Hilarious kannada comedy clip - Bhagyada Lakshmi Baaramma .. very funny .. watch it.. :)
Batman: the dark knight - watch movie online
Batman and James Gordon join forces with Gotham's new District Attorney, Harvey Dent, to take on a psychotic bank robber known as The Joker, whilst other forces plot against them, and Joker's crimes grow more and more deadly.
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/batman_the_dark_knight/
http://www.watch-movies.net/movies/batman_the_dark_knight/
Navratri Raas Garba - Desi Dandiya party in your city
Navratri 2009 Raas Garba Dandia Dance Party links are here.
Checkout the following websites for Raas Garba Dandia Dance event in your city. The events might charge tickets. Most of them are between October 3rd and October 11th 2008.
Music for Raas Garba Dandiya:
http://thehindimusic.com/music/download-gujarati-raas-garba-dandiya-mp3/
Garba is customarily performed by women, the dance involves circular patterns of movement and rhythmic clapping. It popularly performed during Navratri. The word comes from "garbha deep" which is translated as either light in the inner sanctum of the temple or lamp inside a perforated earthen pot (which is often used in the dance)
Checkout the following websites for Raas Garba Dandia Dance event in your city. The events might charge tickets. Most of them are between October 3rd and October 11th 2008.
- Los Angeles, Anaheim, UCI convention center - http://www.lagarba.org/
- Dallas Coppell - http://dallas.eknazar.com/Events/viewevent.php?id=39344
- Dallas Fortworth DFW - http://www.fundusearch.com/event/Dallas-Indian/dallas-navaratri-raas-garba-20082008-09-23
- Indianapolis - http://indyraasgarba.com/
- Orlando, Florida - http://www.desiclub.com/events/listing.cfm?EventID=5184
- Bay Area, Santa Clara, San Francisco - http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/california/bay-area/events/Social/2008/09/raas-garba-challenge-2008-sept-26th-27th.htm
- Chicago area, Libertyville, IL - http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/illinois/chicago/events/social/2008/09/navrang-ras-garba.htm
- OR
- http://www.desikhel.com/
- Edison, New Jersey, New York - http://www.rajsun.com/rajsun_home.html
- OR
- http://cities.sulekha.com/united-states/new-jersey/events/Social/2008/09/dandiya-dhoom-2008-new-jersey-oct-11.htm
- Palo Alto, California - http://www.yelp.com/events/palo-alto-vibha-disco-dandia-2008
- OR http://www.sulekha.com/eventlistings/images/vibhadandia.html
- Washington DC - http://wiki.vibha.org/Dandia_08:Washington_DC_Home
Music for Raas Garba Dandiya:
http://thehindimusic.com/music/download-gujarati-raas-garba-dandiya-mp3/
Garba is customarily performed by women, the dance involves circular patterns of movement and rhythmic clapping. It popularly performed during Navratri. The word comes from "garbha deep" which is translated as either light in the inner sanctum of the temple or lamp inside a perforated earthen pot (which is often used in the dance)
Diwali 2009 - Deepavali Rangoli, Gifts, Recipe, Songs, Greeting cards
When is Diwali or Deepavali? According to Hindu reckoning, the date of Diwali falls on 15th day of the dark fortnight in the auspicious Hindu month of Kartika or the month of October/November in English calendar. This Diwali day falls on the amavasya or the Newmoon day. Diwali date comes 20 days after the popular festival of Dussehra or Vijaya Dashmi.
For 2009, the Diwali falls on October 17th 2009. But the festival extends for 3 days - first day of Naraka chaturdashi, second day of Lakshmi Pooja & the third day of Bali Padyami. North Indians celebrate the first & the second day more and the South Indians on the third day. Some North Indian business communities start their financial year on Diwali.
Here are some interesting design for Diwali Rangolis:
Wish your family and friends Diwali/Deepavali wishes:
Send Diwali gifts to family and friends in India:
What will you cook for Diwali this time? Here are some interesting recipes from all over India:
Which hindi Diwali songs do you want to play on the CD?
http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-songs.html
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For 2009, the Diwali falls on October 17th 2009. But the festival extends for 3 days - first day of Naraka chaturdashi, second day of Lakshmi Pooja & the third day of Bali Padyami. North Indians celebrate the first & the second day more and the South Indians on the third day. Some North Indian business communities start their financial year on Diwali.
Here are some interesting design for Diwali Rangolis:
- http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-rangoli.html
- http://www.diwalifestival.org/rangoli-patterns-design.html
Wish your family and friends Diwali/Deepavali wishes:
- http://www.123greetings.com/events/diwali/
- http://www.diwali-greetings.com/
- http://www.diwalimela.com/cards/index.html
- http://www.hallmark.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/category4|10001|10051|13551|-102001;11441;13551|products
Send Diwali gifts to family and friends in India:
- http://www.diwalimela.com/
- http://www.indiaflowersgifts.com/
- http://www.allindiagifts.com/shop/category/diwali_gifts_to_india
- http://www.diwalistore.com/
What will you cook for Diwali this time? Here are some interesting recipes from all over India:
- http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-recipes.html
- http://www.diwalicelebrations.net/diwali-recipe/index.html
- http://www.indianlife.com/blog/2008/08/two-delicious-diwali-recipes.html
- http://vegan-fare.blogspot.com/2007/11/puran-poli-indian-sweet-for-diwali.html
- http://eifrecipeindex.blogspot.com/2008/06/recipes-by-ingredients.html
Which hindi Diwali songs do you want to play on the CD?
http://www.diwalifestival.org/diwali-songs.html
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Diwali 2008 movies - Deepavali special releases
Tamil: Aegan - The ultimate star Ajith (Thala) movie "Aegan" is expected to be released on this Deepavali 2008. Thala fans are very happy because of releasing Ajith movie on this Diwali. This movie is produced by "Ayngaran International". Raju Sundaram directed this movie. After the great success of "Billa" once again Ajith and Nayanthara paired in this movie. Yuvan Shankar Raja composed the music of this movie.
