Reviewing ‘Slumdog’

The whole world’s been talking about this movie for a long long time. The banter, applause and sheer admiration (not to mention the 4 Golden Globes!) for the movie grew to such ear-jarring levels that even I, a reticent movie-watcher – to put it crude, couldn’t resist. I just finished watching “Slumdog Millionaire” a couple… Continue reading Reviewing ‘Slumdog’

Bootstrap: The Genesis

Date: 12th February, 2008Location: S5 IT Classroom, Govt. Engineering College, Barton Hill ‘Microrprocessors and Interfacing’ was being taught at class. It was the final hour of the semester. Most students were droopy-eyed and half-asleep, even as the teacher went on to teach the nuances of 8255 Controller. However, two students were dejected for a different… Continue reading Bootstrap: The Genesis

Infosys lets us down…

First, it was the Satyam ‘shocker’ (as a major news channel put it). Now Infosys too leads the way. Despite record profits and impressive Q3 results, Infosys has refused to hire workforce in the coming year. Now how does this affect me and people I know? In the previous year, Infosys was the biggest reruiter… Continue reading Infosys lets us down…