February 25, 2005
by atanu
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Farce is funny when staged deliberately. It borders on the tragic when it is splashed across the front pages of the nation’s newspapers and is eagerly slurped up by the gullible even in high places. Just the other day I … Continue reading
February 22, 2005
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Nobody expects the Spanish Inquisition. Our chief weapons are fear and … ———————————— This one is too good to pass up. Myke sent me Jim Kunstler’s column about Pentecostals and evangelicals. The post is worth reading, including the many comments. … Continue reading
February 22, 2005
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If the industrial age was characterized by increased specialization and standardization, then the post-industrial modern age — often referred to as the information age — is subject to even greater specialization and standardization. Since education forms the very foundation of … Continue reading
February 21, 2005
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An item in the Nagpur local newspaper The Hitavada caught my eye as I had breakfast. “Surjeet, Bardhan to visit Pak next week” read the headline. Surjeet is the General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Bardhan … Continue reading
February 21, 2005
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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a … Continue reading
February 16, 2005
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Over the last weekend I spent a little time at the IIT Bombay, the alma mater of many a successful and celebrated Indian, resident as well as non-resident. IIT — the Indian Institutes of Technology. Sometimes called the Institutes of … Continue reading
February 11, 2005
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One of my favorite bits from Shakespeare. This one is from Act 3, Scene 1 of The First Part of King Henry IV: Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can … Continue reading
February 11, 2005
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Yesterday at a meeting where we were discussing India’s development, someone mentioned Justice Louis D. Brandeis. That recalled to my mind something that Justice Brandeis had noted about the dangers of government which I find absolutely applicable in the Indian … Continue reading
February 10, 2005
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Yesterday I wrote about being homeless and just for comparison used Finland in my blog post. I love Finland. And I love Monty Python. So the combination is double-love.
February 9, 2005
by Atanu Dey
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How shall I go in peace and without sorrow? Nay, not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city. Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of … Continue reading
February 9, 2005
by atanu
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Blogs are all very fine and democratic. But the opportunity cost of all the time listening to vox populi and reading stuff on blogs is pretty high considering that the world has an enormously stupendous store of amazingly insightful words … Continue reading
February 8, 2005
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On this blog, I have pondered the matter of education quite a bit because development and education are inextricably related. Irrespective of how rich an economy is by the usual measures of GDP, if the population is not educated, it … Continue reading
February 8, 2005
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Rajesh Jain blogged about a News.com contest on underplayed IT innovation. My take on the underplayed trend is based on Rajesh’s ideas. I entered the following. The PC-centric world of computing evolved in an age when networks did not exist … Continue reading
February 3, 2005
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One of the greatest challenge that India faces is that of rural development. Successfully solving any problem requires a proper formulation of the problem. Fundamental questions arise when the matter of rural underdevelopment is considered in depth. Is rural development … Continue reading
February 2, 2005
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Bringing the benefits of ICT to rural populations is a commendable goal. The use of kiosks with connected PCs for bringing services to villages is a model worth considering among various means. The advantages of kiosks are many. Primary advantage … Continue reading