Jul 10, 2008
Salman Rushdie named best Booker Prize winner of all time
Rushdie's Midnight's Children is Best of Booker. Salman Rushdie was named winner of the Best of the Booker award for Midnight's Children. Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize in 1981. It was then chosen as the Booker of Bookers in 1993 -- the only other time a celebratory prize has been awarded.
Ever since the Best of Booker award ...
Jun 11, 2008
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An adventurous Polish toddler was found trying to check in for a flight after making a 15-mile journey to an airport on his own.
Three-year-old Mikolaj Sobolewski unlocked the front door of his parents' home and got onto a bus from a stop outside their house to take him to Okecie airport in Warsaw.
He was only grounded when police spotted him in the departure lounge.
Ananova reports.
May 30, 2008
I will be joining the post graduate program at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA) starting about three weeks from now.
I interviewed Sidin Vadukut for BeingaBlogger and we talk about blogging, freelancing and more. Sidin is an Alumnus of IIMA and could be touted as India's first famous blogger. You may want to give yourself some pleasure reading his near awesome posts at Domain Maximus and ...
Apr 20, 2008
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If I were a good writer, I would have written a thousand page tome extolling the beauty of Charlie, the Unicorn. I'm so totally smitten by it. I am, I proclaim, the M.F.Hussain of this Madhuri; the Meerabai of this Krishna. Charlie, the Unicorn is truly the Sgt Peppers LHC of animated short films. There is absolutely no sane reason for this not having won an ...
Apr 19, 2008
It is with a lot of skepticism that I awaited the Indian Premier League, the poor country cousin of the EPL. But Dr. Mallya and McCullum gave us a spectacular night to remember. It might take a while before the club/city rivalries of the EPL are replicated here. But, it surely is not impossible.For my part, I cheer for the Deccan Chargers. My team is unstoppable. :)
We have ...
Apr 19, 2008
I quit my job. It wasn't fun anymore.
I wish I was born in the late 1940's. The 60's were a great time to grow up.
Communism is beginning to appear attractive. Go Che!
Indians really need to get out of their royal hangover. Nepal has shown the way. Four out of eight IPL teams named kings/ royals is not funny.
Hope. Obama is a rockstar.
Never be complete, stop being perfect, let... ...
Feb 26, 2008
"So, is it all over then?", he asks.
I hang my head in shame. At that moment, I chose to keep still. If he wanted an answer, he'd have to come back, and he did.
"Is it all over?", The green one's tone carries a hint of urgency and amusement.
I wish I could stare him out of existence. I forget I only need to think him out.
He asks me if ...
Jan 7, 2008
"Have you no shame sirs?" Greatbong asks the umpires, while Prem Panicker writes why Ponting should be banned. An interesting piece from an Australian newspaper.
All said and done, if the BCCI had any shame, the Indian cricket team would be back in India by now. Your say?
Dec 22, 2007
Being a poor man, I could not afford the broadband internet costs and so the service provider very kindly advised me to go for a much slower internet connection and not so kindly reminded me of the dues by stopping services for ten days. With help from friends and family, I have finally managed to clear all dues and get back.
In the undeniable excitement of the times, I ...
Dec 13, 2007
Often times, I have been irritated having to share my name with too many people. I wish I had a more unique, search-engine friendly name. It is infinitely more difficult coming in first on Google for a Sandeep Reddy than, say, someone like Laksmono Nattapong, Moon Unit Zappa, Fifi Trixibell, Heavenly Hiraani Tiger Lily or even Sidin Vadukut.
Lest your children blame you for non-SEO names, all you future ...