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 20:35 | 13/Jun/2008
PARENTS ARE PRECIOUS!!
I received a mail forward containing the following life experience. I wanted to share it with ilanders. This was narrated by an IAF pilot at a Seminar recently on Human Relations : Venkatesh Balasubramaniam (who works for IIT) describes how his gesture of booking an air ticket for his father, his maiden flight, brought forth a rush of emotions and ... more...
 21:00 | 1/May/2008
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...
 22:54 | 16/Apr/2008
Strange Gimmicks.
The following link takes you to the Rediff News story about Priyanka's visit to Nalini who is part of the Conspiracy to assasinate her father Shri.Rajiv Gandhi. http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/15rajiv.htmThis is very strange in view of the following.1.The family still justifies the killing of  3000 innocent sikhs in 1984. All the three fellows ... more...
 18:17 | 6/Apr/2008
Shameless Bureaucracy and Government
The following link takes you to the Rediff News story about the continuing struggle of Scarlet's mother at Britain to have a third postmortem on her daughter's body so that the case is not hushed up in India. http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/apr/03go a.htmA foreigner has taken upon herself the task of exposing the corrupt Indian Bureaucracy more than... more...
 11:24 | 21/Mar/2008
Divorce - After Thoughts.
One of the iland friends has made a guest book entry about my blog 'DIVORCE'. She has posed a question about a situation where both the man and woman are not responsible for the divorce. In a hypothetical situation , a woman ends up in a marriage of total mismatch. Though she is ready to adjust with him despite his shortcomings, he is not ready to ... more...
 07:42 | 20/Mar/2008
Divorce
The following link suggests that divorces are on the increase in MUMBAI. 0.2 % means 200 out of every lakh of women seek divorce in MUMBAI. At least ten times of this figure would be suffering silently a strained relationship. Are broken families good for future generation?Are men alone responsible for broken marriages ?Are today's spouses aware th... more...
 12:11 | 16/Mar/2008
Suicide by youth
To day's tamil daily carried a news article about a Kerala youth who hanged himself in front of  a web camera terrorising his online female friend who did not accept his love.How absurd is this ? These fellows have no vision about their future. No noble mission to carryout. All they seek is low quality pleasure in life. They black mail girls into l... more...
 18:18 | 8/Mar/2008
Working Women in India
On this Women's Day I convey my Greetings to all women  and I choose to post my views on Working Women in India.The country's economy is growing at 9%. Nobody can deny the role of women in this growth. In 1970 women were allowed to work.In 1980 working women were favourites for a middle class male getting married.In 1990 Urban Middle Class accepted... more...
 08:04 | 8/Mar/2008
Women are messengers of GOD
Women are messengers of GOD. Only few men turn messengers of GOD like Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, Vivekananda etc. But almost all women are messengers of GOD. They bring to earth the souls despatched by GOD pledging their life. We would not have had great men like Acharya Adhi Shankara, Ramanujacharya, Madhvacharya,  Mahathma Gandhi .. etc on earth, b... more...
 22:21 | 25/Feb/2008
The Most Devout devotee of Lord Narayana
Naradha Muni is an ardent devotee of Lord Narayana. He keeps chanting the name of Lord Narayana every now and then. Once he grew very proud that he was the ultimate in 'Narayan Bhakthi'. He openly asked the Lord wheter HE consider him the best devotee or somebody else. Lord decided to take the false pride away from Naradha. HE said "Why not? Please... more...
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 Ananta Khakh... | 18:35 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (94)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
Mid Life Crisis
A life cycle of person most probably could be laid tothree stages although there may be gray areas interwoven among the stages.These stages are mainly  younger life ,mid life & old life. As one lead through one’s life enriching theexperiences slowly began to understand the realities and dreams. By the timeone reaches the midlife the understanding b...  more...
 Raut Vilas | 17:41 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (274)  | City: Pune  | Interests: swimmig,Reading,T...
A Strong Woman Versus A Woman Of Strengt...
