Shweta Suratkar

Archive for April 2009

Election and Me

Posted by: designxpress on: April 16, 2009

This is the second election I missed. I have to admit that I have never voted till date. (yeah, shame on me.) With my family shifting homes constantly, I could never prove the electoral office which constituency I belonged to. And without that, it is impossible to get a voter’s card. Politicians wouldn’t bother much [...]

Happy Journey to Mom!

Posted by: designxpress on: April 10, 2009

For past four months I have been enjoying the company of Aai (mom). My sister and I had convinced her to visit us. We had convinced her that Tai ( my sister) needs her help at home since she will be busy studying for an exam.  How cunning of us 
Yesterday, we were at [...]

Aloo Chat – Movie Review

Posted by: designxpress on: April 7, 2009

There are some movies we watch because the directors are big or because our favorite actors start in them. But they turn out to be big disappointment. And then, there are movies we watch just because, we find their titles peculiar or promos inviting. Their directors are either debutants or virtually unknown but the films [...]

That’s what friend do..

Posted by: designxpress on: April 3, 2009

I sat monotonously hitting my keyboard in office, my cellphone buzzed to an occasional caller. My friend from India had called to check where I was in awake of the Binghamton hostage situation. I assured her New York City was miles away from the hostage place, everyone in my family was [...]

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44 Places to go in 2009

Posted by: designxpress on: April 3, 2009

All my bags are packed, I am ready to go…New York Times list of 44 places to go in 2009..
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/01/11/travel/20090111_DESTINATIONS.html?scp=6&sq=interactive&st=cse

Disney in talks with YouTube to share content

Posted by: designxpress on: April 1, 2009

Walt Disney is making a distribution deal with YouTube to share short-form content. The company is also in negotiations with Hulu to distribute some of its popular content and a possible equity stake in the NBC Universal and News Corporation’s joint venture. Networks for years have been trying to pull viewers to their websites as [...]