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Mrs Abbott – Mother of Hannah Abbott, murdered by Death Eaters
Hannah Abbott – Hufflepuff student in Harry Potter's year, landlady of the Leaky Cauldron and wife of Neville Longbottom,^[1] member of Dumbledore's Army
Euan Abercrombie – Gryffindor student who enters Hogwarts in Harry's fifth year
Stewart Ackerley – Ravenclaw student who enters Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year
Falco Aesalon – Ancient Greek wizard, first known Animagus
Cornelius Agrippa – Wizard imprisoned by Muggles for his “evil” writings
Alderton – Alleged Muggle-born sent to Azkaban in Deathly Hallows despite claiming relation to Arkie Alderton
Archibald Alderton – Blew up the town of Little Dropping in Hampshire
Arkie Alderton – Famous broomstick designer.
Bertram Aubrey – Hogwarts student bullied by James Potter and Sirius Black
Avery – One of the first Death Eaters, attended Hogwarts with Tom Marvolo Riddle
Avery – Death Eater, Slytherin student who befriended Severus Snape while at Hogwarts

Bathsheda Babbling – Ancient Runes teacher at Hogwarts
Malcolm Baddock – Slytherin student who is in Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year
Mr Bagman – Father of Ludovic and Otto Bagman, friend of Death Eater Augustus Rookwood
Ludovic Bagman – Quidditch Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps, Head of the Department of Games and Sports within the Ministry of Magic
Otto Bagman – Brother of Ludo Bagman
Millicent Bagnold – Minister for Magic before Cornelius Fudge.
Bathilda Bagshot – Author of A History of Magic, aunt of Gellert Grindelwald.
Heathcote Barbary – Guitarist for the Weird Sisters
Musidora Barkwith – Composer noted for her work Wizarding Suite
Baruffio – Namesake of Baruffio's Brain Elixir
Ali Bashir – Flying carpet merchant who attempts unsuccessfully to establish a flying carpet business in Britain in Goblet of Fire, on the grounds that there is a market for a "family vehicle."
Hetty Bayliss – Muggle who witnessed Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia.
Oswald Beamish – Goblin rights pioneer.
Flavius Belby – First wizard to write about the lethifold.
Marcus Belby – Ravenclaw student at Hogwarts a year above Harry Potter.
Humphrey Belcher – Wizard who experimented with cheese cauldrons.
Katie Bell – Gryffindor student one year above Harry Potter; Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team.
Amy Benson – Girl at the orphanage with Tom Marvolo Riddle.
Cuthbert Binns – Ghost, History of Magic professor.
Dennis Bishop – Boy at the orphanage with Tom Marvolo Riddle.
Alphard Black – Son of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, brother of Cygnus and Walburga Black, maternal uncle to Sirius Black and Regulus Arcturus Black, disowned for financially supporting Sirius Black after he left home to live with the Potter family.
Andromeda Black – See Andromeda Tonks.
Arcturus Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Phineas, Belvina and Cygnus Black, husband of Lysandra Yaxley, father of Callidora, Charis and Cedrella Black
Arcturus Black – Son of Hesper Gamp, husband of Melania MacMillan, father of Lucretia and Orion Black
Bellatrix Black – See Bellatrix Lestrange
Belvina Black – See Belvina Burke
Callidora Black – See Callidora Longbottom
Cassiopeia Black – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, sister of Pollux, Marius and Dorea Black
Cedrella Black – See Cedrella Weasley
Charis Black – See Charis Crouch
Cygnus Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Phineas, Belvina and Arcturus Black, husband of Violetta Bulstrode, father of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black
Cygnus Black – Son of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, brother of Walburga and Alphard Black, husband of Druella Rosier, father of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black, maternal uncle to Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black, great-grandson of Phineas Nigellus Black
Dorea Black – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, sister of Pollux and Cassiopeia Black, mother of Charlus Potter's son
Druella Black (née Rosier) – Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Bellatrix, Andromeda and Narcissa Black
Elladora Black – Sister of Phineas Nigellus, Sirius and Isla Black
Hesper Black (née Gamp) – Wife of Sirius Black, mother of Arcturus, Lycoris and Regulus Black
Irma Black (née Crabbe) – Wife of Pollux Black, mother of Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black
Isla Black – See Isla Hitchens
Lucretia Black – See Lucretia Prewett
Lycoris Black – Daughter of Sirius Black and Hesper Gamp, sister of Arcturus and Regulus Black
Lysandra Black (née Yaxley) – Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Callidora, Charis and Cedrella Black
Marius Black – Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Pollux, Cassiopeia and Dorea Black, disowned for being a Squib
Melania Black (née MacMillan) – Wife of Arcturus Black, mother of Lucretia and Orion Black
Narcissa Black – See Narcissa Malfoy
Orion Black – Son of Arcturus Black and Melania MacMillan, brother of Lucretia Black, husband of Walburga Black, father of Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black
Phineas Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, brother of Sirius, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, disowned for supporting Muggle rights
Phineas Nigellus Black – Brother of Sirius, Elladora and Isla Black, husband of Ursula Flint, father of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, Headmaster of Hogwarts
Pollux Black – Son of Cygnus Black and Violetta Bulstrode, brother of Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black, husband of Irma Crabbe, father of Walburga, Alphard and Cygnus Black
Regulus Black – Son of Sirius Black and Hesper Gamp, brother of Lycoris and Arcturus Black
Regulus Arcturus Black – Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Sirius Black, Slytherin Quidditch Seeker, reformed Death Eater
Sirius Black – Brother of Phineas Nigellus, Elladora and Isla Black, died at a young age
Sirius Black – Son of Phineas Nigellus and Ursula Flint, husband of Hesper Gamp, brother of Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black, father of Arcturus, Lycoris and Regulus Black
Sirius Black – Son of Orion and Walburga Black, brother of Regulus Arcturus Black, godfather of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student at Hogwarts (only Black not to be in Slytherin), Marauder, Animagus, disowned for running away from home to live with the Potter family, member of the Order of the Phoenix, killed by his cousin Bellatrix Lestrange
Ursula Black (née Flint) – Wife of Phineas Nigellus Black, mother of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus, Belvina and Arcturus Black
Violetta Black (née Bulstrode) – Wife of Cygnus Black, mother of Pollux, Cassiopeia, Marius and Dorea Black
Walburga Black (née Black) – Daughter of Pollux Black and Irma Crabbe, sister of Alphard and Cygnus Black, wife of Orion Black, mother of Sirius and Regulus Arcturus Black
Balfour Blane – Established the Committee on Experimental Charms
Timothy Blenkinsop – Puddlemere United supporter
Bletchley – Ministry of Magic employee whose office was drenched with rain
Miles Bletchley – Keeper on the Slytherin Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Beatrix Bloxam – Author of the banned children's book series The Toadstool Tales
Stubby Boardman – Lead singer of the Hobgoblins
Melinda Bobbin – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, her family owns a chain of apothecaries
Broderick Bode – Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Mysteries, killed by Devil's Snare
Bole – Slytherin Quidditch Beater
Pierre Bonaccord – First Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards
Amelia Susan Bones – Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, aunt of Susan Bones
Edgar Bones – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix, brother of Amelia Susan Bones, uncle of Susan Bones
Susan Bones – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army
Mungo Bonham – Healer who founded St Mungo's Hospital for Magical Ailments and Injuries, Wizard of the Month on J. K. Rowling’s website for March 2005.
Terry Boot – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army.
Libatius Borage – Author of Advanced Potion-Making.
Mr Borgin – Proprietor of Borgin & Burkes in Knockturn Alley
Bertie Bott – Creator of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans
Bradley – Chaser on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team during Harry's time at Hogwarts.
Barberus Bragge – Chief of the Wizards' Council, introduced the Golden Snitch to Quidditch.
Betty Braithwaite – Reporter for the Daily Prophet.
Rudolf Brand – Captain of the Heidelberg Harriers Quidditch team.
Eleanor Branstone – Hufflepuff student who entered Hogwarts in Harry's fourth year.
Karl Broadmoore – Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Kevin.
Kevin Broadmoore – Beater for the Falmouth Falcons Quidditch team with his brother Karl.
Mandy Brocklehurst – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Rupert “Axebanger” Brookstanton – Name Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B..
Lavender Brown – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, briefly dates Ron Weasley, attends the Yule Ball with Seamus Finnigan.
Frank Bryce – Muggle gardener for the Riddle family, murdered by Lord Voldemort.
Millicent Bulstrode – Slytherin student in Harry's year, member of Umbridge's Inquisitorial Squad.
Violetta Bulstrode – See Violetta Black.
K. Bundy – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school.
Rosalind Antigone Bungs – Name Hermione Granger came across while searching for the identity of R.A.B.

Charity Burbage – Professor of Muggle Studies at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school.
Caractacus Burke – Co-founder of Borgin and Burkes.
Belvina Burke (née Black) – Daughter of Phineas Nigellus Black and Ursula Flint, sister of Sirius, Phineas, Cygnus and Arcturus Black, wife of Herbert Burke, mother of two sons and one daughter.
Herbert Burke – Husband of Belvina Black, father of two sons and one daughter.
Randolph Burrow – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts

Sir Cadogan – Armoured knight occupying a painting in Hogwarts
Cadwallader – Hufflepuff Quidditch team member during Harry's time at Hogwarts
S. Capper – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school
Eddie Carmichael – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry Potter
Alecto Carrow – Sister of Amycus Carrow, Death Eater and professor of Muggle Studies for one year
Amycus Carrow – Brother of Alecto Carrow, Death Eater and professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts for one year.
Greta Catchlove – Author of Charm Your Own Cheese
Mary Cattermole – Wife of Reginald Cattermole
Ellie Cattermole - Daughter of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Maise Cattermole - Daughter of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Alfred Cattermole - Son of Reg and Mary Cattermole
Reginald Cattermole – Employee of the Magical Maintenance Department for the Ministry of Magic.
Owen Cauldwell – Hufflepuff student who entered Hogwarts during Harry's fourth year.
Chambers – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Cho Chang – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, Quidditch Seeker, member of Dumbledore's Army, dates Cedric Diggory and Harry Potter. Attends the Yule Ball with Cedric Diggory.
Glenda Chittock – Presenter of [[Witching Hour]] on the Wizarding Wireless Network, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2004
Herbert Chorley – Muggle Junior Minister who received a botched Imperius Curse that left him acting like a chicken
Agatha Chub – Wizarding archaeologist who found twelve lead Bludgers from the sixteenth century
Elfrida Clagg – Chieftainess of the Warlock's Council, made the Golden Snidget a protected species, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2005
Penelope Clearwater – Ravenclaw prefect four years above Harry, girlfriend of Percy Weasley
Edgar Clogg – Ghost who hangs around the Hogwarts Quidditch pitch
Mrs Cole – Matron of Tom Riddle's orphanage
Magenta Comstock – Experimental artist, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2007
Connolly – Beater for the Irish national Quidditch team
Buckley Cooper – Daily Prophet reader
Howland Coopey – Daily Prophet reader with Dragon Pox
Ritchie Coote – Beater on the Gryffindor Quidditch team during Harry's sixth year
Michael Corner – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, dates Ginny Weasley and Cho Chang
Irma Crabbe – See Irma Black
Crabbe Sr – Death Eater, father of Vincent Crabbe
Vincent Crabbe – Slytherin student in Harry's year, son of Death Eater, Slytherin Quidditch team Beater, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Mr Creevey – Muggle milkman, father of Colin and Dennis Creevey
Colin Creevey – Muggle-born Gryffindor student one year below Harry, brother of Dennis Creevey, member of Dumbledore's Army, killed in 7th book
Dennis Creevey – Muggle-born Gryffindor student three years below Harry, brother of Colin Creevey, member of Dumbledore's Army
Dirk Cresswell – Muggle-born Head of the Goblin Liaison Office
Croaker – Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Mysteries
Doris Crockford – Meets Harry Potter in the Leaky Cauldron on the day Harry returns to the wizarding world
Crispin Cronk – Sent to Azkaban for keeping sphinxes in his backyard
Glenda Crook – Works for the Campaign for Greater Freedom for Wizards
Bartemius “Barty” Crouch Sr – Head of the Department of International Magical Cooperation, father of Barty Crouch Jr
Bartemius “Barty” Crouch Jr – Death Eater, son of Barty Crouch Sr
Caspar Crouch – Husband of Charis Black, father of one son and two daughters
Charis Crouch (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Lysandra Yaxley, wife of Caspar Crouch, mother of one son and two daughters
Gideon Crumb – Plays bagpipes for the Weird Sisters
Barnabas Cuffe – Editor of the Daily Prophet

Hector Dagworth-Granger – Founder of the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers
Roger Davies – Ravenclaw student two years above Harry, Quidditch Chaser and Captain, attended the Yule Ball with Fleur Delacour
John Dawlish – Auror
Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington/Nearly Headless Nick – Gryffindor House ghost
Caradoc Dearborn – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Apolline Delacour – Wife of M. Delacour (first name unknown), mother of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Fleur Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Gabrielle Delacour, wife of Bill Weasley, mother of Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley, participated in the Triwizard Tournament representing Beauxbatons
Gabrielle Delacour – Daughter of Apolline and M. Delacour (first name unknown), sister of Fleur Delacour
Monsieur Delacour (first name unknown) – Husband of Apolline Delacour, father of Fleur and Gabrielle Delacour
Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore – Bearded ghost who leads the Headless Hunt
Derrick – Beater for the Slytherin Quidditch team, three years above Harry
Dilys Derwent – St Mungo's Healer and Headmistress of Hogwarts
Barnabas Deverill – One-time owner of the Elder Wand, killed by Loxias
Philbert Deverill – Manager of Puddlemere United
Dedalus Diggle – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Amos Diggory – Works for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, father of Cedric Diggory
Cedric Diggory – Hufflepuff student two years above Harry, school prefect, Quidditch Seeker and captain, co-winner of the Triwizard Tournament, attended the Yule Ball with Cho Chang. Killed by Peter Pettigrew on Voldemort's orders.
Mrs Diggory – Mother of Cedric Diggory, wife of Amos Diggory
Ivor Dillonsby – Interviewed by Rita Skeeter for her book The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore
Dimitrov – Chaser for the Bulgarian national Quidditch team
Harold Dingle – Student at Hogwarts during Harry's time at school
Armando Dippet – Headmaster of Hogwarts in Tom Riddle's time
Emma Dobbs – Hogwarts student three years below Harry
Daisy Dodderidge – Builder and landlady of the Leaky Cauldron, J. K. Rowling’s Wizard of the Month for March 2006
Elphias Doge – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix, Special Advisor to the Wizengamot, long-time friend of Albus Dumbledore
Antonin Dolohov – Death Eater, killed Fabian Prewett, Gideon Prewett, and Remus Lupin
Mary Dorkins – Muggle news reporter
Ragmar Dorkins – Manager of the Chudley Cannons Quidditch team
J. Dorny – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school
Matilda Dukelow – Holyhead Harpies fan
Aberforth Dumbledore – Son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, brother of Albus and Ariana Dumbledore, owner of the Hog's Head
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore – Son of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, brother of Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore, Hogwarts Headmaster in Harry Potter's time, Transfiguration professor in Tom Riddle's time, founder of the Order of the Phoenix, Order of Merlin First Class, Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards, Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, only known gay character in the series,^[1]
Ariana Dumbledore – Daughter of Percival and Kendra Dumbledore, sister of Aberforth and Albus Dumbledore
Kendra Dumbledore – Wife of Percival Dumbledore, mother of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore
Percival Dumbledore – Husband of Kendra Dumbledore, father of Albus, Aberforth and Ariana Dumbledore, imprisoned in Azkaban after murdering three Muggles.
B. Dunstan – Hogwarts student while Harry is attending the school.
Dudley Dursley – Son of Vernon Dursley and Petunia Evans, first cousin of Harry Potter
Marjorie Dursley – Sister of Vernon Dursley
Petunia Dursley (née Evans) – Sister of Lily Evans, aunt of Harry Potter, wife of Vernon Dursley, mother of Dudley Dursley
Vernon Dursley – Brother of Marge Dursley, husband of Petunia Evans, father of Dudley Dursley, uncle of Harry Potter

Lorcan d'Eath – Part-vampire singer, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for November 2006
Marietta Edgecombe – Ravenclaw student one year above Harry, traitor to Dumbledore's Army
Madam Edgecombe – Works in the Floo Network Office, mother of Marietta Edgecombe
Mordicus Egg – Author of The Philosophy of the Mundane: Why Muggles Prefer Not to Know
Ellerby – Manufacturer of the 1940 Tinderblast broom
Wilfred Elphick – First to be gored by an Erumpent
Lily Evans – See Lily Potter
Mark Evans – Muggle boy who is bullied by Dudley Dursley; no relation to Lily and Petunia Evans
Petunia Evans – Harry's aunt and only remaining blood relative. She was the sister of Harry's mother.

