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Sramana Mitra on Strategy

Online Tutoring Still In Its Infancy: Sylvan Learning CEO Jeff Cohen (Part 6) - SM: How many students have you worked with online? JC: Thousands. What is really important is that we have created an online experience built on best pract...
1 hour ago
Emergic: Rajesh Jain's Blog

Japan: Manga - During the visit, I decided to also explore the culture of Manga comics. I found a few in English and started reading them. The stories were amazingly engr...
8 hours ago
6 AM Pacific

Offshore Services: Whither Consolidation? - In the last 18 months the markets took a deep dive and then recovered. Valuations in the Offshore Services industry yo-yoed, business prospects sank and th...
11 hours ago
Life Beyond Code - Rajesh Shetty

The problem is never the problem… - In this short (around 2-minutes) video, one of my heroes, Tom Peters explains (with examples) why the problem is never the problem, the response to the pro...
1 day ago
POV by Harini Calamur, cogito media

Jhing Chik Jhing – Nominated in 7 Categories @ Zee Gaurav - Saturday was a strange sort of a day. i was shooting from dawn, outdoors around Mumbai. By dusk, i was knackered. 15 years earlier, i would have gone to ed...
1 day ago
Reality, one bite at a time - Siddharth Varadarajan - Hindu

For India and Pakistan, nomenclature triggers more unease than dialogue - As long as the rose is not named, each side can live in hope that it will prevail. But if the two sides start fighting over names at the first sight of a b...
3 days ago
Anaggh Desai's Blog

Social Media discussion on TV - Last month I of all the people along with @chhavi was asked by Techtree to discuss the popular social media trends they expect to see in 2010. You can watc...
4 days ago
Arindham Chaudhury - IIPM

HATS OFF TO SHAH RUKH KHAN FOR STANDING HIS GROUND! IT’S NOW TIME TO END THIS HOOLIGANISM ONCE AND FOR ALL AND MAKE MUMBAI A UNION TERRITORY! - SRK is great! Not just because he is such a star, but because he genuinely is the most amazing person and has such a logical and sound brain. And now the e...
5 days ago
BG Mahesh (OneIndia.in)

Has ‘project go online’ for Indian newspapers failed? - Afaq’s article “Have Indian print publishers lost their way online?” is very interesting. The authors have analyzed this ‘ever debated’ topic in detail. ...
1 week ago
Sunil Mukhi - TIFR -String Theorist!

How to make a point - When we don't like what someone is saying/thinking/propagating, particularly in the political sphere, we tend to shout at them. By "shouting" I don't neces...
1 week ago
Marketing in India -Rajesh Aithal, IIM Lucknow

Moving on to the Mc and Pizza Generation - I was watching a small kid , not more than three year sitting on a typical stool in a McDonald's restrurant, waiting paitently for the Happy Meal being br...
1 week ago
Manish Jain - Shaadi.com

Bottom of the Pyramid - Since the financial collapse, I hear more and more companies in India talking about targeting people at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP). In a nutshell, it...
2 weeks ago
sahil parikh on startups, SaaS & DeskAway

Bounce Rate - Bounce rate is an important metric to help you analyze your website traffic. Studying bounce rates on various website pages can help you fine tune those ...
2 weeks ago
Rajeev Chandrasekhar's official blog

A proposal for a revised Akrama Sakrama - Akrama Sakrama is proposed as a program to legalize – the many illegal constructions that have come up in and around Bangalore – with the ostensible object...
2 weeks ago
The Pinstorm _Mahesh Murthy

Pinstorm wins global top 100 award - We made history of sorts yesterday, by becoming the only brand management firm in the world to be awarded the “Red Herring Global Top 100” award this year....
3 weeks ago
Sanjeev Bikhchandani - Naukri.com

Keeping the entrepreneurial flame alive - I had mentioned in an earlier column how it is very hard for a large company to be entrepreneurial. And how start ups usually lose much of their entreprene...
3 weeks ago
Rashmi, C.E.O, SlideShare

