<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:12:38.041-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Kupps Blabbers</title><subtitle type='html'>Yet another one-stop shop for arm-chair executive like commentaries, ideas, suggestions on any topic known or not-known.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>44</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-4327759529224173881</id><published>2007-09-18T07:43:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-09-18T08:07:11.818-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Na thu Ram God say the governments</title><summary type='text'>ASI denied existence of Ram. They did shallow sea diving, found no bones (no pun here), decided the long stretch of platform between Rameswaram and lankan tip is not a sethu and also denied existence of Ram. Down south, nearer the Sethu, the CM of TN has questioned "Who is this Ram? In which engineering college did he study and become a civil engineer? When did he build this so-called bridge? Is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/4327759529224173881/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=4327759529224173881' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4327759529224173881'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4327759529224173881'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/09/na-thu-ram-god-say-governments.html' title='Na thu Ram God say the governments'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-2680238136576703027</id><published>2007-08-22T14:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-08-24T04:24:40.190-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Hyde and seek Act</title><summary type='text'>In the recent past no agreement or a treaty of cooperation or even a socio-political ordinance/law bill was discussed to such an extent as the Indo-US civil nuclear cooperation agreement, which has reached an important milestone last month. A few days ago, amidst in its usual high-decibel chaos, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh read out a written statement in the Parliament to re-affirm his earlier </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/2680238136576703027/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=2680238136576703027' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/2680238136576703027'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/2680238136576703027'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/08/hyde-and-seek-act.html' title='Hyde and seek Act'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-988854371022271932</id><published>2007-06-17T14:29:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-06-18T03:48:14.310-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Magaraasi maNNa vittu pOniyE</title><summary type='text'>Maada viLakkE maharaasi maNNa vittu pOniyE an elegy in the pathos filled voice of 'theni' kunjaramma is what i am reminded of after watching the 'developments' of next presidential candidate selection in the "largest demo(nstration of)'crazy'".  On the one hand the principal opposition bloc had a prolonged mental block of showing no gut in announcing Bhiron Singh Shekawat as their next candidate </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/988854371022271932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=988854371022271932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/988854371022271932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/988854371022271932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/06/magaraasi-manna-vittu-poniye.html' title='Magaraasi maNNa vittu pOniyE'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-4949852298522577307</id><published>2007-04-18T05:13:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-04-18T07:22:18.338-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Pois(s)on Distributions</title><summary type='text'>Read this story Poison found in Woolmer's system reported in The Hindu.Having read that I have a nagging query that really puzzles me.  Can we find out in whatever ways one person can die?  Can he be killed by a snipper when some one had already poisoned him deadly even before someone had strangulated him when he had a severe heart attack when he was not already poised but was indeed already </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/4949852298522577307/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=4949852298522577307' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4949852298522577307'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4949852298522577307'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/04/poisson-distributions.html' title='Pois(s)on Distributions'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-5998181464461297870</id><published>2007-04-04T05:01:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-04-19T02:29:13.424-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Shall we tell the president?</title><summary type='text'>We are nearing the end of current term of the president of India.  Now the time has come to 'choose' the next president.  Who will be the next president? is the hot topic now.  Instead of getting into speculative mode and guessing who will be, shall we say who should be the next president?The incumbent, Shri. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has been a favourite president amongst the public for being dynamic,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/5998181464461297870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=5998181464461297870' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/5998181464461297870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/5998181464461297870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/04/shall-we-tell-president.html' title='Shall we tell the president?'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-956483557289089499</id><published>2007-03-26T02:12:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-04-25T06:25:51.279-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Blues Billion</title><summary type='text'>It is official now.  Indian cricket team is the second test playing nation, which was expected to win, is now knocked out of the WC in the first round itself.  Bermuda could not save India.  All weekend 'blue billion' prayers for its victory went into drains.  