतुष्पदा: । मानवा: स्वर्गमिच्छन्ति मोक्षमिच्छन्ति देवता: ॥ adhanaa dhanamichchhanti vaacha.n chaiva chatuShpadaaH maanavaaH svargamichchhanti mokshamichchhanti devataaH Poor people desire wealth, power of speech animals wish for, humans desire heaven, Gods wish for 'mokshya'. -- ॐ -- अर्थनाशं मनस्तापं गृहे दुश्चरितानि च । वञ्चनं चापमानं च मतिमान् न प्रकाशयेत् ॥ arthanaasha.n manastaapa.n gRRihe dushcharitaani cha vaJNchana.n chaapamaana.n cha matimaan na prakaashyet Wise people do not talk about - loss of wealth, sadness in heart, family scandal, getting cheated, and insult. -- ॐ -- धनिकः श्रोत्रियो राज नदी वैद्यस्तु पञ्चमः । पञ्च यत्रनविद्यन्ते तत्र वासं न कारयेत् ॥ dhanikaH sh...

In India around 350 BC in Magadh, Chanakya was widely lauded for his wisdom. One day an acquaintance ran up to him excitedly and said, "Chanakya ji, do you know what I just heard about Pandit Haridas ?" "Wait a moment," Chanakya replied, "Before you tell me I'd like you to pass a little test. It's called the Triple Filter Test." 'Triple filter?" asked the acquaintance. "That's right," Chanakya continued, "Before you talk to me about Pandit Haridas, let's take a moment to filter what you're going to say. The first filter is Truth. Have you made absolutely sure that what you are about to tell me is true?" "No," the man said, "Actually I just heard about it." "All right," said Chanakya, "So you don't really know if it's true or not. Now let's try the second filter, the filter of Goodness. Is what you are about to tell me about Pandit Haridas something good?...

-- ॐ -- यथा चतुर्भि: कनकं परीक्ष्यते निघर्षणच्छेदनतापताडनौः । तथा चतुर्भि: पुरुष परीक्ष्यते त्यागेन शिलेन गुणेन कर्मणा ॥ The way gold's purity is tested by rubbing, cutting, heating and pounding, similarly, a person's quality is tested by gentleness, manners, habits and deeds. -- ॐ -- अभ्यासध्दार्यते बिद्या कुलं शिलेन धार्यते । गुणेन झायते त्वार्यः कोपो नेथेण गम्यते ॥ Knowledge is maintained through practice, family's name by its credentials, a noble person is known by his good qualities, and a person's anger from his eyes. -- ॐ -- राजा राष्त्रकृतं भुंक्ते राझः पापं पुरोहितः । भर्ता च स्त्रीकृतं पापं शिष्यपापंगूरुस्तथा ॥ King is responsible for wrong doing of it's subjects, precepter for the wrong doings of the king, husband is responsible for his wife's faults, teacher for the disciple's fault. -- ॐ -- शुनः पुच्छमिव व्यर्थं जीवितं विद्यया विना । न गुह्यगोपने शक्तं न च दंशनिवारणे ॥ Life without education is as worthless as a dog's ...

Once, a big group of monkeys decided to improve their life as they were not doing well in comparison to their cousins (!), human beings.   As humans have pleased God especially by fasting, they decided to fast too, although it was not easy for them. So, very next day they begin their fast. It was a group fast and all need to abide by rules to get the accumulative benefit. After half an hour of fasting they started feeling uneasiness in their tummy.   After all they were not accustomed to such a thing. When the squirming in the stomach became unbearable, the leader suggested," We should go close to banana trees.   We will be saving our time to go there at the time of breaking fast. Within minutes everyone was there!   After one long hour of fasting, the fidgeting in their stomach was at peak. One intelligent monkey suggested that we should collect all the bananas now and thus we would not be working hard in the evening, at the time of ...

One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my dreams ... I wanted to quit my life. I went to the woods to have one last talk with God. "God", I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me... "Look around", He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?" "Yes", I replied. "When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo." He said. "In year three there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In year four, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said. "Then in the ...

