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No more pre-paid mobiles in Gurgaon?

The Empty Head — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:58:32 +0000

Gurgaon seems to be the new Kashmir. Mobile operators are not issuing pre-paid mobile sim cards in Gurgaon anymore. I did rounds of Idea, Airtel & Vodafone offices at several locations in Gurgaon only to be told that pre-paid connections are NOT being offered in Gurgaon any more. No one had any explanation for this. Some [...]

IPL versus Pakistan

The Empty Head — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 06:18:42 +0000

It so happens that our dearest neighbor, the apple of our eyes and the sore spot on our bum, Pakistan is taking major issue with the treatment meted out to its nationals in India. No, they weren’t put in front of armed terrorists and shot. No, they weren’t tortured and made to accept being spies [...]

CAT, IIMs and the desire to go online

The Empty Head — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 10:12:26 +0000

The recent CAT examination fiasco is a classic example of the pitfalls of the burning desire to go make all processes "Online". The lust for being compliant with this buzzword has led many down a road of disaster, and now the IIMs have ruined their record for successfully holding one of the most desired exams in India.

A google-over for Orkut

The Empty Head — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 16:50:41 +0000

Just when we all thought that all of Google’s grey matter was busy wave-ing, they appear to be cooking up another dish. The old (and for some the original) warhorse of social networking, Orkut, is being pulled up for a major overhaul. So if you were planning on ditching that Orkut account, just hold on [...]

Being happy and gay: The great Indian paradox

The Empty Head — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 15:56:00 +0000

The words “Happy and gay” used to mean being happy without giving a damn when I was growing up. Now though, things have changed. Being happy and gay in today’s India would bring you a whole truckload of trouble. Until recently. The Delhi High Court in a very sensible judgement said that being gay is not [...]

Summer Vacation

The Empty Head — Mon, 25 May 2009 06:46:38 +0000

Honouring the tradition of good old school days, emptyhead.in will be enjoying a few months of summer vacation. Summer vacation is a time to sit back, chill out and enjoy. No work, only play. Irregular updates to this site will resume once the summer vacation is over. Till then, sit back and enjoy the glass [...]

Twitter:What have you done?

The Empty Head — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:27:02 +0000

Is this what twitter really is? Is this what twitter has done to us? I wonder if I should tweet about this video? Naah, I’d rather have this post. Hilarious!!! Update: And now, Hitler seems to be upset because twitter is down!!

BJP’s IT Vision for India - Vision impossible?

The Empty Head — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 05:34:15 +0000

In the run up to the upcoming general elections, India’s leading opposition party, BJP, has announced its “IT Vision” for the country. Before reading ahead, I would want you to read the IT vision at BJP’s website. Now for the IT vision itself. I am not sure if I should call it myopic, or really far-sighted. [...]

Gaza: Is peace possible?

The Empty Head — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 16:55:42 +0000

Middle-east is up in flames again. Israel has been bombing the living daylights out of Gaza for nearly 10 days now. Palestine (read Hamas) on its part has kept launching missiles into Israel for a lot more than ten days. Now I am not someone who lives in the middle-east.I am someone who lives in a [...]

Happy New Year 2009!

The Empty Head — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 16:43:21 +0000

As the year of the Ox approaches, I wish all readers, fellow bloggers and human existences a very Happy New Year 2009. I hope 2009 is a better year for the world. I hope the global economy starts recovering from the ongoing recession. I hope there is lasting peace and harmony between neighbors. I hope [...]