ram bahadur bamjan : latest news
Ram Bahadur Bamjan is an 18 year old Nepalese boy but he is not any normal boy. Ram Bahadur Bamjan is considered to be the Buddha reincarnated and he is a big celebrity in Nepal. Bamjan spends most of his time in the forest and suddenly reappears and when he does, hundreds and thousands of devotees flock to see him and the jungle starts to look like a festival ground.
This time, Ram Bahadur Bamjan came out of the jungles of Ratanpur, 100 miles south of Katmandu, on November 12, 2008. Hundreds and thousands of people traveled long distance to see him. The jungles of Ratanpur are filled with colorful flags and devotees silently approached him. Bamjan sat on a podium covered in yellow cloth under a huge tree. He was still and silent. He was wearing a white robe and blessed his devotees with a slight tap on the head. Few Buddhist monks were surrounding the young man. He was looking healthy and showed no signs of sickness.
Ram Bahadur Bamjan was first spotted in 2005. He then disappeared into the forest on March 11, 2006. After nine months, he was spotted again by villagers in a forest in Bara district, situated 150 km east of Kathmandu. At that time, Nepalese journalist, Raju Shreshtha had the opportunity to talk with him. Bamjan told Raju that he has been wandering in the forest and his meditation will continue for the next six years.
According to his followers, Bamjan has been meditating for a long time without and food and water. He neither moves nor talks. Many people consider him as god. Bishnu Maya Khadka, a Nepalese house wife, said:
“I got a chance to see God today,” Bishnu Maya Khadka, a housewife, said after receiving Bamjan’s blessing Wednesday. “They say he is Buddha, but for me he is just God.”
According to Kamal Tamang, a Buddhist priest, on November 18, 2008, Bamjan is expected to address his followers and then retreat into the forest.
However, there are many who do not consider Bamjan as the reincarnated Lord Buddha. Min Bahadur Shakya from the Nagarjuna Institute of Exact Methods, a Buddhist research center in Katmandu, said that meditating without food and water does not prove that Bamjan is the reincarnation of Buddha. He believes that people should do more study on him. Even some Buddhist priests in Nepal are not ready to accept Bamjan as the reincarnated Lord Buddha. A French journalist filmed him eating a fruit and another correspondent found him asleep.
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Some information about Highest Mountain Peaks
Many of you us have fascination for mountain and get pleasure to see the natural beauty of mountain. Well, there are thousands of mountains all over the world. Some are known to us all; some are unknown. Today, while browsing in the internet, I came across an article on world’s 14 highest mountain peaks. The writer has given some important information including location, height about the mountain peaks along with some good quality pictures.
Almost half of the mountain peaks given in the article are situated in Asia including world’s highest mountain “Mount Everest.” If you want to read the articles then click here.
Discipline within Limitations: Aw Blog Chain October 2008
I am writing this post as a part of AW Blog Chain October 2008. Kelly Meding was before me and she wrote about discipline. You can find her entry here:
http://chaostitan.blogspot.com/2008/10/october-aw-blog-chain.html
I have to admit that I really suck when it comes to discipline. Following rules is always a big problem for me. I was like it in my childhood. At the age of 33, I have not improved. I don’t see any hope of being a disciplined person even when I grow older.
Well, sometimes, I feel that it is the limitations that I have to suffer in my day to day life that are equally responsible for the lack of discipline. I like to talk about some of the limitations that I have to face.
The first limitation is that of basic utilities. For example, in the apartment I live, I have access to tap water for just 2-4 hours a day. So, I have to adjust my life with it. For example, sometimes, I don’t feel like taking bath at 1 PM but if I miss taking bath t 1 PM then I will have to wait for another 6 hours to get water in my shower. The same goes for cooking and washing clothes. Often, I have to wash some clothes when I have to write something in the evening.
Thanks God that electricity is some better in my part of the city. Except summer, we have to suffer from not having electricity for just 1 hour a day. In Summer, it is around 2 hours a day. Weekends are better while weekdays are worse.
Internet is a big problem. I have to spend around $40 a month for Internet but the speed is just 2 KBPS to 5 KBPS. Well, I don’t mind the speed as I have got used to it. The main problem is that once a month, there is no Internet for a day or two.
Researching is a big problem too. There is no good library in my city. I don’t have access to any online library or journal. I cannot buy any e-book because online transaction is still not possible here. I don’t mind paying $20 a month for having an access to any online library but it is impossible.
