U love someone
U marry someone else.
The one u marry becomes ur wife or husband.
And the one u loved becomes the password of ur mail id"

[Passwords are confidential hence not reveal]
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There's only one perfect child in the world & every mother has it.
There's only one perfect wife in the world & every neighbour has it.
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If someone says u r ugly, its ok,
if someone says u r stupid, its ok,
If someone says u r genius,
slap him as tight as you can n say there is a limit of kidding and you are now crossing the limit.
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Three dreams of a man:
To be as handsome as his mother thinks.
To be as rich as his child believes.
To have as many women as his wife suspects.
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Husband & wife are like liver and kidney.
Husband is liver & wife kidney.
If liver fails, kidney fails. If kidney fails, liver manages with other kidney.
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Generation Next Motto:
Na hum shaadi karenge,
na apne bachchon ko karne denge.
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What's the diff between Dava and Daru?

Dava is like girlfriend, that comes with expiry date, and
Daru is like wife, Jitni purani hogi utna sir chad ke bolegi.
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Wife ko Begum kyon kehte hain?
Kyonki shaadi ke baad saare gum to husband ke hisse mein aate hain or wife Be-Gum ho jaat hai.
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The Japanese have produced a camera that has such a fast shutter speed it can take a picture of a woman with her mouth shut!
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Agar zindagi main kuch kar dikhana hai to kuch aisa karo ki jis shaher, jis gali, jis mod se gujro wahan ke har ghar se awaaz aaye, Papa aa gaye, Papa aa gaye!
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A Desi chap was deeply in love with a pretty girl, whom he wanted. But he did not have the courage to talk to her in person. So, he decided to go alone and with the help of a dictionary, he wrote a letter of proposal to her.

HE WROTE :

Most worthy of your estimation after a long consideration and much mediation, I have a strong indication to become your relation.

As to my educational qualification, it is no exaggeration or fabrication, that I have passed my matriculation examination (no doubt without any hesitation and very little preparation).

What do you say to the solemnization of our marriage celebration according to the glorification of modern civilization and with a view to the expansion of the population of present generation. On your approbation of the application,

I shall make preparation to improve my situation, and if such obligation is worthy of consideration it will be our argumentation of the joy and exaltation of our joint dissimilation.

Thanking you in anticipation and with devotion; To remain victim of your fascination.



SHE ANSWERED :

Dear Mr. Victim of my fascination,

Congratulation for your lengthy narration of course full of affection aimed at an affiliation for a combination which on examination I find is a fine presentation of your ambition.

You have passed your matriculation with little preparation, what about my graduation after a long botheration, so improve situation in education and make an application by acquisition of post graduation and minimumqualification for the convocation and before taking your photo for circulation undergo beautification.

Further strict observation of the following conditions is the regulation for the determination of our relation.

1. Consultation of my parents before approaching for my connection.
2. Communication of your confirmation that u r not a victim of any fascination and,
3. Procreation must not be your recreation.

In anticipation of a solid action instead of continuation of paper conversation.

I Remain, unaffected by your affection.

Propose Letter ?

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India has been ranked as the top destination for retailers in AT Kearney's Global Retail Development Index (GRDI)

India's foreign exchange reserves stand at US $160.677 billion

India has become the 2nd most attractive destination for foreign direct investment (FDI) among manufacturing investors, as per AT Kearney's latest FDI Confidence Index rankings

Insurance is US $10 billion (premiums) industry in India

India has the fifth largest electricity generation capacity in the world

India is the 5th largest telecom services market in the world; US $17.8 billion revenues in FY05

India has an extensive road network of 3.3 million km – the second largest in the world

Roads carry about 70% of the freight and 85 per cent of the passenger traffic

Indian ports handled cargo of 510 million tonnes in 2004-05, 10.8% increase over 2003-04

India has 125 airports; of these 11 are designated international airports

In 2004-05, Indian airports handled 60 million passengers and 1.3 million tonnes of cargo

Passenger traffic grew at over 22% in 2004-05 over 2003-04; Cargo grew at 21.6% over the previous year

Petroleum & Natural Gas constitutes over 16% of GDP and includes transportation, refining and marketing of petroleum products and gas.

