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 13:16 | 23/May/2008
You Said!
Oh My Lord…You said… “Now may every living thing,Young or old, Weak or strong, Living near or far, Known or unknown, Living or departed or yet unborn….May every living thing… Be full of bliss…”  Oh Lord….You also lead us towards Freedom… Freedom from Hatred…Freedom from Guilt…Freedom from Slavery… from Illwill… from Vengeance…  And You fill our hea... more...
 12:21 | 13/May/2008
"Krishnokoli!"
 These days… I am learning to operate Sounforge… a recording, mixing & editing software… Thus tried to record something in my voice sitting right in front of my PC, without taking any external support like musical accompaniment etc..  A complete domestic recording this is…  Friends, thus you know now, this is an experiment, in every sense of the wo... more...
 11:20 | 2/May/2008
For AaiBaba!
 Posting Mujik Again.... (This is a Songlet/ Bandish from folk music of North India - a Jhoola, which belongs to a poet - Lalit Kishori from Radhavallabh Sampraday, a bhakti cult - which attempts to understand Krishna through Radha’s eye! Now this form called 'Jhoola' is adopted by Semiclassical stream of Hindustani Music & is performed in concerts... more...
 18:59 | 18/Apr/2008
What did the painting give us?
(The painting posted here, is my DS – which brought about some interesting discussion between me n my ilander friend Rahul-  (rahulwrites.rediffiland.com) Felt like to share these GB exchanges with all my ilander friends now…Here it goes)                           Rahul - In all the faces on the painting in ur dreamspace, there is only one eye visi... more...
 11:32 | 7/Apr/2008
Dard se mera daman bhar de!
 You know... What happened the other day? I was giving a Solo in open air… in a garden… under the tree… as soon as I started singing… all the birds… cuckoos & perhaps… a nightingale also… :O))) Started… singing... chirping… & responding… to the music… and the whole atmosphere was filled with the songs sung by Man n Nature together… Indeed... It was... more...
 12:24 | 22/Mar/2008
Laali Merey Laalki!
 "Laali merey Laalki..... Jit Dekhun Tit Laal...Laali dekhan Main gaee... Main bhee ho gaee Laal... (“I behold the resplendence of my beloved Lord wherever I see; as I went in search of him, I too became dyed in His colour.” Kabir thus beautifully expresses his deep love for the divine wherein he eventually becomes one with Him and loses himself in... more...
 16:20 | 2/Mar/2008
One Year – One Life! Full Of TrialnError...
 Dear Friends….  One year back… when I came here… carrying the heavy bundle of my own trials & errors with me… :O) I had No idea… what kind of experiences are waiting here to embrace me starkly … & I met them… Experiences…. As well as people…  People Like me… Wandering… & Searching something ‘Un-searchable’… & yet… people… full of life… full of lov... more...
 14:01 | 27/Feb/2008
"Aashiq Maaraa Padaa!"
 “Aashiq Maaraa Padaa…. Ve Zaalim…. Teri Naram Nigaahki Adaaka….” boomp3.com This is an example of Old form of Ghazal, & particularly, this Ghazal contains a Masculine ex-pression …. It is a song of a Neglected Lover…. Thus, carries the Pain of the protagonist, who is moaning musically!   As Music does have a voice, which is beyond gender…., I had ... more...
 19:06 | 14/Feb/2008
Melting Minds!
 Melting Minds… A Dialogue between two Artist-Friends:Dumbo: Hey... just felt like to chat for a while.. There is nothing new actually which I can share with you... but still I felt like to share something you know...... as I have realized in last few days... you are an artist-soul... a sensitive soul... a kind & compassionate human being & I have ... more...
 07:25 | 14/Feb/2008
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 hardhitter h... | 19:48 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (34)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Lady Godiva rides again
The Lady Godiva Blog here made lot of people interested  visiting this blog site. I am honored & overwhelmed with all the mails & comments { good one & not-so-good-ones}and suggestions as well. One woman suggested that I post this info on my blog. I respect her wish not to disclose her identity. This pic and news she was kind enough to mail me. Tha...  more...
 vivek | 21:33 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (132)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: myself- and humanity
wonderful she
this is one incident which might not become a point of discussion in media but it shows how doctors have a heart too for their patients . it was good to have experienced today . i was in my operation theatre preparing for endoscopy when i suddenly saw a goup of doctors in the adjoining theatre surrounding a little baby girl on o.t table . i went th...  more...
