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Ergo 16 February 2009
Ergo 16 February 2009
FARHAN AKHTAR
FREE CIRCULATION
Vol. 3 No. 29
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FUTURE FRAGRANCES
A scent that smells like Lords cricket ground
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02 NAMMA CHENNAI
early 25 years and 70,000 deaths later, the civil war in Sri Lanka mercilessly continues, with hundreds of thousands of civilians now trapped in the ghting between the government army and the rebel Tamil Tigers. The offensive that was meant to be nal has now lasted for ve months, transforming the situation into a humanitarian tragedy. The Alliance Franchise Madras is screening two documentaries on the ethnic conict in the island nation followed by a panel discussion on February 16 and 17. Burning Memories by freelance journalist S. Someetharan traces back the destruction of the Jaffna Public Library in 1981 that triggered off the conict. Lanka- the other side of war and peace by Kashmiri lmmaker Iffat Fatima bears rst-person account of victims of the humanitarian crisis.
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Chain-snatching menace
The rise in chain-snatching incidents in the city had driven the citys top cop to call a sudden meeting with his subordinates.
Marathon Man
Shiv Dan Singh who won the Chennai Marathon at Marina Beach in Chennai on Sunday.
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to speak louder. A conversation with him is unexpectedly interesting, with traces of his Irish wit showing up quite often. His rst encounter with India was in the 1940s during Second World War, when he came here as part of British Royal Engineers. He was directly recruited as Ofcer Cadet in the British Indian Army. Eleven months later, he was acclimatised to the Indian Army at the QVO Madras S&M at Ulsoor, Bangalore. During his tenure Pat (as hes known among friends) lent his services all around the country and strengthened relationships with the powers-that-be then. By the time he retired in 1945, he was enticed by India and decided to live the rest of his life here. When given an option to stay back or return to England, he chose his adopted country. Ask him why and he sweetly answers, I was smitten by the country. Moreover, Mrs. Gandhi asked me to stay here. I consider myself an Indian now. Pat took up sailing professionally at the age of 32 and after more than six decades he is as much in love with the sea. One of his most adventurous and indelible one-month sea voyages was from Burma to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. A 5-ft yacht was all we had. With no passport or visa in hand, we sailed for one month from Burma to the Coral Sea without a hop. We carried some rare edibles from Burma to Australia. he slowly recalls. When asked about the year of the voyage, he quips, I was very young then. If I remembered all the dates, I would have written a book.
VIPASHA SINHA
dventures of World War II, the task of rebuilding the death track in Burma, the obstinacy of the sea on long voyages and precious acquaintances with towering gures of Indian history are just a few moments from 99-yearold Colonel Mannings past. Edward Patrick Manning, born in Ireland in 1910, is one of the oldest sailors alive. He has made India his home and resides in namma Chennai with wife Madhulika, who runs her own real estate consultancy. Before starting, Manning makes it a point to remind you
04 KALEIDOSCOPE
For the last one year First Innings has been inspiring you (at least, thats what we would like you to think) with stories of start-ups that were diverse in age, outlook and industry. Of people who have dared to think beyond salaries and placements, of losers who have thought out-of-the-box, of friends who have fullled dreams even in the most nonconducive of environments people who have taken the rough road to entrepreneurship. As a gratitude to the many readers who sent us success stories of entrepreneurs they have interacted with or heard about, Liffy Thomas proles entrepreneurs who have been recommended by our readers.
