A review of Donna Haraway: Live Theory by Joseph Schneider (New York: Continuum, 2005) The last book of theory that I read was The Parallax View by Slavoj Zizek, which I read right after his The Ticklish Subject. I tried reading Living in the End Times next, but there’s a limit now to how much [...]
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Reading, our simple hobby has undergone a rapid change in the recent years. It has been revolutionized with the advent of high tech mobiles and tablets. Today, many of us do our reading through internet using virtual books i.e. e-books. Of course, e-books have their own advantages. But amidst all this, we have forgotten a [...]
Continue reading …Sheryl Sandberg to launch her book “Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead”
February 23, 2013 No Comment
A lady who earned double Harvard degrees, held the VP position in Google and is presently the COO in Facebook, is now ready with her book urging women to lean in their work rather than lean back. Yes, this is Sheryl Sandberg for you! A power icon, someone women may look upto for inspiration. She [...]
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Ganesh Chaturthi and Navratri are two of the most widely celebrated festivals throughout India. Big idols, gigantic mandals, elaborate decorations and king-size budgets. Each of these increasing year-after-years to make the festivals bigger and better. The queue outside the mandals also grew longer. It felt good to see this (though it also means spending more [...]
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One way to instant popularity and glamour is Bollywood. Many people, who aspire to become big actor and actresses, come to Mumbai with their dreams. Many of them are successful in achieving those dreams and live it to the fullest, but only few know how to sustain that dream and how to face the harsh [...]
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Stories of chaotic love-cum-arranged marriages abound. Perhaps you are yourself privy to first hand tales of your friend’s such tale. The debut novel by Jayanand Ukey “When the signal turns red” revolves around Girish and Prajakta who fell in love in college, had four wonderful years, got cushy jobs and were just waiting for the [...]
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Mamihlapinatapei (Yagan, an indigenous language of Tierra del Fuego): The wordless yet meaningful look shared by two people who desire to initiate something, but are both reluctant to start. Yuanfen (Chinese): A relationship by fate or destiny. This is a complex concept. It draws on principles of predetermination in Chinese culture, which dictate relationships, encounters [...]
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The first story of Dick’s that I read was “Human Is.” I was in high school, and I liked how the woman didn’t report the alien who took over her husband’s body, because the alien was more human than he ever was (the new husband liked children, the old one was emotionally abusive, etc). “Human [...]
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Cheering up to snacks and jokes at Handa’s ( though the name has changed to some Raju or Ramesh’s or something,but like a tradition,IGITians still refer to the place as Handa what-so-ever), all of us were busy, girls chattering away the latest gossips, guys fighting over who paid the bill last. “BY GOD” whistled one [...]
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Bangles are an indispensable part of a girl’s wardrobe. And if you happen to be someone like me, who has different set of bangles and bracelets with all her dresses, then well you will understand Somehow bangles are back in vogue like never before! And what coerced me into writing this entire researched piece on [...]
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