Peak Day Blues

Like millions of us Indians, I too watched the Filmfare Awards in SonyTV last Saturday live... The a/v signal was fine until Abhishek Bachan came on stage... then I could only see "no signal" message in my TV... Now, here's a report I found in TOI alleging that it was purposely done...

The company Genpact, a provider of business and technology services, came into existence in 1997. Since its inception, the company has been focusing on end-to-end BPO and IT services across key verticals, emerging as a leader within these segments. The innovation Genpact has developed a special Predictive Retention Tool to attract, train and retrain top talent to work on its customers' processes and solutions. With this tool, Genpact has been able to control staff turnover. The tool, based on a Binary Logistic Regression Model, predicts attrition trends across Genpact and calculates the propensity of each employee to attrite, on a real-time basis. The benefits Genpact's predictive model correlates employee tenure to their jobs/roles in the organization and employee attributes critical to retention. The model predicts an attrition risk score for each employee. Relevant practices, initiated to mitigate the risk of attrition, are also monitored through this tool. The tool uses a c

Was watching Google's 2005 Analyst Day, and heard Eric mention about the Internet penetration in India. Any idea what percent of India's population have "used" internet so far??? Just 2% Needless to say, the Indian internet market is huge and no wonder why all Tech Leaders are so poignant about India!

The Malayali Christian name formula revealed! It has been a well kept secret for eons, but finally Itty Boben JacobElias Kuruvilla from Pazhookaville, near Thelmasherry, Kerala hasconsented to let us publish this classified Mallu formula, on thenaming of Mallu Christian kids. 1. Select a combination of both the mother's and father's names. eg:Suresh and Sharon = Susha, or Joseph and Beena = Jobi. 2. The addition of a 'mon' (meaning son) or 'mol' (meaning daughter)is optional. eg: Sushamol, Jobimon 3. To attach a modern anglicised feel to the names, the mol or mon canbe replaced with boy or girl. eg: Jobiboy, Sushagirl. 4. For the politically correct Keralite family, mol and mon can bereplaced by the universal 'kutty'(child), which can be used for bothboys and girls! eg: Jokutty, Susikutty Even parents having combination names can still give their childrensuitable names eg: Libi and Jobi = LijoHowever, in the scenario where the parents already have combin

Oru Murai Parthathum is now available at a select few shops in Chennai.... Pretty soon, it will be launched in Coimbatore and other places. Available @ Moon Walk E/32/3 IInd Avenue Besant Nagar Chennai Words & Worths Ramaniyan Arcarde E/28, IInd Avenue Besant Nagar Chennai

I just got up from bed now and am sitting in front of the computer with a glass of milk and today's newspaper in my hand. Thought about blogging something and since I didn't get any topics to discuss about, am just rambling my random thoughts here.... Chickening Out: Bird flu or avian flu is in the headlines these days since they found out its existence in Navapur, Mumbai. Scores of chicks are killed everyday, even the healthier ones. I just love to eat chicken (self obsessed non-veg) and am worried when will I be able to taste it again. My mom, after seeing the reports and hearing from neighbors have even thrown away the eggs that was in store and has given me an ultimatum to net eat "chicken puffs" from canteen! Fearing my life, I have obliged. Yeah, I know how serious avian flu is and the consequences of this viral disease. But I would like to take a moment and pray for all those chickens' souls who have been slaughtered in the name of bird flu! Jessica Lal: Re

Finally, after two years of deliberations, I've settled for an MP3 player for my car... Plus some more additions... will update the stuff in the Car India Blog soon...Watch out!

Got a chance to watch Karan Thapar hosted "Devil's Advocate" yesterday in CNN-IBN. Had heard from my bloggy friends that Karan Thapar is doing extremely good after he signed on to CNN-IBN from BBC. He was interviewing Amar Singh and Karan Thapar was too brilliant. He just went on a rampage of questions and grilled Amar Singh to a point where he had to eat his own words. Bravo Thapar! Keep up the good show!

