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 15:24 | 31/Dec/2007
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
Dear Rediffland Bloggers   BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008. ALOK RANJAN PRADHAN. more...
 17:13 | 30/Sep/2007
HILLQUEEN SHIMLA !
  HILLQUEEN SHIMLA :For a change , I visited Shimla lastweek (21-27 SEPT'07 ). It was my fourth visit to Shimla in the last 5 years.There is not  much change out there. It's the beginning of winter there now. Mornings and evenings are cooler. But one change that I made this time was the travel by train from Shimla to Kalka while returning to Delhi ... more...
 14:14 | 31/Aug/2007
INHUMAN ACT !
INHUMAN ACT : Maltreatment, Misbehaviour and extortion by  a Railway Checking Staff.    This is to bring to your knowledge regarding the conduct of a Railway checking staff on duty on 15th of July 2007 in   Mumbai. My younger brother who is a businessman by profession and pays the Indian government income tax regularly,experienced a very inhuman an... more...
 17:25 | 8/Aug/2007
BLAME IT ON GOA !
  GO GOA :Goa as seen in Bollywood films is a paradise for the Romantics or the ones who dream more of Romance.I too was one who also dreamt of visiting the beaches, Nightclubs and dancebars to see if it is in reality or it is in one's imagination. I wanted to see it for myself. May be I thought I will have plenty of attractive women in the Beaches... more...
 17:13 | 31/Jul/2007
WAITING FOR MY TURN
 COMPANIONSHIP: It is since ages that  I was close to a girl to make her my girlfriend. I feel the days of romance, has almost gone out of my life.Not that I am too old for romance or can not have one girlfriend. The priorities in my life and my career  always dominate my thought process. Always aiming too high is the gratest mistake I make everyti... more...
 18:28 | 26/Jul/2007
HAPPINESS !
   Rishikesh is a place to visit if you want to breakaway from the maddening hectic city life of NewDelhi with traffic, pollution, and crime on the rise...I prefer to visit Rishikesh whenever I feel I need a break...The place with a cool climate with gracious mountains and the holy Ganges welcome you  to purify your soul for the moment...If you are... more...
 16:06 | 13/Jul/2007
BOU, MY MOTHER
  BOU, My mother is my inspiration. Her sacrifices and affection is boundless for her children ;just to see us happy. The affection she shows to her grandchildren is just exemplary.Hope she remains my guide throughout my life.The days spent with her during my holidays will be cherished throughout my life.May God keep her healthy and happy throughou... more...
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 avinash | 03:01 | 30/Mar/2008
Friends: (195)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: music,playing sno...
VERY RARE PHOTO OF BALAJI INSIDE TIRUPAT...
THIS IS A VERY RARE PHOTOGRAPH OF BALAJI - TAKEN INSIDE THE TEMPLE MANY YEARS AGO.IN THE HISTORY OF THE TIRUPATHI TIRUMALA TEMPLE, THERE'S ONLY TWICE PHOTOS WERE ALLOWED TO BE TAKEN.HERE IS ONE OF THEM.PASS THIS PHOTO OR MAKE YOUR FRIENDS SEE THIS.BEST WISHES.  more...
 asha wilson | 12:59 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: reading,music..
Give me caption!!!
Hello all...,    I find something interestin'!! Coze, people handle the same situation differently. &.Y ? don't know!!O.k..Let it..But am putting some snaps .Will u give u'r caption for the same pics..O.kk...am starting'...  more...
 shazia | 16:30 | 7/Mar/2008
Friends: (7)  | City: srinagar  | Interests: net surfing,old m...
thoughts
let ur thoughts to flow freely.so that the hidden secrets are discovered. whoever agrees,can be my friend.  more...
 gor c | 16:19 | 7/Mar/2008
Friends: (1)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music,films,readi...
kailash, Man sarovar
I am planning to travel to Kailash & Man Sarovar Parikramma in July, 2008 with my wife .I would love to have some experiane for this travel on hand.  more...
 Sandeep Ozarde | 10:47 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (618)  | City: Bombay  | Interests: BREAKFAST: Assam ...
