<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182</id><updated>2023-05-02T01:58:00.349-07:00</updated><category term="india"/><category term="Air Force"/><category term="CRT"/><category term="Corruption"/><category term="Customer Service"/><category term="Let"/><category term="Pilots"/><category term="Television"/><category term="Top Gun"/><category term="USAF"/><category term="Videocon"/><category term="War"/><category term="War Games"/><category term="dutt terrorism law india bollywood"/><category term="mumbai"/><category term="pakistan"/><category term="terrror"/><title type='text'>random bytes</title><subtitle type='html'>Somebody gotta get hurt real bad.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default?start-index=26&amp;max-results=25&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>47</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-5751784433908077958</id><published>2014-01-05T08:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2014-01-05T08:40:27.081-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Slice it whichever way</title><summary type="text">
At Charlotte Douglas Airport, biting into a slice of forgettable sbarro pizza, I see a US Army soldier at the payment counter. A girl walks upto him just in time, offers to pay for his lunch. The man in uniform says &#39;Ok thanks, I appreciate it.&#39;
End of story.

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/5751784433908077958/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2014/01/slice-it-whichever-way.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5751784433908077958'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5751784433908077958'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2014/01/slice-it-whichever-way.html' title='Slice it whichever way'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-4392495450578178488</id><published>2012-12-29T16:58:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-12-29T16:58:54.044-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Corruption"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="india"/><title type='text'>India: Out of Control</title><summary type="text">
Inorganic Growth
There is a huge divide. Cultural. Economic. All the development is happening in A and B cities. Rest of the India remains poor and undeveloped. All the metro cities are already overloaded with capacity that their fragile infrastructure cannot handle. Why not just put a full stop and develop new cities. Would this not spread the development? Why choke these cities then?

</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/4392495450578178488/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/12/india-out-of-control.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4392495450578178488'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4392495450578178488'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/12/india-out-of-control.html' title='India: Out of Control'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-3980169579809918137</id><published>2012-09-19T14:21:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-20T17:29:00.779-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Past and Future of Nokia</title><summary type="text">
Symbian software in the quarter to end-June, more than the 4 million sales in Windows phones, even though it has launched only one Symbian handset in the last 12 months.&quot;It&#39;s symbian which is paying Elop&#39;s salary. Now if that&#39;s not killing the golden goose then what is!
</summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3980169579809918137'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3980169579809918137'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/09/the-past-and-future-of-nokia.html' title='The Past and Future of Nokia'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-120942009445577074</id><published>2012-09-12T19:24:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-12T20:02:37.669-07:00</updated><title type='text'>iPhone 5: First Impressions</title><summary type="text">

The shortest review of the new iPhone 5.







Oddly rectangular with patented rounded corners.
Couldn&#39;t have been made wider. A wider body would risk a lighter grip. And if it falls, the screen too fragile to withstand any shock.
What&#39;s next, iPhone 6 with 5&quot; body but the same width! Would you want it? No! Could it not have been bigger now?
Bluetooth not compatible with non-Apple devices. No </summary><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/120942009445577074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/120942009445577074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/09/iphone-5-first-impressions.html' title='iPhone 5: First Impressions'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-6926457389182937635</id><published>2012-09-07T18:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2012-09-07T18:36:12.457-07:00</updated><title type='text'>50 Timeless Movies </title><summary type="text">
50 Movies that I recommend you to watch.

http://www.imdb.com/list/mGE-BNfkvMo/



</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/6926457389182937635/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/09/50-timeless-movies.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/6926457389182937635'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/6926457389182937635'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/09/50-timeless-movies.html' title='50 Timeless Movies '/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-7693611237278659726</id><published>2012-05-16T19:52:00.003-07:00</published><updated>2012-05-16T19:52:41.043-07:00</updated><title type='text'>hell</title><summary type="text">
fucking severe urticaria.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/7693611237278659726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/05/hell.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7693611237278659726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7693611237278659726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/05/hell.html' title='hell'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-2876500835759900564</id><published>2012-01-21T08:18:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2012-01-21T08:18:40.452-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="CRT"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Customer Service"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Television"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Videocon"/><title type='text'>Videocon Sucks</title><summary type="text">
I was looking for a new TV but didn&#39;t want to spend much. So I decided to go for a CRT TV.
Now we have all grown up watching them, haven&#39;t we? Other than the &quot;bulk&quot;, never faced any issues.

