tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75984351734543999632012-01-29T22:36:23.887-08:00Or the ranting and ravings of an Insomniac, who keeps flitting from topic to topic, depending on his interest.Scorpius Maximus Indicushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01500940093879831732noreply@blogger.comBlogger931100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7598435173454399963.post-75966611478196116202012-01-22T22:30:00.001-08:002012-01-22T23:24:10.333-08:00

This post is also published by me at Centre Right India:Netaji I have said that today is the proudest day of my life. For an enslaved people, there can be no greater pride, no higher honour, than to be the first Soldier in the Army of Liberation. But this honour carries with it a corresponding responsibility and I am deeply conscious of it. I assure you that I shall be with you in

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Disclaimer:  I just  could not have written this post   without the  wonderful  work  done at the  following site,  that  has  a compilation of  Netaji's  speeches. I gratefully  acknowledge  the material provided by  them. If  you are seeking  to  know  more  of  Netaji  and  his  ideology, check  it  out  here  at  http://www.subhaschandrabose.org/speeches/speeches.html Just for the

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In strictly black and white terms, the Indian National Army , was a failure, and too often Bose’s authoritarian control was blamed for it. As the dictum goes History is written by the victors and not the vanquished. Leaving aside the merits of Bose’s strategies and his tactics, if we take it on a broader level, the INA, succeeded on many aspects. The INA was a shining example of how he managed

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Bay of Bengal from Kailashgiri    Over the past decade, have been to a lot of places in India and abroad, worked there, stayed there, visited them. And then there is my own hometown, Vishakapatnam or it’s more popular name Vizag . It’s a city in which i spent a good 30 years of my life, to which i still keep going, whenever i have a break. Its the city, where i grew up, studied, got

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So another year will be soon passing into history,  for scholars, academicians, historians to ponder over.  They sure have a lot to think about this year though, a whole lot  of  stuff  has happened, that has just left them struck dumbfounded not  knowing what exactly to make of it. Governments were toppled, invincible dictators met  their ends, and in the case of one, it  was a rather 

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This  was published earlier at  CRI:Turkey Growing up as a kid, the word Turkey, meant 2 things to me, one was that fat, weird looking bird, that often ended up as a Thanksgiving delicacy, and the other one was a country, whose sobriquet was The Sick Man of Europe. Growing up later my knowledge of Turkey was restricted to Istanbul, the place made famous by some of those 007 movies and

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The tragedy of modern man is not that he knows less and less about the meaning of his own life, but that it bothers him less and less.It  was December 1989, in the days  when the Net  was something which only existed in science fiction, and TV meant Doordarshan only, and we were still using the good old  STD(Subscribers trunk dialing not the other STD, please!).The only way we could get the

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For last couple of years, i have been blogging  on topics that matter to me, on movies, on books, on social issues, on current affairs. I have been tracking the news closely, the scandals, the revelations in the media, the scams, the chicanery of our political class.  I have seen people rising against the tryanical regimes in Libya, Syria, Egypt, i have seen the power of the people in Egypt,

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June 25,1983- A day that will live in the history of Indian cricket forever. A day that will never be forgotten by any true cricket lover. The day when the underdogs India under Kapil Dev's captaincy, stunned the  mighty West Indians led by Clive Lloyd to  lift the World Cup at  cricket's most hallowed ground, Lords. It  was also a date that  turned yours truly into a die hard cricket fan.

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Bihar Flood Relief - 2008: Blanket/Shawl Distribution campaign at Bhanvertola, Madhepura

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Laloo,  predictably  rubbished the exit polls  stating that they never come true. He was right in a way. Where the exit  polls  predicted around 40+ seats for his RJD-LJP  alliance, he got only 20+.  The BJP-JD(U)  alliance  which  was expected to get around 180 seats, ended up  getting 200 odd. It  was not just a clean sweep, it  was a virtual  Nitish tsunami  that  swept  away everything

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I  was given this link to Ms. Shakuntala Gopinath's  wisdom filled  response, to a gay person, who was seeking a solution to his issue.  Watching  the way she  filed her  response, i just  decided to answer her back in my own style. The part in italics  are Ms. Gopinath's response,  the other is mine. I read your letter. I guess you are close to 28 years old. You work for a private company.

