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 22:04 | 12/Jun/2008
More Haiku from 2007 - Don Quixote on ca...
January winter chill wrapped around homeless's bodytakes drag at beedi amid owl's hootsmorning papers arrivecock crow amid owl's hootsmorning papers arrivedaybreak gardner tending flowerslovers sprawled in embracespring... through bonfirethe rising Gurgaon skylinehuddled workers starnite overworkers roll up red carpetsback to reality child vendorse... more...
 21:47 | 11/Jun/2008
More Haiku - the caravan on the move, ag...
plastic garlandaround grandmom's photo frameundying memories... government officefiles stacked haphazardlyemployees chit chatting bees hoveringsucking up nectar of flowersthey still blossom... Banyan treeaerial roots entwined around itpolitics around caste... lunch houremployees around lime juice vendorreplenishing salts... whirring generatorsusual... more...
 05:11 | 10/Jun/2008
More Haiku... the caravan at the oasis; ...
The caravan has reached the oasis. The camels limber upto the water hole. A belly dance is on. The atmosphere is regale & colourful. & in these colourful surroundings it is difficult to make out the nationality of the belly dancer. She could be from the Middle East or Russia or even indigenous Indian. & it is time for self-introspection & thought..... more...
 13:44 | 8/Jun/2008
More June 7, 2008 Haiku - the caravan st...
 boy cobblerpolishing designer shoesmoth-eaten face fanning charcoalcorn gets roastedher moth-eaten face Eucalyptus sucking up ground waterdry grass under it... under peepul treegroup of ragpickers chattingfashion shop nearby displaced tribalsbreaking stone at roadsideenroute to city... tribals displacedsteel plant comes up on landworkers move in..... more...
 14:38 | 7/Jun/2008
2007 Haiku - the caravan stalled... perh...
The following set of 8 Haiku were written in 2007 barely two months into my first attempt at writing the most difficult & profound genre of poetry. It took me 15 years after I came across a book on Japanese Zen poetry.  stone falls ripples form in streamlesson in physics after rainstown's roads... cloggedfeces float smog clouds skyIndia - 5th large... more...
 20:28 | 6/Jun/2008
More Zen poetry... Whither caravan? :)
These Haiku were written in the early part of 2008. Most Haiku, once again, are scenes from Chandigarh's main shopping centre, Sector 17. old nestlying strewn amid leavesspring on brink spring sunfilters into living roomextends garden inside scientists' smileRhesus in straitjacketdrug trials on... parking lotno space for pedestrianscars, cars & mor... more...
 14:58 | 5/Jun/2008
A few more Haiku - the caravan moves on
A NOTE:Modern Haiku is in the process of evolving. It straddles between NATURE HAIKU & URBAN HAIKU with a lot of SPAM HAIKU floating around in the HAIKU WORLD. There is a hope that this process, difficult though it might be, will lead HAIKU to find its rightful place in the world of poetry.For quite some time I have been trying to reflect in my HAI... more...
 14:00 | 4/Jun/2008
& yet more Haiku written from the moving...
My caravan is under watch from across the desert border. I am under watch & I watch nature & write Haiku.Manu Kant woman mops floorI step on it leaving foot printsall... temporary view from rear mirrorthe beggar's outstretched handsthen disappears under street lightsthe silhoutte of trees & darkness abovecar's number seen under street lightsthe sil... more...
 20:32 | 3/Jun/2008
More Haiku - the caravan on the move, ag...
The camels are up & about again; harnessed to the caravan & move on in the unfriendly yet familiar terrian of the life sapping desert. for now heatthe labourers sweat it out on sitepeople await rains nightthe deserted school buildingtemple bells chime the vendor womansprinkling water on fruitsshoeshine boy nearby line of cars, bikes blocking traffi... more...
