Beggars can be choosers too!!!

I had always heard of the saying "Beggars cant be choosers". However times are changing, thanks to the inflation. This article shows that beggars can infact become choosy :)

http://www.arabianbusiness.com/526049-bangladeshi-beggars-demand-minimum-donations

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A group of beggars in northern Bangladesh are lobbying local politicians to set a minimum rate that people can give them because they are struggling with spiralling inflation, an official said Monday.

Kurigram council chairman Abubakr Siddiqui said about 40 beggars - most of them disabled - held a rally in the town at the weekend to raise awareness about their plight.

"They demanded the local council fix the minimum rate of alms at one taka (1.45 cents). At the moment most people who give them money give between 10 and 50 paisa (0.15 to 0.70 cents)," he said.

Siddiqui said as well as setting a minimum rate, the group also wanted the council to ban beggars from outside the town from encroaching on their territory.

"They say the soaring cost of food is taking its toll. Their daily collection is not enough to buy adequate food for their families," he said.

"We cannot stop the entry of outsiders into the town. Any Bangladeshi has the right to come here."
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Sirigannadam Gelge!!!

One of the most striking wordings. Very apt and true to the core!!!

Sirigannadam Gelge!!! Jai Karnataka Maathe!!!

To Pitt, stop @ DC

Monument, DC








Har ghar chup chaap se yeh kehta hai ..
andar usmein kaun rehta hai?..
Chhat bataati hai... ...
yeh kiska aasmaan hai.
Rang kehte hain kiska yeh jahaan hai....
Kamron mein kiski kalpana jhalakti hai?...
Is farsh par nange pair kiske bacche chalte hain?...
Kaun chun chunke ise pyaar se sajaata hai?
Kaun is makaan mein apna ghar basaata hai...
Har ghar chup chaap se yeh kehta hai... ki andar usmein kaun rehta hai?


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Capitol, Washington DC:

One day you will love me....

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Sample Shots from the new Canon EOS 400D

Finally here it is. My lifetime dream to own an SLR!!!!

Got it shipped today and was just trying out some shots to make appropriate settings. Believe me, this is one amazing SLR. Just 2 hours with her, I have already fallen in love with her :)

An amazing 9 point focus with 3 frames per second, its fun to shoot.

What if I am not eligible to get into the army to shoot enemies, I cannot give up shooting. So here I am with my new found interest, photography. More to come soon.






Can you see the star?? No? Take a closer look :)

In boiling Virginia!!!

Phew!! after a long break, I finally found some time today to write an update. After 7 weeks of "warming the bench" in Colorado on some of finest spring days, I finally had to move to Richmond 2 weeks back. Here for a short assignment of 3 months. I swear there is no greater pain than the pain of moving to a new city. After a week of hotel life, finally moved into an apartment.

Weather sucks here. From the 20-30s of CO I land here on a boiling Sunday at a temperature of 103. That was tough.

As I write this, I am thinking of those good old days in College where we, the famous 5 had innumerable instances of fun, laughter and fights. I look back today and see that all of us have physically distanced ourselves so much. Everyone have been busy in their own life. From the every day meetup calls to a weekly/monthly chat/scrap, life has taken us in different directions and responsibilities. Tinku will be a father in a couple of days and Sandy expecting soon. Sunny with his never ending passion of cricket and Kachra in his own world of music, beer and movies. Appu seems to have gone underworld. No signs of his existence. I am not any less. Have been a lot busy in the last couple of weeks too. All in all its not the same anymore.

I am waiting eagerly for that day when I land back in India and meet the Gang once again in some PUB sipping some Jack :)

Looking forward for that day. More to come soon...

Ciao.