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Languages used in Carnatic Music & Literature
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American or Al-Qaeda :d

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Gomez had twins..

He named them as Tin and Martin..

Again he had twins....through his second wife..

Named them as Peter and Repeater

Once again he had twins!!

He named them as Max and Climax...


Unfortunately, he had once again Twins..This time by his second wife


What can be the name..


He thought for a while..

Tired and Retied..!!

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Once a bright intelligent young man went for IAS (Indian Civil Service) interview. He was asked -
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Q 1. When did India get independence?

He answered - The efforts started long back; but could succeed in 1947.

Q 2. Who were the persons, who played important role in this fight for independence?

Answer - There are many people, who were involved and contributed in this. If I give a name, it will be injustice to others.

Q 3. Do you think, corruption is the greatest enemy of the country?

Answer - A committee is investigating in this matter. I can give a correct reply to this only after seeing the report.

The interview board was impressed by his original ideas. They asked him to wait outside; but also advised him not to reveal the questions, as they may ask the same questions to other candidates also.

When the young man went out of the room, Buba Bordilon inquired about the questions asked. The young man said that he had promised the interview board not to disclose the questions.

But, Buba found a way out. "Tell me the answer you gave"..

The young man, thought it to be okay, as he was not going back on his words of "not disclosing the QUESTIONS". So he gave him the three answer which Buba quickly learnt by heart.

When Buba went in for interview, this is what happened.

Q 1. When were you born?

Buba:- The efforts started long back, but could succeed in 1947.

Interviewers got confused...they asked next question.

Q 2. What is your father's name?

Buba :- There are many people, who were involved and contributed in this. If I give a name, it will be injustice to others.

The board members were shocked at the reply. they said.

Q 3. Are you mad?

Buba:- A committee is investigating in this matter. I can give a correct reply to this only after seeing the report.

Are you laughing??

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:D

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Even dogs Know the value ....

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I guess they are casting their polls exercising their animal rights which was sadly missed by the Speaker of the House :)

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GRANDPA HOW OLD ARE YOU ? My GD asked me!


I replied, 'Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:

' television

' penicillin

' polio shots

' frozen foods

' Xerox

' contact lenses

' Frisbees and

' the pill

There were no:

' credit cards

' laser beams or

' ball-point pens

Man had not invented:

' pantyhose

' air conditioners

' dishwashers

' clothes dryers

' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and

' man hadn't yet walked on the moon

Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . . and then lived together.

Every family had a father and a mother.

Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, 'Sir'.
And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.'

We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.

We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.

Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a bigger privilege.

We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started.

Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.

And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Tommy Dorsey.

If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was junk

The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school exam.

Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.

We had 5 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things f or 5 and 10 cents.

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were all a nickel.

And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.

You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who could afford one?
Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.

In my day:

'Grass' was mowed,

'Coke' was a cold drink,

'Pot' was something your mother cooked in and

''Rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.

'Aids' were helpers in the Principals office,

' Chip' meant a piece of wood,

'Hardware' was found in a hardware store and

'Software' wasn't even a word.
And we were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.

No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you think I am?

I am just 79+

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So this oldie was living in US but the picture is from India !

The television was officially invented by a man named Philo Farnsworth in 1927. It was not developed into the television that was marketed until the late 1940s. You can find more information here: http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inven ... vision.htm
http://www.ask.com

In 1928, bacteriologist Alexander Fleming made a chance discovery from an already discarded, contaminated Petri dish. The mold that had contaminated the experiment turned out to contain a powerful antibiotic, penicillin.
http://history1900s.about.com/od/medica ... cillin.htm

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stolen car
After a meeting I was coming out of a hotel and I was looking for my car keys.
They were not in my pockets. A quick search in the meeting room it wasn't there.
Suddenly I realized I must have left them in the car.
My husband has shouted many times for leaving the keys in the ignition.
My theory is the ignition is the best place not to lose them.
His theory is that the car will be stolen.
Immediately I rushed to the parking lot, I came to a terrifying conclusion.
His theory was right. The parking lot was empty.
I immediately called the police.
I gave them my location, Description of the car, Place I parked etc., I equally confessed that I had left my keys in the car, and that it had been stolen.
Then I made the most difficult call of all to my husband, "Honey," I stammered; I always call him "honey" in times like these.
"I left my keys in the car, and it has been stolen."
There was a period of silence. I thought the call had been dropped, but then I heard his voice.
"Idiot", he shouted, "I dropped you at the hotel!"
Now it was my time to be silent. Embarrassed, I said, "Well, then please come and get me."
He shouted again, "I will, as soon as I convince this policeman I have not stolen your car."...

