SCHEDULED ACTUAL/EXPECTED ACTUAL/EXPECTED

SNO. STATION NAME SCHEDULED ARRIVAL

DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE

1  INDORE JN BG  Starting Station   06:20, 07 Apr 2011  Starting Station  06:20, 07 Apr 2011 

2  DEWAS  06:59, 07 Apr 2011  07:01, 07 Apr 2011  07:19, 07 Apr 2011  07:21, 07 Apr 2011 

3  UJJAIN JN  07:50, 07 Apr 2011  08:05, 07 Apr 2011  08:05, 07 Apr 2011  08:20, 07 Apr 2011 

4  NAGDA JN  09:05, 07 Apr 2011  09:30, 07 Apr 2011  09:05, 07 Apr 2011  09:30, 07 Apr 2011 

5  VIKRAMGARH ALOT  09:58, 07 Apr 2011  10:00, 07 Apr 2011  10:06, 07 Apr 2011  10:08, 07 Apr 2011 

6  SHAMGARH  10:30, 07 Apr 2011  10:32, 07 Apr 2011  10:46, 07 Apr 2011  10:48, 07 Apr 2011 

7  BHAWANI MANDI  10:51, 07 Apr 2011  10:53, 07 Apr 2011  11:16, 07 Apr 2011  11:18, 07 Apr 2011 

8  RAMGANJ MANDI  11:11, 07 Apr 2011  11:13, 07 Apr 2011  11:38, 07 Apr 2011  11:50, 07 Apr 2011 

13:00, 07 Apr 2011 13:05, 07 Apr 2011

9  KOTA JN  12:30, 07 Apr 2011  12:40, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:28, 07 Apr 2011 13:30, 07 Apr 2011

10  INDARGARH  13:28, 07 Apr 2011  13:30, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:10, 07 Apr 2011 14:40, 07 Apr 2011

11  SAWAI MADHOPUR  14:25, 07 Apr 2011  14:40, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:55, 07 Apr 2011 14:57, 07 Apr 2011

12  CHAUTH KA BRWRA  14:55, 07 Apr 2011  14:57, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

15:04, 07 Apr 2011 15:11, 07 Apr 2011

13  ISARDA  15:09, 07 Apr 2011  15:11, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

15:28, 07 Apr 2011 15:30, 07 Apr 2011

14  BANSTHALI NIWAI  15:28, 07 Apr 2011  15:30, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:14, 07 Apr 2011 16:16, 07 Apr 2011

15  DURGAPURA  16:14, 07 Apr 2011  16:16, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:40, 07 Apr 2011 17:00, 07 Apr 2011

16  JAIPUR  16:40, 07 Apr 2011  17:00, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:28, 07 Apr 2011 18:32, 07 Apr 2011

17  NAWA CITY  18:30, 07 Apr 2011  18:32, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:57, 07 Apr 2011 19:01, 07 Apr 2011

18  MAKRANA JN  18:59, 07 Apr 2011  19:01, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

19:33, 07 Apr 2011 19:37, 07 Apr 2011

19  DEGANA JN  19:35, 07 Apr 2011  19:37, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:13, 07 Apr 2011 20:16, 07 Apr 2011

20  MERTA ROAD JN  20:14, 07 Apr 2011  20:16, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:32, 07 Apr 2011 20:34, 07 Apr 2011

21  GOTAN  20:32, 07 Apr 2011  20:34, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

21:47, 07 Apr 2011 22:00, 07 Apr 2011

22  RAIKA BAGH  21:58, 07 Apr 2011  22:00, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

22:07, 07 Apr 2011

23  JODHPUR JN  22:30, 07 Apr 2011  Destination Station 
(ETA) 
Destination Station 

  ETA =Expected Time of Arrival        ETD = Expected Time of Departure

SCHEDULED ACTUAL/EXPECTED ACTUAL/EXPECTED

SNO. STATION NAME SCHEDULED ARRIVAL
DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE

16:10, 07 Apr 2011

1  BHOPAL JN  Starting Station   16:10, 07 Apr 2011  Starting Station 
(ETD) 

16:23, 07 Apr 2011 16:25, 07 Apr 2011

2  SUKHISEWANIYAN  16:23, 07 Apr 2011  16:25, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:33, 07 Apr 2011 16:35, 07 Apr 2011

3  BHADBHADAGHAT  16:33, 07 Apr 2011  16:35, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:43, 07 Apr 2011 16:45, 07 Apr 2011

4  DEWANGANJ  16:43, 07 Apr 2011  16:45, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:53, 07 Apr 2011 16:55, 07 Apr 2011

5  SALAMATPUR  16:53, 07 Apr 2011  16:55, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:03, 07 Apr 2011 17:05, 07 Apr 2011

6  SANCHI  17:03, 07 Apr 2011  17:05, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:13, 07 Apr 2011 17:15, 07 Apr 2011

7  VIDISHA  17:13, 07 Apr 2011  17:15, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:28, 07 Apr 2011 17:30, 07 Apr 2011

8  SUMER  17:28, 07 Apr 2011  17:30, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 
 17:38, 07 Apr 2011 17:40, 07 Apr 2011
9  GULABHGANJ  17:38, 07 Apr 2011  17:40, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:00, 07 Apr 2011 18:02, 07 Apr 2011

10  PABAI  18:00, 07 Apr 2011  18:02, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:13, 07 Apr 2011 18:15, 07 Apr 2011

11  GANJ BASODA  18:13, 07 Apr 2011  18:15, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:23, 07 Apr 2011 18:25, 07 Apr 2011

12  BARETH  18:23, 07 Apr 2011  18:25, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:33, 07 Apr 2011 18:35, 07 Apr 2011

13  KALHAR  18:33, 07 Apr 2011  18:35, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:43, 07 Apr 2011 18:45, 07 Apr 2011

14  MANDI BAMORA  18:43, 07 Apr 2011  18:45, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:53, 07 Apr 2011 18:55, 07 Apr 2011

15  KURWAI KETHORA  18:53, 07 Apr 2011  18:55, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

19:35, 07 Apr 2011 19:45, 07 Apr 2011

16  BINA JN  19:35, 07 Apr 2011  19:45, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:04, 07 Apr 2011 20:06, 07 Apr 2011

17  SEMARKHERI  20:04, 07 Apr 2011  20:06, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:26, 07 Apr 2011 20:28, 07 Apr 2011

18  MUNGAOLI  20:26, 07 Apr 2011  20:28, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:43, 07 Apr 2011 20:45, 07 Apr 2011

19  GUNERU BAMORI  20:43, 07 Apr 2011  20:45, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

20:57, 07 Apr 2011 20:59, 07 Apr 2011

20  PIPRAIGAON  20:57, 07 Apr 2011  20:59, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

21:11, 07 Apr 2011 21:13, 07 Apr 2011

21  ORR  21:11, 07 Apr 2011  21:13, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

21:27, 07 Apr 2011 21:29, 07 Apr 2011

22  ASHOK NAGAR  21:27, 07 Apr 2011  21:29, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

21:48, 07 Apr 2011 21:50, 07 Apr 2011

23  SHADHORAGAON  21:48, 07 Apr 2011  21:50, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

22:03, 07 Apr 2011 22:05, 07 Apr 2011

24  PAGARA  22:03, 07 Apr 2011  22:05, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

22:25, 07 Apr 2011 22:35, 07 Apr 2011

25  GUNA  22:25, 07 Apr 2011  22:35, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

22:45, 07 Apr 2011 22:47, 07 Apr 2011

26  MAHUGARA  22:45, 07 Apr 2011  22:47, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

23:15, 07 Apr 2011 23:20, 07 Apr 2011

27  RUTHIYAI  23:15, 07 Apr 2011  23:20, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

00:03, 08 Apr 2011 00:05, 08 Apr 2011

28  CHHABRA GUGOR  00:03, 08 Apr 2011  00:05, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

00:22, 08 Apr 2011 00:24, 08 Apr 2011

29  SALPURA  00:22, 08 Apr 2011  00:24, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

00:38, 08 Apr 2011 00:40, 08 Apr 2011

30  ATRU  00:38, 08 Apr 2011  00:40, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

01:15, 08 Apr 2011 01:20, 08 Apr 2011

31  BARAN  01:15, 08 Apr 2011  01:20, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

01:41, 08 Apr 2011 01:43, 08 Apr 2011

32  ANTAH  01:41, 08 Apr 2011  01:43, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

03:35, 08 Apr 2011 04:05, 08 Apr 2011

33  KOTA JN  03:35, 08 Apr 2011  04:05, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

04:28, 08 Apr 2011 04:30, 08 Apr 2011

34  KAPREN  04:28, 08 Apr 2011  04:30, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

04:56, 08 Apr 2011 04:58, 08 Apr 2011

35  LAKHERI  04:56, 08 Apr 2011  04:58, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

05:08, 08 Apr 2011 05:10, 08 Apr 2011

36  INDARGARH  05:08, 08 Apr 2011  05:10, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

05:18, 08 Apr 2011 05:20, 08 Apr 2011

37  AMLI  05:18, 08 Apr 2011  05:20, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

05:28, 08 Apr 2011 05:30, 08 Apr 2011

38  RAWANIA DUNGAR  05:28, 08 Apr 2011  05:30, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

06:20, 08 Apr 2011 06:45, 08 Apr 2011

39  SAWAI MADHOPUR  06:20, 08 Apr 2011  06:45, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

06:54, 08 Apr 2011 06:56, 08 Apr 2011

40  DEVPURA  06:54, 08 Apr 2011  06:56, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

07:05, 08 Apr 2011 07:07, 08 Apr 2011

41  CHAUTH KA BRWRA  07:05, 08 Apr 2011  07:07, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 
 07:16, 08 Apr 2011 07:18, 08 Apr 2011
42  SURELI  07:16, 08 Apr 2011  07:18, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

