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USSR broke up physically in 1991…USA is breaking up economically now

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It’s Uncanny really ! Two super Powers,USSR and USA being brought to their knees….the former suffering,both, physical and economic disintegration and the latter in the midst of it’s worst economic crisis…self inflicted,I daresay. Breaking up of USSR in 1991 Vladimir Lenin founded the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or USSR for short in 1918.It was […]

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A Weekend sandwiched between two Bong Budgets

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No Disrespect,but we find ourselves sandwiched on this weekend between two Bong ‘JEE’ Budgets From Friday’s Narrow and Metre Track Railway Budget by Mamta Baner’JEE’ , we move to Monday’s Broad Gauge Union Budget by Pranab Mukher’JEE’….gauge reference is  in context of scale and content both. Yesterday, i.e. Friday,we had Trinamool Congress’ Mamta Banerjee,Railway Minister in this UPA

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You must Read Richard Branson’s “SCREW IT ,LET’S DO IT”

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Two Years ago,I read Richard Branson’s Quick Read and Lessons in Life “Screw It,Let’s Do It” You Must read it too !..The Quick Read version is just Rs 150…ask your bookstore for a discount…the extended version a little more I was floored…I have to admit that I changed my opinion of him…from an eccentric,lady killer,unethical go-getter

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Two of my Favourite Entertainers,Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson pass away…They Live on !

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It’s a doubly sad day for me today…I’m in Mourning …..Two of my favourite entertainers died yesterday…Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson…..both American…and both falling prey to the dreaded ‘Cs’…the former to Cancer and the latter to Cardiac Arrest I grew up on both….From School to College,when I was 15, on the then 28 year old, vivacious , voluptous

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Monsoon Fears fuel Sensex Fears

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Minister of State for Science & Technology,Mr Prithviraj Chavan,just announced the second Forecast for this years Monsoon…the Picture is not good The First Forecast in April had predicted 96 % of Normal Long Term Average Rainfall….This Second Forecast lowers this to 93%   It’s the El Nino effect now playing with our Monsoons North-West India will get only

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Oops ! Monsoons yet to be declared official in Mumbai

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I’m not a Technical Guy ! Today’s papers say that unless Rains touch 2 cm..it’s been in mm so far,Monsoons have not officially arrived in Mumbai…yesterday I had blogged that they have This is Technical stuff…For me the Romance with the Rains has begun….and the Romance with “Baarish main garam garam Bhutta,butter kay saath !

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