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 20:48 | 20/Sep/2007
Nainital...a jewel ..
my recent visit of nainital made me realise how much ourplanet has got to offer for us to enjoy.. it was a great journey ... with flowers ,waterfalls ,cherries and apples ..its like a mini heaven ...blessed in aesthetic beauty .. friends do visit nainital atleast once in ur life time ...its simply great ..awesome and heavenly... more...
 17:18 | 3/Jul/2007
cambridge or oxford ???
which is the best among these two giants ??? ...and what are their best courses...??? dont get wild ideas ...just to know only ... curiosity ..!! more...
 21:32 | 2/Jul/2007
GO VEG##
WE SAY LOT OF THINGS ..ABT HATRED ...LOVE ..CARE ...AND WHAT NOT " LIVE AND LET LIVE "WHY CANT WE TRY TO BE VEGETARIANS ?????IS IT BCOS WE ARE USED TO NON-VEG ..OR FOR TASTE ..OR FOR PRESTIGE !! OR FOR SIMPLE SHOW -OFF WITH A MENU OF KABAB .. BIRIYANI AND SO ON AND SO ON !!!!I TURNED INTO VEGETARIANISM WHEN I WAS AROUND 13 ... INSPIRED BY MY... more...
 11:51 | 1/Jul/2007
WHO CARES !!!!
AROUND 80 PERCENT IS BELOW POVERTY LINE .......THE DEPENDENCY LEVEL POPULATION CONSISTING OF THE ELDERLY AND THE YOUNGER ONES IS IN TOTAL GREATER THAN THE OVERALL POPULATION OF U.S. !!!WHO CARES ??AS FAR AS AMITHABH BACHHAN IS READY TO GIVE A SMILE TO THE PRESS ...AND POLITICIANS ARE READY TO BUG EVERY SINGLE INDV ...WHO CARES ABOUT THE PLIGHT OF... more...
 11:26 | 1/Jul/2007
LiFe In InDiA
BE IT IN FLIGHT OR IN TRAIN ..THE MOMENT U TOUCH INDIAN SOIL ..WE KNOW THERE IS A UNIQUE FLAVOUR WAITING ...THE TURBAN CLAD TAXI DRIVER WHO WILL XHAUST ALL THAT LITTLE ENGLISH HE DISCOVERED IN HIS LIFE TO THE JASMINE FLOWER SELLER IN ALL MOST ALL THE LANES OF INDIA WITH HER SACRED FACE AND CHARMING SMILE..!!SILK SAREES AND SANDAL PASTE ,.... DHOTH... more...
 17:52 | 29/Jun/2007
I DONT DESERVE ALL THAT PRAISE ...."MY H...
MY DEAREST FRIENDS OUT THERE ...I KNOW THAT WAS A BIT TOO MUCH FROM ME NOT TO MENTION THE POET'S NAME ...MY FIRST BLOG WAS "VIOLIN MELTS CANCER " WHERE I WAS ALSO A WITNESS ALONG WITH MY FRIEND WHO IS A CANCER PATIENT IN ADYAR CANCER CENTRE ,CHENNAI , TO THE MAGIC CREATED BY VIOLIN WIZARD THIRA WITH HER HAUNTING VOCALS AND VIOLINS...THAT WAS THERAP... more...
 14:05 | 25/Jun/2007
MY HEART WILL GO ON ...
FOR YOU .. OUT THERE ... IN FRONY OF ME.. INVISIBLE TO ME ... FOR U .. OUT THERE .. I WILL TUNE MY HEART STRINGS .. TO MAKE THAT MELODY.. THAT WE ALONE CAN CREATE. FOR U .. THAT SOUL.. WHO WILL MERGE WITH ME .. ONE DAY .. WHEN ALL THE WORLD .. SING TOGETHER FOR HARMONY.. FOR YOU ALONE ... MY HEART WILL GO ON...AND ON.. more...
 13:45 | 25/Jun/2007
MY FAVOURITE BLOGS -VIOLIN MELTS CANCER
The compilation of my very best and most favourite blogs. Stay tuned and click to the urls !! ****VIOLIN MELTS CANCER***** http://worldview.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_v iew.php?postId=1156935388 ****LOVE - that gives meaning to life.***** http://worldview.rediffiland.com/scripts/xanadu_diary_v iew.php?postId=1182758616 more...
