Differences between Men and Women -- Why Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus..??

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Ok.. so after a very long time, today I planned to write something on a non-technical topic. With the start of 2013, I thought about writing something about Men and Women.

Why men and women are different..?? Why Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus..?? Why Men and women relationships are so complex..?? Do Men and Women have equal rights..?? Are Men more into technical stuff than Women..?? Why Men think Women are not-so-good behind the steering wheel..?? Why women think men are insensitive..?? N the list goes on...!!

As I get mature every year, I think a lot more about how males and females differ. Let’s take an every day example. A woman complains that her male partner does not listen. Women often complain that a male counterpart wants to provide advice when she talks about a problem. Women can feel unheard in this situation, as they would like their partners to remark on the content of their feelings. Sounds familiar?

Yes... men and women are different. They are from different planets. I am quoting these lines from the book 'Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus' (You can download the e-book for free. Click HERE): 

Imagine that men are from Mars and women are from Venus. One day long ago the Martians, looking through their telescopes, discovered the Venusians. just glimpsing the Venusians awakened feelings they had never known. They fell in love and quickly invented space travel and flew to Venus. The Venusians welcomed the Martians with open arms. They had intuitively known that this day would come. Their hearts opened wide to a love they had never felt before. The love between the Venusians and Martians was magical. They delighted in being together, doing things together, and sharing together. Though from different worlds, they reveled in their differences. They spent months learning about each other, exploring and appreciating their different needs, preferences, and behavior patterns. For years they lived together in love and harmony. Then they decided to fly to Earth. In the beginning everything was wonderful and beautiful. But the effects of Earth's atmosphere took hold, and one morning everyone woke up with a peculiar kind of amnesiaselective amnesia! Both the Martians and Venusians forgot that they were from different planets and were supposed to be different. In one morning everything they had learned about their differences was erased from their memory. And since that day men and women have been in conflict.

Without the awareness that we are supposed to be different, men and women are at odds with each other. We usually become angry or frustrated with the opposite sex because we have forgotten this important truth. We expect the opposite sex to be more like ourselves. We desire them to "want what we want" and "feel the way we feel." We mistakenly assume that if our partners love us they will react and behave in certain ways-the ways we react and behave when we love someone. This attitude sets us up to be disappointed again and prevents us from taking the necessary time to communicate lovingly about our differences. Men mistakenly expect women to think, communicate, and react the way men do; women mistakenly expect men to feel, communicate, and respond the way women do. We have forgotten that men and women are supposed to be different. As a result our relationships are filled with unnecessary friction and conflict. Clearly recognizing and respecting these differences dramatically reduce confusion when dealing with the opposite sex. When you remember that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, everything can be explained.

Talking openly about the biological differences between men and women can be complicated. Louann Brizendine, M.D. wrote a bestselling book in 2006 about the way male and female brains and bodies differ. Whatever readers or reviewers thought about the book, it has been translated into

11 less-known but awesome Google products

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1. Cooking with Google 
This customised search lets you find recipes from across the world. Through this page, Google will only search through food sites that provide recipes and remove useless links that just have the search terms mentioned. 

The results you get can be further filtered using various heads — special recipes for diabetics, low-fat recipes, for vegetarians for weight watchers and so on.
URL: http://goo.gl/0oCea 

2. Navigation & Traffic 
Google latest update for Android devices adds voice guided, turn-by-turn navigation for India. It can be accessed via Google Maps or via the dedicated navigation app on some phones. However, Google Navigation also shows live traffic information for select cities in India — displayed using colours (red for heavy, yellow for moderate and green for free). Accordingly, the app can also suggest a reroute — the best possible way to reach your destination and avoid traffic. Google's live traffic information can be viewed on a desktop browser as well. 

3. Hangout 
Hangout is Google's free group video chat service. It allows up to 10 people to simultaneously video chat via their desktop, phone or tablets. It automatically detects who is speaking and shows him/her in the main window. 

