Saturday, December 22, 2007

MELTING HEARTS


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Found this picture quite by accident and thought it was incredibly cute! I usually enjoy looking at pictures of famous people in their younger days, and this one especially melted my heart.

42 comments:

Orange Fronkey said...

Very sweet!

Ponnarasi Kothandaraman said...

Cute pic :) My fav celebrity!

black coffee said...

wow!
for a sec there i din realise who that was!
he is so damn handsome!!
*goin all ga-ga*

a very cute pic..
btw i like ur blog!

--xh-- said...

nice pic from old days.. :)

Lena said...

hey, i also like your blog, though you dont seem to be blogging frequently..

and ehh... i have no idea who the people are but i guess i have all the rights not to know, right? ;)

Kumar said...

That's just like the man, down to earth(roadside)!

Nice blog.

aMus said...

awww...what a lovely couple...btw,I think this was near India gate...

It so unfair the way he died...:(

Vinesh said...

@orange fronkey: hey, haven't seen you in a while :-)

@ponnarasi kothandaraman: who? rajiv or sonia? :-)

@anonme: haha, he was pretty popular with the women! glad you like this blog, anonme :-)

Vinesh said...

@--xh--: isn't it? :-)

@lena: the guy is Rajiv Gandhi, former prime minister of india (third in a generation of prime ministers of india from the same family) and his italian wife Sonia. Rajiv was assassinated by a human bomb, and his wife today leads the political party that heads the Indian government.

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Vinesh said...

@kumar: can't believe how casually they are eating icecream from a roadside vendor :-)

@thinking aloud: a lot of people including myself can never get over the way he was killed.

so cute to see them in happier days! :'-)

G U R U said...

A candid photograph. How beautiful !

Had 'Dhanu' (the human bomb that killed Rajiv Gandhi) seen this photo, she wouldn't have had the heart to indulge in such an insane act.

Trishna said...

Hi there,my first time here..and I am surely coming back!
This is such a cute pic..my favorite leader..my favorite famous couple..So sad to think of the way he died .And if I am not wrong,that was one of the rare times when Sonia wasn't accompanying him.

rayshma said...

hello,
first time visitor... just dropping in a line to say "me likes thy blog" and LOVE this pic! :)

Karthik said...

ilam vaysailaya settaiya pathiya payanukku-:)

Sudha said...

Hey ,nice one.Where did yu find this?

Anonymous said...

ya thats a kwality cute picture ;)

Tys on Ice said...

dont kill me but doesnt rajiv look a lil like mr.bean in this?

sonia is a total 70s girl...

Jeevan said...

Really cute buddy :) first time seeing there young picture, cool rajiv and sonia.

Anonymous said...

hi! first timer here! nice blog... loved the way you come up with something interesting in every post. :)

ya, the pic is asbalootly cute! :)

Vinesh said...

@guru: i don't think criminals like that soften so easily, buddy!

@trishna: you are right - one of those rare times..:-(
thanks for dropping by! :-)

@rayshma: thanks, rayshma :-)

Vinesh said...

@karthik: but mudivu ivvaLavu kodumaya irukkumnu yaarume nenaichirukka maattaanga :-(

@sudhakar: i think it was the outlook or times of india archives online...quite by accident I found it

@balaji: :-) yup, that's right!

Vinesh said...

@tys on ice: haha, now that you mention it..... :-) sonia's cute.. like an old french actress aint she :-)

@jeevan: :-)

@priyaiyer: thank you :-) see you around soon..

Unknown said...

Oh sonia looks really pretty... And ofcourse Rajiiv's yumm!

Cha paavam le?

Jo said...

Very nice... What destiny had for this sweet couple is indeed part of history.

Sandhya said...

OMG!!! The couple is looking too sweetoooooooooo.

Thanx for sharing this photograph wid us..............

Karthik said...

Vinesh :::::I agree it was sad.U will not beleive when ever I used to cross Kathiparai Junction near Guindy or when I am caught in the famous traffic Jam I invariably notice RG 'S poster near the signal(oUR Political Heros change the poster every week).he was a charismatic person and his image could have lifted Globalised India in a much bigger way than it is today.Today leaders need Skills and charisma ..Do u agree...?

Vinesh said...

@curious: hmm.. yes :-(

@jo: would have been good had he been alive, and to compare a pic of them in old age with this one taken in their younger days..

Vinesh said...

@sandhya: glad you liked :-)

@karthik: now whether he has it or not, rahul gandhi is going to be the "inheritor" of the legacy :-)

Sairekha said...

I guess those ice creams with him kinda paid off didnt it:) Look! Whose ghost running the homelands now!:(

Destination Infinity said...

Was it vannila flavour, they were eating? Upna hero knows where the real taste of India is.

Destination Infinity.

Kausikram Krishnasayee said...

once upon a time in errr india or italy?

Pointblank said...

awww! cho chweet! they look really nice licking on icecream cones!

Compassion Unlimitted said...

Cute pic..no doubt your heart melth like the ice cream they are having a go at !!
Wish you a Happy New Year
TC
CU

Vinesh said...

@ziah: ouch!

@destination infinity: that's a wicked one :-)

@kausikram krishnasayee: haha! but seriously, i think this is near India Gate.

Anonymous said...

Awesome One Man.

Viewer said...

They both look so good... sort of perfect for each other.

Vinesh said...

@inoruvan: thanks for dropping by, buddy :-)

@viewer: don't they? :-)

Anonymous said...

Cutest couple i have ever seen :)

Aarthi said...

Hey thats so awesome.....Seeing the topic and the pic I didnt really get you...until I read the lines below...so cuteee....:)

Satyadarshini said...

Oh wow..a delight to watch this
so romantic...!
Thanks for sharing..

Shashi Nayagam said...

I came across your blog and this picture while blog hopping and I think it is a beautiful picture of 2 people in love and just enjoying the simple pleasures of life. Oh to be young and carefree. Although I think there might have been body guards for Rajiv at least they are not visible here.
Thank you for sharing this picture

Preethi said...

new here...
this pic. is just so lovely. I especially like Sonia here. How carefree she looks... slurping an icecream with Rajiv right beside her. And black and white photo always does something to my heart. Beautiful....