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 10:39 | 1/Jul/2008
Web Article
Hi ilander friends,Last week I got my web articles published at hubpages. I am not a versatile writer to get something published. Just a beginner and has to improvise a lot. Got stuck for quite a long time with my research on online job article which I had planned for rediffiland.  Received very good response from you all for some posts.  Accidentl... more...
 22:18 | 14/Jun/2008
Cooking
I have met mothers who tag their kids as fuzzy eaters. These mothers compulsarily stuff the kids with the food what they prepare. Atleast that's how I have seen in the case of this group. One thing that I have noticed about this group is that they are either too busy to cook or are lazy cooks.Instead of feeding forcibly something the kid has no int... more...
 23:18 | 12/Jun/2008
Medicinal Teas
Since ancient times, people have used various kinds of teas for rejuvenation. They had been using natural products to correct the imbalances in their bodies. Here are some herbal teas that serve as tonics.  v     Tea prepared from sage leaves with a teaspoon honey reduces stress.v     Drinking Ginger tea relieves cold, cough and flu. Is effective f... more...
 23:16 | 12/Jun/2008
Healthy Body
A healthy body has the ability to harness energy from the environment and ward off physical and physiological problems. Using natural products can help in building a strong immune system. Healthy daily and seasonal routine and diet helps the body in keeping in harmony with nature and keep imbalances at bay. Healthy daily and seasonal routine and di... more...
 10:38 | 12/Apr/2008
Irresistible Chocolates
As a part of the Times Bangalore Festival, chocolate making session was organized at Taj Residency on 11th April. Chef R. Seluvaraj explained and showed us some mouthwatering chocolates delights. The demo was lively with detailed and clear explanation, doubt clarifications and tips on variations in each type. And of course, the servings were yummy.... more...
 18:31 | 7/Apr/2008
Should there be admission tests for Nurs...
Indian education system needs a revamp. Children are taught to write from A to Z and from 1 to 10 in the play school and pre KG classes. They are even loaded with homework. At this age, when they could be slowly introduced to alphabets and numbers and should be allowed to play, why are our schools and play homes burdening them with writing exercise... more...
 18:27 | 7/Apr/2008
Challenge posed to parents
My toddler son with his abundant inquisitiveness inspires me to learn some new activity. He always gets bored easily with the regular and old games and activities. His boredom was the driving force for me to think and try new activities and games for him. My friends and acquaintances who had no or very little clue about the various ideas of engagin... more...
 10:59 | 2/Apr/2008
One Monday Morning
One Monday morning, Rajeev was getting ready for office, Mr. Raman called up and told KK’s “daughter Vidya committed suicide. Cremation will be in the afternoon”. “Tragedy is following that family. Its hardly a month since KK’s brother expired.” This year too seems to be very bad for them”. We couldn’t believe what we heard. Rajeev left for office... more...
 10:57 | 2/Apr/2008
Fighting Odds
Rakesh was a cool guy, easy go lucky chap. His father was an eminent businessman and his mother a devoted housewife. His sister was married to an NRI. Rakesh was doing his MBA from an UK University. Suddenly his life changed. Changed forever. Rakesh lost his father in an accident. He was dumbfounded by shock to grieve over the death. His mother was... more...
 11:46 | 28/Mar/2008
Trip to Mekedatu & Sangam
This is a description of our trip to Mekedatu and Sangam. Mekedatu means “Goat’s Leap”. The rocks are too close that even a goat can leap in between. Sangam is the meeting place of rivers Arkavathy and Cauvery. It is 95kms from Bangalore. We started at 8am on Friday 21st March, 2008. It was drizzling from early morning and the climate was lazy and ... more...
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 Sami Ahmed | 08:46 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (432)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Writing, Reading ...
A Tale of Love - Part2
(Hi friends, please read the part1 before reading the part2.) Early on Saturday morning, Neeraj left for his sweetheart’s childhood town. He had called Neha the previous night, but had not told her anything about his travel. He wanted to surprise her when she knew all this. The four hours journey to that small town was pleasant. When he knocked on ...  more...
 Bats | 08:42 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (2)  | City: Pune  | Interests: writing, reading
Healthy Mornings
Healthy morning habits include the following:Brushing the teeth properly, taking time to cover all the corners of the mouth. the tongue should also be cleaned very well. Drinking a glass of water every morning is considered ideal for good health. It is essential that water must be consumed in a seated position rather than a standing one. Breathing ...  more...
 Ramesh Menon | 11:49 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (144)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: TQM & Positive Th...
