This Old Black & White Movie Was Interesting, Even Now!
.This old black & white movie, 'Anupama' brought back many memories for me...some happy and some are not so happy...I was in school when this movie was released (1966). I had started admiring (!)...
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Happy Feeling!
.I notice some positive changes in many places now! New trees/saplings are planted in many places (though many avenue trees also are going down). And I was told that the people in the houses near the...
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Eid Mubaarak!
.CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU, 14/07/2015: Rumani Semiya, a Ramzan speciality made of maida, being prepared at a household in Royapettah in Chennai. The finished product is sold on the streets of Triplicane....
View ArticleI Know More About My Mother Tongue, Tulu, Now, Which Is A Very Rare Language !
.I read this post of a student of my friend, Usha Pisharody! She is a young girl but is capable of expressing herself so accurately. Here, it is!I go through the same feelings when I hear people...
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Amazing Force Of Water Has Created This Natural Wonder!
. I read this quote somewhere recently and then decided to write about the Grand Canyon immediately...I had been postponing it for sometime now! Now, the quote:A soft nature of a person does not mean...
View ArticleHappy Independence Day To All Of Us, Indians!
.Hear this song and you forget all the draw backs of our country, people and feel proud of ourselves! Whatever it is, we are definitely marching forward every year!I always get goose bumps when I hear...
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Elephants, Elephants And More Elephants!
We had been to Srilanka last week with my friend Shail Mohan and 2 other friends! This is the first time I am going out, out of the country tour and I enjoyed it a lot! It was fun roaming around with...
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I Went On An Open Sea Motor Boat Ride!
.This was the boat by which we were taken to the Lighthouse island via the open sea!Beautiful beach but the sea here has got rocks underneath...Click on the picture and you can see, or can you?:) our...
View ArticleA Unique Music Director!
.Ramesh Vinayakam! I had heard some of his songs in radio and knew he is good. Hearing one of his songs in a reality show and noticing the tune, background music, I thought I should write about him....
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The Lowland....The Story Which Moved Me!
.Jhumpa Lahiri being awarded National Humanities Medal for her book, 'The Lowland'I just finished reading this novel, 'The Lowland' by Jhumpa Lahiri and I have to mention that this is the first book I...
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Krishna Devi Temple...An Old Dilapidated But Beautiful Temple In Mahabaleshwar!
.We went on a road trip two weeks back from Chennai to Mahabaleshwar! Came back home via Goa... We visited 3 ancient forts (my son's favourites!). And we visited this temple also!It was drizzling and...
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Monkey Business!
.This would have been a normal photo of three monkeys, but they posed like this in the end!A close up of the fellow!
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This Is To The Lovers Of 'Reader's Digest'!
.Stories you read when you are at the right age never quite leave you.You may forget who wrote them or what the story was called.Sometimes you will forget precisely what happened,but if a story touches...
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Our Hindu Rituals! Should We Change Some Now?
The Hindu@the_hinduGodess Durga idol being immersed amidst piled up garbage at Kalindi Kunj Ghat.The above image is from The Hindu and the next one is from google. Painted Durga idols are immersed in...
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Roots!
We had been on a tour to Srilanka, a couple of months back. I had written some posts about the place here (link). We had visited the famous Royal Botanical garden at Peradeniya, near Kandy. It is...
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The Crows' Story!
. I think I am writing about crows for the third time...first was about them in my old house (link). Now, we see many of them in the new house/flat too!Morning breakfast, curd rice, for the crows! My...
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She Came Into This Profession By Accident...Now, Is The Famous Daadisa!
Surekha Sikri in a different costume other than 'daadisa'! (courtesy)I watched this programme, 'Guftagu' last Saturday in Rajya Sabha. It is very good. Felt like watching Door Darshan programme,...
View ArticleThe Rain Started With Us Drenching/Giggling And Then....
.Sandhya Kumar1 December at 06:44· It was 'walking in the rain' for us today morning! Mild drizzle was there when we started. After half an hour, it was quite heavy with a strong wind. Our umbrella...
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