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THE ANIMAL GUARDIAN G. ETHIRAJ
SOCIETY The veteran costumer of
Rescues homeless puppies and kittens black and white movies
Asin’s
ASSISTANT MISSING
ERGO CORRESPONDENT Mumbai in the beginning of 2008 after Asin
feedback@goergo.in started acting in the Hindi version of Ghaji-
ni. “He met with a motorcycle accident in
Actor Asin’s assistant, who was employed July 2008.
under her in Mumbai till the shooting of the I went to Mumbai and took care of him
Hindi Ghajini, has reportedly gone missing. and brought him back to Chennai as his
Police sources said the missing person condition was bad,” she said.
was Nalamuthu Kumaraswamy alias Muthu later went back to Mumbai upon
Muthu (23) of Karumari Amman Koil Street Asin’s request in November 2008 and didn’t
in Gandhi Nagar, Redhills, who was Asin’s return, she added.
assistant for over three years. As part of the investigation over Vadivu’s
On Tuesday afternoon, Muthu’s mother complaint, Redhills police contacted Asin’s
Sudalai Vadivu (46) met suburban Com- father for an enquiry. He informed police
missioner S.R. Jangid and lodged a com- that Muthu had quit his job in January 2009
plaint regarding her missing son. itself.
Sudalai Vadivu said Muthu relocated to Further investigation is underway. ■
Biker
BOY
Meet 12-year-old Ajay,
the youngest aspiring
racer in the Chennai
circuit
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02 NAMMA CHENNAI ERGO Thursday, March 19, 2009
Israeli films
Aviva My Love and Big Eyes will be screened today as
part of the Israeli Film Festival at South Indian Film
Chamber Theatre, Anna Salai. The fest is open to all
and the screening will start at 6.30 p.m. For details
call 98401 51956
A
year ago, Nithya Pari was a ber 2007 as a voluntary organisa- km bike ride in the blistering
varieties of shooters in exquisite style. typical student, dividing tion. It has now grown to include heat. “One of our members is not
Kamikaze, Woo Woo, Ira, Lemon Drop, her time between studies, 12 members and has changed well-off but she does everything
Fourth of July, B-52...there are many more her department newsletter, dozens of lives. The group has an she can,” says Nithya when asked
to choose from. The fest is on till March 31. blogging and sketching. A grue- online presence and maintains what keeps them going despite
For details call 9710947363/ 28114700 (extn some accident she witnessed one an adoption system which is on no external support. “If you want
1937/1938) day was a turning point. While on par with international NGOs. The to do something, you can do it.”
her way to a printing press, she members whom Nithya describes Now in her final year at Anand
noticed an orphaned puppy on as “the best team ever” rescue Institute of Higher Technology,
the road and walked over to pet homeless puppies and kittens, 20-year-old Nithya has been
it. She was in for a rude shock as a foster them till takers are found placed in Infosys. The future’s
bike ran over the tiny dog, right in and then follow-up through looking bright for her, ditto for
front of her eyes the next second. phone-calls, emails and personal those being watched over by this
Nithya finds it difficult to tell this visits to ensure the pets’ well-be- team of 12.
story. “It died in my hands. There ing. Nithya reveals that it’s partic- To send them your wishes, log
was blood coming out of its ears.” ularly tough to find homes for onto tagsonline.co.in or search
A few days later, she saw anoth- female puppies. One such puppy for “TAGS” in Orkut Communi-
er lost puppy and thought: “What found no takers, at which point ties.■
if it happens again?” Instead of she adopted it herself. Elsa, her
dismissing the thought, she rec- much-loved mongrel, is now two Founder of TAGS Nithya Pari
ognised it as a real possibility and years old. (seated, third from left) and her
took the pup home and began With no income, experience or gang of guardians
calling her friends one by one in funding, they pursue their volun- PHOTO: M. KARUNAKARAN
search of an owner. Her friend teer work amidst hectic college
Shiyamili eventually adopted him
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ife still revolves around the sew- in the early ’70s and to gain member- shops and almost everything was
ing machine for this veteran cos- ship one had to pay Rs.12 at that closed. We then went to the house of
tumer who entered Kollywood time. But now the same membership a textile shop owner, made him open
almost four decades ago. costs Rs. 1 lakh. “You have separate the store and purchased the fabric.
