Friday, December 2, 2011

50 job sites.....

Hi Friends,

Below are 50 job sites.....For Companies in India :) There may be many which are not in the list...But these would surely help Job hunters :)

1. www.naukri.com

2. www.jobstreet.com

3. www.jobsahead.com

4. www.shredskerala.org ( Freshers do register here , very effective)

5. www.mindjobs.com

6. www.freshersworld.com

7. www.monsterindia.com

8. www.jobsmany.com

9. www.jobsdream.com ( Good one)

10. www.chetanasforum.com ( Good one)

11. www.careerenclave.com

12. www.careerkhazana.com

13. www.jobsdb.com

14. www.jobs-bank.com

15. www.clickjobs.com

16. www.freshersonline.com

17. www.todayjobworld.com

18. www.yuvajobs.com

19. www.it-people.com

20. www.cybermediadice.com

21. www.careerindia.com

22. www.employindia.com

23. www.indianjobs.com

24. www.placementindia.com

25. www.placementpoint.com

26. www.timesjobsandcareers.com

27. www.winjobs.com

28. www.go4careers.com

29. www.alltimejobs.com

30. www.careerage.com

31. www.headhunters.net

32. www.eresumes.com

33. www.careerforyou.com

34. www.go4careers.com

35. www.joboptions.com

36. www.careermosaic.com

37. www.jobconnection.com

38. www.careerpath.com

39. www.job-hunt.org

40. www.e-netindia.com

41. www.jobcurry.com

42. www.keralahrhq.com

43. www.jobsmilan.com

44. www.feedblitz.com

45. www.timesjobs.com

For Walkin information:

46. http://www.walkinsindia.com

47. http://www.chalowalkin.com

48. http://www.mywalkin.com

49. http://www.jobs-freshers.com

50. http://www.freshers-walkin.com

Best Regards,

Ravinder Puranam

"If u can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, try atleast to be a nice rubber to erase everyone's sorrows…………"

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Think green - keep it on the screen. Save Trees, do not print until very required...

"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money". Let's join hands to save earth!!

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

ONEBEDROOM FLAT...

ONEBEDROOM FLAT...

WRITTEN BY AN INDIAN SOFT- WARE ENGINEER..

A
Bitter Reality


As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in

Software Engineering and joined a company based in USA, the

land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the USA , it

was as if a dream had come true.



Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I

would be staying in this country for about Five years in which

time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India .


My father was a government employee and after his retirement,

the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.



I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling

homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and

speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone

cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and

pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange

rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.


Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have

only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within

these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight.

Was jubilant and was actually enjoying hopping for gifts for

all my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will be

talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through

all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting

shorter I was forced to select one candidate.



In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get

married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After

the marriage, it was time to return to USA , after giving some

money to my parents and telling the neighbours to look after

them, we returned to USA .



My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she

started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India

increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our

savings started diminishing.

After two more years we started to
have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us

by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked

me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.



Every year I decide to go to India ... But part work part

monetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting

India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a

message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I

couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India ... The

next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there

was no one to do the last rights the society members had done

whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed

away without seeing their grand children.



After couple more years passed away, much to my children's

dislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down.

I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my

savings were short and the property prices had gone up during

all these years. I had to return to the USA ...



My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to

stay in India ... My 2 children and I returned to USA after

promising my wife I would be back for good after two years.


Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an

American and my son was happy living in USA ... I decided that

had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India ... I

had just enough money to buy a decent 02 bedroom flat in a

well-developed locality.



Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is

for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife

has also left me and gone to the holy abode.


Sometimes

I wondered was it worth all this?

My father, even after staying inIndia ,

Had a house to his name and I toohave
the same nothing more.


I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM..


Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing.

This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these

children are losing their values and culture because of it. I

get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well

at least they remember me..



Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will

be performing my last rights, God Bless them.

But the question
still

remains 'was all this worth it?'


I am still searching for an answer.................!!!

START THINKING

IS IT JUST FOR ONE EXTRA BEDROOM???

LIFE IS BEYOND THIS .....

START Living it .......

Try to know the real purpose of life .......

