A Letter to Every Indian - APJ

DR. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam 's Speech in Hyderabad .

Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice.
Look at Dr. Sudarshan , he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news.

In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE? Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.

Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India .. For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.

Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours.
YOU say that our government is inefficient.
YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.

YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?

Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai . YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?).. I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand .
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?

In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan .
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right.. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.

When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system?
What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU.. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.

Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too….. I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians…..

'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY'

ansarimb@gmail.com

Lets do what India needs from us.

Forward this mail to each Indian for a change instead of sending Jokes or junk mails.

Thank you,

Dr. Abdul Kalam

Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!!

Beauty of Mathematics !!!!!!! 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10= 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry: 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 1234567654321 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 Now, take a look at this... 101% From a strictly mathematical viewpoint: What Equals 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been in situations where someone wants you to GIVE OVER 100%. How about ACHIEVING 101%? What equals 100% in life? Here's a little mathematical formula that might help answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. If: H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K 8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98% And: K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E 11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96% But: A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E 1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100% THEN, look how far the love of God will take you: L-O-V-E-O-F- G-O-D 12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top! It's up to you if you share this with your friends & loved ones just the way I did..

Improve your body language.... 18 Formulas

1. Don't cross your arms or legs –

You have probably already heard you shouldn't cross your arms as it might make you seem defensive or guarded. This goes for your legs too. Keep your arms and legs open.

2. Have eye contact, but don't stare –

If there are several people you are talking to, give them all some eye contact to create a better connection and see if they are listening. Keeping too much eye-contact might creep people out. Giving no eye-contact might make you seem insecure. If you are not used to keeping eye-contact it might feel a little hard or scary in the beginning but keep working on it and you'll get used to it.

3. Don't be afraid to take up some space –

Taking up space by for example sitting or standing with your legs apart a bit signals self-confidence and that you are comfortable in your own skin.

4. Relax your shoulders –

When you feel tense it's easily winds up as tension in your shoulders. They might move up and forward a bit. Try to relax. Try to loosen up by shaking the shoulders a bit and move them back slightly.

5. Nod when they are talking –

nod once in a while to signal that you are listening. But don't overdo it and peck like Woody Woodpecker.

6. Don't slouch, sit up straight –

but in a relaxed way, not in a too tense manner.

7. Lean, but not too much –

If you want to show that you are interested in what someone is saying, lean toward the person talking. If you want to show that you're confident in yourself and relaxed lean back a bit. But don't lean in too much or you might seem needy and desperate for some approval. Or lean back too much or you might seem arrogant and distant.

8. Smile and laugh –

lighten up, don't take yourself too seriously. Relax a bit, smile and laugh when someone says something funny. People will be a lot more inclined to listen to you if you seem to be a positive person. But don't be the first to laugh at your own jokes, it makes you seem nervous and needy. Smile when you are introduced to someone but don't keep a smile plastered on your face, you'll seem insincere.

9. Don't touch your face –

it might make you seem nervous and can be distracting for the listeners or the people in the conversation.

10. Keep you head up -

Don't keep your eyes on the ground, it might make you seem insecure and a bit lost. Keep your head up straight and your eyes towards the horizon.

11. Slow down a bit –

this goes for many things. Walking slower not only makes you seem more calm and confident, it will also make you feel less stressed. If someone addresses you, don't snap you're neck in their direction, turn it a bit more slowly instead.

12. Don't fidget –

try to avoid, phase out or transform fidgety movement and nervous ticks such as shaking your leg or tapping your fingers against the table rapidly. You'll seem nervous and fidgeting can be a distracting when you try to get something across.. Declutter your movements if you are all over the place. Try to relax, slow down and focus your movements.

13. Use your hands more confidently –

instead of fidgeting with your hands and scratching your face use them to communicate what you are trying to say. Use your hands to describe something or to add weight to a point you are trying to make. But don't use them to much or it might become distracting. And don't let your hands flail around, use them with some control.

14. Lower your drink –

don't hold your drink in front of your chest. In fact, don't hold anything in front of your heart as it will make you seem guarded and distant. Lower it and hold it beside your leg instead.

