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  1. When Naidu flew off the handle for a flyover

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    / June 26, 2012 / 1 Comment
    Just what’s wrong with Chandrababu Naidu? That’s the question everyone is asking after his `maha dharna’ in Vijayawada on Monday. Naidu was demanding the construction of a flyover near the Kanakadurga temple in the city to reduce traffic congestion. A former CM of Andhra Pradesh agitating for a flyover, begs...

  2. Hinglish Tinglish!

    Posted by Rama Menon
    / June 16, 2012 / 2 Comments
    The British quit India long ago but left behind a legacy in the form of English. Despite the heavy regional influence on the language, English continues to connect people from Kashmir to Kanyakumari and from Gujarat to Tripura. Each region has a specific dialect, which Indians consider their `mother tongue’. Written...

  5. On the 64 squares, 24×7

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    / April 15, 2012 / 4 Comments
    One of the regrets we have is that our daughter Tejaswini quit training in chess. She had joined well-known chess coach and International Master Lanka Ravi’s academy in Secunderabad when she was just about six years old but a few tournaments later, we realised that it takes a lot to...

  6. Big(gest) dosa is beautiful, a bit too salty as well !

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    / April 13, 2011 /
    By Andhra Watch   As if in keeping with Vijayawada’s status as a busy railway junction, the dosa was as long as a railway compartment. The 38.5 feet long dosa prepared by the hoteliers of Vijayawada, the longest dosa ever made in the world, is now part of the Guinness...

  7. He reminds me of NTR

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    / December 21, 2010 /
    By Lakshmi Parvati Jaganmohan Reddy reminds me of NTR garu. Because NTR was the first leader who made Delhi tremble and now Jagan is making Delhi tremble. I am told at the recent Congress plenary, a lot of food got wasted, because the leaders were simply not able to eat,...

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