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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>దమ్ముంటే Costco!</strong></span></p>
<p>అమెరికాలో ఉన్న తెలుగు వాళ్ళ దగ్గర షాపింగ్ టిప్స్ చాల చాలా తెలుసుకోవాలని మా మామగారు అంటుంటారు.<br />
నా  ఫ్రెండ్ సుబ్బారావు ఇంటిపేరు ఏమిటో చాల మందికి తెలీదు. షాపింగ్ సుబ్బారావు  గా పిలువబడే అతని ఇంటిపేరే షాపింగ్ అన్నమాట. షాపింగ్ టిప్స్ లో  competition  అంటూ ఏదైనా ఉంటె, అందులో సుబ్బారావు అలవోకగా నేగ్గేస్తాడు.<br />
మీరేమైనా సుబ్బారావు తో షాపింగ్ టిప్స్ మీద పందెం కడతారా?<br />
అయితే, <strong>దమ్ముంటే Costco</strong>!</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>ఇంతకీ ఎవరీ సుబ్బారావు ఏమాతని కథ?<br />
సుబ్బారావు పేరు చెప్పగానే, అతని ఫ్రెండ్స్ అబ్బో అంటారు. బ్రతక నేర్చిన  వాడు. తిమ్మిని బమ్మి చెయ్యగలడు. పది డాలర్లతో ఇరవై డాలర్ల విలువ గుంజగలడు.  అమెరికాకు వచ్చిన ఈ  అయిదేళ్ళలో, ఇక్కడి జీవనాన్ని కాచి వడపోశాడు.<br />
Money  management  లో Reserve Bank  Governor  సుబ్బారావు గారు, మన సుబ్బారావు ముందు దిగదుడుపే.<br />
Alan  Greenspan  గాని Ben  Bernanke  గాని సుబ్బారావును సంప్రదించితే ఈపాటికి అమెరికా ఆర్ధిక వ్యవస్థ ను పునరుద్ధరించగలిగేవారు.</p>
<p>చాల రోజుల తర్వాత మొన్న సుబ్బారావు ను Costco  లో కలిసాను.</p>
<ul>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: మురళి గారు &#8211; ఎలావున్నారు.</li>
<li>ఆ సుబ్బారావు గారు, surprise  surprise. New Jersey  లో కదా వుండటం. Visitకు వచ్చారా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: లేదండి  ఇక్కడకు move అయ్యి ఒక నెల అవుతోంది. వచ్చి కలుద్దాం కలుద్దాం  అనుకుంటున్నాను. మా ఆవిడను కూడా పరిచయం చెయ్యాలి కదా మీకు. మీ ఫ్యామిలీ  అంతా బాగున్నారా? అన్నట్లు, ఏమిటి తల అడ్డంగా shake  చేసుకుంటూ  వస్తున్నారు? ఎవడన్న కేసు తగిలాడా?</li>
<li>&#8216;తగిలాడు&#8217; కాదు . తగిలింది. పావుగంట పైన తిరిగితే ఒక పార్కింగ్ స్పాట్  దొరికింది. అందులోకి పుల్ చేయ్యబోయానో లేదో, ఒకావిడ ఎక్కడినుంచో  పరిగెత్తుకుంటూ వచ్చి ఆ space  మధ్యలో చేతులు అడ్డంగా సాచి నిలబడింది.  ఇండియాలో మనం బస్సులో సీట్ రిజర్వు చేసుకోవడానికి కర్చీఫ్ వేసినట్లుగా.  అసలూ&#8230;.</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు:  అయ్యబాబోయ్. ఆగండాగండి.. అదిగో అక్కడ returns  దగ్గర purple  చుడిదార్  వేసుకొని పాపను ఎత్తుకున్నావిడేనా?  ఆవిడే మా ఆవిడ &#8211; కవిత! తను వద్దు  అంటూనే వుంది, నా గోల పడలేక&#8230;</li>
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<p>ఇంకేమంటాను? వెధవ మొఖం ఒకటి పెట్టి అవును కాదు మధ్య తలూపాను. ఇంకా  నయం, నేననుకున్నదేదో బైట పెట్టేశాను కాదు. బ్రతక నేర్చినవాడు కదా &#8211; తనే మాట  మార్చాడు.</p>
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<li>సుబ్బారావు:  మురళి గారు &#8211; ఇతను నా cousin  కామేష్. ఈ  వారమే ఇండియా నుంచి H1-B మీద  వచ్హాడు. అమెరికాలో షాపింగ్ experience  ఎలావుంటుందో చూపిద్దామని  తీసుకొచ్చాను. షాపింగ్ అక్షరాభ్యాసానికి Costco  కంటే  మంచి ప్లేస్  ఏముంటుందో చెప్పండి.</li>
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<p>PHD తొ కలిపి  నాకు నాలుగు డిగ్రీలు ఉన్నాయి. అయినా,  షాపింగ్  పరిజ్ఞానంలో సుబ్బారావు తో పోల్చుకుంటే నాకు అ ఆ లు కూడా రానట్లే.  నాకప్పుడు అనిపించింది అప్పారావు గురించి ఇన్ని కథలు చెబుతారు, ఇతగాడి  షాపింగ్ తీరు ఎలా వుంటుందో తెలుసుకోవాలని. నేనొక ఈగలా మారి తన షాపింగ్  కార్ట్ మీద వాలిపోయి కామేష్ కు ఏమేమి టిప్స్ చెబుతాడో చూడాలనిపించింది</p>
<p><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/costco-electronics.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-55962 alignleft" title="costco-electronics" src="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/costco-electronics-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a>అలా అనిపించిందో లేదో&#8230;&#8230; [sound effects]<br />
[with  echo ] Boom! &#8211;  నేనొక ఈగలా మారిపోయాను. ముందు భయపడ్డాను నేనేదో అయిపోయానని. ఇంతలో  గుర్తొచ్చింది. మొన్న దేవుడు గార్ని మా ఇంటికి భోజనానికి పిలిచినప్పుడు, మా  ఆవిడ చేసిన వంట ఆయనకు విపరీతంగా నచ్చేసి, మమ్మల్ని ఏదైనా వరం  కోరుకోమన్నప్పుడు &#8211; నేను అప్పుడే అవతార్ సినిమా చూసోచ్చానేమో నేను అనుకున్న  రూపంలోకి మారిపోయే వరం అడిగాను. ఆయనేమో సరే అన్నాడు. మా ఆవిడ ఏమడిగిందో  మీకు తర్వాత చెబుతాను. నేనయితే ఆ వరాన్ని ఇదే 1st time  ఉపయోగించడం  అన్నమాట. నేను ఈగలా మారాక సుబ్బారావుకు కామేష్ కు నేనేమయిపోయానో అర్ధం  కాలేదు. బుర్ర గోక్కుంటూ షాపింగ్ కార్ట్ నెట్టుకొంటూ electronics  వేపుకు  వచ్చారు. నేనేమో, వాళ్ళ కార్ట్ మీద వాలి ride  చేస్తున్నాను.</p>
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<li>కామేష్: ఏందన్నఈ   మూలనే ఇన్ని కంప్యూటర్లు కెమెరాలు, టీవీలు ఉండాయి? మనకాడ హైదరాబాద్ లోగూడ ఏ  షాప్ లోను ఇన్ని ఎలేక్ట్రోనిచ్స్ ఉండవే. అసలు షాప్ సూడు ఎట్టా జిగేల్  మంటందో! షాప్ అంతా ఉత్తినే తిరగనీకి ఓ గంటన్నా పట్టేట్టు ఉండాది.</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: దీన్ని  wholesale warehouse అంటారులే. ఈ  Costco లాగానే Sam&#8217;s Club, BJ&#8217;s అని ఇంకో  రెండు స్టోర్స్ ఉన్నాయి. అవికూడా ఇలాంటివే గాని, మన తెలుగోళ్ళు ఈ  Costco   కే ఎక్కువ వస్తుంటారు.</li>
</ul>
<p>అలా కృష్ణుడు అర్జునుడికి గీతోపదేశం చేసినట్లుగా చెబుతూ Digital   cameras  దగ్గర ఆగారు. Nikon SLR camera information  పరిశీలించి, దాన్ని  కార్ట్ లో  పడేసాడు సుబ్బారావు.</p>
<ul>
<li>కామేష్: [రాయలసీమ  యాసలో] అదేంటన్న మొన్ననే మనింటికి ఇట్టంటిది ఓటి పోస్ట్ లో వచ్చింది గందా.  మళ్ళీ కొంటండావేంది? ఈడ అన్ని తిరిగిచ్చేయొచ్చు అంటావుండావు   గందా, అది  ఇచ్చేస్తండావా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు:  మనింటికి వచ్చింది refurbished item  రా.  అలాంటివి all  sales  are   ఫైనల్. అందుకే, అది అమ్మినవాడు తిరిగి తీసుకోడు. కాని ఈ  Costco  వాడు  తిరిగి తీసుకుంటాడు.</li>
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<p>కామేష్ అర్ధం కానట్లు చూసాడు.</p>
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<li>సుబ్బారావు:  మనం ఏమి చేస్తామంటే, ఆ mail  order లో వచ్చిన  refurbished  item  ను ఈ   బాక్స్ లో పెట్టి Costco  లో తిరిగిస్తామన్నమాట. అంటే, refurbished  item   cost  కు మనకు కొత్తది వచ్చింది.</li>
