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 23:16 | 7/May/2008 |
| Echoes of the Past | |
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| By Sanjeev VermaCinema—and I usually say this when the wife is out of earshot—is my first love. For me it’s cinema. Or films. Never movies. I painstakingly—and I am sure gratingly—object to even my nine-year-old son calling them movies. Why, he asks? Aren’t they synonyms—films, cinema, movies, et al? No they most certainly not. Movies, I maintain, ...
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| 08:29 | 3/May/2008 |
| Cheerleaders, tut, tut, we're Indian | |
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| A storm is brewing. There is nary any doubt that before long it will become a raging controversy. At the heart of the controversy are pretty teenaged girls from US and Europe who are here in India, visiting major cities as cheerleaders for the Indian Premier League. The Maharashtra minister of state for home has described their performance as “abso...
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| 18:32 | 4/Apr/2008 |
| Indian Media: Obsessing over the Trivial | |
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| Apocalypse NowYou can scarcely open a newspaper these days, or turn on the television, without despairing at the trivialization of news and views. You are not even safe in your car while driving to work as motor mouth RJs feast on trivia and further assault your senses. Indeed, media’s obsession with trivia is assuming gargantuan proportions. Let m...
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| 13:27 | 4/Apr/2008 |
| Karan Johar: Mr. Regressive | |
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| A tearful and regressive filmEvery time Karan Johar's name comes up somehow it causes sudden activity in my dental region. It makes me grit my teeth in part anger, part dismay. He is everything I dislike in a film-maker. When I fulminate against Johar, I am often told that if I dislike the bloke so much, I should just stay from him and his films an...
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| 14:23 | 31/Jul/2007 |
| Why Style Matters | |
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| By Sanjeev Verma A few years ago I put together a style guide gleaned from all that I have learnt and read in a long and abiding affair with English language. Quite a voluminous guide it turned out to be too and, while I didn't particularly want to inflict that guide on you, I thought this sneak preview to what the guide contains might get some of ...
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| 23:02 | 11/Jun/2007 |
| So, what on earth is Bollywood? | |
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| LAST year, an American friend, a film scholar, knowing of my interest in the subject of film, asked me to help him understand Bollywood. I found the prospect interesting and I put down this essay for him. I recently revisited what I wrote and thought after updating it a wee bit, it would make for an interesting post on my blog. Your feedback will ...
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| 14:36 | 26/May/2007 |
| Art of Reviewing Films | |
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| The Art of Film Reviewing Conducting a workshop for aspiring film critics in Cambridge, England, I had made these points. I was having a look at my notes recently and I thought there were some interesting points and it would be nice to put them on my Iland. Here it is"· Film is possibly the most dynamic art form of all. It is the newest as ...
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| 22:55 | 16/Jul/2006 |
| Best loved melodies | |
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| These are some of the greatest melodies ever composed. My fascination with them continues to grow as time goes by. They fascinate me. Haunt me. Make me experience ecstasy and agony, both at once. They are cathartic and sensual. Intriguing and eloquent. Genuine lovers of classical music would perhaps call them lightweight but that doesn't worry me. ...
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| 23:19 | 23/Jun/2006 |
| Tramp as Dictator | |
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| The tramp as dictator By Sanjeev Verma The first time I saw The Great Dictator was at the Film and Television Institute of India during a short-term film appreciation course that I was attending. Fascinated as I already was by the art of cinema, I had still to make my acquaintance with many masters of cinema, among them the likes of Vittorio De Sic...
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| 19:09 | 23/Jun/2006 |
| English Language | |
| Had this infuriating discussion in the office today about whether it should be color and program, or colour and programme. I react to that sort of discussion a little more passionately than most others would. So, color and program is obnoxious, I said, and there's no way I was going to let misspelt words creep into any communication within the comp...
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| Charu Govil | 16:32 | 2/May/2008 |
| Friends: (89)
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| Breaking News/// Breaking Hearts… |
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| Today I was watching the TV, and there was breaking news that the inflation rate has reached to the highest level in 3 years to 7.57%. How does a common man understand it, in terms of its effect on his lifestyle, with no increase in wages? For instance, I live in Faridabad. My washer man- Rajinder (u see him here with his daughter; a BA graduate ...
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| simi | 16:16 | 20/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (147)
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| GR8Gang |
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| Hey u all join me Join me on Gr8Gang http://www.gr8gang.com/gangs/azaljeetsin gh
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| vibhor | 12:26 | 26/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (9)
| City: Delhi
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| DETERMINATION |
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| In 1883, a creative engineer named John Roebling was inspired by an idea to build a spectacular bridge connecting New York with the Long Island. However bridge building experts throughout the world thought that this was an impossible feat and told Roebling to forget the idea. It just could not be done. It was not practical. It had never been done ...
