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Dear Ravin,

This can happen only in India. Fortunately both of us are not engineers. Once

stuck with MD , always a MD.

 

Renuka '84

Subject: Re: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

To: mgims

Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 8:02 AM

 

So, are you thinking of changing professions Ashok? (Or was that Renuka's

post) ;-)

Ravin '82

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Renuka Madam,

Amen to that.... I wonder, if I had got into Bollywood.. would life had been

different?

Ameet 1993

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>

> Dear Ravin,

> This can happen only in India. Fortunately both of us are not engineers.

> Once stuck with MD , always a MD.

>

> Renuka '84

>

>

>

> From: Dr_Ravin Das <ravindas@... <ravindas%40gmail.com>>

> Subject: Re: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

> To: mgims <mgims%40yahoogroups.com>

> Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, 8:02 AM

>

>

>

> So, are you thinking of changing professions Ashok? (Or was that Renuka's

> post) ;-)

>

> Ravin '82

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Wow..................i am sure new colleges and courses are on their way

too............

aasawari91

saving her pennies in a piggy bank............

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To: abhaskarmd@...

Sent: Thu, 1 April, 2010 4:59:53 PM

Subject: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

 

You won't believe this !!

NAME: Massu or Malana, 60

Massu's Assets

Rs 30 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 1,000 to 1,500

Begs at: Lokhandwala. . Mostly outside high-end restaurants visited by TV and

film stars.

Working hours: 8 pm to 3 am.

Home is: A one BHK at Amboli in Andheri (west). He owns another 1 BHK nearby.

Massu's 1BHK room at Amboli. Both houses are duplexes

Family: Wife, two sons and a daughter-in- law share the apartment with him.

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 1500.

Assets: Rs 30 lakh in just properties. One son makes and sells brooms, while the

other hawks knick-knacks near Andheri station. He has substantial savings, but

would not reveal details.

Cool quotient: Massu is dressed in spotless clothes when he takes an

auto-rickshaw to Lokhandwala every evening. He changes into his beggar attire

near Ad Labs. During his working hours, he has a complete sway over the area.

You will never find another beggar in his vicinity. He takes an auto on his way

home too. Stops at Yashraj Studios for a change of clothes.

NAME: Krishna Kumar Gite, 42

Krishna 's Assets

Rs 5 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings

Rs 1500 to 2000

Begs at: CP Tank, Charni Road

Working hours: Early morning to late evening

Home is: I BHK apartment at Nallasopara, which he shares with his brother.

Family: Brother, sister-in-law and their children.

Day's earnings: Rs 1500 to 2000.

His worth: The Nallasopara apartment is worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. Krishna claimed

he has substantial savings but would not put a figure to it. 'My brother manages

everything,' he said.

Cool quotient: Claims he can't be bothered with money matters. He retires every

evening to his Nallasopara home and hands over the day's earnings to his

brother. 'My bhabhi and brother know best what to do with the money.'

NAME: Bharat Jain, 45

Bharat's Assets

Rs 70 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 2000 to 2500

Begs at: Azad Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Working hours: Early morning to late evening.

Home is: Two adjacent 1 BHK apartments in Parel, where his family stays. Bharat,

however, visits home only once in a week. His family, which deals in school

notebooks and other study material, has tried on many occasions to get Bharat to

give up begging and join the family business.

Bharat's Parel house where he stays with his family. (right) The Bhandup shop

the family has rented out to a juice centre

Family: Wife, two sons -- one studying in class X and the other in class XII --

father and brother.

Day's earnings: Rs 2000 to 2500.

His worth: The family apartments are worth close to Rs 60 lakh. The family also

has rented out a shop in Bhandup to a juice centre and gets Rs 7,000-a-month in

rent. The rent is collected every month by Bharat's wife.

Cool quotient: Bharat speaks impeccable English. He is soft spoken and you will

never find him harassing people for alms.

Name: Haji, 26

Haji's Assets Rs 15 lakh

Day's earnings Rs 1000 to 2000

Begs at: Deonar and Chembur. Usually begs near mosques and

temples.

Working hours: Flexi. Picks the best time to be at a temple or a mosque.

