Monthly Archives: January 2011

Friends.

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

Old Friends are Gold! New Friends are Diamond! If you get a Diamond, Don’t forget the Gold! Because to hold a Diamond, you always need a Base of Gold! Robin Dunbar, an anthropologist says that a person cannot have more … Continue reading →

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Spam.

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

I got this comment on my blog post ‘Divorces on the rise in India’. The spam filter caught it and it has not been published. I however think that my readers may get a laugh at the gall of the … Continue reading →

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Family.

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

Welcome to the Loose Bloggers’ Consortium, where every Friday, some of us post on the same topic. Today’s topic “Family”, has been chosen by Conrad. I would like to write about India’s most urgent problem of the family. If India’s … Continue reading →

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Changing India.

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

This is a guest post from my brother Arvind who resides at Chennai. “Power will go to rascals, rogues, freebooters. . . . All leaders will be of low caliber & men of straw. . . They’ll have sweet tongues … Continue reading →

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Coincidence?

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

My brother Barath is aware of my take and interest in seeming coincidences. My regular readers will no doubt recollect the many instances about which I have written in my posts. Here is a fascinating story as sent to me … Continue reading →

Posted in Blogging, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion | Tagged , , | 15 Comments

Farm Of The Future.

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

Le Loup is an amazing person and his blog is no less so. I hope that you will get hooked to his blog posts as I have. Please spend some time on watching the five short films on Le Loup’s … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Sign?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

Jean at her blog ‘Transforming Stress Into Personal Power’ has a new post which has inspired this post. I do not believe in horrorscopes. I do not read them to see how my day or week or month or year … Continue reading →

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Children – II

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

In a comment on my post “Children”, Nitika said “I do believe I belong to my parents.” This post is inspired by her comment and is addressed to her. But of course, children who believe that they belong to their … Continue reading →

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Samsung Customer Service – II

Posted on January 22, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

My brother Arvind having had no assistance from the Samsung Chennai team finally wrote a letter to a local paper giving the history. What transpired subsequently is reproduced below in a follow up letter that he wrote. “Sirs. I wrote … Continue reading →

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Revenge!

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Ramana Rajgopaul

Welcome to the Loose Bloggers’ Consortium, where every Friday, some of us post on the same topic. Today’s topic Revenge, has been chosen by gaelikaa. Gaelikaa, that message is for you. I will select a topic that you will find … Continue reading →

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