tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18164593180125661312024-02-07T13:39:46.670+05:30Gogo'sAshish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-10523978790915380792011-10-16T19:12:00.000+05:302011-10-16T19:12:37.169+05:30The business called Telangana
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are here and I’m sorry about the inactivity; Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com13Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India17.385044 78.48667117.142593 78.170814000000007 17.627495 78.802528tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-21365834009820168042011-08-11T10:24:00.004+05:302011-08-11T19:50:54.034+05:30Bring BQC Back – Well, it’s coming back!
BQC is coming back!
The phrase “Power to people” has been taken to a whole new level thanks to online social networking. The worthiest example being the recent series of revolutions in Egypt and other countries which were made possible thanks to social networking tools like Facebook, Twitter & blogs. They were used to mobilize people from all over the country and within a matter of daysAshish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-42005527433313572802011-07-29T10:24:00.003+05:302011-08-02T20:38:19.689+05:30The TAM-BRAHM wedding
Selected as BlogAdda's Tangy Tuesday pick, August 2nd 2011(click here to know more)
I hate attending marriages. I find them the most painfully boring way to spend your time and the only reason, I assume, for most people to grace these “occasions” is because they were coerced (or threatened). My parents have given up asking me to attend marriage functions and somewhere, I believe, they feel my Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com50tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-46406496971786434372011-06-30T21:08:00.003+05:302011-08-02T20:34:56.971+05:30The curse of the stereotype - The North Indian Vs South Indian Debate
Selected as Blogadda's "Spicy Saturday Pick" on July 9, 2011
The last few months have been tough on me, thanks to my god forsaken working hours. I’ve been asked to work in the morning shift which requires me to leave home at 6:30 AM EVERY SINGLE DAY. If you think it’s no big deal, then you must be a nerd or an insomniac. Interestingly, this post is on stereotypes.
The morning shift does have Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com54tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-40624726619821868332011-06-10T21:59:00.002+05:302011-06-12T16:31:57.376+05:30Is Hate the new Love?
In today’s world, trends change faster than couples change partners. It’s not only the speed of change that fascinates me; it’s the impact of this change. It transcends all boundaries and becomes a global phenomenon in no time. Fashion, lingo, latest gadgets, music, videos and games become famous (or infamous) overnight. Social networking on the internet is the catalyst responsible in thisAshish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-49510045621983667502011-04-24T14:29:00.003+05:302011-04-24T15:06:21.490+05:30Bring BQC back!!!
Indian television has not just gone to the dogs; it’s gone to the pigs, buffaloes and rats. You don’t need to be Archimedes to have your Eureka moment; you just need to switch your TV on. Who would have thought that Indian television which procreated brilliant shows like Circus, Malgudi days and Sarabhai Vs Sarabhai, would today be ruled by the likes of Rakhi Sawant, a bunch of “youth-centric” Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-72816445691113698032011-04-13T18:50:00.000+05:302011-04-13T18:50:12.779+05:30ANNA HAZARE AND THE RIPPLE EFFECT
People from different races, religions and regions exhibit idiosyncrasies which are peculiar to their group. We Indians, like the others, aren’t short of these peculiarities. In the short span of 22 years, one of the most conspicuous idiosyncrasies that I have noticed is an individual’s absolute aversion to take a lead. In school, when the teacher would ask someone to volunteer to do something, Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-28473242521786696232011-02-26T18:37:00.002+05:302011-02-26T19:00:15.795+05:30The Language BarrierIt was an ordinary February evening and I had just got home after another non-constructive day at work. I greeted my roommates and headed towards my room to get rid of the formal clothes and get into something more sensible for the Chennai weather. As I was stripping down, something caught my eye, a certain article that was stuck on my door.
The article I found stuck to my door.
