Final List of Nominated Posts

Hi guys!

Here is the final list of nominations. This has been diligently sifted through by Scrutinising Committee members: Reema, Vimal, Smita and Perx. Their criteria was to ensure that nomination rules were met. This list is ready thanks to these guys who worked under the noses of their bosses, with sore eyes and exams.

I must also thank Chirag who created badges for each category, I will upload them later.

Based on this list, I can safely say that more nominations are invited for following categories:

1. Best courageous post

2. Best product review post

3. Best professional blog

4. Most informative post (link blogging)

5. Best consumer rights posts

6. Best blogging project creator

Nominations for these posts will be accepted only till 27th October, 2008. Poll will start obly after judges have selected the 6 best posts in each category.

1. Most courageous post

The Vagina Dialogues
Author: Ideasmith
Let’s Talk about Porn
Author: Crazy Sam
Need I Forgive?
Author: Roop
Eolke Stobblehouse and the Simple Nudes Movement
Author: Paul

2. Best short story post

Pokie
Author: Nikhil
Valentine Valium
Author: Amit
Why?
Author: Sakhi
Checkmate!
Author: Nikhil
Her Marriage
Author: Sakhi
Modern Draupadi
Author: Mahak
Little Bundle of Love
Author: Sakhi
Love and Longing 55
Author: Chandni
Untitled Chapter 2
Author: Hues of Life
First Fiction
Author: Perx
A Night to Remember
Author: Unbreakable
Unwanted Monthly Guest
Author: Vinz
That Guy
Author: Crazy Sam
No Escape
Author: Srividya
Close But No Cigar: Story of Tony and Vic
Author: Rambunctious WhipperSnapper
Plastic Fire
Author: Bharat
Imperfect Circle
Author: Mystique
Forgive Myself
Author: Puneet
My Other Story
Author: Phoenixritu
Changed Strategy
Author: Vinz
Calendar Gods
Author: Maami
Life Through a Window
Author: Scorpria
Story of a Very Close Friend
Author: Dev
Flash Fiction-Last Page
Author: Sangeet
Flash Fiction-Poor Professor Higgins
Author: Sangeet
Magma Forge Ramifications of Rage
Author: Kartz
Clock Strikes One
Author: Mahak
Living with Consequences
Author: Disturbed Stranger
Love at Last Sight
Author: Ashish Gourav

3. Best off-beat post

Winkie Speaks
Author: Ringchen
Rain
Author: Prachetash
And the cycle continues…
Author: Rambler
A bow to my past
Author: Arpit
Plastic Fever
Author: Xylene
I Love You
Author: Mahak
God Helps, But How???
Author: AV
If They Had A Life
Author: Alphabet World
Classification of Students
Author: Reema
Despo
Author: Intutius
On Being: “Auntie”
Author: Shefaly
Art of Embarrassing Others
Author: Smita
Because I Love You
Author: Crazy Sam
I Killed Him!
Author: Vimal
Phantoms in the Brain and Outside
Author: Aparna
Ripples on the Surface
Author: Anniyan
The Park
Author: Neeraj
Locking Horms With a Young Roman
Author: Manofroma
How Desperately Difficult it is to Be Honest
Author: Destination Infinity
Transcending Nihilism Through Wanton Girl Watching
Author: Paul
Holding Hands for a Lifetime
Author: Nimmy
Life in a Technicolour
Author: Prachetash
Vday Spl
Author: Harsha
Fear of Death
Author: Reema
And Again Amoeba Can’t Really Bark
Author: Sangeet
Hello, and Welcome to My House
Author: Sulz
Of Thunder Lightening Fear, Salman Khan
Author: Smita
Dev Anand-Indian Hero
Author: Pink Bee
The 7 Chakras
Author: Withering Willow
So Long Robin
Author: Ringchen
Lonely..I am So Lonely
Author: Pavan
Heinous Misinterpretation
Author: Kartz
Blogosophy
Author: Museditions
My Reviews
Author: Anniyan

