Ponting's Pair.

I was just reading a column on Cricinfo where a reader asked whether Ponting has ever scored a pair. I was wondering about the India V Australia series(Laxman's) in 2001, where Ponting did not score too many runs. So I did some digging and could not find a test where Ponting made a pair, but he indeed got out for duck in two consecutive innings, Kolkata test's second innings and Chennai test's first innings.
Any guesses as who was getting him out during that series???

Bihari Boli Ki Jai Ho

Thanks to information provided by a reader, according to him, this post is written by senior Bihari journalist Giridhar Jha. It appeared on the front page of the Patna edition of Hindustan Times on August 22, 2000.

Bamakiye mat, say teengo cheers to hamra boli ! LE BALAIYA, ee ka hua ? Kahe albalaye huye hain ? Etna narbhasane se kuchchho nahin hoga ... 

The inveterate linguist may scream at such an apparent contamination of Hindi language but the average Bihari simply loves to throw all narrow parameters of grammar to the winds. For them, the funnier they are, the better their adaptability is into their inimitable lingua franca.

Over the years, Biharis have invented a language, which has an unmistakable stamp of their own. In recent times, its popularity has travelled far and wide beyond the borders of the State and many screen heroes, including Amitabh Bachchan, have mouthed Bihari cliches with characteristic élan - a far cry from the days when it was thought to be an infra dig of sorts for anybody other than country bumpkins and unscrupulous politicians to perpetrate such "verbal atrocities".

All that, however, is passe now.

Bihari Boli is sweeter than honey now not only in Bollywood but also on the campuses of prestigious universities and IITs across the country.

Words like harbaraye, garbaraye, bargalaye, thartharaye and dhanmanaye which would have sounded Greek to outsiders earlier are being used with gay abandon by the hep youngsters there.

Sobriquets laced with double entendres like garda, bawaal and dhuan denoting the varying degree of a girl's beauty and sex appeal can be heard not only in Patna University colleges but also faraway Ferguson College in Pune.

Moreover, a-go, dugo, teengo and chaartho type of numerology which was a matter of disdain not long ago is being accepted even by the stiff upper-lips without any qualms.

So, notes sarka do, batti buta do, Principal ko harka do, burbak kahin ka, hum to biga gaye and Hum to huan thebe kiye theare some of the expressions which have conveniently made their way into the otherwise prim-and-propah St Stephens, New Delhi.

Similarly, expressions like dhakiyaye, mukiyaye, and latiyaye are the current rage. Hiyan, huan, kahe, enne and onne are some typical words, which are spoken rather nonchalantly by so-called educated lot in the State. One, therefore, does not get surprised if one hears tanikke for little, nimman for good, anhar for darkness and ejot for lights. For them, colloquial language need not be tied to any narrow rules. Eee topicwa par maatha khapane se kuchchho nahi hoga!

Among many characteristics of this language are its terms of endearment. Seldom does one hear people on the streets calling each other by their real names. Raju automatically becomes Rajua, Pappu turns into Pappua, Manish to Maniswa, Rajesh into Rajeswa and Shatrughan at best Satrohna.

Biharis have also coined new terms for human anatomy which would baffle an FRCP - gor means legs, moori is head, ongree is finger, thor denotes lips and kapar is forehead.

This language also has more onomatopoeic words than probably any other.Words like tapak se, gapak se, and japak se can be understood by listening to their phonetical sounds. No longer is Bihari language associated with a few howlers like eskool(school), teesan (station) and singal (signal) only.

There are certain words which carry the precise meaning but which cannot be properly substituted by any word in other languages. Machchar bhambhor liya is one such. Bhambhorna is a super word, which means the collective assault of mosquitoes to bhambhor you.

There is another all purpose word which can mean anything - ethi! It is a saviour for those whose vocabulary fails at the crucial momment during conversation. It helps the person who stammers also - wherein he says ethi and cuts short his dialogue. The beauty of it all is that whilst the speaker for want of the precise word says Ethi the listner promptly understands what the speaker means and says theek ba.

The time has certainly come to raise ekadhgo (one or two) toast to the longevity of the Bihari language.

Teengo cheers to that!

Would love to have your COMMENTWA!!!!!