Within Hangout, you can share screens with others or collaborate on Google Docs. Hangout also lets you publicly broadcast a chat on your Google Plus profile or YouTube channel.
URL: http://plus.google.com/hangouts





4. Map Maker 
Google Map Maker lets you update Google Maps & Google Earth data of over 200 countries with relevant information. You can add new places, edit details of existing places or review information submitted by other users. The changes made by you will be reviewed by moderators — once approved, they will get added and accessible to anyone in the world.
URL: www.google.com/mapmaker 

5. WebMasters 
Everyone wants their own website to get a higher Google rank, but its far more complicated than it sounds — terms like site indexing, ranking and search engine optimisation are often bandied about. 

Google has a free service called 'Webmasters' that helps you understand how Google views and ranks your website, identifies problems in accessing it, provides tips on how to improve your website's visibility and generates free and detailed traffic and analysis reports.
URL: www.google.com/webmasters




6. Moderator 
Moderator is an open forum by Google where anyone can initiate a discussion about anything. Once you submit a question or start a topic, other users vote if the question or idea is good or not. Visitors can also post comments or questions in the discussion, which

How to Register on NextStep -- TCS Campus Portal

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This post is specifically for B.E. undergrads (Computer branch specific) of Mumbai University, wishing to apply for TCS Campus placement.
Follow these steps:
1. You may be facing accessing the NextStep website, specially Chrome users. So, better go to the address bar of your browser and type: https://nextstep.tcs.com
Chrome may display a security check page. Just click on 'proceed anyway' tab.
2. On the homepage, click on '2012 & above' tab.
3. Click on 'New Candidate' tab and then on 'Campus Applicants' tab.
4. Select your institute. You can type the name of your institute to filter among the options. Once you find your Institute's name, select it and click on 'Submit'.
5. Click on 'Technical Under Graduate'.
6. Select 1st two options in the Area of Interest field.
7. Enter all your personal details like Name, DOB, Gender, etc.
8. Under 'Academic details' section, Click on 'Graduate' tab. A new window will

Campus Placement tips

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Its the final year of your technical course that you are pursuing. And you are quite apprehensive about your campus placement rounds and job interviews. Here are 6 basic tips that will help you in preparing for job interviews and ease your trouble a little bit.

The 6 steps are as follows:

1. Write an effective resume.

2. Prepare for Aptitude test.

3. Know your Employer.

4. Gear up for Group Discussion.

5. Ace that Personal Interview.

6. Important note

1. Write an effective resume:

Resume writing is a very important skill. It is the first view that an employer gets of you, the candidate. It has to be truthful & should present you as the best candidate to do the job. Some people send the same resume to apply for every job but this is not the best way to handle it. Every job is different so the skills that you showcase to different employers should also be different.

1.1. Resume format

If you do not have work experience, your resume must contain the following information in the order given below:

--> Name

--> Address, contact number & email ID

--> Objective

--> Education - Awards & Honours

--> Work experience (if any)

--> Extracurricular activities

--> Other accomplishments

--> Skills & aptitudes

--> Interests

1.2. For a good resume, do

--> Write only one or two pages - depending on your work experience.

--> Include any special recognition, accomplishments or projects you may have been involved with.

--> Write about yourself in a positive light.

--> Strive to be concise & target your information to that particular employer.

--> Write only short bulleted sentences & not whole paragraphs.

--> Keep it light & easy to read - leave adequate white space, set the font size to at least 10 points, highlight key points & make sure the text is well-aligned.

--> Check for spelling & grammar errors by having someone else read & review your resume before you send it off.

1.3. For a good resume, do not
--> Try to fit too much on the page (leave some blank space for relief).

--> List personal information such as marital status, religion, caste, height, weight, etc.

--> Include salary requirements (leave them out until the interview stage).

--> Make negative comments about previous employers.

--> Include any health information.

--> Include references (these can be provided upon request).

--> Include reasons for leaving a previous job (save your reasons for the interview).

