May 17, 2008
May 11, 2008
Sometimes one stumbles across an old review or list while surfing. Here's what I saw from The Hindu newspaper. This is really 27th August 2005. So pretty much just after the launch of Mediocre But Arrogant, it featured in The Hindu newspaper's bestseller list. This is precious.
April 23, 2008
Music does these strange things. It cuts across boundaries. While words tend to have walls around them when you mix music and turn words into lyrics, they suddenly get wings. They reach out and tug at heart strings. The MTV office at Time in New York is a favorite destination for musicians to strut their stuff hoping some talent scout from the office would listen and give them their big break. i am not aware of anyone actually getting their break like that. But heck, New York is the city where dreams are bought and sold everyday.
April 19, 2008
Hiring Managers have had this nagging doubt. Besides delaying the process or adding one more roadblock in hiring someone, why should someone from HR interview a potential employee?
March 30, 2008
I am a nervous traveller. Before I travel, I would ideally like to be at peace. Here is what I want it to be like. I should be able pack my suitcase comfortably, arrange my shirts in a certain sequence, add my shaving kit on the side - the stuff for meetings all laid out in sequence... Then I ought to sit back listen to some music and flip through my tickets - everything is in order, I tell myself as I leave home. Reality is cruel. Reality is different.
March 1, 2008
India is a rare country with two equally well developed traditions of Classical Music – Hindustani (from Northern India) and Carnatic (from South India). This post […]
February 24, 2008
Gurgaon has over the last few years begun to be known for many things – malls, Call Centers and BPOs and lack of infrastructure. Going to […]
February 2, 2008
This year should see a spate of Indian books. From graphic novels to cookbooks. From Science Fiction to Short Stories, the publishers are ready to pull […]
January 19, 2008
This is my 100th blog entry. My hundredth run in the world of blogging. So it is about a topic I have never written about – […]