Kittu, Bittu, Boni, Bunny, Goldy, Channi, Babbi, Dimpa. This is no kindergarten roll call but a list of ‘‘surnames’’ adopted by some of the candidates who fought the hotly-contested Punjab elections…… (a report in Indian Express about Punjabi politicians adopting universal, forever young nick name). But have you heard about these names? – Gladoo, Calgoo, Zattoo, Zingee,…
Month: March 2007
Yahoo’s plagiarism controversy and some thoughts on media
Yahoo India is in the middle of a controversy over plagiarism of contents. Some contents published by Yahoo Malayalam were a straight lift from a blog. Bloggers are up in arms. Reportedly, Yahoo has washed its hands citing that the content was provided by its content partner, Webdunia.com. Blogs protesting against Yahoo are aplenty. (In a thank you…
E-lephants in Kerala embraces digital life
Malayalees’ love story with elephants is centuries old. No temple festivals are complete without a procession with an Elephant. And it is not just temples. Even churches and some mosque festivals have elephants that add glamour and pride to the festivities. Not surprisingly the man-animal conflict and elephant revenge stories are as old as the…