Fathers day, Mothers day, Valentines day, Yoga day
Today was the first ever International Yoga Day. It falls on the day of the Summer Solstice. As events go, it was a spectacular day in India with celebrations across cities. There was an unmistakable...
View ArticleThe long road to success
Narendra Modi - has been at it. For more than a year now. Sure there are promises, there is work being done, there is outrage being created, there are speeches and there are other things happening.But...
View ArticleWill the cloud rain
This blogger has been a longtime supporter and votary of the Indian outsourcing industry, but it looks like the wheels of technology have come full circle.The industry - which has been fairly people...
View ArticleThe upcoming Bangalore municipal election is a test for Sonia Gandhi
Bangalore, Indias so called Silicon Valley is as silicon as cosmetic silicon. It is a fake. A pretender. Congress has been in power since 2013. And in the last 2 odd years, the city has become a bigger...
View ArticleYay, Sundar Pichai
Replace Sundar with Satya Nadella or any Indian executive who has made big in the US. Extend that to many prominent academicians and entrepreneurs.The moment it happens - two things we get. First up,...
View ArticleMr. Modi you won't win if you play their game
Whatever you do, Mr. Modi you won't win...Case in point, recent visit to Dubai - just a sample...The echo chamber started offStart off by insinuating that Modi won't visit labour camps...(clearly...
View ArticleAAP - the Flanking Brand of the Congress
A flanking strategy in marketing is the strategy of creating a parallel brand to take over competitors not directly served by the main brand.So, a popular soap brand introduces a soap themed on a...
View ArticleDo you support ISIS?
Surely, you have heard of ISIS? Yes, those same gang of peaceful people who are peacefully killing people?Yes, the same gang of people who recently destroyed the Palmyra temple.The report linked above...
View ArticleSustainable Start ups anyone?
There are a lot of food delivery start ups that have come up in India. And I suppose more in Bangalore as compared to other cities.The food delivery idea is good, is smart, works and all of that. But...
View ArticleDivide and aspire to rule...
It is not that we are united as a nation. Let us be honest. We are divided quite badly. As someone said, the only thing that united us was cricket and perhaps war. Perhaps it is true of all nations,...
View ArticleCoffee anybody?
A few days ago, I saw a hot start up make a delivery. Well, they were delivering coffee – in a flask. In a locality that is surrounded by atleast 3 coffee serving places plus darshinis plus hotels -...
View ArticleLets green our temples
A temple is a great place to build environmental consciousness. As I read through composting machines - I learnt something that composts kitchen and natural waste using electricity (and that too not...
View ArticlePC, Vasan and then some
A few days ago, this article appeared in The New Indian Express - as opposed to the old Indian Express.This report is titled, P Chidambaram, Vasan Eye care and Rs. 223 crore black money. And the title...
View ArticleA Fatwa on AR Rehman
And see how a liberal - Ms. Shabana Azmi reacts:Majidi & AR cannot make a movie that is inflammatory and would hurt sentiments of the Muslim community @AzmiShabana http://t.co/nlvm6cdqwS— Rahul...
View ArticlePatterns repeat in life - Manmohan Singh
Did Dr. Manmohan Singh preside over the momentous reforms of 1991 in India or not. This is a question of eternal debate in certain circles. The debate rages because they do not want to give credit to...
View ArticleMedia and the human mind
Many years ago, there was just television channel in India. So, everybody watched the same things. On Sunday evening, there was a special Hindi movie that would be screened. Most of India (atleast the...
View ArticlePeddling victimhood
Recently, unless you have your head in the sand in a desert, India media has been fighting a battle. A fake battle. A battle where it has created its own straw man and is now spending time demolishing...
View ArticlePump and Dump - Congress ecosystem explained
There is something known as a 'Pump and Dump' strategy in the stock market. To outsiders like you and me, it is not visible. And it takes a fair bit of investigation to figure this out. But put simply,...
View ArticleDeja vu for NDA
To the NDA under Modi government, The Lutyens liberals will not let you rule peacefully like they never allowed Vajpayee. Just before Delhi there were some loud noises around Church attacks. Just...
View ArticleIs Technology making us dumber?
The latest question being asked in intellectual circles is this. They don't mean, technology like washing machines and baking ovens - though it could get there as well. They mean technology like...
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