Get Set Bolt

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Last week it was tennis madness all over Chennai due to Aircel Chennai open finals with superstar players like Wawrinka and Leander Paes fighting it out in finals for the glory. Even I wanted to have a glimpse of what the madness is all about. So I drove there along with my pal to get a match ticket for the final day play on Sunday.

It was fully crowed with tennis enthusiasts, fans and people from many nations gracing the occasion with their presence. After a long wait in the queue we got two tickets in the East Brown corner of the Stadium. We went an hour early to escape from traffic and queue. The gates were opened by security personals and we started to rush in to get into the stadium.

Upon entering immediately after the gate there was a hoarding written as MARKET PLACE which had multiple stalls from all the sponsors advertising/ marketing their products. One place was fully crowded and we couldn’t even know what is it. So we went closer to take a look at it first. When we came closer to it, we found the stall to be named as BOLT ARENA. We were wondering what it is and why so many people are behind it. When we got a chance to peak inside, a super cool sporty looking car in a apple red color was there. It was the center of attraction and many people where taking snaps with it and the stall people where welcoming everyone with a smile and explaining the features of this mesmerizing red devil.

As the crowd was huge the stall managers weren’t able to respond to everyone’s query at the same time. So me and my friend waited for our chance. After some time one of the representative introduced himself as a sales manager and gave a brief description about this newly released hatchback model from TATA. We were also asked to check out the car and it’s features. Last year when ZEST was released by TATA, I had the privilege to test drive it in DLF office where I worked at that time. Some of the features mentioned by representative were similar to that. While ZEST was a low priced powerful sedan this BOLT was a super hatchback with more features than a Sedan.

Here are the five distinct features which caught my eye during the visit of BOLT Arena.

Comfortable and Spacious :

My family consists of five members and it is often discomfort to sit inside a hatchback during a long drive. When I checked out Bolt it was surprisingly spacious for a hatchback. And the comfort level was also top notch. The seats were of rugby shoulder type which offers maximum comfort. And the representative proudly said bolt offers superior spacing in hatchback segment among the competitors in Indian market. By the looks, it is true.

Connectnext by Harman:

Harman is a world market leader in audio and infotainment equipments. I was literally stunned when I heard BOLT has a touchscreen infotainment equipment called Connectnext by Harman. It has a array of features to stun everyone. With GPS voice recognition and smartphone compatibility this makes BOLT class apart. Harman equipments are usually associated with luxury cars such as BMW FERRARI etc. And it’s a boon to Indians that our Indian company TATA came up with this partnership and made us proud.

Safety features :

As life is precious we all care about what safety features our vehicle offers. And BOLT doesn’t disappoint us at all. It comes up with the all new generation ABS system. It also has dual airbags which is a rarity in hatchback segment. Corner stability control feature helps us stay in control at all times.

Multi Drive :

When the representative told us that BOLT comes with multi drive feature, I immediately wanted to know more about it, as it was new to me. So he started explaining in detail to me. Bolt comes up with this feature where we can select different driving mode as per our convenience. This offers better mileage and fuel efficiency. The three modes are Sport, eco and city.

Sporty Look and Color variants :

I still remember the dashing and Sporty look which made everyone to take a snap with the BOLT. The color Venetian Red is my favorite as Red is my favorite color. It also comes in some beautiful shades of colors such as Dune beige, platinum silver, pristin white and sky Grey.

Even I took a souvenir back home, a snap with the red devil which is going to rock the streets from now on.

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The representative was very friendly and helpful and while leaving he also gave a wrist band to remember the visit.

BOLT Band

BOLT Band

I bid my goodbye and went to watch the epic finale in the stadium.

Watch the below video and explore more about this beautiful beast of a machine.

Just how Thor smashes everything with his lightening bolt, TATA is going to smash records and BOLT like his big brother ZEST is going to cause a Storm in automobile market.

THOR BOLT

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Disclaimer: “This post is a part of the Get. Set. Bolt. activity at BlogAdda.”  Images used are either clicked/edited by me. Few of the others were taken from http://tatamotorsbolt.com/ & http://boltarena.tatamotors.com/

Relocate Quikr

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If you just got a new Job in Bangalore or transferred to Bangalore, no need to panic. Its so easier now to relocate.

Bangalore being the IT HUB of India, many engineering professionals get a job there. The Climate is also very welcoming as it is neither hot nor cold. It is also a very good place for fun activities as it has multiple fun, amusement and recreational areas.

I spent my two and half years in Bangalore and loved every bit of it. In this post I give you an easy way to relocate to Bangalore without any tension.

If you are relocating, just pack your bags and go there. Upon Arrival just login into http://bangalore.quikr.com/ and let it take care of the rest.

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If you open the link, you can see all the versatile categories it contains. From Automobiles, mobiles, home, pets education, jobs and everything.

All you have to do it click on the category you like and search for the best offer and buy QUIKR.

So here I dedicate my small remix of the famous ‘Everything is awesome’ song from the movie LEGO 🙂

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you buy from QUIKR
Everything is awesome when we’re living the dream

Have you heard the news, everyone’s talking
Life is good ’cause everything’s available at QUIKR
Lost your job, it’s a new opportunity
Search a new one at QUIKR

I feel more awesome than an awesome possum
Smellin’ like a blossom, everything is awesome
Stepped in mud, got new brown shoes from QUIKR
It’s awesome to get everything cheap at QUIKR

Bikes, Books, Clothes
They’re awesome
Cars, clocks, and socks
They’re awesome
Electronics, services , and real estate
That’s awesome
Everything you see, or think, or say
Is awesome coz
All of these are at QUIKR.

Everything is awesome
Everything is cool when you buy from QUIKR
Everything is awesome when we’re living the dream

And there is also something even cooler. If you cant find something you are looking for, you can create a new alert with your needs. If someone else finds related to it, they can contact you and your wish will be fulfilled.

So QUIKR is your personal genie which fulfills your wishes.

Relocating has become tension and stress free all thanks to QUIKR.

Even if you are moving out of Bangalore to hometown and want to sell your furniture and household items, you can turn to QUIKR and without fikar (worry) you can bech Quikr.

They stand by their motto and offer a superb service. Even when I relocated to Chennai I had to sell my washing machine and fridge in Bangalore. I used quickr and sold it with in a day and the customer himself came and picked it up from my home.

No fikar, bech Quikr only at http://bangalore.quikr.com/

 

Love is in the air

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It was a Saturday evening and our hero was roaming with his friends in a nearby shopping mall. It was their routine every weekend to visit the mall to kill the time by window shopping and sightseeing beautiful girls who visit the mall.

That day was a special one.  Our hero like always went to the mall in his  Kakhi shorts with a casual graphic v neck tee with wordings “YES BABY I AM ALL YOURS”  with a matching flip-flop sporting a stubble. He was sitting with his friends opposite to McDonald’s as many people cross that place to the elevators.

Suddenly his eye catches a beautiful girl who was walking with her friends giggling about something. He looks at his friends and every single one of them was looking at the same girl with awe. He shouted guys she is mine I have finally fell in love and it’s true love.  His friends made fun of him.  But our hero said wait let me go and propose. All guys again made fun of him.  Our hero took all that as motivation and followed the girl.  She went into mochi and her friends were trying various footwear. Our hero took the courage and said Hi.  She turned back and responded WHO ARE YOU?.  Then he introduced himself. She said SO WHAT DO YOU WANT? .  Our hero said YOU ARE LOOKING SO PRETTY I THINK I HAVE FALLEN IN LOVE. she immediately replied WELL I DON’T DATE CAVEMEN.

Our hero was ashamed and went home sadly.  Even consolations from friends didn’t help him to forget that incident. Days passed and our hero went to movie with his friends for a night show.  So he came directly from office.  Due to his strict manager he used to go clean shaved with tucked in shirts with a complete professional attire.

During the interval he came out to buy popcorn and Pepsi for himself and the gang.  And then an angelic voice asks him HELLO DO I KNOW YOU? Our hero turns back to see where it came from.  It was that same girl from the past whom he fell in love at the first sight. He smiled back and answered YES I AM THE CAVEMAN.  She replied WOW YOU ARE DASHING TOTALLY DIFFERENT FROM THAT DAY. Both laughed at that and had a small chat and shared their mobile numbers.  And the rest in history.

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Love is in the air, all you need to do is grab it.

