TENDULKAR RESTAURANT

While in Mumbai it is worthwhile to visit the Master Batsman Tendulkar's Restaurant. It is located nearer to Gateway of India at Narang House, First Floor,34,Chatrabati Shivaji Marg,Apollo Bunder,Mumbai 400038. It is a multi-cuisine restaurant serving Indian,European and Mediterranean dishes. They have separately smoking and non-smoking areas, as well as a service bar. The restaurant also houses a museum on Sachin Tendulkar that displays photos of the rare moments of his cricket, awards such as a bat gifted to him by Sir.Don Bradman, World Cup 2003 cricket memorabilia and his lucky orange socks. The restaurant is little bit stuffy.Worth visiting once.

Authentic Cuisine

Recently we have visited a authentic cuisine in Bangalore. It is called " South Indies"-South India in a bag. It provides the taste of the flavours of South India containing four States Tamilnadu,Karnataka,Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. Food is excellent. You can choose the soups,starters,maincourse,etc as per menu prescribed for each state. Murungai Elai soup, keerai vadai, kai kari stew,gongura pappu,parundu kuku sasime, elaneer payasam are some of the mouth watering dishes we had tasted there. Ambience,service and courtesy are good. They also take phone orders for serving at home. South Indies is located at 840 a,100 Feet Road,Indira Nagar,Bangalore-560038 (Phone 080-41636363). They also provide a small barani (bottle) containing pickles, as compliment(only during lunch). Worth visiting.

Ancient Taxes

Well, even in the ancient world Government went to great lengths to procure money from citizens. Some of them are :
Soul Tax-Henry VIII of England, his daughter Elizabeth I and Peter the Great of Russia taxed beards.William III of England imposed a tax on widows, while Charles II introduced tax on hearths. Henry I imposed a tax on people who didn't want to fight and die for England. Peter the great imposed a soul tax on all those who believed they had souls. Those who claimed they didn't have souls had to pay an equal amount as religious dissenter tax.
Hard Labour- In Egypt, the word for taxes meant "labour." Some 100,000 people are said to have laboured for 20 years on the great Pyramid or the tomb of Khufu. There was a rumour that the Pharaoh had sent his daughter into prostitution to finance the project. In addition to her fee,she reportedly charged each customer an extra block of stone, to be used for her own Pyramid. The Pyramid in question contains atleast 20000 blocks.
Bachelor Tax -History has many examples. Julius Caesar levied it in 18 BC. England imposed it in 1695. Peter the great used it in 1702; Benito Mussolini also imposed a bachelor tax on an unmarried man between 21 and 50, in 1924.
Urine Tax -Roman Emperor Vespasian imposed a tax on public urinals and the sale of urine for industrial purposes in order to raise revenue. When his son Titus questioned this, he held up a coin to the nose of Titus and said ," Money doesn't stink."
Breast Tax -Legend has it that in some kingdoms of ancient India, a breast tax was imposed on women belonging to disadvantaged sections of the society, with tax collectors measuring the breasts and levying tax accordingly. One woman is said to have cut off a breast and handed it to the collector rather than suffer this humiliation.
Funeral Tax -Bonnie Hourihan of New Brunswick,US was shattered when her 19 year old son committed suicide. But there was another shock for her-local laws required that she cough up 900 dollars for the funeral.
Pole Tax - Last year,Texas imposed a tax of 5 dollars on every customer visiting a strip club.Dubbed the pole tax, it was declared unconstitutional by a court within a few months. But the ongoing downturn has led to a rash of such proposals from other states. Georgia and New York are actively thinking of squeezing the bump and grind crowd,while Texas has filed an appeal.
Tattoo Tax -Anyone getting a tattoo, body piercing or even electrolysis treatment in Arkansas has to pay an additional 6% tax as the state included tattooing and body piercing in the list of services subject to sales taxes.
Taxing Pot -In February this year,San Francisco's Democrat assemblyman Tom Ammiano proposed a tax on marijuana use in California, in the same manner as alcohol. Cannabis is supposed to be California's biggest crop and Ammiano hopes to net huge revenue for the state which is on the brink of bankruptcy.
Sex Tax -Though prostitution is legal in Germany,Cologne levies a " sex tax" on prostitutes, strip shows and pornographic cinema. Under this tax, introduced in January,2004, a prostitute has to pay 150 euros a month to the city. Part-timers pay six euros for each day worked. The "sex tax" brings in over 1 million euro annually.
Head Tax for Chinese -In the early 20th century, Canada levied a head tax on every Chinese person entering the country to discourage the wave of immigration. New Zealand also imposed a similar tax. Both countries later apologised for the racist tax- New Zealand in 2002 and Canada in2006.
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Modern dress

Weavers in Anakaputhur,20kms from Chennai, with help fom the National Research Centre for Banana, have extracted fibre from banana stem for making shirts. The shirt costs Rs450 and takes about one and a half day to make. Go cool in summer

Wow,crocodile!

We were on a sight seeing trip to Madurai,Tirunelveli,etc. While in Tirunelveli,we wanted to visit the Agasthiar Falls,for which we need to cross the Ambasamudram dam. We went there by motor boat. After finishing the bath at the falls,we were returning by motor boat. My son and daughter were playing with water. Suddenly there was a shout from somebody in the boat saying,"Crocodile! Crocodile!" A big crocodile had emerged from water within a distance of about 100 ft. We were all in great shock. Fortunately my son and daughter took their hands out of water immediately and all of us came to the center of the boat. Meanwhile the boatman increased the speed of the boat,thereby avoiding a mishap.

Master Bed Room

While constructing a factory near Bhandara (80 Kms from Nagpur),we were looking for a guest house to stay,for our executives while on deputation. Finally we located an house situated on the bank of a river. The house owner was showing all the rooms,explaining the key features. Finally he took us to the master bedroom and said," This is the master bedroom with river attached."
All of us had a hearty laugh.

LIFE

7x1 = childhood

7x2 = An invitation for teens

7x3 = Time for a career

7X4 = Time to build a family

7x5 = Fear of responsibility

7x6 = Struggling,yet making both ends meet

7x7 = Gracefully accepting old age.

7x8 = Time for retirement

7x9 = Time for grand children'

7x10= Looking beyond life.

TENSION

* The moment you are in tension You will lose your attention.

Then you are in total confusion.

And you will be in irritation.

You will spoil personal relation.

Ultimately you won't get cooperation.

This will cause complication.

And your BP may also rise caution.

Forcing you to take medication.

Instead understand the situation.

And try to think of a solution.

Many problems are solved by discussion.

Which will workout better in your profession.

Don't think it is a free suggestion.

It is only a measure of prevention

Hence please never come again to tension.

TIPU'S THRONE

A gem-Encrusted gold finial from the octagonal golden throne of Tipu Sultan has been auctioned for 389600 pounds,auctioneers of Bonhams said. This 18th century item was bought by an unidentified private collector.

Money Can/Cannot

Money can buy a bed but not sleep

Money can buy books but not brain.

Money can buy food but not appetite.

Money can buy medicine but not health.

Money can buy a house but not a home.

Money can buy luxuries but not culture.

Money can buy amusement but not happiness.

Money can buy cosmetics but not beauty.

Money can buy sanctuary but not sanctity.

Money can buy obsequious but notrespect.

Money can buy servants but not friends.

Money can buy wealth but not equality.

Money can buy lust but not love.

Money can buy people but not acceptance.

Money can buy goods but not peace.

Money can buy status but not nobility.

Money can buy recognition but not dignity.

Money can buy position but not greatness.

Money can buy service but not loyalty.

Money can buy power but not authority.

Money can buy man but not God