Home is: A room at Cheetah Camp, where his mother and sister run a zari

workshop, employing 15 people.

Family: Mother and sister..

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 2000

Earnings increase mani-folds during festivals.

His worth: The Cheetah Camp room worth anything between Rs 3 and 5 lakh. The

zari workshop could be worth 10 lakh. The family earns a steady income from the

zari business and his mother has tried every trick to get him to give up begging

and join the family business.

Cool quotient:

He says managing the zari workshop is too much

hardwork. 'I can't be bothered with all that. I like to be left alone.. Also, I

make a decent amount every day.

------------ ----<( ULTIMATE!!! )>---------- -------

Name: Doesn't matter, A Engineer (Double Graduate :D)

Enggr 's Assets: Some old Design Book, Operating Procedure, Cryptography Books

worth 10,000 INR. Rest all Assets are based on EMI's (Easy Monthly Installment)

so it's the bank that owns it and not me.

Day's earning: Peanuts :)

Working Hours: Day and Night

Family: 1 intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz CPU, 1 Flat monitor, 1 mouse and 1 keyboard.

His worth: Depends on the Boss, If Boss in not happy then he's useless :)

Cool Quotient: Whenever he opens his mouth he knows speaks only " I Don't Know " .

Never fires anyone, only he gets fired everywhere. The only time he stays cool

is when he gulps down two large shots of JD(Jack , Obvious someone else is

paying for those shots :D)...

So Kya soch rahe ho. katora UthaO & ...!!! ; GO......

 

 

 

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Aasawari

 

ur post-scripts are quite amusing (and matter of fact-ly too!).

 

DDM'76

 

(What's the meaning of Aasawari?).

Subject: Re: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

To: mgims

Date: Friday, 2 April, 2010, 12:51 AM

 

Wow......... ......... i am sure new colleges and courses are on their way

too......... ...

aasawari91

saving her pennies in a piggy bank........ ....

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Ashok Bhaskar <abhaskarmdyahoo (DOT) com>

To: abhaskarmdyahoo (DOT) com

Sent: Thu, 1 April, 2010 4:59:53 PM

Subject: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

 

You won't believe this !!

NAME: Massu or Malana, 60

Massu's Assets

Rs 30 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 1,000 to 1,500

Begs at: Lokhandwala. . Mostly outside high-end restaurants visited by TV and

film stars.

Working hours: 8 pm to 3 am.

Home is: A one BHK at Amboli in Andheri (west). He owns another 1 BHK nearby.

Massu's 1BHK room at Amboli. Both houses are duplexes

Family: Wife, two sons and a daughter-in- law share the apartment with him.

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 1500.

Assets: Rs 30 lakh in just properties. One son makes and sells brooms, while the

other hawks knick-knacks near Andheri station. He has substantial savings, but

would not reveal details.

Cool quotient: Massu is dressed in spotless clothes when he takes an

auto-rickshaw to Lokhandwala every evening. He changes into his beggar attire

near Ad Labs. During his working hours, he has a complete sway over the area.

You will never find another beggar in his vicinity. He takes an auto on his way

home too. Stops at Yashraj Studios for a change of clothes.

NAME: Krishna Kumar Gite, 42

Krishna 's Assets

Rs 5 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings

Rs 1500 to 2000

Begs at: CP Tank, Charni Road

Working hours: Early morning to late evening

Home is: I BHK apartment at Nallasopara, which he shares with his brother.

Family: Brother, sister-in-law and their children.

Day's earnings: Rs 1500 to 2000.

His worth: The Nallasopara apartment is worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. Krishna claimed

he has substantial savings but would not put a figure to it. 'My brother manages

everything,' he said.

Cool quotient: Claims he can't be bothered with money matters. He retires every

evening to his Nallasopara home and hands over the day's earnings to his

brother. 'My bhabhi and brother know best what to do with the money.'

NAME: Bharat Jain, 45

Bharat's Assets

Rs 70 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 2000 to 2500

Begs at: Azad Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Working hours: Early morning to late evening.

