tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78630786394226110292024-02-08T03:31:41.047+05:30Into the Mind!This blog is all about the many things going on in my mind (Sambhav Karnawat). Musings, Random Thoughts, Reminiscence from the past & more alike!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02353794135400276978noreply@blogger.comBlogger333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-56662316347590014582020-05-25T10:39:00.002+05:302020-05-25T10:39:36.673+05:30Samvar, (Detachment) in Practical Day to Day Life<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Samvar is a very important concept in Jainism. It means detaching yourself from everything external.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-33980754664879710882020-05-25T10:38:00.001+05:302020-05-25T10:38:29.244+05:30Jainism : Interesting links for E-books & PDFs [ Collection of Links June 2020 ]<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a collection of links related to Jain Dharma for easy & quick access :<br />
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<li><b>Hindi : <a href="https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/?srno=001291">Jain Itihas ki Prerak Kathayein</a></b></li>
<li><b>Hindi : <a href="https://jainelibrary.org/book-detail/?srno=001345">Jain Itihas ki Prasiddh Kathayein</a></b></li>
<li>In English : <b><a href="https://www.rarebooksocietyofindia.org/book_archive/196174216674_10152709068261675.pdf">The Heart of Jainism</a></b></li>
<li><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/jainworldwp/jainbooks/handbook/hbkindex.htm">https://s3.amazonaws.com/jainworldwp/jainbooks/handbook/hbkindex.htm</a></li>
<li><a href="https://s3.amazonaws.com/jainworldwp/jainbooks/nvoilence/nvolindex.htm">https://s3.amazonaws.com/jainworldwp/jainbooks/nvoilence/nvolindex.htm</a></li>
<li>Jain E-Library : <a href="https://jainelibrary.org/">https://jainelibrary.org</a></li>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-29399440223370603892016-05-21T11:08:00.001+05:302016-05-21T11:08:25.706+05:30Obituary note in memory of Nanisa, BaijiNanisa, Baiji she was fondly known as. When you say Baiji is no more, that is not entirely correct. Baiji lives on, in not just our memories, but also us, mamas, masis, their children. She has left us all a legacy of love, a legacy of compassion. She has taught us what true selfless love & caring are. When Ma was not well, she travelled all the way to Jaipur, to Surat, just to be with her, even though she herself was not well. That, my friends, is caring. Words cannot fill the space she has left, but let us strive to be more loving, more caring, better humans so that we carry on the legacy she has left us, a legacy of love & compassion.
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<br>Best regards
<br>Sambhav Karnawat
<br>IIT Kanpur Alumnus
<br>+91-9828012999Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-64392587942385355662016-02-08T17:42:00.000+05:302016-02-08T17:42:11.447+05:30TRAI decides in favor of Net Neutrality, bans Airtel Zero!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.trai.gov.in/">TRAI</a> has decided in favor of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Net_neutrality_in_India">net neutrality</a>! In a bold & righteous move, TRAI has supported Net Neutrality in India & banned differential pricing by telecom operators.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-47647328722333978932016-01-26T20:26:00.003+05:302016-01-26T20:26:47.565+05:30Be like the Ocean, not the Lake<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Recently, I was on the beach & the pool. I had long walks on the beach and learnt something. The sea is ever-changing, yet remains the same. Every wave of the ocean is new, it brings something new, yet somethings very old with it. Every wave of the ocean bring with it, a piece of history of millions of years that the oceans have witnessed.<br />
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If you throw a stone into the ocean, they remain unperturbed on a whole, whereas if you throw a stone into a lake, the ripples flow throughout the lake.<br />
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Don't let small things perturb you.<br />
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Be like the ocean, not the lake.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-14118831720311707622015-09-06T10:27:00.001+05:302015-09-06T10:38:11.642+05:30Why are Tech Giants not accepting Amex in India?I recently got a Amex card, primarily because it has no pre-set limit & I spend a lot for my startup Jewelove. However, it seems that taking the card has proven futile at the moment.<div>The main purpose, every month all of my visa & master cards hit their limits with my spend on adwords & other online marketing. I have talked to banks several times to raise limits but even the raised limits are not sufficient to fuel my growing business. & that results in an abrupt halt every couple of weeks for my advertising.</div><div>I had thought Amex with no pre-set limit would be the ideal solution.</div><div>But it so turned out that Google Adwords, Godaddy etc. are not even accepting Amex cards for billing addresses within India! </div><div><br></div><div>I recently posted a quora question on the same topic. <a href="http://qr.ae/RHCZ6V" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">http://qr.ae/RHCZ6V</a> </div><div>Will update this post with relevant replies.