Friday, May 29, 2009
Monday, May 25, 2009
Vijay Mallya
The Vijay Mallya, he is one of my Favorite business personalities. I like the way he live his life with full glamour and enjoy. I never going to forget his tag line “live life king size” and I think this is the real way to live our life just forget all tension and live happily, Kal kya hoga kis ko ptta.
Vijay Mallya (born December 18, 1955) is an Indian billionaire and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal 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, Kingfisher.
As of 2008, Mallya was ranked as the 162nd richest person in the world and the 41st in India with a net worth of $1.2 billion. He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties and his hotels, automobiles, Formula1 team Force India, IPL Cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore and his yacht, the Indian Empress.
Personal life
The Konkani-speaking Mallya is originally from the town of Bantwal, Mangalore in Karnataka. He was educated at La Martiniere Boys' College, Calcutta in Kolkata and completed his degree from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta under Calcutta University. He later set up business ventures in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mallya has received several awards both in India and overseas. Mallya is married twice. His first wife was Sameera and they have a son together, named Sidhartha Vijay Mallya. Sidhartha was educated at Wellington College in Crowthorne followed by Queen Mary's College in the University of London. Later on, he married Rekha and has two daughters Laila and Tanya Mallya and one son.
Business
Breweries
Mallya took over as Chairman of the United Breweries Group in 1984. Since then, the group has grown into a multi-national conglomerate of over sixty companies with an annual turnover which has increased by 639% to US$11.2 billion in 1998-1999. The focal business areas of the group encompass alcoholic beverages, life sciences, engineering, agriculture, chemicals, information technology, aviation and leisure. He owned McDowell Crest.
In May 2007, United Breweries Group announced the all-cash acquisition of scotch whisky maker Whyte & Mackay for £595 million (approximately Rs 6000 crore). In 2005 he took over Millennium Breweries Ltd (formerly known as Inertia Industries Ltd), which owned the two premium beer brands named Sandpiper and Zingaro.
Airlines
In 2005, Vijay Mallya established Kingfisher Airlines. At present, the airline connects 32 cities. Kingfisher Airlines obtained a 26% stake in Air Deccan, a low cost Indian airline which Mallya later acquired fully and integrated into his Kingfisher fleet, rebranding it as Kingfisher Red. Mallya plans to pick up a personal, controlling stake in Epic Aircraft, a US-based aircraft manufacturing company.
Association with sports
Formula One
Mallya also has shown interest to hold a Formula 1 race in India as the Indian Grand Prix. Greater Noida near New Delhi is the target, track designer Hermann Tilke, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, and Delhi CM Sheila Dixit. F1 track designer Hermann Tilke has designed a layout for a street-race like Monaco in New Delhi. The plan is to have the first Indian F1 race in 2009-2010. Tilke has previously designed F1 tracks in Turkey, China, Bahrain and Malaysia. The set-up cost of the race would be at least U$100 million. This is considerably less compared to building a brand new track specifically for car racing. Tilke wants the cars to go around India Gate and down Rajendra Prasad Rd.
Football
Mallya's United Breweries sponsors the East Bengal and Mohun Bagan football clubs in Kolkata.Recently linked with buying into the new revolution at Queens Park Rangers FC, as part of the Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Lakshmi Mittal consortium.
Cricket
Mallya's flagship firm UB Group owns the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League. He won this team in an auction by paying US$111.6 million for the team. The Royal Challengers Bangalore team includes players like Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Robin Uthappa, Mark Boucher, Sunil Joshi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Ross Taylor and Dale Steyn.
Horse racing
Mallya also owns the company, United Racing and Bloodstock Breeders (URBB) which has interests in horse racing. URBB runs the Kunigal stud farm, under lease from the Government of Karnataka.
Political career
Mallya entered politics in 2000 and replaced Subramanian Swamy as the president of the Janata Party, a breakaway faction of the original Janata Dal party. His party contested almost all of the 224 seats during the Karnataka State legislative election. He campaigned vigorously through the media, but his party failed to make any impact and did not win a single seat. Following the party's failure in the elections, it has been largely ignored by the media.
Auction purchases
Vijay Mallya is noted for his successful bidding in auction of items that are considered of great cultural value to India. In 2004, he placed the winning bid of £175,000 for the sword of
Tipu Sultan at an auction in London in 2004, and brought it back to India. In March 2009, Mallya successfully bidded for the belongings of Mahatma Gandhi at US$1.8 million, in a New York auction that initially caused an uproar in India and its government tried and failed to prevent it from going under the hammer.
Achievements
· Establishment of Mallya Hospital in Bangalore. The hospital is located in Vittal Mallya Road, named after his father.
· Helped to fund the Mallya Aditi International School, a prestigious private school in Bangalore.
Vijay Mallya (born December 18, 1955) is an Indian billionaire and Rajya Sabha MP. The son of industrialist Vittal 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, Kingfisher.
