<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664</id><updated>2011-07-28T21:05:43.422+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Methinks</title><subtitle type='html'>This blog is named chirucola because it was launched to make people aware of the CSE findings about the pesticide remains in Cola drinks and the callousness with which Megastar Chiranjeevi, fondly called Chiru by his fans, adhered and continued to endorse the Cola product despite strong evidences to the contrary, brushing them aside as "pukaarlu".</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-2648155100162654542</id><published>2008-03-12T00:51:00.009+05:30</published><updated>2008-03-14T00:04:44.756+05:30</updated><title type='text'>A tragedy of Olympian proportions</title><summary type='text'>A saga started exactly 80 years ago. It went like this:Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Gold, Silver, Gold, Bronze, Bronze, _, Gold. Thus it ended with a silver, nay, Gold lining 28 years ago.In the Golden era during 1928 - 1956, India played 24 Olympic matches, winning all 24, scoring 178 goals and conceding only 7.After 28 consecutive victories in the Olympic Games, India lost 0-1 to Pakistan in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/2648155100162654542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=2648155100162654542' title='41 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/2648155100162654542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/2648155100162654542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2008/03/tragedy-of-olympian-proportions.html' title='A tragedy of Olympian proportions'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>41</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-11234166163237243</id><published>2007-12-02T13:58:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-12-07T17:58:59.448+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Birds of same feathers meet on Dec. 9th</title><summary type='text'>(Updated with venue details)First a brief introduction about TMAD (To Make A Difference): They are a group of young people who are committed indeed To Make A Difference in the lives of hapless people.TMAD started as a group of volunteers in Hyderabad, but now has active members in Bangalore, Chennai, the USA, Nellore and other places also. The person behind this movement is Prasanti who firmly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/11234166163237243/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=11234166163237243' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/11234166163237243'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/11234166163237243'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2007/11/birds-of-same-feathers-meet-on-dec-9th.html' title='Birds of same feathers meet on Dec. 9th'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-4914790138155358716</id><published>2007-04-16T16:57:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-04-16T17:25:24.764+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Please stop!</title><summary type='text'>1. An appeal to Mr. Rahul Gandhi: Sir! will you please  before you do more damage to your family's reputation, your party's popularity and the nation's honour? Far better if you "read out" well-drafted speaches rather than talking nonsense.2. An appeal to the media: will you please stop reporting anything related to the Aishwarya-Abhishek marriage?  To me, it is disgusting to say the least. As </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/4914790138155358716/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=4914790138155358716' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/4914790138155358716'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/4914790138155358716'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2007/04/please-stop.html' title='Please stop!'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-3563323087469773143</id><published>2007-03-14T07:19:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-03-14T07:28:52.245+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Triumph nonpareil</title><summary type='text'>Yesterday's cartoon: Today's editorial:Viswanathan Anand's ascent to the pinnacle in the world of chess is a widely anticipated crowning moment in an extraordinary sporting journey. The true significance of his achievement — he will be the No.1 player when the new rankings are released in April 2007 — will challenge the Indian sporting imagination. For chess is just one part sport. The famous </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/3563323087469773143/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=3563323087469773143' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/3563323087469773143'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/3563323087469773143'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2007/03/triumph-nonpareil.html' title='Triumph nonpareil'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/RfdWhLtAxhI/AAAAAAAAABs/2REK2zu4nkQ/s72-c/2007031399991001.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-7798218317692381920</id><published>2007-02-18T19:26:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-02-23T16:36:34.120+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Who the hell is this lady?</title><summary type='text'>Why isn't she put behind the bars?? These two pictures show the gross disrespect and insult to the Indian National flag by this so-called "spiritual leader" and self-proclaimed "GODDESS" Mataji Nirmala Devi. This disrespect to our country's flag shows that she has definitely no respect or love for the country. What is more, her husband C.P.Srivatsava who was an IAS officer and chief of the SCI is</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/7798218317692381920/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=7798218317692381920' title='16 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7798218317692381920'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7798218317692381920'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2007/02/who-hell-is-this-lady.html' title='Who the hell is this lady?'