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Article on blogs and Hindu ad

2012-02-01T07:59:00.001+05:30

Jayaram Peripa,
Liffy is an awesome reporter, yes :) The genesis of the article on family blogs is a tad long. When we were brainstorming the idea of new stories (which was, for the record, a year back!), we hit upon this idea of family blogs. We decided that we (Liffy and I) would do a joint story on that. That's when I took a break for maternity and then the sabbatical followed. She asked me your phone number (which was, again, six months ago.) and since I did not have it, I passed on Akila's number to get yours through her. So, well, I seriously think she has done a much better job than I'd have. Thanks for the link, Akila.
KN Atimber,
I was told about the ToI ad but I never got to see it. I found The H's ad condescending at first but developed a liking as I saw through the whole series. So, the management change is doing The H some good. But Subramaniya Swamy, in his Twitter message, has accused Siddharth V of being a US citizen, a person with strong Pakistani connection and worst still, a naxalite! Are these true or just one of his baseless allegations? I wanted to know if you know something of SV :)

Greetings

2012-01-30T16:21:00.002+05:30

Greetings to Ravi anna, Priya manni on their birthdays. Many many happy returns

A very happy anniversary to Aparna akka/Srikrishnan athimber and Rama akka/Sekar athimber

Greetings

2012-01-30T08:39:00.001+05:30

Greeting Priya on her birthday, 30 January. Many happy returns!

Greetings

2012-01-28T20:04:00.003+05:30

Greetings to Aparna/Srikrishnan and Rama/Sekar on their wedding anniversary and to Ravi on his birthday, 29 January.

Greetings

2012-01-28T14:35:00.001+05:30

Wedding anniversary (January 29) greetings to Aparna-Sri Krishnan and Rama-Sekar. The names do not figure in the blog list.
K.Narayanan

The Hindu

2012-01-26T18:19:00.002+05:30

Regarding Aishwarya's post on the new campaign by The Hindu, it is a response to the print and TV campaign by the Times of India. This took a dig at The Hindu (indirectly, parts of a page of The Hindu were shown) saying the Times was not a paper which put you to sleep! It showed people in queues, etc, going to sleep with a paper in hand. So the catch line in The Hindu ads (also appearing in print) is
"Stay ahead of THE TIMES".

K.Narayanan

Our blog

2012-01-26T13:46:00.000+05:30

To add to what Akila has said. It was she who told me some time ago that Liffy Thomas of The Hindu would contact me to talk about the blog. Liffy did and I told her also about the blog run by Vimala's brother Kalyan. Liffy, accompanied by a photographer, visited Kalyan and the result is the artile in the Hindu, (Chennai edition only). Aiswharya, whose colleague Liffy is, will be happy to know that Kalayan found Liffy very courteous and likeable.

Jayaraman

Our blog

2012-01-26T12:18:00.002+05:30

The story by Liffy Thomas on families staying connected was published in metroplus yesterday. Appa said that the photo that was published was that of Vimala perimma's brother.
Also perippa and our blog is mentioned in the story . I did try to get a link to the article but could not manage it.
Edited to add the link to the article, which I finally managed to find
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2830110.ece

The Hindu : New Articles News : Stay ahead with “The Hindu”

2012-01-25T22:59:00.000+05:30

This is apparently a new ad by The Hindu. I'm not sure if this has been aired already. But since I came across them just now and I am all excited to see The H finally marketing itself in a workable way, I'm sharing this. Take a look :)

The Hindu : New Articles News : Stay ahead with “The Hindu”

Greetings.

2012-01-24T16:23:00.003+05:30

Happy Wedding Anniversary to Vidya/Ramesh and Happy Birthday to Mani.

Education

2012-01-24T16:19:00.001+05:30

I fully agree with Aishwarya's posting. Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan has started a branch in Vadavalli, Coimbatore. My friend's son and family have now come back from USA and tried to put their child in that school in play-school. For this there is an interview of the child (parents are not allowed) and a donation of Rs.50,000.

Greetings

2012-01-22T18:26:00.001+05:30

Belated greetings to Ramakrishnan and Saradam on their wedding anniversary, 20 January. I can't imagine how I missed it.

Today, 22 January, is also the wedding anniversary of Vidya and Ramesh and the birthday of Mani. Greetings to them.

