Valentine Day in India

Valentine's Day celebration is comparatively a recent phenomenon in India but has understandably caught the fancy of youth. People celebrate the Valentine's Day by exchanging cards and gifts, letters etc.

Three humorous love letters presumably written by a Mathematician, HR Executive and an Accountant to their Valentine are reproduced here on this occassion. The source of these letters is Internet.


Love letter from a Mathematician

Dear Sweetheart

Yesterday, I was passing by your rectangular house in trigonometric lane. There I saw you with your cute circular face, conical nose and spherical eyes, standing in your triangular garden.

Before seeing you, my heart was a null set, but when a vector of magnitude (likeness) from your eyes at a deviation of theta radians made a tangent to my heart, it differentiated.

My love for you is a quadratic equation with real roots, which only you can solve by making good binary relation with me. The cosine of my love for you extends to infinity. I promise that I should not resolve you into partial functions but if I do so, you can integrate me by applying the limits from zero to infinity.

You are as essential to me as an element to a set. The geometry of my life revolves around your acute personality. My love, if you do not meet me at parabola restaurant on date 10 at sunset, when the sun is making an angle of 160 degrees, my heart would be like an unsolved polynomial of degree 10. With love from your higher order derivatives of maxima and minima, of an unknown function.

Yours ever loving,
Mathematics Prasad
De-Morgan's Law,
7th Cross. Binomial Avenue,
India of Matrices - (a+b) ^2



Love letter from an HR executive
Dearest

I am very happy to inform you that I have fallen in Love with you since the 14th of October (Sunday). With reference to the meeting held between us on the 13th of Oct. at 1500 hrs, I would like to present myself as a prospective lover.

Our love affair would be on probation for a period of three months and depending on compatibility, would be made permanent. Of course, upon completion of probation, there will be continuous on the job training and performance appraisal schemes leading up to promotion from lover to spouse.

The expenses incurred for coffee and entertainment would initially be shared equally between us. Later, based on your performance, I might take up a larger share of the expenses. However I am broadminded enough to be taken care of, on your expense account.

I request you to kindly respond within 30 days of receiving this letter, failing which, this offer would be cancelled without further notice and I shall be considering someone else. I would be happy, if you could forward this letter to your sister, if you do not wish to take up this offer.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours sincerely,

H R Sharma


Love letter from an accountant

Dearest

In the Journal of my heart,
I have written a Journal Entry,
Debiting my love & crediting my affection,
now partner, you write the Narration.

Your beauty is the Capital of our business,
And your eyes are Stock In Trade,
Now let us enter into a Transaction,
Without providing Depreciation.

Your first love I have already indicated,
On the Ledger Folio column,
Any way, our relations are based on,
Double Entry System.

Our love is Real & Tangible,
Which can be realized,
Interest on the same,
Can be capitalized.

Partner, you are like a Contra Entry,
You are on my Debit Side & Credit Side,
Both at the same time,
Can it be posted into Ledger, that now you decide.

And so my partner now let us Rectify,
All our errors & total the Trial Balance,
Of our affairs & emotions,
Without maintaining any Suspense Account.

And any difference in the Trial Balance,
In the Balance Sheet of our life,
Our children will be Assets & Liabilities,
If they are boys, shall we call them Sundry Debtors?
If they are girls, shall we call them Sundry Creditors?

But if we have a boy & a girl,
Our Balance Sheet will Tally automatically,
And the Auditor will certify like this,

"THE ACCOUNT SHOWS A TRUE & FAIR VIEW OF LOVELY BUSINESS CONDUCTED DURING LIFE'S ACCOUNTS
In the Journal of my heart,

Yours lovingly
Account Kumar

मैं -"कोई नहीं "

ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल

मैं समय का बदलता नजरिया हूँ ,
स्वयं को भूलते रहने की प्रक्रिया हूँ ।
मुझे अब लोग कम पहचानते हैं ,
कुछ भ्रमित नवोदित तो
मेरा अस्तित्व तक नकारते हैं ।

