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Thanks Alok :) Glad you like the CC! On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 12:02 PM, Alok Singh wrote: > Welcome Alok! > > I do enjoy reading your newsletter. I detested the email newsletter format > at first but I have grown to like it. > > On Wed, 23 May 2018 at 13:02 Alok Prasanna Kumar > wrote: > > > Oh

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Welcome Alok! I do enjoy reading your newsletter. I detested the email newsletter format at first but I have grown to like it. On Wed, 23 May 2018 at 13:02 Alok Prasanna Kumar wrote: > Oh yes! Thanks for reminding me Venkatesh :). > > I also have a newsletter called the Contumacious Curmudgeon.

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Oh yes! Thanks for reminding me Venkatesh :). I also have a newsletter called the Contumacious Curmudgeon. It's a weekly round up of major developments in the legal sector along with links to interesting articles/blogs. If you're interested, you can sign up here: https://tinyletter.com/AlokPrasan

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Welcome Alok! You might also mention that you run a weekly newsletter on legal-related news and the funny goings-on at our courts. On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 10:53 AM Alok Prasanna Kumar wrote: > Hi all > > This is Alok Prasanna Kumar. Thanks Udhay for adding me to Silk! > > A bit about myself. I’m

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Hi all This is Alok Prasanna Kumar. Thanks Udhay for adding me to Silk! A bit about myself. I’m a lawyer and currently based in Bengaluru. I don’t practice in the courts but I’m a Senior Resident Fellow at the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy. I currently head the Bengaluru office of Vidhi where we

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> Well, Nagi, you certainly have a name famous in Indian movie > circles...welcome :D > > Deepa. > Thank you Deepa! I hear that all the time :) An old fashioned name, but my namesake did strike it big in the movie circles. Thank you Venkatesh, Amitha and ALL for the welcome. Pranaams. Great to se

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> > Welcome Nagi. We met earlier this year at SBI Mumbai. > > Venky > Thank you Venky! Ofcourse, that Mumbai trip couldn't have happened without your support :) Nice to see you here. Regards, Nagi

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Welcome Nagi. We met earlier this year at SBI Mumbai. Venky

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Welcome to the conversations Nagi! :) Regards, Amitha Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: Nagi Reddy Date: 20/01/2017 6:00 p.m. (GMT+05:30) To: silklist@lists.hserus.net Subject: [silk] Intro Hello All, I've just joined the list - thanks

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Well, Nagi, you certainly have a name famous in Indian movie circles...welcome :D Deepa. On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 8:27 PM, Venkatesh H R wrote: > Hi Nagi, > Welcome! > I'm a Bangalorean in Delhi. Sort of like the Englishman in New York...a > legal alien in my own country :) > Venkatesh > > On Fri

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Hi Nagi, Welcome! I'm a Bangalorean in Delhi. Sort of like the Englishman in New York...a legal alien in my own country :) Venkatesh On Fri, Jan 20, 2017 at 6:00 PM Nagi Reddy wrote: > Hello All, > > I've just joined the list - thanks Udhay! > > I am a strategy/finance guy by profession, sports

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Hello All, I've just joined the list - thanks Udhay! I am a strategy/finance guy by profession, sports enthusiast & a dreamer by choice. I like badminton, tennis, movies & am lazy beyond repair. Love single malts and good conversations. I live in hyderabad after having wandered around a bit. My

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Ah. Now I know what GPS spoofing is! Thanks Cheeni. On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:09 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > Welcome Aanjhan :-) > > Happy to see you delurk. I recently read about a scam that some Ola cab > drivers pulled on Ola to the tune of several lakhs per month for several > months in f

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Welcome Aanjhan :-) Happy to see you delurk. I recently read about a scam that some Ola cab drivers pulled on Ola to the tune of several lakhs per month for several months in falsified rides using GPS spoofing software and a thousand sim cards. Impressive that this was done by your average cabbie

