June 2015 - Federal Bank

First Prize : Kailash Mansarovar
Harikesavan C, RO/ Irinjalakuda
Second Prize : Family isn’t whose blood u
carry.... its whom u love n who loves u
Arnab Ghosh, Br: Howrah
Third Prize : Mahabaliyum Divyabalium (Mal)
Jose Paul, Thrissur, Ollur.
First Prize : Nikhil Ghosh A,
Br: Puthiyara
Second Prize : Neil Joseph,
ZO/Ernakulam
Third Prize : Thushara Mathew,
Br: Edapally
We request all the other participants and contributors
not to lose heart and keep up the good efforts and
support us in making the magazine a big success.
The Editorial Team, Federal Reach
18 Travelogue - A walk to remember
20 Reminiscence
24 Kids Zone - Oh.. dear.. It’s me!
26 Photo Essay - Slave trade - The dark ages of Africa
30 Technology - Cloud computing
32 Cricket - Transition of Indian cricket
38 Article - Do you really want it? Think again...?
39 Chalk Art
40 Diamond... Princess Cut
43 Fed Events
44 Short story - Meri Pyari Gudiya
45 Happy birthday & Smiles of the issue
04 Message from MD & CEO
47 Best of Selfie contest
05 Message from GM & Chief Editor
48 Click Away
06 Green farming
50 Kids Gallery
10 My India My Pride - Unsung heroes of India
51 Just Married
12 Recipe - Kundapura chicken ghee roast
52 Crossword
13 ICE Award for Federal Reach
53 Sudoku
14 Travelogue - Mt. Kanchanjungha, Sillery Gaon
54 Colouring competition
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Dear Federal Family,
We need to let
go of things
that have been
imposed on us
and those that
have held us
back. Take
leaps. Stumble
and get up…
but never let go
of your dreams!
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encouraging all our customers to use alternate banking channels
Its monsoon once again and it’s the time when the air is
like debit cards, credit cards, Scan n Pay, e-pay, internet and
fresh and life brightens up. It is a time when Mother Earth
mobile banking for their bill payments and other daily banking
gives us the message of togetherness and hope. Rains bring
requirements.
respite to everybody and the scorching heat takes a break.
Online banking helps our customers become more of a banker,
Schools around the country have opened up and a new
running their accounts like a small business that they control
academic year has started for our young family members.
every day. Soon enough we aspire to make each of our customers
It is hard to know sometimes how our life has changed
check their bank account as often as they check their e-mail.
until we stop for a moment and look at how different it is
Going Digital is no more an option for us now; it is a default. We
from ten or even five years ago. Most of us are living in a
are aware of the fact that there is a group of our customers
“system world” and there is this new restlessness of technology
who are not as technology enabled or friendly as others and we
creeping in all around us. We are so obsessed with internet
constantly strive to reach out to them through our vast branch
and mobile phones that they are so much a part of our daily
network and are “Never too far away” to serve them. We believe
lives and we can hardly think of how the world would be
in personalizing for each of our customers’ requirements and
without them. In today’s world, families are pulled in different
hence wish for higher chances of adoption.
directions far too often. It is important for us to seek out
We have begun our journey in this financial year with new
ways to enrich bonds and relationships instead of everyone
hopes and dreams to become “the Most Admired Bank” by all
going their separate ways. Technology has the ability to be
stakeholders. We dream of being a Bank where access to our
used to lessen stress and time consuming tasks that steal
service knows no barrier. All our offerings are tailored to serve
precious moments away from our family. The evolution of
emerging opportunities and we will spare no effort till we get
technology has reached a point where pretty much anything
“Federal on every mobile”. This dream is a lofty one but realize
is available at the touch of a button; shopping, learning,
it we will.
working and entertainment are all accessed at the comfort of
our homes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled the “Digital India”
programme as a flagship initiative that would bridge the gap
Finding our way is as much about getting out of our own
way. We need to let go of things that have been imposed on us
and those that have held us back. Take leaps. Stumble and get
up… but never let go of your dreams!
between the haves and have-nots so that development reaches
the country’s poorest and those living in its remote corners.
Best Wishes
Our PM held out a “digital” dream for India. We hope to be
p a r t n e r s i n t h a t d r e a m a n d h e l p i n our country’s
Shyam Srinivasan
development in a way of our own. As a first step we are
MD & CEO
Dear Team,
Having flagged off from Thiruvananthapuram, the spirit and flavour
of MILAN is spreading virally through the rest of our organization! I’m
sure those who have already celebrated the occasion of togetherness
would have lots of memories to cherish and moments to linger on..!
I had the golden opportunity to be part of MILAN at many regions
and what made me feel happy and proud is the exemplary artistic
talents exhibited by the younger as well as the elder generations, the
togetherness each one of you enjoy, the concern you have for one
another and the team spirit you display while celebrating the diversity
of culture and language. Presence of an 85 year old family member at
one of our programmes made me feel blessed as an HR person! The
award winning moments from the achievements and accomplishments
spreads a message on what is most important to us as a company that
gives us our identity. The growing numbers of Facebook members of
Milan 2015, the 250+ entries to the traditional dress contest, the
gatherings of 500+ Federals in each region, all speaks of the enthusiasm
we share as part of a big family.
While the contests and the competitions get us to involve with each
other, the bonding we share makes the vast family come closer.
Through these informal meetings our next generation is also getting
to know better about the Federal culture and legacy. Let us cherish
every chance we get to mingle with each other. After all, at the fag end
of the life, it is the warmth of these relations we share and strength of
the connections we make that keeps us feel special!
Wish you all a happy MILAN and robust days ahead!
Best Regards
Thampy Kurian
General Manager & HR Head
Let us cherish
every chance we
get to mingle
with each other.
After all, at the
fag end of the
life, it is the
warmth of these
relations we
share and
strength of the
connections we
make that keeps
us feel special!
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ot in any way trying to explain the philosophy of life! Here
N
Spot it right! The first and foremost requirement for setting up a
we are talking about nothing other than gardening - an idea
garden is the identification of proper space with sufficient sunlight.
of having your own kitchen garden! Yes, as the ad goes – An
No amount of fertilizer, water, or care can replace needed sunshine.
idea that can change your life! Planting a garden that includes
Choose a spot close to water supply for convenience, and to avoid
vegetables and flowers means you’ve combined the natural
having to use long lengths of hoses.
companions to set up an attractive landscape feature. Here let’s take
a journey through vegetable gardening!
Planting a vegetable garden where it can be visited frequently will allow
to monitor plant pests and the general health of the plants more easily.
Imagine a handful of tomatoes, a few beans and chillies, pod of
green peas, a little bunch of coriander and pudina leaves – right from
the back of your kitchen. Just look at them for a minute, smell them
closely – don’t you have a feeling of contentment and accomplishment?
If you think this is something impossible or difficult, you are wrong!
If you think that a big yard is required to set up your little kitchen
garden, you need to think again! For those who have not ventured
into a little kitchen gardening, we feel this will be a self help guide.
Good Luck!
Imagine a handful of tomatoes, a few beans
and chillies, pod of green peas, a little
bunch of coriander and pudina leaves –
right from the back of your kitchen. Just
look at them for a minute, smell them
closely – don’t you have a feeling of
contentment and accomplishment?
Sit together – think of what you would like to grow in your garden.
We bet, the family time you enjoy discussing these will pump more
Start small! Start growing vegetables that you can harvest in 30
energy and happiness! Think of plants which give yield quickly – always
to 45 days. Start growing in pots or grow bags. If you choose to
have coriander, pudina, spinach, tomato, chillies, lady’s finger, egg
grow in containers, you don’t even need a yard – even a balcony
plant, peas, any bean and gourd varieties, onions (you can lavishly
may provide plenty of space. Do not start with a large area if you are
use for spring onions!), beetroots & radish and the list goes on!
a novice. Setting up a little space is wiser than ending up with
The Preps!
frustration by beginning in a large area!
Get the saplings ready – either you can buy good quality ones or
Make it rich! A deep, organically rich soil encourages the growth
get some good seeds on your own, sow them and make your own
of healthy, extensive roots that are able to reach more nutrients and
saplings ready. Seeds need moisture to germinate, so it is important to
water. Expert gardeners agree that building up the soil is the single
keep the soil evenly moist until the seedlings are sprouted and growing.
most important factor in pumping up yields. Raised beds yield up to four
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times more than the same amount of space planted in
rows. The result is extra-lush, extra-productive growth
above ground. In case if you have infertile soil, don’t
worry, you can make it productive by tilling in organic
matter, harmless fertilizers, lime and other soil improving
materials.
Water matters! There are no hard and fast rules to
watering, because every situation is different, due to
temperature variations, humidity and soil types etc. City
water is treated with chemicals like chlorine or fluoride,
so it’s a very good idea to allow the water to sit in an
open container for at least 24 hours prior to using it for
watering. This may be possible for those who have potted
plants in their balcony.
Be watchful! Mulching between the rows will help to
control weeds, conserve moisture in the soil, and provide
you with pathways to access your plants. Weeds rob your
vegetables of water, light and root space. Keep them
pulled out regularly (try to get the entire root) and the
Start growing vegetables
that you can harvest in 30
to 45 days. Start growing in
pots or grow bags. If you
choose to grow in
containers, you don’t even
need a yard – even
a balcony may provide
plenty of space
job isn’t too bad. Discovering a bug problem early will
make it much easier to take appropriate action and
eliminate the pests. Unfortunately, it is a fact of life that
if you grow plants there will always be the possibility of
the summer for a succession of crunchy, colourful crops.
an insect infestation of one sort or another. To control
Just that the peas require a support for their stems -
the pests, only use organic, homemade pesticides – spray
simply erect some chicken wire or netting between
a watery mixture of garlic, turmeric powder, neem oil all
supports at each end of the row. Tomato plants are so
blend in a mild soap base. Always remember NOT to use
quick that you can almost watch them grow so they are
chemical pesticides and chemical fertilizers which are very
the ideal easy vegetable for kids to grow.
much harmful to health.
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Teamwork pays! With a full time job, managing one’s
Watch them grow! Ensure not to overcrowd plants
time becomes critical. Involve all the family members to
in a single container/grow bag. The more space and good
be part of this interesting engagement. Kids may be
potting mix you use, the better the plant will grow. Spring
taught to water the plants, encouraged to monitor the
onions and radishes make easy vegetables to grow in
garden for any pests and weeds, prepare the compost,
pots, or sow them directly into the ground throughout
pluck the ripe vegetables etc. Set aside a fixed time
everyday for gardening so that it will never become an unexpected job. The general
perception is that starting and maintaining a terrace garden is an expensive affair.
just in your dreams, you can make your vegetable garden a reality!
