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The Unforgettable Tour in India
The Unforgettable Tour in India Published by Mitr October 7th, 2008 in Events , Movies 0 Comments According to reports, Bachchan’s The Unforgettable Tour is preparing to stage their shows in India. Unforgettable concert tour which finised in North America and Britain Recently has had huge audience response. Unforgettable tour in india...
Kuruvi - 150 Days At The Box Office!
Kuruvi - 150 Days At The Box Office! Published by Mitr October 7th, 2008 in Actors , Actress , Events , Movies , Photos , Trisha , Vijay 0 Comments Vijay, Trisha starrer Kuruvi has completed 150 successful days. Directed by Dharani and produced by Udayanidhi Stalin`s ‘Red Giant movies’ has celebrated it’s 150 days run at Park Sheraton in...
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Bachchan World Tour to hit India, but Europe dates still suspended
Bachchan World Tour to hit India, but Europe dates still suspended As if we thought we had seen the last of the horrendous Bachchan World Tour, news comes that Mr. Bachchan is trying to organise further legs for it. After the dismal performance of the first leg of the tour, USA and Canadian audiences failed to turn up as expected; the tour was ca...
Beware of silent heart attack
CHENNAI: One might be aware of the symptoms of heart attack as crushing chest pain, severe sweating, difficulty in breathing and fainting, but it was found that in the case of unrecognised or "silent heart attacks" the warning symptoms are absent. Dr G Sengottuvelu, International Cardiologist in Sri Ramachandra Medical College here tol...
Expat Dating in Chennai?
Hello everyone, I'm new to Chennai, just got here a couple days ago and looks like I'll be here for awhile. I was just wondering if theres any decent Expat groups here and what not. I see a very long and lonely time ahead and was wondering if anyone felt the same? I'm a 26 male pilot and just looking for people to hangout and spend tim...
GPS- enabled devices- the new buzzword!
After FM and music enabled phones, it is the GPS-enabled devices that have caught mobile manufacturer’s fancy. “GPS is definitely the next big application in mobiles,” says Spice Mobiles CEO Kunal Ahooja. “The growth in this segment is scorching and it’s a huge segment waiting to be explored.” Spice Mobiles plans to launch five phones with in-built...
IBS invites application
ICFAI Business School (IBS) announces sale of application forms for MBA Program 2009-2011 Batch. IBS offers academic support and placement assistance to the candidates interested in specified Programs of the ICFAI University. The duration of the programme is two years. Interested students can contact: ICFAI Campus Admissions, 1st Floor, Eldorado Bu...
MUESOFT TECHNOLOGIES CHENNAI FRESHERS C++ JOBS
MUESOFT TECHNOLOGIES CHENNAI FRESHERS C++ JOBS 06.10.08 Experience:0 - 5 Years Location:Chennai Education:B.Sc - Computers;BCA ,MCA Job Description : Address real world issues, solving complex problems or problems which cannot be solved by the regular development team.opportunitt to learn complementary technologies such as Clustering, device ...
TAMILNADU Dr. MGR Medical University: Final BDS, MDS, BNYS Results
THE TAMILNADU Dr. M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI University Examination Results - August/September 2008 MGR Medical University: Final BDS, MDS, BNYS Results! To View results click here and enter Reg. No
Music Powers the Mobile Growth
Disclaimer: I'm an invitee to Nokia Remix London as a tech columnist and blogger. In other words, Nokia paid for my travel and accomodation costs. While its natural to view my posts as 'paid posts', I'd like to emphasise that I retain full editorial control and Nokia has not hinted or requested me even once to write in their favor. ...
The 'Eat-All-You-Want' Music Store Strategy
If someone told me that there is a place where I can download all the music I want for free, I'd have guessed it to be ThePirateBay or one of those torrent sites. But if they told me that I can download all the music I want for free LEGALLY, I'd be stumped for an answer. And then if they told me that, *THAT* place is Nokia.com, I would...
Sprucing Up The New Office
We just rented out a second office space. Calling it an office space is a misnomer. It's a simple two bedroom apartment. Size: A compact 720 Sq.Ft. But what makes it strategically important is that its right above our exisiting workplace. The timing couldn't be more perfect. We were expanding our team and started to feel the space crunch an...