Is it time to reimagine your product / service? - In his on stage interview with Michael Arrington (at the Crunchies), Mark Zuckerberg made the most insightful observation of the evening. On being asked ab...
4 weeks ago
Imagining India - Nandan Neelakeni

Last post - As you may have heard, I’ve been appointed as the Chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India. I’m grateful for all your congratulations and b...
6 months ago
suhel_seth

MANMOHAN SINGH'S 100 DAY WAR - There is no question, in many ways, the Indian politician is coming ever closer to the archetype American one. The fact that Manmohan Singh had to write ...
7 months ago
Checkposts~On marketing, culture and media

Social Media: Beating the Hard Times - According to a recent report by Brand Finance, the recent economic recession has wiped $67 billion off the brand value of Top 100 Global brands. As organiz...
7 months ago
Datawocky - Anand Rajaraman

Creating a Culture of Innovation: Why 20% Time is not Enough - Google has garnered a lot of attention and some success with its "20% time" idea, which enables every engineer to spend one day a week working on projects th...
9 months ago
Shuman Gosh - Google

On the Northeast Blackout - After a month of inactivity, it is only fitting that this site comes back online, after the biggest power failure in North American history. Actually, in...
6 years ago

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CHANGING WORLDVIEWS

The universe does respond to our beliefs. We are active contributor to everything that we see in the world around us, precisely as the spiritual traditions in the past have said that we are. - Earlier on this blog I wrote “10 Hard Questions about life that need answers before we die” on June 20, 2009 in which one of the questions was “Are we the ...
1 hour ago
2point6billion.com - Investment in Asia

India’s Car Sales Jump 32 Percent - Feb. 9 – Indian domestic passenger car sales increased 32.28 percent to reach 145,905 units in January from 110,300 units during the same period last year,...
1 hour ago
Desicritics

Sri Lankan General Sarath Fonseka Arrested - In a shocking new development the Sri Lankan military arrested its ex chief and retired general Sarath Fonseka who was celebrated as a national hero not ...
2 hours ago
Nishita's Rants and Raves

Books I am Taking On my Travels - Yesterday, I did a quick rush through to Eloor Library to stock up on a couple of books for my upcoming trip to Delhi and Agra. The library was well-stocke...
3 hours ago
Awesome Indian Cuisine

Chicken and Peas Curry - Chicken and Peas Curry
3 hours ago
This Is My Truth

The search, the chase and the soulmate - I don’t know if its a coincidence or not but I happen to write whenever it pours unexpectedly and beautifully in the National Capital. And these writings a...
12 hours ago
I READ by Sumana

“The Last Song” – Nicholas Sparks – Review & Giveaway.. - STORY PLOT: Seventeen year old Veronica “Ronnie” Miller’s life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to...
15 hours ago
Insights of a Catalyst in Alignment & Innovation

From Jugaad to systematic innovation: A book launch experience at IIM Bangalore - “India has extraordinarily skilled technical talent but fails to create innovative products on a sustained basis” – With this paradox begins the book “Fr...
15 hours ago
Within / Without

Not having blogged in the last month… - A few general things on life. Considering this is the longest the blog has remained quiet – about a month of silence I think. The New Year started on a ver...
15 hours ago
Maa Inti Vanta - Andhra Cooking

Methi Potato - 5 Potatoes 1 bunch Methi leaves 2 Onions Chili-Ginger Paste Separate methi leaves from the stems and chop well. Wash and drain. Boil and peel potatoes, cut...
15 hours ago
Rendezvous of Thoughts and Words

Lion King - Off the Broadway! - With the onset of movies and DVDs theaterical performance appears to be a lost art. But in Broadway New York City, it’s a whole different story. A lot of c...
16 hours ago
S&T in Developing Economies

ALL CLEAR: FeedMedic Alert for blogspot/BjjF - Your Source Feed, http://shurjo.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default?alt=rss, is now working fine. Carry on! We will let you know if anything bad happens in ...
17 hours ago
John P Matthew on Writing and Life!

