It doesn’t happen everyday … an Indian for Nobel … not that there’s any dearth of talent (in fact we have it better), but there are several other factors … anyway, it’s awesome. Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, currently in MRC lab in cambridge will be getting the 2009 Nobel in Chemistry ( alongwith Thomas A. Stitz and [...]
Posts Tagged ‘India’
8 May
a certain ennui … eh ??
They call themselves intellectuals, but they can’t even prevent a certain firang called Steve Waugh come down here, do something substantial, teaching them a lesson in practicality and being responsible to society. When they were asked why most ( coz ‘all’ would sould politically too incorrect ) of the celebrity people of Kolkata refrain from [...]
31 Mar
I don’t know why …
Ok, ok, i know all that cliche’ stuff like the youth should feel more strongly about the politics and all that things like ‘Raise your finger’ by John Abs and ‘Jaago re’ … i have nothing against them, in fact my rationale supports them … after all, you can’t run a country with such a [...]
27 Jan
Slumdog … now what does that mean??
Well, i don’t think this film has its heart at the right place. Mixed reactions, to be precise. A film well put together, i must say, … story, actor choices, direction, music, editing, … all above average, outside the 3-sigma level ( can’t resist ), especially the fourth one outside the 6-sigma lim (here i’m [...]
29 Oct
Rotten egg #2
My second rotten egg jointly goes to – 1. P. Chidambaram, the Indian Finance Minister, for initially putting a brave face and saying large things when faced questions on what the gov is doing to combat the ongoing economic crisis, but at last throwing the towel in and looking all dejected a day before diwali [...]
17 Oct
Rotten Egg #1
Ahoy, the journey begins ! My first rotten egg goes to bollywood choreographer (sorry, i can’t call her a film-director) Farah Khan, for her comment about the nomination of Taare Zameen Par in the Oscars as the Indian entry. According to her, her (or rather Shahrukh Khan’s) Om Shanti Om was a better entry and [...]
15 Oct
A Six-pack Kartik …
Well, almost … ( proceed at your own risk, coz there are lots of Bengali words interspersed, and you’ve gotta understand them. ) The pujo schedule looked like this … Saptami and ashtami – Bari, Nabami – Mamar bari, Dashami and Ekadoshi – Mashir bari. I won’t call it my best pujo so far, as [...]
17 Apr
Pritam – the (copied) music sensation of India !
Sample this – a music director, renowned for his variety, and a string of hit songs – 1. Ya Ali ( Film Gangster ), 2. Bheegi Bheegi ( Film Gangster ), 3. Shikdum ( Film Dhoom ), 4. Kya mujhe pyaar hai ( Film Woh Lamhe ), 5. Pehli Nazar ( Film Race ) … [...]
15 Apr
The cream
Now it feels cliche’ to even blog about this. First you introduce out of nowhere an extended class of underprivileged social rungs, the OBCs. Fine, but what the hell is the need to give THEM the reservation in ( especially ) education. Why ? The worst thing is that our political gurus do not want [...]
19 Mar
Horse of the Water, or WHITE ELEPHANT ?
Yes, I am talking about the warship INS Jalashva, the second largest ‘warship’ to the Indian Navy’s arsenal. How on Earth we still think of ourselves inferior than the powers-that-be, when we claim to be an emerging superpower in the world, with ‘astounding growth rates’? Was it really necessary to buy ship that has long [...]
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