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 16:35 | 19/Sep/2007
A Cry from the Heart
A Cry From the Heart It was hot, humid and miserable, I was late for the meeting and my mood, as bad as it could get. Reached the office block, to find the lift out of order, I now had to walk up 18 floors. Cursing my luck I started the trek up the unending staircase. By the 5th flight I was panting, sweating by the 7th, I felt palpitations by the ... more...
 16:42 | 23/Aug/2007
Life Starts at 56
As I had said earlier jogging is great fun. But Mumbai does not afford one the place for it, the roads are congested with many pot holes in them. Well one has to be lucky, I have recently landed a job on Juhu, what a Godsend, notwithstanding the crowd I can sweat out a few times a week. To start running after a long break can be painful - the way m... more...
 12:07 | 8/Jan/2007
Of Addictions
Each person creates an image of oneself. This image is cast on the lines of the personalities an individual admires, who could very well be that person's father, mother, friend anyone. This image is of one's own creation and the individual spends his life trying to cast himself on the lines of that image. This image is not true because it is the cr... more...
 13:03 | 3/Jan/2007
Aerobics
I am a bit passionate about fitness, but I have not written on it for quite some time, so why not speak of one of my  favourite forms of exercise - AEROBICS.The term aerobics was coined by an American doctor who formalised this form of exercise. Aerobics have got this name, as in this form of exercise, a large volume of air is consumed by the body.... more...
 13:48 | 2/Jan/2007
The Noida Killings
The killing of over 35 innocent children in Noida is by far the most chilling piece of news which we have heard inthe recent past. This event calls for deep introspection about the state of law and order in the country. The fact that such a large number of gruesome murders, were committed with absolute impunity, over such a long period of time, in ... more...
 10:49 | 30/Dec/2006
A Thought
I came across this lovely thought, it is indeed a good one to end the year with: When the road ends and the goal is gained,  the pilgrim finds that he has travelled only from  himself to himself. Bhagwan Sri Satya Sai Baba more...
 13:14 | 25/Dec/2006
Vermiculture
A lot of us have heard of vermiculture and some of us have practiced it at home or with our kitchen waste. Vermicomposting is one of the most environment friendly and beneficial activities for those who love gardens.My own adventures with earthworms date back to when I was commanding a unit in Tezpur (Assam). In my unit there were a large number of... more...
 10:27 | 18/Dec/2006
A True Hero
Here is another story of a true hero of our times. Our daughter is doing MD psychiatry at the JJ Hospital. A teenaged patient came to her for advice, after hearing his story I had a knot in my throat that would refuse to go and I felt that rather than recieving advice he was in a position to advise a lot of us on the art of living. I am sorry I do ... more...
 14:51 | 14/Dec/2006
A Truly Extra-ordinary person
There are times when one meets with a person whom he cannot help but admire. Three years ago, when I was posted at HQ Mumbai Sub Area, a boy named Prakash came to my office asking for financial help. As I was very busy, I tried my best to avoid him but the boy was insistent, so I agreed to meet him. Before me stood a small lean boy, who said he was... more...
 09:19 | 5/Dec/2006
The Choice is Entirely Yours
Once again I venture into the realm of fitness. Earlier I had said that one does not have a choice to remaining fit, I am sorry, I should not be so categorical, I have no right to make the choice for others. What a person does with himself or his time is entirely his own choice, what we surely can do is to state the options, then let one choose the... more...
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 Baldeo Pandey | 20:35 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1173)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Humanity ...
पूरी र...
बांछें खिल गई थी,दरवाजí 5; पर खड़े देवदूत,भë 2;पेट भोजन का निमंत्र...  more...
 vandy 10 | 17:28 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (96)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music,paintig,rea...
Our Good Deeds are Rewarded
Hi Friends its been long, i am not able to post much of a reading stuff due to lack of time. So today i am posting one of the true story i got from my friend.......Enjoy..The following story is this week's winner of the Strangely True Story Contest. The author has received a credit of $100 toward a live session with any of our consultants. My famil...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 13:31 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (1204)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
Krishna Sthuthi
Krishna Sthuthi Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare JayaKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin Naamam EnNaavil vilanganameKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin charanam pathikkum manthariyayiMareedaname adutha janmaththilum Krishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare JayaKrishna Hare Jaya Krishna Hare Jaya Nin Roopam Enmanassil vanneedanamKrishna Hare Jaya Krishn...  more...
