“98.7% of the founders of important Silicon Valley companies were born in America! 99 percent are White!” – Republican commentator Ann Coulter responding to those who boast of startups founded by tech immigrants, p.239, Adios, America H1B Visas and outsourcing are undoubtedly wreaking havoc on the lives of American programmers. Only in Amazing America will […]
Never let it be said that reckless Tamil entrepreneurs miss an opportunity to squander money on cockamamie business ventures. Whether it’s I, SpiceJet, Lingaa, Kochadaiyaan or some other Mannangatti scheme, you can be sure many a zany Tamil entrepreneur with more moolah than gray matter is flushing millions down the toilet in pursuit of bizarre […]
Your infinite fascination for all things Apple matches mine. Alas, your time is finite. So which Apple blog should you spend more time on for the latest news, reviews and how-tos of Macs, iPhones and iPads. To gauge the popularity of the major Apple blogs, I took a dekko at Alexa rankings (not perfect but […]
The tech world generates more hype than Bollywood babes Katrina Kaif, Sonakshi Sinha and Deepika Padukone combined. If you listen to the tech mavens, the Utopia of cheap and wonderful gadgets is always just around the corner for Indians. A decade back, the made in India Simputer was all the rage. Pundits prophesied that the […]
Sonia Gandhi chose not to become Prime Minister when she led the party to a stunning victory in the national elections in 2004. Instead, she anointed a loyal technocrat, Dr Manmohan Singh, as Prime Minister, while she called the shots on all important appointments and policies. – Indian Planning Commission Member Arun Maira on Prime […]
Rape Culture in India Project gets Kickstarted (Pix courtesy: Kickstarter) Boston student Eric Holland has tapped crowd funding site Kickstarter to create a short film about the so called “Rape Culture in India” and how it can be stopped. The 20-minute documentary will identify cultural and political factors that perpetuate rape culture in India. A […]