I don’t give a damn to opinion polls conducted in India. In UK though, in the two general elections I have seen (2001, 2005) the pollsters had called it right. But 2010 elections appear to be a very close call and heading for a tight finish. The below Yougov / Sun poll suggests that the [...]

Just heard about the small print ticker in the on-going IPL matches in India where they are asking to viewers to call a certain number apparently to ‘meet’ the cheer leaders. Now, this gets interesting. What is the product / service they are trying to sell here?
I haven’t seen any Indian adverts in the [...]

“Now if IPL really wants more money, teams can score + buy runs. The other one has to buy back or chase. 1 lakh/run”. This idea is not mine. It is one of Chetan Bhagat’s tweets.
If you are gasping, look at another one of his gems. “Why are there so many low-scoring matches [...]

It started with the common cold and fever for Anirud. When we took him to the doctor thinking that it could be chicken pox, he suggested that we consult the pediatrician, who sent us to a different hospital for monitoring his health, as they were not sure about the cause of fever. To cut a [...]

Few years ago, an ex-manager of mine who happened to be a vegetarian had a customary dinner with one of his prestigious client. The client, being a very famous hotelier had taken personal interest in selecting the menu at one of his restaurants. My manager, who clearly didn’t expect the kind of hospitality was very [...]

Dhwani, a group from Milton Keynes in UK formed to celebrate the cultural diversity of music is holding a Carnatic Music concert at Chrysalis Theatre in MK on Sunday, 11th April 2010. Vocalists Ranjani and Gayathri are accompanied by Jyotsana Srikanth on violin and Sudhindhra on Mridangam. Check out their budding website or drop an [...]

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