Home is: Two adjacent 1 BHK apartments in Parel, where his family stays. Bharat,

however, visits home only once in a week. His family, which deals in school

notebooks and other study material, has tried on many occasions to get Bharat to

give up begging and join the family business.

Bharat's Parel house where he stays with his family. (right) The Bhandup shop

the family has rented out to a juice centre

Family: Wife, two sons -- one studying in class X and the other in class XII --

father and brother.

Day's earnings: Rs 2000 to 2500.

His worth: The family apartments are worth close to Rs 60 lakh. The family also

has rented out a shop in Bhandup to a juice centre and gets Rs 7,000-a-month in

rent. The rent is collected every month by Bharat's wife.

Cool quotient: Bharat speaks impeccable English. He is soft spoken and you will

never find him harassing people for alms.

Name: Haji, 26

Haji's Assets Rs 15 lakh

Day's earnings Rs 1000 to 2000

Begs at: Deonar and Chembur. Usually begs near mosques and

temples.

Working hours: Flexi. Picks the best time to be at a temple or a mosque.

Home is: A room at Cheetah Camp, where his mother and sister run a zari

workshop, employing 15 people.

Family: Mother and sister..

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 2000

Earnings increase mani-folds during festivals.

His worth: The Cheetah Camp room worth anything between Rs 3 and 5 lakh. The

zari workshop could be worth 10 lakh. The family earns a steady income from the

zari business and his mother has tried every trick to get him to give up begging

and join the family business.

Cool quotient:

He says managing the zari workshop is too much

hardwork. 'I can't be bothered with all that. I like to be left alone.. Also, I

make a decent amount every day.

------------ ----<( ULTIMATE!!! )>---------- -------

Name: Doesn't matter, A Engineer (Double Graduate :D)

Enggr 's Assets: Some old Design Book, Operating Procedure, Cryptography Books

worth 10,000 INR. Rest all Assets are based on EMI's (Easy Monthly Installment)

so it's the bank that owns it and not me.

Day's earning: Peanuts :)

Working Hours: Day and Night

Family: 1 intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz CPU, 1 Flat monitor, 1 mouse and 1 keyboard.

His worth: Depends on the Boss, If Boss in not happy then he's useless :)

Cool Quotient: Whenever he opens his mouth he knows speaks only " I Don't Know " .

Never fires anyone, only he gets fired everywhere. The only time he stays cool

is when he gulps down two large shots of JD(Jack , Obvious someone else is

paying for those shots :D)...

So Kya soch rahe ho. katora UthaO & ...!!! ; GO......

 

 

 

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Aasawari is derived from the famous 'MAD' magazine catch phrase: " What, me

worry? "

Kishore Shah 1974

Fw: Mumbai Beggars

You won't believe this !!

NAME: Massu or Malana, 60

Massu's Assets

Rs 30 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 1,000 to 1,500

Begs at: Lokhandwala. . Mostly outside high-end restaurants visited by TV

and film stars.

Working hours: 8 pm to 3 am.

Home is: A one BHK at Amboli in Andheri (west). He owns another 1 BHK

nearby.

Massu's 1BHK room at Amboli. Both houses are duplexes

Family: Wife, two sons and a daughter-in- law share the apartment with him.

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 1500.

Assets: Rs 30 lakh in just properties. One son makes and sells brooms, while

the other hawks knick-knacks near Andheri station. He has substantial

savings, but would not reveal details.

Cool quotient: Massu is dressed in spotless clothes when he takes an

auto-rickshaw to Lokhandwala every evening. He changes into his beggar

attire near Ad Labs. During his working hours, he has a complete sway over

the area. You will never find another beggar in his vicinity. He takes an

auto on his way home too. Stops at Yashraj Studios for a change of clothes.

NAME: Krishna Kumar Gite, 42

Krishna 's Assets

Rs 5 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings

Rs 1500 to 2000

Begs at: CP Tank, Charni Road

Working hours: Early morning to late evening

Home is: I BHK apartment at Nallasopara, which he shares with his brother.

Family: Brother, sister-in-law and their children.

Day's earnings: Rs 1500 to 2000.

His worth: The Nallasopara apartment is worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. Krishna

claimed he has substantial savings but would not put a figure to it. 'My

brother manages everything,' he said.

