Vijay Narayanan on October 31st, 2008

The SArangapANi Temple at Kumbakonam (Thiru Kudanthai) ranks high in the hierarchy of Srivaishnava temples. It is one of the Pancharanga kshetrams – the five Ranganatha temples along the banks of the Kaveri river. The temple complex is imposing from the outside, and unique with regards to its innermost prakaaram – the sanctum sanctorum, which [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on October 20th, 2008

If you are a Java developer looking for a powerful IDE that can get you started in no time, you should look no further than NetBeans. Why? NetBeans is free and open-source. A lot of people list preference with open-source software just because it is free. But beyond just the cost, there is a lot [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on October 19th, 2008

A few months ago, I had posted the links to Suryan FM’s live stream. A few readers have commented that the stream no longer works. This is true. I checked Suriyan FM’s website, and I see that their live online stream is “under process“. So it is possible that the folks at Sun Network are [...]

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Vijay Narayanan on October 19th, 2008

Finally, the Alaska Governor does appear on Saturday Night Live. Here’s the video.

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Vijay Narayanan on October 16th, 2008

… is America’s Sasikala.

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