School admissions

2012-01-20T21:29:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya's post should bring familiar memories to most parents. Education in India is getting to be more and more of a nightmare every day. Unfortunately, our governments have no time or money to attend to basics like education, health etc. as their first priority is to keep the kursi.

Bharat mahaan hai! India shining!!

The answer

2012-01-20T15:19:00.001+05:30

Perippa, right. Both of them are tumblers :)

A very very happy birthday to Varshaya. Have a great day and many happy returns

Greetings

2012-01-20T10:05:00.000+05:30

Birthday greetings to Varshaya (20 January). Many happy returns!

School admissions

2012-01-18T23:31:00.002+05:30

Hope all's well with all of you.
My colleague Liffy Thomas sent me the link to her story on coaching for LKG entrance! It was sure a shocker to see something like that even existing and worst still, its demand growing. I'm already wondering if I could start requesting recommendation letters from The Hindu bigwigs (Bad timing. N.Ram has quit.).
How much more ridiculous can it get? Honestly, I would want Amrritha to get through one of these top schools for sure. But an entrance? And a coaching class for it? I'm seriously thinking of putting her in a modest Montessori school that does not introduce the concept of homework till secondary classes.
And the article says kids know which animal has the longest neck. I can never even pronounce giraffe till my 8th grade (I'm still not sure if I'm pronouncing it right.).
And a child that asked for a dustbin to throw the wrapper when the interviewers gave her a chocolate got selected! The same interviewers wouldn't mind one bit throwing a maligai list down the road on their way back home. Isn't it too much to expect something out of a kid that is hardly out of its toddler-hood?
I was reminded of an exchange between Prakash Raj and a school principal in Abiyum Naanum.
Princi: Unga ponnuku neechal theriyuma?
Prakash Raj: Ava eppa dhan nadakave aaramichirka, madam.
Where are we heading?
Here is the link to that story http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/article2795333.ece?homepage=true

Quiz

2012-01-18T21:26:00.001+05:30

Am back with another one:

What do an acrobat and a glass have in common?

Answer tomorrow :)

Joke

2012-01-16T20:47:00.001+05:30

Caroline had a bad cold, so she took two handkerchiefs to the party, putting one in her blouse. Half thro the party, her handky was wet and she started looking for the second one in her blouse frantically. Suddenly she looked up and found everybody staring at her and, embarrassed, she blurted out "I am sure I had two when I came".

Present, Sir

2012-01-16T20:39:00.002+05:30

I have been absent (from the blog) for a while and now I say 'Present Sir' as we used to say in school. I have gone thro the postings this month and enjoyed all of them, Akila's kolam, Riddle, Rules for Living and particularly the Double Vision which is amazing. Saradam also saw all these today which is rare.

Let me wish Meghna a happy birthday and many happy returns though I am late.

Today Jayaram and I performed the annual ceremony of Manni at Kovaipudur.

Yesterday, in Facebook I saw many many photoes taken by Rajan Raju. He is a great photographer.

Happy Pongal

2012-01-15T21:56:00.000+05:30

Wishing everybody a very happy pongal.

Greetings

2012-01-15T09:39:00.000+05:30

Pongal greetings to all in the family. May it bring lots of joy and peace.

The answer

2012-01-14T00:55:00.000+05:30

Am back with the answer. So, did anybody guess? Without much ado, the answer is ---- it's a teastrainer :) This came in the latest young world.

A riddle

2012-01-12T00:27:00.000+05:30

Here's a riddle:
Big as a biscuit, deep as a cup.
Even a river can't fill it up
What is it?

I will post the answer tomorrow :)

Rules for living

2012-01-10T21:03:00.000+05:30

The rules posted by Aishwarya make a lot of sense. Perhaps they can be summed up in the advice given by sages that God is in every being, we should accept everything as the Lord's prasadam and be aware that whatever we do is thanks to His grace.

I heard that Gayathri sang very well at the math concert. Wish we could have been there.

Rules for Living by Olivia Joules

2012-01-10T07:30:00.002+05:30

Museum and dance season is at its peak in Chennai, isn't it? I'm missing all the inaugural and closing events that I might have had a chance to cover. Gayathri akka, do post a few pictures of Ramya's programme. Would love to see them.
Hope all's well with everyone.
Btw, this was an interesting read. Picked up from Facebook.