Rumours are on that a group of people handpicked from various parts of the country who have perfected their skills in self-molestation, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/956483557289089499/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=956483557289089499' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/956483557289089499'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/956483557289089499'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/03/blues-billion.html' title='Blues Billion'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-6506789894488970272</id><published>2007-03-23T07:32:00.001-04:00</published><updated>2007-03-26T00:09:51.264-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Jittery Judiciary</title><summary type='text'>Month of march seems to be unsettling for higher judiciary in this part of the world.  Pakistan's Chief justice is overthrown by its military president for alleged misuse of his power and in India couple of supreme court (SC) benches' observations/statements were reflecting that of cinematic 'punch' dialogues and stupid sentiments.  In fodder scam case, the bench observed, while passing a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/6506789894488970272/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=6506789894488970272' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/6506789894488970272'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/6506789894488970272'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/03/jittery-judiciary.html' title='Jittery Judiciary'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-738426942422546558</id><published>2007-03-19T02:58:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2007-03-19T03:22:09.292-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Aaya Raam Gayaa Raam</title><summary type='text'>I paid the penalty twice for not sleeping on Saturday night (IST) - watching Indian team to perform pathetically (I had seldom used such highly toned down refined word to express my extreme anger) all-round in the match, and a good round of verbal beating from my mom for spoiling her health as well mine, as I was all along disturbing her sleep by inadvertently smuttering angry words and waking </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/738426942422546558/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=738426942422546558' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/738426942422546558'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/738426942422546558'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/03/aaya-raam-gayaa-raam.html' title='Aaya Raam Gayaa Raam'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-727229765949761181</id><published>2007-02-09T06:54:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-21T23:45:18.976-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path</title><summary type='text'>Nowadays I see many people, even some of my friends, are in the mood of buying houses or land.  I also hear the ordeal that they face -- the rate, sheer wandering effort et al they put.  In addition to that the geniunity of the property is what was their main concern and many of them are having no clue about verifying the same.  Through the details I acquired by listening from experienced people </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/727229765949761181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=727229765949761181' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/727229765949761181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/727229765949761181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/02/land-acquisition-in-tn-labryinth-path.html' title='Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-4679020050807335775</id><published>2007-02-09T05:47:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-19T22:56:47.743-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - IV</title><summary type='text'>Assume that a person say 'A' has got 5 pattas i.e. five lands adjacent to each in a locality. He sells to 'B'. A sale deed comes into existence between 'A' and 'B'. Ideally 'B' should easily get patta for all these five lands after a few days time. Pratically this does not happen. By the time 'B' sells that to 'C'. 'C' verifies the 5 pattas in A's name and verifies the sale deed between 'A' and '</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4679020050807335775'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/4679020050807335775'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/02/land-acquisition-in-tamilnadu-labryinth_163.html' title='Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - IV'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-7956490543815062725</id><published>2007-02-09T04:53:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-28T23:56:14.521-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - III</title><summary type='text'>We have porumbokku land that can be allotted by the revenue department for building purposes. This is one stream through which land for building comes. The other stream could be privately owned lands which could have been classified as private barren land or classified as agricultural earlier (fertile or tharisu) and due to years of non-usage of it for agricultural purposes could come into the </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/7956490543815062725'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/7956490543815062725'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/02/land-acquisition-in-tamilnadu-labryinth_09.html' title='Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - III'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-9043455930390387347</id><published>2007-02-09T03:38:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-28T23:35:54.673-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - II</title><summary type='text'>When British set the current form of land administration they took a lot of information from the existing chieftans set by earlier system i.e. from the likes of karnams and maniyams. They provided the vital land classification (viz. fertile land, cultivable land, barren land etc.) and owner-ship information. As per the current system, the revenue department of the government is the custodian of </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/9043455930390387347'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/9043455930390387347'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/02/land-acquisition-in-tamilnadu-labryinth.html' title='Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - II'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-117093685943390970</id><published>2007-02-08T06:32:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-02-19T02:11:25.951-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - I</title><summary type='text'>kaani nilam vEndum parasakthi kaani nilam vEndumandha kaani nilathinilE Or maaLigai katti thara vEndumwhat a simple request from Mahakavi Bharathi. His greatness is shown even here. For this request that is seeming simple, he knew very well who should he ask - no less than a Godess. Why not some mortal? He knows it is next to impossible. For him financial crisis was a bigger issue then, but for </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/117093685943390970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/117093685943390970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2007/02/tamilnadu-land-acquisition-labryinth.html' title='Land acquisition in TN -- The labryinth path - I'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-116715266481461793</id><published>2006-12-26T11:36:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-26T12:25:52.010-05:00</updated><title type='text'>vaaranam aayiram</title><summary type='text'>The divine month of Maargazhi -- the month that all Gods shower more blessings on every living beings, the month that is associated with early morning, is also the month of Shri. AandaaL.  