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A Unique Phenomenon!

I was looking at some pictures from Santorini island in Greece, and one thing that struck me immediately was the very unique way of construction.

I don’t mean construction in terms of architecture or in terms of materials used. What we will notice is the unity in…

The curious case of the Greek Aid

In the immensely popular cartoon series Chhota Bheem, there is an episode in which the Greek strongman Hercules comes to India to challenge our mighty Bheem in a contest. Dr Manmohan Singh probably watched that episode (thanks to Pogo’s relentless telecasts), and he…

It Happened in India — My Review

I’m on a roll!!! Here’s my third straight review!!
You know, even i’m amazed that i’m enjoying reading biographies! And i’m also sorry that i’ve avoided reading them for all these years! I guess it’ll take quite some time to get to date reading that genre of books! After…

Too much of a good thing!!

To say that India is a cricket crazy country is clichéd. That statement has been around ever since I was born (or even earlier) and people have always agreed with that. And the coverage cricket gets each time India plays — whether in Test matches, One Day Internationals, T20s or…

Googling ahead!!

Currently, i’m reading ‘The Google Story’ which talks about the meteoric rise of this awesome company! Now, this blog post is not to talk about Google and it’s Brand image, but about how as an ordinary technologically-clueless internet user, Google has made a difference to all of us, why it will…

The Three Sure-Shot ways of writing a Blockbuster Novel!!

Micro Blogging — No longer ‘ouch’!

The word ‘Micro Blogging’ has been doing the rounds for quite some time now, but the impact of it did not strike me till a couple of days ago.

Every other day, I (and I am sure that you too) receive requests from some or the other known or…

The House of Silk — Book Review

One of the greatest regrets I’ve had as a fan of the detective genre is that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote too few books. While others may argue that his books took immense plotting and were quite complex, the fact remains that his entire body of work of the Sherlock Holmes…