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But, I remembered my father's words: a bird will never take more than what it needs at the moment. ...

They do not belong to our political class!

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More photos of the same location:-
http://www.natureforever.org/blog/2014/ ... s-feather/

It is indicated,
"All the images are a copyright of the author. Please do not use without giving necessary credits."

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n Pictures: How Modi govt responded to Maria Sharapova’s blasphemous revelation

Enjoy at:

http://www.theunrealtimes.com/2014/07/0 ... evelation/

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Marwadi Management Skills....

Marwadi Dad : Son u hv to get married I hv seen a girl for u...
Son:Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice she is Bill Gates daughter.....
Son: I m ready.
Marwadi Dad goes to Bill Gates
Marwadi Dad : My son wants to marry ur daughter
Bill Gates : Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice he is the CEO of Swiss Bank
Bill Gates : I m ready
Marwadi Dad goes to Swiss Bank Authorities
Marwadi Dad : Make my son the CEO of ur Bank
Authorities : Not possible
Marwadi Dad : Think twice he is Bill Gates Son in Law
Authorities : Ur Sons job is confirmed

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short stories with lovely, heart-touching messages

1. Fall and Rise

Today, when I slipped on the wet tile floor a boy in a wheelchair caught me before I slammed my head on the ground. He said, “Believe it or not, that’s almost exactly how I injured my back 3 years ago .

2. A father's advice

Today, my father told me, “Just go for it and give it a try! You don’t have to be a professional to build a successful product. Amateurs started Google and Apple. Professionals built the Titanic

3. The power of uniqueness.

Today, I asked my mentor – a very successful business man in his 70’s – what his top 3 tips are for success. He smiled and said, “Read something no one else is reading, think something no one else is thinking, and do something no one else is doing.

4. Looking Back

Today, I interviewed my grandmother for part of a research paper I’m working on for my Psychology class. When I asked her to define success in her own words, she said, “Success is when you look back at your life and the memories make you smile.

5. GOODNESS & GRATITUDE

Today, after a 72 hour shift at the fire station, a woman ran up to me at the grocery store and gave me a hug. When I tensed up, she realized I didn’t recognize her. She let go with tears of joy in her eyes and the most sincere smile and said, “On 9-11-2001, you carried me out of the World Trade Center.”

6. LOVE CONQUERS PAIN

Today, after I watched my dog get run over by a car, I sat on the side of the road holding him and crying. And just before he died, he licked the tears off my face.

7. LOOKING BACK

Today, as my father, three brothers, and two sisters stood around my mother’s hospital bed, my mother uttered her last coherent words before she died. She simply said, “I feel so loved right now. We should have gotten together like this more often.”

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A woman came out of her house and saw 3 old men with long white beards sitting in her front yard. She did not recognize them. She said "I don't think I know you, but you must be hungry. Please come in and have something to eat."

"Is the man of the house home?", they asked.

"No", she replied. "He's out."

"Then we cannot come in", they replied.

In the evening when her husband came home, she told him what had happened.

"Go tell them I am home and invite them in!"

The woman went out and invited the men in"

"We do not go into a House together," they replied.

"Why is that?" she asked.

One of the old men explained: "His name is Wealth," he said pointing to one of his friends, and said pointing to another one, "He is Success, and I am Love." Then he added, "Now go in and discuss with your husband which one of us you want in your home."

The woman went in and told her husband what was said. Her husband was overjoyed. "How nice!!", he said. "Since that is the case, let us invite Wealth. Let him come and fill our home with wealth!"

His wife disagreed. "My dear, why don't we invite Success?"

Their daughter-in-law was listening from the other corner of the house. She jumped in with her own suggestion: "Would it not be better to invite Love? Our home will then be filled with love!"

"Let us heed our daughter-in-law's advice," said the husband to his wife.

"Go out and invite Love to be our guest."

The woman went out and asked the 3 old men, "Which one of you is Love? Please come in and be our guest."

Love got up and started walking toward the house. The other 2 also got up and followed him. Surprised, the lady asked Wealth and Success: "I only invited Love, Why are you coming in?"

The old men replied together: "If you had invited Wealth or Success, the other two of us would've stayed out, but since you invited Love, wherever He goes, we go with him. Wherever there is Love, there is also Wealth and Success!!!!!!"

LET US TRY TO DEVELOP THIS ATTRIBUTE...

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A share from my friend

Many people find eating with hands unhygienic and disgusting but the connection of eating food with hands is not only with the body but also with the mind and soul. Lets know the benefits of it.

