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Name: బాలొత్సవ్ (Balotsav)
Where: Kothagudem, Khammam-507 101.
When: Every Year, November Second Week Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Qualification: Nursery to 10 (SSC) class students
Registration/Entree Fee:  0 (zero) rupees
Food & Accommodation: Free arrangements by the committee
Arts to be participated: చిత్ర లేఖనం, Let's Speak Telugu (తెలుగు మాట్లాడధామ్), Short Film Review, kavitha Rachana (కవిత రచన), నాటికా విశ్లేషణ, కథ విశ్లేషణ, అనగా అనగా...(కథ చెబుతా వింటారా), భారత నాట్యం, కూచిపూడి, జానపదనృత్యాలు, విచిత్ర వేశాధారణ (ఫ్యాన్సీ డ్రెస్), లేఖా రచన, నీతి పద్యం, కాళోజీ కవితలు, సినీ, లలిత, జానపద గీతాలు, వాక్తృత్వం (తెలుగు్‌/ ఆంగ్లం), వ్యర్థం తో అర్థ్దం, వాద్య సంగీతం, బృంద నృత్యం (గ్రూప్ డ్యాన్స్), నాటికలు,

Every Section has Three Prizes (1, 2, 3 and other Two special Prizes).

Sub Juniors: Nursery to 4th Class
Juniors:        5th Class to 7th Class
Seniors:        8, 9 and 10 th Class Students

Head Master should issue permission/authorization  letter for the participants with the event details they are going to do (or paiticipate). Without which there will not be no admission for them.




Conditions:

1. Every Student from a school from Junior Section has to tell a Poem from Subhashithalu or Sathakalu Purana Ithihasadi Kavyalu (శతకాలు పురాణ ఇథిహాసాది కావ్యాలలోనిది కానీ సుభాషితాలులొనిధి)  and explain it's meaning.
2. Entries should be sent on or before 31 Oct 2013 for kuchipudi, bharata natyam, janapada nrityalu, Group Dances, Quiz, Naanika
3. For the remaining things code numbers will be given, with the code numbers you can register the entries at the spot from 10AM on First day of the Balotsav.
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Conveners: Dr. Vasireddy Ramesh Babu
Contact# +91 9397 34 6641, 9849 50 2501
www.balotsav.com

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My 20 Best Quotes for High Achievement

By Robin Sharma

#1 Bestselling author of “The Leader Who Had No Title”

The other day I promised to send you 20 of my best quotes for getting bold dreams and bright goals done.

These come from my books, tweets and blog posts…

…they are central pieces to my formula for extreme achievement that has helped millions of people in 100+ countries build lives that matter. And realize their highest potential.

I know you’re awesome. But–with sincere conviction–today I encourage you to BANISH your excuses, PUSH your limits, beat your fears and present your GREATEST self to the world…

…The 20 carefully chosen quotes that I’ve developed over the years will help you immeasurably…if you live by them…

So with a ton of great wishes, here you go:

#1. Dream Big. Start small. Act now.

#2. Victims make excuses. Leaders deliver results.

#3. Clarity breeds mastery.

#4. Education is inoculation against disruption.

#5. A problem is only a problem when viewed as a problem.

#6. All change is hard at first, messy in the middle and gorgeous at the end.

#7. If you’re not scared a lot you’re not doing very much.

#8. Where victims see adversity, extreme achievers see opportunity.

#9. The project you are most resisting carries your greatest growth.

#10. Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.

#11. Criticism is the price of ambition.

#12. Potential unexpressed turns to pain.

#13. Ordinary people love entertainment. Extraordinary people adore education.

#14. Your daily behavior reveals your deepest beliefs.

#15. The only failure is not trying.

#16. Focus is more valuable than IQ.

#17. To double your income, triple your investment in self-development.

#18. Your excuses are nothing more than the lies your fears have sold you.

#19. An addiction to distraction is the end of your creative production.

#20. Life is short. Be of use.

