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Neha Viswanathan's Photos

 

    Neha Viswanathan

  • ACK Comics (07.07 12:15) If you haven’t yet, you need to read this wonderful series by ACK Comics on the Mahabharata and other allied epics. There, that’s my good deed for the day. I will now go and morally corrupt the world. ... ]\" id=\"f_221452534\">ACK Comics
  • Film: Raavan (23.06 21:46) The world and its father has already written about Raavan and Ravanan. I’ve seen the former, and as far as I am concerned, that was rather enough for me. For starters, never mind the parallels with the Ramayana. What Indian cinema storyline doesn’t involve some shadowy version of one of the epics? And the elements that are supposed to reflect the epic, are bloody obvious in the story. Right down ... ]\" id=\"f_218882680\">Film: Raavan
  • Meh and other space fillers (19.05 12:00) Wanting to write something is somewhat like nausea. You feel slightly disoriented till it’s out. And since there is no such urge, I don’t write often enough. But life has actually been rather vibrant in some ways. A visit to the lovely sandy beaches in the South West early this month was the perfect way to start summer. When I first got to England, the pebbly beaches in the South East felt a lot ... ]\" id=\"f_213979777\">Meh and other space fillers
  • A R Rahman concert at SouthBank (08.04 15:48) I went for this concert yesterday – London Philharmonic Orchestra performing some of A R Rahman’s “best-known” works. Writing about the concert last evening is hard. I knew that this was not going to be a traditional filmy fare. But my expectations had gone up because I had been to a wonderful concert at the same venue in October last year that featured the City of Birmingham Orchestra and Rahat F... ]\" id=\"f_207031088\">A R Rahman concert at SouthBank
  • Personal Ads (19.03 13:29) What a wonderful way to kill time. Found this lovely blog called Advertising for Love via Marginal Revolution. Incredible stuff. Yes, why indeed do people send out missives to others when the chance of being read is so low? ... ]\" id=\"f_203584620\">Personal Ads
  • Cooking, Maama and Maami (17.03 19:40) I have a mixed relationship with cooking. On some days, I feel like embarking on something adventurous, and on other days, I can’t be bothered with it and I’d rather eat raw carrots. I think some of my cooking sensibility comes from just having observed the women in my family. What goes together, what doesn’t and the like. I had a sudden desire to eat thenkuzhal today. I’ve seen my mother make it ... ]\" id=\"f_203584621\">Cooking, Maama and Maami
  • Film: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (05.03 15:31) While in India, I had the pleasure of watching at least three films in a theatre. The experience isn’t vastly different from watching it in London, to be honest. Same level of enthu in the crowd, and similar levels of cynicism. Though the amount of noise in the theatre is spectacular. People constantly chattering on their phones, to the person sitting next to them and the like. In London, I feel a... ]\" id=\"f_202565374\">Film: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya
  • Holi (28.02 18:54) Am a prize idiot. When I booked tickets way back in November, I assumed ten days off. Booked return on the 1st of March. Realised a month back that 1st was Holi. Idiot. That picture is from early mid-90s. I am not in it. Possibly somewhere in the periphery plotting world domination. But I loved Holi. Till the boys got hormonal. But I still like it. The sheer madness of it. Colours, mud, slush, w... ]\" id=\"f_201295891\">Holi
  • The seaside (27.02 20:46) Could you love the sea if you weren’t introduced to it at a very young age? For instance, do you have to introduce dogs at a young age, when they are still wobbly kneed puppies to salt water? Is it then that they begin chasing the waves? Running into froth and diving for pebbles? I went to my usual haunts in Bombay (or Mumbai – I really don’t give a damn what it is called anymore), and realized ... ]\" id=\"f_201295892\">The seaside
  • United Coffee House (25.02 18:16) Sometimes you land up at a place that used to hold a lot of awe for you. Like United Coffee House. I couldn’t really afford their prices as a student, but would try and get there anyway. And so it is that when I am in Delhi, I somehow or the other find an excuse to go there. Perhaps some places are better if they don’t move with time. UCH is a bit timeless that way. On an average you will strugg... ]\" id=\"f_200455042\">United Coffee House

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Angelo Embuldeniya's Photos

 

    Angelo Embuldeniya

  • 7.2 Quake, Aftershocks Rock USA - Mexico Border (05.04 10:15) It is estimated that 20 million people have felt the shaking of the Easter afternoon 7.2 earthquake in Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. Guadalupe is located 30 miles south of Mexicali, Mexico and about 120 miles east of the U.S. city, San Diego. The quake struck at 3:40 p.m. High rise buildings in Riverside, Los Angeles and San Diego were reported to have been rocking back and forth.... ]\" id=\"f_206012889\">7.2 Quake, Aftershocks Rock USA - Mexico Border
  • Google launches person finder for Chile (27.02 21:29) Google launched a person finder to allow tracking of people potentially affected by the earthquake in Chile.http://chilepersonfinder.appspot.com/Tags: Disaster, Emergency, Humanitarian, Relief, Rescue, Chile, earthquake... ]\" id=\"f_200896423\">Google launches person finder for Chile
  • 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile (27.02 11:55) A massive 8.8 earthquake, one of the strongest ever recorded,struck South-central Chile at approximately 6:34 am UTC, cutting power and telecommunications in large sector of Santiago, the Chilean capital lcated 210 miles away, and triggering a tsunami alert as far away as Australia and Hawaii.... ]\" id=\"f_200896424\">8.8 Magnitude Earthquake in Chile
  • Collecting Data In Haiti (14.01 12:24) Google's Crisis Response Team has a Haiti Situation Tracking Form (link to spreadsheets.google.com; open to everyone). There is also an online tracking tool called Ushahidi that could be very useful to earthquake victims in Haiti who may not have internet access but still have access to mobile phones. It's important that word gets out about these tracking tools, so please consider linking to them ... ]\" id=\"f_188652442\">Collecting Data In Haiti
  • Tsunami Watch Cancelled Except for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands (13.01 01:03) The tsunami watch issued following the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center at 2345 UTC has been updated as follows:THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THECARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.... THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED ...Link to Bulletin... ]\" id=\"f_188311331\">Tsunami Watch Cancelled Except for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands
  • Earthquake in Haiti - Tsunami Watch for Dominican Republic, Cuba and Bahamas (13.01 00:11) An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 has struck the nation of Haiti. A tsunami watch has been issued for the neighboring Dominican Republic, along with Cuba and the Bahamas.Reuters is reporting that both mobile and land telephone lines are down in the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Readers are reminded that sending SMS text messages via cell phone can sometimes be effective when telephones are n... ]\" id=\"f_188311332\">Earthquake in Haiti - Tsunami Watch for Dominican Republic, Cuba and Bahamas
  • L'Aquila Earthquake: Eight Month Update (19.12 14:03) ]\" id=\"f_184060151\">L'Aquila Earthquake: Eight Month Update
  • Earthquake and Tsunami in Samoa (30.09 12:05) Via the BBCAt least 65 people were reported dead in Samoa, more than 20 in American Samoa and at least six in Tonga.Tags: Pacific / Samoa / American SamoaEarthquake, Tsunami, Disaster, Emergency, Humanitarian, Relief, Rescue,... ]\" id=\"f_142561913\">Earthquake and Tsunami in Samoa
  • Government-authorised hospitals for the treatment of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) in India (06.08 10:01) Symptoms: cough, headache, fever, bodyache, fatigue, chills, nausea, sore throat, vomitting, diarrhea. City Hospital Address Contact Chennai King Institute of Preventive Medicine (24/7 Service) Guindy, Chennai – 32 ... ]\" id=\"f_79345453\">Government-authorised hospitals for the treatment of H1N1 Influenza (Swine Flu) in India
  • Swine Flu updates (26.04 21:31) Twitter has been full of Swine Flu tweets—they're up to 100 per minute, a friend notes.Here are a few links.WHO updates:24 April 2009Influenza-like illness in the United States and Mexico25 April 2009Swine influenza - Statement by WHO Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan26 April 2009Swine flu illness in the United States and Mexico - update 2WHO is not recommending any travel or trade restrictions.F... ]\" id=\"f_24492999\">Swine Flu updates

