tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.comments2023-05-01T10:35:59.787-04:00Can You Hear Me Now?dipthoughthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comBlogger249125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-15770593250172337222016-03-21T08:05:27.498-04:002016-03-21T08:05:27.498-04:00I stand by everything I said :). The left front go...I stand by everything I said :). The left front govt needed to go, and only Mamata could have done it at that point. I dont mind if she is overthrown now!dipthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-25054929003735060402016-03-19T22:36:47.707-04:002016-03-19T22:36:47.707-04:00After a couple of years to this rant.
I wonder wha...After a couple of years to this rant.<br />I wonder what will be your views and rant now :)Rabimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364936670082677725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-44383450384866653022011-08-14T10:23:54.204-04:002011-08-14T10:23:54.204-04:00Well, you should tell mark to have a dislike butto...Well, you should tell mark to have a dislike button - now a days I am facing the same difficulty!<br /><br />nice couple/cute baby is not much of a problem - take it as a complimentary supper - people post them with set expectations. Moreover, when that is not met with desired reaction - the audience gets bragged into it! :P<br /><br />Personally, I do not feel like putting much information over fb. However, I post photos, which, I guess, contains a lot of it - depicts a part of your life & times. <br /><br />overall, you should get used to it as veteran vietnamer (like zuckerberg) of fb!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-73109298777820668742011-05-28T13:25:19.959-04:002011-05-28T13:25:19.959-04:00thanks amigo! great post!thanks amigo! great post!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-40522423357980632652011-05-15T02:45:12.073-04:002011-05-15T02:45:12.073-04:00just one point which I felt was a factual inaccura...just one point which I felt was a factual inaccuracy..Mamata's English is to blamed on the govt. education system..when mamata was in her formative years as a student, the govt. was run by Congress ..she is 1955 born.I fully agree with the contents of your critique otherwiseAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-12286345214150353852011-05-09T22:56:37.589-04:002011-05-09T22:56:37.589-04:00a toast...for the fulfillment of more such once in...a toast...for the fulfillment of more such once in a life time experiences:)tuktukihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145847815793043901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-17766239601088129252011-04-18T04:31:53.980-04:002011-04-18T04:31:53.980-04:00@Subhayan: Heh! As I proudly claimed, this is a ve...@Subhayan: Heh! As I proudly claimed, this is a very partisal rant ;-)<br /><br />@Suvayu: We all know what happened, dont we ;-) (note the oblique reference to them getting more than 100% of the votes)<br />Hopefully today is a new day!dipthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-16281155026824396222011-04-16T12:45:49.705-04:002011-04-16T12:45:49.705-04:00"... Crap won democratic elections. ..."..."... Crap won democratic elections. ..."<br /><br />Are you sure you can call the elections during the later years of the regime <i>Democratic</i> or <i>free and fair</i>?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-34022853579572945012011-04-16T08:13:03.384-04:002011-04-16T08:13:03.384-04:00You will be snubbed as a blogger with imperialisti...You will be snubbed as a blogger with imperialistic plot, working for CIA! :P Hardly a nice name calling! But then again, I liked the last para! Anti incumbency has surged and I do not believe it's for worse. It's an uphill task to degrade further, the datum level of abyss that the place of your childhood sojourn, has become!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-56962196518071441062011-03-05T03:17:48.109-05:002011-03-05T03:17:48.109-05:00i really dont like tinned sardines.
but i get your...i really dont like tinned sardines.<br />but i get your point. Little things like bottled apple juice, pastries made us happy... oh childhood!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-39976250004089961962011-02-28T00:46:54.896-05:002011-02-28T00:46:54.896-05:00So true.
Sound plays an integral part in our perce...So true.<br />Sound plays an integral part in our perception and understanding...or so i think.<br />I was just blogging about a band performance in our batch when I got the notification of this post...and i started thinking what would have been the atmosphere in the performance have been if there were no cheers from the crowd.<br />No clapping no madness.<br /><br />It would have made the performance very dull. Everything depends upon ambiance and sound plays a vital part in it.Rabimbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01364936670082677725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-14444017887899817502011-01-15T18:47:31.666-05:002011-01-15T18:47:31.666-05:00Completely agree with you on this.SmzCompletely agree with you on this.SmzAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-78877873942666677482010-12-30T21:36:48.190-05:002010-12-30T21:36:48.190-05:00How can I not love this life ;-)?How can I not love this life ;-)?dipthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-53194923460718961812010-12-21T22:23:19.753-05:002010-12-21T22:23:19.753-05:00aah.. all the benefits of the jetsetting postdoc&#...aah.. all the benefits of the jetsetting postdoc's life..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-34053869756174170802010-11-30T13:54:06.940-05:002010-11-30T13:54:06.940-05:00I have been following the quiz, and it is great to...I have been following the quiz, and it is great to see it become a part of the Kolkata quizzing calendar.dipthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-34341985002364756762010-11-29T01:38:17.393-05:002010-11-29T01:38:17.393-05:00the JU Open Quiz has indeed been named the "S...the JU Open Quiz has indeed been named the "Subhankar Nag Memorial Quiz"<br /><br />-i am a 1st yr student at JU, dept of production enggAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10036364015859833966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-32699601086009915922010-11-23T17:48:36.670-05:002010-11-23T17:48:36.670-05:00The possibilities are indeed endless...The possibilities are indeed endless...Kattykallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15341131278408734298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-52546519651967482802010-11-12T12:57:29.777-05:002010-11-12T12:57:29.777-05:00Good job. I'm definitely going to bookmark you...Good job. I'm definitely going to bookmark you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-59255344454712668372010-11-12T06:57:23.498-05:002010-11-12T06:57:23.498-05:00Well, I am not quite qualified to comment on this ...Well, I am not quite qualified to comment on this issue and certainly not the person - whose question has initiated this post. Still, I would venture out to contribute my two cents after reading these post/s (doing it+loving it)!