SEVEN MOTHERS

As per the Hindu Shastras there are seven mothers for all of us.  The first mother is the Cow because Cow gives the Milk to the pregnant woman and in turn the Mother gives milk to the Child.  Our real mother who gave birth to us is the second mother as the first mother is the Cow.

The Third Mother is the Guru-Patni who is the wife of our Guru.  The Fourth Mother is King's Wife - Raja-Patnika.  The wife of a Brahmana is also a mother - Brahmani.  The Nurse who has helped in our birth is also a mother - Dhatri.  Earth is also a mother as we derive all the food for our living from mother Earth - Prthvi.

1. Kamadhenu - Cow
2. Matha - the Real Mother
3. Guru Patni - Guru's Wife
4. Raja-Patnika - King's Wife or Queen
5. Brahmani - Brahman's Wife
6. Prthvi - Earth
7. Dhatri - Nurse

I know Cow and I worship Cow for being the first mother.  I know my real mother and respect her a lot for whatever she has done to me, my father and my siblings.  She is the most intelligent woman I have ever met in my existence of the last 50 years.  My Guru lived 100 years as a Sanyasi and hence the Guru's Wife is not applicable in my case.  I was born in Independent India and hence there was no King and thus the Raja Patnika is not applicable in my case.  Having been born in a Brahmin Family I know a lot of Brahmani in my own family and amongst relatives.  Mother Earth is giving everything for us and I do respect her a lot.  I do not know my Dhatri who helped my mother during my delivery.  All I know is I was born in Gosha Hospital in Pycrofts Road, Triplicane, Chennai.

If you know the seven mothers then worship all of them.  This is a very nice song on Mother sung by Yesudos in a Tamil Film and I am sure you will enjoy this song:



Enjoy Life.  Respect your Mother.

Regards,
T.P.Anand
Dubai, U.A.E.
6th November 2013

INTERNET OF THINGS

The advent of Internet in the 1980s was a great boon to the entire world.  The whole lifestyle across the entire world has changed substantially over the last three decades.

More than a third of the global population is connected into the Internet in some form or the other.  From the Internet we are now moving into the 4th Industrial Revolution which involves "Internet of Things".  Anyone can get connected Anytime and on Anything.

I attended a Networking Speech conducted by Etisalat Academy last week on the topic of "IT enabling the 4th Industrial Revolution".  The speaker for the day Mr.Nassir, General Manager of Intel for Gulf Countries made a wonderful speech.  He highlighted the five pillars of IT which will enable the 4th Industrial Revolution.  These are called the Tectonic Shifts which are:

1. Big Data
2. Cloud Computing
3. Client Continuum
4. Internet of Things
5. Security

Anyone, Anytime and Anything is the tag line most appropriate for "Internet of Things".  You are now connected to the Internet through a wide range of products including the PC, Laptop, Tablet, Mobile Phone, Digital Devices, TV, e-Book Readers, etc.  You can also get connected to the Internet at any time as you wish and from Anywhere in the world including when you are flying from one city to the other.

Our life now revolves around the Technology as it is so pervasive and decides on how we live, work and relax.  Technology is involved in every single product or service and hence is involved in every bit of our life.  The convergence of technology and the speed at which we are witnessing the developments particularly in the last 10 years is really mind boggling and stunning.

The first PC that I purchased when I worked in Sterling Resorts in 1988 had a Hard Disk capacity of 20 MB.  You get pen drive with 64 GB capacity for USD 30 now a days.  The computing has moved a long long way and now we are approached the "AAA" status - Anything, Anywhere and Anytime.

It is estimated that by 2020 there will be 30 billion devices wirelessly connected to the "Internet of Things".

We are approaching very exciting times and every one in this planet earth needs to adapt with the ever changing technology and get ready for different life style all together.

T.P.Anand
Mumbai, India
5th November 2013

SHAKUNTALA DEVI

Shakuntala Devi was born on 4th November in 1929 and lived her life as a "Human Computer".  She was a born genius who was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records in 1982.  She was much faster than the computers of the 80s.  She had the unique ability to make complex mathematical calculations without the help of a calculator or a computer.  She could do all the complex calculations mentally and come up with answers in seconds.

She had a strong belief that "numbers have life" and thus spent her entire life with Numbers.

