Amidst lots of controversies over the past few days questioning some of the stalwarts attitude, there has been some grief for the Indian cricket fans. The loss of Dada and Jumbo has been really crude.
Dada has been the face of resilience. He never gave up. He is an inspiration for many. I used to hate this bloke for some reason of my own. But after his stellar return, all opinions changed. Never have I seen such resolution. Indian cricket is surely going to miss its best captain. He had inspired the Indians to humble the mighty Aussies and puncture the English. I appreciate him for the way he backed his team. In another way Jumbo was a pride of the nation. He was aggressive. With every ball he bowled, he was looking to rattle the stumps. His was a face of resoution. The third wicket in his last match , that of Mitchell Johnson, where he runs backwards and takes a fine catch, surmises the life of a real fighter. Two catches were dropped earlier. Some of them sitter. And he took matter in his (injured) hands and took a stunning catch. But with the departure of these two great cricketing giants, its the beginning of end of Indian cricket's legacy. The fab four and Jumbo had been the heart of Indian cricket these many years. But with their retirement on the brink, watching cricket might not be the same.
#Obtained from various sources. Victoria Portrait Series
The first set of British India notes were the 'Victoria Portrait' Series issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000. These were unifaced, carried two language panels and were printed on hand-moulded paper manufactured at the Laverstock Paper Mills (Portals). The security features incorporated the watermark (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RUPEES, two signatures and wavy lines), the printed signature and the registration of the notes.
Rupees Ten Rupees Hundered
British India Notes facilitated inter-spatial transfer of funds. As a security precaution, notes were cut in half. One set was sent by post. On confirmation of receipt, the other half was despatched by post. Half note This series remained largely unchanged till the introduction of the 'King's Portrait' series which commenced in 1923.
Green Underprint - Rupees Five Hundred
Green Underprint - Rupees Five
Red Underprint - Rupees Fifty Small Denomination Notes!
The introduction of small denomination notes in India was essentially in the realm of the exigent. Compulsions of the first World War led to the introduction of paper currency of small denominations. Rupee One was introduced on 30th November, 1917 followed by the exotic Rupees Two and Annas Eight. The issuance of these notes was discontinued on 1st January, 1926 on cost benefit considerations. These notes first carried the portrait of King George V and were the precursors of the 'King's Portrait' Series which were to follow.
Rupee One - Obverse
Rupee One -Reverse
Rupees Two and Annas Eight - Obverse King's Portrait Series
Regular issues of this Series carrying the portrait of George V were introduced in May, 1923 on a Ten Rupee Note. The King's Portrait Motif continued as an integral feature of all Paper Money issues of British India. Government of India continued to issue currency notes till 1935 when the Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the Controller of Currency. These notes were issued in denominations of Rs 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 10,000.
Rupees Fifty
Rupees Ten Thousand
The Bank's issues to January 1938 when the first Five Rupee note was issued bearing the portrait of George VI.
Rupees Five - First Note issued by Reserve Bank of India
This was followed by Rs 10 in February, Rs 100 in March and Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 in June 1938. Rupees One Hundred
Rupees One Thousand
Rupees Ten Thousand
In August 1940, the one-rupee note was reintroduced, once again as a war time measure, as a Government note with the status of a rupee coin,
Rupee One Obverse
Rupee One Reverse
Rupees Two
As an added security feature, the security thread was introduced for the first time in India. George VI Profile
George VI Frontal
The George VI series continued till 1947 and thereafter as a frozen series till 1950 when post independence notes were issued.
Another day and another set of photos to upload.. I have been checking out the various modes. But still have not been able to get that 'WOW' touch in my photos. Though I have a kinda PRO CAM, I dont have PRO LIKE thinking. That does me in. Even without a pro cam, a pro can make a fantastic pic. These are my new pics.. CHECK IT OUT
In my childhood days I wanted to be an artist spending all my time under the recluse of a shady tree and perfect my art every tme. But this wish of mine remained and still remains unfulfilled. I am just a scale better than the worst artist around. This made me embrace photography. Recently I was so engrossed in photography medium that I bought myself a new DSLR cam : Olympus E 520. And so far it has been the best one I had ever had. I am not able to post all my photos at one go. So I am uploading my photos in a series wise.
With this post my blog has surged the Alexa rankings with 622, 547 rank. And probably this could have been the reason for the hailstorms in Chennai. I was at that time playing around in the ground. At the start of drizzle we cached ourselves under the shade of a tree to safety. All of a sudden some stones started to hit our dumbwitted brains. Realizing it was ice 'stones', we ran helter skelter to save ourselves. Thanks to my helmet, my head was saved. There has been a lot of developments along since the last time I had posted here. My sister had got married. I got a new camera : Olympus E 520 DSLR (I will be posting a collection of my best pics so far with the cam sooner or later). And I am still waiting for my call letter from Logica or CTS. God save this poor soul. Sooner I will also review the Olympus E 520 series camera in my blog for those who are interested in buying a DSLR. So far I am really satisfied having thios cam.