Septuagenarian G. Ethiraj was a membership cards for assistant cos- We stitched the clothes overnight
star costumer during his prime, the tumer and chief costumer. In order and by morning everything was
list of cine stars for whom he has tai- to get the designation of chief cos- ready,” Ethiraj recalls.
lored clothes being endless. tumer, you should have at least done Asked whether the entry of actors’
Making his debut in Kollywood as five movies,” Ethiraj says. wives as costume designers has af-
assistant of costumer Janakiraman in Though Ethiraj has not gone out of fected their work, Ethiraj says the star
the late ’60s, he first stitched cos- India for shoots, he has visited most wives are just designers who do not
tumes for actors S.S.R., A.V.M. Rajan of the spots in India. Along with the know to stitch. “They have to come
and Sowcar Janaki for the film Than- crew, the chief costumer and three to us for stitching the clothes. Nowa-
gadurai. assistants are taken to the shooting days, most of them buy readymade
They have to come to us for spot. “Though we would have clothes from shops and call them-
Down memory lane stitched the clothes and finished the selves costume designers.”
stitching the clothes. “I worked under chief costumer Ja- dress rehearsals earlier, we will be Ethiraj has retired from Kollywood,
Nowadays, most of them nakiraman in four to five movies. needed there in case of emergencies but he stills makes clothes for com-
Those days, it was the cameraman like alterations.” moners. His son, E. Loganathan, is in
buy readymade clothes from who used to finalise the colours of the field now.
shops and call themselves costumes. Pure white was not used Work is worship Following the steps of his father,
costume designers those days, though what was finally “Once during the shooting of Ja- Loganathan has also developed a
seen on screen was only black and nakaraj-starrer Pai Marakkappal, we penchant for tailoring, the latest mo-
white. So we used to dip white were all stationed in Mettupalayam. vie in which he worked as costumer
clothes in yellow dye and use them The plan was to shoot some scenes in being Dhanush-starrer Padikkatha-
after that,” says Ethiraj, who has Udhagamandalam. The director and van. ■
04 VILLAGE ERGO Thursday, March 19, 2009
Snake surprise
A Canadian woman was forced to call
emergency services after she woke up
to find a snake coiled next to her in
bed.
family’s home
A fully-grown female leopard that lived with a German
family for 18 months will be moved to a new home after
authorities said the owners held no licence to keep the
animal in their residential neighbourhood.
The family in the town of Weyhe, in northern Germany,
had built a 1,400-sq-metre leopard park without an official
permit, local authorities said.
“Keeping a leopard in a residential area is simply not
allowed in Germany,” said Heinz-Juergen Greszik,
spokesman for local authorities. Germany’s Tierschutzbund,
an animal rights organisation, said wild animals should not
be kept in private households.
Thai Air Force makes rain
The Royal Thai Air Force has launched an attack on
the weather this week, sending two German-made
Alpha Jet fighters and other aircraft into the clouds
to make rain, media reports said on Wednesday.
Air Force chief Itthaporn Subhawong said the two
Alpha Jets along with 13 other aircraft were deployed
as part of the annual rain-making mission for the
kingdom, the Bangkok Post reported.
The German-made fighters have been armed with
silver iodide bullets that release rain-making
substances when fired into clouds at 6,100 metres.
DPA
Reuters
A
controversy over renaming exercise’.
‘Little India’ is brewing in this State exco member (minister) Xa-
Malaysian city where ethnic In- vier Jeyakumar, told The Star that the
dians are in large numbers and name change would defeat all the
have historic and sentimental ties. hard work that had gone into build-
A controversial move to change the ing ‘Little India’ into a tourist icon,
name of Klang’s famous ‘Little India’ and the move would also erase the
to Medan Kelana has sparked a pub- identity of the area.
lic outcry, The Star newspaper said Legislator Ng Suee Lim said he
on Wednesday. would bring this matter to the State
Elected representatives, business- Executive Council because it was
men, tourists and even a state exec- wrong to simply change the name of
utive council member want the name a place that could affect tourism.
