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 08:04 | 1/Jan/2008
Happy New Year
A very happy New Year to all the members of Rediffiland. Let the New Year bring loads of happiness and bliss in your lives. I have been inactive for the past few months. But will soon start blogging in fullfledged way.                                       -Thank You. more...
 15:47 | 11/Oct/2007
হেলো
কি বন্ধুগণ। ;  কেমন আছেন ? more...
 13:32 | 20/Aug/2007
What is height of Fashion?Ans : Dhoti with a zip .2. What is height of Secrecy?Ans : Offering blank visiting cards.3. What is height of Active laziness?Ans : Asking for a lift to house while on a morning walk.4. What is height of Craziness?Ans : Getting a blank paper Xeroxed.5. What is height of Forgetfulness?Ans : Seeing the mirror and trying to r... more...
 18:19 | 12/Aug/2007
confusing world
Recently a fashion show was held in bengalooru to promote the sale of bikini. Media people showed it in their news and said it was a new era in advertisement world in India.Few months back a incident took place in a village in Kanataka during some festival where some dancers participated with less dresses and the same media showed it as an uncivili... more...
 00:21 | 15/Jul/2007
A silly joke
One fine morning, Ravan felt guilty day for all his bad deeds. He felt thatheshould go an apologise to Ram for all the problems he had caused.So he went to Ram's house and knocked on the door. Ram opened the door and was surprised to find Ravan standing there. Ravan justkept staring and thinkingbut didn't say a word.What was he thinking?Ans: "Kis m... more...
 07:48 | 10/Jul/2007
Nice definitions
School: A place where Papa pays and Son plays. Life Insurance: A contract that keeps you poor all your life so thatyou can die Rich.Nurse: A person who wakes u up to give you sleeping pills.Marriage: It's an agreement in which a man loses his bachelor degreeand a woman gains her masters. Divorce: Future tense of Marriage.Lecture: An art of transfer... more...
 17:25 | 12/Jun/2007
Birthday
My birthday is on 17th August. It is fast approaching.People seem so happy and content on their birthdays. Are they really that much happy, or putting up a show for the rest of the world. With each passing day our age increases and we slowly but steadily approach the inevitable end called DEATH.It seems that everybody is weary of aging and frighten... more...
 07:31 | 11/Jun/2007
Boycott these intellectuals
From the day that the barbaric massacre of Nandigram happened people from all part of the society have been condemning Buddhadev Bhattacharya and his fascist CPM regime.But a few so called intellectuals of bengal have been licking the feet of their master Buddhadev Bhattacharya for getting different economic and administrative favours.Following is ... more...
 07:20 | 7/Apr/2007
Medical convention against Nandigram mas...
Yesterday there was a protest convention by Doctors, nurses and medical students in Moulali juba kendra(Youth centre) in kolkata.Several distinguished guests form medical fraternity spoke against the fascist aggression against the people by the CPM lumpens and police.A CD was shown where graphic details of the atrocities were filmed.A 12 to 13 yrs.... more...
 20:14 | 4/Apr/2007
SP admits to rape by policemen
KOLKATA: West Bengal police have confirmed that two of their men raped a woman protester at Nandigram — an admission that is sure to compound matters for the CPM leadership and the state government already reeling under the disastrous fallout of cop and cadre excesses at the proposed SEZ site last month. The rape "confession" came from East Midnapo... more...
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 Harish Sharma | 11:23 | 12/Oct/2007
Friends: (95)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading, cricket,...
23 Brilliant Doubts - Unanswered
Forwarded by one of the freind ..........1.If all the nations in the world are in debt(am not joking. even US has got debts), where did all the money go? (weird) 2.When dog food is new and improved tasting, who tests it? (to be give a thought) 3.What is the speed of darkness? (absurd)4.If the "black box" flight recorder is never damaged during a pl...  more...
 ROSY LIPS | 01:25 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (421)  | City: United Kingdom  | Interests: only gold(sona)
DIL (HEART)
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 Arpita M | 13:02 | 21/Aug/2007
Friends: (45)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, writing, s...
Thanks to you all and BYE...
