I might be late to this party but I just read this interview on Ad Age with Neil French, the creative chief at WPP. In the interview, French shrugs his shoulders and tries hard to dismiss his decision to quit the company as just one of theose things that happen. (Link through adrants. The Ad… Continue reading Committed professional or mother?
The democratic model on wikipedia
BusinessWeek’s Blogspotting asks Does Wikipedia need editors and points to a post on Nicholas Carr’s blog. The law of the wiki is an interesting dicsussion on the idea of ‘quality’ on wikipedia. Here he suggests that posts on arcane topics are better than those on general topics, since only people with some specialized knowledge and… Continue reading The democratic model on wikipedia
Test post – debate on the sex ratio continues
This is a test post. Having problems posting / adding comments. Please check this and let me know. Update: This post works fine, so do all others except the earlier one on the gender ratio. Maybe some setting went wrong in that? In any case, if you have any thoughts on that one, please leave… Continue reading Test post – debate on the sex ratio continues
Sex ratio across rural and urban India
Just read Harini’s post on the 60 million missing children – how to name it? Readying myself for the enlightening and amusing comments containing the “ist” words – activist and feminist – I urge you to head there right now and read it. (And no, don’t even bother mentioning Hepatitis to me). And just today,… Continue reading Sex ratio across rural and urban India
Computer training and social mobility
In the previous post about the nature of advertising in high involvement product categories, education figured as a lucrative business area. I discussed briefly the areas of English coaching and higher education (as represented by the numerous private MBA institutes and dental colleges and engineering college all over the country). Exciting promises of a bright… Continue reading Computer training and social mobility
We sell hope
As I drive down to work every morning, I cross the bridge at Ghatkopar to get to the West side. On the dug-up pavement, I see people walking quickly with a purpose, a couple of cows seemingly without any purpose, and always a few children in the background, defecating as they squat and watch the… Continue reading We sell hope
Hatch your chickens and abuse bloggers
Much has been happening in blogland – Gaurav Sabnis gets a legal notice from IIPM about his post on the institutes’s tall claims – requesting him to either back of and apologize or else… And Rashmi Bansal gets, to put it mildly, obscene comments on her blog. And what’s so strange about that? Because these… Continue reading Hatch your chickens and abuse bloggers
Of nine nights
Navaratri is here. The festival of nine nights. And ten days. This used to be one of my favourite festivals as a child. And still is – Vibrant Gujarat and Disco Dandiyas notwithstanding. Not to forget the latest noise ban. When did the kolu magic fade for me..? As a child, Navaratri meant ten days… Continue reading Of nine nights
Life is a beach
A different sunset each evening. And a different sunrise each morning too – if one is enthusiastic enough to wake up that early – after spending most of the night under a million stars. Make that a few million. Alright, maybe that is an exaggertaion. Blame it on the cool sands and the clear sky.… Continue reading Life is a beach
I hope my employer never sees this
Happy Monday Morning… A week into work, this is what I come across… (From here) Working from home – and rather infrequently, my msn messenger handle was ‘Say NO to deadlines’. Time to change that now…? And this is a good reminder to put up the usual disclaimer on my blog – have done so.