Back in our childhood days in the 1960s and 1970s down in the deep south, one of our favorite songs was Pachaikilli Muthucharam from the MGR movie Ulagam Sutram Valiban.

Imagine our delight when we discovered the song on YouTube the other day. Hope you get as much joy out of this video as we did when we clicked on it.

Reliance Entertainment’s MySpace wannabe BigAdda social networking site has gone live.

Membership is now open to the online social network where users can add profiles, photos, videos and even blah blah blah i.e.  blog to their heart’s content. BigAdda is inviting folks to join in.

At BigAdda, everyone’s invited, simply request an invite on our homepage and an email will be sent to your email id. On verifying your email id, your account will be activated.

No guarantee that BigAdda will gain momentum just because it has the Reliance Entertainment folks backing it. Remember how Pradeep Kar had a tough time with Indya and ITSpace.com despite his track record with MicroLand. 

If you thought illegal immigrants in the U.S. came only from Mexico or other Spanish speaking countries South of the border, think again.

Our own Desi illegal population in the U.S. is growing and growing.

Between January 2000 and January 2005, the highest percentage increase of illegal immigrants in the U.S. came from India - a whopping 133%.

According to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Immigration Statistics, the estimated population of illegals from India was 280,000, up from 120,000 in January 2000.

Despite the highest percentage growth, Desi illegals still pale before the Mexican Amigos, whose absolute numbers have soared to 5.97 million, up from 4.68 million in January 2000.

Desi illegals likely work in a variety of professions unlike Continue Reading…

The New York Times today has a story on how India’s airline industry is growing “at breakneck speed” but having a hard time making money.

India’s outdated airports are staggering under the crush of passengers and flights, let alone giant planes, and the arrival recently in Delhi of an Airbus 380 required that the grassy edges of the runway be mowed and picked clean of rocks.

The NYT cites analysts that severe competition is causing airlines to lose $10 to $15 per passenger on every flight.

One analyst told the Times that 15% of the capacity had to vanish for the airlines to make money.

Consolidation also seems to be gaining momentum with Air India-Indian airlines merging and Jet Airways agreeing to buy Air Sahara.