‘Little India’ to be retained. It draws shoppers by the thousands
Despite the controversy, the mu- and is an important income gener-
nicipal council is soon going to re- ator for Klang.
move the name ‘Little India’ from two Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Indian
signboards here, and put up new Chamber of Commerce and Industry
ones declaring the place as Medan (Klang district) chairman N.P. Raman
Kelana. said changing the name would also
The name was chosen as the main erase the identity of Klang’s ‘Little In-
road in ‘Little India’ is called Jalan dia’, which had been built into a hou-
Tengku Kelana, the newspaper said. sehold brand known all over the
Klang municipal councillor Ho San world after 50 years of hard work.
Sang confirmed the name change, ■
saying it was part of a ‘rebranding IANS
A
defiant captain’s century At times the match was a battle Test batsmen in the world. The
Ryder, Vettori by Daniel Vettori and a
maiden ton for Jesse Ryder
of wits between the captains,
with Vettori looking for runs and
look of consternation on Ryder’s
face was evident as Martin prod-
tons spare NZ the
rescued New Zealand on
opening day of the
forcing Dhoni into frequent field
adjustments. Ryder, at the other
ded at the five remaining balls in
Harbhajan’s over. Ryder then
blushes first Test in Hamil-
ton on Wednesday
end, showed his versatility,
shelving his big-hitting one-day
made sure of his century, hitting
Ishant Sharma to the boundary
but India finished on role to play a watchful knock. Be- and was out caught by VVS Lax-
top. The home side were dis- tween them they blocked out the man off the next ball. It was an
missed for 279 on a batsman- spin of Harbhajan Singh at one innings delivered with class and
friendly wicket and at stumps end while picking off the quicks determination, something that
the tourists had reached 29 at the other as the afternoon sun was missing from the relatively
without loss off seven overs baked the wicket, the ball aged, inexperienced top order, who ap-
with the explosive Virender and conditions became more peared to lack the resolve to bide
Sehwag not out 22 and fellow batsman-friendly. their time in the middle.
opener Gautam Gambhir on
six. Crawling through Early damage
Indian captain Mahendra Vettori brought up the New Zaheer Khan did the early
Singh Dhoni won the toss and Zealand 100, hooking Zaheer damage, removing Martin Guptill
elected to bowl, gambling on his Khan for six, and in the first hour (14) and Daniel Flynn (0) in the
bowlers capitalising on the over- after tea the home side raced space of three balls. Sharma add-
cast conditions and a green- along at more than five an over ed the scalps of Tim McIntosh
tinged wicket. His choice paid with the skipper belting Sehwag (12), Ross Taylor (18) and James
off, with New Zealand in dire over the ropes. Vettori’s im- Franklin (0). Munaf Patel claimed
straits at 60 for six just before mense effort came to an end af- the sixth wicket when he sent
lunch when Vettori joined Ryder ter 197 minutes at the crease Brendon McCullum back to the
in the middle to begin the fight- when Dhoni moved smartly to pavilion for three shortly before
back. The pair produced a rec- take an inside edge off Munaf Pa- lunch. In contrast, Indian at-
ord-breaking 186-run tel. The 164-ball innings pro- tacked from the start of their in-
partnership to take the score to duced two sixes and 14 fours, nings, with Sehwag continuing
246, and New Zealand added just with his century arriving off a the form which saw him star in
Jesse Ryder 33 more runs before they were all single when he top-edged Harb- the one-day series, in which In-
celebrates his out. hajan to fine leg. He survived two dia beat New Zealand 3-1. Seh-
maiden century close calls, diving to make his wag hit five boundaries in his
during the first Captain’s knock ground when sent back by Ryder unbeaten 22, while New Zealand
day of the first The skipper’s 118 was his third two balls before tea and then on new ball bowler Mills conceded
Test match century in 90 Tests, while Ryder’s 77 he was dropped by Rahul Dra- 18 runs off his two overs.
between India and 102 was his maiden ton in his vid off Harbhajan. Vettori’s dis-
New Zealand at the seventh Test. But that partner- missal brought to an end the Brief scores
Sedonn Park ship aside, the day belonged to record seventh-wicket partner- New Zealand 279 all out (D.
