Universal Adult Suffrage

When was Universal Adult Suffrage granted? 1893 – New Zealand 1917 – Russia 1918 – Germany 1928 – Britain 1944 – France 1945 – Japan 1950 – India 1952 – Greece 1955 –… Continue reading →

Which TMT steel did you buy?/எந்த முறுக்கு கம்பி வாங்குனிங்க?

Instead of saying, “ஹார்லிக்ஸ் பருகுவீர், வித்தியாசத்தை பாரீர்” /Horlicks paruguveer, vithiyaasathai paareer… …they could probably say, “ஹார்லிக்ஸ் குடிங்க, வித்தியாசத்தை பாருங்க”/ Horlicks kudinga, vithiyaasatha paarunga. Wonder what they think when they translate the ad copy… Continue reading →

Complexion Complex

I was reading a poem by the famous Indian poet Bharathiyar.  Here are a few lines வெள்ளை நிறத்தொரு பூனை;- எங்கள் / Vellai nirathoru poonai; – engal வீட்டில் வளருது கண்டீர்; / Veetil valaruthu kandeer;… Continue reading →

the ARR letdown countdown

The first time I dislike it. Then, the 2nd time and then, the 3rd time and then, so many times over and over (thanks to the media that bombards us with these songs… Continue reading →

Ford lives on

We went to the Ford showroom; my bigger, better half and I. The basic model of the Ford Figo did not even have the left rear-view mirror. One has to pay extra for… Continue reading →

Let’s Byte!

If only all the Indian urban folk that played Farmville had real crops, we need not import crops like wheat and pulses into a country that is an agrarian economy!! Though India was… Continue reading →

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