It was 4th of May that I posted on my blog, so a full two months have gone by. Here in Andhra Pradesh, May undoubtedly was the month of the by-elections. Newspapers, TV shows, conversations with friends and relatives - not a day passed without discussing by-elections and Jagan.

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The first one is, I made a short video film. The Times of India released an ad depicting the The Hindu as boring the readers to sleep. The Hindu retaliated with ads on national TV channels showing how the Times of India readers are ignoramuses. I made a parody video on these ads. Well, the objective was not to make a world-class film; rather it was ( Read more... )

I am very cynical of customer service in India, and you would know it if you have read my earlier posts ( Unreported Dell Sucks,  Ringtones of Customer Non-Service,  Small unpleasant experience on Spice Jet flight). But the situation is not that bad. One (and probably the only one) that gave me delight is Flipkart. But first a disclosure: I have no ( Read more... )

Question is ‘what to do this year’? Hardly has the new year started, that one realizes it’s already week 7. I was still thinking of looking at last year’s to-do list and updating it and we are in February.
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All my reading life, I have encountered open letters in the print media. I don’t know if they achieve any purpose. But they are interesting. So I thought I should also have a go at an open letter. These days, who has the time to read letters? Hence I’m settling for a mini letter.

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This Saturday I went with my team to a full-day outing at Pragati Resorts. It's so invigorating for teams working in companies to take a day off to a get-together with families. Housie, cricket, water games, rain dance, musical chairs, group songs and dance were on the agenda apart from lunch, high-tea and drinks. Enjoyed the Saturday thoroughly ( Read more... )

Here’s a passage that gives representation to the syncretic culture that is seen in India. This is from chapter 3 'Anandi-Mohini - The jock-strap of a fleeing thief' of Gouri Dange's novel “The Counsel of Strangers“, whose Hyderabad launch I had attended at Crossword on 16-Oct-2010.

When we grew up a little and ‘grew far too many tongues’, as Ajji ( Read more... )