If the IAF is feeling the pinch by deploying four MI-17 helicopters for providing logistics support to anti-Maoist operations, it must withdraw the 17 helicopters deployed on UN peacekeeping missions in Africa first.
Indian Air Force[IAF] wants to withdraw its helicopters…
A Little Wit. A Little Wisdom. Lots of India.
March 18th, 2010
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Withdraw helicopters on UN assignments first
March 17th, 2010
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Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 3-Voices
This is a continuation of a series:
Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 1-Voices
Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 2-Voices
So far we have heard relatively short pieces. In the last post we heard short pieces by MS Subbulakshmi, including devotional pieces.
Today,…
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…March 16th, 2010
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Hiking up Mt. Whatsitsface
I woke up at 4:30 AM yesterday. Partly because my body continues to be unaware of its exact whereabouts, whether it’s the US, India or the mid-Atlantic ridge. Also, in part because I was planning on hiking up Mt Whatsitsface…
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Introducing Yourself to Indian Classical Music 2-Voices
The first part of this series can be found here: Introducing yourself to Indian Classical Music 1-Voices
There are many famous voices in Indian classical music, and it would be impossible to cover them all here. However, the next few posts…
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Mumbai – Apollo Bunder
A frame filled with History
On the right is the “Gateway of India” – built to welcome King George the V – at the height of power of the British Raj. It also marked the point from which the last British…
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Too many at the top
A comparison with the number of senior ranks in the Israeli Defence Forces shows that Indian Army is overcrowded at the top.
In response to this Times UK article on the burgeoning number of senior officers in the British Army, KoW…
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No Apple computers for me
I had been a apple computer user for the past 5 years and immensely enjoyed the hardware and the software. But, all good things come at a price. Apple’s price for a polished user experience has lately turned out to…
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My Experiment with GM Diet
I was playing cricket the other day when one of my team mates told me about the GM Diet he took a couple of weeks back. I came back home and did a little research on GM Diet. With my…
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Vailankanni – Lourdes of the East
At times few things happen, when these are least expected.
That’s what happened on the evening of February 19, 2010. We were on way back from our company’s ATM manufacturing plant after the third and final day of the grueling session…
March 15th, 2010
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Ten Corollaries
To the “Ten Commandments”, of course! Here they go:
1 I am the Lord your God.
Jealous and vengeful, “punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me”. You shall not blackmail,…
