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41.
Raadhaa goes to Kolkata
With her best friend Dola;
One loves Dosa,
The other loves Hilsa;
Both are fond of Masalaa!
42.
Hilsa is a fish,
Bengal's famous dish;
Art and culture,
Song and sculpture,
Bengalis nourish.
43.
Durga, Kali, Netaji,
Ram Mohan Rajaji,
Vidya Sagar,
Rabin Tagore,
Dot our Nation's history.
44.
Raadhaa watches a sparrow,
In its hurry and harrow;
Fetching twigs,
Tiny sticks;
As if there is no tomorrow!
45.
Raadha wants to be a Doctor,
Or at least an Actor;
One loves pain,
The other loves screen;
They have no common factor!
46.
Raadhaa likes to drink Tea
With lots and lots of cheeni;
Sugar looks bright,
Its crystals so white;
But it won't make her a sweetie!
47.
Raadhaa owns a puppy,
His name is: 'Soupy';
He looks soulful,
But eats bellyful;
His eyes are always droopy!
48.
Raadhaa sees a fly
Land on her thigh,
Tickle her skin
With legs so thin;
She can’t guess why!
49.
Raadhaa watches a mosquito,
Landing on her big toe;
Soft as a noodle,
Poking its needle,
Sucking her blood; Oh! Ho! Ho!
50.
Raadhaa watches a lizard,
Crawling on her cupboard,
Pouncing on its prey,
Be it a flea or fly;
With the wile and guile of a wizard!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
Raadhaa Rhymes 4
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31.
Raadhaa buys a balloon,
Red with shades of maroon;
With gas so light,
String so taut,
Ready to race to the moon!
32.
Raadha loves snacks
In clean poly-packs
Kachori, Pakodi
Kaju ya Badaami,
With hot tea from flasks!
33.
Snacks taste good,
But they are no food;
A bite or two a week,
In a sneak peek;
Should lift up your mood!
34.
Raadhaa goes to the melaa,
With dosts ya akelaa,
Going round and round
In a merry-go-round
Till the end of their khelaa!
35.
Eating pop corn
Blowing her horn,
Running hither
And thither
Till her shoes are torn!
36.
Raadhaa watches Candy Floss,
Thereafter the Juke Box:
Put a coin,
Call a tune;
Sit back and relax!
37.
Raadhaa's eyes are brown;
Shining gems in a crown;
Talk of math,
Or a bath;
They droop down with a frown!
38.
Raadhaa hates barley,
Her grandma takes it hourly;
When she is ill
Or at will,
Barley makes her surly!
39.
Raadhaa buys a yo-yo,
Supposed to go to and fro;
Tries it an hour,
Hour after hour,
Till she makes it go-go!
40.
Raadhaa is from Nellore,
Stella is from Vellore;
One is on Pennar,
The other in Tamilnad;
Brinda hails from Belur.
31.
Raadhaa buys a balloon,
Red with shades of maroon;
With gas so light,
String so taut,
Ready to race to the moon!
32.
Raadha loves snacks
In clean poly-packs
Kachori, Pakodi
Kaju ya Badaami,
With hot tea from flasks!
33.
Snacks taste good,
But they are no food;
A bite or two a week,
In a sneak peek;
Should lift up your mood!
34.
Raadhaa goes to the melaa,
With dosts ya akelaa,
Going round and round
In a merry-go-round
Till the end of their khelaa!
35.
Eating pop corn
Blowing her horn,
Running hither
And thither
Till her shoes are torn!
36.
Raadhaa watches Candy Floss,
Thereafter the Juke Box:
Put a coin,
Call a tune;
Sit back and relax!
37.
Raadhaa's eyes are brown;
Shining gems in a crown;
Talk of math,
Or a bath;
They droop down with a frown!
38.
Raadhaa hates barley,
Her grandma takes it hourly;
When she is ill
Or at will,
Barley makes her surly!
39.
Raadhaa buys a yo-yo,
Supposed to go to and fro;
Tries it an hour,
Hour after hour,
Till she makes it go-go!
40.
Raadhaa is from Nellore,
Stella is from Vellore;
One is on Pennar,
The other in Tamilnad;
Brinda hails from Belur.
Raadhaa Rhymes 3
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21.
Raadhaa buys a mirror
That is good near her.
As she draws away
Her face looks a-wavy;
Her mirror is a terror!
22.
Raadhaa cuts tomatoes
To help her mom with parathas
Nicks a thumb
How dumb!
Blood is no tamasha!
23.
Raadhaa cooks curry
In a little hurry;
Too much mirchi,
Too less subji;
Curry is a worry!
24.
Raadhaa buys a bag of fashion
Having zips six or seven;
When she looks for a key,
The bag turns up empty;
Fashion-passion is a tension!
25.
