Life is Beautiful

A New era of Science

2006-01-08T20:53:00.000-08:00

It has been a long held concept in India that the entire Universe is within you. Present day physics would never be able to explain this. A new understanding of Physics is slowly emerging, be ready to change the way you think of science.

All particles reflection of one object

Researchers have identified that during experimentation, subatomic particles like electrons communicate with each other irrespective of the distance between them. They might be divided by a few nano meters or light years apart, they seems to communicate instantly. This is against the rules of physics today, for according to today's physics everything in this universe is governed by the principle 'nothing tranvels faster than speed of light'.

David Bohm explains this concept this way. Consider two different camera views of a Fish aquarium, without proper understanding we would think that the two fishes in two monitors are communicating instantly the way they move, whereas in fact both of them are the same.

The whole in every part

A small glimpse into how 3d Laser Holograms work. A hologram is a three-dimensional photograph made with the aid of a laser. To make a hologram, the object to be photographed is first bathed in the light of a laser beam. Then a second laser beam is bounced off the reflected' light of the first and the resulting interference pattern is captured on film. When the film is developed, it looks like a meaningless swirl of light and dark lines. But as soon as the developed film is illuminated by another laser beam, a three-dimensional image of the original object appears.

The uniquesness of this film is that if it is cut into half, we would expect that half of the information would be lost, but infact nothing is lost, the hologram produced out of this half would be half the size of the original image. i.e every part of the film contains all information.

Working of Brain

Neurophysicts are convinced that our brain should work similar to the way a holographic pattern works. It has been noticed that no matter which neuron is removed, a rat forgot a particular pattern that it has learned.

It means that the memories and patterns on our brain are not confided to certain areas, whereas they are dispersed all over the pattern of neurons.

What happens if we combine all the three concepts

We would notice that paranormal is no more paranormal. Things like Telepathy, Time Travel, Knowledge of the future would become normal for in a holographic universe everything is connected and an illusionary projection, Space and Time are only holographic patterns. We could predict the future by reading the patterns of our palm. We could place ourselves in the future or the distant past in any space coordinates, we would not need a machine for we ourselves are the most complex machines in the universe.

Science could explain various things from vedanta like my first statement 'the entire Universe is within you'. A hundred years back Swami Vivekananda went to meet the western scientists in quest of scientifically proving vedantic concepts. He would've been excited if he ever came across this article. This is more remarkable discovery than anything else done before, for it allows us to know our identity in this creation, more important how the system is interconnected.

When Am I most active

2005-12-23T00:27:00.000-08:00

This pattern from Google search history collected over a period of 9 months gave me a good chance to analyze what time I'm most active.

FYI this data is collected by Google Search History You need to login to your google account while searching for your searches to be logged to their servers. Google people are getting too deep into analytics of late, last year they acquired a major analytics company, Urchin, Now this should redirect to the Google analytics page. Interested thing is Google is ready to give the power of analytics to the entire world free, which used to cost $299, when it was Urchin.

So much of Data Center power is giving Google to analyse and organise world information, this is really awesome information for the world to see. But is the information in good hands, will it continue remaining in good hands, how much is this kind of statistics going to make the world better, will it change our online behaviour, how are the intelligence agencies, say CIA connected to Google. If we have so much of statistics to see, how much of statistics is available internal to Google.

So many Qs ... my fav quote again ... Time will answer.

Vegetarianism

2005-12-04T11:11:00.000-08:00

I've lied for this question to many people about why I've taken to vegetarian food, or rather say stopped non vegetarian food. Indeed its so peculiar of me who used to argue that non vegetarian food is more protein rich and more suitable for appettite. I've tasted almost all kinds of non vegetarian food, well don't think I've tasted cockroaches and frogs. Let me be more specific ... chicken, mutton, fish, turkey, prawns, crabs, beef, shark and a thing they call kaadai in Thamizh. But why did I become a veggie ??

People think Its sin to kill animals !! for some its against their religion !! some just don't like the smell of it !! some say Its for spiritual development !!

What do I think ?

I think ..... Well its a long story.

Long time ago, so long I even forgot where I read this article, I read about a doctor who was serving in some remote part of Africa. He writes about one of the incidents that happened to him about how he escaped death from a Lion and what were his feelings in those minutes. He says that he was being carried away by a Lion and he was totally consious but didn't feel the slightest pain. "I know I'm going to be devoured by the Lion, but I did not attempt to escape from the jaws of the Lion. I was rescued by a group of villagers. After I recovered from this incident I started analyzing the psychology associated. I saw a rat in the jaws of the cat, once it is in the jaws of the cat it never attempts to escape from it though Its totally consious. A sense of Analgesia."

He wrote a paper on what happens at near death experiences. The paper says that at near death experiences the body automatically generates anesthetics. This reaction is caused by fear. It's a sudden reflex to the emergency situations. In this state the body lies in a dormant state, the mind doesn't work, you become actionless.

But what has this above story gotta do with being a vegetarian ?

Well its like this when we kill animals for their meat a panic signal is raised in the brain of the animals and instantaneously enzymes, antibodies, anesthetics are generated in their body and circulated throughout their body. These enzymes remain in the food we take and when these small quantities of these enzymes reach our blood, our body they cause slight amount of drowsiness, inactivity of mind. This amount of inactivity is so small that we can't easily detect it by external look.

But this effect is only very minor ? Why should we avoid Non Vegetarian food totally ?

The mind works in a very subtle manner. The more you tune it the better it gets. There are many people who have stretched its limit and still are not sure that more cannot be possible. Mostly the power of mind is still to be explored, say for example Hypnotism, Its a very powerful science, but there are very few people who know what the real power of hypnotism is.

ok back to the topic

People who are accustomed to nonveg food do not feel the difference immediately. The blood takes longer period to get totally replaced. Its also necessary that our body be free of other intoxicants like nicotin and alcohol.

So what is the final conclusion ?

People who think they need to control the mind, who think they shlould develop spiritually should think about taking vegetarian food.

Whatelse ?

There is more to it. Time will answer those questions.

Movie I'm looking forward to

2005-11-20T11:23:00.000-08:00

This would be the movie I'll be looking forward to, only disappointment, Its slated to release in 2007, It will be one of the biggest budget ever to be spent on an Indian movie, rough estimated 300 Crores. Yes it will be a trilogy, once in the theaters it will easily be one of the best movies in the world, nothing would compete with it, rumours are that the special effect creators for Lord of the Rings will be making the special effects for this movie too. It will cast Sharukh Khan, Amir Khan and Rani Mukherjee.

The movie is Mahabharata -> Official Website

Today I was watching B.R Chopra's Mahabharata being aired on Jaya TV. I didn't quiet like the series. Reason - It lacked the grandeur of the epic, It lacked the subtlety of the great characters. Somehow felt as though it was a puppet show. I thought if a story like Harry Potter could make wonders, How great would it be if Mahabharatha was retold as a movie like this? I was sure that this epic would be made into a movie in the future, never expected to stumble on an website within an hour !!

Countdown to 2007 starts now ...

Relativity in ancient India

2005-11-17T13:30:00.000-08:00

Many of us today are aware of the theory of relativity, We think its a recent scientific thought. But sometime back I stumbled upon a story from an ancient Indian writing which clearly explains the relativity in simple terms. This book was written atleast 5000 years ago in ancient India. Here's the story.

Long time ago there lived a king who had a glorious daughter. He searched for a suitable groom for the princess and couldn't find one. So using his powers, he reaches Brahmaloka, the highest place in the Universe. When he reaches there a heavenly music was being played at Brahma's court. The king gets immersed in the music for a short time. When the music is stopped, the king consults with Brahma about who among his people will be a suitable groom for the princess. Brahma laughs at him and says, during your short visit here thousands of years (It's actually Yugas) have passed on Earth. Not even the name of your great grandsons are heard on Earth. Go to your place, The lord has taken birth as Krishna and Balarama. Balarama would be an ideal match for your daughter.

Though this story looks small, the definition of relativity of time discussed here is amazing. It's very similar to the twins paradox implied by general theory of relativity. To those who are curious of the science behind the story, the time flow depends upon the Space-Time curvature and space-time curvature is caused by gravity. so greater the curvature (gravity) greater is the space packed into it and greater the speed of time flow.

What classic movie are you ..

2005-11-12T19:43:00.000-08:00

What Classic Movie Are You?

btw Has anyone seen this movie??

Bhajagovindam

2005-11-06T18:31:00.000-08:00

It is believed that the great shankaracharya took pity upon an old man who was trying to learn rules of grammar in sanskrit and spoke to him these words which is now popularly known as Bhajagovindam. This incident took place in his mature last days at Kasi. Bhajagovindam consists of 12 verses spoken by Shankaracharya and 14 verses each composed by his 14 disciples. Here is the first 12 verses spoken by the great saint.

Worship the Lord, worship Govinda, Oh fool ! Rules of grammar will not save you at the time of your death.

Oh fool! Give up your thirst to amass wealth, devote your mind to thoughts of Real. Be content with what comes through actions already performed in the past.

Do not get drowned in delusion by going wild with passions and lust by seeing a woman's navel and chest. These are nothing but a modification of flesh. Fail not to remember this again and again in your mind.

The life of a person is as uncertain as rain drops trembling on a lotus leaf. Know that the whole world remains a prey to disease, ego and grief.

So long as a man is fit and able to support his family, see what affection all those around him show. But no one at home cares to even have a word with him when his body totters due to old age.

When one is alive, his family members enquire kindly about his welfare. But when the soul departs from the body, even his wife runs away in fear of his dead body.

The childhood is lost by attachment to playfulness. Youth is lost by attachment to woman. Old age passes away by thinking over many things. But there is hardly anyone who wants to be lost in Parabrahma

Who is your wife? Who is your son? Strange are these relations,the world. Of whom are you? From where have you come? Brother, ponder over these truths.

From satsanga, company of good people, comes non-attachment, from non-attachment comes freedom from delusion, which leads to self-settledness. From self-settledness comes liberation.

What good is lust when youth has fled? What use is a lake which has no water? Where are the relatives when wealth is gone? Where is samsaara, the world, when the Truth is known?

Do not boast of wealth, friends, and youth. Each one of these are destroyed within a minute by time. Free yourself from the illusion of the world of Maya and attain the timeless Truth.

Daylight and darkness, dusk and dawn, winter and springtime come and go. Time plays and life ebbs away. But the storm of desire never leaves.

Life is busy

2005-11-02T10:59:00.000-08:00

Hi people, work's pretty hectic ever the last week and I'm dodging time to write the updates for you people out there ;)

One good thing is the mobile USB drive I bought over the last weekend. Its sleek, handy, has 40 GB storage and costs only 3200 rs including tax, compare this with the price of flash disks in the market. The koreans are very innovative in designing these electronic items, they've created a small chipset that converts the standard ATA interface to USB interface and packed it real nice so a laptop harddisk fits into it !! I'm sure mobile harddisks are going to replace the flash disks very soon, thanks to the reduction in size of harddisk and the harddisk density, there are a bunch of devices in the market that use extremely small harddisks to pack a bunch of information.

Take a look at the harddisk enclosure, I'm sure you would be tempted to buy this one.

Now I can collect a bunch of information. I'm following google's footsteps in organizing the world information :P

Cartoon Laws

2005-10-26T11:48:00.000-07:00

Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation. Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting further pastureland. He loiters in midair, soliloquizing flippantly, until he chances to look down. At this point, the familiar principle of 32 feet per second per second takes over.
Any body in motion will tend to remain in motion until solid matter intervenes suddenly. Whether shot from a cannon or in hot pursuit on foot, cartoon characters are so absolute in their momentum that only a telephone pole or an outsize boulder retards their forward motion absolutely. Sir Isaac Newton called this sudden termination of motion the stooge's surcease.
Any body passing through solid matter will leave a perforation conforming to its perimeter. Also called the silhouette of passage, this phenomenon is the speciality of victims of directed-pressure explosions and of reckless cowards who are so eager to escape that they exit directly through the wall of a house, leaving a cookie-cutout- perfect hole. The threat of skunks or matrimony often catalyzes this reaction.
The time required for an object to fall twenty stories is greater than or equal to the time it takes for whoever knocked it off the ledge to spiral down twenty flights to attempt to capture it unbroken. Such an object is inevitably priceless, the attempt to capture it inevitably unsuccessful.
All principles of gravity are negated by fear. Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel them directly away from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an adversary's signature sound will induce motion upward, usually to the cradle of a chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of a flagpole. The feet of a character who is running or the wheels of a speeding auto need never touch the ground, especially when in flight.
As speed increases, objects can be in several places at once. This is particularly true of tooth-and-claw fights, in which a character's head may be glimpsed emerging from the cloud of altercation at several places simultaneously. This effect is common as well among bodies that are spinning or being throttled. A 'wacky' character has the option of self- replication only at manic high speeds and may ricochet off walls to achieve the velocity required.
Certain bodies can pass through solid walls painted to resemble tunnel entrances; others cannot. This trompe l'oeil inconsistency has baffled generation, but at least it is known that whoever paints an entrance on a wall's surface to trick an opponent will be unable to pursue him into this theoretical space. The painter is flattened against the wall when he attempts to follow into the painting. This is ultimately a problem of art, not of science.
Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is impermanent. Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed, accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed. After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap back, or solidify. Corollary: A cat will assume the shape of its container.
For every vengeance there is an equal and opposite revengeance. This is the one law of animated cartoon motion that also applies to the physical world at large. For that reason, we need the relief of watching it happen to a duck instead.
Everything falls faster than an anvil. Examples too numerous to mention from the Roadrunner cartoons.

Flood in Bangalore

2005-10-25T08:57:00.000-07:00

Continuous rains in the last 1 week has made life pathetic in Bangalore, particularly because of the flood not only with water, as well as uninterrupted traffic on the roads. Many of the houses around the low lying areas of the city are partially submerged in water, thanks to the road condition people are having tough time.

My house is located in a area which is almost like a cliff, hardly 1 mile from my house I could see the road go deep down, as though I'm looking down a valley. The houses there are beautiful to look at, but now the condition of the people is pathetic because of flooding. People say that some areas look more like lakes, what you say about the lakes in the city? They are overflowing !!

Take a look at couple of pictures taken around the city

Internet Connection at home

2005-10-22T13:32:00.000-07:00

Good News, My new internet connection is active at home, now I'm have more reasons to blog and bug others ;)

This one is the first blog entry from my home

Garments

2005-10-19T10:54:00.000-07:00

A beautiful story by Kahlil Gibran

Upon a day Beauty and Ugliness met on the shore of a sea. And they said to one another, "Let us bathe in the sea."

Then they disrobed and swam in the waters. And after a while Ugliness came back to shore and garmented himself with the garments of Beauty and walked away.

And Beauty too came out of the sea, and found not her raiment, and she was too shy to be naked, therefore she dressed herself with the raiment of Ugliness. And Beauty walked her way.

And to this very day men and women mistake the one for the other.

Yet some there are who have beheld the face of Beauty, and they know her notwithstanding her garments. And some there be who know the face of Ugliness, and the cloth conceals him not from their eyes.

Gandhi was a hypocrite

2005-10-10T06:48:00.000-07:00

http://www.time.com/time/asia/magazine/2000/0214/india.godse.html

A Interview that is not documented in our History books.

Gopal Godse, co-conspirator in Gandhi's assassination and brother of the assassin, looks back in anger--and without regret

Fifty-two years ago, on Jan. 30, 1948, Mohandas Gandhi was shot dead by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist. Godse believed that the Mahatma, or great soul, was responsible for the 1947 partition of India and the creation of Pakistan. Godse and his friend Narayan Apte were hanged. His brother Gopal and two others were sentenced to life imprisonment for their part in the conspiracy. Gopal Godse remained in jail for 18 years and now, at 80, lives with his wife in a small apartment in Pune. He is still proud of his role in the murder. Although Godse is largely ignored in India and rarely talks to journalists, he agreed to speak with TIME Delhi correspondent Meenakshi Ganguly.

TIME: What happened in January 1948?
Godse: On Jan. 20, Madanlal Pahwa exploded a bomb at Gandhi's prayer meeting in Delhi. It was 50 m away from Gandhi. [The other conspirators] all ran away from the place. Madanlal was caught there. Then there was a tension in our minds that we had to finish the task before the police caught us. Then Nathuram [Gopal's brother] took it on himself to do the thing. We only wanted destiny to help us -- meaning we should not be caught on the spot before he acted.

TIME: Why did you want to kill Gandhi?
Godse: Gandhi was a hypocrite. Even after the massacre of the Hindus by the Muslims, he was happy. The more the massacres of the Hindus, the taller his flag of secularism.

TIME: Did you ever see Gandhi?
Godse: Yes.

TIME: Did you attend his meetings?
Godse: Yes.

TIME: Can you explain how he created his mass following?
Godse: The credit goes to him for maneuvering the media. He captured the press. That was essential. How Gandhi walked, when he smiled, how he waved -- all these minor details that the people did not require were imposed upon them to create an atmosphere around Gandhi. And the more ignorant the masses, the more popular was Gandhi. So they always tried to keep the masses ignorant.

TIME: But surely it takes more than good publicity to create a Gandhi?
Godse: There is another thing. Generally in the Indian masses, people are attracted toward saintism. Gandhi was shrewd to use his saintdom for politics. After his death the government used him. The government knew that he was an enemy of Hindus, but they wanted to show that he was a staunch Hindu. So the first act they did was to put "Hey Ram" into Gandhi's dead mouth.

