Reservation giving though time for IITs

Reservation in IITs and paucity of candidates

It is a shame that in a democratic country where there is much hoopla over justice and equality, candidates for prestigious IIT JEE feeling the burnt of the idiotic reservation policy.
In the recently released report General category student of last rank scored 297 marks but the candidate will not be given admission because ST topper candidate who scored poor 292 marks will be given chance, this is injustice to quality of institution.
Similarly SC topper scored only 322 marks, which mean very few candidates belonging to SC category, will go through. Also OBC candidates are few in numbers in comparison to General candidates.
So due to lack of able candidates in respective categories IITs are lowering the bar to fill the reserved seats, while candidates of unreserved category even after performing better than reserved category students are not getting admission due to reservation.
So there are around 430 seats vacant in the IITs, which is very disastrous waste of resources like that of IIT status institutes.
First they are lowering the cut off marks, thus compromising the quality. Then seats’ remaining vacant is waste of resources.
This problem is not only with IIT but other prestigious institutes and universities are also having though time in filling their seats.
In a country where education sector is already bleeding such happenings are really sad.
In the first place reservation should not be there in any field, but due to vote bank politics if it existed then central institutes of National importance must be kept out of the parlance of reservation, again it is difficult due to the demons known as leaders.
There is argument that reservation is to help the down trodden, but it is next to impossible for “real down trodden” candidate to go for IIT or AIIMS.
To improve the situation the government should work towards improving the secondary and higher secondary education level, so that institutes may get able candidates.
This can be done to improve the situation but it is a long term planning. For the time being if seats in institutes are remaining vacant then such seats should be filled as unreserved so that resources may not go in vain and an able candidate can secure the admission.

color blind babies. Fact 15

Alaska got its name from the Aluet word “Alyeska” which means “The Great Land.”

Albert Einstein was cremated and his ashes were spread over a river located in New Jersey.

Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

Alcohol beverages have all 13 minerals necessary for human life.

Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, never telephoned his wife or mother because they were both deaf.

Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

Alexander the Great made his troops eat onions as he believed it would prove their vitality.
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel, the man who designed the Eiffel Tower, also designed the inner structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.

All babies are color blind when they are born.

All dogs are the descendant of the wolf. These wolves lived in eastern Asia about 15,000 years ago.

My letter to Chetan Bhagat in context to new novel

Dear Cheatn sir,
I just finished “Three Mistakes of My life”, after finishing the novel my first reaction was “what a shit is this”, although it is not so bad but I expected more quality from a writer like u.
I like ur previous two novels very much, and I am also waiting for ur 4th book but I felt terribly bad for this “Mistake book”.
You tried everything from cricket, sex, religion, and politics to family drama but all such drama was in overdose.
It is perhaps due to- ur previous books are turning into Movies and now u r more associated with Bollywood , so like Bollywood masala u poured too much of masala in the book , particularly the description where 3 guys take on rioters ( in quite Bollywood masala manner ). Also don’t get monotonous with characters, girls are always dumb in ur novels be it Neha, Priyanka or Vidya. (Although I have no such problem with it because most of the girls are like that , perhaps girls may get angry over that, but that’s their issue ).
I also didn’t like the use of term “secular party”( as no party in India is secular ) everybody knows to which part u r indicating, , here u may argue not to be intellectual in a fiction book , but since literature has its own impact and being a creative person u should not be biased in use of ur terms. You are terming a party “Hindu party”, and then it will be justified if u calls another party “Appeasement party” instead of ‘Secular’.
Literature of any country and age becomes images of history as time passes be it fiction or something else.
You used the term “miscreants” for those who burn the coach and later u used the term “Hindu mob”; if mob can be “Hindu” then u should have guts to call “miscreant” as “Muslim miscreants”. Sir it would have been better if u kept in mind “mob” is “mob” it is not Hindu or Muslim, because “Mob” has no intuition.
Sir what do u mean by “angry Hindu chants”? I think it is not a good choice of word.
“Bittoo mama” chanting during that situation also seems not good in flavor.
Chetan, don’t think that I am a Hindu fanatic or a particular community hater; as far as my religious and political views are concerned I am completely neutral; in terms of religion partly atheist and partly agnostic.
I am compelled to write this because everywhere I have seen so called “intellectuals” just getting involved in harassing the major community and labeling a major party as extremist.
Small things matters, be it a media report or a fiction novel.
You may say that why I am creating so much noise about use of some words, I have reasons because ur books are runaway hit with youngsters (me also just completed my engineering this summer) and I think art hits deep inside-at the unconscious level.

