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Entries from May 2006

Kiss, Kiss Bang Bangalore

May 31st, 2006 · No Comments

The TV show Simpsons did a rendition of a typical Bollywood song sequence in one of their episodes, the title of the episode was “Kiss, Kiss Bang Bangalore” and it originally aired on Sunday April 9, 2006. The song that everyone dances to at the end of the episode is from “Johnny Mera Naam” [...]

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Tags: General · India

The new NRI = Now Relocated to India

May 27th, 2006 · No Comments

As many of you know I’m relocating to India for the foreseeable future. The term NRI for many years has meant several things below is a brief list: - Non Resident Indian - Not Really Indian - Non Resident Idiot However, in the past 6 months I’ve heard countless people relocating back to India [...]

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Megayacht’s

May 8th, 2006 · No Comments

Not sure how i came upon this topic in google, but below is a list of the 5 biggest yachts in the world. The picture on the left is of Paul Allens’ Octopus at night. 1. Not Named Yet, length is 160 meters. Owner is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Sea [...]

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India’s next crorepati (billionaire): KP Singh

May 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

Never heard of him, don’t be surprised people know even less about the company he runs - DLF Group. DLF is a giant in the construction industry in New Delhi, although non-existent in Bombay. The company is responsible for building out Gurgaon into a large scale planned business district, which has the 2nd most call [...]

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Time for a movie deal?

May 2nd, 2006 · No Comments

The controversy seems to be getting louder around Kaavya and her “internalizations.” You know its time to bail when someone like Salman Rushdie weighs in on the topic. According to CNN-IBN (India’s CNN), he is quoted as saying “The passages are too many and the similarities are too extensive. And I’m sorry that this young [...]

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