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Having bought >120 books, I recommend Flipkart.com to buy books online (India)

vikas g. posted an article on - Mar 27, 2010, 4:31 am
UPDATE: June 2010. Now I have shopped some 350 books from flipkart.  Flipkart rocks! Flipkart now also sells CDs, DVDs, Music and games and have raised $8 to $10 million dollar VC funding (source); so expect more! I had a very bad experience with online shopping (I was cheated by Rediff Shopping ...
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See the colours of India: My full photo website on the SurajKund Crafts Fair

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 19, 2010, 5:48 am
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 ...
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हिंदी: Hindi poem on love and Valentine's Day by Wasi Bastavi (link)

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 10, 2010, 9:03 pm
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
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Fun: Get Your AVATAR or see my Avatar

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 8, 2010, 6:13 am
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 th...
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5 Things Hospitals Can Do to Improve the Customer Experience

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2010, 8:11 pm
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 pati...
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16 interesting photos from the New Delhi World Book Fair 2010

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2010, 12:03 pm
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
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Urban art photos: Steel balloons at AIIMS crossing, New Delhi

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2010, 10:24 am
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 c...
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Photo: The Nehru statue in JNU campus

vikas g. posted an article on - Feb 5, 2010, 9:47 am
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...
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What is Web Hosting: A Creative Definition

vikas g. posted an article on - Jan 31, 2010, 3:59 am
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 Wi...
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Please write urgently if you will adopt this cute puppy (New Delhi, 29 January 2010)

vikas g. posted an article on - Jan 29, 2010, 1:03 am
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 ...
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A Hindi Poem Against the Use of Polybags

vikas g. posted an article on - Jan 27, 2010, 6:13 am
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
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Nominate your blog for the avant-garde bloggies awards 2009

vikas g. posted an article on - Dec 7, 2009, 6:28 am
The avant-garde bloggies awards 2008 was quite a hit in the Indian blogosphere and the second edition is here. If you want to participate in the said blogging contest nominate your blog posts by 20 December 2009 (10 am IST). You can nominate your own blog posts or nominate someone else. Please note...
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Gender Sensitization Against Sexual Harassment in Campuses: Role of Student Community

vikas g. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 11:25 am
This is an essay on the issue of sexual harassment in university Campuses and the role of the student community in its prevention. This essay was submitted as an entry to the GSCASH. I also presented this paper in the GSCASH seminar recently organised in the JNU campus. I had also made a comics on t...
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Essay on millennium development goals: How to achieve the various social goals in India

vikas g. posted an article on - Nov 14, 2009, 10:48 am
This 800 words essay was written in response to the Mera India Bridge the Gap Essay Contest. It was very hurriedly written (not at all a scholarly attempt) in less than one hour and comprises of my creative ideas on how to achieve the various social goals in India. It did not win any prize needless ...
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Not many know that the free wordpress.com blogs have ads on them

vikas g. posted an article on - Nov 9, 2009, 12:42 pm
Advertisements from the user side are not allowed on the free wordpress.com blogs (only VIP blogs and self-hosted wordpress.org blogs can have them).
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Photo: What a beautiful cycle

vikas g. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 1:54 am
Sometimes some handicraft item looks so beautiful. This hand-made cycle made of aluminium wires is so beautiful! I bought it in 20 Rupees near Rajghat, New Delhi (it was also available at Lal Qila). This is arguably the world’s most beautiful cycle. The guy was also selling motorcycles, rickshaws ...
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सर्दी-खांसी: A humorous Hindi poem on Cold and Cough

vikas g. posted an article on - Nov 5, 2009, 7:55 am
This is a short Hindi poem on cold and cough/common cold. I am suffering from cold and cough from almost three days now and ended up writing these Hindi lines (poem) on the issue. This Hindi poem will be liked by kids and could also be seen as a Hindi poem/slogans on health, nature (weather), headac...
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