Happy & Healthy Living! Treat early disappointments as small learning steps.
We fail to notice that there are free and less expensive resources that can be optimally
Growing your own vegetables is not just a cost saver but also a healthier option. The
used and reused to maintain a terrace garden. You can use partially broken buckets,
color and taste of the home grown vegetables are the best. Gardening is a great
paint containers, partially broken dust bins as pods, alternatively you can buy grow
stress reliever and harvest time is the most exciting one too. Learn using Google,
bags. Use tea grinds as effective fertilizers and compost. Instead of throwing tea
and YouTube videos on how to grow each type of plant. Learn about companion
grinds and vegetable peals as waste, reuse them as fertilizers. Check with your milk man if
planting to provide a diverse habitat for all type of insect life (good or bad). Talk and
he can supply cow manure for a nominal amount. Your own kitchen is a great source for
learn from people who have been growing for a while. Plus, growing vegetables is
seeds. You can find coriander (dhania) and methi seeds right in your kitchen.
fun. It’s a great way to spend time with children in a productive way or have a place
Get your dining table ready! Spice up your salads with spring onions and
peppery radish. Tomatoes, beans, brinjal, chilly, bitter gourd, lady’s finger, radish,
carrot, ridge gourd, cucumber, pudina, palak, coriander and the list grows on…. Not
.
to get away and spend time outdoors in the sun. So don’t think too much.. If you
haven’t started yet, this is the best time to begin. Happy Gardening!
Editorial Team
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ords haven’t spoken much of them neither do volumes have been written on them! Not much media coverage,
No usual Godfathers to sing praises of them! Not many eyes have seen what they have done. Not many ears have
heard of their heroic deeds and yea, Not many mouths have spread the word! Yet, in one corner of this beautiful
world, they continue their good deeds leaving an impact in others’ lives, making this place a better one to live
in! Unsung their stories are, Unsung their strengths are — Unsung these heroes are!!!
Look around to see them operate in shadows away from the grip and clutches of fame and pride, sincerely
committed to what they have imbibed in as their life goals! This edition of ‘My India My Pride’ brings to you the
‘Unsung Stories of some of these Unsung Heroes’.
Hardly a few of us would have realised the importance of Education, when we
were small.
That’s when Babar Ali becomes a real hero. Even at the very
amorphous age of nine years, he comprehended the significance of ‘Education’
and the importance ‘of being educated’. He perceived and conceived the
idea to teach those hapless kids who are deprived of education in his
neighbourhood. He took classes in his family’s backyard, after his school hours
and gradually, this outdoor school grew with ten volunteers teaching almost 1000
Babar Ali, Murshidabad,
West Bengal
students from grades 1 to 8. His school christened ‘Anand Shiksha Nikhetan’ gives
education free of cost with the belief that education can change the lives of
these poor and hapless. In a world where competition steals the show and where
‘A nine year old who thought he
could change the world of many’
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selfishness rules the blood, people like Babar Ali stands out with their extra ordinary
efforts in helping others change their world.
A normal day of Dr.Laxmi Gautam begins in the
alleys besides the ghats of Yamuna. Her eyes look
out for widows – alive or dead with an aim to give
them a dignified living or end! Rightly called the
‘Angel of Vrindavan’, she says :” I am never scared
Shakti Puraskar for her dedication to widows’ welfare.
of the dead. It is the living who frightens me. They
To live for others is tough and hard. We all do that for
can harm you, but not the dead”. For the
our loved ones. But how many of us would live for
abandoned widows, sometimes she became their
those strangers who have never been a part of our
mother, sometimes a friend, sometimes a sister
lives! Forget about spending money for them, how
and sometimes an Angel! She gives them a warm
many of us would be willing to spend some quality
meal, a blanket, medical and emotional care
time with the abandoned! Most of them needs a
through her NGO Kanak Dhara Foundation. For
gentle touch, care and a sweet welcoming smile –
the dead and abandoned widows, she arranges
things that money cannot purchase!
for a respectable cremation and are given befitting
Dr.Laxmi Gautam reminds us that its time we ought to
solemnities.
be more humane!
She has been awarded the Nari
People like
Dr.Laxmi Gautam, Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh
‘The Mother Teresa of Widows’
Arunima Sinha, UttarPradesh
Arunima Sinha – a name that has been etched in the
She was awarded Padma Shri in
snow laden peaks of Mt.Everest. Hailing from Uttar
2015. She has reproduced her life
Pradesh, she climbed the highest peak to become
story of ‘ups and downs’ in the
the first lady amputee to successfully complete this
autobiography ‘Born Again on the
herculean task. For many, Mt.Everest is still an
Mountain’. Arunima Sinha stands as
unconquerable gigantic mountain, out of their reach
a token of hard work, dedication,
and climbing it is still a dream. But Arunima Sinha
relentless
dreamt of it to have sleepless nights and finally climbed
continuous inspiration to many.
the peak at the age of 26 (in 2013) making her dream
Unknowingly has she touched the
a reality. This national level Volley Ball player was
lives of many when she climbed
pushed from a running train by thieves when she
Mt.Everest with her amputated leg -
refused to hand over her chain to them. One of her
a living inspiration for many others to
legs had to be amputated below the knee. Like a
convert the tragic twists and turns to
phoenix, she rose from the ashes to be ‘Born Again on
exceptional achievements in their
the Mountain’.
lives.
determination
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Bini Amith,
W/o. Amith Kumar
Service Quality Department
This
Madhabhi Puri Buch, Delhi
‘Conceptualizing Innovative Approach to Charity’
Madhabhi
dish is the specialty of Kundapura in Karnataka. The most
famous restaurant for Chicken Ghee Roast in the entire Karnataka,
or perhaps in the world is Shetty Lunch Home in Kundapura. Once
Puri Buch - A banker cum
surgery with the same money. Let us extend
you got to know the taste of chicken ghee roast you will get
philanthropist who initiated an innovative
our warm hands to those who are suffering.
addicted to it!
approach to charity. Take a ride in ‘Luxura
When innovation keeps the world moving,
Ingredients:
Magical India Bus’ and contribute to
Madhabhi Puri Buch has turned the wheels for
1.
charity. This luxury bus offers its users the
a social cause.
2.
Whole Red chilly
- 15 (Byadgi)
3.
Ghee
- 100 gm
4.
Garlic
- 8 flakes
5.
Ginger
- 1/2 inch piece
6.
Big Onion
- 1 (medium)
7.
Salt
- to taste
comforts of a private jet and is aimed for
Let these words stand as a testimony for
those who want to travel luxuriously to any
the extraordinary efforts of these seemingly
tourist destination. The ‘home like feel on
ordinary Indians who did nothing but thought
wheels’ comes at a fare of Rs.30,000 for
‘off the track’ and took some extra steps to
eight hours and a part of the profit
extend helping hand to the needy. Such
generated by this luxury bus ride is donated
unsung heroes continue to inspire us, tell us
to Cancer Institute, Chennai and Goonj,
how to beat all the odds and most importantly
an NGO which helps the underprivileged.
remind us about our social responsibility. They
Next time when we spend extravagantly,
teach us to feel the pain of those strangers, to
let us think of those underprivileged and
love them as our own and do our bit to make
the needy who would have a life saving
their lives beautiful!
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Editorial Team
Chicken (cut into medium size)
- 1/2 kg
Method : Boil the chicken pieces with a little salt sprinkled with a
little water for 10 minutes and keep aside. Dry roast the red chilly
and make it into a fine paste with garlic, ginger and big onion by
putting in a mixer grinder. Put ghee in a Kadai and then add the fine
paste and fry for 5 minutes. Then add chicken into this fine paste
and fry for 15 minutes in low flame.
Your chicken ghee roast is ready. It can be served for 2
people.
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Shuvajit Ghosh,
Kolkata ZO
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B
eing tired of the daily rat race, I was looking for a peaceful
destination, which will refresh my soul and mind. That’s when
a friend gave the suggestion to visit a small village near Pedong,
called Sillery Gaon in North Bengal. Immediately the excitement to visit
a new place roared loud from within. A weekend trip to Sillery Gaon was
planned immediately along with two other friends of mine - Sam & Jaggu.
I was told that there is no Hotel in Sillery Gaon and staying arrangement
had to be made in one of the villager’s hut. This type of arrangement is
popularly known as Homestay and this excited me more.
Reaching New Jalpaiguri Junction by Darjeeling Mail, on a sunny
February morning, we headed for Kalimpong, a well-known town of
Darjeeling District. We had already arranged for our stay at Sillery Gaon
through a friend in Kolkata. Mr.Phurba Tamang would be our host for the
weekend and he would be there to receive us at Kalimpong. On reaching
Kalimpong, we met an ever-smiling person, who greeted us like friends
for years. A car was booked for our journey from Kalimpong to Sillery
Gaon which was hardly one and a half hour journey. Our host cum guide
informed us about the beautiful village, which they were planning to
develop as an eco-tourism destination. From Kalimpong, we drove
The glass windows were
covered with water droplets
and sky outside was clear.
Snow-capped mountains were
standing tall with clear sky
above. Mt Kanchanjungha was
standing there with all its
beauty. We ran to the
viewpoint. It was breathtaking
through Algarah and Pedong to reach Sillery Gaon. We reached Sillery
Gaon at around 1 O’clock and immediately the freshness and happiness
started flowing within.
We were welcomed with an ‘out-of-the-world’ Tea. The aroma of the
delicious tea was awesome and though not a tea-lover, I liked it and
would never forget the taste. Jaggu is an ardent tea-lover and I could
imagine the innumerable cups of tea, he would gulp in two days. His eyes
were shinning as if one of his dreams came true. Phurbaji has built rooms
in hut-style with balcony for his guests. The rooms were cozy with
attached western style toilet. After all the introductory chit chats, it was
time for lunch. Mrs Tamang has notable culinary expertise. The lunch
table was ready with smoky rice, lip-smacking egg curry along with Dal
.
and potato chips. Wow, what a lunch it was, immediately myself and Sam
were planning for an afternoon nap, but Jaggu immediately requested for
tea after lunch. That is Jaggu!
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We did some treks together and we
loved it. After the
post-lunch tea, we
thought of keeping our plan for siesta
aside and visit Ramitey. Ramitey is a
viewpoint almost an hour walk from
Sillery Gaon with a special feature of
snow capped mountains and river Teesta
below
in
a
single
frame.
