<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <rss version="2.0"> <channel> <title><![CDATA[merinews: Potpourri News Articles]]></title> <description><![CDATA[Latest News Articles from Potpourri ]]></description> <language>en-us</language> <link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catBrief.jsp?catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link> <copyright><![CDATA[&#169;  Copyright 2006, Meri News]]></copyright><item><title><![CDATA[Stuck in a moment]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=150219&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[Mumbai unfolded before her young eyes; uninhibited and unpretentious, in all its glory. She saw long queue of vehicles, waiting impatiently for the traffic light to turn in their favour- it represented the city as it was: hungry, ambitious, ruthless]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beast without and within]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=150171&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[The beggar on the road is cursed and waved away like a leper who has dared to cross the temple. The street kids are treat with words of utter loathing and revulsion. The maid is threatened with sudden unemployment every time she goofs up]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need to bridge the generation gap]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=150092&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[Generation gap is a newly understood word, but it has actually been there for long. As there are elderly people and young people, there naturally exists a generation gap between them, which could be easily bridged through mutual understanding.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dostana with a strange concept]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149993&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[The gay horde has cracked the mirror of society, reached filmistan and the new film characters are hot metro-sexuals. Dostana is a hot favourite with our sensitive society although there are taboos against discussing the topic in public or private..
]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[How about rewriting your destiny?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149865&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[Should we believe in destiny? Events that occur prompt us to question the very beliefs we hold close to our heart. So we either resign ourselves to fate or rewrite destiny. But we must convince ourselves that nothing is carved in stone]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Female foeticide: Devil amongst us]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149770&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[Myriad headlines and editorials concerning the issue of female foeticide have featured in several national dailies, to make little difference. According to the census, the female sex ratio has diminished progressively from 1901 to 1990]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sambalpuri Sari: Living tradition]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149757&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[The Sambalpuri saris are made from fabric woven on a handloom, and is popular throughout India. Varieties of the Sambalpuri saris include Sonepuri, Pasapali, Bomkai, Barpali, Bapta saris which have substantial demand.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whats the secret of success?]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149483&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[When you work for someone, the boss likes an intelligent man, but he does not like someone who will override him. Even if you are tall in your intelligence, pose as if in a photograph, in the order of importance.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Religion or delusion]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149199&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[Some of the kanwarias in their frenzied mood seem to loose all logic and become purveyors of all kind of nuisance on their way. Every year, there are countless reports about these kanwarias causing threats to the public order.]]></description></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let Priyanka-Rizwan case rest in peace!]]></title><link><![CDATA[http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=149151&catID=9&category=Potpourri]]></link><description><![CDATA[A private tragedy involving two unfortunate families was taken to the streets, imparting entertainment value. As police, CBI and judiciary, paid from public money, fight on, it is becoming an expensive reality show]]></description></item></channel></rss>
