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 21:08 | 11/Dec/2007
Contemporary Indian Art from Raja Ravi V...
This is the first part of the three articles to be published on this subject.What is contemporary Indian art? This is a question that has gnawed at the global literary consciousness time and again. Indian art has its roots in myriad folk styles and traditions and has also fed on the social and political ethos of not only India but also of the world... more...
 19:07 | 21/Nov/2007
The Left and the Right and the Centre
To dispel any suggestions to the contrary, this article is not about politics. Your brain can see this incorrect identification: but which one? Most individuals have a difficult time performing a task from the opposite lobe than their personality dictates. The left brained like my wife are simply ecstatic about figures, numbers and mathematics. Why... more...
 20:25 | 28/Oct/2007
Love
We all need a love To hold us To lift us To give us When life threatens to sink us A love that will never fails us A love from god above A love of comfort A love of courage Filled with wisdom and Caring A love that is ageless And enduring A love passed from Generation to generation This is our father's love A love for all nations In this ever darke... more...
 20:19 | 28/Oct/2007
Tired
Tired of trust, Tired of faith, Tired of your sweet lies my friend, Take me now,through the truth, Take me through the fire of hell, Burn me up, Break me down, Kill me Today, to save your tomorrow, Do it, Do it my friend, For your better fate 'Cause here I'm tired, Tired of being serene, Tired of being victim of your pride, Tired of my civilized mi... more...
 21:47 | 25/Oct/2007
The Loon
Beneath willow canopies Under the beams of a crescent moon, I trek the musky marsh Following the mournful songs of a loon. His call is a haunting echo Clinging thickly to the fog It surrounds the dampened moors Creeping slowly across the bog. Flighty is the bird I seek From across the darkened bayou Dampened though my spirits be I begin my search a... more...
 19:56 | 19/Oct/2007
Have a great cup of coffee
and go on a Dream Weave Walk   more...
 20:39 | 10/Oct/2007
Having the Herpes
I would like to begin by saying that I am a relatively healthy human being. As I child I went through a stretch of illness, but from my high school years through my mid 20's I have, thankfully, endured little more that a head cold. Now that I have set the scene, I'll tell you about the rash. For over a week I had been waking up in the middle of the... more...
 15:20 | 7/Oct/2007
How to write a short story
Everybody knows writing a story is not easy. Like the drama or the poem, it is imaginative literature that should appeal to the emotions of the readers. Since it communicates the writer's interpretation of reality, there must be an artistic use of language to signify human experience. But how do we write a great short story? What are the things to ... more...
 19:49 | 5/Oct/2007
Hypocrisy
I have often wondered at the etymology and semantic content of the word 'hypocrisy'. After hunting in vain for its Latin, French, Lativian(?) origins , I finally realized that the word had about it almost a kind of onomatopoeic quality. The word actually sounded its meaning. For it assimilated within its alphabetic confines all the qualities that d... more...
 18:50 | 1/Oct/2007
Fly on the Wall
Would you like to be a 'fly in the ointment' ? A 'bee in the bonnet'? A 'snake in the grass'? A 'wolf in sheep's clothing'? I'm sure not. Neither have I ever desired to join the animal ilk. But of late I am being driven by an unknown compulsion to be a fly on the wall. Hang on ! It has nothing to do with being an animal-o-phile in general or a fly-... more...
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 priyanka | 19:48 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (38)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: dancing,computers...
Don't you guys think that crying is good sometimes? I think you should cry sometime. Whenever you feel depressed or lonely, tears are the only ones that actually accompany you. Through thick and thin, they are always with you, no matter what !!! Plus, they help you lighten the burden in your heart! Here are some wonderful poems on Tears that I real...  more...
 Ashish Goyal | 16:17 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (19)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,listening...
This is For You Mom
Okay,I know I'm not the only son who loves his mom like anything but really she does deserve a complete blog entry to herself( in fact she deserves everything she wishes for),not because she is my mom( though that is a good enough reason too) but because of the BEAUTIFUL person she is.Never in my whole life i've ever been subjected to any restricti...  more...