2. Prepare for Aptitude test:

Aptitude is something that you cannot change in one day. You need to develop it gradually everyday. So invest some hours everyday for Aptitude improvement. When it comes to Aptitude test, R.S. Agarwal books comes foremost to your mind. But that is not the only book for aptitude. And why only books, when you have so many websites for aptitude test training. Refer indiabix, fibonicci and many more. (Please google it out).

Types of aptitude questions can be classified as:

2.1. Verbal Ability - Includes spelling, grammar, ability to understand analogies and follow detailed written instructions. These questions appear in most general aptitude tests because employers usually want to know how well you can communicate.

2.2. Numerical Ability -Includes basic arithmetic, number sequences and simple mathematics. Sometimes you will often be presented with charts and graphs that need to be interpreted. These questions appear in most general aptitude tests because employers usually want some indication of your ability to use numbers/statistics.

2.3. Logical Reasoning -Measures your ability to identify the underlying logic of a pattern and then determine the solution. Because logical reasoning ability is believed to be the best indicator of fluid intelligence and your ability to learn new things quickly, these questions appear in most general aptitude tests.

2.4. Programming Test - Measures your computer programming knowledge and Object Oriented Programming Concepts. One should have to be strong with the basics of at least C and C++ (you might get questions from pointers and trees).

3. Know your Employer:

Its always better to check out the website of your employer before you face them in interview. It gives you an upper hand than your counterparts. Read about the company's vision, insights, latest news/events. Also remember the names of top level employees. (If this is too much for you, then at least remember the names of the founders and co-founders of the company).
Some of the websites of leading IT companies is provided below:
TCS, Infosys, Igate, TechMahindra, Wipro, Cognizant, LnT Infotech

(More links will be added soon. Keep following.)

4. Gear up for Group Discussion:

Big IT employers such as Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro, etc often conduct Group Discussions & Personal Interviews before they hire new employees. The idea is to give people a certain topic & get them to discuss it together, thus helping them find out who has the most knowledge & the best interpersonal and soft skills.

Group Discussion (GD).
--> Is a formal discussion among participants on a given topic.

--> Generally involves 8 to 15 participants in a group.

--> The moderator of the group gives the group

Know our JAN LOKPAL bill.

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Read carefully the differences between JAN LOKPAL draft prepared by 'Anna Hazare and Co.' and the GOVERNMENT LOKPAL.

Points	JAN LOKPAL(Anna Hazare)	GOVERNMENT LOKPAL
Lower Bureaucracy	Included in ambit of Lokpal (as corruption cannot happen without their connivance and support).	Excluded. Only around 60000 Class 1 officers of Centre included.
State government, municipal, nagarpalika, panchayat staff	Included, as Bill creates state Lok Ayuktas simultaneously.	No provision of Lok Ayukta to investigate state, municipal and other employees.
Public grievance Redressal	Fixed timeframe for services, in case of purposeful delay in performance of duty- penalty and prosecution.	No citizen charters, penalties nor prosecution.
Independence	Participatory and transparent selection, funding and removal process, independent of the government.	Govt. dominated selection, Removal and funding by govt.
Punishment	Time bound punishment with stricter punishment for higher officials and politicians.	Provision not accepted.
If Lokpal becomes corrupt?	Complaints against Lokpal staff will be investigated by an independent authority- SC bench and special bench. Strict punishment within two months.	Complaints against Lokpal staff will be investigated by Lokpal itself.
Dept. vigilance, CVC and C.B.I	Dept vigilance in each govt. dept, CVC and Anti corruption wing of CBI should be merged under independent Lokpal.	Government should have control over anti-corruption investigation.
P.M.	Special safeguards to prevent frivolous complaints against PM. PM should then be subjected to investigation.	PM can be investigated by all bodies that are controlled by PMO, but not an independent investigating body.
MPs	If suspected to taking bribes to speak/vote in Parliament, can be investigated.	No such investigation permitted.
Judiciary	Permission to investigate corrupt and criminal charges against judges.	Not accepted.
Role	Only independent investigation and presentation before special fast track court is constituted by HC.	No fast track procedure. One more dependent investigative agency.

