ಜೊನಾಥನ್ ಲಿವಿಂಗ್ ಸ್ಟನ್ ಸೀಗಲ್ ಎನ್ನುವ ಒಂದು ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಇದೆ. ಇದರ English e-ಅವತರಣಿಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕು ಮೂರ್ನಾಲ್ಕು ವರ್ಷಗಳೇ ಆದವು. computer ಎದುರು ಕುಳಿತು ಓದಿದ್ದು ಓದಿದ್ದು. ಏನೊಂದು ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ. At least ಕಥೆಯಾದರೂ ಅರ್ಥ ಆಗುವುದು ಬೇಡವೇ? ಅದು ಆಗಲಿಲ್ಲ. ನನಗೆ English ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೋ ಅಥವಾ ಕಥೆ ಓದಲು ಬರುವುದಿಲ್ಲವೋ ತಿಳಿಯಲಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದನ್ನ English Literature ಓದಿದ ಗೆಳತಿಯೊಬ್ಬಳಿಗೆ ಕೊಟ್ಟು ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಹಾಯ ಬೇಡಿಯೂ ಆಯಿತು. ಮೊದಲೇ ಆ ಕಥೆಯಲ್ಲಿನ motivation ಏನೆಂದೇ ತಿಳಿಯದವನಿಗೆ ಈ ಕಥೆ ಒಂದು ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಅಂದಾಗ ಮೈ ಪರಚಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಆಗಿತ್ತು.
ಮೊನ್ನೆ ಗಾಂಧಿ ನಗರದ ಚೈತ್ರ book house ಗೆ ಹೋದಾಗ ಸೀಗಲ್ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅವತರಣಿಕೆ ಕಣ್ಣಿಗೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟು. Richard Bach ಬರೆದ ಪುಸ್ತಕವನ್ನು ಎಂ ಎಲ್ ರಾಘವೇಂದ್ರ ರಾವ್ ಅನುವಾದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಪುಸ್ತಕ ನೋಡಲು ತುಂಬಾ ಮುದ್ದಾಗಿದೆ. ಒಂದೆರಡು ಪುಟ ತಿರುವಿದಾಕ್ಷಣ ತುಂಬಾ ಸರಳವಾಗಿ ಅನುವಾದಿಸಿದ್ದಾರೆ ಅನಿಸಿತು. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲೇ ಓದಿ ನೋಡೋಣ ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡು ೩೦ ರೂಪಾಯಿಯ ೫೫ ಪುಟಗಳ ಪುಸ್ತಕ ಕೊಂಡು ತಂದೆ. ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ತುಂಬಾ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳು. ದೊಡ್ಡ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಅಕ್ಷರಗಳು. ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮಕ್ಕಳ ಕಥೆ ಪುಸ್ತಕದ ತರಹ ಇದೆ.
ನಾನು ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಮಕ್ಕಳು ಓದುವ ತರಹವೇ ಓದಿದ್ದು. ಅವರಿಗೂ ಅಸ್ಟೇ ಕಥೆ ಅರ್ಥವಾದರೆ ಆಯಿತು. ಅದರಲ್ಲಿನ theme ಕಟ್ಟಿಕೊಂಡು ಏನಾಗಬೇಕು? ಜೊನಾಥನ್ ಅನ್ನುವ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಕಾಗೆಯ ಕಥೆ. ಆಕಾಶದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾರುತ್ತಾ ತೆಲಬೇಕೆಂಬ ಆಸೆ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ. ಆದರೆ ಅದರ ಗುಂಪಿಗೆ ಹೊಸದನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಇಷ್ಟವಿಲ್ಲ. ಸಮುದ್ರದ ದಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೆಸ್ತರು ಹಿಡಿದು ತರುವ ಮೀನಿನ ಮೇಲೆ ಕಣ್ಣು. ಅಸ್ಟೇ ಆದರೆ ಅದು ಒಂದು ಜೀವನವೇ ಎನ್ನುವ ಹುಡುಗ ಜೊನಾಥನ್. ನೂರಾರು ಮೀಟರ್ ಎತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ನೋವಾದ ರೆಕ್ಕೆಯನ್ನು ಲೆಕ್ಕಿಸದೆ ಹಾರಿ ಹಾರಿ ಯಾವ ಸೀ ಗಲ್ ಮಾಡದ ಕೆಲಸ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕ ಉಡುಗೊರೆ ಎಂದರೆ- ಅವರ ಜಾತಿಯಿಂದಲೇ ಬಹಿಷ್ಕಾರ. ಆದರು ಬೆನ್ನು ಬಿಡದೆ ಛಲ ಸದಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಜೊನಾಥನ್. ಕೊನೆಗೆ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಫ್ಲೆಚರ್ ಎನ್ನುವ ಶಿಷ್ಯ ದೊರೆಯುತ್ತಾನೆ. ಅವನ ಹಿಂದೆ ನೂರಾರು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಕರು ಸಿಗುತ್ತಾರೆ.
