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On Way to San Francisco

Posted on September 15, 2008 by indra

We had packed for US sojourn and waiting. We had kept TV on, and planned to move out as last. With everything ready, it becomes difficult to pass time even waiting for taxi. With AC on we tried to take … Continue reading →

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My Blog, My Life, My Readers

Posted on September 13, 2008 by indra

For almost last for four years I am blogging. I have been putting in one entry almost daily. It is all because of Anand who initiated and then Shannon who religiously goes through it. I don’t know over the period … Continue reading →

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Demoralizing Democracy

Posted on September 12, 2008 by indra

A man in Mumbai creates chaos over a statement by a respected artist. His orders to his goons are. · Not a single film involving the Bachchan family would be allowed to be released in Maharashtra. · Maharashtrians must boycott … Continue reading →

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Noida: Sector 41 Lost a Library

Posted on September 12, 2008 by indra

In this era of knowledge, every community must house a good library with at least three clear sections serving children, students, and oldies. I have knowingly kept the adults out of it, as in whatever profession they are; they seem … Continue reading →

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Will Mamata Sink with Singur?

Posted on September 11, 2008 by indra

Tata Motors is keeping West Bengal and the country guessing if it will get out of Singur totally or ultimately come back. As Tata Motors got the land it asked for and the state government signed the agreement, it has … Continue reading →

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Presidency College and its Eden Hindu Hostel

Posted on September 10, 2008 by indra

Last January I visited Eden Hindu Hostel and Presidency College with Shannon and Anand after many years. I spent two years 1955-57 here for my Intermediate Science. I can scrape through many sweet memories of those days. I met here … Continue reading →

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Bush and Gandhi

Posted on September 9, 2008 by indra

As a reporter wrote ‘Singur is proving to be more difficult than the nuclear issue, since a breakthrough was possible in Vienna but not in Calcutta.’ With the heroes and villains in Vienna as well as in Singur, the outcome … Continue reading →

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Kosi Deluge-Find Answer

Posted on September 8, 2008 by indra

I am happy to know that there is one more engineer (as Fatmi himself claimed on a TV channel) from Bihar in ministry that too in Man Mohan Singh’s cabinet. We all know the more known engineer-chief minister. I don’t … Continue reading →

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An Appeal to NRIs

Posted on September 6, 2008 by indra

I have an appeal for all those who had some education in India and are now settled or working in developed foreign countries. ·Buy one Indian small car- Hyundai i10, Maruti Suzuki’s A Star, Alto, or Tata’s Nano over and … Continue reading →

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Technology Takes over Teaching

Posted on September 5, 2008 by indra

“Guruur-Brahmaa Gurur-Vishnuh, Gurur-Devo Mahesgwarah, Gurureva Param Brahma” There can’t be a better thing to say about the teacher on this Teachers’ Day. Teacher is Brahma, Vishnu, Mahesh and Lord Parameshwara. But teaching as profession is undergoing transformation. On one hand … Continue reading →

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