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Power Generation is NOT the issue in India
It came as a revealation to me that in India, Power Generation was not the constraint for uninterrupted power supply, but the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) were the constraint. Let me explain. First, the basics of power. We get electricity through to our homes due to three stages – power generation (at the power plant [...]
Why Men will never understand Women
There are thousands (maybe millions) of blogposts and news items which explain the fact why Men never understood (and will never understand) women. However, looking at this issue and understanding it through the lens of Hindu Mythology is a little unique (and hopefully enlightening!). Let me explain. I’ve been reading “7 Secrets from Hindu Calendar [...]
Anna Hazare – A Rant
Before I start off on my rant on this entire issue – Read these links first – a) What is the Jan LokPal bill about? – A brief (in my view, very simplistic explanation – don’t get too carried away) b) Absolutely brilliant article by Pratap Bhanu Mehta – Of the few, by the few [...]
We are the Champions!
28 years. It’s almost a lifetime in sports. We are the Champions of Cricket. It’s been a tough journey. Sachin. A dream fulfilled. This is it! Actually, let me take a step back. I was 6 months old when we won the 1983 World Cup. The only memories of that World Cup win is through [...]
IPL 2011 Player Valuation and Analysis
The next auction of the IPL season is upon us. In fact, it is due tomorrow, Jan 8th 2011. I considered doing an extensive post on IPL player valuation including some mathematics, but then again, a combination of sleep, laziness and the Test series (Ind vs SA and Aus vs Eng) kept me away from [...]
India and UN Security Council
This week has to be hailed as one of the greatest weeks in 2010 for India. Three news items have been splashed across different channels of the media. It was as if we won Independence all over again. Anyway, enmeshed between the news of India’s comprehensive win in the India-Australia test series and the massive [...]
Random Rant about Pawar and CWG
1) If there was one Indian government body that was respected by one and all, it was the Supreme Court of India. Even the most crooked politician used to sit up and listen when Supreme Court gave its orders. Sharad Pawar seemingly has begun to buck this trend (and the herd shall follow) with an [...]
Karma and Zen
1) In the corporate world, you often hear the argument which more or less centers around the Just-World fallacy. Typically, we’d like to believe in a Just-World where efforts result in benefits and hard work and dedication leads to success. Anything contrary to such a philosophy would result in cribbing at coffee corners and many [...]
What is Progress? – The Arundhati Roy-Maoist saga
As I read through Arundhati Roy’s magnum opus article in The Outlook on the Maoists and their plight, I was struck by one thought which was probably the underlying fundamental of the entire issue – What is progress? Rather, how do you define progress? Some examples of progress are universally agreed upon. For example, – [...]
IPL Economics
With the brouhaha around the new IPL teams and their steep prices, one wonders if it makes economic sense to buy these new IPL teams or has it something to do with human behavior (ego?) to own and run a team. (As an aside, I was talking to my friend the other day and he [...]