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/Rdhb1IXDqtI/AAAAAAAAABA/FS6OIGHbIMA/s72-c/Nirmala2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>16</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-6530442462981335973</id><published>2007-01-02T11:34:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2007-01-02T13:02:03.680+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Star versus The Real Star</title><summary type='text'>Our media and our heroesThis morning, I received this truly saddening email about a brave army officer who laid his life down in an encounter with Hizbul Mujahideen’s most wanted terrorist. Saddening….and a disgusting commentary on the media in general...On Tuesday Nov 28th ‘06, a news swept across all the news channels 'Sanjay Datt relieved by the court', 'Sirf Munna Not a bhai', '13 saal ka </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/6530442462981335973/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=6530442462981335973' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/6530442462981335973'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/6530442462981335973'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2007/01/star-versus-real-star.html' title='Star versus The Real Star'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-7259726664999260929</id><published>2006-12-01T18:41:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-12-01T18:51:07.276+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The president and the God-man</title><summary type='text'>The poet-President &amp; the “creator of the universe” India’s President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam has been the chief guest during the glamorous birthday show of controversial godman Sai Baba on 23rd November 2006. It is shameful and outrageous that the Indian President pays respect to a saffron charlatan, who exploits the gullible by claiming that he can produce "holy ash" from thin air, cure all </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/7259726664999260929/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=7259726664999260929' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7259726664999260929'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7259726664999260929'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/12/president-and-god-man.html' title='The president and the God-man'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-3204006136421109138</id><published>2006-11-29T13:46:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-11-29T14:34:18.227+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Do not reuse mineral water bottles</title><summary type='text'>It happened in Dubai, when a 12 year old girl died after a long usage(16 months) of SAFA mineral water bottle as she used to carry the same fancy (painted by herself) bottle to her school daily.In a nutshell, the plastic (called polyethylene terephthalate or PET) used in these bottles contains a potentially carcinogenic element (something called diethyllydroxylamine or DEHA). The bottles are safe</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/3204006136421109138/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=3204006136421109138' title='7 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/3204006136421109138'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/3204006136421109138'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/11/blog-post.html' title='Do not reuse mineral water bottles'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>7</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-1244814298350808994</id><published>2006-11-17T16:18:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-11-17T17:31:01.433+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Child sexual abuse</title><summary type='text'>Some alarming facts about Child Sexual Abuse (CSA):(From TULIR website)Statistical data from available research and reported incidents (from children and adult survivors) clearly indicates that child sexual abuse is a widespread problem affecting an extremely large number of children in the country.    Child sexual abuse occurs in all social and economic classes of society.    The majority of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/1244814298350808994/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=1244814298350808994' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1244814298350808994'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1244814298350808994'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/11/child-sexual-abuse-i.html' title='Child sexual abuse'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-7593868424586328415</id><published>2006-11-16T09:13:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-11-16T09:24:26.609+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Main causes of liver damage</title><summary type='text'>The main causes of liver damage are: 1. Sleeping too late and waking up too late are main cause. 2. Not urinating in the morning. 3. Too much eating.4. Skipping breakfast.5. Consuming too much medication.6. Consuming too much preservatives, additives, food coloring , and artificial sweetener. 7. Consuming unhealthy cooking oil. As much as possible reduce cooking oil use when frying, which </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/7593868424586328415/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=7593868424586328415' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7593868424586328415'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7593868424586328415'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/11/main-causes-of-liver-damage.html' title='Main causes of liver damage'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-1958838776582183146</id><published>2006-11-15T21:02:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-11-15T21:44:35.501+05:30</updated><title type='text'>BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS</title><summary type='text'>1. No BreakfastPeople who do not take breakfast are going to have a lower blood sugar level.This leads to an insufficient supply of nutrients to the brain causing brain degeneration.2. OvereatingIt causes hardening of the brain arteries, leading to a decrease in mental power.3. SmokingIt causes multiple brain shrinkage and may lead to Alzheimer disease.4. High Sugar consumptionToo much sugar will</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/1958838776582183146/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=1958838776582183146' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1958838776582183146'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1958838776582183146'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/11/brain-damaging-habits.html' title='BRAIN DAMAGING HABITS'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-1850482110725706964</id><published>2006-11-15T20:34:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-11-15T20:43:17.455+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Slowing down diabetes</title><summary type='text'>(Today's editorial) Slowing down diabetesThe two most potent weapons against diabetes continue to be regular physical activity and healthy eating habits. But with new evidence, medical research has strengthened the view that the burden of Type 2 diabetes mellitus is rising because of expanding urbanisation accompanied by changing food preferences, a sedentary entertainment-oriented lifestyle, </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/1850482110725706964/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=1850482110725706964' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1850482110725706964'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/1850482110725706964'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/11/slowing-down-diabetes.html' title='Slowing down diabetes'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-8888472037668258027</id><published>2006-10-23T09:20:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-10-27T18:48:16.341+05:30</updated><title type='text'>What Is Sexual Harassment?