Posted in General, media, tagged cosmopolitan, fear psychosis, femina, glamour, gurlz, magazine journalism, new woman, personality development, self esteem, verve, women's era, women's magazines on January 21, 2008 | No Comments »
Be it Cosmopolitan, Verve or Women’s Era, they lower self esteem. The fact that some of them are available in Hindi and Kannada makes it even more distressing. Most of these magazines are editorially alarmist and politically biased. The problem stems from the conceit that women are victims. Do women spend their days worrying whether [...]
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L.I.F.E. Just four letters. But pregnant with meaning. So when you have films that are a stirring portrait of life, you should leave everything you are caught up with, and make sure you land up at the auditorium to watch these internationally acclaimed films. And that’s how it was when I was witness to a [...]
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Posted in General, Health & Wellness, tagged Accident, death, helmet, horrifying experience, karma, rash driving, road deaths, safety, security, yama on January 13, 2008 | No Comments »
Just came back after witnessing an accident where a sand truck went over a two wheeler guy. Saw the driver and his assistant taking to their heels. The helmet was flung a few metres away from the victim who was lying face down. No movement. Spot death.
Don’t know whose fault it was. Could have been [...]
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Posted in Business, General, tagged 1 lakh car, Bajaj, GM, Maruti 800, Nano, Ratan Tata, small cars, Tata Motors on January 12, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Nano. Appears to be Tata’s gift to the world. Right on time. He’s packing his bags and heading to a life of relative anonymity. Will Nano follow him?
Don’t think so. And this is why:
1. Most Nanos could become autos across the country. That would mean, safer, relatively pollution-free private transport.
2. The number of two-wheelers will [...]
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Posted in General, Music, tagged bangalore music, Barracuda Blues, bhumi, Campus Rock Idols, Casa Del Sol, chitra kala parishad, Dave Brubeck, DNA Networks, Eco Space, esperanto, Galeej Gurus, Global Unity, guruskool, Javacity, konarak reddy, kryptos, Le Rock, Legends of Rock, live band, live music, Lounge Piranha, lucky ali, Mojos, moonplugged, Myndsnare, opus, Pecos, Pinch of Jazz, Rave magazine, Rock, Sunday jam, taaq, The Hard Rock Cafe, Thermal and a quarter, threnody, vasundhara Das, venkat vardhan, VG Jaideep, woodstock on January 7, 2008 | No Comments »
“Dear sir, dear mam,
this Sunday, we’re having a jam
no bread no butter
just jam just jam
maybe marmalade
maybe metal
rather raaga
rather rock
sometimes salsa
sometimes soul
p’haps pictures
p’haps poems
l’il fizz l’il jazz
lotsa fun lotsa juice
dear sir dear mam
just jam just jam.”
This poem by a Freedom Jam regular sums up the live entertainment scene in Bangalore that’s increasingly getting better by [...]
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Posted in General, Health & Wellness, spirituality/religion, tagged 2007, 2008, affection, deepak chopra, entrepreneurship, give-and-take, happy new year, love, non-judgemental, poverty, self employed, spiritual awakening, spirituality, the seven spiritual laws of success on January 1, 2008 | No Comments »
2007 turned out to be a mixed bag for me. Earlier in the year, I had to take a very important decision — to stop working for somebody and do something on my own. And I did after working 12 years full-time for somebody or the other. Not because I didn’t like working under someone, [...]
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