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Uncle Uncle

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It was four years back when I was doing my third year in college. It was semester holidays in November and our college gang decided to go on trip down south for a few days. Upon multiple discussions most of them agreed to it. It was finally decided as a trip to Munnar in Kerala as one of our gang member’s family had a resort there. So to reduce the expenses and to also enjoy the scenic beauty of God’s Own country we started the Journey.

We went by train and then took a cab to the resort. We were welcomed warmly by our friends family and then began the picnic. We freshened ourselves and took appam with kadala curry as breakfast and went to nearby waterfalls in a taxi. After taking bath in batches in the waterfalls and playing nonstop in the water we sat down in a tea stall nearby for some time off.

There came a cheerful family with a naughty kid who wasn’t obeying his parents commands and running here and there. All of a sudden he ran into me and made my tea fall all over me. His mother came rushing to give two slaps and I stopped it saying it’s fine. And then to my shock the lady told to her kid “SAY SORRY TO THAT UNCLE” . And the kid also did the same. All my friends burst out laughing and started teasing me UNCLE for some time.

It was weird for me as I was just twenty and already people started calling me uncle. And then I looked my reflection in my mobile. I was too lazy to even shave and followed the No shave November moment. Then I realized beard and being unshaven isn’t cool and it will only make you look more mature and old. From then onwards I always take some time to shave regularly and it has boosted my confidence too.

I have accepted Amit’s tag for this post and would like to tag my blogger friend Swarna for #WillYouShave activity.

‘This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity
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My Ultimate Dream Destination

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Its a gloomy morning after christmas, 26th of December . I wake myself up immediately when the alarm buzzes at 4:30 am. I get ready so fast as I was filled with too much excitement as I am finally stepping outside of India, to my dream destination. I go as early as possible to the airport, completing the hugging formalities with family after double checking the luggage’s as it is going to be trip of around 3 days in solitude.

I rush into the counter in airport to check in the luggage and get my boarding pass. Then I sat down in the waiting lounge eagerly thinking about all the adventures which awaits me in the destination. The wait elongated due to the long journey. It was an Air Asia flight with 1 stop at Kula lampur. The four hour journey to Kula Lumpur went in dreams with superb hospitality. The seven hour wait between connecting planes was excruciating. I tried to watch a movie in my iPad. As I couldn’t concentrate fully on it, I switched to music and played some games to keep myself busy during waiting hours.  Then the announcement came and its time to board the flight without any stops to my ultimate dream destination. I ran through the gates and sat at the window seat allocated to me. Took a nice little nap in the comfort of  cushions. It was 27th December morning around 9:30 AM, the flight landed on the ground, I jumped out of the seat and got down from the flight to keep my foot on MELBOURNE just like a Superstar 😛

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Then began the most wonderful 3 days of my life.

I kept my luggage, got little freshened up and completed my breakfast at the Holiday Inn nearby the airport. I wanted to begin my journey by getting some history lessons about the Amazing Australia. So I headed to the Melbourne Museum which helped me gain knowledge about the history, Indigenous cultures, science and the environment about AUSTRALIA. The Forest gallery had amazing living creatures like kolo and the skeletons of dinosaur just reminded me of the movie “Night at the Museum” 😛 . I wandered into the Mind exhibition. It was such an unique experience with so much emotions and memories. After these rides, to relax a bit, I rested myself at the Museum cafe and had a sip of coffee.

Being alone, I joined in a conversation with a group of people at the cafe. They were also tourists and they came all the way from UK. They were planning to take a bicycle tour near Swanston Street & ST Kilda road as their next stop. I too joined them. The place is full of architecture marvels. The street arts, the public arts, all the buildings just looked like a wonder to me. It was so amazing. We took groupfies , selfies and so many photos to fill our memory cards. After spending the day enjoying the architecture wonders, the heritage and wildlife, we went to the pub called ‘The Standard’ and had a delicious dinner and parted ways.

