Poetbittersweet ---------“Success is nothing but a continuous process of tuning up our abilities and those abilities are out of our academic, theoretical, practical applications to the tasks by our observations, judgments, priorities, resources available, and reasoning.”

        Premsaran----------“Success is a relative term.  Every learned individual will have his own parameters of success based on his merit to lead a happy and contended life.  This being the rationale behind success we must admit that every one is successful in his  own way.

       Ajit Nambiar-----“Networking is the branches of the tree called success, but roots are the merit of the person”

        Vijayshekar---------------“The meritorious person may win the odd battle,but the networked person often wins the war. As a teacher I have seen hundreds of students pass each year with glorious marks. But whenever they come back for an alumni meeting,I am always pleasantly surprised to find the most successful persons were people with average grades in academics.”

        Ehsaas--------------------“There is a saying “You need to be at right place at right time.” This sentence very well describes the opportunity for success created with networking. But my basic idea of the major root of success being the merit would still stay as if no merit how would you do justice to success?"    

 Dr Madhavi --------------“Finally success is not a destination, it is a continuous journey and depends on your outlook whether you achieve it on total merit or with added extra networking; it hardly matters as long as the path is taken up with clear conscience. At the end of the day you should be at peace with yourself.”

  Meerajay--------------“Success is a non-stop walk in life. It keeps continuing and there is no end to it. Merit and Networking are like the two eyes that lead us to success in our journney of life.I would like to conclude that, for Life to be successful, both Merit and Networking are equally essential. Hope I have tried to justify my thoughts here.”

  Ravi Sharma---------- HE DELETED HIS POST OR WHATEVER. THE LINK PROVIDED BY HIM GIVES A BLANK. I WENT  TO  HIS PAGE,TOO.  BUT RAVI  DHAWALANI  HAS NO BLOGS POSTED.

  Ether ---------------------“Merit or no merit, matter for success is irrefutably conglomeration of an apt dose of time, place, method, system, and the very abstract luck.”

Pavementfeud,----------“ Merit comes first. It is pure in nature. Seldom 'tasteless.'Networking is an add-on. It adulterates merit, in that the 'networker' at times devotes far too much time in building contacts. Often said to be 'tasteless' by some.”

Aditiray----------------------“Success has different meanings to different people. Merits of different kind are necessary for the kinds of success one aspires for. But merit and networking are not ‘either or’ choices, the ability to network is a merit too, as are looks, personality, intellect, and articulation, among others. The ‘only’ other factor which is not a merit in an individual, but is crucial for success of any kind,  is luck.”

Lotuspetals----------------“  Merit can be gained by constant hard work and devotion to one's work..There  was  no  use  of  the  word   'net working’. Before some years ...it has become familiar in later  years.The companiesuse a big amount of its budget  for  adveritsements  every year..but  some times a certain product  lacking  quality  ( we  can use merit in broader sense)  do not gain suceess  in selling.....!   So thus  in my opinion  Merit  is most important criteria  for success....  A topper gets his rank as due to his output  in examination......”

Poetbittersweet at his best. Real networking – like say if I am short of a couple of billion, I can just call Sam and say- “Listen, dude – I need some dough urgently – ok, gimme 8, no, round it off to 10, I’ll give it back after the IPO.” What’s a couple of billion to Uncle Sam, old chap – the richest man in the world. Just loose change.”

The result of the Lottery

     I closed my eyes and put my hand in the CAN and following came out for the first time:
   First Chit: Aditi Ray
   In the second chit , it was:
   Second Chit: Meerajay
  As I go fishing into the can I find two chits coming out;
   Third Chit: Dr Madhavi & Vijayshekar
    Finally,  I decided to go for cosolation chit, too: 
    Consolation: Ehsaas and Premsaran( just missed it--I should have taken out your chits first. Sorry.)

   It is upto the winners now to host the next debate--I suggest on Terrorism---or whatever they like. They can change the rules as per their convenience. I request second placed and third placed winners to assist Aditi Ray in hosting the contest and be PRO-ACTIVE JUDGES. My best wishes to the host and the judges.