<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278</id><updated>2012-02-16T06:03:12.247-08:00</updated><category term='Racism'/><category term='Issues of Concern'/><category term='Finest Indian Restaurant - Melbourne Australia'/><category term='Politics'/><title type='text'>News, Views and Use</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>46</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3967064332398512606</id><published>2010-04-15T04:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-15T04:53:39.964-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Creating web marketing mix - My article on www.searchengineconsultant.com.au</title><summary type='text'>To succeed in any search engine marketing program a choice of the different services under the different search engine marketing should be done. Choosing this can have a direct impact on your ROI so you have to be very carefully allocate your budget based on what each of these services can deliver to your business.The major things that you can do under search engine marketing is listed </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3967064332398512606/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3967064332398512606' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3967064332398512606'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3967064332398512606'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2010/04/creating-web-marketing-mix-my-article.html' title='Creating web marketing mix - My article on www.searchengineconsultant.com.au'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1948439444561085229</id><published>2010-04-08T03:02:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-08T03:08:52.264-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My new website</title><summary type='text'>I always have been thankful to the internet marketing industry for all my growth and achievements (even though they are not great) . It is this web marketing industry that gave me the exposure to so many businesses and set a platform for me to understand the way businesses operate.Whats up with that? I always believe in giving back and to give back to the search engine optimization, pay per click</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1948439444561085229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1948439444561085229' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1948439444561085229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1948439444561085229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2010/04/my-new-website.html' title='My new website'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1856352424051971688</id><published>2009-12-15T15:54:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-12-15T16:09:29.611-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Finest Indian Restaurant - Melbourne Australia'/><title type='text'>A word of appreciation for Tandoori Flames</title><summary type='text'>Recently we had our office Christmas Party at Tandoori Flames, It should be one of the finest Indian restaurants located in Melbourne, Australia. We were twenty and called them just a day before to book our seats. We went the next day and found everything totally well organized. I was a bit nervous since I proposed the place and organized it. But with the sumptuous food, entertainment (belly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1856352424051971688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1856352424051971688' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1856352424051971688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1856352424051971688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2009/12/word-of-appreciation-for-tandoori.html' title='A word of appreciation for Tandoori Flames'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-434886127112575021</id><published>2009-07-29T02:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2009-07-29T02:24:11.582-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Bachan the reporter!!!</title><summary type='text'>Why do you want to be a celebrity? There can be many but the top two would be Money &amp; Publicity. Imagine you have achieved it, how would it feel after that? Ask The Bachan's who have enormous amount of the above said two. Bachan's are not any more an actor family but a brand that not only sells Bollywood or Products anymore but promotes India as a country worldwide. But what have we done for this</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/434886127112575021/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=434886127112575021' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/434886127112575021'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/434886127112575021'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2009/07/bachan-reporter.html' title='Bachan the reporter!!!'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7196746389184697680</id><published>2009-01-27T08:54:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-27T08:54:12.016-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Challenge is to be addressed and Problem is to be solved.....</title><summary type='text'>In my own experience I have not been able to differentiate between a Challenge and a Problem for a long time. I had been thinking and going back on lot of issues that I solved in the past, in most of the cases I looked at a solution that will get me out of the challenge. What it also did is that it took away the whole opportunity and got me out of it. Most of us tend to view a Challenge in front </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7196746389184697680/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7196746389184697680' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7196746389184697680'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7196746389184697680'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2009/01/challenge-is-to-be-addressed-and.html' title='Challenge is to be addressed and Problem is to be solved.....'