After a decent enough sleep, it was day two of my adventure. As it was a Sunday, I started my day by going to the cathedrals and visited few churches also on the way. Then I dedicated this day to perform some outdoor and leisure activities. I went to Commando Skydivers to do what I dreamed I would do. Yes I did the Skydiving. The adrenaline rush was awesome. To keep the excitement going, I followed it up with the Balloon flight. It was wonderful to fly in a hot air balloon. The views were breathtaking. Later I went to Luna Park and Watermarc to get amused from these amazing amusement parks. The roller coaster ride was a legendary one. The Usage of trams to travel was a new experience for me as its non existent in where I come from. After a tiring day of adventure, I ended my day with an Australian BBQ. After a tummy full of delight, I went to bed looking at the pictures I captured the whole day.

Day 3 began with me going to the Yarra valley to experience the finest Vineyard in Melbourne. The wine tasted like honey and I couldn’t control myself from buying one 😀 . Even though it was only 3 days, I felt like I was missing my home food. So I searched in Google for some Indian restaurants near by. I was so surprised to find so many Indian restaurants. I went to the ‘Biryani House’ and got myself a yummy tasty biryani. Its was time to visit the penguins at the Philips Island. The Penguins were so lively and the parade is not a thing to miss during the visit. Coming from India, where cricket is a religion, How can I miss the MCG? On my way to Great Ocean road, I visited the MCG & its Museum to take some snaps. Then I went to Great Ocean road to take a peaceful short walk. The rocks and the settings were so picturesque which made me take so many snaps. As it was my last day, I had a lot of shopping to do. So I had to rush into Queen Victoria Market and The Rose St. Artists’ Market. I shopped so many things to fill my baggage. I even bought multiple Vinyl records which my dad loves.While shopping, I saw a sign in nearby salon  “Free beer with haircut”. So I took it as a souvenir and had a hair cut in Melbourne 🙂

I took the tram one last time and then a cab on my way to airport. All through my flight journey back home, I was going through the pictures to cherish the plethora of memories I gathered in these 3 days short trip.

Why it is my Ultimate Dream Destination?

I would take some time to explain why Melbourne is my Ultimate dream destination.

  • Melbourne is rated as the most livable city in the world.
  • The Culture, heritage and everything is so welcoming.
  • Food, Dining, wining are no match to others. Its a Global Gourmet City.
  • Street Arts are one of the best.
  • Shopping here is an awesome experience and cheap too.
  • Melbourne Cricket Ground 🙂
  • Travel in Hot Air Balloons.
  • Vinyl capital of the world.
  • Free beer during haircut 😛
  • People – They are so welcoming and helping in nature.

I had long dreamt about going there, so I utilized all my savings to finally fulfill my dreams. And these 3 days were worth it. I had one of the amazing adventure of my life. You too can have it. Just Visit Melbourne.

This Post is part of “What’s your reason for falling in love with Melbourne, the most livable city in the world? ” Contest by Indiblogger in association with Tourism Australia.

Get to know Melbourne : http://www.visitmelbourne.com/India.aspx

Watch these Amazing videos to know what lies ahead in this adventure. COME ALIVE IN MELBOURNE.

PS: This is a complete fictional story and I have never stepped outside of INDIA in my life so far 🙂

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My Stand on Pre Marital Sex

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Ever since this topic has been listed as a contest in Indiblogger, there has been a heated debate in the forum about how controversial the subject is and the views of many of them seems to vary from north to south pole. Even I did not want to take part in it as it seemed very controversial at first. As days went by I was thinking how INDIA which gave kamasutra to the world, and so many ancient temples which has exquisitely carved and crafted sculptures of sexual nature suddenly became a place where even speaking about sex and related things became a taboo. So here I am sharing my views on this to the whole world.

Being a teen in my early twenties coming from a traditional south indian family, I couldnt conclude immediately to say whether its right or wrong to engage in pre marital sexual activities. Even though my mind said its wrong, heart couldn’t agree completely on it. So I started thinking about all the positivies and negatives to make a conclusion. So here are my findings.

Benefits of Sex:

Science has proved that sex can improve the Immune System , it can lower the blood pressure, Lowers Heart Attack Risk, counts as an excercise, improves sleep and eases stress. As Sex is a powerful brain stimulant, it can boost ones self-esteem and happiness too.

Now lets see how it fares when it happens pre maritally.