In 1970 she went to Germany and competed with a Computer and won a Mercedes Benz as a prize.  In 1976, she calculated the cube root of 2,373,927,704 as 1334 in 10 seconds.  It took her just 10 seconds to calculate the 8th root of a 14 digit number.  In 1977 she took a competition with the Computer to find the cube root of 188138517 and she won.  In the same year she took just 50 seconds to compute the 23rd root of a 201 digit number.  She gave the answer for the multiplication of two randomly picked 13 digit numbers, in just 28 seconds and thus got recognized by the whole world.  This was at the Imperial College, London on 18th June 1980.

At the Stanford University in 1988, she calculated the 95,443,993 as 457 in just 2 seconds.  On most of the occasions she came up with the answer in the same time that it took to ask her the question.  Such was her speed and mental ability, which was truly astounding and amazing.

The chip manufacturers had to work very hard to beat this great genius Shakuntala Devi and hence started making microprocessors with more and more transistors.  The computing skills of the Computer had to be enhanced several times to go ahead of Shakuntala Devi in the 1980s.  She had the ability to mentally ascertain the day if any date in the previous century was given to her.  That too within a fraction of a second.



Shakuntala Devi had a vision to make learning mathematics very easy for the children.  She wanted to promote extensive research on Vedic Mathematics but could not fulfill that wish.  During her life time, Shakuntala Devi has helped several thousand students to improve their mathematical ability.  She has taught the students Grouping and Rhyming Methods; Right - Left Brain Synergy; Alphabet Code; Number Sound Code; Power of Mnemonics and Mental Filing Methods.  What she taught her students in short was "Mathability".

In addition to teaching students "Mathability" she also practiced Astrology and has shaped the life of several people through her astrological predictions and guidance.

Shakuntala Devi left for the heavenly abode on 21st April 2013.  She must be working in the heaven to create the next generation computing device.  I salute this great mathematician and genius.  Long Live Shakuntala Devi's Fame and Name.

Google gave her a fitting tribute today:

T.P.Anand
Mumbai, India
4th November 2013

AIRTEL SUPER SINGER 4 - FINALISTS

The competition is now reaching very interesting level and we have only last eleven contestants.  They are all very good singers and have given some incredible performances in the past.  There are some hot favourites and everybody has high expectations on some of the contestants.

My prediction of the last five who will be seen in the Finals are as follows:

1. Soniya:

 She is a very versatile singer and has given some incredible performances in the past.  How can one forget the "Azhaghu malar Aada" which she performed so well that too in the presence of the great legend S.Janaki:


2. Parvathy:

She is a very good singer.  She has a great voice and does not move an inch while singing.  This is a great quality exhibited by P.Suseela, S.Janaki and Vani Jayaram.  She did very well when she sang "Paadu Nilave" in the presence of S.Janaki.
3. Sharath Santhosh:
  
Though his mother tongue is Telugu he has been doing a fantastic job.  He is the most consistent performer.  The way he sang "Enakkoru Kadhali" was really good.  I missed watching the episode and my relative Mrs.Chitra Aravind wrote to me to check whether I liked the rendition and immediately I looked up to Youtube and watched this performance.


4. Diwakar:
 
Diwakar has a unique voice and is a great performer on stage.  His presence on the stage and engagement with audience is extremely professional.  I watched the "Siva Sambo" performance on 31st October 2013 and was stunned.  Watch this extraordinary performance by Diwakar and I think mainly due to the orchestra with Stephen and Thomas:



5. Sai Vignesh:

He will the youngest contender among the finalists.  He sings very well as he has classical music knowledge which is a huge plus point for him.  I watched his performance of "Marudamalai Maamaniye" the great song which will live for ever and so very well sung by the great legend Madurai Somu:



The chances are very high for Sonia to ultimately get the winner's crown as "Super Singer 4" but you never know how things could change in the finals.

This is a very good entertainment and at the same time a huge inspiration to all youngsters.  We have the evergreen Algates Alagesan who comes every now and then to enthrall the auidence with his typical style of rendering all the old songs of the great singer T.M.Soundararajan.  Apart from the youngsters who are performing well we also have 62 year old Alagesan who is a great inspiration for one and all.

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY DIWALI.

T.P.Anand
Mumbai, India
2nd November 2013