 19:33 | 1/Jun/2008
Haiku, Haiku, Haiku & Haiku
The caravan has stopped at the oasis. Some camels are resting under the sparse shade of the date trees while some camels are replenishing their water supply for the arduous journey ahead. The following set of Haiku were penned under a great strain & stress wrought by the un-understanding nature of the human beings, no matter, even if they happen to... more...
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 Manu Nair | 15:21 | 11/Jun/2008
Friends: (496)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Writing,reading,s...
Indian Premier League
Is IPL a form of gambiling?  more...
 Richard | 13:47 | 3/Jun/2008
Friends: (414)  | City: Johannesburg  | Interests: Charity Travellin...
VIOLENCE
Thye violent situation that swept many areas of South Africa has been covered by many news channels in both print and audio visual. The tragedy is that many peope lost their lives and others were displaced.  The hype of xenophobia hass been echoed by many people including many in government, the media, and ordinary people. The upper and  middle cla...  more...
 LAUKIK | 09:53 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (92)  | City: Mangalore  | Interests: CHATTING
THE END
Death,It took me full forty yearsTo see your face I know nowYour number Yes, I know They say you have a stingThey say you are uglyThey say you destroy Yes, they are all correct But I know more,And I know better I have a long armThat can reach into your gutsAnd retrieve all that You have swallowed For,You may be Death,YetI am LifeI am the ace of tru...  more...
 Poonam | 09:34 | 6/Jan/2008
Friends: (43)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Music, singing.
             Did u know; baby I am in love with youDo u know; I am in love; with all my beingYou should know; baby am still waitingYou should know; that I tried like hell May be its All my fault; I still didn’t sayDid u know I dreamt; making life with youdo u know; if u don’t be mine; I may not liveYou should know; that I am good as youYou should k...  more...
 chandrakant ... | 12:01 | 13/Jun/2008
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aarakshan andolan
naradji kar rahe the intezar prabhu ji, baithe baithe....baithe baithe nazar dali dharti dharti pe,chal raha tha andolan ,rajshthan me gurjar aarxan ka, rasta jam ,chakka jam, sab kuchh band ,sirf andolan chalu . andolan dekhne me ,naradji ho gaye itne magn ki ,prabhu kab aaye pata nahi chala,prabhuji naradji ko dekha ,kanhi hoye the, .........mush...  more...
 Shyama Menon | 13:12 | 28/Apr/2008
Friends: (599)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Finding the real ...
Sree-Bhajji and a few reactions...
The mallus today are a confused lot! The men in particular are perplexed, dumbfounded even to see their poster boy of aggression, Sreesanth, weep like a baby on the IPL ground. I suspect some of them feel exposed ...a little emasculated collectively, maybe. Now don’t kill me guys I’m nothing but an observer! :D Is this the real macho mallu? A sobbi...  more...
 ratna rajaiah | 17:31 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (353)  | Interests: reading, writing,...
Sheep’s Eyes and Baboon’s Bottoms – Read...
“Biologically speaking, if something bites you it's more likely to be female.” Desmond Morris“The power to charm the female has been in some instances more important than the power to conquer other males in battle.” Charles Darwin in The Descent of Man.Saturday night.You are single and so willing to mingle that it hurts but you know that tonight’s ...  more...
 Kanika | 11:33 | 12/May/2008
Friends: (28)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Travel, Dance & M...
Wildlife Sanctuaries – Great options for...
India has a rich heritage of jungles and national parks. There is something so magical and exciting about being in a forest. Being in jungle is a different experience. Instead of poor infrastructural facilities, heat and humidity, Indian wildlife has always been a place an excitement and enthusiasm for Indian Travelers. The privilege of stepping in...  more...
 Tanishka | 15:45 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (155)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: Smile ever udas n...
YOUR LOVE IS MY happiness
What became my sweet life when the distant reality surpassed the intimate fantasy in an act of true love. Only I just remember your kisses to re-flavor as butterflies revolote all over my body. Do not feel again your hands and anxious sleepers if both pleasure and joy I rose to the sky. Still hear your laughter of children such laughter that fascin...  more...