  1. It runs the risk of conceiving illegitimate children (Unwanted pregnancies).
  2. High risk of contracting one of the many venereal diseases such as STD etc.
  3. Usage of multiple contraceptive Pills can cause Infertility.
  4. Breakups become more hurtful and painful.
  5. Having sex at a young age without proper sexual education, can lead to potential dangers.
  6. It can arrest their psychological, social and academic development.
  7. Coming from a religious background its also considered a Sin.
  8. The worry about pregnancy & diseases.
  9. Feeling guilty.
  10. Having regrets.

When we compare the positives and negatives, the benefits do outweigh the negatives.

If Pre marital sex happens between adults with mutal consent and they practice ‘safe sex’ then its fine.

Sex is something which is a very private affair happening between two people. So either its pre or saving the virginity for marriage is their own decision to make. Finally they have to accept the decision and live by the consequences.

As far as I am concerned, I stand against it , as it doesnt comply by my own religious and moral values.

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The Spark

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Kids are full of energy and always fun to be with. When they are part of something, the energy spreads across and cheers everyone surrounding them making it a happiest place on earth.

Let me take you back six years in time. It was just another normal evening in my home, I was playing counter strike in pc, and my sis and my mom were watching their favorite serials on TV. My dad just came from office and changed TV to boring news channel. After drinking some coffee he asked, as annual exams are ending in few weeks, where can we go for picnic? I shouted from computer room “ANDAMAN”. My sister wanted to go to Kerala. But as we went to Kerala earlier after a long discussion we concluded on Andaman. I was so excited. My dad booked flight next week. And finally the day of travel arrived.

The flight journey was enjoyable as the view from above was breathtaking. We got down at Port Blair airport and took a prepaid car to get to the hotel which we booked earlier. Later we checked in at the hotel. After an hour we got down to check out the beauty of Andaman and Nicobar islands. To our shock it was raining heavily. We asked the hotel manager about the nearby tourist attractions and when the rain will stop. He responded its Andaman and it rains every day in here. Our parents started discussing, how we will go in rain, already we have cold bla bla and finally agreed to go when the rain stops. So we waited at the hotel looking at the window. We were bored, sitting with gloomy face shuffling channels in TV. Suddenly voices of laughter came from the window. We looked outside to see what’s happening. There were a bunch of kids playing in the rain enjoying .

Looking at the innocent faces enjoying without a care in the world, just ignited a spark inside me. I shouted let’s get out; we came here not to sit and watch TV inside a room, let’s go and enjoy. And I pulled them out of bed and we went on a cruise to coral island that day. I let out the kid in me which made that a most memorable tour of my life.

We adults think too much and miss the fun in almost everything. Kids don’t expect anything, all they care is about having the best day every day. They add the magic to everything they are part of. The way they enjoy and show their amusement makes the onlookers catch some of the cheers and leaves a long lasting smile on them.

This post is part of Teddy Travelogues campaign by Club Mahindra.

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Road Safety – Be the Change

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Road safety is one of the  major social concern in our country. India being the second largest road network in the world also accounts for 10 percent of fatal road accidents worldwide. And the social cost of these accidents in INDIA alone is expected as $11,000 USD. We lag behind the safety norms of international standards.

What is the cause of it?

We  humans take everything for granted and misuse it. We mostly don’t wear helmets while driving two wheelers. Even when its mandatory, we are okay with paying 50 to 100 rupee fine for not wearing it, as it will make our hair look unkempt/sweaty.

We don’t use subways and bridges to cross the road and instead walk into the traffic as we are always in a hurry.

We also use footpath to drive our two wheelers when in traffic because that saves us a lot of time.

And when we walk also, we walk in the middle of the road as footpaths are dirty and even shout at people who drive near us.

When it comes to driving a car, we don’t bother wearing the seat belt as its treated as a hindrance. We also proudly say ‘I don’t even wear seat belts in flights’

How do we fix this?

As Mahatma Gandhi said ‘Be the change you want to see in the world“, the responsibility lies with us. We must start to follow the rules and let go of the chalta hai attitude.

Our Government has taken multiple steps to up the safety norms but we still find loopholes in order to misuse it.

Rash Driving, not using proper safety measures can take life in an instant.  We only get one life and we must not waste it by our silly mistakes. When we drive, its not only our life , other drivers and pedestrians life is also in our hands. So we must take complete responsibilities while driving.

