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Archive for January, 2006

Dedicated to POL

Posted in Social Sector on 19 January 2006 | Leave a Comment »

Power of Love ( POL) foundation, has been one of the organizations I most admire. Of course it may also have a lot to do with the fact that I was fortunate enough to meet and know Suresh Subramaniam, executive director of POL. He is one of the most gentle and yet fiercely passionate person [...]

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Return to innocence

Posted in Childhood Memories on 19 January 2006 | 1 Comment »

Went to the balcony a few minutes ago when I heard high pitch giggles. I knew it our relative�s daughter. They happen to live in the same building as us. She and her best friend and other assorted kids her age (all of 6) usually run around the building during evenings, driving cycles, spinning tops, [...]

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Extinct

Posted in Environment on 17 January 2006 | Leave a Comment »

" Everyday 19 species disappear from the earth"
Did you know this? I didnt. I saw it on an Ad in the Animal Planet. Wanna learn more? Go to One Earth
Here are some more facts and tips: from their website:( in not so many words)
Fact:
For each new car made, we create 27 tons of waste. Tip- [...]

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Lack of libraries in India

Posted in Indian Society, Musings on 8 January 2006 | 3 Comments »

A bunch of us at Writing in India recently started a discussion on libraries. And I couldn�t restrain myself and launched off an e-mail with fond memories of the Alameda County library I was a member of in Fremont. Am re- writing some of the contents of the e-mail here.
US was boring , till I [...]

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