This title doesnt mean that I am in Baghdad. It is the the title of Shashi Tharoor's book which is keeping me company in my sohourns to toilet these days. Thank god for western commodes which make those few minutes also worthwhile :)  This book is a collection of articles by Shashi Tharoor about his own books and other authors he read/liked/even disliked. What moved me today to write about this was a small anecdote about famous Chilean poet, Pablo Neruda. Neruda has been one of the most influential poets of last century and specially in the Latin American context. This story tells how influential his poems must have been.  In  his later years when his memory may have been failing him, Pablo Neruda was asked in some gathering to read one of his own poems. Some way through the poem Neruda starts to forget the lines... as he fumbles for words of his own old poem.. one man stands up in the crowd and completes the next line ... another man then stands up and renders next line. Neruda watches on as soon the almost everyone had stood up and finished the poem for him. Just Imagine!!! 

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मैं काफी दिनों से सोच रहा था कि कुछ हिंदी मैं लिखा जाये . गूगल के सौजन्य से अब ये भी आसान हो गया है. मैंने गूगल कि ट्रांस्लिटरेशन वाली सुविधा का प्रयोग करते हुए यह सब टाइप किया है. अब कुछ बात इन दिनों की.. आई पी एल अब काफी रोचक होता जा रहा है. बड़े स्कोर भी बनाने लगे हैं. मैं वैसे तो किसीको सपोर्ट नहीं कर रहा हूँ पर चेन्नई के लिए थोडा सॉफ्ट कार्नर है :)घर पर हमारा पुत्र हमारे लिए काफी मनोरंजन कर रहा है. अब हम उसके चलने और बोलना शुरू करने का इंतजार कर रहे हैं. पिछले दिनों में ऐ जी एम् में एक छोटी सी बात से बड़ी संतुष्टि मिली. श्री फल सिंह दताल भाई साहेब ने मुझे एक नोट दिया जिसमें उन्होंने अपने परिवार की वंशावली लिखी हुई थी. इसमें एक तो इस बात की ख़ुशी थी की लोग अब genealogy सेक्शन के महत्व को पहचानने लगे हैं और दूसरी ये कि अब हमारी जसुली बुडी शौक्यानी के वंशजो कि गुत्थी भी सुलझ गई.अभी हमें कुछ दिन और लगेंगे मगर जल्दी ही यह अपलोड कर दी जायेगी

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This is a blog-cum-educational-feed. No doubt, in last few years India's education system has gone through unpredictable changes. Still, they have been working on it. Here, I'm adding a few changes related to marine field: Firstly, Ministry of Shipping succeeded on forming IMU (Indian Maritime University) (Previously shipping industry was without their own university). Secondly, a Common Entrance Test has been started for admission in various marine colleges. Therefore, those who are willing to join marine field need not to undergo IIT-JEE or other entrance tests. Last date of submission of application is 29th, May 2009For more details visit: http://imu.tn.nic.in

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