300-year old palace reduced to ashes in Himachal Pradesh

The following news on Times Of India site saddened me:

"A centuries old palace made of wood and stone in traditional Himalayan style architecture has been reduced to ashes in a tiny Himachal Pradesh town. The palace was around 300 years old and belonged to the erstwhile rulers of Kumarsain in the Shimla hills."

It seems short circuit was responsible for sending 300 years' history up in smoke. :-(

Isn't it high time we, the citizens of the country did something to protect our heritage?

Put the glass down - today

Another forwarded mail................

When you leave office today, Study this small story. Hope that makes a BIG change in you.

Professor began his class by holding up a glass with some water in it. He held it up for all to see & asked the students,' How much do you think this glass weighs?'

'50gms!' .... '100gms!' .....'125gms' ..the students answered.

'I really don't know unless I weigh it,' said the professor, 'but, my question is: What would happen if I held it up like this for a few minutes?'

'Nothing' the students said.

'Ok what would happen if I held it up like this for an hour?' the professor asked.

'Your arm would begin to ache' said one of the students.

'You're right, now what would happen if I held it for a day?'

'Your arm could go numb, you might have severe muscle stress & paralysis & have to go to hospital for sure!' ventured another student & all the students laughed.

'Very good. But during all this, did the weight of the glass change?‘ asked the professor.

'No' 'Then what caused the arm ache & the muscle stress?' The students were puzzled.

'Put the glass down!' said one of the students.

'Exactly!' said the professor.' Life's problems are something like this. Hold them for a few minutes in your head & they seem OK. Think of them for a long time & they begin to ache. Hold them even longer & they Begin to paralyze you. You will not be able to do anything.

It's important to think of the challenges (problems) in your life, but EVEN MORE IMPORTANT to 'put them down' at the end of every day before You go to sleep. That way, you are not stressed, you wake up every day fresh & strong & can handle any issue, any challenge that comes your way!'

So, When you leave office today,

Remember friend to 'PUT THE GLASS DOWN TODAY! '

Akbar Jodha

Saw shots of Hrithik Roshan from the upcoming movie "Akbar Jodha". Must say if Akbar were this handsome I wouldn't have minded becoming one of the ladies from his Harem :-)

I am Legend (Spoiler)

Will Smith owes me some money! The amount I spent on the tickets for his movie 'I am Legend'. :-)

I have loved his earlier movies like Enemy of the State, Independence Day and Men in Black. That and the tagline "The last man on earth is not alone" - I fell for these.

I liked the way the movie began - the empty streets, the special bonding between Smith and his pet dog "Sam", the sudden downing of shutters on the windows at night indicating that something is wrong, his talking to the mannequins in shops. In fact I liked everything until the lady from Maryland arrived with her kid in tow.......

After that I didn't understand the movie. I mean what was God's plan? To start life fresh on earth? Or to kill all bad people?

Why couldn't Will Smith keep his dog Sam alive even after she became infected while he was doing experiments on other infected animals?

Why didn't the people in the colony at Vermont catch Smith's daily bnroadcast?

Why couldn't he throw the granade and escape with the lady and the kid?

And someone please tell me why in the end the movie sounded as if they ran out of budget and decided to wrap it up in a hurry? :-)

What kept echoing in my mind was Smith's tearful "Someone please say Hello to me". Hope humanity's hatred, prejudices, wars, terrorism and genocides don't turn reel life science-fiction into real life nightmare for the last man on the planet - if any is left at all.........