India has a crude oil refining capacity of about 127 MMT

Real Estate and Construction is a US $12 billion (by revenue) industry in India

India is one of the ten largest retail markets in the world

Travel and Tourism is a US $32 billion industry in India, 5.3% of GDP

3.5 million international tourist arrivals in India in 2005

India is among the top 10 global suppliers of aluminium and steel in the world

About 35 million tonnes of steel is produced in India

India is also the largest producer of sponge iron in the world

Textiles is a US $36 billion industry in India; it constitutes about 5% of the GDP

India is amongst the largest producers of cotton (medium staple) – 16.75 million bales p.a., yarn - 4,170 million kgs. p.a.; about 25 per cent share of world trade in cotton yarn and fabrics - 4,283 million sq.mts. p.a.

Large market for Gems & Jewellery with domestic sales of over US $10 billion. It constitutes 4% of the global Gems and Jewellery market

Exports of over US $15.5 billion; over 18 per cent of India’s exports

India is the largest consumer of gold jewellery in the world

Accounts for about 20% of world consumption

India is the largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in the world

India has a huge output of agricultural produce, with the 2nd largest arable land area in the world

The largest producer of milk, pulses, sugarcane and tea in the world

The 2nd largest producer of wheat, rice, fruits and vegetables in the world

The Indian Pharmaceutical industry is about US $8.8 billion (2004 revenues)

Healthcare delivery is one of the largest service-sector industries in India

India is the leading destination for providing IT and IT Enabled Services (ITeS), with revenues of US $28.2 billion in 2004-05. IT Services and Software constituted 59%, IT Hardware about 21 per cent and ITeS about 20%.

The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) have been ranked the third best technology universities in the world for 2005, according to the prestigious Times Higher Education Supplement (THES)

Quick Facts - INDIA

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All my experience at some time or another.

- Man leaning out of the window and peering close to the front rear mirror, adjusting it, taking comb out of pocket and vigourously brushing it. The catch was he had just a few strands of it.

- Man & woman in the car. Woman trying to distract man by pulling his hair. This goes on for a while. Then man in frustration pulls off her dupatta. Both of them laugh like crazy. Ahem. Are there no decency laws around this place? :)

- Plucking nose hair. Yucck!!

- Plucking nose muck. Even yucckier. But it’s something about traffic signals that make people reach for their nose, methinks.

- Woman haggling with vendor. This goes on for a while. Then she loses interest and the poor vendor is left stranded, hopes high but no sale. She was probably in a mood for bargaining. Women do strange things sometimes.

- Man takes out pen from pocket and scratches back vigourously. Then not having much luck reaching strategic locations, hands it over to co-passenger, who then takes the pen and goes about the task with much sincerity. Where the hell is my camera?!

- And this is something I did. This was at the airport road signal before the flyover (god, that sounds good) with a friend in the car. A nice song started playing and after a bit, not being able to resist it, I let go of steering wheel (foot firmly on brake!) and did a little dance right there in the driver’s seat. Just after I finished my impromptu performance, we noticed 2 guys on a motorbike peering into the car from the front glass, looking *really* amused. We all broke out laughing and thankfully just as embarassment settled in the signal turned green!

Any funny moments you remember?
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I'm satrting to bleieve that parents don't have taht paritcualr gnee that mkaes us feel embrarassed.

It's a strange gnee, atcually. Let's clal it the EG-ene. Babies don't hvae it. Ntoihng wlil ebmrarass tehm. You can say aynthing, you can mkae them do aynthing - it's all oayk! The gene isn't trhee yet. So tehy don't get embraarssed.

As you gorw a ltilte oeldr, the E-Gene bgenis to kick in and take effcet. The age at wcihh this happens varies for ecah one of us. For some it may be as early as 4-5, for others it may be as ltae as 8-9. But sooenr or ltear, it sets in. Sduedlny, you're too shy to do a lot of tihngs in pubilc. Things that wuodln't have seeemd lkie a big dael a few years erailer are very ebmarrassing now.