The Real Shopping-Cart Revolution
Five hundred years of progress packed into a sack of flour.By J. Bradford DeLong, Wired MagHere's some food for thought.A smart shopper can buy a 5-pound bag of Gold Medal flour for 69 cents. That's enough to feed three people for a day - 7,500 easy-to-digest, relatively nutritious, and potentially tasty calories. All for less than 0.7 percent of a...  more...
 janus janus | 16:30 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Yoga, music, cook...
Pressing issues
Life, one realizes, is all about the little creature comforts. Everyone’s life is full of them, but I reckon there’s always room for adding some more. So these last few days have been busy organizing some of them. Precisely, managed to get a reflexologist to come by once a week for some orgasmic foot massage. Now I know that the feet are extra-sens...  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 22:46 | 11/Mar/2008
Friends: (173)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
An entirely different way to travel
Hi Guyz, If you have still not traveled in Delhi Metro feeder buses, you are missingsomething. Believe me! Traveling in Delhi Metro feeder buses is a uniqueexperience. It is very different from the experience that you get whiletraveling in rickety RTVs.Some of the good points about Delhi Metro feeder buses are:They are operated by Delhi Metro. ...  more...
 shobha warrier | 09:53 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (52)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: People, Books, Mo...
Modi, a hero
Though I also operate within the realms of Indian English media, though I am aware of its “pseudo-secular” credentials, I was baffled by the kind of lop-sided, anti-Modi coverage of the Gujarat elections, especially in the electronic media. The English newspapers and news channels declare themselves as “unbiased and secular” while they act as if th...  more...
 Sonu Katha | 18:25 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (517)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
The most important relationship you can ...
One day all the employees reached the office and they saw a big advice on the door on which it was written: "Yesterday the person who has been hindering your growth in this company passed away. We invite you to join the funeral in the room that has been prepared in the gym". In the beginning, they all got sad for the death of one of their colleague...  more...
 Ash K | 23:42 | 6/Oct/2007
Friends: (111)  | City: --  | Interests: Reading, Food, Mo...
Daffodils -
Althought my tryst with the world of words, prose, similes, metaphors, euphemisms and literature began with the advent of i-land, I also owe part of this passionate endeavour to the poem penned by William Wordsworth. The poem is plain and simple, yet has a style which is unique and one of its kind, hard to emulate kinds. Stumbled upon this poem on ...  more...
 ma ya | 21:43 | 14/Mar/2008
Friends: (213)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: watching cricket ...
HI...frndssssssssss
hello............    hope u all r doing welll..n keeping good health!!!me too fine. hmm as i hav nothing to blog,so just saying HI.....to everyone.              take care n keep smiling............:D  more...
 Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007
Friends: (446)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: relationship, bei...
Separation and Travel
 Traveling to distant places is perhaps one of the most exciting things that could happen to me. I enjoy traveling and visiting places. It has always been my dream and I coveted a job that would include travel once in a while. But strange how motherhood changes everything. I have to travel to USA for work, and whenever I have this opportunity, I st...  more...
 friendly ghost | 08:37 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (350)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Our Debris Satyagraha
Our Debris Satyagraha Here is a brief report of the "Debris Satyagraha" that we performed on 30th March at Bandra H-West ward, with the cooperation and support of both local residents as well as citizens from other areas of the city.  The event was well photographed and reported by Sandeep Ashar on DNA 31st March, page 3.  Following up on a decisio...  more...
 A S | 13:44 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (384)  | 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...
 Reshma Thakkar | 21:11 | 26/Mar/2008
Friends: (2064)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
SHOULD WE
 Should we build our surroundings --or thoughts?Should we seek pleasure --or happiness?Should we progress materially --or spiritually?Should we nurse our ego --or ability?Should we fear death --or disease?Should we be worthy of praise from man --Or God?Should we be intelligent --Or wise?Should we attempt to win --Or achieve?Should we envy –Or admir...  more...
 a b | 17:44 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (195)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Pets, Music, Book...
CIRCUSYesterday evening as I closed my art workshopAnd headed for the Ring-a-ling circus" big topExcitement built up in me as I waited for a bus to stopAnd take me to see wild animals do a mean hip hop!On the ride, I wondered if this thing is really fairWhat if unfortunately humans too had lived in a lairAnd were trapped and forced to hop in the ai...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1043)  | 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...