07:25, 08 Apr 2011 07:27, 08 Apr 2011

43  ISARDA  07:25, 08 Apr 2011  07:27, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

07:37, 08 Apr 2011 07:39, 08 Apr 2011

44  SIRAS  07:37, 08 Apr 2011  07:39, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

07:53, 08 Apr 2011 07:55, 08 Apr 2011

45  BANSTHALI NIWAI  07:53, 08 Apr 2011  07:55, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:10, 08 Apr 2011 08:12, 08 Apr 2011

46  CHANNANI  08:10, 08 Apr 2011  08:12, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:21, 08 Apr 2011 08:23, 08 Apr 2011

47  CHAKSU  08:21, 08 Apr 2011  08:23, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:34, 08 Apr 2011 08:36, 08 Apr 2011

48  SHDSPRA PADMPRA  08:34, 08 Apr 2011  08:36, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:49, 08 Apr 2011 08:51, 08 Apr 2011

49  SANGANER  08:49, 08 Apr 2011  08:51, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:57, 08 Apr 2011 08:59, 08 Apr 2011

50  DURGAPURA  08:57, 08 Apr 2011  08:59, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

09:45, 08 Apr 2011 10:25, 08 Apr 2011

51  JAIPUR  09:45, 08 Apr 2011  10:25, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

10:50, 08 Apr 2011 10:52, 08 Apr 2011

52  DHANAKYA  10:50, 08 Apr 2011  10:52, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

10:57, 08 Apr 2011 10:59, 08 Apr 2011

53  SHEOSINGHPURA  10:57, 08 Apr 2011  10:59, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

11:06, 08 Apr 2011 11:08, 08 Apr 2011

54  BOBAS  11:06, 08 Apr 2011  11:08, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

11:15, 08 Apr 2011 11:17, 08 Apr 2011

55  ASALPUR JOBNER  11:15, 08 Apr 2011  11:17, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

11:24, 08 Apr 2011 11:26, 08 Apr 2011

56  DHINDA  11:24, 08 Apr 2011  11:26, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

11:32, 08 Apr 2011 11:34, 08 Apr 2011

57  HIRNODA  11:32, 08 Apr 2011  11:34, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

12:20, 08 Apr 2011 12:25, 08 Apr 2011

58  PHULERA JN  12:20, 08 Apr 2011  12:25, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

12:35, 08 Apr 2011 12:37, 08 Apr 2011

59  SAMBHAR LAKE  12:35, 08 Apr 2011  12:37, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

12:46, 08 Apr 2011 12:48, 08 Apr 2011

60  GUDHA  12:46, 08 Apr 2011  12:48, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

12:59, 08 Apr 2011 13:01, 08 Apr 2011

61  GOVINDI MARWAR  12:59, 08 Apr 2011  13:01, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:10, 08 Apr 2011 13:12, 08 Apr 2011

62  NAWA CITY  13:10, 08 Apr 2011  13:12, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:21, 08 Apr 2011 13:23, 08 Apr 2011

63  NAYA KHARADIA  13:21, 08 Apr 2011  13:23, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:28, 08 Apr 2011 13:30, 08 Apr 2011

64  THATHANA MITHRI  13:28, 08 Apr 2011  13:30, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:36, 08 Apr 2011 13:38, 08 Apr 2011

65  KUCHAMAN CITY  13:36, 08 Apr 2011  13:38, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:54, 08 Apr 2011 13:56, 08 Apr 2011

66  MAKRANA JN  13:54, 08 Apr 2011  13:56, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:07, 08 Apr 2011 14:09, 08 Apr 2011

67  BORAWAR  14:07, 08 Apr 2011  14:09, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:19, 08 Apr 2011 14:21, 08 Apr 2011

68  BESROLI  14:19, 08 Apr 2011  14:21, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:32, 08 Apr 2011 14:34, 08 Apr 2011

69  GACHHIPURA  14:32, 08 Apr 2011  14:34, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

14:46, 08 Apr 2011 14:48, 08 Apr 2011

70  DEGANA JN  14:46, 08 Apr 2011  14:48, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

15:00, 08 Apr 2011 15:02, 08 Apr 2011

71  JALSU NANAK  15:00, 08 Apr 2011  15:02, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

15:08, 08 Apr 2011 15:10, 08 Apr 2011

72  JALSU  15:08, 08 Apr 2011  15:10, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

15:22, 08 Apr 2011 15:24, 08 Apr 2011

73  REN  15:22, 08 Apr 2011  15:24, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:10, 08 Apr 2011 16:15, 08 Apr 2011

74  MERTA ROAD JN  16:10, 08 Apr 2011  16:15, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 
 16:25, 08 Apr 2011 16:27, 08 Apr 2011
75  JOGI MAGRA  16:25, 08 Apr 2011  16:27, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:38, 08 Apr 2011 16:40, 08 Apr 2011

76  GOTAN  16:38, 08 Apr 2011  16:40, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:49, 08 Apr 2011 16:51, 08 Apr 2011

77  KHARIA KHANGARH  16:49, 08 Apr 2011  16:51, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:01, 08 Apr 2011 17:03, 08 Apr 2011

78  UMED  17:01, 08 Apr 2011  17:03, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:14, 08 Apr 2011 17:16, 08 Apr 2011

79  SATHIN ROAD  17:14, 08 Apr 2011  17:16, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:26, 08 Apr 2011 17:28, 08 Apr 2011

80  PIPAR ROAD JN  17:26, 08 Apr 2011  17:28, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:36, 08 Apr 2011 17:38, 08 Apr 2011

81  KHERI SALWA  17:36, 08 Apr 2011  17:38, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:47, 08 Apr 2011 17:49, 08 Apr 2011

82  ASRANADA  17:47, 08 Apr 2011  17:49, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:57, 08 Apr 2011 17:59, 08 Apr 2011

83  JAJIWAL  17:57, 08 Apr 2011  17:59, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:07, 08 Apr 2011 18:09, 08 Apr 2011

