The idea of a women-only IIT sounds absurd and retrograde.
The suggestion to start India’s first all-women IIT at Amravati near Nagpur in Vidarbha had in fact been mooted by Saint Gadgebaba University vice-chancellor Kamal Singh. Patil followed it up when she became the country’s first woman president last July.
‘A recommendatory note from the president’s office [...]
….(well at least through the hallway of our floor, or more exactly by the two people in adjacent cubicles)… was me venting after having read this.
I suppose I should grin and bear the pj, having heard worse in my lifetime. But I feel a sense of indignation; after all, people seem to be getting upset [...]
Kyun ………….Khoye Khoye Chand Ki Firak Mein Talash Mein Udas Hai Dil
Kyun………..Anpne Aap Se Khafa Khafa, Zara Zara Sa Naraaz Hai Dil
(full lyrics)
….asks the Man [1] in a moment of nirvanic clarity that (to my drunken mind) could possibly be achievable only under the influence of (1) one dry sapphire [...]
Slightly dated news, but with a general relvance to India.
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam - Intel’s billion-dollar Vietnam bet along the Hanoi Highway - its biggest semiconductor manufacturing plant ever - is rising up from the flatlands of former rice fields.
The Santa Clara chip giant jolted the tech world two years ago when [...]
…..when I went home recently after a gap of 3+ years did not involve the burgeoning number of new shopping malls, or the new fly-overs, or the sudden new-fangled fad for Mehendi (Gariahata crossing was chock-full of Mehendi-wallahs adorning nubile arms), or even the (as Dipanjan had warned) inflated value of the rupee [...]
I do hate the old-hag manner of going ‘things used to be better in the days..yadda yadda….’, but in case of flying (on airplanes), the statement is probably true.
Or else, I must have been much less demanding and easily pleased twenty three years ago, which was the last time I flew half-way around the [...]
Back in Australia where the lack of constant noise is deafening, but the cooler temperatures - not to mention the absence of humidity - of winter about to set in, is quite welcome.
We had a sensation of returning ‘home’ as we walked into the apartment, which is weird considering we were coming back from a [...]
On the way to Calcutta/Kolkata …..a city chock full of emotions, brimming with memories and in my semi-nomadic existence, perhaps one true place to call home.
Last time in the city was three years back - a quick, extremely hectic 7-day trip. The trip before that was after a 3-year break as well. Was bit of [...]
’tis a morning for teh funnies:
How long before certain people start feeling offended ?
Speechless, we simply sit and shake our head in dismay:
(more on the Knight Riders here)
The comments section at the Youtube host site provides a good competition for Rediff. Enjoy gems such as:
This ad-vid is awesome!!! Ignoring the stupid commentaries that underestimate our king, I hope that to these boys all turns into gold. Is so [...]
I am positively excited; brimming - nay, overflowing - with anticipation and gutted by the intolerably long wait. I am figuratively salivating …………
……..because, ladies and gents, the greatest thing to happen to my old, beloved city since Parnab started gracing the quiz circuits, is here:
Yes ……. the Kinght Riders are coming - no nothing [...]
…..such as it is, will resume soon. As in posts/rants/reviews on topics other than cricket.
As the all-mighty Lord (apparently prodded by the Dictator, who for some peculiar reasons thinks much too highly of American Football) pointed out, this blog has been possessed by cricket in recent times.
Should we blame the partisan Aussie media? Should we [...]
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