Archive for July, 2005

kuri kuri (TV programme) | ಕುರಿ ಕುರಿ (ಟಿವಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮ)

Sunday, July 31st, 2005

Theres a candid-camera kind of programme on Udaya TV at 10:30 PM every night (and I think its made a record of some sort by being the only programme (of its kind) thats aired 7 days a week. *kuri* means sheep – which is used as a metaphor for anyone who is gullible – and [...]

one e-platform for Kannada

Saturday, July 30th, 2005

H.P. told me about this new space on the web where Kannadigas can hang out. (By Kannadigas I refer to anybody who is interested in Kannada, irrespective of their ethnic background!) Sampada site superaagidhe… UI onthu world class aagidhe ee thara ondh platform nijavaaglu bekaagitthu…! Tweet Share

encounter with parikrama

Thursday, July 28th, 2005

I’d been to Parikrama once, a month or so ago, and had a very good time with the kids there. They were kids coming from various slums, but being given ICSE level education, including things like sports and art and things like that. In fact they’ve used the walls and compound of the building itself [...]

time crunch

Tuesday, July 26th, 2005

Actually off late I’ve been pretty much stuck with being in a perpetually “no time for anything” situation. Moving to a new project next week (1st of August) so must wrap up my current one before that – but its turning out to be pretty hard. Tweet Share

why are we here?

Sunday, July 17th, 2005

I guess this question could have a lot of interpretations from superficial to deeper levels, and so there’s no one single “correct” answer Not that I’ve been obsessed by it or something, but it hangs around at the back of my mind once in a way, and some answers pop up now and then in [...]

anyway wanting a pet?

Friday, July 15th, 2005

Received this from a friend… anyone in Bangalore interested please email me…! Anybody wanting a loving pet, please contact us ! We recently found a 6 month old puppy (female) on the road who had hurt her hind legs and could not walk. She was very weak and close to dying. Inspite of her condition, [...]

what in the world is going on…

Wednesday, July 13th, 2005

Came across an interesting link today… Today’s Front Pages View the entire world’s newspaper front pages! Now we get to know bad news from all around the globe Tweet Share

Indian heritage

Sunday, July 10th, 2005

India is so rich in art & culture – I sometimes feel this invaluable heritage is taken for granted and ignored… or sometimes people get into endless debates about trying to define exactly what it is! But once in a way its nice to be reminded of it… for example in the following entry by [...]

lower and higher castes | ಕೀಳು ಮೇಲಿನ ಮತಗಳು

Tuesday, July 5th, 2005

A very old one but I love this Kannada folk song – was delighted to come across its lyrics recently. It says “kuladalli keeL yaavudho hucchappa, mathadalli mel yaavudho?” – “in caste which is inferior, mad man, in creed which is superior?”. Tweet Share

Illusions by Richard Bach

Monday, July 4th, 2005

This is a short parable from the beginning of Richards Bach’s Illusions [Illusions](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/sim-explorer/explore-items/-/0440204887/0/101/1/none/purchase/ref%3Dpd%5Fsxp%5Fr0/002-0866658-8621634) Makes excellent reading, even though I’d read it earlier. [In a Time not so Long Ago](http://yearightproductions.com/home/short_story_from_illusions.htm) Excerpt… Tweet Share