Monthly Archives: July 2006
Amitabh Bachchan, Posters and Bus Stops
A delightful collection of Amitabh Bachchan’s Hindi movie publicity posters. Wonderful! Treat for the eyes. Broad brush strokes and a hint of green on the cheeks of heroines to make them look fair. (I learnt about this trick from a … Continue reading
Filed under Culture, Music, Film and Art
Science Fiction Short Story Contest
All you budding writers, if Science Fiction be your cup of inter-galactic tea, please head over to the The Scian Science Fiction Short Story Contest 2006. And yes, I am on the panel. Be nice to me.
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Filed under Online Projects, Random Links
NDTV Blogs and Spaces: Damp squib
I don’t know if this has been out for a while – but NDTV has gotten into user based content generation through NDTV Blogs and Spaces (in Beta). NDTV has been taking the portal route for sometime now. They have … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Media, Social Software, Technology and Internet
How not to review movies
So this Aditya Sinha decides that Omkara is not to his liking. Fine. That’s alright. We all have a right to not like certain movies. Not everyone has a refined taste. However, it’s when reviews like this make an appearance, … Continue reading
Filed under Gender, Media, Music, Film and Art
Quick notes after Omkara
It’s half past twelve at night, and while it is by no means a late hour, I am sleepy. However, before I sleep I must write about Omkara. It’s after really long that I liked a Hindi movie. Oh and … Continue reading
Filed under Music, Film and Art
New Google Talk – Yay!
Thanks to Digital Inspiration, I have the latest version of Google Talk. If you want to know more about this version, that allows for file transfers, voicemails for offline friends and other things to make life easy, please head there. … Continue reading
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Filed under Social Software, Technology and Internet
One year on at Global Voices
Exactly a year (and two days) ago, I started writing for Global Voices. I am not going to reflect on the completion of one year. Over at GV, we end up bashing ideas by the day. But more than anything … Continue reading
Filed under Blogs, Global Voices, Self