This is the month that is associated with music.  When the month is associated with music then why not the goddess?  The name AandaaL brings back the reminiscence of Thiruppaavai &amp; Thiruvembaavai, and the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/116715266481461793/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=116715266481461793' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116715266481461793'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116715266481461793'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2006/12/vaaranam-aayiram.html' title='vaaranam aayiram'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-116715073911575567</id><published>2006-12-23T11:11:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-12-26T13:08:44.593-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Pudhu uravu pooththadhu</title><summary type='text'>December 22 2006, yet another important day in my life.  I got a new tiny little niece.  Months to come there would be a girl who would be calling me maamaa.  Ofcourse daughter of my elder sister (my mom's sis' daughter) called me maamaa some 10 years ago.  Still I am thrilled another time to hear another of my niece to call me maamaa. Along with this lot of joy, it is strange and a bit of sad </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/116715073911575567/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=116715073911575567' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116715073911575567'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116715073911575567'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2006/12/pudhu-uravu-pooththadhu.html' title='Pudhu uravu pooththadhu'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-116416934456643393</id><published>2006-11-21T23:11:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-23T01:36:45.950-05:00</updated><title type='text'>A better Foreign Minister?</title><summary type='text'>Link: Pranab's interview in The-China..err..The HinduSeems, Pranab is all set to become a better Foreign minister in the UPA regime.  Leave aside the politics et al, when we see the score card of Pranab mukherjee he had, atleast, spoken sensibly when it came to matter of national interest.  Remember, he gave a clean chit to George Fernandez in Kargil casket "scandal", as a defence minister.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/116416934456643393/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=116416934456643393' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116416934456643393'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116416934456643393'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2006/11/better-foreign-minister_21.html' title='A better Foreign Minister?'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-116401758570732494</id><published>2006-11-20T04:39:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T00:09:35.330-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Musing</title><summary type='text'>hmmm...its been a long while that I left you guys in peace.  Dec'05 was the last time that I visited my own blog actively, and the subsequent personal/work activities kept me procrastinating further posts in this blog.  A lot has happened meanwhile, from our beloved foreign minister's sacrifice in 'desi-rajaneethi' altar to TN general elections -- amma's rout and ayya's reincarnation to splendid </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/116401758570732494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=116401758570732494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116401758570732494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/116401758570732494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2006/11/musing.html' title='Musing'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113437748331437034</id><published>2005-12-12T02:52:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-12-12T04:53:31.480-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Thavamaai thavam irundhu...</title><summary type='text'>Sunday, 11th December 2005 night around 8:45, I found a chair to sit on Platform 1 in my hometown Railway Junction waiting for my train to chennai.  It was scheduled to arrive at 9:40 and was announced to arrive 10 minutes late.  I was quickly browsing through the two top "Number one thamizh weekly" magazines. They have raised their price to very high doing enough justification for taking a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113437748331437034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113437748331437034' title='12 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113437748331437034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113437748331437034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/12/thavamaai-thavam-irundhu.html' title='Thavamaai thavam irundhu...'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>12</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113323687186343866</id><published>2005-11-28T04:22:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2006-11-21T03:31:12.473-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Kashmir the mental block</title><summary type='text'>In a recent address to people gathered at Uri from different parts of the "state" the President Shri.A.P.J.Abdul Kalam has said:"I know you faced a lot of problems but you have withstood this biggest challenge," he told a gathering in the lawns of the Army's highly-guarded Brigade headquarters. "God is with you and the people of India are concerned about your welfare."   