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Greetings on the eve of Teachers Day
In India September 5th is celebrated as Teachers Day. Here is a bit of history. In India Teacher’s Day is celebrated on 5th of September as a tribute to the contribution made by the teachers towards the community. Since 1962 the day commemorates the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan, a great teacher and a staunch…
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Greetings on the eve of Vinayaka Chavithi (also known as Ganesh chaturthi)
This is one of my favorite restivals. Specially I used to enjoy this festival during my childhood. Children who live in villages still enjoy this festival. Reason being that this is perhaps only festival where children are participated in bringing home required material for celebration. Lots of leaves of different kinds (known as Pathri) is…
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Accessibility Status of Central Government Universities in India
We always believe that any learning should come from education and educational institutions. In India, if not more, at least we are talking about digital accessibility since 2008 (I’m saying it as that is the year when Government of India has published Guidelines for Indian Government Websites). There are about 46 universities run by Central…
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My message on the eve of 71st Independence Day of India
Good morning! Ah, it is 71 years that we got freedom in India. What we need to remember is that this celebration is not about singing national songs, sharing picture of national flag on social media… we should all contribute towards growth of our country. If each of us perform our duties with sincerity, that…
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Open letter to BBMP Commissioner
Update: After sending this post to Sathish, on 16th July, 2017, he has transferred INR 3000/-. Still he owe us INR 2000/-. As mentioned in my post, if it is an official fee, we would need a receipt. If it’s a bribe, action must be taken. Since he has at least done his job by…
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A note of appreciation to Bangalore City Police
This morning, we have found a person teaching driving near to our daughter’s school. Since it was time when school gets started, we have asked him how he would teach around school zone. That guy was super rude in responding; even he was least bothered when we told him we will report to police. We…
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My experience with Bethel Webhost
Recommended by a good friend, I started using services of Bethel Webhost for about last 6 years and I never felt disturbed. Never experienced a down time with server. Client Area portal is quite usable and easy to use. Their customer support is amazing. Though sometimes you may not get a response by calling their…
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Compilation of ICT Standards
As per request from a colleague in the accessibility space, I have compiled below ICT standards. If something is missing, please add via comments and will be happy to add them to my list. WCAG Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) is developed through the W3C process in cooperation with individuals and organizations around the world,…
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On-hold payment on Paytm
This morning, while I was on my way to office, I was looking at my Paytm pasbook and shocked to see an INR 350 as on-hold payment with a transaction number. However, it did not show the merchant name. That made me feel confused what that on-hold transaction is all about. Thankfully, there is a…
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CAPTCHA on some portals
In the interest of security, CAPTCHA is still commonly used on several portals. Earlier CAPTCHA used to be seen on lengthy forms that collects critical data; but today we see CAPTCHA on login forms too. We have recently asked community to tell us their experience in dealing with CAPTCHA and below is a table that…