Stadium in India and Vettori was the first to ship in New Zealand-India Tests Vettori 118, J. Ryder 102, I. Shar-
Hamilton on admit it. “Our first thoughts were and the Indian bowlers were ma 4/73, M. Patel 3/60) lead by
Wednesday. to get through to 150. It would quickly back on top. 250 runs against India 29 for 0 (V.
PHOTO: AFP give us something to play with. Kyle Mills was yorked by Patel Sehwag 22 not out, G, Gambhir 6
Fortunately, Jesse and I batted first ball, while Iain O’Brien not out). ■
for a long time and put a com- avoided the hat-trick and reac- AFP
‘‘
The last I heard was yesterday morning they submitted a revised schedule. The revised schedule
has been sent to all the state governments concerned. We’ve asked them to give their comments
and views as early as possible. Once all the state governments concern gives their comments and views,
especially with regard to security then we will take a view.
Union Home Minster P Chidambaram
W Seeds sail
orld number one Rafael Na-
dal and defending cham-
pion Novak Djokovic
stayed on course for a semi-
final showdown with third-round
triumphs in the Indian Wells Mas-
through
ters series on Tuesday. Top-seeded
Nadal triumphed 6-3, 6-3 in a tricky
encounter with Russian Dmitry Tur-
sunov, while third-seeded Serbian
Djokovic beat German veteran
Tommy Haas 6-2, 7-6 (7-1).
“It wasn’t one of my best match-
es, true. It was tough to play against
him,” said Australian Open cham-
pion Nadal, who had to save a break Nadal, Djokovic stay on course for semi-final clash
point in the final game but won the
next three points to secure the win.
“He didn’t give me a lot of rhythm. rallied for a 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 victory over ria Azarenka of Belarus, who downed
He played good shots, but at the unseeded Frenchman Jeremy Char- Israeli Shahar Peer 7-5, 6-4.
same time made mistakes. I had dy while del Potro will face Amer- Defending champion Ana Ivanovic
more mistakes than usual.” Nadal ican wildcard John Isner, a 6-4, 6-4 booked a quarter-final berth, the
had little time to savour the victory, winner over former world number fifth-seeded Serbian downing Italian
which earned him a fourth-round one Marat Safin of Russia. Flavia Pennetta 6-4, 4-6, 6-4. She’ll
match on Wednesday night against face Austrian Sybille Bammer, a 6-3,
Argentina’s David Nalbandian, who Women’s draw 6-2 winner over Slovakia’s Daniela
hasn’t dropped a set against Nadal Meanwhile Safin’s younger sister, Hantuchova. Rising Russian Anasta-
in two career meetings, both in 2007 top-seeded Dinara Safina, led the sia Pavlyuchenkova, 17, continued
before the Spaniard’s rise to num- way into the women’s quarter-finals the run of success that saw her oust
ber one. with a 7-5, 6-4 victory over US veter- second-seeded Jelena Jankovic in the
“The first thing is to play well,” an Jill Craybas. Safina, who can second round, advancing to the
Nadal said of what he’ll have to do seize the world number one ranking quarter-finals when opponent Nuria
against Nalbandian, who beat Ser- from the absent Serena Williams if Llagostera Vives retired in the sec-
bian Viktor Troicki 6-4, 6-2. “Sec- she reaches the final, lined up a ond round with a left hip strain. ■
ond, I have to play really aggressive, meeting with eighth-seeded Victo- AFP
because if he has control of the
point it is nearly impossible.”
Easy game
Djokovic, who beat Nadal in last
year’s semi-finals en route to the
title, started strong but would
have preferred to finish off
Haas more quickly. Overall,
however, the 21-year-old was
satisfied that he was moving
in the right direction. “Better
than the first match,” was his
assessment. “I played really
well in the opening set, and
then could have done the job
a bit earlier. I had some break
chances and didn’t make a
couple returns, and gave him a
chance to come back into the
match.”
Djokovic next plays Switzer-
land’s Stanislas Wawrinka,
who saved two match points
in the third-set tiebreaker to Novak Djokovic hits a shot
claim a 2-6, 7-5, 7-6 (10-8) vic- during the BNP Paribas Open
tory over American Sam Quer- at the Indian Wells Tennis
rey. Sixth-seeded Argentinian Garden on Tuesday. PHOTO: AFP
Juan Martin del Potro advanced,
beating Austrian Jurgen Melzer
6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (7-2). Seventh-
seeded American Andy Rod-
dick edged Germany’s Nicolas
Kiefer 6-4, 7-6 (7-4).
