Watch this. This is the work of trueroots, which is associated with Tata communications. This from their blog. Last month my mother came to visit me and insisted on putting a clothesline in my flashy Manhattan apartment. It only makes me smile. Some habits, quirks, whims — we just can’t do without. It’s probably...
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Jai Ho, Once Again
Just when we thought we were tired of listening to the AR Rehman Oscar winner track from Slumdog Millionaire, we have another winner. This time, its a group of spanish singers singing the song in full Hindi glory. Makes for some intriguing viewing, an army of singers trying to sing the song in a...
A Laddu For the Gods
They say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. A Laddu weighing 151Kg should then be the perfect gift to impress Lord Ganesha. It may have taken multiple men many days to prepare, but the rewards will hopefully be adequate compensation for the hard work!
Indian Superstars – Ajay Bhatt
Watch this. This is Ajay Bhatt, Intel’s Indian Chief I/O architect, and a co inventor of the USB technology which revolutionized the way we transfer data in and out of computers. After completing his graduation from India, Bhatt received his master’s degree from The City University of New York. Bhatt joined Intel corporation in...
Mallika Goes To America
Our beloved Mallika Sherawat has embarked upon the American Dream for herself. And begun rather well. With a stylish new fake amru accent. Go, Mallika Go. And please hurry!
Little Santas In The Queen’s Land
British broadband provider TalkTalk has come up with an ingeneous idea to get some publicity give back to the public suffering in hard times. They have deployed teams of ex pick pockets to put money in people’s pockets, on the sly. Aware that people are suffering in the economic crisis, 20 former pickpockets have...
Happy Birthday, India
The Indian nation grows older by another year today. Happy Independence day. Let us all take a moment to reflect on what Independence means for us, and work on doing our bit towards being responsible citizens of this great nation of ours. For once let’s stop cribbing about what is lacking with the system,...
Hussain Haqqani on the Daily Show
Husain Haqqani, the Pakistani ambassador to the US was on Jon Stewart’s Daily show last night. Started off a bit cocky with an uncalled-for dig at the guests on the show. Or did he mean the audience? Not sure. “So how much of Pakistan does Pakistan control?” “Pakistan controls most of Pakistan. The Taliban...
Desi Confused by America
Came across this fascinating video. This is the story of Tripthi, an Indian girl who gets married to this NRI. When she comes to New York, her Americanized husband starts feeling uncomfortable about her FOB-iness. Then when she tries adapting to a western lifestyle, he expects a traditional Indian wife. Eventually, after being shown...
Anoop Desai – Indian American Idol
Our favorite desi singer Anoop NoopDawg Desai is out of American Idol. This week on the show it was down to the last seven contestants, out of which two were eliminated because last week the judges used their discretionary save to bring back Matt Giraud after America had voted him out. The axe fell...
Sher-e-Britain – Manjit Singh
Here’s one powerful Indian man. Manjit Singh, a 59 year old security consultant showed off his strength on reality show Britain’s Got Talent. First Singh blew up a hot water bottle, till it actually BLEW up. He followed up by pulling a car that looked like a Maruti Omni using his right ear. He...
Sunita Williams on the Colbert Report
Indian Sunita Williams was on the Colbert Report yesterday. For those not in the loop, Williams is a NASA astronaut who holds the record for the longest space flight by a woman – 195 days. That’s six months and a half of gravity-less existence. The Colbert Report is a talk show hosted by Stephen...
Nandan Nilekani on The Daily Show
Nandan Nilekani, billionaire and co-founder of Infosys was on the Daily Show last night. It was inspiring to see the humility of such a successful, rich, famous man who has virtually helped define the Indian technology industry. Here’s a video of his conversation with Jon Stewart. “When we started the company, there were lots...
Jon Stewart – Media Crusader
The bell rang, and two fighters went out at each other. Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer squared off on the Daily Show last night, and Stewart ripped Cramer apart. Jim Cramer is the host of a show on CNBC called Mad Money which is a rather, um, crazy show. It is loud and dramatic,...