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Give rotavirus vaccination for all at home!!

NEW DELHI: India recorded 98,621 rotavirus-inducted diarrhea deaths in 2008, which is about 22% of global toll from the infection.

Nigeria - the second worst-hit country - recorded about 41,000 deaths, or less than 50% of fatalities as compared to India.

Pakistan (39,000) and Bangladesh (9,000) figures among the top 10 worst-affected nations grappling with rotavirus infection, says a study that appeared in medical journal, "The Lancet Infectious Diseases". It shows 453,000 deaths occurred due to the infection even though a vaccine was available.

About 4.2 lakh (93%) of the total deaths were clustered in the poor countries of Asia and Africa. Less than 0.5% of the deaths occurred in high-income nations, many of whom have adopted universal rotavirus vaccination (URVV) programs and also had low virus-related mortality.

Five countries - Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and Pakistan - accounted for more than half of all rotavirus-infection induced deaths.

India is among the countries, which is yet to introduce a vaccine against rotavirus in its national immunization program, but it is being used in private healthcare sector.

The study, conducted by Dr Jacqueline Tate and Dr Umesh D Parashar of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, says, “One out of every 260 children born each year will die from diarrhea caused by rotavirus infection by their fifth birthday. Worldwide in 2008, diarrhea attributable to rotavirus infection resulted in deaths in 4.5 lakh children younger than five years - 37% of deaths attributable to diarrhoea and 5% of all deaths in children younger than five years.”

India is in the final stages of developing the first indigenous oral vaccine against rotavirus. The final phase-III "confirmatory" multi-centre clinical trial on 6,800 children, who are six weeks old, started this year at Society for Applied Studies in the national capital. Pune's KEM hospital and Christian Medical College in Vellore are the other two centers.

The phase-II trials showed 90% protection, or "immunogenecity rate". This live attenuated oral vaccine based on the rotavirus strain 116E, which was discovered by the present secretary of the department of biotechnology (DBT) Dr MK Bhan in the 1980s, is being developed by Bharat Biotech International Limited, Hyderabad.

Dr Nita Bhandari, chief coordinator of the trial from the Society for Applied Studies, said, "The vaccine is similar to oral polio drop. It will be given under the same regimen. There are two vaccines against the rotavirus in the market, but both are developed by Western firms. This will be the first vaccine developed by Indian researchers, and manufactured by an Indian company."

The World Health Organization and the Global Initiative for Vaccines and Immunization have recommended the accelerated development and introduction of rotavirus vaccine as a priority. Each year, an estimated 1.8 million children die from diarrhea, where the most common cause is rotavirus.

Source: Times of India

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

10 important steps in wealth building......

Wealth creation is a time consuming, easy to understand and very difficult to implement process. There are no cut fast rules on how to create wealth.

Deepak Parekh, Uday Kotak, Rashesh Shah, Nirmal Jain, Raheja, Hiranandani, are all people who have created wealth by the greatest method. Run a good business, leverage with people and brand building. Leverage with geography and borrowed funds….then take the company public. By doing this every rupee of earning gets valued at 30 for Mr. Deepak Parekh (HDFC has a P/E of 30) and similar numbers for the others. These people made their money from equities, debt, commodities and of course listing their companies! I am not talking that league, yet.

Let us see what all you should know — we will start with 10 steps:

1. Understand the Power of Compounding: it looks odd to realise that the power of compounding is NOT taught well at school! They give you some simple examples — rarely are you taught the POWER! Even people working in financial services do not appreciate the power of compounding. Ignore this only at YOUR OWN PERIL.

2. Understand the Power of NOW: LEARN the power of starting to compound as soon as possible in life. If you have not understood, NO TIME LIKE TODAY..pick up the pen, call the advisor, click on the net — whateva…just start, NOW, TODAY.

3. Understand the Power of Regularity — start a SIP AND make sure you do it regularly — not missing a single month. If by chance you do miss a month of investing, immediately pick up a cheque and send it in! At the end of a YEAR you should have invested 12* Amount being invested every month. If suddenly you have money, top up the SAME account.

