I read a report that thousands of people are being fired in IT companies, well not officially fired, but “made” to resign in the last few months in India. The most horrifying part is that most of the people fired are actually good performances, get good reviews and rarer still get bonuses in these times … Read More →
The match against South Africa was a washout for Scotland with South Africa scoring a mighty 211 and Scotland collapsing to a double-digit total. With that Scotland bows out of the World Cup. Since they are not a regular cricket playing side, that was expected and understandable. But, have a look at this catch. It … Read More →
The most amazing thing about most Indian names ( the Hindu ones especially) is that they generally do have a meaning to them. And, many people find that fascinating. Most names are derived from Sanskrit or pure Hindi and these days the trend is keeping names which are so weird sounding. I received an email … Read More →
There have been repeated reports of attacks on Indian students ( 4 in the last month) in Australia in the past days. The attacks are outrageous and seem to be motivated by racism. In a particular case where a student lies on life support in a grave condition, their house was also burgled of all … Read More →
This one got the Man Booker Prize and hence the expectation is that it must be good, different perhaps. Different, it surely is ! It is the story of Balram Halwai who comes from a very poor family and his struggles through life as he is unable to be educated and break out of his … Read More →
You know just like good spellings, grammar and mental arithmetic calculation; it seems that normally accepted social etiquette is slowly being foregone. Of late, I have noticed that some people find it perfectly alright to burp loudly and that too without eating anything without so much as a blink of an eyelid. No excuse me … Read More →
It was Gautam’s first day at school and only a couple of hours at that. I was a little nervous because he has not even been to play school before this and the sight of a crying child is distressing for any parent. Anyway, I went to drop him to his class. He also had … Read More →
What a way the Indian electorate have delivered their verdict ! Very heartening, indeed ! It seems that finally the people of UP and Bihar are overlooking the caste considerations and delivering on hope of development and good governance. In UP, Congress made a comeback solely due to Rahul Gandhi’s efforts to provide them a … Read More →
Today morning, Gurdev and I were reading in the newspapers the sad story of the people of Swat. Almost 6 lakhs have fled their homes in the face of continuous shelling by the Pakistani army trying to flush out the Taliban. The ceasefire is all but gone and the innocent civilians are caught in the … Read More →