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Dear  Indian Media, At the outset, i do not want to take any  names, because i feel the issue in Question is not of a few individuals, it is concerning an entire institution. I do not belong to any political party,  nor support any  one either. I am just an ordinary, tax paying 41 year old Indian, making a living, getting along in life. In the 80's and to a greater part of the 90's, i grew up

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The decision of the Information and Broadcasting Ministry,  to re schedule the  Rakhee ka Insaaf and Big Bosss 4 shows to the 11 P.M. slot, instead of prime time 9 P.M, has predictably raised tempers amongst the media, and the "Free Speech Ayatollahs"  on  Twitter.  Given a choice, i would love to ban both the shows for their  sheer  stupidity and egregiousness, but  that is a topic of discussion

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Bihar Jobs | Patna Jobs: Thank You!!!redants.co.in

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For me my grandmother would always be my Naani, growing up with her, sitting on her lap as a kid, sleeping by her side during bedtime, as she regaled me with stories of saints, kings, gods and Goddesses. I learnt a lot about Indian culture, religion, tradition, from my Nani, than i could from any book. And when on night of Oct 27, my mother called me up to inform that she was more, i felt a whole

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To people here who want to read all my posts on movies, please refer to following linkSeeti Maar-Diary of a Movie LoverI had done this, as i wanted to keep my movie posts separate from my general posts. Seeti Maar would henceforth be carrying all my movie related posts, while Sleepless in Cyberia, would be having my general non movie posts.

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When i was to fly to US this May by Air India,from Delhi to Chicago via Frankfurt, i was somewhat apprehensive.The last time i flew in Air India, was when i was a kid, and since then listeningto the not too good feedback, i avoided it at most times. But as the flight was booked by my company, i had no option but to go with it. And as the 14 hr flight took from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International

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Karnataka is a state that has been overshadowed by Kerala and Tamil Nadu, when it comes to tourism. And that is sad considering that it is one of India's most diverse and beautiful states. It is a state where history lies beneath your feet( Mysore,Hampi, Badami) and a religious aura pervades the air( Dharmasthala,Shringeri) . It is a state where culture(Mysore) and modernity( Bangalore) co exist.

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It was the year 1916, when Rabindranath Tagore, was having a sojourn at the place. So entranced was he by the sheer natural beauty that he remarked "The sea beach is certainly a fit place in which to realise that beauty of nature is not a mirage of imagination, but reflects the joy of the infinite and thus draws us to lose ourselves into it." The story goes that this inspired him to pen his first

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Writing a post  on the Mahabharat or trying to explain its philosophy in a single article, is akin to gathering the waters of the ocean in your palm. Because the Mahabharat, is not just an epic, not just a poem, not just a story. It is something way beyond that. It is about philosophy, about life, about battles, about human beings. The Mahabharat is not about good and evil, it is about human

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An excellent thriller yesterday, with enough twists and turns, going right down to the wire, that sums up the Chennai Super Kings vs Mumbai Indians match yesterday at Chepauk. Though both teams were more or less balanced, Chennai had the advantage with Hayden, Hussey, Dhoni, Oram any one of whom could tear the attack apart. And in balance Mumbai had Jayasurya, Pollock and Robin Uthappa. Bhajji

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One is a master of the line and length, renowned for choking the batsmen and getting them out. Another is a young tyro whose action is modelled on the former, and who takes pride in being called the next of that ilk. Glenn Mc Grath and Md.Asif, two bowlers, with a similar kind of action, both of whom have a reputation of being Uncle Scrooge when it comes to giving runs. And when both of them are

