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    raj87verma88

    raj87verma88

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    Updated: Sep 30, 2024
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    Durga joined us on 5th October 2008, rose rapidly through the ranks and became part of the pioneering CE-Ambassador team. She has taken a lot of initiatives on CE including threads dedicated to teaching english. We caught up with Durga while she was watching a cricket match between Australia and South Africa earlier this year. She was lazying around on an easy chair but got all excited when we said the magic word.... "KYCEan".



    CE: Hi Durga. What's up?
    Durga: Hey hi 😀. Nothing ..watching AUS vs SA

    CE: Are you a cricket buff? Which team are you supporting?
    Durga: I generally support INDIA and next any team which plays against AUS
    I would love to see AUS loosing to SA with 3-0, they have not been white washed since past 100+ yrs.

    CE: What other sports do you follow?
    Durga: I play badminton and swimming, sorry I don't play I swim.

    CE: Any plans of crossing the English Channel or the gulf strait to set a world record?
    Durga: Hahaha...no, I learnt it very recently. Still an amateur at it.

    CE: You love reading astronomical books. What interests you in them?
    Durga: I like to know about it. Tried making a telescope with my elder sister's drawing sheets holder, but could not! 😔
    It interests me.

    CE: Tell us something about your job?
    Durga: My job....I am basically a system analyst. Singtel is our developing company and Optus is my parent company which will be using Singtel,s application..I need to maintain these applications and trouble shoot them.
    I love my job 😁, it's amusing.. new issue every day.

    CE: Your dreams include a house running on blue tooth and a greener world. Could you elaborate?
    Durga: I have a centralised computer which I can operate on, since a blue tooth master can opearte upto 8 slaves. I can create a apico net for my home where my computer acts as a master with all other electric appliances acting as slaves. I can regulate light fan, switch on tv, switch on speakers etc.
    I dont know what I am talking makes sense. Like a blue tooth mouse, I don't need wires to connect, everything is wireless. But one disadvantage, people will become obese 😛

    CE: So your dreams of a greener world will be hampered by you dreams of a Blue tooth enabled house. Greener means healthy world and obese people are not healthy.
    Durga: Greener for me is balance in ecosystem. More plants, more animals and good humans...😀 I have many things to do. I want to establish a parallel organization like blue cross, I want to create awareness about having plants, I have to campaign against leather and fur.
    But i don't know where and how to start. Also, I hate people who waste water.😡

    CE: You are a strong believer in Hard work.
    Durga: Yes, I am.

    CE: And you are a very 'Hard Working' sudoku and kakuro champion.
    Durga: No, I am not a champion. I like playing them.

    CE: I heard you waste quite a lot of time in front of TV.....😉
    Durga: Hehe...I do..I have this bad habit of switching the TV on when I do something. I need to curb it 😔

    CE: Any favorite channel or shows?
    Durga: I watch news, an online streaming of 'Roadies' and 'Oye! It's friday'!!, and all movies.

    CE: Don't you watch Animal Planet? After all you are an Animal Lover.
    Durga: Animal Planet, Discovery and NatGeo are all paid channels, so I don't get them. I miss cartoon network as well. Not much fan of violent movies and psycho stuff. Remaining all I can digest.

    CE: What is your state of mind right now?
    Durga: Happy

    CE: Name 5 CEans in 5 seconds
    Durga: Kaosutub
    Mayur
    Anurag
    Ash
    Shalini
    spelling mistake 😛
    CE: Thats six...😒
    Durga: No! its 5

    CE: Just kidding. What do you like about CE?
    Durga: Collective interests of all members. I mean everyone has something to offer and take back from CE.

    CE: Any thing you dislike or feel there is something missing on CE?
    Durga: hmm.. I wanted to ask Biggie if a new section 'how stuff works' could be included. That's important for engineers. Everyone can pop up one device or appliance and explain how it works.

    CE: I should have asked this in the beginning but is it Durga or Ambassador Durga.
    Durga: Durga

    CE: Ambassador sounds quite imposing and regal, doesn't it?
    Durga: May be.. but I am OK with my name.. please make it Ms Durga, I remember when Ceans took me to be a guy.