Mt
Kanchanjungha can also be seen from
HOW TO REACH:
Reach Kalimpong from NJP or
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Bagdogra. Government buses ply
Where to stay:
from NJP to Kalimpong. Share jeeps
There are many cottages
are also available. From Kalimpong
available for Homestay in
Best time to visit:
book a car to reach SilleryGaon.
SilleryGaon.
October to April
Ramitey. But that evening, by the time
we reached Ramitey it was overcast.
Our host cum guide warned us about the
possibility of a rain and we headed back towards Sillery Gaon through the jungle road
Tinchuley was our next trek destination from SilleryGaon. It is about 5-6 kms from
(which is possible only in winter, as during summer and monsoon leeches will be there
SilleryGaon. Tinchuley, means “3 peeks”, is a point from where the whole ranges of
to love you). Soon severe lightning and thunderstorm started. We ran to the village
mountains in Sikkim are visible. Gangtok, Zelep La and Zuluk can be visible if sky is
and took shelter in the village school verandah. It was going to rain heavily and to
clear. Now-a-days paragliding is being organized from Tinchule during the season. We
protect ourselves we had to run to our rooms before the village roads become slippery
clicked few of our best Mountain Range shots clicking photographs of mountain ranges
to walk. Evening snacks and tea were awaiting us. We enjoyed the rain sitting at the
can be of different experience from Tinchuley. Thousands of colorful butterflies
balcony with tea and ‘pakora’. We were a little excited too, as from our
fluttered around us and the village of Sillery looked like a post-card image of a village
experience we knew that the rain may clear the sky and help us to have an
on the slope of a mountain. While coming back from Tinchuley we rested for a while
uninterrupted view of Mt Kanchanjungha.
in a small valley, surrounded by pines, popularly known as Silent Valley. During
monsoon, this valley becomes a lake.
After coming back to room from Tinchuley, we felt little tired but the awesome lunch
prepared by Mrs Tamang refreshed us. We planned another small trek to a very old
fort called Damsung which is 4km trek from Sillery Gaon. This Fort was built during
17th century by Lepcha king. Our host told us various stories about this fort. It is told
that the Fort was built in a single night. Now there is nothing left except the memories,
reflected through the debris. The left-over and broken staircases through the jungle,
the room, kitchen, prayer room would carry you to a period of about 400 years back.
The natives believe that the place near the Damsung Fort is always guarded by Holy
spirits and wrongdoers will be punished by the spirits.
It was a nice and memorable trip with loads of fond memories to carry back home.
The village had already won our hearts. There were only 25 huts in the village and
people are very friendly. At night, the whole village was dark, only our room was having
artificial light with the help of generator. As electricity was not there, villagers would
normally go to bed at 7.30 pm itself. At night after having heavy dinner with Chicken
and ‘chappati’, we watched the millions of stars shining clearly and that gave us more
hope for view of Mt. Kanchanjungha next morning.
Next morning at 4.30am, we could feel the chilling cold once we stepped out of the
room to enquire about the weather. The glass windows were covered with water
droplets and sky outside was clear. Snow-capped mountains were standing tall with
clear sky above. Mt Kanchanjungha was standing there with all its beauty. Ramitey
would be the best place to have the view with clear sky. We ran to the viewpoint. It
was breathtaking. I had never seen such a view before; Teesta and snow peeks
together in a single frame! Coming back from Ramitey we enjoyed our morning tea with
The foods were fresh and delicious. Villagers were caring and friendly. This village
would become a noted name in the map of Eco-tourism centres soon. From Sillery
Gaon one can visit the nearest town of Pedong. Pedong has the options of several
adventure sports like Mountain biking, rock climbing etc. The visitors to Sillery Gaon
can also enjoy these adventure sports. Sillery Gaon and surroundings is a dream
destination for bird-watchers. After 2 days of comfortable stay at Sillery Gaon, we bid
goodbye to Tamang family and started our journey back with a promise to return.
As of now in 2015 the village has the privilege of having electricity. Motorable road
is there upto Ramitey. The village has made its own mark in the map of eco-tourism
of West Bengal. The warmth and friendliness of the villagers is still the same, which
is the reason why you will feel like going back again. Everytime I go there, I feel like
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visiting my own people. Make this your next weekend destination for rejuvenating
your soul and mind!
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Ernakulam Town, 01-12-2014, 2:30 A.M
Srinivasan K.
Br: Mecheri
manage to book tickets, was the one that arrives at
Thobith, Sebash, Suresh and myself alighted at the EKN railway station,
such an inconvenient hour. We had piping hot
half asleep. Due to heavy rush of Sabarimala devotees (according to one
kattanchaya at the railway platform instead of
estimate, Lord Ayyapan attracts 6 crore devotees a year, almost thrice the
usual tea, as we had intended to savour every
size of the population of Australian continent!!), the only train that I could
flavor of Kerala cuisine for the next 2 days. Our
‘Chai pe Charcha’ started off with discussions on
what to do with the time at hand as our Hotel at
Thrikkarra informed that they would let us in by 6
am only. Being usually adventurous, we decided to
walk. (Our hotel was 12 km from EKN station said
Google Maps, the small clock on the right corner of
Nexus mobile displayed time 2:45 am).
As we went past the exit of the railway station,
an autowallah approached, offering us a ride. Just
to estimate the distance and we enquired the fare.
He said he would drop us at the place for Rs. 400/
-. We thanked him for the ‘generous’ offer and
embarked on our journey. Caffeine had kicked in
and we were in full spirits so we decided that we
would walk half the distance and then hire an auto.
Navigating with the help of Google Maps we started
‘trekking’ the urban jungle. Suresh, a TCS employee
and an amateur movie maker decided to capture the
moments with his DSLR.
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Once out of the junction roads, she (Ernakulam
city)
welcomed us with open arms. Her widely
paved roads and newly constructed flyovers looked
imposing and spoke noiselessly about the
ones who were travelling by the road and
hub of activity that would be witnessed in
that too at our own pace, we were able to
a few hours from then. But for now, they
view and appreciate things from different
looked unused and offered just enough
perspective. As we were wading through
‘space’ for the four of us to walk around!
the city, we noticed that Ernakulam is
Our topic of discussion was around how
mini slice of India. In a sense, the city
Kerala’s wealth was showcased in the
highlights our secular ethos in a beautiful
form of large billboards and neo-signs.
manner. I say this, because we saw a
Hoardings were selling all types of
mosque, a church and a temple built
automobiles, fashion wear, residential
adjacent to each other and were playing
apartments, financial products etc. This
their morning prayers and hymns for
triggered off a discussion amongst us on
their respective followers. By the time we
merits and demerits of capitalism. We
walked past Lulu Shopping Mall, the sun
discussed on how the influx of capital
began to rise and we decided to have
gradually increased, mostly with school
is observed the instances of cheating
influences the geo-political equations, how
another pit-stop. A small restaurant had
children carrying their heavy bags on
during exams are almost non-existent
the modern economy has become entirely
just opened its door and we were its first
their tender shoulders. On observing
now. When the emphasis is more on
consumer driven etc. Though we knew it
customers of the day. We had a nice chat
this, our conversation turned towards
marks than on learning, students cheat.
was a heavy topic to discuss at 4am in the
over tea in broken Malayalam with the
the modern education system and how it
This particular interesting conversation
morning we did so with much interest as
chef, asked him about that day’s special
affects young minds. We wondered if the
carried us forward for next two hours when
all of us had a lot of interesting things to
menu and promised him to come back for
quintessential sessions like PT(Physical
we finally reached our destination at 8 am.
contribute to the topic. As we were walking
breakfast to his restaurant because it was
Training period where we just played for
We had walked for 5 hours (with a
through the city, we decided to have our
only 6 am and he hasn’t started his
hours together) and Moral science are
couple of pit-stops thrown in) with heavy
first ‘Pit-stop’- at a small tea shop. After
preparations.
included in syllabus these days when
shoulder bags but were not fatigued but
a brief rest of 5 minutes, we decided to
We noticed that slowly we have left the
schools and parents are concerned only
rather felt invigorated. Though we had
continue the walk and our conversations.
big city behind and moving towards its
about marks. We chatted about an
initially decided to cover only half the
Along the way, the buildings were
outskirts. Roads were getting smaller and
interesting development in foreign
distance by walk, we ended up walking
getting bigger and more majestic. We
houses bigger. Keralites have a great
universities like Oxford and Stanford
the whole 20 kms by walk. (Google
were in the belly of the city. We couldn’t
sense of style. Even the choicest locations
where examination halls don’t have an
Maps took us places instead of the
resist the urge to appreciate the grand
in Tamilnadu will have only 1 or 2 such
invigilator or a CCTV to supervise the
shortest route, but we were happy
manner in which these modern building
houses. We continued our walk as we
students giving exams. The students are
about it!)
were designed. None of us would have
soaked in the fresh morning sun rays and
asked to sign a code of honor before
given them a second glance had we been
chirping of birds. The paths were getting
entering the exam halls and nobody
travelling by car or bus at another time of
curvy and bumpy (roads can get bumpy
supervises them. This inculcates a sense
the day. But now, since we were the only
even when you walk). Vehicular traffic
of moral responsibility and ethics and it
I couldn’t help but close this travelogue
with an interesting African quote.
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“If you want to walk fast walk alone; If
you want to walk far, walk together”
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I
n another 14 months down the lane I am due for superannuation. Already my colleagues, friends and relatives have started asking
“what plans after retirement”. Being a person who has the nature of crossing the bridge only when I come to it, I have not given a
thought to my retired life. But still, if ever I was given a chance to relive my childhood I would go back to those days and spend my
retired life. The life during the age of 5 years to 12 years especially was eventful .Every moment was joyful. I should thank Federal Reach
for giving me an opportunity to reminisce on those days.
My native place is Nagercoil and we lived in a Brahmin agraharam called Vadiveeswarm. The houses were all built continuously with
common walls on left and right. The length of the house will be 200 feet and width will be only 20 feet. The kitchen will be at the far end
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and to answer the door bell one has to run these 200 feet. It was always the children who do this running. So brisk we were that we always
had something up our sleeves to do. Every month of a year was eventful. I had a large number of friends who have become a part
of my life.
No worries, No commitments, No burdens. So if ever
I am given a chance to go back to my childhood days
I shall definitely spend my retirement that way
January
This
February
month we have a famous car festival at Suchindram about 3 miles from Nagercoil.
