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 17:44 | 9/Aug/2007
Is Jammu & Kashmir doesn't exist in Indi...
IF YOU ARE a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, then Microsoft owned Hotmail.com does not recognise you as an Indian. Surprised! What can be the reason behind the absence of Jammu and Kashmir from this list? Is it an inadvertent mistake or a sad reminder of the cold war legacy that MSN owned Hotmail.com does not recognise Jammu and Kashmir as part of I... more...
 18:43 | 15/Jun/2007
She kissed the hands that buried her son...
AFTER FOUR YEARS of long wait, when seventy-year-old Sabza Begum spotted Deputy Superintendent of Police Sarabjeet Singh during a rally of PDP President Mehbooba Mufti at Poonch, she could not resist herself from giving him a warm hug.  Hussian was the resident of village Seri Khwaja in district Poonch of Jammu and Kashmir.  After killing him terro... more...
 11:01 | 22/Feb/2007
Our National Pride is under the feet....
I was totally shocked to see this image..If picture is not coming...click here. http://www.merinews.com/photoFeaturesRes ults.jsp?photoFeatureID=75&galTypeImage= 3&searchFlag=titleSearch more...
 13:53 | 10/Jan/2007
Nithari Case: Who is the Killer & for Wh...
This is unbelievably cruel, horrible and nerve-racking story serial killings in Noida.  Itfs pathetic about our whole system, whether it is Political, Police or Administrative. Is it a lapse on part of the police or simply a cop-accused nexus? Really, Our society is not a human friendly society at all. There is no value for life of poor people. Se... more...
 17:34 | 3/Jan/2007
End of Saddam.....
Kisi ne sach kaha hai.......gSuraj Lahuluhan Hokar Samunder Mein Gir ParaDin Ka Gurur Tut Gaya Sham Ho GaihPersonally, I think he didn't deserve the death penalty!! I'm in no way supporting his acts!!!Yes, Saddam was at fault!!! But still, I think the trial was not fair and there was a lot of political intervention!! And if he can be hanged, then... more...
 16:06 | 30/Dec/2006
Happy New Year.....
Life I am the new year.I am an unspoiled page in your book of time.I am your next chance at the art of living.I am your opportunity to practice what you have learned about life during the last twelve months.All that you sought and didn't find is hidden in me,waiting for you to search it out with more determination.All the good that you tried for an... more...
 10:03 | 27/Dec/2006
AIDS was invented to KILL black people.....
I was totally frozen to hear that it was the World Health Organization that manufactured the disease to eliminate the black population of the world and a population control program for third world countries. Benwen Lopez, a documentary filmmaker and journalist, has revealed the truth after an extensive research. According to him one can actually li... more...
 13:41 | 26/Dec/2006
Is Nuclear Deal with US an asset for Ind...
Hi Everyone,Itfs finally official after the months of speculation. As US senate has passed the Nuclear bill, there has been a huge public debate on it. Some Indian opponents are reacting very strongly. They think the agreement will constrain Indiafs future nuclear development and national freedom & dignity have been sold out.On the other hand, so... more...
 12:11 | 21/Dec/2006
Are Women Safe in Delhi
A NURSE IN Delhi is raped by a colleague. The case in point is of a girl, working in a Delhi hospital as part of the paramedic team. On the fateful day, the colleague raped her and threw her in the hospitalfs bathroom. The accused had been, reportedly, stalking her since a long time. He got the chance when Ruby (name changed) was working on the ni... more...
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 rakesh kumar | 10:42 | 28/Jul/2007
Friends: (21)  | City: Patna  | Interests: chatting,music,co...
When someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.  more...
 lucille iaco... | 20:57 | 8/Sep/2007
Friends: (241)  | City: Cape Cod, MA  | Interests: Nature,animals,co...
My sincere apology...
