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 [Lsuresh-sundaybrunch.blogspot.com] Sunday Brunch: February 2006: The Oscars might give Hollywood the big O, but it’s the K factor that gives us Indians our kicks. What we need to win at the Oscars is a Rakesh Roshan meets Karan Johar meets Ekta Kapoor plot - it’s about this hunk who thinks he’s a little boy who thinks he’s found an alien who’s thrown out of Mars by his parents because he married a poor she-alien who gets harassed by evil in-laws wearing ghastly bindis and sheds buckets of tears.

[3quarksdaily.blogs.com] 3quarksdaily: July 2005: There have been signs in the past days, but the new science blog Cosmic Variance will come as a pleasant surprise to many. Founded by a friend and supporter of 3QD, Sean Carroll of Preposterous Universe, and his colleagues (Mark Trodden of Orange Quark, JoAnne Hewitt, Risa Weschler, and Clifford Johnson), Cosmic Varaince:

[Goanet.org] From goanet@goanet.org Tue Jun 1 03:11:38 2004 From: goanet@goanet ...: Most are hip dressers and drink inpubs until dawn after their shifts."Youngsters in call centres have big spending power and this gives them thesort of independence young people in India usually do not have," saidpsychiatrist Anjali Chhabria.Reuben Fernandes, 20, earns 13,000 rupees a month, and says he will settlefor nothing but the best. His shopping list includes the latest mobiletelephone, a car and the best liquor."And now, I want to live on my own," he said firmly.This is rebellious talk in India, where the family is considered the bedrockof society and young people are often expected to live with their parentsuntil they get married."Indian parents tend to be doting and demanding," said 23-year-old Lakshmi,who works in a call centre in the country's technology hub, Bangalore."Parents threaten to commit suicide or jump off buildings, but in the endthey come around."Call centre bosses insist their offices are hardly hotbeds of revolution."Software and back-office centres have brought in a world-class approach towork in India," said Raju Bhatnagar, chief operating officer of ICICIOneSource, part of financial services giant ICICI Group.DON'T NEED NO EDUCATIONBut for students barely out of their teens, the money is great, so manywonder why they should "waste time" getting a university degree."No other job in India offers this kind of money to graduates andundergraduates fresh out of college," said Harmeet Singh, a 23-year-oldcar-owner whose father has never owned a vehicle.Middle-class Indians have traditionally scrimped and saved for decades tosend their children to the best universities, but 19-year-old KarenFernandes managed to convince her parents it was a good idea to drop out ofuniversity after a year."She (Karen) is earning a good amount and taking care of all her expenses,so I won't insist on her going back to college," said Wanda Fernandes, hermother.Father Emmanuel, in the suburban church, takes a longer-term view, however."A good college education is vital in the long run for career growth," hetold his congregation."What if the call centre bubble bursts one day?"

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