Dipesh Arora

Project Glass: Skydiving Demo

Dipesh — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 19:11:29 +0000

Here is the Project Glass: Skydiving Demo at Google I/O 2012, Amazing concept !!

Bugatti Veyron – World’s Fastest Car

Dipesh — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:43:05 +0000

Here is Bugatti Veyron – World’s fastest car. Looks interesting.

Larry Page’s Commencement Address

Dipesh — Mon, 04 May 2009 11:32:49 +0000

Larry Page delivered an inspirational Commencement address at the University of Michigan on Saturday, 2nd May 2009. He used the platform to share his success story & how Google was born.

For more, click here: http://www.zettafox.com/events/larry-page-commencement-address.html

Kasab’s lookalike

Dipesh — Sun, 03 May 2009 12:16:18 +0000

Quite a similarity between the two faces though what they do is way apart.

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab

Vikramjeet Malik

I am talking about Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab (top pic), one of the terrorists who was involved in the November 2008 Mumbai attacks and Vikramjeet Malik (bottom pic), an Indian cricketer who is a member of the Kings XI Punjab team in DLF IPL, currently being played in South Africa. Look at their photos above and notice how similar their faces look though the work they do is way apart.

Mohammad Ajmal Amir Kasab is the only attacker who was captured alive by police and is currently in police custody. He was born on July 13, 1987 and hails from Faridkot village in Okara District of Pakistan. His father makes a living selling dahi puri while his elder brother Afzal, 25, works as a laborer in Lahore.

Vikramjeet Malik is an Indian cricketer who is a member of the Kings XI Punjab team in DLF IPL & Himachal Pradesh. He made his First-class debut in 2002/03 and has a first class bowling average of 23.12 and best bowling figures of 7 for 29.

Source: Wikipedia & Kings XI Official website.

Geocities is shutting down

Dipesh — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:41:36 +0000

My first homepage used to exist there..

Originally posted as a comment by dipesharora on Mashable – The Social Media Guide using Disqus.

Neat Drifting

Dipesh — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:23:17 +0000

This is some neat drifting here on a Subaru WRX 530whp.

Who am I?

Dipesh — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 07:40:44 +0000

“Na main Hindu, na Musalman, na Sikh, Na Isaai,
Main taan Rab da haan Banda, te sab da haan Bhai.”

Translated:
Neither Am I Hindu, nor Muslim, nor Sikh, nor Christian, I am the man of the God & brother of all.

This thought just came to my mind after watching the movie “Shoot on Sight“. The movie is a suspense drama dealing with the current terrorism attacks in UK through a London Metropolitan Police Officer of Muslim heritage who must display courage and persevere in his duties in face of family conflict & casts Naseeruddin Shah, Greta Scacchi, Alex McSweeney, Gulshan Grover, Om Puri & other actors. I suggest this movie as a good watch.

Note: The text of the plot was copied from IMDB, obviously the best source on internet for any movie related info.

History of Holi

Dipesh — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:17:19 +0000

Holi is celebrated on the full moon day in the month of Phalugna or Falguna (Phalgun Purnima), which usually falls in the later part of February or March. It is also called the Festival of Colours. In 2009, Holi (Dhulandi) is on 11th March.

History of Holi

In Vaishnava Theology, Hiranyakashipu is the king of demons, and he had been granted a boon by Brahma, which made it almost impossible for him to be killed. The boon was due to his long penance, after which he had demanded that he not be killed “during day or night; inside the home or outside, not on earth or on sky; neither by a man nor an animal; neither by astra nor by shastra”. Consequently, he grew arrogant, and attacked the Heavens and the Earth. He demanded that people stop worshipping gods and start praying to him.

Despite this, Hiranyakashipu’s own son, ([Prahlada]), was a devotee of Lord Vishnu. In spite of several threats from Hiranyakashipu, Prahlada continued offering prayers to Lord Vishnu. He was poisoned but the poison turned to nectar in his mouth. He was ordered to be trampled by elephants yet remained unharmed. He was put in a room with hungry, poisonous snakes and survived. All of Hiranyakashipu’s attempts to kill his son failed. Finally, he ordered young Prahlada to sit on a pyre on the lap of his sister, Holika, who could not die by fire by virtue of a shawl which would prevent fire affecting the person wearing it. Prahlada readily accepted his father’s orders, and prayed to Vishnu to keep him safe. When the fire started, everyone watched in amazement as the shawl flew from Holika, who then was burnt to death, while Prahlada survived unharmed, after the shawl moved to cover him. The burning of Holika is celebrated as Holi.

How is Holi celebrated

On the eve of Holi, Holika is burnt in keeping with the legend of Prahlad and his devotion to lord Vishnu. In the evening, huge bonfires are lit on street corners at the crossroads. Usually this is a community celebration and people gather near the fire to fill the air with folk strains and dances. Sheaves of green gram and wheat are roasted in the bonfire and eaten.

On the day of Holi, Children, friends and neighbours gather on the streets and a riot of colour takes over. Coloured powders called ‘abeer’ or ‘gulal’ are thrown into the air and smeared on faces and bodies. ‘Pichkaris’ are filled with coloured water and this is spurted onto people. Water balloons are thrown at friends and neighbours in the spirit of fun. Sometimes, mud baths are prepared and people are ‘dunked’ into this amidst much laughter and teasing. The visitors carry ‘abeer’ or ‘gulal’ to pay their respects to elders by sprinkling some on their feet. The younger crowd is drenched with buckets of coloured water and pummeled with water balloons. ‘Dholaks’ or Indian drums are heard everywhere and the songs of Holi are carried by the voices of these merry-makers.

There is no ‘puja’ or worship associated with this festival of colours. Some ‘gulal’ or ‘abeer’ is smeared on the faces of the Gods, especially Krishna and Radha, at the commencement of the festivities.

Note: The content contains excerpts from other sources which include: Wikipedia & Holi Hangama

Manage Work-life Balance

Dipesh — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 13:04:48 +0000

I just found a good article on how to manage work-life balance. It is extremely important, not only for executives working in corporations, but for freelancers as well as most of the freelancers work from home and for the vast majority, there’s no real distinction between the home life and work life, because the work life happens at home. More about this here: http://freelanceswitch.com/working/how-to-manage-your-work-life-balance-and-reduce-stress/

How life changed

Dipesh — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:53:34 +0000

I don’t know who wrote this poem, just received it in email the other day but, it is certainly worth a read and true for many of us.

Here I am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed from a maverick college life to strict professional life……

How tiny pocket money changed to huge monthly paychecks
but then why it gives lesss happiness….

How a few local denim jeans changed to new branded wardrobe
but then why there are less people to use them

How a single plate of samosa changed to a full Pizza or burger
But then why there is less hunger…..

Here i am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed…..

How a bike always in reserve changed to bike always on
but then why there are less places to go on……

How a small coffee shop changed to cafe coffee day
but then why its feels like shop is far away…..

How a limited prepaid card changed to postpaid package
but then why there are less calls & more messages……

Here i am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed……

How a general class journey changed to Flight journey
But then why there are less vacations for enjoyment….

How a old assembled desktop changed to new branded laptop
but then why there is less time to put it on……….

How a small bunch of friends changed to office mate
But then why we always feel lonely n miss those college frnz.….

Here i am sitting in my office @ night…
Thinking hard about life
How it changed….. How it changed……..