Processions – whether of happiness or protest – come naturally to Kolkata. Be it as mundane an occasion as commemoration of a religious leader’s birth anniversary or as ‘serious’ one as the sin of India’s nuclear test, Kolkata is always game to forced stoppage of life on road to allow grand specter of people marching […]
Hawker hawker, have no fear
Supreme Court’s stern directive that no matter what, the ‘sealing’ drive against unauthorized shops and buildings in Delhi must continue, is welcome for many reasons. It will not only unclog the city’s arteries, it will also bring in a semblance of order in the way the municipal authorities conduct their business. This perhaps acted in […]
Maidan’s poor cousin
Cleared of dense jungle by the British so as to have an unhindered view around and no impediment in the lines of fire from Fort William, the maidan, Kolkata’s pride, has seen many transformation – mainly contraction from all sides – to become what it is today. The British have long gone, and while we’ve […]
Content to rescue
It’s always been so. Only we, the impatient website owners, do not pay attention to it. By the time its necessity becomes no longer avoidable, we’d have wasted good amount of time and effort without aim, and – if luck disfavors – a good amount of ad dollars. I’m talking about a clearly defined content […]
Sudhir Karmakar
Last Sunday, when Sudhir Karmakar played his benefit match in East Bengal ground, the gallery was half-full. Reminiscing his golden days of 70s, he couldn’t help but exclaim, in our days galleries used to always spill over to see football. That was indeed the case as I used to be one of those thronging the […]
Blue Dart is not DHL’s
It was almost inside with the gulp, but a fifth of it just won’t come in. And now the hope of having the full is abandoned. This is what best describes DHL’s dilemma with India’s biggest private courier, Blue Dart. To recall my Aug 16 post, Blue Dart is now DHL’s, things looked certain that […]
Free mobile?
Gmailing – smooth as silk!Those of us who use Gmail for their essential doings on the net will know that since early last week Google is coaxing them to use Gmail on mobile phones. Apparently, a freely downloadable Java application is responsible to bring the Gmail interface on your mobile screens, should you agree to […]
IT union comes into being
Even as CITU launches its arm for IT employees, there is a sense of déjà vu among those who know what this may mean in time to come. Tech-company chiefs are busy gauging its likely impact since it’s for the first time that such a situation has arisen in India. Predictably, no honcho is willing […]
Jobs there, employability not
This is a piquant situation. Jobs there are aplenty, but fewer and fewer people to fill them. This is not to suggest there is dearth of ‘qualified’ candidates. On the contrary, there is an appreciable glut of candidates, but they are not suitable by industry standards. One can’t help but notice a dilemma here. Let’s […]
Katrina’s tips
Healthcare encompasses everything from hair to toenails, so would suggest health specialists. And if body is in order, mind would certainly be, many would believe. Lest there be any doubt, cast it away, for that is what the smiling faces at Silk-n-Shine Sananda Kesh Katha at Hyatt Regency last evening seem to suggest. There was […]
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