Dateline May 4th, 2005, Kolkata: The Slimes Times of India reported that IIT entrance test set for overhaul: The IIT-Joint Entrance Exam may soon be easier to crack. The Union HRD [Human Resource Development] ministry feels the examination is too… Read More ›
Month: May 2005
Me Write Pretty Some Day — Part 2
{A continuation of my previous post Me write pretty some day.} My obsession with fully comprehending a problem before attempting to solve it springs from a simple personal trait: I am unbelievably lazy. How to get something done with the… Read More ›
Bleeding the Poor
I am sorry that I have not had the time to continue with the various threads I have started. But by next week I will be caught up. In the meanwhile, I strongly urge you to read an article by… Read More ›
Happy Birthday, Dear Gautama the Buddha
Buddha Purnima is a good time to remind ourselves of the Buddhas that walked the earth. According to tradition, the historical Buddha, Gautama Siddhartha was born during the full moon in the month of May, attained enlightenment on the same… Read More ›
The World is Mad (followup)
In response to my mentioning Thomas Friedman in my post The World is Mad, Prashant Kothari posted a comment and included an article from the NY Press titled Flathead. He did not warn me to fasten my seat-belt before reading… Read More ›
Me Write Pretty Some Day
Time has come for a bit of stock-taking. I have been writing this web log for a while now and it is time to examine what motivates it and what justifies its existence. Until the motives are clearly understood, it… Read More ›
The World is Mad
Bestsellers touting the benefits of globalization are a regular feature of our times. Case in point: Tom Friedman’s The World is Flat. The title is supposed to shock the reader. “Damn! I thought the world was round. Thanks Tom, you… Read More ›
The Love of Adda
I have been described as a typical brooding intelligent introverted Bengali. Perhaps I am but I do have a couple of very Bengali traits: an obsession with food, and love of adda. What is adda? An intimate free-ranging discussion with… Read More ›
A Letter to Abhishek
My Dear Abhishek: You, like all newborns, are a Little Buddha. Welcome to the world and may you have a long and happy stay here. In this letter I will try to tell you a few things that may help… Read More ›
The Towing of Cars
Greater Vehicle, Lesser Vehicle, no matter. All vehicles will be towed at owners’ expense. It all began innocently enough. Three friends meeting in Pune’s Koregoan Park quarters to have lunch and chat. We finished lunch at a roadside dhaba and… Read More ›
