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	<title>Simple Thoughts - Java and Web Blog &#187; Life</title>
	<link>http://blog.taragana.com</link>
	<description>News and views from a Software Architect and Entrepreneur on Java and Web 2.0</description>
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		<title>Re-hashing Physics &#038; Philosophy With Dr. Feyman&#8217;s Lectures &#038; Book</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am re-hashing my physics fundamentals with Dr. Feynman's lectures. Did I mention how I love reading his books? I have great admiration for Dr. Richard Feynman, next only to Dr. Albert Einstein &#038; Dr. Jagadish Chandra Bose.
I am seriously looking to delve into quantum electrodynamics. It is really an intriguing subject.
One of the lesson [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/re-hashing-physics-with-dr-feymans-lectures/</link>
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		<title>A Multi-Lingual Indian Kid Genius</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Take a look at this multi-lingual kid genius. He speaks tons of languages fluently, learning just by selling hand fan to tourists. He is simply amazing.

I wish someone could provide him support for education instead of having to selling hand fans on the street at such a tender age.
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/a-multi-lingual-indian-kid-genius/</link>
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		<title>Sorting Priorities in Life</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a nice story on sorting the priorities of life:
A professor stood before his Philosophy class and had some items in front of him.
When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls.
He then asked the students if the jar was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/sorting-priorities-in-life/</link>
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		<title>IIT Picnic Photos</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Sunday I went to IIT Alumni picnic in Ibiza resort in Kolkata. Check the slideshow (thanks to Siddharth Roy Chowdhury @ SAIL). Can you spot me?
You can find me below in a serious discussion possibly thinking of saving the world before dinner.

The food was great!

The best part was that when I went in I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/iit-picnic-photos/</link>
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		<title>8 Tips for Grooms Guardians in Arranging Bengali Boubhat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am just back from a Bengali wedding and I am writing this post after gulping some super strong antacid. I had a bad experience. My tips for groom's guardians:
1. Please spend sometime to greet people and do that sincerely. We all know it is just courtesy and you may not even like to do [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/8-tips-for-grooms-guardians-in-arranging-bengali-boubhat/</link>
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		<title>Down With Fever</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am pretty down with fever, possible viral. Yesterday night was 100% sleepless. Let's see how it goes tonight. ciao&#8230;
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		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/down-with-fever/</link>
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		<title>We Are Being Hit By Category 5 Cyclone Sidr</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We in Kolkata / Calcutta are being hit by a Category 5 cyclone Sidr. It has been overcast from late night with chilly winds blowing. It is unusually cold this morning with no glimpse of sunlight so far (11:49 AM). Sidr is supposed to hit Kolkata first. Let's see how it goes.
You can find the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/we-are-being-hit-by-category-5-cyclone-sidr/</link>
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		<title>Cartoon Network India Ben 10 &#038; Dragonball Z Showtimes</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Dragonball Z and Ben 10 are my current favorites on Cartoon Network and for that matter is the only serials I watch on TV these days. Here are the showtimes for Cartoon Network India if you want to catch up with either of them.
Ben 10

10AM - 10:30 AM
6 AM - 6:30 AM
8 PM - 8:30 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/cartoon-network-india-ben-10-dragonball-z-showtimes/</link>
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		<title>Wish You Happy Durga Puja / Season&#8217;s Greetings</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wish all Indian's and others a Happy Durga Puja / Dussera and many happy returns of the same. Our offices will be minimally operating till Sunday on account of Puja Holidays.
Note: Durga Puja is a festival of conquest of good over evil, of light over darkness. It is also associated with the harvesting season similar [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/wish-you-happy-durga-puja-seasons-greetings/</link>
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		<title>4 Simple Rules for Balancing Life &#038; Work&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Everyone talks about balancing work with life. It is not easy as anyone who tried knows. I have some experiences with both and I have 4 simple rules I use to balance work &#038; life. It is based on two simple premises:
1. I am working to lead the life I want to lead and keep [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/index.php/archive/4-simple-rules-for-balancing-life-work/</link>
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