कबीर - कोई सुनता है?

few kabir's dohe:

१. ऐसी वाणी बोलिए मन का आपा खोये ,
औरन को सीतल करे, आपहु सीतल होए |
(Speak such words, sans ego's ploy
Body remains composed, giving the listener joy)

२. दुःख में सुमिरन सब करे सुख में करे न कोई,
जो सुख में सुमिरन करे तो दुःख काहे को होई |
(In anguish everyone prays to Him, in joy does none
To One who prays in happiness, how sorrow can come)

३. बुरा जो देखन मैं चला, बुरा ना मिलया कोई,
जो दिल खोजा आपणा, तो मुझसे बुरा ना कोई |
(I searched for the crooked, met not a single one
When searched myself, "I" found the crooked one)

४. चलतीचक्की देखकर दिया कबीरा रोये,
दुई पाटन के बीच में साबित बचा न कोय |
(Looking at the grinding stones, Kabir laments
In the duel of wheels, nothing stays intact.)

५. काल करे सो आज कर , आज करे सो अब,
पल में प्रलय होएगी बहुरि करोगे कब |
(Tomorrows work do today, today's work now
if the moment is lost, then how the work will be done)

६. धीरे धीरे रे मना धीरे सब कुछ होए ,
माली सींचे सो घडा, ऋतू आए फल होए |
(Slowly slowly O mind, everything in own pace happens
Gardner may water a hundred buckets, fruit arrives only in its season)

७. बड़ा हुआ तो क्या हुआ, जैसे पेड़ खजूर,
पंथी को चाय नहीं , फल लागे अतिदूर |
(In vain is the eminence, just like a date tree
No shade for travelers, fruit is hard to reach)

Jai Ho... (Eight out of ten)

'Slumdog Millionaire' sweeps eight Oscars at the 81 st Academy Awards. Slumdog Millionaire...the story based on mumbai's चाय वाला who finally becomes millionaire in the game show. The Indian music maestro, Rahman made every Indian feel proud.

Indians had so many hopes with this movie, specially after it got Golden Globe award and then BAFTA awards. Got nominated in 9 categories with 10 nominations, it succeeded to bag 8 Oscars awards including best film and Original Score (A R Rahman).

Having so many controversies with this film, many were saying west is showing Indian poverty and filling their pockets with awards and money, movie is worth watching and listening (to songs :)).

Jai Ho (Audio | Video) song became the award winning song for A R Rahman and Gulzar. It was a dream run for India at Oscars. We tried many times, got nominated many a time but succeeded this time. Kudos to both our Indians (A R Rahman and Gulzar). O Saya song also got nominated in the same category, but we cant get two awards on same category ;-)
Slumdog Millionaire, won eight Oscar awards for best feature film, direction, original song, original score, sound mixing, editing, adapted screenplay and cinematography. The only category they missed was sound editing.

Not only Slumdog Millionaire but Smile Pinki, a 39-minute short film in Hindi and Bhojpuri, directed by Emmy-nominated producer Megan Mylan also won the best documentary short subject Oscar. One more star on India's chest :)

Nominees and Winners at Oscars:

1. Best Motion Picture
Slumdog Millionaire: Winner
The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Frost/Nixon
The Reader
Milk

2. Best Director
Danny Boyle – Slumdog Millionaire: Winner
Stephen Daldry – The Reader
David Fincher – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Ron Howard – Frost/Nixon
Gus Van Sant – Milk

3. Best Performance by an Actor
Richard Jenkins - The Visitor
Frank Langella – Frost/Nixon
Sean Penn – Milk: Winner
Brad Pitt – The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Mickey Rourke – The Wrestler

4. Best Performance by an Actress
Anne Hathaway - Rachel Getting Married
Angelina Jolie - Changeling
Melissa Leo - Frozen River
Meryl Streep - Doubt
Kate Winslet - The Reader: Winner

5. Best Performance by an Actress In A Supporting Role
Amy Adams – Doubt
Penélope Cruz – Vicky Cristina Barcelona: Winner
Viola Davis – Doubt
Marisa Tomei – The Wrestler
Taraji P. Henson - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

6. Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role
Josh Brolin - Milk
Robert Downey Jr. – Tropic Thunder
Michael Shannon - Revolutionary Road
Philip Seymour Hoffman – Doubt
Heath Ledger – The Dark Knight: Winner