                        A strong woman works out every day to keep her body in shapebut a woman of strength looks deep inside to keep her soul in shapeA strong woman isn't afraid of anythingbut a woman of strength shows courage in the midst of her fearA strong woman won't let anyone get the best of herbut a woman of strength gives the best of her t...  more...
 praveen sharma | 15:47 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (356)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
LOVE TO EVERYONE
I do, really!Every new person I learn a little more - just can not help falling in love with. No matter, man or woman, old person or a child…The fragrance of every personality is so intense, so amazing and colorful that it is hard to feel less than love!I love the way a person gets angry (because I find it humorous)I love the way a person shows th...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 14:11 | 30/Apr/2008
Friends: (822)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
Check ur mobile is original or not
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. It is a 15 digit serial number. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Gray market which is very Bad qualityIF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this mean...  more...
 Pavana Biju | 22:43 | 29/May/2008
Friends: (8)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: sport
PAVANA BIJU CHUNAKITHIL
HAI IAM LOVE  more...
 Krishna Mohan | 15:13 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (0)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: Cricket, recent d...
Pundits in Kashmir
I have seen and also read the comments made by Omar Abdullah, President of National Conference about "Palayan of Pundits" from the valley.Is it for coming election to garner votes or a result of introspection/"Atma ki Awaj"?These politician never show their real face in the Public. Pundits of Kasmir are the victims of the militancy. Mr. Abdullah sh...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 08:25 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
you are my inspiration. i need you.
You know our love was meant to beThe kind of love that lasts forever And I want you here with me From tonight until the end of time You should know, everywhere I go You're always on my mind, in my heart In my soul You're the meaning in my life You're the inspiration You bring feeling to my life You're the inspiration Wanna have you near me I wanna ...  more...
 abhijit cha... | 18:48 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Web Development, ...
Seven Essential Elements of Web Applicat...
At this year"s Web Directions South UX conference in Melbourne, Robert Hoekman Jr, the author of Designing the Obvious and Designing the Moment gave a presentation titled -- "The essential elements of Web application design". During the presentation Hoekman explained seven key design principles that should be implemented when designing Web applicat...  more...
 daniel ribero | 01:18 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (514)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Business Networki...
Top 10 Ideas To Revive a Fizzling Relati...
Love is exciting, and when a relationship is new, almost everything you do together is fresh and alive, and keeps you enthralled. Then time begins to pass, and while the love is still there, the relationship may have lost some of its sparkle, whether it's because you now have a family or not. Here are some of the top 10 ideas to revive a fizzling ...  more...
 Uma Nair | 14:14 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (207)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: dance,music,cooki...
Can we digest???
I thought of sharing today something about me. From mychildhood I was always interested in knowing new things or finding the reason for everything. I think it is one of weekness & its also my curiosity to know about anything which come across my life. We all know that every kids putup lots of question to their parents or teachers or elders because ...  more...
 Charu Govil | 17:12 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (209)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, listenin...
Have We Lost with Time?
1976.. that’s too nostalgic.. waiting for 8 o’clock Wednesday evening.. finely simmering the SW Radio to tune in to Ceylon Broadcasting Corporation.. yes its going to be Amin Sayani on the air (with his magical voice)…. Playing the top ‘n’ hot 20 Hindi songs.. right from SHOR, Abhimaan, to the Kapoors and the Chopras and so on., as we kept stepping...  more...
 Puneet Agrawal | 14:18 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (48)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: music, writing
Nice Spam Today
David BissonetteWhen a man steals your wife, there is no better revenge than to let him keep her.Sacha Guitry After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin; they just can't face each other, but still they stay together. SocratesBy all means marry. If you get a good wife, you'll be happy. If you get a bad one, you'll become a philosoph...  more...
 narendra shah | 23:34 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (341)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: music-classical,r...
COMPASSION & FORGIVENESS - 1
I would like to share a child hood story which my father ceremoniously told us children every year. The story is about Tom's mother..Tom had a friend, John. One day, John was being chased by the police and he knocks on Tom's door. "please hide me",he pleads, when Tom's mother opens the door. Tom's mother lets him in and gives him refuge. When the p...  more...
 sangeetha va... | 12:35 | 29/Apr/2008
Friends: (52)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Music, travelling...
