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So the website on parenthood has finally happened! I was thinking about writing something about my experiences on parenting so there could not be a better idea than to start a forum for urban parents. It is know as urbanparents.in but will be happening place for even unmarried people to hang out in the General Chit Chat forum. I am sure that once the traffic picks up and people start registering, it will be one of the first ever comprehensive forum for Indians and overseas parents.

I just wish that the regulars on gutfeel also come over and register on urban parents forum in order to make the forum a success.

Before i begin to write on this, i have to admit to my readers that a post on parenting is long due and i promise i will come up with it very soon for the benefit of new parents or soon to be parents! But today’s topic is related to food, which is increasing gaining importance in my life, that too good food. Me and hubby to be very frank were not very regular to the restaurants, but after the birth of our daughter the frequency has increased. It should have been the other way round though, but things sometimes don’t happen according to the normal beliefs!

A new signboard has come up recently in front of my house. It is an ad of Nokia N Series phones with quotes like “maphotonline” and “Join your favourite places with your photos with your friends”. It is just an example of how the companies are using content as a value addition to their already existing services.

Right now in the telecom industry, almost all companies are frantically looking for tie-ups with content providers to add value to their 3G services. Telcos have covered the markets for 3G phones and have come up with various models with various features. But the crux lies in the fact that 15% of India’s close to 300m users already have 3G enabled phones and if no more value is added, the phone sales will also go down.

The content providers provide services like entertainment, TV schedules, sports, movies, serials, travel, downloads, astrology and cricket amongst others.

The Bombay High Court has ruled that Niketa Mehta cannot abort her 25 weeks foetus. Had it been 20 week old, it would have been legal to abort it. The unborn child was diagnosed with a congenital heart disease and it is not clear whether s/he will be able to lead a normal life. This is very frustrating for the couple as they might have to bear the financial and emotional trauma associated with it. Mumbai life is so fast and the couple are worried how their child would cope. Here i would like to add that their is a crucial functional ultrasound that happens just at 20 weeks which tells the docs whether all the organs are functioning properly. So the legal angle should be relooked at. I know this info because i recent delivered a baby. I can only wish Nikita all the very best.

This is the heading of today’s Hindustan Times with a photo of cheerful Ishmeet Singh on the right. But what annoyed me was the text in between. They say and i quote “How many 19 year olds get a state funeral or have the PM mourn his death?” A person has died, the reason of death still unknown and the newspaper is writing such things. Did Ishmeet ask for a state funeral in his suicide note or his parents were after the PM to mourn his death. I understand that it is the poor choice of words. The whole thing could have been stated as a fact and no one would have felt offended. He was special no doubt about it, we have lost a jewel, of course. But i feel that newspapers should be a little more sensitive before writing headlines at least!