Perpetua Fancourt – Inventor of the Lunascope
S. Fawcett – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Benjy Fenwick – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Arabella Figg – Squib neighbour of the Dursleys', member of the Order of the Phoenix.
Argus Filch – Squib caretaker of Hogwarts
Justin Finch-Fletchley – Muggle-born Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army
Mrs Finnigan – Mother of Seamus Finnigan
Seamus Finnigan – Irish Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, attends the Yule Ball with Lavender Brown
Nicolas Flamel – Husband of Perenelle Flamel, alchemist, the only known creator of the philosopher's stone. A fictionalised version of Nicolas Flamel, the mediaeval scrivener and alchemist.
Perenelle Flamel – Wife of Nicolas Flamel
Angus Fleet – Muggle who spotted Arthur Weasley's flying Ford Anglia
Mundungus Fletcher – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Laurentia Fletwock – Breeder and racer of winged horses, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2006
Marcus Flint – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser and Captain, five years above Harry
Ursula Flint – See Ursula Black
Filius Flitwick – Part-Goblin Charms professor at Hogwarts and Head of Ravenclaw
Ambrosius Flume – Owner of Honeydukes Sweetshop in Hogsmeade
Dexter Fortescue – Hogwarts Headmaster
Florean Fortescue – Owner of an ice cream parlor in Diagon Alley. Helped Harry Potter with his homework and gave him free ice cream. Victim of the Death Eaters.
Victoria Frobisher – Gryffindor student at the time Harry was at Hogwarts
Colonel Fubster – Friend of Marge Dursley
Cornelius Oswald Fudge – Former Minister for Magic
Dymphna Furmage – Witch who is terrified of pixies

Hesper Gamp – See Hesper Black
Marvolo Gaunt – Father of Merope and Morfin Gaunt, grandfather of Tom Marvolo Riddle, descendant of Salazar Slytherin
Merope Gaunt – Daughter of Marvolo Gaunt, sister of Morfin Gaunt, wife of Tom Riddle, mother of Tom Marvolo Riddle
Morfin Gaunt – Son of Marvolo Gaunt, brother of Merope Gaunt, uncle of Lord Voldemort
Gibbon – Death Eater, killed at Hogwarts in Half-Blood Prince
Godelot – Father of Hereward Godelot, owner of the Elder Wand
Hereward Godelot – Son of Godelot, killed his father for possession of the Elder Wand
Anthony Goldstein – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army
Dragomir Gorgovitch – Quidditch Chaser with the Chudley Cannons
Miranda Goshawk – Author of the Standard Book of Spells series
Goyle Sr – Death Eater, father of Gregory Goyle
Gregory Goyle – Son of Goyle, Slytherin student in Harry's year, Slytherin Quidditch Beater, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Mr Granger – Muggle dentist, father of Hermione Granger
Mrs Granger – Muggle dentist, mother of Hermione Granger
Hermione Jean Granger – Muggle-born Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor prefect, eventual wife of Ron Weasley and mother of Hugo and Rose Weasley
Merton Graves – Cello player of the Weird Sisters
Astoria Greengrass – Sister of Daphne Greengrass, wife of Draco Malfoy, mother of Scorpius Malfoy^[2]
Daphne Greengrass – Slytherin student in Harry's year
Gregorovitch – European wand maker
Fenrir Greyback – Werewolf, Death Eater, infected Remus Lupin
Glynnis Griffiths – Quidditch Seeker with the Holyhead Harpies
Elias Grimstone – Broommaker who created the Oakshaft 79
Gellert Grindelwald – Dark Wizard, childhood friend of Albus Dumbledore, nephew of Bathilda Bagshot, owner of the Elder Wand, student at Durmstrang
Wilhelmina Grubbly-Plank – Substitute Care of Magical Creatures professor
Alberic Grunnion – Inventor of the Dungbomb
Godric Gryffindor – Co-founder of Hogwarts, J. K. Rowling’s Wizard of the Month for July 2007
Davy Gudgeon – Hogwarts student before Harry's time at school
Galvin Gudgeon – Quidditch Seeker for the Chudley Cannons
Gladys Gudgeon – Fan of Gilderoy Lockhart, writes weekly fan mail
Ellador Guffy – Neighbour of Ethelbart Mordaunt

Rubeus Hagrid – Son of Hagrid and Fridwulfa, expelled Gryffindor student, Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts, Care of Magical Creatures professor, member of the Order of the Phoenix, half-giant
Hagrid Sr – Wizard father of Rubeus Hagrid
Ciceron Harkiss – Student of Horace Slughorn, gave Ambrosius Flume his first job
Harper – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at school
Warty Harris – Original owner of toads stolen by Mundungus Fletcher
Bertie Higgs – Hunting partner of Tiberius McLaggen
Terence Higgs – Slytherin Quidditch Seeker during Harry's first year
Glover Hipworth – Inventor of the Pepperup Potion
Bob Hitchens – Muggle who married Isla Black (sister of Phineas Nigellus Black)
Isla Hitchens (née Black) – Sister of Phineas Nigellus, Sirius and Elladora Black, disowned for marrying Muggle Bob Hitchens
Rolanda Hooch – Hogwarts flying instructor, Quidditch referee
Daisy Hookum – Author of My Life as a Muggle, wife of Tilden Toots, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2006
Geoffrey Hooper – Gryffindor student during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Mafalda Hopkirk – Improper Use of Magic Office employee
Hornby – Brother of Olive Hornby, wedding haunted by Moaning Myrtle
Olive Hornby – Hogwarts student during the time of Lord Voldemort, teased Moaning Myrtle
Basil Horton – Quidditch player for the Falmouth Falcons, co-founded Comet Trading Company with Randolph Keitch, co-creator of the Horton-Keitch Braking Charm
Helga Hufflepuff – Co-founder of Hogwarts, ancestor of Hepzibah Smith, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for May 2007

Inigo Imago – Author of The Dream Oracle
Duncan Inglebee – Ravenclaw Quidditch Beater during Harry's time at school
Ivanova – Bulgarian Quidditch Beater

Joey Jenkins – Quidditch Beater with the Chudley Canons, featured in the book Flying With the Canons
Leonard Jewkes – Creator of the Silver Arrow racing broom
Arsenius Jigger – Author of Magical Drafts and Potions
Angelina Johnson – Gryffindor student two years above Harry, Quidditch Chaser and captain, attended Yule Ball with Fred Weasley, wife of George Weasley and mother of Fred and Roxanne Weasley
Gwenog Jones – Welsh Witch. Hogwarts student before Harry's time. Friend and disciple of Horace Slughorn. Captain and Beater for the Holyhead Harpies Quidditch team (an all-woman team). J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2004. Hero and role model for Ginny Weasley, who keeps a poster of Gwenog in her room.
Hestia Jones – Member of the Order of the Phoenix
Jordan Sr – Father of Lee Jordan, owed money by Ludo Bagman
Lee Jordan – Gryffindor student two years above Harry, Hogwarts Quidditch commentator
Bertha Jorkins – Hogwarts student before Harry's time, Ministry of Magic employee in the Department of Magical Games and Sports
Stamford Jorkins – Ministry of Magic spokesperson
Jugson – Death Eater

Igor Karkaroff – Reformed Death Eater, Headmaster of Durmstrang; murdered by other Death Eaters. Formerly a friend of Severus Snape, but the two had a major falling out about how to react to the crisis. Tried unfairly to vote against Harry Potter in the Triwizard Tournament, but was overruled by the other judges.
Gertie Keddle – Author of one of the earliest accounts of Quidditch
Roland Kegg – President of the English Gobstones team
Randolph Keitch – Quidditch player with the Falmouth Falcons, with Basil Horton founded the Comet Trading Company and invented the Horton-Keitch Braking Charm
Elladora Ketteridge – Discovered the use of gillyweed
Professor Kettleburn – Care of Magical Creatures professor during Harry's first two years at Hogwarts
Aidan Kiely – Seeker for the Kenmare Kestrals Quidditch team
Andrew Kirke – Gryffindor Quidditch Beater during Harry's sixth year at school
Goodwin Kneen – Author of one of the earliest accounts of Quidditch, husband of Gunhilda Kneen
Gubhilda Kneen – Wife of Goodwin Kneen, suffered from Dragon Pox
Montague Knightley – Wizard Chess champion
Mr Krum – Father of Viktor Krum
Mrs Krum – Mother of Viktor Krum
Viktor Krum – Durmstrang student, Bulgarian Quidditch Seeker, participated in the Triwizard Tournament, attended the Yule Ball with Hermione Granger

Fifi LaFolle – Author of the Enchanted Encounters book series, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2005
Nobby Leach – Minister for Magic
Lestrange – Death Eater, attended Hogwarts with Tom Marvolo Riddle
Bellatrix Lestrange (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, Slytherin student before Harry's time, Death Eater, sister of Narcissa Malfoy and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Black, wife of Rodolphus Lestrange,
Rabastan Lestrange – Death Eater, brother of Rodolphous Lestrange
Rodolphus Lestrange – Death Eater, brother of Rabastan Lestrange, husband of Bellatrix Lestrange
Levski – Bulgarian Quidditch Chaser
"Dangerous" Dai Llewellyn – Quidditch player for the Caerphilly Catapults. Has a ward named after him in St Mungo's
Guthrie Lochrin – Early broomstick rider
Gilderoy Lockhart – Author, Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, celebrity
Algie Longbottom – Great Uncle of Neville Longbottom, gave Trevor to Neville
Alice Longbottom – Mother of Neville Longbottom, wife of Frank Longbottom, member of the original Order of the Phoenix, Auror
Augusta Longbottom – Mother of Frank Longbottom and grandmother of Neville Longbottom
Callidora Longbottom (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Lysandra Yaxley, sister of Charis and Cedrella Black, mother of one son and one daughter
Enid Longbottom – Great Aunt of Neville Longbottom
Frank Longbottom – Father of Neville Longbottom, son of Augusta Longbottom, husband of Alice Longbottom, member of the original Order of the Phoenix, Auror
Hannah Longbottom – See Hannah Abbott
Harfang Longbottom – Husband of Callidora Black, father of one son and one daughter
Neville Longbottom – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, son of Aurors Frank and Alice Longbottom, eventual Herbology professor at Hogwarts, husband of Hannah Abbott^[1]
Luna Lovegood – Ravenclaw student one year below Harry, daughter of Xenophilius Lovegood, member of Dumbledore's Army, eventual wife of Newt Scamander's grandson Rolf, mother of twin sons Lorcan and Lysander Scamander
Mrs Lovegood – Wife of Xeno Lovegood and mother of Luna Lovegood
Xenophilius Lovegood – Father of Luna Lovegood and editor of The Quibbler
Artemisia Lufkin – First witch to become Minister of Magic, JKR's Wizard of the Month for February 2005
Remus John Lupin – Gryffindor student before Harry's time, Marauder, werewolf, husband of Nymphadora Tonks and father of Teddy Remus Lupin
Teddy Remus Lupin – Son of Remus Lupin and Nymphadora Tonks, metamorphmagus. Godchild of Harry Potter, and good friend of the Potter family.
Aidan Lynch – Irish Quidditch Seeker

MacBoon clan – Wizarding family from the Isle of Drear, killed the rival McClivert clan after being transfigured into quintapeds
Magnus “Dent-Head” Macdonald – Lead effort to reintroduce the game of Creaothceann
Mary Macdonald – Hogwarts student before Harry's time, attacked with Dark Magic by Mulciber
Morag MacDougal – Hogwarts student sorted at the same time as Harry
Hamish MacFarland – Captain of the Montrose Magpies Quidditch team, Head of the Department of Magical Games and Sports
MacFusty clan – A wizarding family from the Hebrides Islands, they care for the Hebridean Black dragons
Ernie Macmillan – Hufflepuff student in Harry's year, school prefect, member of Dumbledore's Army
Melania Macmillan – See Melania Black
Walden Macnair – Death Eater, executioner for the Ministry of Magic
Alasdair Maddox – Quidditch Chaser for the Montrose Magpies
Laura Madley – Hufflepuff student three years below Harry
Abraxas Malfoy – Grandfather of Draco Malfoy, father of Lucius Malfoy, died of Dragon Pox
Draco Malfoy – Slytherin student in Harry's year, Slytherin Quidditch Seeker, school prefect, member of the Inquisitorial Squad, son of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black, husband of Astoria Greengrass,^[2] father of Scorpius Malfoy, reformed Death Eater
Lucius Malfoy – Son of Abraxas Malfoy, husband of Narcissa Black, father of Draco Malfoy, grandfather of Scorpius Malfoy, wealthy reformed Death Eater
Narcissa Malfoy (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, wife of Lucius and mother of Draco Malfoy, grandmother of Scorpius Malfoy, sister of Bellatrix Lestrange and Andromeda Tonks, cousin of Sirius Black
Scorpius Hyperion Malfoy – Son of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass, grandson of Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Black
Malécrit – Playwright who wrote Hélas, Je me suis Transfiguré mes Pieds. The name means "badly written" and the title of the work means "Alas, I have transfigured my feet."
Madam Malkin – Owner of Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions in Diagon Alley
Griselda Marchbanks – Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority, elder of the Wizengamot
Beaumont Marjoribanks – Pioneering herbologist, sometimes falsely credited with discovering gillyweed (Elladora Ketteridge discovered it about a century earlier)
Madam Marsh – Elderly passenger on the Knight Bus
Mr Mason – Muggle dinner guest of the Dursleys
Mrs Mason – Muggle dinner guest of the Dursleys
Olympe Maxime – Half-giantess, Headmistress of Beauxbatons
McClivert clan – Wizarding family from the Isle of Drear, killed by the rival MacBoon clan
Dugald McClivert – Head of the McClivert clan
Catriona McCormack – Mother of Kirley Duke and Meghan McCormack, Scottish Quidditch Chaser, captain of Puddlemere United
Kirley Duke McCormack – Son of Catriona McCormack, brother of Meghan McCormack, guitarist for the Weird Sisters
Meghan McCormack – Daughter of Catriona McCormack, sister of Kirley Duke McCormack, Quidditch Keeper for Puddlemere United
Natalie McDonald – Gryffindor student three years below Harry
Minerva McGonagall – Hogwarts Transfiguration professor, Head of Gryffindor House, Headmistress, Deputy Headmistress under Albus Dumbledore, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Animagus
Jim McGuffin – Muggle weatherman
Marlene McKinnon – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Cormac McLaggen – Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper for one game in Half-Blood Prince
Tarquin McTavish – J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2006, imprisoned for crimes against Muggles
Dorcas Meadowes – Member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Araminta Meliflua – Cousin of Sirius Black's mother, attempted to legalise Muggle-hunting
Galatea Merrythought – Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts before Harry's time at school
Eloise Midgen – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, has an acne problem
Cuthbert Mockridge – Head of the Goblin Liaison Office
Laverne de Montmorency – Creator of various love potions
Montague – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser and captain, two years ahead of Harry
Montgomery sisters – Hogwarts students at the time Harry is at school, their brother is attacked by Fenrir Greyback and dies at St Mungo's
Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody – Retired Auror, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor in Goblet of Fire (though he was impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr)
Moon – Hogwarts student in Harry's year
Moran – Irish Quidditch Chaser
Ethelbard Mordaunt – Neighbour of Elladora Guffy
Gwendolyn Morgan – Captain of the Holyhead Harpies Quidditch team
Valmai Morgan – Quidditch Chaser for the Holyhead Harpies
Mortlake – Ferret owner, raided by the Muggle Artefacts Office in Chamber of Secrets
Hassan Mostafa – Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch, refereed the Quidditch World Cup final between Bulgaria and Ireland
Mulciber – Death Eater, Imperius Curse specialist
Burdock Muldoon – Chief of the Wizards' Council, set the criteria for what defines a “being”
Mullet – Irish Quidditch Chaser
Zacharias Mumps – Wrote an early account of Quidditch
Eric Munch – Watchwizard at the Ministry of Magic, arrests Sturgis Podmore
Eunice Murray – Quidditch Seeker for the Montrose Magpies

Z. Nettles – Witch who gives a testimonial on Kwikspell
Mrs Norris – Cat belonging to Argus Filch
Carrie Newton - Editor of Witch Weekly
Nott Sr – Widower Death Eater, father of Theodore Nott
Theodore Nott – Slytherin student in Harry's year, son of Death Eater Nott
Honoria Nutcombe – Founded the Society for the Reformation of Hags, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for August 2004

Idris Oakby – Founder of the Society for the Support of Squibs, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for October 2006
Mr Oblansk – Bulgarian Minister for Magic
Winkus Oddpick – Wrote an editorial for the Daily Prophet after the Chipping Clodbury Riot
Bob Ogden – Ministry of Magic official in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Tiberius Ogden – Wizengamot elder, resigns after Dolores Umbridge is appointed Hogwarts High Inquisitor by Cornelius Fudge
Dunbar Oglethorpe – Chief of Quidditch Union for the Administration and Betterment of the British League and its Endeavours (Q.U.A.B.B.L.E.)
Darren O'Hare – Quidditch Keeper for the Kenmare Kestrals, captain of the Irish National Team, inventor of the Hawkshead Attacking Formation
Chauncey Oldridge – First known victim of Dragon Pox, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2005
Gondoline Oliphant – Studied trolls, killed by trolls. J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2005
Barnaby Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Bill and Bob
Bill Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Barnaby and Bob
Bob Ollerton – Co-founder of the Cleansweep Broom Company with his brothers Barnaby and Bill
Gifford Ollerton – Giant slayer, killed giant Hengist of Upper Barnton
Mr Ollivander – Wandmaker, owner of Ollivanders in Diagon Alley

