tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post6381945889474004059..comments2024-03-29T00:04:26.667+05:30Comments on THE HINDU CROSSWORD CORNER: No.11110, Friday 13 Jun 2014, Klue Klux KlanCol_Gopinathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06166793743790376031noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91853724494178341142014-06-13T18:28:30.770+05:302014-06-13T18:28:30.770+05:30I will try to translate. Please correct if need be...I will try to translate. Please correct if need be.<br /><br />Ramesh Babu, You wouldn't know the value of this blob of sindoor.<br />God's blessings go with it.<br />It is the crown on the head of the married woman.<br />To possess it is the dream of every womanChaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-30099608721221547962014-06-13T17:14:13.759+05:302014-06-13T17:14:13.759+05:30The first word should have been 'Apropos (of)&...The first word should have been 'Apropos (of)', which is similar to 'anent'.Venkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-85925434901403440652014-06-13T17:01:53.883+05:302014-06-13T17:01:53.883+05:30Appropos your post on BINDI yesterday. You have re...Appropos your post on BINDI yesterday. You have refered to it as an instant announcement of a married and happy housewife. Probably there is some confusion between bindi and sindoor (usually worn by married women along the parting of their hair or the ""maang"). <br />Remember Deepika Padukone's famous dialogue from Om Shanti Om:<br /><i>Ek chutki sindoor ki keemat tum kya jaano, Ramesh Babu?<br />Ishwar ka ashirwaad hota hai - ek chutki sindoor<br />Suhaagan ke sar ka taj hota hai - ek chutki sindoor<br />Har aurat ka khwaab hota hai - ek chutki sindoor</i>Venkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-75681016358814280602014-06-13T15:06:14.986+05:302014-06-13T15:06:14.986+05:30Skulldugger had a clue for 'double entendre...Skulldugger had a clue for 'double entendre' yesterday. CV has provided an illustration today with highlighting to make sure no one misses the pun.Venkateshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15255416302037791392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-73466052195631487212014-06-13T14:55:07.867+05:302014-06-13T14:55:07.867+05:30Today's KKK kicked ke up some place, but got u...Today's KKK kicked ke up some place, but got up and dusted myself alright.<br /><br />Did ye-all read my article on Bindi yesterday in this blog? I log in late , unfortunately<br /><br />I find that only CV and MB are ""laters"". like me ! Thanks for your comments any way. CV I always write and send in my articles and do not care about their fate. In the past, a least, we had rejection slips but nowadays even that courtesy is lost.<br /><br />Letters to the Editor columns are exclusive to a few like the listeners of the Vividh Bharti of yore !raju umamaheswarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07107883886526369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-62668477235550352912014-06-13T14:34:56.615+05:302014-06-13T14:34:56.615+05:30Really amazing what these insects can do. Their na...Really amazing what these insects can do. Their natural powers are boundless. I have heard that honey is the only edible item which does not get spoiled over time in any conditions of temp. & pressure without being refrigerated. Of course if one does not take precautions ants will devour it.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-13300917686597186742014-06-13T14:09:43.250+05:302014-06-13T14:09:43.250+05:30Just two days back a friend gave me 3 types of hon...Just two days back a friend gave me 3 types of honey: thyme, acacia and lichi. Based on the season, I blieve, the bees collect pollen from different flowering plants, giving a distict flavour to that honey. All the 3 varieties have distinct shades of colour, flavour, consistency and sweetness.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-9714236581643273292014-06-13T13:55:49.070+05:302014-06-13T13:55:49.070+05:30Just read an article with amazing pictures about c...Just read an article with amazing pictures about collection of Himalayan honey. We hardly realise how much of effort goes into various we consume- and sometimes waste also inconsiderately. Worth a look.<br /><br />http://www.talkpundit.com/news/animals-and-nature/nepal-ancient-honey-collecting-tradition-r38Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-65094463580552438422014-06-13T13:52:33.644+05:302014-06-13T13:52:33.644+05:30Amazing when I first learned about the no. of chem...Amazing when I first learned about the no. of chemicals present in our body. Looks like there is nothing in the world without chemicals.