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Unwritten letters (my love story, my beliefs, my space, etc)
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 16, 2009
Some freak economics a milkman taught me
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 12, 2009
Economics is a very facinating mix of theorotical science and practical art of managing money. Apart from spelling the word economics right, theres very little contribution to world economics from my side..
until now..
Few days ago, one interesting bill was attached to our common notepad – It was the milkman bill..Out of utter curiosity, I looked [...]
Independence Day
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 15, 2009
Yesterday, our forfathers fought against the evil british empire..
Today..we have to fight against the evil corrupted system that they have left behind..
The battle isent over…
Happy Independence Day, India..
Swine flue in Pune, India, some reasons and questions
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 12, 2009
Everything is justified.
However, India is more prone to any kind of epidemics because of the inherent unclean habits the common people have.
Add to it the careless attitude of people who actually are supposed to work on complex issues. The recent epidemic wouldent have had been so grave if the airport authorities would have done a [...]
A sneek peek
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 4, 2009
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Thats the first preview of India Force Linux Desktop. Stay Tuned…
The end brings a new beginning
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 29, 2008
The end was actually hiding a new beginning in its sphere;
darkness became the light,
the wind turned into the smell of fear…
2008 will end soon. Thank you to everyone who supported me. I had promised, even if this blog might stop for a while, the journey still continues…Some of you mailed me, some of you called [...]
The last post on this blog.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: December 3, 2008
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A dream, a dream, a dream I had
The world, a theater
The stage, our lives
The actors, ourselves
Our dreams, our plays
Our audience, our souls
Alas, at last, the courtain’s closed
Aplause for dreams
Applause for peace
Applause for us.
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Slowly walking out…
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 21, 2008
- In: Future| Google| Love| Mass Communication| Media| Pune| Yahoo!
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Hi everyone.
Whether you have come here by chance, hunting for something you need, or maybe Google/Yahoo! guided you here, or someone recommend you to visit this tiny blog, I want to thank you for visiting.
I think the time is coming, slowly but surely and I am honestly losing my motivation to write. I think I [...]
आता आठवताहेत..
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 14, 2008
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आता अनोळखी होऊन गेलो आहोत आपण…. आता आहेत त्या फक्त आठवणी..
आधी.. सकाळी उठल्यावर पहिला फोन तुला.. जेवायच्या वेळेस फोन.. सन्ध्याकाळी फोन.. झोपण्यआधी फोन..
आता.. तुझ्याशी फोन वर बोलुन ८ महिने झाले.. ते हि बळजबरीचे बोलण..
तेव्हा.. रोज chatting.. खूप busy असलेल्या दिवशी सुद्धा missed call देवून.. वेळ ठरवून chatting..
आता.. शेवटचा mail कधी आला तुझा ते सुद्धा आठवत [...]
I have wings…
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 5, 2008
- In: Future| General| Globalization| Love| Media| Pune
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PS – I am not bitten by love bug. If you believe in love, forward it to your near dear ones and even if you dont believe in it, still forward this to your near dear ones..Then find out if there’s truth into it. On a personal note, I wonder, is something called as love [...]
Top 50 inventions of the year 2008
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: November 4, 2008
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Time magazine recently announced top 50 inventions for the year 2008.
Here is the list of those:
1. The Retail DNA Test
2. The Tesla Roadster
3. The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
4. Hulu.com (hulu.com is an invention..grate..then what about other video sharing sites like joost, youtube and etc?? )
5. The Large Hadron Collider
6. The Global Seed Vault
7. The [...]
Live in relationship is fine with Maharashtra Government
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 9, 2008
The Maharashtra Government headed by Congressman Vilasrao Deshmukh and his ministers have okayed live in relationship..Live in relationship means people of opposite sex can have a relation without legal binding like marriage..
Live in relationship might be common or acceptable in western countries, but by watching numerous Hindi films, thsi is what I have a concept [...]
Happy Vijayadashami
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 9, 2008
विजयादशमीच्या हार्दिक शुभेच्छा..!!
Happy Vijayadashami to everyone. This is the day when Good conquered Evil. Lets win over our fears, ourshortcomings, and march ahead with faith, confidence and courage..
