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 19:01 | 25/Feb/2008
Divided We Stand...
It takes only a faction of people to show us the kind of fractured society we live in. It takes only a group of rogues to let us realize how effete our police force is. It takes only a few common beings to let us know that we live in a country full of insensitive bigots who are not even ready for dialogue- violence is the only language they speak. ... more...
 14:09 | 16/Feb/2008
I've learned...
Get enchanted by these mesmerizing words of Andy Rooney :I've learned.... That the best classroom in the  world is at the feet of an elderly person. I've learned.... That when you're in love, it shows. I've learned.... That just one person saying to me, 'You've made my day!' makes my day. I've learned.... That having a child fall asleep in your ... more...
 02:39 | 8/Feb/2008
Game on, Sania!
As we all know Sania Mirza has refused to take part in the tennis tournament taking place in Bangalore owing to the huge pressure due to all the controversies surrounding her. One can understand Sania Mirza's frustration. But it is the ability to brave all the controversies and yet come out with flying colours that separates the great from just ano... more...
 11:02 | 1/Feb/2008
For the youth, Shahrukh...
A few days back our health minister A Ramadoss publicly appealed to Shahrukh Khan and Amitabh Bachchan to refrain from smoking on screen. Shahrukh retaliated by saying that it’s within the creative liberty of actors whether they want to smoke on screen or not. Also, he feels that no one should personally tell him what to do and what not to do; he i... more...
 23:14 | 25/Jan/2008
Mera Bhagwaan
Main niwaasi hoon us mandir ka,Log jahaan bhagwaan se baatein karte hain;Praarthanaa karte, apna sukh-dukh baant-te,Log jahaan bhagwaan ko apna dost samajhte hain;Na paise ke liye,Na shohrat ke liye,Log aate hain yahaan…Shaanti ki lobh mein, Anand ke liye;Sirf pyaar chaahte hain bhakt,Aur koi aas nahi rakhte;Rishwat ka laalach dikhaakar,Apni maange... more...
 15:15 | 14/Jan/2008
Time, please....
It’s now 5:30 pm as I write this article. The clock keeps ticking, time keeps running. Day in and day out it moves ahead with one purpose in mind – to reach the next moment. Time never tires up. Time never sways from its path. Time is a great teacher, isn’t it? It teaches us never to look back – “Jo beet gayi, so baat gayi”. It teaches us a great l... more...
 22:13 | 8/Jan/2008
New rules of cricket in Australia
Dear friends,                 This is an email forward that I received from a friend and found it good enough to share with my fellow ilanders. It"s a brilliant sarcasm on the way things went in the Sydney Test match.After watching the test match, someone has written some rules have to beincorporated by ICC to give the other teams a perfect clarifi... more...
 13:07 | 30/Dec/2007
Happy New Year!!!
Happy New Year GlittersRing out the old, ring in the new,Ring, happy bells, across the snow:The year is going, let him go;Ring out the false, ring in the true.    ~Alfred, Lord TennysonEvery man should be born again on the first day of January.  Start witha fresh page.  Take up one hole more in the buckle if necessary, or letdown one, according to ... more...
 22:15 | 26/Dec/2007
Ye tera ghar ye mera ghar...
Khwaabo ke mahal mein ghar basaayenge apna,Apne pyaar se use’ sajaayenge,Nazro se pyaas bujhegi hamaari,Ek doosre ke sparsh se bhookh mitaayenge,Kitni suhani zindagi hogi hamari,Jab ek doosre ki baahon ke darmiyaa use’ guzaarenge…    I made this masterpiece just a few days ago ;) I think even Picasso would have been proud of it...just kidding! I ev... more...
 11:36 | 12/Dec/2007
Good Mooooooorning India!!!!
                     Bhagwaan ne do honth diye hain,Sirf bolne ke liye nahi;Agar hasnaa aata hai,To haste kyo nahi?Aajkal zindagi itni udaas kyo hai?Khushiyon ke phool kabhi bikharte kyo nahi?  World tour kar ke dil bahlaa to lete hain,Family tour kar ke dil jodte kyo nahi?Speed Dating mein milte to hazaaro dil hain,Par unke taar kabhi judte kyo na... more...
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 kim agrawal | 16:34 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (19)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,yog,socia...
जीने क...
जीने का हक़, पैदा होने के बाद, सबसे ज्यादा सुरक्षित ; है, मनुष्य...  more...
 Sir Knight | 00:05 | 23/Feb/2008
Friends: (22)  | City: Isle of Rediff  | Interests: Chivalry, Honour,...
Qui Sub Argentea Errant Astra...