Cool quotient: Claims he can't be bothered with money matters. He retires

every evening to his Nallasopara home and hands over the day's earnings to

his brother. 'My bhabhi and brother know best what to do with the money.'

NAME: Bharat Jain, 45

Bharat's Assets

Rs 70 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 2000 to 2500

Begs at: Azad Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Working hours: Early morning to late evening.

Home is: Two adjacent 1 BHK apartments in Parel, where his family stays.

Bharat, however, visits home only once in a week. His family, which deals in

school notebooks and other study material, has tried on many occasions to

get Bharat to give up begging and join the family business.

Bharat's Parel house where he stays with his family. (right) The Bhandup

shop the family has rented out to a juice centre

Family: Wife, two sons -- one studying in class X and the other in class

XII -- father and brother.

Day's earnings: Rs 2000 to 2500.

His worth: The family apartments are worth close to Rs 60 lakh. The family

also has rented out a shop in Bhandup to a juice centre and gets Rs

7,000-a-month in rent. The rent is collected every month by Bharat's wife.

Cool quotient: Bharat speaks impeccable English. He is soft spoken and you

will never find him harassing people for alms.

Name: Haji, 26

Haji's Assets Rs 15 lakh

Day's earnings Rs 1000 to 2000

Begs at: Deonar and Chembur. Usually begs near mosques and

temples.

Working hours: Flexi. Picks the best time to be at a temple or a mosque.

Home is: A room at Cheetah Camp, where his mother and sister run a zari

workshop, employing 15 people.

Family: Mother and sister..

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 2000

Earnings increase mani-folds during festivals.

His worth: The Cheetah Camp room worth anything between Rs 3 and 5 lakh. The

zari workshop could be worth 10 lakh. The family earns a steady income from

the zari business and his mother has tried every trick to get him to give up

begging and join the family business.

Cool quotient:

He says managing the zari workshop is too much

hardwork. 'I can't be bothered with all that. I like to be left alone..

Also, I make a decent amount every day.

------------ ----<( ULTIMATE!!! )>---------- -------

Name: Doesn't matter, A Engineer (Double Graduate :D)

Enggr 's Assets: Some old Design Book, Operating Procedure, Cryptography

Books worth 10,000 INR. Rest all Assets are based on EMI's (Easy Monthly

Installment) so it's the bank that owns it and not me.

Day's earning: Peanuts :)

Working Hours: Day and Night

Family: 1 intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz CPU, 1 Flat monitor, 1 mouse and 1

keyboard.

His worth: Depends on the Boss, If Boss in not happy then he's useless :)

Cool Quotient: Whenever he opens his mouth he knows speaks only " I Don't

Know " . Never fires anyone, only he gets fired everywhere. The only time he

stays cool is when he gulps down two large shots of JD(Jack , Obvious

someone else is paying for those shots :D)...

So Kya soch rahe ho. katora UthaO & ...!!! ; GO......

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Dear Dr KS

 

I am afraid I don't quite understand!

Wud u plz elaborate further?

 

DDM '76

From: aasawari bapat <aasawaribapat@ yahoo.co. in>

Subject: Re: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

To: mgimsyahoogroups (DOT) com

Date: Friday, 2 April, 2010, 12:51 AM

Wow......... ......... i am sure new colleges and courses are on their way

too......... ...

aasawari91

saving her pennies in a piggy bank........ ....

____________ _________ _________ __

From: Ashok Bhaskar <abhaskarmd@ yahoo. com>

To: abhaskarmdyahoo (DOT) com

Sent: Thu, 1 April, 2010 4:59:53 PM

Subject: Fw: Mumbai Beggars

You won't believe this !!

NAME: Massu or Malana, 60

Massu's Assets

Rs 30 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 1,000 to 1,500

Begs at: Lokhandwala. . Mostly outside high-end restaurants visited by TV

and film stars.

Working hours: 8 pm to 3 am.

Home is: A one BHK at Amboli in Andheri (west). He owns another 1 BHK

nearby.

Massu's 1BHK room at Amboli. Both houses are duplexes

Family: Wife, two sons and a daughter-in- law share the apartment with him.

