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India gets a mention in all the news related to ‘the global war for innovation and talent’, be it the number of scientific and technical papers produced annually, the investment in R&D, or the world’s top science and research universities. … Continue reading →

It was fun to be in Borders again after three years. I used to spend regularly 6-7 hours in Borders during my last visit to US. As Anand goes early morning to his office, I got ready by 7AM. Anand … Continue reading →

Time and again, a question crops up in mind. Why do I not come across anything worth remembering about the gurus of IIMs or other coveted management schools in India? Why do the business magazines or pink papers in India … Continue reading →

It’s 5AM here in Pleasanton. It must be evening in Noida. As usual, I am on my computer. The telephone rings. I don’t pick up assuming it as some marketing call. However, the message continues. My neighbor, Archana is on … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

Fareed Zakaria’s book ‘The Post-American World’ has a chapter on ‘American Power’. It is interesting to know about some statistics about the power of America. It may serve a roadmap for the other prospective emerging economies to firm up its … Continue reading →