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The IPL received a major boost on Monday night, when unfancied Rajasthan Royals upset the fancied Kings XI Punjab. This was exactly the kind of match that was needed to rubbish the critics and nay sayers. At the beginning of the match though Punjab was an overwhelming favorite filled with stroke makers like Yuvraj Singh, Sangakarra, Jayawardene, Hopes and bowlers like Brett Lee and Sreesanth. On

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After the batathons of the first 2 matches, and the totally one sided match between Rajasthan and Delhi, the IPL finally came into it's own on Sunday. Both the matches were totally competitive, both went down to the wire. And most importantly, it showed that T20 was not just about 4's and 6's. It was about true grit and competition. Kolkata Knight Riders overcame a minefield of a pitch, a power

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The first leg of the IPL has seen 3 matches so far, Bangalore vs Kolkata, Chennai vs Punjab and Rajasthan vs Delhi.I have not seen any of the matches on TV( don't get telecast here in Seoul), so this is basing on what i track from Cricinfo. So i really have no clue about all the entertainment stuff. But i did cringe when i heard Sony Max was telecasting it. That TV channel has been singularly

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I was born in 1969, so i guess makes it some where around the late 60's or more specifically in the 70's. Most of us born around this time, grew up in the 70's and 80's India. It was an India totally different from today. There was no internet, no mobile phones, no cable TV, no 24 hours news channels, in fact nothing which we take granted for today. Mail was still supposed to be written and

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Way back in the 70’s when i was a school going kid, we had the famous poem by Rabindranath Tagore, Where the Mind is Without Fear. To date it still remains one of my favorite poems. And when i look at what Tagore visualized and what we are today, i just observed the following."Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high"We live in a society where we are afraid to speak out our mind.

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With the recent riots in Lhasa over the Chinese Govt, and the Dalai Lama’s call for more autonomy, the international spotlight has again veered on to Tibet. This post is to give a general perspective. What is the historical background?In 1950, China invaded Tibet, ostensibly to liberate the serfs from the oppresive rule of the Buddhist monks and Tibetan aristocracy. Alas like many liberation

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"Give me your tired, your poor,Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,The wretched refuse of your teeming shore.Send these, thehomeless, tempest-tossed to me,I lift my lamp beside the golden door!" The above lines are found inscribed inside the pedestal on which the Statue of Liberty stands. In a way those lines represent the spirit of US, and what it primarily stands for. It is a nation

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The best fun part in having your own blog is that, at times your blog appears in totally weird search key words, nothing to do with the content. So here are some such searches which lead to my blog.She Dominates Him-Dog- Sorry no kinky stuff on my blog at all. Yeah in the Korean movie "My Sassy Girl", she does dominate him, but not in the kinky way please.picture of preeti ganguly and deven verma

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The defence of the Alamo has been made into 3 movies and a song written about it. The Charge of the Light Brigade has been immortalized in Lord Tennyson's poem and depicted in countless books and movies. The Battle of Thermopylae has been covered in countless movies( the recent 300), books, video games, poems. How many of us even know about something called Reazang La?India China war had broken

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Well i guess maybe the Aussies, should consider adopting whining and cribbing as their national sport. Considering the way they have been crying Mama for everything which we Indians do. Well it is nice to see the Indians, getting under their skin for a change. But even considering the general whining attitude of the Aussie media, this piece by a certain Rebecca Wilson, must take the cake, nee

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The US Presidential race seems to be hotting up for sure. And with every passing day, Hilary Clinton seems to be shooting herself in the foot. I think it is out of desperation, because for all her faults, i cant blame Ms.Clinton for being dumb and ignorant. No on the contrary she is knowledgable and smart enough. What else explains her latest astounding statement about Obama having terrorist

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Well its official now, India and Australia will clash in the Best of 3 CB Series finals. And it is quite an apt one too, considering Sri Lanka has been down right mediocre, and India has looked the only team capable of challenging the Aussies. While most of the Australia-Sri Lanka matches have been one sided affairs, with Aussies steam rolling over the Lankans, all the India- Australia matches

