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Entries from August 2006

Indian Reality TV

August 29th, 2006 · No Comments

No, I’m not talking about the latest Indian reality based programming, but what is turning into reality for many Indian TV viewers - multiple options. Just a year back you had two options for programming: 1. OTA (over the air) via an antenna, but that limited you to programming by Doordarshan - which loosely translates [...]

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Tags: India · Technology

Hitler in Bombay?

August 23rd, 2006 · No Comments

A friend of mine from LA, sent me the link to this article and asked “Are people in India really this ignorant?” The answer is yes, some people are so out of touch with reality that they have no clue how insensitive they are. The link mentioned “A NEW restaurant in India’s financial hub, named [...]

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Tags: General · India

Infosys founder retires

August 20th, 2006 · No Comments

In a much anticipated move NR Narayana Murthy stepped down from Infosys at the company mandated age of 60 today. The story of Infosys has been told many times and is quite an inspiration for any entrepreneur. However, less talked about is Murthy’s wife Sudha, the sister of Jaishree Deshpande (wife of serial entrepreneur [...]

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Tags: India · Technology

Bombay Burrp!

August 18th, 2006 · No Comments

Looking for unbiased restaurant and club reviews in Bombay? Then Burrp! is the answer. The guys that came up with the idea probably felt the same way I felt a year ago when I first got to Bombay. Currently, there are loosely 3 ways to get information on restaurant reviews:
1. TimeOut Mumbai - However, [...]

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Tags: India · Technology

Apple Store in Bombay?

August 12th, 2006 · No Comments

Yes and no. Yes, there is finally an Apple store in Bombay, it’s located in the Atria mall on the 3rd floor which is located in Worli. No, it’s not owned by Apple. I was able to speak with Rupesh Pandy the Managing Director of imagine - the Apple Premium Reseller who is authorized to [...]

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Tags: India · Technology

Engagement party in Bombay

August 1st, 2006 · No Comments

Hey folks, as many of you know I got engaged a couple month backs. We finally had a party to celebrate the occasion, it was on July 20th at Blue Sea which is located on Worli Seaface. Great venue, it had all the essentials - dinner, drinking and dancing. This has to be the [...]

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Tags: General