Posts Tagged ‘churumuri’
People are Stupid (part 1)
People are inherently stupid. Unless they have incentive to act otherwise, of course. I think Scott Adams used these precise words in one of his books, not sure which one, but I think it was in 'The Dilbert Principle'. Anyhoo, I've ranted enough about morons on the planet, and how they make me feel good about myself when I am down and [...]
Churumuri
Churumuri started off as a Mysore centric blog around the time Dr.Raj breathed his last, and has been a strongly popular blog managed by former editor of Outlook and Vijay Times, Mr.Krishna Prasad. I had written three pieces for this site, after which I've not had a chance to contribute to this venture. However, what KP said once fine evening [...]
Congestion Charges
While reading this article on Churumuri, I came across a concept of congestion charge, which refers to money paid by private vehicles in order to enter the central and western areas of London. A hefty payment of ?8 per vehicle per day is probably enough to dissuade private vehicle owners from entering the areas within the city that can get [...]
Television Woes
When I was in school, The Times of India's sales were on the rise, as the newspaper had reinvented itself, complete with colour photos and relevant local content. A whole bunch of people had switched loyalties to move to the TOI, and I remember my folks also choosing to move to it, discarding the good old Indian Express, quite unceremoniously. [...]