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The only thing common to Dalhousie and Dharamshala seems to be that they start with the letter D and both are in Himachal Pradesh. Apart from that, both are totally different in most of the aspects. Geographically too, while Dalhousie lies in the Chamba region, Dharamshala lies in the Kangra region. Though a small mountainous state, Himachal Pradesh has a fascinating diversity in it's culture

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As a hill station, Dalhousie is something that really does not make you go ga ga over it. It does not have the exotic charm of a Dharamshala, nor the sheer majestic grandeur of Darjeeling.Nor does it have a picturesque lake like Nainital, nor unlike Ooty or Kashmir it is a popular movie location. But if you are idea of a vacation is just lazing around, taking leisurel walks, watching the sun set

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Tirupati- The Vatican of Hinduism, The World's Richest Hindu Temple, A Holy Pilgrimage Center Tirupati- A place that is holy for people of 3 states Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and which is entwined closely with their day to day lives.Tirupati- The place where Mr. Ratnakar Sadasyula, aka Yours Truly, was born on November 6, 38 years back.On the ocassion of my birthday, i dedicate this

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Ooty a name familiar to every movie goer especially in the 70's and 80's. It did not matter whether the movie was Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada or Mallu. It was a place where the hero and heroine would croon songs either in the rolling tea fields, or the hills. It was a place where a large number of potboilers were shot, as well as well known hit movies like Karz, Moonram Pirai, Gitanjali,

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When it comes to turning points in Indian history, Amritsar has been witness not to just turning points, but rather tectonic shifts. The Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Operation Blue Star, Partition Riots, all milestones in Indian history, which caused seismic shifts. This was the place where a young Bhagat Singh, swore to liberate India from the British rule. This was the city from

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Way back in the 1914 Prof G.H.Hardy, a famous British mathematician, went to see his friend, who was recovering from an illness in a hospital, in London’s Putney district. He remarked to him, that he had come in a cab which had a number 1729, and some how that number seemed, dull and unremarkable to him. To which his friend immediately replied “No Hardy, it’s a very interesting number,

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If the Congress party, its puppet PM, it's hopelessly incompetent Prez candidate Prathibha Patil and the most incompetent government to have ever governed the nation, the UPA, is looking for it's own Pravda or Fox News or friendly neighbourhood channel, it need look no further. IBN live is doing it's job very well, as can be seen by this.Consider some nuggets of wisdom"Seventy-seven per cent of

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I seriously need a break from- Rajni's Shivaji, any discussion on movies seems to automatically go towards Sivaji, and ends up in a Bolly vs Kolly, North vs South slugfest.- Sivaji vs AKS, two crap movies, and people trying to claim which movie is a better crap.- Bollywood heroines getting smooched by some pardesi, then denying it, then acting coy, and then making an issue out of it.- Bangladesh

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Am i the only one who is feeling bored by this or this and this?Or is it a sense of deja vu having seen this?I guess its become a short cut to instant fame, get smooched, throw the moral custodians into a tizzy, deny having been kissed, or else break into tears about how you are being harassed?We sure seem to be having a lot of time on our hands, discussing the art of smooching, and how to deny a

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Another fascinating temple that lies in the Dakshin Kanara region is the Kukke Subramanya Temple. Around 100 km from Mangalore, this temple is located in the heart of Western Ghats, surrounded by thick forests, hills and the Kumaradhara River near by. Lord Subramanya is worshiped as protector of snakes or Kukke Subramanya Swamy. Here the idol is that of a serpent God, surrounded by Vasuki, and

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In an era of religious discord and sectarian rivalry, Dharmasthala stands out like a beacon. A Shaivite temple whose pujaris are Madhva priests and the administration is run by a Jain family. Dedicated to Lord Manjunatheshwara, a form of Lord Shiva, revered by the Kannadigas, the temple is located on the banks of the Nethravati River and is around 70 km from Mangalore. The temple does not