ಕಥೆ ಮೇಲ್ನೋಟಕ್ಕೆ ಇಸ್ಟೇ. ಆದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಅರ್ಥ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ಮಾತ್ರ ಹರ ಸಾಹಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದೇನೆ. ಇನ್ನು ನಾಲ್ಕು ಬರಿ ಓದಿದ ಮೇಲೇ ಅದರಲ್ಲಿರುವ ಆಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗಬಹುದು ಅಂದುಕೊಂಡಿದ್ದೇನೆ.
ಹಾಗೆಯೇ Alchemist ಕೂಡ. ಕಥೆ ಒಂದೆ. ಆದರೆ ನಾವು ಓದುವ ಮನೋ ಮಟ್ಟದ ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆನಮಗೆ ಅದರ ತಿರುಳು ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮೊದಲ ಬಾರಿ ಓದಿದಾಗ Santiago ಸೂರ್ಯನ ಬಳಿ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಾನೆ ಅನಿಸಿದರೆ ಎರಡನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಓದುವಾಗ ಇನ್ನೇನೋ ಅರ್ಥವಾಗುತ್ತದೆ. ಮತ್ತೂ ಓದಿದರೆ ಶಂಕರರ ಅಹಂ ಬ್ರಹ್ಮಾಸ್ಮಿ ಅರ್ಥ ಕೊಡುತ್ತದೆ. ಪ್ರತೀ ಬಾರಿ ಓದುವಾಗಲೂ ಇವು ಹೊಸತಾಗಿಯೆ ಇರುತ್ತವೆ. ಅದಕ್ಕೆ ಈಗ ಆರನೇ ಬಾರಿ ಓದುತ್ತಿರುವುದು.
Friday 30 April 2010
Sunday 25 April 2010
Are you a Public Personality? How Much?
I have seen many people twitter and buzz like social networking tool to project them as public personality. If you read those stuffs, first thing is you will never understand who is writing all these, second thing is you will never understand what they are scrapping, if you have got answers for these two you will never get an answer for why they are doing this?
A number of page three people, celebrities, public personalities use such networks to reach the people. It is a tool to reach their fans and also media. This has become an effective tool for them. Social networking sites are not meant for only for them. Anybody can use it; anybody can post his or her opinions. It’s really a powerful tool to be touch with the friends. Until unless it is for personal use I really like it. When it goes public I start to hate. That does not mean I don’t want to be a public personality!
What do you think if I start writing on my blog only about my opinion, my relationships or myself with some other famous personality like Amitabh Bhacchan, or some other celebrity writes in their public profiles? Are you bothered to read? Who am I for the world? Do the world care for my personal opinion, my personal relationships and personal travels? Though some write like they are little Paulo Choelo or Robin Sharma or Swami Sukhabodananda. It is nothing but he outcome of the desperate wish of those people to become like their role models. Those bloggers have many things to repair themselves, how can they correct their readers. Including Me, Friends!
There is a cricket player in our street. He saw a twitter account of a famous cricketer. He also started an account. Started writing- I scored 150 Runs today (After playing whole day- a 10 times 5 over match!) I have pain in my left knee; I may not able to play final (Final match against guests of nabour house as they are going back!) I proposed Usha today I got a positive replay. I learnt today that the cricket could be played in ping-pong ball also! That too his postings come once in a week whenever he gets access to the Internet connection!
