Religion, Caste and Indian Politics

The recent elections in India took everyone by surprise. Did Rahul Gandhi's magic work or was it the awakening of the people who no longer wanted to be divided by the politics of divide and rule which indians have been a party to since the rule of the Britishers?Every person has their own opinion in this regard as we are one big democracy and everyone has the freedom to speech. Dr.Manmohan Singh has given his due diligence to the country but his hands have been tied by other leaders.

We need to rise above all our differences of skin, caste and religion & unite together for a better India.Will that happen or not -that future will only tell but I m optimistic :)

Nirmal's Birthday 2009

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Nirmal ,my dearest husband, has his birthday on 17th March 2009.
Although he is not so happy about his birthday and says that it reminds him of growing old,I still think that he should enjoy every bit of the day.
So to make him feel special on this day ,i would like to invite you guys for a small dinner party at our apartment.Its a SURPRISE for him,so please dont discuss with him.
The event details are :

Date and Timings: 17th March 2009, 6:00 pm
Location: 319 West Side Dr. #303 Gaithersburg, 20878
Contact no: 3019066136

PS: To view each tiny picture in the card in the big frame with captions,please click on the picture :)

Our First Anniversary

Nirmal and I tied our nuptial knot on 31st January 2008.This 31st Jan 2009 ,we will be  completing  our first marital  year together.It is said that first year is the toughest year of your married life.Setting up new house,living together under the same roof ,sharing everything together is surely full of new surprises and joys.Everyday you discover more of each other.

Nirmal is a very mischevious kind of person who likes to live life as it comes while I m the planner and organizer of the house. :)Apart from all the differences in our human nature,its been 8 years(of friendship and love) and we are still madly in love :)

We plan to celebrate our first anniversary by throwing a theme party for our very close friends and the theme  is "Apno Rajasthan" meaning "Our Rajasthan".

AAO SA ,PADHARO SA

Wear the best ethnic rajasthani dresses u have and we will serve your favorite food

  DAl ,BAATI AND MOONG KA HALWA

Venue: 245 Rollins Av,102 Rockville 20852

Time : 5:00 pm ,31st Jan 2009 

NEHA AND NIRMAL

 

What a school cannot teach?

As soon as we grow old our parents start telling us ,"Son/Daughter,I think Ivy League will be the best for you" or if you are from India then  "Son,You should go to an IIT".Being from an IIT,i do understand how good these schools are and realize the importance of going to Ivy League also but I think instead of just focussing on being a IITian /Ivy League graduate ,parents should also strive to make their kids compassionate and honest .

I came across lot of people in life who went to Ivy Leagues. They were really smart people but i think some of them had the basic qualities of a good human being lagging like compassion ,love for mankind ,respect for women and honesty.

So for parents of tomorrow my humble request will be- to bring up kids who can not only think about and for themselves but also the larger good of the community and make the world a better place to live in.

All i want to say is there are other things also  which are as important as being successful in life.Its "YOU" who matter at the end not your degrees.