</title><summary type='text'>From: India Together(In the landmark Vishaka case in 1997, The Supreme Court recognised sexual harassment as human rights violation and gender based systemic discrimination that affects women's Right to Life and Livelihood.)According to The Supreme Court definition, sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexually determined behaviour, such as:-    * Physical contact    * A demand or request for </summary><link 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src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-7264741471605282372</id><published>2006-10-23T09:01:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-10-23T09:11:24.991+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Sexual harassment at workplace</title><summary type='text'> "Sexual harassment at workplace continues"Special CorrespondentMost women not aware of Supreme Court guidelines, says study in health sectorAppropriate implementation mechanism lackingNo direct action against perpetratorsNEW DELHI: Notwithstanding the Vishaka judgment, sexual harassment continues to dog many women in the health sector, a study entitled "Sexual Harassment in the Workplace" and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/7264741471605282372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=7264741471605282372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7264741471605282372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/7264741471605282372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/10/sexual-harassment-at-workplace.html' title='Sexual harassment at workplace'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-6715177728654851067</id><published>2006-08-31T16:05:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-08-31T16:13:58.655+05:30</updated><title type='text'>HIV-AIDS: II</title><summary type='text'>(Continued from "HIV-AIDS: MYTHS and FACTS-I")Some more information (sent by Dr.Ismail):TRANSMISSION OF THE VIRUS: HIV transmission can occur when blood, semen (cum), pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), vaginal fluid, or breast milk from an infected person enters the body of an uninfected person.HIV can enter the body through a vein (e.g., injection drug use), the lining of the anus or rectum, the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/6715177728654851067/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' 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The mail was from "Mayank, Brand Manager (Product Manager) handling anti HIV/AIDS portfolio (called as Antiretroviral Drugs) in Ranbaxy...". Here I go with more details and clarifications from Dr. Ismail who is doing research on HIV and TB in New jersy. I am grateful to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/8458187961686826099/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=8458187961686826099' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/8458187961686826099'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/8458187961686826099'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/08/hiv-aids-myths-and-facts_30.html' title='HIV-AIDS: MYTHS and FACTS-I'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-2960803737309925781</id><published>2006-08-23T08:51:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-08-23T08:57:44.089+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Vande Mataram</title><summary type='text'>A few "Letters to the Editor" published in today's The Hindu: The controversy triggered by the Union Human Resource Development Minister's observation that the recitation of Vande Mataram in educational institutions is not mandatory and the statement of the Jama Masjid Shahi Imam, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, that its rendition is against the tenets of Islam is unfortunate. The national song only salutes </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/2960803737309925781/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=2960803737309925781' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/2960803737309925781'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/2960803737309925781'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/08/vande-mataram.html' title='Vande Mataram'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-115586978161121990</id><published>2006-08-18T07:57:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-08-18T08:26:21.693+05:30</updated><title type='text'>What led to floods?</title><summary type='text'>From Gargi Parsai's report in The HinduExpert says the authorities waited for the dams to fill up before releasing the waterThe dams had 47 per cent water before the monsoonThis is "negligence" of operations NEW DELHI : It seems that mismanagement and negligent operations of the large reservoirs on the rivers cause the floods in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Andhra </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/115586978161121990/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=115586978161121990' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115586978161121990'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115586978161121990'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/08/what-led-to-floods.html' title='What led to floods?'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-115458585825596802</id><published>2006-08-03T11:35:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-08-03T11:52:06.733+05:30</updated><title type='text'>New Report</title><summary type='text'>`Pesticide levels in soft drinks too high'THE HINDU Special Correspondent****************************************************************New study indicates pesticides 24 times higher than Bureau of Indian Standards norms# "The levels in some samples exceeded the BIS standards by 140 times for the deadly pesticide Lindane, a confirmed carcinogen"# "Heptachlor, banned in India, was found in 71 per</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/115458585825596802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=115458585825596802' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115458585825596802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115458585825596802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/08/new-report.html' title='New Report'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-115322564407323031</id><published>2006-07-18T17:34:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-07-18T18:18:39.396+05:30</updated><title type='text'>WE PROTEST!!!