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| Coments on my previous post.... | |
| When i wrote my last post about "Orissa" I was in a very sad state, due to the violence going on there..But now after reading some of the comments of my friends, its pained me even more. I think this one post i have received the maximum comments, since its about christian versus hindu's (that what people think). Well, its not like that, we all are...
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| 23:36 | 31/Aug/2008 |
| ORISSA BURNING... | |
| Its more than a week since communal violence erupted in Kandhamal district and other places of Orissa over the killing of VHP leader Swami Lakshmanananda. Contrary government’s claim, roads in Kandhamal remained blocked even on Saturday and reporters attempting to reach the riot-affected hamlets had to return half-way. Thousands of Christian men ...
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| 20:54 | 24/Aug/2008 |
| S m iiiii L e | |
| Once in America a plane crashed, only a monkey who was traveling in the plane was left alive. Fortunately the monkey was intelligent enough to understand our language and reply in actions. The officials went to see the monkey in the hospital and had a talk with the monkey. Officer: "When the plane took off what were the travelers doing?" Monkey: ...
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| 13:13 | 20/Aug/2008 |
| An Attitude Of Gratitude | |
| Be thankful that you don't already have everything you desire.If you did, what would there be to look forward to?Be thankful when you don't know something,for it gives you the opportunity to learn.Be thankful for the difficult times.During those times you grow.Be thankful for your limitations,because they give you opportunities for improvement.Be t...
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| 12:21 | 7/Aug/2008 |
| The Game | |
| A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his Customer,"This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you."The barber puts a five rupee coin in one hand and two one rupee coins(1+1=2) in the other, then calls the boy over and asks,"Which do you want, son?" The boy takes the two one rupee coins and leaves. "What d...
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| 11:20 | 30/Jul/2008 |
| Colorado Aspen Tree | |
| Many living things need each other to survive. If you have ever seen a Colorado aspen tree, you may have noticed that it does not grow alone. Aspens are found in clusters, or groves. The reason is that the aspen sends up new shoots from the roots. In a small grove, all of the trees may actually be connected by their roots!Giant California redwood...
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| 17:41 | 17/Jul/2008 |
| Pancakes | |
| Six year-old Brandon decided one Saturday morning to fix his parentspancakes. He found a big bowl and spoon, pulled a chair to the counter,opened the cupboard and pulled out the heavy flour canister, spilling iton the floor. He scooped some of the flour into the bowl with his hands, mixed in mostof a cup of milk and added some sugar, leaving a flou...
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| 21:37 | 2/Jul/2008 |
| CELEBRITY WIT | |
| The exchange between Churchill & Lady Astor: She said, "If you were my husband I'd give you poison," and he said,"If you were my wife,I'd drink it."A member of Parliament to Disraeli: "Sir, you will either die on the gallows or of some unspeakable disease.""That depends, Sir," said Disraeli, "on whether I embrace your policies or your mistress.""...
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| 12:08 | 24/Jun/2008 |
| Power of Positive Talk -Dr. A. P. J. Abd... | |
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| I remember my dad teaching me the power of language at a very young age. Not only did my dad understand that specific words affect our mental pictures, but he understood words are a powerful programming factor in lifelong success. One particularly interesting event occurred when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees, poles, and liter...
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| 20:57 | 11/Jun/2008 |
| In a lighter vein...... | |
| A contestant on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire' had reached the final plateau. If she answered the next question correctly, she would win $1,000,000. If she answered incorrectly, she would pocket only the $32,000 milestone money.As she suspected it would be, the million-dollar question was no pushover:Which of the following species of birds does no...
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| Sukamal Chau... | 14:03 | 14/Aug/2007 |
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| Kolkata, i love you |
| Water logging during rain, specially in Kolkata where I stay has become a problem of every year. Can we not divert the money being invested by Kolkata corporation more to this problem , so that we live with better civic condition the next year. Do the authorities feel that it is not being solved for darth of money? If so, we the citizen of Kolkata ...
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| prasanna sri... | 20:06 | 29/Jul/2008 |
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| Just Laugh |
| Huge Pause A bearwalks into a bar and says, "I want a bourbon and............... coke"The bartender asks "what's with the huge pause?"The bear says, "I've had them all my life." An Old Fart Oneevening, a family brings their frail, elderly mother to a nursing home andleaves her, hoping she will be well cared for. The next morning, the nursesbathe...
