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Nitishji! Congratulations, But..

It is heartening to hear and read that the exhaustive poll conducted across 19 states with over 14,000 samples covering a large section of rural India by CNN-IBN and Centre for Studies of Developing Societies (CSDS) found you as the … Continue reading

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67 And A Wish

On this day when I have gone 67, my wife hands over a packet of gift at 4AM, when I quietly left bed and came to sit with my laptop. I am overjoyed, but show only my humility. Why do … Continue reading

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India One Short Of Sixty: Some Statistics-III- Education

India’s worst concerns and the best of achievements relate to education. Present education system that has great institutions such as IITs and IISc has produced some unique results. When we look at the primary schools, particularly the governments ones in … Continue reading

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Memories of An Ordinary Villager

Anand requests me write about myself on the occasion of my 67 th birth date. And while I look back down the memory lanes, I get immense happiness. I have sweet memories, particularly the unimaginable love and affection that I … Continue reading

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India One Short Of Sixty: Some Statistics-II- Economy

553 m metric tonne of oil equivalent was India’s energy consumption in 2003(1,410 m metric tonne for China). 100 m mobile phone users in India in 2006 (194.5 m in the US in 2005) Rs 1,81,000 cr is what India … Continue reading

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Unsung Aspect of Bihar

Business Week has published a full feature today ‘An Awakening In Bihar’– How one rural school helps prepare poor youths for the Indian Institutes of Technology. I feel so happy after going through it. I have written about these missionaries … Continue reading

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India One Short Of Sixty: Some Statistics-I

On August 15, 2006 it will be the 59 th anniversary of India’s Independence. Though 59 years are nothing big for a country as big as ours, let us look at India through some statistics: India has the world’s largest … Continue reading

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Unsung Aspect of Bihar

Business Week has published a full feature today ‘An Awakening In Bihar’– How one rural school helps prepare poor youths for the Indian Institutes of Technology. I feel so happy after going through it. I have written about these missionaries … Continue reading

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Ramayana- A new view

PK Balachandran has written in ‘Hindustan Times’ from Colombo on August 11, 2006 , an interesting piece of feature based on a speech of Dr. Karan Singh, Chairman of the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). Dr. Singh, while delivering … Continue reading

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Management Rules: Old and New

Once upon a time, there was a route to success that corporate America agreed on. But in today’s fast-changing landscape, that old formula is getting tired and retired. However, I consider it as the dynamics of management rules. Before visiting … Continue reading

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