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| Gone are the days when ten rupees is good enough to have a decent food outside.Today, Money is gradually losing its value.Economists cite it as an Inflationary trend.Thanks God, for it's far better than countries like Zimbabwe. "India is Shining" and this feel good factor is certainly there.Asian Market is emerging with China and India as...
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| 14:34 | 11/Feb/2008 |
| Women | |
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| Women-They complement Men in Life.God created Men and Women, each with special strength and weakness.Men are physically strong and are abled navigators.They are good at research and execution of massive projects .They are logical,aggressive,outward bound,moved more by externalities.........Women are mentally strong.They are creative and good at d...
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| 17:12 | 31/Dec/2007 |
| Greet 2008 | |
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| I looked back "2007" A Year of mixture of emotions for me.I experienced it as it is. . . . I am looking forward "2008" a happy and prosperous year for everyone. Wishing you all a wonderful 2008. with love, agshaya.
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| 22:18 | 26/Dec/2007 |
| Best Present(Gift) | |
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| One would wonder and question my Title.I relished a book and wish to share the gist of it to my i-land friends.I combine my experience too with it.Its the essence of living.What could be a present worth giving by a person to himself?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!If suppose, I credit your account with unlimited money with a condition that you should debit it the s...
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| 21:03 | 26/Dec/2007 |
| Do we need a role model? | |
| Quite often, we are moved by personalities from different walks of life.We admire them;Sometimes, we adore them.That's good.When it comes to assuming someone as rolemodel in entirety,I feel, we need to rethink.Certain events that happened in the recent past made me to share this blog. There is a difference, when one takes a model as an inspiration....
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| 17:38 | 28/Nov/2007 |
| Social living | |
| I feel good to write to my iland friends after a very long gap.Fortunately, I experienced the greatness of social gatherings through a wedding function in my family.It gave me another perspective of life.I wish to share this with all of you.It's really great to be happy with our personal accomplishments.All of us have two facets-personal and public...
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| 11:31 | 19/Oct/2007 |
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| we are happy with the self.Very often we are puzzled to deal with Identity factor.No doubt, Identity empowers us with a sense of security, recognition, joy, belongingness, attitude, altitude and much more.people identify themselves in different ways (as a professional/roles they play /group or territory they belong,etc....)An Elder brother shows hi...
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| vijayaram reddy | 12:11 | 16/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (660)
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| నువ్వĺ 3;నా ! ఎలా వున్నĹ 4;వ్ ? నన్ను తలుచుĵ 3;ోటాని 093;ి కూడా వీలు కాన...
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| Srinivasan P... | 19:42 | 18/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (120)
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| A rare frank speech |
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| I happened to read the news report about Former Prime Minister, John Howard - Australia in the context of Muslim Culture and Shariat. Whether one agrees with whatever he says or not, it is clear that he is a leader of unambiguous principles. I reproduce the content for ilanders. News Report:Muslims who want to live under Islamic Sh...
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| Sami Ahmed | 09:04 | 22/Jul/2008 |
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| When They Got Married |
| When they got married, both of them brought in their dreams into their marriage.After the engagement and before the marriage, which is naughtily called as probation period by some people, Sujit, during one of those meetings at restaurents, had asked his fiancee, “How do you want me to be after our marriage? Do I have to change myself in any manner?...
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| Vaidehi | 16:51 | 19/Jul/2008 |
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| OOPS |
| Well, something shocking has happened!!!Apparently, someone hacked into my ILand blog and deleted all my friends list and blogs. Luckily, I managed to change my password pronto and did the damage control but i still lost my posts and my 400 odd friends. It's so funny and hilarious. I had heard abt security flaws on ILand but didnt expect anyone to ...
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| Monalisa Smile | 10:35 | 5/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (151)
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| So long.... |
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| Hello All, A very good day to all who visit my iLand, read some of the boring stuff I write,To top it up, write some excellent comments and some great GB entries...I am away for few weeks..well not literally away from my lappy...but there are certainpersonal commitments because of which my activity on the iLand will be prettyerratic. I may not be r...
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| satya dubey | 17:09 | 7/Jul/2008 |
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| Reflections : Burning Issues- ii |
| In one of my blogs, I raised the question of burning issues which had not found sufficient expression in the blogs of the rediffiland. I am delighted to find very enthusiastic support and response to my pleadings and since then dozens of blogs have been posted on issues which directly affect our social, cultural and national life-not only as medi...
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| Priya I | 20:42 | 22/Jul/2008 |
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| Depressed? Not any more! |
| The last two weeks have been , I think, one of the worst in my life. I hit rock bottom where nothing made sense and all the existential questions of who am I, what am I doing, where am I going, what is the bigger purpose had no answers. One word was like a constant refrain in my head - ‘REPLACEABLE’. I was replaceable at home, at work, with friends...
