Happy 100

The Coonoor - Udhagamandalam (OOTY) mountain railway train, which was featured in Bollywood blockbuster song " Chhaiyya Chhaiyya" in the film "Dil Se", will turn 100 on October 15. A star attraction for tourists, it offers a breathtaking view of the enchanting flora and fauna of the Nilgiris. It was on October 15, 1908 that the first train chugged in Udhagamandalam (OOTY) from Coonoor, much to the delight of the local people. This 18 km lomg line is part of the 46-km long mettupalayam- Udhagamandalam Nilgiris Mountain Railway (NMR), which has been accorded UNESCO world heritage status. While the NMR, an engineering marvel which uses a rack and pinion system, was thrown open to the Public on June 15,1899, it was extended upto Udhagamandalam only in 1908. In 1882 Swedish inventor Riggenbach came up with the idea of a "Nilgiri Railway".

Indian Newspapers

I came across a good article about Indian Newspapers and I would like to share about this here. As per survey in 2001, India had 45,974 newspapers, including 5364 daily newspapers published in over 100 languages. The largest number of about 20,589 newspapers were published in Hindi while the second largest number7, 596 in English. That year the third largest number was 2,943 in language Marathi. The other languages news papers were Urdu (2,906), Bengali (2,741), Gujarati (2,215), Tamil (2,119), Kannada (1,816), Malayalam (1,505) and Telugu (1,289). Malayala Manorama is the largest circulated daily newspaper in India. There are several major publishing groups in India; the most prominent among them are the Times of India Group, the Indian Express Group, the Hindustan Times Group, The Hindu group and some more. The Hindi daily press has a circulation of over 23 million copies, followed by English with over 8 million copies. In 1878, The Hindu was founded, and played a vital role in promoting the cause of Indian independence from the colonial yoke. Its founder, Kasturi Ranga Iyengar, was a lawyer, and his son, K Srinivasan assumed editorship of this pioneering newspaper during for the first half of the 20th century. Today this paper enjoys the highest circulation in South India, and is among the top five nationally.Also fdaware.com.

Diet control

Doing exercises and walking alone cannot reduce your body weight, only a good diet control will effective. Working out even three non-consecutive days a week can benefit the busiest of persons. Following a thorough warm-up, train each muscle group with one basic exercise, of 3 sets of 10 repetitions each. The routine should not take more than 45 minutes. Weight training increase metabolic rate, improves hormonal response, and conditions the cardiovascular and circulatory system. Old cells wither and new ones take their place fast, which also means more health benefits. A good diet regimen should also be part of the game plan.

Quantum of Solace

A grim faced 007 is on the warpath in the latest James Bond movie Quantum of Solace, the sequel to the box office hit Casino Royale staring Daniel Craig as fictional spy. Bond shows no mercy as he crosses Europe and South America to discover why the women he loved betrayed him before she died. He battles evil eco-terrorist Dominic Greene who wants to install an exiled general in what is supposed to be Bolivia in exchange for land with natural resources, in a complex web of diplomacy and deceit.

Nayagan My favorite

Nayakan is my all time favorite movie. I like it because of the characters are portrayed in it. The transition of kamal hassan's character is something I got inspired from. I liked the screen play and the way the story unfolded. The film really inspired me to help others. Illaiyaraja's music is another reason I like that movie.