As we gorw oedlr, the EG-nee's perescne becmoes more & more prononuecd. It paeks smotemie in our late tnees. At tihs pnoit, almost anyhtnig that anyone you konw does is a suocre of embararssment to you. You don't wnat to tkae yuor yuogner sibilngs out with you, becuase they ebmarrass you. You don't wnat to go out with yuor praents etiehr, bceause they too ebmrarass you. The olny otehr poeple you don't mnid assocaiting with in pbuilc is poelpe your age. Bceause their E-Genes are at their paek too, so they are crafeul eonguh to do only what's 'cool'!

Aeftr a few yaers tohguh, the potency of the E-Gnee bgeins to wnae. Tihs proecss cmoemcnes smotemie in your mid-20's and taeks full effcet aorund the time you get mraired. When you bgien to have kdis, yuor E-Gnee is on its lsat lges. Too weak to do anyhtnig, its presence is more in nmae than in effect. And by the time yuor chidlren eentr tehir teens, yuor poor, old E-Gene is hsitoyr!

The bgiegst toruble wtih this cycle is taht the wnanig of one's E-Gene in parenthood mtahces almsot pericsely with the waxing of one's chidlern's E-Gnee druing tiher chidlohod.

As you can epxect, this causes notihng but troubel! Btotom lnie - all kdis are ebmararssed by tiher pranets' atcions. Whehter it's thier Mom's slower-than-ehll driivng, or tiher Pop's old trousres taht celraly belonged to a cnetury taht is wlel and tulry in the past, the kids are embarrassed. I am wililng to bet that there isn't a teenager avile who hasn't been a sitauiton where smotehing that his or her parnet did made them want to crawl itno the ground. Don't bmlae them. Just blmae an E-Gene msibalance!

The praents nveer get the pwoers of thier E-Genes bcak aaign for as lnog as they lvie. The olny svanig grcae is that their kids satrt to lose tehirs too aetfr a ltitle wlihe. And tehn eevyrnoe can settle dwon paeceuflly.

(E)mbarassment Gene

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IF YOU yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days you would have produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it.)

If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it!)

The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the body to squirt blood 30 feet. (O.M.G.!)

A pig's orgasm lasts 30 minutes. (In my next life, I want to be a pig.)

A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it starves to death. (Creepy.) (I'm still not over the pig.)

Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories a hour (Don't try this at home,maybe at work)

The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is attached to its body. The female initiates sex by ripping the male's head off. ("Honey, I'm home. What the....?!")

The flea can jump 350 times its body length. It's like a human jumping the length of a football field. (30 minutes..lucky pig! Can you imagine?)

The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds. (What could be so tasty on the bottom of a pond?)

Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (I still want to be a pig in my next life...quality over quantity)

Butterflies taste with their feet. (Something I always wanted to know.)

The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. (Hmmmmmm......)

Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than left-handed people. (If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)

Elephants are the only animals that cannot jump. (okay, so that would be a good thing)

A cat's urine glows under a black light. (I wonder who was paid to figure that out?)

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. (I know some people like that.)

Starfish have no brains (I know some people like that too.)

Polar bears are left-handed. (If they switch, they'll live a lot longer)

Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex for pleasure. (What about that pig??)

Now that you've smiled at least once, it's yourturn to spread these crazy facts and send this to someone you want to bring a smile to (maybe even a chuckle)...In other words, send it to everyone.

Some FACTS..

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A drunk staggers into a diner and orders a couple of eggs. The waiter, suspecting that they've run out, goes back to question the chef. "Hey, Gus, do we have any more eggs?"

Gus replies, "I ran out of fresh eggs, I only have two rotten eggs left."

The waiter says, "Give him the rotten eggs. He's so bombed he won't know the difference."

