Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2015

2019-12-25 Thread Anil Kumar
On Thu, Dec 26, 2019 at 6:58 AM Thaths wrote: > On Wed, Dec 25, 2019 at 4:35 AM Anil Kumar > wrote: > > > On Fri, Dec 11, 2015 at 8:35 AM Thaths wrote: > > > > > For the seventh year in a row, I am turning to silk listers for book > > > recommendation thi

Re: [silk] Recommended Reading from 2015

2019-12-25 Thread Anil Kumar
r the Christmas/NewYear's > holidays? > I miss Thath's requests for the yearly book recommendations and the mails in response to the requests. - Anil Kumar > > Past silk list recommendations have included such gems as: > > * Alice Albina's Empires of th

Re: [silk] New member intro - Krishna Udayasankar

2019-12-15 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sun, Dec 15, 2019 at 8:09 PM Krishna Udayasankar < kris.udayasan...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > Thanks for welcoming into this wonderful space. My name is Krishna, I > pretend to be a writer (nothing you have read, I sincerely hope!) and > keep up the pretence by continuing to put my nam

Re: [silk] Silklist Anniversary Meetup

2019-12-11 Thread Anil Kumar
> On 11-Dec-2019, at 11:40, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > On Tue, Dec 10, 2019 at 5:16 PM Kiran K Karthikeyan < > kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 12th is my birthday and 13th is the winter party at work, but I'm game 14th >> or 15th. What say Bangalore folks? >> > > 14th/15th work, al

Re: [silk] Bangalore and Chennai food/restaurant recommendations

2019-09-18 Thread Anil Kumar
> On 18-Sep-2019, at 10:45, Biju Chacko wrote: > >> On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 at 07:52, Anil Kumar wrote: >> >> There is a long time running debate/fight on North Blr vs South Blr (CTR >> better than MTR; Malleswaram better than Jayanagar) among some >> Bangalo

Re: [silk] Bangalore and Chennai food/restaurant recommendations

2019-09-17 Thread Anil Kumar
There is a long time running debate/fight on North Blr vs South Blr (CTR better than MTR; Malleswaram better than Jayanagar) among some Bangaloreans. I (West Bangalorean; staying at similar distances to both places) have my popcorn ready. :-) Cheers! Anil On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 8:53 PM Kavita

Re: [silk] Firefighting/Twitter story

2017-11-04 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 8:49 AM, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 7:51 AM, Anil Kumar > wrote: > > I have trained on a manual typewriter > > many years ago (that is, took formal training for a full year at a > *typing > > institute* in Bangalore duri

Re: [silk] Firefighting/Twitter story

2017-11-03 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 6:37 AM, John Sundman wrote: > Here is a short (nonfiction) story about a fire call I responded to the > other night. > > I’ve recreated it from the twitter threat that was its original format. > > Passing along to Silklist because (a) I think you might find the story > int

Re: [silk] Mysore Masala Dosa in Bangalore

2016-12-17 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sat, Dec 10, 2016 at 9:31 AM, Venkatesh H R wrote: > My thumb rule is: if a place advertises a Mysore Masala Dosa, then it's not > really a good dosa place. Case in point: sagar ratna in Delhi. (Good dosas > in Delhi are to be found in Carnatic cafe) > I totally agree with the thumb rule. IM

Re: [silk] It's not cool, but...

2015-07-14 Thread Anil Kumar
> On 13-Jul-2015, at 20:27, Venkat Mangudi - Silk > wrote: > > Good show? Interesting. > Venkat: I think "Good Show" is a sign of appreciation by a very old friend :-) Anil > Meanwhile, congratulations U&L. > > -Venkat >> On Jul 13, 2015 10:54 AM, "Aditya Kapil" wrote: >> >> Congra

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

2014-11-05 Thread Anil Kumar
> On 05-Nov-2014, at 2:08 pm, Anil Kumar wrote: > > > >> On 03-Nov-2014, at 4:09 pm, Nikhil Mehra wrote: >> >> Just hearing that Eloor is still around is a massive nostalgia fix. Thanks! >>> On 3 Nov 2014 16:06, "Alok G. Singh" wrote: &g

Re: [silk] Books and libraries

2014-11-05 Thread Anil Kumar
>> >> This is NOT a repeat. >> Nikhil: Eloor Library is in South Extension, Part 1 in Delhi too. My wife and I like the collection there. Anil Kumar