15. Realise where you spine ends –

many people (including me until recently) might sit or stand with a straight back in a good posture. However, they might think that the spine ends where the neck begins and therefore crane the neck forward in a Montgomery Burns-pose. Your spine ends in the back of your head. Keep you whole spine straight and aligned for better posture.

16. Don't stand too close –

one of the things we learned from Seinfeld is that everybody gets weirded out by a close-talker. Let people have their personal space, don't invade it.

17. Mirror -

Often when you get along with a person, when the two of you get a good connection, you will start to mirror each other unconsciously. That means that you mirror the other person's body language a bit. To make the connection better you can try a bit of proactive mirroring. If he leans forward, you might lean forward.. If she holds her hands on her thighs, you might do the same. But don't react instantly and don't mirror every change in body language. Then weirdness will ensue. :)

18. Keep a good attitude –

last but not least, keep a positive, open and relaxed attitude. How you feel will come through in your body language and can make a major difference. For information on how make yourself feel better read 10 ways to change how you feel and for relaxation try A very simple way to feel relaxed for 24 hours.

GREATNESS OF INDIA

Be proud to be indian

1	India has the second largest pool of Scientists and Engineers in the World
2	India is the largest English speaking nation in the world
3	India was the richest country on earth until the time of British
4	The World's first university was established in Takshashila in 700 BC
5	The value of pi was first calculated by Budhayana in the 6th century
6	India never invaded any country in her last 10000 years of history
7	Algebra, trigonometry and calculus came from India
8	The art of Navigation was born in the river Sindhu 6000 years ago
9	Sanskrit is the mother of all the European languages
10	The earliest reservoir and dam for irrigation was built in Saurashtra
11	Zero was invented by Aryabhatta
12	India is the world's largest democracy
13	Chess (Shataranja or AshtaPada) was invented in India
14	The decimal system was developed in India in 100 BC
15	Sushruta who lived in 600 BC is the father of surgery
16	Varanasi is the oldest, continuously inhabited city in the world today
17	The word navy is also derived from Sanskrit 'Nou'
18	Ayurveda is the earliest school of medicine known to humans
19	India is the world's largest, oldest, continuous civilization
20	India invented the Number System

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Famous Stars From Mangalore

Aishwarya Rai (Aishwarya Bachchan):

Aishwarya Rai (Aishwarya Bachchan):was born on November 1, 1973 in Mangalore, the South Indian state of Karnataka, to Krishnaraj Rai, a marine engineer, and Vrinda Rai, a writer on 1 November 1973. Her ancestors are from the Bunt community of Mangalore. Her family later relocated to Mumbai (Bombay). Rai has one elder brother, Aditya Rai who is a film producer.
is a three-time Filmfare Award-winning Indian actress. She was Miss World in 1994 and has acted in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and English films. Rai is married to Indian actor Abhishek Bachchan and is daughter-in-law to Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bhaduri Bachchan.

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Sunil Shetty:

Sunil Shetty: born 11 August 1961 is an Indian Bollywood actor. He was born in Mulki, near Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Sunil Shetty made his Bollywood debut in 1992 with the film Balwaan. The film was a success, largely due to some dangerous stunts he performed in the movie, without a double, and started his career. His breakthrough role came with the film Mohra (1994)

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Shilpa Shetty:

Shilpa Shetty: (born 8 June 1975 in Mangalore, India) is a four-time Filmfare Award-nominated Indian film actress and Supermodel. Since making her debut in the film Baazigar (1993),

Shamita Shetty:

Shamita Shetty (born 2 February 1979 - Mangalore) is an Indian actress. She is the younger sister of Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty. She made her debut with the 2000 blockbuster Mohabbatein. Since Mohabbatein, she mostly found success in item numbers,
She is the eldest daughter of Surendra and Sunanda Shetty, manufacturers of tamper-proof caps for the pharmaceutical industry, and her native language is Tulu although she can speak nearly ten other languages

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Sneha Ullal:

