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Long Drive In The Night
During my stay in Kolkata last week, the weather was pretty cool and it rained quite a bit. Last Saturday, 2 friends and I went on a long drive along the Kona expressway in the night. It started raining. We had to slow down a bit, the cool blasts of wind was something to cheer about…
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Obsessed With The ‘Pirates’
Recently I watched the Pirates Of The Caribbean series. Finally, that is! And am completely blown away. Thanks to the 5.1 speaker system I have just installed in my hostel room, the movie experience was all the more fun. I was trasferred to the world of undead pirates such as Captain Barbossa, in an age…
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Sea of Poppies
Last month I wrote about the books I have been reading recently. I forgot to mention one though. The Sea of Poppies by Amitav Ghosh. It is an epic tale and the first part of what is going to be a trilogy, called The Ibis trilogy, named after the ship Ibis which has set sail…
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Junior Doctors Get The Hike
After much speculation about its fate, the circular finally came and interns and housestaffs will now get the hiked salary as proposed before.
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I Knew It
Well the poll results are out and guess what I kind of knew that UPA was going to return to power. Not because the media was on their side. Good governance, that says it all. It was positive votes in favour of UPA. Please read the poll results analysis I wrote just as the results…
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Summer is In, Let’s Go Green
Get involved in the Green Summers project.
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No Hike For Junior Doctors
The proposed pay hike for medical interns and housestaffs ain’t gonna happen. http://pranabchatterjee.wordpress.com/2009/04/27/tune-of-the-day-monday-april-27-2009/
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Get Back Old Sounds in Yahoo Messenger!
Version 8 onwards Yahoo Messenger boasts of a completely revamped interface. Everything – from how plugins are handled to how notifications sound – have been spruced up completely. Ever felt an urge to get back the old sounds? I did. I have a liking for the old sounds. Agreed that the new sounds are less…
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What I am Reading Right Now
Right now, I am reading Atlas Shrugged. In this novel, Ayn Rand further expands the ideas and philosophies she introduced in Fountainhead. Ayn Rand’s writings have inspired millions of souls. I have learnt to think in a complete new way. I have learnt to value individualism. I have known about many theories so far unheard…
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Got My Firefox T-shirt!
Got my Spread Firefox t-shirt today!