</title><summary type='text'>Thousands of blogs are blocked in India.Last week, CERT-IN* (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team ) sent a list of 22 websties and blogs to be blocked to all ISPs following apprehensions by the country's intelligence agencies that these were likely being used by terrorists to communicate with one another. The move may be related to the bomb blasts in trains in Mumbai earlier this month which </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/115322564407323031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=115322564407323031' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115322564407323031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115322564407323031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/07/we-protest.html' title='WE PROTEST!!!'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-115276010225684791</id><published>2006-07-13T08:14:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-07-15T07:23:51.403+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Salam Bombay!</title><summary type='text'>Photo: ReutersReaders' Digest has branded Mumbai as a rude city based on a survey.What if they don't say 'please' and 'Thank you'? They are Indians and they know how to stand united in the hour of crisis. They also know how to defeat the sinister designs of the militants when they try to terrorise Mumbaikars. They show the world what Indians are!Reports in today's The Hindu say:When the seven </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/115276010225684791/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=115276010225684791' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115276010225684791'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/115276010225684791'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/07/salam-bombay.html' title='Salam Bombay!'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114947462212823954</id><published>2006-06-05T07:56:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-06-05T08:06:39.153+05:30</updated><title type='text'>WHO-Child Growth Standard</title><summary type='text'>Breastfeeding as a biological normThe `International child growth standard' recently announced by the World Health Organisation is significant for many reasons. It marks a radical departure from the present outdated approach of `how children grow' in a particular region and time to a more precise and progressive way of describing how children `should grow' when all their needs are met. While the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114947462212823954/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114947462212823954' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114947462212823954'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114947462212823954'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/06/who-child-growth-standard.html' title='WHO-Child Growth Standard'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114874781138005397</id><published>2006-05-27T21:59:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-27T22:13:35.526+05:30</updated><title type='text'>To Gujarati protesters</title><summary type='text'>I want to remind all those people who are hell-bent on preventing Aamir Khan's films from being screened in Gujarat and on boycotting the products endorsed by him of this famous saying attributed to Voltaire:"I may disagree with what you have to say, but I shall defend, to the death, your right to say it."</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114874781138005397/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114874781138005397' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114874781138005397'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114874781138005397'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/to-gujarati-protesters.html' title='To Gujarati protesters'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114861327343345187</id><published>2006-05-26T08:34:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-26T08:55:18.586+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Green thumb!</title><summary type='text'>Pawan kalyan, though eccentric in his own ways, is more senisble than his brother Chiranjeevi. He immediately withdrew from the ads promoting Pepsi once the CSE report was out. Now, Pawan Kalyan and Nagababu (their brother) have come forward to work for a cleaner environment. They have launched an organisation called `Eco Friends' with Chiranjeevi as the honorary president and Nagababu as </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114861327343345187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114861327343345187' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114861327343345187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114861327343345187'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/green-thumb.html' title='Green thumb!'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114852854880764820</id><published>2006-05-25T08:59:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-25T20:14:35.263+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Speaker</title><summary type='text'>In India, three wings of democracy are:The Legislature (The highest authority is the Lok Sabha Speaker. Within the House, even the Prime Minister has to obey the Speaker's orders and the cabinet is answerable to the House run by the Speaker.)The Judiciary (The highest authority is the Chief Justice of India.)and The Executive (The highest authority is the President of India.)Persons holding these</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114852854880764820/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114852854880764820' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114852854880764820'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114852854880764820'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/speaker.html' title='The Speaker'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114848887994543494</id><published>2006-05-24T21:30:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-25T08:23:57.063+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Subhash Kashyap</title><summary type='text'>Subhash Kashyap is by far the most venerated constitutional expert. His books on Indian Constitution and the Parliament are indispensable for any student of Indian polity even as part of General Studies. He was Constitutional Adviser to the Government of India and was a Member of the National Commission on the Review of the Working of the Constitution and Chairman of its Drafting Committee (2000-</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114848887994543494/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114848887994543494' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114848887994543494'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114848887994543494'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/subhash-kashyap.html' title='Subhash Kashyap'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114826623634597546</id><published>2006-05-22T08:14:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-22T08:22:53.156+05:30</updated><title type='text'>A New Censoring 'Code':</title><summary type='text'>A cartoon in today's The Hindu:</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114826623634597546/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114826623634597546' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114826623634597546'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114826623634597546'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/new-censoring-code.html' title='A New Censoring &apos;Code&apos;:'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114736869520634179</id><published>2006-05-11T23:00:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-12T12:22:37.186+05:30</updated><title type='text'>No cross talk plz...