Was it the World cup final that India won against Pakistan?


Yesterday was the India Vs Pakistan cricket match.  A billion Indians (actually 1.2 billions as per the latest census) know that. Question: Was it the finals that we won? No. That is not a dumb question. Let me explain. Today morning, I chanced across the guy who supplies buffalo milk in our complex. We have … Continue reading Was it the World cup final that India won against Pakistan?

Drinking Monkey, Terrified Child


  Sometime back, I had written about the bad effects of leaving behind plastic bottles etc. in places with animals. The photo above was taken on the trek from Katra to Vaishno Devi. This is what happened - A group of youngsters were moving along the trekking route and one of them was sipping from … Continue reading Drinking Monkey, Terrified Child

@Moponin resorts to retweet scam to generate interest


I was discussing some camera and lens stuff with @anindyar when suddenly some one retweeted what seemed to be one of Anindya's tweets. Anindya was  asking me to go to a particular site that sells camera stuff. Only problem - I had missed the original tweet. I went back on my time line as well … Continue reading @Moponin resorts to retweet scam to generate interest

The pioneering spirit of the Indian cricket team is a product of Lufthansa?


Does sponsorship give you the right to say anything? The panel on the right was captured from espncricinfo.com. Every media property has sponsored items and cricinfo is no exception. The site shows the sponsored links in a separate box on the right panel of the home page. So far so good. Now do read the … Continue reading The pioneering spirit of the Indian cricket team is a product of Lufthansa?