 Sarath Chandra | 02:29 | 1/Jun/2008
Friends: (54)  | Interests: Physics, philosop...
Me? I Was Fine
“They are suspecting that you may be HIV positive?”  It did not register, probably because I was hungry. I was in my 2nd year, BE. “So?” I smiled weakly. “What do you want me to do?” “It is not confirmed. You will have to get a test.” The Principal was obviously trying to be concerned. But I just did not need any. “Ok. I will do that. Can I leave?”...  more...
 Thought Works | 20:33 | 7/Jun/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing and readi...
The Pradakshina Man!
I used to pride myself that I am a spiritualist without being religious or ritualistic. But the place of Arunachala seems to draw me towards itself for a strange unknown reason. It is a different place, different language, a different set of people. I don’t understand a lot of the language that is spoken around. But there is an intense pull that dr...  more...
 Sarbo Sen | 15:19 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (71)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
After the Waters
        Just as there is no waterfallWithout a riverThere is no pain in loveWithout love. Just as there are no flowersWithout rootsThere is no heartacheWithout a heart O don’t just dance aroundOutside my doorCome inside my worldThere are countless days lostMore than we care to rememberIt’s time to secure our future Below the chaos of the waterfallB...  more...
 sanjay badkhal | 12:28 | 11/Apr/2008
Friends: (14)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,painting
           "यादें"    गुजरा है बचपन जहाँ की गली मे,छूट रही हैं वो गाँव की गë...  more...
 dhrubo | 13:19 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (141)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: In my small world...
An Old Story
Hello Friends, Good Morning to all of you. I am still enjoying my holidays at my son's place at Bengalore. To he has not taken his laptop with him, I thought of making use of it and wish each one of you a very Good Morning, I am sure you all in good health and high sprits. Here is a small story - An Old Story: The Ant works hard in the withering he...  more...
 Sameera Nandi | 11:31 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (335)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying the rain...
Its raining
Its been raining in Mumbai since Friday. And boy! I’m loving it. Thursday evening there were light showers in my area. I did not expect such heavy rain on Friday. So I was caught unawares. No raincoat, no umbrella. Still, I loved it. Getting drenched in the first rain of this monsoon. I sure am glad that the rains have arrived earlier than usual. I...  more...
 Frozen Sun | 09:38 | 25/May/2008
Friends: (93)  | City: Just Bangalore  | Interests: wasting your prec...
I Me Myself and Frozy
How many of you know me?  Not many. Mostly it has been kind of platonic relationship. It may be because I haven’t properly introduced myself yet. Whatever the anonymity and the associated fundas are, some of my real-life friends know the real Frozen Sun. Or simply which section of iland not to visit! So, why you poor wretched souls shouldn’t be giv...  more...
 Smiling Dolphin | 18:47 | 2/Jun/2008
Friends: (310)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Reading, Travelli...
Rajasthan Royals are the IPL Champions
Despite its share of controversies and the heady mix of glamour andcricket, the Indian Premier League's first edition would be bestremembered for the triumph of the underdog wherein a retired spinlegend inspired the cheapest franchisee of the event to an unexpectedtitle win.Shane Warne, considered by many as the best captainnever to lead Australia,...  more...
 Jissy Thomas | 16:23 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (116)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Looking at the po...
Look in Every Nook and Corner
Life springs up such wonderful surprises!!  The other day, I had gone to a shop to get my mobile's talk time recharged. An incident happened which set my thought process working. As I recharged my mobile, two young girls came with a small girl who would have been around two years old. Within seconds I heard the little kid say "Maney naani rickshaa ...  more...
 vivek patnaik | 02:33 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (171)  | City: RAIGARH (CHATTISGARH)  | Interests: Writing,Reading,M...
DUNIYA
"Donon jahan teri mohabbat mein haar ke woh ja raha hai koi shab gham guzar ke weeran hai mae-kada khum-o-sagar udas hain tum kiya gaye ke rooth gaye din bahar ke ik fursat gunah mili woh bhi char din dekhe hain hum ne hausle parwardigar ke dunya ne teri yaad se be-gana kerdiya tughe se bhi dil-fareb hain gham rozgar ke"   09/06/08  more...
 uday mukadam | 23:28 | 7/Jun/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,traveling...