Grant Page – Ravenclaw Quidditch Keeper during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Walter Parkin – Wizard whose four sons and three daughters comprised the original Wigtown Wanderers Quidditch team
Pansy Parkinson – Slytherin student in Harry's year, school prefect, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Padma Patil – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year, identical twin sister of Gryffindor student Parvati Patil, member of Dumbledore's Army, attends the Yule Ball with Ron Weasley
Parvati Patil – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, identical twin sister of Ravenclaw student Padma Patil, member of Dumbledore's Army, attends the Yule Ball with Harry Potter
Mr Paws – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg
Mr Payne – Muggle campground manager at the Quidditch World Cup
Glanmore Peakes – Slayer of the Sea Serpent of Cromer
Jimmy Peakes – Gryffindor Quidditch Beater three years below Harry
Abraham Peasegood – American wizard who invented the game Quodpot
Arnold Peasegood – Ministry of Magic employee, Obliviator for the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad, trained hit-wizard
Daisy Pennifold – Created a special Quaffle called the Pennifold Quaffle
Professor Phoebus Penrose – Heads a committee for the Ministry of Magic that produces a report entitled A Study into Muggle Suspicions About Magic
Octavius Pepper – Reported missing by the Daily Prophet
Perkins – Ministry of Magic employee and friend of Arthur Weasley
Sally-Anne Perks – Hogwarts student in Harry's year
Mrs Pettigrew – Mother of Peter Pettigrew, awarded the Order of Merlin
Peter Pettigrew – Gryffindor student before Harry's time, Marauder, Animagus, Death Eater, traitor to the Order of the Phoenix, disguised himself as a pet rat belonging to first Percy and later Ron Weasley. Murdered Cedric Diggory.
Antioch Peverell – Original owner of the Elder Wand, brother of Cadmus and Ignotus Peverell
Cadmus Peverell – Original owner of the Resurrection Stone, brother of Antioch and Ignotus Peverell, ancestor of the Gaunt family and Lord Voldemort
Ignotus Peverell – Original owner of the Cloak of Invisibility, brother of Antioch and Cadmus Peverell, ancestor of the Potter family
Arkie Philpott – Searched with a Probity Probe at Gringotts in Half-Blood Prince
Justus Pilliwickle – Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement
Irma Pince – Hogwarts librarian
Carlotta Pinkstone – Proponent of lifting the Statute of Secrecy, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for November 2005
Dagbert Pips – Proprietor of Pumpkins R Us
Radolphous Pittiman – Biographer of Uric the Oddball
Yardley Platt – Serial goblin-killer, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for February 2006
Roderick Plumpton – Quidditch Seeker for the England National Team and the Tutshill Tornados, originator of the Plumpton Pass, and holder of the fastest recorded catch of the Golden Snitch (three-and-a-half seconds, in 1921)
Mirabella Plunkett – Fell in love with a merman, transfigured herself into a haddock
Sturgis Podmore – Member of the Order of the Phoenix, imprisoned in Azkaban
Royden Poke – Official from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, involved in the Chipping Clodbury Riot
Gulliver Pokeby – Author of Why I Didn't Die When the Augurey Cried, expert on magical birds
Poliakoff – Durmstrang student at the same time as Viktor Krum, travelled to Hogwarts for the Triwizard Tournament
Mrs Polkiss – Mother of Piers Polkiss
Piers Polkiss – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Poppy Pomfrey – Hogwarts school nurse
Roddy Pontner – Placed a bet with Ludo Bagman at the Quidditch World Cup
Petrova Porskoff – Quidditch Chaser from Russia, creator of the Porskoff Ploy
Albus Severus Potter – Son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, brother of James and Lily Potter, grandson of James Potter, Lily Evans, Arthur Weasley, and Molly Prewett
Charlus Potter – Father of Dorea Black's son
Ginny Potter – See Ginny Weasley
Harry James Potter – Eponymous character of the series, son of James Potter and Lily Evans, husband of Ginny Weasley, father of Albus Severus, James Sirius, and Lily Luna Potter, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and captain, Auror, founder of Dumbledore's Army, descendant of Ignotus Peverell, The Boy Who Lived, co-winner of the Triwizard Tournament,
James Potter – Husband of Lily Evans, father of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student, Marauder, Head Boy, Quidditch Chaser, member of the Order of the Phoenix
James Sirius Potter – Son of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, brother of Albus Severus and Lily Luna Potter, grandson of James Potter, Lily Evans, Arthur Weasley, and Molly Prewett, Gryffindor student
Lily Potter (née Evans) – Muggle-born wife of James Potter, sister of Petunia Evans, mother of Harry Potter, Gryffindor student, Head Girl, member of the Order of the Phoenix
Lily Luna Potter – Daughter of Harry Potter and Ginny Weasley, sister of Albus Severus and James Potter, granddaughter of James Potter, Lily Evans, Arthur Weasley, and Molly Prewett
Nugent Potts – Quidditch referee
Ernie Prang – Driver of the Knight Bus
Mr Prentice – Muggle neighbour of the Dursleys
Fabian Prewett – Brother of Molly Weasley and Gideon Prewett, member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Gideon Prewett – Brother of Molly Weasley and Fabian Prewett, member of the original Order of the Phoenix
Ignatius Prewett – Husband of Lucretia Black, paternal uncle of Sirius Black
Lucretia Prewett (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Melania MacMillan, sister of Orion Black, wife of Ignatius Prewett
Molly Prewett – See Molly Weasley
Eileen Prince – See Eileen Snape
Apollyon Pringle – Caretaker at Hogwarts before Argus Filch
Graham Pritchard – Slytherin student three years under Harry
Demetrius J. Prod – Gave a testimonial on Kwikspell
Elsie Prod – Widow of Demetrius Prod
Proudfoot – Auror
Professor Everard Proudfoot – Headmaster of Hogwarts
Adrian Pucey – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser two years above Harry
Madam Puddifoot – Owner of a tea shop in Hogsmeade
Doris Purkiss – Claimed in The Quibbler that Sirius Black and Stubby Boardman were the same person
Augustus Pye – Trainee Healer at St. Mungo's, treated Arthur Weasley in Order of the Phoenix

Quigley – Irish Quidditch Beater
Hambledon Quince – Claims that wizards are from Mars, Muggles are from Mushrooms, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for September 2006
Orla Quirke – Ravenclaw student three years below Harry
Quirinus Quirrell – Death Eater, Muggle Studies and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, possessed by Lord Voldemort in Philosopher's Stone
Po Quong – Magical creatures expert, studied Liondragons

Modesty Rabnott – Protested the use of the Golden Snidget in Quidditch, namesake of the Modesty Rabnott Golden Snidget Preserve
Urquhart Rackharrow – Inventor of the Entrail-expelling Curse, his portrait hangs in St Mungo's
Mnemone Radford – Developed Memory Modifying Charms, first Obliviator, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for February 2007
Xavier Rastrick – Wizard entertainer, vanished during a performance and was never seen again
Helena Ravenclaw/The Grey Lady – Daughter of Rowena Ravenclaw, Ravenclaw House ghost, killed by the Bloody Baron
Rowena Ravenclaw – Co-founder of Hogwarts, mother of Helena Ravenclaw
Tom Riddle Sr – Muggle husband of Merope Gaunt, father of Tom Marvolo Riddle
Tom Marvolo Riddle/Lord Voldemort – Son of Tom Riddle and Merope Gaunt, Dark Wizard, last living descendant of Salazar Slytherin, descendant of Cadmus Peverell, Slytherin student at Hogwarts, school prefect and Head Boy, leader of the Death Eaters
Harvey Ridgebit – Dragonologist, first wizard to catch a Peruvian Vipertooth, established world's largest dragon sanctuary in Romania, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for January 2007
Gawain Robards – Head of the Auror Office after Rufus Scrimgeour
Mr Roberts – Muggle campground manager at the Quidditch World Cup, he and his family are tortured by Death Eaters
Demelza Robins – Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser during Harry's sixth at Hogwarts
Augustus Rookwood – Death Eater, spy working in the Department of Mysteries
Rosier – Early Death Eater
Druella Rosier – See Druella Black
Evan Rosier – Slytherin student, friend of Severus Snape while at Hogwarts, killed by Aurors
Madam Rosmerta – Proprietor of the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade
Grugwyn Rufford – Member of the Welsh National Gobstones Team
Thorfinn Rowle – Death Eater
Barry Ryan – Irish Quidditch Keeper

Jason Samuels – Ravenclaw Quidditch Beater during Harry's time at school
Almerick Sawbridge – Conquered a river troll at the Wye River
Scabior – Snatcher who captures Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger in Deathly Hallows
Lorcan Scamander – Son of Rolf Scamander and Luna Lovegood, twin brother of Lysander Scamander
Lysander Scamander – Son of Rolf Scamander and Luna Lovegood, twin brother of Lorcan Scamander
Newton Artemis Fido “Newt” Scamander – Author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, among other books, grandfather of Rolf Scamander
Rolf Scamander – Wizarding naturalist, husband of Luna Lovegood, father of twin sons Lorcan and Lysander
Porpentia Scamander – Wife of Newt Scamander
Bruno Schmidt – Child from Germany who kills an Erkling with a collapsible cauldron
Brutus Scrimgeour – Author of The Beater's Bible
Rufus Scrimgeour – Head of the Auror Office, replaces Cornelius Fudge as Minister for Magic
Selwyn – Death Eater
Kingsley Shacklebolt – Auror, replaces Pius Thicknesse as Minister for Magic
Derwent Shimpling – Comedian, ate an entire Venomous Tentacula and survived, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for January 2005
Gaspard Shingleton – Inventor of the Self-Stirring Cauldron, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for September 2005
Stan Shunpike – Conductor of the Knight Bus, Death Eater
Aurora Sinistra – Professor of Astronomy at Hogwarts
Rita Skeeter – Reporter for the Daily Prophet, author of The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore, Animagus
Harold Skively – Suggested a holiday in honour of Merlin
Wilbert Slinkhard – Author of Defensive Magical Theory
Jack Sloper – Gryffindor Quidditch Beater during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Horace Slughorn – Potions professor at Hogwarts, Head of Slytherin House, taught Tom Marvolo Riddle, fights against the Death Eaters
Salazar Slytherin – Co-founder of Hogwarts, Parselmouth, ancestor of the Gaunt family and Lord Voldemort, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for June 2007
Veronica Smethley – Fan of Gilderoy Lockhart
Elliot Smethwyk – Created the Cushioning Charm
Hippocrates Smethwyck – Healer-in-Charge on the Dai Llewellyn Ward at St Mungo's
Leopoldina Smethwyk – First British witch to referee a Quidditch match
Hepzibah Smith – Elderly, wealthy antique collector, descendant of Helga Hufflepuff, murdered and robbed by Tom Marvolo Riddle
Zacharias Smith – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts, Chaser on the Hufflepuff Quidditch team, member of Dumbledore's Army
Eileen Snape (née Prince) – Pure-blood wife of Tobias Snape, mother of Severus Snape, captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Club
Severus Snape – Son of Tobias Snape and Eileen Prince, “Half-Blood Prince”, reformed Death Eater, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Potions and Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Head of Slytherin House, Hogwarts Headmaster
Tobias Snape – Muggle father of Severus Snape, husband of pure-blood Eileen Prince
Faris “Spout Hole” Spavin – Minister for Magic
Alicia Spinnet – Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser, two years above Harry
Phyllida Spore – Author of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi
Pomona Sprout – Hogwarts Herbology professor, Head of Hufflepuff House
Spudmore – Manufacturer of the 1940 Timberblast broom
Erica Stainwright – Disgraced housekeeping guru, Wizard of the Month for August 2006
Blenheim Stalk – Author of Muggles Who Notice, Muggle expert
Hesper Starkey – Studied how the phases of the moon affects potion making
Stebbins – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts, caught by Snape with Fawcett during the Yule Ball
Patricia Stimpson – Hogwarts student two years above Harry
Jeremy Stretton – Ravenclaw Quidditch Chaser during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Edgar Stroulger – Inventor of the Sneakoscope
Miriam Strout – Healer in the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's
Billy Stubbs – Boy at Tom Marvolo Riddle's orphanage
Grogan Stump – Minister for Magic, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for April 2006
Felix Summerbee – Inventor of Cheering Charms, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for May 2004 and May 2005
Summerby – Hufflepuff Quidditch Seeker after Cedric Diggory
Summers – Hufflepuff student during Harry's time at Hogwarts
Havelock Sweeting – Unicorn expert
Emeric Switch – Author of A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration
Jocunda Sykes – First person to fly a broomstick across the Atlantic, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for January 2006

Janus Thickey – Namesake of the Janus Thickey Ward at St Mungo's
Pius Thicknesse – Minister for Magic while under the Imperius Curse
Mr Thomas – Father of Dean Thomas, murdered by Death Eaters, never told his Muggle wife that he was a wizard
Dean Thomas – Gryffindor student in Harry's year, member of Dumbledore's Army, boyfriend of Ginny Weasley, Gryffindor Quidditch Chaser
Orsino Thruston – Drummer for the Weird Sisters
Thaddeus Thurkell – Wizard who produced seven Squib sons and turned them all into hedgehogs in disgust
Agatha Timms – Owner of an eel farm, placed a bet with Ludo Bagman at the Quidditch World Cup
Professor Tofty – Member of the Wizarding Examinations Authority
Tilly Toke – Received the Order of Merlin First Class following the Ilfracombe Dragon Attack of 1932
Andromeda Tonks (née Black) – Daughter of Cygnus Black and Druella Rosier, disowned for marrying Muggle-born Ted Tonks, mother of Nymphadora Tonks
Nymphadora Tonks – Daughter of Ted Tonks and Andromeda Black, disowned by the Black family for being half-blood, Auror, metamorphmagus, wife of Remus Lupin, mother of Teddy Remus Lupin, killed by her aunt Bellatrix during the Battle of Hogwarts
Ted Tonks – Muggle-born husband of Andromeda Black, father of Nymphadora Tonks, killed by Death Eaters
Alberta Toothill – Wizarding duellist, won the All-England competition in 1430 with a Blasting Charm, defeating the favoured Samson Wiblin
Tilden Toots – Wizarding radio personality, husband of Daisy Hookum, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for March 2007
Kenneth Towler – Gryffindor student two years above Harry
Travers – Death Eater who killed the McKinnon family
Cassandra Trelawney – Great-great-grandmother of Sybill Trelawney
Sybill Patricia Trelawney – Great-great granddaughter of Cassandra Trelawney, Hogwarts Divination professor
Donaghan Tremlett – Muggle-born bassist for the Weird Sisters, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for July 2004
Quentin Trimble – Author of The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self Protection
Troy – Irish Quidditch Chaser
Sacharissa Tugwood – Inventor of Beautifying Potions, discovered uses of Bubotuber Pus
Lisa Turpin – Ravenclaw student in Harry's year
Mallory Twiddle – Complained about Gringotts using Sphinxes as guards in the Daily Prophet
Norvel Twonk – Died saving a Muggle child from a manticore
Wilkie Twycross – Apparition instructor from the Ministry of Magic

Dolores Jane Umbridge – Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic, Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, Hogwarts High Inquisitor, sent to Azkaban for crimes against Muggle-borns, claims relation to the pure-blood Selwyn family
Quintius Umfraville – Author of The Noble Sport of Warlocks
Urquhart – Slytherin Quidditch captain during Harry's time at Hogwarts

Cassandra Vablatsky – Seer and author of Unfogging the Future
Vaisey – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser
Emmeline Vance – Member of the Order of the Phoenix, murdered by Death Eaters
Romilda Vane – Gryffindor student two years below Harry
Septima Vector – Arithmancy professor at Hogwarts
Vindictus Viridian – Author of Curses and Counter-curses (Bewitch Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss, Jelly-Legs, Tongue-Tying and Much, Much More)
Lord Voldemort – See Tom Marvolo Riddle
Volkov – Bulgarian Quidditch Beater
Vulchanov – Bulgarian Quidditch Beater

Joscelind Wadcock – Quidditch Chaser for Puddlemere United
Adalbert Waffling – Magical theoretician and author Magical Theory
”Honest Willy” Wagstaff – Street peddler accused of selling defective merchandise in Diagon Alley
Myron Wagtail – Lead singer of the Weird Sisters
Celestina Warbeck – Singer on the Wizarding Wireless Network
C. Warrington – Slytherin Quidditch Chaser three years ahead of Harry, member of the Inquisitorial Squad
Fabius Watkins – Captain and Chaser of Montrose Magpies Quidditch team, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for May 2006
Arthur Weasley – Husband of Molly Prewett, father of Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ginny, Percy, and Ron Weasley, grandfather of Albus Severus, James Sirius, and Lily Luna Potter and Fred,Roxanne, Hugo, Rose, Victoire, Dominique, Louis, Molly and Lucy Weasley, Ministry of Magic official in the Misuse of Muggle Artefacts Office and the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects, member of the Order of the Phoenix
Audrey Weasley – Wife of Percy Weasley
Bill Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, husband of Fleur Delacour, father of Victoire, Dominique and Louis Weasley, Hogwarts prefect and Head Boy, member of the Order of the Phoenix, Gringotts employee
Cedrella Weasley (née Black) – Daughter of Arcturus Black and Lysandra Yaxley, sister of Callidora and Charis Black, disowned for marrying a Weasley
Charlie Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and school prefect, member of the Order of the Phoenix, works with dragons in Romania
Dominique Weasley – Daughter of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, sister of Victoire and Louis
Fleur Weasley – See Fleur Delacour
Fred Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, identical twin of George Weasley, member of Dumbledore's Army, attended the Yule Ball with Angelina Johnson, Gryffindor Quidditch Beater, co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, killed by a Death Eater at Hogwarts in Deathly Hallows
Fred Weasley – Son of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson, brother of Roxanne
George Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, identical twin of Fred Weasley, father of Fred and Roxanne Weasley, Husband of Angelina Johnson, member of Dumbledore's Army, Gryffindor Quidditch Beater, co-owner of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes
Ginevra Molly "Ginny" Weasley – Only daughter of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, wife of Harry Potter, mother of Albus Severus, James, and Lily Potter, Gryffindor student one year under Harry, Gryffindor Quidditch Seeker and Chaser, member of Dumbledore's Army; was on the all women Quidditch team before becoming a mother
Hermione Weasley – See Hermione Granger
Hugo Weasley – Son of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, brother of Rose Weasley
Louis Weasley – Son of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, brother of Victoire and Dominique
Lucy Weasley – Daughter of Percy Weasley and his wife Audrey, sister of Molly Weasley
Molly Weasley (née Prewett) – Sister of Fabian and Gideon Prewett, wife of Arthur Weasley and mother of Bill, Charlie, Fred, George, Ginny, Percy and Ron Weasley, grandmother of Albus Severus, James and Lily Potter and Fred, Roxanne, Hugo, Rose, Victoire, Dominique, Louis, Molly and Lucy Weasley, member of the Order of the Phoenix
Molly Weasley – Daughter of Percy Weasley and his wife Audrey, sister of Lucy Weasley
Percy Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, Gryffindor prefect and Head Boy, Ministry of Magic employee, fought against the Death Eaters in Deathly Hallows, Husband of Audrey Weasley, father of Molly and Lucy Weasley
Ronald Bilius "Ron" Weasley – Son of Arthur Weasley and Molly Prewett, husband of Hermione Granger, father of Hugo and Rose Weasley, Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper, school prefect, member of Dumbledore's Army
Rose Weasley – Daughter of Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, sister of Hugo Weasley
Roxanne Weasley – Daughter of George Weasley and Angelina Johnson
Septimus Weasley – Husband of Cedrella Black, father of Arthur Weasley
Victoire Weasley – Daughter of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, sister of Dominique and Louis
Dorcas Wellbeloved – Founder of the Society for Distressed Witches
Bridget Wenlock – Arithmancer, established the magical properties of the number seven, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for August 2005
Kennilworthy Whisp – Author of Quidditch Through the Ages
Kevin Whitby – Hufflepuff student three years under Harry
Devlin Whitehorn – Founder of the Nimbus Racing Broom Company, revolutionised Quidditch, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for November 2004
Samson Wiblin – Duellist, defeated at the All-England Duelling Competition in 1430 by Alberta Toothill
Willy Widdershins – Set up regurgitating toilets in Order of the Phoenix, informs Dolores Umbridge of the meeting of Dumbledore's Army in the Hog's Head
Dempster Wiggleswade – Writer for the Daily Prophet
Wilhelm Wigworthy – Author of Home Life and Social Habits of British Muggles
Ignatia Wildsmith – Inventor of Floo Powder, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2004
Wilkes – Slytherin student, friend of Severus Snape, Death Eater, killed by Aurors
Benjy Williams – Quidditch Seeker for Puddlemere United
Williamson – Auror
Heliotrope Willis – Leader of the Troll Rights Movement
Gilbert Wimple – Ministry official, Committee on Experimental Charms
Herman Wintringham – Lute player for the Weird Sisters
Lord Stoddard Withers – Magical creatures expert, breeder of flying horses
Mr Wood – Father of Oliver Wood
Mrs Wood – Mother of Oliver Wood
Oliver Wood – Hogwarts student, Gryffindor Quidditch Keeper and captain, Keeper for Puddlemere United
Augustus Worme – Editor at Obscurus Books who commissioned Newt Scamander to write an authoritative compendium of magical creatures
Eldred Worple – Author of Blood Brothers: My Life Amongst the Vampires
Bowman Wright – Creator of the Golden Snitch, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for December 2005
Josef Wronski – Polish Quidditch Seeker for the Grodzisk Goblins, inventor of the Wronski Feint

Yaxley – Death Eater
Lysandra Yaxley – See Lysandra Black
Dzou Yen – Chinese alchemist
Cyprian Youdle – Quidditch referee who was killed during a match

Mrs Zabini – Mother of Blaise Zabini
Blaise Zabini – Slytherin student in Harry's year
Ladislaw Zamojski – Polish Quidditch Chaser
Rose Zeller – Hufflepuff student four years under Harry
Zograf – Bulgarian Quidditch Keeper

Alguff the Awful – Foul smelling goblin who attempts to sell vials of his sweat to Dungbomb manufacturers
Agnes – Patient in the Janus Thickey Ward of St Mungo's
Andros the Invincible – Ancient Greek wizard, alleged to have a Patronus the size of a Giant
Aragog – Acromantula belonging to Rubeus Hagrid, lives in the Forbidden Forest
Archie – Elderly wizard at the Quidditch World Cup
Arcus – Thought to have taken the Elder Wand from Loxias
Arnold – Pygmy Puff belonging to Ginny Weasley

Bane – Centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest
Barnabas the Barmy – Subject of a tapestry on the seventh floor of Hogwarts, attempted to dance with trolls
Basil – Ministry official at the Quidditch World Cup, wears a kilt and poncho in an attempt to replicate Muggle clothing
Beedle the Bard – Author of several wizarding fairy tales, including The Tale of the Three Brothers
Brother Benedict – Muggle monk who had an encounter with a Jarvey
Bilius – Uncle of the Weasley children, died twenty-four hours after seeing a Grim
Binky – Rabbit belonging to Lavender Brown
The Bloody Baron - Slytherin House ghost, suitor and killer of Helena Ravenclaw
Brother Boniface – Muggle monk, maker of turnip wine
Bogrod – Elderly goblin who works at Gringotts
Bozo – Photographer for the Daily Prophet
Buckbeak (a.k.a. Witherwings) – Hippogriff belonging at various times to Rubeus Hagrid, Sirius Black and Harry Potter

Cecilia – Girlfriend of Tom Riddle Sr before Merope gives him the love potion
Circe – Ancient Greek enchantress
Cliodna – Irish druidess, Animagus, discovered the properties of Moondew
Crookshanks – Half-cat/half-kneazle belonging to Hermione Granger

Damocles – Inventor of the Wolfsbane Potion, uncle of Marcus Belby, awarded the Order of Merlin
Dennis – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Derek – Hogwarts student two years under Harry
Dobby – House-elf belonging to the Malfoy family, set free by Harry in Chamber of Secrets killed by Belatrix Lestrange in Deathly Hallows
”Dodgy” Dirk – Muggle who had an encounter with a dragon
Dot – Muggle resident of Little Hangleton

Eargit the Ugly – Goblin representative to the Wizard's Council in the fourteenth century
Egbert the Egregious – Murdered Emeric the Evil to gain possession of the Elder Wand
Elfric the Eager – Responsible for an uprising
Emeric the Evil – Possessor of the Elder Wand, killed by Egbert the Egregious
Errol – Owl belonging to the Weasley family
Ethelred the Ever-Ready – Wizard known for being easily offended
Everard – Headmaster of Hogwarts, a particularly famous wizard, whose portrait hangs in many institutions, including the Ministry of Magic

Fang – Bloodhound belonging to Rubeus Hagrid
The Fat Friar – Hufflepuff House ghost
The Fat Lady – Witch in the painting that conceals the entrance to the Gryffindor common room
Fawkes – Phoenix belonging to Albus Dumbledore
Fergus – Cousin of Seamus Finnigan
Fingal the Fearless – Irish wizard who was an Aingingein champion
Firenze – Centaur, professor of Divination at Hogwarts
Florence – Contemporary of Bertha Jorkins
Fluffy – Three-headed dog belonging to Rubeus Hagrid, protector of the philosopher's stone
Fridwulfa – Giant, mother of Rubeus Hagrid and Grawp
Fulbert the Fearful – Never left his house because of his cowardice, died when a Defensive Charm he cast caused his roof to collapse

Giant Squid – Unnamed squid living in the Black Lake
Golgomath – Giant, becomes Gurg after killing Karkus, allied with Death Eaters
Gordon – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Gornuk – Goblin, killed by Death Eaters
Grawp – Giant, half-brother of Rubeus Hagrid, son of Fridwulfa
The Great Humberto – Muggle television personality
Gregory the Smarmy – Inventor of Gregory's Unctuous Unction, has a statue in Hogwarts
Griphook – Goblin, works at Gringotts Bank
Gunhilda of Gorsemoor – Developed a cure for Dragon Pox, has a statue in Hogwarts
Gwenog – Early female Quidditch player

Hedwig – Mentioned in A History of Magic, the inspiration for Harry's owl's name
Hedwig – Owl belonging to Harry Potter
Hengist of Upper Barnton – Giant, killed by Giffor Ollerton
Hengist of Woodcroft – Founder of Hogsmeade
Hermes – Owl belonging to Percy Weasley
Herpo the Foul – Ancient Greek wizard, Parselmouth, creator of the Basilisk, and the first Horcrux^[3]
Hokey – House-elf Belonging to Hepzibah Smith

Ingolfr the Iambic – Norwegian poet who wrote about Quidditch

Karkus – Giant, friendly with the Order of the Phoenix, killed by Golgomath
Kevin – Toddler who uses his father's wand to blow up a slug at the Quidditch World Cup
Kreacher – House-elf belonging to the Black family, and later Harry Potter

Lachlan the Lanky – Has a statue in Hogwarts
Lancelot – Cousin of Great Aunt Muriel, Healer at St Mungo's
Leanne – Hogwarts student during Harry's time at school, friend of Katie Bell
Livius – Thought to have taken the Elder Wand from Loxias
Loxias – Possessor of the Elder Wand

Magorian – Leader of the centaurs living in the Forbidden Forest
Malcolm – Friend of Dudley Dursley
Martha – Employee at Tom Marvolo Riddle's orphanage
Queen Mave – Irish witch who taught young witches and wizards before the establishment of Hogwarts
Merlin – Most famous wizard of all time, known even to Muggles, Charms specialist, member of the Court of King Arthur, established the Order of Merlin to help Muggles
The Mermaid – Occupies a window in the prefect's bathroom at Hogwarts
Mopsus – Ancient Greek soothsayer, son of Apollo and Manto, defeated Seer Calchas, namesake of the Mopsus Potion
Morgana – Dark Sorceress, half-sister of King Arthur, enemy of Merlin, Animagus, skilled Healer, queen of the island of Avalon
Mosag – Wife of Aragog
Great Aunt Muriel – Great aunt of the Weasley children
Moaning Myrtle – Ravenclaw student during Tom Marvolo Riddle's time at Hogwarts, killed by the Basilisk in a girl's bathroom, which she continued to haunt

Nagini – Snake belonging to Lord Voldemort
Norbert/Norberta – Dragon belonging to Rubeus Hagrid

Odo – Subject of a song sung by Rubeus Hagrid and Horace Slughorn in Half-Blood Prince
Ogg – Gamekeeper at Hogwarts while Molly Weasley was at school
Olaf – Norwegian wizard, cousin of Goodwin Kneen
Oona – Innkeeper, early Quidditch supporter

Paracelsus – Has a bust in Hogwarts between the Gryffindor common room and the corridor leading to the owlery
Peeves – Hogwarts poltergeist
Pigwidgeon – Scops Owl belonging to Ron Weasley
Prudence – Sister of Modesty Rabnott
Ptolemy – Famous wizard, featured on a Chocolate Frog card

Radulf – Blacksmith, early Quidditch player
Ragnok – Goblin, works for Gringotts
Ragnuk the First – Goblin, creator of the Sword of Gryffindor (and its lawful owner, accoring to the Goblins)
Ripper – Bulldog belonging to Marge Dursley
Ronan – Centaur who lives in the Forbidden Forest

Sanguini – Vampire, friend of Eldred Worple
Savage – Auror
Scabbers – Rat belonging to Percy and later Ron Weasley; actually Peter Pettigrew
Snowy – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg

Ted – Muggle television newsreader
Tenebrus – Thestral belonging to Rubeus Hagrid
Tibbles – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg
Tiberius – Uncle of Cormac McLaggen, student of Horace Slughorn
Tom – Innkeeper of the Leaky Cauldron
Trevor – Toad belonging to Neville Longbottom
Tufty – Cat belonging to Arabella Figg

Ug the Unreliable – Goblin con artist, behind the Demiguise Derby
Ugga – Early Quidditch player
Urg the Unclean – Goblin leader during the rebellions of the eighteenth century
Uric the Oddball – Eccentric wizard, J. K. Rowling's Wizard of the Month for September 2004

Verity – Employee at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes
Violet – Inhabits a portrait in Hogwarts, friend of the Fat Lady

Wendelin the Weird – Witch from the Middle Ages, enjoyed being burned at the stake so much that she allowed herself to be caught no fewer than 47 times in various disguises
Wilfred the Wistful – Has a statue of Hogwarts
Will – Stole toads from Warty Harris, then had the toads stolen by Mundungus Fletcher
Winky – House-elf belonging to the Crouch family, later works at Hogwarts

Yvonne – Friend of Petunia Dursley

2008-05-09T19:05:00.000-07:00

2008-04-26T19:32:00.000-07:00

(26.04.2008)

Batsman	Status	Runs	Balls	4’s	6’s
Sourav Ganguly (C)	c Subramaniam Badrinath b Joginder Sharma	12	19	1	0
Brendon McCullum	c Suresh Raina b Jacob Oram	24	12	2	2
Ricky Ponting	c Suresh Raina b Jacob Oram	0	1	0	0
Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha (W)	b Manpreet Gony	27	16	5	1
David Hussey	c Subramaniam Badrinath b Palani Amarnath	0	2	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	c Joginder Sharma b Palani Amarnath	16	24	1	0
Laxmi Shukla	run out (Joginder Sharma)	42	33	4	1
Ajit Agarkar	c Muttiah Muralidaran b Manpreet Gony	11	9	1	0
Murali Kartik	c & b Jacob Oram	3	3	0	0
Ishant Sharma	not out	4	3	0	0
Ashok Dinda	not out	0	0	0	0

Chennai Innings

Batsman	Status	Runs	Balls	4’s	6’s
Parthiv Patel	c Ishant Sharma b Ajit Agarkar	21	27	3	0
Matthew Hayden	not out	70	49	6	3
MS Dhoni (C) (W)	not out	43	27	3	2
Michael Hussey
Suresh Raina
Jacob Oram
Subramaniam Badrinath
Joginder Sharma
Palani Amarnath
Manpreet Gony
Muttiah Muralidaran

Bowlers	Overs	Maidens	Runs	Wickets	Wides	Noballs
Ashok Dinda	3	0	25	0	2	0
Ishant Sharma	3	0	26	0	1	1
Ajit Agarkar	3	0	19	1	0	0
David Hussey	1	0	10	0	0	0
Mohammad Hafeez	2	0	16	0	1	0
Murali Kartik	3	0	33	0	0	0
Laxmi Shukla	2	0	18	0	0	0

____________________________________________

2008-04-22T18:42:00.000-07:00

Early years
Mirra Alfassa (Paris 21.2.1878 - Pondicherry 17.11.73) was born as the second child of an Egyptian mother and a Turkish father, a few months after her parents had settled in France. An extraordinarily gifted child, who became an accomplished painter and musician, she had many inner experiences from early childhood on. In her twenties she studied occultism in Algeria with Max Theon and his English wife Alma, who was a highly developed medium. After her return to Paris, the Mother worked with several different groups of spiritual seekers.

Meeting Sri Aurobindo
She first heard of Sri Aurobindo from her friend Alexandra David-Neel, who had visited him in Pondicherry in 1912; and in 1914, along with her second husband Paul Richard, she was able to travel to Pondicherry and meet him in person. There, she immediately recognised him as a mentor she had encountered in earlier visions, and knew that her future work was at his side. Although she had to leave India after the outbreak of the First World War, first returning to France, and then accompanying Richard to an official post in Japan, in April 1920 she returned to join Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry and never left again. Sri Aurobindo recognised in her an embodiment of the dynamic expressive aspect of evolutionary, creative Force, in India traditionally known and approached as the 'Supreme Mother'.

Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville
It was the Mother, as Sri Aurobindo's 'Shakti', who organised the growing group of followers around him into the Sri Aurobindo Ashram from November 1926 onwards, and who in 1952, after his passing in 1950, created the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education to fulfil his wish to provide a new kind of education for Indian youth. In 1968 she founded the international township project of Auroville as a yet wider field for practical attempts to implement Sri Aurobindo's vision of new forms of individual and collective life, preparing the way towards a brighter future for the whole earth.
"Humanity is not the last rung of the terrestrial creation. Evolution continues and man will be surpassed. It is for each individual to know whether he wants to participate in the advent of this new species."

"For those who are satisfied with the world as it is, Auroville obviously has no reason to exist."
The Mother, 1966

Consciousness beyond Mind
Both Sri Aurobindo and The Mother worked all their lives for the manifestation of a mode of consciousness beyond mind, which Sri Aurobindo named "Supermind" or "The Supramental". The full expression of this consciousness on earth would result not only in a new species, as far beyond Man as humanity is beyond the animals, but also in a modification of the whole terrestrial creation, even more complete than the change brought about by the entrance on the world scene of the human race.
Between humanity and the fully Supramental species there would have to be one or several transitional steps, represented by transitional beings, born in the human way, but able to contact and express the higher consciousness. These transitional beings would prepare the way for the advent of the Supramental Race by establishing suitable conditions.

Transformation
After Sri Aurobindo's passing, the Mother continued his work of psychological and physical transformation with the help of the new force. An account of her experiences in the course of this work is given in The Mothers Agenda, an intimate record of the last 18 years of her life.
Their work continues.