Roddick will face 12th-seed-
ed Spaniard David Ferrer, who
08 ROADSTER ERGO Thursday, March 19, 2009
More power
Electric cars and laptops may soon benefit from a prototype
capacitor that can store power as densely as a supercapacitor,
and release it rapidly. The novel capacitor has been developed
by a team of scientists from the University of Maryland and the
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology.
Kid on t
W
hen most 12-year-olds hit the play-
ground after long hours of classes at
school, this boy heads to the race
circuit.
Meet L. B. Ajay Kumar, a class VIII student of SBOA
School, Mogappair, who is the youngest motorcyclist on
the Irungattukottai race track in Sriperambudur.
Perhaps the youngster rider in the country, Ajay can be
spotted racing his customised Yamaha RX 135 alongside profes-
sional men on the circuit, while his friends ride pocket bikes in the
vicinity. “My dream is to become the national champion and I’m
practising really hard,” says Ajay, whose favourite is MotoGP champ
Valentino Rossi.
The boy biker’s inspiration has been his supportive dad, who hap-
pens to be a great fan of automobile racing. “Coincidentally, the day
Twelve-year-old Ajay
Kumar with his racing
motorcycle. PHOTOS: K.
PICHUMANI
Thursday, March 19, 2009
09
Born tough
Auto major Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M) on Tuesday
inaugurated a defence-vehicle manufacturing plant in
Haryana. The factory will initially build armoured version of
Mahindra’s Scorpio and Bolero SUVs.
S
Ajay is now undergoing rigorous training on the circuit under the wedish sports
supervision of John Elias Kennedy, a former racer from Teynampet. car maker Koe-
“The boy is very talented and picks up riding lessons quickly. He races nigsegg has
on par with senior racers and has clocked very good timings on his joined forces
bike on the track,” says Kennedy, who also tunes Ajay’s bike. with the Swiss NLV to
Kennedy feels Ajay, who clocks 2.32 minutes on the 3.7 km race track build an all-electric,
now, is attempting to close in on the 2.14 minutes track record timing. high performance su-
The trainer also says that unlike on city roads, there is no age limit to per car with an out-
racing on the circuit, but complete racing gear for safety and a racing put of 512 hp and a
licence is a must. top speed of 275 kilo-
Ajay rides with a full racing suit worth Rs. 45,000, boots worth Rs. metres an hour.
22,000, helmet costing 11,000 and gloves priced at Rs. 3,500. “We got At the heart of the
him the best gear in racing as his safety is our primary concern apart power package is the
from making him a professional,” Balaji adds. FAES battery system that can be three-zone air conditioning system
The boy wonder is all set to leave for Malaysia for a race track charged from any electric plug in just provides the necessary comfort while
training session during his vacations. And upon return, he plans to 20 minutes with a range of 500 kilo- three flat screen televisions offer
customise a Yamaha R 15 motorcycle to compete in the Group D metres. The battery pack is positioned entertainment.
(unmodified category) class. ■ in the centre of the carbon-fibre The safety system includes six air-
monotube chassis. Energy is supplied bags, ABS (anti-lock brakes) and ESP
additionally by a recuperative braking (electronic stability programme). The
system. An invisible, wafer-thin sheet car shown at the Geneva Motor Show
of solar cells covers the entire body- is not a roll-out model, but works on
work, providing additional solar ener- prototypes and current serial produc-
gy for the battery. tion. However, Koenigsegg has yet to
Despite its sporty character, the name a price saying it will be an-
Ajay along with his Quant provides space for four people nounced at a later date.
father K.R. Balaji Rao and includes room for luggage. A DPA
(left) and trainer
John Elias Kennedy
(right)
Netherlands to introduce
alcohol lock in cars
L.B. Ajay Kumar T he Dutch cabi-
net has ap-
To start the engine, Dutch
Transport
proved a plan to Drivers have to blow
is a regular have alcohol locks into a small apparatus
Minister Ca-
miel Eurlings
fitted in the cars of expects the
sight on the convicted drunk fitted to the dashboard lock to be in
drivers, Dutch pa- use in 2010 if
Irungattukottai per NRC Handelsblad reported at he gets parliamentary approval
the weekend. for the scheme.