Benefits - Eating With Hands

The ancient tradition of eating with hands is derived from mudra (postures) practices and are widespread in many aspects within Hinduism. As we know that hands postures are used during mediation and Yoga. Even in many classical forms of dance, hand postures are important.

* As per Vedic knowledge, our hands and feet consist of the five elements - Space, Air, Fire, Water and Earth. Practice of eating with hands is also mentioned in Ayurveda. As per Ayurvedic texts, each finger is an extension of one of the five elements:

Thumb: Fire
Index finger: Air
Middle finger: Heaven/ Ether
Ring finger: Earth
Little finger: Water
Each finger transforms food in digestive form before it passes to human digestion system. Improved digestion enhances the pleasure of eating as taste, texture and smell is felt better while having food with hands.

* The skin sends the senses to the brain about the temperature, texture of the food and this acts like a catalyst in the action of generating the necessary salivary juices.

* Eating with the hands, one can verify the temperature of the food before and it can prevent one from burning of the mouth.

* Some people believe that hands behave as energetic cleanser when the food passes via hand to mouth. Similar kind of tradition is followed in other religion also when people eat food after placing their palms above the food.

The logic behind it that food contains various external energies positives, negatives, pains, emotions, thoughts etc when it passes from various people like vegetable/ spice seller, cook, waiter etc. It is believed hands help cleaning all external energies so that it could not impact the human soul.

A similar pattern is found in many people coming from abroad that they feel suffocation and negative feelings when they eat through knife and fork. On the other hand, if they eat with their hands, they experience heavenly and divine feeling.

Science Behind Eating With Hands

We have some bacteria, known as normal flora, found on our skin. These bacteria are not harmful to human instead they protect us from many harmful bacteria from outside environment.

It is required to establish normal flora in various parts of our body like in mouth, throat, intestine, gut etc for the betterment of health.

Eating with spoon for long time can change the arrangement of normal flora. With this, the pattern of normal flora can be changed in the gut. It results reduced synchronous immunity to environmental bacterial germs.

Lets take an example, in India, when some people come from abroad after spending several years of staying there mostly suffer from acute gastroenteritis whereas the local people don't, because their normal flora and gut flora are in sync.

Karaagre Vasate Lakssmih Karamadhye Sarasvati |
Karamuule Tu Govindah Prabhaate Karadarshanam ||

i.e. At the Top of the Palm Dwell Devi Lakshmi and at the Middle of the Hand Dwell Devi Saraswati, At the Base of the Hand Dwell Sri Govinda; Therefore one should Look at one's Hands in the Early Morning and contemplate on Them. Hence, This shloka suggests that the divinity lies inside our hands.

Many things within Hindu culture seem weird and unusual but once we go deep into it, we find that a surprising and vast amount of knowledge is hidden in Vedic culture.

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THREE APPLES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD...

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A woman went shopping, At cash counter she opened her purse to pay. The cashier noticed a TV remote in her purse. He cud'nt control his curiosity n asked "Do u always carry ur TV remote with u?" She replied " No, not always, but my husband refused to accompany me for shopping today..
The story continues....
The shopkeeper laughs and takes back all the items that lady had purchased.
Shocked at this act, she asks the shopkeeper what is he doing. He said your husband has blocked your credit card.
MORAL : Respect the hobbies of your husband. Story continues....
Wife took out his husbands credit card from purse and uses it to clear all the bills. Unfortunately he didn't block his own card.
Moral:...... Don't underestimate the power of a WIFE.

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Grandma in Court!!

Lawyers should never ask grandmas a question if they aren’t prepared for the answer!

In a trial, a small-town prosecuting attorney called his first witness, an elderly grandmother to the stand.

He approached her and asked; "Mrs. Jones, do you know me?"

She responded, "Why, yes, I do know you, Mr. Williams. I've known you since you were a young boy, and frankly, you're a big disappointment to me..
You lie, cheat on your wife, manipulate people and talk about them behind their backs. You think you're a big shot when you haven't the brains to realize you never will amount to anything more than a two-bit paper pusher. Yes, I know you.."

The lawyer was stunned! Not knowing what else to do, he pointed across the room and asked, - "Mrs. Jones, do you know the defense attorney (the opponent's lawyer)?"

She again replied, "Why, yes, I do. I've known Mr. Bradley since he was a youngster. He's lazy, bigoted, and has a drinking problem. He can't build a normal relationship with anyone and his law practice is one of the worst in the state. Not to mention he cheated on his wife with three different women. One of them was your wife. ..Yes I know him."

