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Om shanti Om

Posted on November 20, 2007 by ruchit

My review: . A cool flick with all masala. What i really like is their use of technology enabling Deepika to flirt onscreen with Devanand, Rajesh Khanna and more… scene selection was too good along with the direction. Must watch

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Business Today @ Microsoft

Posted on November 5, 2007 by ruchit

I just received latest edition of Business Today Magazine at my office desk, which confirms Microsoft is the place to be!. Microsoft tops the list of the Best companies to work for in India Study, 2007 jointly conducted by Business … Continue reading →

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Income Tax Refunds: it works

Posted on November 2, 2007 by ruchit

Till yesterday I was under impression that Income Tax department is just like another government department we have in India and buzz about new computer savvy professionals in the departments and quick refunds are just noise. To my surprise I … Continue reading →

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Voting & Taxation

Posted on May 5, 2007 by ruchit

People pay tax, but feel that its not getting properly utilized. People go for voting, but feel that the elected government is not the choice of junta Do you see any similarity between both of the above statement? Yes there … Continue reading →

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Broadband for free

Posted on April 27, 2007 by ruchit

This is what our IT minister Dayanidhi Maran wishes and so does I. Maran says he wants to give away broadband connections away for free. In an interaction with the media, Maran said “… free broadband service – even zero … Continue reading →

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Why execution is important

Posted on April 16, 2007 by ruchit

Recent launch of grid card by ICICI bank is a great example to prove the fact that ‘execution’ is very very imporant, no matter how great idea is. Recently, ICICI Bank has launched a new grid card to all its … Continue reading →

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Looking for new house

Posted on April 14, 2007 by ruchit

Its been more than two years this blog SiliconVerse is hosted on Indiatimes hosting services. So far I am not very impressed with their services and not happy with their services going up and down many a times. I think … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Wii

Posted on April 1, 2007 by ruchit

Finally I got a chance to try my hands on Nitendo Wii yesterday at Sumit’s house. It was all fun creating Mii, fishing, playing pool, shooting down balloons and more. Vibha won almost all rounds in all of the games … Continue reading →

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IGDA Event pics

Posted on March 31, 2007 by ruchit

Some pics from recent IGDA event I attended Penalists ( Left–> Right) Vishal Gondal (Indiagames) Chris Early (Microsoft Casual Games) Rajesh Rao (Dhruva Interactive) Amol Gurwara (Electronic Arts) Deepak Abhot (Zapak) Event got very well attended by professionals working in … Continue reading →

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Panel Discussion IGDA Hyderabad Chapter

Posted on March 26, 2007 by ruchit

One of the reasons, which is keeping me bit busy is this: Hyderabad IGDA chapter is hosting a Panel discussion on ‘Opportunities in Casual Gaming Industry’ and Microsoft Casual Games India team is sponsoring this event. If you are interested … Continue reading →

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