Its raining anniversaries in blogland. Funny how many great blogs were born in the month of August (and with that, I have subtly and sucessfully wedged my way into the great blogs list)… Two years today… So, don’t go away. Stay tuned – I will be back right after the break… *** The next scian… Continue reading Me too me two!
Author: charukesi
Ho to the hills…
Just finshed reading Azar Nafisi’s Reading Lolita in Tehran. Whew! Made me run back to my book shelf to read The Great Gatsby again. Arrghhh, where is the book? I knew I have it somewhere here. Where is the darned ctrl+f function in life when you need it? Especially in your book-shelf? (Speaking of which,… Continue reading Ho to the hills…
Polio and saas-bahu sammelans
I came across this intriguing article when I was searching for something else on the net (oh the joys of google serendipity!) – to be honest, it was the title that caught my attention initially…. The power of saas-bahu. Eh, what is prime time star plus (the television channel that made saas-bahu the buzzword in… Continue reading Polio and saas-bahu sammelans
Aruna dreams of a job…
This is the story of Aruna, a very bright young woman I know. Aruna’s mother – and her mother before her – has been working at my husband’s parents’ place in Kakinada for many years. Aruna’s mother Sai did not want the same life for her daughter; so Aruna went to school while her mother… Continue reading Aruna dreams of a job…
“New Paradigm in Management Studies”
I had put this as an update to my earlier post the MBA game. But then I decided this was too good to be true – it deserves a post all by itself. MBA after 10th! “Management Studies through Early Intervention for a Borderless Corporate World”. A New Paradigm in Management Studies, Corporate Institute of… Continue reading “New Paradigm in Management Studies”
The MBA game
If you are an MBA basher, you might find this article from Economic Times interesting – B-Schools mean wrong training only. The debate on the relevance of business schools refuses to die down. In the past, various academics – including Henry Mintzberg of McGill, Jeffrey Pfeffer of Stanford-GSB and Warren Bennis of University of Southern… Continue reading The MBA game
The dead buffalo
Uma at IndianWriting has a thought-provoking post Many Indias on the recent tragedy involving two Manipuri women at the Gateway. What were press photographers doing there, clicking pictures. and not attempting to help. And all the onlookers. There is an interesting discussion on at her blog about why people do not want to get involved.… Continue reading The dead buffalo
Leapfrogging empowerment and development
Indian Express has an Independence day special series – India explained, India empowered. The series was flagged off by an article by the President Dr.APJ Abdul Kalam. The focus of the President’s note is “Empowering Rural India”- and is titled – India Empowered to me is Knowledge taking roots in the village. Read the full… Continue reading Leapfrogging empowerment and development
Proud of what heritage?
Independence day pleasantly spent at Karla caves near Lonavala. Well, mostly pleasantly. A drive on the Mumbai Pune expressway. A nicish climb up a hundred or so steps to reach the caves. Getting drenched in the rain all the way up and down. And then the magnificent chaitya(chappel equivalent – Buddhist) at the end of… Continue reading Proud of what heritage?
Government wastegate
Came across this interesting website called Citizens Against Government Waste (Link via The Adam Smith Institute blog). The site functions as a ‘wastewatcher’ complete with a wastewatcher newsletter to draw attention to waste and abuse in government programs, policies, and events that might otherwise go unnoticed. And they choose a Porker of the Month to… Continue reading Government wastegate