बिहार स्पेशल शब्दकोष

पेश है शब्दकोश के कुछ जाने-पहचाने शब्द:

कपड़ा फींच\खींच लो, बरतन मईंस लो, ललुआ, ख़चड़ा,
 खच्चड़, ऐहो, सूना न, ले लोट्टा, ढ़हलेल,सोटा, धुत्त मड़दे,
 ए गो, दू गो, तीन गो, भकलोल, बकलाहा, का रे, टीशन (स्टेशन),
चमेटा (  थप्पड़), ससपेन (स्सपेंस), हम तो अकबका (चौंक) गए
, जोन है सोन, जे हे से कि, कहाँ गए थे आज  शमावा (शाम) को?,
 गैया को हाँक दो, का भैया का हाल चाल बा, बत्तिया बुता
(बुझा) दे, सक-पका गए, और एक ठो रोटी दो, कपाड़ (सिर),
तेंदुलकरवा गर्दा मचा दिया, धुर् महराज,अरे बाप रे बाप
, हौओ देखा (वो भी देखो), ऐने आवा हो (इधर आओ),
टरका दो (टालमटोल),का हो मरदे, लैकियन (लड़कियाँ),
लंपट, लटकले तो गेले बेटा (ट्रक के पीछे),
 की होलो रे (क्या हुआ रे), चट्टी (चप्पल), काजक (कागज़),
रेसका (रिक्सा), ए गजोधर, बुझला बबुआ (समझे बाबू),
सुनत बाड़े रे (सुनते हो), फलनवाँ-चिलनवाँ, कीन दो (ख़रीद दो),
 कचकाड़ा (प्लास्टिक), चिमचिमी (पोलिथिन बैग), हरासंख,
 चटाई या पटिया, खटिया, बनरवा (बंदर), जा झाड़ के,
पतरसुक्खा (दुबला-पतला आदमी), ढ़िबरी, चुनौटी,
 बेंग (मेंढ़क), नरेट्टी (गरदन) चीप दो, कनगोजर,
 गाछ (पेड़), गुमटी (पान का दुकान), अंगा या बूशर्ट (कमीज़),
 चमड़चिट्ट, लकड़सुंघा, गमछा, लुंगी, अरे तोरी के,
 अइजे (यहीं पर), हहड़ना (अनाथ), का कीजिएगा (क्या करेंगे),
दुल्हिन (दुलहन), खिसियाना (गुस्सा करना), दू सौ हो गया,
 बोड़हनझट्टी, लफुआ (लोफर), फर्सटिया जाना, मोछ कबड़ा,
 थेथड़लौजी, नरभसिया गए हैं (नरवस), पैना (डंडा),
 इनारा (कुंआ), चरचकिया (फोर व्हीलर), हँसोथना (समेटना),
 खिसियाना (गुस्साना), मेहरारू (बीवी),
 मच्छरवा भमोर लेगा (मच्छर काट लेगा),
टंडेली नहीं करो, ज्यादा बड़-बड़ करोगे तो मुँह पर बकोट (नोंच) लेंगे,
आँख में अंगुली हूर देंगे, चकाचक, ससुर के नाती, लोटा के पनिया,
पियासल (प्यासा), ठूँस अयले (खा लिए), कौंची (क्या) कर रहा है,
 जरलाहा, कचिया-हाँसू, कुच्छो नहीं (कुछ नहीं), अलबलैबे,
 ज्यादा लबड़-लबड़ मत कर, गोरकी (गोरी लड़की), पतरकी (दुबली लड़की),
ऐथी, अमदूर (अमरूद), आमदी (आदमी), सिंघारा (समोसा),
खबसुरत, बोकरादी, भोरे-अन्हारे,ओसारा बहार दो,
 ढ़ूकें, आप केने जा रहे हैं, कौलजवा नहीं जाईएगा, अनठेकानी,
 लंद-फंद दिस् दैट, देखिए ढ़ेर अंग्रेज़ी मत झाड़िए, लंद-फंद देवानंद,
जो रे ससुर, काहे इतना खिसिया रहे हैं मरदे, ठेकुआ,
निमकी, भुतला गए थे, छूछुन्दर, जुआईल, बलवा काहे नहीं कटवाते हैं,
 का हो जीला, ढ़िबड़ीया धुकधुका ता, थेथड़, मिज़ाज लहरा दिया,
टंच माल, भईवा, पाईपवा, तनी-मनी दे दो,तरकारी,
 इ नारंगी में कितना बीया है, अभरी गेंद ऐने आया तो ओने बीग देंगे,
 बदमाशी करबे त नाली में गोत देबौ,
बड़ी भारी है-दिमाग में कुछो नहीं ढ़ूक रहा है,
बिस्कुटिया चाय में बोर-बोर,के खाओ जी, छुच्छे काहे खा रहे हो,
बहुत निम्मन बनाया है, उँघी लग रहा है, काम लटपटा गया
है, बूट फुला दिए हैं, बहिर बकाल, भकचोंधर, नूनू,
सत्तू घोर के पी लो, लौंडा, अलुआ, सुतले रह
गए, माटर साहब, तखनिए से ई माथा खराब कैले है,
एक्के फैट मारबौ कि खुने बोकर देबे, ले
बिलैया – इ का हुआ, सड़िया दो, रोटी में घी चपोड़ ले,
लूड़ (कला), मुड़ई (मूली), उठा के बजाड़ देंगे,
 गोइठा, डेकची, कुसियार (ईख), रमतोरई (भींडी), फटफटिया (राजदूत),
 भात (चावल), नूआ (साड़ी), देखलुक (देखा),
दू थाप देंगे न तो मियाजे़ संट हो जाएगा, बिस्कुट मेहरा गया है,
 जादे अक्खटल न बतिया, एक बैक आ गया और हम धड़फड़ा गए,
 फैमली (पत्नी), बगलवाली (वो), हमरा हौं चाहीं,
भितरगुन्ना, लतखोर, भुईयां में बैठ जाओ, मैया गे,
काहे दाँत चियार रहे हो, गोर बहुत टटा रहा है,
का हीत (हित), निंबुआ दू चार गो मिरची लटका ला चोटी में,
भतार (पति शायद), फोडिंग द कापाड़ एंड भागिंग खेते-खेते,
 मुझौसा, गुलकोंच(ग्लूकोज़)।