Rules for Living by Olivia Joules

1. Never panic. Stop, breathe, think.

2. No one is thinking about you. They’re thinking about themselves, just like you.

3. Never change haircut or color before an important event.

4. Nothing is either as bad or as good as it seems.

5. Do as you would be done by, e.g., thou shalt not kill.

6. It is better to buy one expensive thing that you really like than several cheap ones that you only quite like.

7. Hardly anything matters: if you get upset, ask yourself, “Does it really matter?”

8. The key to success lies in how you pick yourself up from failure.

9. Be honest and kind.

10. Only buy clothes that make you feel like doing a small dance.

11. Trust your instincts, not your overactive imagination.

12. When overwhelmed by disaster, check if it’s really a disaster by doing the following: (a) think, “Oh, sod it,” (b) look on the bright side, and, if that doesn’t work, look on the funny side. If neither of the above works then maybe it is a disaster so turn to items 1 and 4.

13. Don’t expect the world to be safe or life to be fair.

14. Sometimes you just have to go with the flow.

15. Don’t regret anything. Remember there wasn’t anything else that could have happened, given who you were and the state of the world at that moment. The only thing you can change is the present, so learn from the past.

16. If you start regretting something and thinking, “I should have done…” always add, “but then I might have been run over by a lorry or blown up by a Japanese-manned torpedo.”

MTR

2012-01-09T17:06:00.003+05:30

Oh my, do I remember the MTR of the sixties - the ghee dripping, mouth watering dosa and chutney! Sad to read J chittappa's piece :(
There was an address by the Directors of L&T on New Year's eve & when he spoke of MTR, I knew only Mavalli! Seems he was referring to Mid-term review!

It has been hectic with Ramya's dance pgms last month. Thankfully it went off very well. She got an additional chance at Mylapore Fine Arts when some dancer cancelled in the last minute. She now has one show singing for another dancer on 12th, and her own dance at Velacheri on 13th.

My one hour singing pgm at Sakatapuram Mutt camp went well too. When I reached there, the place was fogged with thengai mattai to ward of mosquitos & I thought I am done for. Then I requested them to keep it away from the stage. I took my sruti a bit low - at 4 kattai - & ended up singing comfortably. I actually felt satisfed and enjoyed my own singing (for the first time??)

WISHING THE FAMILY A H-A-P-P-Y NEW YEAR AND PONGAL.
Hare Ram
Gayathri

My Vision

2012-01-09T15:18:00.002+05:30

I saw Einstein with my glasses on, haha. Very nice Perippa :)

Double vision!

2012-01-09T10:03:00.001+05:30

Greetings

2012-01-08T05:01:00.001+05:30

Birthday greetings to Meghna - 8 January. Many happy returns!

Happy birthday

2012-01-08T00:27:00.002+05:30

A very very happy birthday to Meghna. Have a great day

MTR

2012-01-07T17:00:00.000+05:30

Vimala and I were in Bangalore recently and took the opportunity to visit the famed Mavalli Tiffin Rooms. Had lunch and a bit of disappointment. The food was sumptuous and good (and the price very reasonable) but the place lacked the old sparkle and cheer. It was a bit dingy, in fact. The MTR food packs are sold at another spot next door. It seems the restaurant and the packaged food unit have split.

Greetings

2012-01-03T05:48:00.003+05:30

Wish a very happy new yer to all of you.

Let us have a joke:

Seeing a lady standing helplessly near her car on the road, the policeman offered to help. The lady said I changed the wheel but cannot lower the jack. The officer started to lower the jack and the lady said, do it gently, my husband is sleeping in the back seat.

Greetings

2012-01-01T11:22:00.000+05:30

Best wishes to all the family for the New Year.

Vimala and Jayaraman

A mere child

2011-12-31T06:15:00.002+05:30

Quotation from TOI (Times of India) dated 29-12-2001.

I must take issue with the term "a mere child", for it has been my invariable experience that the company of a mere child is infinitely preferable to that of a mere adult.
- Fran Lapowitz.

Greetings

2011-12-31T06:07:00.001+05:30

WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND HEALTHY 2012.

