तुम्ही पण सही तर आम्ही पण सही!



The literal meaning of these lyrics (तुम्ही पण सही तर आम्ही पण सही!) is - "If you are right ... I am also right!"

This movie is very close to how I was in school or for that matter all my life. I can't take injustice or indifference. If I find that there is something wrong being done by someone to me, I always stand up against that. And why shouldn't I? That's my birth right ... to always stand by truth and have the guts to go against people who are doing injustice.

Very frankly all my life I have seen people who are too afraid to go against the tide. I feel pity for these people. We are not slaves ... we live in a free world. If you have voice ... its there for you to raise it when it matters. If you keep mum seeing all the injustice around you, you are not doing any good for yourself or the mankind.

Stand up when you are right. Bad souls will always be there around you but that should not stop you from doing right things and standing up against wrong things.

Baba

Meet my futuer!

This is my son 'Arav'...



"Arav" means "Peaceful" in Sanskrit!

I can do anything to be with my son & can't live without him for a single day. So if you're trying to take me away from my son ... BEWARE -:))

Baba

Wind of Change

I folow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change
An August summer night
Soldiers passing by
Listening to the wind of change

The world is closing in
Did you ever think
That we could be so close, like brothers
The future's in the air
I can feel it everywhere
Blowing with the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

Walking down the street
Distant memories
Are buried in the past forever
I folow the Moskva
Down to Gorky Park
Listening to the wind of change

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change

The wind of change
Blows straight into the face of time
Like a stormwind that will ring the freedom bell
For peace of mind
Let your balalaika sing
What my guitar wants to say

Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow share their dreams
With you and me
Take me to the magic of the moment
On a glory night
Where the children of tomorrow dream away
in the wind of change ...

Lyrics:Klaus Meine
Music :Klaus Meine

Link to the video ... click here!

Beware!

Swine flu is likely to spread around the world in the next few months and infect one-third of the global population, according to the first detailed analysis of the spread of the virus published by British scientists.

The study by researchers at London's Imperial College, published in the journal Science, found that swine flu has "full pandemic potential", spreading easily from person to person and infecting around one in three of those who come into contact with it.

Swine flu is certainly milder than the Spanish flu which caused an estimated 50 million deaths in 1918, but it is not yet possible to say whether it will kill more than the most recent pandemics in 1957 and 1968.



The number of laboratory-confirmed cases of the swine flu or A(H1N1) virus has increased to 4,694 - double from the last Friday's figure - and also claimed 53 lives around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.

If it hits my lovely country India, am not sure what will be the outcome. I know that the government agencies here are so prompt & efficient, it will cause at least a million deaths before its wiped out of India. So I pray for the well being of my fellow citizens.

Baba

Dev D - The Original Concept!

Many people thought that the recently released "Dev D" was one of the best movies in recent years ... until they realized that another new age "Devdas" was attempted way back in 2005-06 by some young minds and here am sharing the making of that great epic!


Baba

I quit my job to RUN ...

I just got to know that Rahul features on the cover of 'The Week'!


I would like to share that article from 'The Week' with you all. It talks about Rahul's journey from the corporate world to his business model-runningandliving.com-premised on getting Indians to run. I had great fun working with him during the Gurgaon Marathon & a half and hope that he inspires Indians to RUN for a living!

The below article is courtesy 'The Week'. Enjoy reading it, who knows it might make you RUN for a better life!

For some people, life begins at 40. Rahul S. Verghese ran into a "new meaning of life" after he turned 40. And the "high" that he got made him leave his 25-year-long cushy corporate career without any hitch. "I had no plans of leaving my corporate career until I got bitten by the running bug. My first achievement was when I ran 5km continuously," says Verghese. A graduate from IIM-Ahmedabad, he worked with multinationals like Unilever, Nestle and Motorola before he started a business model-runningandliving.com-premised on getting Indians to run.

Verghese's last job was with Motorola, and he was based in Chicago. He ran his first marathon there in October 2001 and instantly fell in love with running. He set himself the goal of running 50 marathons. Soon he got transferred to India and was taken aback to see that there was nothing for runners like him in the country. "It was quite alarming as India is considered to be one of the unhealthiest countries in the world. I thought a business model like this has a lot of potential here and decided to take the plunge," says Verghese. Also, the concept of marathon was gradually picking up in India with Bombay marathon and Delhi half marathon drawing a lot of attention.

"Running is the most participative sport in the world. It gives a great opportunity for brands to connect with their consumers. I wanted to base my model on this and therefore arranged several workshops for corporates. And, it seems to be working," he says. He has tied up with Aquafina, Reebok and some other companies. On an individual level, he has gone all out to inspire people to run. He also provides quality running gear-shorts, t-shirts, water bottles, belts-at "reasonable" prices to ensure that people enjoy the experience.

Verghese thinks big as he has set himself a goal of getting 200 million people running. However, he has not set any deadline for it. But does a business model like this offer any financial security? "I am sure that we are going in the right direction. Maybe the gestation period is a bit longer than expected," he says.

He has invested Rs 25 lakh in the start-up. But the bigger investment, according to Verghese, has been the loss of his corporate earnings. But all that stands compensated each time someone tells him "You have changed my life." True to his efforts, Verghese has already run 25 marathons on various continents, and the quickest has been in New Orleans where he registered 3 hours and 41 minutes. Good show, man.


Baba