The Mother had given this to Her children

Remember me

Remember my child, I am always with you deep in your soul.
At all hours I watch over your life with Love And Care
And Guide your uncertain steps.
Remember me Where ever you may be in this World.
Repeat my name when ever you have a little time to spare.
I am Present Everywhere. To see and feel my Presence my child you only have to switch on your inner Light.
I am Inside you,outside you,above and below.
You can feel my Love with only a little warmth on your side.
Remember I never scold or punish, that is not my way
I am pouring my love inside your heart day or night
Remember me, I am your Mother, Father, Counseller and Queen.
Remember me always for I am your closest, dearest and faithful friend.
Hide nothing from me.
Depend on me for all your needs.
Remember you are my child, I can never be ashamed of you.
Whatever you do, Remember me, I shall give you sunshine, laughter and joy in your life which no one can take away from you.
In spite of your thousand mistakes hold on to me,
Remember my child can never fail.
Tell me all your plans and dreams. I am always with you.
Remember I love and Protect you.
I want you to be really good, always happy my child.
Remember I live in the heart of all living beings, human and animal.
When you are kind to anyone, Remember you are kind to me.
Be generous as the ocean, fill the world with good thoughts and feelings.
Be straight and simple.
Remember me always without fail.
Enter your heart to know what I like,
Remember never to tell a lie.
I shall put within your reach all that is noble and beautiful.
Have the utmost Goodwill for all,
Remember all are my children.
Remember me for any help, for I am always with you day and night.
Remember my child your life is worth living only in the service of the Divine

The Mother

2008-04-19T19:27:00.000-07:00

Cricket IPL - Full Match Schedule

Time	Match	Venue
Friday 18 April
8:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Bangalore
Saturday 19 April
5:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Chennai Super Kings	Mohali
8:30 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Rajasthan Royals	Delhi
Sunday 20 April
4:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Deccan Chargers	Kolkata
8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Mumbai
Monday 21 April
8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Kings XI Punjab	Jaipur
Tuesday 22 April
8:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Delhi Daredevils	Hyderabad
Wednesday 23 April
8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians	Chennai
Thursday 24 April
8:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Rajasthan Royals	Hyderabad
Friday 25 April
8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Mumbai Indians	Mohali
Saturday 26 April
4:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Chennai
8:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Rajasthan Royals	Bangalore
Sunday 27 April
4:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Daredevils	Mohali
8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Deccan Chargers	Mumbai
Monday 28 April
8:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Chennai Super Kings	Bangalore
Tuesday 29 April
8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Mumbai Indians	Kolkata
Wednesday 30 April
8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Delhi
Thursday 1 May
4:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Jaipur
8:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Kings XI Punjab	Hyderabad
Friday 2 May
8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Daredevils	Chennai
Saturday 3 May
4:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Deccan Chargers	Bangalore
8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mohali
Sunday 4 May
4:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Daredevils	Mumbai
8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Chennai Super Kings	Jaipur
Monday 5 May
8:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Kings XI Punjab	Bangalore
Tuesday 6 May
8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Deccan Chargers	Chennai
Wednesday 7 May
8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Rajasthan Royals	Mumbai
Thursday 8 May
4:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Chennai Super Kings	Delhi
8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Kolkata
Friday 9 May
8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Deccan Chargers	Jaipur
Saturday 10 May
8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Kings XI Punjab	Chennai
Sunday 11 May
4:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Hyderabad
8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Daredevils	Jaipur
Monday 12 May
8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Mohali
Tuesday 13 May
8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Daredevils	Kolkata
Wednesday 14 May
8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Chennai Super Kings	Mumbai
Thursday 15 May
8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Deccan Chargers	Delhi
Friday 16 May
8:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Mumbai
Saturday 17 May
4:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Jaipur
8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Kings XI Punjab	Delhi
Sunday 18 May
4:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings	Kolkata
8:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Mumbai Indians	Hyderabad
Monday 19 May
8:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Delhi Daredevils	Bangalore
Tuesday 20 May
8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals	Kolkata
Wednesday 21 May
4:00 PM	Mumbai Indians vs Kings XI Punjab	Mumbai
8:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Chennai
Thursday 22 May
8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Kolkata Knight Riders	Delhi
Friday 23 May
8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Deccan Chargers	Mohali
Saturday 24 May
4:00 PM	Chennai Super Kings vs Rajasthan Royals	Chennai
8:00 PM	Delhi Daredevils vs Mumbai Indians	Delhi
Sunday 25 May
4:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Bangalore Royal Challengers	Hyderabad
8:00 PM	Kolkata Knight Riders vs Kings XI Punjab	Kolkata
Monday 26 May
8:00 PM	Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians	Jaipur
Tuesday 27 May
8:00 PM	Deccan Chargers vs Chennai Super Kings	Hyderabad
Wednesday 28 May
4:00 PM	Bangalore Royal Challengers vs Mumbai Indians	Bangalore
8:00 PM	Kings XI Punjab vs Rajasthan Royals	Mohali
Friday 30 May
8:00 PM	1st Semi-final	Mumbai
Saturday 31 May
8:00 PM	2nd Semi-final	Mumbai
Sunday 1 June
8:00 PM	Final	Mumbai

2008-04-16T19:22:00.000-07:00

What Corporate Recruiters Say

Each year, the Graduate Management Admission Council® (GMAC®) conducts a comprehensive, global survey of corporate recruiters who hire recent MBA graduates. We hope it will help you understand what recruiters are looking for, so you can make sure you are well prepared when you start to look for post-MBA employment.

What Corporate Recruiters Look for in MBA Hires

Recruiters have indicated what characteristics of potential new MBA hires are most important in their hiring decisions. The top 10 are as follows:

1.cultural fit with the company
2.proven ability to perform
3.strong "soft" skills, including communication and interpersonal skills
4.strong "hard" skills, including quantitative knowledge and technical skills acquired in the MBA program
5.specific background (e.g. engineering, science, liberal arts)
6.MBA functional area/concentration of study
7.evidence of adaptability
8.strong management skills
9.prior internship/work experience related to the industry, job, or company
10.years of professional work experience

Why Employers Like MBAs and What They'd Like to See Improved

[b]Most Attractive MBA Skills

ability to think analytically
ability to think strategically
quantitative skills
leadership skills
oral communication skills

Skills That Should Be Improved

people management skills
leadership skills
ability to make decisions with imperfect information
interpersonal skills
written communication skills

Clearly, employers find that MBAs have well-developed quantitative and analytical skills, but they would like to see even stronger management and leadership skills.

Unrealistic Expectations: Don't Let Them Stand between You and a Job

To help you prepare to succeed in the job placement process, we asked recruiters to tell us what barriers they encounter when trying to hire new MBA grads—the deal-breakers that can derail the hiring process. The top three barriers they cite have to do with the inaccurate assumptions of MBAs:

unrealistic salary expectations
unrealistic job expectations
unrealistic view of advancement opportunities

The MBA - is it worth it? More importantly, is it worth the investment made by companies in sponsoring developing leaders on the programme? It can be argued that underdeveloped managers are a greater cost to a company than the once-off investment of a qualification such as the MBA.

However, such a statement needs some substance - therefore one has to look at "What value can an MBA graduate add to your company ? "

The fact is, we are operating in an ever-changing, fast-paced, highly competitive and global world of work, but how does one respond to this environment. According to Dr Charlene Lew, former dean of the Damelin International College of Postgraduate Business Sciences, the first step would be to gain an understanding of this distraught business world. “It all starts with an understanding of the economy and how businesses can contribute to the invention of products that will increase the country’s resources. With that is an understanding of economic concepts, such as ‘inflation’ and ‘consumer price index’. A simple insight into managerial economics, such as supply and demand and opportunity costs assists MBA graduates understand the role of profit maximisation endeavours in the firm and how economics inform organisational decision-making,” said Dr Lew.

“In aligning the company with the government’s economic policies, the manager with an MBA can then oversee the financial management of the firm. And, by understanding the company accounts, the manager can assess the performance of the business. With the well-acclaimed holistic viewpoint of MBA graduates, productivity is seen in terms of the input that all the role-players in the firm must play. Of course the MBA also equips the manager, as a strategist, with analytical tools to assess profitability, through, for example, indicators of return on investment (ROI) or residual income (RI), to mention but two illustrations.”

Up to this point it is clear that the manager with an MBA understands the economic pressures on the company and has a firm grip on the financial condition of the firm. The MBA manager also understands to what extent the current financial situation is aligned with the strategy for profitability. The next logical step is for the MBA manager to know how to discover, predict and fulfil customers’ needs, so the company can show true profits. It is all about knowing how to compete. And it is about that winning relationship with customers and other stakeholders and, through marketing research skills, finding out what the customer wants - a true value-add to the company.

In the quest for productivity, top managers need to consistently determine whether the company is capable of surpassing problems in the process of successfully delivering products or services to the customer, and is the customer prepared to pay for these. If not, management needs to know when to introduce drastic actions. Productivity is clearly dependent on the decision-making ability of the leaders of the firm. Leaders with a purely financial or marketing background are not sufficiently knowledgeable regarding the decisions required for a productivity and competitive analysis.

Now, with the company riding the waves of the economy, forecasting its financial needs, controlling its funds and adding to its bottom line by getting the right product at the right price to the right place for the right person, while promoting all this in the most effective manner, the MBA manager can also do a bit of healthy introspection. “It is now when the MBA manager can have an intelligible look at how the company has been put together, how effectively communication flows among the various elements and how valuable the learning is that is taking place. Here the top manager with the MBA is equipped to forecast trends and developments in the organisational design and use techniques to improve the performance of the organisation as a whole. Based on that, intelligent actions can then be taken in terms of the people in the company and how their performance and development are managed,” said Dr Lew.

“With the organisation designed to run like clockwork, and where the delicate balance has been reached between giving to employees and gaining from their skills and endeavours, the MBA manager can evaluate the degree to which operation management is contributing to the competitiveness and profitability of the company. It is accepted that the MBA qualification will have given the individual the ability to have a strategic outlook on how operations can adhere to world-class standards and how they can operate in synergy with the other business functions.”

Dr Lew said that of course, the manager must then also be able to turn technological advancement to the benefit of the company, rather than seeing it as a threat. An understanding of information systems and knowledge technology then underpins the success of the MBA manager in this regard. This produces information that is useful to the company.

Clearly each element of value that the MBA adds builds on the others, but these values reach a different level when the skills of international business strategy are included. Consider just a few of the skills that the MBA manager has in this regard: He/she can manage the strategic options for the company, implement an effective team process, formulate strategies for the various business functions, gauge product-market demand and competitive interdependencies, including the scope of proposed businesses strategies, show flexibility and creativity in response to changing markets, identify and balance any competing forces for localisation or globalisation for the business and its functions such as marketing and production. These are only few of the very convincing arguments of the value that the MBA holds for the employer.

“Yet, there is more,” said Dr Lew. “The MBA manager can also tackle complex research endeavours to bring specific solutions to the company. The power of this lies in that the MBA manager does not only have extensive management knowledge, but also unusual insight into the firm he/she is operating in. With that combined knowledge, and with access to appropriate secondary data and newly gained primary data, the research yields recommendations and plans that could not be generated in any other way.”

“Overall, there is one key as to how the MBA programme facilitates improved company performance and increases managerial effectiveness and efficiency. The key lies in the new way of thinking that the MBA programme provides to its students. It is accomplished by developing a holistic understanding of business, leading to the detection of business problems and the recognition of opportunities. Through such insights, students can then creatively define and analyse alternatives before deciding on an appropriate course of action. This is the essence of the strategic MBA outlook,” said Dr Lew.

Convincing. The MBA manager can truly add value to any firm. And the value is added where it really matters – in improved performance of the manager and in increased profitability of the company. “But, a principle condition to this increased value-add needs to be clearly stated - the value added is proportional to the degree to which the MBA knowledge is applied,” concluded Dr Lew.

The conclusion? The MBA qualification that manifests in applied skills is of immense worth to the employer.

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Table manners are the etiquette used when eating. This includes the appropriate use of utensils. Different cultures have different standards for table manners. Many table manners evolved out of practicality. For example, it is generally impolite to put elbows on tables since doing so creates a risk of tipping over bowls and cups. Within different families or groups, there may be less rigorous enforcement of some traditional table manners of their culture while still maintaining others. For example, some families ignore elbows on the table or mixing of foods.

The Guest are seated farthest from the door always, when there are no guest the grandparents are seated farthest away from the door.
Depending on the customs of the household a prayer may be offered before and/or after the meal.
Guests are offered food first, and ought to eat the most, while the hosts eat last and the least.
Guests should refrain from eating too much, unless the hosts coaxes them to eat more. The host should always ask at least three times if the guest wants more food. The guest should say no at least three times to the host. In certain situations the host can put food on the guest's plate by force.
Guests are always given the best portions of the food.
Traditionally food should be eaten with bare hands; However, cutlery is sometimes provided. Only use your right hand when eating with your hands. There are proper ways of picking up rice and other loose food without spilling any, which one should learn and practice. Wasting food is frowned upon. When cutlery is provided it is usually a spoon and fork since there is seldom need for the use of a knife when eating Afghani food. Even when cutlery is provided it is acceptable to eat with your hands interchangeably.
Soup is eaten by soaking bread in it.
Food remnants should be collected with slices of bread.
Sometimes it is common to eat collectively from one plate. One should always eat from one's own side.
If eating on a table and bread is dropped on the floor the bread should picked up and kissed and put to one's forehead before putting back somewhere other than the floor. If eating on the floor make sure that your feet do not touch the food.
Compliments to the chef are customary; however, compliments should be returned with extreme modesty.
Traditionally, service during dinner is performed by the youngest. First, water is brought in a jug with a saucer to wash the hands. The food is then served. This may be followed by fruit and then tea.
Tea is served after dinner, with dried fruits, sweets, and sugar cubes. When tea is served, the cup of a guest must never be empty, and snacks must be offered. Once the guest has finished drinking tea, the guest can flip their tea cup over to signal that they are done.
Eating or talking with one's mouth full is looked down upon.
Even if one is starving one should refrain from being over zealous at the table.
Passing wind is not tolerated.
One must never sit with one's back to anyone, especially an elder or a guest. One must never sit with feet stretched out toward anyone, especially an elder or a guest.
One must always be polite and gracious to the host. Remember if the host is poor and had only one chicken which the family used for eggs that chicken would be sacrificed for the guest.
After eating, the jug of water is brought out again to wash hands. A towel may be provided.

Bread or salad plates are to the left of the main plate, beverage glasses are to the right. If small bread knifes are present, lay them across the bread plate with the handle pointing to the right.
Salad fork, knife and soup spoon are further from the main plate than the main course knife, fork and spoon. Dessert utensils are either placed above the main plate with the handle pointing to the left or served with dessert.
If a wine glass and a water glass are present, the wine glass is on the right directly above the knife. The water glass is at a 45 degree angle to the wine glass to the left and toward the edge of the table.
Salt and pepper are always placed together and passed together even if someone only asks for one or the other.

Chew with your mouth closed.
Do not talk at an excessively loud volume.
Refrain from coughing, sneezing or blowing nose at the table.
Never tilt back your chair while at the table. Sit in a relaxed and comfortable position, but do not "slouch."
Do not "play with" your food, or with your table utensils.
Do not make loud or unusual noises while eating.
Do not single out or chastise someone who has shown poor table manners.
It is generally acceptable to rest your fore-arms on the table, though you should take care to never rest your elbows on the table.
Always ask the host or hostess to be excused before leaving the table.
Do not stare at anyone while he or she is eating.
Never talk on your phone or text a friend at the table. If an urgent matter arises, ask host or hostess to be excused, and step away from the table.

Do not eat food with your fingers unless you are eating foods customarily eaten with fingers, such as bread, French fries, chicken wings, pizza, etc. At more formal occasions, it is acceptable to eat asparagus or some romaine lettuce dishes with one's hands. However, as this is an obscure etiquette rule, in more casual settings, it is customary to use utensils.
The fork may be used either in the American (use the fork in your left hand while cutting; switch to right hand to pick up and eat a piece) or the Continental (fork remains in the left hand) fashion -- either is now acceptable. (See Fork etiquette)
The fork is used to convey any solid food to the mouth.
The knife blade should be placed on the edge of your plate when not in use. The blade should always face inward.
When you have finished eating soup, the spoon should be placed to the side of the saucer, not left in the bowl.
Keep your napkin on your lap. At more formal occasions all diners will wait to place their napkins on their laps until the host or hostess places his or her napkin on his or her lap. While at the table, it is never acceptable to take your napkin out of your lap. When leaving the table, place your napkin on your chair, not on the table.
When eating barbecue or some other messy foods such as cracked crab, a 'bib' napkin may be provided for and used by adults. Usually these foods are also eaten by hand, and wet wipes or paper napkins should be used to clean the hands.
When using paper napkins, never ball them up or allow stains to show.
Use your silverware from the outside moving inward toward the main plate. (Salad fork, knife and soup spoon are further from the main plate than the main course knife, fork and spoon. Dessert utensils are either placed above the main plate or served with dessert.)

A prayer or 'blessing' may be customary in some families, and the guests should join in even if they are not religious or do not follow the same religion. Most prayers are made by the host before the meal is eaten. Instead or in addition, a 'toast' may be offered [1].
Do not start eating until (a) every person is served or (b) those who have not been served request that you begin without waiting. At more formal occasions all diners will wait to begin until the hostess or host lifts a fork or spoon.
When a dish is presented 'family style', the food is served to one's plate and then passed on to the next person. put the food on your left, take some and pass to the person next to you.
When serving yourself or others, the meat portion of the dish should be at the "5 o'clock" position, unless it has been placed in the center of the dish for presentation purposes.
When serving, serve from the left and pick-up the dish from the right. Beverages, however, are to be both served and as well as removed from the right-hand side.
Eat soup noiselessly, and from the side of the spoon.
Tea or coffee should never be poured into the saucer to cool but should be sipped from the cup. Alternatively, ice may be used to cool either.
Coffee or tea cups are always placed to right of the table setting or sometimes above the setting to the right if space is limited. When serving either the cup's handle should be pointing right and the handle of the spoon pointing right, as most people are right handed.
Seasoning one's meal prior to tasting it might be considered rude, or even an insult to the chef.

