Category Archives: News and Current Events

Raj Thackeray and the media spin

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Nandan

I generally don’t like to cover current events and blog about them. I like blogging about the same event twice even less. But since there are so many interesting examples of spin available and I have some free time with … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts on the MNS and Rahul Raj

Posted on October 28, 2008 by Nandan

There is no justification for violence. There was no need to beat up students and equally, no need to destroy property. If MNS knew about these examinations earlier (the Shiv Sena claims they did) they should have protested in other … Continue reading →

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The Randomness of it all

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Nandan

Warning: LOTR (That’s Lord of The Rings) spoiler ahead. Please do not read more if you do not want to know how the story ends. The LOTR trilogy is one beautiful story. It has everything, right from the normal good … Continue reading →

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Two more cities…

Posted on July 27, 2008 by Nandan

All the cities that I have lived in for more than a month have now been the target of bombings. Not just bombings, serial bombings. Nothing seems to have changed since I read out the horror of the 1993 Mumbai … Continue reading →

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It's been some time, but the wounds remain

Posted on July 13, 2008 by Nandan

The painful news. That lurch in the stomach and a feeling of slight nausea. The mind immediately flying to the well being of your own people. It was happening all over again. Those lists, with names  that could very well … Continue reading →

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Mumbai Indians-Divine Intervention needed

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Nandan

Things have not been going right for the Mumbai Indians. While most of the team came up with royalty related names (think Super King, Royal Challengers, Knight Riders, Kings XI, Rajasthan Royals) and the others came up with bold and … Continue reading →

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Big Blue Sacks Engineers…and English

Posted on February 2, 2008 by Nandan

So, Big Blue has sacked 700 freshers in India, because they did not do well on their aptitude tests. !80 of them were from Kolkata, the heartland of ‘Cholbe Na’ politics. Expect buses and trams being burnt to protest against … Continue reading →

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Amdavadi musings- I

Posted on December 23, 2007 by Nandan

 "Ahmedabad has changed a lot!" – me. "Yes, sir. There were none of these roads and malls here. Why, soon there will be fast buses running on the last lanes. No other vehicles will be allowed there." – Chauffeur. "It … Continue reading →

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Lakshmi…

Posted on November 7, 2007 by Nandan

 As we get into Deepavali, here’s wishing you all a wonderful Deepavali and a Great Year ahead! While TV channels peddling gold and ‘yantras’ are out in full force (one of them urges people to buy gold, when it is … Continue reading →

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McDabbawalla Consulting

Posted on August 25, 2007 by Nandan

  Now, this is scary. Dabbawalas will provide consultancy services to corporate houses on logistics management. ( Ab hamara kya hoga?)   They depend on almost completely  on ‘human’ technology (that’s old fashioned labour), zero fuel cost (of course, electric … Continue reading →

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