I was watching Times NOW today and saw a report on TamilNadu politics where every party worker was wearing some kind of a fashion accessory to show their sincerity towards their party and leaders (read: T-shirt, necklaces, saris, rings). At the end of the report, a charming young women reporter gave her take on the story and said, "This is Dhanya Rajendran with camera person XYZ reporting from Chennai for Times NOW"..... Suddenly I had a flash in my mind and got a feeling that I know this person... Yes, I knew her. Circa my high school/college days.... There was a smart, young, confident, intelligent bespectacled gal with full of energy featured in the daily newspaper for winning the Excellent Young Scientist of India award at the National Childrens Science Congress. Yes, she was Dhanya Rajendran, 2 years senior to me and whom I had high regards for. I befriended her through my school mate in my college days and used to admire her intelligence. We used to compete with each o

Rameez: So Inzy, disappointed with your performance today? Inzy: Bismilla-e-rehman-e-rahim. Thank you allah.ya the indian batsman is play very good today. we is try very hard but is not win the game. Rameez: Any words for Dhoni? Inzy: Ya dhoni is play very well. He is hit his shot very hard in our gaps. In start, we is protect our gaps very well. the grass is also thick.. but dhoni is split our gaps with his bat. Rameez: Another ordinary bowling performance? Inzy: Ya our balls is loose. the bowler is went for many run. Asif is bowled well. Also, after some shots the ball is out of shape. umpire is not give another ball.. it is tough to play with one ball. Rameez: Dropped catches.. did that prove costly? Inzy: ya the ball is not stick to our hands. we is practice a lot sticking our bat in our hands.. but now we is more practice sticking balls in our hands. Rameez: Any plans for the next match? Inzy: ya India is on top but we is try to bounce on our back. Insha allah we is play better. R

The Silence of the Lambs Though this movie was released way back in 1991 and most of you would have seen this, I watched it only yesterday. I had heard this movie's name being referenced whenever anyone talks about a thriller, but didn't knew anything more than that. So, here I was, without any expectations and without even a clube about what the movie was all about. Plot Outline: A serial killer called "Buffallo Bill" abducts beautiful fat girls and kills them and takes their skin!! Now, a young FBI Trainee (read: Jodie Foster) is assigned to meet up with a former psychologist cum hannibal (read: Anthony Hopkins) who is in prison to get to the root of this case. Verdict: I just love Anthony Hopkins for his sophisticated gentlemanish looks. He symbolises what we all call "cool" and "calm", the kind of James Bond look. Jodie Foster, though don't have great looks, scored well in her acting skills (though nothing to rave about). But what holds t

NASSCOM, the premier organization of IT and BPO companies, have come up with a report which estimates IT/BPO sector to grow by 28% to account for 4.8% of GDP in FY06. This is what it said about BPO industry - "Indian ITES-BPO exports are estimated to grow to $6.3 billion by the end of fiscal 2005-2006. Net employment in the sector is estimated to have grown by approximately 1 lakh in 2004-2005, the total direct employment having risen to 3.16 lakh."

Gautam's dream is finally going to be a reality in two days time!! Yes, this Sunday will witness the official launch of his dream album "Oru Murai Parthathum".....So, mark your calendars for the big event! Location: M.M. Theatre, No. 137, Kodambakkam High Road, T. Nagar, Chennai – 17 Date: Feb 19, 2006 Time: 10:30 AM Chief Guests: Music Director, Srikanth Deva; Comedian and Cine Artiste, S.Ve.Sekhar Here's a small interview I had with him yesterday: Q. Surprise Surprise! That's the reaction I saw in almost everyone's face when we broke the news about your music album launch. Why was it the best kept secret? It was not actually meant to be a secret. Even my closest friends came to know about it only by July 2005. Firstly, I had to be convinced myself that I am really going to do such a thing. This was something I had been planning for a long, long time; somehow couldn't find the right kind of time and confidence to implement it. So, I didn’t want to be in

Life is all about changes, meeting new people, making in-roads into new places etc. etc. In one such journey, I had the chance to befriend a man called "Sriram". After four years of camaraderie when one day he walked up to me and told he is "moving" away from our lives, I was shocked. Waves of memory flashed through my eyes of how we always pull his leg, of how he has helped me in many a situations, of how we had "drinks" together, of how we used to share loads of "data", of how we enjoyed ourselves during those trips.... Will miss you Sriram, will miss you a lot. Though it might sound as a cliche, I wish you all the best for your future endeavors and may you kiss the lips of greater success! Sriram - Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.