The defense attorney almost died.

The judge asked both lawyers to approach the bench and in a quiet voice said:

"If either of you rascals asks her if she knows me, I'll send you to jail for contempt of court !

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With cricket fever round the corner here is a collection of witty Siddhuisms:
(For Cricket lovers as well as English lovers)

1. "All that comes from a cow is not milk"
2."Its very difficult to kill a man who is hell bent upon committing suicide!"
3."Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide."
4.On Sri Lankans as demons on the slow pitches:
"When you are dining with the demon you've got to have a long spoon!"
5.On the slow scoring rate of Kaluwitharna:
"He is like Indian three-wheeler which will suck a lot of diesel but cannot go beyond 30!"
6.On a huge six:
"That ball went so high it could have got an air hostess down with it !"
7. On why he doesnt make any election promises:
"Promises and eggs are meant to be broken!"
and the best
8. Its not the load that breaks you, but the way you carry it.
9. There is no point taking aim at the target if you are loaded with blanks.

The last one clinches it :
10.In London they drive on the left, in India we drive on what is left!
(More to follow ...)

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Wiity One-liners from Siddhu :
You could certainly use them in life...

1.There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an incoming train which will run them over.
2. Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
3. This quote was made after Ganguly called Dravid for a run and midway sent him back and Dravid was run out in the third test against the West Indies at Barbados.
"Ganguly has thrown a drowning man both ends of the rope."
4. Sri Lankan score is running like an Indian taxi meter.
5.The ball whizzes past like a bumble bee and the Indians are in the sea.
6.The Indians are finding the gaps like a pin in a haystack.
7.As you grow older u get better unless you are a banana.
8. One who doesn’t throw the dice can never expect to score a six
9. A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
10. If the heavens throw you dates, you got to keep your mouth open.
11. Even a turtle won’t move until he sticks his neck out.
12.Character is not made in a crisis, it is exhibited.
13. A good lather is half the shave…
14. Money is like manure. Its no good unless you spread it!
15. There is always free cheese in a mousetrap

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Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam Calendar ​From Apr 2015 ~ April 2016

VERY IMPRESSIVE ............ Great Photos of Acharias !!!!

​ Please find Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam calendar ​from Apr 2015 ~ April 2016. This can be viewed and can be downloaded too from the link given below.

http://goo.gl/JLvTZe

Pl. download and enjoy browsing thro'.
(includes all Hindu festivals, Star/Thithi with Timings and in
English)

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KEEP LAUGHING !
A Chinese man married an African woman and had a child.

Two months later the child passed away.

At the funeral house, the African woman kept sobbing and saying: "I KNEW IT !!! I KNEW IT !!!"

A family member pulled her aside and asked:

"What did you know?"

She replied: "That, Chinese products don't last long!!"

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This Chinese joke brought giggle in me. Thanks.

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On wife's b'day, man ordered a cake on phone.
Salesman: Wat msg to put on d cake?
Man: Write "Getting older but U R getting better."
Salesman: kaise likhna hai msg?
Man: Well.. put "U R getting older" at the top and "but U R getting better" at d bottom.
When d cake was opened all guests died laughing at d msg.
It read: "You are getting older at the top, but you are getting better at the bottom!"

Moral:- Don't order cakes over phone..

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Barack Obama was sitting in his office wondering whom to invade next when his telephone rang.

'Hello, Mr. Obama!' and heavily accented voice said, 'This is Gurmukh from Phagwara, District Kapurthala, Punjab .. I am ringing to inform you that we are officially declaring the war on you!'

'Well, Gurmukh,' Obama replied, 'This is indeed important news! How big is your army?'

'Right now,' said Gurmukh, after a moment's calculation, 'there is myself, my cousin Sukhdev, my next door neighbor Bhagat, and the entire kabaddi team from the gurudwara. That makes eight.'

Obama paused. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh that I have one million men in my army waiting to move on my command.'

'Arrey O! Main kya..' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to ring you back!'

Sure enough, the next day, Gurmukh called again.

'Mr. Obama, it is Gurmukh, I'm calling from Phagwara STD, the war is still on! We have managed to acquire some infantry equipment.'

'And what equipment would that be, Gurmukh?' Obama asked.

'Well, we have two combines, a donkey and Amrik's tractor.'

Obama sighed. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 16,000 tanks and 14,000 armored personnel carriers. Also, I've increased my army to 1-1/2 million since we last spoke.'

'Oh teri....' said Gurmukh. 'I'll have to get back to you.'

Sure enough, Gurmukh rang again the next day.

