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Gunda – Movie Extraordinaire

There are two epidemics spreading rapidly in Pamba Hostel which yours truly is guilty of starting. The first is the under 2$ whiteboard and the second is the cult Mithun movie Gunda. I felt that both these deserve their own … Continue reading

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Good To Great – book review

Well I currently don’t have the time to write a full-fledged review. The book was good, applicable not only to companies but to individuals as well. The central point of the book revolves around The Hedgehog Concept which is based … Continue reading

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Tuesdays with Morrie – Book review

Finished reading this book in little over two days. A simple and clear read. I found it quite moving, especially about the deteriorating appearance of the author’s professor and the difficulty in doing simple things which we take for granted. … Continue reading

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The last king of Scotland

Just saw ‘The Last King of Scotland‘. When I had first heard of the title, I didn’t know what it was actually about. Then two things attracted me to this movie, firstly it was about Idi Amin, the notorious Ugandan … Continue reading

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Freakonomics – A half-read book

I started reading this much-hyped book a couple of days ago. Currently I’m halfway through the book and I found it to be a mixture of interesting, absurd and downright boring. The book starts with explaining the importance of asking … Continue reading

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Midnight’s Children

Sigh. I finally finished reading Midnight’s Children. I had taken up this book little less than a week ago. And what a journey it was. From the birth of Saleem Sinai on the stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947 … Continue reading

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300 – March to glory

Just saw 300, the movie based on the comic book by Frank Miller. The story is about 300 Spartans who fight against the huge army of Xerxes, a Persian king. It is based on the battle of Thermopylae, though both … Continue reading

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Gurubhai gurubhai avya che

Saw this movie yesterday and found it to be quite interesting. I surely don’t have to spell out on whose life this movie is based. One just has to watch it to realize it. Visually the film is a technical … Continue reading

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Book review: Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand

The first thing I noticed about this book is that it is huge. A monstrous 891 pages long. After I had read The Fountainhead (thanks to my cuz), I had always wanted to read Atlas Shrugged. After finishing all the … Continue reading

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Book Review : *Blink*

Finished reading Blink last week. The verdict? Same as that of The Tipping Point. Malcolm Gladwell has the tendency to introduce a certain topic in his books, which is quite new and interesting. But he fails to follow up on … Continue reading

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