riteshgoel on October 14th, 2008

Simplicity impresses like nothing else. So it did. Day 2 of the Barcamp Delhi 5 did not have a pre-set agenda. That left complexity of arrangements somewhere out in the woods. All that was left at our venue was simplicity. As expected, fewer attendees had made it out of the sunday slumber. There was [...]

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riteshgoel on October 11th, 2008

Spring signifies the emergence of new life. Spring months are the blossoming months that bring meaningful growth and rejuvenation in its wake. Spring enriches natural beauty and it seems as if nature is dressed in a beautiful green gown. If you were at IIT Delhi this morning, the “spring” in BCD5’s steps [...]

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riteshgoel on October 9th, 2008

Can you see the exclamation mark written all over my face ? Well, if you cant - take a look at the page listing BCD5 Campers. As I write these words, the number on the bottom left hand corner of this page reads 348. Now go and look in the mirror. Yes thats the exclamation [...]

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riteshgoel on September 20th, 2008

It has been a week of hectic activity on part of the volunteers for BCD5. The Barcamp needed to add more strength in its support pillars. Ibibo got onto the Barcamp Delhi bandwagon by means of capturing one of the gold sponsor slots. Piyush and Pankaj have been in a state of constantly facing too [...]

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riteshgoel on September 14th, 2008

Before the BCD5 plant gains enough strength in its own stem, it needs a lot of strong support. Effectively behaving as a climber, it started looking for something it can clung onto. Not devoid of generosity, lady luck smiled. We got in touch with Bhavin Turakhia at Directi. He got us talking to a community [...]

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riteshgoel on September 5th, 2008

It cant get any better than this. We have got a fantastic logo for the Barcamp Delhi 5. Holding it any longer will give me some severe pain in the stomach or the mailbox itself. Here it is, just for your eyes -

Piyush had got a couple of logos for BCD5. The group debated on [...]

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riteshgoel on August 21st, 2008

The seeds have germinated.
A lot of sunlight and some water sprinkles have softened the outer shell.
Little sprouts can be seen carving out themselves.
Oh ! That was about the BCD5 seeds. But strangely enough, here is another set of
sentences that sound anomalous in nature.
The thoughts and ideas have crystallized.
A lot of development and some marketing have [...]

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riteshgoel on August 8th, 2008

For the past week or so, the rain gods have been blessing Delhi in abundance. The soil is not thirsty and parched anymore. Enough water has percolated through the hard rocky surface of this city. Turning it soft and conducive to sowing seeds. Taking a cue from the sowing of Kharif crops, here [...]

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