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| PUNIT KAPADIA | 10:17 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (27)
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| 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...
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| chandrakant ... | 10:02 | 6/May/2008 |
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| narad aur parbhu |
| NARAD aur PRABHU Naradji ratri bhojan lekar chale prabhu se milane kahte hai ratri bhoj ke paschat 100 kadam chana cahheehe sehat ke liye achchha hota hai ,narad ji pahuche prabhun ke dwar parbh bhojan lekar khade hi hue the ki narad ji ne pravesh kiya ,narayan narayan ,narad ji ko dekah prabhu muskaye aur kah narad thode vilamb se...
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| Solidus | 19:21 | 24/Apr/2008 |
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| Ramchandra Keh Gaye Siya Se |
| Aaj to hm tumhe ek naye jamaane ki katha sunaayengeSiya var Ramchandra ki Jai Hey Ramachandra keh gaye Siya se aisa kaljug aayegahans chugega daana dunka kauwa moti khaayega Siya ne poochha,kalajug mein dharam karam ko koi nahi maanega?toh Prabhu bole: Dharam bhi hoga, Karam bhi hoga, parantu sharm nahi hogiBata baat mein maat pitaa ko beta aankh d...
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| Tanishka | 20:27 | 4/May/2008 |
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| ***WHAT IS BEAUTIFUL*** |
| * What is nice havingsomeone to whom you can trust him all your secrets? * What is beautiful silence when someone needsto know that what hear. * What is beautiful to hear the laughter of achild while playing in the park. * What is beautiful accept what's wrong and havethe courage to say "Sorry". *What is beautiful to enjoy life and not wasteit in v...
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| asha wilson | 13:46 | 21/Apr/2008 |
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| New Journey |
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| Today was my Calvin’s first day in Play school.Before goin’ to my office I dressed him up,and made everything ready for him.When I kissed him,I couldnot hold my tears…and my littleone asked me “ Y u r so sad mumma??.Is’t because, of thinkin’ abt Dada…??.I nodded yes…& prayed for my Baby…He ‘s so small but he’s the one who understands me more than a...
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| ANWESHA | 18:02 | 14/Apr/2008 |
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| we have all heard about daydreaming. till date, my mother scolds me atleast twice a day for the same. but this 'daydreaming' often has an acute form. this is called schizophrenia. schizophrenia is a state in which a person completely dissapears into their own mind, and creates a completely different wold to exist in. they no longer can connect with...
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| Madhuri Chab... | 14:43 | 23/Apr/2008 |
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| ROMANTIC COUNTRIES. |
| These are some of the romantic countries in the world.H.O.L.L.A.N.D. - Hope Our Love Lasts And Never Dies.I.T.A.L.Y. - I Trust And Love You.L.I.B.Y.A. - Love Is Beautiful; You Also.F.R.A.N.C.E. - Friendships Remain And Never Can End.C.H.I.N.A. - Come Here.. I Need Affection.B.U.R.M.A. - Between Us, Remember Me Always.N.E.P.A.L. - Never Ever Part As...
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| Shweta | 09:57 | 11/Feb/2008 |
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| Insane Suicide |
| I am unable to accept the fact "Death" as and when I hear that someone has died i keep on thinking on the same fact for days together . I know that where there is Life there is Death, still I am unable to accept.Yesterday I heard the death of 8year old girl who committed suicide yes suicide . Isnt it Hurting. In our parental Village their was a lad...
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| Anulekha Muk... | 11:47 | 2/May/2008 |
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| I am the daughter of Earth and Water, And the nursling of the Sky; I pass through the pores of the ocean and shores; I change, but I cannot die. For after the rain when with never a stain The pavilion of Heaven is bare, And the winds and sunbeams with their convex gleams Build up the blue dome of air, A little piece f...
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| Vaidehi | 00:40 | 1/Apr/2008 |
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| New Beginning |
| I wish I was a kid again, because skinned knees are easier to fix than broken hearts.My well-meaning close friends are now people on a mission- they want to set me up with some nice guy. I totally appreciate their thoughts. But the idea of getting into another relationship gives me jitters. As they pushed me towards the idea of losing my 6-month-ol...