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Yaksha Gana is to the Kanara region what Kathakali is to the Kerala region. It is an all night show, and often referred to as Aata. The Yakshas were an ancient tribe in Indian mythology and Yaksha Gana literally means Song of the Yakshas.It is a traditional theater form, combining dance, music, oral and stage, with it's own form. Mostly popular in Karnataka and Malnad areas, its a traditional

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The headquarters of the Dakshin Kanara District and the largest city in the region, it also has a major port. One of the most cosmopolitan cities in India, it has a fair mix of Hindus, Muslims and Christians . Tulu, Konkani, Kannada are the major languages here. One of the most beautiful towns in India, with miles and miles of coconut groves and red tiled homes, with elaborate wood work. Does

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Karnataka is a state endowed with a natural beauty of it’s own. Waterfalls that roar with a ferocious intensity, forests teeming with wildlife, lush green coconut groves along the coastalregion, pristine, clear beaches not yet spoilt by the ravages of tourism, rolling green valleys and hills to rocky outcrops, the state is like a canvas. And one of the most beautiful areas in Karnataka is the

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I have not been seen the Alps or the Canadian Rockies, except maybe in movies or some National Geographic show. But some how I feel that having seen the Himalayas up close, I really never felt the need to see anything else. The Alps and Rockies might be more tourist friendly, with their picture postcard views, but for sheer grandeur and majesty, for me, there is nothing to match the Himalayas.

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What the heck is wrong with kind of people who access Rediff web site? Why is it that every discussion on a topic, degenerates into a Hindu vs Muslim, North vs South, East vs West, Brahmin vs Dalit controversy. And mind you this is on perfectly harmless articles. So you have an article on Mungaru Male and before you know it, you have a Kannadiga vs Tamil fight. And the recent hype on Sivaji was

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Molu is the Beta search engine developed by Himanshu Joshi. The interface is similiar to Google, only the options like Web, Images, Dictionary, Bookmarks etc, are in form of a drop down. So lets say you give a search for Steven Spielberg, and you get the web search results by default.Web Results: It shows the result with a thumbnail of the web page, as well as home pages to which it can be added.

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Connecting Whitefield with the rest of the city, is a bridge, that has since then become a byword for the art of being patient while stuck in a traffic Jam.Marathalli Railway BridgeA 4-5 km strip of bridge that takes 1 hour -30 minutes to cross. A part of the bridge has been widened and widening work is still going on, but at rush hour, traffic jams still persist. Its a place where speed is

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In a couple of days from now will be leaving Bangalore, on a long sojourn to S.Korea, for a year or so. Spent a good 2 years in India's hi tech capital, and inspite of the traffic jams, skyrocketing rents, high cost of living and antics of Kannada nationalists, still love this place. All the 2 years i have lived in Whitefield and this post is for some wonderful reminisicences of this area.Once

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Revenge is the act of retaliation against a person or group in response to a perceived wrong doing. Yet when the person persists with his or her vendetta even after the enemies have been vanquished,the human being in the person dies. Duryodhan insulted Draupadi and had her disrobed in the court ostensibly to take revenge

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Does a man’s dark past catch up with him at some time or other? Even if a criminal does reform, will society still accept him as a honorable man? Who is the greater criminal, the person who commits the crime, or the society which forced him to commit it? Does a society which has not given a man to lead a decent life, have a right to condemn him? These are some of the issues raised in Victor Hugo’

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The lead character is climbing the stairs in a dark tower, the wind howls outside, and a thunderstorm is brewing. He is making his way along the stairs, feeling the walls of the tower. He is just about to take a step forward, when a flash of lightning occurs, and he is shocked. Because he is standing on the last step, and after that there is nothing but emptiness. One step forward and he would

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"Garh to Bas Chittorgarh, baki Sab Garhiya” goes the saying in Rajasthan. Translated it means “Chittorgarh is the only fort, rest of all are fortresses”. At a first glance Chittorgarh does not present a very pretty picture, unlike the lavish splendor of Jodhpur’s Umaid Bhawan or Udaipur’s Lake Palace. Nor does it have the imposing grandeur of Jaisalmer’s Sonar Kella or Jaipur’s Amber Fort . Most

