Smt.Kala Kaarthikeyan left for heavenly abode.

Smt. Kala Kaarthikeyan. (1950-2009)

Smt Kala Kaarthikeyan, wife of Shri D R Kaarthikeyan, former director CBI, left for heavenly abode in the night of 2nd August 2009. Cremation will be held at 4 pm on 4th August 2009 at Lodhi Road Crematorium, New Delhi. The entire family is devoted to Guruji and Smt. Kala Karthikeyan was an Art of Living Teacher. She has been a noble soul and a great source of inspiration to many. We always cherish her words of appreciation when we started our Light House E-Magazine from Coimbatore. .
" Dear Thiru Gopalakrishnan
JAI GURUDEV! Thankyou very much for sending Light House Magazine so promptly. I am a native of Coimbatore district no wonder I have lot of attachment,affection,admirationfor my native place.I think this (in Tamil)"man vasanai" gets into one'sheart very intense,when one is away from home. Though I have been getting all the news about aolcbe I am very glad to receive LIGHT HOUSE. My heartiest congratulations to one and all for the superb seva you are doing. aolcbe has become an ideal example for everyone to emulate.I am very proud of my native place for all its beauty,culture,courtesy,hospitality and honesty but I am all the more proud as you have made a prominent place in the worldmap of AOL. My best wishes to one and all
Yours sincerely
Kala "

It is a great loss for all of us. We convey our deepest condolences to Shri.D.R. Kaarthikeyanji and other members of his family.

Wow !!! Only God could make this.

This is a flower from Thailand. It is also a protected species and is not allowed to be exported. This will be the only way we will be able to view this flower.

A FLOWER ALL THE WAY FROM THAILAND . . THE VERY RARE PARROT FLOWER

Rice is Life

Rice is Life - traditional rice farming in China
For farmers of Southern China, rice is more than just food - it is the very basis of their culture, however, it's a way of life that could be under threat as the spectre of genetic modification (GM) creeps up on the planet's most important food crop.

Photographs and story by John Novis. Additional photographs individually credited.

For the spiritually inclined

Coimbatore: It’s uncommon to find anyone doing something without expecting any return. And quid pro quo is the order of the day.

With little money and less recognition, if one were to plod on doing what he thinks good for the society, it is V.V. Parthasarathy.

For a doctorate in Bio-chemistry, writing books eminently suitable for those with religious bent of mind, that too both in English and Tamil quite a lot interspersed with Sanskrit as well, it is an extraordinary combination.

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Kind Courtesy "The Hindu"

Music Director Vidhyadharan Master's composition.

kalpantha.mp3

This song is one of my all time favourites and with Shri. Pradip Somasundaran rendering it makes it more melodious.

Determination today: success tomorrow..

Monsoon delayed so what - Human spirit is indormitable

Sound of Music 1965 - The song still remains favourite

I remember when I was in 6th Std our English Teacher Mrs. Fernandez took my entire class to see this movie. It was a memorable occassion all 42 of us sitting in the balcony and seeing this movie munching pop corns. The best impressions of it still remains.

Lyrics

Let's start at the very beginning
A very good place to start
When you read you begin with A-B-C
When you sing you begin with do-re-mi

Do-re-mi, do-re-mi
The first three notes just happen to be
Do-re-mi, do-re-mi

[Maria:]
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti
[spoken]
Let's see if I can make it easy

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do (oh-oh-oh)

[Maria and Children:]
[Repeat above verse twice]

[Maria:]
Do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do
So-do!

[Maria: (spoken)]
Now children, do-re-mi-fa-so and so on
are only the tools we use to build a song.
Once you have these notes in your heads,
you can sing a million different tunes by mixing them up.
Like this.

So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[spoken]
Can you do that?
[Children:]
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re
[Maria:]
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Children:]
So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria:]
[spoken]
Now, put it all together.

[Maria and Children:]
So Do La Fa Mi Do Re, So Do La Ti Do Re Do
[Maria:]
[spoken]
Good!
[Brigitta:]
[spoken]
But it doesn't mean anything.
[Maria:]
[spoken]
So we put in words. One word for every note. Like this.

When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything
[spoken]
Together!

[Maria and Children:]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to Do

Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do
Do Ti La So Fa Mi Re

[Children:]
Do Mi Mi
Mi So So
Re Fa Fa
La Ti Ti
[Repeat above verse 4x as Maria sings]

[Maria:]
When you know the notes to sing
You can sing most anything

[Maria and Children:]
Doe, a deer, a female deer
Ray, a drop of golden sun
Me, a name I call myself
Far, a long, long way to run
Sew, a needle pulling thread
La, a note to follow Sew
Tea, a drink with jam and bread
That will bring us back to

[Maria:]
[Children:]

Do . . . So Do
Re . . . La Fa
Mi . . . Mi Do
Fa . . . Re
So . . . So Do
La . . . La Fa
Ti . . . La So Fa Mi Re
Ti Do - oh - oh Ti Do -- So Do