Internet in India
I was pointed to this article in The Hindu newspaper by my dad today "IT sector has done more harm than good to the city". Bangalore as a brand has taken a huge beating over the last few years. Roads, garbage is a huge problem. But partly we citizens are to be blamed for the mess. Few points from the article, People do not realise that … [Read more] about Software industry has harmed Bangalore
Today people of Kerala celebrate Onam [Wiki], their biggest festival. At Oneindia, we are fortunate to have people from all over India - Keralites, Bongs, from North East, Tamilians, Andhraites, Gujaraties, Maharashtrians, UPites, Delhiites and of course Kannadigas. One of the festivals we celebrate at work every year with a simple decoration is … [Read more] about The making of Oneindia Onam rangoli
The mobile penetration in India is one of the highest in the world today. With the popularity of mobile internet increasing the next revolution seems to be in the mobile devices in India. A phablet is defined by Wikipedia as, phablet (/ˈfæblɪt/) is a smartphone form factor describing devices with a screen between 5 to 6.9 inches (130 to 180 mm) … [Read more] about Phablet gaining popularity over smartphones in India
September 5th of every year is celebrated as "Teachers Day" in India. What is Teacher's Day about? 5th September is the birthday of a great teacher Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, who was a staunch believer of education, and was the well-known diplomat, scholar, President of India and above all, a teacher.When some of his students and friends … [Read more] about Teachers Day: The student – teacher relationship should be a holy & fun one
August was a busy month for Indian languages in digital media. There was a sudden spurt of articles related to this subject. Next 300 million internet users in India won’t use English Google India managing director Rajan Anandan says the next phase of growth for the Internet in India will be driven by local-language content. I think that we’ve … [Read more] about Indian language users to dominate next set of new internet users in India