Source:Kalam lauds J&amp;K </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113323687186343866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113323687186343866' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113323687186343866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113323687186343866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/11/kashmir-mental-block.html' title='Kashmir the mental block'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113191420515169900</id><published>2005-11-13T14:59:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-13T15:45:35.406-05:00</updated><title type='text'>News Bits</title><summary type='text'>Iran's arm twist:"Iran expects that the esteemed government of India would compensate the past default by supporting Iran in the next meeting of the IAEA board of governors in November."Not-so-veiled threat, great! To the best of my knowledge the only PAST DEFAULT India did was not being firm against and hence indirectly supporting Iran's clandestine weponisation program, until good sense </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113191420515169900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113191420515169900' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113191420515169900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113191420515169900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/11/news-bits.html' title='News Bits'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113096596143404713</id><published>2005-11-02T15:37:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2005-11-02T16:27:00.536-05:00</updated><title type='text'>My words thru your mouth</title><summary type='text'>Never ever the-hindu missed a single opportunity to entertain me.  Nowadays it has become a contest between my friend and I to predict how the great hindu will "report" a news sanitising it by the  "secular and liberal" holy waters.On the last day of his tenure the former Chief Justice of India(CJI) Shri. R.C.Lahoti expressed his view lack of political will to fight terror.  In that he has also </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113096596143404713/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113096596143404713' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113096596143404713'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113096596143404713'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/11/my-words-thru-your-mouth.html' title='My words thru your mouth'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113054002258375406</id><published>2005-10-28T18:17:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-28T19:14:18.196-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Oru raagam paadalOdu</title><summary type='text'>Sri chakra raaja simhaaneswari sri lalithaambigayE, the song every new learner of classical (carnatic) music learns; a song that is sung in every other household kolu function during navarathri.  Girls singing this song in unison is a treat to watch (ahem...yeah this sentence is kind of ripped from one of the drooling posts of 'Ferrari' Prabhu).I heard that this song is in Simhendra madhyamam </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113054002258375406/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113054002258375406' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113054002258375406'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113054002258375406'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/oru-raagam-paadalodu.html' title='Oru raagam paadalOdu'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-113018333489015115</id><published>2005-10-24T15:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-25T10:29:39.393-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Once upon a season, re-discovered</title><summary type='text'>During my busy office hours(yeah you got it right, it is indeed a metaphor for "I was browsing, blog-hopping"), I stumbled upon Vasu's site.He had unearthed a splendid article about MS Subbulakshmi, which I read in The-Hindu long back.  This made me to dig deep in chennai online to excavate a superb, perhaps a mix of reality and imagination, series on genius of Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, during "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/113018333489015115/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=113018333489015115' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113018333489015115'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/113018333489015115'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/once-upon-season-re-discovered.html' title='Once upon a season, re-discovered'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112983706280850370</id><published>2005-10-20T14:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-23T18:12:47.556-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Capital punishment and Celebrities</title><summary type='text'>The Chief Justice of India(CJI) designate Justice Shri. Y.K.Sabharwal, in a recent interview to The Indian Express has said that in his personal opinion the death sentence should be abolished.It is an interesting subject that too when a few former Supreme court justices and even the CJI designate too have aired their personal opinion against the capital punishment.Why should it be abolished? '</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112983706280850370/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112983706280850370' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112983706280850370'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112983706280850370'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/capital-punishment-and-celebrities.html' title='Capital punishment and Celebrities'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112941278815421149</id><published>2005-10-15T16:52:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-15T17:54:23.010-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Syed Shahabuddin MP or not?</title><summary type='text'>Today, an interesting news item Shahbuddin's name deleted from voters' list in The-Hindu caught my attention (isn't it a smart way of putting things as though one is very busy?!). It is about disenfranchisment of the honourable member of parliament from Bihar, Syed Sahabuddin of RJD.  The reason for deletion is 'eight non-bailable arrest warrants were pending against him'.Hmm...interesting.  We </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112941278815421149/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112941278815421149' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112941278815421149'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112941278815421149'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/syed-shahabuddin-mp-or-not.html' title='Syed Shahabuddin MP or not?'