Category: General

  • Where Dell went wrong

    Got this article in email today … you can read it at http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/2010-10878_11-6155242.html?tag=nl.e019 One of the observations made by Michael Kanellos which I found interesting and a bit humorous was the following: “First, it (Dell) hired too many former management consultants like Rollins himself. Back in 2004, a group from…

  • T.M.Krishna @ The Music Academy, Chennai

    Venue: TTK Auditorium, The Music Academy, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 23 Dec 2006 Organizer: The Music Academy Vocal: Sri T.M.Krishna (TMK) Violin: Sri S.Varadarajan Mridangam: Sri Poongulam Subramaniam Khanjira: Sri B.S.Purushottaman List of songs: 1) chelimi kOri (varnam) – gOwLa – Adi – vINA kuppaiyer 2) alakalalla lADaga – madyamAvati…

  • Back on Hosur Road

    Came to Bangalore today after more than 2 months. Reached E-City from the airport in record 20 min time instead of the usual 120 min. The notorious Hosur Road looked like one of the empty bylanes of Koramangala. Traffic was conspicuous by its absence. Missed out on the concert I had…

  • TM Krishna @ Narada Gana Sabha, Chennai

    Venue: Satguru Gnanananda Hall, Narada Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Chennai Date: 27th Oct 2006 Occasion: Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy’s 80th birthday celebrations Vocal: Sri T.M. Krishna Violin: Sri Sriram Parasuram Mridangam: Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman Khanjira: Sri B. Sree Sundar Kumar List of songs: 1) alarulu kuriyaga – shankarAbharaNam – Adi…

  • Its pouring

    Its been raining cats and dogs in Chennai for the past two days. It is quite normal that rains follow me wherever I go. It started drizzling in Chennai as soon as I came here. Hyderabad had a healthy rainfall when I was there last year. It rained in Bangalore…

  • HAPPY DIWALI !!!!!!!

    Wishing you HAPPY DIWALI !!!!!!!! Had an awesome Diwali experience this year … celebrated it along with all my kith and kin who are there in Chennai ….  the little ones in the family made the experience all the more special. Traveled to Bharani’s house with 3 more friends of mine from ISB…

  • Change in co-ordinates

    Moved over the weekend on a transfer to the city Ford probably hates the most – Chennai. The very first extended interaction I had was with the group of people who again probably are hated the most by Ford ….. yes … autowallas of Chennai ….. did maatha pachi for a…

  • Jillunu Oru Kadhal – Movie

    Calling the movie pathetic would be glorifying it. Saw the 9:50PM show on the first day of release of the movie in Bangalore and to just sit through it was an ordeal very difficult to manage. It is a total waste of time, money and all the other good things…

  • Munnabhai Madness

    Lage Raho Munnabhai seems to be doing an awesome business at the box office. People have been raving about it and Munnabhai madness is gripping many. Here is what one of my colleagues did …. he types the SMS “Coming to watch Munnabhai at 10 (pm)” and guess who he…

  • Remembering teachers

    Teachers day went by a couple of days back. Though there are many teachers who have played a part in shaping my life, there are four individuals who have influenced me the most by their teachings and/or thoughts. I would like to mention a bit about them and thank them…

  • Zidane – This year’s devil incarnate?

    NDTV 24×7 has been airing this clip today that shows how a few idol makers in Kolkata are making idols for this year’s puja with Zinedine Zidane as the demon. I am surprised that it isn’t Jagmohan Dalmiya this year for having played with Dada’s career. Wonder where this idea…

  • Way2top reaches 100000

    Way 2 go for Way2top !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Visitor count on our very own Big B Baarney‘s fundu blog has reached 100000 !!! Ramki and I had the fortune of being shown on the blog as visitor no. 100000 (though Ramki was a few seconds ahead of me in seeing the count…

  • Avani Avittam/Upakarma for year 2006

    FYI (for those who plan to do avani avittam/gayatri japam by themselves) ….. here are some good sites I found on the net: 1) http://www.trsiyengar.com/id24.html 2) http://www.ahobilam.com/ (I used this last year) 3) http://www.kandamangalam.com/Avani%20Avittam%20Audio.aspx 4) www.prapatti.com 5) Old Chennai Online site with audio

  • For your taste buds

    Apart from the numerous regular South Indian delicacies you can savour in Bangalore, there are some special dishes which don’t seem to be available anywhere else (at least not in the cities I have been to). Here is a sample: 1) Banana chappati 2) Snakeguard pallya (I think they wanted…

  • No pain, no gain

    I visited the gym in ISB once during my stay there as a student and never went again for reasons best known to most one day gymmers. A few days back, I had this wonderful idea from somewhere to start using the office gym. Armed with the required accessories and…