Monthly Archives: April 2008

Royal Challengers Is Obvious Surrogate Advertising For Alcohol

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Harshad Oak

It’s good to know that the Health Minister has challenged the name of the Bangalore Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team, “Royal Challengers”. It’s however sad that it takes the Health Minister of the country to speak up before the … Continue reading →

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Magical Men Of 21st Century India

Posted on April 22, 2008 by Harshad Oak

“The Key Selling Point Of The GodMen Is Their Talk About Things That Make No Sense” Right from childhood, stories that had their foundation in magic and ‘chamatkars’ always appealed to me. I must have watched 10s of combinations of … Continue reading →

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Experts talk RIA, Agile, Project Irritants, Late Hours, Future of Java …

Posted on April 16, 2008 by Harshad Oak

Check out this discussion about emerging trends in software development that I recently conducted on IndicThreads.com. >> The IndicThreads Software Technology & Emerging Trends Conversation 2008 Project managers & architects from Cognizant, Infosys, i-flex & Persistent discuss the changing nature … Continue reading →

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Reverse Migration – Get Me Out Of The Big City

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Harshad Oak

On our way back from a beautiful village on the Konkan coast, me and my wife got talking about why Indians are abandoning the vast countryside and moving to ever so cramped and inhospitable cities. We have long toyed with … Continue reading →

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