Mr. PRObit
all it curiosity or interest in the net worth of ones fellow human being, Amit P. Nahar loved to go through the list of billionaires, a fascination that started during his school days. I was deeply inspired by the growing number of billionaires in India during my school days; each one was an entrepreneur. Rarely would one see someone in employment reaching those heights, says Amit talking about how the entrepreneurial bug caught him. In fact, after school Amit decided that he would play his own game in life. I always wanted the steering wheel of my life in my hands and not let anyone drive it. From being a Chartered Accountant to Masters in Financial Management to a Management Consultant and the Fa Chennai Man 2007, Amits entrepreneurial journey has been an assortment of twists and turns. His venture, PRObit Consultants, is a one-stop consulting solution catering to all client needs. In less than four years since its inception, the company has one of the most diversied clientele and has been competing with the big fours in many domains. My journey called for strength, tenacity and a bottomless reserve of determination, says Amit, who is director-promoter of the company. It was good to idolise some of the successful entrepreneurs and later
ACUMEN MATTERS
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magine getting the rst break in business while studying, where your goal is not making money but enhancing your skills. Just think you hit jackpot. The start-up plans of Sudhakar Arjunan (23) and N. Kalyanaraman (22) took wing when they were studying Information Technology at Vel Tech Engineering College. In their second year, the duo started the IT Acumens Community to later launch IT Acumens, where they undertook web projects for classmates and college events. Knowing their skills, a librarian asked them to design a library management system. That became a hit and was later hosted by the college. The Chairman of the college gifted us Rs. 10,000 our rst salary-cum-gift, they recall. Soon, offers started pouring in from other institutions, too. The success of IT Acumens was huge; they completed designing 20 such projects before their graduation (that is, juggling work and college). So much so that Sudhakar even decided to drop the job offer he got through campus placement. The down-to-earth boys do not call themselves entrepreneurs as they think they need to be a better performing company, though they have gone through all that a start-up faces in their last two years. We started functioning from Kalyans home, recalls Sudhakar, saying how the entrance where footwear was left behind was converted into an ofce a 100 sq ft space to be specic. Today, its is a different growth story. They have 15 employees working for the company, spread over an area of 1,200 sq ft in Ashok Nagar. Every quarter we make a turnover of Rs. 5 lakh through our various projects, says Sudhakar, adding, We have a customer base of 1,500 people. Hosting the website hasnt been a cakewalk, either. It required high bandwidth and overload. So we purchased a shared server, they say. Winning the trust of our customers was another difcult task, says Kalyan. IT Acumens, according to them, is a ray of hope for freshers, those swindled of their money in the name of a job and for all those who want to learn, share and leave after getting hands-on experience. With over 25,000 resumes in their database, 16,000 new visitors and 7,900 registrations, there seems to be no stopping. The duo has launched their second start-up, MobiDrive, which is a short code SMS service.
make them your client. Those hiccups? There were many times when it would have been easy for me and my team to throw in the towel, but we learned that by simply hanging on for another day we could often change things dramatically, often for the better. Did winning the Chennai Man title change things? It did change my image in the corporate world. I always wanted to lead life the unconventional way and achieve feats which people rarely achieve, Amit says. Its the same gut feeling that makes him balance both worlds with zeal.
Thilaga Kesavan of HCL-Cisco has been insisting that we meet the IT Acumens team.
BUSY BEE
Aravind Chandrasekaran maintains a social media site, www.younews.in, where users can submit bookmarks, share news stories and web links. Unlike traditional news sites, Younews does not have editors or reporters. Any user registered on the site can send in their new stories. News you can use!
A. Hari wrote to us about his blog, Inspire Minds, which aims to inspire others with the success stories of others. It consists of real life stories of people who have achieved success after struggle, he writes. Review his stories at http:// changeminds.wordpress.com
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vitha repeats his words. After a little prodding, Kavitha was ready to take the plunge. Thanks also to the three others (her sister procient in computers, a friend well-versed in human resources and a computer teacher) who guided her in oating the web maintenance and development rm. Before that, the Commerce graduate made sure she enrolled in a computer class to learn the basics of what she would be handling. Even now I only know the basics. I bag projects and the rest is handled by my team, she says candidly about her company, Compunet Connections, for which she is the sole proprietor. How did she bag her rst project? Through a common friend I got my rst client from the Caribbean, who later referred me to others. And the chain continued. Kavitha also keeps a social
consciousness angle when she recruits. All my appointees, six sets of eight to nine freshers who have worked, are from rural areas like Namakkal, Salem, Tiruveneli and other districts. They have BE/ MCA degree in hand, but lack communication skills, so they lose out on opportunities, she explains. She has no qualms about losing them after a year or two. I am happy that they are going to a better place after getting the initial push, she says, explaining how she conducts personality development programmes for them. Being intelligent is not enough, but it is essential to be smart, Kavitha concludes. True!