Managing the micro-seconds
Managing the micro-secondsThe other day I was watching one of the semi-finals of the Euro 2008. The digital clock was flashing the time left for a very crucial match which was extended due to scores level till the full time. Suddenly a thought came to my mind, how these players control their emotion and play out those final few minutes. The ticking...  more...
 Ananta Khakh... | 18:25 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (193)  | City: Balacharah  | Interests: Football , Cricke...
MIND GRAPHIC
  As our tender mind ,Awoke up to the world ;Grows and mature with time ;With physical appearance ,With nature ,With life ,With wind. At times mind shows characters of young ,Like of school age ;Always pretending of a child ,Behaving of a young ,Conducting  of  a child;Though the time has gone away;But the mind continuo to be of child ,As ever youn...  more...
 anilairen | 19:27 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (224)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling music ...
rays of hope
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 raj phad | 11:06 | 21/Jun/2008
Friends: (80)  | City: Pune  | Interests: music literature....
Dealing with feelings
Dealing with FeelingWhen we feel high, we have no problems. The problem comes when we feel low. No one wants to feel low. When one feels low, then the more one tries to feel high, the more the low feeling presist. This seems to be the biggest problem. What is important about the feeling? They never stay the same. Feeling are fluid. See,you feel goo...  more...
 exquisite | 12:53 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (35)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: Poetry, Fiction, ...
The Voice of "Destitute".
The Voice of "Destitute".    Could fall in love, never thought,Could rely you, never thought. My Heart still quavers you,Could not be listened, never thought. Took wounds of moans,Could not be prescribed, never thought. Roaming hither and thither,Could be loony, never thought. Having smattering of your`s heart,Could be destitute, never thought.  "S...  more...
 Kute Engineer | 21:03 | 30/May/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Koderma  | Interests: Adventurous Activ...
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 DIBYA | 14:48 | 24/Jun/2008
Friends: (165)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: MAKING NEW FRIENDS
I HAVE A DREAM
"I have a dream, a song to singTo help me cope with anythingIf you see the wonder of a fairy taleYou can take the future even if you failI believe in angelsSomething good in everything I seeI believe in angelsWhen I know the time is right for meI’ll cross the stream - I have a dreamI have a dream, a fantasyTo help me through realityAnd my destinati...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 13:10 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (645)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Pain of a Married Man ...!!
A woman awakes during the night to find that her husband was not in bed. She goes downstairs to look for him. She finds him sitting at the kitchen table with a cup of coffee in front of him. He appears to be in deep thought, just staring at the wall.  She watches as he wipes a tear from his eye and takes a sip of his coffee.'What's the matter, dear...  more...
 chiranjib shaw | 17:53 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (53)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: metting various p...
And we gonna miss the darjeeling tea.
And there is unrest in the Darjeeling hills again.dunno how many are going to get hurt and how many (god forbid) are going to be killed if this agitation goes on this way.The situation is spinning out of control as our brothers from the hills demand a separate state for themselves.And during the time of Subhash Ghishing a hill council was to look a...  more...
 narendra shah | 22:59 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (417)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: music-classical,r...
MINDSET PROBLEM (part - 1)
My Dear  Friends.....  In order to bring in a sense of purpose and quality into our lives, we need to look at the nature and working of our very mind.The mind is meant to absorb information, transform it into knowledge and lead it into action. Action and speech determine the quality of our life and these come from the mind.How can we understand the...  more...
 Sanjay Thakur | 19:54 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (163)  | 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...
 hardhitter h... | 17:48 | 27/Jun/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Life
Everybody Cheats-III
"Everybody Cheats-III"I dont know  and cant even remember now WHY I was in a real dilemma to go or not to go on Thursday to my shrink. In fact wednesday night the situation aggravated so much , not-2nite-I-got-a-headache kinda scene with my wife. I  realized I was dreading for my next visit. For no apparent reason really. This shrink is quite reput...  more...
 keshav singhal | 09:37 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (272)  | City: Ajmer  | Interests: Learning, Reading...
A Few tips for savings
A FEW TIPS FOR SAVINGS ...* Don't keep all your savings (money) in savings bank account. More amount in your savings account may motivate you to spend more.* Invest your savings in term deposits or good savings plans.* Don't invest merely on the advice of your friends and relatives, but before making any investment have a look at the investment sch...  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...
 vijayaram reddy | 19:21 | 20/Jun/2008
Friends: (382)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, Poetry, ma...