As of 2008, Mallya was ranked as the 162nd richest person in the world and the 41st in India with a net worth of $1.2 billion. He receives substantial press coverage that focuses on his lavish parties and his hotels, automobiles, Formula1 team Force India, IPL Cricket team Royal Challengers Bangalore and his yacht, the Indian Empress.
Personal life
The Konkani-speaking Mallya is originally from the town of Bantwal, Mangalore in Karnataka. He was educated at La Martiniere Boys' College, Calcutta in Kolkata and completed his degree from St. Xavier's College, Calcutta under Calcutta University. He later set up business ventures in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mallya has received several awards both in India and overseas. Mallya is married twice. His first wife was Sameera and they have a son together, named Sidhartha Vijay Mallya. Sidhartha was educated at Wellington College in Crowthorne followed by Queen Mary's College in the University of London. Later on, he married Rekha and has two daughters Laila and Tanya Mallya and one son.
Business
Breweries
Mallya took over as Chairman of the United Breweries Group in 1984. Since then, the group has grown into a multi-national conglomerate of over sixty companies with an annual turnover which has increased by 639% to US$11.2 billion in 1998-1999. The focal business areas of the group encompass alcoholic beverages, life sciences, engineering, agriculture, chemicals, information technology, aviation and leisure. He owned McDowell Crest.
In May 2007, United Breweries Group announced the all-cash acquisition of scotch whisky maker Whyte & Mackay for £595 million (approximately Rs 6000 crore). In 2005 he took over Millennium Breweries Ltd (formerly known as Inertia Industries Ltd), which owned the two premium beer brands named Sandpiper and Zingaro.
Airlines
In 2005, Vijay Mallya established Kingfisher Airlines. At present, the airline connects 32 cities. Kingfisher Airlines obtained a 26% stake in Air Deccan, a low cost Indian airline which Mallya later acquired fully and integrated into his Kingfisher fleet, rebranding it as Kingfisher Red. Mallya plans to pick up a personal, controlling stake in Epic Aircraft, a US-based aircraft manufacturing company.
Association with sports
Formula One
Mallya also has shown interest to hold a Formula 1 race in India as the Indian Grand Prix. Greater Noida near New Delhi is the target, track designer Hermann Tilke, F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone, and Delhi CM Sheila Dixit. F1 track designer Hermann Tilke has designed a layout for a street-race like Monaco in New Delhi. The plan is to have the first Indian F1 race in 2009-2010. Tilke has previously designed F1 tracks in Turkey, China, Bahrain and Malaysia. The set-up cost of the race would be at least U$100 million. This is considerably less compared to building a brand new track specifically for car racing. Tilke wants the cars to go around India Gate and down Rajendra Prasad Rd.
Football
Mallya's United Breweries sponsors the East Bengal and Mohun Bagan football clubs in Kolkata.Recently linked with buying into the new revolution at Queens Park Rangers FC, as part of the Bernie Ecclestone, Flavio Briatore and Lakshmi Mittal consortium.
Cricket
Mallya's flagship firm UB Group owns the Royal Challengers Bangalore team in the Indian Premier League. He won this team in an auction by paying US$111.6 million for the team. The Royal Challengers Bangalore team includes players like Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Kevin Pietersen, Jacques Kallis, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Robin Uthappa, Mark Boucher, Sunil Joshi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Ross Taylor and Dale Steyn.
Horse racing
Mallya also owns the company, United Racing and Bloodstock Breeders (URBB) which has interests in horse racing. URBB runs the Kunigal stud farm, under lease from the Government of Karnataka.
Political career
Mallya entered politics in 2000 and replaced Subramanian Swamy as the president of the Janata Party, a breakaway faction of the original Janata Dal party. His party contested almost all of the 224 seats during the Karnataka State legislative election. He campaigned vigorously through the media, but his party failed to make any impact and did not win a single seat. Following the party's failure in the elections, it has been largely ignored by the media.
Auction purchases
Vijay Mallya is noted for his successful bidding in auction of items that are considered of great cultural value to India. In 2004, he placed the winning bid of £175,000 for the sword of
Tipu Sultan at an auction in London in 2004, and brought it back to India. In March 2009, Mallya successfully bidded for the belongings of Mahatma Gandhi at US$1.8 million, in a New York auction that initially caused an uproar in India and its government tried and failed to prevent it from going under the hammer.
Achievements
· Establishment of Mallya Hospital in Bangalore. The hospital is located in Vittal Mallya Road, named after his father.
· Helped to fund the Mallya Aditi International School, a prestigious private school in Bangalore.
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
BHINDI BHAJI RECIPE
Ingredients:
1 pound okra (BHINDI)
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tsp garlic paste or powder
1/4 tsp coriander paste or powder
1/8 tsp cumin
3 large tomatoes
2 tsp oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (green Coriander)
1 pound okra (BHINDI)
2 medium onions, chopped
1/4 tsp garlic paste or powder
1/4 tsp coriander paste or powder
1/8 tsp cumin
3 large tomatoes
2 tsp oil
1/2 cup chopped cilantro (green Coriander)
How to make bhindi :
Cut the tip and the very bottom from the okra just to clean it, but do not slice.
