November 29, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Monthly Archives: November 2006
November 24, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Give me Peace on Earth
Give me love Give me love Give me peace on earth Give me light Give me life Keep me free from birth Give me hope Help me cope, with this heavy load Trying to, touch and reach you with, heart … Continue reading
November 18, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Outlawing Child Labor
My position is that child labor is not the problem, but rather it is the symptom of a different underlying problem. Merely outlawing child labor will not fix the underlying problem any more than malnutrition will be fixed by outlawing … Continue reading
November 18, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Milton Friedman: A Joke and Some Serious Stuff
One day an economist looked up and saw a little girl being attacked by a vicious dog, just down the street. He rushed over and saved the girl by strangling the dog. A reporter interviews him and says, “Sir, this … Continue reading
November 16, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Ideas on the Road to Development
Last Thursday I hitched a ride from Pune to Mumbai in a friend’s car. Don’t be dismayed; this is not one of those personal blog posts “What I had for breakfast last week Thursday” types. We set off bright and … Continue reading
November 13, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Tubular Belle
Last month, while waiting at San Francisco International airport for my flight back to India, I was tickled to see a Virgin Atlantic Boeing 747 which was named Tubular Belle taxi into the next parking bay. It had Richard Branson’s … Continue reading
November 12, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Knowledge is Sorrow
Knowledge is sorrow; they who know the most Must mourn the deepest o’er the fatal truth, The Tree of Knowledge is not that of Life. – George Gordon Noel, Lord Byron
November 6, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Advantages of Being a Village Idiot
My favorite village idiot joke goes – please stop me if you have heard this one – this way. Once upon a time, in a particular village, when offered a choice between a dime and a nickel, the village idiot … Continue reading
November 6, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Interested in Transforming Education? (Part 2)
Thanks to all of you who have written to me in response to my post “Interested in Transforming Education?” First, it is very gratifying to note the volume of emails I received. I will, time permitting, respond to all of … Continue reading
November 4, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Interested in Transforming Education?
Want to transform education? Want to re-engineer the whole system of education so that it is effective, efficient, and relevant to the world of today? I have the business plan and the funding. I need committed smart people who want … Continue reading
November 3, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Abhorrent Discrimination
A Letter to Dr Manhoman Singh If there is one thing that makes me see red, it is senseless discrimination in general and unfair treatment of people. But when it comes to discrimination based on a person’s religion, I abhor … Continue reading
November 2, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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RISC and PURA
Recently I got an email from a researcher in Delhi who wrote, “I have been attempting to do an extensive survey of the PURA/Growth Pole concepts. I came across your RISC concept again while searching for related literature. . . … Continue reading
November 1, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Found on the web – 2
Illusions of the senses tell us the truth about perception. That is a quote from the website 67 Optical Illusions & Visual Phenomena. To me the site is treasure chest. Take for instance the Motion Induced Blindness. Pretty amazing. Or … Continue reading