The biggest challenge I face perhaps is about language. English is not my first language but I am working in this language. I have studied English in school, college and in university. So, I have some proficiency in this language but except for working, I rarely use English in my daily life.
Yes, I have many limitations in life but still, I am a very happy person. When I see that many people suffer even much more than I do then I thank God for all the blessings.
Harriet M. Welsch is next and I wonder what the limitations she has to face are. So, visit her blog: http://spynotes.wordpress.com/
The blogs in AW blogchain October 2008 are:
Ralph Pines
Unfocused Me
Sassee
Feathers
colbymarshall1
FreshHell
ChaosTitan
razibahmed
harri3tspy
mbroadway
rosemerry
Interview of Nasrul Eam: A Young Uprising Photographer of Asia
Eam Mohammad Nasrul is an up and coming photographer. Though he started as a professional photographer only six years ago, he has made huge advancements in this field. Before coming into photography, he worked as a web designer. He also made several ad films and became quite famous for his works but it was photography where he finally settled down. Interestingly, he did not receive any institutional training in photography. He learned all the trades by himself. He learned by reading books and from internet. He has a collection of more than 1200 books and journals on photography. Even today, if he finds a good book or journal on photography, he will buy it and read it. Recently, Razib Ahmed from South Asia Fair, had an interview with this talented photographer. Here is the excerpt of the interview: SAF: Tell us a little bit about yourself.
Nasrul: I am Eam Mohammad Nasrul. I am just a simple guy. I love to do adventure traveling and photography. I love to meet people from different culture and share experience. Sharing experience is like a passion to me. I put it down in black and white and share them with others.
SAF: How you started as a photographer?
Nasrul: Back in 2002, I started my professional work in advertising. At that time, I solely focused on web designing. Beside that, I used to paint. I did not consider photography as a true art form. While I was in advertising, within a year, I understood the importance of photography in every field. If you have proper knowledge about photography, you can turn something ordinary into extra-ordinary.
Obviously, you must be creative at the same time. So, within a year, I switched to photography.
SAF: What are your favorite subjects for photography?
Nasrul: Look, photography is about the frame you put around an image. What’s comes in or what cuts off yet the story does not end. It tells beyond the frame through a kind of intuition. My goal is to capture the moment and expression in the frame with pure authenticity. The expression on a person’s face and eyes tell the story, the situation, and his /her background. Moreover, you have to be knowledgeable enough to understand the essence of the photography. As you asked, I will say adventure photography is my most favorite. Beside that, I love to take photographs of people in nature and their lifestyle.
SAF: What types of cameras you use for photography?
Nasrul: Well the camera doesn’t have the intelligence to make a composition.
So, when you are using a camera, you capture the essence of a particular time, put a frame around it and convey the message in a narrowed down way. You tell the viewer, look at this, “It’s special”.
But the photography medium itself doesn’t care about what is important and what is not. It is actually your composition with proper structure, balance and dynamics, which makes the photo special. There are lots of different mediums in photography. For full frame I use Nikon D3, for Dx format, I use Nikon D300 and D40x. I use Nikon gear most of the time but I love to explore camera from different vendors like Canon and Pantex.
Another different medium I love to play with is daguerreotype, it’s an old mirror technology and believe me it’s a real fun.
SAF: Tell us a little bit about your book.
Nasrul: I want to express my art in a divine way. Third world countries like Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, India, Thailand in South and SouthEast Asia are blessed with splendid beauty. If we look back at the history, human civilization rise and fall, environment and climate change shape the human civilization. It’s the monsoons which made the first civilization. The key was the shifting and drying up of rivers.
Writing a book representing Bangladesh, I followed the river root which started from the Gangetic plain and another one from Brahmaputra towards the Bay of Bengal. You know the highlight of Bangladesh is Bangladesh itself. The children in the streets, in the villages, in the banks of the rivers give an insight to their country in the most marvelous way. The natural smiling faces are untouched by poverty or hazards. More over, the six smiling children in some of the photos symbolically refer to the six seasons of Bangladesh.
Volume one of my book contains photographs of the ever smiling children from the streets of Bangladesh to its inland villages and coastal areas. In another part, I focused on the climate change. How the river moves, how they flood the old village and give birth to new ones like the unbroken thread of human civilization. In the end, I articulate nature’s own truth with the present environmental issues.
An artistic photograph always conveys the true essence of life in a way no words can. So, I tried to blend my photography and the message within minimum design.