Perhaps I am getting to harsh, but it is what came in my thoughts , if I am harsh or rude to you just ignore,,,,,,, hey who knows u read unto this line or just used the easy button “delete”……. Its ur choice completely.
But if u has read it I would like to have ur response, after all u r a writer who wants to be loved…… I will also post it to my blog.
Waiting…..
Ashwani

Tree with circumference upto 180 feet Fact 14

African Baobab tree’s circumference can reach 180 feet. If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside of it.

Acorns were used as a coffee substitute during the American Civil War.

Americans are responsible for generating roughly 20% percent of the garbage in the world.

Actor Charlie Chaplin made 81 movies over a career that spanned 50 years.

Actress Meryl Streep holds the record for the most Oscar nominated actress, with a record of 13 nominations.

Adolf Hitler wanted to be an architect, but he failed the entrance exam at the architectural school in Vienna.

Adolf Hitler was one of the people that were responsible in the creation of the Volkswagen Beetle. He came up with the idea of producing a car that was cheap enough for the average German working man to afford.

Adult earwigs can float in water for up to 24 hours.

African heart-nosed bats can have such a keen sense of sound that they can hear the footsteps of a beetle walking on sand from six feet away.

After being picked an orange cannot ripen.

After the “Popeye” comic strip was launched in 1931, spinach consumption went up by thirty-three percent in the United States.

After the death of the genius, Albert Einstein, his brain was removed by a pathologist and put in a jar for future study.

After the Eiffel Tower was built, one person was killed during the installation of the lifts. No one was killed during the actual construction of the tower.

After the Krakatoa volcano eruption in 1883 in Indonesia, many people reported that, because of the dust, the sunset appeared green and the moon blue. The moon was said to appear blue for almost two years.

After the U.S Civil War, about 33%-50% of all U.S. paper currency in circulation was counterfeit.
Air is passed through the nose at a speed of 100 miles per hour when a person sneezes.

Airports that are at higher altitudes require a longer airstrip due to lower air density.

150 years to drive a car to the sun Fact 13

It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.

In Vermont, USA, it is illegal for women to wear false teeth without the written permission of their husbands.

Ireland is the only place where windmills turn clockwise.

Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey decimal category.

It has been calculated that in the last 3,500 years, there have only been230 years of peace
throughout the civilized world.

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

It is illegal to be a prostitute in Siena, Italy, if your name is Mary.

It is illegal to hunt camels in the state of Arizona.

It is illegal to own a dog in Reykjavik.

It is illegal to swim in central park.

It is possible to lead a cow up stairs but not downstairs.

It takes 8.5 minutes for light to get from the sun to the earth.

It takes a yard of sugarcane to make one sugar cube
.
It takes a half a gallon of water to cook macaroni, and about a gallon to clean the pot.

It takes more than 500 peanuts to make one 12 ounce jar of peanut butter.

It takes the insect eating Venus flytrap plant only half a second to shut its trap on prey.
It took engineers 22 years to design the zipper.

It was illegal to sell ET dolls in France because there is a law against selling dolls with out human faces.


It is against the law to burp, or sneeze in a church in Omaha, Nebraska

It's against the law to have a pet dog in Iceland.

Strange Facts

It's against the law to slam your car door in Switzerland.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. If it is tried then eyes can pop out.

Ivory bar soap floating was a mistake. They had been over mixing the soap formula causing excess air bubbles that made it float. Customer wrote and told how much they loved that it floated, and it has floated ever since.

James Buchanan was the only unmarried president of the US

Atacama Desert of Chile, it has never rained. Fact 12

In Calama, a town in the Atacama Desert of Chile, it has never rained.

In Hardford, Connecut, you may not, under any circumstances, cross the street walking on your hands.

In ancient Egypt, killing a cat was a crime punishable by death.

In ancient Greece, where the mouse was sacred to Apollo, mice were sometimes devoured by temple priests.

In eighteenth century England, women's wigs were sometimes 4 feet high. These remarkable headdresses were dusted with flour and decorated with stuffed birds, replicas of gardens, plates of fruit, or even model ships.