KANAKA DURGA
సాక్షĹ 4;తు కనకదుĸ 0;్గా దేవి సాక్షĹ 5;గా -కవితన 49;నా, కవిత్ĸ 5;మన్నా ...  more...
 satya dubey | 17:09 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (101)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: eduction,culture,...
Burning Issues
In the light of very thoughtful comments posted by friends/contributors on my blogs- particularly on Globalisation, Media, Family, I was thinking to write on Globalisation- II and Media -II.At this stage, I keep them pending for some other day and I want to share my views with others on some burning issues;categories and the level of our sensitivit...  more...
 Renu Ayyar | 18:03 | 28/Jun/2008
Friends: (37)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Putting down my t...
Read ONLY if U have a SPINE...!!!
Beyond Darkness & Despair… Abysmal, that’s the life she leads;In a filthy lane, is her ‘Abode’.Beasts come knocking on her door, Every day and every night,To fulfill their carnivorous appetite…! Torn between vulnerability & defenselessness;Mortified, she is of her own ‘Nakedness’.The vultures dwelling inside men,Brutally tears up her bruised mass…B...  more...
 Krishna Nair | 20:21 | 31/May/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading,photograp...
What u really want?
We are living in a material world were everything,including breast milk comes with a price tag. I had the problem to understand this in my teenage years. I knew this now after i become a family man with one and a quarter.My question is what u really wants in ur life or What is the precious and importance necessity required for a good and peacefull ...  more...
 Unni Thekkoot | 11:05 | 16/Jun/2008
Friends: (49)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Observation, Book...
Celebration - II
Celebration – II   If there is a thousand or more days in a year! We/they will celebrate all the days! We/they have enough reasons to do so! Because celebrations are theirs! They are celebrating!!   T. K. Unni  more...
 soumya menon | 13:10 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (23)  | City: Bhopal  | Interests: Poetry, Sketching...
Friendship with God!!!
THE FRIENSHIP WITH GOD      "Man proposes and God disposes."In a way, it is not always so. God listens to each and every need of man. The only difference lies in the way God meets those needs. The presence of the omnipresent God cannot be proved. It's just a matter of self-realization. The art of talking to oneself gives its best instance.While you...  more...
 Mira Iyer | 07:50 | 4/Jun/2008
Friends: (165)  | City: Boston  | Interests: Music,books
Take Me Away
Relationships kind of stabilise with age.Mellow up and strengthen in such a way that everybody knows where they stand.Love turns to friendship...friendship turns to love...and everything is built to last.Not just for a day or a couple of days...but for an eternity.She saw him online after a long time....They chatted and laughed in mirth for quite s...  more...
 rajeswari tk | 12:43 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (50)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: writing, music
 pinviliasthamaya suryane bhoomi pinvili vilikkunnuchandraneyum nakshatrangaleyum andhakaram pinvili vilikkunnupinvaangum thirakale theeram pinvili vilikkunnukozhiyum poovinechedi pinvili vilikkunnupozhiyum punchiriyechodikal pinvili vlikkunnuadarum kannuneerinemizhikal pinvili vlikkunnumarayum swapnathe manam pinvili vilikkunnuurukum manjuthulliye...  more...
 venmonybimal... | 21:03 | 18/Jun/2008
Friends: (143)  | City: Chengannur  | Interests: writing,painting,...
A DEATH STORY
   I visited the house of death,the day before I died,I saw foot prints left by you all, gone before,They were wet of tears, somebody poured in waste.But the house was bright and happy filled, I found. Death was not there, smiled- when he came, hold my hands,Cool it was, freezing my blood, streaked and  stuffed it ,Blocking my heart, closing my nas...  more...
 kash | 20:26 | 29/Jun/2008
Friends: (59)  | City: Indore  | Interests: travellin, meetin...
Tongue Part II
Once there was a quarrel between the tongue and the teeth.You know the tongue has this habit of pushing the teeth , specialy the one which is aching. So teeth got together and decided to warn the tongue . She was told that if she did not mend her ways all the teeth will bite her to teach her a lesson.The tongue heard it all quietly and told them no...  more...
 pranav prasad | 23:09 | 18/May/2008
Friends: (10)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: reading novels,li...
visit to andaman&nicobar
we rcently visited andaman&nicobar just be4 tsunami its a beautifal island we had been to havelock island  &stayed we went there by ship stayed overnite therewe also visited that cellular jail in which our freedom fighers lived there is a light&music show in which they depicted hisory of this islandthe beaches are very good  they are having breatht...  more...