Raadhaa buys a watch,
But it has a catch;
When she takes it off,
The watch switches off;
Her watch has no match!
26.
Raadhaa buys a soap
in the fond hope
That it cleans
Oil stains;
Her hope turns a flop!
27.
Raadhaa rides on a bus
Without much of a fuss;
Bikes are a bore,
Cars are more;
Buses are safe and cost less!
28.
Raadhaa buys her bindi
In a shop owned by a Sindhi;
Sticker peals off,
Bindi falls off;
Sindhi ya Hindi!
29.
Raadhaa's kid brother Ramanaa
At times acts like Raavanaa;
Jumps on her,
Pulls her hair;
Pranks of the son of Pavanaa!
30.
Raadhaa heats her milk,
A wrinkled sheet of silk;
She stares at it
Lost in thought;
It boils over in a blink!
21.
Raadhaa buys a mirror
That is good near her.
As she draws away
Her face looks a-wavy;
Her mirror is a terror!
22.
Raadhaa cuts tomatoes
To help her mom with parathas
Nicks a thumb
How dumb!
Blood is no tamasha!
23.
Raadhaa cooks curry
In a little hurry;
Too much mirchi,
Too less subji;
Curry is a worry!
24.
Raadhaa buys a bag of fashion
Having zips six or seven;
When she looks for a key,
The bag turns up empty;
Fashion-passion is a tension!
25.
Raadhaa buys a watch,
But it has a catch;
When she takes it off,
The watch switches off;
Her watch has no match!
26.
Raadhaa buys a soap
in the fond hope
That it cleans
Oil stains;
Her hope turns a flop!
27.
Raadhaa rides on a bus
Without much of a fuss;
Bikes are a bore,
Cars are more;
Buses are safe and cost less!
28.
Raadhaa buys her bindi
In a shop owned by a Sindhi;
Sticker peals off,
Bindi falls off;
Sindhi ya Hindi!
29.
Raadhaa's kid brother Ramanaa
At times acts like Raavanaa;
Jumps on her,
Pulls her hair;
Pranks of the son of Pavanaa!
30.
Raadhaa heats her milk,
A wrinkled sheet of silk;
She stares at it
Lost in thought;
It boils over in a blink!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Raadhaa Rhymes 2
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11.
Raadhaa goes to the Fruit Bazaar
Mangoes, Apples hazaar hazaar;
But leaf or bud,
Flower or seed,
Nothing beats in beauty Anaar!
12.
Raadhaa goes to the sea shore
To hear the waves roar and roar;
Sun and sand,
Shells in hand;
Ships and boats more and more!
13.
Sea is blue, at times green;
Sun is seen in between
Hidden in clouds:
Fluffy shrouds,
Breeze on cheeks smells ozone.
14.
Nets in boats, fish in net:
Almost dead but tails still beat;
When fish are plenty,
Gulls get bounty,
Chased by boatmen:'hush, hoot, het!'.
15.
Waves hit the shore, break into foam.
Beach is awash, crabs run home,
Feet get wet,
Sun is set;
Birds fly ashore, time to go home!
16.
Raadhaa goes to Hyderabad
And its cousin Sick-Indra-Bad:
Not one-two but Char-Minar,
And its sister Pearl Bazaar;
Both these Bads not too bad!
17.
Raadhaa plucks a rose,
Its soft petal glows;
Rose has a thorn,
Evening or morn,
In poetry or in prose!
18.
Raadhaa goes shopping,
Shop to shop hopping;
Back at home,
What a shame:
Prices are whopping!
19.
Raadhaa loves Chips
In oil that drips;
Aaloo
Ya Kelaa
Chips fatten hips!
20.
Raadhaa loves books
That are full of pics
Of birds on trees
And monkeys
Showing off their tricks!
11.
Raadhaa goes to the Fruit Bazaar
Mangoes, Apples hazaar hazaar;
But leaf or bud,
Flower or seed,
Nothing beats in beauty Anaar!
12.
Raadhaa goes to the sea shore
To hear the waves roar and roar;
Sun and sand,
Shells in hand;
Ships and boats more and more!
13.
Sea is blue, at times green;
Sun is seen in between
Hidden in clouds:
Fluffy shrouds,
Breeze on cheeks smells ozone.
14.
Nets in boats, fish in net:
Almost dead but tails still beat;
When fish are plenty,
Gulls get bounty,
Chased by boatmen:'hush, hoot, het!'.
15.
Waves hit the shore, break into foam.
Beach is awash, crabs run home,
Feet get wet,
Sun is set;
Birds fly ashore, time to go home!
16.
Raadhaa goes to Hyderabad
And its cousin Sick-Indra-Bad:
Not one-two but Char-Minar,
And its sister Pearl Bazaar;
Both these Bads not too bad!