It is acceptable, in most circumstances, not to finish all of the food on your plate.
When finished with your meal, place your knife and fork with handles at the 4 o'clock position and the tines of the fork down to signal to the server that you are done.
Except in a public restaurant, do not ask to take some of your uneaten food away from the meal after it ends, and never do so when attending a formal dinner.
When finished with your meal, it is impolite to leave a dirty napkin on the table or on your dinner plate. The proper place to leave a napkin is on your chair. You may only leave your napkin on the table if everyone is leaving the table all at once.

The fork is held in your left hand and the knife is held in your right.
You should hold your knife with the handle in your palm and your fork in the other hand with the prongs pointing downwards.
If you’re eating a dessert, your fork (if you have one) should be held in the left hand and the spoon in the right.
When eating soup, you should hold your spoon in your right hand and tip the bowl away from you, scooping the soup in movements away from yourself.
It is not acceptable to use your fingers at the table to eat or push food onto your fork. You may, however, eat some foods such as fruit, sandwiches, burgers, crisps, chips or pizza with your fingers.
If there are a number of knives or forks, then you should start from the outside set working your way in as each course is served.
Drinks should always be to the right of your plate with the bread roll to the left.
When eating bread rolls, break off a piece before buttering. Use your knife only to butter the bread, not to cut it.
You should not start eating before your host does or instructs you to do so. At larger meals, it is considered okay to start eating once others have been served.
When you’re finished, place your knife and fork together at six o’clock with your fork on the left (tines facing up) and knife on the right, with the knife blade facing in. This signals that you are finished.
Your serviette should never be screwed up. Nor should it be folded neatly as that would suggest that your host might plan to use it again without washing it - just leave is neatly but loosely.
Never blow your nose on your serviette. Place it on your lap and use it to dab your mouth if you make a mess.
It is considered rude to answer the telephone at the table. If you need to take an urgent call, excuse yourself and go outside.
Always ask for permission from the host and excuse yourself if you need to leave the table. You should place your napkin on your seat until you return.
If you must leave the table or are resting, your fork should be at eight o’clock and your knife at four o’clock (with the blade inwards). Once an item of cutlery has been used, it should not touch the table again.
The food should be brought to your mouth on the fork; you should sit straight and not lean towards your plate.
Dishes should be served from the right, and taken away from the right. Unless the food is placed on your plate at the table, then it should arrive from the left.
Drinks should be served from the right.
Never lean across somebody else’s plate. If you need something to be passed, ask the person closest to it. If you have to pass something, only pass it if you are closest to it and pass it directly to them if you can.
Salt & pepper should be passed together.
Do not take food from a neighbour’s plate and don’t ask to do so.
You must not put your elbows on the table.
If pouring a drink for yourself, offer to pour a drink for your neighbours before serving yourself.
If extra food is on the table, ask others first if they would like it before taking it yourself.
When chewing food, close your mouth and only talk when you have swallowed it.
Swallow all food before eating more or having a drink.
Do not slurp your food or eat loudly. Burping or sneezing at the table should be avoided, too.
Never pick food out of your teeth with your fingernails.
Try to eat all the food you are served.
Glasses served in a wine glass or other stemmed-glass should be held at the stem.
Always remember “regular” manners. Remember to say "please" and "thank you".

These are mostly concerned with the use of chopsticks. Otherwise generally Chinese table manners are rather more informal, what would be considered rude in other cultures such as talking with the mouth full may be acceptable but better not to do so.

Chopsticks must always be held in the correct manner. It should be held between the thumb and fingers of the right hand,
Chopsticks are traditionally held in the right hand only, even by the left-handed. Although chopsticks may now be found in either hand, a few still consider left-handed chopstick use improper etiquette. One explanation for the treatment of such usage as improper is that this can symbolise argument, as the chopsticks may collide between the left-handed and right-handed user.
When communal chopsticks are supplied with shared plates of food, it is considered impolite to use your own chopsticks to pick up the food from the shared plate or eat using the communal chopsticks. An exception to this rule is made in intimate family dinners where family members may not mind the use of one's own chopsticks to transfer food.
It is considered impolite to use the blunt end of the chopsticks to transfer food from a common dish to your own plate or bowl. Use the communal chopsticks instead.
Never wave your chopsticks around as if they were an extension of your hand gestures, bang them like drumsticks, or use them to move bowls or plates.
Decide what to pick up before reaching with chopsticks. Do not hover around or poke looking for special ingredients. After you have picked up an item, do not put it back in the dish.
When picking up a piece of food, never use the tips of your chopsticks to poke through the food as if you were using a fork. Exceptions include tearing larger items apart such as vegetables. In informal use, small, difficult to pick-up items such as cherry tomatoes or fishballs may be stabbed but this use is frowned upon by traditionalists.
Chopsticks can be rested horizontally on one's plate or bowl to keep them off the table entirely. A chopstick rest can also be used to keep the points off the table.
Never stab chopsticks into a bowl of rice, leaving them standing upwards. Any stick-like object facing upward resembles the incense sticks that some Asians use as offerings to deceased family members. This is considered the ultimate faux pas on the dining table.
Chinese traditionally eat rice from a small bowl held in the left hand. The rice bowl is raised to the mouth and the rice pushed into the mouth using the chopsticks. Some Chinese find it offensive to scoop rice from the bowl using a spoon. If rice is served on a plate, as is more common in the West, it is acceptable and more practical to eat it with a fork or spoon. The thumb must always be above the edge of the bowl.
It is acceptable to transfer food to people who have a close relation with you (e.g. parents, grandparents, children or significant others) if you notice they are having difficulty picking up the food. Also it is a sign of respect to pass food to the elderly first before the dinner starts (part of the Confucian tradition of respecting seniors).
Traditionally, it is polite for the youngest members of the table to address each and everyone of the elderly members of the table before a meal starts and literally tell them to "eat rice", which means "go ahead and start the meal", to show respect.
The host should always make sure the guests drinks are sufficiently full. One should not pour for ones self, but should (if thirsty) offer to pour for a neighbor. When your drink is being poured, you should say "thank you" and/or tap your fingers on the table to show appreciation.
When people wish to clink drinks together in the form of a cheer, it is important to observe that younger members should clink the edge of their drink below the edge of an elder to show respect.
When eating food that contains bones, it is customary that the bones be spat out onto the table to the right of the dining plate in a neat pile.

Food is usually eaten with Western cutlery, though with variation: the tablespoon is the main utensil, held in the right hand; the left hand holds the fork, but only as a helper to scoop food into the spoon as well as to pick up portions of food. Unlike other Asian cultures, it is not considered a faux pas to use a knife to cut foods into smaller portions at the dining table.

Eating using the hands is acceptable in some cases - although rare these days, especially in the urbanized areas of the country. One would find this practice mostly in rural areas.

Eating with hands is not practiced in formal dining situations, except of course with foods that normally are consumed that way, such as table breads (i.e., buttered buns), and other delicacies. Generally, mid-level restaurants and social gatherings are not appropriate venues for this, whereas this may be done at home.

When eating, it is unethical to place elbows on the table.

Pangalumbaba or an act of supporting the chin with hands is considered a disrespectful manner while eating.

It is considered bad manners to talk when mouth is full. A person should finish chewing first before he should speak.

When visiting another's home, it is customary for the host to provide drinks and some snacks for the guests. It is very important for the guest to accept this offering. To do otherwise would be a serious insult or put-down to the host.

In situations where the guests may already have full stomachs, it is best to at least eat smaller portions of the food. Food may only be declined in the severest of circumstances, practically limited exclusively to allergies and other medical conditions.

Consuming all of the food on your plate is considered good manners, as this is an indication that you are satisfied with the food prepared. Leftover food, however, is not necessarily bad manners.

Sometimes making slight noises such as "mmm!" while eating or commenting the host on the dishes is another sign of appreciation.

Filipinos love to laugh. It's important to smile and laugh along with everyone else even if you may be quiet or shy, for it signifies that you are enjoying your time and not bored.

Certain Western customs (especially American ones) may apply, but the practice is inconsistent. Different families or different places vary in their application of Western table manners.

Both hands must be above the table at the same time. They cannot be below the table even if they are together. This rule comes from medieval times, where the king feared assassination. To make sure he was able to dine safely, all persons dining with him kept their hands above the table where they could be seen at all times. The action of putting your hands below the table was interpreted as an attempt to grab your dagger and assassinate the king.
Remember to always say please and thank you - s'il vous plait and merci
If you've served your own portion, it is considered good manners to finish everything on your plate.
Do not put ice in your wine. At restaurants, wine is served at the temperature at which it is meant to be enjoyed.
After you have finished eating, place the cutlery parallel together, vertically at the center of your plate. Then, the waiter will know to take away your plate.
While you are still eating your meal, place the cutlery to the sides of your plate at 4:00 and 8:00, opposite sides of the plate, signifying to the waiter that you wish to keep your plate.
Should you want more wine, finish your glass, but to signify that you have had enough to drink, leave some wine in your glass.
When dining at another's residence, do not use salt or pepper. This is an insult to the person who cooked the meal and is interpreted as "You did not get it right."

Main article: Etiquette of Indian dining

Wait for the host or the eldest person to start first.
You should maintain silence while eating food. You are not expected to chat unnecessarily with the people around the table.
It is acceptable to not use cutlery for eating, as many foods - such as Indian breads and curry - are best enjoyed when eating with the hand.
Wash hands thoroughly before sitting at the table as some Indian foods are primarily eaten by hand. Also, wash hands after eating the food. Usually, a finger bowl (with luke warm water and lemon) is served per person for rinsing fingers.
In North India, when eating curry, the gravy must not be allowed to stain the fingers --only the fingertips are used. However, in South India, it is acceptable to use more of your hand.
When flatbreads such as chapati, roti, or naan are served with the meal, it is acceptable and expected to use pieces of them to gather food and sop-up gravies and curries.
The cardinal rule of dining is to always use the right hand when eating or receiving food and never the left. Even a piece from the bread is broken using the right hand alone.
It is considered inappropriate to use your fingers to share food from someone else's plate once you have started using your own. Instead, ask for a clean spoon to transfer the food to your plate from the common dish.
When eating with hands, always eat with right, as mentioned above. However, use only the other clean hand to transfer food from a common dish on the table.
It is not necessary to taste each and every dish prepared; but you must finish everything on the plate as it is considered a respect for served food. For that reason, take only as much food on the plate you can finish.
Footwear that is used outside must not be worn inside the house (in some homes) as it is considered unhygienic.

Never place chopsticks stuck vertically into a bowl of food, as this is the traditional presentation form for an offering to one's ancestors.
Accepted practice in helping oneself to a communal dish such as a salad, is to reverse the chopsticks. However this is regarded in an all male, or casual situation, as too formal and additionally, a female habit.
Women should cup their other hand beneath their serving when using chopsticks when conveying food from dish/bowl to mouth. Men should not do this.
In communal dining or drinking, the youngest person present should pour alcohol for the other members of the party, serving the most senior person first. The server should not pour their own drink, rather they should place the bottle of sake, beer, wine or spirits, back on the table or bar, and wait to be served by a senior.
One should always clean one's hands before dining with the hot steamed towel provided.
Japanese soup is eaten holding the bowl to one's mouth, never with a spoon. The exceptions to this are o-zoni, the traditional soup served on New Year's Day; soups with noodles are served in larger bowls, such as ramen, are acceptable to eat using chopsticks, although the soup itself is still consumed from bowl to mouth.
It is perfectly acceptable, rather, encouraged to make a slurping noise when eating hot noodles such as udon, ramen or soba. This is standard behaviour in Japan, and Japanese maintain that inhaling air when eating hot noodles improves the flavor.
When taking a break from eating during a meal, one should place one's chopsticks on the chopstick rest (hashi-oki) provided. A hashi-oki is usually a ceramic rectangle about four centimeters long, or in some restaurants, a halved wine cork is provided.
Unlike Korean table manners, it is acceptable to cradle one's rice bowl in one hand when eating.
One should not gesture using chopsticks.
Never pass food from one pair of chopsticks to another. This technique is used only in Japanese Buddhist funerary rites when transferring cremated bones into an urn.
When pouring wine or beer, the hand holding the bottle should pour forward, not backward (over the back of the hand) which is considered an insult.

There are additional etiquette rules specifically for sushi, especially in a restaurant.

It is acceptable to eat sushi with one's fingers, rather than chopsticks, if the dining situation is relatively casual (this also applies to dining out at a kaitenzushi restaurant).
When possible, sushi pieces and sections of cut rolls should be eaten in a single bite, or held in the hand until finished; setting half a piece back down on the plate is considered rude.
Nigiri sushi (fish on rice) and maki (rolls) may be eaten with the hands; sashimi (pieces of raw fish) should be eaten with chopsticks.

Footwear must not be worn in a Malay home due to hygienic reasons.
As a guest, if you feel that you cannot consume more food, it is courteous to turn it down by eating a small morsel or by graciously declining it altogether.
Remember that the right hand is always used for eating the traditional Malay way - NEVER the left hand since that it is considered unclean.
Have the oldest person served first (disregard whether it is a male or female).
Always cover your mouth when toothpicking.
Always turn your head away from the table if you are sneezing or coughing.
For functions that require guests to sit down on the floor, men should sit crossed-legged and not stretch them
Pointing your feet at others is impolite - point your feet away from them.
You must leave some drinking beverage in the glass or cup after you finish drinking.
Never leave your plate dry after eating.
Don't hit or knock on an empty plate as it is considered calling the devils.
Do not put back dishes to its original place when you have taken it to your plate.
Do not talk when you mouth is full as it is considered rude.

Pakistani table manners are a mixture of Islamic teachings, south Asian tradition and British influence:

Always eat with your right hand, even if you're a left-handed person
Do not chew so loudly that someone else can hear it
Chew with your mouth closed
If hands are being used, they should be washed properly before and after eating
Eat everything on the plate; leaving some food is considered wasteful
Eating additional servings is considered polite and a compliment to the host
When using a knife and fork, eat American style switching fork from left to right hand or keep knife in left hand
Do not start eating until the eldest in the family eats first
If eating food with bread, first tear bread in half. Then break off a small piece, only using your right hand if you can do so elegantly. Use bread to pinch or scoop food between thumb and fingers.

-These are very general manners, they differ from area to area and might not always be noticed

Table manners follow most of the European standards, although there are some implications with regards to typical dishes or local traditions.

Leftover Ceviche lemon juice can be poured into a glass following consumption of the fish pieces. This accepted practice is called the "drinking of the tiger's milk".
Beer drinking in a group setting should be carried out solely with one glass. A small shot of beer should be rapidly poured into this glass and time-effectively consumed. The glass should then be passed to the left.

It is polite to leave a bit of food at the end of the meal to show the host that their hospitality was plentiful and appreciated. In addition, the host will often urge the guests for second helpings of food.
It is improper to look into another's plate or saucer.
Remember to say "Thanks, everything was very tasty" to the one who made the dish upon leaving the table.
Small food should not be cut.
No elbows on the table.
No unpleasant noises.
In general, one should not be stuffy or overly ceremonial. Especially if the meal is in someone's home, conviviality and relaxation outrank propriety. A guest is expected to contribute to the fun of the party.
Don't talk while eating.

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Lets take an example. Suppose you are running a small grocery shop named “Janata Grocery”, so the typical operation as a shop owner is you basically buy groceries from some big seller and stock it in your shop. Now people come to your shop for day-to-day needs and buy stuff from your shop at a slightly higher price than what you originally bought and stocked it in your shop.
Ocassionally you may not be carrying items or run out of stock that people ask for so you make a note of it and promise the person to come back tomorrow and they will get their item. So far so good, now lets name some entities before we proceed and things get complicated. The big seller from whom you buy stock is called as Vendor, the people who come to your shop to buy things are known as customers, the stock in your shop is known as inventory.

So far we have identified few entities that play an active role in your day-to-day operations. As time goes by, your business expands and now you take orders over the phone and provide service to deliver the items to your customers, so you hire people to help you out in maintaining the inventory, do the delivery part and all the necessary stuff to keep the business running smoothly. The people you hire are known as employees.
So in this small shop, you typically manage the bookkeeping activities by hand using a notepad or something similar. Now imagine the same setup on a larger scale where you have more than 10,000 customers, have more than 1000 vendors, have more than 1000 employees and have a huge warehouse to maintain your inventory. Do you think you can manage all that information using pen and paper? Absolutely no way! Your business will come to a sudden stop sign.

To facilitate big businesses, companies like Oracle Corporation have created huge software known in the category of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) as Oracle Applications. Now coming to think of it, Oracle Apps is not one huge software, instead it is a collection of software known as modules that are integrated and talk to each other.
Now what is meant by integrated? First let us identify the modules by entities. For e.g Purchasing and Account Payables deal with the vendors since you typically purchase from vendors and eventually have to pay the dues. Oracle Purchasing handles all the requisitions and purchase orders to the vendors whereas Oracle Accounts Payables handles all the payments to the vendors.