Re: [silk] E.T go home :)

2014-08-27 Thread Anil Kumar
part of the coworking and coliving movements and am bringing > parts of that to my new home in Bangalore and am very excited for what lies > ahead. > > A tiny glimpse into my wonderland :) Hi Charanya: Welcome to Silk-list. My wife and I will be very interested to attend a pop-up dinner, if you plan one in New Delhi. Please let me know :-) Anil Kumar

Re: [silk] Bilingualism benefits aging brain

2014-06-06 Thread Anil Kumar
mostly using English. I can read and write Kannada and Hindi and I use all 3 languages on a daily basis. Anil Kumar >

Re: [silk] Fifteen

2012-12-05 Thread Anil Kumar
On Dec 5, 2012, at 22:48, Bonobashi wrote: > Cal or Delhi, anyone? > > Indrajit Gupta I'm in if it's in Delhi. > > On Dec 5, 2012, at 2:28 PM, "Nikhil Mehra" wrote: > >> I'm in. >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Udhay Shankar N >> Sender: s

Re: [silk] Internet access advice

2012-09-27 Thread Anil Kumar
Some of the hotels in the USD50-100 range offer it free; the 5 Star hotels offer wi-fi / internet but charge a premium around USD14-30 per day. - Anil Kumar

[silk] The Paris Time Capsule Apartment

2012-07-16 Thread Anil Kumar
I like the fact that the apartment does not seem to have been burgled or occupied. - Anil Kumar http://www.messynessychic.com/2012/05/09/the-paris-time-capsule-apartment/ The Paris Time Capsule Apartment In "Nostalgia" "Paris" on May 9, 2012 at 2:13 pm A Parisian apartmen

Re: [silk] The Bhansali Stork

2012-04-18 Thread Anil Kumar
On Apr 18, 2012, at 11:16, Vinit Bhansali wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 9:44 AM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > I am very happy to tell everyone that Vinit Bhansali and Surabhi Tomar found > a baby boy in a bed of rose petals on Sunday, April 15. The little one, in > Vinit's words, is "so

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

2012-02-15 Thread Anil Kumar
On 2/16/12, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > On Thursday 16 February 2012 10:33 AM, Anil Kumar wrote: > >> >> What date is the meetup? I would like to join [work permitting]. > > The plan is to meet on 20th in the evening. > > --Venkat Sounds good to me; 20th is a holiday f

Re: [silk] Delhi meetup?

2012-02-15 Thread Anil Kumar
alas, may leave before the 20th. > > I might invite a good friend, Deepak Shenoy. Some of us might know him > already. > > --Venkat > -- > Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. What date is the meetup? I would like to join [work permitting]. - Anil Kumar

Re: [silk] JT Edsons

2012-01-30 Thread Anil Kumar
ck I enjoyed it so much. > > Does anybody else have any other guilty pleasures (of the literary > kind) they'd ... um... recommend (if that's the word). > > My list would include Clive Cussler, David Eddings and Edgar Rice Burroughs. > > -- b Yes, exact same fee

Re: [silk] how does one take an Indian bank to court?

2011-12-12 Thread Anil Kumar
net > Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:46:11 > To: > Reply-To: silklist@lists.hserus.net > Subject: Re: [silk] how does one take an Indian bank to court? > > On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 12:07, Anil Kumar > wrote: > > > > You may want to briefly state the reasons for wanting to tak

Re: [silk] how does one take an Indian bank to court?

2011-12-12 Thread Anil Kumar
On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 5:37 PM, Anil Kumar wrote: > > You may want to briefly state the reasons for wanting to take the bank > (and/or its employee) to court; as a consumer you can seek redressal from > the bank's internal system then escalate it to the RBI Ombudsman; if tha

Re: [silk] how does one take an Indian bank to court?

2011-12-12 Thread Anil Kumar
You may want to briefly state the reasons for wanting to take the bank (and/or its employee) to court; as a consumer you can seek redressal from the bank's internal system then escalate it to the RBI Ombudsman; if that does not work, take the matter formally to the Consumer Forum. - Anil

Re: [silk] Immigration contacts, anyone?

