Travel writer Paul Theroux is in the news again – for his new book Ghost Train to the Eastern Star, which re-creates the epic 25,000 mile train odyssey the author first undertook in the mid-1970s and chronicled in the bestseller The Great Railway Bazaar (published in 1975). Around 1975, Theroux rode trains across India including a trip […]
All ye superstitious idiots, rejoice – there’s a new Panchang application on the iPhone. For centuries, the Panchang or calendar, has been the combined equivalent of the Bible, Koran and Torah to guide the Hindu devout to the various festivals and auspicious/inauspicious days. To tap into the Hindu obsession with the Panchang, a new application […]
Indian conglomerate Tata has launched a content delivery network (CDN) less than two months after Anil Ambani’s Reliance ADAG announced its CDN plans. Tata Communications has debuted a global content delivery network service powered by U.S. company BitGravity. A content delivery network enables businesses to offer end users on the
Ooo La La La, we’ve been humming that song nonstop since we watched the Tamil movie Minsara Kanavu. Close your eyes…think of Bollywood actress Kajol in a tight black mini-frock, her luscious, more than a handful size tits jutting out, her plump thighs, plumper buttocks, captivating eyes and a bewitching smile. And yes, some Chivas […]
Brokeback Mountain – the name evokes memories of the critically acclaimed movie from director Ang Lee featuring the late Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. But few remember that Brokeback Mountain was based on a short story of the same name by Pulitzer Prize author Annie Proulx. Today’s Wall Street Journal (subscription required) reports that Proulx has […]
Saroja – Outright Theft of Judgment Night Make no mistake – Saroja is not a great movie or a must watch movie by any stretch of imagination (pl click here to read Saroja – Outright Theft of Judgment Night). But, this is a big but, Saroja is a lot better than the usual garbage that […]