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• 8 IITians Who Made It Big In The Entertainment Industry
• 7 Reasons We’ve So Many Marwaris In Kolkata!
• 4 Inspiring Success Stories For IAS Aspirants

8 IITians Who Made It Big In The Entertainment Industry Posted: 30 Dec 2013 03:26 AM PST IITs have something to them that makes students undergo cut-throat contests, agree to hardship and badly squeal for entry. And since most big companies, domestic and international, are hiring IITians, there is something really different about these centers of technology. This is the reason most students (along with their parents) regard the Indian Institute of Technology group as a philosophy, and not merely an educational program designed to produce future engineers. At the same time, however, there have been IITians who, giving more weightage to their dreams, dared to sacrifice their dear IIT degrees! Here are top 7 IITians who successfully made it to the entertainment industry: 8. Nikhil Singh Nikhil Singh graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in the year 2007 and completed his B.Tech in Textile Engineering. Immediately after that he went to the US to learn professional direction at South California University. Nikhil directed 'With Love, Delhi' as his first movie and worked with established Bollywood personalities like Kiran Kumar, Tom Altar and Seema Biswas. Currently, Nikhil is writing script for 'No Love Lost,' a movie project by Pitobash Picture. 7. Arunabh Kumar An IIT Kharagpur grad, Arunabh is co-founder of TheViralFever.com. This guy left a cushy job at the United States Air Force to make Q-tiyapa a real viral fever on the internet. Over the last two years, The Viral Fever has created kick-ass spoofs that have been doing rounds on Facebook, Twitter and many other social media platforms. As of now, his video channel on YouTube has 0.3 million subscribers. The number of views – over 20 million. Impressive, no? By all means, yes! 6. Amol Parashar 2007 pass-out with a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT Delhi; Amol Parashar made his debut through Ranbir Kapoor-starrer blockbuster 'Salesman of the Year' and played a highly appreciated supporting-actor role! Also, he's done a number of ad films for popular brands including McDonalds, Virgin Mobile, Mentos, MetLife and Cadbury. He also produced Formula 69, a thriller directed by Nitin Das, and acted in it as well. 5. Ashish Lal A B.Tech degree holder from the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Ashish is now a well-recognized figure in Bollywood Industry. He started his own production house and came up with 'With Love, Delhi (2011),' the first movie he scripted and acted in. He also co-founded RedMat Entertainment, a start-up production house, with Ashutosh Matela, one of his college friends. They are currently working on some feature film, short films, ad films and documentary projects. 4. Ashutosh Matela Popularly known as 'Matty' among friends, Ashutosh too is a B.Tech graduate from IIT Delhi and completed his degree in Civil Engineering in the year 2005. He co-founded RedMat Entertainment with his partner and college friend Ashish Lal. He is actively working on various movies, documentaries and ads with Ashish and is mainly into direction and choreography. 3. Nitin Gupta Nitin did Chemical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Bombay and is popularly known as Rivaldo. He has been actively trying to get Standup Comedy a respectable position in India and began Entertainment Engineers as one of the most important steps toward pioneering a humor renaissance. Nitin has performed at various college festivals in the country including IITs, IIMs and alumni meets conducted by them. He also has proved his mettle in corporate events of many big companies and done a number of shows as well. 2. Rahul Ram One of the top bassists in India, Rahul Ram plays bass guitar for Indian Ocean, the musical band he joined in the year 1991. While he hails from a greatly educated family well-known for maintaining high academic standards, Rahul always enjoyed playing bass guitar from school and performing in events while still studying at St. Stephens. After studying Chemistry at Stephens, he did Master of Science in Chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.  Other than being an active member of Indian Ocean, Rahul has composed songs and sung for many appreciated-by-critics movies including Gulaal, Peepli Live and Black Friday. 1. Chetan Bhagat Mechanical engineer from 1991-95 batch of IIT Delhi, Chetan is widely recognized as one of India's best young writers. He is the author of some bestselling and internationally popular novels including 'Five Point Someone,' 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' and 'One Night @ the Call Center.' Five Point Someone and One Night @ the Call Center, the two of his masterpieces have already been made into quite successful Bollywood movies – '3 Idiots' and 'Hello,' respectively. Concentrating mostly on national development and youth-related issues, Chetan is currently writing columns for various leading Hindi and English newspapers. 'Koi Po Che,' another movie based on his novel 'The 3 Mistakes of My Life' is still under production. The post 8 IITians Who Made It Big In The Entertainment Industry appeared first on TopYaps.