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-5315159235034528014</id><published>2009-01-12T13:57:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-12T13:57:25.436-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A word of appreciation for The Chopras - Chennai</title><summary type='text'>  It gives me immense pleasure to send this letter of appreciation to "The Chopras" Chennai. Its just been a week since we've known them now and having gone through a bitter experience elsewhere, we entered The Chopras Chennai with a sense of cautiousness and fear. It did not take us long to realize that at last we are in a right place. A place where a bunch of professionals take their work </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/5315159235034528014/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=5315159235034528014' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5315159235034528014'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5315159235034528014'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2009/01/word-of-appreciation-for-chopras.html' title='A word of appreciation for The Chopras - Chennai'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-4323111947378537932</id><published>2008-07-22T09:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-07-22T09:30:18.370-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><summary type='text'>What will happen if a soft and humble man provoked, he will emerge victorious inspite of challenges and lament his opposition like this in parliament..........Dr.Manmohan Singh - you have proved to be courageous and a dedicated leader for nations growth than the self proclaimed saviour/s Advani/BJP.......read the text it will tell you the rest.....The Leader of Opposition, Shri L.K. Advani has </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/4323111947378537932/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=4323111947378537932' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4323111947378537932'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4323111947378537932'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/07/what-will-happen-if-soft-and-humble-man.html' title=''/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7854258682393543700</id><published>2008-03-27T11:42:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2008-03-27T11:43:40.995-07:00</updated><title type='text'>what Fidel did, that Saddam and Musharraf failed to do?</title><summary type='text'>Saddam a leader captured power in Iraq couple of decades ago had much better resources than Fidel's Cuba or Pakistan's Musharraf had extreme control over the administration but miserably failed to deliver. Though he had liquid gold every inch underneath Iraq, he failed to use any of those resources for nation building. He acted like a true dictator as others did but he had enormous opportunities </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7854258682393543700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7854258682393543700' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7854258682393543700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7854258682393543700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/03/what-fidel-did-that-saddam-and.html' title='what Fidel did, that Saddam and Musharraf failed to do?'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8869851403027437466</id><published>2008-03-06T18:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-06T18:18:56.619-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dirtiest - Indian - Billionaires</title><summary type='text'>Forbes list of  has four Indians in the top ten spot !!!!!wow!!!!! what an achievement? Now stop feeling proud and listen.............. Forbes lists the financial capital (Mumbai) of the country where these Billionaires trade as the top dirtiest city in the world.........what a shame? So have  have bred dirty billionaires????I am not gonna write lengthy this time coz the news says it ALL..........</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8869851403027437466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8869851403027437466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8869851403027437466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8869851403027437466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/03/dirtiest-indian-billionaires.html' title='Dirtiest - Indian - Billionaires'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-2315667679642980813</id><published>2008-03-04T09:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-03-04T10:54:59.108-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sathya Sai Baba - Not a god but not a normal human......</title><summary type='text'>Divinity is not in the way we are born but with the way we live....................I have always been critical about a man/woman being worshipped/portrayed as god. Though, I admire few men like Jaggi Vasudev, Sri Sri Ravishankar and Sathya Sai Baba recently joined the list. My admiration for the first two is for the art they teach and philanthropy of the later. In the recent years, I have been </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/2315667679642980813/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=2315667679642980813' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2315667679642980813'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2315667679642980813'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/03/sathya-sai-baba-not-god-but-not-normal.html' title='Sathya Sai Baba - Not a god but not a normal human......'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7470932150957494736</id><published>2008-02-19T16:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-28T03:23:07.254-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A True Comandante en Jefe - Fidel</title><summary type='text'>Yes, He was a true Commander in Chief of a national army and ruled his people for nearly 50 years. He overthrew Batisa and there after fought 9 US Presidents and 638 CIA attempts to kill him. Fidel Castro is a name that will live in history for many reasons notably for his Anti American activities. His life so far is a long war and he was a true warrior in every sense of it. I love him for his </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7470932150957494736/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7470932150957494736' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7470932150957494736'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7470932150957494736'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/02/true-comandante-en-jefe-fidel.html' title='A True Comandante en Jefe - Fidel'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-902463688902840812</id><published>2008-02-14T07:28:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-14T08:19:41.498-08:00</updated><title type='text'>T"(W)hack"rey's in the Rat Race........