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Half Sweet n' Half Nuts: January 2007
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Half Sweet n' Half Nuts. Tuesday, January 30, 2007. Spent way too much time in an airplane or at an airport in the last six weeks. Since I have been traveling mostly by myself I have realized airports/airplanes are the perfect place for introspection. After the mandatory phone calls informing anyone who cares that your flight is on time etc. there isn. T much to do but be by yourself and think. Part 1 From an airport in an exotic land to an airport back home. Why cant we have world class airports? They’r...
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Tongue In Cheek: Babagiri
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Monday, June 6, 2011. The entire nation OD-ed on Baba over the weekend. The news channels dived into detailed panel discussions with the usual suspects, giving an "in-depth analysis" of what really happened, what should have happened, and what could happen in the future. The Chatterati Crowd shared a flood of emotions, ranging from 'aghast' to 'disturbed'. Have been published already. And ofcourse all office talk is Baba based ( “We need to be on the fast track! Not 'fast' like Baba! For starters, I had ...
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Tongue In Cheek: Vote for.. vote for...
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Friday, July 6, 2007. Vote for. vote for. 17 That’s the number of times I voted for the Taj Mahal. And tomorrow I will get to know whether all my various fake IDs worked towards getting the Taj into the coveted and exclusive list of the 7 Wonders of the (new) World. I got angry email messages ( “Does India Care? 8220;Last chance to redeem our beloved Taj”. 8220;Doob maro kutton.”. Lists by their very nature play more on the principle of exclusion rather than inclusion. If you are excluded, you just h...
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Tongue In Cheek: Plump-Fog-Villain-Heir ....... a guide on how to make an award winning TRASHY movie....
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Thursday, January 15, 2009. Plump-Fog-Villain-Heir . a guide on how to make an award winning TRASHY movie. The whole world is going ga-ga-goo-goo over Slumdog Millionaire. India’s ‘chatterrati’ have quickly appropriated the movie as Indian. pretty much the same way Kolkata claims that Mother Teresa is Bengali. Also Maradona Da ; ). The queen of glib gaggle, Shobha De, wrote a painfully pretentious piece on ToI the other day. Commenting on the movie she gushes:. 8220;And the first thought that came to min...
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Itinerant: India, Governance, the Railway Budgets and the coming future
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In the end, all our stories, they are the same. No matter where you go in the world, there is only one important story : of youth and loss and the yearning for redemption -: Rohinton Mistry. Saturday, July 04, 2009. India, Governance, the Railway Budgets and the coming future. China's technocratic governance is a model worth examining. We, in India, should be looking to learn from China then perhaps, we can imagine competing. Thanks, even if back handed, the compliments are welcomed. But who may you be?
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Tongue In Cheek: Lost in Translation - PART II
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Monday, February 6, 2012. Lost in Translation - PART II. A few days ago the boot of my car refused to shut with that lovely click sound that I was used to. I tried many a multiplier to the g=9.8m/sec2 with my bare hands, but the wretched thing just refused to stay put. So finally, I called up the Maruti guys to help sort out my predicament. Now, I had mentioned earlier. How the word “dikki”. Made me uncomfortable ever since my colleague got severely reprimanded for offering his “dikki”. Me: Yes… yes.
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Tongue In Cheek: Running with the mares and hunting with the hounds
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011. Running with the mares and hunting with the hounds. So Mr David Headley has 'confirmed'. That ISI and the LeT had a role to play in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Most of India, especially the media. Will be have a smug "told you so" expression with "Pakistan ki lag gayi" running through their head. Their policy of running with the mares and hunting with the hounds has come back to bite them. My feelings are a bit mixed. So I will try and put down how I feel through a wish list. 6) Noth...
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Tongue In Cheek: February 2012
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Monday, February 6, 2012. Lost in Translation - PART II. A few days ago the boot of my car refused to shut with that lovely click sound that I was used to. I tried many a multiplier to the g=9.8m/sec2 with my bare hands, but the wretched thing just refused to stay put. So finally, I called up the Maruti guys to help sort out my predicament. Now, I had mentioned earlier. How the word “dikki”. Made me uncomfortable ever since my colleague got severely reprimanded for offering his “dikki”. Me: Yes… yes.
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Half Sweet n' Half Nuts: November 2006
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Half Sweet n' Half Nuts. Saturday, November 18, 2006. It couldn't get worse. There is a saying that almost everything that we like is either immoral, illegal or unhealthy. What is it that makes us want that which we know isn't good for us? Too much wine, too many fatty foods, or too many late night conversations with the ex that just isn't right for you. the bad is always more appealing than the good. Why is it that life just doesn't cut us some slack? By nutty at 12:33 AM. 3 comments (Add your two cents).
