Meeting Karisma Kapoor at The Japanese Embassy

It was great being invited to the Japanese Ambassador's Residence once again, the day before yesterday. Not that it was  a first attending an event at the Japan Embassy, but what was a first was getting to meet a famous Hindi Film star there.

 The event was for the launch reception of "SURAJ: The Rising Star " .

SURAJ, is a TV serial starting this month end on Colors. Had the opportunity of meeting Bollywood star Karisma Kapoor at this function.

This serial is the Indian Version of "Star of Giants", a Japanese show.

//best//mg

Month of Happiness....!!

Hi  !!

have been "Happily" away for quite sometime. and literally too..!!
because the month of October has kept me involved with almost every aspect of Happiness. ..............including the negative ones too.

first was busy with the OECD World Forum on Wellbeing  and immediately after that went off on a visit to the "Happiness Country".......................Bhutan!!   and that was a visit befitting the moment.............after having been in the OECD conference  discussing every......i repeat...every aspect of Happiness, i couldn't have gone to any other place  but that which happens to be the birth place of the concept called Gross National Happiness or GNH for short.

will share with you more about the Bhutan visit later
till then............
be happy.......................
//best//mg

 

Deleting of author's name from article by WASME

Hi all !!

here's sharing with you an example of blatant misuse of my Article titled

"IPRs- the Lifeline of the SME World Today"  by a wellknown organization by the name of WASME  (World association of Small & Medium Enterprises).

I had written the above mentioned article for the magazine "SME World" and it was published in their issue of September 2009.

A few months back, by chance i came to know that this article of mine (after some deletions ) has been put up on the WASME website

http://www.wasmeinfo.org/IPRs.htm

What is ridiculous is the fact that they have removed my name from the piece. What is even more blatant is the fact that when i learnt of this, i wrote to them informing them that if they wish to carry my article, it has to be along with my name, and they have neither responded to the communication even after so many wks nor added my name to my article.

I even called up their office  to talk to the relevant person, but he was away on leave.

Till date, i have not heard from them , ....not even an apology ..leave alone carrying my name with my article. But they are still making use of the article.

What kind of knowledge about IPRs are they trying to give people if they themselves are balatantly infringing on others' Intellectual Property Rights ?
//mg
 

OMG & MG

saw the movie OMG this saturday.
couldn't  have agreed more with the main protagonist (Played brilliantly by Paresh Rawal) !!
in fact this is precisely the point of view taken by me in my book 

"You Connecting With .....Y.O U !!" that i came out with last year.

and.....

will share with you what actually happened with us after the movie....... just to prove the point correct.

and there still remain some questions even Akshay Kumar ( playing God)  may not be able to answer.....because these questions will have to be answered by the Great Lord Himself !!

//best//MG
 

Hindi poetry submission date extended......

 

For those of you who are into writing poetry in Hindi, here's an opportunity to get your works published in a book of poetry collection by LOGIHQ, (A Training & Publishing Company based in New Delhi).

The last date of submission of poems has been extended to September 15, 2012. (please see the information below).

 

What is good is that LOGIHQ is also inviting entries from Anonymous poets (those who do NOT wish to disclose their name or identity) for this book.

 

For details of submission guidelines, checkout LOGIHQ's Blog

 

 

www.logihq.blogspot.com

 

hope you make the most of this opportunity

//best//mg

 

Deadline for submission of Hindi Poetry extended

On requests, we are extending the deadline for the Hindi poetry entries.

Submit your Hindi poems latest by 15th September, 2012

at info.logihq@gmail.com

LOGIHQ

Internet connectivity is fine, but what about ..... GOD connectivity...?????

                                                                   "Guru Plus......????"

Hi all !!
Are you the internet type, i mean always glued to the net, for some reason or the other ? actually one can't avoid this in these times. you do have to keep connecting to the internet every now & then, for various reasons.  Fine. but how often do you find time to connect to GOD...? have you tried connecting with the Almighty? well if you haven't had the time or the thought or simply didn't know how, read this latest article of mine published in the Focus Global Reporter, June 2012 issue.
Happy reading..............and happy connecting..!!!!//best//mg

A “Guru +” for your Connectivity with God

Manisha Gupta

As usual, I wanted to start my work day today by checking my e-mails. I connected the the Tata Photon in an effort to connect with the internet. No response. Tried quite a number of times, connecting then disconnecting and reconnecting again. But to no avail. Then tried my Reliance Netconnect. Somehow it seemed to go through immediately. But later, again some connectivity problems occurred. Then I tried a photon +. Things finally worked out for some uninterrupted duration of work.