FRIENDSHIP
WE LOVE OURSELVES EVEN AFTER DOING MANY MISTAKES. THEN, HOW CAN WE HATE OTHERS FOR THEIR ONE MISTAKE.   SO! LOVE EVERY BODY& DEVELOP "FRIENDSHIP"  more...
 kishor Jagirdar | 22:35 | 2/Jun/2008
Friends: (126)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: adventure sports,...
Outbound - entrepreneur K Chandrashekar
A painter, an adventurer, nature lover, philanthropist, a social entrepreneur to name a few K.Chandrasekhar is a visages of a multi personality amazingly put into one. He started his career as a Chitrakala Parishad student in fine arts specializing into portraits despite having a science background and gradually found that his interest lies more in...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 13:01 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (234)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
What an amazing mobile phone...
What a phone.........must see. Nice video of Steve Jobs launching the iPhone 3G . Click Here   Visit IndiaWeb    more...
 sahil banga | 15:21 | 3/Apr/2008
Friends: (245)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Kalingini, the Story.
No one knows what lies ahead, and because curiosity is greater than fear, and truth is stranger than fiction, we all are searching, like our predecessors. Actually trying hard to face the future. Just like buying an umbrella on the onset of black clouds hovering upon the mauve sky like the ghosts of the 18th century. 18th century. What a period in ...  more...
 rahul udare | 22:08 | 9/Feb/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: LIVE LIFE with al...
Taare Zameen Par
 Taare Zameen Par - Mighty Nice, Aamir!Well...to say Taare Zameen Par - Every Child is Special is a brilliant and magical film would be an understatement. It’s an exceptional and extra-ordinary film in every respect. So Aamir and Team - take a bow!It’s a movie that takes you on a real emotional high. Especially if you are an emotional person, bette...  more...
 rajesh vora | 17:09 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (41)  | City: in the middle of no man's land  | Interests: ICICI - 9% ...
Artificial Intelligence
 TheYear : 2020 AD Iam a 30-something old guy. (yes, I will be 30 then too and I will be 30 in 2030and thereafter too….). Coming back to the year 2020, a lot has changed in thisworld. Web 2.0 has become passé. The world has advanced much more than whatpeople had envisaged in the year 2008. Internet too has evolved so much thatbroadband, wi fi, wi m...  more...
 Srinivasan P... | 21:00 | 1/May/2008
Friends: (99)  | City: Trichy  | Interests: Human Resource De...
CORRUPT SYSTEM and SLUGGISH CITIZENS
Great leaders like Mahathma Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru and Sardar Patel fought for independance of India from the British Rulers. Had they been alive now they would have asked Britain to take over the country once again. The independance has been ushurped by local Goondas who have no patriotic values and rob this country unmindful of the millions of ...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
Success in Life
  The founder of a highly successful company was asked what it took to achieve success in life. He replied: “The same thing it tool to get started; a sense of urgency about getting things done.”     Success in life should be determined by contributions, not accumulations.  more...
 Cubes 3B | 14:03 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (47)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Music, Driving, P...
Rain and Romance
Finally The Rain has come. It was much awaited after the blazing sun was literally baking the earth and the beings on it. With it the rain has brought not only relief but also filled the air with romance. The birds have started chirpping, the trees have started looking green, and all the souls are filled with satisfaction. Its a beauty how rain can...  more...
 Ash K | 00:16 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (111)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Book Review: Keep Off The Grass - By Kar...
The novel has an honest attempt - to make you laugh till your sides ache. The book is replete with humor, laughter and funny one-liners which keep you on the edgeto the last word read. Certainly this one tickles your funny bone. The novel's protagonist Samrat Ratan, son of second generation US immigrantschooses to leave hot shot investment banking,...  more...
 Anil Goel | 13:50 | 8/May/2008
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A code jock emails from USA in '99
I recently came across an email (A printed copy I had saved in an old diary :)) I had sent to Planetasia circa March 20, 1999 while cleaning out my cupboard at home this week. Two years into the IT industry, I was working as a code jock for TCS at a client in North America. I was allegedly already an expert in MSFT technologies and was working at a...  more...
 Caje | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (1148)  | City: Goa  | Interests: silence
how far back can you remember?
13:27 | 15/Mar/2007 | 37 Comment(s)               How far back can you remember? Some of my oldest memories - Tripping and hurting my knee on my way to nursery - My first day...  more...
 Apurba Sen | 18:27 | 29/Apr/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Trend Spotting,SE...