    Aparna Ray

  • A Middle Eastern meat lover's plea (27.07 12:20) Well this news for sure takes the cake. She's lettuce-wrapped? For goodness sake! Pray ma'am, by all means, Go, enjoy your greens, But leave me in peace with my steak! July 25th, 2010: An animal rights activist has caused a stir in Jordan's capital Amman by covering herself in lettuce in a quirky attempt to persuade Middle Eastern meat lovers to go vegetarian. Get the story here... ]\" id=\"f_223996587\">A Middle Eastern meat lover's plea
  • Paul the Psychic Octopus (08.07 10:50) There once lived an octopus Paul,Who loved a good game of football.And when asked to choose,Who would win, who would lose,He was oft right, as you would recall.Then one day when he wouldn't flatterThe Germans, who lost, there was chatterAmong fans that the dudeOctopus Paul be stewedAnd then served up as seafood platter!So many people want to cook the poor chap, too bad!... ]\" id=\"f_221454639\">Paul the Psychic Octopus
  • Yawning desires (26.06 09:29) There once lived a young guy named Shaun,Who met a young lady, was drawn,His hormones a-swell,To ring her door bell,She answered, he let out a yawn.You poor little darling, she said,Then took his hand and gently ledThe chap down the hall;With no qualms at all,She undressed and put him to bed.She turned off the lights, I'll be scoring.He told himself, his heart a-soaring .Then she turned around... ]\" id=\"f_221454640\">Yawning desires
  • Why reading poetry to your colleague is a bad idea (23.06 14:05) The man calls it consensual flirting.Nope, harassment - she's been asserting.What once was a dream,Of cookies and cream, Is a scandal now - how disconcerting!And now it has been announced that Andrew Phillips has replaced David Davidar as President of Penguin International. Over the last few weeks the publishing world has been rocked by scandal as charges of sexual harassment was brought agains... ]\" id=\"f_218883932\">Why reading poetry to your colleague is a bad idea
  • Breastfeeding male colleagues, Saudi style (09.06 16:06) 5/6/2010: 2 senior Saudi clerics have issued a fatwa that Saudi Arabia’s women should give their breast milk to male colleagues and acquaintances in order to safeguard the Islamic law that forbids mixing between the sexes. Get the story hereLife never ceases to amaze, really!... ]\" id=\"f_217530171\">Breastfeeding male colleagues, Saudi style
  • When staying single is not an incentive by itself (01.06 08:36) Dear Sir, here's my applicationSeeking pay rise for helping the nation.By refusing to mingle,And hence staying single,I'm helping control population.And dear Sir, please note - I am dreading,That if my this letter you are shreddingWith utter disregard,I'll have to print cardAnd invite you, Sir, to my wedding!Single/unmarried teachers from government-aided educational institutions in the State of U... ]\" id=\"f_216060202\">When staying single is not an incentive by itself
  • On Dharmendra paaji quitting the peg (13.05 23:13) Chief Inkspot is visiting South America and is generally offline until the end of the month. However, this post is a request by reader Raju Bist so the chief got online and wrote it specially for those who have been missing Newsmericks. We'll be back soon from Maccha Picchu.Said Dharam paaji, ice in glass clinking,For some time now, I have been thinkingThat perhaps it's now timeTo sip on fresh li.... ]\" id=\"f_212797387\">On Dharmendra paaji quitting the peg
  • Hey, did you just call me fat? (30.04 17:22) A well-rounded woman said, Dear,To you I may look like a sphere,But ere you say thatYou think I look fat,Please know it may cost you your ear!CBS News 29/04/2010: When a 24-year-old Lincoln man called Anna Godrey fat at a party, police say Godfrey decided to settle the score the Mike Tyson way. No, not with uppercuts and jabs. They say she bit off a chunk of the man's ear. Get the story here... ]\" id=\"f_210553345\">Hey, did you just call me fat?
  • Fearing an animal attack, Lalu visits zoo with bodyguards (09.04 15:39) There once lived a Lalooji, who,Took bodyguards... ]\" id=\"f_207031714\">Fearing an animal attack, Lalu visits zoo with bodyguards
  • The Church's dilemma: too many abusers (26.03 11:59) We know that molesters harassthe kids in their parish, alasWe can't punish any,Cried the Church, they're too manyIf we defrock them, who'll conduct mass?The New York Times 26/3/2010: Pope May Be at Crossroads on Abuse, Forced to Reconcile Policy and Words. Even as Pope Benedict XVI, faced with a sexual abuse scandal spreading across Europe, has called on victims to come forward and urged clerics t... ]\" id=\"f_204404901\">The Church's dilemma: too many abusers

