My Ink Drop

The first thing I use to read in Kumudham magazine  ( குமுதம் ) is the "O" Page of Gnani (ஞானி ) .I use to read his article in India Today Tamil edition few years back thats where first I come to know about him.I have  not seen any writer in tamil writing like this. His article carry the below points 1.Present burning issue 2.Data with facts and figures 3.His thoughts are straight , White is White and Black is Black , Never say Black is Grey !! 4.His Honesty , you need to have brave to challenge the Government ,CM,PM etc      Yesterday while coming back from work in the train finish reading his collection of article "O Pages" 2009.Article which he has written every week during  2009 for Kumudhan magazine .Bought this book in Chennai book fair .All the article are worth to read !! His official web site  http://www.gnani.net/ .

Went for the Chennai  Book fair on 9th Jan 2010 . The fair open @ 11 AM ,i was there sharp 10.45 AM :) Almost all the leading Tamil publishers are there . And few English publishers .First I took a casual round all over  the fair Picked few book . The second round is the detailed round where I spend more time in each stall for selecting the books .Purchased books with two categories 1.Got a list of book recommended by others to read ( did some of Google for this ) 2.Books which I do not get normally in the book store ( rare books ) One important point I noted is almost all the stall got book about Tamil Eelam .Avoided all the English publication stall because we can buy all the wish / recommended English book easily through Landmark or online web site like Flipcart etc Came out from the fair at 5.45 PM  spent almost 7 hr !! Purchased  2 bags full of books !!! ( I will try to give all the books detail which I have pu...

Clicked this on Chennai book fair , this is my first photograph of a politician ( பழ . நெடுமாறன் )   Pazha Nedumaran   Nedumaran was there for a book release .Talked for 20 min about Sri Lankan Tamil Issue .Throughout his speech on many places he condemned the India and Tamil Nadu Government. You need to have the strength, willpower, selflessness, knowledge to give a   public speech   like this. I wonder.. 1.In India we have the right to express our thoughts by speech / writing without any restriction. Unfortunately this is not possible in some of our neighboring countries . 2. Selfless leaders who do on what they believe. 3.Free Media in INDIA Pazha Nedumaran official blog click here http://pazhanedumaran.blogspot.com/  .

Working in a IT Company !! If you are not happy with what you are doing now then why are you doing that !! Note :Received this Pic from one of my ex colleague .

Goggled and found this web site  http://www.lifeisoutside.c om .Very interesting and useful web site for those who are looking for a  nature holiday -wild life , beach , adventure etc . I like the Coorg Camping by  Civet Creek Camp  . Read some good review about this camp  .Check the link for more details . http://www.lifeisoutside.com/activities/camping-in-coorg/ This place is now become a wise list to visit :)

For the past 3 years, I am a regular visitor to Chennai book fair.This fair is taking place for the past 33 years  unbelievable !! If you want to buy Tamil books on different subject / topic then you should not miss this opportunity. The fair is on from 30-12-2009 to 10-01-2010 check the web site  www.bapasi.com   for more details. Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Dr.Kalaignar has inaugurated the fair on 30-12-2009  I will be there  for this  week end !! having a big wish list to buy .And it's not going to be a Book Fair but a BOOK FESTIVAL :)

www.shelfari.com This is a interesting web site for book lovers !! You can have a virtual Book self where you can arrange the books by I Plan to Read I'm Reading Now I've read It Its easy to add the book to your shelf .We can join a group , connect with friend and see what they are reading .. very good stuff .  The information people share about book what they read is awesome !! .Thanks to technology , we can see & share information with the world with one click !!!  It is the biggest advantage and power of networking The concept and design of this web site is too good !!