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| manisha sharma | 11:43 | 22/Apr/2008 |
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| How To Catch/Kill a LION |
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| Newton 's Method Let, the lion catch you. For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Implies you caught lion. Einstein Method Run in the direction opposite to that of the lion. Due to higher relative velocity, the lion will also run faster and will get tired soon. Now you can trap it easily. Software Engineer Method Catch a cat ...
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| ayesha afri | 16:02 | 13/Oct/2007 |
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| why |
| There are no moonlight, no sunlight The earth is so dark… No wind to take breath. There are no flowers No color The earth is colorless There are no bird, no butterfly No song, no color, no light… No love, no humanity The earth is so dark…so… Why life?
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| medha N | 19:29 | 23/Apr/2008 |
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| I, Me, Mine! Why? |
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| My dad always told-"there is just a hairline difference between a genius and a mad" and both of them actually never realized that they were one of these. The best part is that all others out their thought themselves either to be a genius or a mad. Now if they really realize that they are either of these then I bet they are actually nothing.I am wri...
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| shalinitandon | 13:28 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Tête-à-tête |
| It takes me one long hour, one way everyday to reach my office and vice-versa. I generally take a small nap or read newspaper or just get lost in my thoughts or keep observing the crowd. I tend to keep my ears closed and not listen to others’ conversations and mostly I don’t even understand as most of the time they are in local language but yes at ...
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| A S | 13:44 | 25/Mar/2008 |
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| I PROMISE MYSELF |
| To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come trueTo think only of the best, to work only for the bestand to expect only the best.To be j...
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| Lissome Lady | 15:08 | 30/Apr/2008 |
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| THE BLESSING OF FRIENDS. |
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| With this bubbly I salute all of you - my amazing friends on this Iland. Guys I love you all. Totally blessed to know you all and to interact with you at length on so many wonderful issues. For me it is not so much a record of 400 but the evidence that blogging as a medium is rich, thought provoking and cerebrally engaging. If I were to ...
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| vivek keserwani | 02:45 | 28/Mar/2008 |
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| how was your HOLI friends |
| Hi Friends, Nobody told me howz their HOLI? What masti you did and How did you clebrate it. Some of you might have remained inside of your house in fear of colours while some of you might have played a very colourful and wet Holi. To tell you the truth, I love playing holi but only when it is played in decency. In my locality people are so bad that...
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| Seena Vincent | 07:57 | 8/May/2008 |
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| Stock Market for Beginners |
| Stock Market for BeginnersHere come a new blog that talk about stock market, sharetrading and online share marketing etc. You can become master of the trade infew days. Her we give some guidance to get help from the internet. So keepreading the blog Stock Market for Beginners.Some articles that already have posted in this bloghowdo mutual funds wor...
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| arti | 19:16 | 12/Apr/2008 |
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| LIFE WITHOUT YOU |
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| ITS YOU ... ITS YOUR AROMA... ITS YOUR THOUGHTS... ITS YOUR TALKS..... WHICH HAS MADE... MY WORLD SO WONDERFUL...
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| PREETI BOSE | 17:24 | 4/May/2008 |
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| The Teacup |
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| There was a couple who used to go to shop in the beautiful stores. They both liked antiques and pottery and especially teacups. One day in this beautiful shop they saw a beautiful teacup. They said, "May we see that? We've never seen one quite so beautiful." As the lady handed it to them, suddenly the teacup spoke. "...
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| Sahiti Bhara... | 12:43 | 24/Mar/2008 |
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| Our trip to the Abode of Ramana Maharshi... |
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| This seems to be a year of travel! At least for me it has been so till now and i hope it remains so for the rest of the year. In January we have been to Sringeri, Udupi, Murudeswar, gokarna. In Feb we went to Thiruvanmalai, the place where Ramana Maharshi's asharam is located. Then we came to know that there is something called Girivalam or Giripra...
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| meeta mehta | 20:36 | 28/Apr/2007 |
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| Just like that |
| Its so strange that while choosing something as big as a life partner , the first thing which is asked for is about the physical appearance of the person.All the newspaper add would be saying "Wanted slim , fair , tall etc etc" .no one ever writes someone whose wise , good at heart , interesting , I mean theres actually so much to look for and ask ...
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| bhawna deshwal | 10:47 | 31/Mar/2008 |
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| Barish |
| Pahli pahli barish ki buando ke jaisichamkti khankti si wo ladkijab se meri zindgi me aayizindagi ko surmayi hone ka bahana mil gayaBhigi mitti ki soundhi khooshbo ke jaisisanso me ghulti se wo ladkijab se meri zindgi me aayizindagi ko mehakne ka bahana mil gayaGulab par tehre huye pani ke jaisikhoobsoorat chanchal si wo ladkijab se meri zindgi me ...
