Thursday, March 10, 2011

Quote of the day

Joke of the day
An Englishman met Pappu while going to the toilet.
Englishman:   Good morning Sir, how do you do?
Pappu:  Usually I remove my underwear and then do, and how do you do?

Pappu joined NASA.
After one month he forced the Americans to change the name from NASA to SATYANASA.
Quote of the day
May I fall as rain to increase the harvests that must feed living beings.  And in ages of dire famine may I myself serve as food and drink. 
                                Shantideva, 8th-century Indian Buddhist scholar and author of the Bodhicaryavatara

Unity already exists (on the level of man or soul), but we have forgotten.
                Kirpal Singh, Guru and Religious Leader
Gyaan of the day
The art of navigation was developed in India nearly 6000 years ago.  The word 'navigation' is derived from the Sanskrit word navgatih.  The word 'navy' is derived from the Sanskrit word nou.

Jyoti Basu of West Bengal was the longest-serving Chief Minister of any Indian state.  He served for 23 years from 1977 to 2000 as Chief Minister.