Flowers Say Cheese

Photos taken at Ooty ;-))

TamilNadu Bandh

I dont remember the last active bandh in TamilNadu (Good Sign?). Anyways, there is one coming tomorrow. State sponsored Bandh-am..so no buses..no trains..no offices..no schools. Care to know the reason: It is a protest against the Supreme Court ruling on reservation.

So Guys..if you are on your way to TN tomorrow..plan accordingly.

English in Schools & Universities

Hmm.. Somebody dared to speak differently.

TamilNadu Higher Education Minister, Mr.Ponmudi while speaking at a function in Presidency College, stressed the need to make English Syllabus easier. This is to facilitate the students to learn and speak English in a better manner.

Tamizh kUrum Nal Ulagham Enna kUrumo?

Quota Quashed

The Supreme Court has quashed the quota providing 27% reservation for OBCs in IITs & IIMs. The bench has ridiculed the fact that 1931 census is the basis for reservation for OBCs.

At the same time, it says "the benefit of reservation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes could not be withheld and the Centre can go ahead with the identification process to determine the backward classes."

Has the bench categorically called for a new census to be taken? It would be desirable if it had done so.

AdventNet Launches ToonDoo

Papara.. Papara.. Pom...the trumpet booms ..

ToonDoo is out there in the big bad world...Go ..let humour get the better of you...ToonDoo is a cool tool to create your own comic strips...

After the internal release at our office, we were having a ball...lampooning each other..So Y don't U pull a fast one on your friends too...

My Own ToonDoo

Note: U will need Flash 8 or above.

Guards

Temples generally have the DwaraBhalakas - sort of guards near the gate. They would look like fierce demons.

Have a look at the neo-Dwara Bhalakas in the Periyaveedu Chettinad house in Karaikudi (thanks to my friend Jaya who visited the place over the weekend). You have two soldiers with guns in their hands;-). Its seems the house is over 60 yrs.

HCL Laptops Safe?

India’s top IT manufacturer HCL has been accused by the NGO Greenpeace for releasing carcinogens (cancer causing substances) into the atmosphere.

Business Standard carries the report. The NGO, in a report released today said that HCL laptops were found to contain heavy metals, lead, mercury, cadmium and brominated flame retardants (BFRs). The study was conducted in labs in Denmark and Britain. Pranab Chandan Sinha a campaigner for Greenpeace said that BFRS are known carcinogens and accumulate in any room where electronic equipment run in large numbers.

Meanwhile, PTI reports Hours after the allegation, HCL Infosystems announced the launch of eco-efficient Notebook PCs in the country. The company said in a statement it has introduced eco-efficient consumer and business notebooks that are completely safe for users and environment.