Mujh ko chand laake do…

Hey.. its good that Indiblogger came with this contest.. whats your demand??

Everyday, everybody on this earth feels.. this should have been like this, if only I had something like that, why cant they invent something like this.. isn’t it?

My demands as on now are…

  1. I need a cook who can cook like my mother, and does all the items I crave for as and when I need.
  2. My daughter never allows me to use the laptop, if I take desktop, she wants to use that, so I just need a system where in I can save the same work simultaneously at both the machines, so that irrespective of how many times we change systems, I wont lose the work.
  3. Recently we baught this printer,scanner and copier from hp.. how I wish if it could scan all my Engineering and MBA Xerox materials and save it in folder, without expecting me to keep everysheet in the scanner and scan!
  4. My daughter does not want to see other person’s face while doing video chat, she want to see her image in full screen, sometimes she tries to put her image at various places but it fits in at only four corners, how I wish she could place it where ever she wants..
  5. We are planning to buy a house, I just want to know at my budget amongst all the ads that are there in internet, at various websites, which one suits us best.. for our budget, and other priorities.. I cant search it in every site and see right.. I would like to check in both hyderabad and bangalore and then decide..
  6. My 3 year old daughter is not that much TV savy as much as laptop savy, so can i browse net in TV, so that she will be under the impression I am watching TV, and allows me to browse in TV!!
  7. I need a washing machine which will wash clothes without requiring it to be connected to electricity or water inlet or outlet.. so where ever I keep it, it should operate, and irrespective of whether water or power is there are not, they should get washed!!..
  8. I have seen dishwasher from IFB but that is not upto my expectation, I need a dishwasher which will pick up every plate, spoon etc individually, scrub it, wash it then wipe it and keep aside safely!
  9. I just wish one day I will get too many responses to my blog posts… so much so that It will have hundreds of comments like amitabh bachchan’s blog!!

Bachpan Preschool Kids visit Andhra Governor on Raksha Bandhan day

Bachpan Nizampet Kids wish Governor

My daughter Anagha is studying at Bachpan School, Nizampet in Hyderabad. When the Director of the school told me that we are planning to take Anagha along with other kids to wish the Governor on Raksha Bandhan day, I was little confused. Whether to send her or not. She is not even 3 years old. First of all the journey, it will take minimum 3 hours to and fro, and then she is too moody at times. To add to this she did not even have her breakfast on that day, and we were not supposed to given any lunch box to them. Her stomach was also upset the day before. But one thing I was sure of was she feels happier to be with her teachers and school friends than stay back at home.

So I just made up my mind, kept on telling her that the teacher will take them on a round in School Bus. They have to tie Rakhi to the Governor, they will take them to their house etc etc.. But I did not tell her there will be too much of crowd, too many photographers, too many mics etc!

We needed to be there at the school by 9.45am. We were there at that time; other parents whose kids got the privilege to go for this momentous occasion were also there. Anagha happily sat in the first seat, to my surprise the boy sitting next to her was also a Kannadiga. So I found one more Kannada speaking Parents here. But that makes no difference to Anagha much, as she has already picked most of the Telugu vocabulary!

The bus started and we came back home. I was anxiously waiting for her to return. She came back cool as she comes from school every day!! When I asked her where she went, she said, the teachers took them for a ride in school bus! That was what I had told her…

That was not all, my husband told me that ‘they will air this news in all Telugu news channels’ and it will come from 1 to 2pm… But for our disappointment there was no power. The only neighbor who has an Inverter fixed in their home was out of station. I just called my mother in Mysore and told keep watching Telugu news channels they might get a glimpse of Anagha’s visit to Governor. They called back and said that they don’t have any Telugu channel at all…

Then the power came after 2’o clock or so, we just kept one Telugu news channel ON. Other one in PIP mode… Suddenly my husband started shouting Bindu come come… Anagha is in TV… by the time I came there was different clip coming… He said, he too did not see properly as he came to call me… He went to office and was busy taking care of Anagha. While Anagha was playing with friends I could see the same clip again, Anagha in the arms of Mrs. Governor Vimala Narasimhan.. Wow I was so happy..

Then I got a call from the Anagha’s School Director Sravanti Madam that if it is possible I should record the news clip, whenever they show Bachpan School kids, so that we can show to other parents.

I did not have any hopes as Anagha never allows me to concentrate on one work and do that. This required lot of effort as I had to continuously keep watching more news channels, and also as I do not know Telugu much, I can’t make out immediately which news item will follow now. I tried to record whatever was coming in TV with Handy cam just to check the quality of video, it was horrible. Then I tried the TVU player in my laptop. Good I could record it, but the channels I needed were not coming.

