We are family – review

September 3, 2010
We are family – review

Stepmom was a wonderful movie of its time and still evokes emotions. Karan Johar has taken the official rights for adaptation of the movie but he missed out a point that much reels have...
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Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

By Ambi
September 2, 2010
Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

Everything in this universe, except for the Supreme Lord, has to follow rules and perform the prescribed duties. But Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that though he is not bound by any rules,...
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Delightful Dubai

September 1, 2010
Delightful Dubai

It was a hot summer morning and I had a day off; smack in the middle of the week…this meant just one thing – Girls day out. “Get ready to go wild!” I said...
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I Paid A Bribe – Have you?

August 31, 2010
I Paid A Bribe – Have you?

Bribed? Didn’t bribe? Powerless? Victimized? Angry? Now you have a place to vent your anguish, anger, opinions and simply your story. IPaidABribe.com is Janaagraha’s unique initiative to tackle corruption by harnessing the collective energy of...
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First Blood

August 29, 2010
First Blood

She was scared. He came close to her, she felt the puncture wound, he started taking in her blood. She was aghast, but his handsome face eased her pain. She was prepared to face the...
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Alto K10 – review

August 26, 2010
Alto K10 – review

When the going gets tough, the tough gets thinking. Well, the going is definitely a rat-race in the Rs. 3.5 – 4.5 Lakhs car segment with Beats, Figos, i10s, Sparks, A-stars among others vying...
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Dear Old, Dirty Jeans

August 25, 2010
Dear Old, Dirty Jeans

Dear old, dirty jeans, I love you. You know I do… I really do. I have loved you, still love you and will keep loving you. You have been there with me through thick and...
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The Alchetwist

August 24, 2010
The Alchetwist

Santiago the shepherd roamed free, living a life which others would envy, His life was simple until he saw a dream – of the Egyptian Pyramids which was location of  the hidden treasure, but he took...
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Once upon a time in IT Industry

August 22, 2010

Narrator: It was 1 O’ Clock in the morning of 24th July 2016. Two security guards and a lady were whiling away their time at...
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From the Diaries of a Backpacker: Beijing

August 21, 2010

The Journey 10 hours. Curled up on the ground, right in front of the driver’s cabin. Truth be told, couldn’t find a better...
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Lafangey Parindey – review

August 20, 2010

Predictable. Clichéd. Unoriginal. Flawed. The movie has it all but… but… it is not all that bad, it is watchable. Strange but it is. Keeping...
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Changeling – review

August 20, 2010

Here I am back again with my DVD pick and its Rosemary’s … wait no not Rosemary. I CHANGED my mind. It is Changeling...
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Chotu – One common story of a common boy in India

August 19, 2010

Hello Saheb ji and Madam ji, My name is Chotu. Ma says she used to call me babu when I was just a few...
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Eve’s Fruit of Love

August 18, 2010

When God punished Eve, he gave her pain beyond any imagination and then told her to love it. I don’t quite know how to term...
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Corruption begins at home

August 17, 2010

As  various disclosures pour in about common wealth games becoming individual wealth games  and the shadow of corruption taking over the spirit of the...
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Happy Independence day!

August 15, 2010

Team GingerChai wishes all Indians a happy Independence day. Road so far has been bumpy, we have faltered in steps but still managed to...
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A day with the Liberty Lady

August 14, 2010

Last semester I was allotted a dorm room on the tenth floor. What was so amazing about this room? Well I and my roomie...
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Soul Curry

Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

Practical Spirituality – The regulative principles

Everything in this universe, except for the Supreme Lord, has to follow rules and perform the prescribed duties. But Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita that though he is not bound by any rules, he still executes his duties so as to set an example to all the souls. BG 3.22: O son of Pṛthā,...

Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

Practical Spirituality – Laying the Path

I tried to complete this article thrice before, but somehow or the other it didn’t turn up in a way I wanted. I have rewritten this article thrice. And yet I am not satisfied with the outcome. It just makes me wonder if my current disposition is so bad, because of all the traveling...

Practical Spirituality – Introduction

Practical Spirituality – Introduction

(Fair warning: This series of article was born after some pretty nasty incidents that were reported in the news over the last couple of months. This would be of the very direct and no-holds barred kind of series. By the way, all opinions expressed in the articles are mine and my own.) I am sure...

Books

The Broker by John Grisham

When it comes to reading books with power play, I trust no one else...
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Mrs. Parkinson’s Law by C Northcote Parkinson

Mrs. Parkinson’s Law is one of those books which can’t be read in one...
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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga

  ‘The white tiger’ is the debut novel of the novelist Mr. Aravind Adiga and...
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