 Krish | 22:10 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (101)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading,..life
I found after I lost........!!!
When i lost d matchi thought it was da very last catchbut then i found it was da confidence lackwhich on da last sec..I lack! then i went ,again ,to play walking on da confidence cakehard was d victory,but confidence made a history....!!!!!! i learned  from a mistake,Just from one defeat Take! Worry of commmiting mistake,fled away,& confidence came...  more...
 ANKUR SINGH ... | 14:55 | 3/Nov/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: SAGAR  | Interests: PLAYING
EXAMS OVER
                                                  EXAMSI m doing B.E. from  SGSITS Indore with Civil Engg.  as my sub.  Today my exams are over  and i m feeling too  free.I m writing this blog to  know ur opinion of  exams.  My opinion to the exams is that  just study and complete ur exams . If u had attented the class regular i  think u will not be...  more...
 sandhiya | 20:05 | 17/Nov/2007
Friends: (20)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: music, chatting
chocolate
HOT CHOCOLATE(Really)  Hot Chocolate Oh my God! What the hell?I think my flesh is going to swellRight where the index meets the thumbHoly crap! That was so dumbFor some stupid reason I was stirring like crazyThen the hot chocolate splashed onto my hand and phased meIt made me cringe, I felt it burnOver to the cold tap I did runThe initial pain had ...  more...
 KANDASAMYMOHAN | 15:05 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (29)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Reading, writing,...
Thankfully no casualties due toi gas lea...
Concerned friend NithaMohan asked whether anything harmful happened. Thankfully due to the timely action taken by the pollution control board officers in ordering the shutting down of operation in all the units no one succumbed to the gas.  There were reports vomiting and fainting. Suffocation stopped at that. Thank god.I thank harikumar for sharin...  more...
 Animesh Raj | 11:36 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (104)  | City: Manipal  | Interests: Philately, numism...
Good Mooooooorning India!!!!
                     Bhagwaan ne do honth diye hain,Sirf bolne ke liye nahi;Agar hasnaa aata hai,To haste kyo nahi?Aajkal zindagi itni udaas kyo hai?Khushiyon ke phool kabhi bikharte kyo nahi?  World tour kar ke dil bahlaa to lete hain,Family tour kar ke dil jodte kyo nahi?Speed Dating mein milte to hazaaro dil hain,Par unke taar kabhi judte kyo na...  more...
 archana kumar | 13:23 | 28/Nov/2007
Friends: (19)  | City: bangalore  | Interests: books, music, tra...
OSO...........osho is better
Everytime i sit and think I shud write something dissing shah rukh khan...........i talk myself out of it cos i dont want to waste time and effort writing abt himBut recently, he has just been irritating me to the hilt!I have never liked him much cos of his arrogance and attitude...........but i still watch his movies.....cos they are entertaining!...  more...
 akhil roy | 17:47 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (37)  | City: Thane  | Interests: music,swimming
suhana mausam
thandi ke suhane mausam men dhoop ki chadar odhe stadium ki harialee kisika intazar kar rahi hainahin kisi ak ka nahin kisi pyaree see jodi kalal totoon ki ji jodi si dekhtee designer paridhanon ke agosh men simtiroj stadium ki chchatee gudguda aati aaj na jane kya hua bahot der tak wo nahin aayepata chala stadium to bik chuka tha kisi builder ne b...  more...
 ANJESH KANAG... | 21:52 | 28/Nov/2007
Friends: (13)  | City: Belgaum  | Interests: Research
FREE SMS IN INDIA - Intresting and usefu...
Hi friends!!     I've been using Way2SMS.com to send Free SMS to my contacts and thought you might like to try it out. All you have to do is Register at http://www.way2sms.com and start sending Unlimited SMS to any mobile in india. Thanks & Regards Anjesh 919448231373  more...
 shivaprasad | 13:31 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (12)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: music,movies,draw...
hi
hi........every blogger.i like blogging.and this is the first post for me...can u advice me how to write a blog..please...  more...
