For all those of you reading the blog entry and know me already would know that I’m incomplete without Jagjit Singh. For those of you who don’t, now you know! Jagjit Singh has been a passion in my life since the early days of my youth. I have enjoyed his music like any other person. […]
Author Archives: Hussain Fakhruddin
Honour Killing : How many more indian youth will die?
I am not just sad but ashamed of the fact that in a country which gives secularism as a fundamental right to its citizen, incidents of ‘Honour Killing’ still occur, and in numbers. So what is ‘Honour Killing’? Taken from wikipedia: :”Honour Killing is the homicide of a member of a family or social group […]
Dear Google, Why do you treat Android as an Orphan?
Dear Google, Why do you treat Android as an Orphan? The problem with Google Android Market. Android is a good platform, no doubt. But Google treats it like an orphan. Why, Google? Did you give birth to Android just for fun? Have some responsibility! Nurture your child! Believe it or not, Google doesn’t care a […]
Google Search by Image API
Google hasn’t officially released its new search by image API so I thought of researching and writing a small article on how one can use this searching technique in their custom web, desktop and mobile apps. Here’s a quick analysis first. Basically you replicate what the browser does for you and scrape the response. Search […]
Poetry and me
A language without its literature is like a beautiful beggar. She has her beauty but still unaccepted in society. Literature in the form of Poetry has been part of my life since childhood. I *do not* write poems. I have to admit that I did try writing but then I would also proudly admit that […]
Ramadan 2011
How I spent my Ramadan in my childhood ====================================== Most of the time in my childhood, we had exams during Ramadan or just after it. It was an advantage for waking up early to study. Ramadan for me in my childhood was to wake up early before sunrise, eat as much as I could, drink […]
Employer-Employee relation
Today, an unexpected lady turned up for an interview. Probably a mismatch from the consulting firm we were working with. She was around 45 years old. Looked quite like a typical ‘aunt’. She had just passed class 10. She spoke exceptional English and always smiled. From the conversation I had with her, she was quite […]
Options Vs Confusion
A Child’s life is truly simple. Far away from the daily mysteries and bothering. A child doesn’t know what’s rich and what’s poor. A child’s definition of tension or stress is the exam or homework next day. Or to score better than his own best friend. All parents want their children to be on number […]