I’ve been looking at Dr Kandathil K Jacob’s article, Why India can be global knowledge economy leader. Dr.Jacob’s resume is impressive, he is a IIT-Bombay Mechanical Engineering graduate and a UCB (University of California, Berkeley) MBA and currently works in San Francisco based company. His article is built well around facts and figures, resulting as […]
American as JNUSU VP
Oh my, what a surprise! Okay, Tyler Walker Williams was an elected councilor last year. But a Vice President? That too as a nominee of AISA (All India Students’ Association), the left-allied body? Sure, Karat and Bardhan will be happy as AISA wins 2 top posts including Tyler’s. Or, will they? For, AISA is known […]
Mother Teresa’s ‘other side’
I recently come across a blog-post, titled Mother Teresa Found To Be A Prostitute. Malott, the author, apparently quotes ABC News for his story. Here it is. Reading his blog, first thing that comes to mind is that Malott is just another oh-so-common blogger, craving for sensational attention. He makes a great heading, but nowhere […]
A heist gets caught
I remember having read a great verse in Bengali about stealing. Not that I haven’t read other great Bengali verses, of which there’re aplenty. But somehow, this one stuck in one corner of my mind (perhaps because its happening is so common these days that my mind is attuned to its existence). Here it is: […]
Rahul, please don’t mind
Guess who called me last evening. It was Rahul Dravid, the Team India captain. Oh, what a thrill it was to be called by him! You envy? Okay okay, it was Hutch’s trick. But Rahul Dravid it was indeed and I raptly listened to his endearing voice. Alas, I couldn’t keep his request to stay […]
Bribers’ field-day
[Picture source]If Sukumar Ray had been alive today, he’d have certainly penned something about ghoosh (bribe) for his immortal legendary collection of poems, Abol Tabol. But ghoosh was not as endemic as it is in today’s India. Though Transparency International’s Bribe Paying Index (BPI) draws attention to Indian businessmen’s propensity to bribe their ways through […]
Are men more clever?
Today’s ABP (Ananda Bazar Patrika) has a controversial news-item – men are more intelligent than women. I’ve traced the research works the news-item refers. One is a detail study by Prof. J Philippe Rushton, professor of psychology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada based on the results of Scholastic Assessment Test or SAT. The […]
Traffic-stoppers, welcome
Looking for hardworking, nonchalant, careless traffic-stoppers. Must have experience in leading middle-of-the-road rallies for any reason. Must be able to cock a snook at people’s sufferings and counter law-enforcers with bad-mouthing. Formal education is not mandatory, though sounding big without knowledge is desirable. If you have these qualifications, rush in your application today. There are […]
Chhappar fad ke
When Indian Railway became 150 years old 3 years back (founded in 1853), it celebrated the momentous occasion for a whole year. And how? It provided more passenger amenities, opened a few museums, started some new trains (which any way it does every year) and did many more that focused on their key constituent, the […]
Giant fish on sale
If it wasn’t for Tushar Sir, Rahul would have surely missed the view of his lifetime. So he felt. Perhaps he was not wrong, for when I saw the news in today’s paper, I felt the same way. Tushar Sir was going to his North Bengal home on an urgent call, so he asked Rahul […]
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