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112915211901925314</id><published>2005-10-12T17:19:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-15T14:03:43.450-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Bug Bites</title><summary type='text'>Seven things - one could, one wants, one says most, attracted in opposite sex,and seven celebrity crushes are a must babble of any blogger around the globe.  It turned out to be very infectious amongst living-beings in the blogosphere. Likewise is the 55 words writeup.  One is frowned upon if a blog doesn't have these. [count the words if you want ;) ].</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112915211901925314/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112915211901925314' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112915211901925314'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112915211901925314'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/bug-bites.html' title='Bug Bites'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112881577977839504</id><published>2005-10-08T19:24:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-09T01:03:49.030-04:00</updated><title type='text'>It dropeth from heaven</title><summary type='text'>"Vijay this weekend I'll be relatively free from my work.  Lets go to Niagara this weekend".  I assured my roomie who has been pestering me.  But alas, when these little jhonnies want to play columbus-day-rain has played its part.  Heavy rains (about 4 inches per day forecast) started lashing from Friday cancelled the party.  Last opportunity its lost opportunity.  Yet another of my US visit </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112881577977839504/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112881577977839504' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112881577977839504'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112881577977839504'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/it-dropeth-from-heaven.html' title='It dropeth from heaven'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112863608223082287</id><published>2005-10-06T17:23:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T14:23:51.716-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Nut wears India</title><summary type='text'>We have seen consistent performers, consistent non-performers, may be consistent bad-performers, here we have a consistent wrong-perfomer.  The irony is he is a part of cabinet ministry of PM Manmohan Singh (MMS).  Nutwar singh esquire, is the celebrity whom I am talking about.  One cannot comprehend where he is planning India to head.  But one can easily make out under his 'able external affairs</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112863608223082287/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112863608223082287' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112863608223082287'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112863608223082287'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/nut-wears-india.html' title='Nut wears India'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112852816897479138</id><published>2005-10-05T10:59:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T14:10:06.693-04:00</updated><title type='text'>H"Iran"ian</title><summary type='text'>"Oh! its doomed.  India should not have voted against Iran in IAEA.  How can India go against a 'long standing friend'?", thus boils the blood of our beloved intellectual bretheren.  "India has fallen prey to the dictation of the US", a secret revealed by them.I have big doubts on both claims.  First of all it is incorrect to say Iran is/was a 'long standing friend' of India. The stand of our '</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112852816897479138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112852816897479138' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112852816897479138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112852816897479138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/hiranian.html' title='H&quot;Iran&quot;ian'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112845803615407548</id><published>2005-10-04T15:51:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-08T14:42:53.190-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Boot awe, Buta</title><summary type='text'>Buta Singh, the honourable governor of Bihar, had earlier dissolved the suspended Bihar assemble. A dramatic overnight dissolution it was. Reason? He sensed "horse trade" with frustrated LJP MLAs in front of their stable by NDAs to sworn in Nitish Kumar as CM. Now the matter is in the Supreme Court (SC).  Does he have evidence that can stand in a court of law for this "horse trade"  (or) is it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112845803615407548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112845803615407548' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112845803615407548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112845803615407548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/boot-awe-buta.html' title='Boot awe, Buta'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112839528808687960</id><published>2005-10-03T22:42:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-10-03T23:09:04.286-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Fractured Fraction</title><summary type='text'>There is a fraction that is more famous among Indians now than any other fraction. It is "one third". Yes you guessed it correct, its the magic number mumbled for reservation in parliamentary seats for women. Ceremoniously this is brought in for "discussion" just before that session of parliament to be adjourned sine-die.Neither the proponents nor the opponents have guts to put forward their case</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112839528808687960/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112839528808687960' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112839528808687960'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112839528808687960'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/10/fractured-fraction.html' title='Fractured Fraction'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112700285330458643</id><published>2005-09-17T19:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-30T15:35:59.080-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Female Solos of IR</title><summary type='text'>ILayaraaja(IR) and female solos are on the top of my crush list :).  S.Janaki, P.Susheela, K.S.Chitra, Swarnalatha, Jency Anthony, Sujata, Uma Ramanan, Vani Jayaram, all have sung beautiful female solo melodies of IR. IR's Female solo list contains songs suiting all times, all moods.Yesterday I was watching salangai oli for the n-th time. One of my all-time favourite movies for all-round </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112700285330458643/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112700285330458643' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112700285330458643'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112700285330458643'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/09/female-solos-of-ir.html' title='Female Solos of IR'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112646388252740764</id><published>2005-09-11T14:02:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-09-11T14:41:51.960-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Glimpses of Reality thoughts</title><summary type='text'>Seeni, my friend sent me link to a balanced article by Mr. Irfan Husain in The Dawn, one of the reputed Pakistani English dailies.Here it is:http://www.dawn.com/weekly/mazdak/20050910.htmThe author very rightly(in yours truly's opinion) points out how Pakistan has to accept the reality and engage Isreal.Wonder when our pseudo-intellectuals, so-called-liberals, stale-ideological-idiots, who have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112646388252740764/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112646388252740764' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112646388252740764'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112646388252740764'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/09/glimpses-of-reality-thoughts.html' title='Glimpses of Reality thoughts'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112517014318082822</id><published>2005-08-27T14:36:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-27T17:21:57.940-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Religion and Spirituality</title><summary type='text'>What is the difference between Religion and Spirituality?  Are these one and the same?  confusing isn't it?Lets see how can we try to differentiate/compare-and-contrast them.Hinduism, that which is loosely mentioned as religion is all encompassing way by itself. Let us take it as example for our purpose. Hinduism has both religious as well as spiritual aspects.When it comes to religion it talks </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112517014318082822/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112517014318082822' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112517014318082822'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112517014318082822'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/religion-and-spirituality.html' title='Religion and Spirituality'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112494469402785141</id><published>2005-08-24T21:31:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-27T14:35:39.573-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 8</title><summary type='text'>braving the teasing stretchhaving vel yaathirai in mindforgetting the swollen legs' hitchreached aayakkudi by his will and bindremaining is only 8 kilometercombining effort and devotionincreasing the speed is no matterfinishing the yaathirai in passionaavinankudi, in where the soul residesblessed the lord with his mercyhaving lead them to adivaaram - besidessaid father "here graces adivaara </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112494469402785141/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112494469402785141' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112494469402785141'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112494469402785141'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-8.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 8'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112465469317282042</id><published>2005-08-21T15:38:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-23T10:55:10.646-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 7</title><summary type='text'>Of all padhayaathirai troups to pazhani the highlight is the troup with VEL.Vel? Yes, its the holy spade of Lord Murugan, popularly known as "vaira vel" because of its artistically bejeweled outfit. In pazhani hill, on the thai poosam day there will be special pooja performed to this Vel which is brought on foot by a pious devotee from Chettinad area (karaikkudi, devakottai, pudhuvayal, chettinad</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112465469317282042/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112465469317282042' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112465469317282042'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112465469317282042'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-7.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 7'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112465306949754694</id><published>2005-08-21T13:08:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-22T00:03:07.446-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 6</title><summary type='text'>Blows the cold January pre-dawn southern breezewalketh hundreds of saamis in groups of varying gaitswift passing milk-van tells him its not easedeclares the boy 'be whatever, i swear to reach kandhan's height'from just passed chattrapatti, comes 'kaa vaa vaa kandha vaa' songharmoizing with susheela's sweet 'sollacholla inikkudhada muruhaa'kaNakkambatti cone couterpoints ramani ammaL's 'velava </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112465306949754694/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112465306949754694' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112465306949754694'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112465306949754694'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-6.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 6'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112457010436283763</id><published>2005-08-20T16:34:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-20T16:39:48.026-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 5</title><summary type='text'>Nine in the morning after 5 hours walkwelcomed the culvert of sriraamapuram villageAllowed a house owner after simple talkto take good bath true to the heritagedecided to walk defying the sun heatreached moolachaththiram at noon for lunchboils started in kannappan's tender feetwalked the boy bitting the pain to have munchthis is the junction madurai, tiruchi yathris culminatein a few kilometers </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112457010436283763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112457010436283763' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112457010436283763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112457010436283763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-5.