4. Best book review post

Of Revenge and Guilt (The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Divakaruni)
Author: Smita
The Book Thief
Author: Amit
Book Review: Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Nova
Of Immigrants Breaking Free
Author: Smita
A Thousand Splendid Suns: Book Review
Author: Amit
Book Review: Untitled by Nikhil Kumar
Author: Arvind
When It’s Rage That Controls What You Do
Author: Smita
Regency Buck
Author: Papaya Factor
Ka and Snow
Author: Oxy
This Life of Ours
Author: Avdi
Sea of Poppies
Author: Avdi
Three Mistakes of My Life
Author: Radhesh
To Have and Have Not Aravind Adigas
Author: Jabberwock

5. Best movie review post

Movie Review: If Only
Author: Nova
Taare Zameen Pur
Author: Mahak
Kung Fu Panda
Author: Reema
The Dark Knight: Movie Review
Author: Amit
Moview Review Marathon
Author: Perx
The World of the Dark Knight
Author: Satish Nandu
In the Dark of the Knight
Author: Twisted DNA
Rock On: Movie Review
Author: Nita
Movie Review: Jodha Akbar
Author: Vimal
Horton Hears A Who
Author: Aparna
Classic Weekend
Author: Oxy
A Rather Late But Wonderful Introduction to Satyajit Ray
Author: Devaki
Daniel’s Critical Corner-The Dark Knight
Author: Daniel
Daniel’s Critical Corner-Iron Man
Author: Daniel
Drona-Freaking Nonsense
Author: Mystique Dew
One Person’s Shanty is Other Person’s Home
Author: Sangeet
Taare Zameen Pur
Author: Kriti
Wedenesady Movie
Author: Sujai

6. Most interesting tag post

And That’s How A Tag is Done
Author: Reema
Summary Post and Tags
Author: Nita
The Other Side of Me
Author: Smita
F.I.R
Author: Aparna
The tag doing 3 x 10 ^ 8 msec
Author: Perx
The Bloggerdygook Meme
Author: Sulz
Crazy Sam: Up, Close and Personal
Author: Crazy Sam
Tag 15 Secrets
Author: Rads
Brand Grandeur
Author: Harsha
Time for Meme and Thanks Again
Author: Imp’s Mom
The A-to-Zs of Me
Author: Ringchen
Tag Time
Author: Kartz
Sibling Possessiveness and Poem Tag
Author: Reema

7. Best How-to post

Backup Your WordPress.com Blogs in Three Steps
Author: Dinsan
Watermark Tutorial
Author: Suda
Noiseware: My Recommendations
Author: Suda
Pinhole Scope/Camera
Author: Sakhi
Building Relationships with Important or Interesting People
Author: Shefaly
How to Create Web Headers
Author: Ashish (Geekwrestler)
Make Your Blog Independent From Hosting
Author: Vaibhav
How to Handle Unwanted Phone Calls
Author: Hershey Desai
How to Spot a Good Personal Trainer
Author: Shefaly
How to be Writer and Sleep Like French
Author: LaBeletteRouge
How to Get Away With Buying a Playboy Circa
Author: Paul
How to Turn On Sam
Author: Crazy Sam
Moving Aint Easy, But Sure is Rewarding
Author: Laksh
How to Impress Fairer Sex
Author: Oxy
7 Tips Before You Buy Your First DSLR
Author: Sandeep
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lose a Girl
Author: Dinesh Babu
How to Write a Feature Article?
Author: Nita

