What are some of the interesting facts about India?
1- If you’re good at something, the Indian parent will ask you to prepare for an Engineering Entrance Examination. 2- The sole purpose of having kids in India is so that they can come first in school and make their parents proud in front of their relatives. 3- ‘Bhaad’ is the most visited place in India.4- In India you have to look both ways to cross a one way road. 5- Sarcasm is like electricity, only half the Indians get it.6- In India, even exceptions run into millions. "Being one in a million in India means that there are 1241 Indians just like you!"7- Success is relative. More the success, more the relatives. 8- The only country where people fight to be termed 'backward'.9- In India, every God has its day! Country where people worship "goddess" for a "son"!!10- Indians, they don't cast their vote, they vote their caste."11- A country where two types of curse may happen with child when he is born1. Polio2. General category.12- In India we have two birthdays, official and original. 13- In India, the size of a queue is measured by its area and not the length. A country where distance is measured in minutes rather than kilometers.The standard reply to "How far is that place?" is "5 - 10 minutes". 14- A country where Éclairs and Melody are given as "change". 15- In London, they drive on left while in India, they drive on what is left. 16- Everyone needs magic but not logic. That's why Babas are more famous than Scientists.17- When its scientific prowess is under question, India reminds the world about the invention of zero. 18- They think not eating non veg. and drinking alcohol on Tuesdays and Saturdays will exonerate them from all bad they have done in their lives...19- In India, if you throw a stone randomly on a street, it will either hit a dog, or an engineer. 20- In India, you bribe the government to call yourself economically backward.
What is the most beautiful compliment you ever received?
I worked as a Logistics Officer a year back and hence had a fleet of over 300 truck drivers and helpers working under me. These people were mostly school drop outs, some had never been inside a school and many were hard core drug addicts. We used to have sessions on safety every week for them. While my colleagues talked about safe driving and keeping their trucks in good shape, I focussed on their life choices.I talked to them about education. I requested them to send their children to school. One line that I particularly remember saying was, “Educate your children, specially girls. My mother used to say a boy can earn even by selling potatoes, going door to door, but a girl has to work in an office for a decent living. And that can happen only if you send your children to school.” I also offered to help them financially for the cause.Few weeks later, we had an annual event where drivers conducted path (a religious ceremony where they read the Sikh holy book Shri Guru Granth Sahib ji and served food to everyone throughout the day. This was done outside office premises). This was a sacred ritual when even the most addicted would leave drugs and concentrate on being good humans for three days. It used to start with the oldest driver, a very religious and deeply respected man, coming in front and thanking everyone. Now, I knew I wouldn't be mentioned because I had joined only a couple of months back. At best, they would mention my name along with the other officers for a customary thank you.Man I was wrong! He started with me. He talked about how a certain madamji had entered their lives and was teaching them to be good people again, how they had enrolled their children in school who were earlier dropped out, how they have decided to fight drugs with education coz of her encouragement and he went on to repeat the exact line that my mother used to say. I was stumped. I had never thought that a half an hour talk with them would bring about such a huge change.Even today, after leaving that job more than a year ago to pursue higher studies, many of them call up to tell about their kids’ results. The last call was when CBSE results were announced recently. A driver's daughter, studying in a small town, had gotten 91% without any assistance. He said he wishes she would become like me someday. I have never taken pride in myself, but that day, I was proud.