Thousands of people throng the place and pull the ropes of the Rath. Our main attraction for
this day was the pocket money being given to us by parents and grandparents to spend on
eateries and fancy items. We were given just 25 paise. Though Indian Govt has brought about
T he
the decimal system in currency the anna system was prevalent. We used to get ¼ annas coins
month of
Thai Pongal.
which have a hole in them. As we had to wear pattu pavadai for such occasions, the ribbon
Harvest season was celebrated
of the pavadai came in handy to tie all these kaalanna through their holes. . We will spend
three days thanking the Surya,
them on sugar candy, goose berries, bangles, watches etc. We were so satisfied with these
Varuna, Indra and the cattle and
trinkets. Shivarathri was another major festival of this month. As we had to keep awake
birds. The roads will be spread
throughout the night, we enact plays like, Chilapathikaram (Kovalan Kannagi), Prahalada
with the hay and while coming
charithram and the like. The rehearsal will start 2 weeks before. All friends will assemble in any
back from school we will roll on
one of their house terrace and practice. One will be director, one dialogue writer; one will take
this hay and get beatings from
care of attire and so on. It will be fun throughout.
mother later. Painting the house
and adorning the front and back
yard with kolams was the main
item of this festive season.
March
April
Before Tamil New Year day i.e., around 10
The
th
veranda will be half wall and half
April school will be closed. As no mobile or
fixed with grills. The outside wall of
whats app was available and Land line was a
the veranda is to be painted with
luxury it was through letter we friends keep in
white and saffron alternatively to
touch. After celebrating Tamil New Year day
give a temple like look. This job
I started off the journey to my relatives houses
was usually entrusted to children.
living in places from Trivandrum to Ernakulam.
Like Tom white washing the fence,
half way it will be passed on to
some “onlooker kid”.
This
month was usually busy with
studying for exams and awaiting the
holidays.
The holidays were spent playing cards, shuttle
and visiting beaches, temples, watching movies and
going to Trade fares.
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May
June
July
and so girls will queue up before
them. It will be the flowers of the
season
like
Pichagam,
Thazhambu, and Champagam
etc.
With dreamy eyes and
happy mind we will go the
We
are back at Nagercoil.
Mom and aunts are busy
making “Vadams” (rice and
sago papads). Early morning
they prepare the batter and
spread on the cloth in the
terrace to dry. We kids have to
be on the terrace guarding
the vadams from crows,
temple and do the Kolattam (a
School
dandiya type dance with sticks).
reopens. It was a pleasure to go
back to school to meet our class mates
Mid of July comes the month of Aadi during
There will be different dances
after 2 months break. The smell of new
which the Tuesdays are special for the Goddess
with complicated steps and the
books and note books gives a good feeling.
Devi. So young girls like us adorn ourselves in
sticks should be beaten against
Any newly admitted girl will be studied,
pattu pavadai. Plait our hair and the plait are
each other as per the thaal.
decided whether she is worthy to become
decked up with accessories like Rakudi and
was a sort of yoga with
a member of our gang. New teachers, new
flowers are stitched
concentration of mind and
subjects, days fly.
Very few old aunties have mastered this art
to this plait with Needle.
It
steps.”
squirrels etc. Morning to
evening me along with friends
or sister or brother will stay on
the terrace under some shade
August
reading stories, chatting,
Mid of August starts the auspicious month of Aavani and sees a lot of weddings and poojas.
singing, eating mangoes ripe
Those days’ weddings were conducted on the street in front of the house itself. All the people
or kaccha and polish off some
will treat the neighbor’s house wedding as their own house wedding and jointly do all the
of the semi dried vadams. .
works. Pandal enclosing four or five houses will be set up. The common walls at the back yard
Next week we will be down
of these houses will be demolished for easy access.We will be overjoyed as parents wouldn’t
with dysentery.
mind us loitering without studying as we will be running errands for them.
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October
comes and we are busy with Pooja. “Kolu” is arranged
at all houses. We will be visiting each house with a big
bag (hee... hee… to collect the eatables) and sing
keertans in the best of our voice, swar, raag and thaal.
The poor mamis of the house have to bear with us and
try to evacuate us as early as possible. Then shopping
September
is
for Deepavali starts.
busy with Quarterly exams and
the Michaelmas Holidays. These
holidays we learn cycling. One
November
cannot own a cycle, so we hire
This month we wait for Deepavali
cycle by the hour. The cycle will not
early morning and join the Bhajan group
have a brake or bell.
While
who sing Thirupavai which was composed
negotiating a turn we have to shout
by Sri Aandal a devotee of Krishna. This
“Cycle Cycle” instead of ringing
has 30 pasurams (slokas) to sing all the
the bell. We usually go around the
thirty days. We by heart these pasurams
big Sivan temple in our village in the
and sing everyday morning.The mornings
afternoons when not many will be
will be chill and the teeth chatter in cold.
outside. One day the cycle
December
rammed into a lady selling curd
A pleasant month.
Mid of December,
streets of the agraharam will be visited
and ghee resulting in paying her
Month of Margazhi starts. It is special for
and each day any one of the house will
compensation and putting an end
Lord Krishna and Lord Shiva.We get up
distribute hot yummy PONGAL
Still we enjoyed the 30 days. All the four
as this is the time one gets a new
dress. We do not get any new
dress for Birthdays even.So the
dress is taken out everyday
admired and kept back in the
almirah.On Deepavali day we
wake up very early take oil bath
wear the new dress and fire
crackers. It will be a competition
among the neighbuorhood
children as to who has fired
maximum.
to our cycling.
So friends don’t you think the child hood days were
the best in our life. No worries. No commitments no
burdens . So if ever I am given a chance to go
back to my child hood days I shall definitely spend
my retirement that way.
The only word with all
the vowels in reverse
order is “SUB
CONTINENTAL”.
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"Mummy, Where is my commmbbb,???????????" Meena was yelling in the morning. It was
8.45 am and her school bus would be at the gate within five minutes. She was frantically searching
for her comb which she had left somewhere the previous night!
A typical morning scene in our homes! Our fretful search for combs would definitely not have
triggered atleast a momentary thought on the "How, Where and When" of the otherwise irrelevant
item: "The Hair Comb".
Let’s hear it straight from the horse’s mouth!!
I keep your unkempt hair in the most orderly way,
"Hai dearies ,,,
Yet nobody cares to give me a "hai",
You take me in your hands everyday,
Some have shiny and smooth hair ,
Yet neither do you smile nor do you talk to me,
While some are always tangled and take life out of me,
I help you look beautiful,
Yet I don’t grumble and complain,
I make you stylish,
For I love my masters sincerely…!!"
Kanga Comb or Sikh Comb
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It is a wooden comb used particularly by the Sikhs. It is
A golden comb
one of the articles of faith (five kakar) needed for
a
with peacocks
Amirthdhari (meaning :possessor of Amrit), a Sikh who
observing you
has been initiated into the order of Khasla. The Kanga
with ruby eyes,
Comb is usually made out of rose wood or sandal wood
while
and is of 2-6 inches size. It is worn in the joora, the top
beads hang at
knot of unshorn hair of Amirthdhari, under the turban.
the sides.
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coral
As you all know, it would be practically difficult to pin point a sole inventor of
combs. Origin being dated back to 3200 BC, it is necessity and constant innovation
that has helped combs evolve to the present day sleek, slender and stylish shapes,
colour and form.
Pictured is an example of a comb used by someone over 5000 years ago. The intricate
animal carvings are aligned in rows. The elephants and snakes in the comb allude to
African mythology, associating the beasts with the creation of universe. Combs were
used in Ancient China as decorative hair accessories that reflected one’s social status.
Ancestors made use of almost any material they had in hand to make combs. It includes
animal bone, glass, wood, silver, gold, lead, tortoise-shell, iron, tin etc. In the late
nineteenth century, evolution and revolution in the field of technology gave way to a new
material – celluloid, the first man- made plastic. Combs can be proudly named to be
among the first and most popular objects made of celluloid. Then on, there was no
looking back . Comb makers experimented, innovated with the most modern materials to
suit the style quotient of the day! And now they are proudly branded too!! So next time
when your hands go for a comb, fondly remember that you are using something which
has got a history of about 5000 years or more!!
Very often, even the smallest of small things
we use daily, have a story to tell!
"…..Small, Trivial and Insignificant I seem to be,
Yet a day cannot pass by without me,
And I have stories to tell, Stories of my birth, my life…."
Kids, do you have any story to tell us about
something like COMB – seemingly unimportant, yet
doing wonderful jobs! We, the Reach Team is
all ears to your stories!!
On
this ivory comb, Krishna and Radha
featured with four sacred cows beneath
This antique ivory comb comes from the Shunga Empire displayed at
their pedestal. The bottom section of the
the Cleveland Museum of Art. It is in the style of Chandraketugarh, an
comb features five female musicians. On the
archaeological site 21 miles from Kolkata in Northwest India. The comb
back is Ganesh, the god of good fortune.
features two goddesses and two peacocks on either side of them,
facing each other.
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H
ave you watched the movie “12 years a slave”?
Well, if you haven’t watched it because of the
horrific title, then I would say I was just like you ,
until two weeks back. Two weeks back, I surprised myself
by picking up its DVD and watching it all alone. That was a
surprise for Sid also, my movie buff husband (who has
watched his favourite movies over 60 times and watches not
just Bollywood and Hollywood but also Japanese, Korean,
French, Spanish, Iranian and Chinese movies!!). So when
such a movie Guru had suggested me to watch this movie,
I snorted my disapproval declaring that I prefer happy
movies with happy endings. I have a ‘rom-com’ heart and
may be some comedy and Hollywood action once in a while.
But something as serious as this - NEVER.
But then what made me watch it all alone??
Well, knowing history doesn’t stir you up as much as
visiting the site which has witnessed history in making. My
picnic turned serious when I visited the Elmina castle at
Cape Coast, a major slave trade center for over two
centuries. Humans were traded as property along with
spices and jewels here. Humans were just priced livestock.
Human rights were unheard of.
’12 yrs a slave’ is based on a true story of an educated
free African man who gets kidnapped and captured as slave.
He was meant to live rest of his life as a slave but after 12
years he gets rescued by a friend. This Oscar winning movie
portrays slave trade and the hard life of the slaves after they
have been exported to different destinations.
