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Monthly Archives: January 2007

ISO and Hindu temples

Saturday, January 27, 2007

A 117 year old Hindu temple in Malaysia has gotten ISO certification for its quality in religious, cultural, and social services to Hindus. The Kland Sri Sundararaja Perumal Temple, widely known as the Tirupati of South East Asia, is believed to be the first Hindu temple to achieve such quality certification.
The temple President Anandakrishnan says [...]

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carbon footprints

Friday, January 26, 2007

This from a report in The Guardian on the Private jet set:
The 767 appears to be the monster private jet of choice for billionaires - the founders of Google have also bought one. Meanwhile, they give their employees a $5,000 bonus if they buy a low-emission hybrid car.
Nice going kids! Now you have joined the [...]

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Miami Calls

Monday, January 22, 2007

Sadly, I missed Da Game. But when Miami called, Bears answered.
Let us have one helluva Superbowl party.

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Makara Sankranti

Monday, January 15, 2007

Time to write a proper Land of Lime Makara Sankranti post. If I feel inspired by this afternoon’s trip to Kyatanahalli, in lush green Mandya district, then I will write an entry on how farmers in southern Karnataka celebrate the harvest festival.
In the meanwhile, greetings to all. Sankranti Subhashayagalu.
Good day. A man, who was [...]

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Welcome to California

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Is David Beckham the smartest athlete the world has seen since um Michael Jordan?
It was inevitable that Becks n Posh would end up in Hollywood eventually but Becks chose the right time too. He is still capable of being a top performer at the MLS level and well, two hundred and fifty million dollars also [...]

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Dilli Notes - 1

Thursday, January 11, 2007

On being declared (non) Indian
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For some years now, Archaelogical Survey of India has been charging higher entry fees to foreigners, to enter monuments under ASI control. Since most of the tourist attractions are managed by the ASI, foreign tourists sometimes pay as much as thirty to forty times more than Indian nationals.
Until this past weekend, [...]

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