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 14:17 | 5/Jul/2008 |
| Idiot Box | |
| ======================================================= ============================Folks, I have been flooded with mails telling me that my review of Sarkar raj was not what was expected from me. That I have become too trivial. I have realised that my readers are now expecting a much higher level of writing from me and I do apologise for letting th...
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| 12:45 | 2/Jul/2008 |
| Sarkar Raj | |
| Folks, I finally saw Sarkar Raj, maybe I'm seeing conspiracies where they don't exist but does anyone notice the Freudian slip of attaching Raj to the end of the Sarkar name. Now as the movie itself, before I get mobbed with readers who scream at me saying I'm a nasty so and so for always picking on the Bachchan family, let me clarify that the acti...
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| 10:21 | 12/Jun/2008 |
| Mumbai to Shanghai | |
| Folks, this week I am visiting Hong Kong and its been 9 years since I came here last. My last trip was in 1999 when Hongkong had just recently reverted to China and the difference needs to be seen.I can sincerely say that our dear CM should forget about making Mumbai into Shanghai and concentrate on making it into a Hong Kong. They have similar pro...
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| 23:48 | 9/May/2008 |
| IPL | |
| Folks almost everyone is writing about the IPL fiasco so I thought it was time that I put my 2 bits in.First of all, lets look at the whole concept of dividing India into bits. as we all know the idea was to form 8 teams to compete against each other but god alone knows which joker came up with the idea of dividing India into bits.Its nuts, here we...
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| 11:56 | 27/Apr/2008 |
| Mixed Bag | |
| Its been quite a few days since I wrote anything, so I decided to write a few ideas which are currently running across my mind. By the way even by the time I publish this, its going to be quite out of date but the thoughts in it definitely need to be shared.The first is about one of my favorite people, Mr. Amitabh Bachhan. Today there was an articl...
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| 00:25 | 17/Mar/2008 |
| A few dabs of paint | |
| ======================================================= ===========Before I start, let me apologise for the bad quality of the Mumbai timeline enclosed in last weeks article. I have recd many many complaints about it so have uploaded a fresh copy at http://theindipatriot.blogspot.com/2008/03/mumbai-timel ine-clear-picture.html========================...
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| 11:25 | 2/Mar/2008 |
| A few good men | |
| I have recd a couple of comments this week which are visible as comments on the blog. The general trend the readers have talked about is how I may hate Gujarat and its people due to my comments in one of my recent blogs about them spreading the "dokla-patra " culture instead of playing a role in politics and I should remember that Gujarat has given...
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| 15:20 | 11/Feb/2008 |
| Jungle Raj | |
| After doing a first draft of this article I saw something which reaffirmed my faith in Mumbai.Last night, I was passing by Union Park at about 10 PM (lies between Pali Hill and Carter road), which has of late become the home to many an eatery, ranging from the famous upmarket Olive and Shatranj Napoli to a whole line of small eateries. I saw this ...
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| 18:01 | 24/Jan/2008 |
| Its a Nano world | |
| ======================================================= =========================Before I start talking about the Nano I must thank the many readers who took the time to write in and say good things about last weeks' article on the old couple. When I wrote it I was fully ready to duck the virtual rotten tomatoes which I thought would be thrown my wa...
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| 14:38 | 20/Jan/2008 |
| Yeh hai Mumbai meri Jaan | |
| ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------Folks, both my topics below will probably invite howls of rage from the bleeding hearts. The last time I wrote an article like this on pavement dwellers, I was abused on the legitimacy of my pare...
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| Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (321)
| City: Cochin
| Interests: Reading
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| 5 Minutes for Poor |
| Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...
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| praveen sharma | 12:28 | 3/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (572)
| City: Delhi
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| MY WISH |
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| I wish that I could cause the sunTo warm the world with loveRemove the clouds a momentTo reveal the stars aboveI wish that I could wipe that tearFrom the corner of your eyeBring happiness for your sorrowBring a smile for your sighI wish that I could better thingsPut hope within your heartMake today the best you've hadRight from its' very startI wis...
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| sun comp | 16:53 | 12/May/2008 |
| Friends: (72)
| City: Pune
| Interests: cricket
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| Hi Friends! A journey to thousand miles always begins with the first step and it is this step that is of maximum importance. Cricket is a beautiful game and the chance to play in England is an opportunity of a lifetime. As a part of our development activity, every year our club organizes a cricket tour to England in the months of July & ...
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| Vijit Vivek | 13:10 | 16/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (654)
| City: Patna
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| Pain of a Married Man ...!! |
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| A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall. She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.'What's the matter, dear...
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| shakeel ahamed | 17:36 | 12/Dec/2007 |
| Friends: (2)
| City: Chennai
| Interests: photos,music
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| shakeel |
| my name is shakeel ahamed.i am 14years old.i know only english.i want friends please add me in your friends list.
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| Subrata Mukh... | 22:39 | 4/Dec/2007 |
| Friends: (4)
| City: Kolkata
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| Our Relationship |
| When we said HelloEncouragement was in the BreezeWarnings Caressed our Every DecisionPast held LonelinessPresent held PleasureFuture held UncertaintyCommunication was our FoundationFriendship grew with TimeTrust Developed with ExperienceLove became the Means of LifeNow when we say HelloEncouragement dances in our MistWarnings have ScatteredPast is ...
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| Kiran Raivad... | 10:58 | 26/Dec/2007 |
| Friends: (179)
| City: Calcutta
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| 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 ...
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| suresh babu | 21:38 | 7/May/2008 |
| Friends: (10)
| City: Singapore
| Interests: Sports, Music
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| To the fastest Man - Narain |
| To the fastest man on road - Narain KarthikeyanLiving in the hearts of millions are feweast to the west or north to the south,Narain, this is just for youvroom vroom and that's the soundcraze of the people, newly foundvroom vroom and that's the soundwhich makes every little heart to poundthe gentle smile of the handsome ladmake the teen girls screa...