 Tumble Weed | 21:28 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (364)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Soch ko Badlo, Si...
Spirit of the Mother
Life pulses throughout Her land,Covered by rich harvest and fertile beauty -Time as deep as ocean and as infinite as sand rippling harmony andcomplexity; Her dutyHer life and wisdom rides the breeze,As her mercy and strength evaporates.Man's creation reigns; devastation, diseaseFrom invention of the wheel; we've industrialized our fates.War and mea...  more...
 beena john | 19:39 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (337)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
A Beautiful Story....
Why do we read BIBLE, even if we may not understand a single word???? This is a beautiful story.  An old  American lived on a farm in the mountains of eastern  Kentucky with his young  grandson. Each morning Grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table reading  his Bible.  His grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate  him in ev...  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 Sumit Arya | 14:36 | 2/Jan/2008
Friends: (256)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Computes, Latest ...
New Year....
New Year is a time to unfold new horizons and dreams, make resolutions, rejoice and face new challenges... Wishing you a truly fulfilling 2008 !!  more...
 Pavement Freud | 08:16 | 23/Mar/2008
Friends: (269)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
The Landlady: Part 1
Maggie moved her upturned palm carefully along an invisible arc against the morning sun. Her narrowed eyes, pursed lips, twitching eyebrows—her very being—followed the painfully labored and awkward trajectory: as if her life depended on it. Only when her palm bridged the gap between the window and her hazel eyes did she breathe easy. The object of...  more...
 Juwal Bose | 12:52 | 6/Mar/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Computer Games, B...
Niche of Truth Forward
I recieved this mail on my business ID, seems like some kind of propoganda thing. I dont know hw they got our address as our business has nothing to do with this. Anyways i thought to post it and let you readers generate some views on this one. This certainly is not my view on the topic, but an analysis of views by a certain stranger.Is not the ...  more...
 Saakshee I | 08:34 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (791)  | City: Close to u!  | Interests: This is the real ...
A brief time as a Coquette
Nothing new to pen so dredging up an old one for ya’ll from my teendom. How I almost became a coquette and got sucked into the lives of BB and her hubby.. My mom’s pal BB (BIG take your pick for the second B) had a problem she has a hubby who loves her deeply. But BB just tolerated him. His show of love irritated her no end- but luckily for her he ...  more...
 kavita ganguly | 23:49 | 25/Mar/2008
Friends: (273)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: Reading, Net Surf...
Colorful
Holi Hai! Shouted a bunch of kids as they gleefully drenched each other in colored water.  I leaned over my balcony, smiling indulgently at them. Then came a knock on the door and I hastily hid in my room instructing my maid to say that Didi was out. Whew! What a relief! I slowly sank back in my chair as I heard the footsteps receding down the comm...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:57 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (449)  | 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...
 Shyama Menon | 10:28 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (521)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Finding the real ...
Sporting me!
You know how it is, one fine day, you end up playing some sport and realize how fit you really are. It may be a company sports event or maybe a club sports day that lets you know your fitness level. For me it's our building association’s fancy sounding “Winter Olympics”! So there I was participating in all sorts of things these last two weeks and d...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 12:09 | 26/Feb/2008
Friends: (785)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
Beware of Ants....
Incident One:A little boy died because surgeons found ants in his brain! Apparently this boy fell asleep with some sweets in his mouth or with some sweet stuff beside him. Ants soon got to him and some ants in fact crawled into his ear which somehow managed to go to his brain. When he woke up, he did not realize that ants had gone to his head. Afte...  more...
 Keya | 12:15 | 24/Sep/2007
Friends: (295)  | Interests: Love everything o...
Make a difference
Hi friends,After long break I am here again with some of my thoughts. We all have read/hear this thought and somewhat way we appreciated it also…“Measuring our life by, what others do for us, may disappoint us. But if measured by, what we do for others, will add meaning to it. Make difference in others life.”Have we ever think more than our expecta...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 16:00 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (1624)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
 I WISH YOU ENOUGHRecently I overheard a mother and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. They had announced the departure.Standing near the security gate, they hugged and the mother said, "I love you and I wish you enough".The daughter replied, "Mom, our life together has been more than enough.Your love is all I ever needed. I wi...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 03:51 | 1/Apr/2008
Friends: (438)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" LongesT "
Ten Longest Bridges In WorldHere is a list of the ten longest bridges in the world with pictures and descriptions. Those beautiful photos are showing to us that there are no borders and everything is reachable.10. Seven Mile BridgeThe Seven Mile Bridge, in the Florida Keys, runs over a channel between the Gulf of Mexico and the Florida Strait, conn...  more...
