Re: [silk] Recommended Reading for 2020

Read a lot of books this year, thanks to the pandemic. The ones that I really liked were: 1. Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, a story about.. a world where 98% of the population have been killed by a pandemic, and the survivors wander around a post apocalyptic world. 2. Golden Boy and

Re: [silk] Silkmeet in Bangalore 18 Feb 2019

"maybe" On Tue, Feb 12, 2019, 8:11 AM Udhay Shankar N OK, the show of hands looks like this now: > > Udhay Shankar > Danese Cooper > Alok Prasanna Kumar > Venkat Mangudi > Deepa Agashe > Zaheda Bhorat > Biju Chacko > Thejaswi Udupa > Jessica Prabhakar > > Maybe: > Gaurav Vaz > Deepak Misra >

Re: [silk] ANNOUNCING INK CONFERENCE 2018 I 30 Nov-2 Dec 2018, Hyderabad

All, sorry to be a wet blanket, but these mails are pointless. Also, they aren't terribly interesting. Could we all be a little considerate before making people read them? On Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 12:18 PM Venkat wrote: > > > On 07/09/18 6:38 AM, Ramjee Swaminathan wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 6,

Re: [silk] Hello

Like, "Gun Fanatics are Druthers in Arms". On Wed, May 23, 2018, 2:37 PM Deepa Mohan wrote: > Welcome to all the Interesting People Udhay has added. > > Googling for "druthers" now. > > Deepa. > > On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Hariharan Rahul >

Re: [silk] Novels about Jews in India?

The Moor's Last Sigh by Salman Rushdie. On 12 Sep 2017 4:37 p.m., "John Sundman" wrote: > This is a query from Nicole Galland, a friend of mine: > > "Can anyone name a novel about Jews in the Arab-World-not-including-Israel? > Also interested in hearing about novels

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Since it's Silk, perhaps we should call it "unraveling"? Or, Un-Bolero-ing. Or, De-XUV-ing. Like, "Stop DeXuving the thread". On 8 Nov 2016 2:00 p.m., "Venkat Mangudi - Silk" wrote: > If not thread drift, what’s the fun in Silk? :P > > Cheers, > Venkat > > > > > On

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Silk, Satin, Top Posting. This is like a bad cover version of We Didn't Start The Fire. -Lahar On 8 Nov 2016 1:43 p.m., "Priyanka Sachar" wrote: > In all this hullabaloo did people forget to outrage about quoting "above" > the previous mail? 

Re: [silk] intro

Welcome! There are several cryptic crossword groups in India (the de facto national championships were held last week), and the more, the merrier :) Look for "1 Across" and "IXL Players" on Facebook. On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM, maia sauren wrote: > hello all. i've been

Re: [silk] Puns in other languages

[More Kannada] Place the sole of your foot on a wall. What do you get? Kaal Marks. [Kaal= Kannada for "Foot'] On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 4:12 PM, Namitha Jagadeesh wrote: > Loving this thread! John, yours was really cool. One of my favourite > bilingual puns plays with

Re: [silk] The Name of the Road

Surely one of these places can be called The Island of the Day Before? On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 3:21 PM, Dave Long wrote: > I once lived in a town where referring to landmarks by what had been there > before was a matter of "ancient" usage and custom. > > Unfortunately, the

Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

SRS vs Bond reminds me of Kipling- *But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth,**When two strong men stand face to face, though they come from the ends of the earth!* On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 7:48 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > > On 10-Sep-2015,

Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

My dear SRS, Let me take Mr. Bonilla's side here. I am a fellow high IQ person (I was on the Mensa Bangalore committee for a while), and can understand where he is coming from (though I must confess that I still haven't fully figured it out, other than some vague Hegelian concepts of Big

Re: [silk] James Bonilla - Introduction

Dear James, What about the non-Buddhist groups, what do you think is an optimum number to block? Is there an absolute number (i.e., there will always be 3-4 pests irrespective of number), or does this tend to be proportionate to the number of members in the group? Logically, it should be

Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 66, Issue 12

I find bottom posting a little .. dinosaur-ish. Corporate email has effectively institutionalized top-posting, and the default now seems to be to top-post for a general reply, and to reply inline for specific points. I find it amusing how the bottom-posting brigade tries to claim that top-posting

