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just a thought.........

congratulationssssss

slumdog millionaire won 8 ACADEMY AWARDS.The most exciting and euphoric moment is A.R Rehmans winning twin academy awards for 'JAI HO'-slumdog millionaire.

once again congratulations to A.R Rehaman.You simply rock!!!!!!

The Academy Awards, popularly known as the Oscars, are presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS)to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry including directors,actors, and writers. The formal ceremony at which the awards are presented is one of the most prominent film award ceremonies in the world. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences itself was conceived by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studio boss Louis B. Mayer.

The 1st Academy Awards ceremony was held on Thursday, May 16, 1929, at hotel Roosevelt in Hollywood to honor outstanding film achievements of 1927 and 1928. It was hosted by actor Douglas Fairbanks and director William C. deMille.
The 81st Academy Awards honoring the best in the film 2008was held on Sunday, February 22, 2009 at the Kodak theater in Hollywood with actor Hugh Jackman hosting the ceremony for the first time.The first awards were presented on May 16, 1929 at a private dinner in Hollywood, with an audience of less than 250 people.Since the first year the awards have been publicly broadcast, at first by radio then by TV after 1953.

For more details u can go to this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award

evrything is fine.good that indian cinema forayed into international scenario.

but slumdog millionaire is a british movie and not indian.isn't the celebration misplaced?

Also why so much of hoopla about oscars?are the indian awards not enough for recognising and felicitating the indian cine achievements?do we need somebody else's opinion or an award to be contented with the success?why do indian cinema people crave for OSCARS? these are the questions that stormed my mind while reading the newspaper in which the ACADEMY AWARDS ruled the haedlines.and another intersting news item tht caught my attention is the UPA govt trying to take credit of this achievement and criticising the former govt in view of forthcoming elections.

i feel there is no need for so much of celebration for the success of slumdog.i agree its a great movie.but its not a indian movie,its just about india.

I'm not criticising the movie or the awards or hurting someone's feelings.

ITS JUST A THOUGHT.

RECESSION-omnipresent

Recession.....Recession....Recession.....
Thats wat i see,hear everywhere.
Open a newspaper and u see headlines
"IT sector badly hit by recession",
"XYZ company goes for cost cutting;curtesy recession".
Switch on a news channel and u see and hear discussions on recession.seems like its only the news channels that are making money in this period of recession.
recently i read a story on recession whiech i like to share;the story goes like this

This story is about a man who once sold "Wada-Paav" (spiced potato patty in a bun) by the roadside. He was illiterate, so he never read newspapers. He was hard of hearing, so he never listened to the radio. His eyes were weak, so he never watched television. But enthusiastically, he sold lots of "Wada-paavs". He was smart enough to offer some attractive schemes to increase his sales. His sales and profit went up. He ordered more a more raw material and buns as sales went up. He recruited more support staff to serve more customers. He started offering home deliveries. Eventually he got himself a bigger and better stove. As his business was growing, the son, who had recently graduated from college, joined his father. Then something strange happened.The son asked, "Dad, aren't you aware of the great recession that is coming our way?" The father replied, "No, but tell me about it." The son said, "The international situation is terrible. The domestic situation is even worse. We should be prepared for the coming bad times." The man thought that since his son had been to college, read the papers, listened to the radio and watched TV. He ought to know and his advice should not be taken lightly.

The next day onwards, the father cut down his raw material order and buns, took down the colourful signboard, removed all the special schemes he was offering to the customers and was no longer as enthusiastic. He reduced his staff strength by giving layoffs. Very soon, fewer and fewer people bothered to stop at his "Wada-Pav" stand. Eventually his sales started coming down rapidly, same as his profit. The father said to his son, "Son, you were right. We are in the middle of a recession and crisis. I am glad you warned me ahead of time." Moral of The Story: It's all in your MIND! And we actually FUEL this recession much more than we think we do!

Now am confused is recession really there affetcing our libes OR are we rightfully fueling it?
always wondered how one country's economy slowdown affects other countries?are we rightfully proving the world to be one without boundaries.
this RECESSIOn hit my office too...
and this recession is not just in terms of bussiness or economy.
it hit the soul of the employees.
The cheerful atmosphere is now clouded with tension.
The eyes wich had dreams of promotions,incentives etc now have fear of facing the unemployment again.
The thoughts of buying a house or a new car are now repalced with graving thoughts of 'how to pay the EMI?'
donno for how long this is gonna stay on for.....
lets see...........

something NEW.......

hey...

finally i got busy...

now am a working lady for atleast a month.

oh i got interns and am working for REED-INFOMEDIA-leading publication house.

this is my first stint at working,till now i was just a student and now am working..

this is the begining of a new phase of my life.

am happy and excited.

my workplace is cool and colleagues aare really cool.

hoping to have a grt experience.

will keep u posted

see ya.....

welcome back!!!!!!!!!