JaY Shree Ram
8 terrorists arrested in Pune
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: October 6, 2008
8 dangerous terrorists of Indian Mujahiddin are arrested from Pune today. They used to hack Wifi connections and use the connection to send threatening emails to Police and government. Its notable that each of them were well educated, the head honcho Mohmmad Mansur Asgar Pirbhai,aged 31 used to work @ Yahoo! one of the most [...]
Navratri
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 30, 2008
- In: Future| Globalization| Hindu Deity| Hinduism| India| Maharashtra| Media| Pune
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Navratri begins from today..Wishing everyone a happy and safe Navratri..
Navratri stands for ‘Nine nights’ where people worship Goddess Adi Maya for nine days..
Happy Birthday Google..
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 27, 2008
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Google completes its 10 years, 28 September 1998 – 28 September 2008..
Starting from what was called as ‘Dont be Evil’, Google today is the world’s largest database holding tonnes of secrets about people, their habbits, their thinking, their culture et al..
In the first 10 years, Google has introduced several user oriented web softwares that helped [...]
Seven Lives, Many Faces
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 25, 2008
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Watch this space for more details….
Wi-Fi Sony® mylo® : A review
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 22, 2008
- In: Freedom| Future| India| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Technology| web 2.0| wifi
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The Wi-Fi Sony® mylo® internet device gives you what need to stay connected. It conveniently uses wireless LAN technology so there are no monthly bills or long-term contracts. Call your friends on Skype® for free or IM them on AIM®, Google Talk™, or Yahoo!® Messenger using the back-lit slide-out keyboard and enjoy unparalleled communication in [...]
Shivraj Patil, a height of political incompetence
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 16, 2008
Breaking News – Sunday 30 Nov 2008 12:15 pm
After an eventful 3 days of Mumbai attacks, the bastard Sivraj Patil has finally decided to resign form the post of Union Home Minister.
Son of a bitch..!!
Update on 28/11/2008
1. NSG commondos has surrounded Nariman House.
2, The Oberoi and Taj skirmish still continues, a blast is reported..
3. USA [...]
The LHC, CERN,the Earth,and me
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: September 10, 2008
The LHC or Large Hadron Collider was supposed to fire a huge beam smashing atoms, colliding quarks, and whatnot, that was capable of turning Earth into a black hole @ 1:30 PM IST.
Its 2:08 PM IST, I am observing that I am alive, the people next to me are alive, the computers [...]
The barren land of Kurukshetra
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 28, 2008
Arjuna looked around himself. The Sun was shining brightly on Krukshetra. The scared land of Kuru. It was from this place, where it all began….. He saw an endless sea of warriors stretched perheps till end of this world. This was not his main concern. He knew what the end result was. He knew himself [...]
BSNL to launch 3G in Pune
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 26, 2008
- In: Future| Globalization| India| Mass Communication| Media| Pune| Technology| USA| wifi
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BSNL has planned to launch 3G in Pune, Maharashtra. BSNL is the state owned public limited company. Its the biggest POTS provider and it also provides cellular, wll and internet services. BSNL has planned to invest Rs 300 crore and initially, it will serve about 2000 BSNL customers. Later, in end 2008, they will expand [...]
Olympic Medal, Apple iPhone, and me
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 22, 2008
Last two weeks were of great hustle bustle for Indian sports. Abhinav Bindra won the first individual gold medal in 10 m shooting event for independent India, later Shushil Kumar, a Najafgarh lad fetched a bronze in freestyle wrestling, the last one was in 1952 Helsinki Olympics, and on the same day, Bhiwani based boxer, [...]
Tips for Safe Chatting
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 21, 2008
- In: AJAX| General| Globalization| Google| India| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Security| Technology| USA| Yahoo!| web 2.0
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Don’t chat about things that could enable a stranger to locate you. That includes your last name, the name of your school or workplace, the city you live in, and where you hang out.
Protect your info. Don’t put identifiable information in your user profile, including photos. What’s uploaded to the Internet can be downloaded and [...]
Unexpected problems??
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 20, 2008
The best way to avoid problems, is to avoid them.
Look around, you will get to see people who are perfect, they just dont seem to have any kind of conflicts, or any issues, they get well with any situation, any kind of people, they appear so natural, so flawles, sometimes we call them [...]
TRAI okays net telephony in India
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 18, 2008
The Telecom regulator in India, TRAI on Monday allowed ISPs to offer unrestricted internet telephony services, a move that will further boost competition in the domestic long distance segment and lower STD tariffs.
