Me & My Gurus...

I Have Worked In Many Fields At Different Portfolios Throughout My Career. I Have Learned Different Things From Different People Whom I Refer As My Gurus.

They Are:

1. Mrs Vaishali My History Teacher Who Taught Me That "History Is Not A Subject But The Happenings All Around Us, Each Passing Second Is Creating A History So Be Prepared To Write Your Name In Golden Words On This Passing Moment."

2. My Second Guru I Consider Is My Friend Mehtab Who Taught Me To Never Give Up...... When All Wanted Me To Quit He Was The Only Support I Had Who Made Sure I Get Prepared For My Exams And Pass Out With Many Of his Scientific Techniques When Nobody Had Any Hopes Of Me Writing Exams Due To Illness.

3. My Third Guru I Think Was A Person Who Didnt Teach Me Something That He Was Expert In And Didnot Wanted Me To Learn It. So I Sat Down And Went From Basic To Learn That Thing Without Any Help He Taught Me "If We Want Learn We Have To Learn It Yourself No One Will Be Teaching Us Other Than Yourself Because The Determination When We Learn Yourself Doesnot Exists When Somebody Else Teaches Us".

4. My Fourth Guru Would Be Mr. Abhishek Chaugule.Who Taught Me The Minutes Of Computer Hardware And More Than A Guru He Was A Friend And A Guide Because He Always Encouraged Me To Experiment On Different Hardware Combinations  And Different Software's.

5. My Fifth Guru Would Be A Professor From My Collage Who Nearly Broke Me Mentally, Whose Deed I Would Not Reveal Anytime Soon But I Know I Still Work In "IT" Field To Prove Him That I Donot Need People Like Him To Teach Me Technology If He Cant Go Beyond Books..........

6. My Sixth Guru Would Be Mr. Atul Deo With Whom I Worked 2 yrs. He Brought Me To The World Of Events With Him I Learned "To Work In This Industry You Have To Be Ready To Work 120 hrs At A Stretch And Be Ready To Work At Any Position During This 120 Hrs Stretch, Be It Event Executive/Event Manager/ Coordinator/ Assistant / Spot, In Short Be Ready To Lead Or Even To Sweep During Live Events, He Unleashed My Strategy Making And Management Skills That I Enjoy Today".

7. My Seventh Guru Would Be My Friends Who Misguided Me To Go Against Everyone Who Supported Me And Then I Got To See My Rock Bottom Of My Life That Span Taught Me That You Just Have To Trust Yourself And Not Depend On Others If You Are Doing Something Big You Should Not Leap Forward If You Donot Trust Yourself More Than Anybody And In That Span I Got To Know Who My Best Friends Were And Who Were There Just To Hang Around.

8. My Eight Guru Is Mr. Aadesh Bandekar Who Is An Institution In Himself He Taught Me The Minute Details Of Event And Television Production Working With Him I Get To Learn New Details Of Television And Shooting And Also The Details Of Direction Which I Always Knew No Academy Or Course Will Help Me Learn Than The Real Experience I Get Working With Him. The Confidence And Faith He Puts On Me Boost My Confidence To Another Level.
 

9. My Ninth Guru Would Be Angel & DQ  As I Called Them, They Made Me More Calm And Focused Than What I Was Few Years Back, I Was Bit Short Tempered But Now I Am Lot Relaxed And Chilled Out Because Of DQ.

