Image source: Rediff.com
Also, here is a (better) picture of Ajit Jain on Flickr
Speculations are rife that, Orissa born Ajit Jain (wiki) may succeed Warren Buffett, the second richest person in the world and often touted as the greatest investment guru ever. In Warren Buffett’s own words, while showering praise on Ajit Jain – he wrote thus:
“Ajit came to Berkshire in 1986. Very quickly, I realised that we had acquired an extraordinary talent. So I did the logical thing: I wrote his parents in New Delhi and asked if they had …

Lord Ganesha, Remover of Obstacles, Eater of modaks, He of the milk miracle made his first appearance in the USA – in Queens!
A New York City man is convinced the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesh appeared to him in his backyard as a 4-foot-tall purple flower. The amaranth plant in the backyard of Sam Lal’s Queens home began to resemble an elephant’s head and trunk in August after growing all summer (link)

For those as horticulturally -challenged as I am , here is a picture of the Amaranthus caudatus.(img: via wikipedia)

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Its a truth universally known that guys will say all kinds of things to impress gals. When I was a teenager , a favorite line ( usually after tossing down a couple of drinks ) was “Do you know that if you listen to a tape of “Stairway to Heaven” backwards you will hear ” I love thee Satan”. And I’ve heard it myself !” ( Those days, kids, we listened to tape not CDs!) To this day, I meet people who swear that there are Satanic messages …

In news that seems more like a film plot gone awry, news spread in India via email of an 88-year-old man alleged to be a former high-level Nazi officer being arrested by German and Indian authorities. Johann Bach alleged to be a manager of a concentration camp during WWII , fled Germany after the War. He supposedly lived in Argentina ,Canada and Bulgaria before moving to Goa in India 2 years ago. The news was picked up by JTA which stated:
Johann Bach moved to the Indian state …

The economy being the way it is, our effigy making business has fallen upon tough times. So now, as much as I hate it, we’re moving on to posting rumors – desi media ishtyle. This one was too good and too cool (if true) to pass up anyway.
Word is that, Jennifer Aniston could star in a remake of a Bollywood classic from 1969 “Khamoshi” (not the dreadful one from the 90s starring Nana Patekar and Manisha Koirala) which featured Waheeda Rehman, Dharmendra and Rajesh Khanna in a “tragic love triangle”. …