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| BHAVANA BHAN... | 12:09 | 8/Nov/2007 |
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| Greetings |
| Hi Friends....Sorry friends,i have stopped writings but today i m here to wish u all.....Happy Diwali..All yr wishes of life get fulfill with happiness n joys and always keep smiling.Yours life sparkles like stars.
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| prasanna Kumar | 14:06 | 9/Apr/2008 |
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| hi friends i am really very unfortunate because i lost al my rediffiland friends i almost made more than eighty friends they r really very good but some body played a mischief and deleted all my iland blogs and friends again i have to start afresh hope i will get back al my friends................. c u then ........... take care........... .
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| amishi | 10:21 | 6/May/2008 |
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| Wat you peple would say about this comme... |
| IS THIS COMMENT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HARASS A PERSON .YOU PEOPLE TELL ME WAT TO DO WITH THIS BLOGGER. rrbauti said...2:12 PM | 5/May/08 | | Hi Amishi I love you. I want sex with you.radhe69.rediffiland.com/Silent Words said...10:27 PM | 30/Oct/07 | | u write so beautifully...srsly..this poem touches me v deeply.Silent Words said...10:17 PM | 13/Oct/...
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| sabrina | 04:27 | 8/May/2008 |
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| FRIENDS I AM BACK:))))) |
| missed all of you very very much my beautiful and sweet friends can say i am back...... BIG FRIENDLY HUG TO ALL OF YOU MY DEAR FRIENDS:)))))))))) first of all muchas gracious(thank you) to all my sweet iland friends for showing so much ...
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| Susan George | 20:47 | 1/Dec/2007 |
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| Keeley Hazell - 2008 Calendar - Janaury |
| http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_posts.asp? TID=685http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_pos ts.asp?TID=685Hollywood Stars Photo Gallary, Tamil filim stars photo gallary, Telugu filim stars photo gallary, Malyalam filim stars photo gallary,Discuss about romance in moviesBollywood Stars Photo Gallary, Tamil filim stars photo gallary...
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| Shyama Menon | 13:12 | 28/Apr/2008 |
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| Sree-Bhajji and a few reactions... |
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| The mallus today are a confused lot! The men in particular are perplexed, dumbfounded even to see their poster boy of aggression, Sreesanth, weep like a baby on the IPL ground. I suspect some of them feel exposed ...a little emasculated collectively, maybe. Now don’t kill me guys I’m nothing but an observer! :D Is this the real macho mallu? A sobbi...
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| priya saivasan | 13:03 | 25/Apr/2008 |
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| 'Assisted Marriages' |
| 'Assisted Marriages' - A term that I have had a fixation so strong that it compelled me to pen down my thoughts on the same.I was so convinced about this concept, the author of this article was introducing a third dimension to the sacred institution of Marriage. Often, we have come across various articles / views on Love Marriages and Arranged Marr...
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| aruna khurana | 00:05 | 1/Apr/2008 |
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| ayurveda |
| Because we all have all of the elements in our bodies we all have each of the doshas as well .but eveery one of us is born with a unique individual balance of doshas doshas are the physiological factors of the body.the five basic elements (panchmahabhuts) how r these elements expressed in our bodies ? air is inhaleded when we breathe and it p...
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| Namrata Sriv... | 21:24 | 7/May/2008 |
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| Phew! :P |
| She : Galileo used to study in small lamp Graham Bell used to study in candle Shakespeare used to study in street light.... Mujhe samajh nahi aata... yeh saale Din Main Kya Karate The!!!He : Din mein wo apni girl-friends ke saath face to face chatting karate the! Unhe lakeside ghumate the! Theatre ...
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| Archana Mulgund | 18:27 | 3/May/2008 |
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| Memories |
| MEMORIES… Memories,Memories, Memories………………………………………………..……………………………… We go through an emotional journey withmemories as pilots flying us high and safe. When you are termed as x student ofthe school and step into your old high school to meet your teachers orprincipal or when you go to your coll...
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| anju singh | 10:48 | 30/Jan/2008 |
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| ONE MOMENT ..............single MOMENT |
| One of the ILanders said (i dont remember the name, i was surfing through) " Only people who have never loved or been loved try to define what is love, cause people who have loved or been loved they would not try even answering What is love."Actually she is right, in a way most philosophical and defining kind of statements would come only from peop...
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