The equation I mentioned above relates to the psychology of people staying away from India. We are excited to come here (Away from our country) and study and then initially miss our family and later we decide to stay? Money, comfort versus family, friends, relatives and hometown and our own nationality. Does one [...]
Impressive stuff… feels great to see browsers to be developed in India.
In the CEO’s words:
The Epic Browser is the first-ever web browser for India and the first product from the software company Hidden Reflex.
Hidden Reflex is a software product startup founded by Alok Bhardwaj in 2007 and based in Bangalore. Alok, who was [...]
This time in Connecticut. I feel sad, someone needs to tell the kids to be careful. Sometimes it happens no matter how protective you can be, like that Indian scientist who was killed in his “Safe Neighborhood”. I really feel bad in my stomach.
Read the news via eenadu.net
Here we go (via Huffington Post) …
Joel Stein says he was going for humor in his opinion piece, “My Own Private India,” which ran in Monday’s TIME Magazine. But the Indian-American community — members of which serve as the butt of many of Stein’s jokes — aren’t laughing.
Stein’s piece focuses on the cultural [...]
When Dow Chemicals acquired the Union Carbide in 2006, then Indian ambassador to the US Rosen Sen allegedly assured that the Indian government will not hold Dow Chemicals for the mishap. RTI Research has brought this into light now.
Via Rediff: RTI raises fresh doubts over Bhopal case
Did the Indian government guarantee Dow Chemicals, the [...]
Chetan Bhagat’s speech at Symbiosis
Following is the speech by Chetan Bhagat given at the orientation programme for the new batch of MBA students at Symbiosis, Pune.
Good Morning everyone and thank you for giving me this chance to speak to you. This day is about you. You, who have come to this college, leaving the comfort of [...]
I caught up with Dr. JP during his recent visit to USA. In this interview Dr. JP detailed the purpose of his visit, clarified his stance on the Telangana issue. The crux of the conversation is on his message of ‘change.’ I asked him about the changes he would like to bring about in the four pillars of democracy: polity, administration, judiciary and perhaps in the Fourth Estate.
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The single largest reason why people give up on their entrepreneurial aspirations and continue in a job is delay in breaking out after college. [The following article is via liveMINT.com]
On The Job | Sanjeev Bikhchandani
The author is co-founder and chief executive officer, InfoEdge (India) Ltd, which runs the Naukri.com website. He writes a monthly column [...]
Abhilasha novel by Yandamuri, altogether gave a different view about section 302 when I read it long back. I am happy to see the same discussion again. Look at the argument between Yandamuri and the lawyer, he just don’t have a point to defend. I totally agree with Yandamiri, KASAB MUST SUFFER TILL HE IS [...]
Do you, as a person of Indian origin, get offended by this ad? (I will let the ad speak for itself.)
Naxlism is a burning issue for ever and here is the right argument from JP. Its so impressive and you should look at the other people listening to his argument. I was just in a trans for 5 mins watching this video and thought of sharing with you.
I came across this news from CNN which is part of CNN HEROS. I was touched by Narayanan Krishnan’s story. Read the article before watching the video. If you can spare a minute or two please go to CNN Heros site by clicking here and vote for Krishnan.
Here is the touching part from the story.
Krishnan [...]
I have no idea what happened. A motorcycle rider overtook me and told me that the vehicle was on fire. The engine was behind me and I did not realise that the car was on fire.
I have been waiting to see some useful discussions on T-Issues. One program that I loved is , AP Dasa Disa from HMTV. Great series of shows and available in Youtube. The following show is from i-News and I totally agree with JP. These hatemongers will never fight for development.
The Olympics only come around once every four years, and the two weeks of excitement seem too short to make up for all of that waiting. Although I am not much of a sports fan, I love watching the Olympics, because to me, the Olympics is a competition celebrating our global interconnectivity. Athletes from all [...]