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 08:14 | 17/Jan/2008
Kauchauri
This morning I felt like having hot kachauris with alu ki subzi. So I walked down to the sweet shop that sells it and bought five kachauris. While I was eating it, I dropped a couple of pieces of alu on the floor. I picked them up and threw them into the dustbin. However, while I was having my breakfast, I kept feeling bad that I missed out on thos... more...
 08:36 | 24/Nov/2007
Rajput Chivalry
Whatever happened to the renowned Rajput chivalry? There was a time when the Rajputs would lay down their lives to protect even an enemies if they were assylum seekers. Today, it seems they can't even provide protection to an individual! Shame, Shame!!! more...
 08:02 | 24/Nov/2007
Shame
Shame! West Bengal is a land of cowards. Will the so-called intelligentia have the guts to take out a silent march to protest? Taslima, you have more guts than all the Bengali Obhodroloks put together. more...
 10:58 | 12/Aug/2007
Freedom of Speech
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.� ~ Adlai Stevenson, 1952By this definition, India, after sixty years of independence, is definitely not a free nation. Look at what happened to Taslima Nasreen in Hyderabad? She was murderously attacked for her views. And then to add insult to injury, instead of taking... more...
 07:35 | 12/Aug/2007
Sixty Years
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759Sixty years of freedom. Sixty years of democracy. And most of us living today have been born in free India. After sixty years of Independence, we can no longer continue to blame colonialism for our failures and i... more...
 08:31 | 5/Aug/2007
Friendship
Good friends are like the air. Always there. Even though we don't see them. But just as we can't survive without air, we can't survive without friends.  Sometimes our friendships are stormy, sometimes  boistrous and gusty. Sometimes a friend is like a gentle soothing breeze. But whether a desert storm or a gentle sea breeze, good friends are forev... more...
 07:47 | 1/Aug/2007
I am sick
I"ve had a bad start to the day. I"m feeling sick. I wish I hadn"t switched on the tv or set eyes on the newspaper! Yes, that"s what"s making me sick: the news in the media -- "poor Sanju Baba"s incarceration. Such a nice guy being put behind bars like a mere mortal; being treated like "aam janta" by the law of the land. Is this really India? It"s ... more...
 17:25 | 2/Jul/2007
Rambling Remarks
Hmmmmm... I'm wondering why more people read and commented on EXCLUSIVITY and not many seem to have commented on FAITH AND FANATICISM. Both were posted at the same time. Is it because people read the last post first or is it because people do not wish to read about faith or fanaticism. I'm curious. Any insight would we welcome.I'd like to thank Sav... more...
 10:58 | 1/Jul/2007
Exclusivity
A long time ago, in a kingdom ruled a very wise king who was good to his subjects and sensitive to their needs. The land was fertile. It was blessed with rivers and abundant rainfall. The people were hardworking. They produced a lot of paddy and everyone had plenty to eat. Everyone was happy.Unfortunately, one year the rains failed. The rivers drie... more...
 10:24 | 1/Jul/2007
Faith and Fanaticism
There's a very fine line between faith and fanaticism. Faith is when you believe in something strongly. Fanaticism is when you believe in it so strongly that you wish to impose it on everyone else. Anyone who does not believe what you believe is an outcast. Fanaticism does not have to be confined to religion -- even though it is perhaps provides th... more...
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 vira | 16:07 | 7/Jan/2008
Friends: (1153)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
Welcome to Penguins Around the World. G E N T O O    P E N G U I N S Gentoo penguins have a wide white stripe that goes across the tops of their heads from one eye to the other. They have a very bright orange beak. They are the largest members of the stiff-tailed family. They live on many of the islands of the Antarctic region but the main colony i...  more...
 Jayalakshmi ... | 17:28 | 10/Jan/2008
Friends: (120)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Pure, dignified h...
The Lilac Glove
The little maidaan was chock-a-block with people. Vendors shouted until they went hoarse, children clamoured, parents got angry and animals watched the mad mob of humanity with placid unconcern. The sweet shops did brisk business as did the man spinning the creaking handle of the uncomplicated, rustic rides. A single, bony brown horse trotted up an...  more...
 Make Money | 12:15 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (339) 
FREE Online Data Entry Jobs
Youmay have seen the ads promoting work at home data entry programs. Many of theseprograms are scams and simply ask for your money and provide you with anoutdated list of companies that don't really need your services. Othercompanies provide you with a blueprint that involves data entry, but not in thetraditional sense. The following report will he...  more...
 chaitali rai | 12:01 | 1/Jan/2008
Friends: (518)  | City: in my sweet little world  | Interests: films,astrology,y...
