September 2014 – The world is too small? or Is it?

Carnival of Blogs on Golden Era of Hindi Film Music–September 2014

Welcome to September, 2014 edition of Carnival of Blogs on Golden Era of Hindi Film Music.

The entire August 2014 edition of our blog carnival was dedicated to the memories of Mohammad Rafi. As result, we had not been able to visit any of the other published post in that episode. We will make good those inadvertent omissions in the present episode.

We begin out tour of our regular blogs:

Hemant Kumar’s songs by SD Burman

Besides his own compositions, Hemant Kumar freely sang under other composers. SD Burman was one of the most important for him, making him the voice of Dev Anand – one of the big three – in many films. Continuing the series on SD Burman for various singers, SoY presents songs for Hemant Kumar as a tribute to the latter on his 25th death anniversary.(b. 16 June 1920; d. 26 September 1989).

Best Songs of 1951: Wrap Up 2

This is the part Two of the Wrap Up round on Best songs of 1951: And the winners are? . Part 1 has addressed wide ranging discussions on Male Playback Singers for the Year 1951. The ‘other’ female playback singers bring immense variety and several of them had their landmark songs in the year. As a result, this year SoY has taken up a separate post for ‘other’ (than Lata Mangeshakar) Female Playback Singers. .

Aao bachcho tumhein dikhayen jhanki….ki

Jagriti (1954), has a more or less mirror image on the other side as Bedari. Actor Ratan Kumar (Nazir Rizvi) was the common link, where he played the same role of a differently-abled nice boy, who reforms the wayward boy

Multiple Version Songs (18): Hindi-Telugu exchange [Guest article by Arunkumar Deshmukh]

His first guest article in the series on Multiple Version Songs was on Hindi-Marathi, naturally. Arunji surprised everyone by an equally erudite article on Hindi – Kannada versions. The Hindi- Telugu exchange is equally rich and interesting.

‘Ten of my favourite ‘male pianist’ songs’ is a veritable collection of songs picturised on men sitting at pianos, a worthy sequel to women pianists .

That also gives us cause to recall an archived article – My favorite piano-songs, from the 50s and 60s that have at least one character “playing” the piano throughout the song. Even as some songs would get repeated in these three articles, the presentations offer a varied fare that whets our appetite of different perspectives.

August being the month of festivals, it was high time a post on Festival Songs that would collate songs relating to various festivals was eagerly awaited.

My Favourites: Letters in Verse resurrects the now forgotten art and passion of writing letters.

August 27 is the death anniversary of Mukesh. ‘Made for each other: Mukesh and Kalyanji-Anandji’ pays tribute to Mukesh, by exploring one of the very special associations he had had with some of the leading music directors of his era.

Coincidentally we also have an exclusive post – Kalyanji-Anandji, the immortal duo detailing their notable films, songs, achievements and key recognitions that highlight their versatile talent. The post also discusses their distinctive composing style and more importantly, highlight their personal nature and why they are immortal.

We now stray beyond our oft-tracked path and take a look at occasional marvels that one lands up in such journeys:

First Ghalib ghazal to be used in a film was ‘Aah ko chahiye ek umr asar hone tak’ was the first Mirza Ghalib ghazal to be used in a movie (Masoom – 1941).

Whilst on Cutting The Chai, we also join the (still continuing) celebration of 100 years of Indian Cinema @ 100 Years of Indian Cinema: India Post’s 50 commemorative stamps.

This is also a diamond jubilee year of 1964 film Dosti, which is rightly commemorated @ Dukh To Apana Saathi Hai – Sushil Kumar.

And as coincidences would have, we landed upon The spirituality in Hindi Film songs, which also talks about immortal songs, of this “1964 movie, ‘Dosti’, penned by inimitable Majrooh Sultanpuri and sung in the angelic voice of Mohammed Rafi”.

We have been a given an excellent lead for very unusual wealth of information in terms of several articles @ Scroll.in . Here is one example – A reminder for the Scots: India has a thriving bagpipe tradition too – Folk troupes in the country’s Garhwal region, especially those that play for weddings, often include a bagpiper. – by Mridula Chari.