race track. And To start the engine, Drivers Some 200 people are killed on
have to blow into a small appa- the Dutch roads every year in ac-
ratus fitted to the dashboard to cidents involving alcohol, ac-
he is 12 years old prove they have not been drink- cording to the reports. ■
ing, the report said. XINHUA
10 FLICK ERGO Thursday, March 19, 2009
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The lead actor of Kal Kissne Dekha, Jacky Bhagnani, and his father Vashu Bhagnani
with child actors Rubiana Ali and Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail during the shooting
of the film in CSI Airport, Mumbai.
DEEPA VENKATRAMAN “They celebrated in pomp and than outside beauty. Their role
show when we came home is really interesting and there
A
t such tender age, with- after winning laurels and now are also some surprise ele-
out any celebrity family they are even more excited ments attached to their char-
background, they have about our new movie. They acters for you all to wait and
walked the red carpet at are our strength and we will watch.” He has also assured
the Oscars this year. For Az- be in touch with them them arrangements for their
haruddin Mohammed Ismail forever.” shelter and education.
and Rubiana Ali, who rose The roles of the children in Debutant and son of Vashu,
from rags to riches overnight this movie, which revolves Jacky Bhagnani, who plays the
due to Slumdog Millionaire’s around a small town ambi- lead role, enjoyed the compa-
super success, Lady Luck has tious boy who faces challenges ny of the children. He says,
knocked their door once more. in Mumbai, are different from “Every shot I had with them, I
They have both bagged cameo their previous ones and here relived my childhood. They
roles in producer Vashu Bhag- they are shown in a scene have gained a special place in
nani’s upcoming Bollywood where they are returning from the heart of the entire unit.”
flick, Kal Kissne Dekha. the Oscars. Ask the star kids who their
Ali and Azharuddin, con- Bhagnani took the kids in role model in Bollywood is
fessing that their dream of act-
ing in Bollywood has turned
the movie as they did a re-
markable job in their earlier
and they tell you, “The indus-
try is full of talented actors
Jayam Ravi to wed in June
into reality, exclaim, “We nev- one. Bhagnani, who feels that and, hence, we don’t have Actor Jayam Ravi will tie the knot with his lady
er imagined facing the camera they have good knowledge of any. But someday, we would love Aarthi on June 7. The marriage will take
once again so soon.” acting and dancing too, says, definitely like to work with place at Ramanathan Hall. Aarthi is the daughter
Ask them what their friends “They are real masters in pre- Shah Rukh Khan as he is a of popular television producer, Sujatha
have to say about their sud- senting themselves with grace superb actor in the history of Vijayakumar who had also produced the film
den stardom, and they say, and that’s more important Indian cinema.” ■ Veeraappu with Sundar C. in the lead. Aarthi
holds a management degree from Switzerland.
12 ERGO Thursday, March 19, 2009
Wednesday’s Query:
What filmy gyan would you give to
cool your short-tempered friend?
■ Inaiku sethaa naalaiku milk
Anukarthika (CSS)
■ "Sogangal enakkum nenjodu irukkum sirikkaadha
naalillayae...” in Kalyaana Maalai Kondaadum Pennae
song from Pudhu Pudhu Arththangal. Try refreshing
tuning in to this song. I at least have got positive
results
Oviya.Vijay RRD (Team: ACE-BCG)
■ Evvalavo Pannitom. Idha Panna Maattoma
Vijay, Deepa (RRD), Kuppusamy Nattudurai (CSS), Nirmal (TCS),
Jai (Perot Systems)
■ Bade bade desho mein, choti choti baatein hoti rehti
hai
Sana (Wipro)
■ Maapu vaalkaina sila adikal vila thaan seiyum Karthik from Sagitec Solutions, Tidel Park has nominated his friends as Partners in
Lexsminarayanan (TCS-eServe) Crime. The picture was clicked at their friend’s wedding and they title it ‘Stepping
■ You are really a dubagoor machi. Don’t get tensed into well’. That’s what this bachelor group of friends think about marriage.