8. Most interesting personal rant post

They Finally Shot Me!
Author: Vimal
You Will Never Know Till You’re Fag Hag
Author: Just Call Me “A”
When I Quit Blogging, I’ll Do It My Way
Author: Ian
There’s still time: Consider Yourself Warned
Author: Indian Homemaker
I Observe Some Things I Realise Others
Author: Ishmeet
Misspelt
Author: Dinesh Babu
Mind Flirting with Thoughts
Author: Mahak
Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side
Author: Mahak
Chronicles of Chiropractor
Author: Mahak
The First Day
Author: Reema
Drenched
Author: Nikhil
Aargh
Author: Nikhil
The Expression of Negative Emotions
Author: Sulz
NCR – Nightmare Capital Region
Author: Amit
From Bangalore, With Love
Author: Nikhil
Indian System Sucks
Author: Perx
Back to the Usual
Author: Ishmeet
Web of Entanglement
Author: Smita
Jump Start a Clean Closet
Author: Rads
The Religion
Author: Neeraj
Letters to the Past 1
Author: Mith
So What Else?
Author: Roop
Genius Resides in Thy Child, I Needn’t Know
Author: Roop
Blah
Author: Falcon
Am I As Responsible as a Muslim?
Author: Nimmy
Been a Year
Author: Apar
Being Single
Author: Harsha
On a Hunt
Author: Oxy
Celebrating Celibacy
Author: Oxy
Use Abuses
Author: Oxy
Hail Maybelline
Author: Mystique Dew
Disconnected
Author: Mystique Dew
The Burning Taxi and Eggless Mob
Author: Amit
No Scream Waxing Please
Author: Swats
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap
Author: Mad Momma
I am Not Your Auntie
Author: Ringchen
A Non-Veg Pro Turns Veggie
Author: Dev
Back with a Big Bang
Author: Nick
Confused and Br@infused
Author: Nick
Bildungsromane Face Play of Girly
Author: Sangeet
Second Biggest Shock of My Life
Author: Sangeet
IIT Hoopla
Author: Sangeet
Hot and Happened Weekend
Author: Anjali Philip
Lotus Feet of Rama
Author: ATP

9. Best regional/cultural post

Temple Dairies – Part-1
Author: Archana
A Boomerang City Called Delhi
Author: Arpit
Wedding
Author: Suda
100th Post: Birth of a City and of a Blogger
Author: Lakshmi
Grandeur Has an Address: Versailles (Part 1 and 2)
Author: Nomad
Onam: The KIng of Festivals
Author: Alphabet World
Kemon Achcho Oparna
Author: Aparna
Indian Cities and Riders of the Auto-Rickshaw
Author: Dinesh Babu
Kaala Paani
Author: Anjali Philip
Ram Gopal Verma Ka Onam
Author: Manu
Fun Time of the Year
Author: Reema
Navarathri Golu
Author: Arvind
Geekwrestler and the Party of Doom
Author: Geekwrestler
A Chennai Guide
Author: Maami
Bhutan: Gross National Happiness and…
Author: Destination Infinity
Do Local Mumbaikars Resent Outsiders?
Author: Nita
Andhra to America
Author: Krishna Babu
Trip Report-West Coast Covering Bay Area, Seattle and Vancouver
Author: Laksh
24 Things Indians Love-22-Bargaining
Author: Dev
We Contemporary
Author: Neeraj

10. Best current affairs post

The Indian Olympic Medal Dream
Author: Amit
Parents Killed Daughter?
Author: Mahak
Will Independent Kashmir Solution Work?
Author: Hues of Life
Formula Zero Emissions
Author: Dinesh Babu
Price of Oil
Author: Sandeep
Gay Parade and the Media
Author: Crazy Sam
Hindu-Christian Violence in India
Author: Nimmy
Thoughts on Global Food Crisis
Author: Roop
The Bursting of the Bubble
Author: Shyam Pattabi
Large Hardon Collider and Human Curiosity
Author: Reema
Chandrayan-Is It Justified for a Developing Country?
Author: Sandeep
Wall Street, US Economy Destroyed
Author: Dev
Simi and Indian Mujahideen-Can They Be Compared
Author: Nita
J K Rowling and Horrible Lawsuit
Author: The Keeper of the Keys
Religious Strife in India
Author: Cool4U
Raping Bonanza in Orissa
Author: Amit

11. Best eye-opener post

Before U Shit Plz
Author: Brocasarea
Have Size Zero and Forget Having Babies
Author: Nova
GenX and the Dowry Demon
Author: Amit
Causes and Consequences of Female Foeticide
Author: Roop
After Effects of Abuse 1
Author: Roop
Motherhood-Necessity or Choice
Author: Reema
Gays and Mothers
Author: Crazy Sam
10 Thoughts Scare This Cheap Indian Labour
Author: Chirag
Post You Can’t Pigenhole
Author: Rambunctious WhipperSnapper