Heat oil in a pan over medium heat. Add onion and cook for 3 minutes.
Add all ingredients except okra, tomato and cilantro. Cook for 3 minutes. Add okra, then cook for
6 to 8 minutes. Garnish with tomato and cilantro.
Serve the bhindi bhaji with rice, naan or pita bread.
Friday, May 15, 2009
girls need to understand about guys
"Hey, are you busy?" or "Are you doing something?" ~ two phrases guys open with to stop from stammering on the phone.
Guys may be flirting around all day but before they go to sleep, they always think about the girl they truly care about.
Before they call, guys try to plan out a little about what they're going to say so there aren't awkward pauses, but once he's on the phone he forgets it all and makes it up as he goes.
Guys go crazy over a girl's smile when they’re attracted to them
Guys will do anything just to get you to notice him.
Guys hate it when you talk about your ex-boyfriend or ex love-interest. Unless they're going for the let-her-complain-to-you-and-then-have-her-realize-how-wonderful-and-nice-you-are method.
A guy who likes you wants to be the only guy you talk to.
Boyfriends need to be reassured often that they're still loved.
Don't talk about your guy friends to your boyfriend.
Guys get jealous easily.
Guys are more emotional than they'd like people to think.
Giving a guy a hanging message like "You know what?!..uh...never mind.." would make him jump to a conclusion that is far from what you are thinking. And he'll assume he did something wrong and he'll obsess about it trying to figure it out.
Guys are good flatterers when courting but they usually stammer when they talk to a girl they really like.
Guys hate asking parents for money to buy girls presents. So they come up with ideas like saving their lunch money for a week. But it never works because guys are always hungry so they end up asking the parents for money anyway.
Girls are guys' weaknesses.
Guys are very open about themselves.
It's good to test a guy first before you trust him. But don't let him wait too long.
Your best friend, whom your boyfriend seeks help from about his problems with you may end up being admired by your boyfriend.
If a guy tells you about his problems, he just needs someone to listen to him. You don't need to give advice.
A usual act that proves that the guy likes you is when he teases you.
Guys love you more than you love them if they are serious in your relationships.
Guys will brag about anything.
Guys use words like hot or cute to describe girls. We rarely use beautiful. If a guy uses that, he likes you a whole hell of a lot.
Guys think WAY too much. One small thing a girl does, even if she doesn't notice it can make the guy think about it for hours, trying to figure out what it meant.
Guys seek for advice from girls not other guys. Because most guys think alike, so if one guy's confused, then they’re all confused.
Any guy could write out a rulebook or advice book for flirting, but no guy can write out a book about relationships.
Try to be as straightforward as possible.
A guy has to experience rejection, because if he's
too-good-never-been-busted, never been in love and hurt, he won't be mature and grown up.
If the guy does something stupid in front of the girl, he will think about it for the next couple days or until the next time he spends time with the girl.
No matter how much guys talk about asses and boobs, personality is key.
Guys learn from experience not from the romance books that girls read and take as their basis of experience.
Guys worry about the thin line between being compassionate and being whipped.
If a guy looks unusually calm and laid back, he's probably faking it and is spazzing inside.
When a guy says he is going crazy about the girl, he really is. Guys rarely say that.
When a guy asks you to leave him alone, he's just actually saying, "Please come and listen to me."
Guys don't really have final decisions.
If a guy starts to talk seriously, listen to him. It doesn't happen that often, so when it does, you know something's up.
If your best guy friend seems to avoid you or is never around when you're with your boyfriend, he's probably jealous and likes you.
When a guy looks at you for longer than a second, he's definitely thinking something.
Guys like femininity not feebleness.
Guys don't like girls who punch harder than they do.
A guy has more problems than you can see with your naked eyes.
Don't be a snob. Guys can be intimidated and give up easily.
Everything in moderation. Put on makeup, wear perfume. Just not too much.
Guys talk about girls more than girls talk about guys.
Guys hate rejection, but they hate being led on even more.
Guys really think that girls are strange and have unpredictable decisions and are MAD confusing but somehow are drawn even more to them.
A guy would give his left nut to be able to read a girl's mind for a day.
No guy can handle all his problems on his own. He's just too stubborn to admit it.
Not all guys are assholes. Just because ONE is a jackass doesn’t mean he represents ALL of boys.
They don't like girls who are too skinny.
Always make sure you know what kind of stuff your getting into before making out with a guy , like whether it's a one time deal or not .
Believe it or not shy guys are the most easiest to talk to. It may not seem right but trust me they will start opening up like books after you just ask them questions about their lives and unnoticeable tell them about yours.
When a guy hits your butt it means that he wants you sexually.
Even if they refuse it all guys are ticklish on the ribs.
Guys love neck rubs and if he lets you keep doing it, it means that he really likes you or his neck really hurts.
Guys will test the waters to see how far they can get with you. Even if he doesn't intend to it will happen. Know how far it is you want to let him go and he will respect that after you let him know a couple times.
When a guy sacrifices his sleep and health just to be with you, he really likes you and wants to be with you as much as possible.
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