4. Understand the power of Not Touching the Money for 'n' years: Capital and Wealth creation needs long periods of growth. If you do not touch the money for any sundry purpose, leave it untouched. This helps in compounding. REmember this for life!

5. Understand the power of LEARNING: If you are willing to wish to invest in equities — directly or through mutual funds, learn as much as possible about equities. Invest in learning, before you invest your money.

6. If you do not (or will not) learn about equities, never mind, learn the power of indexing in equities!

7. Learn simple things like keeping your accounts in an excel sheet and keep track of the paise….the rupee will take care of itself. Track your income, collect all monies due, track your expenses, track your investing and returns.

8. For events which you know invest. For sad events which MAY happen,insure. You never know….

9.Remember delayed gratification may not be easy, learn it. Food which gives 30 seconds of pleasure on the tongue stays in your waist for 30 years. I understand this….but when I see a sweet I still fall for it. Knowing and implementing are completely different animals. Alas!

10. Invest in education, training, health, travel and fun. Very important to remember do not forget the present for doing something great in the future. The future is important, but the present is vital.

The author P V Subramanyam is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and a financial trainer by profession. Writing being a passion he also regularly pens his thought in his blog Subramoney.com

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

My Trip for Anantha Padhmanabha Swamy Vratham....

Almost all of you might know Sree Padmanabhaswamy temple located in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. The same Temple where 5 out of 6 underground vaults (Kallaras) / secret chambers were opened recently.

This revelation has solidified the status of the Padmanabhaswamy temple as one of the wealthiest temples in India and with the final estimate of the wealth, it might overtake the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple—hitherto thought to be the wealthiest temple—having some 320 billion (US$7.14 billion) in gold, coins and other assets. It is estimated that the value of the monumental items is close to 1.2 trillion (US$26.76 billion), making it the richest temple in the world. If the antique value is taken into account, these assets could be worth ten times the current market price.

The 6th vault is yet to be opened....

All this information came only because the secret chambers were opened.

Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple gave its name to Kerala’s state capital Thiruvananthapuram. ‘Thiru’ ‘Anantha’ ‘Puram’ means Sacred Abode of Lord Anantha Padmanabha. This city is also known as Ananda Puram and Syanandura Puram meaning City of Bliss.

I belong to Smarta Velanadu (Telugu) Brahmin Community and it gives me immense happiness for being so.

Smarta Sampradaya is a liberal or nonsectarian denomination of the Vedic Hindu religion which accepts all the major Hindu deities as forms of the one Brahman, in contrast to Vaishnavism, Shaivism, and Shaktism, the other three major Hindu sections, which revere Vishnu, Shiva, and Shakti, respectively, as supreme. The term Smarta refers to adherents who follow the Vedas and Shastras. Today I would like to tell you about the Ananta Padmanabha swamy vratha which we are doing every year almost since more than 7 to 10 years.

I like lord Shiva (Lingam, who is the creator and symbol of Man & Women) and worship all lords since we believe all Hindu deities as forms of the one Brahman.

Anantha Vratam (Anant Padmanabha swamy vratha), is a Pooja to Lord Vishnu observed on Anant Chaturdashi.

In 2011, Anant Vrata or Anant Chaturdasi was on September 11. Anant Vrata is performed on the fourteenth day in Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month. In some places if people were not able to perform this vratha on fourteenth day in Shukla Paksha of Bhadrapad month due to any issues, they would perform it on the day of dussehra.

The vratham was on Sunday and we started from Chennai (My current work location since June 2011) to Hyderabad (My home town and where my Parents - my only younger brother family are there).

Previous year we went to Pooja from Bangalore (where I used to work before June 2011).

Ananta Vratam is dedicated to Lord Ananta Padmanabha Swamy, who is Lord Vishnu appears in Anant Sayana form, reclines on Ananta (Aadi Seshu – Snake Anant). Anant vrata is performed by married couple for marital bliss.

Ananta Vratam has to be observed for 14 consecutive years by married couple for their long and everlasting bond of love and affection.