FRIEND:      welcome back prathibha reddy.

                        welcome back !!!!!

                      back to where u have started.

                         u travelled all the way frm hyderabad to mumbai in search of new                                                        horizons,friends,happiness,success,peace and love.

                      but in vain.............

 

                        u are back with empty hands and on the contrary loosing everything that was left                          vth ya.

                    what u want from me now???????

ME:          its been an year since i last shared my feelings vth u.

               i felt i found a person who understands me but i was wrong nobody understands me and                nobody need me.

                    you are the only one who understood me and listened to me.

                   u shared my happiness,my pain and i ignored u all these days.

                       how could i be so selfish???

                   how could i be so unemotional towards u?

                                   am sorry....

                am really sorry my BLOG for ignoring u.

                         lets start afresh.

                           i need you.i need ur support.

                                           am alone and have nobody.

                                                 have sooooooooooo much to say and nobody to hear it out.

                       plzzzzz will u be my friend again.

                 mujhse dosti karoge?

                   phirse??????..................................

dream to reality -A JOURNEY.

she reluctantly opened her eyes afraid that she might be out of the beautiful dream.but surprised she was.The same regular morning seemed beautiful.still in surprise she walked to window and looked out.the sky,the concrete jungle surrounding her home,her messy room looked beautiful.mothers tough words coming from next room sounded like music.she pinched herself to check if she still was in dream.but no it was not a dream.

sitting by the window and looking into the sky she began to think................

she then realised that the three magical words said to her by her childhood love transported her to a beautiful world.A beautiful dream.a dream which made her happy,a dream that gave a unfazed smile on her lips.a dream where everything is pleasant.a dream where love ruled.world were even a cactus seemed lovely.a dream where there was music,fun,happiness and unbounded love.a dream where it is just her and her man.she spent her days in his thoughts...

she was happy,very happy in her new dream world.and she never wanted to be out of it.

but one day,she heard a sound from within ,a sound like something broke.suddenly the beautiful dream began to drift, she was sad,shocked and confused she was.what is it that broke?why is she coming back to reality?she strived hard to hold the dream,but the harder she tried,the faster the dream drifted from her hands like sand.smile on her lips faded.the eyes that showered love are now filled with tears.she hated the reality.she spent her days weeping and sleepless nights.

hoping to get back to the dream world she began to mend her heart.not realising that our heart is like a mirror.even after being successful in mending it the cracks still exist............................

its really tough journey-the journey from dream to reality.and even more tough to accept it and live in reality after having experienced and felt the dream called LOVE.

the unsung hero-BHAGAT SINGH

It was just another day for me,until i my mobile beeped.thinking that to be one of the forwarded messages that flood my mobile every hour,i opened my inbox and read the message.....................

after reading the SMS i realised how important that day was....

the day am talking about is "28TH SEPTEMBER" birthday of BHAGAT SINGH,popularly known as SHAHEED BHAGAT SINGH.

the SMS i received read thus:

everyone celebrates the birthday of Gandhi on October 2nd,today 28.9.1907 birthday of bhagat singh...at least pass this message to every Indian

be true Indian.jai hind !!!!!!

then i realised that being an Indian i don't know much about the freedom fighters who sacrificed their lives for our independence.this thought prompted me to know more about bhagat singh.

Bhagat Singh (September 28,[1] 1907–March 23, 1931) was an Indian freedom fighter, considered to be one of the most famous revolutionaries of the Indian independence movement. For this reason, he is often referred to as Shaheed Bhagat Singh (the word shaheed means "martyr"). He is also believed by many to be one of the earliest Marxists in India.[2] He was one of the leaders and founders of the Hindustan Socialist Republican Association (HSRA).
Born to a family which had earlier been involved in revolutionary activities against the British Raj in India, Bhagat Singh, as a teenager, had studied European revolutionary movements and was attracted to anarchism and communism.[3] He became involved in numerous revolutionary organizations. He quickly rose in the ranks of the Hindustan Republican Association (HRA) and became one of its leaders, converting it to the HSRA. Singh gained support when he underwent a 63 day fast in jail, demanding equal rights for Indian and British political prisoners. He was hanged for shooting a police officer in response to the killing of veteran social activist Lala Lajpat Rai. His legacy prompted youth in India to begin fighting for Indian independence and also increased the rise of socialism in India.[4]

to know more about him visit:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhagat_Singh#Ideals_and_opinions

thanks to my friend shiva who sent that sms.i give my tribute to great freedom fighter the revolutionary bhagat singh.jai hind...

Sarfaroshi ki tamanna ab hamaare dil mein hai

Dekhna hai zor kitna baazu-e-qaatil mein hai.....................