Delhi, Dilli etc…

Delhi, Dilli etc…

I have a Love – Hate relationship with Delhi. A city with more than 2500 years of history and that has undergone massive political and cultural turmoil from the day it was formed. Even today, Delhi boasts of its rich history and Mughal architecture on one side and its contemporary and modern lifestyle on...

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My reel list # 1

My reel list # 1

Here is the list of movies I enjoyed watching. According to me, these are worth watching and good entertainers. This is not a top 10 list or I did not list the movies under any criteria. I listed as per the year of the release, oldest first. This is not the entire list, more...

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Engineering in Tamil medium!

Engineering in Tamil medium!

We often hear about the importance of education in mother tongue (native language). There is a strong division among people who support education in mother tongue and those who do not support it. In India, most people prefer to send their kids to English medium schools over other mediums. There is a strong historical...

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Interview checklist

Interview checklist

May be soon, we all should have a video tape of our private moments to get a job.  Dr.Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras, Professor in the Department of Modern Indian languages at Aligarh Muslim University, has been suspended from his job for being gay. The administration says that he was not suspended for being gay but...

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Why India should legalize gay marriage

Why India should legalize gay marriage

As we know, until July 02, 2009 homosexuality was a crime in India under section 377. Delhi high court decriminalized sexual intercourse between two consenting adults. On one hand this verdict can be considered as a temporary relief for the gay community in India. The main reason to consider this as temporary is because...

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Renigunta – Refreshing

Renigunta – Refreshing

Not often you stumble upon movies that you enjoy watching. I came to know about Renigunta accidentally only after a month of its release  and got a chance to watch only recently and it didn’t disappoint me. The movie gets its name from the place Renigunta in Andhra Pradesh, where most of the story...

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Who gives a heck anyway?

Who gives a heck anyway?

The first time I heard about Bo language was when it became extinct. Bo is an ancient language which dates back to 65,000 years and belongs to the native Andamanese tribe, the Boa clan. The language became extinct when the last Bo speaker, Boa Sr, who was fluent in the language died earlier this...

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Kavi – A reminder!

Kavi – A reminder!

I came across a news clipping about the move “kavi’. The movie is about child labor and modern day slavery, entirely shot in India. Kavi has won various awards and is also nominated for Oscars this year under the short film (live action) category. The film was directed by an American director Gregg Helvey....

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Get a Life!

Get a Life!

It was not long ago I came to know about Second Life (SL). I saw a news report about Second Life on NDTV and even before the report was over I registered myself with SL. At first it looked like any other MMOG. I would have lost interest in SL if it was another...

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