</div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-66804477177907789562015-08-24T14:00:00.001+05:302015-08-24T14:21:23.217+05:30Jain Santhara : what it really means?<b>Jain Santhara, </b>has become a big issue. Apparently the court has a put a restriction on it & this has enraged the Jain community. There is a India-wide strike today & a peace rally to protest the restriction & make the court lift the imposed restriction.<div><br></div><div>All that is okay, but I believe that the Jain community has really forgotten what Santhara really means. Santhara is not a way of dying, but a way of living.</div><div><br></div><div><b>What the general community thinks Santhara means?</b></div><div>What the general Jain community thinks Santhara means, little movement, no eating food & water & removing all possessions to be one with the Universe in peace.</div><div><br></div><div>This would be pretty right, except that the Santhara does not come from leaving things, but <b>real Santhara </b>comes from <b>leaving the attachment to things.</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div>It is the attachment that is the real cause of karma-bandhan (paap). For example, an ascetic has no possessions, but neither does a beggar. Then <b>why do we revere ascetics & not beggars? </b>Both have them have no possessions! Because the difference is not in not-owning-possessions, <b>but the real difference is, in not having attachment (aasakti) to them.</b></div><div>Even if a beggar has nothing & lives by the roadside, he wants everything, from bungalows to cars. Whereas, an ascetic has voluntarily left all his possessions, along with, more importantly his or we attachment to those possessions. If an ascetic wants worldly things even after deeksha (sanyaas) then he is no more than a beggar in reality.</div><div><br></div><div>And that is the difference that the Jain community seems to have forgotten these days. We have started believing in leaving things rather than leaving our attachment to things. We are today changing just our clothes for Samayik & not our thoughts, our way of thinking, our attitude towards life.</div><div><br></div><div>Santhara in truth is freedom from all worldly possessions & the attachment to them. & that is the real way of Jain living, not just dying. & none but we ourselves are responsible for living truly free from all attachments & there is no one, no law that can stop us from living free. But first we need to realise the difference.</div><div><br></div><div>It is just as, the real meaning of Christmas gifting is to help someone in dire need & not just gift to your own loved ones. The real sacrifice on Eid should be of the thing that is the most dear to you because these are the real sacrifices that free us & freedom is all that we really want.</div><div><br></div><div>P. S. : this post is based on my personal opinion & understanding of the world. No offence intended.</div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-7384323028827012582015-02-24T18:44:00.001+05:302015-02-24T18:44:54.492+05:30Yahoo! Directory shuts down! A historic monument has been taken down!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Yahoo! Directory </b>(formerly at http://dir.yahoo.com) the starting of Yahoo! what it originally was, a hand curated list of websites, the first search engine since 1995 has finally been taken down after 20 years!<br />
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<a href="http://www.yahoo.com/">Yahoo!</a> originally started as a directory, a hand curated list of authentic websites. Later the company evolved into an internet conglomerate with business & services ranging from <a href="http://mail.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Mail</a> to <a href="http://business.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Small Business Center</a> to acquiring <a href="http://tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a> & what not!<br />
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But finally, the original Yahoo! directory has been taken taken down. It is like a historic monument from the world of internet being taken down.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-52517919507508029092015-02-24T14:17:00.002+05:302015-02-24T14:17:54.306+05:30Zee News' faulty scoreboard scores a home run<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The news channel's OOH campaign, executed during the India-Pak match, confused spectators with the wrong scores and then delivered a powerful message.</div>
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Usually, outdoor campaigns convey the message directly and quickly to the target audience, via text and images, as there is not much time for people to comprehend, analyse and then come to a conculsion. Brevity is the key, in these cases. But, Zee News took a different route in its recent OOH campaign, implemented across Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Lahore and Karachi, on the day of the ICC World Cup India-Pakistan match, held on February 15. </div>
