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    How to root your Samsung Galaxy S- The easiest way..

    Disclaimer: Backup your phone data and do it at your own risk, this can brick your phone. Rooting unleashes the enormous power available with…

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    Matrimandir, Auroville

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    How to restore Samsung Galaxy S to Official Firmware

    The one big advantage of Android phones that often turns out to be a big disadvantage for many android users is that these phones…

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    Power to the People

    No this is not the John Lennon’s famous song.. this is the title of the report which kept me busy for almost two years…

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    Night Train to Lisbon

    Some stories gradually grow on you and some characters seem that they have been made from ingredients picked from your own life. And when…

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    To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. George McDonald

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    Gathering Past in Muzaffarpur

    I was searching for the small magazine shop near Shyam Talkies but could not find any trace of that shop. This shop had been…

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    Calling 911

    A few weeks ago I had my maiden US Trip, thanks to some professional requirement and generosity of my supervisor (need to mention this..…

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    Economic Environment Index

    Last week we launched our Economic Environment Index (earlier it was called Economic Governance Index) and like any other index it got its fair…

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    Back to books

    Finally after all the madness in las few weeks I am relaxed and completely free from any professional commitment for a week. It really…

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    Verite, Auroville

     

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    Ranchi Trip

    Last month, I visited  Ranchi for a couple of days almost after 23 years. I was so excited to visit that place, to see my…

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    We are in news..

    Since last one year we have been working on it, right from developing concept paper to fine tuning the methodology. The District Level Economic…

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    What I read in 2008

    Fiction Sacred Games By Viikram Chandra Bandicoots in moonlight by Avijit Ghosh The Girl with Dragon Tatoo by Steig Larsson Memories of My Melancholy…

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    Stink of Money

    We looked from the car window to find ‘Raju Ka Hotel’ – no signboards, nothing, no sign of a decent eating joint on either…

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    Bihar Flood – How to help ..

    There are three ways you can support the flood relief activity.1) By sending your donation to below account numbers. The funds collected will be…

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    Bihar Flood

    Bihar is facing one of the worst floods and millions of affected people require every possible help to cope with the hellish situation. Any…

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    Chennai 3.0

    Chennai celebrates its 369th birthday. Though my professional commitments and other constraints  deprived me from participating in the celebrations, I did get a chance…

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    What I read in 2007

    Though I could not read as much as I did last year and left many books half finished, or just untouched on the shelf.…

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    A trip to Kanha National Park

    Kanha National Park/ Tiger Reserve was always a part of discussion whenever we discussed anything about wildlife management or national parks during our coursework…