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The Darndest Things You See in India – Part 4 (Park Signs)

Vishy KurugantiAugust 25, 20101 mins

Sign inside a Koramangala park. Quick! How many DO’s and how many DONT’s? Another park! Another sign! Easier on the eye. Too bad it’s still prohibition time! Additional commentary Park timings seem to…

Enough with the “we need better leaders” nonsense!

Vishy KurugantiAugust 23, 20103 mins

I posted the tweet (see below) after reading the 100th Independence Day tweet (from celebrity, non-celebrity and sundry) bemoaning the state of the nation and placing the blame squarely on the corrupt…

The Darndest Things you see in India – Part 3

Vishy KurugantiAugust 05, 20101 mins

Bhurka (abaya) beyond your imagination! ‘nuf said. Emblem of a Tier 1 Bangalore school. Lalbagh nursery has a mobile garden unit… Marketing collateral inside Lalbagh nurserymen’s office. Am…

Why Indian drivers might never take to automatic transmission in a big way

Vishy KurugantiJuly 30, 20102 mins

Pic: courtesy team-bhp.com During our initial months in Bangalore, as we ploughed through the dense urban traffic (being driven around by auto drivers and cab drivers), the biwi and I speculated that…

Kargil Day – The Least We Can Do is Remember

Vishy KurugantiJuly 26, 20101 mins

Today is the 11th anniversary of the day India won the Kargil war against Pakistan. One of my fauji friends (and classmate from Xaviers Bokaro) forwarded an email with pictures of the brave officers…

Help find 8 year old Tejas from Panipat – kidnapped in December 2008

Vishy KurugantiJuly 24, 20101 mins

For any parent who has lost track of their child (be it for a minute or a few hours), you might begin to understand the heart-wrenching plight of a mother (Neena Gaba) whose 8 year old son Tejas was…

The darndest things you see in India – Part 2

Vishy KurugantiJuly 22, 20101 mins

The previous post of this series is The darndest things you see in India and the next is The darndest things you see in India – Part 3. Lessons in user interface design! Gotta admit Boca Grande…

One billion people can’t be wrong…

Vishy KurugantiJuly 20, 20101 mins

I’ve always been a fan of Tantra T-shirts and this one’s particularly appropriate for the blog. The talented Mr. Rochit was sporting this shirt during a weekend visit with his family. If you have any…

Hum do humare do…bina exhaust ke

Vishy KurugantiJune 27, 20103 mins

2-day old Blue Reva fresh after car-puja – in kissing distance of older sibling (SX4) Title translation (for non-Hindi readers): Hum do humare do is an old 1970’s era government initiated family…

The darndest things you see in India

Vishy KurugantiJune 11, 20101 mins

1 year 10 months and 3 non-SLR camera phones later, below is a partial collection of India-defining frames I’ve found interesting. Yes – there ARE parking signs in Bangalore. Just try finding them…

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