</title><summary type='text'>Can politics go any nastier than this? I am sure it will if we keep tolerating to the whacky comments made by these Whackrey's from Mumbai which is dangerous to our national integrity. They play this divisive politics to gain political mileage, this is another way of terrorism thats breeding in this country. But the Junior's new MM slogan is a failed formula tried and tested by his the senior </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/902463688902840812/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=902463688902840812' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/902463688902840812'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/902463688902840812'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/02/twhackreys-in-rat-race.html' title='T&quot;(W)hack&quot;rey&apos;s in the Rat Race........'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-5514353701686182505</id><published>2008-02-06T02:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T03:06:33.840-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Race between Politicking and Politics!!!</title><summary type='text'>The Democratic Presidential Race results have started emerging and this very moment Hillary has won 9 states while Obama has won 13 states. The delegate votes scenario is - Obama secured a total of 646 delegates votes in which pledged are 540 and superdelegates are 106. Hillary's delegate votes are 531 pledged and 193 superdelegates. While Obama leads in the number of states he has won he trails </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/5514353701686182505/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=5514353701686182505' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5514353701686182505'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5514353701686182505'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/02/democratic-presidential-race-results.html' title='Race between Politicking and Politics!!!'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6mUrRqQX8I/AAAAAAAAArk/V57pDdUy91U/s72-c/temp_flashheader.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-2875255895192237700</id><published>2008-01-31T04:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T12:20:19.486-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Cooking &amp; Business Management</title><summary type='text'>I started cooking lunch every day for the past one week. It is not only that I wanted to learn cooking but also I wanted to know what it is like being in kitchen. I have picked up in a very short time. I saw an amazing connection between cooking and management principles like time management, material management, presentation and marketing. Here they are in detail.Time Management:Success in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/2875255895192237700/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=2875255895192237700' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2875255895192237700'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2875255895192237700'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/cooking-business-management.html' title='Cooking &amp; Business Management'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6mXjRqQX9I/AAAAAAAAArs/vClmeFP4C2A/s72-c/kitchen.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3841801241084358487</id><published>2008-01-22T09:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T10:00:17.741-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Is it a plotted plunge?</title><summary type='text'>In continuation to my previous post about share market mayhem, It makes me think if this is some kind of a ploy by USA to pressurize Oil producing countries to reduce the price. In the past US has done a lot to pressurize the Oil Countries but they yielded very poor response. If the markets arent doing good the demands will reduce and the reduction Oil demand means a great loss to money craving </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3841801241084358487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3841801241084358487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3841801241084358487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3841801241084358487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/is-it-plotted-plunge.html' title='Is it a plotted plunge?'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-2491464859907486841</id><published>2008-01-22T01:32:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-22T02:14:12.712-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Global Trend - Indian Fears!!!</title><summary type='text'>"China is down four per cent, Japan is down 4.5 per cent, Singapore is down four per cent, Hong Kong is down 6.5 per cent and Korea is down four per cent." This is how the world stock market is yesterday and today. Our Indian Stock Market also bore the brunt of this worldwide mayhem. Though this is a worldwide trend especially in developing countries, we are much worried than the others and there</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/2491464859907486841/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=2491464859907486841' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2491464859907486841'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2491464859907486841'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/global-trend-indian-fears.html' title='Global Trend - Indian Fears!!!'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3249435132132908789</id><published>2008-01-17T15:15:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T15:15:41.978-08:00</updated><title type='text'>To my critics.</title><summary type='text'>Though I have a handful of people reading my blogs, most of them criticized that there is some kinda sequence that is missing in my writings. I accept this comment and I have felt this many a times. I am trying to rectify this afterall am just an amateur blogger. Thanks for your support and keep reading/criticizing.  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3249435132132908789/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3249435132132908789' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3249435132132908789'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3249435132132908789'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/to-my-critics.html' title='To my critics.'