1. This is cool. Just type a word in English and press space bar. Google Transliterate will automatically translate the typed text into the devnagri (Hindi/Marathi/Sanskrit...) script. And if the transliteration is not correct, all you have to do is click on the transliterated text and Google will provide you nearest relevant matches. And if that is also not enough, it will even allow you to edit word.

    Link : http://www.google.com/transliterate/indic

    Just copy and paste the transliterated script where ever you want to post/publish it.

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  2. I hate people who are arrogant and behave like an immature person. . . . .

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  3. My bicycle's rear tyre tube burst leaving me with no other option than replacing the tyre-tube. The problem started with finding a replacement tyre-tube for the bike, being a fashionable mountain sports bike not everybody stores the spares. Finally when I managed to get the tube I took my bike to the usual cycle repair stores.

    I have to replace my tyre-tube.
    A middle-aged young man (sitting idle, sipping a cup of tea) replied yeah I will do that.
    I patiently wait for his tea to get over, finally after another 5 minutes, I ask again are you going to replace or not.
    Yes, what's the hurry? (he gets up, looks at the bike, shakes head... I get little restless)
    How much are you going to charge for replacing tyre-tube?
    (Pretending that he hasn't heard, still keeps looking at the bike) How much you purchased this bike for?
    Do you want to change tyre-tube or not? I am not going to tell you how much I bought this bike for.
    It has gears, it has shock-absorbers at both tyre's, its light weight. That will be Rs45.
    What? Rs45 for changing tyre-tubes. New tyre-tube costs less than that.
    Yes that will be Rs45, this is no normal cycle. Plus additional Rs2 for filling air, and that you will have to fill on your own.
    (Irritated by the behavior, but I had no other option) how much time?
    Come after may be two hours.
    What 2 hours for changing tyre-tubes? The cycle repair man was simply sitting there, not even remotely busy, sipping tea and reading a news paper, not even ready to look at cycle. Why do I have to pay him if he does not want to fill air into my tyre-tube? and how does he expect that I fill air on my own and he gets the money?

    Loosing patience, I picked up my bike and started walking back home.  He did not even try to stop me knowing fully that I have no other option as his is the only cycle repair shop in near vicinity.

    So much for the little service and what arrogance?

    P.S: After coming home I decided to try changing tyre-tube myself thinking that in the worst case I would have to go back to that cycle store if it doesn't work. To my amazement changing tyre-tube turned out quite easy, with little help from Google.

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  4. I have never read a book documenting a life of somebody trapped into a war-stricken situation. The description is so vivid that the characters does not remain in mere words but they come out in front of your eyes. You can see those blue eyes, the joy of running for a kite and each and every emotion the author wants to convey.

    The words are so beautifully written that your heart goes through each and every emotion, the time looses its track and by the time you put down the book you realize that you have reached the end. The story keeps on lingering in your mind even after that and you start to imagine what would have happened further, but hosseini leaves you there. An absolute stunner of a book.

    Hats Off for you, A thousand times over, Hosseini, A thousand times over.

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