Re: [silk] Surprising music choices

I listen to some stuff that could derisorily be called Eurotrash- The Real McCoy, for example, is a favorite (Another Night, Runaway, etc). There's also I Like To Move It by Reel 2 Real, along with some Prodigy and some Underworld. Thanks to mindless action movies, there's also a little bit of

Re: [silk] So, hi! An introduction

On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 9:15 AM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: We are amused. Thaths OId letter to The Economist: *Sir- Having read your article about difficult languages (“Tongue twisters http://www.economist.com/node/15108609”, December 19th) I scoff at Tuyuca and Kwaio for having only

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2014

A reissue, but Romila Thapar's The Past As Present (helpfully subtitled Forging Contemporary Identities Through History) is worth a read. I don't know enough about Indian history or mythology to judge this, but it has some interesting commentary on how the historian approaches her subject, and how

Re: [silk] best indian whisky and rum ?

Amrut Fusion Single Malt. On Mon, Dec 8, 2014 at 2:32 PM, harry listmans...@gmail.com wrote: Any recommendations on good indian whisky and rum (I don't want the scotch blended stuff) ? I want to give it as a gift to some wine drinkers, but since Indian wine is so terrible I would rather give

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

I use JustBooks. Not as good as a bookstore, but decent enough. Good for all the thrillers that I used to buy, but now just borrow. On Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 7:51 AM, Bharat Shetty bharat.she...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone on this lists borrow books regularly from libraries in Bengaluru ?

Re: [silk] Financial planning

Our own Deepak Shenoy has Indianized this: http://capitalmind.in/2013/02/9-point-financial-plan-indian-edition-and-comic-strips/ On Tue, Sep 30, 2014 at 11:12 AM, Aditya Kapil blue...@gmail.com wrote: I think, pound-for-pound, Scott Adams's is the best 'averaged-out' advice:

Re: [silk] Financial planning

Some basics that I've followed: 1. That old cliche, save before you spend. Plan your investments, and make sure the money for this goes out at the start of the month. Be a little aggressive here, see if you can stretch yourself and invest more. Your expenses tend to reflect what you have in

Re: [silk] introductions

He lives and breathes cricket, he quizzes too, Oh, he does everything that we want to do. The pen can go on, and on and on, Praising our Joy, till the break of dawn. But, TL;DR, you want just the gist. We are proud to have him, on Silk List. (Ode to Joy). On Mon, Jun 9, 2014 at 11:08 AM, Deepak

Re: [silk] Employee-Employee agreement for open source activity

Where is all this happening,by the way? If this is all in India, I think you are over-engineering this by entering into a specific agreement (unless the employment contract specifically lays down a procedure for such consent, or unless there is a real and practical risk of litigation related to

Re: [silk] Bangalore - 27th April

So, if we have only one meeting, what do we call it?  Velcro?  Sent from Samsung Mobile Original message From: Amit Varma amitbl...@gmail.com Date: To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: Re: [silk] Bangalore - 27th April On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Neha Viswanathan

Re: [silk] Why Hindutva is Like Dog Breeding

Skimmed through in 30 seconds (Mensa member), so may not have got all nuances, but can we also have a thread branching into Test cricket and the abomination that is IPL in particular and T-20 in general? On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 9:05 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Because it's been

Re: [silk] Why Hindutva is Like Dog Breeding

such as this would immediately disqualify the mentioner from said membership :) On 01-Feb-2014 6:42 pm, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 6:27 PM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: (Mensa member) Oh, you poor thing. g,d,r

Re: [silk] Discussion on free press in India, Section 66A, Hindustan Times Facebook

My thoughts: Your original piece essentially boils down to this- the government has managed to figure out how to muzzle the mainstream media. It can't control what the untold millions say on social media, so it introduced S. 66A , with the aim of stifling anything it found objectionable. This is

Re: [silk] Does IQ really matter

Some of the IQ Tests floating about on the Net and Readers Digest rely heavily on vocabulary, skill with English, etc. The Mensa test is slightly more egalitarian, and uses pattern recognition type questions. I don't know whether such questions can transcend cultures, or whether they require some

Re: [silk] Fwd: Life and Love in Bangalore

This is not as easy as it sounds. Movies and plays are out of the question, since the kid can't be trusted to keep quiet. Pubs are completely out- noise, smoke, Lady Gaga, etc. In addition, kids need to sleep early, so you can't stay out too late. On Tue, Mar 27, 2012 at 8:11 PM, ashok _

Re: [silk] How To Be More Interesting

I can only lead people to the water, not make them drink. Do remember Hans Gruber's homily on the benefits of a classical education.. On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 12:44 PM, Chetan Nagendra che...@pobox.com wrote: Appaiah, Gmail offered to translate your post. Then, it crashed.

