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Teaser-My Encounter with Zen and the art of MotorCycle Maintenance

Location was Noida,India.It was late in the evening and I was roaming in lobby of my Paying guest accommodation.My veteran adjoining room-stayer Mr.Praveen Bhatt one of the erudite personalities I have encountered in my after college life told me that there is a book called Zen and the art of motor-cycle maintenance which writes something splendid about quality.He also told us that this book has nothing to do with motorcycle. At that time and up-to now philosophy and A-factor are oxymoron's.As I have discussed in my previous post that I was bitten by the reading bug my brain in some part of memory register has stored the name of this cult book and as dots were being connected in one facet I ordered it from www.flickr.com.--yeah!! I have read 4 chapters of the book and I must admit that I have broken my virginity with Philosophy. Robert M.PIRSIG author of this great green paperback edition That I have points out uncanny yet surreal facts like this excerpt on p43 "Why does ever

unconventional Book review:Wings of Fire: An Autobiography

Book Name:-Wings of Fire: An Autobiography Author :APJ Abdul Kalam with Arun Tiwari I had fade memories of that day .It was around the year 2004 I guess ,it was a typical scenario of after lecture effect when all the students are grasping fresh air and were chit chatting. From some - where my ears were tuned to a sound wave that “Wings of Fire” is a brilliant read. At that time reading books was an anathema to me. I came back home found my cousin in home and giving an intellectual sounding lecture about the book. I was callous to his comments at that time. Clock ticked on ,I was bitten by reading bug and soon I was hooked to buying books from flipkart .One day I was ordering a book and my eyes were glued to one book that was called “Wings of Fire”. At that moment I understood the power of sub-conscious mind and ordered the book without any second thought. I was in Ludhiana,Punjab when book reached my home .At that moment I was thinking that it must be a fat autobiographi

Benefits of eating a good diet -Popeye

Health is wealth and this saying is as much accurate as it was back in the year 1929 when Elzie Crisler Segar , was creating Popeye the sailor man showcasing impact of spinach on persons health. Good diet not only keeps you physically active but also mentally active. You may belong to any profession in the world a good diet holds the same importance as for a 5 year old boy is playing soccer with his friends or a 50 years old CEO of a company giving presentation to stake holders. A good diet insures that scary terms like diabetes, cancer (all versions ranging from mouth to stomach), strokes etc remain an alien to you throughout your life span. as well as you carry a glow on your face and are always charged up among your peers making you Popeye among the sailors.