Happy New Year

2011-12-31T00:12:00.000+05:30

Wishing everybody a very very Happy 2012

Akila, Mohan, Vaishnavi, Appa, Amma

Happy birthdays

2011-12-26T22:22:00.000+05:30

A very very happy birthday from all of us to Sridhar anna and Jyotsna. Have a great day :)

Can't believe we are at the end of yet another year!!! This year seems to have flown at such a pace, it's amazing.

Greetings

2011-12-25T06:00:00.001+05:30

Best wishes to Sridar on his birthday,
25 December. Many happy returns!

Birthdays

2011-12-24T20:28:00.000+05:30

Wishing a happy birthday to Sridhar and Jyotsna and many haaaapy returns.

Humour/User info on packages

2011-12-22T18:34:00.001+05:30

Ramaa,

You have made up for your long silence with an excellent posting. Keep going.

User info on products

2011-12-22T16:21:00.000+05:30

Thanks Ramaa. Lets have more such ticklers. We need to laugh to keep sane in a world growing more insane by the day!

LOL

2011-12-17T23:08:00.000+05:30

Rama akka, too good. Thanks for sharing :)

user information on surface labels of retail packaging

2011-12-17T19:44:00.003+05:30

The following is the lighter side of user instruction on packaging…
Source : the e-magazine : www.lokavani.com issue : October 2008 - I
Some examples of why the human race has probably evolved as far as possible. These are actual instruction labels on consumer goods:

On Sears hairdryer:
Do not use while sleeping.
(Gee, that's the only time I have to work on my hair!)

On a bag of Fritos:
You could be a winner! No purchase necessary. Details inside.
(The shoplifter special!)

On a bar of Dial soap:
Directions: Use like regular soap.
(and that would be how?)

On some Swann frozen dinners:
Serving suggestion: Defrost.
(But it's 'just' a suggestion!)

On Tesco's Tiramisu dessert: (printed on bottom of the box)
Do not turn upside down.
(Too late! you lose!)

On Marks & Spencer Bread Pudding:
Product will be hot after heating.
(Are you sure? Let's experiment.)

On packaging for a Rowenta iron:
Do not iron clothes on body.
(But wouldn't that save more time?)
(Whose body?)

On Boot's Children's cough medicine:
Do not drive car or operate machinery.
(We could do a lot to reduce the construction accidents if we just kept those 5 year olds off those fork lifts.)

On Nytol sleep aid:
Warning: may cause drowsiness.
(One would hope!)

On a Korean kitchen knife:
Warning: keep out of children.
(hmm...something must have gotten lost in the translation...)

On a string of Christmas lights:
For indoor or outdoor use only.
(As opposed to use in outer space.)

On a food processor:
Not to be used for the other use.
(Now I'm curious.)

On Sainsbury's peanuts:
Warning: contains nuts.
(but no peas?)

On an American Airlines packet of nuts:
Instructions: open packet, eat nuts.
(somebody got paid big bucks to write this one...)

On a Swedish chainsaw:
Do not attempt to stop chain with your hands.
(Raise your hand if you've tried this...)

On a child's Superman costume:
Wearing of this garment does not enable you to fly.
(Oh go ahead! That's right, destroy a universal childhood belief.)
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2011-12-14T13:08:00.003+05:30

I am overwhelmed! I had no idea that the newspaper clipping had been posted here! THAAAAANKS for the wishes, everybody!
Simply had no time to come to the computer the past week. Today I have been home in the morning after a very long time, phew! Gotto run again in the evening.
Aishwarya, enjoyed your bit about the baby shower :):)
HareRam
Gayathri

Desi baby shower

2011-12-14T05:31:00.002+05:30

Ramakrishna Perippa,
Thanks. But no photos, perippa. Amrritha surprisingly slept through the event so I did not have a chance to move from my chair. It's totally ok, perippa. Even we remembered the anniversary only the day before :) His id is r.saminathan@gmail.com
Congrats Gaythri akka. Saw some pictures of you, Ramya at Ramnarayanan's event on FB. Some lec-dem, I presume.

Wishes et al

2011-12-13T18:05:00.000+05:30

A very happy birthday to Sumanth and Sri Krishnan athimber.

Gayathri akka, hearty congratulations again on behalf of all of us, including appa and amma.

Perippa, I agree with you that we are all blessed to be born in such a good and attached family as ours. Touch wood!!