Elmina witnessed their lives prior to the export. Poor and
uneducated locals were captured, tortured, traded and
exported from Elmina. It was a human market. It is
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estimated that around 2 million slaves were exported from
Elmina alone and around 15 million slaves from the whole
of west Africa.
Elmina Castle was built by Portuguese in 1483. Portuguese started exporting
slaves in horrifying conditions to Europe and the Americas to work in
agricultural plantations and mines. Other European powers- the Danes, Dutch,
English, French, Germans and Swedes soon joined the trade. Besides trade,
African soldiers were recruited during the Dutch period and sent from Elmina
to other Dutch colonies such as Java in Indonesia, as part of Dutch army.
For almost 200 years, in the
‘Main Trading Hall’ of the
Castle, Europeans traded their
goods such as cloth,
brassware, liquor, guns etc to
African traders in exchange for
the produce of Africa - gold,
ivory, local foodstuff and
artifacts and slaves. Until the
abolishment of slave trade in
early 19th century, the most
Entrance to the castle. The cross over bridge was
built later for the tourists. Earlier, water body was
surrounding the outer wall to prevent any escape
lucrative commodity traded
here were slaves.
Iron collars, chains, fetters and
handcuffs which slaves wore
upon their necks, wrists, ankles,
and other parts of the bodies.
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About 100-150 slaves were
cramped in these dungeons.
Sunlight is pouring in these rooms
now. But back then, there used to
be iron doors which kept away
Main Trading Hall. In ’12 years a slave’, there is a scene depicting
light. The iron doors have been
slave trade. Slaves are stripped naked and lined up. The trader tries to
removed. Instead,these iron bars
strike a deal with a customer by describing features of the slave such
have been installed for tourists to
as a masculine body that is healthy, strong and sturdy etc.
experience ‘being caged’
Our guide played a prank on us. He locked us in
the dungeon demanding for more fee! : P
Female Slave Dungeon
The fate of being a slave also meant giving up the
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Male Slave Dungeon
right to bodily integrity. The Chief European officer,
head of the Castle had some special privileges. For
his physical pleasure, he could select any woman
slave to spend the night. The women slaves were
stripped and lined up in the common area. The Chief
standing on his balcony, overlooking the common
area, chose the unlucky slave.
The Condemn Room. Notice the skull and
cross at the entrance. Once the slaves
were captured in Elmina, they never saw
the outside world. They were kept in
dungeons till the ships arrived to pick
them up. There was a path way from the
Castle going directly to the ships. The last
room of the Castle was called the “Room
Our guide pointing to
of No Return”,which was the waiting room
the bathing area of the
before boarding the ship . It meant that
slave before sending her
once they enter that room, they will be
up through the stairs
sent to a foreign land but with no hope of
behind him. If any slave
returning to their home land ever. This
dared to refuse to spend
statement stood true. It is believed that
the night with the Chief,
no slave returned to their homes. They
anguish of those who never
then she was made to
either died during the voyage or lived rest
returned to their homes. The
bend down and was
of their lives in a foreign land. Even after
scenic beauty of the place with
chained to a Cannon ball
six centuries, Elmina stands strong with
Atlantic ocean kissing its shore
for days without food or
some necessary restoration work. It
does help in easing out the heart
water till she agreed.
stands as an everlasting memory of the
ache momentarily.
Chief’s balcony
The common area where slaves were lined up.
Once the slave was chosen, she was brought to the
The punishing canon ball.
side for a bath. After the wash, she was sent up to
Our guide explaining the
the Chief’s room.
punishment. The castle was
guarded in such a way that
escape was not feasible. If
any slave was caught while
trying to escape from the
Castle, the slave was put in
Written by: Ms.Roshni Rajiv, D/o. A.Srikumari,
the ‘Condemn Room’ with
Inspection & Audit Deptartment, Mumbai.
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C
loud computing is basically
storing data somewhere up
in the nebulous “cloud” that
the Internet represents, and you
access it from any computer or mobile
device with an internet connection.
Instead of all the hardware and
software you’re using from a
workstation in your company, it’s
provided for you as a service by an
outsider and accessed over the
internet, usually in a completely
seamless way. The cloud can be
servers, applications, networks or
services published outside your
premises. In other words you keep
your data on the internet, and rely
completely on that service or system
to access it when you need to. It
doesn’t matter to you where your
resources are located and how it all
works, rather you be concerned with
the computing service being asked
for. This method of distributed
computing is done through pooling
all computer resources together and
being managed the resource pool in
an effective way.
Most of us use cloud computing all
day long without realizing it. When
you sit at your PC and type a query
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playing much part in finding the
answers you need. Your keyword is
The cloud can be servers,
applications, networks or services
published outside your premises.
In other words you keep your data
on the internet, and rely completely
on that service or system to access
it when you need to
hitting one of Google’s hundreds of
of typing your words into an installed
thousands of clustered servers, which
program
dig out the optimized result for you
OpenOffice, installed on our
and pop up them back on your
computer, we can use a similar
window. When we do a Google search,
software, running on a PC at one of
the real work in finding our answer
Google’s world-wide data centers.
might be done by a computer sitting
Like an email getting drafted on
at New York, Hon Kong, London,
Gmail, the document we create, will
Tokyo, Singapore or somewhere else;
get stored remotely, so that we can
demand and often bought on
IT infrastructure. As a pre-requisite
we don’t know exactly and most likely
access it through the internet, from
subscription basis, that you can buy as
for subscribing a cloud, you ought
we don’t care!
anywhere, and any time. Using a
much or as little of a cloud computing
to have a reliable high speed internet
The same applies to Web-based
Web-based service like this means
service to suffice your needs.
or virtual private network for robust
email also. Earlier days, email was
that we are outsourcing some of our
You can have a choice of two
connectivity and high availability,
something we could only send and
computation and storage needs to
flavors of cloud, public and private.
and is purely dependant on the
receive using a program running in
some cloud service provider such as
Web-based emails and free services
geographical locations of your
our PC, and we called it an e-mail
Google.
of Google are familiar examples of
business stations. You can have the
client. But then, Web-based services
like
MS
Word
or
On behalf of you, your service
Think of cloud computing as renting a
fully serviced flat instead of buying a
home of your own. Clearly there are
advantages in terms of convenience,
but there are huge restrictions on how
you can live and what you can alter
public clouds. Amazon like companies
choice of most appropriate services
such as Hotmail and Yahoo came with
provider
and
have space for your own secure private
from a vast variety of providers,
their cloud space to store and manage
maintaining the cloud space and
cloud, known as a Virtual Private Cloud
but it may not fit your business
our emails. Now, we all are well
services offered to you and so you
(VPC) to which the access is only
needs as good as one of your own
versed to their thought that our emails
can enjoy the services, outsourcing
through virtual private network (VPN)
custom application.
can be stored and processed in a
the worry of software, security and
connections, much private like our
server from any corner of this
license updates consistently. Cloud
Bank’s internal network.
connected world, wherever we happen
provider will be taken care of data
When you go for the cons of
of buying a home of your own.
to be. Keeping email in a cloud space
redundancy and other dependable
cloud computing, you may find this
Clearly there are advantages in
makes it utmost convenient for us to
services. It’s really quick and easy
much more expensive in a long-
terms of convenience, but there are
manage it while we all are moving on
to add new applications or services
term perspective, especially if you
huge restrictions on how you can
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weeks or months for the new server
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and its software to arrive. You can
computing. We can simply make use
add extra services or drop an existing
of a cloud service such as Google
one at a moment’s notice as your
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needs change.
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Br.Thiruvananthapuram/
Statue
The buzz and bliss of the 2015 World cup is over, with the Aussies reasserting their supremacy and the euphoria of yet another colorful IPL
season also having been drawn to a close, the cricket world has once
again fallen in love with the limited overs’ game. Here are some re-ignited
reminiscences of a few milestone matches of the last 4 decades spanning
from the Gavaskar era to the Tendulkar saga.
Down memory lane …….
to his batting) of Indian cricket team’s various home
In January 1981 while returning from a college
and overseas tours and match experiences , two facts
study tour to Ooty Botanical Gardens, we students
came to my mind prima facie from the book. The
had a stopover at Coimbatore for shopping. Glancing
first one is a part of a calypso song composed by the
casually at a nearby bookstall, I caught a glimpse
West Indians in honor of the Indian cricket team that
of
toured the Islands in 1971. It read like this -:
“Sunny
Days“, the
autobiography
of Sunil
Gavaskar. I bought a copy of the book (partaking a
“It was Gavaskar, the real master
lion’s share of the pocket money which my father
Just like a wall
had given me) to experience some delightful reading
We couldn’t out Gavaskar at all,
excitement for the next few days.
Not at all, you know, the West Indies
Apart
from
his
lucid, fluent, graceful
and
flamboyant narration (which is as much similar
Couldn’t out Gavaskar at all.”
The
.
second is a funny incident involving Mr.Hylton
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Ackerman who was Gavaskar’s opening
partner in the test series played between
the Australian team and a Rest of the
World team in the early '70s.Mr.Ackerman
and Mr.Tony Greig, both playing for the
Rest of the World team, had flown in from
South Africa and were received at Adelaide
airport by Sir Gary Sobers and an elderly
gentleman. Sir Gary mumbled an
introduction and Greig and Ackerman,
both tired from the long journey, sleepily
mumbled ‘hello’ and sat down for a cup of
coffee. While waiting to go to the hotel,
Ackerman asked the gentleman to hold
his overnight bag while he went to the
toilet to freshen himself up. When he
returned,
he
made
some
polite
conversation and then asked him if he
.
was connected with Australian cricket.
The gentleman replied in the affirmative.
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In 1985 India won
the Benson &
Hedges ODI cup in
Australia. Ravi
Sastri was the
man of the series
in the tourney. I
remember one of
his comments
after winning the
title. “You may be
the Champion of
champions today.