</title><summary type='text'>When I visited SreeKalahasti temple for the first time, I was awed by its splendour. It is really an architectural marvel. But when I went there again, what caught my attention was an altogether different matter. It was this:A devotee was performing some yagna. I don't know what it was. Only one priest was officiating this yagna on his behalf. Flames were lit and the oblations were thrown into </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114736869520634179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114736869520634179' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114736869520634179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114736869520634179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/05/no-cross-talk-plz.html' title='No cross talk plz...'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114630588745495280</id><published>2006-04-29T15:31:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-15T07:47:22.500+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Water bottles</title><summary type='text'>From the above figure, it is clear thatthe total cost on a water bottle is Rs. 2.85 - 4.25 (excluding labour, marketing and tax)But the selling cost is 10.00 to 12.00Take for instance the case of Coca-Cola's bottling plant in drought-prone Kala Dera near Jaipur. Coca-Cola gets its water free except for a tiny cess (for discharging the wastewater) it pays to the State Pollution Control Board - a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114630588745495280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114630588745495280' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630588745495280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630588745495280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/04/water-bottles.html' title='Water bottles'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114630335537215885</id><published>2006-04-29T15:03:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-05-19T22:56:32.333+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Reservations</title><summary type='text'>The purpose (providing social justice or equal opportunities for all) with which the reservations were started was lost. With the reservations, people with vested interests have found that caste is a good bargaining tool approved by the govt and hence can be utilised for personal gains. With this, in India, the society "has been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls (Tagore's </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114630335537215885/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114630335537215885' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630335537215885'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630335537215885'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/04/reservations.html' title='Reservations'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114630313693565357</id><published>2006-04-29T14:39:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-04-29T15:02:16.946+05:30</updated><title type='text'>NBA and Rehabilitation</title><summary type='text'>From an exclusive report in today's The HinduA Sardar Sarovar Project Status Report submitted by the Union Water Resources Ministry to the Prime Minister's Office on March 22 — after Narmada Bachao Andolan activists went on an indefinite dharna here — nails the claims of the States concerned on rehabilitation of dam-displaced families.The report reveals that 36,921 families in 226 villages in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114630313693565357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114630313693565357' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630313693565357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114630313693565357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/04/nba-and-rehabilitation.html' title='NBA and Rehabilitation'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114627812667799864</id><published>2006-04-29T07:12:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-04-29T14:38:39.183+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Growing intolerance</title><summary type='text'>Ah, I have not updated this blog for a long time now. Almost two months! Meanwhile, several things have happened. I am particularly concerned about the growing intolerance among the people. See what happened when Amir Khan extended support to the Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA), which has opposed raising of the height of the Sardar Sarovar dam across the river.NBA offices in Gujarat were ransacked. </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114627812667799864/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114627812667799864' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114627812667799864'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114627812667799864'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/04/growing-intolerance.html' title='Growing intolerance'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114184059988237205</id><published>2006-03-08T23:03:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-04-28T06:11:09.416+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Holi (Holy?)</title><summary type='text'>Holi - the festival of colours is round the corner. Is it THE most popular festival of India? It seems so. Lately, it has become immensely popular. In India, basically festivals are of two types: 1. Which commemorate a religious event (like killng of Narakasura-Dipavali, etc). These are limited to a particular RELIGIONand 2. Which are related to seasons (onset of monsoon-Eruvaaka and reaping of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114184059988237205/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114184059988237205' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114184059988237205'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114184059988237205'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/03/holi-holy.html' title='Holi (Holy?)'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114163529319879726</id><published>2006-03-06T14:08:00.003+05:30</published><updated>2010-12-02T12:30:55.241+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Haemophilia</title><summary type='text'>A couple of news reports I have read recently about this disorder disturbed me and in this post I try to dispel some widespread myths about it.