12. Most humorous post

The Dummys Guide to Destroying Your Computer
Author: Nikhil
Phone-tics for Children
Author: Twisted DNA
The Love Guru!
Author: Nikhil
Meeting in Boss Chamber
Author: Sakhi
Pitch Reports
Author: Nick
Aam(Mango) Sutra
Author: Saad
The Annoying Crow
Author: Joel
Laughter Funds
Author: Amit
The Funny Guy
Author: Nikhil
Matrimonially Yours
Author: Amit
Useless Qs
Author: Anshul
In Case of Fire
Author: Anshul
Thank God It’s Friday
Author: Hues of Life
Software Engineered Cooking
Author: Dinesh Babu
To Faint or Not to Faint
Author: Macabreday
In Which I am Specimen
Author: Usha
Cookery Mockery
Author: Arvind
Letter to Mother Nature
Author: Rambunctious WhipperSnapper
Fucking Unbelievable
Author: Geekwrestler
Are They Talking About the Same Weekend?
Author: Devaki
Physical Disability
Author: Twisted DNA
Guitar
Author: Mystique Dew
Sub-Continent Declares War on China
Author: Hades
When Life Intrudes Upon Blogging
Author: Museditions
The Elusive G-Spot
Author: Phoenixritu
And You Thought Best Thing Was Air
Author: Sangeet
UP, Bihar for Kiss
Author: Sangeet

13. Best satirical post

Road Trip Facts
Author: Dinesh Babu
Fuz-zee Logic
Author: Sayesha
NPL-Nikipedian Premier League
Author: Nick
Fuck the Tiger, Save the Moths
Author: Aniche
Path of Least Resistance
Author: Neeraj
Baby’s First Hate Mail
Author: Rambunctious WhipperSnapper
Delhi Bomb Blasts: A Pigeons View
Author: Amit
New Geography
Author: Mahak
Admissions Open to The Rape Academy
Author: Aniche
Don’t Get A Mac
Author: Anniyan
Nothing
Author: Anshul
Pour Femme
Author: Dinesh Babu
Why..Why..But Why?
Author: Vimal
Experiment of Life
Author: Prarthana
McCain Suspends His Campaign
Author: Roop
The Unique School
Author: Destination Infinity
Sanctity of Cricket
Author: Reema
Dear Bolly
Author: Twisted DNA
Bollywood in 2007
Author: Oxy
Another Brick Out of the Wall
Author: Krish Ashok
Ye Olde Tragedie of Ravana Superstar
Author: Krish Ashok
How is Dowry Good For India
Author: Sandeep
That’s Life
Author: Sangeet
Fable of Sorts
Author: Sangeet
Link Love
Author: Rambodoc

14. Best musical post

Inspirational Music
Author: Priya
What is That I Hear?
Author: Ashish (Geekwrestker)
Music for Your Soul
Author: Arpit
Uncanny Lyrics Make Tashan Groovy
Author: Mahak
Rainbow Song Updated
Author: Kris Bass
Entry Submitted
Author: Kris Bass
The Crazy Sam Musical
Author: Crazy Sam
Rain Songs
Author: Reema
Sensuality in Music
Author: Ram
The Sounds That Go With Me
Author: Museditions

15. Best visual post

Love Is..
Author: Reema
On My Journey Home
Author: Amit
T & C
Author: Anshul
Paintings
Author: Amit
Some More Photographs From Earlier This Year
Author: Vaibhav
Immodest Garments
Author: Hues of Life
Glimpses of the Marina
Author: Archana
You Forgot Me
Author: Suda
First Drops of Monsoon in 2008
Author: Suda
Birding Trip-Galibore Cunchi Falls and Muthathi
Author: Sandeep
Valley School Birding Trip
Author: Sandeep
Lalbagh Flower Show
Author: Sandeep
If Paris Hilton Was Found on a Social Networking Site
Author: Dev

16. Best human interest story post

IIT Punjab- An Unwoven Dream
Author: Intutius
We Had It Easy
Author: Pr3rna
She Is Positive
Author: Archana
Heart n Body, Mind n Soul
Author: Sakhi
A Walk at 9.30 pm
Author: Suda
A Woman Named Pushpa
Author: Mahak
MBA With Specialisation in Life
Author: Mahak
I Know How a Worm Feels
Author: Aparna
I Want to Be a Girl
Author: RJ
Waiting
Author: Jenny and Dave
Twist of Fate
Author: Smita
4th Time Unlucky
Author: Crazy Sam
Story of Unchaahi
Author: Roop
The Truth-Let Us Accept It
Author: Destination Infinity
The Fool Who Knows He is a Fool is Wise
Author: Paul
No Time to Complain: To Be Wise
Author: Nimmy
The Self is a Process
Author: Paul
Indians or Moral Police
Author: Reema
The New Urban Ghettos
Author: Kiran
Where Do I Stand?
Author: Raza
IIT Delhi-So Far, So Good
Author: Intutius
First Breath After Coma
Author: T