Anniversary

2011-12-13T15:39:00.002+05:30

Yesterday 12th December was the second anniversary of my bypass surgery.After a couple of months of pain and discomfort, I have been able to go about as a normal 80 year old by God's will.. At that time we had a lot of doubt if the surgery was required or advisable at the age of 79. I must thank my relatives here in Coimbatore like Jayaraman, Chandru and Narayanan who persuaded me and also my Doctor Sundar Ramanathan for the excellent job he did. Gayathri was also able to come and was with me in the hospital all the ten days. During the two months following, Charu's attention to my needs and forcing me to eat etc is something I will not forget. I am blessed to have such relatives and I say once again what I have said before that relationships are the most important thing in life, to make us happier in good times and help us bear bad times.

-Ramakrishnan.

BIRTHDAYS

2011-12-13T15:36:00.000+05:30

I have become lazy and opened the Blog only today after a few days. Let me wish Sumant, Jairam and Srikrishnan HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many happy returns.

Desi Baby Shower

2011-12-13T15:29:00.002+05:30

The mail on Baby Shower was interesting and I could imagine the scene. Have you got any photoes ?

Aishwarya, let me also wish you a Wedding Anniveersary and many happy returns, though I am very late. What is Kaushik's email ID ?

-Ramakrishnan.

Congrats!

2011-12-13T10:22:00.000+05:30

FamilyPSC congratulates Gayathri on her recognition and wishes her a successful tenure!

Greetings

2011-12-13T09:57:00.000+05:30

Birthday greetings to Sumant
13 December

Greetings

2011-12-10T09:33:00.000+05:30

Birthday greetings to Srikrishnan
10 December

Greetings

2011-12-08T13:49:00.000+05:30

Aishwarya and Koushik celebrated their wedding anniversary on the 6th December. The family greets them and wishes them many happy returns.

I must apologise for not including this in the monthly celebrities list. My little diary was not properly updated last year, hence the slip. I also failed to include Jairam (Ramaa's son-in-law) among the birthday babes. Apologies again.

We had no Internet connection for more than a week from 1 December. BSNL kept giving us a run-around, with the local exchange guy being impolite and indifferent. Thanks to an unnamed samaritan, the connection was set right last evening.

Desi Baby shower

2011-12-07T22:00:00.000+05:30

Haha, the image of the mamis in Pattu pudavais wearing coats, girls wearing pavadais and speaking with the accent sounds hilarious.
Really appreciate that people do have seemandhams even if in NY. Very few have them even in India these days. It has become optional. In my case, we did not have a seemandham as M was in Singapore then.

Desi baby shower

2011-12-06T23:28:00.004+05:30

We happened to attend a seemandham of one of our neighbours at Pomona Ranganathar Kovil, NY. Fusing the desi and western practices, they had 'baby shower' balloons all over the tiny hall that had a nostalgic scent of pattu pudavis. But of course, the pudavai-sporting maamis were walking around with winter coats and boots. It seemed like a perfect place to observe NRIs trying hard to strike a balance.
And the ABCD (American Born Confused Desi) kids were conversing in heavily accented English to their moms who were feeding them thatchi mammu, catered by the temple management. The whole event was absolute fun. That day being our wedding anniversary, we also had a chance for Ranganathar darshanam.

A correction

2011-12-06T19:17:00.000+05:30

Ramya Anuj's wedding anniversary is on 11th December (2005), not 12th December.

Jai Ho!!

2011-12-04T19:24:00.000+05:30

To our blog.. Perippa, my sincere apologies for not being able to contribute for a while, other than a few quick posts. I, too, totally agree with KN athimber in that your wishes are for the whole PSC family.
Most of my posts are done during some free time at work. But of late, work has been quite hectic with me having to train a new joinee in UK. And during weekends, I just don't feel like switching on the laptop unless absoluetely necessary. I promise to continue my contributions.

Yesterday we saw the movie 7aam arivu. I thought the movie was good, though I think they tried to convey too much information within 3 hours. But the basic concept is definitely good and Surya has done a great job.

Some confusion

2011-12-03T05:52:00.002+05:30

Jayaram,
When I opened the blog now I could only see the November postings and not the two postings I had done in December. Then I clicked Archives December and got the postings. Also the photoes are of NOVEMBER celebreties.
-Ramakrishnan.