You must have read about Haemophilia in your 10th class Biology lessons. It is also known as The Royal Disease because it was first discovered in the royal family of England. Its incidence in the Russian Tsar (Czar)’s family has changed the course of </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114163529319879726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114163529319879726' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114163529319879726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114163529319879726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/03/haemophilia.html' title='Haemophilia'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114161951975938699</id><published>2006-03-06T10:01:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-03-06T10:03:22.630+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Jessica Lal</title><summary type='text'>NDTV has launched a "Fight for Jessica Lal" campaign to garner support for a fresh trial in the ‘Jessica Lal murder case’ where all the nine prime accused were discharged by a Delhi sessions court last week.( Lal, a model, was filling in as a bartender in a posh south Delhi restaurant when she was shot in the wee hours of 30 April 1999. This happened after she reportedly refused to serve liquor </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114161951975938699/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114161951975938699' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114161951975938699'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114161951975938699'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/03/jessica-lal.html' title='Jessica Lal'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114135593276901855</id><published>2006-03-03T08:41:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-03-03T10:03:45.283+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Bush visits India</title><summary type='text'>Unnecessary (A few "Letters to the editor" published on 3rd March, 2006)That Mr. Bush is the head of the most powerful nation does not mean we have to extend a royal welcome to him. His hands are soiled with the blood of mankind, his head is cluttered with self-centred missions, and his heart is immune to the wails of humanity. The peace he trumpets cannot come from the policies he follows — </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114135593276901855/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114135593276901855' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114135593276901855'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114135593276901855'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/03/bush-visits-india.html' title='Bush visits India'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-114019505813644748</id><published>2006-02-17T22:09:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-02-18T18:46:13.813+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Clemenceau issue</title><summary type='text'>The French aircraft carrier Clemenceau has on board 27,000 tonnes of steel, asbestos, PCBs, lead, mercury, and other toxic chemicals. Steel can be recycled and it is said to be the cheapest source. But the objection is about hazardous wastes like asbestos and others mentioned above.(Nobody knows the exact amount of asbestos on the ship: French reports say it is around 40 to 50 tonnes  while some </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/114019505813644748/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=114019505813644748' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114019505813644748'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/114019505813644748'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/02/clemenceau-issue.html' title='The Clemenceau issue'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113999126409807825</id><published>2006-02-15T13:35:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-03-03T08:50:56.303+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Note:</title><summary type='text'>This blog continues its mission ie, to create awareness among its readers about serious, socially relevant issues. I have started a couple of new blogs to air my views on different matters. I am moving some of the posts from here to avee-ivee.blogspot.com:1. puraanaalu.blogspot.com throws new light on old stories. (Telugu blog - u need IE 6.0 or later versions to view)2. avee-ivee.blogspot.com </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113999126409807825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113999126409807825' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113999126409807825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113999126409807825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/02/note.html' title='Note:'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113962669287213844</id><published>2006-02-11T08:11:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-02-11T08:28:12.880+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Good news and Bad news</title><summary type='text'>The good news is that Telugu media is also publishing reports about the damage done by Cola plants. See the report: http://www.eenadu.net/story.asp?qry1=28&amp;reccount=31and the bad news is that some of our "stars" are still turning a Nelsonian eye to the common cause and now Sania Mirza has joined them. She is all set to promote the cool drink "Sprite" of Coca Cola group.