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The image of a mushroom cloud has been a defining icon of the nuclear age and, in many ways, the modern world. But much less well-known is what a nuclear blast looks like in the nanoseconds before the cloud takes its familiar form. That's precisely what the photos on this site show, according to RapidNewsWire--" the first few fractions of an atomic bomb upon detonation ." Hat tip: CNET

This is one of the best catches I've ever seen. During a match between Australia and New Zealand, Mathew Sinclair runs in and takes a spectacular catch.

The emergence of China and India figured prominently at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos last month. In India's case, however, another factor also was at work. Determined not to be overshadowed, Indian business and government leaders spent some two years and $4 million planning an elaborate branding campaign to ensure that the "India story" got prominent play and did not get lost amid the chatter at Davos. How does a country go about building its brand though such PR campaigns? And how can outcomes be measured to see if the campaign worked? Wharton professors who were at Davos and Indian business and government leaders say that while India's campaign at the summit was impressive, the country will now have to walk the talk on infrastructure investments and policy reforms if it wants to retain its credibility. Continue reading

Believe it or not, research shows women buy more automobiles than men and have more influence over the kind of vehicle that will be purchased for a family. That research has led automakers to re-think their design process. Continue reading PS: Must Watch!

I took this snap from the Coimbatore Flower Show. I believe that this snap signifies how we Indians celebrate Valentine's Day (under the radar screens of various political parties and police)...

An infamous incident involving an underarm delivery occurred on February 1, 1981 when Australia were playing New Zealand in a One-day International, the third of five matches in the final of the Benson & Hedges World Series Cup. New Zealand required a six to tie the match from the final ball, with eight wickets down. The Australian captain ( Greg Chappell ) ordered the bowler (his brother, Trevor Chappell) to bowl underarm to avoid the possibility that the No. 10 New Zealand batsman (Brian McKechnie) would score a six from the last ball to tie the match. Australia won the game but the New Zealand batsmen marched off in disgust and since that day the underarm bowling incident has been a source of discussion, both heated and jocular, between Australians and New Zealanders. It was described as "the most disgusting incident I can recall in the history of cricket" by the then Prime Minister of New Zealand, Rob Muldoon, who also observed that "yellow was an appropriate col

Watched quite a lot of movies over this weekend in DVD/VCD and in theater also. Will write short notes on all the movies I watched. Flightplan Got the DVD of this movie from the local video store. Had seen a review of this in Sun TV's Hollywood show and was counting my lucky stars to the DVD which was greatly in demand (accrdng to video store guy). Plot Outline (accrdng to IMDB ): A claustrophobic, Hitchcockian thriller. A bereaved woman and her daughter are flying home from Berlin to America. At 30,000 feet the child vanishes and nobody admits she was ever on that plane. Verdict: Well, if you have never seen how an Airbus/Boeing plane looks like, especially the jumbo ones, u got to watch this movie. Since I love anything that flies, I especially found this interesting. The movie's screenplay is brilliant and will keep you guessing as to whether Jodie Foster is a psychic or not. Rating: 4/5 Mr Ya Miss Another small budget movie from the Ram Gopal Verma stable. Thought of see

Got this nice e-mail fwd from Suresh N. Thought of sharing with u folks....

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1) Excessive intake of chavanprash 2) Pepsi zyada ho gayi 3) hajmola kam pad gaya 4) teeka bhi nahi lagwaya hoga 5) bhool se asian paints kha liya hoga 6) pappu ki chocolate expire ho gayi hogi. last but not the least ...ab itni umar mein jawaan ladkiyoon ke saath kajrare kajrare ..........ye to hona hi tha! Via: Nitish