The Blog should continue

2011-12-01T09:42:00.002+05:30

Power cuts in the morning and evening coupled with my own routine timings for walk, outing, lunch, serial, siesta etc together with Vivek's cornering the computer and also the breakdown of my UPS resulted in my not participating in the Blog for quite some time and I have missed it. I have talked to persons like Ramaa and Raji about the blog and they see it once in a while but do not post anything. I requested them to write something, anything at least once a month. Sowmya says she is too busy and rarely sees her mail. Varshaya was once active but is now silent. Ravi talks about the need to belong and keeping in touch with relatives (I hope he sees this)but I dont know if he sees the blog.

The BLOG SHOULD CONTINUE and I suppose, like in a bus, people will get in and get out at intervals.

To make it interesting, let me say a joke ( I read it recently and some of you also might have seen it).:

He has just starting learning golf and carries some balls in his trouser pocket to the course, in a bus. The lady in the next seat keeps staring at the bulge. He is not able to stand it and says "gold balls". After a little while, the lady asks "Is it as painful as tennis elbow".

-Ramakrishnan.

Greetings

2011-12-01T09:40:00.001+05:30

Saradam and I wish Anu and Rajan a Happy Wedding Anniversary and many happy, healthy returns.

Also a Happy Birthday to Pavithra, I am late.

-Ramakrishnan.

Greetings

2011-11-30T08:00:00.001+05:30

Birthday greetings to Vichu. Many happy returns!
30 November

2011-11-29T22:29:00.002+05:30

Hi all!
Visisted the blog after a month, I think! J Chittappa - definitely justified in your frustration - my first thought was to agree with your wanting to stop the wishes - then I felt KN Athimber's opinion was right too. It is really a nice thing to see the wishes - & I inform my side of the family to check out the blog esp when they have been wished- they do not visit the blog regularly.

TSS 60 function went off well by God's grace - it was really wonderful that almost everyone we had invited could make it.

Sowmya & I enjoyed a short stay in Bombay - but that was hectic too. A lot of alaichal & I do feel a bit drained now. Thinking back, its been one roller coaster right from Navaratri - with the Char Dham Yatra, Deepavali, preparations for the functions........
Now a new responsibility as Exec Trustee in the organisation SAFE is taking me deeper into the music season - I am still feeling a bit diffident about it - let's see how it goes this first time.
Ramya will be back here from Bombay after sending off Anuj on Dec 1. She has two dance recitals - on Jan 5 & 13. I am not singing for her this time, she has fixed a professional orchestra.

Oops, just saw the time - off to bed - g'night!
Gayathri

Greetings

2011-11-29T07:00:00.002+05:30

Happy birthday, Pavitra. Many happy returns!

30th November 2011
(Correction in date made after Chandru told me the right date. Sorry for the slip.)

Happy bday Vimala Perimma

2011-11-29T05:47:00.002+05:30

I totally agree with KN atimber. Your frustration is truly justified, perippa. But please carry this on. Absolutely excellent effort. As I told you earlier, my colleague is planning for a story on family blogs and since I did not have your number, I had asked her to get it from Akila. And apparently, she did call up Akila and had got yours. I'm not sure when she's planning to work on that.
Hope all's well with all the others.

Greetings

2011-11-28T10:56:00.000+05:30

It is Vimala's birthday today. I am reproducing two pictures of a CD with a greeting message given to Vimala by Smt. Meena Hariharan, a resident of Brindavan and a staunch Rama bhakta. She spends most of her spare time writing Ram nam.

Jayaraman

Blog posts

2011-11-26T13:34:00.002+05:30

I can understand Jayaraman's frustration. The most active bloggers, Akila, Gayathri and Ramu, are inactive for various reasons. So the posts are few. But, Jayaraman, continue your good work. When you post a greeting,it is on behalf of the PSC family!

K.Narayanan

Whither India?

2011-11-26T09:06:00.000+05:30

Today's paper brings news of another day of 'tumult' in Parliament. When will democracy truly function in India?

Uma Bharati says she will set fire to any Walmart store that may be opened in India. Are political leaders and activists exempt from laws against inciting violence?

Thanks

2011-11-25T21:36:00.000+05:30

Prashanth wants to thank us for our greetings on his birthday. It seems he is not able to sign in, though he had earlier signed up. I am sending him another invite.