Interview with NDTV-Hindu
This evening, the NDTV-Hindu crew came home to do a shoot for their tech show titled 'Byte it'. It's the soon-to-be-launched TV channel in which NDTV has a 51% stake and The Hindu holds the rest 49%. It was originally named Metronation Chennai but I think its new name 'NDTV Hindu' is far better as it draws upon the strength of t...
Going Live on Radio. The ChennaiLive 104.8 Experience
ChennaiLive 104.8 radio station invited me and Murugavel Janakiram, CEO of BharathMatrimony, for their breakfast show discussion on Web 2.0, this morning. We were on air from 8:30 am till 10:00 am. In their own words, the two month old ChennaiLive is a "talk station that aims at delivering quality content via intelligent discussion and debat...
Do You Know Indian CEOs Who Twitter?
I'm doing a story on Indian CEOs who tweet regularly for my next Business Standard column. It's an idea inspired from this BusinessWeek story that lists global CEOs who tweet. While I already followed about 50% of the CEOs, the article showed me new interesting CEOs to follow. Figured, it would be good to make a similar list for India. And ...
5 Reasons Why I Haven't Bought an iPhone Yet.
About 3 months ago, I made a firm decision that I'm definitely buying an iPhone. Been wanting one ever since its launch an year ago and the latest iPhone 3G at $199 made it mouth wateringly reachable. Apple had a 100% assured buyer in me. So, why did Apple lose me? Here's why. Reason #1: Promises not kept. I distinctly remember Steve Jobs, ...
Krishna Comes Home
Its Krishna Jayanthi today and I've always been fascinated by how my wife and Mom make the tiny footprints of the naughty Krishna. I figured its a good idea to make a small photologue of this wonderful ritual. Step # 1: Get the powdery mix ready. It's rice pounded into flour and mixed with water. Care should be taken not to make it very w...
Flowery Aroma at Office
One of the activities that I enjoy in the mornings is to arrange flowers at my office. This is the first thing that you see as you enter into our little office and something that I take a lot of pride in. I buy these flowers from a wonderful old lady who has a small makeshift stand right next to our apartment. Every morning, her smile brightens m...
Looking for a Badminton Partner.
Photo by b.w.futures We have turned a few empty plots of land which was misused by the city corporation as a graveyard for broken vehicles, into a fairly good looking garden. As part of the garden, we have two Badminton courts, one cemented and the other with grass. It hurts me to miss such a fantastic opportunity. Combine that with a guilty feelin...
Gandhi Jayanthi & Public smoking
The Centre has announced the Non-Smoking rule in the Public areas from Oct2nd, and as per latest report its a go ahead from the pinnacle court. Hope the next Gandhi Jayanthi changes the scene in picture below …
The First Chennai Photoworkshop, Oct 08, 2008
Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan, of the popular blog Selective Amnesia the person who initiated Chennai Photo Walk , along with Mahesh and Seshu Badrinath are conducting The First Chennai Photoworkshop on October 8, 2008 at Chennai. What is this workshop about ? Chandrachoodan says ” Get three people who’ve never met in the physical w...
Painted Pumpkins and the like
In my post “Painted Houses at Chennai” moyra commented “I am hoping someone could please explain to me about the effigy hanging in the last of three pictures” The picture referred to has an effigy tied to a new building under construction at Velachery. I thought I would do a post on this subject of painted pumpkins and ...
Mamallapuram Guest House
This is the Mamallapuram Guest House inaugurated by erstwhile CM of Madras Mr K Kamaraj 51 years ago and was under the ITDC Management subsequently. Taken over later by the GRT group and rechristened as GRT Temple bay .
Welcome to the National Salon 2008
The Photographic Society of Madras will commemorate its 150th anniversary with an exhibition of photographs to be held from September 17th to 21, 2008 at Lalit Kala Academy, Greames Road, Chennai.
Painted Houses at Chennai
This is a house in a residential colony at Velachery in Chennai. What is striking about the image is the paint - fluorescent paint - in ghastly colours. This is a recent trend observed in different parts of the city. These colours are not so pleasant to eyes. Yet there could be reasons why people go for such paints. In some apartments, only the fro...