Got Videocon (model# VCS21SBB) delivered from the NEXT retail shop. Turned it on only to find that it can&#39;t keep lines straight!

To rule out any optical illusions that I might be having, it used a Test Card</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/2876500835759900564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/01/videocon-sucks.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2876500835759900564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2876500835759900564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2012/01/videocon-sucks.html' title='Videocon Sucks'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-tPFQ87rCxkM/Txrer6Z8b6I/AAAAAAAAGDo/4SjMqS63EMA/s72-c/29122011018.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-2170839596329513535</id><published>2011-11-22T12:34:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-22T12:45:05.406-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Einstein Puzzle</title><summary type="text">
This puzzle is attributed to Albert Einstein and it is claimed that 98% of the people are incapable of solving it.
Let us assume that there are five houses of different colors next to each other on the same road. In each house lives a man of a different nationality. Every man has his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes, and keeps pets of a particular kind.

The Englishman lives in </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/2170839596329513535/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2011/11/einstein-puzzle.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2170839596329513535'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2170839596329513535'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2011/11/einstein-puzzle.html' title='Einstein Puzzle'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-1181123642092342849</id><published>2011-03-27T06:42:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2011-03-27T12:03:41.436-07:00</updated><title type='text'>BREAKING NEWS!</title><summary type="text">It&#39;s not asking for too much if you want to watch &#39;motion&#39; picture on your TV.But take a look at this TV snapshot:Not to mention, there are 3 different (and completely unrelated) news items hogging the screen at the same time. And somehow there is always a Breaking News! But that is besides the point.The video that you are being served is only this much:Roughly half of the viewable area!Indian </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/1181123642092342849/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2011/03/breaking-news.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/1181123642092342849'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/1181123642092342849'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2011/03/breaking-news.html' title='BREAKING NEWS!'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0eUTv5qJlPc/TY8_AOJlKJI/AAAAAAAAF6Y/39tckpXan80/s72-c/27032011162.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-3140083808280728475</id><published>2010-12-16T10:57:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-16T11:29:30.569-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tree, Leaf and Wind</title><summary type="text">People call me Tree.I had dated 5 girls when I was in Pre-U. There is one girl who I love a lot but never dared to go after. She didn’t have a pretty face, good figure or an outstanding charm. She was just a very ordinary girl. I liked her. I really liked her. I liked her innocence, her frankness, her intelligence and her fragility. Reason for not going after her was that I felt somebody so </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/3140083808280728475/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/12/tree-leaf-and-wind.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3140083808280728475'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3140083808280728475'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/12/tree-leaf-and-wind.html' title='Tree, Leaf and Wind'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_1bCfz759OG4/TQpmnEYsSjI/AAAAAAAAF5M/AratIOEQLrA/s72-c/ist2_4247578-leaves-blowing.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-7010080329109633972</id><published>2010-12-02T11:17:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-02T11:24:27.805-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dec 3, 2010</title><summary type="text">Q: What do you call the day when you put the Bucket on Fire, Char the Immersion Rod, Short the Circuit of your Apt and fall on your back trying to reset the RCB?A: Dec 3, 2010</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/7010080329109633972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/12/dec-3-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7010080329109633972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7010080329109633972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/12/dec-3-2010.html' title='Dec 3, 2010'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-2867680467805511293</id><published>2010-11-14T08:20:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-14T08:39:46.519-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Candy-Bar Connection</title><summary type="text">Dairy Milk AD:And here the same context is used to push Cell Phones:Nice na... !</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/2867680467805511293/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/11/candy-bar-connection.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2867680467805511293'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2867680467805511293'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/11/candy-bar-connection.html' title='The Candy-Bar Connection'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-4216123829674791191</id><published>2010-10-31T11:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-31T11:26:12.026-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Dream</title><summary type="text">A thought of tomorrow delights my heart,A ray of hope brightens my  path.A day will come when I’ll stand away from crowd,An identity of my  own that will make me proud.As the day breaks and I come out of  somni,With a new zeal I start to achieve the omni.Way is tough and the  journey is long,No time to sojourn, but I just have to go on.With every  breath, with every step,I get closer to my sky,</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/4216123829674791191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/10/my-dream.