But tomorrow you
have to prove
yourself all over
again on the
field”
Ackerman asked him if he had played
Sandeep Patil’s stylish 174 , India was
cricket, to which the reply was again a
on the verge of defeat again. But a
yes. Since Ackerman had not caught the
defiant 9th wicket partnership between
other’s name properly, he asked him,’
Karsan Ghavri & Sivalal Yadav which
what did you say your name was?’The
resisted Lillee & Co for nearly 11 overs
answer was “Donald Bradman”!
rescued
There are some matches that are
We
India to a taut, tense draw.
were
into
the
3rd
test
at
still remain afresh in my memory. In
Melbourne to salvage some pride. It
1981,
was
India
toured
Australia
and
clear
that
Australia
had
played three test matches. In the first
underestimated the tourists who were
test
Chappel
the underdogs till the last day of the
scored a double century, India , unable
tour. They won the toss & put India in.
to cope with the pace and bounce of
Gundappa Viswanath, the inimitable &
Aussie pitches and against the fearsome
stylish steering specialist made 114 in
duo of Dennis Lillee and Len Pasco who
our first innings score of 237. In reply,
gave our batsmen a torrid time, was
the Aussies made 419 in which Allan
defeated by an innings & four runs. In
Border
the second test, on a relatively flat
second
pitch at the Adelaide Oval, Kim Hughes
controversy when Captain Gavaskar was
made
adjudged LBW in a dubious manner
at
Sydney after
213
Greg
for Australia and despite
contributed
124. In
India’s
innings (which raised some
against Dennis Lillee , following
Gavaskar
almost
made
which
wickets after the fifth over, I get
match . India lost their first 5 wickets
overs and ended the innings at 266
Chethan
animated. Soon the pain disappears from
for a mere 17 runs. The stage was set
runs with Kapil unbeaten on a dazzling
Chauhan & himself stage a walkout of
my mind and body. It keeps easing out.
for one of the most celebrated one-
175. From there, India went on to win
sorts which would have been equal to
With my thigh heavily strapped, I rip
day innings of yester years. Captain
the match and the tournament at a time
surrendering of the game) we scored
through the middle and lower order
Kapil Dev strode in. He started very
when limited over’s cricket was not
324 runs leaving the Aussies an easy
including the key wicket of Allan Border.
slowly in quite a ‘not-so-Kapil’ like attitude
supposed to be our cup of tea.
target of 143 runs for their second win
—You have to go to the field with your
at the beginning. In the company of
In 1985, India won the Benson &
of the series. Towards the end of the
national flag mentally wrapped around you.”
Roger Binny, Madan lal & the ever-
Hedges ODI cup in Australia. Ravi Sastri
play on the fourth day itself , Karsan
In the 1983 CWC, India had a crucial
reliable
was the man of the series in the
Ghavri could give us some hope by
match against Zimbabwe, at Turnbridge
strike very effectively and these three
tourney. I remember
scalping Greg Chappel’s prized wicket
Wells, in rural Kent.
tenacious and gritty fighters ensured
comments after winning the title. “You
Syed
Kirmani he rotated the
one of his
for a duck. Aussies were 24 for 3. The
Considering India’s status in the points
that Kapil got the maximum strike.
may be the Champion of champions
next morning the pitch also gave some
table it was virtually a crunch, knockout
India amassed 100 runs from the last 7
today. But tomorrow you have to prove
assistance to
India. With
Kapil Dev
bowling his heart out despite an injury
and
Dileep
Doshi
batsmen , especially
entangling
the
the
dangerous
Doug Walters in his spinning web ,
India stunned Australia to square the
series. They were all out for a paltry 83.
Kapil Dev Nikhanj, Wisden’s greatest
Indian cricketer of the 20th century, in
his autobiography, “Straight from the
heart’’ recollects that he suffered an
injury during the match.
He recalls;
“Two factors are at the back of my
mind as I enter the arena on the final day.
One is my injured thigh, and the other is
the fact that the wicket is deteriorating
fast. And I use the wicket to my advantage.
I don’t try to bowl too fast, and concentrate
on line and length and let the ball do
something. As I capture a couple of
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yourself all over again on the field“.
Khan deployed his fielders, especially
the fear of Sri Lanka easily chasing down
an Indian target.
Turn the clock a little further forward. In
the Pak batsmen, around Sunil Gavaskar
the sunshine and mellow weather of the
while he was batting. Later he told the
It was true that thus far in the
summer of 1987 when India played
press, “I asked my boys to field as
tournament, the Sri Lankans had made a
Pakistan for a 5 test home series, all the
close to Sunny as they could, and told
nightmarish
first 4 matches ended in a draw. So to
them “never expect a catch, for, you
able to successfully
elicit a result the curators made the pitch
won’t get any, but see how the master
target set up by any of the opponents.
at Chinnaswamy stadium, Bangalore, a
bats
track“! What a
They had in their formidable line-up the
spinners’ paradise for the 5th test. India
compliment for Sunny from a great
likes of Jayasuriya, Kaluwitharane, Aravinda
had Maninder Singh and Ravi Sastri while
cricketer!
de Silva, Roshan Mahanama, Arjuna
on
a
turning
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chase down any
Pakistan had Iqbal Quasim and Tauseef
Pakistan won the World cup in 1992
Ranatunga, Tilakaratne, Gurusinghe etc.But
Ahamed as specialists. Pakistan made 116
in a manner similar to the rise of the
it was also true that India was perhaps
in the first innings while India made 145.
mythical “ phoenix from the ashes “. The
the only team which had the talent to
In the second innings, Pakistan improved
turning point of the tournament as well
beat Sri Lanka even on the latter’s best
its tally to 249 leaving India to score 221
as
match
day. For, I firmly believe that had India
for a victory. Sunny Gavaskar fought all
against Zimbabwe which was washed out
opted to bowl second, Anil Kumble, Ashish
the way till the end but was very unlucky
due to rain. Later Kapil rightly pointed out,
Kapoor, Ajay Jadeja & Sachin Tendulkar
not to get his century and a win for India.
“it didn’t matter that they (Pak) lost a few
could have made it the ‘ waterloo’ for the
We were ‘all out’ for 204 and Gavaskar
matches in the beginning. They played
famed Sri Lankan chasing contingent on
made a 96. In the course of the Indian
their best cricket when things mattered the
the much spinner-friendly Eden pitch.
second
most“.
About the match and our failed strategy,
innings, Pak
skipper
Imran
Pakistan’s
fortunes
was
a
I like to remember the 1996 world cup
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reputation of having been
Anil Kumble’s 10 wicket haul
vs Pakistan in the Kotla test
on Feb.7, 1999 , V V S
Laxman’s 281 at the Eden
Gardens vs Australia in the
2nd test of March 2001 which
enabled India to win despite
having been forced to follow
on etc are a few more
matches which the cricket
lovers cherish for long
Zaheer Abbas lamented later, “Play to
specially for one reason, more than
your
anything else. To me, the semi-final match
opponents’ weakness!“
between India and Sri Lanka at the Eden
strength,
Anil Kumble’s
rather
10
than
wicket
to
the
haul
vs
Gardens is a classic example to show how
Pakistan in the Kotla test on Feb.7, 1999,
badly a team’s prospects are affected
V V S Laxman’s 281 at the Eden Gardens
when some negative thoughts creep in
vs Australia in the 2nd test of March
a player’s mind at some crucial juncture
2001 which helped India to win despite
of a match. On winning the toss at the
having been forced to follow on etc
Eden Gardens pitch, famous for assisting
are a few more matches which the
the spinners in the second innings, Captain
cricket lovers cherish for long. So is
Mohammed Azharudin still elected to
India’s final in the 2011 World Cup. In
chase. The decision was prompted out of
a
captain’s
knock
of
91*
Dhoni
showed why he is rated so highly while
was brought to our country by the British
playing in crisis situations. In the ICC
and was first played in 1721 A.D.
T20 World cup matches, so far India’s
The Indian Premier League, started in
most memorable game has been the
2008 is the most watched T20 cricket
one against England at the Kingsmead,
league in the world and is known for its
Durban in South Africa in September
great commercial success. It has added an
2007 in which Yuvaraj hit 6 sixes in
entirely new dimension to our country’s
an
while
cricket. During the last IPL season in 2014
scoring 58 runs off just 16 balls to set
over
from
Stuart
Broad
the tournament’s brand value was estimated
up a World Cup record.
to be around 3.2 billion USD.
Sachin Tendulkar, India’s most celebrated
The BCCI headquartered at Mumbai,
cricketer , in his autobiography, “ Playing It
is the national governing body for cricket
My Way” has penned his jubilation on the
in India. Presently it is a powerful member
fulfillment of his great dream of India winning
of
the World Cup in 2011. He writes” It (the
Mr.N.Sreenivasan is the current chairman
target of 274 runs ) was not insurmountable,
of ICC. The BCCI has 27 state association
but it was important for us to forge
members and 3 non-playing members
partnerships in the early overs, because the
across the 5 zones. The board organizes
wicket was expected to become slightly
the following domestic cricket competitions
easier as the match progressed.
every year in this order : BCCI Corporate
the
International
Cricket
Council.
——Once Virat was out, Dhoni
trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy, Irani
promoted himself up the order to
trophy, NKP Salve Challenger trophy,
negotiate the Sri Lankan off-spinners,
Ranji trophy, Duleep trophy, Vijay Hazare
Muralidharan,Randiv and Dilshan. It was
trophy, Deodhar trophy, IPL and the Vizzy
the Gambhir-Dhoni partnership of 109
trophy.
that won us the World Cup. Both played
Under M.S.Dhoni who has reinvigorated
exceptionally well under intense pressure.
Indian cricket more than any of his
——It was only after Dhoni’s shot had
predecessors, our Country
has
earned
finally crossed the boundary that I went
ICC’s first ranking in tests, ODI’s and
out…. It was the greatest moment of my
T20’s and
cricketing journey.”
World Cup in 2007 and the ODI World Cup
team to have won the World Cup in
As India is a large market in terms of
home soil.
international
In the last 10-15 years
cricketing
revenue,
the
so many
BCCI’s opinions carry weightage within
matches
the ICC’s decision making process. The
have been played in test cricket, ODI and
ECB, Cricket Australia and the BCCI are
the T20. But how many of them are
regarded as cricket’s “Big Three“ economic
memorable? If the answer is “not so
players. Barring all controversies and the
many“, I
occasional cold war
exciting
and
heart-throbbing
think
the
reason
is
the
with the ICC, it is
commercialization of cricket over the last
reasonable to assume that today the
2 decades or so. In the 1980’s, 1970’s
BCCI , the ebullient and vivacious Indian
and prior to that, the game was played
spectators and Indian cricket put together
with Passion for Pride. Now the lure of
collectively occupy a pivotal position in
money
of
the centre stage of world cricket. The
players & the authorities of the cricket-
has
changed
the
transition of Indian cricket has been so
playing
phenomenal and dazzling ever since its
countries,
attitude
setting
aside the 2 Ps.
origin in the colonial days.
The BCCI is the richest sporting body
and the richest cricket Board in the world.
have won the inaugural T20
If one traverse through the history of
in 2011. India is the 3rd team after the
India’s cricketing past, it can be learnt that
West Indies and Australia to have won the
the game which had originated in England
World cup twice. India is also the first
An electric eel can produce
shock upto 650 volts.
