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Celebrating the Valentine Month - February

Its the Valentine's Month and lets take a cue from our silver screen super stars to woo the beautiful ladies out there !! Let's start with our celebrated Khans (cons !) and move down south to the "Thala"pathies (telepathies !). Let's set up scenarios to make the Bollywood bread tasty !! Aamir Khan To his queen (Rani) on a rainy night : Hope she's still safe with her Raj 🎥 My heart beats crazily because of what you said through your eyes ! - 'Aankhon se Tune kya' To his love interest in a desert when thirst isn't sinful (Asin)  : The buzz is about My crow-Max 📞 My thirst would be quenched if you come near me as my heart desires you ! - 'Guzaarish' To look straight at her beautiful eyes (Kajol) : Bolo Zubaan Kesari 🤣 When I have your hands in mine, I feel so divine ! - 'Mere Haath Mein' Salman Khan With the Miss Universe (Sushmita Sen) amidst a heavy downpour : Shakalaka Baby  ðŸ‘‘ The love bug bit me when I saw the flow of your ...

Brazillian Bull with "The Deadly Left Foot"

Legends are born in the month of April they say. While one legend is an iconic cricketer from India - fondly called as the 'God of Cricket', the other one is an iconic footballer from Brazil - known for his 'deadly left foot'. Call it a coincidence, both these legends were born in the year 1973 and went on to achieve the highest in their respective sports. The hero of this write up is none other than the Brazillian Bull - Roberto Carlos !! Brazil is blessed with a huge amount of talent in the field of football - akin to the cricketing talent in India. Hailing from an underprivileged family, Roberto Carlos was forced to take up a factory job at a tender age of 12. Just like most of the Brazillian children, Carlos fell in love with football and started playing the sport whenever he had time. When talent meets opportunity, a legend is born ! Carlos was called up to play for a State Club and his raw skills were honed with every match that he played. With the unique agility ...

'Hummers' : The Musical Syntax

Music in Tamil Nadu ! Goes back to thousands of years and has a significant contribution to marriages, temple festivals and the entertainment screen. There's a typical tune for each occasion - be it the ' Maalai Matrinaal ' during the exchange of garlands between the bride and groom in a wedding or the electrifying introduction of Superstar Rajinikanth on screen. But the real unsung artists are the one's who churn out the emotions from deep waters. They are termed 'unsung' not because of the fact that they don't sing the lyrics, but they lend the base over which the lyrics float - the "Hummers" !! AR Rahman, the man with Oscar Award in both his hands made sure that he had a hum for every mood and situation. The 'hum' is also called as a backing vocal. They're often overshadowed by the lead singer in the musical track. However, when the backing vocals are removed from the track, so are the emotions !! Music buffs go on a humming spree b...