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UNESCO had come up with a Memory of the World Programe in 1992, which aims to preserve valuable archives and documents all over the world. It lists them in a Memory of World Register based on meetings it has held over the past couple of years in Tashkent(1997), Vienna(1999), Cheongju City(2001), Gdansk(2003) and Lijiang(2005). This year the meet was held in Pretoria, South Africa, and some of the

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Dear Sharad Pawar Ji , I have heard with great interest the news of you looking for a new coach for our Indian cricket team. I have always emphasized that phoren is phoren,Indian is always best. Since you have not advertised for the position, and I have no idea, what the qualifications are needed, I am giving my points here, why I think I can be suited for post of Team India’s cricket coach. Sir,

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August 2006 - I was going to my hometown to attend my sister in law’s wedding. My wife and daughters had already left earlier. I had arrived early at station not wanting to take a gamble with Bangalore’s notorious traffic jams. As I browsed for some books in the book stall with which I could pass time, I happened to chance on a Tinkle Digest . I was looking for a good comics book for my elder

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1945, Tokyo : In a country ruined by the twin atomic bombings of Hiroshima & Nagasaki , in a city that has been firebombed, two engineers start a radio repair shop, and later start a company together with a tongue twister name called Tokyo Tshushin Kogyo KK , translated into English as Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering Corporation . 2007 - Today this company spawns a global empire with a

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Enron is a name familiar to any one in this century, as one of the largest corporate scandals in history. But what exactly is this scandal? Why did the company which was a media darling on Wall Street, crash so badly? How did Enron manage to fool investors, consultants into thinking it was making profits? How did Enron manage to bully Govt officials, lawmakers, accountants, employees to have it’s

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Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Subash Chandra Bose, Winston Churchill, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr, Gen George Patton, Charles De Gaulle, Abraham Lincoln - Not a very exhaustive list, but what made these people such great leaders in their own right? What made these men motivate people to follow them? Why is that when an Abdul Kalam speaks, we listen to every word

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The Internet started off as a network to share information among people doing scientific research. Television was developed because of the transistor technology which in turn owed its invention to Theory of Super-conductivity. It was Johannes Kepplers’ law that made the invention of satellites possible. If we take any great invention in recent times, we found that all of them had a foundation in

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Beyond all the talk of 9% economic growth and a boom in sectors like IT, BPO, Retail, Construction, Hospitality to name a few, there is a serious problem being faced by all sectors in India. There are positions to be filled, and people are needed, but there are just not enough qualified personnel. Companies are ready with projects to build expressways, flyovers, metro rail systems, but where are

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“Karmanye vadhikarasthe ma phaleshu kadachana Ma Karma Phala Hetur Bhurmatey Sangotsava Akarmani” The above lines are something which have been inscribed into my mind from long. Those lines from the Bhagavad Gita always guide me, whenever I am in an uncertain mode. Translated into English the above lines mean: “You have a right to perform your prescribed action, but you are not entitled to the

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On May 4,2007, 105 nations met in Bangkok to come out with a report on Global Warming under the aegis of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change , a UN backed body. The bad news, global warming is a serious threat, and we have just 8 years to get it under control. In effect, emissions need to reduce by 2015 to prevent a 2 degree rise in the earth’s temperature. And no this is not a conference

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How does it feel like to be in a world where there is no poverty, war or disease? A utopia where every one is smiling, happy and cheerful.What if to achieve that utopia, we would have to eliminate things like culture, art, literature, philosophy, family? Can we as human beings survive solely on pleasure, with no capacity to think? Is there any difference between a technologically advanced society

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Finally the longest World Cup in recent history is done, and over. Australia have once again proved that other teams are quite a long way from them, Sri Lanka , joined India and Pakistan in ending up as second best, and the ICC made BCCI look like a model of efficiency and professionalism. So here are my thoughts on the latest World Cup. Australia - Their losses in New Zealand and CB series final