TIME: You mean that he did not say "Hey Ram" as he died?
Godse: No, he did not say it. You see, it was an automatic pistol. It had a magazine for nine bullets but there were actually seven at that time. And once you pull the trigger, within a second, all the seven bullets had passed. When these bullets pass through crucial points like the heart, consciousness is finished. You have no strength.

When Nathuram saw Gandhi was coming, he took out the pistol and folded his hands with the pistol inside it. There was one girl very close to Gandhi. He feared that he would hurt the girl. So he went forward and with his left hand pushed her aside and shot. It happened within one second. You see, there was a film and some Kingsley fellow had acted as Gandhi. Someone asked me whether Gandhi said, "Hey Ram." I said Kingsley did say it. But Gandhi did not. Because that was not a drama.

TIME: Many people think Gandhi deserved to be nominated TIME's Person of the Century. [He was one of two runners-up, after Albert Einstein.]
Godse: I name him the most cruel person for Hindus in India. The most cruel person! That is how I term him.

TIME: Is that why Gandhi had to die?
Godse: Yes. For months he was advising Hindus that they must never be angry with the Muslims. What sort of ahimsa (non-violence) is this? His principle of peace was bogus. In any free country, a person like him would be shot dead officially because he was encouraging the Muslims to kill Hindus.

TIME: But his philosophy was of turning the other cheek. He felt one person had to stop the cycle of violence...
Godse: The world does not work that way.

TIME: Is there anything that you admire about Gandhi?
Godse: Firstly, the mass awakening that Gandhi did. In our school days Gandhi was our idol. Secondly, he removed the fear of prison. He said it is different to go into prison for a theft and different to go in for satyagraha (civil disobedience). As youngsters, we had our enthusiasm, but we needed some channel. We took Gandhi to be our channel. We don't repent for that.

TIME: Did you not admire his principles of non-violence?
Godse: Non-violence is not a principle at all. He did not follow it. In politics you cannot follow non-violence. You cannot follow honesty. Every moment, you have to give a lie. Every moment you have to take a bullet in hand and kill someone. Why was he proved to be a hypocrite? Because he was in politics with his so-called principles. Is his non-violence followed anywhere? Not in the least. Nowhere.

TIME: What was the most difficult thing about killing Gandhi?
Godse: The greatest hurdle before us was not that of giving up our lives or going to the gallows. It was that we would be condemned both by the government and by the public. Because the public had been kept in the dark about what harm Gandhi had done to the nation. How he had fooled them!

TIME: Did the people condemn you?
Godse: Yes. People in general did. Because they had been kept ignorant.

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

2005-10-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Then took the other, as just as fair,
And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay
In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence;
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I —
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.

~Robert Frost

Me on top of the world

2005-09-30T09:52:00.000-07:00

I've been waiting for this day. In fact it happened a lot earlier and this is related to a old challenge of particular relevance to shanawaz and sathyus who have woken up the sleeping Lion within me.

If the above words still doesn't make any sense, I'm just speaking about search engines and my name on the search results. Now this is my answer to all the people out there ... see it for yourself

Me's on top in Google and MSN, Yahoo was doing good for sometime ironically sooner or later they found my participation in 360 and though there are no activities there they've biased the results to 360. I dont know if this happened by a search algorithm or by manual alteration.

A long way to go ... My activities on Search engines is getting broader.

திருவாசகம் எனும் தேன்

2005-09-27T17:29:00.000-07:00

தமிழில் எழுதி மிக நாட்கள் ஆகிவிட்டன. இன்று நெட்டில் சுற்றிக்கொண்டிருக்கையில் திருவாசகம் பற்றி படித்துக்கொண்டிருந்தேன். முதலாக ஞாபகம் வந்தது இளையராஜா பாடிய நானார் என் உள்ளமார் பாடல்தான். இதன் தத்துவத்தை எழுத வேண்டுமென நினைத்திருண்தேன். இதோ இதன் அற்புதமான பொருள்

நானார் என் உள்ளமார் ஞானங்க ளார்என்னை யாரறிவார்
வானோர் பிரான் என்னை ஆண்டிலனேல் மதிமயங்கி
ஊனார் உடைதலையில் உண்பலிதேர் அம்பலவன்
தேனார் கமலமே சென்றூதாய் கோத்தும்பீ

வார்த்தைக்கு வார்த்தை பொருள்

நானார் - நான் என்ன தன்மையுடையவன்
என் உள்ளமார் - என் உள்ளம் என்ன தன்மையுடையது
ஞானங்க ளார் - நான் எவ்வளவு ஞானம் கொண்டவன்
என்னை யாரறிவார் - இதை யார் அறிவார்கள்
வானோர் பிரான் - விண்ணுலகத்து தேவர்கள்
என்னை ஆண்டிலனேல் - என்னை ஆதரிக்காததால்
மதிமயங்கி - மதி மயங்கினேன்
ஊனார் - மாம்சம் கொண்ட
உடைதலையில் - உடைந்த தலை ஓட்டில்
உண்பலிதேர் - உண்பதற்கு பலி ஏற்றுகொள்கிற
அம்பலவன் - அம்பலவாணனது
தேனார் - தேன் நிறைந்த
கமலமே - தாமரை இதள் போன்ற கண்கள் கொண்டவன்
சென்றூதாய் - சென்று ஓதுவாயாக
கோத்தும்பீ - தும்பிகற்கு அரசே

பொருள்

நான் எவ்வள்வு உயர்ந்தவன், என் உள்ளம் எவ்வளவு உயர்ந்தது, எவ்வளவு ஞானம் கொண்டவன். தேவர்கள் என்னை ஆதரிக்காததால் கவலை கொண்டேன். ஆனால் சிவபெருமானோ இவ்வனைத்துக்கும் ஆண்டவனாயிருந்தும் உடைந்த மண்டை ஓட்டில் பிச்சை எடுப்பதற்க்கு தயங்குவதில்லை. அந்த தேன் நிறைந்த கண்கள் உடையவனின் பெறுமைகளை பாடுவாய் தும்பிகளுக் அரசே.

Nature's Fury

2005-09-23T11:28:00.000-07:00

Less than a year has passed since the deadly tsunami washed the shores of south asian countries, Nature is furious again unleasing hurricanes on America. What is the reason for so many incidents, Is it global warming or is it mother nature is not happy with the people around. If things happen this way, we should only assume that the worst part is yet to come as we have not taken any steps to find the root cause of all this disasters. I'm particularly concerned about the changes in weather through out the world. I know that everyone would accept with me that the climatic conditions around them have changed significantly since the last 20 years. Are we selfish enough to sustain earth only till our lifetime. The life cycle of mother earth is of longer durations. she has bore innumerable species of life and none of them have spoiled her serenity as much as we have done to her in the last 200 years by the name of Industrialisation.

I pray to God that prosperity may return back to Mother Earth.

To Restore the Pagoda tree

2005-09-15T14:09:00.000-07:00

A Bit of information about Ancient India for I thought its my duty to tell the world what Real India is.

Many people know that India was the richest country in the world, in terms of culture as well as economy before the Mid-Easterners and Europeans ravaged through India. People searched for ways to reach India only for the treasure in the form of Gold it had in abundance. They were not only very much successfull in that, whereas they also acted as agents in suppressing the glorious Indian culture.

Today even in India we are having tough time accepting what this Indian culture is !! Thanks to Adengappa, fellow blogger for bringing into light this Article here. Its got loads of information on how these traitors from the west succeeded in satisfying their selfish greed at the cost of civilization.

It has been estimated that the total amount of treasure that the British looted from India had already reached £1,000,000,000 (£1Billion) by 1901. Taking into consideration interest rates and inflation this would be worth close to $1,000,000,000,000 ($1Trillion) in real-terms today.

The invaders discovered that as long as Indians holded on to their tradition it would be difficult to exploit the wealth from this country. A small peek into the education system as analysed by the britishers in ancient India is breathtaking. During a survey taken in 1822, Bengal presidency had 1 lakh schools, there was not a single village in Madras without a school and the education system was based on the highly intelligent sanskrit language handled by qualified brahmins. In present day because of the western influence, the brahmins are oblivious of their system of living.

In one of his letters to his Dad, Lord Macaulay writes

"Our English schools are flourishing wonderfully; we find it difficult to provide instruction to all. The effect of this education on Hindus is prodigious. No Hindu who has received an English education ever remains sincerely attached to his religion. It is my firm belief that if our plans of education are followed up, there will not be a single idolater among the respected classes 30 years hence. And this will be effected without our efforts to proselytize; I heartily rejoice in the prospect'

The end result is that the world understands that the Brits made the Indians civilized. What kind of information do we have written in the history texts. Now there are great people who have testimonials for the Indian culture. Indian culture is a serious study in the west. People are exploring the fields of Yoga, Indian scriptures, occult practices and Philosophy.