- See more at: http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/10/my-20-best-quotes-for-high-achievement/#sthash.bYXDhQbl.dpuf

Here's how to sell homes online

Generally, when one wants to sell a home, they opt the for old traditional way of selling the home using a real estate broker by paying a small commission out of the profits. But, in recent times, due to the rising number of property portals in the market, the trend is changing to selling property online. This trend has just started catching up in India and expected to improve gradually as online selling brings transparency to such transactions by providing accurate and valuable information about projects, experts review on a project, etc. These online real estate portals are becoming increasingly popular among youths, as they are interested in doing research on property portals for buying, selling, leasing and renting residential and commercial properties. Another good reason for using online real estate portal is that one can search for property anywhere in the world, sitting in India or anywhere else. Selling property online: When a home is for sale, it involves the process of marketing it to potential home-buyers, with the intention of getting a purchase offer that results in closing the transaction. If the property is projected online, it benefits the buyer because the greater the number of people know about the sale, the greater the number of potential offers.  Online property sale gives the seller the opportunity to select from multiple offers which he or she has received, and close the deal quickly by selling the house. Here are some best ways to sell property online List your home: To sale a property online, one has to list the property in the real estate portals. Nowadays, there are number of sites available, paid and free, and one has to be careful while choosing the best one: Optimize your search: If you need to find the best website to list your property, you have to optimize your search using terms as if you are a buyer and looking to buy a property. The websites that show at the top of the search engine results are the best rated sites and the one to advertise your property. Quality information: The websites chosen should provide complete information about the properties for sale in one go; that is, price, area, proximity to important locations, connectivity, etc. One should remember that it is the buyer who is going to use the site to find houses. If the website is not user-friendly, the purchaser will move to another home-selling site. Therefore, it is essential to look from the purchaser’s point of view when listing homes online.   Uploading photos: Online home sales are a great and enjoyable experience. When you list your property, you also need to upload photos and some description about the home to give the buyers a good feeling that this is the house of his dreams. Post in online classified sites: The seller can use online classified sites to write their own description about the house and upload photos, and if interested, even opt to link the web-page that advertises your home on sale. Using social networking sites: Real estate sales using social networking sites is gaining momentum in recent times. Use of Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook has gone a long way from just connecting to friends and buddies, now these platforms are even used to sell and buy homes.  Benefits of selling property online: Selling homes online provides fast results and quick cash. It is believed that listing a property online starts giving results within a week of registering. As the internet provides a huge number of buyers, sellers have the benefit of comparing between the buyers, the prices offered by each one of them, and then take the decision appropriately. Listing the property on internet caters to a wide audience; it is not only limited to local market but to a global audience, therefore enhancing the chances of good returns on the property. Selling property online is much quicker than the traditional way of selling and it also provides the option of uploading photos and videos to allure the buyer. In India, people are looking up at these online websites for selling or purchasing a home.  Investors residing in Metros and urban areas are using these real estate online portals for their need. For the buyer it will be easy to navigate as one can search home using property type, locality and even the budget. With improving technology and less time at disposal in this fast moving world, it is advisable to engage in real estate transactions online as they are quick, easy and rewarding.

Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/real-estate/heres-how-to-sell-homes-online_968018.html?utm_source=ref_article

How To Identify Neglected Stocks

by Sanjoy Bhattacharyya

The need for intelligent screening to achieve superior returns has no substitute

 

 

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n an earlier article we discussed the Neglected Firm effect and its ability to consistently deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. The idea of a generic stock, its link with information deficiency and the prospect of a ‘free lunch’ over an extended period in the stock market were briefly explored. In order to offer practical suggestions on how to implement the ‘generic investment idea’ strategy, it is essential to present a roadmap that outlines where we are headed, the consequences of going down this route and the sequence in which we move forward. Before adopting any investment strategy, it is essential to identify the primary investment objectives in an explicit manner. Typically, these objectives need to take account of the investor’s time horizon, desire for liquidity and level of acceptable risk. Investing in generic stocks is likely to result in a situation where:

• Information is far less continuously available on a convenient basis, and is typically of poorer quality.
• There is hardly any consensus among analysts or other investors on the outlook for such stocks, which can prove very dispiriting.
• The universe typically includes a higher proportion of smaller companies which tend to be less liquid.
• The safety net of a comforting dividend yield is usually absent.

A relevant concern therefore is to identify the minimum level of information (quantity and quality) that allows you to sleep well at night. It also highlights the amount of effort the investor should be willing to put in to achieve the ‘minimum information threshold’. Finally, the need for diversification as a means of risk-reduction becomes absolutely vital.

The next step is putting together a plan to reliably identify neglected stocks. The major issues here are:

• All measures of neglect are fundamentally proxies rather than exact indicators. Consequently, it is essential to supplement the data with experience and judgement.
• Measures of neglect are relative yardsticks vis-a-vis other stocks as well as over time.
• There is a need for constant review and monitoring to validate the degree of neglect.
• Finally, experience suggests that it is best to use different measures to maximise ‘neglect confirmation’.

