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Reviewed Apollo Packer & Movers

Cheats operating in the name of a company

I hired Apollo Packers and Movers to move my household goods from 1 place in Hyderabad to another within the city. Initially, 2 guys came in to evaluate and give us the quotation. The "manager" who came in was Kuldeep (on the quotation), but he gave his name as Sandeep! He promised that "profess...Read more

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Reviewed Punjabi Restaurant - Sainikpuri - Secunderabad

Punjabi by Nature - Never Again

Updated: Added the name of the restaurant in the title. Thanks to the commenter, who pointed this out. We were looking for a place to eat good punjabi food and having seen some hoardings, decided to have dinner there. I will give you the facts and you will agree that it was a bad choice. L...Read more

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Reviewed Man Eaters of Kumaon - Jim Corbett

Jim Corbett - the Man who loved India

I read this book (borrowed from a friend) when I was around 12 years old. I fell in love with it and over the years tried very hard to get another look at it. Now that I could afford to buy it, I bought the hard-bound edition with a beautiful photo by Valmik Thapar gracing its cover. I hav...Read more

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Commented on loverboy4u_17's review

An Epic Written with Staggering Imagination
Fellowship of the Ring, The - J.R.R. Tolkien

Hi, The book review was good, so didn't want to duplicate. The key characters that I liked are Aragorn, Gimli, Legolas, Faramir, Sam and of course, Gandalf. As Gandalf says somewhere in the beginning of the book, there is a reason for a creature as despicable as Gollum to be alive and with the... hobbits. In fact, he and sam are the true heroes in the end - Sam for rescuing him and carrying him to the mountain; Gollum for trying to take the ring from Frodo, when Frodo falls a slave to the evil charms of ....... [deliberately left this blank :) ] As to some other comments that the movie was not as good as the book, I disagree. The Two Towers and the Return of the King are exceptional, barring that they do not show many parts of the book [it would have been a 30 part movie instead of a 3 part one]. This may be one reason for the dislike of the movie. In the movie, Gandalf, Aragorn, Gimli and Legolas are sketched so wonderfully that you can feel the emotions in them. Viggo Mortensen, in particular, plays Aragorn to perfection. I simply loved him in the movie. Regards SridharRead More

Reviewed Morning Raga

A great musical blend of East and West

Normally I am not interested in Carnatic music, but the songs in this movie, especially the last one, Thaye Yashoda, is outstanding. The story is simple and has a little too much coincidence to my liking, but its passable. The casting is excellent, with Shabana Azmi, performing her usual b...Read more

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Commented on krazy4sonu's review

!~*.* A mUsT rEaD *.*~!
The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown

This was a good review. I suggest that you also write about the author's writing style, depth of research etc. Dan Brown's research is amazing- he must have some great guys/gals with him! As somebody commented, the ending is a let down after the promise in the whole book. I might also mention tha...t there are other books which aim to counter the ideas raised in this book. Interested readers are recommended to search for related books in amazon (A search of this book will throw them up also). There were some documentaries from Nat Geo and Discovery on this book, but they were not very illuminating. Regards SridharRead More

Commented on Lentini's review

Fastmail Sucks!
Fastmail.Fm

Hotmail is better compared to Fastmail? Thats a joke, right? So many people have already replied to each point of the original poster that it is now redundant for me to do the same. One thing I would definitely like to point out is that fastmail is definitely honest. I once wrote to them saying... that even after I had upgraded my account to an enhanced account, one feature was not working (it was just 2 days after the upgrade), they apologized within 2 hours and sent me a 10% discount coupon in case I renewed the service along with rectification of the problem. I am going to renew, but NOT use the coupon. Regards SridharRead More

Reviewed Fastmail.Fm

Best E-Mail Service Provider

Hi, I was involved in computers from a long time and the Internet is almost like a second home to me now. I have experimented with many email service providers, right from usa.net (which used to be one of the better providers) to cashette.com through yahoo, hotmail, gmail, rediffmail and s...Read more

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Reviewed Tips on South Indian Tiffins

