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		<title>The Great Indian Lifestyle</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:05:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#62; &#62; A 10,000 year old lifestyle model of Purpose, Profit, Pleasure and Freedom No! This Indian lifestyle is not about eating curry or doing yoga everyday nor is it about getting a regular Ayurvedic massage. In fact, this lifestyle is talked about as a sophisticated way of living a fulfilled  life.It is quite a]]></description>
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		<title>What does your BINDI say about you?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 06:39:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When an Indian woman decorates her forehead with sindoor or bindi, she is just following a tradition that goes back atleast 5000 years. Wear a bindi or a decorative mark on your forehead and you will never go unnoticed as it is very eye-catching. It is no wonder that bindi has found its way to]]></description>
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		<title>Why this “Kolaveri Di” is worrying di?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Jan 2012 12:14:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“White skin-u girl-u girl-u &#8211; Girl-u heart-u black-u &#8211; Eyes-u eyes-u meet-u meet-u &#8211; My future dark”. Yes!!! Kolaveri Di is immensely popular that even here downunder in Auckland we saw a Kolaveri flash mob. Why is this song so popular di? Is Kolaveri something we should be proud of di? Can this song be]]></description>
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		<title>A black cat crosses your path!!! Now what?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Dec 2011 05:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Do you care if a black cat crosses your road? Would you dare to step on lime and green chillies? Why is a north facing house believed to be lucky? Are these omens just mere imagination? We know that there are no real answers to these superstitions as they are irrational beliefs that defy all]]></description>
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		<title>Why are we still talking about Ram Rajya?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:12:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Though Lord Ram lived and ruled Bharat some 10,000 years ago, his life and values are still cherished and extolled. There is hardly any King except King Ram of Ayodhya in the Indian history who is celebrated so much till today. The life of King Ram is thankfully covered through the itihaas of Ramayana and]]></description>
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		<title>Did Team India have a secret ATTITUDE?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2011 22:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[2011 ICC world cup is not the first cricket world cup for India. India has been world champions in the 1983 world cup and the 2007 T20 World cup. But the third world cup was a tad different. In the 2011 World cup tournament we saw a different Team India. One could see a special]]></description>
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		<title>Love Aajkal</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[India has had a deity of Love ‘Kaamdev’ for millennia. The power of love has been captured for centuries in the Indian sub continent by many poets and playwrights. Love was in the air in ancient India and the whole sub-continent was ablaze with the love and its different shades.  Love in India has been]]></description>
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		<title>HOLY COW! Who let the cows out?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAUTION: INDIAN cows straying For a tourist, seeing cows on Indian streets equate to an ‘authentic’ Indian experience. People who have never been to India have a hard time to believe how Indian cows and an assortment of other animals freely roam Indian streets. Even the movie ‘Delhi-6’ has a scene on how traffic got]]></description>
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		<title>Indian marriages…and they lived happily ever after… (Part-II)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 22:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the previous article titled &#8216;Indian marriages – Arranged Love or lovingly arranged&#8217;, we peeped into the psyche behind traditional Indian marriages. In this concluding feature, let’s look at the wedding ceremony, particularly the traditional wedding vows.Indian weddings (Vivaha) are bright and colourful events filled with pomp, majaa-masti, celebrations, gifts, food, adornment, shopping etc that]]></description>
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		<title>Indian marriages – Arranged Love or lovingly arranged? (Part-I)</title>
		<link>http://www.indiasutra.co.nz/blog/indian-marriages-arranged-love-or-lovingly-arranged/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 22:18:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ram Lingam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many of us living overseas do get asked about arranged marriages routinely, as to  how it all works etc and this column is an attempt to get some insight into this phenomenon of arranged marriages. To start off on a lighter note, let me share a wedding one liners can which I have heard many]]></description>
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