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 1500.

Assets: Rs 30 lakh in just properties. One son makes and sells brooms, while

the other hawks knick-knacks near Andheri station. He has substantial

savings, but would not reveal details.

Cool quotient: Massu is dressed in spotless clothes when he takes an

auto-rickshaw to Lokhandwala every evening. He changes into his beggar

attire near Ad Labs. During his working hours, he has a complete sway over

the area. You will never find another beggar in his vicinity. He takes an

auto on his way home too. Stops at Yashraj Studios for a change of clothes.

NAME: Krishna Kumar Gite, 42

Krishna 's Assets

Rs 5 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings

Rs 1500 to 2000

Begs at: CP Tank, Charni Road

Working hours: Early morning to late evening

Home is: I BHK apartment at Nallasopara, which he shares with his brother.

Family: Brother, sister-in-law and their children.

Day's earnings: Rs 1500 to 2000.

His worth: The Nallasopara apartment is worth nearly Rs 5 lakh. Krishna

claimed he has substantial savings but would not put a figure to it. 'My

brother manages everything,' he said.

Cool quotient: Claims he can't be bothered with money matters. He retires

every evening to his Nallasopara home and hands over the day's earnings to

his brother. 'My bhabhi and brother know best what to do with the money.'

NAME: Bharat Jain, 45

Bharat's Assets

Rs 70 lakh in properties alone

Day's earnings Rs 2000 to 2500

Begs at: Azad Maidan and Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus.

Working hours: Early morning to late evening.

Home is: Two adjacent 1 BHK apartments in Parel, where his family stays.

Bharat, however, visits home only once in a week. His family, which deals in

school notebooks and other study material, has tried on many occasions to

get Bharat to give up begging and join the family business.

Bharat's Parel house where he stays with his family. (right) The Bhandup

shop the family has rented out to a juice centre

Family: Wife, two sons -- one studying in class X and the other in class

XII -- father and brother.

Day's earnings: Rs 2000 to 2500.

His worth: The family apartments are worth close to Rs 60 lakh. The family

also has rented out a shop in Bhandup to a juice centre and gets Rs

7,000-a-month in rent. The rent is collected every month by Bharat's wife.

Cool quotient: Bharat speaks impeccable English. He is soft spoken and you

will never find him harassing people for alms.

Name: Haji, 26

Haji's Assets Rs 15 lakh

Day's earnings Rs 1000 to 2000

Begs at: Deonar and Chembur. Usually begs near mosques and

temples.

Working hours: Flexi. Picks the best time to be at a temple or a mosque.

Home is: A room at Cheetah Camp, where his mother and sister run a zari

workshop, employing 15 people.

Family: Mother and sister..

Day's earnings: Rs 1000 to 2000

Earnings increase mani-folds during festivals.

His worth: The Cheetah Camp room worth anything between Rs 3 and 5 lakh. The

zari workshop could be worth 10 lakh. The family earns a steady income from

the zari business and his mother has tried every trick to get him to give up

begging and join the family business.

Cool quotient:

He says managing the zari workshop is too much

hardwork. 'I can't be bothered with all that. I like to be left alone..

Also, I make a decent amount every day.

------------ ----<( ULTIMATE!!! )>---------- -------

Name: Doesn't matter, A Engineer (Double Graduate :D)

Enggr 's Assets: Some old Design Book, Operating Procedure, Cryptography

Books worth 10,000 INR. Rest all Assets are based on EMI's (Easy Monthly

Installment) so it's the bank that owns it and not me.

Day's earning: Peanuts :)

Working Hours: Day and Night

Family: 1 intel Pentium 4 3.8 GHz CPU, 1 Flat monitor, 1 mouse and 1

keyboard.

His worth: Depends on the Boss, If Boss in not happy then he's useless :)

Cool Quotient: Whenever he opens his mouth he knows speaks only " I Don't

Know " . Never fires anyone, only he gets fired everywhere. The only time he

stays cool is when he gulps down two large shots of JD(Jack , Obvious

someone else is paying for those shots :D)...

So Kya soch rahe ho. katora UthaO & ...!!! ; GO......

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