Mouthwatering eats from the South

Hi, A topic close to my heart(or rather, my stomach!) - Food. Travel to any City/town/village in south India, go to a restaurant in the morning and ask, 'Whats available?'. You would get the same answer - Idly, Dosa, Vada, Poori. You can many varieties of these items, thus making up ...Read more

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Reviewed Winning - Jack Welch

Practical Insights for a Winning career

Hi, I often wondered how people who become CEOs do so? Do they have magic mantra that seems to make top people keep promoting them? This book answered some fundamental questions and more importantly changed my working habits. The book gives a look into the minds of senior managers: what...Read more

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Reviewed Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen

Dry Witted - Not for the faint of literary mind

Hi, One of the classics that always stands in a prominent place in my bookshelf, this novel by Jane Austen is a masterpiece of wit couched in seemingly dry language. In its simplest form, P&P is about a man and woman, both noble and proud, intellectually above all the characters in their f...Read more

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Is ganguly an asset or liability for india?!
Saurav Ganguly

Hi, While Ganguly's form has definitely deteriorated, I don't think he is incapable of playing against the big teams. Remember his big knocks against England, Pakistan and Sri Lanka? I offer a different reason for his slump in form: Indian Players, especially batsmen, lose their form after being ...made captains. Gavasaka, Srikkanth, Vengsarkar, Azhar. It makes me wonder, after Kapil paaji, why no bowler has been made the captain? We Indians make super heroes of batsmen and players who have one big knock. Ganguly is defintely aggressive and about a couple of years, all of us were praising this very attitude of his in beating Australia! Regarding the BCCI, all our administartors are non-cricketers. I guess we are the only country to have Board President's who are political appointees! Regards SridharRead More

Reviewed Athadu Movie

Mahesh Babu - A Legend in the Making

Hi, After watching Okkadu (around 20 times!), I was waiting for this movie eagerly. It did not disappoint, but rather exceeded my expectations. Loosely based on a Hindi movie starring Salman Khan (that was a yuck movie, by the way), this film is slick in its direction and action by its cas...Read more

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Commented on Tongue_in_cheek's review

My Homes Away From Home
Five Best Places to Shop for Books

Hi, A good description of each place.You might want to mention Landmark at the Forum. among the usual tech, motivational and cookbooks, you can find some gems too. Regards Sridhar

Commented on MaansiSanghi's review

5 Best Book Series
5 Best Books

Hi, It is a good selection of books that you have made. You might also want to compile a list by type such as sci-fi etc. For Harry Potter series, instead of hats off!, you could have said, Wands off! :) Regards Sridhar

Reviewed Riftwar Saga, The - Raymond Feist

A Fantasy tale rivalling Lord of the Rings

In my search for other fantasy novels, I stumbled upon the Riftwar Saga, a set of 4 books (it was trilogy, now split into 4 books). The books are Magician:Apprentice, Magician:Master, Silverthorn and The Darkness at Sethanon. The series is not about a single hero, but a set of good charact...Read more

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Complex plot, infinite characters and twists
Bourne Identity, The - Robert Ludlum

Hi, explosive0069: The initial Jason Bourne series is a Trilogy - The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum. There is a fourth book - The bourne Legacy - written by Eric Van Lustbader, author of books like Ninja and The Kaisho. Sweets_desire: I am sad that I didn't fin...d this site earlier :(. Your Postscript says that I need to give more information on products, Can you please let me know in a little more detail? Regards SridharRead More

Reviewed Gramin - Koramangala - Bangalore

A good North Indian Restaurant

Hi, As the original reviewer has pointed out, Gramin is a boon for all lovers of good North Indian veg food. The restaurant has recently expanded, with a better ambience than before. The kababs are good, while my favourite is the Bhindi Rajasthani - Ladyfingers raosted in oil (there is not...Read more

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Reviewed Bourne Identity, The - Robert Ludlum

Complex plot, infinite characters and twists

Hi, I have read most of Ludlum's novels and have found them to be gripping. In the Bourne series, I have had the distinction of reading the last one first ''The bourne Ultimatum.'' Oh! This is review on the first, so I'll start on it. The book starts off in mysterious way, as in some ho...Read more

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