Archive for June, 2007

Remember the milk available offline with Google Gears

Published by Vivek June 25th, 2007 in Software & Utilities. 1 Comment

The best task manager online now goes offline!
I have been excited with the prospect of Google Gears that will allow many online applications to be used when we are offline.  After the announcement there was a little lull and I was waiting for the products to be rolled out – and the first of them [...]

America’s New Deal & India’s Employment Guarantee Act

Published by Vivek June 25th, 2007 in Governance, India, NREGA, Right to Food Campaign, Right to food and Social Policy. 2 Comments

Comparisons are often drawn between the New Deal in USA and the Employment Guarantee Act in India (NREGA). One programme of new deal comes close to NREGA – Civilian Conservation Corps
The Government of India passed the all-important National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) in 2005 (for an intro click here). Whenever I mention it to [...]

Sindhu Bhairavi by Balachander: A treat for every sense

Published by Vivek June 23rd, 2007 in Movies. 1 Comment

Sindhu Bhairavi
Year: 1985
Writer: K. Balachander
Director: K. Balachander
Length: 2 H 50 M
Category: Drama
Rating: 5 out of 5
A classic Tamil movie that’s almost perfect
Sindhu Bhairavi is a rare love story where the relationship between the man and the woman is based on an intellectual craving. JKB, an acclaimed Carnatic singer (played by Sivakumar), has a beautiful [...]

Snakes, Tigers and Crazy Friends

Published by Vivek June 20th, 2007 in Naan fiction. 0 Comments

A friend of mine believes that tigers are rational and calculating. If he were a philosopher or an academic of some other brand I would have acquiesced to his argument. But Vinayan and I were in a jungle and we were waging a life and death argument. “Tigers know that if they [...]

Lively ‘Desi Movies’: Going beyond Monsoon Wedding

Published by Vivek June 14th, 2007 in Movies. 0 Comments

Many good movies have come out of Indians living abroad in the last decade. Monsoon Wedding is highly known, but there is a lot more to look at. Here are five such movies.
Most of my American and European friends have seen Monsoon Wedding by Meera Nair. This is by far the most [...]

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