Tag Archives: India

Home Cooking: Banana Muffins

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Nowadays, this is how overripe bananas at our home end up. This is probably one of the easiest fool-proof recipe to make. You can use the same batter for either banana muffins or a banana cake. The tried and tested … Continue reading →

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Humbling tweet of the year 2011

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Quite an irony that this very honest and non-jingoistic tweet was made by the Chief Minister of a state that the rest of India is so jingoistic about.

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Indian Open Standards policy finalized, with a major victory for the FOSS community

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Sandip Bhattacharya

Amazing work by all the people involved! Venkatesh Hariharan reported on the Linux Delhi mailing list today: The open standards policy has been finalized and it incorporates many of the suggestions made by the FOSS community in India. In the … Continue reading →

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Not tougher but unfairer laws

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

For some unknown reason, I occasionally waste my time reading comments on news stories at ToI (Times of India). For all those waiting to pounce upon me for reading a virtual tabloid … I know, I know. The only reason … Continue reading →

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Fight terror, but don’t turn India into a police state

Posted on July 25, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

8 blasts in Bangalore today (at least till 6pm, there are rumours of a 9th). As much as I am concerned about terror in this country, I am more concerned about the knee jerk reactions of the insanely incompetent police … Continue reading →

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SC blasts insurance players for refusing to cover the elderly

Posted on May 23, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

The state of health care insurance in this country is turning as pathetic as some other countries that we know of. The private health insurance companies being the pests that they are, have already decided that theirs is a no-risks, … Continue reading →

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Of Lessig, my years of self-delusion and beginning of realization

Posted on February 21, 2008 by Sandip Bhattacharya

I just saw the update on Lessig’s blog – he is actually considering running for Congress this year! You can find more at http://lessig08.org/. Lessig’s announcement last year of the shift of his efforts over the next decade had significantly … Continue reading →

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China – The country with balls

Posted on May 30, 2005 by Sandip Bhattacharya

China has now become too big and heavy to be intimidated by any country or bloc of countries. The latest move by China against protectionists point to this. At first Chinese textile exports swamped markets world wide, causing countries like … Continue reading →

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eBilling – Hutch doesnt get it yet

Posted on August 20, 2004 by Sandip Bhattacharya

It is amazing how some of the so called telecom giants in India still dont get the benefits of Internet. The GSM operators in India still have their nose up in the air. On one hand, Hutch, Airtel, and others … Continue reading →

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