Sneha Ullal: born December 18, 1987 is a Bollywood film actress.
Sneha Ullal, a Mangalorean born in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, is a Bollywood actress of Indian origin and Hindu. She rose to stardom with her first movie Lucky opposite Salman Khan, who discovered her. She did her initial schooling at the Indian School Muscat. She then attended Durelo Convent High School in the suburbs of Bandra. Later, she went to MMK College, Mumbai, with Khan's younger sister Arpita, who told her brother about her. Indian media shot her to fame for her performance in Lucky.
She bears an uncanny resemblance to Bollywood queen Aishwarya Rai. It is believed she got the role in Lucky because of her resemblance to Aishwarya Rai who was the girlfriend of Salman Khan. (Ullal Famous Coastal place of Mangalore-Karnataka)

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Amrita Rao:

Amrita Rao (born June 17, 1981) chitrapur north canara near Mangalore is an Indian model and Bollywood actress.
Amrita was born to well-to-do Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin family. She speaks English, Hindi, Marathi & Konkani

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Deepika Padukone:

Deepika Padukone: (born 1986 in Mangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian supermodel. She is the daughter of former World badminton Champion Prakash Padukone. Deepika has been modelling appearances in print and television advertising campaigns for Liril soap, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca,
She started by starring in the music video for Naam Hai Tera a song from the pop album Aap Ka Suroor, an independent album by popular singer-composer Himesh Reshammiya.

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Hansika Motwani:

Hansika Motwani:Born in Mangalore, India, on August 9, 1991, former child artiste Hansika is the daughter of Pradeep Motwani and Mona Motwani. She has a brother by the name of Prashant Motwani. Although Hansika knows a number of languages, she mainly speaks Tulu and Hindi.
She started her career as an child artist and went on to undoubtably become on of the best child artists the Indian Film and TV Industry has ever seen. She entered the film industry in the movie Yahoo where she acted as a child artist with Juhi chawla and Govinda the film though was delayed and never actually hit the silver screen, She played major roles in popular TV serials like Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi, Desh Mein Nikla Hoga Chaand, Shaka Laka Boom Boom etc. She also kept appearing in a number of ad films which she love doing. She appeared in the commercials of popular brands like Samsung, Bournvita, Pepsi Hyundai Santro advert with Shahrukh khan.
She acted in Rakesh Roshan’s super hit film Koi Mil Gaya which starred Hrithik Roshan and Preity Zinta. She has also done films like Hawa and Escape from Taliban, Hum Kaun Hai etc.In the second inning as a mature artist she started her career as a heroine in Puri Jagannadh’s Telgu film Desamuduru along with Alu Arjun. In this picture she played a role of crime reporter and fall in love with a Sanyasi. This film was very much popular because of the excellent performance by this talent. Hansika Motwani is now again in news with her playing the lead role in Himesh Reshammia’s “Aap Ka Sarur- The real love story”

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Preeti Jhangiani:

Preeti Jhangiani (born 18 August 1980 in Mangalore, Karnataka) is an Indian actress and model. She is fluent in Sindhi, Hindi, Telugu, English. She is cusp-born (Leo/Virgo) and stands 5'5" in height. She studied in St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad.

Preeti first appeared in a Rajshri Music Video 'Chui Mui' opposite Abbas, this made them as well as the Koala bear symbol - famous. Thereafter she has appeared in Nirma Sandal soap ads. Her first film was in Malayalam which was called Mazhavillu. She made her Bollywood debut in 2000 with Mohabbatein.

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Anushka Shetty (Sweety Shetty):

Anushka Shetty is an actress in the Kollywood and Tollywood industries Born on November 7, 1981 in Mangalore, Karnataka, India

Anushka did her schooling and college in Bangalore.She belongs to Mangalore. After completing graduation in Computer Applications, she learned yoga. Then she became a yoga instructer. Puri Jagannadh happened to see Anushka through another director and she got selected for Super. Her acting in Vikramarkudu got the appreciation of critics for her skin show. She debuted in Nagarjuna's Super, and her debut film in Tamil was Rendu with R. Madhavan.

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Manmohan Shetty:

Manmohan Shetty - Founder, CEO and Managing Director of Adlabs was born in Mulki Mangalore.

The Mangalorean born Mumbai based entertainment Guru Manmohan Shetty is the the youngest of nine siblings, born to farmers, Shetty had followed his brother who was a lab assistant in a film processing company in the big city.

