Should Fashion shows be conducted in India? - Mr. Positive:

Why not? As cultured creatures with a sixth sense, the only sense that differentiates us from animals, we must develop our artistic and aesthetic mind and let it explore the seamless world of imagination and creativity. Fashion shows provide this opportunity to designers. Plus, why is it that the Fashion industry is being targeted for this issue? Even Bollywood has now become a stage for World Fashion with actresses flaunting their newest finds from Paris, Los Angeles etc. Are those portraying Indian cultures? Why aren’t there widespread protests to ban obscenity in Hindi Cinema, then? What about every other field where Indians emulate the West like the food industry? I mean…. we have our traditional foods. So let’s stop eating Pizzas, burgers and turn to idlis, rotis, and dosas everyday. The point is, Indian Fashion need not represent the actual India, but at least it decorates it in a neat package so that even the foreigners find it lookable. Slowly they’ll accept and respect our fashion sense. Once that happens we can establish our indigenous trends in the World arena and infuse those trends into the West. For all these to happen Indian Fashion weeks and fashion shows are absolutely necessary.

Should Fashion shows be conducted in India? - Mr. Negative:

Definitely not! They hardly portray the Indian form of dressing. These “Indian Fashion Weeks” which are the window of the Indian culture to the western world, do not represent what one might call the traditional Bharatiya Nari. As one person rightly put it, it removes the ‘kapda’ factor in the ‘roti kapda aur makaan’. We hardly see any kapda. The idea of fashion shows in the west was that the westerners were so affluent that they bought their dresses only from their choice of designers and the designers had to catch a place in the hearts of people. So they conducted such shows to display their talents in designing different clothes. Where as in India, people never buy clothes seeing those models in the ramp. Does anybody watch the dress as much as they do the model? Such shows are not only unnecessary but also insult the rich Indian culture. The worst part is, more than half the designers who design the so-called India wears are not Indians nor have they been studying the various kinds of dresses that we wear. They create designs, which are neither indigenous nor innovative. Why should we ape the west in useless things and destroy our pride and dignity?

Why are software professionals paid more?

It is a well-known fact that software job is one of THE highest paying jobs when it comes to getting employed right after college. But is it worth it? It’s like stuck between a rock and a hard place situation for them. They hate the job but are not able to come out of it because no other sector pays as much. The employees are not ready to even compromise on salary for other comforts like being closer to home or shifting to a less-established company for a higher post. Have some pride guys…. money isn’t everything!!!

The software life is one of the main reasons for decrease in interest for arts among today’s younger generation. They neither have time to learn arts nor do they have time to have some form of outside entertainment. Are the swimming pools, gaming rooms, gyms etc provided in software parks to make them easily accessible to their employees or are they to keep them prisoners from the outside world? This is the million-dollar question. The “area” that they work, or cubicle as they sophisticatedly put it, reminds one of the cells in prison, except here they don’t have to do hard physical labor. A pen stand on the desk, few sheets of paper lying haphazardly, picture of Asin or their loved ones stuck with board pin on the wall and a computer that runs for 24 hrs a day, six days a week (god knows what they do in it). This is what one might find in a characteristic cubicle. With everything that they need within a hands reach these people don’t have the need or the want to move from their seats. Lunch is also made available in the cafeteria. Even then, if they find a burger or a sandwich they feel thankful as they can be eaten without moving from their seats. They wash their hands with tissue paper and jump back into the cyber world. This is their life for six days in a week. And before they can imagine Sunday’s over and the bus is waiting for them the next morning to go back to their daily drill. The latest news is that the software companies are employing agencies to maintain their employees’ bank transactions like getting passbook entries, crediting cheques etc.

What on earth are these software professionals actually doing for such a long time in their computers??? We will see this later…

Should Birthdays be celebrated?

