It was a dark day today for the people who have their officesat Lal Bunglaw, near Ameerpet, Greenlands. It was the call center ofMotorola where the fire mishap happened, which spread very fast to the adjoiningshops. The entire area was filled with smoke clouds Being the busiest roadthere were lot of chaos in the place, traffic came to a standstill.

The history or legend is captured in a book called Ramayan, but according to Amin it is not taught or "commercialized" like the Bible. "You won't find it printed out and put in hotel rooms like the Bible," he says. "But there is magic or miracles in the history like how Jesus walked on water." And just like children go to Sunday school and learn lessons here, Hindu children learn many valuable lessons around the story of Diwali, he says.

Former President and scientist Dr A P J Abdul Kalam, who has been in the forefront of India's scientific and defence endeavours for over 4
0 years, is a man with a mission and vision. He would like India to be a superpower by 2020, for which the country has to undertake mega missions. The Moon mission is one such. India is set for its date with history on October 22, when the PSLV blasts off from Sriharikota to launch Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft to the Moon. The Times of India, which is carrying a countdown to India's first Moon mission, contacted Dr Kalam for his message.

Greetings and blessings on the auspicious day of Vijayadashami!

On this very auspicious day of Dasara which marks the triumph of good and truth over evil, may the Lord bless your lives and bring joy to your lives. Dasara is the day on which Lord Ram killed the demon king Ravan to defeat Lanka (modern day Sri Lanka) and ended a period of terror and torment of common people by the "Asuras"; evil personified.