Re: [silk] Impromptu Silk / FoU dinner tonight?

B Flat and High Note in Indranagar. (tentative attendee) On Thu, Oct 13, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: On 13-Oct-11 11:50 AM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: I'm in Bengaluru today and was wondering if any of you had time to get together for some beer and bhojan tonight.

Re: [silk] India beat Pakistan

The insight is that its a bad idea to have India get on top too early in a test match. I've seen us lose (against Pakistan, both times) after we've reduced them to 26/6 and 39/6 on Day 1. I suspect we value the heroic struggle more than the thumping victory. There's a potential parallel thread on

Re: [silk] (no subject)

Will no one rid me of this meddlesome thread?

Re: [silk] Sidin Vadukut - Introduction

No mail from Sidin for 24 hours. He's probably left the group by now after seeing this thread. On Thu, May 19, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Ingrid ingrid.srin...@gmail.com wrote: As P J O' Rourke put it: The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove

Re: [silk] Introductory Email

Hello, Kunal, and welcome- lovely post on Jamshedpur. My wife grew up there, my in-laws live there, and I visit it at least once a year. In my brief visits, I've managed to do a lot of the things mentioned in your mail! Cheers Lahar On Thu, Feb 17, 2011 at 8:51 PM, Deepa Mohan

Re: [silk] The greatest rock song of all time

pm Lahar Appaiah wrote: Sweet Child of Mine, to be precise. Sorry - I still don't get it. Great way to salvage the thread, Lahar. I presume Anand was being sarcastic in his initial post and it was topical because Green Bay won the Super Bowl. But like Shiv I was a bit confused

Re: [silk] The greatest rock song of all time

Sweet Child of Mine, to be precise. On Tue, Feb 8, 2011 at 10:44 PM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 08 Feb 2011 1:19:11 am Anand Manikutty wrote: And now, what is possibly the greatest rock song of all time : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6B8JayH6NQ

Re: [silk] The greatest rock song of all time

Q: What are you missing? A: The Greatest Rock Song of all time. Also known as Sweet Child o Mine, as opposed to the stuff we had to endure in that video. On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 7:53 AM, ss cybers...@gmail.com wrote: On Tuesday 08 Feb 2011 10:49:53 pm Lahar Appaiah wrote: Sweet Child of Mine

Re: [silk] Can't wait to shop? Blame your surname, says study

Height order? Of course, one can argue that tall people have better genes and hence more resources and are not in a hurry to grab scarce resources before they end. On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 8:49 PM, Deepak S deepaksem...@yahoo.com wrote: An excellent study. I know my in my school roll call was

Re: [silk] Diaspora

I'd agree with whoever raised this- it belongs in the same category as that PGP encryption stuff someone else has. That said, this is an opinion, not a request. On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 2:04 PM, Indrajit Gupta bonoba...@yahoo.co.inwrote: While on this, why DON'T you want to read me at :?

Re: [silk] Visa-free and visa-on-arrival travel for Indians: maybe useful for last-minute travel

Some problems with the image. I had to click on Display Images below. Mahesh- does this exclude business travelers? I've got visas on arrival in a couple of other countries. On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:04 PM, Mahesh Murthy mahesh.mur...@gmail.comwrote: Sorry for top-posting. Phone doesnt allow

Re: [silk] Coffee Machine Recommendations

Where were you all my life? I had an unused Lavazza Blue machine that I was desperately trying to get rid of (won it in a quiz). I even had 200 capsules of espresso to go with it. I gave it away a couple of months back as a wedding gift :-) On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 8:05 AM, Aditya Kapil

Re: [silk] Book recommendations

-A Case of Exploding Mangoes, Mohammed Hanif. -India After Gandhi, Ram Guha On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 6:24 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Thaths [11/12/10 10:41 -0800]: I'm going to be in India in a few weeks. I am looking for your recommendations of books that have been

Re: [silk] Antimatter

Has anyone read Alistair MacLean's Circus? It talks about matter and anti matter and the two of them cancelling each other out with a resounding explosion. On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:49 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 09:26:43PM +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: ..and

Re: [silk] What's the strangest thing you've eaten?

