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Is Genocide Happening At Srilanka???
2009-04-11 19:14:00 In the last ten years of interest in politics, I have never the felt the need to join the protest march on the street. But the current genocide in Sri Lanka is making me think whether i should join the protesters on the street. I have never went on a protest march before, simply because the government have always worried about the view of the common man. But today, even when the state and central government knew the sentiments of the common man in Tamil Nadu, they chose to have a "No Care" Attitude. Simply Because they knew it won't be an election issue. Simply because Tamils are more worried about voting based on their caste, religion rather than on the injustice being meted out to their brethen across the border. I am not a big fan of LTTE. But the things that are happening in Sri Lanka now is not right. And if Srilankan President is dreaming that this war would bring peace to the nation in a few days, it is just a pipe dream. Srilankan Army may win this battle but they wil... More About: Genocide
Renewed Srilankan Tamil Movement
2009-02-24 19:33:00 With the Srilankan Army nearing a military win against LTTE, people have started believing that the 25 Year Tamil Struggle Against Srilanka is nearing the end. Sadly they are mistaken that a win in this battle would end the war. Srilankan Army may crush LTTE but I don?t see an end to Sinhalese ? Tamils Conflict. While the international observers may have forgotten that this civil war started as a struggle for freedom, justice and equal rights, the real stakeholders of the war ? Srilankan Tamils have not forgotten this fact. Even after 25 years of war, those issues have not properly been addressed. And the current political leadership in Sri Lanka is showing any signs of their intent on addressing those issues Sadly, People forgot that a Community can be faulted for breeding terrorists when they live in an eternal fear for even speaking in their mother tongue. As Hitler showed, handling a victory with arrogance sows the seed for another, greater war. With the increasing support fo... More About: Tamilnadu
Outliers ? Book Review
2009-02-24 16:17:00 Based on the recommendations of the various bloggers I follow, I decided to read ?Outliers?. Man! I was impressed. Though the book does not open up your mind in a big way, a few key points that the book brings out will change the way you assess a person. Key Points: It showed me that Personal Success depends hugely on being at the right place and at the right time. [For e.g. Entrepreneurs from IIM ? A ? 1989 Batch is hugely higher than other batches, All the Tech Entrepreneurs belong to the same age group, etc.. ] It deciphers with statistics that Personal Success depends on growing up in the right family, right school, etc.. Though I.Q. Levels make a difference for your first job. Afterwards, it is the other factors ? Growing up in the right family, right school, etc. that leads to Success in your domain. It is essential to put in 10,000 Hours of Practice to really become great. (i.e. Sachin become great only after putting in 10,000 Hours of Batting Practice, Tig... More About: Book Review , Review , Book
Google Becomes Evil
2009-01-18 18:53:00 Until now, Only the good things about Google used to reach our ears - 20% personal project time, unlimited sick days, Free Food, etc. Lot of people even expected Google the Savior to save them from the Evil Corporation - Microsoft. Sadly, those golden days for Google are slowly coming to an end. A few Days Back, Google laid off people for the first time. Today ex-Google badmouthing Google email is blogged at Techcrunch ? Why Google Employees Quit. It is really sad to see the beginning of the end of Google love story. More About: Technology
Advani ? Obama Imitator???
2009-01-17 21:08:00 We all knew Obama used Web in an effective way to garner votes and gather support. Now Advani wants to replicate his success model in India. So he started his own website and his own blog to connect with people. But sadly India is no America and Advani is no Obama. So his website is not getting any big traction. So what does he do? Do what he has been taught to do. Advertise so that people will visit his website. Since all the PR and viral videos have not worked. :D See Advani Google Adwords CPC in my blog
Slumdog Millionaire ? Comments
2009-01-17 20:43:00 All the Indians who expect an "Incredible India? advertisement from Slumdog Millionaire are sure to be disappointed on seeing the movie. Most of these disappointed Indians have already starting starting pouring different forums with their acid comments. Ugly Side of India Yeah. The Movie showcased an extreme or an ugly side of India and it did not provide a complete picture of India. 100% True. But the movie was never meant to provide the complete picture. It meant to show there is an India which still lives unaffected by its glitz and glamour. And I think it did that successfully. [Though I also agree that ?Shit? Scene could have been avoided'] English Language Film critics will always point out that around two-third of movie is in English.. What else do you expect from a British Film? It was made so that British and American audience can understand and not that an Indian can understand. So Please don?t play the language card. Lead Actors Yeah! There are many more tale... More About: Comments
Why India will face more terrorist attacks?
