Monday 30 June 2014

కొత్త ఉద్యోగం కావాలి!

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After 2 years of selfless service, I realized that I had not been promoted, no salary increment, no commendation.
So I decided to walk up to my HR Manager. The manager looked at me, smiled and asked me to sit down saying: "My friend you have not worked here for even a single day."

I was shocked to hear this !!!, but the manager went on to explain, and here's the conversation that took place. 

Manager: How many days are there in a year?

Me: 365 days and sometimes 366.

Manager: How many hours make up a day?

Me: 24 Hours.

Manager: How long do u work in a day?

Me: 10am to 6pm
(i.e 8 hours a day.)

Manager: So, what fraction of the day do u work in hours?

Me: 8/24
i.e 1/3 (one third).

Manager: This is nice of u! what is 1/3rd of 366 days?

Me: 122
(1/3 x 366=122 days)

Manager: Do u come to work on weekends?

Me: No sir.

Manager: How many days are there in a year that are weekends?

Me: 52 Saturdays and 52 Sundays equals to 104 days.

Manager: Thanks for that. If u remove 104 days from 122 days. how many days
do u now have?

Me: 18 days.

Manager: I do give u 2 weeks sick leave every year. Now remove that 14 days from the 18 days left. How many days do u have remaining?

Me: 4 days.

Manager: Do u work on Republic Day?

Me: No sir!

Manager: Do u come to work on Independance Day?

Me: No sir!

Manager: So how many days r left?

Me: 2 days Sir!

Manager: Do u come to work on New Years Day?

Me: No sir!

Manager: So how many days r left?

Me: 1 day sir!

Manager: Do u work on Diwali ?

Me: No Sir!

Manager: So how many days are left?

Me: None Sir!

Manager: So what r u claiming?

Me: I have understood, Sir. I did not realise that I was stealing company
money all these days.



Moral - NEVER GO TO HR FOR HELP!!!
(HR-HIGH RISK.)

Sunday 29 June 2014

Hyderabad in 1880


Entrance gate to Hyderabad


Chowmohulla palace

Distance view of Hyderabad
Photos by Lala Deen Dayal 1880
Courtesy: Old Indian Photos

Tuesday 17 June 2014

భారతరత్న పురస్కారం

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BHARATA  RATNA  PURASKARAM  !!!!!!!!!!!












  
There is something more you would like to know about the ‘Bharat Ratna’
  
Bharata Ratna Puraskaram

The Bharata Ratna,Jewel of Bharat in English, is Bharat’s highest civilian honour. Others being Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan , Padma Shri .It is generally conferred on 23rd of January for rendering outstanding services in art, literature, scientific achievements, social service and even sports . The award was instituted by the President of Bharat on 2nd January 1954. Three people can get Bharat Ratna award in one year. The award can also be granted posthumously. The top 4 civilian honours -Bharat Ratna , Padma Vibhushan, Padma Bhushan , Padma Shri do not carry any prize moneyOn conferment of the award, the recipient receives a Sanad (certificate) signed by the President and a medallion. The medal or decoration is in the form of a peepal leaf, about 5.8 cm long, 4.7 cm wide and 3.1 mm thick. It is of toned bronze. On its obverse is embossed a replica of the sun, 1.6 cm in diameter, below which the words Bharat Ratna are embossed in Devanagari script. On the reverse are State emblem and the motto, also in Devanagari. The emblem, the sun and the rim are of platinum. The inscriptions are in burnished bronze.  The ribbon is white. The awards are produced at Kolkata Mint.
Description: Bharat ratna medal
Bharat ratna medal The perks associated with Bharat Ratna are
  • Free first class flight journey anywhere in Bharat.
  • Free first class train journey.
  • Pension equal to or 50% of Prime Minister of Bharat’s salary.
  • Can attend the Parliament meetings and sessions.
  • Precedence at par with Cabinet Rank.
  • Eligible for Z category protection, if needed.
  • Special Guest in Republic Day and Independence Day.
  • Status equal to VVIP.

Holders of the Bharat Ratna decoration comes in seventh position jointly with former Prime Ministers, Cabinet Ministers of the Union, Leaders of Chief Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha, Deputy Chairman of Planning Commission of India and the respective Chief Ministers of States.
  

