Some Nice iPad Apps for Indians

Indians have been slow to climb on the bandwagon of the iPad or other tablets, presumably because of the price and the absence of WiFi in most homes in India. Not surprisingly, Indian developers have been slow to build applications for the iPad or for its successor, the iPad 2. But in the U.S., the […]

Borders Finished; 11,000 Employees Screwed

Finito! Our favorite brick and mortar book store chain, the troubled Borders Group is shutting down after failing to find any bidders. Over the years, we’ve lost track of the number of books we’ve purchased at Borders stores in NY, NJ, PA, CA, DE and MD. Not just for books, we headed to Borders for […]

Indore Patalpani Accident – Going, Going, Gone!

Who says life is certain? Tragedy sometimes strikes with stunning, cruel swiftness. Here, watch the below video of an unfortunate incident that occurred today at the Patalpani Water Falls in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. (Via Vasanth’s FB account) Related Stores: Indore: Family on picnic swept away by wave

Incredible India 62 – Wife’s Blood Makes Him Strong

Man, it’s been a month since SI’s last installment of Incredible India, those only in India real-life stories. Here we go with another episode. * All these years, we deluded ourselves into believing that the way to get strong is to eat nutritious food and visit the gym regularly. Hell, what do we know! SI […]

Deiva Thirumagal – Rotten, Stolen Trash

Deiva Thirumagal has the odious perversion of not merely being stolen (from the 2001 Hollywood film I Am Sam) but also the dubious distinction of being a downright trashy movie. Too Hard for Vikram Folks, one of the biggest disappointments of Deiva Thirumagal is Vikram’s mediocre acting. Truth be said, Vikram is not even a […]