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:20 PM Aanjhan Ranganathan wrote: > On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:42 AM Thaths wrote: > > I could not tell from the video, was the location spoofing done in the > > Access Point (which I presumed the blue rectangular box shown in the > video > > to be)? If so, then is it som

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 8:44 AM Deepa Mohan wrote: > Welcome Aanjhanmy first question being, what does your name mean? > > Original name is Anjan ("Anjanai mainda Aanchaneya"). It was mashed up to its current form when I was in school by my principal who was a numerology fanatic. It just rema

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 9:42 AM Thaths wrote: > > A fun video of a GPS spoofing demo (without any modification to the phone > > software) I give as part of a security of wireless networks course here > at > > ETH Zurich for the interested. > > > > https://youtu.be/y4pr5_ea5hw > > > I could not te

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 4:37 PM Aanjhan Ranganathan wrote: > After lurking on this list for more than 3 years, I am finally picking > myself up to write this intro email. > Welcome, Aanjhan! > A fun video of a GPS spoofing demo (without any modification to the phone > software) I give as part

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On 29/09/16, 12:19 PM, "silklist on behalf of Simmi Sareen" wrote: >> Congratulations on completing your PhD, Dr. Aanjhan! Yeah, finally!! Congratulations. --srs

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Hello folks, > > After lurking on this list for more than 3 years, I am finally picking > myself up to write this intro email. > > I am based in Switzerland working at ETH Zurich (a university) as a senior > researcher. I finished my PhD (may be i waited to have that Dr. title > before writing this

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Welcome Aanjhanmy first question being, what does your name mean? I suppose the GPS spoofing video would be perfectly clear to many others in this list, but I didn't understand it. I suppose I need it explained in monosyllabic words. But yes, I do like board games too, but prefer ones that fi

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Hello folks, After lurking on this list for more than 3 years, I am finally picking myself up to write this intro email. I am based in Switzerland working at ETH Zurich (a university) as a senior researcher. I finished my PhD (may be i waited to have that Dr. title before writing this email) also

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Welcome to the list, Simmi. A welcome addition to the bombay chapter. I live here too (in far away Malad, once known as the armpit of Bombay. It is still the armpit of Bombay, but with nice waxing and deo) and run a small factory in even further away Mira Road. Cheers On 3 August 2016 at 11:24,

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Welcome Simmi! On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 10:02 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk < s...@venkatmangudi.com> wrote: > Punny, I meant. Herr otto korrect made it a penny. > > On Tuesday 2 August 2016, Venkat Mangudi - Silk > wrote: > > > Welcome to Silk. And it's quite a penny list. Beware. > > > > Venkat > >

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Punny, I meant. Herr otto korrect made it a penny. On Tuesday 2 August 2016, Venkat Mangudi - Silk wrote: > Welcome to Silk. And it's quite a penny list. Beware. > > Venkat > > >>

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Welcome to Silk. And it's quite a penny list. Beware. Venkat On Tuesday 2 August 2016, Simmi Sareen wrote: > Hello Silklisters > I just got here, and Udhay mentioned it's good form to start with an intro > so here goes... > I grew up in small town Punjab, knocked about Delhi, New York and Londo

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Thanks! And no twin Deepa. I'm a precocious elder sister to an only brother. > On 2 Aug 2016, at 21:53, Deepa Mohan wrote: > > Welcome Simmi...and cannot resist asking if you have a twin, with a > Simmilar name... > > Deepa. > >> On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Mahesh Murthy >> wrote: >> Wel

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Thanks a ton! And yes, I checked spam and it isn't there. But the mail finally got through and that's what matters. Glad to be connected. Simmi > On 2 Aug 2016, at 21:41, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > > Hi Simmi – welcome to silk. > > You told Udhay your email isn’t coming through – did yo

