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Fifteen-year-old
Viraj Deshpande is modest about his achievements.
Speaking to him, you wouldn't be able to
make out that he has become an idol for
many youngsters, who are impressed with
his intelligence and academic abilities.
And for good reasons too. Viraj has brought
acclaim to India by winning the 1st prize
at the Xth International Astronomy Olympiad
held at Bejing recently. Viraj first learnt
about the Olympiad, when in the 9th standard,
he read about it in the newspapers. He applied
for it. There was no examination centre
in Nashik at that time, but he went to Pune
and was selected for the national camp.
He didn't make it to the international round
though. He tried again. This time, in the
under-18 age group, and sailed through smoothly.
"I had heard famous mathematician Mohan
Apte's talk on astronomy and I was drawn
to the subject," recollects Viraj. The 20-day
national training camp at the Nehru Science
Centre opened for him the opportunities
to learn from India's best scientists and
academicians. He interacted with former
students who had represented India at the
Olympiad. "It was a great exposure," Viraj
says. The Indian team proved their mettle
and brought back five golds, one silver
and two bronze medals. Viraj won gold in
astronomy. "We were working as a team and
that clicked. We knew we could take India
to greater heights and we did that," he
says, a sense of pride reflecting on his
face. Today, many students and parents come
to meet him. His humble house in midtown
is filled with bouquets and greeting cards.
Courtesy:
dnaindia.com, November 08, 2005
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Sify
Ltd, (Nasdaq:SIFY), India's premier Internet,
Networks and eCommerce services company
has hit a six with the launch of the world's
first online video scorecard (VSC) on its
broadband website, www.sifymax.in this cricket
season. Announcing the launch, Mr. Surya
Mantha, Sr. Vice President, Interactive
Services, Sify Limited, said, "Sify has
acquired exclusive Internet rights (India
territory) for the next 12 ODIs; 7 matches
against Sri Lanka and 5 against South Africa.
As part of the agreement, Nimbus will provide
Sify with a live stream for all the matches."
"The VSC features live video clips of all
the 4s and 6s hit in a match along with
their replays. The fall of each wicket,
how the bowler took the wicket, the catch
taken and run-outs are also available for
viewing along with the conventional scorecard.
The integration of live video has transformed
the hitherto plain-vanilla scorecard into
an absorbing broadband product available
for free, at the moment, on Sify Max," added
Mr. Mantha. The scorecard is updated on
the fly with short video clips to enable
a user to follow the action on the field
as it unfolds. We call it instant highlights,
unlike on a TV channel where the highlights
are available only after the end of a match
or an inning. For a cricket fan who has
missed an interesting match, the scorecard
will help in reliving the thrill of the
contest, shot by shot. What's more, he has
full control over what shot or fall of wicket
to watch. Not once but any number of times.
Sify is among the largest Internet, network
and e-Commerce services companies in India,
offering end-to-end solutions with a comprehensive
range of products delivered over a common
Internet backbone infrastructure. This Internet
backbone reaches 146 cities and towns in
India. A significant part of the company's
revenue is derived from Corporate Services,
which include corporate connectivity, network
and communications solutions, security,
network management services and hosting.
A host of blue chip customers use Sify's
corporate service offerings. Consumer services
include broadband home access, dial up connectivity
and the iWay cyber cafe chain across 132
cities and towns. The company's network
services, data center operations and customer
relationship management are accredited ISO
9001:2000.
Courtesy:
sify.com, November 03, 2005
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