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We can be Heroes Industry bigwigs, public figures, influential people, media celebrities among others, carry with their success, power and fame, certain unspoken responsibilities towards others, especially those not as fortunate. Those responsibilities include always acting in a fair…
See Ma, No Hands - Reviewing the Dettol No-Touch Soap Dispenser Here’s a product review. You wouldn't be reading this if you were fortunate enough to live a secluded life in the hills, which means…
Where Men became Gods People who were hapless witnesses to nature's frenzy in Uttarakhand... Stood helplessly, and believed this was the end of the road for them... Where hope seemed to crumble with the relentless…
Love at First Bite While the title may be a little misleading to some, this post isn't a vampire or cannibal's love story. With this post, I was thinking about some light topic to briefly…
I just received probably the best feedback yet, regarding a post on my blog, 'Death and The Maiden', from Jimmy, a good friend of mine. Now Jimmy's the youngest friend I have. At over 65 years…
Death and The Maiden "Tonight's happy song, kinda like a walk in the park ..the sun coming through the window in the morning on a beautiful day... and you have nothing better to do than…
Hybrids come naturally in most businesses. Hybrid products/ services. The easiest example that comes to mind, is the BMW X6 (something between an SUV and a sedan). I don't think that particular line has been very…
Today's news had an article on how a Chinese mother had caged and shackled her mentally ill son in a homemade cage for 11 years. In 2001, the son, Wu, beat to death a 13-year-old…
Education and self-respect seem unconnected, as any educated IPL fan in India can prove to you without much effort, perhaps even without uttering a word. While some people (read farmers) are busy committing suicide due…
Here's another product review. I recently bought the a horn for my bicycle. The Hornit. Hornit [the company], interestingly, is founded by a lawyer (yeah, cool huh?!) who felt the need for a loud horn…
Can You Handle This? Dangers of Bad Design When making products, or even installing one, more often than not, haste does make waste. Some calmness and a little imagination goes a long way in avoiding…
In continuation with my interest in the importance of brevity in communication (to a greater extent in written communication, and to some extent for verbal), this post is made up of some interesting quotes on…
Au-shitz.! With all the 'do good deeds' and 'do unto thy neighbour...' that has literally been beaten into our souls while we were growing up, I often wondered why some corrupt politicians and other people…
"I've been called many things. Nostalgic is not one of them." -Tony Stark Many of us have been anxiously awaiting Ironman 3 [not sure if my connection was slow, or if the official movie site expected…
The Delhi gang rape incident is still fresh in the minds of many. An intolerable mix of anger and helplessness is how I remember the incident. A few days after that angel from the Delhi…