Outing

For the first time after joining the Company ,I went for outing to Club Cabana with our team.When it was conducted previous time some time back in December,I went to my native place.This I had no chance to miss as its was planned in the middle of week(Wednesday).Entire enterprise one Tools team was part of the outing ,couting 41 members +2 Guests from Denver.Brian Stanz-Director Enterprise One Tools,Denver, Ram VenkatRaman -Release ManagerTools,Denver and Muthu-Pillar Manager,Enterprise One Tools,IDC are some of the key persons being part of the outing.

Eone Tools Team outing @Club Cabana
Jade Garden, Sadahalli Village
Devnahalli Taluk
Bangalore 562110
NH 7, Nandi Hills Route On 10th Aug 2005


The itinery went as below:
Start from the office – 10 AM
Arrive at the Club – 11 AM
Brian address the team – 11.15AM to 12 PM
Bowling - 12 PM to 1.15 PM
Lunch - 1.15 PM to 2 PM
Games/Water World/Entertainment - 2 to 4 PM
High Tea - 4 to 4.30PM
Games/Water World/Entertainment - 4.30 PM to 6 PM
Start from club - 6 PM

Everything went as planned and it was a nice break in the middle of week

Mangal Pandey - The Rising

It’s finally here — the film that everyone’s talking about.The film for which Aamir Khan grew his hair and moustache; the film from which Aishwarya Rai was dumped; the film that was expected to be worth every bit of the four-year-long wait since Aamir’s last release.Mangal Pandet -the Rising , the most expensive film in the history of Bollywood, is all set to hit the screens on Friday.
Story
Aamir plays the lead role of the revolutionary, Mangal Pandey, who, in his own way, triggered a mutiny among the Indian sepoys working for the British army in 1857.The add-on characters come in the form of English actor Toby Stevens who plays Gordon, a kind-hearted British officer ,Heera (Rani Mukherjee), a prostitute Mangal falls in love with and Amisha Patel,a widow.

Interesting Points about Mangal Pandey

• The film was first planned in 1989 with Amitabh Bachchan as Mangal Pandey. When it was set to be revived in the 1990s, Sanjay Dutt was considered for the role.

• Aamir took six months to grow his moustache and 18 months to grow his hair since he didn’t want to use a wig for the film.
  
• The international version, called The Rising — The Ballad of Mangal Pandey, is just five minutes shorter due to the “tighter English language”, says Ketan Mehta.

For more Facts ping here.
Mangal Pandey in MSN spaces
A blog has been specially created by MSN India for Aamir Khan to interact with his fans on the making of the film.Amir will be posting some articles to the blog.In his words
" HI! I am in my space now and I am really enjoying reading what you guys have posted. To those of you who have been so appreciative of my work — thanks for all the love and support. Much appreciated. I’m going to pick now at random some of the blogs and react to them individually. Mangal ho! (May all be well)”.
In Bangalore
Some of my friends working in TATA Elxsi and TCS got tickets for free to watch the movie in selected theatres in the city.This came as Independence Gift.Unfortunatley none of them will utilise the oppurtunity,as all of us will be going to our native places for 3 day holidays.(Independence Day Fall on Monday).Hmmmmm.

More
1) Official WebSite
2) Interview with Khetan Mehta
3) India Times Review

Covansys ,New Global Development Center

Yesterday we got invitation for the inauguration of the new Global Development center in Bangalore,consolidating its current Bangalore centers.The Inauguration is scheduled for August 16,2005.The building is 250,000 square feet and accommodates over 2,200 professionals.Special attention was given to the welfare of employees by incorporating a gym, daycare center, and other features that promote employee morale and commitment.

“We are pleased to be inaugurating this new facility that will enable us to accommodate our steady offshore growth,” said President and Chief Executive Officer Raj Vattikuti. “We are especially excited to provide our clients with another state-of-the-art technology center. In this move, we also bring to our employees an improved working environment and business atmosphere, which will allow them to continue to provide our clients with the highest quality services.”

Invitation From KS:
Dear all It gives me great pleasure to invite you for the inauguration function of our new facilities at Bangalore, at 4:40PM on 16th August, 2005, to be held at our new offices situated in the building “Augusta” , at Embassy Golf Links Business Park, off Indiranagar - Koramangala inner ring road, Bangalore 560071. Please be at the venue by 4:30PM latest. We will start functioning at the new office as scheduled by administration and will be intimated to you through your managers.
With warm regards
KS

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NTSE

NCERT awards 1000 Scholarships to talented students of Class X each year under the National Talent Search Scheme. 150 scholarships are reserved for Scheduled Castes and 75 for Scheduled Tribes. The scheme provides financial assistance in the form of a monthly scholarship and an annual book grant. Candidates who are awarded the scholarship receive financial assistance upto Ph. D level in Social Sciences, Basic Sciences and Commerce. Candidates pursuing professional courses like Engineering, Medicine, Management and Law receive financial assistance upto Master degree.

Selection for scholarship has two stages. The first stage selection is made at the level of States/ UTs through a written examination. Candidates qualifying the first stage examination will be eligible to appear for the second stage examination conducted by NCERT as per the dates given below

State Level:	Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur and Nagaland	26th November 2005 (Saturday)
	All other States and UTs	27th November 2005 (Sunday)
National Level	All States and UTs	14th May 2006 (Sunday)

Only regular students of class X in recognized schools from States/UTs are ELIGIBLE to appear in the first stage examination in the States in which the schools are located. No domicile restriction is imposed.

States/ UTs may charge fees for examination/ form for the first stage exams. However, NCERT does not charge fees for the second stage examination.

The written examination will be in two parts, both at the State/UT level and at the NCERT level. Part I will be the Mental Ability Test (MAT); Part-II will be the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). SAT will contain items from Sciences, Social Sciences and Mathematics of Class IX and X. At the second stage there will also be an interview.

Application Forms will not be provided by NCERT. They will be available with Liaison Officers (LOs) listed below. Completed forms should be submitted to LOs through Principals of the school. Last date for submission of application form will be notified by the LOs and will be at least 60 days before the date of examination.
Common Application Form can be downloaded from here.

The Results of the first stage examination will be announced by the respective states/UTs. The result of the second stage examination will be declared by NCERT.

Indian Students Studying Abroad can appear directly for NTSE under conditions prescribed in the NTSE brochure which is available on the NCERT website. Indian students studying abroad are exempt from the first stage examination and may directly appear for the second stage examination conducted by the NCERT. Applications of Indian students studying abroad may be sent to the undersigned on plain paper.

Source:NCERT

Rhodes scholarships

THE RHODES Scholarship Trust is offering scholarships for study of various subjects.

Those who are in the final year of degree may also apply. The subjects of study include humanities, sciences, law, engineering, agriculture, medicine (non-clinical) etc. The student has to be between 19 and 25 years of age as on October 1, 2006. Selected scholars will be given return airfare, college fees, maintenance etc. The last date for applying is September 1, 2005.

Other details may be had from Narain Mahishi, General Secretary, Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association, Bangalore 560012, Ph: 23600180.I spoke to Narain for more details he said ,it is for people with exceptionally good academic record.

ApplicationForm Download Here
Source:Hindu,Karnataka Edition Date:8-Aug-2005