2011-12-05 Thread Anil Kumar
the residence permit issue as well. It will help if they can reach out to the Embassy of Taiwan in New Delhi and have an officer there vouch for their credentials. - Anil Kumar On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Nishant Shah wrote: > Hi All, > I have 2 friends from Taiwan who are right

Re: [silk] Remember Shakti - India Tour dates

2011-11-13 Thread Anil Kumar
> > *From: *Anil Kumar > *Sender: *silklist-bounces+suresh=hserus@lists.hserus.net > *Date: *Mon, 14 Nov 2011 11:33:52 +0530 > *To: * > *ReplyTo: *silklist@lists.hserus.net > *Subject: *Re: [silk] Remember Shakti - India Tour dates > > > > On Mon, Nov 1

Re: [silk] Remember Shakti - India Tour dates

2011-11-13 Thread Anil Kumar
Mumbai > > ~ashwin > Not in New Delhi? it is the right time of the year for an Open-air concert at Nehru Park. - Anil Kumar

Re: [silk] One for Satyam

2011-08-01 Thread Anil Kumar
On Aug 1, 2011, at 23:36, Chetan Nagendra wrote: > This is hilarious! > > Satyam spam from Nigeria! Just curious- has anyone received something similar? > > > >> > Namaskar, > > > My name is Radha Ramalinga,I am the wife of B. Suryanarayana Raju > Ramalinga,the younger brothe

[silk] No demat accounts for Hindu gods: HC

2010-07-18 Thread Anil Kumar
Just in case there weren't enough schemes to scam on the exchange; but, the jolly part is that the Indian Income Tax Department seems to have granted Permanent Account Numbers to these dieties. Also, do not miss the distinction between private [trust] god and public god :-) http://www.financia

Re: [silk] Chicago Now - "60 embarrassing ways to butcher the english language"

2010-07-07 Thread Anil Kumar
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 12:12 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Engrish as she is spooken .. a lot of it stateside, besides the old desi > favorite "child bear" > ..and you had to quote 'beer' wrong. -Anil KUMAR > > Don't miss the Eric Schmid

Re: [silk] Hilton banned in India

2010-06-19 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 4:41 PM, Nikhil Mehra wrote: > > On Sat, Jun 19, 2010 at 3:31 PM, Venkat Mangudi wrote: > >> On Saturday 19 June 2010 03:04 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote: >> > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 11:56:22PM +0530, Gautam John wrote: >> > >> >> I <3 IP too! >> > >> > I <3 IPv6. >> > >> >> I <3

[silk] Hilton banned in India

2010-06-17 Thread Anil Kumar
Like the Hindi saying goesaisa bhi hota hain (Such [incidents] too occur) http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Hilton-banned-in-India-/635140/ Hilton banned in India! *Agencies* Posted: Jun 17, 2010 at 1859 hrs *New Delhi* Conrad Hilton may have set up the first Hilton Hotel in 1925, bu

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-17 Thread Anil Kumar
to cousins but not read any; possibly because we were a male-dominated joint family household and being caught reading M&B may not have been very nice. - Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-15 Thread Anil Kumar
hed it only to feel a depression set in; reading The Kite Runner was depressing too, but in a different way. A non-fiction book I took real long time to finish was Ramchandra Guha - India After Gandhi; the last hundred pages were really slow. - Anil KUMAR

[silk] Ten toughest books to read

2010-06-14 Thread Anil Kumar
Print/557458.aspx*<http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/557458.aspx#> © Copyright 2009 Hindustan Times - Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Chennai Silk Meet May 23rd?

2010-05-12 Thread Anil Kumar
ghostwriters are." > > Well, my knee-jerk on seeing that first name was that your spouse joined Silk; the 2nd name told me otherwise... -Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] "Do what I mean!"

2010-03-28 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 7:32 PM, Deepa Mohan wrote: > > Deepq. > Seems like you had a really long day already ;-) I fully agree with leaving mind alone..

Re: [silk] Anybody know where to get Mysore Concerns coffee in madras?

2010-03-01 Thread Anil Kumar
Titan showroom, opposite, opposite the east side of the Jayanagar complex]; they had a variety of coffees and blends from 100% pure to 45% blend. I picked up 4 of them and we've liked all of them. We brew coffee using a Prestige coffee maker. Anil KUMAR PS - I cannot recall if these were arabica or robusta..