Cruel things women do to men.

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    We all think that mostly boys/men are wrong... and that boys are to be blamed. Hear hear... girls/women can be cruel too!! Some of the tricks they play with boys/men are as follows:

Emotional blackmail: This is the worst thing a women could do to a man. Men, by nature, hate any sort of unnecessary emotional involvement and women are known to get their way by emotionally blackmailing  them into doing what they want. Common blackmailing dialogues are: "You don't love me anymore", "Am i nothing for you?", "Would you leave me alone?"

Cry: This is the biggest weapon women could ever possess. And when they shed their tears, the strongest of hearts melt and they gain the sympathy. Women can cry a river to make you fulfill her demands... better watch out boys... don't get drowned in that river!

Be incommunicado: Women sometimes become unavailable. And God forbid, a fight ensues between you and your girl; she won't answer your phone or respond to your texts, giving you a hard time. You can say, it's her time to get some footage from you. After all, most women are 'attention hungry'!

Get a free drink: How many times it has happened that you spotted a hot chick at the bar and walked upto her, offering to buy her a drink, only to realise later that she already has a man in her life! This is one of those things, women use men for. As they say, 'never say no to alcohol', holds true to women as well.

No sex: One of the most often used tactics to extract  what they want from their man. Women use sex as an efficient tool to get things done their way and if not, then no sex for you dear!

Treat men as personal chauffeurs:  So they have a party to go to and you happen to own a vehicle... God save you if you refuse to drop her to the venue. While you are in a relationship, pick-up and drop services are one of the common things to happen to you.

 ... Or as body guards: So what if the girl doesn't want to date you? She can use you to protect herself from the unwanted men around. Women, who often have no intention of dating, use potential guys for their personal security.

 Squander your money: While it is perfectly normal for a guy to offer to pay for a dinner date once in a while, it is certainly cruel if he has to pick up the tab each time a date is planned. Girls always cash-in their men. Dinners, gifts and shopping are always on their list. So guys, keep your wallet heavy....always.

 Criticise your Mom: Being a girlfriend is the best possible excuse to criticise your mother. Doesn't matter if she is the world's best Mom, for your girl, she is the 'other woman'. And the other thing is that no man can peacefully have two women at a time in his life.

Keep your girl friends(female friends) at bay: If you have a lot of female friends, it's time you bid them farewell. It doesn't matter whether you are meeting just for a cup of coffee, the friend is a potential threat for your girl. Or else get ready to be questioned always by your girl.... "Who is she??? Why does she always want to meet you?? Why do you meet so often??? "

    So that is all I have to say... And what else... If you think your girl doesn't do the above things to you, then you are a very lucky man!! That is why I always say: "It's easy to get a girlfriend... but it's very difficult to get a good girlfriend!" Now what do you mean by a good girlfriend... well... I don't know the answer for that... I request you to let me know if you have the answer! tc.

Which one is better... Love marriage or arranged?

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    Which one is better – Love marriage or arranged? The issue is debatable all over the globe, especially in eastern countries like India where arrange marriage is a tradition. As this question hits you, what strikes in your mind first.... and why?

    Education, media and many other factors have played a vital role in changing the Indian mentality about love marriages. Love marriage is supposed to provide freedom and more independence as compared to arranged marriages where the bride/groom is chosen by the parents. The usual question of love marriage supporters is that how can anyone marry the person whom they don’t know at all?

    India has an old tradition of arranged marriages. Some of my friends say that caste system gave birth to arrange marriages, as the upper caste families didn’t want their children to marry outside their caste and thus maintain the purity of their gene pool.  Earlier parents had sole right over finding the match for their children. Consulting the priest, matching their horoscopes... everything was done by the elderly people. So much so that the bride and groom couldn't even see each others face until they got married.