When I went for getting my license in RTO office, that day around 40 to 50 people came. But only few (around 10) were asked to drive bike and car in the morning. When I went to collect the printed license in the evening I saw around 30 people came for it. I asked a guy who came in the morning but dint drive anything, he replied with a bright smile “I have paid 1000 extra machi”.  He had this sense of superiority about himself being able to get the job done with bribing. These things leads to bad drivers, who doesn’t have any sense of road rules and regulations.

The road safety rules and regulations shouldn’t be taken lightly as its a matter of life and death. These laws are for our benefits. So as long as we obey it, we wont be needing luck to be on our side.

Few pointers from my side:

  • Start early so you don’t have to accelerate and do rash driving.
  • Slow and steady wins the race. Drive slowly and smoothly as long as you are not in a race 😛
  • Always check for safety measures while buying vehicles (such as airbags etc).
  • Keep safe distance from front vehicles.
  • Wear helmet always while driving two wheelers.
  • We wear belts to keep our pant intact, why not seat-belts to keep our life intact ? – wear them always.
  • Follow the lane while driving in highways.
  • Never drink and drive.
  • Use dim/dip lights in high way and night driving.
  • Stop using headphones and listening to songs while driving as its the only time to hear songs.
  • Stop answering calls and using mobile while driving.
  • Use Zebra crossing , subways and bridges when its available.
  • Obey the rules and follow the signals.

Your Life is in your hands, take good care of it by following these 🙂

This Post is part of SAFETY BEGINS WITH ME campaign by Nissan Safety Driving Forum (NSDF) in association with Indiblogger.

About the Campaign:

The Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., conducts the Nissan Safety Driving Forum (NSDF) in India as part of its safety driving promotion activities. The program began as an annual activity in 2012. In its initial phase it covered three main Indian cities – New Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai – and since then has gradually expanded to several additional cities across India.

This year, NSDF would reach 8 new cities – Chandigarh, Jalandhar, Jaipur, Vadodara, Nagpur, Chennai, Mangalore and Kochi. The overall reach and engagement levels have phenomenally grown and NSDF has effectively reached close to 2 lakh citizens. It continues to stay committed to its core objective of promoting safe driving behaviour in India. Nissan seeks to support reducing fatalities and injuries caused by traffic accidents, and NSDF represents the company’s commitment in contributing to young, vibrant and mobile India.

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CLEANATHON – Lets make INDIA Cleaner

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The title of this post might have intrigued you to ask “I am Clean.I am keeping my home clean. Why make India clean?, Isn’t it Government’s Job to keep it clean using taxpayers money?”

We the humans can’t stand to see our home/work place dirty or untidy. At least once in a week we mop and clean our house. We take so much care as we spend most of our time there. Similarly INDIA is our home so it becomes our social and civic duty to keep it clean. Public Transports, Parks, roads, railway stations, malls, Bus stops all these are pride of our home called INDIA. These are part of our day to day activity, yet we spit and litter all over as if it doesn’t even matter. And finally we play the blame game and blame it on the Government.

Lately most of us have been either hearing/speaking about the Swachh India and similar campaigns but forget it later after voicing just our opinions. If we want a Change to happen, it has to start within. That is why Gandhi said “Be the change you want to see in the world”.

Now you may ask “How does cleaning it help” ?

Well Cleaning helps in raising awareness about sanitation and hygiene. Cleaning helps to maintain hygiene and prevents us from catching deadly diseases. Yes, being unhygienic can lead to lot of health problems. In Many rural villages there are still no latrines used. Even in developed city like Chennai there aren’t proper disposal of sewage or wastewater. This causes ecosystem for mosquito’s and leads to malaria etc.  When trash is not properly disposed and waste water joins  fresh water, it poisons it and disrupts the balance in nature and causes havoc for other creatures too. So proper cleaning, sanitation and hygiene goes a long way. It creates a ripple effect and creates lots of benefits for us and makes earth sustainable.