Re: [silk] admin note on silklist postings

2010-01-27 Thread Anil Kumar
three. > > Just kidding of course. I went to visit my namesake recently for the first > time since I was an infant and I wasn't terribly impressed. I can see the > appeal, sure, but it doesn't really do much, does it? Mostly just sits > there looking stoned. > > -Taj. &

[silk] Name similar to terrorist - you may not get insurance

2009-11-20 Thread Anil Kumar
I wonder if the contents of this news-article is bad news-writing [I have not seen the IRDA circular, yet] or inefficient policy making? If it is the latter, surely, it would invoke dissent, me thinks. *Anil KUMAR* http://epaper.hindustantimes.com/ArticleImage.aspx?article=21_11_2009_703_005

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

2009-06-08 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:54:40 +0530, Deepa Mohan wrote: > On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Anil Kumar >wrote: > > > > > > Irrespective of the nature of the event, it is bad manners to commence > eating until the last dish has been served on the leaf which a

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

2009-06-07 Thread Anil Kumar
as been served on the leaf which again is a drop of ghee on the white rice. Then, wait for a signal from an elder or the host to commence eating. -Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 59, Issue 13

2009-06-06 Thread Anil Kumar
se the lunch is on account of a death ceremony, then salt is first served onto the leaf. Irrespective of the nature of the event, it is bad manners to commence eating until the last dish has been served on the leaf which again is a drop of ghee on the white rice. Then, wait for a signal from an elder or the host to commence eating. -Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Indian foodies

2009-06-02 Thread Anil Kumar
ard that State Government owned Kerala House serves good food; I don't know if that is still the same and if general public are allowed]. The canteen in Andhra Bhavan serves MLA Pesarattu for breakfast sometimes. Then there are the Farsan Outlets across the city that sell lasoon chutney and more of the Rajasthani and Gujarati stuff. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Archie proposes to Veronica next month ..

2009-05-31 Thread Anil Kumar
Sun, 31 May 2009 20:42:53 +0530 Udhay Shankar N > Thaths wrote, [on 5/31/2009 8:32 PM]: > > >> http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2009/05/comic-book-shoc.html > > > > As it says on the cover: Part 1 of 6. Pre-pubescent American girls > > will never ever accept this sort of ending. I think this is a

[silk] . Re: Hello

2009-05-27 Thread Anil Kumar
t; > > > Hi, JMJ. > > No, no, Ram...JMJ in general parlance stands for Joseph Mary Jesus! I know > of schools and businesses which are called JMJ (much like the ubiquitous SLV > or Sri Lakshmi Venkateshwara) and I found this out. > > Deepa. Seems to me this was the quickest thread-drift in recent times; right? Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meetup on May 16?

2009-05-13 Thread Anil Kumar
en and fish-fry too] doing business, a paan-walla doubling as stockist of cold-drink, ice-cubes, chilled mineral water and disposable glasses. Sastha tikau, like the delhite says. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Bangalore Meetup on May 16?

2009-05-12 Thread Anil Kumar
off to do business. Those days I would get high on a pint of beer. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] modem phones

2009-04-05 Thread Anil Kumar
On Sun, 5 Apr 2009 15:13:17 +0530, Nandkumar Saravade wrote: > -- Forwarded message -- > On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Suresh Ramasubramanian >wrote: > > > Abhijit Menon-Sen [05/04/09 07:24 +0530]: > > > >> A USB data card sounds good. I should have known that such things must

Re: [silk] Yet another introduction (Venkat Inumella)

2009-03-31 Thread Anil Kumar
> > Venkat > What number of the Venkats will he be on Silk? Anil KUMAR [happy not to have another of that name here; there are so many by that name, you know!]

Re: [silk] Welcome to the "silklist" mailing list

2009-03-29 Thread Anil Kumar
of my favorite things : baking, music and geek talk. > based in : Bangalore (live rather close to our where our venerable admin > does actually) and work in : the mobile internet space > > > > Cheers all > > Julian > HI Julian, Welcome back! But, you are top-posting, over your own earlier message :-) Has Udhay barged out with a whip already? Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Nikon D80

2009-03-06 Thread Anil Kumar
gt; As it happens, Aditya and I have taken up further discussions of his > requirements and my recommendations offlist. :-) > > Thaths > Awplease don't do that; you are depriving a lurker of interesting information on camera equipment. :-) Anil KUMAR

[silk] are there other Deepas on this list?