कुछ शब्दों को आक्सफोर्ड डिक्शनरी ने भी चुरा लिया है।
 और कुछ बड़ी-बड़ी कंपनियाँ इन शब्दों को  अपनें
ब्रांड के रूप में भी यूज़ कर रही हैं। मसलन

- राजीव – रज्जीवा
- सुशांत – सुशांतवा
- आशीष – अशीषवा
- राजू – रजुआ
- रंजीत – रंजीतवा
- संजय – संजय्या
- अजय – अजय्या
- श्वेता – शवेताबा

कभी-कभी माँ-बाप बच्चे के नाम का सम्मान बचाने के लिए उसके पीछे जी लगा देते
है। लेकिन इसका कतई यह मतलब नहीं कि उनके नाम सुरक्षित रह जाते हैं।
- मनीष जी – मनिषजीवा
- श्याम जी – शामजीवा
- राकेश जी – राकेशाजीवा
अब अपने टाईटिल की दुर्गति देखिए।
- सिंह जी – सिंह जीवा
- झा जी – झौआ
- मिश्रा – मिसरवा
- राय जी – रायजीवा
- मंडल – मंडलबा
- तिवारी – तिवरिया
ऐसे यही भाषा हमारी पहचान भी है और आठ करोड़ प्रवासी-अप्रवासी बिहारियों की
जान भी।

Note: Above is reproduced from an email.

Management Policy

(This is reportedly based on an actual experiment conducted in the U.K.)

Put eight monkeys in a room. In the middle of the room is a ladder, leading to a bunch of bananas hanging from a hook on the ceiling.

Each time a monkey tries to climb the ladder, all the monkeys are sprayed with ice water, which makes them miserable. Soon enough, whenever a monkey attempts to climb the ladder, all of the other monkeys, not wanting to be sprayed, set upon him and beat him up. Soon, none of the eight monkeys ever attempts to climb the ladder.

One of the original monkeys is then removed, and a new monkey is put in the room. Seeing the bananas and the ladder, he wonders why none of the other monkeys are doing the obvious. But undaunted, he immediately begins to climb the ladder.

