Archive for January, 2009
Who wants to be an Eight-Trillionaire?
The old joke about how every living citizen of Zimbabwe is a millionaire has been done to death by now. However, out of curiosity, I just decided to run a quick check on what sort of prize money would have to be on offer in terms of Zimbabwean dollars to have a Who Wants to be a Millionaire contest with a million US dollars at stake. The [...]
What Petrol Crisis?
Its all over the news today, although it might've been overshadowed by the Satyam fiasco, which has almost managed to dislodge all relevant 26/11 coverage from major news channels. In case you weren't aware, there's a major petrol product supplies crisis due to the combined effects of strikes by the truckers (which has entered its fourth day) [...]
Demonic Resurrection : Opeth = Kryptos : Iron Maiden
Elementary, dear reader. Or more like an extension of high school math - ratio and proportion. So, for those that came in late, Mumbai based Demonic Resurrection is all set to be the opening act for Opeth's maiden India show to be held on 25th January at IIT-M for Saarang 2009. When last heard, Sahil Makhija, front man of DR was so [...]
Vote for Amit Varma
Amit Varma, of the India Uncut blog fame has been nominated for the 2008 weblog awards under the categories of Best Asian Blog and the Best Political Coverage blog. While Amit is leading in the former category, it looks like 538 is all set to win a sweeping victory in the latter. Nevertheless, one can vote once a day until 13th January, and [...]
Swarathma Launches Debut Album
One of India's leading folk-rock-fusion bands, Swarathma, has launched its album in the first week of January. Being the former manager of the band, it gives me immense pleasure to inform you dedicated readers (3 of you in all) that the album will be available online in a short while. In the meanwhile if you are either in Mumbai or Delhi, [...]
Ramalinga Raju Flees to Pakistan
Ok, the title of this post might be a tad misleading. However, given our neighbour's inclination to shelter anyone willing to flee our country on facing the threat of prosecution, it would make complete sense for Raju to head to Pakistan and buy a house in Karachi, where he will be given 5-star treatment along with the likes of Dawood Ibrahim [...]
Death to All (Zionist) Juice
So I saw this on someone's google reader shared items (most likely that of Mohit's) but figured it had to get on my website nevertheless. It is indeed a serious concern in these grave times that hardcore fundamentalist radicals are calling for the death of all juice. Mercifully, they added the Zionist word later on, in brackets, but it doesn't [...]
Wanted : Psychedelic-Coloured Pyjamas
So we're already into January 4th 2009. The first four days of this year have turned out to be so full of office work that I've left the motorbike in the parking lot and taken a cab to head back home instead, for it is too dark, too late and too dangerous to head out on a motorbike at the unGodly times that I exit from the office. Why not my [...]
