India and the flat world
In his bestselling book ‘The world is flat’, author Tom Friedman illustrates his ‘flat world’ concept. For people who have not read the book, let me give a quick background.…
Multi-lingual education in Singapore
I am currently in Singapore on an official visit and explored this country to certain extent. Even though English is spoken everywhere, they have given the much needed importance to…
BOOK REVIEW: Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Author: Richard BachISBN: 0380012863This is one of the ‘thin’ books I have read and the message conveyed is like a ‘capsule’. So just swallow it blindly! It is written in…
BOOK REVIEW: No fullstops in India
Author: Mark Tully Price: 300 INR When couple of my friends presented me this book as my birthday gift, I was not sure whether I will like such 'story telling'…
Vedic power generation
In my blog titled ‘Am I proud to be an Indian?’ I briefly touched upon Indian’s glorious past and the abundant knowledge in Vedas and Upanishads. Having said that it…
Indian Railways – Automatic Ticket Kiosks
It was 5:10 AM on 26th January when I reached Bangalore railway station and I was supposed to travel by general compartment. The ticketing counters open by 5 AM, and…
Reflections on ‘The Guru’
I like only two type of movies: serious and comedy. Since Mani Rathnam's 'THE GURU' belongs to the first category watched it on the theater (after a long long time).…
Ganguly and media
In today’s match against WI, former captain and the comeback kid Sourav Ganguly scored 98 runs and played a significant role in India’s victory. I was watching the post match…
Am I ‘proud’ to be an Indian ?
The Times of India recently launched 'India poised' campaign showcasing India's achievements and problems in various areas. I am able to see the big-B's TV appearance, huge banners near Richmond…
My experiences with the ‘chasm’
I started my career with a startup company, which failed eventually . After reading the 'crossing the chasm' book my Moore, I can map my observations to the chasm paradigm.…