Kapil’s Korner

This week’s Monday Mumble has been kind of stuck due to a technical problem.
The Idea: I have set up a MumbaiTraffic twitter channel to which people send in updates based on their traffic experiences. For example, if you are driving to town and notice a large procession at Mahim Junction - you could leave [...]

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A quick round-up of what’s happening at KhanaPeena - my foodie blog. Don’t miss the updates there. Subscribe to the email updates or RSS in your blog reader.
(Click on image to read about the dish)
Restaurant Review of Falafel’s Veg. Humus House - the new Lebanese joint at Colaba, Mumbai.
Nitika takes advantage of the [...]

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If memory serves me right it was Priya who started the whole idea of doing a photo drive of the Worli-Bandra sealink. Of course the long weekend was held responsible for her absence and ultimately the 6 twitter buddies (Aalaap, Anupam (bombayaddict), Preshit, Asfaq, Brajeshwar and me) braved the Sunday morning sun to accomplish the [...]

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My letter to editor in response to Mid-DAY’s article on the Bajaj Pulsar TV commercial got published in yesterday’s edition.

Click here to read my letter.

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The recent issue of the brand reporter has a story on ‘objectionable’ television commercials as stated by Advertising Standards Council of India. There were about 14 ads (2 & 4 wheelers) which were upheld by ASCI because they demonstrated risky stunts/activities. There was the Tavera - Indian Cricketers Ad, Bajaj Pulsar 200, Hero Honda CBZ [...]

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This has recently caught my attention and I think anybody who spends hours reading would love to own one of these. This is a product of Nobody & Co. who seem to work on such funky designs, but none as exciting as this one.
Image from TrendHunter Magazine

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There was nothing planned for the Sunday, so I decided to spend sometime doing a photo assignment I bookmarked long ago - The Patterned Water Drop Shots. Here is one of my favourite results …

You can check out the complete series of photos at my flickr photo set. I did it a little different [...]

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Here’s a little tip which might help you search for contacts easily on your mobile phone. Most of us save contacts in this format:
[Contact Name][Company Name]
However there is a good possibility that a few months later you may remember the name of the company but not the contact’s name. Happens with me all the [...]

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Rude food - the collected food writings of Vir Sanghvi. Picked this one at the Oxford bookstore sale a few weeks back. It’s going to be a different read from the usual strategy, business management and marketing/advertising fundas. He is known to be a big foodie and I hope his writings helps me do [...]

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My determination to keep up with the movies has paid off well. I have seen quite a few of them lately.
Jodha Akbar is a nice, mega production movie. I didn’t find it long and it’s just not boring. Go watch it for the sheer brilliance and scale with which the movie is made. And [...]

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