We often hear of the term Multiplex mafia. While that is a debatable issue, the focus of this post is on the effect it has on film piracy. Multiplex movie is a big drain on the finances of an average movie goer. No doubt, the experience is good but look at it this way. You…
In a disturbing turn of events, Ranveer Singh was banned in Bollywood by an obscure organisation called FWICE. That organisation is there to protect the interests of the cine employees in Bollywood – why did they get into an issue between a Producer and an Actor. They claim that lively hoods of 600 employees were…
I started my blog in 2012 after a visit to Tirupati for the second time. That detailed post can be accessed here Tirumala Temple details I am sending a short update as I visited after a long time and re-started my blog. I will be visiting again soon and at that time I will give…
A Wonderful post copied from Digital Messiah Have you heard of Flying camera Phones? Chances are that many of you did not! Smart phone cameras are really getting smarter with every passing model. Resolutions have been bumped up to 300 MP as on date with telescopic and digital zooms hovering around 10x and 100x respectively. While…
I bought a Nokia windows phone for my wife three years back for valentine’s day at rupees 12000($185). I wanted to change it for this valentines so went to the mobile shops for an exchange offer. Most of the shops refused to take it back. One shop offered me rupees 400($6) and another rupees 800($12)…
The central government has been kind enough to grant about 4700 crores to Maharashtra in India as drought relief. The state had asked for about 7200 crores. As aid given to farmers is presumed to cover bare neccessities only, the amount can be safely doubled if we have to ensure a reasonable dignity of living…
Our neighbour hood sage predicted two things in 1950:- 1. India and China would be two new super powers in the next century and thereafter India will be the only super power. 2. Water will be costlier than petrol. Needless to say everyone laughed – Me too included, when I heard of it in 1980. …
I am reposting an old post of mine as a tribute to Lord Venkateswara in the year 2019 and with a view to be of some assistance to his devotees. This was my third visit to Tirupati. The first was after my marriage where we hardly had any time to know what was happening around…
My car has electrically adjustable outer rear view mirrors – or ORVM’s as they call them. My car cleaner regularly tilts them anyway he wishes when he cleans the car mirrors. Today while at a traffic signal i realised that my mirrors were awry and adjusted my left one first and then my right. as…