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Insights from a Yoghurt Nazi

Filed in General Interest, September 20, 2008, 5:29 am by Sukumar ,

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As Microsoft quickly found out to its chagrin, associating with Seinfeld in this day and age, may not be that fashionable. But hey, i am no Microsoft and I love Seinfeld. The inspiration for the post’s title comes from a super Seinfeld episode called the Soup Nazi.  In an earlier post, we covered how to [...]

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Pray, where is the cream of India?

Filed in General Interest, September 11, 2008, 10:05 pm by Abdul Fakhri

After the Beijing Olympics, the media has gone to town with small-town India. Suddenly, we seem to have discovered talent there! The population and infrastructure pressure on major metros has made industry discover tier-2 and tier-3 cities. This is still the story of urban India being played out. What Olympics or what industry would it [...]

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The Accidental Historian

Filed in General Interest, September 6, 2008, 10:09 am by Priya Raju

I don’t renege on promises. Unless the bribe is considerable. And it involves Italian food & a glass of Port. Then, I don’t give a hoot about promises. Every ideal is negotiable & now you know the economics of my avouchments.
This here is a promise I’m keeping though. Last week, I said I’ll write a [...]

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Can a man be a friend of feminism?

Filed in General Interest, August 29, 2008, 9:49 pm by Abdul Fakhri ,

We are glad to publish this post by our friend Dr Abdul Fakhri. Please welcome him warmly by commenting on his maiden post. Also, do check out Dr Fakhri’s book when you get a chance.  - Priya Raju.
These are a few random thoughts about Gender, Feminism and Sexuality. The old adage that while more [...]

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My Days as a Collector

Filed in General Interest, Humor, August 21, 2008, 1:57 am by Priya Raju

For those of you whose pulse quickened at the word “Collector”, imagined lurid tales of my days in the Indian Administrative Service & were licking their chops for some dirty gossip - This post is about the junk I collect. Fooled Ya! I’m so unsorry.
Whenever we visit other people, I’m amazed by the sheer [...]