Month: October 2004
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The long Navaratri festival
The long Navaratri festival weekend is here and is already promising to be fun. The Nobel Prize in Literature winner, V.S.Naipaul will be here in Landmark today for a book reading session of his latest book, The Magic Seeds. His visit to Bangalore Landmark store, yesterday, seems to have awed the Bangalore book lovers. The…
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Thenmala – Angel’s Shangri-la
Close to 10-12 hours of Jugalbandhi, rap singing, yapping, singing, shouting, yelling, antakshari, aimless dancing, corporate games and team building stuff got my vocal chords torn mischievously. I could hardly whisper now. Similar for most others who came alongwith to the Thenmala. The trip to Thenmala in Kerala, was a magical experience. God’s own country…
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Deepavali Shopping Polamaa??
[Click Pic. The above pic was taken a few weeks back and hence it looks uncrowded] With just 29 days to go for the biggest festival in India, here’s a commentary on Deepavali shopping as lived by me, a proud citizen of Chennai. So, what do you remember when you think of Deepavali? Not Diwali.…
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This weekend our whole team[a
This weekend our whole team[a huge crowd] at office is off to a ecotourism spot called Thenmala in Kerala near Trivandrum. We are taking the Thirunelveli route to catch a refreshing bath in the Indian Niagara, Kutraalam. Thenmala, is India’s first planned Ecotourism Destination. The website boasts of this – Thenmala : “Then + Mala”…
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Mani Ratnam and Sachin come together
[Pic: dinamalar.com] Sachin Tendulkar may not be playing the Chennai test against Australia. But he is certainly appearing in Mani Ratnam‘s documentary for a social organisation called Shakthi Foundation on physically challenged kids. Seems like Mani Ratnam wished Sachin to be a part of this documentary and Sachin had agreed instantly. It’s reported in today’s…
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