1. The Queens of Asia.
In a nail-biting finish, Rani-led Indian Hockey team regained the Asia Cup beating China 5-4
in penalty shoot outs. By doing so, it has won back the cup after 13 years and joined the men as
the continental champions. India remained unbeaten through their campaign, scoring 28 goals
while conceding 5.
Way to go girls. Heartiest congratulations to Rani, her colleagues and chief coach Harendra Singh!
2. Delaying Action?
At its state secretariat meeting today, the CPM has decided to wait for the advice of the attorney
general regarding minister Thomas Chandy's Lake Palace Resort's land grab in Alappuzha. The
thinking is that an uproar would be whipped up, among the people, when the government tables
the 'Solar Commission Report' in the state Assembly, during the one-day session, on Thursday
whereby the public attention towards this treachery would be deflected. But would it change or
diminish Thomas Chandy's misdeeds who cannot go unpunished for his crime? And it's also
a stalling-for-time tactic as Chandy's party, the NCP, has no one else who can be made a minister,
if he were ousted.
Am reminded of the occasion when the whole of Kerala waited with bated breath to watch the
CD that showed Oommen Chandy in a compromising position with Saritha Nair of the Solar case.
It just highlighted the depravity of the Malayalees to be eager to watch a 70 year old at it, if at all
the announcements made by the Malayalam television channels were true. The promised telecast,
eventually, never came!
3. The Annual Festivities of Kalpathy.
The annual festival of the Kalpathy Viswanathaswamy temple in Palakkad will be celebrated
from the 8th to the 16th of this month. The highlights of the celebrations are the Ratholsavam
and the Sangeetholsavam. This time it has been decided to do away with the elephants and
use earth moving equipment in lieu to haul the heavy chariots. The heritage village of Kalpathy
has been spruced up, the bathing ghats have been given a face lift and the river banks, beautified.
The pulling of the chariots will be from the 13th to the 16th, through the agrahaarams(Tamil
Brahmin dwelling clusters) attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country and abroad.
Consequently, the 18 agrahaarams have also got a face lift.
Tailpiece.
Was watching the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi on the penultimate episode of the popular 'Kaun banega crorepati'. The incidents that he narrated about children being exploited were
heart rending. Realised that my eyes were wet in the process.
In a nail-biting finish, Rani-led Indian Hockey team regained the Asia Cup beating China 5-4
in penalty shoot outs. By doing so, it has won back the cup after 13 years and joined the men as
the continental champions. India remained unbeaten through their campaign, scoring 28 goals
while conceding 5.
Way to go girls. Heartiest congratulations to Rani, her colleagues and chief coach Harendra Singh!
2. Delaying Action?
At its state secretariat meeting today, the CPM has decided to wait for the advice of the attorney
general regarding minister Thomas Chandy's Lake Palace Resort's land grab in Alappuzha. The
thinking is that an uproar would be whipped up, among the people, when the government tables
the 'Solar Commission Report' in the state Assembly, during the one-day session, on Thursday
whereby the public attention towards this treachery would be deflected. But would it change or
diminish Thomas Chandy's misdeeds who cannot go unpunished for his crime? And it's also
a stalling-for-time tactic as Chandy's party, the NCP, has no one else who can be made a minister,
if he were ousted.
Am reminded of the occasion when the whole of Kerala waited with bated breath to watch the
CD that showed Oommen Chandy in a compromising position with Saritha Nair of the Solar case.
It just highlighted the depravity of the Malayalees to be eager to watch a 70 year old at it, if at all
the announcements made by the Malayalam television channels were true. The promised telecast,
eventually, never came!
3. The Annual Festivities of Kalpathy.
The annual festival of the Kalpathy Viswanathaswamy temple in Palakkad will be celebrated
from the 8th to the 16th of this month. The highlights of the celebrations are the Ratholsavam
and the Sangeetholsavam. This time it has been decided to do away with the elephants and
use earth moving equipment in lieu to haul the heavy chariots. The heritage village of Kalpathy
has been spruced up, the bathing ghats have been given a face lift and the river banks, beautified.
The pulling of the chariots will be from the 13th to the 16th, through the agrahaarams(Tamil
Brahmin dwelling clusters) attracting thousands of visitors from all over the country and abroad.
Consequently, the 18 agrahaarams have also got a face lift.
Tailpiece.
Was watching the Nobel Peace Prize winner, Kailash Satyarthi on the penultimate episode of the popular 'Kaun banega crorepati'. The incidents that he narrated about children being exploited were
heart rending. Realised that my eyes were wet in the process.
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