My colleague Rajesh Jain was a speaker at the the Eight Annual India Business Conference 2012 at Columbia University on 14th April in New York City. It was held at the Low Library, a US national historic landmark building (picture… Read More ›
Month: April 2012
Happy Bengali New Year
Shubho Nobo Borsho. This Bengali new year I am spending in New York City. There’s a conference at the Columbia Business School tomorrow (Saturday 14th April). Rajesh is making a presentation there on “Transforming India.” We will also meet Prof… Read More ›
“India is a nation of more than 1 billion fools.” — Justice Katju.
If you have been reading my blog, what Justice Katju said recently will not come as a surprise to you. “India is a nation of more than one billion fools.” Go read it. I will later put in links to… Read More ›
“Religion is not for the weak” – Swami Vivekananda
An article on Swami Vivekananda in the Wall Street Journal of 30th March titled, “What Did J.D. Salinger, Leo Tolstoy, and Sarah Bernhardt Have in Common?” makes for delightful reading. What they had in common was their devotion to Swami… Read More ›
The 2012 Time 100 Poll
I supported Narendra Modi in the 2012 Time 100 Poll. May I request you to support Mr Modi? Thank you.
Specialization – Part 2
Andrew Carnegie wrote his own epitaph which read, “Here Lies a Man Who Knew How to Enlist in His Service Better Men Than Himself.” He was a captain of American industry and his wealth is “estimated at anywhere from US$75… Read More ›
Specialization
A world-class sumo wrestler cannot possibly be even an average runner, leave alone being a world-class sprinter. The general principle is that there are endeavors where excelling in one necessarily makes it impossible to excel in others. You can be… Read More ›
Happy April Fools’ Day
My apologies to the visitors of this blog for the total lack of activity. I’ve been busy and distracted. I am guessing that this too shall pass. In the meanwhile, I offer this video of funny British animal voice overs… Read More ›