the climate is cool here in chennai and i like that. i once read a chapter written by a famous writer called Arthur C clarke about how he is feeling at home in his settled nation , sri lanka, even though his place of birth is england. this is achieved with the help of the media, in the form of radio and television and newspapers. now the bbc is broadcasting daily news and just tuning on to the radio news can make him feel like he is in his home, and then there is the television channels , international channels that broadcast local news all over the world. the same thing now holds good for an indian national living in the middle east or in south east asia, away from india. this is acheived by the Direct To Home service offered by the Prasar Barathi.

i have been trying to open an online trading account with some vendor so that i can buy and sell shares in india. it seems i have also need a demat account and a pan card too. i have the pan card and i have a basic savings bank account. i need to approach the bank with which i have a savings bank account to link that account with the demat account that is freely offered by some banks. so for that i need to give a written communication about the need for a demat account. there is a small service charge per year and i feel it is reasonable.

From aravind rajesh n

Today I went to the japanese class and then bought a book by micheal
crichton and then I watched some films in the dvd with a friend in the
dvd player. Then I had to prepare dosa myself and I am now hearing some
speech in the computer. Today I participated in the phone in music
program and dedicated a song to my sister living in doha , qatar.