उसने सभी को उनके नामों से बुलाया,
सना , शीना ,अलीना कई बार दोहराया ।
अपने भी होने का बोध कराने के लिए ,
उसका मासूम स्नेह पाने के लिए ,
मैंने कहा , मैं भी यहाँ हूँ ,
मैं सच हूँ
ना कि पौराणिक कथा का पात्र हूँ ,
या धुंधले इतिहास की व्यथा मात्र हूँ ,
पर उसका स्वर निर्णायक था , कहा -
नहीं मैं 'कोई नहीं'

मैंने फ़िर दलील दी ,
मैं भी सबकी तरह साँस लेता हूँ,
बेखुदी तक में ख़ुद को भांप लेता हूँ ,
मेरी धड़कनों की कम्पन स्पष्ट है ,
मैं हूँ -यह स्वीकारने में तुम्हे क्या कष्ट है ,
उसने कठोरता से कहा ,
मैं जब भी अपना मुंह खोलता हूँ
सिर्फ़ झूठ और झूठ बोलता हूँ ,

मैंने साहस कर पूछा
अगर मेरे झूठ का वजूद है
तो मेरा क्यों नहीं
उसने तिलमिलाकर कहा
अस्तित्व ? झूठ के तो पाँव तक नहीं होते ।

मैंने एक बार फ़िर अर्ज किया
अब बतला भी दो कि मैं कौन ,
वह कुछ देर तो रही मौन ,
फ़िर अविचलित स्वर में दोहराया ,
कि मैं " कोई नहीं"
(भाव स्त्रोत - रिया शर्मा उर्फ़ मिट्ठू )

* DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad

(Forwarded by Sri Sulabh Kothari )

Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse acknowledge them--- Why?

We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit.

There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.

I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.

Why are we so NEGATIVE?

Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T. Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture,when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.

Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke,
The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - YOURS. Give him aface - YOURS. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road ) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity... In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU?

YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .

YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah .

YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds ( Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'

YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop,'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.'

YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand

Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU..

YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?

Once in an interview, the famous Ex-municipal commissioner of Bombay , Mr. Tinaikar , had a point to make. 'Rich people's dogs are walked on the streets to leave their affluent droppings all over the place,' he said. 'And then the same people turn around to criticize and blame the authorities for inefficiency and dirty pavements. What do they expect the
officers to do? Go down with a broom every time their dog feels the pressure in his bowels? In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan . Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.

We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin.

We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.

We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.

This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public. When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse?

'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of ? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU.

When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away. Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too.... I am echoing J. F. Kennedy 's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians.....

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA
AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA
WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalaam

उड़ा गुलाल होली में

वडोदरा 11 मार्च 2009

उड़ा गुलाल होली में -ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल

-१-

बज उठी ढो़लक ,उड़ा गुलाल होली में ,

यादों ने दी फिर थाप, बेबाक होली में ।

-2-

बरबस ही याद आ गया,वो खूनी वाकया ,

निर्दोषों की जब जान ली खूनी गोली ने ।

-३-

चांद छूपने से हुई फीकी सी फिर फिज़ा ,

दिल चटकने की सी हुई आवाज होली में ।

-४-

पुरस्कार की तू किसी गर ,आस कर रहा ,

झुग्गी में रह स्लमडाग सा, यार होली में ।

-५-

गांधी के स्मृति चिन्ह ,न स्वदेश ढूँढना ,

टेसू के रंग की कहाँ , अब धार होली में ।

-६-

'ओंम' रोम रोम में,रचे बचपन के वो रिश्ते

पूरा गाँव ही परिवार था ,हर ईद होली में ।

PHYSICS MNEMONICS

Mnemonics
O.P.Nautiyal

Mnemonics are words that help in memorizing something.
Mnemonics may take the form of acronyms, phrases, songs , rhymes places or any word/words or sentences which are used in conversation or have popular appeal for easy remembrance and with which we can easily establish some association with the topic we want to memorize.

Some of the physics mnemonics which class xii students may find useful are compiled here. Some of these are courtesy internet and many others have been devised by me while teaching physics . Students are welcome to offer comments suggesting their own mnemonics on similar or other topics .