Its the duty of each and every sincere Indian to live upto the ideals and restore the Pagoda tree.

Ozymandias

2005-09-14T12:37:00.000-07:00

I met a traveler from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read,
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed,
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings:
Look upon my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.

The SEVEN number tag

2005-09-08T11:37:00.000-07:00

7, 49, 343, 2401, 16807, 117649, 823543, 5764801

This is the series of number of people who will be blogrolled by this seven questions by just passing through 8 bloggers, assuming that everyone replies back to the tags and everyone gets tagged only once. This may not be the case lets assume an average number of 4 unique people and who reply back.

4, 16, 64, 256, 1024, 4096, 16384, 65536

The blogger community is infected by this bug.

The Bug Tagged me

2005-09-02T14:20:00.000-07:00

My worst fear of getting tagged one day became true. Watch on GP, I have tougher Qs coming on the way for you.

Here we go with the Tags

Seven things you plan to do before you die

Realize the truth
Become an invincible warrior, fighting for truth.
Swim with the whales on a coral reef
hopefully never get a girl friend
Read Bhagavat Gita and Srimad Bhagavatam as many times as possible
Get to experience extreme technologies
Visit places as Badrinath, Manasarovar, Rameshwaram, Srirangam, Thiruvannamalai

Seven things you can do

Stop procrastinating
Think good to all
Get a girl friend
Read more books
Make friends and be truthful
Live without cigarattes, wine, non-veg and intoxication
continue living as a good citizen

Seven things you can't do

Live without philosophical feed
Live without Computer and Internet
Tolerate Adharma
Eat Brinjals and Food made of cocunut oil
Live without friends
Live without doing anything
Overcoming laziness

Seven things that attract you to the opposite sex !!!!

Love
Beauty
Devotion
Intelligence
Good character
Humbleness
shyness

Seven things you say most

Machi
Baadu
Scena Podathey
Murugaa
Epdi irukka
HI
Vaada / Poda

Seven celebrity crushes (oh I really don't have any celebrity crushes)

Drew Barrymore
Aishwarya Rai
Salma Hayek
Penelope Cruz
Katharine Zeta Jones
Angelina Jolie
Trisha

Seven people you want to tag

Badrri
HW aka Tamizhan
IOIIO Sathya
Sathyus
Arjuna
Fathima
Naren

Where do you want to go today

2005-09-02T08:46:00.000-07:00

Information based on this page

Evidence of the company's increasing concern over open source can be found in the methods it used to try and convince Munich city council to continue using its software back in March 2003.

Back then, Microsoft's CEO Steve Ballmer arrived in the German city to personally plead with the mayor not to switch to Linux after discovering that the city was unwilling to spend $36m to upgrade to the latest versions of Windows and Office. In addition, Microsoft offered a 90 per cent discount and an offer of millions of dollars worth of training and support services. Despite this, Munich opted for an open source solution instead.

If Microsoft can give 90 % discount for a government agency as rich as Germany, why doesn't it work out a plan to give cheaper solutions for countries like India to make Windows economic for the masses. It might be a worthy product for an economy like US, but are software prices reasonable and affordable for the third world countries.

To make technology global, why don't we all start supporting Open software. Start using Linux, Open Office, Firefox and a host of other utilities. The developers will follow as soon as they discover more and more people making the open switch. We could make atleast the basic software that runs on our computer free.

One more happy news for the Internet enthusiasists is the release of Google Talk. I'm just wondering what happens when Google integrates all its products Google talk, Hello, Picassa, Google earth, Gmail, Groups, Blogger, Orkut, Desktop search and ya don't forget Google CHEESE

உனக்கு புரிவதில்லை ஏனடா

2005-08-23T14:38:00.000-07:00

This post was a comment here. I thought my poetry came out well, so I'm posting here too

நன்பா நீ சொன்னால் யார் கேட்கபோகிறார்கள். இந்த உலகமே அற்ப பெண் பின்னால் போகிக்கொண்டிருக்கிறது. அதிலும் இன்டர்நெட்டில் அவள் ஒரு அழகான பெண்ணாக இருக்கலாம் என்ற அற்ப கனவில் இருக்கும் முட்டாள்களை நினைத்தால் பரிதாபமாக இருக்கிறது.

பெண் அழகு அற்ப மாயைடா
இந்த உடம்பு வெரும் மண்னடா
அற்பமான மானிடா
உனக்கு புரிவதில்லை ஏனடா

Jappanil Thalaivar

2005-08-22T13:05:00.000-07:00

Found this stuff posted by a Japanese Blogger about Thalai and this snack item:-

Speaking of Indian movies, "Muthu" is the most popular for Japanese people. It was made in 1995 in India. Have you seen it? This is a story about a servant named Muthu. Maharaja who is Muthu's boss falls for a girl Langa* who is an actress of a road company, but she falls for Muthu.It's a love story, but it's not only that. Highlights are scenes of dancing, singing and fighting.They sing songs and dance, when they are happy.They sing songs and dance, when they are sad.And they sing songs and dance, even if they have no reasons.In fact, they are singing and dancing in the better part of the movie.Also,you mustn't miss the scene of chasing by the horse and cart. This movie was a big hit in India,and also in Japan. Actually I love it.

Recently I found a Muthu's photo at a convenience store. It was on a package of snacks. This is a snack named "Garam masala" that is on the confectionery maker Tohato.Usually, I don't really eat snacks,but I found myself buying it. 42 kinds of spices are used to make it,so taste is really spicy.After I ate it, I unconsciously felt like seeing the "Muthu" again. If you have a chance, I recommend to see the "Muthu" and eat it.

I am 25 today

2005-08-22T11:30:00.000-07:00

Today I'm done with 25 years of earthly life.

Time's pretty fast. couldn't believe that school days, college days and vetti days have passed so soon.

Who Am I

2005-08-18T10:25:00.000-07:00

Many questions have been raised out of the human intellect and many have been answered, few questions bewilder even the brilliant. None has completely understood the question

Who Am I ?

People who happen to see this, please write your ideas in the comments.

My Computer

2005-08-16T14:04:00.000-07:00

Things kept me busy and I was unable to concentrate on a new post though I think I have a lot to write. Finally my computer is up and running. I should really boast about the fact that its a freaking game machine. I can't believe the reality and speed I get in NFS Underground. The spare time I get at home, I'm spending playing NFS.

I saw this movie Swades on DVD today, this reminded me of Sathya and badly felt like speaking to her and only found that outgoing is disconnected in my cell phone. About the movie I didn't find anything special, It was just another movie.(let me conform this after I watch the last quarter :D)

I've already taken an analog photograph of my computer. I'll post it as soon as I scan it.

GP's initiative is worth a write here. A blog that people will endure till 2050. take a look at it here. I'm proud to be a contributor for this blog. look forward for my posts.

Assorted Calvin Philosophies

2005-08-10T16:12:00.000-07:00

Life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be.

The more you know, the harder it is to take decisive action. Once you become informed, you start seeing complexities and shades of gray. You realize that nothing is as clear and simple as it first appears. Ultimately knowledge is paralyzing. Being a man of action, I can t afford to take that risk

Today at school, I tried to decide whether to cheat on my test or not. I wondered, is it better to do the right thing and fail ... or is it better to do the wrong thing and succeed? On the one hand, undeserved success gives no satisfaction ... but on the other hand, well-deserved failure gives no satisfaction either. Of course, most everybody cheats some time or other. People always bend the rules if they think they can get away with it ... then again, that doesn't justify my cheating. Then I thought, look, cheating on one little test isn't such a big deal. It doesn't hurt anyone ... but then I wondered if I was just rationalizing my unwillingness to accept the consequence of not studying. Still, in the real world, people care about success, not principles ... then again, maybe that's why the world is in such a mess. What a dilemma!

You know how Einstein got bad grades as a kid? Well, mine are even worse!

Calvin to Susie:I think girls and bugs must have a dim perception that nature has played a cruel joke on them, but they lack the intellect to comprehend the magnitude of it.

What assurance do I have that your parenting isn't screwing me up?

If ignorance is bliss, this lesson would appear to be a deliberate attempt on your part to deprive me of happiness, the pursuit of which is my unalienable right according to the declaration of independence. I therefore assert my patriotic prerogative not to know this material. I'll be out in the playground.

I wish I was dead....well no, not really. I wish everyone ELSE was dead.

If something is so complicated that u cant explain it in 10 seconds, then it's probably not worth knowing anyway

I am a misunderstood genius ... no one thinks that I am genius.

what is the importance of the erie canal? A: In the cosmic sense, probably nill.

