June 10th, 2009
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[Source]. The above picture taken by Ritesh Uttamchandani is sparking some discussion in the blogosphere. As you see, it shows tea stall owners, Sunil and Arvind Parmar having their lunch with Mangal, their Dalit servant sitting [...]
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9rules, Images and Photography, India, Society Culture |
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May 12th, 2009
They’re not just talking about the ears. For those of us who watched the show in the 1960s (or during the countless reruns since), Nimoy’s alter ego was the harbinger of a future in which logic would reign over emotion, and rational thought triumph over blind faith. He was a digital being in an analog [...]
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Fun Weird, Society Culture |
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March 7th, 2009
You knew Pramod Muthalik of the Shri Ram Sene was a certified idiot but I’m sure you didn’t know he was that crazy. Every answer makes you increasingly go WTF!
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Asides, India, Society Culture |
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February 10th, 2009
Now this is going to be fun. National Panthers Party has taken up the responsibility of policing the moral police complete with ‘beat on sight’ orders to protect those who want to celebrate Valentine’s Day [via]. Let us disband the police and have a free-for-all, eh?
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Asides, Current Affairs |
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August 15th, 2008
Tyler Cowen lists three indicators for cultural success:
1. If a kid does badly in school, does the parent genuinely get mad at the kid and withhold affection?
2. Can people wait in an orderly line?
3. Can people stay in their designated lane when driving a car?
So how does India fare? Your guess is as good as [...]
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India, Society Culture |
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June 10th, 2008
After tiger claws and rabbit’s foot, albinos pay the price for fulfilling people’s need for good luck charms. Superstition is literally killing people.
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Asides, Society Culture |
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May 23rd, 2008
Peeking at other women can (occasionally) land you in trouble but looking at your own wife? A reason to demand a divorce? Well, in Saudi Arabia you might have a case.
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Asides, Fun Weird |
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May 21st, 2008
Strangely I haven’t watched a single episode of American Idol this season after last season’s almost fervent following of Sanjaya Malakar. And nope, I didn’t watch the final between the Davids either. But I found this video of Mike Myers promoting his latest movie, The Love Guru on American Idol:
I’m sure millions in today’s India [...]
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Movies, Television |
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May 21st, 2008
Zappos, the much-acclaimed online shoe store actually pays new employees to quit. Why? They are looking for committed employees that get the Zappos company culture instead of just bailing out. Many of their employees are Twitter power users.
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Asides, Business |
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May 19th, 2008
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of books like Blink and The Tipping Point will soon be releasing his latest book, Outliers: Why Some People Succeed and Some Don’t. The book deals with understanding what makes high-achievers different and how much does their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing matter. One [...]
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Asides, Books |
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