Category Archives: video

A tribute to Quentin Tarantino

By Nistha | Published: April 8, 2013

This post was long due ever since I finally got to see Django Unchained – the latest in the series of colorful, dramatic, picturesque and bloody movies that are hallmark of Quentin Tarantino. Can’t say he is the best director since that spot is taken by Christopher Nolan but he comes close when we talk [...]

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Foursquare is to location what Facebook was to social

By Nistha | Published: October 14, 2010

I love Foursquare – not as a social media app but as an innovative company. It’s growth has been tremendous but that is not where it scores. It scored in sustaining the user’s initial interest and doubling, tripling and quadrupling it. Just when everyone was predicting its demise, its awesome business partnerships kept it well-ahead [...]

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A taste of fun!

By Nistha | Published: September 7, 2010

MBA applications and whole B school gimmicks start sounding too serious at one point. But here’s something to cheer up the applicants. It is the clip from the talent show video that my study group did as a part of PreTerm orientation and I would let it do the talking for we had a phenomenal [...]

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FIFA World cup, Wimbledon and Life

By Nistha | Published: June 29, 2010

I love sports for the way they generate thrill and emotions in everyone’s life. And I have utmost respect and admiration for players who perfect their games and I feel they are no less than the artists creating a piece of art. Sport is such a unifying medium (as is music and other forms of [...]

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My name is Jobs. Steve Jobs.

By Nistha | Published: June 10, 2010

Forget the Bonds or Bournes – they are fictional. If anyone has redefined cool over the last decade – he is the 55 years old technology magnate at Apple Inc – Steve Jobs. I am not going to dwell on his success or strategy as there are far more intelligent and excellent posts on those [...]

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