The Great Ganesha

And this time, it’s not even a cause, dammit! Well, unless you’re Brain from Pinky and the Brain or Stewie from Family Guy. Though the acting skills of Shah Rukh don’t even come close to either. Let me just say this: “Do” watch the video. “Do” keep a bucket handy (to puke in). And “do” [...]

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Now, I’m the last person to talk politics, and especially Indian politics, other than the occasional snide remark. And maybe it’s because I have abysmally low expectations from Indian politicians, but I have to say that I found this interview quite engaging. Mukherjee says nothing substantive or specific, talking only in general terms but what [...]

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Just came across this tidbit yesterday, from the SAJA blog forum: Two young brothers, one of them still in college, have put Kolkata on the world?s Internet map by building the hottest online game on social networking phenomenon Facebook. Jayant and Rajat Agarwalla have built a free online scrabble game that has 800,000 registered users [...]

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Are you seriously considering a Ph.D.? Most people I know have had the thought cross their mind once or twice in their lives. You know who you are: You’re in a dead-end job; or you’re finishing up your Master’s and the job market is down; or you’ve just finished your Bachelor’s and the real world [...]

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