Category Archives: Thoughts

Cricket coverage on TV – Channels are milking the game dry

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Harshad Oak

Have you been watching the India – England cricket matches on DD or on Sahara One? It doesn’t really matter as both channels are doing a pathetic job. Almost every over you miss the first ball as you are still … Continue reading →

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TV Channel SMS scam

Posted on February 28, 2006 by Harshad Oak

Every TV channel in India is today encouraging viewers to SMS to participate in polls, contests, shows and what not. However they do not tell the viewers that he SMS sent to the channel will be priced differently than a … Continue reading →

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Religion in India – Faith vs Reason

Posted on January 28, 2006 by Harshad Oak

In my previous post, I wrote about the absence of scientific temper in India and the need for those well informed, to voice their opinions against superstitions and customs that have chained our society. India today seems completely at the … Continue reading →

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The Scientific Edge and its conspicuous absence in India

Posted on January 22, 2006 by Harshad Oak

I am almost done reading the book “The Scientific Edge: The Indian Scientist from Vedic to Modern Times” by renowned scientist Jayant Narlikar. I have had this book for an year or so but for some reason I didn’t quite … Continue reading →

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Sharing a part of me

Posted on January 19, 2006 by Harshad Oak

Thinking about writing this blog regularly, I feel a little like Ginny Weasley from the Harry Potter series. She wrote into Tom Marvolo Riddle’s magical diary and shared a little too much of herself. Tom Riddle happened to be Lord … Continue reading →

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