e is not an architect, interior designer, builder or Vaastu consultant, but the usability and functional aspects required in a home run high on this product engineers mind, which he converted into a business module. Meet Virupakshan K. or Viru for friends, who will help you apply more commonsense while building your dream home. Viru brings with him around 10 years of IT experience (he has worked with Infosys, Cognizant and MindTree) and the belief that it is better late than never has driven him to take up his entrepreneurial ambitions. With due credit also to Subroto Bagchis article, The Fallen Tomato Cart. So, whats HomePlanGuru all about? I help you plan various functional aspects of your home that your builder will not tell, he explains, saying there are 1,000 such details to be considered, which he calls micro planning for the home. His implemented plan takes six months to one year for people to experience/understand, but the benet is long-term, which promises to give you a quality home at a lower cost. Easy duplication (his website is quite transparent), uctuating real estate prices and the fact that hes a novice in the eld notwithstanding, Viru is undeterred and believes in his dreams. In fact, I want all architects to copy my concept, says Viru who calls himself a micro planner, a concept which is yet to pick up in India. From one customer a month, HomePlanGuru now receives ve to six customers
monthly. Once I gain momentum with customers, I plan to start developing products as well as certify if the house is safe in all aspects, he adds. Thanks to the ESOPs he received from Infosys, Viru says it has made him debt-free as well as sail in the venture. And if you have been thinking how recession can affect his business, Viru says, The longer the downturn, the better is the business for me, as todays market is changing from builder-driven to customerdriven.
Now, all you who have built or are planning to build a home, do read through the FAQs section on www.homeplanguru.com for a dose of uncommon commonsense.
Looks like Viru is still popular among his corporate friends. We have received many requests from his colleagues: Narayan Balasubramanian, Prabakaran B. (Infosys), Vijayapriya V.S. (Cognizant)
Write to us at rstinnings@goergo.in. Tell us why you like/dislike the column, how we could make it better, some sectors which we neglected, etc.
He calls himself the Motocycling Journalist and his main source of revenue is his blog, http://bikeadvice.in. Deepak Raj wants other bike enthusiasts to visit his website before deciding on the bike to buy, latest in the bike technology or to get any bike related news. Started in August 2008, Deepak is quite happy with the response he has been generating. From 50 visitors, today I have 1200 people visiting my site. Also, 1600 RSS subscribers, he says.
Do visit Manik Kinras one-stopshop for start-ups at http://istartups.com. The site caters to different needs of start-ups a blog, a consulting team that helps entrepreneurs write a business plan or make presentations to VCs, a job section with information on openings in the start-ups rms and all the latest happening in the start-up world.
06 VILLAGE
Shaved head
In 1500 B.C. in Egypt, a shaved head was considered the ultimate in feminine beauty. Egyptian women removed every hair from their heads with special gold tweezers and polished their scalps to a high sheen with bufng clothes.
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Petrol brat
An American man thought hed got away with robbing a petrol station until his car ran out of gas just minutes into his getaway.
PALACE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR TRAINEE BUTLERS HOUSEKEEPERS TICKET SELLERS AND WARDENS
f theres anything you want to know about the British monarchy, just go the website: that is the message of an online offensive launched by Queen Elizabeth II. Anyone seeking employment as a royal butler, or keen to nd out the names of the queens four Corgis, can do so at the click of a mouse on www.royal.gov.uk Queen Elizabeth II, the 82-yearold monarch, hired Tim BernersLee, the inventor of the worldwide web, to revamp the British monarchy website, rst launched 12 years ago, for the advanced digital age. Back in 1997, when the image of
the monarchy was battered by the outpouring of grief over the death of Princess Diana, the queens initiative to enhance transparency by going online was little more than a desperate exercise in damage limitation. But the idea proved a hit. More than 100 million people visited the site in its rst 12 months - a gure that has now increased to an average 250,000 users per week. The revamp overseen by Berners-Lee introduces a number of new features. It offers virtual tours of Buckingham Palace and other royal residences and, for the rst time, gives the viewer access to
videos of key historic events, such as the 1953 coronation and the then future queens rst public speech at the height of war in 1940. Apart from rare archive material, users will be able to access the royal diary of engagements, fully integrated with Google Maps, and see all the clips currently available on the popular Royal Channel on YouTube, launched in 2007. While, back in 1997, the queen described the world surrounding the Internet as a bit of a mystery, she has since embraced the new technology to the full, a spokeswoman said.
