The rise and fall of Alappuzha
Tehelka takes a look at the demise of the once glorious, Venice of the East, Alappuzha; and how a dead sea port, where boats no longer come, could have something to do with the demise.
Desi Blogsphere Inhabitants
Krish’s keen and funny observation of the different species of people inhabiting the Indian blogsphere.
Burma - History Summarized
The Kerala Articles’ post on the history of Burma, putting things into perspective for those trying to make sense of the recent events in Burma.
Never order “chicken 69″
Mathew shares some friendly tips too keep in mind while dining out, and techniques to help get out of embarrassing dining goof-ups.
Infosys Indian Flag Blog Post Changed
The initial post, by an offended employee at Infosys, about being asked to remove an Indian flag; has now been changed to a more Infosys friendly one. Moral of the story: If you are going to write something potentially explosive about your employer, especially on Google owned Blogger, it’s probably going to be very hard to erase it from the internet memory!
Where the world stands on Burma
A look at the aims and influence of key Western and Asian players when it comes to the situation in Burma. It’s appalling that India sits quiet when we should be out there fighting to protect the freedom of people who follow our way of life, especially when we know the arms we sell to Burma are probably used in these atrocities.
Myanmar Cuts Internet
To prevent flow of information though blogs about the atrocities committed by the army, Myanmar has cut Internet connections. But London based blogger, Ko Htike presses on.
Ragpickers of New Delhi
New Delhi lacking a formal garbage collection system, relies on its poor ragpickers to provide this basic service. A neglected group, the ragpickers through their union is now pressuring the government to do more.
Indian Hockey Team: What about us?
In the midst of all the celebrations for the Indian Cricket team’s victory, the Indian Hockey Team feels ignored and left out for their Asian games victory.
“Our players are poor kids who are also playing for India and the glory of India. But where were the millionaires and politicians with their cash for them?”
- Coach Joaquim Carvalho
The making of Kameswaran Iyer in 3D
Prashant Sadaphule’s tutorial where he shows how to create a typical South Indian Brahmin using a photo of his friend Kameswaran Iyer as reference. The 3d model is done using 3dsmax7, Maya, Body paint and Photoshop
Misbah’s Mistake
“Misbah thought he was sending the ball to a place where there was no one. he did not know that there is a malayali in every corner of the world!”
Infosys: Take Down Your Indian Flag
Harsha, an Infosys employee, talks about a recent incident at Infosys, Mysore, where employees were asked to remove all Indian flags, to impress visiting American clients. Looks like Infosys is having major issues with their Indian image, why are they so ashamed of being Indian?
Kasam se…. bara maaja aaye
Great Bong’s hilarious and witty tribute to India’s T20 victory. Looks like Sidin’s open letter format is catching on.
Photos from a kite
Photo of India taken from a kite by Frenchman Nicolas Chorier for a new book, Kite’s Eye View: India Between Earth and Sky, published by Roli Books.
T20 Victory Celebration in Pune
DraconianRain’s flickr photo set of T20 victory celebration in Pune.
All Prayers Answered
Looks like all their prayers got answered. Check out more photos from the match.
India wins ICC World Twenty20
Wow! what a final, Pakistan (152, 19.3 overs) goes down fighting in a toe biting final of the World Twenty20, India (157-5) winning by 5 runs. This format of cricket rocks!! [videos]
Hazaar fundas of Indian-English
Telegraph reviews Binoo K. John’s new book, “Entry From Backside Only”, a dictionary of colorful phrases from Indian-English. Now, I am not sure if this post on Tiffinbox is referring to the author of this book, but definitely an entertaining opinionated exchange of emails between Tiffinbox and Binoo K. John.