Manmohan Shetty widely accepted as a visionary in the Indian film industry. In 1978 along with Vasanji Mamania, he started Adlabs a small film processing unit that catered to ad films. In 1989, the firm entered mainstream cinema processing and has never looked back since. Adlabs entered the multiplex business by the launching India's first IMAX theatre in Wadala, Mumbai…
In 2005, Adlabs was acquired by ADAG(A Group Owned by Anil Ambani).
Today, Adlabs operates 45 properties and 131 screens across India

Pooja Shetty:

Pooja Shetty, daughter of Adlabs Films founder and Chairman Man-mohan Shetty, and Wholetime Director of Adlabs.

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Sandeep Chowta:

Sandeep Chowta: is an Indian Bollywood music director. He has also sung some of his songs.
Sandeep Chowta is from Mangalore. He started his Bollywood career with the movie Mast. He also sang the title track for the album.

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Shirish Kunder:

Shirish Kunder born in Mangalore, he is an Indian editor and film director working in the Hindi Film Industry, also popularly known as Bollywood.
He was an Electronics Engineer by profession and worked for Motorola. He graduated as an electronics engineer from SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad, Karnataka
He then turned to directing and his directorial debut is titled Jaan-E-Mann, for which he also wrote the story, screenplay, dialogues, edited and composed the background music score

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Daya Nayak:

Daya Nayak is a sub-inspector with the Mumbai police force. He was born in Yennehole village near Karkala in South Canara – Mangalore,Karnataka. He is known for eliminating gangsters of the Mumbai underworld, acting on tip-offs from a well-developed intelligence gathering network. There are allegations that these shootouts, known as encounters, are staged. He is often referred to by the print media as an "Encounter Specialist" for this reason. He has shot dead 83 gangsters to date and arrested over 300 criminals.
Daya Nayak belongs to the Rajapur Saraswat Brahmins(RSB) which mainly reside along the western coast of the state of Karnataka and Maharastra

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Ravi Shastri:

Ravishankar ("Ravi") Jayadritha Shastri pronunciation (born 27 May 1962 in Mumbai (Bombay), India) is a former Indian cricketer. He was recently assigned the post of the coach of the Indian cricket team. , Shastri's family originally came from Mangalore in Karnataka but he was born and brought up in Mumbai, then called Bombay. His father, Jayadratha Shastri, was a doctor and the family had a strong academic tradition. It was only as a teenager that he took cricket up seriously.

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Guru Dutt:

Guru Dutt (July 9, 1925 - October 10, 1964) His parents were Chitrapur Saraswats, originally settled at Panambur- Mangalore South Kanara district of Karnataka. Guru Dutt was an famous Indian film director, producer, and actor. He is most famous for making lyrical and artistic films within the context of popular Indian cinema of the 1950s, and expanding its commercial conventions, starting with his 1957 masterpiece, Pyaasa.

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Vijay Mallya:

Vijay Mallya (born December 18, 1955) is an Indian businessman and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of Mangalorean(Bantawal) industrialist Vittal Mallya who later went to calcutta (Vittal Mallya son of army doctor Lt Col Bantwal Ganapathi Mallya) , he is the chairman of the United Breweries Group and Kingfisher Airlines, which draws its name from United Breweries Group's flagship beer brand

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Devi Shetty:

Dr.Devi Shetty : He is originally from the erstwhile Mangalore - South Kanara District of Karnataka state in India (now divided into Mangalore and Udupi District). After completing his graduate degree in Medicine and post-graduate work in General Surgery from Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore(Karnataka state), he trained in cardiac surgery at Guys Hospital in the United Kingdom. He gained valuable experience in heart operations in the West Midlands rotation. He returned to India in 1989 and initially worked at B.M. Birla Hospital in Kolkata in Eastern India. After some time, he moved to Bangalore and started the Manipal Heart Foundation at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore. He has many patients and admirers in Bangladesh and from all over the world, especially Southern Asia.

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George Fernandes :

George Fernandes is from the coastal town of Mangalore, Karnataka
George Fernandes (born 3 June, 1930) is a member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He represents the Muzaffarpur constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) political party.
He is a trade union activist, former defence minister in the NDA Government (1998-2004).