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4216123829674791191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4216123829674791191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/10/my-dream.html' title='My Dream'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-7283420390602874905</id><published>2010-09-22T10:32:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T10:34:57.260-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Mess-merising CWG.</title><summary type="text">1. QBR corruption was just 0.07% of the total budget.=&gt;C&#39;mon India is used to bigger scams - whats the big deal. Get over it.2. Collapsed bridge was only meant for common people=&gt; Common People don&#39;t matter. So don&#39;t care - it&#39;s doesn&#39;t affect National Pride.3. What would change if we remove Kalmadi.=&gt; Nothing of course - you will replace him with an equally &quot;capable&quot; person as you always do. No </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/7283420390602874905/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/09/mess-merising-cwg.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7283420390602874905'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7283420390602874905'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/09/mess-merising-cwg.html' title='Mess-merising CWG.'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-2912982733935427945</id><published>2010-08-30T11:10:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-30T11:19:21.279-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Excuse that is CWG Delhi 2010</title><summary type="text">The CWG theme song is a Big let down. Like everything about the Commonwealth Games - the song is easily forgettable. Kalmadi and Co. really thought they could match Shakira, South Africa and FIFA !!! Gimme a break. Howsoever patriotic I might be, these games will show to the world -  the real place where India stands in the world-order (which is somewhere around the bottom) ...</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/2912982733935427945/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/08/excuse-that-is-cwg-delhi-2010.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2912982733935427945'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2912982733935427945'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/08/excuse-that-is-cwg-delhi-2010.html' title='The Excuse that is CWG Delhi 2010'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-3630654488748234418</id><published>2010-04-17T09:58:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-04-17T10:07:09.508-07:00</updated><title type='text'>second thoughts on a death</title><summary type="text">On my way back home this evening...  I found a dog who had just come under some vehicle (I&#39;m  inclined to think it was some IndiCab). It was lying dead - with all the blood and organs splattered around. And then I saw some other dogs who were barking at all oncoming vehicles. And then I realized why... unfortunately only on second thoughts.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/3630654488748234418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/04/second-thoughts-on-death.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3630654488748234418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3630654488748234418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/04/second-thoughts-on-death.html' title='second thoughts on a death'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-352691833863998417</id><published>2010-02-16T08:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-16T08:27:25.520-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bollywood Blues</title><summary type="text">Loved this review of Bollywood.&quot;(Bollywood is largely estranged from the realities of modern-day India&quot;.&quot;Since the liberalisation of the Indian economy, Bollywood&#39;s divorce from contemporary realities has been complete. Pretty-looking films with prettier faces, lilting songs and noisy soundtracks shot on foreign locations are good &quot;timepass&quot; - as they say in India - for most audiences.&quot;Further &quot;</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/352691833863998417/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/02/bollywood-blues.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/352691833863998417'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/352691833863998417'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/02/bollywood-blues.html' title='Bollywood Blues'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-7620093491901462316</id><published>2010-02-15T10:01:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-02-21T09:42:36.022-08:00</updated><title type='text'>swingin&#39; in the rain</title><summary type="text">life is like a swing. one extreme to the other.important update (21st Feb 2010): still swinging.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/7620093491901462316/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/02/swingin-in-rain.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7620093491901462316'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/7620093491901462316'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/02/swingin-in-rain.html' title='swingin&#39; in the rain'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-5554640492913146768</id><published>2010-01-30T08:36:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-30T08:41:36.855-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Trenditional</title><summary type="text">Trenditional: when trendy becomes the tradition. I have discovered this word today (if not invented ...).</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/5554640492913146768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/01/trenditional.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5554640492913146768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5554640492913146768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/01/trenditional.html' title='Trenditional'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-4365621978743177975</id><published>2010-01-28T07:45:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-28T07:57:34.150-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Experiences of a new motorcyclist in Pune.</title><summary type="text">or as if its different anywhere in India. I mean the traffic situation. People driving on the wrong side and pedestrian and bicyclists wobbling as if they own the road.What&#39;s up with the cops who pull people over to check if they have valid licenses. We all know licenses have nothing do to with safe driving (in India).Why don&#39;t they do something about 1. Excessive honking 2. Wrong-side Driving 3.