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		<title>Was MJ The Last English Star In India? Has India Gone Back To Its Roots?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 08:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Michael Jackson, the &#8216;king of pop&#8217; was today finally laid to rest, 10 weeks after his death. Michael Jackson was easily the biggest global entertainer ever. Through the 80s and 90s he enjoyed unfathomable levels of popularity across the globe and India was no exception. Thinking of MJ got me thinking of impact of western [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s The Impact Of The Economic Slowdown On The Software Business?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Rightrix Research &#38; IndicThreads.com have undertaken a research to gauge sentiment of the insiders to the software business (the developers, architects and managers) and know what they think about the slowdown and its impact. Participating in the survey also gets you 15% off on registrations for the 3rd IndicThreads.com Conference On Java Technology &#62;&#62; Click [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Land Of The Young, Rich &amp; Healthy &#8211; Welcome To Youngistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Mar 2008 06:07:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Pepsi ad has coined the phrase &#8216;Youngistan&#8217; by combining Young &#38; Hindustan. The actor in the ad claims to be an alien from the planet Youngistan. However is Youngistan really a planet in outer space or is India and Youngistan one and the same? I say this as I can&#8217;t help but note [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case Of The Missing Paisa</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2008/02/society/the-case-of-the-missing-paisa.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 05:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I get into arguments at billing counters so frequently these days that I wonder if it has subconsciously become one of my favourite pastimes. I have a fairly wide range of causes for these disputes. However the most common cause is that of the cashier gobbling my hard earned paise. The amusing and strange part [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Us vs Them &#8211; The Mantra Of Politics</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2008 08:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After extensive research at Oak Labs, we believe we have discovered the secret of success in politics. It revolves around the simple concept of “Us vs Them”. The key to getting a mass following, winning elections and being a popular leader lies in the ability of the politician to clearly define an &#8220;Us vs Them&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Car For Every Indian &#8211; Questions Posed By The Tata Nano</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jan 2008 10:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Citizens cannot be denied the comfort they deserve, innovators the recognition&#8220; A couple of days back, the Tata&#8217;s launched the much hyped 1 lakh car, the Nano. The car is believed to be the cheapest in the world and is expected to revolutionize travel in India. The car looks good and also seems to come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Share Market Bull Run Infection</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/12/india/the-share-market-bull-run-infection.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:46:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every few days, newspaper frontpages announce the Sensex&#8217;s march past another milestone, 10000, 15000, 20000 and so on. You have photos of brokers jumping for joy and quotes from experts. Business channel hosts are all smiles and it feels like it&#8217;s already Diwali. Media portrays the event as a big win for India. Why the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unsafe Cities Or Paranoid Citizens</title>
		<link>http://www.harshadoak.com/2007/08/pune-city/unsafe-cities-or-paranoid-citizens.html</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 05:14:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Security today is big business in Indian cities. It&#8217;s perhaps the profession that has undergone the most change over the past decade. Not just shopping malls and multiplexes but even small shops, restaurants and housing societies today have an abundance of security staff. A housing society might not have proper water supply but it will [...]]]></description>
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