    Guarav Mishra

  • Niche Social Networks Turn to Social Gaming and Social Entertainment (25.07 22:49) Here’s an interesting Social Gaming Summit 2009 panel discussion on player acquisition and retention for social games – The panelists made several interesting remarks about acquiring and retaining social game players – 1. Facebook is a more superior platform than MySpace for both acquiring and retaining users. Facebook gives game developers more mechanisms for viral growth and F... ]\" id=\"f_223996581\"> Niche Social Networks Turn to Social Gaming and Social Entertainment
  • What is More Social: Playing With Your Real Friends or Making Friends With Strangers You Are Playing... (25.07 13:16) Here’s a fascinating panel discussion from Social Gaming Summit 2009 on social games outside social networks with – - Andrew Busey – Founder and CEO, Challenge Games - Jim Greer – Founder and CEO, Kongregate - Daniel James – Founder and CEO, Three Rings - Matt Mihaly – CEO and Creative Director, Sparkplay Media - Jeremy Liew – Managing Director, Lightspeed Venture Partners The ... ]\" id=\"f_223996582\"> What is More Social: Playing With Your Real Friends or Making Friends With Strangers You Are Playing With?
  • Game Review: I Like How Booyah is Blending Social Gaming and Social Entertainment with Nightclub Cit... (24.07 08:20) I really like what Booyah is blending social gaming and social entertainment with Nightclub City. Nightclub City is similar to the many farm-, city-, mall- and restaurant- building games on Facebook in its core concept and social engagement elements. You try to build the best nightclub in town by decorating it to increase its luxury, stocking up the bar to keep the drinks flowing... ]\" id=\"f_223996583\">Game Review: I Like How Booyah is Blending Social Gaming and Social Entertainment with Nightclub City
  • Fascinating Mid-2008 Panel Discussion on Social Game Design (22.07 01:46) Do watch this fascinating mid-2008 panel discussion on social game design where social game thinkers and designers Amy Jo Kim (@amyjokim), Nicole Lazzaro (@nicolelazzaro) and Ian Bogost (@ibogost) join John Welch from PlayFirst and Jeremy Liew (@jeremysliew) from Lightspeed Venture Partners to discuss, amongst other topics, Parking Wars. Amy talks about game mechanics, Nicole tal... ]\" id=\"f_223996584\"> Fascinating Mid-2008 Panel Discussion on Social Game Design
  • The Difference Between Communities, Social Networks and Social Outposts (21.07 16:57) Over the last year, I have helped a dozen brands change how they think about 360 degree marketing by encouraging them to ask themselves three simple questions – 1. Who are our evangelists and what are their passions? 2. What are the values embedded in our brand? 3. How can we connect our brand values with our evangelists’ passions? Often, online lifestyle- or cause-based communiti... ]\" id=\"f_223344435\">The Difference Between Communities, Social Networks and Social Outposts
  • afaqs! Story on What the Sunsilk Gang of Girls Redesign Means for Branded Social Networks (21.07 15:52) I was quoted recently in an afaqs! story on what the Sunsilk Gang of Girls redesign means for branded social networks. I said that Sunsilk Gang of Girls has been on the decline for a long time now and HUL’s latest brand-centric redesign will not arrest the downward trend. I also argued that, in spite of HUL’s missteps, branded communities are more relevant today than ever before. ... ]\" id=\"f_223344436\">afaqs! Story on What the Sunsilk Gang of Girls Redesign Means for Branded Social Networks
  • Financial Chronicle Story on the Rising Role of Social Networks Like Facebook and LinkedIn in Recrui... (21.07 15:40) Financial Chronicle recently quoted me in a story on the rising role of social networks like Facebook and LinkedIn in recruiting. I said that there’s a lot of interest amongst HR practitioners in using LinkedIn and Twitter not only for recruiting candidates, and doing reference checks, but also for tracking what past, present and prospective employees are saying about the company ... ]\" id=\"f_223344437\">Financial Chronicle Story on the Rising Role of Social Networks Like Facebook and LinkedIn in Recruiting
  • The End of the Monomyth: We Need New Myths in the 21st Century (19.07 17:19) In 1949, Joseph Campbell asserted in The Hero With a Thousand Faces that all myths share the same fundamental structure and stages. So, all myths can be represented in a monomyth — The Hero’s Journey – A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: fabulous forces are there encountered and a decisive victory is won: the hero comes back fro... ]\" id=\"f_223344438\">The End of the Monomyth: We Need New Myths in the 21st Century
  • Anne Lamott on the One-Inch Picture Frame on Her Desk (19.07 17:17) Anne Lamott on the one-inch picture frame on her desk – It reminds me that all I have to do is to write down as much as I can see through a one-inch picture frame. This is all I have to bite off for the time being. E.L. Doctrow once said that “writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights but you can make the whole trip that way.” You ... ]\" id=\"f_223344440\">Anne Lamott on the One-Inch Picture Frame on Her Desk
  • Stephen King on His Male Cigar-Smoking Muse (19.07 17:15) Stephen King on his male muse who sits in the basement and smokes cigars – There is a muse but he is not going to come fluttering into writing room and scatter creative fairy-dust all over your typewriter or computer station. He lives in the ground. He is a basement guy. You have to descend to his level, and once you get down there you have to furnish an apartment for him to live ... ]\" id=\"f_223344441\">Stephen King on His Male Cigar-Smoking Muse