When we looked at the  newest data  from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, released in mid-September, what we found was quite alarming. The median time that wage and salary workers in the U.S. had been with their current employers was just 4.6 years. Other recent data points are equally disturbing: The staffing company Randstad  says that  40% of employees are planning to look for a new job within the next six months.  Another survey  notes that 69% of employees are already at least passively shopping for new job opportunities via social media today. Clearly, statistics show the majority of employees at every level are unhappy enough in their current positions to be actively or at least passively considering new jobs. As business owners, we have big incentives to do all we can to keep our talented people around. But beyond our own motives, we think it's often good for employees to stick around, too. Here are the 10 reasons why we think executive...

RBI governor Mr  Subbarao    in a speech  recently on inflation said: "By far the most important statistic for the Reserve Bank is inflation which h as traditionally suffered from me as urement problems. I must admit that even at a personal level, I do not know how to interpret inflation. Twenty years ago, when I had a thick mop of hair, I used to pay `25 for a haircut. Ten years ago, after my hair started thinning, I w as paying `50 for a haircut. And now, when I have virtually no hair left, I am paying `150 for a hair cut. I struggle to determine how much of that is inflation and how much is the premium I pay the barber for the privilege of cutting the Governor's non-existent hair."

जिस प्रकार क्रिकेटर अपने अनुकूल पिच की आस लगाए बैठे रहते हैं, उसी प्रकार फिल्म के निर्माता-निर्देशक एक अदद स्टोरी के लिए टीवी और न्यूजपेपर खंगालते रहते हैं कि शायद कोई हॉट टॉपिक टपक पड़े। पिछले दिनों भ्रष्टाचार और स्पेक्ट्रम के साथ अचानक प्याज की टीआरपी बढ़ी तो बॉलिवुड में खुशी की लहर दौड़ गई। प्याज जैसे मौलिक विषय पर फिल्म की कल्पना ने साकार रूप ले लिया, जिसके कुछ लीक हुए अंशों को जोड़कर संपूर्ण कथा प्रस्तुत है - नायक, नायिका के गांव आसपास हैं पर कुछ पुरानी दुश्मनी के कारण आपस में प्याज-बेटी का संबंध नहीं है। नायक की जमीन बंजर है, नायिका की उपजाऊ जिस पर प्याज की खेती होती है। नायिका का बाप बेवड़ा है, भाई आवारा, इसलिए सारा काम नायिका ही संभालती है। नायिका नकचढ़ी है। नायक घर से रोज प्याज -रोटी लाता है और लंच टाइम में मेड़ पर बैठकर खाता है। खाते हुए वह नायिका को ताकता रह...

जो लोग प्याज बिल्कुल नहीं खाते, वे इस लेख को ना ही पढ़ें तो अच्छा है। फिजूल में उनका धर्म भ्रष्ट होगा। एक बालक बता रहा है कि आजकल की लड़कियों का कोई भरोसा नहीं है। पांच साल पुराना अफेयर चल रहा था कि लड़की ने प्रेमी शिफ्ट कर लिया। अब लड़की का नया अफेयर उस खोमचे वाले से हो गया है, जो प्याज बेचता है। शेन वॉर्न का अफेयर भी लिज हर्ली से प्याज की वजह से टूट गया,शेन वॉर्न चक्कर चला रहे थे कि उनके मोबाइल पर ऑस्ट्रेलिया से एक लेडी का sms आ गया. जिसमें शेन वॉर्न को थैंक यू बोला गया था- थैंक्स फॉर दि लव गिफ्ट ऑफ प्याज। प्याज खाने वालों, सुन लीजिए प्याज बड़ी जालिम है। एक अंगड़ाई लेती है और सरकारें गिरा देती है। एक भूतपूर्व सरकार से पूछ लो इस निगोड़ी का दर्द। वो आज भी इसी प्याज का रोना रो रही है और इसी की मार से आज भी विपक्ष में बैठी है। वर्तमान सरकार तो पहले से ही कॉमनवेल्थ और स्पेक्ट्रम जैसे आदर्श रोगों से पीडि़त थी, ऊपर से प्याज की जवानी उसके बुढ़ापे पर भारी पड़ रही है। उसने आनन-फानन ...

