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Kingfisher Indiblogger Bangalore Meet

The official video of the Kingfisher Indiblogger Bangalore Meet. Hitler wants to go to the blogger meet, but is unable to. Find out why and also his death wish!

Road, Movie; Review

Review of Road, Movie. Abhay Deol’s latest movie. With awesome visuals, the movie has its moments but many may crib about it being too slow and that it never reaches its destination. But the movie was never about the destination but the journey.

Starting Project JV102

I had to tell somebody, So I am telling my blog. Read the whole thing on http://vinni.co.in

Notes of a Wannabe ‘Professor’

After the conclusion of the social media workshop, I talk about some key learnings and how some experiments succeeded while some didn’t. Like I said in class abuses and brickbats were allowed and encouraged.

Social Media in Three Hours

These are the slide decks from the workshop I took in Symbiosis Institute of Business Management on social media. The classes were spread over three weeks with 2 hours each week. So it was totally 6 hours, which included 3 Hours of facilitation and 3 hours of case studies. Would appreciate feedback to improve the quality of teaching and content.

State of the Blogosphere 2009

A snapshot of the blogosphere as aggregated by technorati.

Blogging and Bloggers for Social Media

A lot of social media companies today get into using twitter and other forums and perhaps to a large extent even relying on it solely. The problem with most companies is not relying a blogger base along with a twitter following.

Needs of a Social Media Junkie

With a rut of social media companies mushrooming just about every corner of the world, its important to spend some time understanding the companies surroundings and the customer. In this post, we try to look at the needs of a social media customer.

Social Media for College fests

Are you planning a college fest ? Here is a primer on how you can use social media to promote it. All it takes is time, and no money. Unless of course you decide to come to me, in which case you just need to supply me with a months ration of beer. Read on.

Phir Mile Sur

Phir Mile Sur, 2010 from Mile Sur Mera Tumhara, 1988. 22 Years of a song, 61 years of a Republic. What has changed? Be the change. Read more on http://vinni.co.in/

Vote and Make a Difference

Vote for the Give India Charity on Chase Giving. Make a difference, to ensure over 40,000 children get education for at least a year.

Ride Back Home

The ride back to Chennai from Kumbakonnam and a making special friend. Read the whole post on http://vinni.co.in

Another Chapter

A short post on closing a chapter and beginning a new one. Read more on http://vinni.co.in

Happiness Is Just Around The Corner

The last blog post from the great city of Hyderabad. About Sparta, finding happiness and what the future beholds. Read the whole post on http://vinni.co.in . Over and out….

Memories in a Loyal Trunk

The Joys of packing, and the surprises it holds! Read more on http://vinni.co.in/

The Moon Finally Set

And I reluctantly looked at the sun; it was strangely looking beautiful now. Read the complete post on http://vinni.co.in

The Tipping Points

Why should new years be about resolutions? Let’s just hope for the best this year, shall we?

The Suitcase in the Attic

The suitcase in the attic
My uncle called the other day frantically, to tell me about the suitcase I had forgotten at his place in all the hurry I had left for Hyderabad last year. There are a lot of clothes, one blanket, a muffler and even a camera. For a minute I was more surprised [...]

The Vendor in the Waiting Room

A short story on how Rohit finally left the waiting room for good.

Clenching the Fists of Dissent

This post should have come a bit early, with the writer’s block I am going through and the fact that I had still get my thoughts in place to write this one; please do excuse me.
I was in Bangalore the previous week for the Social Causes Blogger Meet proposed by Roshni, whose objective was to [...]

The FaceBook Etiquette Cheat Sheet

What not to do on Facebook!

None? At all?

I owe this to y’all because of the previous post I wrote on M&B. In my un-ending quest to master the art of writing a romantic story (irony!) and also because my brain was functioning only at that level, I read this book called ‘What I did for Love’ (sounds cheesy, doesn’t it? I read [...]

Irritation With A Vengeance

Irritating people come in all shapes and sizes; random people who ask you random questions at random places. Absent-minded and omnipresent, they keep doing stupid things and irritate you. From elevators to movie-theaters, aur bus stops se le kar local trains tak, they are found everywhere. Wherever you go, their network follows! Well, enough is [...]

Trip to Nowhere

I initially thought I would call this post ‘The unshakeable and the brat’; but then I thought about it – a brat riding the unshakeable and the unshakable riding the brat. Applause applause! Thank you! I am supposed to be the unshakeable.
Also, don’t expect a travelogue, it’s not meant to be one. I don’t think [...]

Riding with the BOSS

I am not a big bike lover. But the first bike that I owned way back in college was the Shogun. I rode it three years before which my brother used to ride it. The engine ceased one fine day and the bore had to be replaced with one from Samurai, its poorer cousin. I [...]

Hyderabadi Hangover

What would essentially happen with a bunch of drunken guys at 11 PM sitting in Hyderabad having watched Hangover just a week before? Hau Sulemaan, kya bataan karte? Hum bhi hangover manate baap. (Yes, Sulemaan, what you saying mate? We shall also make our own ‘hangover’!
Abhishek and I started off packing some crab meat, some [...]

India, Balochistan and beyond

Fifteen years down, who will today say that I what I did then was wrong? This nation stands tall, proud, fast-growing. – Manmohan Singh during the debate on the Indo-US nuclear deal.
Back in 2004 when BJP lost power and Congress came sweeping the elections, I was too one of the staunch BJP supporters who joined [...]

Angel on Shopping

No.. this is not another Confession of a Shopaholic kind of read. To begin with, I do not consider my self a shopaholic. Uhh. Err wait.. Does shopping every weekend make me a shopaholic? .. Sigh!!! Gone are the days when I used to shop every weekend!! Before u think I am a rich spoilt [...]

Butter chicken for dummies

Sweet and simple. I made two kgs of this; so take ingredients proportionally. Ever since I moved out of Delhi and Chandigarh, I never got to eat the actual butter chicken. The dorky chefs in even the best restaurants make it like spicy and the gravy looks like a pale orange. I mean, it’s gotta [...]

Growing up with Kevin Arnold

Growing up is never easy. You hold on to things that were. You wonder what’s to come. But that night, I think we knew it was time to let go of what had been, and look ahead to what would be. Other days. New days. Days to come. The thing is, we didn’t have to [...]

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