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Welcome Simmi...and cannot resist asking if you have a twin, with a Simmilar name... Deepa. On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 9:51 PM, Mahesh Murthy wrote: > Welcome, Simmi! > > On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian > wrote: > >> Hi Simmi – welcome to silk. >> >> You told Udhay your email

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Welcome, Simmi! On Tue, Aug 2, 2016 at 9:41 PM, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote: > Hi Simmi – welcome to silk. > > You told Udhay your email isn’t coming through – did you check your spam > folder? > > --srs > > On 02/08/16, 7:54 PM, "silklist on behalf of Simmi Sareen" > simmi_sar...@yahoo.com> w

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Hi Simmi – welcome to silk. You told Udhay your email isn’t coming through – did you check your spam folder? --srs On 02/08/16, 7:54 PM, "silklist on behalf of Simmi Sareen" wrote: Hello Silklisters I just got here, and Udhay mentioned it's good form to start with an intro so here go

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Hello Silklisters I just got here, and Udhay mentioned it's good form to start with an intro so here goes... I grew up in small town Punjab, knocked about Delhi, New York and London for a bit. Now call Mumbai my home. After 18 years of working up the ladder in large companies, I've ditched predi

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Hello Silklisters I just got here, and Udhay mentioned it's good form to start with an intro so here goes... I grew up in small town Punjab, knocked about Delhi, New York and London for a bit. Now call Mumbai my home. After 18 years of working up the ladder in large companies, I've ditched predi

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Yes. You are also on the other thread where we spare the rest of Silk from our logisticals. We've also shared our mobile numbers in case you want to get in touch for directions. Kiran On Sat, Jan 30, 2016, 12:02 PM maia sauren wrote: > did we decide on a time? > > On 29 January 2016 at 19:13,

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did we decide on a time? On 29 January 2016 at 19:13, Indrajit Gupta wrote: > PLEASE use something civilised like text messages. bonobashi > > On Friday, 29 January 2016 3:48 PM, Thaths wrote: > > > > Habanero would be perfect. I'd love to check out the Hyderabadi version of > Mexican. Als

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If Tuesday is an option, I would like to join. On 28 Jan 2016 17:38, "Kiran K Karthikeyan" wrote: > I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. > > Not sure if Hyderabad has dry days for Municipal elections, but this city > seems to be second only to Mumbai in dry days so I'm wary

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Ah, just read through the thread. Enjoy Monday! On 29 Jan 2016 19:02, rashmi.dhanw...@gmail.com wrote: If Tuesday is an option, I would like to join. On 28 Jan 2016 17:38, "Kiran K Karthikeyan" wrote: I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. Not sure if Hyderabad has dry day

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PLEASE use something civilised like text messages. bonobashi On Friday, 29 January 2016 3:48 PM, Thaths wrote: Habanero would be perfect. I'd love to check out the Hyderabadi version of Mexican. Also, it sounds like it is quite close to Westin. Unfrotunately, I don't use Whatsapp. So

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Sounds like a plan. Shall do. bonobashi On Thursday, 28 January 2016 3:51 PM, Ekta Bahl wrote: On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thaths wrote: > I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on > Thursday. Are people up for a silklist meetup in the Gachibowli area?

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Habanero would be perfect. I'd love to check out the Hyderabadi version of Mexican. Also, it sounds like it is quite close to Westin. Unfrotunately, I don't use Whatsapp. So gChat it has to be. I'll all send you an off-list[1] email with my number. Please feel free to sms on it. Thaths [1] So tha

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That's practically every place in Hyderabad ;) We're thinking of Habanero. Send your no. We'll add you to the Hyd whatsapp group Regards, Mohit > On 29-Jan-2016, at 01:34, Thaths wrote: > > Monday evening it is. Now let's pick a place. My preference is > somewhere I can easily Uber to/fro

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Monday evening it is. Now let's pick a place. My preference is somewhere I can easily Uber to/from the Westin. Thaths On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 11:17 PM Mohit wrote: > I can't do tuesday - also ghmc elections that day - let's do monday evening > > Regards, > Mohit > > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 a

