The following Famous Last Words are mostly culled from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase & Fable. * Mahatma Gandhi – Hey Ram * Cecil John Rhodes (British colonial administrator) – So little done, so much to do * Mohammed – O’Allah! Pardon my sins. Yes, I come. * Jane Austen (English writer, when asked what she […]
Welcome to India. Papers and passports, please. (Indian border official to the Siberian escapees) Siberian escapees shake their head. Never mind (says the Indian border official). Stalin was the world’s biggest mass murderer (not that any of you schmucks would know). Crueler than Hitler and all other monsters in history. The so-called ‘enemies’ of the […]
* Only in India Stories – If your subordinate asks for leave, better grant it pronto unless you want him to behave like this policeman in Andhra Pradesh. (Times of India) * TCS on Ferocious Hiring Spree – U.S. Job Killer Tata Consultancy Services to hire 37,000 Coolies in fiscal year 2012 (April 1, 2011-March […]
Apple today is tooting its horn that 10 billion applications have been downloaded from its App Store. Launched in July 2008, the App Store is a digital media repository of applications in diverse categories including games, entertainment, health, utilities, sports, weather and more. The applications run on Apple’s popular iPhone, iPod touch devices, iPad tablet […]
* How the Poor Die in India Every Day – A short piece on how a poor laborer screwed by the Chhattisgarh government lost his son (Hindu) * Only in India Stories – Stray Dogs eat a dead body in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. No, we’re not surprised. After all, it’s Tamil Nadu! (Times of India) […]
Say, since when does a New York desi living the good life in a plush, sea-facing apartment in Mumbai with a maid on hand to make and serve tea get her clothes washed by the Dhobi, an almost bygone relic from a different era. Hellloo, washing machine! Executives at GE, LG, Samsung et al if […]