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Fellini’s Ghost, Save Me!
Filed in General Interest, Movies, Reviews, July 20, 2008, 10:43 am by Priya RajuI’m a movie fiend. When I watch a movie, I very thirstily & feverishly deconstruct its building blocks - Casting, Screen Play, Background Score, Dialog Delivery, Costumes et al. I’m passionately in love with movies. When I was a kid, I yearned to make movies. I used to stand before a mirror & emote, observing [...]
Crispy Dosas in the Microwave Oven
Filed in Food, Science, Uncategorized, February 17, 2008, 8:47 am by SujathaThis is a follow-up to Sukumar’s post on Why can’t you make toasted bread and crisp dosas in your microwave oven?
A week ago, I saw an ad on the television about a new microwave. Whirlpool India has introduced MagiCook 22C Grey 22Ltr Convection Microwave with a Micro Tawa option, which can make a Dosa, Pizza, Parathas [...]
Our Iceberg Is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions
Filed in Management, Reviews, December 26, 2007, 1:00 pm by Ganesh VaideeswaranIf you liked “Who moved my cheese”, you would probably enjoy “Our Iceberg Is Melting” as well. The author’s explain how change can be effected in an organization via the story of a group of penguins that is forced to relocate because their current iceberg of residence is melting. The story is about how a [...]
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Filed in Reviews, December 19, 2007, 1:40 am by Ganesh VaideeswaranJust finished reading Khaled Hosseini ’s second novel “A Thousand Splendid Suns”. While reading the book, I could not help but compare this novel with the author’s first novel “The Kite Runner” - which I thought was glorious. I understand that the comparison may not be fair, but it is inevitable.
Writing (or some would say [...]
One billion customers
Filed in Books, Reviews, December 18, 2007, 2:49 pm by SukumarIt is James McGregor’s absorbing account of his tenure in China as Dow Jones’s China boss. I am fascinated by China and its rapid rise and I have been wanting to read this book for a while now. The book is littered with insights about China and its culture. I picked out some of insights [...]