</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/4365621978743177975/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/01/experiences-of-new-motorcyclist-in-pune.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4365621978743177975'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/4365621978743177975'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2010/01/experiences-of-new-motorcyclist-in-pune.html' title='Experiences of a new motorcyclist in Pune.'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-2991102654842891708</id><published>2009-09-08T09:46:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-09-08T10:03:11.622-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Pathetic Kolkata</title><summary type="text">These are probably my last few days in Kolkata which I still prefer to call Calcutta.I have been increasingly feeling that the tag of a Metro should be stripped off this city. This is a B-Grade Metro at best. Just today we got the news that the State Govt has scrapped the IT projects in Rajarhat. That&#39;s after the Singur fiasco. Awesome...Looking at the state of the Salt Lake Sector V which is the</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/2991102654842891708/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2009/09/pathetic-kolkata.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2991102654842891708'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/2991102654842891708'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2009/09/pathetic-kolkata.html' title='Pathetic Kolkata'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-3645938927545118388</id><published>2009-01-20T17:05:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2009-01-20T17:05:33.924-08:00</updated><title type='text'>&#39;I didn&#39;t expect this from Dr. Manmohan Singh&#39;-India-The Times of India</title><summary type="text">&#39;I didn&#39;t expect this from Dr. Manmohan Singh&#39;-India-The Times of IndiaOk... My letter to the Editor made headlines... literally!</summary><link rel="related" href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1338232.cms" title="&#39;I didn&#39;t expect this from Dr. Manmohan Singh&#39;-India-The Times of India"/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/3645938927545118388/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2009/01/i-didnt-expect-this-from-dr-manmohan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3645938927545118388'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/3645938927545118388'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2009/01/i-didnt-expect-this-from-dr-manmohan.html' title='&#39;I didn&#39;t expect this from Dr. Manmohan Singh&#39;-India-The Times of India'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-8039383916320244596</id><published>2008-12-19T11:15:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-19T11:18:04.218-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Who belled the Cat!</title><summary type="text">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7792475.stmA Rat, apparently on a suicide mission!</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/8039383916320244596/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/who-belled-cat.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/8039383916320244596'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/8039383916320244596'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/who-belled-cat.html' title='Who belled the Cat!'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-9038317095630492213</id><published>2008-12-09T11:42:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-18T22:59:55.096-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Truth behind the Tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree!</title><summary type="text">Plzzz..... This is just a JOKE! When four of Santa&#39;s elves got sick, the trainee elves did not producetoys as fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel thePre-Christmas pressure.Then Mrs. Claus told Santa her Mother was coming to visit, whichstressed Santa even more.When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them wereabout to give birth and two others had jumped the </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/9038317095630492213/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/truth-behind-tradition-of-little-angel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/9038317095630492213'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/9038317095630492213'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/truth-behind-tradition-of-little-angel.html' title='Truth behind the Tradition of the little angel on top of the Christmas tree!'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8329182.post-5474112421574455040</id><published>2008-12-01T21:23:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2008-12-01T21:26:32.870-08:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="india"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Let"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="mumbai"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="pakistan"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="terrror"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="War"/><title type='text'>Mumbai Attacked</title><summary type="text">RE: the-mumbai-tragedy-beware-of-innuendo-concerning-pakistanWhy is it that almost every terrorist act finds its root in Pakistan? How can you not see the tacit support that the Pak govt gives it. Now you may say ISI or the Army but they are also part of the govt. And if terrorists are TRAINING ok Paki soil, who should be held accountable for that. The sooner the world realizes that Paki is </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/feeds/5474112421574455040/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/mumbai-attacked.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5474112421574455040'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8329182/posts/default/5474112421574455040'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://blog.abhinavsrivastava.com/2008/12/mumbai-attacked.html' title='Mumbai Attacked'/><author><name>Abhi</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03486192572557893099</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='https://img1.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>