Bangalore memories (1951 vintage)

The only restaurant we could go to in the evenings was the India Coffee House on South Parade. Then came Parade Café on St. Marks Road, and later, Koshy’s on Brigade Road. All activities came to a stop by around 8 o’clock. Bangalore, the little town, used to go to sleep early those days. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Shashikiran Mullur

Bangalore-based electronics manufacturer loves travel and blogs it. His blog has links to some Kannada blogs. . .View blog. . .

Attack on Taslima: Some questions

You may ask why the TV crew couldn’t put aside their camera and go to curb the attackers, instead of capturing their attack on film in graphic details. It’s a question that is easier asked by us than answered by the media persons. . .More. . .

Casablanca in Malayalam

For those familiar with the old classic I’ve a question: Which desi name comes to mind at the mention of Ingrid Bergman? Multiple choice - Mandira/ Monica/Pooja/ none of the foregoing. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Reflections of Mind

Chennai boy, UK-based Balaji S Rajan sketches well, writes better. . .Links us to some interesting Tamil blogs. . .Browse . .

Teen memo to oldies: Put some fun in your life

My ‘Indianness’ always intruded when I saw strange things in America. . .“Oh my gosh! Look at that man! He watches kid’s movies!”. . .“ Is it really an old man who just trekked a mile into the forest?” . . .You see, our old men don’t do that. Our old men sit at home and sleep, think of their ‘good old days’ or read philosophy. . .More. . .

Madhukar at CFTRI School

At the stroke of 11 the siren sounded and we all stood up. It was then that I noticed ‘Aunty’ Parpia just coming round the corner of the main building and there she stood. She had frozen in the postion she was in – one step ahead of the other and head bowed. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: My Own Niche

Bangalore-based Emmaneul is a self-confessed talker, claims to be a good listener, and going by the blog, he has a way with words. . .Read his stuff. . .

Ajith, Antony and their Blogpane

An idea which came to my mind around 6 - 7 months ago finally culminated in this => BlogPane.I and my friend Antony Jerome in our spare time worked on this . . . a tool to keep in touch with your college alumni and students who are into the blogosphere . Blogpane is a javascript application which fetches the blog URLs of your college alumni and students from a centralized DataBase and presents before you it in a Tree format. . .More. . .

You're never too old to blog

Elderly folk generally stay away from the computer, saying they can't get a hang of it and that it is too late to try. And lack of awareness of potentials of the web, even among younger middle-class parents, accounts for a low PC density. . . Most people over 65 have faith in the printed word. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: My Musings

Parijata, Bangalore-based Jane-of-all-trades, blogs bilingual - Kannada and English. . .Read her in the language of your choice. . .

Schools without students

What is the purpose in calling them schools except perhaps to boost statistics of the number of education institutions?. . .Something is terribly wrong. Who is responsible?. . .More. . .

Oyster pails and Greek helmets

The idea for this article came from the ‘food network’ which we watch once in a while when the many serials on TV have run their course and there are no more channels to surf. This one was very interesting, talking about the connections between oyster pails, fast food and Greek helmets. Aha! . . .More. . .

Singapore snapshot: Extreme Sports

I am not sure why they call stunts and acrobatics performed on bicycles, in-line skates and skate boarding as extreme sports, but they are called as such. Singapore is not left behind in the world of extreme sports . . .More. . .

Movie on Raja Ravi Verma

The life of Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) is to be made into a Malayalam feature film. Lenin Rajendran, the award-winning director who had made ‘Swathi Thirunal’ a couple of decades back, is finalizing the script and other arrangements for the shooting. . . Suresh Gopi is to play the lead . The film is expected to be released around Christmas. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day : Aishwarya Rao

Blog by T Nagar (Chennai) girl in advertising. Self-confessed gossip-monger and curd-rice lover. . .More. . .

Harimohan on Arabikatha

The Kerala brand of Marx and Engels has specially been different and it is this that is exposed in this movie . . . life of a kerala workers(in the Gulf) is depicted nicely and their hardship and comradery goes beyond parties. . .More. . .

Blog of the day: Just a little something

Bangalore-based Anita Bora is a self confessed blogaholic. Says she, “I used to keep journals while growing up, which I burnt, . . . . thought I was going to begin a new life. . . I’ve switched to the online mode. When I’m 50 . . . it will be interesting to turn back to 2001 and read the stuff I’ve written. . .” Ms. Bora is in it for a long haul, it seems… Read her. .

Blog of the day: Agelessbonding

Bangalore-based Usha Vaidyanathan has been blogging since Oct.2003. No wonder she is aged 251. . .Read her . . .

Elizabeth on Baker

The achievements of Laurie Baker in the field of architecture, particularly low cost housing, are well known. But there was much more to the man. This book presents so touchingly the long journey of Laurence Wilfred Baker (1917-2007) from Birmingham, UK where he was born, to Trivandrum. . .More. . .

My book-binder

Spencer’s supermarket had erupted next to his workplace—with flashy orange displays to attract customers. I don’t like such changes—a supermarket in front of a temple and next to a book-binder looks misplaced, but that;s the sad thing about Bangalore, everything is growing haphazardly…More. . .

PRAJA bangalore, a citizen’s network

It may not be worthwhile reinventing such website for Mysore; . .. Because, Mysore has relatively low broadband density (5000 connections, according to some estimates) and lower web browsing public. But those of us who are familiar with the potential of the web would benefit, if only Praja Bangalore could be persuaded to open a Mysore page on their site . . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: India/Bangalore/things

Pranav, Bangalore-based techie, brought up in Bokaro, colleged in Mumbai, calls it a Bangalooru blog. . .Read him. . .

Weaving it together: Web 2.0

. . .networks such as Facebook or MySpace may create a vast net of cyber friends, but in the process may dilute the intimacy and authenticity of real face-to-face friendships. As it is said, 'the net brings distant friends closer but drives close friends somewhat distant'. The cyber world can get so addictive that the real world loses its hold, sometimes. . .More. . .

Mungaru Male : Magic in its music

Not since the ‘Bandhana’ songs (and Dr Rajkumar’s ‘Belathigalagi Baa’) has a collection enthralled me like the songs from ‘Mungaru Male’ - the present rage in Karnataka and a shining feather in Kannadiga caps…Mungaru male means Pre monsoon showers. . .More on its music. . .

Made-in-China toys

I wonder where the recalled toys go. Shouldn’t be surprised, if they find their way to the Third World, notably ours. . . .Factory seconds and third-country rejects appear to have a huge market in middle-class India. . .More. . .

Blog of the Day: Sundar Narayanan

A California-based desi engineer blogs on his travels, family do's, food, and life's little quirks. . .Must view his 'Possesive Baby' video clip . . .

At Palm Meadows, Bangalore

It is a gated community of about 600 single family homes, with 10 or more security guards manning the gates at any given time. . . .has a club house (with three swimming pools including an indoor pool and a kiddie pool, two restaurants, a full-size gym, sauna, spa, salon, library, and indoor and outdoor children's play areas), three grocery stores (a convenience store and 24-Letter Mantra and Namdhari's, two organic food stores), two gift shops and a tea/coffee/juice shop. The community has 24-hour water and electricity supply. . .More . . .

Doctor's Take on Tonsils

Removing the tonsils (tonsillectomy) may be an option if you have frequent and severe bouts of tonsillitis. That is, five or more infections over a year or when each infection is severe enough to affect normal life (such as needing time off work or school). . .More . . .

Blog of the Day: Sayesha's world

Can't go wrong, if you take her tips on bringing up your parents . . .More. . .