1. CIVIL In Capacitor ( C) Current (I) leads Voltage (V)
In Inductor (L) Voltage (V) leads Current (I)

2 .Transformer Losses
Edison Electrified His Magic Filament Lamp

Eddy currents loss,Electrical (DC resistance of wires) loss, Hysterisis loss, Magnetic Flux Leakage loss


3.Energy Transferred = Potential difference x Charge
E T’s Phone Calls

4.ULTRAVIOLET (Ultraviolet , Visible and Infrared are in increasing order of wavelength: U,V and I are in the word Ultrviolet itself in that order)

5. Electromagnetic waves in order of increasing frequency

R I V U X Ga

Radio Waves ,Infra red, Visible , Ultraviolet ,X-rays, Gamma-rays


6. OHM’s LAW
VAMPIRES ARE RARE

Volts = Amperes x Resistance


7. Force (F) on a charge(Q) moving (v)perpendicular to a magnetic field

F = Q v B
Fast Quality Visualizes Business


8.Dia , Para and Ferromagnetic substances
DIAMAGNETIC:
Dial Straight To Wed Rupali
Explanation:
Diamagnetic Substances move from Stronger To Weeker part in a nonuniform magnetic field. Are repelled by magnets.

PARA & FERROMAGNETIC
Parth Wears T-Shirt Slowly but Ferro quickly. Both look attractive.
Explanation:
Paramagnetic substances move from Weeker To Stronger part in a nonuniform magnetic field slowly. Ferromagnetic do the same but quickly. Both are attracted by magnets.
9.Three Elements of Earths Magnetic Field
I Declined to take Horizontal Dip
Explanation:
Declination , Horizontal Component of Earth's Field, Dip or Inclination
10. Colour Code for Resistances
B B R O Y of Great Britain had Very Good Wife
Black Brown Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Violet Grey White
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

11. Fleming's Left Hand Rule is for Motors
Fleming's Right Hand Rule is for Generators (Induction)
To remember read Generator as Genrighter
12. Units of Measurement
King Hector Died Mysteriously Drinking Choklate Milk
Kilo Hecto Deka Meter Deci Centi Milli

Tens ' Multipliers
Desi Hero Killed Mega Gigantic Terrorists
Dekka Hecto Kilo Mega Giga Tera
10E01 10E02 10E03 10E06 10E09 10E12

Fractional Multipliers

D C Millan May Not Play Football
Deci Centi Milli Micro Nano Pico Femto
10E-1 10E-2 10E-3 10E-6 10E-9 10E-12 10E-15
13. Galvanometer
Kafai is BINA

K¢ = BINA

K=Torsion constant of spring
¢ is deflection
B is Magnetic Field
I Current in Galvanometer coil
N no. of turns
A Area of coil
I wish all students best of luck for the examination.