Gus scrambles up the rotten eggs and heaps on hash browns, sausage and toast. The drunk is so hungry he wolfs down the breakfast without comment. He goes to pay the cashier and asks, "Where'd you get those eggs?"

She replies, "We have our own chicken farm."

The drunk asks, "Do you have a rooster?

"No," she says.

The drunk replies, "Well, you'd better get one, because some skunk is screwing your chickens."

Fresh Eggs...

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ARIES - March 21 April 20
Nothing seems to ruffle you more than a lack of discipline, disloyalty & decorum. But Arians are also known to go into a rage very easily when challenged. Those of you who have been on the receiving end of the Aries temper know that if not calmed down they can even get violent. But one thing is certain if the opponent remains calm and does not react to their outburst, Arians cool down very fast. They are also the first to apologize, which makes them easier to forgive

TAURUS - April 21 May 20
you are generally quiet and have control over your emotions. It is difficult to predict what will upset you, so when you do lose your cool, people don't know how to react. Your temper is like that of a raging bull, and anyone trying to pacify you will be the first one to get a verbal bashing. You generally get upset when you are cornered or when people accuse you of doing something wrong. You also hate being reminded about mistakes you've made in the past. You also have the potential to be terribly vindictive if rubbed the wrong way.

GEMINI - May 21 June 21
You are recognised by your cheerful disposition and your jovial nature is not easily susceptible to anger. In fact, you are the best person to have around when there is an ugly scene at a party you can bring the warring factions together quite diplomatically. But when you lose your cool, you yell and scream and will not listen to reason. You must have the last word in a wordy duel. Your capacity to argue aggressively is matched only by your seductive charm.

CANCER - June 22 July 21
Considering how charming, caring, and kind you are, you dislike unpleasant scenes, much less creating one yourself. You have great tolerance and rarely get provoked into losing your temper. If someone is unreasonable or trying to create trouble, you are more likely to walk away quietly. But that does not mean you do not have a temper. When angry, in your effort to control your emotions, you tremble, your hands get sweaty, and sometimes you fumble for words. Tears roll down your eyes easily and the pponent is touched by your innocence and will seek an apology immediately.

LEO - July 22 August 21
If anyone has total control over their emotions, it is you. But then, you can be described as stiff, cold and uncaring. You are known to lack spontaneity but you really don't care about opinions. You don't like to create scenes and will never accept invitations to a party where you suspect the presence of an unruly lot. But your very presence seems challenging to some and they take vicarious pleasure in your disquiet. When angry you can use very critical language. A dressingdown can humiliate your opponent, causing a strain between both of you forever

VIRGO - August 22 September 21
Most of you are gentle and have full control over your emotions, but those of you given to temper tantrums can certainly get violent. When see thing with rage, you yell and shout and tend to break things lying close at hand. You can even harm yourself by banging your hands on a glass top table or wall. You should never get into any argument, for you are a sore loser. You feel that others are trying to persecute you and don't quite respect your opinions. When hurt, you can also hold grudges forever.

LIBRA - September 22 October 22
Did someone say that you are the charmers of the zodiac? Well, it's true. Few have ever seen you ruffled or angry. You are very conscious of your image, and you believe that anger distorts your face and personality. You also think you are above things like anger. But wait before you get into self-congratulatory mood. Your family or those very close to you know u better. You have an unmatched temper amongst all the zodiac signs, and what makes it worse is your capacity to justify it.

SCORPIO - October 23 November 21
Of course you don't lose your cool. But your very demeanor (manner) projects haughtiness (arrogance, pride), pride and grand disdain (disregard) for lesser mortals(humans). Others are often found saying that anger sits on your nose, and you are raring to give your peace of mind to the first person who tries to act funny with you. You are selective in the choice of your friends, and have a low tolerance for the superfluous (extra) types. Your tongue-lashing (attack) is generally in a soft hissing tone, for when you scream your voice tends to get shrill and loud, and you do hate drawing attention to yourself! When upset, you are angrier with yourself for having shown weakness, for the last thing that Scorpio wants to show is being out of control.