17. Best travel post

On Having Gone AWOL 1
Author: Shefaly
Andean Explorations 21: Machu Picchu
Author: Priyank
Europe: The Unforgettable Tour
Author: Nick
Puri Trip
Author: Reema
Barcelona in Christmas 2007
Author: Shefaly
To Nepal and Back part 1
Author: Nomad
Pelancong Sehari: Tourist for a Day
Author: Sulz
Cote-d’Azur: French Riviera
Author: Nomad
My Kumbakonam Trip
Author: Arvind
Punducherry is Still Quite French
Author: Nita
Trip to Madurai-Rameswaram
Author: Krishna Babu
Vizag and Araku Trip
Author: Amit
Lavender Dreams of the Old West
Author: Museditions

18. Best consumer rights post

The Postal Scam
Author: Reema
Service Value and Consumer Awareness
Author: Mahak
Advertising and Consumerism
Author: Roop
What’s in Your Biscuit?
Author: Nita
Is Our Beloved Google Dead?
Author: Chirag

19. Most informative post award (link blogging)

A First Unique Undescribed Benefit of Stretching
Author: Rambodoc
Should Prostitution Be Illegal?
Author: Roop
The Firing of John Freshwater
Author: Paul
Participating in a Reality Show-Think Again
Author: Nita
Invisible Dimensions
Author: Amit

20. Best product review post

Google Chrome vs Mozilla Firefox
Author: Vaibhav
10 Reasons Why Iphone Sucks in India
Author: Chirag
IPhone: My Experience Till Now
Author: Soham
Review: iMac Core Duo 17
Author: Dinesh Babu
Binging Bingo
Author: Withering Willow
Let’s Kill Bitches, Kiddo
Author: Ashish (Geekwrestler)

21. Best ‘culinery’ post

Methi Parantha or Thepla
Author: Nova
Nutritious Way of Cooking Instant Noodles
Author: Nova
Lasagne
Author: Mahak
Palaak Paneer and Aloo Parantha
Author: Sandeep
Ovenless Stove Top Pizza
Author: Nimmy
Easy Indian Spring Roll
Author: Nimmy
A Quick Nutritious Indian Pizza Uttappa
Author: Nita

22. Best public interest post

Delhi Blasts-An Emotional Reaction
Author: Devaki
Education Boom or Education Doom
Author: Reema
Public Smoking Ban
Author: Nita
The Undesirable Child
Author: Reema
Why South India Has More Actor Politicians?
Author: Dinesh Babu
Terrorised
Author: Nick
10 Ways to Declutter Your Mind
Author: Nick
What is Ethic to you, me or them?
Author: Mahak
Bribe Rate list
Author: Hues of Life
The R Word
Author: Deja Pseu
Does Disabled Have to Mean Invisible?
Author: Shefaly
Curing Homophobia
Author: Crazy Sam
Les Petites Histoires
Author: Rads
Indian Muslim Women: Status Rights
Author: Nimmy
War Ethics and Rules in Islam
Author: Nimmy
Female Foeticide: Only Symptom
Author: Roop
All in a Day’s Work
Author: Reema
In Dependence
Author: Harsha
Responsibility
Author: Harsha
Taking a Stand- ING Vysya Life Insurance Commercial
Author: Laksh
Family Values-Where Do They Sell That?
Author: Pavan
To Sir, With Hatred
Author: Meghana
Connecting the Banglore International Airport Devanahalli
Author: Sandeep
A New Political Party-The Conam Party
Author: Dev