Thanks to all ilander friends and visitors for the constant love and wonderful response... Due to certain personal reasons, I am quitting iland. I haven't been able to login for the past several days, as you all can make out now... Pata nahi kab dobara likhne ka mauka mile... pata nahi kab aaun... isliye abhi ke liye "alvida"......KEEP SMILING, BE ...  more...
 sourav sarangi | 16:58 | 7/Jun/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Rourkela  | Interests: technology,hackin...
heaven n hell
wats heaven american salary german car chinese food indian wife wats hell american wife german food chinese car indian salary  more...
 PREETI BOSE | 18:13 | 23/Dec/2007
Friends: (387)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: reading,making fr...
Vaadaa...
"Some days back Aameen wrote a poem on his blog "Kuch Baat Humari" and in my comment i told him that i'm finding that poem incomplete and he agreed that the poem is incomplete and told me to complete it..... And i have written the poem as asked by him..... Hope u all will like it.... And Aameen u too... "Ooth tumhaare…… keh rahe thy As-spastsee kuu...  more...
 Shubhra Sarkar | 23:10 | 14/Dec/2007
Friends: (97)  | City: Tinsukia  | Interests: Music, Chatting, ...
Har Pal
Har pal nazar aati hai unki adayein mujheHar pal mehsoos hoti hai unki mehek mujheAb to ek pal bhi humko sukoon nahin hai jaan-e-mannHar ghadi unke siva kuch dikhta nahin mujheNazron se unki kitni baatein kehti hai wohJab milaayee unhone nazrein, kuch ho gaya mujheDuniya se chupke jab mujhko woh dekhePal mein deewana bana jaaye woh nigaahein mujheU...  more...
 alka agrawal | 13:45 | 25/Dec/2007
Friends: (195)  | City: dreamland  | Interests: music,reading
AHSAS
                                     AHSAAS                                                 EK AHSAASKISIKE SAATH KAKISIKE PYAR KAAPNEPAN KAEK  ANKAHA VISWASJO KARATA HAI AHSASTUMHARE SATH KAHAR PAL, HAR CHADIS CHADIK JIVAN KICHADHBHANURATA KO JHUDHLATAYEH AHSAASSHABDO SE PAREBHAVNAO KE AAGOSH MEPRATIPAL LAATA HAI TUMHE NAJDEEK MERELAUKIKTTA KISEEMA...  more...
 Prachi Sameer | 23:49 | 22/Dec/2007
Friends: (230)  | City: Pune  | Interests: "Koi Diwana Galiy...
Tum Dekhate Rahiyo!
  Main maayke chalee jaaungi..... tum dekhate rahiyo!!! ;O))) Merry Christmas & Happy 2008 to You!! :O) ...... ...... ...... (A Commercial Break! ;O) Musical One Of course! See you in 2008!) Picture - Flaminco Dancer - from Internet.  more...
 siddharth d | 20:10 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (159)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: ........life
SHADES OF SERENDIPITY
 There is a moment I cry…And there is another where I try…. With scores of faith …I take the path laid…. Stumbling down the stepladder…I  was positioned in the corner.. Swearing on the very fate for my crash,That once took me to the pinnacle…. I stand……without a hold up Unaware of the disaster to strike…. Just as the rainbow flickers after the rain...  more...
 Indrajit Cha... | 07:35 | 7/Apr/2007
Friends: (3)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Reading books, li...
Startup
Hi Guest! I have just cerated my blog. And I am very much exited. Don't you think blogging is a great oppertunity to express yourself? At least me thinks so!  more...
 Sophia Roy | 00:22 | 6/Jul/2007
Friends: (200)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music, books, psy...
JOURNEY OF THE SOUL---5
FOR YOU on YOUR BIRTHDAY----6TH JULY 2007 “LIFE IS AS UNCOMPLICATED AS YOU MAKE IT”   --- Capt Sameer Roy Choudhury    Corps of Signals, 19 Assam RiflesToday for the first time in 27 years I cannot hear your voice as I wish you happy birthday…for  you have crossed the boundaries of space and time…the final frontier has been left behind…you are a fr...  more...
 Pushpanjali ... | 13:29 | 20/Dec/2007
Friends: (39)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: I like to join this!
