Indian Eagle's Diary

Kaksparsh - Movie Review

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Mon, 14 May 2012 09:02:50 PDT

Sunday evening went viewing the new film Kaksparsh. Kaksparsh - the title translates as the Crow's Touch - people with knowledge of Hindu customs would identify this with a custom that happens...

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Blaming Railways for Mishaps?

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:25:18 PDT

So a pretty bad accident happened in Mumbai yesterday. Most media channels duly blamed Railways. Most of the people duly blamed Railway. I am sure some enquiry is in progress too. As a commuter,...

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Strange Case of 1 BHKs in Mumbai...

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Tue, 17 Apr 2012 09:30:36 PDT

Have you ever felt when searching for a home in Mumbai, 1 BHKs charge a premium on the property rate in that very area? That is if in a area, the property is at 10000 Rs. per sq. ft for 2 and 3 BHKs....

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Kahaani - Movie Review (4****)

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 08:35:33 PDT

Vidya Balan - The contemporary Hindi cinema, my generation, we Indians should be proud to have her amongst us. After Parineeta, Bhool Bhulaiyya, Ishqiya; Vidya Balan delivers yet another power packed...

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Paan Singh Tomar - Movie Review

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:24:33 PST

We saw a late night show for Paan Singh Tomar.I knew the broad storyline of the movie. My expectation was a movie that justifies the banditization of a sportsperson. But the movie is much more...

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Luck runs out and history comes back....

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 07:36:02 PST

Sri Lanka won against Aussies yesterday. India has lost its chance to the Finals in the Australian Tri-series. So luck has run out eventually. Or the law of averages has caught up. This time the...

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(1) Space Commercialization & (2) Financial Education

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:30:13 PST

Two links which I feel like sharing: 1. First is the near (or not so near) future for mankind. Space commercialization! Business Insider is running an article on it here. Some interesting facts...

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New year and change...

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:58:15 PST

It has been a while since I wrote a post of which I have been long thinking. In general, 2011 year has been an ok considering the pluses and minuses each year has. Year 2012 was welcomed with the...

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Mission Impossible : Ghost Protocol Review

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:36:00 PST

Ethan Hunt is moving towards pre-Daniel Craig era James Bond while Bond, these days, is getting more and more intense, much like Hunt of the first MI. This fourth episode of MI is a perfect...

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Deool - Marathi Movie Review

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 07:44:44 PST

The brilliance of Deool lies in the direction,brilliant dialogues delivered with panache and superlative acting. Actually nothing is amiss in this movie. No weak links at all. Marathi cinema is...

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Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:26:20 PST

One of the finest science books I have ever read! I began this book to take a break from my usual thriller or management books. This was recommended to me by one of my cousins. Never did I think...

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Impressive MCGM Service

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:45:05 PDT

No, it is not sarcasm nor is it a critical take. Recently, we had to run to the Mumbai Municipal Corporation for a couple of transactions. By process, due to involvement of third party, it was a...

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Mumbai...After the anger passes...

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 01:10:09 PDT

The Mumbai blast has further affirmed the cynicism and the exasperation we have all carried for so many years. What followed the blasts? This time the blasts were lower than the earlier ones, the...

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"81% Fail" Education Quality

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:56:17 PDT

I have been away from the blog so long. I had the temptation to write something on the World Cup victory but by the time I woke on the next day, there were 200 good blogs already. So I only...

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Aurora Pics - Nat Geo

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 12 Feb 2011 06:01:15 PST

Brilliant Aurora Pics from National...

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Tangled - Walt Disney's Magic Continues

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 05:17:34 PST

The magic that Walt Disney created many decades ago still continues to mesmerize millions like us. Rapunzel is an ageless fairy tale that is itself fantastic. Add to that some fine creativity,...

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Ashes, India and Hofstede Index

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 08:14:40 PST

Ashes was retained by England this week. There have been several articles on analysis and criticism of the game and series. The one article I found very interesting was this one in New York times by...

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Value of good teachers!

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:52:16 PST

Are teachers relevant? The question is horrible in nature. But here in India, are they seen as relevant? In the last 60 years though literacy has gone up, it would be difficult to claim if people are...

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Spectrum spectrum

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:43:29 PST

While we continue to read headlines on this topic in India, here is something from the US: AT&T bought sub-700MHz spectrum for LTE technology at 1.93B...

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Major Pioneer in Technology

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:34:29 PST

Reading Friedman at his best in this article on US Armed forces making big headway into green...

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Indian TV - Turning gold into rubbish!

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 07:33:39 PST

What is wrong with our TV? These channels are making a mess of simple things. The ad-breaks in a movie channel are longer than the actual movie segments. Ads encroach and actually gobble up...

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Signs of change...Internet change TV habits

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 09:07:53 PST

Check this article - while this is known to quite a few of us, the article tells how it is changing people's lives. A parallel universe to TV and Film In an extreme scenario, this will make TV...

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Limping Cow - Mumbai, Maharashtra...

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 11:09:03 PDT

So yesterday, I decide to hop on one of those 10 kmph BEST A/C buses to my work (The procurement guys in BEST deserve a Nobel for these 10kmph buses. These buses allow you correctly calculate the...

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Telecom update and challenges thrown by internet

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:21:07 PDT

Check this article on GSMA MBB on developing world's nos. in terms of telecom lines. Of about 6 billion people, 2 billion are yet to be connected. And overall 40% growth is still waiting to...

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Our Rivers - Contempt and Compassion

noreply@blogger.com (Siddharth) — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:20:54 PDT

Living in Northern suburbs of Mumbai, I happen to cross a river every day. I hear cries as I cross the bridge. The life of the river, the pure blood is poisoned. The soul of the river is killed each...

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