23. Most insane post

Police Line
Author: Anshul
Farting Etiquettes
Author: Nikhil
The Hitchhikers Guide to Lose A Guy
Author: Amit
Cow Farts Collected in Plastic Junk for Global Warming Study
Author: Joel
Hairy Potter and the Over-Ambitious Gall-Stone
Author: Nikhil
Gynecological Amusement
Author: Twisted DNA
The Lady in Red
Author: Ishmeet
Frog Dissection
Author: Priya
Scribbling on the Wall
Author: Vishesh
In Flight Entertainment
Author: George
Propriety Starts With P
Author: Twisted DNA
Of Spirits
Author: Kriti

24. Best Social Issues post

Forbidden Fruit
Author: Harsha
Artificial Life
Author: Harsha
Wait, Are You Straight?
Author: Pavan
The Doctor
Author: Neeraj
Joint Family and Indian Daughters
Author: Indian Homemaker
The Price of Being Different
Author: Amit
Focus Education
Author: Chirag
Unity Indeed
Author: Vishesh
I Just Hate My Forefathers
Author: Vimal
Abortion vs. Female Foeticide
Author: Roop
Point of Religion
Author: Reema
Lost Love and Fair Skin
Author: Reema
Virginity
Author: Thought Room
Have a Happy Period
Author: Imp’s Mom
Why Indian Culture Prefers Boys
Author: Nimmy
Innocence No More
Author: Kartz
Irony of Being a Mother-in-Law
Author: Phoenixritu
Muslims Turning Away From Terrorism, But the World is Against Them
Author: Nita
Religion
Author: Kartz
The Devaluation of Cooking
Author: Nita
Incest: Forced vs. Consensual
Author: Amit
Seed of Discord
Author: Reema

25. Best Poetic post

Blogte Raho
Author: Sayesha
Last Person Standing
Author: Hasit
Song Inside the Bride’s Heart
Author: Neilina
For Yourself
Author: Vishesh
I Wonder
Author: Allirekha
Like Beans in a Pod
Author: Sangeet
Dirty Words
Author: Ringchen
I am Still Waiting For You
Author: Dev
I am …Here I am
Author: Harsha
Unspoken Words
Author: Harsha
You Art My Friend
Author: Kartz
Ode to You, Friend
Author: Kartz
And You Build This Mortal World Adieu
Author: Kartz
Perversion of Poetry
Author: Suchitra
Cram It Like No One
Author: Puneet

Blog awards

1. Most beautiful header award

Amit
Devaki
Nick
Little Indian
Allirekha
Youth Unite
Chirag
Sneezymelon
Priya
Neilina
Lemon and Chillies
Nita
Crazy Sam
Arvind
Vimal
The Mad Momma
Babbai..and Me
Jenny and Dave
Apar
Mith
Harsha
Amreekandesi
Maami
Kriti
Kartz

2. Most interesting sidebar award

Amit
Ishmeet
Mahak
Roop
Nita
Crazy Sam

3. Best “About me” page award

Shefaly
Amit
Ishmeet
Priya
Roop
Twisted DNA
Harsha
Nikhil
Manofroma
Oxy
Ringchen

4. Best blog design award

Amit
Nova
Smita
Lemonade
Dinsan
Ishmeet
Allirekha
Anshul
Ruhi
Crazy Sam
Joel
Sanyukta
Chirag
Oxy
Withering Willow
Design My Thoughts
Kriti
Kartz

5. Most disciplined blogger

Nikhil
Tarun
Nita
Laksh
Keshi
Reema

6. Most networking blogger

Nikhil
Shefaly
Sakhi
Rambunctious WhipperSnapper
Smita

7. Most responsive blogger

Nikhil
Sulz
Sakhi
Reema
Tarun
Twisted DNA
Laksh
Unsung Psalm
Vimal
Chandni
Spillay
MusEditions

8. Best Blogging Project Creator

Sulz –  Wish You Were Here

Ashish –  Geek Wrestler’s Fiction Extravanza Part 2

9. Best Professional Blog

Shefaly
Rupa

Note to the Bloggers

If your post is not in the above list, it could be due to one of the following reasons:

1. It was not published in 2008.

2. It was not suitable for the category it was nominated in orginally. They have either been shifted to best possible category or  rejected in case it did not fit any category. In each case, we have tried our best to inform you.

3. You had multiple nominations in same category. Here, the committee had discretionary powers. It was upto them to decide how many nominations, depending upon the quality of the posts, they will allow in an category. Maximum allowable limit is 3 posts in exceptional cases.