Robin Cook’s The Foreign Body – Made in India

We were first introduced to Robin Cook many summers ago through his chilling book Coma (also made into a movie). Over the years, we read several books by Cook including Fever, Brain and Sphinx although none lately. When we heard that Cook’s new book The Foreign Body had a strong Indian connection, we decided to […]

Why do Tamils Burn Themselves?

Tamil Nadu has a burning problem. This is a disturbing trend that no other Indian state has shown over 40 years. Take a look: * When Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth’s marriage was on the rocks in the 1980s, an anguished fan doused himself with kerosene outside the star’s house in Chennai and burnt himself to death […]

Does Anyone Remember Nazia Hassan?

Nazia who, might well be the question posed by youngsters in India today. Pakistani Crooner Well, Nazia was a young London-based Pakistani pop singer who became an overnight sensation with Feroze Khan’s Qurbani (Zeenat Aman, Feroze Khan, Vinod Khanna) in 1980. Nazia followed up the Qurbani success with her first LP Disco Deewane (Nazia’s brother […]

Tech Mahindra Invests in UK IT Firm Servista

Indian IT services provider in the telecom space Tech Mahindra has picked up a minority equity stake in European systems integrator Servista. Financial details were not disclosed. Tech Mahindra will be Servista’s exclusive delivery vehicle for three years and assist it in securing more large scale European IT Offshoring business. Tech Mahindra expects the deal will […]

Mullum Malarum – Rajini Could Act, Once

Befitting his cult status, Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth has developed his own law. Rajini’s Law – You know, like Newton’s Law, Boyle’s Law or Charles Law. This is what Rajini’s Law postulates to his fans – The longer I act in Tamil movies, infinitely worse my performance will get. Thanks to Netflix and demands from […]

DSLR Wars Intensify – Nikon Debuts D90

One day after Canon launched its new EOS 50D, Nikon introduced its new D90 digital single lens reflex camera (DSLR). Besides taking still pictures, the 12.3 megapixel D90 can also take 24fps HD movie clips with sound, first for an SLR camera. The various controls for the camera can be used for shooting HD video […]

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