भेट आपली शेवट्ची असुन निरोप घेत आहे … वरुन शांत असले तरी ह्र्दयात रडत आहे … जात आहे सोडुन मला नाही अडवणार मी तुला… असशील तिथे सुखात रहा याच शुभेच्छा तुला… निरोप तुला देताना अश्रु माझे वाहतील…. काऴजाच्या तुकड्याना सोबत वाहुन नेतील… त्या वाहणारय़ा अश्रुतही प्रतिबिंब तुझेच असेल … निट निरखुन पहा त्याला प्राण मात्र त्यात दिसेल … वाट आपली दुभंगली आता परत भेटणे नाही… प्रवास जरी एक आपला मार्ग एक होणे नाही… आठवण तु ठॆवु नकोस मी कधीच विसरणार नाही… भेटणे तुझे अशक्य तरी वाट पाहणे सोड्णार नाही… जातेस पण जाताना एवदे सांगुण जाशील का? भेट्लो जर कधी आपण … ओळख तरी देशील का? जाता जाता थोडे तरी … मागे वळुण पाहाशील का ? प्रत्यशात नाही तरी … डॊळ्य़ानी बोलशील का ? बोलली नाही तु जरी… नजर तुझी बोलेल का? गोधंळलेल्या अत:करणाची… खबर मला सांगेल का? कुठॆतरी ह्र्दयात इतिहास सारा आठवशील

Xavier Institute of Communication (XIC) announces a Sales Program for the young Turks of today – WINS IN PERSONAL SELLING . The program will be conducted on 18 th (Saturday) & 19 th (Sunday) of September, 2010. Business Development and Personal Selling has become a part of all our jobs. Whether it is selling an idea or a concept to a Client or senior management, the salesman in us must deliver at all times. So, how can we increase productivity perhaps by 100% in Selling? Xavier Institute of Communications has created this program with Rajeev Chawla – Program Head for P.R. & Corporate Communications at XIC. The workshop aims at transforming regular sales or business development personnel to professionals who can build relations & equity and eventually even become brand custodians using strategy. This program is for Sales or Business Development personnel, who work for Consulting firms, Media firms, Broking Firms, Consumer Durable Companies, Telecom companies...

Xavier Institute of Communication (XIC) announces a Sales Program for the young Turks of today – WINS IN PERSONAL SELLING . The program will be conducted at the XIC (St. Xavier's College) campus in Mumbai on 18 th (Saturday) & 19 th (Sunday) of September, 2010. Business Development and Personal Selling has become a part of all our jobs. Whether it is selling an idea or a concept to a Client or senior management, the salesman in us must deliver at all times. So, how can we increase productivity perhaps by 100% in Selling? Invest two full days in a workshop specially designed for your Personal Selling needs by Xavier Institute of Communications with Rajeev Chawla – Program Head for P.R. & Corporate Communications at XIC. You will find the edge you always were looking for in your business development process through this program. The workshop aims at transforming regular sales or business development personnel to professionals who can build relations & equ...

Fri, Sep 3 04:00 PM Sydney, Sept 3 (ANI): Getting into a relationship is easy, but keeping it alive is the difficult part. There are plenty of things, big or small, that can wreck an otherwise great relationship. Now, Dr Barton Goldsmith, a California-based psychotherapist and the author of '100 Ways to Boost Your Self-Confidence - Believe in Yourself and Others Will Too' reveals what all can kill romantic relationships and how to save it from falling apart. 1. Money: It's the root of all evils, as they say. If a partner has been unscrupulous, getting the trust back can be a challenge, reports the Sydney Morning Herald. 2. Sex/infidelity: A sexless marriage or unfaithfulness can extinguish love quicker than blowing out a candle. Don't let the flame burn out and try to renew your sex life. 3. Disrespect: Research shows that belittling, insulting or yelling at your partner can cut the chances of your relationship's survival. 4. Children: Some live for th...

Mumbai, Feb 9, 2010 : In a move to bring all Indians together agianst recent communal disharmony stirred by various political organizations, the city youth has launched country wide “ One India Movement” that aims to promote unity, solidarity and bond of love among all Indians. To begin with, t he fourm has initiated a campaign – “India Unites on Valentine’s Day” to create awareness and to pass on a message to those anti-social elements who do not wish India to stay united. According to a release from the forum, on Feb 14, 2010 one is expected to tie a red band on the hands of individuals/friends/colleagues irrespective of their ideology, faith, community, religion, caste and region. This band will show unity and speak it out aloud that all Indians are one and will stand up to protect each other against any aggression or deliberate efforts to divide the honorable citizens. According to Vikram Kharvi , the founder member of the movement “ T his movement is necessary to remi...