Namma Chennai @ 2.50 AM
Route – Tidel Park, Taramani to Valasarawakkam ; Distance around 16 kms This is a random post on what I observed in Chennai while riding back home after a tired day/night at 2.50 am in the morning. Security at Tidel Park – There are night security guards everywhere, little relaxed compared to the day shift ones, but still gives a feel of being ...
Lesser known food joints in Chennai - Mattas
It’s right there and even then i am sure you will miss the place. No it’s not a place where you can take your date for a nice dinner and no it’s not a place for all the health freaks out there but we can tell you it’s a awesome place with yummy food where you can go with your friends and have a great snack right by the road!...
Bharathi, the Mahakavi
Today we remember the great Mahakavi on his 87th death anniversary and pay tributes for the freedom fighter. the above is a collage of his home where he lived in triplicane & the plaque installed by the TN govt. Check out more about Bharathi and his works here in the site hosted by the TN Govt .
Comedy Thirai
Yes, Suntv is coming up with a 24hr channel for tamil comedy explicitly. When Kalaingar TV was started there was lot’s of disputes and media war like airing the latest tamil flicks on weekends and festival occasions. Now, having lost the battle to Kalaingar TV, Suntv has started airing this kind of channel. They have been showcasing most (...
Kuruvi - 150 Days At The Box Office!
Kuruvi - 150 Days At The Box Office! Published by Mitr October 7th, 2008 in Actors , Actress , Events , Movies , Photos , Trisha , Vijay 0 Comments Vijay, Trisha starrer Kuruvi has completed 150 successful days. Directed by Dharani and produced by Udayanidhi Stalin`s ‘Red Giant movies’ has celebrated it’s 150 days run at Park Sheraton in...
The Unforgettable Tour in India
The Unforgettable Tour in India Published by Mitr October 7th, 2008 in Events , Movies 0 Comments According to reports, Bachchan’s The Unforgettable Tour is preparing to stage their shows in India. Unforgettable concert tour which finised in North America and Britain Recently has had huge audience response. Unforgettable tour in india...
Virgin Atlantic UK US AU Specials 80924
Virgin Atlantic UK US AU Specials 80924 Virgin Atlantic UK US AU Specials 80924 PRICE IN GBP, return flights unless noted, BOOK BY 02 Oct, LONDON TO: Sydney 843. PRICE IN USD, fares each way with roundtrip, BOOK BY 02 Oct, Travel TO LONDON FROM: Boston 240, Chicago 251, Los Angeles 379, Miami 277, New York EWR JFK 236, Orlando 277, San Francis...
Bachchan World Tour to hit India, but Europe dates still suspended
Bachchan World Tour to hit India, but Europe dates still suspended As if we thought we had seen the last of the horrendous Bachchan World Tour, news comes that Mr. Bachchan is trying to organise further legs for it. After the dismal performance of the first leg of the tour, USA and Canadian audiences failed to turn up as expected; the tour was ca...
Beware of silent heart attack
CHENNAI: One might be aware of the symptoms of heart attack as crushing chest pain, severe sweating, difficulty in breathing and fainting, but it was found that in the case of unrecognised or "silent heart attacks" the warning symptoms are absent. Dr G Sengottuvelu, International Cardiologist in Sri Ramachandra Medical College here tol...
GPS- enabled devices- the new buzzword!
After FM and music enabled phones, it is the GPS-enabled devices that have caught mobile manufacturer’s fancy. “GPS is definitely the next big application in mobiles,” says Spice Mobiles CEO Kunal Ahooja. “The growth in this segment is scorching and it’s a huge segment waiting to be explored.” Spice Mobiles plans to launch five phones with in-built...
IBS invites application
ICFAI Business School (IBS) announces sale of application forms for MBA Program 2009-2011 Batch. IBS offers academic support and placement assistance to the candidates interested in specified Programs of the ICFAI University. The duration of the programme is two years. Interested students can contact: ICFAI Campus Admissions, 1st Floor, Eldorado Bu...