 13:33 | 25/Jun/2007
Love - that gives meaning to life.
Whats life without feeling being loved ??be it to a pet or a child or to a lover or to one's own mother dont you think we look forward to give love and to be loved by other close to us ??without the feeling of love is there any meaning to existence ???somewhere down the line the current mad rush for materialistic pursuits will hit the conclusion th... more...
 10:57 | 20/Sep/2006
Violin Wizard L.Athira .
I felt the necessity to mail this due to the overgrowing interest I received on the Blog "VIOLIN MELTS CANCER"..I  have done some groundwork so as to know more of this unique prodigy...No wonder that she is an OverAchiever ...a long list of Awards including Indian Govt's Award for being the "Best Outstanding Creative Child Musician Of India " ranki... more...
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 DENSON JOSEPH | 12:00 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (619)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Fitness
NRI's & NANDIGRAM
74 NRIs, belonging to a diverse group of academics, professionals, lawyers, activists and students, many of them volunteers and supporters of the organization - Association for India's Development  – have filed a collective Right to Information application at the Indian Embassy in Washington DC. The Questions raised are the following:ü       Have d...  more...
 siddhartha m... | 16:38 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (539)  | City: OUTER SPACE  | Interests: travelling into t...
A JOURNEY COMES TO AN END IN LIFE
Dear friends,Time has now come to say goodbye to you all. My spaceship from my planet has arrived.Like every good thing in life,this stint was also temporary in nature.I knew all along that I will have to go one day but it was difficult to reconcile in mind.But what to do?Our life is like that.When I first joined this I land ,I was not knowing much...  more...
 ashok tiwari | 15:11 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (291)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: I am having keen ...
Morning Dew
Dear Islanders, Namaskaar! Bracing for the ensuing New Year, Great. Wish You all a very Happy and vibrant New Year, 2008. Friends , I , distinctly remember my tiny tot days when I used to play in a nearby playground in the morning. The playground was covered with a carpet of lush green grass and had majestic trees all over and a cobbled path surrou...  more...
 santy bhusar | 12:31 | 31/Aug/2007
Friends: (89)  | City: Nasik  | Interests: chatting, travell...
hi
Hi, NEVER CRY FOR ANY RELATION IN LIFE BECAUSE FOR THE ONE WHOM YOU CRY DOES NOT DESERVE YOUR TEARS AND THE ONE WHO DESERVES WILL NEVER LET YOU CRY................. TREAT EVERYONE WITH POLITENESS EVEN THOSE WHO ARE RUDE TO YOU, NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT NICE BUT BECAUSE YOU ARE NICE....................... NEVER SEARCH YOUR HAPPINESS IN OTHERS WHICH ...  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 20:29 | 11/Dec/2007
Friends: (1227)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
Very Hot
A Zen master visiting London City goes up to a hot dog vendor (Indian of course) and says, "Make me one with everything."The hot dog vendor fixes a hot dog and hands it to the Zen master, who pays with a €20 note.The vendor puts the bill in the cashbox and closes it. "Excuse me, but where’s my change?" asks the Zen master.The vendor responds, "Chan...  more...
 Current Boll... | 19:48 | 20/Oct/2007
Friends: (419)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: blogging,making f...
Aaja Nachle Title Track EXCLUSIVE
Hey guys this is the exclusive song from the movie AAJA NACHLE This movie marks the comeback of great actress MADHURI DIXIT So this song is for all her fans desperately waiting for the release of her movie ENJOY !!!!    more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 12:56 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (644)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
my paintings of Himalaya
Photos: my paintings of Himalaya      more...
 karunakar | 22:11 | 31/Jul/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Surfing,Reading B...
Praposals
hi welcome  more...
 pinak vaghela | 15:21 | 25/Nov/2007
Friends: (186)  | City: Jamnagar  | Interests: Making True Frien...
Extending One Hand............
  Extending One Hand To Help Somebody Has More Value Rather Than, Joinng Two Hands For PRAYER................ Have Nice Week................... Keeeeeeeeeeeep Smiling................. pinak....................  more...
 Jayalakshmi ... | 19:16 | 12/Dec/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: The Mojave desert...
Life Without Sports (Is Anyone Listening...