      Both love and arranged marriages have their pros and cons. In case of love marriage, you already know what kind of person you are marrying.... So there are less chances of misunderstandings and negligible chance of incompatibility. And the the most important thing: "You love that person". So there is no problem as such. In arrange marriages, you are expected to make a lot of adjustments and compromises.... now some people may throw a dialogue here: " Even love is a compromise!".... The best thing is to ignore such dialogues... :-) :-)... OK... jokes apart... The biggest hurdle in arranged marriage is 'incompatibility'... What if the partners don't understand each other??? What if the partner turns out to be a big disappointment for you... You  definitely can't spend your life with such a person. That is why they say that: "It's better to marry a known Kamina than an unknown Namuna..!!!"

    Now you must have got a rosy picture about Love marriage... right??? It seems so... but not all love marriages have happy endings. Sometimes discord arises even in love marriages. After spending a happy time, the same love couple can be seen regretting on their decisions. They find it difficult  to save their marriage... and if things get worse... they  have to break up at last. Now that they have themselves chosen their life partner and had a perfect tuning, then why there is this tragic end? 
     Perhaps to avoid this kind of tragedy, some youngsters prefer arranged marriages. After all it is a safe option. It is assumed that arranged marriages take place only in the east... but that is not the case friend... Arranged marriages happened even in Victorian Europe. The best part in an arranged marriage is that parents, family and relatives... they all are happy that they have themselves arranged the marriage for their younger ones. No tears... no negotiations... no TV serial drama... no battle.... Everything goes smooth... And you know that arranged marriages offer more social and financial security. It's good for those who want to play safe... always!

       To decide which kind of marriage is ideal, is an never-ending debate. Love or arranged, both need  love, loyalty, responsibility and commitment. A marriage needs a lot of dedication and effort to sustain the relation. So, there is nothing like an ideal marriage. It’s all about the way you perceive your marriage. The target is the to maintain the zeal... the happiness.... the stability in the relationship (in spite of problems) irrespective of whether it is love or arranged marriage.
        In rare cases, it happens that parents agree to their child's preference... Whatever it may be...all they want is that their son/daughter live a happy life... You are lucky if you got such parents...!!!!

       The best thing (according to me) is to leave everything to Almighty... Let Him decide what is good for us... I am too young to think about such things (marriages).... marriages are too complex for us... and for some adults as well!!!So enjoy every moment of life...!!! tc.

Should we always speak the TRUTH?

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      Our parents teach us to speak the truth throughout life. When we were kids, we often heard how terrible it was not tell the truth. If we misbehaved, didn’t do something we were supposed to do, or broke something, the punishment was harsher if it was discovered that we had lied about it. But the thing is... to instill this virtue of truth in our mind, our parents tend to lie us... they make all fake theories that we will always face a bad omen, nothing will work for us, we will meet a bad end.... blah blah blah... if we lie!!!
      But we all know that we can't always speak the truth. Let’s start with something simple like a day when we may be feeling down. Then, when we are asked, “how are you doing today?” we say, “Oh good! I’m fine!”  Or take the every-day's best example: A student reaches late for the lecture. When he/she is asked for the reason for being late, hardly 0.1%  will speak the truth. So what? It's absolutely OK to speak such small lies. Coz they make more good than harm! In short, we make conscious decisions to not tell the truth every single day, probably several times per day. And, to make us feel better about them, some1 invented a category for them called White Lies. Oh, and by the way, "White lies come with an instant pardon that absolves us of the sin and neutralizes any bad karma", says our very own Bhagwad Gita.
      Someone once said that “Truth is about how we feel and what is real to us. Truth is not about being right; it’s about expressing what we think and feel in an authentic, vulnerable and transparent way.”  I think that last statement shares an important clue to speaking, hearing and seeing truth.
      On the other hand, bigger truths carry some serious weight and the consequences of not telling them can be severe. A very good example is when you are getting into a relationship.... ahan... by the word relationship, don't think only the gf/bf relation.... here, i mean every good relation existing under the mighty hand of a GOD. Let it be any relation, you should be true to it and stick to the laws of truth. One more quote from Bhagwad Gita for all the readers: “The supreme truth exists both internally and externally, in the moving and non-moving. He is beyond the power of material senses to see or know. Although, far, far away, he is also near to all.”

