Annus horribilis , Queen Elizabeth II , Victorian manners or The Lack of it

Annus horribilis

29-10-2010 to 29-5-2012

India That is Bharat

      Wikipedia describes Annus Horribilis as related to Queen Elizabeth II's 40Th Anniversary 24th November 1992. At Guildhall the building in The City of London where she said that this was the end of Annus horribilis . She spake thus  and I quote 

“

1992 is not a year on which I shall look back with undiluted pleasure. In the words of one of my more sympathetic correspondents, it has turned out to be an Annus Horribilis.

”

The phrase may allude to John Dryden's poem "Annus Mirabilis" about the events of 1666. The "sympathetic correspondent" was later revealed to be her former assistant private secretary, Sir Edward Ford.

Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth A Tale of Dhruv's 2 Haircuts - The Country - The Mantri And The Santri

A story of Two Haircuts

Country, Mantri and Santri

This has a political overtone, not my blah blah in praise of my son!!!

I very much remember years 1998-2000, when my son Dhruv, now 15, was between the ages of 1 year to 3 years, in Mumbai. Among many other duties of mine were to take him on a mandatory morning walk at Garodia Nagar Park, Ghatkopar East, Mumbai, and a monthly haircut.

Dhruv Menon as he looks now age 15 years  .

Born 21st April 1997 Mamta Nursing Home Mumbai

Dhruv at 1

Given to @ImamSiddiqi at Lintas Advertising, Mumbai, for ad shoots he is here sitting(or his cutout pic is :D ) on a Reliance Symphony Furnishing(cut out from India Today) ,

Print ad which appeared in India Today then.

Happy Birthday Manna Dey VenuG And Sourav Banerjee. Dost Nahin Koi Tumsa , Tumsa nahin koi mister Mr Manna Dey

Dost Kahan Koi Tumsa

Tumsa Nahi Koi Mister

Manna Dey

Music Hemant Kumar

VIDEO NOT FOUND ON YOUTUBE

1st May, 1919 

tomorrow 93 years old

Happy Birthday Manna Da

SPACE FOR MY MEDLEY VIDEO

I started my singing with Manna De and he is my favorite singer !

Here is me singing two of my favorite Manna Da songs

Ae meri zohra-jabeen from Waqt &  Zindagi kaisi ha paheli from Anand 

The 1st song that I remember of Manna Da is from Mere Huzoor " Jhanak Jhanak Tori Baaje Payaliya " composed by Shanker Jaikishan. This was one of favorte songs of my Late father. Many of our(mine & Dads) favorite all time classical Hindi film songs are By Manna Da.

Manna Dey or Manna De was born in Amar Kolkata as Prabodh Chandra Dey , on May 1st 1919 (YES along with me I am also Born on 1st May in 1960 !!!) so is this dude Sourav Banerjee . http://reverbnation.com/souravbanerjee my 22 year old protege found on http://twitter.com/srvasn

                 

                       His music inspiration came from his paternal Uncle Krishna Chandra De or popularly known as K.C.Dey who was a very famous composer & singer along with Pankaj Mullick  during the 1930's he worked for New Theater group and was responsible for much acclaim of Kundan Lal Saigal & Pankaj Mullick and also a guru of Sachin Dev Burman Da. Though it is said that the first Song Manna Day Sang was in 1943 for the film Tamanna but if I am not wrong this is the 1st ever song which Manna Dey Sang. " Ajab Vidhi ka Lekh, kisis se padha na jaaye " from the film Ram Rajya 

Manna Dey's Fisrt ever Song

Ajab Vidhi Ka Khel Lekh Kisi se Padha na Jaaye

Film : Ram Rajya

Composer : Shankerrao Vyaas

Lyrics Ramesh Gupta

I won't write much about him but list his songs you can read this link for details (on wikipedia)

The Ship Matches has Sunk. There is no Fire with a Shoddy Matchbox ! Wimco has a rotten product

My open letter to Wimco Ltd Mumbai

#Wimco Giving Shoddy products a complaint Ship Safety Matches 
To
Quality Control department 
Ms Wimco Ltd Mumbai 400 001 

Dear Sir 
I called up your number +914442081533 but did not get response 
My number is +919007910731 
Your match sticks have shoddy quality 
No phosphorus only 1 out of 4 matches do its job
Also I never find 50 pieces in ANY BOX
You are cheating your customers 

Check 
@Venuspeak on Twitter & http://youthentertainmentnetwork.blogspot.com 
I'm blogging about it 

Venugopal Menon 



Mail sent to qmat@wimco.in

Agni V Launched by DRDO PM Congratulates Scientists.

It started with This tweet




FIRST TO REPORT AGNI V LAUNCH on Twitter 


1st tweet
 " dibang Agni-V test SUCCESSFUL. lets salute, VK SARASWAT, DG DRDO. AVINASH CHANDER, DIRECTOR, ASL and TESSY THOMAS, PROJECT DIRECTOR AGNI-V. "
then these


dibang in a country where women who give birth to girls are burnt, the project director Agni-V is Tessy Thomas also called Agni Purti. SALUTATIONS!

dibang Agni-V facts: weighs 5000 kgs. 17.5m long. can carry 1000 kg nuclear warhead. travels 24 times faster than sound. cost Rs 2500 cr.


dibang Agni-V has MIRV. multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles. after reaching space 5-7 missiles on target re-enter the earth orbit.


dibang despite missile development control regime, Indian Scientists designed-developed Agni-V in three years. its 80% indigenous! SALUTATIONS!


dibang Despite technology control regime, we have designed, developed successfully fired Agni-V. No one can blackmail us now: VK SARASWAT, DG DRDO


dibang DRDO scientists will have 2-3 tests this year before Agni-V is handed over to the army.
dibang Success of Agni-V now opens the way for longer 7000 to 16,000km range missiles, anti-satellite systems and micro-mini satellites.

dibang #Agni-V rose up to height of 600 km and then it moved to the target at the speed up to 7000 m per second. ICBM DRDO SALUTATIONS!


dibang :) thanks! @TrendsMumbai Dibang, @dibang is now trending in#Mumbai trendsmap.com/in/mumbai

dibang @nammu88 agree with you.. among the top scientists at DRDO, there are about 20 women :)

dibang 'Missile Man' APJ Abdul Kalam assigned Agni-V Project Director, 'AGNI PUTRI', Tessy Thomas to Agni programme.






TOP TWEET

htTweets @PMOIndia congratulates scientists on Agni-V launch read.ht/Ldu#mms #AgniV #ht