Face Shaving Partial Victory for Devyani

Former NYC Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade today got what can at best be described as a face shaving (no typo) limited victory with a U.S. judge dismissing the January 9, 2014 indictment against her. Devyani’s win in court today was based essentially on a technicality – the judge accepted her attorney’s argument that she had […]

Why Privus? – Because Power Corrupts

Privus makes your privacy both convenient and absolute. – Rick Molina, founder of EZ messaging encryption service Privus SI’s eternal, immutable law of Power posits that If you hand someone Power, he will abuse it. Power + Humans = Abuse Be it Narendra Modi, Jayalalitha, Manmohan Singh, Barack Obama or some faceless government agent at […]

Bridge & Salamander – For Crime TV Buffs

Swedish Crime Series The Bridge (photo courtesy: Sweden TV) European TV crime dramas are like European and Korean crime movies – Classy, riveting, addictive stuff. There’s the delicious trifecta of subtlety, tension and thrill in European TV crime dramas and films, an appealing amalgam I find woefully missing from Bollywood and rarely encounter in Hollywood. […]

HOC Season 2 – Good Times Continue

The road to power is paved with hypocrisy….and casualties. Never regret. – Vice President Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey) in House of Cards Season 2, Episode 9 For less than the cost of a Bollywood movie ticket, once again I got to watch 13 episodes of a top-notch political drama – House of Cards, Season 2. […]