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Archive for April 2007

Anisuthide Yaako Indu………………

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 27, 2007

Anisutide Yaako Indu, Neene Ne Nannavalendu
Mayada Lokadinda, Nanagaage Bandavalendu
Aaha Yenta Madhura Yaatane
Kollu Hudugi Omme Nanna, Haage Summane  
|| Anisutide Yaako Indu 
Suriyuva Sooneyu Sooside Ninnade Parimala
Innyara Kanasalu Neenu Hoodare TaLamala
Poorna Chandira Rajaa Haakida Ninnaya Mogavanu Kanda Kshana
Naa Khaidi Neene Seremane
Tappi Nanna Appiko Omme Haage Summane 
 || Anisutide Yaako Indu 
Tutigala Hoovali AaDada Matina Sihi Ide
Manasina Putadali Kevala Ninnade Sahi [...]

Mango Madness

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 21, 2007

Summer is here, bringing with it oppressive heat, oodles of sweat, sudden thunderstorms…………. and mangoes. An Annual treat, mango is aptly named the king of fruits. There are, I guess, very few who wouldn’t love mangoes.
 I, for one, am particularly partial to the Benisha, or Bengenapalli variety.  
 A Mango Tree, like the coconut tree has many [...]

Bhoot – Movie Makers’ Tryst with Ghosts

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 16, 2007

Indian Cinema has always been fascinated by Ghosts. From Mahal to Madhumathi to Bhoot to Apthamithra, our cinema makers have always found that it is an interesting theme to use the supernatural in their movies. Most cinema makers have at least one ghost movie to their credit. Each movie, language notwithstanding, has a signature ghost [...]

Dhruvataare

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 12, 2007

It is one year since our favorite “Annavru” left us.
His voice is something that can be called “Kanchina KanTha”. I salute this humble human being and brilliant personality.
A Gaana Namana to this larger than life persona. I can only use superlatives of all adjectives to describe this soul.
Here is a list of 25 of [...]

Bangalore’ s Localities – Part II

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 10, 2007

Continuing the series on Bangalore’s localities, here is a list of localities called “PaaLya”. PaaLya is an area of land, ruled by a PaaLeyagara, meaning Chieftain, in Kannada. The origins of this word can be traced back to the time when Bangalore was ruled by the

Wodeyars and the Muslim rulers of Mysore.
Here is a small [...]

Sleep…..Nidde…….Neend

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 4, 2007

What ever you call it, it is the same. I often wonder what this mystery called sleep is all about. What happens in our bodies during those eight hours that we shut ourselves off from the world is an intriguing issue. In spite of the whole body being at rest, the brain remains active and [...]

Udupi Saaru

Posted by: whitephosphorous on: April 2, 2007

 Fello blogger Shruthi has written a post on her comfort food, Saaru-Anna, becos of which I am reminded of my own preference for Udupi Saaru.

Here is a simple recipe for one of my favorite foods, Saaru.  Saaru derived from “Saara” in Kannada, means essence or extract. It is called so, because when Dal is cooked, [...]


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