Similarly Suresh Chandvankar, the Honorary Secretary of Society of Indian Record Collectors and the Editor of The Record News, the annual journal of the Society has contributed Marathi and English articles on the 78 rpm era to various periodicals, newspapers and websites. We take up one of the several articles for this edition, and will take up at least one article in each our subsequent editions.

Mimicry and comic songs from the dawn of the recording era in India – European recording companies scoured India looking for interesting sounds and songs, between 1902 to 1908.

We have a very interesting fare from our friend Bhagwan Thavrani :

Sangdil Zamaane Mujhe Kyon Rulaata Hai – Husn Ka Chor – Sandhya Mukherjee – Bulo C rani
Tum Chand Ke Sath Chale Aao – Aashiana (1952) – Lata Mangeshkar – Madan Mohan
Aye Dil Zuban Na Khol – Naach Ghar (1959) – Lata Mangeshkar – Narayan Dutta
Meree Zindagee Ke Chiraag Ko – “Lata Mangeshkar once requested me to compose a melody in Madanji’s style. Consequently, we prepared the scores of this song for the film Jaal” – Pyarelal Sharma, Popular composer of the well-known Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo – excerpted from the book “Madan Mohan – Ultimate Melodies” by Vishwas Nerurkar
Jab tak chamke chaand sitaare – Neelam Pari – GM Durrani and Geeta Dutt – Khurshid Anwar – On death anniversary of G M Durrani (1919-1988) (7th September)

In our regular ending of the carnival, we have “3-G: Great Lyrics, Grand Music and Golden Voice in Indian Cinema by Sri Biman Baruah , information shared by Sri Binu Nair, Founder, Rafi Foundation, Mumbai listing Mohammed Rafi solos written by Hasrat Jaipuri and filmed on different Actors:

Year	Film	Song	Music	Actor
1961	Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai	Teri Zulfon Se Judaee Tu Nahin Mangi Thi	Shankar Jaikishan	Dev Anand
1962	Asli Naqli	Chheda Mera Dil Ne Tarana Tere Pyar Ka	Shankar Jaikishan	Dev Anand
1963	Tere Ghar Ke Samne	Dil Ka Bhanwar Kare Pukar, Pyar Ke Raag Suno Re	S.D. Burman	Dev Anand
1968	Duniya	Falsafa Pyar Ka Tum Kya Jano, Tumne Kabhi Pyar Na Kiya	Shankar Jaikishan	Dev Anand
1964	Aayee Milan Ki Bela	Tum Kamsin Ho, Nadaan Ho	Shankar Jaikishan	Rajendra Kumar
1965	Arzoo	Aye Phoolon Ki Raani Baharoon Ki Malka	Shankar Jaikishan	Rajendra Kumar
1966	Suraj	Chehere Pe Giri Zulfen Kehdo Tu Utha Do Main	Shankar Jaikishan	Rajendra Kumar
1968	Jhuk Gaya Aasman	Kaun Hai Jo Sapnon Mein Aaya	Shankar Jaikishan	Rajendra Kumar
1961	Junglee	Ehsaan Tera Hoga Mujh Par	Shankar Jaikishan	Shammi Kapoor
1962	Professor	Aye Gul Badan Aye Gulbadan	Shankar Jaikishan	Shammi Kapoor
1964	Rajkumar	Is Rang Badalti Duniya Mein Insaan Ki Niyaat Thik Nahin Hai	Shankar Jaikishan	Shammi Kapoor
1969	Tumse Accha Kaun Hai	Janam Janam Ke Saath Nibhane Ko	Shankar Jaikishan	Shammi Kapoor
1966	Gaban	Ehshan Mere Dil Pe Tuhmare Hain Dostoon, Yeh Dil Tuhmare Pyar Ka	Shankar Jaikishan	Sunil Dutt
1970	Bhai-Bhai	Mere Mehbbob Tere Dam Se Bahar Aaye	Shankar Jaikishan	Sunil Dutt
1965	Gumnaam	Ek Ladki Hai Jisne Jina Muskil Kar Diya	Shankar Jaikishan	Manoj Kumar
1964	Ziddi	Teri Surat Se Nahin Milti Kisi Ki Surat	S. D. Burman	Joy Mukherjee
1966	Love In Tokyo	Aaja Re Aa Jara Lehrake Aa Jara	Shankar Jaikishan	Joy Mukherjee
1964	April Fool	Meri Mohabbat Paak Mohabbat Aur Jahan Ki	Shankar Jaikishan	Biswajeet
1972	Shararat	Dil Ne Pyar Kiya Hai Ek Bewafa Se	Ganesh	Biswajeet
1968	Mere Huzoor	Rukh Se Zara Naqab Utha Do Mere Huzoor	Shankar Jaikishan	Jeetendra
1969	Pyar Hi Pyar	Main Kahin Kavi Na Ban Jaoon	Shankar Jaikishan	Dharmendra
1973	Naina	Hum Ko Tu Jaan Se Pyaari	Shankar Jaikishan	Shashi Kapoor