I'm getting my New Computer today

2005-08-08T11:19:00.000-07:00

People around me know that I've been planning to buy a computer for a long time and till today was unsuccessful. Ya its pretty long time, I've been planning since last 5 years.

Hmm take a look at the computer configuration.

Pentium 4 - 3.0 GHZ
Intel 915 GL Motherboard
512 MB RAM @ 400 MHZ
160 GB HDD
DVD+CD-RW Combo (Will upgrade to DVD-RW soon)
128 MB Gigabyte PCI Express (Intel says PCI express is better than AGP)
TV Tuner card
17" Flatron monitor

How do you like it.

I'm looking back at those DivX movies I have on scratched CDs (hope they work fine)

@HW and Badrri Do you remember those movies and games I downloaded @ college (glorious days of Internet !! SSN vaazhga)

The next idea is to get a broadband connection at home. so expect lot of activity here.

Make Thiruvasakam PUBLIC DOMAIN

2005-08-07T08:20:00.000-07:00

I know this one is similar to a previous post. I posted this on a forum and thought I would host it on my blog also. Also ppl HAPPY FRIENDSHIP DAY.

Tere's the post. they were discussing that the producers of TIS created it in a financial struggle.

You see all the movies and albums are created in financial crisis, does it make you think about it and stop posting the MP3s.

There are things that belong to the masses, Natural resources. No one can claim ownership of these and start making money. It amounts to the greatest sin. similarly no one can claim ownership of Thiruvasakam and start making money out of it.

One thing I've noticed is, the producers have started enjoying and puffed with arrogance flowing from the money.

There are songs made for making money and there are songs to please God. Out of this we make the mistake of downloading the former and stopping the later from reaching the masses. How is it justified?

Its just the ignorance of the producers.

What about the people who don't have the money to buy it and still eager to listen to the songs? We are only cheating them.

A request to the producers here ... please don't let go the good karma of producing the album go waste.

Make the songs PUBLIC DOMAIN and release the MP3s.

Sad News

2005-08-02T09:58:00.000-07:00

Sad news is that Chella Grace Sunitha, the SSN ECE girl expired of cancer 2 days back. This came as a shocking news for me. May her soul rest in peace.

One more sad news is that I'm getting busier nowadays giving me lesser time for blogjumping and MASAT.

One one more sad news is that my blog is still not indexed by Google.

Ohh too many sad news for today.

Old Friends

2005-07-28T11:38:00.000-07:00

Seems like this week I've found lot of interesting facts about old friends

1. I met my friend Somaskandan (my school & hostel mate) after 8 long years in Bangalore. though a short meeting it was a great moment for me.

2. Badrri in the blogging world ... here

3. Krishnan Rajagopal .... Ohh I havent got any chance of concrete meeting with him yet, just came across one of his websites ... here

Who wants to use Microsoft's Biased network

2005-07-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

In answer to Google's Earth Microsoft has come up with one more poor service, in fact they can match it only with Google maps not earth. Who could possibly compare with the search giant Google in terms of information. The fact these people have removed Apple campus from the network makes this site evidently biased.

Could you make information more reliable Microsoft ? Could microsoft give a competition to Google ? C'mon man these people have all the damn money in the world !! Why cant they be a useful and resourceful company like Google.

Is Pirating Thiruvasakam wrong

2005-07-20T18:12:00.000-07:00

Ilayaraja has come up with a great album Thiruvasakam in Symphony. It's been a great hype in the industry. There are various people who have come up with different comments. Sujatha's introduction is noteworthy. Sujatha also asks that this album may not be downloaded as MP3. Do these people want to own even the spiritual texts, make money out of our glorious tradition. I feel this album should be universal, It should be for the masses, rather than selling it for money. This kind of spiritual albums should defenitely be made by people, In that Ilayaraja has done a great help to the society by creating this album. Definitely Ilayaraja would get more fame, more money, greater heaven ... can it be sold for making mere money.

Any art makes complete meaning only when dedicated to GOD. This should be done without expecting anything in return. A sacrifice to the greater society, to please GOD, for the glory of GOD.

Comparitive analysis of Time

2005-07-19T13:38:00.000-07:00

Good Tamil Movie Dialogues.

2005-07-16T02:36:00.000-07:00

இன்று நான் என் மனதுக்குப் பிடித்த திரைப்பட Dialogues எழுத போகின்றேன். அனைவரும் படித்து enjoy பண்ணுங்கள்.

1. நாயகன் : நீங்கள் நல்லவரா கெட்டவரா.

2. அண்ணாமலை : இந்த நாள் உன் calenderல குரிச்சி வச்சுக்கோ. டட்டான் டட்டான் டட்டான் டான்டான்.

3. பார்த்திபன் to வடிவேலு : உன்ன மாதிரி கேன பசங்கதான் Government busல டிக்கெட் ஏடுப்பாங்க.

4. கௌண்டமனி to செந்தில் : ஓரு வாழைப்பழம் இங்க இருக்கு, இன்னோன்னு எங்க ?

5. பாட்சா : நான் ஓரு தரவை சோன்னால் நூரு தரவை சொன்ன மாதிரி.

6. விஜய்காந்த் : புயல் அடிச்சு புளைச்சவன் இருக்கான், இந்த தவசி அடிச்சு புளைச்சவன் கிடையாதுடா.

7. விவேக் : சார் உங்க பேர் வெரும் தாஸா இல்ல லாடு லபக்கு தாஸா.

8. தலை : மாப்பிள்ளை இவருதான், ஆனா இவர் போட்டுருக்கும் dress என்னோடது இல்லை.

9. சிவாஜி : ஓடிநாள் ஓடிநாள் வாழ்க்கயின் ஓரத்திற்கே ஓடிநாள்.

10. முத்து : கிடைக்கிறது கிடைக்காமல் இருக்காது, கிடைக்காமல் இருக்குறது கிடைக்காது.

Template changed

2005-07-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

No U've not landed up at the wrong place. Just I've updated my Template. I've got lot of tweaking to be made before it looks the best.

MASAT

2005-07-13T11:58:00.000-07:00

MASAT is the talk of the town, A look at what people speak about what all this MASAT is about. First a sneek into MCD Ambi. He is taking a bath at that time and crying aloud for some reason

Ambi: Perumaale Yaarume en adsa click panna maattengural. Sitela articles padichuttu poyirraal. edhukku ellaame thappu thappaa irukku.

Ambi's appa: Un oruthanaale ulagatha thirutha mudiyaadhuda.

Ambi then sits on the computer and browses to Anniyan.com.

ANNIYAN: Ads click pannaadhavargal, bandwidth waste pannubavargal ivargal yaarum Anniyan paarvaiyilurindhu thappa mudiyaadhu. un prechanai ennavaa irundhaaum ennidam sol.

Ambi: uzhagathula yaarume en Adsa click panna maattengural. Googlea en earnings kammi aaguthu. Ippadi irundha ellorum website eppadi maintain pannuvaal.

Anniyan: Daii Baadu, idhukkudhaanda MASAT irukku.

Ambi: MASATna enna ?

Anniyan: Poda poyi aduthavangaloda sitela adsa click pannu, avanga un sitekku varam podhu click pannuvaanga. Adhaanda MASATu, Mutual Ad-Sense Amukkum Treaty.

Ambi: Appa click pannaadhavanga.

Anniyan: Akumpadham. (who knows what this is !!)

Ambi logs out and MASATs on Nandini's Blog.

3 Column Blog

2005-07-12T17:59:00.000-07:00

I'm seriously considering to change my template to a 3 column one. I see that the side bar content keeps growing, making it real nasty scrolling down. If I have a 3 column one It could be neatly sorted out.

I really got bugged up looking at the dumb CSS code, finally decided to download a blogger template from the internet. Where the hell do I get a nice 3 column blogger template. Wherever I go people have just tweaked the basic templates available on blogger. I have a long way to go before I can put up a real working 3 column version.

Moreover my template is not a moveable type, Its fixed which means it can't adapt itself to various monitor resolutions, the viewable width of the blog remains the same number of pixels.

Anyone else have similar problems with templates.

Any Suggestions for my Blog.

2005-07-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

Hi Ppl visiting my blog, If you have any suggestions, template changes, content additions, anything that'll make the blog look more cool, please drop your comments. Thanks

Those unheard are sweeter

2005-07-09T00:36:00.000-07:00

Some songs are sweet because they have a soul stirring music in them, some because the lines fit close to your heart and some for their melody. There are very few of them which has all of them and this one is one such song for me. There are so many remixes coming up today, some sound engineer could re-record this song with the latest instruments ... I wish.

During my college days I used to have a notebook, where I used to have hundreds of such songs (My only college rough notebook where I used to scribble, pretending as though taking notes). Time consumed it, now I have a new tool where such scribblings could stay for a longer period.