SAGITTARIUS - November 22 December 20
You are insensible and generally have complete no control over your emotions. You do get angry quickly and others marvel at your anger levels even when provoked. Actually, you get tonguetied when angry and you will remove your anger waiting for the other person to calm down. Then you will reason with your opponent and convince the other person in a very gentle manner that the whole thing was just his mistake . You're also likely to totally sever ties with someone when you're upset with them.

CAPRICORN - December 21 January 19
Few will believe that a hardcore practical and materialistic person like you is capable of sensitivity and genuine emotions. You project a hard exterior but are actually very sensitive, a trait you successfully hide from others. You can be seething with anger but will not betray your feelings. But then there are times that even you cannot control your temper. Under such circumstances you can shout and scream, more with frustration at the situation than with anger at any particular person. Your outbursts can shock others and can make them feel guilty too.

AQUARIUS - January 20 February 18
You are noble and kind and dislike losing control over your emotions. It is very rare for you to get angry. You are also the pacifier in situations that involve arguments. It is always your endeavour to be perfect and socially correct in your behaviour and attitude, but if misunderstood and slighted you can give in to an angry outburst. You will shout and scream and then walk out from the scene. You cannot easily forget the situation and will be bitter about it for a long time.

PISCES - February 19 March 20
The only thing that can be said about you dreamers is that you appear even more attractive when angry. You are very sensitive to others' feelings, so you rarely hurt them. But when others tend to hurt you, then things take a nasty turn. You will yell and use harsh words, and feel inclined to shake everything and everyone up. Your creative imagery is at its best when angry, and you tend to get pretty dramatic. When upset, you refuse to listen to reason and wish to be left alone. But once you calm down, you repent your tantrums and seek forgiveness. So nobody can be upset with you for too long.
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For all of the times
I never said the things
I should have,

I thank you
For all the times
You understood
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How does a temple in India make sure that it gets 15,000 coconuts a day delivered for its rituals?

It simply depends on the faith of its thousands of Hindu devotees who run a unique voluntary courier service to faithfully deliver the fruit every day without fail. This is the thousands of coconuts, which can total more than 100,000 on festival days - reach the famous Maa Tarini temple in the eastern Indian state of Orissa every day.

Coconuts are used extensively in Hindu religious rites - they are offered to the gods, and smashed on the ground or some other object during initiation and inauguration ceremonies. This free courier service relies on a network of collection boxes on roads and other temples, passenger buses and devotees simply carrying the fruit to the temple.

"It's a religious courier service without any parallel in India," says Gurcharan Singh, secretary of the temple administration. He is right. Hold a coconut in your hand on a highway in Orissa and the next bus will surely stop to pick it up to take it to the temple in Ghatgaon in Keonjhar district. The drivers' faith in the goddess Maa Tarini is complete - it is common to find the space behind their seats stacked with coconuts.

Even if the bus is on a different route, the driver will make sure to drop the coconuts in a collection box en route or pass them on to a bus headed for Ghatgaon. "If I refuse to carry coconuts to the goddess, I may face various odds on my way," says Arun Sahoo, a bus driver.

'Batons in a relay race'

The drivers believe that carrying the coconuts to the deity ensures a safe journey. They tell stories of bus drivers who failed to pick up coconuts from devotees and met with engine failures or accidents. "No one can refuse to carry a coconut," says shop owner Rabindra Patnaik.

The buses usually dump their coconuts in collection boxes across the state, from where other buses or devotees headed to the temple pick up them up on their final journey.

Temple officials say coconuts land up from neighbouring states like West Bengal and Bihar through this amazing network. "The coconut changes hands like batons in a relay race before reaching its destination," says devotee Bijay Laxmi Rath. At the busy temple, priests take turns to break the coconuts in front of the deity.

A few hundred coconuts find the place near the deity's feet, and the rest of them are sold cheaply to local shop owners. This has spawned a local coconut-based sweets and oil industry. The coconut courier has also helped to make Maa Tarini an extremely popular deity in Orissa.

