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Showing posts with label Kerala. Show all posts
Affectionately called 'Leader' by his admirers, Congress stalwart Kannoth Karunakaran was a master tactician who remained a 'King' in Kerala politics for decades and at times a much sought after political troubleshooter at the national level.
Considered a close lieutenant of former prime ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, the four-time former Kerala chief minister has been credited with creating in the 1970s a rainbow coalition--the United Democratic Front(UDF)-- that has sustained itself on the support from different social, caste and religious groups as a powerful bloc to take on CPI(M)-led Left Democratic Front(LDF).
A former Union Industries Minister, the diminutive 93-year-old politician with a trade-mark hump and rasping staccato sentences had an amazing capacity for political survival except for brief breaks and showed no signs of let up in ambitions even in his sunset years.
Initiated in politics in 1935 at the age of 19 when he became a member of the state Congress led by M Narayana Menon, Karunakaran, often criticized for apparent nepotism, first became chief minister on March 25, 1977.
Karunakaran, who has proved for decades that Kerala politics can still be his playing field, has often been accused of turning senile in his later years but he was not ready to say goodbye to his political career spanning over seven decades.
Even when he was in his late eighties, his political maneuvering was just as dexterous, mental agility just as remarkable and wit and sarcasm just as biting as ever.
An inscrutable political leader known for his steadfast devotion to Lord Krishna, the presiding deity at the famed Guruvayoor temple in Kerala, Karunakaran has always been a wily political player and, through sheer hard work and lots of luck, has donned a variety of roles--as trade union leader, the Opposition leader, a union minister or the chief minister.
He has been a Congress(I) father figure who built the party "from a group of nine MLAs in 1967" through two divisions in 1969 and 1978 to a strength of 57 in the 1991 Congress(I)-led UDF Ministry. The big break in his career came in 1967 with the party choosing him to lead the nine-member Congress bloc after the party was humbled by the LDF.
When his colleagues pushed him out of power while he was serving as chief minister for the fourth time, it rankled him no end.
The feeling of being dispossessed has led him to seek revenge at every opportunity ever inviting criticism from his opponents accusing him of trying to wreck the Congress in Kerala.
Karunakaran and A K Antony-- now the Defence Minister and a former chief minister--were dubbed the political Tom-and-Jerry equivalents who ran each other in circles for over two decades, to the consternation of the state.
Karunakaran has been the Chief Minister of Kerala four times but completed his full five-year term only once from 1982 to 1987. All the four state ministries under him were however tainted with allegations of nepotism and corruption.
A key accused in Palmolive import scam which has also sucked in the current Central Vigilance Commissioner P J Thomas, Karunakaran as chief minister had decided to import 15,000 tonnes of palm oil at 405 USD per tonne from a Singapore-based firm whereas the prevailing market price was 392 USD per tonne.
He took charge as Chief Minister for the first time on March 25, 1977. However he tendered his resignation within a month immediately following certain references by the Kerala High Court in what came to be known as Rajan case.
Rajan, an engineering student in Calicut who led anti-Emergency protests, was allegedly killed by the police at Kakkayam police camp. Karunakaran was the Home Minister from 1971 to 1977 in the Ministry headed by C Achutha Menon.
Karunakaran took charge as Chief Minister again on December 28, 1981. However, this ministry did not last long. He resigned on March 17, 1982 following the withdrawal of support by a member of the Kerala Congress (M). Mid-term elections to the 7th Kerala Legislative Assembly was held on May 19, 1982.
The Ministry with Karunakaran as Chief Minister assumed office on May 24, 1982 and continued till 1987. On June 24, 1991, Karunakaran took charge again as Chief Minister of Kerala for the fourth term, and resigned on March 16, 1995, making way for A.K. Antony to take up Chief Minister-ship.
After Antony was elected as chief minister in 2001, Karunakaran was on the warpath with the Government led by his own party and the party high command. After a series of unsuccessful attempts to regain supremacy in the Kerala wing of the Congress, the dissidents led by him landed up in the bad books of the Congress high command.
With the sharp increase in factional meetings held all over Kerala, mostly led by his son K Muraleedharan, Congress suspended Muraleedharan from the party. With Muraleedharan being pushed to the verge of political orphanage, Karunakaran left his party and formed a new political outfit with him as the President.
On May 1, 2005, Karunakaran formed a new party in Kerala National Congress (Indira). Later, the new party was renamed to Democratic Indira Congress (Karunakaran). Later, Karunakaran merged his party with the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), despite opposition from many senior leaders like T. M. Jacob who has since left the party.
Karunakaran and his daughter Padmaja returned to their parent party ( Congress) following a split. However Muraleedharan dissociated himself from his father and continued in NCP.
After the Mala Assembly constituency in Thrissur district was formed in 1965, Karunakaran represented it continuously for 30 years. He has also been elected three times to Rajya Sabha and to Lok Sabha twice.
Karunakaran, who also took part in the Freedom struggle, was born in a family of Ambalavasis(temple drum players) at Chirakkal in Kannur district on July 5, 1918. His father was a tahsildar in Kannur district.
