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Monday, December 08, 2014

A wonderful sojourn at Hogenakkal Waterfalls

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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Blending Education with 'Vidyabhyasam'

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I have seen the word 'Vidyabhyasam' used (in Malayalam , and probably in many other Indian languages as well), quite often, to mean ...
Saturday, August 27, 2011

Challenging the obvious!

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Web is abuzz with with diverse perspectives as news of Steve Jobs resigning CEO of apple was announced a couple of days back. This is no wo...
Wednesday, August 03, 2011

Hyperactive media, and news nonsense!

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Case in point is the news ' Tendulkar's intervention led to Bell's reinstatement: Report .' What does this report seek to ...
Saturday, July 09, 2011

Innocent, invisible waves of corruption!

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Are stories in folklore for real? So it seems, going by recent happenings in Indian political scene. Story goes like this: Once upon a time...

An old joke

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Recent turn of events in Indian political scene reminded on of an old joke. The joke falls in genre of Namboothiri jokes . These, a private...
Tuesday, May 03, 2011

A wake up call, any one listening?!

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A feeble but powerful wakeup call but are we listening yet?
Monday, May 02, 2011

Conscious compromise of social progress!

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I recently came across a letter reported to have been written by American Indian chief in 1853 . I do not authenticity of the letter or its...
Friday, February 18, 2011

My dad is no more!

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As the time moved on, the inevitable happened . My father ((Kodungallur Sudhakara Raja, son of Ikkavutti Thampuratti and Chettani Mekkattu...
Saturday, January 22, 2011

Redeeming a moment from archives!

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From Indira Mandiram, Chirakkal Palace, Kodungallur My father (extreme left, middle row) along with his siblings and cousins
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

A great soul departs!

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Fate has made its final assault on physical life of a great soul. Grim reality of the moment for me is, Maruammavan is no more. My mind is...
Friday, December 31, 2010

Happy New Year!

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Another year has gone by! As a solid 365 days from blessed moments of my life went past me, have I grown wiser? But I hope the child in me h...
Friday, December 10, 2010

Love and trust, the very raison d'être!

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An interesting video (in Hindi) about how a father (who is a farmer) gave up everything he had to bring up his son. The boy eventually clear...
Thursday, December 09, 2010

Sweet memories, New dreams ....

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Monday, November 29, 2010

An ocean, in a soliloquy!

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I woke up as a new ray of hope caressed me all over. I saw a new star rising up in my sky, bright and smiling. Winds of change blew across, ...
Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Don't break my heart!

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Break my thoughts, if you must It makes me wiser Break my way, if you must It makes me stronger But don't ever break my heart '...

Learning to live wiser!

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I learned about force of gravity! I also learned that knowledge in itself does not make you wiser; to be wiser, knowledge must be enriche...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Being the son of dharma!

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Did you say, world hails me as a son of dharma ? Did you say, world looks forward to me as righteousness personified? Title is bestowed on...
Monday, November 22, 2010

Hope of a bright, new day!

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A past is laid to rest in archives Leaving me all alone, all on my own Searched for Me in my solitude Searched for Me that I lost a long ...
Sunday, November 21, 2010

Colors of my small world!

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My mind was quiet Time stood still I was alone in my small world I longed for a change I saw you, I saw me I saw the world in me I sa...
Saturday, November 20, 2010

That is me!

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You tell me a man does not cry You tell me a man does not cheat You tell me a man does not fall Why give me tears if I should not cry W...

Hope of a new dawn!

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Even as world is caught in drastic changes, it makes sense to reflect and wonder whether we are in the process of killing ourselves . Even...
Thursday, October 28, 2010

Lamenting nostalgia of future!

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Recently, I was teaching my kids about reflection and refraction of light. I was more than amused when they told me that they have not yet s...