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 5'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112379496851388138</id><published>2005-08-11T17:04:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-12T13:31:08.773-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 4</title><summary type='text'>Day 2:-----------Woke up the father at three AMFinished his routine and then startedKanappan too got ready and said 'here i am'Laughed his maama whole heartedSwollen eyes, trembling gait, knees full of painLooked at mama with fury and thought the boyMocking at me uncle its so meanFather in urgent played the decoyVeRRi vEl muruganukku AroharaRaised his impeccable voice, the fatherVeera vEl </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112379496851388138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112379496851388138' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112379496851388138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112379496851388138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-4.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 4'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112378531337727516</id><published>2005-08-11T14:33:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-11T14:35:13.380-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 3</title><summary type='text'>After a while they started from there and a few minutes later kannappan asked:"Appa innam evvaLavu dhooram pOganum? ippavE maNi 11:30 aachchi enakku thookkamaa varudhu, kaal valikkudhu".Father didnt answer him.  Kannappan, ran towards his youngest uncle who was walking a few meters ahead."Maama eppa thangalaam"."Kanappa, idho paaru Broad guage line konjama mEdula Era aarambichiduchchi illayaa" "</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112378531337727516/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112378531337727516' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112378531337727516'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112378531337727516'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-3.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 3'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112378507545410603</id><published>2005-08-11T14:20:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-11T14:32:44.240-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 2</title><summary type='text'>"What is a big deal in walking?" Kannappan a teenager of Madurai asked his father."Why can't you join us this time? You know your uncles and I are going to wear maalai in two days from now and have planned to start our yaathirai on thiruvaLLuvar day".Kannappan readily agreed, as for years he has seen them taking the yaathirai and he has only seen them off. On thiruvaLLuvar day when the sun,having</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112378507545410603/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112378507545410603' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112378507545410603'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112378507545410603'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-2.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 2'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112377553480492057</id><published>2005-08-11T11:40:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-11T14:31:41.096-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Paadha yaathirai - Episode 1</title><summary type='text'>Thai/Makara month (Jan-Feb) is not only famous for pongal festival but also for another important event, especially for people of southern Tamizh Naadu(TN). This thai month also marks the start of important pilgrimage of people of South-Central region of TN - the people of Madurai, Chettinad, Pudukkottai, and some parts of Tiruchi area. It flags off the pazhani paadhayaatra. Thousands of People </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112377553480492057/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112377553480492057' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112377553480492057'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112377553480492057'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/paadha-yaathirai-episode-1.html' title='Paadha yaathirai - Episode 1'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112352994689870740</id><published>2005-08-08T15:06:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-09T15:00:52.006-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Thiruvaasagam in Oratario</title><summary type='text'>A story based on my first listening to Thiruvaasagam in Oratario by iLayaraaja. This story narration dovetails back and forth in terms of emotion and time.                                                           A Slap on my faceSaturday, 9th July 2005 7:30 pmI dared to do the thing that until then was getting postponed for reasons that were silly. Why, How and What I dared? My friends - four </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/feeds/112352994689870740/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=15225684&amp;postID=112352994689870740' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112352994689870740'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112352994689870740'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/thiruvaasagam-in-oratario.html' title='Thiruvaasagam in Oratario'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15225684.post-112352297850239896</id><published>2005-08-08T13:21:00.000-04:00</published><updated>2005-08-09T01:10:40.223-04:00</updated><title type='text'>Here I go</title><summary type='text'>Yes atlast, I too am stepping in the blog world on the 23rd day of Aadi month of Paarthiba year in kali age. Indeed an inauspicious thing to happen to this world on an auspicious aadi-pooram day.The blog world has less garbage at its disposal so I am at its serivce to alleviate this problem.For long, without my knowledge, at my subconcious level, I was in a need of an alternate medium to drain my</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112352297850239896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/15225684/posts/default/112352297850239896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kupps.blogspot.com/2005/08/here-i-go.html' title='Here I go'/><author><name>Kupps</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03602990157360206759</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry></feed>