'Mr. Obama, the war is still on! We have managed to get ourselves airborne.... .. We've modified Amrik's tractor by adding a couple of shotguns, sticking on some wings and the pind's generator. Four school pass boys from Malpur have joined us as well!'

Obama was silent for a minute and then cleared his throat. 'I must tell you, Gurmukh, that I have 10,000 bombers and 20,000 fighter planes. My military complex is surrounded by laser-guided, surface-to-air missile sites. And since we last spoke, I've increased my army to TWO MILLION!'

'Tera bhala hove....' said Gurmuk, 'I'll have to ring you back.'

Sure enough, Gurmukh called again the next day.

'Kiddan, Mr.Obama! I am sorry to tell you that we have had to call off the war.'

'I'm sorry to hear that,' said Obama. 'Why the sudden change of heart?'

'Well,' said Gurmukh, 'we've all had a long chat over a couple of lassi's, and decided there's no way we can feed two million prisoners of war!!'

NOW, THAT'S CALLED PUNJABI CONFIDENCE!!

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"பணத்துக்காக வாழறதில்லைங்க; வாழறத்துக்காக பணம்"

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A engineer was removing the engine parts from a motorcycle when he saw a famous heart surgeon in his shop...
He went to him & said.. "Look at this engine... I opened its heart, took the valves out, repaired and put them back"...So why do I get such a small salary? and u get huge sums....!
The doctor smiled at the engineer and came close to his ear and said.... "Try the same when the engine is running."

classic!
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The engineer smiled back came close to doctors ear and said
I can pick any dead engine and make it alive . . . . . . . But can you ???
Not only classic but Epic

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Secret of Grandpa
Grandpa was celebrating his 100th birthday. Everybody complimented him on how healthy, athletic and well-preserved he appeared.
"I will tell you the secret of my success," Grandpa said, "My wife and I were married 75 years ago. On our wedding day, we made a solemn pledge. Whenever we had an argument, or fight, the one who proved wrong would go outside and take a walk for 5 kms. Gentlemen, I have been walking in the open air day after day for some 75 years now."
One friend further asked, ‘But your wife is also slim and energetic?’
Grandpa said, ‘that is another secret, my wife use to follow me behind checking whether I go for 5 kms or sit in a park!!!.'
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A share

Mathematician Ramanujam didn’t have any close friends and someone asked him the reason. He replied that although he wanted to have close friends but nobody was up to his expectations.

When pressed how he expected his friend to be, he replied, "like numbers 220 and 284!"

The person got confused and asked what is the connection between friendship and these numbers!

Ramanujam asked him to find the divisors of each number!

With much difficulty, the person derived and listed them as,

220 → 1,2,4,5,10,11,20,22,44,55,110,220

284 →1,2,4,71,142,284

Ramanujam then asked the person to exclude the numbers 220 and 284 and asked the sum of the remaining divisors.

The person was astonished to find,

220 → 1+2+4+5+10+11+20+22+44+55+110=284

284 →1+2+4+71+142=220

Ramanujam explained that an ideal friendship should be like these numbers, to complement each other. Even when one is absent, the other should represent the friend!7

Hats off to this great mind and genius who is on the world’s top list of mathematician 👌🏻

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AMICABLE NUMBERS

"Pythagoras when asked, "What is a friend", replied that a friend is one "who is the other I" such as 220 and 284. The numbers 220 and 284 form the smallest pair of amicable numbers (also known as friendly numbers) known to Pythagoras."

"The smallest amicable pair (220, 284) is known from antiquity and so much significance was attached to it that the possessor of one was assured of close friendship with the possessor of the other number of the pair and so much so some marriages have been made in the past on the basis of amicable numbers.

"It was not until 1636 that the great Pierre de Fermat discovered another pair of amicable numbers (17296, 18416). Later Descartes gave the third pair of amicable numbers i.e. (9363584, 9437056). These results were actually rediscoveries of numbers known to Arab mathematicians. In the 18th century great Euler drew up a list of 64 amiable pairs (two of which later shown to be unfriendly). B.N.I. Paganini, a 16 years Old Italian, startled the mathematical world in 1866 by announcing that the numbers 1184 and 1210 were friendly. It was the second lowest pair and had been completely overlooked until then, Even Eulers list of Amicable pairs does not contain it. Today(28 Sept, 2007) about 11994387 pairs of amicable numbers is known."

For further reading:
http://www.shyamsundergupta.com/amicable.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicable_numbers

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Shri Pratyaksham Bala,
Many thanks for the additional information. Very interesting links.
With wishes,
Thanjavooran
23 04 2018

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