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A Marvelous story of a NEVER-SAY-DIE ATTITUDE

In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done before.  Roebling could not ignore the vision he had in his mind of this bridge. He thought about it all the time and he knew deep in his heart that it could be done. He just had to share the dream with someone else. After much discussion and persuasion he managed to convince his son Washington, an up and coming engineer, that the bridge in fact could be built.  Working together for the first time, the father and son developed concepts of how it could be accomplished and how the obstacles could be overcome. With great excitement and inspiration, and the headiness of a wild challenge before them, they hired their crew and began to build their dream bridge.  The project started well, but when it was only a few months underway a tragic accident on the site took the life of John Roebling. Washington was injured and left with a certain amount of brain damage, which resulted in him not being able to walk or talk or even move.  "We told them so."  "Crazy men and their crazy dreams."  "It`s foolish to chase wild visions."  Everyone had a negative comment to make and felt that the project should be scrapped since the Roeblings were the only ones who knew how the bridge could be built. In spite of his handicap, Washington was never discouraged and still had a burning desire to complete the bridge and his mind was still as sharp as ever.  He tried to inspire and pass on his enthusiasm to some of his friends, but they were too daunted by the task. As he lay on his bed in his hospital room, with the sunlight streaming through the windows, a gentle breeze blew the flimsy white curtains apart and he was able to see the sky and the tops of the trees outside for just a moment.  It seemed that there was a message for him not to give up. Suddenly an idea hit him. All he could do was move one finger and he decided to make the best use of it. By moving this, he slowly developed a code of communication with his wife.  He touched his wife's arm with that finger, indicating to her that he wanted her to call the engineers again. Then he used the same method of tapping her arm to tell the engineers what to do. It seemed foolish but the project was under way again.  For 13 years Washington tapped out his instructions with his finger on his wife's arm, until the bridge was finally completed. Today the spectacular Brooklyn Bridge stands in all its glory as a tribute to the triumph of one man's indomitable spirit and his determination not to be defeated by circumstances. It is also a tribute to the engineers and their team work, and to their faith in a man who was considered mad by half the world. It stands too as a tangible monument to the love and devotion of his wife who for 13 long years patiently decoded the messages of her husband and told the engineers what to do.  Perhaps this is one of the best examples of a never-say-die attitude that overcomes a terrible physical handicap and achieves an impossible goal.

Chandra Shekhar Tiwari -"THE BORN AAZAAD" SALUTE TO THE SPIRIT ON HIS MARTYR DAY TODAY @&TH FEB 1931..

Chandra Shekhar Tiwari -"THE BORN AAZAAD" SALUTE TO THE SPIRIT ON HIS MARTYR DAY TODAY 27th FEB 1931..

Orig. name: Chandra Shekhar Tiwari-'Azad' was born on 23 July 1906 in Bhawra village, in the present-day Alirajpur district. He was then called Chandra Shekar Tiwari. Died Martyr Today 27th feb 1931.
Azadi was his Passion, and hence when he was ambushed, he shot himself 'Dead',by his own revolver,as he believed his ideology that "HE IS BORN FREE"-AAZAAD.He once claimed that as his name was "Azad", he would never be taken alive by police

His forefathers were from the Badarka village near Kanpur (in present-day Unnao District,in UP. His mother, Jagrani Devi, was the third wife of his father Sitaram Tiwari. After the birth of their first son, Sukhdev, in Badarka, the family moved to the Alirajpur State.
Chandra Shekhar spent his childhood in Bhawra, and learned archery from the tribal Bhils of the erstwhile Jhabua district, which helped him later on during the armed struggle against the British.[citation needed]After suspension of the non-cooperation movement in 1922 by Gandhi, Azad became more aggressive. He committed himself to achieve complete independence by any means.
Azad also believed that India's future lay in socialism. He met a young revolutionary, Pranvesh Chatterji, who introduced him to Ram Prasad Bismil who had formed the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA), a revolutionary organisation. Azad was impressed with the aim of HRA, i.e., an independent India with equal rights and opportunity to everyone without discrimination of caste, creed, religion or social status.
On introduction, Bismil was impressed by Azad, when Azad reportedly put his hand over a lamp and did not remove it till his skin burnt. He then became an active member of the HRA and started to collect funds for HRA. Most of the fund collection was through robberies of government property. He also wanted to build a new India based on socialist principles.
Azad and his compatriots also planned and executed several acts of violence against the British. Most of his revolutionary activities were planned and executed from Shahjahanpur which was also the hometown of Ram Prasad.
He was involved in the famous Kakori Train Robbery of 1925, in the attempt to blow up the Viceroy's train in 1926, and at last the shooting of J.P. Saunders at Lahore in 1928 to avenge the killing of Lala Lajpat Rai.
Despite being a member of Congress, Motilal Nehru regularly gave money in support of Azad.

