Posted in India, tagged Migration, Mumbai, Mubaiya, Bal Thakrey, Marathi on February 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Abhay Kumar Mishra
In every cosmopolitan city diversity thrives and Mumbai is not alien to this fact. It is the diversity which is indicator of robustness of society prevailing there. People from all walk of life come to the prosperous city and help in growth & nourishment of city from time immemorial.
Posted in Economics, tagged Economic growth, Inclusive growth, Parliament election, Union Budget on February 29, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Elamurugu Govindarajan
At last, the finance minister has presented the union budget for 2008-09.The ministers attempt to feed flavour to people than to market has prophecised that the election is very near. Loans waived off for small and marginal farmers, 25% cut in loans for other farmers if paid in one term, IT exception up to [...]
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Union Budget 2008-09, Chidambaram, Parliament, Budget Highlights on February 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Editor ASO
The Union Budget of India for the year 2008-09 is to be laid in a few hours in the parliament by the finance minister Mr.P.Chidambaram. He presents his seventh budget in the parliament, becoming the first one to present such. The Speculation on the possible Parliamentary election in May ’08 raises the brows as [...]
Posted in Travel, tagged Bahula panchami, Brihadeeshwara Temple, Thiruvayaru, Thyagaraja Utsavam on February 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Incorrigible Optimist
It was five in the morning. I was walking through the narrow lanes of the veedhi sloshed with dregs of sleep, thrusting my legs forward amongst the early risers of this holy town. The cold air was suffused with the divine chants breezing from the typical antiquated wide mouthed speakers hanging at tall poles [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2008 | 12 Comments »
We’ve lost a great writer who has been a pioneer for Science Fiction in Tamil and whose novels reached the masses of India. His contributions for Tamil Literature and media are incomparable. He has been the guiding light for many young writers. We don’t have him amidst us anymore but his legendry work will live [...]
Posted in Entertainment, tagged Alcatraz Prison Island, California, Redwood Shores, San Francisco City on February 26, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ram Kumar G
On the day we arrived at Redwood Shores, we had half a day ahead of us and we used it to go shopping at Wal Mart, the world’s largest retail chain.
We spent a good 2 hours in the store picking up dresses, watches & other things for our beloved ones back home. We [...]
Posted in Lifestyle, tagged Father’s love, Happiness, Pages from my history on February 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
sharath sharathi
My father wasn’t like the usual dads who brought up their kids saying stories of freedom fighters and tales. The best way he could inspire me was just by being “himself”. Perhaps, if you amble across the pages of my childhood, there were when days had piled up and I had got a little [...]
Posted in Religion and Society, tagged Charity, Hunger, Millionaires, Money making, Society on February 22, 2008 | 14 Comments »
Vivek Bala
There has been a lot of debate recently over the social responsibilities of the Millionaires, Industrialists, Rich Sportsmen (ok apart from the Cricketers very few cricketers are rich! LOL! ) and so on. The media portrays them in poor light showing clips of their flamboyant parties, weddings and asking if they would ever contribute [...]
Posted in Philosophy, tagged God, Indian heritage, Indian Tradition, Philosophy, Pooja, Religion, spirituality on February 21, 2008 | 15 Comments »
Incorrigible Optimist
I was deeply pained by my fellow writer The Recluse’s observations on the mysticism surrounding India. His views are perfect reflection of the generation (which I belong to) which grew up caught up in the rebellious battle between the fascinations of the science and technology offered by the west and the parental mystic-religiosity of [...]
Posted in Sports, tagged Better Run rate Rule, Cricket, Duckworth andLewis, Most Productive Overs Rule, Resource Percentage on February 21, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Ilanchezhiyan
In this changing world, everything around us changes rapidly, so is it with the rules of the sports. In the game of cricket, Duckworth and Lewis method (better known as D/L method) is a mathematical calculation employed now to calculate the revised target for the team batting second in a One-Day cricket match interrupted by [...]
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