 Binu Abraham | 14:11 | 30/Apr/2008
Friends: (822)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: Reading
Check ur mobile is original or not
Press the following on your mobile *#06# and the-international mobile equipment identity number appears. It is a 15 digit serial number. Then check the 7th and 8th numbers:IF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 02 or 20 this means your cell phone was assembled in Gray market which is very Bad qualityIF the Seventh & Eighth digits are 08 or 80 this mean...  more...
 Sangeeta | 22:19 | 2/Dec/2007
Friends: (128)  | City: Dehradun  | Interests: muzik,nature,pain...
my Angel
She is an angel,She doesn’t know this.Neither people let her feel so,nor they will show it. Her tiny hands ,soft little toes Full with mud and sand.She doesnt meet what she deserves at the day’s end.  She is one of the God’s GodWhat my friend said once.Why her prayers never ever heardWhy all came back bounce. She lives in a dirty narrow street, loo...  more...
 Guddu | 20:47 | 5/Jan/2008
Friends: (16)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music,photography...
Happy New Year
Happy  New  Year 2008Wish every one a very Happy New Year , with good health n wealth. May God bestow His Divine Bliss to my fellow ilanders who reading my post now.I would like to request to my fellow Ilanders to suggest new year resolution for me .Thank u Would b back very soon with a blog reflecting my personal experience.Have a nice .Take Care....  more...
 vira | 10:26 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (1631)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: music,photography...
   With magic all but vanished now, the world is lost it seems,But still the patient Unicorns stand guard behind our dreams. It is the Age of Lead.Our Age.The Last Age.If there is another Great Evil, our time will be done:Three chances are as much as anyone gets.Few indeed are the Unicorns in this Age.Most have left for the Haven Worlds, or returne...  more...
 Shikha Walia | 18:55 | 4/Jan/2008
Friends: (122)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: listening to musi...
WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR   more...
 Smiling Dolphin | 19:15 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (310)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Reading, Travelli...
Life is boring without 20-20
I miss the 20-20 a lot. It was a great three hours entertainment. BCCI should have more 20-20s and less of ODIs.It is good to see some of Rajasthan Royal Players, Shane Watson and Yusuf Pathan, make it to the national sides. I have a feeling with the way Dhoni is using Yusuf Pathan that Dhoni is setting Yusuf for failure.You can see the difference ...  more...
 Poonam KKG | 23:00 | 24/Feb/2008
Friends: (82)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading travellin...
Big step!!!!
tomorow is a v important day for me. took a step some time ago & that is going to be culminated 2morow! lets pray every thing goes all right! AMEN!!!!!! will share it with my friends after tomorow....with my ilander frnds & other friends too. tho some friends know @ this.  more...
 Sophia Roy | 00:22 | 6/Jul/2007
Friends: (209)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Music, books, psy...
JOURNEY OF THE SOUL---5
FOR YOU on YOUR BIRTHDAY----6TH JULY 2007 “LIFE IS AS UNCOMPLICATED AS YOU MAKE IT”   --- Capt Sameer Roy Choudhury    Corps of Signals, 19 Assam RiflesToday for the first time in 27 years I cannot hear your voice as I wish you happy birthday…for  you have crossed the boundaries of space and time…the final frontier has been left behind…you are a fr...  more...
 ROSY LIPS | 04:49 | 15/Jun/2008
Friends: (477)  | City: United Kingdom  | Interests: only gold(sona)
celebration time
today is a very special day for me as this was the day an angle was born tobe my friend. He is a very soft and kind hearted person and is there for meas and when i am in any problmes he is a great,close and caring friend of mineMY HUGS AND KISSES FOR HIM muaaaaaaaahhh on this special day of hisfor everything he does for meand he is also very fav.fr...  more...
 arti | 23:47 | 8/May/2008
Friends: (104)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: share feelings
LIFE WITHOUT YOU.....
