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Thanks Kuber, Geetha and Rane family

Thanks Kuber, Geeta and every member of Rane family for being saviour of my mother's life. Definition of clairvoyance says it as 'A power to see objects or events that cannot be perceived by the senses'. But for me, it wasnt just your clairvoyance but your immediate collective response to respond to the situation in an effective manner that deserves our accolade and gratitude.

Govt Colony Bandra East - an article in Times of India

With the redevelopment of Government Colony at Bandra (East) round the corner, nostalgic old-timers say it was the best place to grow up in. "We had the feeling of living in one big family," said Syed Ismatulla Pasha, a resident from 1964 to 1977, who now lives at Andheri. "As kids, we played together and went to the same school. We practically lived in our neighbours' houses," he said. "Whenever there was wedding in the neighbourhood, all of us worked as if it was in our own family," recalled Pasha, general manager at an IT firm. The colony for state government employees was developed on 100 acres between 1958 and 1968 and its two and three-storey buildings have almost 5,000 flats for Class I to Class IV employees. Now, these are to be replaced with 12-storey buildings. Manisha Gujar spent 25 years there from 1961 to 1986 and is still attached to the colony. "I know every lane and every building," said the mother of two grown-up girls. She

Detroit of India : Pune or Chennai ?

Here is an article in a recent wall street journal that talks about Chennai as a new Detroit . It's also interesting to read the interactive comments from readers who analyze the ramifications of the fall of Detroit and environmental effect of rampant industrialization of China and India. I am not sure how far is Pune behind Chennai as an auto hub. Mercedes, Skoda , Tata , Bajaj , Volkawagon in Pune versus Nissan, Hyundai, Ford and BMW in chennai . An old article on Pune as a motor hub. Chennai or Pune , India's emergence of economic might is pleasing.

USA, Russia Trip

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Narita, Los Angles, Las Vegas , Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton, Venice, Miami, South Beach, Islamorada, Key Largo, Key West, Lion Safari, Everglade, Orlando, Disneyworld, Downtown Disney, Kennedy Space Center, St Augustine, Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Ocala National Forest, Lake Charles, Mobil, Pensacola, New Orleans, French Quarter, Baton Rouge, Houston, Galleria., Domodedovo Airport, Lenin Prospect, Moscow, Kremlin, St Basil Church. In Australia, it was southern most point 'Wilson Promontory in Victoria'. This time, in USA it was turn to visit Key West. Why Are they called Keys ? A question was answered once I came back. The word "key" actually comes from the Spanish word cayo, meaning "little island". This is not one island but they are a chain-like cluster of about 1700 islands . They begin as we we past Everglade National Park - South of Miami , dividing the Atlantic Ocean to the east from the Gulf of Mexico to the west . Seeing the home of Earnest Hemi

Lata and Pancham.... some great songs

Pancham is not associated with Lata as much as with Asha & Gulzar ... ... Ijaazat , Namkeen , Ghar ..... The songs sung by Asha for Pancham were pathbreaking , innovative and experimental and were tough to render too. But so are some of Pancham and Lata and they are memorable too.... Kitni khoobsurat yeh tasveer hai . .... Tere bina zindagi se koi ...... Tune O rangeele kaisa jaadu kiy a....... Haan jab tak hai jaan jaan -e- jahan ........... Baahon mein chale aao ............ Jeevan ke din chhote sahi .............. Kaanta lagaaa ............. Jaane kaise kab kahan ............. Tere liye palkon ki jhaalar boonun .............. Tere bina jiya jaaye na . ............ Kitna pyara vaada hai in matwali aankhon ka .............. Saajna mein sada tere saath hoon .............. kuch na kaho ............... beete na bitaye raina ............. Na koi umang hai na koi tarang hai . ........... Apne pyar ke

Happy B'day Cho Cho

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