பொன்னை விரும்பும் பூமியிலே
என்னை விரும்பும் ஓருயிரே
புதையல் தேடி அலையும் உழகில்
இதயம் தேடும் என்னுயிரே

ஆயிரம் மலரில் ஓர் மலர் நீயே
ஆலய மணியின் இன்னிசை நீயே
தாய்மை எனக்கே தந்தவள் நீயே
தங்க கோபுரம் போலே வந்தாயே
புதிய உழகம் புதிய பாசம்
புதிய தீபம் கொண்டு வந்தாயே (பொன்னை ... )

பறந்து செல்லும் பறவையை கேட்டேன்
பாடி செல்லும் காற்றயும் கேட்டேன்
அலயும் நெஞ்சை அவரிடம் சொன்னேன்
அழைத்து வந்தார் உன்னிடம் என்னை
இந்த மனமும் இந்த உரவும்
என்றும் வேண்டும் என்னுயிரே (பொன்னை ...)

ஆழமரத்தின் விழுதினை போலே
அனைத்து நீயும் உரவு தந்தாயே
வாழைக்கன்று அண்ணயின் நிழலில்
வாழ்வது போலே வாழ வைத்தாயே
உரவும் இரண்டு உயிர்கள் இரன்டு
உள்ளம் ஒன்றே என்னுயிரே (பொன்னை ...)

Those Coimbatore days ...

2005-07-07T17:47:00.000-07:00

You could possibly never forget the best and worst days in your life. This part of the post I'm writing about one of those glorious days that was few months ago. It so happened that I started working for a Coimbatore based company KG Info Systems Ltd. Coimbatore being a perfect place to roam around with adventures at every point, we had a good time.

Due credit should be given to my friends Narayanan, Sunil, Ravi Kumar aka Tom, Shyam Sunder and Santhosh who used to roam together every weekend (and ya VELAVAN). None of the weekends spared. We had a wide range of places Ooty, Black Thunder, Kovai Kuttralam (My Favorite), Valparai, Kovai Kondattam, Monkey Falls and occasionally to movies.

Kovai kuttralam needs a special description, It definitely deserves a place in my Blog. I actually dont have words to describe the beauty of this waterfall. Situated close to the siruvani dam, deep into the reserve forest, you need to take a short trek before reaching this awesome place. You could see the chill water coming all across the mountain and those bold like me actually climb up to find where the water comes from. Imagine yourself standing high up on the mountains and looking at the dangerous rocks and high speed water flowing down, thats raw adventure and fun. Up there once, I discovered a cavern behind the waters, other day a ultra natural spa. What more can be bliss.

I'm planning for a trip to Coimbatore come this rainy season (Velavan r u reading this da) ... Adventures to continue. Before that anything around Bangalore !!

Sightseeing using Google Earth

2005-07-06T18:13:00.000-07:00

If I were to select one website which contributes the most to Internet, It must be Google. Today I downloaded Google Earth and thought of going around the world. Wow these people have indexed the satellite images and made a really really huge map of this world, Wonder what other service people need to use other than Google Earth in the future. Little bit of searching and I landed up right next to Niagara falls watching it from the top.

Few years back (during college days) I tried the same service when it was keyhole, but then It was sooo slow at that time, took up lot of processing power, was a paid service, could only try it for 10 days ... blah blah blah. What great difference Google has made to it, What more is Google going to do in the days to follow always remain a mystery. Lets watch.

My Experiments with Mulligattawny

2005-07-06T12:40:00.000-07:00

Bet the worst experiment you could do in your life would be with something edible. It so happened that I finished up as the laboratory animal this sunday with this amazing cook who goes by the name of GAUTHAM. We started of planning to cook something as simple as Mulligattawny (Oops read as rasam .... Thats english way of saying muzhaga thanni) and some Curd rice. What a dish ideally ..... and then something went wrong and the chemical reaction resulted in new type of compound organic matter. The scientist made me believe its a edible stuff .... what a pity and what happiness in experimenting something so wacky.

@ Sathya do you think you are the only one to have Sappaattu Varam.

@ Hey did someone ask What did you do for the weekend ?

Ironically it so happened that I fell sick on Monday and still recovering.

உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய்

2005-07-02T18:09:00.000-07:00

Today gotta hear this song. I was amazed at the lyrics in the song, so sharing it in my blog. How do you people like it.

உனக்கென்ன மேலே நின்றாய் ஓ நந்தலாலா
உனதானை பாடுகின்றேன் நான் ரொம்ப நாளா

தாய் மடியில் பிறந்தோம் தமிழ் மடியில் வழர்ந்தோம்
நடிகறென மளர்ந்தோம் நாடகத்தில் கழந்தோம்
தம்த தொம்தொம்த தம்த தொம்தொம்த தகதின
தொம்த தொம்தொம்த தகதினதொம்

ஆடாத மேடை இல்லை போடாத வேஷம் இல்லை
சிந்தாத கண்ணீர் இல்லை சிரிப்புற்க்கு பந்ஜம் இல்லை
கால் கொண்டு ஆடும் பிள்ளை
நூள் கொண்டு ஆடும் பொம்மை
உன் கையில் அந்த நூளா நீ சொள்ளு நந்தலாலா (உனக்கென்ன ...)

யார் யாரோ நண்பன் என்று ஏமாந்த நெஞ்சம் உண்டு
பூவென்று முள்ளை கன்டு புறியாமல் நின்றேன் இன்று
பால் போலே கள்ளும் உன்டு
நிறத்தாலே ரெண்டும் ஒன்று
நான் என்ன கள்ளா பாலா நீ சொல்லு நந்தலாலா (உனக்கென்ன ...)

Do you believe in fate ?

2005-06-29T14:47:00.000-07:00

There have been days when I used to think about the ways of fate till my brain can't go any further.

What is It ? Does it really exist ? or is fate really fake ? ..... There is a piece of conversation in the movie Matrix which is worth a hearing. Here it goes

Morpheus: Do you believe in fate Neo ?
Neo: No
Morpheus: Why not !
Neo: Because i don't like the idea of my life being controlled by someone.

Does the above conversation paint a picture of Fate ?

My questions have taken me deep into the thoughts of ancient Indian literature. There are various instances where people have predicted the future, eg: Indian Astrology, Hypnotic techniques, Palmistry (cheiro), nostradomus .. many many more. Are we mere puppets, Are we forced through our life helplessly. This gives rise to more questions !! Why am I born like this, I could have been born a Billionaire. What made me this way ?

Here comes the reincarnation theory, karma, vasana .... so many techie words. Indian philophy says that life is actually a continuation of millions of past lives. You could possibly never become a complicated being as a human all of a sudden. It is composed of lot of complex things as mind, intelligence, knowledge. These things are developed over millions of years to be someone lucky enough to be a human. We have lived our lives as insects, animals before we became intelligent.

Are things out of our control ? Like neo I never liked the idea of someone controlling my life. Then is it that whatever is happening now a reaction of something what I've done in my previous lives ? Could we change something ? If so what ? If we could predict our future using some technique as astrology or palmistry it means that the present life is already decided and everything happens the way It is ordained.

The questions keep increasing, innumerous, monstrously complex for my small brain. I know people out there have similar things on the law of Karma. I would continue this in a second part, Please put your ideas on this philosophy on my comments.

Weekend Partying @ Amoeba

2005-06-27T12:41:00.000-07:00

Sunday was not that bad as Saturday. The best time was in Amoeba, playing mega size goli (he he what to they call it ... bowling, I like it calling Goli) hey seems like I'm better than the previous time, then had great dinner and ... with the team and back to sleep at home.

Thats me playing mega size Goli

Why do I have 2 days off in a week

2005-06-25T18:26:00.000-07:00

It might sound crazy for others, but I couldn't tolerate the 2 days off I have in a week ..... C'mon man I have nothing to do at my home ........... No TV, No Computer, NO ENTERTAINMENT. I donno why I slept the whoooole beautiful day and I know I will not be able to sleep the entire night. Decided I go to the office and spend some useful time there ....

Best thing is I spoke to Sathya Venkatesh after a loong time and a lengthy discussion too ... Spoke about all the vetti things in this world, remembered all those glorious old days, all friends. disconnected only when I saw the IS guys tracing the bandwidth indicator.

Had a good time sitting in the office on a weekly off ....

How do I make my Blog Indexed by Google

2005-06-23T16:22:00.000-07:00

I've tried doing everything to make my Blog appear in the Google search .... Tried linking my Blog at various sources, submitted the url

Anybody with the same problem or want their Blog to be on Google index, give me ideas, we'll make a group effort for a noble cause ;->

I'm an UNICORN

2005-06-23T11:22:00.000-07:00

You're a unicorn. You're very pure and innocent.Almost everyone loves you and you love almost everyone. You may be naive to the point of gullibility. You're pretty much incapable of violence, the exception being when someone you love is threatened. While your intentions are nothing but good, some might call you a "straight-edger." Your alignment is EXTREMELY *good*.