for silly matters
Thara (Wipro)
■ Adhigama aasai padra aambalayum adhigama kova
padara pombalayum nalla vazhndadha sarithramae illa
Deepak Vasudevan (Verizon), Ahalya, Rajasekar (TCS),
Sivakumar (Allsec), Senthil (Wipro)
■ Thaniya kudi, thaniya kudi
Levi (Infoview Technologies)
■ Quarter’e dan venuma. Inda cutting kudutha othukka
maattengala. Kova padravangalukkellam quarter
kudukardille
Mukund (SCB Scope International)
■ Neenga Nallavara Kettavaraa
Rajeesh (Perot Systems)
■ Life la nee romba peria aala varuva da
Joshua (TCS)
■ In Vadivelu style: cool down, cool down, cool down.
Don’t cry. Be happy. Hey money comes today, goes
tomorrow ya. Yenga siri. Hmm, Yippa Yeppadi yirukku
moonji
Suresh (TCS)
■ Risk edukkirathu namakku rusk saapdra maathiri Govindaraj D of Wipro and his team had a whale of a time in Wayanad.
Hashim (Allsec)
■ Piyo thanda mathalab Coca Cola aur laghao Dermi
cool thake tum raho thanda thanda cool cool
Dhanavelan Jegadeesan (Verizon)
■ Santhosamo kobamo ethva irunthalum oru anchu
nimisam thalli podu, slightly modified kadalan dialogue
Revathi (lnautix)
Today’s Query:
Freida Pinto of ‘Slumdog
Millionaire’ fame is being
considered for the next Bond girl.
Who would have been your pick
for the role? Come up with some
lesser-known names (no Asins and
Aishwaryas, please) with a witty
Arun from Infosys has nominated his friends as Partners in Crime. Location: Singapore
reason to support your choice. River, near the Flyer
Thursday, March 19, 2009
13
■ Anbu thozhli Sindhu Ratha... Best Wishes from, each day. We hope you enjoy your
Indru unn pirantha naal. Aam N.Deepan(LTSB), TCS birthday. All the pleasures it has in
naangal makizhnthu kondada indru ■ Dear Sister Sindhu Radha store. And because we appreciate
oru nannaal.Yengal Anbu thozhiku Mantharachalam (TCS) , you we hope you have many more!
Iniya piranthanaal vazhthukal. Wish You Very Very Happy Birthday ORAYIRAM
Best Wishes from iRonicz Spiders Team, Sister. May God Bless Your Future JANMADHINASAMSAKAL....
TCS, iNautix, Fidelity(Chennai), Musigma, With everlasting happiness and With lots of love,
NSN, Tata Elexi, EMC(Bangalore), Juno, success in your life. Enjoy Ur Mathew John & Sheeba, Infosys
Deshaw, Commvault- Hyderabad) Birthday.Take Care. Technologies Ltd
■ Dear Preetha, From your Brother , ■ Hi My dear Sister(Bujji),
Just a simple acrostic for you my Purushothaman Balasubramniam ( TCS- Wishes you many more happy
friend, one that comes straight from eServe) returns of the day da....
my heart. Hope your birthday was ■ Dear Mokkai (Ismail, Kone You are my most precious wealth i
filled with joy, nothing but happy Elevators) have earned.I wish you a peaceful
wishes do I impart. Reach for the Wish you a Happy Birthday. and happy life.
stars that shine tonight, dream of Regards, I thank god for blessing me with
Diwakaran from Cognizant your love who warms your arms. Muhammad Ashik S, Abdul Raheem .K.A, such a loving and caring girl like
Technology Solutions has Always know you are special to Nasirudeen. K, HCL you da.....
been nominated as office an- many, very endearing with all of ■ Dear Dhinesh Pandian, Many more happy returns of the
gel by Anand S. and team your charms. I’ve been blessed to Wishing you a many more happy day da. Always keep smiling.....
members. have come to know you. returns of the day. May this year Yours only loving Brother......