Devotees of Lord Vishnu believe that worship of Lord Vishnu in the form of Ananta Padmanabha, will remove their sorrows. The word ‘Ananta itself gives the meaning - endless. Endless joy and happiness is provided by performing Anantha Vratham.

Legend:

The legend of the Anant Vrata Katha is mentioned in several Puranas. According to some legends, Lord Krishna suggested King Yudhishtira to observe Anant Vrata for 14 continuous years to get rid of his sorrows and to bring back his wealth and kingdom that he lost in gambling game of Kauravas.

Anantha Daaram – Sacred thread of Anantha Vrata:

The important ritual of Anant Vrata is tying the Sacred Thread, Anant Daara, to hand. The performers of Anant Vrata place the Anant Daaram along with the idol of Anant Padmanabha to sanctify the thread. Anant Daara is worshipped along with the Lord by showering kumkum, turmeric powder, flowers and akshatas and all other Pooja things. Ananta Daara is made of 14 strands which indicate the 14 years of the observance of Anantha Vratha. In some places people prepare it of 14 knots.

After performing Ananta Vratham, women tie Anantha Daaram on their left hand or wear it on their neck, men on to their right hand.

In some regions, devotees prepare an idol of Lord Anantha Padmanabha swami with Durva (Garika or Darbha) grass blades and worship the Lord with placing it in a bamboo basket.

After Pooja, there is some 3 pages story of the lord, after which Naivedyam (varieties of food items) is offered to the lord, songs are sung, after taking the teertha/prasadam we have our lunch.

Once the Pooja was completed we started back to Chennai since need to join back to office as well my kids had 1st term exams (UKG anyways).

It was really Happy time at home we have done our Pooja with family members and prayed for peace, Harmony and prosperity in our lives.

Jai Sri Anantha Padhmanabha Swamy!!


A picture of my Dad and Son on Pooja Day!!


Monday, September 5, 2011

Fascination with gold hampering India's growth story...Is it True??

NEW DELHI: The glitter of gold is taking the shine off India's growth story. According to World Gold Council, India's gold imports rose 60% in April-June 2011 from a year ago, as people snapped up the timetested hedge against inflation. India has always been a huge gold consumer, but the yellow metal is now our second-biggest import, behind crude, up from fifth place in 2007-08.

But, this fascination with gold could be a reason why growth seems to be flagging. Money locked up in the yellow metal effectively disappears from the economy to become jewellery or sits idle in bank lockers. "Money spent on gold is mostly wasted because it's only hoarded and simultaneously excluded from the financial inter-mediation system," said Abheek Barua, chief economist, HDFC Bank.

As money has flowed into gold, India's household savings have moved away from productive financial assets, falling to 9.7% of GDP during 2010-11 compared with 12.1% in the previous year. This shift away from financial savings can dent growth, but it's hard to say by exactly how much.

"To the extent there is a shift from household savings in financial assets towards gold, which we know has been happening, it would lead to some loss in the GDP growth," said Indranil Pan, chief economist, Kotak Bank, "although it's hard to gauge the magnitude of the loss." Gold imports are up nearly half a percentage point of the GDP in the last three years, implying that much more of savings is getting locked up in an unproductive asset.

That much of the gold is imported also worsens the current account deficit. The hunger for gold seems to have been triggered by increased risk aversion after the global financial crisis. Surprisingly, the soaring prices of gold, now at three-decade highs haven't driven buyers away.

Of course, national accounts do not consider gold as physical saving - gold imports are considered as consumption - but, as far as buyers are concerned, gold buying has a high savings consideration. "Gold is the preferred form of savings for people and there's nothing one can do about it.

It is, therefore, important to make financial savings more attractive," said C Rangarajan, chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council. The fact that India doesn't produce much gold but imports most of the stuff increases leakages from the economy.

"If instead, the same money was spent on other assets like homes, the money would have circulated in the economy," said Sunil Sinha, senior economist with Crisil, a ratings agency. Pronab Sen, member, Planning Commission, agrees with the argument that high gold imports are not good for the economy, but he doesn't feel it is material in the current economic environment. "Since investments aren't really taking off at the moment, to talk about this in terms of inadequate savings isn't necessarily true," Sen said. "This shift to gold could become a problem over time as household savings in productive assets fall, but not right away."

