1969-12-31T18:00:00Z ram http://ram.mid-day.com/ http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2451 2009-05-19T21:30:29Z

One of the things people say when you complain about politics being dirty is, “But good people don’t get into politics

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2272 2009-04-15T14:44:37Z

Young is a relative term

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2059 2009-02-25T23:16:08Z

 I read in The Economist yesterday that it takes gallons and gallons of water to produce a single cup of coffee

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2055 2009-02-25T09:24:40Z

Many say Rahman's music for Slumdog Millionaire is "noisy but nice"

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2039 2009-02-20T07:12:25Z

David Pogue, who writes a personal tech column for The New York Times, got a mail recently from a reader on what Apple could do to help its customers locate their lost or stolen phones

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=2024 2009-02-18T11:39:51Z

 Almost gloriousSamaagam, featuring Ustad Amjad Ali Khan's sarod and the 37-piece Scottish Chamber Orchestra, is a landmark collaborationIt is not every day that you get to hear an orchestra of 40 musicians playing live, and Monday, when Ustad Amjad Ali Khan played with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, was a momentous day for Bangalore music lovers if just for that single reason

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1972 2009-02-07T22:36:54Z

I was in Mangalore two days ago, and spoke to some students of a prominent college

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1959 2009-02-03T17:16:07Z

Since we are discussing pub culture so hotly, and since we are so confused about whether it's good or bad, we could try answering an easier question: What's the opposite of pub culture? Bar culture? Club culture? Lounge culture? Tavern culture? Ah, that's what the Page 3 sorts, with their grasp of the nuances of stylish drinking, would say

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1948 2009-01-30T20:54:16Z

Two extremely serious Karnataka incidents offer scope for some amused philosophising

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1907 2009-01-20T12:40:52Z

I reported on a potential cure for cancer earlier this month

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1884 2009-01-15T23:27:33Z

The Guardian is scathing about Amitabh Bachchan, who criticised Slumdog Millionaire on his blog

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1842 2009-01-09T10:36:19Z

Some describe the iPod Touch as an iPhone without the phone

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1791 2008-12-29T09:13:46Z

Bangalore is agog with talk about a 20-year-old student shot dead late on Saturday when he strayed into the house of an army brigadier

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1763 2008-12-23T08:53:40Z

It was T S Satyan's 85th birthday on Friday (December 19) when his photo exhibition opened at Tasveer

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1749 2008-12-20T10:30:55Z

Ford has just released a diesel version of the Ikon Diesel 1

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1733 2008-12-17T22:54:38Z

Over a hundred book lovers gathered for the launch of Aditi De's book Multiple City on Saturday

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1585 2008-12-04T14:46:45Z

A rock legend met the Lolita of Indian classical music at Palace Grounds on December 2

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1530 2008-12-02T12:45:18Z

Suddenly, India is furious with its politicians

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1418 2008-11-24T14:21:53Z

Last evening, I met Chandra, a dear friend from my university days

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1386 2008-11-20T00:25:06Z

As we predicted yesterday, Deve Gowda and Kumaraswamy have justified holding a rally in Bangalore and putting thousands of people to inconvenience

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1363 2008-11-18T08:35:35Z

If you were among the thousands who got stuck in Bangalore's traffic yesterday, you are probably cursing Deve Gowda and his sons

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1338 2008-11-14T15:57:49Z

I get a lot of spam on my mobile, with Airtel and ICICI Bank being the most aggressive offenders

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1327 2008-11-13T08:17:01Z

I got to review the iPod Nano 8 GB on our tech page last week

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1315 2008-11-11T13:42:56Z

Radio has made a spectacular comeback in Bangalore

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1313 2008-11-11T08:11:28Z

Sreesanth, one of India's youngest cricket stars, is always getting into scraps with teammates, road users, and even neighbours

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1284 2008-11-06T16:53:27Z

So you joined the world as it applauded Barack Obama's victory speech yesterday? Well, it was a touching, inspiring moment for millions across the world, but fashion buffs had their eyes glued on television screens to catch what he and his wife Michelle were wearing