2009-02-02 Thread Anil Kumar
? I have found > namesakes almost every other list I belong to.) > Cheers, Deepa, I don't recall another Deepa on this list; just as I don't think there is another Anil KUMAR here. -Anil KUMAR [whose first name is almost as common as the 2nd name, 'Sharma' in North India]

Re: [silk] Anybody been following this series on the bbc?

2009-01-26 Thread Anil Kumar
ail in a few minutes, since we will wish to keep > the discussion about the nails and one or two other, similar matters very > private. > > IG > +91 98836 50648 OR > +91 93317 42638 HILARIOUS! Thanks IG, for this dose of humour. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Always wondered what....

2008-12-16 Thread Anil Kumar
n all things computing. > > Venkat > > (1) http://www.merriam-webster.com/cgi-bin/wftwarch.pl?041808 > Oh! I had taken it to be a short-form of 'Digital Rat Udhay Shankar', knowing his affinity to that particular rodent :-) --Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Introducing myself - in the tone I, me, myself

2008-12-04 Thread Anil Kumar
On Tue, 2 Dec 2008 13:14:07 +0530, "Sanjeev Kumar" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ah! from I, me & Myself to U...U & me .well some years back or many > years back...I met U (in a party - I know none of u and U will believe it if > I say temple!) Hey Sanjeev! Welcome!! I wonder how ma

Re: [silk] Food and Empire

2008-09-25 Thread Anil Kumar
On 25 Sep 2008 10:20:10 +0200, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i remember how difficult it used to be to find in delhi the principal > ingredient, winter melon / ash gourd (white petha in delhi hindi)[1]. it is > similarly hard to find it at indian stores here, since the

[silk] Restaurant names Koyla (was:Re: URGENT: Dinner tonight at 8:30, not 7PM!)

2008-09-24 Thread Anil Kumar
rant called *Charcoal(s)* in Prestige Meridien on MG Road in Bangalore that used to dish out decent Sizzlers. I still find it hard with some of the pub and restaurant names in Delhi like - Ego and Snobs. --Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Food and the Empire (savita rao)

2008-09-23 Thread Anil Kumar
a-legacy/ The book - 'Cooking at home with Pedatha' is an absolute delight with its simple instructions and multilingual reference chart at the end. --Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Numismatist ahoy!

2008-06-15 Thread Anil Kumar
. > > Help? > > Cheers. > > Gautam > > Hi Gautam, I know a Numismatist based in Bangalore. If you like I can check with him if he is interested in talking to you. -- Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] On Innovation in India

2008-05-19 Thread Anil Kumar
has evolved this support mechanism through a legislation and supports eligible activities under the Special Economic Zones Act. I think such support is certainly worth-while for the development of India. -- Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] On Intolerance -off topic (ss)

2008-05-15 Thread Anil Kumar
> We were unable to find it in Bangalore earlier this month. > > shiv > > Hmm...now that you mention, I do not recall seeing it on Shelves of the Thekhas (liquor shop) in New Delhi [actually, read that as South Delhi] last winter. If I find it, would you like me to pick up one for you / your friend? - Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] Wanted: Exceptional parents

2008-04-08 Thread Anil Kumar
Aplogies. Missed out editing the subject line and deleting unrelated posts. -- Forwarded message -- From: Anil Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 8:51 PM Subject: Re: silklist Digest, Vol 45, Issue 16 To: silklist@lists.hserus.net I totally agree with

Re: [silk] silklist Digest, Vol 45, Issue 16

2008-04-08 Thread Anil Kumar
probably one of the major reasons for the brutal murders that happen across the city frequently; the rape incidents and the consequences of road-rage. Yes, definitely jolly to go places in the Metro. Anil KUMAR On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 12:42:38 +0200, Rishab Aiyer Ghosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro

Re: [silk] IHT.com Article: First transsexual celebrity, Rose, makes a TV debut

2008-02-27 Thread Anil Kumar
Apologies for the typo... I of course meant - Indian Music _for_ Dummies On Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:40:56 +0530, "Anil Kumar" < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Oh no. Please keep it going. It is turning out like a - Indian music of > Dummies. > > I've never been to

Re: [silk] IHT.com Article: First transsexual celebrity, Rose, makes a TV debut

2008-02-27 Thread Anil Kumar
that is done, somebody please tell me if this show is on air now and at what time? Anil KUMAR On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 22:55:58 +0530, "Deepa Mohan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > "karNa paramparA" (auditory tradition) in its latest avatar! :)

[silk] get-together in Delhi?