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-61565859445820586032014-06-13T13:49:53.503+05:302014-06-13T13:49:53.503+05:30NAMMAD N(AMMA)D Thanks to Paddy below!NAMMAD N(AMMA)D Thanks to Paddy below!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-2914786386968382422014-06-13T13:31:10.702+05:302014-06-13T13:31:10.702+05:30J for Amma!J for Amma!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-26969363874273006922014-06-13T13:01:44.854+05:302014-06-13T13:01:44.854+05:30Ha! It's all Balderdash!! :)Ha! It's all Balderdash!! :)Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-71016850410592230772014-06-13T12:47:38.508+05:302014-06-13T12:47:38.508+05:30And, yes, technically both compost and neem oil ar...And, yes, technically both compost and neem oil are 'chemicals' too, but organicKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-91521386485756068512014-06-13T12:46:37.678+05:302014-06-13T12:46:37.678+05:30JJ, in New Delhi, gives a rug (6) JJ, in New Delhi, gives a rug (6) Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-1526733196803405972014-06-13T12:44:33.339+05:302014-06-13T12:44:33.339+05:30Quite simple, if you read it in the context of CV&...Quite simple, if you read it in the context of CV's comment:<br /><br />When do I wear a toupee: The answer for that goes into the first 'blank'.<br /><br />The second blank is, of course, a dash ...Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45153909473081491382014-06-13T12:42:13.687+05:302014-06-13T12:42:13.687+05:30Oh, yeah I do you use compost. Also, pesticides to...Oh, yeah I do you use compost. Also, pesticides too are used, but simple ones like neem oil.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-993538705608765922014-06-13T12:40:14.537+05:302014-06-13T12:40:14.537+05:30Kishore,
I was reading earlier entries reg. organi...Kishore,<br />I was reading earlier entries reg. organic farming-<br />They do use fertilisers, only the natural kind not chemical and yes, no pesticides for sure. Without any fertliser..Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-90811505579713417372014-06-13T11:26:37.951+05:302014-06-13T11:26:37.951+05:30Can't decipher it ! Looks like a Top-Secret C...Can't decipher it ! Looks like a Top-Secret Code !!Mukundala Balasubramanyamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10778248287813410500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-35656012976334811252014-06-13T11:17:34.348+05:302014-06-13T11:17:34.348+05:30Me too. And it is not even a capital, and we are, ...Me too. And it is not even a capital, and we are, remember, referring to a continent with over 50 countries. The canvass is, indeed, large.Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-2470682734069901232014-06-13T11:15:20.024+05:302014-06-13T11:15:20.024+05:30____- er-____ !____- er-____ !Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-45333550914572768552014-06-13T11:15:19.269+05:302014-06-13T11:15:19.269+05:30I know aswan more for the dam than as a city.I know aswan more for the dam than as a city.Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-3826700548492596352014-06-13T11:08:30.258+05:302014-06-13T11:08:30.258+05:30Anent a discussion above -
Kishore,
When did you...Anent a discussion above -<br /><br />Kishore,<br /><br />When did you wear topee?<br /><br />When you went .. ...?Chaturvasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00284780490945841507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-23985623427092013272014-06-13T11:07:27.889+05:302014-06-13T11:07:27.889+05:30I think losing one's head still continues!I think losing one's head still continues!Padmanabhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06278629397479779173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-43028578066113830352014-06-13T11:06:17.678+05:302014-06-13T11:06:17.678+05:30The boot goes on the lower extremity, the boast em...The boot goes on the lower extremity, the boast emanages from just under the upper extremity (not talking of arms here), that is why it is called talking through one's hatKishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2195377761774996603.post-25079718312957671442014-06-13T11:04:21.926+05:302014-06-13T11:04:21.926+05:30For those who cannot read the script:
In Urdu aft...For those who cannot read the script:<br /><br />In Urdu after the abbreviated S(in) and N(oon) there is a D(al) duly modified by a H(called a 'dochashmi he')<br />In Sindhi, the dochashmi he is replaced by an abbreviated terminal H(e)Kishorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18398234335975124266noreply@blogger.com