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    Kamla Bhatt

  • RoundUp: Firing At New Delhi Airport (04.12 23:34) Reports are streaming in that there was firing at New Delhi’s International Airport on the early hours of December 5, 2008. The news of New Delhi airport incident spread so quickly on Twitter that it was unclear if this was a terrorist or criminal attack. Curiously, the New Delhi airport story continues to be the dominant headline on Drudgereport. It is over 5 hrs since the incident took plac... ]\" id=\"f_16304883\">RoundUp: Firing At New Delhi Airport
  • President Bush’s Statement of Support To India: Terror Will Not Have The Final Word (30.11 00:58) Earlier today President Bush upon his return to the White House from Camp David issued a statement of support to India about the attacks in Mumbai. President Bush said: “We pledge the full support of the United States as India investigates these attacks, brings the guilty to justice, and sustained its democratic way of life…The killers who struck this week are brutal and violent, but terror will n... ]\" id=\"f_15827364\">President Bush’s Statement of Support To India: Terror Will Not Have The Final Word
  • Vikas Gupta of Jambool: $1500 Referral Fee For The Right Engineer (18.11 04:14) What caught my eye on my Gmail chat window was this message: “Hiring: $1500 Referral Fee.” I had not seen that kind of message in a long time. Why, it reminded me of the mid 1990s when companies could not find the right people and it was not uncommon for companies to offer a referral fee for the right candidate. But, these are different times and I was curious to find out why Vikas Gupta, co-found... ]\" id=\"f_15386318\">Vikas Gupta of Jambool: $1500 Referral Fee For The Right Engineer
  • Tune In To The Future: Yogen Dalal, Mitchell Baker and Reid Hoffman on LiveMint Radio (06.11 23:15)  Thanks for your continuing support and encouragement without which we would not be able to move forward. We are doing  a 12-part online radio series with Mint for their LiveMint Radio Show that is launching next week. The series is titled “Tune In To The Future.” The first 3 guests on the show are Yogen Dalal of Mayfield Fund, Mitchell Baker of Mozilla and Reid Hoffman of LinkedIn. It was a wonde... ]\" id=\"f_15028138\">Tune In To The Future: Yogen Dalal, Mitchell Baker and Reid Hoffman on LiveMint Radio
  • Global Voices: Obama and India (05.11 23:42) History was made yesterday with the election of Barrack Obama as the 44th President of the USA. This was an election that was keenly followed by many people in India either on TV, newspaper, Twitter, Facebook, blogs, etc. Here is a round-up that I posted on Global Voices earlier today that captures the mood and infection of what bloggers in India had to say. Reading through the various blog postin... ]\" id=\"f_15028139\">Global Voices: Obama and India
  • Happy Deepavali, Deepawali, Diwali (27.10 21:33) Wishing all of you a very warm and Happy Deepavali. ShareThis... ]\" id=\"f_14674019\">Happy Deepavali, Deepawali, Diwali
  • Bus Companies in Silicon Valley (21.10 23:06) “I work in a bus company,” said the young software engineer when I asked him where he worked. “What is a bus company?” I asked in a puzzled tone. I had never heard that term before. Well, it turns out that in Bangalore if you work for any of the big IT companies like Infosys, Wipro, TCS,  or MindTree (there are quite a few of them) they  are labelled as “bus companies.” And, that is precisely what... ]\" id=\"f_14289225\">Bus Companies in Silicon Valley
  • Ratan Tata Gives $50 Million To Cornell University (21.10 00:53) Mr. Ratan Naval Tata, 71, Chairperson of Tata Sons, the holding company of Tata Group a multi-billion dollar conglomerate is back in the news again. This time he is back in the news for a different reason. This time he is in news for giving $50 million to his alma mater Cornell University  in New York. The $50 million is split in two parts: $25 million will go towards establishing a scholarship fo... ]\" id=\"f_14289226\">Ratan Tata Gives $50 Million To Cornell University
  • Took Some Unexpected Time Off (15.10 23:03) For the past few weeks I have been lying low and have not really been active on my blog, video blog or my online radio site. This was due to a combination of reasons: laptop went kaput and I realized I need some time off to recharge and renew. Perhaps, I was suffering from a dose of information overload and needed time to finish reading all those books that I started and abandoned them half-way. T... ]\" id=\"f_14084580\">Took Some Unexpected Time Off
  • Best Of Times And Worst Of Times (06.10 22:38) Trying make sense of what is happening around the world can be a bit challenging and stressful and you really don’t know where to turn for answers. On top of that trying to make sense of the current economic situation and what the consequences are for us is even more stressful. Where previously there was hardly any debate on the economy and the shadow banking system now there is no dearth of comme... ]\" id=\"f_13913155\">Best Of Times And Worst Of Times

    Kamla Bhatt Podcast

  • Kamla Show Launches On Live Mint Radio (15.11 19:22) The Kamla Show is pleased to debut its Ideas Channel with Live Mint Radio. LiveMint is an online property of Mint, the leading Indian business newspaper that has partnered with The Wall Street Journal. The launch on November 10, 2008 focuses on movers and shakers in business, technology and innovation in the Indian disapora and the broader high tech community. We bring you a weekly series of Silic... ]\" id=\"f_15386320\">Kamla Show Launches On Live Mint Radio
  • Yogen Dalal of Mayfield Fund Featured on Live Mint Radio (15.11 19:20) We are pleased to bring you, in partnership with Live Mint Radio an interview with Yogen Dalal, veteran Silicon Valley venture capitalist and entrepreneur. A past guest on the Show, in this interview he talks about the Magic of Silicon Valley. Besides the magic of Silicon Valley, Yogen also remembers his work with Vint Cerf, the father of Internet who was his mentor, his time with ClarisWorks and ... ]\" id=\"f_15386321\">Yogen Dalal of Mayfield Fund Featured on Live Mint Radio
  • Jules Stewart on Spying For The Raj (22.10 17:00) London-based journalist and author Jules Stewart’s second book titled, Spying For The Raj: The Pundits And The Mapping of the Himalayas  was released in 2006.  Sir Ranulph Fiennes, who is listed as the world’s greatest living explorer by the Guinness Book of Records, has written the forward for the book. I caught up with Jules in London in 2006 just before his book was launched. We spoke about the... ]\" id=\"f_14345973\">Jules Stewart on Spying For The Raj
  • Helion’s Ashish Gupta: How I Became An Entrepreneur (16.10 20:41) Ashish Gupta is co-founder of Helion Venture Partners, a India focused venture capital firm with a $140 million venture fund. Ashish is an entrepreneur turned investor and is one of the few investors to have had a successful exit in India. He was an early investor in Daksh that got acquired by IBM. He has invested in over 30 companies as an angel and a VC and sits on the boards of Kirusa, Naukri a... ]\" id=\"f_14157751\"> Helion’s Ashish Gupta: How I Became An Entrepreneur
  • Flower Silliman on Baghdadi Jews of India (15.10 11:41) Flower Silliman is a third generation Baghdadi Jew, who was born and brought up in Calcutta, India. During World War II, Flower’s family sent her to study in a Christian school in Nagpur and later on she went to New Delhi for her college, and eventually returned to Calcutta. In this episode Flower talks about her experiences of growing up in pre-Independent India, and away from the confines of her... ]\" id=\"f_14084658\"> Flower Silliman on Baghdadi Jews of India
  • Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Part-II (09.10 11:27) Mr. Shyam Benegal is one of India’s best known film directors, and was part of the Hindi parallel or art cinema of India during the 1970s and 1980s. A prolific filmmaker, he has made feature and TV films and documentaries along with  hundreds of advertisement films in India. In this series of conversations Mr. Benegal talks about growing up in Aliwal, near Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, his career i... ]\" id=\"f_13913156\">Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Part-II
  • Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Part-I (06.10 11:31) Mr. Shyam Benegal is one of India’s best known film directors, and was part of the Hindi parallel or art cinema of India during the 1970s and 1980s. A prolific filmmaker, he has made feature films, TV films and documentaries, and hundreds of advertisement films in India. The conversation with Mr. Benegal is a multi-part episode, where he speaks about growing up in Aliwal, near Hyderabad in Andhra... ]\" id=\"f_13913157\"> Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Part-I
  • Dr. Salman Akhtar on Bollywood and Indian Unconsciousness Part-II (30.09 03:54) Dr. Salman Akhtar talks about Bollywood and the Indian unconsciousness. In Part-II of our conversation he discusses the films made in the 1950s and 1960s right after India became independent. A hallmark of films made during this period is  the male sexuality anxiety theme that dominated the films points out Dr. Akhtar.Women were divided into two groups: good and bad woman. The heroines were alway... ]\" id=\"f_13555840\">Dr. Salman Akhtar on Bollywood and Indian Unconsciousness Part-II
  • Rafat Ali of paidContent.org (25.09 10:29) Rafat Ali started blogging three years ago as a way to land a job. Instead of looking for a job, he ended up running a new media start-up. The blog has grown from a one-person operation to a new media start-up with a strong revenue stream. His three sites: paidContent, Moconews and ContentSutra log about five million visitors a month. In the aftermath of the dot com bust in the early 2000, Rafat f... ]\" id=\"f_13385810\">Rafat Ali of paidContent.org
  • Dr. Salman Akhtar: Bollywood and the Indian Unconsciousness Part-1 (25.09 02:22) Dr. Salman Akhtar talks about Bollywood and the Indian unconsciousness. What are the unconscious undercurrents of Indian society and culture that are reflected in Hindi cinema or Bollywood as it has come to be known? Dr. Akhtar provides a framework of sorts to understand the history and evolution of Indian cinema. Recently Dr. Akhtar edited a book titled Freud on the Ganges, which has a chapter on... ]\" id=\"f_13385811\">Dr. Salman Akhtar: Bollywood and the Indian Unconsciousness Part-1