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One needs to ask oneself whether they really need all the
riches they seek for. Will the fortunes make them happier
or the time spent with family and close ones?
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Ayush Chhallani
New Delhi
Credit Hub
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oing by the economic theory
G
Say hello to the coolest, eco friendly
have: clothes, accessories, gadgets and
of demand, there is no end to
trend which is to minimize your needs
everything that fill our homes, but does not
the wants of individuals. We
and rusticate the additional resources
necessarily serve us better or make us
always crave for more and more without
from your lifestyle. The idea is identified
happy. Here people are embracing `voluntary
considering the scarcity of resources Does
with the motto ‘Eliminate the excess,
simplicity’. In other words, they are
anyone care about the future generations?
go with less’. These are the people
developing the art of living with less luxury.
We simply think of the present and see that
who’d rather take a bike to work, de-
Famous host Oprah Winfrey has auctioned
the present lifestyle to be as affluent as it
own their possessions and live a simple
all her precious belongings in order to
can be. But there is a sigh of relief, a green
life.
rusticate the excess from her life. She says:
line in the horizon – a new trend to ‘minimize
In our hitech world of ‘extravaganza’,
”Now I feel less burdened towards the Mother
and rusticate’. Please don’t take me wrong
there is a quiet movement towards
Earth”. Mad Men actor Vincent Kartheiser
with the word ‘rusticate’ - it is certainly not
minimalistic living that’s gaining
prefers to take a bus or walk, instead of
the rustication from college for any
momentum. A large number of affluent
going by car. The Twilight Saga star Robert
misdeeds. In fact it is nothing related to
people are interrogating themselves
Pattinson does not even own a house.
academics.
whether they need as much as they
Millionaire David Karp, 26, founder and
owner of Tumblr, has a living room that has only one sofa and a
TV. He has no books and has very few clothes. He says he is unable
to understand why people want to fill their houses with stuff. Karp
doesn’t even own a car, and prefers to use a motorbike for travel.
Legendary American business magnate, investor and philanthropist,
Warren Buffet, does not have a cell phone because he prefers to
live simple just as director Christopher Nolan who does not even
have an email account! You might have heard that Bollywood actor
Krishnaraj R.
Br: Vadavalli
Siddharth Malhotra cycles to work. Actor Nana Patekar enjoys a
simple farm life and dislikes collecting material possessions.
Ms. Edwina
Alias T.,
S/o. Edwin
One needs to ask oneself whether they really need all the riches
Alias T.
they seek for. Will the fortunes make them happier or the time
Operations Dept.
spent with family or close ones? Do one really need a million dollar
as secured 3rd
car or even a compact one that will serve the same purpose.
Rank in the
Mumbai based Piyush, Firoza & Sam have introduced ‘Smart
M.Tech (Signal
Commute’ – their passion made them start a movement,
Processing)
‘Cycle2work’. “The fast track of city bogs you down. Cycling to
examination from
work is not only eco-friendly but a great way to beat the traffic and
MG University
stay in shape. I also sold my house. Now, I live in a one room
apartment. I want to be light and free. I’ve been shedding material
stuff since some time now”, says Piyush who is working at BKC.
The purpose of minimalism is to remove the things in our life
that do not serve us, so that we can make room for the things that
make sense. When we eliminate the excess, we’ll gain more clarity
about what we really need for a healthy & happy life. Cut down
your possessions or at least stop buying things you don’t really
need. Move to a smaller place; bring people with positive energy
into your life. Spend time with people you love. Schedule time so
that you can just relax, turn off your gadgets, eat simple, fresh
food, and talk to your family. This will make you feel less
burdened, less stressed, more comfortable and above all more
secured about yourself.
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I
believe in two universal facts
without any doubt. One is that Sun
rises in the east and the other one
is the fact that one will have to sleep in
sofa for a minimum of one week if he
forget his wife’s Birthday ! I can throw a
serious challenge on the former provided
I get a respite from my regular banking
job for a whole week but the latter is
proven beyond doubt by psychologists
after researching the psyches of the
special cute breed named ‘wives’! I have
been an active participant in various
heated discussions on the above subject
with my experienced peers on how to
tackle ‘wife’s attack’ in such instances.
Since many of those discussions
happened before my marriage, I was
one of the very few vehement opponents
of their views which mainly centered on
the global vindictive attitudes of wives
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Br.Mangalapuram
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I never expected her to do this. No
ordinary girl would offer the first piece
of Birthday cake to her husband who did
not keep his word on her birthday
towards husbands who forget birthdays,
anniversaries etc. My general view on
the subject was that such vindictive
wives were products of soap operas and
not real life products simply because
wives and ladies are so soft and tender to
caused by their inherent thoughts and
O’ clock and to rush back home for a
and my brother-in-law, Hari. And there,
carry such hostility around. And after all,
nature. And the best that I used to quote
beautiful shopping session and a
at 12:01 am, was her sister-in-law and
why should and how could one forget his
to Anjali is the one which depicts a man
sumptuous dinner with Anjali and hence
Hari’s wife Ambili with her wishes and
wife’s birthday when they vouch during
demanding some diamond jewellery to
to make her birthday a memorable one,
love.. And there goes the plethora of
wedding ceremonies that they are ‘better
gift his wife for wedding anniversary.
not to mention a special gift too. Sincerely
wishes from mid night till 6:17 AM! And
halves’! No guys with sufficient intellect
The sales man shows him some ordinary
wished to see everything move as
while I scrolled through the wishes,
were there to address this query and I
cut yet costly diamonds which the man
planned! After all, this is her first birthday
another 5 wishes dropped in which did
felt proud to trap them with such a
refuses and when the sales man learns
after getting to work together at the
suggest that my hearty wish was 82nd in
thoughtful question. Later, experience
that the wedding anniversary was the
same place as mine after her recent
chronological order! Sheepishness was
gave me the best answer to the above
day before, he shows him the supreme
transfer to Trivandrum. Moreover, it was
all what I had in return! Her expression
doubt which I wish to etch in golden
princess cut diamond jewel. This
the evening that would declare my fate
threw some warning to the tantrums in
words and which if I literally do, would be
advertisement just scores above all and
for ‘Bed’ or ‘Sofa’ for the ensuing week!
store for me the whole day but I was
exchanged for a diamond studded ring
when the same pops up on TV, Anjali
Waking up to the routine ‘Kousalya
sure that my plans for the day would be
by my cute little wife!
used to tell me not to be like the one in
Supraja Rama Poorva Sandhya…” alarm
a befitting cover to the morning folly of
I am a huge admirer of advertisements.
that advertisement during anniversaries
tone on November 14, the D day, I was
not wishing her at 00:00:00 hours. Even
Imagination and ideas swell in the
and birthdays. I used to dismiss her
geared up to wish my sweetheart, the
though she did not reciprocate my wishes
advertising industry, giving birth to
comment with disdain as I knew I cannot
best of birthdays. She was nowhere to be
at the heartily best, she was beaming at
amazing concepts that creates a lasting
forget her birthday since I was aware of
seen and sound of running water in the
my parents and sister for their sweet
impression in consumer’s minds about
my ways.
bathroom suggested that she was off for
wishes much to my relief. While starting
the products they try to showcase. Anjali
November 14 was fast approaching.
an early bath. As she emerged after
my bullet (the one which she refers to as
(my better half) and I used to debate on
Apart from being Children’s day, the day
bath, I expressed my hearty Birthday
someone dearer to me than her!), I
the best ads available in media with she
was more special being my Anjali’s
wishes to my sweetheart in the best
reminded her to be ready by 6:30 PM for
zeroing in on those dealing with Diamonds,
birthday. This time, I had to make up for
fashion I knew. Yes.. She was happy but
an evening outing loaded with surprises.
Golds and Platinums where as I mull over
the lapse I made when I forgot to wish
not to the extent that I had expected her
She
Parles, Britannias, Hondas and so on. To
her brother on his birthday couple of
to be… Then and there, I knew something
be very true, a fire rages up the abdomen
months back. With this birthday of hers,
was wrong! That’s when she quietly
till the ad choices of my wife gives way to
all her complaints like “You care only
extended her smart phone
some mundane toothpaste ads on TV
your friends”, “You wish your friend on
to me after logging on to
since the former is always a threat to our
his/her birthday promptly but not my
Facebook. Yes… 76 birth
petty bank balances. Among all the
relatives”, “Since he is my brother, you
day wishes!!!! That too,
advertisements on TV, my favourite is
did not even care to/at least/ put a wish”
the first wish coming right
the ‘Men will be Men’ series of Imperial
etc could be wiped off. Even though her
at the stroke of 12 at
Blue which just tears open the benign,
birthday was on a Friday, I had already
midnight.
comic and helpless situations of men
planned to wind up the day’s work by 6
who?.. Her elder brother
And
seemed
happy
and
guess
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to me with glee. I felt great that the
there were five messages from Anjali
understand is what I hoped. As I opened
evening could be made fantastic with
which were not replied! Somehow or the
the door of our room, I saw her blank
shopping and a candle light dinner.
other, shutter was latched by 7:00 PM.
face and she threw a raw look at me. As
fear! On one side, I was happy that she
To my dismay, it was mayhem at
Bullet gained speed than it had never
any seasoned husband would know, such
got such a good surprise. And on the
office that day. Jan Dhan was rolling at
before. After all, both, speeding on the
an expression is one of the most
other hand, I was afraid if she will
high speeds. Customers thronged the
road and missing to give her my birthday
dangerous of expressions and one would
dismiss my plan. The cake cutting
counters and to add to the routine works
treat are matters of life and death. Why
have to be ready with all might to face
ceremony was conducted with élan. Yes..
was calls, queries and extra tasks from
to take chance with the latter!? Hopeless
any sort of calamity! “Anjali.. lets dash.
The first piece of cake from birthday girl
Head Office, Zonal Office, Regional Office,
traffic and rain did eat more time. And
I am sorry but it was hectic for me. The
was given to me. I felt so happy. My eyes
and Inspection Department.
