Ancient America

It is believed that native people of the U.S. mainland (including Alaska Natives) could have migrated from Asia. They began arriving in to the American lands from some 12,000 ago.

After a couple of hundred years, Europeans (who hated Europe for many reasons) found out America as their freedom land and began settling in the Americas.

In 1492, Christopher Columbus, under contract to the Spanish crown, made the first contact with the native people of Americas. On April 2, 1513, Spanish Conqueror Juan Ponce de León landed in the US, is the first documented European arrival in the America.

[First English settlements were through the ship “Mayflower” in 1620, as depicted in the book “The Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor]

Following the Spanish, English and Dutch started moving into the country and in 1500-1600s. During this time, millions of Native Americans died due to many imported diseases such as smallpox. And America had almost become a country of Immigrants.

History of United States of America

From my early ages, I always aspire to look into the history. Whenever I go to a new town/country, I used to read a lot about the new place, culture, politics and about their history. It makes me so excited and to feel something good.

Every country has its own credentials and magnificent history behind it. When comparing with other nations, United States is very young, but its history is as great and exhilarating as any other country in the world.

Under the tag “History of the US “, I will share the essence of American history and more about the country.

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Disclaimer: All data and information I’m scribing under the tag “History of the US“, are purely based on my knowledge from reading various sources – And is for “informational purposes only”. Correctness and completeness of any information on this post will not be liable for any errors and mistakes.

Sujatha - The Genius

Today, the 75th birthday of my beloved writer Sujatha aka Rangarajan.

Sujatha, the one person whom I wish I had a Master Brain like him. If I get a boon, I would choose his brain in my next birth. He was one of the most versatile writers of Tamil.

He could talk/write on any topic- from Sanga Ilakkiyam to Science Fiction; from Naalaayiram Dhivya Prabandham to Nanotechnology; from Physics to Politics. I have never seen such a muti-faceted personality.

I just love his way of writing. Be it a Short story, or a novel, or an essay or Movie Dialogues, he has made a Mark in each and every field.

Sujatha Rangarajan- An exceptional writer who made the reader feel wiser….
The Man who inspired me a lot for writing.I admire him. I salute him on this day!

From Huntington

Started my life in the US at Fort Wayne,Indiana; Stayed at Marriot Residence Inn for 2 weeks.

As my office situated in Huntington, I just moved to Huntington - IN46750 ( an hour drive from Indy - 3hrs drive from Chicago).

Huntington is not like Fort Wayne. It's a very small town, situated by beautiful corn fields, Wabash river, Salamonie Reservoir , has an approximate population of just 17,000 people.


சோளக்காடு, கிராமத்து ரயிலு... அட, நம்ம பாரதிராஜா அமெரிக்கா வந்து படம் எடுக்கிறதா இருந்தா நிச்சயம் இங்கதான் எடுப்பாருங்க !

Apart from Agriculture, It’s known for it’s huge number of Industries. Huntington has 50+ medium and large scale industries. I guess,It's the second largest revenue creator in the State of Indiana.

Though US is known as the "Country of Immigrants", Huntington is all different. More than 90% of the population are base Americans. Complete City (Ok… OK..Town) is religious; Has very descent, structured culture (not like other part of the US).

I really like the calm and natural atmosphere over here. Hope I’ll enjoy this place and have a pleasant stay.

Cheers..

Yes. I’m alive!.

Yes. I’m alive!. (Answer to many of my friend’s question)

It’s been a dry couple of weeks in the US… I have been just going to office, and back to my House. Haven’t gone out or explored the town around.

I’m kind of person, who usually love to explore and experience the new place. But, Not this time :-(.... Many reasons!!!

I know….. My struggles, my to-do list… do run for ever, but still there is a stable phase that should come soon. I will feel normal; will go out of this moody mood and start exploring the new country side.

Will write all my interesting, idiotic, exciting stories here.

Cheers..

Google TV

If there’s one entertainment device that people know and love, it’s the television. In fact, more than 4 billion people across the world watch TV.

Recently, however, an increasing amount of our entertainment experience is coming from our phones and computers. One reason is that these devices have something that the TV lacks: the web.

With the web, finding and accessing interesting content is fast and often as easy as a search.

But the web still lacks many of the great features and the high-quality viewing experience that the TV offers.

Here’s a video that gives a clear and simple view of what is Google TV and what can it do for you.

This is an incredibly exciting time — for TV watchers, for developers and for the entire TV ecosystem. By giving people the power to experience what they love on TV and on the web on a single screen, Google TV turns the living room into a new platform for innovation!

##Information source – Google blog

When Nothing Works out...

When everything is against us & nothing works out as we wish....

From “Single” to “Married” !!!

So, has anyone been visiting this lonely blog, while I was away ??!!

Yeah! There have been quite a lot of dramatic changes in my life around while I was away..

The first one is : the change in relationship status from “Single” to “Married” in my Orkut!

Wedding was on March 19th... Definitely a big day in our (me& my gal) lives. After so many twists and turns, our love story reached the "Marriage" episode... I still have no idea how the entire day went by… Being married is really a different, good feel!

Guys, for all who are scared of getting married, please go ahead and try it.. It may look a lot scarier from outside.. But once inside, you'll love it... I owe it all to my gal...

And the other thing, is the change in my residence address from “India” to “Indiana” (United States) !!!

Yes.. This is also a good news; but not in fact. My wife is yet to get her Visa; I had to leave my gal in India and travel alone to the US.

Just counting my days, for her arrival :-(

So tell me guys.. what’s new from your side ???
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The Gift by Cecilia Ahern

The Gift is written with Cecelia Ahern's customary magic.

Summary:
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Lou Suttern is an extremely busy man, and he just doesn’t understand why his family (especially his wife) doesn’t get that. He works incredibly hard every day, getting to work before anyone else, because he wants to show he’s valuable. So what if he misses family get-togethers and his children barely know him? He defines success through his job, and he’s certainly doing well there.

One day, on his way to work, Lou meets Gabe, the incredibly perceptive homeless man who sits across the street from the office. Feeling generous, Lou offers Gabe a job. But what Lou doesn’t realize is that this small action will change his entire world and how he perceives what is in it.

The Gift was a very interesting; well-written and easy to read. It has a message to all the people, who puts work before family. It's a morally induced book with the old "time is precious" motto.

Different & unexpected plot from Cecilia. But still,I loved it.

Sachin Tendulkar - 200 *

Well the name says it all...doesnt it? He is the god himself of Cricket. Anywhere in the world where they follow cricket must have stared in awe at this brilliant creation.

Today as I blog, Tendulkar has surpassed another milestone - First ODI double hundred by a batsman. Many reached close to it but destiny was written it to be him. 20 years of international cricket and still nothing can stop his child like enthusiasm to the game.


Sometimes my mind gets cluttered with too many words to write about something, today is one of those days. Every word I write, I feel, I won’t be paying full justice to the sheer talent, hardwork, perseverance and hell other qualities embedded in this god’s gift to us.

Adjectives well they are hard to come by when we think about him. One thing am sure of, still many more kids will take their cricket bats with Sachin's sticker on it playing on the streets of Chennai, Melbourne,Karachi or London.

I wish Sachin for many more achievement...with all respects.