| 1. | Tokyo | 3.53 crores | |
| 2. | Mexico City | 1.92 crores | |
| 3. | New York-Newark | 1.85 crores | |
| 4. | Mumbai | 1.83 crores | |
| 5. | Sao Paulo | 1.83 crores | |
| 6. | New Delhi | 1.53 crores | |
| 7. | Calcutta | 1.43 crores | |
| 8. | Buenos Aires | 1.33 crores | |
| 9. | Jakarta | 1.32 crores | |
| 10. | Shanghai | 1.27 crores |
The 10 largest cities of the world as per recent U.N. Economic and Social Council report:
Spent a day in Bangalore and a lot of things to write about. Let me begin by telling what happens when one goes to one's office after a gap of six months.
I had woken up at 3:30 a.m. in the morning. The cab arrived as scheduled at 4 a.m. By 5 a.m. I was at airport and at 5:15 I had checked in. The flight was at 6:15 a.m. At 8 a.m. Sateesh picked me up at Bangalore airport and I a short while later at his house. So at 10 a.m. I was quite satisfied that everything had gone as per schedule and I am reaching office on time.
When I pressed the for 5th floor button in the elevator, an i2 office boy standing next to me was surpirsed.
Office Boy: There is no one on 5th floor, sir.
Me: Why?
OB: Everybody has shifted to the new office.
Me: No problem, I'll go to the 4th floor office.
OB: No sir, there is no one on 4th floor also.
Me: Oh! Is the office empty?
OB: Yes sir.
Me: Fine. I will do some work there.
OB: There is no network connection sir. Can you work without that?
Me: Of course not. Can I atleast make some telephone calls?
OB: Local calls or STD calls?
Me: STD calls.
OB: No sir, STD connection has been removed.
Me: If you tell me how to go to the new office, I'll go there and work.
OB: Network is not yet installed in the new office.
Me: Then how is everybody working today?
OB: Nobody is working today sir. Today is a holiday!!
I had woken up at 3:30 a.m. in the morning. The cab arrived as scheduled at 4 a.m. By 5 a.m. I was at airport and at 5:15 I had checked in. The flight was at 6:15 a.m. At 8 a.m. Sateesh picked me up at Bangalore airport and I a short while later at his house. So at 10 a.m. I was quite satisfied that everything had gone as per schedule and I am reaching office on time.
When I pressed the for 5th floor button in the elevator, an i2 office boy standing next to me was surpirsed.
Office Boy: There is no one on 5th floor, sir.
Me: Why?
OB: Everybody has shifted to the new office.
Me: No problem, I'll go to the 4th floor office.
OB: No sir, there is no one on 4th floor also.
Me: Oh! Is the office empty?
OB: Yes sir.
Me: Fine. I will do some work there.
OB: There is no network connection sir. Can you work without that?
Me: Of course not. Can I atleast make some telephone calls?
OB: Local calls or STD calls?
Me: STD calls.
OB: No sir, STD connection has been removed.
Me: If you tell me how to go to the new office, I'll go there and work.
OB: Network is not yet installed in the new office.
Me: Then how is everybody working today?
OB: Nobody is working today sir. Today is a holiday!!
Some excerpts from News From India: The War Against Hinduism by Stephen Knapp
" ... Some of the tactics that the Christian missionaries have used to help make converts is to offer cheap polyester pants to the tribals of the Northeast if they become Christian, or even offer motor bicycles if they help convert their brothers, which also means their wives and family. In Madhya Pradesh, as noted in the Neogy Report, the missionaries give small loans on interest to the tribals, who cannot pay back such loans easily. However, if they become Christian, then such loans and the interest are dismissed. This is what goes on in the democracy of India, and under the tolerance of the Hindus, while if one such incidence would ever occur in a Muslim country, the result would be an immediate expulsion of the missionary from that nation."
"Another trick that has been done is that missionaries, while treating the sick, will give medicine of no value and ask the tribal to take it while offering prayers to his local deity. Naturally, no cure of disease is likely to occur with the useless medicine. Then the missionary gives the tribal real medicine and asks the tribal to take it while offering prayers to Jesus. Then when there is a recovery, it is attributed to the power of Christ and not to the medicine. Such conversion activities take place these days more often in the tribal areas under the guise of social service. However, true social service should be done without expecting anything in return, including conversion."
"Another thing that takes place is mass healings at meetings similar to revivals. What they do is pay people to attend the healings portraying themselves as being sick, or invalids on crutches, etc., who then get called up and are miraculously cured of their disease. This is attributed to the power of Christ, which then convinces many tribals that they too can benefit in various ways if they become Christian..."
" ... Some of the tactics that the Christian missionaries have used to help make converts is to offer cheap polyester pants to the tribals of the Northeast if they become Christian, or even offer motor bicycles if they help convert their brothers, which also means their wives and family. In Madhya Pradesh, as noted in the Neogy Report, the missionaries give small loans on interest to the tribals, who cannot pay back such loans easily. However, if they become Christian, then such loans and the interest are dismissed. This is what goes on in the democracy of India, and under the tolerance of the Hindus, while if one such incidence would ever occur in a Muslim country, the result would be an immediate expulsion of the missionary from that nation."
"Another trick that has been done is that missionaries, while treating the sick, will give medicine of no value and ask the tribal to take it while offering prayers to his local deity. Naturally, no cure of disease is likely to occur with the useless medicine. Then the missionary gives the tribal real medicine and asks the tribal to take it while offering prayers to Jesus. Then when there is a recovery, it is attributed to the power of Christ and not to the medicine. Such conversion activities take place these days more often in the tribal areas under the guise of social service. However, true social service should be done without expecting anything in return, including conversion."
"Another thing that takes place is mass healings at meetings similar to revivals. What they do is pay people to attend the healings portraying themselves as being sick, or invalids on crutches, etc., who then get called up and are miraculously cured of their disease. This is attributed to the power of Christ, which then convinces many tribals that they too can benefit in various ways if they become Christian..."
When Adhip asked me about a month back, which site do I check for Mumbai news, I had no answer. Later I typed "Mumbai news" in the Google toolbar and came across two good web sites:
www.mumbainews.com
www.mumbainews.net
Both the sites contain news not only about Mumbai, but all of India, and even international news. Surprisingly I had never heard of the sites before. I think I should check these more frequently, along with rediff and samachar.com.
www.mumbainews.com
www.mumbainews.net
Both the sites contain news not only about Mumbai, but all of India, and even international news. Surprisingly I had never heard of the sites before. I think I should check these more frequently, along with rediff and samachar.com.
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