<br /><br />First of all, all of us face those difficult to answer questions from day to day. I personally feel some questions are driven by appreciation but most of them are brought forth by the ignorance that begets derision.<br /><br />All of us has seen how our contemporaries have earned themselves all the creature comforts possible by making a highly rewarding career choice, while most of them being mediocre.<br /><br />Those of us has gone to uncle sams place hoping for a good life (mostly we say that, to achieve a good training but that's a red herring unless we hit the ivy league), have again compared the contemoprary lifestyle there and despaired a little. <br /><br />But, I certainly appreciate the viewpoint (as a petty bourgeoise - as I am called by my friends and family) that as long as all the basic luxuries are meted with, we need not care about the rest. <br /><br />I also agree that there is some love for the profession or else no one can come this far. Our training renders us capable of doing only what we do.<br /><br />But I certainly do not see any reason (whatsoever) of justifying it, even if someone (pbuh) askes. No one askes a doctor why he does this thing from inside a lab-coat. While he can dispel some of the gospels of live saving, we all know it's more about rinsing destitute patients of their money and making some honeymoon trips to cypress, fully endorsed by some drug-making company. Likewise the engineer can tell you that he has been the essential cog in the wheel of progress of human race, but in essence their acts are more precarious than a cogless wheel.<br /><br />True, we have some amount of mediocrity in our profession too. While we claim our job is to make advancement of human knowledge base, but, what we essentially do is to write our share of papers that actually obscures the bottleneck of understanding. But, then again, what the heck. Rarely a doctor (with the lab coat-mind), gets a chance to save a life in his entire career. Nonetheless, he gets many half chances to kill someone and with seldom success.<br /><br />So, if I were you - I would have said - if I tell you I have to kill you! We are on her majesty's secret service! :D<br /><br />PS: I hope the comment is not longer than the post itselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-20643513191730994512010-11-12T06:56:38.077-05:002010-11-12T06:56:38.077-05:00Well, I am not quite qualified to comment on this ...Well, I am not quite qualified to comment on this issue and certainly not the person - whose question has initiated this post. Still, I would venture out to contribute my two cents after reading these post/s (doing it+loving it)!<br /><br />First of all, all of us face those difficult to answer questions from day to day. I personally feel some questions are driven by appreciation but most of them are brought forth by the ignorance that begets derision.<br /><br />All of us has seen how our contemporaries have earned themselves all the creature comforts possible by making a highly rewarding career choice, while most of them being mediocre.<br /><br />Those of us has gone to uncle sams place hoping for a good life (mostly we say that, to achieve a good training but that's a red herring unless we hit the ivy league), have again compared the contemoprary lifestyle there and despaired a little. <br /><br />But, I certainly appreciate the viewpoint (as a petty bourgeoise - as I am called by my friends and family) that as long as all the basic luxuries are meted with, we need not care about the rest. <br /><br />I also agree that there is some love for the profession or else no one can come this far. Our training renders us capable of doing only what we do.<br /><br />But I certainly do not see any reason (whatsoever) of justifying it, even if someone (pbuh) askes. No one askes a doctor why he does this thing from inside a lab-coat. While he can dispel some of the gospels of live saving, we all know it's more about rinsing destitute patients of their money and making some honeymoon trips to cypress, fully endorsed by some drug-making company. Likewise the engineer can tell you that he has been the essential cog in the wheel of progress of human race, but in essence their acts are more precarious than a cogless wheel.<br /><br />True, we have some amount of mediocrity in our profession too. While we claim our job is to make advancement of human knowledge base, but, what we essentially do is to write our share of papers that actually obscures the bottleneck of understanding. But, then again, what the heck. Rarely a doctor (with the lab coat-mind), gets a chance to save a life in his entire career. Nonetheless, he gets many half chances to kill someone and with seldom success.<br /><br />So, if I were you - I would have said - if I tell you I have to kill you! We are on her majesty's secret service! :D<br /><br />PS: I hope the comment is not longer than the post itselfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-47862233756409276722010-11-10T17:37:26.995-05:002010-11-10T17:37:26.995-05:00NiceNiceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-37907323812656944002010-10-30T14:12:36.303-04:002010-10-30T14:12:36.303-04:00Oh! Now there are so many stories I could share fr...Oh! Now there are so many stories I could share from the land of the Solidarity Movement. Here's one. I was told that divorce rates were very, I mean VERY low, during Communist times. A broken family either meant any one party moved back with the parents or get a new accommodation. It was impossible to get flats...one had to apply and wait for years before such requests were processed. Hence people chose to live under the same roof even if it meant disastrous conjugal lives.COMPOS MENTIShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11983450400751013495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-43964548254831050092010-09-30T12:38:59.663-04:002010-09-30T12:38:59.663-04:00Well, I could not escape all the horror stories in...Well, I could not escape all the horror stories in the media, but I am pleasantly surprised by the state of affairs in the city.dipthoughthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18235211045530849384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-39846646556179975152010-09-29T20:00:29.422-04:002010-09-29T20:00:29.422-04:00I guess the Americans come to India with the same ...I guess the Americans come to India with the same impression as you went to Mexico with! :-)Suvadeephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13158414682939383503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14751463.post-28052059588461727132010-08-06T07:35:41.013-04:002010-08-06T07:35:41.013-04:00Its really awesome! :)Its really awesome! :)chandrimahttp://speakerofthesoul.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com