Various
finally, when I frantically opened the
office….” As soon as I tried to spit out
welled up with emotional tears. I never
queries like “Nandan, what about the
gate of my house, the midway dialogues
excuses, she just left me and moved to
expected her to do this. No ordinary girl
inspection comments?”, “Sir, what about
of 8 p m soap opera on TV was on its way!
the hall which indicated that my first
would offer the first piece of birthday
my housing loan?”, “Mr. Nanda Gopan,
Putting my bike on its stands and clearly
round of firing hit some wall post rather
cake to her husband who did not keep
This is from “X-X” department…” went on
making up my mind to face any atrocity
than bulls eye. But I knew that the night
his word on her birthday. But here she
and all were dealt with in addition to the
from my wife, I ran in to show some
was crucial for ensuring my sleep in BED
is. ‘A girl of divine thoughts’. I opened
numerous Emails from various quarters.
urgency to get out for shopping at the
and hence with all my courage and might,
my mouth closing my eyes and trying
Apart from attending prime customers at
earliest by calling out her name. I knew
I followed her to the hall when my dear
hard to hide my tears. But a mild giggle
their place and branch, business review
that there was enough time to get out for
dad intercepted me with a can of ‘one of
from our tiny tot Noopura, my sister’s
proved to be another icing on the day’s
shopping and dinner as planned and to
the best brand of petrol’ available in the
baby perched on my arm made me open
cake. Altogether, the day was fully packed
make her birthday beautiful. But the
market to make a minor flame a rage
my eyes to see her enjoying a tiny piece
with lunch taken along with official phone
task in hand was to pacify her for the
fire. “Nandan..” told my Dad “See this
of cake!. The next piece was served to
calls! Adding to that, a technical glitch in
delay in reaching home and explain the
card. This was send by Ambili to wish
my sister. Then to my dad, mom and
ATM was the last thing I could have
day’s hectic activity at the office. As a
happy birthday to Anjali. And along with
finally a small piece was given (‘forced’
expected! And by evening, I found that
banker herself, at least she would
this card, she has arranged to deliver
would be apt) to me! And as final nail to
this cake today as a surprise. So sweet.
the coffin, my request to her to get
Is it not? Being in Bangalore and amidst
ready for our planned evening outing
their busy schedule, she and Hari did
was answered by a loud thud of door
remember to send out a cake and card
shut from our room. Rest is history on
for her birthday. Great”… Pandemonium
Sofa!
A “gold fish” is the only
animal on earth that can see
“infrared” and
“ultra violet” light.
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rang in my inner self. Even Mr.Osho
could not have come out with a meditation
method to control my feeling of turmoil,
frustration and frankly speaking, my
“Yes sir.. Welcome to Bhima Jewels.
How may I help you?”
“Well.. Where is the Diamond
section?.. I mean ‘Princess cut’!!!”
F
ederal Bank-SBI Cobranded Credit Card
launched, Federal Bank
collaborates with SBI Card
to launch 2 variants of
Credit cards for customers Platinum and Gold ‘N
More. Seen in the picture
Shri Shyam Srinivasan (MD
& CEO) & Shri Vijay Jasuja
(CEO, SBI Cards) unveiling
the Federal Bank SBI Credit
Card.
Official launch of PM’s Social Security Schemes in the State of Kerala was done by Hon’ble Governor
of
Kerala , Justice (Retd.) P. Sathasivam at Thiruvananthapuram. Seen in the picture, Our customer Shri Lal
Mahesh of Thiruvanthapuram Statue branch receives the certificate of insurance from Dr Shashi Tharoor MP
in the presence of Hon’ble Governor of Kerala, Justice (Retd) P Sathasivam, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble
Union Minister of State for Industries and Commerce, Shri V Y James (DGM & Zonal Head) and others.
F
ederal Bank Speak for
Kerala- Miss Sana Nazar
(FISAT Engg college,
Angamaly) receiving
award from Former
international cricketer Shri.
Anil Kumble in the presence
of Shri Abraham Koshy
(Chairman), Shri Shyam
Srinivasan (MD & CEO),
and others.
Shri Thampy Kurian
(GM & HR Head)
receiving the ‘100
Most Talented
Global HR Leaders’
Citation, instituted
by CHRO Asia.
A glimpse from the award giving ceremony
at the Businessworld MAGNA Awards 2015,
where our MD & CEO Shri Shyam Srinivasan
& Shri Abraham Chacko, Former Executive
Director receiving the Best Small Bank
Award from Shri Anurag Batra, Chariman,
BusinessWorld. Businessworld - Price
Waterhouse Coopers combine chose
Federal Bank as the Best Bank among Small
Banks in India in its Best Bank Survey, 2014.
We, as the winners were quoted thus: ”Over
the years, it has expanded its book, beefed
up assets, cut non-performing assets (NPA),
tapped new revenue streams, widened its geographical reach and augmented its technology to stay ahead of
the competition. These traits helped it bag the ‘Best Small-sized Bank’ distinction in the BW - PwC Best Banks Survey, 2014.”
Smt Usha Mary Mathan, Chief Manager (Training), Talent Development &
Training receiving the 5th Annual Greentech HR Excellence Award 2015 in
Bangalore for Excellence in Training & Development from Shri K S Jamestin,
Former Director – HR & Dir. I/C Business Development, ONGC Limited and Shri
K Sharan, Founder & Chairman Greentech Foundation.
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IT Dept.
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Abhishek P.
S/o. Dhanya V
Br: IRMD
Dob: 28.04.2014
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Ishan P. Arjun
S/o. Prajina V.C.
Br: Valapattanam
Dob: 07.09.2013
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Hafis H.
S/o. Haris A,
Br: Kayamkulam/
College Junction
Dob: 17.02.2014
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Jaan L. Sojan
D/o. Seethu Stephen
Br: Adoor
Dob: 08.06.2013
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Devika T.V.
D/o. Binesh T.V.
Br: Alathiyur
Evan S. Sojan
S/o Seethu
Stephen
Br: Adoor
Adwaith Girish
& Abinav Girish
S/o. Girish Babu
Br: Puthiyara
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mostly to the color BLUE.
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S/o. Aryasri B.R.
Br: Ernakulam/
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Never had such desperate moments, being in a bus,
Crowded bus; though wrapped by strangers, standing on
Both feet all alone, with an ear hearing the noisy quarrel
And other, the wailing of many kids, between the one too many
Things of cheers of happiness, the ringing laughter and chatter
From corners or witnessing different people- some overwhelmed,
Mocking others, excited or tensed while many whose breath
I sensed smell of cigars, holding my breath being under them,
Being near them, having their eyes staring, at times in the thunder
And rain with the doors and windows clamped making the yellow
Tube light shine in the dark like fireflies in the graveyard,
Feeling insecure, frail and much more frightened, I fixed my gaze
Outside, unaware of me biting nails, not to revert my shaky mind
back,
But to see the approaching trees and had a vague sight of them
Which once reached me got dragged to the back, behind it was-once
And forever; felt happy (on) that (realization) I’m going forward,
Forward as to reach my destination and will go forth, for sure,
Till I step there…
STRANGE BUT TRUE:
a) King Napoleon was born in 1760.
Hitler was born in 1889.
The difference is 129 years.
Prashannaa R V R
Br: Denkanikottai
b) Napoleon came to power in 1804, Hitler in 1933
The difference is 129 years.
c) Napoleon occupied Vienna in 1809 and Hitler in 1938.
The difference is 129 years
d) Napoleon declared war on Russia in 1812, Hitler in 1941.
The difference is 129 years
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e) Napoleon was defeated in 1816, Hitler in 1945.
The difference is 129 years.
Divya Joshy
D/o. Beena Mahew,
Br: Kothamangalam
IT Dept.
Asset Recovery Dept.
Best
of
SELFIE
Contest
Pune/RO
Br: Thiruvalla/Muthoor
Br: Chennai/Adayar
Mumbai/ZO
Transaction Monitoring Cell
Br: Parassala
HR TD&T
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Operations Dept
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Ajith Ravi
Br. Nelliyadi
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5
Jiju Boby George
Large corporate Dept.
Sanya Yvonne
D’souza
Br. Kannur
Gagan Preet
Singh Jolly
Treasury Dept.
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Ravi Dineshkumar
Pansuriya
Br. Metoda
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Siddharth V Menon
Br: Perunna
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Pradeep John
Treasury Dept
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10
Shyam Krishnan I S
Service Quality Dept.
Praseetha
Prabhakaran Nair
Service Quality Dept.
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Maneti
D/o Ruchita
Venkataramana
Maneti
Br: Panvel
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P.B.Athira
D/o Bijulal P K
Br. Kolkata/
Bhowanipore
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R.Yamuna
D/o Ramesh A.
Br: Oragandam
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Grace Mary
Sunil
D/o Jincy Simon
Chennai/ZO
Sakshi D. Rao
D/o Poonam
Dinesh Rao
Br: Mumabi/
Goregaon
06
Gayathri V.
D/o Vinod B.
Br. Kochi
07
Nagavrinda V. Maneti
D/o Ruchita
Venkataramana Maneti
Br: Panvel
Jomon Mathew,
Br. Eriam
and
Julia Thomas
Adars B.G ,
Corporate Planning Dept.
and Nikhitha
Adharsh J. Mundackal,
Br: Panposh
and Anju
Edwin Alias T, Operations Dept.
and Nithya Paul
Nebin V. Jose,
HR ER & Ops. and
Roshni Mathew
Gixon Baby, Br. Payyannur
and Priyanka Francis, Br. Chavakkad
Arti Priya, Br. Pune /
Sinhagad Road
and Pramod Birajdar
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Prize Winner of Crossword-29
Ms. Meenu Joseph M, Br. Thrissur/East Fort
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To The Editor, Federal Reach,
HR Employee Relations & Operations
Federal Bank, HO, Aluva-683 101
Selected three winners will get
surprise gifts from Federal Reach
PRIZE WINNERS OF SUDOKU - 20
Sankari Navaneethakrishnan
W/o. Navaneethakrishnan S, Br Chennai/CMS
Atharv Anant Kulkarani
S/o Anant Digambar Kulkarni, Br. Shirati
Shyamreth K R
Br.Edakkara
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
FEDERALREACH
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The
winner
will get a
surprise
gift
WINNER
of Colouring
Competition-20
Avanthika Ajith
D/o. Susmi S.
Br: Koduvayur
Send your entries before
15th September 2015
To The Editor, Federal Reach,
C/o. Employee Relations & Operations
Federal Bank, H.O. Aluva. 683101
My Name
is :...................................................................................................... Age: ........................... I
am
son/daughter of Smt/
Shri........................................................................ of Br/Office: ................................................................................... Date of Birth...............................
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COMPETITION OPEN TO KIDS UP TO 8 YEARS OF AGE.
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