Is good journalism dead?

Thursday, June 12th, 2008 Posted in | 4 Comments »

I have been ranting to my wife and friends a whole lot lately about how pathetic news reporting in India has become. With the arrival of hordes of news channels, ... Read more..

My two cents on the OBC reservation issue in India

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008 Posted in | 8 Comments »

A lot has been said about the Supreme Court's ruling regarding the 27% reservation in educational institutes for students which belong to OBC groups. I don't want to give ... Read more..

Why are we Indians like this?

Saturday, March 29th, 2008 Posted in | 5 Comments »

I recently read a blog post at The Naive Indian talking about why we Indians don't need to spend any efforts on initiatives such as the Earth Hour (although the ... Read more..

A day out with the birds

Monday, January 21st, 2008 Posted in | No Comments »

It has been some time since we have been planning to visit Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary and finally today, along with some friends, it happened. The place is about 20 minutes ... Read more..

Roadside Wisdom

Saturday, January 5th, 2008 Posted in | No Comments »

Watching a video today on the Internet, a pearl of wisdom was dropped on me. Here's something that everyone should make their mantra: "The Key to Happiness is to Choose ... Read more..

It happens only in India

Thursday, November 1st, 2007 Posted in | 8 Comments »

On my way to work a couple of days ago, I witnessed a couple going on scooter. I decided to take a picture: This lady is sitting on the ... Read more..

Indian Government inspired by Orwell

Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in | 3 Comments »

The powers that be in Mumbai must have recently been gifted copies of 1984. According to this article, the Mumbai police has made it a mandate for all cyber ... Read more..

6 tips for success in the software industry

Sunday, August 5th, 2007 Posted in | 3 Comments »

Actually this post should be titled "6 obvious tips…", but through experience I have found that there is nothing obvious in the world and common sense is not quite so ... Read more..

Satellite TV in India - Dish TV versus Tata Sky

Wednesday, August 1st, 2007 Posted in | 15 Comments »

In India, Direct-To-Home Satellite television is a recent phenomenon. The majority of the people still use a signal provided by Cable Operators. So did I till earlier this year. There ... Read more..

Filing your taxes can be easy

Thursday, July 26th, 2007 Posted in | No Comments »

It's that time of the year when we file taxes in India. For people like me, it's a big pain; I have no idea what kind of forms are needed; ... Read more..

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