 Dhiman Bose | 22:58 | 12/Nov/2007
Friends: (582)  | City: somewhere in the place called earth  | Interests: music, making fri...
Change of name
Hi all out there plz. note that i hv changed my display name from "dhiman bose" to "DB".. Wishing U All A Belated Very Very Happy Diwali.. tata, take care & keep smiling always..  more...
 Celina Dion | 14:46 | 18/Sep/2007
Friends: (7)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: singing, blogging...
longest chain u make ........bigger gift...
hi all i got an exciting way to gift something to ur loved one who r in class 6 to 12there is a site called www.mathguru.comthey are offering 10 % discount on subscription if u want to gift it to some. that person who is getting this as a gift will also get soem thing special gift from team mathguru. it is best gift to give to ur children/ bro/sis ...  more...
 Yogender Singh | 11:58 | 15/Oct/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: music etc
90/10 principle
Take time to read!!!!90/10 PrincipleBy: Steven CoveyHave you read this before?Discover the 90/10 Principle. It will change your life (at least thewayyou react to situations). What is this principle?10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decidedbyhow you react. What does this mean?We really have no control over 10% of what hap...  more...
 Devi | 06:45 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (112)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading (spiritua...
Modi for PM
Why shouldn't Narendra Modi be the next PM?Future is looking Grrreat for Mr Modi.  I know that secularist ilanders will be outraged and bewildered.  Partly it is them and their ilk that are unwittingly helping Modi.Cocky, sharp-shooter, arrogant, over-confident but he is also very clean and uncorrupt.If a company is judged by its annual report, ret...  more...
 Amit Manchanda | 12:19 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (37)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Reading.., sharin...
Try saying these fast!!
Try saying these fast!! ALL THE BEST.......  1.If you understand, say "understand". If you don"t understand, say "don"t understand". But if you understand and say "don"t understand”. How do I understand that you understand? Understand! 2.I wish to wish the wish you wish to wish, but if you wish the wish the witch wishes, I won"t wish the wish you w...  more...
 vira | 11:41 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (211)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
some useful for love
 Funny situations between boys & girls.........BOY : I can't leave you ... GIRL : Do you love me so much?? BOY : It's not that. You're standing on my foot. BOY : May I hold your hand??GIRL : No thanks, it isn't heavy.GIRL : Did you miss me while I was away?? BOY : Were you away?? GIRL : Who was that girl I saw you kissing last night? BOY : What tim...  more...
 Uday Sodhi | 10:16 | 22/Nov/2007
Friends: (206)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Internet, Travel,...
Letter to Bill Gates
 Dear Mr. Bill Gatesa, This letter is from Banta Singh from Punjab. We have bought a computer forour home and we found problems, which I want to bring to your notice.1. After connecting to internet we planned to open e-mail account andwhenever we fill the form in Hotmail in the password column, only ******appears, but in the rest of the fields what...  more...
 Rakshita Verma | 16:08 | 19/Sep/2007
Friends: (309)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: jokes, poetry, pu...
Ghazal
     Sab kuchh apne saath le aayi hunKuchh yun zindagi baant aayi hun Ek mutthi hansi, ek katra aansuEk naya chehra maang laayi hun Kuch tukde khayaalon ke samet keHar fikra se bekhayaal ho aayi hun  Rishton ke tokre se is baarPhir apna naam chhaant laayi hun Zameen se thokar kha ke mainAb ek parat aasmaan laayi hun Ek dibbi bhar ke khushi seGham k...  more...
 A Meet | 23:11 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (255)  | City: New Delhi  | Interests: hayaa aur hayaat
kahin koyi
kahin koyi manzil chhupi to hogikahin koyi aas dabi bhi hogikaise chudaoon apne haathon se lahoomere jurm ki panaah kahin to hogibaar baar hai beshumaar hai kehta hai dilhar baar dil ki sada tum tak pahunchi to hogidin guzar chuka hai raat bhi rawaan hogiis shabe gham ki bhi to koyi subah zaroor hogichalta jaaoonga jab talak na milegi mujhesaahil k...  more...
 prasanna sri... | 21:38 | 3/Nov/2007
Friends: (444)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: in everything
Jokes
Hamburger Restaurant A rather attractive woman goes up to the register in an upscale hamburger establishment. She gestures alluringly to a large man who comes over immediately. When he arrives, she seductively signals that he should bring his face close to hers. When he does so, she begins to gently caress is cheek, which is slowly turning a crimso...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 10:51 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (269)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Question of the Week - Richest Indian
Is there anything that Mukesh Ambani looks at and thinks to himself:"Aw gee - I wish I could afford to buy that..."  more...
