Writing for sheer pleasure, Kanchanamala Santhanam blogs on sulekha, Kanchanamala Santhanam blog from india

Its wake up time Santa !!

Posted on Dec 9 2007

When I was in Kindergarten, December meant making a wish list along with my classmates. Mr

311 Views comments (4) Tags: some gift ideas for this Chirstmas- well Christmas is just an excuse- can be given and recd any time

Response to Sulekha Challenge-- Kavita's dreams

Posted on Dec 7 2007

I knew this would change everything but as I stood there transfixed I felt helpless. T

574 Views comments (6) Tags: sulekhachallenge1 Kavita's dreams and destiny's intervention- helplessness of a friend.

A tribute to my enigmatic machine

Posted on Nov 8 2007

A humorous description of the writer's experience with her first second hand car

Mirror, mirror on the wall!

Posted on Oct 26 2007

This article tries to find out what makes a person beautiful and suggests a magic recipe for beauty

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The Other SIde of Success

Posted on Oct 22 2007

Success and sacrifice are two sides of the same coin, this moving true story stands testimony to this fact.

253 Views comments (4) Tags: both boys were talented they had to make a decision subesquently it was too late success does not come easy - the praying hands - a tribute to all the noble souls that sacrifice

How Nicholas became a saint - Part II

Posted on Oct 20 2007

This part concludes the story of Nicholas and conveys the invaluable message of Christmas

134 Views comments (1) Tags: then he visited stephen. and then every christmas he comes the village is swathed in darkness during christmas Nicholas dies

How Nicholas became a saint - Part I

Posted on Oct 20 2007

Christmas is just 2 8 weeks away- this story written in 2 parts is for the young and young at heart. It narrates interstingly how an orphan became the celebrated Santa who delights all children during Christmas

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The Prophet of the Red Cross

Posted on Oct 19 2007

This is the true story of an ambitous business who transformed into a messager of peace by a quirk of fate

400 Views comments (1) Tags: recipient of the First Nobel Peace Prize lost to the world sudden chage of heart ambitious businessman from Switzerland

The Prophet of the Red Cross

Posted on Oct 19 2007

This is the factual life story of an ambitious businessman whobecame a harbinger of world peace.

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The Prophet of the Red Cross

Posted on Oct 18 2007

This piece describes how by a quirk of fate, a business man became the recipient of the first Nobel Peace Prize

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Kimberley, the land of diamonds !!!

Posted on Oct 18 2007

This is the factual storyabout the accidental discovery of the first diamond which paved the path for the Famour Kimberley diamond mines and the tragedy of it today

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