9 May

Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore – a legend

BY SD on Sunday, May 9th 2010   under: People   Tags: , , ,    

Today (May 9, 2010)  is the 150th birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), the legendary Bengali poet, philosopher, educationist, essayist, musician, novelist and playwright. Wikipedia rightly refers to the person who alone reshaped Bengali literature and gifted with worldwide respect as a “Bengali polymath.” The word polymath means a person of wide-ranging knowledge or learning. [...]

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9 Jul

Malathi Holla – a story of will power

BY SD on Thursday, July 9th 2009   under: People   Tags: , ,    

As I grew up I realised that you need legs to run and wings to fly. I was hurt. But I didn’t give up. I knew, one day, I would run… – Malathi K. Holla Malathi Holla is a character to emulate, a personality to admire and a sportsperson to idolize. She did not let [...]

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30 May

Movie: The Kite Runner

BY SD on Saturday, May 30th 2009   under: Personal   Tags: , , ,    

I love watching movies on my PC. It was almost a addiction during my college days.  Naturally, after college I hardly got time to watch movies or when I had time, I lacked the energy. (I love watching movies and watch it very intently – that requires time, energy and a relaxed mood so that [...]

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