“It is envisaged that customers will ultimately benefit from cost effective and innovative internet telephony service.
These recommendations will put Indian telecom sector in [...]
Out on a break
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 10, 2008
I am away from here for a while..See you soon..
Beijing Olympics 2008 kicks off
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: August 8, 2008
The Beijing Olympics 2008 ceremony has kicked off and officially, for next 20 days, we are going to see an exciting series of old records broken, new records being set. Top leaders from almost 80 countries are visiting Beijing for this extravaganza. Here’s a joke thats being passed here in India.
Dubya, the George Bush Jr, [...]
The Ego and the flames
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 31, 2008
- In: Google| Love| Media| Orkut| Technology| World Peace
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Ego is bad. Very bad. And when you find someone more egoistic then you, then its extremely hard to describe how badly it hurts. What exactly hurts is not known, but somewhere within, deep inside there is pain..lot of pain..words can describe it…but its real and it exists.
I found a new way to get over [...]
Sonali Kulkarni – the new face in Indian modelling field
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 20, 2008
I saw her first at Zee Marathi Awards 2008. I searched Google/Yahoo/Flickr, but all that I got was Sonali Kulkarni, the arts film actress. Finally, after much search and much wait, I got hold of her pic. Next time someone searches for Sonali Kulkarni images, this picture should be displayed in the results. Lets see…Its [...]
How to write a kludgy news crawler in Python and challenge Google News to its limits
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 17, 2008
- In: FSF| Future| GNU| Google| Humour| India| Linux| Mass Communication| Media| Programming| Python| Security| Technology| USA| Yahoo!| web 2.0
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A kludge (or, alternatively, kluge) is a clumsy or inelegant solution to a problem or difficulty. In engineering, a kludge is a workaround, typically using unrelated parts cobbled together. Especially in computer programs, a kludge is often used to fix an unanticipated problem in an earlier kludge; this is essentially a kind of cruft.
I was [...]
Arushi Talwar – who was the real villian?
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 13, 2008
Some people stick to fame in their lifetime, some, like the teenager Arushi Talwar become famous after being killed..Who made Arushi Talwar’s death famous? – The Media. The news media in India needs to be seriously monitored for the senselessness they have been showing on TV. First they portray someone as a murderer, a dacoit, [...]
The New Age dilemma
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 9, 2008
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S: (n) dilemma, quandary (state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options)
I have discovered a new ego bruising experience. If you are a single individual, and having lot of virtual girl friends on social networking tools like Orkut, then you might have noticed that whenever the girls status changes [...]
Yamaha YZF-R1
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 7, 2008
He is Yamaha’s new bike – Yamaha YZF-R15. Enjoy..
Wise Words
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 5, 2008
By staying faithful to shreya [what is right and beneficial], instead of preya [what is pleasant], we win the sweetest fruits of life, from success to happiness to enlightenment
There are some marvellous concepts in Vedanta that reduce the spiritual quest into essential principles. Among them are the twin concepts of [...]
Slambook
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: July 2, 2008
- In: Bikes| Future| General| Globalization| Google| Humour| India| Love| Mass Communication| Media| Pune| Technology
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Slambook….after so many years, I remember this…I never got a chance to be in someones slambook, but it was something very hot in my school days. Usually, it was as self decorated book having different sections like we have on Orkut, except that we had to manually fill it in our own handwriting. Bad handwriting [...]
Tributes to a warrior – Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 29, 2008
- In: Freedom| Future| Globalization| Humanity| India| Media| Technology| World Peace
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I pay tributes to Feild Marshal Sam Manekshaw. A true soldier, a brave son of India, you have got no parallel. You will be remembered for several generations. Sam Bahadur, we are proud of you. History and Future will always respect you for your valour. I wonder what the Indian cricket team might be thinking [...]
शब्द
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 27, 2008
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शब्द ही निशब्दः झाला, पाहून तुझ्या लेखणीला, गहिवरलेल्या ओळीनीही अखेर घेतला स्वल्पविराम आधाराला!!
You are my talisman, I love you forever.
Enlightment,a new hope
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 26, 2008
मी आसाच आहे……
धर्मासाठी झुंजावे…
झुंजोनी अवाघ्यांसी मारावे…
मारिता मारिता घ्यावे राज्य आपुले…
देव मस्तकी धरावा,
अवघा हल्लकल्लोळ करावा..