7 Reasons We’ve So Many Marwaris In Kolkata! Posted: 30 Dec 2013 01:11 AM PST Kolkata is the land of Bengalis—this is a fact that is known to everyone. But how many of us know about the fact that other than Bengalis, it is the Marwaris who make up for a huge population in Kolkata? The Marwaris are traders who originally hail from Marwar (the desert region of Rajasthan), who, for business purposes, have spread far and wide in India. However, it is Kolkata where you will find innumerable Marwaris settled for generations—what's the reason behind it? Let's view a few of them— 7. The story of Jagat Seth The Marwaris came and settled in Bengal much before the British settled here. Jagat Seth was a chief right-hand-man of Nawab Siraj-Ud-Daullah. In fact, he was the one who managed all the economy and accounts related manner of the state under the Nawab. This shows how much dependent the Marwaris were in matters related to money and economy. After all, you cannot just depend on any random person in these matters—and, if it's a Marwari who's your money manager, then you can never have losses. 6. Business-minded friends of culture-oriented Bengalis Bengalis are always believed to be the meek personalities who are always steeped in literature, art and culture. They, still now, cannot handle money matters or even businesses properly. Earlier, if some Bengali guy wanted to do some business, his parents would be in a shock for months! Yes, that was the condition. To fill this lag, the Marwaris came into the scenario. It is, in fact, they who build most of the non-catholic institutions in Kolkata. 5. The Marwari fraternity is really commendable If one Marwari settles in some distant land and achieves success, then he would invariably call his peers, and even friends! If possible, he would call all the other Marwaris on earth, such is their fraternity. Sadly, we're not equating, the Bengalis don't have this quality, as a result of this, the Marwaris are able to spread their business far and wide in Kolkata. 4. Bengalis, the tolerant ones Although, in most cases, you'll find a Bengali complaining against the Marwaris, they are generally tolerant of the latter's "invasion" of Bengal. No matter how irritated a Bengali seems over them, you'd find most of the Bengali children going to the prestigious Marwari-made schools. No matter how much the Bengalis hate the Marwaris, they'd never dare to raise any voice against the latter. It is, as if, the Bengalis have opened their arms wide to welcome the Marwaris. Also, it's a love-hate relationship that they're entangled in: both have to talk against each other in spite of being dependent on each other in almost all professional cases. 3. Kolkata, the ancient business hub of India In bygone ages, Kolkata was a very important port (still now, it is). So, naturally trade and commerce was very well developed in this part of India. Traders from Java, Sumatra and Bali would come to Kolkata for trade and commerce. And, as said earlier, the Bengalis are the least business-minded people on the surface of the earth, so, there was a community needed who would be able to get all the benefits of trade. Hence, came in the Marwaris, and slowly but steadily, flourished almost an empire in here. 2. Friendly and Nice Although business minded and strict, Marwaris are generally very friendly people who would do anything to keep their customers and subordinates happy. They are a clan who would never raise their voices upon you, if you're a senior (in age as well as in experience). If you're working under them, and working quite efficiently, they would go to any extent to keep you happy—they would take care of not only you but also of your entire family. Besides, if you come across any problem—personal or professional—they would make it a point to hear you out and do the needful. 1. Respect for Others' faith The Marwaris might have their own festivals and rituals, but they would never smirk at yours (unlike many others)! Their goodness lies in their tolerance of the faith of each and every subordinate they have. This is surely a winner, especially in Bengal, where people are believed to celebrate 13 festivals in 12 months! The post 7 Reasons We've So Many Marwaris In Kolkata! appeared first on TopYaps.

