UK Government and its forced IE6 use 4

UK Government and its forced IE6 use

May

5

2013

As a developing country, we often take a look at how are some of the infrastructure problems handled by the developed nations. In fact in most of these cases, we end up emulating them … the western culture, the accents, the products … we are more than happy to borrow from our western brothers … ...
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Funny · Social · Technology

Rising Cost of Higher Education 4

Rising Cost of Higher Education

Mar

22

2013

Came across this infographic in my email, worth sharing and something to mull over. Interesting to note that the incremental costs of a higher capitation does not necessarily translate into commensurate incremental benefits. Is brand value in education at such a premium? I remember when I was in IIM Indore, the fees were fairly low ...
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Education

Wasted Education 4

Aug

24

2012

Recently I read a great article about how a well renowned web designer who was getting top chops from the major brands in the world to work for them was getting denied by most of the schools in that area, not because of lack of any skills but due to his lack of having a ...
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Education · Social

Europe Debt Crisis and Economics

Jul

25

2012

Today I was sitting with the Pristine content team and trying to figure out why are we going to see the biggest financial recession ever. Bigger than the one we faced in the year 2008. Definitely bigger than the Great Depression of 1929 that the United States had faced. So, what’s the problem with have ...
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Business · Social

Credit Cards in India

Credit Cards in India

Jun

26

2012

With the e-commerce sector in India booming, a lot of foreign investors are looking to invest as PE funds in Indian e-commerce ventures. Unlike the Indian outsourcing story, wherein the business is a case of derived demand, the e-commerce stories are catering to the domestic market. With different reports sizing this industry around 5000+ Crores ...
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Business · Social

A Question of Ethics 4

Jun

25

2012

Disclaimer: I do not have anything personal against IITians, in case you are one, then I am not judging YOU, do not take this personally. This is certainly not an IIT bashing post, but I prefer to think of it as a call to action. In case you have some clout in those areas, please ...
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Social

India Bandh, A waste of time and money

Jun

3

2012

The entire nation was in uproar with the recent price hike in petrol prices. A 10% hike essentially meant that suddenly the 14 litres of petrol I bought with INR 1000 would be reduced to 13. Agreed, that the uproar seemed to be fueled by the opposition party, but hey, that’s why they are there ...
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foo · News · Social

Corrupt Administration!

May

11

2012

The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men. – Plato In an earlier post where I was complaining about the lack of revolutionaries in the system, little did I know that in a few days I would be experiencing the wisdom of Plato first hand. We ...
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Social

Where are the revolutionaries? 2

May

6

2012

In the first half of the 20th century, when India was struggling to achieve it’s independence, the nation was under going two revolutions. The primary being a change in power, a struggle to overthrow the British Raj and to stand on it’s own feet. This was possibly the right time for reform as well, social ...
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Social

KhanAcademy: Saviour of the American Youth

Apr

27

2012

When I first heard of KhanAcademy (KA), it was a collection of Youtube videos. Each video was lucidly explaining simply fundamental topics in Maths, Science and even some in Finance. That was back in 2002 when Salman Khan (no, not the actor) was doing these videos in his free time and was giving them away ...
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Education · Social