<li>కామేష్: అట్టాగూడ   చేయొచ్చన్నా? ఇలాజేస్తే ఎంత మిగులుద్దన్నా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: ఓ ఏభై డాలర్లు</li>
<li>కామేష్: అంటే &#8211; రెండువేల రూపాయలకు పైనే.</li>
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<p>ఆ క్షణంలో నాకు అనుభవం అయ్యింది ఈగకు తల తిరగడం అంటే ఎలా  వుంటుందో. కామేష్ తన అన్న వంక గర్వంగా చూసాడు. విశాలమైన ఆ అంగడి లో వాళ్ళ  పయనం కొనసాగింది. Furniture aisle  దగ్గరకు రాగానే &#8211; సుబ్బారావు కామేష్ ను  పురమాయించాడు.</p>
<ul>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: కామేష్, ఆ పెద్ద కార్ట్ తీసుకురా.</li>
<li>కామేష్: ఎందుకన్నా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: Next  weekend  పాప birthday  party  పెట్టుకున్నాం కదా. ఒక ఇరవై కుర్చీలు నాలుగు tables  తెసుకెళదాం.</li>
<li>కామేష్: ఇయన్నీ పెట్టుకోడానికి చోటే డదన్న  మనకాడ?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: ఒక వారేమే గదరా. పార్టీ అయిపోగానే తిరిగిచ్చేస్తే సరిపాయే</li>
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<p>నాకయితే ఇది ఎక్కడో తగిలింది. బక్క ఈగను కదా &#8211; కొంచెం తట్టుకోలేక పోయాను.<br />
వాళ్ళ  Next  stop  &#8211; bakery . రక రకాల breads  samples  పెట్టి customers  ను ఆ  breads  కొనమని ప్రోత్సహిస్తోంది ఒక sales  మహిళ. బ్రెడ్ ముక్కలు తీసుకొని  రెండు కామేషుకిస్తూ అన్నాడు సుబ్బారావు:.</p>
<ul>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: ఆకలి అవుతుందిరా వదిన పాపను తీసుకొని బాత్రూం నుంచి వచ్చేలోపు ఒక శాంపిల్ రౌండ్ కొట్టి వద్దాము రా.</li>
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<p>శాంపిల్  రౌండ్ అంటే మందు అయి వుండదు, రోడ్ మీద తిరిగి రావడమో, దమ్ముకొట్టి రావడమో  అనుకున్నట్లున్నాడు కామేష్. అతని ముఖంలో confusion చూసి సుబ్బారావే మళ్ళీ    అన్నాడు</p>
<ul>
<li>సుబ్బారావు:  శాంపిల్ రౌండ్ అంటే, వీళ్ళు   పెట్టిన food  samples  అన్నీ ఒక సారి రుచి  చూసి రావడం. షాపింగ్ చేసేప్పుడు రెండో రౌండ్ వేస్తామన్నమాట.</li>
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<p>అలా ఒక శాంపిల్ రౌండ్ వేశారు. Second round  నడుస్తుండగా fruits  దగ్గర ఆగారు.</p>
<ul>
<li>కామేష్: ఇందేందన్న, ఈడ ఈ  సీజన్లో లోగూడ మాగాయలు అమ్ముతార? చిత్రంగా ఉండాదే. ఇయ్యి మన బంగనపిల్లి అంత బాగుంటాయ?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: బంగినపల్లి అంత బాగోవు కాని, OK</li>
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<p>మామిడికాయలు తొమ్మిదేసి ఉన్నాయి open-boxes  లో. పండబోతున్న మంచి  కాయలున్న బాక్స్ ఒకదాంట్లో కాయలన్నీ బాగా కుదించి, పక్క బాక్స్ లోని  ఓ  మూడు కాయలను ఇందులో సర్దాడు. ముక్కున వేలేసుకున్దామనుకున్నాను. సుబ్బా రావు  ఏమి చేస్తున్నాడో నాకు తెలుస్తోంది.  ఈగకు ముక్కు, వేలు ఎక్కడ ఉంటాయో  తెలియలేదు. ఈ  సారి రూపు మార్చేముందు గూగుల్ సెర్చ్ చేసి ఆ జీవి anatomy  పూర్తిగా తెలిసి మరీ మారాలి అని నిశ్చయించుకున్నాను.</p>
<ul>
<li>కామేష్: ఈడ మన చిత్తూరులో లాగ లెక్కెట్టి అమ్ముటారా లేక హైదరాబాద్ లో లాగ తూకమేసి అమ్ముటారా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: రెండూ కాదు &#8211; అక్కడ రాసి వుంది చూడు. బాక్స్ లెక్క.</li>
<li>కామేష్: మరయితే ఆటన్నిట్లోను తొమ్మిదే ఉన్నైగా మరి గిదేంది, నువ్వు పన్నెండు ఎట్టుకొచ్చినావ్?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు:ఇష్&#8230;. మెల్లిగా మాట్లాడారా, వాళ్ళెవరూ లెక్క చూడర్లేర. అంతే కాదు, మనం self -checkout  లో వెళతాం. గేటుకాడ వాడు పట్టించుకోడు.</li>
<li>కామేష్: వామ్మో&#8230; నీకాడ  చాల ట్రిక్కులున్నాయన్న</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: అందుకేరా నన్ను షాపింగ్ సుబ్బారావు అంటారు. [గర్వంగా]</li>
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<p>అప్పటిదాకా  నన్ను స్టోర్ అంతా  వెతుక్కుంటున్న మా ఆవిడ అక్కడకు వచ్చింది. నాకయితే మహా  సరదా వేసింది. నన్ను చూడలేదు, చూసినా గుర్తించలేదు. అనుకున్నాను అలా. కాని  నా వంక సూటిగా చూసింది. చూసి నవ్వింది. ఆ నవ్వులు కోటి అర్ధాలు.  అన్నింటికన్నా మిన్నగా &#8211; నువ్వెవరో నాకు తెలుసులే అన్నట్లు ఉండి ఆ నవ్వు.   సుబ్బారావు ను పలకరించింది. నేను కనపడి మాయం అయిపోయానని చేప్పాడు. ఇక్కడే  ఎక్కడో ఉండి ఉంటారు లెద్దూ అని తను స్టోర్ లో మరో వైపుకు వెళ్ళిపోయింది.<br />
సుబ్బారావు, కామేష్ తర్వాత Diapers  సెక్షన్ దగ్గర ఆగారు.</p>
<ul>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: ఇవేంటో తెలుసా?</li>
<li>కామేష్: పిల్లకాయల డైపర్లు గదన్న? ఇప్పుడు మనకాడగూడ దొరుకుతున్నాయి గందా? అన్నట్టు నాకో డౌట్ అన్నా.</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: ఏమిటో</li>
<li>కామేష్:  మరి నువ్వు రెండేళ్ళు వాడిన furniture  తిరిగి ఇచ్చేసినా అన్నావ్. ఇందాక  వదినేమో సగం తినేసాక కుళ్ళు orange  వచ్చిందని oranges  బాక్స్  తిరిగిచ్చేసింది. ఇలా అన్ని తిరిగిచ్చేయోచ్చుకందా? వాడిన దిఅపెర్స్కూడా ఈడ  తిరిగిచ్చేయోచ్చా?</li>
<li>సుబ్బారావు: చాల్లే ఊరుకోరా. ఇస్తే తీసుకుంటారేమొగాని  కాని, వీళ్ళు మాత్రం బ్రతకోద్దేమిటి?</li>
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<p>ఇది సుబ్బారావు కామేష్ కు ఇచ్చిన  షాపోపదేసం. ఇందులో ఒక కొసమెరుపు మిగిలింది&#8230;<br />
వాళ్ళు అటు  చెకౌట్ కు వెళ్ళాక, నేను చిక్కుల్లో పడ్డాను. ఏమైందో తెలుసుకోవాలంటే తరువాయి భాగానికి వేచి ఉండండి.</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>Ending</strong></span> (as  part  two)</p>
<p>వాళ్ళు  అటు  చెకౌట్ కు వెళ్ళాక, నేను నా మానవ రూపం లోకి వచ్చేదామని నేలమీద  వాలాను. ఎన్నిసార్లు మనిషిగా మారాలని విష్ చేసుకున్న కాలేక పోయాను. ఒకవేళ  మంత్రమేమన్న మర్చిపోయానా?   హాం గ్రీం ఫట్&#8230; ఫ్రం  గ్రీం హట్. తూం తాం  తస్స్ &#8230; చస్ ఏ మంత్రం   అవసరం లేకుండానే ఇది పనిచెయ్యలే? నాకు పిచ్చి  టెన్షన్ వచ్చేసింది. ఈగకు చెమటలు పడితే ఎలా వుంటుందో మరో సారి మీకు  చెబుతాను. కాని అప్పుడు   మాత్రం నాకనిపించింది కనీసం ఫోన్ అన్న చేసుకో  గలిగితే దేవుడు గారిని పిలవచ్చు ఏమైందో కనుక్కోవచ్చు. నా అదృష్టం బాగుంది.  ఇంతలో దేవుడు గారే వచ్చారు ఆవుపాల నైవేద్యం కోసం &#8211; Costco  లో పాలు చాల చవక  అని అక్కడకు రెగ్యులర్ గ వస్తూ ఉంటారంట. [Put Echo for voice of God]</p>
<ul>
<li>స్వామీ స్వామీ  ఏమిటిది. నాకేమయ్యింది? మీరిచ్చిన వరం ఎందుకు పని చెయ్యడం లేదు. ఎందుకని?</li>
<li>God: భక్తా.. నేను నీకు మాత్రమే కాదు, మీ ఇద్దరికీ వరాలు ఇచ్చాను, కదా?.</li>
<li>అవును స్వామీ అవును</li>
