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 14:11 | 4/Jul/2008
Onion peeler
The Onion Peeler She wakes up and face the thing called loveFor which they sacrifice livesFor which the mortal is deified in mausoleumsFor which the lyricist asks for music She is no PicassoOr some modern-day KeatsHer wonder is confined in the box  of conformityShe counts and recounts the minutes aheadTo make up a healthy lunch and a tiffin for the... more...
 11:19 | 3/Jul/2008
Poem by ADRIENNE RICH
 Here’s a great piece from agreat poet   Power by Adrienne Rich   Living inthe earth-deposits of our historyToday a backhoe divulged out of a crumbling flank of earthone bottle amber perfect a hundred-year-oldcure for fever or melancholy a tonicfor living on this earth in the winters of this climate.Today I was reading about Marie Curie:she must ha... more...
 23:25 | 15/Jun/2008
Forty plus
The last blog got repeated unnecessarily. The poem that cameinto my mind is this………  Forty Plus At forty, you realizeYou can’t outnumber the daysThe great hall has no seat for youHave to stand out and welcome guestsAs part of a Mr.-Mrs. Show. Gone are the daysWhen you could slip outFor a splash in the rainAnd a bite in the choc-bar……….. Your teeth ... more...
 23:10 | 15/Jun/2008
If
If the lips are asked to perform miraclesThey wouldn’t speak out stony chaptersOr turn over white leavesInstead they would touch yoursTo bring up eternity………… If the hands are asked To build up a monumentThey won’t search for the concreteOr the perfect stone chipsInstead they would engulf youTo build up the timeless Taj………. If the eyes are askedTo ... more...
 12:56 | 14/Apr/2008
Suvo Nabobarsho
Here's wishing  all a Happy Bengali New Year's Day for the year 1415...........That's   SUVO NABO BARSHOAnd let's hope we can try and cease to be Bongs or Congs or Ding Dongs  and be Bangali, speak Bangla and save whatever's still remeining..........just because the death of a language means death of a culture and I don't think to live  in the worl... more...
 19:42 | 13/Apr/2008
Taxpayer's money
---something I got  which seemed really mindblowing.............------- Forwarded message ----------Have a look at this  Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of Parliament (MP)  Monthly Salary : 12,000  Expense for Constitution per month : 10,000  Office expenditure per month : 14,000  Traveling concession (Rs. 8 per km) : 48,000 ( eg.For a visi... more...
 19:24 | 13/Apr/2008
untitled
If the lips are askedto perform miraclesThey wouldn't speak out stony chaptersor turn over white leavesInstead they would touch yoursto bring up eternity.If the hands are asked to build up a monumentThey won't search for the concreteor the perfect stone chipsInstead they would engulf youto build up the timelss Taj.If the eyes are askedto start a fi... more...
 23:08 | 2/Apr/2008
FREE TIBET
FREE TIBET   THIS SUMMER LET’S GO UP AND FREE TIBET AND SAVE THE BLOOD ON THE ICICLES FROM THE RED , THE STINKING RED   WHICH JUST BELIEVES IN CRUSHING WHATEVER’S PURE, OLD, AND SHINING   LET’S REPAINT THE MOUNTAINS AND THE GLISTENING HOMES OF GOD   LETS PUT THE WORDS ‘LOVE’ AND ‘PEACE’ BACK ON THE MAP AGAIN. more...
 22:30 | 1/Apr/2008
A poem by PABLO NERUDA
Don't know why, but I am fascinated by this gem of a poem..................Love Sonnet XVII by Pablo Neruda I do not love you as if you were a salt rose, or topazor the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off.I love you as certain dark things are to be loved,in secret, between the shadow and the soul.I love you as the plant that never bl... more...
 07:49 | 22/Mar/2008
SPRING TIME SLIP
THE PEN'S SLEEPY NOT ME THE NIGHT'S BLIND NOT ME SPRING'S SECURE NOT ME AIR'S COOL NOT ME THE BIRD'S RESTING, PERHAPS DREAMING NOT ME THE STORM'S OVER NOT IN ME SEARCHING LONGING FOR THE EYES - YOURS UNDER THE STARRY NIGHT more...
