English: At the Deep End
A while back I was starting out on an email to a friend and was about to type the common "How are things at your end?" when I was reminded of a conversation I had…
Aid or Trade?
Britain will soon be taking a call on the 280 mn Pound a year development aid it has been providing to India. A bit about it: UK considers India to be a key strategic partner,…
The King of Traumatic Times
How Vijay and Siddharth Mallya are handling the whole Kingfisher Airline fiasco is appalling. In a similar situation, way back, Richard Branson sold his first and extremely-close-to-his-heart business, Virgin Records at the insistence of financial institutions, so that…
Respect Women
Respect Women Is it really that difficult to see, or am I missing something? 19 rapes have taken place in a span of one month in Haryana. I simply cannot wrap my head around the…
Real Pest-ate India
Is it Real Estate India, or Real Pest Ate India? 350 acres of land acquired for public interest by the Haryana government given to DLF for possibly a song. DLF gave Rs. 65 crore of…
To Adopt or Not to Adopt
State Home Minister R R Patil came up with a brainwave idea to curb crimes against the elderly in the city. His idea is, that every policeman must 'adopt' (take responsibility) of a senior citizen.…
Ferraris and Moral Sawaaris
This post is long overdue. And it is inspired by a dialog from the Hindi movie 'Ferrari ki Sawaari'. I had wanted to post about it soon after watching the movie when it had released…
Big Bizarre
I dropped into the Big Bazaar store for a bit last night (not out of choice, if you must know). But I must say, they've really re-done the place, in a good way. Impressive, must…
Cartoons Against Cartoons
A 27-year-old Amit Katarnaware does not seem to have a problem with corrupt politicians and bureaucrats eating the nation alive, drinking the nation dry. But he does have a problem with a few cartoons that just…
Zensible Motoring – An Effort Towards Better Road Safety
Hi. Here's my new blog, Zensible Motoring, focused on identifying and finding solutions to improve road safety. Do have a look, and do feel free to contribute to it. It's a small effort towards a…
Sleepy Hollow
Remember that scene in Sleepy Hollow, where the roots of the tree of the dead open up to allow the headless horseman through? My neighbors have their very own little Sleepy Hollow going on here…
It Could Have Rained Nanos
Sure the Tatas have had their share of tough n' rough times with the Nano, and they buggered up with the advertising as well. That means there was extremely insufficient advertising, and never at the…
Serves you Right
"Quality in a service or product is not what you put into it. It is what the client or customer gets out of it." - Peter Drucker We recently bought a cordless telephone from Croma…
Who’s right, who’s not, and when?
Here’s a joke a friend had forwarded some time back. While I found it extremely hilarious at the time, and still do, I just realized a thing or two that we could learn from it,…
Deja-vu(ow)
Ok, I just coined a new word. It's called Deja-vuow.! That's Deja-vu-ow. (a combination of Deja-vu and 'wow').! Different people come across the same messages or pictures at different times on Facebook, as you may…