By one estimate, there are over 1,000 Maa Tarini temples in Orissa today, which also serve as collection points for the fruit headed for the main temple. The popularity of the deity is also evinced in the fact that three local music companies have sold more than 100,000 copies of tapes containing Maa Tarini devotional songs.
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Just when we thought Apple couldn't get any more angry about people leaking software, they surprise us (or not) and fire several employees who downloaded development copies of Leopard. Leopard, the upcoming update to OS X, has had a tight lid kept on it. A few screenshots were released, but as usual Apple is doing everything they can to keep it a secret (who knows why). Rather than a stern warning or other penalty, Apple chose to outright fire some employees after an internal investigation ended up in them admitting to downloading the OS.

The employers were immediately fired after admitting to obtaining the illegal software. Obtaining illegal copies of Apple software is a clear violation of Apple’s terms of service, or TOS, for retail store employees. Furthermore, the Apple employees had also signed a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) about upcoming software, which resulted in a second infraction.

Tough luck for them. Getting fired over a glorified patch!
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It doesn't hurt to take a hard look at yourself from time to time, and this should help get you started. During a visit to the mental asylum, a visitor asked the Director what the criterion was which defined whether or not a patient should be institutionalized.

"Well," said the Director, "we fill up a bathtub, then we offer a teaspoon, a teacup and a bucket to the patient and ask him or her to empty the bathtub."

"Oh, I understand," said the visitor. "A normal person would use the bucket because it's bigger than the spoon or the teacup."




"No." said the Director, "A normal person would pull the plug. Do you want a bed near the window?"

DID YOU PASS, OR DO YOU WANT THE BED NEXT TO MINE?

The Bathtub Test

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What is the difference between “while” and “whilst”?

As far as meaning is concerned there is no difference between the two words; they can be used interchangeably. “Whilst” is considered by some people to be rather old-fashioned. It is mainly used in British English; Americans seldom use it. I understand that even within Britain, “whilst” is more common in the north than in the south. As far as the pronunciation is concerned, the final ‘st’ of ‘whilst’ is pronounced. Here are some examples.

* The Police entered the former Chief Minister's house while/whilst he was sleeping.
* Shakunthala called up while/whilst I was having dinner.

Who is a “psephologist”?

First, let's deal with the pronunciation. The first ‘p’ is silent. The ‘se’ in the first syllable sounds like the ‘se’ in ‘set’, ‘sent’, and ‘sell’. The ‘ph’ is pronounced like the ‘f’ in ‘fit’, ‘feet’, and ‘food’. The vowel ‘o’ is like the ‘o’ in ‘got’, ‘not’, and ‘lot’. The ‘o’ in the third syllable sounds like the ‘a’ in ‘China’ and the following ‘g’ is like the ‘j’ in ‘jam’. You can probably guess how the final ‘ist’ is pronounced. It is the second syllable which has the main stress.

Psephology is the scientific study of the way in which people vote in elections. A ‘psephologist’ therefore is someone who studies how people vote - he comes up with the statistics, the trends, etc. These are the people you see on TV during elections telling us about the ‘swing factor’, etc.

* Several psephologists were interviewed a day before the elections.
* My cousin Mohan wants to be a psephologist when he grows up.
* How does one become a psephologist?

English - Known & Unknow

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The funeral has been held for one of India's most famous musicians, Ustad Bismillah Khan, who has died aged 91.

He was buried with full state honours in his home town of Varanasi after suffering a heart attack on Monday.

The body of India's best-known player of the shehnai wind instrument lay in state in a city park throughout the day. Thousands paid their respects.

India's government has declared a day of national mourning. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh led tributes to Khan.

"This is a truly sad day in the world of music," Mr Singh said, calling Khan "one of our greatest living musicians."

"Legendary personality Ustad Bismillah Khan is no more with us. His passing away brings an era to an end."

Bismillah Khan is credited with popularising the shehnai, a wind instrument which can be loosely compared to an oboe, and elevating its status in India.

