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Hashim Amla Fastest to Score 4000 - and We Thought Viv Richards, Greenidge Made...
You may not instantaneously recognize this baby-faced person – leave alone recognizing him as a Cricketer haunting the present Indian side !! It was under... Read more
Posted on 09 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Coffee...... Gold Coffee and ...... Gold in Coffee... !!!
Gold has always been a symbol of status and power. While 24ct is the Purest gold, it is too soft to make jewellery; hence to give a proper shape to 24ct -... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Celebrating the Birth Anniversary of Mahakavi Subramanya Barathiyar
11th Dec marks the birth anniversary of Desiya Kavi Subramanya Bharathi, considered the icon of Tamil pride. A great poet, prolific writer, positive thinker, ma... Read more
Posted on 08 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Statues .... Maintenance ~ Creator of Horse Head Sclpture Cleans It Also....
Heard of Augean Stable……. Augean stable" most often appears in the phrase "clean the Augean stable," which usually means "clear away corruption" or "perform a... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 SOCIETY -
India Vs South Africa ~ 1st ODI in 1991 .... and Gleneagles Agreement..
In the 1st One dayers, India was squarely thrashed …. Do expect Dhoni’s boys to come back…. Do you remember the 1st ODI at Calcutta on 10th Nov 1991 between... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Remember Indian Jawans on 'Flag Day'
Today is an important day for the Nation… it is 7thDec and it is ‘FLAG DAY’The Armed Forces Flag Day or the Flag Day of India is a day dedicated towards... Read more
Posted on 07 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Orange Juice ~ the Beverage and the Speical Orange Juice Carrier Ships.....
Standing at Marina [not intending the dock or bhasin where vessels are moored] but only the famous Marina beach at Triplicane, Chennai, India ~ one gets enthuse... Read more
Posted on 06 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Sickening Selfie .. Woman Takes Photo of Self in Front of Brooklyn Bridge
Most of us are fond of photos ~ would admire thyself on a photo and happily pose for one… !! – most post their photos on social network sites like Facebook,... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Ndakota Ghost Town Booming Back....... Vettayapuram Palace...
Imagine walking back and being on the street that you lived four decades ago… if you had been away for many a years and if that happens to be a rustic village... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Jaguar ... ~ on the Prowl at Chennai Roads...
There are big cats……… not sure whether I am right in putting them all under one group … may not be …. But to ordinary mortals… there are Lions, Tigers ~ then... Read more
Posted on 05 December 2013 SOCIETY -
WI Won T20 WC Finals ; the First PM of Ceylon...
It was the finals of T20 …. West Indies led by Darren Sammy won the toss and elected to bat….. it was not to be the flurry of sixers as WI crumbled against... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Presenting Dec 2013 Issue of Bliss ~ the Newsletter of SYMA
Dear (s)Good MorningBLISS the voice of SYMA is now here with you. You can view / download it from : SYMA Bliss Dec 2013 issueThis issue contains :· Something... Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 SOCIETY -
the Marathon Race at ...... 'Antarctica' ... !!! the Coolest One...
Often Marathon runs are organized by Corporates for raising funds… not all sports are followed in India and not all achievements make great headlines ! .. Read more
Posted on 04 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Delayed Justice - Sad Story of UP Postman - Suspected, Suspended & Humiliated
It is the view that matters…… perceptions overtake reality…….the recent acquittal of Seers of Kanchi was welcomed widely ~ though there were some media which... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Arrogant Approach Excels ~ Paul Walker of Fast & Furious Dies
Today read a caption which did not sound aright … it was ‘Arrogant Approach excels’ – I always thought that brashness would never serve and that fast and furiou... Read more
Posted on 03 December 2013 SOCIETY -
the Glory of Triplicane - Need for Retaining the Constituency - 'NO' to...
It is with deep sense of anguish the residents of Triplicane received the news of realignment of Assembly constituencies – a la – removal of Triplicane... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Tenali Rama Katha And..... the Man Who Swallowed 2 Rings in Brisbane
Tenali Ramakrishna, “Tenali Rama” is a great folk hero ~ traditionally reported to be a famous court poet ~ Ashtra dig gaja - one of the eight elephants of... Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Furnishing Details of Tenant to Police ~ Offenders Attract Sec 188 of IPC !!
Most of us are law-abiding and even small things shake us badly…. Do you know that you are likely to be penalized under Sec 188 of Indian Penal Code ? Read more
Posted on 02 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Train Details at Bronx, New York - Kills 4....
Sadly we read about train accidents and loss of lives, too frequently … in mid Nov. 2013, there was the accident at Ghoti near Igatpuri In Nashik when 4... Read more
Posted on 01 December 2013 SOCIETY -
Peter Siddle Hungry to Leave 'banana Skins' on England's Path !!!!
There is so much of cloud and hype to the Ashes ~ they keep talking a lot – both on field (sledging) and off field (bragging)…. Read more
Posted on 01 December 2013 SOCIETY