Anger.... what to do with it?

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Anger is a human expression... a very common one! It is a personal feeling and everybody has a different way to express it. Some people just burst it out aloud... which is the most common way of expressing it, while some are sober when it comes to showing anger!

When we hear the word anger, we always have bad thoughts about people expressing anger, but sometimes it might be good. When some people get rid of anger, they feel better after it because their body is much more relaxed. But i don't completely agree with the above statement.... When I get angry, I don't vent my anger openly.Instead i count hundred to get a control over my anger... and my friends know this fact very well!

A very good quote from Bhagavad Gita on this topic: “Delusion arises from anger. The mind is bewildered by delusion. Reasoning is destroyed when the mind is bewildered. One falls down when reasoning is destroyed.”  So... the moral of the story is: "Temper is a valuable possession.. don't let it go easily!" 

My mother says that "Hell has three gates: Anger, lust and greed!"  Ya... it is again some good quote from Bhagavad Gita.... But i do respect and like this quote a lot. So... now i think bahut lecture ho gaya hai.... I'll end this post by saying: Whenever you get angry, just calm down and laugh like Dr. J. Asthana from Munnabhai movie! It'll definitely help you!

The unpredictable Teenage!

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I am 19 complete.... and my teenage has ended....well datz a 3-month old matter that i am saying now....!!! In our teenage, we learn a lot about life ..... Some people say that the attitude which you develop in teenage remains the same throughout your life.....!!!!You can change that attitude... but it requires lots of efforts!


These lines are for all those who have surpassed this unpredictable teenage:


"Teenage Years...
Big dreams....
Stupid fights ....
Sleepy days ....
Endless nights .....
Broken hearts .....
Mascara tears .....
Cell phone bills ....
Report card fears ....
Clothes too tight .....
Shoes so high .....
Out past curfew .....
Another lie .....
Eyeshadow color .....
Midnight black ....
Lip gloss flavor .....
Cherry Attack .....
Belts with stars .....
Boys with cars ....
Just a taste of teenage years .....
When even your biggest problems ....
Are too small for tears..... !"

Ignorance_ An unidentified bliss

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For me, ignorance is a good companion. It has helped me in many ways....! I think that ignorance must be bliss if one is ignorant of one's ignorance. Once one becomes aware of it then that blissful state is lost and the only way of regaining it is to go for the ultimate truth. 

I have come across many people who always moan about their sorrows and unhappiness...! They are kind of energy suckers....!!! If you stay with them for a long time, then you have to breathe the negative air that they exhale! In such cases, ignorance is the ultimate solution...!

You must have heard about the quote: "Ignorance is a bliss!" It means that Not knowing something is often more comfortable than knowing it. Just think over it for sometime.....! Don't you think that this is applicable in our day-to-day life.

Social Media proves Ignorance is Bliss:

With the ability to interact with fellow readers and comment on articles, the popularity of online social media is skyrocketing. Despite all the intelligent technology involved with these new interactive tools, it seems ignorance is also soaring.
In the old days, before the world wide web, any article we read was most likely written by a professional journalist. There were special sections, such as op-ed, designated for actual opinions on specific newsworthy subjects. Nowadays it's hard to separate those based on actual fact from those based on pure fiction.
Amid all the cyber-content clutter, there are some trusted, newsworthy stories out there, which most web savvy users can distinguish from virtual viewpoints. Yet, after discovering and enjoying this informative pieces, it appears from the extremely biased comments left by other readers that they'd much prefer fiction over fact.
It is true that every article one indulges must be taken with a grain of salt. After all, we are all human and sometimes authors, unfortunately, try to dictate the story rather than the other way around.