"Gaining Winning Attitude at Workplace.."

 As we move out of our college in the job market to realize practical experiences. Certain things unknowingly become important which we had never noticed during our college life. One of the most important factors is our Attitude. In terms of work place it can be defined as professional behavior. A proper and balanced attitude enables a person to adapt to their work environment. Every organization has its own rules and regulations which help in knitting its employees and value together. Tampering with these rules and regulations may turn costly for anybody. Here also comes the importance of attitude which helps in binding you with the rules and regulation. If you are new to the organization then your attitude matters a lot. Your activities will be noticed by every eye. So, it’s very important that you demonstrate a positive and balanced attitude in order to maintain a balanced relationship with coworkers. Here are some points which one should instill in his/her attitude before entering at your work place. Do recognize your boundaries. Do keep a watch on your attitude even in light environment because you are being noticed every time. Also avoid putting your perceptions until asked. Some employees are fortunate enough to have generous working environment but it doesn’t mean that they should take undue advantage of the situation. So, do take your work and instructions from seniors as seriously as you can. Try to complete the given task in given time. It’s your official responsibility. Secondly, do not compromise with work at any point of time. Work should be at utmost importance. Organizations do not bear carelessness with work. Do remember only hardworking and deserving candidates survive in the long run. This is because management does have faith in them. Further your mistakes will soon let you loose self confidence and subsequently, seniors will also loose confidence in you. Now a days, males and females do work together in offices. So, its better you track you activities. A respectful distance form coworkers always proves beneficial in the long run. But on the other hand it should also not look like a presumptuous attitude. Above all, a good attitude may help you in becoming a good coworker. And in the long haul, such attitude will make your coworkers less grumble about. Last but not the least, avoid indulging in gossips. Talking negative about your team in front of others create a bad image of yours. Organizations do criticize employees involved in gossiping. As the result such employees are not taken seriously. So, it’s better to check your attitude before its get too late. Kindly post your comments, opinion below this blog.

Then the father explains: "People call this 'ECHO', but really this is LIFE.

Mountain Story 

"A son and his father were walking on the mountains.Suddenly, his son falls, hurts himself and screams:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh! !!"
To his surprise, he hears the voice repeating, somewhere in the mountain:
"AAAhhhhhhhhhhh! !!"
Curious, he yells: "Who are you?"
He receives the answer: "Who are you?"
And then he screams to the mountain: "I admire you!"
The voice answers: "I admire you!"
Angered at the response, he screams: "Coward!"
He receives the answer: "Coward!"
He looks to his father and asks: "What's going on?"
The father smiles and says: "My son, pay attention."
Again the man screams: "You are a champion!"
The voice answers: "You are a champion!"
The boy is surprised, but does not understand.
Then the father explains: "People call this ECHO, but really this is LIFE.
It gives you back everything you say or do.
Our life is simply a reflection of our actions.
If you want more love in the world, create more love in your heart.
If you want more competence in your team, improve your competence.
This relationship applies to everything, in all aspects of life;
Life will give you back everything you have given to it."
YOUR LIFE IS NOT A COINCIDENCE. IT'S A REFLECTION OF YOU!"

 

A Tribute to 'The Wall'-Rahul Dravid- Regret on Not Selected in World-Cup-2011

Happily,When Rahul was reselected for odi tri-series in srilanka last year, said he didn't look at the recall as a chance to prove his detractors wrong. "I have never played my cricket that way, wanting to prove a point," Dravid told the Deccan Herald. "To me, it's about trying your best to be the best you can be, day after day, in whichever format you are playing and for whichever team you are playing."

Dravid, who has had a long break after the IPL ended in May, said: "It's nice to be back, I am very happy. I am looking forward to the Sri Lanka tri-series and the Champions Trophy in South Africa, to giving it my best. It will be nice to catch up with the boys once again." 