The Gyan of an Indian Best-seller - Aaah, missed the Kala Ghoda lecture by Chetan Bhagat. No worries! Apropos this post about Anita Roy's observation that the Indian mid-list writers are ma...
18 hours ago
The Compulsive Confessor

Yes - The time: 5 a.m. The reasoning: I can't wait anymore The subject: Asleep and dreaming Woken up, my eyes still closed. The sky outside our bedroom is just ab...
20 hours ago
S. Krishna's Books

Winter Garden – Kristin Hannah - Title: Winter Garden Author: Kristin Hannah ISBN: 9780312364120 Pages: 400 Release Date: February 2, 2010 Publisher: St. Martin’s Press Genre: Women’...
21 hours ago
QAspire Blog - Quality, Management, Leadership & Life!

Engaging in Alternative ‘Creative Pursuit’ to Be More Effective - Most people love to remain engaged in their ‘core’ area of expertise. They spend long hours over the years to understand, study, apply and innovate ideas i...
1 day ago
Silverine - poomanam

Tiger love - Alarmed by the rapid decline in the Tiger population in our country, the Indian government decides to send a Minister to China, the largest consumer of Tiger...
1 day ago
Indian food, Andhra recipes

Weekend Blossom ~ Colorful Winter Blooms - Summer is just round the corner in our part of the world. Our garden is bursting with colorful blooms this winter season. Read rest of the story at my blog...
1 day ago
INDImag

TOP-5 FEBRUARY 07-2010 - Guria's Top-5 Posts brings the best of the last week, every Sunday and sometimes to complete the list, a post from the past further than that. 1. [...
1 day ago
My Travelogue

Paris City - Part I (France) - After crossing the beautiful Vazhachal (here and here) and reaching the Kochi Airport, where did I catch a flight to? Any guesses? Some people who came acr...
2 days ago
I Like कला

Day 32 - Old shoes were getting boring. Before it looks a little childish from the back with red every where, but oh well! I didn't have any other color besides Re...
2 days ago
Corruption Free India - No Bribe | No Scam

Can Gandhigiri solve Corruption? - Corruption is a serious issue just like Health, Education, Infrastructure, Poverty and Population. Like any other serious issue, it deserves a serious resp...
2 days ago
Anindita Sengupta

The Book - So yes, City of Water is out. It’s my first collection of poems and do write to me if you’re interested in a copy. Or you could look for it in the Sahitya ...
2 days ago
Utpal Vaishnav on Project Mgt

Are You Measured By Results Produced Or The Time Spent In The Office? - You are considered an expert in your field and you have recently changed your employer for a good package. To produce great output in your expertise area...
2 days ago
The New Age Bard

MAAZHA NAAV AAHE KHANdeshkar - KHANtroversy Fizzles out !!! - Dear chums, Over the last few days, so much is happening in Mumbai around *MNIK* (My Name Is Khan). The Sena brigades (each cousin trying to outdo the other...
2 days ago
I Think

Parenting Woes - [image: BadParent] Kiddo's school has organized a field trip to the railway museum next week. One mom says this "Yes, I am sending my kid. The kid need...
3 days ago
Abhijit Bhaduri

Learning Agility - How do companies identify high potential employees? Different organizations use different approaches. There are a host of assessments that can provide data...
3 days ago
Zoy Cafe @ 2200hrs

Choices for stupidity… - I need to meet Spiderman right now and ask him what he meant when he said life is all about choices. In fact the doubts I have are about the choices that m...
3 days ago
Pro Indian Blogger

How 2 examine the breast for Cancer? - A nice video tutorial
3 days ago
Amardeep Singh

Changing Blog Host: Electrostani.com - Hi folks, As you've already seen, I've not been blogging actively much over the last few months. It's a mix of being busy and also not feeling the pull in th...
3 days ago
Reuters: Bollywood News

Shiv Sena threat casts shadow over 'My Name is Khan' - MUMBAI (Reuters) - Bollywood is jittery over the fate of "My Name Is Khan", one of its biggest films of the year, with lead actor Shah Rukh Khan facing the...
3 days ago
Death Ends Fun

On Tuesday morning - 77-year-old lady I know relates this incident that happened to her in Bombay recently. Any thoughts welcome. Has anything like this happened to other women...
3 days ago
Don't trust the Indian Media!