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113962669287213844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113962669287213844' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113962669287213844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113962669287213844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/02/good-news-and-bad-news.html' title='Good news and Bad news'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113920249937730890</id><published>2006-02-06T10:30:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-03-02T19:17:28.916+05:30</updated><title type='text'>A habit that may hit Hyderabadis hard</title><summary type='text'>DANGEROUS TREND: Yakking on mobile while driving.K. Srinivas Reddy HYDERABAD: Hyderabadis sure are unable to get over this syndrome - Driving WhileYakking (DWY). Motorists in the twin cities seem to willingly give themselves up to this irresistible urge to yak while driving. But the law enforcers are not amused anymore. Police have begun cracking the whip after the Andhra Pradesh High Court </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113920249937730890/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113920249937730890' title='6 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113920249937730890'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113920249937730890'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2006/02/habit-that-may-hit-hyderabadis-hard.html' title='A habit that may hit Hyderabadis hard'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>6</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113608448603107440</id><published>2006-01-01T07:38:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-01-01T16:46:32.866+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Concerns over Coke</title><summary type='text'>By MELANIE WARNERPublished: December 31, 2005The Michigan University, which has 50,000 students on three campuses, on Thursday became the 10th college to stop selling Coca-Cola products because of concerns arising from accusations about the company's treatment of workers in bottling plants in Colombia and environmental problems in India...Labor activists have said that Coca-Cola, through its </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113608448603107440/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113608448603107440' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113608448603107440'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113608448603107440'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/12/concerns-over-coke.html' title='Concerns over Coke'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113542524839057089</id><published>2005-12-24T17:10:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2005-12-29T12:27:52.836+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Me in Teluguwiki</title><summary type='text'>This post contains mainly what I wrote in Teluguwiki in Google groups over a couple of days. I feel it is a fruitful discussion we, a group of Telugu people have had there. In my next post I will try to present others' views as well.If you find it interesting and want to raise a topic or participate in this kind of discussions, join as a member.Now read on:"Hundreds of words from English have </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113542524839057089/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113542524839057089' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113542524839057089'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113542524839057089'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/12/me-in-teluguwiki.html' title='Me in Teluguwiki'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113533990807253652</id><published>2005-12-23T17:39:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2005-12-23T17:41:48.080+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Blogging in Telugu</title><summary type='text'>తెలుగులో బ్లాగడానికి ఇది నా తొలి ప్రయత్నం.                            -త్రివిక్రమ్</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113533990807253652/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113533990807253652' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113533990807253652'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113533990807253652'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/12/blogging-in-telugu.html' title='Blogging in Telugu'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113150070689646514</id><published>2005-11-08T20:44:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2005-11-11T16:26:41.936+05:30</updated><title type='text'>CHIRANJEEVI WITHDRAWS</title><summary type='text'>Chiranjeevi agrees to ask Cola firm to withdraw adStaff ReporterVIJAYAWADA : Film actor Chiranjeevi has agreed to ask Coca Cola (India) to withdraw the `Thums Up truth challenge' advertisement in response to a request made by Jana Vignana Vedika (JVV).Organisation's general secretary T.V. Rao, president V. Lakshmana Reddy and vice-president Jampa Krishna Kishore in a statement here on Tuesday </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113150070689646514/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113150070689646514' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113150070689646514'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113150070689646514'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/11/chiranjeevi-withdraws.html' title='CHIRANJEEVI WITHDRAWS'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-113007544357470542</id><published>2005-10-24T08:50:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-04-22T20:55:36.103+05:30</updated><title type='text'>The Plight of Plachimada</title><summary type='text'>This blog post is mainly a digest of reports I found in some previous issues of India's National Magazine 'Frontline'(January 18 - 31, 2003,June20-27, 2003,March 13 - 26, 2004):Palakkad has long been considered the main "granary" of Kerala, growing a variety of crops, including rice, coconut, groundnut, cotton, sugarcane, pepper, banana, ragi, rubber, mango, orange, coffee, cardamom and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/113007544357470542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=113007544357470542' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113007544357470542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/113007544357470542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/10/plight-of-plachimada_24.html' title='The Plight of Plachimada'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17883664.post-112962323300057871</id><published>2005-10-18T13:43:00.000+05:30</published><updated>2006-04-15T08:46:26.626+05:30</updated><title type='text'>Chiranjeevi's Cola ad</title><summary type='text'>In Andhra Pradesh, Chiranjeevi beyond any doubt commands more popularity than anyone else-any actor or leader. But one folly can prove fatal to such popular figures and in the case of the Megastar it seems to be his adherence to and continuation of endorsing Coca Cola despite substantial proof provided by different agencies more than once. It is ridiculous to say the least on his part to declare </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/feeds/112962323300057871/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=17883664&amp;postID=112962323300057871' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/112962323300057871'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/17883664/posts/default/112962323300057871'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://chirucola.blogspot.com/2005/10/chiranjeevis-cola-ad.html' title='Chiranjeevi&apos;s Cola ad'/><author><name>త్రివిక్రమ్ Trivikram</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17187442296230496965</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iy1b6dVfcv8/SaC7irA8F4I/AAAAAAAAB1g/klKk3cmVJkM/S220/DSC00574.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
