iGate acquires Patni

FYI:

Finally the much delayed deal between Patni Computer Systems Ltd. iGate is inked and iGate CEO Phaneesh Murthy made it official today.

US-Based iGate has acquired close to 63% stake in Patni Computer Systems ltd which is Currently India’s Sixth largest IT firm.

The deal is said to be 1.22 USD billion, iGate will buy 46% of stake from Patni Brothers and 17.3% from Genral atlantic.

This makes the combined entity of iGate-Patni a billion dollar company which reported $941 million in the third quarter of 2010 and the total head count shoots up to 25 thousand.

M$K

Thanks to the Mayan calendar and the Hollywood block buster 2012

Huh! Itz already 6th Jan, as usual this year too I am late to chart my plans and resolution for this year, with this laid back attitude I was wondering will I be able to follow my resolution at least this year but thanks to the Mayan calendar and the block buster Hollywood flick 2012 which depicts end of the world by 2012, well, I am not saying I am gonna believe this dooms day theory, however I wonder if I happen to believe this just for a while and just before chalking down the road map for 2011, I understand I can add immense value to these upcoming 365 days (6 are already gone :( ).
For a lazy loony like me this fake belief will certainly kick the ass.

So going ahead with this dooms day theory for this year, I am all up to cherish my dreams which are being fantasized from ages and have hardly put my efforts to cherish them.

So here I make up my mind to enjoy, accomplish, and most importantly live these 365(minus 6) days to the FULLEST.

I wish you too will say thanks to Mayans and add a zing to this year and also to the many more to come ;)

Have a rocking year :)


MsK

Amchi Mumbai and its Vada Paav

A lot has been written and a lot can be written about this mayanagri called Mumbai, it truly has multi cultures, multi traditions and multi shades of life for which no amount of words suffice to describe this wonderful city.
Here I am just making a fun filled attempt to define Amchi Mumbai associating it with its most popular snack VADA PAAV.
Here we go with the couple of well known areas of Mumbai and the VADA PAAV served there.
Juhu: Vada with more masala ----- just like our Bollywood films
Bandra: Less vada and less paav ---- page3, diet conscious people u know
Collaba: Vada paav with ketchup ----- with its international touch
Andheri: Less vada n more paav ----- as a part of their brilliant profit making strategy
Dadar: Vada paav with roti kaanda and dahi ---- who said its just a snack? Its served as lunch here
Ghatkopar: Dhokla embedded Vada ---- Obviously, with its Gujju touch
Matunga: Vada paav with sambaar ----- as it will be served by one of the Rajnikant’s fan
Navi Mumbai: More Vada n more paav ----- nope! not because I stay here, it is relatively sasta

Now next time before having a bite of ur VADA PAAV just gaze it and get to know about the ambience and people around U 

MSK

Kissing good bye to the freakiest decade of my life!

I am all amused to know that, time is up to kiss a goodbye to the freakiest decade of my life, which I have started as an teenager and winding up it in my late 20’s.
The only Mantra throughout these 10years was MERI MARZI, neither any sort of responsibility nor commitments, and the only funda of life was to have fun in my own terms.

I think this decade was the most coolest one of my life, it has seen my (Not so?) lovely Engineering days, Hostel life, entry of life time friends, a shift from a three-tier town (Gulbarga) life style to Cosmopolitan Metro (Banaglore, Mumbai) life style, It has seen me freaking around chicks, It also witnessed my first job and my hard earned first salary, and all the tantrum of corporate life and many more wonderful things which are too personal to share on blog.

These last ten years have taught me many things it may not be wrong to say that I am altogether a different persona at 2010 as compared to 2000, however my new year resolution has not changed from past ten years, getting up early @ 7 AM and going for jog has been a Davinci Code from past 10 years , hopefully I will be able crack it this new year with a new beginning and new decade.

Well, I am sure the upcoming decade will not be as fun filled as this one, rather it will be more demanding in terms of responsibility but I am all up for this phase of life too, I know each phase/decade of our life has something to offer.

So with that heavy heart I am bidding adieu to this amazing decade of my life and very enthusiastically looking forward for the upcoming one!


In Advance I wish U a Happy new Year and Splendid New decade :)


MSK

Quotation for the day

When I was young, I believed that life might unfold in an orderly way, according to my hopes and expectations. But now I understand that the Way winds like a river, always changing, ever onward…
My journeys revealed that the Way itself creates the warrior; that every path leads to peace, every choice to wisdom. And that life has always been, and will always be, arising in Mystery.


Socrates

Bollywood: Munni ki Badnaami and Sheela ki Jawaani

Seems itemsongs are back in rage and crowd puller for cinigoers once again
After “Munni badnaam huvi” contributing in huge success of Dabang, its “Sheela ki jawaani” all set to do that for “Tess Mar Khan”.

Have you noticed the common factor of success for these two item songs? Itz their catchy lyrics, I think the buzz word of munni was zandu balm and for Sheela its Sheela ki jawaani a popular A grade movie.

These two items songs are once again proving the significance of songs in marketing of Bollywood movies, after all they are the USP of our desi movies unlike Hollywood.

Well, apne Bollywood ka andaaz zara hat ke!!

Mobile number portability (MNP)

Good news to all.

Finally Mobile number portability is in India.

Let me brief you about what actually it has in store for an aam aadmi.

For any reason if you are pissed off with your current telecom service provider or its tariff and your not opting other service provider just coz you worried about losing your age old number then take a chill pill, and say thanks to MNP :)
Once MNP is launched in your state you can easily switch your service providers by retaining the same old silly mobile number :)

And using MNP is also much easier, just follow the below mentioned steps and keep enjoying your new tariffs with new service provider
1. All you need to do is send an SMS from your phone to 1900.
2. Your current service provider will reply with a unique porting code.
3. And mention this code when your filling the form for new service.

and let me tell you it will cost only Rs 19, the switch will take 48 hours and you need to wait for 90 days before going for next switch.

Simple and cool naa?

I wish switching girl friends would have been as easier as MNP ;)