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| Harsha | 22:53 | 14/Jul/2008 |
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| THE OTHER SIDE OF FREEDOM |
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| I know..no one would bother reading this blog..and damn!!!..no would so much as bother to give it a glance...why should you???..people have other interesting topics...sexy actors and their personal lives..how many dogs that hero has got..how that particular heroine maintains such a well toned body..you MUST know..shouldn't you?People adore..no..no....
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| Funny Man | 12:38 | 20/Jul/2008 |
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| The Indo US Nuclear Deal |
| It is strange that the Congress has staked everything on the Nuclear Deal. Inflation is the current problem and it is worried about Uranium.
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| praveen sharma | 14:58 | 26/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (766)
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| Seven Steps To Heaven |
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| The first step is in her kind eyes,That shows she is very wise.Second step is in her red lips,That match her finger tips.Third step is in her voice,A voice that would make the heavens rejoice.Forth step is in her ears,I could nibble on them for years.Fifth step is her nose,It is as pretty as a rose.Sixth step is in her beautiful long hair,That matc...
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| sheik maideen | 16:49 | 24/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (99)
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| A.R.Rahman - Kamal - Marmayogi |
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| Kamal Hassan has started pre-production work on his new film Marmayogi, which he is directing and producing, on first copy basis for the corporate Reliance Adlabs. Kamal's Marmayogi, is said to be a historical adventure romantic film with an 'A' list of actors. He has already contacted Bollywood actress Kajol, to play the heroine in this film, whic...
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| RAGHUPAT | 15:21 | 17/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (107)
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| size of your heart |
| It isn't the size of your house as such That matters so much at all. It's the gentle hand and its loving touch, That make it great or small. The friends who come and the hour they Who out of your house depart, Will judge it not by the style you show, But rather by the size of your heart. It isn't the size of your head so much,It isn't the wealth yo...
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| D B | 22:32 | 8/Jul/2008 |
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| RE: MY LAST POST |
| Hi friendz...this post is in reply with ur valuable comments for "My last post". There is no exact reason behind leaving iland. I'm just tired and extremely weird nowadays. Most probably these days r the most critical in my life till date. I'm just trying to keep a balance between the good and the dark side of mine n it seems that the later will wi...
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| Adesh Guru | 13:25 | 21/Jul/2008 |
| Friends: (88)
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| Guru's speech |
| Jai Shri KrishnaThe Bhagavad-Gita talks of many ways, or paths, in which we can reachthe Almighty. For seekers of knowledge, there is the path of knowledgecalled ‘gyan yoga’. For people who have love and devotion towards God, there is the path of devotion called ‘bhakti yoga’. The majority of us are treading the path of ‘karma yoga’, the path of ac...
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| Sarath Chandra | 02:34 | 20/Jul/2008 |
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| The Breaking Point |
| A chill ran down my spine. So this is how it feels, I thought. I never felt it again. It was a rope of ice pulled along my spine and held for a split second longer at the lowest point. In my numbness, I noticed the floor boy happily waving me out. I knew the psychology of his happiness. It wasn’t worth the effort to verbalize it. I was just refused...
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| velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008 |
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| How Heavy is a Glass of Water |
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| A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...
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| Binu Abraham | 16:15 | 29/Jun/2008 |
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| 5 Minutes for Poor |
| Welcome to 5 Minutes for PoorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes for the poorAre you willing to spare 5 minutes a day for the poor. If so, you can help hundreds of poor/orphan children with food, clothing & education. Most of us have good education and enjoy good food every day. But there are millions of children who are deprived of both good food a...
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| Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008 |
| Friends: (658)
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| Smirk |
| Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...
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| Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007 |
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| Separation and Travel |
| Traveling to distant places is perhaps one of the most exciting things that could happen to me. I enjoy traveling and visiting places. It has always been my dream and I coveted a job that would include travel once in a while. But strange how motherhood changes everything. I have to travel to USA for work, and whenever I have this opportunity, I st...
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| Namrata Sriv... | 11:38 | 26/Jul/2008 |
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| Captain of the laughter club! |
| If I know myself well, then I am sure that I can laugh on any damn topic, at any damn place and with any damn people. In fact many people know me because of my laughter only. They complimented me (according to them it was a compliment) and I even laughed on it. But that happened unintentionally, because the commentwas a bit dicey, hanging between c...
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| Veena Jayaraman | 12:14 | 14/Apr/2008 |
| Friends: (152)
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| A Tale of two cities |
| Am presently enjoying my maternity break at my in-laws place back at Jamshedpur, the steel city. Frankly loving the attention, loving being overfed ( appetite seems to be an unending saga), but just detesting the "much bigger me" and have resolved to get back to my original size at least a month after the delivery.One thing that I am enjoying the m...
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| Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007 |
| Friends: (35)
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| Jab We Met |
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| Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...
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| Vijit Vivek | 13:10 | 16/Jun/2008 |
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| Pain of a Married Man ...!! |
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| 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...