:: An Ode dedicated to all my fellow iLanders.   Reply | Copy This      more...
 snigdha RAJU | 13:26 | 9/Jan/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: DANCINGLISTENING ...
FRIENDSHIP
Hi i am snigdha you can call me snigs.i want to make friends.are u ready? A FRIEND IN NEED IS A FRIEND IN DEED  more...
 Tanu Paliwal | 16:17 | 20/Feb/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Allahabad  | Interests: making new friend...
Dard
Hum beethe rahe kisi ke intezaar mein aur dekhte hi dekhte hi zindagi hum se aage nikal gayiGis raah par chalane ko barson the hum terse un par chalte chalte woh raahein hi kahin kho gayiJis manzil se thi humein bahut umeedien us par pahuchne se pehle manzil hi humse rooth gayiPhir hum kisi tarah khud ko sambhalkar umeed ki doori bandhkar dekhe ja ...  more...
 Jein Rajan | 18:34 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (101)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, photograph...
Destination Chithirapuram
If you are looking for a perfect vacation, or rather a rejuvenating vacation. Then the Kerala tour offers its Chithirapuram hill tour that is a perfect way to wash away all your fatigue and monotony. Only at a distance of 10 Kms from Munnar, this sleepy little hill town is a paradisiacal retreat that offers you the best of nature and its beauty. In...  more...
 Divyani | 00:58 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (179)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: bus yu he
Murti Puja
IDOL WORSHIP: Pujya Dadaji says Murti puja is perfect science. We can talk about God, the supreme soul (Paramatma, the cosmic mind) as formless, unmanifest. How do we get our mind to concentrate on that formless? To establish the relationship with the formless, one has to create a form.? It is through this form that one can connect with cosmic mind...  more...
 K Nagesh | 19:46 | 1/Feb/2008
Friends: (354)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
HEALTH PLUS
Latest Unit Linked Health Insurance Plan from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). It offers you Hospital Cash Benefit (HCB), Major Surgical Benefit (MSB) and Domiciliary Treatment Benefit (DTB) grows along with stock market, offers you liquidity (Partial or Total) in case of Emergency, allows you Income-Tax exmption upto Rs 15,000 per annum ...  more...
 swati phatak | 10:42 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (16)  | City: Indore  | Interests: music reading tra...
I was reading hindi lessons for my 4 yr old son who was in UKG then and I read a sentence, which meant “Cow gives us milk”.“Then Govind…?”, was his prompt question.Govind was our milkman, who used to deliver milk everyday. How amazed he would have been if I could take him to some farm and show the cow being milked. Of course, that would have follow...  more...
 velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (327)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music,Sports, Che...
How Heavy is a Glass of Water
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...  more...
 ANINDITA DAS | 09:56 | 12/Feb/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: singing,painting,...
A SILENT THOUGHT,A SECRET TEAR ALWAYS WISHING DAT U ALL WERE NEAR.LIFE GOES ON,I KNOW ITS TRUE BUT ITS HARD TO IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT A FRIEND LIKE U ALL.  more...
 shefa | 20:35 | 15/Feb/2008
Friends: (318)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing in rain,H...
I am back
Today I am happy as well as somewhat sad.I am happy because I have got what I was craving for and sad because I have broken my new year resolution.After one and a half month,I have eaten lots of chocolates and thus broken my resolution.For last one month I was desperately urging for them.Chocolates are my biggest weaknessess.I get high eating them,...  more...
 icon gal | 01:57 | 11/Feb/2008
Friends: (36)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: fantasysing....be...
w0t iS iT lYk ..t0 lUv uNcOnDiTiOnAlLy.....
beauty is incomparable, immeasureable..... beheld with reverence in d eyes of d beholder..... to me she's d most beautiful woman i've ever met..... beheld her beauty within me ever since i was a tiny zygote..... the first nine months.... i dunno wot it was for her.... i dunno wot it was like wen she held her first born in her arms.... i dunno wat i...  more...
 sunshine | 13:19 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (318)  | Interests: If u had a 2nd ch...
Batao Kya hai woh?? a puzzle.
BATAO KYA HAI WOH??? -  A PUZZLE Dalne lagaa mai toh  cheeekhne lagi woH ,aaaaaaaaaaaaa……….hhhhhhh!!! HuA dard itna ki  Seh na saki woH!! Takhliff hui itni ke boli   pleeeeaaaassssssee.....  .......................isko bahar nikalo …. naaaaaaaaah  Khuda ke wastey  Iss se BADAA daloh. :-(((( ???????? Batao kyaa hai woh?????????????????? } } } }     ...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 18:21 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (1996)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
The Seven Wonders of the World
Junior high school students were studying the Seven Wonders of the World. At the end of the lesson, the students were asked to list what they considered to be the Seven Wonders of the World. Though there was some disagreement, the following received the most votes: 1. Egypt's Great Pyramids2. The Taj Mahal in India3. The Grand Canyon in Arizona4. T...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 17:41 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (774)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
The Person hindering your growth
The Funeral of the Person Hindering your GrowthOne day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written:"Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym".In the beginning, they all go...  more...