No newspaper will follow it. Nobody else other than his own friends require this info. It is not useful info at all. Why he wants these stuffs to be told to world. Just because he wants to be like that cricketer! He wants to become a public personality, a celebrity. Twitter or google buzz will never make us a celebrity, a philosopher, a politician, or a cricketer. There are routs to make our dream come true. Once we are the achievers, then there is a meaning in guiding the world, telling what we are to the world!
A number of page three people, celebrities, public personalities use such networks to reach the people. It is a tool to reach their fans and also media. This has become an effective tool for them. Social networking sites are not meant for only for them. Anybody can use it; anybody can post his or her opinions. It’s really a powerful tool to be touch with the friends. Until unless it is for personal use I really like it. When it goes public I start to hate. That does not mean I don’t want to be a public personality!
What do you think if I start writing on my blog only about my opinion, my relationships or myself with some other famous personality like Amitabh Bhacchan, or some other celebrity writes in their public profiles? Are you bothered to read? Who am I for the world? Do the world care for my personal opinion, my personal relationships and personal travels? Though some write like they are little Paulo Choelo or Robin Sharma or Swami Sukhabodananda. It is nothing but he outcome of the desperate wish of those people to become like their role models. Those bloggers have many things to repair themselves, how can they correct their readers. Including Me, Friends!
There is a cricket player in our street. He saw a twitter account of a famous cricketer. He also started an account. Started writing- I scored 150 Runs today (After playing whole day- a 10 times 5 over match!) I have pain in my left knee; I may not able to play final (Final match against guests of nabour house as they are going back!) I proposed Usha today I got a positive replay. I learnt today that the cricket could be played in ping-pong ball also! That too his postings come once in a week whenever he gets access to the Internet connection!
No newspaper will follow it. Nobody else other than his own friends require this info. It is not useful info at all. Why he wants these stuffs to be told to world. Just because he wants to be like that cricketer! He wants to become a public personality, a celebrity. Twitter or google buzz will never make us a celebrity, a philosopher, a politician, or a cricketer. There are routs to make our dream come true. Once we are the achievers, then there is a meaning in guiding the world, telling what we are to the world!
Tuesday 13 April 2010
Buzz, Twitter Message Appears in Google search!!
It took little long time to understand Google Buzz. Though it asks while posting a comment to publish in web or not I never thought it could appear in Google Search. But after publishing a
post in Google Buzz I gave search for 'Weather Bangalore' surprisingly it was my comment was on the list. That too the latest result was mine!My friend Shivu was discussing an hour ago about these public posting of the buzz. He was worried that anybody can follow anybody. It is obvious that we feel whetever we scrap there at buzz is personal or it could be available for those whom we have permitted as the mail itself is very very personal. But some application that could be accessed through our e-mail log in becomes public is really horrible!
If you have not seen this just browse this search page. If the latest comments are not available, give some hot keyword at present and search. Or change the setting as latest as it appears left of the result page. Its really good application untill it disturbs the personal matters of a person.
Monday 12 April 2010
What Does India Need? Projectivity or Productivity?
Are you working for an Indian software company? What are you working on? A Project or an own Product?
Bill Gates is recognized for Microsoft Windows, Steve Jobs is for i-phone and i-pad, we have so many examples like this. Let me ask you now- for what product Mr Narayan Murthy recognized for? Ask yourself, take any Indian Software company and analyze for what product they are recognized for. Nokia is famous for Nokia Mobiles; Samsung is for quite much number of electronic items. Google could create a new verb. For which product do you mark Wipro? (Leave its consumer goods section). Western Products Ltd- Wipro has forgotten what is a product when it comes to Wipro Technologies. Where do its EGO laptops stand in international Market?
Have you observed one thing? We feel proud when some Indian name runs in credential when adobe acrobat initiates. We proudly announce this much percentage of yahoo, Intel, Microsoft employees are Indians. Now tell me, why still we are working on some project borrowed from those companies? Why we could not create an OS like Microsoft, Unix or Mac? Why still we are importing phones from China? Why we don’t have indigenous Chip, Mobile or Complete Desktop? Is it much difficult than an aircraft, a satellite launching vehicle or a cryogenic engine, or a super computer?
