Monthly Archives: July 2009

Rich Beggar

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Rich Beggar Following news item appeared in Financial Express and Indian Express on 13.07.09: Poor old rich man makes Rs 13 lakh by begging : Illustration: Tuhin Chakraborty First Published : 13 Jul 2009 03:58:00 AM IST Last Updated : … Continue reading →

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Bank Nationalisation….

Posted on July 12, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Bank Nationalisation.  I read with interest the following letter published in FE of 09.07.09 Letters to the editor The Financial Express Posted: 2009-07-09 21:32:57+05:30 IST Updated: Jul 09, 2009 at 2132 hrs IST In his Budget speech, Finance Minister Pranab … Continue reading →

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My views in FE on elections…

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Be right, after Left       This news item appeared in FE  on 09.07.08. Posted: 2008-07-09 21:03:24+05:30 IST Updated: Jul 09, 2008 at 2103 hrs IST   Four years and two months after entering into an alliance that produced some of … Continue reading →

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Sania,Sania….

Posted on July 11, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Sania, Sania…..   My first posting on my blog “Broca’s Doodle Pad” was a poem on Sania Mirza, composed by me in a lighter vein,sometime in June 2006, when she had done well in the Australian Open. It was posted on … Continue reading →

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Amitabh in news……

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Politics is not my cup of tea, repeats Big B   News item in FE dated 23.06.08   Following newsitem appeared in FE:   Posted: 2008-06-23 13:22:03+05:30 IST Updated: Jun 23, 2008 at 1453 hrs IST                                                                              Indore, … Continue reading →

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Shilpa Shetty in the news…

Posted on July 10, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Shilpa’s kisses for charity, it sells for £12.5k News item in FE dated 02.07.08  London, July 2:: Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty won the Global diversity Award 2008 in London for making a significant contribution to the public appreciation and understanding … Continue reading →

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A Hymn From Shri Guru Granth Sahib.

Posted on July 8, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

A HYMN FROM SHRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB                               Yesterday was Guru Poornima.There was a Kirtan (singing of religious hymns) programme in our neighbourhood Gurudwara (sikh place of worship).Luckily, I could find time to attend the Kirtan at night. … Continue reading →

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Poetry in Golden oldies-Qawwali.

Posted on July 6, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Poetry in Golden oldies-Qawwali Readers are aware of my love for golden oldies and quite a few ones of my postings in this forum on this subject matter had generated quite a good response in the recent past. A few months … Continue reading →

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Height of Recession.

Posted on July 2, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

Height of Recession …. A drowning man shouting for help, Finally found a glimmer of hope, When a good samaritan on the bridge, Threw him a piece of rope. Failing to grasp the rope he threw, The drowning man pleaded … Continue reading →

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Air India in the news….

Posted on July 1, 2009 by Jatinder Pal Singh Broca

New aircraft order weighs heavy on AI Ajmer Singh New Delhi,  June 29, 2009   The eagerness of cash-starved Air India (AI) to augment its fleet with 111 new aircraft at a whopping cost of Rs 44,000 crore is not … Continue reading →

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