    Rezwan

  • Power And Money (26.07 15:42) This is a story of any developing country where the rich and powerful reign and the the people do not exercise or do not have their equal right. I was surprised to see some street vendors trying to sell a photocopy version of an edition of Tempo news magazine (in Bahasa) . I did not understand what the vendor was saying but the news was allover in the media in the following days. It turned out th... ]\" id=\"f_223996717\">Power And Money
  • And We Missed This Important News (26.07 13:36) Bangladesh sets a world record – 5 million CFLs distributed in a day - Ashok Sarkar at World Bank Blog If you were in Bangladesh in June, you would have found teachers in schools, preachers in mosques, and ads in newspapers, television, loudspeakers and pamphlets, encouraging people to bring in their incandescent bulbs to exchange with new Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) – and encouraged they we... ]\" id=\"f_223996718\">And We Missed This Important News
  • Irregular Verbs (25.07 18:16) These are some verbs that are slow like a turtleI conjugateYou conjugateHe conjugatesAnd since everyone is afraid with the lack of constitutional rightsI don’t writeYou don’t writeHe doesn’t writeFor if one writes all the thoughts under the veilI go to jailYou go to jailHe goes to jail - Venezuelan Poet Aquiles Nazoa Image by Flickr user Incessant Flux. CC BY-NC-ND ... ]\" id=\"f_223996719\">Irregular Verbs
  • Pizza Hut in Mall of Indonesia (25.07 12:54) Good Food - But they don't have an English Menu. ... ]\" id=\"f_223996720\">Pizza Hut in Mall of Indonesia
  • The Story of Cosmetics (22.07 22:33) In a new episode from the The Story of Stuff Project Annie Leonard tells The Story of Cosmetics. The seven-minute film reveals the implications for consumer and worker health and the environment, and outlines ways we can move the industry away from hazardous chemicals and towards safer alternatives. The film concludes with a call for viewers to support legislation aimed at ensuring the safety.... ]\" id=\"f_223996721\">The Story of Cosmetics
  • Water Security And Regional Disputes In South Asia (22.07 16:02) The Himalayan River Basins (Ganges, Bramhaputra, Indus, Yangtze) in China, Nepal, India and Bangladesh are inhabited by around 1.3 billion people. Yes, we are talking about almost 20% of the world’s population and almost 50% of the total population of these countries. These rivers were the lifelines of the ancient civilizations formed in this region. And these civilizations of present day are unde... ]\" id=\"f_223996722\">Water Security And Regional Disputes In South Asia
  • Protests - From Stone Pelting In Kashmir Streets To Facebook (18.07 22:51) The beautiful Kashmir Region is marred with territorial conflicts between India, Pakistan and China since the British colonial rulers left India in 1947. Amidst a few wars all these countries have made claims to different parts of Kashmir, based on historical developments and religious affiliations of the Kashmiri people. Kashmir region. Image by Wikimedia Commons. CC BY The Jammu and Kashmir... ]\" id=\"f_223344456\">Protests - From Stone Pelting In Kashmir Streets To Facebook
  • Global Warming: Melting Of Himalayan Glaciers (17.07 23:17) Pictures tell a thousand words on global warming.. More in Treehugger. Image courtesy of Environment 360. ... ]\" id=\"f_223344457\">Global Warming: Melting Of Himalayan Glaciers
  • I write Like (15.07 22:22) I write Like is an website which analyzes your writing and assigns it with the style of a notable author. Here's what I found by pasting an old writing. I write like Arthur C. ClarkeI Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing! Try yours! ... ]\" id=\"f_222749731\">I write Like
  • Red Herrings Awards In Asia - An Important Event To Watch (15.07 14:24) Asia is generally perceived as a tough ground for Technology startups as there are many barriers for the entrepreneurs and often they complain about slow returns. But analysts say that Asian tech startups are still worthwhile investments. Red Herring Inc. is a media company since 1993 whose mission is to cover innovation, technology, financing and entrepreneurial activity. It is based in San M..... ]\" id=\"f_222749738\">Red Herrings Awards In Asia - An Important Event To Watch

Rezwan's Photos

 