Men are haunted by the Future. Men are haunted by the vastness of eternity. And so we ask ourselves: will our actions echo across the centuries? Will strangers hear our names long after we are gone, and wonder who we were, how [...]
तू
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 25, 2008
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तू आकाश दिलेस मला
मनमुक्त उडण्यासाठी
आणिक एक घर दिलेस
थकून कुशीत शिरण्यासाठी
आता थोडे थोडे सगळ्यांना
आकाश वाटत फिरतोय
ज्यांना घर नाही त्यांना
घर देण्याचे स्वप्न बघतोय
घरी वाट पाहतय कोणी
तू असा दिला विश्वास
मी फिरतोय खिन्न दिव्यात
भरत अता ज्योतींचे श्वास
You were the one I was dreaming all my life..You were my rain, you were the Sun, I needed both, because I needed [...]
Dedicated to my lost love – Honey, I loved you immensely
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 24, 2008
- In: Future| General| Globalization| Hinduism| Hymns| India| Love| Maharashtra| Marathi| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Pune| Technology| World Peace
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Every time u call i freeze
When your close to me i feel a chilly breeze
I know something is not right
Could u b the one making me feel so tight
I didn’t use to like u
But now could it b true..
Am i falling in love with u?
So innocent, so sweet and surreal
Casting a swirling aura around us
Turquoise [...]
Good Grief
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 22, 2008
This heartbreak hangover has continued for fairly long time, I mean its more then a week I havent been able to pick my spirits up. In one point of view, everything appears as a dead end, especially in this fast globalized ultramodern age, with so much technology and gadgets around, who would bother to wait [...]
Illusion – आभास
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 20, 2008
- In: Future| India| Mass Communication| Media| Orkut| Pune| Technology
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आभास हा….. छळतो तुला…छळतो मला…!!
Today is the second anniversary day when she met me on orkut, and sadely, today marks the first day of our official breakup.. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa………!!!!
(Someone put off my flames……I am burning….)
Why! …
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 19, 2008
I was childish and unfair
To you, my only friend
I regret, but now it’s too late
I can’t show you anymore
The things I’ve learned from you
Cause life just took you away
And I’m asking why! …
And I’m asking why! …
Nobody gives an answer
I’m just asking why
But someday we’ll meet again
And I’ll ask you
And I’ll ask you why! …
Why [...]
Karma
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 18, 2008
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Whatever happens, happens…
We create, We destroy
A form, nobody knows….
Desires create, Desires destroy
Still, Karma spares no one…
The Eternal Sacred Flame..
Always burns…
Feel…Understand…Learn….
Look into mirrors of your soul, love and hate are one and all…
Sacrifice soon turns to revenge and believe me, you would see the face who will say – I love you, I’ll kill you, but [...]
Random Mumblings after a sleepless night
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 18, 2008
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I am staring at my Mug right now. I dont know what I am feeling, but its sure that its not a feel good thing. Looking at myself, I wonder – What makes me suffer so much? What makes me behave crazy at times? How come my instincts lie to me at times? Why do [...]
The 100th post
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: June 15, 2008
I am in love, inspite of the fact that I am not going to reach anywhere closer. Strange word this Love, one of the most primitive feelings yet the strongest one with no parallel. I know its crazy to fall in love with someone you have never seen, just occasionally heard and met only through [...]
Online Relationships.
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: May 6, 2008
I need to rethink on this concept quite seriously, its pretty different then what we think and assume.
IPL Twenty-20: The great Indian Circus
Posted by: Harshad Joshi on: April 18, 2008
BCCI has launched their very own Indian Professional League* Twenty-20 concept, and after watching the live bash on Sony Max, gosh, its clear that BCCI sux big time…!!!! Its a horrific mixture of unhandelable glamour…!
BTW, is this thing Cricket 2.0 ?
*Sorry, its Indian Premier League..
Zen Haiku
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- sevenlives: freezing cold moves.. / an unknown smile / warms up the heart..! #haikusevenlives: freezing cold moves.. / an unknown smile / warms up the heart..! #haiku
- sevenlives: smile speaks / lot of unsaid words / in a swarm of crowd..#haikusevenlives: smile speaks / lot of unsaid words / in a swarm of crowd..#haiku
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