Not entirely, perhaps...with the ICC working overtime, life cannot really be without sports. (I am strictly talking about television here, any suggestion of active sport is out.) But with action on the motorsport circuit, in my view, having long ended for the season, the weekends are pretty dreary. There is no hint of scarlet to brighten my Sunday ...  more...
 Iftekhar Tim... | 15:51 | 15/Apr/2007
Friends: (30)  | City: Valsad  | Interests: EVERTYTHING & EVE...
Different Face of Marketing
some of the marketing techniquesYou see a gorgeous girl at a party.You go up to her and say, "I am very rich. Marry me!"That's Direct Marketing.You're at a party with a bunch of friends and see a gorgeous girl.One of your friends goes up to her and pointing at you says, "He's very rich. Marry him."That's Advertising.You see a gorgeous girl at a par...  more...
 Arul Selvan | 09:17 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (56)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: news,photography,...
interacting
I want to share ideas with friends and thus improve knowledges.  more...
 Make Money | 12:15 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (312) 
FREE Online Data Entry Jobs
Youmay have seen the ads promoting work at home data entry programs. Many of theseprograms are scams and simply ask for your money and provide you with anoutdated list of companies that don't really need your services. Othercompanies provide you with a blueprint that involves data entry, but not in thetraditional sense. The following report will he...  more...
 sheikh rahman | 13:14 | 22/Jul/2007
Friends: (92)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: movies,photograph...
Those Eyes -part 2
Those eyes... PART 2Flash back... 2 days before...Aslam and Sukhie sitting in Bhopal railwaystation to get back to there hometown...Sukhie: Yaar I m going to bring some GOLDFLAKE packets for the journey...Aslam: Sure u go ...There was a family sitting in front of Aslam that looked like a religious muslim family...Aslam saw a girl sitting there, she...  more...
 Kals S | 11:10 | 5/May/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Nature, flowers, ...
Friend
(A)ccepts you as you are(B)elieves in "you"(C)alls you just to say "HI"(D)oesn't give up on you(E)nvisions the whole of you(F)orgives your mistakes(G)ives unconditionally(H)elps you(I)nvites you over(J)ust "be" with you(K)eeps you close at heart(L)oves you for who you are(M)akes a difference in your life(N)ever Judges(O)ffers support(P)icks you up(...  more...
 ansul sahu | 22:16 | 29/Jul/2007
Friends: (157)  | City: Raipur  | Interests: Alwayes MASTI.
Taj Mahal - The Symbol of Love & Beauty
If there is any monument associated with love, passion and glory, it is undoubtedly the "Taj Mahal". Taj Mahal is not only the pride of a nation with more than one billion people, but also it highlights the glory of Mogul art and architecture. Above all, it is regarded as the symbol of love.Shah Jahan, the fifth Mogul emperor, built Taj Mahal in me...  more...
 rajiv | 16:37 | 4/Dec/2007
Friends: (118)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: chess, painting, ...
SHAADI TUMHARE APNE DOST KI
Hi friends & thanks for the comments, SHAADI TUMHAARE APNE DOST KI Aaj se do din pahle ek chamatkaar ho gaya,Ek ghaddha bhi ghhodey  k rath pe swaar ho gaya,Kisi ka HEARTFAIL hua, too kisika FAIL HEART ho gaya,Par khushi ki baat too ye hui  ki kuch too kamala ho gaya,Kisi ne khushi ka geet gaaya, too kisi ne sharam se muh chipaaya,Kisi ko dekhkar h...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1020)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 kanika gupta | 10:16 | 11/Jul/2007
Friends: (203)  | City: Pune  | Interests: e-commerce, googl...
one reminder
hi everyone,refering to the previous post... i want to tell you that ive earned $470 from the affiliate program mentioned!!you too can earn much more, by just following the instructions.one thing i just came to know is... for being eligible to earn as a webmaster, you have to be "active", which means you have to refer 2 or more people to the progra...  more...
 gyan prakash | 10:27 | 1/Jul/2007
Friends: (8)  | City: Bokaro  | Interests: Social Activities
Social Compliance Consultancy
ABOUT THE S.G CONSULTANCY   The S.G Consultancy is an autonomous and non-profit making organization established in 1999 by Shree Prakash Foundation for providing Social & Educational Development.S.G Consultancy provides the Man Power resources and Consultancy in field of Social Compliance Management and Security Management in Industries as per requ...  more...
