Balasubramaniam, Giri Pickbrain (2001): know IT better, Kolkata,
Macmillan.

First Edition 91 pp. Rs 106/- ISBN 0333 935454

Available: http://www.macmillanindia.com/macnewmain.htm (accessed
July 1, 2004).

This is an excellent book, a gold mine for information technology
(IT) quiz lovers. Claimed to be India's first IT quiz book, and
India-oriented, it consists of 500 carefully designed questions, each
a gem by itself. It has been compiled by Giri Balasubramaniam,
popularly known as Pickbrain, a Bangalore-based young quiz enthusiast
who has already carved out a name for himself in IT quiz field by
hosting a number of quiz shows in India. The blurb very rightly
states that `Its novelty lies in that it covers the entire gamut of
IT,its various aspects, its history and applications without
cluttering the readers' mind with jargon." Though the book is
targeted,according to the author, to the urban and rural children, it
can be very profitably read by adults too. Very reasonably priced
(Which book,leave alone a quiz book, can you get in about $2?) and
printed on good quality paper, it is a "must buy" for any IT quiz
lover.The author, who no doubt has taken great pains in compiling it,
needs to be congratulated for making his nuggets available to IT quiz
lovers.I had purchased this book when it made its first appearance in
2001 and I find it equally entertaining, three years after, in 2004!
This goes to the credit of its compiler. Thank you Mr Pickbrain.