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I can't do tuesday - also ghmc elections that day - let's do monday evening Regards, Mohit On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 5:38 PM, Kiran K Karthikeyan < kiran.karthike...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. > > Not sure if Hyderabad has dry days for Municipa

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I'm up for a meetup in Gachibowli either Monday or Tuesday. Not sure if Hyderabad has dry days for Municipal elections, but this city seems to be second only to Mumbai in dry days so I'm wary. Kiran On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 4:25 PM Mohit wrote: > I don't understand why anyone needs to go home b

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I don't understand why anyone needs to go home before midnight ;) Regards, Mohit > On 28-Jan-2016, at 15:50, Ekta Bahl wrote: > >> On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thaths wrote: >> >> I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on >> Thursday. Are people up for a silklis

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On Thu, Jan 28, 2016 at 1:59 PM, Thaths wrote: > I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on > Thursday. Are people up for a silklist meetup in the Gachibowli area? > > Monday and Tuesday both work for me. Mohit has indicated that he is good > for Monday. IG, 7:30 pm is n

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Do remember, good people, that I have to return some time. Not too deep into the next morning. bonobashi On Thursday, 28 January 2016 2:43 PM, Mohit wrote: Monday evening is definitely possible. I'm in a meeting 2-7pm but Westin is practically home for me. Regards, Mohit > On 28-Ja

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Monday evening is definitely possible. I'm in a meeting 2-7pm but Westin is practically home for me. Regards, Mohit > On 28-Jan-2016, at 14:02, Indrajit Gupta wrote: > > Just for general information, in case enough people get on board and there is > a meet, I'm teaching until 5:45 pm on Monda

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Just for general information, in case enough people get on board and there is a meet, I'm teaching until 5:45 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays, including the ones in question,  and setting out from here at 6:00 pm implies reaching Gachhi Bowli around 7:30 pm. I'm travelling Wednesday onwards, so that'

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I am going to be in Hyderabad from mid-day Monday to late evening on Thursday. Are people up for a silklist meetup in the Gachibowli area? I am staying at The Westin Hyderabad

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I'm away 10th to 17th On Wednesday, 6 January 2016, Mohit wrote: > Ok. I'd suggest a Hyd meetup next Wednesday. We can do another when Thaths > is in town > > We could try for Sunday the 10th if Mahesh confirms interest ;) > > Regards, > Mohit > > > On 06-Jan-2016, at 11:04, Thaths > > wrote: >

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Ok. I'd suggest a Hyd meetup next Wednesday. We can do another when Thaths is in town We could try for Sunday the 10th if Mahesh confirms interest ;) Regards, Mohit > On 06-Jan-2016, at 11:04, Thaths wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 4:23 PM Ekta Bahl wrote: >> >> What are possible dates?

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 4:23 PM Ekta Bahl wrote: > What are possible dates? All in Hyderabad can block calendars :) > I will know my dates next week. Will update this thread when I do. Tentatively, week of 1st Feb. S.

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i'm away 17-26, can do before or after that. i'll probably go to a few sessions at the hyderabad literary festival this weekend, if anyone's planning on going. On 6 January 2016 at 10:54, Ekta Bahl wrote: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Mohit wrote: > > > Ok. Habane

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 10:41 AM, Mohit wrote: > Ok. Habanero it is :) > > What about Fusion 9?

