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Nano Episode: A Shame for the People of West Bengal

Posted on August 23, 2008 by indra

“I’ve made a major investment here … to move will be at a great cost to Tata Motors and to shareholders.” “(But) there is a concern about our people, a definite concern about not being wanted.” “It is for Calcutta … Continue reading →

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Tata Motors’ Nano Dream and Miserable Mamta – Some Afterthoughts

Posted on August 23, 2008 by indra

What Prakash Karat did to Man Mohan, Mamta is doing to Buddha. It was Indo-US Nuclear deal there, here it’s Buddha’s dream to revitalize West Bengal’s image as industry-friendly state with Tata Motors Rs 1600 crore ‘Nano’ manufacturing plant. In … Continue reading →

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Mamta Mercy and Nano

Posted on August 22, 2008 by indra

Tata Motors’ ‘Nano’ has suddenly and certainly put Indians’ innovation capability at higher platform along with the best in world. Many articles by western economists in media and their presentations at International conferences refer to ‘Nano’ as symbol of this … Continue reading →

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Car Engine Undergoes Innovational Transformation

Posted on August 20, 2008 by indra

To keep the global warming under check and for making the cars fuel-efficient and green, perhaps the maximum contribution can come through innovations in power train or engine. Engine being mechanical unit with many parts with combustion chambers as the … Continue reading →

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Bihar- what is there to write?

Posted on August 19, 2008 by indra

After revealing all my dreams of a developed Bihar for so many years now, I feel lost and morose. With the tenure of Nitish slipping fast, I try to solace me with a question to me. Why did I think … Continue reading →

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Professors Entrepreneurs

Posted on August 18, 2008 by indra

During my school days, my grandfather used to talk about Dr. PC Roy and his Bengal Chemicals. Prafulla Chandra Roy was perhaps one of the first professors in India who was also a successful entrepreneur. I don’t know why many … Continue reading →

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Engineering Education: Some Questions

Posted on August 16, 2008 by indra

Man Mohan Singh in his Independence Day speech today from the rampart of Red Fort said, “We are establishing 6,000 new high quality model schools, with at least one school in each block. 373 new colleges are being opened in … Continue reading →

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Blog, Bachchan, and Bachhe

Posted on August 16, 2008 by indra

>Any blogger must be craving for a lot of readership. As I keep on writing on varying subjects of my interests, I dobn’t expect many. And again many a times, my viewpoints are pretty harsh and caustic that many may … Continue reading →

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Indra@69

Posted on August 14, 2008 by indra

God has been very kind to me. He has bestowed on me what was the best for me. What more I would have got: a supporting wife,three lovable sons, beautiful daughters-in-laws, and cute grand daughters and grand sons living near … Continue reading →

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Ma.. Maya.. Maya Devi or Maya Memshahib: Carpet Bombing for PM Chair

Posted on August 14, 2008 by indra

It is nothing new. Since good old days, some elites, mostly of higher caste have made king out of commoner. As history tells, an enraged Brahmin Chanakya made the son of a low caste woman the first emperor of India … Continue reading →

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