Most Enjoyed by 

S.Parthasarathy in 2001

 

Books 

Fiction: 

Sigma Protocol:: Robert Ludlum 

Abduction -- Robin Cook 

Magazines: 

Ananda Vikatan (A perennial favourite). But the issues in 2001 were really good. 

Movies in theatre

Lagaan 

Movies on CD/TV

Chupke chupke (Saw with Aarthi, who recited every dialogue) 

An officer and a gentleman 

Dramas and other Programmes

Jatin-Lalit Nite 

Shirley Valentine (English play) 

Chanakya (Hindi play) 

Moments of Happiness/Satisfaction

Getting up every day in good health 

Every time I completed the Crossword in Economic Times (often), in Sunday Hindu (rarely) and Jumbo Crossword in The Afternoon Despatch & Courier (twice, one of which won a prize for me) 

Harish getting an award in his office 

Aarthi's happy expression at having done well in Srishti School of Design's Entrance Test 

Aarthi's phone-call at Usoor at having been selected for Srishti 

Aarthi getting over 85% in HSC 

Learning in November that Aarthi stood first in her college in Chemistry 

When I finally uploaded the Memorial web-site of Deepu and Sriram 

Learning that Jagan made it to IAS and got Tamil Nadu (I felt happy since I had advised him to go for his dream) 

Persuading Raghu to write about his US trip and reading it. ( Alas, I failed to persuade Santhanam (UK trip) and Prasad (Kumbh mela)) 

Watching the International Fleet Review and the Air show in January and the Air show in December (Navy Day) from our balcony 

Moments of Mirth

When Harish and Aarthi got up and ran on seeing monkeys above their head in Usoor 

In ISKCON Temple, Bangalore when we saw all types of 'Prasad' (including Pizza) 

Many days at the dining table exchanging anecdotes with Amritha, Harish & Aarthi 

While on tour with my colleagues exchanging all types of jokes 

Music

All old songs in Tamil and Hindi 

Activities

Continuing to learn (and steal) Javascripts from the Net 

Typing two entire travelogues in Tamil 

Completion of every Newsletter for CEG Alumni Association, Mumbai chapter 

Completion of every e-Newsletter for relatives and for my office 

Trips/Places:

Maha Kumbh Mela. Even though I went two days after the last big day, I felt purified while taking bath in the Sangam 

Usoor 

Jaipur (Choki Dani) 

Ujjain 

Persons whom I admired the most in 2001:

Neha, my nephew (Ramesh)'s daughter, who at less than 2 can talk better than many adults and is extremely cute 

My nephew, Prasad, for his multi-faceted personality, his writing skills and above all for always trying to be in touch with people. 

Sports Field: V.Anand in Chess, Jonty Rhodes and Brian Lara in cricket and Michel Schumacher in Formula-I racing. 

Websites:

Google: The best search engine. ( Can I say that, since it is the only one I use?) 

Sites containing very good Brain Teasers that I use in my Newsletters 

Site on Cryptogram 

For knowing more about me, you can visit the following links 

NEWSLETTER FOR RELATIVES 

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER

MEMORIAL WEB SITE FOR MY NEPHEWS

PERSONAL WEB SITE MADE IN 1998

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