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In Chennai , young couples are attacked for the crime of trying to share some private moments. Khushboo, a popular actress, has to face attacks, and made to apologize, for her remarkson virginity. Barring a few, the Tamil movie industry does not come to her support. Dr. Ramadoss of the PMK, a party which is no better than a goon squad, goes about trying to impose his own warped version of

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Hello all we welcome you to Bheja Fry News , the 24 hours news channel that belongs to Bheja Fry Group . As you all know we have been rated the No 1 news channel for the intellectuallychallenged people. Our newspaper Bheja Fry Times , has again been rated as No 1 in the category of “too lazy to think” people. Bheja Fry always has believed that attributes like intelligence, quality, standards are

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Not without reason is Thanjavur called the cultural center of Tamil Nadu and the heart of the Cauvery Delta . Tiruvarur , located near to Tanjore, is the birthplace of the famous Carnatic trinity of Tyagaraja, Muthuswamy Dikshitar and Syama Sastri. The present form of Bharata Natyam was developed by Chinnaya, Ponnaiah, Sivanandam and Vadivelu , who were in the Tanjore court of the Maratha king

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The most famous attraction in Thanjavur is obviously the Brihadeeswara Temple , a UNESCO World Heritage site. The temple is famous for it’s sheer massive size, and can be seen from any corner of the city. It is actually called as Periya Kovil( Large Temple) and situated within the walls of a fort. Unlike in most parts of India, where temples were primarily for religious purposes, temples in Tamil

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Tamil Nadu was the home of 3 great dynasties in ancient times- the Pallavas who ruled from Kanchipuram , the Pandyas who ruled from Madurai and the Cholas who ruled from Thanjavur . These 3 dynasties often clashed for supremacy and political power. All the 3 dynasties were patrons of arts and architecture. The Pallavas built the famous rock cut temples of Mahabalipuram , while the Pandyas built

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One of the greatest military operations in the history of India, would be the capture of Sinhagad . It is a story of courage, heroism, adventure. When you walk around Pune , and the surrounding areas, you feel the valor of the Marathas at every step. Pune itself home of the Peshwas, Raigad where Shivaji was coronated, Purandhar, Pratapgarh , all those names resonate with the glory of one of India

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The most magnificent attraction in Aurangabad is the fort of Daulatabad , around 20 miles from the city. The fort stands on a conical hill about 200 m high, it was originally called Devagiri and founded by the Yadavas in 1187 . It was later captured by Allaudin Khilji and Malik Kafur . In 1327 it became famous as the place where Mohd Bin Tughlaq shifted the entire capital from Delhi . He renamed

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Though not a tourist hotspot like Kerala or Rajasthan, Maharashtra still remains a fascinating place to be explored. That is because of the sheer diversity of the state. Of course being the birthplace of Shivaji , and the home land of the Marathas , it is a delight for the historically minded. From the Peshwa stronghold of Pune to the forts of Raigad, Purandar and Sinhagad , one can feel the

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1893, Chicago, The World Parliament of Religions - A young monk from India, dressed in orange robes, stood up to address the gathering. He bowed nervously to Saraswati, the Goddess of Learning, and started with “Sisters and Brothers of America”. The 7000 strong audience, stood up to a man, and gave him a standing ovation for 3 minutes. None had ever spoken to them like before. When he finished

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In the south of India, there was a king called Amarasakti. His concern was his 3 dullard sons who showed no interest in anything. So he called his council of ministers and asked them for advice.One of the ministers suggested the name of Pandit Vishnu Sharma, a renowned Sanskrit scholar. The king summoned Vishnu Sharma and asked him to train his sons, who promptly took this up as a challenge. The

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The Holocaust was not about 4 million or 5 million people dead. It was the fact that such large millions were brutally exterminated, just because they did not satisfy weird ideas of cultural supremacy. The Holocaust was not about gas chambers or concentration camps. It was about whole families torn apart for no fault of their own. Fathers from daughters, mothers from sons, brothers from sisters,