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Oscar Fernandes:

Oscar Fernandes is a Minister of state for Labour Affairs ( Independent charge) in Dr. Manomohan Singh's UPA government in India. He is a senior Indian National Congress Leader and AICC General Secretary. He is from Udupi -Mangalore, Karnataka.

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Alwyn Fernandes:

Alwyn Fernandes is from Vamanjoor, Mangalore, he is Movie Music Director and is actively involved in the Kannada, Telugu and Hindi film industry. he is also the Music director of famous Kannada Movie Prana, he is young, energetic, talented, figure from Konkanni music world. Presently he is One of the leading Member of Famous Band Group Karma6 Promoted by Sandeep Chowta,

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Upendra :

Upendra , popularly known as Uppi born 18 September 1967 Kota, Udupi – near Mangalore, Karnataka is a Kannada cinema director, actor and script writer. Born in a lower middle classs family, Upendra started his career off with film director Kashinath as a writer and an assistant director. His first directional venture was 'Tharle Nanmaga'.
In the late 90's he broke into the scene with the extremely violent Om, which also starred actual Bangalore gangsters. He followed this up with A, in which he starred.

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Gurukiran:

Gurukiran or Gurukiran shetty is noted music director of Kannada film industry. He started his career as a music director of Kannada movie "A" directed and acted by Upendra.The music won hearts of Kannadigas all over the world. His music for movie Upendra further consolidated his position in Kannada movie industry. He is native of Mangalore and his mother tongue is Tulu. He has also acted in several movies in side (character) roles and also sung several songs. He is popular in Kannada cinema for his foot tapping musical score

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Dr. B. R. Shetty :

Dr. B. R. Shetty - Founder Partner, Managing Director & CEO of NMC.

born in Udupi near Mangalore
Dr. Shetty has been providing community services as Chairman of Abu Dhabi Indian School; President of Abu Dhabi Cricket Council and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi Cricket Control Board; founder and president of numerous Indian business and cultural organizations; Founder Patron of Toastmasters International in the United Arab Emirates; Founder and Vice President of the Swiss Business Council and Member of the Executive Panel of Dubai’s Pharmaceutical and Health Equipment Trading Business Group under the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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M.V Kamath:

Madhav Vittal Kamath is born in Mangalore he is a former chairman of Prasar Bharati and a leading columinist of India.Mr. Kamath worked as the Editor of Sunday Times for two years (1967 - 69) and then rejoined Times as the Washington Correspondent for nearly 10 years (1969- 78). He has also served as editor of Illustrated weekly of India.

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Dr. T.M.A. Pai:

Dr. Tonse Madhav Ananth Pai, (abbreviated: Dr. T.M.A. Pai), (April 30, 1898 - May 29, 1979, Mangalore), was an Indian country doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist, most well known for building the university town of Manipal, in udupi near Mangalore Karnataka, India.
He was first to a start private, self financing medical college offering MBBS in India. Pai established the Kasturba Medical College, Manipal (KMC) in 1953 and Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1957, which was followed by a string of other education institutions including Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal College of Dental Sciences, Manipal College of Pharmaceutical Sciences and T A Pai Management Institute (TAPMI). He also established Syndicate Bank, which has its headquarters in Manipal. He was responsible for its popular Pigmy Deposit Scheme.
He is the present Chancellor of Manipal University, (formerly known as MAHE).
From one medical college in 1953, their educational empire has expanded to 24 professional colleges in 12 professional streams with 9 campuses and 2 universities. The Manipal Group has gone global with campuses in Nepal, Malaysia, Dubai, Muscat, Sri Lanka and Antigua. It has its presence in 20 countries.

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Raadhika :

Raadhika is a veteran South Indian actress born in Mangalore. She has acted in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi movies. She is the daughter of the late Tamil actor and comedian, M. R. Radha

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Rev Fr.Lawrence John Saldanha:

(Archbishop of Lahore, Pakistan)

Rev Fr.Lawrence John Saldanha was born in Mangalore, India on 12 Jun 1936. He received his religious training at the Christ the King seminary in Karachi and was ordained a priest in Lahore, Pakistan on 16 Jan 1960. For many years he served as the Rector of the Christ the King seminary. On 24 Apr 2001 he was appointed Archbishop of Lahore by Pope John Paul II. He is the President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Pakistan.