 Nilesh Gore | 17:53 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (92)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading and Writing
If You are a mountain?
If You are a mountain?If You are a mountain,then I am a peacock.If You are the moon,then I am a partridge.O Madho, if You break from me,then I shall break with You.And if I break from You,to whom shall I then go?If You are the lamp,then I am the wick.If You are the shrine,then I am the pilgrim.My love for Youis true and real.When I fell in love wit...  more...
 Bhagya Vastrad | 11:32 | 2/Feb/2008
Friends: (17)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music painting mo...
ANSOO
Ansoo her khushi or ghum mein insaan ka saath detein hein,Ansoo” bahane se dil ka boejh halka hota hai,Ansoo’ khushi ke moqe per bhi nikle ate hein or khshi ka izhaar karte hein,Ansoo” dost bichRne per ankhoun se moteoun ki tarah behne lagte hein,Ansoo” se pyar karo kiun ke yeh bin mange mil jate heindard kitne hain bata nahi sakta zakhm kitne hain...  more...
 ShaliniK | 05:54 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (48)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: Books, environmen...
Married Humour
I discovered from one of my earlier posts "Having a bad day??" that many iLanders are looking for something to lift their moods and bring on a smile. I hope the following snippets will do just the same. If this posts brightens at least one person's day, my mission is accomplished :) Have a great week everyone!!Married humour     Wife: "What are you...  more...
 Kishan Thakker | 17:43 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (45)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: folk songs, folk ...
History of Valentine's Day....
As early as the fourth century B.C., the Romans engaged in an annual young man"s rite to passage to the God Lupercus. The names of the teenage women were placed in a box and drawn at random by adolescent men; thus, a man was assigned a woman companion for the duration of the year, after which another lottery was staged. After eight hundred years of...  more...
 A M Daniel | 20:54 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (272)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
A name for my new book
Friends, I am intending to publish a book containing the stories and passages which are motivating and life-changing and with a lesson for life. I request to you to think about a good and impressive name for the book and kindly let me know at the earliest. I shall be very grateful for your effort. Thanks Daniel  more...
 Nikhat Fatima | 14:48 | 24/Feb/2008
Friends: (110)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music, reading, w...
Commuting Experiences IV
Innocent till proven guiltyOne evening while commuting back home, the bus was unusually crowded. I got a seat after some standing, that too adjusted one. So three of us were seating on one seat! And those who were standing were almost hugging each other.( Hahahaha).Suddenly there was a commotion from behind, where the men are seated and stand when ...  more...
 sandeep koul | 14:11 | 21/Feb/2008
Friends: (234)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Photography,Trave...
rare document of 1971 surrender of pakis...
This is a rare document of pakistan's surrender to Indian forces.  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 15:35 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (105)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Movies, music, re...
The weekend that was
I can sum up my weekend in one word "movies". I saw quite a few of them. What left an indelible impression on my mind was "Todo sobre mi madre" a Spanish film by Pedro Almodóvar. The English title is "All about my mother". This film has won the Oscar in 1999 for Best Foriegn film. I didnt know that when I watched it. I just found out when I googled...  more...
 Raaj Borah | 09:25 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (255)  | City: Indore  | Interests: Reading, Travelin...
My Second Letter to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
Date:24.11.2007To,Mrs. Sonia Gandhi,President, Congress Party.10, Janapath.New Delhi-11.Sub: In human torture by Government of India in collaboration with section of Indian Media.Dear Madam,Today is almost one year since I wrote my first letter to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India seeking justice and freedom to live a free life just like any othe...  more...
 Shweta Singh | 09:46 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (206)  | City: Gwalior  | Interests: Dil Dhoondhata ha...
The Great Indian Colosseum
The Great Indian ColosseumFrom where shall I start! Writing after a long time, mind is in a state of paralysis. Ever visited Colosseum? Those famous royal amphitheatres used to be infamous for their cruel games. One need not visit Rome, as whole of our country is like that only. The latest victim is a poor gal….yes…you guessed it right: Sania Mirza...  more...
 Kanchan Bhat... | 21:19 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: ...  | Interests: .
Just Like That
Just Like That!      more...
 Sasikumar M | 13:29 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (6)  | Interests: artificial intell...
