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Chhath in US: An Unique Experience

Posted on November 5, 2008 by indra

It was Sunday morning. When I started browsing Times of India in the early morning, I found Chhath already started in Patna. It was due to the time difference. We decided to follow the local time instead of that of … Continue reading →

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Nov 4, 2008 Americans Create History

Posted on November 5, 2008 by indra

Nov 4, Pleasanton, USA: Around 12.30 PM, I went to see Shannon, the lone voter in family, voting along with Anand and Krish. The polling station was a public middle school, which Emma and Krish would attend if Anand and … Continue reading →

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Belated Happy Halloween

Posted on November 3, 2008 by indra

Images of Pumpkin carving and Halloween It was one of the great Fridays. I did my pumpkin carving all by myself. It was my first attempt to do some creative through crude artwork after my entrance examination for IIT, Kharagpur … Continue reading →

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Can Indian Cars Enter US Market?

Posted on November 3, 2008 by indra

Fareed Zakaria in an article in Newsweek talked of some bad habits that US has developed over the past few decades, and they must kick those habits. I feel one of those habits is for keep on purchasing many things … Continue reading →

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Another India

Posted on November 2, 2008 by indra

While a young arrogant son of a political family of Maharashtra is becoming dangerous to India’s integrity, terrorists’ attacks have become so frequent with no visible action plan from a spineless government, a party supreme asks to support a person … Continue reading →

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India’s Most Innovative Companies-2008

Posted on November 1, 2008 by indra

“The Most Innovative Companies don’t do different things, they just do things differently. And that seems to make all the difference.” Innovation is the life-saving drug for any company today. With costs soaring, the market place getting increasingly cluttered, and … Continue reading →

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China Masterly Surprises World

Posted on October 29, 2008 by indra

Be it Lenovo’s takeover of IBMs PC business, Huwaei’s competing and winning business from Cisco, magnificent and flawless management Beijing Olympics Games, or the space walk, the Chinese has kept the world surprising. With the global financial meltdown with epicenter … Continue reading →

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Halloween and Pumpkin

Posted on October 27, 2008 by indra

Since the time we are in US, the pumpkins have been the most visible drawing our attention. It is so, as it is Halloween time. On Saturday, October 25 Shannon took us to one Halloween Patch in nearby fairground. Patch … Continue reading →

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NUMMI Auto Plant in Fremont

Posted on October 25, 2008 by indra

It is almost after a decade that I visited an auto plant on Friday, October 24 and that also in Silicon Valley. When we were here in 2005, we had seen the plant from a distance and perhaps I had … Continue reading →

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Smart Farming And Educational Institutions

Posted on October 24, 2008 by indra

I am not an agricultural engineer, a farmer or a scientist. However, I have my root in the villages of India that appears at this age pulling my mind to think about it. I keep on writing about my viewpoints … Continue reading →

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