Monthly Archives: April 2011

Slipper hurled at Kalmadi..

Slipper hurled at Kalmadi… Suddenly another member of the shoe family managed to squeeze itself in the news.A person hurled a chappal at Kalmadi when he was attending the Patiala House courts in connection with CWG scam proceedings. Here is the … Continue reading

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To Deepika…

To Deepika……   “Deepika Padukone faces chapati challenge” was a news item in HT of 23rd April 2011.To read the item and my comments on it on website of HT,please go to the following link: http://www.hindustantimes.com/Deepika-Padukone-faces-chapati-challenge/Article1-688747.aspx A similar item was … Continue reading

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The seven blessings of marriage..

The seven blessings of marriage   Here is a compilation of seven blessings of marriage.First in Hindi,then translated into English:    Shadi ke saat sukh   1. subah subah garam pani milega (bartan dhoney ke liye) 2. pyarey pyarey bachey milenge … Continue reading

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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

DISASTER MANAGEMENT  The latest issue of Business Today has a very interesting cover story titled :”Are We Disaster Ready”.                                 Various types of disasters which a company or a corporate  entity can face, have been given as examples.  1.The CEO … Continue reading

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My comments on website of ET…

My comments on website of ET… Recently,there was an article titled :” How banking next will click” by TV Mohandas Pai, who was recently in the news ,due to his retirement / resignation (?) from the board of INFOSYS ! The … Continue reading

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God has a sense of humour !

God has a sense of humour !  I often wonder.Does the Master of the Universe,up there,have a sense of humour? I asked some of my students this question,last week.You will be astonished to know about the variety of responses that … Continue reading

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On Anna Hazare..

On Anna Hazare.. When newspapers and TV Channels were agog about the turbulence created by this so called modern Gandhi,there were some articles which aired a different view on the subject matter.One such piece was titled : “Why waste time … Continue reading

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Thus Spake Tata…

Thus Spake Tata …. If one is to believe all newspaper reports,then as per media reports of 13th April,2011,Ratan Tata has finally confessed that he came close to marriage, four times. Note the figure four.Not once,not twice,not thrice,but four times.Hmmm… … Continue reading

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Shoes-Nama…

Shoes-Nama… This piece was first  posted on 20th Feb 2011 on a popular blog site named “Writespace4iw ” Now after almost 2 months,I am reproducing the same here, so that it can be read by a more wider audience.The link to … Continue reading

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Moving with the times….

Moving with the times. These are the days of social networking.Social sites like Facebook,Orkut etc have created historic records by connecting people across the globe.About two decades ago,the Ration Card was an official document that proved your existence.About a decade … Continue reading

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