When Google started AdSense, it achieved 2 purposes. One, its ad buyers (AdWords) could be offered more spread for their ads, and two, small sites like this one could earn some money by letting out website space. It’s important for Google to have adopted these path-breaking initiatives. Unlike its close competitors, Yahoo and Live (of […]
Marrying the Indian way
Calling all prospective brides and grooms everywhere: If you want your wedding to be a grand affair, go the Indian way. Starting from sophisticated match-making (see my story) to making massive theme-based marriage center to arranging lavish spread of mouth-watering menu, everything connected with marriage is available on hire. Gone are days when wedding ceremonies […]
Big Mac is coming
Business beckons [Picture source] Technorati Tags: mcdonalds, big mac, kolkata, calcutta
Not a single petal of flower..
Forget funds, we have not even seen a single petal of a flower, so says Premjit Sen, the Salt Lake (Kolkata) based karate trainer. Premjit just returns from ISKA European Cup at Stuttgart, Germany, where his little trainees have won 9 golds, 8 silvers and 13 bronzes to occupy the 2nd spot in medals tally. […]
Small screen’s misadventure
Guess what’s the new buzz around: All that glitters on small screen is gold. No it’s not anyone else’s saying, it’s mine, and I mean every word of it. Why, what’s the matter, you might ask. India’s young is caught on a strange yearning for glamorous life, and what can be the most ideal place […]
Bangladesh finds an icon
Pending forthcoming general elections, Bangladesh is again in turmoil. Though a caretaker government – supposed to be neutral – is in place to oversee coming elections, rival political parties are at loggerheads in the run-up to it. Yet, the picture was dramatically different until very recently, when Prof. Muhammad Yunus was declared winner of this […]
Calcutta oops!
Another piece on Kolkata, this one from Shwetha (apparently from Bangalore, now Bengaluru). She doesn’t differ from what others feel when they set feet in Kolkata. If I’m to choose from her narration what she takes with her about this great city, this must be it: The most surprising thing I noticed in Kolkatta was […]
Mother Teresa’s ‘other side’
I recently come across a blog-post, titled Mother Teresa Found To Be A Prostitute. Malott, the author, apparently quotes ABC News for his story. Here it is. Reading his blog, first thing that comes to mind is that Malott is just another oh-so-common blogger, craving for sensational attention. He makes a great heading, but nowhere […]
Praying in temples
I often remind myself that praying in public place is not for the faint-hearted. Since I’m a Hindu by faith (not a practicing Hindu per se), I’ve some amount of experience – mostly from newspaper accounts – of what it is like in big temples, such as Dakshineswar or Kalighat. It’s an ordeal, and if […]
YouTube versus UTube
Ever thought that a website might shut down because of too much traffic? Well, that’s a reality. At a time when millions of websites like this one aspire for some amount of visitors‘ interest, there is at least one that detests surge in traffic. Unbelievable yet true. Here’s why. The site, utube.com, mistaken as youtube.com, […]
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