December 29, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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HELLO, PLEASE STOP WRITING NONSENSE ABOUT OUR GURUJI SRI SRI RAVISHANKAR JI. HE WILL NOT EVEN GET A SINGLE PENNY OUT OF ART OF LIVING ORGANISATION. HE IS STRUGGLING SO HARD DAY & NIGHT TRAVELLING ALL OVER THE WORLD FOR … Continue reading
December 29, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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“All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.” – John Kenneth … Continue reading
December 28, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Hoopla at the Bandra Kurla The PanIIT 2006 conference was a marvel to behold. I was among the over 5,000 (so the organizers claimed) who attended the event at the Bandra-Kurla Complex in Mumbai, Dec 23rd to the 25th. I … Continue reading
December 21, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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From Bath, England, Keith Hudson’s Daily Wisdom mailings are a source of endless delight and surprise. Wide ranging and eclectic, Keith’s musings are edifying to say the least. Here, for the record, is today’s bit which focuses on a topic … Continue reading
December 19, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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Surendra Kaushik is a professor of finance at Pace University in New York. His article Do Not Reinforce Two Indias is worth a read.
December 19, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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A couple of paragraphs from Alvin Toffler’s The Thought Leader Interview (hat tip: Anish Sankalia) caught my attention:
December 17, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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It is interesting to learn that Goa tops the list of favorite places not just for your average European tourist but also the Al Qaeda. Israel issued a warning to its citizens. “In light of terrorist threats by Al Qaeda … Continue reading
December 15, 2006
by atanu
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In a comment on my musings on “An entirely avoidable tragedy”, Jack Stack wrote You are quick to point out issues (again) with the US. Yep, Iraq, but at the same time, we’ve done quite a bit for literally every … Continue reading
December 13, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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It should come as no surprise that the US is selling arms to Pakistan. “2,769 Radio Frequency TOW 2A missiles, 415 RF bunker buster missiles, fly-to-buy missiles in both these categories, 121 TOW launchers for wire-guided and wireless missiles, E-2C … Continue reading
December 10, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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This is a true story. The faculty member involved emailed me yesterday. Scene: an IIT professor interviewing a potential candidate for PhD in a technical subject.
December 8, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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New Zealand author Dr. Gordon Dryden, who showed me around his home-country last year (mentioned before here and here), breezed into India last month, and a week later flew out “head filled with a haze of contraditions”: Air travel: Horrified … Continue reading
December 6, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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The San Jose Mercury News has a recent report about how mobile phones are going to be for India what the PC was for the US. Naturally, they quote the most passionate evangelist for the mobile web, my colleague and … Continue reading
December 5, 2006
by Atanu Dey
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George Bernard Shaw had claimed with characteristic immodesty that “when I want to read a good book, I write one.” Fulfilling a perceived need is a defining characteristic of entrepreneurs. Like great artists and poets, entrepreneurs see the world not … Continue reading