Top Indian Websites in the US April 20, 2009
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I have gone ahead and updated the monthly list of Top Indian Sites in the US. I would like your feedback and comments on any site which you think has got excluded from this list. As the list gets more and more referred I have a responsibility which I realize, this must be the most accurate resource. Please post your suggestions for the same.
http://simarprit.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/top-indian-websites-in-the-us/
Wearing The War Gear April 19, 2009
Posted by simarprit in Uncategorized.Tags: Photographs, Twitpic, Twitsnaps, Twitter, Twitter Apps
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Nobody is asking me on how I feel before declaring a one side challenge to a site which has done very well in a very short time span – I know why? Nobody knows us and nobody knows our potential to go ahead and challenge the segment leader. We are as on date a typical NoName.com
Twitsnaps has many more features over Twitpic, like any good challenger to the segment leader Twitsnaps is ensuring that it would have enough in it to lure the users away and make it a big hit. The fact that Twitsnaps was formed around the deficiencies in Twitpic lived with by a regular user is going to help. Don’t log in yet – the site is not up – this is post is to announce that team Compare is going to run this marathon. And may the victory be ours.
The Langar April 15, 2009
Posted by simarprit in Uncategorized.Tags: Amritsar, Free Kitchen, Golden Temple, Langar, Sikh, Sikhism, Sri Harmandir Sahib
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Born in a Sikh family, the concept of langar grows with you as you grow that is somathing which I believed till yesterday, today I think my belief was wrong. Forty three summers gone and a meaning not understood, that’s some achievement. You may wonder why i am saying so – it is all beacause I spent large part of may day yesterday at The Langar at Sri Harmandir Sahib.
Some quick points before I get into what I learnt and what I need to unlearn:
If Langar is a process, it has the following six steps to it:
Procurement
Chopping of vegetables and pre cooking preperation
Cooking
Distribution
Cleaning of Utensils
and most important Hygine and constant cleaning of all premises and at all stages
More to come
Blu-O Rhythm Gurgaon Review April 13, 2009
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Publicity helps, Lots of publicity helps a lot, lots and lots of publicity can make a top class bowling experience look like a visit to New Delhi Railway Stations Platform Number 1. Crowded 2. Pushy 3. Noisy 4. An experience you would like to end – sooner than later.
OK here I go beyond my 2 cents:
What: Blu-O is an entertainment zone with Bowling and Restaurant as its central theme
Where: 4th Floor, Ambiance Mall, Gurgaon, NH-8, India
What time to avoid: Saturday and Sunday 1:00 PM to
9:00 PM
When to go: Monday to Thursday 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM and Friday 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
Ambiance: Wow
Management: Lousy
Crowd Management: Horrible, be prepared for people to take your balls away
Bowling Alley Management: Terrible
Bowling Shoes: Great
Bowling Equipment: Excellent
Sagar Ratna at Janakpuri West April 12, 2009
Posted by simarprit in Uncategorized.Tags: Delhi, Food, Food review, India, restaurant, Sagar Ratna, South Indian Food
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Restaurant Name: Sagar Ratna
Date: April 10 and April 11, 2009
Location: Just before Janakpuri West Metro Station (vikaspuri side) – Locality Krishnapark – Yes it is that simple and that confusing
Cuisine: Known for South Indian but now offers everything which may be South Indians or Indian eat. The new menu includes Chinese and North Indian – French and Italian would soon be added 
Covers: Over 100
Ambiance: Something between fast food joint and fine dining
Parking: Major issue on Saturday and Sunday Nights – Go at your own risk
Portion: Regular
Prices: Could have been about 20% lower
Food: I have had the following at this joint (over two visits of course)
- Rasam: Excellent Right amount of tamarind – (Tell them to serve in Steel Tumbler – It doesn’t taste half as good in a Glass Glass – whatever. 9/10
- Papad: Excellent as if a machine makes it, no issues – 10/10
- Mysore Dosa: Like all dosas must be had quickly. Very quickly. Ask for Gun Powder with separate desi ghee on the side. Take with all chutnies on offer – Tomato, Coconut, Green Chili and Mint 10/10
- Idli – Not happy at all. The idlis thoughfresh were nowhere the best I have ever had. They were not soft – 3/10
- Dahi Vara – Wow, it was awesome. 10/10 – Slightly on the sweeter side – 100% south Indian Style
- Upma – Regular upma, nothing great to talk home about – nothing to crib about 6/10
- Sambar Vada – Good, could be better – I find their sambar inconsitent. I had it twice – Once sambar was so thick that it couldn’t seep into Vada and Vada remained tight – 7/10
- Masala Dosa – I am not agreat fan of Masala of Masala Dosa, but their masala is fine I like the lemonish yellow color of the potatop based masala stuffing 8/10
