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Pls don't Drink and Drive on New Year's Eve. Everyone should be able to call Embassy Suites directly at 703-723-5300 and can book rooms for just $79 if you are planning to stay after the event. Pls mention "The Curry Club New Year's Eve Party" when booking your rooms to get the discounted rate. You should be able to do an EARLY check-in on 31st Dec and take advantage of their Manager’s Reception i.e. FREE Happy Hour (free alcohol with free snacks) from 6pm - 7:30pm (Pls check the timings when you book). The next day (1st Jan) you can request a late check-out... And Embassy Suites provides Free hot breakfast buffet...

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Superb review, Aswini! Thank you! I love 'Manavinala' in Nalinakanthi. You can hear Dr. Yesudas singing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgA-RnHdds. And I try most of the times to identify a raaga with the help of a film song in the same raaga. Like this song Kandukonden Kandukonden Kandukonden Kandukonden in Nalinakanthi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U92W2ROXAVg

Superb review, Aswini! Thank you! I love 'Manavinala' in Nalinakanthi. You can hear Dr. Yesudas singing it here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVgA-RnHdds. And I try most of the times to identify a raaga with the help of a film song in the same song. Like this song Kandukonden Kandukonden Kandukonden Kandukonden in Nalinakanthi: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U92W2ROXAVg

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Power of 2! Double Delight! Thank you for a good review, Nilu!

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I agree with Mr. Harshvardhan that Indian parents going abroad and living there along with their kids must respect and follow the law of the respective lands. But I would like to raise one point here. The traditional Indian method of rearing a child has been excellent, especially, in the ancient times. There goes a story that one Guru (the real teacher, not the modern 'Management Guru') taught a prince. After completion of his education, the Guru was invited in the 'Durbar' of the king to felicitate him. The prince came to touch the feet of the Guru for blessings and as soon as he did so, the Guru slapped on his face with full force. The Durbar was stunned and aghast and the prince was shocked. The Guru then told the Prince, "You must have felt bad. Tomorrow you will become the king. Just remember not to inflict such unwarranted and unjustified exploitation to your subjects." Thus he gave a lesson to the prince. This is one aspect. Another aspect is that Norway is probably failing to understand the difference between reprimanding a child by his/her parents and torturing a child. I can cite the example of the US President exhorting the growing children of his Nation to follow the Indian students who are excelling in academic career beating the American children. I suppose the answer lies here, the culture and tradition of India that has not yet lost its roots even in the families settled and bringing their children in the western 'so-called' developed soils. The parents also must understand the limit of punishments to the children because quite often the elders commit more grievous mistakes than the children - children are ignorant and if the parents are mature, they must have the wisdom to differentiate between children's behaviour and elders' reactions.

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Excellent review, Daasan! And kudos to Soumya for having given 'a rich musical treat' to her rasikas despite being under the weather. Even reputed artists make minor errors sometimes when they are not in the best of health conditions I guess? :-) Very interesting selection of songs in the thukkadas section. Here's MS's classic rendition of BHAJARE YADUNATHAM in Pilu: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeKfuRSsCzo

Thank you for a lovely review, Deepam! 'Mokshamu Galada' - that's a lovely song and I can never tire of hearing Maharajapuram Santhanam rendering this particular song.

"Spare the rod and spoil the child" - although I never support Corporal punishment and what Mr & Mrs Vallabhaneni did, is totally unacceptable, even on humanitarian grounds, but I certainly believe that questioning your kids behaviour and giving advice for betterment ALWAYS helps in the long run in shaping his personality. Coming to the blog above, I see a mention about the difference in upbringing of an Indian and an American kid, which is correct to an extent but it must also be noted that the Indian family values always play a vital role in our lives which I find missing in our American counterparts, what with broken marriages and bringing up kids single-handedly! Coming back to the topic on jailing of the Norwegian NRI couple, I think since they took the decision of bringing up their seven-year old in a foreign land, they should have acquainted themselves on the rules which also covers something as personal as how you treat your own kid at home. I am still wondering as to why westerners are finding the punishment so terribly wrong but this behaviour certainly calls for a strict punishment and, in my opinion, justice has been served :) :)

Good Info arpita..

We are requesting a favor in terms of milder punishment or even a complete vindication on the basis of cultural differences. On the same basis if we are treated in a manner which doesn't favor us don't we call that Racism? Where we say a profit we want rules to be bent, where we don't we call it racist, isn't this approach biased? Isn't an egalitarian society supposed to be sex, caste, religion and culture neutral? Secondly, child is not abandoned. He is either given to a well trained and certified child care home or sent to the grandparents (like in this case). If keeping a child away from his parents for 18 months makes him tough and imprints negative qualities on him then what does beating him repeatedly to the extent that his body carry burn marks and scar does? Voruganti, with regards.

A good review, Uma. Thank you! I love these thematic concerts. I really like the Audio CD 'Idhu Thano Thillai Sthalam' by Nithyasree. The songs in this particular CD are: 1) Idhu Thaano Thillaisthalam (nithya Sree). 2) Bava Sagaram. 3) Thandava Darisanam. 4) Innamum Sandaega (nithyasree). 5) Enneramum 6) Pullai Pirandhaalum (virutham) - Nadana Sabesa. 7) Varugalaamo 8) Satre Vilagi. 9) Parthu Pizhaiyungal. 10) Pitham Theliya.

A very good review, Ranganathan. Thank you! Aruna Sairam is one of my favourite singers and here are a couple of my articles on her concerts this year: http://rivr.sulekha.com/god-is-in-the-detail_594733_blog http://rivr.sulekha.com/in-a-borderless-world-music-is-love_561851_blog

You are so right, Nilu. As legendary pro football coach Vince Lombardi said: "Perfect practice makes perfect.”. I also like the quote attributed to the virtuoso violinist Jascha Heifetz: “If I don’t practice one day, I know it. Two days, the critics know it. Three days, the public knows it.”. And once the public knows it, trust is lost! Thank you for a good review!