We know that India cannot have a free government. But she can have the next best thing: a firm and impartial despotism. – Our favorite essayist Thomas Babington Macaulay (in a letter to the Scottish philosopher James Mill in 1833, a year before Macaulay arrived in Madras) Source: New Yorker P.76, May 31, 2010
In these hot May days when the mercury soars and our spirits plummet, tis’ time for some nice spirits to get us into the mood for more writing. A few minutes back, we tried this variation of the Martini that we’ll call Orberry. 1. Pour freshly squeezed sweet Orange juice into a tall glass till […]
Market Capitalization and Share Price of the three major IT/Digital Media companies at 11:38AM Eastern Time today: * Google – $154.98 billion; $486.63 (Business: Search, Android software for phones) * Apple – $227.96 billion; $250.49 (Business: PCs i.e. Macs, digital media devices like iPod, iPhone, iPad et al) * Microsoft – $229.61 billion; $26.20 (Business: […]
IBM today announced six employees as IBM Fellows for their contributions to the company and the IT industry. And guess what? Two of the six are desis: Subramanian Iyer and Anant Jhingran. IBM Fellows is the IT giant’s highest technical award. Only 217 individuals have earned this honor in the company’s history. Including the newly named […]
Hrithik Roshan’s pathetic piece of shit Kites has turned in a pitiful performance in UK too. Folks, this crappy movie is a frigging disaster – and deservedly so – given all the investment, the wide release, the multiple premieres and hype that’s gone into it. Do not for a moment believe all the PR nonsense […]
Here is a movie we’ve watched lately. * Three Days of the Condor (directed by Sydney Pollack) – This is a 35-year-old movie featuring Robert Redford, one of our Hollywood favorites and also one of the finest living actors, and Faye Dunaway (remember Chinatown?). Robert Redford plays Joe Turner, a CIA employee (but not a […]