Author Archives: Nikhil

Random excellent stuff

The llama song and the Gamma song (from Finch, Scout)
The best sentence in the English language
A softer world (from Ash…varya)
Splash attack (click on “watch this movie”)

also from Finch, Scout, this interesting, wtf, read: Inherently funny word
And before I forget: Samit with underwear on his head. (p.s.: I’m told he’s finished the third book) and this […]

Cinefan Ahoy!

Really looking forward to the Cinefan film fest (21st - 29th). This year, films are also being screened at two PVRs - Rivoli and Plaza, so that’s tempting since they’re just a metro ride from home for me. However, most films are being screened at Siri Fort, so I’m probably just going to hang out […]

Rolling Stone Magazine To Be Launched In India

Well, you’re reading it here first: The Rolling Stone magazine is on its way to India, being launched in collaboration with MW.Com India Private Limited, the Mahindra backed company that publishes Man’s World Magazine.
I don’t know when Rolling Stone will be launched, or even if they will have an India specific website, or even India […]

Counterculture in India — Music

“Fuck you, I wont do what you tell me” - Killing in the name of by Rage Against The Machine
Rock music as counterculture
Jazz, swing, rock and roll, grunge, Hip Hop and now Indie music - all have emerged as countercultures. The popular phrase “Rock and Roll is dead” came into prominence when the labels picked […]

So whatcha been up to Pratibha?

Even if elected by sycophants, not my President. I now think Kalam is a better candidate (for the lack of a better one). What about Najma Heptullah or Karan Singh?
Related:
So, Pratibha Patil for President of India just because she’s a woman?

what do you do when…

…you’re tired when you’re working, and bored when you’re not?

Wireless Connectivity Issues - Airtel GPRS and Tata Indicom Data Card

Just got back from Bombay after a hectic five day trip where connectivity was a major problem, so this blog post is for putting it all on the record:
1. GPRS: Airtel has two GPRS offerings: Mobile Office, priced at an insane Rs. 499 a month (they had initially told me Rs. 16 per day of […]

Off to Bombay

So am off to Bombay tomorrow for a week. On the agenda are a conference on Web 2.0 (which I hope, but don’t expect, will be great), a contentsutra meetup at the STAR India canteen (we got 100 registrations in half a day).
After another tiring week (the pain in the neck has increased, and slept […]

So, Pratibha Patil for President of India just because she’s a woman?

The DMK, said the headlines, feels that Pratibha Patil’s election as the President will be the first step towards 30 percent reservations for women. Pranab Mukherjee, who was the UPA’s first choice for President, said in a statement that he hopes all parties will come together to elect India’s first woman President.
And that’s exactly what […]

Where’s the news?

Count the number of times the word “Microsoft” appears in this supposed news report. Seems to be a press release, and if it is, I think by completely shifting focus from the news to the company, the agency has made it unreadable and ignorable. Hence, it has done the company in question a disservice. What […]