LATEST FROM MY FRIENDS
 Gaurav mishra | 15:31 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Patna  | Interests: play all type of ...
dont 4get
Hai frnds,when i first came on this iland, i have not hoped that i will b  able 2 make even 20 frnds,but today i have more than 100 frnds.u all bcame a part of my life.not a single day wentby when i have not read your thoughts on various topics,and i have also tried 2 write or u cn say tell everything true about me,as we all know that frndship star...  more...
 RAGHUPAT | 07:28 | 4/Jul/2008
Friends: (93)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: "I dare to dream"...
female rules
The Femalealways makes The Rules. The Rules are subject to change at any time without prior notification.No Male can possibly know all The Rules. If the Female suspects the Male knows all The Rules, she mustimmediately change some or all of The Rules. The Female is never wrong. (Ifthe Female is wrong, it is because of a flagrant misunderstanding wh...  more...
 chetan lakhani | 13:20 | 4/Jul/2008
Friends: (90)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: reading,traveling...
Kyon Mujhse Ye Beganapan Hai Sanam!!!!!!...
 Rusawaan bhi kare Rone bhi na de, Ye kaisa pyaar tera hai Sanam?Jub chaaha Tujhe Maana Tujhko Fir kyoon ye Kahar Tera hai Sanam!!  Dil Yaad kare har Pal  Tujhkoper Tujhe na yaad Hum aaye kabhi,Kyon Bedardee ban  milte ho,Kaisa Ekaraar Tera hai Sanam!!   Chaahat  TU  hai Ibaadat  TU   hi,Dil Jaan se bas chaaha Tujhko,Kyon Mera Haal chhipa  Tujhse, ...  more...
 anilairen | 01:07 | 4/Jul/2008
Friends: (268)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
Lord Ganesha
SHREE SIDDHIVINAYAK  more...
 Madhur bid | 14:51 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: networking; music...
aa roju
ఆ రోజు నాకు చాలా బాగా గుర్తుంద ;ి. మా మధ్య ఉన్న ఒప్పందం ప్రకా...  more...
 Ananta Khakh... | 18:25 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (203)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
WALKING IN THE MOONSOON RAIN IN DEEP RAI...
I HAVE JUST COME OUT OF OFFICE ON 03.07.08 ON BHARAT BANDH DAY AT 1305 HOURS  TO GO FOR LUNCH. IT WAS AN ORDINARY DAY EXCEPT THE FACT THAT NO OFFICE SUPPORT STAFF TURN UP , INCLUDING THE DRIVERS  . THAT MEENS I HAVE TO WLAK BACK FOR LUNCH IN THE BRIGHT SUNNY SUMMER  MID DAY. AS SOON AS I HAVE CAME OUT OF OFFICE THE RAIN CAME DOWN LASHINGLY FROM NOW...  more...
 shirin grover | 14:51 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (107)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading, going fo...
Smart Old Woman
An older lady gets pulled over for speeding.......... Older Woman: "Is there a problem, Officer?" Officer: "Ma'am, you were speeding."  Older Woman: "Oh, I see." Officer: "Can I see your license please?" Older Woman: "I'd give it to you but I don't have one." Officer: "Don't have one? " Older Woman: "Lost it, 4 years ago for drunk driving. " Office...  more...
 praveen sharma | 12:28 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (568)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: To love is to suf...
MY WISH
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...  more...
