“Who is leading race?”

In the current era of Digital TV – the wide spread Cable operators and the fast emerging DTH players both are ready to capture the market share with increased consumer demand.

Cable connections have an advantage of price and local programming. Where as, multi-choice functions of DTH and its interactive and personal services attract consumers.

Even as the DTH players are gradually increasing their market share but the Cable connections still form the preferred choice for the majority.

With the entry of corporate giants such as Dish TV, Tata Sky, Airtel Digital TV and Big TV among other players, the market for DTH services is more organized than the Cable industry.

According to the ‘TAM Annual Universe Update –2010’ study, out of the estimated 135 million total number of TV households in India, 80% of the them are subscribed to cable and satellite connection. From this cable subscriber base, only one in every five households avails of digital connection.

Most of the cable connections come with fixed charges and cost, mostly cheaper than DTH services, with out any add-on packages and free access to most of the channels including latest yet pirated movies on local connections.

DTH is gradually gaining ground in rural India where the subscriber base has almost doubled since past couple of years.

The positive about DTH connection is it provides interactive programming choices and interactive features such as movie on demand and other informative and active services.

Many analysts are of the view that both cable and DTH services can grow simultaneously in the Indian market. DTH players seem to target 33% of cable market in the next couple of years. It certainly seems that after mobile revolution, it could be turn of the DTH market to explore Indian market. Competition and involvement of the big corporate would ultimately benefit the consumers.

Both have their own individual merits and demerits and this makes it easy for their survival. But, yes, with the advent of DTH services a Cable TV providers job has become more cautious, attentive and service oriented, as compared to their days of monopoly.

Both cable and DTH – are ready to take the benefit of the rising consumer demand. But, question is who will make money? The cable guy or a DTH service provider? Any answers? Please write back.

"Discover your Destiny"

As we know, we all are on this earth for a special purpose and god has planned all things, so we need to find out, what is the purpose of our life? We should find and discover our destiny.

Here I want to share some thoughts for this…..

1. Find out, what gets your attention? You should able to find out what interests you. What capture your attention? As far as I know you are not called to do something that does not interest you. For example Cricket, badminton, politics and finance gets my attention.

2. Find out, what gets you energized? There’s a difference in being interested in something and being energized by it. I am interested in politics, but I am definitely not energized by it. You may be interested in thousands of things, but within your sphere of interests, what energizes you? What makes your heart beat faster when you think about doing it? You have to identify it.

3. Find out, in which you can become good? Just because something interests you & energizes you doesn’t mean you are good at it. I am interested in and energized by Badminton But I was never able to score well. So what are you good at? If you are not sure what you are good at, ask your friends & family members. They can probably tell you.

4. Find out, what gets you frustrated? Is there anything that causes you to lose sleep? What makes you think, “This isn’t right? Someone should do something about this!” But here I want to make clear one thing, this is applicable only when, something gets your attention, you are energized by it and you are good at. Because some time this thought is mistaken like, we are all get frustrated after the defeat of Indian cricket team and we suggest them this is not right, someone should take proper action about this.

5. Find out, one thing which drives you to do something? For that it doesn’t matter if you are paid or unpaid, recognized or unrecognized, you simply must act.

If you feel lost or confused and have no idea what it is you should do with your life, these few thoughts can help you discover your destiny.

Michael Schumacher, Viswanathan Anand, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, Sachin Tendulkar, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bill Gates, Warren Edward Buffett all are successful today because they were able to find out the pupose of life. They were able to discover their destiny.

So find out your destiny if you want to be a successful person.

“Life is like a coin….it is up to you how you spend it?”

Commonwealth Games - 2010

The 2010 Commonwealth Games are the nineteenth Commonwealth Games. The Games are scheduled to be held in Delhi, India between 3 October and 14 October 2010. The opening ceremony is scheduled to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Delhi. It will also be the first time the Commonwealth Games will be held in India and the second time the event has been held in Asia (after 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia).

The bid which was made in 2003 for hosting Commonwealth Games was put at 1,899 crore rupees, however the unofficial assessment of actual costs have been mindboggling 30,000 crore. Normally, it is expected that the cost of such events go up as the event approaches, but this kind of rise in figures is unimaginable. This shows how badly we plan our projects.

Remember the extravaganza called Beijing Olympics? It was one of the most expensive Olympics ever to be held. People were in wonder of what China had done with the Infrastructure & facilities for the tournament. For China, it was a big step for changing its global image from a poor country to a more modern upcoming super-power nation.

India wants to do same but On the other hand, India seems to be doing exactly the opposite, although, we cannot say this until the Commonwealth Games supposed to be held this year in Delhi are over. But the way things are going currently, India may have to hide their faces, if something is not done.

Although the IOC head Mr. Suresh Kalmadi keeps iterating that they are on schedule but as of now, none of the venues are even near completion. And it is just not for the venues, the accommodation arrangements for the athletes also are a big issue.

Delhi, which is to host the games in October, next year, is a complete mess. Almost every major road is dug up or blocked, either for Metro or flyover construction.

India should always host such events to showcase our progress but with these findings I think hosting such events is proving to be more counter – productive.

Is it better to cancel the Commonwealth Games plan instead of ruining India’s Image or should we go all out and do whatever it takes to ensure that Games are held with some amount of respectability?