 Star Trekker | 07:32 | 31/Mar/2008
Friends: (320)  | City: space..the final frontier  | Interests: Dancing in the cl...
LIVE darshan Of Lord
           Good news for all Bholenath Devotees! Live webcasting of the ‘Garbgriha’ of Lord Vishwanath of Kashi is available at the official temple site. http://shrikashivishwanath.org/ Th is facility was inaugurated on Jan 31st this year.The LIVE  darshan is also Available on TATA sky and VSNL service.The money paid by TATA SKY and VSNL to the temp...  more...
 Thohe Pou | 21:30 | 1/Mar/2008
Friends: (815)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
Free and Fair Election in Nagaland
 The time has come for the Nagas to decide whom to elect. It is the high time for the Nagas to vote for the right party in Nagaland. If the people vote for the wrong party, the Naga people will suffer for a long period of five years. When you enjoy your life with peace and prosperity, you do not know how the year passes. But in suffering, one year ...  more...
 L KINI | 09:59 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (871)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
18 things for successful LIFE
  On the left side is the ILLUSIONARY IMAGE       18 things to make LIFE successful  1. Pursue Achievable 2. Keep Genuine Smiles 3. Share with Others 4. Help Thy Neighbors 5.Maintain a Youthful Spirit   6. Get Along with the Rich, the Poor,the Beautiful, &the Ugly 7. Keep Cool Under Pressure 8. Lighten the Atmosphere with Humor 9. Forgive the...  more...
 Smita K | 15:39 | 25/Oct/2007
Friends: (10)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading books, wa...
...in the abode above.
While his world lay rendering its facets reek annoyed with his mind’s haywire squeak the man flings the bottle alongside winking those eyes last night long cried father, tell me what cuts your heart like knife, am I the cause of your unwholesome life I wish I weren’t born this day to see you mourn your life this way son, I too wish u weren’t born t...  more...
 cool saint | 13:44 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (45)  | City: New York  | Interests: None that I know of
After and evening of being together
 Your taste still lingers in my mouthYour fragrnce is still in the airI can still feel your soft body pressed against mineReady to break all the bondsYour touch, your caressdrivivng me crazy again and againAllow me to take you thereTo that heavenly bliss, into the twillight zone where our bodies will mingle and become single Where we will become on...  more...
 MAD BRO | 10:32 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (283)  | City: Madras  | Interests: Well being of chi...
Are we civilised?
We call ourselves civilised. But we cannot even provide a safe environment for our kids. Here are certain facts about child abuse that we all should know.* It is not just strangers but even close family members might resort to child abuse.* The emotional damage is more severe and long term if the abuser is someone the victim trusted.* A vast majori...  more...
 hari coffeeshop | 15:05 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (112)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: you.
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 ayesha afri | 16:02 | 13/Oct/2007
Friends: (254)  | City: dhaka  | Interests: blog ,book reading
why
There are no moonlight, no sunlight The earth is so dark… No wind to take breath.   There are no flowers No color The earth is colorless   There are no bird, no butterfly No song, no color, no light… No love, no humanity   The earth is so dark…so… Why  life?   more...
 harsha bhat | 18:44 | 24/Feb/2008
Friends: (33)  | City: dharwad  | Interests: blogging, composi...
JODHA-AK(SUCK)BAR
Pls don’t mind if I swear out loud in this blog….i’mseriously pissed off….how can a man who treated us with lagaan bang us with a 4hour hot shot?????Yup………JODHAAAA-AKBAR!!!!!!!One word to describe it ….SICK…btw did I tel uthat I bunked the college to watch this movie?? Coz the classes were too boringto stop me from dozing off…but l8r I realized, cl...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 13:48 | 18/Mar/2008
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