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Innovative Indians: Emulate, Innovate, Scale up and Grow

Posted on April 20, 2010 by indra

Many countries-Japan, South Korea, and then China have followed the route to get into the league of developed nation. They started with emulation of the practices and systems of the developed countries, be it one from Europe or US, copied … Continue reading →

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CK Prahlad and His Dream of India

Posted on April 19, 2010 by indra

C.K. Prahalad died on last Friday. To me, who knew him only through his writings, his books and articles in magazines, through the writings of others about him in media, and through his speeches on small screens, the news was … Continue reading →

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Album and Autobiography-6

Posted on April 18, 2010 by indra

My father had many names, as it used to be in the rural landlord family of those days- Bachha, Sanmukh, and ShivPujan Rai. ‘Bachha’ was a very popular word used for kids by elders. I remember my grandmother telling me … Continue reading →

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IIT Entrance Examination Getting Messy

Posted on April 16, 2010 by indra

I never knew that IITs set the question papers of the entrance examinations in Hindi too. Why should it be in Hindi when the subjects of tests are physics, chemistry and mathematics? Is the decision a political one or one … Continue reading →

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Free and Compulsory Education for All: Mr. Sibal can do it

Posted on April 15, 2010 by indra

Kapil Sibal has given the nation an unprecedented opportunity to see the whole lot of children between 6-14 years of age properly educated and made the government responsible for it. I have a request for Mr. Kapil Sibal. I know … Continue reading →

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Nitish Kumar Must Walk the Talk

Posted on April 13, 2010 by indra

I heard recently Nitish Kumar and his spokesman Tiwari talking in two programmes on small screens- Nitish Kumar on CNBC-Awaz (Uttar Uday) and Tiwari on NDTV India (Mukabla). Nitish talked about the necessity of education- elementary, higher education and skill … Continue reading →

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Living at 70: Some Tips for Gen Next

Posted on April 10, 2010 by indra

I happen to watch a serial these days on NDTV Imagine, as Harendra, the personal aid of Yamuna likes to see its heroine, Suman’s story and insists for it. Interestingly, the head of the family is the old grandfather and … Continue reading →

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India Moves ahead: Hope and Hope Allover

Posted on April 9, 2010 by indra

Sensex: If one can believe media, many things are happening that brings hope and delight for a better bright future. Sensex is slowly but steadily surging ahead. Some even predict it to reach 50,000 by 2015. Order book:There are smiles … Continue reading →

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Bihar Leads Today, Rest of India Follows

Posted on April 8, 2010 by indra

From the mails that I receive from the persons of Bihar’s origin living in different states of India and abroad, everyone is concerned about the developments in Bihar. They celebrate all the good news coming in media, but get morose … Continue reading →

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Why Shall I not Like to Live Long?

Posted on April 6, 2010 by indra

I was surprised and amused to see Anand Sharma’s comment on My Reasons to Seek a Long Life that was as follows: Well, I can give you many many more reasons to be around till 2039. For starters, I will … Continue reading →

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