  
List of recipients  

Name
Image
Birth / Death
Awarded
Notes
1.
Chakravarti Rajgopalachari
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1878–1972
1954
Independence activist, last Governor-General
2.
C. V. Raman
Sir CV Raman.JPG
1888–1970
1954
Physicist
3.
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Radhakrishnan.jpg
1888–1975
1954
Philosopher, India's First Vice President (1952-1962), and India's Second President(1962-1967)
4.
Bhagwan Das

1869–1958
1955
Independence activist, author, Founder of Kashi Vidya Peeth
5.
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya
Mokshagundam Visvesvarayya
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1861–1962
1955
Civil engineer, Diwan of Mysore
6.
Jawaharlal Nehru
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1889–1964
1955
Independence activist, author, first Prime Minister
7.
Govind Ballabh Pant

1887–1961
1957
Independence activist, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Home Minister
8.
Dhondo Keshav Karve

1858–1962
1958
Educator, social reformer
9.
Bidhan Chandra Roy
Bidhan.jpg
1882–1962
1961
Physician, Chief Minister of West Bengal
10.
Purushottam Das Tandon

1882–1962
1961
Independence activist, educator
11.
Rajendra Prasad
Rajendra Prasad closeup.jpg
1884–1963
1962
Independence activist, jurist, first President
12.
Zakir Hussain
Dr Zakir Hussain.jpg
1897–1969
1963
Independence activist, Scholar, third President
13.
Pandurang Vaman Kane

1880–1972
1963
Indologist and Sanskrit scholar
14.
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Shastri in office.jpg
1904–1966
1966
Posthumous, independence activist, second Prime Minister
15.
Indira Gandhi
Indira2.jpg
1917–1984
1971
Third Prime Minister
16.
V. V. Giri
Varahagiri Venkata Giri.jpg
1894–1980
1975
Trade unionist and fourth President
17.
K. Kamaraj
K. Kamaraj.jpg
1903–1975
1976
Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu State
18.
Mother Teresa
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1910–1997
1980
Catholic nun, founder of the Missionaries of Charity
19.
Vinoba Bhave
Gandhi and Vinoba.jpg
1895–1982
1983
Posthumous, social reformer, independence activist
20.
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan
Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan.jpg
1890–1988
1987
First non-citizen, independence activist
21.
M. G. Ramachandran
MGR with K Karunakaran (cropped).jpg
1917–1987
1988
Posthumous, film actor, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu
22.
B. R. Ambedkar
Ambedkar Barrister.jpg
1891–1956
1990
Posthumous, Chief architect of the Indian Constitution,Crusader against Untouchablity, Dalit Icon, Social Reformer, Historian, politician, economist, and scholar
23.
Nelson Mandela
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b. 1918
1990
Second non-citizen and non-Indian recipient, Leader of the Anti-Apartheid movement
24.
Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (cropped).jpg
1944–1991
1991
Posthumous, Sixth Prime Minister
25.
Vallabhbhai Patel
Sardar patel (cropped).jpg
1875–1950
1991
Posthumous, independence activist, first Home Minister
26.
Morarji Desai
Morarji Desai 1978.jpg
1896–1995
1991
Independence activist, fourth Prime Minister
27.
Abul Kalam Azad
Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.jpg
1888–1958
1992
Posthumous, independence activist, first Minister of Education
28.
J. R. D. Tata

1904–1993
1992
Industrialist and philanthropist
29.
Satyajit Ray
SatyajitRay.jpg
1922–1992
1992
Filmmaker
30.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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b. 1931
1997
Aeronautical Engineer,11th President of India
31.
Gulzarilal Nanda

1898–1998
1997
Independence activist, interim Prime Minister
32.
Aruna Asaf Ali

1908–1996
1997
Posthumous, independence activist
33.
M. S. Subbulakshmi
Ms subbulakshmi.jpg
1916–2004
1998
Carnatic classical singer
34.
Chidambaram Subramaniam

1910–2000
1998
Independence activist, Minister of Agriculture
35.
Jayaprakash Narayan

1902–1979
1999
Posthumous, independence activist and politician
36.
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar 2009 crop.jpg
1920–2012
1999
Sitar player
37.
Amartya Sen
Amartya Sen NIH.jpg
b. 1933
1999
Economist
38.
Gopinath Bordoloi
Gopinath Bordoloi.jpg
1890–1950
1999
Posthumous, independence activist, Chief Minister of Assam
39.
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar - still 29065 crop.jpg
b. 1929
2001
Playback singer
40.
Bismillah Khan
Bismillah at Concert1 (edited).jpg
1916–2006
2001
Hindustani classical shehnai player
41.
Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (cropped).jpg
1922–2011
2008
Hindustani classical singer
42.
C. N. R. Rao[
Chintamani Nagesa Ramachandra Rao 03682.JPG
b. 1934
2014
(announced)
Scientist
43.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards (crop).jpg
b. 1973
2014
(announced)
Cricketer (FIRST IN SPORTS CATEGORY)

Courtesy:KRRao