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:54 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > I am likely to be visiting Hyderabad in late Jan/early Feb. Would be great > if we organized a meetup at that time. > What are possible dates? All in Hyderabad can block calendars :)

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Ok. Habanero it is :) Regards, Mohit > On 06-Jan-2016, at 10:36, Thaths wrote: > >> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:54 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: >> >>> On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:54 AM, Thaths wrote: >>> >>> I am likely to be visiting Hyderabad in late Jan/early Feb. Would be >> great >>> if we or

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 11:54 AM Udhay Shankar N wrote: > On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:54 AM, Thaths wrote: > > > I am likely to be visiting Hyderabad in late Jan/early Feb. Would be > great > > if we organized a meetup at that time. > > Two Aussie residents using silk to set up a meeting in Hyderab

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 12:54 AM, Thaths wrote: > I am likely to be visiting Hyderabad in late Jan/early Feb. Would be great > if we organized a meetup at that time. Two Aussie residents using silk to set up a meeting in Hyderabad. About as on-topic as it gets. Udhay -- ((Udhay Shankar N)) ((u

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On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 1:19 AM maia sauren wrote: > On 5 January 2016 at 17:44, Ekta Bahl wrote: > > > Nice to have one more Hyderabadi :). Welcome to Hyderabad. > > great! i'd be up for a meetup if you're interested (any more in > hyderabad?). i'll be travelling around india and beyond if anyon

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Nothing's off topic here, although the ratio of posts about Jayamalini or (the not-so- eponymous?) Silk Smitha to posts about hotter subjects, such as negative temperatures, might suggest some things are more topical than others. -Dave

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Nothing's off topic here, most people have varied interests and have surprisingly deep knowledge of a broad swath of things. So keep it on list, please. Also thread drift is inevitable. Welcome by the way, -- b On Jan 5, 2016 8:26 PM, "maia sauren" wrote: > let's talk offline, varun. > > On 5

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let's talk offline, varun. On 5 January 2016 at 20:04, Varun Sahni wrote: > Would love to learn more as am doing a lot of work in digital primary > care, mobile health and digital health care platforms ... > > Regards, > > Varun > > > On 5 Jan 2016, at 14:16, maia sauren wrote: > > > >> On 5 Ja

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Welcome! There are several cryptic crossword groups in India (the de facto national championships were held last week), and the more, the merrier :) Look for "1 Across" and "IXL Players" on Facebook. On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM, maia sauren wrote: > hello all. i've been lurking for a few mo

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cool. i'll be in mumbai on feb 20th to speak at a conference. some time around then? On 5 January 2016 at 19:58, Venkatesh Hariharan wrote: > On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 7:48 PM, maia sauren wrote: > > great! i'd be up for a meetup if you're interested (any more in > hyderabad?). i'll be travelling

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On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 7:48 PM, maia sauren wrote: > On 5 January 2016 at 17:44, Ekta Bahl wrote: > > > > > > > Nice to have one more Hyderabadi :). Welcome to Hyderabad. > > > > Ekta > > > > great! i'd be up for a meetup if you're interested (any more in > hyderabad?). i'll be travelling aroun

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Would love to learn more as am doing a lot of work in digital primary care, mobile health and digital health care platforms ... Regards, Varun > On 5 Jan 2016, at 14:16, maia sauren wrote: > >> On 5 January 2016 at 17:40, Udhay Shankar N wrote: >> >> >>> - things that are open, particularl

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On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 7:48 PM, maia sauren wrote: great! i'd be up for a meetup if you're interested (any more in hyderabad?). i'll be travelling around india and beyond if anyone is interested in f2f. i'm all ears for suggestions of interesting places to visit/stuff to do/groups to connect wit

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On 5 January 2016 at 17:44, Ekta Bahl wrote: > > > > Nice to have one more Hyderabadi :). Welcome to Hyderabad. > > Ekta > great! i'd be up for a meetup if you're interested (any more in hyderabad?). i'll be travelling around india and beyond if anyone is interested in f2f. i'm all ears for sug

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On 5 January 2016 at 17:40, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > > > - things that are open, particularly around the intersection of software > & > > science, and lately, software and healthcare, mostly in and around my > dayjob > > What is the day job, if I might ask? There's a number of folks here > who mi