Sardar fir se champion
Dont get foxed by the title - it has nothing to do with "bhajji".Its funny but real story.My sardar friend "Happy Singh" [name changed] is in Canada on deputation from a leading Indian software company.He wanted to gift me something from Canada.My MS office 2007 trial version expired.I thought what will be best gift other than a "Pirated Office 200...  more...
 A J | 15:32 | 2/Jun/2008
Friends: (276)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Chopping off the ...
It's only pain...
Duniya mein kitna gum hai, mere gum kitna kum hai.Logo ka gum dekha toh, mein apna gum bhool gaya(Translated: There is so much sadness and pain in this world,In comparison my pain is so meagre,For when I see the others in deeper painI forget my own)This is a beautiful song no doubt, but somehow I can never get myself to agree with it. ”I cried for ...  more...
 anil dan | 10:10 | 24/Jan/2008
Friends: (20)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Travelling, Music...
                                      PERFECTIONWe long to be perfect,dont we..?..I have been hearing this phrase time and again that what ever one do,it should be perfect. My perents taught me, teachers reiterated it and environment pushed this thought further.I , however with passing years have come to realise that, one tends to loose charm of li...  more...
 dee vine | 12:45 | 5/Aug/2007
Friends: (145)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: eat out, go out, ...
;-) a friend with weed is a friend indeed .... and a friend in need is a pest ... LOL ....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305vRNoofr8      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...
 friendly ghost | 12:02 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (351)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Our world is coming unravelled
I'm continually amazed by a kind of public blindness to the obvious realities around us. I don't want to go into details, arguments, justifications etc. because they obscure the big picture. I don't want to talk about global warming, unsustainable growth, extinction of species etc. because they seem like distant theoretical stuff to us.I'm stating ...  more...
 mini francis | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008
Friends: (261)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Kids, Reading,
FRIENDS
A STORY OF TWO FRIENDSA story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: TODAY MY BEST FRIEND SLAPPED ME IN THE FACE.They kept on walking until they f...  more...
 Madhavan PK | 14:28 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (391)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
Meditatio
When I carefully consider the curious habits of dogsI am compelled to concludeThat man is the superior animal. When I consider the curious habits of manI confess, my friend, I am puzzled. Ezra Pound’s Meditatio got it right. Do take a look at the cute innocence of the little pup on my dream space. He is named Flame, a Golden Retriever. He barks at ...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1467)  | 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...
 A S | 13:44 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (406)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
I PROMISE MYSELF
To be so strong that nothing can disturb my peace of mind.To talk health, happiness and prosperity to every person I meet.To make all my friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.To look at the sunny side of everything and make my optimism come trueTo think only of the best, to work only for the bestand to expect only the best.To be j...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 17:34 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (1197)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi
"Kande Njan Nikade Ninne"
Wait for my blog " Kande Njan Nikade Ninne " ( Hey sweet girl, I have seen You ).....Hol-20... aditya das menon........    more...
 R S | 13:18 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (134)  | City: Indore  | Interests: sprituality,medit...
NEW YEAR
     NEW YEAR........NEW YEAR….A TIME FOR RESOLUTIONS ,FOR INTROSPECTION…..WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE ARE ,WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE , WHAT WE WANT TO ACQUIRE,WHAT HABITS TO DITCH AND WHAT BONDS TO ADD AND THE LIST IS ENDLESS.   PERHAPS WHY WE WAITED TILL NEW YEAR….WHY WE COULD NOT IMPLEMENT SUCH GOOD THINGS EARLIER. WISH WE COULD MAKE...  more...
 Trishna Mumbai | 09:44 | 18/Apr/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: ...
Daddy...
There are several types of love stories in this world. I had the opportunity to be witness to a simple, strong one - perhaps stuff that legends are made of - the love story of my parents which now remains as a warm memory with the passing away of my father in early April. My dad was 24yrs old when he was married, my mom was 18. He had a salary of R...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 14:12 | 5/Jun/2008
Friends: (379)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
Know Your Value
A well-known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a Rupee 500 note. In the room of 200, he asked, "Who would like this Rupee 500 note?" Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this note to one of you but first let me do this." He proceeded to crumple the note up. He then asked, "Who still wants it?"Still the hands were up in t...  more...
 Sudaman TM | 15:16 | 25/Apr/2007
Friends: (96)  | City: copenhagen  | Interests: Simpsons family.....