Monthly Archives: October 2005

It took a Tropical Storm to shut down Chennai

Most Chennaites will not be coming to work today; the rains preceding this tropical storm have made travel within the city virtually impossible. That would mean today would be the first time (since I moved to Chennai in June 2000) … Continue reading

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Indian Blogosphere == Bitchy Wannabes, says Outlook Magazine

Outlook magazine has a rather astonishing aside in a story covering IIPM: TR Vivek writes (screenshot) The Indian blogging community (or blogosphere, as it likes to call itself) is essentially a bitchy, self-indulgent and an almost incestuous network comprising journalists, … Continue reading

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India in Regress

JK over at varnam.org has a great post asking ‘What Argumentative Indian?’ to Amartya Sen’s new book. I wasn’t very happy with the book either because it seemed to me while it did a good job of supporting his thesis … Continue reading

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IIPM Needs a New PR Officer

It’s the cover-up that gets you, not the screw-up. IIPM are about to find that out first-hand. Overselling (or tooting one’s horn for that matter) isn’t a crime, but the fine b-school academics over at the sue-happy institute should perhaps … Continue reading

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Google+Sun: No Fireworks, For Now

After getting excited (against my better judgement) about today’s Google+Sun announcement, it’s turned out that the all the noise was primarily about a marketing junket — the most notable software announcement was an earthshaking Google Toolbar bundling deal. I was … Continue reading

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