Anagha slept at 6pm or so, I was so hungry, but I did not want to leave the Laptop screen, I hoped at least in 9 clock news they will definitely show, but 9 to 9.30pm news, it did not come. Just then my sister called and told me that she saw Anagha in ETV Telugu news. I said good, and I told her that I was watching inews in Laptop and they did not show it now, before I could complete my speech, there was a different person presenting the news and I could see kids around Governor, I just kept the phone and took my Handy cam and recorded. I don’t know when Anagha’s school kids came there, finally I could capture 15 seconds of Anagha’s school Kids and Teachers around Governor ESL Narasimhan. I was happy that at least I could record that much, but at the same time felt, If had not moved away from laptop, may be I could have covered more!!

I still tried till 11-12 in the night if they will telecast the same news, but they did not. I was just thinking, there are so many news they keep showing again and again, but here when we are waiting for one, they don’t show that. The other news I could see again and again that day were actress Vijayashanti Tieing Rakhi to KCR, Prakash Rai ( known as Prakash Raj in Andhra) Tie the wedding knots!

So we slept late… My husband bought some parcel for me as I did not cook anything. That was not all, we had to get up early morning to buy the Newspapers!.. He went and bought all available newspapers next morning. We got Anagha’s photo published in Saakshi, and Anagha’s Teachers in another daily!

Anagha sitting next to Principal Geeta

Anagha is totally unaware of all this celebration of ours! Then again we got calls from other parents and teachers, did you see this paper, did you see that paper, I could not get it, please show me if you get etc etc..

I scanned the newspaper clip and shared with friends and relatives. My mom asked me to laminate the newspaper cutting and preserve it. I shared the video I recorded with School Director and other parents. We could get more photos from School Director, I could see Anagha in Mrs. Governor’s  arms most of the time.

We felt so proud, so happy that Anagha went all the way to Rajbhavan met Governor and came home. All the credit should go to the Director Sravanti who made this event Successful. Right from taking the appointment to bringing back the children safely, she must have had put so much of effort. We find it difficult to manage one kid at home and its all the more difficult when we take them outside, and they managed with ease 15 kids!.. That’s why we say

Gurubrahma gururvishno gurudevo maheshwaraha

Gurusaakshaat Parabrahma Tasmai shree Gurave Namaha||

Opening for Regional Manager Sales

JOB TITLE: Regional Sales Manager

DEAPRTMENT – Marketing & Sales

AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY –

  • Coordination with Distributors and Dealers and Work in close coordination with Corporate Marketing and Manufacturing units and Logistic Team.
  • Attends to customer complaints to ensure maximum customer satisfaction.
  • Maximize product sales and to achieve sales targets.
  • Overall responsibility for the Ares sales
  • Over all responsible for Branch Administration

Special Requirements – Prior experience of dealing with dealers, in manufacturing setup in Pulp & Paper or Printing Industry or similar industry would be preferred.

Exposed in ERP knowledge like SAP

LOCATION – Mumbai

EDUCATION – Post Graduate preferably MBA in Marketing or Graduation with Pulp and Paper Technology / Engineering / MSc

EXPERIENCE – Candidates with 12-20- years of relevant experience will be preferred

WORK BASED COMPETENCIES – Excellent Communications & Out of Box thinking

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES – Ability to influence people, identify problems and work together with a team to find solutions, demonstrate personal drive, etc

CTC: 8-10 Lakhs

Please send your cv to pbindu@gmail.com or pbindumadhavi@managementservices.co.in

Opening for Associate Vice President ( Works)

This is an opening for one of the the leading manufacturing company in Andhra Pradesh.

1.    Position                                :        GM  (Works)/ Associate Vice President (Works)

2.    Location                              :        CP  : Kadiam, Rajahmundary

3.    Reporting to                         :        Director (oprn)

4.   Accountable for                    :        Over all plant operations

Qualification:    A Bachelor degree in Pulp and Paper Technology/Engineering or Bachelor degree in Sciences.

CTC: 12-15 Lakhs

5.    Key Responsibilities: All Operation and Maintenance of Pulp Mill, De Inking plant, Paper Machine & Finishing house, Power Bock, P&A

a)      Plan, develop and implement strategic Business Plan to meet agreed organizational targets/performance plans within agreed timeframe.

b)      Day to day monitoring and measuring of operational issues, plan for opportunities and development plans and achievements within agreed qualitative, quantities timeframe and communicates the status to D (O).

c)      Coordinates the Mill development activity and ensure timely implementation of the same.

d)      Interaction with other function department like QC, Commercial, Sales & Marketing and Customers as and when required.

e)      To focus for continuous reduction of manufacturing cost and achieving qualitative & quantitative targets

f)       Involves in day to day P&A/ HR activities like Welfare, safety, security, local PR etc from time to time.

g)      Monitors and reviews the efficient implementations of OHSAS, EMS, QMS, and other management initiatives in the respective areas.

h)      Ensure all activities/regulations of legal and statutory requirements are met as applicable.