Why don't you call yourself K6 then, for brevity? http://ahvan.in/ahvan10/klueless6/ On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:15 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan kiran.karthike...@gmail.com wrote: On 25 November 2010 20:16, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: Top post: The battle has been joined! SSS v. KKK.

Re: [silk] What's the strangest thing you've eaten?

My congratulations to him, and to his best friend. Getting back to the topic, there have been rampant rumors that A Well Known Eatery in Bangalore Specializing In Rolls serves dog. Does anyone have any additional information? On Fri, Nov 26, 2010 at 9:13 AM, Ashwin Kumar ashwi...@gmail.com

Re: [silk] What's the strangest thing you've eaten?

How did you google for the ex-girlfriend, by the way? On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 5:41 PM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: This thread is requiring more googling than ever. To me, eating smen sounds like smut...and it seems as if eating fungified food seems to be a cuisine all by

Re: [silk] Fwd: [CCM-L] Looks pretty good for me coming to Chennai (OT)

This is thrilling stuff, indeed. This extract is delightful in its anguished innocence. But some problems remain problems. The Indians, whom Queen Victoria once called a nation of clerks retain paralyzing bureaucracy. I encountered it on arrival. None of my hosts had bothered to tell me that

Re: [silk] Music question

I tried listening to music while I work, but I was unable to concentrate. However, it's easier for me to focus on the music while driving. I also listen to music while I jog- it takes away the tedium and I have no problem listening to the music. On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 6:06 PM, Udhay Shankar N

Re: [silk] Techno-literacy and its implications

It's not about what you learnt- the whole point of hiring people from a certain institute is that you are picking people who were good enough to get into that institute. By going to a top rated institute, you ensure you have a working method of getting access to the 'top of the gene pool'. On

Re: [silk] Hilton banned in India

On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Nikhil Mehra nikhil.mehra...@gmail.comwrote: You know I'd forgotten. But Hilltone is a great marker. Don't think I'll ever forget again. Hilltop, Hilltop.

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

My personal favorite is Snowcrash. Strongly recommended. Cryptonomicon is good too, but drags now and then. On Thu, Jun 17, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Kiran Jonnalagadda j...@pobox.com wrote: I couldn't get through Quicksilver and haven't read any Neal Stephenson since. What do you folks recommend?

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

For me, the toughest book to read has always been Catch-22. I've started it some 7 times, and have always abandoned it in a fit of irritation. I read Foucault's years back. I agree with Aadisht on the action movie comparison-it was quite unputdownable. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Sruthi

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

Snow Crash remains one of the best- and most engrossing- books I have read. Cryptonomicon was good too, but about 600 pages too long. On Tue, Jun 15, 2010 at 11:31 PM, Heather Madrone heat...@madrone.comwrote: Most people can't get through Stephenson, but I'd recommend starting with _Snow

Re: [silk] Mockingbird, Brooklyn and other favourites

Your blog was far too long, JAP*da (*see, I'm honest!), so I spent barely a minute there, but I managed to spot two gems- Samit Basu's Simoqin etc trilogy, and the brilliant Mammaries of the Welfare State. Both were superb, enjoyable reads. Speaking of pulp, no Alistair MacLean? To each their

Re: [silk] Tough act to beat?

There are some people who have won both (Halle Berry, Kevin Costner) acting awards, but not in the same year. Sriptwriter Brian Helgeland won an Oscar for LA Confidential and a Razzie for The Postman in the same year, though. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Aditya Kapil blue...@gmail.com wrote:

Re: [silk] book exchange meet? WAS Books to be given away

I gave away around 250 wonderfully pulpy novels a month back :( I'll see what else I can purge. I have a stack of old Economists- would anyone like? On Mon, Feb 1, 2010 at 9:45 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Deepak Misra wrote, [on 2/1/2010 8:47 AM]: I mostly have SF/F books. We

Re: [silk] Bangalore meetup on Thursday/Fridauy?

I work next to Shiok, and can drop in, but 8:30-ish.(going for a wedding). Who else will be there On Thu, Dec 3, 2009 at 1:03 PM, Devdas Bhagat dev...@dvb.homelinux.orgwrote: Udhay said he was more comfortable with dinner, so Shiok tomorrow night. 7 pm.

