January 2009
13 posts
The Madoff files: Bernie's billions... →
Duduku Gala - an arrogant person
This is a...
Carnatic Composers: TyAgarAja →
Thyagaraja « Ancient Indians →
The Hindu : Stickler for principles →
Kanchipuram Nayana Pillai
-:- Sangeethapriya -:- Indian Fine arts: Create |... →
The Hindu : He charmed young and old alike →
Indepth article on Madurai Mani Iyer
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"Harikatha" - Andal Kalyanam
Superb rendition by Vishaka Hari of the life of Andal. This is the first of nine separate videos.
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“And so to all other peoples and governments who are watching today, from the...”
– Obama in his inauguration speech (Jan 20, 2009) I hope there is willingness in the administration to look beyond the words and into the spirit of this statement to make this a reality. It will be the first step. All said, this was the best speech I have come across in recent times.
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Human rivers
Crowded places in Tokyo tend to create human rivers - streams of people 2-5 people wide - that wind their way through stations, road junctions, shopping malls etc. I have tried breaking through them but most of the time I have ended up either being carried away by the “current” or being brushed aside. Tokyoites dislike being interrupted in their movements and will not consider courtesy...
FSX
Thinking, thinking
http://www.microsoft.com/games/flightsimulatorX/
Where's the good news?
Its all gloom and doom everywhere .. markets falling, people losing jobs, people getting into debt, people dropping dead from the stress of it all.