My dear  iLand  friends... I apologize for leaving the conclusion of my hummingbird story up in the air and hope you will forgive me.  The sad truth is, I have been in a state of  physical distress which has not allowed my mind to transcend to that touching experience, or any other pleasant memory.   Please know that my connection with everyone her...  more...
 ashminder bahal | 18:44 | 16/Sep/2007
Friends: (123)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: movies
Cu Chi Tunnels
One of the most interesting and adventurous places that I visited in Vietnam was Cu Chi tunnels. Essentially these tunnels came into being during the Vietnam war. The Vietcongs had dug them to escape the relentless bombings carried out by the Americans in the dense jungle forests of Vietnam. The huge B-52 bombers rained down a barrage of bombs blin...  more...
 Ranjan Sengupta | 15:25 | 24/May/2007
Friends: (698)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: music, reading no...
Physics and Music
Can we define music? Most of us may agree that it is bourn by a time series, jointly or independently, of amplitude, frequency and complexity, three fundamental well-known parameters used in physics. This time series is the objective reality, or the fictional reality of physics. But obviously all such time series pertaining to auditory sensation ar...  more...
 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (379)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Badminton
Male or Female?
You might not have known this,  but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female.  Here are some examples:  FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.   They are an effective repro...  more...
 amar snh | 09:40 | 7/Dec/2007
Friends: (1046)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: travelling, makin...
Hi Friends keeping little busy these days will write soon something on a topic close to my heart wish you all happy holiday season ahead   more...
 rao sajjansingh | 20:28 | 7/Feb/2007
Friends: (61)  | City: Jodhpur  | Interests: journalism news p...
Balsaint katha mahotsav
Jalaram bapa mandir me international bal saint kriparamji maharaj ne bhagvatkatha pravchan mahotsav manaya gaya....jisme thausand of Gents & ladies ne bhag liya.......  more...
 ilandsarvadu... | 21:53 | 6/Feb/2007
Friends: (17)  | Interests: surfing on net, m...
The Meatless way of Life..
Being a vegetarian or non-vegetarian remains a matter of ones choice.  I believe being vegetarian is a better way to a healthy living. Any say about that? The scriptures unambiguously support the meatless way of life. Here are what they have to say-In the Mahabharata, for instance, (read Anu.114.11) the great warrior Bhishma explains to Yudhishtira...  more...
 Debasish Cha... | 05:47 | 1/Mar/2007
Friends: (117)  | City: Delray Beach, Florida,USA  | Interests: Browsing, Network...
Effort
There is a little story...that teaches a lot... A giant ship engine failed. The ship's owners tried one expert after another, but none of them could figure out how to fix the engine. Then they brought in an old man who had been fixing ships since he was a young boy. He carried a large bag of tools with him, and when he arrived, he immediately went ...  more...
 Ashish G | 01:22 | 19/Apr/2007
Friends: (228)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: to become a bette...
Facts About Women
Why are women so difficult to understand? Why relationships fall apart because of misunderstandings? What exactly do women want? Why men fail to properly understand the woman in their lives? These questions have been asked many a times but nothing has been done to seek those answers.http://factsaboutwomen.wetpaint. com is an effort in that regard. I...  more...
 mahendra kumar | 16:33 | 1/Feb/2007
Friends: (27)  | Interests: reading
Healthy Relationship
A good relationship - let be between Husband and Wife, Siblings, Friends, Lovers, Colleague, Neighbor..., very important thing to be maintained is - never allow a bad word or bad humor come in between. Good words and good humor is the medicine for HEALTHY relationship.  more...
 Manojit Sarkar | 11:51 | 11/Jan/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: humanity
Nature
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 Dinesh Patekar | 10:21 | 2/Jul/2007
Friends: (132)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cricket,fashion,m...
SOMEONE....
Someone I can talk toSomeone I can trust.Someone who will be thereWhen my relationships rust.Someone who wil save me,When everything goes wrong.Someone who wil comfort meAnd help me to be strong.Someone who listensAt any time of day.Someone who wil brightenAny sky that’s gray.Someone who will alwaysWant to be my friend.Someone who wil fight for me,...  more...
 Ankur Vase | 10:37 | 7/Apr/2007
Friends: (73)  | City: Pune 
7%
A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day & said'Lord, I would like to know what Heaven & Hell are like.'The Lord led the holy man to two doors.He opened one of the doors & the holy man looked in. In the middle ofthe room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was alarge pot of stew, which smelled delicious & made the ...  more...
 Sonu Katha | 18:15 | 28/Oct/2007
Friends: (515)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: news,investment,l...
'Talking too much' is top job-interview ...
Talking too much is the most common interview mistake that job candidates make,according to 36 percent of recruiters who completed the ninth edition of the quarterly Executive Recruiter Index, released by Korn/Ferry International, the premier global provider of executive search, outsourced recruiting andleadership development solutions. Other commo...  more...
 FunOver Net | 13:14 | 17/Dec/2006
Friends: (17)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Movies, Cricket, ...
90 Amazing Earth Facts
We live on a sphere of extremes and oddities. In fact it's not really a sphere, but it is a wild planet, mottled with deadly volcanoes, rattled by killer earthquakes, drenched in disastrous deluges. But do you know which were the worst? Some of Earth's valleys dip below sea level. Mountains soar into thin air. Can you name the lowest spot? The tall...  more...
 Kalyan Chatt... | 20:20 | 6/Sep/2006
Friends: (43)  | City: DURGAPUR  | Interests: Cinema,Storey Boo...
The God's Greatest Creation
Long days, after creating my own rediff blog site, I was thinking what should be my first post! I was just visiting everyday to have a look on everybody’s blogs but couldn’t decide how should I start! It’s not just because I wanted to be launched with a striking post but because of I’m not a good writer or thinker to create anything good of my own ...  more...
 pooja sharma | 16:35 | 8/Feb/2007
Friends: (41)  | City: Ahmedabad  | Interests: spritual readings...
Mind Management
  * Sleep less. This is one of the best investments you can make to make your life more productive and rewarding. Most people do not need more than 6 hours to maintain an excellent state of health. Try getting up one hour earlier for 3-4 weeks and it will develop into a powerful habit. Remember, it is the quality not the quantity of sleep that is i...  more...
 Srinivas Bha... | 08:52 | 13/Dec/2007
Friends: (5)  | City: Los Altos  | Interests: CricketMoviesEcon...
Boxing Day at MCG - Is India Ready
The Indian Selectors have finally got it almost right and kudos toVengsarkar and Co for picking the right squad for Australia. Indiawill probably have to open with Dravid. Just one match ahead of the first test will be an eye-opener and willhopefully give Sehwag enough of a shot to get his act together. If notIndia already has 6 batsmen when we inc...  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 17:35 | 14/Nov/2007
Friends: (167)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
Lakshmi is Reborn - A Miracle
Neeraj Jain, 14th NovemberWhat a miracle? The doctors of Sparsh Hospital at Bangalore successfully completed an operation on Lakshmi and separated her from her parastic twin. Kudos to her parents and the chief surgeon who made it possible!Lakshmi suffered from a rare disease. She had four hands and four legs. As a result, she could not walk besides...  more...
 Pavement Freud | 14:48 | 22/Sep/2007
Friends: (249)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Bollywood kitsch...
The Sunday Paper (Complete Version)
As Sorabjee made his way down the wooden stairs, he took extreme care to do it as noiselessly as possible.  With his left palm firmly on the banister, he placed his feet very carefully on the rungs, much like one blows softly into a lover’s eye. He descended the stairs in steps of ones and twos, halting after every six rungs to catch some breath, a...  more...
 meena sundar | 23:15 | 3/Dec/2007
Friends: (508)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
Current … Wind….Life !?
  Every time a word is utteredIt creates a specific meaning!                                                      Life is a boat, it swaysBecause of current- current due to wind.                   Current moves along with the Wind’s direction.That is the nature of current.  We also move with the words of airLike the boat.  Surviving everything…That ...  more...