2008-12-11 18:00:00 It is rare that I start my day wanting to break somebody's face. But Today's New Item on India n Express about Real Estate Agents in Surat sowing the seeds of terrorism was one such day... Read the News Item @ "Surat Real Estate Agents Says No House for Muslims"I believe that all the real estate agents and brokers that have all taken an oath - not do business with Muslims should be banned and put behind the bars. I don't want my beloved company to broken into pieces of these idiots. Sadly none other than Indian Express covered this news. And they also did it in an unemotional way... as if all the Muslims in Surat deserved this for what happened in Mumbai. Hope better sense prevails in India. More About: Face , Terrorist , Attacks
Never Will I Keep Silent
2008-11-30 10:05:00 For a ten member squad to create as much mayhem as what has been done in the 60 hour war on Mumbai, it should have had an enormous local support who should have done the necessary preparation like understanding the layouts of the region, etc. What made these local Indians to support the foreign entity, hell bent on killing people? As I was debating this question in my heart, one of my friends pointed out correctly as "Fear and Insecurity". Fear and Security which grew by keeping mum.. Thanks to this war on Mumbai, I have realized that keeping silent does not help anyone... When Raj Thackeray was uttering nonsense, I have kept silent. When my brothers and sisters in Christ were tortured and persecuted in Orissa, this blog kept silent. But now i have realized that our differences and problems can never be solved by keeping quiet, with the hope that someday people will realize their mistakes on their own...I thought that someday non-Muslims rejecting home for a respected Muslim will un... More About: Silent
War on Mumbai - 2
2008-11-29 15:50:00 Finally the 60 hour mayhem has come to an end. In this time of mourning for the lives that were lost in the last 3 days, we should also act to make sure that these barbaric incidents never happen. While the opposition party believes that draconic laws is the way to move forward, thankfully the ruling government disagree. But I believe that the first step is AcceptanceAcceptance that everything is not right inside this country... Acceptance that we are still going through the pains of integration... Acceptance that we are still 1000 countries living inside a single nation.. Acceptance that we are still divided by religion.. Acceptance that Muslims don't feel safe in this nation.. Acceptance that Christians don't feel safe in this nation.. Acceptance that Hindus don't feel safe in this nation.. Acceptance that Sikhs don't feel safe in this nation.. Acceptance that we committed attrocities during Partition, during Sikh riots, during the destruction of Babri Mosque, during the riots... More About: Current Events , Mumbai
War on Mumbai
2008-11-27 19:05:00 There are days that define a nation. 9/11, Berlin Wall, etc.. Today is one of them. A Kashmiri-style Attack happening first time inside the real India.... 24-48 hour Terrorist siege - common to every Kashmiri - happening @ the financial capital of India.. Terrorism evolving into Urban War... A Sad Day... But also a day of opportunity to resolve this issue for once for all... Personally not knowing what to do, I look up to Government and God to save us from this New Age War. Though I know that the government is as as clueless as me - on how to react and handle this New Age War. More About: Politics , Current Events , Mumbai
India - Defined By Cricket
2008-11-08 06:07:00 Americans as individuals remember their history by political events. If you ask any middle aged American about the most important events of his personal life, JFK's death would be one of them. Some might even remember what they were doing when Armstrong landed on the moon... An American's life is entangled with the political events of the nation itself. [I am sure iPod Generation will surely remember "Obama's Victory" as one of the most important events in their personal life] But I found this feature missing in India . Rajeev Gandhi's death or Sonia declining to become PM never impacted our lives. Comparing to USA, I used to feel bad that our nation lacked these minor things. Oldies can still define their life with respect to major events of freedom struggle. But the post-independent bunch never had such great moments. But yesterday's piece by Siddhartha Vaidyanathan in Cricinfo - Losing my Religion made me to realize what I have failed to notice.. "I rem... More About: Cricket , Defined
Google Chrome - Review
2008-09-07 00:17:00 When the news about the upcoming Google Chrome reached my ears, I was expecting a web browser that would change the rules of the game. Surprisingly, my first impression about Google Chrome was not that great. [Surprise - Since Chrome is coming from the stables of Google] Being a Google enthusiast, I started consoling myself that it was an after-effect of using firefox for a long time. I believed that using Google Chrome for a few more days would change my views. Alas! Here I am, after my using Google Chrome for the last 5 days. Positive things first. There are a few unique features in Chrome that I loved. The way it guesses the website address (including the websites which I have never visited) I don't need to have my default Web browser open to see the web links I click from Feedemon. New Tab page that showcases the most visited pages... But still, my mouse prefers firefox to Chrome. Hope Google Chrome co... More About: Technology , Review
Google News in Tamil
2008-08-19 15:55:00 Are you one of those who fear that you will start forgetting Tamil script sooner or later?Are you one of those who want a one-stop website to know everything happening in the Tamil World?Are you one of those who love Tamil?Then Google has come up with a great gift for you.. Yeah.. Google News is now available in Tamil... I still find Google News in English to be the only place where you get to know the latest and important news. And I am happy that Google News has come out with a version in Tamil..Here is the excerpt from Google News Blog"It's not every day that you get to launch a product in a more than 2,000-year-old language spoken by more than 70 million people. That's why we're excited to tell you that Google News is now available in Tamil. Tamil is one of the most widely-spoken languages in India, which is no mean feat considering that there are 22 official languages here."Thank You! Google News Team!And start reading Google News in Tamil More About: Technology
Gold Finally!!!