Activity on the blog is becoming progressively less. Perhaps there are a few who follow it but do not post anything. I am thinking of stopping the birthday/anniversary greeting posts and leaving it to the individuals in the family to communicate directly if they wish. For the present, I shall continue to provide the monthly celebrity lists and leave it at that.

Any comments will be welcome.

Jayaraman

Greetings

2011-11-24T16:11:00.000+05:30

Best wishes to Bhuvana on her birthday today, 24 November. Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Happy birthday

2011-11-21T17:17:00.002+05:30

A very very happy birthday to Prashanth and Karthik (belated) from us

Greetings

2011-11-21T05:03:00.008+05:30

Happy birthday.
Many happy returns!, Prashanth

Happy birthday, Prashanth. Many happy returns!

Shruti, Amma, Appa, Patti, Thatha

Greetings

2011-11-13T17:58:00.002+05:30

Greetings to Kartik on his birthday today. Many happy returns!

Greetings

2011-11-11T20:23:00.000+05:30

Greeting (belatedly) Ramu and Sarada on their wedding anniversary yesterday. Many happy returns!

Happy birthday

2011-11-10T22:33:00.002+05:30

Gayathri akka and Sundaresan Atimber, sashtiyabdhapoorthi wishes. We seek your aasirvaatham. Hope the function was awesome fun. We missed it.
Aishwarya & Koushik.

Wishes

2011-11-09T15:14:00.000+05:30

Our belated birthday wishes to Vinayak and Sashank and happy anniversary to Anu akka and Rajan.

Very eagerly waiting to meet everybody (atleast whoever is present here) at the Sashtiabdhapoorthi function of Sundaresan athimber.

Shashtiabdapurthi greetings

2011-11-09T13:34:00.002+05:30

Greetings and good wishes to Sundaresan as he completes 60 years. Our prayers for his good health and long life, full of happiness!

Rukku and KN

Greetings

2011-11-09T05:21:00.002+05:30

I have not been able to sit at the computer for the last few days - also the power cuts are a problem.

We wish a happy birthday to Vinayak, Shashank and Kartik and happy wedding anniversary to Rajan-Anu and Ramu-Sarada. Belated. Hope Rajan is recovering very fast and will be able to get back to his old normal life soon. His will power is remarkable.

Really happy to see that Aishwarya is back on the blog and will be participating regularly.

-Ramakrishnan.

Shashtiabdapoorti

2011-11-08T20:59:00.000+05:30

Warm greetings to Sundaresan on the eve of the landmark celebration. We are sure it will be a grand occasion to be remembered and cherished in the years to come. All the best!

Jayaraman

TSS 60th

2011-11-07T18:19:00.002+05:30

Hi all!
I snatched a few minutes off to catch up with mails while the children (?!) and B'day boy are out.
I think the plans and preparations are going ok - they all have to come together on D-Day - with God's grace & elders' blessings.
We are looking forward to having everybody in the family with us on Sunday. And more so - we'll miss all those not here :(
We had darshan of Sakatapuram Periyava yesterday and got His blessings. We were concerned about the unrelenting rains for the past 2 weeks. The skies have cleared up today - & hope it lasts :)

Hare Ram
Gayathri

Internet

2011-11-02T16:15:00.000+05:30

My Internet connection was out of service for about six days and I must be way behind with some anniversaries and birthdays. The telephone exchange called me a half hour back to ask if the Net was working now. I shall have to some work to catch up. Will try to do it later this evening.

Nice to see you back on the blog Aishwarya. Koushik called a few days ago - Deepavali time. How are you all? How is Amrita?

Hope your part of the U.S. has not been affected by the snowstorm.

Birthday calendar

2011-10-31T05:39:00.002+05:30

Hope all's well with all of you. Now that I'm a stay-at-home mom without any deadline pressures for news stories, I've decided to religiously follow this blog. Birthday calendar is a feel-good factor for the birthday souls. An amazing concept, Perippa.
With a truckload of high-profile relatives-by-marriage, I could practically drop names when at work(only, I should remember their relation to me.) I'm glad to be part of this family.

Birthday greetingsy

2011-10-27T07:00:00.001+05:30

Birthday greetings, Ramya, 27 October.
Many happy returns!
Vimala, Jayaraman

Birthday greetings

2011-10-26T14:36:00.000+05:30

Happy birthday, Rajan. Many happy returns!
Vimala, Jayaraman

2011-10-24T21:37:00.002+05:30

TSS conveys his THANKS for the B'day wishes.