I went to the "famous" That's Y Food @ RS Puram last weekend. A lot of my friends had told me to "check out" that place and had told me that the ambience and food is great. Well, truly, the ambience was superb, especially the interior designs and the concept behind it. But to tell you the truth, the food sucks. I had Rumali Roti and Barbeque Chicken, both of which were tough to chew and tasted awful. Rumali Roti was black in color and was like a pappad. You will get better Barbeque Chicken at Parrys in Stadium Road and the best Rumali Roti's at The Afghan Grill, Residency. The service was good, but at the top notch price, equaling that of five star Residency, I think it's only worth a try once. Just for the ambience and the stunning looks! Here are some pics I shot there: [Destination That's Y!] [Relaxing before the ordered food came after 45 minutes] [A hungry me b4 the food] [One of the posters over there] [That's Y]

This year's Coimbatore Flow Show was held at Tamil Nadu Agricultural University from Jan 27 to 29. I got a chance to check it out on 28th and here are some snaps that I clicked over there. I was not a big nature lover, but this trip, through the beautiful lawns of the Agricultural University, made me realize how beautiful nature can be. [The entry dome/arch that was simply stunning especially the roses] [The flowers were arranged in a beautiful manner which made it look stunning] [Dry Flowers] [Don't remember the flower name, but it looked yummy] [It looked more stunning than the picture] [Flowers on wheels. Check out Gandhi's photo in the background] [There were also some stage shows organized as part of the event. Kids and teenagers were dancing to the tunes of the latest chartbusters] [Plants were also at display. Check out the Vinayakji sitting on the small plant]

For people who are huge fans of World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), John Cena, is an instant recognition coz he is the current WWE World Champion. Continue reading guys

Am a great fan of the Mission Impossible series featring none other than our favorite "maverick" Tom Cruise. I remember the days when I watched Mission Impossible and Mission Impossible II over and over again in VCD/DVD. The film is based on a hit US TV series by the same name. Now, Tom Cruise and his team is back with Mission Impossible III . Here's a teaser clip of the movie -

Indian English, as it is now famously called after the onslaught of call centers in India, holds a special place in the world and is even recognized now by the British as a dialect. In this podcast, am just exploring the origins of English in India and how it's spoken! Do hear it! Listen now:

"Left to his own devices, man will use his God-given talents to be creative, productive, and prosperous. Using free will, he will better his own situation and that of those around him, thereby influencing in a positive way his own destiny"

Salman Khan is called the bad boy of Bollywood... I would say, he is the most misunderstood star in India, thanks to some dubious distinctions from Vivek Oberoi and once-upon-a-time lover gal Aishwarya Rai.... Click here to read a real-life incident to see how good that man is! PS: This blogger is a big fan of Salman Khan!

The most curious thing about the first ODI between India and Pakistan was Inzamam’s dismissal, given out obstructing the field. It’s a very rare dismissal. Moin Khan has questioned the spirit of the appeal, but to my mind, I have no complaints. I think Inzamam was being a bit of a smartarse, and he paid the price.

Folks, am back with my first "real" podcast... Click here to listen to it... Listen Now:

Motorola unveiled a system that allows people to purchase products by waving a cellphone over scanners at the cash register. Read more Dr. Reddy's is bidding against another Indian pharmaceutical company to buy Germany's Betapharm, in a deal that shows how Europe is emerging as a new battleground for the subcontinent's generic drug makers. Read more

People display their cats during an international feline beauty contest in Brussels. The contest took place with an exhibition of the cutest cats from all over Europe. PS: I don't see any beauty in those cats... I hate cats and am allergic to them!! Yuk!

One more quiz! All you smart guys/gals out there, you need to connect these 3 visuals...

Keeping the India - Pakistan cricket series alive, here's a clip of a very famous incident - the one where Aamir Sohail hits Venky for a boundary and in the next ball he getting out... Am sure all you cricket crazy fans will remember this incident.

[Indian firepower at Google - Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Ashish Kashyap and Ram Sriram] Giving the booming Indian online market its due, the world's largest search engine company Google Inc, today commenced its operations in the country by setting up two sales and marketing offices to primarily increase its advertising revenue by leveraging on local presence. The opening of the two offices was part of the Google's strategy to increase investment in India as its global support centre in Hyderabad and research and design centre in Bangalore were doing a good job Google's advertisers in India include Citibank, Monster India, Bharatmatrimony.com, MakeMyTrip.com, SpiceJet, Kingfisher Airlines, ICICI Bank, Shaadi.com, eBay India, and Birla Sunlife.