Its Seveourly dissapointing Mr Dravid not included into squard of Probable 30 recently selected for upcoming 2011-World cup. A Tribute to One day performance of rahul-

Rahul Dravid History

Name : Rahul Sharad Dravid.
Nick name : The wall, Jammy (childhood).
Date of Birth : January 11, 1973.
Place of Birth : Indore, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA.
Batting Style : Right Handed Batsman.
Bowling Style : Right Arm off spin.
Role : Middle order batsman in Test’s.
ODI Debut : vs. Sri Lanka at Singapore in 1995-96.
TEST Debut : vs. England at Lords in 1996.
Playing Teams : Karnataka, INDIA&Bangalore Royal Challengers (captain).

 

 Dravid on One Day International-

• Dravid is the 3rd Indian (6th in World) to score more than 10,000 ODI runs.

Partnership Records

• The only batsman to have been involved in two List of One-Day International records exceeding 300 runs.
• First batsman to be involved in a 300 run partnership in a Cricket World Cup along with Sourav Ganguly in the 1999 Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka at Taunton.
• Involved in all three highest 4th wicket partnerships against South Africa, two with Yuvraj Singh.
• Involved in the highest partnership in the history of ODI cricket with a 331 run partnership along with Sachin Tendulkar vs New Zealand cricket team at Hyderabad (India) in 1999-2000.

World Cup Records

• He was the leading run scorer in the 1999 Cricket World Cup with 461 runs.
• Has the 2nd highest score (145) by a wicketkeeper in a World Cup behind AC Gilchrist(149).
• He was only the second wicketkeeper-batsman after Zimbabwean Dave Houghton to score an ODI hundred in the World Cup.
• He was the second batsman after Mark Waugh to score back-to-back hundreds in the World Cup

Captaincy Records

• He is tied with Sachin Tendulkar in fourth place for having captained India in the most victorious matches

Other Records

• Has the record of not being dismissed on duck for 120 consecutive ODI matches
• 3rd Highest number of fifties, after Sachin Tendulkar (93) and Inzamam Ul Haq (83).

 Dravid's Success on ODI Matches-

One Day International - Man of the Match Awards:

S No	Opponent	Venue	Season	Match Performance
1	Pakistani cricket team	Toronto Cricket Club	1996	46 (93b, 3x4)
2	South African cricket team	Kingsmead	1996/97	84 (94b, 5x4, 1x6); 1 Catch
3	New Zealand cricket team	Taupo	1998/99	123* (123b, 10x4, 1x6)
4	New Zealand cricket team	Eden Park	1998/99	51 (71b, 5x4, 1x6)
5	West Indies cricket team	Toronto Cricket Club	1999	77 (87b, 6x4, 2x6); 4 Catches
6	Zimbabwe cricket team	Queens Sports Club	2001	72* (64b, 7x4, 1x6)
7	Sri Lankan cricket team	Edgbaston Stadium	2002	64 (95b, 5x4, 1x6); 1 Catch
8	United Arab Emirates cricket team	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2004	104 (93b, 8x4); 1 Catch, 1 Stumping
9	West Indies cricket team	Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium	2005	52* (65b, 7x4), 1 Catch
10	Sri Lankan cricket team	Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground	2005/06	85 (63b, 8x4, 1x6); 1 Catch
11	South African cricket team	Wankhede Stadium	2005/06	78* (106b, 10x4)
12	Pakistani cricket team	Sheikh Zayed Stadium	2005/06	92 (116b, 10x4); 1 Catch
13	West Indies cricket team	Sabina Park	2006	105 (102b, 10x4, 2x6); 1 Catch
14	England Cricket Team	Edgbaston Cricket Ground	2007	92* (63b, 7x4, 1x6)

Dravid Dravid Dravid Dravid Test Cricket Awards

Test Cricket - Man of the Series Awards:

#	Series	Season	Series Performance
1	Indian Cricket Team in England cricket team Test Series	2002	602 (4 Matches, 6 Innings, 3x100, 1x50); 10 Catches
2	Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Indian Cricket Team in Australian cricket team Test Series)	2003/04	619 Runs (4 Matches, 8 Innings, 1x100, 3x50); 4 Catches
3	Indian Cricket Team in West Indian cricket team Test Series	2006	496 Runs (4 Matches, 7 Innings, 1x100, 4x50); 8 Catches