 Saurabh Kapale | 14:12 | 20/Feb/2007
Friends: (57)  | City: Nagpur  | Interests: Poetry. Blogging,...
Zikr to hota hoga
Zikr to hota hoga...Kissi na kissi ki batoon me to mera ZIKR hota hai… Who kehte hai na… Ek aksq hai… woh bhi kabhi rota hai… “Woh mere aasu hai, Samandar ko namkeen banayee rakhe hai….Ek dil ki tavyaf ne, Ghungaroo sajayee rakhe hai…Meri kamayabi par use guroor aur naaz hoga…Ek uski ghungaroo… meri aawag aur… Hamara Saaz hoga… Meri is saaz ka dard...  more...
 jai singh | 17:51 | 13/Jan/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: make all my friends
WHO IS RICH & WHO IS POOR
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the   express purpose of showing him how poor people live. They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family. On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, "How was the trip?" "It was great, Dad." "Did...  more...
 Hemantkumar B | 20:20 | 17/Mar/2007
Friends: (95)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Travel, Sports & ...
Hi friends...After long period i come back on my favorite rediffiland.I missed all of my friends on my rediffiland.---------------------------- --------------------------------------I just received this message from Monique Banbanson at IRL, who forwarded it from Douglas Nortz at CMU. Thought it might be of interest...----------------------------- --...  more...
 mihir mishra | 02:01 | 29/Oct/2006
Friends: (25)  | City: Bokaro  | Interests: HOBBIES: Reading,...
our fantasies
Before going ahead i should inform all of you that i am not a great philospher or a thinker.all i can say that it just came to my mind.i am relatively newborn in blogging arena so feel free to air your comments of my blogs.to me fantasy is a weired hidden or a suppressed feeling for which finding a right expression may not be possible.it could be f...  more...
 ram esh | 15:45 | 1/Jan/2007
Friends: (4)  | City: galaxy town  | Interests: reading books, co...
National Anthem
The song Jana-gana-mana, composed originally in Bengali by Rabindranath Tagore, was adopted in its Hindi version by the Constituent Assembly as the national anthem of India on 24 January 1950. It was first sung on 27 December 1911 at the Calcutta Session of the Indian National Congress. The complete song consists of five stanzas. The first stanza c...  more...
 Rao Gumansingh | 23:09 | 3/Nov/2007
Friends: (81)  | City: Jodhpur  | Interests: Photo_journalism ...
पाकिसî...
पाकिसî 1;तान में इमरजेæ 6;सी लगा दी गई है. पाकिसî 1;तान के सरकारì 8; टे...  more...
 pooja ram | 20:59 | 25/Feb/2007
Friends: (129)  | City: *******  | Interests: Bhagavat Gita,adm...
Bye Bye Friends...
This is Pooja Ram signing off ....In this short term of iland life i was acquainted with so many good friends...well wishers...beautiful thoughts....excellent rapport.....I feel now is the right time to leave this iland as pooja ram.....I might come back also...I don't know....Wishing all my iland friends a great life and success in all their endea...  more...
 Meera Krishn... | 09:20 | 6/Mar/2007
Friends: (26)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: all
Tremor and Trembles
Its a long time since I blogged, and the few seconds prior to writing this piece gave me enough inspiration to break the self-imposed silence. So whats so special about the last few seconds that just went by? Well, I experienced mild tremors, an earthquake ! I am in Singapore now, and I was just entering the bathroom for a nice hot oil-bath, when t...  more...