 Chirag | 15:43 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (32)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: ADVENTUROUS TRIPS
GEELAPAN
Din Raat daudti jindagi me achanak tumhara khat mila to sab kuch jaise tham sa gaya ,Man ne yakayak fir peeche ki taraf mod le liya,ek khandahar ki deewar ki mahin si darar me aati hui halki si roshni ki laqeer jaisi ek aas jagi jindagi ke prati.Din mahino saalo ki parto me dabe hue pal aankho ke aage sajeev hote gaye.Aaj bhi chat par chintoo patan...  more...
 surender lamba | 15:19 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (59)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: making friends,mu...
just4
ANKHO MEIN ANSU AA JATE HAI PHIR BHILABO PE HANSI RAKHNI PADTI HAI...MOHBAT BHI KYA CHIZ HAI YAROJISSE KARTE HAI USI SE CHUPANIPADTI HAI.....  Phulon ki Tareef sab Karte hain, Badi Mushkil se Log Kanton pe Gaur Karte hain. MALI to Sirf Naam ke hote hain, Phulon ki Hifazat to Kante hi Karte hainNa Karte Shikayat Zamane Se Koi, Aagar Maan Jata Manane...  more...
 tarun goel | 22:46 | 22/Jun/2008
Friends: (151)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: trying hard to fi...
Who have better Friends Men/Women
 Men always have better friends....They will stand by you, no matter what....!!! Here's an example:-Friends of Women:A wife was not at home for a whole night. So she tells her husband the very next morning, that she stayed at her (girl) friend's apartment overnight. So the husband calls 10 of her best (girl) friends and none of them confirmed that ...  more...
 mukesh parmar | 00:32 | 15/Jun/2008
Friends: (86)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: L O V E * O N E N...
One
The words paint the surroundings they give color to you n me some visible some not but there is one oneness not visible yet everywhere.  more...
 manav Shetty | 17:55 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (32)  | City: Mangalore  | Interests: books, drama, tr...
The Fear
  The Fear                        Of a Perfect Housewife... One more dusk curtainsthe usual demands of the dayThe unending household hustlesthat do not lead anywhere at all...                                        Countless yesterdays move before my eyesflashing the same flashback motionsTeasing me to note the differences like they do for kids in ...  more...
 Sanjay Thakur | 19:54 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (167)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: photography, poem...
I loved her for that she was
 I loved her for that she was beautiful; And that to me  she seem'd to be all Nature, And all varieties of thin gs in one: Would set at night in clouds of tears, and r ise All light and laughter in the morning; fear No pett y customs nor appearances; But think what others only d ream'd about; And say what others did but think; and do  What others dared n...  more...
 PAULAMI DAM | 12:26 | 24/May/2008
Friends: (142)  | City: Raiganj  | Interests: Music,Photography...
MOTHER
''M''otivater , ''O''nlyone , "T"enderlover , "H"eartest , "E"xceptional , "R"esponsible........ LOVE YOUR MOTHER ? 4wrds dis2ur 10frnds.   &    ur mother will have a long life.............................               more...
 daniel ribero | 02:45 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (529)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Business Networki...
You May Be In Love If
One of the most common human experiences that twoor more (depending on how ambitious you are) people can share is love.But, it’s not always easy to tell if you are in “like”, “lust” or fullblown, forever loving. With that in mind, I’ve created this list ofsigns that you may be crazy in love!1. If you’ve ever stareddeeply into the eyes of your signi...  more...
 reksh dny | 23:23 | 6/May/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: poems n life
i wish...
i wish........   i wish........     i wish i  could be a butterfly......       then  i may kiss all the flowers.....     i wish i could be a cloud......       then i may see all the places.....    i wish i could be a star....       then i may blink at my love always........             .............................                .....................  more...
 Yogesh Tatwal | 15:32 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (102)  | City: Indore  | Interests: reading,chating,R...
MY LOVE 4 U..........
My Love For YouMy love for you is as cool as the oceanas we walked through the waves with love and devotionmy love for you is not as complexit’s not just your looks or the great sexit’s your personality that shines to mebeing with you shows what love can beI look at the picture that you sent meknowing your waiting makes me happyall the times we’ve ...  more...
 Kute Engineer | 21:03 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Koderma  | Interests: Adventurous Activ...
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 lonely | 01:47 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (321)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: sharing,observing...
A Great Move...