 Anil Goel | 12:28 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (749)  | Interests: Bollywood, Group ...
Can Maruti make car bombs?
Brainstorming exercise for fiction writers.Can someone stop Maruti Udyog if they decide to manufacture car bombs? Here's the thought... We go through security checks at airport or at important places where too technology and people are able to scan us for 'known' threats...in most cases electronic items are usual suspects as are metallic devices an...  more...
 Smiling Dolphin | 19:10 | 16/Nov/2007
Friends: (137)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Reading, Travelling
Congratulations Team India
Congratulations to Team India and MS Dhoni for the excellent win over Pakistan  more...
 Baldeo Pandey | 20:35 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1173)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Humanity ...
पूरी र...
बांछें खिल गई थी,दरवाजí 5; पर खड़े देवदूत,भë 2;पेट भोजन का निमंत्र...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 06:17 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (1054)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
GOOD MORNING- POLARIZATION
GOOD MORNING POLARIZATIONThe philosophy that I live by is that everything in life, eve life itself, takes but five minutes. That my childhood dayshad all been but five minutes, my high school years had gone in five minutes, the Bachelor degree that I had earned had been accomplished in five minutes, and when I find myself, God willing, on my deathb...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 02:38 | 24/Nov/2007
Friends: (505)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Har shaakh pey ulloo baithha hai...
About four years ago, the then Defence Minister of India, George Fernandes, who was on an official visit to Washington, was "strip-searched" by the U.S. security at the airport. In response, the usually thunderous Fernandes behaved like a scared puppy, and stomached his humiliation quietly without telling a soul. A year later, Strobe Talbott, the f...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 17:54 | 9/Nov/2007
Friends: (583)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
This is what True Love is all about:
It was a busy morning, approximately 8:30 a.m., when an elderly gentleman in his 80's, arrived to have stitches removed from his thumb. He stated that he was in a hurry as he had an appointment at 9:00 am. I took his vital signs and had him take a seat, knowing it would be over an hour before someone would to able to see him. I saw him look at his ...  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 17:36 | 29/Nov/2007
Friends: (628)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
Asleep on the Road
Ironically this post is under the 'Life' category...this is anything but life.I normally say my prayers early morning in transit to work. On my way, last morning, I saw a man, lying dead on the dusty median. He was stiff, still, as only a dead person can be. He had been beaten to death, sometime between the day before and last morning. My heart utt...  more...
 shiva r | 22:10 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (191)  | City: Indore  | Interests: making friends, m...
om shaathi om!
Guys had half smirnoff..yeah ..quarter and then haaaalfffff... feel like my kundalini has raised...the spellings r correct becos im re doing them....anyway..wanted to convey smirnoffs gud after four...bottom line ...gulpin is injurious to health...top line ...make hay when the sun shines! once in awhile is ok..rt...all cool boys common make sm nois...  more...
 prabu metha | 19:24 | 2/Sep/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: poetry, sports, m...
alive
friends......i am very sorry for not posting anything for long time..... i am too busy..... i never forget to read your posts....... keep going... keep smiling.. with you...prabu me  more...
 neetha nair | 22:31 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (336)  | City: Everywhere  | Interests: All that is betwe...
jab THEY met !!!
phoolan devi (one and only one), rekha ( filmi) and medha patkar (Narmada) going for a picnic to chambal “gardens”! the following lead to the above unimaginable episode of their lives…. Phoolan was as usual roaming on the outskirts ( not in skirts  but in a salwar )of her garden , hunting for some  deer, she was scared of leopards …..but had her gu...  more...
 lucille iaco... | 20:57 | 8/Sep/2007
Friends: (241)  | City: Cape Cod, MA  | Interests: Nature,animals,co...
My sincere apology...
My dear  iLand  friends... I apologize for leaving the conclusion of my hummingbird story up in the air and hope you will forgive me.  The sad truth is, I have been in a state of  physical distress which has not allowed my mind to transcend to that touching experience, or any other pleasant memory.   Please know that my connection with everyone her...  more...
 Mohan Iyer | 18:55 | 11/Jun/2007
Friends: (16)  | City: Navi Mumbai  | Interests: Travel, Photograp...