4 Inspiring Success Stories For IAS Aspirants Posted: 29 Dec 2013 10:57 PM PST For all aspirants who aim to clear India's top competitive exams, IAS in particular, nothing can be as greatly inspiring as success stories of real-life achievers from the country. These real life champions teach all us how to set bigger-than-usual goals and have dead determination to fight back tough times while daring to accomplish their dreams. Here are 4 inspiring success stories for IAS aspirants that will motivate them to endeavor and make their dreams come true! 4. Rashmi Zagade – The Only Lady IAS Officer from Pune in 2010 Rashmi Siddharth Zagade from Pune began her IAS saga in 2003 and clicked it in 2010 to become the only lady IAS officer from the whole of Pune City in the same year. Inspiringly, after making four unsuccessful attempts before, the 29 year old finally bagged 169th rank among more than 800 candidates and proudly gave the credit to Siddharth Zagade, her school drop-out husband! Despite seeing a great deal of failure previous to her success, that is, four consecutive failed attempts, Rashmi did not give up, and went on with determination and support from her husband. And after making it to the interview stage the fourth time, she took a year's break to prepare further and never looked back. Rashmi dropped geography and opted for history before reappearing this time when she ultimately did it. Why she credited her husband for her success was because it was he who prodded her to appear for IAS, even when, being a science graduate, she had no idea what this exam was all about! 3. Gopala Sundara Raj and R.V. Karnan – The Rank-holders Who Dodged all the Hurdles In the year 2012, Gopala Sundara Raj and R.V. Karnan secured the 5th and the 158th ranks respectively in the Civil Services Exam results. Raj comes from Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu and R.V. Karnan hails from Karaikudi city of Sivaganga district of the same state. Raj's parents, who couldn't study beyond primary school in their childhood, always wanted to put him in English medium background of school but had to drop the idea just because of bad financial conditions. However, they could not believe it when their son cleared IAS despite not having studied in a sophisticated environment, proving that poverty can never be an obstruction in the way of success if you are dedicated to your dreams. R.V. Karnan, who was the national topper in the IFS examination in the year 2007, is one of a few civil services aspirants who believed and proved that coaching centers and medium of instruction are not compulsory to clear these top exams. His father works as a librarian at a college and mother is a sub-registrar in their home town. Karnan always gave more weight coaching. 2. K. Jayaganesh – from Waiter to an IAS Officer If you don't believe in the mantra of trying again and again regardless of how many times you've already failed, maybe you ought to go through K. Jayaganesh's journey of becoming an IAS officer. The man hails from a poor family in Tamil Nadu and did many odd jobs, including working as a waiter, before make his dream come true. Setting an example for IAS aspirants, Jayaganesh secured 156th rank the seventh time (his last chance) and got selected for Indian Administrative Services after failing the civil service exam for six times! Krishnan, Jayaganesh's father worked as a supervisor in a factory, brought him up in Vinavamangalam, a small village in Vellore district. Jayaganesh is the eldest of his siblings (a brother and two sisters) and completed his schooling after studying in the village up to the 8th standard. 1. Govind Jaiswal – The Son of a Rickshaw Puller Born in dismal poverty in Varanasi, Govind achieved 48th rank in 2007's civil services results. Govind spent childhood in a rented, congested room that he'd to share with three sisters and his parents, with no scope of time and the right setting for study at all. He began to aspire to become an IAS officer when his father and mother, a rickshaw puller and a housewife respectively, sent him to a school in Varanasi. Even though Govind wanted to go for the civil services through school, IAS always seemed beyond reach, mostly because of poverty. The condition of the family became even worse when his father got a serious leg injury and could no long pull rickshaws. Govind still managed to find room for his dream and became an IAS officer at an age of 23. The post 4 Inspiring Success Stories For IAS Aspirants appeared first on TopYaps.

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