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On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM, maia sauren wrote: > hello all. i've been lurking for a few months. still not entirely sure what > this list is for, or about, but it seems lively and interesting, and > contains interesting people. You've got it in one! This is a list that Udhay (Vod ka Raja) has

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On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM, maia sauren wrote: > > > i've recently relocated to hyderbad from melbourne, here for a year (or > more - that decision is to be made later). > > Nice to have one more Hyderabadi :). Welcome to Hyderabad. Ekta

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Hi! On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 4:39 PM, maia sauren wrote: > hello all. i've been lurking for a few months. still not entirely sure what > this list is for, or about, but it seems lively and interesting, and > contains interesting people. Curses, you've found our secret. > - things that are open,

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Hi Maia. Nice to see you step out of the shadows. :) I'll be interested to see if anyone tries to explain what Silklist is about. -- Charles On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 at 22:10 maia sauren wrote: > hello all. i've been lurking for a few months. still not entirely sure what > this list is for, or about,

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hello all. i've been lurking for a few months. still not entirely sure what this list is for, or about, but it seems lively and interesting, and contains interesting people. i've recently relocated to hyderbad from melbourne, here for a year (or more - that decision is to be made later). i do, am

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On 06/09/13 17:45, SS wrote: > All this changed after world war 2 > when European racism was beaten down to its current dormant state. Not as dormant as I'd like... There's a lot of outraged MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS ARE STEALING OUR JOBS AND CLAIMING ALL THE WELFARE STATE BENEFITS up here in the UK. h

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On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 9:38 AM, SS wrote: > > specifically > demonstrate that the 1910 book reference is a one-off anomaly Any Indian author of a printed book in those years would have been forced to submit their ideas to British egos. Severe censorship laws had placed the written word under str

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On Sat, Sep 7, 2013 at 9:38 AM, SS wrote: > On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 10:43 -0700, Thaths wrote: >> What is to explain? For populations to exist side by side exchanging >> cuisines, culture, genes and words is self explanatory and not >> profound. >> One sees Tamil and Malayalam blending in Palghat. T

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On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 10:43 -0700, Thaths wrote: > What is to explain? For populations to exist side by side exchanging > cuisines, culture, genes and words is self explanatory and not > profound. > One sees Tamil and Malayalam blending in Palghat. Telugu and Tamil > blending > in Tirupathi. There

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> An entire political class and "Dravidian" political parties have been > built up on cooked up history. There is no such thing as Dravidian, any > more than there is "Aryan", although the southern languages tend to be > called "Dravidian" languages. There are links with these southern > languages

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On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 9:45 AM, SS wrote: > On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 09:29 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > > You know, sometimes I think that Mr. Mahadevan may be as > > over-enthusiastic in finding dravidian connections for Indus script > > Problem is that there are very profound linkages bet

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On Fri, 2013-09-06 at 09:29 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > You know, sometimes I think that Mr. Mahadevan may be as > over-enthusiastic in finding dravidian connections for Indus script Problem is that there are very profound linkages between "Dravidian" and non Dravidian Indian languages

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On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Srini RamaKrishnan wrote: > On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Kingsley Jegan Joseph > wrote: > >> You know, sometimes I think that Mr. Mahadevan may be as >> over-enthusiastic in finding dravidian connections for Indus script as >> some of the right-leaners are abou

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On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 9:29 AM, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > You know, sometimes I think that Mr. Mahadevan may be as > over-enthusiastic in finding dravidian connections for Indus script as > some of the right-leaners are about finding Sanskrit connections. > Oh say, did you know the Pallavas

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On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 10:20 PM, SS wrote: > On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 12:23 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: >> where I grew up (Cuddalore) > > Interesting. > > I used to pass through Cuddalore (which I believe should be spelt > Cuddle-oor, which is how it is pronounced :) ) with reasonable > fre