84  BANAR  18:07, 08 Apr 2011  18:09, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

18:49, 08 Apr 2011 18:51, 08 Apr 2011

85  RAIKA BAGH  18:49, 08 Apr 2011  18:51, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

19:45, 08 Apr 2011

86  JODHPUR JN  19:45, 08 Apr 2011  Destination Station 
(ETA) 
Destination Station 

  ETA =Expected Time of Arrival        ETD = Expected Time of Departure

SNO.  
STATION NAME

SCHEDULED SCHEDULED ACTUAL/EXPECTED ACTUAL/EXPECTED

ARRIVAL DEPARTURE ARRIVAL DEPARTURE

1  PURI  Starting Station   14:35, 06 Apr 2011  Starting Station  14:35, 06 Apr 2011 

2  SAKHI GOPAL  14:52, 06 Apr 2011  14:53, 06 Apr 2011  14:52, 06 Apr 2011  14:53, 06 Apr 2011 

3  KHURDA ROAD JN  15:30, 06 Apr 2011  15:35, 06 Apr 2011  15:30, 06 Apr 2011  15:35, 06 Apr 2011 

4  BHUBANESWAR  15:55, 06 Apr 2011  16:00, 06 Apr 2011  16:05, 06 Apr 2011  16:10, 06 Apr 2011 

5  CUTTACK  16:42, 06 Apr 2011  16:47, 06 Apr 2011  16:44, 06 Apr 2011  16:47, 06 Apr 2011 

6  DHENKANAL  17:44, 06 Apr 2011  17:45, 06 Apr 2011  17:47, 06 Apr 2011  17:48, 06 Apr 2011 

7  TALCHER ROAD  18:22, 06 Apr 2011  18:23, 06 Apr 2011  18:23, 06 Apr 2011  18:24, 06 Apr 2011 

8  ANGUL  18:49, 06 Apr 2011  18:50, 06 Apr 2011  18:50, 06 Apr 2011  18:52, 06 Apr 2011 

9  RAIKAKHOL  19:57, 06 Apr 2011  19:58, 06 Apr 2011  20:23, 06 Apr 2011  20:25, 06 Apr 2011 

10  SAMBALPUR ROAD  20:55, 06 Apr 2011  20:56, 06 Apr 2011  21:02, 06 Apr 2011  21:03, 06 Apr 2011 

11  SAMBALPUR  21:25, 06 Apr 2011  21:50, 06 Apr 2011  21:32, 06 Apr 2011  22:10, 06 Apr 2011 

12  JHARSUGUDA JN  23:05, 06 Apr 2011  23:25, 06 Apr 2011  23:10, 06 Apr 2011  23:25, 06 Apr 2011 

13  BRAJRAJNAGAR  23:34, 06 Apr 2011  23:35, 06 Apr 2011  23:49, 06 Apr 2011  23:51, 06 Apr 2011 

14  RAIGARH  00:15, 07 Apr 2011  00:16, 07 Apr 2011  00:38, 07 Apr 2011  00:54, 07 Apr 2011 

15  SAKTI  00:52, 07 Apr 2011  00:53, 07 Apr 2011  01:38, 07 Apr 2011  01:40, 07 Apr 2011 

16  CHAMPA  01:18, 07 Apr 2011  01:23, 07 Apr 2011  02:00, 07 Apr 2011  02:15, 07 Apr 2011 

17  BILASPUR JN  02:50, 07 Apr 2011  03:20, 07 Apr 2011  03:00, 07 Apr 2011  03:20, 07 Apr 2011 

18  BHATAPARA  03:59, 07 Apr 2011  04:00, 07 Apr 2011  04:05, 07 Apr 2011  04:07, 07 Apr 2011 

19  RAIPUR JN  05:00, 07 Apr 2011  05:10, 07 Apr 2011  05:10, 07 Apr 2011  05:20, 07 Apr 2011 

20  DURG  06:10, 07 Apr 2011  06:15, 07 Apr 2011  05:57, 07 Apr 2011  06:15, 07 Apr 2011 

21  RAJ NANDGAON  06:35, 07 Apr 2011  06:36, 07 Apr 2011  06:40, 07 Apr 2011  06:42, 07 Apr 2011 

22  GONDIA JN  08:30, 07 Apr 2011  08:35, 07 Apr 2011  08:15, 07 Apr 2011  08:37, 07 Apr 2011 

23  BHANDARA ROAD  09:32, 07 Apr 2011  09:33, 07 Apr 2011  09:36, 07 Apr 2011  09:38, 07 Apr 2011 

24  NAGPUR  10:55, 07 Apr 2011  11:15, 07 Apr 2011  11:10, 07 Apr 2011  11:40, 07 Apr 2011 

25  PANDHURNA  12:37, 07 Apr 2011  12:38, 07 Apr 2011  13:02, 07 Apr 2011 13:03, 07 Apr 2011
 (ETA)  (ETD) 

14:23, 07 Apr 2011 14:24, 07 Apr 2011

26  BETUL  14:04, 07 Apr 2011  14:05, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

16:10, 07 Apr 2011 16:15, 07 Apr 2011

27  ITARSI JN  16:05, 07 Apr 2011  16:10, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:39, 07 Apr 2011 17:40, 07 Apr 2011

28  HABIBGANJ  17:39, 07 Apr 2011  17:40, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

17:58, 07 Apr 2011 18:20, 07 Apr 2011

29  BHOPAL JN  18:10, 07 Apr 2011  18:20, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

19:43, 07 Apr 2011 19:44, 07 Apr 2011

30  SHUJALPUR  19:43, 07 Apr 2011  19:44, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

21:04, 07 Apr 2011 21:35, 07 Apr 2011

31  UJJAIN JN  21:25, 07 Apr 2011  21:35, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

22:30, 07 Apr 2011 23:10, 07 Apr 2011

32  NAGDA JN  22:45, 07 Apr 2011  23:10, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

23:37, 07 Apr 2011 23:38, 07 Apr 2011

33  VIKRAMGARH ALOT  23:37, 07 Apr 2011  23:38, 07 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

02:00, 08 Apr 2011 02:10, 08 Apr 2011

34  KOTA JN  02:00, 08 Apr 2011  02:10, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

03:30, 08 Apr 2011 04:00, 08 Apr 2011

35  SAWAI MADHOPUR  03:40, 08 Apr 2011  04:00, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

05:36, 08 Apr 2011 06:15, 08 Apr 2011

36  JAIPUR  05:55, 08 Apr 2011  06:15, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

07:15, 08 Apr 2011 07:30, 08 Apr 2011

37  PHULERA JN  07:25, 08 Apr 2011  07:30, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

08:25, 08 Apr 2011 08:40, 08 Apr 2011

38  MAKRANA JN  08:39, 08 Apr 2011  08:40, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

09:38, 08 Apr 2011 09:52, 08 Apr 2011

39  DEGANA JN  09:51, 08 Apr 2011  09:52, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

11:43, 08 Apr 2011 12:03, 08 Apr 2011

40  MERTA ROAD JN  11:57, 08 Apr 2011  12:03, 08 Apr 2011 
(ETA)  (ETD) 

13:01, 08 Apr 2011

41  JODHPUR JN  13:05, 08 Apr 2011  Destination Station  Destination Station 
(ETA) 

  ETA =Expected Time of Arrival        ETD = Expected Time of Departure

Monitor
 1. Also called a video display terminal (VDT)
and video display unit (VDU), a monitor is a video display screen and the
hard shell that holds it. In its most common usage, monitor refers only to
devices that contain no electronic equipment other than what is essentially
needed to display and adjust the characteristics of an image.

Like most TVs, the computer monitor has a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) that is
found inside the computer monitor as illustrated in the picture to the right.
The CRT is the main component and most expensive part within your
computer monitor.

 Computer monitor help and support.

2. To view or watch over someone or something.

Also see: Display, Flat panel display, Output device, RGB monitor, Security
definitions, Video definitions

Projector
 An output device that can take the display of a
computer screen and project a large version of it onto a flat surface.
Projectors are often used in meetings and presentations so that everyone in
the room can view the presentation. In the picture to the right, is a
ViewSonic projector and an example of what a projector may look like.
Projectors used with computers are small devices that are rarely much
larger than a toaster and typically weigh a few pounds.

 Steps in connecting an external monitor or projector to your laptop.

Also see: Display definitions, Dualview, Output device, Peripheral,

Presentation program

An external hardware device responsible for taking computer data and

generating a hard copy of that data. Printers are one of the most used
peripherals on computers and are commonly used to print text, images, or
photos. The image to the right is a visual example of the Lexmark Z605
Inkjet printer and is an example of what a printer may look like.

Printers

 Dot Matrix printer

 Inkjet printer
 Laser printer
 Thermal printer
 LED printer

Sound card
 Alternatively referred to as a sound board or an audio card, a sound card is
an expansion card or integrated circuit that provides a computer with the
ability to produce sound that can be heard by the user either over speakers
or headphones. Below is an image of the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme
Audio sound card and an example of what a sound card may look like.

To the right is an example of what a

generic sound card may look like from the back of your computer and the
connector symbols usually found next to each of the connections. With
almost every sound card you'll have four connections: sound out or line out,
sound in or line in, Microphone, and MIDI (Joystick).

You may also find that these ports are color coded as seen in the above
picture of a computer sound card. If you're using speakers or other audio
peripherals that are also color coded you can easily identify what port to
use by matching the colors.

Below is a listing of some of the functions of a computer sound card.

Games
Audio CDs
Watch movies
Audio conferencing
Creating and playing Midi
Educational software
Business presentations
Record dictations
Voice recognition

 Missing or lost sound in Windows.

 Computer sound card help and support.
Also see: Connection, Output device, Line in, Line out, MIDI, Sound,
Speakers, Sound definitions

Printer
 An external hardware device responsible
for taking computer data and generating a hard copy of that data. Printers
are one of the most used peripherals on computers and are commonly used
to print text, images, or photos. The image to the right is a visual example
of the Lexmark Z605 Inkjet printer and is an example of what a printer may
look like.

Printers

 Dot Matrix printer

 Inkjet printer
 Laser printer
 Thermal printer
 LED printer

Printer interfaces

 Firewire
 MPP-1150
 Parallel port
 SCSI
 Serial port
 USB

 How can I print a document or file?

 Computer printer help and support.
 Computer printers buying tips page.

Also see: DPI, Output device, Paper jam, Print, Printer definitions

Laser printer
 First developed at Xerox PARC by Gary
Starkweather and released in 1971, a laser printer is a printer that utilizes laser
technology to print images on the paper. Laser printers are often used in corporate,
school, and other environments that require print jobs to be completed quickly and in
large quantities. To the right is an example of what a laser printer may look like. This
picture is of the Lexmark C782n laser printer and as can be seen much larger than an
ink jet printer found in most homes. Finally, below is a chart of the steps a laser
printer takes to print.