Sugandha weds Sidhartha

सुगन्धा एवं सिद्धार्थ को उनकी शादी के शुभावसर पर
असीम शुभकामनायें

-ओंम प्रकाश , अर्चना एवं अनुभव

-१-

पहाडी सुगंध शिमला की

गजब तासीर रखती है ,

प्रबुद्ध सिद्धार्थ गौतम आज

बेबस, इसके हवाले हो गए ।

-२-

गौतम को लगी रूचि कर ,

सुगंध स्निग्ध भावना मिश्रित

सिद्धि प्राप्त कर सिद्धार्थ,

अर्धांगिनी वाले हो गए ।

-३-

सुशांत , विभोर को हुआ आज

अपने इस हश्र का अनुभव ,

उधर परिणय सुगन्धा का ,

इधर ये साले हो गए ।

-४-

सुमेर सा आशीष कृष्णा का

मिला सुगन्धा सिद्धार्थ गौतम को ,

ले सात फेरे समक्ष अग्नि के ,

दम्पति सबसे निराले हो गए ।

तेल मंथन -कुछ मुक्तक

तेल मंथन -कुछ मुक्तक
-ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल
-१-
तेल मंथन का आभामय , सुंदर स्वर्णिम इतिहास
त्याग,समर्पण ,ज्ञान , कर्म का अद्भुत इसमें वास ।
निर्गम,दुर्गम वन हों , थल हो , या हो सिन्धु विशाल
तेल कार्मिक अविचल निर्भय, डटे ठोंक कर ताल ।
-२-
विदेशी विशेषज्ञों ने की थी , अपनी राय यह व्यक्त
तेल की बूँद नहीं भारत में , पूर्वोत्तार के अतिरिक्त ।
भारतीय भुविदों ने दर्शायी तब उन्हें तेल की धार ,
खोज लिए निज देश में , कई तेल गैस भंडार ।
-३-
गैस कह रही तेल से , तू क्यों तरल शरीर
एक मां की संतान पर , मैं तो चंचल अधीर ।
कहा तेल ने ऐ बहिन , तू सरल , सहज और नेक
उर्जा हममे एक सी , अर्थात हम अंतर्मन से एक ।
-४-
सागर पूछे पवन से , मुझको बींध रहा है कौन
मेरे उर्जागार में लगा रहा है , सेंध निरंतर कौन ?
तेल कार्मिकों ने खोज लिया है छुपा तुम्हारा कोष
भारत विकास के कर्णधार , अब करना न आक्रोश ।
-५-
तेल गैस की स्वर्णिम यात्रा में ऐसे भी आए मोड़
कर्म छेत्र से कर्मठ कई साथी , गए अचानक छोड़ ,
परम अनुकरणीय त्याग पर उनके , गर्वित सारा देश ,
कर्म ही जीवन , कर्म ही मृत्यु उनका यह संदेश ।

कैशौर्य

प्रिय अनुभव को सत्रहवीं वर्षगांठ पर असीम शुभकामनाएं , बधाई व ढेर सारा प्यार ।

कैशौर्य
--- ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल
नन्ही सी उम्र में वर्ष वर्ष जोड़ कर
पहुंचे हो आज तुम वय के इस मोड़ पर,
असमंजस में स्वयं को ढूंढ़ते खड़े हो
तुम न अब छोटे हो, न ठीक से बड़े हो ।

कैशौर्य में विचरते हो , यौवन के पास हो
सबके अजीज हो तुम सबके ख़ास हो ,
तनाव में कभी, कभी उलझन में लगते हों
मित्रों की पर अपने,सभी बातों पे हँसते हो ।

अनुभव , तर्क की बातें अनमने से सुनते हो
अधपकी समझ से वितर्कों के जाल बुनते हो ,
इस उम्र में होता है यह, न तुम्हारा कुसूर है
हमको प्यार है तुमसे हमें तुम पर गुरूर है ।

भविष्य में छुपी उज्जवल खुशियाँ अपार हैं
श्रम करते रहो मन से तो अवसर हज़ार हैं ,
समय को मान देना ही सफलता की कुंजी है
तुम्हारे साथ हमारे प्यार, दुवाओं की पूंजी है ।

बाढ़ का पानी

बाढ़ का पानी

---ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल



जिस जगह जाती नज़र , है मंजर तबाही का

देखो कहाँ तक फैला बेदर्द बाढ़ का पानी ।



नदियाँ कहाँ अब जा रही, सागर से मिलने को

समंदर को अन्दर ला रहा ,जालिम बाढ़ का पानी ।



सड़के नहीं रही थी , जो पैदल के भी लायक

सफीने वहां चलवा रहा, गहरा बाढ़ का पानी ।



उनके हवाई दौरे , घडियाली आंसू और वादे

क्या नौटंकी करवा रहा , विदूषक बाढ़ का पानी ।



बनता बड़ा जाँ बाज , उछल कर ऊँचे बांधो से

दीन झुग्गियां डूबा रहा , निर्दयी बाढ़ का पानी ।



छोटा बड़ा जो भी मिला सबको साथ ले गया ,

कितनो के प्राण पी गया ,प्यासा बाढ़ का पानी ।



जलमग्न सब कुछ कर ,अब बड़प्पन दिखा रहा

बनता है पानीदार , महा ढोंगी बाढ़ का पानी ।

17 th May -World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).

