Locate Desi Names of Indians on Web Pages

06 mar 2009

If you are the kind of person who looks out for Indian (or Indian sounding) names on blog comments, forum posts or any random list of names, Desi Filter could be a useful addition to your arsenal.

India is Fighting Pirates to save Yoga

22 feb 2009

Alarmed by the growing number of instances of Western yoga gurus claiming copyrights to ancient “asanas”, the Government of India has decided to fight back. The Union Health Ministry has assembled a team of 200 researchers from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) to put on record all known yoga postures and techniques in a comprehensive database called Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL).

BusinessWeek’s List of Most Powerful People in India Includes a Blogger

17 feb 2009

Amit Varma, who authors the hugely popular India Uncut blog, has been named by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the most powerful people in India for 2009.

Charge your Mobile Phone using Solar Power

15 feb 2009

If you’ve ever looked at your solar calculator and wondered why your mobile phone doesn’t have the same feature, here’s some good news for you. Samsung has just released the “Blue Earth” phone, the first phone with solar powered batteries.

Mahatma Gandhi on Twitter – Funny or Bad Taste ?

29 jan 2009

Historical Tweets, a site that creates fake Twitter accounts of world’s greatest leaders, treads the very thin line between funny and offensive. With the fake account of Mahatma Gandhi, incidentally misspelled as “Ghandi”, they may have just crossed that line.

Indian Railways – Get Seat Availability on all Trains on any Route in India

15 jan 2009

Searching for Trains on a certain route using the official Indian Railways site is a pain not only because it’s slow and ugly, but also because the availability of seats on that train is a further 2 or 3 clicks away.

Pakistan Terror Groups hosting Websites on Dreamhost

12 dec 2008

Jamat-ud-Dawa, a Pakistan based terrorist organization, reportedly uses Dreamhost to host their official site jamatuddawa.org. Dreamhost seems to get more than a fair share of high-profile (or notorious, as in this case) customers, the two Beijing Olympics gold medal winners a case in point.

Is the Taj Mahal Copyrighted ?

11 dec 2008

The Indian embassy has voiced its displeasure over reports that Bangladesh is is planning an exact replica of the Taj Mahal about 30 kilometers northeast of the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka. Since the replica is both an exact replica and the exact size of the Taj Mahal, this could be in violation of international copyright laws according to a spokesman of the Indian High Commission.

Rate Indian Politicians and Local Leaders with NetaNaap

04 dec 2008

If the incidents of the last few days have left you angry and frustrated with the political establishment of India, Neta Naap (नेता नाप), Hindi for “measure your leader”, could help you vent out those feelings.

Check the Current Location of Indian Trains Online

06 nov 2008

IndiaRail Info is an interesting Google Maps mashup that helps you visualize the current geographical location of any train in India. Just type train name or train number and check its exact location on the map.