 Lissome Lady | 18:24 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (200)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Life, people, lit...
THE RAVA IDLI SAGA
This was my first post on iland on 17 July 2007 at 10 am.. I am a few days away from being 5 months old on this blog. I feel I've been here forever. No time to write anything new... in a recklessly busy state now..so if you dont hear from me for a while you know I have succumbed to work pressure.. and gone to a valiant end. After all the theme thes...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 17:54 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (583)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
This is what True Love is all about:
It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him look at his ...  more...
 amiya lahiri | 18:23 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (212)  | City: Pune  | Interests: reading,surfing n...
NEWTON'S LAW OF LOVE
Newton in Romantic Mood......   Universal law of Love: " MySpace GlittersFirst law of Love :" a boy in love with a girl, continue to be in love with her and a girl in love with a boy, continue to be in love with him, until or unless any external agent(brother or father of the gal) comes into play and break the legs of the boy. " ************* Secon...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 21:37 | 27/Aug/2007
Friends: (464)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Why?
In India we think of very high of those people who are living or working abroad !!! As a student or as a professional we grow up with a dream of studying or working abroad.I feel nothing in the world is like India. We leave behind our families and the place where we were brought up, once we leave then we realize what we have missed.I have seen a bl...  more...
 Mirror R | 12:09 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading
Love
Love...the much talked about term..A stage in a relationship comes when his happiness naturally spills in to become hers, when his sorrow is something she will go the extra mile to lessen, and when her joy becomes his priority too. When they are in a state of 'oneness'- each step, every move and experience being uniquely lived by this 'one' being t...  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...
 Susan George | 20:47 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (157)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: dating,romance,tr...
Keeley Hazell - 2008 Calendar - Janaury
http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_posts.asp? TID=685http://www.yellowpagesindia.info/forum/forum_pos ts.asp?TID=685Hollywood Stars Photo Gallary, Tamil filim stars photo gallary, Telugu filim stars photo gallary, Malyalam filim stars photo gallary,Discuss about romance in moviesBollywood Stars Photo Gallary, Tamil filim stars photo gallary...  more...
 Bole Toh | 16:42 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (289)  | City: alien city  | Interests: kabhi haddi todna...
Munna..... Kidhar se wapas tapka?
Kya mamu log..... maze mein? Kya aanti log......... kaisa chal rahela hai? Blog-giri mast chal rahela hai ki nahi?Ae Circuit, tu kya udhar-ich ko-ne mein khada rahega? Arre! kam se kam haal-chaal toh poochna mangta hai na!Circuit: "Bhai, apun ko sharam aa rahela hai. idhar ladki log bahut aati hai na..... apun ki toh ladki log ke saamne ek-dum tigh...  more...
 jagriti verma | 20:09 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (55)  | City: Faizabad  | Interests: spiritualism,reik...
ghazal
कहीं रंगे मस्ती न आंखों से झलके .मये नाब जिस तरह शीशे से छलके .....  more...
 TheGeetha Fa... | 09:29 | 26/Oct/2007
Friends: (227)  | Interests: Bhagavat Geetha
The field and the knower of field in ken...
This is priliminary info about kenopanishad from wiki..About KenopanishadKenopanishad derives its name from the first word Kena , meaning ‘by whom’. It belongs to the Talavakara Brahmana of Sama Veda and is therefore also referred to as Talavakara Upanishad. It has four sections, the first two in verse and the other two in prose. Adi Shankara who h...  more...
 Indu Vohra | 11:26 | 22/Jan/2007
Friends: (81)  | Interests: reading, travelli...
How to beat the blues
Most of us suffer from Monday blues for the first half of the day, including me. As the sunday night approaches, I cannot but help wishing if the day was a little longer I could do a bit more, no no no a lot more!Well we all will have 24 hours always and will always try to pack in as much as possible. So the fight is eternal. I have started a few s...  more...
 L Kini | 13:52 | 6/Dec/2007
Friends: (783)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Netsurfing,Nature...
Funny Equations
                I hope everybody remember about A Rasna cooldrink advertisement in our school days. One cute little girl in that advertisement always telling that "I LOVE YOU RASNA" Want to see her now Obviously Scroll down  =========================Funny Equations!Human = eat + sleep + work + enjoyDonkey = eat + sleepTherefore,Human = Donkey + wor...  more...
 beena john | 10:52 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (276)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
Acres of Diamonds..
