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A Miracle in a thirsty Tamilnadu village

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It was Pongal with a difference for Ram Krishnan, an alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology - Madras, who spent it in Vilathikulam, a village in Tamil Nadu. Vilathikulam in Ramanathapuram district is one of the driest regions in the state. On an average, it receives only nine days of rainfall in a year. But the parched village has seven million litres of water in three ponds today, thanks to Krishnan's efforts. His involvement with Vilathikulam started four years ago. Today, the villagers are like his family. In fact, he had invited many of them to the Pan IIT conference in Chennai in December and also arranged rural visits for the alumni, hoping to motivate some of them into working for the betterment of poor Indian villages. The villagers are like Krishnan's family Krishnan, 62, migrated to the United States over 30 years ago and lives with his family in St Paul, Minnesota. Like most IIT graduates, he opted for a well-paying job abroad after finishing his studies. But ...
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An engineer from IIT, now a farmer

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Yesterday i came across one interesting article in Rediff, "An engineer from IIT, now a farmer". I went through the article and found such an interesting one that i wanted to publish the same in my blog, so that any one visiting my blog will be privileged to read this interesting story of a legendary person alive today...... So here we go....... Off-beat is in. The often beaten track, not so. One of the most interesting themes at this year's Pan-IIT event was the session on rural transformation. IITians who have chosen an offbeat career hogged the limelight at the event. In this series, we feature some of the IITians who preferred to be different, rather than get into a corporate rat race. The star at the event was R Madhavan, an alumnus of IIT-Madras. This is Madhavan's success story as a farmer. . . Passion for agriculture I had a passion for agriculture even when I was young. I don't know how my love for agriculture started. I only know that I have always been ...
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Why is the Ocean Salty?

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Yesterday i was watching comedy show which was being telecast ed in KTV (Kondatam TV). I strangely got one scene where our super comedy actor Mr. Senthil questions Mr. Gowdamani..... Kadal tanni mattum yen annae uppu karrikki (why does the ocean water is salty) for which Mr. Gowdamani doesn't have any answer at all, in fact many people are unaware of this information including myself ;-) . Although this was just a comedy show, but something was eating my bring internally, i really wanted to know why does the ocean water tastes salty. I searched the google and found few information and wanted to share among my respected blog readers. so here we go...... Why is the Ocean Salty? All water, even rain water, contains dissolved chemicals which scientists call "salts." But not all water tastes salty. Water is fresh or salty according to individual judgment, and in making this decision man is more convinced by his sense of taste than by a laboratory test. It is one's taste bu...
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DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON

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For all Married and Going-to be married persons…J DID I MARRY THE RIGHT PERSON? During one of our seminars, a woman asked a common question. She said, How do I know if I married the right person?' I noticed that there was a large man sitting next to her so I said, 'It Depends. Is that your husband?' In all seriousness, she answered 'How do you know?' Let me answer this question because the chances are good that it's Weighing on your mind. Here's the answer: EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with Your spouse. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked Their idiosyncrasies. Falling in love with your spouse wasn't hard. In fact, it was a Completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn't have to DO anything. That's why it's called 'falling' in love... Because it's happening TO YOU. People in love sometimes say, 'I was swept of my feet.' Think about the Imagery of that...
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My First Step

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This is my first BLOG entry. Frankly I didnt have the time. I now realize that there is so much information that I come across that is truly useful and I dont always have time to write an article. In many cases the ideas dont require an entire article anyway. Blogging seems to make a lot of sense as an actual time saver for me. Thanks for reading and I hope all my time and effort helps (or at least entertains) you on many levels. Sincerely, Vimaldev
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