He is a jovial person and Exceptional is your talent that you bring with it all the success & Vignesh, Wipro
never gets tensed.A great lead- share. So glad to know your fulfilment your heart desires. Hope ■ Dear Balaji V Thesma,
er to follow! friendship is there. Although these our little B’day wishes will make u We wish you a wonderful
birthday wishes will arrive a little smile.. Have a great year ahead. Birthday!!!
late You’re always wished much With luv, ITS & RDS Testing Practice, MindTree Ltd
happiness no matter what the date. Hashini, Bhavani, Venki, Saravana, ■ Dear Sandy,
Loads of Wishes, Sasthan.. Have a Happy Birthday. Because
Senthil,Wipro R Systems international you’ll never be this young again.
■ Dearest Anila, ■ Hi Santhosh Kumar & But be careful because you’ve
Here’s a Birthday greeting, Dhuvarakesh Never been this old before..!!
especially to show how much you May each and every passing year Huttida Habba Subashayagalu! J
mean to us. Although you surely bring you wisdom, peace and Cheers,
must know cheers. May this day bring to you all Rajendra, Sunil, Chethan, Rohini, Aruna,
that without a doubt there’s no-one things that make you smile! Habeeba, Monisha, Sakthi
nicer than you or anyone dearer, to With Cheers, Coastal Training Cognizant
wish Happy Birthday to… Technologies India (P) Ltd, Chennai ■ Dear Vicky( Don of Mokka),
Art featured in this column will May God be with you always. With Loads ■ Dear Arun Babu, We have enjoyed a lot from the
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post the coupons. Wish you a many more happy HAPPY BIRTH DAY. Keep rocking. spent together will be memorable
returns of the day. Time and again With Luv, in our hearts.
I’ve been ever so grateful for having Gershom, Srini, Kevin, Praveen, Vinoth, We are glad to celebrate ur
a good friend like you. A friend for Sushma, Serena, Sai & Rafia , birthday and wish u Many More
all times, to confide in, to count on, (ATG-ROKERZ)-ALLSEC TECH Happy Returns of the Day.
and treasure a whole lifetime Happy Birthday to u da Machi..
through. Because today’s your
birthday, and because you’re extra Belated wishes Enjoy.
Best Wishes fromiRonicz Spiders Team,
nice, one wish is not enough for ■ Hi Priti, TCS, iNautix, Fidelity (Chennai),
you. And so here’s wishing twice. Iniya pirantha naal vazhthukal… Musigma, NSN, Tata Elexi, EMC
Hoping your Birthday’s wonderful. Many many more happy returns of (Bangalore), Juno, Deshaw, Commvault
In every single way and next year the day…. (Hyderabad)
brings happiness for you day after Hearty wishes from, ■ Hi Karthi (Uyarntha Manithar),
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Best Regards, ■ Dear Yaseen Taj, Nenachukathinga Makkale, avan
Archana J, Cognizant Wish u a many more happy returns BDay koncham munna pinna agi
■ Dear Amarnath Sainath, of the day. Sing a song of Birthdays, poiduchu. Karthi Koncham complan
Wishing you a day soft as Silk, full of fun and cheer. sapidratha korachuko, erkanve light
white as milk, sweet as honey and And may you keep on having them house light fit panravan madhiri
Mili Krishnan from RR full of money. May all Your dreams for many a happy year. irukka. Netru Pol Endrum
Donnelley doodled this. come true. Best Regards, Punnagaiyodu Iruppayaga. Have a
Wishing you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Umamaheshwari, Archana, Swathi, wonderful year ahead…
Gourisankar T S, Hexaware Technologies Dhana, Chithra, Divya, Vijayanthi, Ippadiku,Muthu, Laavanyaaaaaaaa,
■ Dear Sweety Pradeepa & Terror Jayram, Hari, Jude, Sujesh Saravanan, Madhu,
Gangs, Vasudhara, Aswini Sindil, Siva, RJPal,
I have no yesterdays, time took ■ Hi Kiran, Laks, Gopi, Anne,
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all my cute friends a Very Good your birthday reminds us that we Varalakshmi, Deepti,
Day. All the very best for your really want to say we are very much Anbil, Vinoth, Venki, Beulah...
project too. glad we know you. We think of you Wipro Technologies
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