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 21:41 | 29/Jun/2008
Oh to be Born Free...!!
Boy oh boy what a Sunday this has been!!My day began in the wee hours of the morning,at 4am  precisely,the alarm pulling me out of bed.This was done with the sole intention of doing some last minute cramming for today's UGC. NET exams but a strange lethargy stole over me and I only pottered about the large empty house,looking up at its yellow cob-w... more...
 19:17 | 10/Jun/2008
Manna from Heaven
The monsoons have come to Kolkata and what a welcomne relief..!!Phew..!!This Summer was particularly trying..seemed like there would be no respite from the relentless heat and high humidity and to add to your terrible wounds there was CESC-Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation-uncooperative as always..depriving you of power at all times of the day a... more...
 19:49 | 31/May/2008
The Case of Dr.Binayak Sen...Democracy i...
India is the largest working democracy in the world,it is a thriving,prosperous nation,its GDP has touched double-digit figures or will soon if it hasnt yet..Its constitution gurantees to all its citizens Liberty,Freedom,Equality,Justice...Its citizens enjoy the right to vote and they do so in swelling numbers every time there are elections...never... more...
 16:57 | 31/May/2008
Birth of a Star
          Wash me,Cleanse me of my sins          As the past rushes in an             overwhelming swell.            The tide of green waters        tears through agonies of yesternight......    Atavistic jealousies,ragings of people        who with hated dread slash through knee-deep weeds,              slush and gore   to meet the imagined foe...... more...
 18:02 | 28/May/2008
Wonders
Traveller my mate,rest ye awhile and answer me ere ye travel mile upon mile.Did ye ever wonder at the harmony filling all around at the music in the swelling tides that surround?    Did ye listen to a cricket when it singsor the flap of a dragonfly"s gossamer wings?    Did you see the rainbow and not growenvious of the artist that held the brush? D... more...
 18:26 | 13/May/2008
Ramalingan and his Beautiful Aunt
S.P.Ramalingan saw the marvels of the sky secretly through his grandfather's telescope and built a world of his own to which he never allowed anybody in,not even his favourite friend,the old cook's 7 year old daughter..Ramalingan was tormented his secret pursuit would be detected and that would mean the end to his dreams of visiting the objects of ... more...
 15:27 | 12/May/2008
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee,i...
Qutubuddin Ansari of Gujarat was the face that shook the world during the pogrom in Narendra Modi"s Gujarat...Today hundreds of such Ansaris are pleading for justice in Nandigram in Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee"s West Bengal....The irony cannot be missed for it was Kolkata that gave shelter to that hapless man...Hundreds of men known to harbour anti-CPM... more...
 02:59 | 9/May/2008
In Protest of Bandhs..
And Yet Another Bandh! Kolkata was subjected to yet another bandh a little more than a week back,this time to protest the rise in prices...the issue would have touched a raw nerve if bandhs as a weapon had been used sparingly...bandhs have become such a common phenomenon here that people have come to accept it as a part of their lives,evoking littl... more...
 19:51 | 3/May/2008
Ramalingan's Childhood
S.P.Ramalingan had always been a precocious child..above average in school,he found little interest in the mundane affairs of boys his age such as playing 'marbles' or stealing mangoes from the neighbour's orchard..What he liked most was to sit somewhere quiet beside a grassy pond and contemplate...how far away was the sun,why were the twinkling st... more...
 21:02 | 1/May/2008
Mission-Proxima Centuari Prt I
Sainuddin Pattazhy Ramalingan's childhood dream had been to be a scientist at NASA,to be in space among the stars and planets.That dream was fulfilled when he was selected by NASA for his research on environmental and ecological issues..He was part of the team that was probing the possibility of life on the planet Mars,whether the planet had in the... more...
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 parthasarath... | 16:05 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (109)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: poetry & literature
We walked together
    We walked together  We were walking silently,  Walking together  With a curtain in between!!  I was looking at the grass,  When you at me  I knew it, knew it!!  You were looking to horizon,  When me shifted at you  You knew it, knew it!!  This was the description,  Parting time we met Canvas is still & still!!                               Island   July, 2007  more...
 Lovely Views | 12:39 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (169)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Nature walks, bea...
Those College Days!!!!!
Those days were fun!!the fun of freedom from school dressesthe fun of freedom from the binding school timings Those days were fun!!the fun of bunking classesthe fun of moving in U-Specials Those days were fun!!the fun of seeing the colorful dresses of girlsthe fun of hearing colorful talks of guys Those days were fun!!the fun of missing classes for...  more...
 aravind das | 15:17 | 23/Jun/2008
Friends: (713)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
WITNESS OF A 'RAPE
I was on my usual morning walk trip.suddenly i heard a voice...a voice for help i believe...i looked around..could not find anyone.again the same voice..this time some other rude shouts also. i looked into the bushes...ohh..it was a horrified story.A teenage surrounded by four adults .a scene to be depicted in tomorrow news paper head lines.another...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 03:09 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (508)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" GUD MORNING "
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 bobbin chaterji | 08:26 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (212)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: friendship,travel...