Paradoxes of Our Times
Paradoxes of Our Times Today we have bigger housesand smaller families.More conveniences, but less time. We have more degrees,but less common sense.More knowledge, but less judgment. We have more experts, but more problems.More medicine, but less wellness. We spend too recklessly;Laugh too little,Drive too fast,Get too angry too quickly,Stay up too...  more...
 raj sharma | 13:18 | 27/Dec/2007
Friends: (132)  | City: Indore  | Interests: sprituality,medit...
NEW YEAR
     NEW YEAR........NEW YEAR….A TIME FOR RESOLUTIONS ,FOR INTROSPECTION…..WHERE WE ARE, WHAT WE ARE ,WHAT WE WANT TO DO, WHAT WE WANT TO ACHIEVE , WHAT WE WANT TO ACQUIRE,WHAT HABITS TO DITCH AND WHAT BONDS TO ADD AND THE LIST IS ENDLESS.   PERHAPS WHY WE WAITED TILL NEW YEAR….WHY WE COULD NOT IMPLEMENT SUCH GOOD THINGS EARLIER. WISH WE COULD MAKE...  more...
 neena joshi | 12:16 | 22/Dec/2006
Friends: (7)  | Interests: music,literature,...
Our speech i.e. what we speak & how we speak is very important according to me.The words which we use while talking,the tone of our voice,the expressions on the face, the body language...they all make a great impact on the listener. Some people may think that the content of the speech is more important than the manner in which we speak.....th...  more...
 sharon sharon | 15:43 | 2/Jan/2007
Friends: (17)  | Interests: reading, going fo...
Most of my old clients are more of a friend than a sexual partner. These women have actually moulded me into wat I'm now. The First woman that came to me could be by luck or fate or chance or desire of that Lady. Whatever may be the reason, here I am. This Lady had observed me eight months b4 asking me 2 come 2 her flat on some pretext and she took...  more...
 cynically yours | 21:27 | 29/Dec/2006
Friends: (29)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Hellz Angel - htt...
Another Blog.
# Text in Picture : Don't be afraid to tell someone you love them. If you do, they might break your heart...but if you don't, you might break theirs. Juggling with my work, family and my love life has not been easy. It has taken its toll on me. Its been eons that I have slept for more than 4 hours at a stretch. Thanks to Christmas holidays and God ...  more...
 Trans Persona | 09:39 | 19/Jul/2007
Friends: (133)  | City: Heaven on Earth.  | Interests: Living Life.
Dor....
Finally I Watched Dor.I never realised it was such a masterpiece till I watched it.The plot, characterisation and thetheme are just awesome. But, it"s for those who look at a movie as a piece of art.The music is simply soul-stirring and I cannot help but be moved by the number "Ye Hosla".It"s just inspiring and touching.Ayesha Thakia and Gul panag ...  more...
 Deepak Saxena | 14:01 | 20/Dec/2006
Friends: (18)  | City: ---  | Interests: Ab Interest jaank...
Bye Bye
Dear fellow Bloggers, I enjoyed very much on your iland, but I have to do a lot more things. This doesn't mean that you don't have things to do; but the fact is that- my priorities are clashing. I know you won't miss me, but I'll return after some (or, long) time- with a new id (why ????- I myself don't know). Meanwhile, happy Bloggong.  Bye Bye  more...
 Sandeep Ohri | 06:31 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (368)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading non-ficti...
Higher Electricity Bills .. again ?
If you don't take action now .. you may end up paying higher electricity bills .. again !!Just a small reminder that there is a Public Hearing on Dec 6th at the YB Chavan Auditorium (Opp. Mantralaya), Mumbai - at 11 am. This is to hear public suggestions / comments on MSEDCL's petition to increase electricity tariff in lieu of imposing second "stag...  more...
 shabdika Sharma | 18:23 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (157)  | City: Amritsar  | Interests: music,reading,sin...
Awake India
Today i m going to share golden words of a young 22 yrs boy and a great patriot of our land who sacreficed his life boldly for his motherland." MADAN LAL DHINGRA ".He was born in Amritsar,punjab.After passing BA he went to london for higher studies of law,where he came under the influence of  great guru of freedom fighters Sh .Vir Sawarkar Ji. In t...  more...
 Dr Rao | 13:40 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (274)  | City: space..the final frontier  | Interests: Dancing in the cl...
