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Of Pindu Accents and Weird RSVPs :Two Strange Incidents This Week

Just heard a DJ on a very popular radio show, admit to his two Co-DJs how he does not have a British or Suave American accent unlike his other two co-hosts also of a Desi Origin. He almost seemed apologetic … Continue reading

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The Berlin Way : As Gauged in Two Days

 It is 1 am on a Thursday night. You are only two people left in the pub. It is obviously closing time, as you can observe the staff signal to one another to prepare for closing. My host and I … Continue reading

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Berlin: Did I fly in to Budapest instead?

 30 August 2011, Somewhere on the outskirts of Rome I was to fly from Rome to Berlin. Instead of the airport shuttle from the central station ( 8 Euros), I decided to take a rather roundabout way that could get … Continue reading

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The whole point is ‘Lost in Translation’

Web content in vernacular language will work best when it is focused on being in a day to day language, than some words which are technically correct but rarely used Continue reading

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Has user generated content killed old ‘media logic’ ?

Recently, at a graduate students’ party somewhere in Midwestern United States, two short and sweet videos got very spontaneously produced. What intrigues me is that all it took was a gathering of a cross cultural group, some high “spirits” and … Continue reading

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