SAF: What problems did you face while writing this book?
Nasrul: As I said before, I am just a simple guy with optimistic views. I enjoyed every moment while writing the book. There are always obstacles but nothing can be compared to the moment when you are creating. It is something like transforming a piece of clay into a pottery.
SAF: What is your future plan about photography?
Nasrul: I want to convey the true message in a divine way.
SAF: What do you think of photography as a profession in Bangladesh?
Nasrul: There is a quote “Photography has delighted us, served us, moved us, outraged us and occasionally disappointed us.” When I see the work of different photographers of Bangladesh, it actually disappoints me. Some will say, we won couple of international photography awards. Well, we did, so did every countries of the world. Well, we did, so did every country in the world. Those photographs which won award actually represent Bangladesh in a terrible way. I do not believe that showing the suffering of people in non-artistic way can represent Bangladesh. As a profession, photography in Bangladesh has a long way to go. There are some exceptions, but exception can not be an example.
SAF: What are the potentials of Bangladeshi photographers? What are their major strengths and weaknesses?
Nasrul: I always love to say that for composing a photograph, you must study, learn and develop an eye and thus be able to compose the arrangement of visual elements within the frame of a photograph. Unfortunately, the most annoying thing is, people who think they know the art of photography do not even know the simple basic rules of it. If you are doing photography for long, while you sharing experience with the photographers of Bangladesh, you can feel the lack of basic knowledge in them.
The major strength they have is a beautiful country like Bangladesh and the lifestyle of its people. If they have proper knowledge of photography and composition, I believe, they will be able to transform the ordinary into extra- ordinary. Photography always transform what it describes, the art of photography is to control that transformation.
SAF: Digital photography is the latest trend. Bangladeshi photographers are also working with digital photography. What obstacles Bangladeshi photographers face in digital photography? How can they overcome them?
Nasrul: Entering into the digital age of photography not only changed the world, but it also changed the way people understand the world. With the advancement of digital technology, the camera rebuilds the world with trimming details. It always surprises me, how can something can rebuild so much, keep so much itself.
Let’s go back to the point you want to know. The major problem, there are no sales and service centre of any camera maker. Most of the cameras in Bangladesh market are grey products. If you look around in Asia, where ever there is tourism infrastructure, the camera makers have sales and servicing centres there. I hope, in near future, we will have one here.
And there is no institution that teaches photography properly. All of them are just doing business. The poor knowledge of the photographers surprises me a lot.
Now, we live in the era of the World Wide Web. It has changed the way our world works. If someone wants to learn, they have every option to do it from internet. Remember, talent, commitment and passion, that is what you need. At the same time, it should be in right direction Knowledge base can actually direct you what is right or wrong.
SAF: You are also an avid traveler. You traveled several countries of South Asia and South East Asia. Would you like to tell us a little bit about your traveling experience?
Nasrul: We live in the era of digital age, the perception of traveling change a lot in this world of information where images, data, communication moving faster and faster. But the first hand experience is the same, meeting with the people, sharing experience, understanding their culture enlighten you like it did in the past. I consider myself a Backpacker. But in my country Bangladesh, no one actually understands the true meaning of it. We use public transport; we prefer staying in youth hostels and even in the village with locals. You need to broaden your view, your understanding; Backpacking is a sense of community, sharing rooms, sharing rides or something else what matter most to us is sharing experience. It allows us to learn from one another while saving money at the same time. To us doing backpacking is not a vacation but rather a means of education that’s why I myself hate the package version of mass tourism. One of my most favorite books is “A year of adventures” by lonely planet. It actually inspires me to put a sense in my every adventurous journey.
Few months ago, I was in Chiang Mai backpacking with two of my American travel buddies-Chris and Scott. Later, we joined a group of eight, all together for a trail hiking in the woods of beautiful hilly area of Lanna kingdom. I always remember the first evening. All of us were sharing our experience. At one point, Emir, a Muslim from Holland got drunk and tried to solve the world problems, I pointed out that he talked like extremist but when he shared his experience, back in ninety’s he lost his whole family in Bosnia and moved to Holland, I was totally speechless. . Moments later, Stacey from Australia shared her experience in Africa. At that time she was 22, she was working as a volunteer in a children refugee camp. One night, renegade militia attacked and killed all the children. From that time till now, she cannot able to forget the massacre. She still has nightmare and traveling just to forget it. At that moment, we were silent, candle light reflected on our faces. In the woods, on top of the mountain, one thing was in our mind, why the world is like that?
