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Watch – Whatever, Wherever, Whenever – The WWW of TV

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Diwali of 1992. We had got a new colour television at home. With one channel, and limited hours, TV was a true socializer. During the 1996 Cricket World cup, our home was the action place as all neighbors would group in to SEE Brian Lara hit the brown ball out of the green stadium. Truly, […]

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Alibaba’s World – Book Review

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Alibaba is probably the biggest success story of the recent times. Adding my interest in e-commerce sector in general, this book got on my must read list. I got my hands on the e-version of the book and finished it within a working week! The book chronicles the rise of Alibaba, from an apartment building […]

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The Ruined Engineer

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I was excitedly waiting for the sunday morning. My office laptop got upgraded this week and as per the company policy, I could keep my old company laptop for myself and use it completely as my own personal laptop. Post B-School I have always used the company laptop, and have stayed within its restrictions. The […]

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The Dum Dum Bullet – Book Review

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After reading Konjo, by Sandeep Goyal, I was instantly curious to read up his previous book – The Dum Dum Bullet. I laid my hands on it recently and finished it within a week. The name of the book is from the bullet factory at DumDum Arsenal near Calcutta, where the author equates life in […]

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Being Single and Happy

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As an afterthought to my previous post on the limitations of Being Single, I think being single also has its own charm. There are many a plus being singe – be it woman or man. This is like a dossier to those on a constant look for love. Well, wait a minute, catch a breath, […]

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