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  1. Aroona Bhat7 November 2011 at 12:55

    Little Mairpady, may this be the beginning of many accolades coming your way.
    I love you
    Chikks

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  2. Unknown11 November 2011 at 11:28

    Hi Sanjith.. I am reporter working for a children's newspaper called RobinAge. We are based in Mumbai, but we have our circulation all over India. I would like to interview you for an article which I am doing about blogs. the interview can be done via phone, chat or mail, whichever is convenient for you. Kindly reply at pooja@robinage.com or patelpoojadeepak@gmail.com. Mean while you can check out website: www.robinage.com

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  3. Anonymous17 November 2011 at 09:28

    I agree with Chikks! Love and blessings!

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  4. Dr.Greymtr Smith18 November 2011 at 18:19

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  5. Dr.Greymtr Smith18 November 2011 at 19:37

    Dear Sanjith Rao (Little Mairpady) ,

    Your blog is quite nice.

    Quite exceptional I should say.

    You're a really , really nice blogger.

    I say!


    It's not quite common that people's names end up on newspapers every day!
    Well you deserve.

    - Dr.Greymtr Smith.

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