SAF: On the internet, there are no good websites or blogs on Bangladeshi photographs or photographers. Do you have any plans to start a website on Bangladeshi photographs?
Nasrul: Yes you are right. I am already working on it. Hopefully you will see it soon.
SAF: What will be your advice to those who want to become professional photographers in Bangladesh?
Nasrul: First of all, if you want to become a professional photographer, you need to change the mentality of learning. In most of the cases, people who consider themselves as senior photographers in Bangladesh will give you the expression that they know everything.
It’s really pathetic here, I am still a student of photography. Each and every day I learn a lot. You can improve your work by study, research and practice. Many asked me for photography whom I follow. Believe me, that is the most unprofessional question I have ever heard. You can see other people’s works, you can develop an eye of making composition, but your work should be unique with proper structure, balance and dynamics. If someone follows a scheme written in some books or journals about creativity, and follows someone’s work, he or she is not creating. Actually, he is copying. I hate taking pictures where elements are setup. Working in a photography club, doing some wedding photography can not give anyone the actual bigger picture of photography. You must have the knowledge of photography and its rule properly.
SAF: Thank you very much for your valuable time.
Nasrul: Thank you.
Tickets of Andorra vs England WC Qualifying Match
With England taking on Andorra tomorrow in their opening match of world cup qualifying campaign, English fans are now excited to enjoy the match and expected a big margin victory. This is the firs competitive match of England under their new coach Fabio Capello. English fans are also interested to see England’s performance under the Capello who took up the England job following the departure of Steve McClaren under whom England failed to qualify for Euro 2008.
Moreover, Andorra fans are also excited with this match. They are hoping to see some strong challenges from their players against England as they did last year when Andorra faced England in the same Olympic Stadium in Barcelona. Despite their 3-0 loss, Andorra played some inspirational football and thus England could not break the deadlock in the first half. So, fans of Andorra are now expecting to see good performance from their players, even though they know it very well that England is clearly favorite in the match.
Now, if you are thinking of traveling to Barcelona to enjoy the match but have not collected the ticket, then you are unfortunate because all of the tickets have been sold out. Today, I searched some online ticket selling sites and saw all the tickets have been sold out in those sites. However, I am not yet confirmed if the ticket of the match is still available anywhere else, but as far as I know, tickets for the match between Andorra and England gave already been sold out.
I searched for tickets in worldticketshop.com, barcelona-football-tickets.com and sportsemotions.com. However, all the sites are saying the same- tickets for Andorra vs England match have been sold out. Well, do not put your head down because you can still enjoy the match live on Setanta Sports television channel.
Hyundai Motor India to Introduce New 800 cc Car within 3-4 Years
Hyundai Motor India is planning to launch a new 800 cc car within three to four years in India. Engineering teams from both India and South Korea are now working on this model at research and development section. In Indian car market, only Maruti Suzuki has 800 cc car at this moment. However, H S Lheem, Managing Director of Hyundai Motor India, dismissed the idea that Hyundai’s expected 800 cc model would compete with Maruti Suzuki, terming Maruti Suzuki’s car an old model.
Hyundai’s car in the 800 cc segment will hit both home and export market. The South Korean auto marker is going to introduce its upcoming car i20 next month at the Paris Motor Show. Hyundai i10 brought excellent success for the company in both India and abroad. Now, i20 is coming with lots of expectations too. The car will hit the Indian market by December this year and will gradually be exported to other markets.
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Interview of Dan Rafter: A Real Estate Blogger
In America, Real Estate sector has been badly hit by sub prime crisis. Still, people do not stop buying homes because having a home is not just a home, it is a dream. People spend their life savings to find a suitable place to spend the rest of their life in peace and comfort. If you are one of those, who has not stopped dreaming of owning a house despite hearing about the bad condition of real estate sectors then Dan Rafter is the one you should turn to. He is well experienced and has been writing for news papers like Chicago Tribune, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Home Magazine or BusinessWeek Online. He also works as an editor for Metro Chicago Real Estate Magazine. If you are an aspiring real estate agent or businessmen then you should check out Dan Rafter’s blogs for it contains some great advice and tips for real estate business people. He has 3 blogs.
I found Dan in Absolute Write Forum (I hang out there on a regular basis). I read some of his entries and became interested for interviewing him. I sent Dan some questions and he responded earlier today. Here is the interview of Dan Rafter:
Razib Ahmed: You have been covering the real estate business for ten years. What was your motivation to get into this business?