It was a Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-26272200117374308712011-02-11T13:43:00.006+05:302011-02-14T23:33:03.091+05:30THE QUEST FOR BIRYANI
Dumka, Joy, chotu haathi and I were walking back home after meeting up some friends for lunch. It was Friday, sometime in October 2009; I remember this for a fact because we had our exams in a week. We took a shortcut to get home which involved crossing a railway track (which I strongly disapprove of) and at that point we decided to take a leak. As the 4 of us peed away to glory, one of us, I’mAshish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com29tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-35727318207764330132011-02-05T11:40:00.004+05:302011-02-05T18:13:08.678+05:30The tortuous journey called life6 AM (Alarm goes off): < Tsamina mina eh eh, Waka Waka eh eh....>
6: 30 AM (Snooze): < Tsamina mina eh eh, Waka Waka eh eh....>
7: 00 AM (Snooze again): < Tsamina mina eh eh, Waka Waka eh eh....>
Even Shakira gives up.
9: 47 AM: Rajeev jumped up, eyes wide open, jolted towards the bed side clock, knocked it over , rolled off the bed and finally grabbed Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-51312190293766489272011-01-16T14:32:00.001+05:302011-01-16T15:43:13.657+05:30The autos of Chennai...Chennai has become an unexpected second home. I spent 4 years of my college life here and today, I have my first job in the same city. So my love affair with Chennai has been on for 5 solid years and going strong. Do I like the place? Surprisingly, I do. I like a lot of things about this metro but there are certain aspects that irk me. The heat, humidity, people staring at you for no reason at Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com52tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-66028317678279310812011-01-07T21:06:00.000+05:302011-01-07T21:06:53.519+05:30Mirror mirror on the wall, who is most corrupt of them all?Think corruption and the first thing that comes to mind is the Indian politician. Corruption is a very integral ingredient of Indian politics, a fact I was aware since grade 2. My definition of a politician hasn’t changed much since then: they were (and are) really good and successful crooks, who excelled in the art of treachery and made enough money and contacts, to keep them out of jail and Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-42119520190040372352010-12-24T12:58:00.003+05:302010-12-24T13:29:05.438+05:30From a year to another...
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Come end of December and everybody is in a mood to celebrate. The end of a year and the beginning of a new year could mean different things to different people. For some, it is a reason to celebrate the events of the year that went by and hope for a better year ahead. Few others, would consider it as an opportunity to start afresh, learning from the mistakes of the Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-73982169582397619872010-12-21T13:26:00.000+05:302010-12-21T13:26:29.766+05:30MY FORAY INTO THE CORPORATE WORLD – THE TRAININGBefore I start rambling, I have specific messages for my readers. Identify which category you come under and read the appropriate message. I know you are anyway going to peek into all of them so I’m not even going to try and ask you not to.
Regular Readers
The regular readers: Hopefully, a few of you have missed me and I apologize for the inactivity on my blog for almost a month. The corporate Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-21291692010110193252010-11-24T22:24:00.001+05:302010-11-24T22:26:06.211+05:30The social network – gender paradox
Most people today, live dual lives.
The first one, their real lives, in which they have to deal with recession, pollution, rising onion prices, A. Raja, Bigggg Bosssss (or whatever it’s spelling is) and Rakhi Sawant.
Second, is the virtual life – emails, Google and most important of them all, social networking. With social networking I am talking predominantly about Facebook, which has Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-15813522183184258472010-11-17T20:00:00.003+05:302010-11-17T20:00:00.152+05:30ENDHIRAN (THE ROBOT)-THE MADNESS UNLEASHED....Continued from Endhiran (Robot)- The build up
Chennai wouldn’t sleep tonight.
But I did.
As I lay peacefully in my bed having some weird dreams, the true hard core Rajni fans were up and getting ready to go for a movie. The fanatics were up all night bursting crackers, singing, dancing and raising a toast to their God in their usual style, in a plastic tumbler with cheap rum and a Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-24967768386960070102010-10-30T17:47:00.001+05:302010-11-17T22:33:09.116+05:30ENDHIRAN (ROBOT) - The build up
Rajnikanth's giant cut out at Sky Walk Mall, Chennai
It is impossible for one to reside in Chennai and not get carried away with the Rajnikanth mania. People, in Tamil Nadu and around, wait with alacrity for a Rajni movie to arrive because each movie brings with it a carnival-like atmosphere and electrifies a rather dull city (I’m sorry, but it’s true).
