Sport & the City »

[27 Apr 2009 | 5 Comments | 604 views | Author: Shekhar ]

Are you a die hard Sachin Tendulkar fan, core resident of Delhi, in awe of Shane Warne, and consider Vijay Mallaya a rockstar? If this is true, how do you pick your favourite IPL team? That is something I am still coming to terms with when it comes to IPL. Make no mistake, I love what IPL brings to table. Sports clubs and domestic competitions are life of all sports around the world and cricket should not be any exception. Soccer clubs are at the heart of Europe and South …

Review Station »

[21 Mar 2009 | 19 Comments | 2,005 views | Author: Nikhil ]

Are you a carnivore? Do you like street food? Here’s a list of my 10 favorite holes in the wall places in Delhi. Criteria to make to the list are great food (cooked animals) and damages less than Rs. 200/person.
Bon Appetite
Salim Chacha/ Khan Chacha
The founder of  middle lane of Khan Market, Delhi’s food capital. Though they are 2 different eating joints, and fierce competitors, to me they are one. Khan Chacha is older, specializing in rumali rolls. Salim is fairly new, but acts like a waiting arena for Big …

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[15 Mar 2009 | 10 Comments | 575 views | Author: Dan ]

Since the iphone debuted almost 2 years ago, I assumed a cell phone competitor like samsung, sony, blackberry, nokia, LG, anybody would come out some with something even better or at the very least comparable. Instead they’ve all proven how superior the iPhone is. As much as I hate apple, I can’t deny the ipod touch and the iphone. Its an incredible piece of engineering.
But if you’ve given up on cutting edge cell phone technology, fear not. The smart phone pioneer company might just make things interesting. If you haven’t …

Sport & the City »

[10 Mar 2009 | 5 Comments | 687 views | Author: Shekhar ]
Shekhar’s Test XI

So its my turn now. After Gavaskar’s XI, Benaud’s XI, Warne’s XI, Bradman’s XI and so many other’s XI that have done the rounds in the world of cricket, I have decided to put down Shekhar’s Test XI.  The top XI test match players that I have seen playing ‘Live’ on T.V. or the stadium.  So apologies to the likes of  Sobers, Holding and Late Bradman, I have not seen you guys play ‘Live’ and hence will not consider you.  I hope there are no hard feeling.
The list below is …

Life and Travel »

[27 Feb 2009 | 3 Comments | 1,387 views | Author: Dan ]

I understand this might be old news to many of you, but I found this to interesting so I thought I would share this article:
The two main child actors from “Slumdog Millionaire” are to receive new homes from the authorities after the small-budget movie swept the Oscars, winning eight Academy Awards.
The Mumbai homes will go to Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, who played the young roles of the movie’s central characters, Latika and Salim, in the rags-to-riches romance about a poor Indian boy competing for love and money on a …