He received formal schooling only up to Class VIII, reportedly because of an eye disease. He later won a diploma in design geometry and painting from a technological institute.
QUIZ.EXE : Trivandrum's First Exclusive Quiz fest @ Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering on August 28 n 29
Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering is conducting QUIZ.EXE ~ Trivandrum's First Exclusive Quiz fest.. QUIZ.EXE features 7 quizzes, spanning 2 days showcasing the best quizmasters from all over India..
QUIZ.EXE features 7 quizzes, each of which are different from each other in various aspects. The 7 quizzes include 1 School Quiz, 1 College Quiz, 1 Online Interactive Cryptic Quiz, and 4 Open quizzes, which anyone can attend. The details of each events are given below
Our Online Interactive Crypt Quiz (already started) : www.z.quizexe.in
Registration for Other Quizzes: Click Here to Register Online
Our Official Website : www.quizexe.in
Date : August 28 to August 29
Venue : Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Trivandrum
QUIZ.EXE has 7 events,covering the Alpha n Omega of knowledge. So you can be assured that your spectra of excellence is 1 among them. Following are the events..
Quarter Life Crisis ~ Undergraduate General Quiz
College students, Brace yourselves,for you will be up against Hrishikesh Varma,who promises that the Undergraduate General Quiz will be a Battle Royale.
Urkin des Sports ~ Open Sports Quiz
Equip thyself else be prepared to be marginalized and segregated,for there is no room for ordinary swordsman.Be at your best when you face the duel,bcos Captain Chandrakant Nair will test your mettle.Be a good sport.. Adapt,Adjust and Anticipate..!
Ignited Minds~ General School Quiz
Being hosted by the twin Quizmasters Krishnakumar & Prem Krishnan from CDAC,Ignited minds is set to set the kids minds on a 'jataragni' to obtain all the knowledge obtainable..!
Z Axis~ Online Interactive Cryptic Quiz
There are 75 levels of crypts of varying difficulty. He who cracks all the crypts in the least time gets crowned the champion.NOTE : This game can b very very addictive,but at the end of it,there will be an Einstein Born..
Enigma ~ Open Biz n Tek Quiz
How can we call this a quiz fest without a Biz n Tek quiz..? Enigma has Questions comprising of Business, Technology, Science etc and are being set by Team Prueba, NITIE Knowledge forum, Mumbai. Quiz is being hosted by Arunganesh Vaidyanathan of team Prueba, from Chennai.
Xenophobia ~ Open Written Lone Wolf Quiz
Xenophobia is a dislike and/or fear of that which is unknown or different from oneself. Couldnt find a better name for a LONE WOLF quiz. In the battlefield,u r all alone. Prof. P Vijaya Kumar sets the questions,which is a mixed bag of trivia plus some hidden treasure questions.
Exponentia ~ Open General Quiz
No long descriptions.. No boring stories.. No boasting of Prize money.. 1 Name.. World renowned Quizmaster Arul Mani hosts Exponentia. As the name suggests,exponentia aims at an exponential rate of growth of Knowledge..!
SCHEDULE :
| Event | Date & Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
Inauguration | 28/08/10,10:00 AM | Main Stage,SCTCE |
Ignited Minds | 28/08/10,11:00 AM | Seminar Hall 2, SCTCE |
Quarter Life Crisis | 28/08/10, 01:00 PM | Seminar Hall 1, SCTCE |
Enigma | 28/08/10, 03:30 PM | Seminar Hall 1, SCTCE |
Urkin Des Sports | 29/08/10, 10:00 AM | Seminar Hall 1, SCTCE |
Xenophobia | 29/08/10, 01:30 PM | College Central Library, SCTCE |
Exponentia | 29/08/10, 03:00 PM | Main Stage |
Concluding Ceremony and Prize Distribution | 29/08/10, 07:00 PM | Main Stage |
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One of the biggest crisis in India is Electricity. Each unit is worth gold in this country. The government almost fell due to the energy crisis and yet there are people who waste electricity just for making their properties look good or better among others.
It is not in some illiterate area but in Kerala, the most literate state in India. The above picture is from one of the high profile areas, within 100m from the Raj Bhavan.
Kerala State Electricity Board has its electricity supply cut by more than 200 million units by the central government for compensate decrease in energy production due to low amount of water in dams with electricity production system.
Even in this highly educated circle in Kerala, people doesn't know the meaning of the words, "Save Energy" and how can u complain that people from the lower circle are wasting energy. Even government have stopped showing ads to save energy recently. Even they have considered ads as wastage of money since people aren't going to change anyway. It ascertains the popular saying :
A Dog's Tail can never be straightened
Modeling has never been easier - or more powerful- than what COMSOL Multiphysics offers you today. This demo shows you why. Your COMSOL Multiphysics modeling guide will lead you through the work flow, and within minutes, bring designs to life with multiphysics simulations. Applications include fluid-structural interactions, thermal expansion, electromagnetic-structural interactions, and more.
Get your laptop at the workshop for a hands-on experience of our software.