Initiative for research and innovation i...
I was a judge for the national IRIS fair this year in Pune. It is a joint initiative between CII, DST (GoI) and Intel, and continuing formany years now. I have been associated with it in one way or other for4-5 years now, but the first time I am going as a judge in the nationalfair. There were about 15 of us in the Judges category covering variouss...  more...
 Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (339)  | Interests: cricket, movies, ...
The Bourne Series...... download now!!
The Bourne Ultimatum has turn out to be huge this summer in Hollywood. So I thought, why not give a tribute to that great spy-master Robert Ludlum who created Bourne and made him a delicious character, an anti-thesis of James Bond.So I give you the The Bourne Trilogy. Now available for download.Go ahead, get ready for a thrilling ride.Downloand the...  more...
 Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (161)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: journalism, liter...
STRAIGHT FROM THE HEART...FOR THE HEART. (Posting it as it may be useful/kr)  A chat with Dr.Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore was arranged by WIPRO for its employees . The transcript of the chat is given below. Useful for everyone. Qn: What are the thumb rules for a layman to take care of his heart? Ans:1. Diet - Less ...  more...
 A J | 15:45 | 22/Feb/2008
Friends: (260)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Wondering how muc...
Star ya moon
If you aim for the stars... You BETTER reach it The moon may not tolerate losers for too long!!  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (656)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
Smirk
Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...  more...
 Malini Laskar | 14:23 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (55)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Life is beautiful
Thanks & Bye
Doston, Bahut dino tak aap logo ka sath raha, bahut izzat aur bahut pyaar mila aap logo se, par ab kuch karno se aap sabhi se izazat leti hu.... is vade ke sath ki wapas aaoungi ek din.... ek nayee jindagi ki shuruat ki khabar liye.... Aap sabhi ko mera bahut bahut shukriya.... Love Shailey      more...
 Madhavan PK | 18:00 | 19/Feb/2008
Friends: (355)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
When a man loves a woman
I read numerous valentine billboards, messages, commercials, cards and suddenly remembered this song, " when a man loves a woman". When I looked up google search, I also saw this lovely piece by Latimer. I post the lyrics of the Percy Sledge song  and the write up by Leah Latimer. "The best thing a man can do for his children is to love their mothe...  more...
 Vibhuti | 11:53 | 14/Feb/2008
Friends: (371)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: M Living life eve...
Love!!
Here is one more V’day blog from me…….isnt it really wonderful message to understand LOVE.Love can only Blossom in Freedom. When freedom is restricted, love suffocates. You need to be free. Often love stifles, when you are in love or you love somebody, you feel stifled because you are obliged. When there are so many obligations that you need to ful...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1462)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social upliftment
This MAY BE LAST POST FROM ME, IT ALL WI...
This may be my last post, depending on the out come of the decision of Justice Radhakrishnan and Justice Dalvi at 2.30 p.m.  Case detail is given in the image which is given at the end.If this is the last post, then see you in the next world (if what the religions teach is truth).  If not, then it does not make any difference, because then, we will...  more...
 sur mehta | 00:49 | 23/May/2007
Friends: (87)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: .
      Ever we tried to find out what exactly friendship is????                             FRIENDSHIP    exactly where is its place & where we can find it???      Do anyone have answer to it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!                   For me…………..It’s my belief or says my perception that its not that we can go n buy it in any malls or markets or shops no. I th...  more...
 Lakshmi | 16:59 | 3/Dec/2006
Friends: (52)  | City: Alleppey  | Interests: movies, music, re...
"I don't know if you two are fooling around with me," she said ,"but, as i said, I'm getting close to death. I suppose i could last another five or ten years. Maybe even twenty. But at my age, you certainly realise you are going to die.""I know that I'm going to die, too," Chris said."No, not like an old person does. For you it's a remote idea. It ...  more...
 Sudaman TM | 15:16 | 25/Apr/2007
Friends: (96)  | City: copenhagen  | Interests: Simpsons family.....
Sing it
sing the state of penniless momentssing the world of abysmal miseriesjob is lost sing itmoney is lost sing itlove is lost sing ityou are lost sing itsit in the corner sing ityou are young and you lost your fathersing ityou are old and you lost your sonsing ityou are one and you are nothingsing ityou are lone and you need someonesing itthe light in ...  more...
 Aparna Bagwe | 15:32 | 12/Feb/2008
Friends: (194)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
Questions about life – Q.1Yesterday, as I was heading for home, I was reflecting about life - something I do very often these days. Nothing very major, I hasten to add, just wondering about why we do the things that we do, and also why we often don’t do those things that we know we have to and in fact must do!Is it just procrastination? Is it a...