The late detective novelist Agatha Christie is the most widely read novelist in history, according to the New Yorker, which has an essay on the popular author in the latest issue (August 16 & 23, 2010 p.82-88) Back in the old days, we read a few dozen Agatha Christie books. And for the most part, […]
Poor Rakesh Aggarwal could soon become Poorer Rakesh Aggarwal. Poorer? Yes, after all, the owner of the Baluchi’s Indian restaurant chain in New York City might now have to fork out close to a million dollars ($967,000 to be precise) in a proposed legal settlement with some of his current and former employees. Our heart […]
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 […]
A short while ago, we got the following e-mail joke from our sick oops Sikh friend in the U.S. Jeete raho puttar but if you value your life learn to spell Rajinikanth right. 😉 ——————————– You want to know who is Rajinikanth….here are the facts: * Rajinikanth makes onions cry * Rajinikanth can delete the […]
The U.S. would grant a patent to a piece of toilet paper. Just because the U.S. granted a patent, doesn’t mean it should be valid. – Amar Lulla, CEO of Indian generics drugmaker Cipla Source: Wall Street Journal, February 11, 2010
How Paki Chutias View India: Hinduon ki zahaniyat hi aisi hai. bagal meN chhuri/ muuNh meN Ram Ram (Source: Outlook) Ha ha ha. And this from the whacko, Osama-loving, Taliban kissing, Jihadi nut-jobs who don’t have even a semblance of a government. How Bollywood Chutia Shah Rukh Khan Views Pakistan: My family is from Pakistan….It’s […]