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<a href="http://www.afaqs.com/advertising/creative_showcase/index.html?id=51467&media=OOH&type=Indian" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.afaqs.com/advertising/creative_showcase/index.html?id=51467&media=OOH&type=Indian" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><img alt="OOH campaign from Zee News" border="0" class="img_box_b" src="http://www.afaqs.com/all/news/images/news_story_grfx/2015/02/43374/Zee-News-OOH-1.jpg" style="border: 0px none; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px;" title="OOH campaign from Zee News" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.afaqs.com/advertising/creative_showcase/index.html?id=51465&media=OOH&type=Indian" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.afaqs.com/advertising/creative_showcase/index.html?id=51465&media=OOH&type=Indian" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank"><img alt="OOH campaign from Zee News" border="0" class="img_box_b" src="http://www.afaqs.com/all/news/images/news_story_grfx/2015/02/43374/Zee-News-OOH-2.jpg" style="border: 0px none; cursor: pointer; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px;" title="OOH campaign from Zee News" /></a></div>
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The channel installed manual scoreboards of a different kind. While spectators thought they were the ordinary, run-of-the-mill scoreboards, to keep on-lookers updated on the match, they were caught off-guard as the numbers didn't tally. </div>
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As India started to bat and the first wicket fell, the Indian wickets column displayed '1'. Within minutes, the wickets column read 2. People standing in front of the billboards in Lahore and Karachi celebrated. The Indians, on the other hand, checked the score on their mobile phones and realised the second wicket hadn't fallen. A few minutes later, the wickets column said 3. Before long, onlookers on either side of the border were convinced that the scoreboard was faulty. </div>
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To their surprise, no one came to rectify the faulty boards, instead the wickets column seemed to be in a hurry. It moved briskly from tens to thousands to tens of thousands, in no time. A similar pattern followed when Pakistan batted. The scoreboard at the end of the match read: India 0 for the loss of 546,030, Pakistan 0 for the loss of 546,228</div>
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<a _blank="" href="http://www.afaqs.com/advertising/creative_showcase/index.html?id=51490&media=OOH&type=Indian" style="border: 0px; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><img alt="Misunderstood Scoreboard" border="0" class="img_box_b" src="http://www.afaqs.com/all/news/images/news_story_grfx/2015/02/43374/51465_pop.jpg" style="border: 0px none; display: block; float: left; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 10px; max-width: 100%; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; width: 600px;" title="Misunderstood Scoreboard" /></a></div>
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After India won the match, the copy on the scoreboard changed to 'When Lives are lost, No One Wins'. The numbers kept increasing and stopped at 547,290 for India and 546,228 for Pakistan. </div>
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These numbers indicated the number of lives lost at the border, since 1947, during the battles fought between the two countries; thus, depicting that neither country won anything by losing their soldiers.</div>
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The message was loud, clear and well-presented. It had the right effect on people as many came forward to light candles at the site, in memory of the fallen. The message from the 'Misunderstood Scoreboard' was indeed well received. </div>
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The campaign was executed by DDB MudraMax.<br />
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Reblogged via AFAQs</div>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-32284161374747299762015-01-31T14:22:00.001+05:302015-01-31T14:22:09.527+05:30Canon image class multi function printer drivers for Mac OS Yosemite &
MavericksI recently bought a <b>Canon MF 3010 </b>for the store. Worked like a charm on the store's Windows PC.<div>But then I realised that <b>Apple Mac OS does not have native support for canon printers.</b></div><div>However, worry not. <b>Canon provides the .dmg package for Mac OS to install & use Canon multi function printers.</b> And once installed, it <b>works like a charm.</b></div><div><br></div><div>1. Simply download the package from the canon website. http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/printers_multifunction/black_white_laser_multifunction/imageclass_mf3010?selectedName=DriversAndSoftware</div><div>2. Double click the download to mount the image.</div><div>3. Double click the installer to install the drivers.</div><div>4. Connect your printer to your Mac OS machine.</div><div>Your printer should be auto detected & ready to go!</div><div>Good luck!</div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-31385553749141723142015-01-30T01:27:00.002+05:302015-01-30T10:49:46.175+05:30Love and Vulnerability<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
New experiences in love. Love makes us vulnerable, someone new, someone entirely different sometimes, someone beautiful, someone scary at times, someone who becomes you, who together becomes US, WE, I. But love makes us vulnerable. Yet, the beauty of love lies in the belief that this vulnerability will never be used against you, it will only make you stronger, Love will make us stronger.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-461011171277555602015-01-04T01:19:00.001+05:302015-01-04T01:19:16.408+05:30What is the best way to start a new life?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b>Happily</b></div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-22315453580231250892015-01-04T01:04:00.001+05:302015-01-04T01:04:41.178+05:30Google Authorship : The End<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/6083347?hl=en">Google has withdrawn its authorship program from showing into the Search Results</a></td></tr>
