Here is a plug for what I think is a worthy cause – Culture Aangan is a Bombay-based NGO that works in the Sindhudurg region – they have homestays and several women’s self help groups. I recently spent a few days at the homestay place in Shirgaon near Devgadh… I am helping them set up… Continue reading Chilling in the heat in Sindhudurg
Author: charukesi
The new Maruti Suzuki ad
The new ad for Maruti Suzuki -what a lovely ad! I could not stop smiling at the cleverness of it (and I mean it in the best possible way)… I am feeling to lazy to describe it, so let me paste from the storyboard – The TVC opens in a house buzzing with wedding festivities.… Continue reading The new Maruti Suzuki ad
Life and a career
This is not a good way to begin a Monday morning – What’s the connection between abortion and careers? But it appeared on the blogs feed, shared by Gautam Ghosh and I read it. It takes a *lot* of courage to bare one’s soul the way Penelope Trunk has done here (knowing the kind of… Continue reading Life and a career
Where are articles?
A friend had this status update recently on facebook – “Amazing how “online” has killed the phrase “on the line”. Even answering machines now say “please stay on line”. The Wren & Martin in me shudders to hear such things.” No, it is not about online and not online. It is about articles slowly exiting… Continue reading Where are articles?
Happy birthday, Tetris!
25 years of providing hours of entertainment and relief from officialdom and boredom – thanks, tetris. The mark of a productive day at work? Closing your eyes at the end of the day to see block after colorful block of tetris fall in front of you, against a black sleepy background. Long ago, a friend… Continue reading Happy birthday, Tetris!
Data Analysis: Learning from optical illusions
Long ago, at an informal workshop, I used this image to explain to young researchers the ideas behind qualitative data analysis. Here are some random thoughts from that time… What do you see? Most saw the old lady, a few who knew this puzzle saw both. And those who could not see both, after a… Continue reading Data Analysis: Learning from optical illusions
A leisurely headache
Jab sardard ke liye time na ho – when you don’t have time for a headache, pop a Disprin, the ad says. The pill dissolves in water, you swallow it, and hey presto! no headache. Relief in ten minutes. Reckitt Benckiser, but here is the thing. When does one have time for a headache? And… Continue reading A leisurely headache
Condoms on mail for the pope
Pope to receive potentially 5 millions condoms in the mail – thanks for sharing this, Abi. To add to the humor (that’s not really that funny), it turns out that folks in Italy are not taking well to the Pope’s allegation that condoms have led to an increase of AIDS in Africa. In response they… Continue reading Condoms on mail for the pope
It’s all about loving your status…
… as Karan Johar would say. Turns out there is more to the whole status thingy on facebook than meets the eye. Even a year ago, people were wondering why anyone would be interested in reading blow by blow updates on one’s life in twitter. And now facebook has done a twitter. And what is… Continue reading It’s all about loving your status…
Campaigning in the times of technology
Gone are the days of one rupee rice and free saris – now is the time of ecampaigning… so this – Congress to set up Internet kiosks across India to attract youth and this – BJP promises free mobiles to poor, broadband for all at INR 200… Good idea. Then you can call your local… Continue reading Campaigning in the times of technology