Step What it does

Cleaning Removes prior image information and toner from the drum.
Conditioning Applies a uniform negative charge to the drum.
Writing Light source such as lasers, LED, or LCS (Liquid Crystal
Shutter) write to areas on the drum discharging the negative
potential where it hits.
Developing The toner is ionized with a negative charge and is attracted to
the areas previously written (discharged) on the drum.
Transfer The toner of the drum is transferred to the paper by either a
positively ionized field (created by a transfer corona wire) or
by a transfer roller in newer printers. The toner is not yet
permanently set on the paper and requires the last stage.
Fusing Heat and pressure are applied to the paper and toner. The
toner melts and then is pressed to the paper like doing an
iron-on transfer to a T-shirt.
 Computer printer help and support.

Also see: Laser, LaserWriter, Page printer, Printer, Printer definitions,

Toner

Thermal printer
1. A thermal impact printer or electrothermal printer is a printer that
uses heated pins to "burn" images onto heat-sensitive paper. These
printers are commonly used in calculators and fax machines; and
 although they are inexpensive and print relatively fast, they produce
low resolution print jobs.
2. A thermal printer, thermal transfer printer, or thermal wax-
transfer printer is a high quality printer that commonly utilizes a
thermal wax ribbon that melts a colored wax onto the paper creating
near photo-realistic images.

Also see: Printer, Printer definitions, Thermal transfer paper

LED Printer
Short for light emitting diode printer, LED printers were developed by Casio
and are printers capable of printing at the same or close to the same quality
as most laser printers. LED printers work much like laser printers but utilize
a LED panel that recreates the image on a negatively charged drum. The
areas where the light hits the drum become less charged, which attracts
toner. The printer then transfers the toner from the drum to the paper and
applies intense heat to fuse the toner to the paper.

Also see: LED, Printer, Printer definitions

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Speaker
 1. A term used to describe the user who is
giving vocal commands to a software program.

2. A hardware device connected to a computer's sound card that outputs

sounds generated by the card. To the right is a picture example of the Altec
Lansing VS2221 speakers with subwoofer; speakers like the ones shown
below are an example of what most computer speakers resemble today.

When computers were originally released they had onboard speakers that
generated a series of different tones and beeps. As multimedia and games
became popular, higher quality computers speakers began to be released for
higher quality sound effects and music.

Computer sound cards today are not powerful enough to power a nice set of
speakers. Today, good quality speakers are self-powered, relatively small in
size to fit on desks or on the side of monitors and contain magnetic
shielding.

Speakers are generally rated in Frequency response, Total Harmonic

Distortion and Watts. The Frequency response is the rate of measurement of
the highs and lows of the sounds the speaker and produce. The THD, or
Total Harmonic Distortion, is the amour of distortion created by amplifying
the signal. The Watts is the amount of amplification available for the
speakers.

 Additional help and support with computer speakers can be found

here.

Also see: Audio output device, Internal speaker, Output device, Sound card,
Sound definitions, Subwoofer

Video adapter
 Alternatively referred to as a graphics card, video card, video board, or a
video controller, a video adapter is an internal circuit board that allows a
display device such as a monitor to display images from the computer.
Today's video cards are most commonly connected to the AGP, PCI, or PCIe
expansion slot on the motherboard, however, can also be found on-board.

In the picture above, is an example of the ATI Radeon 9600 AGP video card
and a basic example of what many video cards today resemble. As can be
seen, this video card has three connections on the back, the standard VGA
connector, S-Video connector, and the DVI connector. In this example, the
card connects into the AGP slot on the computer motherboard.

 Complete help and support with video cards can be found on our
video card help page.

Also see: Connection, GPU, Output device, Video accelerator, Video

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Moral Stories
A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti.

Great people are always  humble

Lord Raama, the paramaathma, was ofcourse the greatest warrior ever. Lord Krishna
in Bhagavadgita remarks “I am Raama among warriors”. He learnt all the Shastras
and unparalled Dhanurvidya under the guidance of the great Vasishtha. He was also
given super-human powers like bala, ati bala by the great Vishwamithra, the Rishi of
Gayathri manthra. Vishwamithra maharshi also taught him all the secret astras that
ever existed, which only he in this whole universe knew (he originally learnt it from
Lord Shiva). In addition to these, Agasthya mahamuni gave him many additional
powers.A few glimpses of Lord Raama’s valour:

1. With one arrow Raama kills taataki, the mighty raakshasi.

2. With two simultaneous arrows he kills subaahu and throws Maaricha seven
seas away.
3. Effortlessly lifts the Shiva dhanush, which was pulled to the court by around
50000 well built people.
4. Raama kills Khara, Dhushana, their 1000 brothers and their army in 14
minutes single handed.

Despite being such a great warrior, he never displayed in strength on his own to show
others. The anger on the samudra stands as a good example for this quality of Raama:

Raavana gives 30 days time to sita maata to decide if she will marry him, else will kill
her. Bharata took word from Raama saying that if he does’nt return on the next
moment of 14 yrs of aranyavaas, then he will sacrifice himself. Raama and his army
reaches the shores of ocean with barely 30 days in hand. They have to cross the ocean,
defeat Ravana & his army, take sita back to ayodhya in around 30 days time. With
such a press for time and given the strength of Raama, Lakshmana suggests Raama
not to spend time asking ocean God for way, but to order him.

What Raama does is unbelievable. Though he had the strength and power to control
the ocean God, he did not do it. He did penance on the shores of the ocean for 3 long
days to give them a way. Finally after 3 days Raama gets angry on the ocean and to
make remember his duty, aims an astra at him and immediately ocean God appears
and suggests a way of crossing him…
Morals in the Story:

1. We, for our small petty achievements in life, are very proud (ahankaar) and
given a chance, display our strengths. The way of great people is quite
different as shown by Lord Raama.
2. One must never use the strength or powers just because they exist with him,
but judiciously use them for the benefit of everyone, upliftment of Dharma.

Message:

1. Controlling one’s ahankaar is one the most difficult things. If it is controlled

we will see a more peaceful world.
2. Always people who are humble and obedient are only respected by others. If
Lord Raama Himself is so humble, as mere normal human beings imagine
how much obedient we must be to our elders and parents.

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Moral Stories
A tribute to the great Bharatiya Samskruti.

The whole episode of Vishwaamitra maharshi testing Harishchandra starts with a

conversion at Indra Sabha: A discussion will be raised to zero-in on a vratam which
anyone whether rich or poor, whether king or servant, kid or elder, male or female can
follow, exists or not. Vasishta maharshi suggests that satya vratam (speaking truth
always) is there and tells that Harishchandra is a firm follower of it. Vasishta and
Vishwaamitra both challenge each other, Vasishta saying "In the impossible event of
Harishchandra uttering a lie I will leave sandhyaavandanaadi aahnikas, japa, tapas,
remove yagnyopavita, become Bhrasta, have wine and behave in a way co-rishis will
hate me, throw me out of there community and eventually goto naraka!".
Vishwaanitra says "If Harishchandra stands my tests I will give half of my till now
earned entire tapashshakti, make him rule the earth for many years and for 14
manvantaras will make him occupy the ardha-simhaasanam of Indra". Harishchandra
in the end qualifies the tests of Vishwaamitra, enjoys all these bhogas and in the end
with Lord Shiva's anugraham gets Moksham.

Morals in the Story:

1. Let even death may came, one must never leave the path of truth.
2. Though a person has to face temporary difficulties for following the path of
truth, in the end always truth only wins.
3. The power of pativrata is enormous. It seems the power of Agni or howmuch
ever tapashshakti cannot equal that of a pativrata. This is evident by the power
of Chandramati devi.
Fear
There was a lion who feared nothing except the
crowing of cocks. A chill would go down his spine
whenever he heard a cock crowing.
One day he confessed his fear to the elephant, who
was greatly amused.
“How can the crowing of a cock hurt you?” he
asked the lion. “Think about it!”
Just then a mosquito began circling the elephant’s
head, frightening him out of his wits.
“If it gets into my ear I’m doomed!” he shrieked,
flailing at the insect with his trunk.
Now it was the lion’s turn to feel amused.

Moral: If we could see our fears as others see them we would realise that most
of our fears make no sense!

Filling a Sieve With Water

The Teacher had given a discourse on creative thinking.