I am reproducing a write-up here which I saw in TOI's (Times Of India) blog... I am comin' up with this post because not many people knows what excatly is a 'call centre' or BPOs. I was amazed , believe me when one of my friend who is a DCE graduate started enquirin' about it. There are many misconceptions that people have in their mind about these call centers. Iam here for the past 14 months. Fourteen months is a long time when it comes to any BPO. You will find many people on the first day but the percentage reduces to 70% when one is almost thru with the trainin' processes. Its not that people get chucked out durin' the trainin' sessions- its the erractic schedule- night shift which prompts many to leave in mid- way. The work schedule depends a lot on the process one works for. If one is workin' for US based process, probably one might be comin' for the evenin' shift which lasts till 4 in the mornin' or beyond that dependin' upon

If you are smart as a whip, trying identifying this personality...

Pakistan captain Inzamam-ul Haq a.k.a Aaloo as he is popularly known, notorious for his run-out dismissals, today earned another dubious distinction by becoming only the third batsman ever to be out for 'Obstructing the Field' in the first cricket one-dayer against India here. I just love this guy, more for his comical character and good hearted nature than for being one of the best batsmen in the world. If not for Inzamam, we would have continued hating the Pak team like we used to in Imran's days. Look at what he had to say about his dismissal, hilarious stuff - "In Faisalabad (against England) I was given out when I did not try to stop the ball and here I was given out because I tried to stop the ball. I don't understand the rule"

The Sensex created history today after surpassing the magic mark of 10,000 points! The Sensex took 20 years to get into the five-digit mode while the last 1,000 points (i.e the journey from 9000 to 10,000) came in just 10 weeks.

Cricket is considered a game of infinite uncertainties! Let is remain the same! Geoffrey Boycott once famous quoted that Duckworth-Lewis is rubbish and Ian Chappell had also expressed the same views. Who in earth at that time would have thought that this same method will one day spell doom for India! For a low-down on this method, developed by Frank Duckworth and Tony Lewis, and to better understand how it works, click here

As the India-Pak match at Peshawar is heading to an interesting climax with 65 runs required of 64 balls, am sitting here in a corner of my office, biting my nails anxiously waiting for the next update from my GF over the SMS as to what the status of the game is! :-(

Rahul Dravid was quoted saying this before today's one-day match when asked about Sachin's form - "When we do not do well there are brickbats and there are praises sky-high when we do well." He went on to say - "Sachin will bounce back. He and Sourav Ganguly have played enough cricket to know these things do happen." Well said Captain!

For those of you who missed watching Irfan Pathan's hatrick in the first over of the Karachi Test match, here's it...

"We have left behind many ghosts tied to the neem tree at 1, Anne Marg,” Lalu Prasad Yadav told mediapersons jocularly during a housewarming party at his new residence at 10, Circular Road. “Nitishji should perform a puja there to exorcise the ghosts if he wants to live in peace."

A computer worm is set to damage computer systems, starting midnight local time on Feb. 3. There has been a lot of confusion surrounding this worm, especially because media organizations and antivirus vendors haven't decided on a common name. CNET calls it Kama Sutra. Its other aliases include CME-24 (US-CERT), MyWife (McAfee), Tearec (Panda), Nyxem (Sophos), Blackmal (Symantec, Computer Associates, Vet), and Grew (Trend Micro). Why should I/you be worried? Kama Sutra contains a dangerous payload. On the third day of the month, it will overwrite certain files with an error message: "DATA Error [47 0F 94 93 F4 K5]." It is programmed to affect all files with the extensions .doc, .xls, .mde, .mdb, .ppt, .pps, .rar, .pdf, .psd, .dmp and .zip. These files--which include the default file formats for Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat applications--cannot be restored once they are damaged. Has it spread worldwide? Security vendor Lurhq has metrics on the spread of Kama Sutra in