 Namrata Sriv... | 22:40 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (269)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: interested in alm...
Worst Experiences!
I am sure, all lazy beings would say "washing clothes". And if the same lazy beings are asked about the greatest invention for mankind, they"ll say "washing machine". Indeed, all praise for the souls who thought of inventing something, where you can stuff your dirty clothes, add some water and washing powder and then forget about it. This forgetful...  more...
 Arun Mahadevan | 15:46 | 5/May/2008
Friends: (9)  | City: Mumbai(Thane)  | Interests: making friends. b...
Read This and plan properly....... One Night 4 College Students Were Playing Till Late Night And could notStudy For The Test Which Was Scheduled For The Next Day.In the morning they thought of a plan. They made themselves look asdirty with grease and dirt. They then went up to the Dean and said thatthey had gone out to a wedding last night and on t...  more...
 Kumar Ahuja | 10:56 | 26/Jun/2008
Friends: (401)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: I luv Making Frndz..
A Lost Soul
Man created machines for his own useIn turn, machines turned him of no useDiscoveries take place every new morningWho cares for nature's warning?Natural things have come to a standstillEverybody now thinks digitalMan calls himself as independentIn reality, he is now machine dependentIn the forest of machines,On a gifted planet called earth...A sear...  more...
 Shyama Menon | 13:12 | 28/Apr/2008
Friends: (601)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Finding the real ...
Sree-Bhajji and a few reactions...
The mallus today are a confused lot! The men in particular are perplexed, dumbfounded even to see their poster boy of aggression, Sreesanth, weep like a baby on the IPL ground. I suspect some of them feel exposed ...a little emasculated collectively, maybe. Now don’t kill me guys I’m nothing but an observer! :D Is this the real macho mallu? A sobbi...  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...
 Joseph Antony | 03:37 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (508)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" GUD MORNING "
 It's easy to fall into the trap of thinking thatyour life would be better, easier or happier ifyou had more money. Wanting more money isn't something to beashamed of.  Money can give you the freedomand confidence to pursue your dreams.  The trouble starts when you make money, success or prestige is your only focus in life. Your pursuit of money ne...  more...
 Smiling Dolphin | 19:15 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (311)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Reading, Travelli...
Life is boring without 20-20
I miss the 20-20 a lot. It was a great three hours entertainment. BCCI should have more 20-20s and less of ODIs.It is good to see some of Rajasthan Royal Players, Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan, make it to the national sides. I have a feeling with the way Dhoni is using Yusuf Pathan that Dhoni is setting Yusuf for failure.You can see the difference ...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 14:53 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (1494)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
An Autobiography of a Goat!
An Autobiography of a Goat! Like other animals, after traversing through many rebirths, when, after living in my mother’s womb for five months, I took birth, I found world, a nice and pleasant place to live in. Man and his little children treated me with all kindness and affection, held me in their laps and fed me with their hands with tender green...  more...
 chandrakant ... | 19:06 | 30/Jun/2008
Friends: (803)  | Interests: film music &frien...
play the game with spirit
पिच्छले 2-3 दीनो से समाचार पत्रा, न्यूज़ चॅनेल. जो कॉकत्ता की लé...  more...
 thandassery ... | 20:12 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (22)  | City: kottayam  | Interests: music,sports,inte...
History Mystery
Have a history teacher explain this----- if they can.    Abraham Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846. John F. Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946.  Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860. John F. Kennedy was elected President in 1960.  Both were particularly concerned with civil rights. Both wives lost their children while living in ...  more...
 BEST FRIEND | 05:00 | 1/Jul/2008
Friends: (472)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: meeting new, inte...
One Liners
1. Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you, not the one in front of you.2. More people are run down by gossip than by automobiles. 3. There is always free cheese in a mouse trap.4. Many people who go on diets find they are poor losers.5. A vacation should be just long enough for your boss to miss you but not long enough   for your...  more...
 Alok Ranjan ... | 15:24 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (517)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: News Reporting,Ma...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
Dear Rediffland Bloggers   BEST WISHES FOR A HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008. ALOK RANJAN PRADHAN.  more...
 Current Boll... | 18:20 | 24/Apr/2008
Friends: (436)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: blogging,making f...
How Kareena Kapoor toiled for 'Tashan'!
For the first time in her acting career Kareena Kapoor had to train for eight to nine months for her role in a movie.And that movie is Yashraj Films presentation Tashan which is set to hit the theatres on coming Friday.The film has Kareena in a full-on action role for the first time. Before the shooting began, producer Aditya Chopra , director Vija...  more...