Today was somewhat a mixed bag kinda day for me. I was happy to have bid a PR4 domain for 10$ but to have lost the bid in the last few seconds of the auction. I wasn't much disappointed about the issue than the happiness and surprise that "struck" me when I saw this in Alexa.
This might be just the beginning. I might get a PR4+ hopefully in the next update. But what gave me more surprise was the way iPhone 3G was to be launched in India.
In probably a first for a gadget launch in the country, iPhone lovers will be able to lay their hands on their favourite toy at midnight on August 22. To celebrate the launch, both service providers, Airtel and Vodafone, will keep their select stores in key metros open well past midnight. The companies have taken special permission for the same.
But is it worth the money? To lay your hands upon an iPhone you gotta shell out Rs.31,000 ("only). For some it might be a one month blog earnings. Then I read this over the web:
In NCR, the unveiling will take place at Airtel brand shop in Sahara Mall, Gurgaon. The company claimed that over 2 lakh prospective buyers had registered on its website for an iPhone. What it did not mention was the fact that it was before iPhone prices for India had been announced. At Rs 31,000 for the 8GB model, many a prospective customers may simply choose not to buy an iPhone.
Poor jerks! Out of their enthusiasm, they might have booked themselves a set. But now would they have regained their conscious, would like to know what they think about that!
In US the price of the iPhone(not the 3G) was 299$. It comes to around 12000 Rs. Does shipping cost 19000? But iPhone 3G is to be launched here in India! IT costs roughly 8000Rs. after the conversion. Wierd!
In US, some of the money is paid by the service provider and the buyer has to signup for a particular service. Here in India also you got to buy from the service provider. But unlike their rich counterparts, who plan big and whose plans are paid for by the extravagant people, Indians wouldn't like to spend hefty sums on mobile bills. This is the difference. Paying for yearly is not everyone's cuppa tea.
To check more I searched the Vodafone "Happy to help" website. Check these features out. I got this from Vodafone website. I hate airtels site which is cumbersome(not in the literal sense). (The template just sickens me. So preferred to go through Vodafone site.)
GPS HIGH SPEED INTERENET and more .. check the site.. (I cant add those here though. That was just an ad for iPhone most of the features are limited to the Indian users!)
This is going to be great. GPS.. High speed net.. That's what I thought! On a second thought what a cheap ad. India has so far not set up 3G spectrum and they are selling 3G phones and people are "spending money like water"(that was a conversion of local slang:-) ). But in days to come the iPhone costs may come down and 3G spectrum for high speed net and GPS facilities will be available. Will be waiting till then to buy my iPhone. But iPhone has no:
1>MMS 2>video recording
So do think twice. But that doesnt bacck me off the deal. I am going for iPhone when it reaches sub 10K mark. Till then Moto Rokr will do.
Change is nature and nature changes. So does the records. USain Bolt bolted to the finish line in 9.69 seconds. He beat the record set by Asafa Powell of 9.74 seconds set in 2007. But, records are meant to be broken. IT remains a question will they break the 8 seconds mark. The time taken to bolt through 100m is ever on the decrease from the time when Donald Lippincott set the record for the run with 10.60 seconds in 1912. Then Jesse Owens brought it down to 10.2. Men after men set new records and got them listed in the books and felicitated by the media. But to be replaced later by some other. This remains a mystery? What would be the limit!
Munnar, set at an altitude of 6000 ft in Idukki district, was the favored summer resort of the erstwhile British rulers in the colonial days. Unending expanse of tea plantations - pristine valleys and mountains- exotic species of flora and fauna in its wild sanctuaries and forests - aroma of spice scented cool air - yes! Munnar has all these and more. It's the place you would love to visit - it's the place you would wish never to leave. This place has been on my favourite list of visits apart from Thekadi, Khandla and of course Goa. Being an avid photographer (though I am not that good at it!), I would like to take my own time over there at snapping, er, photography. These places seem to be the place for my vacation. But finding a good place to stay was bit difficult. But then I landed here. The Club Mahindra Hotels is what I need to check out. I haven't been to any of the Club Mahindra hotels. This would be a nice opportunity to land there. Apart from that Tall tree houses is what interests me. You can check out the hotel details from hotelscombined. Before going to Munnar do check out the net for places to visit. I am actually longing to visit Munnar after seeing the snaps that my friend had taken. Must visit place! Don't forget to pack a camera along!
Name: Sunil Murali Home: chennai, tamil nadu, India About Me: Outrage! Why should i stop blogging? This is tyranny. I am 21. No monster creepers can stop me from posting more. EEks. Is there any monster below my bed? Daaaddddd...Moooommm.... Calvin and Hobbes is just great. By the way I am a great fan of Calvin hobbes.So some blabbers copied right out of C & H series. Also I am a revolutionary.. emm.. in the sense I am too lazy.. I just like to do my work and take lot of time to finish it off. But if interested, the job will be over in a jiffy. It all depends on my mood. May the Sith prevail! See my complete profile
