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Stephen Colbert picked up a story by LA Times - one of the world’s 7,000 distinct languages disappears every 14 days, an extinction rate exceeding that of birds, mammals or plants. At least 20% of the world’s languages are in imminent danger of becoming extinct as their last speakers die off, compared with about 18% [...]

The Ministry of Tourism has tied up with Google to create a sponsored channel on Youtube, reports DNA India. The user India, first created in Dec 2005, has recently uploaded 18 videos.
Launching the channel here, Tourism Secretary Shilabhadra Banerjee said the online videos will increase the penetration of Incredible India campaign, especially among those who [...]

I haven’t blogged in almost a month and a lot has happened during this time. The biggest news coming out of India is the election of it’s first lady President. Even though the President’s role in India is mostly ceremonial, there was a lot of drama and controversy. I was talking to someone and she [...]

Reports the NYT, “Christmas. New Year’s Eve. Spring break. There are certain dates on the calendar when travelers know that hotel rooms in prime vacation spots will be nearly impossible to come by, even if they try to book months in advance. This year, add another day to the list: Saturday, July 7. That’s because [...]

Quentin Tarantino once said in an interview that the primary driver of the the film industry in the US and India was the superstar system. While Superstar Economics has been debated in the US, there’s no room for debate in the Indian film industry. The superstar renumeration is usually the biggest expense in a big [...]

The newspaper industry is booming in India as reported here, especially financial newspapers since the Indian economy is growing 8% and the average investor wants to stay informed. But that hasn’t stopped newspapers from getting creative.
This is obviously old news, but I recently found out about it since my parents moved to Bangalore. Move over [...]

File this in the “Did You Know?” category, or rather “hmm… I never knew that” category. I stumbled upon “1000 places to see before you die” on Discovery Channel this weekend. They were featuring North India.
Apparently, the Bahai Temple in New Delhi is the most visited building in the world. On an [...]

When I was India in January 2007, my friend Akshay Chikodi asked me if was on Orkut. Frankly, he said, if you’re not on Orkut you don’t exist! So I created a profile on Orkut.
Couple things I don’t get about Orkut:

What is it trying to be - a social networking tool? dating [...]

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