On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 08:26:13PM -0700, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
It actually looks like its copied from various vendor's RFPs that'd get
submitted to BOTH parties just before election time.
Folks, please try to limit the top-posting.
Follow the money would be an interesting game to
Dear colleagues,
I understand it is proper protocol to introduce myself. I'm a friend
of Reuben Abraham's and am hard at work on our upcoming TEDIndia
Conference in Mysore Nov 4-7, 2009. My job at TED encompasses several
aspects: the TED Fellows program, the TED Book Club, Membership,
and
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:14 AM, lukhman_khanlukhman_k...@yahoo.com wrote:
I think this is way too harsh. Can you be more specific about what you
Atanu Dey has the best analysis I've seen
It is an engaging piece of over-analysis. Nice as a thought experiment
but political manifestos are
Venkatesh Hariharan [25/06/09 14:33 +0530]:
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:14 AM, lukhman_khanlukhman_k...@yahoo.com wrote:
I think this is way too harsh. Can you be more specific about what you
Atanu Dey has the best analysis I've seen
It is an engaging piece of over-analysis. Nice as a
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 2:33 PM, Venkatesh Hariharan ven...@gmail.com wrote:
Atanu Dey has the best analysis I've seen
It is an engaging piece of over-analysis. Nice as a thought experiment
but political manifestos are statements of intent and not meant to be
analyzed to such depth.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Rielly trie...@gmail.com wrote:
I understand it is proper protocol to introduce myself. I'm a friend of
Reuben Abraham's and am hard at work on our upcoming TEDIndia Conference in
Mysore Nov 4-7, 2009. My job at TED encompasses several aspects: the TED
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Rielly trie...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear colleagues,
I understand it is proper protocol to introduce myself.
Well, you riveted me while doing so Tom! Welcome...and if you can tell me
how I could get into the audience in Mysore...could I be one of the ushers?
2009/6/25 lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com
That there is a civil code that is favouring one community over another
IMHO seems to be an exaggerated lie told by the BJP.
I sincerely request you to walk me through the specific grievance on that
score. Very interesting to me.
You're putting
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
You're putting words into my mouth. I never said it favoured one community
over another. I just said that it should be uniform, i.e. a Hindu, Muslim,
or Christian are equal before the law. Perhaps I'm
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:28, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
2009/6/25 lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com
That there is a civil code that is favouring one community over another
IMHO seems to be an exaggerated lie told by the BJP.
I sincerely request you to walk me
2009/6/25 Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com
I don't see how the need for a UCC affects a Hindu male. It would be a god
sent for Muslim women, but a Hindu male pining for the UCC seems like the
only desire is for a dilution of religious identities.
I didn't know it always had to be about
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:36, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.com wrote:
I don't see how the need for a UCC affects a Hindu male. It would be a god
sent for Muslim women, but a Hindu male pining for the UCC seems like the
only desire is for a dilution of religious identities. Which is a
I'm writing this in a hurry, so please pardon the lack of clarity, etc.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 16:57, Kiran K Karthikeyan
kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote:
[...]
The most disturbing fact is that most Muslim countries have moved beyond
age-old Shariah laws, including Pakistan but in India we
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Gautam Johngkj...@gmail.com wrote:
While scrapping the 10th Standard exams is all well and fine, in the
Govt. school system it is the only public examination that children
face. Without this, there really is no way to figure out how the
school system is doing.
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 13:09, Gautam Johngkj...@gmail.com wrote:
While scrapping the 10th Standard exams is all well and fine, in the
Govt. school system it is the only public examination that children
face. Without this, there really is no way to figure out how the
school system is doing. So
--- On Thu, 25/6/09, Pranesh Prakash the.solips...@gmail.com wrote:
From: Pranesh Prakash the.solips...@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [silk] BJP pulling wool over our eyes?
