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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:00:00 -0800

Popular Myths on Homeownership
2. The homebuyer tax credit makes buying a house more affordable. Not necessarily. Just because you got an $8,000 tax credit...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:43:00 -0800

Mapping India: Land Degradation and Desertification
In the November 25 issue of Current Science, researchers from the Indian Space Research Organization release a map and some...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:22:04 -0800

Banjara Sangla Camp, Sangla, Himachal Pradesh – Review
Sangla, the quaint Himalayan village/town/valley is an over-deserving candidate for the travelogue that I was yet to write. But...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:24:01 -0800

Two wheels of discrimination
Nishant writes how two wheels can lead to a whole lot of messy discrimination. The security guard at the main gate informed me...
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Mon, 30 Nov 2009 05:25:14 -0800

A day at Melkote
Melkote is a small temple town, just over 150 km – two hours drive – from Bangalore. It is home to a couple of...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:30:10 -0800

50 Years, 500th Post
50 YEARS, 500th POST OCT 11, 2009 – randramble, from AllThingsKamal.info asked if I would write something up for the...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 20:29:15 -0800

Films & Feni: Oscar Ahoy!
OSCAR AHOY NOV 30, 2009 – CAN A FILM BE COMMERCIAL, incorporating songs (wonderfully tuned by Shantanu Moitra) and...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 17:43:02 -0800

Busting the Popular Myths of Gujarat’s Prohibition
Myth: Pubs, bars and drinking are against Indian culture. The consumption of alcohol and other intoxicants is as ancient as...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:31:46 -0800

A week of carnage
This is the week of carnage. Apparently, God, gods and goddesses have given the sign – they demand blood. Man’s inhumanity...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:40:12 -0800

Friday Photo of the Week #81
Ripples on the Reflection [click on image to enlarge] Selected by Arun. Join the DesiPundit India through Flickr group to see...
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Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:49:00 -0800

Bali Notes
A month ago I was contemplating a quiet vacation at a resort near Coimbatore and my cousin was looking for an exotic vacation....
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 20:05:42 -0800

Films & Feni: India Unplugged
INDIA UNPLUGGED NOV 29, 2009 – WHAT, OUTSIDE OF THE UNIVERSE OF Monty Python, is the Meaning of Life? Is it the sight of...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:43:00 -0800

Mushrooms with Bacon and Sage
I made these crazy delicious mushrooms last week. Has a familiar ring to it? Even for my previous post (the...
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Sat, 28 Nov 2009 07:28:00 -0800

The King’s Railway
The 50 something man who sat in the lavishly appointed waiting in the brand new train station, looked tired and haggard, but...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 21:34:56 -0800

Films & Feni: Star Gazing
STAR GAZING NOV 28, 2009 – A FILM FESTIVAL ISN’T EXACTLY THE PLACE you’d trawl for stars, so it was a refreshing...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:28:32 -0800

Stand up, be counted OR Liberhan’s Law of Unintended Consequences
It seems Justice Liberhan’s contribution to the Indian Political discourse will likely not be his voluminous report as...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 10:00:05 -0800

Moving On – The Decision to Buy Your First Home
Buying a home is the obvious next step in moving on and getting settled in your personal life cycle. This post shares our...
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Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:02:00 -0800

Some Things I’ve Been Reading
Some things I've been reading recently: "Nineteen Theses On Literature" by the literary scholar Roger Shattuck, the author...
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:47:36 -0800

26/11 Mumbai – What Do We Do?
This is the complete story of what exactly happened on 26 November 2008 when a bunch of terrorists attacked Mumbai....
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Thu, 26 Nov 2009 00:22:00 -0800

Charles Darwin Has Been Sighted In Pune
Its been 150 years - November 24th 1859 - that Darwin's book On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:01:00 -0800

Sonia Manmohan every 25km
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has floated a proposal to erect billboards with pictures of Prime Minister...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:22:19 -0800

26/11 – just another date….
November has been an eventful month in terms of remembrances. So much so that i have forgotten half the things that we are...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:11:36 -0800

Films & Feni: Couples Therapy
COUPLES THERAPY NOV 26, 2009 – ACCORDING TO MIKA KAURISMÄKI’S The House of Branching Love, the best form of therapy to...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:31:35 -0800

The All-Inclusive All-You-Can-Eat Buffet Guide
If your health is no concern and being able to actually walk back and forth from your table to the buffet stations does not...
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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:46:40 -0800

Marking 26/11’s First Anniversary
This blog space intentionally left empty. Lighted Candles strictly...
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