HAVE A PLEASANT MORNING !
I WOKE UP A FEW HOURS AGO, BUT SOMEHOW I FEEL INCOMPLETE TILL I REMEMBERED I HAVEN'T WISHED YOU YET. HAVE A PLEASANT MORNING !  more...
 PUNIT KAPADIA | 10:17 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: photography, musi...
Where do we stand?
Its been a never-ending saga these days in the Indian newspapers, of peoples viewpoint on the Reservation policy. It’s been debated hugely everyday. I have seen shows on the television where the ‘intellectual’ beings portray how irresponsible and selfish has been the Indian Bureaucracy been while devising the policy. I specifically use the word ‘bu...  more...
 Arpit A | 20:12 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Listening music ,...
Nice Experince
Hey Friends, Long time since I scribbled something here. Was way too busy with my own office chores but I regularly used to visit most of ur blogs and commented to them too frequently.  Well , had a real nice experience abt 10 days back. The main power supply of our office had some problem that day and somehow huge flames of fire started coming out...  more...
 anuradha aseem | 15:53 | 20/Mar/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,watching ...
holi
HAPPY HOLI TO YOU ALL DEAR FRIENDS, MAY THERE BE LOTS AND LOTS OF COLOURS ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. MAY THIS HOLI BRING  JOY HAPPINESS AND PEACE IN ALL YOUR LIVES.PLAY A VERY SAFE HOLI,WITHOUT FORCING ANYBODY TO PARTICIPATE, KEEP AN EYE ON THE SMALL KIDS.  more...
 Think Tank | 09:36 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (574)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Eat healthy, Thin...
The superheros in Dhoti
Personal V2My affairs with…  I told you once how I had a crush on a little kid’s dhoti. Today, I will tell you about my own affairs with the great Indian Dhotis :) *** First time in my active memory when I wore one was when my Upnayan / sacred thread ceremony was done. We were half a dozen cousins and the ceremony was held in our ancestral village....  more...
 Mithilesh Kumar | 13:23 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (181)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: Music, Reading.
Only That
Only thatOnly that there were tears.Only that quietness and emptiness fitted together like stacked spoons.Only that there was a snuffing in hallows at the base of lovely throat.Only that a hard honey colored shoulder had a semi circle of teethmarks on it.Only that they held each other close long after it was over.Only that what they shared that mig...  more...
 Divyani | 05:27 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (223)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: bus yu he
Key Events in Indian Cinema- PART TWO:
(MY) Key Events in Indian Cinema- PART TWO:   Quoting from S.C’s latest blog:Cinema in India is the most effective mass message carrier. It promises to retain it’s pre-eminence for a few decades longer. Here I list what I consider are the significant events in Indian cinema in my years of cinema watching. Of course, this is a subjective list. Range...  more...
 Amiya Lahiri | 16:58 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (304)  | City: Pune  | Interests: reading,surfing n...
CALENDER 2001_2100
EVERYONE NEEDS A CALENDER TO LOOK AT DATES AND DAYS FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I POSTED A HUNDRED YEAR CALENDER (1900-2000). THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2000 - 2100.100 YEAR CALENDER2001  -  2100    1  511    -2228 3339 -50566167 -78848995  11  6121723 -34404551 -62687379 -9096111 1 7 -18242935 -46525763 -74808591 - IV2  81319-30364147 -58646975 -869...  more...
 JustAnotherC... | 00:39 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Listening Music, ...
Women Over 30
 Andy Rooney's Comments on Women Over 30 This is for all you girls 30 years and over.... and for those who are turning 30, and for those who are scared of moving into their 30's...AND for guys who are scared of girls over 30!!!!...This was written by Andy Rooney from CBS 60 Minutes. Andy Rooney says......:  As I grow in age, I value women who are o...  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 00:46 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (469)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
Thoughts for the month
As I sit down to write this blog while watching the Euro 2008 finals, the rains have started lashing the mumbai city after a long lull in the month of June. Sitting near the window and  watching the rains falling down heavily with heavy winds made me wonder whether this will continue for a longer period this time around or an one day affair. Hope a...  more...
 JAYDIP DAS | 00:24 | 15/Jun/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: networking, busin...
Tiger Safaris at Jim Corbett National Pa...