Although she only started to use a computer two years ago, the queen is known to be in regular e-mail contact with her grandchildren, who also gave her an iPod on which she reportedly listens to the annual Last Night of the Proms concert. Under the section Royal Pets, the user will learn that the queens four corgis - Linnet, Monty, Willow and Holly - travel with her to the various residences, with Her Majesty looking after them herself as much as possible given her busy schedule. The user is informed that, among the many animal gifts the
queen has received from hosts and well-wishers around the globe are giraffes, turtles, cheetahs and sloths. These are not kept by the royal household but are instead given to zoos or wildlife sanctuaries where they can be properly cared for. Jobseekers will learn that the palace is currently looking for trainee butlers, housekeepers, ticket sellers and wardens. Applicants are advised to undergo security clearance and medical checks, while those who do not have a right to work in the UK are told to not even try.
DPA
The Army Air Corps chiefs are giving him extra lessons to ensure he passes a retake
The prince, who struggled at Eton before getting two A-levels in Geography and Art, is splitting his time between RAF Cranwell and RAF Barkston Heath, both Lincs. The royals dream is to y an Apache attack helicopter on the front line. However, if he passes his pilots course he may get a reconnaissance Lynx or Gazelle chopper instead, depending on his ying skills.
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Colombian Jose Gomez "Dinastia" looks at the bull hanging on his horns at La Macarena bullring on Saturday in Medellin, Colombia.
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08 SPORT
Atwal slips to tied 33
A horrendous front nine spoilt Arjun Atwals card as he brought home a one-under 71 to slide six places to tied 33rd after the penultimate round of the AT & T Pebble Beach National ProAm. The Orlando-based Indian sank four birdies against three bogeys to aggregate four-under 212 at the Spyglass Hills Course.
In BIG league
Dhawal hopes advice from Zaheer, McGrath will help him in NZ
ager to make his mark in international cricket, Mumbai pacer Dhawal Kulkarni is hoping advice from teammate Zaheer Khan and idol Glenn McGrath will stand him in good stead in New Zealand. Named in the Indian Test squad for the tour of New Zealand, Kulkarni said interaction with Zaheer, his Ranji team mate, and McGrath has boosted his condence. I have played two Ranji Matches with Zaheer bhai last season. He taught me a lot about aggressive bowling and how to pressurise batsmen. My self-condence grew after that, he said from Rajkot. On McGrath, whom Kulkarni considers the best bowler in the world, the Mumbaikar said: No one can match his accuracy. I had the privilege to get some tips from him during the Indian Premier League. He told me not to be harsh on myself as mistakes are bound to happen. He said one must practise hard to get that line and length. He added: I am following the valuable advices from Zaheer bhai and McGrath. It will certainly help me a lot. The call-up in the Test squad was a just reward for the rightarm pacer who emerged as the highest wicket-taker 42 scalps in nine matches in his debut
Sania falters
Russian top seed Vera Zvonareva overcame a tough challenge from Indias Sania Mirza to win the Pattaya Open 7-5, 6-1 on Sunday. The world number ve was put to the test in a long rst set packed with baseline tussles but showed her class in the second when she nished off the errorprone Mirza with a stream of powerful ground-strokes. Mirza, ranked 126th in the world, had made her intentions clear from the outset, condently blasting the ball into the corners of the court and breaking Zvonareva in the third game. The Russian got back on track to take a sizeable lead but Mirza hauled herself back into the contest to draw level. Zvonareva regained control, sealing the rst set after a double fault from Mirza and racing through the second to win her rst title of the year and eighth of her career.
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Ranji Trophy season last year. He took ve wickets in the nal against Uttar Pradesh and was one of the heroes of Mumbais 38th Ranji triumph. Aware of the tough competition for a place in the national team, Kulkarni said he didnt want to let go the opportunity. Naturally, there would be immense pressure to perform. But I enjoy it as it inspires me to give my best shot. I dont want to waste this chance. he said. If he gets a chance to feature in the playing XI, Kulkarni would bowl along with Zaheer and Ishant Sharma and the Mumbaikar was effusive in his praise for Indias pace spearheads. They are the best in the business today. Their consistency is the major force behind team Indias successful run in past few months, the 20-year-old Kulkarni said. The youngster is also looking for-
ward to sharing the dressing room with some of the most renowned cricketers of this era. I have shared the (Mumbai) dressing room with Sachin (Tendulkar) who is the source of inspiration for a whole generation. Now I am waiting to be a part of Indian dressing room which has Sachin, (Virender) Sehwag, (Rahul) Dravid, (VVS) Laxman and captain cool (MS) Dhoni, said Dhawal. Asked about the preparation for the New Zealand tour, the bowler said he was currently concentrating on the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy one day tournament where Mumbai is facing Baroda. I believe in the onetournament-at-a-time strategy. At the moment my whole focus is on Vijay Hazare tournament. I will think about Test series only after that, he said. Kulkarni, who has toured New Zealand earlier with the India Under-19 team, said the challenge for bowlers like him would be to adapt to wickets of varying pace but hoped his past experience would help him there. That was a different level and international cricket is altogether on a different level. But my past tour with the junior team will help me in adapting the wickets quickly, he said.
