http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/posts/page/1/ en Vox Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:24 +0530 Copyright 2009 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/ageing-on-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/ageing-on-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/ageing-on-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:30:24 +0530 Soon-to-be-six: "Amma, I told Malu that I am not going to have a party for my birthday and she says that everybody MUST have a party on their birthdays. Is that true?" Mom: "No. You can have a party if you want. If you don't want to have a par... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/ageing-on-birthdays.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b82c0b2860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting vasundara http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/overheard.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/overheard.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/overheard.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:31:59 +0530 at Creme Centre where we had treated ourselves to lunch today. NRI from "LA" (fellow had a loud voice and my ears have no lids): "I asked the astrologer when we will return to India. The astrologer said, not in the next five six years. I am fift... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/overheard.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd9ba60860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/asias-rise----how-and-when.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/asias-rise----how-and-when.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/asias-rise----how-and-when.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 02 Dec 2009 10:58:53 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/video/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd9af82860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd9af82860c-50si" alt="Hans Rosling: Asia&#39;s rise -- how and when" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> An immensely entertaining, informative and ego-boosting talk by Hans Rosling. A must-watch. Thanks to dude for the link. <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/asias-rise----how-and-when.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd9afa0860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> video india talk http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-sound-of-music.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-sound-of-music.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-sound-of-music.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 29 Nov 2009 22:16:13 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b7f2555860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b7f2555860e-50si" alt="Carnatic_music" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Yesterday, after nearly three months of getting acquainted with the tip of the iceberg of "Naalaayira Divya Prabandam" set to music, I accompanied my Guru in a stage performance. No matter that I only knew six of the twenty six paasurams she san... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-sound-of-music.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b7f2528860e?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> music art personal nostalgia http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/letter-writing.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/letter-writing.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/letter-writing.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:30:18 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123f180c70b860f.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a3.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123f180c70b860f-50si" alt="Parenting" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Dad (exasperated at the six-year-old being difficult): I am going to write a note to your teacher that you are a troublesome kid at home. Defiant kid: If you write a note to my teacher, I will write a note to your students that you are a trouble... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/letter-writing.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddc209e5860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vasundara http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/english-food.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/english-food.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/english-food.html?_c=feed-rss Mon, 23 Nov 2009 08:26:19 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddc174ca860b.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a2.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddc174ca860b-50si" alt="Wonton" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Over vegetable won ton soup at a Chinese restaurant, dad and daughter were discussing the various things that human beings eat. Daughter: What kind of animals can human beings eat ? Dad: All kinds of animal meat. People even eat snails. Daughte... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/english-food.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddc174cf860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> vasundara http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/hotsugaroil.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/hotsugaroil.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/hotsugaroil.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:58:48 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b7abec0860e.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a0.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf21901240b7abec0860e-50si" alt="Angel4c" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> Dad and mom working on the computer. Kiddo playing pretend game, talking to herself: "We are all magical angels. When we need energy to fight enemies, we have them. When we don't need to fight our enemies, we can remove the energy and put it i... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/hotsugaroil.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd46354860c?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> story vasundara http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-life-at-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-life-at-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-life-at-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:40:04 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd439f5860c.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a5.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddd439f5860c-50si" alt="VVV" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/my-life-at-the-moment.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddbf4848860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/remember.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/remember.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/remember.html?_c=feed-rss Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:16:25 +0530 Three Questions - by Leo Tolstoy (From: here) One day it occurred to a certain emperor that if he only knew the answers to three questions, he would never stray in any matter. What is the best time to do each thing? Who are the most important ... <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/remember.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddbb819d860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> lessons http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/pride-or-prejudice.html?_c=feed-rss nobody@vox.com(Lakshmi) http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/pride-or-prejudice.html?_c=feed-rss http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/pride-or-prejudice.html?_c=feed-rss Sun, 08 Nov 2009 22:20:49 +0530 <p class="enclosed-assets" style="margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/photo/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123dde36527860d.html?_c=feed-rss" style="float:left; margin-right:6px;"><img src="http://a7.vox.com/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123dde36527860d-50si" alt="Chess" /></a> <br style="clear:both;" /> </p> When it takes one hour to defeat your soon-to-be-six year old in chess, it means (a) you suck at chess or (b) the kid is good. Maternal vanity makes me choose (b). <p style="clear:both;"> <a href="http://lakshmi.vox.com/library/post/pride-or-prejudice.html?_c=feed-rss#comments">Read and post comments</a> | <a href="http://www.vox.com/share/6a00c22521f1bdf2190123ddbac8c8860b?_c=feed-rss">Send to a friend</a> </p> parenting vasundara