MUESOFT TECHNOLOGIES CHENNAI FRESHERS C++ JOBS
MUESOFT TECHNOLOGIES CHENNAI FRESHERS C++ JOBS 06.10.08 Experience:0 - 5 Years Location:Chennai Education:B.Sc - Computers;BCA ,MCA Job Description : Address real world issues, solving complex problems or problems which cannot be solved by the regular development team.opportunitt to learn complementary technologies such as Clustering, device ...
Expat Dating in Chennai?
Hello everyone, I'm new to Chennai, just got here a couple days ago and looks like I'll be here for awhile. I was just wondering if theres any decent Expat groups here and what not. I see a very long and lonely time ahead and was wondering if anyone felt the same? I'm a 26 male pilot and just looking for people to hangout and spend tim...
TAMILNADU Dr. MGR Medical University: Final BDS, MDS, BNYS Results
THE TAMILNADU Dr. M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHENNAI University Examination Results - August/September 2008 MGR Medical University: Final BDS, MDS, BNYS Results! To View results click here and enter Reg. No
Descent of the Ganga
x-posted Mamallapuram, about an hour south of Chennai along India's East coast, hosts India's largest and most dramatic relief-sculpture representing the celebrated myth of the descent of the river Ganga from heaven to earth. The Great Penance, is carved out of a giant granite rock wall 27 meters wide and 9 meters tall, and the project wa...
Chennai photo scanning services
It's been a long time since I've been back. Last time I lived here for more than a few months was in 1986. Somehow my heart still feels really comfortable here. Despite 8 years in Bangalore and loving it, and 12 years in the Oosa (USA), I find that Madras has managed to maintain a lot of grace and social community concepts while Bangalore h...
Sports
Hi All, Are there any public good basketball courts around Chennai (outdoor\indoor doesn't matter)? That could be used by anyone freely (or with membership or whatever). I know IIT has a couple but that's a bit far for me. Anything else? So far all the ones I've seen are in schools and colleges which, I've been led to believe, a...
Fast Food: Murugan Idli Shop
Fast Food, Coz Enlightenment is Too Damn Slow! In Chennai, after our migraine inducing Saree Shopping binge, our driver recommend we try Mugugan Idli Shop. An interesting place. There was a long line and we had to wait about 30 minutes to get a table. But once inside, the service was very fast. Despite it being a Idli place, we all ended up orde...
Kanchi Kamakshi
x-posted Kanchi is verily the City of Temples. Poems composed in the 2nd century ce refer to a shrine dedicated to the love goddess (Kamakshi - eyes of love). The current Kamakshi temple (Sri Kanchi Kamakshi Peetham Sri Kamakshi Ambal) was built by the Pallavas in the 8th century. Replicating the original shrine, Adi Shankaracharya installed the...
An official India community for LJ
Greetings from LJ_India , the new official India community we’re piloting to connect all our India users. We’re writing to invite you to take a first look at the Community as it’s launched and share your feedback. You’re, of course, under absolutely no obligation to join, but we’d be delighted if you did :) Do join us at http://community.livejourna...
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hey ppl, ive hung in live journal for quite some time now i dont post often .. ve been in chennai for quite some time now....nice place it is ...but its burning hot these dayz anyone wants to add me go ahead ..u'll gt quite a few reads now on.. um holidaying ..will keep updating ...
Tirth Yatra: Temples of Tamil Nadu
Even as a kid, I enjoyed visiting temples. The prasad was certainly a big draw. I'd stop by random SatyaNarayana Pujas, just to partake of the nectarine prasad. But the aarti bhajans were equally soothing. At annual GSB Ganapati celebrations at Wadala, while we were enticed by stalls selling bhajiyas and bondas, we first paid our respects t...
FilmCamp.TV 1:1 Filmmaking Workshop in Chennai on 27th Jan
Hi Guys, I'm going to be in Chennai on 27th Jan with my FilmCamp.TV colleagues. You didn't know we started a startup called FilmCamp.TV, right? Read on! FilmCamp.TV is a community of independent filmmakers that don’t pay lip-service to our love for cinema. We believe in making unique cinema rather than talking or dreaming about it. We also ...
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