Posted by gargi on 31 May 2008 | Tagged as: Media, Print
One of the most difficult parts of teaching is making sure that students get it into their heads that plagiarism is wrong.I am known to have thrown bitch fits when i have discovered chunks of projects from the net. ‘you will lose your job’ i tell them, ‘no one will hire you’, ‘it is [...]
Posted by gargi on 30 May 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, Photographs
I was in Chennai for my grandmother’s birthday on the 25th of May. But, the birthday was just an excuse. We caught up with all the cousins, assorted nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles. The Chennai i know is very different from the Chenani that most people live in. For me, it is a place [...]
Posted by gargi on 28 May 2008 | Tagged as: Media, Web, Wordpress
after a fairly long hiatus, I thought that I would try out a Microsoft web product for a change…
windows live writer and Windows Live Photo Gallery are both being tested.
Why ? coz i have been having issues with the new WP editor, and for some weird reason Flickr uploader has been acting funny !
are [...]
Posted by gargi on 22 May 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, Diary, Uncategorized
It is almost a decade since Rangeela was released. And, it was a fabulous film. A.R.Rehman had composed a brilliant soundtrack, there were some rocking numbers, and the actors sizzled. It was possibly my favourite Ram Gopal Verma movie after Shiva. I used to have the tape in my car and listen to it quite [...]
Posted by gargi on 18 May 2008 | Tagged as: Media, Web
Stuff that made me - in no particular order - think, chortle, smirk, snigger , slurp, nod my head wisely. I shan’t identify which is what …coz it will be fun a year later to figure
a) Economic Woman looks at different ways to see the world through worldmapper. The current way of seeing the [...]
Posted by gargi on 17 May 2008 | Tagged as: Politics, Uncategorized
“The rest of India will feel what Assam has been feeling about Bangladesh. If something isn’t done, it won’t be long before Assam is overcome by Bangladesh” said my friend ,who is from Assam. She said there were parts of Assam in which people say this in a very matter of fact way.
This is [...]
Posted by gargi on 14 May 2008 | Tagged as: Gender Issues, Society
If there is Youngistan, can MenoPauseLand be far behind …
The NYT reports :
Menopauseland is the invention of Amerifit Brands and its creative agency, BrandBuzz in New York, on behalf of Estroven, a supplement that is meant to help reduce the symptoms of menopause. A campaign with a budget estimated at $20 million is centered on [...]
Posted by gargi on 14 May 2008 | Tagged as: Media, TV, buzz
Stuff that made me - in no particular order - think, chortle, smirk, snigger , nod my head wisely. I shan’t identify which is what …coz it will be fun a year later to figure
a) Vatican Astronomers say that God may have created Aliens too….
Just as there are multiple forms of life [...]
Posted by gargi on 12 May 2008 | Tagged as: Culture, India, Society
About a year ago we decided not to buy any food or toiletries at the mall.
My folks were fairly clear that the reason to stop was
a) the quality - especially on dal and rice, my mom kept cribbing.
b) the cost - while the goods themselves may have been cheaper, the tendency to buy [...]
Posted by gargi on 09 May 2008 | Tagged as: Diary, India, Photographs
Sarah Vaughn in the classic Summertime, from Porgy & Bess.
Summer is here… and there is no escaping from the heat in Mumbai. In fact, Mumbai, with its heavy dose of humidity this year feels terribly like Chennai. And, since I am spending the latter part of this month in Chennai - for my patti’s [...]
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