Palghat Junction

White men can't jump

2005-06-13T13:15:00.000+05:30

TeamLease Services Pvt Ltd is India's Largest Temping Company providing a range of People Solutions to its client partners.

Then why is their homepage full of European faces.

Whistle Huchcha

2005-06-13T09:18:00.000+05:30

Mysore, circa 1988. There was a character my Granpa would talk about called Whistle Huchcha (Whistling Madman in Kannada). Never saw him. All i heard was that he would dress up in 70s funky attire, ride on buses (gratis) and whistle away popular tunes. He meant no harm, I was told.

Here's a compilation of songs made famous through their whistling . (GnR,McFerrin, Scorpions etc.). DJ Riko - Whistler's Delight
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Arranged marriage?

2005-06-13T08:52:00.000+05:30

"i don't want to be part of any club that would have me as a member" - groucho marx.

Adapted proverb

2005-06-13T08:49:00.000+05:30

A train is safe at the station, but that's not what trains are built for

Low hanging fruit of the loom

2005-06-13T08:41:00.000+05:30

A public service message from Rachel.

Tinkle

2005-06-08T19:32:00.000+05:30

Do kids still read Tinkle? Their stoner ads from the 80s

do you know who Suppandi is ?

OH GOD !

2005-06-08T19:08:00.000+05:30

It is said that people from Tamil Nadu can instantly point out a Palakkad Iyer, the moment he starts speaking. It is often said that a Palakkad Iyer prefixes most sentences with an 'Oh...'.

Nacho Nautch

2005-06-07T18:27:00.000+05:30

More than 100 women danced naked in a remote mountainous village in Nepal hoping the gods will be pleased and give them rain.

The women gathered at a local school, smeared their faces with black powder and danced naked last week at Darbang village.

"People in this area believe Mahadev (hindu god) will be happy and provide rain once women perform such a nude dance," The Kathmandu Post quoted a local teacher as saying.

This, i guess, is not possible in india due to the mumbai laws against dancing girls. And it's raining in mumbai.

Laxman Rekha

2005-06-07T07:34:00.000+05:30

I hope the arrival of Greg Chappell would be good for VVS. Having lived down under, he is highly regarded there. One bloke at the pub offered me a trade of 1 VVS for 2 Bret Lees during the 2003-04 tour.

Some history...

2005-06-06T19:29:00.000+05:30

Sourced from Wiki:

Palakkad or Palghat is one of the 14 districts of Kerala state in South India. Palakkad was a part of Malabar district during the British rule. After independence, it became part of the Madras state. It was made part of Kerala state when the state was formed. Palakkad is the gateway to Kerala due to the presence of 'Palghat Gap', in the Western Ghats.

The Tamil Brahmins of Palakkad require special mention. They migrated from Thanjavur of Tamil Nadu centuries back, on the invitation of the then ruler. They were settled in 96 villages called Agraharams in different parts of the district. They are also basically priests. They brought along their rich cultural heritage, Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam dance among them.