Success
The path to success has been defined in so many ways. I have mine: T - N - N Meaning T - Today N - Next N - Now "The future depends on what we do in the present" Prioritise the things to do as above. I will come back at a later date to further discuss this. Meanwhile, you are welcome to give your critical comments. Wish you all a great success!!!  more...
 Frozen Sun | 02:31 | 8/Dec/2007
Friends: (47)  | City: Pune  | Interests: got an attention ...
I Love US of A!
I was mulling over this topic for some time. To be or not to be.  And what you are reading is the decision. Many of you might find this serious a blog, unlike my usual ones where I go after heart and try to touch tickle the humor vein. There is a reason. I like to write serious stuff. The problem is that no one likes my serious stuff. (sometimes, t...  more...
 kavita | 20:58 | 2/Oct/2007
Friends: (154)  | Interests: duhhhh
A WOMAN'S DAY
Every minute, to and fro,That"s the way my hours go,Bring me this, take me that,Feed the dog, put out the cat,Standing up I eat my toast, Drink my coffee, thaw the roast,Empty garbage, make the bed,Rush to church, wash my head,Sweep the kitchen, wax the floor,Scrub th...  more...
 Sandil Srini... | 21:50 | 25/Aug/2007
Friends: (98)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Movies. Music. Te...
Voting abuse
C ouldn't find any other word to describe it. How can Chang possibly be voted out, ahead of Prashant and Ankita? Whoever voted for those two is fucking deaf. Here is the dentist's blog again, Buddha Soliloques . Atleast, that's a consolation - he'll be back to dentistry and blogging soon. Here's a video about him A star anyway, no?  more...
 hari kumar | 12:42 | 10/Dec/2007
Friends: (91)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Reading, sports, ...
Invitation card
(What prompted me to write this blog is aninvitation for a marriage I received yesterday.)It was an invitation card for the marriage of the daughter of my wife's distant relative. I just scanned it. Karishma wed Alex. Wedding ceremony at some church. I asked my wife who this karishma and alex are. She told me karishma is the daughter of her distant...  more...
 mini francis | 11:38 | 18/Aug/2007
Friends: (234)  | City: delhi  | Interests: Reading, travelling
LUNCH WITH GOD
hi, friends, a forward just come to my way, thot to share with u.A little boy wanted to meet God. He knew it was a long trip to where God lived, so he packed his suitcase with a bag of potato chips and a six-pack of root beer and started his journey. When he had gone about three blocks, he met an old woman. She was sitting in the park, just staring...  more...
 Vijit Vivek | 17:31 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (227)  | City: Patna  | Interests: Bio Medical Engin...
Was that YOUR handiwork
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 MileSur Mera... | 15:44 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (93)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: A joint iland of ...
Tum Bin Jaoon Kahan
 Tum Bin Jaau Kahaan, Ke Duniyaa Mein AakeKuchh Na Phir Chaahaa Kabhii Tumako Chaahake, Tum Bin ...Dekho Mujhe Sar Se Kadam Tak, Sirf Pyaar Hoon MainGale Se Lagaalo Ke Tumhaaraa Beqaraar Hoon MainTum Kyaa Jaano Ke Bhatakataa PhiraaMaiin Kis Galii, Tumako Chaah Ke ...Ab Hai Sanam Har Mausam, Pyaar Ke KaabilPadii Jahaan Chhaaon Hamaarii, Saj Gayii Ma...  more...
 Saakshee I | 19:28 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (646)  | City: I live close 2 u!  | Interests: This is the real ...
There's a minefield out there...
I'm surfing Iland these days incognito  - no new post and not enough time to comment, so I’m busy favoriting Ilands, intending to go back to comment! However, I am incognito mainly becasue of them err... Youtubers! Oh yes you've seen them - Iland is being taken over by them Youtubers! You must be blind if you did not notice them song-and-dance post...  more...
 Anonymous Hu... | 19:16 | 30/Oct/2007
Friends: (63)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Life Beauty Techn...
Consultants
The debate whether consultants are useful or not has always been an ongoing one. As hoteliers, we also have to deal with consultants at some stage or the other. Recently at a hoteliers meet the discussions turned to this contentious issue. The following example was quoted as a case in point: A hotel owner hired a consultant to increase the efficien...  more...
 Mainak Mazumder | 01:36 | 9/Dec/2007
Friends: (619)  | City: GREEN PLANET  | Interests: Disaster Manageme...
CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY