HP Pavilion TX1016AU

Announcing the arrival of HP Pavilion TX1016AU…

Just arrived – not even registered yet.

My fifth PC and the second this year!

This baby runs warm and takes 110 minutes to accept 55 GB data through its USB 2.0  port in power saver mode. I’m missing the firewire port already.

Suraj ki garmi se…

Year 1988. I was watching Chitrahaar on Doordarshan. I watched for the first time the video clip of this song from film Parinay – an experience I still remember and enjoy till today. After many years, I heard the song again on Music India Online today – truly humbling…

जैसे सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया
सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया
ऐसा ही सुख मेरे मन को मिला है
मैं जब से शरण तेरी आया, मेरे राम
सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया

भटका हुआ मेरा मन था कोई
मिल ना रहा था सहारा
भटका हुआ मेरा मन था कोई
मिल ना रहा था सहारा
लहरों से लडती हुई नाव को जैसे
लहरों से लडती हुई नाव को जैसे
मिल ना रहा हो किनारा
मिल ना रहा हो किनारा

उस लडखडाति हुई नाव को जो
किसी ने किनारा दिखाया
ऐसा ही सुख मेरे मन को मिला है
मैं जब से शरण तेरी आया, मेरे राम

सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया

शीतल बनी आग चंदन के जैसी
राघव क्रुपा हो जो तेरी
शीतल बनी आग चंदन के जैसी
राघव क्रुपा हो जो तेरी
उजियालि पूनम की हो जायें रातें,
जो थी अमावस अन्धेरी
उजियालि पूनम की हो जायें रातें,
जो थी अमावस अन्धेरी
जो थी अमावस अन्धेरी

युग युग से प्यासी मरुभूमि ने जैसे
सावन का संदेश पाया
ऐसा ही सुख मेरे मन को मिला है
मैं जब से शरण तेरी आया, मेरे राम
सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया

जिस राह की मंज़िल तेरा मिलन हो
ऊस पर कदम मैं बडांऊ,
जिस राह की मंज़िल तेरा मिलन हो
ऊस पर कदम मैं बडांऊ,
फूलों मे खारों मे पतझड बहारों मे
मैं ना कभी डगमगांऊ,
फूलों मे खारोन् मे पतझड बहारों मे
मैं ना कभी डगमगांऊ,
मैं ना कभी डगमगांऊ,

पानी के प्यासे को तकदीर ने जैसे
जी भर के अम्रुट पिलाया
पानि के प्यासे को तकदीर ने जैसे
जी भर के अम्रुट पिलाया
ऐसा ही सुख मेरे मन को मिला है
मैं जब से शरण तेरी आया, मेरे राम

सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया
ऐसा ही सुख मेरे मन को मिला है
मैं जब से शरण तेरी आया, मेरे राम
सूरज की गर्मी से जल्ते हुए तन को
मिल जाये तरुवर कि छाया

Old Indian currency

I was surprised when this landed in my e-mail. An excellent collection of 20 odd pictures of old Indian currency. The star is the 10,000 rupee note!

This email claims that the first set of British India notes were the ‘Victoria Portrait’ Series issued in denominations of 10, 20, 50, 100, 1000. These were unifaced, carried two language panels and were printed on hand-moulded paper manufactured at the Laverstock Paper Mills (Portals). The security features incorporated the watermark (GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, RUPEES, two signatures and wavy lines), the printed signature and the registration of the notes.

Rupees Ten

Rupees Hundered

British India Notes facilitated inter-spatial transfer of funds. As a security precaution, notes were cut in half. One set was sent by post. On confirmation of receipt, the other half was despatched by post.

Half note

This series remained largely unchanged till the introduction of the ‘King’s Portrait’ series which commenced in 1923.

Green Underprint – Rupees Five Hundred

Green Underprint – Rupees Five

Red Underprint – Rupees Fifty

Small Denomination Notes

The introduction of small denomination notes in India was essentially in the realm of the exigent. Compulsions of the first World War led to the introduction of paper currency of small denominations. Rupee One was introduced on 30th November, 1917 followed by the exotic Rupees Two and Annas Eight. The issuance of these notes was discontinued on 1st January, 1926 on cost benefit considerations. These notes first carried the portrait of King George V and were the precursors of the ‘King’s Portrait’ Series which were to follow.

Rupee One – Obverse

Rupee One -Reverse

Rupees Two and Annas Eight – Obverse

King’s Portrait Series

Regular issues of this Series carrying the portrait of George V were introduced in May, 1923 on a Ten Rupee Note. The King’s Portrait Motif continued as an integral feature of all Paper Money issues of British India. Government of India continued to issue currency notes till 1935 when the Reserve Bank of India took over the functions of the Controller of Currency. These notes were issued in denominations of Rs 5, 10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 10,000.

Rupees Fifty

Rupees One Thousand

Rupees Ten Thousand

The Bank’s issues to January 1938 when the first Five Rupee note was issued bearing the portrait of George VI.

Rupees Five – First Note issued by Reserve Bank of India

This was followed by Rs 10 in February, Rs 100 in March and Rs 1,000 and Rs 10,000 in June 1938.

Rupees One Hundred

Rupees One Thousand

Rupees Ten Thousand

In August 1940, the one-rupee note was reintroduced, once again as a war time measure, as a Government note with the status of a rupee coin,

Rupee One Obverse

Rupee One Reverse

Rupees Two

As an added security feature, the security thread was introduced for the first time in India.

George VI Profile

George VI Frontal

The George VI series continued till 1947 and thereafter as a frozen series till 1950 when post independence notes were issued.

VAIO VGN-UX27GN

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I now have a VAIO sub note book

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The support page is here
http://www.css.ap.sony.com/vaio/