Ask CDAC or ISRO people how to work on a product? They have built indigenous products. We have cryogenic engine now! Just because USSR did not give us cryogenic technology when we asked it for! We have PARAM super computers just because USA was unwilling to provide us that technology. They worked for the nation! We, so called engineers work for company, work for project, work for service!
Narayana Murthy is our youngsters’ role model. What flashes you when we tell the name of Narayana Murthy! There could be Finacle, Tally or similar software products by Indian software units, but again they are just a service to their clients. What flashes in your mind when somebody tells Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Page, N Y Philiphs……? People who do not know English have brand name called Lenovo, which now acquired IBM’s hardware unit. The same Chinese people have Huawei; to run our internet connections we have no other option!
We Indians are masters in English have nothing! (Our software companies test communication skills in English during recruitment) Our companies work on some projects which are already researched and developed by Huawei! You learn Chinese to bring that silly project! Our knowledge in foreign language is used only for bringing or begging some projects! The same Narayana Murthy tells many of our engineering students are not eligible to be employed. Yes, our schools have prepared such graduates who can work on some project- a borrowed out sourced service! They are not prepared to work on their own product or a landmark in the technology! What else you can expect when your requirement is the same?
Work for ‘Product’vity not on ‘Project’vity!
Bill Gates is recognized for Microsoft Windows, Steve Jobs is for i-phone and i-pad, we have so many examples like this. Let me ask you now- for what product Mr Narayan Murthy recognized for? Ask yourself, take any Indian Software company and analyze for what product they are recognized for. Nokia is famous for Nokia Mobiles; Samsung is for quite much number of electronic items. Google could create a new verb. For which product do you mark Wipro? (Leave its consumer goods section). Western Products Ltd- Wipro has forgotten what is a product when it comes to Wipro Technologies. Where do its EGO laptops stand in international Market?
Have you observed one thing? We feel proud when some Indian name runs in credential when adobe acrobat initiates. We proudly announce this much percentage of yahoo, Intel, Microsoft employees are Indians. Now tell me, why still we are working on some project borrowed from those companies? Why we could not create an OS like Microsoft, Unix or Mac? Why still we are importing phones from China? Why we don’t have indigenous Chip, Mobile or Complete Desktop? Is it much difficult than an aircraft, a satellite launching vehicle or a cryogenic engine, or a super computer?
Ask CDAC or ISRO people how to work on a product? They have built indigenous products. We have cryogenic engine now! Just because USSR did not give us cryogenic technology when we asked it for! We have PARAM super computers just because USA was unwilling to provide us that technology. They worked for the nation! We, so called engineers work for company, work for project, work for service!
Narayana Murthy is our youngsters’ role model. What flashes you when we tell the name of Narayana Murthy! There could be Finacle, Tally or similar software products by Indian software units, but again they are just a service to their clients. What flashes in your mind when somebody tells Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Larry Page, N Y Philiphs……? People who do not know English have brand name called Lenovo, which now acquired IBM’s hardware unit. The same Chinese people have Huawei; to run our internet connections we have no other option!
We Indians are masters in English have nothing! (Our software companies test communication skills in English during recruitment) Our companies work on some projects which are already researched and developed by Huawei! You learn Chinese to bring that silly project! Our knowledge in foreign language is used only for bringing or begging some projects! The same Narayana Murthy tells many of our engineering students are not eligible to be employed. Yes, our schools have prepared such graduates who can work on some project- a borrowed out sourced service! They are not prepared to work on their own product or a landmark in the technology! What else you can expect when your requirement is the same?
Work for ‘Product’vity not on ‘Project’vity!
Friday 2 April 2010
Now Google Search In Kannada
Long waiting is over! Google Lab has now came up with on screen Kannada Keyboard and enabled search option. This is the easiest of all Kannada Search. Similar search is also available in most of all Indian languages. No tutorial is required for this. Just use the mouse!
For more languages go to Google Lab
For more languages go to Google Lab
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