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 7:36 AM, Shoba Narayan wrote: > > > From: Kingsley Jegan Joseph > > I have degrees in fashion design, sociology and information systems. I > dabble in history, language (speak/read ?, ??, ?, ?? > ?, picola di Italiano & muy pocito Espa?ol, read Brahmi

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On Wed, 2013-09-04 at 12:23 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > where I grew up (Cuddalore) Interesting. I used to pass through Cuddalore (which I believe should be spelt Cuddle-oor, which is how it is pronounced :) ) with reasonable frequency. I studied in Pondicherry a long time ago and spe

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 3:03 PM, Venkat Mangudi - Silk wrote: > Go to a website dedicated exclusively to Gobi Manchurian of you want to be > free from Madman, er, Madhu Menon. :-P Or perhaps one dedicated to the mallu variant, Gopi Manjuri. -- b

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On 03/09/13 13:52, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > I have degrees in fashion design, sociology and information systems. I > dabble in history, language (speak/read தமிழ், മലയാളം, ಕನ್ನಡ, तोडा सा > हिंदी, picola di Italiano & muy pocito Español, read Brahmi and some Tamil > inscriptions), culture.

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Go to a website dedicated exclusively to Gobi Manchurian of you want to be free from Madman, er, Madhu Menon. :-P On Sep 4, 2013 2:09 PM, "Kingsley Jegan Joseph" wrote: > On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Madhu Menon wrote: > > We might have met. Hi! > Is there any corner of the interwebs t

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 1:37 PM, Madhu Menon wrote: > We might have met. Hi! Is there any corner of the interwebs that offer refuge from your presence? ;) Good to to see you, Madhu.

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We might have met. Hi!

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:33 AM, SS wrote: > On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 18:22 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: >> ಕನ್ನಡ, तोडा सा >> हिंदी > > Nitpick about Hindi. The word "thoda" uses the retroflex phoneme for > "th" which is थ > > Also technically I think is should be "thodi si Hindi" and not "tho

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On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 18:22 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > read Brahmi and some Tamil > inscriptions If you read Brahmi and are interested in ancient scripts here is something that might interest you: 1. A man called Wim Borsboom has developed a hypothesis to say how modern Roman alphabet

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On Wed, Sep 4, 2013 at 9:33 AM, SS wrote: > The first language seems to read "Kannada" but uses Telugu (or some > other unfamiliar) script if I am not mistaken. It seems to read K-N-N-D > which is like a transcription of the English spelling of "kannada" into > the wrong font. Maybe what I am see

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On Tue, 2013-09-03 at 18:22 +0530, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > ಕನ್ನಡ, तोडा सा > हिंदी Welcome Two comments The first language seems to read "Kannada" but uses Telugu (or some other unfamiliar) script if I am not mistaken. It seems to read K-N-N-D which is like a transcription of the English

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From: Kingsley Jegan Joseph I have degrees in fashion design, sociology and information systems. I dabble in history, language (speak/read ?, ??, ?, ?? ?, picola di Italiano & muy pocito Espa?ol, read Brahmi and some Tamil inscriptions), culture. I try to practice mindfull

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> Sinhala is one of the ones where we are having a tough time coming up with > a design that users like (and is harmonious with other scripts). A vast > majority of native Sinhala speakers seem to prefer variable stroke widths > in Sinhala fonts and react poorly to proposals with uniform stroke wid

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On Tue, Sep 3, 2013 at 6:59 AM, Kingsley Jegan Joseph wrote: > Wow, that's really, really ambitious. I'd love to know what tactics > you use to maintain stroke thicknesses for intricate scripts like > Sinhala or vertical-consonant-stackers like Kannada/Telugu. Good luck! > Sinhala is one of the o

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On 3 September 2013 21:57, Venkat Mangudi - Silk wrote: > Kingsley > > Welcome to silk. > > It's interesting that this thread has not yet drifted. But I can see it > happening very soon. > > Welcome Kingsley. I see more meta-discussion about thread-drift than the actual thread-drift itself. I

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