Fed-Ex rolls on @ Wimbledon

Amazing display of power & technique. At the end of the day, Roger Federer's serve made the difference. 24 aces zoomed past Rafael Nadal. (I wishfully thought of Goran Ivanisevic who had mastered the art of bullying his way thro matches with his aces). Nadal will no longer be a clay court-only specialist. He almost toppled the Lord in his own backyard.


Venus & Bartoli's match was also interesting in the sense, no one guessed that these two players would be playing in the center court. Venus clearly dominated bartoli is all departments. She rightly deserved to win.. but somehow the thrill of a Steffi Vs. Seles kind of match was missing.

Dakshin Chitra - Cultural Hub

Dakshin Chitra is simply amazing. Feels good to see the effort put in to conserve our heritage ..esp South Indian culture. It is run by Madras Craft Foundation, an NGO.

To start with, it props up on the East Coast Road - it is a pleasure to drive down the ECR. The first impression of Dakshin Chitra is that of a well kept majestic cultural center - not one of those run-down-please-look-at-me-kind-of place.

The entry fee was 50 per head. It was worth it & more.

U basically get a feel of traditional living in all southern states - Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh.





Beautiful thematic houses have been reproduced in full glory - utensils - clothes, et all. Some interesting themes - Chettinad House , Brahmin House, Tanjore Agriculturer's house, Potter house, Cloth Weaver house, Basket weaver house etc.,







We were regaled by a karagattam kind of dance. Some great footwork & balance by the artists. Puppet show, documentaries were also in the list. Artisans carry on with their work & sell their products in specially erected stalls. The place also has a good restaurant.


A must visit place.

Colourful Wedding

Kalyana Seer ;-))

Whats that?

Godly Transformation

The Hindu carried a report on how the statue of Mahavira was transformed into Aadhali Amman in Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu

Anuradha SenGupta - IBN Blog - Sivaji

Sivaji, The Boss. Of Crap - The title was explosive enough..the content was even more explosive. The result - 972 comments on the blog.

Anuradha SenGupta's CNN IBN's Features Editor did the right thing to increase the popularity of the blog. Go against the tide - comments will flow in.

I would like to support her on the front that it is her personal opinion and she has every right to blog it. But she is grossly mistaken on her opinion. I have the right to say that.

Sivaji did not pretend to be a path-breaking-greatest-of-all-movies. It was promoted as an out and out Rajini film with Shankar at the helm of affairs.Shankar has delivered what was expected and Rajini was simply awesome. You are glad that u spent the 100Rs. on the ticket. And that is what a movie should be all abt.

Faith???

5 years ago in a magazine cover. The devotees are a blessed lot, if the lady spits milk on them. Yuck!