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| Animesh Raj | 19:01 | 25/Feb/2008 |
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| Divided We Stand... |
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| It takes only a faction of people to show us the kind of fractured society we live in. It takes only a group of rogues to let us realize how effete our police force is. It takes only a few common beings to let us know that we live in a country full of insensitive bigots who are not even ready for dialogue- violence is the only language they speak. ...
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| vchennai | 10:57 | 25/Jul/2008 |
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| Intimacy |
| When your eyes close, our hearts open up. When our lips meet, our feelings become one. When I hold you close, Peace surrounds us both. When I see your face, I see the intensity of your emotions. Pain or pleasure? I wonder and ask, Your smile speaks louder than any word could.
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| ramnath rajaram | 11:42 | 27/Jul/2008 |
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| Defining and Achieving Training Value |
| Defining and Achieving Training ValueIn the knowledge economy, companies are spending huge amounts of often unaccounted-for money trying to run the training engine with the hope of improved performance. There are three prime reasons for the liberal flow of funds into the training function:1. An absolute lack of trained resources available for hirin...
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| Sahiti Bhara... | 15:09 | 2/Jul/2008 |
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| What does a man fear more, death or life... |
| Lot of people (including yours truly) are struck with a profession which is not their passion. It is not what they love to do. They still do it because it gives "job security" or "good pay" or both.I love kids and i enjoy teaching. Teaching kids would have been my ideal profession or starting a school my dream.What prevents me from going after my d...
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| Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008 |
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| R - DAY WISHES - 2008 |
| R - DAY WISHES - 2008DEAR ILAND FRNDS;LET US ALL SALUTE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND THE NATION ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAYSMALL REQUEST - IF TIME PERMITS, TRY TO ATTEND A SMALL GATHERING OF FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY (AS I USED TO IN THE PARK IN OUR COLONY IN CHENNAI/WATCH IN TV/ATTEND IN OFFICES)THANKS & REGARDSYOUR LOVING ILAND FRND...
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| Think Tank | 22:32 | 26/Jul/2008 |
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| BooksChurchill on Leadership Winston Churchill gave this world the "V" sign for victory. Prime Minister of United Kingdom during the World War II, Churchill was a self made man who made the history the way we read and repeat today. This book tries to point out leadership traits from this great political leader, as applicable to the business world. ...
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| Observer Me | 03:32 | 29/Dec/2007 |
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| Only solution to terrorism - Children of... |
| When the sounds from the play ground fade When the last baby of the earth stops crying All the men will yearn for that eluding one Years after years they pray for that knocking one And just as the years pass by with no apparent knocking up We have found a solution to the problems of any religion No more birth...
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| Nitin Nawar | 12:58 | 15/Dec/2007 |
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| "You Can Call It Gratitude"-- by Sudha M... |
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| There are two photographs that hang on my office wall. Everyday when I enter my office, I look at them before starting my day. They are pictures of two old people. One is of a gentleman in a blue suit and the other is a black and white image of a man with dreamy eyes and a white beard.People have often asked me if the people in the photographs are...
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| Krishna Prasad | 13:42 | 27/Jul/2008 |
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| Food Wastage |
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| FOOD SHORTAGE Preface: I heard in BBC Radio one day morning that Somalia is suffering with acute food shortage. There was an interview with an unknown woman of Somalia village that she used to take maize powder and some times she used to take Animal Feed in order to subside the hunger. This is a horrific situation. Also, she told that when she e...
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| amar snh | 20:18 | 3/Apr/2008 |
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| Is it possible ? |
| Hi Friends,There are couple of Utopian ideas that keep taking twists and turns in my mind so very oftenI must admit these may sound totally outlandish or plain silly, specially to those of you with special bent of mind towards all things ScientificFirst of these is :- Is it possible for man to develop some sort of wings, of course mechanically a...
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| Mysterious C... | 10:01 | 8/Jul/2008 |
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| When it Rains…….Rain and mud make a logical pair; can club football with the two? The moment rain stopped or reduced to drizzle we used to run to the playground. We were not fans of football neither do we knew how to play. But that was the most enjoyable game during rains. Our game continued till someone informed Principle Sir and he himself had to...
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| angel a | 16:09 | 15/Nov/2007 |
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| Celebrating Children’s Day! |
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| While coming back from an official trip a few days back, my driver stopped the car for a cup of tea in one of the small dhabas that spring up like mushrooms on the highways. As soon as I settled down on a chair close to the window and ordered tea, I noticed a small boy of about 8 years old, bubbling with energy running errands, taking orders, servi...
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| Divyani | 16:22 | 18/Jul/2008 |
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| Tall, dark and Handsome |
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| From God’s own country and God’s own creation, introducing India’s most handsome and eligible bachelor, Febin Joy. Tall, dark and handsome. Elizabeth calls him Stallone of India and I totally agree, even though I gave him tough time for wearing that cap J. A prize winning photgrapher, biker and computer pro. In the previous post some people point...
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| Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007 |
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| Physics and Music |
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| 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...
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