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Blogbharti wishes its readers a Very Happy 2010.
Dear Readers,
We have always wondered who you are and what brings you here. It is your continued patronage that has kept this site going. But unfortunately, due to the nature of this blog, we have never really been able to connect with each other, except perhaps through comments that you occasionally make on our posts [...]
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Call for Entries
Published by July 21st, 2009 in Announcement, Books, Fiction, Literature and Poetry. 0 CommentsEntries are invited from young poets in India writing in English for the inaugural
Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize.
The Prize was instituted by the Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust to recognize excellence in poetry written in English and is being administered jointly by the Department of English, University of Hyderabad. The prize consisting of a cash award of [...]
Arzee the Dwarf
Published by June 17th, 2009 in Announcement, Blogging, Books and Fiction. 0 CommentsChandrahas Choudhury announces the release of his debut novel:
I’m very pleased to share with you the news that Arzee the Dwarf is now out. I received my own copy on Saturday, and was delighted with how it looks – and, for all that I was prepared, also a bit surprised by how different a story [...]
Smartvote, nocriminals and bleed India
Published by April 16th, 2009 in Announcement, Development, General Elections 2009, Humour, Politics and Society. 1 CommentThe general elections for 2009 are being fought as much on the ground as in the cyber space. Besides votereport.in, there are some more sites urging you to know who and what you’re voting for. If you live around Bangalore, make sure you visit SmartVote and “know your constituency”. To quote from their website’s about [...]
Vote Report India
Published by April 14th, 2009 in Announcement, Democracy, General Elections 2009 and IT. 0 CommentsThis time around, we can try to see more transparency and visibility of the elections coming up in May by the multitude of electronic media and tools available. One such initiative is VoteReport India, where you can submit your own story, SMS, twitter feed, etc. and it all gets organized into a single point of [...]
Abstractpsyche and a few friends started a charitable fund that has been helping a few people for a long time since its initial conception. Go read in more detail and donate if possible:
The idea developed, and we all agreed to fund for the education of his brother which would in a way, help the family [...]
By the people
Published by March 22nd, 2009 in Announcement, Justice, Media and South Asia. 0 CommentsIn the new era of citizen journalism, a good idea is to take the best of such posts and freelance photography and give the mainstream media to pick up some of them (legally, I might add). Demotix is one such website, mostly featuring South Asia. Do check out Wais’s post on their blog about the [...]
On the occasion of its 5th aniversary, the Delhi Bloggers’ Group is organizing the WordCamp India from 21st – 23rd February, 2009. There will be Matt Mullenweg, the founder of Wordpress. And the keynote address is by a surprise speaker, who is among the top 100 most influencial bloggers in the US, according to CNET.
Indians aren’t lab rats
Published by February 17th, 2009 in Activism, Announcement, Capitalism, Government, Health and Science & Technology. 3 CommentsSejal demands that the world should know this:
Three months ago, a nation-wide campaign opposing Genetically Modified (GM) crops, under the banner of ‘I am no lab rat‘, was launched. GM food is created by taking genes from organisms like bacteria, viruses, spiders, scorpions and forcibly inserting them into the genome of brinjals, potatoes, corn etc., [...]
A series by this name is being aired on PBS. The official blog is here on PBS Engage. Do visit or see the television series:
Wood traveled the Indian subcontinent “seeking in the present for clues to her past, and in the past for clues to her future.” In one episode, Wood explores how the political [...]
Please don’t be the Grinch
Published by December 19th, 2008 in Activism, Announcement and Religion. 1 CommentCharakan desperately appeals to Mr. L. K. Advani to postpone the state-wide bandh called for in Orissa on Christmas Day, by Swami Laxmananda Saraswati Sradhanjali Samiti supported by the Viswa Hindu Parishad [VHP]:
We the people of India request you to please use your influence on the organisers to postpone this Bandh which is planned for [...]
With respect and gratitude
Published by November 28th, 2008 in Announcement, India and Terrorism. 0 CommentsHere’s an appeal that was forwarded to us:
For the protectors of Mumbai / Bombay
With respect and gratitude.
Our brave police, armed forces and firefighters have been putting their lives at risk to bring our city back to normal. Many have died.
We often criticise them vociferously; we probably will do so again. And we should. Later.
But now [...]
Kicking up a row
Published by November 21st, 2008 in Activism, Announcement, Art, Democracy, Globalisation and Human Rights. 0 CommentsMore updates on the One State Solution Week 2008, White Ribbon Campaign’s IRC tête-à-têtes continue and with more gusto than ever before!
Join them and some entirely new host characters at their room on the internet relay chat channel, IRC, at the Dalnet Servers.
Write to the President
Published by November 2nd, 2008 in Announcement, Government and Women. 0 CommentsBarun Roy at the Himalayan Beacon urges bloggers to write to the President of India about the increasing violence against women in Uttar Pradesh:
The time has come to make a difference, to no longer complain but to demand explanation from people who are supposed to serve us… remember the Chief Minister to The President of [...]
The HIV and AIDS awareness blog
Published by October 24th, 2008 in Announcement and Blogging. 2 CommentsI discovered this blog called the HIV and Aids awareness blog which answers questions about HIV/Aids. Sample these:
How can one avoid acquiring HIV from contaminated needles ?
Avoid sharing of needles. Take your own disposable syringe; buy a pack of ten. Do not share blades, pierce ear, make tattoos, use acupuncture needles or any sharp instruments [...]
Today is the blog action day, and this year’s focus is poverty. You can go to this website to see for yourself the new posts coming up every minute. The following is an excerpt from the email I received from GiveIndia:
Global issues like poverty are extremely complex. There is no simple, clear answer. By asking [...]
Starting tomorrow, Blogbharti will publish posts (on Friday, Monday and Wednesday) by three well known, and much admired, bloggers as a part of the latest, and unfortunately very short, round of the Spotlight Series (please click here for the archives). Your comments and feedback would be greatly appreciated.
Kirubasankar writes on Blognation India about the recent open source software camp in Delhi.
The event saw over 40 presentations and an attendance of over 200 participants. The participants included Senior Technology Professionals, CIOs, Product Evangelists, Technology Teachers, Tech Journalists, and Students. The event was modeled after BarCamps which have been quite popular in India.
Can Alternative Energy Power India’s Future?
Published by September 9th, 2007 in Announcement, Environment, Health and India. 3 CommentsSanjay Panda explores the possibilities and obstacles to alternative energy in India:
In India, the privatisation of oil exploration has also created a huge anti-alternative energy lobby led by oil companies such as Reliance, Essar Oil and Videocon, in cahoots with auto companies. A sign of their power came when New Delhi recently withdrew a Rs [...]
Microsoft, Union Carbide of IT World
Published by August 30th, 2007 in Announcement and India. 0 CommentsVenky explains how India stopped Microsoft’s sub standard OOXML proposal
Coming back to India, I am extremely proud of the fact that my country has voted against this proposal. To accept such a poor document would have been to denigrate the very meaning of “standards.” The academia, the government bodies, industry organizations and non-profits like [...]
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Hot News: India says no to proprietary Microsoft standards
Published by August 23rd, 2007 in Announcement and India. 0 CommentsRemember the post by Anivar Arvind we linked earlier? We have good news now. Venky points out that India has said NO to OOXML format. Congratulations to all those who fought hard to maintain open standards.
Red Hat is a voting member of this committee and I had the privilege to represent the company on this [...]
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