Posted in Education, Information, Interesting, News and Views, Observation, Tech News, tagged Evaluseserve, Indian Economy, News, NRIs, Reverse Brain Drain, Technology, US Economy on 31 March 2008 | 3 Comments »
India has initiated reverse brain drain. Realizing how many scientists, doctors, engineers and other professionals they loose every year, Indian government is taking steps to lure them back to the country.
The scheme for NRIs, though still in infancy, has already netted at least 40 PHDs and MTechs working in academics or industry in countries like [...]
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Forbes magazine just released its list of billionaires for 2008. Everyone is surprised by the news that Bill Gates is no longer the richest man: it is now Warren Buffett. Bill Gates has dropped to number three. Should we feel sorry for him? But what surprised me it that they are the only two Americans [...]
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Posted in From Headlines, Humor, Indian Railways, Information, News and Views, tagged Indian Economy, Humor, News, Lallu Prasad Yadav, Indian Railways, Union Minister, Budget, Chak de on 26 February 2008 | 2 Comments »
Lallu Prasad Yadav picked a bollywood theme of his fifth Railway Budget. Chak de Railways, he exclaimed. In his presentation of the Union Railway Budget, he recited:
Sab kah rahe hain humne gazab kaam kiya hai,
Karoron ka munafa har ek shaam diya hai,
Phal salon yeh ab dega, paudha jo lagaya hai,
Sewa ka, samarpan ka, [...]
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Posted in Cultural, In My Experience, Indian Economy, Musing, News and Views, Observation, tagged Capitalism, Capitalistic Democracy, Consumerism, Indian Economy, Proverty on 14 February 2008 | 8 Comments »
“Why you spend so much money on hay?” I once asked Ramu uncle.
He was busy feeding the cows in his backyard. His overworked body was scarred but strong. He had no time for a pesky boy. I asked again.
He tuned to me with visible annoyance in his eyes, “What is that to you?”
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