In other news... - The model that several media companies follow is unsustainable - none more so than Network 18 according to yet another article on the company by Money Life...
3 days ago
cribb.in : for a social cause | India

HDFC Savings Assurance Plan - Below is a offer by HDFC which was set to me via a close friend, i am helping her achieve her targets.. so incase you need an Insurance Policy or some Assu...
4 days ago
Alai Vani

Blog Bling February 2010 - Thank you this month to Clark, Culture Transition Coaching, Expatriate and Cross-Cultural Success (Global Coach Center), Hindu Blog, India Abroad, Naomi,...
4 days ago
Everyone's Blog Posts - Materialia Indica

Links - Here are some informative and fun links -- I'll let you decide which is which: 1. Crystals in Meteorite Harder Than Diamond, a news story by L...
4 days ago
Clearing the clutter in the attic...

Competitors from tomorrow ?! - Who sells the largest number of cameras in India ? Your guess is likely to be Sony, Canon or Nikon. Answer is none of the above. The winner is Nokia whose ...
5 days ago
Conversations with Dina

Bytes for Feb 3 - Daily updates on what I’m reading Best Connected Individuals Are Not the Most Influential Spreaders in Social Networks – CLIPS: "…. the importance of hubs ...
5 days ago
Just a little Something!

Tuk-tuk calling! - This guy’s going to be getting a lot of calls for sure. Meet Samson, an auto driver from Chennai, who has his own website, and incredibly (yes, yes!) also ...
5 days ago
Sulmoz - Puja's Blog

Poll: Is Facebook Becoming The New Orkut/MySpace/Twitter? - Some recent changes that Facebook has announced make me want to share this quote by Osho on the importance of individuality: You cannot be anybody other th...
6 days ago
Newsmericks

For Mr.J.D.Salinger (January 1, 1919 – January 27, 2010) - It is with a deep, heartfelt sigh, That we wish you, Salinger, goodbye. And let it be written, That you left the world smitten, With your novel ---*The Catch...
1 week ago
E's flat, ah's flat too

A tale of two shoes - When Iraqi journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi threw a shoe at US President George W Bush at a press conference in December 2008, he was arrested and sentenced ...
1 week ago
The World As We Know It

The Biggest & Brightest Full Moon of 2010 - [image: pictures of the brightest new moon of 2010 rising on the horizon] I saw it rising on the horizon, draped in white, shining in its full glory, wid...
1 week ago
The Gone-Fishing Book

Exponential Decay - Statistics indicate that I will be posting about 2.27 times this year. So I guess I will be posting again sometime after summer. Thank You.
1 week ago
Trying to Learn Music (Karnatic)

T M Krishna, Nada Inbam - T M Krishna - R K Shriram Kumar - Manoj Siva - V Anirudh Athreya Nada Inbam 26 Jan 2010. 6 pm mAtE mayalatvaja pANdya - khamAs srI nIlOtpala nAyikE - nAri...
1 week ago
Ultra Violet (Feminism)

It’s Not PMS, It’s Your Mother - THAT’S NOT THE TITLE of a sitcom. (Though it could be –think I should sell the idea?) I once said that to someone. Meant it too. And I’m so proud of the wa...
1 week ago
Veni, Vidi, Vetti

Nimbe uli - 'Raiyya rai' - When the Joker said, "Do I really look like a guy with a plan? You know what I am? I'm a dog chasing cars ... I'm an agent of chaos", this was probably wha...
1 week ago
Amreekandesi.com

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara Rehashed - Can you truly recreate a legend? Probably not. But you can certainly try! Most of my generation grew up listening to that immortal classic Mile Sur Mera Tu...
1 week ago
Rebel.. Without a Cause..