17.
Raadhaa plucks a rose,
Its soft petal glows;
Rose has a thorn,
Evening or morn,
In poetry or in prose!
18.
Raadhaa goes shopping,
Shop to shop hopping;
Back at home,
What a shame:
Prices are whopping!
19.
Raadhaa loves Chips
In oil that drips;
Aaloo
Ya Kelaa
Chips fatten hips!
20.
Raadhaa loves books
That are full of pics
Of birds on trees
And monkeys
Showing off their tricks!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Raadha Rhymes 1
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1.
My name is Raadha,
Please hear my Gaadhaa:
Sitting, sitting,
Eating, eating;
Belly-full of Baadhaa!
2.
Raadhaa goes to market
Picking up her basket
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Fill the basket, empty pocket!
3.
Raadhaa wears a skirt
Roopaa wears a shirt
Play in rain
Dry in Sun
Skirt & shirt full of dirt!
4.
Get up Raadhaa, time for school
Never ever break the rule
Brush up quick
Drink your milk;
No school today, April Fool!
5.
Raadhaa brings a pussy-cat
Drops her gently on her cot
Pulls a whisker
Makes it 'purr'
Mommy wakes up:'What is That!'
6.
Raadha Raadha let us walk
To the nearby Nehru Park
You can skip
I can jump
But all you do is talk talk talk!
7.
'Raadha Raadha here is a quiz:
How many fingers have you please?'
'Five on left, five on right,
Fingers ten, am I right?'
'Not quite: Fingers eight; 2 thumbees !'
8.
Raadhaa Raadhaa watch this snail:
Holds her home all the while.
Close your eyes
And tickle its sides;
Snail is gone, and so her tail!
9.
Raadhaa saves money
For coke, cream and honey;
Mixes them in a bowl,
The bowl smells foul;
Money can be funny!
10.
Raadhaa goes to the zoo
To take a look at gnu,
Hippo, rhino, emu,
Lion, tiger and and lemur;
But Thothaa asks her: "Who are you,
Who are you, who are you?"
1.
My name is Raadha,
Please hear my Gaadhaa:
Sitting, sitting,
Eating, eating;
Belly-full of Baadhaa!
2.
Raadhaa goes to market
Picking up her basket
Tomatoes
Potatoes
Fill the basket, empty pocket!
3.
Raadhaa wears a skirt
Roopaa wears a shirt
Play in rain
Dry in Sun
Skirt & shirt full of dirt!
4.
Get up Raadhaa, time for school
Never ever break the rule
Brush up quick
Drink your milk;
No school today, April Fool!
5.
Raadhaa brings a pussy-cat
Drops her gently on her cot
Pulls a whisker
Makes it 'purr'
Mommy wakes up:'What is That!'
6.
Raadha Raadha let us walk
To the nearby Nehru Park
You can skip
I can jump
But all you do is talk talk talk!
7.
'Raadha Raadha here is a quiz:
How many fingers have you please?'
'Five on left, five on right,
Fingers ten, am I right?'
'Not quite: Fingers eight; 2 thumbees !'
8.
Raadhaa Raadhaa watch this snail:
Holds her home all the while.
Close your eyes
And tickle its sides;
Snail is gone, and so her tail!
9.
Raadhaa saves money
For coke, cream and honey;
Mixes them in a bowl,
The bowl smells foul;
Money can be funny!
10.
Raadhaa goes to the zoo
To take a look at gnu,
Hippo, rhino, emu,
Lion, tiger and and lemur;
But Thothaa asks her: "Who are you,
Who are you, who are you?"
Thursday, June 11, 2009
'Gender Bias' LTTE DC
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Sir:
This has reference to Antara Dev Sen's article on Page 11 (June 11). Gender bias is apparently not confined to our cow-belt triumvirate Yadavs of India. Let us recall that in 2005 Lawrence Summers was forced to resign as President of the Harvard University for his graceless remarks on the "different availability of aptitude at the high end" (euphemism for 'unsuitablity') of women for higher scientific achievements. In 2009 he is the Director of the White House's National Economic Council for the 'Progressive' President Barrack Obama!
G. P. Sastry
G-4 Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9
Erramanzil
Hyderabad 500 082
Sir:
This has reference to Antara Dev Sen's article on Page 11 (June 11). Gender bias is apparently not confined to our cow-belt triumvirate Yadavs of India. Let us recall that in 2005 Lawrence Summers was forced to resign as President of the Harvard University for his graceless remarks on the "different availability of aptitude at the high end" (euphemism for 'unsuitablity') of women for higher scientific achievements. In 2009 he is the Director of the White House's National Economic Council for the 'Progressive' President Barrack Obama!
G. P. Sastry
G-4 Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9
Erramanzil
Hyderabad 500 082
Wills and Shalls
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'Sonoo' is the pet-name of my son of a shotgun.
