Gujju Behns Strike Womb Outsourcing Deals

Outsourcing to software centers in Bangalore or call centers in Chennai are passe. So 20th centuryish. The latest frontier in outsourcing to India is womb rentals for foreigners who require a surrogate, according to an Associated Press story by Sam Dolnick in USA Today. A team of maids, cooks and doctors looks after the women, whose […]

Monkey God, Elephant God & Now India has a Visa God

God save India. But which God? We have the Sun God, Monkey God, Elephant God, Snake God and now it seems India has a Visa God too, going by a story in today’s Wall Street Journal. The Chilkur Balaji temple near the South Indian city of Hyderabad has established a reputation among believers of Lord […]

More Sori Nayis than Fans Among Ajith ‘Fans’?

Based on the number of filthy comments we received for our unbiased Billa Review, we feel there is a big pack of Sori Nayis among Tamil actor wannabe Ajith’s fans. While this is admittedly an unscientific study and the sample size perhaps not large enough, the vulgarity, fury and malevolence in the harsh reaction among […]

Here’s a Priceless ‘Disposable’ Goldmine

Everyone is after your information these days, especially in the online world. All those pesky web sites want your Name, E-mail, Telephone Number, Social Security Number, Address, Sex, Date of Birth, length of your you know what and what not. And before you know it your priceless personal information is floating around the world. Manna for identity […]

Wall Street Journal Discovers Sorry Plight of Brahmins

The Wall Street Journal has an interesting piece on the plight of India’s Brahmin caste in its Saturday edition. Once a privileged caste closely aligned with the rulers of India for several centuries, the Brahmins have fallen on tough times over the last few decades owing to the reservation policies (affirmative action programs) of the […]

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