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Re-employment Opportunity for Exservicemen and Women 16 Jul 2013 | 11:49 am
The Hindu reports that 50 plus Army officers will have to undergo Physical Proficiency Tests (PPT) every quarter: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/shape-up-or-lose-promotion-army-officers-told/a...
In our school textbooks 8 May 2013 | 11:06 pm
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE In my time the lessons and questions in our prescribed English books in school were dull and boring. Almost all lessons lectured the students on ...
Excel Lent Depression: Part 1 26 Apr 2013 | 10:43 am
Krugman, while writing in his blog in The New York Times, titled his recent post 'Excel Depression' . I have gone ahead and tweaked the title and have named my blog 'Excel Lent Depression'. The reason...
Excel Lent Depression: Part 2 25 Apr 2013 | 01:49 pm
Microsoft's new offering Office 365(of which Excel is also a part) is being thrust upon 80 lakh Indian college students reports The Hindu. Remember, it was not the fault of Excel that Reinhart and Rog...
How the Indian press reports the death of 6 soldiers in the Siachen Glacier 17 Dec 2012 | 09:20 am
Six soldiers are dead and one is missing in the Siachen Glacier. A lonely death in the highest battlefield of the world. Unfortunately they do not find place in the Indian newspapers' front pages. On ...
25 years hence celebrating today's youth 15 May 2012 | 10:20 pm
The following blog in HBR will set most of us thinking: http://blogs.hbr.org/cs/2012/05/outsourcing_the_old_folks.html Here are some statistics from the Indian Government's census report: (a) Those...
Mocking the male gender 4 May 2012 | 10:14 pm
Today there were two separate articles in the press / TV channel where the male gender has been needlessly needled. Both the TV channel and the e-paper have immense reputation and prestige. I was wond...
Heed the cry of the teacher 10 Apr 2012 | 07:36 pm
The unfortunate death of young teachers in Chennai and Sonepat got lukewarm response in the electronic and the print media. Understandable. In today's context teachers are expendable commodity and the...
Rear view mirror 13 Mar 2012 | 07:04 pm
You were fast receding, Slipping out from my view I tried to slow down To keep you in my rear view mirror But the drivers behind me Were driving me crazy With their honking, And Coercion: Step on it O...
The Bullet Stops Here 1 Feb 2012 | 11:39 pm
Unlike the buck, you cannot pass the bullet. If you are a hard rock At best you can ricochet the bullet off you. Somewhere it will land Among your brethren Albeit with lesser ferocity But it will stil...