Being an ardent fan of Team Arsenal in EPL, I made myself a part of a Community called “Arsenal Chennai Fans Community” in Facebook. It was all fun and troll at the start.  During the FIFA world cup match between Ivory Coast & Japan, something just caught our attention (Not only ours, whole world too). The Japanese fans who came to watch the match, even though their team lost, they stayed and cleaned the whole stands after the match. It was such a wonderful gesture . When ISL came to Chennai, few folks in the community posted about doing the same deed in Chennai Nehru Stadium. Many included me were hesitant to join at first, but it become a huge success with many volunteers joined from second match onwards. Even though I couldn’t join that effort due to work timings and restrictions, I felt really proud seeing my friends and community mates following a good deed and leaving a legacy. I have pledged to myself to take part in such initiatives in future and  it gave me the courage to join a similar initiative in my work place.

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A Small spark set by Japanese fans has become a wildfire with so many people following the same.  Let this Cleanathon spark lit up and make way for brighter and cleaner INDIA.

What is Cleanathon?

RB (Reckitt Benckiser) and NDTV have partnered to launch “Dettol – Banega Swachh India” – a 5 year ambitious program to address the rising need of hygiene and sanitation in India.

The campaign will aim at creating awareness about the importance of hygiene and sanitation, and also work with NGO partners to support infrastructure for construction and maintenance of toilets. RB India has committed to spend a sum of Rs.100 crores towards this program over a period of the next 5 years.

As a part of this initiative, NDTV & Dettol are organising a 12 hour LIVE televised CLEANATHON on 14th December, 2014, which will bring together the entire nation towards better sanitation & hygiene. Mr Amitabh Bachchan is our campaign ambassador and will be the host of this event. The show will include LIVE ground events from different parts of the country which will bring citizens together to engage in a mass Cleanathon all day from 9:00am to 9:00pm and will see participation from Chief Ministers, other government voices, corporates, opinion-makers, PM’s Swachh Ambassadors, Bollywood & Sports personalities & other celebrities.

For More info: http://swachhindia.ndtv.com/

Let us follow what Our Beloved Michael Jackson sang and Heal the world together 🙂

“Heal The World
Make It A Better Place
For You And For Me
And The Entire Human Race
There Are People Dying
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About two years ago when I was working in Bangalore most of my friends started job search to make a switch. I also started the search journey thinking the change will be good. I had a few companies in mind which I would call my dream work place.

So after preparing a decent resume, I started uploading in job portals and also in career Web page of my favorite dream companies.

One fine day I got a call from my dream company and to my surprise they told my CV was short listed for a technical round as a telephonic interview later that week followed by Face to face HR interview in weekend if I clear the previous round.

I was so excited. I prepared day and night skimming Web pages and study materials to prepare myself for the interview. The day finally arrived and I was checking my mobile for call notification every 2 minutes. When the mobile Rang, I took it immediately and the call went for about an hour.

That went well. I did answer many of the questions correctly. Before ending the call I asked the interviewer how did I fare? . He said I did well and I will be getting a call/ mail soon. I was overwhelmed.

Still I had to wait for two weeks to get the follow up email. The waiting period was killing. But the joy of getting the email over powered it. In the mail it was mentioned to reach the office on following weekend for a face to face interview with HR.

All of my friends and colleagues congratulated me saying HR interview is just a formality, you have got your dream job. Well done. I couldn’t control my joy. It was like being on cloud nine.

Days passed by very slowly and finally it was Saturday morning, time to go for HR interview. I got myself ready, took a ironed pair of jeans and Polo tee and took off to the venue with excitement.

After reaching I was made to sit out and wait outside a conference room. Then someone came out and called my name. I went in. Shook hands with the HR and took my seat. I answered each question thrown at me politely. All of a sudden she asked a question “We are looking for a complete professional candidate, you look way to casual. Will you be able to handle it?” I was shell shocked and couldn’t gave a instant answer. She then responded “You couldn’t even find time to shave your beard for an interview. Is this an attitude you will keep during a client visit? “. I couldn’t answer a thing as I wasn’t expecting this kind of question. She then said we will update you through email later.

It’s been years and still I haven’t received an email. I felt to complacent and paid the price for it by getting rejected in my dream job.

Cave men had beards because They didn’t have the luxury of Gillette. We modern men have the advanced technology razors from Gillette. Use it. Shave and save your dream.

I have accepted Swarna’s tag for this post and would like to tag my blogger friend Amit for #WillYouShave activity.

‘This post is a part of #WillYouShave activity
at BlogAdda in association with Gillette‘.

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