Category Archives: events

Happy Ugadi

Posted on March 27, 2009 by gautshen

The Hindu Calender is divided into 12 Months which are called Maasas.They are Chaitra, Vaishaka, Jyestha, Aashada, Shravana, Bhadrapada, Ashvija, Karthika, Margashira, Pushya, Maagha and Phalguna. Today is an auspicious day for us, as it is the first day of … Continue reading →

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Me, Religious?

Posted on December 21, 2008 by gautshen

“Gotee, what’s wrong with you man?”, a friend asked. “Why, what happened?”, I asked back, wondering which of my idiosyncrasies was she referring to. “You’re reading the Bhagavad Gita it seems! You’re going to temple daily. Knowing you, and the … Continue reading →

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Flashback: Linux and moi

Posted on November 24, 2008 by gautshen

Quick takes: India leads the 7 match series 4-0. Dhoni’s Dashers do it again. Poker has become the new favourite game here at Civilization.inc If a team loses the match due to losing the toss, can you use the phrase … Continue reading →

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Rohini Mamama

Posted on October 31, 2008 by gautshen

Earlier this week, I had been to my grandma’s place to celebrate Diwali. There, my young nephew was roaming in the hall repeating the names of everyone present. Suddenly he said something which made me smile. He pointed to a … Continue reading →

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Memories Unlocked

Posted on March 26, 2008 by gautshen

It’s simply wonderful how a combination of sights and sounds can unlock some of the memories hidden deep inside! It rained today evening. The evening air was cool. As I was bicycling back home from work, Lucky Ali’s Sunoh started … Continue reading →

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OLS Paper and BOFS proposal Selected!

Posted on March 19, 2008 by gautshen

Opening Mood: Hungry.. Opening song: Hamesha tum ko chaaya – Devdas Got the official mail today morning. The “Power Aware Scheduler” Birds of Feathers Session Proposal that I had submitted for this year’s Ottawa Linux Symposium has been accepted. The … Continue reading →

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A Bet of Death By Chocolate. Insert comma’s in the right places!

Posted on February 12, 2008 by gautshen

Opening Mood: This is insane! Opening Song: None. Like I mentioned in my previous post I was out for the whole of last week and am catching up with the happenings. One of the hilarious things that came to my … Continue reading →

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FOSS.in Day 5 (The Last Day)

Posted on December 10, 2007 by gautshen

Opening Mood: Good Morning. Opening Song: Boondein – Silk Route The last and final Day of FOSS.in had some really interesting talks. I missed the talk by Andrew Cowie, since we reached the venue pretty late. However, I managed to … Continue reading →

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FOSS.in Day 4 (Day 2 for me)

Posted on December 8, 2007 by gautshen

Opening Mood: Sleepy. Opening Song: Walk of Life – Dire Straits. I couldn’t attend the morning nor the afternoon session owing to some work at office. However, I managed to catch the OpenMoko talk by Harald Welte. It’s a pretty … Continue reading →

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FOSS.in

Posted on December 6, 2007 by gautshen

Opening Mood: Good Morning. Opening Song: Afterglow – INXS Indias premier FOSS event FOSS.in kicked off on Tuesday, 4th December at the IISc campus. This year’s speakers include Rusty Russel, Thomas Gleixner, Ulrich Drepper, Harald Welte and a few of … Continue reading →

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