Category: Ideas and Thoughts
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Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi :: Tiger of Indian Cricket
One of the greatest Indian captains, a smart, dashing and debonair cricketer, Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi passed away on Thursday. He was suffering from an acute lung infection. The infection was caused by chronic interstitial lung disease which prevented his lungs from exchanging oxygen properly. He was the ninth and last Nawab of Pataudi and…
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Was Ram Born in U.S?
I was living in this illusion since I arrived in U.S. But today all the traces of my doubt vanquished away when I saw an old lady driving a luxurious car. What a big deal if an old lady drives a car? It may not be news for an American but for an Indian it…
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Childhood Memories :: Blast from the past
Friday night is the most satisfying night for any professional who works five days a week. He goes to bed with the dream to not awake anymore. But my alarm rang at 7.10 AM on Saturday; it rings usually on weekdays. Waking up at 7.10 AM on Saturday in America is as rare as the…
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Meetings in Software Companies
“Hey Gopal, Can you please meet me at 4:30 PM?” popped up the chat window. My hands got numbed and eyes wide opened. This is the biggest disadvantage of being online at Lotus Sametime. My supervisor, Ravindran has asked me to meet him 7th time in last 3 days. Everytime I go with all the…
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India wins first test match against Australia
VVS Laxman has once again showed his immense talent against Australia. He scored a fighting fifty in the second inning and played key role in India’s 1 wicket win in Mohali Test. Indeed, it was a senstational fightback. Laxman, despite being struggling with a back injury, showed immense maturity in second innings and scored unbeaten…
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Unheard Voices of Hapless Husbands
“Yaar..My Life is finished! My wife abused my father and attacked him with knife in front of me. I cannot live with this lady anymore”. Cried Ravi, my childhood friend. I was stunned to hear this. Ravi married four years back to a post graduate lady. After initial peaceful few months, his life started moving…
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The rise and fall of Diego Maradona
Yesterday, Argentina’s national football team coach Diego Maradona told a local newspaper that his “it’s done, my chapter has ended, I gave everything I had.” However according to the spokesperson for the Argentine Football Association (AFA), Maradona had not officially resigned. AFA President Julio Grondona will meet with Maradona to discuss his resignation. So this…
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World Earth Day :: Save our planet
Today is World Earth Day. Earth Day is celebrated throughout the world to generate awareness among the people about the planet earth. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in held on April 22, 1970. This date marked the beginning of the modern environmental movement. More than 20 million Americans participated…
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Third Anniversary of abhisays.com
Last week, abhisays.com completed 3 years on internet. Now abhisays.com has more than 1200 articles, 4000 comments, 1300 daily mail readers, more than 8 lakh visitors per month. Its alexa world ranking is 21000, India ranking is 1400. Moreover, it has its own music edition which contains around 700 carefully selected melodious Hindi songs which…
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Kingfisher IndiBlogger Bangalore Bloggers meet
Today I got the chance to attend Kingfisher IndiBlogger Bangalore Bloggers meet. In the meet, I not only enjoyed chilled Kingfisher beer (3 mugs 🙂 ) but also got chance to meet many good bloggers, webmasters, social media experts. In the meeting blogging and tweeting ideas were flowing like anything. Around 150 bloggers from Banglore…