Everybody is happy that V Ramakrishnan has got the Nobel prize. Let us make a list of happy people. Tamilians are happy that he is the 3rd Tamilian who has won the Nobel prize. Physics students are happy because Mr. Ramakrishnan is a student of physics. Biologists are happy because he won it for Chemistry. […]
Once in a while at least we should look to helping others. Like in an old Hindi movie Amar Prem Rajesh Khanna tells the villian “Even animals look up while eating, as if thanking God for the food that it has got”. As human beings let us do our bit. There is an organisation (UK […]
A few days back I had to make an outstation trip. At the time of booking my tickets Jet Airways was on strike – and I was not sure whether it would be called off. And using this opportunity Kingfisher had raised its fare. It got me wild and decided to try Spice Jet. So […]
There are 2 ‘good’ or ‘great fund managers’ in India. They have (had?) a great reputation for fund management. However I am not naming them for obvious reasons. One if a fund manager with one of the top fund houses. On television he makes statements which are either completely off the mark or hurtful to […]
Well I have no clue whether ‘cash for clunker’ and ‘spend till you drop dead’ are all nice to say, will it really work? Can it work if you say ‘Do not save, spend?’ will it work if people are told “If you are sure about your desire, THE SECRET will let you have what […]
Goldman Sachs came out with stunning results. Is there something to see what the eyes cannot see? Well the profits have come (nothing unusual) from trading and merchant banking. GS of course quickly converted itself into a Bank – when it saw the fall of its friend and competitors – like Bear Sterns and Lehman […]
Guru Purnima or Poornima is a very important day for all of us…because we are all students all our life. In fact the people I know who do not grow old are people who keep finding new things to do…so keep learning! One amazing Guru story is attributed to Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi. One journalist […]