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 11:34 | 6/Feb/2008
The Healing Power Of Love
Today I got a fantastic writing on Love in my mail box which was an enjoyable reading. I thought to share the same with my friends in iland. The piece goes like this,-"In praise of love, lift your gaze and open your heart.In service to love, open your hands and let go of your burden.In a world that lives by the motto, “Seeing is believing,” how do ... more...
 13:11 | 26/Dec/2007
Happy New Year
Wish You all a Very very Happy and Prosperous New Year, 2008, My Dear Friends. Here's wishing that the coming year be filled with Joy, Fun and Frolic. Season's Greetings. Best Wishes, Sovan. more...
 14:46 | 13/Nov/2007
WOMAN, O WOMAN......
Today, one of my friend sent a wonderful write-up on Woman. It's a nice and warm tribute to the Greatest creation of the God - The Woman.Personally, I respect Woman, I rever Woman and I Love Woman. So, I want to share the piece with all of you, my dear Friends........" WOMANShe is in our life since we exist.The care, the love. the affection she gav... more...
 13:35 | 7/Nov/2007
Happy Deepavali To All!
All of My Friends in iland, Wish you all a very very Happy, Bright and Colourful Deepavali. Sovan. more...
 12:17 | 25/Oct/2007
Love Because................
Don't Turn Love Into A Relationship.The other day I got the opportunity to go through a very interesting write up on Love. It was a message by Osho. But the strange thing is I also felt likewise since long and just found the mirror image of my thoughts in it.Love comes like a strong breeze and carries away two lovers to unknown dimensions. Lovers g... more...
 11:32 | 23/Oct/2007
Happy Dussehra!
Hi, all my friends in iland, Wish you all a very, very Happy Dussehra! May you all have the God's Blessings. May Health, Wealth, Luck and Happiness be yours. :) Sovan.   more...
 13:20 | 24/Jul/2007
What Journalism!
A MUST READ....... Dear Editors of HT, TOI, IndianExpress and TheHindu, I got the mail below from a friend of mine and following the unwritten code of conduct, I am forwarding it to my friends but all efforts of people who have been forwarding this mail would go waste if this mail doesn't reach YOU...... Something to think about..!! Shame on Indian... more...
 15:28 | 11/Jul/2007
A Very Intriguing Fact!
Greatness of Sardarji's (Not a joke!!!!!) Hello friends!! Well, one of my friends, told me the following incident which I wish to share with you. It has had a deep impact on my thinking. In the diwali vacation, my friend and his couple of friends had gone to Delhi. They rented a taxi for local sight-seeing. The driver was an old Sardar, and boys be... more...
 12:05 | 10/Jul/2007
Power of Devotion in Love
DEVOTIONDevotion is the remarkable alchemy of love and dedication. It eclipses self-interest and inspires commitment. This quality is often ascribed to loyal acts of service given when it would have easier to avoid the duty. Devotion arises from a belief that something is right. It may be an idea, a cause or simply a recognition that someone they c... more...
 13:20 | 26/Jun/2007
Angels of Real World - A True Companion
     Excerpts from a News Paper reporting:Pani puri funds Infosys dreams Visakhapatnam, May 24: The wife of a poor pani puri vendor has become a software engineer in Infosys, thanks to her husband's support. Sheik Salar, 26, a street hawker , used every rupee he earned to help his wife Fatima Bibi Sheik, 21, achieve her academic ambitions.  And it ... more...
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 Binu Abraham | 05:02 | 30/Jan/2008
Friends: (728)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
Brains!!!!!!!!!
It was a sports stadium.Eight Children were standing on the track to participate in the running event.* Ready! * Steady! * Bang!!!With the sound of Toy pistol , all eight girls started running .Hardly have they covered ten to fifteen steps , one of the smaller girls slipped and fell down , due to bruises and pain she started crying.When other seven...  more...
 Joseph Antony | 01:08 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (417)  | City: Kottayam,Changanacherry  | Interests: reading,movies, f...
" THE HISTORY OF VALENTINE'S DAY "
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 Raaj Borah | 10:23 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (249)  | City: Indore  | Interests: Reading, Travelin...
An open letter to Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
To,Mrs. Sonia Gandhi,President, Congress Party.10, Janapath.New Delhi-11.Sub: In human torture by Government of India in collaboration with section of Indian Media.Dear Madam,Today is almost one year since I wrote my first letter to the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India seeking justice and freedom to live a free life just like any other citizen of th...  more...
 datanentrygo | 07:55 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (503)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: computerjobs
Earn unlimit.
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 K Nagesh | 19:46 | 1/Feb/2008
Friends: (298)  | City: BANGALORE  | Interests: Music (Karnatak),...
HEALTH PLUS
Latest Unit Linked Health Insurance Plan from Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC). It offers you Hospital Cash Benefit (HCB), Major Surgical Benefit (MSB) and Domiciliary Treatment Benefit (DTB) grows along with stock market, offers you liquidity (Partial or Total) in case of Emergency, allows you Income-Tax exmption upto Rs 15,000 per annum ...  more...
 sohamswami | 07:48 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (415)  | City: HIMALAYAS  | Interests: TO SEARCH THE ETE...
BATASHI
I was annoyed.Very very annoyed.Just like any other middle class man, I feel annoyed when I see injustice to me,though hardly anything I can do about it.Again like a typical middle class man,the annoyance comes from the fact that I am always kept in larch.I always suffer unlike super rich,very rich , rich.,poor and very poor.The Rich just don’t bot...  more...
 smita | 20:03 | 9/Jan/2008
Friends: (142)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Love and Songs.
Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche...
Babu badi der socha kaya kahoon kaya nahin. Par Happy New Year aap sab ko or bachoon ko bachoon ki Maion ko, Pitoyoon (Fathers) ko,Papa ki sahealyionn ko,Mama ke Doston ko... o yaar samajh lo na! Sab ko :).Chalo is saal sab kasam khayen ki pyaar karenge, or jor se karengey or haan sab ko bateyengey.Ki...Aaj Kal Tere Mere Pyaar Ke Charche Har Juban ...  more...
 Ashwini | 11:11 | 1/Feb/2008
Friends: (100)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Music,Reading,Tra...
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 manisha sharma | 13:18 | 7/Jan/2008
Friends: (277)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Reading,Listening...
CRICKET>>>>>>>>>.
 VISITING AUSTRALIA... ................. ........the teams shud learn few rules before they do so...................(1)    Ricky Ponting – (THE TRULY GENUINE CRICKETER OF THE CRICKET ERA AND WHOSE INTEGRITY SHOULD NOT BE DOUBTED) should be considered as the FOURTH UMPIRE. As per the new rules, FOURTH UMPIRE decision is final and will over ride any ...  more...
 Alwin | 18:41 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (275)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: CreatinG Internat...
Advance Happy New Year Dear FriendZ
Hi FrienDZ ..,   AdvancE HappY NeW YeaR .. AlwiN  more...
 vira | 15:04 | 5/Feb/2008
Friends: (1312)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
                                     The History of Valentine's DayEvery February, across the country, candy, flowers, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint and why do we celebrate this holiday? The history of Valentine's Day -- and its patron saint -- is shrouded in mystery. ...  more...
 Shivaja V | 14:52 | 23/Jan/2008
Friends: (54)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading,writing,K...
January 23rd........ Thanks to Archies Cards and their ilk, I have been fortunate enough to get loads of ‘all occasion cards’ to send to my hubby dear during his postings at sites when I stayed farway like “virahini Radha”  pining for her Lord , the eternal lover “Shyamameghavarnan”.   With the advent of internet, Archies gave way to ecards and ema...  more...
 Saakshee I | 08:34 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (694)  | City: Close to u!  | Interests: This is the real ...
A brief time as a Coquette
Nothing new to pen so dredging up an old one for ya’ll from my teendom. How I almost became a coquette and got sucked into the lives of BB and her hubby.. My mom’s pal BB (BIG take your pick for the second B) had a problem she has a hubby who loves her deeply. But BB just tolerated him. His show of love irritated her no end- but luckily for her he ...  more...
 Mona Suan | 18:17 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (301)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: dating
Indian movie actress photos and vedios
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 Noanee Kapadia | 16:40 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (391)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
Surya Namaskar
On 26th Jan .our republic day ,I had nice evening with young Indians from accross the states ,they had put up a show on Surya ,the God. from Surya Namaskar,to the festivals importance of Surya in our life and around the world was well conveyed by use of visual, dance and drama . Chinmaya Mission who had sponsered the event had given free hand to ab...  more...
 Vibhuti | 11:16 | 5/Feb/2008
Friends: (353)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: M Living life eve...
Never Give Up
Hi friends, Greetings from freezing Ahmedabad…….here we are having so much cold which is unusal for the city. Winter is making me lazy to write I realize that  wrote last on 23 Jan…..and at the same moment I recd one nice SMS,The moment you think of giving up, think of the reason why you held for so long. “DO OR DIE” is an old saying. “DO IT BEFORE...  more...
 sarika bhanot | 15:24 | 29/Jan/2008
Friends: (100)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Keep Changing
Meet a Man with No face
A victim of horrific facial disfigurement -Jose Mestre, a 51 year old man from Lisbon, Portugal, has been losing his face to a huge growth of a facial tumor for the past 35 years, covers his entire face distorting it beyond recognition.  Jose's face is a collection of blood vessels that have expanded, producing a raised red area on the skin. Jose w...  more...
 saurabh upad... | 02:31 | 25/Dec/2007
Friends: (423)  | City: dream land  | Interests: photography,sport...
Dear All,         I would like to wish you    A Wonderful, Happy , Healthy & Properous Year Ahead ….. HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008      May God Bless You !  more...
 Suresh Praja... | 01:55 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (161)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: Having a Discus...
Hey.. pls help needed
Hey this is for everyone.. who are there in my frnd list.. this is my first blog. So let me start with something which is very important to me.now the problem is , my communication skill, i am not that much fluent in speaking , but i m not bad too. Mean if i speak slowly and take time before saying, then there won;t be any mistake. But by this i ca...  more...
 aravind das | 13:27 | 7/Jan/2008
Friends: (650)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
BHAJJ-RANGI
Look at this creture carefully. It is actually  not an australian (ab)original  monkey.But it's forefather belongs to the smallest continent.It is very eccentric & gets angry if anyone call it "MONKEY" or 'bandar" or even 'hanuman'.So be careful before calling it by name!!It has its own attitude & when angry he complains to it's world protection bo...  more...
 Tanisha | 11:07 | 21/Nov/2007
Friends: (245)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading, Listenin...
Time
(author unknown) A young man learns what's most important in life from the guy next door.It had been some time since Jack had seen the old man. College, girls, career, and life itself got in the way. In fact, Jack moved clear across the country in pursuit of his dreams. There, in the rush of his busy life, Jack had little time to think about the pa...  more...
 Bhavana S | 21:03 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (232)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading,music,net...
bas yun hi
            Jindagi de jaati yun hi basJawaab jo kuch sawaalon ke;Bhatkte ne hum bhi yun hiYaadon ke sune galiyaron mein……Ho jaate poore jo yun hi basKuch sunahare se khwaab;To mangte hi kyun hum bhi yun Har bhule bisare  dard ka hisaab……….Rahein jo ho jaati agar thodiTaya karne ko bas asaanPaaon mein na padte yun chaaleNa hi dil pe reh jaate yeh g...  more...
 shefa | 20:16 | 4/Feb/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Dancing in rain,H...
WARNING
     Warning Hi everybody,I would like to warn all my dear friends,to visit your dentist regularly,as everybody says,my avatar is sweet,my dreamspace   is sweeter and above all I AM SWEETEST .So you might have chances of getting   cavaties.So don’t forget to visit your dentist.  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 01:33 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (1405)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
CANCER RELATED ARTICLE==HEALTH-AWARENESS...
This is an interesting article about cancer:            Dear Friends,              Spending some few minutes to read this  will be an investment to your  life.  It is in simple english, informative and very useful and wish to share it with you.             1. Every person has cancer cells in the body.These cancer cells do not show up in the standar...  more...
 Dr.Roopa Naik | 15:47 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (166)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: everything under ...
Love vs Ego
Once upon a time there was an island, where all the feelings lived together. . One day there was a storm in the sea and the island was about to get drowned . Every feeling was scared but Love made a boat to escape. Every feeling boarded the boat . Only 1 feeling was left. Love got down to see who it was.. It was EGO.. Love tried and tried but...  more...
 shivani narula | 12:28 | 22/Jan/2008
Friends: (101)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: READING
LOVE/ME -ME/LOVE ONCE AGAIN....
A mixed bag of emotions that I am. Want to give in to love unscrupulouslyYet want to be scrupulous.But who decides the thin line. Still debatingTrust is at stakeAt stake of loveWill it fail meWill it befriend me Have come far enoughPlaying hide and seekWith I me myself self taughtby experiences Now I know meInside out An open book that I amSo easy ...  more...
 kavita ganguly | 00:34 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (253)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: Reading, Net Surf...
Freedom
I happened to watch NDTV’s ‘We the people’ on 26th January. A lot of people had gathered to debate on why they think that wearing the tricolor, cutting it or even trampling on it does not necessarily mean disrespecting the nation. They simply resented the idea of being told to show respect. They explained that India was a free country and they shou...  more...
 DENSON JOSEPH | 17:38 | 3/Jan/2008
Friends: (670)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
EMBARASSMENT OF Explaining molestation t...
Yesterday The HT reported how a group 0f  70 -80 hoolingans romped in the New Year by openly molesting & doing a "draupadi" boldly - throwing all caution into thin air in Mumbai & thereby making a mockery of our rotten law & order & its useless caretakers. Seeing the picture in the Newspaper my 7 year old daughter asked me innocently, " Papa ye kya...  more...
 Florence | 15:37 | 5/Sep/2007
Friends: (232)  | Interests: music,listening s...
Waqt Nahi
Har khushi Hai Logon Ke Daman Mein, Par Ek Hansi Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Din Raat Daudti Duniya Mein,Zindagi Ke Liye Hi Waqt Nahi. Maa Ki Loree Ka Ehsaas To Hai, Par Maa Ko Maa Kehne Ka Waqt Nahi. Saare Rishton Ko To Hum Maar Chuke,Ab Unhe Dafnane Ka Bhi Waqt Nahi.Saare Naam Mobile Mein Hain, Par Dosti Ke Liye Waqt Nahi. Gairon Ki Kya Baat Karen,Jab Apn...  more...
 greengrass | 11:09 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (514)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
When HEART feels for it...
From www.manakkudiyan.com :  Disclaimer:  Talks and argument is going on about TATA NANO - “It is not a good car”, “A person who can buy an APACE 160 for 62,000/- will be able to buy this car buy spending 40,000/- more. This is dangerous, there will be a sudden explosion and there will not be space in any road to travel”…. Etc.  The plus and minuse...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 16:38 | 14/Jan/2008
Friends: (512)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Xenophobia
Xenophobia -- The fear of foreigners115 years ago, on September 11, Vivekananda took America by storm when he addressed the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago with the phrase "Sisters and Brothers of America". Such words were unheard of in the western world, and the audience was taken by a complete surprise when they saw an unknown Indian mon...  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 14:30 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (1263)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Snow
One winter morning during breakfast a husband and wife in northern Minnesota were listening to the radio. They heard the announcer say, "We are going to have 8 to 10 inches of snow today. You must park your car on the even-numbered side of the street, so the snowplows can get through." So the good wife went out and moved her car. A week later while...  more...
 shrirang nar... | 17:43 | 26/Jan/2008
Friends: (46)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: music,travel,read...
Re-Public day
Today is Republic Day. It should be Re-Public day‘Re’ is defined for ‘Responsibility’Responsibility to the Public. Responsibility of the Public.There was a republic day 59 years ago when everyone had the illusion of having his or her own country. People those who have given everything for the country, even their lives had dream of an independent de...  more...
 Jayalakshmi ... | 17:28 | 10/Jan/2008
Friends: (122)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Pure, dignified h...
The Lilac Glove
The little maidaan was chock-a-block with people. Vendors shouted until they went hoarse, children clamoured, parents got angry and animals watched the mad mob of humanity with placid unconcern. The sweet shops did brisk business as did the man spinning the creaking handle of the uncomplicated, rustic rides. A single, bony brown horse trotted up an...  more...
 bronzegoddes... | 03:44 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (96)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Happy!! Happy!!Ha...
Shall we dance, Mr.Koshy?
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!Ok!Onem ore time now!Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!Oh! Yes!! I did it.Feels so damn good and I want to shout and scream. Mydream has come true ‘cause I never gave up on it.For all the writers out there who are dreaming to getpublished d...  more...
 jasmine laur | 21:28 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: economics,reading
Wah Taj !
We did it ! Taj Mahal has got highest no. of votes as one of the seven wonders of the world where as it was not even among the seven wonders of world before.Indians must be very happy and proud because it straight way got highest no. of votes among the wonders all over the world.This also proves that Indians are realy proud of their culture heritag...  more...
 Shweta Pal | 19:55 | 1/Nov/2007
Friends: (0)  | Interests: Reading,music,hum...
IRRESPONSIBLE TRP's
In today's world the idiot boxes are living up to its name religiously & even more. The reason being that even journalism is rapidly moving towards the showbiz. Earlier media used to inform people about it but now it is a part of showbiz. It’s all a TRP game now. And it seems it's ages before when serious journalism was all about the power of  kala...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 16:51 | 22/Dec/2007
Friends: (291)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Greetings of the season!
Wishing all my friends at Rediffland a wonderful Festive Season  more...
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 Kanchan Bhat... | 16:02 | 5/Feb/2008
Friends: (107)  | City: Jabalpur  | Interests: Impossibole... ca...
SHAME!
Some one told me to watch out-Look at these two blogs- Vedika Sharma, monsterindiahttp://blog.monsterindia.com/my/vedikasharm a77/To-My-Love-14368.html Bijayani Behera, rediffilandhttp://cleanheart.rediffiland.com/iland/clea nheart_diary.html Notice how well they have copied my posts- and without even an acknowledgement?And there are more in blogspot...  more...