Afterwards his disciples approached him and asked him
to set them a problem that required them to think
creatively. The sage gave them a sieve and asked them
to fill it with water at the sea, nearby. They were gone
for a long time. Finally he went down to the beach to
see what they were doing, and found them seated
morosely around the sieve.
They scrambled to their feet when they saw him.
“You’ve set us an impossible task, sir,” said the oldest
of the disciples. “It’s just not possible to fill a sieve with
water.”
“Are you sure?” asked the Teacher, picking up the sieve. “Sometimes it helps to
step back and view the problem from a different angle.”
He waded into the water and threw the sieve far out into the sea. It sank.
“There!” said the Teacher. “It’s full of water now.”

Cycle of Evil
There was once a king who was so cruel and
unjust that his subjects yearned for his death or
dethronement.
However, one day he surprised them all by
announcing that he had decided to turn over a
new leaf.
“No more cruelty, no more injustice,” he
promised, and he was as good as his word. He
became known as the ‘Gentle Monarch’.
Months after his transformation one of his ministers plucked up enough courage to
ask him what had brought about his change of heart, and the king answered:
“As I was galloping through my forests I caught sight of a fox being chased by a
hound. The fox escaped into his hole but not before the hound had bitten into its leg
and lamed it for life. Later I rode into a village and saw the same hound there. It
was barking at a man. Even as I watched, the man picked up a huge stone and flung
it at the dog, breaking its leg. The man had not gone far when he was kicked by a
horse. His knee was shattered and he fell to the ground, disabled for life. The horse
began to run but it fell into a hole and broke its leg. Reflecting on all that had
happened, I thought: ‘Evil begets evil. If I continue in my evil ways, I will surely
be overtaken by evil’. So I decided to change”.
The minister went away convinced that the time was ripe to overthrow the king and
seize the throne. Immersed in thought, he did not see the steps in front of him and
fell, breaking his neck.

— Based on a story in the ‘Tales of Bidpai’, an Arabic version of the Panchatantra.

Saint and Sinner

Anastasius was abbot of a monastery in Egypt. The

monastery had a large collection of books, one among
them being a rare volume, worth a fortune.
One day a visiting monk chanced upon the book and
succumbing to temptation walked away with it. The
theft was discovered the same day and it was not hard
to guess who the culprit was but Anastasius refused to
send anyone after the monk for fear that he might say
he had not taken it and add the sin of perjury to that of
theft.
The monk meanwhile was trying to sell the book and
eventually found a buyer, a rich man who asked him to
leave the book with him for a day so that he could get it
evaluated.
When the monk had gone, the man hastened to the monastery and showed the book
to Anastasius. The abbot recognized it instantly but did not say anything.
“A monk wants to sell it to me,” said his visitor. “He’s asking for a gold sovereign.
You are knowledgeable about books. Is this book worth that much?”
“It’s worth much much more than a sovereign,” said the abbot. “It’s a valuable
book.”
The man thanked the abbot and left. The next day when the monk came, he
 informed him that he would like to buy the book and was prepared to pay the price
he had mentioned. The monk was overjoyed.
“Whom did you show it to?” he asked.
“Anastasius, the abbot.”
His visitor turned pale. “A-And what did he say?”
“He said the book was worth a sovereign.”
“And what else?”
“Nothing.”
The monk was both amazed and touched. He realized that the abbot had refused to
reclaim his lost treasure so that he, the thief would not get into trouble. Nobody had
ever shown him such love; nobody had ever behaved so nobly towards him.
“I’ve changed my mind, I don’t want to sell it,” he said and took the book from the
man.
“I’ll give you two sovereigns,” said the customer.
The monk walked away without answering. He went directly to the monastery and
handed the book to the abbot, tears brimming in his eyes.
“Keep it,” said Anastasius. “When I learnt you had borrowed it I decided to give it
to you.”
“Please take it back,” pleaded the monk, “but let me stay here and learn wisdom
from you.”
His wish was granted. He spent the rest of his years in the monastery modelling his
life after that of the saintly Anastasius.

Headstrong Companion
Once upon a time there lived a Bharunda, a bird with two
heads. One day it found a strange fruit on the seashore. It
picked it up and started eating it. The head that was feeding,
exclaimed, "Many a sweet fruit tossed by the sea have I eaten,
but this beats them all! Is it the fruit of a sandalwood tree or
that of the divine parijata?"
Hearing this, the other head asked to taste the fruit, but the first
head refused, saying, "We have a common stomach, so there's
no need for you to eat it too. I'll give it to our sweetheart, the
Bharundi," and with that, it tossed the half-eaten fruit to the
female.
From that day on, the second head carried a grudge against the
first and waited for an opportunity to take revenge. One day it
found a poison fruit. Picking up the fruit, it said to the first head, "You selfish wretch!
See, here's a poison fruit and I'm going to eat it!"
"Don't do that, you fool!" shrieked the first head, "you'll kill us both!"
But the second head would not listen. It consumed the poison and soon the two-
headed bird was dead.

—A tale from the Panchatantra

Moment of Truth
There was a young student-archer who reached such
proficiency in his art that he could shoot an arrow into
a tree and then cleave that arrow into two with the
next shot. He began to boast that he was a greater
archer than his guru.
One day his guru, a venerable old man in his 70's,
asked the youth to accompany him on a trip across the
hills. The journey was uneventful until they came to a
deep chasm.
A single log spanned the chasm. The guru walked
down to the centre of the log, unshouldered his bow
and taking an arrow shot it into a tree on the other side. His next shot cleaved the first
arrow into two.
"Now it's your turn," he said, walking back to where his student was standing.
The youth stepped gingerly on the log and very slowly and carefully made his way to
the middle. But his heart was in his mouth. He knew that if he lost his footing, he
would plunge to his death. His hands trembled as he strung an arrow into his bow.
Preoccupied with the danger he was in, he found it hard to focus on the target.
Consequently when he let go of the arrow, it missed the tree altogether. Whimpering,
he turned around.
"Help me!" he shouted to his guru. "I'll fall!"
The old man walked up to him, took his hand and stepping backwards led him to
safety. Neither of them said a word on the return journey but the boy had much to
think about. He had realised that to be a master of his art it was not enough to know
how to control the bow, he had to learn how to control his mind too.
The Three Dolls
A sage presented a prince with a set of three small
dolls. The prince was not amused.
"Am I a girl that you give me dolls?" he asked.
"This is a gift for a future king," said the man. "If you
look carefully, you'll see a hole in the ear of each
doll."
"So?"
The sage handed him a piece of string.
"Pass it through each doll," he said.
Intrigued, the prince picked up the first doll and put
the string into the ear.
It came out from the other ear.
"This is one type of person," said the man. "Whatever you tell him, comes out from
the other ear. He doesn't retain anything."
The prince put the string into the second doll. It came out from the mouth.
"This is the second type of person," said the man. "Whatever you tell him, he tells
everybody else."
The prince picked up the third doll and repeated the process. The string did not
reappear from anywhere else.
"This is the third type of person," said the man. "Whatever you tell him is locked up
within him. It never comes out."
"What is the best type of person?" asked the prince.
The man handed him a fourth doll, in answer.
When the prince put the string into the doll, it came out from the other ear.
"Do it again," said the sage. The prince repeated the process. This time the string
came out from the mouth. When he put the string in a third time, it did not come out
at all.
"This is the best type of person," said the sage. "To be trustworthy, a man must know
when not to listen, when to remain silent and when to speak out."
Crooked Howler
A thief hired a room at an inn and stayed there at
night. The next morning when he looked out of
his window he saw the owner of the inn sitting in
the courtyard. The man was wearing an expensive
new coat which the thief decided would look good
on himself.
Accordingly he went out and sitting beside the
innkeeper, struck up a conversation with him.
Presently he yawned and then to the innkeeper's
astonishment, howled like a wolf.
"Why did you do that?" asked the innkeeper.
"I have no control over it," said the thief. "If I
yawn three times I actually turn into a wolf.
Please don't leave me. I'm frightened!" And with that he yawned again and let out
another howl. The innkeeper turned pale and got up to go but the thief caught hold of
his coat and begged him to stay. Even as he pleaded, he yawned again. The terrified
innkeeper wriggled out of the coat to which the thief was tightly holding on and ran
into the inn and locked himself in. The thief calmly put on the coat and walked away.
Moral: Don't believe every tale you hear.
The Miserly Beggar
The king was to pass by a beggar's hut and the
man was beside himself with excitement, not
because he was about to see the king but
because the king was known to part with
expensive jewels and huge sums of money
when moved by compassion.
He saw the king's chariot just as a kindly man
was filling his begging bowl with uncooked
rice. Pushing the man aside, he ran into the
street, shouting praises of the king and the
royal family.
The chariot stopped and the king beckoned to
the beggar.
"Who are you?" he asked.
"One of the most unfortunate of your subjects," said the beggar. "Poverty sits on my
doorstep and follows me about like a dog. I haven't eaten since yesterday afternoon!"
"Have you nothing for your king except a tale of woe?" said the ruler, putting out his
hand. "Give me something."
The beggar, astonished, carefully picked up 5 grains of rice from his bowl and laid
them on the king's outstretched palm.
The king drove away. The beggar's disappointment was great. He raved and ranted
and cursed the king again and again for his miserliness. Finally, his anger spent, he
went on his rounds.
When he returned home in the evening he found a bag of rice on the floor.
"Some generous soul has been here," he thought and took out a handful of rice from
the bag. To his astonishment there was a small piece of gold in it. He realised then
that the bag had been sent by the king. He emptied the rice on the floor, feeling sure
there would be more gold pieces in it, and he was right. He found 5, one for each
grain of rice he had given the king.
"It is not the king who has been miserly," thought the man, sadly. "If I had been
generous and given him the whole bowl of rice, I would have been a rich man today."
Be Wary of Advice
There was a withered tree standing in the corner
of a man's backyard.

