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Early morning on a weekend, I wanted to research about the predictive analysis and logged onto the internet. Thanks to power ministry, my desktop had an unexpected shutdown yesterday due to the powercuts. As soon as I started Chrome, it asked “Whether I should restore your session? “And I said, yes! After sometime, I got an offline message on FB chat asking for my phone number from a Kannada short film maker. Wondering whats in store, I shared the number and the first Q which popped up was “ Are you admin of Samanya Kannadiga (SK)page? “ I said, since I busy with other things I am not managing that page but let me know if you need something to be posted on that page. Then, Shashank ( the person who pinged me on FB ) told me that SK page has posted the video of his friend and he likes it to be removed.  He didnt say that directly but his conversation in leaning in that direction. Yesterday night, I was just wondering about the misplaced priorities and lack of understand...

FB asked Whats on your mind? Today morning, read about 2 disturbing incidents where women were harassed and both of them felt no use in giving complaint or believed that the system can give them justice. 16 yr old girl was sent back after counselling who later committed suicide and the other lady is still recovering from the shock ! One of my colleague comes to me and says he is stressed out from growing traffic day by day. His 6 yr old son said to him " Appa, lets shift to the village . I dont like this place, its so crowded . I feel happy when i am in the hometown and want to lead life with nature" My colleagues in the bus discuss about when would Metro would open and if we can dream about travelling in Metro from our home to offices atleast in next 3 years. One of my friend who is into recruitment says that recession is around the corner, therefore most of the companies are going slow on hiring. But, the government thinks otherwise and can effect a change. Unless...

1. School kids had to buy 2 sweaters with uniform. Half sweater and full arm sweater. Without half sweater, no one would even step out of the house.  The thumb rule was  Strong n sturdy folks can wear half sweater Easily prone to cold should wear full sweater.  But, when winter kicks in. It was like wearing muffler, full arm sweater and then blowing out the air from the mouth to see who has thick fog. I always thought that children could smoke by doing so.  2. One could reach any part of the city in 20 mins in the Lambretta, Vijay, Enfield, Chetak, IND - Suzuki, TVS.  3. Train ride in Cubbon park  Band stand in Vidhana Soudha/LalBagh/Cubbon park  Joy Ice cream after giant wheel ride were considered as "cool" activities to be done on Sunday. There was no concept of weekend 4. Almost, all roads were 2 way and I remember people were amazed when Avenue road was made one way. JC road was later made as one way, I guess 5. If a area didnt have enough trees, ...

ಕೆಲಸ ಆಗಬೇಕಾದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರು ಬೇಕು ;  ಕೆಲಸ ಸುಲಭವಾಗಿ ಆಗುತ್ತೆ ಅನ್ನುವಾಗ ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಳುಸುವುದು ; ಬೆಂಗಳೂರುನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಸಂಖ್ಯೇ ಕಮ್ಮಿ ಅಂತ ; ತಾವೇ ಬಾಯಿ ಬಡ್ಕೊಳೋದು ಬೇರೆಯವರ ಹತ್ತಿರ .. ಅದೇ ಜನದ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಹೋಗಿ ; ಆಫೀಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಸೋಣ ಬಾರೋ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ ಹೋಗೋಣ ಬಾರೋ  ಈ ಸಂಜೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಟಕ ನೋಡೋಣ ಬಾರೋ ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ಬಗ್ಗೇ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಮಾಡೋಣ ಬಾರೋ ಅಂದಾಗ ಆಫೀಸ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಸೋಣ ಬಾರೋ - hey, I am extremely busy dude.. catch hold of someone else.. ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಿನಿಮಾಗೆ ಹೋಗೋಣ ಬಾರೋ - Hey , I dont have time on weekends maga ಈ ಸಂಜೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ನಾಟಕ ನೋಡೋಣ ಬಾರೋ - I am busy with US call , bro. evenings r mostly in calls This one is the best... . . . . ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆ ಬಗ್ಗೇ ಚಿಂತನೆ ಮಾಡೋಣ ಬಾರೋ - Hey, I am Indian first.. dont talk about language , our country already has so many problems!