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| Vish R | 03:10 | 27/Aug/2008 |
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| The (lost) voice of India |
| It all began whilst flipping through the various TV channels on a rainy Sunday afternoon. I dropped anchor at a news channel I hadn’t seen in years...The national news showing a certain woman speaking in an inset and another one speaking with her hands. I smiled, giggled, laughed, cracked every idiotic morose joke I could think of, and finally set ...
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| Nandhi Varman | 04:57 | 6/Sep/2008 |
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| SUPREME COURT ON ASHRAM HOUSE GRAB CASE |
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| The latest order passed by the Apex Court in the SLP filed by S. Murugavel against R.K. Shelvarajan , the famous heir of India's first Finance Minister R.K.Shanmugham Chettiar, whose house ashram took on rent decades ago and bought that through a forged document wherein the Managing Trustee of Ashram was named in FIR but left out in charge sheet an...
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| kishore gupta | 12:50 | 27/Aug/2008 |
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| New Theory about Women : 1. To find a woman you need time and money therefore:women = time x money ............@ 2. " Time is money " so time = money ...........................@ 3. Therefore:women =money x moneywomen = ( money )^2 ............@ 4. "Money is the root of all problems "money = ( problems )^1/2 ......@ 5. Therefore:women =...
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| krishna veni | 05:53 | 3/Sep/2008 |
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| For every beginning there is an ending and everything that ends gives way to a new beginning Happiness or grief are just part and parcel of everyone lives they do not last forever, they have to end some day for a new beginning, The most valuable thing in life is “right now” catch hold of the moment and make the best use of ...
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| jofebin@redi... | 07:37 | 3/Sep/2008 |
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| Crane |
| Hi frnds... Got this on a trip to kumarakom... I know its lil over burned.. it was around noon and it was a sunny day.... check it out... luv... febz
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| amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007 |
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| 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.
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| Ajit Lakshmi... | 20:16 | 2/Oct/2007 |
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| GANDHIGIRI ON GANDHI JAYANTI |
| GANDHIGIRI EXPERIENCE Of course, Gandhism or Gandhigiri as it is now better known works even if it does not have anything to do with values!! (Thanks to Munnabhai) My experience with Gandhigiri relates to chaotic traffic and driving on Bangalore roads especially on the IT Corridor. I travel from my home near Brooke Fields to office in Nrupathunga ...
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| Neeraj Jain | 16:54 | 11/Jul/2008 |
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| Dismal state of Bollywood |
| What is happening in Bollywood? I am unable to understand. What is happening to the film quality and the duration? Earlier, almost all the films used to be of 3 hrs duration or even more. Now all the films are being chopped off to earn big bucks in quick time. As a result, you have not even come to understanding the film and its characters when yo...
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| Sonu Katha | 19:29 | 4/Aug/2008 |
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| Are Your Top People Ready To Leave You? |
| How can I tell if my best employees are getting ready to leave?Why would they want to leave?How can I keep them?This article looks at how to tell if you're in trouble, and what to do about itTop 10 Clues Your Best Employees are Leaving * They start dressing better * They take lunches at different times * Their production drops off * Th...
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| Isha Cally | 11:50 | 20/Oct/2006 |
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| SHUBH DEEPAWALI |
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| WISHING ALL OF YOU AND YOUR FAMILY,,,,JOY, SPLENDOUR, HAPPINESS AND PROSPERTY ON THIS FUN FILLED OCCASION OF DIWALI,,,! MAY THIS FESTIVE OF LIGHT BRIGHTENS & BRING PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN LIFE... HAPPY DIWALI,,,!
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| Saurin Parikh | 16:19 | 5/Sep/2008 |
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| Improve your Vocabulary |
| Stopping at an unknown word while reading something is common to all of us. Some of us let it go and don't ponder over it. But that's something I couldn't do, and shouldn't even do. Words, after all, are a writer's bread and butter. Hence, my lack of knowledge about quite a few words was getting increasingly frustrating. To overcome this problem, I...