Re: [silk] Capitalism's martyred hero

And Human Digest. But then, we all like to think we have better taste than the Great Indian Public, don't we? (Generic comment, not intended as a snarky aside to Thaths or anyone else!) On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:47 PM, Thaths tha...@gmail.com wrote: The shelves of bookstores and the footpaths

Re: [silk] Ouch

It happens to me a lot with He-Man and Giant Robot. That said, everyone recognizes Star Wars quotes (though that came out even before I was born). On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 10:55 AM, Biju Chacko biju.cha...@gmail.com wrote: http://xkcd.com/647 This happens to me everyday at work. I'll toss out

Re: [silk] e: Silk-meet in BLR (Oct 17) (Zainab Bawa)

This is top posting. On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Shoba Narayan narayan.sh...@gmail.comwrote: TWAIN First of all, I don't know what top posting is so apologies in advance if I ruffle any feathers. This is bottom posting.

Re: [silk] Alternative careers

Cricket journalist. On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:45 AM, Udhay Shankar N ud...@pobox.com wrote: Resurrecting an old thread: I am curious whether the above sentiment is still held by Thaths and others - and, in general, *what* alternative careers people are planning / fantasizing about.

Re: [silk] Manchurian

Well, to be fair, you smirked when you heard that Tweet was a very lonely man. I found that quite insensitive to Mr. Tweet. I'm not sure if you had even done the same amount of research Mr. Vadakkan had, or had any idea about the pain this Tweet person was going through, but you were being quite

Re: [silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than the Hindu from tomorrow

They used to have decent cricket coverage, and their crossword is legendary. And they are miles better than TOI. Apart from that, they don't really have a lot going for them now. Do take a look at this link as well- http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6432134.html

Re: [silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than the Hindu from tomorrow

The Hindu's reputation, in my mind, is sort of a peer-driven meme. At some point it became fashionable to say that they're an awesome paper, and it became fashionable to say that their cricket writing is good. I'm talking about way back in the 90s, when I was in school. I had access to some

Re: [silk] Why I will be subscribing to Livemint rather than the Hindu from tomorrow

, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Sep 22, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: I have a very cross word for itLOUSY. Often there are Hindi words spelt differently at different times, sometimes the answer has NO relevance to the clue, sometimes the letters

Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting

On Fri, Sep 11, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian sur...@hserus.netwrote: Bullshit Top posted by design --Original Message-- From: Eugen Leitl Sender: silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net To: silklist@lists.hserus.net ReplyTo: silklist@lists.hserus.net

Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting

at 12:27 PM, Eugen Leitl eu...@leitl.org wrote: On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 11:26:50PM +0530, Lahar Appaiah wrote: It's not about power. It's a deep-rooted suspicion about these new-fangled things like people who trim their posts and faster internet speeds. It figures that a mouthbreathing top

Re: [silk] Guido's tweet on top posting

It's not about power. It's a deep-rooted suspicion about these new-fangled things like people who trim their posts and faster internet speeds. On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 10:57 PM, Vinayak Hegde vinay...@gmail.com wrote: From another mailing list I am on :) Top-posting complaints is the old

Re: [silk] Function [was Chennai Silk Meet on the 29th?]

Beep is a commonly used euphemism to avoid directly saying something which others may find offensive. Examples in common usage are Where the beep are you and Shut the beep up. In food terms, beep is used to denote meat of a sacred animal, which Shall Not Be Named. As it's slaughter is frowned on

Re: [silk] Sibal on Education

If an exam is 'optional', it's unlikely that too many people will skip it. Peer pressure will mean that students continue to take it, colleges will continue to base their admissions on it, and anyone who skips it will be looked at as an uncommitted wastrel. On Sat, Jun 27, 2009 at 1:15 PM, .

Re: [silk] pay up, or stay here

A company would argue in court that the employee has special skills / knowledge that is needed for a proper transition, and his breaching the contract and quitting before 3 months would put the company to severe detriment. They will also argue that the employee is a graduate who has understood the

Re: [silk] Indian techies - eat yer heart out!