True Friend

In my earlier post I talked about love and trust, and the importance of trust for a relation. Two days ago, I came to know that the most important part of a successful business is to have a strong team. In the class of entrepreneurship we discussed the reason why organizations fail or have problems. At last we concluded that human resource is the prominent reason for it. It means a person should develop skills for recognizing right person at right time.

"A friend is a person who knows all about you, and still likes you." Elbert Hubbard

In this post, I want to draw your attention on a topic which is very crucial and important part of everyone’s life. I will talk about friendship. Most of us generally face problems to recognize true friends. So here I want to share six points which will help you to recognize your best friend.

1. First and foremost thing, Decide whether you can trust him/her, because for any relationship trust is very important.

2. Decide whether, your friend cares about you or not. It is obvious that your true friend will care you most. A Friend will Help and support you when you are in trouble.

3. A true friend will point out your mistakes in a constructive manner without malice intent. A friend knows what is best in you so he will let you know about opportunities that you have in your life.

4. He/she will appreciate you and be happier than you on your victory or achievement.

5. He/ she will never ignore you in public place or with a group of other friends. He/she will never lie to you, will not hurt you mentally and will apologize if does so.

6. He/she will want to hangout with you out of school/college/workplace.

Remember all six points apply both ways. Are you being all of these to your friends as well? We all need to evaluate our friendships. Don't lie to yourself about being friend with someone that does not feel the same way for you. Ultimately, you would only be hurting yourself.

I used to think I had some true friends in my life. Turns out in many cases I was wrong. When I answered these six points about some of my friends I was surprised that they were not as close as I had originally thought. The real deciding factor for me was "Am I that kind of friend for them?” When I was honest with myself and answered "No”, it was a very eye-opening experience. We must always remember what we expect from our friends and they have the right to expect from us in return.

"In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends." - Martin Luther King Jr.

Help your Friend !!

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” - Winston Churchill

If you know that your friend is in depression and it affects you due to any reason. The first and foremost important thing you can do to help your friend is to spend time with him as much as you can. Because leaving him alone may lead to unfavorable conditions. Although your friend will always say, “leave me alone”.

When a person goes in depression, he/she usually has feeling that nobody likes him/her or he/she doesn’t believe anyone. It creates an adverse situation. To find out the reason of depression becomes very difficult.

As I know that if a person is not revealing reason of being depressed than it also leads to adverse condition because if a person is able to disclose the reason of being depressed than half of the battle is won.

Some ways to help your friend:-

J Offer emotional support to your friend and develop understanding with him.

J Be patient because sometime you also get irritated. It is not a good sign so control your emotion while talking to him and encourage him.

J Engage your friend in conversation so he/she can’t think about a particular matter and listen to him carefully.

J Never disparage feelings of your friend, but point out realities and offer hope.

J Invite your friend out for walks, outings and other activities. Engage him in mild activity or exercise. Go to a movie or another event or activity that he/she has enjoyed. Keep trying if he or she declines, but don't push him or her to take on too much too soon.

J Last but not least never ignore comments about suicide, take them seriously and try that your friend will not talk so much about suicide.

At last I want to say that if a person is depressed, he/she may feel exhausted, helpless and hopeless. As he/she begins to recognize reason of being depressed and begins to find out solution, negative thinking will fade. Remember “positive thinking always replaces negative thoughts”. So be positive, be optimistic.

Love & Trust

There is an old saying, "without trust, there is no love." Is this true?

Well, one thing is for sure, love with trust lasts a lot longer than love without it.

Are you struggling to find trust in your relationship? Losing trust for a partner is not uncommon. Insults, put-downs, disrespect, affairs, mismanagement of business or money, and numerous other things will all contribute to losing trust.

I think before we define whether or not love can exist without trust, we have to fully understand what love is. Of course, I have to clarify that I'm talking about the love between two people in a relationship. There are many different types of love. Some like the love of chocolate or the love for a baby do not require trust.

Love is delicate. It doesn't revolve around lust, infatuation, obsession, or comfort. It is something that withstands all tests of time if it is true. This relation can be formed if both persons implicitly know every detail about the other. Therefore, if true love exists, it creates absolute trust. Love and trust are truly one and the same in this sense. The only way love can be destroyed is if one or both persons are revealed to be something different than they were perceived to be. So if the trust is broken, the mind and heart question the reality of the love, and therefore let it go.

Do we love first and trust later or trust first and love later?

Love without trust is nothing. Personally I don’t think that you can truly love a person if you can’t trust them. It can be an illusion or a crush but not true love. If you can trust a person then you can’t have a meaningful relationship with that person. It’s just that two people want to live will each other, nothing more. Love without trust is no love at all.

Love is based on trust. If one breaks that trust the bond can never be the same. Yes people try, but forgetting is near impossible, and your heart will always know.

Here I want to share one “Doha” by Rahim

“RAHIMAN DHAGA PREM KA MAT TODO CHITKAY

TUTE SE PHIR NA JUDE JO JUDE TO GATH PAD JAYE”

Without trust you begin to worry day and night somehow gaining insecurities within yourself that make you question the love. You start to feel unworthy, you have so much to say, will there ever be trust or just that constant pain, because of those feelings there's an emptiness in your heart.

So at last I want to say that you couldn’t truly love someone until you could completely trust them.