Web 2.0 + Outsourcing
“Sandeep Sood asks, How do you use Iterative software development methods, a la Agile Methodologies, in outsourced efforts such as Web 2.0 kinds of software development?”

Bringing Desi Back
“No, I am not referring to Sanjaya Malakar, because I wouldn’t want American Idol commentators to think that desi-Americans are monolithic in their support of him (we’re not), and I am not referring to me because well, desi never left my life. What I am getting at is the attempted resurgence of desi influences in mainstream American popular music…”

Back Office No More
“There is no job that is done in Cisco that a guy in India can’t do,” said Samu Devarajan, a Cisco managing director in Bangalore. “If this theater becomes successful and grows the way we want it to grow, I see no reason why the CEO of Cisco couldn’t sit in India.”

Beyond Bangalore
“Clearly, Bangalore is bursting in its seams, and Mumbai & Delhi are also not options, as they are also already bursting, and too expensive. Hyderabad has done an excellent job as a second tier city to capture Microsoft’s India HQ. It is well on its way to becoming a booming IT destination in its own right. Chennai is doing well in ramping up, and Kolkata, after a long slumber, has woken up, and decided to create whole new IT townships in suburbs like Rajarhat.”

Being Muslim, Female, and Chic
“Being a Muslim woman in the West isn’t easy—and if you practice some form of purdah (covering), it can be especially tricky. You want to fit in and assert yourself as a proud, educated, modern woman, but throw on some extra clothes and a headscarf and you might as well be sporting a neon sign on your head that screams, ‘I’m Muslim! I’m DIFFERENT!’”