He had the rare distinction of performing as the Indian flag was unfurled at the historic Red Fort in Delhi to mark the country's independence from Britain in 1947.

Jewel of India

Fans flocked to pay homage to Khan in Varanasi before he was laid to rest under a neem tree in a burial ground in the old city.

"It's a loss to the nation," said one, music student Gurpreet Singh. "He treated everyone as equal. He never believed in any casteism."

Bismillah Khan was admitted to hospital last week after he complained of weakness.

A practising Muslim, he made the Hindu holy town of Varanasi (also known as Benares) his home and could often be seen playing by the banks of the holy river Ganges, offering prayers to the Hindu goddess of learning, Saraswati.

Khan often played shehnai in the local temples too.

He was seen as a symbol of India's religious pluralism and harmony for people of different faiths, and was awarded the country's highest civilian honour, the Bharat Ratna (Jewel of India), in 2001.

Born on 21 March, 1916, into a family of court musicians, Khan started training at the young age of six and was soon regarded as a master in his own right.

He was known for living a simple and austere life at his home in a narrow alleyway of Varanasi and cycle-rickshaw was his favourite mode of transport.

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1. Why did you apply for this job?
I have applied for many jobs along with this and you called me now.

2. Why do you want to work for this company?
I have to work for some company who ever gives me a job, I don't have any specific company in mind.

3. Why should I hire you?
You have to hire some one, you may give me a try.

4. What would you do if this happened?
Well, it depends my mindset and mood at that situation...

5. What is your biggest strength?
Basically, daring to join any company who pays me well, without thinking of the fate of company

6.What is your biggest weakness?
Girls

7. What was your worst mistake, and how did you learn from it?
Joining my earlier company and learnt that I need to jump to get more money, so I am here today

8. What accomplishments in your last position are you most proud of?
Had I accomplished any in my last position, why do I need to change my job? I could demand more and stay there.

9. Describe a challenge you faced and how you overcame it?
Biggest challenge is answering the question "why are you looking for a change" and I started blabbering irrelevantly to overcome that.

10. Why did you leave/ are you leaving your last job?
For the same reason why you left your earlier job

11. What do you want from this job?
If no work is given but keep giving good hikes

12. What are your career goals and how do you plan to achieve them?
Make more money and for that keep jumping companies for every 2 yrs

13. Did you hear of our company and what do you know of us?
Yeah, I know that you will ask this, I've gone through your website

14. What is the salary expected and how do justify that?
Well, no one will change job for the same salary, hence, give me 20% extra than what I am getting and that is unpublished industry standard

(I know you will bargain on what ever I ask, hence, I have already hiked my current salary by 30%)

An Interview

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1. Why did you apply for this job? I have applied for many jobs along with this and you called me now. 2. Why do you want to work for this c...
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1. Ratan Tata - On a global drive
2. Mukesh Ambani - Big bang theory
3. Sunil Mittal - Lord of the rings
4. Azim Premji - Wired worldwide
5. Anil Ambani - Multimedia maven
6. Kumar Mangalam Birla - Straddling the world
7. Rajiv Bajaj - Super son
8. Anand Mahindra - On a four-wheel drive
9. Yusuf Hamied - Maverick drugmaker
10. Brij Mohan Lal Munjal - Biker No.1
11. Malvinder Mohan Singh - Generics specialist
12. Baba Kalyani - Forging to the pinnacle
13. Subhash Chandra - Entertainment king
14. Savitri Jindal - Fair heir
15. G. V. Prasad - Potion pasha
16. Venugopal Dhoot - Powering the brand
17. Uday Kotak - Universal banker
18. V. C. Burman - A fresh dose
19. Srichand Hinduja - Indus heritage
20. Shashi Ruia - Consolidation time
21. Kalanidhi Maran - Basking in the sun
22. Sanjay Kirloskar - Slow starter
23. Gautam Thapar - Pulp fact
24. M. A. Alagappan - Touch of the pro
25. Shishir Bajaj - King of sweetness

India Inc.

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