One of the most interesting Americans who lived in the 19th century was a man by the name of Russell Herman Conwell. He was born in 1843 and lived until 1925. He was a lawyer for about fifteen years until he became a clergyman.One day, a young man went to him and told him he wanted a college education but couldn't swing it financially. Dr. Conwell ...  more...
 amol prabhud... | 00:36 | 26/May/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Goa  | Interests: understanding mys...
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.  more...
 Skriblomania... | 12:41 | 17/Oct/2007
Friends: (19)  | Interests: Kickboxing, skiin...
Festive Season
Long time I have been off from blogging due to inconsequential work in office.            The real pleasure starts now when my subordinates would troop in meekly asking for Diwali leave. Ha…Ha….Ha…            I would butcher them with their performance of last three months; give the usual sadistic lecture of considering work as worship and all the ...  more...
 Nilesh Gore | 10:06 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (74)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Management, Caree...
Today is yesterday's tomorrow
I love to share a little experience of mine i.e. is related to everybody.A little boy, a friend of mine - was waiting for his mother to pick him, but his mother was late. I saw his anxious face and decided to spend some time with him. I asked him," your mom is not arrived yet?" he replied," No, but yesterday she was on time". I understood the uncer...  more...
 Puja Priyada... | 17:44 | 9/Aug/2007
Friends: (138)  | Interests: Reading books esp...
Is Jammu & Kashmir doesn't exist in Indi...
IF YOU ARE a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, then Microsoft owned Hotmail.com does not recognise you as an Indian. Surprised! What can be the reason behind the absence of Jammu and Kashmir from this list? Is it an inadvertent mistake or a sad reminder of the cold war legacy that MSN owned Hotmail.com does not recognise Jammu and Kashmir as part of I...  more...
 Piyush Philip | 23:06 | 17/Sep/2007
Friends: (277)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: Country-Music, N...
"Long sunk in superstition"s night,  By Sin and Satan driven,  I saw not, cared not for the light  That leads the blind to Heaven.  But now, at length thy grace,  O Lord!Birds all around me shine;  I drink thy sweet, thy precious word,  I kneel before thy shrine"                                                - Michael Madhusudan Dutt  more...
 A J | 16:13 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (256)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: The OSS method of...
बाँध लो मुझे ऐसे बंधन में, जैसे खुद की समझ ना रहे, तुम को जो पा ल...  more...
 raja rani | 18:59 | 17/Nov/2006
Friends: (60)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music
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 Sol Star | 08:36 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (92)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Education, Rural ...
Rajput Chivalry
Whatever happened to the renowned Rajput chivalry? There was a time when the Rajputs would lay down their lives to protect even an enemies if they were assylum seekers. Today, it seems they can't even provide protection to an individual! Shame, Shame!!!  more...
 KUMAR s | 10:53 | 23/Dec/2006
Friends: (134)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HELPING OTHERS TO...
HOW TO BE FINANCIALLY FREE
FINANCIAL   FREEDOMHELPING YOU START AND BECOME SUCCESSFUL IN A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN IS WHAT MY BUSINESS IS ALL ABOUT.  LET ME INTRODUCE YOU TO A VERY POWERFUL IDEA IN WHICH:***    YOU CAN BUILD A BUSINESS OF YOUR OWN WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR PRESENT WORK.***    YOU CAN GET THE EXTRA INCOME YOU MAY BE LOOKING FOR.***    YOU DO NOT HAVE TO RISK YOUR MON...  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 15:57 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (1170)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi.....
"THE PRINCESS.."Part -1
"The Princess".......... Part One... Dear Reader,My Blog “ The Princess “ is nothing but simple scribblings of my wandering thoughts based on a story describing Panchali’s secret fascination towards the Star of Mahabharata – Karna ……Infact I read that few months back in a weekly.As per them, it was described in Puranamanjari.I don’t know whether it...  more...
 Joy Kaidharath | 09:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (1459)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Social upliftment
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...  more...
 gaurav atri | 16:05 | 13/Apr/2007
Friends: (260)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Travelling, Explo...
Photos
Its not a laughing matter, after all we are standing at the highest point in Mahabaleshwar (Maharashtra).  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 11:49 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (268)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
What do the "awakened" ones do?
(this is just my attempt to answer the question logically. Again, my definition of "logic" may differ from yours :o))  Suppose there is a campus with a high boundary walls on all sides, where unhealthy ppl live all their life. Every person there has been going to the hospitals taking medication, living on pills which provide temporary relief all th...  more...
 mesha bhat | 08:49 | 26/Sep/2007
Friends: (130)  | Interests: reading,poetry,pa...