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1269 2008-11-05T12:59:32Z

Kannada is now a classical language

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1260 2008-11-04T14:07:30Z

L K Advani arrived in Bangalore this morning

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1249 2008-11-03T10:13:46Z

I made a pilgrimage to the iStore in J P Nagar last weekend

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1214 2008-10-28T18:30:51Z

In Bangalore, crackers can only be sold in stalls set up in designated open spaces

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1167 2008-10-24T16:54:10Z

Iyengar bakeries predate Bangalore's darshinis and pizza outlets, but how the orthodox Brahmins learnt to make English stuff with yeast and eggs is an enduring mysteryIyengar bakeries must be Karnataka's gift to the world

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1137 2008-10-23T14:07:19Z

Paul Krugman has won the Nobel Prize for economics

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1125 2008-10-22T15:45:29Z

Revanna is famous as H D Deve Gowda's son, but he is a clever politician in his own right

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1077 2008-10-19T17:04:13Z

 I took a stroll along Brigade Road and M G Road, Bangalore’s posh shopping avenues, this afternoon

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1036 2008-10-17T11:43:16Z

So how do India's online denizens respond when an Indian wins the Booker?With a lot of cynicism, if the posts at Rediff are any indication

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1013 2008-10-15T14:03:37Z

News came this morning that Aravind Adiga, a Mangalorean, had won the Man Booker Prize

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=1006 2008-10-14T20:36:28Z

Usually, at this time of the year, India is in a celebratory mood

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=974 2008-10-12T15:20:51Z

When our reporter Bhanuprakash went checking Govardhan Murthy's background on Thursday, he found that the tycoon-on-the-run was building a mansion with a helipad

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=953 2008-10-09T17:32:26Z

Earlier this week, a film producer shot dead an acquaintance, and is now on the run

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=936 2008-10-07T12:38:51Z

I got this mail in response to my earlier blog post (The hidden Gandhi):It is a shame that politicians of all hues are consigning Gandhiji to the scrap heap of history!It is because these venal politicians, steeped in corruption, greed and self interest, cannot stomach the high ideals Gandhiji set for himself and his colleagues

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=896 2008-10-02T16:58:19Z

We've asked a poll question: Is Gandhi relevant to you?If you were to ask me that question, I'd say Gandhi lives on in more ways than is apparent

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=884 2008-09-30T18:56:04Z

You must have read Imran Gowhar's report in today's MiD DAY about how Karnataka has just one policeman who can defuse bombs

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=854 2008-09-27T13:01:35Z

 Have you heard the rumour? There's supposed to be a spirit at new airport, and it's a woman with long hair!Our reporters are following the story, and you can expect updates on what's happening out there, but I'm amazed how these fantasies are so movie-inspired

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=811 2008-09-23T17:27:56Z

This is the Ganesha season in Bangalore, and many streets have been blocked off for festival pandals

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=788 2008-09-22T12:59:11Z

Aishwarya Rai is taking classical music lessons for Mani Ratnam's next film

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=758 2008-09-18T14:15:01Z

Our reporter Savie Karnel hails from Karwar, and studied in Mangalore, and so has first hand knowledge of life on the Karnataka coast

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=719 2008-09-17T12:54:35Z

After the 9/11 attack, the Americans became extra-vigilant about what they call homeland security

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=665 2008-09-14T14:18:35Z

A tall and earnest-looking policeman stopped me when I was driving home on Friday

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=585 2008-09-11T19:31:50Z

Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan, who died earlier this week, was a rare combination of violin maestro and clown

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=367 2008-09-08T13:36:34Z

Thanks to protests by Bangalore's Page 3 crowd, many across India now believe you can't play music or dance in this city! Nothing can be farther from the truth

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=322 2008-09-02T18:48:55Z

The Kingfisher Sports Lounge, with its wine-red interiors, is a stylish little nook inside the new airport

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=52 2008-08-26T04:46:18Z

If you have two weekends free, you can sign up for a filmmaking course

http://blog.mid-day.com/blog.php?user=ram&note=44 2008-08-23T23:26:25Z

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