The latest in car design and exteriors gained rave reviews at recent auto shows over the past few weeks, but what about car interiors? The latest in cockpit design allows car owners to configure their car exactly as they like it – right from the factory. Read more @ carindia.blogspot.com

Kiruba, a friend of mine had to say this in his blog about the recent Google marketshare loss. Picture this! Your business grows 82% over last quarter from $1.03 Billion to $1.92 Billion. Your business earns $372 million profit. That's Rs.1674 Crores of profit in just three months!! Holy Moly! That'd have given any CEO a hard-on! Right? Wrong. The stockmarket didn't think so. Google's stock crashed 12% just because the stock analysts were expecting it to grow 100%. That's Rs.72000 crores wiped out in a single day. Heck, that's more than what the world's largest car maker, General Motors's is worth. Oh! The perils of taking your company public! Aptly said Kribs. GK had this to share with me regarding this issue.

I'm Jealous! I'm Jealous of Ness Wadia, the son of the Bombay Dyeing scion Nusli Wadia. One, for flicking my "kanavu kanni" (dream gal) Preity Zinta away from me and second for throwing a B'day bash to her which every guy wud dream of doing for their GFs. Click here to read what he did!

I've been pretty busy for the past 2 weeks coz of commitments at work and hence not been able to devote much time towards blogging. As rightly pointed out by Sinoj, I feel the quality of my blog also is deteriorating.... Will try my best to update on a regular basis with quality stuff, but suggestions are always welcome... Ur suggestions/feedbacks/brickbats keep me going at times... Have been planning to update the blog on certain things I've done in the past week. Will try doing it ASAP. Here's a To Do List for myself: 1. Update the blog with snaps taken from the Coimbatore Flower Show. 2. Write a detailed review of Rang De Basanti. 3. Continue writing "Hum Tum" 4. Look out for a good template for a new look. 5. And blah blah blah blah...

I got to watch the most anticipated Bollywood movie of this year, Rang De Basanti, last Saturday at Apsara. Will write a detailed review later, but just as a curtain raiser, it's a brilliant movie and a must watch for all the youngsters! And probably this was the first time I saw such a huge crowd-gathering for a movie in Apsara Theater! Pluses: AR Rahman Music. Dil Chahta Hai kind of first-half. Pace of the movie. Minuses: Punjabi mixed Hindi dialogues, which many won't understand Climax had the same old "won't happen in real life" cliche.

A new India website is on the dock, "aptly" called LalooRabri.com.... A great idea to start an India based dating site... Now, one might ask why not lailamajnu.com or salimanarkali.com... Here's what the maker had to say - "We were inspired by Lalu Prasad and the marital bonding he shares with his wife,” said Bullet Mehta of Wiantech, the Mumbai-based software company promoting the website ‘laloorabri.com’." Just because of its name, this site is already featured in many news channels and websites around the world.... Great Idea! PS: Those lonely hearts out there, try ur luck! Gals, tell me if you find my profile there :-)

All the credit to Pakistan's victory today goes to their "phoren coach" Bob Woolmer and his crooked strategy. I read in some dailies that he has hatched a plan where the first two tests will be played in flat pitches with no results and then asking to prepare a pitch which will obviously help the Pak seamers get over the famed Indian batting line up. Even if it is not true and India genuinely lost this match, I would prefer to believe the other way round. Great "crooked job" Mr. Woolmer!

India was one of the eight sub-themes at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos , with the tag line, India Everywhere . WSJ had this to say about it when the convention started. The World Economic Forum, arguably the globe’s most important gathering of corporate elites each year, officially begins today. But it’s already clear who is pulling out all the stops to be this year’s star attraction. India. Driving into the snow-covered village, one can’t avoid the onslaught of Indian advertising that’s been plastered across buses or along on roadsides. It will be the scents and tastes of the subcontinent that will ultimately overpower the closing gala soiree on Saturday night for CEOs from 75 of the 100 largest companies, a host of senior government officials and intellectual elites. The Indian message is boldly engineered to be “in-your-face” China. The omnipresent slogan trumpets that India is “the world’s fastest growing free-market democracy.” Its delegates have grown to 80 from 30. C