Archive for January, 2005

South Indian’s staple food

Itly: It is the morning Tiffin for the people of Tamilnadu. It is made of rice and uradh dhal. It is eaten with hot sambar and chutney. Sambar and chutney have totally different tastes. They can be side dish for almost any Tiffin. Itly contains a lot of proteins and is good for health.

Kollur Mookambika

Once there lived a rakshasa named moogan. He did penance and worshipped Lord Brahma for long. His aim was to get all the three worlds in his control. All the devas went to Lord Shiva and told him about Moogan who is doing long penance to get the world under his control. Lord Shiva told [...]

Tirumalai Tirupathi

Tirupathi is a small town located in Andhra Pradesh. It takes 4 hours from Chennai (Madras) to Tirupathi by road transport. The common transportation is bus. But a car is better for comfort. There is also a railway connecting Chennai central to Tirupathi. The name of the train is Sapthagiri Express.

Happy Pongal 2005!

This year Pongal festival falls on January 14. Pongal is celebrated throughout tamilnadu. Other parts of India celebrate Pongal in the name of Makara Sankaranthi. Pongal is also called as ‘tamilar thirunal’ meaning holy day for tamils. The sun god surya narayana is worshipped on the day. People thank the sun god for the good [...]

Voice of Vivekananda

Man comes from God in the beginning, in the middle he becomes man, and in the end he goes back to God.

Morning Walk

After waking up in the early morning and finishing your morning duties, going for a walk is necessary. This exercise is better than all the other exercises, for our body. Those who are addicted to coffee can even go for a walk after drinking a cup of coffee. You can even go in the daytime. [...]

Kashmir Visit

Kashmir is the most beautiful place I have even seen in my life time. I went to Kashmir in the month of February. It was winter season.

Vegeterianism & Ahimsa

“Even at the risk of your own self, refrain from acts that cause the harmless, pain of their lives.” ~ The Tirukkural (327)

Madurai Meenakshi Temple

In the list of nominees for new 7 wonders, Madurai Meenakshi Temple(India) has been shortlisted. You may be aware of that. Since new 7 wonders are selected by the number of votes’ it gets in the internet poll, we all should vote for Meenakshi Temple, Madurai(Tamilnadu, India) irrespective of caste and creed.

Firefox - best bet for Internet Explorer

I recently downloaded the latest version of firefox(v1.0). Firefox is one of the best alternatives for Internet Explorer (IE in short). Of course some unique features of IE cannot be found in firefox. Let us see the features of firefox one by one in detail.