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This is unprecedented (I think), 4 posts in 2 days!!!

Sidin,

I missed the blogs. 4 in 1 day were like salvation to my parched life. M eyes are wet again with tears of mirth.

I love you. Will you marry me?

PS: I put in sommin new at http://www.maladiesofconfused.blogspot.com Take a look when you have time. Maybe you can help

After the draught…the deluge. Great to read the last 4 posts, Sid !!

It appears that you were almost waiting for the monsoons to hit the Kerala coast :))

Umm Kollam. Back in form. Write more.

-pans

Do rectians get any prefrence in getting response from u
Nice to see u getting back to the blogging mode..

@IITYIHTKY,

Sid’s *mine*…MINE I tell you!

muahaHAHAHA!

Sid! Sidin! Over here!!

take it easy women. usually the writing is far more interesting than the writer. what say sidin?

aewsome sid!

In this case my dear, he’s mine…Sidin this feels nice doesn’t it?

Mumbai bachelor lifestyle, your own pad, cushy consultancy job, 2 women fighting over u…

this is d true life… n btw, words worth, me thinks sidin is mucho interesting…..

Manish from IIM is IAS examination topper at AIR 5. Proud for the manager community. Good for other MBAs to emulate. Cheers folks.

Date:12/05/2005 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2005/05/12/stories/2005051212651300.htm
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Front Page

Railway official from Tamil Nadu is IAS topper

Staff Reporter

NEW DELHI: Railway traffic service official Srinivasan Nagarajan has bagged the top spot in the Union Public Service Commission Civil Services (Main) Examination. The results were announced here on Wednesday.

In all, 422 candidates, including 67 women, have been recommended for appointment. While the top 20 includes six women, 193 candidates have been selected from the general category, including three physically challenged persons, 118 from Other Backward Classes, 64 from Scheduled Castes and 47 from the Scheduled Tribes category. The number of vacancies reported by the Government for IAS, IFS and IPS is 91, 20 and 88, for the Central Services Group `A’ 235 and the Central Services Group `B’ 19.

It may have been his fourth and last attempt but for Tirunelveli-based Mr. Nagarajan, it could not have ended on a better note. A B.Tech from BITS Pilani, he had sociology and geography as options. Professionals have clearly scored, with the top 10 comprising an engineer, two doctors and an IIM graduate. Basant Garg and Gaurav Uppal are both doctors and hold the second and third ranks this year. Basant has cleared it in his first attempt.

Manish Kumar, ranked fifth, is an IIM graduate. He had to choose between a New York posting with handsome salary and one that would help him serve his own people.

“I decided to take the UPSC exam when I got the offer for a job in New York. Although the money was great, I wanted to do something here. I was not sure if coming back would be easy once I went there, so I decided to write the exam instead. It is my third attempt but I am glad to have finally made it,” he said. Interestingly, at least six of the top 10 were trained at an institute here. “We were confident of having our students in the top 10 but six of them, including the top three, was completely unexpected. It has been a brilliant year for us,” said Sri Rangam, the man behind the Delhi branch of Sri Ram Institute.

© Copyright 2000 - 2005 The Hindu

Aeons since i read ur blogs.. Thanks to Sid’s (camel’s) mail I was drawn to ur blogs and never been more intrigued to see that the “wine’s” better than before… [it becomes better with age ;)]… And is a book on it’s way out? - I remember you having told me that more than 4 yrs back… RECT? [NITT]

-Phani

yes i agree we shud take this interactivity to the new level.
so
Hi sidin,
are u still alive? with u taking driving classes and all i thgt i’d better check.if u are alive say hi.

iw

Well Sidin couldn’t help reading all the comments and the cat-fighting… Do they all know about the skin-shedding and fragrance off your feet…

Some things never change.

Phani

Why you depressed readin mumbai mirror? tell tell..
and show us those snaps quick.

well ur attempt at replying to comments might actually land u up with more than u can handle, wat with somany pouring in for every post of urs…n now tht its been nearly 2 weeks since u posted any u can expect a deluge wehn u do post!!!:-)

You girls have had it easy cos I havent been able to comment…(blocked in office)

I do believe I had laid claim to Sidin way before all of you.

Anyway, Sidin, time for a post.

Btw, Smitha, did you come to my blog (rosamma.blogspot.com) and post a comment? Thanks yaar. Most of us aren’t as lucky as Sidin with comments :). Do visit again.

Sidin.. blog plz.. ppl are anxious..

guys.. meanwhile do check out some amateur stuff from a new blogger:

http://phanichavali.blogspot.com

comments are welcome.

Ladies…ladies. As good citizens abiding by all the rules laid down in the blogger’s hand book of etiquettes, you are requested not to indulge in any activity that closely resembles ladies mud wrestling. Let peace prevail!

First time on your blog…nice blog..

Been visiting your blog quite often but never posted.. happened to get “Travails… ” as a forward again recently….. at that time, when I first read it, I had thought that “Travails..” was the ultimate funny article, but you are much better now! That reads like kindergarten stuff

Dude, LOOOOOONG time no post, had stumbled upon yer blog by uhm…mistake, and i could’nt stop until i read ALL of it. I have been visiting it quite frequently in the recent past but there are NO updates…you have a gift dude, dont stop…write MORE!!!

