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Archie to marry Betty or Veronica?

Published in May 26th, 2009

Well, well, good ol’ freckle faced Archie Andrews is set to tie the knot? Who is the bride then? Catch the news here The world’s oldest teen is becoming an honest man! After six decades of indecisiveness, comic character Archie Andrews is going to settle down But will it be the pretty and bubbly girl-next-door [...]

35 years without a bath

Published in May 13th, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times

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This one will make the French smell good! FOR THE last 35 years, Kailash Singh ‘Kalau’, 63, hasn’t had a bath nor has he brushed his teeth. He says it is out of love for the country, but neighbours say it is for a son — Kalau has seven daughters. Agni Snan, or “fire bath”, [...]

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: A politician indeed, no saint

Published in April 2nd, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Viewpoint

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I have stayed away from this blog for so long, but today’s happenings have made me so so angry that I had to respond. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, who is the founder of the ‘Art of Living’ professes to be a modern day humanitarian and spiritual leader. But the real face of the ambitious man [...]

The Tree Man who grew roots

Published in March 3rd, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Research

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This tragic story was forwarded to me on my email. It features Dede Koswara, an Indonesian man who has tree like warts covering his hands and feet rendering him unable to perform basic functions of life. His plight was highlighted by the Telegraph. American dermatologist Anthony Gaspari diagnosed his case, gave him chemotherapy and performed [...]

Gandhi inspired drink which tastes like whisky and rum!

Published in March 1st, 2009

Posted by Anshu in India, Our life and times

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If you are to believe this Surat’s own soft drink Sosyo was born in 1927 during the ‘Swadeshi’ movement when Mahatma Gandhi called for a ban on imported products. Mohsin Hajoori introduced it as an Indian option to UK drink ‘Vimto’, which the company founder Abdul Hajoori was marketing in India since 1923. Originally called [...]

Masakali!

Published in February 27th, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Film, India, Music, Our life and times

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Without comment: Amul’s ad.

Who buttbuttinated Abraham Lincoln? : The clbuttic buttumption

Published in February 17th, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Viewpoint, Web stuff

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Well, I buttume the breastle of this post will be understood by most of you. After all it is in plain English and is not as difficult to comprehend as our consbreastution. And yes, the profanity filters have ensured that no obscene word has crept through my text and I won’t be embarrbutted later. After [...]

No problem being a kidney donor: Try telling insurance companies that!

Published in February 1st, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Research, Viewpoint

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The latest in research confirms what I knew all along: That a kidney donor is as healthy as the rest of us. A person who has voluntarily donated a kidney lives just as long and are as healthy as others who have a kidney. Their risk of landing up with kidney failure, cancer, high blood [...]

So much ado about a surname!

Published in January 20th, 2009

Posted by Anshu in Our life and times, Viewpoint

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Sunjay Dutt’s comment about his sister Priya is now increasing the heat in the election fray. He says, ”Women should not stick to their father’s surname after marriage just for the sake of fashion. It will be a disrespect for their husbands if they do so. They must give up the father’s surname and adopt the [...]