Year
2014
While I stood in line almost half an hour in advance excited to be given the right to choose my representatives in the parliament and assembly, I couldn’t help but feel a heady sense of patriotism run through me. On… Continue Reading →
In ancient times the “Coming Of Age” ceremony would be to celebrate the child’s first conquest i.e. his first kill (hunting),that marked his walk into the adult world.It was a public declaration of sorts to prove their mettle. As… Continue Reading →
Recent history is rather humourous just on the account that while we see democracy cracking at the seams we also get to see some things that seem inevitable in hindsight. Bush getting sho(o)ed (pun intended) has seemed to open the… Continue Reading →
While violence during campaigning isn’t so much of a shock, what with respected and established journalists being shot on the streets for something they have written to blowing people up,or mysterious disappearances since 1947 and maybe aeons before that… Continue Reading →
It’s that time again.Years wasted(or not?). No, no. Not graduation. It’s General Elections 2014. You get to exercise your right to vote – and, yes, also choose if you continue living in India or pack your bags to fly to… Continue Reading →
Social media has become a battleground for candidates to forward their political ambitions, treating it like a popularity contest rather than a medium of open communication that it is for us common people, but we can’t seem to complain… Continue Reading →
I guess that this decade even in its “infancy”, has seen its fair share of flashmobs in places like parks,airports,workplaces(Infosys among others),shopping malls and even amid traffic jams and recently our own K.M.I.T. 🙂 (rarely,but even in prisons!). The momentum… Continue Reading →
George Orwell in his book “1984” warned us about how the education system as it is of now ,will only lead to generations of mind controlled drones with no originality ,individuality or creativity. The importance of individual thought cannot be… Continue Reading →
THE GAIN IN OUR LOSS Sweet are the uses of adversity Which, like the toad, ugly and venomous, Wears yet a precious jewel in his head. -Shakespeare-“As You Like It” Emotion-a word that is much abused due to the irrational… Continue Reading →
“Twitter, twitter is a ball, yet discretion could save us all!”-Praharshita Krishna TWITTER-There is a flood of emotions, images, opinions voiced on this beautifully designed masterpiece of a social network whose market shares keep climbing in value. Yet, the spotlight… Continue Reading →
Google joins forces with major auto brands to bring Android to Car Google has joined up with the automotive manufacturers including Honda, Audi, Hyundai, and General motors to bring its Android smartphone operating system into cars. Google has formed the… Continue Reading →
Data storage has been a concern ever since man started to make significant scientific discoveries (from fire to the wheel to the steam engine).While cave paintings and papyrus seemed a means to preserve their observations of the world around them,… Continue Reading →
Patang Utsav, a traditional day celebrating Sankranthi, one of the most important festivals in India, is just Kmit thing and no one can deny the fact that when it comes to traditional events, KMIT stands on top. Proving it right… Continue Reading →
Theo Walcott was stretchered off late in the game against Tottenham and didn’t seem in too much agony. He even smiled and taunted the away fans. The immediate news was he would spend a month out with a knee injury,… Continue Reading →
The F.A. cup returned with all its glory this weekend, and already threw up a few surprises. The oldest football tournament in the world has lost its sheen in the past few years, with big teams considering the tournament a… Continue Reading →