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To Sonoo with Love
(Last Will and Testament of his Daddy)
I am passing through a phase of Wills and Shalls. So, I thought why not make one of my own.
I was born in Love, lived (largely) in Love, and I am sure I will sneak into Love up there. (cf: Taitiriya Upanishad)
Dispose of my body as it suits you best (after my Death).
I don’t much trust rituals…go easy on mumbo-jumbo.
I have discharged my duties to my father and his family to the best of my ability and wisdom (such as it is)....no spill-over there on that count.
I have no assets of my own… all are joint with you / your mom. (“Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed”…Shakespeare in Othello). So no need to register this Will.
I shall watch your career with interest from up there…beware!
Don’t tell lies as far as possible (except to your wife).
Cheers!
(G.Prabhakara Sastry)
Witnesses (with their blessings);
1. Professor N. P. Rao……………..
2. Dr. Mrs. N. Annapurna,,,,,,,
'Sonoo' is the pet-name of my son of a shotgun.
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To Sonoo with Love
(Last Will and Testament of his Daddy)
I am passing through a phase of Wills and Shalls. So, I thought why not make one of my own.
I was born in Love, lived (largely) in Love, and I am sure I will sneak into Love up there. (cf: Taitiriya Upanishad)
Dispose of my body as it suits you best (after my Death).
I don’t much trust rituals…go easy on mumbo-jumbo.
I have discharged my duties to my father and his family to the best of my ability and wisdom (such as it is)....no spill-over there on that count.
I have no assets of my own… all are joint with you / your mom. (“Who steals my purse steals trash; 'tis something, nothing; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands; But he that filches from me my good name, Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed”…Shakespeare in Othello). So no need to register this Will.
I shall watch your career with interest from up there…beware!
Don’t tell lies as far as possible (except to your wife).
Cheers!
(G.Prabhakara Sastry)
Witnesses (with their blessings);
1. Professor N. P. Rao……………..
2. Dr. Mrs. N. Annapurna,,,,,,,
'Amusing article' DC LTTE
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Sir:
This has reference to the article of Irfan Hussain on the editorial page of 7th June.
Behind its cloak of fairness and moderation, the entire article reeks of pure panic. The 'war of thousand cuts' is apparently not working and Pakistan is now crying for 'negotiation'. India is clearly in no hurry to pull Pakistan's chestnuts out of a fire they themselves ignited. Sherlock Holmes would have said: "Taliban is a Speckled Band". As far Hussain's Certificate to Musharraf of the Agra Summit as a bold 'out-of-the-box thinker', he should ask what has happened to that visionary statesman now in his own country. Clearly, the cunning jackals have turned into bleating sheep.
Regards
G. P. Sastry
G-4, Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9
Erramanzil
Hyderabd 500 082
Sir:
This has reference to the article of Irfan Hussain on the editorial page of 7th June.
Behind its cloak of fairness and moderation, the entire article reeks of pure panic. The 'war of thousand cuts' is apparently not working and Pakistan is now crying for 'negotiation'. India is clearly in no hurry to pull Pakistan's chestnuts out of a fire they themselves ignited. Sherlock Holmes would have said: "Taliban is a Speckled Band". As far Hussain's Certificate to Musharraf of the Agra Summit as a bold 'out-of-the-box thinker', he should ask what has happened to that visionary statesman now in his own country. Clearly, the cunning jackals have turned into bleating sheep.
Regards
G. P. Sastry
G-4, Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9
Erramanzil
Hyderabd 500 082
'Nehru Remembered' DC LTTE
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Sir:
While thanking you for the beautiful editorial page article by Inder Malhotra (27 May), let me add a point not covered there: Nehru was a great scholar, who wrote several books for young Indians: in particular, 'Glimpses of World History' (written entirely in prison). A 1400- page closely printed tome, it may not be acknowledged as a masterpiece by professional historians, but serves as an eminently readable 'Glimpse' to the present generation of Indian children whose curriculum is woefully inadequate in the essentials of history. We are what we are as our history made us.
G.P.Sastry
G-4, Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9 Erramanzil Colony
Hyderabd 500 082
Sir:
While thanking you for the beautiful editorial page article by Inder Malhotra (27 May), let me add a point not covered there: Nehru was a great scholar, who wrote several books for young Indians: in particular, 'Glimpses of World History' (written entirely in prison). A 1400- page closely printed tome, it may not be acknowledged as a masterpiece by professional historians, but serves as an eminently readable 'Glimpse' to the present generation of Indian children whose curriculum is woefully inadequate in the essentials of history. We are what we are as our history made us.
G.P.Sastry
G-4, Sri Sai Apartments
6-3-596/21/9 Erramanzil Colony
Hyderabd 500 082
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