Workshop is free of charge
Date & Location
City: Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Date: July 23, 2010
Location: Hotel Indrapuri Rajadhani, Vanross Junction, Thiruvananthapuram - 695001
Schedule: 10:30am - 12:30pm Intro and Live Demo
Speaker
Dr. Harish Viswanathan
COMSOL India
Register Here : http://www.comsol.co.in/events/cmmw/11823/
Seats are limited. Admission is on a first come, first serve basis. Minicourse fills up fast. You can also register or request more information by email info@comsol.co.in, or call 080-2559-7799.
Ettayoorkonam Road, Kuruvikadu, Vattiyoorkavu, Thiruvananthapuram
Here is where I live and I want to share this with everyone.
Probably the most difficult slope that u would have ever come across. It is at an angle greater than 75 and ends perpendicular to a road which is actually a bus route. Also as usual in Kerala rains comes and road turns to dirttrack. This one cant be bound under the category of dirttrack because these are much much worser.
I think rather than explaining it much further, I would like to show u its pictures.
Here is where I live and I want to share this with everyone.
Probably the most difficult slope that u would have ever come across. It is at an angle greater than 75 and ends perpendicular to a road which is actually a bus route. Also as usual in Kerala rains comes and road turns to dirttrack. This one cant be bound under the category of dirttrack because these are much much worser.
I think rather than explaining it much further, I would like to show u its pictures.
This pocket road ends up into a world of danger as it is perpendicular to the joining road and vehicles from both sides are unsighted from this slope. Even if brakes are applied sometimes vehicles skid over the stones and move forward without any control. During rains the problem is further increased with wet roads and water flowing from top at a rapid pace as the slope is very steep.
Complaints to Government officers and Corporation officers are of no use in this part of the world. They seem to close their eyes when something is reported.
I hope some officer see this issue and come up to at least make an enquiry.
Complaints to Government officers and Corporation officers are of no use in this part of the world. They seem to close their eyes when something is reported.
I hope some officer see this issue and come up to at least make an enquiry.
Recently, a Jokes' contest was held by a regional channel in Kerala where anyone can send their entries by SMS. The topic given was "WIFE". There were many interesting SMS entries. The best was selected among them and was awarded gifts. These were the winning entries. I found them funny enough to share it with everyone. Have a nice day....
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God saw me hungry, He created pizza .
He saw me thirsty, He created Pepsi .
He saw me in dark, He created light .
He saw me without problems, He created YOU.
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Dear Wife,
I wrote your name on sand, it got washed.
I wrote your name in air, it was blown away.
then I wrote your name on my heart & i got Heart Attack.
ArthroBotix - Robotics Workshop on building Arthrorobots at Sree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Trivandrum on February 26 and 27, 2009 in connection with Dishaa'09
Arthrobots are walking robots with 4 or more legs. Hence this workshop aims at giving an opportunity to the students to take a stand and actively participate in the development of Legged Robots right from scratch. This workshop covers the concepts which prove to be the basic building blocks of legged robots and enables the students to develop a “QUADRAPED – 4 Legged Robot” in just two days.
Session 1:
Introduction:
Introduction to Robotics
Types of Robots
Introduction to Legged Robots.
Types of walking in Legged Robotics.
Videos
Types of Legged Robots and Mechanical Model:
Biped
Quadruped
Hexapod
Leg-Wheel
Passive Dynamic Walker
Sensors:
Obstacle sensor
Limit Switch
Gyroscope
Shaft Encoder
Sensor selection criteria for Legged Robots
Actuator:
DC motor
Servo motor
Stepper Motor
Piezo actuator
Actuator selection criteria for Legged Robots
Session 2: Hands On
Mechanical Structure:
Making the legged robot
Mechanical design of a Quadruped
Kit identification
Kit assembling
Circuit Board:
Exposure to different architectures (RISC vs. CISC)
Why AVR? (Advantages, philosophy, architecture)
Board details and specifications (ATMega16 based development board)
Session 3:
Microcontroller Programming:
Basics of programming
Introduction to Embedded C programming
Use of the Win AVR compiler
Simple Programming practices on simple IO
Servo Controlling:
Working principle of servo motor
Construction of a servo motor
Interfacing of RC-servo and controlling
Session 4:
Running the Quadruped:
Programming the Quadruped
Controlling the Quadruped
Group Discussion:
Additional features that can be added to the Robot
Other ways of designing a Legged Robot
Advanced technology which can be used in the Legged Robot
Development of a Biped
Duration :
We conduct a workshop on 2 consecutive days, each day 8 hours session so in total 16 hours properly divided into theory and hands on sessions. In the end we organize a small competition among the participants of the workshop so that the students get the real feel of competitive environment.
The ArthroBotix Training Kit will be given for 2 days only, in groups of 3 students.
**The ArthroBotix kit can be purchased at a discounted price after the workshop.
Schedule :
At Shree Chitra Thirunal College of Engineering, Trivandrum - Dishaa'09
26/02/2009 -27/02/2009
26/02/2009 -27/02/2009