He..He...This one rocks..
"The Obedient Wife" There was a man who had worked all his life, had savedall of his money, and was a real "miser" when it cameto his money. Just before he died, he said to his wife..."When Idie, I want you to take all my money and put it in thecasket with me. I want to take my money to theafterlife with me." And so he got his wife to promise him, ...  more...
 ajit saini | 08:38 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (236) 
Some Problem with ILAND
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  more...
 seeniraj siv... | 20:59 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (67)  | City: Tuticorin-628005  | Interests: www.shivamaha.com
மூச்சĬ...
குசேலĪ 5;ாக இருந்Ī 0;ாலும் குபேரĪ 5;ாக இருந்Ī 0;ாலும் சந்தோī 9;மாக வா&#...  more...
 Jayakumar Ra... | 18:02 | 25/Nov/2006
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Happy Feet & Mumbly Glorious !
Welcome to my blogs: http://www.fareastsquare.blogspot.com http://www.beautifullion.blogspot.com  more...
 Mainak Mazumder | 01:36 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (619)  | City: GREEN PLANET  | Interests: Disaster Manageme...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY
Climate Change and Its Impacts Our personal perception of Climate Change is largely developed through experience and interpretation of records compiled by our ancestors. People who grow up in the warmer temperate regions and tropics are in awe at the first sight of snow, no matter what they have read or visualized from film and television. It is al...  more...
 Hardeep Singh | 11:55 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (374)  | City: Ludhiana  | Interests: surfing , Reading...
HAPPY DIWALI
THIS DEEPAWALI ,LET'S LIGHT THE LAMP OF HAPPINESS TO SPREAD HAPPINESS & PEACE ALL AROND THE WORLD. MAY THIS DEEPAWALI BRING PEACE,JOY & HAPPINESS IN YOUR LIFE WISHING YOU A VERY HAPPY & CHEERFUL DEEPAWALI.  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 10:51 | 9/Dec/2007
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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...
 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...
 Phoenix Man | 18:46 | 22/Nov/2006
Friends: (4)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: ewws
bad day at the roulette tables
A lady is having a bad day at the roulette tables in Vegas. She's down to her last $50. Exasperated, she exclaims, "What rotten luck I've had today! What in the world should I do now?"A man standing next to her suggests, "I don't know... why don't you play your age?" He walks away.Moments later, his attention is grabbed by a great commotion at the ...  more...
 bulbultuk bu... | 10:46 | 2/Dec/2007
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I LOVE YOU
I LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUI LOVE YOUHi ILAND FRIENDS , BULBUL IS ALIVE AND KICKING,FLUTTERING AND FLYING,HALE AND HEARTY,CHEERFUL AND POSITIVE AND WILL BE BACK SOON.....THE ABOVE SHOWS HOW MY LOVE FOR YOU ALL IS GROWING BY THE DAY..ONCE I AM  BACK I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE JUSTICE TO MY RETURN AND BE ACTIVE AS EVER OR I...  more...
 prabhakar ma... | 13:01 | 10/May/2007
Friends: (77)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading, travelling
Statistis
LOOK AT REAL STATISTIC OF "WORK" IN INDIA!!!  The population of India is 100 crore.       1,00,00,00,000       But 19 crores are retired.       -19,00,00,000       That leaves 81 crores do the work.       81,00,00,000       There are 25 crores in school,       -25,00,00,000       which leaves 56 crores to do the work.       56,00,00,000       Of th...  more...
 ShivSundar S... | 15:55 | 20/Feb/2007
Friends: (79)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Singing, Music, C...
What's that I have??
I have a 'thing', which consists of few letters.If I take one letter out, it remains the same. If I take two letters out, it remains the same!! If I take three letters out, it still remains the same!!! If I take four letters out, I'm telling you, it remains the same!!!! And If I take all letters out, trust me, yet it remains the same!!!!!Can anyone...  more...
 Swati NitinG... | 17:33 | 4/Nov/2007
Friends: (224)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
Emergency or Marshall Law in Pakistan
It seems that its time Gen Mush has realised that until and unless hedeclares emergency or Marshall law in the country his position is indanger. However I would I like to ask the fellow bloggers what do theythink about this emergency? Is there some hidden motive behind theemergency? Does the Prez has some other Ace in his sleeves? Please dowrite in...