25 December 2011

Off the beaten track: DXing

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Hello friends. After several days, I could find time to write this evening. In one of my posts I had mentioned as to how I used to receiv...
11 December 2011

Off the beaten track: Total lunar eclipse

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Total lunar eclipse , which took place from 6.16 to 9.48 PM last night was an important astronomical and spiritual event to Hindus. 
04 December 2011

Shaaligraama Pooja

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After several weeks, I had time to perform  Shaaligraama Pooja to my heart's content this morning. Even this very exeperience is diffic...
29 November 2011

Science fiction as a tool in teaching science

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Though we are flooded  with education technology tools to help us reach children in their classrooms, appropriate fiction has always been...
26 November 2011

Samskrit classrooms and Seshaachaarryulu

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This afternoon I happened to watch 'Gyan Dharshan' programme telecast by the Educational Broadcasting Division of our National TV. ...
20 November 2011

Off the beaten track: Musical rendezvous

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After several weeks, I happened to bump in to a softrock music material on the internet a few minutes back and read some write-up on Mary Ho...
13 November 2011

Reading habits in children

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However fluent we may be in English, some times it so happens that we don't get the right word when we communicate to others. Many of...
09 November 2011

Off the beaten track: Krishna Consciousness and George Harrison

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I have always liked many of the songs written and sung by  The Beatles .Their music had a profound influence on tens of thousands of youngst...

Off the beaten track: Digital communication on dignified desktop

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I have been using yahoo mail for many years and the social networking site facebook for a few years. While it is beyond any shadow of doubt ...
29 October 2011

Off the beaten track: Accents and auditory ease in communication

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When I watch some good programmes in English on TV, I am sometimes unable to follow what the speaker says. Probably you have had the same ex...