Like all book-lovers, I pretty much know most of both the best and the pathetic bookstores in Bangalore. And what I experienced at Landmark confirmed by suspicions about corporatized retail business in India. Landmark has a decent collection of titles at different price ranges but like most Indian corporates, it’s clueless about managing customers. Instead [...]

When Google announced the launch of Google Buzz last week, the general reaction was “Oh no! Not another one!” Within days, millions of Gmail users were outraged with the way Buzz had stampeded upon people’s privacy. This angry piece is very direct and very instructive.

Google (GOOG) is finally making some changes to its new Buzz [...]

I’m back after more than a month. Much water has flowed…okay chuck that! Grrr…what did I want to say? Oh well…I don’t know. I most definitely wanted to say something but it escapes me now…
Oh yeah! Here goes.
Before we begin, the previous para is a very substandard illustration of a fancy technique of [...]

For all you Twitter ignoramuses and/or newcomers, here’s the Definitive Guide to Twitter. It is work in progress and the whole world is invited to contribute.
So ladies and gentlemen, presenting Twexicon.

I’m not a great admirer of T.S Eliot’s poetry. It doesn’t mean I dislike it. If the much-touted Wasteland supposedly showcases his talent at its pinnacle, I must say it is not quite a talent at all. I like his Love Song of Alfred J Prufrock much better in comparison. Here’s the thing: if the [...]

As much as the word offends the sensibilities, here’s a picture I made to illustrate why. Comments welcome as always.

The following is my rather presumptuous professional credo.

Love your job and if possible, your company.
Get the job done, titles subserve the job you do.
When trouble erupts, focus on resolving it instead of looking to blame.
If the work environment sucks, try to enliven it, then live with it, else get out quickly!
Critique the work, not the [...]

From the New Yorker, this little gem.

Ever since I stumbled upon it in the pages of my high-school Latin textbook, I have loved the phrase sub rosa. Literally, it means “under the rose.” In Greek mythology, Eros gave Harpocrates, the god of silence, a rose to prevent knowledge of his mother’s impropriety from spreading. Similarly, [...]

A friend forwarded this to me. Notice the encircled items in the picture.

Some original poetry. Comments welcome, and criticism solicited.
Seawaves never recede, they deceive
By their seductive lull, they shift
And swim a far retreat to recoup their liquid dock and
On unpredicted idyllic noontide or yawning night,
Spurt forth from the center of unfrozen oblivion
And lash the shores repeatedly with liquid whippings like
Buried memories of unavenged affronts,
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