YSR మృతి చెందిన నాటి నుండి ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్ ఫ్రబుత్వము కనపడుట లేదు. నాయకుడు పోయిన బాధలో ఉన్నావు, త్వరలోనే నువ్వే తిరిగి వస్తావు అనుకొంటూ చాలా కాలం ఎదురు చూశారు రాష్ట్ర ప్రజలు. ఐతే ఇది జరిగి 5 నెలలు కావస్తున్నా, ఇప్పటికీ నువ్వు తిరిగి రాక పోవడం తో ప్రజలు బిక్కు బిక్కు మంటూ గడుపుతున్నారు.
నాయనా, నువ్వు ఎక్కడ ఉన్నా వెంటనే తిరిగి రా. నువ్వు లేక నాన్న( law and order) బెంగతో [...]

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Ace director Rajamouli and his brother Keeravani are gearing up to campaign for Loksatta in the upcoming GHMC polls. They have actively campaigned for that party during the recent assembly polls. I am not sure how effect they are, but their strategy is in line with “steal the educated voters from TDP” approach that helped [...]

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Images of people thronging to the church where “holy water” is oozing from a cross
There is yet another case of “supernatural phenomenon” that is making rounds in India, this time in the commercial capital of the country, Mumbai. Apparently there is “Holy water” oozing out of a cross and anyone that drinks [...]

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The wonderful(?) world of PS3 ( Fat 32 Vs NTFS)

by Rajesh Valluri on October 8, 2009

I used to fiddle with Electronics and computers almost non-stop when I was in high school and Engineering college. That enthusiasm has tempered a bit with age, and the fact that I am no longer a kid but is someone that has to work to make a living. Long story short, my dallying with computers [...]

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The aftermath of YSR tragedy(?); Congress leaders’ race to abyssmal lows in ethics!!

September 17, 2009

At the outset an apology to readers, but it has been very nauseating to see Congress legislators and workers demand that the late chief minister of Andhra Pradesh, Y S R Reddy, be succeeded by his wheeler-dealer son Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy. It was nauseating to see them make the demand for Jagan’s accession [...]

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India Flexing its financial muscle again

August 19, 2009

It seems like not a single day goes by without news about another Indian firm gobbling up either a high profile asset in the West, or buying a prestigious brand of automobile or in general showing off its new found wealth. In the latest case of East beats west, India’s Relaiance has signed a multi [...]

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A note to visitors of my blog

August 17, 2009

RCT
TV Rama Rao
Chiru Crying
Loksatta’s fraud
There has been a lot of activity on my blog over the past few months. There were some heated debates over politics in India in general and Andhra Pradesh in particular, where I come from. [...]

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Word of the day:Somnambulist

August 10, 2009

The meaning of this word can easily be inferred if we break it down into its roots. “Somna” and “Ambulist”. The word refers to a person that walks during sleep. Pretty cool word I should say. somna refers to sleep, as in Insomnia and ambulist derives itself from “amble” which means walk or move. Hence [...]

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Missing link in Darwin’s theory of Evolution

July 26, 2009

Prev blog about RCT.
Scientists have finally discovered the missing link in Darwin’s evolution theory. A group of scientists from America were visiting Andhra Pradesh for their expeditions and when they saw this on a poster, they realised that they have uncovered the greatest discovery of their live. Now it is proven beyond [...]

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Total Solar Eclipse of 2009

July 23, 2009

Stargazing has been one of my favorite pastimes ever since I was a kid. During the blackouts, that are only too regular and frequent in the summer months in India, I used to goto the roof and lie down on cot, and just observe the various beautiful formations of celestial bodies in the sky. [...]

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