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 14:15 | 20/Feb/2008
LONELY WILD FLOWER
                                          LONELY WILD FLOWER  Alone stands a flower in the deep woods,Its fragrance calling out to the world,Waiting to show off its beauty to the world,When even after few days of waiting,It dies off thinking of its wasted life,But  this flower has not realised,That the world for which it is waiting for,Is a cruel o... more...
 13:52 | 20/Feb/2008
Falling leaves...
     Falling Leaves…..   As I sit near the window ,My eyes catch the leaf fallen below,Mind wanders to the happenings ,Of the past few days ,And it compares to the events,That unfolds in front of my eyes. My mind goes back to that day,When out of windows of the internet,You came to my life,Just as the leaf came through the windows.A new world unfol... more...
 12:15 | 31/Jan/2008
Musings of a confused mind
                         MUSINGS OF  A CONFUSED MIND            When the whole world was sleeping,            We awoke to a new beginning,            The beginning was so unreal,            That it failed to become realistic            Maybe we are a group of people            who never realise that,           The Light as it brightens          Exp... more...
 14:18 | 28/Jan/2008
WHY
                                 WHY???? ?                What is the use of watering the plant which has died,              Where will we run when the earth is burning,              What is the use of crying over spilt milk,              To whom shall when turn to when one's own shadow,               Has deserted oneself,             Why is it that... more...
 11:02 | 24/Nov/2007
MEN AS I SEE THEM
                                                   MENM anu smrithi says ,"Women need someone to take care of them throughout their life", But I feel it is other way around because Men need to be chaperoned upon through out their life.When born it is the Mother who looks after them then it is the turn of the sisters .This continues even when they re... more...
 22:43 | 10/Nov/2007
Deepavali
    DEEPAVALIDeepavali,The festival of lights is hereTo guide us through the darkness of mindIt signifies that in the days of darkness,A little candle is sufficient to fight the darknessTha darkness that shrouds our mind and soul,The small twinkling lights in front of all houses,Helps in fighting the darkness of night,This also signifies that a ray... more...
 21:40 | 8/Nov/2007
A Beautiful Experience
            A BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCEYour name has been inscribed in my life I am  not aware  when you came in to my life suddenly life has brought you to my life out of blue, my life has become a beautiful song after your entry , I have forgotten myself , my  entity seems to be   nonexisting as my whole being is filled with your presence suddenly the... more...
 20:44 | 8/Nov/2007
Kavana
ಬರೆವೆ ನಾನು ಈ ಸಾಲುಗಳನ್ ;ನು ತೋಡಿಕೊಳ್ ;ಳಲು ಮನಸಿನ ಭಾವನೆಗಳ್ ;ಲನ್ನು... more...
 19:11 | 3/Jun/2007
I am not....
I am not...I am not a bird, yet I  want to flyI am not a raindrop,yet I want to fall from the skyI am not a cloud ,yet I want to sail over the worldI am not a fish,yet I want to swim in the oceanI am not a cuckoo,yet I want to singI am not a flower, yet I want to bloomI am not a dew,yet I want to lie on the grass and shineI am not a sunflower,yet I... more...
 21:22 | 25/May/2007
       The ShowersAs i sit near the window sill and watch the little drops of rain I am overwhelmed by the feeling of freshnessand the sense of coolness it brings  along with it.Oh it is such a respite to feel the little drops after the scorching heatIt feels as if Gods have sent this rain to wash away all the sins, pain and sorrows along with the ... more...
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 Jein Rajan | 18:34 | 17/Dec/2007
Friends: (94)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, photograph...
Destination Chithirapuram
If you are looking for a perfect vacation, or rather a rejuvenating vacation. Then the Kerala tour offers its Chithirapuram hill tour that is a perfect way to wash away all your fatigue and monotony. Only at a distance of 10 Kms from Munnar, this sleepy little hill town is a paradisiacal retreat that offers you the best of nature and its beauty. In...  more...
 sandeep koul | 16:40 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (202)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Photography,Trave...
mohammed's cartoon-2
do these look controversial???  more...
 greengrass | 22:58 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (524)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Swimming, Dance, ...
In search of God…
From www.manakkudiyan.com: Before you read the article:  It was different me then. After I reading – “It was the place where Lord Muruga demolished the mountain by his weapon Vel, made it as powder and pebbles. It was the beach where HE led the war and destroyed so many Asuras. Because the beach was filled with such a pool of blood, it looked very ...  more...
