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188: SHIQURDU 19: जिंदगी

 

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तू जिंदगी को जी,

उसे समझने की कोशिश ना कर।

कुछ बाते रब पर छोड़ दे, सब कुछ खुद

सुलझाने की कोशिश न कर….!

 

 

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कभी तारीफों में,  कभी तानों में कटेगी

ये जिंदगी है यारों, पल पल घटेगी

 

 

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ज़िन्दगी का  झगड़ा  – ख़्वाहिशैं

ना तो किसी को गम चाहिए

ना ही किसी को कम चाहिए

 

 

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उड़ जाएंगे एक दिन तस्वीर से रंगों की तरह

वक्त की टहनी पर हैं परिंदों की तरह

 

 

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 “ज़िन्दगी”

ना राज़ है

ना नाराज़ है

बस जो है, वो आज है

 

 

  • Shiqurdu is a collection of thoughts. Although an odd sounding name, but felt appropriate for the collection.

 

  • These are simplified quotes in Hurdu (Hurdu being a mix of Hindi and Urdu akin to Hinglish i.e., hindi and english). Although in some cases the language has been simplified but attempt has been made to retain the thought and the poetic flavor.

 

  • These thoughts have been picked up from various publications. Credit goes to all the original writers who penned down these deep meaning messages.

 

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187: Interesting Facts about Sudoku

Sudoku is a number game in which missing numbers are to be filled into a 9 by 9 grid of squares which are subdivided into 3 by 3 boxes so that every row, every column, and every box contains the numbers 1 through 9.

 

  • Sudoku is not just a “corresponding” name for this puzzle. In Japanese “Su” means a number, while “Doku” means only/single. So Sudoku means “only single digits”.
  • Actually, Sudoku isn’t a Japanese game it all. It is American invented. Howard Garns created it as Number Place in 1979 but died in 1989 before Japanese publisher Nikoli got a hold of it. The game didn’t really take off until 2004 though when Wayne Gould convinced The Times in London to publish it.
  • When Sudoku became a world hit in 2005, it is estimated that it is the biggest phenomenon since the Rubik’s Cube in the 1980s.
  • In the year following Sudoku going viral, pencil sales are said to have increased by around 700%.
  • Sudoku is a logic game and involves absolutely no math or language skills.
  • There are 6670903752021072936960Sudoku grids. However, the essentially different Sudoku grids are only 5,472,730,538. Lifetime is not enough to solve all the grids.
  • You don’t need to be an expert to make a Sudoku puzzle. Anyone with basic logical reasoning can make a Sudoku puzzle within minutes.
  • There is a minimum number of clues to be given for the Sudoku puzzle to have one solution. The least number of clues of a given Sudoku with a unique solution is 17.
  • The fastest recorded time to complete a Sudoku puzzle was 1 minute 23.93 seconds, as the Guinness World Records says. The record was set on May 20, 2006 by Thomas Snyder, an American Sudoku champion.
  • Arto Inkala, a Mathematician from Finland, claims to have come up with the “world’s hardest Sudoku” in 2012. Typically Sudoku difficulty is graded with 1 star being easy and 5 stars being very hard. According to Britain’s The Telegraph newspaper, Inkala’s Sudoku would be graded 11 on the difficulty scale!
  • There is a worldwide Sudoku Championship every year since Mar 2006. The first World Sudoku Championship was held in Lucca, Italy.
  • Sudoku is good for anyone and any age and helps develop mental abilities as well as keeps them in good condition.
  • Playing Sudoku regularly can have benefits, like boosting your concentration and focus, lowering blood pressure, preventing or easing depression and possibly even preventing dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Sudoku is considered highly addictive and considered as one of the good addictions.

 

Recommendation

If you did not already know it, Sudoku is a fun game that is great as a pass-time and a mental workout too. If you are looking for a game that can prove to get easier over time and present a challenge for your mental capacity, Sudoku it is. Whether you are young or old, this game offers the opportunity to occupy your mind while it provides a variety of other physical and mental health benefits too.

Question

What are you waiting for?