2008-08-12 03:41:00 An Olympic Gold after a longggggggggggg gap of 28 years... That too in an individual event.. Yahoo!!! Something that India has never achieved in its history.. Yipee... This was my initial reaction when the news was shared by one of my office colleagues..But with the excitement, there was also a feeling of relief... A relief that the future sportsperson of India would not have to carry the burden of history... A relief that Indians have the ability to win gold in the Olympics... A relief that Indians could compete with the best and still win... Way to Go! Bindra....Thankfully this historic event has brought me out of the blogging slumber... Hope I don't go back to my slumber again... More About: Sports , Finally
What a Match! What a Match!
2008-07-07 17:52:00 I am sure everybody, who witnessed the match between Federer and Nadal, would have left with the same words... Especially for someone from the ipod generation, who never got the chance to witness those great matches involving great players like Boris Becker, this match would be the greatest he has ever seen.Though Nadal may have won, he is still not the champion. For that to happen, he has to win 4 more Wimbledons. Until then, he would remain only as a great challenger. But for me personally, Federer would always remain the champion. Every champion needs a setback to show his real greatnes.. Federer has finally got one. Now it is time that he shows his class and imprints his name in the history books as the greatest tennis player to have graced this earth. More About: Sports , Match
Indians in Time Top 100
2008-05-01 21:28:00 Sonia Gandhi, Indra Nooyi and Ratan Tata find themselves in this year's 100 Most Influential people list prepared by Time . For knowing the complete list, do visit here. More About: India , Indians , Current Events
Indians in Time Top 100
2008-05-01 21:28:00 Sonia Gandhi, Indra Nooyi and Ratan Tata find themselves in this year's 100 Most Influential people list prepared by Time . For knowing the complete list, do visit here. More About: India , Indians , Current Events
Ban Harbhajan for slapping Sreesanth
2008-04-25 22:32:00 If it is true that Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth , BCCI should take firm action against him. However bad Marco Materazzi taunted Zidane in the world cup, Zidane's head butt was not justified (This is in a sport that is much more violent than cricket). Similarly whatever Sreesanth had done to invoke Harbhajan, a slap is unwarranted and not justified. BCCI should take firm action after a quick and proper enquiry. He should be banned for at least a few matches and a huge fine should be laid on him. Weed By this slap, Harbhajan has let himself down and made the whole nation to doubt his earlier actions during the Australian controversy. He has also given fodder to the likes of Mathew Hayden who has already called him 'an obnoxious weed'. Now even the Indians would start asking whether he is really an obnoxious weed to cricket? Expect the Australians to get back on Harbhajan with full force. Indian Premier League But during this controversy there will be one group of people who will... More About: Cricket , Opinion
Ban Harbhajan for slapping Sreesanth
2008-04-25 22:32:00 If it is true that Harbhajan slapped Sreesanth , BCCI should take firm action against him. However bad Marco Materazzi taunted Zidane in the world cup, Zidane's head butt was not justified (This is in a sport that is much more violent than cricket). Similarly whatever Sreesanth had done to invoke Harbhajan, a slap is unwarranted and not justified. BCCI should take firm action after a quick and proper enquiry. He should be banned for at least a few matches and a huge fine should be laid on him. Weed By this slap, Harbhajan has let himself down and made the whole nation to doubt his earlier actions during the Australian controversy. He has also given fodder to the likes of Mathew Hayden who has already called him 'an obnoxious weed'. Now even the Indians would start asking whether he is really an obnoxious weed to cricket? Expect the Australians to get back on Harbhajan with full force. Indian Premier League But during this controversy there will be one group of people who will... More About: Cricket , Opinion
A Sport with Balls and Bats But with no Pitcher
2008-04-03 20:20:00 That is how New York Times described Cricket in its article. It has been a dream of ICC and every cricket fan that Cricket spreads its wings all over the world and especially in cash-rich USA. So the esteemed New York Times' coverage of Cricket is surely good news. With this coverage and the inauguration of cricket league among school students in New York, cricket has taken its initial baby steps in US. Cricket League On Wednesday, the Department of Education in New York inaugurated cricket as its newest league sport, with about 600 high school students. With this, New York becomes the only public school system in the nation to offer competitive cricket. No one is expecting the game to overtake baseball, football or soccer in popularity there any time soon, but a modest increase in interest in the sport won the attention of Eric Goldstein, who is the chief executive for school support services and oversees sports programs for the Department of Education. Future... More About: Sport , Bats , Balls , Pitcher
A Sport with Balls and Bats But with no Pitcher
2008-04-03 20:20:00 That is how New York Times described Cricket in its article. It has been a dream of ICC and every cricket fan that Cricket spreads its wings all over the world and especially in cash-rich USA. So the esteemed New York Times' coverage of Cricket is surely good news. With this coverage and the inauguration of cricket league among school students in New York, cricket has taken its initial baby steps in US. Cricket League On Wednesday, the Department of Education in New York inaugurated cricket as its newest league sport, with about 600 high school students. With this, New York becomes the only public school system in the nation to offer competitive cricket. No one is expecting the game to overtake baseball, football or soccer in popularity there any time soon, but a modest increase in interest in the sport won the attention of Eric Goldstein, who is the chief executive for school support services and oversees sports programs for the Department of Education. Future... More About: Sport , Bats , Balls , Pitcher
Twitter: the next Big Thing?
2008-03-31 20:41:00 While the media believes that Facebook is going to be the next big thing in Web Technology , the tech circles have started questioning that belief. These doubts arise from the recent user fatigue observed from the social networking websites, the increasing popularity of Twitter and few niggling problems in Facebook. Facebook Vs Twitter Twitter that started off as a micro blogging platform, has now started to encroach people's time from social media sites too. Facebook (and Orkut) provided us an opportunity to get into a conversation with your friends and peers. But unlike Twitter, you can interact with only one person at a time(that is, more like a email). But in Twitter, you get an opportunity to interact with all of your followers and thereby increasing the chances of a meaningful communication that happens real time but still thought provoking and intellectual. Twitter has brought its own blogging fatigue as Scoble recently reported in his blog. But I was still unconvin... More About: Thing
Twitter: the next Big Thing?
2008-03-31 20:41:00 While the media believes that Facebook is going to be the next big thing in Web Technology , the tech circles have started questioning that belief. These doubts arise from the recent user fatigue observed from the social networking websites, the increasing popularity of Twitter and few niggling problems in Facebook. Facebook Vs Twitter Twitter that started off as a micro blogging platform, has now started to encroach people's time from social media sites too. Facebook (and Orkut) provided us an opportunity to get into a conversation with your friends and peers. But unlike Twitter, you can interact with only one person at a time(that is, more like a email). But in Twitter, you get an opportunity to interact with all of your followers and thereby increasing the chances of a meaningful communication that happens real time but still thought provoking and intellectual. Twitter has brought its own blogging fatigue as Scoble recently reported in his blog. But I was still unconvin... More About: Thing
YouTube Awards 2007
2008-03-23 16:22:00 YouTube awards is said to be the new Emmy's and the next Oscars-cum-People's choice awards put together. Take a look at nominees in each category - http://www.youtube.com/ytawards07 and decide for yourself whether YouTube awards is worth those words. The nominees and winners of You Tube awards are so astonishing that you would not believe that they are user generated content, produced with no profit motive in mind. Second Annual YouTube awards for the year 2007 was announced 2 days ago. The winning videos show how simple people could produce amazing videos with innovation and a little luck. The awards were first organized in 2007 to "call out some of the most popular videos and let the users choose which ones deserve some additional recognition". The 2007 awards comprised twelve categories: Adorable, Comedy, Commentary, Creative, Eyewitness, Inspirational, Instructional, Music, Politics, Series, Short Film and Sports Notable Winners: Best eyewitness video was the e... More About: Youtube , Technology , Awards , Current Events
YouTube Awards 2007
2008-03-23 16:22:00 YouTube awards is said to be the new Emmy's and the next Oscars-cum-People's choice awards put together. Take a look at nominees in each category - http://www.youtube.com/ytawards07 and decide for yourself whether YouTube awards is worth those words. The nominees and winners of You Tube awards are so astonishing that you would not believe that they are user generated content, produced with no profit motive in mind. Second Annual YouTube awards for the year 2007 was announced 2 days ago. The winning videos show how simple people could produce amazing videos with innovation and a little luck. The awards were first organized in 2007 to "call out some of the most popular videos and let the users choose which ones deserve some additional recognition". The 2007 awards comprised twelve categories: Adorable, Comedy, Commentary, Creative, Eyewitness, Inspirational, Instructional, Music, Politics, Series, Short Film and Sports Notable Winners: Best eyewitness video was the e... More About: Youtube , Technology , Awards , Current Events