 Recently the state government of Andhra Pradesh has  taken a decision to introduce CBSE English medium syllabus in government schools through out the state. I felt really happy after listening this news through one of the news channels..  This is really a welcoming decision because it’s not only giving English medium education to the poor but it a...  more...
 vchennai | 15:57 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (706)  | City: Madras  | Interests: movies, chatting
Chennai rains
Looking outside my office window, I could see the rain drops gently caressing the mother earth. It was not a heavy downpour but a mild drizzle at best. Yet there is a welcome relief from the scorching heat that we experienced in most part of May. Certainly the season has changed. The worst of summer is over for now. The summer would be back next ye...  more...
 Suvas Dutt | 00:35 | 16/May/2008
Friends: (400)  | City: Guwahati  | Interests: Social matters,Sp...
"Bias"
                    Harabhajan Sing got punishment again by the BCCI being debarred from five ODI. At the first instance, he has already been punished by the IPL Committee on the basis of video graphic evidence adduced by the match referee. Enquiry Commission was held, but unfortunately, the said Committee merely enquired about his fault. He was sl...  more...
 abhigyan jha | 22:07 | 15/May/2008
Friends: (11)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: writing, directin...
ONE
One(excerpted from my forthcoming book Verses For The People) One man’s conscienceCan bring an empire down.One fleeting gesture Can save a lifetime.One simple ideaCan change the course of mankind.One little lieCan hide the whole truth. One shining bullet Can take another life.One single armCan play the winning hand.One sparkling river Can bridge an...  more...
 swapnil | 12:44 | 14/May/2008
Friends: (84)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: Shayri, safarnaam...
ghazal
Na koi ghar na koi dar banaana chahta hunmai.n tere vaste chappar banaana chahta hun..koi majlum bhi chahe to jis ko mar de vo iis sarkaar ko gabbar banaana chahta hu.n..majhabi panv na bahar nikal paye jaha.n seiis bharat ko vo chaddar banaana chahta hu.n..Parasti chah ke bhi kar na sake aoro.n kihar iik insaan ko khaddar banaana chahta hun..Kai l...  more...
 RAMESH | 20:18 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (47)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: blogging,internet...
funny
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 VELAYUDHAN M... | 16:39 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (143)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: RAJESH KHANNA - T...
"In Hindi cinema, there are only two rol...
A famous villain once remarked, "In Hindi cinema, there are only two roles of consequence, one of the hero, and the other of a villain." Every artiste tries and explores both these avenues. The catch is that while villains usually lack the requisites to become a hero, the hero has no such shackles if he wants to play a negative character. Besides r...  more...
 anuradha aseem | 15:53 | 20/Mar/2008
Friends: (106)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,watching ...
holi
HAPPY HOLI TO YOU ALL DEAR FRIENDS, MAY THERE BE LOTS AND LOTS OF COLOURS ALL THROUGH THE YEAR. MAY THIS HOLI BRING  JOY HAPPINESS AND PEACE IN ALL YOUR LIVES.PLAY A VERY SAFE HOLI,WITHOUT FORCING ANYBODY TO PARTICIPATE, KEEP AN EYE ON THE SMALL KIDS.  more...
 rahulrohilla | 18:40 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (53)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: playing cricket,r...
VAFA
wfa a naam na lo................ wfa bda erulaty h.................  wfa ka naam lene se ak bewfa ki yaad aati h....................  more...
 uday mukadam | 23:46 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (164)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,traveling...
ABILITY
WHEN GOD SOLVES YOUR PROBLEMS YOU FAITH IN HIS ABILITIES. WHEN HE DOES NOT SOLVE YOUR PROBLEMS REMEMBER HE FAITH YOUR ABLITY.  more...
 azaa g | 21:51 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (193)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dreaming
A walk in da rain
When the world has taken its tollAnd I feel so out of controlEverything I do or sayBecomes a big disarrayThe rain begins to fallCreating a dark wallBrings a grin to my faceI grab my shoes and raceInto the wet wall of tearsAll at once letting go of my fearsNow I don’t have to be shyBehind the wet wall I can cryWith every falling drop The pain begins...  more...
 medha N | 19:29 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (196)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Love music, paint...
