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I absolutely agree with you. The mobile phone analogy given by Chandra can not be logically applied here where in most cases the learnhubbers, even very experienced ones, have no/very little/incorrect knowledge about the copyright issues. Many experienced learnhubbers are simply giving reference of the source from where their content is taken, but i guess nobody may be taking the prior permission of such sources to publish their content, which also according to Chandra is not a correct practice. In many cases, like my case, i am getting material from other persons which i post on learnhub. I have absolutely no way of knowing/ascertaining whether the material being posted is a copyrighted material of some original source/creator thereof. It is difficult to track down the original source/creator of the material.

Such being the situation in more than 90% of the cases, it is expected from learnhub to institute a foolproof and practicable mechanism into place rather than simply expecting the innocent learnhubbers to ensure full compliance. I am not saying that learnhubbers don’t have any responsibility regarding the infringement of copyrights, but that in most cases, people are not fully and properly aware of the legalities. Learnhub should realise the fine difference between an organised and intentional crime and an inadvertent mistake. Because of these problems, I can tell from some instances in the courts that in all such instances, Learnhub will be held solely liable for not ensuring proper surveillance of copyright infringements, notwithstanding a simple one sided clause (that puts full onus of material posted on the learnhub on the learnhub user/publisher of the material on learnhub) in the Service Agreement which is liable to be set aside in the court judgements.

Dear Rahul,

Despite all that has gone before, I sincerely pray God to bless u and may the better sense prevail upon u. Regarding ur comment that i have deleted my lesson where u had commented and given the source of the website, let me assure you that I have not done such thing. This action could only have been taken by either me or by the learnhub operators/management team. However, i am ready to testify (if need be) to prove that i have not done this myself. This, in my opinion, can easily be proved by the computer software records of learnhub which records each and every activity along with time of each learnhub member.

If u are a true and such a moral person, reveal ur actual identity to the learnhubbers. I have reliable evidence that in fact u are an imposter with hurt ego who despite ur best efforts could not make it to top 5 ranks on learnhub and now trying to pose with this identity (rahul2learn) to disgrace me, perhaps with the sole aim to use the sacred learnhub platform to soothe your hurt ego and give vent to your jealousy towards me, with ur unwarranted, irresponsible and illegal remarks for which I reserve all my rights to sue u for such defamation charges. I also have reliable evidence that u are trying to influence and connive with the local learnhub management at Gurgaon to achieve ur unpious objectives.

The rest is all for the wise learnhubbers to deduce for themselves!

In a separate message to the local learnhub management (asingla), I have written to give me all such source references from which the material on my lessons is alleged to have been taken in violation of the copyright issues. I will give credit to such original sources by editing my lessons.

In case this is not possible, I am ready to delete all my lessons or let the learnhub management delete them and my other postings on learnhub and i will quit learnhub gracefully. Let all learnhubbers decide!

Please allow me a little correction in my above post, just now pointed out by my little daughter. In S.No.1, instead of the last 2 words i.e ‘has not’, please read as ‘has’. :)

Thanks to all here for posting your comments. I would like to clarify briefly the following -

1. Though, my main objective has been to post content which would be of relevance (as per my judgement) and use to the communities where it is posted, I don’t deny that getting recognised through the unique and great system of authority points given by this great Site for the efforts put in by each learnhubber, besides love and appreciation of learnhubbers, has not further motivated me to carry on with my whatever little contributions I sincerely think would be of some benefit to the learnhub users. Doesn’t every body on earth crave for some love, recognition and motivation to keep continuing?

2. It may be appreciated that I am a busy professional serving in a very senior and responsible capacity in a MNC and hardly have time for such things as Rahul has alleged as spamming and even critically compared the quality and contents of my postings with other distinguished members of Learnhub. Even for my small contributions so far, I could hardly find any time. However, because of an urge for a social cause, coupled with the motivation provided by this great Site and the love and respect of several Learnhubbers, I was greatly attracted to this Site and really love it and tried to find time even during my busy office hours to post something that may be useful, and I love especially the young (some like Tiffany may be somewhere around the age of my daughter) and very talented people who I can visualise (and sincerely pray) as having a great future ahead. I take criticism also in my stride, especially from mostly these young people on learnhub. I have always been of belief that learning has no age barriers.

3. I am really not in competition with anybody. However, honestly speaking, being on Learnhub, especially with very talented young people like Tiffany, Oren & MayMay, enthuses me greatly that sometimes I forget my age barriers and the limits set by my profession. I really can’t devote much time to create my lessons and try to mostly keep them brief, trying best still to keep the quality reasonable and content relevant. Sometimes I give the task to my daughter with some guidance who creates the lessons on my behalf.

4. As regards the source of the content posted by me, I have numerous friends and am a member on some other websites/groups. We keep on exchanging good stuff and much of the stuff posted by me on learnhub is a copy and paste exercise of such stuff provided by my friends. You may have seen that in many of my lessons, I have mentioned the names of such persons at the bottom of the lesson. I really don’t know the original source of such stuff and if such material which came to me is a copyrighted material. However, please trust that my main intention in posting such stuff on learnhub has been that I sincerely felt that it would greatly benefit the learnhubbers.

Dear Learnhubbers, please rest reassured that I am here on the Learnhub not merely out of my love for this great Site and its members but also out of my sincere urge to be of some benefit, with my whatever little efforts, to the Society through this Site.