Dan Rafter: I’d been working as a freelance writer for five years when I took the plunge and applied for an editor position at a real estate trade magazine in Chicago. I got the job, and then quickly learned what a fascinating business residential real estate is. At that time, the housing industry was going through a boom period, and agents and mortgage loan officers were making tons of money. It was an exciting business to cover then, and is still an exciting one now.
Razib Ahmed: You have been blogging for past six months. What are the problems you faced as a real estate blogger?
Dan Rafter: The biggest challenge is the same as any blogger faces: How do you get visitors to come to your blog as opposed to the thousands upon thousands of competitors. Unfortunately, I don’t have any secret answer to that question. What I try to do is to focus on my strengths. As a reporter, I know how to write. So I put up well-written, well-researched blog posts. My posts can’t usually be read in 10 seconds like those of some other bloggers. You won’t find any two- or three-sentence posts on www.propertycrossroads.com or www.blogprorealty.net. It also helps that I enjoy writing about real estate, and I hope that shows in my posts.
Razib Ahmed: How much time do you give after your blog every day?
Dan Rafter: I currently run three blogs. The third, http://indycomics.today.com, focuses on the world of independent comics. (I also freelance for comics publishers.) All told, I try to spend less than two hours a day on my blogs, including promoting them. That’s the only way to make the blogs cost-effective. As a freelance writer, I have to make sure I’m earning enough money every day.
Razib Ahmed: You have ten years of experience in writing about the real-estate business. It is a service oriented business where reputation matters most and you have that. People would take your opinion seriously but will that be the case for a person who is new in this business. Will blogging help him/her that much? What will be your suggestion for such novice bloggers?
Dan Rafter: I think that even novice real estate agents can make good impressions if they write good posts showing a strong knowledge of the industry. No one has to know when looking at agents’ blogs how long they’ve been in the industry. There’s no reason for agents to promote themselves as being new to the home-selling business. It also doesn’t take decades of experience to have a strong knowledge of what works and what doesn’t when selling real estate. Those agents who can provide a blog filled with local information and useful tips for buying and selling homes will be respected, no matter how new they are to the business.
Razib Ahmed: Suppose you are an experienced real estate agent or someone running a real estate service. You also have a blog with lots of good information and you update it regularly but don’t you think you have to equally emphasize on promoting your blog?
Dan Rafter: Certainly promotion is key. If you don’t promotion your blog it will get lost in the sea of competitors out there. I recommend that agents feature their blog’s address prominently on all their marketing materials, including their business cards, print ads and “For Sale” signs. They should also spend some time posting on real estate sites and message boards, being sure to leave their blog address in their signature.
Razib Ahmed: There are many blogs that allows guest authors. Do you have any plans to allow guest authors especially, other real estate industry people contribute to your blog. It can be a great way to promote your blog.
Dan Rafter: I’d be happy to do that. I haven’t done it yet, but it’s certainly a good idea.
Razib Ahmed: You said real estate bloggers should avoid ever green topics. Do you think, instead of writing on such topics, giving pictures of houses and rooms that the blogger (the agent) decorated is a great idea? It will also show his/her expertise in about houses and redecoration.
Dan Rafter: That’s a fantastic idea. Actually, anything that personalizes a real estate blog – that sets it apart from other blogs – is a great idea. Also, anything that showcases an agent’s skills is a wonderful thing to post.
Razib Ahmed: Aside from giving posts on local market, statistics, what other issues a real estate agent should cover in his/her blog?
Dan Rafter: They should focus on real tips, not ones that readers have read thousands of times already, to help sellers move their homes and buyers find their ideal home. I’d also include suggestions on how to make the negotiation process between buyers and sellers move more smoothly. They may also want to address the way the media cover the housing market, and maybe correct what they consider misstatements or mistakes. I know that many real estate agents hate the way that newspapers, T.V. and radio cover the housing market.
Razib Ahmed: America is now facing economic slow down. Real Estate sector is badly hit. What message of hope you can give to home buyers/sellers and real estate agents?
