The other side of Outsourcing

The other side of Outsourcing

Thomas Friedman visits India and explores the other side of Outsourcing.He filmed this documentary for Discovery Channel .

Thomas L. Friedman, a world-renowned author , journalist and a three time Pulitzer prize winner is writing for The New York Times since 1981 .

Reflections 2005 - The year it was

A lot has been written on the earthquake,floods and bombs some other events that shaped India of 2005 were :

10.MPs asking commissions to release aid
Poor and needy please wake up ....there is nothing such as free lunch.Your representetive needs to be financially strong to support you folks....rich individuals make 'gareeb' politicians.

9.MPs receiving bribe to ask questions in Parliament
Some eight MPs were caught asking money to raise questions in Parliament.Most of the MPs are from the party I had high hopes from and voted for them every time there were elections.
I'm surprised they don't ask money for getting up every morning and brushing their teeth.I had another analogy in mind ......but I want to keep it clean 'coz there is a 11 yr old that reads and likes this blog.

8. Dada is thrown out of India team
This issue caused such a stir that a question was raised in Parliament .I'm not sure if event #9 played a role.

7. Lalu/Rabri are shown the door
Each circus has to end ..this one lasted for 15 years.The woman who could not balance her domestic budget all her life ,played with multi million INR state budget to her heart's content.

As JFK rightly said 'People get the goverment they deserve'.

6. Amitabh Bachan is sick
This issue got so much of press ....as a Hindu priest quoted "this much has not been written even about Lord Shiva in the Vedas'.

5.Raj Thakre kicks Bal Thackrey's A@#
The roaring tiger didn't even purr when his 40 yr old political empire crumbled to pieces.The prodigal nephew turned into an ambitious opponent.The real son is more of a lap cat than a tiger .He is still cleaning the debris after the hurricane.

4. Sania Mirza's Skirt
Fundamentalist don't like the size of her skirt.....Thanks for pointing it out..next time when she is on the courts ...forget the game .I'm measuring her skirt length.If she starts playing in Salwar Kameez she won't win a game but for sure she will make a few people happy.

No pun intended but where do you keep the extra balls to serve when you play tennis in a dress........?

3. Dance bars are closed in Mumbai
Crowd active in the Mumbai cultural scene is disappointed & looking elsewhere to appreciate this art form....People even fear that this art form that flourished vigorously under patronage of police & politicians may die soon in its absence.
With these bars now closed politicians and doctors are looking for other avenues to invest...may be Web 2.0 startups.....

2.Ambani brothers split
If the elder brother is a shrewd business man and younger brother wants to run an oil refinery and produce a movie at the same time.....It was about to come..sooner or later.This corporate feud has settled for now but in words of George Carlin there is still enough bull#@#@ left to open 2 law firms and a religious book shop.

1.Job reservations in private sector.
Now this is something I cannot wait to get implemented...There is so much I want to write about it ....I cannot wait to see the can of worms it's going to open.How would Narayan Murthy react to people immolating themselves in front of Infosys ....just an afterthought.....

Bhagwun (The Almighty)

A Designer friend of mine ...as talented as Amitabh but in alltogether a different profession compiled a list of his 10 best dialogues that have kept the Bollywood fans glued to him for last three decades.This gentleman has seen all Amitabh movies x 10 times.....as they say there is always a good time to watch his movie and I can bet there are millions more in our country of billions for whom life imitates art.

It's easier to explain nanoscale engineering but what makes this guy a phenomenon is beyond reasons.

This thespian of acting has blended anger,emotion ,comedy in one and became an icon globally.An icon so powerful that some fans call him 'Bhugwun' (The Almighty) .

As our beloved star turns 64 and he is not as angry as he used to be .Here is an avid fan's tribute.Amitabh's 10 most memorable dialogues.

10. Kaalia
"Hum jaha pe khade ho jaate hein , line wahin se shuru hoti hai."

9. Trishul
"Sahi baat ko sahi waqt pe kiya jaye to uska maza hi kuch aur hai, aur main sahi waqt ka intezaar karta hoon."

8.Satte Pe Satta
"Chain kuli ki, main kuli ki chain! Chain kuli ki, main kuli ki chain! Chain kuli ki, main kuli ki chain!"

7.Chupke Chupke
"Jis tarah gobhi ka phool phool hokar bhi phool nahi hota, waise hi gainde ka phool bhi phool hokar phool nahi hota."

6.Zanjeer
"Yeh tumhare baap ka ghar nahin, police station hai! Is liye sidhi tarah khade raho!"

5. Agneepath
"Pura naam, Vijay Dinanath Chauhan. Baap ka naam, Dinanath Chauhan; Maa ka naam, Suhasini Chauhan, gaon Mandwa; umar chhattis saal..."

4.Namak Halal
"I can talk English, I can walk English, I can laugh English because English is a very phunny language."

3.Shahenshah
"Rishte me to hum tumhare baap lagte hain , naam hai Shahenshah."

2. Deewar
"Haan, main sign karoonga, lekin pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao, jisne mera baap ko chor kaha tha ; pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao jisne meri maa ko gali deke naukri se nikal diya tha; pehle us aadmi ka sign le ke aao jisne mere haath pe ye ('mera baap chor hai') leekh diya tha. Uske baad... Uske baad, mere bhai, tu jo kahega us par main sign karoonga."

1.Sholay
"Tumhara naam kya hai, Basanti?"

A Potter's World

On a balmy December afternoon what one can do is either act lazy keep on sleeping on the couch in the living room and watch a bollywood flick....or go out and head to Saltspring Island.

Saltspring Island is a half hr boat ride from from Victoria and the most populated (appx 10,000) of the Canadian Gulf Islands.Its about seventeen miles long and nine miles wide.There are large no of musicians,artisans and sculptures living on this island.

So this weekend we head out and meet Gary Cherneff. He has made Salt Spring his home for last 30 years. He is exhibiting his work for last 32 years. He is represented in private collections as far as Japan, UK and Australia.Gary Cherneff's studio is nested in a long winding driveway in a forest.The studio is a 2 storey structure split in the Gallery area & the workshop.

Gary's wife Beth runs her studio just next to Gary's.She owns 'Flowers by Arrangment'.

Overheard

Recently two monorails crashed in Seattle....That's not the Seattle I grew in ...earlier the only thing known to crash in Seattle was Windows 98.