Why do SOME/MOST of the engineering/degree fresher’s from Karnataka do not get jobs or remain unemployed for long time? Before I start off, I think some of you might be wondering ; whats this? so, to set the mood and ambiance. This is the insights from a experienced IT professional after interviewing loads of freshers and equally good number of 1-3 years experienced folks for various posts in the company. Lot of freshers come out of college looking out for jobs and dont have a clue of whats in store or dont set their expectations and goals correctly while attending campus interviews during academic career. So, its a post intended at folks who are searching for jobs or dont know whats wrong with their strategy. First of all, get a decent email id, write a covering letter Do you have a email something like Coolraghav ; desidude ; pinkysmiley etc– EPIC FAIL If your name is already taken in Gmail, then try for combinations of first name, last name, year of birth etc and...

It was a regular summer morning in Bengaluru! The kids have been chased to the play ground by their neighbors, the street vendors have finished the early morning sale, the working class has reached their offices and housewives are busy in household tasks. The heat was unbearable for a typical Bengaluru hudugaru, so most of them like me would have decided to stay indoors , watch the last day test match and then meet their friends in adda after a good afternoon siesta. The TV was showing the cricket match and I was deeply engrossed into it. Amma was working in the kitchen and she was shouting for help so that she can finish her tasks and get some sleep. As you know, boys find it harder to lift a 14kg cylinder in kitchen but can carry a 40kg beautiful girl all around the house ;) So, I was acting deaf to her requests for cutting vegetables or any small task. The cricket match was progressing well and it was getting interesting by every hour. Therefore, the volume of the TV s...

BPAC  claims that its one of the organizations which is striving for good quality life for the people of Bengaluru. Its latest demands from one of the member of BPAC is as follows : Bangalore’s problems are a complex tangle of issues with various civic and utility bodies and their overlapping agendas often working at cross purposes. The result is that in the past few years the city has slid into a  morass of neglect and no one knows who is responsible for what. Ok, looks like we have a problem and we do know about it. This is a problem of Urban Management and what’s the need for that according to BPAC?  A quick and efficacious way forward would be the appointment of a Ministry for Bangalore with the  mandate to co-ordinate and hold the various civic agencies accountable for implementation of key projects that can stop and reverse the decline of this formerly beautiful, buzzing economic engine of Karnataka and India. There is a difference between govern...

People from all over the world come to Bangalore for making a mark in the IT domain. I was surprised to see people from so many different countries knowing the name Bangalore and linking it to the IT field. Even though the people of Bangalore have accepted the people from other parts of the world, as more and more diverse people settle down here; it creates an invisible walls among the people. Immigrants are more likely to interact with people of a particular language; some people do business with people from their people of their region etc. Also, based on their experiences; people tend to make good or bad prejudice against other races. Ex : An immigrant recognizes the name or face of Dr. Raj kumar and links it to the riots which are considered as unfortunate by everyone in the state. They oversee the fact that he is more popular and respected in the land of Karnataka for his larger than life roles in cine field. Bangalore is often referred as cosmopolitan city or a melting p...

09-Jan-2011 time nearing 3 o clock.. I am cruising at around 80's on the bannerughatta road and the radio indigo is playing out the top 40 singles of the week. The volume is little loud and it was kind of good relaxation for the brain. I was getting a feeling that sunday was going just right. As I am nearing the city limits, I see a jam and traffic slows down as usual. Using the usual Bangalore style of maneuvering, I make my way through the traffic! As I move forward, I see a slightly scratched santro coming out of the traffic mess. Cursing the fellow santro driver for coming on wrong side, I move ahead. I see around 10-20 folks have assembled near the BMTC bus and are checking out something. I sense that santro might have hit the bus or vice versa and move forward. To my surprise, I see that bus is around 10 feet from the spot of accident and I see a man lying in a pool of blood. Next, I find that around 10-15 men who have surrounded this accident victim and they are ...