Hindi: Gazini - The film will be released for Diwali, 2008, in keeping with Bollywood tradition of having big hero releases for the festive season. There is lots of excitement at Geeta Arts, as the shooting of their Rs 45-crore film Gazini is progressing well. The problems with finalizing the heroine are a thing of the past.
Yuvraaj - directed by Subhash Ghai; starring nil Kapoor, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
Golmaal Returns - Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade and Celina Jaitely.
Chandi Chowk To China on Wednesday, 29th October - starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone.
Hindi: Gazini - The film will be released for Diwali, 2008, in keeping with Bollywood tradition of having big hero releases for the festive season. There is lots of excitement at Geeta Arts, as the shooting of their Rs 45-crore film Gazini is progressing well. The problems with finalizing the heroine are a thing of the past.
Yuvraaj - directed by Subhash Ghai; starring nil Kapoor, Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif.
Golmaal Returns - Ajay Devgan, Kareena Kapoor, Arshad Warsi, Tusshar Kapoor, Shreyas Talpade and Celina Jaitely.
Chandi Chowk To China on Wednesday, 29th October - starring Akshay Kumar and Deepika Padukone.
Durga Panchratna stotra - Kannada devotional song
The stotra itself can be read here:
http://poojavidhana.blogspot.com/2008/09/durga-pancharatna-stotra.html
and the songs of Durga, saraswati, and Lakshmi can be enjoyed here:
http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Devotional/home/PoojaPhalam3.php
The songs are by Subbalakshmi, Dr.Balamuralikrishna and Vasantha kumari
http://poojavidhana.blogspot.com/2008/09/durga-pancharatna-stotra.html
and the songs of Durga, saraswati, and Lakshmi can be enjoyed here:
http://www.kannadaaudio.com/Songs/Devotional/home/PoojaPhalam3.php
The songs are by Subbalakshmi, Dr.Balamuralikrishna and Vasantha kumari
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Get Indian news in Indian languages - Hindi, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil.
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http://www.snehatv.net - Kannada and Telugu News
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http://www.snehatv.net - Kannada and Telugu News
http://www.worldtamilnews.com/ - Tamil News (just radio)
Free Bollywood Movies - Devdas - Shah Rukh Khan, Aiswarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit
Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Aiswarya Rai, Madhuri Dixit
URL for the movie is below.
Devdas is a 2002 hindi film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella Devdas. This is the third Bollywood (Hindi) version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi. The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and stars Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles.
There are two sources, one from Veoh and the other from Youku. Use the Youku one if you do not want to install veoh player.
http://videomasti.net/index.php?s=devdas
http://videomasti.net/Hindi/Devdas.html
URL for the movie is below.
Devdas is a 2002 hindi film based on the Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay novella Devdas. This is the third Bollywood (Hindi) version and the first colour film version of the story in Hindi. The film is directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali and stars Shahrukh Khan, Aishwarya Rai, and Madhuri Dixit in the leading roles.
There are two sources, one from Veoh and the other from Youku. Use the Youku one if you do not want to install veoh player.
http://videomasti.net/index.php?s=devdas
http://videomasti.net/Hindi/Devdas.html
BSA Students and the City of London School
I have earlier commented on BSA students who had been educated at the City of London School. The history by Douglas-Smith contains a biographical index for some former pupils.
Douglas-Smith, A.E. 1965. The City of London School. 2nd ed. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. [WorldCat]
- Ernest Arthur Gardner (1862-1939), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge; BSA 1886/87; director 1887-95. Douglas-Smith, p. 542.
- Charles Henry Hawes (1867-1943), Trinity College, Cambridge; BSA 1904/05. Not mentioned.
- Frederick Arthur Charles Morrison (1872-1899), Jesus College, Cambridge; BSA 1896/97. Not mentioned
- John Knight Fotheringham (1874-1936), Merton College, Oxford; BSA 1898/99. Douglas-Smith, p. 541.
Gilson swung in (into the form-room), hos gown flying behind his stocky figure, his mouth tight as a trap, and ordered the other lights to be switched on. Then he put his mortar-board on his desk and stood at the foot of the dais with a paper in his hand. It was the late list ...Reference
Douglas-Smith, A.E. 1965. The City of London School. 2nd ed. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. [WorldCat]
BSA Students and Fellows of the British Academy
Several former students of the BSA (for the period 1886-1919) were elected Fellows of the British Academy (FBA). These include:
- Bevan, Edwyn Robert (1870-1943) (1942)
- Calder, William Moir (Sir) (1881-1960)
- Dawkins, Richard McGillivray (1871-1955) (1933)
- Fotheringham, John Knight (1874-1936) (1933)
- Gomme, Arnold Wycombe (1886-1959)
- Hogarth, David George (1862-1927) (1905)
- James, Montague Rhodes (1862-1936)
- Jones, Henry Stuart (Sir) (1867-1939) (1915)
- Marshall, John Hubert (1876-1958)
- Myres, John Linton (Sir) (1869-1954)
- Oppé, Adolph Paul (1878-1957) (1952)
- Robinson, Edward Stanley Gotch (Sir) (1887-1976)
- Tillyard, Eustace Mandeville Wetenhall (1889-1962) (1952)
- Tod, Marcus Niebuhr (1878-1974) (1929)
- Toynbee, Arnold Joseph (1889-1975) (1937)
- Wace, Alan John Bayard (1879-1957) (1947)