In eighteenth century English gambling dens, there was an employee whose only job was to swallow the dice if there was a police raid.

In England, in the 1800's pants was considered a dirty word.

In the 19th century, the British Navy attempted to dispel the superstition that Friday was an unlucky day to embark on a ship. The Keel of a new ship was laid on a Friday, she was named HMS Friday, commanded by a Captain Friday, and finally went to sea on a Friday. Neither the ship nor her crews were ever heard of again.

In the 40's, the Bich pen was changed to Bic for fear that Americans would pronounce it 'Bitch.'

In the Balanta tribe of Africa, a bride remained married until her wedding gown was worn out. If she wanted a divorce after 2 weeks, all she had to do was rip up her dress.
In the country of Turkey, in the 16th and 17th centuries, anyone caught drinking coffee was put to death.

IN the flim 'Star Trek: First Contact, when Picard shows Lilly she is orbiting Earth, Australia and Papa New Guinea are clearly visible .. But New Zealand is missing.

In the great fire of London in 1666 half of London was burnt down but only 6 people were injured.

In the heart of the Antarctic winter, temperatures drop to as low as 127 degrees Fahrenheit.

In the Marriage ceremony of the ancient Inca Indians of Peru, the Couple was considered officially wed when they took off their sandals and handed them to each other.

In the middle Ages, the highest court in France ordered the execution of a cow for injuring a human.

In the United States there is one birth every 8 seconds and one death every 14 seconds.

In the White House, there are 13,092 Knives, forks, and spoons.

Terrorism --where India is heading towards

Another serial blast in Bangalore and Gujarat, Surat also on list Innocent people killed and Indian leaders as usual condemn the act. Sometimes I wonder at the level of patience and tolerance we as a country have, perhaps we are the most tolerant people in the world.
India is struggling with terrorism since a long time but still we do not have a clear policy to encounter terrorism.
I see three main factors/issues critical to handling of terrorism.
1. Poor Indian politics and rotten administration.
2. Reaction of Muslims.
3. Proper working of security and Intelligence agencies.

Poor Indian politics and rotten administration

Since Indian democracy is fractured so parties are only looking for gaining power by hook or crook, including appeasement politics.
Now question is what is ultimate goal of terrorists? Converting whole world to Islam , this is the whole concept of Jihad , killing the kafirs (to terrorists non Muslims) .
But here in India so called “secular” and “intellectuals” are busy in proving that Islam has nothing to do with terrorism, WRONG.
“Although every Muslim is not the terrorist but every terrorist is Muslim”.
Due to such appeasement politics terrorists like Afzal are still alive in Indian jails.
Then terrorist outfits try to free the terrorist like; “Kandhar Incident” and recent blast in Bangalore and Gujarat.
I can’t understand the logic behind feeding terrorist behind bars (thought of food crisis and security invested) after squeezing information; they must immediately be executed, so that terrorists do not try to free them.
But this does not happen due to some political parties and “Human Rights group” (they do not see the violation of human rights when innocent peoples are killed in bomb blasts??).
Also ‘salt to wound’ is administration. Indian administration is not as efficient and honest as their western counterpart.
Such situation should be changed immediately.

Reaction of Muslims

It is the responsibility of Muslim community (as of every Indian) to fight the terrorism. Because terrorists are getting support, within the country (due to some extremists).
Instead of just releasing “fatwa” Muslim should actively involved in fight against terrorism. So that image of community is not spoiled (which is not in good health already).
Many people says literacy plays critical role as an illiterate person is more prone to join the terrorist rank, it may be true but seeing at the current scenario it seems they possesses technical expertise.
So Muslim must come out of “veil” specially the youth to counter the bad intentions.
Also Muslim should develop their community not as stereotypical but more liberal, it will help in the cause.
Muslim generally plays in hand of some extremists and political parties, such situation should be changed.

Proper working of security and Intelligence agencies

India has one of the lowest ratios of police/population. Similar is the case with agencies like IB, CBI, RAW; these organizations are feeling the burnt of lack of workforce.
First of all these vacancies must be filled.
Second and important issue is security and intelligence agencies lack well coordination. So there must be proper coordination and communication among all such agencies, this will increase the effectiveness.
Another point is that these agencies should have minimum political interfere to work properly.
After all terrorism is a long battle hard counter measures are required.

