Interview with Mahendra Palsule

In our earlier interviews, we have seen awesome bloggers’ leaving their well to-do jobs to pursue and follow their passions. Today we have someone, who has spent 19 years in the IT industry, where his colleagues had only good things to say about him and then switched to writing. ‘Project Management’ was his forte until he took the plunge to writing and become the editor of one of the top tech website in the world.

His communication skills and clarity in thoughts reflect in his writings on his blog. We are pleased to welcome Mahendra Palsule, Editor at Techmeme, to your Adda for an exclusive interview. In this freewheeling interview, he speaks about the solution to information overload, crowdsourcing, technological challenges as parents, his life, future of IT industry and much more. Don’t miss this insightful interview!

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BlogAdda’s Tangy Tuesday Picks – Jul. 12, ’11

Tangy Tuesday PicksWhat is common sense? How can you define common sense? For some, common sense would be not taking risks, whereas for some it would be taking the same risk. Who decides what is common sense? If India would not have won the World Cup, then we would have been happy with a 1-0 win over the West Indies. But now the expectations are high? Are we demanding too much? Think about it. Time now to read the Tangy Tuesday Picks from the Indian Blogosphere.

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Perky Tweets – Jul 11, ’11

BlogAdda's perky TweetsA Minister in Maharashtra is all set to open a temple in Baramati for himself. It will have three vaults similar to Lord Padmanabaswamy temple and will have his sleeping posture as the Idol. Not only that, there will be a secret tunnel connected to his house, so that he can make a visit whenever he wants to. #fakingnews Continue smiling as we have more funny tweets lined up to drive away your Monday blues.

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BlogAdda’s Spicy Saturday Picks – Jul. 9, ’11

Spicy Saturday‘Soon, LPG refills may cost you Rs 800’. Many of us were welcomed by this news in the morning. Do not worry and do not think much about it. All these are government’s ploy to make us eat more from outside. Here are some refreshing posts which will make you forget all the bad things that happened over the week and start the new week afresh. Read them now.

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How Not to Start a Blog

When my publisher, Rupa and Co. suggested that I start a blog to promote my (at that time) upcoming book, Burnt Toast, I thought- ‘That should not be too difficult.’ After all, I was a published author. None of these bloggers would be putting in that much effort for free, right? Political blogs had led to revolutions in the West all right, but India was still a nascent market. I would be a pioneer – they would be soon interviewing me in CNBC.

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Interview with Charukesi

How many of you want to visit Ladakh-Leh once in a lifetime? How many of you dream of visiting all the beautiful places in India and the world? Everyday we discover such amazing bloggers who are living their dream. We have one such blogger interviewed at your Adda, who is following her passion and living her dream. Photography & Travel are one of her passions, she discovered after years of working as a market and social researcher. We are extremely pleased to have Charukesi at your Adda, as she settles down to talk about her life, travel stories, career and lots more. Take your seats, ladies and gentlemen, in front of your monitor to get inspired. 🙂

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