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A play called Ghandi

Monday, August 11, 2008

ESPN.com’s Paul Kuharsky reports that Indianapolis Colts run a play called Ghandi.
Tight End Dallas Clark explains:
“Usually, I know the origin or the background of what the code word means for the play. But for Ghandi, I’ve forgotten how that one came about. Six years in this offense, we have everything. Some you question or some [...]

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ಎಲ್ಲಿಯ ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯ, ಎಲ್ಲಿಯ ಧನ್ವಂತರಿ ಯಾಗ?

Friday, July 11, 2008

ಪುತ್ತೂರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಚಿಕುನ್ ಗುನ್ಯ ಹಾವಳಿ ವಿಪರೀತ ಮತ್ತು ಮೂವತ್ತಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಜನರು ಈ ರೋಗಕ್ಕೆ ಬಲಿಯೂ ಆಗಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ನಮ್ಮ ಘನ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಇದುವರಗೆ ರೋಗದ ಹತೋಟಿಗೆ ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡ ಕ್ರಮಗಳಾವುವೂ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿಲ್ಲ.
ಜನರೇನು ಮಾಡಬೇಕು? ನಿನ್ನೆ ಪುತ್ತೂರಿನ ಜನ ಧನ್ವಂತರಿ ಯಾಗ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದಾರೆ. ಟಿವಿ ೯ ಸಂದರ್ಶನದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತನಾಡಿದ ವ್ಯವಸ್ಥಾಪಕರೆಲ್ಲ ದೈವದ ಮೊರೆ ಹೋಗುವುದೊಂದೇ ತಮಗುಳಿದಿರುವ ದಾರಿ ಎಂದರಲ್ಲದೇ, ಯಾಗವನ್ನು ವೇದಗಳ ನಿಯಮಗಳಿಗನುಸಾರವಾಗಿಯೇ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿರುವುದಾಗಿ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟ ಪಡಿಸಿದರು.
ಭಾಜಪದ ಹಿಂದು ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಂತ್ರಿಗಳೇ ದೈವದ ಮೊರೆ ಹೊಕ್ಕಿರುವಾಗ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಜನರದ್ದೇನು ವಿಶೇಷ ಎನ್ನಬಹುದು ಬಿಡಿ.
ಕಳೆದ ಅರು ವಾರಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕುವೆಂಪುರ [...]

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May I have a Plane, please?

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

On sunday, Vijaya Karnataka had this funny story.
Last weekend farmers from Mandakalli and neighboring villages, who had lost their lands for the Mysore Airport project, met with the district officials. At this meeting, one farmer had this simple demand.
Sir, because of land acquisition for the airport, the road to my farm is gone. Would you [...]

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Why Congress has no intra-party democracy?

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

When there is democracy in poll booth, why does it not exist in political parties?
Of all the people, when Rahul Gandhi asks this question, should we laugh or cry? If he is being sincere, then Rahul is only demonstrating his ignorance and lack of intelligence. But then his father too delivered a famous speech in [...]

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Forgive my snarky tone …

Tuesday, February 26, 2008

I like a good conference as much as anyone else. But reading this report (entitled ‘R.K.Narayan’s concern for Children recalled‘) in The Hindu today, I couldn’t help but be snarky.
R.K. Narayan’s insight into a children’s world and his concern for their emotional sensitivity came under focus at the inaugural session of the three-day national seminar [...]

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Ashes, live and Laughing Politics

Monday, November 27, 2006

Watching Ashes live in England:
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David Hopps writes in the Guardian on the pleasures of watching Ashes from midnight to morning. Here is one juicy bit on reinvigorating oneself with a ‘power walk’ during the tea break.
4.30am: As part of the pre-Test hype, Sky TV paraded its own Ashes medical adviser, who suggested that the tea [...]

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