Commentary
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Happy Independence Day
So it will be a Happy Independence Day after all. The Box Office is keeping producers of this movie happy and that the lead character’s name is Happy is only, well, a happy co-incidence. Abhinav Bindra’s win at Beijing has exhausted all possible phrases with the word gold in it. With so many (more) news Continue reading
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Don’t Blame That Miss Teen South Carolina Contestant
Now this is something we’re more than familiar with. Maybe this video will help us put that into perspective. On a slightly related note, I’m a little skeptical of Rupert Murdoch’s continued domination of the media world over. Continue reading
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Chess Olympiad Teams Will Be Topless
How scandalous? And it’s the Indian Chess teams we’re talking about. Are they making the right moves? Will they get pwned? Will they find out what is it to be a knight rider? All puns intended. Read on. Chess Olympiad Teams Will Be Topless Thank You DNA and congratulations. You win today’s battle for the Continue reading
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Viva la Vida and Brian Eno
Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends sees the coming together of two brilliant brains, Coldplay and Brian Eno. Having briefly worked with Coldplay on their last album X&Y, Brian Eno has gone on to produce Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends for them. And by the looks and the Continue reading
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The Truth About India
Now, after traveling some eight thousand miles around the country, I know approximately as little as I did on my first arrival. However I’ve seen a lot of people and places, and at least somewhat more detailed and precise idea of my ignorance than I did in the beginnning. Paul Bowles in Their Heads Are Continue reading
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Earth Day Barkings
And one was under the impression that today is Tuesday. With each day being gobbled up for such causes, one wonders if 365 days are enough. So while Google does very dull logo change, the message is gotten across by our good friend Hutch. Such a gentleman he is. Tough, and very hard for him Continue reading
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Learning For The Day – Rukmini Devi Arundale
Till today, in fact a few hours before this post, I was unaware of the existence of Rukmini Devi Arundale. Funny earlier and it’s a life fact now that, as one discovers and comes across more things unknown, it appears one knows a lot lesser than what was thought earlier. That’s the joy of discovery Continue reading
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The State Of Indian Politics – Post Gujarat Elections
The state for now is definitely Gujarat. Much has been said, written, heard, spewed, vomited, acted, faked, dramtised before, during and after the elections in Gujarat. There was never any doubt about Narendra Modi’s victory in Gujarat. Perhaps what was to be keenly watched during this election was Modi’s victory margin, in Maninagar constituency where Continue reading
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To Ms. Suhasini Haider, Senior Anchor and Correspondent, CNN-IBN
Dear Ms. Suhasini Haider, Warm greetings. I’m writing to you regarding comments made by you during the night bulletin you were presenting on CNN-IBN on Dec 6, 2007. At the outset, let me share something with you, which hopefully, you will be glad to know. A lot of young people in this country watch you Continue reading
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No Hyphen No Fun
Hyphens, are were fun. Sad, they’ve killed some 16,000 of them. That’s leap-frogging leapfrogging into the past. Huh. Perhaps CNN-IBN themselves(now, this one is with the hyphen) could definitely pick up a thing and a quarter from here. Continue reading
Nikhil Kulkarni 