10. My Tenth Gurus Are The People Whom I Studied & Idolised... 

•  Herr Fuhrer - He Fought All Odds To Safeguard & Furnish His Nation To Its Ultimate Glorious Days Which His Fatherland Had Never Saw. May Be To Restore One's Country's Honour & Pride He Had To Take Some Decisions Which Were Cruel But It Also Focuses That Country Should Always Be One's First Priority Individuals Can Be Worked Later....
• Chatrapati Shivaji Maharaj - The Mountain Rat As Termed By The Mughals Taught Us  How Even With Handful Of Resources One Could Dream Of Big Feats & Successfully Fulfill Them With Proper Planning & Great Team Work.
• Bhagat Singh - A Great Revolutionary Gave His Life To Give Birth To Thousands Dead Souls A New Life Of Revolution For This Nations Freedom...
• Netaji Subash Chandra Bose - The Real Father Of Nation (India) His Act Of Uncompromising Love For His Motherland & Assembling An Fight From No Where Even When His Own Countrymen Were Playing Politics Against Him & Wanting Him To Be Killed But Against All Odds He Not Only Lead His Army But Rose From Nowhere To Be Victorious With Proper Strategy But Fell Prey To Dirty Indian Politics...
• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam.- One Of The Most Sincere & Dedicated Person Yet Totally Ground To Earth He Teaches Us How We Can Achieve Great Things Yet Stay Firmly On Ground...
• Saurav Ganguly (DADA) - The Greatest Captain Teaches How A Team Is Build By Individuals & How One Has To Stand Firm Behind His Team & Individuals Irrespective Of Any Form Or Failure....
• Bill Gates - A Failure At University & The Biggest Billionaire The World Has Seen Teaches Us To Carry Our Work Irrespective Of Grades Or Failures Because Only Failures Know The Achievement Of Success & Success Does Not Bind Itself On A Piece Of University Paper....
• Google - A Challenge I Would Like To Face But In The Field I Want To... The Only Target In My Dreams That Keeps Me Going Hopefully One Day I Will Achieve It With My Team...
• Mark Zuckerberg - "Necessity Is The Mother Of All Inventions" & Mark Has Proved It Right Once Again....

11. My Final Gurus Will Be My Parents Who Not Only Supported My Decision To Work Independently On A Field Which Most People Did not Even Knew At That Time. My Dad Said Whatever You Do Make Sure You Do It With Your Heart And Give 100 % And Get To The Top Of Your Field And Since Then I Have Been Trying To Do So & Establish My Name Wherever I Go……

Pranet M. Koli.
(pranetkoli@thegrass.in)

My Sincere Prayers For Mumbai Blasts......

Today I Wont Pray For The Dead From Yesterdays Blasts Nor Would I Offer Condolences For Their Family Members, Today I Will Pray For The People Who Are  Human Rights Activists And Because Of Whom Kasab And Guru Are Not Only Alive But Enjoying A Grand Life. 

I Would Pray " Let There Be Someone From The Family Of Human Rights Activist Amongst The Dead Because Of Whom The Terrorists Are Kept Alive In Full Honor And Made Sure They Are Not Touchoured, Hope You Dont Even Get To See Your Dead Like  Many People Whose Only Remains Found Are Pieces Of Flesh And Blood On Ground, Hope They Dont Get The Honor Of Last Rites Like Some People Who Were Dead Yesterday And Whose Family Members Will Not Be able To Give Honor To The Dead By Performing Last Rites As They Dont have Body To Perform Last Rites"

Its Final Request To All Human Rights Activities Please If You Dont Want This To happen To You And People Dear To You Please Stay Away From The Armed Forces And Their Way Of Working, Let Them Do What They Want Fighting For The Terrorists Will Give You High TRP'S But It Wont Bring Back The Dead Killed Because The Terrorists have No Fear And To Embark Fear In The Terrorist The Armed Forces Will Need To Be Cruel To Them And Teach The Terrorists The Art Of Living In Fear And Calling For Death Each Day Our Armed Forces re Capable But They Are Tied Because Of You So Stay Away From The Armed Forces And Let Them Do Their Duty.


After 9/11 There Was No Attack On American Soil As They Gave Full Freedom To Their Armed Forces To Act And Terrorize The Terrorist The Way They Wanted So Next Time You Fight For The Terrorist Think About This.....

Why Women Cry ?

A Little Boy Asked His Mother,
"Why Are You Crying?"

"Because I'm A Woman," She Told Him.
..."I Don't Understand," He Said.

His Mom Just Hugged Him And Said,
"And You Never Will."

Later The Little Boy Asked His Father,
"Why Does Mother Seem To Cry For No Reason?"

"All Women Cry For No Reason,"
Was All His Dad Could Say.

The Little Boy Grew Up And Became A Man,
Still Wondering Why Women Cry.

Finally He Put In A Call To God.

When God Got On The Phone,
He Asked,
"God, Why Do Women Cry So Easily?"

God Said:
"When I Made The Woman She Had To Be Special.

I Made Her Shoulders Strong Enough To Carry The Weight Of The World,
Yet Gentle Enough To Give Comfort.

I Gave Her An Inner Strength To Endure Childbirth And The Rejection That Many Times Comes From Her
Children.

I Gave Her A Hardness That Allows Her To Keep Going When Everyone Else Gives Up,

And Take Care Of Her Family Through Sickness And Fatigue Without
Complaining.

I Gave Her The Sensitivity To Love Her Children Under Any And All Circumstances,
Even When Her Child Has Hurt Her Very Badly.

I Gave Her Strength To Carry Her Husband Through His Faults And Fashioned Her From His Rib To Protect His Heart.

I Gave Her Wisdom To Know That A Good Husband Never Hurts His Wife,
But Sometimes Tests Her Strengths And Her Resolve To Stand Beside Him
Unfalteringly.

And Finally, I Gave Her A Tear To Shed. This Is Her?S Exclusively To Use Whenever It Is Needed."

"You See My Son," Said God,

"The Beauty Of A Woman Is Not In The Clothes She Wears,

The Figure That She Carries,
Or The Way She Combs Her Hair.

The Beauty Of A Woman Must Be Seen In Her Eyes,
Because That Is The Doorway To Her Heart - The Place Where Love Resides. ♥

Forgotten Hero.......

Captain Vikram Batra Was Awarded The Param Vir Chakra, India's Highest Military Honor On 15 August 1999, The 52nd Anniversary Of India's Independence. His Father Mr. G.L. Batra Received The Honor For His Deceased Son From The President Of India, The Late K.R. Narayanan.
Captain Vikram Batra, 13 JAK Rifles, And His Delta Company Was Given The Task Of Recapturing Point 5140. Nicknamed Lion King ('Sher Shah' In Hindi) For His Unstinting Courage, He Decided To Lead The Rear, As An Element Of Surprise Would Help Stupefy The Enemy. He And His Men Ascended The Sheer Rock-Cliff, But As The Group Neared The Top, The Enemy Pinned Them On The Face Of The Bare Cliff With Machine Gun Fire. Captain Batra, Along With Five Of His Men, Climbed Up Regardless And After Reaching The Top, Hurled Two Grenades At The Machine Gun Post. He Single-Handedly Killed Three Enemy Soldiers In Close Combat. He Was Seriously Injured During This, But Insisted On Regrouping His Men To Continue With The Mission. Inspired By The Courage Displayed By Captain Batra, The Soldiers Of 13 JAK Rifles Charged The Enemy Position And Captured Point 5140 At 3:30 A.M. On 20 June 1999. His Company Is Credited With Killing At Least Eight Pakistani Soldiers And Recovering A Heavy Machine Gun.
The Capture Of Point 5140 Set In Motion A String Of Successes, Such As Point 5100, Point 4700, Junction Peak And Three Pimples. Along With Fellows Captain Anuj Nayyar And Rfl Sanjay Kumar(PVC), Batra Led His Men To Victory With The Recapture Of Point 4750 And Point 4875. He Was Killed When He Tried To Rescue An Injured Officer During An Enemy Counterattack Against Point 4875 In The Early Morning Hours Of 7 July 1999. His Last Words Were, "Jai Mata Di." (Which Means In English 'Hail The Divine Mother'). For His Sustained Display Of The Most Conspicuous Personal Bravery And Leadership Of The Highest Order In The Face Of The Enemy, Captain Vikram Batra Was Awarded The Param Vir Chakra.


Today We All Know And Remember Ajmal Kasab And Even His Partner Ismail Khan And All Other Terrorist But Nobody Remembers People Who Fought For The Nation....

Jack Of All Trades........

In India, for success and prosperity on all occasions, the beginning is done with the breaking of a sanctified coconut. All religious functions and rituals start with the worship of the coconut since it is regarded as the symbolic GANESH, the deity who helps in the successful completion of any work undertaken.

Sage Vishwamitra is said ...to be the creator of coconut. Its hard kernel inspires one to do hard work for attaining success. People get strength and improved eyesight by eating the kernel. The sick and the elderly find its water nourishing and ladies apply its oil for luxurious hair. It has glucose, phosphorous and carbohydrates in good measures and so it is good for Diabetics. Germs can’t penetrate its hard kernel so it remains intact for months together.

Ancient Indian doctors used to burn its outer shell to prepare tooth powder, eyebrow creams and ointments for burns. Every inch of the coconut plant is very beneficial to humans. Hence Indians consider it a good omen to receive or give coconut fruits as gifts. It is also called Shreephal because it denotes prosperity.