5 stories that grabbed my attention

1. Can’t recall another celebrity who had the balls to do this. Afterall rules are meant to be broken. Go Rachel!
2. Who said you need a showroom to sell cars? No word yet on whether the think-outside-the-showroom gimmick works though.
3. There’s nothing trivial about this professor’s quest. Words matter. Especially when it comes to the national anthem of India.
4. In Delhi monkeys are outsmarting humans.
5. Gavaskar is right. Kudos to him for calling a spade a spade.

Goa’s tourism director Swapnil Naik just announced a multimillion rupee ad campaign across Europe, Asia and Africa to entice tourists to its shores. Meanwhile India’s National Institute of Oceanography just released a report declaring the water ‘unfit for bathing’ due to high levels of fecal coliform bacteria from untreated sewage.

“For safe bathing and international standards it should be 100 CFU (colony forming units) per 100 millilitres but now it has touched 190″ in some areas, said NIO scientist Dr N. Ramaiah.

Ramaiah said coastal waters tested by the scientists were generally above the limit, but the problem was most acute in the basins of Goa’s two rivers, the Mandovi and Zuari. (Full post at Independent)

The water is teeming with crap. Literally.

But here’s four reasons to visit Goa – historic monuments, incredible food, non-stop beach parties, and most importantly the nicest, most hospitable people on this planet. And if you must swim just stick to the hotel pools overlooking the ocean.

Can’t imagine why we didn’t see this earlier…we’re on Vimeo practically an hour a day!

But there’s still 5 days left to submit that one amazing idea you’ve been percolating in your brain forever! Good luck!

Rules, regulations, prizes and other must knows here.

Can’t tell if, or how much of this story is true. But it is easily one of the best in branded content films we’ve seen lately.

That’s what Sharad Sharma, a development cartoonist is doing in India. And he’s looking to raise $8000 to be mentored at the Unreasonable Institute to add his efforts to change in India.

Think comedy does not create discourse? We have two names for you if you need convincing: Jon Stewart and R.K. Laxman

World Comics India from Sharad Sharma on Vimeo.