Rahman the great!

oh i have just cancelled three blog entries... not sure what to write...too confused to actually enter anything....
so for the time being, let me congratulate Mr. A. R. Rahman for winning the Oscars. It's a great achievement by a simple, great (or simply great!!!!! both are true), honest human being and a genius in his own right! what i liked was his expression when he was saying the acceptance speech....whoa...such innonence after receiving those adulations and honor was very touching. i saw the speech on youtube and there a guy reckoned that the acceptance speech could have been better. But then does it matter ? why do we have this habit of finding faults everywhere...in someones glory or failure....as long as it's the someone else...
there were also criticisms about the oscars being overhyped by mr. bachchan and mr. amir khan.(i am letting mr. bachchan go but amir...come on...you shouldn't be saying this...remember Lagaan??)


though slumdog millionaire is not rahman's greatest work, but then the echo of "jai ho" has brought smile on the faces of people. the people who are reeling under the burden of economic slowdown, they got a reason to feel proud...be happy..that a fellow indian has achieved something bigg!!!!!!
ya i am happy....i hope you are too!!!

congratulations mr. rahman!!! hope you bring in some more...!!!! Jai ho!!!!

regards,
Kunal

P.S. i would also like to congratulate Mr. Resul. Good work!

impression management - the need of the day

the most important course to be learned in management studies is impression management. taking a few lines from the new age knowledge base for the globe(wikipedia) i put a few lines about impression management -
"In sociology and social psychology, impression management is the process through which people try to control the impressions other people form of them. It is a goal-directed conscious or unconscious attempt to influence the perceptions of other people about a person, object or event by regulating and controlling information in social interaction. It is usually synonymous with self-presentation, if a person tries to influence the perception of their image."


why do i say this is important in management studies - because what i have observed in the last few days is that however smart you are (i am not talking about me), however sincere you are(ummm...i ll take that), however good you are(no comments) - you cannot succeed unless until people have all THESE impressions about you. in the age of internet where the information is available to everyone at one click - anyone can act to be smart, sincere, hard-working (collecting information) and get good marks. but the art is to "show" that you are all these. if you can't - then sorry people it will take ages for your peers and superiors to know you. i do agree that some of them are recognized and worshiped for their knowledge in their groups - but this is not the case with majority of the people(including me. The art lies in showing - projecting yourself especially in front of your 'professors'. come on, so many people in class (72...yeah that too in a management course...haha) and 5 sections...how can u expect him to remember you...ummm..then what can you do ? Come out...speak up...ask stupid questions...get into a mindless debate...go outside his room - morning, noon, evening and even nights...tell him you know nothing, ask for books, sit in his rooms for hours (discussing devil knows what)...only then s/he'll remember you...only then will s/he give you those marks you 'deserve'. not by writing in papers or presenting well. you should 'share' knowledge - the knowledge( YOUR knowledge) that will used by the "impressioners" to create an impact...if you wanna succeed, start impressing...

by the way...did i forget, "look good" ? cos, looking good is the primary step of impression management.. go to the saloon/beauty parlor, get a makeover and create that impact....

adios
regards,
Kunal

car logos and their meanings!

car logos and their meanings!

I have been a big fan of logos....any logo, any company, any product - it didn't matter as far as it was appealing and eye catching!

though i m not much of an automobile addict (i cant recognize the cars on their models let alone their specifications and other technical details), i jus came up this interesting site that gives the logos of the cars and their history!
and some of them are really interesting...for eg. lamborghini and toyota.

have a look, here's the site!

http://gawlowski.com/matt/cars/car_logos.html

regards,
Kunal