RIP - Writer Sujatha

S. Rangarajan, the author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a volume of poems, has passed away.

Better known for scripting movies like Iruvar, Boys, Kannathil Muthamittaal, Sivaji, Aayutha Ezhutthu. His dialogues were realistic, so full of life, the sort that struck a chord in you and stayed with you for days, or maybe even years.

A dialogue that comes to mind from Aayutha Ezhuththu: Esha Deol tells Surya, “Enna ni, enna oththrum-illaada theatre-ko, Pondicherry-ko kootindu poegaama edho oru graamathuku aleichindu porai….”

Via Numbskulls page

Image Day - Sri Lanka bus bomb

More than two dozen people have been killed in a bus-blast in the south-east of Sri-Lanka on the same day the government formally withdrew from a ceasefire.

Via BBC

Cease-Fire No More

On Thursday, the Sri Lankan government notified the mission of its-decision to pull out of the 2002 Norwegian-brokered truce, saying the agreement had allowed Tamil-rebels to regroup.

The collapse of the truce was accompanied by continued battles near rebel-held territory in Sri Lanka's north. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama told reporters Friday that Norwegian monitors will have what he call a redefined role.

Via VOA

Robin Hood of India

Dadua, India’s most wanted bandit after Veerappan, was shot dead yesterday, ending the 30-year reign of a criminal hailed by poor villagers as India’s modern-day Robin Hood. No photos of Dadua has ever been taken & authorities only had a vague idea of his appearance, who was identified by local villagers.

Dadua, who was believed to be in his 50s, led one of the few remaining bands of outlaws. For centuries they have roamed central India, their exploits romanticised in Bollywood Movies.


Via Times, The Telegraph