    Mathy Kandasamy

  • Remi (26.07 05:00) Share This ... ]\" id=\"f_2744926\">Remi
  • Montreal International Jazz Festival 2007 (10.07 04:11) Share This ... ]\" id=\"f_2686446\">Montreal International Jazz Festival 2007
  • A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah (29.06 05:52) To know more about Ishmael Beah - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmael_Beah From the Book: I have never been so afraid to go anywhere in my life as I was that day. Even the scuttle of a lizard frightened my entire being. A slight breeze blew and it went throught my brain with a sharp swoop that made me grit my teeth in pain. Tears had begun to form in my eyes, but I struggled to hide them and gri... ]\" id=\"f_2372468\">A Long Way Gone - Ishmael Beah
  • Chinua Achebe wins Booker Prize (14.06 22:14) From The Guardian: The unseen literary worldMaya Jaggi: Chinua Achebe’s long wait for recognition highlights the invisibility of non-western writers. News: Booker for Achebe Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: My inspiration Helon Habila: Meeting Achebe Extract: Things Fall Apart Guide: Achebe’s life and work Share This ... ]\" id=\"f_2372469\">Chinua Achebe wins Booker Prize
  • Benjamin Zephaniah (12.06 19:22) Everybody Is Doing It In Hawaii they Hula They Tango in Argentina They Reggae in Jamaica And they Rumba down in Cuba, In Trinidad and Tobago They do the Calypso And in Spain the Spanish They really do Flamenco. In the Punjab they Bhangra How they dance Kathak in India Over in Guatemala They dance the sweet Marimba, Even foxes dance a lot They invented the Fox Trot, In Australia it’s true Th... ]\" id=\"f_2372470\">Benjamin Zephaniah
  • Shalini Kantayya (06.06 18:47) On the Lot is a reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett(1). The show, which airs on FOX, features filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks. On the Lot premiered May 22, 2007, and airs Tuesdays each week.(2) The official On The Lot site gathered 12,000 submissions from all over... ]\" id=\"f_1897424\">Shalini Kantayya
  • Google Maps returns New Orleans to pre-Katrina status, locals smell conspiracy (31.03 19:37) NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Google’s popular map portal has replaced post-hurricane Katrina satellite imagery with pictures taken before the storm, leaving locals feeling like they’re in a time loop and even fuelling suspicions of a conspiracy. CAIN BURDEAU Google Maps returns New Orleans to pre-Katrina status, locals smell conspiracy Scroll across the city and the Mississippi Gulf Coast and everything is ... ]\" id=\"f_1262575\">Google Maps returns New Orleans to pre-Katrina status, locals smell conspiracy
  • In Memory - Oscars 2007 (05.03 03:09) One of my favourite moments during the Oscar Ceremony. Paying homage to the people who passed away. Share This ... ]\" id=\"f_1262576\">In Memory - Oscars 2007
  • O Papa Lali.. (15.02 06:48) Lovely! Share This ... ]\" id=\"f_1262578\">O Papa Lali..
  • Oscar 2007 Nominations (23.01 18:00) This year’s Oscar nominations have been announced. A very selected list of nominations and my raving and ranting appears below. Best Picture # Babel # The Departed # Letters from Iwo Jima # Little Miss Sunshine # The Queen Pretty much what’s expected. The only change has been ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ instead of ‘Little Children’. Best Actor # Leonardo DiCaprio, Blood Diamond # Ryan Gosling, Half Ne... ]\" id=\"f_1262581\">Oscar 2007 Nominations

    Omer Alvie

  • THE TIME OF THE SIGNS (11.06 10:34) Let me guess. You are either depressed due to the global recession or recessed due the global depression. Either way, you’re screwed. There is however a small band of lunatics who seem unperturbed by the current global mess we are in. These people, according to the internet experts, are the ultra-rich, satan-worshipping, free-mason, pig fornicating, illuminati members who share the bottom of the g... ]\" id=\"f_28520711\">THE TIME OF THE SIGNS
  • GASP! (14.10 22:27) TOR: Forgive me father for I have sinned. It has been nearly seven months since I last blogged. Priest: Holy Hellen Back! Has it been that long?! That’s certainly an original sin. Where have you been? TOR: I haven’t been anywhere… I was right here the whole time. Priest: Why the absence from your blog my son? TOR: Well, It has to do with work, an unrealistic amount of stress and large dose of proc... ]\" id=\"f_14022075\">GASP!
  • OCCUPATION 101 (13.03 21:42) For the ignorant and uninitiated. ... ]\" id=\"f_7300770\">OCCUPATION 101
  • TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE (13.03 21:35) “As of September 11, 2006, the number detained was 83,000. None have been bought to trial…” Pay attention to what has happened and what is still happening. ... ]\" id=\"f_7300771\">TAXI TO THE DARKSIDE
  • SILENCE KILLS (10.03 08:48) Brazilian cartoonist, Carlos Latuff’s commentary is impeccable and always a treat. His courage and willingness to portray the truth (through his work) makes his art stand out far above the rest in his field. The statement on his blog reads, “All of my artworks published in this blog are COPYLEFT. You are strongly encouraged to forward them to people and reproduce them in your website/magazine/bul... ]\" id=\"f_7090062\">SILENCE KILLS
  • THERE WILL BE BLOOD (04.03 21:27) What you are about to read is a rant. No, it is more than that. It is a harangue disguised as diatribe pretending to be an exhortation. What is relevant though, and should service as a disclaimer, is that I’m pissed off and it is likely that what follows is not going to make any sense (to you). War. What is good for? Making huge amounts of money for a selected bunch of bastards. But you can’t amas... ]\" id=\"f_7090063\">THERE WILL BE BLOOD
  • Pakistan: State of Emergency - PBS documentary (04.03 07:51) Dear Omer, I’m writing on behalf of the American Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) documentary series FRONTLINE/World. I think that you and the readers of Olive Ream will be interested in FRONTLINE/World™s new 20-minute documentary Pakistan: State of Emergency, now live on our website. The story investigates Maulana Fazlullah, the young Taliban cleric waging war against the Pakistani government ... ]\" id=\"f_7090064\">Pakistan: State of Emergency - PBS documentary
  • SUN OF A BEACH (15.02 11:45) I dream of high clouds Flushed with the light of daybreak What we gonna do when the money runs out I wish that there was something left to say How we gonna find the eyes to see a brighter day I’m falling by the wayside I’m sinking with the sun Everything I do Is wrong I’m delirious with chaos I’m wonderstruck with awe The state I’m in Got goosebumps on my skin See the water I’ll jump right in... ]\" id=\"f_6601407\">SUN OF A BEACH
  • ‘TIS THEIR REASON TO BE JOLLY (15.12 11:37) Hello, boys and girls! Are you all in a festive mood this season? Well, sing along to this one… Deck the innocent with bombs of folly Hell la la la la, hell la la la, ‘Tis their reason to be jolly, Hell la la la la, hell la la la, Don their camouflaged gay apparel, Hell la la, hell la la, hell la la la, They’ll blame fanatics, so you’ll cry, “peril!” Hell la la la la, hell la la la, See them sell ... ]\" id=\"f_5401341\">‘TIS THEIR REASON TO BE JOLLY
  • APPLY FOR MNA POST (10.12 18:53) Received this in an email, so I thought I’d share it… I’ve sent in my application — Following are the inducements for Member of National Assembly (MNAs) in Pakistan: Salary & Govt. Concessions for a Member of NATIONAL ASSEMBLY (MNA): Monthly Salary : Rs. 120,000 to 200,000 Expense for Constitution per month : Rs.100,000 Office... ]\" id=\"f_5401342\">APPLY FOR MNA POST

