(first published in Bangalore Mirror. In my defense, the title I had given was ‘No great sheikhs’, since the plural is what delivers the intended wordplay. Sigh) Considering the Malayali population in the Middle East, in a not too distant future, Arabic cuisine might be relegated to being just a part of Kerala cuisine. So […]
This week’s stories include Zynga’s Adventure World, IPO, Newscorp’s Noah’s Ark; Groupon’s IPO, Facebook’s Daily Deals, Yelp, Apple’s patent wars, Facebook’s iPhone app; Twitter’s Bing deal, Google’s shutdowns, acquisition of Zave networks. [scribd id=64353228 key=key-7shc7673fs33ls19m55 mode=list]
Considering that Kannada is to be made compulsory in Bangalore, this is how Bangalore Malayalis will wish each other henceforth. For those unaware of the Onam backstory, check out my reasonably legit version or the RGV rendition. After a search across media platforms for sadya options, and basis last year’s not-so-great experience at Little Home (which has gone […]
The thread that interested me most in Neal Stephenson’s Quicksilver (Volume One of The Baroque Cycle) was on Predestination vs Free Will, something I’ll continue to read up on. The book has a conversation between Daniel Waterhouse, a fictional character and Gottfried Leibniz, in the chapter Daniel and Leibniz Discourse (II), in which Leibniz puts […]
TaxiGuide.in is an online car rental booking service that allows you to search, compare and make an online reservation of cars on rent/hire in 77 Indian cities. In conversation with co-founder Ashok Ananthakrishnan [scribd id=63958354 key=key-27hhilv5qmfjxfi3q19f mode=list]