Experience   :    Minimum 20 years of experience in Operation of in an Integrated Pulp and Paper Mill based on Wood /waste paper, Producing Writing & Printing/ news printing paper.

If interested and if you feel your profile suits our requirements send your cv to pbindu@gmail.com or pbindumadhavi@managementservicesgroup.co.in

Solitary Reaper by Wordsworth

This is one of my all time favorite poems. I just thought of putting it down in my blog.

The Solitary Reaper by William wordsworth

BEHOLD her, single in the field,
Yon solitary Highland Lass!
Reaping and singing by herself;
Stop here, or gently pass!
Alone she cuts and binds the grain,
And sings a melancholy strain;
O listen! for the Vale profound
Is overflowing with the sound.

No Nightingale did ever chaunt
More welcome notes to weary bands
Of travellers in some shady haunt,
Among Arabian sands:
A voice so thrilling ne’er was heard
In spring-time from the Cuckoo-bird,
Breaking the silence of the seas
Among the farthest Hebrides.

Will no one tell me what she sings?—
Perhaps the plaintive numbers flow
For old, unhappy, far-off things,
And battles long ago:
Or is it some more humble lay,
Familiar matter of to-day?
Some natural sorrow, loss, or pain,
That has been, and may be again?

Whate’er the theme, the Maiden sang
As if her song could have no ending;
I saw her singing at her work,
And o’er the sickle bending;—
I listen’d, motionless and still;
And, as I mounted up the hill,
The music in my heart I bore,
Long after it was heard no more.

For more poems visit here

International Bloggers Award

International bloggers community
International bloggers community

International bloggers award – Adarsh has given me this award, and there by I am forced to blog more and

more. Thanks a lot Adarsh. This is really a great motivation for me. All the while I keep thinking about

various matters and never pen it down, rather type it down :-).. hence forth I will start doing it..

I will pass on this to bala  and zeon

Engaay Palya – Brinjal Curry

This is one of my favourite dishes ever. Engaayi Palya. Its made of Brinjal. Brinjal is called as Badanekaayi in Kannada. Enne means oil in kannada. Thus the name Engaayi palya, as it is usually prepared with more of oil. Anyhow I have restricted myself to using less oil. Neverthless it tastes good.

It is one of the popular dishes of North Karnataka and some parts of South Karnataka like Chitradurga and neighbouring districts. It goes well with Raagi Rotis, Jowar Rotis and all types of Indian Rotis.

engaayi palya

Ingredients

Brinjal – 1/2 Kg
Ground nut seeds (senga) – 1 cup ( 100gm)
Coriander Powder – 1 spoon
Red Chilly powder – 1 spoon ( as per your requirement)
tomato boiled – 1
tamarind to taste – 1 inch
salt to taste

wash the brinjals along with stem.
keeping the stem intact slice the brinjal to 4 or 8 parts, so that you can put the stuffing inside.
else you can even cut into peices if you dont want to do stuffing. Both will taste the same.

roast the ground nut. then put it in mixer, powder that, then add coriander powder, chilly powder, one clove garlic, tamarind, grated coconut if available, boiled tomato. Grind well. Now insert this paste into brinjals. and keep aside.

take a kadai, put 4- 5 spoons oil, add mustard, jeera, turmeric powder, chopped onions. fry for a while.
now put all the brinjals in kadai. if Masala paste is still there add that also. Add salt. cook it on a low flame. Turn the brinjals to other side, once it is cooked. Add water if required. Leave it till brinjals are properly cooked. Now the engaayi palya is ready to eat.

stuffing can be done occasionally else you can slice the brinjal to long peices.

Radish Chutney

Ingredients

Radish (white) – 1

Grated coconut – 1 cup

Green chilly roasted – 1

Tamarind Paste – 1 spoon

Salt to taste

Method

Grate the radish. Add all the remaining ingredients. Grind well. Now Radish chutney is ready. You can add seasoning if you wish.

Sweet Potato

Sweet Potao – 1 – approx 100gm

Water – 300ml

Cut both ends of the sweet potato. Now you have the best part. Dont remove the skin. Pressure cook on lowflame. Allow 1-2 whistels. Now take out the inner portion leaving the skin. No need to mash it. Good for babies above 6 months. And can be enjoyed by elders as well.

Pressure cook the sweet potato in low flame for 1 or 2 whistels.