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Commented on chandni.'s review

Hindu Extremism isn't Hinduism
Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Hinduism, The - Linda Johnsen

@Chandni: I love your thought process! Very mature!

Reviewed God Of Small Things, The - Arundhati Roy

Acrobatics with language

I picked-up this book when I was in Kerala...sheer boredom made me ignore all prior warnings sent to me by well meaning friends...I am sort of i-can-wade-thru-anything kind of reader...how bad could it be? As it turned out - plenty! I lasted less than 50 pages...I finally gave up when I re...Read more

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Commented on Shikha_lavania1980's review

Indian Airlines........ The Best!
Via

yeah, right you are! Is that the reason why you felt writing the whole review in bold letters! Afraid you did no go far enough... Take my tip - next time you want to praise Indian Airlines, try BLOCK CAPITALS. Now THAT might have more chances of convincing someone...still a long shot but decidedl...y better :-) ...and while you are at it, paint a billboard and try pasting that in your review...again, one-in-million chance but hey, when you rooting for the losers, you have to keep working on getting those odds in your favor... Best of luck!Read More

Reviewed KFC - Rajouri Garden - Delhi NCR

Nothing different

I visited the Rajouri Garden one...though what I experiment must be same all over... These guys do basically do what they now want to hide - sell fried chicken! All the other fancy additions to menu and the change of name to simple KFC (not an acronym now) changes nothing - you get fried chic...Read more

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Reviewed Airtel Broadband

Keeping connected reliably

Well, if you ask me, my opinion on Internet access in India sums up in these two points: Using the term "Broadband" is a laugh - I mean what do you call a (up to) 256 kbps (max!) connections - broad is certainly not the word!! When my friends abroad talk about 3 mbps lines, I feel like chewin...Read more

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Reviewed Vishal Mega Mart - Sector 10A - Gurgaon

Vishal Megamart: Small efforts in big retailing

Considering that Vishal Megamart is one of the pioneers in retailing business in India (I have seen their outlet in Ranchi, believe me), they show amazing lack of business knowledge or customer orientation. I have visited many of their stores and all, without fail, show the same scenes of bad pl...Read more

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Commented on modernmukul's review

Bye Bye Bubbly,Bye Bye Bubbly!!!
Pepsi

Dunderheads like you never learn, do you? And now modern technology has put internet at your disposal to spread you gullibility far and wide... You HAVE logged-on to the net before, have you not? These are not your original concerns - these internet flotsam have been around for long...and have be...en commented upon for long. Read them - you'll find how stupid these comments really are... ...but I guess with people like you, if somebody came shouting that a crow is flying away with your right-ear, you'll start chasing the crow before checking on your ears :-)Read More

Reviewed Delivering an Effective Speech

Imagine if you were the audience

I am sure you can find a lot of academic abracadabra on net on this topic, so let me just give you few things that work for you: Forget that you are going to read this piece or any'expert' advice on the net and will take the podium next time to deliver a cracker. Naah - never happens. Each ti...Read more

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Commented on shardulm's review

Most Ugly looking
Hyundai Santro Xing

Hyuk Hyuk... This guy is a scream...where is he these days? Probably getting his glasses fixed...a therapy session would be more comprehensive

Reviewed Apple iPod

Evolutionary Psychology

I love my iPod Nano. It's a beautiful machine. It's insanely expensive. Is it unique? No. Can I blow more than 10K just for looks? NO. But I have it and I love it. Logic has got nothing to do with it. It's evolutionary psychology - how can fight my own genes?? I mean, there is no reason...Read more

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Commented on justanotherguy's review

SIFY=Sorry Internet For You
Sify Broadband Internet Connection

sorry to hear that you had to endure them for 2 yrs. I got fed-up in 2 months!! all their customer care skills descend on you full-force when you tell them that NO, I AM NOT INTERSTED IN RENEWING THE SUBSCRIPTION. then they searched high and low for all my complaints - got 20 calls in 2 days...prior... to that i did not know that their customer care center HAD a telephone connection. btw, asked them to get lost. now i do without internet connection. i might not be 'wired' but at least i won't die of high BP. i'd rather wait for other service providers. ...all that is required is good 'ole competition in most cases... see ya, keep writing!Read More

Commented on own review

My way - Xing on a highway
Hyundai Santro Xing

Hi Shardul, Agree with you completely...tricycle IS rock steady on straights! What do you normally drive BTW tricycle or autorickshaw... ...and yes Xing does lack in some important aspects...tried rock-climbing in it...damn thing absolutely refused to take inclines greater than 70 degrees...it... similarly refuses to take my dog out for a walk! imagine the cheek of this chindi si car...damn those hyundai engineers... Man, I don't think hyundai ever claimed that you can leave Kartikeyan biting the dust, or that you should take it to the Paris-Dakar Rally. Any comparison HAS to be with cars of similar capacities. There Xing is second to none. I have done 100 on highways in UP, not exactly a competitor to the German autobahns, and had no problems on rough patches. And I have taken curves at 80 - am still alive. But if cornering means taking on a hairpin bend at 80 to you, then you need a miracle, not a car! ...maybe Kartikeyan could be bit of help there! vikRead More

Reviewed Lays Potato Chips

Much angst over nothing

Quality of local chips is excellent??!!?? Man, if you ever visit any local SME engaged in manufacturing potato chips, you'll never eat another chips in your life. Leave aside the quality of potato used, the oil they use will frighten you out of your skin. And, let us not forget that all th...Read more

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Reviewed Hyundai Santro Xing

My way - Xing on a highway

Much has already been written about all other aspects ofHyundai SantroXing. Pretty well dissected...even adverse comments on the looks - going as far as to compare it with autorickshaw!! (I guess they really don't make glasses these days as well as they did in the golden yesteryears :-)) So I...Read more

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Commented on rajahindustani's review

AR Rahman: Bollywood's most overrated composer
A.R. Rahman

I am not a great ARR fan myself, but would say that hs tunes were a fresh waft of air in hindi music. I was getting sick of the pancake melodies being churned our in dozens by nadeem-shrawan types. Your opinons do have merit, especially in the brand value part, but i think you are being unfair to... him. Trash like 'telephone dhun...' was not his fault - the poor guy composed it originally for the Tamil version...the general import you what you say is that whatever good he has done is due to singer/lyricist/etc and every fault is his alone... ...not fair for anyone, certainly not ARR... ...as for dragging Sachin in it with a parting remark - it was unnecessary (you did not chose to qualify your statement, unlike in case of ARR); but as pointed out repeatedly in this forum, to each his own. Would have no point in creating and participating in a forum like this other-wise :-) Keep writing, vikRead More

Commented on own review

Books for the lifers...
5 Best Books

Thanks for your coments. Was going through the reviews and thought that you might appreciate a 'quick list' instead of pages about why I love them. Besides, these are not whats-that by who-is-he - you would have surely read them and loved them equally - so decided to spare you. Promise a long ...review next time :-) Cheers, vikRead More

Reviewed 5 Best Books

Books for the lifers...

I guess everyone will have their own list of favorites. I am not much into'heavy' stuff, even then picking up five was extremely tough. The way I made my choice was by imagining what books I would want to have with me if I was to marooned on island indefinitely(or alternatively, if I was to endu...Read more

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