My last day in Bangalore. Tomorrow morning, I leave for Hyderabad to catch up with good friend, Rukshana. I’m hoping to see a few sights around the city. A few snapshots from my trip to Guwahati and Calcutta. The Brahmaputra river in the evening. The sun is just setting. I got my brother-in-law to stop the […]
I started it in June 2002, when I couldn’t find too many Indian bloggers online. It has grown and grown over the space of one and a half years. And led others to create more sophisticated lists and search engines based on it. I’ve spent countless hours updating, finding new blogs, replying to bloggers, apologising for […]
Kiruba posted recently (no permalink available) about how the rediff.com home page has started to look rather shabby. Now, that I’ve quit, I guess I can have a more objective look at it. The site, and especially the home page, has gone through several design changes, some pretty good. Some, not quite. It seems to be […]
Since the whole world seemed to have watched the movie, I decided that it was high time that I had a look at what Karan Johar’s latest offering was all about. I never got to see KKKG on screen. I caught it much later when they screened it on television. Walking around MG Road on […]
My mom and dad watch Hindi soaps with gusto. Every evening, back home, I watch with complete fascination as they coordinate their work so that they can tune in to their favourite serials. I was out once, and I asked my dad to pick me up at about 9 pm. Can you make it 8.45 […]
A really interesting two-part article, by Basab Pradhan, Sr. Vice President at Infosys Technologies, on why offshore outsourcing is good for the US and how Indian companies should respond to the backlash. Pradhan writes that the time has come for the government of India to step into the fracas: “Globalization is a two-way street. There […]
I love watching movies. I can probably watch some of my favourite ones (like When Harry Met Sally!) about 7–8 times. Ten times at the most! So when I read about Sukanya’s post about watching Shrek ninety times, I’m filled with pure amazement. Just 10 more views to go before she completes a century and enters […]
According to the Middle-earth Name Generator — In Middle-earth, Anita Bora was a Staggering Elven Maiden. Elven Name Possibilities for Anita Bora: Luiniavasiel, Luiniavasien, Luiniavaswen. Hobbit lass name for Anita Bora: Primula Maggot from Grindwall. Orkish Name for Anita Bora: Gâbwûsh the Cruel. I definitely like the last one. It’s got an evil ring to […]