Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro released 35 years ago on 12th Aug 1983. Kundan Shah's Classic satirical comedy is one of the best Hindi movies in that genre! The other classic Hindi comedy movies (different shades of comedy) according to me are: Andaz Apna Apna Angoor Hera Pheri Padosan Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi Note: I wouldn't... Continue Reading →
Last week (on 9th Aug) IKEA opened the first store in India in the southern city of Hyderabad and it was an instant rage. IKEA mania led to stampede and more than 40,000 people visited the store on first day! They did a sales of Rs 2.4 Crore ($350K) including Rs 11,00,000 from food sold... Continue Reading →
I came across an article on this counter-intuitive idea: Should the U.S. Air Force Bomb Forest Fires? Here is the article: Earlier this summer, the Swedish Air Force dropped a laser-guided bomb on a forest fire to help suppress the flames. Now there’s a proposal for the United States to do the same, using the might... Continue Reading →
Today is 8th August 2018 - the 10th Anniversary of "8/8/8" i.e. the opening of 2008 Olympics in China. I remember watching the grand opening on big screen in the UK university along with my Chinese classmates. Last year I wrote a blog on "8/8/8". Even that blog is 1 year old now. Time flies...really!... Continue Reading →
TRUST = Character + Competence Character: ————— intent integrity caring honesty transparency fairness openness authenticity Competence: —————— capability results skills reputation knowledge capability experience performance
Today is Friendship Day (first Sunday or August). I am not sure if it is World Friendship Day or International Friendship Day or just India-specific. I don't like the nonsense of Days - Fathers' Day, Mothers' Day, Neighbors' Day and all that. Some emotional fools or some clever Marketing brains device such days and the... Continue Reading →
Recently a total lunar eclipse took place on 27th July 2018. It was not seen in most parts of India because of monsoon/rainy season. However that was a trigger for many myths and superstitions which, now-a-days, get spread far more rigorously over Social Media platforms like WhatsApp. And this is true not only in India,... Continue Reading →
Ubuntu is a free and open source operating system and Linux distribution based on Debian. Their logo shows top view of three people extending arms to form a circle - indicating collaboration which is a key attribute of Open Source system. The dictionary meaning of African word Ubuntu is as follows: But I came across... Continue Reading →
I studied in Marathi medium school till 7th standard and semi-English from 8th standard onward (i.e. Science and Maths were taught in English. History, Geography etc were in Marathi). I started learning English in as late as 5th Standard (Age 9 yrs). Till then I didn't know even A,B,C,D...it sounds strange now but yes that's... Continue Reading →
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