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I like....

Books
P.G.Wodehouse
Greenery, trees, flowers
Music-Indian
Helen DeWitt
Sophie Kinsella
Tyagaraja
Jane Austen
BERNARD SHAW- the wittiest man of the 20th century
Jerome K Jerome
Lee Harper

This is tougher than it looks... Thats all for the moment..

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Music and Bliss

Nowadays I am listening to Carnatic music. My musical phases last about a month or so but I have been in Carnatic music phase for almost six months now! I enjoy most Indian music (disclaimer: I have nothing against other music, all music is divine if it can touch a chord in you) and this Carnatic phase started with listening to Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna and Priya sisters. This world will be that much more dreary without these singing geniuses. I am not an expert in music and I have never managed to progress beyond Geethams on the veena and Varnams in vocal music, but oh boy do I enjoy listening!! Balamurali, who deserves a Bharat Ratna as much as MS or Lata, has a voice which can bring the Gods to earth. Listening to his singing of Thyagaraja's Pancharatna Kritis is a divine experience. He has sung kritis in each of the 72 janya ragas which is like a audio dictionary of Carnatic music. What you hear in his voice is his joy in singing. Listening to Sarasijanabha Sodari

The Role of English in Technical Writing

The Role of English in Technical Writing Technical Writing is an upcoming field in India which is still at a nascent stage of development. There is a lot of untapped potential in this field and it affords exciting job opportunites in the near future. Though there are no formal courses in educational institutions in India, there are a few reputed training establishments in cities like Hyderbad, Bangalore and Pune which offer courses in Technical Writing. Incidentally, demand for technical writers is also high in these cities. So what is Technical Writing? According to Wikipedia, “ Technical communication is the process of conveying technical information through writing, speech, and other mediums to a specific audience. Information is usable if the intended audience can perform an action or make a decision based on it (Johnson-Sheehan 7). Technical communicators often work collaboratively to create products (deliverables) for various media, including paper, video, and the Internet. De

Mother

I sat with the phone cradled in my lap. "Hello, Ma. " I said. "Hi! How are you? How are the children?" ,she asked . "They are fine, Ma. But they miss you sometimes. I miss you too, a lot" I said, with a sob in my voice. "Nonsense, dont be silly! Why should you miss me? I am with you always.", she said in a practical tone. "Now tell me what is troubling you", she said. " Nothing Ma. Just that I am sitting at home doing nothing. I have resigned a perfectly good 'sarkari' job because I was bored and now I am sitting at home 'bored' but with no income." "Well, I did tell you not to resign, but you went ahead and did it anyway. Never mind, you will get the job you want soon. Your stars foretell that. Jupiter is moving into a better position in your horoscope in December, and things are going to look up. Dont worry. You dont believe in prayer, but please pray everyday. It will help. " she said in her usual

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