YOUR  ANGER TOO  SWEET YOUR  SILENCE TOO  LOUD YOUR  HATRED TOO  LOVELY YOUR  SEPARATION TOO  CLOSE.... ................................. IT  KINDLES  THE  LAMP OF  MY  LIFE........  more...
 Payal Mehra | 18:10 | 15/Nov/2007
Friends: (681)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: Reading, Bollywoo...
Yesterday Today & Tomorrow
There are two days in every week we should not worry about, two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension.One is yesterday, with its mistakes and cares, its faults and blunders, its aches and pains.Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All the money in theworld cannot bring back yesterday. We cannot undo a single act wepe...  more...
 ARUN JOSHI | 14:43 | 9/Jun/2008
Friends: (329)  | City: KOTA  | Interests: Reading,watching ...
IIFA awards bankoke
Log in lovely-anulove.blogspot.com   http://anurag.love.joshi.gogglepages.com for IIFA awards  more...
 DrHarmeet Singh | 23:02 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (1316)  | City: Birmingham  | Interests: Having a good laugh
The best Beer in the World
After an international beer conference in London, all the world's topbrewery bosses decide to go out for a beer together.The Chairman of Budweiser says, "I'd like the most refreshing beer inthe world, 'The King Of Beers': give me a Budweiser."The bartender takes a bottle from the shelf and opens it for himThe Chairman of Guiness says, "I'd like the...  more...
 alpana | 21:41 | 12/Jun/2008
Friends: (299)  | City: NOIDA  | Interests: painting, reading...
jaadu hai teri nazar mein dilbarbas ab inhi ankhoan mein baserra banaoongi main har pal mein rahoongi teri nazar mein ab idhar hi main apney mahal ko sajaaoongi...merey dil sey poocho toh zarakis haal mein rehata hai yehjab tum yaad aajaatey ho...har pal udta hai yeh baawra bhavrey samman apney phool ki auris pyaar ki sugundh shayad ban gaya haiisk...  more...
 Sue | 02:13 | 25/Jul/2007
Friends: (481)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: relationship, bei...
Separation and Travel
 Traveling to distant places is perhaps one of the most exciting things that could happen to me. I enjoy traveling and visiting places. It has always been my dream and I coveted a job that would include travel once in a while. But strange how motherhood changes everything. I have to travel to USA for work, and whenever I have this opportunity, I st...  more...
 Mona Suan | 17:57 | 23/Apr/2008
Friends: (468)  | City: Baroda  | Interests: dating
mallu actress vedio
http://www.bocup.com/vedio/mallu_vedio1.htm http://www.bocup.com/vedio/mallu_vedio.htm  more...
 sunita som | 11:46 | 25/May/2007
Friends: (241)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: surfing the net, ...
Aashiyana
 One of my frens on the Iland (Neetha Nair) suggested that i write something about my new home....i was seriously thinking on those lines when the Radio FM played this wonderful song from yesteryear.....this song says it all....it is from the movie Saath Saath released in 1982 with Farooq Shaik and Deepti Naval playing the lead roles....a timeless ...  more...
 ESHITA SINGH | 16:08 | 20/Jul/2007
Friends: (123)  | City: Varanasi  | Interests: reading novels, t...
hathi ...........re hathi kabhi dekha ha...
How wud u kill a blue hathi....?............with a blue bandook.......now, how wud u kill a lal hathi??................First u will give him poison....n then he willbecome blue.....then u willkill him with the blue bandook.....Now,how wud u kill a yellow hathi?................First u will make him angry so that he becomesred...then u will give himp...  more...
 aradhana khanna | 16:26 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (119)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: reading,writing, ...
Titlispeak
I have your earnestnessI have your smile and dimplesI have your liveliness and vivacityI am the  yellow titliColorful and carefreeI talk non-stop,I am full of ideas and opinionsBursting with life;uncontrolledBut look into my eyes;My eyes are my mothers’Father.....They shy awayFrom answersTormented but sometimes,they stare into the vacant unknownjus...  more...
 priya chobra | 18:05 | 4/Jan/2008
Friends: (266)  | City: Chandigarh  | Interests: Hot Hot N Mast Ma...
