Bravo, Sam Pitroda

National Knowledge Commission Chairman Sam Pitroda has sounded a prescient lament about the Indian health system going the way of the unaffordable U.S. system. Very timely warning, folks. Here’s an excerpt of Pitroda’s speech from the Hindu: National Knowledge Commission chief Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said that the Indian health system was going the “highly […]

Boycott the Crappy Airline a.k.a British Airways

Folks, an airline that’s so disrespectful of its desi customers deserves to be shown the middle finger. Do NOT, NOT give these swines your business. Spread the word about this nasty airline. File a small claim against them. Teach British Airways a lesson about never treating desi travelers like shit. British Airways Screws Desis Over […]

Chemistry Nobel for Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Jai Ho

Jai ho, Karuppiah. Oh boy, our Karuppiahs a.k.a Tamils are all over the place. No kidding. Indian-American Venkatraman Ramakrishnan has won the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work on mapping the ribosomes at the atomic level. Born in 1952 in the temple town of Chidambaram in Tamil Nadu, India, Venkatraman got a Ph.D. […]