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| myna mg | 10:44 | 17/Jun/2008 |
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| HAPPY? |
| Happiness Is Not Comforts ‘Does Happiness depend upon comfort? ’ Happiness lies in not comforts alone! Happiness is not a static quality of the human mind, body and soul. All can’t remain happy all the time. It would be foolishness to wish for a life, filled with happiness alone; Happiness is more when woes come in-between. Happiness is just a feel...
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| Debasish Cha... | 05:47 | 1/Mar/2007 |
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| Effort |
| There is a little story...that teaches a lot... A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young boy. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went ...
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| Dheeraj Khanna | 21:15 | 19/Aug/2007 |
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| The Bourne Series...... download now!! |
| The Bourne Ultimatum has turn out to be huge this summer in Hollywood. So I thought, why not give a tribute to that great spy-master Robert Ludlum who created Bourne and made him a delicious character, an anti-thesis of James Bond.So I give you the The Bourne Trilogy. Now available for download.Go ahead, get ready for a thrilling ride.Downloand the...
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| Cubes 3B | 13:29 | 21/Aug/2008 |
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| Are we really Free ? |
| This thought came to me on the eve of Independance Day while the Nation was busy with the prepratations. Are we really free ? And then lots of thoughts came to my mind, some were filled with rage and anger that caused so much of pain that lead me to depression and sadness. What are we doing after soo many years of independance ? Looking around I do...
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| ajit saini | 08:38 | 25/May/2007 |
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| Some Problem with ILAND |
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| Hi friends........ there is something wrong with my iland... its not allowing anyone to comment, write in my GB etc... i dont know how it is happening..m not even able to chane da settings..... tell me if u r also facing da same problem on my e mail id dynamicajit@rediffmail.com waiting 4 ur replies......... ur fr jeetu
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| cajetan vaz | 21:33 | 6/Jan/2008 |
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| 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...
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| Gurmeetsingh... | 13:19 | 26/Aug/2007 |
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| Success in Interviews - II |
| Wednesday, August 21, 2007Success in Interviews - part II Friends,Thank you for your kind words. I feel motivated to keep sharing. I also feel fortunate that at this young age of 36, I can devote so much of my time for the benefit of deserving people. Do share the messages to your other friends, as well, so that they also benefit. I shall also past...
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| Ravichandran CR | 12:00 | 9/Jul/2008 |
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| The fall of a government |
| The Fallof a Government The nucleartreaty will perhaps cause another election, or perhaps the government maycontinue with a thin majority. The problem is not the treaty but the governmentnot answering to the series of questions that begin with 'Why?'Why do we need to sign the treaty?Why is there so much secrecy behind it?Why cannot the contents of ...
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| Mini Francis | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008 |
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| 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...
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| Madhavan PK | 16:15 | 26/Aug/2008 |
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| Corps or Corpse |
| While at school, I was part of the NCC unit for two years. I was in the naval wing and so they taught us knots, signals, parade, salute, and firing. I also remember a visit to a submarine, walking inside it, machines, shafts et al and coming within 10 metres of the torpedo room. My biggest disappointment was I didn’t get to see the periscope. As a...
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| ranjana trip... | 18:28 | 10/Feb/2007 |
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| something somewhere is missing |
| “something somewhere is missing" on 8th Feb I had my marriage anniversary, being Libran as I was expecting some romantic evening Though its 6 years now I should have been clear nothing will happen. I was married in a young age when I hardly was ready for the same. I really had a good time in the term of romance initially but I feel its an ongoing p...
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| prashanth ram | 18:00 | 6/Oct/2007 |
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| The birth of the Girth |
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| It’s the most obnoxious part of the human body, since it reveals it’s ugly head in the forties (the new 30’s!! ), a time when most of us live in defiance of our age, ***ual prowess and a balding head, in that order!. It’s not as servile to one’s own ego, as much as the above 3 but because of a proclaimed fact that it can be controlled, makes us a...
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| Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007 |
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| 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...
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| Subrahmanyam... | 12:17 | 31/Dec/2007 |
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| Happy New Year 2008 |
| WIshing all rediffilanders a happy and prosperous New year 2008. Hope this new year fulfills all ur wishes and makes all ur dreams come true.