Source: Timesofindia

The article is really true but India's growth is not hampered by GOLD but mostly by CORRUPTION I feel...

What you say friends??

Jai Hind!!

Friday, August 26, 2011

Very Inspiring

Hi Friends,
Very Inspiring story...

A chemistry professor decided to teach his students a different lesson one day. Holding a glass of water in his hand, he asked the students, "How much do you think this glass of water weighs?" "500 grams!" came a voice from the back. "600," said another student. "I don't really know!" said the professor, holding the glass up to make sure everyone could see it. "And unless we weigh it, we won't know." With the glass still in his outstretched hand, the professor continued, "What will happen if I hold it like this for a few minutes?"

"Nothing!" came the reply. "Right, and if I hold it for an hour like this, what might happen?" "Your hand will begin to hurt," said a student. "Indeed. And what would happen if I held the glass in my hand like this for 24 hours?"

"You would be in tremendous pain," said one student. "Your hand will probably go numb," said another. "Your arm will be paralysed and we'll need to rush you to the hospital!" said a student on the last bench.

"True," said the professor. "But notice that through all this, the weight of the glass did not change. What then causes the pain?"

The class went quiet. The students seemed puzzled."What should I do to avoid the pain?" asked the professor. "Put the glass down!" said a student.

"Well said!" exclaimed the professor. "And that's a lesson I want you to remember. The problems and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. But think about it a bit longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralysed – incapable of doing anything. It's important to remember to let go of your problems. Remember to put the glass down!"

We may not have been in that classroom that day, but it's a lesson we would all do well to remember. Put the glass down! Always. It's not just problems and worries. Sometimes, we feel hurt and betrayed by a friend. And we carry that grudge through our lives. It grows and causes us anguish and pain. Learning to forgive – and forget – is not just good for the other people, it's great for you. Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in jail and when he was finally freed, you can understand how angry and vengeful he must have felt. But guess what? When he became President, he invited his jailers to be present at the inauguration – in the VIP seats! If he could forgive after 27 years of suffering, surely we can too.

It is the same with our fears too. A failure or an incident in early childhood becomes a deeply entrenched fear over time. Fear of public speaking, fear of Maths, fear of rejection. You name it, and chances are, we have it. Someone gave us that glass to hold when we were little kids – 'you are clumsy, you are no good, you can't do it' - and we have faithfully held on to it all our lives. 'I can't' - becomes a thought that stays in our mind and grows – leading us to complete paralysis. Time to put the glass down!

The story goes that there was a hardworking man who lived a contented life with his wife and children. Every evening when he returned from work, he'd follow a ritual. Outside the door to his house were three nails. On the first one, he'd put his hat. On the second he'd hang his coat. And on the third nail, he'd unwrap an imaginary turban from his head and 'put' it there. A friend happened to see this and enquired what he was putting on the third nail every day.

"Those are my problems, my worries and my anger," said the man. "I have lots of that at work, but when I come home, I remember to take it off – and leave them outside. I don't take them home with me." Maybe you should learn to do that too. Starting today. Put the glass down. And see the difference!

Source: Prakash Iyer is MD, Kimberly-Clark Lever and Executive Coach. For more inspiring life lessons, read Mr Iyer's new book The Habit of Winning.

Best Regards,

Ravinder Puranam

"If u can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, try atleast to be a nice rubber to erase everyone's sorrows…………"

http://earninglinkspuranam.blogspot.com/

http://mycountryshining.blogspot.com/

Good news for the Hyderabadi Traffic Violators.....

Hi All,

Hyderabadis have some good news...

If you break the traffic rules....log in to the below site and check your violations by just keying your vehicle registration no.

Happy Riding...
You take care and keep in touch!!!

Best Regards,
Ravinder Puranam

"If u can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, try atleast to be a nice rubber to erase everyone's sorrows…………"

http://earninglinkspuranam.blogspot.com/

http://mycountryshining.blogspot.com/

Think green - keep it on the screen. Save Trees, do not print until very required...
"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money". Let's join hands to save earth!!