    CE: How are you coping with your new powers as Ambassador?
    Durga: Powers? I need to work more. I find myself not contributing much, so I need to improve upon it 😔

    CE: You are being modest?
    Durga: Seriously, I neither see myself greeting newbies nor encouraging them. Ambassadors are for that, I need to build up.

    CE:
    Any New Year resolution you made recently.
    Durga: No....

    CE: Describe yourself in i line.
    Durga: All time confused.

    CE:
    Suppose, I grant you 3 wishes.
    Durga: 1 Save earth
    2 Bring people out of this recession
    3 Three more wishes

    CE: Which animal is most like you and why?
    Durga: I love dogs, no reason.

    CE:
    Same question for a cartoon character?
    Durga: Dexter, again no reasons.

    CE: Name the CEans that you would like to meet?
    Durga: Biggie, Mayur, Shalini.

    CE:
    Do you love traveling?
    Durga: Yup...in India it was limited to Bangalore. Here i have been to Melbourne and few other beaches..

    CE:
    Thanks for giving us your time, I think I will wrap it up here.
    Durga: Thank you as well :smile:

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  • shalini_goel14

    MemberMay 14, 2009

    Wow Superb raj and durga 😁

    @raj Very good interview.😀The only KYCEan I liked till now here (except mine 😉 )

    Very good answers durga , you rock. I really liked your idea of "how stuff works" and "World without .." It really makes engineers to think. 😁

    😁 Oye ! its Friday 😁

    Thank God you spelled my name correctly otherwise you were dead 😛.
    By the way who is this "Mr Anurag" ?

    Very very glad to find some one here wished to meet me ever 😁 though I never wished to meet you durga. 😛
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  • rishna

    MemberMay 15, 2009

    Well said answers Durga, good questions as well.
    Your bluetooth idea is very creative, do include a functionality to invite people by selecting a list of contacts😉
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  • silverscorpion

    MemberMay 15, 2009

    Hmm, Sudoku champion?? Sounds cool!! 😀
    Care to share some Sudoku tips??

    nice to know more about you, Durga.

    Good questions Raj.

    enjoyed it.. thanks!!
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  • Kaustubh Katdare

    AdministratorMay 15, 2009

    Super 😁 Way to go!
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  • Harshad Italiya

    MemberMay 15, 2009

    Wow Superb Interview there Durga

    Congrates to both of you Raj and Durga..

    Your home with bluetooth ... Smart Home..

    :awesome:
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  • slashfear

    MemberMay 15, 2009

    Nice interview Raj 😁

    Kool answers Durga awesome buddy!!! Nice to know about you;-)

    The part i like is About the cartoon character nice!! I love Dexter, now badly missing it




    -Arvind(slashfear)
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  • gohm

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    great read, thanks Durga & Patty!
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  • Anil Jain

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    Cool Interview... Good questions and answers.

    nice job Patty !!

    -CB
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  • Ashraf HZ

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    Interesting interview 😀

    You like astronomical stuff eh? Then check out Celestia -> #-Link-Snipped-#

    Awesome software!
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  • raj87verma88

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    ash
    Interesting interview 😀

    You like astronomical stuff eh? Then check out Celestia -> #-Link-Snipped-#

    Awesome software!
    Are you advertising external links?😒
    Please do not do this sir, or it may lead to a permanent ban of your account.😛
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  • Ashraf HZ

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    The mock would work better if you werent a mod yourself 😉
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  • durga ch

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    😁
    Disclaimer: Sorry All. I have been missing since long

    Thanks All.
    @ Shalini: he he!! I always like to know by face rather than just a virtual user ID 😀
    @SS: not a champion.. I like kakuro more than sudoku.. you can play with numbers just like that!!! 😁
    @ ash!! thanks.. I bought this book of Atlas of universe which has the celestrial maps as well. I never went downa beach and assembled them to watch though!! will do it soon 😀

    Raj, Thanks for doing the session and posting it!!! 😁
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  • shalini_goel14

    MemberMay 16, 2009

    durga
    😁
    @ Shalini: he he!! I always like to know by face rather than just a virtual user ID 😀
    You can know me by face through yahoo IM 😁 though I prefer to keep my identity as a secret. :sshhh:
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  • Saandeep Sreerambatla

    MemberMay 17, 2009

    Good Interview Durga and Patty
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  • Anoop Mathew

    MemberMay 10, 2014

    Something that caught my search! Great interview!
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