Happy new year 2008
Glitter Happy New Year Graphics   Dear Friends, Wishing that this new year brings you health,happiness and prosperity!   Regards, Star Trekker Star Glitter Graphics  more...
 cajetan vaz | 22:44 | 27/Mar/2007
Friends: (1125)  | City: Goa  | Interests: silence
The End
A new sunrise follows every sunset.  more...
 Ezhilan L | 15:31 | 13/Jun/2007
Friends: (60)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Water, Human Rights.
CAN WE SAVE THE FARMERS?
THE REPORT to the People (2004-07) presented by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on behalf of the United Progressive Alliance on May 22, 2007, contains many dark spot. There are hardly any worthwhile steps mentioned in the three-year report either for improving the productivity and profitability of small farms, or for generating more income and employ...  more...
 namrata sharma | 22:10 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (73)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: are many...!!typi...
after a long time....
been long since i last wrote and a lot has happened during this time...-had got through JNU (delhi) for MA political science..course did not interest me for various reasons...discontinued...time in delhi has not been particularly nice...something i would always and anytime like to forget.so, here i am sitting home browsing through stuff in the hope...  more...
 Namrata Hari... | 09:51 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (356)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: JILL OF ALL TRADE...
Dreams
                        Yeah…This is how dreams take shape…. It’s not always          That chasing stars are only dreamsIt’s not always          That happiness is where money isIt’s not always          That you are blessed only if you are richIt’s not always          That love means ‘staying together forever’… You can shape your dreams          Som...  more...
 AURNOB ROY | 00:40 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (45)  | City: Lucknow  | Interests: CRICKET,READING, ...
TEJESHWAR SINGH
TEJESHWAR SINGH IS NO MORE HE WAS 60!WHEN I STARTED WATCHINGTHE TV IN THE 1980S I WAS A FAN OF THE ENGLISH NEWS READERS ON DOORDARSHAN IN NATIONAL NETWORK TELECAST FROM DELHI.THEY WERE AMONG OTHERS-1.TEJESHWAR SINGH.2-KOMAL G.B.SINGH,3-GEETANJALI AIYER,4-MEENU,5-SUMIT TANDON,6-SUKANYA BALAKRISHNAN AMONGST A PLETHORA OF OTHERS LEDBY SHASHI KUMAR AND...  more...
 Pooja Nagpal | 07:58 | 14/Jun/2007
Friends: (114)  | City: Land of colours and pride  | Interests: Reading, music, m...
My Little Monster
  I stay with a monster at home, my little monster. He calls me devil at times and I couldn’t christen him better than “monster ”. Although he is near to his mid twenties yet he would always be the little younger brother for me. As we stay away from parents and family, I feel he is my responsibility and also feel a sense of concern for him. At time...  more...
 savita dutta | 19:41 | 29/Dec/2007
Friends: (373)  | City: nomansland  | Interests: aailarey aaila re...
Demon..it has been along time
                It has been along time..Demon we have not met.. You and I , I and you!Here, come, sit by my side.on my chair.. Make my fingers fly....be thou my muse! I can feel your darkness engulf meYou are dark, but I feel your light.. unlike the deepening shadows outside! Let writing be!let me savour your enveloping comfort.Demon.........Why ca...  more...
 charu charu | 12:03 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (84)  | City: everywhere  | Interests: hmmmmm
never........
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 Amit Dasgupta | 15:43 | 19/Dec/2007
Friends: (28)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading books, Th...
Speedy Recovery
This is really touching and every now and then we need to be reminded about crossing the limit. This is about a short story that was sent to me by a good friend. Thought I'd share this with you all. Sanjay, a rich guy, loved fast cars and he did have a few in his possession. He loved to speed and could not be bothered about breaking speed limits. M...  more...
 alpana | 17:52 | 28/Dec/2007
Friends: (240)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: painting, reading...
In her dimunitive tone The great coucal moaned Deep cooooo moans RepetitiveAnd intermittently boldMidnoon and the day’s exertions Still slowly to be toiled over The cookings done The tables yet to be laid With sparkling cutlery and cool china plates..“wait” I tell her, Let me get over these routine mundanities Then I will hear your woesAnd you can ...  more...
 Madhavan PK | 15:31 | 24/Dec/2007
Friends: (333)  | Interests: Books, crossword,...
