Tweet It was a regular day. We had just got back from lunch. We used the full designated hour, in true Indian tradition. Rinsed the mouth, got the dose of saunf, and completed two rounds of the office complex while discussing important issues like how much money the Indian...
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Tweet The wife woke me up early morning today and asked me to go get milk before the Mother-Dairy runs out of stock. Another downside of living in a third world country; you cant get milk around the clock. So i took the car keys and headed out to...
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Tweet Much has been written about the ongoing Indian tour of Australia. The tour has seen the world champions flounder against what was being termed a mediocre Australian team, but we have encountered strong evidence that seems to suggest a twist in the tale. Here, breaking on the Baking...
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Tweet Today, I wake up to my all new iPhone 4s (yes, I’m an Apple fanboy, blame it on the US), use my all-in-one electric shaver ($25 – “Black Friday Deal!”) and then sit at my work-desk in a Bangalore-based startup with my Micr##@ft wireless keyboard and mouse ($20...
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Tweet A few days ago, Jay Leno made derogatory references to the Golden Temple on his show. Our religious sentiments were hurt, and now we have blown this up into a massive controversy. Take that, you American sense of humor. The joke was on super rich Republican presidential hopeful...
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Tweet Not often does an individual’s attending a gathering of writers make so much news as the Salman Rushdie saga has over the past week. Salman Rushdie’s presence at the Jaipur Literature Festival has suddenly become an issue of national importance even bigger than the dress Katrina Kaif wore...
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Tweet The Indian government today announced a surprise decision to leverage the auditions of the popular reality TV show MTV Roadies, for filling up the backlog of officers in the IAS. Here’ an excerpt from the official press release. “MTV Roadies has grown to become a phenomenon in India...
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Tweet A few days back there was a news item in the paper about how Indian children ranked second last in the world in a test of Science, Math and English. While the accuracy of statistical studies can always be questioned, but second last? For a nation that can...
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Not everyday does the reigning world and IPL champion team get to wipe the floor the way the Indian cricketers are doing in Australia. If this were a movie, the doctor would come out of the operation theater and announce to anxious waiting people that only prayers could save...
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Tweet 2012 is set to start on a sore note for mobile subscribers across India. Airtail today announced a shocking decision to start charging users for missed calls. Starting tomorrow, all missed calls will be charged at a flat rate of Rs 5 paise per call. This applies across all...
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Tweet So 2011 is almost done, and 2012 beckons. If the Mayans were right, then this is going to be a pretty exciting year. If they weren’t, well, bummer. We managed to find a crystal ball which told us what’s in store for the year, albeit with a 95%...
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Tweet If one were to pick a single policy decision that changed the face of India in the last many years, it has to be the reservation system. Reservation for jobs. Reservation for education. Reservation for public service. All to ensure that our poor and downtrodden get to share...
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Tweet The first time I heard the song “Ooh-La-La-Ooh-La-La-Tu-Hai-Meri-Fantasy”, nostalgic memories (which had nothing to do with the rampant shaking of mammaries) were evoked. Like Ravi Verma’s incarnation Monty in Karz, who used to get occasional flashback images of a Kali Mandir in negative print while his memory went...
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