The Namesake (2007)

March 25, 2007 Movies

Click to EnlargeAn incident with Ashoke Ganguli (Irrfan Khan) changes him for good and takes his journey, half-way across the globe and which spans a generation from Kolkata to New York and characterize a cultural drift between the two.

Mira Nair [Salaam Bombay (1988), Monsoon Wedding (2001)] directs The Namesake which is derivation of Jhumpa Lahiri’s book of the same title. It got critical attention then especially since it was coming after Lahiri’s Pulitzer award winning and much acclaimed book The Interpreter of Maladies.

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Finally, I am 'Drawn'!

March 18, 2007 Design

Click for the Enlarged PicturePresenting my caricature done by noted artist and cartoonist Srinivas Prabhudesai. It shows my love for technology. I am holding a cellphone in one hand and a laptop in the other which is painting the Indian flag on my cheek and encouraging me to make the country proud. Srinivas Prabhudesai is a noted caricaturist and his drawings are featured regularly in leading Marathi dailies.

CHI Mumbai Launching Soon

March 16, 2007 Happenings

Amidst the tangle called ‘my life’ comes some good news. CHI is launching the Mumbai chapter of SIGCHI. For the uninitiated, ACM SIGCHI is the ACM’s Special Interest Group on Computer-Human Interaction, which brings together people working on the design, evaluation, implementation, and study of interactive computing systems for human use. ACM SIGCHI provides an international, interdisciplinary forum for the exchange of ideas about the field of human-computer interaction (HCI). Amongst some notable chapters are BayCHI (San Fransisco), and BostonCHI (Boston City).

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Hello 2.1

February 21, 2007 General

This has been my longest absence from the website since I started out. The reasons are aplenty but by and large it was the frustration of not being able to resolve issues that had kept me away from writing. So the good news is that I have successfully implemented WordPress 2.1 albeit with some riders.

As many of you would notice, the Links section has gone. WordPress apparently made some changes to their bookmarks framework which broke my original design up. Since the migration to 2.1 was on priority and with my limited developing capabilities, I had to dump the idea completely. At one point of time, I had decided to alter my website design to accommodate the links section. However, a user-friendly theme like BLIX would be difficult to find. So either I will build a new link section from scratch or I will wait for someone to provide me with a workaround.

I am back on track now for further development unless WordPress releases some awkward version which I have to fight again. Just kidding, I wish WordPress many more successful launches in the future :-)

Implementing 2.1 Over Here

February 5, 2007 General

All must be aware that WordPress launched it’s most important, version 2.1 (codenamed “Ella”) which promises to be a scalable CMS. It’s good news for many of us who are always looking to push the envelope of WordPress functions. However, unlike previous versions, 2.1 has undergone major code changes which makes it difficult for non-techies to fully understand and implement the system on the server. Some might know that it’s not as easy as taking a back-up and overwriting the server files and boom! it’s done.

I am facing some technical issues with WordPress 2.1 code and I have almost come to a state of abject delirium. I am spending some time at the WordPress Support to see if answers can be found. Meanwhile if a good soul has implemented WP 2.1 and is willing to offer advise, do get in touch with me.