 

Titbits

Sudoku inadvertently obstructed justice by interfering with a court case (probably more than once). In Australia, 5 Jurors were caught playing a sneaky game of Sudoku instead of paying attention to evidence being presented.

 

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176: Leadership Lessons from Hollywood War Movies: Schindler’s List

 

Films have a huge impact on the human mind. Films can communicate, embody and articulate the effectiveness of behaviours of leadership.

 

Hollywood has a variety of award-winning films that portray the heroism and sacrifices of different military leaders in battlefield.

 

Schindler’s List

 

Film. Schindler’s List is an American epic historical period drama film released in 1993, directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and written by Steven Zaillian. It is based on the novel Schindler’s Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally.

 

Plot. Schindler’s List illustrates the profoundly nightmarish Holocaust. It re-creates a dark, frightening period during World War II, when Nazi-occupied Krakow first dispossessed Jews of their businesses and homes, then placed in ghettos and forced labour camps in Plaszow, and finally resettled in concentration camps for execution. Oskar Schindler, a German businessperson and an opportunist member of the Nazi party acquires a factory for the production of mess kits and cooking paraphernalia. Without prior experience, he gained a contact, Itzhak Stern, who has links with the underground Jewish business community in the ghetto. They loan him the money for the factory in return for a small share of products produced for trade in the black market. Schindler witnesses the horrifying visions of the Holocaust and the toll it takes on the Jewish people. Schindler’s motivations switch from profit to human sympathy and by lavishly bribing the SS officials; he is able to save over 1,100 Jews from death in the gas chambers.

 

Leadership Aspects

 Two distinct and extreme leadership pattern are visible for two characters in this movie.

 

Oskar Schindler is the transformational leader Schindler is a perceptive, charismatic businessperson who can do anything to make a fortune. Schindler slowly transforms to a courageous, sympathetic leader determined to use his power and persuasive charisma for the betterment of the Jews. Sacrificing his safety and wealth to help others, Schindler bravely stands up for what he believes in through bribing Nazi/SS commanders to protect his Jewish workers and keep his factory a safe “sub-camp” for them. Demonstrating courage, kindness, assertiveness, and charisma all in the face of one of history’s most ruthless regimes Schindler provides an extraordinary example of leadership.

 

Nazi commander Amon Goeth is an autocratic leader, using a ruthless, authoritarian leadership style to assert his power and control over the Jews of the Plaszów work camp. Deeply rooted in Nazi philosophy, Goeth rarely listens to input from others, refuses to admit he is wrong for fear of showing weakness and dictates all decisions in the camp–including shooting random prisoners from his Villa balcony for fun.

Recommendations

 In the war movies the heroes display different types of leadership ranging from transformational, ethical, and transactional to situational.

 

Young military leaders can benefit from watching these war films, because it helps in shaping their behaviour in professional roles.

 

Therefore, leadership educators should include different historic war films in their course curricula.

 

This film is highly recommended to be included in the list for leadership series.

 

Titbits.

 This movie is often listed among the greatest films ever made. It has won seven Academy Awards (out of twelve nominations), including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best Original Score, as well as numerous other awards (including seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes). In 2007, the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best American films of all time (American Film Institute, 2007). The Library of Congress (2004) selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

 

Which is your favourite war movie?

 

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References

Lavella, N. (2013, February 25). Evaluating ethics and leadership in Schindler’s List. http://cronkitehhh.jmc.asu.edu/blog/2013/02/evaluating-ethics-and-leadership-in- schindlers-list/

Kirkpatrick, T. (2017, May 18). 8 awesome enlisted leaders depicted in war movies. https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/8-awesome- enlisted-leaders-depicted-in-war-movies.

 

Guthrie, K. L., & Jenkins, D. M. (2018). The role of leadership educators: Transforming learning. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.

 

Meridian: Knowledge Solution. (2016, April 6). Leadership styles of characters from Quentin Tarantino movies. Retrieved on November 27, 2018 from https://www.meridianks.com/leadership-styles-of-characters-from-quentin-tarantino- movies/

 

Rajendran, D., & Andrew, M. (2014). Using film to elucidate leadership effectiveness models: Reflection on authentic learning experiences. Journal of University Teaching & Learning Practice, 11(1), 8.