Archive for September, 2003

Back to the Mundane After Some Controversy

Tuesday, September 23rd, 2003

I never really imagined that I had such a considerable penchant for stirring sheep into sheep seething with rage, as is evident from the array of comments that have been left on my previous entry. If I learnt of this earlier in life, I probably could have put it to such a lot of good […]

So Much Attention!

Sunday, September 21st, 2003

It seems that my recent posts have not exactly evoked the most favourable of reactions from a certain group of people, who believe that I (seemingly representative of IITians in this particular context) am constantly searching to assert my superiority over others merely because I happen to have studied at one of the premier educational […]

More on Dilbert and IITians

Wednesday, September 17th, 2003

Here’s a short article that appeared in the Economic Times about Dilbert and his poking fun at us IITians. An excerpt:
If the spoof shows up the IIT grad as a bizarre geek, it also offers a voice to the Indian takeover of the world of hi-tech professionals.
Behind the portrayal of the Indian techie - […]

The North-South Divide

Tuesday, September 16th, 2003

One of my favourite topics of debate with fellow Indians who are capable of arguing sanely, is the eternal “North India vs South India” one. While reading Anjana’s blog, I came across this interesting article in the Hindustan Times, by Vir Sanghvi.
Check it out here.

Ego-feeding

Monday, September 15th, 2003

It isn’t everyday that I come across something like this As Prashant put it, “I don’t know if it is supposed to be flattering, but it definitely is making it difficult to be modest.”