"It's unlucky to keep a withered tree," said his

neighbour.
"Cut it down before something unpleasant
happens."

The man cut down the tree.

His neighbour came with his two sons and asked
for and dragged away the branches for fuel.

"All he wanted was the wood," thought the owner of the tree, ruefully.
"Cutting down the tree may not improve my luck, but it has certainly benefited him."

The Stone in the Desert

An Arab while crossing a desert came across a huge
rock half buried in the sand. Scrawled on the boulder
was this inscription:

TURN ME OVER AND YOU WILL BENEFIT

FROM IT

The Arab felt sure there was a great treasure hidden beneath it and worked mightily to
turn it over.
He succeeded after several hours. But there was no treasure there, only an inscription
on the underside of the rock.
The Inscription Was

GREED IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL REMEMBER THIS AND YOU WILL BE A
BETTER MAN.

Cows And Cucumbers

Gopal Bhar lived next door to a poor couple who
had a habit of day-dreaming.
One day the husband said to his wife: "If I had
some money I would buy a few cows."
"Then we would have a lot of milk," said his wife.
"I could make plenty of butter and ghee and we
could send some milk to my sister too."
"Send milk to your sister!" exclaimed her
husband. "How dare you suggest such a thing!"
"But we would have milk to spare," said his wife.
"We'll sell it!" said her husband. "I don't want any more talk on the subject and to
make sure you don't carry milk to her when I'm away, I'm going to break every pot in
the house!" And picking up the four or five pots they had, smashed them on the floor.
Gopal Bhar who was passing by at that time, asked him why he was breaking the pots
and when he learnt the reason picked up a stick and started beating the air with it.
"What are you doing?!" asked his neighbour, puzzled.
"Driving away your cows!" said Gopal. "They've eaten the cucumbers in my garden."
"Eaten you cucumbers!" exclaimed the other man, indignantly. "But you don't even
have a garden!"
"I'm going to have one soon," said Gopal, "and I'm going to grow cucumbers in it,"
and he began hitting out with the stick again.
The neighbours finally realised that Bhar was trying to show them how foolish it was
to live in a world of make-believe and felt ashamed of themselves.
The Wise Old Man
A wealthy man requested an old scholar to
wean his son away from his bad habits.
The scholar took the youth for a stroll through
a garden. Stopping suddenly he asked the boy
to pull out a tiny plant growing there. The
youth held the plant between his thumb and
forefinger and pulled it out. The old man then
asked him to pull out a slightly bigger plant. The youth pulled hard and the plant came
out, roots and all.
"Now pull out that one," said the old man pointing to a bush. The boy had to use all
his strength to pull it out.
"Now take this one out," said the old man, indicating a guava tree. The youth grasped
the trunk and tried to pull it out. But it would not budge.
"I – It's impossible," said the boy, panting with the effort.
"So it is with bad habits," said the sage. "When they are young it is easy to pull them
out but when they take hold they cannot be uprooted."
The session with the old man changed the boy's life.

An Ascetic Returns Home

A young ascetic sitting in meditation under a tree was
splattered by the droppings of a bird.

He looked up angrily at the culprit and such was the

intensity of his wrath that the bird was reduced to ash.

His concentration disturbed, the ascetic got up and went

in search of food. He knocked at the door of a house but
there was no answer. He knocked again and the lady of
the house shouted that she was coming. Presently she
came out with food and seeing that he was annoyed at
having had to wait so long, smiled and said: "Please
don't try to burn me with your angry glance like you did that bird. My dharma as a
housewife is first to take care of the needs of my family before attending to the needs
of others."

The ascetic realised that she was no ordinary woman and was ashamed of himself. He
asked her to teach him what dharma was. She said he should see Dharma Vyadha.

The ascetic went in search of Dharma Vyadha expecting to find a venerable sage but
the man turned out to be a meatseller.

Dharma Vyadha made him wait while he served his customers. When the ascetic
showed signs of impatience, the meatseller smiled and said: "Just as the woman's first
duty was to her family, my first duty is to my customers."

So the ascetic waited. When the last of his customers had gone, the meatseller turned
to the ascetic and invited him home.

When they reached Dharma Vyadha's house the ascetic was again made to wait while
his host lovingly attended to his parents. It was quite some time before the meatseller
could return to his guest but the young man showed no trace of anger. A
transformation had come over him.

"Now I know what dharma is," he said, rising and bowing to the meatseller.

Giving up the path of asceticism he returned home and begged forgiveness of his
parents for having deserted them in their old age.

"I seek your blessings," he said, "to give me strength to do my dharma."

The Night Raider

One day Dala Tarwadi's wife told her husband
she would like to make brinjal sambhar and
asked him to get a brinjal. Dala Tarwadi stole
into Vasaram Bhuvo's field where brinjals
grew in abundance. But he did not just take
one and run. He was a man of integrity and
felt that he should ask permission to take the
vegetables. So crouching beside the brinjal
plants he whispered:

"Field, field, may I take a brinjal?"

Then answering for the field replied: "Why just one, dear Tarwadi? Take ten or
twelve."

Then he took a dozen brinjals and sneaked out of the field. A few days later he raided
the field again. And then once more.

The owner of the field, Vasaram Bhuvo, a giant of a man and the most hard-working
farmer in the village realised that somebody was stealing his brinjals and began to
keep a watch on his field. One night he saw Tarwadi sneak in and followed him.
Tarwadi, unaware that he had an audience, as usual asked for and gave himself
permission to take the brinjals. But before he could touch them, Vasaram caught hold
to him and carried him away. He dumped him at the edge of a pond.

"Pond, pond," said Vasaram, "how many times should I dip this wretch into your
water?"

And answering for the pond, replied: "Not just once, dear Bhuvo. Dip him into it a
hundred or two hundred times or more."

When Tarwadi staggered home later that night he was soaking wet --but he was cured
of his thieving ways for ever.

Back to Square One

As usual a lot of people were present in Akbar's
durbar.
A famous astrologer had come from a far away
country.
He was talking about the Solar System and the
Earth's shape.
At one point Akbar said, "If the earth is round,
and if one travel strait towards one direction, he
will come back to the same spot from where he
has started the journey."
"Theoretically it is correct", said the astrologer.
"Why not in real life?", asked the king.
"One has to cross oceans, mountains and forests to keep the path straight." the
astrologer said.
"Sail through the oceans, make tunnels in the mountains and use elephants to cross the
forests." Akbar found the solution.
"Still it is impossible" said the astrologer.
"Why?" Asked Akbar.
"It may take years to complete the whole journey" said the astrologer
"Years? How many?" asked Akbar.
"I don't know. May be a hundred years or more" said the astrologer
"Don't worry I will ask my ministers. They have an answer for everything" Akbar
looked at the ministers.
"Impossible to calculate"
"Around 25 years"
"Fifty years or less"
"80 days"
"Why Birbal, you haven't uttered a word" the king showed his surprise at Birbal's
silence.
"I was just calculating the time required to go round the earth" explained Birbal.
"And did you get the answer?" asked the king.
"Sure." Said Birbal "It will take just one day."
"Just one day! Birbal it is Impossible! Even it will take more than one day to cross our
country." Said Akbar.
"It is possible. Provided you travel at the speed of the Sun" said Birbal with a smile.

Contributed by Sarootty

Birbal Catches A Thief

Birbal was one of the nine gems in the court of
emperor Akbar. He was respected by everyone for
his intelligence and wit. Whenever Akbar was in
difficulty, he called Birbal for help.
Akbar was very fond of jewellery. He had many
rings of gold, pearls and diamonds. His favourite
ring was the one with a large diamond at the
centre and pearls around.
At the emperor’s palace, there were eight servants
who looked after his clothes and jewellery. They
also helped him get ready to go to the court. No
one else was allowed to enter his room.
One day, the Emperor wanted to wear his favourite ring. But it was missing. Akbar
ordered a search for the ring. But no one could find it.
Akbar then asked his men to call Birbal. When Birbal came, he told him about the
robbery and asked for help. Birbal called all the eight servants who were in charge of
the Emperor’s room.
He gave each of them a stick of the same size and asked them to come back with it the
next day. He told them that the stick of the person who had stolen the ring would
become longer by one inch that night.
The next morning, the eight servants stood in a line with their sticks. Birbal caught
hold of one of them and took him to Akbar.
The man fell at Akbar’s feet and admitted that he had stolen the ring.
The king was surprised. He asked Birbal how he found out the culprit. Birbal said the
thief had cut his stick by an inch fearing that it would grow.