2008-02-11 Thread Anil Kumar
HI Brian, My name is Anil KUMAR and I am a lawyer, non-techie and a serious lurker on this list; if this sounds bearable :-) do let me know and I would love to join you guys on 14 Feb in Delhi. AMS knows me. Anil KUMAR On Sat, 9 Feb 2008 01:42:35 -0800 (PST), Brian Behlendorf < [EM

Re: [silk] greetings and salutations

2008-02-05 Thread Anil Kumar
Not far from where the J P Churchill Hotel claims to be is a "Family" Bar & Restaurant called 70mm located within The Basant Residency; I visited it last a couple of years ago and they served reasonably good andhra cuisine and the place was certainly wallet friendly. Udhay might know some people w

Re: [silk] driving from delhi to bangalore

2008-01-31 Thread Anil Kumar
I have heard (but do not know anyone personally) that some computer hardware vendors in Bangalore do a road-trip Bangalore-Delhi-Bangalore for shopping. I know of one adventurous soul who bought a car (one of the original Maruti-800 - with kit from Japan) in Delhi and drove it down to Bangalore, s

Re: [silk] Apple Repair/Upgrade in Bangalore

2007-11-13 Thread Anil Kumar
Found this in the (Indian) Economic Times today - http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Daily/skins/ET/navigator.asp?Daily=ETD&login=default Nok Air too suspends flights to Bangalore Urvashi Jha BANGALORE THAI low-cost carrier Nok Air, which positioned itself as a 'shoppers airline,' is suspending its

Re: [silk] Today is the first day...

2007-10-23 Thread Anil Kumar
phone company. Those days there were very few people carrying mobile phones in Bangalore and phone co. employees easily lent them since they weren't paying for the calls anyways... Anil KUMAR On Tue, 23 Oct 2007 15:16:32 +0400, Ramakrishnan Sundaram < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >

Re: [silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-06 Thread Anil Kumar
if it is a lame gadget, but I like what's being written about it. Anil KUMAR On Thu, 6 Sep 2007 10:51:37 +0200, Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -- Forwarded message -- > From: Eugen Leitl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: silklist@lists.hserus.n

[silk] Apple drops iphone price

2007-09-05 Thread Anil Kumar
Associated Press *Apple Cuts iPhone Price, Updates iPods* By MAY WONG and RACHEL KONRAD 09.05.07, 9:21 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO - *Apple Inc.* slashed the price of the top iPhone by $200 Wednesday to bolster holiday sales, but also angered loyal customers who paid top dollar in the gadget's first 10 w

Re: [silk] Introduction

2007-08-23 Thread Anil Kumar
HI Jim! I am curious . How do you manage going through 200 lists, participate and also have time for your work (and family / kids / friends (or all), hobbies, shopping and other general things in life). Anil KUMAR On 8/23/07, Jim Grisanzio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > From

Re: [silk] Chaos makes better business sense

2007-08-10 Thread Anil Kumar
but the stuff from there lasts longer and stays fresh. Unfortunately, they don't have too many outlets in Delhi and the one close to me in Green Park Market just moved farther away to Lajpatnagar. Anil KUMAR On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:48:26 -0700 (PDT), Vardhini Shankar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote

Re: [silk] Chaos makes better business sense

2007-08-09 Thread Anil Kumar
nd the lower-middle class people normally shop and get their best bargain. my 2p Anil KUMAR On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 16:09:35 +0530, "Srini Ramakrishnan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: Let's never go shopping together, emmm ok? > > I'd prefer a pleasant shop assistant who kno

Re: [silk] Audiophile advice

2007-06-19 Thread Anil Kumar
I have connected a Worldspace receiver to a PC Speaker set - 2.1 from Creative. Total cost INR1500/- (~USD37/-); It works well, decent sound output. Depending upon when you subscribed to Outlook - try and get them to send you the limited edition of receiver with speakers which they were offerin

Re: [silk] The Real Montessori?