 GVS SASTRY | 18:28 | 26/Jan/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Ranchi  | Interests: Networking of fri...
HAPPY REPUBLIC DAY
  I am still fascinated  the way Dr.A P J Abdul Kalam Ex.President of India used to address the nation on the eve of Republic Day. With due regards to our President Mrs.Pratibha Patil and all the women folk. I would like to narrate an incident of yesterday that my son said "Papa where is Dr.Kalam is he not addressing the children and encourage us. ...  more...
 ANANTH | 17:49 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (73)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: Music,Friendship,...
Make a chance to all
 Chance .......... good or bad........ have  experience,Whether its bad , Make your self good  after avoid  the evil......Whether its good offer  Make it fruitful......Chances are very short, use them fast when they are  avoil at  any time..When you loose them , No more to avole there after...........Three chances are avoilable  in each person's li...  more...
 KANDASAMYMOHAN | 16:10 | 18/Feb/2008
Friends: (54)  | City: Coimbatore  | Interests: Reading, science-...
Take a look at chingaritrust.org
U might not have forgotten about the Bhopal gas tragedy. It is most-remembered industrial tragedy in India. Even after decades of  the disaster, victims are still feeling the after-effects. Cases of children with damaged features were born as a result of the tragedy according to www.chingaritrust.org. The Chintaritrust working for the cause of the ...  more...
 amit Tyagi | 22:53 | 4/Feb/2008
Friends: (6)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: cycling
ye kya ho gaya hun main
सब कुछ मेरा हैं,ये लगता था मुझे,जब छिना मुझसे तो जाना मैंनेकि ...  more...
 anurag | 12:43 | 12/Nov/2007
Friends: (2)  | City: Kanpur  | Interests: Music, photograph...
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 silversulfur | 00:40 | 16/Nov/2007
Friends: (224)  | City: SULFUR LAND  | Interests: BLOGING,SINGING,E...
I WILL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU.
I give you a piece of my heartTo remind you I'm here for you...No matter if we are far apart,Our love will always be true.    I give you a piece of my soul,A part of me reserved for you...Hold it dearly and don't let it go,No matter what you do!    Whether it's a bright and happy dayOr you're troubled and struggling to smile...Remembe...  more...
 ramnath rajaram | 16:25 | 19/Feb/2008
Friends: (1495)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: HEALTH AWARENESS,...
THINK B4 U SPEAK...............
  THINK B4 U SPEAK...............  The train has started moving. It is packed with people of all ages, mostly with the working men and women and young college guys and gals. Near the window, seated a old man with his 30 year old son. As the train moves by, the son is overwhelmed with joy as he was thrilled with the scenery outside..   " See dad, t...  more...
 San | 19:07 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (109)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Chill
BYE
NOT ANY MORE OF ME, I AM DOWN FOREVER, BYE ALL OF YOU LOTS OF LUV SAN  more...
 ajit | 21:35 | 26/Sep/2007
Friends: (36)  | City: Bhubaneshwar  | Interests: music,movies,bike...
INDIAS GREAT VICTORY
 CONGRATULATIONS TO                 TEAM             " INDIA "  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 16:40 | 27/Jan/2008
Friends: (395)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: mountains,art and...
Surya Namaskar
On 26th Jan .our republic day ,I had nice evening with young Indians from accross the states ,they had put up a show on Surya ,the God. from Surya Namaskar,to the festivals importance of Surya in our life and around the world was well conveyed by use of visual, dance and drama . Chinmaya Mission who had sponsered the event had given free hand to ab...  more...
 siddhartha m... | 16:38 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (551)  | 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...
 vijay abhyankar | 12:29 | 12/Oct/2007
Friends: (45)  | City: Thane  | Interests: like to listen mu...
THE BEAUTIFUL WORLD
                               THE  BEAUTIFUL WORLDThe time has come to express my views about the nature and it's beauty.The beauty comes from the enchanting colours of the flowers like Daffodils, Sunflowers, shoeflowers and thousands of varieties of flowers which boost the confidence of the nature.Several varieties of the bushes,shrubbs ,plants,a...  more...
 vivek patnaik | 02:27 | 31/Jan/2008
Friends: (115)  | City: RAIGARH (CHATTISGARH)  | Interests: Writing,Reading,M...