HAPPY NEW YEAR
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 Florence | 15:37 | 5/Sep/2007
Friends: (232)  | Interests: music,listening s...
Waqt Nahi
Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein, Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi. Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai, Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi. Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain, Par Dosti Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,Jab Apn...  more...
 Silent Tears | 00:15 | 11/Jan/2008
Friends: (430)  | City: Chengdu  | Interests: We wish & aspire ...
There is a SuperPower Watching You, So w...
"There is a SuperPower Watching You, So watch onevery action you make..."Aa jaa kekab milke rab se dua maangeJeevan mein sukoon chaahe,chaahat mein vafa maangeHaalaat badalne main ab der naho maalikJo de chukephir yeh andher na ho maalikEk tu hi bharosa, ek tu hisahaaraIs terejahan mein nahin koi hamaara(Eeshwar ya allah, yeh pukaarsun leEeshwar ya...  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (34)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 ratul banerjee | 07:06 | 15/Jan/2008
Friends: (80)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: writing, listenin...
NATURE CHILD
  They are calling her name    Can u hear them ?   The four strong winds, blowing past the mellow  fields    Setting up waves and ripples in the fields        The clock chiming in the distance    The choir from cathedrals    Voices singing the angels’ lullaby    They are calling her name    Can u hear them ?    Cradled beneath those rocky mountains...  more...
 Ashok Khurana | 22:16 | 8/Jan/2008
Friends: (137)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: http://dreamsindi...
Another case filed against Sania for ins...
Jai Hind Fellow Indians, http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Another_case_filed_a gainst_Sania_for_insulting_Tricolour/articleshow/268419 1.cms As I addressed the issue, in my previous post, I noticed the above news that a case was filed against Sania Mirza, but Times of India also was equally guilty. Times of India must be prosecuted as well. Jai Hind!  more...
 Ajit Lakshmi... | 20:16 | 2/Oct/2007
Friends: (68)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing, Public S...
GANDHIGIRI ON GANDHI JAYANTI
GANDHIGIRI EXPERIENCE Of course, Gandhism or Gandhigiri as it is now better known works even if it does not have anything to do with values!! (Thanks to Munnabhai)  My experience with Gandhigiri relates to chaotic traffic and driving on Bangalore roads especially on the IT Corridor. I travel from my home near Brooke Fields to office in Nrupathunga ...  more...
 Monishikha R... | 20:49 | 7/Sep/2007
Friends: (203)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: Books,Music,Sketc...
Sketch
This is me as I used to be...  more...
 Raphael Rajan | 23:10 | 27/Jun/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Sports, Ar...
Welcome To Reality!
Enhanced equilibrium takes me to a higher planeOn towards the stars and through the cosmosPicking up knowledge as I goUnravelling the secrets of the universeAnd yet back on earthMy life is a mass of contradictionsRiding on a wave of heightened awarenessThe mysteries of the world are all unveiled to meAnd yet when I see you I cannot control my emoti...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 16:38 | 14/Jan/2008
Friends: (511)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Xenophobia
Xenophobia -- The fear of foreigners115 years ago, on September 11, Vivekananda took America by storm when he addressed the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago with the phrase "Sisters and Brothers of America". Such words were unheard of in the western world, and the audience was taken by a complete surprise when they saw an unknown Indian mon...  more...
 vienna special | 20:48 | 20/Sep/2007
Friends: (130)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: cooking , music ,...
Nainital...a jewel ..
my recent visit of nainital made me realise how much ourplanet has got to offer for us to enjoy.. it was a great journey ... with flowers ,waterfalls ,cherries and apples ..its like a mini heaven ...blessed in aesthetic beauty .. friends do visit nainital atleast once in ur life time ...its simply great ..awesome and heavenly...  more...
 Bad Angel | 13:30 | 13/Oct/2007
Friends: (0)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: :|
Words Fiesta - A compilation of my favou...
Words Fiesta! A compilation of my favourite poems on iLand. “Poetry is the journal of the sea animal living on land, wanting to fly in the air.  Poetry is a search for syllables to shoot at the barriers of the unknown and the unknowable.  Poetry is a phantom script telling how rainbows are made and why they go away.” - Carl Sandburg   To My LoveIf ...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (712)  | 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...
 sara | 18:13 | 9/Jul/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music,reading and...