All the other monkeys fall upon him and beat him silly. He has no idea why.

However, he no longer attempts to climb the ladder.

A second original monkey is removed and replaced. The newcomer again attempts to climb the ladder, but all the other monkeys hammer the crap out of him.

This includes the previous new monkey, who, grateful that he's not on the receiving end this time, participates in the beating because all the other monkeys are doing it. However, he has no idea why he's attacking the new monkey.

One by one, all the original monkeys are replaced. Eight new monkeys are now in the room. None of them have ever been sprayed by ice water. None of them attempt to climb the ladder. All of them will enthusiastically beat up any new monkey who tries, without having any idea why.

And that is how most companies' policies get established.

Note: This is taken from an email.

Will it be or Won't be

Back to my favourite pastime of predicting tomorrow's outcome. Will Sachin be able to complete his century tomorrow after an "ordinary" batting performance from India. Let's see. What I am going guess that if he doesn't complete, then what is the reason. Does he get out or he runs out of partners? Let's see.....

Funny Parrot

 A woman went to a pet shop & immediately 

spotted a large, beautiful parrot..
There was a sign on the cage that said $50.00.

'Why so little,' she asked the pet store owner.

The owner looked at her and said,
'Look, I should tell you first that this bird used to
live in a house of Prostitution
and sometimes it says some pretty vulgar stuff.'

The woman thought about this, but decided
she had to have the bird any way.

She took it home and hung the bird's cage up
in her living room and waited for it to say something.

The bird looked around the room, then at her, and said,
'New house, new madam.'
The woman was a bit shocked at the implication,
but then thought 'that's really not so bad.'

When her 2 teenage daughters returned from school
the bird saw and said,
'New house, new madam, new girls.'

The girls and the woman were a bit offended
but then began to laugh about the situation
considering how and where the parrot had been raised.

Moments later, the woman's husband Keith
came home from work.

The bird looked at him and said,

'' Hi, Keith!


Note: This is taken from an email

Netarhat - Names of Ashrams

Just a quick post to remember my alma mater. I am going to list all ashrams in Netarhat School.  They were grouped in sets.

Shanti
Gautam
Arun

Anand
Prem
Arjun

Kishore
Ashok
Saket

Vikram
Takshila
Nalanda

Raman
Bose
Bhabha

Arvind
Pradeep
Ramkrishna

Kanva
Kanad
Kapil

Australia - Losing their aura??

 There is probably not a better site today for me in the world of cricket to watch/follow Australia losing. The reason is not because they have dominated the Cricket arena for best part of the last decade and before, but because of the fact that they possess an attitude which does not showcase any sporting spirit. If they are OK kind of winners at best, they are even the worst losers.

Sometimes they use the word agrression to justify the behavior, but to me, its pure frustration and someone did not include the word humble when the Australian cricket manual was being written. Recent example was Shane Watson. We will probably find other examples of extreme behaviour in world of cricket, but we will definitely struggle to find any Australian to be punished as severely after showing indecent behavior.

 

So those who are liking this, please turn on their television tomorrow, because there is not a better sight to see those very men being humbled, who pride themselves in the art of mental distegration.

Panchpurush

When I was reading about Panchkanyas, a thought struck me to create a post with five persons which I think have influenced print and digital media and caught public imagination. I do not have any problem in finding first two of them, not because they are established names and they are specialists in their chosen area, but they are in discussion because they are involved in "not-so-nice" activities in recent past.

The duo which I am talking about is Tiger Woods and our own Narayan Dutt Tiwari, because their deeds are very fresh, but finding other three will require refreshing my memory.

I have found my third member, which is former US president, Bill Clinton. When the news broke out about twelve years ago, he was part of discussion of almost every media. Internet, which was not so mature was filled with his stories and jokes. I remember, then google was not available and blogging was not a concept,but Bill Clinton was probably the most used name on internet.

Now, I am struggling to find other two  names. I could easily pick any example, but I want this list to appear credible, so who I am going to choose?

I found this one with the help of Google. Silvio Berlusconi. Just wondering that this has skipped my attention despite being very recent happening.

This only makes the count to four and as I am struggling to find the fifth name, I don't want to include any name just for the sake of it. Rather, I will leave this to you to suggest me one. Till  then, this post remain incomplete.