AAZAADI
हेलो फ्रेंड्स ; ...काफी समय से सोच रहा था की देश की दशा के बारे मे ...  more...
 Shyama Menon | 10:28 | 1/Dec/2007
Friends: (498)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Finding the real ...
Sporting me!
You know how it is, one fine day, you end up playing some sport and realize how fit you really are. It may be a company sports event or maybe a club sports day that lets you know your fitness level. For me it's our building association’s fancy sounding “Winter Olympics”! So there I was participating in all sorts of things these last two weeks and d...  more...
 SOUMESWAR GHOSH | 23:44 | 27/Sep/2007
Friends: (50)  | City: Siliguri  | Interests: Sports,Science,Bu...
Join Fantasy Football
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 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (721)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 Vikas Vij | 16:38 | 14/Jan/2008
Friends: (512)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Everything
Xenophobia
Xenophobia -- The fear of foreigners115 years ago, on September 11, Vivekananda took America by storm when he addressed the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago with the phrase "Sisters and Brothers of America". Such words were unheard of in the western world, and the audience was taken by a complete surprise when they saw an unknown Indian mon...  more...
 arun motwani | 19:26 | 11/May/2007
Friends: (191)  | Interests: reading (books on...
About the Life
          ABOUT THE LIFE : We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. Life is just a Chance to grow a Soul. Life is like Onion, You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep. You don’t get to choose how you are going to die or when. You can only decide how you’re going to live Now. Life is like a Taxi. The Meter ...  more...
 Sahiti Bhara... | 17:21 | 15/Feb/2008
Friends: (288)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Reading and enjoy...
Travel time again!
I love to travel, but the past one and half to two yrs have been quite sedentary bcos of my son. Now that he is almost two, we ventured out on a long drive in Jan during the extended weekend of sankranti. We went to sringeri-udupi-murudeswar-gokarna, driving through the wonderful Western Ghats and by the beach roads. (round trip around 1100kms) Fir...  more...
 Ganesh Srini... | 22:41 | 3/Jul/2007
Friends: (5)  | Interests: Music,net,cartoon...
Sweet Love
Love is the only bow on life's dark cloud. It is the Morning and the Evening Star. It shines upon the cradle of the babe, and sheds its radiance upon the quiet tomb. It is the Mother of Art, inspirer of poet, patriot, and philosopher. It is the air and light of every heart, builder of every home, kindler of every fire on every hearth. It was the fi...  more...
 SOVAN BANDYO... | 11:34 | 6/Feb/2008
Friends: (128)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: Making friends, R...
The Healing Power Of Love
Today I got a fantastic writing on Love in my mail box which was an enjoyable reading. I thought to share the same with my friends in iland. The piece goes like this,-"In praise of love, lift your gaze and open your heart.In service to love, open your hands and let go of your burden.In a world that lives by the motto, “Seeing is believing,” how do ...  more...
 Rajendra Chadha | 09:08 | 22/Dec/2007
Friends: (47)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: writing, book lov...
Dekhna har subahatujh rukhsaar ka, Hai mutaala  matla -e-anwaar ka  [ wali]  more...
 AdityaDas Menon | 13:39 | 19/Feb/2008
Friends: (1175)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Romantic Yogi
"VIJAYEE BHAVA..SARVA VJAYEE BHAVA.."
VIJAYEE BHAVA….SARVA VIJAYEE BHAVA……………… The temple was crowded due the speciality of the day…….I was standing far behind, from where a glimpse of a darsan was bit impossible…..It was the time for evening aarathi……Near me, I saw him…..” Mr.Crooks,.one of the most crooked fellow I have ever met in life…..He hurried towards me…. “ Quite surprise Adit...  more...
 Srinivas HR | 18:07 | 28/May/2007
Friends: (128)  | Interests: This place is all...
Doctors Office
They always ask at the doctor's office why you are there, and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing. There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old g...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1038)  | 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...
 beena john | 19:59 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (314)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: MOVIES, MUSIC, SH...
TO STAY YOUNG …….
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay "them."  2. Keep only cheerful friends The grouches pull you down. 3. Keep learning. Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever. Never let the brain idle. "An idle mind is the devil's workshop." And the devi...  more...
 Virender Aga... | 09:21 | 7/Nov/2007
Friends: (172)  | City: SONIPAT  | Interests: Computers, Social...
