Archive for February, 2007

By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 28th, 2007 • Category: Bangalore, Ideas, India, Internet and Telecom India, Start-ups

Bangalore-based Guruji has appointed Mr. R. Ramraj , co-founder and ex-CEO of SIFY Limited as its Board Member.
Mr. Ramraj previously founded Computer Point in India, and was also a board member of Microland.



By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 28th, 2007 • Category: Books, Movies, Music, Televison, Bollywood, Bombay/Mumbai, India, People

The second episode of Koffee With Karan featured Ms. Maliika Sherawat (urf Reema Lamba) and Sanja Leela Bansali. I am not sure if you all got to watch it since the Filmfare awards were on at the same time in another channel. It was interesting (to put it mildly) how Ms. Sherawat has packaged herself¦I […]



By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 28th, 2007 • Category: Ideas, India

The Indian Budget for 2007 was unveiled by Mr. Chidambaram and here is a quick look at it via the BBC. Agriculture tops the priority and that is not a surprise given the stagnant agriculture production in the past couple of years.



By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 27th, 2007 • Category: Americas, Diaspora, Food, New York, People, Travel

The husband and wife team of Hemant Mathur and Surbhi Sahni talk about their passion for cooking and Devi Restaurant in this podcast interview.
New Yorks Devi Restaurant became the first Indian restaurant to win a Michelin Star in the US.
Hemant along with Suvir Saran are the executive chefs at the restaurant, while Surbhi is the […]



By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 27th, 2007 • Category: Business, Ideas, India

Tomorrow is D-Day for Mr. Chidambaram, Indias Finance Minister when he presents the budget. For the past few weeks there have been countless analyses by various TV channels about the budget and what direction the Indian government should take etc. Here is a brief snap of what MSM has to say about the budget:
First, let […]



By Kamla Bhatt • Feb 26th, 2007 • Category: Business, Ideas, India

It is passe to mention the Indian economy and the speed at which it is growing. However, what is often not written about in mainstream press is how the change in the economic growth has led to a new opportunities for new graduate students. Somini Sengupta has a story on this topic in The Interntional […]