17 th May -World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD).
(Excerpts from my address on 17th May 2006 as Chairman Institute of Electronics & Telecommunication Enginners,Vadodara Centre, Source of information –ITU & published literature)

On May 24th 1844 Samuel Morse sent his first public message over a telegraph line between Washington and Baltimore. The message said “What hath God wrought”
It was the beginning of telecommunication era in the world.
Communication Network across the globe today integrates a huge range of technologies yet remains one of the most reliable system ever developed and is the planet’s largest man made object.
The International Telecommunication Union, then known as International Telegraph Union ,was established on 17th May 1865 in Paris as an impartial international organization within which Govt. and private sector could work together to coordinate the operation of telecommunication networks and services and advance the development of communication technologies. So it is 143 years ago ITU began facilitating world to communicate .

World Telecom Day was held for the first time in 1969 as a resolution of ITU administrative council.17th May is celebrated as world communication day across the world as birth anniversary of ITU to spread awareness about the role of communication technologies and to redeem our pledge to bridge technological differences and promote interconnectivity to all.

However, 22 years ago it was realized that not all people are sharing the social and economic benefits that telecommunication creates. In 1985 ITU released its landmark Maitland report known as the missing link, which was first to clearly identify the digital divide. Since the publication of the report ITU has been working to bring the benefits of Information and communication technologies to all humanity.

From the birth of telegraph, through radio and television broadcasting to satellite communication and to the internet to digital revolution in information and communication technologies, the work of ITU has helped harness the power of Science and Technology to fulfill the basic human need for communication. However, the true test is the extent to which today’s powerful knowledge based communication tools are able to connect different people across geographic, knowledge and information divides ,especially in the most impoverished countries.
In 2003 in Geneva the first World Summit on Information Systems was held.175 countries endorsed declaration and plan of action that embrace the idea of universal and affordable access to ICTs.

If we recall the earlier themes of World Telecom Day Celebrations
2000: Mobile Communication
2001: The internet Challenges opportunities and prospects
2002: ICT for all-empowering people to cross the digital divide
2003: Helping all world people to communicate”
2004: ICTs leading ways for sustainable development
2005: Equitable Information Society
2006: Promoting Cyber security

2007: Connecting the Young: the opportunities of ICT
2008: Connecting Persons with Disabilities: ICT Opportunities for All

The role of ITU has been evolving with its earlier focus on communication to ICTs to gradually shifting to information society for development of mankind .
Also to under- score its commitment to changing the global information society and help nations to bridge the digital divide, The second WSIS summit in Tunis in Nov.2005, therefore, proposed that 17th May henceforth be celebrated as World Information Society Day.(WISD)

UN General Assembly adopted resolution to this effect on 27th March 2006 .The
official celebration of WISD in 2006 was a cluster of web related activities which commenced from 9th May 2006.

In 2006 it was, therefore. a celebration with dual names of WTD and WISD .

World Telecommunication and Information Society Day:

In November 2006, the ITU Plenipotentiary Conference in Antalya, Turkey, decided to celebrate both events i.e. World Telecommunication Day and World Information Society Day on 17 May as World Telecommunication and Information Society Day (WTISD) .
Theme for WTISD 2008 is :
“Connecting Persons with Disabilities: ICT Opportunities for All .”

ग़ज़ल

मेरी एक पूर्व प्रकाशित ग़ज़ल के कुछ शेर प्रस्तुत हैं ।

ग़ज़ल

-ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल

ज़माना कातिलों पे गर यों मेहरबां नहीं होता

कातिल ही ख़ुद सद्दाम को फांसी नहीं देता ।

तुम्हारी बात को हल्के से मैं गर कभी लेता

तुम्हे मुगालता रहता कि मैं हो गया नेता ।

दिवाली इस बार भी आई और फ़िर चली गई

इस रौशनी से उम्मीद का अब भ्रम नही होता ।

है कुहराम देश में चैन की वो नींद सोते हैं

लाचार आदमी देखो किसी मौसम नहीं सोता ।

'जेड' सुरक्षा का उन पर ऐसा सख्त पहरा है

जनता का कोई कष्ट उन तक आने नहीं देता ।

ऐ 'ओंम' पंछी व्योम में सुखी स्वछन्द उड़ते हैं

क्योंकि धर्म , देश , नेता वहाँ कुछ नहीं होता ।

How to kill an Association

I am reproducing below excerpts from an amusing article "How to kill an association" written by James Bosco for "Mini Badge" Magazine NY . We may see reflections of such personalities in ourselves or in other persons as members of some or the other associations.

