Wednesday, November 23, 2005

Fall colors of my university...

Some snaps of fall colors in my university (UT, Knoxville)...


The pathway near my office...










View of the hill area. 4 trees, all different colors!!!



















Some more colors....









nice view of downtown with diff tree colors



View of the hills and the lake


and finally...


Thats me amidst fallen leaves..

Karnatakada bandugalu

English Band

Karnataka Version

Complexity

ACDC

CurrentuByattree

High

Aha

Oho

Killer

All Saints

Yella Saadhugale

Low

Audio Slave

Dhvani Gulaama

Low

BabyFace

MaguMaka

Low

Back Street Boys

Hind beedhi huduguru

Low

Bad Boys Blue

Neeli Poli huduguru

Medium

Bad Company

Kettu Kharkane

Medium

Baker Street

Iyengar Raste

High

Bananarama

Devuru Baalehannu

Killer

Barenaked ladies

Nagnavaadhu Hengusuru

Low

Billy Idol

Bekkina Vigraha

High

Black crowes

Kappu Kaagigalu

Low

Black Sabbath

Kari Sabbakki bathu

High

Blind Melon

Kurudu Kalangri

High

Chemical Brothers

Rasayane sodharegalu

High

ColdPlay

ChaliAta

Low

Collective Soul

Atma Chow Chow

High

Color me badd

Kettudage banna haki

High

counting Crows

Enuso kaagigalu

Low

Creed

Vichara

High

Culture Club

Samskaradha Ispet Kendra

Killer

Cutting Crew

Hajam Nan makalu

High

Deep Blue Something

Aallla Neeli eno

High

Def Leppard

Kivdu Chirute

Low

Dire Straits

Sakkath Ayomaya

High

Duran Duran

Maadu Ood-dha Maadu Ood-dha

High

Eagles

Garuda

Low

Everything but the Girl

Figar bittu bere yalla

Medium

Faith Hill

Nambike Betta

Medium

Faster Pussycat

Bega bekku

High

Fine Young Cannibals

Valle yuva nara-bakshakaru

High

FireHouse

Benkimane

Low

Fools Garden

Huchura udhyanavana

Medium

FourPlay

Nalaku Jana Aadodhu

High

Garbage

Kachada

Low

Gipsy Kings

Lambadi Raja

Killer

Go West

Paschima Hogi

Medium

GodSmack

Devuru Kapala

Medium

Goo goo dolls

gugoo (peddu) gombegalu

Killer

Grateful Dead

Aabhari Sattavaru

High

Greenday

Hasuru Dhina

Low

HoobaStank

Yarappa bittidhu?

High

INXS

Solpa Jaasthi Aithu

High

Iron Maiden

Kabna-dha Kanya

Medium

Journey

Prayana

Low

Kansas

Krishnan maavan-dhu

Killer

Linkin Park

Jodso Udyana

High

Little River Band

Chikka Nadhi Baaja

Low

Lou bega

Ousara

Killer

Matchbox 20

Benkipatna ippathu

Medium

Maxi Priest

Langa-ony Poojari

High

Meat Loaf

Mamsada thundu

Medium

MegaDeth

Vishaala-Saavu

Medium

Metallica

Kabna-nekkan-a?

High

Modern Talking

Aadunika Maathu

Medium

Moody Blues

Neeli Feelingu

Medium

Naughty by Nature

Modhlinda Thunturu

High

NickelBack

Childre vapas

Medium

No Doubt

Anumanane illa

Medium

Noble Savages

Punyathma baddi makalu

Killer

Papa Roach

Jirle appa

Medium

Pearl Jam

Mutthina Gojju

High

Pet Shop Boys

Saakuva Praani Angadi Huduguru

High

PM Dawn

Sandhye-ne Bellagge

Killer

Radio Head

Aakasha Vani Thale

Medium

Rainbow

Indradhanusu

Low

Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Bisi Bisi Kempu Menasinkai galu

Medium

Red Nex

Kempu Kathu

Low

Roxette

Yella Thara Kallu

Killer

Rush

Bega

Low

Salt N Pepa

Uppu Kara

Low

Scorpions

Chhelugalu

Low

Seal

Mucchu

Killer

Simply Red

Sumne Kempu

Medium

six pence none the richer

aaru kaasu astay saaku

High

Smashing Pumpkins

Vadadhuhogthairo Kumblekaigalu

Medium

Smashmouth

Moothi vadee

High

Snoop Doggy Dogg

Thika-nai-mari

Killer

Soul Asylum

Atma ke Lodge

High

Spice Girls

Sambhara Hudigiru

High

StarShip

Nakshatradha Dhoni

Medium

Stone Temple Pilots

Kallidha Devasthanada Pushpaka chalakaru

Killer

Take That

Thogo Adhu

Medium

Tears For Fears

Bhayake Kaneeru

High

The Byrds

Pakshigalu

Low

The Police

Hoysala

High

The Who

Yaaru

Low

Third Eye Blind

Moorne Kannu Kurudu

Medium

U2

Ninu kuda?

High

UB40

Mallya Nalavatthu

Killer

Uncle Cracker

Vadiyo mama

Medium

Uriah Heep

Shagni Kuppe

Medium

Weather Report

Vaathavarna Soochane

Medium

wet wet wet

vadday vadday vaddy

Low

Yes

Howdu

Low

Bands banned in Karnataka, Translation Problems.

Jamiroquai

Jethro Tull

Antharax

Queensryche

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Credence Clearwater Revival

Bands that have always been welcome, (Names already sound like kannada)

Beck

Cat

Pre-Trans

Nelly

Tap

Pre-Trans

Madonna

Shall we?

Pre-Trans


Friday, November 18, 2005

The "Vikas" Identity

No..this is not the latest book by Robert Ludlum..rather, it is about this guy called Vikas, that's me, whoz kinda lost his "identity" in the US of A. How, you ask? Read on...

Firstly, this is a crazy place where people are tightly bound to the rules of calling someone by their firstname and lastname (I had also posted an article abt this once, remember??), and right from the day I have landed in US, I've had problems with my name. For those who do not know, my entire name as per the passport reads:
(Given Names) Venkataramana Vikas
(Last Name)Yelagondanahalli
Some examples of reactions which people have had reading my name...
My first day while registering, at the International Students House: Your name!!... Your Name!! God!
At the Social Security Office:
Officer:While you were 4 years old, did your parents ask you to remember THIS name??
Me: No, in India, I go by Vikas.Y.V.
Officer: Oh, thank goodness me!!!
My VLSI prof: So you are the guy with the super long name!!
Another Prof, reading out my name: Yel..Yala...Yalago...(triumphantly)Yalagondanaal!!!

With all these problems, I advice people to call me by my First Name, Vikas which is much easier. If they can do that well, my identity would still remain intact..but how do people call me????
They call me Vikas (Pronouned: Y Kus), or Vikas (Pronouned: Veee Kus). Can't help it. Viking is spelt as "Y King" and not "V King"...A few days I tried correcting them and told them the actual pronounciation, but after a while I gave up.

Recently I met a guy from Sri Lanka and we were talking and he asked my name. I pronouned my name as VeeKus, so he asked, Vikas? (The Indian way!). That's when i realized I have lost my identity...

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