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See the colours of India: My full photo website on the SurajKund Crafts Fair

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 10:48:05 +0000

www. surajkundmela.wordpress.com It was my maiden visit to the famous SurajKund Crafts Mela on 14 February 2010 as part of the JNU UNESCO and Photography clubs’ trip to the fair. I shot more than 450 pics of the 24th edition of the fair and ended up making an online pictorial documentation of the fair a few [...]

हिंदी: Hindi poem on love and Valentine’s Day by Wasi Bastavi (link)

Vikas Gupta — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 02:03:46 +0000

A lot of visitors come to this blog searching for Hindi poems, messages, Hindi SMS text etc. With Valentine’s Day round the corner, it would be in order to publish a Hindi poem on the theme of love and Valentine’s Day. The Hindi poem linked below is by JNU student Wasiul Haque and was written [...]

Fun: Get Your AVATAR or see my Avatar

Vikas Gupta — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:13:16 +0000

Loved the film Avatar?! Want to Avatarize yourself? Want to see how your Avatar would look? There was this McDonald Ireland link that no more works now but another site called Avatarize Yourself works perfectly! You can create your Avatar, customize it, change background and share and/or download the image Avatar. The site may take some [...]

5 Things Hospitals Can Do to Improve the Customer Experience

Vikas Gupta — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 01:11:00 +0000

We have many things wrong with our healthcare system. But, one thing we do right is give Americans (or at least those with insurance) plenty of choices in healthcare. Large cities often have many hospitals for patients to choose from, and even smaller areas offer competition among hospitals for patients. So, what can hospitals do [...]

16 interesting photos from the New Delhi World Book Fair 2010

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 17:03:04 +0000

These are some interesting photos from the 19th New Delhi World Book Fair (Pragati Maidan). I was there from about 11:30 am to 4 pm on 4 February 2010. Please see the end of the post for links to many more photos of the Book fair and the Pragati Maidan. What I did not like [...]

Urban art photos: Steel balloons at AIIMS crossing, New Delhi

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:24:41 +0000

These are four photos of the steel balloons near the AIIMS flyover. Their utility and futility has certainly been debated in the media. According to a Tribune report, even the CM Shiela Dixit was not very happy with them. I shot them from the bus yesterday en route to the Delhi book fair. They are called [...]

Photo: The Nehru statue in JNU campus

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:47:30 +0000

This is the Jawaharlal Nehru’s statue near the JNU administration building, JNU Campus. It was made some years ago by a JNU professor from the Arts and Aesthetics school. It is a venue of tourist attraction and a lot of visitors click it or get clicked with it. Jawaharlal Nehru was India’s first Prime Minister. [...]

What is Web Hosting: A Creative Definition

Vikas Gupta — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:59:28 +0000

First the regular boring definition: “A web hosting service is a type of Internet hosting service that allows individuals and organizations to make their own website accessible via the World Wide Web.” If you are looking for the regular explanation you can read read the Web Hosting entry on Wikipedia. But if you are looking [...]

Please write urgently if you will adopt this cute puppy (New Delhi, 29 January 2010)

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 06:03:50 +0000

Update 30 January: We have made an arrangement for the puppy near the hostel entrance (we hope it will grow soon and live normally on the streets). We think we should not disturb his natural life. Also, see Indian Home Maker’s comment here. Update 11 Feb: The puppy lives outside the hostel and is happy. [...]

A Hindi Poem Against the Use of Polybags

Vikas Gupta — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:13:57 +0000

This is a short Hindi Poem against the use of Poly bags by JNU student Raghib Akhtar : ‘a poem for children against the use of poly bags’. This is a sweet Hindi poem and will be useful for school children and others looking for Hindi poems and messages on not using the polythene and [...]

Some errors in the film ‘3 Idiots’ that you may not have noticed (with screenshots)

Vikas Gupta — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 13:35:48 +0000

NOTE: This is just a fun post. I really liked the film; so don’t criticise me for pointing these out. For mistakes in Hollywood films see Movie Mistakes. Post last revised at 7.25 PM, 17 Jan 2010. These are some of the errors in the popular Bollywood film ‘3 Idiots’ that is breaking records presently. These [...]

Shopping Tip: How to find the cheapest computer prices in Delhi?

Vikas Gupta — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:08:00 +0000

If you live in New Delhi or adjoining regions, you may be knowing that ‘Nehru Place’ in Delhi is the popular computer market in Delhi where not only Delhites but people from all of Northern India flock to get computers and electronics at the cheapest wholesale prices. In fact it can argued that Nehru Place (the [...]

2 Photos: Delhi winter and the dog

Vikas Gupta — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:32:04 +0000

Found this dog in the morning today, all snug and warm, curled on the debris of yesterday’s night bonfire outside the hostel. Delhi is almost freezing and there was a major power cut yesterday night and students started a bonfire outside the hostel (see New Year bonfire photos here)! By the way, dogs are hotly debated [...]

Naye Saal Pe: A beautiful Hindi poem for children for the New Year 2010

Vikas Gupta — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 07:07:43 +0000

The following Hindi poem is for kids written by JNU student Mr. Wasi-Ul-Haque (aka Wasi Bastavi), a PhD scholar and a novelist with the Urdu centre in JNU. He has also published two Urdu novels: Hind Aur Ek Khwaab (on Indian politics and society) and Kashmakash (on JNU life; Hindi version of this novel [...]

My Nokia 1100 phone has completed four successful years

Vikas Gupta — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 10:35:04 +0000

Almost unbelievable but true! Nokia 1100 for me proved to be a very reliable phone. It was also my first phone bought in 2663 Rupees: a basic, low-end model with all the basic functions (no camera, FM and such like). The photo on the left is my phone. I had bought the Nokia 1100 in [...]