Abhishek Kumar Vishwakarma

VI A

Bhavan’s Kesari Devi Kanoria Vidya Mandir,

Renukoot.

Half the Reward

Mahesh Das was a citizen in Akbar’ kingdom. He
was an intelligent young man. Once when Akbar
went hunting in the jungle, he lost his way.
Mahesh Das who lived in the outskirts helped the
king reach the palace. The emperor rewarded him
with his ring.
The Emperor also promised to give him a
responsible posting at his court. After a few days
Mahesh Das went to the court. The guard did not
allow him to enter. Mahesh Das showed the guard
the ring which the king had given him. Now the
guard thought that the young man was sure to get more rewards by the king. The
greedy guard agreed to allow him inside the court on one condition. It was that
Mahesh Das had to pay him half the reward he would get from the Emperor. Mahesh
Das accepted the condition. He then entered the court and showed the ring to the
King. The King who recognized Mahesh asked him "Oh young man! What do you
expect as a reward from the King of Hindustan?" "Majesty! I expect 50 lashes from
you as a reward." replied Mahesh Das. The courtiers were stunned. They thought that
he was mad. Akbar pondered over his request and asked him the reason. Mahesh Das
said he would tell him the reason after receiving his reward. Then the king’s men
whipped him as per his wish. After the 25th lash Mahesh Das requested the King to
call the guard who was at the gate. The guard appeared before the King. He was
happy at the thought that he was called to be rewarded. But to his surprise, Mahesh
Das told the King ,"Jahampana! This greedy guard let me inside on condition that I
pay him half the reward I receive from you. I wanted to teach him a lesson. Please
give the remaining 25 lashes to this guard so that I can keep my promise to him."
The King then ordered that the guard be given 25 lashes along with 5 years of
imprisonment. The King was very happy with Mahesh Das. He called him 'RAJA
BIRBAL' and made him his chief minister.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

The Jealous Courtiers

One day Emperor Akbar was inspecting the law
and order situation in the kingdom. One of his
ministers, who was jealous of Raja Birbal,
complained that the Emperor gave importance
only to Birbal's suggestions and all the other
ministers were ignored. Akbar wanted the
minister to know how wise Birbal was.
There was a marriage procession going on. The
Emperor ordered the minister to enquire whose
marriage it was. The minister found out and
walked towards the Emperor wearing a proud
expression on his face. Then the king called Birbal and asked him too to enquire
whose marriage was going on. When Birbal returned, Akbar asked the minister
"Where are the couple going?" The minister said that the king had only asked him to
enquire whose marriage was going on. Then Akbar asked Birbal the same question.
"O My Majesty! They are going to the city of Allahabad," replied Raja Birbal. Now
the King turned towards the minister and said, "Now do you understand why Birbal is
more important to me? It is not enough if you complete a task. You have to use your
intelligence to do a little more work.’ The minister’s face fell. He had learnt the
importance of being Birbal, the hard way.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

Cooking the Khichdi!

It was winter. The ponds were all frozen. At the
court, Akbar asked Birbal, "Tell me Birbal! Will a
man do anything for money?" Birbal replied, 'Yes'.
The emperor ordered him to prove it.
The next day Birbal came to the court along with a
poor brahmin who merely had a penny left with
him. His family was starving. Birbal told the king
that the brahmin was ready to do anything for the
sake of money. The king ordered the brahmin to be
inside the frozen pond all through the night without
any attire if he needed money. The poor brahmin
had no choice. The whole night he was inside the
pond, shivering. He returned to the durbar the next
day to receive his reward.
The king asked "Tell me Oh poor brahmin! How could you withstand the extreme
temperature all through the night?" The innocent brahmin replied "I could see a
faintly glowing light a kilometre away and I withstood with that ray of light." Akbar
refused to pay the brahmin his reward saying that he had got warmth from the light
and withstood the cold and that was cheating. The poor brahmin could not argue with
him and so returned disappointed and bare-handed.
Birbal tried to explain to the king but the king was in no mood to listen to him.
Thereafter, Birbal stopped coming to the durbar and sent a messenger to the king
saying that he would come to the court only after cooking his khichdi.
As Birbal did not turn up even after 5 days, the king himself went to Birbal's house to
see what he was doing. Birbal had lit the fire and kept the pot of uncooked khichdi
one metre away from it. Akbar questioned him "How will the khichdi get cooked with
the fire one metre away? What is wrong with you Birbal?"
Birbal replied "Oh my great King of Hindustan! When it was possible for a person to
receive warmth from a light that was a kilometre away, then it is possible for this
khichdi, which is just a metre away from the source of heat, to get cooked." Akbar
understood his mistake. He called the poor brahmin and rewarded him 2000 gold
coins.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

Cooking the Khichdi!

It was winter. The ponds were all frozen. At the
court, Akbar asked Birbal, "Tell me Birbal! Will a
man do anything for money?" Birbal replied, 'Yes'.
The emperor ordered him to prove it.
The next day Birbal came to the court along with a
poor brahmin who merely had a penny left with
him. His family was starving. Birbal told the king
that the brahmin was ready to do anything for the
sake of money. The king ordered the brahmin to be
inside the frozen pond all through the night without
any attire if he needed money. The poor brahmin
had no choice. The whole night he was inside the
pond, shivering. He returned to the durbar the next
day to receive his reward.
The king asked "Tell me Oh poor brahmin! How could you withstand the extreme
temperature all through the night?" The innocent brahmin replied "I could see a
faintly glowing light a kilometre away and I withstood with that ray of light." Akbar
refused to pay the brahmin his reward saying that he had got warmth from the light
and withstood the cold and that was cheating. The poor brahmin could not argue with
him and so returned disappointed and bare-handed.
Birbal tried to explain to the king but the king was in no mood to listen to him.
Thereafter, Birbal stopped coming to the durbar and sent a messenger to the king
saying that he would come to the court only after cooking his khichdi.
As Birbal did not turn up even after 5 days, the king himself went to Birbal's house to
see what he was doing. Birbal had lit the fire and kept the pot of uncooked khichdi
one metre away from it. Akbar questioned him "How will the khichdi get cooked with
the fire one metre away? What is wrong with you Birbal?"
Birbal replied "Oh my great King of Hindustan! When it was possible for a person to
receive warmth from a light that was a kilometre away, then it is possible for this
khichdi, which is just a metre away from the source of heat, to get cooked." Akbar
understood his mistake. He called the poor brahmin and rewarded him 2000 gold
coins.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

The Well dispute

Once there was a complaint at King Akbar's court.
There were two neighbours who shared their
garden. In that garden, there was a well that was
possessed by Iqbal khan. His neighbour, who was
a farmer wanted to buy the well for irrigation
purpose. Therefore they signed an agreement
between them, after which the farmer owned the
well. Even after selling the well to the farmer,
Iqbal continued to fetch water from the well.
Angered by this, the farmer had come to get
justice from King Akbar. King Akbar asked Iqbal the reason for fetching water from
the well even after selling it to the farmer. Iqbal replied
that he had sold only the well to the farmer but not the water inside it. King Akbar
wanted Raja Birbal who was present in the court listening to the problem to solve the
dispute. Birbal came forward and gave a solution. He said " Iqbal, You say that you
have sold only the well to the farmer. And you claim that the water is yours. Then
how come you can keep your water inside another person's well without paying rent?"
Iqbal's trickery was countered thus in a tricky way. The farmer got justice and Birbal
was fairly rewarded.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

The Blind Saint

There lived a saint in an ashram in the kingdom of
Emperor Akbar. He was believed to prophecy the
future correctly. Once he had a visitor who had
come to treat their niece. The child's parents were
killed in front of the girl's eyes. Once she saw the
saint, she started to scream loudly saying that that
saint was the culprit. Angered by the girl's words
the saint demanded the couple to get away with
their child. The whole day the girl cried which
made the couple to realize that the girl was not
lying. Therefore, they decided to seek the help of Raja Birbal. Birbal consoled them
and asked them to wait at the Emperor's assembly. Birbal had invited the saint to
Akbar's court too. Then in front of all the ministers he drew a sword and neared the
saint to kill him. The saint in bewilderment immediately drew another sword and
began to fight. Thus by this act of the saint it was proved that he was'nt blind.
Therefore
Akbar demanded to hang the culprit and rewarded the girl for her bravery for telling
the truth even at the critical situation.
Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

Birbal identifies the thief

One fine morning , a minister from Emperor
Akbar's court had gathered in the assembly
hall. He informed the Emperor that all his
valuables had been stolen by a thief the
previous night. Akbar was shocked to hear
this beause the place where that minister lived
was the safest place in the kingdom. He
invited Birbal to solve the mystery. Akbar
said "It is definitely not possible for an outsider to enter into the minister's house and
steal the valuables. This blunder is definitely committed only by another minister of
that court." Saying so he arranged for a donkey to be tied to a pillar . He ordered all
the courtiers to lift the donkey's tail and say "I have not stolen." Birbal added "Only
then we can judge the culprit." After everyone had finished, he asked the courtiers to
show their palm to him. All the courtiers except Alim Khan had a black patch of paint
on their palm. Birbal had actually painted the donkey's tail with a black coat of paint.
In the fright, the guilty minister did not touch the donkey's tail at all. Thus Birbal once
again proved his intelligence and was rewarded by the king with 1000 gold coins.

