This is a detailed account of ‘www. gigapedia.com’ –”the knowledge sharing site”- including how to download books from the website with elaborate instructions and snapshots. Gigapedia is the largest repository of ebooks on the internet and better than any torrent site and a boon for students and research scholars not born with a silver [...]
Continue reading...10 August 2009
The need for access to JSTOR in developing nations Access to JSTOR [the US based online 'Journal Storage' that archives academic journals] is a major issue for research scholars and students particularly from the developing countries like India. The rule is that you need to be a member of a participating institution or library to be [...]
Continue reading...11 February 2009
A few hours ago I received an email forward from Ratna that exhorted people to be kind in forwarding the email because AOL will contribute 5 cents per email ID! And then some Nirosha Sharma could have another 2 lakhs collected for her husband whose brain is damaged (because a drunk lorry driver hit them [...]
Continue reading...8 February 2009
I am an MTNL subscriber (Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited, New Delhi, India). I got my first mobile phone is December 2005: MTNL pre-paid connection. And I got MTNL broadband connection in March 2007. It is about time I ranted about MTNL on my blog because I have been thoroughly unsatisfied with the services. Let [...]
Continue reading...31 January 2009
THE STORY OF TWO BAD GUYS! I am writing this post mainly with an eye on my friends in the university who rarely look beyond the politicians while lamenting the country’s plight. Next time they talk to me about these luminaries, I’ll ask them to read this post. Most of what I have written is widely available [...]
Continue reading...25 January 2009
Here are a few interesting photos! The photos after the first photo are not for the squeamish! This one was clicked on September 21, 2008. A traffic advisory by ‘TRAFFICE’ POLICE! This notice was published at many places along the road from old JNU campus to Vasant Vihar in South Delhi! You may still find it [...]
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10 August 2009
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