<li>God: మీ శ్రీమతి  అడిగిన వరానికి నువ్వు మనిషిగా తిరిగి మారక పోవడానికి సంబంధం వుంది.</li>
<li>స్వామీ అసలే టెన్షన్ లో వున్నాను మళ్ళీ ఈ  teasers  ఏమిటి  మహాశయా?  అంతేకాదు ఇప్పటిదాకా నా commentary  అంతా echo  లో వస్తే మీతో  మాట్లాడేటప్పుడు నా మాట మామూలు గా వినపడి మీకు మాత్రమే echo  వస్తోందేమిటి?</li>
<li>God: చూడు  బాబు, నువ్వొక ప్రశ్నల పుట్టవు.  సౌండ్ engineers ఎప్పుడూ నేనిచ్చిన రూల్స్   పాటిస్తుంటారు.  నా వాయిస్ ఎక్కడ వినిపించినా echo  లో వినపడి తీరాలి. నేను  సూపర్ బాస్ ను కనుక, మిగతా ప్రాణులకు, స్వగాతాలకు ఇచ్చిన echo  నాముందు  పనిచెయ్యదు అన్నమాట. ఇక వరాల విషయం &#8211; నువ్వేమో  ఇచ్చా రూపం కావాలని  కోరుకున్నావు. మీ ఆవిడేమో, ఒక్క వరం కోరుకోమంటే ఆ వరంస్థానే తెలివిగా రెండు  వరాలు కోరుకుంది.</li>
<li>ఒరినాయనోయ్. నాకిది  తట్టలేదే. ఎంతైనా తనవి కృష్ణ జిల్లా తెలివితేటలు. ఆ&#8230; మరి ఆ రెండు వరాలు ఏమి కోరుకుంది స్వామీ.</li>
<li>God:  నేను non-disclosure  sign  చెయ్యలేదు కనుక చెబుతున్నాను. తను కోరుకున్న  మొదటి వరం నీ మనుసులో వున్నది ఎప్పుడూ తనకు తెలియాలని. రెండవది, నీ అభీష్టం  మీద తనకు veto  పవర్ కావాలని.</li>
<li>అడ్డడ్డే  మొగుళ్ళ అభీష్టం మీద ఆ veto  పవర్ నువ్వు ఆడవాళ్లందరికీ ఇచ్చే పంపించావుకదయ్యా!</li>
<li>God: అనుకో. కాని, మీ ఆవిడ chances  తీసుకో దలచుకున్నట్లు లేదు.</li>
<li>అంటే ఇప్పుడు నన్ను ఈగ గానే ఉండిపొమ్మని కోరు కొంటున్నదా తను?</li>
<li>God: లేదు. అది  కృష్ణ జిల్లా వాళ్ళమీద   నువ్వు నోరు పారేసుకున్నందుకు నీకు కొంతకాలం పాటు  తను విధిస్తున్న శిక్ష. నువ్వు నిజంగా పశ్చాత్తాప పడితే తనకు తెలుస్తుంది  అప్పుడు నిన్ను క్షమిస్తుంది. సారీ మురళి, ఇప్పుడు football  players   prayers  విని ఏ team ను గెలిపించాలో నిర్నయించాలి. వస్తాను.</li>
</ul>
<p>వారి బాబోయ్. కృష్ణ జిల్లా వాళ్ళు losers  అన్నందుకే ఇంత గోలా.  ఇంకా నయం, తెలంగాణా వేర్పాటువాదిని చేసుకున్నాను కాదు. చేసుకునుంటే, KCR ను  దుయ్యబట్టినందుకు నాగతి ఎమయ్యివుందేదో.</p>


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		<title>Times of India Article Features TORi</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 21:32:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tori-slogan.jpg"><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tori-logo.jpg"><img class="size-thumbnail wp-image-55889 alignleft" title="tori logo" src="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/tori-logo-150x150.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="150" /></a></a>In an <a href="http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&amp;Source=Page&amp;Skin=TOINEW&amp;BaseHref=TOIH/2010/08/07&amp;PageLabel=4&amp;EntityId=Ar00400&amp;ViewMode=GIF&amp;GZ=T">article</a> today, Times of India featured Telugu flavored radios that are not based in India. TORi was covered. While I question the claims made by some operators, this article is an interesting read &#8211; at least for me.</p>
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<h1>Turn up the radio: Time to bond</h1>
<p>by Padmini Copporapu</p>
<p>Increasing Number Of Radio Stations Based Abroad Are Dishing Out Programmes With A Telugu Flavour Aarti was going for her morning walk when she heard the unmistakable  strains of M S Subbalakshmi’s Venkateswara Suprabhatam streaming out of a  house in her Dallas neighbourhood. She did a double take, wondering if  she had heard right – she was still in Dallas, Texas wasn’t she? Upon  inquiring, Aarti found that the local Indian radio in her area broadcast  the desi programme. Ever since, she has regularly tuned into Pravas  Vani and Yuva, the two most popular desi radio stations in Dallas.</p>
<p>Those who think radio is passe have obviously overlooked mana  Non-Resident Telugus (NRTs) in the United States. Like Aarti, they  frequently tune into their favourite Telugu language-based radio  programmes. So much so that passionate entrepreneurs have set up many  such radio stations. These are fast evolving from being mere  entertainment avenues to significant platforms of community bonding,  helping local Telugus share, showcase and voice their ideas and  concerns.</p>
<p>Madhavi, an RJ from New Jersey who hosts a popular Telugu show on Dhoom  FM elaborates, “While entertainment is our basic fodder; I wanted to add  more texture to the show. Radio is a clean and effective forum to air  our views, gather vox populi and connect with the local community”.</p>
<p>Clearly there’s more to these radio programmes than just music and  chitchat. For instance Sridhar Dadi’s Radio Hungama in Houston also  started off with popular music-based programmes (Aa Patha Madhuralu),  but it now boasts an eclectic portfolio including infotainment, game  shows, kids’ talent shows (Pitta Koncham, Kootha Ghanam) and interviews  of notable personalities.</p>
<p>While interviews of celebrities such as A R Rehman, S P  Balasubramaniam and Sobha Naidu earn these stations an obvious  patronage, other programmes serve a more utilitarian purpose. Shows such  as ‘Ask your lawyer’ and ‘Dial a Doctor’ are immensely popular, say  broadcasters of Radio Hungama and Yuva.</p>
<p>Raghu Malladi owns Pravas Vani a station which broadcasts 10 hours of  live programmes in Telugu everyday including literary programmes,  interviews, chat shows, call-ins. He says that while he didn’t expect  Pravas Vani to be such a huge hit but now that it is, he wants to  utilise it to the maximum to help serve the community. Most radio  stations also help in publicising activities like Ugaadi celebrations  organised by Telugu associations.</p>
<p>Even as the scale of their operations and the degree of their  popularity varies; these pioneers claim that they ventured into radio  more out of passion than of any commercial interest. Most run on a  ad-based revenue model. While some seek to recreate the grand old days  of All India Radio, others are giving the traditional radio a modern  makeover.</p>
<p>Unlike radio stations which are bound by city limits, TORi (Telugu One Radio on Internet)   enjoy seamless coverage. These are webbased radio channels; each with  an estimated global listenership of 40-50 thousand people per month.</p>
<p>Not content with conquering the internet, 3G equipped smart phones  are his latest target. His team has developed a free Iphone Application  and is moving onto developing the same for Android phones.</p>
<p>TORi has made its own tech start to cater to its vast audience base.  “Any of our RJs can host a live show, simply with a broadband internet  connection and a good headset,” says Mohan Venigalla, host of TORi’s  most popular call-in live show ‘Mohana Murali Gaana Lahari’. In fact,  some of his loyal listeners have now become RJs themselves.</p>
<p>While this phenomenon is widespread over the US, radio stations in  other nations are dishing out prgrammes with a Telugu flavour. The  Mauritius Broadcasting Company, for instance, has several programmes  such as ‘Bhakti Ranjani, ‘Manam, Mana Samskriti,’Ya Evam Veda Sri Guru  Paduka’ and the likes which are very popular with Telugus there. The  call-in programmes are especially popular as people get a rare  opportunity to interact in Telugu with other Telugu speakers, says the  host of a show.</p>
<p>Likewise, the national radio of Malaysia, Minnal FM, broadcasts one  and half hours of song-based shows everyday where classic Telugu songs  are played. Radio stations in Australia, South Africa and the Middle  East too are gaining in popularity by broadcasting Telugu programmes.</p>
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		<title>Another Hate Crime on Indians (This Time in NJ)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 01:41:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Over the past several days, I have been so engulfed with work, in upgrading TORI website and other things. This news is a bit dated &#8211; but I came to know about this only after Bhanu Prakash alerted me to it this evening. The fact that I did not even know about this news until now tells you how out of touch with news lately&#8230;.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hatecrimetn.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-55591 aligncenter" title="hatecrimetn" src="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/hatecrimetn-300x225.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="225" /></a></span></p>
<p>The <a href="http://www.indianexpress.com/news/new-jersey-indian-scientist-attacked-by-3-teens-dies/640411/">following news</a> is via Indian Express..</p>
<blockquote><p><span>An Indian computer scientist, who was  brutally attacked by three juveniles three days ago while taking a walk  with his family in a New Jersey suburb succumbed to his injuries on  Monday, police said. </span></p>
<p><span>The three  17-year-old assailants, whose names have been withheld because of their  age, have been arrested and now charged with homicide, they said. </span></p>
<p><span>49-year-old Divyendu Sinha, an IIT  Kharagpur alumnus and presently working as a consultant with Siemens,  sustained injuries after he was attacked by three teenagers on Friday  night when he was walking with his family near his home in Old Bridge in  New Jersey. </span></p></blockquote>
<p><span>You may recall the 1987 Dot-Buster incident when an Indian teen was killed by overzealous groups. Is Joel Stein reflecting a popular anti-Indian sentiment on the rise? Is our behavior in public places is causing this sentiment?</span></p>
<p><span>What do you think?<br />
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		<title>Joel Stein Dosen&#8217;t Like Desis</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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<p>Here we go (via Huffington Post) &#8230;</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Joel Stein says he was going for humor in his opinion piece, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1999416,00.html" target="_hplink">&#8220;My Own Private India,&#8221;</a> which ran in Monday&#8217;s <em>TIME  Magazine</em>. But the Indian-American community — members of which  serve as the butt of many of Stein&#8217;s jokes — <a href="http://blogs.wsj.com/indiarealtime/2010/06/29/indians-unamused-by-times-edison/" target="_hplink">aren&#8217;t laughing</a>.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Stein&#8217;s piece focuses on the cultural changes immigration has brought  to his hometown of Edison, N.J. since he grew up there in the 1970&#8242;s  and 80&#8242;s:</p>
<blockquote style="padding-left: 30px;"><p>&#8220;I am very much in favor of immigration everywhere in the  U.S. except Edison, N.J. The mostly white suburban town I left when I  graduated from high school in 1989 — the town that was called Menlo Park  when Thomas Alva Edison set up shop there and was later renamed in his  honor — has become home to one of the biggest Indian communities in the  U.S., as familiar to people in India as how to instruct stupid Americans  to reboot their Internet routers&#8230;.</p>
<p>For a while, we assumed all Indians were geniuses. Then, in the 1980s,  the doctors and engineers brought over their merchant cousins, and we  were no longer so sure about the genius thing. In the 1990s, the  not-as-brilliant merchants brought their even-less-bright cousins, and  we started to understand why India is so damn poor.</p></blockquote>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Stein&#8217;s cracks are not exclusively directed at Indian immigrants — he  pokes fun at himself and his (presumably white) childhood friends:</p>