This set me thinking- Of our connectivity with The Almighty. If we equate God to the internet then a Guru can be equated to an internet data card. Because he helps you connect with God. Just like you cannot connect to the internet without a data card, you cannot connect to the Lord without a Guru. But, just like which data card works well with your computer, it is for you to realize and decide which Guru may work for you.

But in case you have a wi-fi connection, that is you are part of a system, even without a card, you can get connectivity. Parallel to this, if you are part of a group who is spiritually connected then probably your connection with God can be established through that wi-fi.

Now, in any case it is your decision how you want to establish a connectivity. But, at the same time, you also have to be sure of which Guru, or rather what kind of Guru is going to be the right one for you. Like if an ordinary photon doesn’t work fast to establish an internet connection, then you go in for a photon +, which has more efficiency and power. Similarly, if an ordinary Guru doesn’t seem to work for you, you may go in for a ‘Guru +’ to enhance your connectivity with the Omnipotent.     

After all, your focus is on getting through with the connection…….to God. You don’t want an error message saying -“the… remote… host… did… not… respond”. So why not search for a “Guru +” for better results????

Manisha Gupta©2012

Great opportunity for new/upcoming writers of Hindi poetry.

Any of you new & unpublished writers/poets out there wanting to see your poetic creations in Hindi published in book form?  well, here's a chance.


New Delhi based  company LOGIHQ Training & Publishing Pvt. Ltd. , 

is inviting new/emerging poets to send in their Hindi poetry . the selected poems will be published in book form as a collection. What's more, apart from getting your poems published, you also get a page of free space in this book to display your photo & profile.

entries have to be sent to  info.logihq@gmail.com  latest by 15th August, 2012 

for more details look up LOGIHQ's Blog:

www.logihq.blogspot.com

New Writers & Poets..welcome

Any new writers & poets out there wishing to get their works published??

you're most welcome to post your creations here on this Blog!

Also, any of you needing guidance on getting your book published, are welcome to contact me on parinisha.japanese@gmail.com

Especially for first time writers.

I know how difficult it is for an aspiring first time writer or poet to get his work see the light of day in the form of a published book. well, you can learn from my tough experiences. I have gone through the whole range of the publishing experience.

as they say, learn from others' experience to save your time and energy.
so dear writers, just get writing and when you are ready with a manuscript, get advice !!
//happy writing !!//best//mg

Emotional Quake.....!!!!!

Once again, yesterday, an earthquake of high intensity (8.7 on the ritcher scale) shook certain regions of the world. It was Indonesia this time. Last time it was Japan.

The frequency and intensity of both, Earthquakes and Tsunamis, seem to be on the rise in the recent past.Every now and then there is either of these two disasters striking some part of the world. The damage, the destruction and the disruption that follows is evident.Massive destruction of living beings and tangible property!!!

But isn't the same thing happenning in the world all around in terms of intangibles???

Aren't we shaken and stirred out of our senses every now and then when an 'emotional-quake' of high intensity strikes us? Aren't we destroyed and disturbed every time a 'mental-Tsunami' of great magnitude hits us from unexpected quarters?

And in these cases, there is no apparent physical or tangible thing destroyed or damaged but so many intangibles get deleted from our emotional and mental spaces that we at times take much longer to recover from the turmoil caused and face the emptiness created.

In the case of disasters like earthquakes or Tsunamis, the physical property destroyed can be rebuilt or reconstructed, albeit with a lot of effort and other requirements. but in the case of destruction of ones emotions, feelings and thoughts, "reconstruction" and "rebuilding" is not possible.

Also, the former disasters are natural and caused by various geographical shifts, for example a shift in the tectonic plates, but in the case of emotional and mental disasters, the culprits are people- these are absolutely man-made disastaers- and are caused by shifts in their preferances or attitudes or agendas.