Similarly Oracle Inventory deals with the items you maintain in stock, warehouse etc. Dealing with customers is handled collectively with the help of Oracle Receivables and Oracle Order Management. Order Management helps you collect all the information that your customer is ordering over the phone or webstore etc whereas Receivables help you collect the money for the orders that are delivered to the customers.
Now who maintains the paychecks, benefits of the 1000 employees? right! it is managed by Oracle Human Resources. So you get the idea by now that for each logical function there is a separate module that helps to execute and maintain that function.
So all the individual functions are being taken care but how do I know if I am making profit or loss? That’s where integration comes into play. There is another module known as Oracle General Ledger. This module receives information from all the different transaction modules and summarizes them in order to help you create profit and loss statements, reports for paying Taxes etc.

Just to simplify the explaination, when you pay your employees that payment is reported back to General Ledgers as cost i.e money going out, when you purchase inventory items the information is transferred to GL as money going out, and so is the case when you pay your vendors. Similarly when you receive items in your inventory it is transferred to GL as money coming in, when your customer sends payment it is transfered to GL as money coming in. So all the different transaction modules report to GL (General Ledger) as either “money going in” or “money going out”, the net result will tell you if you are making a profit or loss.

All the equipment, shops, warehouses, computers can be termed as Assets and they are managed by Oracle Fixed Assets. Initially Oracle Applications started as bunch of modules and as time passed by they added new modules for different and new functions growing out of the need for today’s internet world.

So if you come across a module that you are trying to learn and work on, first try to understand what business need is it trying to fulfill and then try to understand what the immediate modules that it interacts with. For e.g lets say you come across Oracle Cost Management module, you will learn that it helps to maintain the costs of items in your inventory and the immediate modules that it interacts with are Oracle Inventory (ofcourse), Oracle Bills of Material, Order Management and so on..

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2008-03-26T18:57:00.000-07:00

HEALTH ISSUES

In India, chronic diseases were the reason for 53% of all the deaths in 2005. Of these 29% were due to cardiovascular diseases; Cardiovascular diseases includes heart attacks, coronary artery disease and strokes. It is estimated that, by 2020, cardiovascular disease will be the largest cause of disability and death, as a proportion of all deaths in India.
India already has the largest number of people with diabetes in the world! India is the diabetes capital of the world. The occurrence of diabetes in urban Indians is 2nd highest in the world; approximately 12% of the adults develop diabetes!. Not only this, Indians succumb to diabetes and heart attacks 5-10 years earlier than their western counterparts. This means that most indians succumb to heart attacks, strokes and diabetes in their most productive years, when they are 40-50 years, when they are rising in their jobs, when they are peaking in their careers, when much of the family responsibility is on them, rather than their western counterparts who develop it at retirement, at 60-65 years. This will lead to huge economic burdens on the country. All this is due to the fact that Indians consume less of fresh fruits and vegetables, consume more tobacco, consume more unhealthy diets and are more sedentary than their western counterparts. In 2003 alone, in India, there were approx. 30 million people suffering from chronic heart disease.
The major risk factors causing heart attacks, diabetes and strokes are: high blood pressure, high concentration of cholesterol in the blood, inadequate fresh fruits and vegetable consumption everyday, overweight/ obesity and greater use of tobacco. Five of these 6 major risk factors are due to unhealthy diets and physical inactivity. Unhealthy diets and physical inactivity are thus amongst the leading causes of major diseases like coronary heart disease, strokes, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis. One third of all cancers too can be prevented by embracing a healthy diet, decreasing saturated fats in the diet, increasing fruit and vegetable consumption and increasing physical activity levels.

THE following website targets the major causes of majority of the
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disease/infectious diseases that plague the everyday lives of people today.

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Blood pressure is the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and constitutes one of the principal vital signs. Blood pressure is generated by the heart pumping blood into the arteries and is regulated by the response by the arteries to the flow of blood.

By convention, an individual's blood pressure is expressed as systolic/diastolic blood pressure, for example, 120/80.The systolic blood pressure (the top number) represents the pressure in the arteries as the muscle of the heart contracts and pumps blood into them. The diastolic blood pressure (the bottom number) represents the pressure in the arteries as the muscle of the heart relaxes after it contracts. Blood pressure always is higher when the heart is pumping than when it is relaxing.

Systolic blood pressure for most healthy adults falls between 90 and 120 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). Normal diastolic blood pressure falls between 60 and 80 mm Hg. Current guidelines define normal blood pressure as lower than 120/80. Blood pressures over 130/80 are considered high. High blood pressure heart disease, kidney disease, hardening of the arteries (atherosclerosis or arteriosclerosis), eye damage, and stroke. increases the risk of developing

Low blood pressure (hypotension) is pressure that is so low that it causes symptoms or signs due to the low flow of blood through the arteries and veins. When the flow of blood is too low to deliver enough oxygen and nutrients to vital organs such as the brain, heart, and kidney, the organs do not function normally and may be permanently damaged.

Unlike high blood pressure, low blood pressure is defined primarily by signs and symptoms of low blood flow not by a specific blood pressure number. Some individuals may have a blood pressure of 90/50 with no symptoms of low blood pressure and therefore do not have low blood pressure. However, others who normally have high blood pressure may develop symptoms of low blood pressure if their blood pressure drops to 100/60.

(** I HAVE A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 90/70 WITH NO SYMPTOMS OF LOW BP)

Is low blood pressure bad for your health?

People who have lower blood pressures have a lower risk of stroke, kidney disease, and heart disease. Athletes, people who exercise regularly, people who maintain ideal body weight, and non-smokers tend to have lower blood pressures. Therefore, low blood pressure is desirable as long as it is not low enough to cause symptoms and damage organs in the body.

When the blood pressure is not sufficient to deliver enough blood to the organs of the body, the organs do not work properly and may be permanently damaged. For example, if insufficient blood flows to the brain, brain cells do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients, and a person can feel lightheaded, dizzy, or even faint. Going from a sitting or lying position to a standing position often brings out symptoms of low blood pressure. This occurs because standing causes blood to "settle" in the veins of the lower body, and this can lower the blood pressure. If the blood pressure is already low, standing can make the low pressure worse, to the point of causing symptoms. The development of lightheadedness, dizziness, or fainting upon standing caused by low blood pressure is called orthostatic hypotension. Normal individuals are able to compensate rapidly for the low pressure created by standing with the responses discussed previously and do not develop orthostatic hypotension.

When there is insufficient blood pressure to deliver blood to the coronary arteries (the arteries that supply blood to the heart's muscle), a person can develop chest pain (angina) or even a heart attack. When insufficient blood is delivered to the kidneys, the kidneys fail to eliminate wastes from the body, for example, urea and creatinine, and an increase in their levels in the blood occur (for example, elevations of blood urea nitrogen or BUN and serum creatinine, respectively).

Shock is a life-threatening condition where persistently low blood pressure causes organs such as kidney(s), liver, heart, lung, and brain to fail rapidly.

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2008-03-24T18:41:00.000-07:00

When J.K. Rowling began writing the novel that would become Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone in the early 1990s, she didn't see fame in her own crystal ball. "I thought I'd written something that a handful of people might quite like," she said at a press conference near the end of her recent North American tour. "So this has been something of a shock."

The "this" she speaks of is the sudden and almost overwhelming fame that has accompanied the unprecedented success of her Harry Potter series of books. The sort of fame western society generally reserves for rock stars and well known actors, not ever -- until now -- for authors of books for children.

Joanne Kathleen Rowling was born on July 31, 1966 in a town in England called Chipping Sodbury. At present, she lives in Edinburgh, Scotland with her daughter Jessica,.

The level of fame she has achieved is not of her creation and, on hearing her speak, not to her desire. She says that she's still learning to deal with it. "I'd say for the first two years of me being in the paper -- I didn't call myself famous. I didn't think of myself that way -- but for the first two years, I think I was in denial. I kept thinking it would go away. It will go away."

Denial, however, wasn't getting her anywhere, nor, she says now, was it very productive for her. "By the time of the third book, The Prisoner of Azkaban," which came out around the time that Harry Potter made the cover of Time magazine, "I had to accept that it probably wasn't going to go away any time soon. And that's probably a healthier place to be. I mean, it will. At some point it's going to go away. That's the nature of the game. And I truly believe that I will be happy. And I will have fond memories of the time that I was famous."

Meanwhile, one of the positives of not being an onscreen celebrity is that she's not often recognized in public when going about her everyday business, something that has likely been helped by coloring the bright red hair that her readers first came to associate with Harry Potter's creator, a more subdued dark blonde.

"People ask if I can walk down the street unmolested. Really easily. In Edinburgh it's really exceptional for people to come up to me. So either people in Edinburgh are really cool and pretend not to notice or want to leave you alone, or they genuinely don't notice me. And I think probably that. So compared to an actress or a politician, I really get nothing. It's just that to me it's a huge shock because I didn't expect to get anything at all."

The fame that Harry has brought Rowling has made the normal level of interaction between the author and her readers almost impossible. First there's the press conference: very few authors have such pressing demands from the media that they're even required. Then there are the readings. A very popular author might draw several hundred fans to a well-promoted reading or signing. Rowling's level of popularity makes bookstore readings practically unthinkable. So unthinkable, in fact, that on the Canadian portion of her tour, Rowling did only three readings: one in Toronto and two in Vancouver and all in venues generally reserved for sporting events and rock concerts. Rowling acknowledges that she was nervous before the first one and that her reading at Toronto's Skydome, "terrified me. I was terrified. I had to walk up three steps before I got on the stage. I felt like I was walking to the guillotine. Then when I was out there it was wonderful. Still scary, but wonderful."

Though reading to 16,000 adoring youngsters while a larger-than-lifesize image of yourself is projected behind you on a jumbo monitor is quite different than reading to a school group of 30 or even a few hundred, Rowling believes that "a reading still can be a very intimate experience even if a lot of people are there. However, undeniably I can't have as much one-to-one contact."

Demands on her schedule prohibit the former these days. "It's a battle for me. My post bag, as you can imagine, is full with thousands and thousands and thousands of requests to do readings in bookstores, to do signings in small bookstores and to visit schools individually and I used to do that and it was the most fun I had apart from the writing. But if I did do it that way now I'd never see my daughter, I'd never write another book and probably wouldn't eat or sleep, so I have to cut my cloth. I can either say, I won't do readings anymore, which I would really miss. Or I can do big readings and reach a lot of people at once. And that's the way I've chosen to go. Next year I probably won't be doing any readings. I just want to be writing. So, in a way, the Skydome was just one big bang."

Though the Harry Potter series of books continue to top lists wherever they're made and to outsell almost anything previously written, Rowling has disallowed any of this to give itself texture in her writing. "I think I've been lucky in that I planned the series so long ago that it's almost set in stone: not much can affect it. I'm still writing from the plan I had in 1995."

Her original plan to write a set number of books in the Harry Potter series is the thing that has kept her on course. "I want to finish these seven books and look back and think that whatever happened -- however much this hurricane whirled around me -- I stayed true to what I wanted to write. This is my Holy Grail: that when I finish writing book seven, I can say -- hand on heart -- I didn't change a thing. I wrote the story I meant to write. If I lost readers along the way, so be it, but I still told my story. The one I wanted. Without permitting it to sound too corny, that's what I owe to my characters. That we won't be deflected, either by adoration or by criticism."

Though the seeds of Harry had been sown as early as 1990, Rowling didn't put all of the pieces together and start writing in earnest until the mid-1990s when she was living in Edinburgh, Scotland, raising her daughter, Jessica, alone. Not able to afford even a used typewriter -- let alone a computer -- Rowling wrote the earliest drafts of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in longhand. "I knew I wanted to get published. And, in truth, writing novels is something you have to believe in to keep going. It's a fairly thankless job when no one is paying you to do it. And you don't really know if it's ever going to get into the bookshops so I really did believe in it. But I was also very realistic. I knew the odds were not on my side because, an unknown author, you know? It's tough. It's tough the first time to get published, so I persevered. I loved writing it and I felt that I just had to try."

The author has encouragement for others who would follow her path. "My feeling is, if you really want to do it, you will do it. You will find the time. And it might not be much time, but you'll make it. Obviously if you have homework or other activities, you're not going to have huge amounts of time but if you really want to, you'll do it."

At the same time, she advises, don't expect it to be perfect the first time. "You have to resign yourself to wasting lots of trees before you write anything really good. That's just how it is. It's like learning an instrument. You've got to be prepared for hitting wrong notes occasionally, or quite a lot. That's just part of the learning process. And read a lot. Reading a lot really helps. Read anything you can get your hands on."

About her own writing, Rowling says that, in some ways, she just writes what she sees in her mind. "I have a very visual imagination. I see a situation and then I try to describe it as vividly as I can. And I do love writing dialog. Dialog comes to me as though I'm just overhearing a conversation."

The author maintains that she's not really surprised by the fact that adults enjoy her books as much as children do. "When I write the books, I really do write them for me. Very often I get asked, 'Who do you have in mind when you write? Is it your daughter or is it the children you've met?' No. It's for me. Just for me. I'm very selfish: I just write for me. So the humor in the books is really what I find funny."

It's perhaps not surprising that adults often ask Rowling for the secret formula of her success. "I've never analyzed it that way and I think it would be dangerous for me to start analyzing it or thinking that way. I don't want it to stop being fun and -- number two -- I'm not sure I know," after all, she adds, "the correct people to ask are the readers."

Harry was born "almost fully formed," says Rowling. "I didn't have to stop and think very hard about my hero." It's for this reason, the author says, that the star quidditch player of Hogwarts "isn't a Harriet instead of Harry." She laughs when she adds that, "by the time I stopped to wonder, 'Why is it a boy?' it really was too late. He was very dear to me as a boy and, of course, I had Hermione and I love Hermione. And they couldn't do it without Hermione. Well, I feel she's a very strong character, but then she's based on me."

As a child, Rowling was, "short, squat, very thick National Health glasses -- free glasses that were like bottle bottoms -- that's why Harry wears glasses. I was shy. I was a mixture of insecurities and very bossy. Very bossy to my sister but quite quiet with strangers. Very bookish. Terrible at school. That whole thing about Harry being able to fly so well is probably total wish fulfillment." Rowling adds that she would have loved to discover that she could do something physical really well. And she was, "never happier than when reading or writing." Rowling, "wanted to be a ballerina at one brief point, which is embarrassing in retrospect because I was virtually spherical."

The film version of the first Harry Potter book recently went into production. Slated for release in 2001, it's being directed by Chris Columbus who also worked on Bicentennial Man, Stepmom and other films of the warmly funny persuasion. Rowling had initially balked at the possibility of a movie based on her books. It wasn't until about two years after she'd first been approached about a film version that she finally said yes. "Because I really did want the books to be well established before anyone made a film version. But selfishly, I did want to live to see the film finished because I just want to be able to watch quidditch," the soccer-like game played on magical flying brooms at which Harry is quite adept.

Though they've only just started shooting, Rowling is excited about the film project and, "my opinion has been asked about all sorts of things where I really didn't think I'd ever be consulted. I'm grateful for that, obviously. But I'm also very aware that that's not anything to do with me, it's really to do with the readers. I think they see me as standing in front of about a million children wanting to see it done my way. So that's what gives me any power I have. I have script approval and as of the present moment the script looks great."

Rowling is optimistic that the movie version will be true to her book. "I mean, if everything that was in the book were in the film -- we worked it out -- it would be over three hours long. Goodness only knows what will happen if they try to film [book] four." Because that book, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, is over 600 pages long.

The author says that, "when I met the scriptwriter for the first time, he was the person I was most antagonistic towards without having met him because, you know, he was going to butcher my baby. And the first thing he said to me was, 'Do you know who my favorite character is?' and I really, really thought he was going to say Ron. I mean, I love Ron, but Ron's very, very easy to love: everyone loves Ron. And I got tense about it. And he said, 'Hermione' and -- predictably, I melted. I thought, 'If you get Hermione we can work together.'"

Throughout the nearly incredible rise to popularity of the Harry Potter books, Rowling has been asked if she was aware of being part of a crusade for reading and literacy. She denies it, but not without some pride. "I wrote the book for me. I never expected it to do this. That it's done it I think is wonderful. If I can honestly think that I've created some readers then I feel I really wasn't taking up space on this earth and I feel very, very, very proud. But I didn't set out to do that and my first loyalty, as I say, is to the story as I wanted to write it." | October 2000

http://januarymagazine.com/profiles/jkrowling.html

1. Why doesn't Fred appear in the woods at the end as well?
"Do you know what? I never even thought of Fred coming back. That's how I always planned it, from when the first book was finished, that the three marauders and his mother would come back. There were four heroes as it were in the previous generation and one of them betrayed the others, and then there were the three. So I wanted Harry to be surrounded by his mother and James and Sirius and Lupin, all of whom had died in a way for him. You know Lupin had laid down his life in Harry's battle, he didn't have to come back, he didn't have to fight. James had died trying to protect the family; Sirius very obviously had died fighting along with Harry, and then his mum who most explicitly had died for him. I never thought of bringing Fred back at all. It was all the previous generation, and they were all strongly parental figures for Harry."

2. Did Harry die?
Rowling wrote this very carefully, so it could be read two ways. "Did he just go into a state of unconsciousness in which his subconscious tells him everything he needs to know? Dumbledore doesn't tell him anything he couldn't have figured out with some educated guesses." But in her mind, Harry entered a limbo between life and death, and faced a choice about which way to go.