Who is Responsible
When I was a kid of  8 years , I was dreaming for big things. I found myself blessed for getting born in such a country ,India. I found my India Great and more Heart-Freindly Country. Why Heart-Friendly Country ... because I found friendly peoples across me every time.Slowly, I grown up ...discovered many countries. Some of them are really develope...  more...
 Narayana Upp... | 13:48 | 27/Jun/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music... FOOTBALL
SmiLe
Well it all started with a smile.. yea the smile tht 'll nven forget, i can never forget... The smile tht stole ma heart, the smile tht filled some hope in ma life, the smile tht filled sense of secureness in ma mind, the smile tht filled hope to ma life... the smile tht made me the Harsha wht i'm now...Yep.. u ppl also might have felt the same exp...  more...
 DV Bhartiya | 12:37 | 10/Oct/2007
Friends: (943)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Blogging, Patriot...
PDS Godowns Loot In West Bengal
I am watching a news on TV since last two days that in some districts of West Bengal people have started to loot the godowns of PDS grain holders. All these people seems to be the general pubic. I was trying to understand the reasons prompting the people to take such horrible steps despite the presence of police behind them and legal punishment. On...  more...
 S M | 14:17 | 4/Aug/2007
Friends: (196)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
The Future Redefined
The Future Redefined The books are way of life and the collection of books that we keep is our knowledge source often. It will be crazy idea to keep a collection of books handy while on the move or going for work for any book worm. When is the last time you bought a newspaper on the news stand to keep abreast with the latest happening. Have you eve...  more...
 Gunjan Mathur | 11:04 | 13/Feb/2007
Friends: (23)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: dancing
hey guys how do i serach for more blogs, i mean i can jus c my friends and recent visitors n who all r online, but how can i c all blogs n commrnent on them????????????? pls letme no  more...
 Seena Vincent | 21:22 | 12/Jan/2008
Friends: (514)  | Interests: Internet Money
Here are some perfect blogs about Forex ...
Here are some perfect blogs aboutForex and Forex Trading from SimpleForex Trade GuideFreeRisk Free Forex Online trading Starter Demo Account from FOREXYARD Free Risk Free Forex Onlinetrading Starter Demo Account from FOREXYARD is a wonderful idea for OnlineForex Trading Starters. You can try the richness, ups and falls of Online Forex trading witho...  more...
 Vin V | 17:43 | 6/Nov/2006
Friends: (19)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Interested in Bio...
Dare to Desire Big ????
Hi Friends, Its Vinay and looking for partners who are enthusiastic, competent, open minded, willing to face new challenges with confidence, and having a strong desire to make India feel proud about our Initiatives and Achievements.  more...
 vidya kurup | 21:09 | 21/Jan/2007
Friends: (38)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: reading,singing,h...
celebration
celebration means a winter evening,four friends,one rain,four glasses of tea.celebration meanshundred bucks of petrol,a rusty bike and an open road.celebration meansmaggi noodles,a hostel room, 4:25 am .celebration means 3 old friends,3 separate cities,3 coffee mugs,1 internet messenger.celebration means rain on a hot tin roof,pakoras deep frying, ...  more...
 PREETI BOSE | 18:13 | 23/Dec/2007
Friends: (401)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,making fr...
Vaadaa...
"Some days back Aameen wrote a poem on his blog "Kuch Baat Humari" and in my comment i told him that i'm finding that poem incomplete and he agreed that the poem is incomplete and told me to complete it..... And i have written the poem as asked by him..... Hope u all will like it.... And Aameen u too... "Ooth tumhaare…… keh rahe thy As-spastsee kuu...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 13:42 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (480)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
WHAT A JOB!!!!!
A must read notice. Think what if this happens in ur company??  HARD NOTICE OF A COMPANY TO ALL EMPLOYEES [A circular was found in one of the office notice boards] Dear STAFF , Please be advised that these are NEW rules and regulations implemented to raise the efficiency of our firm. ____________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ __...  more...
 aravind das | 13:27 | 7/Jan/2008
Friends: (649)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
BHAJJ-RANGI
Look at this creture carefully. It is actually  not an australian (ab)original  monkey.But it's forefather belongs to the smallest continent.It is very eccentric & gets angry if anyone call it "MONKEY" or 'bandar" or even 'hanuman'.So be careful before calling it by name!!It has its own attitude & when angry he complains to it's world protection bo...  more...
 Hemantkumar B | 20:20 | 17/Mar/2007
Friends: (95)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Travel, Sports & ...
Hi friends...After long period i come back on my favorite rediffiland.I missed all of my friends on my rediffiland.---------------------------- --------------------------------------I just received this message from Monique Banbanson at IRL, who forwarded it from Douglas Nortz at CMU. Thought it might be of interest...----------------------------- --...  more...
 thegeethafan... | 09:29 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (230)  | Interests: Bhagavat Geetha
The field and the knower of field in ken...