7. Best Foreign Language Film
The Baader Meinhof Complex (Germany)
The Class (France)
Departures (Japan): Winner
Revanche (Austria)
Waltz With Bashir (Israel)

8. Best Animated Feature Film Of The Year
Bolt
Kung Fu Panda
Wall-E: Winner

9. Original Screenplay
Frozen River - Courtney Hunt
Happy-Go-Lucky - Mike Leigh
In Bruges - Martin McDonagh
Milk - Dustin Lance Black: Winner
Wall-E - Andrew Stanton

10. Adapted Screenplay
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Roth
Doubt -John Patrick Shanley
Frost/Nixon - Peter Morgan
Slumdog Millionaire - Simon Beaufoy : Winner
The Reader - David Hare

11. Best Animated Short Film
La Maison en Petits Cubes: Winner
Lavatory - Lovestory
Oktapodi
Presto
This Way Up

12. Best Art Director
Changeling - James J. Murakami
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Donald Graham Burt: Winner
The Dark Knight
The Duchess - Michael Carlin
Revolutionary Road - Kristi Zea

13. Best Costume Design
Australia - Catherine Martin
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Jacqueline West
The Duchess - Michael O'Connor: Winner
Milk - Danny Glicker
Revolutionary Road - Albert Wolsky

14. Best Makeup
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Greg Cannom: Winner
The Dark Knight - John Caglione, Jr. and Conor O'Sullivan
Hellboy II: The Golden Army - Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz

15. Best Cinematography
Changeling - Tom Stern
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Claudio Miranda
The Dark Knight - Wally Pfister
The Reader - Chris Menges and Roger Deakins
Slumdog Millionaire - Anthony Dod Mantle: Winner

16. Best Film Editing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button- Kirk Baxter and Angus Wall
The Dark Knight - Mike Hill and Dan Hanley
Frost/Nixon - Wally Pfister
Milk - Elliot Graham
Slumdog Millionaire - Chris Dickens: Winner

17. Best Live Action Short Film
Auf der Strecke (On the Line)
Manon on the Asphalt
New Boy: Winner
The Pig
Spielzeugland (Toyland)

18. Best Original Score
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Alexandre Desplat
Defiance - James Newton Howard
Milk - Danny Elfman
Slumdog Millionaire - AR Rahman: Winner
Wall-E - Thomas Newman

19. Best Original Song
Down to Earth - Wall-E - Music by Peter Gabriel, Thomas Newman; Lyric by Peter Gabriel
Jai Ho - Slumdog Millionaire - Music by AR Rahman; Lyric by Gulzar : Winner
O Saya - Slumdog Millionaire - Music and Lyric by AR Rahman, Maya Arulpragasam

20. Best Documentary Feature
The Betrayal (Nerakhoon): Winner
Encounters at the End of the World
The Garden
Man on Wire
Trouble the Water

21. Best Documentary Short
The Conscience of Nhem En
The Final Inch
Smile Pinki: Winner
The Witness

22. Best Visual Effects
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton, Craig Barron: Winner
The Dark Knight - Nick Davis, Chris Corbould, Tim Webber, Paul Franklin
Iron Man - John Nelson, Ben Snow, Dan Sudick, Shane Mahan

23. Best Sound Editing
The Dark Knight - Richard King: Winner
Iron Man - Frank Eulner, Christopher Boyes
Slumdog Millionaire - Glenn Freemantle, Tom Sayers
Wall-E - Ben Burtt, Matthew Wood
Wanted - Wylie Stateman

24. Best Sound Mixing
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - David Parker, Michael Semanick, Ren Klyce, Mark Weingarten
The Dark Knight - Lora Hirschberg, Gary Rizzo and Ed Novick
Slumdog Millionaire - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke, Resul Pookutty: Winner
Wall-E - Tom Myers, Michael Semanick, Ben Burtt
Wanted - Chris Jenkins, Frank A. Montaño, Petr Forejt

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२००८-०९ (2008-09) के वर्ष के लिए (मतलब २००९-१० वर्ष के assessment के लिए ) जो टैक्स स्लेब है -

Taxable income slab (Rs.)	Rate (%)
Up to 1,50,000 Up to 1,80,000 (for women) Up to 2,25,000 (for resident individual of 65 years or above)	NIL
1,50,001 – 3,00,000	10
3,00,001 – 5,00,000	20
5,00,001 upwards	30

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