I did a few articles for The Dawn, once upon a time (on Science and Tech, believe it or not). My e-mail ID appeared in the articles, so I got tons of invites from dudes in Pakistan. A couple of them even thought I was a hot chick who would do unto them whatever hot chicks do unto you on the

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

There have been a few left handed 'South Indian cricketers, such as WV Raman, Venkatapathi Raju, etc, but not enough to make an impact. Islam, on the other hand, has produced a clutch of talented left-handed cricketers- Wasim, Saeed Anwar, Zaheer Khan, etc. Does this mean that left-handed South

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

I've always believed that most traditions are rooted either in logic, or in what was most convenient to the people who set the traditions at that time (and which would, presumably, have been logical to those people). Obviously, over time, they've gained the added halo of being an integral part of

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

much a part of our culture for millenia. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 4:41 PM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: This whole kissing thing is a Western concept, and is against Indian culture. I agree with Pranesh that if someone really believes in our traditions, they should not kiss.

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

Crazy Crazy Nights is an excellent song, and is a particular favorite of mine, but it falls rapidly downhill from there- 2nd best is the disco-ish and insipid-after-3-minutes I was born for loving you. On Tue, Jun 9, 2009 at 5:16 PM, Kragen Javier Sitaker kra...@canonical.orgwrote: KISS is

Re: [silk] Quizzing in Bangalore

I used to have a fairly settled quiz team, but haven't quizzed for months now, and suspect that I have been kicked out. Why don't you try the KQA group on Facebook and see if you can get a partner? On Mon, Jun 8, 2009 at 6:37 PM, Pranesh Prakash the.solips...@gmail.comwrote: Dear all, Would

Re: [silk] Intro

Indians in general. -Lahar On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Dave Kumar dave.ku...@gmail.com wrote: On Sat, May 30, 2009 at 2:49 AM, Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com wrote: My alumni listing has Infosys, Wipro, National Law School and Bishop Cottons Bangalore. A fellow Cottonian

Re: [silk] Intro

I have been following that admirable practice for some time now. A detailed scrutiny of any mail that might have caused offence would reveal that irrelevant bits are ruthlessly weeded out, and the remainder helps others place my message in the appropriate context. If I have been remiss in doing so

Re: [silk] pay up, or stay here

Yes, it's enforceable. What a company can do: 1. No relieving letter. (though a 'service certificate' is a requirement under law). 2. They can terminate you for abandoning work, and can issue a letter stating that you are terminated. When a background check occurs, they will state that you have

Re: [silk] Introductions and Identity

Digressing slightly, a lot of people seem to have been on Wodehouse India. I was Bat Jarvis there, for what it's worth. I suspect I'm still on the group, on Read-Only. There's a Japanese online forum where people aren't allowed to use a name or a handle (I think it's called 4chan). The deal is

Re: [silk] Intro

Now, that's a thought! I've only worked in IT companies- Wipro, Infy, IBM On Fri, Jun 5, 2009 at 9:00 AM, Deepa Mohan mohande...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, May 31, 2009 at 10:55 AM, lukhman_khan lukhman_k...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm a corporate lawyer, and work for Big Blue at Bangalore.

Re: [silk] Places to visit in India during rains

I have had some very good experiences in Sikkim, and can strongly recommend a lovely place to stay called The Hidden Forest Retreat. Google (or Bing?) for the details. Goa is also lovely in August-lots of rains, few tourists. On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 1:19 AM, Srini RamaKrishnan che...@gmail.com

Re: [silk] 8 Indian cities in global 25 risky offshoring places

Risky to whom, exactly? To the people working there (because of high crime rates, etc) or to the company outsourcing, because of the fear of the office shutting down or not having adequate staff, and therefore having their operations impacted? If it's the former, why is it 'riskiest to offshore

Re: [silk] Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals

The court is supposed to appoint a lawyer for you. See the whole furore about a lawyer for Kasab? Both names bandied about were Court appointed. Motivation to win? Fight for those who have no chance against the system, for one. Find a victimized innocent underdog and ensure that justice triumphs.

[silk] Intro

Hi, I've just joined the list (thanks, Udhay!), though I've known about Silk for years. I'm a corporate lawyer, and work for Big Blue at Bangalore. I like cricket, thriller novels and movies, rock and metal, and pizza. My alumni listing has Infosys, Wipro, National Law School and Bishop Cottons

Re: [silk] Netherlands to close prisons for lack of criminals

...@gmail.com wrote: 2009/5/30 Lahar Appaiah thew...@gmail.com But what about some villager who is accused of shop lifting and gets thrown in jail? Most of the people I mentioned are just waiting for the second hearing of their case. If there isn't somebody to put pressure on the system to speed up