On Maturity
March 4, 2004Maturity begins when we’re content to feel we’re right about something without feeling the necessity to prove someone else wrong.” -*Sydney J. Harris {1917-1986 American Journalist & Author}
Flyover View
February 29, 2004Cogito TV, my company, moved into an office about a fortnight ago. Our first office after a fairly nomadic existence between my home, various coffee shops around Mumbai and my partners’ homes. The new office is a flat in a brand new…
My New Toy
February 29, 2004The joys of a global world. sitting in Mumbai, using my Indian credit card, purchased a camera from Amazon in the US. got it deliverd to my brothers’ home in Washington. and brought it with him during a recent visit. The Minolta…
Money can’t buy you love
February 14, 2004Or can it. there are heart’s in the air. there are roses everywhere. everyone is getting a card, or an sms or a something wishing them a happy valentines’ day This year Indians are spending close to 2500 Crores just this month…
Reining in the IIM’s
February 14, 2004Why would a Government that wants to actively practise disinvestment, because it believes that it is not the Government’s job to run a business – get so actively involved in education. What competence does a government have to interfere in the running…
The right to cheat.
February 5, 2004Imagine a scene in a film. A chorus of angry voices. making demands. sounds like a political protests. The camera tracks past a red brick building almost in search of the voices. It moves past a shaded area of the compound revealing…
Maharashtra Leading
February 3, 2004If you had a company veering on the brink of bankruptcy. – the Maharashtra Government leads the bankrupt states tally with a deficit of Rs.89,000 crores. A set of interesting posers. If the governemnt was a company how would we react. lets’…
Hyper Masculanized Religion
January 21, 2004I read this amazing article in Outlook. Author C.M.Naim talks about how Islam was amuch a part of his life while he was growing up. And how it was kind, gentle, non-demanding and non-intrusive. And he talks about how he “learnt” his…
Money can’t be eaten
January 21, 2004Only after the last tree has been cut down Only after the last river has been poisoned Only after the last fish has been caught Only then you will find out that money cannot be eaten – ancient Cree philosophy.