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Quote of the day
2007-03-08 20:20:00 Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.Dale Carnegie More About: Quote Of The Day , Quote , The D
Indian American Idol
2007-03-08 18:56:00 Steppin out with my babySanjaya Malakar belts out this Fred Astaire* number pretty well (Damn the critics). But in a Michael Jackson get up! And still he didn't get voted out. Wow! Anyways, nice to see someone of India n origin on Amrikan idol. *written by Irving BerlinAnd I think there has been an overkill of India related posts:) More About: America , American Idol , Indian , American
Manhole Covers
2007-03-08 15:59:00 The vast majority of manhole covers in New York City are from India. Hmm. Interesting! More About: Cover , Over , Covers , Hole , Manhole Cover
Protests and Upsets
2007-03-08 14:22:00 Elizabeth Hurley, actress of note (haha!), married Indian businessman Arun Nayar on March 2nd. Like everything else, it has also created an upset in India. Meanwhile, protests against the boxoffice flop Nishabd continue. Given that it is against the much hallowed "Indian culture". Can somebody please explain to me what is Indian culture? More About: Sets , Protest , Test , Tests , Protests
Hallo?
2007-03-08 12:33:00 While growing up in the India of 1990's, I noticed that obtaining a telephone connection could be a real headache for a middle class family. Unless of course you could pull some strings.I remember the long wait (nearly 2-3 years) before my family finally got a phone of our own. The joy! Finally you didn't have to go to your neighbours, who had had the foresight of applying for a connection much earlier, to receive your calls. Instead, neighbours sans phones would be flocking to your place to do exactly the same. Such a significant ascent in the social hierarchy.And then there also was Jaspal Bhatti's Flop Show on television. Such a great comedy which made the experience life so much more better. Here's the hilarious clip (apologies to those who don't know Hindi) which provoked me to type this post, despite my hectic schedule:Today, however, the situation in urban India has improved greatly, especially with the revolution in mobile telephony. On my recent trip to India, I just w... More About: Hall , Allo
Quote of the day
2007-03-07 21:19:00 Those are my principles, and if you don't like them...well, I have others. Groucho Marx More About: Quote Of The Day , Quote , The D
Victimless acts
More articles from this author:2007-03-05 19:17:00 Amit Varma seems to condone drug abuse here. Excerpt:If I want to snort a little of whatever it is kids these days snort, what business is it of anyone else? Unlike cigarettes, where bystanders can be hurt by passive smoking, most recreational drugs don’t even harm anyone else. What? No comments but that's so utterly careless a remark. More About: Less , Victim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |



