Return from hiatus of sorts. Just wrote a post on Rootein’s blog – check it out – “For God’s sake, Follow your dreams”
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Getting sick of the Indian media 0
Those who know me have probably heard me ranting about how sick I am of the whole “news reporting” business in India which they like to call the responsible Indian media.
Since the days of Jessica Lal and Manu Sharma, the Indian media has come a long way. Often crossing the lines of what would be [...]
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Appreciate the appreciation! 0
Didn’t realize this post actually found it’s way to the blokes at Simplify Media and was appreciated on their website. It still rocks btw!
And finally… Amitabh: That’s Freedom, Peace, that’s Nirvana in a nutshell!
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The Nick Name Dictionary for the Fake IPL Player Blog 2
Came across this Fake IPL Player blog a few days ago. A blog by a supposedly Kolkata Knight Riders player leaking inside information about the KKR camp. Bang on target, hilarious, entertaining but fake I must warn though!
The most fascinating part about the blog are the nick names he uses to refer to KKR members. [...]
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Slums but no Millionaires – The New Yorker 1
In one of my earlier posts, I had noted that while I liked the concept of Slumdog Millionaire, I did not like the way India was being portrayed and that it sent a wrong image of India to the world.
Friends & strangers argued with me and reiterated the point that I should appreciate Cinema. [...]
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Slumdog Millionaire – The Anguish of an Indian 0
Amid all the “Come on you gotta see it” and “Are you kidding me?…you don’t wanna see the film that has created records at the Golden Globe”,I finally succumbed and watched the much “raved for” Slumdog Millionaire
To be honest, I didn’t have too many expectations from the film even though the whole world was gushing [...]
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Removing the distractions 0
Just realized how much distraction the dock, the desktop clutter (icons and the wallpaper) and the menu bar can cause. The weekend got a lot more productive with all that taken care of with little help from Menushade (Hides the menu bar) & Backdrop (hides the desktop icons and fills the background with a color [...]
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Chandni Chowk to China via Apple TV 0
Recently while browsing through the trailers on the Apple TV, we came across the trailer for the upcoming movie ‘Chandni Chowk to China” starring Akshay Kumar and it got me excited. It’s the first time I have seen a Bollywood film’s trailer on Apple TV. The film [...]
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Facebook (NOT)ifications – Setting up RSS feeds 0
If you have a few active friends on Facebook and you have email notifications turned on, you are probably familiar with the phrase “Facebook is f***ing spamming me” .
Long story short, I try to practice Inbox Zero and having Facebook send me emails on every comment, tag added, tag removed, friend added, friend removed and [...]
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Of Photos, Facebook & a Happy 2009! 0
After a few dozen invitations and daily dozes of “come on already” by the beloved early adopters, I have finally boarded the Facebook wagon. As much as I would like to debate that I have been pushed in to it by forces beyond my control, the experience actually hasn’t been too bad. Took me a [...]
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