August 16, 2014

The Complete "Jana Gana Mana" - Indian National Anthem

Few people, including Indians, are aware that the favorite National Anthem, has more verses than are usually recited.

Here's the complete version, and it's beautifully rendered.
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July 27, 2014

Better safe than sorry - 10 Tips to be safe

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.

WRITTEN BY A COP: Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life. In daylight hours, refresh yourself of these things to do in an emergency situation...

This is for you, and for you to share with your wife, your children and everyone you know. After reading these ten crucial tips, forward them to someone you care about. It never hurts to be careful in this crazy world we live in.

1. Tip from Tae Kwon Do: The elbow is the strongest point on your body. If you are close enough to use it, do!

2. Learned this from a tourist guide. If a robber asks for your wallet and/or purse, DO NOT HAND IT TO HIM. Toss it away from you... Chances are that he is more interested in your wallet and/or purse than you, and he will go for the wallet/purse. RUN LIKE MAD IN THE OTHER DIRECTION! 

3. If you are ever thrown into the trunk of a car, kick out the back tail lights and stick your arm out the hole and start waving like crazy.. The driver won't see you, but everybody else will. This has saved lives.

4. Women have a tendency to get into their cars after shopping, eating, working, etc., and just sit (doing their checkbook, or making a list, etc. DON'T DO THIS!) The predator will be watching you, and this is the perfect opportunity for him to get in on the passenger side, put a gun to your head, and tell you where to go.

AS SOON AS YOU GET INTO YOUR CAR,LOCK THE DOORS AND LEAVE..

If someone is in the car with a gun to your head DO NOT DRIVE OFF,


Repeat: DO NOT DRIVE OFF!


Instead gun the engine and speed into anything, wrecking the car. Your Air Bag will save you. If the person is in the back seat they will get the worst of it. As soon as the car crashes bail out and run. It is better than having them find your body in a remote location.

 5. A few notes about getting into your car in a parking lot, or parking garage:
     a) Be aware:look around you, look into your car, at the passenger side floor, and in the back seat.
     b) If you are parked next to a big van, enter your car from the passenger door. Most serial killers attack their victims by pulling them into their vans while the women are attempting to get into their cars.
     c) Look at the car parked on the driver's side of your vehicle, and the passenger side.. If a male is sitting alone in the seat nearest your car, you may want to walk back into the mall, or work, and get a guard/policeman to walk you back out.

IT IS ALWAYS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY. (And better paranoid than dead.)

6. ALWAYS take the elevator instead of the stairs. Stairwells are horrible places to be alone and the perfect crime spot. This is especially true at NIGHT!)

7. If the predator has a gun and you are not under his control, ALWAYS RUN!
The predator will only hit you (a running target) 4 in 100 times; and even then, it most likely WILL NOT be a vital organ. RUN, Preferably in a zig -zag pattern!

8. As women, we are always trying to be sympathetic: STOP It may get you raped, or killed. Ted Bundy, the serial killer, was a good-looking, well educated man, who ALWAYS played on the sympathies of unsuspecting women. He walked with a cane, or a limp, and often asked 'for help' into his vehicle or with his vehicle, which is when he abducted his next victim.

9. Another Safety Point: Someone just told me that her friend heard a crying baby on her porch the night before last, and she called the police because it was late and she thought it was weird.. The police told her 'Whatever you do, DO NOT open the door..'

The lady then said that it sounded like the baby had crawled near a window, and she was worried that it would crawl to the street and get run over. The policeman said, 'We already have a unit on the way, whatever you do, DO NOT open the door.' He told her that they think a serial killer has a baby's cry recorded and uses it to coax women out of their homes thinking that someone dropped off a baby..

He said they have not verified it, but have had several calls by women saying that they hear baby's cries outside their doors when they're home alone at night.

10. Water scam! If you wake up in the middle of the night to hear all your taps outside running or what you think is a burst pipe, DO NOT GO OUT TO INVESTIGATE! These people turn on all your outside taps full blast so that you will go out to investigate and then attack.

Stay alert, keep safe, and look out for your neighbors!

Please pass this on. This e-mail should probably be taken seriously because the Crying Baby Theory was mentioned on America's Most Wanted when they profiled the serial killer in Louisiana I'd like you to forward this to all the women you know.

It may save a life. A candle is not dimmed by lighting another candle..

I was going to send this to the ladies only, but guys, if you love your mothers, wives, sisters, daughters, etc., you may want to pass it onto them, as well. Send this to any woman you know that may need to be reminded that the world we live in has a lot of crazies in it and it's better to be safe than sorry..

Everyone should take 5 minutes to read this. It may save your life or a loved one's life.
(Source: Internet/via email)
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April 19, 2014

Rakesh Chaurasia & Friends (RAF) - Classical Fusion Music

Rakesh Chaurasia is an ace flautist, is also the nephew of the renowned master flautist, Hari Prasad Chaurasia. He, and his band of versatile friends, are a young group of talented musicians which blends Indian Classical Music with World Music.

It's hard to describe this in words, and it's best that you listen to it. Even better, don't miss a chance to catch them performing live. It's sure to enthrall you.

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April 13, 2014

Maharajas' Express - Luxury Train of India

Train travel has been a predominant means of travel for much of the 19th and 20th century. While other modes of transport viz airplanes, have gained prominence since the popularity of low cost airlines, it's fortunate, that the clickety trains still abound, in many places on the planet. From local, slow trains to the super-fast shinkansen bullet trains of Japan, trains still transport the most number of people in sheer numbers.

While trains have been a mode of mass transportation, there are, of course, a different league of trains that offer luxury on wheels! The Maharajas' Express of India is one such, and it's an experience like no other for the lucky who can avail it.

See a gallery of pictures of the train here and here.

In a nutshell, the luxury experience includes -
  • A discovery of India with five royal trips: The Heritage of India, (7 nights/8days), Treasures of India (3N/4D), Gems of India, Indian Panaroma(7N/8D) and Indian Splendor (7N/8D),
  • On-board meals,  and guided off-train excursions (inclusive),
  • Centrally air-conditioned, double sharing cabins, as well a Presidential suite,
  • Two multi-cuisine restaurants, serving traditional Indian, Chinese, Continental and authentic Mewari,
  • Cabins plush with all the amenities, including Live TV, Wi-fi Internet and direct-dial phones.
Train travel will always provide that touch of nostalgia, and it's nice that this is being cherished through the efforts of the Indian Railways / Tourism Center.

Disclaimer: The above information is a summary from information on the web, and readers are advised to check accuracy of the information from the official sources. Though the information may be right at the time of writing, this blog does not claim accuracy or validity of the information shown and will not be responsible for any claims, direct or indirect, arising due to any inadvertent information.
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