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Why do revolutions often end up devouring their own kind? The French Revolution was fought on the principles of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity , yet it ended up creating a regime, as despotic and tyrannical as the one it overthrew. In Russia , the revolution against the autocratic Tsarist regime, created a new dictatorship of it’s own. Dictators in Africa, Asia and Latin America , who came to

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I guess it was the absence of my little daughters that motivated me to write this. You go home, tired after a hard day’s work, and on ringing the bell, you find two pairs of feet, running, with a voice shouting out for you, hands outstretched, and a broad smile on her face. Yes thats how a small angel looks like. And yet i dont understand how can people even think of losing such a wonderful gift

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Having just come back from Pirates of the Carribean, my mind wandered immediately to one of my favorite pirate classics of my childhood, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The first time i came to know of Treasure Island was an excerpt in my school English text book, and that made me want to have this book. Finally managed to get hold of it, and i was just enthralled by the book. This was

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Another series drawn, another match lost. And I guess time for us to take stock of what happened. So here is my report card for the India England TVS Cup Test series concluded recently. England TeamThey were without Vaughn, Trescothick, Giles and Jones, four of their Ashes heroes. But they combated well throughout the series and lost the Mohali Test only due to their wooden batting and some great

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Anil Kumble is nicknamed as “Jumbo “ maybe something to with his height and big build. On March 11,2006 he lived up to his nickname when he trapped Steve Harmison lbw and became the first Indian and only the 5th bowler after Shane Warne, Muthaiah Muralitharan, Courtney Walsh and Glenn Mc Grath to enter a very elite club of bowlers who have taken more than 500 wickets in Test Matches.

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Bangalore,1987- India bowls out Pakistan for a low score around 171. Pakistan hits back and India manages a slender lead of 40 runs. Pakistan wipes out deficit and manages to set India a victory target of 200+. Inspite of Gavaskar's lone wolf stand of 93, India lose.Bangalore,2005-India chasing a score of 300 plus to win the match. Sehwag gives a good start to India, but is out.India goes into a

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As a place Bhubaneswar is special to me in 3 ways. One it was the place where I got the first major break in my career, when I joined Satyam at their office here after having struggled for almost 4 years in smaller companies. Second my sweet little daughter was born when I was working here.    Personal nostalgia apart there is a lot about the capital city of Orissa

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In my last article I had written about my trip to Konark and the Sun Temple or Black Pagoda . After finishing our visit to the Sun Temple, we had a lunch at a shack that passed off as a restaurant offering all type of cuisine- Rajasthani, South Indian, North Indian, Chinese. Only the food is so downright awful that it doesn’t make a difference what ever you order. In fact if you are touring

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I have had the blessed fortune of visiting the Sun Temple at Konark 3 times in my life. The first time was when we alighted at Bhubaneswar back from a trip to Kolkata when I was a very raw youngster of age 22. The second and most memorable trip was back in 2003, when I was working in Bhubaneswar along with a group of friends, and the third time along with my wife, mother and daughter.

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Fly like an eagle, my boy,Into the vast space above,Leaving all the petty jealousies,And the nagging insecurities below,Into a realm where you and,You alone are the lord of the realm,Where only you are responsible for,Whatever happens to you,It's a space where not many can be found,For not many have the will nor way to reach,But once you reach there you are,In a league of your own,untouched by

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For years he had toiled in this land,Leaving his homeland years ago,Working at long hours for low wages,In the hope of a better morrow for his family,He had saved to give his children,A good education in the best universities,He had worked with his neighbors shoulder to shoulder,And paid his taxes honestly like any citizen,He was as religious and God fearing,And had not committed a crime against

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At the break of the dawn,When the sun's golden rays,Hit through the dark clouds,Bringing tidings of a lovely day,I hit the road hard,My shoes pounding on the gravel,I'm all alone and free,In my own private world,Where i do not face deadlines,Nor the fear of traffic jams,And noxious fumes belching,From antiquated pipes into my nose,I do not have to bother about,What I say, what I wear,In a world

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