The late night thought (which currently hold tremendous importance) - Should I continue being 'Rebel, Without a Cause' ????? I no longer am a rebel.. And I have a cause now.. And am very comfortable in my skin as against the c...
2 weeks ago
Prose and Doggerel

Why is this front page material? - This is the top story on the hindu. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article81957.ece?homepage=true This even makes it to CNN's front page. http://www...
3 weeks ago
scan man's notes

Happy Pongal - … Wishing everyone a Happy Pongal & a prosperous New Year இனிய பொங்கல் வாழ்துக்கள் … Thai Pongal (தை பொங்கல்), the Tamil harvest festival holds a special s...
3 weeks ago
Vinitha in my own words

Happy Pongal and Sankranthi - Happy Pongal and Sankranthi! -- Regards Vinitha & Family (c) Vinitha 2009
3 weeks ago
scribblings

Music Season 2009 - Period taken into consideration: 3rd December to 12th January Number of concerts sampled ~ 35 i. Best Concerts (in no particular order) Almost all evenings ...
3 weeks ago
Banking Simplified ( Credit Cards too)

Banking Tip: Foreign Exchange for Travel Abroad - Whenever you travel abroad, you are bound to require Foreign Exchange for all your spends abroad. There are several merchants / banks waiting to fleece you...
4 weeks ago
Facilitating Impact

Dec-09: Best of blog posts - Seth Godin as usual produced some gems: - Seth asked whether there is a difference between Hiring and Recruiting. Had never asked this question thoug...
4 weeks ago
Alka Dwivedi

Villagers Pooled in Their Own Money to Construct Their Railway Halt - When I picked up the Hindi newspaper Dainik Jagran, Among the maze of depressing news of Arushi Talwar, Indians being attacked / murdered in Australia, Ra...
4 weeks ago
Una verdad simulada ( Spanish is cool!)

Three Idiots and Five Point Someone - Twenty one years ago, when I watched QSQT, Aamir became an instant favorite. Jo Jeeta still remains one of my favorite movies. When he refused to accept th...
4 weeks ago
A wide angle view of India

A long indefinite break from the blog - I will not be blogging for a while. This means that this blog will be going on a long hiatus and I am not even sure whether I will be returning to blogging...
5 weeks ago
Unruled Notebook

Sunday Science Pics - Here is another installment of science eye candy. We are aware of the original Mandelbrot set and its famous two dimensional image. It is generated using a...
5 weeks ago
Project Management in IT Career!

Happy new year 2010 - Happy New Year! * Vijayashankar 2006-10. All rights reserved.
5 weeks ago
Man Panchhi Albela

The Symphony of Nature - Do you sometimes have those moments? Moments when a general feeling of well-being suddenly whips up into something more potent. Quite like an ecstacy that co...
1 month ago
Musings & Music

Alathur Srinivasa Iyer, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Palghat Mani Iyer -
1 month ago
typos, gravity and other mishaps

2009 in books - I am particularly given to retrospection. This tendency has worn away with years and rain, but never so much that I cannot sit down in December to think ab...
1 month ago
Aadab Hyderabad

HYDERABAD by Syed Ali Arif - Love for a city is a strange thing. It is as powerful and passionate as love for a person, but there are no rings, no promises, no words spoken. So how do ...
1 month ago
A Time To Reflect

The age of unfriending - The un- words always sounded a little – what shall I say – desperate, to me. What is it about Un- (+verb) when dis- or de- will do just as well, or better?...
1 month ago
Immortal Echoes

Baby Broken. - I hate it when mentally challenged people get ridiculed. Don't EVER hate them because they're different. They deserve love just as much as you do. The seed...
2 months ago
Mumbai Matters

26/11 Never Forget - 26th November 2008: 172 dead as under. [Source] CST: 58 Nariman House: 9 (includes 2 terrorists, 1 Marine Commando) Oberoi: 32 (includes 2 terrorists, 10 ...
2 months ago
Point Blanc