L. Hyena

hi,

awesome blogs…been reading for quite sometime now dude…
nice

vivek

Isn’t it ironical you had more time at IIM-A ( to post blogs ) than now when you are outside( and free)

Sidin, at least you get comments! Be happy! I had to resort to commenting on my own blogs lol

Can I steal some of your fans away? hehe

Keep up the good work champ…keep that mind of yours ticking

What happened? There are no posts for the past 10 days.. This is a cyberplace which I visit regularly. Please post something

Sheer brilliance…Sidin. What a man!!!

Vivek

Hey, where are you? We expect you to post.

Wat da. Its been like 2 weeks. I can’t live like this. Blog man blog. Hope you’re well///

Man, you are good !! You have no idea how famous your ‘Travails of single south indian men’ post is. Good to finally meet the writer.

Guessing by the number of comments on that one, I guessed commenting on this one has a more realistic chance of you reading it.

How many more flies, da??

Are you having a roaring affair// your boss is trying to royally screw you up// terrified of Mumbai monsoon….Whats up???

Great Stuff.

Date:20/06/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/06/20/stories/2005062000490800.htm
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All-India Services

FOR some years now, the number of successful candidates in the all-India Services from the South, especially Tamil Nadu, has been shrinking perceptibly in comparison with those from other States. This year, only 3 Tamilian looking names have qualified for 20 vacancies of IFS; 9 for 91 of IAS and 32 out of 422 for all other Services. Of course this year’s figures are better than those of the middle and late 1990s, with the added surprise of a candidate from Tamil Nadu topping the list.

The declining number may not in itself be a reason for worry. Many bright candidates these days opt for the private sector or advanced studies abroad, whereas in earlier times, young aspirants had no other avenue to prove ourselves than all-India services.

I learn from Sriram’s IAS at Delhi, which groomed Mr S. Nagarajan to become the topper this year, that the success rate is also determined by the mix of subjects. For instance, general studies including Constitution, current affairs, economy and science and technology are tough as there are no readily available books that do justice to the three dimensions of content, language and depth.

Reflecting their decisive role in the country’s development, economic issues are coming to occupy a conspicuous position in the scheme of the examinations, calling for a thorough grasp of their complexities and intricacies. Sometimes candidates score better in, say, public administration and geography, than in technical subjects.

Proficiency in English matters but not as much as earlier. Ideas, analysis and presentation count far more in assessing the intellectual calibre, and this is as it should be. Delhi beckons as the ideal place for preparation because of the facility of easy access to think-tanks and the variety of seminars conducted by them as also to the faculties and libraries of the Jawaharlal Nehru and Delhi Universities.

Most candidates seem to find the need for coaching to be absolutely essential. Coaching centres run by the Universities and private institutions such as the Brilliant Tutorials and Sriram’s are in great demand, because of their record of successful candidates and their ability to digest, process and present the material for use in the examinations, thus saving the time involved in preparation.

B. S. Raghavan

© Copyright 2000 - 2005 The Hindu Business Line

33 comments on a single post of a blog!!! I have never seen this kind of response on any blog. I am an avid blog reader ranging from management students to journalists to editor of youth magazines, but no where have i come across this kind of popularity.

Wonder whats the trick? Is it an IIM-A tag with a consultancy job? Coz i cant think of anything other than that.

I guess this is the answer to questions floating around nowadays , that why do young, bright Indians today not opt for Civil Services and rush after management. See the response to this blog to know the power of an IIM tag.

Raj..
You wondering whats the “trick” as you put it? THE CHAP WRITES GODDAMN WELL, MAN!! Rather simple logic and if that escapes you and you cant think of anything other than the “IIM tag”, you being a blog veteran and all, well..That apart, tags, brands assure quality.undeniably..
but where that quality could’ve been put to use..i’m with you..hell let him make that money now,he’s young..rest of his life for selflessness..

Increase count of women fighting over him by 1, please

I’m a mallu, too, Sid, Does that work in my favor?

Marry me marry me marry meeeeee

sidin, dont get carried away. focus on your real life.its nice to see u not blogging. write only when u need to.

Damn you’re funny! Great writing, Sidin. Have linked your post on Single South Indian men on my site so my friends can laugh to death as well!
Will definitely be back for more!

Sidin,
You have removed the text “And available” from your profile!!! Who is the lucky lady??

atk…he’s married to his work. u c, another victim falls to consulting

hey! geeko now that you are out of iim i guess you should remove the IIM tag from ur profile

by the sheer number and nature of iim bloggers one wud have to seriously rethink abt the intellectual capabilities of such snobbish “MBAs”

hey Sidin

not unprecedented that you have the chicks drooling ……..and women … our man has currently invested in transforming himself into hunky lean form ….

BTW comments regarding his being married to his work ……Ahemmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

bin tere sanam….

mebbe he got hit by deep impact

Sidin. Not single. Naaaaaaahhhhiiiiiiiiiiiii…..

Sid,
i knew it. that we’d loose u to mumbai.anyway hope the job’s good. and u are working out?
is the belly chiselled marble yet?

anyway i opened ur page for the 100th time and no update.i’ll come by later to chk on u.
god bless.
iw

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Hi,

Please visit the link: http://www.fmcgmarketers.blogspot.com to get updated with news from FMCG world and be a part of this interesting and content rich blog.
Please send this mail to all your friends who are interested in FMCG.

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Dear Sid, which offer did u leave for IAS?? Is it bcoz of ur hunger for power rather than money?? Anywayz give ur best to the country and I hope you will also become a “mohan bhargav” in real life. Best of luck!!