Our Char Dham yatra was very good, though the udambu aluppu is catching up on us now!

HAPPY DEEPAVALI TO ALL PSC FAMILY MEMBERS
With love,
Gayathri

Golden Peacock Award for Hexaware

2011-10-24T17:58:00.003+05:30

Sekar's company, Hexaware, received the Golden Peacock Award for corporate governance. Here is a picture showing Sekar receiving the award.

The award was presented by Rt Hon’ble Mark Hoban, Financial Secretary to Her Majesty's Treasury along withRt Hon Baroness Hanham CBE, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Communities and Local Government , Dr Ola Ullsten , former Prime Minister of Swden and Chairman Golden Peacock Awards . Also present ( not in pic) Rt. Hon. Baroness Verma, Minister in Govt. Whips office and House of Lords Spokesperson for International Development, UK

Birthday greetings

2011-10-24T09:24:00.001+05:30

Greeting Charu on her birthday, 24th October. Many happy returns!
Vimala, Jayaraman

Birthday greetings

2011-10-19T16:23:00.000+05:30

Best wishes to Sundaresan on his birthday 19 October. Many happy returns!
Vimala, Jayaraman

Birthday greetings

2011-10-18T09:15:00.000+05:30

Best wishes to Skanda on his birthday, 18 October. Many happy returns!
Vimala, Jayaraman

Belated wishes

2011-10-16T01:34:00.000+05:30

A very very happy birthday/anniversary to all celebrants.

I have not been able to post the last few days, sincere apologies for that. I am currently in Slough, UK. A week has already gone past. Just can't wait to get back home :)

2011-10-14T18:06:00.002+05:30

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JAYARAMAN

Normally Jayaraman posts pictures and birthday greetings for all. We were wondering who would do it for him, for I do not know the technique. Was happy to see Shankar stepping in and doing the honours.

Many many happy returns, Jayaraman.

Late posting because of 9 to 5 power shutdown here.

Rukku and KN

Happy Birthday Appa!

2011-10-13T22:29:00.003+05:30

Dear Thatha / Appa,
Happy birthday...and many, many happy returns of the day!!

lots of love,

Shruti, Prashanth
Ujwala, Ramesh
Priya, Jayashankar
14th October 2011

Greetings

2011-10-13T14:03:00.000+05:30

Thank you very much, Rukku and KN, for your greetings.
Yesterday was Lux's birthday. Here is wishing her many happy returns. I did not get round to posting a greeting for her yesterday. But I was able to speak to her in Jodhpur last evening and convey our greetings personally - thanks to modern communications.

2011-10-12T14:02:00.001+05:30

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Many many happy returns to Jayaraman on his Nakshatram birthday today

Rukku and KN

Happy birthday

2011-10-11T11:16:00.000+05:30

Best wishes to Neeraja on her birthday today, 11 October. Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Happy birthday

2011-10-10T08:38:00.001+05:30

Greetings to Vishak on his birthday, 10th October. Many happy returns!
Vimala and Jayaraman

Happy birthday

2011-10-08T18:54:00.000+05:30

Happy birthday, Lalita. Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Happy birthday

2011-10-05T09:29:00.000+05:30

Greetings to Mohan 0n his birthday, 5 October.

Many happy returns!

Vimala and Jayaraman

Birthday

2011-10-03T16:52:00.001+05:30

Wishing a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY AND MANY HAPPY RETURNS TO MOHAN.

K.T.Ramani

2011-10-03T16:45:00.004+05:30

Ramani (his friends know him as KTA or KT Ramani) has passed away suddenly and it has left a void particularly for us who are in Coimbatore. I have not seen him get angry and in 1959 I took his family car (a Austin A-40) from Madras to Tirupathi; due to a mistake of mine the car broke down half way up the hill; I stayed at Tirupathi for three days to get the car repaired and came to Madras and Ramani did not say a word to make me feel embarassed or hurt.
-Ramakrishnan.

Anu Arvind

2011-10-03T16:36:00.002+05:30

My belated wishes to Anu for a happy birthday and many happy returns.
My net has become very slow and I am waiting to get a new modem. This message is not going.