She explains on her website that this encounter involves some very deep laws of magic, which Voldemort himself did not understand: "Having taken Harry's blood into himself, Voldemort is keeping alive Lily's protective power over Harry — except that the power of Lily's sacrifice is a positive force that not only continues to tether Harry to life, but gives Voldemort himself one last chance ... Voldemort has unwittingly put a few drops of goodness back inside himself; if he had repented, he could have been healed more deeply than anyone would have supposed. But of course, he refused to feel remorse." Also, since Voldemort is using the Elder wand, which actually belongs to Harry, neither the Cruciatus or the killing curse work properly. "The Avada Kedavra curse, however, is so powerful that it does hurt Harry, and also succeeds in killing the part of him that is not truly him, in other words, the fragment of Voldemort's own soul that is still clinging to his. The curse also disables Harry severely enough that he could have succumbed to death if he had chosen that path."

3. The question that surprises her: What was that creature in the corner at King's Cross?
"Harry's impulse, to the point of utter wrongheadedness, is to save. His deepest nature is to try and save, even when he's wrong to do so, when he's led into traps — 'I've got to save, I've got to try to protect' — because he's been left with this very demanding legacy of his mother's that she sacrificed herself for him and now he goes off and tries to save as many people as he can."

But this encounter with Voldemort is different. "For the first time ever he approaches this vulnerable, naked, mutilated creature and he wants to help, but he feels repulsed for the first time ever by suffering. And he's right to feel that. This is something that has deliberately self mutilated as it were, that's the last maimed fragment of Voldemort's soul. I have to explain because so many have asked.")

4. The question she feared getting: What was Dumbledore's wand made of?
"That would have been quite a telling question. Because I had this elder thing in my mind, cause elder has this association in folklore, it's the death tree. I thought 'what am I going to say?'" It would have given away too big a clue. But no one asked.

5. What did Dumbledore really see in the Mirror of Erised?
His family, alive and whole and reconciled.

6. Where do wizard children go to school before Hogwarts?
Most are homeschooled, because they aren't really able to control their powers so it would be too dangerous to let them out and about.

7. Are Harry and Voldemort related?
Yes, distantly, through the Peverells; but nearly all wizarding families are related if you go back far enough.

8. Who does Draco Malfoy marry?
Astoria Greengrass, younger sister of the Greengrass family. We meet Daphne Greengrass, part of Pansy Parkinson's Slytherin posse, in Book V when Hermione takes her O.W.L.s. Neville marries Hannah Abbott, who becomes the owner of The Leaky Cauldron. "I do have it all worked out in my mind because I couldn't stop myself doing that."

9. Where do the main characters work as adults?
Harry and Hermione are at the Ministry: he ends up leading the Auror department. Ron helps George at the joke shop and does very well. Ginny becomes a professional Quidditch player and then sportswriter for the Daily Prophet.

10. Was Teddy Lupin a werewolf?
No he was a Metamorphmagus, like Tonks (who, incidentally, was a Hufflepuff).

http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/personoftheyear/article/0,28804,1690753_1695388_1695569,00.html

J.K. Rowling: I contemplated suicide

Hasan Suroor

Timely counselling helped me to pull back from the brink, confesses celebrated author

J.K. Rowling

LONDON: J.K. Rowling has disclosed that she contemplated suicide as a struggling single mother after the breakdown of her first marriage and had to seek professional help.

Timely counselling helped her pull back from the brink. And the rest, of course, is history.

Suffered depression

Ms. Rowling(42) has spoken previously about her struggle with poverty and how she suffered depression after breaking off with her first husband Jorge Arantes, a Portuguese journalist, but this is the first time she has publicly revealed that she toyed with the idea of taking her own life.

Ms. Rowling, who is counted as among the world’s richest persons with an estimated personal wealth of £545 million earned on the back of the phenomenal success of the Potter series, told a Scottish journalist, that she “really plummeted” after the collapse of her marriage and was tormented by “suicidal thoughts.”

But for her little daughter, she may have simply gone under.

“The thing that made me go for help was probably my daughter. She was something that earthed me, grounded me, and I thought this isn’t right, she cannot grow up with me in this state,” she told Adeel Amini, a young journalist who writes for an Edinburgh University magazine.

Translations

Ms. Rowling, whose Potter books have been translated into more than 60 languages sold 400 million copies, wrote the first book of the series sitting in a café in Edinburgh because there wasn’t enough room in her cramped flat.

She said she decided to speak out in order to “challenge” the stigma associated with mentally-related problems.

“I have never been remotely ashamed of having been depressed. What’s there to be ashamed of? I went through a really tough time and I am quite proud that I got out of that,” she said.

Her remarks were welcomed by mental health campaigners who said that as a “wonderful role model” it was good that she had decided to talk about the issue.

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2008-03-23T19:19:00.000-07:00

" கவிதை எழுதுபவன் கவியன்று. கவிதையே வாழ்க்கையாக உடையோன், வாழ்க்கையே கவிதையாகச் செய்தோன், அவனே கவி" - பாரதி

"He who writes poetry is not a poet. He whose poetry has become his life, and who has made his life his poetry - it is he who is a poet." - Bharathy

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2008-03-07T17:17:00.000-08:00

International Women's Day (IWD) is marked on March 8 every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women.

The first IWD was observed on 28 February 1909 in the United States following a declaration by the Socialist Party of America. The idea of having an international women's day was first put forward at the turn of the 20th century amid rapid world industrialization and economic expansion that led to protests over working conditions. By urban legend, women from clothing and textile factories staged one such protest on 8 March 1857 in New York The garment workers were protesting against very poor working conditions and low wages. The protesters were attacked and dispersed by police. These women established their first labor union in the same month two years later.

More protests followed on 8 March in subsequent years, most notably in 1908 when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter hours, better pay and voting rights. In 1910 the first international women's conference was held in Copenhagen by the Second International and an 'International Women's Day' was established, which was submitted by the important German Socialist Clara Zetkin. The following year, IWD was marked by over a million people in Austria, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland. However, soon thereafter, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire in New York City killed over 140 garment workers. A lack of safety measures was blamed for the high death toll. Furthermore, on the eve of World War I, women across Europe held peace rallies on 8 March 1913. In the West, International Women's Day was commemorated during the 1910s and 1920s, but dwindled. It was revived by the rise of feminism in the 1960s.

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In India, IWD holds a lot of significance. Many celebrations are held during the day. This portrays the power of women in the modern era and how vital their role is in the society.
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Science and technology have been an integral part of Indian civilization and culture. Women and men have been active in science from the inception of human civilization. One of the defining marks of humanity is the ability to affect and predict our environment. Science is the creation of structure. For our world and technology, the use of structure has been stepping stone to our progress. Women and men have researched and solved each emerging need. At a glance, women in general might look like one of the many housewives – simple, docile, unassuming and humble. But make no mistake, for behind this simple straight face is a razor sharp brain, and an uncanny ability to execute, to convert thought into action without much ado.

Since Independence, Indians have been promoting science and technology as one of the most important elements of national development. The Scientific Policy of 1958 and the Technology Policy Statement of 1983 enunciated the principles on which growth of science and technology in India has been based over the past several decades and inspires us till date. The major scientific revolutions of the last century have opened the doors to many remarkable technologies in the fields of health, agriculture, communication and energy, among many others. Science and Technology are powerful instruments in the tasks of national reconstruction, economic resurgence and maintenance of national security.

The very first technical name was male – Imhotep – the architect of the first pyramid and the second was female – En Hedu’Anna (c. 2354BCE). Certainly women were questioners and thinkers long before that, but unfortunately it was an untapped resource Most myths and religions place the beginnings of agriculture, laws, civilization, mathematics, calendars, time keeping and medicine into the hands of women. Women contributed in all the spheres of technical advancement of humanity. They held the same burdens of scholarship as the men did, and accomplished just as much. Women were and are resourceful, passionate and creative about their work as any other male scientist.

In the 17^th, 18^th and 19^th centuries most women did not have access to institutions of higher learning and laboratories, which prevented them from participation in the scientific revolution. The singular exceptions in the 19^th century being Mary Somerville and Agnes Pockels. The Academie des Sciences of Paris, The Royal Society of London did not allow women into their meetings and were strictly male bastions. The Academie des Sciences of Paris was founded in 1666 and elected its first female member in 1962, The Royal Society of London was founded in 1662 and elected its first female member in 1945. These societies were important meeting places for the observation of new experimental results and the discussions of new ideas.

The Third World Organisation for women in Science (TWOWS) officially launched in 1993, is the first international forum to unite eminent women scientists and scientific institutions in the South, with the objective of strengthening their role in the development process and promoting their representation in scientific and technological leaderships.

Although we are a traditional country where women are respected as “ MatriShakti” over the years women have overcome the traditional mind sets and have excelled in professions like teaching, medicine and pure sciences. Women have made important contributions in all walks of life and made inroads into new fields like engineering and information technology. Of the women science graduated 88 % of the science degree holders are in pure science , 8% in medicine and 3% in engineering and technology.

However, there has been a recent spurt of women joining the engineering and information technology fields. The field of biotechnology has revolutionized the industrial growth of the world. In India, our own Kiran Mazumdar is an example for women entrepreneurs to follow and emulate. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, biotech entrepreneur and CEO of Biocon India group, is one of the many scientists India should be proud of. She started Biocon in 1978 collaborating with an Irish firm, started two joint ventures, Biochemizyme and Biocon-Quest India Ltd. She has held positions in industry councils, including Vice-President, Association of Women Entrepreneurs of Karnataka. She was awarded Rotary Award for Best Model Employer, National Award for Best Small Industry and most noteworthy is the Padmashri in 1989 from the Government of India. She was accorded a very prestigious assignment as a Chairperson of the Vision Group on Biotechnology to draw up the State’s Biotech Policy.

In 1978, the world’s first test tube baby, Louise Joy Brown was conceived. In India, Dr Indira Hinduja produced first scientifically documented test tube baby. In 1986, India’s first test tube baby Harsha was born. Female ovum is fertilized with male sperm in a test tube, with suitable environmental conditions, and observed under microscope for more than three days. The fertilized egg is then put back into mother’s womb and hence called test tube baby. Producing test tube babies is not an easy task even in advanced countries, Dr Indira Hinduja has rejected opportunities to settle abroad so that she can serve our country/India.

The world’s first programmer was Lady Augusta Ada Lovelace of England in 1852. She is credited with telling a machine what to do by using punch cards to programme algebraic patterns. Indian women have excelled in almost all fields which hitherto were fortified by men. Women are storming Information and Technology field and in the late nineties the number of women in computing and internet industries has registered a sharp rise. The IT landscape is full of women who are busy writing programmes, running network systems and delivering applications to clients on time. Recently a Japanese magazine concluded that Indian women are number one amongst women from various countries in acquiring and applying IT knowledge.

Deb Agarwal, a top scientist at a national laboratory and Radha Ramaswami Basu, a high-tech entrepreneur, are the two Indian women among the top 25 women on Web award winners for this year. Agarwal, a computer scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, serves the comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation as an expert in the area of reliable multicast communication. Basu is CEO, www.support.com. She was general manager for international software at Hewlett Packard. She is also the co-founder of Maitri, an empowering organization for South Asian Women in the Bay Area.

In June 1963, Valentina Tereshkova, the first woman astronaut, made 48 orbits in Vostok 6. Sally Ride and Kathryn Sullivan alongwith five men were aboard the space shuttle Challenger in 1984 for the first time. It was the first time a US woman Kathryn Sullivan walked in space. Kalpana Chawla from Haryana was qualified from over 2962 applicants to earn herself a place in space shuttle Columbia for a 16 day out of the world experience. The NASA chief called her a “Terrific Astronaut”.

Women have also accepted the challenges of the oceans and have participated in expeditions dealing with ocean research. Dr Aditi Pant is the first Indian woman to participate in the cruise to the icy continent, Antarctica. The expedition was for a period of 4 months and the participants had to explore this continent under rough weather conditions.

Shahnaz Husain is the mother of all herbal cosmetics in world. Her creams and lotions have found their way into salons in different parts of the globe. She has 650 salons at 104 countries. It is all due to her sheer innovation, determination and hard work.

Madhuri Mathur, an intelligent lady made the life of ladies in kitchen easier by bringing out the idea of, a kitchen machine that would blend, chop, mince and grind that culminated into sumeet mixer.

Although there is no disparity existing in the emoluments of male and female scientists and technologists an imbalance does exist in the decision making policies and in the exercise of authority which is solely dominated by men. Women do not get scientific recognition and are rarely recommended and nominated for awards, expertships. But the pattern occupying positions of authority has changed progressively during the past years and the trend appears to be encouraging. Many women with high qualifications and experience have reached the top. From these observations, it can be concluded that given the requisite qualifications and opportunities the women in science and technology in India can be achievers and thereby boost the growth of science and technology of our country.

Total: 147 for 9 in 20.0 overs Run Rate: 7.35 Extras : 8 (b - 0, w - 4, nb - 2, lb - 2, Penalty - 0)

Fall of wickets:1/32 (Brendon McCullum 2.3 ov.), 2/32 (Ricky Ponting 2.4 ov.), 3/61 (Wriddhiman Prasanta Saha 5.5 ov.), 4/64 (David Hussey 7.2 ov.), 5/70 (Sourav Ganguly 9.3 ov.), 6/98 (Mohammad Hafeez 14.4 ov.), 7/121 (Ajit Agarkar 17.2 ov.), 8/127 (Murali Kartik 18.2 ov.), 9/145 (Laxmi Shukla 19.5 ov.)

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Skills every IT professional MUST have-The soft skills that every IT Engineer professional must have-The skills software engineer IT engineer is must-The skills in which every IT Engineer professional Software Engineer professional must have

A career in the field of information technology (IT) is one of the most sought these days. Most engineering college graduates land up in the IT industry. While, a job as a software engineer looks very lucrative at first glance, once you get into the industry, you realise that it is not just your technical skills that will keep you in the race.

You need something more to ensure that you are able to do a good job. In other words, you need some extra skills to ensure that you are able to keep the job after you land it. These extra skills are called 'soft skills'.

What are the advantages of soft skills?
Your soft skills or people skills decide how fast and well you climb the ladder of success. Here are some of the advantages that your soft skills can reap for you:

~ They help you grow in your career
~ They give you an eye to identify and create opportunities
~ They help develop relationships with your colleagues and clients
~ They develop good communication and leadership qualities in you
~ They help you think beyond dollars.

After reading the advantages your soft skills can get you, you would want to know what is it that you need as a technical person to grow as a professional and climb the ladder of success.

Here are some soft skills which will help you grow not just as a professional but also as a person:

~ A never-say-die attitude
Any task that comes to you or your team, undertake with a can-do attitude. Slowly you will observe that you and your team have become the favorite of the management. Every accomplished task boosts your self confidence and pushes you one step closer to success.

~ Communication
This includes verbal, non-verbal and written communication. Be sure that you are able to put across your point clearly and confidently. As an IT professional you will need to work with colleagues and clients of various nationalities and backgrounds. Ensure that you are able communicate clearly with them. This applies to teleconferencing as well.

~ Learn to listen
Listening is an essential part of communication. Ensure that you listen attentively. This will help make the other party feel comfortable while interacting with you and improve your communications.

~ Be a team player
Help your team members help themselves. Be friendly and approachable. If your team is stuck somewhere look out for ideas to overcome the obstacle together.

~ Learn to delegate
Chances are you will have junior members on the team. Recognise their strengths and delegate them the right work.

~ Give credit to those who deserve it
Do not all the credit for a job well done. Pass on praise or recognition from superiors to team members who deserve it. Doing it publicly or in front of your boss will further instill a feeling of confidence among your team.

~ Motivate yourself and others
As you look ahead to grow in your career you will need to deal with various people under you. You can not expect quality results from a team whose motivational level is too low. So, stay motivated and keep others motivated.

~ Develop leadership qualities
A leader is a person whom people are ready to follow. Develop qualities that will make people follow you not because they are required to but because they want to. Even while operating in a team, take a role to lead and facilitate the work for other members.

~ Control your sense of humour
When you are working with people from various cultures you need to be extra careful with your sense of humour and gestures. Behaviour that is acceptable among Indian colleagues might be considered obscene or disrespectful by people from other cultures. Stay away from controversial topics or ideas in the office.

~ Mentoring
This is a quality one needs to develop in order to grow. If you want to grow in the hierarchy, you need to help sub-ordinates grow. Be a good mentor. Help them understand things better. This not only improves the work environment but also improves your work relationships.

~ Handling criticism
When you are working with people, at times you will be criticised while at others you will be required to criticise your colleagues or sub-ordinates. Ensure that you take the criticism constructively and look at it as an opportunity to grow. Similarly, while criticising others shoose your words carefully and keep it professional. Destructive criticism will lead to loss of respect and trust. Let your criticism help the other person grow.

~ IT-preneur

Like an entrepreneur, have a risk-taking attitude. Learn to take responsibility for failures and pride in a job well done.

~ Managing spoil sports
While working in a team there will always be one or two people with a negative attitude. This attitude can be contagious. Employ tactics to deal with such people and improve motivation.

~E-tiquette
Keep an eye on your e-mails for proper language. Open up the e-mail with a suitable address and end with a thanking note. Your words should convey the correct meaning and invoke the desired action.

~ Multitasking
As you climb the ladder of success, you will need to handle work from various fields. For example, you will have to interact with your technical team on project success, with the HR department for team appraisal and recruitment, with clients on project requirements or problems etc. Organise and plan to fit in all the required activities into your schedule.

Once you have developed these soft skills along with your technical skills you will find that you are a lot more confident about your capabilities.