Love ....... THE REAL MEANING
Hi Friends      I was just surfing the net when I felt reading some blogs.....I went through some, where I found all you dear friends sharing your feelings and emotions...I also thought of writing one thereby sharing something with you.    Let me first introduce myself, My name is Sangeetha from Kerala. I am  a volunteer working on behalf of ISKCON...  more...
 Shalini K | 12:38 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Singapore  | Interests: Books, environmen...
Her Man (II)
HER MAN (II) “Anita? Is everything ok?” Peter was Anita’s good friend from University and was currently a practicing lawyer. After her man’s escapade in Vietnam and the nightmare decision she had made with David, Peter had bumped into her while she was waiting for the train in the morning. Peter could not believe how phased out she looked when appr...  more...
 A M Daniel | 17:35 | 21/May/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: reading, viewing ...
BE A RIGHT PERSON
When the Person Is RightOne rainy Sunday afternoon, a little boy was bored and his father was sleepy. The father decided to create an activity to keep the kid busy. So, he found in the morning newspaper a large map of the world. He took scissors and cut it into a good many irregular shapes like a jigsaw puzzle. Then he said to his son, "See if you ...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 20:52 | 9/Mar/2008
Friends: (353)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Penguins dancing to Raga Desh
.....or maybe not, but whatever raga they are dancing to, it's the cutest animation I have seen in a long time...cuter than Happy Feet? Pigloo - Le Raga des Pingouins Uploaded by Iplus  more...
 sindhu nair | 19:51 | 29/Feb/2008
Friends: (35)  | City: trissur  | Interests: music,travlng
BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder . . .  She was not beautiful. Nothing about her was extraordinary. Nothing about her made her stand out in a crowd. She grew up in a family of six. The eldest, she learnt responsibility at an early age. As she grew stronger, and brighter, She instilled a sort of light cheer to whomever she met.   She was not bea...  more...
 Krishnaswamy... | 11:34 | 22/Jan/2008
Friends: (128)  | City: Fremont, CA  | Interests: Cricket & Discuss...
MIRACLES DO HAPPEN
A true life story, best told by the person himself in his own words: My name is Brian Boyle, and I am living proof that miracles happen.A month after I graduated high school in 2004, I was coming home from swim practice and was involved in a near fatal car accident with a dump truck. The impact of the crash violently ripped my heart across my chest...  more...
 RAGHU IYER | 09:49 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (99)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Time
JAI MATADI
      JAI MATADI  more...
 myna mg | 12:00 | 2/Jul/2007
Friends: (124)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and Music..
"LIFE"
" ONE PARAGRAPH THAT EXPLAINS LIFE!Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he Gotdue to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983.From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which  conveyed: "Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease"?To this Arthur Ashe replied:The world over ...  more...
 Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (177)  | 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...
 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...
 mi ni | 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...
 Mithu | 08:43 | 29/Jul/2006
Friends: (88)  | City: Kannur  | Interests: Loving, keeping F...
I Love You !
When U Were Only 5 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U...U Asked Me: "What Is It?" When U Were 15 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U....U Blushed.. U Look Down And Smile.. When U Were 20 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U..U Put Ur Head On My Shoulder AndHold My Hand.. Afraid That I Might Dissapear.. When U Were 25 Yrs Old, I Said I Love U..U Prepare Breakfast And Serve It InFro...  more...
 Jessica Singh | 09:49 | 13/Sep/2007
Friends: (860)  | City: Ever heard of Nadir ?  | Interests: blogging ...and t...
Sleepless in ......
I have always been a dreamer.But, these days I am not even able to sleep properly. A constant irritation itches on in my mind and I know not where it comes from. As a child, our own Doctor Uncle used to point out that diagnosis was pivotal to medication. I somehow found a deeper meaning in those words in connection to our daily lives even when I wa...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1045)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 Umesh Chadar | 09:57 | 23/Feb/2008
Friends: (72)  | City: Indore  | Interests: Computer,news, mu...
Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi
It's One of my favorite Gazal..........BY: Mirza Galib Hazaron Khwahishen Aisi Ki Har Khwahish Pe Dam NikleBahut Nikle Mere Armaan Lekin Phir Bhii Kam NikleNikalanaa Khuld Se Aadam Kaa Sunte Aaye Hain LekinBahut Be-Abaru Hokar Tere Kooche Se Ham NikaleMohabbat Mein Nahin Hai Farq Jine Aur Marne KaaUsi Ko Dekh Kar Jite Hain Jis Kaafir Pe Dam NikleKh...  more...
 meena sundar | 17:40 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (598)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
illusion or real
         If we say, something is not thereThen there is nothing in thereBut if we constantly Hear there is something in thereThen someday We come to believeSomething must be thereWords and thoughtsAlways have some power If we continue to hear and talk about themThen the illusion, Looks real!It is fateThat, we humans are weak To eliminate all in the...  more...
 manoj menon | 09:58 | 25/Aug/2007
Friends: (118)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: hindutva
HAPPY ONAM AT TN RAILWAY STATIONS
 ON ONAM eve we get snubbed by Tamil Nadu by its regional satraps, we as Malayalees need to evaluate the causes of total lack of respect for the state in the national political scene.Wat astonishes me more is the fact that this is in the backdrop of the great respect that Malayaless get as individuals across any spectrum. I can personaly vouch for ...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (582)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
You could save a life
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R .  If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a party , a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance) They got her c...  more...
 Rajivlochan Das | 18:12 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (20)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing,Friendshi...
Bhaja Govindam
Bhaja Govindamby Sri Shankaracharya         Adi Shankaracharya is widely known for his teachings on Vedanta. Shankaracharya was born in the village of Kaladi, in South India, about 2500 years ago to his Brahmin parents, Sivaguru and Aryamba. He traveled throughout India during his life, preaching and establishing four important maths, or centers, a...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 12:27 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (1707)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
Massage for Frequent Traveller
Massage for Frequent Travellerattention of my friends who stay in hotels so frequentlySomething to think about!! This is pretty good info. Never even thought about key cards containing anything other than an access code for the room! HOTEL KEY CARDS Ever wonder what is on your magnetic key card? Answer:a. Customer"s nameB. Customer"s partial home a...  more...
 ajay rana | 21:37 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (237)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Reading, swimming...
Consciousness in the Single Neuron
Are the contents ofconscious perception tied to individual brain cells? Can we use singleneurons to determine someone’s subjective experience? A recent studiespublished in PNASsuggests otherwise: there are no specialized neuronsthat carry information about what enters awareness and what not. If oneholds the picture of a butterfly in front of one ey...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 10:53 | 17/May/2008
Friends: (320)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
The Search
"Only a lighted candle can lighten another one" is what they say, about the importance of Guru. The fact that i am yet in the mire of ignorance says for itself that i am still searching for my Guru! (May be i already met him, there is no way i would know untill the ignorance is removed!) I have read about many Gurus and their teachings. Read about ...  more...
 S G | 14:39 | 26/Dec/2007
Friends: (18)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: Watching cookery ...
Mummy
Recently i came to know that i m going to be a mother soon, i felt nothing i was numb, i am a total filmi person , watched so many films and wen this news comes in films heroines are so excited they are on the top of the world , but it didint happened to me infact i was surprised and afraid too, i dont know why , suddenly i fet my all freedom will ...  more...
 Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (418)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Reading books, ta...
R - DAY WISHES - 2008
R - DAY WISHES - 2008DEAR ILAND FRNDS;LET US ALL SALUTE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND THE NATION ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAYSMALL REQUEST - IF TIME PERMITS, TRY TO ATTEND A SMALL GATHERING OF FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY (AS I USED TO IN THE PARK IN OUR COLONY IN CHENNAI/WATCH IN TV/ATTEND IN OFFICES)THANKS & REGARDSYOUR LOVING ILAND FRND...  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. H