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Femina, India’s Women Mag, makes Publishing history with first Fully Crowd-sourced issue
Publishing in India is undergoing a lot of change. Of all the publications, Femina has made an interesting foray into “CrowdSourcing”. It’s first Crowdsourced issues has hit the stands as...
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Indian Rock Bands: Journey over the years – from 1980s to today
India, a country of varied music traditions, also found its youth experimenting with Rock music. And in the 1980s some pioneering bands like Indus Creek, Euphoria and Skinny Alley came...
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When a 19-year old Indian kid got a personally hand-written letter from The Steven Spielberg!
Sometimes, for those who have a dream and the dreams include a hero – a living hero sometimes – such dreams come true. Krishna Shenoi is “a nineteen year old Indian...
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Rise of Indian TV and movies will drive revenues exponentially for media
India’s media market, specifically the TV is increasing at a rapid pace. After China, it is the largest market. And it will keep at it. With TV sets in 167...
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Can a Spider’s web stop a train (like in Spiderman 2)?
Can a spider’s web stop a subway train, say in NYC? What will it take for a spider’s web to do so? Or was the scene where Spiderman stops the...
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How a Movie Trailer can predict its success
Tonight is the Oscar night. A night when the well made movies triumph. But what happens on the Box Office? Does a movie trailer make it a success? Can it...
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How an Art Collector may have bought a Vinci masterpiece (valued at $100 mn) for just $22k
This is an incredible story of an art collector who bought a painting for $22,000; that may turn out to be an unknown masterpiece by Leonardo Da Vinci – now...
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Filmfare Awards: When Pakeezah and Bobby lost Best Film and Music category, and Mughal-e-Azam lost to Parakh
I was watching the Filmfare Awards nite on Sony yesterday. Of course these days Filmfare or any other movie awards shows are not just about who won and who didn’t....
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Police Constable in Gujarat who develops software to fight crime
He is a constable and has a diploma in Diesel Engine mechanics – but he has created at least a dozen software products that have helped solve around 200 crimes. ...
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Women work more in Indie Films than in Hollywood: Discrimination?
The playing field in the film and movie business is not level for women – specially in Hollywood. So, what do they do? They flock into an area that is...
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GoDaddy’s Bold Bar Rafaeili Super Bowl Ad from “Smart meets Sexy” Campaign
GoDaddy’s new Super Bowl weekend ad is going to be talked about. It shows Israeli model and businesswoman Bar Refaeli kissing a nerd named Walter (actor Jesse Heiman). It starts...
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Making of the Kathak Song in Vishwaroopam
This song was definitely one of the highlights of the movie. Kamal Haasan’s performance simply astounded me in this one. Now I can see the work that went on it...
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Many Companies waking up to a Unique Competency in Developing world: Frugal Innovation or “Jugaad”
There is value in frugal innovation. And this kind of work comes mostly from the developing countries. Companies are now using this “core competency” to their advantage. Emerging markets such...
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Chobi Mela: an International Photography Festival in Bangladesh
Chobi Mela, the first festival of photography in Asia, is one of the most exciting ventures that Drik has initiated. The first Chobi Mela – International Festival of Photography was...
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Banning of Vishwaroopam shows Jehadi takeover of Indian Polity and Judiciary
India is fast becoming a country of small bytes processed by even smaller brains. Using numbers as might and trying to destabilize the system has become an art. We are...
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KamalHaasan speech at IIT Mumbai: Hilarious and funny
Here is a very interesting, honest, and direct speech and Q&A discussion by KamalHaasan. He is humorous and funny! Worth listening.
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Vishwaroopam, a Movie Review: Controversy is unfounded; Movie is brilliant.
Went to watch Vishwaroopam today. The Tamil version with English subtitles. In a hall full of Tamilians. Kamal Haasan (probably Rajnikanth as well) movies should ONLY be watched in Tamil...
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Efforts to change Scrabble Letter Values; Are they worth it?
Many lovers of English language can’t escape the lure of Scrabble. Central to the fun of Scrabble is its point system that each letter brings to the table. The challenge...
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Stunning Video of a “Nomad’s travels” through South Asia and North America
Watched this beautiful video of a person’s travels in India, Nepal, Indonesia, China, and North America (US and Canada). The visuals and the narration is absolutely stunning! The video has...
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Shilpa Shetty visits Mahakumbh and takes a Dip at Triveni
Shilpa Shetty, the Indian Actress, took the dip at Maha Kumbh yesterday. She was tweeting her way to the kumbh. Her dip and the process was handled by Swami Chidananada...
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Rare Mohammad Rafi Song, where he acts on the screen as well
A rare song in which Mohammad Rafi, arguably the Greatest playback singer to have graced the Bollywood, also acts on the screen. One of his very rare screen appearances!
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If Bollywood has established Women as no more than Sex Objects, then why does it protest the rapes so much??
Are the Bollywood just being holier-than-thou when it comes to issues, while in their films they themselves showcase women as sex objects? People like Mahesh Bhatt, whose heart probably beats...
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Manual for a Stranger World: How Tom Cruise Ruined Interaction Design
A very interesting presentation and view of the world. Check it out.
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Amazon AutoRip: buy music CDs and get songs ripped as MP3s on Amazon Cloud as well
Amazon has come out with an interesting service called AutoRip. This way customers can automatically stores free MP3 in Amazon Cloud Player when customers acquire a new CD. These songs...
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Indian connection at the Oscars this year – “Life of Pi” and “Lincoln”
This year there will be multiple ways that India will be represented at the Academy Awards ceremony. There are 9 nominees for the Best Picture: Civil War saga “Lincoln”; the...
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Remarkable Dance show on a Railway Platform by Indian youth
A few youth came together to show their talent to the passer-bys on a railway platform in India – most probably in Mumbai. Honestly have not seen such remarkable dance...
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A Unique (& Hilarious!) Love Story of a Geek Girl interested in Biology and Parasites
This is such a hilariously interesting “Love Story” of a Geek Girl who is interested in Biology, Parasites and the like.
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6 Trends that Occurred in Bollywood in 2012
THe year 2012 was a great year for the Bollywood films. A phenomenon which had started with Ghajini a few years back – of megahits earning Rs 100 crores –...
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Visual Details of Hindustani Classical Music (Infographic)
Hindustani Classical Music – the North Indian Classical – is a complex art and science. It is tough to learn or fully comprehend its nuts and bolts. But this Infographic...
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Pakistani Media and its perception of “Indian Media’s Onslaught”
This, as we discussed earlier, is a very common topic on the Pakistani channels. And, it is interesting to see the views of the Pakistani media people ABOUT the media...
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Lindsey Lohan’s work against Child Trafficking in India
Lindsey Lohan hasn’t really handled herself well through her life. So, it was nice to see her go to India and do something useful. Here is a tweet by Lindsey...
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Impact of Magazines going Digital: “The Last King of Print”
Interesting impact of Magazines going digital – specially Newsweek (now, Daily Beast) “I don’t actually go to newsstands anymore,” said Tina Brown, the editor in chief of Newsweek/The Daily Beast,...
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Shailendra: The Great Hindi Lyricist of Bollywood – Tribute on Death Anniversary
Today is Shailendra’s Death Anniversary. And it also happens to be Raj Kapoor’s Birth Anniversary! Dedicating this song to BOTH of them, which happens to be one of my all-time...
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Ranbir Kapoor enters the A-listers asking for profit share after mere 10 movies!
Ranbir Kapoor, the latest sensation, is set to be the next Superstar, if he isn’t already one. Right now only 3 A-list actors ask for a whopping 70% share in...