Deepa's Jottings
Our State was born today….
Today is Rajyothsava Day (click on the link for the Wiki information)…. Have a happy weekend, everyone! ⊕
Month: October 2008
Deepa's Jottings
Termite Swarms in Bangalore
Yesterday evening, we watched this sudden termite swarm in Indira Nagar… We saw the termites flying in their hundreds, around the street lamps: I tried to get them against the light, but only got this »
Deepa's Jottings
Kannada and English…
Here’s a message I found on an auto recently: It seems to imply that the person patronizing this service is…a female horse….! But it’s actually the Kannada-ization of the emphasis on the word customer… (phonetically, »
Editors' Blog
Pain of plagiarism
Earlier this year, we found an article on ST bed layout copied almost completely, (with some names changed) in an edition of City Plus, Dainik Jagran’s local freesheeter. The article byline was Joel Deepak. Our »
Adventures of an eco-nut
Happy Deepavali and be nice to dogs
Getting a dog many years back was the last straw that made our family stop buying crackers once and for all. The dog was a hyper-sensitive creature who stood trembling through out the days and »
Dashing through the streets
Russell Peters in Bangalore
Russell Peters was in Bangalore on Saturday (18th October) and performed at the Chowdiah Hall. For those who don’t know, he is a Canadian comedian of Indian Origin, currently living in L.A. He traces »
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Theatre festival at Ranga Shankara
Today, the 17th of October, Ranga Shankara organized a press conference to talk about the upcoming Theatre Festival, which will run from 31st October to 9th November 2008. There will be plays, documentaries, solo performances »
Dashing through the streets
A Day at KSCA
It’s a whole different experience to watch India’s most popular game at the stadium. The crowd, the buzz, watching players warm up, huge shouts as Tendulkar walks in, boos when there is a war of »
Campus Diem
Day Tripping (Part Un)
Yes, we’ve been away. No No, quite literally. When we heard that NIT Trichy’s annual cultural fest Festember was starting on the 18th of September, we jumped at the idea. The veterans who have traveled »
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Organic Rice…delivered to your doorstep!
As I walked to the market one evening, my attention was drawn by this van: It seemed to be a novel initiative to sell organic rice, and seemed to make a lot of other claims »