    Paramendra Bhagat

  • A Maoist Madhesi Alliance Makes The Most Sense (24.07 01:11) Simple Majority: Enough A national consensus government with two thirds majority would have been nice. But that is not coming along. And so now an attempt has to be made to put together a simple majority government. The three big parties stand like three poles. That makes the Maoists the biggest bloc. The four Madhesi parties stand as one bloc. That Madhesi bloc does not make for a majority if ... ]\" id=\"f_223996716\">A Maoist Madhesi Alliance Makes The Most Sense
  • Baburam Led Majority Government: Maoists + UML + Madhesi Parties (19.07 19:01) Image via WikipediaThe president has been generous in terms of how much time he has given the Maoists to try and form a national unity general consensus government. He gave about a week, then he gave them five more days. But once he announced time was up, he has given a few more days for the formation of a majority government. But a government with 70% support in the parliament would still be a ... ]\" id=\"f_223344455\">Baburam Led Majority Government: Maoists + UML + Madhesi Parties
  • The Maoists Must Not Return Seized Property (09.07 07:20) Image via WikipediaLand reform is the single most important thing anyone could do to kick start the Nepali economy. While I wholeheartedly disagree with the violent methods the Maoists used over 10 years to seize land and properties across the country largely belonging to Nepali Congress leaders, returning all that property to the same wholescale and going back to the way things were is not an .... ]\" id=\"f_222749802\">The Maoists Must Not Return Seized Property
  • Prachanda Can't Be Prime Minister (09.07 07:14) Image via WikipediaThe last time Prachanda was Prime Minister, his government fell because he refused to understand how coalition governments work. He exhibited dictatorial tendencies. In the aftermath he has blamed everyone except himself. Ram Baran Yadav did what he was elected to do: protect the constitution. Prachanda needed the support of all his coalition partners before he could have ... ]\" id=\"f_222749805\">Prachanda Can't Be Prime Minister
  • High School, College, New York City (09.07 05:58) Image via WikipediaMadisey I feel like both a high school and a college dropout. Emotionally I dropped out of high school a few months before the SLC exams. I had a very happy first year at college. Then an experience in institutional racism caused me to emotionally drop out. Larry Shinn and Gail Wolford - they actively participated in an institutional hate crime - are the two most disgusting ..... ]\" id=\"f_222749808\">High School, College, New York City
  • Madisey (01.07 18:44) Back then I was based out of Indiana. This guy and I had a lot of friends in common, he had been a year junior to me at high school in Kathmandu. We were never close, but we always got along. We emailed, talked. He was a student. I decided to drive about four hours to go meet him in Ohio. I took him out to lunch at an Indian restaurant in Columbus. He said madisey. The motherfucker has not ... ]\" id=\"f_221455982\">Madisey
  • NewPage's China, Indonesia Competition And The Tariff Drama (10.06 02:15) Image by Getty Images via @daylifeNewPage managed to get the Department of Commerce to temporarily do its bidding and push its competitors from China and Indonesia out of the domestic US market. A final decision is to be reached in September. One can only hope common sense prevails and NewPage's maneuverings are pushed back. It might be helpful to see how the competition from China and Indonesia ... ]\" id=\"f_217530173\">NewPage's China, Indonesia Competition And The Tariff Drama
  • Surkhet Jumla Road (09.06 18:28) ]\" id=\"f_217530174\">Surkhet Jumla Road
  • Upendra Mahato, Simon Dhungana (03.06 19:56) Fourth Regional Non Resident Nepali Conference In Houston Concludes The Infighting Among The Nepali Organizations In America Organizing Nepalis In America: Conversations With Simon Dhungana Adhikaar: International Women's Day NRN Interaction At Yak Related articles by ZemantaContents 2010 (demrepubnepal.blogspot.com) Maoist Leaders Deny Role in Indian Train Derailment (time.com) Who Was ... ]\" id=\"f_216505970\">Upendra Mahato, Simon Dhungana
  • Crisis Averted (29.05 03:31) Image via WikipediaNew York Times: Nepal Avoids Political Crisis With Broad Deal to Extend Parliament the Maoists agreed to extend the term of Parliament, the Constituent Assembly. In exchange, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal agreed to resign at an unspecified time in the future to “pave the way” for a new government. ..... Members of the assembly took up the measure before midnight and passed ... ]\" id=\"f_215638684\">Crisis Averted

Ujjwal Acharya's Photos

 

    Ujjwal Acharya

  • Newspapers of different kinds (23.07 20:57) As a part of graduate course of media studies at the International Summer School 2010 at the University of Oslo, I visited, along with classmates, two different newspapers of Norway. Where as Klassekampen, a lowly circulated socialist daily, pride being a serious newspaper with clear ideological stance, Dagblalet, the third-largest selling tabloid pride itself in being innovator and economically s... ]\" id=\"f_223996715\">Newspapers of different kinds
  • A feminist writing (14.07 15:43) (Review of Samrat Upadhyay's Buddha's Orphans) Samrat Upadhyay’s new novel – Buddha’s Orphans – is atypical to his earlier books. This isn’t because his novel is as good as his earlier three books but rather because it’s a book that, thanks to criticism, doesn’t have excessive sex. Upadhyay had announced that his forthcoming (this) book would be “something different,” and he has lived by his words... ]\" id=\"f_222749668\">A feminist writing
  • Falling in love with Norwegians (09.07 14:36) After two weeks of stay in Oslo – Norway’s capital – for a six-week study at the International Summer School 2010, University of Oslo (UiO), there are a few things I am amazed about. But one thing that I like most is the Norwegian people. I have always heard about the ‘smile of Nepali people’ and many foreigners find it amazing that Nepali people are so smiling and hospitable. It’s true (we always... ]\" id=\"f_222749669\">Falling in love with Norwegians
  • The Hostel Life… at UiO (02.07 16:26) Hostel life is not an alien for me – for I had stayed almost year in hostel during my final year at school back in Nepal. The hostel was 10-minute walk from my house and I was staying in the hostel because my parents want me to study, rather than play and stroll around, during the last days for the School Leaving Certificate (SLC) examinations. Right now, I am housed at the Blindern Dormitory – a ... ]\" id=\"f_221455988\">The Hostel Life… at UiO
  • From Oslo, with love… (30.06 19:56) “Ujjwal from Nepal. You?” That’s the sentences I have repeated most in last five days. At the Blindern Dormitory, near the University of Oslo, where I am currently housed for six weeks along with a few hundreds others, similar sentences are still buzzing. Officially there are nearly 600 students from 91 countries studying various courses at the International Summer School 2010, and it’s obvious t... ]\" id=\"f_221455989\">From Oslo, with love…
  • I admit defeats (28.05 20:45) I admit defeats! First, I admit the defeat of hope of an average Nepali in the hands of the politicians whom I had the misunderstanding of having some qualities of the statesman. By extending the term of the Constituent Assembly (CA) by one year, they proved true those who liked to call them the corrupt-minded and selfish. I’m sure many of the 601 CA members did not like the extension (compared to... ]\" id=\"f_215638716\">I admit defeats
  • On Seasons of Flight (25.05 07:52) After finishing Manjushree Thapa’s new novel – Seasons of Flight – within eight hours of getting a copy of it, I could, at least, say that the book is a page-turner. It has everything to be an interesting read: a little bit of political scenario set by the bloody Maoist conflict along with its social impact; the storyline based on ever increasing abroad-going phenomenon of contemporary Nepali soc... ]\" id=\"f_215222737\">On Seasons of Flight
  • (Enough is enough) End strike. (07.05 12:51) Our vote is for peace. On Friday, the indefinite general strike called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) entered the sixth day – without indicating that it’s going to do any good for anyone. The increasing incidences of minor clashes, however, are clear indication that a few more days of it may result in violence – the last thing that Nepalis want. It’s time for main political parti... ]\" id=\"f_211638719\">(Enough is enough) End strike.
  • The Great Red Roadshow! (03.05 05:57) Welcome to Nepal – a nation rich in diversity. And, to ensure that you get taste of many of the cultural aspects of the country in a short span of time, ‘we’ bring you the Great Red Roadshow! The Great Red Roadshow is a blend of culture, music and more (more is a surprise… witness it yourself as it could be anything). It’s called Great because everything associated with the organizers are great ... ]\" id=\"f_211260769\">The Great Red Roadshow!
  • Experiences of live webcast / blog (02.05 10:21) (This write-up includes experiences of live webcasting/live blogging two events in Nepal and a brief review of two most popular live blogging web services – Coveritlive and ScribbleLive.) Webcast: a conjunction of website broadcast, information dispersed to a large audience via the Internet which could include streaming audio, streaming video, visual aids or live demonstrations. Live blog (also li... ]\" id=\"f_210908164\">Experiences of live webcast / blog