Dan Rafter: That’s a tough one. My Property Crossroads blog has been filled lately with bad news, very gloom and doom. But that’s the market right now. I’d say to agents and homesellers to try and wait things out. The real estate business has always been a cyclical one. This bad market won’t last forever. It was a necessary correction, in my opinion. Housing prices were rising too fast, too quickly. It was unsustainable. When the market does begin to improve, I think we’ll see a more realistic, and, therefore, a healthier market than we saw during the boom times. For buyers, I’d say, “Go buy a house!” Seriously, prices are low and sellers are desperate. This is a great time to be a buyer … unless you have a home of your own to sell.
Razib Ahmed: How long it would take for the real estate sector to recover from the ongoing crisis.
Dan Rafter: No one knows this for sure, but most real estate analysts I’ve interviewed say to expect a gradual recovery beginning in mid- to late-2009. In 2010, they say, the market should be on the way back.
Razib Ahmed: What is your future plan with this blog?
Dan Rafter: I’d like to build up traffic on all my blogs, and use them, of course, to generate other business, most notably new freelance stories.
Spam Mails are the Funniest
I am writing this blog entry as a part of Absolute Write Blog Chain August 2008. Well, so far, everyone is talking about funny things. Before me, it was turn of Laurie Ashton and you can find her entry here: Humorous Science Fiction.
I like comedies a lot and I like jokes and humorous stories and novels too. I often wonder that why I am not a funny person! I am just the opposite: very serious and perhaps very boring too. So, I was at a loss about what to write for the blog chain. Fortunately, Spam e-mails came to my rescue.
I use Yahoo and Gmail services. Most people, I know use them too. Both Yahoo and Gmail have excellent features to put the junk mails in the Spam folder. I get a lot of them. I know that most people do not bother to open their Spam folder but I do it everyday. It is not that I am a fan of spam emails but sometimes, important emails go in the Spam folder. That is why, I check Spam Folder on a regular basis.
Some of the junk mails have catching subject line:
how to get out of debt
do you wanna win $6408
Every week, I get an email that I have won more than $1 million in a lottery I never heard of. I also receive emails from so called relatives of a overthrown king or a general of an African country to help them transfer some millions of dollars of funds. In fact, in Spam mails, there is promise of everything- health, money, fame, getting LCD TV etc.
I find Spam mails very funny. In fact, I consider them to be funnier than any joke that I read.
In the last 7 days, two Spam Mails caught my attention and gave me some laugh.
The heading of the first email was: You’ve received a greeting ecard
Google warned me this way: Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information.
I am curious about everything but I am not curious to disobey mighty Google’s warning. So, I did not follow the link.
The second email said in the subject line: Teachers Needed
So, I thought that it was a job advertisement. When I opened it then I saw that it was advertisement of a Teaching course of a College. It had no relationship with any job. You don’t need to go to college to know that if you finish your university degree then you have the qualification for getting a job.
The Mommy Writer is next. Visit her blog to check what comes next.
150 Entries 20,000 Page Views and 168 Comments for SouthAsiaFair
One of the sweetest things about blogging is that the more you write the easier it becomes for you to get traffic. SouthAsiaFair started on 25 July 2008 and it took 17 days for this blog to get 10,000 page views and 100 entries and 100+ comments. I am very happy to note that the next 10,000 page views came in just 8 days. In 8 days, we wrote another 54 entries and we got another 60 comments and trackbacks.
I am delighted to see that more than 85% traffic has come from Google and other search engines. Of course, we are covering Olympics 2008 and most people are coming to this blog about Olympics 2008. So, the main challenge will come when Olympics finishes. We are working hard. We are trying our best to give quality content on a daily basis.
We would love you to spread the message to all you know about SouthAsiaFair.
100 Posts, 100 Comments and 10,000+ Page Views for SouthAsiaFair
Yes, it is an amazing experience for all three bloggers of SouthAsiaFair.com. I have to give much more credit to Mehdi Hassan and Biplob Kishore Deb as they have been working extremely hard since 25 July 2008. Today is, 10 August 2008 and thus the blog is just 17 days’ old and we have seen some encouraging stats. The first entry was:
Mobile Banking revolution in Maldives
Since then, we have written another 99 posts and thus we have reached 100 entries for this blog. We have received 103 comments so far. We have also received, 12500+ page views. 85% of the traffic have come through search engines.
This is the month of Olympics and we are trying to give adequate coverage to Olympics 2008.
I have already stated that most of the credits go to Mehdi and Biplob. They were my students in real life and now they have become my assistants and co-bloggers. I just think like a lazy person and they do most of the works. I enjoy the fact that both of these two co-bloggers of mine are smart and hardworking.
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