{"id":64,"date":"2014-05-30T08:00:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T08:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2014-05-30T08:51:41","modified_gmt":"2014-05-30T08:51:41","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"qot-week\"><div class=\"qot-pic\"><\/div><h6 class=\"qot-title\"><\/h6><blockquote><h3>A library is not a luxury but one of the necessities of life.<\/h3><cite title=\"\">Henry Ward Beecher <small> - <\/small><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/div><hr><article class=\"eight columns \"><div class=\"pad-r10\"><h4><strong>My Book Collection<\/strong><\/h4><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/files\/2014\/05\/libarary.jpg\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Alt\"><p>Take a look at all the books that line up my book shelves. You'll better understand what genre of books I'm interested in.<\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/review\/list\/11312337-kiruba?utf8=%E2%9C%93&amp;shelf=read&amp;view=covers&amp;per_page=infinite\" class=\"magicmore\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/article><article class=\"eight columns alpha omega\"><div class=\"brdr-l1 pad-l40\"><h4><strong>Book Shelf<\/strong><\/h4><img src=\"http:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/files\/2014\/05\/libarary2.jpg\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Alt\"><p>It's a simple design but am very proud of how it looks. This occupies the pride of place in my room. Take a look.<\/p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/book-shelf\/\" class=\"magicmore\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/article><hr class=\"vertical-space3\"><hr>\t <div class=\"latest-f-blog\">\r\n      <h4 class=\"subtitle\">Latest Blog<\/h4>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column alpha blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/shuei-and-sueo-medals-of-friendship.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/half-silver-half-bronze.png\" alt=\"Shuei and Sueo: Medals of Friendship\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/shuei-and-sueo-medals-of-friendship.html\/\" >Shuei and Sueo: Medals of Friendship<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>The scene is set at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. At the Pole vault event, five participants qualified for the finals. Earle Meadows jumped a record-breaking 4.35 meters which none of the other competitors could match. He went on to claim gold. Of the remaining four, only two competitors managed to clear 4.25. They were fellow compatriots from Japan, Shuei Nishida and Sueo Oe&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/shuei-and-sueo-medals-of-friendship.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>05 Aug 21<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/shuei-and-sueo-medals-of-friendship.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column  blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/crawford.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/shawn-crawford-running.jpg\" alt=\"Shawn Crawford: Epitome of Sportsmanship\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/crawford.html\/\" >Shawn Crawford: Epitome of Sportsmanship<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>How important is an Olympic medal to athletes? That&#8217;s like asking how important life to you is. It means the World to them. That&#8217;s why this story of an athlete giving away his Olympic medal to his competitor is fantastic. It&#8217;s a story that truly reflects the Olympic spirit of sportsmanship. Let&#8217;s rewind back to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games. It&#8217;s the 200 meters finals&#8230;. <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/crawford.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>05 Aug 21<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/crawford.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column omega blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/bhawna-jat-fighting-poverty-and-misogyny-to-win.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bhawna-jat.jpg\" alt=\"Bhawna Jat: Fighting Poverty and Misogyny to Win\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/bhawna-jat-fighting-poverty-and-misogyny-to-win.html\/\" >Bhawna Jat: Fighting Poverty and Misogyny to Win<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>Note: Bhawna&#8217;s story is part of my upcoming book, &#8216;Rings to Cubicles&#8216; which covers inspiring stories of Olympians for their grit, determination and sportsmanship. Imagine shaving off 8 minutes from your personal best timing in a sport? That&#8217;s the feat Bhawna did to qualify for 20 km racewalking at Tokyo Olympics in 2020. Bhawna not only qualified for the Olympics with a stunning 1:29:54 (&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/bhawna-jat-fighting-poverty-and-misogyny-to-win.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>03 Aug 21<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/08\/bhawna-jat-fighting-poverty-and-misogyny-to-win.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column  blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/07\/eric-moussambani-came-last-in-the-race-but-beat-his-personal-best.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/9b1afe07609f893c2cb02098f5aaf6ce.jpg\" alt=\"Eric Moussambani: Came Last in the Race but Beat his Personal Best\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/07\/eric-moussambani-came-last-in-the-race-but-beat-his-personal-best.html\/\" >Eric Moussambani: Came Last in the Race but Beat his Personal Best<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>Note: This story is part of the book, &#8216;Rings to Olympics&#8216; which celebrates Olympic champions for their grit. Eric Moussambani became famous throughout the World for creating a world record&#8230;.for being the slowest swimmer in the history of the Olympic games. Yet, he is heralded as the living symbol of the Olympic spirit. Here is his story. Eric Moussamban was born on May 31, 1978,&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/07\/eric-moussambani-came-last-in-the-race-but-beat-his-personal-best.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>24 Jul 21<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2021\/07\/eric-moussambani-came-last-in-the-race-but-beat-his-personal-best.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column  blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/12\/50-continuous-days-of-waking-up-early.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/3-45-am-clock-image.jpg\" alt=\"50 Continuous Days of Waking Up Early\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/12\/50-continuous-days-of-waking-up-early.html\/\" >50 Continuous Days of Waking Up Early<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>I&#8217;ve reached a mini-milestone. Today is the 50th day I have woken up early. A habit I have been wanting to inculcate for a long time. I now keep my alarm at 3:45 AM and wake up within the first few rings. I&#8217;m done with my morning rituals and am in front of my computer for a 4 AM start. This habit started thanks to&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/12\/50-continuous-days-of-waking-up-early.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>07 Dec 19<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/12\/50-continuous-days-of-waking-up-early.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n      \t  <article class=\"one-third column  blog-post\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/11\/making-a-master-list-of-100-questions-on-digital-selling.html\/\" ><img src=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/100-questions-square-image.png\" alt=\"Making a Master List of 100 Questions on Digital Selling\" class=\"Full home_lfb \" \/><\/a>\r\n        <h5><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/11\/making-a-master-list-of-100-questions-on-digital-selling.html\/\" >Making a Master List of 100 Questions on Digital Selling<\/a><\/h5>\r\n        <div class=\"blog-text-shotcode\"><p>In preparation for the launch of my new book on Digital Selling, I&#8217;m preparing a list of 100 questions about the subject that people have. This is an initiative inspired by my friend, Amar Ramesh, who is doing a bigger list of questions professional wedding photography. Here are the first 10 questions to start with.\u00a0 I look forward to crowdsourcing the questions and look forward&#8230; <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/11\/making-a-master-list-of-100-questions-on-digital-selling.html\/\">Readm More<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n        <p>20 Nov 19<!-- <span style=\"float:right;\"><a class=\"readmore\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/2019\/11\/making-a-master-list-of-100-questions-on-digital-selling.html\/\" >Read More<\/a><\/span>--><\/p>\r\n        \r\n        \r\n      <\/article>\r\n            \r\n    <\/div>\r\n\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/64\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiruba.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}