By far, the two most reliable indicators of neglect are the number of institutional investors that own the stock (banks, insurance companies, mutual funds and FIIs) and the extent of research coverage by analysts. In each case, lower is better. The point to note is that limited institutional ownership is not necessarily a negative. What matters is the proportion of the free float that is owned and the number of such owners. Typically, if institutions own less than 10 percent of the free float and there are three or fewer owners, it is a reasonable proxy for neglect. As a rule of thumb, if less than five analysts cover the stock and provide earnings forecasts, you are justified in assuming neglect. Apart from these bellwether metrics, low daily traded volume relative to its peers and its own trading history is a fairly efficient neglect confirmation technique. Limited press coverage and the absence of analyst meets are also signs one should look for. A critical element in implementing this strategy is doing a really thorough job of verifying neglect. The importance of using overlapping measures and double-checking with additional sources such as brokers, bankers and journalists is crucial in confirming neglect.

Once you have put together an extensive list of generic stocks, the next step is to put them through a sieve. The screening is useful in identifying stocks with high financial risk. Stocks that are vulnerable to the risk of bankruptcy need to be rejected since their neglect is well deserved! Secondly, you want to avoid ‘perma-sleepers’, given the time value of money. In fact, the ideal generic investment is a neglected stock of a solid company that springs to life shortly after purchase because of the existence of a set of factors that appeal to a broader base of less picky investors. So, not only do you wish to avoid the lemons, you wish to anticipate a change in popularity. These ends can be accomplished by applying a combination of two methods: (a) rigorous filters, and (b) diversification. Since we are dealing with a group of stocks that share neglect driven by information deficiency, it is not possible to eliminate risk solely through diversification. The need for intelligent screening to achieve superior returns has no substitute.

Effective portfolio construction therefore requires a trade-off between the two alternatives. The ideal mix depends on information availability, the investor’s expertise, the amount of time and resources available and most importantly, personal temperament and super-ordinate objectives. In practice, a portfolio of 12-15 stocks gets rid of more than 90 percent of ‘diversifiable’ risk. The real issue is identifying high-quality filters that do not consume excessive time and resources.

The attempt to eliminate bankruptcy risk leans heavily on multivariate prediction models, among which Altman’s Z-Score is probably the best known. While such models are robust, they are difficult to construct and extremely data-intensive. Experience suggests that less complicated financial ratios that are easily obtained from financial statements work almost as well. One such ratio that is dependable, easy to understand and has predictive value is the ratio of operating cash flow to total debt. The rationale for its efficacy is that it captures the ability of the company to repay its outstanding liabilities without having to resort to external financing.

Having reached this far, you have hopefully knocked off the lemons. But to succeed in the market it is not enough to simply avoid disaster. The next challenge in putting together the generic stock portfolio is to stay away from over-valued stocks and reject companies that are fairly priced but unlikely to appreciate given the mediocrity of their underlying business. The first set of filters, which are also easy to implement, emphasise the opportunity for growth and its valuation relative to the peer group. Subsequent filters seek to identify financial solidity and the long-term attractiveness of the business. The stepwise screening process is the closest one can get to finding diamonds in the rough! Stocks that fail to meet even a single screen are eliminated immediately. If the final list is not extensive enough to permit judicious diversification (less than 12 stocks), the conclusion may be either not to invest or relax the screening criteria to take on a higher level of risk. A what-if analysis of checking the sensitivity of end results to marginal changes in the filters is always helpful. The recommended filters, and the order in which you implement them, are listed below:

• Compounded annual EPS growth in excess of 15 percent (a proxy for nominal GDP growth) over the past decade.
• Current PE ratio not in excess of normalised PE trading band. This one needs a bit of explanation and a fair amount of effort! Calculate the ‘normalised PE’ for the last 5 years by using the average of the high and low price for the year and dividing that value by the annual EPS. Now compute the average of this annual PE for the past 5 years and you have a crude normalised PE. If the current PE is clearly higher than the normalised PE, either the stock is over-priced or the popularity flow is already a work in progress!
• Current financial leverage of less than 50 percent (total debt as a proportion of net worth).
• Consistent growth in revenues during the last 5 years.
• Five-year average return on equity in excess of 18 percent (an estimated cost of capital for smaller companies).

If you completed this process, you now stand on the brink of success. Just a few more points to keep in mind in case you opt to generic: What is the most sensible way to review and monitor the portfolio and how do you judge the right time to exit individual holdings? The final article will come to terms with these nuances and offer a shortlist of generic stocks that make the cut in the current environment.

Sanjoy Bhattacharyya is a partner at Fortuna Capital

Disclosure: This column is neither an offer to sell nor solicitation to buy any of the securities mentioned herein. The author frequently invests in the shares discussed by him.