2007-04-18 Thread Anil Kumar
http://www.montessori.in/ - has some information on Montessori in India. This site is of a friend who is bcced on this mail. Anil KUMAR On Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:34:52 -0700, Thaths <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Thaths <[EMAIL PROTE

Re: [silk] indian budget airlines

2007-04-02 Thread Anil Kumar
cablewalla. Of course, the online fares are good if your travel schedules are fixed. Any changes will attract additional costs - also watch out for different set of terms and conditions for e-ticket and paper tickets. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] CTR in Malleswaram stands for....?

2007-04-01 Thread Anil Kumar
urse, easier to just ask someone around there. Anil KUMAR On 4/1/07, Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Udhay Shankar N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 09:51:09 +0530 Subject: Re: [silk] CT

[silk] Re 1 trick to stop trains

2007-02-16 Thread Anil Kumar
Will someone please explain how this is done? Anil KUMAR http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/feb162007/national042592007216.asp * Re 1 trick to stop trains * From Abhay Kumar DH News Service Patna: And you thought only Superman could stop a running train. Wrongdoers in Bihar can do that

[silk] Subject: Re: Charles Haynes introduction

2007-01-31 Thread Anil Kumar
wrote: -- Forwarded message -- From: Venkat Mangudi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 10:18:02 +0530 Subject: Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction Anil Kumar wrote: > Anybody been to Vidyarthi Bhavan lately? I believe VB quality

Re: [silk] Charles Haynes introduction

2007-01-30 Thread Anil Kumar
all you get at this place) - another stand, eat and go kinda places. For spicy North Karnataka food try Kamat Yatri Nivas on Bull Temple Road. This one is new, clean and has good service. I totally prefer over the one in Gandhinagar. Anybody been to Vidyarthi Bhavan lately? Anil KUMAR

[silk] Enthu Cutlets

2007-01-20 Thread Anil Kumar
hence unknown to many. I know there's an introduction-protocol and here goes my re-introduction… Name – Anil KUMAR; city / country of residence – New Delhi / India; occupation – lawyer; interests – music, reading, long drives and occasional camping, trekking, rafting etc. What prompted me to r

Re: [silk] security and choosing sides

2006-09-05 Thread Anil Kumar
's racism and the West is often guilty of it. And there have been racist responses to the Heathrow scare. But what happened to our 12 was different. Finally, before accusing others shouldn't we check if we're free of the same prejudice? It's easy to get angry — it's a lot more difficult to accept you are at fault yourself. Anil KUMAR

Re: [silk] madikere

2006-07-16 Thread Anil Kumar
HI Abhijit,My last trip to Madikeri was in June, a month ago.  Madikeri (aka Mercara) is about 275kms from Bangalore.  You can reach there by evening, if you start from Bangalore in the morning.  Economical way is to take a bus from Bangalore directly to Madikeri or through Mysore.  Check http://w

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2006-06-29 Thread Anil Kumar
They certainly can't be blamed for being rude, considering what the majority go through on a daily basis (twice at least)http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-1676889,curpg-1.cms Rude shock for Mumbai Chidanand Rajghatta[ Saturday, June 24, 2006 09:22:13 pm TIMES NEWS NETWORK ]

Re: [silk] intro Zeenath

2006-06-21 Thread Anil Kumar
He's a kinda boring boy these days.  I totally miss the 'weird' Udhay from years gone by.  He's running the risk of becoming a 'normal' person :)Of course, of late his vodka knowledge and collection is certainly a highlight of my (very rare) visits to his home. Anil KUMARPS: I have hit reply on the

Re: [silk] Mmmmm, flame-broiled... (Udhay Shankar N)

2006-06-16 Thread Anil Kumar
Exactly where in Delhi have you eaten noodles and sambhar - as a dish featuring on the menu / hang-board?As I write this, I recall - Some years ago, there was a Thai restaurant in Greater Kailash, Delhi called Sukhothai, attached to a pub.  My partner and me were friends with the captain-a south in

[silk] Bangalore to be renamed Bengaluru

2005-12-11 Thread Anil KUMAR
I saw this Report on NDTV a short while ago. Chief Minister of Karnataka Dharam Singh has asked the State Chief Secretary to take steps for renaming the city Bengaluru. The renaming is expected to be done by November 2006. I wonder why not Bendha kalluru (baked beans city) - as the legend