Indianness
I almost never made it to the CP Ramaswamy Centre to listen to Shashi Tharoor speak on his latest book, ‘the elephant, the tiger and the cell phone”. It was raining heavily and my brother who was to accompany me had visitors.  After the initial reluctance and inertia, and braving the rain, I am glad I went. An eloquent speaker, Shashi Tharoor talke...  more...
 A S | 10:11 | 5/Nov/2007
Friends: (359)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Food, Books, Movi...
Why God allows pain
 This is one of the best explanations of why God allows pain and suffering that I have seen... A man went to a barbershop to have his hair cut and his beard trimmed. As the barber began to work, they began to have a good conversation. They talked about so many things and various subjects. When they eventually touched on the subject of God, the barb...  more...
 Neeraj Arora | 14:14 | 22/Mar/2007
Friends: (288)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Cricket, dining, ...
tennis elbow
One day, in line at the company cafeteria, Jim says to Mike behind him, "My elbow hurts like hell. I guess I'd better see a doctor.""Listen, you don't have to spend that kind of money," Mike replies. "There's a diagnostic computer down at Wal-Mart. Just give it a urine sample and the computer will tell you what's wrong and what to do about it.It ta...  more...
 Jissy Thomas | 14:37 | 30/Dec/2007
Friends: (118)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: writing essays, r...
Happy New Year
As another New Year approaches, I thought I should pen a small New Year wish for all my iland friends... Some of my friends have waited patiently for a post from me... As I told one of them "Sabr kaa phal meethaa hotaa hai."  ... Thanks a lot for bearing with me and sorry for the delay in posting a new blog... I was a bit busy with the celebrations...  more...
 nisha gupta | 19:15 | 28/Jul/2007
Friends: (82)  | Interests: art music readin...
rain
As the leaves stir in the breezeThe breeze becomes a wind,A wind so mad ,She howls,      And howls.The clouds They shimmer,shimmers the lightningroll the cloudsand soon,     RAINDROPS,Big fat drops plopupon the sandand the earth are kissing      As they meetso they become onemeld into each otherand soon,rhere remains none.   So,my heart does yearnf...  more...
 Rahul SenGupta | 03:16 | 4/Nov/2006
Friends: (21)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Books,writing,mus...
The girl on the Car window.
Saturday night,10.30 in the night. After a long and tiring haul at the office Mr.Mukherjee was finally on his way back home. Comfortably ensconced in the mauve leather of his brand new metallic gray Honda City he went into a doze, with the AC on & while the chauffer drove silently under the dimly lit night sky of Guragaon. With sudden thunder, flic...  more...
 kumar sanjay | 21:51 | 6/Jul/2007
Friends: (14)  | City: Secunderabad  | Interests: anything & everyt...
ATTITUDE
ATTITUDE IS WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT Soldier- Sir, we are surrounded by the enemy from all sides. Major- Excellent! now we can attack in any direction we want. To believe in something which everyone believes is BELIEF BUT To believe in something that nobody believes is CONFIDENCE  more...
 neetha nair | 11:25 | 21/Dec/2007
Friends: (341)  | City: Everywhere  | Interests: All that is betwe...
expectations?!
(I am- no writer - not authorised to make any conclusions - this is just some kind of thoughts that  flow thru my very less exposed mind - this has no validity or may not hold true for other fellow readers.) We all try to share / care and discuss/debate issues  and expect something from the people who live  with and around us  or interact with as p...  more...
 budhoose kan... | 22:38 | 31/Dec/2007
Friends: (180)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Honest fibbing. L...
Invariably every year I get a lot of new year greetings. Most of them are something like this,'May the new year bring peace and prosperity to you and your friends and family!' or something to that effect.In return I too sent out some new year cards, phone calls and letters to the respective well wishers.Soon I realized that my wishing helped only t...  more...
 tisha hi | 02:03 | 5/Feb/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: London  | Interests: can't stop laughi...
sorry to go :(
Sorry friends! this is my last post..nahi masti waali nahi sachhi waali !I came here and peeped at the iland from the corner, not daring to step out.. I kept standing there holding on to the curtains and my fingers clinched tight anticipating rejection. Then unsure of myself,  I posted my first blog and friends posted comments which made me hold th...  more...