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Google had started the authorship program 3 years back when it started supporting the rel='author' tag & later started showing author photos in the search results. Now, since June 2014 Google stopped showing the author photos & later in August 2014 stopped supporting the rel='author' tag altogether.<br />
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<li>Low adoption rates by authors & webmasters.</li>
<li>Low value for searchers.</li>
<li>Minute difference in clickthrough rates</li>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-30423902266030860262015-01-03T17:31:00.000+05:302015-01-03T17:36:17.411+05:30The Good Things about Getting Married<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Okay, so given <a href="http://sambhav.jewelove.in/2015/01/wedding-celebrations-in-india.html">my last post on the big fat Indian weddings</a>, it is not that I am against the institution of marriage or something, it is just that it does not make sense to splurge on publicly announcing the wedding. There are a lot of<b> beautiful happenings about weddings</b> especially when you have the <b>right partner and you two connect well</b>. Here are some of those :<br />
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<li><b>You find someone who accepts you for who you are</b>, you have a companion whom you can rely on, someone you can talk about anything, anytime. <b>A friend you can trust, with the most precious gift, yourself.</b></li>
<li>You get to <b>learn a lot from each other. A LOT.</b> Especially when you complement each other & your partner is smart.</li>
<li><b>You learn to trust</b>. It is generally difficult to trust people, but when you get married, I learn to trust instinctively.</li>
<li>When you<b> connect well</b>, life becomes beautiful :)</li>
<li>You have a <b>whole new family</b>. Whether you are a girl or a guy, you have people who come close, very close to you.</li>
<li>You learn to <b>adjust & adapt.</b></li>
<li>& if you have a <b>big fat indian wedding, the whole family has a major get together. </b>lol</li>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-75618544220903332272015-01-02T01:32:00.000+05:302015-01-03T17:35:31.616+05:30Wedding Celebrations in India : Announcement of a moving in ceremony<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Infamous Big Fat Indian Weddings are a dream wedding for most people. (& yes, I call them infamous because they represent nothing, really.) But really, it is just a bucketload of crap, <b>a very flamboyant announcement of a moving-in ceremony </b>that really serves no other purpose than<br />
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<li><b>Ego satisfaction</b> : The primary purpose it serves is the ego satisfaction of the families & the society. That the whole junta was made part of the 'celebrations'.</li>
<li><b>Societal announcement about moving in together : </b>The primary need of the wedding celebration is that you have to tell the fucking junta that you are moving in together. </li>
<li><b>Public announcement that the couple is going to start having sex.</b> (okay, I am being very naive here thinking that they haven't had sex before marriage)</li>
<li><b>Serving food to the rich, instead of the poor. </b>Really just think of how many impoverished people can be fed/helped with the money that is spent on gala dinners for the well-to-do.</li>
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& yes, I am having a forced-upon-me wedding celebration soon & this post is coming from my very close observation & experience of this stupidity called <b>Big Fat Indian Wedding.</b><br />
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Recommended reading : <a href="http://sambhav.jewelove.in/2015/01/the-good-things-about-weddings.html">The Good Things about Getting Married</a></div>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-69486435314524931062014-12-21T16:11:00.001+05:302014-12-21T16:11:53.715+05:30Entrepreneurship is not just about moneyLong back in IITK I had written about entrepreneurship not being about money only. I understand it much better now & here is an elaboration of that, 3 or 4 years later.<div>There are only a few mega-successful entrepreneurs, the likes of Narayanmurthy Ji, Bill Gates, Richard Branson etc. But there are a lot more entrepreneurs who are successful, if not mega successful. They are doing what they like and making a good living.</div><div>& </div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-71299021630930442542014-12-05T08:14:00.002+05:302014-12-05T08:14:42.370+05:30nRelate retires December 31, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
