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Normally, i watch a movie, appreciate it, may be watch again ( V for Vendetta, Vanilla Sky), discuss with friends (Mullholland Drive), inadvertently pick a dialogue or two ( Lucky Number Slevin), try to draw parallels (Dev D- Trainspotting), quiz about it (Sholay). Yet, i cant think of a time when i have written about a movie.Road,Movie then, is the first one to be so. Its not as if i watched the

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its been 10 months since the last post, and mch water has flown?flowed?flew? under the bridge. It was a rather topsy turvy period, the world at large panicked under recession, my freinds got laid off, friends got divorced, frienships got tepid, liberals became cynics.Then the spring of fortune returned. It thawed the freeze. Friends got married,friends got back into job, friendships warmed,

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(with Due thanks to Building)WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?- Ravi Shastri's commentary during IPL match between RCB and MIWHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?- Mashed Brinjal with RotiLAST PERSON YOU HUGGED?- phhhbbbt!How is the weather right now?- very clementWho was the last person you talked to on the phone?- MomThe first thing you notice about the opposite sex?- :D :DFavorite type of Food?-

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Around 1977, Kerry Packer had an interest in Channel Nine and wanted to popularize the channel by televising cricket. However, the Australian Cricket Board felt loyal to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation which had been telecasting the cricket matches held in Autralia even when the private players opted to air American content.This irked Kerry Packer who decided to start his own World Series

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"Cricket is in bad shape", i quipped to Doc and Sutta.That was before the IPL season one has kicked in.For any sport to continue capturing the public imagination, it should have multiple strong adversaries, traditional rivalries, star performers and unpredictability. Cricket was losing on all but one grounds. Continued dominance of Autralia in both Test and One day formats removed

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My first political utterance was 'Janta Party Jindabad!' i was two years old then.From 1980 when the Janta Party fell apart like a pack of cards refusing to stay in the same deck, to 1984 when the sympathy wave for Congress (I) swept the opposition of their feet, there has been an talk amongst political analysts of India moving towards a two party dominance. Slowly the opinions changed towards an

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The intent is to write posts on following topics in near future (read that as before the week is out):1. General Elections 20092. Krav Maga3. Cricket in the 80s4. Personal FinancePS: a slow friday's afternoon. The intentions to write the posts remained pure intentions. Got to add a post on Lalit Modi and IPL.

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Its rather uncanny that of all the people i have come across, Professor Paras should find any mention in my writings. However, it gives me a chance to broach upon the chimera of ill-qualification that mars the education sector in inida.Just how much talent a person needs to execute a program to print 'Hello World' in C++ ?It was in second or third year of my engineering college when the internet

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As good books do, the good blog too starts with the self titled post.Think of the rock fan who has been waiting through out the show for his favorite riff, or Professor Paras who had been trying to execute the program 'Hello World' in C++. If they got what they wanted, it would be the same 'finally' which is reflected in the title.Its not fair on my part to introduce Professor Paras all of a

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