Enough Is Enough

The recent one-day series between England and India in India drew surprisingly sparse crowds, especially for the last two-three games. The site of half-empty stadiums in Mumbai and Kolkata suggest that perhaps there is a saturation point for cricket in the country and that the principle of if you play them, they will come, no longer holds true. I can’t remember in recent living memory seeing stadiums half-empty in a one-day and t-20 internationals. To see vast empty spaces in Wankhede and then Eden Gardens only means that the overkill of cricket is having its effect and the spectators are finally saying enough is enough.
Will boredom drive India's cricket fans to supporting other sports, finally?

The Art of Giving

Money can buy happiness, at least when you spend it on others. I found that spending on others brings me greater satisfaction than buying things for myself. Those who spent their money on others reported greater "post-windfall" happiness than those who were looking out for themselves.

Still, most people spend more money on themselves than others , but the I suggest that as little as 
Rs.5 may be enough to reap a happiness dividend.
"Reaching out and doing things for other people allows you to kind of create a community,". It's all about creating social networks and community ties and having a sense of self that you feel is worthwhile so money therefore can be used in service of that."
And money is just one resource that can be used to that end. All kinds of resources may be beneficial for our well-being.






Contributed By:Siddharth Jha

Ra.One- SRK Biggest Gamble

Shah Rukh Khan’s ambitious film ‘RA.One’ has all the ingredients of a blockbuster film. Thrilling action sequences, mind blowing special effects, foot tapping numbers and SRK romancing Kareena. But yet, inspite of all this, ‘RA.One’ falls short somewhere.
The plot is pretty simple. On the behest of his son Prateik , Shekhar Subramaniam (Shah Rukh Khan), the geeky gaming expert creates an anti hero who is invincible. Hell breaks lose when the anti hero RA.One(Arjun Rampal) manages to come out of the virtual world and enter the real world. And to protect the mayhem that ensues, G.One (SRK again) comes to protect the world.
The clashes between the hero and the antagonist work well. Due to his uncanny similarity to Shekhar who is now dead, Sonia(Kareena), his widow finds herself warming up to G.One. Infact, G.One the robot also develops an emotional and protective bond for Sonia and her son.
The film has its moments but they are far and few in between. Some of the scenes are surely entertaining but when one goes to watch a SRK film, one hopes to be entertained throughout, and sadly ‘RA.One’ fails to do so.

Music by Vishal Shekhar is okay. But songs appear out of no where and for no reason as such. The high point is surely the AKON number-‘Chammak Challo’. Director Anubhav Sinha falters mainly due to a hollow script. It fails to leave an impact of any kind.

For SRK fans, it is a film which has the superstar in a new avatar. Of that of an action star. But somehow, SRK’s loverboy acts surpasses his action hero image any day.
Don’t expect it to woo you the way other SRK films do, because it isn’t the same.

Overall Rating: 3/5

A Review By: Siddharth Jha

Need for Speed: First Look At Varun Aaron

Varun Aaron playing his debut One Day International against England at the Wankhede stadium looks well burnished as he was bowling the the right channels, most of the deliveries were full and straight, some odd deliveries bowled at the good length kept low.He bowled a decent first spell but was wicketless and was then asked to bowl the second spell in the later part of the inning which proved to be a dream debut spell. The brawn power package who plays for Jharkhand at domestic level was stiff but calm, he continuously bowled at a decent pace and the good thing about the last spell was he never tried to innovate much of his bowling, he bowled accurately with good pace which got him 3 crucial wickets. He knocked off the stumps of Borthwick to claim his maiden One Day International wicket. It was a good delivery at the right spot which kept low as it mostly happens at the Wankhede (due to high concentration of red soil). He then uprooted the stumps of Meaker, the bowl hit is pads and the leg stump was on for a ride. The last wicket was of Bresnan, who was playing run a ball and was again bowled by Aaron, it was a good delivery and Bresnan was beaten for pace.Lenght deliveries were a salient feature in his bowling today.
Aaron who was playing his first ODI looked a bit tensed, but it entirely depends on who capitulate in pressure situations and today he got the best of the English batsmen, on the first look he seems to be a fine young lad with intent and aggression we all wish that he plays with the same  quickness and attitude.

The Real Steel - Prof.Arunabhas Bose

The best teacher I had so far is Prof.Arunabhas Bose. He is currently our head of department(HOD).He made us think. I think it was the first time I was really made to think in college. Instead of just learning about the major theories of management , we relived them. Playing the devil's advocate, he forced us to look at the world through the eyes of the people involved. We took their parts and argued their causes, and tried to convince each other what was just. This way, we understood the complexity of management, and its meaning for us, and no longer conceived of it simply as a time line to be memorized.
The teacher who makes you realise that you can achieve whatever you want to, if you're willing to work for it...and also cares that you do!  I praise him and respect him from the core of my heart. Without him, I could not have thought of being at the place here where by the grace of GOD I am..
Having him as a teacher is a blessing!






Contributed by: Siddharth Jha

What to do now?

We all love hanging out with our friends.. As children it was play dates, then extra curricular activities, going to the park, movies, the mall, then it was weekend parties in college, dinners with other couples, family vacations together and just having a good cup of coffee with a girlfriend.

All of this is great.  Love spending good times together.  When there are good times.  But what do we do when times get tough?

So what can we do about it? 
 What do we do when a friend is not well?  Are we there for them?

Passion or Profession?

Passion or Profession? This is something really confusing that everybody has to face in life. As we turn into an adult, we have several responsibilities. Should we leave our passion for the profession..for making money? Or should we make our passion, our profession?


I know..great people would say that passion is more important..and one should never give up his/her passion. But guys..it's totally impractical. 


Let's take an example, in my case, I wanna be a writer! But WRITER..in a country like INDIA!!??? Is this practical. Would I be earning enough..or just lost in crisis?? And more, I AM interested in being a CA. I would love to be. But should I leave my passion for writing for this? 


What I have thought now is to be a CA cum writer! Would I be able to succeed?




Contributed By: Siddharth Jha

BANGALORE UNIVERSITY SUCKS..

I've chosen to write this under politics cause thats just what this is ... a whole load of gas they call the BANGALORE UNIVERSITY.

It's summer, the heat was killing me, the teachers were making us stay back for extra classes ... you know how these last weeks of college gets. Anyway, i was having a pretty decent day till i get messages from friends in other colleges saying that they've got their results. We run around college and ask for them and still no sign of them .... they come to us 2 weeks later.

As if to make matters worse, they screw over our marks.

Oh, Oh, it gets better. The drop out is not only on the list, he gets marked on papers he didn't even write. Plus, he gets a pass class when hardworking boys, who've given this exam all they have, are weeping cuz BU has seen to it that they fail.

They've screwed us over, for lack of better words to describe the past 3 sems. And now they're determined to continue doing this for the rest of our college lives. Next exams are in june, the time when ppl usually go back to college after a long beautiful summer.

Does bangalore university suck or what?!!!

Grrrr, i've run out of words. I'm planning to buy me a gun. Any sponsors?


Contributed By: Siddharth Jha