What mythical beast are you?

A Song with Great Lyrics by Kannadasan

2005-06-22T14:27:00.000-07:00

தெய்வம் தந்த வீடு வீதி இருக்கு
இந்த ஊரென்ன சொந்த வீடென்ன ஞானப் பென்னே
வாழ்வின் பொருள் என்ன நீ வந்த கதை என்ன ?

நான் கேட்டு தாய்தந்தை படைதானா
இல்லை என் பிள்ளை எனை கேட்டு பிறந்தானா
தெய்வம் செய்த பாவம் இது போடி தங்கச்சி
கொன்றால் பாவம் தின்ரால் போச்சு இதுதான் என் கட்சி
ஆதி வீடு அந்தம் காடு
இதில் நான் என்ன அடியே நீ என்ன ஞானப் பெண்ணே
வாழ்வின் பொருள் என்ன நீ வந்த கதை என்ன ? ... (தெய்வம்..)

வெறும் கோவில் இதில் என்ன அபிஷேகம்
உன் மனம் எங்கும் தெரு கூத்து பகல் வேஷம்
கள்ளிகென்ன முள்ளில் வேலி போடி தங்கச்சி
காற்றுக்கேது தோட்டக்காரன் இதுதான் என் கட்சி
கொண்டதென்ன கொடுப்பதென்ன
இதில் தாய் என்ன மனந்த தாரம் என்ன ஞானப் பெண்ணே
வாழ்வின் பொருள் என்ன நீ வந்த கதை என்ன ? ... (தெய்வம்..)

தெளிவாகத் தெரிந்தாலே சித்தாந்தம்
அது தெரியாமல் போனாலே வேதாந்தம்
மன்னைத் தோண்றி தண்ணீர் தேடும் அன்புத் தங்கச்சி
என்னை தோண்றி ஞானம் கண்டேன் இதுதான் என் கட்சி
உன்மை என்ன பொய்மை என்ன
இதில் தேன் என்ன கடிக்கும் தேள் என்ன ஞானப் பெண்ணே
வாழ்வின் பொருள் என்ன நீ வந்த கதை என்ன ? ... (தெய்வம்..)

If there are any spelling mistakes in the above please point out.
Non-Tamilians please excuse

Vagaries of Perception

2005-06-22T10:59:00.000-07:00

A bit of thought from Matrix Revolutions

Why, Mr. Anderson, why? Why, why do you do it? Why, why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you're fighting for something, for more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is, do you even know? Is it freedom or truth, perhaps peace - could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Anderson, vagaries of perception. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as the Matrix itself. Although, only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Anderson, you must know it by now! You can't win, it's pointless to keep fighting! Why, Mr. Anderson, why, why do you persist?

Managing Bookmarks

2005-06-21T14:56:00.000-07:00

If there is one good thing the Yahoo! Toolbar does, It is the Bookmarks feature. You could keep all your favorite websites on Yahoo! Bookmarks. The next time you need to access your links from a different computer, all you need is the Yahoo! Toolbar, make sure you add the Bookmarks button and login to Yahoo!.

Anniyan - A Review

2005-06-18T23:36:00.000-07:00

A Movie on the concept of Dharma is long anticipated. In an Era where Movies are all about Glamorous posters, which does nothing but spoil the mindset of people around, Here comes a movie with society consciousness. This society conciousness is out of people's dictionary in today's world. Shankar gave a shot by reviewing the concept to the core. I appreciate his efforts in bringing interest towards the ancient Indian puranas (Garuda Puranam).

Here goes the synopsis of the movie:

Ramanujam aka Ambi is a conformist, works as a small time lawyer and perfectly goes by the rules, dislikes even the small disorders either be at his home or in the society. His incapability to do anything to change the society and his knowledge of Dharma, changes him into Anniyan (Read as Yamadharma Raja) even without his knowledge (A Dual character and more psychic vibrations). Anniyan goes about punishing the people as per the punishments given in Hell.

The movie opens with a serene temple surrounding and Sri Rama bhajan in the background, A typical Iyengar tradition. Ambi makes his living my handling petty cases, helpless in most of the cases. His search for Truthfulness takes him to anniyan.com website, a site run by his dual. One could but just marvel at the Anniyan character, which has been given the due respect. Isn't Vikram supposed to be a Multi-Character, Vikram fits into his role as Remo except his so called American accent

Just wondering if this film would have made more sense if it had been named Yaman instead of Anniyan. Look at this scene where Vikram says, Naan avan illada, Yaman (I'm not him, I'm Yama).He becomes the punisher itself, Invincible, Death personified. Who possibly could stop all powerful death. This justifies his character.

This movie gives you more reason to live as a perfectionist. Yes more reasons than Indian, Though Shankar could have thought of Concrete examples like Indian. The reason for Vikram getting distorted into a perfectionist is well justified.

This movie has also an amazing description of Love. Love that is more sincere to the society compared to the other Indian movies. Vikram in his incapability to get the attention of Nandini, becomes Remo. I appreciate Shankar coz The movie introduces Love not just for the sake of glamour and Sex !!, but goes ahead to say What is Love and distinguishes from Sexual Infatuation.

To tell something about vikram's acting ..... He Rocks. No one could have done it better. I could just marvel at how he alternates between Ambi and Anniyan at the police station.

This movie is a must see ...

Orkutting

2005-06-17T17:39:00.000-07:00

For some time I was wondering what all it means to be Orkutting, and one day happened to stumble upon Sathya's blog with the word orkut .... Well should say I asked for an Invite outta curiosity. Now I realize Its not just curiosity.

Today I browse across the domain for no good reason. For those people who are not in my list could add ksaravanakumar@gmail.com or send a mail requesting for an Invite. An easier way would be by clicking here

The insanity grows ...

Development an Environmental Disaster ....

2005-06-09T07:46:00.000-07:00

India's economic boom is causing unsustainable environmental damage and is blinding people to the misery of hundreds of millions of poor, prize-winning author and activist Arundhati Roy said.

"Even if you know what is going on, you can't help thinking India is this cool place now, Bollywood is 'in' and all of us have mobile phones," Roy told Reuters in an interview.

"But it is almost as if the light is shining so brightly that you do not notice the darkness," she said. "There is no understanding whatsoever of what price is being paid by the rivers and mountains and irrigation and ground water, there is no questioning of that because we are on a roll."

"India shining" was the campaign motto of the Bharatiya Janata Party which lost last year's election, unable to capitalise on the fast-growing economy and failing to convince the rural poor that economic reforms were benefitting them.

Roy won the 1997 Booker prize for her first novel "The God of Small Things". Since then, she has become a leading environmental activist and opponent of big dams, which have displaced millions.

She said India's environment faced a major crisis, caused by industrial pollution, by big dams, and in particular by unsustainable use of ground water to irrigate thirsty cash crops such as soyabeans, peanuts and sugarcane.

"When the only logic is the market, when there is no respect for ecosystems, for the amount of water available... then we are in for a lot of trouble," she said. "You have to have a system where people have access to some amount of water to grow whatever is sustainable for them to survive."

Falling water tables in states such as Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra have forced millions of farmers to the brink of ruin. Buried under unpayable loans, thousands have committed suicide. What is India without Agriculture, What do we Eat ... Stones and Computers.

Roy said the poor were being sold a dream of consumerism which was impossible to deliver economically or environmentally.

"The idea of turning one billion people into consumers is terrifying," she said.

"Are you going to starve to death dreaming of a mobile phone or you going to have control of the resources that are available to you and have been for generations, but have been taken away so that someone else can have a mobile phone?"

Since the BJP was replaced by a coalition led by the centre-left Congress party, Roy said she felt less targetted for speaking out, and some of the "vulgar and vicious" facets of BJP-rule had gone.

"But in terms of what is happening on the ground economically, I don't think anything has changed at all."

Choosing between parties was increasingly like choosing between brands of washing powder made by the same manufacturer, she said.

"It was so clear that the mandate for the Indian elections given by millions of people who came out to vote ... was one against the so-called neo-con liberal reforms," she said.

"But the minute that mandate was given to Congress, it is almost like the cameras shifted from the electoral field in India to outside the stock market, where stocks were plummeting, including the media's own stocks. And people were forced to come out and say they were not against privatisation."

Recent court decisions in favour of dams and slum clearances had tipped the playing field further against the poor. "It is so easy for people who are on this side of the line to climb the ladder. The middle class has expanded and is having a good time, but for people who are on the other side it is becoming impossible to survive," Roy said. "There are no jobs, there is just nowhere to go, no way out of it at all."