This article appeared in the Forbes India magazine of 18 October, 2013

The 8 Acronyms of Extreme Achievement

By Robin Sharma

#1 Bestselling author of “The Leader Who Had No Title”

A quick but strong and valuable piece of information about getting you from where you now are to where you’ve always wanted to be is below…please read it with care…

I’m in Moscow as I write this…just finished a 3 hour presentation for Russia’s business elite.

They were smart, energetic and open to learning (remember: the moment you think you know everything you know nothing).

One of the pieces that kickstarted their passion and got them all talking was the section on The 8 Acronyms for Extreme Achievement…

…if you’ve read my books like The Leader Who Had No Title and The Greatness Guide you know I adore my acronyms…

…and here are 8 of the best (apply them over the next 90 days so you finish this year at your very best…there’s still enough time to make this year legendary…but you need to get moving swiftly now)…

The 8 Acronyms for Extreme Achievement

#1: APR: Absolute Personal Responsibility

Nothing in your personal, physical, professional and financial life will change until you start making your changes. Human beings are really really good at self-deception (lying to ourselves keeps us from pain). And playing The Victim.

But the beginning of transformation is awareness. And the very moment we stop blaming others and conditions for what’s not world-class in our lives is the moment we take back our power to dramatically alter our situation.

APR is all about waking up to the reality that your current reality (in whatever areas are most important to you) have not been caused by your boss or by your spouse or by your childhood or by the world. You created them (via your thinking, behaviors and performance). And once you truly get this, you’ll be in the beautiful position to make the new choices that will deliver all-new results.

#2. NSI: Never Stop Improving

Study Jay-Z or Cirque du Soleil or Zuckerberg or Lady Gaga. All extreme achievers have one belief in common: good enough is definitely not good enough.

To start seeing explosive gains in your achievement levels, I invite you to make the commitment to using every single day of the rest of your long life as a platform for improvement and a vehicle for daily optimization.

Remember: as you live this day, so you craft your life (the best way to predict the future is to create it in the present). Leave everything you touch 1% better. Never stop improving your mindset. Never stop improving your communication. Never stop improving your fitness. Never stop improving your productivity. Never stop improving your knowledge base…you get my point…

#3. BIW: Best In the World

The whole name of the game is to win. And winning is less about being better than others and a whole lot more about outperforming who you were yesterday (hint: you can’t get to be the extreme achiever you’ve always dreamed of becoming, stuck in the think and action patterns of the person you’ve always been).

And when you’re all about the hot pursuit of Mastery, Excellence and Exceptionalism (not so you become the best in the world but so you express your best), the inevitable result is that you become one of the best in the world.

You really were born into greatness. But the world may have schooled it out of you.

You really have something special within you. But life may have suggested it out of you.

Today’s an awesome day to make the choice that will change the game for you…and start standing for your highest and best.

#4. ABDOV: Always Be Delivering Outrageous Value

Your life comes alive when you devote it to service. The secret of happiness truly is helpfulness.

We live in The Generosity Economy…the person who helps the most will profit the most (not only in terms of your joy-levels but financially as well).

When you train your brain to focus on the mission “how may I help the most people?” and when you begin to see yourself as a walking talking living breathing value contributor, success, abundance and breathtaking levels of well-being beat a path to your front door.

#5. KMF: Keep Moving Forward

Study the excellent research of Angela Lee Duckworth and you’ll discover that the #1 factor that determines whether you’ll become an extreme achiever or an average person comes down to one thing…

…it’s not your IQ.

…it’s not your looks.

…it’s not where you live or where you’ve been.

It’s a world she calls “Grit”…your ability to persist, stay passionate and get your biggest goals done (in the face of being laughed at, bumping into obstacles and even being filled with self-doubt).

KMF is all about moving ahead–when things are easy but even more essentially, when times are hard.

You show us how badly you want your dreams when you press ahead in the most difficult of times. Remember: Victims surrender to adversity while Extreme Achievers exploit it to their advantage.

#6. FMOB: The First, The Most, The Only and The Best

First mover advantage. The great spoils of success don’t come to the person who got the brilliant idea but to the performer who got the idea done.

Ideation without execution is mere delusion.

Stop telling us you’ll start your business or get ultra-fit or fall in love or change the world. Talk’s just cheap. Action speaks louder. Just go do it…and then tell us what you did.

Being a FMOB is about committing to becoming legendary. An icon. A giant on the planet. And using your life to make history.

#7. LWT: Lead Without a Title.

You can lead without the need for a position or formal authority. I’ve spent over a decade criss-crossing the world teaching this concept to the likes of FedEx, GE, NIKE, The Coca-Cola Company, IBM and Oracle.