HAPPY DIWALI
The Festival of Lights is upon us again, and I wish my all friends a joyous Happy Deepavali. May the light shines brightly over you and may you be blessed with all that is good and wonderful throughout the new year.According to the History, Deepavali or Diwali is a major Indian festival/celebration. Known as the Festival of Lights, it symbolises th...  more...
 aravind das | 16:52 | 13/Feb/2008
Friends: (657)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
MY ON-LINE VALENTINE
I was quite exited thinking about "valentineday". I withdrew 12000|- from bank just to spend on the surprisegift & party for my sweet heart valentine..." my wife".I  kept the budget like this.small diamond pendant or ring --6000\-saree or dress---4000/-flower & cake & dinner- 2000/-After reaching home i told her that i  have go to market for some w...  more...
 Priyan Rebello | 10:47 | 14/Nov/2007
Friends: (154)  | City: Thiruvananthapuram  | Interests: reading, talking ...
Anything white.....
The insignia I forgot, In this world whether I exist. Each time I look into my hands. They are white against darkness. I am white and I wish to disappear. But the world is dark and I appear. Anything white can't fade. .......................Priyan...........  more...
 prudhivi kumar | 15:24 | 8/May/2007
Friends: (94)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Weekends freekout...
How diwali started----------what a descr...
 Jus Enjoy,, reading the description.  A young second generation Indian in the US was asked by his mother toexplain the significance of "Diwali" to his younger Brother, this is howhe went about it... " So, like this dude had, like, a big cool kingdom and people likedhim. But, like, his step-mom, or something, was kind of a bitch, and sheforced her ...  more...
 Sathya Sathya | 00:59 | 19/Aug/2007
Friends: (222)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Thinking
Don't miss to read these two links
http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/stories/s244535.htm http://www.sowetan.co.za/News/Article.aspx?id=413523  more...
 dew drop | 20:34 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (119)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: reading
pyar
Humne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehakti khushbooHaath se choo ke isse rishton ka ilzaam na doSirf ehsaas hai yeh, rooh se mehsoos karoPyar ko pyar hi rehne do, koi naam na doHumne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehakti khushbooHaath se choo ke isse rishton ka ilzaam na doHumne dekhi hai…Pyar koi bol nahin, pyar awaaz nahinEk khamoshi hai, sunti hai kaha kar...  more...
 Ganesan VG | 21:49 | 25/Jan/2008
Friends: (378)  | City: Chennai(Madras)  | Interests: Reading books, ta...
R - DAY WISHES - 2008
R - DAY WISHES - 2008DEAR ILAND FRNDS;LET US ALL SALUTE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR FREEDOM AND THE NATION ON THIS AUSPICIOUS DAYSMALL REQUEST - IF TIME PERMITS, TRY TO ATTEND A SMALL GATHERING OF FLAG HOISTING CEREMONY (AS I USED TO IN THE PARK IN OUR COLONY IN CHENNAI/WATCH IN TV/ATTEND IN OFFICES)THANKS & REGARDSYOUR LOVING ILAND FRND...  more...
 Kumar Rahul | 10:21 | 20/Feb/2008
Friends: (441)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Reading and writing.
Have Eyes: Will See
Smaller GodsThe lady and her ear-ring While I cross a railway bridge each morning and all evenings, I see a lot of people: a variety of J. But yesterday when I saw her, my eyes got fixed for a moment. She was a lady of around 45, slim, short, fair, and with a white stick. Her eyes revealed that she was completely blind, though she hadn’t put on any...  more...
 Ashish G | 01:22 | 19/Apr/2007
Friends: (228)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: to become a bette...
Facts About Women
Why are women so difficult to understand? Why relationships fall apart because of misunderstandings? What exactly do women want? Why men fail to properly understand the woman in their lives? These questions have been asked many a times but nothing has been done to seek those answers.http://factsaboutwomen.wetpaint. com is an effort in that regard. I...  more...
 Krishna Prasad | 18:56 | 11/Feb/2008
Friends: (1320)  | Interests: Reading, Writing,...
How to avoid repaying debts?
How to avoid repaying debts?Take a lavish loan from bank as per the following:For example, take 4,000 rupees first, then another 2,000 rupees.Do not pay amount back even interest.Then Bank will ask you why you are not repaying the loan amount.Tell then they do not owe anything as per your calculation.They will ask you to prove?Prove them as mention...  more...
 irshad khan | 10:09 | 29/Jul/2007
Friends: (39)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: chating,interacti...
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