madan_sreenivasan

animals and birds in PS
am really puzzled... how can you all miss the tiger!

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi Priya, I did not discard it because of inhibitions, but primarily the fact that I didnt want to be defensive when answering the question (been there, done that, never won any sympathy ;) So, I just mentioned the fact that I agree that w…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Of course SPS-sir. Am proud of Chennai. And, I do think highly of the lower crime-rates and incidents here. Thank you for elaborately describing that we are a great city.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
SPS-sir, Am sorry if I have hurt your feelings. I'm proud of our culture and what we are too. But we should admit that teasing women in public places - has unfortunately - become all too common in our City nowadays. Blame it on the chan…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi Arun, I used to live in Bangalore. Not anymore. Bangalore is different because it is cosmopoliton. Mysore - maybe because it is a tourist city. But on the whole, I agree - the kind of trouble women go through here, especially in Chennai is …

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi Arun, I have been in Bangalore for over 5 years, and I agree that thats what you see on the surface. I even heard one friend of mine comment to his daughter - 'Inga ponnunga evvalavu thairiyama nadakka mudiyuthu, kindal kaelikku aalaakam…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Priya, I did write a long reply, but realized that any response to this matter from a male has to be defensive, and I didnt like being there, and discarded the response. But am with you. I understand what you mean (my wife was a great eye-opener for…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
7th Sep 08- MALLAI TRIP
Hi SPS, Sorry, after all the discussions am not sure if this is a one day trip or involves a stay at mahabalipuram... I would be interested, if it involves overnight stay at mamallapuram.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan September 2008 permalink
mythological quiz
not sure about this: 4. Sarayu - Tiger of Malgudi - RK Narayanan?

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
India in 1835....
valid point...

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Chola empire
Muthu, You dont have to go far to find out.. click on the rajendra chola link next to the chola empire listing... the url is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rajendra_Chola_I in that you see this map: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Rajendra_ma…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Ambulimaama Archives
yaadum oorae yaavarum kaelir... true

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Ambulimaama Archives
what about people like us? with no gramam whatsover to traceback to for at least three generations? and even that gramam is now under the mettur dam... boohoo :...(

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Ambulimaama Archives
:)

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Ambulimaama Archives
:) I remember walking home (not trying to look like running) fast from the bus stop with my brother to get hold of the copy of siruvar malar every friday before my brother got hold of it. (The paper wouldnt arrive until we left for school in the mo…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Ambulimaama Archives
Shri, you must have been a wizkid. I couldnt even have been able to read my name when I four years old. ;)

Comment by madan_sreenivasan August 2008 permalink
Mahatma Gandhi's assassination denied him Nobel Prize
sorry, Nobel prize.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
Mahatma Gandhi's assassination denied him Nobel Prize
To me, Gandhi is way bigger than the Noble prize. To give him one, can only make the prize proud - not the otherwise.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
Tamil Measurements
wow, interesting...

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
Kasturiba Gandhi
IMHO, I dont think Gandhi would agree with you, Udanx. After all, it was he who said "My life is my message"

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
The Books That Changed Your Lives
Sathish, Cant help but express my sour taste after reading the alchemist - it was a nice moral, but the story was just a 'javvu'. It was as if the author had to write so many pages to publish the book. well, opinions differ ;) Abou…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
The Books That Changed Your Lives
Hi Balaji, If Kalki's novels made you feel proud as a tamilian, you should read chadilyan's kadal pura - it elates one to feel proud of our ancestor's might and influence - the conquests of rajendra chola and the reasons behind them …

Comment by madan_sreenivasan July 2008 permalink
The Books That Changed Your Lives
well, I should add that the change was not just because of ponniyin selvan - the book, but because it got me into ponniyin selvan - this group, and it was the group that changed my outlook on life. Thanks all.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
The Books That Changed Your Lives
If the question is what got me interested in reading, I cant but admit, gokulam, chandamama and siruvar malar - of course amar chitra katha - my scientific inspiration stems from amar chitra katha's book on einstien. A lot more of novels in en…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
POWER POINT ON TAMIL BRAHMI :: 24.06 TUESDAY :: 630 pm
tomorrow = tuesday, right? June 24, 6pm at mandavelipakkam? If so, I will also attend.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
MARS = S E V V O Y
SPS-sir, Please ont stress the 2500 years - at least among us people who readily admit that our ancestors were great mathematicians and engineers. It sounds like a sign of our underestimation of our ancestors' mathematical abilities. Its th…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
MARS = S E V V O Y
Really? or more realistically, mars looks red when observed from earth. Could that be the reason? I believe that most of our astronomy is based on observation (which is probably why the earth is at the center of all planets) over an extended period…

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
Chennai meet :: 17th June :: TUESDAY
Dear Venkatesh, cool. so, shall we postpone the trip? If so, there were five others - please take note sirs. college reuinion - hope you enjoyed it in spite of the heat!

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
Chennai meet :: 17th June :: TUESDAY
count me in. btw, Venkatesh, what about the Chidambaram trip this weekend? I totally forgot about it... (and btw, did you say that you had to be in Chidambaram on the weekend of 17th?

Comment by madan_sreenivasan June 2008 permalink
how literate can a toddy gather be in ancient india
yes, yes. I agree. Venkateshwaran, please write more. Maybe we should show this thread to Iravatham sir and clarify our comments.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan May 2008 permalink

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