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Recession is Coming...PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.....

Dear All,

I am sharing herewith an article circulated by JM Financial Services.

Subject: Recession is coming... Alert to all

PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE.....

Recession is coming... make your own judgment, don't be panic! Do what is wise.

The recession looks very imminent.

It is really time to take proactive steps to avoid a painful time in the next two years - the period it is expected to remain this time.

Suggestions:

1. Avoid taking any loans to buy homes, properties, or even cash loans. Keep as much cash as possible in hand.

2. Pay off as much of personal loans, private loans, as debt collection will be hastened.

3. Sell any stocks you can, even if the price is a bit low.

4. Take money off from Trust Funds.

5. Don't believe in huge sales forecast from customers. Be extremely prudent with lowest inventories and reduce liabilities.

6. Don't invest in new capital or new business proposals.

7. Do it now, if you are planning to sell homes / properties / cars when you can get good prices as returns would be less when recession sets in.

8. Cancel holiday plans using credit cards.

9. Don't change jobs, as companies will retrench based on 'last in first out'.

Stay cool, wait, and if you took all of the above actions and more, you probably will be better off than many. This is not a rumor.

Bear Stearns is the first of many banking and financial institutions that will start falling in the not too future.

If Bear Stearns can fall, so can JP Morgan, Citibank, HSBC, and the whole world. US economy falls, the rest will crumble.

India and all those self economies will be the most protected, but not gullible.

Europe may be a little stronger, but not China, another giant place!

Malaysia will see significant impact.

Be alert and pass this info to your friends!!!

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You take care!!

Best Regards,

Ravinder Puranam

"If u can't be a pencil to write anyone's happiness, try atleast to be a nice rubber to erase everyone's sorrows…………"

http://earninglinkspuranam.blogspot.com/

http://mycountryshining.blogspot.com/

Think green - keep it on the screen. Save Trees, do not print until very required...

"Only when the last tree has died and the last river been poisoned and the last fish been caught will we realize we cannot eat money". Let's join hands to save earth!!

Monday, August 15, 2011

India against corruption: Arrest is beginning of second freedom struggle, says Anna Hazare

NEW DELHI: Describing his detention by police as the beginning of the "second freedom struggle", Anna Hazare on Tuesday asked people to participate in a "jail bharo" agitation.

"My dear countrymen, second freedom struggle has begun and now I have also been arrested. But will this movement be stopped by my arrest. No not at all. Don't let it happen," Hazare said soon after being detained by police.

The 73-year-old Gandhian, who was scheduled to hold a fast against corruption in J P Park in Delhi on Tuesday, asked people to court arrest and go to jails as part of the countrywide agitation against corruption and to demand a strong Lokpal.

"Time has come my countrymen when there should be no place left in jails in India to accommodate any more persons," he said while asking people to maintain peace.

"I once again request my fellow countrymen that peace should be maintained and there must be no violence...Crores of people have joined this movement and second line of leaders are standing to lead this movement," he said.

Besides Hazare, two other prominent activists Arvind Kejriwal and Kiran Bedi were taken into preventing custody on Tuesday morning.

Hazare said leaders like Kejriwal, Bedi, Prashant Bhusan, Manish Sisodia, Arvind Gaud, PV Rajgopal, Shanti Bhusan and Akhil Gogoi will lead the agitation.

"There are many who will continue to lead you and this fight will go on," he said.

The Gandhian was taken into custody from a residential area in Mayur Vihar before he was to proceed to the venue of his fast where prohibitory orders are in place.

Meanwhile, Kiran Bedi said "somebody else" is behind the police action as the force is capable enough to handle such peaceful protests.

"This has not been done by Delhi Police, somebody else is behind it. Delhi Police is capable enough to handle such peaceful protests," she said.

"When Anna asked the police about his crime, police said they were following orders," Bedi added.

On detention of Hazare, she said there is not much difference between detention and arrest.

"What is the difference between detention and arrest? There's no difference. When you are detained that means you are temporarily arrested and when your freedom is curbed, that is arrest," she said.

Source: Times Of India