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Okay, enough, shut your mouth—that’s not a picture of a cow about to go trekking, but of something even…
Don’t be surprised if that’s what they start demanding next. Mumbai Mirror reports: While Congressman Sanjay Nirupam made it…
The quote of the day comes from a Welsh monk who has shifted to broadband from a dial-up connection:…
If so, indulge me and try the following exercise: 1] Frame an argument, or even your position on the…
The Telegraph reports: Besides the terrible killings inflicted by the fanatics on those who refuse to pledge allegiance to…
30 August, 2007
Google’s Indic Transliteration Tool…
... is immensely cool. All you do is type out a word in English, hit ‘space’, and boom, it’s Devanagari. Most joyous. Here’s a screenshot of my mucking around:
Would my readers be surprised to know that I got more marks in Hindi than in English in both my 10th and 12th standard exams? Maybe I should start a Hindi blog now. Bharat Uncuttiya, anyone?
(Link via chat from AR Hemant.)
Update: I just discovered that MadMan also sent me this link on August 10. So another tip of the hat…
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#106 - Generalissimo 76
Sample clues
9 across: Van Morrison classic from Moondance (7)
6 down: Order beginning with ‘A’ (12)