Tweetup : Chennai Twitter Meet-Up
2008-03-21 20:20:00 Twitters in Chennai are meeting tomorrow at Amethyst Cafe for a casual meet up. If you twitter, don't miss this event since you can get to meet early tech adopters of India. Don't even need to make a guess with regard to organizer of the meet-up. It is Kiruba, who is behind Chennai's first Twitter Meet -Up. He was the one who organized Chennia's Blogger Meets in the earlier days, thus setting up a trend for other Indian cities to follow. For more details visit http://tweetup.pbwiki.com/ Personally, I would have loved to attend the event. But Coming from Tirunelveli, just for the Twitter Meet-Up is next to impossible. So, I am missing the meet-up. :( More About: Twitter
Tweetup : Chennai Twitter Meet-Up
2008-03-21 20:20:00 Twitters in Chennai are meeting tomorrow at Amethyst Cafe for a casual meet up. If you twitter, don't miss this event since you can get to meet early tech adopters of India. Don't even need to make a guess with regard to organizer of the meet-up. It is Kiruba, who is behind Chennai's first Twitter Meet -Up. He was the one who organized Chennia's Blogger Meets in the earlier days, thus setting up a trend for other Indian cities to follow. For more details visit http://tweetup.pbwiki.com/ Personally, I would have loved to attend the event. But Coming from Tirunelveli, just for the Twitter Meet-Up is next to impossible. So, I am missing the meet-up. :( More About: Technology , Twitter , Tamilnadu
Goodbye IIM Indore
2008-03-21 09:51:00 IIM Indore is one of the few places on earth where only a few could resist falling in love with the place. And a single post is surely not enough to share the fun and amazing experiences that one has in the hillock that never sleeps. In 2 years, there were few things that amazed me, a huge number of things that I am going to miss and an infinite number of things that i loved about the campus.IIM Indore is a campus where things/people can never stop amazing you. Once I landed in IIM Indore, the first thing that amazed me was the wonderful, down-to-earth, intelligent people you get to meet in the campus. And the people never stopped amazing me in my 2 years there. And I can vouch that most of them is going to make big in their lives.After living in IIM Indore for 2 years, everybody would have their unique hundreds of things that they are going to miss. My List would include Late night Maggis, Alive at 4am Work Style, Always 'Busy' GTalk Status,Thousands of movies and Hundreds of Ser... More About: Goodbye
Goodbye IIM Indore
2008-03-21 09:51:00 IIM Indore is one of the few places on earth where only a few could resist falling in love with the place. And a single post is surely not enough to share the fun and amazing experiences that one has in the hillock that never sleeps. In 2 years, there were few things that amazed me, a huge number of things that I am going to miss and an infinite number of things that i loved about the campus.IIM Indore is a campus where things/people can never stop amazing you. Once I landed in IIM Indore, the first thing that amazed me was the wonderful, down-to-earth, intelligent people you get to meet in the campus. And the people never stopped amazing me in my 2 years there. And I can vouch that most of them is going to make big in their lives.After living in IIM Indore for 2 years, everybody would have their unique hundreds of things that they are going to miss. My List would include Late night Maggis, Alive at 4am Work Style, Always 'Busy' GTalk Status,Thousands of movies and Hundreds of Ser... More About: Goodbye
Beware of what you share online
More articles from this author:2008-03-13 03:21:00 What would be you reaction on seeing the information from your social networking profileprinted on a newspaper article, without your permission? There are a thousands of articles on the net advising us caution on sharing personal information on social networking websites like Orkut, Facebook, Myspace, etc. But still, today's New York Times article on Ashley Alexandra Dupre - Woman at the Center of NY Governor Eliot Spitzer's Downfall managed to surprise me on the amount of information that was used from Ashley's Myspace page. With Ashley spending the last few days out of the public eye, the New York Times uses the myspace profile information as the basis for most of their article. A Sample below: She left ?a broken family? at age 17, having been abused, according to the MySpace page, and has used drugs and ?been broke and homeless.? I don't know whether it is legal to use information from the social networking profile page without the owner's permission but it is not sure... More About: Online , Share , Beware 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
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