Special Instructions!


College administrations have their own way to "tame" students, and students have their own to "handle" management. Ultimately management wins the battle. By hook or crook, they implement their own degree of fascism on whole campus. Here is one example. A friend of mine mailed me "Special Instructions” of one of the engineering colleges (of India of course). Just … Continue reading Special Instructions!

MF Husain and his freedom


Maqbool Fida Husain is no longer an Indian, he has accepted Qatari citizenship. It’s not a total surprise considering he was on voluntary exile from Indian Judicial system since 2006. There are few criminal charges against him for having hurt religious sentiments of Indians. For those who are not familiar with this, it’s a typical “freedom … Continue reading MF Husain and his freedom

My list of ten best documentaries


I highly recommend this set of ten documentaries. I rate all of them above 9.5/10. I know there are many more which may be as good as these; I just did not have a chance to watch them. Please feel free to recommend them to me. An Inconvenient Truth, by Al Gore. You already would … Continue reading My list of ten best documentaries

Movie review : Raajneeti 2010


Raajneeti was a neat and decent movie, one more from Prakash Jha. I dint feel it was fantastic, definitely not a masterpiece as most of blogosphere felt. It wasn’t bad either, considering most of the Bollywood movies of this genre are disasters. I would rate this 6.5 out of 10 overall. Movie is well presented … Continue reading Movie review : Raajneeti 2010

Retail economics


I need to understand few things in retail marketing, answers anybody ? If a product can be offered in “buy one, get one free” deal, why same product can’t be offered in averaged “half price”? Why governments offer subsidy on buying a new car by scrapping an existing one, even it is in running condition? Why return … Continue reading Retail economics