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Rajinikanth - The king of Style!

August 7, 2008 – 10:13 am

Rajinikanth - the King of Style!

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Back from Kafni Glacier Trek

June 1, 2008 – 10:33 am

Finally the dream is over and I have to land in civilization! After 2 weeks in Utopian territories, as far as possible from any signs of so-called modern advancements and technology, and as near as possible to the nature, the mighty Kumaon Himalayas and myself, I come back back with memories of definitely the most [...]

Posted in Friends, Fun, India, Life, Travel | Comments (0)

Khuda Kay Liye - In the Name of God

May 5, 2008 – 6:38 pm

1) It is the best Pakistani Movie ever made.
2) It has to be an entry to the Oscars 2009.
3) It depicts the backlash Muslims faced after 9/11.
These were the only notions which I had before I went to see the movie - Khuda Kay Liye - In the Name of God. I had no clue [...]

Posted in Entertainment, India, Life, Politics, Religion, Thoughts | Comments (12)

Ant & Grasshopper - The story of India

April 28, 2008 – 7:23 pm

The following is a copy-paste from an email I just received. More than being funny, it’s satire on the present day India, especially Bengal and Kolkata, seems to be remarkably mind-numbing and true. Food for thought.
Ant & Grasshopper
The Ant works hard in the withering heat all summer building its house and
laying up supplies for the [...]

Posted in India, Thoughts, Whatever | Comments (1)

हिन्दी में प्रथम लेख

April 28, 2008 – 4:41 pm

नमस्कार,
यह लेख मेरा अपनी मात्रिभाशा हिन्दी मे प्राथम लेख है. इसके द्वारा मैं अपने इस जर्नल में एक हिन्दी कैटेगेरी आरम्भ कर रहा हूँ, जिसमें मैं क्षमतानुसार योदान करता रहूंगा. हमेशा से ही मैं हिन्दी भाशा में इंटरनेट पर कुछ करना चाहता था, परन्तु आज प्रथम बार उस विचार का क्रियान्वन करने मे सफल हुआ [...]

Posted in Hindi, India, हिन्दी | Comments (2)

All Text/Data is some kind of executable code or program

February 22, 2008 – 2:48 pm

I just love to see where these technical discussions sometimes end up, or start off for that matter. Reading on a /. post on Largest Hacking Scam in Canadian History, an interesting debate shot off on “There is no data which is also not a program/piece of executable(in some way or the other) code“. Following [...]

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Eavesdropping ain’t always bad

December 18, 2007 – 5:07 pm

I just stumbled upon this post by a waiter wherein he narrates his account of a conversation between two customers in his restaurant, which he happened to eavesdrop. A fantastic read, the conversation, followed by the waiter’s take on it, it kinds of provides an alternative way to handle your negativities. Click on the following [...]

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First post from mobile

December 5, 2007 – 12:20 am

Finally i got my GPRS activated yesterday and its been a great experience so far! With apps like Opera browser, GMAIL mobile, Nimbuzz, surfing from your cell is a temptation which you can’t resist. And my SONY ERICSSON is well equipped to provide a pleasurable surfing experience. So here goes my first GPRS blog post, [...]

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Curfew in Kolkata

November 21, 2007 – 11:49 pm

December 6, 1992. Precisely the day that triggered a curfew across many places in India, including Kolkata. Right now myself sitting in 1 of the 6 curfewed police station areas in Central Kolkata, witnessed a glimpse of those horrific days once again. Approximately 2 hours have passed into the 8 hour curfew imposed to put [...]

Posted in India, Kolkata, Politics, Thoughts | Tagged India, Kolkata, west bengal | Comments (1)

AJAX Picture Gallery using jQuery

October 23, 2007 – 1:44 pm

I have been longing for a custom picture gallery for quite some time, to showcase my pictures, but did not want to go for a ready made solution like Coppermine or Gallery. Sure these are great products with endless features, but would not give me that MADE BY MYSELF feeling So I decided to [...]

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