Fun with Data
December 10, 2011I like data. when I used to be in corpodom – I would analyze tons and tons of data, trying to see patterns that would give us a competitive advantage. Unlike most in my company, when viewer ship figure came in, I…
Is asking for Taxes an assault on the Freedom of Expression ?
December 8, 2011Dear Economic Times You are, allegedly, a ‘respected business newspaper’. So, i am kind of surprised, though I shouldn’t be considering your parentage, that you didn’t know – that transfer pricing is a shady practise that is considered illegal attracts penalties in…
Banganga
December 7, 2011Those who believe that Mumbai is modern, a British creation, have never been to Banganga. is said that the source of the Banganga Pond, in Mumbai, is the Ganga itself. And like the Ganga, the pond is holy, and can wash away…
Hues of Orange
December 6, 2011I love shooting at sunrise & sunset. There is something about the hues of orange, the forms silhouetted against the light that catches my eye. The rest is playing with camera settings, crush the exposure till you get the hues that you…
Censoring Status Updates
December 5, 2011This from the NYT today The Indian government has asked Internet companies and social media sites like Facebook to prescreen user content from India and to remove disparaging, inflammatory or defamatory content before it goes online, three executives in the information technology…
Dev Anand RIP
December 4, 2011And one more goes off into the sunset. What a year it has been for Indian Culture -both classical & mass.. Here is a bit a wrote a couple of years ago on his birthday. Dev Saheb – the original Peter Pan…
The Choli Maker
December 3, 201120 years ago, every little road in Mumbai would have a ladies tailor. Women in the neighbourhood would go to him, flirt with him (most ladies tailors were pucca flirts) and get their clothes made – usually sari blouses, salwar kameezes, and…
So, who is impacted by FDI ?
December 2, 2011So how will FDI affect him. Zero cost of land – (theoretically)… he probably has to pay bribes because he is squatting between the pavement and the road, blocking both. Bang opposite a station (Vile Parle) – en route for customers who…
ego post (boost)
November 30, 2011The DNA column, and yours truly, got quoted in the NYT, India Ink section Since the Mumbai attacks, India has suffered numerous terrorism-related incidents, including but not limited to: a September 2009 car bombing in Kashmir; attacks in Maoist rebel-controlled areas in May…
29/11
November 29, 2011And after 4 days when the terrorists terrorized, the media went ballistic and people watched a spectator sport – it ended today, 3 years ago. This morning I tried to look for the names of the police and the NSG men who…