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Date: Thursday, 25 June, 2009, 5:17 PM
I'm writing this in a hurry, so
please pardon the
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 1:09 PM, Gautam John gkj...@gmail.com wrote:
Some interesting stuff from Kapil Sibal:
http://www.dnaindia.com/academy/report_we-could-abolish-class-x-board-exams-sibal_1268296
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/scrap-class-10-board-exams-says-kapil-sibal/95607-3.html
While
Welcome.
Manar
[one of the (of late) shamefully over silent ones who does scan the mails
and shamelessly benefits from the odd the thread. I'm sure one of my new
year resolutions covers being less lame in that way...]
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:01 AM, Tom Rielly trie...@gmail.com wrote:
Dear
You're putting words into my mouth. I never said it
favoured one community over another. I just said that it should be
uniform, i.e. a Hindu, Muslim,
Why should it uniform? Let the muslim have his/her personal law.
Why should anyone get worked up about it.
The whole issue is created just to
Again, you're going back and forth. So now you admit
they had a bad campaign which is the reason I
cited in my initial post.
Bad campaign not just this time but all along. The line of thinking they adopt
is all wrong.
Right. Like I tried to point out in another post,
the BJP having an
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Tom Rielly trie...@gmail.com wrote:
I understand it is proper protocol to introduce myself. I'm a friend of
Reuben Abraham's and am hard at work on our upcoming TEDIndia Conference in
Mysore Nov 4-7, 2009. My job at TED encompasses
Udhay Shankar N wrote:
This, of course, is a cunning plan to start discussion of the next FoU
camp. When, where, etc.
Somewhere in Bangalore, please...
blissfully-snipping-the-uninteresting-part-of-the-message,
Venkat
fact is that most Muslim countries
have moved beyond age-old Shariah laws, including Pakistan
Pakistan does not have shariah laws?
Is that the latest news?
Lukhman.
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On Behalf Of Udhay Shankar N
Sent: 25 June 2009 15:26
To: silklist@lists.hserus.net
Subject: [silk] Party Animals
And
PS: Why is TED India so darn expensive?
As Reuben Abraham keeps reminding us, TED India is priced at a fraction of
the cost of the US sessions. Under half-price, I believe. In perspective,
the India Today Conclave costs about the same amount.
--
Sumant Srivathsan
http://sumants.blogspot.com
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Sumant Srivathsan suma...@gmail.comwrote:
PS: Why is TED India so darn expensive?
As Reuben Abraham keeps reminding us, TED India is priced at a fraction of
the cost of the US sessions. Under half-price, I believe. In perspective,
the India Today
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:06 PM, . svaks...@gmail.com wrote:
Wasnt there a 11+4 system before it was changed into a 10+2+3 system
some decades ago? - or so i've heard.
In Calcutta, I went through the 11 plus 3 system; one had to choose one's
stream (Science, Commerce or Arts..they are
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 8:52 PM, lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com
wrote:
You're putting words into my mouth. I never said it
favoured one community over another. I just said that it should be
uniform, i.e. a Hindu, Muslim,
Why should it uniform? Let the muslim have his/her personal
His favorite bhut jolokia is going to be made into grenades, you see..
DRDO seems to have discovered bhut jolokia big time.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8119591.stm
India plans hot chilli grenades
Chillis
Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest chilli
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli powder
instead of pepper spray?
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
His favorite bhut jolokia is going to be made into grenades, you see..
DRDO seems to have discovered bhut
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:22 -0700]:
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli powder
instead of pepper spray?
Of course, didnt you see that old smita patil movie? Ketan Mehta's mirch
masala.
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Suresh
Ramasubramaniansur...@hserus.net wrote:
Indian defence scientists are planning to put one of the world's hottest
chilli
powders into hand grenades.
They say the devices will be used to control rioters and in counter-insurgency
operations.
Except
Charles Haynes [26/06/09 11:26 +1000]:
Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in
non-lethal weapons.
This is silly.
