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Our server crashed last weekend. Someone cracked in and messed up with some files. Rendering most of the sites on the server inaccessible. We are back online now, still finishing restoring some of the sites on the server.

And I have many posts planned.. Lot of interesting lessons these days!

Magnet is known for its excellent programming skills - especially on the cutting edge and open source technologies. Little would you know that we have as much fun playing as we have coding!

With cricket fever around the nation, we organized a cricket tournament last week. The afternoon was full of energy, playfulness and fun! I loved it and shot it on camera!

Go ahead and see some selected pictures of the event!

Finally! Here are some of the photos from Sangeet, Wedding, Reception and Honeymoon. Click on an image to see the photos. Add a comment where you like!

Sangeet Photos (37)

Wedding & Reception Photos (83)

Honeymoon Photos (75)

This Valentine’s Day marked the first decade of the Magnet brand! Ritesh, Murphy and I started MagNet as India’s first electronic magazine in February 1998. We launched with a special Valentine’s issue, and even had an ecards sections on the debut website.

The name MagNet meant “Magazine on the Net” - Mag + Net. The name stuck, and the ezine too! We had a big fan following and large subscriber base. Those were the early days of Internet in India. We wrote on technology, interesting websites, interviewed tech celebrities, and even had fun sections on the ezine and the accompanying website.

MagNet ezine, and the other ezines we launched, ran till 2001. MagNet WebPublishing Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in May 1999 to support MagNet ezine and do other commercial activities. Part of the team joined the company.

It was completion of a decade, we decided to meet up! Ritesh, Murphy, Sujeet and I met yesterday evening and caught up! Kapil couldn’t join, and Vaishali is in Australia right now. But we had fun!

Ritesh and Murphy continue to lead Indsoft, their hosting and technology company. They have diversified in a lot of other areas - recruitment to hotel and are having a good time. Sujeet is in the US, working on security. Sujeet is a tech genius and finds immense satisfaction hunting down crackers! I continue to lead Magnet, now as Chairman and Chief Mentor of the organization. Kapil is a brand manager in Mudra now, doing what he loves the most - marketing, strategy and creativity. Vaishali is in Australia now, building rich internet apps with Flash and Flex! Not to forget Bhavin, he generously gave us webspace for free, and is now minting money running Indialinks.

(L to R: Ritesh, Sujeet, Murphy, Nirav)

I took some screenshots of the MagNet website and the stuff we did. Have posted them in the Gallery.

We had a great time making the magazine and running the MagNet Interactive website. I believe those were the founding years that shaped our philosophies and principles. Gave us a solid ground in technology and customer service too!

Thanks to all the contributors to MagNet too - all authors, all readers, all tech guys and all critics!

There are numerous stories of the time! If you were a subscriber, or knew MagNet from then, I invite you to share your experiences!

I am posting after a while! Here are some updates!

• I am back from honeymoon! Was a superb time. Snow clad mountains, roads, vehicles and hotel lobbies! Got to see it all! Pictures coming next week!
• My Mobile Web Development book is out! I will get my copies in a couple of days, and will post some further details soon. But if you want to buy a copy, go ahead and do it! Even eBook version is available.
• Magnet is completing a decade! We started Magnet as India’s first ezine, the first issue was out on the Valentine’s day of 1998. We will complete 10 years tomorrow! Incidentally, Sujeet is in Mumbai, and the team that worked hard in the initial days of Magnet ezine, is meeting this evening! It’ll be fun catching up with Ritesh, Murphy, Kapil and Sujeet.
• We have also started thinking about another Mumbai Photo Marathon. If you are interested in participating or sponsoring, post a comment! More details coming soon.
• The Leadership Workshop in Magnet is going well. I enjoyed taking yesterday’s session! And I think we are really developing some leaders here!
• Quite a few new ventures and projects in the pipeline! I am amazed how many new things are happening around! More details when each venture materializes!

I think that’s enough for now!

Have a nice day!