Nothing really for me to explain or justify myself to anybody! I think my actions and the love and respect I have got from the learnhubbers over past several months speak much louder than I ever can. My main objective has been to serve learnhubbers to the best of my abilities. I am sorry if it has not been taken in right spirit by some. But, I really can’t help that. You can never please all!

You are right. I will make the correction.

Hi Riyana, my great pleasure if any of my lessons could motivate you and cheer you up! May God bless you.

I took the test just now and the result showed that I am also an INTJ. My answer to several questions was the option – ” I am really in between”. The other 2 answer options available with each question, I think, presented extreme and opposing characteristics in respect of most of the questions which I personally think is difficult to find in real life! Anyway, an interesting test and thanks ATU, for posting it on Learnhub for the benefit of all!

A very emotionally inspiring end to yet another great speech by the great man when he siad – “Let it be said by our children’s children that when we were tested we refused to let this journey end, that we did not turn back nor did we falter; and with eyes fixed on the horizon and God’s grace upon us, we carried forth that great gift of freedom and delivered it safely to future generations.”

I don’t think that one loses a sense of appreciation for art as one grows up. It would rather be more appropriate to say, as Kant puts it, that it depends on/colored by the immediate state of mind of the observer. The same piece of music/poetry that pleased you when you were young may hold little meaning or may look even more interesting when you are grown up! Also, the same thing which pleased you just a month back when you were relaxed and in a good mood may not impress you to the same extent today when your mood is off or when you are busy in some thing that is more important to you at the moment. The mind is in a constant state of flux and a varying entity. At any given moment, it’s the inner feeling or the state of mind that is most important thing in perceiving the world around us and that principle works not only in case of art but everything. In other words, the world as one sees or feels it is nothing but how one’s mind perceives it.

In other words,it is difficult to assign any objectivity to such things and it’s all mostly subjective!

I am sorry if I sound being a bit philosophical or cynical in giving my views on your query.

Thanks for these Excellent tips!

I agree that prayer is a strong medium to connect with the Supreme Consciousness and it can do wonders!

welcome vetskp on learnhub. hope you will find your experience here very enjoyable and fulfilling. i request that whenever you want to start a discussion on a topic, please post it only in the community relevant to that topic. thanks in anticipation!

I agree! My congratulations and salutations to this august team of experts for this great noble cause! Keep up the great work guys. Wish you all the success.

I agree with you, but only from the fun aspect of it. However, here what you are playing with is money which is very hard earned in most cases. Any wrong step and you can burn your fingers. Also, doing it yourself thru’ your own R & D of stocks and keeping a constant vigil on price movements of your portfolio and managing, though highly absorbing and entertaining process, would require a great deal of your time on the whole activity. This is also not possible in most of the cases.

1. The strategy/concept given by me is not just in theory, but practically time tested. I have myself successfully implemented it.

2. I did not say that investment thru’ SIP is not subject to market fluctuations, but that the effect of such fluctuations over a long period of time gets averaged out, producing decent positive returns over long term.

3. I already said that if you are going to invest in equity, you should invest with a minimum/preferable time horizon of 5 years and with the above said strategy.

4. Depending on your risk appetite and capacity, you may decide proportion of your total funds for investments in equity and bonds/debt funds. It may vary from as low as 0:100(equity:bond) to 100:0.

I would say the long run in the context of equity investment ideally implies a period of 5 years or more. Therefore, if one enters in equity market through the route and strategy suggested by me, he should invest only as much of his surplus funds in equity as he can forget ( i mean which he would not require) for at least 5 years from his date of investment. If you are investing regularly every month thru’ a SIP, after completion of the 5 years from the date of your first SIP Instalment/amount, it would become like a continuous monthly cycle where you can redeem your funds (if u require them) every month! So, first 5 years (reckoned from first SIP installment) only requires more patience in respect of the need for redemption after which it will generate a continuous monthly return!

Investment needs patience and discipline. I think if you follow the strategy suggested by me, you will be a winner in the long run!

To pick up the tops and bottoms consistently or in other words timing the stock market can not be done even by seasoned experts. I think for an average retail investor with reasonable appetite for risk, the best and time tested strategy will be the following (for investment in equity market) -

1. Diversify the investment in leading stocks across various Sectors.

2. Invest through a mutual fund through SIP (Systematic Investment Plan) a fixed amount every month as per your capacity.

3. In this way, your investment will get averaged out over a long term (3 years being considered a reasonable period when the returns will show a decent growth), i.e you will happen to invest some times when the market is down and on other occasions when it is up.

4. By investing through a recognised and rated mutual fund’s diversified equity scheme, you will be getting specialised investment service without yourself having to bother about selecting when to buy or sell a scrip. Moreover, even with a small amount, you can invest in good high value stocks and also spread your investment in a number of quality stocks across various sectors, thus diversifying/minimising the risk, if you invest through a mutual fund.

5. Historically, it has been established that over a long term (minimum 5 years), investment in equities generates a higher return than any other form of investment (e.g property, gold, debt funds, govt. securities, FDs etc.). This is true, at least in case of India. Hence, it is advisable to stay invested in the manner recommended above for a longer period (preferably at least 5 years).

Hope, it helps!