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Although I have historically been a supporter of BJP, I feel that everyone should be open to change and if anyone does something right then it should be commended. I have been trying to follow the political happening in India and recently Mumbai has been on its forefront. Shiv Sena, once a powerful force and probably a righteous organization, has started taking the same path as MNS and going on the Marathi and Maharashtrian Fundamentals. For a good number of days when MNS and Shiv Sena both were making statements which promoted regionalism, and no national leader came out criticizing them and this made me feel all the more terrible. continue

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As some of my batch mates went from IITs to MITs and other US Universities around the world, the number of publications in their resumes started to increase at an exponential speed. To me this phenomenon really did not make a lot of sense as how can a student or his research change within a couple of months to take their number of publications from non-existent (in IIT years) to innumerable (in US Universities). The simple answer I got from my friends was funding and resources available. Ofcourse IITs being one of the best institutes in the world in terms of students still lack the resources for producing world class research. continue

The idea is not new, the concept is also not really new but the execution is new! Location based services are now capturing the world at an amazing pace!

To think of it a mobile phone was a location based service. It provided a moving point of contact for a person. Now with the launch of iPhone apps and similar adaptation into other phones, the location based services are becoming more and more popular. In the iPhone you have AroundMe, Yelp!, Google Maps, Twitter, and UrbanSpoon using your current location. Moreover the latest service by Google called Latitude is an amazing addition. continue

Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) are a brand known all over the world in technology, and Indian Institute of Management (IIMs) have also made their mark in the world in terms of management. The premier institutes of India are known for selecting the best of the best, or the cream of the country as some people call it and make this cream even better. Well I really don’t think I need to write more about IITs and IIMs, as the identity is well established. But the question right now in front of us is the dilemma of Central Government opening 7 more IITs and 7 more IIMs. I will try and present some points around the topic and hope for a nice discussion in the comments. continue

CNN IBN is one of the best news channels in Indian media. It gave great news, covered almost all important topics, presented both sides of the coin, and offered something for everyone. It covered  politics, technology, finance, business, religion, travel and many other diverse fields and that is what made it special.  When IBNLive.com was launched about 2 years back, it was really an amazing site! However a lot has changed over the past 2 years and this article will try to expand on IbnLive.com and some good and bad features of it. continue

Facebook has no doubt been an innovation engine in the past few years. The site has always brought out features which have led in innovation and later copied by other websites. A few examples are 1) The security features in facebook, which ofcourse were later copied in Orkut. 2) The ability to make applications and allowing such applications to be on facebook, and ofcourse Orkut made an unsuccessful attempt at copying this as well. 3) Facebook Chat, Quizzes, Pictures, Personalized Links. Now the latest news from Facebook is … not friendfeed but rather Facebook Lite! Aimed to be a fast loading, simplified version of facebook. Copying from a statement made by facebook
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When iPhone 3GS was released in the UK and US a few months ago, the sales went soaring. The number of phone connections spurred! I was also one of those people who were able to get their hands on one and I am really quite happy about it. But lets consider in India, will anyone be able to buy such a device? A device worth Rs 35,000! continue

Having traveled and stayed at some of the major Indian cities the one aspect which I find most disturbing (and with most opportunity) is the business of hotels. India as a country has a huge population, huge density in the major cities, and an unbelievable number of travelers. But the problem lies in providing these travelers with a decent, hygienic hotel to stay which is not extremely expensive (I don’t believe it is too much to ask). continue

Hollywood based out of California in US is one of the biggest industries in the world. Entertainment sector around the world is controlled more by Hollywood movies than anything else in the world. To throw some numbers at you, Hollywood ticket sales in US in 2007 brought in $9.7 billion, and $100 million opening weekends are quite common in this industry. The Hollywood movie industry is so popular that all around the world people buy magazines and read tabloids to find out about the stars, television is full of it and a good part of the world revolved around it. continue

The history books of India will always remember this phrase, the British policy of ‘divide & rule’ led to their colonization of India and ruling it for over 200 years. So everyone who has got his education in India should actually remember this strategy and understand its importance. In simple words the ‘Divide & Rule’ strategy means breaking up a combined entity into smaller units so that it is easier to conquer them. For a more concrete definition you can visit this article on Wikipedia. continue