This is priliminary info about kenopanishad from wiki..About KenopanishadKenopanishad derives its name from the first word Kena , meaning ‘by whom’. It belongs to the Talavakara Brahmana of Sama Veda and is therefore also referred to as Talavakara Upanishad. It has four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose. Adi Shankara who h...  more...
 THE MARIGOLD | 13:34 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: NEAR TO U  | Interests: Reading,Movies,Co...
WHEN A GIRL.....................
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 ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008
Friends: (557)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: nothing. absolute...
'Away From Her' - A Review
An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and forsaken me”With a pause pregnant with unsaid emotions he whispers,“Not a chance.”Inthese two lines which appear to be so unambiguously banal in content at first glance there might lay the ultimate test and triumph of  an alliance forged over a li...  more...
 Kush A | 20:48 | 14/Jan/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: BLR  | Interests: Football, books, ...
A Robert Frost Poem
This poem will probably surprise Frost readers given his strictadherence to rhyme. This poem I read in +2. It has stayed with me,since then. It is about the emotional struggle between a husband and a wife; about a man's inability to express his feelings. The essence and the theme of the poem is contained in:My words are nearly always an offence.I d...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 Rahul Roy | 16:49 | 19/Jun/2007
Friends: (59)  | City: Gwalior  | Interests: music,meetalways ...
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 rooh chowdhury | 01:00 | 15/Feb/2007
Friends: (19)  | City: jamshedpur  | Interests: painting, reading...
Tu meri manzil nahi...
Mai akeli hi bhali thi,Saath chalne ki zid kyo ki tumne?Dosti to na nibhai,Dushmani kyo ki tumne?Kuchh der saath chalke saathi nahi bante,Itni jaldbaazi kyo ki tumne?Jab bhi sunte,ghalat sunte ho,Bohot door ho?kyo samajhte nahi?Dil cheerke rakh diya saamne,Janam ke andhe ho? ya dekhna nahi chahte?Ye kya khel khela mujhse?Mai is khel ki khiladi nahi...  more...
 Bhuvana Sridhar | 14:47 | 28/Dec/2006
Friends: (49)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Gardening
Please think.....
Recently in The Times of India there was an article / advertisement about Pizza delivery Companies which guarantees you free pizza if they fail to deliver within the specified time (like 30 minutes). Have you ever wondered who pays for the free pizzas?? Well, the delivery boy is made to pay for the pizza. They are paid such low wages and the price ...  more...
 alpana | 22:22 | 14/Jan/2008
Friends: (243)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: painting, reading...
as the sun dipped low into the horizonless sky flaming and hot ,a ball of chrome yellow i sighed and wished you had been close so i could have shared thsi view  with you over a thermos of cinnamon tea and coco cookies! the sun lending to the waters its shimmer and gleam and the birds that sing by the water's edge perforated dreams come alive as the...  more...
 Veena singh | 16:55 | 27/Dec/2006
Friends: (46)  | City: Goa  | Interests: reading
  Tumhari doosti ka sila har hal mai denge... , khuda bhi mage ye dil to use bhi tal denge, Agar dil hi kahe tum vewafa ho , to ae dost ise bhi sine se nikal denge....... ******** Har terha ke shikve seh lete hai, Zindigi ko yu jee lete hai... Mila lete hai jin se haat pyar ka  hum........ Un hato se zehar bhi pi lete   hai ….    more...
 arshad ahamad | 18:46 | 13/Nov/2006
Friends: (39)  | Interests: Book Reading, Bro...
history repeats
Dear friends Introduce myself as this world,I came across the History since from my birth.,The big planets have their domination in Universe., and they are gelous on my achievement about "life" on me.,The Animals started to rule me., and fittest is survived.,I saw the distruction of Dynosaurs and many species as the time passes.,The People started ...  more...
 GAUTAM VERMA | 22:58 | 1/Nov/2007
Friends: (143)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: writing and reading
Missing and Absent....
it's quite simple and plain... i need not explain.....first, work took me to lands of no internet... on return, loss of father was the fate...i met...still working around with life without him...coming to terms slowly...in darkness and in dim..jotting down few lines again....  of some dreams and some pain...hope i will last to continue...  taking m...  more...
 sandeep modi | 18:22 | 9/Jul/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: MIraj  | Interests: reading books, li...
Economic Boom:R v moving in right direct...
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