In today's times, people don't think twice before hurting someone's feelings, playing with someone's emotions or even attacking someone's self-respect or dignity.

The damage, the destruction and the disturbance that they cause within someone's heart and mind by their attitudes is beyond repair ..!!!! and much worse to bear ...!!!!
//mg

"The Best Thing About Anupam Kher is Anupam Kher"

Had the opportunity of meeting Film actor Anupam Kher at his Book promotion event in Delhi on 18th March. His book is titled "The Best Thing About You Is YOU".This was part of Penguin India's "Spring Fever-2012".

It was an absolutely hilarious and also motivational talk !! in true Anupam Kher style!! Later i got a copy of his book autographed. It was then that i told him about my book "You Connecting With......YOU !!" published last year.

The connecting thread between his book and mine was the emphasis and focus on "you"!!


During the entire one and a half hour talk, Anupam came around as a very simple, down to earth kind of a person. He talked about everything right from his humble background and beginnings to his struggle in Mumbai and Bollywood to his reaching where he stands today....proudly.

But, all in all, the best thing i liked about Anupam was Anupam himself. And THAT was the crux of what his book was all about- Being oneself!!

and it was great for me to hear that most of the concepts that he was talking about were a reiteration of what i had felt while writing my book "You Connecting With.....YOU!!". in fact it was a great feeling to know that i shared the same thoughts and feelings and responses and reactions with somebody as great as Anupam Kher.

I even told him I will send accross a copy of my book to him for his valued comments.
//mg

"The Second Last Word........For SMEs"

Here's my next book

"The Second Last Word........For SMES !"

This Book is a collection of my Columns published in the Small & Medium Enterprises magazine SME World. It also has some other relevant articles for the M/SME sector, published in the same magazine.

//best//mg

Look Within.......Connect with "YOURSELF"......!!!

Hi all !!
Here's my latest article published in the February 2012 issue of "The Focus Global Reporter".

This is very much in line with my book "You Connecting With.....YOU!!" published last year. We are all so busy tied up in our respective hectic schedules that we have no time to .....forget "stand & stare" and "watch squirrels hide their nuts in grass" but also no time to spend time with "OURSELVES", no time to look "WITHIN" .

We go all out to connect with others but in the process forget to connect with "OURSELVES". Probably, if we try looking "WITHIN", we may find more peace, success & happiness, than we ever will find by looking without.

So, begin this New Year on a note which propells you "WITHIN YOURSELF", deeper and deeper. Go right ahead and ......before logging into your Rediffmail & Gmail & Yahoo mail accounts , pray, log into "YOUR OWN SELF ! And, don't be surprised if, in all probability you find many more unanswered mails in this "YOURSELF" -mail account than you would in any other accounts.

You may find a large number of questions in this "YOURSELF"-mail account which need to be answered immediately. When you answer each of these questions, you may be unravelling the deep mystery that is YOU "WITHIN YOURSELF" !!!!!

So hurry, don't delay knowing "YOURSELF" !! for that is the most important task and also the most crucial one for you ...!! Go Pierce The Dense Dark "BLACK FOREST" .......WITHIN !!!!! //best//mg


The “Black Forest”….. Within
Manisha Gupta

Driving through the beautiful Black Forest (Schwarzwald) region of Germany, it was amazingly awesome to look at the dense dark forests on either side. The bright sunny afternoon’s golden rays lit up the tree-tops, but below that one could see only darkness. Surprisingly, not even the brightest of the sun’s rays could pierce through the thick jungle. No matter how long the sun shone or how bright it’s light, it could at most only brighten up the tree-tops, while the huge forest below lived in total darkness. Even during a snowfall, the top of the forest is covered with the soft white snow, but the interior remains pitch black. This is depicted in the typical Black Forest cake.

This drive through Schwarzwald set me thinking. Isn’t a human being exactly like the Black Forest? On the outside, you may be calm, cool, soft and serene as the snow clad trees or chirpy and bright like the sun-lit forest, but the interiors are as dark as the Black Forest. What can pierce the darkness within yourself? Do you get to see the real person within you? Do you try to look for it in earnest? Probably, the answers are in the negative. Reason- Well, where is the time.

