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Draft Title 1: लो, अब मुझे उठता हुआ देखो  Draft Title 2: मैं उठ रहा हूँ  Draft Title 3:     लखनऊ का विकास नगर, ठूंठों का बढ़ता ठिकाना  मेरे शरीर और तना  को काट कर  मुझे ठूंठ बनाकर,  य़ह न समझ लेना कि लड़ नहीं सका, तो हार गया।  मैं ओजस्व, अनंत और अमर हूँ,  रक्तबीज का बीज मैं ही हूँ।  मेरे रक्त का कतरा कतरा बहा दिया,  फिर भी मृत्यु शैय्या से अभी मैं कोसों दूर हूँ।  मानव उत्पत्ति के अजस्र, अभूतपूर्व से मैं मौजूद हूँ,  मानव के इति के पश्चात भी मौजूद रहूंगा।  मेरा नाश विनाश के प्रयास के लिए भी मेरी ही ज़रुरत पड़ती है।  कुल्हाड़ी की धार तो लोहे से बनती है  परन्तु बूटा की लकड़ी तो मेरे तना को संजोकर ही बनता है।  मुझे हरे भरे पेड़ से ठूंठ बनाने के लिए भी  पहले मेरे ही तना  का सहारा लेना पड़ता है।  मैं मानव नहीं कि एक वार में धराशायी हो जाऊं,  हज़ार बार कट कर भी पुनर्जीवित हो सकता हूँ।  मेरे लहू पर बारिश की दो बूंद गिरना ही मौत से मेरी माफ़ी है,  मेरा हर तना एक नया दरख...
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THE SILENCE OF THE LETTERS

           As a kid I recall a story (A table is a table) from my English Reader where out of sheer boredom, the main character decides to rename / jumble up all things around him. The books became chairs, the chairs became pillows, the table became something else and so on. That story never ceased to intrigue me over these years. Or inspire me.            So, after nearly 37 years of racking my head trying to come up with my own idiosyncrasy, I've finally decided that I've had enough of the silly silent letters in my beloved queen's English. No more of laffing any longer. Henceforth, the u, g and h in "laughter" will get their proper respect and pronunciation(s). I bet there are already plenty of people who are disgusted with the treatment meted out to the poor ‘t’ in ‘listen’. Or Mr ‘L’in ‘half’.       Yeah….My apologies to those who have been momentarily discomfited by the appearance of a capita...

Another half composed book.. Bally from 10th 'B'

14/10/21, 10:32 - Messages and calls are end-to-end encrypted. No one outside of this chat, not even WhatsApp, can read or listen to them. Tap to learn more. 14/10/21, 10:32 - Arnab Ganguly: Busy? 22/10/21, 16:53 -  Balwinder Bajwa: Missed voice call 19/11/21, 09:33 - Arnab Ganguly: 02/01/22, 10:31 - Balwinder  Bajwa: Missed voice call 02/01/22, 10:31 - Balwinder Bajwa: Wishing you tons of Happiness & Prosperity in the Year ahead. Happy New Year 🙏 02/01/22, 15:36 - Arnab Ganguly: Congratulations. Yours is the first story that I have decided to compose completely online and on the mobile phone. Wish me the best of luck so that I do not get distracted by the other groups and messages in the whatsapp groups. 02/01/22, 15:37 -  Arnab Ganguly: You deleted this message 02/01/22, 15:44 - Arnab Ganguly: Title : How the Bengbi football team lost its only match thirty years ago I met Bally in the summer of 2021 at Starbucks over a cup of coffee. It was one of those tough cor...

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An Amazon Customer Review of LG 108 cm (43 Inches) 4K UHD LED Smart TV 43UK6360PTE (Brown) (2018 model) Déjà vu TOP 1000 REVIEWER 4.0 out of 5 stars A GOOD One! 28 October 2018 Size: 43 inches A good one Build Quality: Some what poor, light weight with plastic Bezel & plastic stand makes it mediocre, though Remote controller is just excellent build, looks sturdy and performs well. Picture Quality: Picture quality is very good for the price but not the best. Color / contrast / brightness all good, no issues. No blur or ghosting, 120Hz refresh rate with smooth motion makes it shine above the competition (for same price bracket). Low input lag so it could be used as a monitor. Black levels are good but Poor viewing angles makes the black levels appear not so deep (hence many reviews mentioned as poor blacks) Up-scaling is good, HD channel looks very good & even SD channels aren't pix-elated. (suggested 43" size only if you're in a small...

Jhunjhunwala's investment losses' lessons

 Hailed as the Warren Buffet of India and the Big Bull of D-Street, Jhunjhunwala has notched up big notional losses in portfolio stocks, especially in the midcaps space. According to The Economic Times, the veteran investor has seen many of his portfolio stocks tumble up to 75 per cent. This has resulted in notional losses and a fall in his portfolio value below Rs 10,000 crore mark. The BSE midcap barometer posted a steep rise in the past four years - surging 55% in 2014, 7.4-8% in the next two years and an impressive 48% in 2017 - but the trend reversed this year. The index has fallen as much as 16% this year after Sebi re-defined market-caps and mutual fund categories, as well as growing concerns over the valuations commanded by these stocks. This is part of an article published on yahoo and the first free insight on the views and investments of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, the Warren Buffet of India. A study on 27 of his portfolio stocks suggested that all except three ...

COLD SPOT

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Drones for drug control and enforcement

An UNSUNG AND UNLIKELY HERO PROLOGUE PNM, or Panum as he will be known through the rest of this story is hardly a hero or a villain in the literary sense of the word. In fact he embodies what most people can be coloured by, neither black nor white; Shades of grey. Admittedly, some shades are darker than most, but then many are just as oppositely light too.           Panum died less than a year ago unsung, unknown and almost alone. But thankfully not in poverty, as the many protagonists of many sob stories that one gets to read in the paperbacks. In fact, Panum died quite rich. Each of his later hauls in the final years yielded him no less than a million each. Million in Rupees, which is not much if you are not an Indian, but significant enough if you are an Indian.           Near the end of his career and life, with hardly a year to go before he reached the age of 60 of retirement, Panum...