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| A S | 21:53 | 23/Jun/2008 |
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| Am off to Bangalore |
| Well folks, i am off to Bangalore tomorrow. I take off at the unearthly hour of 7.50 a.m. which means that i have to leave my house at 6.30, while all of you'll are busy snoozing!! :(I will be in Bangalore all of this week. (Come back on sat morning) and though i already have way too many outstation friends a few more can not hurt. :) so anyone w...
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| shobi thomas | 17:15 | 26/Mar/2007 |
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| Cricket Mania |
| This is dedicated to Jerry of the 'Tom & Jerry' fame. Jerry is alive and kicking and very much on this iland... Team India is down and out. The Men in Blue who stepped out of the country oozing with confidence are now a disoriented lot. They fear for their safety and are unsure how to return home. Gun toting securitymen are guarding their homes fro...
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| AdityaDas Menon | 19:37 | 26/Jun/2008 |
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| HANDS OF LOVE - PART -20-"TERELIYE" |
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| HANDS OF LOVE - PART - 20 - "TERELIYE"Dedication to : All the readers of my blogs..........., The Majestic performing art - Kathakali“Kamdev,you are the GOD of cores of feelings, and emotions…Can u tell me, among all these, which one is perennial…..?” One day Narada asked his younger brother……… The question prompted Kamadev to think for a while….T...
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| Reshma Thakkar | 16:13 | 28/Jun/2008 |
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| EMOTIONS |
| Emotions cause you pain and they actually dictate behaviour to you.In other words when you are emotional you are no longer in control.For example, when you are excited you might think excitement is good.You cant actually think clearly.The emotion of excitement takes over and leads you to act.Its not always the best action that is born from exciteme...
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| RAVI GOVINDA... | 21:06 | 9/Jul/2008 |
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| Being a Botany lecturer! |
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| My kudos to Hrishikesh Mukherjee, who immortalised a Botanist (Dharmendra) not to be a nit-wit and proves that he is more worthier than prejudiced to be. Times have changed but the concept of a Botany professional hasn"t changed. Again hats of to the late Hrishikesh who I presume to be the only director in Indian cinema who has immortalised the rol...
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| Kiran Kumar | 18:28 | 31/May/2007 |
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| Dhyaan dharey man sey meraKarey na chit udaasSamjhey mujhko har samayHardam apney paasGhat Ghat mein sansaar key vyaapak main bharpoorPrem sey nitya sameep hoonPrem nahin to doorThese lines belong to the Bhagvad Geeta in Hindi.The lines above are spoken by Krishna to Arjuna during the latter’s darkest hour.Krishna says that man should meditate upon...
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| Kumar Ahuja | 18:22 | 28/Aug/2008 |
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| A Gift is a Gift |
| Four brothers left home for college, and they became successful doctors and lawyers and prospered. Some years later, they chatted after having dinner together. They discussed the gifts they were able to give their elderly mother who lived far away in another city.The first said, "I had a big house built for Mama."The second said, "I had a hundred t...
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| Gagandeep Kaur | 18:53 | 1/Mar/2007 |
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| Herez My Message to the Men in Power Blue : Be a team person and a leader I want in each one of you...........Full of that dash and drive that makes the opponent shivers……………Have that fire ….that zeal in you………..search for it inside you and search until you find it………..Project on the dynamism…...believe that you have the potential…… and also gain t...
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| Devang Shah | 14:11 | 30/Jun/2007 |
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| The Pudukottai Bus Stand |
| The Pudukottai Bus StandSo blithe and loud!I scorn at the crowd,shrugging the beggar with a petty li'l dime.It shines in his eye,but I worry for my line.My Penny Petty. His Flicker Faulty?His Penny Rich. My Pound Paltry.Once on my seatI look at this featthey call the Pudukottai bus stand.A bustling localewith the world on sale.Cukes and cakes,cooki...
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| Bharath Tonse | 13:28 | 25/Sep/2006 |
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| WE ARE THE BEST |
| East or west, we are the best. Some factors hold us back. Red tape is one such factor due to which some of us stagnate here. Some leave the shores and acheive their goals.Some may argue that all is well, giving examples of Ambani and Tata etc. But that is an exception, which does not negate a rule but strenghtens it. The RTI bill is an extremely ...
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