I, Me, Mine! Why?
My dad always told-"there is just a hairline difference between a genius and a mad" and both of them actually never realized that they were one of these. The best part is that all others out their thought themselves either to be a genius or a mad. Now if they really realize that they are either of these then I bet they are actually nothing.I am wri...  more...
 Manu Nair | 19:02 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (548)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Cabinet Berths
What would be the SP’s (Samajwadi Party's) demand if the party decides to join hands with the Congress if the CPI (M) pulls out? Would it be only Cabinet berths?  more...
 raunek kanth... | 22:48 | 30/Mar/2008
Friends: (71)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Just wanna be 'HE...
The final beckon..
 The final beckon... Every day I  walk this road with a regretful heart,With thoughts of the moments when we moved apart. I pass by the remains of my broken dreams,my reflection mocks at me and tears come to brim. Then a little smile comes to my face,I  think  about the time we used to embrace, Suddenly I find myself amidst some crowd,Yet feeling l...  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 06:55 | 3/Jul/2008
Friends: (477)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
Travel Light to enjoy the journey of Lif...
HiThis is an article by Tia Paranjape which appeared in the Times of India newspaper yesterday and was worth sharing.I often wonder: Is it possible to love without attachment? We do have so much love to give, but is it the right kind of love? We tend to feel a kind of ownership over all that we love though we don"t own anything or anyone. It is ea...  more...
 abhijit dutta | 07:00 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (107)  | City: Yamuna nagar  | Interests: Eating, cooking(a...
Get paid while searching net
Have your ever been paid paid for making searches over internet. If not then it is here. Just click on the link below and join for free. Now after joining everytime you do a serach over internet you are going to be paid for it. The link is live and working. So buddys what are you waiting for, come and see for yourself. Do a search and get paid. Cli...  more...
 K Nagesh | 22:33 | 28/Mar/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
JEEVAN TARANG
A Deferred Annuity Plan  from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) that offers youLife Insurance Coverage right from day 1 of commencementy till your 100 years of age,Bonus on the full insured amount for the full Premium Payment Term (PPT) you have chosen that could be 10 or 15 or 20 years,Tax-free Annuity (Annual Payment) @ 5.5 % of the sum i...  more...
 DENSON JOSEPH | 22:39 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (728)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
AARUSHI MURDER CASE
Assuming Dr Talwar is innocent,I am just forced to think about the trauma which this broken hearted father might be going through.Here is a dead soul,who has just lost his dear daugther, his pain had not even subsided that he was arrested, accused & stigmatised as the "killer father", and to cap it all;is now currently being tormented, tortured & t...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (24)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 pinak vaghela | 12:58 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (189)  | City: Jamnagar  | Interests: Making True Frien...
Hoth keh nahi.........
Hoth keh nahi sakte jo fasana dil ka, shayad nazron se vo baat ho jaye, is ummid se karte hain intezar raat ka, ke shayad sapne me mulakat ho jaye. Zamane se kab k guzar gaye hotay, Jeene se pehle hi mar gaye hotay, Bandhe na hotay agar aapki dosti k dhage mein, To kab k motiyon jaise bikhar gaye hote! keeeeeep smiling.......... pinak.......    more...
 Amiya Lahiri | 16:58 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (307)  | City: Pune  | Interests: reading,surfing n...
CALENDER 2001_2100
EVERYONE NEEDS A CALENDER TO LOOK AT DATES AND DAYS FOR VARIOUS REASONS. I POSTED A HUNDRED YEAR CALENDER (1900-2000). THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT FOR THE YEAR 2000 - 2100.100 YEAR CALENDER2001  -  2100    1  511    -2228 3339 -50566167 -78848995  11  6121723 -34404551 -62687379 -9096111 1 7 -18242935 -46525763 -74808591 - IV2  81319-30364147 -58646975 -869...  more...