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Shankar Nag

Shankar Nag (9 November 1954-30 September 1990) born in Mallapur village near Mangalore, originally known as Shankar Nagarakatte along with his elder brother Anant Nag was a popular actor and director of Kannada cinema. He also directed and acted in the teleserial, Malgudi days ,based on celebrated novelist R.K.Narayan's short stories. Besides these, he was actively involved in Kannada theatre activities..

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Kota Shivaram Karanth

Kota Shivaram Karanth (October 10, 1902 - December 9, 1997) born in udupi- Mangalore. he was a major Kannada writer, social activist, environmentalist, Yakshagana artist, movie maker and thinker. He was described as the "finest novelist-activist of modern India" by Ramachandra Guha. He was the third person among seven recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada the highest literary honour conferred in India. He was conferred Padma Bhushan by Government of India which later he returned in protest against the Emergency imposed by Indira Gandhi

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adri Gopalnath

Kadri Gopalnath is an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone.

1950 born in Kadri ,Mangalore Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka.

Gopalnath learnt the instrument under Gopalkrishna Iyer of Kalaniketana, Mangalore. In Madras, Gopalnath came in contact with the mridangist T.V. Gopalkrishnan who identified the youngster's potential and tutored him.

His maiden performance was for the Chembai Memorial Trust. 1980 Bombay jazz festival was a turning point for Gopalnath. John Handy, a jazz musician from California was present at the festival. Hearing Gopalnath play, Handy asked if he could go on stage and perform alongside with him. So well did the two mesh, Handy in the jazz style and Gopalnath in the Carnatic style, that it became an instant hit with the audience. Gopalnath has participated in the Jazz Festival in Prague, Berlin Jazz Festival, International Cervantino Festival in Mexico, Music Hall Festival in Paris, the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London and has toured all over the world.

He has cut many albums and has recorded a number of cassettes and CDs. Together with jazz flutist James Newton he recorded Southern Brothers. His production called 'East-West' is an audio-video presentation that, as the title suggests, is a fusion of Western and Indian music. This album took 6 months to produce and has compositions from Saint Tyagaraja, Beethoven and the likes. Film director K. Balachandar used Gopalnath's services in his Tamil film Duet. Titles and honors have come his way, the most cherished being the Asthana Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam and the Shringerei Sharada Peetam. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004.

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Muthappa Rai:(black star of Mangalore)-

Muthappa Rai. was an Underworld Don born in Puttur, near Mangalore in Dakshina Kannada district. Karnataka, India.
Early on, as a Congress worker he was involved in a knife attack to protect his friend who was contesting a local level election. He was a clerk in Vijaya Bank (Nationalised bank)in Puttur. He later opted for a transfer to Mumbai and married his friend a girl from Coorg against his family wishes. It is said that in Bombay he got introduced to various underworld people and their "Gun Culture".

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Durga Shetty:

Durga Shetty- south Indian & Kannada Film Star From Mangalore

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Shubha Punja:

Belle Shubha Punja- Raising south Indian Film Star from Mangalore...

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Other /notable People related to Mangalore:

Karnad Sadashiv Rao, U. Srinivas Mallya, V. S. Kudva,

M. Veerappa Moily, Margaret Alva, Janardhan Poojari

P. Dayananda Pai, M. R. Pai, T. V. R. Shenoy
U. Ramadas Kamath, Prakash Rai, U.R.Rao
B.V. Seetaram, Prakash Padukone, Sheethal Malhar
Prakash Bhandary, Ananth nag, Shankar Nag
Shivaram Karanth, Girish Karnad, Suresh Kalmadi
Ashish Ballal, Ananth Murthy, P.Gururaj Bhat
Ram Shetty, Kashinath, Suresh Shetty
Vittal Mallya, Harish Bijoor, Gopalkrishna Adiga
Govind Pai, Ganesh Hegde, Veerendra Heggade
Naren Koduvattat, Abhijith D'Souza

93-year-old newspaper with the headline "TITANIC SINKS"