The Indian democracy is beginning to look like one humungous communist style monopoly. Though the communists themselves have found more electoral success in the world's largest democracy than any other political setup in the last 3 decades, its not communism that I wish to pontificate abt, at this date and hour (not that pontification ever got a ( Read more... )

Lovely post this.

If only I could turn back time
If only I had said what i still hide
If only I could turn back time
I would stay for the night

This mildly amusing piece shares instances of how frequently men are percieved (or should be percieved) as animals. Sex drives them. So does training.

The central theme in the life of a manipulative and bitchy nutjob from the female species is that any response, positive or negative, fuels a behavior. If a behavior provokes no response, it ( Read more... )

In an interestingly titled article Was Earning That Harvard MBA Worth It?, one of the reasons mentioned for doing an MBA is that the M.B.A. is the most versatile degree out there - most of the others are very field specific, but you can apply an M.B.A. to any field.

Which basically means that the regular starry eyed MBA aspirant who wants to do an ( Read more... )

..is just another Yash-Raj-ikraar-bina-izhaar romance with dollops of shayarana and desh-bhakti. So while Amir does his ghalib act, looking old enough to be Lara Dutta's uncle, Kajol is not exactly a treat to watch. I always thought she overacts, and, for the benefit of the kareena-amisha-esha brat-pack, she doesn't disappoint. So a comeback is not ( Read more... )

The Road comes free. Run.

The Reebok "Run" campaign means a lot more to me today than it did 6 months ago.

I have been running 3-4 km everyday. I started not because it was fun, but just to lose weight. I am no good at any other game you see, and swimming, the only other sport I dont embarass myself at, has just too much baggage. Literally. But I ( Read more... )

Love chocolate? This could mean bad news.

Hell, they say love is blind.

Soccer. Brasil. Nike. The Joga Bonito ads grab your attention with what could arguably be the biggest branding force in all sporting history. In a violent take over of a German television station, Bonito (with the face of Eric Cantona, who quit the game a decade ago to become an actor) establishes itself with strong words and corroborative evidence ( Read more... )

I have been googling for men with the highest IQs, with little success. Reason: my kids.

They're not here yet, but i figured one way to make their life easier, and their childhood less violent, in the quota infested system was to give it to them in their genes. Their best chance at making it through JEE would be if they were born with the "stuff". ( Read more... )

The Da Vinci Code is turning into the mother of all branding stories. My favourite was the "vintage" Da Vinci Code bracelet  supposedly "Super for going out clubbing!".

Talking of style statements, here's how a cow can look good in a gown. I am, as usual, a year late to notice, but the dairy connection continues (first noticed at Indian Uncut).