The real idea is this: every day when you walk out into the world, you have a choice: you can show victimhood or you can inspire us via your leadership.

—the flight attendant on the Delta flight from San Diego to Minneapolis last week who gave me green tea from her purse showed pure leadership.

—the school crossing guard who I saw dancing on the street to make the kids laugh is a leader.

—the chef at the Colombian restaurant I ate at recently who worked like Picasso painted and lit up the room with his fierce passion for perfection is a leader.

Become the CEO of your job responsibility, the Master of Your Craft and The Captain of Your Fate…

…and please own the idea that success is not reserved for the lucky…it’s the domain of the leaders…and people just like you with the vision, guts, discipline and devotion to use their lives to make spectacular things happen.

You CAN do this…will you?

#8. WTOH: What’s The Opportunity Here?

This is a tool I teach to my elite coaching clients. And it works wonders when used consistently, to the point of it become your default way of thinking.

You see, a problem only becomes a problem when you view it as a problem.

- See more at: http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/10/the-8-acronyms-of-extreme-achievement/#sthash.a736kgNB.dpuf

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#1. The Perfect Human Wants to Be Better

 To me, a great part of being human is the relentless quest for better. Yes–be content. But study Michelangeo, Federer, Einstein or Jobs. Madonna and Gaga. Slim and Rockefeller. Each one of them had a lust to grow. To excel. To win. To make everything they touched better.

#2. The Perfect Human Cares

 Being fully human’s also about a mastery of the details. So yes, I definitely mean being caring in the loving sense. But I also mean just caring about polishing the little details that average people dismiss as insignificant. The downside of this is that you’ll be seen as difficult. Who cares? All world-builders were called that.

#3. The Perfect Human is Brave

 You just can’t get to great (and I’m no where near that–just a messenger) without an insane level of raw courage. TPH (The Perfect Human) gets that. And so she speaks her truth even when her voice shakes. He stands for his cherished values even when facing a bullet. They do what’s right even when it’s hard. And nothing–absolutely nothing–stops them from breathing reality into their once imaginary dreams.

 #4. The Perfect Human Loves Fit

 Fitness is a game-changer. It just is. Once you get to your best physical condition, your focus soars, your mood elevates, your resilience grows and your stamina flows. TPH is like a hunter on the ancient plains–knowing that only the fittest survive. And yes–when you get fit you’ll get giant goals done (so your life gets good). But also get ultra-healthy so you’re of improved service to our world. (We all need you to shine).

#5. The Perfect Human Values Honor

To be fully human and alive is to live in a way that’s aligned with the noble virtues of honesty, patience, understanding, respect, persistence and compassion. Decency’s still cool–at least in the world I want to live in. The best of us–my heroes–live like that. And that’s why I love them.

#6. The Perfect Human Needs Little

 Look–I spend a lot of my pro life helping large companies and industry titans make greater fortunes. Money brings freedom (and allows businesses to give people livelihoods). Nice things are part of the sensual pleasures of the world–why not enjoy them? But The Perfect Human doesn’t need them. They don’t make the title, the net worth, the social status, the watch and the house their God. Nope. They just enjoy them–fully knowing the real goal of the ride is self-mastery and contribution.

#7. The Perfect Human Respects Work

Work is a means to grow stronger, bigger and better. I wish more people got that. A job’s just a job if you choose to see it as a job. All work is a means to express your awesome talent, beat your fears and produce gorgeous value for other human beings. TPH respects work. And works hard for the internal and external rewards it brings.

#8. The Perfect Human Craves Achievement

 We are most alive when we are playing at our edges. Go to your limits and you’ll find your limits expand. Few things are as exciting, inspiring and fulfilling as the ongoing pursuit of doing things you once thought impossible. Forget the naysayers: extreme achievement is one of the ultimate keys to happiness (for you analyticals: getting important things done releases the neurotransmitter dopamine, the chemical of happiness and motivation).

#9. The Perfect Human Adores Family

At the end, few things matter more than how well you loved those who love you. I adore my work. I live for my mission to encourage, champion and be an instrument of service. But even more, I adore my family.

#10. The Perfect Human Savors Life

 Albert Camus said it 10,000X better than I could on my best day: Live to The Point of Tears. TPH feels life, both the blessings and the sufferings. They all contain an original form of utter beauty. So savor the starry night, your child’s laughter, the morning walk, the nightly study, the daily routines. And the bold espresso. - See more at: http://www.robinsharma.com/blog/10/unbelievable/#sthash.Ep7foRT4.dpuf