I have always wondered why people celebrate birthdays. I mean…doesn’t it mean they are a year closer to their end. I gave it a lot of thought and couldn’t come up with a logical answer. Is it because they have survived a whole year since their previous birthday that they are celebrating? The only person for whom it may be a reason to celebrate is the mother. After all she was the one who had a greater job on that day than us. She can celebrate for her survival, her ordeal, her achievement. Our job… was just to be born.

It's not the fault of the student if he fails, because the year ONLY has 365' days.

Typical academic year for a student:

1. Sundays-52, Sundays in a year, you know Sundays are for rest. Days left 313.

2. Summer holidays-50 where weather is very hot and difficult to study. Days left 263.

3. 8 hours daily sleep- 130 days GONE. Days left 141.

4. 1 hour for daily playing- (good for health) means 15 days. Days left 126.

5. 2 hours daily for food & other delicacies (chewing
   properly & swallowing)-means 30days. Days left 96.

6. 1 hour for talking (man is a social animal)-means 15 days. Days left 81.

7. Exam days- per year at least 35 days. Days left 46.

8. Quarterly, Half yearly and festival (holidays)-40 days. Balance 6 days.

9.For sickness- at least 3 days. Remaining days=3.

10.Movies and functions - at least 2 days. 1 day left.

11.That 1-day is your birthday.

So, my point is …even if we don’t study on that day and celebrate instead, what is our chance of passing? Surely… food for thought!!!

ENGLISH- AN AMAZING LANGUAGE:

English is truly a wonderful language. In fact it is the only global language in actual sense. A very fluent spoken English requires the knowledge of not more than 800 words. This simplicity is often misjudged by many who think that the popularity of English is due to its easy grammar and plain vocabulary. This is but far from true. In fact English has the most complex vocabulary and a very intricate grammar. But we seldom have the need to use them. The following are some proverbs that you might have learnt in second standard, but slightly modified:

• Exclusive dedication to necessitous course without interludes of hedonistic diversions renders Jack a hebetudinous fellow.
• A revolving lithic conglomerate accumulates no congeries of small green biophitic dendrocerus plant.
• Scintillate Scintillate asteroid minim.
• It is fruitless to be lachrymose over precipitately departed lactile fluid.
• Men who make their abode in virtuous edifices are prevented from catapulting perilous projectiles.
• All the articles that coruscate with resplendence are not truly auriferous

Want to know what they mean? Check it out:

• All work and no play makes jack a dull boy
• A rolling stone gathers no moss
• Twinkle twinkle little star
• It is useless to cry over spilt milk
• Men in glass house must not throw stones
• All that glitters is not gold

English is truly an amazing language.

India – a peculiar country:

A member of parliament while in service must not hold a post in an office of profit. We have all studied in 8^th standard basic civics. Whether this rule is right or wrong, sensible or unnecessary is not what I want to stress upon. Recently, actress Jayapradha, a Rajya Sabha MP was dismissed because she was holding an honorary position in the Boolywood Actors Guild. There was a huge uproar from the Rajya Sabha MPs. There were allegations that Sonia Gandhi, Somnath Chatterjee etc. were all holding offices of profit. What would one normally expect to happen? If it were a country where law was given greater importance than the lawmakers, all those found guilty would be immediately dismissed. If it were a country, which was obviously corrupt to the core, there would be an immediate amendment in the law to remove this idiotic clause. These two are the only sensible options and I would have appreciated if India had taken either of the two decisions. But as I said, India is a peculiar country indeed. It was decided that MPs could hold certain offices while in power and the specifications about the types of offices acceptable would be brought about in the next amendment. Our beloved speaker Chatterjeeji gracefully accepted that since he was an accused party in this case, he would decline from presiding the parliament till this amendment is brought into effect by his proxy. What an open mind and a generous heart!!!

