tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-194457032024-03-07T00:57:31.020-08:00Arti and Ajay Jaiman post their opinions, views, impressions... All text and images are © Arti & Ajay JaimanAJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1146723977000153102006-05-03T11:25:00.000-07:002006-05-03T23:27:48.756-07:00

Beautiful women, designer clothes, opulent settings, flashy cars and celebrity film stars come together to make a very heady cocktail. Way more seductive than the story of some poor cotton farmer. For the producers as well as the consumers of media, sex and money always triumphs over almost everything else. Karan Johar, Shobha De and TOI rule!Is it any surprise, then, that skimpily clad women

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Yes, that is what experts suggest – children should sleep for at least nine hours each night. A good way to know that your kids are getting enough sleep is to check if they get up refreshed in the morning, with little or no cajoling. They however may not be getting enough sleep if they sleep in class, are irritable, display low energy through the day, avoid physical activity, and display lack of

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1146595135318870472006-05-02T11:37:00.000-07:002006-05-02T11:38:55.330-07:00

If you are already familiar with podcasting and know how to download and listen you could jump to part II — a list of some wonderful podcasts available for free download. Most of these twenty odd podcasts are in ‘Talk’, ‘Documentary’, or ‘Interview’ format and are mostly informative, incisive, inclusive, and international.Part I: So what is a Podcast and where do I begin?A simple way to look at

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In any media, while the size of the audience is important, the consumers’ relationship with the media is perhaps equally important. ‘Engagement’ is the buzzword. But what does it really mean?Is a commuter who is shuffling through FM radio stations in her car just as engaged with her media as someone who is listening to a downloaded podcast by hooking her iPod into the car radio? Who is likely to

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The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) has filed a suit against Kellogg and Viacom for marketing unhealthy foods to kids. [Read SpongeBob SquarePants, Health Risk in ‘The Nation’]What about parents? Do they have a role to play in deciding what their children will consume, and how much of it? Or is it ok for them too be too busy providing for the family to worry about what is it that

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1143627208196859852006-03-26T02:05:00.000-08:002006-03-29T02:39:46.743-08:00

‘My father is a thief’ read the tattoo on the arm of a child in the 1980s hit Bollywood film Deewar. In genuine Bollywood tradition, the child grows up to become Big B and then the obvious happens.Imagine tattooing that message for hundreds of years, generation after generation, on millions of children. No, this is not a Deewar sequel, nor is it a plot of some xenophobic fiction. Tens of millions

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1141049769940581542006-02-27T06:07:00.000-08:002006-02-27T06:16:11.483-08:00

Google’s submission to Chinese censorship rules is perhaps more significant than Yahoo, or Microsoft’s submission, mainly because Google has, over the years, become ubiquitous to search. More importantly, Google’s submission invites concern because many people see Google to be this ultimate poster boy of free speech – irrespective of whether they are aware of Google’s official policy of ‘don’t

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1140543479860890702006-02-21T09:32:00.000-08:002006-02-21T09:56:17.083-08:00

Thirty slides and one hour into the ‘utter meaninglessness of life without Oracle’ presentation I began to wonder if I had been suckered into paying to hear sales pitches that I did not understand or care for. This was just the first presentation of the first morning of LINUX Asia (February 8 to 10, 2006, New Delhi); the prospect of enduring such an onslaught for three more days was daunting to

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My sympathies to all the big shot designers who lost there outlets and their high-profile 1MG Road address. Really, I know it hurts to loose something that you have paid for -- even if you buy Liz Claiborne rip-off and get a good deal on it… a loss is a loss. Similarly…My sympathies go out to all the villagers who have land adjacent to radial roads like the MG Road. The plan for making fancy

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'You can have any color Model T you want, as long as it is black' is a famous Henry Ford quote from a long time ago. Or is it? No, no, it is still a Ford quote, but I am not sure if it is from a long time ago. That’s the way I felt when I was recently at a car dealer’s showroom. It not only felt like a million years away from the 21st century buzz word called 'mass customization' but I came back

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1133349951243547082005-11-30T03:23:00.000-08:002005-11-30T03:25:51.246-08:00

Report on the ICT4All exhibition at World Summit of Information SocietiesThe ICT4All (Information and Communication Technologies) exhibition that accompanied the World Summit of Information Societies in Tunis, Tunisia was, in real terms, for all. From 15-19 November, 2005, exhibitors of all shades displaying a range of technologies and solutions that could be called ‘liberating’. Consider

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Who will teach the teachers to see the hunger for learning in these bright sparks? “I am not sure, what is it that I want to do when I grow up… I don’t know… maybe I’ll get a job of some sort… or may be I will drive the camel cart, like my father… I am not sure at all, but I am not thinking about it…” As his voice died out, 10-year-old Ratan turned his spectacularly bright eyes to the ground. It

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I was born a Hindu, and had no choice in the matter. As an adult Ihave had no doubt in my mind that to me, personally, god, idols,temples or pilgrimages have no meaning at all. Yet, I have neverrefused to go to a temple or participate in a puja along with myfamily, mainly because I believe that religion serves a purpose, itgives meaning, hope and direction to the lives of a lot of people andI

AJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09335505396576895287noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19445703.post-1133344562865611071998-11-06T01:53:00.000-08:002005-11-30T09:59:01.146-08:00

A review of "Impressions of Bhima" Directed by Veenapani Chawla At British Council DivisionIt’s been almost ten years since Veenapani Chawla attended Eugenio Barba’s theatre laboratory. Ten years, two substantial productions and a few small pieces for local audiences in Pondicherry, where she now lives. Not much, one could assume, for the quiet girl whose passion for theatre first began while

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The history and practise of the Indian martial art KalarippayattuDawn. Outside, a cool “half-light” heralds the ritual of prayer, as temple bells wake a sleeping village. Inside, however, the flickers of light from a solitary oil lamp light up red earthen walls and the mud-packed floor under an ageing thatched roof — mute witnesses to the ritual of combat.Surrounded by the silent aura of warm red

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