Archive for August, 2008
Money
Aug 31st
While visiting Canada from the U.S., when I handle Canadian money it seems quite strange as if it were money from the game, Monopoly. That thought inspired today’s poem.
Monopoly Money
Money
by Harry Kottler
When you’re in another country
The money there seems just for play.
Like money used in the game, Monopoly,
You’re not More >
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Loading ...India’s Olympic gold medal and role of administrators and coaches
Aug 31st
Abhinav Bindra has proved that Indians are definitely capable of performing well in Olympics and win gold medals for the country. But we can win many more gold medals provided the selection of sportspersons is done fairly and without favouritism. The main reason for the poor performance is the wrong selection by the More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Music in Sama Veda
Aug 31st
Music in Sama Veda
Following my post the state of music in Ramayana, there was some discussion about Sama and its relation to music. I was asked to say a little more about the music in Sama Veda; hence this post.
1. Sama Veda samhita
1.1. Sama Veda is linked to music through yajna. It was customary to More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mother’s Having a Breakdown
Aug 29th
Mother’s Having a Breakdown
My mother’s having a breakdown;
it happens every day.
She gives the children a shakedown;
one of us will have to pay.
We’re locked up in a bedroom;
we’ll be there ‘til we decide
which one of us will agree to
confess some petty crime.
Mother’s got us under arrest, so
we’re under a lot of More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Think Positive
Aug 29th
One of my friend suggested me that always be positive. So here is my some thoughts, Please spend few minutes to read it.
Think Positive
If you want to get somewhere, you have to know where you want to go and how to get there. Then never, never, never give up.
The secret of life isn’t what happens More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Sports & People
Aug 29th
1 Billion Plus Indians not even 2 gold medals in the Beijing olympics. This is a serious statement we give to the world. It also emphasizes the lack of sportive culture among Indians. What we do is always rail against lack of facilities, infrastructure and the knowhow. Poorest nations in this world fared better than More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...A stud is not the male ideal: study
Aug 29th
A stud is not the male ideal: study
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Strategic SMEs- business Sylloge way
Aug 29th
The shape of small manufacturers is tuned by the weight of big giants. The truth comes either as a contract manufacturers or as suppliers to big retail house, the process is good in terms of short term financial gains but no long term business sense. The focus will always be Cost-leadership to maximize bottom line. More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...BARE HANDED BABA story poem
Aug 29th
The bare handed Baba was so called as
He never carried anything with him. He
Did not welcome any company in travel.
He didn’t store food for tomorrow, nor
Was his next meal, any of his concern.
Villagers used to ask him “Baba, is it wrong
To think of tomorrow?” He would reply:
“I don’t know. But this is the way I More >
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(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Mylapore Memories – I
Aug 27th
Most of us travel a lot. We might have lived in many places, some for a longer period, and some just for short spells. But very few places lodge themselves deep in a sweet niche in your heart, evoking a vibe in you whenever the name crops up. Mylapore has been one such place for More >
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