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Aayirathil Oruvan – A Review

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: January 19, 2010

Aayirathil Oruvan is a Tamil language movie written and directed by Selvaraghavan. Karthi, Reema Sen and Andrea play lead roles. Music has been scored by G.V.Prakashkumar. A warning: This movie is not suitable for children and family audience. Also people sensitive to blood and gory should better avoid watching this movie. Actually this warning could [...]

Here comes the new year!

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: January 5, 2010

Hearty wishes for an exciting and fun-filled new year 2010 to all readers! I finished my last year with an eventful vacation in Goa, enjoying all the beaches and birds of the west coast. What’s more exciting? The new year for me has already begun thunderously, with my write-up on Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary getting published [...]

What is in a name?

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: September 3, 2009

It is sometimes funny how the simple name of a person metamorphosizes into a hundred different avatars just based on the person trying to pronounce it. The sounds in the names might get beaten black and blue depending on the nasal capabilities of the pronouncer. Let us take my name for example. DEEPAK. A simple [...]

Stamp papers in Bangalore

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: August 2, 2009

Update :: July 2011:: Buying stamp papers in Bangalore has changed ever since this article was written. The procedure now is like this: 1. Go to any sub-registrar’s office in Bangalore. 2. Procure an ordinary stamp paper from one of the shops nearby which sell these (not very hard to find). 3. Get the first [...]

The day we were chased by an elephant…

Posted by: Deepak Venkatesan on: July 28, 2009

Not everyday does one get a chance of getting chased by a wild elephant. So, when this hair-raising experience happened to us in the Nagarhole forests of Karnataka, we had our hearts in our mouths, and my eyes were glued to the rearview mirror fearing the mighty beast might bang our vehicle from the back! [...]


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