 Nischalson C... | 00:02 | 6/Nov/2007
Friends: (280)  | City: iland  | Interests: i am not that tal...
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ah! this one's a bit senti. thought i'll post something nice, specially when i'm celebrating my second year in iLand. q:well..i would like to thank every one in iLand. it's been a great two years!thanks rediff team for providing a great platform. i've certainly metsome really really fabulous people here. ((((((:and happy diwali to everyone! (:love ...  more...
 sahil banga | 16:12 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (216)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Music has seven l...
Kalatop Wildlife Santuary: Review
Kalatop Wildlife Santuary: An Overlap of Real and SurrealThat we took the wrong route, no issues, that we had a hard time with the submerged bridges and treacherous marshy routes as alternates, no problems, because once we reached Kalatop, it was all worth it. Nestled in the virgin parts of Himalayas, Kalatop is an 8km vertical drive from the small...  more...
 janus janus | 18:03 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (259)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Music, cooking, t...
Bees saal baad
I think it’s the time for re-runs in my life! Last year I embarked on a road trip down south and visited places that I had not been to for 20-odd years. And in a week’s time, I will be visiting another country which I last saw 20years ago. A lot has changed in India in the meantime, and in life. I wonder what kind of changes have happened in a coun...  more...
 rahul udare | 18:18 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (28)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: LIVE LIFE with al...
Hum Dono
I am no movie-buff but I definitely know a little bit about good and not so good cinema.Dev Anand starrer 1961 hit "HUM DONO" is a Classic Masterpiece.No two opinions about it.The film revolves around Anand and his tryst with destiny.The storyline is exquisitely simple and happens during World War 2.Anand (Dev Anand) and Mita (Sadhana) are madly in...  more...
 ashutosh upa... | 12:40 | 24/Sep/2007
Friends: (104)  | City: Mirzapur  | Interests: Reading, watching...
Today's Quote
Don't Just Quote It. Read It.  more...
 U C | 18:06 | 3/Sep/2007
Friends: (214)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: self-improvement,...
 "What a Wonderful World"-Louis Armstrong“ I see trees of green, red roses too I see them bloom for me and youAnd I think to myself, what a wonderful worldI see skies of blue and clouds of white The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night And I think to myself, what a wonderful world”The soulful rendering of this song evokes vivid images of a vib...  more...
 Poornima K | 18:25 | 18/Oct/2007
Friends: (44)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading books,Tra...
Wishes
Hi all,    Wish you all happy durga pooja !!!!! Poorni  more...
 Srinivasan P... | 14:52 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (30)  | City: Trichy  | Interests: Human Resource De...
The Story of a mother - Part 6
There is a famous quote which says, ' The way to hell is paved with good intentions.' Thangam's active role in Bama's marriage is a classic example for this. Thangam also was in a similar situation as Bama, but prefered to remain single, served her parents, married off all her brothers and sisters and finally passed off peacefully few years back. P...  more...
 kishore gupta | 22:55 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (186)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: Dancing in the na...
funny
Bill Gates and Laloo's Meeting  Conversation between Bill Gates and our very own Laloo of Bihar   Gates : Namaskar! you must have heard of Windows.Laloo : Oh yes! most govt. offices we have the single window clearance  concept. Gates : At home have u installed Windows?Laloo : I have removed all windows due to increased burgalaries in our  house. Ga...  more...
 Krishnaswamy... | 21:56 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (120)  | City: Fremont, CA  | Interests: Cricket & Discuss...