<blockquote style="padding-left: 30px;"><p>&#8220;The A&amp;P I shoplifted from is now an Indian grocery. The  multiplex where we snuck into R-rated movies now shows only Bollywood  films and serves samosas,&#8221; wrote Mr. Stein. &#8220;The Italian restaurant that  my friends stole cash from as waiters is now Moghul, one of the most  famous Indian restaurants in the country. There is an entire generation  of white children in Edison who have nowhere to learn crime.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Several organizations have responded with outrage, criticizing <em>TIME</em>&#8216;s  decision to publish the article. For example, the advocacy group South  Asian Americans Leading Together (SAALT) issued a <a href="http://org2.democracyinaction.org/o/6237/p/dia/action/public/?action_KEY=3529" target="_hplink">statement and online petition</a> in response to  Stein&#8217;s piece.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">&#8220;Most offensive is his remarkably blasé tone about the discrimination  and hate crimes that targeted the New Jersey South Asian Community  during the 1980s,&#8221; the SAALT statement reads.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Both Stein and <em>TIME</em> have issued online apologies, saying  they never intended to offend readers.</p>
<p>Time reacts to criticism&#8230;</p>
<blockquote><p>We sincerely regret that any of our readers were upset by Joel Stein&#8217;s  recent humor column &#8220;My Own Private India.&#8221; It was in no way intended to  cause offense.</p></blockquote>
<p>Stein repents..</p>
<blockquote><p>I truly feel stomach-sick that I hurt so many people. I was trying to  explain how, as someone who believes that immigration has enriched  American life and my hometown in particular, I was shocked that I could  feel a tiny bit uncomfortable with my changing town when I went to visit  it. If we could understand that reaction, we&#8217;d be better equipped to  debate people on the other side of the immigration issue.</p></blockquote>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p><strong>What do you think?</strong> If you are a Desi, are you offended?</p>
<p>Or, is this big ado about nothing?</p>


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The single largest reason why people give up on their entrepreneurial aspirations and continue in a job is delay in breaking out after college. [The <a href="http://www.livemint.com/2010/05/16194202/The-startup-schedule.html">following article </a>is via liveMINT.com]</p>
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<p><em>The author is co-founder and chief executive officer, InfoEdge (India) Ltd, which runs the Naukri.com website. He writes a monthly column on careers and enterprise.</em></p>
<p>The question I am most frequently asked by business school and engineering college students, who are aspiring to be entrepreneurs, is: “<strong>When is it the right time to become an entrepreneur? Should I do it straight after college or should I work for a few years first?”</strong></p>
<p>The truth is that there are success stories of all sorts. There are those who have done it after working for a few years as managers in companies—the Infosys founders are an example. Then there are people who have done it straight out of college—my good friend Kunwar Sachdev of Su-Kam inverters is one such. And there are those who have dropped out of college to become entrepreneurs— Bill Gates is the most famous name that comes to mind.<strong> There are people who do college and entrepreneurship side by side—Michael Dell’s story of how he founded and ran Dell from his college room is famous.</strong> Finally, there are those who<strong> became entrepreneurs without even going to college or completing their school education—</strong>the best-known story in India is of Dhirubhai Ambani.</p>
<p><strong>There is no one right answer to these questions. However, you can always find an example to support whatever point of view you support. Time it right: Bill Gates dropped out of college to set up Microsoft.</strong></p>
<p><strong>The argument in favour of becoming an entrepreneur straight out of college is that once you are in a job and you get comfortable with the idea of a regular salary, you will find it extremely difficult to quit to do a start-up</strong>. This is especially true if you are from a premier institute and earning a high salary in a well-known company.<strong> It becomes worse if some years have elapsed since you finished college and you have now bought a car and a house and have EMIs to service. And later on, when you get married and start a family, it becomes nearly impossible to quit—you crave security.</strong><strong></strong></p>
<p>The single largest reason why people give up on their entrepreneurial aspirations and continue in a job is delay in breaking out after college.</p>
<p><strong>The argument in favour of working for some years in a job before becoming an entrepreneur is that you improve your reality check. It is well known that the Indian education system does not provide a great reality check to students. It takes several years of working after college for graduating students to figure out how the real world actually functions. </strong>You learn to work as a subordinate before you become a boss and that experience is important when your company scales up and you are managing a larger team. You acquire skills on the job that you would otherwise not have. You meet customers, get an insight into their needs and an understanding of the market. You get to know about business opportunities. You learn about processes and good practices that are useful years later. You build your network and credentials.</p>