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They (Steve Waugh, Shane Warne) said yes straight away. Once again, they are leading the way, just as they did in their playing days, and the response from players, past and present, plus the personalities has been fantastic.
Cricket NSW chief executive David Gilbert on a charity Twenty20 cricket match to raise funds for Victorian bushre sufferers
amuel Etoo scored two goals, including a late equaliser, as leader Barcelona rallied from two goals down to draw 2-2 at Real Betis and stretch its unbeaten run to 22 league games. Betis was two goals up within 25 minutes through Juan Melli Andreu and Mark Gonzalez before Etoo scored off the rebound from his saved penalty in the 45th for his 100th league goal for Barcelona on Saturday. The Cameroon strikers shot in the 84th needed a slight deection to get past Betis goalkeeper Ricardo Soares, who looked set to hand Barcelona its rst loss since opening day with the Portugal goalkeeper making several ne saves towards the end of the game, including a point-blank volley by Gerard Pique in the 82nd. Barcelona saw a 10game winning streak snapped, however, as it moved to 60 points after Etoo took his league-leading goal tally to 23. Osasuna held Deportivo La Coruna to a 0-0 draw at El Riazor stadium. At Seville, Barcelona could have been ahead in the sixth but Etoo failed to control the ball while alone in front of goal, with Xavi Hernandez eventually ring a hard shot wide. Betis defence was troubled from the 10th when centre back Juanito Gutierrez was forced off through injury,
and he would later be joined by William Lima. But Betis struck rst in the 18th, Melli heading Achille Emanas inswinging corner kick beyond goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Seven minutes later, Gonzalez controlled Sergio Garcias cross along the left to send a left-footed volley under Valdes and inside the post. The momentum continued Betis way after Gonzales goal with Emana swiveling to volley over in the 38th. But a questionable penalty call by referee Alfonso Perez Burrull began Barcelonas ght back. Perez Burrull whistled Branko Ilic for a foul after he brushed against Andres Iniesta as the Barcelona winger moved along the left of the area. Etoo pounced on the rebound after his initial penalty was saved to slot past Ricardo. Gonzalez thought hed scored a second in the 50th but the Chile winger was ruled offside. Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola brought Lionel Messi and Thierry Henry on in the 57th as Barcelona pressed, with Ricardo getting a nger to Iniestas low drive in the 72nd. Ricardo Oliveira was played clear through in the 73rd without a defender in sight but the Betis striker rushed his shot and Valdes saved.
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ritish director Danny Boyle may have won praises and Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire, but his 88-year-old father slept through the movie. And now Patrick Boyle has said that wants to see it again because he missed a couple of parts. However, Patrick, who watched the lm at his local cinema, said that it was great, but not his favourite. Its great but denitely not my favourite, the Sun quoted Patrick as saying. That is Shallow Grave. It has always stuck in my mind because it was his rst. Ive seen Slumdog Millionaire but I think I missed a couple of parts so I wouldnt mind seeing it again, he added.
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Frieda Pinto dumps anc
Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto has dumped her ance because she wants to concentrate on her career. According to her friends, the 24-year-old has told Mumbai PR agent Rohan Antao that she could not be with him and be a world-renowned actress at the same time.
Cine City
Steve Martin laughs off criticism of Pink Panther 2 Vijaynet.com to be reopened
The ofcial website of Vijay fans network, Vijaynet.com, which was closed lately, will soon be re-opened but as an unofcial site. The last post on the closed website says that the site will have no relation or connection to Vijays ofce. The site will be purely run by the actors fans and be updated with whatever little information obtained from media. The website was regularly followed by die-hard fans of Vijay for promotional stills and exclusive cinema news, but the decision to close was taken following lack of support from the actors ofce.
ctor Steve Martin on Friday dismissed poor reviews of the latest Pink Panther movie saying critics are always snobs when it comes to comedy. I have received bad reviews my whole life, Martin said as he presented Pink Panther 2 at the Berlin lm festival, his second turn as bungling French detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau, a role made famous by Peter Sellers. At the Berlin Film Festival, the lm is in competition for the festivals prestigious Golden Bear Award. He added: The Jerk, one of my most enduring lms, was universally panned and criticised in America. Comedians always have to overcome critical snobbery, thats just the way it is... Comedy is just not a critics medium. The Pink Panther is now playing in 3,245 theatres, more than any other lm, but it averaged only 109 dollars at each of them on February 11, suggesting that many theatres may be running it with no one in the seats.
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tharugiraaye,vetkathai kettal enna tharuvaai? (Line courtesy - poet Tabu Shankar) D.Ramki,
TCS-eserve
Ive never met u before and I may not meet u again. But I love u today.
Raks, Paypal
Valentines Day may be for roses. But Ill be the bed of roses for u covering the thorns of life dear.
Nivedhan, Infoview Technologies
Saravanan M.S. from Wipro has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked in Munnar.
Hi Malini Im Krishnan naan idha solliye aaganum nee avvalavu azhagu and Im in love with you.
Swaminathan, Reexis
Dear, my life is very beautiful, you know why because you are my life.
S.Kumar, TCS
Heart beats 72 times a minute, even if your heart beats only once a minute you will live because 71 times my heart beats 4 you.
Rekha, Uma, Shiv, Accenture
Love the heart which wounds you but dont wound the heart which loves you.
Prakash J, CSS
Kishore Gosetty from Hewlett Packard has nominated his team mates as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked in Pondicherry.
You are looking like my beautiful wife. But still Im single. Will you marry me?
Seenivasan D, Technip
Nee virumbura payana vida unna virumbura payana kalyanam panikita un vazhka nalla irukkum, athanala nee enna kalynam paniko.
Sasi K, Ganesh M, TCS
Todays Query: In which Tamil lm would you like to see Angelina Jolie as the heroine?
Mohamed Safeer from Tata Consultancy Services has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. This pic was clicked at MGM.
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Ethiraj from Financial Software and Systems has been nominated as Ofce Angel by Rajesh G.
Our Ethi is a very good organizer; He plans and executes things to a highest possible accuracy He is an ever charming, cool and patient guy with always a smile on his face.
Mr. & Mrs. R.S. Sarathy, Belated Best wishes to you both on your anniversary, May the love that you share last your lifetime through, as you make a wonderful pair. Happy Wedding anniversary!!!
With Warm Wishes, DATAMARK Prodaptians
May this year bring you with all the success and fulllment your heart desires. Keep your true age as secret. Happy Birthday Chocks!
From, Muthukumar & Route 4, Excelacom Technologies
Dear Pavani, Wish u a many more happy returns of the day...May this birthday be the best and bring u lots of JOY, HAPPINES and WEALTH in ur life...
Wishes from Sasikiran,Swagat,Sushma,Divya,Raji,Jyothy, Prashanthi,BalaKrishna,JosnaTCS-SNR
Dear Prithi, On this Special day We wish you a Very Happy Birthday.May it bring u with loads of joy. All the Best for ur delightful Journey.Keep Rocking.
Best Wishes from Ravendran & iRonicz Spiders Team TCS,iNautix,delity-Chennai & Mumbai . Musigma,NSN,Tata Elexi,EMC-Bangalore Juno,Deshaw,Commvault-Hydrabad.
Dear Ram, If rain drops were kisses,I could send you Showers... If hugs were seas i send you oceans... & If love was a person i sendyou me!! I love you Keenly, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you... Happy ValentInes day in advance...
Ur Sweet heart
Hai Gokul, Wishing you all the best in life and career on the occasion of your Birthday. We wish you many more happy returns of the day Have a fun lled day
Greetings & wishes from Team GIT, Cognizant, Chennai
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Hi Aakash (Orbit Provider), Its your birthday, your very own special day of the year, and we just wanted to send you some birthday cheer. Have a great day, because you deserve it. We hope it will be the best birthday yet, bringing you happiness youll never forget. And remember, no matter what you do, to blow out the candles, because birthday wishes always come true.
Best Regards, BCBSM Team
Dear Joel, We Wish u a Happy Marriage Life.May Joys overow in ur life.All the best for ur Delightful Journey.
Best Wishes from iRonicz Spiders Team TCS,iNautix,delity-Chennai & Mumbai Musigma,NSN,Tata Elexi,EMC-Bangalore Juno,Deshaw,Commvault-Hydrabad.
Hi "MGMS" Aani, We knew uwere proposed to MGMS already and also u love eachother well.Belated wishes for you man. Have a many and moneymore happy returns ofV-Day Oh... also urbirthday.
Regards, LOGIS Air Team, Wipro Technologies
Dear DeepaRani, Wish you many more happy returns of the day! May the coming years bring lots of happiness and cherish in your life.
Best Wishes, Shobi, Krithi, Arul, Aarthi
Father: Dei, naan padikkum pothu 12 km nadanthae poi padichaen. SOn: Appom padipukkum ungalukkum romba thooramnu sollunga. Father: !!?!!
Alice Julia
Dear Ravi, May this day be the beginning of a very Special Year.And this special birthday wish comes with warm and heartful thanks for the innite happiness that you shared :-) :-) .Happy Birthday AEC (hehehee).And all the best for your P.hD...
Best Wishes, Customer World Team, TCS.
Dear Baaji, Happy Birthday to You & May God Bless you. May this day be the beginning of another special year.Let this birthday bring you lot of joy and happiness in your life! A Warm Birthday Wishes from All of us! I wish all your dreams will soon come true!!
Regards, Bhavani Ananthan. Team Beacon. HCL Technologies Ltd.
Ramar Sithaiyai thedindu Lankai kalambumbodhu kadal ai thaandarathukku varar.Appo enna aschariyam! Kadal avarukku appadiye vazhi vittuduthu. Yein? ---Yen-na, AvarkitteVillIrundhathu;Where there is a Will, there is a Way !!
Manonmani Kesav, HCL
Dear Chocks, Your birthday comes with a celebration, gathering of friends; here is wishing you great happiness, a joy that never ends.
Dear Prakash, Happy Happy Birthday!! God Bless U!Let this year bring more n more cheers into your life! Wish u long life n gr8 future;)
Fondly Amirtha
14 TRAFFIC JAM
Dumb dad
A Florida man has been arrested after allowing his eight-year-old son to drive his van, which careered off the road and hit two trees . Mark A. Belanger was charged with child abuse and permitting an unlicensed driver behind the wheel.
Rajalin Jaba Rani of Visteon Technical Services shot this picture in the outskirts of Kanyakumari. She was in awe of the place, which was a lagoon looking similar to the backwaters of Kerala. Hobbies: Reading and photography
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Iconomicar (eye-kuh-nah-mi-ker) a writer about agriculture. A synonym (surprising that we need one) for geoponic.
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Ganesha advises you to take good care of health, as it may affect your efciency too. You may need to remain extra careful in your routine work, specically in technical tasks. In relationships, you may need to guard against obstinate attitude.
BORN LOSER
It may be a busy day for you. You might have to deal with some complex issues. If you are a team leader, you might have to manage your team members emotions. You may not be able to give due attention to your beloved one, feels Ganesha.
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WORKING IT OUT
The day seems relatively cool. You may be working on interesting projects or you may be assigned something that may demand your full attention. In love relationships, you may handle everything intelligently.
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Musicians hold frogshaped puppets called Keromnin to play electronic music at a concert without instruments in Kawasaki, Kanagawa prefecture, suburban Tokyo on February 15, 2009. Keromin, frog-shaped electronic instruments, were developed in 2008 to play 16 different voices, including frog voices and sounds of acoustic instruments such as violins and pipe organs. The concert was performed with instruments made of vegetables, empty bottles and frogshaped stuffed dolls.
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A woman wearing a mask attends a traditional Mala Strana Carnival festival celebrating the departing winter and forthcoming spring on February 14 in front of Prague Castle. AFP
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The Indian-American from Chicago, US, Nikkitasha Marwaha (C), 19, is crowned Queen during the 18th Miss India Worldwide 2009 beauty pageant in Durban on February 14. Twenty-ve girls from all over the world participated in the annual event. AFP PHOTO/RAJESH JANTILAL