DRUNK EPISODE
 Woman knocks husband out with potatoThursday, December 6, 2007The potato was later mashedAll couples have their arguments, but usually vegetables aren"t used as weapons.When things got heated between a husband and wife in Nicholson, Georgia, she reached for the first thing that came to hand - a spud.When her partner called her by a rude word, she...  more...
 Siddarth-The... | 19:59 | 22/Oct/2007
Friends: (135)  | City: Madurai  | Interests: Anything under th...
At 10.40 pm
At 10.40 pm are you thinking of me?Or are you thinking of the other person who betrayed you At 10.40 pm are you level headed?has the spirit left you enchantedto leave the bitter taste behind to a sweeter paletteto kill the person who did all the stuff to you with a machette At 10.40 pm are you sane ?Are you attempting to jump out of the window to f...  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 17:35 | 14/Nov/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
Lakshmi is Reborn - A Miracle
Neeraj Jain, 14th NovemberWhat a miracle? The doctors of Sparsh Hospital at Bangalore successfully completed an operation on Lakshmi and separated her from her parastic twin. Kudos to her parents and the chief surgeon who made it possible!Lakshmi suffered from a rare disease. She had four hands and four legs. As a result, she could not walk besides...  more...
 shobha warrier | 08:20 | 16/Jul/2007
Friends: (53)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: People, Books, Mo...
Modern day heroes
It has been a week since the US warship USS Nimitz left the shores of Chennai but I am still disturbed. No, I am not thinking about the alleged nuclear emission or the shameful way with which India prostrated and still prostrates in front of the US. I am only thinking about what the sailors did in Chennai. What disturbed me the most was the hysteri...  more...
 Rajendra Chadha | 20:39 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (46)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, book lov...
chanakya
"A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and Honest people are victimised first." Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategist and writer, 350 BC 75 BC)   ***************************************************   "Even if a snake is not poisonous, it should pretend to be venomous." Chanakya quotes (Indian politician, strategis...  more...
 ram menon | 07:22 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (15)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Nukes, Mosquitoes...
Cuisine..Indian
We were three. One can prepare only Rasam and the other 2 only Sambar.  And all the three are vegetarians.  And imagine in a country where meat is for breakfast and well..for dinner too.  The nearest Indian grocery is 15 miles where you get vegetables  and it gets rotten by the time you reach the place where you live.  This is the place where we st...  more...
 Cyril Paul | 23:23 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (34)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Whoa...! Music/ M...
Phataaack!!!
Explosions everywhere. An otherwise dark sky is lit up in a grey haze. Some people run - some don't, choosing to stay and watch the explosions. Deafening noise all around, the kind that makes your heart leap to your throat. Sporadic gunfire - even little children know how to handle guns adroitly these days. A series of explosions go off somewhere t...  more...
 Licensed Pirate | 07:16 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (290)  | City: kuala lumpur  | Interests: Blogging.surfing ...
E-Mail Error
It's wise to remember how easily e-mail can be misused, sometimes unintentionally, with serious consequences. Consider the case of the Illinois man who left the snow-filled streets of Chicago for a vacation in Florida. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his ...  more...
 Ash K | 18:18 | 20/Nov/2007
Friends: (488)  | City: Wonderland - Iland  | Interests: Books, Food, Movi...
Healthy Contradiction….
Believing in commitment more than love…Palpable feelings instead of diplomatic smiles…Liking grey over black-o-white….Enjoying silence over garrulous sessions… Listening to Heart more often than the mighty Head…Adjusting rather than whining and retaliating…Taking a step or two to introspect than going full steam…Choosing a silent prayer over mindle...  more...
 ma ya | 17:00 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (172)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: watching cricket ...
hadith
A Beautiful Hadith Rasulullah (Sallallahu alaihe wasallam) said: 'When a man dies and his relatives are busy in funeral, there stands an extremely handsome man by his head. When the dead body is shrouded, that man gets in between the shroud and the chest of the deceased. When after the burial, the people return home, 2 angels, Munkar and Nakeer(nam...  more...
 friendly ghost | 10:19 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: