Team India: Down and Out of the T20 World Cup Semis

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 No Comments
Team India crashed out of the T20 World Cup. Dhoni and his boys have gone from being superstars to failed stars overnight. Here are some thoughts on Why India failed and some possible solutions. Players Hiding Injuries Virender Sehwag and Zaheer Khan were not fully fit for this T20 World cup. Between the BCCI, the team management and the players themselves, their lack of fitness was allowed to be overlooked. There should an investigation, followed by some firings. The players themselves ...

Thoughts on IPL 2.0

Thursday, May 14th, 2009 No Comments
After a couple of weeks of the IPL in its new avatar in South Africa it is hard not to admit that it is far more exciting than the inaugural version held in India last year. If there is one glaring downside it is the size of the crowds.  A match played in front of 20,000 people is very different from  one played in front of 80,000+. Barring the size of the crowds IPL 2.0 is definitely far more exciting. Bowlers ...

Movie Review: Subramaniapuram

Wednesday, March 11th, 2009 No Comments
Title: Subramaniapuram Language: Tamil Starring: Mostly newcomers Director: Sasi Kumar After quite a long time I watched a Tamil film on a flight. I knew nothing about this film. In fact, I had never heard of it. It turned out to be a pleasant surprise.  I don't recall seeing any of the actors before either. The film begins dramatically with a prisoner being released and stabbed as he walks out. The rest of the film is mostly in flashback, set in the early 80s in ...

Pakistan: The Mess Is Complete

Friday, March 6th, 2009 No Comments
The recent attack on the Sri Lankan cricket team was final confirmation that Pakistan is in a complete mess. The civilian government that has no clue about how and where to take the country.  (It does appear that Pakistan under Musharraf was more stable or at least seemed so from the outside?) Pakistan's border area with Afghanistan has been virtually run over by terrorists. The opposition is desperate to destroy the Zaradari government given the recent court ruling against the ...

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Microsoft Home Server

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Team India: Down and Out of the T20 World Cup Semis

Thoughts on IPL 2.0

Balaji’s Return A Welcome Sign

 

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Challenger School: Myths, Pros and Cons

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Man follows his passion for cooking

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Omar Restaurant in Kannur, Kerala

 

The New Dollar Bill!

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Cel Cab: Taxi Service in India

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Movie Review: Subramaniapuram

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Pakistan: The Mess Is Complete

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Did Youtube have downtime?

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