 Malini Laskar | 14:23 | 26/Nov/2007
Friends: (54)  | City: Faridabad  | Interests: Life is beautiful
Thanks & Bye
Doston, Bahut dino tak aap logo ka sath raha, bahut izzat aur bahut pyaar mila aap logo se, par ab kuch karno se aap sabhi se izazat leti hu.... is vade ke sath ki wapas aaoungi ek din.... ek nayee jindagi ki shuruat ki khabar liye.... Aap sabhi ko mera bahut bahut shukriya.... Love Shailey      more...
 madhavi sree... | 22:48 | 22/Mar/2007
Friends: (173)  | City: Mumbai(Bombay)  | Interests: Painting, singing...
short break
Hi guys,Me going on a holiday for the next few days. Please keep an eye on my iland ( :-) ), so that my blogs are all intact till I come back......he he he.....saying this because few ppl's blogs were missing when they didn't login for a few days 2 mths ago. I donno what's the situation now....Hope to see many many more blogs on the girl child on t...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 21:37 | 27/Aug/2007
Friends: (464)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Why?
In India we think of very high of those people who are living or working abroad !!! As a student or as a professional we grow up with a dream of studying or working abroad.I feel nothing in the world is like India. We leave behind our families and the place where we were brought up, once we leave then we realize what we have missed.I have seen a bl...  more...
 purushotam s... | 14:26 | 9/Jan/2007
Friends: (103)  | City: Pune  | Interests: surfing, chating,...
heratbreak
  What you call heart break             Break of the promises other has made to you?            Break of your own expectations from other?            Simply other is interested in someone else and you said it heartbreak?            Other didn’t shared some aspect of his/her life?            Or it was your own sensitivity which led you fall and you ...  more...
 j m | 13:57 | 8/Nov/2007
Friends: (80)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: reading
Cheeni Kum / Happy Diwali
I hope everyone of you had seen CHEENI KUM , if not then here is a chance of you all people to have the visual treat of it. WISHING EVERYONE HERE A VERY HAPPY, PROSPEROUS , SPARKLING, FRUITFUL DIWALI. DDHHHHHOOOMMMMMMMM!    more...
 chitra singh | 16:44 | 31/Mar/2007
Friends: (78)  | Interests: WEB DESIGNER,gaza...
my friends i am going back ...but this time i dont know when i ll come back ....but i am sure i ll come.....meri zindgi kuch naye rasto se gujar rahi se isliye mere liye abhi net per aan mushkil ja raha hai ...or na hi kuch likhna ho pa raha hai.....isi ummeed ke sath ja rahi hun ki jab mai wapas aau to mujhe mere sare dost ffir se mil jaye...........  more...
 sunkesala gh... | 14:24 | 11/Jan/2007
Friends: (28)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: reading ,music, t...
tea without milk
TEA SANS MILK IS A HEALTHY DRINK(Excerpts from Indian Express dated 09.01.07)Tea is known to have many health benefits- but only if it is drunk with out milk. Tea relaxes the aorta the largest artery in the human body by producing nitric acid, which promotes the dilation of blood vessels but the effect was blocked by milk, reported the online editi...  more...
 RajKishore P... | 18:01 | 12/Apr/2007
Friends: (37)  | City: Noida  | Interests: Blog writing
TO BE Practical
Once during a interview the finance director (now managing director) of a reputed company asked me a question “ Suppose your sales tax office is harassing you during the assessment proceedings (indirectly he is asking for monetary favor), what you will do?”As taught in textbooks and daily prayer at school, I answered, “ I will never give up the fig...  more...
 Rahul Mumbai | 20:11 | 29/Dec/2006
Friends: (39)  | Interests: Relationship with...
Lonely Hearts
Life is so strange. We dont know what r v running for !! 2 most important things v chase in life are MONEY & SEX. At the age of 27, i am frank to admit that i m out for fun & sex. Whats wrong in it?? Sex is not a taboo when enjoyed between 2 mutually agreed ppl. I m not an hypocrite who want to impress YOU by saying goody goody things. My idea of s...  more...
 Priyanka the... | 13:47 | 22/Jan/2007
Friends: (24)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Music, Movies and...
helloooooo
Hello everyone.....This is my first blog after loooooooooooooooooong timeI was busy with some imp things in my life (such as job interview, exam preparation and  new year vacation!!!)But now i m in and in for blogging.......today i wont be able to post anything but watch this space from tomorrow onwards for some serious brain storming on some hot i...