De-bleaching the moods

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March 3, 2010 – 11:51 am                                                                                            

Reporting Live: Dreary looking bharatonliners are looking to work on a day that has been declared an optional holiday. The spirits seem a bit punctured, and the attitude starkly ‘bleached’ on a day where the nation is drenched in colours. We go live to the captain of sales. “Mr. Risto, you are a Christian from Kerala; why do you look so crestfallen? Risto”: it’s

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A Date with Mumbai

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November 24, 2009 – 10:51 am                                                                                            

The murky October sky, gave a wry smile as I landed in India’s commercial capital, Mumbai. The moisture laden air and dark clouds tried hard to outdo the bustling energy that the city is so famous for.  Surprisingly, the euphoria of the city secretly undid the overcast conditions, and hummed a jubilant tune to itself.

I was here

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Reckoning the 3rd Dimension

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October 24, 2009 – 10:29 am                                                                                            

Not every day do people care to stop by and take notice. Not every day do passive onlookers stare in sheer amazement. When I stepped in at the Forum mall Bangalore, on the 20th of September, I too was taken aback at the mini spectacle. There were 5 large LCD screens, airing something that India hadn’t quite woken up to… 3D interactives! International video events

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The Crackle of Unison

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October 22, 2009 – 6:00 am                                                                                            

I would probably never fancy myself wearing a kurta to the office but today being Diwali, was an exception. The drive to the office on a Diwali eve is always joyous as the smell of burnt Sulphur and clarified butter, clearly seem to dominate the olfactory nerves. You might say that it’s a bit of a dampener that Bangalore doesn’t get dressed as most parts of northern

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The Right Mix!

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September 8, 2009 – 4:26 am                                                                                            

In my growing years I liked watching amateur DJs who would pull the right chords and push the right buttons and yet could not make the mix come alive. Younger still, I watched with glee, the freaky moves when water and oil would push each other, in the jar, and the later would emerge as winner and stay on top ! Some things in life would just not mix. In the initial days

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