Friday, January 11th, 2008
The day my brother decided to gift a cellphone to my mom, he was happy. The day he chose Reliance as the Service Provider, he was unhappy. He made a big mistake. Firstly, the NOKIA handset purchased was defective. It was not replaced but repaired. ...
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Friday, August 20th, 2004
There are tons of books/movies on college life/friendship etc. This one appealed to me because it was about IIT. On top of that a friend wrote an awesome description of the book filled with sentiments. You can read that here http://abhishekgoyal.blogspot.com/2004/07/five-point-someone.html. In one line... it was worth every bit.
Meet Hari: ...
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Saturday, June 26th, 2004
This is a collection of essays on contemporary India's hidden truths.
While they are well written, for a well read person there is nothing new
to offer.
Personally, I liked only two essays. Siddhartha Deb's "Fragments From a
Folder" is an excelling overview of the north-east problem. It clarifies
many issues for the people and ...
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Saturday, June 26th, 2004
"The Story of a Remarkable Indian Institution and How Its Alumni Are
Reshaping the World". Thats how the cover describes the book. Thats how it
is. Being an IITian myself, I will review it as one of them. And for us,
this book is a look back into times spent in college. It ...
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Monday, June 14th, 2004
by Paul William Roberts
Roberts is a passionate writer. This is not an objective look at Indian philosophy but rather a viewpoint of a westerner... first as a youngster in the early 70's and then as a well travelled senior writer in the early 90's.
Its more a path through the spiritual ...
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