http://charuavi.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Anuprita Kadam en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Mon, 04 Jan 2010 17:53:00 GMT 2010-01-04T17:53:00Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933120 Charuavi’s Fables – 1 The Magic of Logic Mr. Stingy was particularly fond of his beautiful, silk cravat. He was afraid that it may get mislaid or stolen since it was so lovely . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 13:37:37 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933120 Anuprita Kadam 2009-12-06T13:37:37Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728853 "Nahuatl (Spanish spelling)"    "English Literal Meaning"    "English Figurative Meaning"    Indian Root    "Meaning of root"    . . . Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:30:22 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728853 Anuprita Kadam 2009-07-04T11:30:22Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728850 Possible Indian language (Sanskrit, Hindi) roots of some words of the New World languages We come across many words of the Pre-Columbian ‘native’ American languages while reading, . . . Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:25:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977728850 Anuprita Kadam 2009-07-04T11:25:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717995 Our Greek Odyssey – Afterword Before our Greek cruise, we had never read or heard about ‘Sea Diamond’s sinking in the Santorini caldera. Every day we read the English . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:07:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717995 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-22T06:07:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717991   Our Greek Odyssey – Santorini Every Aegean island is beautiful but I believe Santorini is the most scenic of them all. All the Aegean islands are prone to earthquakes and . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 06:05:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977717991 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-22T06:05:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716245   Our Greek Odyssey – Crete We had ‘compulsory reading’ of John Keats’ poem ‘Isabella’ a.k.a ‘A Pot of Basil’ in college. When young . . . Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:20:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716245 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-20T02:20:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716231   Our Greek Odyssey – Rhodes and Lindos There is nothing much common between me and one of the ‘Seven Wonders of the ancient world’ namely the Colossus of Rhodes, a statue . . . Sat, 20 Jun 2009 02:10:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977716231 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-20T02:10:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715317   Our Greek Odyssey – Patmos Patmos has been continuously inhabited for at least 2000 years since ‘The Book of Revelations’ was written on this island by John the Apostle . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:41:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715317 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-19T03:41:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715313 Our Greek Odyssey – Mykonos   The Aegean Sea is dotted with hundreds of islands, of which some are uninhabited. Some of the islands were important cultural centers in the past but . . . Fri, 19 Jun 2009 03:35:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977715313 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-19T03:35:58Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714570   Our Greek Odyssey – Athens What can you write about a city that has been written about by thousands of people for thousands of years? Greece has been called ‘the cradle . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:44:14 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714570 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-18T13:44:14Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714563 Our Greek Odyssey – Introduction In the ‘brave days of the old’ the Greek hero Odysseus sailed the Mediterranean for ten years trying to reach his home, Ithaca. (For ten . . . Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:29:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977714563 Anuprita Kadam 2009-06-18T13:29:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691719   Red Square and the St. Basil’s Cathedral – 6 May 2009 We have just returned from Moscow with love brimming up in my heart for this beautiful city. Avi too, underwent . . . Tue, 26 May 2009 02:43:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977691719 Anuprita Kadam 2009-05-26T02:43:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367422   Koprivstitsa Avi had mentioned to Evan that I wanted to see the places around Sofia and he suggested that I visit Koprivstitsa. He also offered that he will come at 7:00 AM to our hotel . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:13:30 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367422 Anuprita Kadam 2008-06-10T03:13:30Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367419   Bulgaria Trip   Plovdiv and Bachkovo Monastery   I wanted to visit Rila Monastery but Evan told us that as the President of the country was visiting the monastery . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:10:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367419 Anuprita Kadam 2008-06-10T03:10:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367358                                 Bulgaria Trip . . . Tue, 10 Jun 2008 02:10:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977367358 Anuprita Kadam 2008-06-10T02:10:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277905   When my husband was nominated for an international award, both of us were overjoyed. Apart from the honor and the glory it brought, it also gave us a chance to visit our married daughter in Dusseldorf. . . . Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:53:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977277905 Anuprita Kadam 2008-03-07T10:53:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259644 "Star-Crossed"   I was watching a TV music show yesternight and came across the words 'taron ki chhau mein' (Hindi). Those words made me sit up because I translated them . . . Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:01:32 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977259644 Anuprita Kadam 2008-02-16T09:01:32Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258344   Valentine's Day   It's the Valentine's Day, And Love is in the air, But I have a complaint to make, You ' homo Sapiens' are so unfair   . . . Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:50:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977258344 Anuprita Kadam 2008-02-14T11:50:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243386   The Charge of the Light Brigade   Men are born equal, but their training differs Hence the different meanings this phrase offers   To those who know their military . . . Tue, 29 Jan 2008 15:31:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977243386 Anuprita Kadam 2008-01-29T15:31:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977234774 Que Sera Sera (Whatever will be, will be)   http://www.lyriczz.com/lyriczz.php?songid=12960   "Will I be pretty, will I be rich?" I believe every child asks . . . Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:28:48 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977234774 Anuprita Kadam 2008-01-20T06:28:48Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977143096                                     . . . Wed, 10 Oct 2007 13:25:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977143096 Anuprita Kadam 2007-10-10T13:25:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139944 Time-Capsule of a Family  One of my cousins found some of the old, old family photos, scanned and burned them on a CD, made copies and distributed them among us. This is one common heritage among . . . Sun, 07 Oct 2007 06:44:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977139944 Anuprita Kadam 2007-10-07T06:44:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135700                                    . . . Wed, 03 Oct 2007 03:34:33 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977135700 Anuprita Kadam 2007-10-03T03:34:33Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977119264 The Scanner My husband Anand gave me a scanner as my birthday-present. “You wanted to scan and digitize all our old, old photos, right? So here is the scanner for you to do it with.” He said . . . Mon, 17 Sep 2007 03:36:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977119264 Anuprita Kadam 2007-09-17T03:36:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115549 The midnight phone call   I was fast asleep when Avi woke me up. He is a lighter sleeper.   “Phone call for you” he said.   “Why, what happened, is my Mom OK?” . . . Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:21:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977115549 Anuprita Kadam 2007-09-13T04:21:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113481 WTC Day (9/11/2001)   Somebody recently asked us about what we remembered about 31 August 1997, the day Diana died.   For the life of me, I just cannot not remember ANYTHING about that . . . Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:19:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977113481 Anuprita Kadam 2007-09-11T11:19:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977108164 The Book Club Jyoti and I had a lot of things in common even though she was my daughter’s age. (Actually, she was my daughter Bambi’s friend.) Both of us are very much into reading and like . . . Thu, 06 Sep 2007 05:24:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977108164 Anuprita Kadam 2007-09-06T05:24:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977095033 The Hummingbird Yesterday, as we were sitting in front of TV, I saw a very big insect outside the window. I am not fond of insects, and so I was quite annoyed to see such a big insect hovering just outside . . . Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:48:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977095033 Anuprita Kadam 2007-08-23T16:48:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084594   The Lake   I loved the lake.   It is one of the five Great Lakes, Lake Huron, on the shores of which, Vishnu has a beautiful house. The lake is so huge that it stretches . . . Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:17:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977084594 Anuprita Kadam 2007-08-13T14:17:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079675 Americanish Do Americans speak English ? Judging from my experience, they do not. They speak a dialect of English, which is fast becoming a language in it's own right. The nasal twang, the accent, . . . Wed, 08 Aug 2007 13:15:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977079675 Anuprita Kadam 2007-08-08T13:15:42Z