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| Vaidehi | 01:44 | 16/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (388)
| City: Mumbai
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| Adjustment versus Attitude |
| Months ago, I had written about a friend trapped in a miserable marriage and how much I feel sorry for her etc.If you remember that post and ever wondered what happened to her..well she continues to live with her husband and continues to go through the torture. Recently, she reached a point of break-down due to all the mental stress and tried to ki...
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| ice candy | 21:41 | 28/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (156)
| City: Delhi
| Interests: Observing
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| If you have to die, do so around Delhi o... |
| The passing away of the only Indian to be appointed Field Marshal when in active service has been remarkable for the warmth of the ordinary men and women, who queued up to say meebeenamet to the adorable dikra who put his life on the line for them.It has also been remarkable for the complete lack of grace and gratitude, civility and courtesy, decen...
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| K B | 13:24 | 5/Jul/2008 |
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| An Ode to LF |
| Ms Muthu Pochi has been in around for sometime in my mind as a muse… she does occasionally get into trouble and seeks my advice- she, I must admit, is a special friend of mine- say a mental live in, usually bubbling with energy, and an inspiration for many a good and bad poem- written in haste and hate from time to time… and sometimes illustrated ...
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| kartik shriv... | 18:09 | 9/Mar/2008 |
| Friends: (492)
| City: Bhopal
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| Salam Bhopal.............. |
| Dec. 2-3, 1984-The Bhopal Gas Tragedy........One Of The Biggest Disasters in the World in Which More Than 20,000 People Were Killed and More Than 170,000 Were SEVERELYAFFECTED........It Has Been 23 Years Since Then But the Effect of thatDisaster is Still Continuing.......Here are Few Lines Dedicated to AllWho Were Affected by This Disaster...........
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| mini francis | 11:30 | 17/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (266)
| City: delhi
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| FRIENDS |
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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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| amarnath pandey | 17:55 | 7/Sep/2007 |
| Friends: (34)
| City: Raipur
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| wonderful day |
| Happiness keeps you Sweet, Trial make you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human, Failure keeps you Humble, Successs keeps you Glowing And God keeps you Going! Have a wonderful day!
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| Thohe Pou | 19:05 | 29/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (847)
| City: Pune
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| Unpopular Rich and Educated Man in the T... |
| Unpopular Rich and Educated Man in the Town- R.B. Thohe PouWho knows you may be one of the richest and educated men in the town.But you may no know â?" you are the most unpopular educated or rich manin the town until you over- heard from some one talking in the teastall. I was shocked to learn that Mr. Shamee John is a very rich andeducate...
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| Shweta Pal | 19:55 | 1/Nov/2007 |
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| IRRESPONSIBLE TRP's |
| In today's world the idiot boxes are living up to its name religiously & even more. The reason being that even journalism is rapidly moving towards the showbiz. Earlier media used to inform people about it but now it is a part of showbiz. It’s all a TRP game now. And it seems it's ages before when serious journalism was all about the power of kala...
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| I Am | 18:26 | 30/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (115)
| City: Mumbai
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| A Second life.. (Part 4) |
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| It was Sunday morning. Tara left for the market to buy some supplies for Aashram. Ladies of Aashram did small businesses like preparing & selling chutneys, papad, pickles, hand embroidered bedsheets & cushion covers, etc. She bought lot of things & her hand was full of plastic packets. She walked back slowly. She stopped as she found someone standi...
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| Lissome Lady | 15:52 | 1/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (277)
| City: Mumbai
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| WHAT IT MEANS TO BE AN ATHEIST |
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| I never thought I would one day explain my atheism. But here I am gathering my thoughts together to find out what makes me an atheist. To do that, I would first have to define God – that what I believe does not exist - and then give my reasons why I believe God does not exist. After all atheism is just that – the belief that God does not exist. Peo...
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| News Domain | 12:36 | 6/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (965)
| City: Chandigarh
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| please income |
| SantaSingh got his promotion and became principal in colledge. To keep up with his status, he decided tospeak only in English to all his juniors. One morning, his peon peeped through the doorto see if his principal was busy. Santa Singh noticed him and shouted, 'Why areyou outstanding! Please in...
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| DV Bhartiya | 12:37 | 10/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (965)
| City: Delhi
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| PDS Godowns Loot In West Bengal |
| I am watching a news on TV since last two days that in some districts of West Bengal people have started to loot the godowns of PDS grain holders. All these people seems to be the general pubic. I was trying to understand the reasons prompting the people to take such horrible steps despite the presence of police behind them and legal punishment. On...
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| jayesh | 19:56 | 15/Dec/2007 |
| Friends: (59)
| City: Hyderabad
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| Comparing Men and Women at the ATM |
| Instructions for the guys:1. Pull up to ATM2. Insert Card3. Enter PIN4. Take cash, card and receipt5. Drive awayInstructions for the Gals:1. Pull up to ATM2. Back up and pull forward to get closer3. Shut off engine4. Put keys in purse5. Get out of car because you're too far from machine6. Hunt for card in purse7. Insert card8. Hunt in purse for gro...
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| Seena Vincent | 21:26 | 29/Jun/2008 |
| Friends: (936)
| Interests: Internet Money
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| Dating Sites and Matrimonial Sites a Com... |
| The dating sites are yet to get popular in India.But still reports are there several metropolitan youngsters areregistering with dating sites and other matrimonial sites. Their mainintention is to make good friendships with other parts of the world. Inspite of several unhealthy reports and fraudulent behaviors thisservice is getting more and more p...
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| sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007 |
| Friends: (1045)
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| ‘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...
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