Move your houses, people!! – Plane’s going to land:

Though the government’s decision to expand the Chennai Airport is commendable, the procurement of land from people living in Pammal and Pallavaram for this purpose is very unfair. People whose property is worth 20-30 lakhs will be given a meager amount set by the government as compensation, which would be something like 8 lakhs. And those affected people are the ones who can never dream of using the airport in their life. The fraction of population in Chennai using the airport is very small. If the government is really desperate to develop our nation, then there are lots of wastelands around our city, which they can very well convert into a modern airport. This was what the Japanese government did when they expanded the Tokyo airport. If the airport users feel it is too far, that is a one-time problem and not as severe as losing your property lawfully. In fact, a man sold his cultivable land to the government to expand the airport around the 80’s in return for a promised amount of 8 lakh rupees, but he is yet to receive around 5 lakhs of it. If a city, which has been around for 100 years, wants to develop, it is morally incorrect to demand its inhabitants to give up their property especially when so much of land is freely available. Shouldn’t the same rule, which applied to the proposal of demolishing QMC to build a Secretariat, apply here?

Some More One-Liners (Forward)

I say no to drugs they just don't listen

A friend in need is a pest indeed.

Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce.

Work is fine if it doesn't take too much of your time.

When everything comes in your way you're in the wrong lane.

The light at the end of the tunnel may be an incoming train.

Born free taxed to death.

Everyone has a photographic memory, some just don't have film.

Life is unsure; always eat your dessert first.

Smile, it makes people wonder what you are thinking.

If you keep your feet firmly on the ground, you'll have trouble putting on your pants.

It's not hard to meet expenses, they are everywhere.

I love being a writer... what I can't stand is the paperwork.

A printer consists of 3 main parts: the case, the jammed paper tray and the blinking red light.

The hardest part of skating is the ice.

My phone number is 17. We got one of the early ones.

The guy who invented the first wheel was an idiot.
The guy who invented the other three, he was the genius.

The trouble with being punctual is that no one is there to appreciate it.

In a country of free speech, why are there phone bills?

If you tell a man there are 300 billion stars in the universe, he'll believe you.
But if you tell him a park bench has just been painted, he has to touch it to be sure.

If you cannot change your mind, are you sure you have one?

Beat the 5 O'clock rush, leave work at noon!

If you can't convince them, confuse them.

It's not the fall that kills you. It's the sudden stop at the end.

I couldn't repair your brakes, so I made your horn louder.

Hot glass looks same as cold glass. - Cunino's Law of Burnt Fingers

Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups.

The cigarette does the smoking you are just the sucker.

Someday is not a day of the week.

One-Liners(Forward)

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Regular naps prevent old age... especially if you take them while

driving.

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Having one child makes you a parent; having two you are a referee.

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I believe we should all pay our tax with a smile. I tried - but they

wanted cash =====================================================

Don't feel bad. A lot of people have no talent.

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Don't marry the person you want to live with, marry the one you cannot

live without,,, but whatever you do, you'll regret it later.

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You can't buy love . . . but you pay heavily for it.

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True friends stab you in the front.

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Forgiveness is giving up my right to hate you for hurting me.

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Bad officials are elected by good citizens who do not vote.

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Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get

tired.

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Marriage is give and take. You'd better give it to her or she'll take

it anyway.

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My wife and I always compromise. I admit I'm wrong and she agrees with

me.

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Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

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Ladies first. Pretty ladies sooner.

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It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends

up with the same boss.

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Real friends are the ones who survive transitions between address books.

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Saving is the best thing. Especially when your parents have done it for

you.

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Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools talk because

they have to say something.

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They call our language the mother tongue because the father seldom gets

to speak.

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Sagaai hui... Shadi Hui... Biwi ghar main aayi...

ghar SWARG ban gaya... aur main...SWARGWASI...

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They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is

love; after marriage it is self-defense

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Marriage is a relationship in which one person is always right and the

other is husband !

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Its difficult 2 understand GOD. He makes such beautiful things as

women..and then he turns them into Wives !?!!!?!

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It takes thousand workers 2 build a castle Million soldiers 2 protect a

country BUT Just ONE woman 2 make a Happy HOME!

Let's Thank ......KAAMWALI

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What is the difference between a woman and a magnet?

Magnets have a positive side!

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Ladka: Janeman is dil mein aaja.

Ladki: Sandal nikalu kya?

Ladka: Pagli mandir thodi hi hai, aise hi aaja!!

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It's funny when people discuss LOVE MARRIAGE vs ARRANGED.

It's like asking someone, if suicide is better or being murdered

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A person who surrenders when he's WRONG, is HONEST.

A person who SURRENDERS when not SURE, is WISE..

A person who surrenders even if he's RIGHT, is a HUSBAND.!

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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT – Mr. Negative:

Is capital punishment really necessary? Of course, it is definitely necessary in a land where one can get away with shooting a lady in front of fifty eyewitnesses who have absolutely no morality or guts to stand up against the accused, a land where a person is forced to bribe money to take the corpse of their brother “who had committed suicide because he could not pay back his loans”. These incidents prove the fact that even death comes with a price. What is the meaning in giving a life sentence and releasing the criminal on a national holiday, if you are sure that he will not correct himself and has a chance of committing further crimes? This is exactly what Lord Krishna says in the Gita. In fact, the latest concept of shooting local goons in the name of ENCOUNTER is an even better measure. Arresting and trying them in a court of law is nothing but sheer waste of time, waste of money, waste of energy, waste of resources, waste of everything. The next day, comes a call from an MP or an MLA and the gangster is escorted back to his bungalow in a police car. How utterly ridiculous!!! But first, the basic postulate of our Indian constitution that “an accused is innocent until proven guilty” must be changed to “ an accused is guilty until proven innocent” as in the Greek constitution. Giving a death sentence is like using a fungicide. These worms have the right to be killed. Criminals these days fear of nothing… not the law, not the police, not the people. Their only fear is their LIFE. And if that is assured for them…

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT –Mr. Positive:

Is capital punishment really necessary? Of course not, it is definitely not necessary in a land which has won its independence under the leadership of a man who believed in “forgive and forget” and whose preaching of non-violence made people realize that killing cannot be a solution to evil. Evil has to be eradicated, it can never be killed. And the only way to eradicate it is through love and peace, not death. This is exactly what Jesus says in the Bible. If a criminal is sentenced to death, then what is the difference between the criminal and judge who gave the judgment to kill him? What is right in the eyes of the criminal may be wrong in the eyes of the law. Also, forgiving a criminal is the worst punishment he can get. Even suicide is a crime. When we do not have the right to take our own lives where do we have the right to take someone else’s. Giving a death sentence is like catching a wild animal from the forest and killing it just because there is a possibility that it might come to our house and kill us. And even for the animals there are organizations like the Blue Cross!!! No one in this world is a sinless person. Each of us has innate criminal qualities. So there is no point in punishing someone just because he was innocent enough to get caught doing the sin. Everyone in this world is god’s child. He created us and only he has the right to kill us. We cannot create our own rules for right or wrong and give death sentences

Can The English Language Survive???

"The vast majority of our imports come from outside the country."
- George W. Bush

"If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure."
- George W. Bush

"One word sums up probably the responsibility of any Governor, and that
one
word is 'to be prepared'."
- George W. Bush

"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in
the
future."
- George W. Bush

"The future will be better tomorrow."
- George W. Bush

"We're going to have the best educated American people in the world."
- George W. Bush

"I stand by all the misstatements that I've made."
- George W. Bush

"We have a firm commitment to NATO, we are a part of NATO. We have a
firm commitment
to Europe We are a part of Europe ."
- George W. Bush

"Public speaking is very easy."
- George W. Bush

"A low voter turnout is an indication of fewer people going to the
polls."
- George W. Bush
"We are ready for any unforeseen event that may or may not occur." -
George W. Bush

"For NASA, space is still a high priority."
- George W. Bush

"Quite frankly, teachers are the only profession that teach our
children."
- George W. Bush

"It isn't pollution that's harming the environment. It's the impurities
in
our air and water that are doing it."
- George W. Bush

"It's time for the human race to enter the solar system."
- George W. Bush

Excerpts From Vijaykanth's movies

Here are some excerpts from Vijaykaanth's
movies(Comments by my friends):-

*Gajendra*
the scene where captain is unconscious and taken to a
hospital in
madurai.. there are people coming over for him from
andhra n tamilnadu..
the doctor says to radharavi.."he is in a state of
highpolymer shock"

in narasimha film sumbdy describes him as jeans pant
potta singam!
I doubt ...jeans pant potta singama illa
asingama??!

Opening Scene in Ramana..captain will be typing
furiously on the
computer and camera will be focussed on captain's red
eyes from behind
the monitor..As the camera comes around and shows the
monitor screen,
thalaivar would be typing something on windows media
player:-) too good:-)

In thavasi
When Soundarya and her friend look at captain and
say.." romba smarta
irrukar ille " i am sure everyone felt..like uuuh!

Each and every scene in Narasimma is a beauty in
itself. Why take the
very first scene where he plugs earphones into his
dogs' ears and says
'Look', 'Run', 'Go'. And Raghuvaran shouting Kuttha
Baag Gaya. Or the
scene where he says "Narasimmaku bomb vekkaravan indha
ulagathlaye illa
da" and drives the car on two wheels.

*Narasimha*
The medical chap in the movie's interrogation scene
tries to drug Thalai
and extricate some information from him. but
apparently the drug has not
effect and his reaction is "MMy GOD. Ivana control
pannare sakthi
science ikku kedayathu......"

In Gajendra, this is the most fantastic scene which
has featured in
Ripley's believe it or not. Captain twirls his
moustache and then the
man opposite to him flies away.

the next scene he puts a cig in his mouth and waits
for it eb lifted
when the villain puns how he will light it without a
matchstick. Then
captian does the unexpected, he takes his knife dips
in in his bleeding
wound and keeps it in the cigarette, then comes the
ultimate punch dialogue:

"En ratthhathileyey neruppu irukku da!!"

Nasser asks to Thavasi:
"Thavasi, nee enna venumney kevala paduttharey"

Captain replies in an animated close up camera shot
with 'fire' in his eyes:
"Nee venamnu thaan kevala paduttharen"

ondraa rendaa..avaroda scenes list panna..
chk out our man's entry into Ripley's believe it or
not..
http://media.putfile.com/MOUSTACHE

*captainoda technical efficiency....*
in one of the films... he shows the motherboard of a
computer and says
"idhu vedichha ambadhu kilo metre close"
Hilllllllllllllllarious....... I bet there can be no
better comedian on
earth...

puyal adichu polachawan irukkaan,..
aana indha bhupathi adichu polachawan illa da,..
(woru wela wunmaiya irukkalaam,..)

*Narasimha(Simma Narasimmaa!!)*
gr8 dialogs include "satharana manisanuku current
vecha, avanuku thaan
saak adikum, aana intha narasimma ku current vecha,
antha current kae
saak adikum"!! and gaaptan dodges bullets, goli-soda
goli muzhingina
koralla raghuvaran sez "avanoda speedku innun
ulagathula lota
kandupidikala, abdul kalam anu gundoda athigamana
sakthi avanuku irukku,
asoka chakarathula kaanatha antha naalavathu singam"
he keepts ranting
utter nonsense like this for sometime!! dei, konjam
over'a illayada
ungalukae.

Isha gopikar will drown in the lake and wld look like
she is recovering
back to conciousness when saved by thalai...At tht
point of time thalai
will go and try to remove the excess water stuffed in
her lungs by using
his cute lil lips on isha's.....

The next scene wld be Isha lying at a hospital.

I am still trying to get the reason:

1. thalai took her to the hospital
or
2. because of thalai's efforts she was admitted to the
hospital as she
became unconscious again? Can someone clarify this...

I cant get over this scene from Narasimha - Isha falls
off a building
and thalai overtakes her in the air and catches her
from falling. At the
same time a truck with flowers rolls right by and they
fall into it -
(worst of all) - followed by a duet...THIS IS
HYSTERICAL

Hope u liked them

Collection of famous quotes by Navjot Singh Sidhu

1. That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it.
2. There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over.
3. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.

4. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados."Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope."
5. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taximeter.
6. Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.

7. Wickets are like wives - you never know which way they will turn!

8. He is like Indian three-wheeler, which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!

9. The Indians are going to beat the Kiwis! Let me tell you, my friend that the Kiwi is the only bird in the whole world, which does not have wings!

10. As uncomfortable as a bum on a porcupine.

11. The ball whizzes past like a bumble -bee and the Indians are in the sea.

12. The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin a haystack.

13. The pitch is as dead as a dodo.

14. Deep Dasgupta is as confused as a child is in a topless bar!

15. The way Indian wickets are falling reminds of the cycle stand at Rajendra Talkies in Patiala one falls and everything else falls!

16. Indian team without Sachin is like giving Kiss without a Squeeze.

17. You cannot make Omelets without breaking the eggs.

18. Deep Dasgupta is not a Wicket Keeper, he is a goalkeeper. He must be given a free transfer to Manchester United.

19. He will fight a rattlesnake and give it the first two bites too.
20. One, who doesn't throw the dice, can never expect to score a six.

21. This quote was made after Eddie Nichols, the third umpire, ruled Shivnarine Chanderpaul 'NOT OUT' in the second test at Port of Spain T&T "Eddie Nichols is a man who cannot find his own buttocks with his two hands."
22. Anybody can pilot a ship when the sea is calm.

23. Nobody travels on the road to success without a puncture or two.

24. You got to choose between tightening your belt or losing your pants.
25. The cat with gloves catches no mice.

26. Age has been perfect fire extinguisher for flaming youth.

27. You may have a heart of gold, but so does a hard-boiled egg.

28. He is like a one-legged man in a bum kicking competition.

29. The third umpires should be changed as often as nappies and for the same reason.
30. Kumble's bowling at the moment is flat as a Dosa.

Sivaji Punch Dialogues-2

Dekhoji, naan thaan Shivaji

Kanna, naan pakka dhan software, erangunan mavane hardware....

Sachin adicha sixer indha Shivaji adicha stretcher

Naan nenacha athu nadantha mathiri, naan nadantha athu jeycha mathiri

Naan 1 centimetre dhooratthukk nallavannaa 20 kilometre distancekku kettavan

Kanna andha sivajikku nadikka mattum dhan theriyum,

indha sivajiku nadikkavum theriyum adikkavum theriyum

unaku Aandavan vekkaraan da date annaiku unaku Shivaji vekkaraan paar vettu

Kannaa, sirikaama PM aga iruntharu antha Narasimha Rao, aana sirichutte pattaiyai kilappurathu intha Shivaji Rao

Naan nallavanukku sami, Nayavanjaganukku tsunami

Kanna, vitukoduthavan ennaikum kettathillai, kettavan ennaikum vittukoduthathillai

Solli adikiravan veeran, sollama adikiravan kozhai, naan sollavum maaten

adikkavum maatan aana konnuduvan

Thappu pannatha manushane illai. Athey thappa thiruppi seyyaravan, manushane illai."

Nallavanukku naan DHARMAN Kettvanukku naan YEMa dharman da

Hi I'm Back

Hi,

SO.....after a looooong time, I'm back to the blogging world. The second sem's been pretty tight and I had lots of other pre-occupations like our coll cults, tech symp...etc. that I completely forgot I had a blog site. It was when I saw my friend vijay's blog that i realised I must do something for mine(Thanks vijay for inspiring me).