Jim Corbett! a foot ball player? no the legendry hunter. You will not find anyone not knowing him. Still today you will find his books in popular internet book sellers like amazon.com likeMan-Eaters of Kumaon (Oxford India Paperbacks) (Paperback)by Jim Corbett (Author) "I WAS shooting with Eddie Knowles in Malani when I first heard of the tiger whi...  more...
 sunshine | 19:58 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (419)  | Interests: Its raining Billi...
GETTING DRENCHED
GETTING DRENCHED STRAY THOUGHTS IN MUMBAI ON 29.06.08 My peanut brain (PB) is running in the sulk gear… has to do first with the antics of Raj Thackrey and his ilk … and then the sword brandishing and rioting Sardars of Mulund. My PB is also sulking and damned worried about the “chakkas” (eunuchs) that are populating the Mumbai Police.  My PB’s won...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (7)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 sohamswami | 09:12 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (761)  | City: HIMALAYAS  | Interests: TO OPEN THE EYES ...
BANOMALI AND THE GOD
Banomali can be fearless. He really can be fearless,when he is drunk. As the alcohol flows inside,it washes away all the grief,sadness and fear. Banomali ponda, at his level has nothing to loose but he fears death and he fears humiliation. He can remember vividly how he lost his entire family-his son,daughters and his wife Kamala, in that devastati...  more...
 chamakeri pr... | 17:42 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (28)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading, sports, ...
FOUR WIVES AND OUR LIFE
Read this without fail.Once upon a time.... There was a rich King who had 4 wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to the finest of delicacies. He gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the 3rd wife very much and was always showing her off to neighboring kingdoms. However, he feared that one d...  more...
 Sarath Chandra | 03:53 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (59)  | Interests: Physics, philosop...
My Key Events in Indian Cinema
Cinema in India is the most effective mass message carrier. It promises to retain it’s pre-eminence for a few decades longer. Here I list what I consider are the significant events in Indian cinema in my years of cinema watching. Of course, this is a subjective list. Rangeela – Nudity was mostly equated with declining values. That changed when Mili...  more...
 purvi | 21:26 | 12/Mar/2008
Friends: (25)  | City: Jodhpur  | Interests: music, painting, ...
form & formless
From & formless exist together a rose has a from , but its fragrance is formless, the lion has form but its strength is formless beauty has from but love it produces is formless body has form but prana which keeps it alive is formless ultimately it is the Formless that protects & promotes all forms.  more...
 ice candy | 21:41 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (154)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Observing
If you have to die, do so around Delhi o...
The passing away of the only Indian to be appointed Field Marshal when in active service has been remarkable for the warmth of the ordinary men and women, who queued up to say meebeenamet to the adorable dikra who put his life on the line for them.It has also been remarkable for the complete lack of grace and gratitude, civility and courtesy, decen...  more...
 K Nagesh | 22:33 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
JEEVAN TARANG
A Deferred Annuity Plan  from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that offers youLife Insurance Coverage right from day 1 of commencementy till your 100 years of age,Bonus on the full insured amount for the full Premium Payment Term (PPT) you have chosen that could be 10 or 15 or 20 years,Tax-free Annuity (Annual Payment) @ 5.5 % of the sum i...  more...
 yogesh sharma | 20:19 | 10/Mar/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Poetry, Modelling...
Check out this pic
hi every1, just save this pic in ur system, and double click it.... u ll find sumthing new  more...
 sonu chandla | 16:03 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (275)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music, Dance, rea...
Show the world what you can do
Talent Trove Inc. (www.talenttrove.com) is building the largest online talent community in the world, making it the preferred destination for people of all ages to showcase their diverse creative abilities.   We are looking for talented individuals of all kinds to join our community and get a shot at being discovered.  We provide the ideal platform...  more...
 dhrubo | 17:41 | 17/Jun/2008
Friends: (147)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: In my small world...
A Wonderful Story
 A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat." "Is the man of the house home?", they asked. "No", she replied. "He's out."  "Then we cannot come in", they replied. In ...  more...
 vira | 15:13 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (1640)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
 Moola MantraOm Sharavana-bhavaya Namaha !GYaanashaktidhara skanda valliikalyaaNa sundaradevasenaa manaH kaanta kaartikeya namo.astuteOM subrahmaNyaaya namaH ![Adorations to Lord Subrahmanya!Adoratiosn to Lord Kartikeya who is known as Skanda, Who holds thestaff of wisdom, who is the beautiful beloved of Goddess Vallii, Whois the enchanter of the m...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:49 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (533)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Stewed Tomatoes A guy isgoing on an ocean cruise, and he tells his doctor that he's worry about gettingseasick.The doctor suggests, ''Eat two pounds of stewedtomatoes before you leave the dock.''The guy replies, ''Would that keep me fromgetting sick, Doc?''The doctor says, ''No, but it'll look realpretty in the water.''Respectfully Cheating Jack an...  more...