Thank You ISRO.

Everyone knows moon has always been part of our life. First, for the bachelor guys like me who try to impress there GF by comparing her with Moon. And Second, what another better proof than the recent successful unmanned Indian lunar mission, Chandrayaan-1 (Sanskrit for mooncraft). My fascination began when I was a child. I used to try and draw the moon and reproduce its features, though not too successfully, since I am not an artist. Singing Chanda-Mama song with friends...

I was extremely thrilled when the government announced in 2003 that India was planning an unmanned scientific mission to the moon. And then after 5 year of long wait ISRO announced that the D-day could be October 22, if weather permits.

But Why I am so excited?
October 22 is not even my birthDATE. I share my birthDATE 22nd Jan with Ben Moody (Guitarist), Daniel Wayne Smith (Actor) and Ben Eager (Skate hockey player) and I do share there qualities too. But now I want to share my BirthDAY 22nd with this precious mission.

On the night of October 21, I was readying to leave from the office. I told my manager and team members about the launch and told that I will leave early today. This is the first launch experience from any space program which will be streamed live on internet. I reached at home, I did ON my laptop and wifi, It was 7:00 PM (EST) (4:30 AM IST) and launch of Chandrayaan-1 lunar orbiter supposed to beginning at 05:50 IST. Waooo I am on time.

At exactly 4.40 am, the moon which was so far hidden by the dark clouds came out as though it was inviting Chandrayaan. A little while later the stars too became visible. The sky began to clear and at 5.50 am there was an announcement saying that the weather was a `go' for launch. At 6.20 am the ignition sequence was initiated and at 6.22 am sharp, perfectly on schedule, the four-stage mighty PSLV carrying Chandrayaan roared into life, lifted off the launch pad and rode into the skies in a plume of yellow flames.

It was a majestic sight. In a few seconds it disappeared into the clouds though we could hear the sound for a while. Eighteen minutes later the moon-bound Chandrayaan was placed in its initial orbit and the mission was declared a thumping success.

Critics say that the "Chandrayaan Mission was a waste of money and resources". "We can save poverty, jobs, resources, development...", these.... that....
Guys, Chandrayaan mission is having enormous benefit, among there will be two kinds of distinct advantages. The first being the technology transfer and increase in the utility of technology. The experiments done on the moon for its soil and other chemicals would improve chemical research in the country and might lead to breakthrough ideas in chemical industry which will improve the livelihoods of so many people. The technological transfer advantage is the amounts of money or other value add obtained by sharing this technology with other countries. Moreover, it allows ISRO to grab the limelight and showcase it workhorse PSLV engine - which can be a lucrative revenue stream when it starts doing paid-for launches.

I am now ready to watch Chandrayaan-Returns (Chandrayaan-II) in 2011. Three cheers to the people behind the mission. Thank You ISRO.

One Wish

Dear God,

Please grant me the ability to punch people in the face over standard TCP/IP or HTTP.

Yours,

Software Engineer

The Square Root of Three

The most awesome way to propose the girl, clever poem I’ve ever heard.

The Square Root of Three

I'm sure that I will always be
A lonely number like root three

The three is all that's good and right,
Why must my three keep out of sight

Beneath the vicious square root sign,
I wish instead I were a nine

For nine could thwart this evil trick,
with just some quick arithmetic

I know I'll never see the sun,
as 1.7321

Such is my reality,
a sad irrationality

When hark! What is this I see,
Another square root of a three

As quietly co-waltzing by,
Together now we multiply

To form a number we prefer,
Rejoicing as an integer

We break free from our mortal bonds
With the wave of magic wands

Our square root signs become unglued
Your love for me has been renewed

Movie: Harold & Kumar

Nirnay

Ho kahin bhi aag, lekin aag jalni chahiye

Ho gayi hai peer (peer matlab dukh) parvat si, pighalni chaahiye,
Is himalaya se koi ganga nikalni chaahiye.

Aaj yeh deewaar pardon ki tarah hilney lagi,
shart lekin thi, ki yeh buniyaad hilni chahiye.

Har gali mein, har shahar mein, har nagar, har gaon mein,
haath lehraatee hue, har laash chalni chahiye.

Sirf hungaama khada karna mera maqsad nahin,
saari koshish hai, ki yeh soorat badalni chahiye.

Mere seene mein nahin, to tere seene mein sahi
ho kahin bhi aag, lekin aag jalni chahiye.

-Dushyant Kumar

Our memories tend to be too short and our greed too much

Date: January 22, 2008

Its my B'day today, Do you wanna say me "Hey Nirnay, Happy b'day".... better you should remove "Happy" out of it. Why?? Indian stock market has lost almost 20 lakh crore rupees (20,00,000,00,00,000.00).

The drastic fall in the value of Indian shares took everything from us and/or from our near and dears. Some of us will go down under and never be able to get back to the market again but most will survive. The pain will linger for many months, maybe years. Every such debacle has lessons for us and the sooner we forget them the more we suffer. My parents had never invested in Indian shares, they said it was unsafe. But I thought, after everything I heard on TV and in the news, that this was the right place to put my money. Now I'm not so sure.

As per my knowledge my maximum Orkut friends to whom I am sending this mail are s/w engineers or attached to some kind of IT firms. The normal saving after tax and expenses are not more then 20k-30k per month, and we keep investing our life savings in these markets, hoping to make a pretty profit, and the result..... God is punishing us for our arrogance.

People should ask themselves why stocks like RNRL, Ispat and RPL have lost 50-70% of their value. It is simply because their stock prices had snapped all connection with underlying business fundamentals, earnings and value. 1. So next time you invest do proper fundamental analysis.2. Futures are time bombs in the hands of inexpert and inexperienced traders, so keep yourself away from Future.3. Keep away from your friendly stockbrokers, who are damn metric pass or BA/BCom. Don't call them, instead do your analysis.
"OR"
Feel happy to put money in a bank FD and then wait for one full year to collect that measly 8%, then the stock market which give you 20% every month and but returns one day with sins and washed away your blood. Do remember 21-22 January 2008, as history will repeat itself again in the future.

Offfff, our memories tend to be too short and our greed too much.

-Nirnay