Advice from the Rich and Famous

Steve Jobs

 (Businessman: recognized as a pioneer of the personal computer revolution).

On Life: “Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”

On Thoughts: “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

On Mistakes: “Life is not full without making mistakes.”

Henry Ford

 (Industrialist: owner of car manufacturing plants all over the world).

On Failure: “Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again this time more intelligently.”

On Freedom: “Learn to let go of things, you can’t control.”

On Success: “Most people get ahead during the time that others waste.”

Warren Buffett 

(Business magnate)

On Money: “Rule No. 1: Never lose money. Rule No. 2: Never forget rule No.1”

On Time: “No matter how great the talent or efforts, some things just take time. You can’t produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant.”

On Mistakes: “You only have to do a few things right in your life so long as you don’t do too many things wrong.”

Elon Musk

 (Engineer, entrepreneur, billionaire: CEO of Space X and Tesla Motors).

On Innovations: “A failure is an option here. If things are not failing, you are not innovating enough.”

 On Failure: “If nothing else, we are committed to failing in a new way.”

Thomas Edison

 (Inventor and businessman).

On Development: “Our greatest mistake lies in giving up. Sometimes to yield the result you need to try just one more time.”

On Work: “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

On Ideas: “The value of an idea lies in the using of it”

On Advice: “Never give up! Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”

Bill Gates

 (Business magnate and philanthropist: founder Microsoft).

 

On Friendship: “Be nice to nerds. Chances are you’ll end up working for one.”

On Job: “I choose a lazy person to do a hard job. Because a lazy person will find an easy way to do it.”

On Career: “Do what you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life”.

 

Common Denominator

Live your life,  do what you love and learn to let go.

Ideate, innovate and give it your best shot.

Mistakes and failures are a part of the process, do not give up, learn from them and try again.

 

My Favorites

 

“If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?”

 

 “The value of an idea lies in the using of it”

 

“Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.”

 

 

 

 

Deb Gohain: Aviation Artist

Gp Capt Deb Gohain (Retd)

Deb Gohain is a self taught artist who had served in the Indian Air Force (IAF) for more than 30 years. He took premature retirement from Air Force in 2004 in the rank of Group Captain. 

As a veteran he is pursuing his hobby of painting with passion.  Being a fighter pilot his interest  in Aviation Art was but natural. He beautifully creates on canvas historical events of IAF in war, particularly Indo – Pakistan conflicts of 1965 and 1971.

Deb Gohain’s paintings on Aviation Art are mostly recreation of actual operations that took place in air during wars. His paintings have a real story to tell and each one comes with an appropriate description of the event.

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For example his painting titled “Attack on Government House” recreates the audacious attack by four MiG-21s on the official residence of Governor of East Pakistan in the Bangladesh Liberation war of 1971. This attack was carried out with pin point accuracy and precision while the Governor A. Malik was having a secret meeting with senior Government and Military officials. The shock of the attack was so overpowering that Governor Malik resigned on the spot. For this painting Deb Gohain had consulted the leader of the MiG formation then Wing Commander BK Bishnoi (retired as Air Vice Marshal).

 Glimpses (Thumbnails) of some of his paintings are below.

Glimpses of his sketches of aircraft are as follows:-
Gp Capt Gohain’s paintings adorn the walls of many air force units, offices and museums including the famous air force museum at Palam. 
For more details about his work and paintings please do explore his website:

Book Review: 1962 Border Wars

Book review published by

The Book Review Literary Trust

 

BOOK NAME: 1962 Border Wars – Sino-Indian territorial disputes and beyond

AUTHOR NAME: Ismail Vengasseri

REVIEWER NAME: Anil Khosla

Abridged Review:


Fifty years ago, on October 20, 1962, China attacked India, apparently provoked by a territorial dispute and tensions over Tibet. The war was brief, however, it affected the psyche of both countries and still casts a long shadow over Sino-Indian relations. The historical imprint of the war still affects the attitude and decision-making process of the two countries. Like all wars, the 1962 war between China and India had multiple causes. These factors need to be examined dispassionately to learn lessons for the future. China has always been an enigma and is considered to be a mysterious riddle to be solved. Her aggressive and belligerent approach and attitude towards the world at large and India in particular during the time of the pandemic has left everyone wondering about her psyche. Scholars have attributed several reasons to it which include opportunism, power intoxication, diversion of attention and desperation seeing the dream of rejuvenation slipping away.

The relationship between the two countries was cordial till about 1950 in spite of existing disputed boundaries. Numerous factors led to the souring of relations between the two Asian giants finally leading to the armed conflict in 1962. The recent India-China stand-off has generated a renewed interest and debate about Sino-India relations. 1962 Border War: Sino-Indian Territorial Disputes and Beyond by Ismail Vengasseri is timely and useful in correlating the present situation with the past as it reveals the historical factors which shaped Sino-Indian relations and reasons for frequent skirmishes along the border. It helps in understanding how such a brief and limited conflict has had such immense and long-lasting political and other consequences. India still sees China as a nationalist, aggressive power which seeks to dominate Asia and one that might once again strike unexpectedly, just as it did in 1962.

The book brings out the historical timelines of relations between the two nations and the factors responsible for the souring of relations leading up to the war. The book is divided into nine chapters critically analysing each factor.

The work is interdisciplinary in nature and has good references for further research. The author has carried out an analytical study dealing with the subject comprehensively, bringing out the complexities in a lucid manner. In the end, he has summarized it very well listing out the conclusions and making valuable recommendations.

In the initial part, the book has analysed all the available literature and records in detail and explains the topography of the area. Primary sources of the study include the Henderson Brooks-Bhagat Report, the official history of conflict with China brought out by the Government of India, CIA report on the Sino-India border dispute, the documents of the Ministry of External Affairs on treaties and agreements, and digital documents included in the historical archives of USA.

Full review.  Available at  The book review Literary Trust publication Volume XLV Number 3 March 2021.

Reference: https://www.thebookreviewindia.org/historical-timelines-of-sino-indian-relations/