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• 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

• Fire in Simon Bolivar Auditorium in Brazil...

  

  Heard of this architect… - Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho (1907 – 2012; yes 102 years), known as Oscar Niemeyer - a Brazilian architect,... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2013 SOCIETY

• Starvation at Its Height in Syria ... People Kill a Zoo Lion ?!?!?!?

  Imagine the height of starvation…. – the pain behind it…The term Levant, first appeared in English in 1497 and originally meant the East in general or... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Mattuthavani ........ and the Pea(fowl)cocks.....

  

  Mattuthavani is the name of a place in Madurai… the name probably originated from the sale activities of cattle… now there is an integrated bus stand purportedl... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Trouble in Thailand.... Yingluck Shinawatra Survives Vote of Confidence

  Siam is in trouble…. The Kingdomof Thailand is located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is a constitutional monarchy, headed by... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2013 SOCIETY

• on Relocating the Statue of Actor Sivaji Ganesan .......

  

  A statue has stirred some controversy and created ripples in the city….Some may not instantaneously recognize VC Ganesan … but every Tamilian and most South... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Banana Peel Law Suit ..... Man Gets Punished

  

  Every morning I commute to office through congested Zambazaar, the market place for bananas. Have seen banana plantations alongside river Tamarabarani as also... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Stuart Broad ~ Not to Be Named; Fear in Trott's Eyes and Clarke Challenges...

  

  Arvinda DeSilva, Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Adam Gilchrist, Mahendra Dhoni… you can put some more on that list……. Aussies now lead the Ashes Series after... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Once a Landmark - Clock Tower at Royapettah

  

  When it was underway, their site claimed ‘chennai’s newest landmark !’ – can you guess what it was…. For long it provided great quality wind to the Chennai – th... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Non Delivery of Onion Consignment ~ Spiralling Prices....

  

  What is the value of ‘Allium cepa’….. Though not a rule – in general, small articles of high value are more prone to thefts; common goods which are sought in... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Sad Story of Olympic Medalist .... and Top Earning Sportspersons...

  

  Ever heard of Sita Sahu….. ? who worked in a road-side eatery…..Sachin Tendulkar, the greatest batsman had a planned retirement and the Commercial kingdom... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2013 SOCIETY

• Bronze Statue of Karikala Chozha at Kallanai (Grand Anicut)

  

  Of the Movendars, the Chozhas have left a lasting legacy … the heartland of the Chola dynasty was the fertile Kavery valley… and at times their kingdom... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2013 SOCIETY