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Reviewed Kandy

Tooth Relic in Buddhism and more

I visited Sri Lanka - Colombo and Kandy - for 2 nights, 3 days in Dec 2005. I travelled like a local man, not like a tourist, as I am from Kerala I wanted to experience the real life of Sri Lankans. I landed in Colombo, left my luggage in the ''Left Luggage'' section just outside the airport ...Read more

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Reviewed Sri Lankan Airlines

Mixed Response

I flew from Cochin - Colombo - London in Sri Lankan in Sep and returned by Dec. What I have to say is a mixed reaction to their services. The Cabin crew members are really good. The food is also good. In flight entertainment - though they claim to have many channels and options, most of th...Read more

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Reviewed Contact - Carl Sagan

Contact - Book and Movie

It was my first English novel and I could not stop reading it untill I finish it. I read the book first and with out too much gap, I saw the movie also. I must say that the book gave me such a thrilling experience which I could never expect from the movie. The movie was very short and showed onl...Read more

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Reviewed The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

End of Christianity through Da Vinci Code

It is interesting to see the effect of books like DaVinci Code, Jesus Lived in India, Flash Light, Contact etc on the society at large. I found an interesting article in the Pioneer newspaper by the beginning of the year, about prophecies of North Dames. This says about the Clash of Civilisat...Read more

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Reviewed Wales

Travel in Wales - Land of EU Dragon

Travel to Wales From Sep to Dec 2005, I was staying and travelling in Wales. I visited many of the touristic places there. The people are very nice. They speak and ancient Celtic language called Welsh - Cymru (kimru). They are still 'ruled' by England and most of them hate it. Some of the peo...Read more

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Reviewed China - General

China - Real or Myth

I had been to China in 2003 and spend 25 days there - travelling from Kunming (Yunnan) to Shanghai to Xian. I don't want to write about how bad or good they are politically or economically. But the fact is that they have become Super Power which can balance Americans in the world - economical...Read more

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Reviewed God Of Small Things, The - Arundhati Roy

Smartly written for the world audience

When the motive of writing is purely commercial (money minded), the result is books like this. This is marketed well by the publishers, awarded by an international jury for the creative skills (only), not looking deep into the socio economical and political background that the story is dealing w...Read more

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