This is certainly not an exhaustive list. We will try to make good the misses in due course of time.

Carnival of Quality Management Articles and Blogs – September 2014

Welcome to September 2014 edition of Carnival of Quality Management Articles and Blogs.

Our topic for the blog carnival edition of August 2014 was Corrective and Preventive Action [CAPA]. Among other things one very vital element in designing, planning and implementing CAPA is Root Cause Analysis.

For our present edition we will delve deeper into this subject.

We begin our search with what Wikipedia has to say:

A root cause is an initiating cause of a causal chain which leads to an outcome or effect of interest.

In plain English a “root cause” is a “cause” (harmful factor) that is “root” (deep, basic, fundamental, underlying or the like).

The term root cause has been used in professional journals as early as 1905.

Ivan Fantin (2014) describes the root cause as the result of the drill down analysis required to discover which is the process that is failing, defining it as “MIN Process” (meaning a process that is Missing, Incomplete or Not followed .

Mark Paradies looks at various elements of the Definition of a Root Cause @ Root Cause Analysis Blog

The most basic cause (or causes)
that can reasonably be identified
that management has control to fix and,
when fixed, will prevent
(or significantly reduce the likelihood of)
the problem’s recurrence.

The salient aspects that emerge from this definition are:

First, when one finds a root cause, one has found something that management can fix that will prevent the problem’s recurrence. This is a key because it keeps one looking until a fixable solution can be found.

Second, the definition targets problems that are within management’s grasp to fix.

Third, the definition helps answer the always troubling question of how much investigative effort is enough.

Fourth, the definition implies that a problem may have more than one root cause.

Moreover, a root cause has these identifying characteristics:

1. It is clearly a major cause of the problem symptoms.

2. It has no productive deeper cause. The word “productive” allows you to stop asking why at some appropriate point in root cause analysis. Otherwise you may find yourself digging to the other side of the planet.

3. It can be resolved. Sometimes it’s useful to include unchangeable root causes in your model for greater understanding. These have only the first two characteristics.

4. Its resolution will not create bigger problems. Side effects must be considered.

5. There is no better root cause. All alternatives have been considered.

Root cause analysis is an approach for identifying the underlying causes of why an incident occurred so that the most effective solutions can be identified and implemented. It’s typically used when something goes badly, but can also be used when something goes well. Within an organization, problem solving, incident investigation and root cause analysis are all fundamentally connected by three basic questions: What’s the problem? Why did it happen? and What will be done to prevent it?

ASQ considers Root cause analysis as a collective term that describes a wide range of approaches, tools, and techniques used to uncover causes of problems.

ASQ Fellow Jim Rooney walks through the basics of root cause analysis:

Part 1: A Conceptual Overview

Part 2: Practical Application

‘What is Root Cause Analysis?’ covers ‘The origin of root cause analysis; Understanding root cause analysis; and The Future: Inductive, Intuitive, and Automated RCA’

“DevOps teams often spend far too much time treating recurring symptoms without penetrating to the deeper roots of software and IT issues, making the extra effort to solve problems at their source. But as every doctor knows, plenty of time and money can actually be saved by figuring out exactly why problematic symptoms appear in the first place. Approaching problems with an eye to unearthing such basic casual factors is called root cause analysis, and, as in the case of the smart doctor, it can greatly aid your efforts as a system administrator, developer, or QA professional to prevent a lot of unnecessary suffering.”

The site also offers Further Resources

Root Cause Analysis – Tracing a Problem to its Origins notes that “you can use many tools to support your Root Cause Analysis process. Cause and Effect Diagrams and 5 Whys are integral to the process itself, while FMEA and Kaizen help minimize the need for Root Cause Analysis in the future.”

Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigation :

Every day a million people are treated safely and successfully in the NHS.

However, when incidents do happen, it is important that lessons are learned to prevent the same incident occurring elsewhere. Root Cause Analysis investigation is a well recognised way of doing this.

Investigations identify how and why patient safety incidents happen. Analysis is used to identify areas for change and to develop recommendations which deliver safer care for our patients.

RCA investigation resources:

Tools to help with the investigations process:

§ Getting started

§ Gathering and mapping information

§ Identifying care and service delivery problems

§ Analysing to identify contributory factors and root causes

§ Generating solutions

§ Log, audit and learn from investigation reports

Templates to record and share investigation findings:

§ Investigation report writing templates

§ Action plan templates

§ Other useful templates

Guidance : Background information and ‘how to’ guides

eToolkit : A framework for NHS investigations

We also have

“Root Cause Analysis for Beginners”

Root Cause Analysis – McCombs School of Business

Finally, Root Cause Analysis of the Failure of Root Cause Analysis is not recommending to abandon root cause analysis and Five Whys, but exhorts to realize that no technique should be automatically applied in every situation.

Before we stop for day, a satirical insight is indeed called for:

May 01, 1994

November 02, 1994

October 29, 2007

November 04, 2008

We turn to our regular sections now:

In “The Future of Quality: Evolutionary or Revolutionary?, ’ Bill Troy, ASQ CEO has set the stage for a lively debate in the days ahead and looks forward to reporting what he would see and hear from the quality professionals, whom he exhorts by “who hold the keys to our future in your hands”.

Julia McIntosh, ASQ communications reports in Blogger Round Up for August 2014, What’s The Future of Quality?, that the Influencing Voice blogging community is well distributed in for “Evolutionary” and for “Revolutionary, with fairly representative share of “Both / And” as well as “Other” views. The article ends up with a defining statement from Michael Noble : “…that ultimately change will not be driven just from within the professional community because the real driver of change comes from public demand on one issue or another.”

And then move over to ASQ TV Episode : Creating a Safer Food Supply explore how food safety standards and schemes ensure the safety of our food supply

· Examine the difference between ISO 9001 and ISO 22000

· Apples to Oranges?

Inadvertent, but potentially a VERY harmful use of KYC documents

In ordinary course we keep issuing and submitting our KYC documents (identity and residential proofs.. such as PAN card, electricity bill etc.) to various people, For housing or car or other loans, bank accounts, or even for buying new sim card.

At almost all these places they ask for self-certification on these documents. We immediately sign those documents and hand over.

Just imagine your self-certified copies are likely to freely available in the hands of the persons for illegal usages. These documents can be used by him for EVERYTHING!

It’s really serious and it’s been seen that in most of the terrorist activities, KYC documents are sourced from the SIM card sellers.

Hence, please inculcate a habit of writing the purpose of submitting the self-certified KYC Document(s), to whom the document is handed over and the date so that those documents cannot be used again.

—- Shared for the public benefit.

Bizarre old Indian ads

Old advertisements are a window to another world, at once familiar and strange. The copy might sound as if it has been plucked out of a contemporary sales pitch or the product could be one of those undying ones that refuse to fall out of fashion.

And then there are ads that were bizarre in their own times and have not been improved by the passing of years. Here is a selection of advertisements you would never see today from Cutting the Chai, a blog run by Delhi-based journalist Soumyadip Choudhary since 2005.