Where is it all leading to .... To live in a developed world or be a poor nation .... or is there an Alternative

It is so Painful to think about the future .... Before it is too late, better we start realizing the Reality of our stupidness %Period%

My Favorite Lines from Bhagavad Gita

2005-06-06T08:27:00.000-07:00

You grieve over those who should not be grieved for and yet speak like the learned; wise men do not sorrow over the dead or the living.

O son of Kunti, the contacts between the senses and their objects, which give rise to the feeling of heat and cold, pleasure and pain etc., are transitory and fleeting; therefore, Arjuna, ignore them.

Therefore, you do perform your allotted duty; for action is superior to inaction. Desisting from action, you can not even maintain your body.

Arjuna, there is nothing in all the three worlds for Me to do, nor is there anything worth attaining unattained by Me, yet I continue to work.

Arjuna, as the unwise act with attachment, so should the wise man, seeking maintenance of the world order, act without attachment.

On earth there is no purifier as great as knowledge;

The yogi whose mind is sated with jnana and vijnana, who is unmoved under all circumstances, whose senses are completely mastered, and to whom mud, stone and gold are all alike, is spoken of as a God realized soul.

Four types of devotees of noble deeds worship Me Arjuna, the seeker after the worldly possessions, the afflicted, the seeker for knowledge, and the men of wisdom, O best of bharatas.

Of these the best is the man of wisdom, ever established in identity with Me and possessed of exclusive devotion. For I am extremely dear to the wise man, and he is extremely dear to me.

Indeed all these are noble, but the man of wisdom is My very self; such is my view.

In the very last of all the births the enlightened soul worships Me, realizing that all this is God. Such a great soul is very rare.

Arjuna, thinking of whatever entity one leaves the body at the time of death, that and that alone one attains, being ever absorbed in its thoughts.

I am the source of all creation and every thing in the world moves because of Me; knowing thus the wise, full of devotion, constantly worship Me.

Or what will you gain by knowing all this in detail, Arjuna, Suffice it to say that I stand holding this entire universe by a fraction of My yogic power.

If there be the effulgence of thousand suns bursting forth all at once in heavens, even that would hardly approach the splendor of mighty Lord.

I am the inflamed eternal Time, the destroyer of the worlds. I am out to exterminate these people. Even without you all those warriors arrayed in the enemy's camp must die.

Therefore you do arise and win glory; conquering foes, enjoy the effluent kingdom. These warriors stand already slain by Me; be you only an instrument, Arjuna.

He who is free from malice towards all beings, friendly and compassionate, rid of 'I' and 'mine', balanced in joy and sorrow, forgiving by nature, ever-contented and mentally united with Me, nay, who has subdued his mind, senses and body, has a firm resolve, and has surrendered his mind and reason to Me,--that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.

He who is not a source of annoyance to his fellow-creatures, and who in his turn does not feel vexed with his fellow creatures, and who is free from delight and envy, perturbation and fear, is dear to Me.

He who wants nothing, who is both internally and externally pure, is clever and impartial and risen above all distractions, and who renounces the feeling of doer-ship in all undertakings--that devotee of Mine is dear to Me.

He who neither rejoices nor hates, nor grieves, nor desires, and who renounces both good and evil actions and is full of devotion, is dear to Me.

He who is alike to friend and foe, as well as honor and ignominy, who remains balanced in heat and cold, pleasure and pain and other contrary experiences, and is free from attachment.He who takes praise and reproach alike, and is given to contemplation and is contented with any means of subsistence whatsoever, entertaining no sense of ownership and attachment in respect of his dwelling place and full devotion to Me, that man is dear to Me.

Those devotees, however, who partake in a disinterested way of this nectar of pious wisdom set forth above, endowed with faith and solely devoted to Me, they are extremely dear to Me.

Absence of pride, freedom from hypocrisy, nonviolence, forbearance, straightness of body, speech and mind, devout service of preceptor, internal and external purity, steadfastness of mind and control of body, mind and senses, Dispassion towards the objects of enjoyment of this word and the next, and also absence of egotism, pondering again and again on the pain and the evils inherent in birth, death, old age and disease; Absence of attachment and feeling of mine-ness in respect of son, wife, home etc., and constant equipoise of mind both in favorable and unfavorable circumstances. Unflinching devotion to Me through exclusive attachment, living in secluded and holy places, and finding no enjoyment in the company of men.Fixity in Self-knowledge and seeing God as the object to true knowledge: all this is declared as Knowledge, and what is other than this is called ignorance.

Men possessing a demoniac disposition know not what is right activity and what is right abstinence from activity. Hence they possess neither purity nor good conduct nor even truthfulness.

Men possessing a demoniac disposition say this world is without any foundation, absolutely unreal and godless, brought forth by mutual union of the male and female and hence conceived in lust; what else than this ?

Clinging to this false view these slow-witted men of a vile disposition and terrible deed, these enemies of mankind, prove equal only to the destruction of the universe.

Cherishing insatiable desires and embracing false doctrines through ignorance, these men of impure conduct move in this world, full of hypocrisy, pride and ignorance.

Giving themselves up to innumerable cares ending only with death, they remain devoted to the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures and are positive in their belief that this is the highest limit of joy.

Held in bondage by hundreds of ties of expectation and wholly giving themselves up to the lust and anger, they strive to amass by unfair means hoards of money and other objects for the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures.

They say to themselves, " This much has been secured by Me today and now I shall realize this ambition. So much wealth is already with me and yet again this shall be mine.

That enemy has been slained by me and I shall kill those others too. I am the lord of all, the enjoyer of all power, I am endowed with all supernatural powers, and am mighty and happy.

I am wealthy and own a large family, who else is like unto me ? I will sacrifice to gods, will give alms, I will make merry. " Thus blinded by ignorance, enveloped in the mesh of delusion and addicted to the enjoyment of sensuous pleasures, their mind bewildered by numerous thoughts, these men of a devilish disposition fall into the foulest hell.

These haters, sinful, cruel, and vilest among men, I cast again and again into demoniacal wombs in this world.

You are a Disease ....

2005-05-31T05:06:00.000-07:00

AGENT SMITH:

I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I've realized that you are not actually mammals. The life signs continue their chaotic patterns.

Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment. But you humans do not. You move to an area and you multiply and multiply until every natural resource is consumed and the only way you can survive is to spread to another area.

There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is?

A virus.Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet. You are a plague ...

Wake up ......

2005-05-31T05:05:00.000-07:00

Have you ever had a dream, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?

Even this will pass away ...

2005-05-31T05:00:00.001-07:00

Once in Persia reigned a king,
Who upon a signet ring
Carved a maxim strange and wise,
When held before his eyes,
Gave him counsel at a glance,
Fit for every change and chance:
Solemn words, and these were they:
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Trains, of camel through the sand
Brought him gems from Samarcand;
Fleets of galleys over the seas
Brought him pearls to rival these,
But he counted little gain,
Treasures of the mine or main;
'What is wealth?' the king would say
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

'Mid the pleasures of his court
At the zenith of their sport,
When the palms of all his guests
Burned with clapping at his jests,
Seated midst the figs and wine,
Said the king: 'Ah, friends of mine,'
Pleasure comes but not to stay,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Woman, fairest ever seen
Was the bride he crowned as queen,
Pillowed on the marriage-bed
Whispering to his soul, he said
"Though no monarch ever pressed
Fairer bosom to his breast,
Mortal flesh is only clay!
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Fighting on the furious field,
Once a javelin pierced his shield,
Soldiers with a loud lament
Bore him bleeding to his tortured side,
'Pain is hard to bear," he cried,
But with patience, day by day,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Towering in a public square
Forty cubits in the air,
And the king disguised, unknown,
Gazed upon his sculptured name,
And he pondered, "What is fame?'
Fame is but a slow decay!
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

Struck with palsy, sore and old,
Waiting at the gates of gold,
Said he with his dying breath
'Life is done, but what is Death?"
Then as answer to the king
Fell a sunbeam on his ring;
Showing by a heavenly ray,
"EVEN THIS WILL PASS AWAY."

My Resolutions

2005-05-31T05:00:00.000-07:00

Hobbes: Are you making any resolutions for the new year?

Calvin: Resolutions? ME?? Just what are you implying? That I need to change?? Well, Buddy, as far as I'm concerned, I'm perfect the way I am! For your information, I'm staying like this, and everyone else can just get used to it! If people don't like me the way I am, well, though beans! It's a free country! I don't need anyone's permission to be the way I want! This is how I am - take it or leave it! By golly, life's too darn short to waste time trying to please every meddlesome moron who's got an idea how I ought to be! I don't need advice! Everyone can just stay out of my face!

What I Do

2005-05-31T04:59:00.000-07:00

I am so busy doing nothing... that the idea of doing anything -- which as you know, always leads to something -- cuts into the nothing and then forces me to have to drop everything.