The inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu
The inspiring rags-to-riches tale of Sarathbabu: To understand the raggedness of this person, you need to realise that his mom earned less than a quarter a day while supporting a family of 6!
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Why you shouldn't marry career women
Why you shouldn't marry career women: Here is an advice I haven't heard before ... or maybe I have heard it and filed it under the older generation doesn't understand category! But can't say the samething about a scientific study can I?
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Odyssey - Book 2 - Chapter vii - NYC
So it was time for another trip again!!! And I finally got to see NYC, courtesy of Ramya and Rajeev. They not only put up with me for two days but also took time to show me around!!! It is definitely a city without parallel ... where else can you see 20 miles of high rise buildings and park right in the middle. We probably walked the whole 10 miles without knowing we walked so much. There is nobody better to show you around than a 9/11 survivor, Rajeev who got out of the North Tower 1 hour after the plane struck it. Also wanted to let them both know that they were wonderful hosts!!
No trip is complete without meeting more old friends, and this one had quite a few of them with Swapna, Khyati and Amit!! So here go the Pictures!!
Just a warning for the studious!!!
Students risk losing degrees at US university- The Times of India: "Students risk losing degrees at US university"
Monday, August 14, 2006
Woman gives birth to Myracle in wrecked car - Aug 14, 2006
CNN.com - Woman gives birth to Myracle in wrecked car - Aug 14, 2006: "Woman gives birth to Myracle" ... well now thats truly a miracle!
Saturday, August 12, 2006
Arab+cellphones = Terrorist ??
3 Texas men arraigned on terror charges - Yahoo! News: "3 Texas men arraigned on terror charges"
'God's water' ???
CNN.com - Woman finds 'God's water' gurgling from tree - Aug 12, 2006: "Woman finds 'God's water' gurgling from tree" ... Now if only I had something that would gurgle money!!!
Friday, August 11, 2006
Odyssey - Book 2 - Chapter vi - Arangatham
Continuing my new policy of jetting around the country, I decided to go to the west coast this time to good old San Jose. Of to see Sruti's Arangatham and my Sister and BIL. There is nothing more freakier than seeing your sister pregnant!! So here are the pictures of my short trip there.
For those who don't know what an arangatham is ... it is the first solo performance of an artist and is event that indicates that the person has mastered the art form well enough to perform it alone on stange. This pertains to Indian classical dancing and music. The person usually dances continuously for 3 hours!!!
Tuesday, August 08, 2006
It's true ...
Parents have become wimps by sparing the rod!!! http://health.msn.com/pregnancykids/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100142037>1=8404
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Did you say slave labour?
So the Indian government finally banned all kinds of child labour effective from the 10th of august. The only downside remains the government's ineffective way of rehabilitating the rescued children combined with the lack of a viable and effective strategy to mitigate the circumstances forcing the children to such a resort.
Though this is a very welcome ban, the ground realities still remain the same. These are kids of parents who cannot even provide one square meal a day. The fact that the kids cannot work will put a further strain on such families. Some governments provide a lunch with free schooling ... but sometimes that one meal is not enough. What I am hinting at is that private organisations and corporations should take a more active and constructive role in the local community. Indian corporations are woefully lacking in this respect when compared to their "capitalistic" western counterparts.
Someday maybe there would be social capitalists!
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