Latest postings by G Venkata Krishnan
A few days before the poll novelist Maya Angelou was quoted in the media as saying, “if he (Obama) wins, it means my country has agreed to ...more>>
IT professionals in corporate Bangalore have taken to vounteering in varied ways. In an earlier post I referred to a group of 30 from HCL sp ...more>>
I caught up with Fahrenheit9/11 eventually; at a time when George W Bush has barely a few weeks to go at the White House. Ironically, the fi ...more>>
Most people on our e-mail contacts list may not know one another. Connect them, and you can have a network going.An e-group brings together ...more>>
A ferry ride around the Manhatton island; a walk from the Circle Line pier to Rockefeller Center via Times Square and Broadway; and then&nbs ...more>>
I have no issue with having to pay for my eats on a plane. But the trend among the US airlines to make travelers pay extra for your seat pr ...more>>
A Silicon India contact Rajesh G sent a spirited greetings message with a question: Why don’t we celebrate Independence Day the way we do ...more>>
A bunch of retired men meet twice a week at a New York restaurant to sort out the world. Nowadays Obama is on their agenda every time they m ...more>>
It is said a desi abroad grows fond of India and things Indian; native Bellary or Bhatinda tends to look more romantic from Boston or Birmin ...more>>
Reacting to a newspaper report on growing demand for night nannies in the US my wife sympathized with the young parents who are constrained ...more>>
In my schooldays in Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, bicycles were the prime mode of transport for the middle-class. The affluent among my class-mates ...more>>
As someone visiting the US, it appears to me that the question that haunts the political-minded here is not who the next President would be; ...more>>
A Reserve Bank of India (RBI) survey carried out in some 300 districts is reported to have revealed that the rural poor continue to rely on ...more>>
Cricket industry (zero-sportsmanship venture) has evidently stretched India’s economic liberalization to ludicrous lengths. We have DLF-I ...more>>
There was a time – in the 70s and 80s – when newspaper reporters enjoyed a reputation of being a hard-boiled lot. Many of them had an †...more>>