Happy New Year
Wish You Happy New Year 2008!! May this year bring Tons of Luck!!   With Love from Heart Yours Cho bra  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (656)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
Smirk
Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...  more...
 dee vine | 12:45 | 5/Aug/2007
Friends: (145)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: eat out, go out, ...
;-) a friend with weed is a friend indeed .... and a friend in need is a pest ... LOL ....   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=305vRNoofr8      more...
 Naina | 17:03 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (442)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading,music
Greatness or Commonplace?
Greatness or commonplace? I am a needle in the haystack of humanity. So why bother looking for me? Its near impossible to find me in such a vast sea of faces. My image is reflected in so many eyes and what I see of myself in their eyes is so vastly varied that I fail to establish my own identity. Yet man is encouraged to hold his or her own and not...  more...
 Amiya Lahiri | 16:50 | 13/Jun/2008
Friends: (300)  | City: Pune  | Interests: reading,surfing n...
MOTHER
 UNIVERSAL  ROLE  OF MOTHER The role of mother is universal irrespective of race, religion, caste, creed or nationality. She is a friend, philosopher, guide, companion, teacher, guardian and even maidservant, washerwoman, sweeper and cook of her child. She is all in one. One of the most precious gift of God. I like to start with two poems about mot...  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 poornima k | 14:54 | 14/Jun/2008
Friends: (409)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: Soch ko Badlo, Si...
Om..
I am the stream...I wash away my infectionI am the infernoI burn with spiritual energyI am one with the world...I exhume my negativityI am the air...I breathe new life into my soul  Vunde gurunam caranaravindeSandarsita svatma sukhavabodheNihsreyase jangalikayamaneSansara halahala moha santyaiHala halaAhahu purusakaram sankha cakrasiAhahu purusakar...  more...
 shabdika Sharma | 17:49 | 6/Jun/2008
Friends: (165)  | City: Amritsar  | Interests: music,reading,sin...
THNKS A LOT
Hi Friends!!!!!Once again here to share my feelings with u.First of all u want to inform u that my surgery is on coming tuesday as some necessary tests were to be performed.My dear brother Mahen's Blog and Love has brought me here to say sumthing to him and to all of u."MAHEN, i hav no words,when i read ur blog,it simply brought tears in my eyes,an...  more...
 Noanee Kapadia | 22:37 | 7/May/2008
Friends: (480)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Indian Army,Himal...
paraplegic soldiers
     I am trying to help Paraplegic soldiers at the Paraplegic centre in Khadki,Pune.These are the soldiers who recieved the bullets in defending us and are now have to live life on wheel chair.I got a response from Nitin Rane and with his efforts these soldiers are getting trained by Satyam Foundation .I am really overwelmed with joy , and more so...  more...
 Reshma Thakkar | 18:43 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (2214)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Enjoying life as ...
Scribbled Rubbish
  Today is gone Tomorrow comes Past gone...Future arrives No end to start No start to end Life continues Saddling on the reins of life Till one reaches where can you tell Confused Wavered But still galloping To an unknown place called destiny....    more...
 Sweetie Sweet | 16:15 | 28/May/2008
Friends: (241)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Walking thoughts ...
The Story of US - A milestone!
Happy Anniversary Sweetheart !  27th May 2008“Faith pulls us through so much”--- a year ago, this month it was during the times when I was at mah lowest edge in the life and God gave me someone who reminded me that mah life was planned according to His will. It was in the most unexpected place and time. I just going through the most terrible phase ...  more...
 kavita ganguly | 19:00 | 10/Jun/2008
Friends: (314)  | City: Calcutta  | Interests: Reading, Net Surf...
Baggy Woes
The rise in petrol prices proved disastrous for the nation as