<p>In a nutshell, working for a few years increases your chances of success once you do become an entrepreneur. The flip side is that if you get into a good job and work there for a few years, you may never actually quit to become an entrepreneur.</p>
<p>My view on this is that you should become an entrepreneur only when you are ready. I had worked for five years before I quit and became an entrepreneur. And, in hindsight, I would not do it any other way. I needed those five years to learn and mature and become a better people’s person. And you will know when you are ready. Your inner voice will compel you to do it.</p>
<p>The other time to become an entrepreneur is when you have such a compelling idea that you are totally convinced that it is now or never. Gates often cites this when he talks about his decision to quit college and set up Microsoft. He could see the PC age coming and he just had to be a part of it, but felt it would pass him by if he spent another three years in college. He just had to do it then.</p>


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		<title>Do You See the Lighter Side of this Ad?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 May 2010 11:33:08 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you, as a person of Indian origin, get offended by this ad? (I will let the ad speak for itself.)</p>
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		<title>Free Markets: Do they Exist?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Apr 2010 19:03:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There is a lot to discuss on this subject. For lack of time, I was not able to participate in the <a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/inthenews/usa/is-a-regulation-free-market-practical-a-discussion">discussion started by Sandeep</a>. Here is an excellent depiction of the complicated political and economic continuum, which some see in black-and white.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/political_economic_continuumjessel.png"><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-54128" title="political_economic_continuum(jessel)" src="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/political_economic_continuumjessel.png" alt="" width="540" height="320" /></a></p>
<p>What do I mean by &#8220;black and white?&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;Government is not the solution, government is the problem&#8221; makes a great soundbite, even though it means jack. Here is my short summary:</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">Free Markets are like unicorns and Santa Clause. They don&#8217;t exist. Unfettered belief in free markets, nary an acknowledgment of the existence of bubbles and fraud has brought us where we are here today.</p>
<p style="padding-left: 30px;">I can go on and on &#8211; but it will be dry and boring for you if I go on a solo rant. I am hoping to debate Chakravarthy garu about this on the MMGL Show on this Friday, April 16th. [Stay tuned..]</p>
<p>You can visualize for yourself where the following depiction falls in  the above illustration. FYI, this scenario was brought to you by the strongest believers in &#8220;regulation-free Free-Markets:&#8221; Rubin, Summers, Phil Grant, and most importantly Regan and Greenspan.</p>
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<p>Audio Language: Telugu</p>


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Rao garu answered calls from: Lakshmi, Gowri, Madhavi, Haritha, Surya, Sunil, and Durga

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<p>The two largest items US consumers spend on are 1) Health Care and 2) Education</p>
<p>Since the days of 2008 presidential campaign, so much attention has been focused on rising health care costs. The Great Recession (this is how they are referring to the current economic climate) has left many state budgets in such a disarray that the states are doing everything they could to cut their budgets. Well, the axe is falling on school and college funding.</p>
<p>Except may be in Alaska, the story is the same for schools and colleges in Arizona, Texas North Carolina Virginia, New Jersey, new York or Massachusetts, &#8211; not to mention the state that could bring down the next leg of worldwide panic &#8211; California.</p>
<p>To compensate for state budget cuts, colleges across the country are planning for tuition hikes: about 5% in Texas to over 30% in California. Tuition is almost certain to go up at George Mason University, which is where I teach. The following <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/04/day-of-action-update-rowd_n_486276.html">excerpt </a>is from Huffington Post:</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We&#8217;re one of the largest economies in the world, and we can&#8217;t fund the basics,&#8221; said Mike Scullin, 29, a graduate student in education who plans to become a high school teacher. &#8220;We&#8217;re throwing away a generation of students by defunding education.&#8221;</p>
<p>The steep economic downturn has forced states to slash funding to K-12 schools, community colleges and universities to cope with plummeting tax revenue.</p>
<p>Experts said schools and colleges could face more severe financial trouble over the next few years as they drain federal stimulus money that temporarily prevented widespread layoffs and classroom cuts.</p>
<p>Protest actions were held at most of the 10 University of California campuses, 23 California State University campuses and many of the state&#8217;s 110 community colleges.</p></blockquote>
<p>Come Fall, you can expect even more widespread protests or even riots across many college campuses in US. Much like the October 2009 protest at UCLA.</p>
<p>On the other hand, the second e-mail I got from my ultimate boss, the (new) Governor of my state (Commonwealth of Virginia) has no mention of tuition hikes. But, I was told to expect furloughs, pay cuts and/or cuts to pension and retirement account contributions.</p>
<p>Pay cut or pension cut, I am thankful that I at least have a job. However, what pains me the most about this is to see an unemployed parent being squeezed even more to pay for the tuition of his/her kid.</p>
<p>Looking at the brighter side, I am so glad that I did my part to let the bankers have their bonuses for last year. Imagine a world where those hard working smart guys of the world being denied their rightful earnings.:)</p>
<p><strong>I would love to talk about this subject on my March 5 Mohana Muralee GaanaLahari show? Any takers?</strong></p>
<p><strong>[Update: March 8, 2010]</strong></p>
<p>I missed this news. More riots happened at UCLA last week. (Video)</p>
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		<title>Earning a Degree is NOT the Same as Getting Educated</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/curious-george-e1267389027154.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-2525 alignleft" title="curious-george" src="http://www.teluglobe.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/curious-george-e1267389027154-300x174.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="174" /></a>Earlier today I was having a chat with Kanaka Prasad. The issue of education (adult and kids) came up in our discussion. A bit later I went to a recruiting event organized by our University, where I talked a bit about degree requirements in our program etc.  I came back to my office and checked a few things on the blogosphere I follow. I came across a piece by Karl Denninger on education. I just couldn&#8217;t resist the urge to say these few words on education.</p>
<p>Degree is (almost) essential for making a living. The current education system in most countries, including India and the United States helps you get a degree and make a living. What about education? Perhaps, a better question is, &#8220;What is education?&#8221; Education is accumulation of knowledge. I don&#8217;t think that the education system I am used to encourages knowledge accumulation.</p>
<p>I follow Karl Denninger for his insights on financial markets and economic outlook. I have a few areas of disagreements with him. However, as an educator, I couldn&#8217;t agree more on the basic premise of his latest piece on Education (<a href="http://market-ticker.denninger.net/archives/2018-Our-Educational-Systems-Primary-Failure.html">Our Educational System&#8217;s Primary Failure</a>). It&#8217;s all about being curious and learning things on our own! Excerpts:</p>
<blockquote><p>To succeed a young person needs to be able to do three things &#8211; read, write, and understand mathematics.  The fourth ingredient is that <strong><em>the innate desire to learn must not be destroyed in their first few years of school.</em></strong></p>
<p>All children start life wanting to learn.  Ever watch a baby?  It&#8217;s a curious being, is it not?  It reaches, it fondles, it touches, it experiments.  We put plastic caps in our electrical outlets because one of the experiments a significant number of babies and toddlers will perform is inserting a kitchen fork into said outlet, with bad results.</p>
<p>So how do we go from that to a surly vegetative kid at the age of 9, 10 or 12?</p>
<p>We do it by failing in the essential purpose of education &#8211; <em>giving our children the foundational understanding they need, <strong>and then getting the hell out of their way!</strong></em></p>
<p>We want to mold educational experience.  To teach &#8220;as we want them to learn&#8221;, instead of &#8220;as they wish to synthesize.&#8221;</p>
<p>We&#8217;re fools.  You, I, our school systems.  All of us.</p></blockquote>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I have one piece of advise to parents with young children</span>. <strong>Encourage your children to be curious and learn things on their own, and to pursue what they are passionate about.</strong> Don&#8217;t force your wishes on to them. To demonstrate to you that I know what I am talking about, I will give you one personal example. In February 2003, when space shuttle Columbia blew-up in the atmosphere during reentry, I was watching TV with my son. I said a couple of things I knew about the space shuttle. He picked up from there and said a whole lot more about the space shuttles &#8211; how they are made, launched into orbit, docked in space, re-enter earth, transported from California to Florida as a piggy-back ride on Boeing 747 etc etc. I was not aware of a lot of details he said.</p>
<p>Even though I am a proud father, I do not want to take credit for his knowledge, which he gained on his own. However, some credit is due to my wife and myself, for, we clearly did some things right. When all this happened, none of that stuff about space shuttles was in any of his classes. My son was just 9 year old.</p>
<p>If this sounds like I am bragging about my son, ABSOLUTELY! [I am sure he or his sister will give me a hard time when he sees this. That's OK.]</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;">I also have one advise to those of you who are young and open minded enough to take and use a good piece of advise.</span> <strong>Be on continuous quest for knowledge.</strong> Knowledge is vast and almost infinite. How much knowledge you can accumulate and about what? My answer: as much as you can and about the things that interest you and you are passionate about. Some of those things that SHOULD interest you is about yourself, your family, your past and your heritage. i.e. history!</p>
<p>Seeking knowledge is like going to a huge lake with a bucket. The maximum you can get is what the bucket can hold. The practical maximum is what you can carry. What is shameful is, returning with an empty bucket from a trip you only get to take once! That&#8217;s why they say, the mind is a terrible thing to waste.</p>


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		<title>Income by Religion: Where do Hindus Stand?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>At the top. 43% of the Hindus make more than 100,000+. Check it out for yourself (Source: <a href="http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1002/almighty-dollar/flat.html">Good.is</a>).<br />
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		<title>RIP: Dr. Gopi Podila</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:39:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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Dr. Gopi Podila was among the three faculty members who were killed by Amy Bishop, a faculty member at University of Alabama who was denied tenure. The Indian American professor Podila’s research interests included functional genomics of plant-microbe interactions and plant molecular biology and biotechnology.</p>
<p style="text-align: left;">My condolences to the families of the victims. What more can I say about this insanity?</p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.al.com/news/huntsvilletimes/local.ssf?/base/news/1266142509150270.xml&amp;coll=1">More about Dr. Padila</a> from Hutsville Times:</p>
<blockquote><p>Dr. Gopi Podila, who came to Huntsville 10 years ago, predicted the city was about to emerge as a biotech hub in the new South.</p>
<p>&#8220;Biotech has been a hidden gem here,&#8221; said Podila during an interview for the local R&amp;D Report magazine in 2008. &#8220;You need a critical mass to be really visible. I think it&#8217;s getting there.&#8221;</p>
<p>Podila, 52, left a teaching position at Michigan Technological University in 2000 to become the chair of the Biology Department at the University of Alabama in Huntsville.</p>
<p>&#8230;.</p>
<p>&#8220;We needed a department chair who was an experienced researcher, an accomplished biologist,&#8221; said Dr. Lewis Radonovich, former UAH provost. &#8220;Gopi was a highly principled, fine human being. He was a solid man, a good man. He tried very hard to support his young faculty.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8230;The Biology Department was the most popular in the College of Science, Fix said, teaching about 450 undergraduates. He said the biology faculty members were particularly cooperative. To some degree, that started with Podila.</p>
<p>&#8220;He was a leader for the department,&#8221; Fix said. &#8220;He was a very warm person. He was funny and a good advocate for his department.&#8221;</p>
<p>Rena Webb, who is working on her masters degree in biology, said Podila was her adviser. &#8220;He really is the nicest man I&#8217;ve ever known,&#8221; said Webb. &#8220;You don&#8217;t feel like a graduate student, you feel like part of a family.</p></blockquote>


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		<title>TeluGlobe on iPhone and Palm Pre</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 23:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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<p>Just a reminder&#8230;.</p>
<p>You can browse this blog on your smart phones: iPhone and Palm-Pre offer the best experience. </p>
<p>Happy browsing.</p>


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		<title>More White Stuff</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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<p>Yikes&#8230;</p>
<p>Mid-Atlantic states barely dug themselves out of the 30+ inch piles from last Fri-Sat snow.</p>
<p>Many streets are only operating in as single lanes. More is on the way (it is already here in DC). We are pretty much snowed in for the last 5 days. Another 10-20 inches is expected tonight and tomorrow. Looks like we are stuck for a few more days.</p>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:33:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohan</dc:creator>
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<p>Northeaster United States, got hit with a major winter storm. This epic storm dumped 18-30 inches of snow in the DC area. Presideent Obama called referred to the storm as &#8220;snomegeddon.&#8221;</p>
<p>Expect major disruptions in many aspects of life along the the east coast for the next several days. If you are like me, who got &#8216;hunkered-down&#8217; at home, enjoy this entertaining report by a TV weatherman of a Baltimore station.</p>
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