True Love - The pic below was drawn by a cousin sister of mine when she was in her 3rd grade. What really amazed me was the sensitive quote which was scribbled on it. ...
3 months ago
Kiruba.com

TED Fellows Project: Satyabrata Dam, The 3 Pole Man - Welcome to the TED India Fellows project where a team of 15 bloggersinterview TED Fellows to get to know them better. My first TED Fellow is a good frien...
3 months ago
Authorblog

Finding Your Own Nook And Cranny - Everyone Has To Find Time For A Good Book Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHON I took these two shots about a fortnight ago, on a capricious Melbourne F...
4 months ago
National Highway

Let’s abolish Tecaher’s Day - Another Teacher’s Day, another day of children going to school, worrying about how many cards and gifts they should take for which teachers. Teachers and p...
5 months ago
Inner Feelings

Destiny Decides....!!! - In my last post several months ago I had poured out my heart. The response of all my friends in blogsphere gave me support and encouragement. Some of you ...
6 months ago

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big "B" Amithap!

DAY 658 - Prateeksha, Mumbai February 8, 2010 Mon 11 : 48 PM I am weak to day. Weak in thought. Weak in what I do. Weak in...
12 hours ago
Shekhar Kapur

For Heath Ledger, again - Dear Shekhar, it's always a pleasure read the beautiful words you dedicate to Heath...they make me feel better and I'm happy that every year you write someth...
1 day ago
Crane Bedi - Kiran Bedi

A job for media: get rivers cleaned -
5 days ago
10 Ka Dum - Salman Khan

Edgy, my dear holmes? - Edgy, my dear Holmes? WARNING: Hard core fans of Conan Doyles hero, I ask that you not to be indulgent but open minded, and non judgmental. Give yourself t...
4 weeks ago
The Official Blog of Mammootty - Malayalam

അനുഭവങ്ങളുടെ പഴശ്ശി - ഒരു നടനെന്ന നിലയില്‍ കഥാപാത്രമായി മാറുക എന്നത് സുപ്രധാനവും സങ്കീര്‍ണവുമായ പ്രക്രിയയാണ്. കഥാപാത്രം ആരാണ് എന്താണ് എന്നതിനെ ആശ്രയിച്ച് ഒരു വ്യക്തിത്വവും ശൈലിയ...
2 months ago

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WhatToNameIt - Chinmayi

Speaking at SSN College tomorrow - On Opportunities within India. I thought earlier that it would be too much of a topic for someone like me to handle. It seemed kinda out of my league. But ...
1 day ago
RamGopal Varma's Blog

My Reactions to Reactions - 1. You are smart, real smart! Ans: You think I am smart because you are not smart enough to know that I am not smart which is what is making you think that...
2 days ago
Shobhaa De

Surprising Saigon! - Biggest surprise?? Saigon, sorry, Ho Chi Minh , is alarmingly like our Kolkata! It even smells the same. But getting into Viet Nam is a bloody ordeal - the...
5 days ago
Shilpa Shetty

“Interesting Article” - Just FYI just found this interesting thought I’ll share it with u especially the Indian media..– finally a sane article in the Economic Times written by R...
1 week ago
Suchitra Krishnamoorthi

Twitter…is nothing sacred anymore? - Inspite of being told more than a year and a half ago that twitter is the new networking platform thats going to take the world by storm, i resisted. Thoug...
2 weeks ago
Manoj Bajpayee

New Year Resolution - First of all, best wishes to all of you for the New Year. I was busy elsewhere- sometimes in shootings at Delhi, Mumbai Mahabaleshwar or Hyderabad and in o...
4 weeks ago
PAYAL ROHATGI

- http://www.glamsham.com/picture-gallery/payal-rohatgi-performs-at-new-year-bash-in-lucknow-gallery/4455/0/event.htm http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/stills/p...
4 weeks ago
Bhajji ! Harbhajan Singh

MY NEW FRIEND IN AFRICA!! -
4 months ago

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