Contributed by
S.Nivetha
IX
Chettinad Vidyashram
Chennai

Birbal’s Painting
Once Akbar told Birbal 'Birbal, make me a painting.
Use imagination in
it. To which the reply was 'But hoozoor, I am a
minister, how can I
possibly paint?'.The king was angry and said 'If I
don’t get a good
painting by one week then you shall be hanged!'. The
clever Birbal had an
idea. After one week, he went to the court and with
him he carried a covered frame. Akbar was happy to
see that Birbal had obeyed him, until he opened the
cover. The courtiers rushed to see what was wrong.
What they saw made them feel very happy. At last, they would not see Birbal in
court! The painting was nothing but ground and sky. There were a few specs of green
on the ground. The Emperor, angrily, told Birbal 'what is this!' To which the reply
was 'A cow eating grass hoozoor!'. Akbar said 'where is the cow and grass?' and
Birbal told 'I used my imagination. The cow ate the grass and returned to its shed!'

Contributed by Aftab Lokhandwala

 Question For Question
One day Akbar said to Birbal: "Can you tell me how
many bangles your wife wears?"
Birbal said he could not.
"You cannot?" exclaimed Akbar. "You see her hands
every day while she serves you food. Yet you do not
know how many bangles she has on her hands? How
is that?"
"Let us go down to the garden, Your Majesty," said
Birbal, "and I'll tell you."
They went down the small staircase that led to the
garden. Then Birbal turned to the emperor: "Your
Majesty," he said, "You go up and down this staircase every day. Can you tell me
how many steps there are in the staircase?"
The emperor grinned sheepishly and quickly changed the subject.

The Musical Genius

Famous musicians once gathered at Akbar's court for a
competition. The one who could capture a bull's interest was to be
declared the winner.
One by one, they played the most heavenly music but the bull
paid no attention. Then Birbal took the stage. His music sounded
like the droning of mosquitoes and the mooing of cows. But to
everyone's amazement the bull suddenly became alert and began
to move in a lively manner.
Akbar declared Birbal the winner.

Birbal, The Wise

Ramu and Shamu both claimed ownership of the
same mango tree. One day they approached Birbal
and asked him to settle the dispute. Birbal said to
them: "There is only one way to settle the matter.
Pluck all the fruits on the tree and divide them equally
between the two of you. Then cut down the tree and
divide the wood".
Ramu thought it was a fair judgement and said so. But
Shamu was horrified.
"Your Honour" he said to Birbal "I've tended that tree
for seven years. I'd rather let Ramu have it than see it
cut down."
"Your concern for the tree has told me all I wanted to know" said Birbal, and declared
Shamu the true owner of the tree.

The True King

The King of Iran had heard that Birbal was one of the
wisest men in the East and desirous of meeting him
sent him an invitation to visit his country.
In due course, Birbal arrived in Iran. When he entered
the palace he was flabbergasted to find not one but six
kings seated there. All looked alike. All were dressed
in kingly robes. Who was the real king?
The very next moment he got his answer.
Confidently, he approached the king and bowed to
him.
"But how did you identify me?" the king asked,
puzzled.
Birbal smiled and explained: "The false kings were all looking at you, while you
yourself looked straight ahead. Even in regal robes, the common people will always
look to their king for support."
Overjoyed, the king embraced Birbal and showered him with gifts.
Birbal's Sweet Reply
One day the Emperor Akbar startled his courtiers
with a strange question.
"If somebody pulled my whiskers what sort of
punishment should be given him?" he asked.
"He should be flogged!" said one courtier.
"He should be hanged!" said another.
"He should be beheaded!" said a third.
"And what about you, Birbal?" asked the emperor.
"What do you think would be the right thing thing to
do if somebody pulled my whiskers?"
"He should be given sweets," said Birbal.
"Sweets?" gasped the other couriers.
"Yes, said Birbal. "Sweets, because the only one who
would dare pull His Majesty's whiskers is his grandson."
So pleased was the emperor with the answer that he pulled off his ring and gave it to
Birbal as a reward.

Birbal Is Brief

One day Akbar asked his courtiers if they could tell

him the difference between truth and falsehood in
three words or less.
The courtiers looked at one another in bewilderment.
"What about you, Birbal?" asked the emperor. "I'm
surprised that you too are silent."
"I'm silent because I want to give others a chance to
speak," said Birbal.
"Nobody else has the answer," said the emperor. "So
go ahead and tell me what the difference between truth and falsehood is — in three
words or less."
"Four fingers" said Birbal
"Four fingers?" asked the emperor, perplexed.
"That's the difference between truth and falsehood, your Majesty," said Birbal. "That
which you see with your own eyes is the truth. That which you have only heard about
might not be true. More often than not, it's likely to be false."
"That is right," said Akbar. "But what did you mean by saying the difference is four
fingers?'
"The distance between one's eyes and one's ears is the width of four fingers, Your
Majesty," said Birbal, grinning.
Birbal, The Child
Birbal arrived late for a function and the
emperor was displeased.
"My child was crying and I had to placate
him," explained the courtier.
"Does it take so long to calm down a child?"
asked the emperor. "It appears you know
nothing about child rearing. Now you pretend
to be a child and I shall act as your father and
I will show you how you should have dealt with your child. Go on, ask me for
whatever he asked of you."
"I want a cow," said Birbal.
Akbar ordered a cow to be brought to the palace.
"I want its milk. I want its milk," said Birbal, imitating the voice of a small child.
"Milk the cow and give to him," said Akbar to his servants.
The cow was milked and the milk was offered to Birbal. He drank a little and then
handed the bowl back to Akbar.
"Now put the rest of it back into the cow, put it back, put in back, put it back..."
wailed Birbal.
The emperor was flabbergasted and quietly left the room.

Just One Question

One Day a scholar came to the court of Emperor
Akbar and challenged Birbal to answer his
questions and thus prove that he was as clever as
people said he was. He asked Birbal: "Would you
prefer to answer a hundred easy questions or just a
single difficult one?"
Both the emperor and Birbal had had a difficult
day and were impatient to leave.
"Ask me one difficult question," sad Birbal.
"Well, then, tell me," said the man, "which came
first into the world, the chicken or the egg?"
"The chicken," replied Birbal.
"How do you know?" asked the scholar, a note of
triumph in his voice.
"We had agreed you would ask only one question and you have already asked it" said
Birbal and he and the emperor walked away leaving the scholar gaping.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
LAUGHTER IS CHEAP MEDICINE

I know a couple who works in the pharmaceutical industry. He is a sales

representative and she is a pharmacist. When asked what they do for a living,
he is quick to reply, "She makes drugs and I sell them."

I believe it was Lord Byron who said, "Always laugh when you can. It is cheap
medicine." And they're finding that to be true - quite literally.

A woman diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis wrote to me and talked about

how painful the disease had become. Debra said that no drugs would touch
the devastating pain. "At times I prayed to die because I did not think I could
go on this way," she said. But in two and a half years she weaned herself from
most of her medication, which had reached a high of 21 pills a day. This is how
she did it.
"I began seeing a doctor who gave me the most important prescription that I
ever could have received," she said. "He excused himself from the room. I
watched him walking back and forth in the hall; he seemed to be in deep
thought."

The doctor came back in with this prescription: he told Debra to get some
funny movies and to begin laughing. If she didn't feel like laughing, then she
should smile. If she didn't feel like smiling, she should smile anyway! He said
that it would increase endorphins in her brain and help with her pain.

She did just as he suggested. She smiled constantly. Her children teased her
about the fake smile, but she told them that it was going to get rid of her pain.
And it did. Of course, not all of her pain is gone, but her newly acquired habit
of laughing and smiling has made it manageable without all of the drugs.

Today, Debra is never seen without her smile. She says that she would not
even feel normal without it.

Laughter really is cheap medicine. And it's a prescription you can fill right
now.

-- Steve Goodier