A Rajni movie is not like any regular Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-89307067309240051872010-10-16T19:54:00.001+05:302010-10-16T20:14:23.492+05:30COMMONWEALTH GAMES NOT FOR THE COMMON MAN?
This article was written well before the commonwealth games commenced and during the time when everybody “believed” that the commonwealth games were going to flop and were going to be a major embarrassment for India. These very hypocrites were later heard telling, “Oh! I always knew India is going to do it. India is the best.” I actually considered discarding this post of mine considering this Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-17625895359475878172010-10-09T16:27:00.004+05:302010-10-14T11:06:54.391+05:30My friends. My life. My phone. My universeUniverse, the smart and some of the dreamy ones say, is the ultimate superset. Everything else is within it. What a ludicrous idea. I don’t care what’s beyond the clear blue skies, how many more planets or stars are out there, if there is somebody else like me in one of those planets, sitting there, sipping something similar to a coffee and writing a blog. Well thinking about it, I would be Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-4341764580526924672010-10-07T11:29:00.001+05:302010-10-14T11:06:17.343+05:30THE INDIAN ENGLISHMy knowledge, limited as it is, is aware of two widely spoken forms of English, the American version and the British version. Any reference to the Indian English till date, has been to ridicule the way Indians speak. This is my attempt at changing it.
English is a language I have always been comfortable with and the credit for this goes to my parents, who tried hard to make me at least half as Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-84804794557719110972010-09-23T10:00:00.003+05:302010-10-14T11:05:40.210+05:30My foray into the corporate world – THE FIRST DAYAfter documentation and accommodation, it finally comes down to the day we were all waiting for – The First Day at Work. The beauty of starting off in a new organization is that you are like a blank sheet of paper. You can get rid of the tags and stereotypes associated with you in the past. In order to exploit this, we decided that we should reach our centre well within the stipulated time. To Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-88474853829422126102010-09-18T20:15:00.003+05:302010-09-19T16:23:06.653+05:30My foray into the corporate world – post prologueI promised I would be back after the search for accommodation and I have kept my promise. If you don’t know what I am talking about, click here : My foray into the corporate world - Prologue.
As expected, it wasn't easy. Nevertheless, it wasn’t the worst either. Thanks to my friend’s friend and another friend’s dad’s friend’s friend, life became a lot simpler (however complicated Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-33409154975752588612010-09-15T20:16:00.002+05:302010-09-19T16:22:46.482+05:30My foray into the corporate world – PrologueAs we grow older, the frequency of “firsts” comes down drastically. This causes us to really look forward to newer things and experiences. I am on the verge of yet another crucial juncture in my life – My First Job. With THE day coming closer, I’m finding it difficult to contain my nervous excitement. How often have you heard people around you telling, “The experience you get at work is Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com39tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-30441505222022253722010-09-09T23:42:00.000+05:302010-09-09T23:42:27.088+05:30Decliché–ing the clichéWiki definition of a cliché: A cliché or cliche (pronounced klee-shay) is an expression, idea, or element of an artistic work which has been overused to the point of losing its original meaning or effect.
Which quotes or proverbs are the most used? The good ones, right. So in that regard, almost every good quote comes with a shelf life and is eventually frowned upon when it Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1816459318012566131.post-84820134558267719262010-09-07T10:22:00.002+05:302010-09-07T10:50:01.235+05:30The Ads of the Fore
Television has been such an integral part of growing up, especially for those of us born is the latter half of the 80s. Computers were confined to the labs and phones which could be carried in the pocket were science fiction. Hence, television was the chief form of visual entertainment for a notable period of growing up.
What stands out about “that” era of television were the advertisements. Ashish Kalsihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11553347191399146865noreply@blogger.com13