Walking to Sun in 2000 years Fact series 11

Assuming you could walk to the sun it would take about 2000 years.

If the Earth was smooth, the ocean would cover the entire surface to a depth of 12 000 feet.

If you are chased by a crocodile, run zigzag, a crocodile is not good at making sharp turns.

Peanuts are one of the ingredients of dynamite.

There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar.

The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing.

There are more chickens than people in the world.

Two-thirds of the world's eggplant is grown in New Jersey.

The longest one-syllable word in the English language is "screeched."

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance.

Los Angeles' full name is "El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula".

A cat has 32 muscles in each ear.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

Tigers have striped skin, not just striped fur.

A dragonfly has a life span of 24 hours.

A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge.

It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open.

The giant squid has the largest eyes in the world.

In England, the Speaker of the House is not allowed to speak.
The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

"Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.

Chicken Exited before egg------- Fact 10

According to Genesis 1:2022, chicken came before the egg.

A Walla Walla scene is one where extras pretend to be talking in the background when they say walla walla it looks like they are actually talking.

A whale’s heart beats only nine times a minute.

Ant eaters prefer termites to ants.

Ants stretch before they wake up. They also appear to yawn in a very human manner before taking up the tasks of the day.

Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans because passing wind in a spacesuit damages them.

Albert Brooks's real name is Albert Einstein.

All totalled, the sunlight that strikes Earth at any given moment weighs as much as a large ocean liner.

A group of Unicorns is called a blessing. .

After eating, a housefly regurgitates is food and then eats it again.

Canada has more lakes that the rest of the world combined.

Canada is an Indian word meaning Big Village.

Catgut comes from sheep not cats.

Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about 10.

A group of whales is called a pod.

Abraham Lincoln was the only US president ever granted a patent.

Children grow more in the springtime.

Chopsuey is not a native Chinese dish, it was crafted in California by Chinese immigrants.

Chrysler built B29's that bombed Japan. Mitsubishi built the Zeros that tried to shoot them down. Both companies now build cars in a joint plant called Diamond Star.

Due to gravitational effects, you weigh slightly less when the moon is directly over head.

Duelling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

During a life time, one person generates more than 1000 pounds of red blood cells.
At age 16 Confucius was a corn inspector.

Armored knights raised their visors to themselves when they rode past their king. This custom has become the modern military salute.

Boar dung as Steroid in Rome , Strange fact 9 series continued

The steroids if ancient Rome were dried boar’s dung. Chariot racers often took a drink made from the dung before major events.
During the First World War, the punishment for homosexuality in the French army was execution.
In the days of old, any Japanese person who tried to leave the country, was summarily executed. As a further barrier to defection, a decree issued in Japan in the 1630s banned the building of any large sea-worthy ships.
Members of the SS had their blood types tattooed on their armpits.
The tiny Pyrenean state of Andorra found itself fighting two world wars at the same time. Due to an oversight at the end of the First World War, Andorra’s name was omitted from the Treaty of Versailles, meaning that the 11-man national army was still technically at war with Germany. When the Second World War broke out in 1939, it was too much of a strain on the Andorran resources. So the country hastily signed a private treaty with Germany, finally concluding the First World War.
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
A golden razor removed from Tutankhamen’s tomb over 3000 years after his death was still sharp enough for use.
In ancient Greece an “idiot” was a private citizen or layman.
Louis XIX was King of France from breakfast until tea-time on 2 August 1830, at which point he abdicated.
The punishment for men who committed adultery in ancient Greece was to have a root vegetable inserted where the sun doesn’t shine.
Roman Emperor Caligula was so upset by the death of his sister Drusila that he imposed a year of mourning. During this time, everyone in the empire was forbidden to dine with his family, laugh or take a bath. The penalty for transgression was death.
The armistice which ended the First World War was typed back to front. The French clerk, who was taking the dictation; accidentally out some of the carbon papers in the wrong way round.
The Chinese were using aluminum to make things as early as AD300. Western civilization didn’t rediscover the metal until 1827.
Many men who acted as guards along the Great Wall of China in the Middle Ages spent their whole lives there. They were born there, raised there; they married there, died there, and were even buried within the wall.
Under an old Chinese law, anyone who revealed how to make silk was liable to death by torture.
The first country to abolish capital punishment was Austria, in 1787.