Test Cricket - Man of the Match Awards:

S No	Opponent	Venue	Season	Match Performance
1	South African cricket team	Wanderers Stadium	1996/97	1st Innings: 148 (21x4); 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 81 (11x4); 1 Catch
2	West Indian cricket team	Bourda	1996/97	1st Innings: 92 (8x4, 1x6)
3	England cricket team	Headingley Stadium	2002/03	1st Innings: 148 (23x4) 2nd Innings: 3 Catches
4	England cricket team	The Oval	2002/03	1st Innings: 217 (28x4); 3 Catches
5	New Zealand cricket team	Sardar Patel Stadium	2003/04	1st Innings: 222 (28x4, 1x6); 2 Catches 2nd Innings: 73 (6x4); 1 Catch
6	Australian cricket team	Adelaide Oval	2003/04	1st Innings: 233 (23x4, 1x6); 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 72* (7x4); 2 Catches
7	Pakistani cricket team	Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium	2003/04	1st Innings: 270 (34x4, 1x6) 2nd Innings: 1 Catch
8	Pakistani cricket team	Eden Gardens	2004/05	1st Innings: 110 (15x4, 1x6); 1 Catch 2nd Innings: 135 (15x4)
9	West Indies cricket team	Sabina Park	2006	1st Innings: 81 (10x4) 2nd Innings: 68 (12x4); 1 Catch

Dravid Dravid Dravid Dravid Awards

• 1998: Arjuna award
• 1999: Ceat Cricketer of the 1999 World Cup
• 2000: Wisden Cricketer of the Year 2000
• 2004: Sir Garfield Sobers Trophy Winner (Awarded for ICC Player of the Year)
• 2004: Padma Shri
• 2004: ICC Test Player of The Year, MTV Youth Icon of the Year for 2004
• 2006: Captain of the ICC's Test Team

Dravid Dravid Dravid Dravid Tests

Test Debut: vs English cricket team, Lord's, 1996

• Dravid's best Test batting score of 270 was made against Pakistan, Rawalpindi, 2003-2004
• His best Test bowling figures of 1 for 18 came against West Indian cricket team, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, 2001-2002
• He is only the third Indian to score over 10,000 Test runs, following Sunil Gavaskar and Sachin Tendulkar.
• He is the fastest batsman in the history of Test cricket to make 9,000 runs. The former Indian captain brought up the landmark in his 176th innings playing against West Indies in 2006 and broke the earlier record of Brian Lara
• He has the most catches for a fielder in Test cricket with 184 catches, beating Mark Waugh's tally of 181 catches when he caught New Zealand opener Tim McIntosh in New Zealand's second innings of the third test at the Basin Reserve in Wellington.

 Dravid on-One-Day Internationals

ODI Debut: vs Sri Lankan cricket team, Singapore, 1995-1996

• Dravid's best ODI batting score of 153 was made against New Zealand cricket team, Hyderabad, India, 1999-2000
• His best ODI bowling figures of 2 for 43 came against South African cricket team, Kochi, India, 1999-2000
• 6th player and 3rd Indian to score 10,000 runs. He broke the barrier by scoring 66 against Sri Lanka and levelling the series 1-1.

 

50th ton not my focus: Sachin

Addressing the press here Tendulkar said, “I believe it is destiny. When it is destined to happen it will happen. I am not thinking too much about it. My focus is on preparation.”
Laying emphasis on adapting to the conditions, Tendulkar said, “For me one thing is very important and that is to get acclimatised to local weather conditions.”
“Preparations have been spot on and the lengthy practice session has given us that opportunity [to get acclimatised]. We have had good net sessions under the guidance of coach Gary [Kirsten],” he said.
Talking about the preparations going into the series, Sachin added, “When [a] tour starts and we step on to the cricket field for the first time, we normally start running. While completing the first lap one can easily feel that the body is not getting enough oxygen. Once you get used to those kinds of conditions, there is no problem.”
South African captain Graeme Smith wished Sachin luck for his 50th Test hundred but hoped that the master batsman would reach the landmark against some other team.
“Sachin is a great player and a great ambassador for the game of cricket. I too wish that he gets his 50th Test hundred - not in this series but in the next series,” Smith said in a lighter vein.