nRelate, the content suggestion service is closing down on 31 December 2014.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-23645060105985704832014-09-02T23:46:00.002+05:302014-09-02T23:46:55.716+05:30Flipkart to stop Payment Services Payzippy!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="http://www.flipkart.com/">Flipkart</a> launched Payzippy last year. They are shutting down the Payzippy Payment Services.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-75961558812061371392014-07-17T17:04:00.001+05:302014-07-17T17:04:59.762+05:30Difference between Caring & Caring what others think?I have had a lot of 'I don't care what the world thinks' moments in life & a few extras of late having been in a relationship with a rebellious woman. So, here is what I think,<div>There is a huge difference between caring about someone & caring about what they think.</div><div><br></div><div>When you really care about someone, you care for them, without being judgemental (& vice versa ideally.)</div><div>However when you care about what someone thinks about you, you don't really care for them as much as you care about their judgement of you. That how do they judge you.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't care what the world or my extended family thinks about me or what I am doing, but I still care about my extended family. If they are ill at 2 A.M. I will rush to get medicine for them, not because I would look good to them, but because that is the right thing to do.</div><div> & that is a subtle difference that people really need to understand.</div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-27895358170076571012014-07-01T10:09:00.001+05:302014-07-01T10:09:21.229+05:30Orkut to Shut Down on September 30, 2014<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Orkut, the original social media network by <a href="http://www.google.com/">Google</a>, will be permanently shut down on September 30, 2014.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-23516360469703337482014-06-30T12:32:00.001+05:302014-06-30T12:32:15.012+05:30People you should never ignore<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">There are 2 types of people you should never ignore :</span><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">1. Family</div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">2. Customers</div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Family forms the core of your personal life. They are the ones who will stand by you in your tough times. They are who will always support you. (Family includes very close friends who are just like family.)</div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></div><div style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Customers form the core of your professional life.</div>Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-74383369817903122472014-06-23T23:04:00.000+05:302014-06-23T23:04:55.695+05:30Basic Geometry Game : Euclid<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I came across this new geometry based game yesterday, <b><a href="http://euclidthegame.org/">Euclid The Game</a>. </b>Simple, interesting & only 20 levels, so <u>not</u> time consuming.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-51131698163646285122014-06-19T23:46:00.000+05:302014-06-21T00:20:23.402+05:30Why is Social Service Important?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
To have a feeling of satisfaction & <a href="http://sambhav.jewelove.in/2014/05/contentment-is-key-to-happiness.html">contentment</a> from life.<br />
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More on this later.</div>
Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-74225875437872519172014-06-19T23:40:00.000+05:302014-06-19T23:40:53.286+05:30Why IIT Kanpur? - Shashwat Chandra<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
This is a part of a status by my friend, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/chandra.shashwat">Shashwat Chandra</a> about <b>Why Choose IIT Kanpur?</b><br />
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Why IIT Kanpur? The cultural festival of IIT Kanpur, Antaragni, is run virtually entirely by students. The Students' Gymkhana is a body made of students of all batches. The New SAC (Students' Activity Center, a place for people to hang out) was majorly planned by the students of three batches, and the franchises selected for its food court were selected by a panel of students. The degree of freedom given to students at IIT Kanpur is, in my opinion, definitely larger than most other institutes. IIT Kanpur also has the distinct advantage of being in a city that is much lesser developed than places like Mumbai and Delhi. Why is this an advantage? IIT Kanpur has become self-contained, because there is a larger incentive to make everything available on campus. The choices of extra-curricular activities are larger, the food options are cheap and more varied, and all sections of the campus are together, making it a tighter, closer-knit location. Each club has its own advantages. Some clubs improve your speaking skill; others teach you a new art; even others let you hone your intellect in the direction you want. Art, music, literature, dance, electronics, robotics, photography, whatever your interest, there is going to be an outlet. If there isn't, it is not hard to create an outlet or a club for an interest you feel will benefit you. There are certain to be more people interested in the things you like.<br /> </blockquote>
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Sambhav Karnawat, Jewelovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08945073122636900284noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7863078639422611029.post-29968171501520001432014-06-15T23:21:00.001+05:302014-06-15T23:22:21.052+05:30Star Wars Fans : Awesome Father's Day Picture<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a name='more'></a>Especially if your Dad is a Star Wars fan! :D<br />
Need I say more?</div>
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