You spend life’s hours connecting with family/friends/colleagues through the mobile/internet, depressed if you don’t get through. When in all probability they may not be so desperate to hear from you. But have you ever thought of connecting with yourself? With ….YOU? Have you ever tried calling …..“YOURSELF”…???

Have you tried to pierce the “Black Forest”….. within yourself…?? That may be the golden ray of happiness!! And what better occasion to begin this journey within you, than the New Year….!!

ManishaGupta©2011

'Agony Path'.....????????

On the children's insistence about not missing a Hrithik Roshan movie,and in inspite of us resisting spending a Sunday watching blood & violence, the children won and we finally did go and see "Agnipath". but alas it proved to be an "AGONY PATH".......!!

As usual,

the good only shed tears
& the bad men everyone fears

and as if this wasn't enough
there was more & more gory stuff !!

I wonder why the film had so much violence.

why does one go to watch a movie?...for entertainment, for leisure, for happiness i believe. while you have Pizzas delivering happiness at home in 30 minutes, cars giving you keys to happiness, houses being built to provide you happiness, coke allowing you to "open happiness".... and drink it too, many other products offerring you this important ingredient of life ....HAPPINESS, then why, pray tell me, do film makers want to take away all the happiness of spending a beautiful Sunday watching a great movie??

why can't we have movies also, which give us happiness ....in some form or the other....you know visual, mental,spiritual whatever form?? atleast we should be saved from travelling on the 'Agony Path' ....!!!

Nayaa Saal Mubaarak !!!

Nayaa Saal Mubaarak !!!, Purani Yaadon ke Saath....


नया साल पुरानी यादें.....................



फिर आ गया है नया साल
पुराना साल जा चुका है
उसके साथ....
उसका पुराना दिन जा चुका है
और उसकी रात भी

पुरानी सुबह चमक कर खो चुकी है
पुरानी रात जाग कर सो चुकी है
पुरानी धूप थक कर ढल चुकी है
पुरानी बारिश हो कर बह चुकी है
पुरानी सब चीज़ें खो चुकी हैं

पुराना बादल बरस कर जा चुका है
पुराना खयाल थक कर रुक चुका है
पुराना वक़्त हार कर लौट चुका है
पुराना आंसू रो कर चुक चुका है
पुराना दर्द बेहाल हो जा चुका है
पुराना सब कुछ छूट चुका है

और .......
नए साल की नई सुबह
नई सुबह की नई धूप
नई धूप की नई गर्मी
नई गर्मी की नई तपिश
नई तपिश की नई अनुभूति
नई अनुभूति की नई नवीनता

नये साल का नया बादल
नये बादल का नया आवारापन
नये आवारापन का नया अंदाज़
नये अंदाज़ का नया बरसता पानी
नये पानी का नया स्पर्श
नये स्पर्श का नया एहसास
नये एहसास का नया नयापन
सब कुछ ही नया है

लेकिन ..............
फिर भी ....

पुरानी कोई याद शायद बाकी हो
पुरानी कोई सोच शायद बाकी हो
पुरानी कोई आदत अभी बरक़रार हो
पुरानी कोई खुशी शायद अभी बाकी हो
पुराना कोई गुस्सा अभी कहीं बाकी हो
पुरानी कोई हँसी अभी कहीं दबी हो

नया दिन नई रात
नया साल नई बात
नई धूप नई छाँव

नई बारिश नया बादल
नई खुशी नया ग़म
नये साल की नई बारिश
नई बारिश की नई छुअन
नई सुबह की नई किरण


कितना भी सब कुछ नया हो.....

लेकिन ..............

इस सब के बावजूद

पुरानी चमक
पुरानी थकन
पुरानी चुभन
पुरानी आस
पुरानी खुशी
पुरानी याद

पुराना गुस्सा
पुराना रिश्ता
पुराना दुख
पुराना ज़ख़्म
पुराना कुछ

...........सब कुछ अभी बाकी ही है

और वही तुम वही हम
और वही ज़िंदगी भी अभी बाकी है

काफी कुछ अभी बाकी ही है................

मनीषा