    Sanket Patil

  • untitled (21.06 07:55) There is only a finite amount of time before a choice is made. Choices made are only satisficing, which is natural. People make conscious choices. You chose one thing over others. I chose something else. When you advise me to settle down in the US, or when I ask you to move to India, we are talking the same amount of sense. Or nonsense. A choice might lead to more success than projected; or one mi... ]\" id=\"f_26563907\">untitled
  • Some steps to improve the quality of life in cities (03.05 22:01) These are based on Bangalore, but can be generalized to other cities in India. Some of these are simpler to implement than the others. You may want to add more in the comments section.Remove bus-stops after signals. This is one of the stupidest things that you will see. You just start making a move as the signal turns green only to get stuck behind a couple of busses that make a stop at the bus-st... ]\" id=\"f_24493021\">Some steps to improve the quality of life in cities
  • untitled (02.05 17:25) India is an odd country. Cattle run riot on roads. (Elephants have stopped doing that since too many IT people started driving too many cars on the narrow roads.) Babas and gooroos are found droning in every street corner. Most dogs are homeless (like most people) and roam the streets nakes in the sun and the rains. And customer support is available 24 X 7.There's hardly anything peculiar about th... ]\" id=\"f_24493022\">untitled
  • Punjabi-isation of India? Not really. (28.04 00:52) Vir Sanghvi writes about Punjabi-isation of India. He's partly right, but generally wrong. His premisses that Hindi cinema is influencing pop culture in a significant way, and that Hindi cinema by and large depicts Punjabi stereotypes, are valid. But his conclusion that India has become Punjabi-ised (as a result), does not hold. Naturally, there's nothing right or wrong about the said Punjabi ... ]\" id=\"f_24493023\">Punjabi-isation of India? Not really.
  • Regional Language TV vs National TV (18.03 01:38) I have always thought the regional language channels that serve general entertainment (non-sports, non-news) are much better than national TV (Z, Star, Sony etc.), in terms of the variety as well as the quality of programming. Why is the difference so stark? (If you disagree, do comment.) I believe regional language TV are doing quite well commercially too, despite covering programmes on literatur... ]\" id=\"f_22270573\">Regional Language TV vs National TV
  • Handling routine deterrents (14.03 17:47) (Somewhat related to this post by sri)Some of us are easily put off by many things in the routine that many others barely notice. In some sense, we are in 'our own world', generally preoccupied by our thoughts, with a feeling of being in control; and suddenly something comes up that we struggle to cope with. We can associate with many of the things described in that post, such as not being good at... ]\" id=\"f_22270575\">Handling routine deterrents
  • The University (11.03 17:23) Yesterday I happened to overhear a part of a chat between two guys in the lab here. I guess they were discussing the state of their respective theses (all PhD theses at all times and places are in a bad state, naturally), and somehow the chat seems to have moved on to PhD students in general. One of them suggested that nobody does a PhD in IITs. And the other one agreed and further said that even ... ]\" id=\"f_22270578\">The University
  • 'Because I just came back from Iraq' (07.03 07:44) (An experience I had several months ago.)I had swallowed half a beer when he came in. Someone had inserted a few coins into the jukebox. It was some new pop song. 'Why would someone pay to listen to a stupid song,' I wondered smugly. He seemed diffident. He sat on a chair against the counter, not far away form where I was sitting. He was introducing himself to everyone around and shaking hands. Bu... ]\" id=\"f_21727174\">'Because I just came back from Iraq'
  • Of academic dreams (28.02 23:36) Increasingly I am dreaming dreams that are academic, for want of a better word. The motifs are: research group meetings, meetings with adviser and informal (research kind of) discussions with fellow research students; developing algorithms or finding answers/ convincing arguments to research questions. Once in a while, I am not a part of of the cast, but a remote spectator to a small set o... ]\" id=\"f_21727175\">Of academic dreams
  • Small ideas (20.02 21:21) It's amazing how small ideas can improve the quality of one's life. A small change, a small adaptation, a single flip bit in the stream of your daily routine can potentially take you to a new level of optimality. The small change can potentially help you (re)discover a part of yourself. Say a software tool that you come across, that rekindles an old flame in you, and you get hooked on. Or an old i... ]\" id=\"f_20918533\">Small ideas

    Canned !! -- my Atropine

  • The need for speed!! (22.11 20:45) Paul Jones has posted the results of his benchmark on speed of different PHP Frameworks here. He has benchmarked four frameworks; CakePHP, Solar, Symfony and Zend Framework. The benchmark was fairly simple, just outputting a “Hello World” string without any bells & whistles of the frameworks involved. The results show Solar as the fastest of the (...)... ]\" id=\"f_1897427\">The need for speed!!
  • What’s important??!! (05.11 22:46) I’ve been away for quite a while from this part of world, mean that I’m writing here on this blog of mine after 6 months, well a day more than 6 months to be exact!! No need for explanations, everyone’s got life, I found mine as well!! But what I’m amazed at is that (...)... ]\" id=\"f_1897428\">What’s important??!!
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