How to Kill an Association

--Don't participate beyond paying your dues "let them handle things"--attitude. Then complain that members have no voice in management.

--Decline all officers and committee appointments-you're too busy. Then offer vociferous advise on how they should do things.

--If appointed to a committee, don't work - "it's a courtesy appointment." Then complain because the organization has stagnated.

--Don't attend any of the activities planned. Then complain that nothing is provided for you.

--If you attend meetings, don't initiate new ideas. Then play devil's advocate to those submitted by others.

--Don't rush to pay your dues - they're too high anyway. Then complain about poor financial management.

--Don't encourage others to become members - that's selling. Then complain that membership is not growing.

--Don't read mail from the association - it's not important. Then complain that you're never informed.

--Don't volunteer your talents - that's ego fulfillment. Then complain that you're never asked and never appreciated.

--And, if by chance, the organization grows in spite of your contributions, grasp every opportunity to tell the youngsters how tough it was and how hard you worked in the old days to bring the organization to its present level of success

अनुभव -Experience

Experience says Oscar Wild , is the name given to our mistakes .We all, however, agree that experience is a great teacher. It teaches us in a slow but surest way through our own experience .There are things in life for which there are no short cuts and one has to learn them through his or her own practical experience involving in the pains and pleasures of the learning journey. One can not learn cycling, swimming ,boxing, fighting, kite flying, management practices and ample other things in life simply by reading books or through a correspondence course. As Iris Murdock has said,” we can only learn to love by loving”

Nehru ji in his famous letters written to daughter Indira has categorized three types of people. Wise people who learn from the mistakes or experiences of others. Average people who learn from their own mistakes and fools who learn from none and go on repeating same mistakes time and again in similar situations.

There are, however, things as mentioned earlier which even the wise people have to learn through their experience. One can be aware of them but in order to practice them one has to acquire practical experience himself or herself . One can not be a pilot, bungee jumper, and mountaineer without the requisite practical experience. One has to learn through cautious, devoted and persistent practical learning to gain expertise.There are thus two types of learnings one which are taught in school and the other which experience teaches . One may or may not have choice of options for resorting to one of methodologies depending upon what one is trying to learn.

Tom Bodett has very aptly differentiated the learnings from school and life. According to him :
“The difference between learnings from school and life is that in school you are first taught the lessons and then given a test. In life you are given a test first that teaches you a lesson”
The essence is that learn whatever is possible to learn from the experience of others and leave only the bare essentials for your own experience e.g never drive car on the highway after reading the book “ How to become an expert driver –Ten easy lessons”

Gauging experience merely through age factor is also a fallacy. Even two years’ experience of a doctor employed in a big hospital in a metro is meaningful in terms of quality and utility than the experience acquired by an equally qualified doctor practicing in a town for several years. So comparing experience of two persons in similar field is also a job of an experienced person.

Barry Partner says “ Good judgement comes from experience and experience comes from bad judgement”

बिम्ब

इस बार होली में

इस बार होली में ------ओंम प्रकाश नौटियाल

वडोदरा 15th मार्च 2008

रंगत लिए हों प्यार की बरसाना ऐसे रंग

तकरार का क्या काम इस बार होली में ।

जो कुछ कहो किसी से हो मीठी जुबान में

मृदु वाणी ही मिष्ठान हो इस बार होली में ।

इठलाती टोलियाँ हों खुशियाँ ठिठोलियाँ हों

हर चेहरे पर शबाब हो इस बार होली में ।

अट्टालिका से उतरो और खेलो झुग्गियों में

यारों मिटा दो उंच नीच इस बार होली में ।

इस देश में कोई भी अब न खौफजदा हों

भाषा जाति छेत्र न पूछो इस बार होली में ।

रंगो की रंगीनियत से हों रंगीन हर एक रंग

जीवन में रंग ही रंग हों इस बार होली में ।