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-6119055107737299718</id><published>2008-01-17T15:09:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-02-06T03:44:58.605-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dry Chappathi!!!</title><summary type='text'>I woke up to an uneasy calm, a dry morning and noticed suddenly everything around me had disappeared. What a bad start? I slowly got out of the bed and walked across the room straight to the bath room. While I walked out I noticed the newspaper still on the tea table. What today I didn't take newspaper to the bathroom? This is something thats rarest of the rare. I cant "S" with out reading </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/6119055107737299718/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=6119055107737299718' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/6119055107737299718'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/6119055107737299718'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/dry-chappathi.html' title='Dry Chappathi!!!'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6mdfxqQX-I/AAAAAAAAAr0/GbAyulIJjio/s72-c/dsc00370.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-5085184097569092031</id><published>2008-01-14T03:52:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2008-01-14T03:52:34.147-08:00</updated><title type='text'>AmeriBharat</title><summary type='text'>We are getting Americanised in everything that we do right from Nuclear deals to school shootings thats happening. Have you seen an american who lives abroad getting or trying to imitate the regional accent of the place that he lives in. But people who go to America first try to imitate their language. Leave the guys who go there, people working in call centers that handles American projects try </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/5085184097569092031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=5085184097569092031' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5085184097569092031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5085184097569092031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2008/01/ameribharat.html' title='AmeriBharat'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8737651576214429623</id><published>2007-12-05T06:10:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-12-05T06:10:48.968-08:00</updated><title type='text'>retired people and city life.......</title><summary type='text'>retired people and city life....... If you are thinking my intention is to get the retired out of the city and If I have to say the truth YES I may sound like that, but there is a purpose and its going to do a lot of good not only for the others but to the retired people themselfs. The moment I retire, I will not live in this city or any developd or developing city. It is not only that I want to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8737651576214429623/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8737651576214429623' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8737651576214429623'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8737651576214429623'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/12/retired-people-and-city-life.html' title='retired people and city life.......'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3167978535679157917</id><published>2007-10-23T09:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-10-23T09:33:55.035-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Time + Money = Loss of relationship and tradition</title><summary type='text'> Growing importance for time and money makes relationship weak and given least priority. This in a way has a serious impact on understanding and keeping up our tradition and loss of moral values.   There has been a lot of discussion done over this issue in the past and it is still debated in the society, cause for this is many many factors but the impact of it is mostly on the aged people and </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3167978535679157917/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3167978535679157917' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3167978535679157917'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3167978535679157917'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/10/time-money-loss-of-relationship-and.html' title='Time + Money = Loss of relationship and tradition'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-5175150935267292428</id><published>2007-10-08T11:50:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2008-01-17T16:02:48.641-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Shaheed Uddham Singh: Alias Ram Mohammad Singh Azad - The impact created by this unsung hero......</title><summary type='text'>In the history of India "The Independance struggle" will occupy most part of it. Independence struggle gave birth to a lot of heroes. Some were real and a lot of hype's like Gandhi. I dont believe in giving credit to a single person or celebrating him alone for an achievement like attaining freedom to India.     There are some imcidents that was not spoken much but I believe these incidents </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/5175150935267292428/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=5175150935267292428' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5175150935267292428'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5175150935267292428'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/10/shaheed-uddham-singh-alias-ram-mohammad.html' title='Shaheed Uddham Singh: Alias Ram Mohammad Singh Azad - The impact created by this unsung hero......'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-6257138345420027019</id><published>2007-09-24T09:01:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-24T09:01:22.532-07:00</updated><title type='text'>India Won but MUSHARAFF LOST</title><summary type='text'> MUSH THE LOSER......this would be a major disappointment to Musharraf than his cricket board, people and team.........he would have played a good amount of politics had they won this cup and would have portrayed himself as a saviour of Paki Cricket......poor mush.....Paki team did their best......Well Done India!!!  </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/6257138345420027019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=6257138345420027019' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/6257138345420027019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/6257138345420027019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/09/india-won-but-musharaff-lost.html' title='India Won but MUSHARAFF LOST'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8718225723107454753</id><published>2007-09-24T07:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-09-24T07:40:00.879-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Chappell Mr.Correct</title><summary type='text'>I addressed Chappell as Mr.Correct the man who had the courage to speak against a team and board in a cricket crazy country filled with politics even in sports. He was traumatized, humiliated and embarrassed by people, his team, the board and from almost all the quarters. Even our politicians played their part to get him out of his job. But what he told that day is true and Twenty 20 has just </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8718225723107454753/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8718225723107454753' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8718225723107454753'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8718225723107454753'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/09/chappell-mrcorrect.html' title='Chappell Mr.Correct'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3657350492318591901</id><published>2007-08-07T07:36:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-07T07:36:11.338-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Shame on our Left parties......</title><summary type='text'>Today left parties have rejected the 123 agreement - Indo-US Nuclear Deal.  Indian left parties have zero allegiance to this nation and the people of India. They still like Russia and China and have more love towards them than India and Indian's. They act like Russian-Chinese representatives and vigorously fight for something that has to do with Russia or China and when it come to US they oppose </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3657350492318591901/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3657350492318591901' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3657350492318591901'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3657350492318591901'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/08/shame-on-our-left-parties.html' title='Shame on our Left parties......'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1241436207045559</id><published>2007-08-02T10:25:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-08-02T10:25:46.113-07:00</updated><title type='text'>How to Increase Sales and Conversion - Small and Medium Internet Retailers</title><summary type='text'>I have been working in eCommerce industry for quite sometime now and has worked with some major internet retailers and quite a few small and medium internet retailing companies.   Before we get into to topic lets look at what internet retailing has done. This channel (Internet Retail) has made the retailing world flat. The scenario was different few years back. Huge stores who can offer great </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1241436207045559/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1241436207045559' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1241436207045559'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1241436207045559'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/08/how-to-increase-sales-and-conversion.html' title='How to Increase Sales and Conversion - Small and Medium Internet Retailers'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3072785184713996005</id><published>2007-07-31T09:22:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-31T09:56:45.925-07:00</updated><title type='text'>name, fame and money VS law....the Sanjay Dutt saga</title><summary type='text'>Sanjay Dutt - now a good samaritan and a good actor who has given some films recently with good messages to the society.......good and that has to be appreciated.........but today he is awarded a six year sentence for his involvement is an arms deal and his allegiance with the underworld is also being proved.Media has given extreme importance to his story and some channels went one step ahead and</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3072785184713996005/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3072785184713996005' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3072785184713996005'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3072785184713996005'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/07/name-fame-and-money-vs-lawthe-sanjay.html' title='name, fame and money VS law....the Sanjay Dutt saga'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8399443494181185140</id><published>2007-07-27T11:33:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-27T11:33:28.593-07:00</updated><title type='text'>If Begging is an act of SHAME....then offering is an equal shame</title><summary type='text'>This question has been running in my mind for a long time. Why do people beg??????? I have had discussion with number of friends on this in the pat. Every one have their own point of view some said its right and the others argued its wrong. I always believe its wrong. The ones who argued its right to beg always said that the others fail to look at the reality. Now lets talk about the reality </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8399443494181185140/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8399443494181185140' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8399443494181185140'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8399443494181185140'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/07/if-begging-is-act-of-shamethen-offering.html' title='If Begging is an act of SHAME....then offering is an equal shame'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-4072878997542866550</id><published>2007-07-23T14:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-07-23T14:26:05.371-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Abdul Kalam Speech</title><summary type='text'>Today, President of India, Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam gave his last speech as President to the combined house of parliament. It ws so deep and still a very simple speech. He said only three things How and What should India be in 2020? What will be our challenges? What is the key areas that should be addressed to achieve it? and What is our parliaments role and how should parliamentarians take it </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/4072878997542866550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=4072878997542866550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4072878997542866550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4072878997542866550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/07/abdul-kalam-speech.html' title='Abdul Kalam Speech'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7901530746394998412</id><published>2007-05-14T23:16:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-14T23:38:25.765-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Professional Discipline and Dedication</title><summary type='text'>      “Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.” – John RohnWe hail China and Japan for their accomplishment in building their nation and excelling in whatever they do. They literally are ruling every field that they have entered so far be it Business, Science and Technology or Agriculture anything for that matter…….they may be trailing in services and IT sector due to their </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7901530746394998412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7901530746394998412' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7901530746394998412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7901530746394998412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/05/professional-discipline-and-dedication.html' title='Professional Discipline and Dedication'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-4149210135095871657</id><published>2007-05-14T03:39:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-14T03:39:43.044-07:00</updated><title type='text'>InterLinking of Indian Rivers:</title><summary type='text'>A topic that has gained momentum in last 5 years in this country and we are in the very early stages of even exploring the possibilities of carrying out this project. There is various factors on why this is issue is highgly debated like change in the monsoon, high demand and growing intolerance between states. If you look at other countries grown up and gorwing have already started  implementing </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/4149210135095871657/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=4149210135095871657' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4149210135095871657'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/4149210135095871657'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/05/interlinking-of-indian-rivers.html' title='InterLinking of Indian Rivers:'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-487771432778746900</id><published>2007-05-12T23:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-05-12T23:21:14.015-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Belief and Positive Energy</title><summary type='text'>I was talking to someone on belief and positive energy. These three components are something that everyman should have in surplus and every one should know how much of these they have in themselves. You may aim, dream or be ambitious in life…….aiming, dreaming and being ambitious alone cannot make you achieve in life. You should have faith in you, you should believe in you and most importantly </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/487771432778746900/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=487771432778746900' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/487771432778746900'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/487771432778746900'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/05/belief-and-positive-energy.html' title='Belief and Positive Energy'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1464445143547200879</id><published>2007-03-15T06:13:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-15T06:13:34.429-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Foreign Direct Investment - Ferociously Debated Issue</title><summary type='text'> "It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity." Kofi Annan  We welcome globalization, we want IBM's, Microsoft's, Hyundai's and Ford's to open up their shops here. We are delighted American jobs coming into our country but we don't want them to come and partner with us or invest into any of our businesses. Doesn't this sound crazy, I would say </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1464445143547200879/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1464445143547200879' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1464445143547200879'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1464445143547200879'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/foreign-direct-investment-ferociously_15.html' title='Foreign Direct Investment - Ferociously Debated Issue'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-9078307537812278578</id><published>2007-03-12T05:26:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2007-03-12T05:33:39.891-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Chennai moves into the big leagues</title><summary type='text'>I recently came across this article, a very interesting and factful one.Chennai moves into the big leagues By Raja M MUMBAI - Red-coated specters haunting old Fort St George by the Bay of Bengal in Chennai, formerly Madras, would be happy. The 350-year-old stronghold, now the seat of local government, was the first British Empire fortress in India.The imperialists have been long kicked out, but </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/9078307537812278578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=9078307537812278578' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/9078307537812278578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/9078307537812278578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/chennai-moves-into-big-leagues.html' title='Chennai moves into the big leagues'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1295691520899439280</id><published>2007-03-06T16:04:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-06T16:05:02.344-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover or a menace</title><summary type='text'>Television!  Teacher, mother, secret lover.  ~Homer Simpson   It's the menace that everyone loves to hate but can't seem to live without.  ~Paddy Chayevsky  When I read these quotes I strongly agreed with both of them. But we are not going to discuss whether it is boon or a bane since televisions has crossed all those stages. Now you just need one (atleast). So lets tal about the latest </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1295691520899439280/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1295691520899439280' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1295691520899439280'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1295691520899439280'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/television-teacher-mother-secret-lover.html' title='Television! Teacher, mother, secret lover or a menace'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-628346275162903281</id><published>2007-03-03T02:56:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-03T03:05:06.198-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bargain - Offer - Discount</title><summary type='text'>I have seen some of my friends not bargaining or claiming for a discount after a purchase. When asked most common reply was they believe that bargaining is a cheap activity. I differ from this view. Bargaining or claiming for a discount is your right as a consumer since any product is not priced uniformly. Let us take an example: I bought an IFB - Washing Machine coiuple of years back. I did a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/628346275162903281/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=628346275162903281' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/628346275162903281'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/628346275162903281'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/bargain-offer-discount.html' title='Bargain - Offer - Discount'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-2493485935939196398</id><published>2007-03-02T10:36:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-02T10:36:51.979-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Conviction</title><summary type='text'> " Never give in, never give in, never; never; never; never - in nothing, great or small, large or petty - never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense  " - Winston Churchill   I have always seen good things happening to people who have higher degree of conviction. Afterall they dont give up in their task no matter what hardships they face. Though there is thousands of example in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/2493485935939196398/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=2493485935939196398' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2493485935939196398'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/2493485935939196398'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/conviction.html' title='Conviction'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7100368812148032329</id><published>2007-03-01T06:48:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-03-01T06:48:51.957-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Biggest event of 2007</title><summary type='text'> Biggest sports festival is around the corner. You can spot people crowding in front of TV shops, restaurants that has a TV on display, giant screens in public places, your email inbox flooded with forwarded mails, SMS's coming in ever moment, discounts all around on products and services and even credit cards offering discounts on purchases...........its gonna be cricket everywhere.........in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7100368812148032329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7100368812148032329' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7100368812148032329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7100368812148032329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/03/biggest-event-of-2007_01.html' title='Biggest event of 2007'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8865951679130640412</id><published>2007-02-25T04:09:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-26T12:35:35.729-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Global Warming - Simple IDEAs</title><summary type='text'>In my previous post about Global Warming my friend Karthick (karthickkk.blogspot.com) came up with a simple but noble suggestion on stopping/copntrolling Global Warming. He suggested to gift plants/samplings on ccassions instead of other artices, which will help build greenery and bring an awareness among people.In accordance with that I read am article in Hindu dated Feb 24 2007 BRIGHT IDEA - </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8865951679130640412/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8865951679130640412' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8865951679130640412'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8865951679130640412'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/global-warming-simple-ideas.html' title='Global Warming - Simple IDEAs'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3745211549134312580</id><published>2007-02-09T10:53:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T07:08:56.209-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Beware of contaminated food!!!</title><summary type='text'>One year back I was having dinner in a north Indian restaurant based in Anna Nagar, Chennai. I ordered chicken and some roti's. It was served and I started having it. I discovered some stink in the food I was having and found that its coming from the Chicken. I stopped eating took the chicken and was shocked to see it decayed. I became furious and shouted and spoke to the manager who was cool </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3745211549134312580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3745211549134312580' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3745211549134312580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3745211549134312580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/beware-of-contaminated-food.html' title='Beware of contaminated food!!!'