Ah no. It is political. The north east is one of those areas that needs a
lot of development activity, and what better way than to showcase a record
sadly no. but this time i picked up some other gems - Bawarchi and Katha
(Dipti patil and naseeruddin)
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:25 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:22 -0700]:
so i am guessing that mace in india for women will contain hot chilli
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian
sur...@hserus.netwrote:
Charles Haynes [26/06/09 11:26 +1000]:
Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in
non-lethal weapons.
This is silly.
Ah no. It is political. The north east is one of those areas that
Radhika, Y. [25/06/09 18:32 -0700]:
sadly no. but this time i picked up some other gems - Bawarchi and Katha
(Dipti patil and naseeruddin)
Ah, and this is what I picked up yesterday -
* Gregory Peck in I walk the line (johnny cash songs aplenty but not a
cash biopic like the Joaquin Phoenix
On Thursday 25 Jun 2009 9:11:48 pm lukhman_khan wrote:
After you see these 15 part videos, please comment again.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=36C2EE2
Lukhman - the url isn't working
shiv
2009/6/25 lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com
You're putting words into my mouth. I never said it
favoured one community over another. I just said that it should be
uniform, i.e. a Hindu, Muslim,
Why should it uniform? Let the muslim have his/her personal law.
Why should anyone get
On Thursday 25 Jun 2009 4:57:46 pm Kiran K Karthikeyan wrote:
most of Europe is moving towards banning the purdah and
hijab.
IMO most of Europe is being stupid. It is as much of a curbing of personal
freedom to ban the hijab as it is to impose it.
I think that if Europe or any other entity
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 6:56:46 am Charles Haynes wrote:
Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in
non-lethal weapons.
This is silly.
Actually it is not so silly.
Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country and
will have to be bought by
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, sscybers...@gmail.com wrote:
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 6:56:46 am Charles Haynes wrote:
Except that pure capsacin oleoresin is already available and used in
non-lethal weapons.
This is silly.
Actually it is not so silly.
Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably
On Jun 25, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Charles Haynes wrote:
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, sscybers...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually it is not so silly.
Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign
country
Probably? Why do you think OC is not manufactured in India?
A quick
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=36C2EE2
Lukhman - the url isn't working
go to youtube and search for
banned documentary on gujarat riots
it will show up as 15 parts of 10 minutes each. Needs a lot of patience to get
to the interesting parts towards the end.
Lukhman
y
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:30 PM, J. Andrew
Rogersand...@ceruleansystems.com wrote:
On Jun 25, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Charles Haynes wrote:
On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 1:01 PM, sscybers...@gmail.com wrote:
Actually it is not so silly.
Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 8:47:08 am Charles Haynes wrote:
is this just you speculating?
Informed speculation.
However since you have asked I will do some reseacrh and check the
manufacturers and priced of capsaicin oleoresin versus chili powder and post
here if I am able to find out.
shiv
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 9:00:23 am J. Andrew Rogers wrote:
A quick googling confirms that there are multiple domestic OC
manufacturers and exporters in India, not that this precludes foreign
manufacture in any particular case.
Aha - these guys are making money off others when chilli powder
On Friday 26 Jun 2009 9:35:37 am lukhman_khan wrote:
If at all the BJP wants to sort out the plight of muslim women, they can go
ahead and fix a minimum meher to be paid to the bride at the time of
marriage. That will surely get them my vote (once at least).
:D
Lukhman - you should become a
Charles Haynes wrote:
Pure capsaicin oleoresin is probably manufactured in some foreign country
Probably? Why do you think OC is not manufactured in India?
I thought there was a plant in Kerala.
--
Alok
Comedy, like Medicine, was never meant to be practiced by the general public.
Being a bit of a spice monster, I've looked for a while to find sauces etc
based on the Bhut Jolokia in India - not the least because it's cultivated
in Tezpur, Assam, where I spent 3 years growing up.
I didn't find any.
Till I visited a mall in Philadelphia last week and found 3 American firms
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