Dubbagol: Another digg clone for the desis
Dubbagol.com is a new digg like site for the desi audience. The interesting catch here is that for every 100 stories submitted, dubbagol will pick a random story, and give out cash to the person who posted the story.
British Bhangra Still Sidelined in Britain
Bhangra music has come a long way in the UK, and even though it is still sidelined by the British establishment, it has overcome cultural racism to go global.
“But despite its massive popularity, the music was and continues to be unrecognised by the official top 40 - though it outsells many of the official top 40 bands.”
Maharishi Yogi dies at 91
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the man who introduced Transcendental meditation to the west, and famous for setting the Beatles on the path to spiritual enlightenment, has died at 91 at his home in the Netherlands.
Can India survive the US economic meltdown?
As the fear of recession grows in the US, VISI TILAK, SHANTANU GUHA RAY and VIVEK SINHA of Tehelka examine the possible impact it will have on the Indian economy. Can the growth in India’s internal economy offset the impact from a crashing US economy, or will our dependence on the US economy take us down with it?
MF Husain in Exile
Shoma Chaudhury of Tehelka takes a look at MF Husain at 93 and his extravagant life in exile in Dubai.
Sipping tea later that night in the Malabar restaurant, Husain says reflectively, thinking of events back home, “Ghalib once said in utter frustration, ‘Change the understanding of my listeners, or else, change my voice’.”
Taare Zameen Par made my eyes moist
Admitting to having cried in a multiplex isn’t the most macho thing you can do on a blog, but I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t blinking back tears when I sat through TZP. First, a quick intro to me before we proceed further - Bollywood, for me, is another world in itself, a world in which I nearly live in, a world I constantly jump into and jump out of. I don’t discard what happens on-screen as “it’s just a film, yaar” - no - I like to understand it, and if it makes sense, believe in it.
Online Shopping in India
Here is a list of online shopping portals in India
School Shooting Hits India
Two students at Euro International school in Gurgaon, smuggled an imported .32 Harrison pistol into school and shot dead Abhishek Tyagi, a fellow 14 year old student.
Judge Summons Ram and Hanuman to Court
A Judge in Jharkhand issued newspaper ads summoning Ram and Hanuman to court to help resolve a property dispute. What’s ironic is that the judge presides over a “fast-track” court and the dispute is 20 years old, so much for “fast-track”!
The love story of Dennis Kucinich
Add an Indian Guru, a couple of Indian nuns, and a bust of Gandhi, and you have a modern day fable of how Dennis Kucinich met his wife Elizabeth.
Illustrator: Sameer Kulavoor
Sameer Kularvoor, a Mumbai based freelance illustrator, designer/director of animation. He holds a BFA from Sir.J.J. Institute of Applied Art .
Mahabharatha in Facebook
Krish Ashok’s hilarious depiction of Mahabharatha using Facebook mini feed.
Remembering Bhopal Disaster
It was this day back in 1984 the Bhopal gas tragedy killed more than 15,000, and left over 50,000 people with permanent disabilities. More than two decades later, Union Carbide Chairman Warren Anderson is still a free man, and only a part of the compensation of $500million has reached the victims.
Dubai’s Channel 33
In a funny and nostalgic post, Domain Maximus takes us back to the time when Channel 33 and it’s Thursday late night Hindi movies entertained the South Asian expatriate community in Dubai.
Gul Panag’s F1 Experience
Actress and former Miss India, Gul Panag shares her experience driving a Formula 1 car.
“Before I knew it, I was being ushered towards the place where the car was parked. It looked beautiful. And so powerful. 580 kgs propelled by a V8 engine giving out 700BHP. Phew. I was beginning to get just a little nervous.”
India drops Yuvraj for first test
India decides to go with Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman for the first test against Pakistan and drop Yuvraj, who scored 272 runs againt Pakistan in the one day series. Not sure, why they would want to drop a top batsman like Yuvraj who is hot right now with the bat for some experienced ones?!
Cowboys and Indians T-Shirt
Very cool T-Shirt designed by Glenn Jones, a designer from New Zealand.
US power emission 16 times more than that of India
A comparison of per capita CO2 emissions by power plants, shows Australians as the worst (10 tonnes), while US has the overall highest total emissions at over 2.5 billion tonnes each year compared to Australia’s 205 million tonnes per year. Even though India is 4th in the list of total emissions (529 million tonnes) our per capita of 0.49 tonnes definitely makes us look very efficient.