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Bengali Cuisine: Oh! Calcutta Vs. Kewpies, Kolkata

Amyth — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:35:19 +0000

I have been born ad brought up in Kolkata. Despite being a Marwari, I have had the good fortune of having a lot of friends who happen to belong to the city. For one thing, Calcuttans (pardon me – I prefer ‘Calcutta’ to ‘Kolkata’), LOVE food. I have been privy to some amazing food at [...]

Building 43!

Amyth — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:35:24 +0000

Building 43 – I wonder what this is! Everyone from Robert Scoble to Seth Godin seems to have mentioned it somewhere, somehow! .. The caption says – “a place for people fanatical about the internet.” Anyway, I seem to be having a lot of Web 2.0 up my sleeves these days – I even went to Crossword [...]

OUTLIERS: The Story of Success – A Short Review

Amyth — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 04:25:28 +0000

We are all in search of Success – Success in our lives, Success at the workplace as well as success in our personal lives. We know that success is acheived through a combination of factors and relentless effort. However, whenever we speak about or look at the lives of succesful people, we tend to atribute [...]

NINJA – (Re)-Defined!

Amyth — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:30:05 +0000

Those of you who have been following by my status message on GTalk (I dont tweet — sadly, not yet! ) would have either been wondering or knowing what Ninja means! There are 2 levels of explanations – to find out how / why the word “NINJA” applies perfectly to me right now! [...]

Who is Fake IPL Player?

Amyth — Thu, 21 May 2009 08:58:49 +0000

Few blogs have captured the imagination of the “masses” as much as the Fake IPL Player (FIP). I have been following it on and off and I find his writing delightfully entertaining.”its been 4 weeks, 43 posts and over 17000 comments till now!” It is hard to ascertain whether he is “an insider” or “an outsider.” And eveyrone seems to be [...]

9 things I liked about 99: The Movie

Amyth — Wed, 20 May 2009 15:39:34 +0000

There are some movies that are in the category of “light” movies – that entertain delightfully and make you chuckle in your seat! 99 is one such. It contains, good, clean, unparalelled humour! The twists and turns in the plot reminded me of “Lock, Stock and Two smoking Barells – a 1998 British movie by Guy [...]

Elections 2009 – Verdict!

Amyth — Mon, 18 May 2009 13:44:58 +0000

I was in Pune over the weekend. It was a dry day because the Election results were coming out. At the cost of sounding disinterested in the affairs of the country, I would like to state my obvious disregard towards being enthusiastic about who wins and who does not. There is no difference in colour, [...]

The Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai

Amyth — Mon, 11 May 2009 19:21:40 +0000

I am at Prithvi Theatre Cafe right now. And my friend – who happens to be a regular here (and who thought I “shoud definitely come here before I leave Mumbai”) is with me and is going to share 11 reasons why this place is special: 1. The Chinese lampshades – theatrical! 2. Colourful 3. Greenery around – [...]

To Mom, with Love!

Amyth — Sun, 10 May 2009 11:43:34 +0000

One of life’s greatest gifts to me, has been the cause of my life itself – my mom! She has not only given me life – she has taught me how to live. She has taught me how to walk holding my finger and taught me how to drive holding my hand on the steering [...]

How do start-ups manage manpower?

Amyth — Mon, 04 May 2009 09:24:28 +0000

This post is “inspired” by my earlier post on “Outsourced Marketing?” … I had started a discussion on a LinkedIn forum about how start-ups acquire and manage talent. Ended up getting some wonderful insights from people all over.The question was - Start-ups face 2 major challenges: 1. Money – of course – enough has been said about [...]