Read Chandamama [Janha Mamu] Online

I am sure like me, most Indians  have read Chandamama [Janha Mamu] at some point of time in our childhood. I used to eagerly wait  to get the monthly story magazine in our post, I remember I used to scan it right to the last page as soon as we got it in the mail. Specially I liked the "Bikram Betal" stories; a regular feature of Chandamama. While going through the pointless forwarded e-mails yesterday I saw an e-mail from my friend Pintu with a link to the Chandamama archive. Once there I was back in my childhood days. They have digitized all the issues in all the languages [including odia] from 1955 to 2000 issues. Its a wonderful way to preserve such a rich story telling heritage and making it available to the web savvy next generation.

The site itself is quite cool, you can find issues based on language, year and month of publication, though the quality of the pages of the older issues isn't that great but still every thing is in pretty readable resolution.They even have all the vintage ads published in the magazine , completely search-able the same way as the issues.It also has cool online games for children. Check it out it might refresh some of your childhood memories.

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President Obama's First State of The Union Address 2010 Live

Happy Republic Day

Today is the 61^st Republic Day of the Republic of India. That didn't come out right, did it? anyways I remember this day when I was in school. Lots of parade practice everyday after school leading to this day. I was in N.C.C. in my school. So they will select the best cadets to represent the school at the city level parade held at the stadium in my city. So on the Republic day parade we used to go to our school with our extra clean uniforms, shining shoes for the flag hoisting at school. After that we used to mount the NCC truck and move to the stadium take the designated place for our school. Then we had to wait for the chef guest to arrive but it was some how all worth it because we got extra refreshment then usual and we got to march in front of a huge cheering crowd was such a big thing and it really felt very patriotic.

I would rush from the stadium to my home after the parade to catch the live telecast of the parade from Delhi on doordarshan, I used love watching all the colorful tabloes and all the military gear: fighter jets, tanks, ballistic missiles was really awesome.


That also remind me how I wanted to be in the armed forces and serve my country . But its all a fond memory now.But make no mistake I am still as patriotic as I was then and I am still as exited to see all the military gear. May be more so now that i have been away from my beloved India for more than a year now.

below is a live stream of the parade from New Delhi courtesy nic India.


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Enough said. Jai Hind!!.