Sorry, but recently the complete NON understanding of statistics by the media has happened too many times… When Mary Kom was playing her opponent the commentators kept saying ‘Mary Kom has not lost to the same opponent twice’.  On Sunday, 26th August, 2012, when India played Australia in the Under 19 World cup, the commentators […]

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It is generally believed that all the MBAs that you recruit come with great communication skills – but may lack in depth knowledge. Experience has taught me one thing. You cannot draw conclusions based on one or two students or colleagues. To draw a conclusion, you need a huge, huge database across genders, medium of […]

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1971: first overseas victory in West Indies and England. Images of Chandra taking those wickets. Ajit Wadekar the captain…. 1983: India, rank outsiders, win the World Cup. Beating the mighty West Indies led by Clive Lloyd. Kapil Dev the captain 1985: India win the Bensen and Hedges Cup in Australia. India going in as favorites, […]

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No not another ban, just another blog. Please also see ‘Sebi bans ulips’ post and the comments. Now we have another problem – the sports minister Mr. Gill has found that the DLF ad contains the word India – and that should not be allowed. Amazing how Mr. Gill has nothing to do but find […]

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As part of the management of a company I need to conduct interviews. Now if I understood technology, I could have asked questions on technology. My knowledge of technology, macro economics, micro economics, HR, accounting, marketing strategies, – is limited. Most students would look at me ‘Are you from Mars’ if questions from Dalton, Sheldon, […]

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