The Departure of the Prince

If there was ever an Indian cricketer who could associate with himself the words passion, fight, aggression and desire, it had to be Sourav Ganguly.
There are millions of Indians who would not admit that they love Dada. And there are millions who would. There was a time when the debate between Ganguly haters and Ganguly [...]

Blog and Photograph Plagiarism

The issue, at least back in India, is getting out of hand. Though they call themselves professionals and operate under the highest ethical standards, they let things slip up and don’t even bother acknowledging or apologizing for it. I am talking about newspapers and the leading ones at that. There have been a number of [...]

Thoughts on IPL

There was a time when the excitement of a cricket match was natural. People drove around on the roads of Bombay with the Indian flag draped around them, their cars etc. This was even before a victory. It was around 2003 and it was the World Cup. It must have either been India vs Pak [...]

The Journey of a Blogger

I was wondering about the journey a blogger goes through from the time he starts to the time he becomes a seasoned one. I am not a seasoned blogger myself compared to millions out there, but I guess I can comment on this, having started to blog almost 3 years back.
Here is what typically happens.
Phase [...]

Sachin for Bharat Ratna??

CNN-IBN kicked off a debate. Are there personalities that are worthy of being awarded the Bharat Ratna? India’s highest award has eluded an Indian’s grasp for the past seven years.
One of the names that cropped up was Sachin Tendulkar. Is Sachin worthy of Bharat Ratna? Though the awards, in the past have been conferred on [...]

Best of 2007

Here is another cliched post with best movies I’ve caught up with in 2007. Inspired from Gauky. Not getting into the details of many though. This is in a rush. There is just 6 hours left for 2008. Its already 2008 in India anyway!!
Hindi:
On pure cinematic class and my opinion:
9. Om Shanti Om
Yes. We can [...]

Edulix

Have you heard of Edulix?No?To cut a long story short, Edulix is one of the prime reasons why(or rather how) I chose a good university here in America.
Edulix is an online community/forum where aspiring students can get an insight into the process of acquiring International education.It helps an estimated 2 million international students on selecting [...]

Putting Things into Perspective

I came across this article in one of the Chennai Metblogs. It talks about brain drain, the reason for it and the impact of 9/11. You can read it here.I don’t agree with the whole point of view the article takes. The reasoning is done on the basis of an American’s supposed poor opinion of [...]

Please read….

“In the process, she has woven her own magical spell over millions. Now that she has laid down her wand, we can only be grateful that we were here to enjoy her very special magic show. Even as we say a bittersweet goodbye to the loveable boy wizard, we can take with us what Harry [...]

What being in America means…

Basically, it means your life is FUBAR. It means you are left in the wild to fend for yourself. Its you, no one but only you, that has to make or break your life. Agreed its true everywhere but you are made to realize that fact only here.It means you use tissues to wipe your [...]