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-663614226986557025</id><published>2007-02-08T14:20:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T13:54:58.719-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Wise Investment</title><summary type='text'>I was always against getting committed on a long term loan. So I never thought of buying a flat. Couple of years ago my wife was forcing me to buy a house and I was reluctant. Just to keep her happy I pretended to be searching for a flat. I went all around the city looking for good apartments/flats. After 6 months of search I learnt that an apartment is being built near the place I stayed. Though</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/663614226986557025/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=663614226986557025' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/663614226986557025'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/663614226986557025'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/wise-investment.html' title='Wise Investment'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-1346152382491034092</id><published>2007-02-08T11:56:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T07:44:40.992-08:00</updated><title type='text'>mobile phones irresistible irritation?</title><summary type='text'>Mobile Phones - The wonder instrument that keeps you connected always. Late 90's saw the growth of mobile phone sales in our country today we are one of the most "mobile"ised countries in the world. It was once a luxury to have a mobile phone slowly and steadily it got cheaper and cheaper and today anyone can have a mobile phone in hand. Lot of factors contribute to this growth. Economy as whole </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/1346152382491034092/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=1346152382491034092' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1346152382491034092'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/1346152382491034092'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/mobile-phones-irresistible-irritation.html' title='mobile phones irresistible irritation?'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-5367205415729823923</id><published>2007-02-08T05:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-08T07:44:20.049-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Credit Card Boon or Bane?</title><summary type='text'>CNBC: “What is the one thing that young people should be doing about money?”Buffett: “I tell them two things, generally. One is stay away from credit cards… The second thing I tell them is to invest in themselves.”Credit Card is one of the finest inventions that man kind has ever made. Sounds crazy!!! This is what every new credit card owner thinks. The very moment he/she acquires their new </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/5367205415729823923/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=5367205415729823923' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5367205415729823923'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/5367205415729823923'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/credit-card-boon-or-bane.html' title='Credit Card Boon or Bane?'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-8321187394488833321</id><published>2007-02-02T06:17:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-02T07:22:55.954-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Issues of Concern'/><title type='text'>Global Warming Whats Alarming?</title><summary type='text'>Global Warming - A word thats getting popularized very fast these days. Why is it becoming popular now and why are countries showing interest/concern on this topic now? thats the interesting part of the whole Global Warming debate. Because the devastating effects of Global Warming is very much experienced all over the world and its causing fear and panic. What do we do to stop this? I do not </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/8321187394488833321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=8321187394488833321' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8321187394488833321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/8321187394488833321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/global-warming-whats-alarming.html' title='Global Warming Whats Alarming?'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-7952047582404966893</id><published>2007-02-01T10:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T10:34:58.278-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Politics'/><title type='text'>Bush on Terrorism</title><summary type='text'>George W Bush - A man who is going to be remembered forever in worlds history for his stand on terrorism. There is only two ways to look at it 1.Is this (Bush) kind of an approach needed or not? 2.If no What else can we do against terrorism?Before I get deeper into this topic I have to clear my view on Muslims. I believe they are the finest and nicest people who strongly believe in peace. I </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/7952047582404966893/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=7952047582404966893' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7952047582404966893'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/7952047582404966893'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/02/bush-on-terrorism.html' title='Bush on Terrorism'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-540081212056043278.post-3105147715135118013</id><published>2007-01-19T04:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2007-01-19T09:52:48.644-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Racism'/><title type='text'>Racism issue beyond Shilpa Shetty.........</title><summary type='text'>Shilpa Shetty's racism claim has created a furore around the globe. We saw world leaders condemning the actions of the participants in that reality show. Celebrities came fowrward in support of Shilpa and against racism........Tony Blair, Keith Vaz, Grodon Brown, P.Chidambaram and scores of people from film fraternity also condemned this incident.The issue from a small reality show incident moved</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/feeds/3105147715135118013/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=540081212056043278&amp;postID=3105147715135118013' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3105147715135118013'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/540081212056043278/posts/default/3105147715135118013'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://mmaran.blogspot.com/2007/01/racism-issue-beyond-shilpa-shetty.html' title='Racism issue beyond Shilpa Shetty.........'/><author><name>maran4u</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07776952666818809554</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://bp3.blogger.com/_yO9CDoMJgnw/R6HBmBqQX6I/AAAAAAAAAq8/0vgtSi2c8Oc/S220/P1010077.JPG'/></author><thr:total>5</thr:total></entry></feed>
